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Pride of Spain Awards 2018 On Friday 30th November, the Casa de Cultura in Benijófar was the venue for the 2018 Costa Blanca People Pride of Spain Awards took place. Hosted by Mireille Toddington and Aoife Leddy, the awards took place in front of an audience of finalists and honoured guests for the twelfth year in a row. Supported, as always, by main sponsor Moneycorp, the awards featured ten categories which honoured individuals, businesses and local groups in the running for an award. The awards themselves were sponsored by a number of local businesses, with representatives of each of the sponsors presenting the prizes to each category winner. Half time entertainment was provided by the dulcet tones of Al Joel. The audience were treated to a feast of wonderful tapas by

the Pines Restaurant and Cake Magic supplied a wonderful celebration cake. Once again the evening proved how popular and successful the Costa Blanca People ‘Pride of Span Awards’ are as a way of recognising those who do so much to help the community and act as shining examples to the rest of us. The full programme of events from the evening is available on the Costa Blanca People website, detailing more about each finalist and their wonderful achievements. The event also saw the culmination of the Costa Blanca People’s Defibrillator Campaign, which raised €12,000 to buy mobile defib units for local police cars (more about that in next week’s issue). Congratulations to all our winners and finalists. The winners of this years Pride of Spain Awards are:

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Child of Courage Award - Nigel Watson (awarded posthumously, and bravely accepted by Nigel’s mum, Jackie) Beyond the Call of Duty Award - Jim Brogan Community Spirit Award - Casey Shaddock Business of the year Award - Kosta Kitchens Employee of the Year Award - Donna Bosworth, Vincent Real Estate Animal Welfare Award - Jeanette López, Finca La Castellana Healthcare Professional of the Year Award - Beatriz Lara Fundraiser of the Year Award - Help at Home Costa Blanca Special Recognition Award - David English People’s Champion Award - Age Concern A big thank you to all our sponsors: Moneycorp, Medsea Estates, Harmony FM, Face2Face Fitness, Leddy Group, Worldwide Horizons, Toldos4Sun, Avalon and Eazylawns.

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BITE SIZE It’s pantomime time! NEWS: On Friday 14th December between 6pm and 8pm it will be the Christmas Party for the children of San José Obrero Orphanage. Everyone is invited to come and join in with this special event that aims to make Christmas for the children a real celebration. The party will be held in the town square of Benijofar and is being organised by Casa Manuel. They would like to see a good turnout to support the children who live and study all year round in the orphanage. They’re also asking for donations to the raffle. These can be dropped off at the Casa Manuel office in Benijofar or you can call 96 671 4719 for more information.

director Leigh Humphries and the Sheriff of Nottingham by Stagestruck regular, Jim Speakman. This show is suitable for all ages and tickets are only 8 euros each. The proceeds from ticket sales are donated to the Torrevieja Alzheimer's Association and other local charities. Stagestruck were

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There is nothing quite like a pantomime at Christmas and Stagestruck Theatre Group will be performing their Christmas Pantomime ‘Robin Hood’ next week on 6th, 7th and 8th December at the Cardenal Beluga Theatre in San Fulgencio. It’s a traditional panto script with comedy, song, dance, slapstick and plenty

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Supermarket assistant seriously injured An employee at a local supermarket was seriously injured during a robbery attempt in Torrevieja. He surprised the thief who was stealing from the supermarket. The thief then broke a glass bottle and attacked two workers, perforating one of the shop assistant’s lungs. The police had been called and officers of the Guardia Civil and the Local Police brought down the assailant in a tussle outside the supermarket. The incident occurred in the branch in Orihuela Street when a man of subSaharan origin was discovered taking the item. He inflicted several cuts on the Continued on page 5

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of audience participation. However, like most Stagestruck productions, the story takes an unexpected turn. The usual characters will be taking part including the Principle Boy, Robin Hood and Maid Marian played by Stagestruck newcomers Alicia and Alice Wakeford. The wicked witch is played by former Stagestruck

able to donate €5,500 to charity as a result of their last show and with your help they would like to achieve that again. The ticket price includes a free drink on arrival and tickets are on sale at The Post Box, Quesada, The Card Place, Benimar and Cards and More, La Marina. Alternatively you can call the ticket line on 625 883 387 or email stagestruck.show@gmail.com.

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Nearly time for Carols in the Square On 14th December at 5.30pm Torrevieja welcomes you to take part in the annual Carols in the Square concert. It’s one of the most popular international events in Torrevieja’s calendar and every year around 3,000 people of all nationalities turn up to enjoy singing Christmas carols together

display put on by the Concejalia and Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) of Torrevieja and the market fayre will be there including a stall selling mulled wine for charity. The church, the Belén (nativity scene) and the palm trees are the perfect back drop for what is always a memorable occasion,

accompanied by the Phoenix International Concert Band. It takes place in the Plaza de la Constitución in front of Torrevieja’s La Inmaculada Concepción church and you can join in and sing along with the words published by Costa Blanca People. Make sure you look out for Tuesday 11th December’s issue and bring your copy with you. There will be a laser light

there might even be a little ‘snow’. This year many different choirs are taking part to lead the singing. These include U3A, Velvetones, Studio Thirty Two, Crescendo, Andante, Cantabile, TAABS and De Costa Shantys. The Phoenix International Concert Band will be playing along with some guest players. It’s for a good cause too. This year APANEE, the association for

parents of children with special educational needs in Torrevieja, is the main charity that has been chosen to benefit from the event. Representatives from the charity will be collecting money during the evening. Look out for their logo and the collection boxes to make your contribution. APANEE supports children who have both congenital and acquired physical and mental disabilities. Some of the members of the Phoenix International Concert Band spent time with APANEE last week and met a number of children as well as staff and carers. The organisation is an essential lifeline for the families it supports. If you are a musician or a member of a choir and would like to join in, there is still time. You can contact Gloria on 679576591 for more details. Rehearsals for the carols are taking place on Tuesdays at 1.30pm beneath the Biblioteca/ Library in San Miguel de Salinas. Whether you can sing, play a musical instrument or are tone deaf, Gloria, the band and choir members are hoping for as many people as possible to join in and celebrate Christmas in Torrevieja Suzanne O’Connell

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victim who had to be taken to hospital urgently.

Christmas shop window display The town hall is organising the 15th ‘Escaparatismo navideño’ as an opportunity for businesses in the town to celebrate their Christmas displays. It’s also to encourage shops and other traders in the town centre to think creatively about how they present themselves at this time of year. Those interested in taking part have until 13th December to register and all small and medium sized businesses are welcome to take part. The displays must be in position from the 14th December onwards. There are three prizes this year. First prize is €700, second prize, €425 and third prize is €200. ‘It’s a great way of attracting publicity,’ says Councillor Manuela Osuna, who is responsible for business. Anyone interested in taking part can call 965074310 for more information or contact the organisers through emailing comercio@torrevieja.eu.

The ‘caracol’ or snailis the construction on the edge of the salt lake in Torreta III. It has continued to be a blot on the landscape for the past fourteen years. Now, the company who were planning to build this spa are wanting their deposit back. Its official title is a ‘balneario’ and it was intended to provide a designated bathing area or spa for those who wanted to enjoy the therapeutic effects of the salt water and mud of the lake. However, it was abandoned mid construction as it emerged that it did not have the correct planning permission and was being built on protected land.

council has asked for a review of the situation and a report to be issued. The company had initially asked for the money to be returned in 2016 and now, following analysis of the documentation, it looks as though their request could be legitimate. A turn of events that Councillor Fanny Serrano has questioned. ‘We want to carry out a more exhaustive analysis of the situation,’ explained the councillor. ‘It seems inconceivable that this company could have invested this money without having checked the feasibility of building there in the first place.’

Since then it has lain untouched except for the work of vandals and fire starters and could now be described as an eyesore rather than a tourist attraction. It had been hoped that the the balneario would help regenerate this part of Torrevieja which is generally in a dilapidated state in spite of its prime position on the edge of the salt lake. Now it just adds to the abandoned look of the urbanisation. It’s the company ‘Toyo Ito’ who have now asked for their initial deposit on the work to be returned from the town council. A request that has surprised the local government given the way in which the project had to be abandoned in the first place. The company has asked for the return of the ten thousand euros that was paid as a guarantee back in 2002 when the project was first conceived. As a result of the request the town

The spa was due to be built on land that belonged to State Heritage as it borders the natural park. The construction was suspended eventually in 2004 due to the intervention of the gestión de Costas (coastal management) who have authority over building in this area. The construction would have involved a total investment of 1.5 million euros. Behind the dodgy dealing involved in its planning and construction is the desire to develop land in this area, as building plots in the region become less and less available. It occupies a prime spot, as do some of the other abandoned buildings, and this cannot have escaped a number of speculators. The local council has been critical of the lack of rigour that enabled this building to be part-built in the first place. Suzanne O’Connell

Temporary closure of the Virgen del Carmen The Virgen del Carmen cultural centre has been closed temporarily due to concerns about a deficiency in the fire system. The company responsible for the system has already been contacted and asked to correct the deficiency as quickly as possible. There are many activities planned around the Christmas period so the council is concerned to address the problem as soon as possible.

Torrevieja’s local fiesta is now on This patron saint fiesta has now begun in Torrevieja. There are a number of events that might be interesting to take part in. The procession of the Giants and Big Heads takes place every day until Friday 7th December when they will make two trips around the central town streets from Plaza de la Constitución and back again at 12.30pm and 5.45 pm. Other dates that you might want to note include the Paella competition on Thursday 6th December. This takes place in the market area from 10am in the morning. There will also be an extra concert in the Paseo Vistalegre on Sunday 9th December at 12pm in Torrevieja and one in the Plaza Encarnación Pujol in Torrelamata.

Auditorium events If you have time to spare over the Christmas season you might be interested in checking out what’s on at Torrevieja’s International Auditorium. On Friday 21st December, The Russian Ballet presents Swan Lake at 9pm. On Saturday 5th (12pm) and Sunday 6th January (7pm) the Symphonic Orchestra will be playing their new year concert in celebration of the Three Kings at 12pm. On 12th January at 9pm there will be a performance of Beauty and the Beast on ice by the Moscow Ice Ballet.

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500 cyclists on the street It is perhaps every car driver’s worst nightmare. Five hundred cyclists on the roads and tracks around the Natural Park of La Mata.The event was organised by Club Deportivo Chatarras and took place on Sunday 25th November. The cyclists were from a number of different clubs as well as individuals taking part in this sixth non-competitive circuit. It was a popular event for onlookers too with an estimated 1,000 people turning out to watch the race. An event such as this requires a great deal of support from the authorities. Altogether around 100 people were there to provide assistance, including the Guardia Civil, Local Police, Civil Protection, Red Cross and around 46 volunteers. Although there were one or two falls,

there were no major incidents. The route consisted of a number of obstacles including stones, sand, slopes, difficult manoeuvres and the occasional asphalt. They set off at 10 am from the new market area in Torrevieja, and arrived back at the same place later that morning. Although this wasn’t a competition race as such there was still a challenge on to be first across the line. The honour fell to Inocencio Serra Vicente from a club in Elda who did 36 km in 1 hour 19 minutes. The first woman across the line was AriadnaRodena of CE Elxenduro. The first local person was the cyclist Manuel Pañalver, who is an up and coming star in Torreviejacycling. Suzanne O’Connell

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La Mata unofficial animal graveyard causes concern Bereaved pet owners have been using a plot in the natural park to bury their pets for some time. More than 30 improvised graves belonging dogs, cats and other small animals can be seen, often covered in flowers and marked out with pebbles and rocks. The site is next to the wall of the official cemetery in La Mata. It’s a pleasant spot, surrounded by vineyards and pine trees and carefully

legally buried. In 2017 a pet cemetery was created in Torrellano in Elche but this is the exception rather than the rule. Instead it is expected that pets are incinerated, a practice that can be carried out through the vet and costs €50. This cost is increased to €200 if you also want to have your pet’s ashes preserved in an urn. Burying animals in plots of land that are not designated for the purpose

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BITE SIZE NEWS: Continued from page 5 on the amount recycled last year. This means that Torrevieja has once more won the ‘Ecovidrio’ award for exceeding the amount of recycled glass compared to the previous year. Currently the amount of glass recycled in the town is 30 kilos per inhabitant which is greater than the national average and is practically twice as much as that of the Valencian Community. The number of shops participating has also increased this year with 355 establishments taking part instead of 271 last year. Torrevieja currently has 699 containers in which people can put their glass for recycling. Suzanne O’Connell

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selected by the animals’ owners who want to see them laid to rest in an attractive place. Some have even gone as far as having little plaques inscribed and other funeral accessories on the graves. However, what many of these pet owners do not realise is that it is, in fact, illegal to enter the bodies of their pets into the ground in this way. Spain has very few places where pets can be

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carries a health risk. The bodies can contaminate the ground and water that is nearby. There’s also the risk that the bodies of the animals might be dug up by scavengersand that any diseases might be spread. Perhaps the answer is to provide an official designated place where pet owners can lay their pets to rest legally. Suzanne O’Connell

The Big Christmas fair takes place on the terrace of the Big FM Radio Studios in Quesada on Saturday, 8th December 2018. This event is in conjunction with the Social Services Department of Rojales Town Hall and is to raise funds to buy much needed food supplies for as many of the 70 families who are on the Social Services register as possible. Donations can be brought on the day or delivered to the studios, located at Calle Blanca, 1, Ciudad Quesada, at any time. This appeal is to help those in need in the local community and organisers are hoping people will rally round. To have a stand or donate please call 965 020 280 and why not come in fancy dress for a fun day.

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PROP OFFICE Authentic Craft Fair comes to San Fulgencio FACES EVICTION On the weekend of 15th and 16th December Amata craft association is coming to San Fulgencio to set up a genuine Craft Fair in the square in front of the Town Hall. This means that people living in the south of Alicante province will be able to buy original, hand-made presents for Christmas. All of the items for sale are crafted by real craftsmen and women living in Spain.

can find original presents for all occasions. For example: there are humorous figures representing professions and hobbies, made of acorns; hand woven shawls and tops; colourful boots and shoes for children and adults; ceramics; patchwork; crocheted cuddly toys; small pieces of furniture and decorations made from recycled wood; hand painted bags and rucksacks; glass engraved on the spot

offered on street markets, even if they proclaim that there will be "artesanía". This why Amata uses the declaration "Artesanía de Autor®" (craft direct from the creator) so there is no doubt about the authenticity. Therefore, in San Fulgencio visitors can see real craftsmen and women at work: the weaver at her loom, the potter at his wheel, offering you the possibility to turn your own little bowl or cup. Others will be modelling clay, cutting leather to make shoes or polishing metal to make jewellery.

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Amata specialises in original craft work. The association does not allow cheap imports or factory made products to be sold at its craft fairs; everything must be hand made by the artists and craftsman themselves. And not only that, the organisers also make sure that every stall offers something different, so that visitors

with names, initials or a drawing and, of course, a few stalls with designed uniquely jewellery. And, as all participants are real artisans, most of them bring their tools along so they can take special orders if you don't find what you are looking for. In fact, over the last few years, less and less authentic hand crafted goods are

There will be soft background music and the stalls will be decorated to create the right atmosphere for Christmas; the children can make their own presents in one of the workshops, there are traditional table games and an old fashioned merrygo-round – lots for the children to do whilst the parents look around the stalls or have a drink at the local bar. The fair is set up in the Plaza de la Constitución, the square in front of the Town Hall and a special bus service will be running at regular intervals from Urbanisatión La Marina to the fair - both to encourage people to come to the fair and to minimise parking issues. On both Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December the fair opens at 11 am, on Saturday it closes about 9pm, but on Sunday a bit earlier. The stalls will stay open throughout lunchtime. For more information call 639 979 678 – English speaking. Information about the bus service is available from the Town Hall on 966 794 201.

Visiting the Prop office in the centre of Torrevieja is not a pleasurable experience. This local government building is where you must register building and planning requests and present a variety of documents for the attention of local administration. Now, it looks like it might have to be on the move. The town council has not been paying the rent for this office and now the owners have hiked up the rental from €2,400 a month to €4,500. This is 121% increase and the town hall is not happy. Following non-payment a judge has agreed an eviction order for January 28th. The problem started when the contract to rent the property ran out. This was in 2017 and from this point on the town hall stopped paying. A new contract was not established at this time because the town hall was expecting to move the facility elsewhere shortly and did not want to enter into a new contract with the owners.

However, the move did not take place and now the owners are asking to double the rental on the current location. In the meantime the monthly rental bill has continued not to be paid because no contract has been in place.The town hall has set aside €29,000 to pay the owner at the price that was set previously butthe owners are demanding more. The Prop office is 175 square metres and is located on calleBazán. It was opened by Francisco Camps in June 2009 and since then has been the site of much frustration as people have queued to have their requests dealt with. The town has invested €68,000 in making the area fit for purpose and equipping it with the furniture etc. that it needs. This is in spite of the fact that they do not own the property. Many feel that a change over to a more electronic method of submitting applications would be the best move now possible. Suzanne O’Connell

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Mega Christmas Raffle at the Christmas Shop The Christmas Shop are no strangers to charity work – every year, they stage events and fundraisers and often donate prizes for raffles and other events. In fact, when the Christmas Shop first opened for business nine years ago, Lucy supported the children’s home Preventorio de Gandia, paying for a little girl there to have reconstructive dental work after her teeth had been knocked out by an abusive father. Since then, Lucy and the team have supported many causes both here and overseas. They sent Christmas hats and festive items to the troops in Afghanistan – a photo of which ended up on the front page of the News of the World! They have provided much support for the Elche Children’s Home, including giving each of the 22 children there last year a set of pyjamas, slippers, dressing gown and cosy blanket – each one was different, which took a lot of searching. “We could have gone to Primark and just bought 10 of this one and 10 of that one,” explained Lucy, “But why should they all have the same just because of their situation? No way!” The Christmas crew also paid for Tasha Lynch to visit Disneyland earlier this year while she was in America for Mitochondrial treatment. “The community had raised money to send Tasha to the US for her treatment, and I knew it was her dream to visit Disneyland, so I covered the cost of that so that the other funds raised were purely for her medical needs and stay,” said Lucy. Keen to do something big this year, and to offer a sought after prize in the run up to Christmas, Lucy is undertaking a mega raffle with the aim of raising €20,000 to split between three local causes – the Elche Children’s Home, Tasha Lynch and Millie’s Spinal Operation appeal. First prize is an iPhone X (or cash equivalent), second prize is €500 in cash, third prize is €250 in cash

and fourth prize is a giant Christmas hamper. Tickets are €5 each or 5 for €20 and the draw will take place on Christmas Eve in a Facebook Live broadcast, right from the Christmas Shop itself. Tickets are on sale now, and up to the 23rd December from the following supporting outlets: • The Christmas Shop, San Luis

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Local estate agent leads way in Christmas community spirit

• Hamiltons, Benijófar • Silverstones, Montebello • Coopers Arms, Quesada • Upper Cuts, Quesada • Black Cat Ink, Algorfa • Discount Furniture Store, Benijofar • Quesada Fish and Chips • Route 66, Benimar • Da Vinci, San Luis • Glam-R-Us, El Raso • Footwork Dance, Los Montisinos • Howells Removals

Quesada-based estate agent Inmobiliaria is used to leading the way, but this year as well as being at the forefront of its market it is focusing the spotlight firmly on the local community. In order to show its appreciation for the continued support shown to its business, the property expert is helping 10 deserving families enjoy a feast fit for a king with the most traditional of festive fayre – the turkey. Inmobiliaria is giving away 10 turkey’s to families that deserve a treat. Rebecca Serwotka explained: There are numerous charities that help people in need at Christmas, but we wanted to search for those families that simply deserve a treat after experiencing a tough time or facing one of life’s many diversities. Maybe the family is coming together for the first time after a long separation, or its special celebration meal to mark a family milestone, or maybe the family has been hit by loss or illness and is in need of a wonderful day together to simply enjoy each other’s company. As a mother and daughter team in a family run business, the family unit and family values are important to us and whatever these families have experienced, we want to help makes their Christmas Day extra special.” Members of the local community can nominate a family through a special webpage set up by Inmobiliaria: www.FreeTurkeyGiveaway.com The

on-line nomination form is easy to follow and can by completed in minutes. All nominations must be received by 11th December 2018. The giveaway is limited to ten families with one frozen turkey being given to each. The turkeys will be handed over at the Inmobiliaria offices, Quesada at 12noon on 21st December. Inmobiliaria is the leading English Real Estate Agents in the Ciudad Quesada and surrounding area; buying and selling properties to all nationalities and covering all local areas including: Ciudad Quesada (Rojales), Doña Pepa I & II, Lo Marabu, Pueblo Bravo, Lo Pepin, La Fiesta, La Marquesa Golf, Rojales Hills, Atalaya, Benimar, Monte Azul, Montebello, Lo Crispin and Entre Naranjos (Vistabella Golf). The Inmobiliaria team has a huge amount of expertise in the property market and next year will celebrate its 30th Anniversary, a milestone that underlines its position in the market, professional standing and levels of customer service. Owners Lyn Dallow and Rebecca Serwotka are property experts and authors of the ever-popular book “Moving Forward: 25 essential rules for buying and selling real estate, without going crazy”. For further information on the Turkey Giveaway or to speak to an Inmobiliaria property expert call: 966 718 392 or call into the office located in Calle de los Arcos 1, local 3.

