Costa Blanca North 24 - 30 January 2013 Issue 1438

ISSUE NO. 1438

24 - 30 JANUARY 2013

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New night-time threat to emergency service MORE health centres are set to lose their night emergency services.

This has already occurred in several Marina Alta towns including Pedreguer and Gata de Gorgos, with after-hours emergencies now attended to at Denia Hospital.

More closures will follow, warned Regional Health Chief Manuel Llombart when he visited San Juan Hospital recently.

But they will occur only if the nocturnal emergency service is

EMERGENCIES: After-hours services could be slashed

consistently under-used and there is a nearby alternative, he pledged. Alicante currently has

41 health centres that provide an emergency service once the working day is over.

“Common sense has to be used,” Llombart said, with patients’ needs coming first.

‘Urgencias’ will remain open 24 hours a day in towns if the nearest state-run hospital is an hour’s drive away, he added.

Alicante Province has nine general hospitals and there are few municipalities more than an hour’s drive away, it has already been pointed out.

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Envoy heads new plea to register BRITISH expatriates living locally will today (Thursday) be urged to register with their town halls, with the personal endorsement of the British Ambassador Giles Paxman.

A forum entitled ‘Working together to help British residents’ - scheduled for local councillors for European residents - is being organised by the British Consulate in Alicante, and is being held at the AC Hotel, Alicante.

It will be attended by councillors from more than 15 town halls in Alicante Province as well as Mercedes Alonso, the Provincial Councillor responsible for European Residents.

Her department provides helpful information on the padrón and other issues including local taxes, social

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Heart-felt LAST year 411 transplants were carried out in the Valencia Community, the fourth highest in Spain. Organs were donated by 178 of the region’s residents.

Half done

PROMOTING THE PADRON: UK Ambassador to Spain Giles Paxman will lead the forum. services, NIE numbers and driving in Spain Ambassador Paxman and the consul in Alicante recognise that town halls are key to almost all local public services in Spain and that expatriates not registered with them - on the ‘padrón’ - are likely to miss out.

This is why town halls with a high percentage of British nationals registered and who have a specific councillor dedicated to working with European residents have been invited to attend today’s forum and to talk about common problems and look for innovative solutions.

A VALENCIA CITY court has ruled that a contentious Benitachell petrol station only half-demolished following a court order must be totally pulled down without delay.

Dump moans CAMPELLO residents are demanding the closure of the Les Canyades rubbish treatment site after the regional government detected irregularities in the way it is run.

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Jobs safe JIJONA’S Ausonia plant which employs 480 people will remain open, says multinational Procter & Gamble. But it is to close the Arbora and Ausonia factories in Barcelona, which it bought in 2012.

Doctors’ bills THE regional government has charged ‘health tourists’ €2.3 million since last year’s changes in the law. Most money was collected in the holiday season, particularly on the Costa Blanca.

Talk is better than sex A YEAR without sex or the ability to speak English?

More than half of residents in the Valencian Community unhesitatingly replied that they would prefer to be able to speak good English.

That was the shock result of a survey by the Cambridge University Press, which questioned 1,700 Spaniards aged between 18 and 60 about attitudes towards learning English.

as one young woman explained: “I want to speak English, but I wouldn’t want to give up sex.”

Spain would overcome the economic crisis more quickly if Spaniards spoke better English, 63 per cent of people told the survey.

And a further 85 per cent believed that exports would improve because businesses would find it easier to sell their own products as well as Spain’s brand image.

Photos by Casa Real©

Trust betrayed

Despite the surprising overall result for the English versus Sex quandary in the Valencia Region, a snap poll of Alicantinos by a local television channel received very different answers.

When asked which they would prefer, not one of those interviewed - young and not so young - chose English over sex.

All agreed that they would very much like to speak English well. But

Holiday thoughts as Felipe faces royal work birthday

Language course VILLAJOYOSA COUNCIL will offer nine-month courses in Chinese and Russian for pupils aged between eight and 35. Classes are due to begin in February and will cost €30 a month.

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IBERDROLA has spent €438,000 on removing the old transformer from Denia’s Plaza del Consell. It will be replaced by two underground transformers near the original site.

Dear dear!

CAMPELLO and Benidorm have the most expensive secondhand homes in the Valencian Community. The least expensive are in Elda, Almoradi and Alcoy, which are also amongst the cheapest in Spain.

Crash stats EXACTLY 1,739 people were involved in road accidents on their way to or from work between January and November last year.

Four people were killed and 34 seriously injured.

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T will be a working birthday this year for Prince Felipe, Spain’s heir to the throne.

For next Wednesday - his 45th birthday - he is due to inaugurate the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (FITUR), accompanied by his wife Princess Letizia.

But perhaps the thoughts of the popular royal can turn to holidays given his working birthday surrounds.

The current Prince of Asturias, after studying in Spain up to the age of 16, Prince Felipe completed his secondary studies in Canada before returning home to attend the Zaragoza Military Academy, the Marin Naval School and the San Javier Flight Academy.

From 1988 to 1993 he

Quote of the week

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Rajoy is who the future of Cataluña needs to be negotiated with.’

Pere Navarro, First Secretary of the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), in an interview on a regional radio channel.

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Look East MARKETING experts are urging the region’s shoe manufacturers to concentrate on selling to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Distribution and sales set-ups in these countries are under-used, they said.

Cable death A 29-YEAR-OLD Romanian was electrocuted while handling electricity cables in Castellon.

Police found his body in bushes near the N-340 road.

Finn tours

AN ALICANTE man faces a 15year prison term for allegedly sexually abusing his seven-yearold godson.

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A working birthday for Felipe, seen (top left) as a boy and with his children (top right).

studied Law at a university in Madrid, and then completed a Masters Degree in International Relations in America in 1995.

A keen sportsman, Prince Felipe carried the Spanish flag at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, as well as being on the national sailing team. Prince Felipe married divorced journalist Letizia Ortiz in Madrid in May 2004 and they now have two daughters, born in 2005 and 2007. As a family they live in the Prince’s Pavilion in the grounds of the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.

When baptised - with the full name of Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbon y Grecia - General Franco was among those present.

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57.7

million foreign tourists visited Spain in 2012, 2.7 per cent more than in 2011, according to the Frontur Tourism Border Movement Survey published by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

COSTA BLANCA Tourist Board has signed an agreement with Finnish operator, Golf Tailors, who have been invited to inspect golf courses and hotels between Denia and Orihuela.

‘Taxi’ probe BENIDORM Local Police are targeting drivers who provide a clandestine taxi service for tourists. Foreign residents doing the ‘airport run’ will come in for particular scrutiny.

Backer sought RAIL infrastructure provider, ADIF, is looking for private investors to finance the Alicante to Murcia high-speed AVE line this year.

The state-owned company requires €1,500 million.

and finally...

AN off-duty police officer, 38, saved the life of a woman, 52, who fainted and fell onto the train tracks at the Marques de Vadillo station in Madrid.

He jumped on to the tracks and pulled her out of the path of the oncoming train.

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Death crash highlights access route delay

BRITISH

HOSPITAL sources have said that an ambulance could have reached the scene of a death crash sooner if a planned new access road had been built.

A 32-year-old woman died and her two children were injured in a road accident near the Marina

Baja hospital in Villajoyosa last week.

Despite the hospital being close by, an ambulance had to make a lengthy detour to reach the scene because of poor road access.

On paper, the Marina Baja

hospital in Villajoyosa is easy to reach.

To the rear, the Benidorm to Alicante tram stops on its doorstep and in the other direction the hospital is only a few hundred metres from the N332 road.

Despite this proximity, drivers approaching from Benidorm, as well as those leaving the hospital and making for the N332 bypass, must make a detour of several kilometres. The turn-off for the hospital is also notoriously easy to miss.

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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom

Change of age for sex DOWNING STREET officials have suggested lowering the age of consent to 14 and a relaxation of laws against public nudity.

Frisky fall A COUPLE who fell over a 12-foot stone wall while in the throes of passion sparked a major emergency rescue operation in the Yorkshire Dales.

Snow ASBO PEOPLE caught throwing snowballs at strangers, vehicles or houses could be arrested for anti-social behaviour in Durham.

Hungry cat DENIA: PGOU on display at the town hall.

A KITTEN in Sheffield, who ate a television aerial, had to undergo emergency surgery after it became lodged in its stomach.

Plans pull in public

Lottery rise

THIRTY people a day visit Denia Town Hall to inspect the new Urban Development Plan (PGOU).

Only preliminary versions of the PGOU are on display at the Urban Development Department, but the public is clearly interested, said Councillor Pepa Font.

Dog death

Bearing in mind that the PGOU documents have only recently been put on view, a daily 30 visitors ‘is a good number’, Font said.

Her department has not yet received written suggestions from the public, but this was normal she said, as ‘these were early days’.

Tomato-throwing fee PEOPLE will be charged €10 for the privilege of throwing tomatoes at each other in Buñol’s annual Tomatina fiesta this summer.

For safety reasons the numbers of participants will be restricted to between 20,000 and 22,000 people, announced Rafael Perez, second-in-charge at the town hall.

Numbers need to be limited and charging visitors to take part is the best way to do this, Perez explained.

LOTTO tickets are to increase from £1 (€1.20) to £2 (€2.40) for a line of numbers. However, the prize for matching three numbers will rise from £10 (€12.05) to £25 (€30.10).

ALAN, the in-house dog of Tatler magazine, was killed after getting stuck in the revolving door to the publication’s offices in London.

1st painting THE FIRST official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge has been met with divided opinion. The painting by artist Paul Emsley portrays Kate Middleton with a faint smile and shadow under her eyes.

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Sunday opening lure beckons SHOPS in Alicante City centre can open on Sundays now that former restrictions have been relaxed.

They can take advantage of modifications in the law because those located in the old quarter, Mercado Central area and the Ensanche are classed as a ‘tourist zone’.

Smaller towns are keen to take advantage of the new regulations, including Alfaz del Pi. Mayor Vicente Arques wants the regional government to declare the town ‘of tourist interest’. This would allow large supermarkets to open on Sundays, explained an Alfaz Town Hall communiqué. The council took this step following requests from local businesses.

It is also in line with the town hall’s policy of promoting local trade, he added. “We need to boost a sector that is vital to our economy,” said town hall spokesman, Toni Such. Alfaz and and its Albir coastal zone meet all the requirements for the coveted ‘tourist interest’ status, he maintained. It is now preparing a report for the regional

STATUS: Alfaz and Albir seek the title ‘of tourist interest’. government, listing the characteristics that make the town eligible for ‘tourist interest’ status.

Credibility of mayor murder witness thrown into doubt EVIDENCE given by a protected witness in the Polop murder case has been thrown into doubt.

The October 2007 murder of Alejandro Ponsoda, Mayor of Polop, was allegedly planned at Messalina Club on the outskirts of Benidorm.

Polop’s Urban Development Councillor Juan Cano, a local shoe manufacturer, and a couple who were never identified or located, were named by the witness.

The former Portugese

mercenary claimed he was the Messalina’s doorman and provided details of the hit-men who shot Ponsoda.

But now a Guardia Civil officer, whose job it was to check employees’ papers every fortnight, has told the Villajoyosa judge in charge of the case that the club used security cameras. It did not employ a doorman at the time, and to his knowledge the witness never worked there.

The case, as so often before, has come to

another dead-end. And once again, neither the police nor the examining judge know more than they did four-and-half years ago.

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Blast from the Roman past INVESTIGATORS at San Vicente Martir University (Valencia) believe that the Romans dredged the Albufereta.

Now an area on the outskirts of Alicante, the Albufereta was a fresh water lagoon around 4,000 years ago, say researchers Ana María Blazquez and Carlos Ferrer.

They went on to explain that after about 1,000 years, the lagoon became open to the sea. This in turned formed an inlet used as a mooring by the Iberian inhabitants of Lucentum later Alicante - sited on what is now El Tossal de Manises in Albufereta.

Later, Blazquez and Ferrer believe, it was dredged by the Romans for use as a port able to handle larger vessels.

Pig raffle gets the chop FINESTRAT’S San Antonio celebrations failed to include the time-honoured chance to win a pig after an official complaint was made.

Pets and farm animals are traditionally blessed on the saint’s feast day, January 17, although Finestrat – like many other Spanish towns – held the fiesta last weekend.

The Finestrat blessing has always been followed by the raffle of a pig, an animal habitually present in portrayals of the saint.

But this year there was a break with tradition after Seprona stepped in.

The Guardia Civil’s environment and nature protection unit was responding to an official complaint lodged by the OJDA animal defence association.

“For the first time in many years the raffle will not be held, owing to the complaint,” announced Honorato Algado, Finestrat’s Mayor, beforehand.

Instead hams and other pork products donated by residents were raffled to raise money for the town’s August fiestas.

TRADITION: Pets and animals blessed in honour of Saint Anthony.

“Nevertheless, in honour of the name and reason for the Sant Antoni del Porquet celebrations, a

symbolic pig will preside over the event,” Algado promised before the blessing.

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Sky-high parking fees PARKING fees for workers at Alicante’s El Altet Airport have risen by 60 per cent.

The increase is ‘unfair, abusive and unsupportive’, said representatives of the 3,000 people employed there by more than 20 companies.

But they have no choice because employees are obliged to use the staff car park

by AENA, the company that owns the airport.

Other workers often park outside the airport precinct but must then cross a busy main road.

All employees must now pay the new rate of €37 a month, with the exception of AENA staff, who are exempt.

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Call for cheaper AVE fares ALICANTE business-owners are calling for 13 AVE trains a day, and cheaper tickets.

For the city’s AVE highspeed train connection with Madrid to be profitable the price of a tourist class ticket to the capital should not top €65, they said. There should also be a minimum of 184 trains to and from the capital each week, including slower services.

These were the principal arguments of a study carried out by the Chamber of Commerce and the COEPA business federation.

Many AVEs have fewer passengers than anticipated owing to expensive fares, the report argued.

As the average single fare to Madrid on an Alvia express costs €60, it would be more profitable for the AVE operator to charge €65 for the cheapest tickets.

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Housing help network opens its doors

TEULADA Town Hall plans to help young people hoping to rent a home.

It is participating in Red Alquila (Rent Network), a free service for 18 to 35 year olds from the regional government.

Those looking to rent a home will receive information and practical help on Saturday mornings at two monthly intervals from the Centro de Informacion Juvenil (Teulada) and Espai La Senieta (Moraira) from 10am until 1pm.

“Potential tenants can ask for advice and will be put in touch with people with properties to let,” explained Youth Councillor Antonio Reig.

Red Alquila wants to help young people find properties at a reasonable rent while giving owners a wide range of possible tenants, said Teulada’s Mayor, Antoni Joan Bertomeu.

HELPING TENANTS: Antonio Reig (left) and Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu introduce Red Alquila.

The first Red Alquila meeting was held on January 19 and the next is scheduled for March 16.

More information: 96 5740 158 or 608 24 33 26 or email juventud@teuladamoraira.org

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Mother and child reunited A WOMAN who was ‘stolen’ from a maternity ward as a baby in 1964 has been reunited with her birth mother.

Valencia police opened the case in October 2011 after the woman, born in 1964, lodged a formal complaint with the Public Prosecutor.

After much research and DNA testing, the mother was traced and the pair reunited.

The delighted woman, who was never shown the baby nor told its gender, had believed for 48 years that her child had been stillborn, she said.

No names have been revealed, as the younger woman’s adoptive mother is seriously ill.

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Stories making headlines from Germany

Coming home THE German central bank, the Bundesbank, will repatriate some of the 700 tonnes of its gold which is abroad until 2020. There are 2.3 tonnes in France, the US and England.

Baby boom

DEVELOPMENT: A general view of Altea Hills.

Maseratti that went for a song SINGER Francisco awaits sentencing after admitting he sold a Maseratti he did not pay for.

He acquired the imported car in 2004 on the understanding he would pay developer Andres Ballester for the €80,000 vehicle through commission earned from house sales.

Two years later, no payments had been made, claimed the Public Prosecutor, and Francisco signed a second contract, now

agreeing to pay €88,400.

Cross examined by the Prosecutor and Ballester’s own lawyer, the once famous singer claimed he had by then sold at least six houses in Altea Hills for approximately €400,000 each.

But by then he had also sold the Maserati and a Mercedes in part exchange for a Bentley costing €140,000. This, too, has since been sold the court heard.

He had a

“gentlemen’s agreement” with Ballester, Francisco claimed. It was understood he would put business his way amongst his show business contacts for a 10 per cent commission.

As far as he was concerned, the singer said, his debt was settled with these commissions. He also offered to return the heavily discounted villa he had acquired from Ballester, in exchange for commission, he told the court.

Track danger

Long arm of law

THE policy of not fencing Alicante’s tram tracks was brought into question after a woman died last week.

Police are now investigating the circumstances of the 70-year-old Spanish woman’s death at the Salesianos halt in Campello. She appeared not to hear the approaching danger as she crossed the line, witnesses said, and failed to react or move.

IN 2007, 22-year-old Emilia Soria from Requena, found a wallet with a credit card and ID and spent €200 buying food and nappies at a supermarket. She returned later, spending €250, but staff were now suspicious and rejected the card.

She was later arrested and will go to prison, as the original jail term exceeded two years, the maximum for suspended sentences.

DUE to the increase in immigrants, mainly from southern and eastern European countries, in 2012, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office Destatis recorded a population of almost 82 million.

Merger time TUI TRAVEL entered into merger talks with its German parent group, Tui AG. They have until February 13 to make a firm offer. Discussions are at a ‘very early stage.’

Spy couple A GERMAN couple spied for Russia for more than 20 years while living a mundane ‘middleclass existence.’ Even their own daughter was unaware of their activities.

Bank raid ROBBERS dug a 100-foot tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting a fire as they left to cover their tracks.

New island A NEW 34-acre island providing sanctuary for hundreds of sea birds has emerged from the waters of the North Sea in just over 10 years.

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Sports hall evacuated in gales SPECTATORS at a basketball match had to be evacuated when high winds ripped away panels from Denia’s municipal sports centre.

No one was injured.

In another incident last weekend, the wall of a house collapsed but timely action by Denia’s fire brigade prevented further damage.

The gales also affected Alicante city, Elche, Santa Pola and Torrevieja with frequent reports of fallen masonry and uprooted trees.

Earlier last week high winds blowing from the west prompted an orange alert from the regional government’s emergency services and warnings of 90 kilometre an hour gusts.

Firemen were called to three woodland fires fanned by the gales in Lliber, Rafol de Almunia and on Montgo.

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Bakery shut in ‘war’ over 20 cents bread HEALTH authorities have closed a bakery selling loaves at just 20 cents.

Most of the 50,000 standard sized ‘barras’ produced each day came from Jose Navarro’s Ribarroja (Valencia) ovens.

They are sold in Gandia, Quart de Poblet, Torrent and Vilamarxant.

Undaunted, Navarro has subcontracted four bakeries in Paterna, Silla and Torrent. All are small

BREAD: It costs at least 40 cents to produce. businesses that were on the brink of closing or in financial difficulties.

Navarro is accused by fellow bakers of unfair competition and marketing a loss-leader. It is impossible for Navarro to bake and sell a barra for 20 cents, insisted the Fegreppa association that represents 680 Valencian bakers.

Ingredients and overheads come to around 40 cents, maintained Fegrippa president, Baltasar Vicente.

“Not even the big supermarkets can sell so cheaply,” he said.

The association denies that its members instigated the shut-down.

Meanwhile, sources close to Navarro dismissed the

closure. It was the result of an ‘administrative formality’ regarding extension to the Ribarroja bakery, they claimed.

But the suspicion remains that rivals ‘are after us’ and behind repeated inspections from the regional government’s Health, Work and Trade departments.

“Since Navarro started selling the 20 cent bread last year, bakers in Quart de Poblet and Torrent have seen turnover fall by 25 per cent.

Workers have been laid off and some are said to spy on Navarro’s installations to verify hygiene and employment regulations are scrupulously met.

On a clean, green machine ITALIAN artists Ylenia and Alessandro are making a peaceful protest.

And they are doing it in a cheerful manner as they pedal on a four wheeled cycle from Barcelona to Cadiz.

There is no valid reason for losing one’s sense of humour, they believe, although they are spreading a serious message, nonetheless.

Society is too consumer conscious, feel Ylenia and Alessandro, and it has too little respect for the PEDAL-POWER: Cadiz here we come. environment.

Without rejecting 21st century gadgets, they use them They are meeting their overheads by sustainably with their quadracycle selling t-shirts they have decorated having a solar panel for charging their themselves and other hand-made mobile phones and tablets. objects.

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Be patient to see doctor SOME Marina Alta health centres are allegedly making appointments for six days ahead.

In some cases patients have to wait 10 days to see their doctor, claimed Denia Health Department’s staff committee.

The committee challenged claims of a maximum wait of 48 hours from Marina Salud, the company contracted to run the area’s health service.

Delays exist because locums are not provided for doctors on leave or off sick. This adds significantly to other doctors’ workload, the committee claimed.

“It means that patients unable to wait so long have to go to A & E or pay for a private doctor,” a spokesman said.

Dry spell for La Nucia RAINFALL in La Nucia during 2012 was the lowest since 2004.

Last year was noticeably drier than 2011 with 36 per cent less rainfall, according to municipal records.

The rainiest month was November, although January 17 was wettest day of the year, with 44 litres per square metre.

January had an overall rainfall of 67 litres, but things changed in February with just six litres per square metre, rising to 42 litres in March.

It was a dry spring, with 12 litres per square metre in April. There was nothing at all in May and a paltry one litre in June.

Summer saw zero rainfall in July,

SHOWERY: Rainy day in La Nucia.

12 litres in August and 14 in September. The autumn rains brought 38 litres in October and

115 in November. For the first time in 12 years, La Nucia had no recorded rainfall in December.

Benidorm cracks down on free excursions BENIDORM town hall is cracking down on free excursions.

Reps tend to attract clients on the street, handing out leaflets promising coach trips. These can be less free than the unwitting clients anticipate, as they are expected to buy at the showrooms they are taken to.

Currently, however, the town hall is more concerned about the

ILLEGAL: Some of the coaches used on the trips. legality of the coaches used by some operators.

Local Police are checking vehicles to ensure they

comply with government regulations. They have already located two coaches without the

relevant permit for excursions from the regional government, which have been taken off the road and reported to the authorities in Valencia.

