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n historical agreement signed between the UK and Spain will allow Britons have their say in the local politics of Spain, despite the outcome in terms of Brexit. The pact, signed on Monday between Spain and the United Kingdom, will have a huge bearing on the local elections which are set to take place on May 26th. The agreement, signed in Madrid on Monday, allows British residents in Spain to maintain the right to vote in municipal elections after Brexit. It also allows Spanish residents of the UK to participate in elections there. The deal will have a notable impact in the Alicante Province, especially here in the Vega Baja and further north in Marina Alta where a large proportion of the voting population is British. According to the latest available statistics (INE, 2017), around 63,000 Britons are officially resident in the Alicante province with the right to vote. The signing of the agreement was

carried out by Secretary of State for the EU, Marco Aguiriano, alongside British ‘Minister for Brexit’, Robin Walker (British Undersecretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union). The deal was authorised last Friday by the Council of Ministers, giving the green light for its provisional application from the day the UK leaves the EU. With the deadline for Brexit looming, Britons in Spain have to register to vote to retain their right to do so in municipal elections here. If you haven’t registered to vote in a previous election, the deadline for registration is January 30th. Statistics estimate that there are around 300,000 Britons resident in Spain, but only around 90,000 are registered on the electoral role. According to diplomatic sources, Spain is the first EU country to sign an agreement of this type with the United Kingdom; negotiation for which began at the end of October last

year. This new deal is of great significance to British residents in Spain as, regardless of whether Brexit happens with or without a deal, this aspect of citizens rights is not provided for in the exit agreement. For the municipal elections on May 26th, this Continued on page 10

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BITE SIZE Urban planning NEWS: for Torrevieja out The next San Luis/ La Siesta Neighbourhood Watch meeting will be held on 28th January at 4.30pm as Casa Ventura. The Guardia Civil has been asked to attend the event in order to address concerns from local people about a spate of home break-ins and criminal activity in the area. Local police and councillors will also be available to talk about issues such as abandoned vehicles and problems with dogs and cats. For those concerned about crime and anxious to protect their property, there will be a variety of home security and safety products on show. This includes home CCTV, alarm systems, remote door alarms and property marking kits. The neighbourhood watch meeting is a good opportunity to keep informed about what’s happening locally, ask any questions and draw attention to any concerns you may have. The meetings include different nationalities and anyone who is living in the area is welcome to come along.

Torrevieja’s beaches receive ‘Q’ award Four beaches in Torrevieja have been given recognition for their services and qualityin catering for tourists. The beaches are Cala Piteras, Cabo Cervera, Los Náufragos and El Cura. The quality mark ‘Q’ is one that is recognised throughout Spain and guarantees the quality, safety and professionalism of the tourist services provided. The award Continued on page 5

to tender Torrevieja’s urban plan,Plan General de Ordenación Urbana (PGOU), is well out of date. The current plan goes back to 1987 since when it’s been subject to over a hundred modifications. Finally, the contract to create a new plan has gone out to tender but it could take as long as 42 months for the new plan to be in place. The date for new proposals to receive agreement is 2023. However, Councillor Fanny Serrano suggests that the new plan might be in place in less time and possibly even in 18 months. Her reasoning comes from the fact that nearly all of Torrevieja’s developable land has already been developed and there is only the La Hoya area, with 7,000 proposed homes,that’s still to be built upon. Alongside this, much of the town cannot be built upon. Nearly half of the town’s land is protected as a natural park. What the new PGOU might do is to re-classify some land and re-organise those urbanisations that are already built. Some of which are poorly maintained and in desperate need of rejuvenation. The local town council has promised for some time that a new plan will be created. It’s a little late for them to see this process through in their current

form as local elections are due in May this year. The fee for carrying out the task has been set at €515,000 and the deadline for applications is 19th February. The successful team who will take on this mighty task must include at least one architect or engineer, a law graduate with experience in planning and an environmental specialist. The involvement of more specialists will be welcomed and will boost the overall rating of each bid. The team should also have experience in the creation of these kinds of plans. Torrevieja’s current PGOU is a particularly antiquated one that is possibly one of the oldest in Spain. The length of time it’s been in existence and the number of changes that have been made to it has not helped the town grow gracefully. Many of the alterations have been at the bequest of developers and have not contributed to a coherent and sustainable town plan. Councillor Serrano’s ambition for the plan to be completed in 18 months is perhaps a little optimistic. There is a very poor record in the Vega Baja area for getting plans such as this agreed. In Almoradí the planning process began in 2004 and in Los Montesinos it was started in 2010.

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BITE SIZE Choosing between NEWS: eating and heating Continued from page 3 comes with strict criteria and is respected. The councillor for beaches, Javier Manzanares, declared that ‘being awarded this distinction is thanks to the efforts of those working in the department, who I would like to congratulate personally for what they do.’ It’s an important award for a town like Torrevieja which relies heavily on its tourist trade. It means that visitors to these beaches know that they are guaranteed a high level of services in relation to accessibility, hygiene, leisure, water quality and respect for the environment.

AECC change of address From 7th January AECC (Asociación Española Contra el Cancer) will be located in Calle Apolo no.55. They would like to make anyone wishing to use their services and support aware of this change of address. If you would like more information you can call 965716670 or 686666520. AECC run a number of different programmes in the fight against cancer including enabling patients and their family to access psychological support. They provide advice, information, social activities and practical materials.

Preparing for carnival Hot on the heels of the Christmas season is that of carnival season in Torrevieja. The first carnival event will be on 2nd February with the crowning of the carnival queens in the International Auditorium. The event will be presented by ‘Pepe el Caja’ who is a well-known Spanish comedian. This opening event is a long and traditional evening which also sees the presentation of other awards. The floats on which the queens will ride are also presented and it does provide for a spectacular scene.

Accident in Benejúzar A young man of 24 years old was taken to Torrevieja hospital following a crash between a car and a scooter in Benejúzar. The young man had multiple injuries as a result of the accident which took place at around 2pm on 19th January. The details of the accident are yet unknown but it’s believed to have involved a collisionbetween the two vehicles.

Casino conflict goes to court The casino in Torrevieja has around 500 members and the activities of this closed society are organised and monitored by its board of directors. Now there are disagreements about whether the proper processes have been followed in order to elect a new president following the resignation of the previous one. Opposition has been so great from some quarters that judicial action is being taken that is set to stop the proclamation of the new president and the board. The lawsuit refers to a series of alleged irregularities following the standing for president of two other candidates, both of whose candidacy has been annulled. Whatever the outcome of the court’s decision, internal conflict is high and it will take some time for harmony to be restored.

Cultural programme The cultural programme for the beginning of 2019 has been announced by Councillor Domingo Pérez. It includes exhibitions of paintings, Continued on page 6

It is estimated that around 23,200 people living in the province of Alicante are having to choose between buying food or heating their home. The Cruz Roja (Red Cross) claims that of the 40,000 people who they deal with as being vulnerable in the province, 58% of those are having to make decisions about whether to eat properly or pay their bills. The data comes from a newsletter released by the Red Cross and that includes a study based on the 1.7 million people they deal with throughout Spain. The analysis was carried out by the Red Cross and the Carlos III Universityand has been used to calculate what this means for the vulnerable in Alicante. ‘Half of the people we attend to have to make quite unacceptable choices,’ explained a representative from the Red Cross research department. ‘They have to take money out from the family budget to pay rent or utility bills. They don’t go completely without food, but the quality and quantity of what they’re eating is reduced.’ The hike in electricity costs over the winter season, means some hard decision-making for many families. They are choosing to reduce or cut out other basics such as food, medicine, dental care, school costs and activities in order to keep their homes warm. Those people in this situation often find themselves with associated health problems. For example, breathing difficulties, rheumatism or arthritis. It’s estimated that 35% of them do not invite people into their homes and in 28%

of cases school attendance is affected. Seventy seven per cent of those questioned point out that they have difficulties getting to the end of the month and 65% that their utility bills are a heavy drain on their budget. Thirty seven per cent say that they are cold in their home during the winter. Ten thousand people have received urgent support with paying their electricity and water bills, help with food, clothes and other basic necessities. Antoni Burel, speaking for Cruz Roja España, points out that 5.1 million people in Spain are experiencing energy poverty in that they haveserious difficulties paying the bills for heating, whether gas or electricity, and water. The study also revealed the level of knowledge about the support that is available. It was found that 19% of those asked made use of social support. However, 54% didn’t know about it. Red Cross Alicante provided aid last year to more than 10,000 vulnerable people in more than 3,700 homes. They have also provided financial assistance to help with the payment of water, electricity and gas bills as well as supporting some people with rental payments. Along with financial assistance the Red Cross has organised workshops to help people understand how to manage their energy supplies more economically. They have helped people analyse their energy needs and have provided energy saving ‘kits’ to assist them. More workshops are planned for this year. Suzanne O’Connell

Orihuela government gives support to Henry’s family The City Council of Orihuela has show its support to the family of Henry Alejandro Jiménez, the young man who disappeared on the coast on 1st January. The mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, received Henry’s relatives and close friends at the city’s Town Hall to discuss the situation. "I want to express our sensitivity to the situation that Henry’s family is unfortunately living in and I hope that the search for the young person will end soon," said the mayor. He family were hosted at the municipal

building and met with the mayor of Orihuela and numerous different councillors who were keen to show their support to those present. After the gathering had met with local media to once again call on the support and vigilance of the local community, Bascuñana met privately with Henry's mother and brother, as well as other close relatives, to offer them the resources that are within the reach of Orihuela City Council to continue with the search for Henry.

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BITE SIZE Lack of council Regeneration of housing in Torrevieja Ferrís dunes NEWS: Continued from page 5

concerts, films and events linked to carnival. In February the presentation of the carnival queens will be on February 2nd. The drag queen competition will take place on February 9th and the carnival grand parade on February 24th. The night parade will be on March 2nd. There will be a painting exhibition ‘Sentimientos’ in the Exhibition Hall of the Virgen del Carmen Cutural Centre from February 16th to March 9th.

Winter youth programme The CIAJ youth department has announced activities for the winter season 2019. In total, there will be 15 different activities and events. Some of those planned are in March which has been declared ‘women’s month’ and will include a number of workshops, courses and the collaboration of local secondary schools. Recently two local schools, IES Mediterráneo and Torrevigía, won prizes in a competition drawing attention to gender violence. And now, it is planned that their work should be made into an exhibition. Other features planned for the winter include the Comarcon event, a treasure hunt and a range of employment workshops aimed at young people between the ages of 16 and 29. The conversation classes in English with British volunteers are also set to continue. For more information you can visit the CIAJ on Juan Aparicio 5 or call 965714072. Suzanne O’Connell

In spite of the huge amount of construction work that took place between 1985 and 2010, the stock of council housing is non-existent. Over three decades, it is claimed, the number of houses available to families in need has been whittled away to nothing. In theory a percentage of all the houses built was required to be allocated as council housing. However, in practice, this hasn’t happened. The temptation to continue to sell to tourists has been too great. In some cases the developers have compensated for not carrying out the requirement. They have perhaps built shops and offices or other facilities for the town hall with an equivalent value. The building of houses to sell being too lucrative to give up. In La Ceñuela, for example, rather than building public housing the town council gained four retail outlets in calles Galeón and Capitán García. In the case of La Coronelita compensation was given in the form of an extension of the town hall building. The finca that had been identified for public use in ‘Casa del Peinao’ opposite La Laguna Secondary school was substituted for something unknown.

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The lack of public housing, has not removed the demand for it. Now more than 200 families are waiting for housing that doesn’t exist. Of more than 160,000 properties registered in Torrevieja there is none that counts as being under the control of the town hall. Now councillor Fanny Serrano is proposing that co-operatives take over the building of this type of housing. In 2015 Serrano requested a report from the town administrators into how much land should have been used for building publicly protected homes. The answer was 368,128 square metres should have been used for this purpose. Estimating that one property is, on average, 100 square metres then there should be more than 3,700 public houses available. ‘In reality there are none,’ says councillor Serrano. However, this could change with the proposed building on La Hoya. A total of 1,241 houses are expected to be built and made available for public use. The town council is keen to point out that they are not against the development of private housing but that schemes that can grow the amount of public housing available are important to pursue.

The Ministry for the environment has invested €26,000 in regenerating the dunes in the controversial Lo Ferrís area. The money is being used to erect some fencing to protect the dunes, replant some native species and prune 30 palm trees. The fence is to help protect the area and dissuade people from walking over the dunes. At the same time, the claim that the area is private property is diminishing. The area has been identified as part of the green protected area falling within the coast of the Valencian Community. The coastal government department has closed some of the pedestrian paths, has replaced sand in those areas that have been most eroded and planted species of plants that are native to this kind of terrain. However, close by, a privately owned area of palm trees is gradually deteriorating. Some of the palm trees are thought to be around 100 years old and

there are fears that they are at risk from the palm tree weevil. It’s believed that one tree is already infected. For many years, on this land, the palm trees that have died have not been replaced. The owners did announce a plan for environmental recovery but this does not appear to have been put in place since being told that the area could not be built on. The developer for a while continued a campaign as part of which it was promised that there would be a study of the palm trees, their replanting and other actions to preserve the environment. The company even suggested that it would transfer the palm grove to public use in exchange for the opportunity to build on the finca which is situated further form the beach. However, the coastal plan protects all this area of land which forms part of a ecological corridor linking up with the Torrevieja lake.

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Prop office to move Torrevieja town council’s Prop office is set to move this month before their 28th January deadline. They have received notice to leave from the accommodation they were renting and were due to move anyway into a purpose built facility next to the town hall. The new premises are in the Plaza de la Constitución located between the old and new town halls. This building will now play host to three town hall departments. The building is nearly ready for occupation and has received the go ahead from the Health and Safety Committee of Torrevieja Council. There are still some problems to be addressed before it opens to the public. One of these is the location of an electricity component which remains on view. It’s expected that this can be corrected by using an artificial screen. It’s hoped that his new town hall building will soon be home to both the Prop office and the padrón office. Both these services, previously housed in different buildings, are frequently in use by the general public and their previous locations left a lot to be desired. It will be interesting to see how the new premises better cater for those waiting their turn in these busy local government departments. Suzanne O’Connell

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Veterinary service goes out to tender Councillor Carmen Morateand the councillor for finance, José Hurtado, have announced in a press conference that a contract for veterinary support for Torrevieja’s animal shelter can now be applied for. The contract is different from those issued previously as it extends the brief of the vet to cover a number of different services needed by the animals brought to the shelter. The total value of the contract is €403,347.38 and is for a period of two years with a possible extension of a further three years. This includes general veterinary services, vaccination, sterilisation, operations, tests and the basic hygiene of the animals. Another section of the contract covers hospitalisation and 24 hour veterinary care. Finally, the vet winning the contract will also have to carry out incineration. Previously to this, the contract with

the shelter or albergue only covered the adoption of animals or having them put down and did not cover general day-today veterinary care. Now Councillor Morate is pleased to share the details of this new tender which will provide proper coverage of the animals’ needs. Vets interested in applying to be the shelter’s vet can receive more information by emailing proteccionanimal@torrevieja.eu .The 28th January is the last day for applications and following this,the bids will be assessed and the contract awarded by the local government. Suzanne O’Connell

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Preserving Torrevieja’s salt heritage Torrevieja’s salt industry dates back to possibly the first century BC with the archaeological remains of a Roman factory under the water of La Mata salt lake. Since then there’s evidence from documents that the lakes were in use from as early as 1273, and of course, they continue now with the extraction of salt by the Salins Group. This Salins organisation had their contract renewed in October 2012 and part of this included a commitment to the environment, landscape, culture and tourism. The Salins are a French business who are experienced in salt extraction as well as making the most of the industry to attract tourists and provide additional income. Last year Councillor Fanny Serrano went to France to see their instillations there and how they have been marketed. This year also saw the introduction of tourist trips to demonstrate the different aspects of the salt industry in Torrevieja. The introduction of tourist trips around the salt works has been a success. More than 30,000 people have travelled on the train between mid-July 2018 and January 8th 2019. It’s expected that they will continue again this year and provide interesting insight into this important

industry for the town. Now questions are being asked by opposition politicians in the local government about the level of contribution made by the Salins group and, in particular, their commitment to the renovation of parts of the site. There are a number of important features surrounding the salt works that are of archaeological and historic interest. The Acequión de Torrevieja is the channel which links the sea with the Torrevieja salt lake. It was excavated in 1482 and is the oldest civil construction in Torrevieja. It’s still in operation but very little has been done to preserve it. There are also buildings of historical interest here. Three wooden towers mark the existence of the former factories where chemical products were processed from the extracted salt. These are now abandoned and there are moves to see them restored. Other evidence of industrial heritage includes the old tower next to the Audouin gull colony. From the N332 the salt works might look like an intriguing mass of salt mountains and dilapidated buildings. The question now is what should be done and how to ensure that Torrevieja’s industrial heritage is preserved. Suzanne O’Connell

