Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 10 - 16 November 2016 Issue 1636 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1636

10 - 16 Nov 2016

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Bombs exploded outside house

by Gemma Quinn and Matthew Elliott Armed police intervened as a man detonated explosives outside the Costa Blanca home of his former partner. He managed to set off two home-made devices on the street before being subdued and arrested after a violent struggle with officers. The incident took place in broad daylight in Santa Pola, just north of the Vega Baja. His ex-partner and disabled teenage son were inside at the time. She desperately called the Guardia Civil when she heard the explosions and police were immediately dispatched to the scene. They found two plastic bottles with traces of a yellowish liquid and a strong odour causing irritation to the eyes and nose of those present. On the path there was also melted aluminium from the device. There was no damage to the property. As officers headed to the home of the man, they found him carrying

a 500ml bottle which they believed was a third home-made explosive. After apprehending the 45year-old they revealed that his partner had been granted a restraining order prohibiting him from going anywhere near her. Disturbingly this was the fifth time the man had broken the order, for which he had already served a jail term. He has now been charged with violating the restraining order, attempted property damage and resisting arrest. His extreme reaction has highlighted the plight of abused victims across the country. Last year Spain witnessed mass protests after 60 women were murdered by their partners or ex-partners, more than

one a week. Campaigns against abuse havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen as much publicity in 2016 but the problem continues and is compounded, many believe, by a deadly culture of silence.

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PAYING OUR TRIBUTE

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Remembering the fallen ON the eleventh hour of the ele v e n t h d a y o f th e eleventh month of 1918 an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany putting an end to the horrors of the First World War. For nearly a century we have commemorated that day by paying homage to the fallen, and to all those who have since given their lives in the service of their country. A two-minute silence is held at 11am on Armistice D ay an d , o n t h e Su n d a y closest, millions remember the co n t r i b u t i o n o f all British and Commonwealth

servicemen and women and civilians in the two World Wars an d all s u c c e e d in g conflicts. You may remember being told that devoting one hour a week on a Sunday to give thanks wasn’t much to ask for the gift of life. Well let us make the most of the two minutes and a d ay th at w e d e d ica te t o those who died in our service. It is often said but rarely remembered that a picture is worth a thousand words. Turn to page 40 for our modest EWN tribute to the fallen.

TORREVIEJA: The town hall has been late in submitting paperwork for grants in the past.

A GRANT of €100,000 has been lost in Torrevieja. The city was applying for aid intended to offset the extra costs incurred by the municipalities of the Vega Baja. They had been having to move their rubbish outside the area after the Proambiente

Abanilla-Orihuela landfill site was closed. It is not the first time the town hall has been late in putting in its paperwork for grants and missed out on vital funds, but the mayor said the paperwork had been completed in this case and has launched an in-

ternal investigation to determine the responsibilities of each of the departments. “This cannot continue happening in the city,” said Jose Manuel Dolon. He said the documentation had been prepared but it had not been subsequently registered.

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EWN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views about the Battle against Brexit interview with Charlie Mullins.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are a few comments some of which have had to be cut due to size. We are always happy to hear from everyone.

False outrage WHY are Leavers so upset that the court ruled in parliament’s favour? Wasn’t the whole point of Brexit to bring power back to parliament? Leaving such an important decision in the hands of a (very tight) popular vote has no constitutional precedence in the UK and is utter folly. James

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DISASTROUS MISTAKE: For Britain Charlie Mullins believes.

Battling against Brexit By Matthew Elliott “EVEN Stevie Wonder can see what’s happening,” says Charlie Mullins, who has never been one to mince his words. Speaking exclusively with Euro Weekly News, the brains behind Pimlico Plumbers is adamant that leaving the EU is a disastrous mistake for Britain. “There’s already a skills shortage and the lack of free movement will drive construction to a standstill,” he replies when pressed on what Brexit’s immediate impact will be. “You’ve got 80-90 per cent of workers on site are from the EU... and they’re taxpayers too!” “Now many are returning home, jumping ship because of the uncertainty,” he says, arguing that without migrant labour the Olympics and Heathrow’s expansion would be pipe dreams. Mullins knows what he’s talking about. One of the UK’s most successful and outspoken businessmen, he founded Pimlico Plumbers from scratch in 1979 and transformed it into a household name with an annual turnover of £20 million. Appearances on Panorama, donations to the Conservative party, and impassioned defence of Britain’s place in Europe has seen the businessman and philanthropist evolve into a political activist. So much so that he helped fund the successful High Court challenge over the government’s right to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary approval. “People are happy that we’re standing up to fight,” he says on the case, which has pitted pro-Brexit me-

