Costa Blanca South 31 January - 6 February 2013 Issue 1439

ISSUE NO. 1439

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Charity in plea for coma girl, 7 A PLEA has gone out to help a sevenyear-old girl sent home from hospital in a coma.

The girl’s mother is now caring for her daughter, who is on a ventilator, at their home in La Zenia, Orihuela Costa.

Fully qualified nurses from the Paul Cunningham Nursing Charity are providing free temporary assistance to the mother with the around-the-clock care needed.

But Jennifer Cunningham, President of the charity is appealing through the EWN for anyone who can help the girl to step forward.

“We are a non-profit-making nursing charity and have stepped in to help for a

DISCHARGED: Girl sent home by hospital few days while a solution is found,” she said.

“This is a dreadful situation, with Torrevieja Hospital suddenly refusing to care for the girl - in a coma for almost three years - any longer.

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City fire FIRE FIGHTERS were called to a blaze in an apartment block in Murcia city centre. The fourth floor apartment was destroyed but no one was hurt.

Low means JOINT WORKING: Wiszniewski (right) discusses San Fulgencio’s services with Ambassador Paxman.

WORKING TOGETHER: Consul Rodwell (left) and Ambassador Paxman.

Town halls praised for helping British

Parents jailed over truancy THE parents of three teenagers aged 16, 17 and 18, have been sentenced to three months in prison for not taking their children to school regularly for a decade.

The Department of Education said they had been working with the family since 2002. The youngest daughter went to school with some ‘regularity’ but the other two children had 100 per cent absenteeism.

By Gemma Quinn TOWN HALLS across the Costa Blanca have been praised by the British Ambassador for supporting and helping UK expatriates in Spain.

At a ‘Working together to support British nationals’ forum in Alicante, Ambassador Giles Paxman met councillors working with European residents from 15 town halls across the province.

Joined by Mercedes Alonso, Vice-president of Alicante Provincial

Government, and British Consul Paul Rodwell, the ambassador said Alicante province is home to more than 132,000 British who “make up 7 per cent of the population, so it is important that town halls are seen as the first port of call for those who need help.”

The forum addressed many issues councillors regularly deal with, including healthcare, the language barrier and support of the elderly.

Jeff Wiszniewski,

Councillor for the Urbanisations in San Fulgencio, said it was valuable to meet representatives from other municipalities in office for a number of years and with established services.

“We were able to learn what efforts they were making to increase the Padron and were impressed that we were giving office space to Help Vega Baja and Age Concern. They were also impressed at our efforts of feeding the less well off.”

THE average pension in the Murcia region, including retirement, permanent disability, widow and family allowance pensions is €749.47 per month, the third lowest in Spain.

New plan TORREVIEJA has signed an agreement with APYMECO, the local association for small and medium sized businesses, allowing them to work together.

In training VOLUNTEER members of the Red Cross Crevillent mountain rescue are undergoing training so they can respond to any incident in the area.

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Knocked cold and left bound THE owner of the Orenes games room in Quesada is recovering from a robbery at the premises in which he was bound and left unconscious as thieves fled with money from the safe.

Sales drop SALES in the retail trade in the region of Murcia recorded a fall of 11.7 per cent in December, compared to December 2011, the third largest decline in Spain.

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Torrevieja tops league TORREVIEJA has jumped to top of the transparency league table in the Alicante region.

Transparency International carried out a survey with a number of indicators to see how open a town hall is in terms of communication and access of information to the public, the contraction of services, town planning, public works and finances.

The survey covered 110 of Spain’s largest town halls with Torrevieja in 46th position nationally and top of the municipalities looked at in the Alicante region.

Five years ago Torrevieja was bottom of the list scoring just 17.5 out of 100, compared to the latest improved score of 82.5. In comparison, Elche scored 77.5 out of 100, with Orihuela coming down

the list with 56.3. Alicante scored 52.5 and Benidorm just 33.8.

Nationally, eight town halls received a perfect score, including Gandia on the north Costa Blanca.

In showing the openness of a town hall’s workings, the rankings were measured in accordance with the requirements of a new transparency law which is expected to come in to force soon.

SHOWTIME’S concerts supporting Paul Cunningham Nurses are on Thursday, February 7, at Breakaways Bar in Tiro de Pichon and Thursday, February 14, at Olympia, Mil Palermas. More information: 634 379 354.

TORREVIEJA is in Carnival season with the first family parade taking place on Sunday, February 3 from 4.30pm.

Irish theme THE Orihuela Costa St Patrick’s day parade is taking place in Cabo Roig on Sunday March 17 at 3.30pm. To participant in the parade contact Brendan on 663 295 066.

New group A NEW neighbourhood association has been formed in Los Altos to promote leisure activities and work with Torrevieja Town Hall on improvements, including demands for a new school.

Council boost TORREVIEJA is being represented at FITUR 2013 tourism fair in Madrid promoting gastronomy and sports tourism in the town.

Child study

A SPATE of vandalism including deliberately started fires has hit the municipalities of Callosa de Segura and Los Montesinos.

PICTURESQUE SURROUNDS: Young El Burgo couples are being encouraged to start families.

More towns and villages bid to cash in on babies

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H BABY! More towns and villages are handing out financial sops for young couples to have families.

El Burgo in the Sierra de las Nieves has now joined the ranks, advising that €1,000 will be handed to local parents for each child born in the area.

Last year 20 residents died locally, and just five babies were born.

“There are fewer young couples in our town and we want that to change,” said Mayor Maria Dolores Narvaez.

And Almachar, in the Axarquia region of Malaga, has decided to

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PSYCHOLOGISTS at the University of Murcia are interested in Almoradí’s programme against childhood obesity and will analyse the results.

Forty children are taking part in the scheme.

Showtime for PCN

AROUND 500 doctors are expected to attend the ‘seventh meeting of orthopaedic and trauma physicians’ being held on Friday, March 1 at Torrevieja Hospital.

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“The rate of unemployment amongst youths in countries such as Spain is shameful and totally unacceptable.”

President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz during a conference for the 40th anniversary of the European Trade Union Confederation.

increase its €1,500 payment to new local parents by a further €100 as well as paying for some vaccinations.

It also offers two weeks work to either parent if unemployed and free kindergarten services.

The payment is through vouchers to spend in local shops, and since the initiative was introduced in 2006, the village birth rate has increased to an annual average of 25 babies born over the last two years.

Up until the end of 2010 a €2,500 ‘baby-cheque’ was handed out nationally to parents of new-born babies by the

central government.

Since then individual towns and villages have paid out to try to increase local birth rates with Sediles in Zaragoza paying parents €100 for the first five years of their child’s life, and in Monegrillo, parents are given €720 to spend in local shops.

In Logrosan, Caceres, parents receive €250 when their child is born and another €250 when it is six months old, again to spend in local shops.

Meanwhile Montejaque, also in Malaga, offers parents €500 hoping that the population will not drop below 1,000 residents.

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per cent of the annual gross income of Spanish families was destined to buying a home in the third trimester of 2012, 14 per cent less than at its peak in 2008 according to the Bank of Spain.

Cap in hand SCHOOLS in Crevillent are asking parents to collect plastic bottle caps as part of the ‘Solidarity Stoppers’ campaign to help families of school students who have physical or mental disability.

Photo show SANTA POLA is hosting an exhibition of photographs by young people to raise awareness of domestic violence.

The photos are on display at the Civic Centre until Friday, February 8.

and finally...

EL PUIG, Valencia, celebrated local festivities by throwing dead rats. Animal rights groups said this was “savage” and “unhygienic” and it was banned by the town hall, but locals brought their own rats. No police were present.

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SIT IN: Around 200 people spent the night in school in a plea for it to be rebuilt.

Parents’ protest at faulty school AROUND 200 pupils and parents barricaded themselves inside the Príncipe de España school in Rojales to demand the construction of a new, safe school.

Armed with food and drink, sleeping bags and blankets, they held a sleepover at the school.

Once again parents association AMPA was trying to raise awareness of the dilapidated school and its catalogue of faults and crumbling walls.

“I saw better schools when I was travelling in Africa,” said Cindy Poole.

“It is horrible as a parent to know my daughter is there while I work, and I worry about her safety.”

Louise O’Hara has three children and is expecting her fourth. “When my eldest first started, the new infant’s area had been built so I had no

concerns, but the other building has just never been improved.”

Pepí Gutierrez and Virginia Trives are both teachers elsewhere but their own children attend Príncipe de España: “We believe it is the school in the worst condition in the Valencian Communidad.”

Amongst the protesters were members of the local government team who have been active in showing their support to parents and the local community.

Education Councillor Tatiana Cañizares said: “I’m here as a parent as my children are here, I’m here as a teacher who works here and I’m here as a councillor.” Asked if the condition of the school was as bad as claimed she said: “It is worse than what they say.”

Tatiana has a lot of history at the school, her father attended, she attended and she had her first communion at the school. “I will be a little sad to see it go, I will keep a stone, but I want a nice new school for my children and for future pupils.”

Rojales Mayor Antonio Pérez said that funding has to come from Valencia. He said he understood concerns as both a mayor and grandfather whose grandson will be entering the school.

“We have been asking for a new school since 2003. Now, the Valencian government is using the crisis as an excuse. We have a meeting with the Conselleria on Wednesday February 20 and we just want to know when work will start.”

Railway destruction THE Izquierda Unida party has denounced what they say is the “environmental destruction” of the orchard region of Callosa de Segura as a result of the construction of railway infrastructure.

Miguel Ángel Pavón said: “The

construction of this AVE railway makes no sense. That money could have been invested in modernising the existing suburban network. Such amounts of money could have been spent on other things, like building schools and hospitals and making improvements.”

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Tension rises in taxi war CALM has been called for in a ‘taxi war’ affecting legal taxis from Torrevieja working at Alicante airport.

The Provincial Tourism Deputy, Javier Fernández Joaquín Albaladejo, was talking about recent incidents between airport based taxis angry at drivers from other municipalities picking up passengers at the airport.

Police were called as tensions rose following an argument between a local driver from Elche and one from Torrevieja.

Albaladejo said confrontation does not project a good image and said, “I ask for common sense to prevail.”

ROBBERS LOOT: Police vehicle search discovers range of stolen items.

Arrests after car chase A GROUP of suspected thieves operating in the Orihuela Costa has been arrested by local police after a car chase.

The arrests were made on the ring road of San Miguel where three men were seen driving slowly in their dark blue Volkswagen Passat.

A member of the public had alerted police to the vehicle and its occupants who were acting suspiciously. As police approached the car it sped off showing no regard for traffic lights or the safety of other road users. After a short police chase the car was intercepted and it’s occupants arrested.

A search of the vehicle found a gold pendant, a man’s watch, an empty drum to transport up to 25 litres of diesel, various items of branded clothing and personal hygiene products.

Police claim the car was used in crimes committed earlier this month including a robbery on Saturday, January 5.

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Big French gas smell

ACCUSATIONS: Monica Lorente and Bob Houliston denounce the 'neglect' of the Orihuela Costa

Orihuela Costa ‘war’ IT was a war of words on the Orihuela Costa as Councillor for the Coast, Pedro Mancebo, responded to allegations made by opposition parties CLARO and the PP. Bob Houliston and former Mayor Monica Lorente denounced the “deliberate neglect of Orihuela Costa and the systematic running down of services offered in the Playa Flamenca office of the Town Hall.” Together, they made a series of accusations, all of which have been denied by the Government team.

Bob Houliston said, “Deliberate neglect of the coast was clearly illustrated in the breaking of the formal promise by the Mayor that 40 per cent of the proceeds of the sale of municipal land in Orihuela Costa would be devoted to investments on the coast.

This has not happened.”

In response to this, Pedro Mancebo said that the government team has announced publicly that around €400,000, which is 40 per cent of the sale of land, will be used for projects on the coast. He said: “To state that land has been sold to enable more houses to be built is foolish.

My government does not sell land to build houses, we sell the land to get the money which is needed to develop public investments.

“The last thing Orihuela Costa needs is new

POLICE in Kent, Sussex and Surrey received dozens of calls from concerned residents when a stinking cloud of gas – likened to rotten eggs – escaped from a leak at a French plant and drifted over the English channel.

Older hero WELSH holidaymaker Paul Marshallsea, aged 62, helped wrestle a 6ft shark off the Australian coast to stop swimmers from being attacked.

Ugly voice THE Essex accent has been voted the least attractive in the English language in a survey.

More than a quarter of people voted for Irish as their favourite accent.

Shell out DENIALS: Councillor for coast Pedro Mancebo rejects allegations. houses.” He added that there are no plans to sell protected land in the Sierra Escalona as claimed by CLARO and the PP. In response to allegations that €705,000 of funds has been transferred from the Orihuela Costa to other areas, the Mancebo denied this. “Juan Ignacio LopezBas, Councillor for Commerce and Taxes and myself must sign such documents for transfer of monies. Both of us have not signed any such transfer.”

The opposition councillors went on to comment about the lack of facilities within the Playa Flamenca Town Hall and the closure of the National Police office, the Aguagest, Chamber of Commerce and tourism office. Mancebo reported the National Police office was to be reinstated shortly.

A HOUSE in Devon, sold for more than £120,000 (€143,000), is decorated with sea shells on its walls and ceilings, many of them in nautical scenes.

Blast plan TRAIN carriages could be bomb-proofed to prevent a repeat of the London Underground terrorist attacks in 2005.

Tech baby THE first tablet computer aimed at babies was unveiled at the London Toy Fair, and will go on sale for £85 (€101) later this year.

Rapist paid A CONVICTED rapist has been awarded compensation from the Government after having to wait 12 months for a Parole Board hearing.

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Winds force school closure

PUPILS were sent home from school after strong winds smashed windows.

A student at IES Los Alcores school in San Miguel de Salinas, Daniel Broadhead said: “The pressure of the wind caused the windows to collapse through the roof into the hallway. At our next lesson we were all told to leave as the school was closing.” Daniel’s mother Rachel said they had a lucky escape: “It could have been much worse if children had been walking through the corridor.”

The school remained closed for two further days until a safety inspection had been carried out.

However, one school which did not close its doors was the Príncipe de España in Rojales.

Parents were so outraged at the decision that many kept their children home. The following day, pupils arrived with safety helmets on in protest against what their parents described as dangerous and crumbling walls around them. In response to the criticism, Rojales Councillor for

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SAFETY FIRST: Parents at the condemned Rojales school send children to school with safety helmets on as the school remained open in the high winds.

Education, Tatiana Cañizares, said the mayor had called the head teacher at the school, but it was decided to remain open due to the large number of students who stayed on the premises for lunch.

“We could not get the pupils home as a lot of the parents are

working.” The councillor added, “We did what we should do and followed procedure.”

The Emergency Department of Orihuela ordered the closure of parks and sports facilities as strong winds once again hit the region.

They advised schools not to do any outside activity and in the city’s Virgen del Camino school, 43 primary school students were evacuated from the prefabricated classrooms until the department technicians approved the safety of the building.

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‘Women of Fire’ second birthday WOMEN OF FIRE business group has celebrated its second birthday.

Over 40 female entrepreneurs came together to mark the occasion at their monthly meeting, held at Let’s Eat Restaurant, Benimar.

Co-founders Vicki Riley and Christine Quinlan, said Women of Fire is a non-profit making business and networking group exclusively for women either working, running their own business or thinking of setting up a business in Spain.

They aim to bring together women in a friendly and supportive environment.

“Business has changed over the years and we want to bring together women for informal networking and to make it fun,” said Vicki.

“People come to enjoy a nice meal, to talk to people and to make contacts and hopefully do business” added Christine.

Maxine Biddiscombe and Vanessa Sorrell made the hour’s journey from Javea to be at their first Women of Fire lunch. “I am a member of the Women in Business Association in Javea,” said Maxine, “and I have come further south to meet new women and to show my Swarovski crystal

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: women of fire cofounders Vicki Riley (left) and Christine Quinlan celebrate their two years. jewellery to a wider audience. I do find these groups beneficial when you are running your own business.”

Visit www.womenoffire.org.

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Modern town hall GUARDAMAR Town Hall has successfully made the transition to electronic databases.

The speed of implementation of e-Government in the town has been praised by Espúblico, the company providing this service in more than 500 municipalities across Spain.

The project started in September 2012 to modernise the town hall and now virtually all administrative records are held on computer databases.

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Spanish, followed by Moroccan and British women.

The maternity department delivered

Blood donation marathon THE 10th Blood Donation Marathon of Torrevieja saw 142 people donate blood.

Five nurses and two doctors were on hand for eight hours at the annual blood drive, organised by the town hall and the Transfusion Centre of Valencia. Torrevieja was one of the first towns to organise such a marathon and since they started in 2004, have had more than 2,100 donations.

This year they welcomed 35 people more than last year who had been encouraged to donate blood for the first time.

Anyone aged between 18 and 65 years and weighing a minimum of 50 kilos can donate blood.

1,251 babies, eight less than in 2011, with 627 of those born being boys.

There were 552 births to Spanish mothers, 144 to Moroccan women and 86 deliveries to British women.

The average age of the mothers was between 31 and 35 years-old with the youngest being 15 and the oldest aged 49.

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57 nationalities born in Torrevieja WOMEN of 57 different nationalities gave birth in Torrevieja Hospital last year.

Most mothers were

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Balloon race winner

HELLO WORLD: Mothers of 57 different nationalities gave birth in Torrevieja Hospital.

A TRAVELLING balloon has won Mary Lewis from Quesada €100.

The balloon was set off with over 800 others at The Pink Ladies’ fund raising event at Evolution Bar in La Fuente Commercial Centre back in November 2012.

The winner of the balloon race was the person whose balloon had travelled the furthest and its attached tag returned. Mary’s balloon was found and returned by Sophie Glezos in Aigues near to Villajoyosa and she received a cheque for €20 for sending the ticket back.

The event raised a total of €1,642 for the AECC charity’s cancer screening programme.

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ALTOGETHER: Volunteers are a lifeline to the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre.

A community spirit at its best RESIDENTS of Gran Alacant are showing community spirit in helping the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) in Rojales.

The foundation is reliant on volunteers to enable it to continue growing and helping horses, ponies and donkeys throughout Spain.

Trained riding instructor Karen Bull is developing the riding and education side of Easy Horse Care and has worked in many areas of the equine field. Karen’s aim now is to work with the centre and share her knowledge.

Barry and Sandra Lane, along with their

daughter Kelly, are actively promoting the centre and are organising a new charity shop in Gran Alacant.