Local police day 17th January was el Dia de la Policía Local an event which coincided with the 185th anniversary of the foundation of this branch of the police in Spain. The day was marked by a congregation in the town hall and the mayor, José Manuel Dolón, expressed his appreciation for the work that the town’s police do. The local police are linked to the town hall and carry out a range of tasks including that of manning the pedestrian crossings outside the schools. They work alongside the Guardia Civil and with the GRO. On this day there is recognition of longer serving members of the force along with awards for the most outstanding work of the past year. However, disagreements about the way in which the local police force are organised in Torrevieja, continue. There have also been allegations made against

some individual officers. However, José Manuel Dolón expressed his thanks for their work and the support of their families in keeping Torrevieja a safe place to live and visit. Following the speech the mayor recognised the long-serving record of six officers with the longest being 35 years for Carlos Sala. Awards were given to nine other police officers for individual distinctions and eleven people from outside the local police force who have distinguished themselves in the way they have collaborated. After the presentations inside, the event continued in the Plaza de la Constitución where recognition was given to those officers who have died and this was accompanied by music from the Unión Musical Torrevejense. Suzanne O’Connell

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Return to death row for Spaniard in US murder case A United States jury has on Saturday unanimously found a Spaniard guilty of murdering a nightclub owner and two dancers after the convict’s third trial in 21 years. Pablo Ibar, 46, has already spent several years on death row. One of his lawyers, Benjamin Waxman, confirmed the latest conviction in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and told AFP he would appeal. “We’re very disappointed with the verdict,” Waxman said. The trial began in October last year. Ibar was charged for the 1994 murders of the club manager and two female dancers during a robbery at the manager’s home in Miramar, Florida. Ibar and another man were both charged that year but the co-accused, after an initial conviction, was ultimately acquitted and freed at a retrial. Ibar first went on trial in 1997 but the jury could not agree on a verdict. At a second trial in 2000 he was convicted and sentenced to death. But in 2016, Florida’s Supreme Court overturned the conviction and ordered a retrial, stating “numerous deficiencies and failures” of Ibar’s defense lawyer. The case has been closely followed in Spain, where it was taken up as a cause by anti-death penalty activists. Ibar will be sentenced by the jury on 25th February. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

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the three year interim period. The terms of the agreement also includes a clause under which any British person who has been elected to local government may continue their role until the end of its term even after the United Kingdom has left the EU. There are currently around 30 councillors across Spain with British nationality. The United Kingdom will not be the first country outside the EU whose nationals can vote in Spanish municipal elections, given that Spain already has agreements for this with Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Ecuador, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago. After the deal was signed on Monday morning, Walker

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Defibrillators to be Local choirs back with a handed over vengeance tomorrow Following the huge success of the Costa Blanca Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Defibrillator Campaign five of the life-saving machines are to be handed over to the Local Police at Orihuela Costa Town Hall, Playa Flamenca, tomorrow morning at 11am. The defibs will be kept in each of the five patrol cars used by the Local Police whilst patrolling the Coast and responding to emergency situations. Donating the defibs to the police makes perfect sense as officers are always the first to be called to the scene of any incident in the local community. As they know the area very well and are based locally, they are often the first to respond and arrive. For this reason, if officers arrive and there is a medical problem that involves someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart, carrying a defib will allow the officers to save lives without having to wait for an

ambulance. The campaign was aided by Help Vega Baja, which donated 1,500e which brought one of the defibs, a spare battery and extra pads and paid for part of the training for the police officers. Costa Blanca People raised money at the 2018 Culinary Awards through a charity donation competition and Money Corp rounded the figure up to allow us to buy another defib. The rest of the money to buy the remaining life-saving equipment, batteries, pads and training was raised by Help at Home Costa Blanca, in fact at a staggering 11,000 euros raised and collected by the charity and so an extra defib (so six in total) will be given to the Criz Roja for its new ambulance that will operate across the Vega Baja.

For more than ten years the Melody Makers International choir has been thrilling sell out audiences across the Orihuela Costa with quality performances; bringing a mixture of old and new music to suit all tastes. The choir has performed at a range of venues, including the Orihuela Costa Resort, and raised thousands for local charities and good causes. The Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir has over the past five years built up an excellent reputation and has a considerable following of music lovers wherever it is performing. Now, after an enforced break of a year, due to his ill health, Nigel Hopkins is returning to the helm to bring back together Melody Makers International and the Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir in what promises to be a spectacular performance. This not to be missed concert, which will be celebrating ten years of making music in the area by Melody Makers International is scheduled for late May. The 70 plus singers making up the choir will start rehearsals in early February .The venue and date of the concert will be announced shortly, along with the outlets where you can purchase tickets. New singers are always welcome and if you are interested in joining Melody Makers International or the Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir, contact Nigel Hopkins on nigelhopkins@hotmail .co.uk

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Trip to Australia provides opportunity for local government Obtaining agreement about many decisions can be tricky in Torrevieja’s local government. Since the council of four different parties came together they have only been able to swing the vote when joined by Ciudadanos (Cs) and Sueña. Now, there is a window of opportunity as one of the PP councillors is currently in Australia on personal business. The issue that currently needs a decision is that of the local budget. A meeting is planned to take place on January 22nd to discuss this. A date on which Councillor Miguel Cano for the PP will still be out of the country. It is already known that Sueña are likely to back the local government at this meeting which means that provisional agreement to the budget can be given even without the votes of Ciudadanos. It is likely that there will be 12 votes in favour of agreeing the provisional budget and twelve against. However, the mayor, José Manuel Dolón, has the casting vote for the local government team. There is now some dispute as to whether the meeting should go ahead at all or wait for the return

of the missing councillor. It is claimed by the local council that they were not informed in time of the absence of the PP councillor and as such the meetings to discuss the budget had already been planned. If a councillor is absent for several weeks, they say, then procedures must go ahead. In the meantime the absent councillor has reiterated that he is in Australia for personal reasons linked to his profession and isn’t just on holiday. However, it is claimed, that there are images of the councillor on a stopover in Singapore on Facebook with a caption that he is beginning his holidays. Councillor Cano, contacted the Spanish local paper INFORMACIÓN to reiterate that he

has not abandoned his obligations as a councillor for pleasure. Other criticisms of the timing of the meeting include that the day after is the first day of FITUR, the International Tourism Fair. Several councillors are obliged to attend this including Councillor Fanny Serrano (PSOE), Eduardo Dolón (PP) and Luisma Pizana (PP). Once the proposed budget is passed then it is presented to the public and there is a period during which it can be challenged. The current situation could possibly mean, however, that a budget is agreed six months before the next local elections and without Ciudadanos having the decisionmaking votes. Suzanne O’Connell

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE A week is a long time in politics, and it’s proven to be a long week for the pound. The focus was on the Brexit vote, which saw the government meet an historic defeat, and then on the confidence vote which saw Theresa May hold on to her position. The idea of an extension to Article 50 captured investors' imagination last Friday, sending the pound higher across the board. Sterling held onto the gains through the weekend and starts this morning an average of 1.1% firmer against the other ten most actively-traded currencies.The slings and arrows of Brexit appear to be the primary influence on the pound, with ecostats and even a statement to the Treasury from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney taking a back seat. UK inflation was in line with expectations, down from 2.3% to 2.1% in December and Mark Carney restated the importance of an orderly Brexit, stating that "the markets, like the country, are looking to Parliament for direction, and one could expect continued volatility". Investors appear optimistic that a no-deal scenario will not happen. Investors are nevertheless optimistic that the eventual outcome will be more positive for the UK economy than a no-deal Brexit. Perhaps investors

foresee a second referendum delivering a ‘remain’ verdict. It could be that they imagine the whole thing grinding to a halt, leaving Britain in the EU after all. As the vote took place, the pound lost some ground as it became clear what the result would be, but sterling’s reaction to the final result was to strengthen by more than a cent over the following hour. The pound also made gains after the government won the motion of no confidence; this was likely to be more because it was simply the expected result and the market is looking for certainty, particularly as the clock is ticking on the delivery of a ‘Plan B’ by Monday. In Europe, the political focus may have been on Brexit, but meanwhile Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, addressed the European Parliament to mark 20 years of the euro. As well as his usual call for “political commitment" he touched on the state of the euro zone economy.Sig. Draghi told MPs that Europe is not heading for a recession, "no, it's a slowdown… but it could be longer than expected". The euro strengthened briefly after his reassurance but is down by three quarters of a cent on the day against the US dollar.

Tensions increase in search for Julen Tensions are running high as the rescue effort to save the twoyear-old who fell down a 100-meter-deep borehole in Málaga last Sunday. Rescuers searching for a toddler trapped for a week in a well in southern Spain began drilling a tunnel over the weekend, in the latest bid to reach the boy as part of a massive operation to find him. Julen Rosello fell down a very narrow shaft more than 100 metres (330 feet) deep on Sunday while playing as his parents had lunch nearby in the town of Totalan near Malaga. A giant drilling machine was installed at the site on Saturday in a bid to make a parallel tunnel and excavation started in the afternoon. “We hope to achieve this as soon as possible as conditions

and that conditions from now will be a bit more favourable,” said engineer Angel Garcia Vidal, who is overseeing the operations. The job will take about 15 hours if conditions are favourable, he said. But the chances of finding the boy alive now appear slim. The plan is to dig a sufficiently deep tunnel after which miners will manually carve a passage to the well. At the time of going to press on Monday, rescuers reported to be on ‘the last 8 metres’ of the passage. “It is surprising to see so many machines, sophistication, so much energy, manpower and work deployed to make this rescue possible,” said Juanma Moreno, president of the regional government of Andalusia.

He praised a “huge wave of solidarity, involving not just local residents but people from all over Andalusia and Spain who wanted to participate”. Spanish media, which have been covering the rescue operations round-the-clock, have reported that Julen’s parents lost another child, aged, three in 2017. The child had cardiac problems. The paramilitary Civil Guard have questioned both parents and an entrepreneur who is believed to have dug the well, a police spokesman said, adding that this was routine in such investigations. The well was unmarked at the time of the accident and regional authorities in Andalusia said the necessary permission had not been sought before it was dug.

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Pure vanilla, with its wonderful aromatic flavour, is the most widely used flavouring in icecream, pastries, confections, and other desserts. It is the second most expensive spice in the world, next to saffron, because growing the vanilla seed pods is labour-intensive. separates those organs. Workers lift the membrane with a small splinter of wood or a grass stem, then, using the thumb, transfers the pollen from the anther to the stigma. The flower, selfpollinated, will then produce a fruit. The vanilla flower lasts about one day, sometimes less, and so, growers have to inspect their plantations every day for open flowers, a labour-intensive task.

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History: Vanilla was completely unknown in the Old World before Columbus. Spanish and Portuguese explorers arriving on the Gulf Coast of Mexico in the early sixteenth century brought vanilla into Africa and Asia later that century. The word "vanilla" comes from the Spanish word "vainilla" which means "little pod" or "little sheath", referring to the pod's long thin shape.

Biology: The thick, green vanilla orchid vine (Vanilla planifolia) grows wild on the edge of the Mexican tropical forests. The vines will grow up to the top of tall

trees in the jungle. Left alone, it will grow as high as possible on the support, with few flowers. Every year, growers fold the higher parts of the plant downwards so that the plant stays at heights accessible by a standing human. This also greatly stimulates flowering. Three years are required for cuttings to grow enough to produce flowers and subsequent pods. Not all the flowers are hand pollinated though. They are thinned out so as to guarantee good quality beans, albeit fewer in quantity. A vine remains productive between 12 and 14 years. The flowers are hermaphroditic: carrying both male (anther) and female (stigma) organs, however, a membrane

Should you wish to try growing your own vanilla, it requires a lot of patience and work and you will need to imitate its natural habitat: Vanilla grows best in hot, humid climates from sea level to an elevation of 1500 m. The ideal growing conditions are moderate rainfall, 150300 cm, evenly distributed through 10 months of the year. The optimum temperatures for cultivation are 1530°C (59-86°F) during the day and 1520°C (59-68°F) during the night. Ideal humidity is around 80%. Soils for vanilla cultivation should be loose with high organic matter content and loamy texture. They must be well drained, and a slight slope helps in this condition. In the tropics, the ideal time for planting vanilla is from September to November, when the weather is neither too rainy nor too dry. Cuttings take 1 to 8 weeks to establish roots and show initial signs of growth from one of the leaf axils. A thick mulch of leaves should be provided immediately after planting

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Harvest and curing After hand pollination, the flowers develop into long thin green pods or beans that can grow up to 12 inches (30 cm) long. Average length is about 8 inches (20 cm) long. The vanilla bean grows quickly on the vine, but is not ready for harvest until maturity approximately ten months. Harvesting vanilla beans is as labour intensive as pollinating the blossoms. Each bean ripens at its own time, requiring a daily harvest. To ensure the finest flavour from every bean, each individual pod must be picked by hand just as it begins to split on the end. Vanilla needs a process of curing similar to cacao to develop its characteristic aroma. Several methods exist in the market for curing vanilla; nevertheless all of them consist of four basic steps: killing, sweating, slowdrying, and conditioning of the beans. The beans are first plunged into hot water to stop the vegetative growth of the pods and initiate enzymatic reactions responsible for the aroma. The sweating process consists of wrapping the beans in woolen cloth to raise the temperature of the beans under sunlight conditions for one hour, for up to 10 days. During the remaining time, the pods are stored in wooden boxes under air-tight conditions. These

conditions allow enzymes to catalyze the reactions involved in generating the characteristic vanilla colour, flavour and aroma. To prevent rotting and to lock the aroma in the pods, the pods are then dried. Often, pods are laid out in the sun during the mornings and returned to their boxes in the afternoons. Finally, the beans are aged to bring out their full flavour. The entire curing process can take up to two years. During this process the beans become a very dark brown colour and develop a white crystalline substance (or frost) on the outside of the bean, called vanillin. The vanillin is what gives the beans their wonderful flavour and aroma. The cured vanilla beans contain an average of 2.5% vanillin. Vanilla is graded into different categories, mostly depending on the length of the bean, since there is a correlation between length and vanillin content. Once dried and cured the vanilla pods need to be kept airtight to retain their wonderful flavour.

Summary: 3 years for cuttings to grow enough to produce flowers and subsequent pods, then daily hand pollination followed by a wait of about 10 months for the pods to mature, then daily harvesting by hand, and finally, a curing process lasting up to 2 years. Now you know why true vanilla is so expensive… Marc Vijverberg

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Vodafone Spain announces job cuts Vodafone España has informed representatives of its employees that it is putting a collective dismissal plan into action that will affect a maximum of 1,200 workers, 24 percent of its total workforce in Spain of 5,000 people. The layoffs, news of which first came to light in November, have been justified by the telecoms giant due to the obligation to reduce costs due to a fall in earnings caused by a continuous reduction of prices. “In the current market climate, demand for services continues to grow exponentially, but this is not the case with prices,” the company stated in a press release. “Nearly 50 percent of net new customers are associated with low- or mediumcost offers, something that obliges Vodafone to have a cost structure that is prepared to successfully compete in all segments.” Vodafone added that the current expectations of clients, “who demand an agile, simple and immediate relationship [with their operator],” is prompting the firm to seek “a more simplified organisational model that strengthens coordination and synergies between teams.”

As such, the company continued, it is looking to “reverse the negative trend of the business, strengthen

sustainability, protect our capacity to invest and design a more competitive organisation that adapts better to what our customers are asking for.” The operator says that it is sure it can reach a deal with labour unions so that the measures are as painless as possible. The redundancies will likely take effect at the end of February or the beginning of March. Vodafone has suffered a great deal in the trade war that was sparked by its rivals Movistar and Orange, after the company opted not to buy the rights for Champions League or La Liga soccer matches on the basis of low returns. The strategy has

prompted an exodus of clients from their broadband internet, mobile and pay-TV services. In the first three quarters of 2018, Vodafone has lost 361,000 mobile phone lines (70,000 of which were contracts), 134,000 broadband customers, and 108,000 pay-TV subscriptions. The operator has only seen positive numbers in fibre optic internet, where it has put on 84,000 customers. The operator executed a similar collective dismissal plan (known in Spanish as an ERE) in 2015, reaching a deal with the main labour unions UGT and STC, and which meant the firing of 1,509 workers – 238 fewer than those initially proposed by the company. Vodafone justified those sackings based on the duplication of roles caused by the purchase of rival operator ONO in 2014, and the absorption of the company’s workforce. Before the acquisition of ONO, Vodafone also executed an ERE in 2013. On that occasion, the company agreed with unions on the firing of 620 employees, the externalisation of services, which affected 130 workers, and changes in the conditions of another 150 people.

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WELCOME TO ALCOY with Vivalia Travel Alcoy or Alcoi is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoi. The local authority reported a population of 95,526 residents in 2010.