People were misled over the £350 million... the 350 million lie on that bus, and Boris Johnson selfishly trying to become prime minister, did it for the UK.” dia against the judiciary, “even if we leave, we should at least do it right.” But should the referendum result not supersede the influence of parliament? “A 52/48 vote wasn’t really the ‘will of the people,’ plus you’ve 650 MPs who didn’t even get involved.” Mullins is scathing of the Leave campaign, which he accuses of blatant dishonesty. “People were misled over the £350 million (promised from the EU to the NHS)... the 350 million lie on that bus, and Boris Johnson selfishly trying to become prime minister, did it for the UK.” He describes the High Court ruling that parliament must trigger Article 50, not ministers alone, as a victory for common sense. “You’ve got three judges, two of them the highest in the land, and they took less than 120 seconds to sum it up and blow the government’s case out of the water. It’s black and white, in 1972 parliament voted to join the EC and only they can vote to leave.”

Mullins notes with a tinge of irony that the “top two people in the country, Theresa May and Philip Hammond, were Remain people who switched horses after the fact” and are now muddying the waters by trying to make a case they clearly don’t believe in. So how can you make the ‘remain’ case and change people’s minds? “Well, you’ve got a mixture of Leave people who are now worried nothing will change and Remainers who are very happy with the court case and don’t want to leave, so it’s hard.” Mullins says it’s important to focus on simple facts, which he has a keen eye on as a businessman. “Boiler parts are more expensive, there’s job losses, supplies, food and fuel costs are all going up, the pound’s dropped, the writing’s on the wall.” He speaks to big business owners he says, and the money flow has stopped. The UK is not a place to be looking to invest. “Look at the facts,” he implores, “it’s not a coincidence that the pound fell and then rose after the court judgement.” “The disadvantages of leaving clearly outweigh the benefits, we will be in a mess and we will be poorer.” Where do British expats fit in to all this? (Mullins spends five months of the year in Spain and is a huge contributor to local charities) “People are concerned with their pensions, they want to know, can I survive and stay in Spain? “Now they know they can expect less for their money... people may have voted for Brexit, but nobody voted to lose their money.”

THANK you! Finally someone who actually knows what they’re talking about putting this terrible decision in context. We here in Spain are losing money, our pensions are under threat and the situation back in the UK gets worse by the day. Mullins knows the system, we ignore his warning at our peril. Heather

Storm and stress OF course it’s right that parliament should vote on Article 50 but Mr Mullins doesn’t realise that this is simply the final nail in the ‘remain coffin.’ MPs won’t dare vote against the referendum or they’ll lose their jobs. They will vote for it, give Brexit full legitimacy and then we’ll wait for Boris’ ‘sturm und drang.’ Thomas

Decision time FRANKLY I’ve lost the ability to care if we leave or not. Just make a decision either way! If we knew it was a hard Brexit at least we could all start preparing. Right now everyone is clueless even on the basics, we’ve become a laughing stock that markets and other countries simply can’t trust. It’s time to make our minds up. Arlene

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News 1 - 41

Featured News 3

European Press 42

Rail links may boost the local economy Photo Credit Shutterstock

INDEX

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Finance 45 - 50

Stocks 46

Leapy Lee 51

Letters 54

Daily TV 56, 58, 60, 62,

64, 66, 68 VEGA BAJA REGION: Would benefit tremendously from EU funding.