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ABOUT US GO SATELLITE was set up in 2000 by Ian. Ian has more than 20 years experience, having spent 10 years with SKY in Home Services in the UK, where he worked on the specialist heights team as well as SKY’s Prestigious VIP Team, which caters for the stars, therefore the quality of his workmanship is extremely high! After leaving SKY, Ian set up his own business in the UK and ran this very successfully for 5 years before moving to Spain. WHY CHOOSE GO SATELLITE? We are here to help! We can arrange installation of TV direct from the satellite with no monthly payments. We are able to make repairs to existing satellite systems, potentially saving you from additional costs. Here at Go Satellite we only use top quality Portuguese dishes and quality German LNBs. We also provide Sky receivers direct from the UK. Over the years we have installed thousands of satellite TV systems with packages to suit everybody’s requirements and budget. Go Satellite offer expertise, reassurance and a proven track record which can be backed up by many satisfied customers. WHERE ARE WE? GO SATELLITE is based in Ciudad Quesada. Come and view our systems and find one that’s right for you! No room for a dish? Not a problem ... we have a solution CUSTOMER SERVICE Any concerns or queries are dealt with in a clear and

professional manner and clients can call the office at any point if they have any queries. This ensures that all of their customers have complete peace of mind throughout the lifetime of the service. We also realise that technology involved can be confusing, but we are happy to spend time with our customers to ensure that thay get the best system for their needs. So, if you are fed up of missing your favourite programmes or you have lost your TV signal and do not want to lose out any more, then call 965 725 670 or e-mail info@freetvspain.com Alternatively, check out the website: www.freetvspain.com

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Theresa May stands by Gibraltar British Prime Minister Theresa May has denied that she ceded to Spanish demands over Gibraltar in the negotiations over the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU, a process commonly referred to as Brexit. Speaking to the House of Commons last Monday, May said: “We are proud that Gibraltar is British and our position on sovereignty has not and will not change.” Her comments came after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the political agreement reached over Gibraltar – a disputed British Overseas Territory located in the south of the Iberian peninsula and ceded to Great Britain in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht – was a clear victory for Spain. “With Brexit we all lose, especially the United Kingdom, but when it comes to Gibraltar, Spain wins,” Sánchez said after the Withdrawal Agreement was ratified by EU leaders in Brussels. On he previous Saturday, Sánchez secured a joint declaration from the European Council and European Commission that guarantees that the political, legal and even geographical relationship of Gibraltar with the EU will “pass through Spain” after Brexit. May was heavily criticised for agreeing to the declaration, with her opponents arguing she had “caved in” to Spain. “The prime minister has caved in once again. In a desperate bid to get her disastrous deal across the line, May appears to have cast the people of Gibraltar aside,” said member of parliament Tom Brake from the Liberal Democrats. Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, said the last-minute

agreement had allowed Spain “to have a role” in the decisions that affect the future of “The Rock,” as Gibraltar is known. But May maintains she has not abandoned the people of Gibraltar. “We have ensured that Gibraltar is covered by the whole Withdrawal Agreement and by the Implementation Period. And for the future partnership, the

government repeatedly sought but they have not achieved that. The United Kingdom has not let us down.’” May ended her speech with the following declaration: “Our message to the people of Gibraltar is clear, we will always stand by you, we are proud that Gibraltar is British and our position on sovereignty has not and will not change.”

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Our message to the people of Gibraltar is clear, we will always stand by you, we are proud that Gibraltar is British and our position on sovereignty has not and will not change.

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UK government will be negotiating for the whole UK family, including Gibraltar,” she told the British parliament. May also thanked Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo “for his statesmanship in these negotiations.” “As Fabian Picardo said this weekend and I quote, ‘Every aspect of the response of the United Kingdom was agreed with the government of Gibraltar … Most importantly, the legal text of the Withdrawal Agreement has not been changed. That is what the Spanish

The conservative press has backed the British prime minister and attacked Spain for “grandstanding.” In an article headlined: “Spain faces backlash after last-minute threat to sabotage Brexit deal over Gibraltar,” UK daily The Telegraph maintained that EU diplomats were furious with Spain for threatening to veto the Withdrawal Agreement. One anonymous source told the newspaper: “It is really outrageous. It is trying to turn back history for more than 300 years. There is no scrap of justification.”

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE It was not a bad week for the euro but there was little cause for celebration. It took half a cent off sterling and lost a quarter of a US cent. Investors continued to be rattled by Italy's apparent intransigence about the 2.4% budget deficit planned for 2019, even though finance minister Giovanni Tria acknowledged that he must take account of "the fears of our European partners" and financial markets. The euro zone economic data were mostly disappointing. Last Friday's provisional purchasing managers' index readings were all below forecast and lower on the month. Germany's economy was shown to have shrunk by 0.2% in the third quarter (as did those of Switzerland and Sweden). German business confidence softened in November. The only positive signal came with German unemployment, which ticked down to 5.0%. In the coming week the statistical highlight from Euroland will be today's inflation figures and the PMI readings on Monday and Wednesday. USD weekly currency update The dollar was on average unchanged against the other major currencies. It took a quarter of a cent off the euro and nearly a full cent from sterling. It was not a one-way street though. At lunchtime on Wednesday the dollar was a cent and a quarter ahead against the euro. Then the chairman of the Federal Reserve made a speech to the Economic Club of New York and the dollar went into reverse. As ever, the wording of Jay Powell's message was subtle. He said that US interest rates are "just below" a level that would be neutral for inflation. A month ago he said they were "a long way from neutral". The implication was that the Fed is contemplating no more than one or two more rate increases before it halts its tightening strategy. Economic data from the States added credibility to that idea. They were not particularly great. House prices, wholesale inventories, personal consumption expenditure, new home sales and pending home sales all came in below forecast. CAD weekly currency update For no particular reason the Canadian dollar was unchanged against the pound. It lost half a US cent. Where sterling's problem was the tortuous - and torturous - progress of Theresa May's Brexit bill towards a vote in the Commons on 11 December, the Loonie's was a combination of soft oil prices and the possible escalation of Trump's trade war with all and sundry. The story there is that, "for national security reasons", he is considering a punitive import tax an all

imported cars. The bigger the disincentives to international trade, the harder it is for Canada to do business with its biggest customer, the United States. The Canadian economic data, all of which came out in a rush last Friday, were reasonably helpful to the Loonie. Retail sales went up by 0.2% in September, twice as much as expected, and inflation accelerated from 2.2% to 2.4% in the year to October. AUD weekly currency update The Australian dollar was the top performer among the major currencies, strengthening by an average of 0.9%. It added two thirds of a US cent and went up by almost three cents against sterling. Economic data from Australia were few and far between. Construction work completed was down by 2.8% in the third quarter, a far cry from the expected 1.0% increase. Private capital expenditure business investment - also fell by 0.5%, having been forecast to increase by 1.0%. To complete the triangle of disappointment, new home sales fell 0.8% in October. But after ten months of decline against the US dollar, investors apparently decided at the beginning of November that it had gone far enough. No such benefit of the doubt was given to sterling. Investors tend to believe that Theresa May's Brexit bill will not win Commons approval when it goes to a vote on 11 December. And they have no idea what will happen after that. NZD weekly currency update The NZ dollar, like its Australian cousin, has been enjoying a partial reversal of its losses earlier this year to the US dollar. Having come close to a three-year low at the beginning of October it has rebounded by 6.5% against the Greenback. Some 0.7 percentage points of that recovery came in the last week, as the Kiwi strengthened by two and a half cents against sterling. Among the major currencies it took second place for the week behind the Australian dollar. The rally owed nothing to the NZ economic data. A quarterly increase of 0.4% in retail sales for Q3 looked pale at the side of the 1.3% rise seen in the second quarter. The trade deficit widened in October too, as imports increased more quickly than exports. But there was nothing the Kiwi could do to make itself less attractive than sterling. Investors expect Theresa May's hard-won Brexit deal to fall at the first fence when it is put to a vote in the Commons on 11 December. And as for what happens after that, they don't have a clue.

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The music of John Williams You might not know the name John Williams, but I can almost guarantee you know his music. John Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. With a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history, including those of the Star Wars series, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, and the first three Harry Potter films. This month, the Film Symphony Orchestra is coming to Torrevieja’s Auditorium to stage a spectacular tribute to the work of John Williams. This concert is a fitting tribute to John Williams’ career, which so far has spanned six decades, with five Academy awards, 51 Oscar nominations, seven BAFTAS, 24 Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys and numerous gold

and platinum records. The Film Symphony Orchestra is a ground-breaking artistic project. They are an elite, professional symphony orchestra made up of more than 70 musicians, exclusively dedicated to music for cinema and related art

forms. Led by the internationally acclaimed composer and conductor Constantino Martínez Orts, the FSO performs a rich program of film music concerts, sometimes accompanied by visual projections.

This latest tour by the Film Symphony Orchestra is the most ambitious tribute ever paid to the greatest composer of all time: John Williams. This monumental tribute will deliver a double bill of the best from the great composer. More than 30 soundtracks, over 4 hours of music, played in 30 cities including right here in Torrevieja on December 15th. With thanks to the Auditorium of Torrevieja, the Costa Blanca People has three pairs of tickets to give away to the John Williams tribute concert. All you need to do to enter is answer the following question: What nationality is John Williams? Email your answer, along with your name and phone number to office@costablancapeople.com The closing date is December 13th at 5pm. The draw will take place on December 14th and winners will be contacted by telephone. T&Cs apply.

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WELCOME TO ALMAGRO CIUDAD REAL

with Vivalia Travel Declared of Cultural Interest and as in almost all Castilian towns, its centre is the Plaza Mayor. This is a rectangular building, with stone porches and wooden balconies running round it

lmagro is just 25 kilometres from Ciudad Real and 200 from Madrid, in the heart of the Region of Castile-La Mancha. Discover this town, which has been designated a historic-artistic site. For a month it comes alive with the International Classical Theatre Festival – an annual landmark in Spain's cultural panorama. Almagro, declared a Historic-Artistic Site, lies in the county of Campo de Calatrava near Ciudad Real. The history of this town in La Mancha is closely linked to the history of the theatre, as you can appreciate in the Open Air Theatre, the National Theatre Museum and the International Festival held every year. Almagro, capital of Campo de Calatrava, was closely linked to the Calatrava religious order which enjoyed great political importance during the Low Middle Ages. Fernando the Catholic incorporated the goods of this Military Order into the Crown of Castile, beginning the decline of the Calatrava knights, but not of the city. Bankers to the Emperor Carlos V, like the Fuggers and the Welser, settled in this land, which contributed to the development of Almagro. Old Town Declared of Cultural Interest and as in almost all Castilian towns, its centre is the Plaza Mayor. This is a rectangular building, with stone porches and wooden balconies running round it. Here are the most symbolic buildings in Almagro, like the Open Air Theatre, the National Theatre Museum and the Town Hall. The Open Air Theatre, declared a National Monument, dates from the 16th century and is a classical site where theatrical works were performed during the Spanish Golden Age. Its galleries, stage and dressing rooms can be visited and, in addition, every year they house the International Classical Theatre Festival. The Hospital of San Juan, the Municipal Theatre, Los Fúcares courtyard and the Dominican Cloister are added to the street stages which, for about a month, transport Almagro back to the time of Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina or Calderón de la Barca. A typical large La Mancha house houses the

National Theatre Museum, which has interesting collections dedicated to scenery, 18th century theatrical costume and model theatres and stages, as well as a complete pictorial and musical archive. For its part, the Town Hall has a Roman memorial tablet from Granátula de Calatrava. A tour round the Aristocratic District takes us back the town's most splendid centuries. Here we can admire the emblazoned houses El Mayorazgo de los Molina, Los Rosalie's, La Casa del Prior or that of El Caplet de las Bernard's. As examples of La Mancha palatial architecture there are the palaces of Maestri, the Marquises of Torremejía or the Palace of the Counts of Valparaíso. The grain and mercury store of Los Fúcares is also called a palace because of the quality of its construction. In summer, some of the most emblematic spots in Almagro, such as the Corral de Comedias Theatre are the setting for works by universal playwrights like Miguel de Cervantes, Shakespeare and Molière, amongst others. Immortal creations with centuries of history such as the Canterbury Tales, The Wise Women and Fuenteovejuna bring churches, convents, patios and cloisters to life. The town has splendid heritage and monuments of incalculable value, and they are even more stunning during this month of the year. Almagro also offers us the chance to look at important religious buildings like the churches of San Bartolomé (Jesuit), San Austin (declared of Cultural Interest), or Madder de Dios. The convents of La Encarnación and La Asunción de Calatrava (Historic-Artistic Monument) tell us of the importance of the ecclesiastical class in this town. The former Convent of San Francisco is nowadays Allegro's Parador de Turismo.Stone, brick, wood and lattices are the main elements for courtyards and rooms where the history of La Mancha comes alive. The cuisine of Ciudad Real offers us the chance to taste "migas" (made with breadcrumbs), "tisane" (cod stew), and "piste" (vegetable stew). And to accompany La Mancha lamb, aubergines from Almagro and wines from La Mancha or Valdepeñas, all of them with a Denomination of Origin.

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There's more to Spain than sun, sea, sangría and flamenco heard it before – MTV Awards winner Rosalía, the artist who's trending nationwide right now, is hogging the charts with her unique fusion of flamenco and hip hop. Tune into the top 40 radio station, Los 40 Principales, or pop onto YouTube to hear her latest smash hit, the singularly misnamed Malamente ('Badly'), and you'll find yourself chair-dancing at the traffic lights. Paella: Arguably the most exportable of what Valencians refer to as 'rice dishes' – and which tourists all call 'paella' anyway – there are reputedly over 300 recipes in existence, involving fish and seafood, meat, vegetables or all three. If you're near Gandia, about an hour south of Valencia, make

any of Spain's colourful clichés are very real and often fabulous, but they're only a tiny part of what you find when you take the time to explore the country, and it all depends upon where you go. Naturally, one of Spain's biggest clichés, that it's full of fiestas, is true, we're pleased to say, and any trip in summer will practically guarantee you a chance to soak up the street-party atmosphere – but check out the alternatives, too, to see a bit of what Spain is really like. Flamenco: Purists claim flamenco is in the blood, it's a form of expression through music, song and dance not designed for the stage; this, they say, is a commercialised version for tourists. But there's plenty of it about and, to the untrained eye and ear, it's easy to believe what you see at the fiestas and live shows is the real thing. Themed restaurants and one-off extravaganzas in theatres can be found in almost any town or city if you plan far enough in advance, or for some spontaneous stuff you can tap your feet to, look no further than Sevilla's massive Feria de Abril, or April Fair: the entire city becomes an open-air party with street-dancing, market stalls and all the fun, fabulous and cheesy stereotypes everyone thinks Spain is about. Why not try: Visiting anywhere in the province of Valencia or the northern half of that of Alicante during the Fallas festival between 16 and 19 March, where you'll see traditional song, dance and costume bearing little resemblance to flamenco but every bit as spectacular – or head to Aragón during any patron saint fiesta, watch dancers in Nordicstyle costume performing the region's typical Jotas (second picture) to Celtic music. Or pop to Dénia (Alicante province) during its summer folk festival and catch dance moves from all over Spain and the rest of Europe. Don't miss: Spain's most clichéd musical style, but as you've never

sure you try its local speciality, the fideuà – basically a seafood paella made with macaroni or chopped spaghetti instead of rice. Why not try: Any other local or regional dish in Spain – you'll be amazed at how far removed from paella some of these are. Chickpea casserole in Madrid, or cocida madrileña, bean stew or fabada in Asturias, quesadillas, corbatas and sobaos in Cantabria, being eggcustard, iced pastries and spongecakes respectively, Basquestyle cod in peas, Serrano ham (especially from Teruel), soft white cheese from Burgos, Galician-style paprika-spiced octopus, white tuna or bonito from the north coast, or a vast array of grilled fish, seafood and fish casseroles along the coasts. Spain has plenty of Michelin-starred restaurants at much lower prices than you'd expect, and also family-run humble corner cafés serving set lunchtime menus for as little as €8 including a glass of wine. Castañets and gypsy guitars: The former is usually found wherever there's a flamenco show, and although the greatest-ever master of the latter, Paco de Lucía, is no longer with us, his music will outlive us all. Find it on YouTube, download his tracks or buy his CDs and you'll discover why the legendary rocker Mark Knopfler said of the late artist: “When I first heard Paco de Lucía, I realised I didn't know

how to play the guitar.” Why not try: Live pop and rock gigs at any fiesta or in bars and restaurants across the country, especially in summer or, if you're into the traditional sound of Spain, Celtic notes are the backing track in the north and the dolçaina, or reed recorder, is never absent from any marching band in the Comunidad Valenciana. Spain's classical music artists rarely get enough publicity, but greats such as Isaac Albéniz and Manuel de Falla will take your breath away. If you enjoy classical pieces with a large dose of life and soul, tune into the latter's Danza del Fuego ('Dance of Fire') or Rodríguez's Concierto de Aranjuez. Siesta: Spain may be famous for The Big Sleep after an eight-course, five-hour lunch with several bottles of wine, but it's completely misunderstood. A siesta is basically a post-meal nap, and should never last longer than 20-30 minutes; the idea is merely to digest your food and give into that wave of stupor that hits you once you've cleared your plate, then get up off the sofa and get on with your life. Beyond half an hour, a middle-of-theday kip can thrust your circadian rhythm out of synch and give you insomnia at proper bedtime; and plenty of people in plenty of countries doze off for a few minutes after a cooked lunch, so it's not exclusively a Spanish phenomenon. Actually, other than at weekends, few Spaniards bother with a siesta nowadays, except the elderly; most have to wash up and get back to the office. Why not try: Shopping in larger towns or cities, or in shopping centres, where retailers stay open all day from around 10.00 to between 8.00pm and 10.00pm, if your preferred spending time is mid-afternoon when smaller premises are shut. Or time your supermarket shopping for the gap after 2pm when you'll have the entire store to yourself. If you live or work in a vibrant tourism area, expat belt or large city, you'll probably find shops and offices only close for a couple of hours. Sun, sea and sand: In the south and east, sweltering summer weather is almost guaranteed from June to September; in the Canary Islands, from about April or May to nearly November, and even in the colder north, July and most of August. Spain has more blue-flag beaches than anywhere else in the world, meaning soft, white-gold sands, sky-blue or turquoise seas, palm-fringed shores, all with lifeguards, toilets and footshowers in easy walking distance. Paradise. Why not try: With more UNESCO heritage sites than anywhere in the world except Italy and China, you'd never get all your sightseeing done in

a lifetime. We're not just talking about the Alhambra Palace, Great Mosque of Córdoba or Sagrada Família, or even the lesser-known but stillhuge aqueduct in Segovia and Roman amphitheatre in Mérida; thousands of ordinary towns are built around dramatic castles, a sight so commonplace in Spain that nobody knows – or cares – much about their history. Ornate churches, stunning cathedrals (don't go to the one in Burgos; it'll ruin you for every other one in the world, because everything else will disappoint in comparison), fortresses, Roman ruins, Mediaeval Arab monuments, and the rest of the submerged historical iceberg, are best seen when it's not 40ºC in the shade. Sangría: Red, fruity, refreshing...and not for the faint-hearted. With Sangría, you don't always know what you're getting: each bar has its own views on how to concoct it, and you could find a mish-mash of everything in the drinks cabinet going into the jug. Or you can get a similar, safer flavour with tinto de verano, sold bottled at the supermarket or pulled off the tap, which is basically red wine with fizzy lemonade. But it's not as common as you think, and if you want to guarantee you'll find it, the duty-free is the place. Why not try: Forgetting about the poor press 'Spanish wine' (which is rarely labelled otherwise) gets in the UK and France, and trying some of the fruits of the country's top vineyards.

It's cheap, because it's not imported, but not because quality or flavour is lacking. Indeed, you can spend anything from a euro to several hundred, if you want. Take a tour of some of Spain's best wine regions – Ribera del Duero (Burgos province), Utiel-Requena (Valencia province), Valdepeñas (Catalunya), Yecla and Jumilla (Murcia) are just a tiny handful. Visit the vineyards, watch the wine being made, taste it, and even tread the grapes (for a truly authentic backstage tour, pop to Maserof vineyard, farm museum and restaurant in the Sierra de Bèrnia, Alicante province). Cava is lighter, more refreshing and cheaper than champagne or prosecco, and Agua de Valencia, made with locally-grown oranges, is far more sophisticated than Buck's Fizz.

Straw donkeys: These seem to be on the wane, although you can probably find these 1960s' and 1970s' Benidorm icons in some touristy enclaves where cheesy souvenirs are ten a penny. After all, you haven't been on holiday unless you come home with a fridge magnet, sarong, or something equally tacky. Why not try: Filling your casa with local arts and crafts. Pottery, leather, handmade jewellery, household decorative items, scarves, handbags...local markets, especially the autumn and winter Mediaeval markets in the Comunidad Valenciana are superb places to find quality gifts with a unique, handcrafted finish; prices are usually very reasonable, too. Keep an eye out for anywhere holding a rastro (flea market) or any charity fête, as well. Bull-fighting: Bull-fighting is going out of fashion in Spain, especially among the younger generations who recognise its cruelty. But if testosterone-filled, charging, angry farm animals is your 'thing', bull-runs

take place at a few summer fiestas and, although they remain controversial as it's not clear whether the animals suffer exhaustion or stress, they at least don't get killed and are just set loose to gallop through the street whilst spectators stand behind a safety railing. Except in Pamplona, where the bulls are used for fighting after storming the streets during the Sanfermines festival. Why not try: More humane and equally exciting live entertainment, such as open-air discos and pop and rock concerts, or one of Spain's huge, global music festivals such as Benicàssim FIB International, Primavera Sound, SanSan, Arenal Sound, or Medusa Sunbeach. Oliva Nova hosts the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour of showjumping in spring and autumn.

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Self help books don’t work

It will upset everyone

I am a 38 year old man, and nothing good ever seems to happen to me. I have a job in security but I hate it because I work alone. I love music and play piano. I have read a stack of self help books on self improvement, which haven’t helped at all. I just wish something would come my way, and change my life.

I want to break things off with my fiancé but it will devastate our family. I feel our relationship has changed from when we first met. I love my fiancé but I don’t think he is the love of my life. There isn’t anyone else however I feel there is something else in life for me, and I have an itch to travel, which my fiancé does not share. He wants to settle down and for us to get a home and have children. My main worry is how our families will take it. Because an awful lot of people will get hurt, I wonder whether I should just go along with it.

The only person who can help you, is you. Self helps books can be inspirational in the short term, but ultimately, it’s down to you, to go out and make changes in your life. Concentrate on improving your life as it is, not how you wish it to be because right now, that is too big a task. Look into changing your job. Choose something where you work with other people. Why not take a part time class at College, based around your interests? Or you could think about starting, or joining a Band. You will meet other people, and it could open doors for you both professionally, and socially.