Gayle Thompson, along with Chris and Doreen Gibbs, all professional people in their previous lives, are now regular volunteers doing everything and anything that is needed.

Sue Weeding said: “This is certainly community spirit at its best. All of these new volunteers have definitely made a huge difference to the centre already this year. Thank you Gran Alacant!�

For details www.easyhorsecare.net.

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HOT PURSUIT: The speeding car was fleeing from the Guardia Civil.

Driver chased across the border (and back again) A DRIVER who thought he had outrun the Guardia Civil was made to turn round and

return to Spain by the Portuguese National Republican Guard.

The Portuguese driver had failed to stop at a routine traffic control on the A-49 at Lepe THE number of illegal immigrants arriving in Spain fell by (Huelva).

30 per cent in 2012, and 50 per cent in the Canary Islands.

He was driving at 190 The Minister of the Interior, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, kilometres per hour explained that although fewer illegal immigrants entered wearing headphones that via the Canaries, more entered through Melilla. This is due prevented him from to the increase of sub-Saharan immigrants arriving in hearing the orders of the Morocco. police.

Illegal immigration falls

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Jobless cash grant kept until employment falls

THE €400 monthly unemployment grant will remain in place until unemployment rates fall below 20 per cent, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced.

Following the announcement of historically high unemployment levels from the National Institute of Statistics, which revealed more than 26 per cent of the active population was

unemployed at the end of 2012, he said that the payment, available to those whose normal unemployment pay has run out and meet certain requirements, will remain in place.

Ex-policeman killed wife A PENSIONER who killed his wife by hitting her over the head with a kitchen cleaver and then stabbing her has been jailed for 18 years. The 67-year-old ex-policeman from Jaen was also ordered to pay €150,000 compensation to their children.

A Granada court heard that the couple had recently returned to live together after a six year separation and had argued the day before the attack in March 2011.

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The accused, Cosme MC, went to the bedroom the following morning where his ex-wife was sleeping, knowing she had taken tranquilisers and would be unable to defend herself, hit her on the head several times with the cleaver. When he saw she was still alive, he then stabbed her in the throat.

The victim, Natividad GC, 69, died from loss of blood due to her injuries.

“We are going to continue making changes which will help growth and employment and continue to help, as much as public resources allow, people who are in the worst situation,” he said.

Rajoy, during a visit to Peru, also admitted Spain is living “the hardest moment of all.”

The visit, and meeting with Peruvian Prime Minister Ollanta Humala, followed the country’s announcement it was renewing its contracts with Telefonica for 18 years and 10 months.

The opera is returning OPERA San Miguel is returning to San Miguel de Salinas.

Singers from Britain travel to San Miguel to join with singers from the Costa Blanca area to rehearse and present the fully staged opera in a week; a cast of 30 will take to the stage.

Rehearsals start in the Casa de Cultura in San Miguel on

Sunday February 10, and continue every day during the course of the week.

These rehearsals are open to the public to come and watch the work in progress.

Performances of the opera will take place on February 15 and 16.

More information: 659 616 356.

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Gender violence dispute

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THE novel ‘50 Shades of Grey’ has been blamed for violence against women.

The coordinator of Huelva’s branch of the Andalucian Institute of Women (IAM), Rosario Ballester, has directly linked mistreatment of women to the reading of the erotic novel that has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.

But her comments have caused concern amongst those present at the end of one of the Days of Attention to the Victims of Gender Violence organised by the Official College of Doctors of Huelva.

Ballester has been reproached for linking the sentimental and sexual relations of the protagonists of the novel by E L James with gender violence.

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Diggers uncover ancient treasure ARCHEOLOGISTS have uncovered more than 300 pieces of jewellery, gold

rings, earrings, necklaces and dozens of Egyptian amulets dating back 2,500 years.

They were investigating a site once occupied by the headquarters of the sub-delegation of the Government of Cadiz when they under covered 12 Punic tombs dated to between the fourth and fifth centuries BC. All of them contained human remains.

The Egyptian amulets, made from ceramic and covered in a coat of glass, represent the Egyptian mythological Gods such as Seth, Horus and Ajet (Eye of Ra).

Next to these tombs, they have found two Phoenician burial grounds and 28 from the Roman era dated between first century BC and second

HORUS: One of the mythological Gods recently discovered. century AD. The finds have now been transferred to the Cadiz Provincial Museum and will be on view to the public.

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Charity plea for coma girl From Front Page “We are unable to sustain nursing on a long term basis, and strongly feel that the Spanish authorities should be handling the situation.

“We did this as we did not know what was going to happen to her, and being on a ventilator she needs trained nursing care.”

But Ms Cunningham has stressed that this free care cannot be ongoing.

“We care for the elderly, but stepped in to help as sending the girl in such a manner was inhumane.”

The mother has said sending her daughter home poses ‘a great risk to her life’.

The girl's mother is now denouncing the health authorities in an effort to make them reverse their decision.

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Woman’s body found in abandoned house THE body of a 26-year-old Romanian woman in an advanced state of decomposition has been found in an uninhabited house.

The woman, who disappeared last summer from Palos de la Frontera, Sevilla, was discovered by the Guardia Civil on the second floor of the house. The deceased had worked there as the carer of an old lady who lived there, and who had died one month previously.

She had been reported missing by her aunt when she did not return home from work. The

A DRUGGED and drunk driver hit and killed a disabled pedestrian, hid the body then used the victim’s credit card.

Now Diego Jose FS has been jailed for two years and fined €700.

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RUIN: The woman disappeared last summer. body has now been transferred to the Institute of Forensic Anatomy

in Huelva where a post-mortem examination will be performed.

Drunk driver jailed The deceased, Ramon Cuaresma, who was physically and mentally disabled, was walking along

a pavement in Paseo Nuevo when FS’s vehicle mounted the pavement and hit him. He died instantly. FS put the

THE Ministry of Agriculture is bringing in new rules for the quality control of Iberian meat.

The idea is to guarantee better information for the consumer, and preserve the Iberian pig breed and pastures. One plan is to reduce the number of denominations to three categories which detail how the animals are fed. The terms ‘100 per cent Iberian’ or ‘Iberian’ will be used depending on the purity of the breed.

Conditions for raising the animals must also be improved with more space for each pig.

body into the boot of his car and drove it eight kilometres before dumping it. He then drove to a petrol station and paid for €27 of petrol with a credit card that he had stolen from the dead man’s wallet.

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THE percentage of women on the boards of directors of the main European companies increased in October last year by 2.1 from January 2012 to 15.8 per cent. The Spanish average is 12 per cent.

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Oil price set to soar

LIQUID GOLD: Spanish staple becoming pricier.

Producers say olive harvest yield cut by half THE price of olive oil is set to double compared to last year, due to the poor harvest.

The price paid to producers is expected to rise to €3.50 per litre, which will affect how much manufacturers and retailers will

charge their clients.

This is mainly due to the fact that fewer than 800,000 tonnes of oil are expected to be obtained from the latest harvest, compared to the record amount of 1.61 million tonnes obtained the

Rooms empty at tourism fair JUST a week before the start of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), hotels in Madrid reported that occupancy levels were below 50 per cent.

The fair began yesterday (Wednesday) and will continue until Sunday.

Hotels have seen their occupancy levels fall drastically compared to last year, the President of Madrid Hoteliers Association (AEHM), Carlos Diaz, reported.

“This is unheard of” he said “just five years ago, practically the whole of Madrid was full thanks to the tourism fair.”

He believes the main reason is the financial crisis, which means there has been a lesser presence of delegations from regions throughout Spain and from other countries.

He denied suggestions that hotel rooms are too expensive and said that current prices are “unbeatable”.

This year’s tourism fair will cover 56,500m2 which is 9.6 per cent less than last year, and although the number of countries represented remains the same at 167, there will be 9,000 companies present, 500 fewer than in 2012.

previous year. This was due to the lack of rain and excessive heat.

The Secretary General of the Spanish Federation of Olive Oil Manufacturers said the poor weather conditions could lead the amount to be even lower.

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EVERYDAY Spanish businesses lose out on new sales due to fake or unjust reviews.

Internet sites such as Qype, Yelp and Trip Advisor encourage consumers to write reviews but do not authenticate them or attempt to prove that the reviewer is genuine. It is estimated that one in 10 reviews are fake.

Mark Hall managing director of Got Juice online reputation management company commented: “A

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Nokia losses FOR the first time in years, Spain is not one of the main markets for Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia. At an international level, in 2012, Nokia lost €3.10 billion, 166 per cent more than the previous year.

The company sold 355 million phones, 20 per cent fewer than in 2011, and saw Smartphone sales drop by 55 per cent.

Jobless youth AMONG the registered unemployed in Spain, 15.6 per cent are under 25. This is an increase of 5.2 per cent over a year ago.

Business price of fake reviews single bad review can ruin the chances of gaining new customers and create a long standing, horrible word of mouth campaign offline.

If left, the review could quickly lead the company to bankruptcy.

“If your business receives a negative review or mention, it is very important to respond to the customer online, always remain calm and do not take it personally.”

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Declare offshore assets

by April 30 says taxman

Q: I READ your column two weeks ago about the new law requiring all residents to declare their assets outside of Spain. You say that if you own a property in the UK which you rent out and you pay income tax on the rentals in the UK, that you will also have to pay tax on You and the the same income in Spain if Law in Spain you are a Spanish tax

By David Searl resident. I was led to believe that you could not be double taxed and that you pay only once. I am in fact confused about this new law as I get different answers. No one seems to know how or even whether I have to declare my house in the UK. BB (Costa Blanca) A: YOU have two questions. I shall take the second one first. Yes, you have to declare your house in the UK if it is worth more than €50,000. You will do this on Tax Agency Form 720 which is only available electronically.

There is no paper form. I urge you and anyone else in your position to seek professional help in Spain. The draft form is 22 pages long. To declare a house requires only a few of these pages but you must know which ones.

The Tax Agency has extended the deadline to declare from March 31 to April 30. They insist that the declaration is simply “informative.” Keep in mind that the new law is aimed at Spaniards themselves, not foreigners in particular. It gives the Tax Agency a new weapon against Spaniards with large undeclared assets abroad. This is why the penalties are so stiff.

As to your first question, yes, you are liable for tax in both countries. In the UK because the income arises there, and in Spain because you are required to declare your worldwide income as a tax resident here. You obtain forms from HRMC and from the Spanish Tax Agency to avoid being taxed twice. Spain will deduct your UK payments from the Spanish tax bill. Note that I did not say “you will pay”. I said you “are liable”.

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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€50 billion turnover for Unilever ANGLO-DUTCH food giant Unilever passed £42 billion (€50 billion) in annual turnover for the first time, helped by growth in emerging markets.

£££ The owners of the Channel Tunnel rail link (HS1), will launch a refinancing of its £1.5bn (€1.76bn) debt mountain.

Canadian consortium Ontario and Borealis bought HS1, which

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COST-CUTTING by businesses has seen an expected loss by easyJet halved.

As more executives have been using the low-cost airline rather than pricier rivals, it has told City analysts to expect its pre-tax, half-year loss to be between £50 million (€59 million) and £75 million (€88 million) this year.

That compares to the £112 million (€132 million) six-month loss it made in the first half of 2011.

Just who do you think you are kidding Mr Cameron?

I SOMETIMES wonder what highly experienced ministerial advisers think of the Corporal Jones-like panicked flapping of hands exhibited by whichever politicians happen to be holding the reins of government.

The civil servants must at times shake their heads over their whiskies and sodas whilst discussing the latest eccentricities performed by their political masters, which, despite historical precedent, never cease to astonish those living in the real world. Wartime propaganda, designed to bolster the nation’s morale, was the acceptable facet of this in the face of enemy assaults, with a good example being September 15 1940, (Battle of Britain Day) recognised now as certainly a black day for the Luftwaffe, but hardly the overwhelming victory trumpeted by the British media of the day, but so what? We’d given the foe a good spanking, hadn’t we?

In times of peace though, this kind of politically inspired and government funded rhetoric should not be so obvious to the man in the street that he shakes his head in despair. “Why do we bother,” they could be forgiven for asking, “when politicians take no notice and never learn?”

Well, the reason’s plain enough: They live and plan one day at a time, lurching from crisis to disaster, and it’s when a politician perceives something that might affect him personally, that the panic sets in. Those of us who were around in 1979 remember Britain’s Prime Minister James Callaghan’s infamous remark upon

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his return from a visit to the USA, that ‘there was no crisis’, despite mounting trade union led and fomented chaos.

“Crisis? what crisis?” asked the newspaper headlines next day in their habitual inaccurate

interpretation of his actual words; but no matter, that incident marked the fall of the Labour government.

The ‘crisis’ striking terror into political hearts at the moment is nothing compared with Britain’s problems of 1979. It is no more than the fear that upstart political party Ukip might be readying itself to occupy third place in the political arena behind the Tories and Labour.

Do the politicians truly believe that those living outside the ‘Westminster Bubble’ are incapable of appreciating the tactics behind the appearance in the media of political pundits, big business representatives, some representatives of foreign governments and even a few usually respected commentators, brought together in a totally overblown and blatant attempt to blacken Ukip?

Even suggesting a renegotiation of the terms by which Brussels orders Britain’s laws is thrown into doubt, never mind that this structure of precedents and usage has been developed over centuries to serve the AngloSaxon psyche and tradition of fair play.

Clearly, that’s not enough, and what’s worrying the political class now is that, with Ukip having recently achieved 13 per cent of the national vote whilst the LibDems are scoring only 3 per cent, people might begin to question the credibility of the coalition.

CAMERON: Corporal Jones –style panicking.

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www.euroweeklynews.com If you live or own property in Spain, it is your responsibility to establish what your tax liabilities are and submit tax returns correctly each year.

Residents now have the added responsibility of declaring the assets you own outside Spain. This includes bank accounts, investments and property, where the value of each category is €50,000 or more.

This is extra to your income and wealth tax returns, and needs to be done each year if the assets in a category have increased by over €20,000 since the previous declaration.

The deadline will normally be 31st March, but this year it is extended to 30th April. You need to file a report if you were resident here the previous year, so anyone resident in Spain in 2012 needs to report by 30th April 2013. If you become resident this year, your first reporting deadline is 31st March 2014.

Besides the 183 days-a-year rule, there are other circumstances that can make you tax resident in Spain, so you need to be sure about your situation.

There are many property owners in Spain who for one reason or another have failed to declare themselves for tax. This was always a risky stance, with the authorities getting better at finding them, but it is even riskier now with the new

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Spain’s New Reporting Law – Should You Be Worried?

by Bill Blevins, Financia l Correspondent, Blevins Franks

reporting obligation. The penalties for failing to report an asset under this new regime are much higher than under normal tax law.

Under Spain’s normal tax rules, the taxman can only go back four years from the date a tax return should have been submitted to review how much tax should have been paid.

Under the new asset reporting law, if you do not make a report, any undeclared income, regardless of when it was actually received, is deemed to arise in the last tax year that is not statute barred. This effectively eliminates the application of the statute of limitations, so instead of just being able to go back four years to review unpaid tax on an asset, there is now no limit.

When a Spanish resident is found to have an undeclared asset under

this new obligation, they may have to pay all of the following: • Income tax on the undeclared income at the income tax scale rates, with a top rate of 52% (54% in Andalucía and 56% in Cataluña), rather than as savings income with a top rate of 27%.

• Late payment interest.

• Penalties, which can be as high as 150% of the total tax due on the asset.

• A fine of €5,000 per each unreported asset, with a minimum fine of €10,000.

When you add the tax due with the penalties, plus late payment interest, plus the extra fine, many people could find the amount they owe the Hacienda (Spanish tax office) is more than the value of the asset.

The unpaid tax could give rise to the criminal offence of ‘tax fraud’ if it exceeds €120,000.

If you do not consider yourself resident here, or have not been declaring yourself, you need to reconsider your position now, before it is too late. Make 2013 the year you get your tax residency in Spain

sorted if necessary, so that you do not need to fear the taxman and can confidently declare everything you are obliged to under both the tax and new reporting rules.

There are compliant arrangements available in Spain which can lower your tax liabilities on your investable assets if you take professional advice from a specialist firm like Blevins Franks.

The tax authorities have an increasing number of tools to find people who are not declaring themselves for tax.

They have linked up with the land registry office and have records of everyone owning property in Spain.

Electricity companies also now provide information to the Hacienda each year on the electricity usage of each property, as well the names on the invoice and bank account payments are made from.

The authorities can establish when a property has been lived in and catch out people who have been living here permanently but have not registered as such and have not been paying tax.

Do not bury your head in the sand. The Spanish tax authorities mean business. You should seek advice from an expert tax adviser like Blevins Franks which keeps fully up to date with Spanish tax regulations and the compliant tax planning arrangements in Spain.

When combined with suitable tax planning, there are benefits to being tax resident in Spain. It is often possible to use legitimate arrangements to significantly lower your tax liabilities on your savings, investments, wealth and estate. You may end up paying much less tax than you expect.

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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PRICE(P) C O M PA N Y Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 414.15 Admiral Group PLC 1219.00 Aggreko PLC 1743.50 AMEC PLC 1102.50 Anglo American PLC 1883.50 Antofagasta PLC 1265.50 ARM Holdings PLC 871.50 Associated British Foods 1708.00 AstraZeneca PLC 3147.00 Aviva PLC 372.55 Babcock International Gr 1010.00 BAE Systems PLC 342.15 Barclays PLC 302.20 BG Group PLC 1147.25 BHP Billiton PLC 2108.25 BP PLC 462.50 British American Tobacco 3259.50 British Land Co PLC 567.00

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Time to fill up as fuel prices start to drop THE prices of petrol and diesel have fallen for the first time this year and experts recommend filling up before they go up again in the near future.

The price of petrol is €1.412 per litre, 0.7 per cent less than the previous week, but still 2.7 per cent higher than at the end of 2012, and 3.2 per cent more than the same week last year, according to data in the EU Oil Bulletin.

Meanwhile, diesel has also fallen 0.7 per cent from the previous week to €1.366, which is 1.8 per cent more than at the end of 2012, and 2.2 per cent more than the same week last year.

The National Energy Committee reported the average price of fuel in 2012 was 8 per cent more than in 2011, and that purchases fell by 6 per cent.

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That was a new record quarter for the world’s largest maker of smartphones.

BIG OUTLAY: Repsol’s Cartagena oil refinery is being transformed.

€3bn to guarantee supplies THE LARGEST industrial investment in the history of Spain will make the oil refinery in Cartagena (Murcia) one of the most modern and productive in the world.