The firms involved now face fines of between €4,600 and €8,000 for operating without a transport permit.

Other coaches also lacked safety features including fire extinguishers and seat belts.

Motorbike nuisances on footpaths THE Pego-Oliva marsh’s pedestrian paths are being used by motocross and trial motorcycles.

Two in particular – the Pego to Figuereta path and Adsubia’s Les Asmaites path - are being turned into weekend motorcycle circuits,

complained walkers from Pego’s Centro Excursionista.

They are being used by local motorcyclists and enthusiasts from all over Spain, they said.

Members of the Centro Excursionista have now written to the Guardia Civil as well as its

Seprona nature protection service.

They intend to lodge a formal complaint each time they encounter any type of vehicle on the paths, they warned.

Complaints will be accompanied by photographs and number plates if necessary.

The Centro Excursionista has worked extremely hard in recent years to reclaim the paths. The association is not prepared to allow vehicles to destroy them, the letter said, quoting a regional government directive that limits traffic on rural paths.

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After hours butcher supplies AN enterprising Alicante city butcher has installed a vending machine where €2 buys a tray of meat.

After learning about the machine, she and her husband decided to install one outside their Benalua shop, said proprietor Reme Seva.

“We need more clients but can’t compete with the supermarkets’ opening hours,” explained her husband Pedro Leal.

Clients were initially wary of using the machine, but the machine now dispenses around 70 trays of meat each weekend.

“People use it most on Saturday nights and Sundays when everywhere is closed,” Seva said.

The meat is no different from the products sold inside the shop and the vacuumpacked sausages, hamburgers, pork loin, ham or chops all have a sell-by date.

“It’s not meant for bulk buying,” Reme Seva said, “but is ideal for someone getting home later after work,” she said.

The machine costs little to run apart from electricity. “It’s a cheap employee and doesn’t need holidays,” she joked.

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Local weather for next 7 days COSTA BLANCA TODAY AND TOMORROW JAVEA

DENIA

JAVEA

DENIA

CALPE

CALPE ALTEA

ALTEA BENIDORM

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ALICANTE

ALICANTE

Cl Clear,

Alicante TODAY: CLOUD Fri - 18 6 Cl Sat - 20 6 Cl Sun - 19 10 C

Madrid

MAX 17C, MIN 9C Mon - 16 9 Cl Tues - 16 9 Cl Wed - 17 9 Cl

TODAY: CLEAR, Fri - 14 5 C Sat - 18 8 Cl Sun - 17 8 C

MAX 13C, MIN 5C Mon - 13 8 Cl Tues - 15 8 Cl Wed - 16 8 Cl

TODAY: SHOWER, Fri - 14 6 Cl Sat - 16 6 Cl Sun -17 9 Sh

MAX 17C, MIN 9C Mon - 18 10 Cl Tues - 18 10 Cl Wed - 19 9 Cl

TODAY: CLEAR, Fri - 15 3 Cl Sat - 15 3 Cl Sun - 16 3 Cl

MAX 9C, MIN 2C Mon - 11 4 Sh Tues - 11 6 Cl Wed - 12 4 Cl

Malaga MAX 14C, MIN 8C Mon - 15 8 Cl Tues - 16 8 Cl Wed - 16 9 Cl

Mallorca MAX 13C, MIN 6C Mon - 16 9 Sh Tues - 16 11 Cl Wed - 16 11 Cl

Murcia

Benidorm TODAY: CLOUD, Fri - 18 7 C Sat - 19 7 Cl Sun - 18 10 Sh

C Cloud, Th Thunder

TODAY: CLEAR Fri - 9 -1 Cl Sat - 11 -1 Cl Sun - 10 4 Sh

Barcelona TODAY: CLEAR Fri - 13 4 Cl Sat - 13 4 Cl Sun - 16 8 C

Fog, Sn Snow,

MAX 17C, MIN 9C Mon - 18 10 Cl Tues - 19 10 Cl Wed - 19 9 Cl

Almeria TODAY: CLOUD Fri - 14 9 Cl Sat - 16 9 Cl Sun - 16 10 C

Walkers will follow the lanes of Les Valls to the Ermita del Popul chapel, approximately three kilometres from

ORIHUELA

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Sh Showers,

FRIENDS of Javea Museum (AMUX) are organising a guided walk on Sunday, January 27.

TORREVIEJA

TORREVIEJA

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Walking with an eye on culture and history

MAX 14C, MIN 6C Mon - 16 5 Cl Tues - 16 5 Cl Wed - 16 5 Cl

CYCLISTS: In training for the big races.

Pro cycling team saddles up COSTA BLANCA is a favourite winter training ground for international and national cycling racing teams. Reliable

weather and its varied terrain provide everything that they require while preparing for the coming racing season.

Luxembourg-based Radioshack Leopard recently chose Alfaz del Pi for the presentation of its 2013 team.

Javea Old Town on the Jesus Pobre road.

The route is flat and suitable even for the less energetic, AMUX says. Archaeologists Joaquim Boluer and Josep Castello will act as guides and explain places of cultural and archaeological interest along the way to the 14th century chapel.

Those who prefer can go directly to the Ermita at around 11.15am when the archaeologists will show the party round the chapel. The association recommends that walkers bring something to eat and drink.

AMUX (Amics del Museu de Xabia) is a group of people of all nationalities with an active interest in the history and archaeology of Xabia and the Marina Alta.

Membership is open to everyone for an annual subscription of â‚Ź10.

For more information, visit their website http://amuxabia.weebly. com or drop into the museum.

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The cyber generation gets younger SIXTY-ONE per cent of nine to 14-year-olds in the Valencian Community own mobile phones.

Of these, 39 per cent have smart phones which they use to connect to social networking sites or to chat using instant messaging.

Young people are developing worrying habits, declared Fernando Moner, president of the regional consumers’ association, Avacu. “Does a child of 10 really need a mobile?” Moner asked.

Children increasingly keep more secrets from their parents, owing to the amount of time they spend on social

networking sites, he warned.

The group recently polled 630 children and adolescents in the nine to 14 age group and found that they are starting to use mobile phones at an ever-earlier age.

More than 50 per cent of children aged nine and 10 have social networking accounts, rising to 90 per cent for those between 13 and 14.

Twenty-seven per cent in this age group connect to the internet every day, the majority with a computer although 42 per cent use a mobile.

Just over 25 per cent use iPads or tablets.

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Body-building drugs swoop

BANNED: Impounded steroids.

SEVENTY-EIGHT people face charges of supplying performance enhancing drugs used in sports and fitness.

Police searched homes in Alicante and Valencia and 17 other mainland provinces as well as the Canary Islands.

They found thousands of doses of the banned substances together with a pistol, ammunition, computers and cash.

Many of the drugs originated from a Cantabria pharmacy and a Tenerife health centre, while others were supplied by international traffickers.

Anabolic steroids, hormones and EPO, camouflaged as normal

medication, were sold to a dealer by the owner of a pharmacy on the outskirts of Santander.

They were subsequently couriered to clients - principally professional and amateur bodybuilders throughout Spain.

Other doping products were allegedly obtained from a health centre employee in Tenerife who took them from his place of work.

Drugs unavailable in Spain were imported from Eastern Europe and Asia through international crime networks, say police.

Fifty-five arrests have now been made with a further 23 people linked to the supply network.

High tension eased over cable ENVIRONMENTALISTS won the first round in a fight against a high-tension cable.

The Supreme Court partially accepted their appeal against the cable in a Special Protection Area (ZEPA) for birds near Busot.

It ordered an official evaluation of its environmental impact on 4.5 kilometres between the Cabeço d’Or and La Grana sierras.

At a 2009 Cabinet Meeting, the central government’s ministers concluded that the 34kilometre electricity line between Alicante City and Polop was in the public interest. But they failed to consider the ZEPA, the tribunal decided, and ordered a new evaluation for this section.

The court ruling cannot be appealed, said a spokesman for Ecologistas en Accion.

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Party X plans a political shake up A NEW political group ‘Party X’ has been created with a view to shaking up the governing system.

The party says it aims to give “power back to the people” and has one goal: democracy.

However, who is behind this new group is a mystery. All that is known is there are nearly 100 people forming the party which has been officially registered with the Interior Ministry. Their promotional videos use direct language and slogans similar to those seen from the proposals of the 15M and 25S antigovernment movements in Spain last year. There is no clear ideology as the movements criticised both right and left-wing policies.

The party says it aims to put an end to cutbacks and create a State of wellbeing, with the slogan “the first thing to do to get out of a well is to stop digging.”

The plan is that laws which directly affect people should be voted for directly by the citizens. There are plans to create laws publicly, using the internet and post offices, town halls and other public buildings.

Everyone can take part and there would be no spokespeople or political reps.

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20 per cent of youths threaten people online ALMOST 20 per cent of youths between 12 and 18 admit that they have used the internet to threaten friends or acquaintances.

Twenty-seven per cent used the internet to insult their friends and acquaintances using a false identity. This was revealed in the Adolescents and Social Media report carried out by the Spanish Confederation of Educational Centre and supported by the European Commission.

It shows that the use of violent language has increased on social networks, as a reflection of a society in which 55

per cent of youths justify the use of violence as a means of defending their rights. Twenty-five per cent would work for a company which issued violent content and 24 per cent would teach their children to use violence if necessary.

The study was carried out with 7,000 youths at 50 schools in Spain and Italy. One in four would be interested in using firearms and 12 per cent would sign a petition to legalise them, 56 per cent would sign a manifesto against violence and 30 per cent consider there should be laws to limit violent content in the media.

SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

First ever fairy tale DENMARK - A fairy tale entitled The Tallow Candle, believed to have been the first written by Hans Christian Andersen while still a schoolboy, has been discovered by a researcher.

Cabin staff NORWAY Norwegian low-fare airline (Norwegian Air Shuttle AS) wants to recruit Asian staff on flights outside the EEC to compete with competitors. They must have permanent residence and Norwegian work permits.

INTERNET: Most parents don’t know what goes on.

Forty-two per cent of youths spend more than three hours on their social network profile and 72.5 per cent have at least one profile, although only 14 per cent have a blog or upload videos.

Only 30 per cent of youths who spend a lot of time online carry out activities with their friends, and while 67 per cent say their parents control how their studies are going and what they do in their free time, only 42 per cent of parents control what their

children do online.

Almost 50 per cent do not give them advice on how to behave online, 42 per cent do not watch the same TV programmes as their children and 73 per cent have never played video games with them.

Sixty per cent of youths don’t talk to their parents about what they do online, 71 per cent do not know their parents views on politics or religion, and 75 per cent have had no guidance on how to manage their emotions.

Row breaks out over towing of car A POLITICAL row has broken out after a local policeman went to the Guardia Civil to complain about his boss.

He claims that he was told to forget the paperwork after he towed away the car of a local political party bigwig because it had no insurance.

The car, belonging to Rafael Ceballos, secretary of the Andalucian Party (Partido Andalucista), was one of six vehicles the policeman had towed away in Los Barrios,

Cadiz. But while paperwork for the other five proceeded as normal, he was called to a meeting with his boss over the sixth.

Head of police, Juan Antonio Muñoz Rodríguez, allegedly told the officer: “I have a political commitment with one of the six cars you towed for not having insurance,” adding, according to the policeman, “he doesn’t earn much, so remove the complaint.”

The head of police also said,

according to a Guardia Civil report: “Don’t worry I’ll handle everything and I’ll make the file disappear.”

And now the complainant is worried that he could face reprisals for his actions after pressing charges against his boss and a political member of the council in charge of the local police.

The opposition PSOE socialist party has asked the Mayor, Jorge Romero, for an explanation.

“It’s unacceptable to give special treatment to someone just because they belong to the Partido Andalucista. The Mayor should say something about this”.

But a Partido Andalucista statement hit back, claiming the policeman’s accusation was “false and it provides incorrect information.”

For example, the local politician did pay the fees to remove his vehicle from the car pound and for the tow truck.”

Opt out SWEDEN - Sweden was the only EU member state to opt out of a petition to the United Nations to take Syrian President Bashar alAssad to the International Criminal Court.

Secret pics DENMARK Copenhagen’s Police Museum was criticised after displaying portraits of 12 murdered women without the consent of their families.

Special talk NORWAY - Figures show that 40.7 per cent of Oslo schoolchildren do not have Norwegian as their first language. Of those, 62 per cent receive special tuition.

Garlic trade SWEDEN - Two Brits have smuggled around 1.2 million kilos of garlic into Sweden from Norway in around 50 shipments over two years.

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We are also welcoming many new clients who sadly are discovering that the SIP card they have been using is no longer valid. The laws have changed and as we all know, Spain can no longer sustain payment for foreigners which it is not being reimbursed for by their country of origin for a number of reasons.

I am very happy to announce that Asssa have extended their offers for new clients of a 10 per cent discount and for children under 16 joining with both parents a 50 per cent discount.

Both are lifetime offers, and along with special monthly payment terms, bring Private Health Insurance to a fairly affordable amount.

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Stepfather held for alleged child abuse

Conviction for murder overturned A MAN jailed for 15 years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend has been acquitted by the High Court.

In confirming an earlier appeal against his conviction the court ruled that it could not be proven that he had murdered Mari Cielo Cañavate, in Hellin (Albacete) in October 2007. Judge Antonio del Moral said that despite FRG having a ‘cold attitude’ or that evidence he gave was contradicted by others, there was not enough proof against him for a safe conviction.

FRG was released from prison in Albacete last March. He said: “I have always had confidence in my lawyer, justice and God.”

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MOUNTING UP: Electricity costs getting higher.

Up to 10 per cent more for electricity ELECTRICITY has gone up by 3 per cent at the start of 2013, but users will be paying between 6 and 10 per cent more on their bills.

The need to put up prices is due to the €1.95 billion deficit which the Ministry of Industry reported recently, and which it aims to reduce to zero.

From now on, clients will be able to

contract a wattage which fits the needs of their home and will be provided at an average, pre-agreed price.

Bills will be based on the consumer’s use of electricity, and if they use more than average, they will be made to pay 10 per cent extra. This will affect consumers with low tension power of between three and 10 kilowatts.

A MAN has been arrested in Lleida, Cataluña, accused of raping his stepdaughter and two other underage girls.

National Police report that the alleged attacker, of South American origin, has lived in Spain for many years. He is accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter since she was 12, when they were still living in his country of origin, until she was 15, when they were living in Palma de Mallorca.

The girl was allegedly forced to have sex with him, and he used physical violence if she refused, as well as threatening reprisals against her

younger brother and mother if she told anyone what had happened.

The National Police Family Attention Service in Palma de Mallorca discovered what had happened after the accused separated from the girl’s mother, who later decided to report him.

Investigating officers were able to identify the other two minors involved, friends of the victim, who were also sexually abused by the accused.

He had threatened to publish intimate videos of them if they did not submit to his demands.

He has been remanded in custody.

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Boss killed A RUSSIAN Mafia boss, Asalan Usoyan, has been killed in Moscow. He was shot when leaving a restaurant and died later in hospital. He had survived an assassination attempt in 2010.

New launch WHATSAPP: Officers have to use their own mobile phones to communicate.

Port police slam lack of security POLICE at a Spanish port have resorted to using Whatsapp on their smartphones to keep in touch.

Huelva Port’s antiquated walkie-talkie system does not cover the five docks, so police have to use their own private phones with the popular messaging application to keep updated.

According to officers this affects the facility’s safety since it reduces reaction time for any incident, whether it be a chemical emergency, fire, burglary, industrial accident or car crash.

And that, they say, breaks the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.

More than 80 docks police have already complained several times about the communication problems to the port authority, but so far nothing has been done.

The agents add that communications is just one problem caused by a lack of investment.

The Ingeniero Juan Conzalo dock has no security barrier at the entrance and there is just one car for the entire docks police, as well as four motorbikes.

The Muelle Sur wharf, assigned for ferry passengers travelling to the Canary Islands, also lacks metal and explosives’ detectors, supposedly compulsory at Spanish ports.

Religion teacher faces jail for abusing 8 pupils A TEACHER of Religion is finally facing jail for abusing children years

after their parents first complained about him.

He is accused of

Violent burglary FOUR armed raiders handcuffed an antiques dealer and his wife while robbing their home.

They threatened three members of the same family in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, with guns and later gagged them while they stole items from the house.

According to police sources the robbery took place when the man and

his wife and a third member of the family entered the house.

The four men, who had been waiting in the garage, then forced their way into the house. Once inside, they immobilized the family and ransacked the house, taking €3,000 in cash, jewellery and other valuable objects, and then escaped in the family’s car.

ongoing sexual offences against eight children between 2003 and 2011.

The parents from the Colegio Publico Virgen del Camino de Rubia de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, lodged a complaint with the Education Ministry, whose inspectors had him suspended from duty.

Now prosecutors, who are handling the case brought by the parents themselves, are demanding a 19-year jail sentence and fines of between €2,000 and €4,000 for each child he allegedly abused.

AN unmanned spacecraft called LunaGlob, or Moon Globe, is planned to take off from a new launch pad in the far east of Russia in 2015.

Vodka swap WEALTHY Russians are turning to imported vodka and prestigious drinks like single malt Scotches. Wine and beer sales are also booming.

Capello return RUSSIA’S coach Fabio Capello returned to football business in London for the first time since resigning as England boss to attend the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Football Association.

Ongoing fine IN Washington, US, a federal judge has fined Russia $50,000 (€37,500) a day until it complies with his earlier order that the country return a Jewish group’s historical books and documents.

Adoption ban RUSSIAN authorities have allowed a final few adoptions to the United States to proceed, despite the new ban on adoptions to that country.

Fifty-two adoptions were in legal limbo after Russia’s ban on adoptions went into effect on January 1.

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Stat of week Petrol and diesel sales have fallen 6.5 per cent in Spain since the start of the recession.

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GLOSS UP: Women want to look good.

Cosmetics companies offer better value products COSMETIC companies are having to adapt to demands for value make-up as ladies want to look their best for less.

With the idea of ‘spending little to look better’, companies like Essence, Kiko and E.l.f. have

made sure that buying make-up will not empty a woman’s purse.

As the financial crisis continues to bite, many women are keeping a close control over every euro, but that does not mean they want to stop looking good.

Crisis forces baby delays EIGHTY per cent of Spanish couples delay becoming parents due to the financial crisis.

Nowadays, the main reason for putting on hold parenthood is a couple’s financial and work situation, whereas a few years ago people mainly waited to find the ideal partner.

However, the case remains that the biggest factor for those thinking of becoming parents is having a stable relationship.

This was revealed in a study carried out by Clearblue on ‘Couple’s decisions yesterday and today’.

Doctor Victoria Verdu, an expert on fertility with the Spanish Gynaecology and Obstetrics organisation, says the financial crisis also affects how many children couples have.

The survey was carried out online amongst couples over 25, and also shows that the decision to have children is normally taken by both prospective parents.

The decision is usually taken after the couple has been living together for at least four years. It shows that men in general do not take part in buying items for the baby, booking a nursery or finding a babysitter.

And supermarkets in Spain including Carrefour and Mercadona have brought out their own ranges of quality products at affordable prices to take advantage of the growing trend.

Exports of works of art are soaring

THE Chinese are being heavily tipped as the next big property buyers in Spain.

If this is the case, then local coffee outlets might be in for a mini-boom as well, with leading retailers announcing massive expansion plans across China and a new generation of coffee culture-loving consumers.

The market for cafés in China has never been better, with the boom in the nation’s cafe culture highlighted

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EXPORTS of art abroad have risen 13 per cent in Spain the past year due to the financial crisis.

Since 2010, they have increased by 25 per cent.

Coins, paintings, furniture and sculptures are the most sold items, according to Carlos Gonzalez-Baradiaran, the secretary for the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Assets Classification Committee, which issues export permits.

The ministry has to decide if works between 50 and 100 years old and valued at more than €15,000 for engravings, €50,000 for sculptures and €150,000 for paintings, can be sent abroad.

Chinese turn to café culture by new research showing the number of coffee shops in China doubling in five years to 31,783 at the end of 2012. Previously the country was identified as a nation offering just a huge teahouse sector.

Statistics in China also show that while 69 per cent of café clients choose coffee to drink, fruit juice is the second choice (39 per cent), following by iced coffee (33), tea (23) and chocolate drinks (19).

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Wants to go home but is stuck on an illegal estate

Q: IN 2002 we bought a house off-plan on an urbanisation near Mazarron. The house was finished and we received the keys in 2005. We moved to Spain in 2007 to live here. Now we have been told that our house, along with 28 others, is illegal because the developers did not have a proper building licence. We have no title deed, only our contracts You and the with the developer and our Law in Spain payment receipts.

By David Searl We are all still on the builder’s supply for electricity and water, and have been since 2005. The council tell us that they will legalise the 28 houses once the developer has submitted a new plan for the estate. After five years of worry all I want to do now is to pack up and go home.

Of course, I can’t sell the property at a decent price. I will never get back what I have spent on improvements like a swimming pool and solar water heater. I would be happy just to get my original money back, about €100,000. Is there some way I could do this?

I asked the estate agency for a valuation after we get our official title deed, the escritura. They said they would ask €79,000, the same price as one they already have for sale, which is the same type as ours but without a pool or even a garden.

J S, Mazarron (Murcia) A: There are thousands of owners of Spanish property who are in the same situation or worse. You at least have the prospect of becoming legal in the foreseeable future.

Even so, in today’s depressed real estate market, you are not likely to get the price you want for your property.

My own advice is for you to go back to your own original plan, which is to live in the Spanish sunshine. It seems that your basic problems are being sorted out and we can expect that things will improve at some point in the future and your property will become more valuable than it is today.

David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers.

You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.

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Online shoppers hit high street sales RETAILERS hoping for a Christmas sales’ boost have been left disappointed as shoppers switched to online stores.

Sales fell in December by 0.3 per cent compared to November. More than 10 per cent of all purchases in December, worth £830 million (€990 million), were made over the internet, 15.5 per cent higher than the same month in 2011.

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over a £700 million (€835 million) fraud has said banks deserved some of the blame.

Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Scotland lent fake property tycoon Achilleas Kallakis, 44, the money between 2003 and 2008. He was

jailed for seven years and codefendant Alexander Williams, 44, for five years.