History The first traces of human presence in the area date to c. 60,000 years ago, when Neandertal hunters settled here. A site with rock paintings, dating to c. 10,000/6,500 years ago, has been discovered near la Sarga. From around the mid-3rd millennium BC people started to move from the caves to the plain where cereals were grown, while mountain fortifications were erected After the Roman conquest of the Iberians, several rural villas were built in the area, as well as a necropolis. The town was established in 1256 by James I of Aragon, with the construction of a castle on a strategic position over the Serpis river, to secure the southern frontier of the Kingdom of Valencia during the Reconquista. In 1291 the town was donated by King James II of Aragon to the Sicilian admiral Roger of Lauria; it will not return a royal possession until 1430. During the War of Spanish Succession, Alcoi sided for the cause of archduke Charles, and was therefore besieged and stripped of numerous privileges, which started a period of decline In 1873 the workers of Alcoy revolted in the Petroleum Revolution. Main sights Many outdoor rock paintings exist in Alcoi, and there are some ruins of an Iberian settlement with fragments of Greco-Roman pottery. • Casa del Pavo (Turkey's house), Art Nouveau work of Vicente Pascual Pastor, (1909). • Circulo Industrial de Alcoy, Art Nouveau work of Timoteo Briet Montaud, (1909-1911). • Casa Briet, Art Nouveau work of Timoteo Briet Montaud, • Llonja de Sant Jordi, designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava. Made during the

years 1992-1995. • San Jorge Bridge, of art déco style, is considered to be the most popular image of the city. • De Dins Square, a neoclassical square in the city center of Alcoy. • Iglesia arciprestal de Santa María (Alcoy), in Valencian Baroque style. • Hermitage of St. Anthony the Abbot • Torre de Na Valora, a watchtower from the 13th century. • Barchell Castle (13th century), of likely Muslim origin. It has a rectangular keep and a court with a rainwater tank. Museums Museu Alcoià de la Festa, museum dedicated to the Moors and Christians of Alcoy, where the visitors can experience all the details, aspects and feelings surrounding this internacional festival. • Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo, established in 1945. • Shelter of Cervantes, a air-raid bunker of the Spanish Civil War (1938). • Firefighters Museum of Alcoy Natural parks • Font Roja Natural Park • Serra Mariola Natural Park Economy Alcoi had an important industry related to textile, paper, food and metal. Furthermore, it had many factories which manufacture matches. Today, Alcoi is the financial, commercial and cultural center in the surrounding area. Celebrations Moors and Christians of Alcoy Alcoy hosts the oldest Cavalcade of Magi in the world. The Jesuset del Miracle is commemorated on the last day of January. The most important touristic celebration is Moros i Cristians, in April.

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Spanish government launches Brexit website The Spanish government has launched an information website listing the various issues that citizens and businesses will face after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. The page is part of the larger La Moncloa government website, and its stated goals include providing information to citizens and entrepreneurs about “the changes that the UK’s exit from the EU will have on their interests, as well as about the contingency measures being adopted internally and at the European level.” The site covers the possibility of a nodeal Brexit – an exit without an agreement on the future relationship between Britain and the EU – which would represent “a disaster for everyone” according to a statement made on Monday by Foreign Minister Josep Borrell. Although many practical details are offered, the website avoids getting specific about the still unclear consequences of a no-deal Brexit, which would mean no transition period to adapt to the new reality of the UK becoming a third country. Information is provided about residency, voting rights, healthcare, education, travel, financial services and more. The site also provides a list of

frequently asked questions and answers. Citizens are assured that they will preserve local voting rights in both Spain and the UK. Madrid and London and working on regulations that will be formally presented on 21st January. Air travel In the air travel section, one of the questions involves flying to Britain with a Spanish airline “that could lose its license, according to media reports.” This is an indirect reference to former Spanish flag carrier Iberia, which is fighting to prove to EU authorities that it is Spanish – it, along with British Airways, is owned by holding group IAG – in order to preserve its flying rights on the continent after Brexit. The Spanish executive has also drafted a decree whose definitive text was dependent on the outcome of last Tuesday evening’s vote by British MPs. Sources familiar with this document said that it contains contingency plans to complement the European Commission’s, in the event of a no-deal Brexit. These include financial and logistical measures, such as getting more personnel to deal with an expected surge in residency applications by British citizens if no better solution is found.

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More Road Safety Challenges for 2019 As data for 2018 is starting to emerge, it allows us to take stock of the threats and challenges that faced road safety, analyse the injury and fatality statistics, examine the strategies that have worked, and look in more detail at those which have failed, and, although we have seen an increase again in road fatalities and injuries, the situation looks to be stable once again, but in the field where lives are at risk, stability is not good enough, and so we must look at the challenges that 2019 will bring, and the subsequent changes. We perhaps mustn’t be too damning of the figures, but equally must not be complacent. The data on the number of deaths actually promised to indicate a reduction for the first time in three years. As we came into 2019, one thing already became apparent, that one of the key factors for reducing road fatalities was to slow vehicles down, and so that is precisely what the law will start to enforce, but it doesn’t end there. We have detailed the speed reduction, a move by the way which has

not gained the support the government had hoped, but a move that is being implemented none the less, but as that one aspect dominates

the headlines through discussion and disagreement, there are also other changes which are set to take place, which have not yet demanded the same sort of detailed coverage. The next, and mostly welcomed change this time, will be an increase in the number of penalty points lost for using a mobile phone whilst driving. In addition to a fine, the driver is now set to lose six penalty points. That means

that the majority of drivers risk losing their licence altogether if caught twice, or caught carrying out any other infraction considered serious enough, Not wearing a seat belt will also face stricter penalties, as will the incorrect carriage of children. Children less than 1.35 metres in height are not allowed in the front seats remember, with a couple of exceptions, and must be in an appropriate seat or restraint system. Failure to do this, as well as the failure to wear a crash helmet on a motorcycle for example, will result in the loss of four points. Many people think that the penalty doesn´t go far enough, especially when it comes to looking after children who are vulnerable themselves and trust the adults to afford them the necessary protection. Nonetheless, that is the current plan. These reforms have already been published in the Official Gazette and will come into force as of January 29, along with stricter penalties for trafficking, for example. Mark Nolan

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We need a holiday

Why is it always me?

My teenage daughter pestered us for a dog for years. Finally we gave in telling her explicitly that she had to take part in taking care of him. As predicted she never really did her share. Now she is 19 and not keen to take time off work to cover our holidays etc. The dog has become our responsibility and we are now tied, as we envisaged. We love our dog but we told our daughter that the deal was that she was to help care for him, and she does nothing.

I feel totally used and unappreciated. Every family gathering it’s the same, and it was no different at Christmas. I am expected to entertain with no help offered by my husband, kids or extended family. Also, it broke the bank this year affording it all - nothing is cheap these days, and no one even brings a bottle with them anymore. Any finally it’s me who has to pick everyone up, and run them home so that they can have a drink, so I have to stay sober all evening. There’s my parents golden wedding anniversary coming up. Any ideas?

Most children say they will walk the dog, feed it etc, then they lose interest. If there is no one to cover a much needed holiday for you and your husband, there are some lovely dog hotels and pet sitters you could employ. When you first buy a dog it’s a good idea to get them used to going to other pet sitters / kennels so that you can have some freedom. My parents used to look after my beloved dog (my baby, and their grandchild!), and I will always be very grateful to them.

Yes, let everyone know you’ve made a new year’s resolution not to do everything. Say that someone else should host the get-togethers or at least take it in turns. If you find you can’t quite summon up the nerve to do that, suggest that everyone contributes to the cost equally (keep receipts), and let them know that you are booking taxis this year. Also, make sure you leave the washing up to your husband and kids. Time to put your foot down.

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The voice of Freddie Mercury

Unrisen Queen is a Spanish Glam Rock Band founded by Rubén Sabater & Pasku Frutos. Known widely as the best Queen Tribute Band in Europe, Unrisen Queen are kicking off their 2019 tour in Cartagena. The band has been personally congratulated by Peter Freestone (Personal Assistant and friend of Freddie Mercury). Peter said that Unrisen Queen

stands out among the many Queen tribute acts. He also said that lead singer Rubén Sabater’s voice is the closest to Freddie’s he has ever heard. In fact, more than once in the course of the world tours of Unrisen Queen, Rubén’s voice has been described as “The resurrection” of Freddie Mercury. Jim Beach, Queen’s former manager, is quoted as saying “I closed my eyed and could be listening to Freddie. I couldn’t hold back my tears!” The band has been invited to participate in official Queen events across the globe, including a fundraiser in the US

which saw over $56,000 raised for the Mercury Phoenix Trust for the fight against AIDS. Unrisen Queen has performed for audiences of 20,000 spectators across the world in countless venues and after recently finishing a tour of Switzerland, the band is back in Spain and set to perform in Cartagena in February. With thanks to the band, the Costa Blanca People has 3 pairs of tickets to give away to the show, which takes place on Friday, February 8th in Discoteca Tántalo, Cartagena. All you need to do to enter is send your name and phone number to office@costablancapeople.com Winners will be contacted by telephone on Wednesday 6th February. T&Cs apply.

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Brits still lead house buying, despite Brexit One in seven homes in Spain that change hands are bought by foreigners, according to the most recent annual report by the College of Registrars – in fact, non-Spaniards consistently account for over 13 percent of buyers.

Figures have not yet been released for 2018, but nearly 61,000 residential properties were snapped up either by expatriates or by buyers seeking a foreign holiday home in 2017. Although the proportion of foreignto-native buyers was about the same as in 2016, the numbers were much higher – in the latter year, 53,000 homes went to non-Spanish purchasers, meaning 2017 saw a rise of 15 percent year on year.

And the number of foreign buyers in 2017 was three times that seen at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, when around 20,000 a year went to owners born outside of Spain, according to the Property Market Analysis Group at Zaragoza University.

The College of Registrars says there is 'no doubt' that foreign demand for homes in Spain has become 'one of the factors that has most contributed to the recovery of the housing market', following its boom-and-bust around a decade ago. Naturally, residential property bought by foreigners is almost exclusively located in traditional tourism hotspots – more than three in 10, or 31.27 percent, of buyers in the

Balearic Islands in 2017 were nonnative, and a similar number, 31.35 percent, in the Canary Islands, whilst over a quarter, or 26.04 percent, of homes sold in the east-coast region of the Comunidad Valenciana went to expatriates or holiday-home seekers. Andalucía, Catalunya and Murcia were also popular, with percentages of homes sold to foreigners being comfortably in double figures (18.8 percent in Murcia, 13.8 percent in Andalucía and 12.9 percent in Catalunya). British nationals were, in 2008, the most prolific foreign buyers, snapping up 35 percent of all properties that went to non-Spaniards, although this was down to 15 percent by the end of 2017. Exact figures linking this fall to Brexit are not known, although over 2017, a year-on-year fall from 10,100 to 9,100 British buyers was registered and UK nationals were the only foreign group among home purchasers in Spain which diminished in that year. British buyers have declined – albeit president Pedro Sánchez wants to ensure, among other safeguards, that the process of purchasing a holiday home or emigrating to Spain does not become any more difficult for UK citizens after Brexit than it is now, even if Britain crashes out of the bloc without a deal. Property market analysts, however, do not seem unduly worried about the effects of Brexit on numbers of British buyers – they say UK citizens have been tailing off gradually for a while

now and that this decline appears to have reached a plateau. And Brits still lead the field in terms of foreign buyers, for Europeans at least – their 15 percent is almost double that of the Germans, who represent 7.77 percent of nonSpaniards among purchasers, and still a comfortable margin ahead of the second-most prolific, the French, who make up 8.64 percent of the total. Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Romania and The Netherlands remain some of the other main output countries for foreign buyers, and in fact, the vast majority of non-Spanish purchasers are from Europe – Russia, Norway, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Denmark – with much smaller numbers from north Africa, usually Morocco or Algeria, and from China. Preferences of location also appear to be fairly consistent by nationality – Brits mostly opt for the Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia and Andalucía, whilst Germans head for the Balearics, and Italians for the Canary Islands. For the French and Portuguese, the most popular areas tend to be closest to their home countries – Catalunya and Galicia respectively – whilst Romanians, who are principally buying main homes, are most likely to target inland regions, such as La Rioja, Madrid, Navarra, Aragón, Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León, or northern coastal areas such as the Basque Country and Asturias. The breakdown of non-Spanish buyers shows the overwhelming

majority are from countries relatively nearby, geographically – the significant foreign groups come from countries less than three hours away by air and served by frequent low-cost flight connections. Golden visa To this end, the former PP-led government's so-called 'golden visa' plan does not seem to have contributed greatly towards foreign interest in home purchases in Spain – back in 2013, in a bid to encourage the Russians, Arabs, Chinese and US nationals, a law was passed that granted automatic permanent residence rights to any non-EU buyer who purchased a home or homes to a total value of more than half a million euros. According to the College of Registrars, barely 5.72 percent of homes purchased by non-Spaniards cost more than half a million – and, within this percentage, only around a third went to non-EU buyers; fewer, in fact, than the 41.5 percent of nonEuropeans among the foreigners buying top-price properties in 2012, before the 'golden visa' law was passed. But in most of Spain, half a million euros is enough to buy a property of extreme luxury, if not opulence – unlike in northern Europe where this may be the bare minimum to buy any home at all; in a desirable London postcode area, for example, a modest two-bedroomed flat would be worth at least two 'golden visas' in Spain.

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Stressed about selling your home in Spain?

Think H.O.U.S.E. Rebecca Serwotka

Your favourite local property expert, of Inmobiliaria Real Estate Agents in Ciudad Quesada & published author of “Moving Forward – 25 Essential Rules For Buying & Selling Real Estate Without Going Crazy.” Request your FREE copy today! Featured on Best Buy Spain – Property TV – Sky Channel 189.

hey say selling a home, is one of the most stressful things you can go through in life. Me personally, I don’t think so, but then again I am doing this every day! One main thing is to not let the stress take over you. It can become a little overwhelming when faced with paperwork requirements, and the whole planning for your move, so I’ve put together are a few tips on how to deal with stress when selling your home. Remember H.O.U.S.E! How to go with the flow? You will never beat the system, so fretting about how slow things are going, will only drive you insane. In Spain, most of the paperwork side of a sale, will all be done last minute, so don’t panic if you feel things are moving slowly. Ok to be prepared: As long as you prepare for your move, everything will go through smoothly. You will be working towards a date for completion, so allow yourself plenty of time to pack up your personal effects and book in the removal company to move your furniture and/or boxes out of the home a couple of days before. Use a currency company: If you are taking your funds back to the U.K., set up an account with a currency company like MoneyCorp. They will be able to transfer

your Euros back to your U.K. account, but most of all, they will save you a lot of money. The local Spanish banks charge a small fortune to make a transfer and deposit Bankers Drafts, especially if you don’t try to negotiate! So don’t do it on your own: Use your trusted Real Estate Agent to help make this a smooth process for you. They can guide you in the right direction and take the unnecessary stress away from you. Everyone makes an offer, so don’t get annoyed: We all would like to think that we own the best house in the street. We have the best view. The best location, and that how could anyone not see the value in the asking price. But let’s face facts – people will make offers. So some will be lower than others. No big deal. You’re not obligated to accept anything. So don’t think the buyer is being insulting, they are only doing what you are going to do on your next purchase! They want a deal! Don’t take it personally, and try to take your emotions out of this equation, as it will only cause you stress. I love this part of the transaction process, as the outcome will accomplish the goals of two families. One, the buyer and two, the seller. So let your Real Estate Agent know the figure you would ultimately be in agreement to accept, and let them do the rest! Just because you thought it would be stressful, doesn’t mean to say it has to be! Selling your home? Enjoy the journey! Buying a property? We have a beautiful selection of quality homes. See our advert in the centre pages of this newspaper or head to our website: www.homes4u.es For more information and guidance on buying and selling, log on to: www.homes4u.es to request the downloadable link to our book, or call us on 966 718 392, today.

Portable Warning Lights May Become Compulsory In the event of an incident or breakdown on the roads, we hopefully know the procedure to follow, donning

our high visibility vest and placing one or two warning triangles protecting the vehicle, and then summoning help, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that this procedure is not enough. Whether it’s because the rules are not being followed correctly, or if they are not being followed at all, the number of fatalities and serious injuries in the early part of an incident is of deep concern. In 2018, two out of every ten people who lost their lives on the high capacity roads of Spain did so outside their vehicle. In total, 60 people were killed

whilst involved in some kind of emergency which they were dealing with, whether that involved placing the

triangles or just because they hadn’t been seen, it is a figure that must be reduced. So, the Ministry of the Interior wants to find out why the signalling of incidents and breakdowns is a problem, especially on motorways where 303 people died in 2018, 23 more than in the previous year. As we have seen already, 20% of these fatalities were “pedestrians”, who are not normally permitted on these roads, except to deal with an emergency, and is the only “negative” data provided by the

Minister responsible for the department, Fernando GrandeMarlaska, along with the Director General of Traffic, Pere Navarro, when taking stock of the road incident rate of 2018. The conclusion that these departments have come up with is that the 60 people who were killed had left their vehicles, equipped with the mandatory high visibility vest, and were in the process of placing the warning triangles, or were already fixing the damage or waiting for roadside assistance. One of the plausible measures being considered to reduce these surprised deaths is to make the stricken vehicle even more visible, by means of a flashing orange light placed outside the vehicle, on a stable and flat surface, magnetised and with its own power, which would serve as a beacon which would be highly visible on vehicles where are at the roadside. Such devices are voluntary at the moment, to be used in addition to the hazard warning lights on the vehicle and the mandatory warning triangles and high visibility vests, but the proposal would see them as mandatory for all vehicles to carry and use in the event of an emergency. Of course, anything which has the potential to reduce road fatalities should be welcomed, but this is not without flaws in itself, as we have seen

numerous police and Guardia Civil vehicles completely destroyed when they had stopped on the hard shoulder to assist other road users, these vehicles festooned with flashing lights and reflectors, and yet still a target for the distracted. Although we know from historic data that the majority of serious incidents occur on the secondary road network, which is being targeted through such improvements as a reduction in the maximum permitted speed in some places, motorways are traditionally safer roads, partly due to their almost sterile environments, and their long stretches of straight sections and smooth curves. That said, complacency may be creeping in, as some 26% of the fatalities that occurred in 2018 were on these high capacity roads. It is worrisome that this figure continues to grow, with a 3% increase over 2017 last year, and 5% more than in 2011. The orange beacon use would be consistent with the Ministerial Order PCI / 810/2018, published in the BOE on July 31, which ordered the homogenization of the blue colour as a warning indicator for all emergency vehicles and gave a period of two years for that change, and also introduced permission for different types of emergency warning lights being voluntary, from the traditional beacon style, to revolving LED equivalents. Mark Nolan

Spanish police arrest 182 people at illegal cockfight Spanish police have announced that they have arrested 182 people who took part in a “national” cockfighting competition, an ancient sport that continues in some regions despite being banned. Officers seized around 300,000 euros ($344,000) during last weekend’s raid in the southern town of Sangonera La Verde, police said in a statement. In 2011, police arrested around 100 people at a cockfight held in the same spot. Cockfighting sets two roosters — trained to be aggressive and often pumped with steroids — against each other in a ring, often fighting to the death. Sharp knives are often added to the birds’ natural spurs while spectators gamble on the outcome. Police seized 97 live roosters and six dead ones as well as 87 marijuana plants. The 182 people who were detained were charged with animal abuse. Under Spanish law, a person found guilty of animal abuse can face up to a year in jail and up to a year and a half if the animal is killed. Cockfighting, which dates to before the Roman era, was popular throughout the Middle Ages, but a distaste for the sport developed in the 19th century and animal rights activists began protesting against the practice. It was outlawed in Britain around 150 years ago.