Extension works on the complex costing €3,000 million will allow the refinery to process 220,000 barrels of crude oil per day and to supply diesel and

kerosene to a Spanish market in shortage.

It also guarantees the future of the industrial plant, doubling its number of employees.

“The Cartagena refinery had a very simple production scheme, which only admitted rare and expensive ‘sweet’ crudes. Now, our technology accepts almost any crude and transforms it into

‘noble’ top quality and clean fuels” said Repsol’s José Luque.

Thirty new production units will increase Cartagena’s capacity to refine heavy crude oils from 6 per cent to 70 per cent. This will improve profit margins as well as help guarantee supplies of fuel to Spain, because heavy crudes will be a very important source of hydrocarbons in coming years.

Luxury tastes MORE Chinese citizens are travelling to foreign shores and global luxury brands are cashing in, according to a new survey by global auditing firm KPMG. It is estimated that 25 per cent of the world’s luxury purchases were made by Chinese nationals, up from 5 per cent in 2007.

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The trouble about being rich is you never have enough WHAT does it mean to be rich?

The Oxford Dictionary states that it’s ‘having a great deal of money or assets.’ And most of us would probably agree with that definition. But, actually it’s not always the case as being ‘rich’ is all about perspective.

According to new statistics from the US, anyone earning about $370,000 (€277,000) a year makes it into the top 1 per cent of earners, while having $1 million (€749,000) in assets makes you, well, a millionaire.

But earning such a comfortable salary doesn’t necessarily mean you feel loaded. Amazingly, a quarter of the millionaires surveyed by an investment firm last year said they don’t consider themselves wealthy. It depends how you define ‘rich.’

The word ‘rich’ tends to imply a very happy and comfortable existence. It hints at a level of

Loose change

RICH: gold will not necessarily make you happy.

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

security and ease, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Many people, including those with a lot of money, don't actually feel secure or at ease.

If a millionaire’s neighbour has a bigger car, a fancier house or a more luxurious yacht, that ‘poor’ millionaire may feel inadequate within his/her circle.

In reality, many of us in Europe should feel ‘rich’. We complain about the price of petrol, but at least 85 per cent of the world’s population doesn’t own a car.

We grumble about paying the utility bill each month, but nearly 25 per cent of the world lives without electricity and one-third doesn’t have access to basic sanitation such as a

toilet. According to the UN more than 1 billion people don’t have adequate access to clean water.

Some of those statistics may shock you. But I bet they don’t make you feel any richer. And that’s because we don’t tend to look down when we’re assessing whether we’re wealthy. We look up.

The ‘Keeping up with the Jones’ syndrome is what, a lot of the time, dictates our outlook on wealth. If people richer than us can afford caviar for lunch, we feel bad about our ham and cheese sandwich.

It’s important to get away from this “they’ve got more than I do mentality.” And ask ourselves “do I even like caviar?” Set realistic goals in life and strive hard to achieve them. That’s what will make you the richest and happiest person you can be.

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Pilots fly out SPANISH airline Iberia have laid off 500 pilots. Around 16 per cent of pilots from other major Spanish airlines, such as Spanair, also lost their jobs last year.

Phone pact TELEFONICA has been fined €66 million by the European Commission for agreeing a pact with Portugal Telecom.

They pledged to avoid competing against each other for business on the Iberian Peninsular.

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LETTERS LEAPY HEALTH & BEAUTY

FOOD TIME OUT HOMES & GARDENS

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What is the fatherly or family secret?

AFTER feeling Daddy was acting a little strangely on his recent visit, I probed a little deeper.

The first thought crossing my mind was his health, especially given his ever present blood pressure concerns.

After setting up his IT company years ago, and

As I see it...

Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a “rich child” singleton expat in Spain dedicating his life to transforming it into a small near empire, his blood pressure has

been an ongoing concern, and while daily medication stabilises him, I fear that now maybe the

business is getting too much for him.

I’ve been telling him for years to take a step back, but he is so proud of what he has created, he wants complete control.

However, when I tackled him he assured me his health is better than ever.

MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

COMMENT Same old same old NOBEL prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says that politics fail by not acting against the abuses of the corporations. In Spain, however, they fail because laughably little action is taken against the abuses and corruption of some politicians.

Voters were not surprised to learn that former PP treasurer Jose Luis Barcenas had €22 million stashed away in Switzerland. Regrettably they have come to expect little else of any political party.

Source of disquiet THE lurch downhill towards an outsourced Health service prompted a strike

by Madrid doctors who insisted there are viable ways of saving the state system. A recent study in Valencia proved them right by finding that privatised hospitals cost the regional government slightly more per patient than the state system’s. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” it’s said, and outsourcing is breaking what could be left well alone.

Puss gets boot over wildlife A CAMPAIGN has begun to eradicate New Zealand of some of its cats in a bid to protect local wildlife, given estimates that on average felines annually kill 13 native birds or animals. *** NEW Samsung fridges include a 10-inch Wi-Fi touch screen that includes apps for recipes and note taking. *** A MESSAGE in a bottle found 76 years after it

JUST FANCY THAT... was thrown into the South Pacific - has been handed back to the family of the man who wrote it. *** AN Australian court has ruled in favour of a goat - accused through a charge brought against its owner - of munching flowers outside a public building.

*** STRAY dogs seen using pedestrian crossings are being used by Romanian police in a safety campaign to encourage pedestrians to be more careful crossing the road. *** TWO circus camels have disappeared from a circus troupe in central France.

*** A LAWSUIT in the US against the food chain Subway has been filed after an Australian teenager’s photo of a ‘Footlong’ sandwich was measured and fell below the length as advertised. *** A DOLPHIN has died after becoming trapped in a polluted New York City canal.

The cause of death is unknown.

He even stressed that often when travelling abroad - away from his main hot seat - he relaxed more, and that’s great seeing as I always enjoy joining him in some of the most glamorous destinations.

My next thought was perhaps by spending so much time away, it was taking its toll on his marriage.

Mother bases herself in Monaco - for tax reasons mainly - so they spend little time together, though he makes a point of speaking to her at least once a day from his own London base.

But that’s how they seem to like it.

And Daddy always has his long-term personal assistant Layla.

She keeps him on the straight and narrow, organising his business world and even simply reminding him of family birthdays and anniversaries.

She knows him professionally and personally, and at times is welcome company for him when travelling on business.

They have a wonderful relationship; I’d even call them best friends, despite their age gap.

She’s only a few years older than me, and is beautiful inside and out.

I took the liberty of calling her – she was taking a few days off whilst Daddy was visiting me – as he was divulging no information into his solemn state.

But she said she had not noticed any areas for concern.

With his health and family stronger than ever, I am left wondering what the possible problem can be?

Let’s hope it passes soon, he even seems to have forgotten the promise of our fifth shopping spree later…

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2:55am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under Revisited Nicki Chapman catches up with families a year on from their week spent 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 Jas attends to a patient who has been a victim of a tragic nightclub fire. 3:15pm Moving On

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 EastEnders 9:00pm Waterloo Road School-based drama.

10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

11:35pm Question Time David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Lancaster.

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

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 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 Prince Harry: Frontline Afghanistan 3:55am Pramface Comedy series about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with parenthood.

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6:00am Spark 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 Series looking at burglary - its culprits, its victims and the police. 11:35am HARDtalk Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News The latest international news from the BBC. 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The One Show 3:00pm Coast 3:15pm Mastermind 3:45pm Reel History of Britain

4:00am Dunkirk A dramatic reconstruction of the World War II rout at Dunkirk. 6:15am 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 James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women Carol Vorderman leads the ladies, along with Sally Lindsay, Denise Welch and Sherrie Hewson. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal David and dealers Janice Kehoe, James Layte, Debbie Serpell and Mark Stevens are in Bangor today.

5:20am Deal or No Deal 6:15am Countdown 7:05am Sali Mali Sali Mali loves her harp. But Jackdaw breaks it; what will she play now? 7:10am The Hoobs Hoobs have been dancing the Hoobyjiggle since hooby time began. 7:35am The Hoobs How will the Hoobs ever get Groove clean?

Especially when he quite likes being dirty! 8:00am According to Jim Dana is asked to go on the reality TV show The Bachelor. 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 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 1:45pm Blithe Spirit 3:40pm Countdown

6:10am Wildlife SOS 6:35am 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 8:05am 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 Essex Jungle 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

4:15pm Rick Stein's Spain 5:15pm Life on Earth 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Michael Aspel and a team of experts examine curios and artefacts offered up by the public.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook.

8:00pm Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching With Andy Attenburrow.

8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm The Planners Documentary series following those who make the decisions behind planning approvals and refusals.

10:00pm The Genius of Invention 11:00pm Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe The programme that wrings a little laughter from a hilariously troubled world.

11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Eddie Mair.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Joining Alan Titchmarsh on today's show is Wild At Heart star Stephen Tompkinson.

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 Alastair Stewart and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale Cameron finally returns to the village - but does Chas still want him?

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

9:00pm Emmerdale Cameron pulls out all the stops to prove he is serious about Chas.

9:30pm Nursing the Nation 10:00pm The Secret Life of Dogs 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 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 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Restoration Man 11:00pm Secrets of the Pickpockets

4:15pm Goodnight for Justice Western starring Luke Perry.

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 World's Toughest Prison 9:00pm Dangerous Drivers' School 10:00pm Winter Road Rescue 11:00pm Navy Seals

12:20am Football Focus 12:50am Winter Viruses and How to Beat Them 1:50am The Culture Show Tom Dyckhoff presents a design themed edition of the Culture Show. 2:20am Panorama - Panorama. Only half of all people with a disability are in work. 2:50am Wonderland 4:55am Andrew Marr's History of the World

12:35am The Golden Rules of TV Comedian Robert Webb reveals more of TV's best kept secrets.

1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Tonight 4:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:20am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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 Mission to Mars: A Horizon Special Series exploring topical scientific issues.

10:00pm Climbing Everest with a Mountain on My Back: The Sherpa's Story 11:00pm Lost Kingdoms of South America 12:00am The Eiger: Wall of Death 1:00am The Mountain that had to be Painted 2:00am Top of the Pops 2:30am This Green and Pleasant Land: The Story of British Landscape Painting 4:00am Climbing Everest with a Mountain on My Back: The Sherpa's Story

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home becomes the house from hell as evil spirits rise up to possess the soul of an innocent child. Only a clairvoyant can quell the terror. A truly chilling horror movie, produced by Steven Spielberg.

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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 Arrow 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am An Idiot Abroad 1:00am A League of Their Own 2:00am Road

1:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am House Doctor 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am The Undateables 1:10am The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West 2:05am Saving Face 3:10am Dispatches 3:40am Time Team 4:35am Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters 5:30am Deal or No Deal

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11:45pm Poltergeist. A dream

Wars 2:55am Road Wars 3:45am Road Wars 4:35am Crash Test Dummies 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:35am Wild Hogs 6:30am Rio Special 7:00am Junior 9:05am Bad Teacher 10:45am Something Borrowed 12:45pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 2:55pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 4:55pm Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 5:15pm Little Nicky 7:00pm Junior 9:00pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 11:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 1:00am Bad Teacher 2:45am Little Nicky

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:20am A Valentine's Date 7:00am

Beginners 8:50am Cupid, Inc 10:20am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 10:50am Romeo and Juliet 12:55pm The Stepford Wives 2:35pm Les Miserables Special 3:05pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 5:10pm Beginners 6:55pm Romeo and Juliet 9:00pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:10pm The Help 1:40am Django Unchained Special 2:10am Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 3:55am The Stepford Wives 5:30am Cupid, Inc

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:45am Species II 6:30am The Avengers Special 7:00am Taxi 8:50am Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 9:10am Sahara 11:25am Mean Machine 1:15pm Killer Elite

3:20pm Rush Hour 5:15pm Sahara 7:30pm Will 9:15pm Mean Machine 11:00pm Killer Elite 1:00am Batman 3:10am Batman Returns 5:20am Batman

TCM 6:00am In Like Flint 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am Bus Stop 12:00pm Pork Chop Hill1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Vikings 6:10pm The Thomas Crown Affair 8:10pm Target Zero 10:00pm The Glimmer Man 11:45pm Poltergeist 1:55am Children of a Lesser God 3:55am Poltergeist

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

12:25am Lesbian Vampire Killers Gory Hammer Horror spoof. 1:45am The Weatherman Black comedy.

3:20am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

3:25am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8:15pm Doctor Who Science fiction drama.

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride Another brave bride is ready to take a back seat and let her groom organise their big day.

10:00pm World's Craziest Fools 10:30pm Pramface Comedy series about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with parenthood.

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

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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 Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal David and dealers Janice Kehoe, James Layte, Debbie Serpell and Mark Stevens return to Bangor.

5:30am Deal or No Deal 6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs How will the Hoobs ever get Groove clean? Especially when he quite likes being dirty! 8:00am According to Jim 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Kirstie's Vintage Gems 1:45pm Blithe Spirit 3:40pm Countdown

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 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 Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Person of Interest

4:15pm Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey 5:15pm Life on Earth The story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that live around us.

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Michael Aspel and a team of experts examine curios and artefacts offered up by the public.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook.

8:00pm Railway Walks Julia Bradbury has her backpack on to explore the great outdoors.

8:30pm Great British Menu It is decision time for the chefs from London and the South East.

9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein It is spring and changes are afoot in the garden.

10:00pm Monty Don's French Gardens 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 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 Alastair Stewart and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale Cain and Cameron come to blows over the engagement.

8:30pm Coronation Street Will Lewis expose Kylie's secret? Kirsty continues to have a hold over Tyrone.

9:00pm Wild Britain with Ray Mears 9:30pm Coronation Street Lewis delivers the final phase of his plan. Kevin and Fiz support a distressed Tyrone.

10:00pm Great Night Out Glyn's new bromance with an old friend unsettles the group who are suspicious of his motives.

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Alastair Stewart and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm Demolition 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 Ste worries about his future with Brendan. Ash and Barney come up with a daring plan to help Will.

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 Secrets of the Pickpockets It was a historical summer for London as the Olympics drew millions from around the world.

4:20pm Summer House 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm America's Planned War on Britain: Revealed 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 10:00pm The Last Samurai

12:00am The Review Show 12:50am The Last Station Biographical drama. 2:35am Question Time David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Lancaster.

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

8:30pm Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma 10:00pm Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 11:00pm Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds Documentary about the life of Indian musical innovator Ravi Shankar.

12:00am A Concert for Bangladesh Revisited 12:45am ... Sings the Beatles 1:45am Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 On October 5th 1962 the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. 2:45am Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds 3:45am A Concert for Bangladesh Revisited 4:30am Concerto at the BBC Proms

1:40am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Enter the Dragon Martial arts action thriller. 5:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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12:05am Random Acts 12:10am The Undateables Thirty-eight-year-old Heather has severe OCD. 1:20am Random Acts 1:25am 2 Broke Girls It's been three weeks since Max and Caroline met Martha Stewart at a gala event.

1:45am Happy Endings 2:10am Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 2:30am Bob's Burgers 2:55am Glory Daze 3:35am Smallville 4:15am St. Elsewhere 5:00am Deal or No Deal 5:55am Countdown

Tom Cruise 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. 5:25am House Doctor Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton present more home improvements.

5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

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 Lincoln Special 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 An Idiot Abroad 1:00am

Spartacus: Vengeance 2:15am Spartacus: Vengeance 3:20am Road Wars 4:10am Night Cops

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 6:30am The Avengers Special 7:00am The Out-of-Towners 8:45am The Terminal 11:00am Orange County 12:35pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2:25pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 4:05pm Shanghai Knights 6:05pm Swinging with the Finkels 7:35pm Orange County 9:00pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 10:40pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 12:20am Shanghai Noon 2:15am Shanghai Knights 4:10am Swinging with the Finkels 5:40am Dunston Checks In

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Carter 1:10pm First Blood 2:50pm Rambo: First Blood Part II

5:30am Cupid, Inc 7:00am Beautiful Wave 8:45am The Descendants Special 9:05am The Chateau Meroux 10:45am That Thing You Do! 12:40pm Legends of the Fall 3:00pm Albatross

4:35pm Over the Top 6:15pm Daylight 8:15pm Get Carter 10:00pm First Blood 11:40pm Rambo: First Blood Part II

4:40pm Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 5:00pm The Conspirator 7:10pm A Little Bit of Heaven 9:00pm I Don't Know How She Does it 10:40pm Moneyball 1:00am The Company Men 2:50am Boys Don't Cry

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:20am Batman 7:10am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 7:40am Over the Top 9:25am Daylight 11:25am Get

1:20am Rambo III 3:05am Your Highness

TCM 6:00am The Thomas Crown Affair 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 9:55am Target Zero 11:40am The Vikings 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Kentuckian 6:05pm Our Man Flint 8:05pm Downhill Racer 10:00pm Band of Brothers 11:10pm Band of Brothers 12:20am Dark City

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P I THOUGHT that I should check the pub hotog r l em icati aphs amount of plusvalia tax payable pho ail w on sh for p o ton should I sell my home. ews ith a f uld b ossibl e es @e ull e c uro We bought our three bedroomed wee aptio nt by n k lyne to: villa in Benalmadena in 1990.

By Krystyna (Calpe, Alicante) ws. com Friends who sold a similar home in Mijas Costa paid about €8,000.

Our plot is nearly half as big again, so I thought maybe €11,000 to WHEN YOU WRITE €12,000 would be All letters, whether by email or realistic.

To my horror the post, should carry the writer’s town hall has advised postal address, NIE and contact me that if I sold my number though only the name and villa now the plusvalia town will be published.

Letters may also be edited. would be more than Readers who have missed earlier €46,900 or nearly 30 per cent of what I correspondence can see all letters posted on: originally paid for it. www.euroweeklynews.com This punitive tax on the sale of properties in Benalmadena is due to the I am very fortunate to wake up every day to this view of the ridiculously high valuation of land Penon de Ifach and each day brings a different mood. I have by the council in 2007 before the many, many photos of Calpe. This one is one of my favourites, property bubble burst. Until there is the Sunrise before the Storm. a new valuation to reflect reduced house prices anyone selling their Spain have for the welfare of anihome in the town had better watch mals. out for this crippling tax.

I know of dogs that spend their THE sad story from Mrs Francis I will now live here until I die! whole life on a one to two metre concerning the killing of her pet John Attenborough, chain living in their own excredog (Letters 1436) exemplifies the Benalmadena (Malaga). ment, dogs fed on bread, left undisregard that many people in

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Costa Blanca South treated when sick, ignored when injured on the road.