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RETAILER Game is considering a bid for part of failed entertainment chain HMV. The company has approached administrators Deloitte asking about buying up to 45 HMV shops after the 92-year-old business hit the wall.

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EU flogging a dead horse as eurozone misery is inflicted THE day after Manuel Barroso announced that ‘the existential threat to the euro had been overcome’, the monthly report from Eurostat showed eurozone’s unemployment levels soaring to figures that can only be described as disastrous.

Maybe not, perhaps, for the EU barons, but certainly for the millions of unfortunates suffering as a direct result of the commission’s demanded austerity.

The jobless percentage of the Spanish active population has climbed to 26.6 per cent overall and 56.5 per cent for the youth of the country, lying second only to Greece in this macabre sprint towards oblivion. Portugal, Ireland and Slovakia have all achieved record levels, and taking the eurozone as a whole, the percentage is a frightening 11.8 per cent.

Of course, these are merely numbers – cyphers – as far as the EU fat cats with their inflated salaries and expense accounts are concerned, but one might be forgiven for wondering how long Barroso, for example, would survive unscathed, if he decided to embark on a ‘presidential walkabout’ unescorted!

The problem is the widening gap between the more affluent economies of the eurozone north, like Germany, Austria, Holland and Finland, and the south, represented

by Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and, as an offshoot, Ireland.

This gap was, from the beginning, forecast by many financial correspondents who asked: ”How can such widely differing economies and cultures be expected to work and

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FAT CATS: EU barons unaffected while millions suffer. live together?” It was clear to many that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ single currency could not work, but as always, the politicians insisted they knew what was best for ‘the children’ who should be seen but not heard. Mario Draghi has done his best, overriding Berlin’s ingrained suspicion of anything carrying the aroma of ‘mutualisation’, and engineering a write-down of Greece’s unsustainable mountain of debt, hoping that this would be enough to lift that economy back into balance. However, the managers of international finance houses – not to mention the credit agencies – beg to differ.

The unremitting fault in the single currency lies, as Peter Oborne says in his beautifully argued article in The Telegraph, in the fact that it was born of an ‘idea’ which, under the

creed of ‘idealism’ means it is immutable and therefore must be correct. That is the very opposite of the Anglo-Saxon way of thinking, which holds ‘empiricism’ as the mainspring. As Oborne explains, the empiricist, having burned his hand in a flame, will resolve not to repeat the exercise, whilst idealists are much less likely to renounce a course of conduct, not even when reality gets in the way.

An Anglo-Saxon, upon designing the single currency and witnessing its faults, would have given up on it long ago. But the Continentals hold to the thought that the ‘idea’ itself must be made to work.

A noble sentiment, perhaps, but one that has inflicted, and will continue to inflict, abject and hopeless poverty and misery upon millions of eurozone citizens.

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www.euroweeklynews.es Spain’s new asset reporting law, with the first deadline of 30th April this year, applies to anyone who is resident in Spain and who owns assets outside the country worth €50,000 or more.

As this is a completely new requirement, there are many questions about who needs to file a report, what assets to declare, what values to use, how to report jointly owned assets etc. It does not help that the law is unclear in certain areas and so open to interpretation.

Residency is an important starting point as to whether you need to file a report or not, and if so when. The new reporting obligation is only imposed on Spanish residents. If you own property here but are not resident, it does not apply to you.

However, you need to be 100% sure that you do not fulfil any of the residency criteria.

Tax residency in Spain can be more complex than people realise.

Many people believe they are not resident but actually are, and so should be paying tax. This issue becomes even more critical with the new reporting law, since the consequences for failing to report an asset are much higher than ever before – you can lose more than the value of the asset.

To ensure you get it right, talk to a specialist advisory firm like Blevins Franks which are experts on both Spanish and UK residency issues and how the two interact.

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Residency Issues And The New Reporting Law

by Bill Blevins, Financia l Correspondent, Blevins Franks

If you own property and spend much time here each year, you need to know where you stand, tax wise, so you can establish the best way to move forward. With specialist advice you could structure your assets to be tax efficient in Spain.

Are you planning to become resident? If so, when, and how it will affect your obligation to report?

If you were resident in Spain in 2012, you need to file your report by 30th April this year (in future years it will be 31st March).

You need to report the value of your assets as at 31st December 2012.

With bank accounts you also need to include the average balance over the last three months of 2012, and with property the acquisition value.

If you were not resident in Spain

in 2012, but become resident this year, then you do not need to file a report this year. You will need to report assets as at 31st December 2013, so your first reporting deadline is 31st March 2014. This applies even if you move to Spain before 30th April this year.

If you left Spain before the end of 2012, your residence condition is still assessed during the tax year ending 31st December 2012 (as with wealth tax returns), and you should file a report if you met the residency criteria. Although the law did not come into effect until 2013, it states that the first year of reporting is for information corresponding to the tax year 2012.

Tax residency in Spain You are resident for tax purposes – and so liable for income, capital gains and wealth taxes on your worldwide assets and subject to Spanish succession tax rules (if you are the recipient of a gift or the beneficiary of an estate) - if any of the following apply to you.

• You spend more than 183 days (not necessarily consecutive)

here in one calendar year. Temporary absences are ignored unless you can prove you are/were habitually resident elsewhere for over 183 days.

• Your “centre of economic interests” is in Spain.

• Your “centre of vital interests” is in Spain – i.e. your spouse and/or your dependent minor children live here. In this case you are presumed Spanish resident, unless proven otherwise, even if you spend under 183 days here per year.

There is no split year treatment in Spain. You are either resident or not resident for the whole tax year.

If you arrive, with the intention of staying indefinitely, during the first six months, you are likely to be regarded as resident in Spain for the full calendar year. If you moved directly from the UK you would also be regarded as UK resident up to your leaving date, so you need to look at the UK/Spain Tax Treaty rules.

If you move to Spain in the latter half of the year you will probably be regarded as non-Spanish resident that year. However this would

depend on what previous visits you made to Spain that year, so seek advice.

The same principles apply if you leave Spain part way through a tax year.

The only way to be certain that you understand all the implications of the new asset reporting law, as well as the residency issues and how to legitimately structure your assets tax efficiently in Spain, is to take professional advice from an established tax and wealth management firm like Blevins Franks.

The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual should take personalised advice.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.

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British Sky Broad Gr 798.50 BT Group PLC 247.80 Bunzl PLC 1101.50 Burberry Group PLC 1352.50 Capita PLC 803.00 Capital Shpping Cntrs Gr 362.00 Carnival PLC 2572.00 Centrica PLC 342.55 Compass Group PLC 751.50 CRH PLC 1259.00

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MMM 3M Co 98.74 AA Alcoa Inc 9.00 AXP American Express Co 59.78 T AT&T Inc 33.44 BAC Bank of America Corp 11.14 BA Boeing Co 75.04 CAT Caterpillar Inc 97.62 CVX Chevron Corp 115.24 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc 21.02 DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and C... 46.99 XOM Exxon Mobil Corp 90.80 GE General Electric Co 22.04 HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co 17.11 HD Home Depot Inc 65.47 INTC Intel Corp 21.25 IBM International Business Machine... 194.47 JNJ Johnson & Johnson 73.23 JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co 46.46 MCD McDonald's Corp 92.26 MRK Merck & Co Inc 42.98 MSFT Microsoft Corp 27.25

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Most Advanced Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. Tecumseh Products Company iPass Inc. Magyar Bancorp, Inc. Life Technologies Corporation James River Coal Company Tecumseh Products Company EMCORE Corporation Knightsbridge Tankers Limited

0.06 0.73 0.36 -2.38 0.69 0.56 -0.16 1.18 -0.53 0.64

NET VOLUME 43.51 1,204.97 14.17 120.57 24.33 43.00 10.57 345.04 157.77 59.89

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$ 8.96 $ 6.13 $ 2.31 $ 4.69 $ 60.79 $ 3.16 $ 5.91 $ 5.22 $ 6.80

1.52 / +20.43% 0.80 / +15.01% 0.25 / +12.14% 0.47 / +11.14% 5.82 / +10.59% 0.29 / +10.10% 0.47 / +8.64% 0.40 / +8.30% 0.50 / +7.94%

$ 22.95 $ 13.98 $ 8.48 $ 2.17 $ 4.88 $ 3.29 $ 9.77 $ 2.03 $ 3.49

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Most Declined TESSCO Technologies Incorporated Finisar Corporation Amarin Corporation PLC Empire Resorts, Inc. Trius Therapeutics, Inc. Amyris, Inc. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Stereotaxis, Inc. Analysts International Corporation

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Croda International PLC 2316.00 17.00 Diageo PLC 1817.25 -26.00 Eurasian Nat Resources 340.20 1.00 EVRAZ PLC 304.35 0.00 Experian PLC 1091.50 2.00 Fresnillo PLC 1770.50 21.00 G4S PLC 275.55 1.67 GKN PLC 243.50 0.10 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1389.25 13.00 Glencore Intnal PLC 382.45 2.60 Hammerson PLC 488.95 0.90 Hargreaves Lansdown 719.50 0.50 HSBC Holdings PLC 694.10 0.20 IMI PLC 1154.00 5.00 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2392.00 13.00 InterContnntl Hotels Gr 1812.00 -2.00 International Consldtd 210.35 2.10 Intertek Group PLC 3021.00 5.00 ITV PLC 115.30 0.04 Johnson Matthey PLC 2339.00 23.00 Kazakhmys PLC 779.50 3.25 Kingfisher PLC 270.95 -2.00 Land Securities Grp PLC 813.50 -2.82 Legal & General Grp PLC 151.70 0.10 Lloyds Banking Grp PLC 53.26 -0.10 Marks & Spencer Grp PLC 365.70 -0.10 Meggitt PLC 423.60 -13.60 Melrose Industries PLC 249.25 1.80 National Grid PLC 691.25 7.50 Next PLC 3978.50 9.00 Old Mutual PLC 186.00 0.30 Pearson PLC 1197.00 -41.00 Petrofac Ltd 1676.50 1.00 Polymetal Intnal PLC 1084.50 3.00 Prudential PLC 928.75 -2.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 5840.00 30.00 Reckitt Benckiser Gr PLC 4117.50 3.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 690.25 -0.75 Resolution Ltd 264.10 0.10 REXAM PLC 463.65 -0.10 Rio Tinto PLC 3527.75 27.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 925.25 3.00 Royal Bank of Scot Gr 360.55 1.90 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2263.50 6.50 RSA Insurance Grp PLC 127.10 -0.16 SABMiller PLC 2978.25 -4.68 Sage Group (The) PLC 318.90 1.90 Sainsbury (J) PLC 327.40 1.16 Schroders PLC 1890.00 1.90 Serco Group PLC 556.00 1.50 Severn Trent PLC 1589.50 19.00 Shire PLC 2095.00 8.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 698.50 1.00 Smiths Group PLC 1214.00 -7.00 SSE PLC 1454.50 24.03 Standard Chartered PLC 1657.75 2.55 Standard Life PLC 345.75 0.21 Tate & Lyle PLC 790.75 -2.00 Tesco PLC 351.07 0.71 TUI Travel PLC 291.25 -0.90 Tullow Oil PLC 1170.00 4.05 Unilever PLC 2443.00 16.00 United Utilities Grp PLC 717.50 6.50 Vedanta Resources PLC 1170.00 1.00 Vodafone Group PLC 162.58 0.73 Weir Group PLC 1931.50 26.50 Whitbread PLC 2474.50 -11.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 252.95 0.20 Wolseley PLC 2943.00 10.00 Wood Group (John) PLC 828.50 2.50 WPP PLC 972.25 -2.00 Xstrata PLC 1147.00 9.50

% C H G. 0.74 -1.41 0.30 0.00 0.18 1.20 0.61 0.04 0.94 0.68 0.18 0.07 0.03 0.43 0.55 -0.11 1.01 0.17 0.03 0.99 0.42 -0.73 -0.35 0.07 -0.19 -0.03 -3.11 0.73 1.10 0.23 0.16 -3.31 0.06 0.28 -0.21 0.52 0.07 -0.11 0.04 -0.02 0.77 0.33 0.53 0.29 -0.13 -0.16 0.60 0.36 0.10 0.27 1.21 0.38 0.14 -0.57 1.68 0.15 0.06 -0.25 0.20 -0.31 0.35 0.66 0.91 0.09 0.45 1.39 -0.44 0.08 0.34 0.30 -0.21 0.84

VOLUME 123.51 556.74 53.26 193.37 32.71 33.92 38.31 106.73 522.16 339.33 10.36 18.35 5,104.23 15.19 128.47 16.50 465.75 3.47 293.82 24.17 33.44 739.10 160.13 279.69 6,336.64 116.82 631.44 74.38 361.04 11.30 264.69 782.45 28.38 4.32 99.36 4.76 27.35 389.63 119.95 72.62 399.21 202.16 992.37 136.46 301.63 52.08 92.58 293.26 5.88 8.68 31.93 33.81 30.64 117.75 159.36 211.01 192.87 19.47 1,119.95 18.80 65.71 88.24 252.21 12.07 3,765.31 27.13 7.81 320.45 27.50 44.36 179.69 136.41

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Dia is now in top 100 of retailers LOW-COST supermarket chain Dia now ranks in the commercial world alongside Mercadona, El Corte Ingles and Inditex.

They are all amongst the 100 top retailers, according to statistics released by Deloitte.

Valencian chain Mercadona continues to lead in the ranking amongst similar stores, although it slipped two points to 44th place.

At 47th position is textile giant Inditex, which has risen two places and is eight places in front of its rival H&M (who are at 55), whilst El Corte Ingles is placed at 54 after falling seven places.

Dia appears in the ranking for the first time following its split from Carrefour and is currently at number 73.

Eroski lost positions this year and fell from 98th to 119th place.

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IZ Airbus lift EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus is set to take on another 3,000 employees worldwide in 2013, including 400 in Spain. The company predicts further growth in 2013.

Boss lost ON THE RISE: The use of Visa debit cards.

Debit not credit say shoppers THE financial crisis has changed the way in which the Spanish control their spending.

The use of Visa debit cards increased by 4.9 per cent in 2012, to €32.3 billion, to the detriment of credit cards and businesses.

Transactions increased by 3.5 per cent to €1.6 billion, although the average amounts spent fell by 2.75 per cent to €48 per operation. This

shows that cards are used to pay smaller amounts.

Even so, Spain remains a strategic marketplace for Visa, mainly because in Spain people continue to pay with cash more frequently than in other European countries.

There are plans to increase the use of the cards to pay on the internet, as last year it rose by 16.4

per cent to €3.9 billion, which is just 5 per cent of the total spent on Visa cards in Spain. Visa is making the launch of its new Digital Wallet (V.me) a priority for 2013.

It also intends to increase the use of payment using mobile phones.

The company hopes that within four years to have increased the use of this method to 70 per cent of establishments in Spain.

SHAREHOLDERS learnt of the sudden resignation of Canadian Tom Albanese after five years’ reign as the chief executive of Rio Tinto, and 20 years with the company.

Slow grow LAST year China suffered its worst 12 months of economic growth since 1999. But a strong final quarter has led to hopes that this year will be better.

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Be clever about Smartphone use and save more than just cents NOWADAYS a lot of people own a Smartphone. But despite the device’s ego-boasting title, are we actually using our Smartphones smartly?

Rather than just snapping and sharing photos or trawling the internet, remember that there are many tricks to cutting down on mobile costs, too.

One smart way to use your Smartphone is to sign up to cost-saving apps including WhatsApp and Viber, so as to cut down on the price of individual text messages or phone calls.

As a ‘guiri’ living in Spain, I used to rack up a hefty bill for international texts and calls, but now, as many of my family and friends abroad also have Smartphones, we speak and message, free, over various mobile applications.

My monthly phone bill has more than halved.

Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. com

Also with more competition on the market, it’s wise to try and not get tied into a strict contract.

There are many providers now offering excellent deals without making you sign on the dotted line to remain a customer for a minimum of two years.

Being able to change provider at will is always a smart move.

STAY SMART: Use your mobile phone to cut costs and monitor spending.

Just yesterday I downloaded a free daily budget application for my Smartphone (iXpenselt

Lite). In the past I had to check my online banking to see my balance, but now with this new app it’s available at the touch of a button.

The app allows you to record your monthly earnings and deduct the usual costs like mortgage, bills and standing orders.

What you’re left with is the balance and every time you have a coffee or buy an item, you record it on the app and it keeps tabs on how much is left to spend in the month. It really makes such a difference to see where your money is going and how much is left.

The app also provides great visual graphics to show you where you are spending most your money.

Take control of your spending by being smart with your Smartphone.

The changing face of the Android logo

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Job losses THE Spanish division of Vodafone plans to initiate voluntary redundancy programmes that will affect around 1,000 employees, almost 25 per cent of the 4,300 people the company employs in Spain.

Sorry sales ONLY 8 per cent of Mallorca retailers have sold more at the start of the sales this year than in 2012. Twenty-four per cent have sold similar amounts to last year, while 68 per cent say sales have fallen.

Phone woes THIS year Vodafone has received more consumer complaints than any other phone company, according to consumer group FACUA. Thirty-three per cent of users claim to have suffered fraud and other problems.

Tax evaders ITALIAN IT expert and former HBSC employee Herve Daniel Falcini has promised the names of 700 Spanish tax evaders who will be investigated by the AntiCorruption Prosecutor.

Loss-making Above: Current Android logo. Right: The original ‘Dandroid’ design.

THE cute Android logo is based on drafts by Google engineer Dan Morril, which have very little resemblance to the design finally chosen.

Morril designed four colourful robots in 2007, he recounts, when Google first decided to

launch its Smartphones.

The originals were called ‘Dandroids’ by the team and were used within the company until professional artist Irina Blok was called in and created the well-known green ‘bugdroid’ which is used today.

SIXTY per cent of Spanish businesses are losing money, according to an estimate by the president of the Spanish Confederation of Employers Organisation. Joan Rosell added that companies in Spain are ‘hyper-regulated’ and need to cut expenses to survive.

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LETTERS LEAPY HEALTH & BEAUTY

FOOD TIME OUT HOMES & GARDENS

PETS TV

Out and about, but is something wrong?

I DO love it when Daddy visits.

After meeting him in Malaga Airport private terminal just one short week ago, we headed straight for the Marbella Club Hotel.

While Daddy was in need of a quick shower I immediately ensured I had the opportunity to

As I see it...

Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a “rich child” singleton expat in Spain scout which of the rooms in his suite I would occupy throughout his stay.

At times I feel guilty about how hard Daddy works, and he always has the phone glued to his ear, or

seems in deep thought. Even so, he still agreed to my suggestion of a snack lunch in Puerto Banus, with our driver enjoying the fact that Daddy’s entrance pass allowed him to park in the port itself, neatly among some of the Bentleys and Ferraris.

Strolling through the port, lunch

MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

COMMENT Top-spin lob SPAIN’S political class is now atrociously unpopular and the government knows it. Vice-president Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is cooking up a strategy to counteract its dismal popularity ratings and restore citizens’ faith in politicians. Or, to use a four-letter word: spin. The plan will backfire because only a recovered and healthy economy can restore the public’s faith in politicians which is entirely based on their own well-being and not propaganda.

Biding his time THE Financial Times recently interviewed Mariano Rajoy who admitted that as a Galician he is reputed to put off decision-making and prefers to ‘wait and see’.

This is not true, he told his interviewer, and perhaps he is right. It would be more precise to say that his policy is one of ‘see, wait and see’. Rajoy sees what he can do and Spain waits to see what happens.

Fried egg fans also love sex FRIED EGG fans have a high sex drive, while omelette eaters are self disciplined, according to researchers in the UK, who have also found boiled egg consumers are disorganised, scrambled egg aficionados are guarded, and poached egg eaters are outgoing. *** A BOX of human heads has been found at Chicago Airport by bewildered US officials.

The specimens were en route to a crematorium

JUST FANCY THAT... from a research team in the Italian capital Rome. *** A TWITTER feud between the Estonian president and a New York Times columnist over the European nation’s austerity measures is to be turned into an opera.. *** MORE THAN 400 dried dog penises, testicles and other internal

organs have been confiscated in Taiwan, in a raid on an illegal slaughterhouse. *** A FORMER American teacher, with a fear of children, has sued the school district where she worked claiming teenage pupils caused her blood pressure to soar, forcing her early retirement. *** PRE-SCHOOL children

aged three to five in Normandy, France, were left to watch a porn film by their teacher, instead of an intended cartoon. *** A CAT – separated from owners while on holiday in Florida, USA – has returned home, after walking 190 miles. *** A 13-YEAR-OLD Italian boy stole his father’s Mercedes and drove 800 kilometres to Poland in an attempt to reach his birth family. ***

was put on hold as we entered Louis Vuitton, Versace, Alexander McQueen, and Jimmy Choo - and exited from each with a bag.

Clearly a case of no expense spared for Daddy’s princess!

But when we finally grabbed a sandwich - with the weather more like spring - I noticed most shoppers around were sales bargain-hunters.

I just do not see the point in sales.

If you want something bad enough, buy it, or fool someone into thinking they want to treat you to it.

The latter is my preferred choice much of the time.

Thankfully, all the shops on my Daddy’s spending spree don’t believe in sales either, so all my carriers dutifully carried by the driver were fashionably patterned.

Shopping and lunch were later followed by dinner and as Daddy wanted to see the apartment which he pays the rent for - we called by, and I added to the treat by ordering a sushi dinner just for the two of us.

It can be a little difficult sourcing fresh sushi in the winter, but luckily I know a local delicatessen which brought around the desired dishes especially for us.

The next day - after a night of slumber in five-star hotel surrounds, but breakfast alone while Daddy was making phone calls from his room - it was off to the local car dealership.

He agreed last year that I could have a new car when he next visited... how lucky was that?

But among our jovial bonding, I fear something is wrong.

Daddy just doesn’t seem his normal cheery self, and doesn’t want to open up to me.

I’ll have to dig a little deeper.

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BBC1

BBC2

3:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Cowboy Trap Clive Holland has help and advice for homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown Drama series based on the novels of GK Chesterton.