Our View 61

John Smith 61

Time Out 70 - 71

Health & Beauty 73 - 78

Social Scene 79 - 83

Property 84 - 89

Homes & Gardens 90

Pets 91

Services 92 - 97

Classifieds 98 - 100

Motoring 101

Sport 103 - 104

MAYORS from across the Vega Baja are meeting with the Ministry of Development to endorse the project for a rail link south of Alicante. The endorsement would be the first necessary step to try and get EU funding to make it a reality. The mayors are going armed with data on how potentially profitable such a link would be for the Region. It comes following a study by the University of Alicante (UA) that reported the interchange of goods by rail could generate more than €187 million during its first

30 years of operation. The team at the UA said an initial investment of around €24.3 million would be needed, but it would be “highly profitable” in terms of transporting goods via rail compared to road. Transporting a ton of goods by road to the European Union costs €3.94 per hour and per ton, while the report stated that by rail, it accounts for less than half the cost at €1.61 per hour and per ton. Road transport also generates more

traffic congestion, air pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases. The study by the AU estimates that there are about one million tons of merchandise which the Vega Baja imports each year to Europe, mainly to France and Germany. To this, the Baix Vinalopo’s powerful footwear industries can also be added. San Isidro has been earmarked as the most suitable place to locate the logistics centre, or dry port, and it already has an existing train route of 2.3km.

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A MAN was arrested for breaking an injunction preventing him from going near his former partner in Elche. The man was wearing an electronic tagging type device allowing police to control and know of his movements and whereabouts, but alarms were raised when the man cut it off and threw it to the ground. With police alerted, an immediate search was carried out for the man, as his former partner was also contacted to ensure she was okay and to advise of the situation. The man, who is already known by police and the staff at the Court of Violence Against Women, has previously spent 25 months in prison for abuse and threats and he was given a 15 year-

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Alarms raised as abuser goes awol

ban from approaching and communicating with the victim. Judging the situation to be of an extreme risk to the victim, the man was the first in Elche to have his movements monitored by a tagging device. The man was quickly located and found not to have approached his former partner, but by removing his tag he could still face between six months and a year in jail.

Hostess club closed down NATIONAL POLICE have closed d o wn , b y o r d e r o f the courts, a hostess club in Baños de Mula, Murcia. The premises was operating under the false appearance of a hotel. Investigations began in January when police and the labour inspectorate began researching the practices being carried out at the establishment. It was found that the club owners were committing crimes on prostitution and the rights of workers as they were not on contracts. Several foreign women

were ‘working’ on site and were subjected to abusive conditions by the owners who were taking advantage of their vulnerable situation.

ELECTRONIC TAG: Was used to control the man’s movements.

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Warning of giant snail trafficking OFFICIALS are warning of the illegal trafficking of the African giant snail in Spain. The species was detected by Environmental agents of Castilla-La Man-

cha who discovered the snails were being sold online from Toledo, Murcia. When approached by police, the seller said he was unaware that the possession of these animals, classified

as an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;invasive alien species,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; is prohibited. So far in Spain there was only evidence of the presence of the snails in Andalucia, but the seizure of a dozen of the creatures in Castilla-La

Mancha, suggests to environmental agents that illegal trafficking could be spread throughout Spain. The snail, whose shell can grow up to 10cm in length, is devastating to

crops and kills all other species in their way and is listed as one of the top 100 invasive species in the world. It also hosts parasites that can transmit diseases to humans.

Driver over limit AN articulated lorry driver was stopped in Fuente Alamo, Murcia, for being five times over the permitted blood alcohol limit for professional drivers. The man was stopped during a Guardia Civil traffic patrol road safety check on the RM E-12. Officers spotted the 40-ton articulated lorryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driver acting strangely raising suspicions. The 45-year-old male, who had a cargo of vegetables, was pulled over and asked to carry out a mandatory breath test which found him to be five times over the legal rate for professional drivers.

4 in head on collision THREE people were injured after two cars collided head on on the CV-945 by the roundabout of Los Montesinos. One woman, aged 49, was travelling in a car with her child and in the other vehicle was a couple aged 72 and 68. The

pair had to be released from the vehicle with the woman suffering several injuries to her legs which required surgery. The other woman was able to get out of her car unaided suffering from minor injuries and her child was unhurt.

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‘Parliament must approve Brexit’ BREXIT PAGE By Matthew Elliott and Simon Firth

THE UK government has lost round one. The High Court ruled only parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50 and inform Brussels that the UK intends to leave the EU. Delivering the judgement, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, said “the most fundamental rule of the UK constitution is that parliament is sovereign.” Alth o u g h su b j e c t to ap p e a l at th e Supreme Court, the decision is a blow to Theresa May who planned to trigger Article 50 nex t Ma r c h u si n g ro y al p re ro g a tiv e alone. The reaction to the judges’ ruling was met with vitriol by some sections of the UK press, the Daily Mail running the headline ‘Enemies of the People’ and the Daily Express dubbing it ‘the day democracy died.’