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Gemma Collins reveals she's been 'VOMITING' due to the backlash over her 'diva' behaviour on Dancing On Ice as she compares herself to Conor McGregor She's had a tough week after being forced to defend herself against claims she has been a diva and unprofessional. And Dancing On Ice star Gemma Collins, 37, FaceTimed Lorraine on Friday to say she's been so stressed over claims she's a diva, she's been throwing up on the ice. She said: 'No way, I'm not quitting. I'm the Conor McGregor of the Ice, I won't be

defeated. It's been one hell of a week and very distressing. Talking about the backlash over claims she was unprofessional, (which she and show bosses deny,) she said things have taken their toll. She said: 'I'm going to be honest, I was throwing up on the ice yesterday, and was crying. My family have been worried all week 'I couldn't believe the hate and trolls, but I watched Conor's film last night and I thought I'm not giving up. 'I love DOI, and I've dusted myself off, I've worked too hard to throw it away.' Gemma was accused of being a diva over claims she left the Sunday's show early - however, it's since been claimed that she was told she could leave. She was also accused of falling asleep, being late and asking crew members to get off the ice. But she says none of these things were true. The former TOWIE star said when she calls herself a diva it's not meant to be a negative thing. Gemma said: 'Gemma the diva is meant to be fun. You sort of know where the rumours come from but, I've got text messages confirming I wasn't asleep or

said I was bored, so that person just needs to speak up and say the truth!' John Legend reveals he appeared in Surviving R. Kelly documentary to give sexual assault victims 'a voice'... as disgraced singer faces new lawsuit The six-part Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, detailed allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, which have dogged the singer for years. He has denied all accusations John Legend has explained why he chose to appear on the controversial Surviving R. Kelly documentary, and given his thoughts on artists who have remained silent during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live on Thursday. The six-part Lifetime documentary detailed allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, which have dogged the singer for years. He has denied all accusations. All of Me singer John, 40, said his close relationship and trust in the documentary's director and executive producer Dream Hampton, having

worked with her in the past on ending mass incarceration, was a key factor in his decision to appear. The Oscar-winner said he was further motivated by friends in the #MuteRKelly movement who have marched in the streets to protest longstanding allegations of sexual abuse of women and girls by the Chicago singer. Speaking of Dream, he said: 'I respect her work a lot, she asked me if I wanted to do it and I said yes,'

I don't want to cast aspersions on anybody who didn't do it,' said John who noted there could be various reasons for not participating in a documentary. John, who appeared alongside wife Chrissy Teigen on the show, also praised the work of the people who have joined the #MuteRKelly movement. He said: 'They work with rape victims in Chicago and they try to help them recover ...and they work with a lot of black girls in Chicago who are overlooked. 'I knew that as a celebrity that I could lend my voice to something that would highlight these young people who have been hurt and give them a voice, and make sure they're heard, and so I said I'm going to do it.' Surviving R. Kelly, which aired last week, interviews dozens of former friends, family members and colleagues, who all make grim claims about the singer abusing women and young girls. R. Kelly is accused of running an 'abusive cult' over several years at his homes in Illinois and Georgia, as he allegedly preyed on dozens of young women.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

11.20pm

Higher Power

1.00am

The Last Witness

2.40am

A Crooked Somebody

4.30am

The Wedding Guest

6.30am

Aquaman: Special

ITV1 6.05am 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 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.15am 12.45am 1.35am 2.25am 4.00am 4.45am 6.05am

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 The National Television Awards 2019 ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Britain's Busiest Motorway Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad Cleaning Up Tenable Jackpot247 Loose Women ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

6.00am 6.30am 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 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am

Futurama Futurama Monkey Life Monkey Life Animal 999 Animal 999 Road Wars Babylon 5 Stargate SG-1 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 S.W.A.T. Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons David Attenborough's Galapagos Living the Dream A League of Their Own The Russell Howard Hour The Force: North East Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Delicious Babylon 5 Futurama

7.00am 7.30am 7.55am 9.00am 10.05am 10.30am 11.00am 11.25am 12.00pm 12.35pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.50pm 4.20pm 4.55pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 3.05am 3.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders DCI Banks DCI Banks Agatha Christie's Poirot ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

Sky Sports 1 6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise

7.30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

8.30am

Transfer Centre

9.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

10.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

11.00am

Sky Sports News

12.00pm

Cricket

8.00pm

Transfer Centre

8.30pm

Sky Sports Tonight

9.00pm

Sky Sports Tonight

10.00pm

Sky Sports Tonight

11.00pm

The Debate - Live

12.00am

Sky Sports News

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Sky Sports News

3.00am

Cricket

6.15am 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm

How I Met Your Mother Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Extreme Cake Makers Mike and Molly Mike and Molly Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Charmed

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

CostaBlancaPeople 22nd - 28th January 2019

Sky 1

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Channel 4

Channel 5

6.30am 6.50am 7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.10am 9.40am 10.10am 10.40am 11.10am 12.05pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.35pm 12.35am 1.35am 2.25am 3.20am 4.15am 4.40am 5.35am 6.30am 6.50am

Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown A Place in the Sun The Â£100k Drop Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of the Zoo 24 Hours in A&E Catastrophe Naked Attraction Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA How to Lose Weight Well Come Dine with Me Jamie's Quick and Easy Food Best of Both Worlds The Â£100k Drop Kirstie's Vintage Gems Countdown

7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 3.55am 4.55am

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village The Incredible Human Journey Kate Humble: Living with Nomads Wild West: America's Great Frontier The Plantagenets Metalworks! Nietzsche: Genius of the Modern World The Incredible Human Journey Kate Humble: Living with Nomads This is BBC Four

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

11.00am

A Place in the Sun

12.05pm

Car S.O.S

1.05pm

Time Team

2.10pm

Time Team

3.15pm

Come Dine with Me

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

4.20pm

Come Dine with Me

4.50pm

Come Dine with Me

BBC 4

ITV3

6.10am 6.35am 7.00am 7.05am 7.10am 7.15am 7.25am 7.35am 7.45am 7.55am 8.05am 8.20am 8.30am 8.35am 8.55am 9.05am 9.20am 9.40am 9.55am 10.05am 10.15am 12.15pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.00am 4.00am 4.10am 5.00am 5.45am 6.10am 6.35am

Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Peppa Pig Peppa Pig The Day Henry Met... Secret Life of Kittens Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wissper Noddy: Toyland Detective Thomas and Friends Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Top Wing Paw Patrol Digby Dragon Floogals Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine The Secret Life of Puppies Jeremy Vine GPs: Behind Closed Doors 5 News Lunchtime The Yorkshire Vet Home and Away Neighbours Eve of Abduction Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Koalas: Cute and Cuddly Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Extraordinary People Hotel Inspector: Checking in, Checking Out On Benefits Teleshopping Access GPs: Behind Closed Doors Britain's Greatest Bridges House Doctor Divine Designs Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.25am 8.20am 9.10am 10.15am 11.20am 12.25pm 1.30pm 2.35pm 3.35pm 4.40pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 12.10am 1.10am 2.10am 3.05am 4.00am 5.00am 5.30am

The Protectors The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special Bad Move Bad Move Benidorm Death Race FYI Daily Death Race Car Crash Global Lethal Weapon Minder Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

More 4

5.20pm

Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

A Place in the Sun

6.55pm

The Supervet

ITV4

7.55pm

Car S.O.S

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Animal Airport

11.00pm

Fatal Flight 447: Chaos in the Cockpit

12.05am

24 Hours in A&E

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.10am

Animal Airport

3.15am

24 Hours in A&E

4.20am

8 Out of 10 Cats

SOAP watch

Eastenders - Alfie feels the pressure from all angles. Phil has a surprising offer for Keanu. Mick works his magic on Mitch.

Emmerdale - Moira struggles with a choice. A disturbance leaves Vanessa uneasy. Aaron is forced into a search.

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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 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.15am 1.15am 1.20am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown Escape to the Country The Farmers' Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show DIY SOS the Big Build Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather A Question of Sport Michael Mcintyre's Big Surprises Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.15pm 2.00pm 2.10pm 5.45pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am 2.45am 3.45am 4.30am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 7.45am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 10.25am 11.20am 11.50am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.55pm 7.10pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.00am 1.30am 1.55am 2.25am 2.55am

The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out Take Me Out: The Gossip You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Superstore Hell's Kitchen Celebrity Juice Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show Two and a Half Men Superstore

The Last Movie Star

9.00am

A Crooked Somebody

11.00am

Zama

1.00pm

Unsane

2.50pm 5.15pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story The Wedding Guest

7.15pm

Higher Power

9.00pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

11.20pm

Zama

1.20am

Unsane

3.05am

The Last Movie Star

4.55am

Higher Power

6.30am

Moana: Special

Wanted Down Under The Farmers' Country Showdown See Hear on Tour Great British Menu BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Lifeline Bowls Tennis Flog It! Eggheads Great Canadian Railway Journeys Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start The Twinstitute We Need to Talk About Death Insert Name Here Newsnight My Million Pound Menu World Indoor Bowls Highlights See Hear on Tour Cities: Nature's New Wild The Farmers' Country Showdown This is BBC Two

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.25pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.10am 2.00am 4.00am 4.45am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Cricket

11.00am

Sky Sports News

12.00pm

Sky Sports News

1.00pm

Sky Sports News

2.00pm

Cricket

8.30pm

Live Carabao Cup Semi-Final

11.15pm

The Debate - Live

12.15am

Premier League Greatest Games

12.30am

NBA Gametime

1.30am

NBA: The Starters

2.00am

Live NBA: San Antonio @ Philadelphia

4.30am

Sporting Records

5.00am

Live European Tour Golf

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.20am

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Extreme Cake Makers Mike and Molly Mike and Molly Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Day After Tomorrow The Big Bang Theory

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Television: Wed 16th Jan

CostaBlancaPeople 22nd - 28th January 2019

Channel 4

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Political Broadcast ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad Coronation Street Cleaning Up ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Peston The Cruise: Shanghai to Sydney Tenable Jackpot247 Lethal Weapon 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 11.35pm 12.10am 1.10am 2.05am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am 6.30am

Monkey Life Monkey Life Animal 999 Animal 999 Road Wars Babylon 5 Stargate SG-1 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 S.W.A.T. Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Their Own Magnum P.I. Just Another Immigrant Just Another Immigrant The Force: Manchester Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 The Russell Howard Hour Babylon 5 Futurama Futurama

7.00am 7.25am 7.55am 9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 10.55am 11.25am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.50pm 4.20pm 4.50pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 9.00pm 11.05pm 1.05am 2.05am 3.00am 3.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Poirot Vera Law and Order: UK Law and Order: UK ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

Channel 5

7.30am

King of Queens

7.00am

7.55am

King of Queens

7.05am

Peppa Pig

8.20am

King of Queens

7.10am

The Day Henry Met...

8.45am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.15am

Secret Life of Kittens

9.10am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.25am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.40am

Frasier

7.35am

Wissper

10.10am

Frasier

7.45am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

10.40am

Frasier

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

11.10am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

8.05am

Shane the Chef

12.05pm

Undercover Boss USA

8.20am

Peppa Pig

1.00pm

Channel 4 News

8.30am

Peppa Pig

1.05pm

Sun, Sea and Selling Houses

8.35am

Top Wing

2.05pm

Find it, Fix it, Flog it

3.10pm

Countdown

4.00pm

A Place in the Sun

5.00pm

The Â£100k Drop

6.00pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

7.00pm

The Simpsons

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

12.15pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

9.00pm

Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it

1.15pm

The Yorkshire Vet

10.00pm

The Undateables

2.15pm

Home and Away

11.00pm

Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People

2.45pm

Neighbours

12.00am

Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

3.15pm

Killer Assistant

1.00am

A Year of British Murder

5.00pm

Friends

2.50am

Young Adult

5.30pm

Friends

4.30am

Come Dine with Me

6.00pm

5 News at 5

5.25am

Jamie's Super Food

6.30pm

Neighbours

5.55am

The Â£100k Drop

7.00pm

Home and Away

6.50am

Countdown

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Police Interceptors

BBC 4 7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm

3.00am

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Armada: 12 Days to Save England Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain How We Built Britain Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village Armada: 12 Days to Save England

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

11.00am

A Place in the Sun

12.05pm

Car S.O.S

1.05pm

Time Team

2.10pm

Time Team

3.15pm

Come Dine with Me

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

4.20pm

Come Dine with Me

4.50pm

Come Dine with Me

9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.30am

ITV3

8.55am

Paw Patrol

9.05am

Digby Dragon

9.20am

Floogals

9.40am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

9.00pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

10.00pm

Red Arrows: Kings of the Sky

11.00pm

Hitler's Holocaust Railways with Chris Tarrant

12.30am

Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

A Place in the Sun

6.55pm

The Supervet

7.55pm

Car S.O.S

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

Â£4Million Restoration

11.00pm

Phil Spencer's Stately Homes

12.05am

24 Hours in A&E

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.10am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

3.05am

Â£4Million Restoration

4.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats

The Murder of Tia Sharpe: My Daughter

2.00am

Teleshopping

4.00am

Access

4.10am

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

5.00am

Britain's Greatest Bridges

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Divine Designs

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.25am 8.20am 9.15am 10.20am 11.25am 12.35pm 1.35pm 2.40pm 3.45pm 4.50pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.40am 1.40am 1.45am 3.15am 4.00am 5.00am 5.30am

The Protectors The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers The World is Not Enough FYI Daily The World is Not Enough Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy FYI Daily Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Lethal Weapon Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

More 4

5.20pm

Peppa Pig

ITV4

SOAP watch

Emmerdale - Bob runs out of options. Fraught Moira looks for answers. Victoria's plan backfires.

Coronation Street - Tracy quizzes Amy about the baby's father. Nick dashes Sarah and Gary's hopes. Abi embellishes her CV during her interview. Simon finds himself in the McDonalds' firing line. Tyrone worries about Evelyn's memory. Desperate to pacify Sarah, Gary turns to an old friend.

Hollyoaks - James crashes Harry's blind date to confess his love, which inspires his son Romeo to follow his heart too. Terry hatches an evil plan that may put his stepson Ste in danger.