ITV

5:55am 3, 2, 1, Go! Without mathematics, sport just wouldn't exist. 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:50am Cowboy Trap Clive Holland has help and advice for homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. 9:20am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 10:05am MasterChef: The Professionals 11:05am Robbed, Raided, Reunited 11:35am HARDtalk Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news, plus top interviews and analysis. 12:30pm BBC World News The latest international news from the BBC. 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm World Indoor Bowls Championships

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show.

5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show.

8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Waterloo Road 10:00pm Silent Witness Drama series about a team of forensic pathologists.

11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time

12:35am This Week A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo and guests. 1:20am Presumed Innocent 3:25am Skiing Weatherview 3:30am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride Another brave bride leaves the most important day of her life in the hands of the man she loves.

10:00pm Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands Series about life on the wards for newly-qualified doctors moves to Liverpool.

11:00pm Way to Go 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Way to Go 2:00am Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 3:00am Life After War: Haunted by Helmand 3:55am Pramface 4:25am Way to Go

BBC2

11:00pm Mock the Week...Again 6:15pm Vintage Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Heir Hunters 9:00pm The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 10:00pm The Genius of Invention 11:00pm Mock the Week...Again 11:30pm Newsnight

Channel 4

Channel 5

4:00am Midway 6:10am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women More lunchtime chat and fun with the girls and their guests. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal

5:15am Deal or No Deal 6:10am Countdown 6:55am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am Will and Grace 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:30pm Food Unwrapped 2:00pm Guns of Fort Petticoat George Marshall's western action-romance offers a unique feminine twist. 3:40pm Countdown

5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge 6:10am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am Igam Ogam 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Former EastEnders star and TV presenter Nadia Sawalha joins Alan today.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh.

7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale Rachel publicly confronts Jai when his jealousy gets out of hand.

8:30pm Tonight Loyalty may be regarded as an admirable quality - but how is it affecting people's finances?

9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Nursing the Nation 10:00pm Inside Death Row with Trevor Mcdonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show

4:30pm Face the Clock 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Restoration Man 11:00pm Rude Tube

4:15pm Her Fatal Flaw 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Great Northern Cookbook 9:00pm Building the Ice Hotel 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Brian Dowling hosts all the drama and excitement from the Celebrity Big Brother house.

11:00pm Fighters' Wives: The World of MMA Documentary about cage-fighters' wives and girlfriends.

CH4

1:05pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

Jamie Oliver 12:20am Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II 1:20am World Indoor Bowls Highlights 2:20am The Culture Show 2:50am Panorama 3:20am Queen Victoria's Children 4:55am Bringing Books to Life 5:55am Once upon a Time

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm She-Wolves: England's Early Queens 10:00pm Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork 11:00pm Lost Kingdoms of South America 12:00am Time Shift 1:00am Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice 2:30am Top of the Pops 3:00am Glen Campbell 4:00am Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

12:05am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly shortform arts strand. Animated invaders take over Mars.

12:10am The Undateables Amateur poet Kate is 29 years old and an incurable romantic. 1:10am What Happens in Kavos... 2:05am MotherTruckers Just two per cent of the UK's lorry drivers are female.

3:00am Dispatches 3:30am Time Team 4:25am The Churchills 5:20am Deal or No Deal

12:45am The Golden Rules of TV Comedian Robert Webb reveals more of TV's best kept secrets. 1:10am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:20am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am House Doctor 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series.

5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge Michaela Strachan and colleagues undertake a range of wildlife-related dares in exotic locations.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm UK Border Force 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am A League of Their Own 1:00am Brit Cops - Law and Disorder 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:55am Road Wars 3:45am Road

Wars 4:35am Crash Test Dummies 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 7:00am Something Borrowed 9:05am Hall Pass 11:05am The Avengers Special 11:35am Crazy, Stupid, Love 1:45pm Jack and Jill 3:20pm Wild Hogs 5:10pm Swinging with the Finkels 6:50pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 9:00pm Jack and Jill 10:35pm Hall Pass

Nominations 2013 Special 7:00am Beautiful Wave 8:45am Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 9:05am The Tempest 11:05am The Butcher's Wife 12:55pm The Top Ten Show 2013 1:15pm Water for Elephants 3:20pm The Hours 5:20pm The Conspirator 7:30pm The Art of Getting by 9:00pm Water for Elephants 11:00pm The Hours 1:00am I Don't Know How She Does it 2:40am Boys Don't Cry 4:45am Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows Special 5:05am The Tempest

12:25am Django Unchained Special 12:55am No Strings Attached 2:50am White Men Can't Jump 5:00am House Arrest

SKY MOVIES ACTION

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5:00am American Ninja 2: The Confrontation 6:30am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 7:00am Street Kings 2: Motor City 8:45am Sanctum 10:45am

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Oscar

Tomorrow, When the War Began 12:45pm Fantastic Four 2:40pm Twister 4:40pm Your Highness 6:30pm Black Hawk Down 9:00pm Fantastic Four 11:00pm A Man Apart 1:00am Species 3:00am Species II 4:45am American Ninja 3: Bloodhunt

TCM 6:00am 3 Godfathers 7:55am The High Chaparral 10:00am The Searchers 12:15pm Man From Del Rio 1:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm The Indian Fighter 5:40pm A Thunder of Drums 7:30pm The Pride and the Passion 10:00pm The Specialist 12:05am Barquero 2:10am The Specialist 4:00am Barquero

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BBC2

3:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Cowboy Trap 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Tim Wonnacott takes the bargain hunters to Newark. 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Perfection 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show.

8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Room 101 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show

BBC1

BBC3 8:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes Robert Webb tucks into a delicious taster of Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes, celebrating the hippest, sexiest, quirkiest and campest dance crazes of the last forty years.

8:15pm Doctor Who 9:00pm Gavin and Stacey 9:30pm Gavin and Stacey 10:00pm World's Craziest Fools 10:30pm Pramface 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 1:00am Family Guy 1:25am Family Guy 1:45am Pramface 2:15am Way to Go 2:45am World's Craziest Fools 3:15am Russell Howard's Good News 3:45am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

Channel 4

Channel 5

5:55am Once upon a Time 6:35am Seeking Refuge 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:45am Cowboy Trap Clive Holland has help and advice for homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. 9:15am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 10:00am Antiques Roadshow 11:00am Question Time David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Weymouth. 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm World Indoor Bowls Championships

5:20am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women More lunchtime chat and fun with the girls and their guests. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal Windsor is the location today and it's pistols at dawn for Michael Hogben.

5:20am Deal or No Deal 6:15am Countdown 7:00am Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali Why can't Sali Mali get her chimney unblocked? 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am Will and Grace 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:30pm Food Unwrapped 2:00pm The Spoilers 3:40pm Countdown

7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Miami

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Heir Hunters 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 10:00pm Italy Unpacked 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Emily Maitlis.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street A disbelieving Tyrone learns of Kirsty's accusations. Lewis encourages Gail to stand her ground.

9:00pm Wild Britain with Ray Mears 9:30pm Coronation Street Tina and Tommy try their best to help Tyrone. Owen gives Tim a warning.

10:00pm Great Night Out 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm Coogan's Bluff Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan, a tough Arizona cop, travels to New York to collect a wanted man.

4:30pm Face the Clock Rory Bremner challenges six contestants to answer questions against The Clock.

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks When Mercedes takes matters into her own hands, she puts herself in grave danger.

8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm First Time Farmers 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 10:30pm The Last Leg The award-winning gang show The Last Leg returns live to Friday nights with a joyful, offbeat take on the week, that aims to celebrate all that is best about Britain.

11:00pm Paddy's TV Guide Paddy McGuinness hosts a brand new six-part comedy show.

11:50pm Alan Carr Live: Spexy Beast

4:05pm Let Me Call You Sweetheart Mystery drama in which a lawyer reinvestigates a ten-year-old murder case. After spotting a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the victim, she begins to have doubts about the case, wondering whether the man she prosecuted for the crime is in fact innocent.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away As Sid recovers in hospital, he, Lisa and Indi presume Neil to be the perpetrator.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Benidorm ER 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers Documentary series examining the lucrative, but highly dangerous job of driving trucks on the notorious ice highway. Hugh and Rick haul the biggest load ever on the Canadian ice roads. Meanwhile, Alex fights a massive oil leak, and two newcomers head up the highway.

10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother

12:00am The Review Show 12:50am Treacle Jr. British drama.

2:10am World Indoor Bowls Highlights 3:10am Question Time

1:20am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Carry on Matron 5:30am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:55am The New Normal 1:25am 2 Broke Girls 1:50am Random Acts 1:55am Happy Endings 2:15am Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 2:40am Bob's Burgers 3:00am Glory Daze 3:40am Smallville Drama series following the teenage years of the future Superman, Clark Kent. 4:25am St. Elsewhere 5:10am Deal or No Deal

12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Motorsport Mundial The latest motor racing action from around the world.

5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge Michaela Strachan and colleagues undertake a range of wildlife-related dares in exotic locations.

12:25am She's Out of My League Romantic comedy.

2:00am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:05am BBC News

12:25am She’s Out of My League

ITV

Jay Baruchel Alice Eve

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm BBC Proms 10:30pm Imagine...

Arts series.

11:45pm Arena Three young men who emerged in the 1950s - Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Dave Brubeck - not only captured the public's imagination, but in their own unique way determined the evolution of jazz as we know it today.

1:15am 1959: The Year that Changed Jazz 2:15am Omnibus 3:15am Imagine...

Arts series.

4:30am Top of the Pops David 'Kid' Jensen introduces the weekly pop chart programme featuring performances from the Rich Kids, Althea and Donna, Gordon Giltrap, Terry Wogan, Yellow Dog, Gallagher and Lyle, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Baccara, Wings and Legs and Co.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm UK Border Force 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm A League of Their Own 12:00am Spartacus: Vengeance 1:15am Spartacus: Vengeance

2:30am Brit Cops - Law and Disorder 3:20am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:10am Road Wars

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:00am House Arrest 7:00am Snow Dogs 8:40am The Big Year 10:20am Love and Other Drugs 12:15pm A Thousand Words 1:50pm Prom 3:35pm Arthur 5:30pm The Big Year 7:15pm The Hangover Part II 9:00pm A Thousand Words 10:35pm Arthur 12:30am The Hangover Part II 2:15am Jackass 3.5 3:55am The Avengers Special

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:05am The Tempest 7:00am Cupid, Inc 8:30am You May Not Kiss the

Bride 10:15am Like Crazy 11:55am Love, Wedding, Marriage 1:35pm Romeo and Juliet 3:40pm Rabbit Hole 5:20pm Country Strong 7:20pm Like Crazy 9:00pm War Horse 11:30pm Romeo and Juliet 1:35am Captain Corelli's Mandolin 3:50am Losing Control 5:30am Cupid, Inc

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:45am American Ninja 3: Bloodhunt 6:30am Django Unchained Special 7:00am The Avengers Special 7:30am Priest 9:10am Batman Forever 11:20am Batman and Robin 1:30pm Collateral Damage 3:30pm The Top Ten Show 2013 3:45pm Killer Elite 5:45pm Batman Forever 7:50pm Batman and Robin

10:00pm Collateral Damage 11:55pm Killer Elite 1:55am The Top Ten Show 2013 2:10am The Delta Force 4:20am Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

TCM 10:20am A Thunder of Drums 12:10pm The Indian Fighter 1:50pm The High Chaparral 2:55pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Ride, Vaquero!

5:45pm Son of a Gunfighter 7:30pm Wichita 9:00pm The Man From Utah 10:00pm Band of Brothers 11:10pm Band of Brothers 12:20am Tequila Sunrise 2:30am Betrayal 4:05am Tequila Sunrise

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BBC1

BBC2

2:05am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm The Good Cook 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather. 1:05pm Regional News All the latest local news. 1:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:15pm Football Focus A look ahead to this weekends football action with interviews, expert opinions and highlights.

2:00pm Grand Slam 2012 2:30pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics.

4.00pm - midnight 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

6:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

6:28pm Weather The latest weather information.

6:30pm Animal Antics 7:00pm Richard Hammond's Secret Service 7:45pm Britain's Brightest 9:00pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 9:50pm Casualty 10:40pm Mrs. Brown's Boys Everyone in the Brown family has a date for Valentine's Day except Agnes.

11:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:28pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:30pm Meet the Parents Ben Stiller teams up with Robert De Niro for this smash hit comedy of embarrassment.

1:15am Shoot to Kill 3:00am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

ITV

8:00pm Merlin 8:45pm Doctor Who Science fiction series about the adventures of an alien time-traveller, known as The Doctor.

9:35pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 11:45pm Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about American family life.

12:07am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about American family life.

12:30am American Dad! 12:52am American Dad! 1:15am Way to Go 1:45am Pramface Sitcom about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with impending parenthood.

2:15am World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world.

2:45am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:45am Being Human

Channel 5

7:00am The Black Rider 8:05am Mouse That Roared 9:25am Tennis Coverage of the latest tennis action. 12:30pm Map Man 1:00pm Indian Food Made Easy 1:30pm EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 3:25pm Bowls Coverage of the latest bowls fixture.

5:30am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:25pm All Star Family Fortunes 1:10pm The FA Cup Round 4: Crystal Palace or Stoke City v Manchester City.

5:10am Deal or No Deal 6:05am Countdown 6:50am Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 7:10am The Hoobs The Hoobs are here to look at the Peep planet. 7:35am The Hoobs The Hoobs are nowhere near the sea. 8:00am Beach Volleyball 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm Undercover Boss Australia 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory

5:30pm Natural World Special Jaguars Born Free.

6:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

7:00pm The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 8:00pm The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 9:00pm Dad's Army More military mayhem with Mainwaring and co.

9:30pm Natural World Award winning nature documentary series.

10:30pm Howard Goodall's Story of Music 11:30pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right.

4:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

5:00pm The Nation's Favourite ABBA Song 6:30pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

6:45pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

7:00pm You've Been Framed! Top 100 Holidays 8:00pm Splash!

9:30pm Take Me Out 10:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:45pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

1:55pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:05pm Come CH4 Dine with Me 6:40pm Come 7:40pm - Mrs. Doubtfire.

Dine with Me Daniel Hillard Has a Problem. His 7:05pm marriage is falling apart but he can't Channel 4 News stand to stop seeing his kids. The soIncludes sport lution? He will dress up as Highland and weather. help Mrs Doubtfire.

7:35pm 4thought.tv 7:40pm Mrs. Doubtfire Daniel Hillard Has a Problem.

10:00pm World Without End Robin Williams 11:00pm The Hurt Locker

BBC2

12:15am Hard Rain

BBC4 8:00pm Lost Land of the Volcano Documentary series combining remarkable wildlife discoveries with high action adventure.

9:00pm Treasures of Ancient Rome 10:00pm Borgen Danish drama series about the fight for political power and the personal sacrifices and consequences this has for those involved on and behind the political stage. Internal strife among the coalition partners continues as the right wing submits a bill that will lower the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years. Several Labour Party members support the proposal, leaving Birgitte in the minority in parliament.

11:00pm Borgen 12:00am the Old Grey Whistle Test 70's Gold.

1:30am Top of the Pops 1978 2:00am Who Knows Where the Time Goes 3:00am Fairport Convention Concert 2012 4:00am Treasures of Ancient Rome

12:00am The FA Cup Round 4 Highlights. 1:30am The Store 3:30am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 4:15am ITV Nightscreen

9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Samurai 11:35am Batman: The Brave and the Bold 12:10pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:10pm At Risk 3:55pm Everything She Ever Wanted

7:15pm 5 News Weekend 7:20pm Impact 10:45pm The Matrix

Morgan Freeman Christian Slater

12:15am Hard Rain 1:45am Bowls Coverage of the latest bowls fixture.

BBC3

Channel 4

1:40am Cyrus John C Reilly, Marisa Tomei and Jonah Hill star in this Tony and Ridley Scottproduced romantic comedy-drama from directors Jay and Mark Duplass. John hasn't coped with his divorce at all well, so it's with gratitude that he accepts an invitation from his former spouse to a swanky LA party, where she thinks his love life might get the kick-start it needs. 3:15am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:20am Smallville

1:30am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

5:00am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:25am The Great Artists 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK's most scenic counties.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Got to Dance 1:30pm Got to Dance 2:00pm Got to Dance 2:30pm Got to Dance 3:00pm Got to Dance 3:30pm Chris and Wes: Lets Do This 4:00pm Chris and Wes: Lets Do This 4:30pm Chris and Wes: Lets Do This 5:00pm Chris and Wes: Lets Do This 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons

8:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 9:00pm David Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Turbulence

12:05am American Pie 1:45am Eddie Murphy: Raw 3:20am How Do You Know 5:20am Good Burger

12:55am Street Crime UK 1:25am A League of Their Own 2:25am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:25am Road Wars 3:55am Life of PI Special

11:05am What's Your Number?

1:00pm Life as We Know it 3:00pm That Thing You Do!

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 6:30am Rio Special 7:00am American Pie 8:50am Little Fockers 10:40am School of Rock 12:30pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2:05pm The Sitter 3:30pm Shanghai Noon 5:25pm Little Fockers 7:05pm School of Rock 9:00pm The Sitter 10:30pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

4:50pm Albatross 6:25pm Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 6:55pm Jane Eyre 9:00pm What's Your Number?

11:00pm Life as We Know it 1:00am Girl, Interrupted 3:15am Take Me Home

SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:20am Batman 8:10am Spy Kids 9:40am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 11:25am Batman

Begins 1:50pm Rush Hour 3:35pm The Recruit 5:35pm Batman Begins 8:00pm Daylight 10:00pm First Blood 11:40pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 1:20am Rambo III 3:05am The One

TCM 6:55am Wichita 8:25am The High Chaparral 9:25am The High Chaparral 10:30am Son of a Gunfighter 12:15pm Ride, Vaquero! 1:55pm Houseboat 4:00pm An Affair to Remember 6:15pm Union Station 7:45pm The Big Lift 10:00pm The Fugitive 12:30am Stir of Echoes 2:25am The Wicked Lady 4:10am Stir of Echoes

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BBC2

3:05am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues.

12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil presents the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:25pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside.

2:25pm Call the Midwife 3:25pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

4.00pm - midnight 4:25pm Chatsworth 5:25pm Songs of Praise 6:00pm Africa Cape.

7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:20pm Regional News All the latest local news.

7:25pm Weather 7:30pm Blandings 8:00pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside.

9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Ripper Street 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Prisoner Number A26188: Henia Bryer

8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Cool Runnings 10:30pm World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world.

11:00pm Crazy for Party Drugs 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about American family life.

12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Pramface Sitcom about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with impending parenthood.

2:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:00am Crazy for Party Drugs 4:00am Being Human

Channel 4

Channel 5

7:00am Preview 8:00am Life in a Cottage Garden 8:30am A to Z of TV Gardening 9:15am Tennis Coverage of the latest tennis action.

1:00pm Coast A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today. 2:00pm Cowboy 3:30pm Bowls Coverage of the latest bowls fixture.

4:15am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am CITV 10:25am House Guest in the Sun 11:20am 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover. 12:20pm May the Best House Win 1:20pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:30pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them? 2:30pm Rosemary and Thyme Lighthearted drama series about a pair of gardening enthusiasts turned amateur sleuths. 3:30pm Murder, She Wrote

6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Will and Grace 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm Annie

8:25am Animal Antics 8:35am Make Way for Noddy 8:50am City of Friends 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:45am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers Samurai 11:35am Batman - The Brave and the Bold 12:10pm Monkey Life 12:40pm Once Upon a Time 1:40pm Teen Wolf 3:30pm See Spot Run

6:15pm Ski Sunday Coverage of winter sports events.

7:00pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

7:30pm Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey 8:30pm Open All Hours 9:00pm Top Gear Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older 'classic' models and news in the motoring world.

10:00pm Wonders of Life 11:00pm Racing Legends

4:25pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

4:30pm The FA Cup Round 4: Oldham Athletic v Liverpool Fc. 7:05pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 9:30pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:20pm The FA Cup Round 4 Highlights.

5:25pm Deal or No Deal 6:25pm Time Team 7:25pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Come Dine with Me 9:00pm The Hotel 10:00pm The Fighter

5:20pm The Princess Bride Funny fantasy yarn for all the family.

7:10pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

7:15pm Spider-Man 3 Superhero sequel.

10:00pm Person of Interest 11:00pm My Best Friend's Girl

12:20am Lv=Cup Highlights 1:15am Grimefighters 1:40am The Store 3:40am Monk Crime drama series about a private police consultant with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 4:30am ITV Nightscreen

12:20am The Firm 3:05am Honeymoon Events over one night make a woman on her honeymoon question who her new husband really is. 3:40am St. Elsewhere 4:25am Smallville Drama series following the teenage years of the future Superman, Clark Kent. 5:05am Deal or No Deal

CH4

Christian Bale & Mark Wahlberg

10:00pm - The Fighter

Ward grew up in the supremely tough workingclass neighbourhood of Lowell, Massachusetts, and, in the 90s, aimed for the classic escape from that environment - via boxing.

12:05am Room 101 12:45am Celebrity Apprentice USA 2:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3

ITV

12:00am Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop 1:00am Intermission Violent and darkly humorous crime caper set in Dublin. 2:40am Holby City

BBC4 8:00pm Of Ice and Men 9:00pm Holocaust - A Music Memorial Film From Auschwitz 10:30pm Mark Knopfler - A Life in Songs 11:30pm Love Like Poison 12:50am Arena Three young men who emerged in the 1950s - Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Dave Brubeck - not only captured the public's imagination, but in their own unique way determined the evolution of jazz as we know it today.

2:20am 1959 - The Year That Changed Jazz 3:20am Omnibus 4:20am Concerto at the BBC Proms

12:55am Botched Up Bodies 1:55am Super Casino

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Road Wars 11:00am World Wrestling 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Futurama 1:30pm Futurama 2:30pm Futurama 3:00pm Chris and Wes: Lets Do This 4:00pm Chris and Wes: Lets Do This 5:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Glee 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Lincoln Special 12:30am Django Unchained 1:00am Street Crime UK 1:30am Road Wars 2:00am Ultimate Road Wars 3:00am Ultimate Road Wars 4:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 5:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am Good Burger 7:00am Junior 9:00am Johnny English Reborn 10:55am Bridesmaids 1:05pm American Pie 2 3:05pm Shanghai Knights 5:05pm Junior 7:10pm Johnny English Reborn 9:00pm Bridesmaids 11:10pm What Women Want

5:00pm A Little Bit of Heaven 6:50pm Shakespeare in Love 9:00pm Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 11:15pm Moneyball 1:30am Beginners 3:20am A Little Bit of Heaven 5:10am Zero Dark Thirty Special 5:30am A Valentine's Date

SKY MOVIES ACTION

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

4:45am Kiss of the Dragon 6:30am Django Unchained Special 7:00am The Avengers Special 7:30am Flight of the Phoenix 9:30am Fantastic Four 11:30am Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol 1:45pm Broken Arrow 3:45pm Twister

5:00am That Thing You Do! 7:00am 33 Postcards 8:45am Stay Cool 10:25am Moneyball 12:45pm The Magic of Belle Isle 2:45pm Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

5:45pm Fantastic Four 7:45pm Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol 10:00pm Bloodsport 11:40pm Cyborg 009

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The paper chase in Spain is a huge turn-off WHEN will Spain enter the 21st century?