The kind treatment of animals is an indicator of a civilised society and I wonder if the individuals who perpetrate such cruelty to animals are prepared for payback time that will surely come!

Arthur White, Velez Rubio (Almeria)

Keep quiet I AM amazed that MR, (Letters Issue 1437) felt the need to publicise the lack of security at both the mentioned airports and countries. Also for the person to even try and fly without the correct passport was flouting the security that has increased so much due to terrorism.

Both these airports should be condemned by the authorities for allowing this to happen. I am so glad I only fly out of Murcia or Alicante where security is paramount, and flying into Luton or Stansted where security is the same.

Carol Sear, San Miguel de Salinas (Alicante)

Splashing out

SPAIN needs prosperity, and I would suggest an aqueduct from Galicia to Barcelona and from Santander to Malaga will unite the whole country and bring employment with its construction.

The Chinese are A number of letters have been received reflecting that thefts in various areas currently building one remain common! Here is a small selection.

3,000 miles long in their country. vicinity uninvited. shots she faced a general ‘we don’t Come on, let us start I have tried to calm her a little by care’ attitude. digging. Mojacar needs pointing out that thefts are all too Signs - in Spanish and English the water!

A GERMAN neighbour visiting for a common in the present tough times. should be erected in shop car parks Geoff Gabriel, Mojacar short break had his small home - on an Mrs M Warner, warning people.

(Almeria) urbanisation - broken into with more Torrevieja (Alicante) Valerie Curwen, Calahonda (Malaga) than €2,000 cash stolen.

Police are seen around, but from my experience a criminal element in society - both expatriate and national I AM in dispute with my take advantage of every opportunity.

WHEN will commercial companies think A FRIEND from Malta recently visited brother-in law. I pointed S Calbern, of their customers first? us for the first time in Marbella, though out an object in the sky Aquilas (Almeria) I believe Mercadona is the best she stayed earlier in Barcelona. over Malaga. It blinks in supermarket chain in Spain. But while While singing the praises of the several colours. He said it they may look after their customers at restaurants, shops and the general was Venus, but if it is they the counter, I am not convinced of their standard of service on her visit to us, I must have left the concerns for clients overall. doubt she will be much of an Christmas lights on!

A FRIEND widowed just two weeks ago A friend recently found herself ambassador for the nation, for she had There is no way he will has had a compressor stolen from robbed in the car park of the La Cala de her handbag stolen while out shopping accept that it is some kind outside her country finca.

Mijas shop, when another ‘shopper’ in in La Cañada, with the crime a repeat of beacon or satellite.

While she does not know if this is a nearby car distracted her by seeking of what happened to her daughter Can anyone tell us what because there is no longer a man help. when in Barcelona! it is? around, certainly it has unnerved her to Mercadona staff were full of concern, CA, Marbella B EM Saville, On holiday know that someone has been in the but when she sought security camera (Malaga) in Calahonda (Malaga)

Cash haul

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Lax rules make border control a complete farce come up with their countries of origin if their lives were made a misery. We really do need to stop pussy footing with these people.

Which brings EAPY EE me to another SAYS IT almost OTHERS THINK IT unbelievable event that occurred last week, where a British judge ruled that an 18-year-old Moslem man should be spared prison because he ‘didn’t know it was illegal to have sex with a 13-year-old girl’?

You couldn’t make it up could you?

Apparently this person had been educated at an Islamic school in Birmingham. There he had been IMMIGRATION: People being set taught that women were ‘no more free if they can’t produce papers. worthy than a lollipop dropped on the ground’. Charming! many other male individuals being Surely this gave all the more released into British society with reason to bang him up for the these same corrupted moral views maximum seven years, purely as a about the feminine gender? warning to heaven knows how Heaven knows what else these

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people are being taught in these establishments!

I thought the British education department had some say in what is on the curriculum of schools in the country? Apparently not. I mean we may upset someone or, heaven forbid, interfere with their ‘uman rights. Don’t want ‘em burning the British flag in Iran do we! Give me a break.

These places should be closed down and the pupils spread out into British schools teaching proper British values and morals.

If they don’t like it I’m sure there are a number of countries who would be only too happy to accommodate those teachers who wish to inform their male offspring that females are no better than half consumed lollipops!

The sun is still shining in Tenerife.

Twenty six degrees yesterday.

Sorry about that!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

White lies THE MAJORITY of parents lie to their children in order to control their behaviour.

Lies include mythical characters including the tooth fairy, and threatening to walk away from misbehaving children while in public.

Book ban

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RITAIN has to be the only country in the world where illegal immigrants are set free if they can’t produce papers as a means of identification.

This particular ruling turns the whole border control issue into complete farce. The officers who partake in this highly expensive and time consuming waste of man/woman power must be utterly frustrated and probably in despair, when, at the end of a carefully planned operation to root out illegal foreigners, they have to let them go if they can’t produce passports.

This whole system surely makes us a complete laughing stock in the ranks of these people, who are subsequently released and instructed to ‘pop back to the police station in a week or so’, which of course 99 per cent never do.

Instead of pouring a never ending deluge of money into this ridiculous operation, why not use it to build a vast boot camp in the middle of Dartmoor somewhere?

They could then all be chipped, allowed no communication and sent out to work in the most unpleasant circumstances possible, breaking up rocks if necessary. I’ll bet they’d soon

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EROTIC novel ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ has been removed from the shelves of bookstores in Brazil after children were spotted reading it.

Cover up A BURGLAR at a seafood restaurant in Louisiana, USA, improvised with a bucket to cover his face after he forgot his mask.

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4:15pm Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey 5:15pm Life on Earth 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook.

8:00pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Food and Drink 10:00pm Dancing on the Edge 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 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Cornwall with Caroline Quentin 9:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap.

10:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Agenda

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BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm Decisive Weapons Series chronicling the impact of technology on the history of war.

9:30pm Britain on Film 10:00pm Lost Kingdoms of South America 11:00pm Storyville 1:00am Jonathan Meades: The Joy of Essex 2:00am This Green and Pleasant Land: The Story of British Landscape Painting 3:30am Britain on Film Animal Magic.

4:00am Lost Kingdoms of South America

5:15am Deal or No Deal 6:10am Countdown 6:55am Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm River Cottage Veg Heroes 2:00pm High Noon 3:40pm Countdown

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 9:30am 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 Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS

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 Will comes home from hospital with Dodger's help, while John Paul sets out to impress.

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

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Wild Things 10:00pm Richard III: The King in the Car Park 11:35pm The Plane Crash

4:15pm Torn Apart Dr Vicki Westin has 48 hours to make the most terrible choice of her life: to save her daughter... or her husband. That is the choice being forced on her by a kidnapper with a personal grudge against the healthcare system. Time is ticking, so who's it going to be?

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

6:30pm Neighbours Sonya is rushed straight into theatre for surgery.

7:00pm Home and Away The Braxtons anxiously await the jury's verdict.

Heath rejects Bianca's overtures.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Winter Road Rescue 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Rory and Will: Champions of the World 11:00pm The Punisher After a mobster slaughters his family, scarred FBI agent Frank Castle lives only for revenge.

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12:20am Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways 1:20am Film 2013 1:50am Holby City 4:55am Children at Work Two hundred million children around the world go to work every day.

5:25am Speaking Sport 5:55am Seeking Refuge

12:05am Monk Crime drama series about a private police consultant with an obsessivecompulsive disorder. 1:00am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55am ITV Nightscreen

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1:10am Random Acts 1:15am The Shooting Gallery Channel 4's late night zone for great short films. 2:15am Supersize v Superskinny 3:10am Scandal 3:50am I Am Slave 5:20am How to Look Good Naked

1:25am How Do They Do It? 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am House Doctor 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 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 Road Wars 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm Spartacus: Vengeance 12:15am Spartacus: Vengeance

1:30am Spartacus: Vengeance 2:45am A League of Their Own 3:40am Night Cops 4:35am Crash Test Dummies 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:35am Prom 7:20am Henry's Crime 9:15am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 9:45am Evolution 11:30am Hall Pass 1:20pm 50 First Dates 3:05pm Wreck-it Ralph Special 3:35pm Swingers 5:15pm Wild Hogs 7:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 9:00pm 50 First Dates 10:45pm Hall Pass 12:35am Project X 2:05am Swingers 3:45am Cedar Rapids 5:15am Evolution

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5:35am Cupid, Inc 7:10am The Lake Effect 8:50am Romeo and Juliet 11:00am Life as We Know it 1:00pm The Descendants 3:00pm Twilight

5:50pm Your Highness 7:50pm Sahara 10:00pm Fantastic Four 11:50pm Killer Elite

4:40pm Moneyball 7:00pm Life as We Know it 9:00pm Romeo and Juliet 11:05pm The Descendants 1:05am Zero Dark Thirty Special 1:25am Against the Ropes 3:20am Flesh and Bone 5:30am A Valentine's Date

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:00am Circle of Pain 6:30am Django Unchained Special 7:00am War Horse Sky Movies Special 7:30am The Saint 9:35am Sahara 11:45am Ironclad

1:50am Collateral Damage 3:45am Rush Hour 5:30am Point Last Seen

TCM 6:00am Young Man with a Horn 7:55am The Big Trail 10:10am Twilight in The Sierras 11:25am The Magnificent Seven 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Up Periscope 6:15pm Many Rivers to Cross 8:00pm The Mortal Storm 10:00pm Wild Geese II 12:25am Super Troopers 2:20am Ned Kelly 4:05am Super Troopers

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NCREASING numbers of pupils can “hardly move, let alone catch or run” at age 11 according to Baroness Campbell, chairwoman of UK Sport.

In a recent interview, she suggested that sport should figure as prominently in primary school timetables as literacy and numeracy. I stopped reading there.

Strange! I distinctly remember being able to run and jump before starting school. Learnt to throw and catch too just by playing with family and friends.

So, is it the fault of parents and today’s lifestyle that no exercise takes place? Er, haven’t these kids’ parents ever played games with them? You know, after switching off the TV, sliding off the sofa and, who knows, maybe even stubbing out a fag.

And if parents are to blame, how over the past 20-odd years did

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Family is key to healthy children they become such bad parents? What’s caused this? Did they decide to change en masse?

Is it fluoride in the water?

Immigration?

Benefit dependency?

Insemination by aliens?

Probably due to benefit dependency to some extent, but I’d guess other social issues are at play too.

Can’t let them out of the house, for instance, for fear a stranger might look at them or, even worse, try to talk to them.

Instead park

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LAZY CHILDREN: Who is to blame?

And then there’s litigation.

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Teachers nora-johnson who believe there should be no winner them in front of the TV in the egg and spoon every night where they race.

Can’t play can get all the exercise conkers, might bruise they need with the Wii your knuckles.

Can’t Fit and all the education have a competitive race, they need from CBBC. the loser might be upset

and suffer lifelong trauma.

In the final analysis, however, while exercise is clearly important, it’s more important children can read, write, spell, add and subtract.

It isn’t crucial that they know how to run, jump and throw a ball once they leave school.

It is crucial that they’ll be employable in a world vastly different from the one we grew up in. What we don’t

want is a generation of teens not only physically incapable, but socially inept and totally unprepared for the realities of life.

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2:50am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 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 Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Only Fools and Horses

4.00pm - midnight 4:15pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

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. 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Death in Paradise Detective drama series.

11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Out of Jail and on the Streets 12:35am Rumble in the Bronx 2:00am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Total Wipeout 9:00pm Year of Making Love 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Pramface Sitcom about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with impending parenthood.

11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about family life.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life.

12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 2:30am Pramface 3:00am The Anti-Social Network 4:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

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5:55am Seeking Refuge 6:15am Ask Lara 6:30am Children of World War 2 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:05am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:50am Cowboy Trap 9:20am Show Me the Monet 10:05am MasterChef: The Professionals 11:05am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:35am HARDtalk Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News The latest international news from the BBC World Newsroom. 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Super League Show 3:15pm Mastermind 3:45pm Reel History of Britain

4:55am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 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?

5:20am How to Look Good Naked 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs The Peep sea is hoobaciously huge, so if a Hoob was going to cross it, he'd want to do it fast. 8:00am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond Debra and Ray are annoyed by Robert and Amy's over-the-top affection. 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier Frasier runs for Condo Board President because he's unhappy with how the building is being run. 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 1:40pm Written on the Wind 3:40pm Countdown

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 8:55am Milkshake! Show Songs 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Milkshake Monkey 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 Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS

4:15pm Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey 5:15pm Life with Eliza 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook.

8:00pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 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 The Mary Berry Story Intimate two-part documentary telling the story of cookery writer and broadcaster Mary Berry.

10:00pm Dancing on the Edge 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 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.

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

11:35pm River Monsters

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

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm The Undateables Looking for love can be tricky, but some find it harder than others.

11:00pm Utopia The fourth episode of the dark and enigmatic thriller.

4:15pm The Music Teacher 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours As Sonya's condition remains critical, Susan tells Toadie that he must be strong for Callum.

7:00pm Home and Away After Dex finally tells her about his condition, April is upset that he did not trust her.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

8:30pm Highland Emergency 9:00pm Benidorm ER 10:00pm Dallas Revival of the American soap.

11:00pm Brain Hospital: Saving Lives Documentary series following surgeons and patients at the Walton Centre in Liverpool.

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12:20am Wonders of Life 1:20am Britain's Hidden Heritage 4:55am Legal Eagles 5:55am The Charles Dickens Show Charles Dickens hosts a chat show.

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures 10:00pm Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown 11:00pm Arena Special Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century.

12:30am Bob Servant Independent 1:00am Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo 2:00am Borgen 3:00am Borgen 4:00am Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown

12:35am Grimefighters 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

4:15pm - The Music Teacher

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am Derek 12:45am One Born Every Minute Midwife Linda Abbott returns to Leeds General. 1:45am Pokerstars.co.uk and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final 2:40am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:10am Sailing In this edition of the show, CNN founder Ted Turner reunites his victorious 1977 America's Cup Team. 3:35am Beach Volleyball 4:30am Monkey Business

12:00am CSI: NY Crime drama. 1:00am CSI: Miami The CSI team investigates when the body of a local councilman is found in an empty house.

1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:25am House Doctor 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

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 Road Wars 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Last Resort 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Twisted 12:50am Road Wars 1:50am Road Wars 2:45am Cop Squad 3:40am

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It's Kind of a Funny Story 8:50am Super 8 35mm Special 9:20am Take Me Home 11:05am Love, Wedding, Marriage 12:45pm What's Your Number? 2:40pm The Hours

9:00am Wreck-it Ralph Special 9:30am No Strings Attached 11:20am The 40 Year Old Virgin 1:20pm Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 1:35pm Bad Teacher 3:15pm Love and Other Drugs

4:40pm Wreck-it Ralph Special 5:10pm Beginners 7:00pm Country Strong 9:00pm What's Your Number?

11:00pm A Little Bit of Heaven

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

5:15pm Little Nicky 7:00pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 9:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 11:00pm Bad Teacher 12:45am Fright Night 2:45am Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 4:45am The Top Ten Show 2013

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:30am A Valentine's Date 7:00am

12:50am It's Kind of a Funny Story 2:40am Boys Don't Cry 4:45am Zero Dark Thirty Special 5:05am The Candidate

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:30am Point Last Seen 7:05am Batman 8:55am Batman Forever 11:00am Batman Begins 1:25pm Batman 3:35pm Batman Returns 5:45pm Batman Forever

7:50pm Batman and Robin 10:00pm Batman Begins 12:25am Batman 2:35am Batman Returns 4:45am Batman and Robin

TCM 6:00am The Mortal Storm 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 9:55am Many Rivers to Cross 11:35am Up Periscope 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Wreck of the Mary Deare 6:00pm Escape from Fort Bravo 7:55pm Bridge to the Sun 10:00pm 16 Blocks 11:55pm Chato's Land 1:50am Shirley Valentine 3:50am 16 Blocks

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HEN Alice fell down the hole and landed in Wonderland everything changed for her.

Her beliefs, sense of security, certainty of right and wrong and the knowledge that there was a distinct and linear order to the world vanished. It has been stated by many literary and psychoanalytical theorists that Alice in Wonderland is actually an allegorical journey from childhood into adolescence.

Personally (and don’t get all huffy now Dr Freud), as it was written by a man, and one whose relationships to little girls was just a little iffy, I would have a tendency to say to those people: “Rot, it’s a story about a girl who falls down a hole, gets knocked unconscious and has a dream.”

But then I can be extremely contrary when the feeling takes me.

I once tried therapy myself, when in hindsight a bottle of Cava and a night out with the girls would probably have done the trick. I was on the opposite end of a discussion about repressed sexuality - me trying desperately hard to stifle giggles as each time he muttered the word sexuality he gave an almost imperceptible

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Alice on the therapist’s couch just a lot of rot Suzanne Manners With a degree in Fine Art and an MA in Writing Suzanne is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers. To comment on any of the issues raised in this column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/suzanne-manners.

shudder of what I could only assume to be either pleasure or disgust - which had absolutely nothing to do with my reasons for seeking therapeutic help.

Very quickly I came to the conclusion that a lot of intellectuals could do with a good dose of reality and, in the case of

the Cognitive Therapist / hippy spiritualist from Chalk Farm, a good bath.

My favourite study of Alice has to be the one in which the theorist proposes that Alice was actually a conduit for Lewis Carroll’s repressed desire to be a little girl.

My mind works in ways in which not even I can fathom as, since I read that particular essay, I have been imagining a wide variety of men dressed as Alice (perhaps that says more about me than the theorist). Obama with pigtails, David Cameron wearing a checked frock and carrying a teddy under his arm (or is that Clegg in a fluffy Parka?)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Many theories behind the message.

George Clooney wearing a pinafore (why is that still sexy?) and Merkel wearing…no I’m afraid I can’t imagine that one.

Returning to the theme of contrariness, I can easily believe that many of Freud’s women patients became so frustrated with him prattling on about repressed sexuality and their subconscious desire to sleep with fathers, grandfathers, teachers, priests and Uncle Tom Cobbly and all, that they made it all up just to stop him talking. Therefore his

whole seduction theory can be said to be the result of a clutch of unhappy women deciding the only way to get him to shut up was to tell him essentially what he wanted to hear; that all women wanted to sleep with him.

Ultimately is that not what the male ego wants, affirmation of their own desirability?

Ladies, how many times have you heard the refrain: “She must be a lesbian?” Point set and match I think Dr Freud.

Cup of tea anyone?