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Start by confiding in someone close to you. Then of course you must sit down with your fiancé. It won’t be easy but you can’t live your life to please other people. If you go along with wedding plans, sooner or later this relationship will come to an end, and it’s better it end now for everyone’s sake.

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Spain, the new ‘golden visa’ haven of Europe “When you have money, you can set up whatever you want in any part of the world,” says Jorge, a 28-year-old from Venezuela. Jorge, has been in Spain for three months but he already has a residency card and a job. He is one of 5,778 foreigners to have obtained in the first 10 months of the year what is commonly known as a “golden visa” in Spain. Known formally as the Law to Support Entrepreneurs and their Internationalisation, this piece of legislation has allowed Jorge to get his legal papers after investing more than €500,000 in real estate. From January to October, 546 individuals obtained residency by purchasing property, according to Foreign Ministry figures. Investing in business projects is another way to secure residency through this program. Statistics suggest that Spain will end the year 2018 with a new residency-by-investment record. From January to October the figure already nearly matches the number for all of 2017 (5,876 visas, 563 of them for investing in property). Ever since the program was launched in 2013 to attract investment during the economic crisis, the number of visas issued has continued to grow each year. Spain is not the only country in the world to offer this kind of advantage to the wealthy. In the EU alone, 13 member states offer the possibility of obtaining residency – and even citizenship in some cases – through investment.

Transparency International has criticised this practice. In a report released last month, entitled “European Getaway: Inside the Murky World of Golden Visas,” the group finds that Spain has granted the highest number of golden visas in the EU in

Amoedo says that Cyprus, Malta and Portugal have the least stringent standards when it comes to granting these visas. “In Portugal it’s caused quite a scandal, but in Spain the authorities have delegated the policing work to

cash deposits.” Pura Strong, a partner at Strong Abogados, a firm specializing in foreign clients, agrees. “It is practically impossible to launder money this way,” she says, noting that there are easier ways to do it than through a golden visa. Applicants are also required to have a clean criminal record. “Some Americans have been left out because of drunk driving.” But Amoedo, of TI, believes that current regulations “are not enough because they dilute the responsibility of due diligence processes between the banks and intermediaries.” He says the Spanish state should conduct more stringent additional checks. Right now, notes Amoedo, it takes less than a month to receive a golden visa once the investment has been justified.

A change in applicants the last 10 years, to the tune of 24,095 according to official data. It is also one of the countries to have made the most money from the scheme. “European residency and nationality have become luxury goods,” notes Daniel Amoedo, of Transparency International Spain. “Besides the fundamental ethical question of selling passports, there is also a sinister side to those programs,” he adds, alluding to applicants who have been linked to corruption cases in Brazil, Russia or Ukraine.

private groups,” adds the lawyer Cristóbal Carretero. His law firm, CC Sociedad de Abogados, has processed around 100 golden visas in the last five years. Anti-money laundering laws make everyone who participates in the process responsible, which provides an incentive to report suspicious activity. The investor must justify the origin of every last euro, and banks have gotten “very strict,” says Carretero. “While your papers are being processed, you can’t even make

Both lawyers consulted for this story said that the applicants’ background has changed significantly in recent years. “We are seeing a lot of families,” says Carretero. Eduardo Salamanca, a consultant at the real estate agency Engel & Völkers, has provided advice on three golden visa applications this year. “Because they are financially well-off individuals, they seek out expensive, pleasant places to live,” he notes. In Madrid, for instance, clients favor the upscale Salamanca district. Clients, notes this consultant, often praise the Spanish lifestyle but

complain because “it sounds easy, but in the end there are a lot of regulatory requirements.” Colleen Sun, a 45-year-old US citizen, is a nurse by training who has spent the last few years investing “in business and real estate.” After her divorce, she decided to leave China and move to Spain because of “its culture and its beauty.” Sun bought a house in Madrid in September, but she has yet to apply formally for a golden visa. One of the privileges of this program is that it is possible to apply directly from Spain, unlike other types of permits. Still, this takes nothing away from “many legalisation and translation procedures,” in her case from original documents in both English and Chinese. For Jorge, the Venezuelan immigrant, the process felt a lot easier. “It was very comfortable,” he says, looking at his lawyer, Carretero. The shared language was a determining factor, but so was the fact that his sister was already living in the Spanish capital, or that he happens to be Real Madrid's “number-one fan.” Jorge would not disclose how much he has paid for his apartment or for his ongoing investment in a chain of beauty treatment clinics. He does reveal, however, that he has spent €3,000 on legal fees. Despite his own smooth experience, Jorge’s assessment is not completely optimistic: “Don’t think it’s not hard: with cash or without it, emigrating is incredibly difficult.”

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Villamartin Plaza raises €20,000 for local charities

A recent ‘Super Sunday Charity Day’ at Villamartin Plaza has raised an amazing €20,047 to be shared by four local charities. The event featured five local entertainers and five international singing stars and ran although the afternoon and into the evening. It was hosted by Stevie Spit and Villamartin Plaza president Casey Shaddock, who was awarded the Community Spirit Award in Friday’s Costa Blanca People Pride of Spain Awards. Kind hearted locals filled Villamartin Plaza and helped raise the money through a mega raffle, where two holidays were the top prizes, a luxury auction and by donations on the day. Each of the artists gave their time for free but their expenses were covered so as not to leave them out of pocket. In total around 3,800e was donated to: Apanee centre for children with special educational needs, Franciscan Shelter for Men, Finca la Castellana and Little Pod Association, both providing animal rescue and shelter. This latest event sees the total raised by Villamartin Plaza and donated locally to 100,000 euros. Local singers Paul James Alan, Al Joel, Nikki G, Nigel Burchill and Paul Michael proved a huge hit with the hundred gathered in the Plaza as did international stars Greg Banis (Hot Chocolate), Alan

Warner (The Foundations), Roger Nicholas (Gidea Park), Alan Carvell (The Carvells), Paul Da Vini (The Rubettes) . Casey recent visited Apanee and the Franciscan Shelter to make the donation in person and she was very impressed by what she saw. At Apanee children with a wide range of conditions and special needs. The children all attend mainstream school in the morning and then receive tailored education and therapy at the Apanee centre in the afternoon. The association was formed by parents in 2006 and promotes the adequate detection, treatment and rehabilitation for family, social and educational integration. With the view to encourage disabled people to enter the working world when they reach legal age. The Franciscan Shelter chooses not to receive state funding, because if it did so there would be strict guidelines as to who it can and cannot help

and the management prefer the freedom at help all those who genuinely need it. At present it house 65 homeless or terminally ill men and provides palliative care as required. The shelter operates a buddy system and focuses on instilling pride and dignity through a system of daily requirements such as shaving and showering, being presentable and working where possible. Mireille Toddington

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Hate crime response must Voting update be proportional Spanish Attorney General María José Segarra has asked for a “serene reflection” on the subject of hate crimes, in order to come up with a judicial response to them that “is proportional to the crime, acts as a deterrent, and protects civil liberties.” Segarra’s department is finalising a document with binding guidelines that will be sent to all prosecutors in Spain in early 2019. The goal is to develop a unified approach to hate crimes, while sticking to the criteria established by the European Court of Human Rights in a series of rulings that condemned Spain for applying “disproportionate” punishment. Since her appointment in July, Segarra has made it a priority to address the way hate crimes are handled by the criminal justice system. Spain has seen several high-profile cases in recent months that have raised questions about the limits of freedom of speech, especially on social media. In its most recent annual report from September 2018, the Attorney General’s Office supported alternatives to incarceration for people convicted of online hate crimes. The government has pledged to study this option, but has yet to take any steps in that direction. On Monday, Segarra insisted on the need to “reflect” on this type of crime. Her statement came almost at the same time as a television comedian named Dani Mateo was appearing in a Madrid court, accused of a hate crime for

blowing his nose on the Spanish flag as part of a sketch on satirical current affairs show El Intermedio.

Spanish Attorney General María José Segarra

Article 510 of the criminal code sets out a top punishment of one to four years of prison for individuals who encourage hatred or violence against a person or a group for reasons of race, religion and antisemitism, among others. Segarra warned that these crimes have been on the rise in recent years, especially on social media, and that both the perpetrators and the victims are often minors. Her department believes that prosecutors should remain vigilant, but feels that disproportionate punishment is being used on occasion. Segarra admitted that prosecutors have not always shown “a unity of action,” but hoped that the upcoming guidelines document will solve that problem.

Strasbourg rulings The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights has issued several rulings condemning Spain for violating freedom of expression. The cases included Catalan separatists who burned a picture of the King, and a leader of the Basque radical left who called the monarch “the torturer-inchief.” In its annual report, the Attorney General’s Office said that part of the problem lies with a reform of the Criminal Code made in 2015 by the conservative Popular Party (PP), which expanded the kinds of conduct that could be prosecuted as hate crimes. The reform also established tougher punishment for online crimes. Yet these changes, said Segarra, did not lead to “an unequivocal category for hate crimes.” Instead, these remain “disseminated” throughout the criminal code, making things complicated for prosecutors. “We must seek solutions for their interpretation,” said Segarra. Spanish Congress is working on a new reform of the Criminal Code sponsored by the leftist Unidos Podemos group, which seeks to protect freedom of expression. The draft document wants to decriminalize actions such as insulting the Crown or offending religious sentiment. It also considers that Article 510 of the criminal code is “ambiguous,” and asks to use EU case law as a basis for punishment.

Last week we published information about the procedure for voting in Torrevieja’s local elections. The elections will take place on Sunday 29th May 2019 and people who are resident in Torrevieja are eligible to vote if they are a national of a country in the EU or their country has an agreement with Spain to vote. Even though Britain will have left the EU by then, it is anticipated that voting rights will remain. It’s important, therefore, if you want to have a say in how the town is run that you take up this opportunity. If you haven’t voted before, the time for registering your intention to vote is now. You have until 30th January 2019 as a member of a country currently in the EU. For countries outside the EU where an agreement is in place, the date is earlier – the 15th January. If you voted at the previous local elections then you should already be registered and able to vote. If you haven’t voted before and have been a resident since 12th April 2013 you may have already received a form to fill in through the post. If you have

received this form from the OCE (Oficina del Censo Electoral) you should complete it and return it as soon as possible. You will not have to go to the padrón office. If, however, you haven’t received anything then you should go to the padrón office ‘la oficina del Negociado de Censo y Estadistica’ which is located in la calle Unión Musical Torrevejense, number 22. It’s open from 9am until 2pm. You should ask for the form for declaration and confirmation to vote. This should then be completed and returned by post. It must be returned by 30th January 2019 at the latest. Polling takes place in schools and you must take your voting slip with you. You do not vote for individual councillors but for the party itself. Closer to the time we will publish information about the main political parties in Spain and those standing for election in Torrevieja. In the meantime it is worth following some of the national events in El País in English: http://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html Suzanne O’Connell

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Selling your home during Christmas

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f you're selling your home during the Christmas season, you don't have to be the Grinch and not put up any decorations. Just remember to keep them tasteful and not over the top! You need to project a homely, inviting feel so that your buyer can imagine what their Christmas would be like in your home. A couple of poinsettias at the entrance would certainly give a warm Christmas welcome, not forgetting a new doormat! Carrefour has some lovely poinsettias for sale for around €3.50. A simple Christmas wreath hanging on a recently painted front door, looks extremely inviting. Just because it's Christmas, doesn't mean it's going to slow down with potential buyers coming through to take a look, so don't get lazy and think you can "let things go" for a few weeks. Stick to your regular routine when leaving your house for the day. Make sure the beds are made, and everything's been put away in the kitchen and bathroom. I know during this time of year can be extra difficult, trying to keep the house tidy, especially if you have your own children or grandchildren around, but try not to go crazy by thinking you've got to keep everything spotlessly clean.... You only need to keep

things tidy, and not clean to the extreme! Christmas trees are one of my favourite decorations, both real and artifical, but when selling your home during this season, and your choice of tree is a real one, please make sure to keep it watered, as those pine needles will fall, and a "naked" tree does not look homely. Not only will it will make buyers think you're not willing to look after a simple tree, but that will make them wonder if you pay the same "lack of attention" to the simple items of maintenance in the home. Lighting during Christmas, is an easy way to make the house look like a home, especially if the buyer does a drive-by at night. You want the lighting to be tasteful not tacky! You want it to say "look at me, I'm your new home!" not "hey amigo... keep going, there's nothing to see here!" So make sure all of those little light bulbs are shining brightly, and quickly replace the ones that aren't. Christmas can be quite stressful in itself, so let your Real Estate Agent handle your house viewings and sale, and you just enjoy the Christmas festivities with a glass of mulled wine, eggnog or just your favourite cup of coffee! Don't get stressed, enjoy this journey, and think about your next Christmas all happily settled in your new home! Don’t forget to check out our free turkey giveaway! Log on to www.FreeTurkeyGiveaway.com for more details. SELLING YOUR HOME? ENJOY THE JOURNEY! For more information and guidance on buying and selling, please contact us and we will send you our FREE ebook or log on to: www.homes4u.esto request the link. 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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Costa Blanca People spotlight on moneycorp Here at the Costa Blanca People we are only too aware of the impact caused by fluctuating currency markets. With the pound being in a weak state against the euro, with Brexit only months away and with recent news of Premier FX going into administration, it is even more important than ever that we take steps to protect our money when making international transfers. Our readers are our lifeblood and so we always seek to share the most accurate information with you. Furthermore, we are not complacent in any of our recommendations as we continually check and reassess the service we provide. In relation to currency exchange, we have no hesitation in recommending exchange experts moneycorp, as our preferred currency company. Regular customers will know that moneycorp have recently moved from their first floor office in Quesada, into a ground level unit directly in front of the new commercial centre, Quesada Boulevard. For anyone who has never used a foreign exchange specialist, we recommend that you speak to moneycorp to see how they can help you, but in the meantime, we hope the information here is helpful.

What do foreign exchange companies do? Foreign exchange specialists, like moneycorp, monitor international currency markets to buy and sell currency on behalf of their customers. Last year moneycorp traded over £33.2 billion in currencies, in over 120 countries, so you have an idea of the scale of the operation. moneycorp has been trading in currencies since 1979, making them one of the longest‐ established and largest currency companies in the UK. They have both strong liquidity and a Dunn & Bradstreet rating of 5A1. Benefits in brief For the type of requirement typical of most of our readers, there are many benefits to using moneycorp. Firstly, they provide a cost effective alternative to using your bank for making international payments. Depending on the exact nature of your transaction, they could

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Top tips to our readers from moneycorp 1. Never use a currency broker who is not correctly registered with the authorities, such as the Financial Conduct Authority. moneycorp publishes all its trading permissions and company registrations online. 2. Take steps to ensure that your money is transferred via a safe platform. moneycorp always holds customer funds in segregated customer bank accounts so that they are never mixed with company money.

do this free of charge under their Spanish repatriation service, for people selling property in Spain and moving the proceeds overseas. • Spanish banks typically charge fees to send funds out of the country. moneycorp does not charge any commission. • High street banks do not tend to specialise in currency exchange and so typically apply the rate of exchange to funds as they are processed through their system. In contrast, currency brokers like moneycorp, have the facility to monitor the markets for their customers and offer guidance on the timing of the currency. This personalised service provides more certainty for customers, as they always know the exact amount of currency they will end up with before they commit to the transaction. • Specialist currency companies trade in very high volumes of currency. Their strong buying power means that they can purchase currency on the global money markets and sell it to their customers at a very competitive rate of exchange. Banks typically sell currency to their customers at a less favourable rate than a currency broker, meaning that bank customers can end up with less for their money.

A quick snapshot of other services offered by moneycorp The services we have talked about here so far are just one aspect of moneycorp’s offering. As well as looking after private individuals all over the world, moneycorp also provide:

3. Plan ahead. If you are likely to be moving home into temporary accommodation, find out in advance what documentation you will need to provide to register as a customer. You may be asked to provide proof of ID and proof of address to comply with anti‐money laundering checks. 4. Don’t assume that you will have the same authority to instruct transfers from your UK bank account, once you are no longer a UK resident. Instructions from overseas often carry more stringent security checks and you may need to facilitate them in advance of the transfer.

Currency exchange services to self‐ employed people operating as sole traders

5. Consider your timescale. If you are not likely to be able to issue a transfer instruction or attend a notary for yourself, you may need to arrange for a Power of Attorney to do it for you.

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6. Be aware that Spanish banks typically charge receiving fees. You may need to allow for this when deciding how much money to transfer.

Banking services through moneycorp bank in Gibraltar

7. Do not assume that all countries have the same opening times as the UK. In Spain, banks often close at around 2.30pm and earlier in summer.

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8. Think about the clearance time needed for your payment to be processed. A standard draft issued by a Spanish bank would typically take 5 working days to clear.

Travel money services, such as airport‐based bureaux de change kiosks, ATMs and pre‐loaded currency cards, in the UK. As exchange experts, moneycorp are also able to trade less well‐known currencies. In all instances, however, strict compliance procedures are followed.

9. Check that you have the correct bank details. If you are buying euros and paying them into a Spanish bank account, you will need to have the full IBAN number and BIC code for that account. Spanish IBAN numbers are 24 characters long and normally start with the letters ES. Banks will not divulge an IBAN number with anyone who is not the account holder. 10. Lots of people think they know about currency exchange. Do not listen to the advice of “the bloke in the bar” or “a friend who says that” Speak directly to a qualified currency broker who can explain the process correctly.

ple o e P a c n a l B ta s o C comment moneycorp’s credentials are important to us as they help to validate our recommendation of this excellent company. At the Costa Blanca People, however, we believe that our readers appreciate the value of a personal touch. With this in mind, we strongly recommend that you speak to the local Costa Blanca office of moneycorp to discuss any questions you may have and to find out how they may be able to help you with your currency transfers. The office is located in Quesada at Avenida de las Naciones, 1D, Local 9. This is on the main road once you have entered Quesada from the CV95 roundabout. Go straight on under the Quesada arches and in approximately 200 metres, you will see the moneycorp office on the left hand side. Opening times are from 9.30am till 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Email costablanca@moneycorp.com or call the office direct on +34 902667243 or +34 965725755. We believe that you will be pleased with the service you receive.

Avenida de las Naciones, 1D, Local 9. Ciudad Quesada. Tel. +34 902667243 or +34 965725755 costablanca@moneycorp.com moneycorp is a trading name of TTT Moneycorp Limited which is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Service Regulations 2017 (reference number 308919) for the provision of payment services

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Alan Carr reveals he has gone teetotal to support husband Paul Drayton who had a few issues with alcohol while the comedian was on tour Alan Carr has revealed he has given up alcohol to support his husband who hit the bottle while the comedian was on tour. The Chatty Man presenter, 42, known for offering his guests a drink or two on his Channel 4 talk show, has also given up sugar and fatty foods. The star went teetotal in June to help his husband, Paul Drayton, and joked on stage: ‘He’s been sober for 161 days. I haven’t had a drink during this time either ... or a smile’, reported The Mirror. In 2016, the star admitted that his husband had a few issues with alcohol while Alan was away from home, with the presenter confessing that he neglected his personal life. He recalled: ‘I used to love

going to M&S at the station and getting a G&T or a Pina Colada for the journey.’ The TV personality wed his partner of 10 years in an idyllic ceremony in Los Angeles in front of just four guests in January, before enjoying a relaxing honeymoon in Mexico. Back in 2016, the couple were on holiday in Indonesia when Paul popped the question. Alan thought he had had a dental accident while chowing down on his dessert - only to reveal his beau had hidden an engagement ring in the pudding. His best pal Adele officiated the wedding ceremony, and he later revealed during an appearance on This Morning in April that she also paid for the entire wedding. Alan recently revealed that he role plays asTOWIE star, Gemma Collins, 37, in order to spice things up in the bedroom with his husband. In an interview with The Mirror, the funnyman, 42, admitted: ‘Me and my husband Paul have been together 10 years – in gay years that’s around 200 and almost unheard of. ‘Posh and Becks have been together almost double that time – imagine how bored of each other me Paul will be by then? But we add a bit of spice and freshen things up with role play.

Harry Redknapp’s wife Sandra seen for the first time in Australia as she shops with the couple’s granddaughter ... ahead of reunion with her I’m A Celebrity husband Harry Redknapp’s wife Sandra was seen enjoying a day of shopping in Australia’s Gold Coast on Thursday, ahead of her reunion with her husband of 51 years. Joined by the couple’s grand-daughter Molly, Sandra looked effortlessly stylish in a powder blue dress with a ruffled collar and lacy hem as the pair browsed in the shopping centre. Fan favourite Harry has melted viewers’ hearts with tales of their longlasting romance - and even left his campmates in tears when he likened their marriage to ‘winning the lottery’. Sandra might have to wait a while before being reunited with her husband Harry however, as the sporting legend is the favourite to go all the way and win the series, according to Oddschecker.

David and daughter Harper, seven, enjoy hot dogs and a whizz around the dodgems as they enjoy a festive family day at Winter Wonderland amid kiss photo debate He was recently trolled for sharing a sweet snap of himself kissing his seven-year-old daughter on the lips. But David Beckham put the furore behind him as he enjoyed an evening out with Harper, seven, Cruz, 13, and Romeo, 16, at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park on Wednesday evening. The family made the most of the festive fun, as they tried out the adrenaline-filled rides and chowed down on some of the treats from the food stalls. David, 43, appeared in high spirits as he joined Harper on the bumper cars, letting her take the wheel as they laughed and joked, clearly loving the fairground favourite. Following her bumper car ride, Harper

tucked into a hot dog as the family headed towards the next attraction at the annual Christmas extravaganza. The father-of-four had wrapped up warm for their evening out, wearing a dark coat with fur-trim hood and a black beanie hat, which he teamed with a pair of two-tone laced boots. After enjoying some of the tamer rides with his youngest Harper, David and Cruz were strapped into the sling shot, which fired the father and son high into the air in a caged ball. However they didn’t appear to be put off by the terrifying experience as David and his son beamed as they sat inside the neon yellow sphere. Romeo looked the double of his father, as he also donned a similar look wearing a dark jacket and jeans, which he paired with a black beanie hat and brown boots. Despite entering into his teenage years, Romeo still got involved in the family fun - enjoying the bumper cars with his dad and sister and playing to win a cuddly toy. Notably absent from the family bonding session, was David’s wife Victoria and their eldest son Brooklyn, who appeared to have other engagements while the rest of the family attended the fairground.