A neighbour trying for three years to arrange for her finca to be linked to the main power supply now available in her area has been asked to provide original papers for the 200-year-old property!

When she pointed out to the power company that she did not have them - hardly surprisingly and tried instead to supply all papers to hand, including ownership for the last nine years, and land deeds, she was told these were not sufficient.

The paper chase that living in Spain involves cannot even be blamed on the 20th century Franco days, for it is more akin to 18th or 19th century life.

Sadly, the authorities however only seek paperwork when they want to be awkward.

Proof is found when they automatically dip into bank accounts to take monies owed... without providing any documentation to the account holder, or follow-up receipt!

N Hilton, Velez-Malaga (Malaga)

Free Willy I VISITED the Museo Alborania Aula del Mar at Malaga marina. It has left me with an unforgettable image of a lone turtle swimming in an under-sized glass container. A beautiful creature entrapped in terrible conditions.

Part of the display highlights the plight of marine life endangered by our everyday rubbish. It shows how turtles in particular suffer in many ways. But the centre spoils this message by keeping its various species in sub-standard conditions, particularly the turtle (I have named him Willy). So through your readership, can we have a campaign to free Willy the turtle, I suggest he is given to the Fuengirola zoo (Bioparc) which has an excellent aquarium section.

John Bain, La Cala de Mijas (Malaga)

Time to act now LOCAL traders and residents all

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By Steve Edwards, Benalmadena Costa

IT was a beautiful, but chilly, late December day when I visited Antequera with my family. I took this photo from the castle walls. We had the place to ourselves, but if you go wrap up well against the icy winds!

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know excessive drinking bar games go on in Magaluf and Arenal in Mallorca. But that does not mean we should put up with the abuse of our amenities, the police, ambulance crews, bar staff, residents and other holidaymakers by drunks.

The prostitutes, robbers and illegal street traders also need to be stopped.

These problems are dragging down the name of Mallorca. It needs constructive action by all parties concerned But don’t let us look back in 10 years’ time and say we should have acted sooner.

B Birch, Magaluf (Mallorca)

Clear the air HAS anybody else commented on the air pollution that is now almost daily hanging over the Almanzora Valley (Almeria)?

As I drive towards the valley from the Oria direction, there is a blanket ‘fog’ visible from a distance. It stretches from Arboleas to Olula.

This was not present when we moved here in 1996, and it has got steadily worse. For a while it was just in the summer, but now it is here all year. Some days it is possible to see a plume of, I assume, marble dust, coming from the top of the ‘Reverte’ processing plant on Albox Industrial Estate, but that is not the only culprit.

Vehicle pollution must be high on the list. The only things that clear it temporarily are good rains and high winds, but once these stop, it is soon back. We came to Spain for good weather and good air. What happened to the latter?

Harvey Gooch, Albox (Almeria)

Opening times IF I was a shop owner I would know most people are at work from 9am till 1pm. It would be better opening from 1pm because people are on a break.

If bars and restaurants closed between 1pm and 3pm I’m sure the Spanish would have something to say.

Things need to change to help Spain get back on its feet.

Paul Smith (By email)

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Golden geese MIJAS COUNCIL has decided to implement a 1999 law that all electric and telephone wires must be placed underground.

The electric cables belong to Endesa, and the telephone wires belong to Telefonica. These private companies should be responsible for the cost of this work.

Why are the residents of the urbanisations being penalised again? Residents pay to maintain the roads and they pay for lighting the streets on their urbanisation. They pay the same IBI and rubbish fees as residents in the towns and villages but receive no services in return. They pay for gardeners to keep the urbanisations neat and tidy, while in towns and villages this is carried out by employees of the council.

Are the residents on urbanisations the geese that lay the golden eggs?

A Hard-Up Resident., Mijas Costa (Malaga)

Rum dispute BACARDI is a rum from Puerto Rico, not Cuba as your article (Issue 1435) implies. You can find the Bacardi rum factory in Puerto Rico.

The Tainos were the Indian population of Puerto Rico and not from Cuba. Tainos are to Puerto Rico as Aztecs are to Mexico and Incas to Peru.

Byron Padilla Marbella (Malaga)

Editor’s note: The Bacardi distillery in Puerto Rico is the biggest rum factory in the world. But the Bacardi family founded the brand in Santiago, Cuba in 1862. Taino tribes were most common in Puerto Rico, but were also found in Cuba and the Bahamas.

Fundraising FACE (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for Everyone) would like to thank the Euro Weekly News for the support given during our recent fundraising season.

Without your support and interest it would not have been possible to raise in excess of €2,500 at the Christmas market and €7,000 through the year.

Richard Tolman, FACE, Arboleas (Almeria)

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String ’em up, but prove guilt before condemning up and castrated.

Unfortunately, the law can’t be brought to bear on one of the vilest of all. With overwhelming evidence against him it would appear Jimmy Savile was guilty of at least some of the atrocities he has been accused of and is hopefully burning up in some hell pit or other. As for the rest, let’s not be too hasty to condemn them before EAPY EE their guilt is proven. We SAYS IT are still OTHERS THINK IT hopefully a little more civilised than that.

As far as I and my fellow JIMMY SAVILE: Accused of musicians were concerned, I sexual abuse. merely observed that with the abundance of young girls who appeared, but believe me in our offered up their favours in those case it was never obvious. far-off days I suppose there was To actually be accused of me always the possibility that some and my band knowingly abusing were younger than they children is something I consider

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extremely offensive and deem that the writer of this letter deliver up a sincere apology in his next, always assuming he can actually write non-vitriolic correspondence.

The almost out of control ranting in the letter tells me he probably can’t. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Well, I’m scribbling this from the sunny climes of Tenerife (I know, I know, somebody has to do it!).

I don’t actually really want to be this far from family and loved ones but unfortunately with Mallorca closed for the winter and mouths to feed, I simply have no choice. Ah well, poor old me. It’s only for three months, anyway. Er... pass the sun tan lotion, would you?

Don’tcha just hate me!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Stomach churning LEAPY’S piece (Issue 1436) stating that hasbeen entertainers should not be challenged about past behaviour because it will stop them earning money is too serious to be laughed away.

Hundreds of adults have reported being abused and sexually manipulated when they were underage.

That’s children to you, Mr Lee. This is not a witch-hunt. It’s an investigation to uncover those who have damaged young lives. Leapy’s notion that poor showbiz types are being persecuted by public servants jealous of past opportunities is stomach churning.

PM (by email) Editor’s note: For legal reasons this letter has been edited.

LETTERS TO LEAPY

S most of my regulars are aware I don’t make a habit of replying directly to most of the correspondence I receive.

Not that I don’t appreciate your letters; of course I do, it’s merely a matter of space and time. This week I’m making one of my rare exceptions.

To be accused of being a paedophile sympathiser, and indeed virtually called one, does to my mind merit a bit in my somewhat limited scribble section.

This letter is to me a glaring example of how the views of a writer can be twisted and misconstrued.

In the first place, my ‘witchhunt’ piece didn’t condone artistes who may have been involved in abusive acts towards children, merely the heavily publicised accusations that they may have been.

Hopefully the law in the UK still maintains that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

My whole point was that careers were being ruined and livelihoods threatened merely on the basis of accusations.

Believe me, when and if these people are found to be guilty, I would like to see them all strung

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SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am Snow Dogs 7:05am Hall Pass 8:55am Analyze This 10:45am Shanghai Noon 12:45pm Shanghai Knights 2:45pm This Means War 4:30pm Horrible Bosses 6:10pm Sweet Home Alabama 8:10pm Analyze This 10:00pm This Means War 11:45pm Horrible Bosses 1:30am Hall Pass 3:20am White Men Can't Jump 5:20am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:10am That Thing You Do!

7:00am The Lake Effect 8:35am The Tempest 10:30am Conviction 12:20pm City of Angels 2:20pm The Descendants 4:20pm Mother and Child 6:30pm War Horse 9:00pm The Descendants 11:00pm I Don't Know How She Does it 12:35am My Week with Marilyn 2:20am The Company Men 4:10am Against the Ropes

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:20am Paycheck 6:30am The Avengers Special 7:00am Sanctum 9:00am Street Kings 2: Motor City 10:40am Alexander 1:40pm Independence Day 4:10pm I, Robot 6:10pm The Eagle 8:10pm Your Highness

10:00pm Independence Day 12:30am I, Robot 2:30am Ironclad 4:35am Species

TCM 6:00am Three Coins in the Fountain 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:05am Monte Walsh 12:00pm Two Flags West 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Across the Rio Grande 5:05pm Gunsight Ridge 6:40pm Around the World in 80 Days 10:00pm Navy Seals 12:05am Police Academy 1:55am Body Heat 3:45am Navy Seals 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

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2:50am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Wanted Down Under Revisited Nadia Sawalha catches up with previous Wanted Down Under families. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts.

12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Cowboy Trap 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Moving On

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

4:45pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 9:00pm Food Inspectors 10:00pm Africa 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:30pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:35pm Match of the Day

1:05am The Ring 2 Journalist Rachel moves away from the city to escape the curse of the lethal videotape. 2:50am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:55am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Make Me a Muslim 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Way to Go 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy When Peter gets hurt and can't work, his boss tells him he needs to speed things up.

12:45am American Dad! Animated series about Stan Smith, who works for the CIA. 1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am Make Me a Muslim 2:25am Junior Doctors 3:25am Russell Howard's Good News 3:55am Make Me a Muslim

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6:00am Eco Maths A new way of showing how maths is used in the real world to help create a sustainable future. 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:00am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:45am Cowboy Trap 9:15am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 10:00am MasterChef: The Professionals 11:00am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:30am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community. 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather. 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Classic Mastermind 3:45pm Reel History of Britain

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them?

5:35am Smallville Drama series following the teenage years of the future Superman, Clark Kent.

6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Hoobs The Hoobynut in the roof garden is finally ripe and ready to eat. 7:35am The Hoobs Lots of things go up and lots of things go down. 8:00am According to Jim 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier Frasier buys an expensive chess set and challenges his dad to a game. 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather.

1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Kirstie's Vintage Gems 1:50pm Broken Arrow 3:40pm Countdown

4:15pm Rick Stein's Spain Cookery series presented by Rick Stein as he searches for the best classic Spanish dishes.

5:15pm Life on Earth 6:10pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

6:55pm Party Political Broadcast Labour Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching 8:30pm Great British Menu The country's top chefs compete for the opportunity to cook a banquet at London's Gherkin building. Every week, two chefs representing one of seven British regions will compete to make a starter, a fish course, a main course and a dessert for the judges.

9:00pm Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmet 10:00pm Funny Business 11:00pm The Culture Show Topical magazine programme which features the best arts and culture stories of the last week.

11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show in which four contestants must pit their wits against The Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs. A thrilling battle of brainpower and quickthinking ensues, with each contestant trying to outrun the Chaser and bank their prize money before the final round, when the surviving team members join forces to try and win thousands of pounds.

7:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap.

9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:35pm Trevor Mcdonald: Inside Death Row

4:30pm Face the Clock Rory Bremner challenges six contestants to answer questions against The Clock.

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me It's the turn of LED lighting salesman Richard Mercer to host in Shropshire.

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Ste's rattled when Brendan questions his commitment.

8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Gok's Style Secrets 10:00pm One Born Every Minute Midwife Linda Abbott returns to Leeds General.

11:00pm Derek 11:30pm Dispatches

5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm Charley Boorman's South African Adventure 10:00pm NCIS 11:00pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Forensic crime drama series.

12:20am The Genius of Invention 1:20am Dara O Briain's Science Club 2:20am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community.

4:55am I Never Said Yes 5:45am Ask Lara

12:35am Safari Vet School Series in which TV vet Steve Leonard acts as guide and mentor to veterinary students from the UK as they travel to the Amakhala Game Reserve in South Africa to learn about the challenges and terrors of being a wildlife vet. 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Dunkirk

12:30am Random Acts 12:35am Embarrassing Fat Bodies 1:40am Launched at Red Bull Studio in Association with Lacoste! 1:55am Launched at Red Bull Studio in Association with Lacoste!

2:10am Barclaycard Mercury Prize: 2012 Albums of the Year Live 2:20am Barclaycard Mercury Prize: 2012 Albums of the Year Live 2:35am Revenge 3:20am The Ice Storm 5:10am Amelia and Michael 5:20am Deal or No Deal

12:55am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The team struggles to identify the killer of an elderly cancer patient. 1:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours Documentary series. 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am House Doctor Homeimprovement series. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.

9:00pm Sissinghurst 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo 11:00pm Bob Servant Independent 11:30pm Billy Connolly: The Review Show Special 12:15am Mark Knopfler - A Life in Songs 1:15am When Britain Went Wild 2:45am Nature's Microworlds 3:15am Bob Servant Independent 3:45am Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo

7:10am Igam Ogam 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:05am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 8:55am Mio Mao 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Essex Jungle 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Miami

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Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm UK Border Force 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Got to Dance 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 10:00pm Glee 11:00pm Last Resort 12:00am An Idiot Abroad 1:00am

Brit Cops 2:00am Road Wars 3:45am Crash Test Stargate SG-1

Law and Disorder Wars 2:55am Road Road Wars 4:35am Dummies 5:00am

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 7:00am Analyze That 8:50am Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 9:10am Wild Hogs 11:05am No Strings Attached 1:05pm The Avengers Special 1:35pm Wanderlust 3:15pm Tower Heist

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 6:10am The Tempest 8:10am Take Me Home 9:50am 33 Postcards 11:30am The Decoy Bride 1:10pm Shakespeare in Love 3:20pm Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 3:40pm Love, Wedding, Marriage 7:20pm The Decoy Bride 9:00pm Life as We Know it 11:00pm Shakespeare in Love 1:10am It's Kind of a Funny Story 3:00am The Butcher's Wife 4:50am X-Men: First Class Special

5:15pm No Strings Attached 7:15pm Analyze That 9:00pm Wanderlust 10:40pm Tower Heist

SKY MOVIES ACTION

12:30am How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2:35am The Dilemma 4:35am Wild Hogs

4:35am Species 6:30am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 7:00am Fortress 8:40am Twister 10:35am Hanna 12:30pm Batman Begins 2:55pm Haywire

4:35pm Green Lantern 6:35pm Collateral Damage 8:30pm Batman Begins 11:00pm Haywire 12:45am Green Lantern 2:45am Collateral Damage 4:45am Species II

TCM 6:00am Around the World in 80 Days 9:00am Gunsmoke 10:05am Gunsmoke 11:10am Across the Rio Grande 12:15pm Gunsight Ridge 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Pork Chop Hill 5:55pm In Like Flint 8:05pm Bus Stop 10:00pm 300 12:20am Hell on Wheels 1:20am Dead Calm 3:05am 300 5:05am The Making of Band of Brothers

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Y, how some great institutions in their heyday in the last century have already imploded - like Jimmy Savile - while others seem in freefall - like Marks & Spencer.

With the latest media revelation - the report published by the Metropolitan Police and the NSPCC on the extent of sexual abuse by Savile - I now consider ‘Jimmy Savile’ my specialist subject were I ever to appear on Mastermind.

Some 214 crimes are believed to have been committed at hospitals, a hospice and on premises across 28 police force areas between 1955 and 2009.

All this by a man knighted in 1990 and who, in the same year, Pope John Paul II made a Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great, the Roman Catholic Church’s highest honour.

And as for M&S, where to start with, this 129-year-old company whose crucial

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Christmas general merchandise sales (including clothes) were down almost 4 per cent, far worse than the 1.5 per cent NORA JOHNSON fall expected.

M&S just does not A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological seem to know who suspense and crime thrillers. To its customers are. Or, comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to at least, who they www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ want their customers nora-johnson to be (yummy mummies flocking to Zara and Topshop) are not boring, good quality who they actually are clothes. (pensioners). Like most Now I rarely set foot people of a certain age, I there. When I do, the remember M&S as a place I stores seem to be stuck in a was taken to as a child by time warp. Even in the my mother to buy slightly updated ones, you expect

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IN FREEFALL: Just who are their customers?

Mr Rumbold to approach you at any moment with a tape measure, Mr Humphries to accost you with “I’m free!” or Mrs Slocombe to throw a hissy fit around the corner with Miss Brahms.

The flagship store at Marble Arch always seems like the Marie Celeste after the scrum of customers in Primark across the street.

The only thing I bought on a long ago visit was underwear. And I just don’t get all the fuss about their food, which I think is average and overpriced compared with Waitrose.

John Lewis is infinitely better and managed to modernise without losing

its traditional, English department store feel.

Maybe ‘M&S’ as my second specialist subject?

I’m ready for the general knowledge round now.

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Soul Stealer’ & ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore.

Profits to Cudeca.

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Web of deceit weaved by the West I WAS one of a privileged few who recently watched a video of the Iranian city of Tehran.

Rarely have I seen a more beautiful and modern cosmopolitan city. There were broad tree-lined boulevards lined by fashionable arcades, malls and stores; architectural wonders; super bridges, buildings, parks and highways.

A transport structure to impress, randomly taken video images of city parks and plazas showed welldressed people going about their business. The video has since been pulled by those who wish us to think of Iran as a backward and corrupt primitive hellhole desperate for liberation.

Iraq was similarly peaceful and prosperous until Western democracies decided to liberate its

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mineral wealth. Today, after liberation, Iraq is a backward and corrupt primitive hellhole desperate for liberation.

How ironic that although the internet offers insight into the real world, we are perhaps more ignorant of it and its ways than our grandparents were. I am fortunate as my ‘office’ is in Eastern and Western Europe.

TEHRAN SKYLINE: A beautiful and modern cosmopolitan city.

Sadly, one only has to read a popular newspaper’s readers comments to blush at the ignorance of today’s generation.

There is common belief that Russia and former Eastern Bloc nations are politically corrupt, impoverished and drab. This is far from the case but it helps to maintain the illusion all is well in Western Europe; that Britain and elsewhere in the European Union, though imperfect are better off.

Trying to convince people otherwise can be difficult. Visitors

to Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine; Budapest, Prague; the Czech and Slovak republics, Croatia; the Baltic States are taken aback.

They are not only impressed by the natural loveliness of these locations but of the lack of crime, lifestyle and well-being of those fortunate enough to live there.

Yes, there is social deprivation, corruption and hard times are experienced in these lands, but is far less evident than in the West.

Throughout the former Soviet nations there is an illusion that

opportunity, prosperity and political integrity are superior in Western Europe.

The truth is corruption and incompetence is a widespread political failing regardless of country. Riots and institutional violence in the West remind me of the collapse of the USSR. Because of the internet and budget air travel we now have the freedom to explore as never before. What a shame if the harshest censor of all was our own lack of curiosity.

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Garlic could help to keep colds at bay GARLIC may keep vampires (and partners) at bay, and it could help protect you from colds and flu.

The pungent food is being used to help combat winter ailments thanks to a virus-killing chemical it contains

called allicin. “This chemical has been known for a long time for its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal powers,” said Helen Bond, a consultant dietician. “Because of this, people assume it is going to boost their

immune systems.”

Scientists remain divided on garlic’s ability to combat colds and flu. An investigation last year by the Cochrane Database found that increasing your garlic intake during winter can cut the duration of cold symptoms by one day, but said more research was needed.

Meanwhile, nutrition scientists at the University of Florida (USA) found eating garlic can boost the number of Tcells in the bloodstream which strengthen the immune system.

COLD CURE: Garlic as part of a cold-killing kit.

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Asthma could be caused by your job IF you suffer from asthma you may need to change your job.

New research suggests that hairdressers, hospital workers and plumbers are most likely to be affected due to the chemicals they are exposed to.

Other high risk occupations include spray painters who are exposed to chemicals in paint and cleaners using detergents.

Those who work in the food and tobacco industry who are exposed to vegetable proteins also have a heightened risk.

The researchers tracked 13,000 randomly selected adults in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia and found that people who have other allergies such as hay fever are also more likely to be affected by asthma.

JOB RISK: Look at your profession if you have asthma.

Migraines can be risk factor for women SEVERE migraines can lead to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women.

Scientists carried out a 15-year study following 27,860 women, 1,435 of whom suffered from severe migraines with vision problems and flashing lights.

According to the study only high blood pressure was a bigger indicator of heart attacks and strokes.

HEADACHE: Heart attack links.

The wonders of walking TAKING a short stroll in the fresh air can help you live longer.

Older people who take a 15 minute walk four times a week can reduce the risk of an early death by 40 per cent, according to Italian researchers.

They monitored more than 200 residents of an elderly people’s home for 10 years, noting their lifestyle and habits.

Those who walked regularly were also less likely to be depressed and had better health.

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Beat the aging process simply Watch what you eat SIMPLE, seemingly innocMany favoured vices — uous, habits may be undermining your best efforts alcohol, junk food and caffeine of keeping your skin looking — are spoiling your skin.

Alcohol and caffeine act as a young and healthy. diuretic, preventing you from Stop smoking retaining water, Smoking is meaning your skin probably the Drink plenty can look wrinkled, worst thing you dry and washed can possibly of water out. do for your throughout the Also, junk food body, includday to keep contains a lot of ing your skin. skin pretty. preservatives and Nicotine and that will do the same other chemicals thing. Remember to stay found in cigarettes destroy the skin’s elastin and hydrated. collagen, leading to wrinkles Ideally, six to eight glasses and fine lines. Smoking also of water per day should be takes a toll on the skin’s blood consumed, but if you’re vessels, restricting oxygen drinking a lot of lattes to get flow, and subsequently through the day, you’ll need causing your skin to appear to drink even more water to dull and sallow. Habitual keep your skin looking pretty.