Television: Thur 17th Jan BBC1

7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.30am 1.35am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown Escape to the Country The Farmers' Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits EastEnders Death in Paradise BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time This Week Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.20pm 11.25pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.15am 2.15am 3.15am 4.00am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 7.45am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 9.55am 10.25am 11.20am 11.50am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.55pm 7.10pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 12.30am 12.55am 1.30am 1.55am

The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out Take Me Out: The Gossip You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Superstore American Pie: The Wedding FYI Daily American Pie: The Wedding Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Two and a Half Men

A Crooked Somebody

9.00am

The Wedding Guest

11.00am

The Last Movie Star

1.00pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

3.30pm

Top Ten Show, the 2019

3.45pm

I See You

5.25pm

Unsane

7.10pm

The Wedding Guest

9.00pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

11.20pm

I See You

1.00am

Unsane

2.45am

Higher Power

4.30am

The Last Movie Star

6.30am

Moana: Special

Wanted Down Under The Farmers' Country Showdown MasterChef: The Professionals BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Bowls Tennis Eggheads Great Canadian Railway Journeys Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Back in Time for School Hospital Better Things The Archiveologists The Archiveologists Newsnight Horizon World Indoor Bowls Highlights Back in Time for School The Farmers' Country Showdown This is BBC Two

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.35am 2.25am 4.00am 4.25am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Live European Tour Golf

10.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

11.00am

Match Centre

12.00pm

Transfer Centre

12.30pm

Live European Tour Golf

2.30pm

Cricket

8.30pm

Football

11.15pm

The Debate - Live

12.15am

Sky Sports News

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Live NBA: Golden State @ Washington

4.30am

Sporting Records

5.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Sky Sports News

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Extreme Cake Makers Mike and Molly Mike and Molly Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Good Place The Good Place

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

CostaBlancaPeople 22nd - 28th January 2019

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 Tonight Emmerdale The Cruise: Shanghai to Sydney The Paras: Men of War ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Through the Keyhole Grantchester Tenable Jackpot247 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 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am 6.30am

Monkey Life Monkey Life Animal 999 Animal 999 Road Wars Babylon 5 Stargate SG-1 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 S.W.A.T. Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Their Own The Russell Howard Hour The Force: Manchester Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 Delicious A League of Their Own Babylon 5 Futurama Futurama

7.00am 7.25am 7.55am 9.00am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.25am 12.00pm 12.35pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.50pm 4.20pm 4.55pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 2.05am 3.00am 3.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Vera Law and Order: UK Law and Order: UK Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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migrants it had rescued a week earlier off the coast of Libya after both Italy and Malta denied it entry. After stocking up with provisions in Barcelona, the ship had been due to set sail again on 8th January but Barcelona’s Port Authority prohibited it from leaving, a Proactiva Open Arms spokeswoman told AFP. The charity appealed the decision two days later, requesting that it be allowed to put out to sea to carry out “observation and surveillance tasks in the central Mediterranean”. In a statement, Spain’s public works ministry, which controls the Port Authority, said Spain has no maritime rescue jurisdiction off the Libyan coast where Open Arms operates and had violated maritime regulations on past rescue missions. Since the boat lacks permission to dock in countries near where it operates, “it has

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had to cross the Mediterranean for several days to disembark rescued migrants, putting the safety of the ship, its crew and the people on board at risk,” the statement added. Shortly after he came to power in June, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez allowed the Aquarius, a boat chartered by the aid groups SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, to dock in Spain with more than 600 migrants on board. His Socialist government also allowed the Open Arms to dock in Spain but in August refused once again to receive the Aquarius. Spain became Europe’s main entry point for migrants last year, overtaking Greece and Italy, which have taken measures to prevent rescued migrants from landing at its ports. More than 55,000 migrants arrived in Spain by sea in 2018, according to the UN refugee agency.

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Spain stops migrant rescue boat from setting sail Spanish migrant rescue charity Proactiva Open Arms has said that the authorities were preventing its ship from setting sail from Barcelona to save migrants. “We are blocked in a port once again. Port Authority in Barcelona denied permission to Open Arms to sail #Med Central,” the charity based near the Catalan capital wrote in a tweet. “Preventing us from saving lives is irresponsible and cruel,” said Proactiva Open Arms founder Oscar Camps in a separate tweet, accusing “cowardly politicians” of putting migrants’ lives at risk. Proactiva Open Arms operates in between Libya and southern Europe, coming to the aid of migrants who get into difficulties during the sea crossing from northern Africa. The charity’s rescue ship, Open Arms, docked in southern Spain on 28th December with 311 mainly African

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Dino Dana Super 4 Super 4 Make it Pop Mission Employable Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Scrambled! The Tom and Jerry Show The Powerpuff Girls Toonmarty Ultimate Spider-Man v the Sinister Six Mighty Magiswords ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen ITV Lunchtime News Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers ITV Racing: Live from Cheltenham Tipping Point ITV Evening News ITV News London You've Been Framed! The Chase: Celebrity Special Celebrity Catchphrase The Voice UK Through the Keyhole ITV News Rocky Jackpot247 WOS Wrestling ITV Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.20am 1.20am 2.15am 3.10am 4.00am 5.00am 6.00am

Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama The Hidden World of How to Train Your Dragon Football's Funniest Moments Soccer A.M. What's Up TV S.W.A.T. S.W.A.T. S.W.A.T. Gillette Soccer Saturday Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons MacGyver Hawaii Five-0 Mission: Impossible II Football's Funniest Moments A League of Their Own The Russell Howard Hour NCIS: Los Angeles Cop Squad Road Wars Road Wars

7.00am

Judge Judy

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Judge Judy

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Judge Judy

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Rising Damp

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Rising Damp

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George and Mildred

9.35am

George and Mildred

Cricket

12.00am

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

Live European Tour Golf

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2.30am

2.35pm

Cricket

11.00pm

Live Rugby 7s: Hamilton

Rugby Gold

5.55am

Live Rugby 7s: Hamilton

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Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Rango 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 The Big Bang Theory Charmed Edward Scissorhands This Means War Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube Gogglebox Gogglebox Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too Baby Daddy Baby Daddy

Sky Movies Premiere A Crooked Somebody

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Sky Sports 1

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Celebrity Catchphrase Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule You've Been Framed! Step Up 2: The Streets FYI Daily Step Up 2: The Streets Hotel Transylvania Preview FYI Daily Hotel Transylvania Preview The Mummy FYI Daily The Mummy Casino Royale FYI Daily Casino Royale Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Ibiza Weekender Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

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Death Becomes Her

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Midsomer Murders

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Endeavour

8.00pm

Midsomer Murders

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Midsomer Murders

12.00am

Vera

2.00am

Classic Emmerdale

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Classic Emmerdale

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Classic Emmerdale

3.20am

ITV3 Nightscreen

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Superb spy action and a blistering return for the new Bond. With two kills under his belt, MI6 agent James Bond is elevated to OO status, but his next mission goes badly awry. Redemption is offered in a high-stakes poker tournament in Montenegro against dastardly banker Le Chiffre.

Romantic comedy about a high-powered Canadian woman who forces her assistant to marry her in order to secure a visa. After working her way to the top of a New York publishing company, Margaret Tate has no plans to give up her position - not even a threat of being deported to Canada will get in the way. Her unsuspecting PA Andrew Paxton agrees to marriage in return for a promotion, but they must convince the immigration authorities that their relationship is genuine by taking a weekend trip away together.

Channel 5

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King of Queens

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Peppa Pig

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King of Queens

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Peppa Pig

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Sunny Bunnies

9.05am

Frasier

7.20am

Sunny Bunnies

9.35am

Frasier

7.25am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

10.05am

The Big Bang Theory

7.35am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

10.30am

The Big Bang Theory

7.50am

Fireman Sam

10.55am

The Big Bang Theory

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Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big

11.25am

The Simpsons

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Bob the Builder

12.25pm

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Digby Dragon

12.55pm

Four in a Bed

8.40am

Peppa Pig

1.25pm

Four in a Bed

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Peppa Pig

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Four in a Bed

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Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

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Four in a Bed

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Paw Patrol

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Nella the Princess Knight

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Four in a Bed

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A Place in the Sun

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Sun, Sea and Brides to be

5.30pm

Location, Location, Location

6.35pm

The Secret Life of the Zoo

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Channel 4 News

8.00pm

Spying on the Royals

9.00pm

Hidden Britain by Drone

10.00pm

Xxx: Return of Xander Cage

12.05am

Fast and Furious 6

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The Last Leg

3.20am

The Simpsons

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Hollyoaks Omnibus

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Come Dine with Me

6.55am

King of Queens

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Wissper

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Pirata and Capitano

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Paw Patrol

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Shane the Chef

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Floogals

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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja

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Make You Laugh Out Loud

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Police Interceptors

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Happy Feet

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The Proposal

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5 News

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The Proposal

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Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

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Digging Up Britain's Past 5 News Weekend

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This is BBC Four

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Wild Brazil

9.30pm

The Great Fire of London: Hour by Hour

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Tiger Island

12.30am

Most Shocking Sexist TV of All Time

10.00pm

Son of Saul

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Access

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Top of the Pops 1987

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Top of the Pops 1987

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Prog at the BBC

4.10am

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

1.45am

Guitar, Drum and Bass

5.00am

The Best of Bad TV

2.45am

Wild Brazil

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House Doctor

3.45am

Tiger Island

6.10am

Divine Designs

4.45am

This is BBC Four

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

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Jamie's Comfort Food A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Location, Location, Location Location, Location, Location 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 Cleopatra's Lost Tomb Holocaust: Night Will Fall Holocaust: Night Will Fall 24 Hours in A&E 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

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World of Sport Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ITV Racing: The Opening Show The Professionals Columbo Lonely are the Brave FYI Daily Lonely are the Brave Aces High FYI Daily Aces High Smokey and the Bandit FYI Daily Smokey and the Bandit The Adjustment Bureau FYI Daily The Adjustment Bureau The Departed FYI Daily The Departed The Big Fight Live: Thurman v Lopez Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Breakfast Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Politics The Big Questions Homes Under the Hammer BBC News Songs of Praise Porridge Tennis Escape to the Country Countryfile BBC News Regional News and Weather F.A. Cup Call the Midwife Les MisÃ©rables BBC News Regional News and Weather Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights The Women's Football Show Dream House Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein

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The Instant Gardener

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Countryfile

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Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

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Mary Berry Cooks

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The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure

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Food and Drink

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Money for Nothing

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Bowls

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Ski Sunday

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Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal

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The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer

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Dragons' Den

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The Last Survivors

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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Insert Name Here

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Night Train to Lisbon

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Question Time

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Holby City

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This is BBC Two

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Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You've Been Framed: Gold Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Catchphrase You've Been Framed! Special Hotel Transylvania Preview FYI Daily Hotel Transylvania Preview Antz FYI Daily Antz The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey FYI Daily The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Ibiza Weekender Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show Release the Hounds Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

The Man in the White Suit

Unsane

9.00am

Isle of Dogs

10.45am

The Leisure Seeker

12.40pm

A Quiet Place

2.25pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The Hidden World of How to Train Your Dragon

5.15pm

Isle of Dogs

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The Leisure Seeker

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A Quiet Place

10.45pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Unsane

2.55am

Higher Power

4.30am

Zama

6.30am

Life Itself: Special

6.45am

Top Ten Show, the 2019

12.10am 1.05am 1.55am 4.00am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Live Rugby 7s: Hamilton

8.40am

Boxing Gold

9.00am

Total Goals

9.30am

Live European Tour Golf

2.00pm

My Icon

2.15pm

My Icon

2.30pm

Cricket

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Live NBA: Sacramento @ La Clippers

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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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Cricket

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Hollyoaks Omnibus Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Muppet Treasure Island The Goldbergs Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine 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 Day After Tomorrow Gogglebox Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube Hollyoaks Omnibus

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Dino Dana Super 4 Super 4 Make it Pop Mission Employable Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Scrambled! The Tom and Jerry Show Ben 10 Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Spy School Mighty Magiswords ITV News Parveen's Indian Kitchen This Morning - On Sunday Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen ITV Lunchtime News The Voice UK From Russia with Love ITV Evening News ITV News London The Chase Dancing on Ice Vera ITV News Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera Cold Feet Tenable Jackpot247 Amazing Greys

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

The Hour of Power Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons WWE Raw S.W.A.T. S.W.A.T. MacGyver Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons MacGyver Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles S.W.A.T. The Force: North East The Force: North East The Force: Manchester Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Modern Family

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Rising Damp Rising Damp George and Mildred George and Mildred Heartbeat Heartbeat Love Your Garden The Great St Trinians' Train Robbery Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders The Durrells The Durrells Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure Wire in the Blood Agatha Christie's Poirot Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale ITV3 Nightscreen

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King of Queens

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King of Queens

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Frasier

9.30am

Frasier

10.00am

Frasier

10.30am

Sunday Brunch

1.30pm

The Simpsons

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The Simpsons

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The Simpsons

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The Simpsons

3.25pm

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3.50pm

Robots

5.35pm

How to Train Your Dragon

7.30pm

Channel 4 News

8.00pm

Escape to the Chateau

At the UNESCO Congress held last July in Benidorm, the implementation of the 'Displanting' project was agreed. CEIP Manuel Riquelme belongs to the UNESCO network and asked to carry out the

initiative in Orihuela. "The main objective is to eliminate plastics from a single use and change the lifestyle of children and their families," said Marzá. In this local phase, a plastic doll with a human shape has been created and will be used to raise awareness with the students regarding the problems

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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Sunny Bunnies Sunny Bunnies Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Noddy: Toyland Detective Fireman Sam Thomas and Friends Bob the Builder Digby Dragon Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Paw Patrol Nella the Princess Knight Wissper Pirata and Capitano Paw Patrol Shane the Chef Floogals Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Access Make You Laugh Out Loud Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5 News Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Cadbury's: Britain's Favourite Chocolate Britain's Favourite Sweets 5 News Weekend Me Before You 5 News Me Before You The Vow Teleshopping Access Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink House Doctor Divine Designs Wildlife SOS

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The Motorbike Show The Professionals The Professionals The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Columbo Columbo The Searchers FYI Daily The Searchers Aces High FYI Daily Aces High Merry Christmas Mr Bean Mr. Bean River Monsters Jaws 3 FYI Daily Jaws 3 The Big Fight Unknown FYI Daily Unknown River Monsters ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces

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SAS: Who Dares Wins

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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Ride Upon the Storm

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Promised Land

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Flying Across Britain with Arthur

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Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

Williams

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Best of Both Worlds

5.55am

Come Dine with Me

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Countdown

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This is BBC Four

10.00pm

H is for Hawk: A New Chapter

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Speechless

12.00am

Timbuktu

1.30am

The Riviera: A History in Pictures

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Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics

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The Hector: From Scotland to Nova

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Food Unwrapped Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Location, Location, Location 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 Emergency Helicopter Medics The Clinton Affair 24 Hours in A&E 24 Hours in A&E 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA The Clinton Affair 8 Out of 10 Cats

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Local Schools take part in environment project Seven schools in Orihuela are participating in the project 'Desplastifícate', which aims to raise awareness among children about the pollution generated by plastic. The Councillor for the Environment, Miguel Ángel Fernández, has presented the project recently at CEIP Manuel Riquelme de Hurchillo. The initiative is being promoted by the school with the collaboration of the Department of Environment, which aims to raise awareness among children and their families about the pollution generated by plastic, in order to reduce its use. "These awareness initiatives are very important, especially in children, and from the Department of the Environment we firmly believe in them," said the councillor. Councillor Fernández was accompanied by CEIP director Manuel Riquelme, Joaquín Marzá, a teacher at the centre, Inés Díez, the director of IES El Palmeral, Victoria Segura, the director of CEIP Villar Palasí, Miriam Araujo, by the director of CEIP Andrés Manjón, Santiago Ferrández, by the director of CEIP Molins, Inmaculada González, and by the director of CRA Azahar La Matanza, Fernando Martínez.

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that exist in their place of residence with plastic, which is destroying the ocean. The doll, called Verdin, will be passed through the different participating schools. "We created the character a few months ago to make students aware of the recycling of plastic, since this is causing serious problems in the environment", said Díez, the creator of the doll. The project will last until May and in June there will be a final activity at IES El Palmeral. "The idea is to celebrate that this project has had a positive end and that an environmental initiative has triumphed at the school level", Segura commented. The directors present at the presentation agreed on the importance and usefulness of 'Desplastifícate' and have been committed to education in relation to the environment. The participating centres are: CEIP Manuel Riquelme de Hurchillo, CEIP Molins, CRA Azahar de La Matanza, San José Obrero Diocesan College, CEIP Andrés Manjón, CEIP Villar Palasí, IES El Palmeral and CEIP Argentina de Benferri. "We have to congratulate all the centres for taking an important step in a global problem and showing a commitment to taking care of the environment", concluded the councillor for the Environment.

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Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown Escape to the Country The Farmers' Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Panorama Silent Witness BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Imagine... The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out Take Me Out: The Gossip You've Been Framed! Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them FYI Daily Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The Stand Up Sketch Show Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!

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9.10am

Isle of Dogs

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Who We are Now

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Top Ten Show, the 2019

1.25pm

A Quiet Place

3.15pm

Higher Power

5.00pm

The Leisure Seeker

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Isle of Dogs

9.00pm

A Quiet Place

10.50pm

Who We are Now

12.40am

I See You

2.25am

Unsane

4.20am

Higher Power

6.10am

Life Itself: Special

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Black Panther: Special

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Until last Tuesday morning, orangecoloured butane bottles cost €15.33, after which they dropped by nearly 5 percent to €14.57 – the first price reduction since May 2018. In fact, the last three bi-monthly price reviews, in July, September and

November, have seen a continuous climb of almost 5 percent each time. The cut in price is largely due to a sharp plunge in the cost of raw materials, down by 36.2 percent, and in that of shipping, by 10.8 percent, together with the euro having fallen by 1.7 percent against the US dollar. This new price tag of €14.57 applies to 12.5-kilo orange gas bottles, but not to gas sold in the lighter weight, silver containers, since these are retailed by the private sector and their end cost to the consumer not State-controlled. Those whose orange butane gas bottles are delivered as part of a contract will normally pay a few euros more than the standard market price to cover the convenience of a door-to-door service, although householders and businesses without a gas delivery contract can buy theirs from petrol stations at the set price and connect them up themselves.

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Drama. Will gets in a motorcycle accident and loses his will to live afterwards. But then he meets Lou, who brings back the joy in his life.