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Television: Tues. 4th December BBC1

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BBC2

Breakfast Defenders UK Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Ill Gotten Gains Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Best Christmas Food Ever Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Holby City Mrs Wilson BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Sports Personality 2018: A Great Sporting Year Stacey Dooley in the USA Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.30am

The Best Christmas Food Ever

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Bargain Hunt

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MasterChef: The Professionals

10.00am

BBC News at 9

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Victoria Derbyshire

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BBC Newsroom Live

1.15pm

Politics Live

2.00pm

Snooker

6.15pm

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

7.00pm

Richard Osman’s House of Games

7.30pm

Strictly: It Takes Two

8.00pm

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

9.00pm

MasterChef: The Professionals

10.00pm

School

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I’ll Get This

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Newsnight

12.15am

NFL

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Snooker

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Snooker

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Made in Great Britain

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Heir Hunters with Michael Buerk

5.40am

This is BBC Two

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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Sky Sports News Sky Sports News To be Announced Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Live Mosconi Cup Pool Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live WWE Late Night Smackdown Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

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Rude(ish) Tube Hollyoaks Mike and Molly Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Colombiana The Big Bang Theory Naked Attraction Gogglebox Tattoo Fixers The Big Bang Theory Mike and Molly

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Wonder Wheel

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Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure

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Bomb City Holly Star

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The Greatest Showman

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Lady Bird

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Wonder Wheel

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Holly Star

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The Greatest Showman

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Lady Bird

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Bomb City

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A Very Sordid Wedding

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Black Panther: Special

5.10am

Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure

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Emmerdale - Bob makes an error in judgement. Daz gets some unexpected news. Maya issues a plea.

custody battle, but Mandy is suddenly rushed to hospital. Marnie and Cindy plot to get Donna-Marie out, but get a nasty Hollyoaks - Darren and surprise while searching Nancy continue their for evidence

The Jeremy Kyle Show 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 Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories How to Spend it Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News ITV News London Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow Lethal Weapon Jackpot247 Loose Women ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 6.00am 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.00am 2.50am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am

Futurama Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Babylon 5 Warehouse 13 NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 MacGyver Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama The Simpsons Arrow SEAL Team The Reluctant Landlord The Russell Howard Hour A League of Their Own Road Wars Most Shocking The Heist DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Babylon 5 Futurama

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Heartbeat

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The Royal

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Judge Judy

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Inspector Morse

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The Royal

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Heartbeat

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Inspector Morse

6.55pm

Heartbeat

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Murder, She Wrote

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Agatha Christie’s Poirot

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Midsomer Murders

12.05am

A Touch of Frost

2.10am

Liverpool 1

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Teleshopping

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Eastenders - Hayley is caught off-guard at her birthday party. Mel plays a risky game. Max and Rainie argue about baby Abi.

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Sky Sports 1

ITV2 Nightscreen Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You’ve Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Planet’s Got Talent I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Family Guy I’m a Celebrity ... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! Bordertown Two and a Half Men Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

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Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Countdown 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun My Family Secrets Revealed Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot Lego Masters 999: What’s Your Emergency? Gogglebox Naked Attraction Ramsay’s Hotel Hell Grand Designs Anna and the King Food Unwrapped Jamie’s Comfort Food Bites Fifteen to One Countdown

BBC 4 7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm

4.30am

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days University Challenge The Story of Wales Rise of the Clans Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts Britain’s Lost Masterpieces Sex: A Horizon Guide Secret Knowledge A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol Rise of the Clans Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts This is BBC Four

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Food Unwrapped A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Escape to the Chateau: DIY The Secret Life of the Zoo The Supervet Grand Designs Escape to the Chateau The World’s Most Expensive Toys 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown The World’s Most Expensive Toys 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Food Unwrapped

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ITV3

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Divine Designs

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Wildlife SOS

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Peppa Pig

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Peppa Pig

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The Day Henry Met

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Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

7.30am

The Secret Life of Puppies

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Wissper

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Noddy: Toyland Detective

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Thomas and Friends

8.05am

Fireman Sam

8.15am

Shane the Chef

8.35am

Peppa Pig

8.45am

Peppa Pig

8.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.05am

Paw Patrol

9.25am

Floogals

9.40am

Digby Dragon

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

12.15pm

My Christmas Dream

1.45pm

Neighbours

2.15pm

Christmas in Conway

4.05pm

Chilly Christmas

5.45pm

5 News at 5

6.00pm

Friends

6.30pm

Friends

7.00pm

Neighbours

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

UK’s Strongest Man 2018

9.00pm

Our Yorkshire Farm

10.00pm

Lockerbie: The Unheard Voices

11.30pm

Curvy Girls

12.30am

Supersized: Fat, Fabulous and Filthy Rich

1.30am

65 Stone and Trapped in My House

2.15am

Super Casino

4.10am

Esther Rantzen’s House Trap

5.00am

Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

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The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Made in Britain The Enforcer FYI Daily The Enforcer The Gauntlet FYI Daily The Gauntlet Tommy Cooper Minder ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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BBC1 7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.10pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 1.15am 2.15am 2.20am

BBC2

Breakfast Defenders UK Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Ill Gotten Gains Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Best Christmas Food Ever Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Watchdog Live The Apprentice BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Match of the Day Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.30am

The Best Christmas Food Ever

8.15am

Bargain Hunt

9.00am

See Hear

9.30am

Great British Menu

10.00am

BBC News at 9

11.00am

Victoria Derbyshire

12.00pm

BBC Newsroom Live

12.15pm

Politics Live

2.00pm

Snooker

6.15pm

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

7.00pm

Richard Osman’s House of Games

7.30pm

Strictly: It Takes Two

8.00pm

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

9.00pm

MasterChef: The Professionals

10.00pm

Death and Nightingales

11.00pm

The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

11.30pm

Newsnight

12.15am

Snooker

1.05am

Snooker

3.05am

See Hear

3.35am

School

4.35am

This is BBC Two

ITV2 7.00am 7.50am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 10.25am 11.20am 11.50am 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 7.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.35am 1.05am 1.35am 2.05am 2.30am 2.55am 3.20am 6.50am

Sky Sports 1

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You’ve Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show Planet’s Got Talent I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Bordertown Bordertown Two and a Half Men Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

7.30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

9.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

10.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

11.00am

Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News at 5

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Sky Sports News at 6

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Live Mosconi Cup Pool

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

2.00am

Live NBA: Philadelphia @ Toronto

4.30am

Sporting Records

5.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Sky Sports News

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Hollyoaks Mike and Molly Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine Oblivion The Big Bang Theory Married at First Sight USA Naked Attraction The Inbetweeners Gogglebox Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory Mike and Molly

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Wonder Wheel

8.45am

A Very Sordid Wedding

10.40am

The Greatest Showman

12.35pm

Lady Bird

2.25pm

Western

4.30pm

Holly Star

6.15pm

Wonder Wheel

8.00pm

The Greatest Showman

10.00pm

Lady Bird

11.40pm 1.45am 3.30am

Western Bomb City Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure

5.15am

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.20am 1.15am 4.00am 4.50am 6.05am

Holly Star

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 Coronation Street Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs Coronation Street I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News ITV News London Peston Jackpot247 Safe House ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.55am 1.55am 2.50am 3.45am 4.40am 5.10am 6.00am 6.30am

Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Babylon 5 Warehouse 13 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 MacGyver Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Superman Returns The Russell Howard Hour An Idiot Abroad Most Shocking Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Road Wars Babylon 5 Futurama Futurama

7.00am

Classic Coronation Street

7.25am

Classic Coronation Street

7.55am

Heartbeat

8.55am

The Royal

9.55am

Judge Judy

10.25am

Judge Judy

10.50am

Judge Judy

11.20am

Inspector Morse

1.35pm

The Royal

2.40pm

Heartbeat

3.40pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.15pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.45pm

Inspector Morse

6.55pm

Heartbeat

8.00pm

Murder, She Wrote

9.00pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

10.00pm

Midsomer Murders

12.05am

A Touch of Frost

2.15am

Liverpool 1

3.10am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

Teleshopping

Emmerdale - Doug vents his frustration. Vanessa is distracted. Jacob makes an admission

7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.10am 9.40am 10.10am 10.35am 11.05am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 2.00am 3.50am 4.15am 5.10am 5.35am 5.55am 6.50am

Hollyoaks - Sienna loses control in the classroom, but luckily Laurie saves the day. Cindy plans to get rid of DonnaMarie once and for all, and Nancy gives Mandy a second chance.

3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun My Family Secrets Revealed Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot The Secret Life of the Zoo World’s Weirdest Homes North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State 24 Hours in A&E Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure The River Wild Unreported World Big House, Little House Food Unwrapped Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free Fifteen to One Countdown

BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.30am 3.30am 4.30am

Beyond 100 Days University Challenge Vikings Digging for Britain Vic and Bobs Big Night Out Inside No 9 Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution An Art Lovers’ Guide Chalkie Davies: Rock Photographer Vikings Digging for Britain This is BBC Four

9.55am 10.30am 11.30am 12.35pm 1.05pm 1.35pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.50pm 5.20pm 5.50pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.10am 1.10am 2.10am 3.10am 4.15am

Food Unwrapped A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Escape to the Chateau: DIY The Secret Life of the Zoo The Supervet Grand Designs Secret History First Contact: Lost Tribe of the Amazon 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24 Hours in A&E Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats

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SOAP watch

Coronation Street - Toyah and Imran hide their rekindled passion from Leanne. Fiz accepts that Hope needs professional help. Sinead spots Ken handing money to Carla. Ahead of her departure, Fiz buries the hatchet with Evelyn. Carla and Elsa team up to ambush Nick. Sinead prises the truth out of Ken.

Channel 4

Channel 5 7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.05am

Peppa Pig

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

7.15am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

7.30am

The Secret Life of Puppies

7.35am

Wissper

7.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

8.05am

Fireman Sam

8.15am

Shane the Chef

8.35am

Peppa Pig

8.45am

Peppa Pig

8.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.05am

Paw Patrol

9.25am

Floogals

9.40am

Digby Dragon

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

12.15pm

Christmas at Holly Lodge

1.45pm

Neighbours

2.15pm

Wedding Wonderland

4.00pm

Last Christmas at Home

5.45pm

5 News at 5

6.00pm

Friends

6.30pm

Friends

7.00pm

Neighbours

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Masters of Strongman 2018

9.00pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

10.00pm

HMS Belfast: Ww2’s Great Survivor

11.00pm

Draining the Sunken Pirate City

12.05am

World’s Toughest Prisons

1.05am

Police UK: Armed and Deadly

2.00am

Super Casino

4.10am

Britain by Boat

5.00am

Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.50am 8.10am 8.30am 9.30am 10.35am 11.35am 12.40pm 1.40pm 2.40pm 3.50pm 4.50pm 5.50pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 12.10am 1.40am 3.45am 4.00am

The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Pawn Stars Pawn Stars River Monsters easyJet: Inside the Cockpit Inside Man FYI Daily Inside Man Hornblower ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Television: Thurs. 6th December BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 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 Defenders UK Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Ill Gotten Gains Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Best Christmas Food Ever Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders A Hotel for the Super Rich and Famous Ambulance BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time This Week Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 3.45pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.05am 3.05am 4.20am 5.20am

ITV2 7.00am 7.50am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 9.55am 10.25am 11.20am 11.50am 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 7.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.35am 1.05am 1.35am 2.05am 2.30am 2.55am 3.20am 6.50am

The Best Christmas Food Ever Flog It! MasterChef: The Professionals BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Snooker Rugby Union Snooker Richard Osman’s House of Games Strictly: It Takes Two Snooker MasterChef: The Professionals Escape From Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess Live at the Apollo Newsnight Snooker Snooker A Northern Soul Inside the Foreign Office This is BBC Two

7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

7.30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

9.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

10.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

11.00am

Live European Tour Golf

4.00pm

Sky Sports News

5.00pm

Sky Sports News

6.00pm

Sky Sports News at 5

7.00pm

Sky Sports News at 6

7.30pm

Live Mosconi Cup Pool

12.00am

Sky Sports News

1.00am

To be Announced

1.30am

Live NFL: Jacksonville @ Tennessee

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.00am 2.05am 3.10am 4.00am 4.25am 4.45am 5.30am 6.10am

Hollyoaks Mike and Molly Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon Happy Together New Girl The Inbetweeners The Big Bang Theory Naked Attraction Gogglebox Rude Tube Happy Together New Girl The Big Bang Theory Mike and Molly Rude(ish) Tube

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Bomb City

8.45am

Wonder Wheel

10.30am

A Very Sordid Wedding

12.25pm

A Gift for Christmas

2.00pm

The Greatest Showman

3.55pm

Lady Bird

5.40pm

Bomb City

7.25pm

A Gift for Christmas

9.00pm

The Greatest Showman

11.00pm

Wonder Wheel

12.45am

Lady Bird

2.35am

Western

4.50am

Top Ten Show, the 2018

5.10am

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.20am 12.50am 1.45am 4.00am 4.25am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You’ve Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Planet’s Got Talent I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Bordertown Bordertown Two and a Half Men Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Holly Star

Eastenders - Jean is determined to protect Hayley. Mel drops a bombshell. Bernadette is shocked at Tiffany's actions. Emmerdale - Daz misreads a situation. Noah and Leanna team up. Chas continues to struggle. Doug offers an olive branch. Daz is left surprised. Paddy

makes a gesture. Hollyoaks - Farrah decides it's time Misbah and Grace got to know each other. All is going well until Misbah finds a deadly weapon. Nancy tries her hardest to convince Kyle to stick around

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 Christmas Buyers Beware - Tonight Emmerdale Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News ITV News London The Late Debate Heroes and Villains: Caught on Camera Jackpot247 Christmas Buyers Beware - Tonight ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.30am 2.30am 3.30am 4.35am 5.05am 6.00am 6.30am

Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Babylon 5 Warehouse 13 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 MacGyver Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Flash A League of Their Own The Russell Howard Hour The Reluctant Landlord An Idiot Abroad A League of Their Own Most Shocking The Heist Road Wars Babylon 5 Futurama Futurama

7.00am

Classic Coronation Street

7.25am

Classic Coronation Street

7.55am

Heartbeat

8.55am

The Royal

9.55am

Judge Judy

10.25am

Judge Judy

10.50am

Judge Judy

11.20am

Inspector Morse

1.35pm

The Royal

2.40pm

Heartbeat

3.40pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.15pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.45pm

Inspector Morse

7.00pm

Heartbeat

8.00pm

Murder, She Wrote

9.00pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

10.00pm

Midsomer Murders

12.05am

A Touch of Frost

2.15am

Liverpool 1

3.10am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

Teleshopping

SOAP watch

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Channel 4 7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.10am 9.40am 10.05am 10.35am 11.05am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 1.30am 2.25am 3.20am 4.15am 4.40am 5.35am 5.45am 5.55am 6.50am

3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun My Family Secrets Revealed Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot The Supervet at Christmas The First Naked Attraction First Dates Random Acts Lego Masters Walks with My Dog The People’s Vet Embarrassing Pets Big House, Little House Jamie’s Cracking Christmas Jamie’s Cracking Christmas Fifteen to One Countdown

BBC 4 7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.30am 3.30am 4.30am

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days University Challenge Secret Life of Farm Animals Operation Iceberg Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives Roy Orbison: Love Hurts Beautiful Equations The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Ear Secret Life of Farm Animals This is BBC Four

9.55am 10.30am 11.30am 12.35pm 1.05pm 1.35pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.50pm 5.20pm 5.50pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.05am 3.10am 4.15am

Food Unwrapped A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Escape to the Chateau: DIY The Secret Life of the Zoo The Supervet Grand Designs Berlin Station 24 Hours in A&E 24 Hours in A&E Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Berlin Station 24 Hours in A&E 8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV3

Channel 5 7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.05am

Peppa Pig

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

7.15am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

7.30am

The Secret Life of Puppies

7.35am

Wissper

7.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

8.05am

Fireman Sam

8.15am

Shane the Chef

8.35am

Peppa Pig

8.45am

Peppa Pig

8.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.05am

Paw Patrol

9.25am

Floogals

9.40am

Digby Dragon

9.50am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

12.15pm

Chasing Christmas

1.45pm

Neighbours

2.20pm

Snowed-Inn Christmas

4.00pm

Christmas with a Prince

5.45pm

5 News at 5

6.00pm

Friends

6.30pm

Friends

7.00pm

Neighbours

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Esther Rantzen’s House Trap

9.00pm

Shop Smart, Save Money

10.00pm

Oxford Street 24/7

11.00pm

Stabbed in the Back:

12.05am

Young, Dumb and Banged Up

Murder of Sam Caulfield in the Sun 1.00am

Super Casino

4.10am

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

5.00am

Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.50am 8.10am 8.30am 9.25am 10.35am 11.35am 12.35pm 1.40pm 2.45pm 3.50pm 4.50pm 5.55pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 12.35am 1.15am 3.20am 3.45am 4.00am

The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Inside London Fire Brigade The Usual Suspects FYI Daily The Usual Suspects Hornblower Tommy Cooper ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Spain ignores pleas to not send rescued migrants back to Libya

“This is not just about the risk to a ship, we’re talking about people.” – Ricardo Gatti, Open Arms The Spanish government is maintaining its decision to leave the fate of 12 migrants in the hands of Libyan authorities after they were rescued recently in the Mediterranean Sea by a Spanish fishing boat. The Ombudsman has asked the Foreign Ministry to consider taking them in for humanitarian reasons, underscoring that the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) does not consider Libya a safe harbour for migrants, even though it is the closest country to the spot where the group was rescued. The office of the Spanish deputy prime minister, which is in charge of negotiations with Libyan authorities, claims that Libya, being the nearest port, is therefore also the safest. The law defines as a safe harbour any port where it is possible to dock, remain and depart from without putting the ship at risk. “This is not just about the risk to a ship, we're talking about people. We’re talking about pushback policies. These are people who have been rescued from the sea and they need to disembark as soon as possible at a safe harbour, and Libya is not a safe harbour,” says Ricardo Gatti, who heads the mission aboard the Open Arms, a rescue ship that has provided food and medical assistance to the fishing vessel Nuestra Madre de Loreto. Carrying more than twice the people that it is built for, and covered in shrimping nets, the conditions aboard the ship are not very salubrious, said these volunteers. The fishermen have donated part of their own clothing to the migrants, but warn that even with the recent food delivery by the non-profit, they will be unable to hold on for more than six or seven days. This is the latest case involving stranded migrants that nobody in the EU seems willing to take in. The Open Arms itself made headlines this past July when it took 60 migrants to Barcelona after they had been rejected by Italy and Malta. Before that, the Aquarius had brought more than 600 migrants to Spain after being similarly turned away in a case that attracted worldwide attention and underscored the problems with the EU’s immigration policy. The Spanish government’s position represents a change in its migrant rescue policy in the Central Mediterranean, where so far this year more than 1,277 people have lost their lives, according to the International Migration Organization (IMO).

Ever since the government of Pedro Sánchez decided to accept the Aquarius in June of this year, the Spanish executive has offered Spain as a safe harbor on more than three occasions, although less enthusiastically each time. The lack of consensus over what to do with the rescued migrants in the face of the closed-port policies of Malta and Italy has led the Spanish government to seek negotiated solutions with its European partners. On 15th August Sánchez congratulated himself for leading a deal by which Malta accepted 141 migrants rescued by the Aquarius and six EU countries accepted to take them in. Critical situation Meanwhile, the situation aboard the Nuestra Madre de Loreto is becoming critical. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister admits that the fishing ship, which is now dealing with a storm, faces a “serious risk” because there are twice as many people aboard as it is capable of carrying. The 24-meter-long ship is currently 100 nautical miles from Tripoli and 120 miles from Malta, waiting for its route to be decided by officials in a faraway office. The rescue groups: Proactiva, Open Arms, Sea-Watch and Mediterránea have asked the Spanish government to demand from Italy and Malta that they open their ports to the ship. The regional government of Valencia, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, has offered its own ports. The crew aboard the fishing vessel is “very busy dealing with the storm and concerned about the migrants,” said Vicente Sampere, the second-incommand. They are not used to the sea and they’re very seasick, they keep throwing up. And we only have food and fuel left for six more days.” The crew was not happy about statements made by Spain’s foreign minister, Josep Borrell, who said on Tuesday that the situation aboard the ship “is not an emergency” because “they’re still fishing and the people aboard are being taken care of.” “We stopped fishing so as not to put the safety of these people at risk,” said the captain, Pascual Durá, who does not support turning the migrants over to Libya. Even though it would mean a huge financial loss, Durá said he is ready to take them to a Spanish port.

IBERIA TOPS PASSENGER FLIGHT COMPLAINTS IN SPAIN Norwegian, Iberia and its associated airlines, Air Europa, the defunct Air Berlin, Wizz Air and Vueling, were the companies that came up most often in passenger complaints filed with the State Air Security Agency (AESA), a department of the Spanish Public Works Ministry that addresses claims over delays, cancellations and boarding refusals. According to official data, AESA received 15,604 passenger complaints in 2017 – a 50 percent rise from 2015 figures. This is due “in part to the increase in air traffic in Spain,” AESA said in a response obtained by Spanish national newspapers under the Transparency Law, which for the first time has allowed access to information on complaints against each airline. Statistics show that 2,406 complaints were filed against Iberia in 2017, making it the worst-performing airline in absolute terms. The Spanish airline Vueling came in second place with more than 2,330 complaints, followed by Ryanair with 1,789. But in relative terms, taking into account the number of passengers who were carried that year, Iberia drops to second place with 168.9 complaints for every one million passengers, after Norwegian Airlines which received 180.1 claims per million passengers. The increase in air traffic is only partly to blame for the rise in claims, given that the number of passengers only grew by 19.7 percent between 2015 and 2017, according to the Spanish airport authority AENA.