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2:05am 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 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Only Fools and Horses

4.00pm - midnight 4:15pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

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 Holiday Hit Squad 10:00pm Africa Episode to be Announced.

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 A Question of Sport 12:05am Film 2013 12:40am Black Death 2:15am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

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BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm People Like Us 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Way to Go 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life.

12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am People Like Us 2:25am Junior Doctors 3:25am Russell Howard's Good News 3:55am Year of Making Love

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5:55am The Charles Dickens Show 6:15am The Charles Dickens Show 6:35am My Kite is Flying 6:50am William Whiskerson 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 Show Me the Monet 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 Mastermind 3:45pm Reel History of Britain

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 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?

4:15pm Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey 5:15pm Life on Earth 6:10pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats A Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook.

8:00pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 10:00pm The Brain Doctors 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 Chat show that celebrates the very best of British.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 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 International Friendly England v Brazil.

10:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap.

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

11:35pm International Friendly Highlights

12:20am The Genius of Invention 1:20am Who Do You Think You Are? 2:20am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community.

5:00am Children at Work Two hundred million children around the world go to work every day.

5:30am Welcome to the World

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm Sissinghurst 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown 11:00pm Bob Servant Independent 11:30pm The Many Faces of Les Dawson 12:30am Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art 2:00am Turner's Thames 3:00am Nature's Microworlds 3:30am Bob Servant Independent 4:00am Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown

12:40am The Cube 1:30am Jackpot247 3:45am Disclosure

4:30am Monkey Business 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sali Mali Following an excessive sweet-theft incident, Sali Mali decides to teach Jackdaw how to count. 7:10am The Hoobs Hoobofizz is hoobalicious, that's for sure. But it's not quite the same if it's frozen solid! 7:35am The Hoobs Hoobypuffs have to be eaten quickly, otherwise they go soggy. 8:00am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am 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 1:55pm The Belles of St. Trinian's 3:40pm Countdown

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

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Gok's Style Secrets Gok takes on the challenge of revamping 31-year-old Michelle Gregson from Blackpool.

10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Derek 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats

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Channel 5 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 9:20am 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 Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

4:10pm Try to Remember Crime mystery film. When a woman returns to her hometown to join the police, her first case on the force brings back memories of the murder of her friend 15 years previously.

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

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away After being released on bail, Casey asks Tamara to stay on in town.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Benidorm ER 9:00pm Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story Series looking at some of Britain's most notorious, incarcerated killers.

10:00pm NCIS US crime drama.

11:00pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Forensic crime drama series based in Las Vegas.

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12:20am The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West 1:20am Random Acts 1:25am Launched at Red Bull Studio in Association with Lacoste!

1:40am Launched at Red Bull Studio in Association with Lacoste! 1:55am Barclaycard Mercury Prize: 2012 Albums of the Year Live 2:10am Barclaycard Mercury Prize: 2012 Albums of the Year Live 2:25am Revenge 3:10am Bad News Bears 5:05am Deal or No Deal

12:55am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1:00am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A man incriminates himself when he falls in cement while trying to transport his wife's dead body.

1:50am 72 Hours: True Crime 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am House Doctor 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Road Wars 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 Road Wars 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 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 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

1:00am Road Wars 2:00am Road Wars 2:55am Cop Squad 3:45am Night Cops

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:00am House Arrest 7:00am Cheaper by the Dozen 8:40am Junior 10:45am Crazy, Stupid, Love 12:55pm The Hangover Part II 2:45pm How Do You Know

Magic of Belle Isle 9:00am Cupid, Inc 10:30am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 11:00am The Chateau Meroux 12:40pm Chicago 2:50pm I Don't Know How She Does it 4:30pm The Magic of Belle Isle 6:30pm War Horse 9:00pm Chicago 11:00pm I Don't Know How She Does it

4:50pm The Terminal 7:00pm Junior 9:00pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 11:00pm The Hangover Part II

12:35am Red Riding Hood 2:20am The Stepford Wives 4:00am Conviction 5:50am Lucky Christmas

12:45am Shanghai Noon 2:40am Swinging with the Finkels 4:10am Women in Trouble

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4:45am Batman and Robin 7:00am The Avengers Special 7:30am Spy Kids 9:05am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 10:55am Basic 12:40pm Kingdom of Heaven

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3:10pm Safe House 5:10pm Spy Kids 6:45pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 8:30pm Kingdom of Heaven 11:00pm Safe House 1:00am A Man Apart 3:00am Species 4:50am Species II

TCM 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:15am Gun Glory 11:55am Escape from Fort Bravo 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Blood Alley 5:45pm Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 8:00pm The Man Who Never Was 10:00pm Hard to Kill 11:55pm Hell on Wheels 12:55am Ironweed

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VALENTINE'S Day is coming up, one of the most romantic days of the year, but why do we celebr where did the traditions come from?

EGEND talks of Valentine being a priest during the third century Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers, he prevented young men from marrying.

Valentine saw this as unjust and unfair and continued to marry young couples in secret. When his actions were discovered an order was made to kill him. Other stories suggest that whilst he was imprisoned, he may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape the harsh Roman prisons.

It is believed that he sent the first ‘valentine’ greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl, possibly the daughter of his jailer, who he also healed during a visit to him. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed ‘From your Valentine’ a phrase we still use today.

The date is said to commemorate the death of Valentine, but others believe that the Christian church may have chosen the middle of February for the St

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Valentine’s feast day in a bid to ‘Christianise’ the pagan celebration of Lupercalia, a fertility festival.

In more modern times, many attribute Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry with the start of modern claims about love and Valentine.

In his 1382 poem ‘Parlement of Foules’ he wrote ‘For this was on Saint Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his

mate.’

Later, in 1797, a British publisher released numerous verses for lovers unable to pen their own special message to the one they loved. This marked the start of the valentine’s messages before the early nineteenth century, when paper valentine’s became so popular in England they were created in factories.

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Celebrations around the world WHILST sending cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts is traditional in the UK and USA, Valentine’s Day customs are varied around Europe.

In Spain ‘San Valentín’ is celebrated much the same way, although in Catalonia, La Diada de Sant Jordi is also popular. It is recognised by the giving of books and roses.

In Portugal it is more commonly referred to as ‘Dia dos Namorados’ (Lover’s Day). The day in Scandinavia is not celebrated to such a large extent, but is becoming more commercial. ‘All hearts day,’ as Sweden calls it, was launched in 1960s by the flower industry.

In Finland and Estonia Valentine’s Day is better known as ‘Friend’s Day’ in recognising friendships as well as romantic partners.

In Slovenia, St. Valentine or ‘Zdravko’ was one of the saints of spring with the day traditionally marking the beginning of spring rather than celebrating love.

Lithuania and Latvia started celebrating Valentine’s Day after both countries gained independence from the Soviet Union. Here people put stickers on faces and clothing of friends.

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Night-cap not such a good idea SWEET DREAMS: Perhaps not.

ALCOHOL may help you get to sleep quicker, but the quality of rest is lacking.

That’s according to a new report issued by the London Sleep Centre in the UK which says drinking does increase tiredness, but reduces the amount of time in a deep sleep.

Dr Irshaad Ebrahim, coauthor of the report, said he hoped that the study would help people understand that short term alcohol use only gives the

impression of improving sleep and should not be used as a sleeping aid.

The study found that drinking

any amount of alcohol makes you feel sleepy and drift off quicker, but the more you drink, the more sleep disruption there is.

Through the scents of time THROUGHOUT the ancient world the Egyptians were

famous for their perfumes and scents.

They were noted for their intensity and were highly sought after throughout the world and became leaders in the international perfume trade. The Ancient Greeks believed them to be experts in the art of perfumery. When Julius Caesar took control of Egypt, he demonstrated this fact to the Roman people by throwing bottles of precious perfume to the

crowd during his triumphant return to Rome.

One of the most famous perfumes was named Kyphi, made from a mixture of flowers, honey, wine and berries. Many of the scented potions were also prepared as a drink believed to cure medical problems including lung, liver and intestinal disorders.

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Body language reveals more BODY language could be the key to discovering what mood your other half is in.

Normally people who feel they may have upset their partners look at their facial expression, but a study from Princeton University (USA) found facial expressions were often ambiguous. It said that people struggled to tell just from a head shot whether someone was experiencing an extreme positive or negative reaction, but body language turned out to be a far more reliable guide.

Despite the results, from those who took part, 80 per cent still said they would rely solely on the face when trying to work out an emotion, while 20 per cent would look at the face and body together.

This misconception was labelled the ‘illusory facial effect’ by researchers.

IN A MOOD: How can you tell?

Meningitis breakthrough for children approved

NEW VACCINE: Safe for young children.

A VACCINE against meningitis B has been approved by experts.

The European Commission found the vaccine, called Bexsero, safe and effective for children from the age of two months.

It is the first such vaccine believed to prevent the leading cause of life-threatening bacterial meningitis, which kills thousands of young children each year.

The UK Government is discussing whether the jab will become widely available as part of the National Heath Service’s immunisation programme.

It is currently only privately available.

Skin care that doesn’t break the bank MANY women are spending a fortune on skin care products.

There are now so many different products available on the market it is sometimes difficult not to be inundated with brand names and fancy packaging on the shelves.

The real secret to healthy skin comes from within and a balanced

diet is an essential prescription for healthy vibrant skin.

Rather than splurging your money on expensive creams and treatments, you may consider herbs or herbal products as a more natural alternative. It is believed many herbs have healing properties that can help your skin flourish.

Herbs such as chamomile are a brilliant anti-inflammatory and excellent in treating skin problems including nappy rash, eczema and psoriasis.

Rose water is a natural astringent and can be used as a skin toner and cleanser and can help decrease the appearance of clogged pores.

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Y car’s been off the road for three days; the garage is waiting for a simple handbrake cable.

Motor factors don’t hold much stock as it is seen as ‘money on the shelf’.

How many commercial vehicles are off the road waiting for stock?

I receive magazines by courier as suppliers don’t trust Spain’s postal service; with much justification neither do I. Over protective and costly labour laws slam the door in the face of job seekers. I often think the Soviet backed Republicans actually won the Civil War; there is certainly a Soviet feel to Spain’s commercial lethargy.

Baltic lesson for Spanish

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Empire strikes back THE Latin American Empire strikes back. The Bolivian president dumps Spanish

WAITING: How many cars are off road? owned Iberdrola electrical supply company for its excessive greed and cavalier attitude towards agreements.

Argentina’s President has booted out Spain’s YPF energy suppliers (Repsol) for abuse of trading position.

Now the Ecuadorian government drags Spain before

the European Court of Human Rights. The charge is that Spain is ‘violating the right to justice of Ecuadorian nationals’, estimated to number 15,000 citizens. The charges relate to Spain’s Civil Procedure Law. It is claimed they unfairly arbitrate on eviction and mortgagerepayment problems.

UKRAINIANS and Russians go to enormous trouble and expense to invest or holiday in Spain. Most think the effort not worth it; who can blame them?

Meanwhile businesses in the Baltic States and Finland are rubbing their hands in glee.

As visa restrictions are eased cash-rich Russians and Belarusians are pouring over their borders and making the cash tills tinkle.

The EU’s trade is paralysed by unelected politicians snubbing easy-visa options offered by our wealthiest neighbours.

Latvia’s Minister of Finance has just been voted the EU’s best finance minister.

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Learning English better than sex WHEN it comes to learning English four out of 10 Spanish would give up sex for a year to become instantly fluent.

A survey asked 1,700 Spaniards, aged

18 to 60, what they would be prepared to do for a ‘magic pill’ to immediately know the What would you do language. to learn a language Thirty-eight instantly? per cent said Politicians’ poor marks they would be A weekly focus aimed Giving up sex for one year in exchange YEARNING: Spaniards would THE level of English amongst Spanish politicians was also willing to stay at keeping expatriate for instant English was the most popular pay a lot of money to be fluent investigated in the report by the Cambridge University Press. It chaste for 12 readers informed on choice in Valencia and Castilla-Leon in English, and even give up sex. gave those surveyed four high-profile options. months. various aspects of (47 per cent).

Life in Spain Respondents said that former Spanish Prime Minister Jose And 64 per In Extremadura seven out of 10 Maria Aznar is top of the linguistic pile, with another ex-Prime cent surveyed by would rather pay €10,000.

Minister Jose Luis Zapatero next. Former Madrid President research highlight the English. the UK’s Esperanza Aguirre was placed third.

As with all Cambridge University Press economic and social implications of Current Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, got the worst ratings. generalisations would pay €10,000 to learning a foreign language.

And 82 per cent of Spaniards think that the average level of Is has often been said in Spanish there are always exceptions, but the become bilingual at a snap English amongst politicians is ‘low or very low’. of the fingers. society that there is an ‘inferiority survey also shows that 90 per cent of The results of this complex’ when it comes to speaking those questioned are afraid of making a fool of themselves when trying to speak English.

That sort of timidity CARNIVALS with a The 2013 Spanish Carnival season officially when it comes to Spanish twist will be starts on February 7, and learning the language celebrated in town centres the last day of the can be a real problem all around the country. celebrations is on when it comes to Amongst Spaniards, the SATIRICAL: A February 17. employment.

Cadiz (Andalucia) and carnival chorus or But since it is not a Although languages Tenerife (Canary Islands) ‘chirigota’ in national holiday, parties have long been Carnivals are especially Algeciras (Cadiz). and street parades will considered important for renowned. mainly be held next getting a job, having Cadiz’s Carnival weekend. good or fluent English is (February 7-17) attracts Some events are held now considered a must. huge numbers of visitors carnival. earlier in different from around Spain Eighty-one per cent of Tenerife municipalities. wanting to sample its those surveyed acknowhas its own carefree and fun partying ledge that speaking equivalent to atmosphere, known as English is crucial in job ‘chirigotas’ ‘cachondeo’. interviews, and 60 per the ‘murgas’ This year’s festival will The local council cent admitted that they - but its be held from Wednesday, EXOTIC: 2012’s expects 350,000 people do not dare look for a job Carnival is February 6 to Sunday, Carnival Maid of to throng the city streets abroad as they are afraid more exotic, February 17, starting Honour, Fabiola next Saturday (February to cope with foreign with colourful with one of the most 9) alone. languages. and glittering highly-anticipated momMartinez in Tenerife’s The most distinguiSixty-three per cent are Rio de Janeiro ents for the locals, the main parade. shable feature of the convinced the country Carnival style election of the Carnival Cadiz carnival is the comic the groups can also be would recover from the costumes Queen. singing choruses or found in the old town financial crisis more worn in the On this gala night, the ‘chirigotas’. streets, performing quickly if Spaniards street parades. contestants parade on These ensembles of 10 satirical songs about local improved their English.

Carnival the catwalk wearing very to 30 people, wearing and national celebrities Carnival, with ‘chirigotas’ In fact, 85 per cent said themes change large, heavy and themed costumes, train and politicians. Tradition- performances broadcast in Tenerife annually, with flamboyant exports would increase if costumes hard all year round to try ally their musical accomp- every afternoon from Bollywood being chosen weighing an average 150 Spanish salesmen had a to win the title of Carnival animent is provided by Monday (February 4) to for this year. higher level of English. to 200 kilos, supported champions. guitars and kazoos, Friday (February 8) on Unfortunately there is There is also a by hidden wheels.

Tickets to see the making for a charact- Andalucia’s Canal Sur TV traditional rivalry with no magic pill, leaving the This will be broadcast performances at the Falla eristic sound. channel.

Spanish the traditional neighbours Las Palmas, on La 1 national television Theatre are sold out The competition starts ‘Chirigotas’ are also with each trying to outdo channel, starting at 9.30 methods of learning a months in advance. But earlier than the rest of the typical in Malaga city’s each other. language. pm on Wednesday.

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We travel and stay in Spain (Javea) two to three weeks every two months. About 12 weeks per year. Do we need to register for the padron?

If so, what is the process and do we need any

paperwork? We do have our NIE numbers.

If you spend less than the 183 days required for officially becoming a resident, then it is not necessary to register on the padron.

Although you can sign on to it if you own or rent a

property on a long contract, the municipal register is intended for long-term residents.

The Foreigners Department in Javea (Residentes Extranjeros) is the best place for you to ask if there are any benefits to registering.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) What will really be appreciated this week is if you will give your time to others. I realise that your life is busy but the emotional rewards from helping someone will be more than worth it. To see yourself in a truly positive light, imagine being in the positions of those round you.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Take extra care where finances concern your home. A legal matter should be considered carefully. When planning home improvements, get plenty of good advice and do not trust your heart. A new activity means new friends.

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WHAT ON EARTH AM I? 1. Well known throughout most of the world, what sort of insect is a painted lady?

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ENGLISH - SPANISH

Across 4 Grabs forged cash etc (7) 8 Romeo, out in the East, is normal (7) 9 Organise a run to the mountains (7) 10 Is irritating, but the darned things needed them! (7) 11 Doctors see it as most simple (7) 12 See fit to accept second plan (6) 14 Some eras Edgar Allan Poe wiped out (6) 18 Rearrange car test and flee (7) 21 All rods are different in Bucks (7) 22 Tim and I ate bananas from ape (7) 23 Break the globe and again mend it (7) 24 Internet search aids for motors (7) Down 1 Government leader went on, admittedly (7) 2 Nudes hide in sandhills (5) 3 Shakespeare in Germany is ready (7) 4 Refrained from tomato juice, as editor requested (6) 5 Academic divisionsʼ contract details (5)

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Otoño (6) 4 Kiss (4) 8 Alubias (5) 9 Águila (5) 10 Heno (3) 11 Perdedor (5) 12 Joke (practical joke, hoax) (5) 15 Gold (metal) (3) 16 Arm (5) 18 Down (downwards) (5) 19 Piel (de persona) (4) 20 Language (6

Co d e B r e a ke r 6 Watches The Seekers (7) 7 Itʼs said this perfume is not worth much in America (5) 13 Kingʼs at exotic winter sport (7) 15 Understand how to convert into cash (7) 16 First person in trampʼs collection of

documents (7) 17 Goods supplied for religious adherents (6) 18 Add zing to a portion of honey crisp ice cream (5) 19 Educate brideʼs follower (5) 20 Officer John (5)

Down 1 Directly (8) 2 More than enough (5) 4 Annually (6) 5 Find out (5) 6 Flagrant (7) 7 Dispatched (4) 8 Small (6) 13 Fidgety (8) 15 Thrive (7) 17 Affront (6) 18 Departs (6) 20 Perfection (5) 22 Cognisant (5) 23 Rush (4)

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Coward, 4 Pedals, 9 Curtain, 10 Coats, 11 Ash, 12 Sentence, 14 Depart, 15 Inches, 18 Orchards, 20 Tag, 23 Glade, 24 Painful, 25 Treaty, 26 Wealth.