Lack of sleep takes it toll smoking can also lead to Only having six hours of pucker lines round the mouth.

sleep per night isn’t sufficient.

Caused by a lack of sleep, stress causes the release of the hormone cortisol, making skin oily and can cause acne, which makes your skin look less attractive.

Treat acne-prone skin If your skin is prone to break-outs, don’t scrub your face too aggressively.

A result of scrubbing or over washing is irritated faces, another factor that can age the face. Acne isn’t caused by dirt or uncleanliness, but hormones are more likely the cause. Wash gently using products targeted at treating acne.

Wear sun cream No matter the month or temperature, apply sun cream several times a day.

Sunscreen is the key to youthful skin.

SKIN DEEP: Seemingly harmless daily habits can cause aging.

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Barmy signs while millions wasted WHERE ARE YOU?: Airport roads are badly signposted.

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HERE seems to be an ‘it’ll do’ mentality about airport design.

They spend hundreds of millions building unused white elephant airports, but approach roads to existing airports are badly signposted.

Valencia’s airport approach is a maelstrom of fast-moving multi-junction roads every few hundred metres. The few airport signs are tiny and half obscured.

Placed within 500 metres of the turn-off on what appears to be a road leading to an industrial estate you have .05 seconds to turn.

In daylight a nightmare; in darkness, don‘t ask.

Images of Spain

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Gangster style leaders I CHECK out El Pais, Spain’s flagship daily as I have a morbid interest in organised crime and corruption. The latest headlines

suggest the modern equivalent of Al Capone and his Chicago syndicate now run things in modern Spain.

Up for investigation is a PP treasurer found to have €22 million in a Swiss account and a regional premier probed for renting a posh Marbella apartment for a third of its market value.

Meanwhile the EU’s unelected heads tell Ukraine they can join when they prove they are not corrupt. You can’t make it up.

The wages of sin IN the UK a crooked estate agent trousered £210,000 (€251,600) of tenants’ deposits and was jailed.

I would do 12 months in the slammer for that kind of money.

It was only newsworthy because of the amount involved.

In my experience, retention of deposits in Spain is normal as are one-sided tenancy agreements. A retained month’s rent as a deposit seems to be a perk of the letting trade. In the long-term these do not serve the interests of either owner or tenant. The proof is in the faded and endemic ‘alquila’ signs.

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Time Out A path of destruction

Science fiction and fantasy New York City, not-toodistant-future: Eric Packer, a 28-year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilisation ahead of this one, watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king. As he is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father’s old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan’s exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric’s bet against it. Eric Packer is losing his empire with every tick of the clock.

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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Making the most of a fully energetic and progressive year is easy for a forthright Piscean. What is sometimes more difficult is getting a balance between your home and business life.

Try to understand where loved ones are coming from to keep the peace.

A shopping trip with a friend makes you realise that there is more to them than meets the eye. Should you have underestimated them, encourage them to open up. Something you hear this week will be of immense value to you in the future. Decorating and changes at home really bring spring into your life and perk you up.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone new to your circle of friends brings humour and a new lease of life, socially.

When something outside your comfort zone is suggested, then be sure that it is not just faint heart that is stopping you.

Carlos Latre, born January 30, 1979 is a Spanish comedian. He became popular for his more than 100 different impersonations for the television show ʻCronicas Marcianasʼ. He is a voice actor for animated films and acted in several movies and plays. He is now part of the jury of VIP talent show ʻTu cara me suenaʼ.

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are likely to find yourself upset but, by looking on the bright side and keeping your sense of humour, brings a balanced view.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

Are you in the mood for some retail therapy? There are bargains to be had this week. The trend also extends to

He later finds out it’s more difficult to break free from the organisation than it was to join it.

How can he detach himself from the grip of ‘The Major’ and his organisation, whilst he

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your personal life where it is possible to negotiate much more easily with a loved one.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

and his family are under threat?

Will his friend at GCHQ help him to expose the man who poses a danger to him, his friends, his family and his marriage?

BOOKS Ex-Army officer Captain Peter Wicks, now medically discharged and living in the Cotswold’s with his wife Jessie, receives a mysterious offer of employment days before his 45th birthday.

Accepting the well-paid offer, he finds himself embroiled in a web of espionage, blackmail, arms deals and assassinations.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

The more sensitive side of your nature comes to the fore this week. You

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This is a time of the year when new starts and fresh ideas come to you, which is excellent news for those who are looking forward to changes. The weekend brings you courage and determination and you feel confident enough to speak plainly with people.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Something said to you in confidence should be respected this week. Should the beans be spilled, it will not be you who is feeling guilty. The need to help someone with legal forms or some other complicated matter will be much appreciated.

HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

A slow start to the week sees you full of beans come Wednesday. What is the cause of this change of attitude?

Something you worked on last week shows signs of progress just when you thought it wouldn't.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is now that you may realise how right you were to keep something in reserve. Certainly, so far as a relationship is concerned, holding back has proved its worth.

1. They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re altogether ooky.

2. Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a little girl, and her name was Emily, and she had a shop. There it is! It was rather an unusual shop because it didn’t sell anything!

You see, everything in that shop was something someone had once lost.

3. Here is a box, a musical box - wound-up and ready to play, but this box can hide a secret inside, can you guess what is in it today?

4. Who do you think you’re kidding, Mr Hitler, if you think we’re on the run? We are the boys who will stop your little game; we are the boys who will make you think again.

5. Life is the name of the game, and I wanna play the game with you. Life can be terribly tame, if you don’t play the game with two, and I wanna play the game with you!

6. Whenever you’re feelin’ lonely, or you’re gettin’ in a stew.

Just lend your ear — come over here, and, man, here’s what you do.

7. What would you say if I told you things had never changed? And we’ll find a way to take our dreams and rearrange them. Who’d believe that we could be in love again?

8. Through early morning fog I see, visions of the things to be. The pains that are withheld for me I realise, and I can see.

9. Yesterday I was happy to play for a penny or two a song.

Till a fellah in a black sedan took a shine to my one-manband. He said: “We got plans for you, you’d never dream,” 10. Here’s a house. Here’s a door. And windows - one, two, three, four. Ready to knock? Turn the lock.

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9

Very good: 14 Excellent: 17

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ache, arch, char, chat, chic, chit, each, etch, hair, hare, hart, hate, hear, heat, heir, hire, itch, rath, rhea, rich, teth, that, aitch, cache, catch, chair, chart, cheat, chert, crith, earth, ethic, hater, heart, reach, retch, teach, theca, their, theta, tithe, cachet, cipher, hatter, hectic, threat, thrice, catcher, chatter, ratchet, theriac, theatre, ARCHITECT

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case F) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Word ladder

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

LOTTERY

Saturday January 19

9

5

Saturday January 19

6

IRISH LOTTO

EURO MILLIONS

Saturday January 19

Friday January 18

17

10

4 26

8

13

16

39

35

26

19

22 24

26

BONUS BALL

THUNDERBALL

11

11

LA PRIMITIVA Saturday January 19

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday January 20

5

8

5

25

34

32

37

44

53

16

27

30 36

40

BONUS BALL

43

39 LUCKY STARS

3

10

39 REINTEGRO

1

6

REINTEGRO

2

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Keep a wide circle of friends and constantly seek to add to them. With such an active mind as yours, boredom is agitating and non-productive. Spring gives you the ideal opportunity to visit others and get out in the open.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) News of someone close brings finances into your mind. Perhaps some juggling is needed to keep the balance. There is more than one way to conserve both energy and money, which will give you a head start. Getting involved with a charity, even on a small scale, can bring immense satisfaction and costs nothing.

WITH

Move from the start word (DONE) to the end word (WITH) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

DONE DONS DINS WINS WITS WITH

UK NATIONAL UK LOTTERY THUNDERBALL

DONE

DONE DINE WINE WINS WITS WITH

Getting more sleep and fresh air last week may show dividends now. The results are a brighter mind and more willingness to be social. Young people will be particularly helpful and fun to be with.

Just joking What do you call a very old ant?

An antique How do you know when it’s raining cats and dogs?

When you step in a poodle What do sick birds need?

Tweetment What do you get if you cross a goldfish and a chimp?

A swim-panzee

The following are the first lines of the theme tunes or introductions to which television programmes?

sharp, so get plenty of sleep and exercise for sure. Legal matters may be paramount and need specialist advice. So long as you are doing your best in a certain situation, no more can be expected of you.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23)

This is a time to keep your mind

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Crosswords CRYPTIC

ENGLISH - SPANISH

Across 1 A crowd worried the chicken (6) 4 Quadruped also has bicycles (6) 9 Short article at home, then call at the theatre (7) 10 Covers in tobacco at Scotland Yard (5) 11 Cinders has changed (3) 12 Stretch a number of words (8) 14 Withdraw from French division (6) 15 In pain, chest moves slowly (6) 18 Alternatively half a dance before roads turn into woods (8) 20 Get a gift containing a game (3) 23 Lad in key note clearing (5) 24 Reckless fun in a pail can make one sore (7) 25 Present Fourth of July convention (6) 26 Riches obtained by breaking the law (6) Down 1 Old clown needs a drink (5) 2 More severe endless trendy church service (7) 3 Bring up the back (4) 5 Moving could start in leaving (8) 6 A win one more time (5)

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Puddle (6) 4 Pulga (4) 8 Habas (5) 9 Manzana (fruta) (5) 10 Alquitrán (3) 11 January (5) 12 Yearning (desire) (5) 15 Hombre (varón adulto) (3) 16 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 18 Suit (5) 19 Plomo (4)

Co d e B r e a ke r 7 Resists drunken nuns (7) 8 Shy of and looking up to (5) 13 Affected manner to dress up (8) 14 Doctor should supply water shortage (7) 16 Itʼs horrible, putting a lid on broken flue (7)

17 Ed and Pat have become so skilled (5) 19 Bird ran inside church (5) 21 Chug around and about large ravine (5) 22 The Italian is in the iron box (4)

Down 1 Huge (8) 2 Strength (5) 4 Rogue (6) 5 Card game (5) 6 Unique (7) 7 Defeat (4) 8 Drives back (6) 13 Fidgety (8) 15 Before noon (7) 17 Crude (6) 18 Calm (6) 20 Attentive (5) 22 Get up (5) 23 Search (4)

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Washed, 4 Debate, 7 Term, 8 Vanishes, 9 Marries, 12 Add, 14 Allies, 15 Tastes, 16 Nod, 18 Scatter, 22 Peculiar, 23 Bats, 24 Asleep, 25 Screws.

Down: : 1 Water main, 2 Scrambled, 3 Diver, 4 Dense, 5 Base, 6 Trend, 10 Reels, 11 Start, 12 Alternate, 13 Distrusts, 17 Opens, 19 Crisp, 20 Turns, 21 Dupe.

QUICK - Across: 1 Cohorts, 5 Bogus, 8 Advisor, 9 Since, 10 Haste, 11 Confine, 12 Sedate, 14 Rarely, 17 Arrange, 19 Sharp, 22 Drake, 23 Examine, 24 Lotus, 25 Sincere.

Down: 1 Clash, 2 Hives, 3 Respect, 4 Strict, 5 Bison, 6 Genuine, 7 Scenery, 12 Scandal, 13 Dormant, 15 Abstain, 16 Defers, 18 Needs, 20 Agile, 21 Piece.

ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Start, 4 Aguja, 7 Air, 8 Ahumada, 9 Briefcase, 13 Triplet, 15 Rib, 16 Pelar, 17 Sepia.

Down: 1 Seas, 2 Abrir, 3 Traveller, 4 Aguacates, 5 Uva, 6 Abad, 10 Syrup, 11 Step, 12 Obra, 14 Ill.

1. Unscramble the name of a famous singer, recording artist, songwriter, showgirl, and actress: I LIKE YOUNG ME 2. Unscramble the name of a famous stately home in Leicestershire: LOVELIEST CRAB

Play on Words 20 SETTLE SETTLE

Quote

A ‘ DRAFT

Answers: A score to settle, A large (big) overdraft

Funagram

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 25 represents M and 11 represents Z, so fill in M every time the figure 25 appears and Z every time the figure 11 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares.

As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across 1 Duplicate (4) 3 Marriage offer (8) 9 Anarchic (7) 10 Retains (5) 11 Wait on (5) 12 Frightened (6) 14 Nearly (6) 16 Develop (6) 19 Make (6) 21 Lowest amount (5) 24 Combine (5) 25 Inspect (7) 26 United (8) 27 Implores (4)

20 Flowerpot (6) Down 1 Copper (5) 2 Despierto (no dormido) (5) 3 Cliente (de tienda, bar, restaurante, banco) (8) 5 Labio (3) 6 As (naipes) (3) 7 Guarantee (8) 13 Smooth (skin, hair) (5) 14 Pavement (5) 16 Sun (3) 17 Wave (in sea, lake) (3)

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open John Barrymore (1882 – 1942) American actor of the stage and screen.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (POWDER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

AGREES

HOSTEL

POWDER(10)

CHILLS

HUGGED

SLOPES

COOLED

LADDER

SPECKS

CRUSTS

LECTOR

SURGED

DOLMEN

MENDER

WICKED

GLOSSY

MINCER

HOLLOW

MUSTER

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Sagged, 2 Fright, 3 Waters, 4 Flanks, 5 Hardly, 6 Wrists, 7 Guilty, 8 Asides, 9 Maimed, 10 Glider, 11 Bairns, 12 Lemurs, 13 Boards, 14 Wheels, 15 Desert, 16 Closer, 17 Caller, 18 Stalls, 19 Awards

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION KYLIE MINOGUE BELVOIR CASTLE

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Helping expatriates to sample Spanish life

NO WORRIES: Katia Westerdahl has gone from newbie to councillor.

Facts and figures

HAVING arrived in Spain at the age of 15, speaking very little Spanish, Finland-born Katia Westerdahl is now a genuine example of integration.

The Councillor of Foreign Residents in the Andalucian town of Fuengirola has come to understand and embrace Spanish society.

“It felt like I was in a new world when I first came here in 1984,” Katia said. “I soon realised we foreigners lived in a parallel world to locals.

“We went to different pubs, we had our closed circle of friends…

Life in Spain A weekly focus aimed at keeping expatriate readers informed on various aspects of Life in Spain

By Raul Candela

Fuengirola has 30,265 registered foreign residents. The foreign population in the town can double at any time during peak season. Last year the town’s foreign residents department helped 3,557 people in nearly 7,000 consultations. More than 2,000 were British.

The council provides information and advice to residents and tourists on a wide range of topics, from opening a business to getting a driving licence. “Declaring properties, assets and bank accounts outside Spain has been the hottest topic recently,” Katia said, “as well as the changes in how to get the Certificate of Residence.”

but I wanted to integrate.”

Katia then became the director of Finnish language newspaper SE and Olé magazine, which she has been running for 11 years. “I

wanted to bring the Finnish community closer to the Spanish lifestyle through information. But I realised the only way to have influence

was by getting into politics,” she explained.

Since the 2011 local elections, Katia has combined her role as newspaper and magazine director

A chance to chill out at thermal spa CHILLING OUT at a thermal water health spa is even more relaxing if the government is paying part of the expenses.

Pensioners, of whatever nationality, who are registered with Spanish Social Security can apply for one of 206,000 places on offer in the government’s subsidised 2013 Thermal Waters Programme.

During the off-peak season the Institute of the Elderly and Social Services (Imserso) makes available holiday plans for pensioners.

For the Thermal Waters Programme, Imserso will pay an average

THAT’S LIFE: Pensioners can apply now for a subsidised autumn-winter treatment. €157 for each place.

The final price to be paid by the pensioner ranges from €240 to €480.

The type of thermal treatment available depends on the spa and the month. There are two lengths of stay available: 12 days or 10

days. The holidays, designed for people who need thermal spa treatment due to breathing, rheumatic and other medical conditions, include full board, thermal treatment with medical check-ups and group travel insurance.

Q AND A

Applicants can apply to up to four resorts from a choice of 100 nationwide. These include: - Andalucia: San Nicolas (Almeria), Chiclana (Cadiz), Alhama, Graena, Lanjaron and Alicun de las Torres (Granada), San Andres (Jaen) - Comunidad Valenciana: Benassal, Montanejos and Villavieja (Castellon), Verche, Chulilla, Hervideros de Cofrentes and Fuentepodrida (Valencia) - Murcia: Archena, Leana, Sensol Hotel-Spa I went to Torremolinos Town Hall (Malaga) and applied for the ‘padron’. After three visits I was eventually given a sheet of paper and charged €3. I have no idea what benefits I can claim, nor do I have a card to prove I am entitled. Could you please

Who is eligible and who is not for Thermal Waters?

- Pensioners, either retired or because of invalidity.

- Widows aged over 60 with a pension - Must not be suffering any serious mental condition or contagious disease - Must be able to take care of themselves - Should specify what treatment is needed - Must be on the Spanish Social Security system Applicants can be escorted by a companion who does not need to be a pensioner and will get the same rebate.

Transportation is only included in some cases.

Places are allocated on a points system.

The more points totted up the better a person’s chance of getting a place.

Pensioners meeting the following conditions will get more points and have priority: • People with breathing or rheumatic problems • The smaller the pension the bigger the chance of a place • Older people get more points

tell me how I go about this? The sheet of paper you were given – called ‘volante de empadronamiento’ – is the document that proves you are entitled to benefits. According to Torremolinos Council of Tourism, these include discounts on the IBI property tax, as well as on the waste collection tax and water

• Unsuccessful applicants from previous programmes • People with a valid Large Family ID (Libro de Familia Numerosa).

Those interested have until May 16 to apply for a vacancy, to be used from September to December.

Applicants will be charged €40 which will be returned if a place is not given.

Those chosen will be notified by mid-August.

More information: www.imserso.es

with her position as councillor in a Spanish town hall.

“I know how difficult it can get for international residents to approach the Spanish authorities, but we work hard to sort it out and make it easier,” she said.

Katia admits that a common practice among some foreigners in Spain is to complain about the local laws and procedures.

In Katia’s opinion: “It is not a matter of coming here to change how things are done, but to understand it.”

Talking about this sort of dissatisfaction among some of the international community - some of whom are questioning the quality of life in Spain nowadays - Katia explains it her own way: “It is like marriage. When you have a crisis, you have to remember why you fell in love with Spain in the first place. You still have the sunny weather and the beach, the warmth and openness of the people.

“There is a lot of misinformation about Spain in the European media. We do get up on Mondays to get to work, you know. We even work harder and longer hours than in other European countries.

“The Nordic media say their countries are paying Spain’s bailout, but it is just not true, Spanish citizens cannot be blamed.”

And her advice to those wondering whether they dare stay in Spain? “I simply say, no worries!”

supply bill. Discounts given depend on how long you have been registered. In order to know exactly what you are entitled to and how to proceed, it is advisable to call Torremolinos Foreigners’ Department: 952 37 95 12. They speak English and help international residents with this sort of paperwork.

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www.euroweeklynews.es FOR Frank El Malagueño, from Altea on the Costa Blanca, it would be quite a surprise if he found himself eating horse meat instead of pure beef. “I have no objection to eating horse meat but when shoppers think they are buying beef, that’s what they should get,” he said. Blaming manufacturers for misleading the public, he plans to continue to check the labels on food products.

But Alan Walters was not surprised to learn that horse meat has been found in beefburgers.

“They put anything in burgers and sausages, but in the end horse meat is better than artificial flavours and chemicals,” said the resident of Dolores, in Alicante. “However, it would make me think twice about buying them,” he added.

Meanwhile, Felisa Cortes from Benidorm on the Costa Blanca has often eaten horse meat and has no qualms about continuing to do so. “But I have never eaten a bought hamburger and do not intend to start now as it is anyone’s guess what goes into a commercial burger,” she said.

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STREET TALK As statistics showed horse meat is being consumed increasingly by families in Spain, many were shocked

to learn of traces in ‘beefburgers’ sold locally and in the UK. Lisa Steward reports.

Horsing around with beef is real surprise

Graham Clark.

For Costa del Sol resident Jane Leary of Benalmádena, news about the horse meat in beefburgers brought the comment: “Well, they eat it in other places, don’t they?”

While she does not buy a lot

Jane Leary. of frozen food, she added that in France “during the Second World War we ate it and it never did us any harm.”

A butcher by profession, Colin Lilley from San Fulgencio, Costa Blanca South,

Paul Dominy. was shocked by the report that horse meat had been found in British beefburgers “as they don’t use horse meat in the UK. However, I know a lot of butchers who just use anything in burgers but I

wouldn’t eat anything I have not prepared myself.”

His wife Valerie agreed. “We don’t eat processed food or ready meals and this is why, there is so much rubbish in them,” she believed.

For Paul Dominy on holiday in Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol, when he returns home to Loughborough in the UK, he says: “I’m going to toss out all the burgers I have,” adding that when shopping nowadays: “You really never know what you’re getting and this is the proof.”

Businessman Graham Clark, owner of the Café Porky Pies in Benalmádena, said that until now: “Frozen beef patties have been the only thing we buy out,” but following the revelations of horse meet in beefburgers he has decided to start making his own using Frank. meat from a local butcher’s, the same place he gets the rest of his meat products from.

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HEFTY milestone in my life swept past largely unnoticed last week: we have now been in Mallorca for one whole year.

The anniversary was not accompanied by the pop of a Champagne cork due to the tediously dry January (damn those New Year’s resolutions!) and no congratulatory cards dropped through my letterbox even though the occasion, here in the land of the sun, may deserve it.

It would be handy if we expats had a little badge with the number of years in situ. That way we’d know whom to turn to for information when needed. Or reassurance we plumped for the right country to emigrate to. Or someone to explain the curious cultural differences in layman’s terms.

The plethora of celebrations for various saints for example. I had just mastered the holy trinity of Santa Claus, the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy, when along come

more fiestas than you could shake a sacrosanct stick at.

Hot on the heels of Three Kings Day came San Sebastian and then Sant Antoni; each occasion seems to call for processions, vast amounts of bonfires and people dressed in anything from royal fineries to demon incarnates. The dressing-up seems to be constant.