More than half of all complaints filed last year were about delays (57 percent). One in three claimants (33 percent) demanded compensation for a cancelled flight. In 6 percent of cases, passengers were prevented from boarding their flights. The rest of the cases (4 percent) were filed as “other categories,” according to AESA’s managing director Isabel Maestre. Ignoring AESA rulings Once AESA has finished reviewing a complaint (the typical processing period is 90 days but it can be extended to 120 if the issue is complex), the organisation releases a final report, which it sends to both the passenger and the airline. The report’s conclusions are not binding and many airlines ignore the decisions, meaning passengers have to turn to the courts. AESA’s decisions should be binding, according to EU law, but the legislative change that will make this possible in

2019 is still being processed. Most airlines consulted by this newspaper avoided specifying whether they follow AESA’s decisions when these favour the passenger. The only airline that responded was Volotea (with 172 complaints and 811,576 passengers in 2017), which said it “scrupulously” complies with all resolutions that order passengers be compensated as part of its “company policy.” Passengers can only file a complaint with AESA when the airline has failed to respond for 30 days, or when the response has not been satisfactory. The data obtained by El País reflects the number of complaints accepted by AESA, not how many were presented to the agency. The Iberia group, which includes the airlines Iberia, Iberia Express and Air Nostrum, did not comment on the findings.

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CAMELOT THE PANTO January 17, 18 & 19 Los Montesinos

It will soon be Panto time ... oh yes it will ... and The Rojales Pantomime Group are busily rehearsing their fabulous new pantomime for you to enjoy and join in all the fun. In days gone by when times were filled with myths and legends, when brave knights slayed dragons and rescued fair damsels in distress, there lived a great wizard called Merlin who fought off a bad witch and her evil sisters who wanted to destroy the good of the land and do evil deeds. There’s a castle called Camelot where Prince Arthur grew up and where the fair maiden Guinevere arrives to be married .... but to whom? Trouble is afoot and young love does not run smooth as you will see in this very funny plot. Will the Bishop

finally be able to marry the happy couple or will evil prevail? Marvel at the enchanted forest where the evil sisters brew up their spells to aid Valerin the Vicious who has captured fair Guinevere in his Misty Mountain Castle, who will save her? Will it be the dancing bear called Teddy or his nurse Connie Clatterbottom who spend a very scary night in the Haunted Hotel in the Shrieking Bog? All will be revealed at the Musica Y Cultura, Los Montesinos on the 17/18 January at 7.30pm or Saturday 19 at 2.30pm. Tickets are 7€ adults, 5€ children and are on sale at: Card Place, Benimar Post Box, Dona Pepa Post Room, Benijofar Quentines, Algorfa Redz, Quesada Cards and More, La Marina To reserve your tickets ring the Ticket Hotline 678 212 034 or email rojalespantomime@gmil.com Rojales Pantomime Group needs you, the audience, participating to ensure that this is a truly magical Pantomime. Proceeds from the performances will go to local charities.

CostaBlancaPeople 4th-10th December

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APAH NEEDS YOU!

APAH desperately needs more people to help in every corner of the charity, whether it’s caring for cats and dogs, or working in the charity shops, earning the money which keeps the charity able to carry on caring for the cats and dogs. Every single volunteer is crucial to APAH’s survival. Whether you are a volunteer already, or just a friend of APAH’s, please share this appeal with everyone you know. Even a few more people would make a difference, but a lot more people would make a huge difference! “Give us one morning a week and you will get back so much more. The love from our animals or the friendship of our other volunteers is worth its weight in gold.”

Awards ceremony at Help Vega Baja Following the successful completion of its first “Connections Listener training programme”, HELP Vega Baja invited the three successful volunteers to attend an awards ceremony at the charity’s San Miguel Centre to receive Certificates of Achievement. The programme, which was held over 4 weeks, included ten modules of learning and the newly qualified listeners will now go on to receive ongoing mentoring and support. Following the success of the programme and in order to meet the increasing demands upon the service, the charity also announced that it is increasing the number of meeting places where people can go along to talk with a listener about anything that is troubling them. There will now be somewhere to meet a member of the team Monday to Friday, in addition to the 24 hour helpline: 965 021 552. Full details are available on the website at www.helpvegabaja.com Organisation President Michele Masson presented the certificates to the team and also thanked Jane Troubridge and her husband Kirk for facilitating the programme and for the commitment and time they gave. Michele also thanked the whole team for its part in organising the training sessions and to Mike Wood at Harmony FM radio for giving his time and facilities to produce the audio training materials. Several other certificates were also

presented including, Honorary Memberships to HELP Vega Baja for Matilde Sanchez and although he was unable to attend on the day, for Andy Ormiston. The charity wanted to recognise the valuable support that both Matilde and Andy provide, not only to HELP Vega Baja, but also many other charities in the area. “We know that if we need information on a particular subject or the name of a contact, these two wonderful people will most probably have the answer! They are always willing to help charities in any way they can and both play an active part in the local care group. We wanted, by presenting both Andy and Matilde with an award, to show how much they are appreciated by everyone involved in “charity world” said Michele Masson. Fundraising is essential for any charity and particularly when, like HELP Vega Baja, funds are passed on to support people throughout the community. Therefore the final presentations made on the day were to fundraisers who have supported the charity. Certificates were presented to Mervin and Josie Evans who had shown a huge commitment to raising funds including requesting donations to the charity in lieu of presents at their recent wedding anniversary. Mervin exchanged his certificate for a further 200 euro donation on the day! The final presentation was made to Pat Milligan. Pat has been a volunteer with

HELP Vega Baja for many years but has also worked tirelessly to raise funds for other charities, particularly around the Catral area. After raising an unbelievable sum of around 20,000 euros for good causes in the past 5 years, HELP Vega Baja thought it was time that Pat’s achievements were recognised publicly. Huge success Michele said “the afternoon was a complete success and it was wonderful to have the opportunity to not only congratulate the newly qualified Listeners but also to present certificates in recognition of the achievements of everyone. In fact, we are seriously considering making the Awards Afternoon an annual event! There are so many people who are volunteering and supporting the community throughout the area, of all nationalities, and although they do not look for praise, it is a small gesture to recognise their generosity in this way. As President of the charity I am very fortunate to have such a great team to volunteer alongside and to see new projects grow such as the Connections Team and to know that we are making such a real difference in the lives of so many people, is something that will stay with me always and makes everything we do completely worthwhile” To find out more about HELP Vega

Jane Troubridge, co-ordinator of the Connections Team with Jackie and Helen, who recently completed the HELP Vega Baja Listener Training Programme along with Chris Curran (not in pic) Baja, the Connections Team or any of their projects, visit www.helpvegabaja.com , their Facebook page or call their San Miguel Centre on 966 723 733. You can

also email at office@helpvegabaja.com The Connections Team (24 hour confidential emotional support helpline can be contacted on 965 021 552).

Television: Fri. 7th December

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BBC1 7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 1.38pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.25am 12.50am 1.20am 3.10am 3.15am

BBC2

Breakfast Defenders UK Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Ill Gotten Gains Bargain Hunt Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Best Christmas Food Ever Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Not Going Out Have I Got News for You Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special 2015 BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Graham Norton Show Enterprice In My Skin Disconnect Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7.30am

The Best Christmas Food Ever

8.15am

Flog It!

9.00am

Dynasties

10.00am

BBC News at 9

11.00am

Victoria Derbyshire

12.00pm

BBC Newsroom Live

1.15pm

Politics Live

2.00pm

Snooker

6.15pm

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

7.00pm

Strictly: It Takes Two

8.00pm

Snooker

9.00pm

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

10.00pm

Made in Great Britain

11.00pm

The Mash Report

11.30pm

Newsnight

12.05am

Snooker

12.55am

Roots

2.35am

Panorama

3.05am

Imagine...

4.30am

Doctor Who

5.20am

This is BBC Two

Sky Sports 1

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You’ve Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK Emmerdale Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show Planet’s Got Talent I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Bordertown Bordertown Two and a Half Men Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

7.00am

Lady Bird

8.50am

Holly Star

10.40am 12.40pm

The Greatest Showman Maze Runner: The Death Cure

3.15pm

Wonder Wheel

5.15pm

A Gift for Christmas

7.00pm

The Greatest Showman

9.00pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

11.25pm 1.05am 3.00am 5.15am

Lady Bird Bomb City Western A Gift for Christmas

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

7.30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

9.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

10.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

11.00am

Live European Tour Golf

4.00pm

Football Centre

5.00pm

Football Centre

6.00pm

Sky Sports News at 5

7.00pm

Sky Sports News at 6

8.00pm

Football

11.15pm

The Debate - Live

12.15am

Premier League Best Goals

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Sky Sports News

3.00am

Sporting Records

3.30am

Live NBA: Golden State @ Milwaukee

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.15am 1.05am 2.10am 3.15am 4.10am 5.00am 5.45am

Hollyoaks Mike and Molly Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Identity Thief The Big Bang Theory Naked Attraction Tattoo Fixers Gogglebox Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory Mike and Molly

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.20am 2.10am 4.00am 4.50am

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 Coronation Street The Imitation Game Coronation Street I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News ITV News London The Break-Up Jackpot247 Cold Feet ITV Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.10pm 12.10am 1.10am 2.10am 3.05am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am 6.30am

Monkey Life Monkey Life RSPCA Animal Rescue RSPCA Animal Rescue Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Babylon 5 Warehouse 13 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 MacGyver Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Modern Family The Heist The Late Late Show Micky Flanagan: Thinking Aloud A League of Their Own Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Most Shocking A League of Their Own Babylon 5 Futurama Futurama

7.00am

Classic Coronation Street

7.25am

Classic Coronation Street

7.50am

Heartbeat

8.55am

The Royal

9.55am

Judge Judy

10.25am

Judge Judy

10.50am

Judge Judy

11.20am

Inspector Morse

1.35pm

The Royal

2.40pm

Heartbeat

3.40pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.15pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.45pm

Inspector Morse

7.00pm

Heartbeat

8.00pm

Murder, She Wrote

9.00pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

10.00pm

Midsomer Murders

12.00am

A Touch of Frost

2.05am

Chicago

4.00am

Inspector Morse

5.55am

Murder, She Wrote

6.45am

ITV3 Nightscreen

Nick and Carla begins to affect business. Sinead's guilt prompts an unplanned confession. Eileen acquires some ill-gotten gains. Sinead makes a disturbing discovery about Steff. Nick and Carla work together to complete a crucial order. Eileen's friends

7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.10am 9.40am 10.05am 10.35am 11.05am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.50am 3.40am 4.05am 5.00am 5.55am 6.25am

recommend a holiday. Hollyoaks - Cindy starts to think Dirk is haunting her, as Mac continues to play his mind games. Grace tries to convince Misbah that her gangster days are over, and Glenn's will leaves the family shocked.

3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun My Family Secrets Revealed Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast Gogglebox The Last Leg Ministry of Justice The Purge: Anarchy The First On the Edge The Great Songwriters Big House, Little House Food Unwrapped Fifteen to One

BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm

1.00am 2.00am 2.30am 3.30am 4.00am 4.30am

World News Today Top of the Pops The Live Lounge Show Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942-1984 Roxy Music: A Musical History Tom Jones’s 1950s: The Decade That Made Me Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones Top of the Pops The Live Lounge Show Blackadder Goes Forth Blackadder Goes Forth Blackadder Goes Forth

9.55am 10.30am 11.30am 12.35pm 1.05pm 1.35pm 2.10pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.50pm 5.20pm 5.50pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.05am 3.05am 4.10am

Food Unwrapped A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Escape to the Chateau: DIY The Secret Life of the Zoo The Supervet Grand Designs Shades of Guilt 24 Hours in A&E 24 Hours in A&E Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 24 Hours in A&E 8 Out of 10 Cats

11.00pm 12.00am

ITV3

SOAP watch

Eastenders - Jean gives Alfie an ultimatum. Stacey is taken aback by Jean's behaviour. Mel fears her plan is about to fall apart. Emmerdale - Ellis fails to impress. Ryan offers to help. Marlon offers his advice. Coronation Street - Acrimony between

Channel 4

Channel 5 7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.05am

Peppa Pig

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

7.15am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

7.30am

The Secret Life of Puppies

7.35am

Wissper

7.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

8.05am

Fireman Sam

8.15am

Shane the Chef

8.35am

Peppa Pig

8.45am

Peppa Pig

8.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.05am

Paw Patrol

9.25am

Floogals

9.40am

Digby Dragon

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

12.15pm

Switched for Christmas

1.45pm

Neighbours

2.15pm

Season’s Greetings

4.00pm

The Perfect Christmas Village

5.45pm

5 News at 5

6.00pm

Friends

6.30pm

Friends

7.00pm

Neighbours

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

The Gadget Show

9.00pm

Britain by Boat

10.00pm

Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain

11.00pm

Run All Night

1.15am

Super Casino

4.10am

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

6.00am

Access

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.50am 8.10am 8.30am 9.25am 10.35am 11.35am 12.40pm 1.40pm 2.45pm 3.50pm 4.50pm 5.55pm 7.00pm 8.05pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 1.05am 1.10am 2.20am 3.15am 3.45am 4.00am

The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Monster Carp Source Code FYI Daily Source Code Falling Down FYI Daily Falling Down The Americans The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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ITV4

Television: Sat. 8th December BBC1

7.00am

Breakfast

11.00am

Saturday Kitchen Live

12.30pm 1.00pm

BBC2 7.30am 8.00am 8.25am 8.40am 9.10am 9.40am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.50pm 4.35pm 5.30pm 6.00pm

Classic Mary Berry Football Focus

2.00pm

BBC News

2.15pm

Snooker

5.30pm

Final Score

6.25pm

BBC News

6.35pm

Regional News and Weather

6.45pm

Pointless

7.35pm

Strictly Come Dancing

9.10pm

Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show

10.10pm

Casualty

11.00pm

BBC News

11.20pm

Match of the Day

12.50am

The NFL Show

1.20am

Weather for the Week Ahead

1.25am

BBC News

7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.40am 2.00am 3.45am 4.50am

ITV2 7.00am 7.25am 9.55am 12.50pm 2.20pm 3.20pm 4.20pm 4.25pm 5.25pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.05pm 10.10pm 11.10pm 12.15am 12.40am 1.15am 1.40am 2.10am 2.40am 3.10am 3.45am 6.45am

7.00am

Sky Sports News

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

9.00am

Rugby Gold

9.05am

9.00am

The Greatest Showman

11.00am

A Yeti Adventure

12.40pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

3.15pm

A Gift for Christmas

5.00pm 5.30pm

Black Panther: Special Lady Bird

7.20pm

A Yeti Adventure

9.00pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

11.25pm 1.20am

The Greatest Showman A Very Sordid Wedding

3.20am

Bomb City

5.15am

Holly Star

movie PICKS

Live Rugby 7s: Cape Town

12.15pm

My Icon

12.30pm

Football

4.15pm

To be Announced

6.15pm

Football

12.00am

Live NBA: Houston @ Dallas

2.30am

Sporting Records

3.00am

Sky Sports News

4.00am

Sky Sports News

5.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am 8.35am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.50pm 2.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.10am 1.15am 2.25am 2.55am 3.25am 4.15am 5.10am 5.30am 5.55am

Christmas Land Baby Daddy Couples Come Dine with Me Made in Chelsea Thunderbirds Rude(ish) Tube Shorts The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The World’s End Gogglebox Gogglebox The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners Rude Tube Gogglebox Happy Together New Girl Rude(ish) Tube

Sky Movies Premiere Wonder Wheel

ITV1

Channel 4

Channel 5

Children’s programmes

10.25am

ITV News

7.15am

Triathlon

7.00am

Peppa Pig

10.30am

Saturday Morning with James Martin

7.45am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.05am

Peppa Pig

12.40pm

The X Factor

8.10am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.10am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

2.10pm

ITV Lunchtime News

8.35am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.20am

Luo Bao Bei

2.20pm

Apollo 13

9.05am

Frasier

7.35am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

5.00pm

You’ve Been Framed!

9.35am

Frasier

7.45am

Fireman Sam

5.30pm

Tipping Point

10.05am

The Big Bang Theory

ITV Evening News

The Big Bang Theory

Thomas and Friends

6.30pm

10.35am

7.55am

ITV News London

The Big Bang Theory

Bob the Builder

6.40pm

11.00am

8.10am

6.55pm

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

11.30am

Heineken Champions Cup Rugby

8.25am

Digby Dragon

9.10pm

The Chase: Celebrity Special

12.30pm

The Simpsons

8.45am

Peppa Pig Peppa Pig

I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

1.00pm

The Simpsons

8.55am

11.10pm

The Jonathan Ross Show

1.30pm

Heineken Champions Cup Rugby

9.00am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

12.15am

ITV News

4.10pm

The Simpsons

9.15am

Paw Patrol

12.30am

Jaws 2

4.40pm

The Simpsons

9.35am

Nella the Princess Knight

2.30am

Jackpot247

5.15pm

The Simpsons

9.50am

Shimmer and Shine

4.00am

Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs

5.40pm

Arthur Christmas

10.00am

Pirata and Capitano

4.25am

ITV Nightscreen

7.35pm

Channel 4 News

10.20am

Rusty Rivets

8.00pm

Britain’s Most Historic Towns

10.35am

Paw Patrol

9.00pm

Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship 10.55am

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja

11.05am

Rooftop Christmas Tree

10.10pm

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 6.15pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.40am 1.35am 2.35am 3.05am 4.10am 5.00am

Futurama Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons Soccer A.M. Futurama Futurama Futurama Supergirl The Flash Gillette Soccer Saturday Premier League Greatest Games The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman The Prestige A League of Their Own The Force: Manchester Road Wars The Heist S.W.A.T. Futurama

7.00am

Judge Judy

7.20am

Judge Judy

7.40am

Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot

9.40am

Bertie and Elizabeth

11.40am

Santa Claus

1.50pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

2.55pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

4.00pm

Midsomer Murders

6.00pm

Midsomer Murders

8.00pm

Midsomer Murders

10.00pm

Midsomer Murders

12.00am

Midsomer Murders

2.05am

On the Buses

2.35am

On the Buses

3.00am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

Teleshopping

10.00pm

Allied

12.25am

The Impossible

6.55pm ITV2

Comedy starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel, 2008. After attending a self-help seminar, a man sets himself a challenge to say yes to everything for a whole year.

Brad Pitt stars as Max Vatan, a daring Canadian intelligence officer who parachutes into Morcocco to rendezvous with beautiful French resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard). Their secretive, undercover mission requires them to pose as a high-society couple, secure an invite to an exclusive soirée and knock off a visiting member of the Nazi top brass. Against all odds it goes off without a hitch, but after falling deeply in love and beginning a new life in Blitz-era London whispers of lies and deceit threaten to tear them apart.

Turtles

2.30am

Ministry of Justice

3.25am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

12.50pm

The Christmas Train

5.40am

Big House, Little House

2.55pm

Enchanted Christmas

6.35am

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas

4.40pm

Rock and Roll Christmas

6.55am

King of Queens

6.30pm

Home for Christmas Day

8.10pm

5 News Weekend

8.15pm

Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights

BBC 4 8.00pm

Wild Tales From the Village

9.10pm

Harrogate: A Yorkshire Christmas

9.00pm

Tap America:

10.10pm

Harrogate: A Yorkshire Christmas

11.10pm

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Super Casino

How a Nation Found It’s Feet 10.00pm

The Sinner

10.40pm

The Sinner

1.00am

11.20pm

Barbra Streisand:

4.10am

Blinging Up Baby: You Won’t Believe it!

Becoming an Icon 1942 - 1984

5.00am

Blinging Up Baby

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.15am 7.40am 8.35am 9.30am 10.30am 11.35am 11.50am 12.20pm 12.45pm 1.10pm 1.40pm 2.15pm 5.00pm 5.25pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 1.05am 1.10am 2.25am 3.20am 3.50am 4.00am

World of Sport The Protectors The Professionals The Professionals Motorsport UK ITV Racing: The Opening Show World of Sport Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ITV Racing: Live from Sandown Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Train Robbers FYI Daily The Train Robbers Hornblower First Blood FYI Daily First Blood Training Day FYI Daily Training Day The Americans The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

12.20am

Top of the Pops

12.55am

Guitar Heroes

1.55am

Wild Tales From the Village

2.55am

McMafia

9.55am 10.25am 11.25am 12.35pm 1.35pm 2.40pm 3.45pm 4.20pm 4.50pm 5.20pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 7.25pm 7.55pm 8.25pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.40pm 12.10am 12.45am 1.45am 2.50am 3.20am 3.50am

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Location, Location, Location Location, Location, Location Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me The World’s Wildest Weather Britain’s Wildest Weather Father Ted Father Ted 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Father Ted Father Ted 8 Out of 10 Cats

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ALLIED 10pm Channel 4

YES MAN

www.costablancapeople.com

7.00am

Sky Sports 1

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Catchphrase Jack Frost FYI Daily Jack Frost I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Yes Man FYI Daily Yes Man The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift FYI Daily The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

7.00am

Top Class All Over the Place Wild and Weird 2 Show Me What You’re Made of All Over the Workplace Flushed Away Radio Gibbon Homes Under the Hammer A Cook Abroad Call Me Madam Escape to the Country Flog It! Snooker Football: Women’s World Cup Draw 2018 Dad’s Army Richard Osman’s House of Games Snooker Performance Live: Love Snowfall Gambit Hunky Dory Louis Theroux’s Altered States: Choosing Death This is BBC Two

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Television: Sun. 9th December

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BBC1 7.00am 9.30am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.15pm 2.50pm 3.35pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.15pm 6.25pm 7.25pm 8.15pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.30pm 11.50pm 12.00am 12.45am 1.20am 2.20am 2.50am 2.55am

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Politics My Faith and Me: Jj Chalmers Bargain Hunt BBC News Songs of Praise Escape to the Country Shrek the Third Dynasties BBC News Regional News and Weather Countryfile Doctor Who Strictly Come Dancing Dynasties Care BBC News Regional News and Weather Match of the Day 2 The Women’s Football Show The Apprentice The Apprentice: You’re Fired! Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.15am

School for Scoundrels

8.45am

Greatest Gardens

9.15am

The Instant Gardener

10.00am

Countryfile

11.00am

Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

12.30pm 1.30pm

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Shrek the Halls Spy Kids 3: Game Over FYI Daily Spy Kids 3: Game Over How the Grinch Stole Christmas FYI Daily How the Grinch Stole Christmas Despicable Me FYI Daily Despicable Me The Mask FYI Daily The Mask Family Guy I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

2.00pm

A Gift for Christmas

8.45am

Black Panther: Special

9.15am

A Yeti Adventure

10.55am

The Greatest Showman

12.55pm 3.30pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure In Darkness

5.25pm

A Yeti Adventure

7.00pm

The Greatest Showman

9.00pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

11.25pm

In Darkness

1.15am

Lady Bird

2.55am

Bomb City

4.50am

Top Ten Show, the 2018

5.10am

Holly Star

movie PICKS

3.00pm 3.30pm 4.30pm 5.30pm

Snooker

6.15pm

Flog It!