Down: 1 Cocoa, 2 Worship, 3 Rear, 5 Exciting, 6 Again, 7 Sisters, 8 Under, 13 Ornament, 14 Drought, 16 Hateful, 17 Adept, 19 Crane, 21 Gulch, 22 File.

QUICK - Across: 1 Copy, 3 Proposal, 9 Lawless, 10 Keeps, 11 Serve, 12 Afraid, 14 Almost, 16 Evolve, 19 Create, 21 Least, 24 Unite, 25 Examine, 26 Together, 27 Begs.

Down: 1 Colossal, 2 Power, 4 Rascal, 5 Poker, 6 Special, 7 Loss, 8 Repels, 13 Restless, 15 Morning, 17 Vulgar, 18 Serene, 20 Alert, 22 Arise, 23 Hunt.

ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Charco, 4 Flea, 8 Beans, 9 Apple, 10 Tar, 11 Enero, 12 Ansia, 15 Man, 16 Smoke, 18 Traje, 19 Lead, 20 Maceta.

Down: 1 Cobre, 2 Awake, 3 Customer, 5 Lip, 6 Ace, 7 Garantia, 13 Suave, 14 Acera, 16 Sol, 17 Ola.

1. Unscramble the name of a famous European politician: MAKE ALL GREEN 2. Unscramble the name of a famous comic play written by Noël Coward: BIT THEIR LIPS

Play on Words DOC GARFIELD MARTENS

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Answers: Puss in Boots, Read all about it

Funagram

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents R and 24 represents Z, so fill in R every time the figure 15 appears and Z every time the figure 24 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 Pretence (4) 3 Course of study (8) 9 Reproduction (7) 10 Once more (5) 11 Awkward (5) 12 Straight (6) 14 Occur (6) 16 Moral excellence (6) 19 Courteous (6) 21 Clever (5) 24 Round fruit (5) 25 Small town (7) 26 Safe (8) 27 Wagers (4)

Down 1 Tree (5) 2 Equipos (de personas) (5) 3 Champiñónes (8) 5 Huevo (3) 6 Un (3) 7 Teclado (8) 13 Opal (5) 14 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 16 Autobús (3) 17 There (place) (3)

Quote There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest

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Elie Wiesel (1928 -), Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, Nobel laureate and concentration camp survivor

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 (CHANCE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ADHERE

GUESTS

SHARKS

BARELY

LIGHTS

SLAYER

CALLER

MONKEY

SOILED

CHANCE(10)

NICHES

STRIPE

DEEPER

PLANET

TRIPLE

GALLEY

POTTER

GREASE

REACTS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Agrees, 2 Crusts, 3 Cooled, 4 Wicked, 5 Hostel, 6 Slopes, 7 Specks, 8 Hollow, 9 Lector, 10 Powder, 11 Chills, 12 Muster, 13 Dolmen, 14 Glossy, 15 Mender, 16 Mincer, 17 Surged, 18 Ladder, 19 Hugged.

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION ANGELA MERKEL BLITHE SPIRIT

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An apple a day‌ EATING an apple in the morning can wake you up better than drinking a cup of coffee.

Apples can also boost your health in ways that benefit early morning activities. Apples contain high levels of vitamins and antioxidants and contain carbohydrates to kick start your energy levels in a healthy way.

Drinking coffee may give you a boost but can also run down blood sugar levels soon after drinking.

MORE ALERT: Apples have many health benefits.

Ancient chewing CHEWING gum could date back 5,000 years, it has been revealed. The ancient equivalent of what we know today as chewing gum has been found in Finland by a British archaeology student.

The lump of birch bark tar dates back to Neolithic times and comes complete

with Stone Age tooth prints.

Neolithic people are thought to have chewed the bark tar as a medical aid to heal mouth infections, and also used it to glue broken pots together. The tree tar contains phenols which have antiseptic properties.

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www.euroweeklynews.com MONASTRELL is the king of red grapes in southern Spain and the Costa Blanca region and this is a great time to go out and taste a few Monastrell wines as the sales are on and you are sure to pick up a bargain or two.

The Monastrell grape has a long and distinguished history, even surviving the phylloxera disease that wiped out most of the grapes in Europe in the late nineteenth century.

Monastrell wines tend to have dark strong colours and develop high alcohol contents due to the grape basking in plenty of sunlight.

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Variety and authenticity best describe the Alicante wine’s recent renaissance and Monastrell is one of the pillars of the regional grapes.

The Sierra Salinas winery is a fairly new installation at around 600m above sea level and has some great examples. Try a few of the elegant Monastrells such as ‘Puerto Salinas,’ a classic Mediterranean red with a red cherry colour, good integrated oak and ripe red fruits.

It is currently on sale at €6. ‘Mira’ (€21) is a more sophisticated Monastrell with noble oak, liquorice and aromas of Morello cherries and a velvety long taste.

La Bodega de Pinoso is situated in Denomination of Origin (DO) Alicante and is the largest producer of organic wines in all of the Valencian Community. You can find variety and authenticity with a classic range of wines under the brand ‘Vermador’ (€4- €6) and a New World type of more fruity and pungent range under the name ‘Vergel’ (€7).

Yecla is at the heart of Murcia’s winemaking tradition, upheld over the centuries by its devoted winemakers

David Fanailou - wine specialist. and growers, giving high-quality wines made from the Monastrell variety. Yecla has been producing wine since Phoenician times, with plenty of archaeological findings to prove the

relevance it reached during the Roman occupation.

The area’s best known and largest vineyard is Bodegas Castaño. Their most famous bottle, Hecula costing €7, is

Eating our way through the crisis NEW research suggests we are comfort eating our way through the economic crisis.

Scientists at the University of Miami

(US) say that bad news about the economy could cause us to pack on the pounds as we eat more high calorie foods.

The research found when people were subconsciously given messages such as ‘live for today,’ they consumed nearly 40 per cent more food than compared to a control group primed with neutral words.

When volunteers

were given messages indicating times were hard, but then told the food was low calorie, they ate around 25 per cent less food. This shows that taste is not what caused the reactions, but a longing for calories.

Researchers say this is because if we perceive food resources as low, we actively seek out food with a higher calorie content.

Less sugar in soft drinks SOFT drinks like Lucozade and Ribena are to reduce the sugar content in some of their lines. The move comes following the launch of the UK Government’s ‘Responsibility Deal’ in a bid to cut obesity rates by helping consumers take in less sugar.

Responsibility Deal Food Network chairwoman Dr Susan Jebb said, “I’m pleased to see the soft drinks manufacturers like GSK, AG Barr and Britvic join Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to make some real commitments to help consumers cut down on their calories.”

named after the Roman name of Yecla and is made from the Monastrell variety.

Jumilla has been making quality wine since the early 1800’s.

It’s fame harks back to Roman ‘Hispania’ and the region enjoyed a boom in the late nineteenth century, when it appeared to be spared the phylloxera plague that was ravishing vineyards across Europe.

The secret lies in the local Monastrell variety, which is perfectly suited to the area’s conditions.

This grape is the basis of all wines under the Jumilla denomination and covers 85 per cent of all land under vines.

Try some of the fine examples from Finca Lúzon like ‘Lúzon Roble’ (€7.50) with sweet spices, toasty and smooth, and ‘Castillo Lúzon’ (€10) with well developed tannins, rich red fruits and vanilla notes.

All these bottles and more can be found at Bodegas MG, Calle Ramon y Cajal, Benijofar, call 966 714 960 for more information.

By David Fanailou Wine Specialist info@magicagourmet. com Tel: 966 714 969.

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LMOND blossom is now out or about to open in many areas, while others will follow within the next four to six weeks.

It really is one of the nicest times of the year and one year we were able to follow the blossom from Andalucia to Aragon over a period of two months.

But when exactly trees bloom is very dependent on a garden’s microclimate.

The tree in the photograph is in our own garden. It’s in full bloom as you see, but I walked just 300 metres and down 50 metres to friends for lunch today and none of the four trees in their garden showed a single flower bud or leaf bud opening.

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The only real difference is that our tree is just inside a high hedge sheltered from the recent cold winds, while the trees in the other garden are in the open and exposed.

Hopefully we don’t get bad weather to knock off the blossom and emergent fruit during February. Amazingly we

lost few flowers this last then he had increased the week when we number of varieties of experienced 80 kilometre oranges and mandarins to an hour gusts of wind.

10, allowed the grass and However a few cold days herbs to grow, only would help kill off various sprayed with a paraffin oil early pests flitting once a year and did little around the fruit pruning except to trees. We will keep a do an early reasonable This is neem and shape. one of the propolis Incidentally spray tomorhis trees nicest row for ranged from times of safety. a couple of the year.

Interestingly years old to we first discov120. ered neem oil If you want to cut nearly 20 years ago sitting back the size of the lawn next to an ecological you could plant orange orange farmer at a Spanish trees and just leave the walking club dinner. Neem grass and weeds to grow oil is totally ecological, to create a living mulch to being pressed from the reduce evaporation water fruit of the neem tree losses.

Azedarach aiandica.

Just cut once or twice a For the first few years year to allow the grass to we purchased our oil from decay and add fertiliser to Germany until we found the soil.

His use of a suppliers in Spain.

We paraffin oil was on the said interestingly earlier, basis of cost and of course for last Friday Dick visited paraffin from coal or oil, another eco-orange although from nature, is grower with a Friends of not in our book really Avinenca group who rarely ecological. sprayed with anything.

The farmer agreed but Twenty years ago he had said that it was allowed by taken over a poorly those who drew up the maintained grove that had regulations for organic been sprayed with food certification. chemical sprays.

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Careful what you use to fertilise IF you have unhealthy young citrus trees they are probably planted poorly and the tender roots have been burned by those little blue chemical fertiliser granules that people persist in using. It is a great pity that Spanish garden centres and agricultural cooperatives don’t stock that wonder UK product bone meal.

So, if you can, continue to fertilise with well rotted compost or manure or buy the inexpensive sacks of dried goat and sheep manure from agricultural cooperatives. the minero pest and so had some untidy branches but not the infestation of surrounding mono variety chemical driven orange groves who did need to spray.

Our view for gardens is that we like to look at healthy tidy trees and bushes so we should prune out minero damaged growth and spray with neem and propolis against insect and fungal pests.

We

have seen whole branches of citrus trees killed by long term damage from continuous minero attacks.

The farm in fact was on light sandy soil, so would not expect many fungal problems. Attacks of mealy bugs and sooty leaves in our garden are often stimulated by the high humidity levels caused by over watering and close plantings.

Incidentally the harvests per tree in the

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GORGEOUS: Stunning blossoms from almond trees. organic orange grove were less than surrounding chemically fertilised and pest treated orchards, but his costs were lower so he made

as much profit or more per tree or henegada which is a twelfth of a hectare and an old Roman measure.

Lastly if you are

growing any sort of fruits a copy of ‘Growing healthy fruit in Spain’ will soon pay for itself. (c) Dick and Clodagh Handscombe.

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N the absence of my favourite soap operas from back home, I was a tad concerned how I would get my daily drama fix here in Spain.

As it turns out, I needn’t have worried; the Spanish royal family is providing so many twists and turns, it could give Coronation Street a run for its money.

Or Dynasty, perhaps more appropriately.

King Juan Carlos had a veritable ‘Annus Horribilis’ in 2012; not only did he end up on the operating table for a fourth time within the last couple of years, but he also plummeted in the popularity stakes to an all-time low, according to a survey.

Everyone loves Queenie back in the UK and the two Princes are generally adored, despite indiscretions in Vegas. Not to mention the joy surrounding the expected first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in July.

The same doesn’t seem to apply here. The locals explain that this is down to

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when his country was, and remains, in the grips of one of the worst economic crisis of recent times.

Nor is there any evidence of lovable Corgis or other

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the King of Spain preferring to shoot live elephants on costly trips to Botswana rather than clay pigeons in his back yard, at a time

ROYAL SOAP: Plenty of entertainment following royal family life. pets to soften the image; an important gauge in how nice a person is, according to my daughter at least.

The press suggest that even his wife feels the same way, not having shared the matrimonial bed

for decades following his alleged affair at an early stage in their marriage.

Their golden wedding anniversary passed without celebration. Then there were the fraud charges against his son-in-law, Iñaki

Urdangarín, which have left question marks over the future of the monarchy.The Sunday Times recently reported that an ‘atomic bomb’ email was about to drop relating to the King of Spain, so I guess the drama will continue in 2013. I have the popcorn on standby.

Having always lived in monarchies, I am quite fond of a bit of blue blood.

At their best they are not only a tourist attraction, but should also set moral standards for the people and provide a focal point pride in your country.

Now they are in essence figure-heads rather than leaders, in the Western world at least, the monarchy needs to provide a bit of value in return for tax payers’ money. More so than just keeping gossip magazines in business.

So, while this real-life soap is providing intrigue and drama, how far will the Spanish monarch’s subjects go For King and Country?

Or what will he do for them?

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Dealing with dogs that do not want to be alone SEPARATION: All dogs are prone to this form of anxiety

I HAVE already talked about separation anxiety in dogs. Because it is such a

serious subject I will return to the subject.

Separation anxiety sometimes occurs: • When a dog accustomed to constant human companionship is left alone for the first time.

• Following a long interval, such as a vacation.

• After a traumatic event such as a period of time spent at boarding kennels.

• After a change in the family’s routine or structure (such as a move to a new home, or a new pet or person in the home).

If the following statements are true about your dog, he may have a separation anxiety problem: • The problem behaviour occurs exclusively or primarily when he’s alone.

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• He follows you from room to room whenever you’re home.

• He displays effusive, frantic greeting behaviour.

• He reacts with excitement, depression, or anxiety to your preparations to leave the house.

• He dislikes spending time outdoors by himself.

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LAST week due to an editorial mix up a letter was printed with a reply stating that only dogs on the dangerous dogs list needed a licence.

I am afraid this is not the case. Under Spanish laws ALL dogs now need to be licenced. The confusion arises because not all local town halls have started enforcing the legislation.

Either talk to your vet or your local town hall to clarify what is required in your area.

David the Dog Man some long term solutions to help your pet cope with anxiety. But because the treatments can take a while, consider these suggestions to help you and your dog cope in the short term: • Consult your vet about the possibility of drug therapy.

• Take your dog to a dog

day care facility or boarding kennel when you are away.

Leave your dog with a friend, family member, or neighbour.

Take your dog to work with you, even for half a day, if possible.

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Steve Cool runnings THIS is my hamster Steve who loves cuddles and running in his wheel. He’s such a little rascal!

Sarah Williams, Mojacar Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible. Please include name of the pet, your full name, where you live and if relevant a couple of lines to explain the circumstances of the photo. Due to space restrictions not all submissions will be used.

STEVE: Always the centre of attention.

A natural hunter CAT OWNERS have several myths and misconceptions about the cat as a hunter and how to deal with it. Here are some of the most common: A well-fed cat will stop killing birds: Not true. The cat’s need to hunt is independent of its urge to eat.

Cats should be left free to hunt: Not true. The cat does have natural

hunting instincts, but are not found in such large numbers in the wild.

Cats need fresh air and exercise: Cats have been seen to be perfectly content indoors.

Tying bells around a cat’s neck and de-clawing a cat would reduce its ability as a hunter: It may be effective, but most often isn’t.

CATS: An urge to hunt.

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AN SMYTH from La Marina on the southern Costa Blanca expressed his sorrow. “It’s certainly a shame, but I like the idea of his funeral in the snow being a ‘film director’s dream’ and that he would have thought it was perfect.”

And for Anne Garrat, aged 74, and holidaying in Benidorm in the north of the Costa Blanca, she was saddened on hearing of Michael Winner’s death. “He was an outspoken and flamboyant figure who was unafraid of being regarded as politically incorrect,” said the Scottish holidaymaker.

Agreeing was Alan Jones from Marbella on the Costa del Sol. “He was someone you loved to hate because he could be a bit of a misogynist.”

Meanwhile, Richie MacDonald from La Nucia was brought up to not speak ill of the dead, but “I cannot help feeling that Michael Winner was a self-indulgent windbag.

Since his passing, he’s been described as a leading film

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STREET TALK HAVING a close bond with southern Spain, Michael Winner frequently dined in Mallorca, and shot scenes from one of

his films in Almeria. So EWN sought to find out expatriates’ opinions on the film director turned restaurant critic.

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director, but I only know him from restaurant programmes

on TV!” explained the Costa Blanca resident.

Also, Paula Buttery from La Marina also on the Costa Blanca, shared the same opinion, knowing him more for his flamboyant personality.

“I remember him as a food critic and from the series of TV adverts he did. I thought he came across a bit bold and brash but I think he was just a bit forthright, which I guess is to be expected from a critic. He was quite funny though.”

Rose Waterstone commented of his appearance: “He was quite attractive when he was a lot

Paula Buttery younger,” but poignantly ended “how sad it was to see him so diminished towards the end of his life.”

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Bring balance into your life for the course of true love February forecast EACH month I write about how the moon cycles, numerology and major arcana tarot cards connected to the current month affect you. By understanding these influences, you are more able to move forward to create a happier, healthier and more prosperous future...

2013 promises to be a year packed full of surprises, opportunities and even the odd miracle. You have the potential to lay firm foundations for the future this year. Thirteen is the number of death and rebirth, so be prepared for radical change, and gracefully let go of the old. This way you will make space

By Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

for all the great new beginnings waiting for you.

The influence of the number two: February is the second month of the year and it’s all about love!

This number brings you the opportunity to attract new love if you are single, or to deepen your

FEBRUARY: The month of love. connection within your existing relationship.

The course of true love doesn’t always run smoothly though, so there may be the odd lesson thrown in to help you recognise what you really want from a relationship. The number two is asking you to bring

balance to your life.

Make time for yourself this month to reflect on your goals for the year.

Listen to your heart: In the tarot deck, the second major arcana card is the High Priestess. This card is guiding you to listen to your intuition. It will never fail

you, and although following your intuition may seem to take you down a more challenging path, ultimately it will lead you to where you most need to be.

Get in tune with the moon: The new moon on February 10 is in the

visionary sign of Aquarius. If you were born under this sign, write a list of every thing you want to bring into your life this year.

The full moon on February 25 is in the earthy sign of Virgo. The influence of this sign will help you to get your finances and working life in order.