HIGH COURT RULING: Was met with vitriol by some of the UK press. G in a M ille r, the inve s tme nt ma na ge r whose funds backed the legal challenge, accused some politicians and the media of “whipping this up because they are the ones inciting racism and violence and acrimony.” Somewhat belatedly, the Lord Chancellor Liz Truss, who is also the justice secretary, issued a short statement.

She did not rebuke the papers for their coverage, stating merely that the judiciary “is rightly respected the world over for its independence and impartiality.” The government’s appeal will be heard next month before the Supreme Court. Some observers have even suggested, somewhat tongue in cheek, that if she does-

n’t like what they have to say she can Although subtake it further to ject to appeal the European Court at the Supreme of Justice. Court, the deciIf the Supreme sion is a blow to Court does agree Theresa May who wi t h t he j udges then MPs will efplanned to trigf ect i vel y be r eger Article 50 next March using qui r ed t o vot e on Brexit, with no forroyal prerogamal necessity that tive.” they follow the referendum’s plurality vote. The majority of MPs are believed to be firmly against Brexit but defying the result would be hugely controversial and could spark a constitutional crisis. That poses no problem for the markets. Within seconds of the judgement sterling rose dramatically. Meanwhile, Theresa May has insisted the government will not be distracted and that it is ‘business as usual’ where Brexit is concerned. One respected political commentator put it this way: “The only way of making this headache go away could be an early general election.”

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Woman’s severed finger found in the street INVESTIGATIONS are continuing in an attempt to find the owner of a severed finger found on a street in Alicante.

The digit was found in Calle Alcade Suarez Llanos in the Carolinas Bajas neighbourhood of the city.

It is known to belong to a woman due to its morphology.”

It is known t o bel ong t o a woman due to its morphology, but police are still no further forward in determining where the

severed finger came from or who i t bel onged t o and i ndeed whether the woman is dead or alive.

Encouragement for young entrepreneurs By Gemma Elvins-Quinn A LIC A N TE ha s hos te d a small business and entrepreneurship forum at which it was announced that entrepreneurial activity is at an all time low in the Valencia Region. A round 1,600 pe ople gathered at the event at the Las Cigarreras in the city where figures were released showing that activity by entrepreneurs fell in the Re-

gi on by 3.7 per cent l ast year. However, the authors of the report noted that there was a ‘perception of the exi st ence of oppor t uni t i es, representing a change from the trend of the last three years and this could help increase entrepreneurial activity in the coming years.’ The event was inaugurated by President of the Gener al i t at , Xi m o Pui g, who highlighted the entrepre-

neurial spirit of the Regional Gover nm ent and hi ghlighted its commitment to increasing business productivity and research and devel opm ent i n next year s budgets. Mayor of Al i cant e, Gabr i el Echavar r i , al so stressed the “firm commitm ent ” t o suppor t and encourage entrepreneurs as he announced pl ans f or ‘ cowor ki ng’ spaces f or new young entrepreneurs.

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Unemployment falls as youngsters move UNEMPLOYMENT amongst those under the age of 25 is falling. That’s according to the s tatisti c s f r o m t h e u n employment offices in the Baix Vinalopo, covering the main towns of Elche, Santa Pola and Crevillent. Figures show September ended wi t h 2 , 0 1 9 y o u n g people registered as unemployed , d o wn f r o m th e 2,176 t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r.

This is also a dramatic fall from the 4,075 registered in 2010. H o w e v er, e x p e rts sa y these figures do not represent the true scenario across the region. The Works Commission said there is an inc re a s e in th e c a s u al c ontracts so whilst more young people may be in work, they a re n o t p ro te c te d o n f ull contracts and have less access to unions.

The U G T union a gre e d that there is also a rise in the underground economy and more apprentice type schemes where companies can pay workers less. The fall in youth unemployme nt c a n a ls o be a c countable for the increase in the number of young people who are moving abroad to study and find work, believing their future is brighter overseas.