Oscar-nominated animated adventure. Jay Baruchel leads the all-star voice cast in Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders' tale of dragons and Vikings for the DreamWorks studio. The Viking inhabitants of the vertiginous island of Berk live in perpetual fear of attack from firebreathing winged dragons, whose raids burn down the villagers' homes and deplete their flocks of sheep. Unsurprisingly, this has caused the Vikings' culture to focus on combatting the menace, including a rite of passage in which young Vikings must capture or kill a dragon or face banishment. One such adolescent is Hiccup, son of the chieftain Stoick the Vast. Unfortunately, unlike his father, Hiccup is slight of build, cautious and somewhat hapless. But when Hiccup unexpectedly manages to knock a rare and dangerous Night Fury dragon out of the sky, it marks a turning point in the islanders' relationship with the beasts.

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Home values rose at 'fastest rate in 10 years' Home prices in Spain are rising at the fastest rate in a decade, according to a leading quantity surveyor – although they still remain far more affordable than at the height of the housing boom in 2007. According to figures by valuers Tinsa, the average residential property rose in price by 5.8 percent in the final quarter of 2018 – the highest increase seen per three-month period since 2007, a time when a typical home in Spain was worth €2,044 per square metre. Prices are lower now by around a third – at €1,337 per square metre – although regional variations are vast, with per-square-metre prices differing by several hundred per cent just a few streets apart. Home values reached rock bottom in the first quarter of 2015, Tinsa reveals, but have since gone up by an average of 11.7 percent and are now worth around the same as in the first three months of 2013. Although 11 provinces in Spain registered a drop in price year on year between the final quarter of 2017 and that of 2018, these falls were in general less than 5 percent. Madrid has seen the greatest percentage increase in the last quarter, at 10.8 percent, followed by the Comunidad Valenciana at 7.8 percent, Asturias and Castilla y León at 7.4 percent, and Aragón at 7.3 percent. And the Greater Madrid region also boasts the highest prices in Spain as at the end of 2018, although these vary across towns and, in the capital itself,

across neighbourhoods. On average, a residential property in the Greater Madrid area would set buyers back €2,306 per square metre or, for a typical spacious threebedroom apartment, €230,600. The Balearic Islands is the secondmost

expensive region – again, with considerable fluctuation by area and island – at €2,145 per square metre, ahead of the Basque Country, with values of around €2,026 per square metre. These are the only three regions at

present with an average price for a 100-square-metre home exceeding €200,000, although anyone seeking a real bargain should head to the landlocked western region of Extremadura – enjoying the same type of weather as the southern

territory of Andalucía, the two provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres, bordering onto Portugal, are home to some of the cheapest residential buildings in Spain, at just €769 per square metre, or €76,900 for a 100square-metre property. Castilla-La Mancha is not far ahead

at €790 per square metre, and La Rioja in the far north, although still among the cheapest, is still some distance away in price at €895. At present, the average time taken to sell a home anywhere in Spain in the last three months of 2018 was 7.9 months, although this differs vastly by location, with the more sought-after areas at either end of the price scale seeing homes snapped up much more swiftly. By cities, the quickest sales were seen in Madrid, averaging at three months, and Zaragoza (Aragón) at 3.7 months, whilst Sevilla metropolitan area homes took 4.9 months to shift and those in Valencia provincial capital, six months – selling faster than homes in Barcelona, which were on the market for a typical 6.4 months. Homes in the northern region of Cantabria or in the northern provinces of Ourense (Galicia) and Salamanca (Castilla y León), and in Castellón on the east coast, spent the longest on the market before being sold. Time of year also makes a difference, however, with spring and summer seeing residential property in coastal provinces shifting faster, especially where these are suitable for holiday home use.

Mortgage Current home values mean the average mortgage in Spain at the moment sits at €121,737 and the typical monthly repayment being €564, based upon a 20-year loan. Tinsa reveals that monthly mortgage repayments swallow up around 17.2 percent of gross household income in the first year, but with the Eurozone interest rate – the Euribor – not expected to rise above 0 percent in the near future, mortgages remain affordable and the biggest barrier for those not yet on the property ladder is saving up a deposit: for a first home, banks normally lend a maximum of 80% of the lowest out of either the sale price or the market value, net of the 12.5 percent in taxes and fees required in addition. For anyone who already owns a property or has some equity to begin with, mortgage repayments are not expensive and, even though values have soared and are expected to continue rising, residential property in Spain remains excellent value, particularly for those who do not need a mortgage at all. In terms of sale volumes, between the final quarter of 2017 and the end of September 2018, a small year-onyear increase was seen – from 2.18 purchases per 100 homes to 2.24 per 100, according to Tinsa – of which the greatest movement was seen in the popular expat and tourism belts of the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca, with purchases totalling 3.79 per 100 homes and 3.43 per 100 respectively.

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Cheeky recipes! W

e have tried pork cheeks many times in Spanish restaurants but only lately have we seen the actual cut of meat for sale in local supermarkets such as Mercadona and Lidl. Look out for “carrillada de cerdo”. It is a surprisingly lean cut of meat and full of flavour. It does need to be braised – slow cooked for a few hours for best results, but it is worth the wait. Here are a couple of recipes for pork cheeks to get you started with this Spanish favourite.

SHERRY BRAISED PORK CHEEKS

INGREDIENTS olive oil, for frying 1 large onion, finely chopped 600g pork cheeks, excess fat trimmed and cut in half 1 tbsp flour, seasoned with salt and pepper 2 fat garlic cloves, crushed ½ tsp ground cumin 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika 150ml medium dry sherry 500ml beef stock handful flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked handful toasted flaked almond

METHOD 1. Heat 1 - 2 tbsp olive oil in a large pan then add the onion. Cook gently for 10 – 15 minutes until softened and lighty coloured. Remove and set aside. 2. Toss the cheeks in the seasoned flour. Add a little more oil to the pan and turn up the heat. Brown the pork cheeks all over in batches. Turn the heat down to medium. 3. Return all the pork and the reserved onions to the pan. Add the garlic, cumin and paprika and cook for a minute, then pour in the sherry. Use your spoon to scrape the bottom of the pan and mix in all the flavours. 4. Pour in the beef stock then bring the pan to a simmer. Simmer gently for 2 hours or until the cheeks are tender. 5. Scatter with parsley leaves and flaked almonds. Serve with rice or buttery mashed potato.

SLOW COOKER PORK CHEEKS WITH BEANS INGREDIENTS 700g pork cheeks, fat trimmed and

cut into 4cm pieces 2 tbsp plain flour 190ml olive oil spray 1 large onion, diced 1 large carrot, diced 2 sticks celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp cumin 300ml dry sherry 250ml chicken stock, made with ½ chicken stock cube 410g tin cannellini beans, drained 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped 1 bay leaf METHOD 1. Season the flour with salt and pepper and toss the pork cheeks in the flour. Mist a large pan with spray oil over a medium/high heat and brown the pork cheeks all over (you might need to do this in two batches). Transfer to the slow cooker. 2. Add the diced onion, carrot and celery to the pan and cook for 5 minutes until lightly brown and softened. Add the garlic, paprika and cumin and cook for 1 minute, then add the sherry. Scrape the bottom of the pan to release all

the flavour and cook for 3 minutes until slightly reduced. Add this to the pork in the slow cooker with the stock, cannellini beans, thyme and bay leaf.

3. Cook on low for 5 hours, until the pork is very tender, then remove the lid and turn up to high for 45 minutes to 1 hour to thicken, stirring occasionally.

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DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR

PUNJABI PALACE

o lovers of Indian cuisine Punjabi Palace has reigned supreme for more than 11 years, offering excellent food, served in a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere. Winner of several Culinary Awards, the restaurant, located in Los Montesinos continues to be one of the best Indian eateries on the Southern Costa Blanca

attracting customers from near and far. This year will see Punjabi Palace in Los Montesinos celebrate their 11th anniversary on Friday 15th March. To reserve your table call 966 720 383. Also on Friday 12th April, Punjabi Palace Quesada will be celebrating their 5th anniversary. To reserve your table call 955 714 963

The Los Montesinos and Quesada Restaurants also have a Valentines evening menu on Thursday 14th February. For more information on these events please see our advert below. Punjabi Palace is located in Los Montesinos and there is a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s park directly opposite, where the little ones can play, whilst the adults

eat. The restaurant is easy to find with ample street parking. From the CV905 follow the signs for Los Montesinos and take the last right turn off the main street. From Orihuela or San Miguel, again follow the signs to Los Montesinos and take the first left turn off the high street. Punjabi Palace also has a restaurant in La Murada. To reserve a

table at Punjabi Palace or order a take away please call 966 720 383 for the Los Montesinos restaurant, 966 714 963 for Quesada and 966 779 169 for La Murada. Or find Punjabi Palace on Facebook and Tripadvisor. For your comfort, all 3 Punjabi Palace restaurants are fully air conditioned, keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer.

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New to exercise....Here’s what you need to know clothes you need to make your workout a success. Buy comfortable shoes that fit and clothes that allow you to move freely. If you tend to feel self-conscious, avoid clothes that are tight-fitting or that leave you feeling uncomfortable. Think function over fashion. Of course, if fashion-forward, boldprint leggings make you feel great, go for it. But if not, then keep in mind: No one at the gym is going to care that you’re not wearing them. The only person that’s going to critique your outfit is you, especially if your mind is stuck on feeling body conscious the entire time. Save the self-confidence work for another day; let the only challenging thing about your first time back at the gym be the physical task at hand.

So you’ve decided to start exercising again. Or maybe you’re going to work out for the first time ever. Either way, goo for you. Exercise has so many benefits for both your mental and physical health. And, if you’re going about it the right way, exercising can be an effective and fun form of selfcare. After a while, it might become one of the more enjoyable parts of your day. That being said, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. The fitness industry is huge, and there’s a lot that’s unknown. With all the fads and programs for sale, it’s hard to know where to start. Yet

everyone else at the gym seems to know exactly what they’re doing. Sporting headphones and trendy workout gear, the other gym-goers seem confident and collected. You’re probably brimming with questions, and you’re not sure who to ask. Like: How often should you work out? What routine should you try? What should you do when you start to feel like you want to quit? Get the gear If you’ve never exercised before (or if your workout clothes are circa 1983), you might not have the shoes and

Don’t be intimidated Yes we know this is easier said than done. You are surrounded by machines you don’t know how to use and fitterthan-thou personnel are pacing the gym floor. But don’t let the six-pack imagery and stone-faced personal trainers scare you away. Nothing about your fitness level makes you less worthy; there is no image-related prerequisite for exercising. If anyone thinks less of you because you don’t have chiselled abs, that’s their problem — not yours. The hardest part of conquering gym intimidation is getting through those first couple of visits. Before you know it, you’ll feel comfortable and calm.

Be prepared to learn That being said, you might not know exactly what you’re doing right away. You might do a couple of squats wrong or drop a few dumbbells before you feel comfortable. But that’s true of any skill. You weren’t born knowing how to ride a bike, and you weren’t born knowing how to use a bench press. Both skills take time to learn — and you will! Whatever type of exercise you decide to take on, expect a learning curve. Don’t panic if you miss a workout Especially if you’re exercising as part of a New Year’s resolution, you might have a strict plan that you intend to adhere to every week. So what

happens if you miss one? The problem isn’t you — it’s the plan. Most of the New Year fitness challenges out there do not leave any room for the ebb and flow of life. Your exercise needs to support where your energy levels are on a given day; that means your movement might need to be different than whatever you or your trainer had originally planned. Don’t beat yourself up about it — there’s nothing wrong with missing a planned workout now and again. In fact, many healthy, physically fit people skip workouts they intended to do with some frequency. Overall, it is natural, normal, and OK to not stick to the same exercise routine every week. But if you

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miss one session, make sure you do the next one and keep the momentum. The longer you leave it the harder it is to get back into the routine again. Stay hydrated Bring a water bottle with you and make sure you’re drinking water throughout your session. You’ll probably require more hydration than usual when you’re exercising, because you lose water in the form of sweat. Additionally, your body needs the water to work effectively. If you don’t drink enough water before or during your workout, you’re at risk for muscle cramping and fatigue. And don’t worry about fancy isotonic drinks etc, water is the only drink you need. Warm up If you attend a workout class or try an online video, chances are the workout will include a warm-up. But if you’re planning your workout on your own, it might not be the first thing on your mind. A warm-up is important! It gets blood flowing to your muscles so they have the support they need to work the way you want them to. Increase your heart rate gradually with a dynamic warm-up that incorporates multiple muscle groups. Perform a light jog or do some simple bodyweight exercises. Warming up beforehand helps prevent injury and maximise performance. Make sure you stretch It doesn’t matter whether you’re trying to be flexible or not; after a workout, you should always take the time to stretch out your muscles. Why? One, it improves your range of motion, which makes exercising easier and prevents

injury. Two, it helps with your muscles’ recovery. If you walk out of the gym without stretching first, you’re going to pay for it tomorrow when you feel sorer as a result. These simple stretches are a good place to start.

you’ll enjoy. You just may not have found it yet! Try new things Try on a few different types of exercise for size until you find one that fits.

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out at all. Down the road, you may find you can exercise more often. But ease into it at first. Give your body ample time to rest and recover. If you don’t, you’re likely to either suffer from burnout and quit altogether or injure

starts to hurt while you’re exercising, that is not normal — especially if the pain is sharp and sudden. You should stop what you’re doing and make sure everything is safe before you keep going. You may need to make an adjustment to your movement — such as tightening your abs or rolling your shoulders back — to prevent an injury. Listen to your body Exercise is supposed to improve your health and quality of life. If your body is fighting back, there’s a reason. Tired? Take a rest day. Are your muscles aching? Give them a stretch. Are you feeling restless? Go find some way to move. As you get used to exercising regularly, tune in to what’s happening in your body and honour it. Trust your intuition and that it will lead you to better health.

Don’t stick to something you hate People sometimes talk about exercise as if it’s a necessary punishment or something to be endured. But this mindset towards exercise is actually really unhealthy. Exercise should be something that adds to your life and makes you feel good — not something you’re trudging through resentfully. If you think you hate exercise, you’re probably either not choosing workouts you enjoy or working out for the wrong reasons. Doing workouts you hate is stressful and detracts from your happiness; and happiness is actually really beneficial for your health. Trust that there’s exercise out there that

There’s more out there to discover than just free weights and the elliptical. Get out there and sample some new, more exciting forms of fitness, such as dance fitness, Pilates, or whatever else piques your interest. They all have their health benefits. Remember that exercise should add to your life, not subtract from it. Find a form of fitness that you genuinely enjoy! Don’t overdo it There’s a myth out there that you should only need one rest day a week. While that may be true for some, it’s not true for everyone — and it’s definitely not true if you’re used to not working

yourself trying not to. In addition to the number of days you’re exercising, keep your workout intensity in mind. Workouts like Tabata and other forms of HIIT can be fun and rewarding, but don’t do these workouts more than a couple of times per week. They require more recovery time than other lowerintensity movements. Some signs you need more rest include fatigue, excessive soreness, constant thirst, feeling like you dread exercise, and high levels of stress and irritability. Exercise isn’t supposed to hurt Muscle soreness is OK and nothing to fret over. But know that if something

Don’t fall into the comparison trap If you’re new to the gym, it’s easy to fall into the trap of comparing your fitness level with that of those who are working out around you. But don’t let yourself fall down that spiral! You have no clue how long those people have been working at their strength, flexibility, or whatever else it is that catches your envy. And even if you have been working at it for the same amount of time as they have, you are guaranteed to have different levels of ability. Why? Because every person’s body is different. Some people are able to advance more quickly towards certain skills while others take a little more time. Remember that there is nothing superior about that person that allows them their ability — it’s just a difference in experience and body type. And it doesn’t in any way take away from the benefits that you’re receiving from your exercise.