Discover how to create the life you want in 2013!

Find out how the numbers in your date of birth and the seven major planets of influence in your birthchart effect your relationships, career and health, with an Astrology, Numerology and Tarot reading.

For more information: www.sallytrotman.com.

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Your weekly music news with Melissa Jayne Official UK Top 10 1. Bingo Players - Get Up 2. Britney Spears ft. will.i.am Scream and Shout 3. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble 4. Rihanna - Stay 5. Calvin Harris - Drinking From The Bottle 6. Connor Maynard - Animal 7. 50 Cent - My Life 8. Emeli Sandé - Clown 9. James Arthur - Impossible 10. Pitbull - Don’t Stop The Party

Official Spanish Top 10 1. Alejandro Sanz - Mi Marciana 2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven 3. Pablo Alborán - Tanto 4. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire 5. Maroon 5 - One More Night 6. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 7. Kesha - Die Young 8. The Script - Hall Of Fame 9. Rihanna - Diamonds 10. Maldita Nerea - La Respuesta No Es La Huida

Official UK Top 10 Downloads 1. Bingo Players - Get Up (Rattle) [feat. Far East Movement] 2. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (feat.

Britney Spears) 3. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble.

4. Emeli Sandé - Clown 5. Calvin Harris - Drinking from the Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah) 6. Rihanna - Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) 7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) 8. Conor Maynard - Animal (feat.

Wiley) 9. Pitbull - Don’t Stop the Party (feat. TJR) 10. 50 Cent - My Life (feat. Eminem & Adam Levine)

Beyoncé to release miscarriage track?

BEYONCÉ KNOWLES will reportedly be releasing a track inspired by her rumoured miscarriage and will even open up about the “most tragic event of her life” in an upcoming HBO documentary.

According to metro.com, Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z sparked rumours of a miscarriage a year before their first daughter Blue-Ivy was born, when he penned a track about her featuring the lyrics “Last time the miscarriage was so tragic, we was afraid you’d disappear, but nah baby you magic.” During her upcoming documentary, she will also reportedly be talking about the magic behind her successful music and acting career, which will air for the first time on February 16.

Hot Gossip In other Beyoncé news, she has faced an amount of controversy over claims that she mimed her rendition of the American National Anthem at Barack Obama’s recent inauguration at the Capitol Building in Washington.

But the Destiny’s Child star has hit back at claims denying the lip-syncing of The Star Spangled Banner, and has even posted a picture of herself with a jumper bearing the phrase “Let me

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Beyoncé will take to the stage again next weekend for her much anticipated Super Bowl half-time performance, where it is rumoured that the other members of Destiny’s Child will join her to mark the start of their comeback.

Lady Gaga confirms jazz album ECCENTRIC singer Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will be releasing an entire jazz album featuring the suave vocals of Tony Bennett. The singer confirmed the news on her Twitter account along with a picture of herself and the jazz legend with the caption: “And here’s me and my handsome date. I simply cannot wait for this album to be released. He’s my darling.” Gaga, who is best known for her pop songs and out of this world clothing, joined Tony on stage at the White House last week for one of the inauguration ceremony balls for President Barack Obama. She played a number of jazz tracks, as well as stripped back piano versions of Born This Way and You And I. Lady Gaga will also be releasing a further album later on in the year entitled ARTPOP, although on speaking to MTV, producer Zedd, claimed that she still has a lot of unfinished work to do. He said: “After the first time we worked in the studio, I

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just went back and kind of thought about it and I decided that I would just be honest. It took a day or two to kind of get used to that, but now it’s totally fine. I can say, ‘That was not good. You can do better.’ And when it’s good I’ll say ‘It’s great’.”

Britney Spears ‘banned from the Internet’ BRITNEY SPEARS has allegedly been banned from using the Internet to read gossip about herself in a bid to ‘protect her sanity.’ The pop star has just confirmed her split with fiancé

Jason Trawick, and has revealed that she has quit the X Factor after just one series, and now her management team are concerned for her mental health, therefore banning her from using the Internet to read about any speculation surrounding her personal and professional life.

A source close to Britney revealed to Closer magazine that she constantly needs to be with someone, saying: “Britney seems really confused at the moment. Her management team have insisted that someone be with her all the time, and have banned her from using her phone and going online. She speaks to her family on her security team’s phone.

She’s extremely fragile.”

The source also added that Britney’s close friends and family are worried she may have another mental breakdown like the one she previously had in 2007 when she shaved her head bald.

Vibe’s Top Tip JUSTIN BIEBER ft Ludacris - All Around The World: is the latest single to be released from Justin’s third studio album Believe, and features vocals from US rapper Ludacris. The dance track has been compared to the likes of David Guetta’s work, and also to Britney Spears’ track Till The World Ends. It has received a lot of positive reviews so far, although a couple criticised Justin for jumping on the “autotune bandwagon,” like Usher, Chris Brown and Britney Spears. All Around The World is currently available for digital download, and will be officially released on March 4.

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Winner’s death leaves the world a little less colourful B

RITISH film director Michael Winner was no stranger to Spain.

Filming part of his Hollywood debut Lawman, starring Burt Lancaster, in Spain in 1971, the news of his death means a time of reflection for many expatriates.

And he also regularly travelled to the Balearic Islands for restaurant reviews and holidays.

Winner, aged 77, died at his home in London on January 21 after suffering from liver disease, according to his widow Geraldine Lynton-Edwards.

Respected food critic for The Sunday Times, he had revealed in a recent interview with The Times that he had considered the possibility of bowing out by means of assisted suicide in Switzerland.

The Euro Weekly News took to the streets to find out how expatriates were reacting to the news.

“I am truly devastated,” said Susan Royos from Marbella on

Winner also directed The Nightcomers, with Marlon Brando, The System, with Oliver Reed, and Death Wish, with Charles Bronson, among many others during his 50-year career.

“If I’m honest, I wasn’t that much of a follower of Michael Winner,” Roy Laden from Calpe in the north of Costa Blanca said.

“But it’s always a sad time when somebody British dies.”

Winner’s first Spanish restaurant review was at Es Raco d’es Teix in Deia, Mallorca.

This was published in The Sunday Times in 2008.

He also ate at Xelini, a Mediterranean restaurant, also in Deia, and at Flanigan in Portals on the island.

No stranger to Spain, It was through his Winner filmed part of his newspaper column Hollywood debut, Lawman, ‘Winner’s Dinners’ that he announced in the country, and regularly his poor health, MICHAEL WINNER: A British character that will travelled to the Balearic which put him in certainly be missed.

Islands for restaurant hospital for eight reviews and holidays. times throughout the Costa del Sol. “I am more poignant that he 2012, and eventually a huge fan of his films, had a connection to led to his death. and it makes it even Spain.”

Outrageous and opinionated

By Nigel Goldman, restaurant critic for Southern Spain POSSIBLY one of Britain’s few commercially successful film directors, with the Death Wish series starring Charles Bronson, it was through his pompous and arrogant style as a restaurant critic that Winner later became known.

Indeed, I would pore over his column in The Sunday Times most Sundays to find ideas and clues about how to write my own restaurant reviews, although I never pretended to be as outrageous and opinionated as the

great man himself. I did try, though.

We met on occasions in London, including once at The Ivy, where he insisted on paying for the dinner of four ladies sitting nearby whom he had annoyed throughout the meal, and again in an Italian restaurant in Soho where he twirled his napkin above his head like helicopter rotor blades to gain the attention of a waiter.

Winner was a character, rarely seen without a large Havana cigar

(although he cut back following triple heart surgery in 1993). He drove a Rolls-Royce and lived in a mansion in Holland Park, crammed with art and antiques, which he promised to leave to the nation, although in later years he decided that he might need to sell it to pay off debts, even though on paper he was a multi-millionaire.

He always said he did not want to die as a rich man, as this would mean he had not fully enjoyed his

own money.

Winner sported a string of beautiful girlfriends including Jenny Seagrove, but eventually married Geraldine Lynton-Edwards in 2011.

He turned down an OBE for his work on behalf of the police, and later a knighthood.

He was unique, larger than life, and will always be remembered as being loud and offensive, perfect ingredients for a film director and restaurant critic.

Character to love or even hate

By EWN columnist, Leapy Lee LOVE him or hate him Michael Winner was certainly one of society’s characters.

I first came across his name in 1962.

A couple of my associates had small parts in his first movie.

Financed mainly by his indulgent parents for a son who ‘wanted to be a director’ it was entitled The Cool Mikado and turned out to be what many believed was the worst film ever made.

British comic Frankie Howerd is actually on record as saying that he was ashamed to have appeared in it!

I remember thinking then that that was the last we would hear of this rather spoiled and to my mind somewhat lucky individual.

How wrong could I be?

His subsequent successes showed all his knockers that perseverance and enthusiasm generally pay off.

RIP Michael Winner.

The world will be a little less colourful without you.

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www.euroweeklynews.com SOME years ago I wrote a book in the UK about building works and how to go about them.

This was in response to my own experience of running a construction company in London, during which time I came face to face with endless problems.

Indeed, like most people, I came to the conclusion that any form of building work was invariably a nightmare, both for the builders and the owner.

Of course, building work in Spain is no less contentious and has an equal habit of going wrong.

So, what can you do to

COSTS can spiral, timings can go totally awry and expectations as to the quality of work to be performed can vary wildly. The end result can be that a project ends with both the builders and property owner close to a nervous breakdown.

Preparation is the to every building make sure that your building project in Spain goes smoothly?

Well, the first thing to appreciate is that often the reason that a building project Nick Snelling goes wrong is because of you the property owner! This Web master www.culturespain.com and author of 5 books including: is normally because a ‘How to Buy Spanish Property and Move to Spain – Safely’ and ‘The property owner does Laptop Entrepreneur’ not: 1. Develop a clear ‘specification’ of the works required 2. Supervise the works.

The consequence is a PLANNING: Don’t let poor builder often does not know exactly what you Precise definition of what want and is left to ‘find his you want to achieve is vital way’ around a project, and you should always which can then suffer develop (and agree, in numerous alterations, as writing, with your builder) both you and he adapt to at least three documents what is happening on a day before any work proceeds. to day basis.

These are:

preparation ruin your dream home 1. A Schedule of Works. This should be a very detailed document that specifies exactly what work you want carried out.

By exact, I mean that if you want a crack filling above a doorway then state ‘To raking out and filling diagonal crack above

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e. bathroom doorway’ or ‘To installing double electrical socket at 250mm height 500mm from the right hand side of master bedroom door’. In other words be precise and exhaustive and append any plans to the Schedule of Works.

2. A Specification. A Specification is a document that details the quality of materials and workmanship to be used. It will define such things as the type of paint, bricks, piping, cabling etc to be used, together with such things as any sanitaryware, kitchen units and so on. It will also detail the skill required of workers.

3. A contract. This must be in writing and expressly tie you and your builder to the Schedule of Works and Specification. It should also deal with the question of project start and completion timings and provide a schedule for payments for the work. The contract must be signed by you and your builder.

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ALWAYS manage your building project or, better still, get someone independent and qualified to do so, if you are not experienced in construction.

Getting an architect or building surveyor to supervise a project does not cost a fortune and your site will not need to be visited every day, just at certain defined and critical stages.

It is at these times that things can go wrong or be done badly and that can have a disastrous subsequent effect on your project.

Schedule of Works, Specification and Contract is not something that everyone can do. Indeed, there is much to be said for employing a building surveyor or architect to do this for you.

Good luck!

Legally renting your property In Spain AS summer 2013 in Spain creeps closer, many property owners will be looking to rent out their properties for short term lets over the summer months to gain some additional income.

Before advertising your property as a rental, it is important to consider the current legal rulings implemented by the Agencia Tributaria - Spain’s tax authority.

The campaign aims to lower the amount of illegal property rentals and the tightening of measures taken to ensure homeowners declare their rental earnings are becoming essential in order to avoid problems with the taxman.

Recent figures estimated that in one Spanish province alone,

75 per cent of holiday home rentals are not declared, resulting in a massive €104.8 million loss to the tax authorities.

Thankfully it is not complicated to place your rental agreements on a legal footing, allowing you to avoid the authorities’ harsh consequences of illegal renting.

The first steps towards full legal security are registering your rental contract with the housing department, this means full legal protection cover of your property.

Following this, you must declare the income of the rental and 24 per cent of the rent payments must be paid to the government every month or every quarter if you apply.

Aside from this, registered tax residents in Spain must declare the rental income to their annual Spanish income tax.

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Frozen benefits in the UK that are under performing?

In a QROPS that is not giving you what you wanted?

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If your answer is YES to the above it may be possible to transfer your benefits to a new receiving pension scheme and release some tax free cash.

This may help your current financial position whilst still securing your retirement income.

Did you work in Public Services, NHS, Councils, Armed Forces, MOD, Civil Service, Teaching, Aviation Authority, Nursing, Police or Fire Brigade?

The pension pots of loyal public servants are shrinking.

You should submit your application to claim your cash now or you could lose out on thousands.

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•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY of St Peter and St Paul in Torrevieja. Services in six locations. www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com.

•BAKER FOUNDATION for Spiritual Awareness, Playa Flamenca: Sunday Service 11am; Clairvoyance Tuesdays 7.15pm; Healing Thursdays 10.30am-12pm. 966 760 665.

•CHRISTIAN CHURCH (inter-denominational) English language. Alpha Centre, Los Nietos Viejos (Mar Menor) Sundays 10am: 968 133 724 or www.losnietoschurch.es.

•HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sundays 11am. Avenida de Antonio Quesada. Pastor Dave 622 919 604.

Costa Blanca South’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.

Churches •INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Torrevieja: Sunday service and children’s church 11am; Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. 966 799 273 / 660 127 276.

•ORIHUELA CHURCH SERVICES: 966 733 093.

•PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas 3, Pilar de la Horadada: Sundays 11am; Thursdays 5pm Bible study and Prayer; weekday home groups.

PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@gmail.co m or 966 769 300.

•PINOSO VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Calle Veintiocho de Marzo, Sunday

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11am. www.pinosovcf.com or 667 049 647.

•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES in Orihuela Costa. Don Joaquin Carlos. Fridays 5.30pm-6.30pm.

•ST NICOLAS ECUMENICAL CHURCH, Calle Sobrija 2248, D20, Urb. Camposol. Sundays 10.30am; first Songs of Praise, second Holy Communion, third Morning Prayer, forth Holy Communion and fifth service by church members. 968 138 952.

•TORREVIEJA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68: Services Sunday 10.30am with Communion and children’s Sunday School plus Wednesday 6pm. 966 788 771.

JALON VALLEY HELP Sunday Afternoon Tea. February 3 at Casa de Animo, Alcalali. www.jalonvall eyhelp.com.

•FRIENDS UNLIMITED Quesada: 966 719 862 or www.helpvegabaja.com.

•LADIES Card making and crafting group, Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm. 966 789 977.

•MABS Cancer Support Group meetings: sue@mabscancersupport.org.

•SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Torrevieja, afternoons at Restaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar.

966 783 508.

AFTERNOON TEA: The event runs from 4pm until 6pm.

FRIDAY •CANTABILE SINGERS rehearse at La Siesta Church, 2.15pm-4.15pm. 966 796 866. www.cantabilesingers.es.

•CHESS CLUB Daya Vieja. 660 825 390.

•TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets 2.45pm-5pm in The Annex Municipal Buildings on Calle Paganini. www.torreviejastrokesupport.com.

SATURDAY MABS BOOK SALE - The Arches Restaurant, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm (weather permitting).

The MABS Book Stall is a regular feature at The Arches Restaurant on a Saturday and is popular with book-lovers from Los Alcázares and the surrounding areas. Browse the stall and enjoy a coffee or bargain breakfast while you choose your books.

• PATIENCE LODGE No 2177(GC) RAOB meets 10.30am-12.30pm at Algorfa Hotel near La Finca golf in Los Montesinos. 966 188 105.

• PHOENIX CAR CLUB first Sunday classic car meet from 11am. Torres Hotel, Los Montesinos. www.phoenixcarclub.com.

MONDAY •SAMARITANS Drop-in Café. 902 883 535.

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•3A MARINA BAIXA general meetings fourth Monday of month, 10.30am at Alfaz del Pi Culture Centre. www.u3amarinabaixa.com.

TUESDAY •FREE KNITTING CLUB Mazarron. 619 493 183.

Useful numbers CONSULATES British

96 521 6022

Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356

ALICANTE Airport

96 691 9000

Guardia Civil

96 592 1100

Municipal Police

96 510 7200

Red Cross

96 525 2525

MURCIA Airport

96 817 2000

ORIHUELA Guardia Civil

96 530 0139

Red Cross

96 530 5151

PEGO Municipal Police

96 577 0118

SANTA POLA Town Hall

96 541 1100

Guardia Civil

96 541 1290

Local Police

96 541 1103

Red Cross

96 541 6936

•SEEKERS LADIES CLUB Torrevieja meets every other Tuesday, 2pm at Bar Sacko’s, El Limonar. 966 784 033.

•CAMPOVERDE THEATRE GROUP. Mondays and Thursdays, 2pm at Rendevous, La Zenia. 966 774 127.

•SEWING CRAFT CLASSES Torrevieja. 966 708 199.

•COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS: different difficulty walks. www.cbmwalkers.org.

Guardia Civil

96 571 0113 96 571 0154

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•CRIME WATCH SPAIN: Torrevieja: 966 786 266. Catral: 965 992 838. Montesinos: 685 444 335. colaborando.crimewatch@skynetlink.com.

Municipal Police Red Cross

96 571 1818

•A1 DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: 966 722 897.

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•BADMINTON at Pilar de la Horadada 10am-1pm.

966 786 774.

•DROP-OFF POINT for non-perishable food items to help the needy at Benijofar Town Hall, Monday to Friday, 8.30am-3.30pm.

Guardia Civil

96 589 1143

Municipal Police

96 589 0050

•COMPUTER CLUB Torrevieja. 966 700 041 or www.torreviejacomputerclub.com.

•FAST emergency number 968 970 626.

Red Cross

96 589 1400

•MABS ART WORKSHOP Café Golf, San Javier 10am-12. €2 donation. 968 192 768.

•STRICTLY SOCIAL friendship club Punta Prima.

966 730 569.

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•VELVETONES CHOIR rehearses at Windsor Bar, San Luis, Torrevieja, 10am-1pm. 966 785 313.

•VELVETONES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS rehearses at El Paraiso Restaurant, Torrevieja, 10am-12.30pm. 965 327 446.