Man jailed for deceit A MAN is on trial for fraud and embezzlement in Elche after deceiving his uncle. The case dates back to 2002 when the uncle of the accused entered a residence in Redovan after his wife died and, following an accident, he was no longer able to look after himself fully. Despite his cognitive impairment, the nephew took him to the notary office where he signed paperwork

making him the sole beneficiary and heir of two shops and a property, all without informing the man’s family. The court heard how he defrauded the man of around €450,000 in total. His uncle has now passed away and the court has ordered the defendant to repay compensation of €555,000 to the four brothers of the deceased. He has also been sentenced to five years in prison.

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Business president steps down PRESIDENT of APYMECO, the small and medium-sized business association, took the opportunity at the third Entrepreneurs Dinner to step down. After three years at the helm, Caridad Salmeron, announced her departure as

she praised the support of her fellow board members during difficult times and the union between APYMECO and the Casagrande Industrial Park, who work for the common benefit by supporting local businesses.

The night also saw numerous awards given acknowledging local businesses and entrepreneurs. HELP Vega Baja was also awarded a distinction for their solidarity work, particularly amongst the English-speaking community in the area.

Killer dogs escaped before By Linda Hall JOSE SELLES, the 74-yearold Pinoso man who died after he was set on by seven dogs, was pruning vines when

the attack happened. He was still active, his daughter Maria Jose said, despite daily dialysis and using a walking stick. When the Boxer-American Staffordshire crosses broke out of their enclosure they made straight for him, she explained. Her 70-year-old mother ran out when she heard the dogs growling but had to run for cover when they turned on her. The dogs’ owner heard her cries for help and, accompanied by his wife, rushed to the couple’s assistance. By then the dogs had

20 metres the dogs dragged Jose Selles inflicting serious flesh wounds.

dragged Jose Selles 20 metres, inflicting serious flesh wounds, fracturing a foot and partially amputating a toe, Maria Jose said. The attack was so ferocious that the dogs ripped her father’s clothes, destroying his jacket and gloves. “It was as though they were out hunting,” she added. They

had escaped in the past and some weeks ago bit a neighbour on the ankle who did not report the incident, not wanting to stir up trouble with neighbours. Six of the dogs remain in their enclosure where they are chained up but are under surveillance by the Local Police. Another dog is in veterinary care, after it was turned on by the other dogs following the attack on Jose Selles. The owner could not be reached but according to a relative who was looking after the dogs, he was “devastated and receiving counselling.”

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School conditions called into question By Sam Croft REPRESENTATIVES from several educational centres in the Torrellano district of Elc he ha ve c ompla ine d about alleged deficiencies in the school facilities. In particular, the La Paz Secondary School is await-

i ng an ext ensi on pr oj ect which would allow the student s t o st op at t endi ng classes in portables. Par ent s of st udent s at tending the Antonio Machado Elementary School have reportedly complained to the Ombudsman about the ongoing problem of airplane

noise in the vicinity. Meanwhile, complaints have emerged from the Torrellano Secondary School that the front of the building is covered in cracks and that a metallic fence has been erected to distract from the poor condition of the building.

Weather takes a turn for the worse HIGH winds and heavy rain could be on the way for coastal areas after a warning by the state weather agency AEMET. Whilst northern Spain will see snow in high areas, the coast will not escape unscathed. A c old front is bringi ng snow t o t he north of the country but nowhere will be

exempt until this weather front has moved off. A sharp dip in temperature was noticed by everyone on the streets early in the week with coats being brought out until the day had warmed up. But the weather at least makes for a topic of conversation beloved of the Brits.

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London visit shows tourism going strong THE Costa Blanca is being represented in London at the UK’s major Tourism Fair. President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, is in the capital along with other regional officials to discuss the strength and popularity of the Costa Blanca tourism industry.

Puig said they believe tourism will remain strong despite the pending Brexit process. He said: “Although it appears that in 2017 we wi l l not not i ce Brexit in tourism, it is important that we work hard to ensure the market continues well into 2019.” UK tourism accounts for

55 per cent of foreign visitors to the Costa Blanca. Regional Secretary Francesc Colomer, also announced a special reinforcement plan with the regional tourism agency to allocate €2.5 million for 2017 and 2018 to increase tourism promotion in the main market of the province.