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Spanish diet is the healthiest Spanish super surgeon helps child on earth – it's official after Alicante fairground accident A Mediterranean diet has long been hailed as one of the most healthy on earth, even though it is said to be in decline in Spain. Despite this Spaniards are still, statistically, the European race which eats best – in fact, fewer people in Spain die from conditions caused by a poor diet than anywhere else on the continent. It's no myth – Spain's diet is the best if you want to live long and healthily, and that's a scientific fact; at least, according to extensive research by the MartinLuther Universität in Halle-Wittenberg and Friedrich Schiller Universität in Jena, both in Germany, carried out over more than a quarter of a century between 1990 and 2016 in every country in Europe recognised as such by the World Health Organisation (WHO), 51 in total. Over this time, diet, lifestyle, preferences and availability of foodstuffs, along with trends for more international, hitherto lesser-known ingredients and 'superfoods', have changed dramatically, but the results of the research – published in Science Daily – remain constant, according to the team. The prevalence of cardiovascular illnesses, cancer and type II diabetes, in cases where these are known to have been caused by a poor diet, and deaths there from were studied across the continent, and a direct positive correlation has been seen over these 27 years between mortality resulting from diet-related diseases and a low consumption of fruit, vegetables, olive oil, nuts and seeds, and a high consumption of salt, refined sugar, saturated fats and red meat. This correlation is hardly groundbreaking, but the fact that Spain shows the lowest incidence out of all 51

PULLMANTUR HORIZON with GandiaTours Departures 26 October 2019 from MÁLAGA 9 days, Discover Morocco, Oporto & Lisbon ALL INCLUSIVE!! LIMITED CABINS CASABLANCA The most valued Moroccan architectural heritage If someone says Morocco, surely the first thing that comes to mind is the city of Casablanca, one of the most beloved and recognized cities in the world. Indeed it is presented as the African metropolis par excellence. Casablanca is a city full of treasures and places to discover, so walking this land will be one of the most unforgettable experiences of your life. Fascinating Moroccan architecture and the charm of its streets, coupled with the friendliness and proximity of its inhabitants, will make you fall in love with Casablanca as soon as you get off the ship. This Moroccan city is one of the most exciting and sophisticated in all of Africa and you'll be able to experience it for yourself from the first minute. For example, it has its own twin towers in the so-called Twin Center. They are

countries sets in stone what nutritionists have long suspected: that Spanish cuisine is one of those rare phenomena which is good for you as well as being enjoyable. According to the results of the study, an average of 44,617 people in Spain die every year from conditions directly caused by a bad diet, or health problems which are completely avoidable – typically, fewer than one per 1,000, based upon an almost constant population of between 46 and 47 million over the years in question. The exact figure comes out at 0.43 per 1,000, very slightly lower than in Israel, which is almost neck-and-neck with Spain for the fewest diet-related deaths. After Spain and Israel, the healthiest national diets, based upon mortality connected to eating habits by country, are in France, The Netherlands, Andorra, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway and Italy, in that order. Few would have expected Italy to be so far behind Spain, given that the fishpasta-tomatoes-salad-olives-bread régime is relatively common to both, but Spain also includes vast regional variations, including paella or other rice dishes in the Valencia area and bean stew or fabada in Asturias and Cantabria, for example. The worst country in the wider European territory for diet is Uzbekistan, the survey says. In fact, the unhealthy diet 'blacklist' is almost entirely made up of former Soviet republics – after Uzbekistan and in ascending order are Turkmenistan, Kyrgystan, Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. And what about the UK? If you're a British resident considering making a south-westerly move of around 1,500 kilometres, this may well persuade you: various research, not just that of the two

more than 100 meters high and around them a modern and striking neighborhood has been established with various luxury shops and international brands. We are sure it is an ideal tourist destination which will allow you to disconnect from your daily routine, get to know new cultures and glimpse the recognizable beauty of all its neighborhoods. For this reason, do not forget to visit some prominent sites such as Bank Al Maghrib, the central building of the Bank of Morocco. Designed by the architect Brion, it was built in 1920. Then there's Dar el Makhzen, the residence of the Caid, one of the chiefs of Casablanca. Porto The port for wine lovers North of the coast of Portugal, on the right side of the beautiful estuary where the River Douro flows, you will find Porto, the second largest city of this wonderful country. Historically, Porto has enjoyed great economic strength which has resulted in the construction of monumental buildings and bridges. So on the whole, this city is a paradise for lovers of architecture, engineering and, of course, good wine. The already mighty Douro

German universities, says that as many as one in five deaths in the United Kingdom are directly related to poor dietary choices. Data from 2016 and 2017 show varying figures, but depending upon your source, diet-related deaths worldwide – related to unhealthy food choices, not to famine or food shortages in the third world – ranged from 12 percent to 19 percent and, according to a 2016 report by the British Medical Association (BMA), poor dietary choices around the globe contribute to more potentially fatal health conditions than smoking and lack of physical activity combined. In Britain alone, around 70,000 annual deaths could be prevented just by eating properly, UK government research claimed in January 2008, although with the population increases in northern Europe since then, it is likely this figure will have risen. Life expectancy Spain already has one of the world's longest life expectancies, with almost 15,000 residents aged 100 or more and, unofficially, 11 residents aged 110 or over. Recently, British broadsheet The Times questioned why Spain's life expectancy should be the highest in Europe and fourth-highest in the world, far surpassing that of the UK, when Spaniards statistically smoke more and drink more alcohol – albeit more constantly and more in moderation than in northern European nations where weekend 'binge drinking' is a bigger trend. It concluded that the diet was one of six factors that offset the risks of these bad habits, and Spaniards themselves added another five – a total of 11, but the recent article in Science Dailyshows that one of these is factual rather than anecdotal.

approaches the Atlantic Ocean as if it wants to unite with it at all cost and greatly widens its passage through Porto. Put another way, it opens to the immensity of the ocean and allows the salty waters to mix with the sweet waters from the peninsula. A geographical quirk that allowed the arrival of many people has marked the history of the city and the character of its inhabitants. Of all these, the English are undoubtedly the most important as they endowed the city with the relevance as the capital of Portuguese wine which it still enjoys today. Lisbon The beautiful city of seven hills Do you want to discover a wonderful destination with a unique and very special look?Lisbon is one of them, and

Spain’s world-famous 'super-surgeon' Dr Pedro Cavadas has successfully reimplanted a four-year-old boy's toes, which had been ripped off when he became trapped in a fairground ride. The child's foot end up wedged into the traction of a mobile staircase at the Christmas fair in the Rabasa neighbourhood of Alicante and, despite attempts by four adults to free him, continued to be jammed in the contraption until it was taken apart with a screwdriver. Two of his toes were literally hanging off and, knowing of Dr Cavadas' prowess with refitting severed limbs and transplanting new ones, the child's father immediately took him to the hospital in Manises, near Valencia airport, a trip of over two hours by road. Dr Cavadas and his team successfully re-implanted the toes and repaired the tendons and veins of these and other parts of his foot damaged in the horrific accident. According to Manises hospital, the operation went well and the little boy remains in observation. The fairground ride in Rabasa was initially cordoned off and inspected, but passed all mechanical checks, and has now reopened to the public. Life changing Dr Cavadas, who founded and runs a traumatology hospital in east Africa, has transplanted new legs above the knee

you will discover this fantastic city on the Getaway to Portugal and Morocco cruise with Pullmantur. An enclave with a fantastic atmosphere, it deserves to be discovered from start to finish. One of the most striking aspects of Lisbon is that it has seven hills, a fact that certainly brings a very unique and special profile to the city. The Portuguese capital is full of stories, many of them told through various monuments and museums. This is an environment that has undergone many changes over time but never lost its essence. In Lisbon you will enjoy a warm climate throughout the year which makes it a perfect city to visit at any time. Both day and night there will be plenty to see and do, for adults and for

and arms above the elbow, and refitted hands, feet, toes and fingers after serious accidents. In April, he reattached a US marine's severed hand after the patient suffered a serious accident in Murcia and, in July, repaired the base of a tetraplegic man's spine, allowing him to move his upper body for the first time since the age of nine. In the last few weeks, Dr Cavadas has also operated on Jávea-based triathlete, Scott Gordon, after the British cyclist was gravely injured in a crash caused by a drunk driver on the N-332 in Oliva (Valencia). After four operations over 18 months, Scott's broken femur still refused to set and, in desperation, he appealed to the 'super-surgeon' in Manises. Cavadas is said to be very optimistic about Scott's chances of getting back on his bike eventually, and says the operation was a success.

children. There is no room or time for boredom. A marvel! Tangier Enjoy the Moroccan Tangier, the favourite city of conquerors and artists The southwest corner of this place is where the legendary Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean converge to form the Strait of Gibraltar. From this rises the radiant Tangier, one of the most unique and most touristic cities of northern Morocco and a great stop on this Pullmantur cruise. The strategic and beautiful location of the Bay of Tangier is been the main reason that, throughout its more than 3600 years of history, voyages to Tangier have been made by the Carthaginians, Vandals, Romans, Phoenicians, Arabs and, more recently, the Spanish, French, English and Portuguese. Although Tangier is a port of Atlantic cruises, its climate and culture are Mediterranean. For this reason, any time of the year is good for traveling here. Make sure you take the opportunity to enjoy its excellent gastronomy, an exciting fusion of the Mediterranean diet with Arab spices and culinary preparations.

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Till receipts bad for health Shiny till-roll paper, which is used for card payment machines and as proof of purchase are made with a chemical that can cause cancer and infertility, according to a joint study involving Granada University. More than nine in 10 – in fact, 95.3 percent - of purchase receipts issued in Spain contain Bisphenol-A in the print, a compound used to make certain types of hard and soft plastics and which acts as a xenoestrogen, or produces properties similar to those found in the female hormone oestrogen – and, conversely, can act as an antagonist to oestrogen, reducing its natural production. The European Chemicals Agency listed Bisphenol-A (BPA) as a 'substance of special concern' because of its endocrinedisruption effects, which can lead to hormone-related obesity and other health problems, including cancer in hormone-dependent organs. Five years earlier, the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned its use in manufacturing baby bottles. Research led by Granada University also ofund that nearly 91 percent of till receipts in Brazil and 50 percent in France contained BPA. Those which do are easy to identify, says the research team, since they fade over time and the print disappears completely. Investigators advise consumers not to let receipts get near food, nor screw them up to dispose of them, write notes on them or keep them in the car, purse or a handbag, nor let children play with them. BPA levels in the blood and urine have been found, in previous studies, to be higher after people ate with their fingers after handling purchase receipts, or touched these after cleaning their hands with an anti-microbial sanitiser. In practice, the amount contained in purchase receipts is negligible – the maximum safe level of BPA in the human system, according to the US

Environmental Protection Agency, is 50 micrograms per kilo of body weight, or according to the European Food Safety Authority, five micrograms per kilo of body weight; yet the highest BPA levels found in blood during the study were all below 12 nanograms per litre. The problem comes with the fact that BPA is present in a high number of everyday plastics – and is most likely to enter the human body via the lining of food tins and drinks cans, or plastic water bottles.

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Eighty percent of men and 55 percent of women in Spain will be overweight by 2030 The obesity epidemic has been on the rise for years, with cases nearly tripling since 1975, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). And the outlook for the future is equally bleak – and that includes Spain, a country that is famed for the positive effects of its supposedly Mediterranean diet. An investigation by the Mar de Barcelona hospital has found that 80 percent of men and 55 percent of women will be overweight by 2030. If the current trend continues, the researchers write, within 11 years more than 27 million people in Spain will be overweight. The study, published in the Spanish Cardiology Magazine, points out that this epidemic will mean costs of €3 billion for the country’s health system. The issue, the experts state, is not an aesthetic one, but rather a question of health. Being overweight can mean a higher risk of suffering a number of diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, stroke, cancer and other

cardiovascular conditions. Researchers at the Barcelona hospital revised all of the scientific literature published in Spain on epidemiology and the prevalence of obesity and excess weight between 1987 and 2014 in order to come up with an accurate

picture of the state of the country’s residents. “We found the trends and we cross-referenced them with data covering the general population from the National Statistics Institute in order to estimate the figures of obesity and excess weight,” explains Álvaro Hernáez, the chief researcher on the project. The results revealed an “alarming future.” “There are currently 25 million people with excess weight, three

million more than a decade ago,” explains Dr Albert Goday, another author of the study. “In a conservative scenario, if this trend continues, there will be another three million more – 16 percent more cases – by 2030.” “In men, excess weight is more usual up to the age of 50,” explains Goday. “From 50 onward, obesity rises among women. These are issues that are intrinsically linked to hormonal metabolism. From a certain age, it is harder for women to control their weight.” The experts argue that any weight loss, no matter how small, reduces the risk of contracting one of the associated illnesses. “We aren’t going to find the key to this or a vaccination overnight,” Goday adds. “But any minor intervention will help to reduce the risk. You might think that you have made a huge effort and have only lost four kilos when you need to lose many more, but you must bear in mind that those four kilos are already reducing the risk.”

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Ron from Torrevieja asks: Good morning Aunty. I have a Toshiba laptop running Windows 10, and after a Windows update the CD player stopped working (Coincidence or not?) I have uninstalled and re-booted, scanned with Malwarebytes and Windows Defender, and in Device Manager/properties it say`s "this device is working properly." I have Googled possible solutions some of which are far too complicated, and I don`t have the confidence to proceed, I did get into BIOS though but didn`t have a clue what to do. I am 71 years old and have gained my limited knowledge of the computer by browsing and being an avid reader of your column for years. I would be greatfull for any advice. Aunty Says: Hello Ron. Windows updates can cause all sorts of odd problems, and if you are sure your CD drive was definitely working fine before the update then this will almost certainly be a driver issue. If you know your way around device manager then you may be lucky with the “roll back driver” option or if not then “uninstall device” option. After a reboot Windows will attempt to reload the CD drive software and you may be lucky. If this

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1TB USB drive connected it can take over an hour. I have searched high and low for a setting where I can tell AVG to stop automatically scanning on startup but it keeps doing it. Also using Chrome on the Internet has become very slow and loads of adverts keep popping up and some pages won’t even open. I regularly scan with Windows Defender and Malwarebytes so if I remove AVG will that be enough? Aunty Says: Hi Peter. I used to rate AVG but I’ve

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Grey is new favourite Grey becomes UK’s favourite new car colour for first time since records began, with nearly half a million registered in 2018. 59% of new cars registered in black, grey or white – with a primary colour not making the top three for eight years. Once the nation’s long-standing favourite, silver falls out of top five with its lowest popularity rating since late 1990s. Grey overtook black as the UK’s favourite new car colour in 2018, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Registrations of both colours were down on 2017 numbers, but grey’s 1.1% drop to 495,127 was enough to see it topple black from the top spot as the colour fell -7.3% to 478,154. Just over one in five of 2018’s 2.4 million new car registrations were painted grey. In line with the new car market’s performance in 2018, demand for most colours in the top 10 was down year on year, apart from orange and beige,

which saw significant increases of +37% and +28%. Orange jumped up to seventh place, while beige made its first appearance in the top 10 since 2014 as a number of new and upgraded models had the colour as an option. The top three colours maintained a strong grip on the chart – 59% of new cars registered in the UK in 2018 were grey, black or white. It’s been nine years since a primary colour last sat in the top three, but blue maintained its solid fourth position, while red knocked silver down a place to introduce more colour to the top five. Cream saw the biggest overall percentage drop, with just 559 drivers opting for the colour during 2018, down -34%. Meanwhile, although nearly 7,000 motorists tried to bring a bit of sunshine to UK roads, demand for yellow cars also fell by a third (-34%). White has been the biggest loser in recent years, with more than 132,000 fewer cars registered in white last year than in 2015 when it reached its peak.

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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 3. Powerlessness (9) 8. Bird (4) 9. Monetary (9) 10. Hurry (6) 11. Stop (5) 14. Imbue (5) 15. Twirl (4) 16. Attain (5) 18. Society (4) 20. Avoid (5)

21. Shabby (5) 24. Flowing (6) 25. Tasty (9) 26. Male deer (4) 27. Verbosity (9)

6. Surplus (6) 7. Talon (4) 9. A disease (5) 11. Cautious (5) 12. Transitory (9) 13. Establish (9) 17. Pulls (5) 19. Following (6) 22. Condescend (5) 23. Nought (4) 24. Ado (4)

DOWN 1. Designer (9) 2. Agreement (9) 4. Principal (4) 5. Speechify (5)

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Remember: every item on the board belongs to one and only one person, no item will ever be shared. Using only the clues provided and simple deductive logic and reasoning, fill in the grid with Xs and Os to determine the solution.

ACROSS 3. He is a rogue about the certification of a will (9) 8. Equipment round the Northern Circle (4) 9 & 22Dn. No sudden departure (9,5) 10. Went to the house and telephoned (6) 11. One may think of them as making an aside (5) 14. See 11 Down 15. Those conforming to marching orders will be in this (4) 16 & 24Dn. No longer outstanding (3,2,4) 18 & 26Ac. Lads seen to disturb these fish (4-4)

20. A snare put round article once more (5) 21. Rated as a craft (5) 24. It’s a small item for the military unit (6) 25. Patterns involving stem and petal (9) 26. See 18 Across 27. Potash he arranged round the first of the plants for fertiliser (9) DOWN 1. Charge-sheet (5-4) 2. Crude line by different agent (9) 4. Girl to have a meal on return (4) 5. The tackle I had can’t be bent (5) 6. The north wind penetrates round the top of the Andes (6)

7. Sounds as though he gets the right pitch for fish (4) 9. Slow or fast time and nothing more (5) 11 & 14Ac. Where you’ll find the filament obscuring the view (2,3,5) 12. Crafty plan making beds with stone (9) 13. Short of support at the back (9) 17. The destinies of Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos (5) 19. The padre’s transformed by the coverings (6) 22. See 9 Across 23. In the Bible a holy woman (4) 24. See 16 Across

SOLUTIONS 770 QUICK Across: 1 Deck; 3 Aspirant; 8 Same; 9 Vanguard; 11 Incomparable; 13 Caller; 14 Tissue; 17 Recalcitrant; 20 Pervious; 21 Mine; 22 Sorcerer; 23 Onus. Down: 1 Distinct; 2 Comical; 4 Seaman; 5 Ingratiate; 6 Avail; 7 Tidy; 10 Imperative; 12 Restless; 15 Station; 16 Accuse; 18 Error; 19 Opus. CRYPTIC Across: 1 Pack; 3 Protests; 8 Oils; 9 Sturgeon; 11 Overreaching; 13 Notice; 14 Simple; 17 Odds-on chance; 20 Outsider; 21 Mint; 22 Footnote; 23 Wend. Down: 1 Propound; 2 Collect; 4 Rattan; 5 Torch-light; 6 Stern; 7 Sink; 10 Procession; 12 Deserted; 15 Pensive; 16 Indent; 18 Ditto; 19 Loaf.