Now, I am all in favour of livening up the humdrum of daily life with a costume, but the slightly fearsome white outfits they don for Easter won’t be finding their way into my wardrobe any time soon. Of course, all these festivals seem to take place so late in the evening that I am nodding off and pleading with my kids to let me go to bed.

With 12 months under my belt, I really thought I would have the hang of this ‘up-all-night’ capacity of the locals, but, sadly, this is one cultural aspect which shall forever remain a mystery. “Don’t worry! By next year you’ll have dinner at

10pm and go to bed at 5am,” Spanish friends reassure me, but I think there is little hope.

How many years do you have on your badge? Do write in and tell me at what stage you magically metamorphosise into a night owl.

Of course, it could all be down to the fact that here in Spain emotion and following your heart rule the roost. Just listen to the music. You could probably count on the one hand the number of songs that don’t include heart-rendering wails of ‘mi corazon’ being ‘roto’. Clearly, sleeping slips down the to do list when engaged in such raptures of emotional torment.

And what follows music if not dancing; a huge cultural difference.

While I can just about survive a bit of wedding dancing if push comes to shove, the Spaniards seem to be born with the ability to Flamenco or shake their booties in manners entirely out of this world. I sometimes skulk into the Zumba class at

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks.

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my local gym to glean a few tips. The Spanish contingent generally dance their hearts out at the front while I and a couple of equally double leftfooted individuals stay firmly at the back.

So, as you can see, I still have a long way to go to become a true Spaniard, but I am working very hard at it: language classes, tick; learn to keep up with the local drivers, tick.

Absolutely positively refuse to leave the glorious sun here for at least another year, tick!

IN COSTUME: The dressing-up seems to be constant.

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Spanish milestone sweeps past me

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Sunday, Sunday, so good to me SUNDAY; day of rest and relaxation, reflection and comfort eating, has been the yardstick by which I measure the success of my weekends.

I look forward to the marathon settee-sitting sessions which involve copious cups of tea and a great stack of books through which I will flick and browse and dream.

My With a degree in Fine Art and an MA in Writing Suzanne is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for thoughts will teenagers.

To comment on any of the issues raised in this barely be column, go to disturbed by the www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/suzanne-manners. sound of clothes flapping gently in the breeze or the GREAT FUN: The stumble down the cliff changed my view of Sundays. evocative aroma of chicken roasting in the oven. one untaxing occupation to many years... So, I would madly and red-faced).

Alone in a corner the the next. like to know, what the hell I What on earth possessed television will belch and Sunday for me is was doing this Sunday me to become all ‘rufty gesticulate for its own sacrosanct. I will not do clambering down a cliff tufty’ on this most sacred of entertainment, every now housework, or paint or towards the beach followed days? I’ll tell you, shall I? and then capturing a sliver write or even visit friends. by four kids and two adults A bad dream, that’s what of my attention as I skip, Sunday is Me Day and Son (OK, so I was actually possessed me. I awoke like a water nymph, from Day and has been thus for following them, puffing with a vague feeling of

Suzanne Manners

dread and regret and a lingering depression that no amount of tea would dissipate. In order to stave off what promised to be an awful day of dark brooding and winsome melancholia I decided, much to the shock of my two friends, that I would join them on their walk (which makes a change from our usual drunken ramble through topics as diverse as parenting and the delights of Iceland mini buffet food).

So with the wind in my hair and sand in my toes (and ears and eyes and socks and knickers and even in my bra) I set off all Wordsworthian leaving the fey Byronic killjoy behind.

The stumble down the cliff was great fun and the walk on the beach bracing.

We talked and laughed and admired the view (although no nude bathers appeared to brighten, or darken our

day). The Mediterranean looked stunning and the winter sun warmed us. Our children played, or argued as was their wont, and we all ate chocolate biscuits.

Lou Reed would have been proud of our perfect day.

Sunday; day of friends and reflection, of comfort eating and view admiring, is the yardstick by which I will measure the success of my life.

From now on, the settee will have to compete with the sea, but fear not sweet indolence, you shall not be usurped. For truth be told I am still a creature of gentle contemplation and daydreams, except that now and then I will intersperse those pleasures with a stiff walk and an even stiffer Scotch at journey’s end.

What better way to spend a Sunday? (Answers on a postcard please.)

Tumble in the gorse, anyone?

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NO WORRY: Guilt-free chocolates have hit the market.

Healthy but tasty FINALLY, a chocolate that can be good for you has been created.

Nutritious Delicious truffles have been developed to provide a sweet treat that is not

full of sugars, artificial flavours and preservatives.

They were created by Carey Davis-Munro from Sussex (UK) who wanted to give her three

children a healthy snack without denying them a sweet treat like chocolate.

After struggling to find a suitable product on the market she decided to make her own.

The Nutritious Delicious truffles are made using healthier dark chocolate and, thanks to Carey's ingredients, are also high in omegas three, six and nine.

A 100 gram serving contains more than 15 per cent of your recommended daily allowance of zinc and magnesium.

They contain a low GI sweetener, essential fats, vitamin C and have a high anti-oxidant value.

The truffles come in four flavours: orange, lime, almond and vanilla.

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LIMITED EDITION: Pasta for the posh.

Pricey pasta

HAS a New York restaurant created the priciest pasta dish? At $2,013 (â‚Ź1,505) it quite possibly has.

On offer at BiCE, located in Midtown Manhattan, the restaurant expects the homemade tagliolini topped with two pounds of fresh Maine lobster and one ounce of black truffle, to be a hit with

wealthy diners. It is served on a gold leaf plate designed by the late fashion mogul Gianni Versace, which diners are allowed to take home with them after their meal.

With only 45 plates left from the 800 which were made, it really is a limited offer.

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Corruption must go if financial crisis to end and nations recover Peter Fieldman www.pfieldman.blogspot.com London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid.

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HE financial crisis has brought to the surface the extent of political and corporate corruption around the world whether it is for political funding, bowing to corporate lobbies or straight forward self-enrichment.

Western nations tend to give

moral lessons and criticise dictators and despotic regimes in the developing world, yet have allowed many of their leaders to accumulate real estate in London, Paris, Marbella and Monaco as well as fill offshore bank accounts in tax havens like the Bahamas,

the Cayman Islands, Geneva and even London.

Those linked to the leaders of the ex-communist regimes in Eastern Europe and ‘communist’ leaders in China have somehow become billionaires overnight.

Central Government has

allowed local politicians and corporate bosses to exploit their power and the cash governments bestowed on them to make money through land deals, public service contracts and pure extortion in an orgy of speculation and greed.

Privatisation of utilities, road, transport and energy has stripped us of our national assets and collusion between politicians, banks, regulators and ratings agencies has left many nations, regions and cities on the verge of bankruptcy.

For too long corporations have been exploiting the developing countries regardless of the misery of indigenous workers – even children – thanks to corrupt political and business leaders.

This connivance has produced huge increases in profits and dividends as well as massive increases in the remuneration of boardPUERTO BANUS: Rich man’s playground, but some yacht owners clearly pay less tax than others. room directors. And to make matters worse undeclared bank accounts found justice is rarely seen to themselves treated like be done. criminals.

Corruption and fraud What this all means is that are on the increase yet for years the poor and middlethe punishment rarely class have been subsidising the fits the crime. rich.

There are relatively In addition, Italian TV mogul few cases brought to and former national leader court involving politiSilviano Berlusconi is still cians and if there are, evading jail and is brazenly they are invariably trying to return to political acquitted. office.

Spain took the There has been a widening decision to actually of the wealth gap to remove Judge Baltasar unprecedented levels and tax Garzon, the only regimes have become not only magistrate who was unfair, but also unsustainable investigating organised in a civilised society. political corruption.

In the current crisis it is In Italy many becoming a dangerous game politicians are suspected for governments to allow a IT is time governments changed of political fraud or links POWER PLAY: minority to continue to make the laws to bring to justice to the Mafia while the Berlusconi, illicit fortunes through corporate bosses and bankers sub-prime mortgage still evading preferential treatment while involved in illegal transfers or the deals and rate fixing by jail and imposing draconian austerity management of secret offshore banks have not resulted brazenly bidding measures and higher taxes on accounts. Meanwhile, anyone who in any banker being for office. the majority. disclosed lists of clients with investigated.

THE incestuous relationship between political leaders and financial and corporate bosses has led to a two-tier state.

Due to the global economy and removal of monetary controls, wealthy individuals and multinational corporations evade tax on a massive scale, growing ever richer through the use of offshore banks and companies in tax havens, exacerbating the erosion of government tax revenues.

Too many political and establishment figures end up in the boardrooms of major financial and industrial corporations or allow corporate lobbies to proliferate.

To escape their tax liabilities wealthy individuals with undeclared bank accounts and major financial and multinational corporations have negotiated secret deals with government tax offices.

But the main culprits are the banks themselves. As well as bringing our economies to the brink of disaster through greed and speculation, banks play a leading role in tax evasion and money laundering.

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Dogs that just do not like being left alone EVERYONE needs a little time alone now and then, unless of course you are a dog who suffers from separation anxiety.

Dogs with separation anxiety exhibit behaviour problems when they’re left alone. The most common of these behaviors are: Digging, chewing, and scratching at doors or windows in an attempt to escape and reunite with their owners.

Howling, barking, and crying in an attempt to get their owner to return.

Urination and defecation (even with housetrained dogs) as a result of distress We don’t fully understand why some dogs suffer from separation anxiety and others don't.

It's important to realise, however, the destruction

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and house soiling that often occur with separation anxiety are not the dog’s attempt to punish or seek revenge on his owner for leaving him alone. In reality, they are actually part of a panic response.

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RIGHT OR LEFT: Pets normally prefer one or the other.

Paws for thought DOGS can be left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous. A 2006 study from the University of Manchester in England showed 50 per cent of dogs preferred their right paw and 50 per cent preferred leading with their left. There are a few tests to decipher the orientation of your pet.

When your dog ‘shakes hands’, note which paw it

offers first and most often?

Fill a toy with something delicious and put it in the centre of the dog’s visual field.

Which paw does it use to touch the toy first? Which paw does the dog use to hold the toy?

Put something sticky on a dog or cat’s nose. Which paw does the animal use to remove it?

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Plenty more plants to trim and cut back THIS week we add to the advice given in our last two columns regarding the annual winter cutback. An A TO Z of more to cut back or not: Acanthus – These are getting ready to flower so remove any brown leaves or excess growth.

Bay – Trim to a neat shape and spray with 5cl propolis in a litre of water against black sooty leaves.

Caesalpinia – Trim off dead flower stalks and trim to shape, also cut out unsightly branches.

Datura – Trim dead flowers and cut back 25 per

Stimulate new growth.

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cent to stimulate new flowering growth.

Ericas, heathers – Trim plants that have stopped flowering.

Ferrocatus – Carefully clean any dead fallen leaves from the thorns plus any irregular unpleasing growth.

Geraniums – Cut out dead and untidy straggly growth.

Hydrangeas – Cut out dead growth and trim back other stems to one or two buds.

Irises – Clear/cut away dead leaves and any dead stems.

Jasmines – Cut back as necessary to have tidy tight growth.

Kalanchoas – Trim

straggly and dead growth after flowering ends.

Lagerstromea – Trim out growth that has flowered and shape.

Musas, bananas – Cut back dead/dying growth and use the leaves as a valuable high in potassium mulch.

Narcissus – Leave until they have flowered and leaves die.

Polygala – Leave or trim to shape.

Querus ilex, holm oak – trim to a pleasing shape with an attractive trunk clear of side growth.

Raspberry – Cut out dead stems and trim tips of live stems to new buds.

Santolina – These can become woody and straggly so trim back to stimulate more tidy young growth.

Teucrium – Trim as you would a hedge whether single plants or an internal edge.

Ulex, gorse – Cut back hard after winter flowering finishes.

Verbena – Trim back 25 to 75 per cent to have a neat plant that will

create new creeping flowering growth .

Waterlillies – Clear out dead leaves and stems. In small or medium sized ponds remove plants from water every two or three years.

Xanthostemon, myrtle – Trim to shape.

Yucas – Trim to shape and height.

Remove dead flowered stems and leaves from stems if you want to see the trunks.

Zantedeschia, water arum lily – Remove dead or dying leaves and brown flowered stems.

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Subsidence and heave in Spain: House movement Continued from last week

floor from a wall at skirting level.

4. Cracking to ceilings; separation of a Furthermore, properties do not have to ceiling from a wall.

5. Sticking windows or doors. Doors that be located on a hillside to suffer movement. Some areas of level ground swing shut or open on their own. Sticking blinds. can cause subsidence, 6. Damp filtration via depending upon the cracked areas in walls or substrate concerned. roof structure.

Areas of infill or clay are 7. Rotating steps or notorious for causing balustrades. problems, unless the Nick Snelling 8. Swimming pool water foundations laid are that is not level with tile properly done, to the lines. correct specification.

Web master www.culturespain.com and author of 5 books including: 9. Damp filtration via ‘How to Buy Spanish Property and Move to Spain – Safely’ and ‘The cracked areas in walls or What are the signs Laptop Entrepreneur’ roof structure. of movement and 10. Leaning walls or what should you sloping internal floors. do?

Of course, not all movement is serious Well, assessing whether a property has and you should not panic, if you see some movement (and why and to what extent) is of the above indications in your own home.

There may be no problem or only a not something you should attempt to do unless you are a qualified surveyor or minor one that is easily remedied.

However (as with everything else in life!), structural engineer.

However, if you notice the following then if there is a problem then it is best to ‘catch you would be wise to obtain professional it early’. This is particularly true if you have a ‘Decenal’ policy or Builder’s Guarantee, advice, as soon as possible: which may well be about to expire.

The latter is only valid for 10 years and 1. Cracking where the crack is wider at the last thing you want is for there to be a one end than the other.

2. Vertical, horizontal or diagonal problem that would have been covered by cracking to house walls or roof eave areas. the Decenal, had you notified your insurer 3. Cracking to floors; the separation of a in time!

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•AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: 966 723 401.

•AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP B e n i d o r m – d o n ’ t s u ffe r alone through another person drinking – 634 758 539.

•DENIA RUGBY CLUB: 8pm on beach outside Oasis Hotel.

•HELP INTERNATIONAL meetings.

Benidorm www.help-benidorm.com.

•PIETER SWINNEN Painting Club in Calpe: 965 835 212.

•RBL Benidorm and district branch covers from Polop to Villajoyosa at different locations for social meetings, day t r i p s , e xc u r s i o n s o r m e a l s .

695 605 129

Costa Blanca North’s best guide to local non-profit clubs, charities and societies Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.

•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY Sunday ServicesHoly Communion.

Eight locations. www.costablanca-anglicanchaplaincy.org •BENITACHELL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Benitachell: 966 494 036 or 966 470 303.

•CALPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Perlamar, Sundays 11am. 965 835 502 or www.calpechristianfellowship.org.

•CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY CHURCH. Sundays 10.30am at the Europa Building, Avda del Pino.

•ERMITA CHURCH, Javea – Warden Colin D Welch – 965 771 792.

•HOLY EUCHARIST at Nuestra Senora de la Merced Church, Calpe. Sundays 10.30am. 678

•GUARDIAN ANGELS Dropin/Coffee and Chat at Help Centre, La Jara 10.30am12.30pm. 616 977 639.

•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION meets for lunch on seco n d T h u r s d ay o f m o n t h a t various restaurants between Altea and Oliva and the Jalon Valley. 966 474 532.

• A U C T I O N 1.30pm at the Jacaranda Restaurant Bar Moraira with auctioneer Mr Bob Gingell. First and third Saturday of each month. Phone to book your items 965 743 292.

TEXTILES •CREATIVE cross-stitch, – GROUP embroidery, crochet, quilting, knitting – in Javea, 10am1pm. 966 472 049 or artcentrejavea@yahoo.com.

FRIDAY •AUCTIONS FOR AECC. Items for donation wanted.

965 319 929 / 688 238 879.

• U F O and World Mysteries Discussion Group in Javea meet first Friday of the month at The Social Club and Bar in Javea Old Town at 10am. 966 459 976.

•ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Costa Blanca North weekly lunch meeting at Los Leones restaurant 1.15pm.

Call 965 795 421 the before.

Wednesday www.rotarycostablanca.wiki. dot.com.

• T E N N I S G R O U P meets Tuesday and Friday mornings at Toscamar, Javea. 966 473 301.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs. 965 795 458.

SATURDAY •COMPUTER CLUB in Alfaz del Pi. 965 889 187.

787 509 or bill.ingram@angliac3.demon.co.uk.

•JAVEA EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Pastor Clive Read 669 386 702.

•JAVEA INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH, Pastor John Hansford, Sundays 10.30am at Calle Favara 8, Javea Pueblo (near Plaza de la Constitucion Espanola, where the Thursday open market is held) 965 794 624. www.javeabaptist .com •MOSIAC COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday 12pm Multicultural Service; Wednesday 8pm Intercessory Prayer; Last Thursday of month 1.30pm community lunch. 678 066 222.

•EL VERGER MARKET at The Polygon 9am-1.30pm.

•XABIA RUGBY CLUB: Juniors meet at 7pm Seniors at 8pm. 688 640 092.

• T H E Valleys International Bridge and Social Club meet 2pm at El Cid at Benidoleig.

966 408 296.

Church services

SUNDAY • A E C C B O U T I Q U E in San Isidro: 966 723 401.

MONDAY BLANCA •COSTA SAMARITANS: www.costa blancasamaritans.com.

Useful numbers

•VALLEY FELLOWSHIP, Jalon – Pastor Barbara Chadwick. 966 481 108.

•BENIDORM INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB: 690 300 166.

•DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs start 4pm. 965 785 387.

•CANCER CARE CENTRE Javea park. 965 796 846.

•GARDENING CIRCLE: first We d n e s d ay o f m o n t h i n Moraira. 966 498 681.

•DENIA RUGBY CLUB SENIORS 8pm on beach outside the Oasis Hotel

PENSIONERS •PERKY Jalon, 2.30pm-4.30pm. 652 584 272.

• M A L E V O I C E C H O I R (no experience required) Teulada.

965 744 577.

•RBL JAVEA: Second and fourth Tuesday of month. 965 790 123.

BENIDORM

•MONTGO RESIDENTS ASS O C I A T I O N J A V E A meets fo r c o ffe e m o r n i n g o n f i r s t Tu e s d ay o f t h e m o n t h . www.montgoresidents.com.

FRIENDS •SPIRITUAL (Moraira) meet at Los Leones Restaurant, Sol Park at www.spiritual 2.30pm. friends.com.

Guardia Civil 96 585 0330 Municipal Police 96 680 7766 Red Cross 96 680 8934 Bus Station 96 683 0014

•RAF Costa Blanca. Third Tuesday of month. 965 724 nwhancox@ or 256 hotmail.com.

BENISSA

•ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Denia meets first and third Tuesday of month at 1.30pm. Call 965 748 909 by the Sunday prior to meeting.

• Q U I Z N I G H T a n d b u ffe t last Wednesday of month at Restaurant Paraiso in Parcent to raise funds for Emaus children’s home. davidreeley@ hotmail.com.

ALICANTE Airport 96 691 9000 Guardia Civil 96 592 1100 Municipal Police 96 510 7200 Red Cross 96 525 2525

A L FA Z D E L P I Municipal Police 96 588 7100

ALTEA Guardia Civil 96 584 0525 Municipal Police 96 584 5511

Guardia Civil 96 583 0080 Municipal Police 96 583 0812 Red Cross 96 583 1616

CALPE

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•JAVEA STAMPS & POSTC A R D C L U B meets second and fourth Monday of month at L’Ancora Tennis Club at 10am. 965 795 499 / 608 765 245.

Guardia Civil 96 578 0036 Municipal Police 96 578 0190 Red Cross 96 578 1358

FORCE AIR •ROYAL ASSOCIATION in Pedreguer meets the second Monday of month. 966 430 215 or www.rafa-ncb.org.

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•AUCTIONS FOR AECC (do-

•THE KINGS CHURCH Benissa English Sunday service, 11am: www.thekingschurch.net.

Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356

C O N S U L AT E S

•JALON VALLEY MUMS & T O T S C L U B at town hall 10.15am-12noon. 676 441 758.

TUESDAY

•ALFAZ SPIRITUALIST CHURCH Tuesday Circle and Thursday Service and Clairvoyance 6.30pm.

966 878 469. All welcome.

British 96 521 6022

Guardia Civil 96 573 0722 Municipal Police 96 573 0733

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB ‘No Fear’ pairs. 965 795 458.

•PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH. Sunday Service 11am; Thursday 5pm Bible study and prayer; home groups during week. 966 769 300 or 650 509 606.

•BSAC Marina Alta SCUBA Diving Club. 966 470 163 or www.bsacmarinaalta.co.uk.

•DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs start 4pm. 965 785 387.

• U 3 A Marina Baixa meets fourth Monday of month at 10.30am at Alfaz del Pi Casa de Cultura.

•BERNIA BABIES international group meets 10.30am12noon at Sierra Bernia School, Alfaz del Pi: 966 875 149.

•NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Oliva on C/Constitution 6, near the town hall, Sundays 11.30am. 607 470 221.

EL CAMPELLO Guardia Civil 96 563 0418 Municipal Police 96 563 7099 Guardia Civil 062 Municipal Police 092 Red Cross 96 579 1961

MORAIRA Red Cross 96 574 0950 British Embassy: www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com

nations welcome): 965 319 929 / 688 238 879.

•WORDS OF LIGHT: 662 688 865.

•XABIA RUGBY CLUB (juniors and seniors): 688 640 092.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB competitive Duplicate. 965 795 458.

•JAVEA ASSOCIATION OF MODEL MAKERS meet seco n d Tu e s d ay o f m o n t h . gaw@wworkshop.net.

WEDNESDAY •41 CLUB, Javea meets the first Wednesday of the month. www.costablanca41club.org BUSINESS •ALICANTE third the CLUB meets Wednesday of month in San Juan. 650 489 625 or www.alicantebusinessclub.org.

• F R E E informal group that shares the understanding the three principles for innate well b e i n g e ve r y f i r s t a n d t h i r d Wednesday 7pm-8.30pm in Alfa z d e l P i . 6 1 6 7 6 2 131/sheela@sheelamasand.co m.