•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 5pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, Torrevieja. 966 722 895 or 966 921 996.

• TORREVIEJA RETIRED ACTIVITIES CLUB meet on 3rd Wednesday of the month in the Marina Club Bar, Internation Marina at 11am. 965 008 087.

Others •AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP Torrevieja - don’t suffer alone through another person drinking. 692 799 318.

•LA BAMBA’S Ballroom/Latin/Sequence Dancing, Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar. Mond ay S e q u e n c e c l a s s 7. 3 0 p m . S o c i a l D a n c e 8.30pm. Friday Social Dance 7.30pm-10.30pm.

Wednesday New Beginners 2pm. Improvers 3pm. Intermediate 4pm-5pm. 616 478 157.

•PEPA Charity Shop Gandia. 650 304 746 or www.pepaspain.com.

•PRACTISE SPANISH FOR FREE: Saturday 10am-12pm. Sunday 11am at Athenea bar, Pilar de la Horadada.

966 762 308 or rogeames@hotmail.com.

•SAMARITANS emotional support helpline 8pm12am. 902 883 535.

•TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL. 966 798 036 or www.toastmasters.org.

•NEIGHBOURHOOD www.nhwinspain.com or 620 417 777.

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648 169 045

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625 912 078

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902 883 535

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•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION Torrevieja meet on first Wednesday of each month at 5pm at Restaurante El Paraiso. 966 722 895 or 966 921 996.

COMING UP • AUCTION February 21, Novo Carthago, Los Urrutias. Submitting items 10am, hammer down 2pm.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. English-speaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *6 4 8 1 6 9 0 4 5 * or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence.

AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 96 521 9471; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. w w w. a a - c o s t a b l a n c a . o r g (93323) ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric a brac. There is usually something there for everyone —- but not always. Charitable

donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service.

We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! During July and August the shop will only be open Wednesday to Saturday from 09.30 until 13.00 (93325) FULL GOSPEL Business Men’s Fellowship International. We are a Christian organisation with a difference. Breakfast meetings for men each month including a testimony time, & time to ask questions for those who seek answers. Info: Stuart 968 575 417 or 664 673 863 (95452) THE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH OF QUESADA, meets at Sociedad Compas, 14 Calle de Toledo, Quesada. Sunday Service at 11.30am. A Tuesday evening of Mediumship at 7.30pm and every Thursday there is an opportunity to develop your skills at the Open Circle at 7.30pm. Spiritual Healing is available Sunday and Tuesday. Contact Wendy on 965 323 028. (95454) THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) HELP VEGA BAJA. We help anyone, any age and any nationality, 24hr helpline. Offices based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega and in Torrevieja on Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4. You can contact us on 966 723 733 between 10am and 1:30pm or online at www.helpvegabaja.com. For emergencies 24hr helpline 965 704 282 (95456) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl .co.uk. (95457) THE BAKER FOUNDATION for SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. 16 Nicolas De Bussi Ave, Playa Flamenca. Sunday Service

every week 11am to 12 noon, everyone welcome. For further details please phone/fax 966 760 665 (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 653 066 919 for further information. (95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 (95461) CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 or 968 432 525 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH has moved to: Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Bible Study and Prayer. All welcome from any church background or none.

Info: PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@gmail.com or Eddie on 966 769 300 / 650 509 606 TCF is a multi-national English speaking church now located on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja. The Sunday Service, including Communion and Creche/Sunday School, commences at 10.30am with a Bible Study/Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm. Telephone 966 700 391 or call in to the Church any day between 9.00am until 1.00pm. Monday to Friday to find out more about Church activities. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 HELP MMM CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Appointments for cervical, breast and prostate screening in the Murcia area, please ring 680 393 257 (95466)

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472) TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 3pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta. Our aim is to support stroke survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 96 671 8964 or Carol, Secretary: 966 765 488, e-mail: strokesupportgroup@hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant Branch meets 1st Tuesday of every month at The Norwegian Club on Sierra Mar Urbanisation at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Barbara Turnbull, Branch Secretary on 608 994 456 or e-mail b_dmt1966@yahoo.co.uk (95474) CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc, and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone.

Please stop by at the shop.

Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@hot mail.com (95475)

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International Christian Assembly Calle Pilar de Horadada 5, Torrevieja Evangelical non-denominational Sunday services 11am Children’s church 11am House groups in Torrevieja, Los Balcones, San Javier Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. Pastor, Rafael Restrepo All nationalities welcome 966 799 273 / 660 127 276.

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Chimney Sweep HOME FROM HOME. Professional chimney sweep. Family run business Telephone 660 478 881 (203131)

Computers

ThePCshop - Computer Sales and Repairs. Visit www.thepc shop.es or call 966 721 699 (203147)

Electrician UK ELECTRICIAN Fully qualified all aspects of electrical work. Free estimates. 965 725 445 / 616 226 083 (200645)

Friendship FIND LOVE IN THE SUN www.iwant2meetyou.com.

Browse for free Spain´s No. 1 online dating site. Bringing expats together. (201369)

Gardening GARDENER, 25 years working in Spain. English/Spanish spoken. Private gardens and communities. Free quotes, billthegardner@hotmail.es. Tel 699 682 630 (96109)

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Pergola Covers

GOLD WANTED. English jeweller will buy broken, unwanted jewellery and coins. 664 890 990 (99704)

SAILS, carports etc. Tailor made durable canvas. POLYETHYLENE SAILS. Exhibiting Procomobel Market Guardamar Saturdays/Camposol anyday. 667 879 399 krugercanopies@in.com (203169)

Health & Beauty LASER teeth whitening, facials, microdermabrasion, cellulite treatment, lymphatic cleanse 966 194 030 www.en vytherapy.webs.com (200348)

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Insurance

Limousine Hire

Pet Insurance

TUXEDO LIMOUSINE CHAUFFEURS we specialise in Limousines, Rolls Royce’s and Vintage cars for hire. Airport transfers Benidorm Palace, birthdays, theme parks, shopping trips, weddings etc.

Check our website www.tuxedolimousines.es Tel 968 969 648 / 618 315 933 info@tuxedolimousines.es (201888)

PROTECTAPET Spain’s leading pet insurance 965 756 371 www.info@protectapet.eu (95962)

Pets

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) LUXURY mobile home located near the coast on small family run site. 630 055 418 (202619)

Motoring

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 email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (200622)

Pet Transport SOS INSURANCE. Best prices available. Call us first for all your insurance needs. Including funeral plans. Tel: 966 787 123/622 275 561 (202254) SALT’S BAY INSURANCE BROKERS. Call now for your competitive quotes on insurance for: motor (UK & Spanish plates), household, life, private medical, travel and more.

Policies in English. Tel: 965 706 394 E-mail info@salts bay.com (202637)

Internet

WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyany car@hotmail.com (200261) BARRY MOTOR BODY REPAIRS Over 35 years experience, all types of motor body repairs, panel beating and refinishing. Call me now on 676 330 169 or 678 818 147 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) GOING HOME ? Want to swap my UK Reg, RHD, 2008 Ford Focus Estate Titanium, TDCi Diesel for Spanish car, Tax and MOT. Cash either way. 646 600 898 (94920)

rections. www.spama.org and view our new blog at www.spama-safor.blog.com.es PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM (95707) P.E.P.A. VOLUNTEERS & FOSTER HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED. By fostering an abandoned dog, or spending a few hours each week on our telephone helpline, you could help save the lives of many animals. Please call: 650 304 746. For more information browse our website: www.pepaspain.com EURO WEEKLY NEWS CLASSIFAX AGENT (95708) GATAMI ORGANISATION, to help kittens and cats, looking for good homes, also spaying wild cats in the community.

Kittens require adoption, fully vaccinated, de-wormed, defleed. We also need volunteers to help Car boot sale in Polop on Sundays Tel Anna: 966 806 976 / 654 729 977 (95709)

Property for Rent

PERSONAL Pet Transporter Spain/UK/Spain. Also travel for free door to door with your pets in our petmobile. www.spanishmoves.net. UK 01209 843971 or Spain 678 756 644 (202471)

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INTERPAWS: 20 years’ licensed pet transportation.

Competitive rates. Difficult dog? Effective behavioural training in your home. www.interpaws.com janette@interpaws.com 689 742 289 (204958)

Pet Charities EASYHORSE CARE RESCUE CENTRE We aim to rescue HORSES. If you would like to DONATE please call 965 967 033 or sales@easyhorsecare .net www.easyhorsecare.net or call Sue 652 021 980 (95706) SPAMA GANDIA SHELTER. Dog and cat rescue registered charity, La Safor area. 500 animals awaiting re-homing.

Shelter open 7 days a week 12noon - 2.00pm & 3.30pm 7.00pm. (Spanish speaking staff) or phone Gail 962 896 118. Visit our website for di-

SM133 - Playa Golf, Orihuela Costa, 3 bed, 2 bath quad, garden, driveway, terrace, solarium, com pool, 5 mins to beaches & golf - 525€ per month - 965 720 766. (89468)

PLOT for sale in Alaro-Mallorca. 3,500m2 with small house 83m2, with refurbishment project and licence, pool.

150,000€. Tel 661 427 008 (Juan) (201447)

Removal/Storage

MAN AND VAN UK - Spain. 2 vans travelling twice a month, Murcia - North / South UK Tel 610 846 260 or 0044 751 918 6355 email van.man@hot mail.co.uk (202670) UK-SPAIN-IRELAND all European Destinations. Removals with the personal touch. Pets transported 965 696 750 / 0044 (0) 7554 447 006 e-mail chrisyounge73979@aol.com (202629) UK – SPAIN - UK. Local & distance work. Call Kevin. 627 075 334 (204897)

SM186 - Villamartin, 2 bed, 2 bath, first floor apartment, terrace, com pool & gardens, parking, mains gas, chair ramp, 5 mins amenities - 400€ per month - 965 720 766 (89468)

INTERNATIONAL and European Removals. Expert removals worldwide. www.universalremovals. com. Tel: 951 247 834 (200810)

SM118 - Villamartin - 3 bed, 2 bath quad, off-road parking, garden, terrace, com pool, 10 mins to beach and golf and walking to shops - 495€ per month 965 720 766 (89468)

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SM106 - El Galan, large 3 bed, 2 bath detached villa, private pool, 2 terraces, patio area, short walk to bars, restaurants and shops - 695€ per month 965 720 766 (89468) IMMACULATE 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, ground floor apartment situated in the very nice area of Lomas de Campoamor Golf Resort. Very spacious accommodation of 86m2. Furnished. Walking distance to La Fuente Commercial Centre. 24 hour security. Includes use of communal pools, tennis courts etc. 395€ monthly + bills. No offers. Ring now on 648 111 779 for immediate viewing.

(202524) 2/3 BED, 2 bath apartments San Miguel. Lift, communal roof top pool and solarium, video entry system. Available short/long term from €300 pcm. 966 723 437 / 636 615 716 (200620)

Property for Sale 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)

QUALIFIED SEAMSTRESS 40 years experience, turn-ups to tailoring patterns taken from your favourite cloths, reasonable prices. Torrevieja, Sandra: 966 799 188 / 680 486 336 (98431)

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www.euroweeklynews.com “PRECIOUS CARDS”. A distributor of greetings cards, giftware 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@precious-cards.com (new email address) (206789) LA PIAZZA require experienced pizza chef. Applications by CV only to La Piazza, C/C La Fuente, Villacosta, Orihuela Costa (200327) A SOUS CHEF is required, full or part time, for a new modern restaurant in Benijofar.

Please contact David at La Cata restaurant on 630 860 496 or email your CV to info@magicagourmet.com for an immediate interview.

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Spiritual

Telecoms

INTERNATIONAL Medium, spiritual readings and healings. Call Sammy 965 725 424 (206901)

FED UP PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MOBILE PHONE CALLS? THEN CONTACT TELITEC TODAY. CALLS TO SPAIN 7C PER MINUTE INCLUDING MOBILES. CALLS TO UK 5.3C PER MINUTE. NO MONTHLY FEES, NO CONTRACT. WWW.TELITEC.COM TEL: 902 889 070 (0)

Swimming Pools TOTAL POOL CARE. Leak detection, structural repairs, regrouts and retiling, replacement pumps, lights, sand filters etc. Tel: 654 687 536 (200631)

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Solar JACUZZI, SPA, HOT TUB WANTED. Working or not. 650 722 905 (200581)

SOLAR BEST DEAL IN SPAIN w w w. g o s o l a r i n s p a i n . c o m (200575)

QUAD BIKE and jet ski, UK or Spanish. 650 722 905 (200581)

THAI Lady in Cabo Roig. For massage and lots of pleasure.

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WANTED - female companion for gentleman to share his life and villa with. Call 626 821 100 (200252)

SEXY BLONDE GIRL slim DD cup, available Campoamar Cabo Roig. Anything possible.

676 067 381 (200629)

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YOUNG Spanish lady, big breasts, beautiful body, erotic massage and much more.

Cabo Roig 637 052 300 (202642) ALICANTE MASSAGE FOR MEN. Qualified masseur in Alicante city, based 10 mins from airport, brings his services for men. Relaxing and sensitive massage, in discreet cabinet, different time sessions and rates, available from 10am to 11pm. Appointments at 649 761 607, more information at www.handsonyourskin.blogsp ot.com (203151) THE BLUE PILL - NOW EVEN BETTER. From €2, other products available.

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Spas/Jacuzzis JACUZZI, hot tub spas, quality American spas at factory prices, also spares, filters and repairs, used and ex-display spa available. We part ex and buy spas, best prices. Established 9 years in Spain EUROSPAS 650 722 905 www.eurospas1.com (99051)

SPANISH lady - classic. Playa Flamenca, private house, 35 years, attractive. All erotic services, massage, sexy lingerie.

From €40. Ana 680 735 412 (200658)

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Open air elegance OPEL announced its new Opel Cascada cabrio will be available in Spain from

April, with prices starting at €29,900.

The nearly 4.70 metre long mid-size class convertible will celebrate its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

A highlight of this classic four seater is the electric soft top that can be opened at the press of a button and at speeds of up to 50 Kph in 17 seconds or also via remote control when the car is at a standstill.

Opel chassis technology

originally developed for the Insignia OPC is featured on the Cascada’s front axle with High Performance Strut suspension.

The Opel Cascada also offers a luggage compartment load volume of 280 litres with the roof open and up to 380 litres when the soft top is closed.

It boasts comfortable and easy features such as the FlexFold system that electrically releases and folds down the 50:50 split

Luxury and power THE new Aston Martin Rapide S is making its debut with more luxury and power on offer.

Aside from the extensive design and engineering improvements, the luxurious new Rapide S – which replaces the outgoing Rapide in markets worldwide – is now even more refined thanks to a range of additions to the four seater’s sumptuous interior.

rear seat back rests.

Other standard features on all Cascada include light alloy wheels, rear lights in homogeneous LED technology, a Morrocana wrapped instrument panel and a leather steering wheel.

The Park Pilot assists during reverse parking with an acoustic warning signal.

The entry-level engine is the 1.4-litre petrol Turbo unit with 88 kW/120 hp and a six-speed manual transmission.

At market launch, 10 exterior colours will be available to be combined with three roof colours. In addition, wheels will be available in 10 different designs and sizes from 17 to 20 inches. In the interior, the Cascada offers four equipment and trim options, including leather variants.

BREATHE IN: The electric soft top can be opened in 17 seconds.

Owners will be able to choose between three optional infotainment and navigation systems that can be combined with Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB+) and can integrate mobile telephone functions.

“Following the compact Mokka SUV and the small lifestyle ADAM, the Cascada is the next highlight in our product offensive,” Opel Management Board Member for Strategy Dr Thomas Sedran said.

“Our new mid-size class convertible boasts open air driving fun in premium quality – from design to its technologies and equipment – at an extremely attractive price.”

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Perfect skies at Alenda GORGEOUS blue skies and pristine greens greeted St James’ Gate GS to the Alenda Course.

Results of the stableford competition: In the gold category Ivie Davies, 34 points, was first, with Mick Hithersay (33) second and Geoff Poyner (29) third.

In the Silver category Ken Hopkins (41) was first, Ron Nicholson (37) second and Malcolm Woods (34), third.

Two players scored five points on one hole; Ron Nick and Ken Hopkins.

Nearest the pin winners were Malcolm Anderson, John Trailor, Ken Hopkins and Tom Richardson.

Next game for the Torrevieja based society is at Vistabella Golf, Tuesday February, 12.

Info: Ron Nicholson on 678 849 142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com.

Wind blows for Santa Pola Half Marathon

FOUR members of Running Wild AC braved the extreme windy conditions to join the 7,000 plus entrants at this

year’s Santa Pola Half Marathon.

The Orihuela Club’s present youngest competitor, Helen Giles

(Vet A, Over 35 category) was pleased to achieve a personal best of 2hrs 01’ 18” following a recent good spell of distance training.

Newcomer, Craig James (Vet B) completed the 21.1 kilometre course in 2hrs 13’ 29”, while Julia Skinner (Vet C) was only 61 secs behind.

Vet E, Helen Mitford, had failed to recover from recent health problems and subsequently took just over 2hrs 20mins to finish. She hopes to be back to MAZARRON: The club’s unbeaten run came to an end with a heavy defeat. strength for the Torrevieja race in five weeks’ time.

Jim Gavin, was unable to run in Santa Pola, due to a Jumilla Cd 5-2 Mazarron Fc thigh-strain but attended as support and hopes to MAZARRON will be placed Jumilla. Mazarron into the second half and resume training shortly in hoping to bounce back were without top scorer then scored a further two order to compete along against Corvera at home Jose Ruben and Alfonso, goals in quick succession. with Helen Giles, Julia this Sunday, kick off 4.30 both through suspenJumilla made it 5-1 in Skinner, Howard Bednall pm, after a heavy defeat. sion. the 89th minute with and Ingrid Patursson at the The club’s unbeaten The first half ended substitute Perico scoring prestigious Paris Marathon run came to an end with equal but Jumilla took a consolation goal for in April. a 5-2 loss at second the lead eight minutes Mazarron in injury time.

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Club shots crucial STRONG winds at Villamartin made club selection in The Members Golf Society competition crucial.

Many shots were a two or three club difference to what would normally be expected. Only two players broke the 30 point barrier. One was Colin Marsden who took the silver division with 30.

Runner up, and one point behind, was Olga Haubner with Per Skarnes (28) in third place.

Only Captain Alan Rickers scored 35 points to win the gold division with Steve Higgins (27) being second.