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1. The Copenhagen facility is either the project headed by Dr. Ewing or the project headed by Dr. Ramos.. 2. Neither the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 nor the project headed by Dr. Golden is the Dublin facility.. 3. The Zynga Complex will go online in 2019.. 4. Of the Zynga Complex and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016, one is headed by Dr. Baldwin and the other is in Dublin.. 5. The Lectra 4C isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.. 6. The project headed by Dr. Ramos will go online 1 year before the Dublin facility.. 7. The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 2 years before the Reykjavik facility.. 8. The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017, the Warsaw accelerator and the project headed by Dr. Golden are all different accelerators.. 9. The Falston LCS is headed by Dr. Quinn..

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Get Sacked in the morning ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

Anyway, Crystal Palace managed to get Man City fans all excited briefly as they led Liverpool at halftime. Salah then reverted

Welcome, dear reader. Another weekend of Premier League action has been and gone and over the next few words I shall try and pick out the funny football news for you. Just imagine being involved in the Wolves vs Leicester match and believing that you had finally achieved that lifelong dream; being first on Match of the Day. And then, up at Anfield, they go and equal your seven-goal thriller and steal that honour from you. And, just like Match of the Day, we are going to ignore the mid-table clash and dive straight in at Anfield where Liverpool either showed the kind of bottle that leads to winning Premier League titles or, a cynic might suggest, struggled to get past their bogey team Crystal Palace. One thing that is for certain, those penalty areas at Anfield must be made of ice. I mean, I know it was a bit chilly up in the North West of England on Saturday afternoon and that is the most logical explanation for Mohamed Salah losing his footing with Big Mumma Sakho breathing down his neck. Someone should either check the playing surface or Salah’s boots because he seems to be slipping quite frequently at the moment. Maybe, just maybe, Mo is on some kind of clever anti-Stevie G ‘THIS DOES NOT SLIP’ campaign and the irony will become clear once Liverpool lift the title? Or, on the flip side, we should continue to point the finger at Salah and call him what he is. A modern-day striker who will get an absolute kicking from King Kloppo if he doesn’t try and win spot-kicks in those situations. After all, millions of pounds are on the line and if Salah picks up one or two yellow cards along the way, or not on this occasion, but wins two or three game-changing penalties do you really think he cares about his reputation? I think not. As Graeme Souness would shout, ‘show me your medals’. It’s winning

Klopp to what he is actually very, very good at which was sticking the ball in the back of the net even if he was somewhat assisted by the slightly out-of-touch-because-hehasn’t-played-for-a-decade Julien Speroni. Liverpool had conceded just three goals in the Premier League at Anfield all season yet Palace managed to double that in one afternoon. Yet, Liverpool won and you have to say that the more they nick victories like this means it will be even more amusing when they find a way to stuff it up come May. Kloppo admitted that Liverpool had had to dig in and called Salah the difference. The Egyptian is now the fourth fasted man to 50 Premier League goals, doing it in 72 games. Not bad for a right winger who keeps falling over. The day was also special for Bernard Sheridan who celebrated his 104th birthday at the game at the personal request of Klopp himself. 104? That means Bernard probably remembers the last time Liverpool were considered to be the best team in the land. As for Wolves and Leicester, let me at least give them the glory of second place today. Wolves made a bit of a meal of getting three points considering they were cruising at 2-0 early on. If Claude Puel is trying to win the players and fans over

card was shown by the same referee who let Jurgey lad off his little sprint on to the pitch at the end of the Merseyside derby. You have to applaud the double standards. How could Leicester throw this away? Ladies and gentlemen, let me give you my thorough football analysis. It won’t take long. Wes Morgan. There you go, analysis done. Leicester’s captain will always be a legend for lifting the Premier League title a few years ago but he is absolutely, utterly and totally done as a Premier League defender. For Wolves’ injury-time winner he was still turning around to chase Jota back after the final whistle. For a player that never really had any pace to lose, Morgan has managed to lose what he had. Manchester City kept up their chase of Liverpool with a win over managerless Huddersfield even with Andre Marriner clearly having a bit of cash on Huddersfield staying up. Let’s just say, the penalty shout on Raheem Sterling in the early part of the game was so blatant that even the Daily Mail stepped away from any ‘Sterling dives yet again this week’ headlines. City weren’t that good in all honesty but you can afford to be City and not that

Chelsea had zero cutting edge in attack as Unai Emery appeared to stumble across a winning formula. Arsenal were good value for their victory, managing to keep Chelsea away from getting a single shot on target (clearly a wise move with Bernd Leno in goal). Hector Bellerin was back from a few matches injured and he had clearly spent his time attempting to achieve his dream of looking like a real-life pirate. Luckily for Bellerin, by the time he recovers from this new knee injury his tache might actually have grown. On the subject of Arsenal and injuries, I am right in thinking that Laurent Koscielny missed France’s victorious World Cup because of a bad knee injury against Atletico Madrid last season, aren’t I? Then why on earth did he think celebrating Arsenal’s second goal, in off his shoulder, with a full-on knee slide was a good idea? Sarri chose to go full Mourinho in his press conference after the game, speaking in Italian to make sure his message was fully understood by his players (forgive me though, Maurizio. I didn’t know Ross Barkley was a native of Rome). Through his translator, Sarri called out his players for a lack of mentality and

Sterling good to beat Huddersfield. Peppy G wasn’t best impressed though. It’s a different type of Premier League manager that gets three points then goes home to boot the cat. Arsenal spent the preceding week under the microscope with the news that one of their off-the-pitch kingpins has had enough of the way the club is being

called them ‘very difficult to motivate’. Somewhere in Europe, both Mourinho and Antonio Conte took a knowing sip of wine. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still smiling and his players are still enjoying life at Old Trafford. Paul Pogba scored again. Marcus Rashford scored again. Man United won again. Luke Shaw got injured again. Not

Mike Ashley

Salah that counts and anyone that says ‘but he is cheating’ needs to think about everytime one of his players has grappled at a corner, appealed for a throw-in when they know they’ve kicked it out or tried to gain any kind of advantage on a football pitch. It’s all just various shades of grey.

(again) at the King Power, getting back into the match would have been a fine way to do it but then losing it in injury time pretty much emptied the bank once again. Nuno loved the celebration with his players before getting shown the red card for joining in. The best bit? The red

run and is going to jump ship. On top of that, the club won’t be making any signings in January and still have a rather expensive inconvenience of their own making in Mesut Ozil. All that would surely lead to a relatively simple away win for Chelsea at the Emirates, no? Er, no. Gonzalo Higuain cannot be confirmed as a Chelsea player quick enough if you judge Maurizio Sarri on this performance.

quite the full house of fixes, eh Ole? Rashford now has 41 goals for United from 150 games and his interim boss called him ‘the best number nine in the Premier League’ which will have been music to the ears of Romelu Lukaku. The injured Harry Kane might have well raised an eyebrow as well had Solskjaer not followed it up with the point that his claim was based on the Tottenham skipper being sidelined.

Solskjaer has become the first United manager to win this many league games from debut, fix the problems in the White House and solve all famine issues globally. Surely he will get both a Nobel Peace prize and the job full-time? With Harry Kane out, Tottenham turned to Fernando Llorente to find the back of the net. Well, he certainly managed that and it only took him 17 minutes to score in the match against Fulham. The problem was, it was for Fulham. So much of the pre-match chat had been around the absence of the Spurs captain and Heung-min Son but it was their defence that looked like it had gone missing in the first half. Tottenham did manage to get level early in the second half when Dele Alli popped up at the far post just like he always does. And right at the end, when social media was writing off the Spurs once more, telling them that they’d bottled it, calling them nothing without Harry Kane they managed to steal it with another Harry. Harry Winks. With his head. His head! Claudio Ranieri cut the jib of a man who knows this might be his last season in the Premier League. Mike Ashley was at St James’ Park to cast his beady eye over one of his business concerns. Considering Newcastle won with Rafa Benitez shifting a defender into midfield and seeing him score twice I get the feeling Ashley might have walked away feeling like things were going alright and no money needs to be sent Rafa’s way. Sunday’s news that Ashley is hoping to buy HMV at a knockdown price would suggest that he has decided to put £50m elsewhere. Providing Newcastle keep Solomon Rondon fit they will be fine. As for Cardiff, well they announced the signing of an Argentinian striker from France after the game as Neil Warnock continues to “go to hell with the rest of the world”. You can kind of understand why Marko Arnautovic would like to move on from West Ham United. Maybe Marko wants to play for a team that has an element of consistency? A club that doesn’t get your hopes up ever so briefly only to dash them in the next 90 minutes that comes up? Or maybe he just wants the truckload of cash on offer in China? Bournemouth, equally impossible to predict, saw off West Ham 2-0 with Callum Wilson scoring the kind of goal that is unlikely to warn off potential suitors. Everton are almost as unpredictable as Bournemouth and West Ham. They travelled to Southampton and put on one of their worst shows of the season which is saying something. Here’s a hot take for you. Maybe Marco Silva really isn’t a very good coach at all? Southampton are looking like everything they weren’t under Mark Hughes; organised, energetic and, well, better. But, even the Alpine Klopp needed another 20-yard curler from the left foot of Lucas Digne to be sure of the points. Watford paid tribute to the late Graham Taylor at Vicarage Road and it probably would have not been outlandish to mourn the loss of Jonah Hart’s Premier League career at the same time. Tom Heaton was preferred yet again as Burnley managed a clean sheet, a point and a generally decent away performance – things that seemed improbable with the former England number one between the sticks.

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The 2nd round of the Abbey Angling cup was fished at the El Bosquet Complex Section B on the 15th January. It was a wintery frosty morning at the start of the match and the water temperature was only 9 degrees. Despite being an excellent fisherman Dave Hutchinson has the luck with the draw bag to take top spot with a brilliant winter catch of 26.360kgs, taking the second spot was the master Bill Reade with 17.800kgs and coming in third was our newest member Mick Dixon with 8.720kgs 1st Dave Hutchinson with 26.360kgs fishing the pole using pellet and bread 2nd Bill Reade with 17.800kgs fishing the pole using pellet and bread 3rd Mick Dixon with 8.720kgs fishing the pole and feeder using pellet and corn There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club

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Our 3rd round of the Winter Championship was fished at the Embalsa de Pedrera on the 16th January. The water is rising very fast and is now entering into the tree and vegetation line; this means a lot of pegs being lost as now unfishable. Fishing on the day was absolutely atrocious, with Richard Wood the only angler to catch a fish just one fish approximately 1kg. I think this will probably be the last match fished here until later in the year and the better weather. There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Richard Wood on 611451423 Tight Lines. TERRY SCREEN.

San Miguel Golf Society La Serena January, 2019 Colin Arkley Trophy The time of year for SMGS to fondly remember former Captain and President Colin Arkley through playing for a trophy named in his honour. Whilst many current members will not have known Colin, those that have been with the society long enough recall a kind, generous and much liked personality who always had time for everybody. And in what spectacular fashion the trophy was won this time around. Whilst scoring across the board was excellent, with 30 members getting 30 points or more and 7 bettering their handicap, Spencer Andrews (47) somewhat massacred all opposition, winning by 8 points from 2nd placed Russell Bailey (39). In effect Spencer shot an under par round playing off his handicap of 11, an extremely impressive achievement on a course very much complicated by the presence of water on 16 of its 18 holes. With Spencer clearly taking the main prize and Gold Category, Johan Lager and Mike Jordan respectively won the other two divisions of Silver and Bronze with far more humble 37´s. Winning results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 5th Dave Bishop (32 on CB), 4th Chris Hamblett (32 on CB), 3rd Alan Hill (33), 2nd Mick Roscoe (35) and 1st Mike Jordan with 37. Silver Category: 5th Ivan Hanak (32

on CB), 4th Peter Girenas (33 on CB), 3rd Kyrre Skarsmoen (33 on CB), 2nd Adrian Roberts (33 on CB) and first Johan Lager with 37. Gold Category: 5th Robin Eastman (37 on CB), 4th Hugh Reilly (37 on CB), 3rd Theo Boelhouwer (37 on CB), 2nd Russell Bailey (39) and 1st, with by far and away the day’s best score, Spencer Andrews with a marvellous 47 points. Nearest the pins (sponsored by Ron Stenhouse’s Stenhouse Flooring): Hole 3 Mark Preston, Hole 9 Alan Hill, Hole 15 Chris Hamblett, Hole 17 Phil de Lacy. Abacus (sponsored by Gordon Wilson of Glendale Engineering): Mike Inns Best Guest Winner: Ken Hearn Abacus: Mike inns

Our thanks go to all La Serena staff for their contribution to a very enjoyable day. Next week we will be at Vistabella, then on following weeks at La Finca and Las Ramblas . Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Captain Tony Smale a call on 628227687.

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

England cricket’s ‘biggest ever year’ gets underway on Wednesday with the 1st Test in Barbados against the West Indies. Or the Windies. Or whatever they are being branded as this time round. There is no doubting that 2019 will hold more important clashes for the England set-up given the small matter of the ODI World Cup and an Ashes series but this final leg of a long winter tour, albeit with a big break in the middle for those not selling themselves as T20 specialists, will tell us a lot about the selectors’ thinking ahead of the summer. The same question marks do seem to still be hanging over the England Test side, in all honesty. Who are the best openers? Will anyone truly nail down the number three slot. Is there a better way of deciding the strong middle-to-lower order than putting the names in a hat? How many spinners can we crowbar into the chosen XI? In Barbados, it would be no surprise to see Keaton Jennings walk out to the crease with Rory Burns with Jonny Bairstow replacing one of them within the first hour or so. That is almost consistency in the current world the Test side live in and with Bairstow getting a ton in the last Test series he is going to have to bat terribly to score himself out of the Ashes series in that poisoned chalice

of a number three slot. As for the opening duo, all outcomes are still available to both. That said, if Jennings was the top scorer in the West Indies over the course of the three-match series I still wouldn’t be able to believe 100% in the possibility that he really is the real Ashes deal. A part of me continues to think that there really should be a better option out there in England, South Africa or wherever else we are able to poach someone from. With the keeping slot surely no longer up for grabs after Ben Foakes’ heroics in Sri Lanka, the real selection dilemma appears to be whether England select the future of Test cricket in Blighty in the shape of Sam Curran or go with leg spinner Adil Rashid. After all, Stuart Broad won’t take kindly to being left out for two series in a row, will he? As my previous paragraph may allude to, I’d have Curran in the team at all costs and, potentially controversially, ahead of Ben Stokes if needs be. Stokes, for all he brings to the side in terms of fire in the belly, has not been that good since his all that court drama. Whereas Curran has been consistently matchwinning. And every team needs a selection of match winners. All in all, many of the England side go into this series with more to lose than gain. A horrid run of form could see them out of the side (unless you are, of course, Keaton Jennings who seems to keep his place in the side

because of his good chat, positive attitude and willingness to go under the lid at short leg). But if you are Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes or even Stuart Broad an under-par run against the Windies

Roberto Bautista Agut (remember the name, it will no doubt be a pub quiz question in years to come) and admitted after the match that he now needs to decide whether the hip surgery and subsequent rehab to

could see them out of the Ashes reckoning. The Carribean hasn’t always been the happiest of tours for England so hopefully we’ll manage to navigate this one without too much Freddiein-a-pedalo type drama. Moving on to tennis, I think we have to accept that we may well have seen the last of Sir Andy Murray on a tournament surface. Murray went down in five sets to

make a final Wimbledon bow is even worth it. Murray alluded to the fact that if this was to be his last match it wasn’t a bad way to go out. Andy, injured or not, you lost in the most British of ways in this match. Giving your all, giving your fans hope and then managing to lose. For a player that has done so much to move tennis away from the lazy British stereotype, this is not the way you should be remembered.

Murray’s retirement hit a few of the older top players quite hard. It 68-year-old Roger Federer so hard that he managed to lose to a player a third of his age when crashing out to Stefanos Tsitsipas, and yes I have checked I spelled that correctly. Murray’s impending retirement reminds us all that just around the corner is a tennis world where Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray might all be competing to get Boris Becker out of the BBC commentary box every summer. Boy, does tennis need some new superstars and fast. Over in the women’s draw, I am sure Maria Sharapova’s inability to go deep into Grand Slam tournaments since her return from the drugs ban has nothing to do with the fact that she is unable to take those drugs anymore. In the Masters Snooker at Ally Pally, Ronnie O’Sullivan was trumped by Judd Trump. Trump opened up a mammoth 7-1 lead in the first session and although O’Sullivan did his best to stage a comeback he could barely lay a glove on his opponent. Granted, I’ve not watched a massive amount of snooker in recent years but I have never seen a player take a match to O’Sullivan in such a ferocious display of potting, something Trump is famed for. But, where Trump seems to have grown a little is by adding in a solid safety game - the kind of thing that builds a wall around his attacking play.

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