The road to recovery By Sam Croft CIVIL servants in the region of Murcia are set to see improvements in their working and salary conditions now that the effects of the crisis have slowed down. During the most crippling years of the economic recession, civil servants, like many, were the victims of budget cuts. Now, they are expected to see improvements to their salaries in the near future, although it has been indicated that this will be done in small doses at first.

Representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations recently met with representatives from workers trade unions to discuss the matter of budgetary conditions for the upcoming financial exercise. It is anticipated that the roughly 48,000 civil servants in the region of Murcia will experience a salary boost of 1 per cent, although the exact quantity cannot be confirmed until the National Government finalises its General Budgets for 2017.

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Gang dismantled By Sam Croft THE Guardia Civil has arrested 15 people who are accused of belonging to a criminal organisation which committed 26 robberies in the Valencian Community and other Spanish regions. The group allegedly broke into various businesses, accessed the safes, and then made off with the loot. They apparently achieved their objective by disarming the alarms, breaking in-

to the buildings, and then smashing open the safes using axes and mallets. If they were caught in the process, they allegedly would not hesitate to attack the security staff. The presumed perpetrators of the robberies hail from a hodge-podge of countries ranging from Kosovo to Brazil to Spain, and apparently acted with a high degree of organisation and specialisation in the commission of their crimes.

€1.3m makeover for town A FRENZY of works is expected in Bigastro in the coming months as the municipality is investing around €1.3 million on improvements. The cash injection will largely improve the infrastructure, said the councillor for Town Planning, with the investments mainly coming from the provincial or regional government. The projects have been developed since the PP took absolute majority in the town hall with priority being given to

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million euros will be invested on improvements. those most demanded by the residents. This includes improvements to the rural roads around the Patano de la Pedrera as well as new asphalt being laid at a total cost of €120,522 around other roads which are

constantly receiving complaints from residents. Solar panels will also be installed at the town hall, the offices of the Local Police, auditorium and social centre to make energy savings and for the town to be more energy efficient. Early next year improvements will be made to the green spaces and the recreational area of La Pedrera will see an investment of €60,000 to revive areas suffering from neglect and vandalism.

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Valencian is to be dominant language VALENCIAN to come first. That is the aim of a decree regulating and promoting the use of official languages in the administration. If approved by the Consell, once it comes into force, government workers and officials as well as contractors, will have to brush up their Valencian language skills. The draft decree has been prepared by the Directorate General for Language Policy and Multilingual Management

and will affect all those on the public payroll from cleaners to those in the highest authorities. The decree wants Valencian to be the preferred language and to be used in all official communications, from internal meetings and calls, to public relationships with citizens with all notifications and administrative procedures to be drafted in Valencia, as well as in Castilian when requested by the person concerned. The Consell wants

all printed information and forms to be drafted bilingually, but with Valencian first. Preference to Valencian also extends to staff working directly to the public, with it being the first form of communication. The rules not only affect the staff of the Valencian government, but their contractors and suppliers must use Valencian in documents submitted. The document stating full details is now on public display.

Second school wanted CALLS are being made for a second secondary school in Pilar de la Horadada. The town hall has called on the Department of Education to give a solution to the town’s saturated single secondary institute. During meetings held by the town’s municipal commission, created for this purpose and which integrates political parties, rep-

resentatives of parents’ associations and other associations, they called on the Regional Secretary for Education, Miguel Soler, to go ahead with a second school. The town hall wants “an agreement between the Department and the municipality to build as soon as possible the second institute.”

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Extracurricular activities a problem THE pressure group, Platform for the Continuous Day at schools, has complained about what they claim is ‘discriminatory treatment’ over the payment of extracurricular activities organised by AMPA parents associations. Elche is one of the few cities that was split by September’s vote over whether to shorten the school day with lessons finishing

at 2pm. Most schools adopted the new schedule, but others chose to keep the hours the same with a split day with lessons both morning and afternoon. As part of the continuous day scheme, it was agreed that extracurricular activities would be available for those wanting to stay at school in the afternoon free of charge. However, the schools that have continued with

the split day programme are also offering extracurricular activities, but these have to be paid for by parents. This has led to complaints by the Platform for the Continuous Day. They said the response from the authorities was that all students of Valencia have to have free education from 9am-5pm, so extracurricular activities after this must be paid for.