7.00pm

Britain’s Biggest Warship

8.00pm

Snooker

12.00am

The Mash Report

12.30am

I’ll Get This

1.00am

Athletics

2.00am

Stacey Dooley Investigates

3.00am

Question Time

4.00am

Holby City

5.00am

This is BBC Two

6.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.35pm 11.55pm 1.40am 2.05am 4.00am 4.50am 6.05am

Children’s programmes ITV News The Martin Lewis Money Show Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape Doc Martin Midsomer Murders ITV Lunchtime News Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs The Chase Tenable How to Spend it Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield Tipping Point ITV Evening News ITV News London The Chase: Celebrity Special I’m a Celebrity Catchphrase Special I’m a Celebrity ...Get Me Out of Here! Final ITV News Les Dawson Forever Football Genius Jackpot247 Motorsport UK ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Sky Sports News

8.00am

Total Goals

9.00am

To be Announced

9.15am

Rugby Archive

9.25am

Live Rugby 7s: Cape Town

12.35pm

To be Announced

12.50pm

Live Rugby 7s: Cape Town

2.00pm

To be Announced

4.30pm

Live Renault Super Sunday

7.30pm

Live NFL: Sunday

10.00pm

Live NFL: Sunday

1.45am

My Icon

2.00am

My Icon

2.10am

Live NFL: Sunday

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am 9.25am 9.40am 11.30am 12.35pm 1.35pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 10.00pm 12.05am 12.35am 1.05am 1.35am 2.05am 3.10am 4.05am 4.30am

Hollyoaks Omnibus Rude(ish) Tube Shorts Baby’s Day Out Made in Chelsea Don’t Tell the Bride The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Oblivion Colombiana The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube Rude(ish) Tube Hollyoaks Omnibus

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

The Hairy Bikers’ Best of British Food and Drink

ITV2 7.00am 7.35am 10.10am 1.10pm 2.15pm 2.50pm 3.20pm 4.20pm 4.25pm 5.05pm 6.05pm 6.10pm 7.10pm 8.10pm 8.15pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.05pm 11.05pm 11.35pm 12.40am 1.10am 1.35am 2.05am 2.35am 3.05am 3.15am 6.45am

ITV1 7.00am 10.25am 10.30am 10.55am 11.25am 12.25pm 2.20pm 2.30pm

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am

The Hour of Power Supergirl The Flash Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons WWE Raw NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Landscape Artist of the Year Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Their Own An Idiot Abroad Carpool Karaoke The Russell Howard Hour Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles MacGyver Road Wars

7.00am

Murder, She Wrote

7.55am

Heartbeat

8.55am

Heartbeat

10.00am

Goodbye Mr Chips

12.05pm

Columbo: Forgotten Lady

1.40pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

2.55pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

4.00pm

Midsomer Murders

6.00pm

Midsomer Murders

Channel 4

CALL ME CLAUS 7.15pm Channel 5

Heartwarming drama about a tough television executive who accidentally hires the real Santa Claus to play himself in a Christmas advertisement. While auditioning actors to play the part, the embittered executive hires a magical gentleman called Nick, who, facing retirement at age 200, must find someone to take his place as Santa Claus for the next two centuries.

THE MASK 9pm ITV2

Bank clerk Stanley is probably one of the unluckiest people in the world. Ridiculed by nearly everyone in his life, he never seems to catch a break. All of this changes, however, when he becomes the owner of a mask with magical properties.

Endeavour

10.00pm

Vera

12.00am

Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian

1.05am

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

2.15am

Lucan

3.30am

Road to Avonlea

4.20am

Road to Avonlea

5.15am

Judge Judy

5.35am

Murder, She Wrote

6.30am

ITV3 Nightscreen

Adventure

CINEMA LISTINGS

Cine Las Velas

www.cinelasvelas.es lasvelascc@gmail.com Calle Catamarán 1, Los Alcázares, Murcia

TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER The Happy Prince 16.00 Mum’s List 18.15 -20.30 Bad Times at the El Royale 16.00 - 18.30 - 21.00 Bohemian Rhapsody 16.00 - 18.30 - 21.00 THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER Opera Gala 20.00 IMF Torrevieja IMF usually shows one movie in VOSE (English Language Soundtrack with Spanish subtitles) each week. As the listings are subject to change mid-week, the latest information is available on https://cinesimf.com/es/cartelera/imftorrevieja This week’s VOSE movie is Widows, showing at 18.00 every day. Movies are shown 7 days per week, Mondays and Wednesdays tickets are €5 and the remainder of the week and festivos €7.Tax rebate message on The

Channel 5

7.20am

King of Queens

7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.45am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.05am

Peppa Pig

8.10am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.10am

Peppa Pig

8.35am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.15am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.00am

Frasier

9.25am

Frasier

7.30am

Luo Bao Bei

7.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

10.00am

Frasier

10.30am

Sunday Brunch

7.50am

Fireman Sam

1.30pm

The Simpsons

8.05am

Thomas and Friends

2.00pm

The Simpsons

8.15am

Bob the Builder

2.30pm

The Simpsons

8.30am

Digby Dragon

3.00pm

The Simpsons

8.50am

Peppa Pig

3.30pm

Stuart Little 2

8.55am

Peppa Pig

5.05pm

Father Christmas

9.00am

Peppa Pig

5.35pm

The Snowman

6.05pm

The Snowman and the Snowdog

9.10am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.30am

Paw Patrol

6.35pm

Home Alone

8.35pm

Channel 4 News

9.45am

Nella the Princess Knight

9.00pm

Escape to the Chateau

10.00am

Friends

10.00pm

A Very British Country House

10.30am

Friends

11.00pm

Tin Star

11.00am

Friends

11.55pm

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

11.25am

Friends

1.00am

The Angels’ Share

11.55am

Friends

2.45am

The Last Leg

12.25pm

Friends

3.40am

Gillette World Sport

4.10am

Unreported World

12.55pm

Friends

1.25pm

Friends

4.35am

Big House, Little House

5.30am

Food Unwrapped

1.55pm

Friends

5.55am

Fifteen to One

2.25pm

Friends

6.50am

Countdown

2.55pm

101 Dalmatians

5.05pm

Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!

7.15pm

Call Me Claus

9.05pm

Warship: Life at Sea

9.55pm

5 News Weekend

10.00pm

Edge of Tomorrow

12.15am

Timecop

2.00am

Super Casino

4.10am

Blinging Up Baby

5.00am

Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.50am 8.45am 9.40am 10.40am 11.50am 12.50pm 1.50pm 2.50pm 2.55pm 3.55pm 4.55pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.25pm 6.50pm 7.50pm 10.00pm 11.05pm 11.10pm 12.45am 1.55am 2.00am 3.00am 3.50am 4.00am

The Professionals The Professionals The Sweeney The Sweeney The Sweeney Minder Minder The War Wagon FYI Daily The War Wagon The Train Robbers FYI Daily The Train Robbers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Made in Britain Hornblower Executive Decision FYI Daily Executive Decision The Usual Suspects FYI Daily The Usual Suspects Minder ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

BBC 4 8.00pm 9.00pm

3.00am

A History of Christianity Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here Daredevils and Divas: A Night at the Circus The Sky at Night Horizon The Farthest: Voyager’s Interstellar Journey Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here McMafia

9.55am 10.25am 11.25am 1.00pm 1.35pm 2.05pm 2.40pm 3.10pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 5.50pm 6.20pm 6.55pm 7.25pm 7.55pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.05am 3.05am 4.10am

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas The Gunfight at Dodge City Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me World’s Most Extreme 999: On the Frontline 999: On the Frontline 999: What’s Your Emergency? Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 999: On the Frontline 999: What’s Your Emergency? 8 Out of 10 Cats

10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.30am 2.00am

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8.00pm

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WHATSAPP IS SPAM

Guardia Civil is warning people of a social media scam where users are being told they can claim up to €3,200 from the ministry of work and pensions. A message doing the rounds on WhatsApp and potentially other popular sites claims that anyone who worked in Spain between the years 1990 and 2018 inclusive are able to reclaim this fourfigure sum in overpaid contributions. They are told to click on the link https://fwcauses.com/es-gob, which is not linked to any authority in Spain. According to the Guardia Civil, they are not sure what results from clicking on the link as of yet, but it is likely to trigger spam, annoying adware or other malware, or

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even allow entry to hackers and expose users to the risk of identity theft. The message includes spelling and minor grammar mistakes – for example: the word for ‘funds’, which is fondos, is spelt as fundos – common signs of a phishing or other cyber-fraud attempt. A warning on the Guardia Civil’s Twitter sight reads: “This fake link purporting to be from the Ministry of Work, Migrations and Social Security, and announcing a payment of €3,200 to anyone who has worked between 1999 [sic] and 2018, is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. “It is false ... they won’t give you euros, but you’re sure to get spam (or something worse).”The Guardia Civil uses the hashtag #NoPiques (‘Don’t Fall For It’).

Television: Mon. 10th December BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.10pm 4.40pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.30am 1.15am 2.15am 2.20am

Breakfast Defenders UK Homes Under the Hammer Britain’s Secret Charity Cheats A1: Britain’s Longest Road Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Best Christmas Food Ever Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show River Walks EastEnders Panorama Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Have I Got a Bit More News for You The Graham Norton Show Ambulance Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.00am 7.45am 8.30am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 4.45pm 5.45pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am 3.10am 4.10am 5.10am

ITV2 7.00am 7.50am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 10.25am 11.20am 11.45am 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 7.00pm 8.35pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 11.30pm 12.55am 1.25am 1.55am 3.20am 6.50am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You’ve Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Final Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Final You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy American Dad! Two and a Half Men Bordertown Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

A Yeti Adventure

8.40am

The Grinch: Special

9.00am

The Greatest Showman

11.00am

Katie Says Goodbye

12.45pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

3.20pm

In Darkness

5.20pm

A Yeti Adventure

7.00pm

The Greatest Showman

9.00pm

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

11.30pm

Katie Says Goodbye

1.10am

In Darkness

3.10am

Wonder Wheel

5.10am

Holly Star

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.35pm 11.50pm 12.50am 1.15am 4.00am 4.55am 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 ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street The Martin Lewis Money Show Coronation Street Sir Cliff Richard: 60 Years in Public and in Private ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Killer Women with Piers Morgan Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am

Sky 1

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

7.00am

Monkey Life

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

8.00am

RSPCA Animal Rescue

9.00am

Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

10.00am

Babylon 5

11.00am

Warehouse 13

Good Morning Sports Fans

9.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

10.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

12.00pm

NCIS: Los Angeles

11.00am

Football Centre

2.00pm

Hawaii Five-0

12.00pm

Football Centre

4.00pm

MacGyver

1.00pm

Football Centre

5.00pm

Modern Family

2.00pm

Sky Sports News

6.00pm

The Simpsons

6.30pm

Futurama

7.30pm

The Simpsons

3.00pm

Sky Sports News

4.00pm

Sky Sports News

9.00pm

5.00pm

Sky Sports News

10.00pm

6.00pm

Sky Sports News at 5

12.00am

7.00pm

Sky Sports News at 6

8.00pm

Live Monday Night Football

12.00am

Sky Sports News

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

www.costablancapeople.com

Channel 4 7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.10am 9.40am 10.10am 10.40am 11.05am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.55pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 2.00am 2.55am 3.50am 4.45am 5.10am 5.35am 5.55am 6.50am

3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun My Family Secrets Revealed Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot Liam Bakes Food Unwrapped 24 Hours in A&E First Dates Emergency Helicopter Medics Ramsay’s Hotel Hell Obsessive Compulsive Country House Cleaners Walks with My Dog The People’s Vet Embarrassing Pets Food Unwrapped Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas Big House, Little House Countdown

BBC 4

Channel 5 7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.05am

Peppa Pig

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

7.15am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

7.30am

The Secret Life of Puppies

7.35am

Wissper

7.40am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

7.55am

Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!

8.05am

Fireman Sam

8.15am

Shane the Chef

8.35am

Peppa Pig

8.45am

Peppa Pig

8.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.05am

Paw Patrol

9.25am

Floogals

9.40am

Digby Dragon

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

12.15pm

Mr Christmas

1.45pm

Neighbours

2.15pm

My Christmas Love

4.00pm

Christmas Catch

5.45pm

5 News at 5

6.00pm

Friends

6.30pm

Friends

7.00pm

Neighbours

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights

8.00pm

Beyond 100 Days

9.00pm

Police Interceptors

Supergirl

8.30pm

Christmas University Challenge 2017

10.00pm

Warship: Life at Sea

An Idiot Abroad

9.00pm

Hidden Wales with Will Millard

11.00pm

The Sex Business

The Reluctant Landlord

10.00pm

Treasures of Ancient Rome

12.00am

The Internship

12.30am

A League of Their Own

11.00pm

A Very English Scandal

2.15am

Super Casino

1.00am

The Late Late ...

Secrets of Great British Castles

SEAL Team

A Very English Scandal

4.10am

2.00am

11.55pm

3.00am

Arrow

12.55am

Everyday Eden: A Potted History

5.00am

Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

4.00am

A League of Their Own

of the Suburban Garden

5.45am

House Doctor

Live NFL: Minnesota @ Seattle

5.00am

Babylon 5

1.55am

McMafia

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Futurama

3.50am

Hidden Wales with Will Millard

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.55pm 1.00am 2.05am 3.05am 4.00am 4.55am 5.35am 6.00am

Hollyoaks Mike and Molly Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea The Big Bang Theory Naked Attraction Gogglebox Made in Chelsea First Dates Naked Attraction The Big Bang Theory Happy Together New Girl

7.00am

Classic Coronation Street

7.25am

Classic Coronation Street

7.55am

Heartbeat

8.55am

The Royal

9.55am

Judge Judy

10.25am

Judge Judy

10.50am

Judge Judy

11.20am

Inspector Morse

1.35pm

The Royal

2.35pm

Heartbeat

3.40pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.10pm

Classic Coronation Street

4.40pm

Inspector Morse

6.55pm

Heartbeat

7.55pm

Murder, She Wrote

8.55pm

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

11.00pm

Liar

12.05am

A Touch of Frost

2.10am

Liverpool 1

3.05am

ITV3 Nightscreen

3.30am

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Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's magical ballet tells the story of the doomed love of Prince Siegfried and Princess Odette. Prince Siegfried goes out hunting one night and chases a group of swans – one of them transforms

guests – it is Odette! The prince dances with her and asks for her hand in marriage. But it's not Odette – the mystery woman is the daughter of the evil von Rothbart, Odile. Odette has witnessed the whole

depth was not, they thought, the kind that should accompany their balletic moves. Today, the ballet is adored by young and old: from the graceful Waltz in Act I to the playful Dance of the Cygnets, this is wonderfully innocent music. Tchaikovsky evidently enjoyed composing the music for Swan Lake, writing far more material than would ever be required. It’s now the world’s most frequently performed ballet. This coming 21st December, a crew of 40 elite dancers will perform Swan Lake in Torrevieja’s Auditorium, offering local audiences the chance to see this wonderful ballet performed at a fantastic venue.

Win tickets into a young woman, Odette, who explains that she and her companions were turned into swans by the evil Baron Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken if someone who has never loved before swears an oath of undying love and promises to marry her. The Prince declares his love to Odette and promises to be loyal forever. At a grand reception at the palace, the Prince must choose a bride – but he can think only of Odette. Suddenly a fanfare announces the arrival of two

scene. Too late, Siegfried realises his mistake. Siegfried follows Odette to the lake and begs her forgiveness. She says she forgives him but nothing can change the fact he broke his vow. They decide to die together. The lovers throw themselves into the lake.

The music of 'Swan Lake' The dancers who performed in the ballet's premiere declared Tchaikovsky's music to be simply too difficult to dance to. Music of such richness and

With thanks to the Auditorio de Torrevieja, the Costa Blanca People has three pairs of tickets to give away! To be in with your chance to win, simply answer the following question before the closing date (Wednesday 19th December, 4pm): What is the name of the princess? Email your answer to office@costablancapeople.com (please mark the subject – Swan Lake Competition) and ensure to include your name and contact number. T&Cs apply.

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Celebrating Christmas along with council business It was a combination of festive cheer and community concerns at the San Luis/ La Siesta Neighbourhood Watch meeting on 26th November. As usual it took place at Casa Ventura at 4.30pm but this time it was also to musical accompaniment. The Torrevieja Pipes and Drum Band were there to entertain the many people who turned up for the meeting and enjoyed a glass of wine. It wasn’t just about the entertainment. The neighbourhood watch group had asked the mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, to attend to listen to their concerns and to answer questions. It was a tight call as the mayor was also summoned to a last minute meeting with the President of Valencia. However, he did attend along with Councillor Carmen Morate and Director of the Foreigners office, Carlos Gonzales. One of the main topics of conversation continues to be la Siesta park which remains uncompleted since the work began over three years ago. The mayor explained that now any work on the park has had to be suspended due to a court hearing taking place. This involvescontractors suing the council for non-payment of the work done previously. Other matters discussed included the new contracts for waste management and the bus services. The mayor invited residents to attend the council

meetings to see how the council make their decisions on these new contracts. This was a positive opportunity to hear directly from the local government and have concerns aired. As we approach town council elections in 2019, now is the time for British residents who are eligible to vote in the local elections, to engage with the politicians and understand what are the pressing matters for Torrevieja. The group will now break for Christmas and their next meeting will be on January 28th. Tour of the area with the mayor At the Neighbourhood watch meeting the possibility of the mayor conducting a tour of the area along with president Doug Allen was presented. On 28th November, very shortly after the meeting, it took place. Doug, Carlos Gonzales and officials from the parks and

maintenance departments met with local residents to have a look at exactly what the complaints are about. Some of the landmarks that were on the list included potholes, waste dumps and poorly maintained green areas. Further discussion was held about the La Siesta park. The mayor again emphasised that no action can be taken whilst the park is subject to a court case. However, the money allocated to the park, €200,000, will still be available to it once the court case is over. The residents group presented an improvement plan to the mayor which includes matters such as improving the green areas, provision of play and sports facilities, extra recycle bins and larger green skips. The group were disappointed to hear that plans for new waste and lighting contracts and plans for a new bus service have been voted down in the council. Suzanne O’Connell

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I’m not dead! A Spanish expat has been forced to call his family to tell them ‘I’m not dead’ after his Irish football club said he had been killed in car crash. The man, who lives in Dublin has called his family to let them know he is still alive following a Facebook hoax. Fernando La Fuente called his family to tell them, ‘basically, I’m not dead,’ after his football club Ballybrack FC falsely announced his ‘tragic’ death on social media. The Leinster Senior League (LSL) has launched a probe into why the Dublin-based club said their player had died in a ‘traffic accident’ on his way home from training last Thursday. It is thought that the club

revealed the fake news so they could get an important match with Arklow Town on Saturday postponed. The Spanish IT worker and leftback, turned striker, was nicknamed ‘Lazarus of Ballybrack’ and spoke of his shock at the news of his death. Speaking to The Sun newspaper said: “I was just in from work playing some video games and I got a call from work and they tell me I’m a celebrity. They started sending me all these news articles and that’s how I found out that I was dead.” The LSL chairman Dave Moran confirmed he is

meeting with the south Dublinbased club. He said: “We’ll be meeting with Ballybrack to discuss what happens from here, but I’ve spoken to the man responsible and he’s really hurting bad. “He’d no idea it would go this far and he’s hugely upset, so as of now all our focus is on helping him.”

Ryanair breached cabin crew's right to strike Spain’s government may take disciplinary action against low cost carrier Ryanair for 'breaching employees' right to strike' based upon the airline's response to the cabin-crew shut-down on 25th and 26th September. According to the Spanish ministry of work and pensions, Ryanair sent emails and made phone calls to its cabin crew asking them to confirm whether they would be joining the strikes and demanding they continue to push sales on flights, which goes against the ministry of public works' 'minimum service during strike' requirements.

Also, the ministry claims Ryanair designated more shift workers for duties on 28th September, during the third strike day, than it would in a normal week, meaning the strike's impact was minimal, which effectively prevents industrial action from working properly and defeating the object – procedures which are considered to counter staff's right to go on strike at all. For that day's industrial action, workers drafted in on shifts to cover their striking colleagues were not given the requisite notice before their hours were

changed. The company 'hindered inspectors' checks' in connection with the strike, 'especially concerning taking statements from cabin crew and analysing working conditions and riskprevention paperwork', according to the department of work inspectors, part of the ministry of work and pensions. Negotiations between Ryanair and cabin-crew unions have continually stalled and further strikes are expected over Christmas, New Year and the Epiphany or Three Kings' celebrations.

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So you think cholesterol is bad for you? Ask yourself this, if cholesterol is so bad for you, how come every day your body makes as much cholesterol as in 15 eggs. Your body needs to churn out that much cholesterol for one simple reason. Your body craves cholesterol. It cannot survive without it. And I know what you’re thinking, that there’s ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ cholesterol right? No there is no such thing. There is only one chemical compound known as cholesterol. The terms Good and Bad cholesterol are simply ‘transporters’ that carry cholesterol from the liver where cholesterol is produced and recycled to other parts of the body where cholesterol is needed for repairs and vice versa. So, your body knows exactly how much cholesterol it needs. If your cholesterol is high, your body needs it. Cholesterol increases when there’s inflammation in the body, that is when we are sick. And it does so because it plays a critical role in regulating the body and keeping us healthy. Cholesterol is so important for normal brain function that 25% of all cholesterol in the body is found in the brain. This is why low levels of cholesterol and the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs is associated with memory loss, depression, insomnia, severe headaches, and neurodegenerative diseases. Our nerves are padded and protected by a covering called the myelin sheath that is mostly made from cholesterol. Every hormone in the body – thyroid hormone, oestrogens, testosterone,

cortisol, etc. – are produced directly from cholesterol. Low blood cholesterol causes hormonal problems including thyroid hormone imbalances and Erectile Dysfunction. Cholesterol also plays a critical role in eliminating toxins from the body as it binds to toxins of all sorts such as bacterial toxins. Cholesterol is so crucial for the human body that it is an important component of all 100 billion cells that compose the human body. Without cholesterol, we very quickly start to fall apart. Many scientific and clinical studies are

published every year showing the importance of cholesterol in the body and the dangers of cholesterol-lowering drugs. A study which followed 50,000 women over 10 years and published by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2012 revealed that women with higher cholesterol levels above 7 mmol/l (270 mg/dl) were 28% less likely to die of any disease and lived longer than women with cholesterol lower than 5 mmol/L (193 mg/dl).