•SKITTLES fun matches at Restaurant/Bar GranSol Calpe a t 7. 3 0 p m . 6 8 1 3 2 8 6 9 2 o r www.gransolcalpe.com.

OTHERS ROTARY •CALPE FELLOWSHIP La Fustera. www.calpe-rotary.org.uk •LA NUCIA SPARTANS team Football American welcomes new players for their sub 16, over 16s and teams. female www.lanuciaspartans.com.

•MASK FOR MABS children’s menu at El Paraiso Restaurant i n Pa r c e n t . € 1 d o n a t e d t o charity.

•MORAIRA CHARITY SHOP on Avenida del Portet Road, M o n d ay-S a t u r d ay opens 10am-1pm and Tuesday and Thursday 4pm-7pm. 666 625 856.

• S T A M P C L U B Javea: 965 795 499.

•WALKING GROUP Castalla.

965 630 009 / 607 434 732.

•COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS – Saturdays and Wednesdays – different wa l k s . d i ff i c u l ty www.cbmwalkers.org •GANDIA AREA ACTIVIT I E S : Thursday social club dinners and golf, Friday and M o n d ay p e t a n c a . 9 6 2 8 5 2 828. Saturday walking group.

962 808 601.

•NEIGHBOURHOOD w w w. n h w i n WATCH: spain.com/620 417 777.

• A R E N A L School of Bridge a n d S o c i a l C l u b p l ay d u p l i cates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2.15pm at the A r e n a l C l u b h o u s e i n J ave a .

965 770 509.

•ART EXHIBITION by Natasha Marson until January 31. Centro de Social, c/Ocho d e M ayo, s / n , H a l l y p l a n t a 1A, Villajoyosa. Monday to Frid ay 8 a m - 1 0 p m . A d m i s s i o n free.

•THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant meets on t h e f i r s t M o n d ay o f t h e month, 7pm at Bar Sioux Restaurant. 966 695 423 or 639 917 971.

COMING UP •UFO AND WORLD MYST E R I E S D i s c u s s i o n G r o u p.

February 1, Javea Social Club and Bar, 10am. Subject is ‘Aspects of dousing, a look at the history of the science’. 966 459 976.

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All your computer needs call David 629 672 538 or 965 584 071 (202382)

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ALL electricial repairs undertaken. 626 828 674 (202385)

“RISING DAMP” can cure Rising Damp, Leaking Flat Roof or Terrace. WE can make your Underbuild Dry. Villa Re-painting Due! We can protect your villa and stop PENETRATING DAMP with a Protective coating. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone/email us for a free survey now. Tel 965 050 065 Mobile 634 322 672 www.dry zoneespana.com (202251)

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GOLD WANTED. English jeweller will buy broken, unwanted jewellery and coins. 664 890 990 (99704)

Handyman PURELY MAINTENANCE For all your maintenance needs - big or small, contact Carl on 965 878 866 or 669 218 928 email purelymaintenance@hot mail.com (101108)

Health & Beauty CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST, Philip Mann, clinics in Benissa, Moraira, Javea, Calpe and Albir. 686 912 307 (202333) HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL. Shamballa reiki and magnified healing master teacher. Deep relaxation meditation and channelled messages for guidance. Benissa 663 137 657 gaydarrington@ gmail.com (202450)

Home Care HOMECARE COSTA BLANCA. From 1hr cleaning to 24hr nursing care. 619 216 270 / 965 878 028. jainemossaic @gmail.com www.homecare costablanca.com (99548)

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Gardening TREE SPECIALIST, cut and removal of palm/pine trees. Size not a problem. Also dangerous & difficult work. Garden cleaning and gravelling. Free estimates. 627 103 412 (202459)

Gold Wanted ALEXANDERS Antique Jewellers pay top London prices. Est 2003, Open Mon-Sat 10am-2pm. Javea port seafront. 965 792 595 (202294) RETIRED jeweller will buy unwanted/broken gold jewellery, coins and silver items. Cash paid. 627 019 403 (99504)

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Mobile Homes WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@ gmail.com (200742)

Mobile Phone Repairs ALL types of mobile phone repairs. Contact 609 838 890 (202369)

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SOS INSURANCE. Best prices available. Call us first for all your insurance needs. Including funeral plans. Tel: 966 787 123 / 622 275 561 (202254)

GOING HOME CAR. BMW 318i, tourer estate 2002.

Taxed and MOT’d Oct 2013.

90,000 miles. FSH. Metallic blue, beige leather. All extras.

Economical. 2,800€ or sterling equivalent. 966 404 572 / 628 160 432 (202458) VOLKSWAGEN new Beetle 1999, 2.0 ltr petrol, manual. Metallic blue with cream interior (best colour) in truly immaculate condition. Left hand drive, on Spanish plates since September last year.

Only 71,000 miles with old MOTs to verify. 6 stack CD, good air con, alloys, wheels with new tyres.

Tow bar, legally included on the ficha tecnica. 4,750 euros or nearest offer.

Cheapest on sale in this condition. Call Mike on 660 561 931. Transfer included (201389)

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NEED YOUR PETS TAKEN CARE OF? Not kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced area. 699 790 080 Altea (99699) PAWS PET TRANSPORT SPAIN UK SPAIN every month. We treat all pets as if they belonged to us. Maybe the best rates in Spain. Please call JOE on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 for a chat or email pawspettransport@hotmail. com. Quote ewn1 (202324) www.woofersandfriends.com.

Your pets home from home while you are away. 663 540 300 (202422)

Pet Insurance PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. www.info@protectapet.eu (95962)

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W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (202296)

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APARTAMENTOS PLAYA ALBIR SL. Quality rental accommodation with reception, 2 beds, 2 bath. Washing machine, air con, sea views and swimming pool. Available for short or long term let. apartments@playaalbirsl.e.tele fonica.net / Tel/fax 966 866 206 (202289)

STANLEY KERSEY. Retired painter, 38 years experience, available for all painting and decorating needs. Javea/Denia area. (0044) 7721 595 899 info@stanleydecorating.co.uk (202387)

WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyany car@hotmail.com (200261)

Kitchens/Bathrooms KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, WARDROBES. Classic kitchens 20 years on the Costa Blanca.

Call Adrian 676 699 700

Locksmith LOCKSMITH/ELECTRICIAN/CARPENTER for emergency safe opening Altea area. Call Michael Rice 686 513 510 or Calpe area Sean Gannon 667 507 630

Metal Works MOBILE WELDING SERVICE, gates, rejas, railings etc.

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Free quotes. NO JOB TOO SMALL. Calpe. Dave: 616 173 699 / 965 834 869 (202431)

MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (95302)

KITCHEN cupboards looking tired/outdated? Reface/repaint instead of replacing. See examples www.villapainting.es 678 179 346 (202331) www.decorlux.es painting, decorating, renovation. Est. Costa Blanca 1995. Estimates free. Tel 649 181 526 (97279)

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TH.POOLS.sc. Maintenance, servicing and repairs. New pumps and filters, sand changes and regrouts. Pool equipment and one-off lessons available. Moraira Benidorm. CALL TRISTAN 627 008 158 (95844)

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www.100percentplumbing. com Call for a free quotation 965 835 939 (87006) PAUL FAULKNER - PLUMBER. Dripping tap to complete kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, including tiling.

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PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or e-mail us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (200622)

WASHING MACHINE and all domestic repairs, Calpe / Campello BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (99672)

www.instantpools.eu YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL - We manufacture & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools from 8ft - 32ft. Remember, with above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. Email: info@instantpools.eu - Tel: 965 050 064 - Mobile: 634 322 672 (202251) LIAMRICK Pool Cleaning Services 965 733 186 / 626 370 334 (202394)

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M100 - BENITACHELL, top floor apartment of a 2 storey block, 2 bedrooms, quiet location, stunning panoramic views. 420€ pcm - 965 745 969 (89468) M141 - Second floor, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment in the sought after Port Xabia complex, Javea, walking distance to beach and all amenities 600 € per month plus bills. 965 745 969 (89468) BEAUTIFUL penthouse in Calpe, facing south, centrally located, but quiet. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living room, large kitchen, total 118m2. One spacious terrace, 101m2. Unfurnished 750€/m.

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(99636) HOUSE/VILLA for sale in Alaro-Mallorca. 1,700m2 plot, 200m2 house, pool, 4x8 garage for 2 vehicles.

599,000€. Tel 661 427 008 (Juan) (201447) PLOT for sale in Alaro-Mallorca. 3,500m2 with small house 83m2, with refurbishment project and licence, pool.

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Property Maintenance MADE IN SPAIN - Property & garden maintenance - Property management. 652 090 017 / 965 878 028 www.madein spain.co madein_s@yahoo .co.uk (99546)

Property Management COMPLETE HOME SERVICES Villa changeovers, laundry, pool cleaning, gardening, and general maintenance, everything you need. North Costa Blanca. denisebridger12 @gmail.com Denise 667 298 576 (202334)

Property Wanted PROPERTY wanted: Cash Buyer looking for Villa in Denia area, Quick Completion possible. Send details and price to houseinnorthcostablanca@ gmail.com (203094)

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“PRECIOUS CARDS”. A distributor of greetings cards, gift wear and confectionery require a native Spanish sales agent who is English spoken to join our team, own transport required, commission based. For more info email cv to sales@Precio-cards.com (206789)

INTERNATIONAL and European Removals. Expert removals worldwide. www.universalremovals. com. Tel: 951 247 834 (200810)

UK data collection agency requires a team of on street server canvassers for Benidorm areas. Call 966 813 312 or email info@sleepwell marketing.com (202465)

MAN & VAN Costa Blanca North Removals / delivery, house & garden clearance.

Competitive rates. UK fixed prices. Call Graham 965 730 382 / 644 114 876 (202345)

BLANKET factory tours require sales presenters for our showrooms near Alicante. We also require femal sales assistants.

Must be native British. Call European Health on freephone 900 713 647 (202465)

SPAIN2UK2SPAIN man and van. Trips between UK/Spain twice a month. Excellent rates. enquiries@spain2uk2spain. com. Also local removals and deliveries. Christine 965 571 837 / 638 261 341 (202275) FURNITURE VAN FOR HIRE with driver. Careful local moves, Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014 (202312) VAN leaving Spain to UK 4th February. Space available.

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Roller Shutters CORDS, slats, winding mechanisms, motors. Calpe + 40 kms. Tony Bowers 659 464 992 www.toldosalchemy.com (99623)

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Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (202291)

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SCRAP VEHICLES wanted for cash. Call 646 726 377 (202301)

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ITH the 2008, Peugeot has created a new hatchback/ SUV cross-over.

Set to go on sale in spring at a base price of €19,000, it follows the success of the larger 3008.

At just 4.16 metres long, the 2008 innovates by combining the driving characteristics of a hatchback and the strength of an SUV with an on board area that provides passenger

space, modularity and comfort.

Equally at ease in town as on the open road, it can escape from the city with confidence due to its extended mobility features. The 2008 is to be produced close to its markets, in France (Mulhouse), in China (Wuhan) and in Brazil (Porto Real).

With its higher-driving position the Peugeot

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2008, fitted with ‘Mud & Snow’ tyres, 17” ‘Diamond’ wheels with a matt finish, has pronounced wheel arches that give it road presence and stance.

The black bumpers and body sills serve to protect it from abrasions with front and rear body protection and side mouldings in stainless steel.

The boot volume, with a low loading sill, has above it a roof line with dynamic curves, inspired by the RCZ. The wide tailgate is framed by lamps secured to the bodywork.

The latest-generation engines take care both of the driving experience and fuel economy.

RED DEVIL: Stingray’s provocative exterior styling is as functional as it is elegant.

Stingray lives up to its name THE 2014 Corvette Stingray is the most powerful standard model ever built by the Chevrolet subsidiary, with an estimated 335 kW (450 horsepower) and 610 Nm of torque.

It is also their most capable standard model ever, able to accelerate from 0-100 Kph in less than four seconds.

It is expected by the carmaker to be the most fuel efficient Corvette, exceeding the EPA estimated 26 mpg of the current model. It will go on sale in 2013, no prices disclosed yet.

The all-new Corvette Stingray shares only two parts with the previous generation. It incorporates a new frame structure and chassis, a new powertrain and supporting technologies, as well as completely new

exterior and interior designs.

Highlights include new driver technologies, such as a five position Drive Mode Selector that tailors 12 vehicle attributes to fit the driver’s environment and a new seven speed manual transmission with Active Rev Matching that anticipates gear selections and matches engine speed for accurate shifts.

A new 6.2L LT1 V8 engine combines advanced technologies, including direct injection, Active Fuel Management, continuously variable valve timing and an advanced combustion system that delivers more power using less fuel.

The interior includes real carbon fibre, aluminum and hand wrapped leather materials and dual eight inch driver/ infotainment screens.

Lexus presents IS range TOYOTA’S luxury brand unveiled the all-new Lexus IS model range to be launched in Europe by mid-2013.

It includes the IS 300h – the first IS to feature Lexus Hybrid Drive – and the rear-wheel drive IS 250, as well as a further evolution of the F SPORT package.

Incorporating no less than 12 first features and technical innovations, the new IS also showcases an all-new interior with a more sporting, focused driver’s environment, a significant improvement in rear seat space for best-in-class roominess, and a larger luggage compartment.

The most affordable version (the 250) will be available in Europe at a base price of €24,800, with the rear wheel drive version of the 2.5l V6 petrol engine. The front suspension system has been revised.

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By Tony Matthews A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains. s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

ATTENTION will turn to the FA Cup this weekend.

The first of 16 fourth round FA Cup-ties takes place tomorrow (Friday) night when Millwall play Aston Villa.

On Saturday a further 12 will be played including Bolton v Everton, Brighton v Arsenal, Macclesfield v Wigan, Manchester United v Fulham, Norwich v Luton, QPR v MK Dons, Reading v Sheffield United and Stoke v Manchester City, while the last three on Sunday see Oldham take on Liverpool, Spurs visit Leeds and Brentford entertain Chelsea. There’ll be an upset or two; there normally is!

The African Cup of Nations is well under way with at least one game taking place virtually every day over the next two to three weeks. Early results saw South Africa held to a draw by Cape Verde and Morocco likewise by Angola. The strongest countries seem to be DR Congo, Ghana and Nigeria. We’ll see what

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FA Cup takes centre stage

transpires.

The winners of the Australian Grand Slam singles finals will be crowned this weekend, and at the time of going to print, Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray was looking strong, as were Messrs Federer and

DRUG-CHEAT: Lance Armstrong (above) appeared on the Oprah Winfrey (left) Show.

Djokovic (after one gruelling five-hour, five-set marathon) while Maria Sharapova was bang on form in the women’s section.

Soccer Round Up • After seeing rivals City beat

Fulham, and by drawing 1-1 at Tottenham, Manchester United’s lead at the top of the Premiership is down to five points. Clint Dempsey hit a dramatic ‘Fergie-time’ equaliser for Spurs to cancel out Robin van Persie’s 21st goal of the season for the Reds.

• Chelsea kept in touch by beating Arsenal 2-1. Frank Lampard’s 195th goal for the Stamford Bridge club puts him seven behind Bobby Tambling’s club record of 202.

• Michael Owen struck his first goal for Stoke who lost 3-1 at Swansea… Reading won at Newcastle for the first time ever… Daniel Sturridge made it three goals in his first three games for Liverpool who walloped Norwich 5-0. The last Reds’ player to achieve a three in three feat was Ray Kennedy in 1974… And QPR (who’ve got rid of Djibril Cisse) earned a point at West Ham for whom Joe Cole scored his first goal for 10 years.

La Vila’s long trip for nothing POURING rain and freezing temperatures were the background to an intense rugby battle between AMPO Ordizia and La Vila in the Basque Country.

La Vila showed a marked improvement in attitude and determination despite losing 30-10.

In the first half, the Vileros faced a barrage of pressure from the men from Axio Arañan, which culminated in two tries for the home wing Sills. Simpson added eight points for Oridizia between the sticks, but it was the ominipresent Sorribes who kept La Vila in the game and gave hope for a possible comeback.

Sorribes crossed the line for five points with a trademark try, with help from Guillem Carrión and Matías Lamboglia.

The half-time score came in at 18-10, which the Alicantinos were satisfied with given the difficult conditions and fierce opposition.

It took the current holders of the Copa del Rey 20 minutes to score again, this time at the hands of centre Simpson. The physical superiority of Ordizia helped to get Sills a home ‘hat trick’ with the fourth and final try of the match.

The next fixture is against Atlético de Madrid at 12.30 on Sunday January 27 at the Villajoyosa Stadium.

Meanwhile, La Vila Ladies lined up

Photo courtesy AMPO Ordizia.

AMPO Ordizia 30-10 La Vila RC

SCRUM DOWN: La Vila have the put-in. against UCAM from Murcia, with the starting 12 closely matched and fighting aggressively for every ball.

UCAM scored first with a well-worked try finished by speedy winger Ascen. La Vila responded by battering the UCAM line, who were repeatedly penalised for offences at the breakdown, which eventually ended in a try for Joanna Pico.

UCAM managed to again get the ball to Ascen on the wing, who crossed for her second try. The home team responded with a try of their own through Rabeb Namir, following another onslaught and penalty offences by the away side.

Whilst the away side came with several replacements, the home team had only the 12 players who originally took to the field, and as the match wore on tiredness crept in and both sides made errors.

UCAM managed to take advantage of the ‘fresh legs’ they were able to bring on, scoring a converted try in the second half, bringing the final score to 1-19 in favour of UCAM.

If any ladies are interested in joining the team, training takes place at 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Villajoyosa Stadium.

• Southampton sacked manager Nigel Adkins three days before Monday’s home PL game with Everton, replacing him with unknown Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino. The fans aren’t happy!

• It’s ‘Cities’ 1-2-3 in the Championship with Cardiff leading Leicester and Hull by 10 points.

• Barcelona (2-0 up and despite another Lionel Messi goal) lost in La Liga for the first time this season, beaten 3-2 by mid-table Real Sociedad.

• Watch out for some interesting deals this week with the ‘transfer window’ closing next Tuesday.

Sport in General • The quarter-finals of Rugby’s Heineken Cup will feature Clermont v Montpellier, Munster v Harlequins, Saracens v Ulster and Toulon v Leicester.

• Mark Selby beat 2012 winner Neil Robertson 10-6 in the Masters Snooker final at Alexandra Palace.

• Jamie Donaldson (Wales) beat Justin Rose (England) by one shot to win the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

• If you get a chance, watch GB’s brilliant ‘bouncer’ Harry Newbold-Cozens on TV. He’s taking part in the youth international trampoline championships!

And all I’m going to say about drug-abusing cyclist Lance Armstrong is that he’s admitted he cheated!

The seven-time Tour de France winner said so several times on last week’s Oprah Winfrey Show and I was told, that cheats never prosper!

Several people have put a spoke or two in his works (or should that be his wheels) so we’ll see what happens once the solicitors get involved!

Did you know?

A world-record 45,000 runners will compete in the New York marathon this year.

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Lions roar to victory over Calpe CALPE Bowls Club showed an improvement on their previous match, but still lost to the Benitachell Bowls Club Lions.

But the 9-1 defeat was a closer than it looked as the score was 52 shots to 76.

Results were: Ted Campbell, Barry Rowe and Glenda Rowe lost 15–23, Kate Sayers, Alan Steed and Tony Sayers drew 16–16; Stan Walmsley, Betty Walmsley and Paul Brown lost 13–20; Alan Edwards, Alison Edwards and Ray Collom lost 8–17; Gary Vincent, Eileen Whitmore and Barry Stephens (friendly) won 19 – 13.

Oliva North playing long STIFF breezes made Oliva North seem even longer than normal when 38 members of Pego Golf Society played a pairs better ball competition.

The course was in its usual superb condition and the greens were exceptionally fast.

Vice Captain Danny Herron presented the prizes. Winning pair was Dave Collins and Peter Brown with 43 points, in second came Mike Phillips and Bill Sykes (42) with Donna Green and Jan Baker (42) third.

Nearest the pin at hole three was Ray Edmonds and hole 16 Steve Patton, with Bill Pike getting a two.

Anyone wanting to join the society, based at Oliva Nova, for a game should visit: www.pegogolfsociety.com.

PRIZE WINNERS: Orba Warblers victors from a La Sella match.

Warblers visit La Sella THE superb condition of La Sella made up for the strong chilly winds when

Orba Warblers played a match there.

In first place in

Division One was Graham Bennington, scoring 36 points followed by David Knight (34) and in third Chris Field (33).

Division Two was topped by Keith Tickner with 34 points, in second was Mike Preston (32) and third was Barbara Pollitt (34).

There were nearest the pin prizes for Berry Jobling and Clive Kay

and Berry and Glynn Braidley also managed to get twos.

Derek Gray, celebrating his 77th birthday, awarded prizes for seventh in each division and these were won by Jan Wilson and Arthur Sullivan.

Guests are always welcome.

Visit: www.orbawarblers.com or phone 634 351 950.

Denia get stuck in Denia 22 v 15 Technidex Valencia DENIA got ‘stuck in’ to take a hard-earned win against one of the best teams in the league.

Right from the start they had Technidex wondering what was hitting them. Continuous pressure kept Technidex out of the game.

Denia tries came quickly and 15 minutes into the game they were 17-0 up after two tries from Mariano and two conversions and a penalty from Santi.

Frustration set in to the Technidex team as they were faced by a Denia team which, despite missing some regular starters through injury, refused to give in.

Denia started the second-half strongly and this resulted in a try by Alej following some good attacking and supporting play.

In the last 10 minutes when Denia started to show signs of tiring, the experienced players in the Technidex came into the game and scored three tries to make the final score 22-15.

Denia are away to Alzira this weekend.

For more information visit: www.tuktuktours.co.uk/ rugby.htm.

Ifach Golf Club monthly medal results RESULTS of the Ifach Golf Club monthly medal were: In the Ladies’ Division one competition; first Ann Jones (net 54), second Rita Linder (net 55), third Nina Buglass (net 56).

In Division Two; first Toni Rowe (net 58), second Gail Brumham (net 61), third Joan

Easter (net 61).

In the men’s competition Division One: first Rolf Luig (net 59), second Keith Hollingsworth (net 61), third Stephen King (net 61).

Division Two; first Michael O’Hara (net 64), second Gerhard Meyer (net 65), third John Manley (net 65).