Also, Researchers from Columbia University reported in their study that people over 65 with the lowest cholesterol levels were twice more likely to die every year than those with the highest cholesterol levels. The plaque deposits that cause heart diseases and stroke are not caused by high cholesterol, but by inflammation. And the underlying cause of inflammation is toxic free radicals. The few people with a family history of extremely high cholesterol can control it with natural alternatives scientifically proven to lower cholesterol such as Policosanol and Nicotinamide. And these natural alternatives have no adverse side effect, unlike the chemical drugs. Dr Machi Mannu is a Medical Doctor and Researcher To Book A Full Body Diagnostic Scan call 965071745, 966189074 or visit www.medb.es for more information Disclaimer All content within this article is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. The Costa Blanca People is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of our articles. The Costa Blanca People is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of the sites. Always consult your own doctor if you are in any way concerned about your health.

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Spanish scientists develop Zika vaccine Scientists in Spain have created a vaccine against the Zika virus, a tropical disease caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. In testing it on rats already infected with Zika, they found the animals made a complete recovery and that their immune system responded to the drug developed in the laboratory staffed by members of the High Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). Zika, a virus declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2016, can cause severe neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and microcephalia – a very small, underdeveloped brain - in babies where a pregnant woman is affected. As yet, there is no licensed vaccine against the condition and the only way to prevent it in at-risk areas is by using very

strong insect repellent with DEET as one of the ingredients. According to Juan García-Arriaza and Mariano Esteban of the CSIC, the new MVA-ZIKV vaccine was developed along the lines used by those who have created inoculations against Ebola, HIV and AIDS, and Hepatitis C. Two types of the Zika virus were introduced into a substance known as a 'pox-viral vector', a genetically-weakened virus, which led to the generation of the 'pre-cursory protein' of the Zika membrane and of its outer skin, respectively. These two proteins are the 'most immunogenic' of the Zika virus, GarcíaArriaza explains. They are capable of producing viral particles similar in type and size to those of the Zika virus, creating immunity to the

latter. Just one dose of the Zika vaccine is able to control infection by the virus in rats and mice, says Dr Martín-Acebes, one of the key members of the research team. Dr Patricia Pérez, main author of the research report, says future studies will aim to determine which components of the immune system are linked to protection against the virus, and how to prevent transmission from mother to unborn baby. The results obtained open the door to trials on non-human primates and, if these are successful, would justify starting clinical trials. CSIC researchers would need funding for these two phases, which they are hoping to obtain now that results of their work have been published in the magazine Scientific Reports.

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Why choose Medcare for your Dental Implants?

urther to being the leading British private medical clinic on the Costa Blanca, Medcare was also one of the first British dental clinics in the area too. Thousands of patients have been treated over the past decade, and the dental team is set to expand very soon! Dental implants have become much more popular over recent years due to more realisticlooking tooth replacements and a reduction in cost. In fact, many patients come to Medcare in Spain because their treatment is cheaper than in the UK, Ireland or Scandinavia! What are dental implants? Well, they are false teeth that look completely natural and are indistinguishable from natural teeth. And Medcare is very fortunate to have a dental implantology specialist, Daniel Soria. He has over 20 years experience and works alongside the rest of the dental team at Medcare, led by British dentist, Tim Holt. Daniel has fitted hundreds of implants, varying from a single replacement tooth to full sets to replace all teeth. Importantly, Daniel and the rest of the team are all very capable and calm. This is one of the many reasons why patients return year after year. Dealing with nervous patients is part and parcel of being a dentist. But the mark of a GOOD dentist is one who puts the patient at ease and makes the treatments more bearable, a pleasure even! Mrs P said, “I will definitely return with less hesitation to the Medcare dental chair.”

Part of Medcare’scommitment to health and wellbeing is to provide free MedClinic appointments to all new patients so that they may meet the clinicians, talk about any concerns and build a rapport. These ‘taster’ consultations are available for a FREE dental check-up, a FREE pain consultation with the osteopath, a FREE skin analysis with the Aesthetics doctor and a FREE chat with the Cosmetic surgeon. After your MedClinic appointment there are then options for membership that provide on-going discounts on numerous services and treatments or you can continue to visit on an as-needed basis. As well as innovative dental implants and everyday fillings and check-ups, the dental team provide full smile makeovers. Patients can choose from an array of cosmetic treatments from veneers and teeth whitening to invisible teeth straightening. We often see that an improvement in a patient’s teeth can lead to a huge boost in self-confidence. Now dental implants are from ONLY 995 euros per implant! Other amazing offers include teeth whitening from just 160 euros and the Complete Beautiful Smile package (teeth whitening, lip fillers and two facial peels) from just 480 euros! If you are looking for the perfect present for that special person, Medcare’s packages or a gift voucher could be the answer! Open 09.00-17.00 Monday to Friday. Call 966 860 258 or email doctors@medcarespain.com

Call 966 860 258 or email doctors@medcarespain.com. Clinics in Benijofar and Alfaz del Pi. Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17.00 Please note that all information contained within this Costa Blanca 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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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 7. Four-sided (13) 8. Trust (8) 9. Pinnacle (4) 10. Compulsion (6) 12. Garb (6) 14. Particular (6) 16. Evicts (6) 18. Close (4)

20. Rashness (8) 22. Inferiority (13)

6. Labyrinth (4) 11. Seclusion (8) 13. Kinsman (8) 15. Lawsuit (6) 17. Faultlessness (6) 19. Pull (4) 21. Pit (4)

DOWN 1. Repose (8) 2. Exhortation (6) 3. Indication (4) 4. Steep (8) 5. Leave (6)

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DOWN 1. Thought better of hypocrisy in a rush (8) 2. Crazy international tearaway (6) 3. Having power put back in the rebel battalions (4) 4. Certainly not distant shots (5-3) 5. A distressing pain produced by the

needle (6) 6. In Germany she produces endless deception (4) 11.One girl after another - for remembrance? (8) 13.Blackbird in the middle of the night gong hungrily after prey (8) 15.A business undertaking, we hear, to make a declaration (6) 17.Tell about the dead? (6) 19.The community wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be complete without one (4) 21.Be venturesome in restricted areas (4)

SOLUTIONS 764 QUICK Across: 1 Stop; 8 Accomplice; 9 Instance; 10 Wilt; 12 Lively; 14 Dreamy; 15 Simper; 17 Peseta; 18 Onus; 19 Sagacity; 21 Outrageous; 22 Tang. Down: 2 Transition; 3 Past; 4 Scanty; 5 Impend; 6 Flawless; 7 Feat; 11 Limitation; 13 Exposure; 16 Resign; 17 Pigeon; 18 Oboe; 20 Cast. CRYPTIC Across: 1 Told; 8 Open-handed; 9 Streaker; 10 Hide; 12 Lessen; 14 Splash; 15 Mature; 17 Lesson; 18 Skip; 19 Backfire; 21 In good time; 22 Dido. Down: 2 Off the mark; 3 Done; 4 Reckon; 5 Shorts; 6 Ant-hills; 7 Idle; 11 Discoursed; 13 Sculptor; 16 Embody; 17 Lock in; 18 Said; 20 Fled.

Solution for Logic Puzzle Jaxon

Friday

Brittany

Thursday

Adrianna

Tuesday

Jayden

Monday

Ricotta Pepperjack Muenster Havarti Blue cheese

Buffalo wings Soup of the day Potato skins Fried mozarella Onion rings

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1. The person who ordered potato skins as an appetizer loves muenster. 2. The havarti enthusiast is not Jaxon. 3. The blue cheese enthusiast has a day off earlier in the week than the havarti enthusiast. 4. The muenster enthusiast is not Bryant. 5. The one who has Saturday off loves ricotta. 6. The one who has Thursday off is Brittany. 7. Jayden has a day off earlier in the week than the person who ordered fried mozarella as an appetizer. 8. The havarti enthusiast is not Brittany. 9. The one who has Monday off didn't order buffalo wings. 10. The person who ordered fried mozarella as an appetizer doesn't like ricotta. 11. The havarti enthusiast has a day off earlier in the week than the pepperjack enthusiast. 12. The havarti enthusiast is not Jayden. 13. The one who has Friday off ordered soup of the day. 14. The 5 people were the one who has Thursday off, Bryant, the person who ordered soup of the day as an appetizer, the blue cheese enthusiast, and the one who has Tuesday off.

18.Smack on the wrist? (4) 20.The girl created a row! (8) 22.On reflection, this can be deciphered (6-7)

Saturday

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.

7. They provide transport facilities for small charges (13) 8. The class will be disturbed by cases in school... (8) 9. ...and not relaxed when instructed, we hear (4) 10.Insensitivity originating from Proust (6) 12.They indicate the place for her in United States ship (6) 14.More than one high aspiration is about to give out (6) 16.Worked hard to reform the voters (6)

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Alan via email asks: I am writing to you with regard to your recommendation recently in a reply to a customer that they should destroy their hard drive to make sure their data cannot be accessed by another user of their computer. This seems to be a rather extreme and costly method to erase personal data from a computer. First of all their data can be deleted from their computer once it has been copied to a memory chip as you know. Secondly, if they make sure that everything in the recycle bin is deleted then all the file names of personal data has been deleted. This means that although the data is still on the disc no one can display it because they cannot select the file names. I do know that someone with specialist equipment could read the data but nobody who is given or buys a second hand computer would be able to do this. The data will eventually be overwritten by new files created by the new user. In the circumstances I would hope that you would modify your future recommendation. Aunty Says: Hi Alan. There is no 100% safe way of “erasing or deleting” data from your hard disk. There are plenty of easy to use apps/tools that are freely available from the internet that can recover deleted documents

The mystery of the brown bears in Spain’s northern mountains The only brown bears who have managed to avoid extinction and thrive in Spain without the need to introduce foreign specimens are those that live in the mountains of Cantabria. They are distributed into two distinct populations, western and eastern, which have had different luck: in 2017 there were an estimated 250 bears in the western section, including 35 breeding females and 64 cubs, while in the eastern section this figure dropped to around 40 specimens, with six females and nine cubs, according to data from the regional government of Castilla y León. Both groups are separated by a strip of land measuring between 50 and 80 kilometres. The other brown bear habitat, located in the Pyrenees, has 44 specimens and it is shared with neighbouring France and the principality of Andorra. This third group was created by bringing in Slovenian brown bears from the same species (Ursus arctos arctos). The last indigenous bear, a female, died in 2004. Despite years of study, it is still unclear why there is such a difference between the population growth of these two groups, which are distributed across the northern Spanish regions of Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria and Castilla y León. Guillermo Palomero, president of Brown Bear Foundation(FOP), focuses on the habitat. “The mountains of Palencia are less

productive because of the type of food that is found there. In the fall season, the bears depend on the forests of oak and beech for subsistence, while in the western portion they also have chestnuts besides acorns. They have a better guarantee of surviving the winter,” he explains. Palomero also recalls that when bear management began, there were more specimens in the western side. During the worst years there were between 50 and 60 specimens and at least 10 breeding females in the western side. In the eastern side, however, the population dropped to around 20 specimens and no more than two breeding females, a situation that encouraged inbreeding. The non-profit group Fund for the Protection of Wild Animals (Fapas), which works on bear conservation in the Cantabria mountains, warns that mortality rates are higher in the eastern side. “There is a constant trickle of deaths tied to hunting. If these were natural deaths, the bodies would not be located, because these animals always hide when they are hurt or sick,” says Roberto Hartasánchez, president of Fapas. “The landscape is less rugged, and if you create trails, as has happened here, you reduce the number of places where the bears can take refuge. And bears need quiet places.” This year is proving to be especially

tragic, with several dead bears found in the eastern side. “We are waiting for the results of the necropsies, if we get them, because you can’t lose that many bears just like that, in one blow,” says the head of FOP, who nevertheless rules out hunting or poaching. East Vs West For four years, a group of researchers from the Higher Council of Scientific Research (CSIC) and Oviedo University has been studying the case of the Cantabria brown bear. Vicenzo Penteriani, who heads the team, feels that from the point of view of resources (both food and habitat), “there is not enough of a difference to explain the differences in the growth of the species.” Besides, the females are similarly productive, which rules out fertility as a cause. The FOP says its own research indicates that females in the Cantabria mountains do, in fact, have fewer cubs than is usual for the species. Again, western females win, with an average of 1.87 cubs per litter, compared with 1.5 cubs for the eastern females. FOP biologist Fernando Ballesteros explains that while their techniques may not be that sophisticated, so many years of field observation (since 1989), makes their own data “very robust.” Ballesteros adds that both groups are now mixing, with some western males entering the eastern territory, as hair and excrement samples have shown.

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Explorer (IE) which has been phased out and replaced with Microsoft Edge. Try browsing/surfing the Internet using Edge (which is bundled with Windows 10) or Google Chrome and see if the problem clears.

and personal browsing history etc. even after you have wiped the hard disk partitions and re-installed Windows. Physically bashing the disk drive with a hammer is the only way to be sure that no one can recover information from the disk. Alan via email asks: Hi Aunty. For some months now, when I am on my laptop, I keep getting a white box appearing in the middle of the screen saying, "Script Error. An error has occurred in the script on this page Yes or No". It freezes my screen until I click either yes or no but it keeps coming back, sometimes up to 10 or 12 times in quick succession. I run Windows 10. Can you possibly help me please? Aunty Says: Hello Alan. Unfortunately this error message could be caused by a number of things but probably the most common culprit is Internet

Peter via email asks: I have a laptop running on windows 7. Can you upgrade it to windows 10? And the cost please. Aunty Says: Hi Peter. Any laptop running Windows 7 can run Windows 10. You can get a good genuine install for around €65 so drop me a line and I can recommend someone. Tony via email asks: Hi Aunty can you help? When i watch films my laptop keeps pausing, sometimes a few minutes and sometimes a few seconds, its very annoying. I have 30 meg but not reliable. Aunty Says: Hi Tony. You will need to go to www.speedtest.net and run a scan a few times during the day and make a note of your download speed. Send me the results and I will investigate. That’s all for this week. Email your questions to auntyvirus@costablancapeople.com and I will see what I can do.

Winners of App competition On Sunday 26th November the 32 hour App creating marathon came to an end. Fifty students had squeezed into the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre in Torrevieja, with the aim of creating an App for the tourist industry. The fifty participants were in 12 teams and had been given the challenge of designing an App that could solve a problem for the local tourist industry. The competition was the second ‘Hakathon’ organised in the town and in groups of between three and six people, they worked intensely at the individual projects over the course of the weekend. The teams had to choose one of the challenges set by different companies and businesses involved in the tourist industry and come up with an App that could provide a solution. Finally, on Sunday afternoon the winners were announced. The first prize of €800 was awarded to ‘Welink’ which provides an interactive glimpse of points of interest to tourists in

a town. Councillor Fanny Serrano, responsible for tourism, has suggested that this could be adopted for use in Torrevieja. ‘It provides information about a monument or place of interest and is a different way of looking at tourism.’ There was a new category this year ‘Data Science and Artificial Intelligence’ which required the development of Apps to help analyse and present data. The first prize in this category went to ‘BCN Team’ and ‘Crossfit’ who shared the €800 prize money. More ideas included an App to predict water consumption needs in Torrevieja using Agamed data. Another winning App links pet owners with pet sitters and the ‘Umbrella Team’produced an App to identify where there are free tours, when they take place and which language is preferred. Overall, the councillors attending were impressed by the quality of the Apps produced and the talent of the young people contributing. Suzanne O’Connell

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The importance of tyre pressure They are the hardest working element of most vehicles, and yet, the part which we so frequently neglect, until they are in their worst possible condition. We are talking about tyres. Proper tyre pressure is of vital importance for the safety of a vehicle, as well as to increase its efficiency and save on fuel (and, therefore, reduce its CO2 emissions). Keeping a close eye on tyre pressure brings lost of benefits, such as a decrease in the possibility of a blowout, greater precision in the direction of movement and a quicker correction against any unforeseen situations, better crosssectional grip when taking a curve, and reducing fuel consumption and engine effort. It is recommended that tyres are checked at least on a monthly basis. More often is better, but monthly is better than not at all, and it’s easy to remember if you make a note, for example, that on the first or last day of the month you will check your tyres. We have detailed ways of checking tyres many times before, just search “tyres” in the search box at the top of the n332.es website, but this time we want to detail tyre pressure. First of all, keep in mind that the proper pressure will depend on the type of vehicle. The manufacturer has the obligation to indicate this, depending on the tyre and the transported load. All modern vehicles have a sticker or plate on the driver’s door frame that indicates this. For older vehicles you may have to consult

the owner's manual. Tyre checks should always be carried out “cold”, in other words, before the vehicle has moves anywhere on the day, or if it has been standing for a while on the day, because as the temperature increases when the tyre is being used, when the wheel is moving, it can give a false indication of pressure. Most garages have tyre top up machines, sometimes for a small fee, which also have pressure gauges built in. These gauges are calibrated frequently and offer the most precise reading, compared to say a pocket, household reader that you can purchase on the internet. Workshops will also be able to check your tyre pressure for you. As always, we recommend Autos Direct Bosch Service Centre in San Miguel if you want professionals to check your tyres for you, but in the meantime, you can maintain the check yourself, and remember to add that regular date to your calendar, checking every month, to make sure your tyres offers the best results in both performance and, more importantly, safety.

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Thinking of buying an electric scooter this christmas? you may want to reconsider! In the last year, the interest in Personal Mobility Vehicles (VehĂculos de Movilidad Personal or VMP) has rocketed, not only in Spain, but global interest has seen a variety of vehicles taking to the streets and pavements, but the speed in which they have spread has caused legislative problems and confusion amongst many different sectors. Sales are expected to be high this Christmas in Spain, but there may be a sting in the tail as strict legislation is just around the corner. We have already seen this week that the first fatality involving one of these vehicles has been recorded in Spain, and with many of their users unlicenced and untrained, legislation to ensure safer practice was inevitable. Now, the DGT intends to include these vehicles in the latest adaptation of vehicle regulations, with some of the vehicles requiring registration, licences to drive, and insurance. The makeup of these vehicles transcends such a wide range, from small skates to larger and more complex machines. Some are electrically powered, others have combustion engines, and yet, so far, whatever the size, scale or power, other than a few elements already covered by law, the vehicles have so far been grouped together. The only real official information so far was in 2016, when the DGT issued Instruction 16.V-124, which was little more than an informative notice with little regulatory effect, and which has not been touched since, despite the vehicles in the category undergoing major

transformations. As the basis if these vehicles is that they would only be used within the city limits, it was believed sufficient for the framework of the legislation to allow local authorities to derive their own rules, which inevitably led to confusion when users would travel to different cities, and in those locations where towns simply hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bothered to create their own norms. There were city councils, like Madrid , Barcelona and Seville for example, who did develop Municipal Ordinances with which to tackle the problems. Since then, the new Director General of Traffic, Pere Navarro, has been working to properly catalogue Personal Mobility Vehicles in the next changes to the Vehicle Regulations within a new reform of the Road Safety Act scheduled for mid2019 with the hope to be able to properly regulate the use of these vehicles for use as urban unipersonal transport. Whilst the legislation is still being finalised, so far these vehicles have been segregated into four different categories: Toys: Traditional skates and motorised hoverboards with a maximum speed of 6 km / h. They can be used on pavements and pedestrian areas. VMP: Electric scooters, electric monocycles and Segways with speed up to 25 km / h. They can be used by bike lanes and authorised lanes. Never on pavements or pedestrian areas. Bicycles and electric bicycles: They can travel on all types of roads as well as bike lanes, but never on pavements or pedestrian areas.

Category L1e: Vehicles with a maximum speed of up to 45 km / h that can travel on all roads and never on pavements or pedestrian areas. In addition to this effective separation duly recorded in the Vehicle Regulations, there will also be new developments in the regulatory plan since both electric bicycles and VMPs will require a vehicle identification and a European Community certification that must be supplied by the manufacturer of each vehicle. In the case of the L1e, the legislation will mean a much more complex process. These vehicles until now were being used as VMP but due to their size characteristics, halfway between bicycle and VMP, in addition to having a motor that makes them significantly faster and the possibility of incorporating a seat, they were clearly being misused. From now on, these vehicles will become part of the L1e category and will require users to have the same treatment as if they are mopeds, that is to say that the rider must have a licence for the

vehicle (AM category licence), they must have registration and display the registration number plate, and they must have insurance. In addition, their speed must be limited to a maximum of 45 km / h. If you are a current user of Personal Mobility Vehicles, you may see changes based on your vehicle. In addition, the authorities will have a more precise focus within the legislative framework. What that means is that the ordinances will be applied

expected in the models that will require identification and a mandatory certification under penalty of administrative sanction, and so, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re prepared to gamble, you might just pick up a bargain right now. One of the most upsetting changes to the law will no doubt be for current users of the L1e family of vehicles. Although it is true that until now these small twowheeled vehicles did not need any registration, if the law is approved, which is very likely, vehicle registration, insurance and licence

conscientiously removing these vehicles from the pavements and being able to ensure control of the documentation that is necessary in each case. If you are not yet an owner, or are thinking of buying one as a Christmas gift, then you may well soon find your vehicle confined to the dumpster, if the recipient is no longer able to ride it, or you are unable to get the vehicle registered and insured, bearing in mind that the vehicle type may determine this and, in some cases, it may not be possible at all, resulting in the only option being scrapping your new toy. On the other hand, a price increase is

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Quesada Bowls Club EL RASO GOLF SOCIETY A busy weeks bowling with mixed results for the teams. This week the teams in the South Alicante Winter League were playing catch up after matches were cancelled due to the torrential rain last week. In the enterprise Division Quesada Diamonds rescheduled match against San Luis Klingons resulted in a San Luis win of 9 points to 3 and 99-74 shots. And unfortunately on a very cold and windy morning The Diamonds struggled a bit in this weeks match which resulted in another defeat, this time to San Luis Trekkers, who won the match 10-2 points and the shots were 88-72. The Pearls however, had an extremely close game against San Luis Trekkers for their rescheduled match - the score was 6 points each and with a nail biting finish on the last end, San Luis won the shots 81-80 points. And they drew again in another very close match on Monday against San Luis Klingons - 6 points each but this time San Luis won the shots 101 to 91. The Pearls are playing well though and are currently in 4th place in the league. Quesada Rubies played their rescheduled match away to Greenland Maples, who won 8-4 points and 100 shots to 69. In this weeks match Rubies had a much better game and the match ended in a draw against Greenland Maples, 6 points each, but Greenlands won the shots 95-79 In the southern league Division A Quesada Swallows hosted Vistabella Picadors - always a friendly and enjoyable game. Swallows had a convincing win though of 10-2 points and 127 to 56 shots. Well done to the team. While in Division B, Quesada Swifts

played MonteMar Matadors. A close match resulted in a Quesada win of 7 points to 5 and 99 shots to 90, and was enough to keep them in second place in the league only 5 points behind the leader Mazarron Miners. Unfortunately the Swans playing away, came up against the Horadada Royals playing at their best. Horadada won the game 2 points to 10 and 78-100 points. In the Winter league on Wednesday, Quesada had a resounding win against MonteMar. The match ended 12 -0 points and shots were 96 to Quesada and 69 to MonteMar. Its now extremely tight at the top of the table with Quesada only 4 points behind the leaders, Javea and a game in hand against San Miguel who are currently in second place. And finally after a very busy week, in the first round of the Premier 20 Knockout Competition, Quesada won their match against Vistabella 10 points to 6 and 130 shots to 119. This puts them straight into the semi-finals against El CID. Just a reminder that our popular Saturday morning chicken drive is open to visitors. Green fees are only 6 euros if you have your own shoes and bowls and 7 euros if you need to hire them. Anyone interested in taking part, please report to The Club, Quesada for a 9.30am start.

For the first time in quite a while we held our monthly Stableford competition at Font del Llop. It is a ratherchallenging course which on the day, with high winds and fast greens,proved even more testing.However, some good scores came in. There are five par threes on this course and the nearest the pins went to hole 3

Alan Caithness, hole 8 Robin Richards, hole 12 Carin Van de Kruijs, hole 16 Bev Fairhurst and hole 17 Alan Caithness. The best front nine with a score of 17 was Alan Caithness, while the back nine was won by David Horne with a score of 18. In third place was Ged McWilliams with 33 pts, second place went to Kevin Williams with

36 pts and the winner of the day with a creditable 38 pts was John Hill. And finally, the winner of the gnome was Lauraine Walker, who managed to win it on countback! After the game we all returned to the Olde 9th on Quesada where Grant and his staff provided refreshments.

Tomy reinforces the Salinero mid-field CD Torrevieja has closed a deal to bring new player, Tomas Basualdo Martínez (Argentina, 1995), to the Club. Tomy plays in the position of defensive midfielder, and although he is predominantly a defensive player, he is also skilled in building moves and game construction. The Argentinean player joins CD Torrevieja straight from CD Almuñecar City and he has previously played for Estudiantes de Murcia (3º Division) and Indpendiente Chivilcoy y Gimanasia and Tiro de Salta in Argentina. Welcome Tomy!

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An early tee off meant an early exit from El Raso with the wind blowing and the sky still in darkness. Most of us made it in plenty of time, but some members must have forgot that we were playing golf as a few cars and their occupants ended up on the motorway heading for Benidorm. One car, realised that they were on the wrong road but still paid twice at the toll booths before phoning up and getting the correct directions. In the end all made the course in time for their tee-offs. The wind on the front 9 was very strong which reflected on the scores for the day Silver division and overall winner – John Goulder Silver division runner up - Tony Alcock Gold division winner on count

After cancelling last week’s gathering at La Torre due to the state of that course after the heavy rain of the previous weekend, a good turnout saw 36 members and 8 guests make their way to the Murcian Nicklaus Trail track of El Valle. And how many of them wished they hadn’t come by day’s end!! The weather was marvellous, the course not set up too long and in good condition, and whilst pin positions were often hidden behind protective bunkers (hard to avoid at this course) they could have been more difficult. So how to explain the generally poor scoring? Only 9 members managed to make 30 points or more (with 15 making 25 or less), Robin Eastman coming top of the pile with 37. Unfortunately two of those who did manage it in Silver division,

back – Andrew Drinkall Gold division runner up – Alan Gifford Nearest the pins: Andy Trefry , Alex Bolton, John Goulder & Ray Mattock Nearest pin in 3 on par 5 – Andrew Drinkall 2`s club winner: Alex Bolton Football card winners: Dave Capper, Keith Smith & John

Goulder Thanks to Steve and his staff at the Med Bar and Bistro, our next outing is at Las Colinas on 4/12/18 Anyone wishing to join our society is welcome and we can either be contacted by e-mail at: medbargolf2016@gmail.com or pop into the bar where all details can be left and we will get in touch with you.

Lo Crispin Golf Society The Society played a Four Person Texas Scramble competition at Las Ramblas on 28th. November. Given the obvious difficulties associated with playing the Course, playing a Texas Scramble format of the game is a sensible way of playing it. Besides many members enjoy playing team games! The course was in good condition and the greens were fast and true. The weather was also good, with very little wind. Eight four person teams took part in the event, which included 3 guests. After the game we returned to the Lo Crispin Tavern

for the prize presentations, and which has just recently reopened after staff annual holidays. The victorious team was comprised of : Ray Moles an adopted Aberdonian (having lived there for many years, and still does, although originally a 'cockney') and his 3 guests : Tony Ralphs, Ainslie Gordon and Steve Fawcett., with a score of 64.2. In 2nd. place with 64.8 was a team comprised of Brian Coultate, Dicky Claeys, John Dunnion and Andy Quinn. N.T. P's on Par 3s

Hole 6 - Brian Coultate Hole 10 - Ainslie Gordon Hole 12 - Paul Flanaghan Hole 14 - Adrian Aspbury The 2's pot was shared by : Ray Pownall Brian Coultate Paddy Shea Bill Croft Ray Moles The Free Game Draw was won by Paul Flanaghan. The next main game at Lo Romero on 12th. December will be an Individual Stableford and the 4th. Eclectic of the year.

and where they would have taken the top prizes, were disqualified for signing for incorrect cards. A real pity, but good that the society makes every effort to follow the correct rules of golf. Speaking of which, all those playing were given a copy of a rather neat rules handbook including the changes coming in to effect in January 2019. A lot of reading (and learning) to be done!! Results, by Category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 4th Norman McBride (26 on CB), 3rd Keith Wraithmell (26 on CB), 2nd Bob Eyland (28) and 1st Marit Ronsen with 36 points. Silver Category: 4th Paul Kelsall (25), 3rd Ken Flaherty (28), 2nd Kyrre Skarsmoen (31 on CB) and first Scotty Philips, also with 31 points.

Gold Category: 4th Jim Imrie (32), 3rd Humphrey Kelleher (34), 2nd Spencer Andrews (35) and 1st, with the day’s best score, Robin Eastman with 37 points. Nearest the pins: (Sponsored by The Property Shop) Hole 6 Liz Sully, Hole 9 Phil Sully, Hole 12 Hugh Reilly, Hole 15 Brian Butler. Abacus: (Sponsored by Mike’s Digital TV) Geoff Giddy Best Guest Winners: 3rd Johan Lager, 2nd Red McAuliffe, 1st Paul Denornha Our thanks go to all El Valle staff for their contribution to an enjoyable day. Next week we will be at Lo Romero, then on following weeks at Las Colinas and Villamartin. Keep up to date with all SMGS on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Captain Tony Smale a call on 628227687.

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La Finca Golf Society Monday we were at Las Ramblas as La Finca was closed for a Pro -amand we played astablefordof the yellow blockswhich was won by Andrew Mills, results was as follows; 4th, Mike Stott (31), 3rdJeff Ellis (32), Gavin Parke (33) and 1stAndrew Mills (37). Nearest the pins were Juan Niguez(6) and (10), Barry Roehrig (12) and Ole Dibbern (14). On Wednesday we played at Villamartin for the same reason as above and played aStablefordcompetition of the Yellow Blocks, results was as follows; 4th, Dave Friedman(33), 3rdEric Owens(33), 2nd,Shaun Locke(34) and 1st,Mick Elliot(35). Nearest the pins wereMick Elliot

(6),Andrew Mills(9), Shaun Locke (13) andStuart Tosh(16). On Saturday back at La Fincaa very nice day for golf today apart from it being very cold first thing and a strong wind. Greens very quick and getting quicker so they tell us but not as receptive. It was our Masters Final day where members who were past winners or any member winning on a Saturday in the past year qualified to play for the Masters Jacketand we played a Medal of the Yellow Blocks. Results as follows for Saturday, 4thGavin Parke (78) 3rd,Barry Roehrig(77), 2nd,Nick Shaw(77) and 1st, Lew Josswith (75). Congratulations to our 2018 Masters

Champion Lew (I think I will give this game up) Joss. Nearest the pins were John Macadam’s(3), Mike Stott(6), Lew Joss (13) and Mike Stott (16). There were 4 four 2,s today, Andrew Mills (3) Jerry Conybeare (6), Lew Joss (13) and Mike Stott (16). Hole 6 was pulled out the hat so Jerry wins the three week roll over. Best dressed golfer was Derek Braid. A big LFGS welcome to our 2 new members today; Jim Imrie (hcp 3) and Spencer Andrews (hcp 11). Back to The Corner Flag Bar afterwards for food and presentation thanks to Steve and his staff. If you require information about the society give Barry a ring on 666694467 or 966731033.

Las Ramblas Golf Society It was the best 2 scores from 4 and all scores to count on the par 5’s format that we played on Monday (I don’t think it’s got a name but if you know better … …) Our winners, officially with 93 points, were Nigel Price, Peter Radcliffe, Mike Mahony and Pete Dunn. They actually scored more than that but didn’t mark the card correctly! DQ? Thank goodness Trevor Pulleyblank is going back to the UK until March next year,he won Wednesday’s stableford again, this time with 40 points. Joyce McClusky flew the flag for the ladies with 38 and in third place was Hendrick Oldenziel with 37 points. Bringing up the rear with 24 points was Ken Robertson, even though he managed to get two of the three2’s today!

Friday’s ‘Texas Scramble’ was great fun and was our very own ‘Red Day’. All those competing played from the ladies tees. (Oh how I wish it was like this all the time!) Our winners, with a gross score of 6 under par (nett 58.4) were Bryan Neal, Peter Radcliffe, Joyce McClusky and (I’m delighted to say) yours truly. Pues, hasta la semana que viene Peter Reffell

The Plaza Golf Society This week’s event took place at Saurines which appears to be our 'Marmite' course.....you either love it or hate it ! Scores suggest that it is not everybody's cup of tea especially after an hour when the wind got up and gave the course a very 'links' course feel. As always one player came up short and today it was the affable Gordy Brindley who commented...'never again' ! However on to our results.....we had 5 nearest the pins sponsored by The Ale House which threw up 5 different winners, Steve Hitcham, Callam Hitcham,Tony Sims, Pat Dunne and the doing it for the ladies - Liz Sully. The 2's pot showed how difficult the greens were with only two recipients,well done to Pat Dunne and Ronnie McMully winning 32 euros each. Our guest section saw three new winners, which is great to see, in third was

Alex Giles with 27 pts second John Stracham with 29 pts and top score of the day was posted by Rod Scott with a brilliant 36 pts. Silver Division saw Tony Flood come third with 29 pts having seen more of the course than anybody else, second was Dean Tracy with 32 pts and winner was Gary Harper with 33pts. Gold was a very close run thing with Callam Hitcham coming third with 29 pts beaten by 1 pt and back on the podium after a long absence, Phil De Lacy was second pipped on countback by a very surprised Russell Bailey both having 30 pts. Well done to everybody as we move on to next Friday’s event which is our Turkey Trot held at Las Ramblas. Please log onto,and register at our website www.theplazagolfsociety.com where you’ll find all our fixtures for 2019.

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

ABBEY ANGLING We fished an open match this week at the El Bosquet Complex Section A on the 27th November. The water levels are now right up and quite clear, also the temperature is keeping regular at 13 degrees. Top weights are still up over 20kgs and that is what is needed for the top spots. First on the day was Alan Priest with 21.020kgs, in second spot was Terry Brindle with 13.260kgs and coming in for the third place was Geoff Tempest with 10.380kgs 1st Alan Priest with 21.020kgs fishing the pole and feeder using maggot and pellet 2nd Terry Brindley with 13.260kgs fishing the pole using paste

3rd Geoff Tempest with 10.380kgs fishing the feeder using corn and maggot There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our website www.abbeyangling.es or from me on 965328368

RODS & REELS This week was our annual Christmas match which we fished at the El Bosquet complex section B on the 28th November. It was a good turn out and the weather was kind to us as it stayed dry and sunny all day. The winner of the Trophy was Lennie Bolton with 26.016kgs second place was Alan Smith with 15.720kgs and coming in third was my self with 10.460kgs So this year’s winners of the

Christmas Trophy are FIRST Lennie Bolton with 26.016kgs fishing the pole using bread and pellet SECOND Alan Smith with 15.720kgs fishing the pole using pellet and bread THIRD Terry Screen with 10.460kgs fishing the pole using pellet After the match a Buffet had been laid on at the Final Whistle at La Marina, which is the clubs meeting place, where the prize giving took place. It was enjoyed by all the members and a fitting end to a good days fishing. Once again thanks go to Bill Reade for organizing it all. There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Richard Wood on 611451423

Look, I know Tyson Fury isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. There is no doubting some of the stuff he has said in the past leaves him open to a fair lot of criticism. But, one thing Fury clearly is is honest, passionate and, as he has openly admitted along the way, troubled. Those troubles have seen him hit various rock bottoms in his enforced absence from the ring, an absence that has undoubtedly weakened the heavyweight division. Equally, that absence created a desire to see him back

which had a massive knock-on effect into making his return bout with Deontay Wilder very sellable indeed. Wilder ended up taking a splitdecision on points, something that wasn’t exactly the choice of the public and the majority that actually watched the fight. But, and the cliche klaxon is sounding, the true winner was Tyson Fury. Why? Firstly, his 30 second interview with BT Sport shortly after the fight where, straight down the camera, he spoke to the millions of us who also suffer from our own demons and connected with us, telling us if he could come back from being a 400lb depressed junkie a year ago to going toe-to-toe in a World Heavyweight fight then anything

was possible. It was 30 seconds of true humanity that you don’t often get from sports people overly media trained in the current climate. Secondly, the good grace in which he accepted the defeat. Fury won that fight, it was plain to see. But rather than use the press conference to stir it up a bit, Fury talked of two good men working hard to be the best they could be. And then, of course, he started singing American Pie and encouraged everyone to join in. Yes, it is a very British thing to come second and do it well. But, in this instance, Fury deserves to be shown as a great role model - no matter how long it lasts.

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If Sunday's West London derby between Chelsea and Fulham was a gentle aperitif, Arsenal's win over Tottenham a fiery main course then the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton was very much a dessert with a kick just when you thought it tasted a bit bland. Unlike Sky Sports, we shall start at the Emirates where the real action was. According to Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld, the NLD is 'not the biggest' and even if he is right, the morning of the match is not the time to say it. Even if he is right, all Toby managed to achieve was live up to the stereotype that 'those foreign lads just don't understand what a derby is like' as if no players from abroad come from big cities that might just have a rival across the road. Anyway, hands up if you feel like Spurs still have the ability to utterly selfdestruct? No, not you Jan Vertonghen.

around. Suddenly, Arsenal feel like the best team in London - especially if they can get away with Granit Xhaka as captain. The best team in London? But what about Chelsea? Well, what about Chelsea indeed. Sure, they beat Fulham on another return to Stamford Bridge for Claudio Ranieri but you get the feeling teams are just sussing out how to slow down the progress of Sarriball. Andre Schurrle had called Ranieri 'lucky' before the game and then promptly pulled a hamstring meaning he missed the game. There's got to be something worth commenting on there. Amazingly, David Luiz kept his place in the Chelsea side. I half expected him to still be running in the same direction he set off in when 'trying' to stop Son scoring at Wembley last week. Chelsea won, as we have mentioned, but the were not good. Their first came from a Fulham mistake by Seri, a player that could actually challenge Dier for that reverse Ballon D'Or award. Their second settled matters but Hazard was nonexistent until he played in RLC for

Davis Luiz

You need to learn to keep your hands down. I admit I made the schoolboy error of stepping away from the match for a single moment to return to the fact that Arsenal had a penalty. Naturally, I assumed that Juan Foyth had conceded it confused as to whether his run of give-away-a-penalty-score-a-goal-giveaway-a-penalty was due a goal or a penalty. But no, it was the Belgian who has had better days at the office. He picked up a second yellow with five minutes to go but I am going to defend him here. That second yellow was not his fault. Eric Dier is certainly a case of nominative determinism at work in football. Yes, I know he scored one of the two Tottenham goals but if there was a reverse Ballon D'Or award given to the player who has regressed most in 2018 then Dier would be a cert to lift it. He was at fault for at least one of the Arsenal goals that turned the game around and his pass to Vertonghen which led to the defender clattering Alexandre Lacazette was the kind of pass the phrase 'sold him up the river' was invented for. This was a derby that actually had a bit of everything; passion, quality, mistakes and goals. Tottenham fans have made a lot of noise as they finally managed to overtake Arsenal in the last season or so but this performance by Unai Emery and his team suggests that top dog status in North London has only been loaned to Spurs. Once again, Arsenal trailed at halftime and once again Emery made the changes needed to turn things

number two. Sarri could probably get away with putting Morata and Giroud on the pitch and the same time and playing with 12 men because nobody would notice or complain such is the anonymity both strikers are playing with currently. The Merseyside derby certainly felt a little more aligned to North London than West London. The first half had plenty of chances for goals but unfortunately for Everton, two of their better opportunities fell to Theo Walcott. Pickford and Alisson showed they are more than just good with their feet by making a couple of cracking saves each. Sadio Mane might not talk to Idrissa Gana Gueye in the week leading up to the match but it did look like Gueye might have been texting his best mate next week asking exactly how

Klopp celebrating

many chances he needed before he scored. And then, injury time. My favourite moment? Klopp celebrating in the penalty area with Alisson whilst the match was still very much on and not getting booked? No. Divock Origi bundling it in with his shoulder? No. No, my favourite moment was Virgil van Dijk turning his back on his shinner, visibly disgusted with the contact he made with the ball. What Virgil then missed was the ball spinning up high and then down on to the bar, twice, as Pickford wasn't sure whether to catch it, push it backwards or punch it anywhere. The ball hit the bar twice and landed on Origi's shoulder and Liverpool won the game. Here's a question, folks. Which was the dafter injury time celebration in the last week? Kloppo sprinting across the pitch with a turn of pace Daniel Sturridge only dreams of? Or Jose, slamdunking the water bottles into the Old Trafford ground on Wednesday night? I'll let you decide. A statistic that made me chuckle before they arrived at St Mary's educated me that Manchester United had created fewer chances than Southampton in the Premier League this season. And, as most of us know, barn doors are very safe in Hampshire at the moment as Messrs Long, Austin,

Gabbiadini et al take aim. We also know that United don't really turn up until they are at least one goal, preferably two, behind. Having huffed and puffed their way to a dubious last-

minute win over Young Boys in midweek it was not much of a surprise when Mourinho's side opted to get themselves really angry by falling 2-0 down to one of the worst teams managed by one of the worst managers in the Premier League. The gamble worked once again as the Reds were level by halftime meaning that worst Premier League start for 28 years is still very much intact. Seriously, look at the last three results. 0-0 at home to Palace. 1-0 (last minute goal that should have been disallowed) at home to Young Boys. A 2-2 draw away to Southampton. Yes, the Jose Mourinho Pendulum has very much swung over to 'Jose Out!' once again. But of course, it was not the manager's fault. Post-match he accused his players of not being 'Mad Dog' enough, which makes a change from calling them 'spoilt' I suppose. And, of course, it is heart they are lacking. Not clear tactical direction from their gaffer. Bournemouth did alright against Manchester City in a match they were never expected to win. In a season when losing 4-0 to City is considered a 'good effort', leaving the Etihad on the wrong side of a 3-1 scoreline is far from

disgraceful. Eddie Howe should ask Peppy G not to pick Raheem Sterling next time the teams meet as the England international made it six from six in this fixture. I bet that doesn't make the front page of the Daily Mail. For a team that struggles to score goals, Crystal Palace cannot be accused of lack of effort. They must have racked up at least 50 shots at Joe Hart on Saturday in their win over Burnley. And, frankly, that is a tactic that makes a lot of sense. If I was playing against Joe Hart I would take a lot of shots too. It's not that Hart is a bad keeper, he made some excellent saves. But he is clearly cursed and if Sean Dyche wants to stay in a job he'd be better off getting Tom Heaton back in nets ASAP. As for Andros Townsend's goal, can it be classed as a worldy when we see him try that at least five times a match and five go sailing high, wide or into a defender? D'Andre Yedlin's blood should have just about untwisted itself by now following the runaround he was given by West Ham's Felipe Anderson at St James' Park. Newcastle's revival is over which is a good plan by Rafa if he actually wants money to spend in January. Do you remember Chicarito? Yeah, he actually played and actually scored. Twice. Honest. Watford's decision to give Javi Gracia a four-year-deal looks more hilarious by the minute. The Hornets fell 2-0 to Leicester City where James Maddison

made good by scoring a wonderful volley. Real Football Men the world over exclaimed that the much prefer to see him do that than dive. Huddersfield against Brighton was predictably 'meh' but I am duty-bound to tell you that Brighton won. We are in December, folks. The greatest month of football in the year. Enjoy it.

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