Lacking in transparency AN Alicante judge has cancelled two clauses within a mortgage for their ‘lack of transparency.’ The ruling related to a couple’s mortgage signed with Banco Popular in 2004 and 2009 with the judge overturning clauses on the fixed annual interest rent. The judge believed the impression was given that the interest rate could go down with a change to the Euribor rate, but in truth, it was a minimum of 3 per cent which then increased to 4 and then 5 per cent.

The ruling stated important and comprehensive information was ‘masked’ by the lenders. As a result, the bank must return to the complainant some of the interest amounts collected since 2010. Courts are becoming more proactive in eliminating unfair terms, acting in defence of the rights of consumers. It could set the precedent for more such claims in the fight against abuse from the banks.

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Charities decide they are stronger working together TWO local charities are uniting and joining forces to offer more support and help to residents. Following discussions with the two presidents of HELP Vega Baja and the AECC Orihuela Costa, they have agreed to work together to further benefit the residents in the area who may need support from either of the two charities. The agreement means that from December 1, a volunteer from HELP will be based at the AECC office in the Flamenca Beach Commercial Centre in Playa Flamenca, who will be available to either renew or provide new memberships for HELP Vega Baja.

In return, volunteers at the San Miguel Centre of HELP will be able to receive requests on behalf of the AECC from anyone wishing to book screening tests for a mammogram, prostate examination or smear test. Michele Masson, President of HELP Vega Baja said: “It is very clear that there is a great benefit in local charities working together and we are delighted to have the opportunity to work alongside Maria Wilson and the team at AECC. This new arrangement will mean that although we do have membership applications on our website, our members who live locally to Playa Flamenca will have somewhere to

go to renew their memberships other than going in to Torrevieja or San Miguel and likewise we will now be able to assist the AECC with bookings for those who live in the San Miguel area.” Maria Wilson, President of AECC Orihuela Costa, also had positive comments to make about the collaboration and said: “Working with HELP Vega Baja in this way will certainly benefit both charities and those who need our support.” For more information on HELP Vega Baja, call 966 723 733, or visit www.helpvegabaja.com. Information on the AECC can be found by calling 965 329 841.

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School crossing danger in Elche THE private Laude Newton College in Elche will not receive traffic regulation by Local Police officers as at other public schools. The announcement from councillor for Traffic, Hector Diez, follows calls for increased security after an accident at the school. Last month a 10-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle and broke her leg as she crossed the road.

The councillor said they have since held meetings with the Guardia Civil Traffic Department and it was decided that a traffic patrol was not feasible and it was not the solution. The t own hal l sai d t he problem lay with the parents parking on both sides of the road when dropping off or picking up children. The council said the school had enabl ed a car par k at

the rear of the premises to hol d m or e t han 200 car s, but parents were still stopping on the hard shoulder, leading to a lack of visibility and traffic jams. As a result, Councillor Diez said they are repainting road signs in front of the school reminding parents that parking is prohibited as he assured a “greater” police presence and harsher fines.

New names for 32 urban areas ALICANTE’S Department of Historical Memory has proposed naming 32 urban areas of the city giving recognition to historical figures and rectors of the University of Alicante. The areas currently lack designation and will be named after the rectors or after cultural or historical events.

It is part of continual plans to eliminate reference to Franco in Alicante. New names will include the roundabout on Avenida Novelda and Via Parque in the Los Angeles area being named after Rector Antonio Gil Olcina and the Paseo de Avenida Elche with Avenida Mexico, to be titled Paseo 1 de Mayo in reference to May Day.

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Money is needed to prevent cultural ruins THERE are calls for greater protection for Elche’s cultural heritage. A professor of architecture at the University of Alicante said there is little involvement by politicians to protect buildings and monuments and they are lacking the budgetary resources to correctly care for them and

ensure their survival. Such is the case of the Torre de Estaña which was given a protection order 20 years ago but little had been done to prevent it continuing to decay into a pile of rubble. Councillor for Heritage of Elche, Jose Manuel Sanchez, said he understood and shared

the concern: “We need to establish more effective resources to ensure the Valencian heritage is safeguarded.” Problems can also arise when a cultural protection order is issued on something that is privately owned and the owner does not have a budget to maintain it.

Economic revitalisation THE ‘free zone’ project has been reactivated around Alicante which could see the creation of around 80,000 jobs in the next 10 years according to estimates. The President of the Provincial Council of Alicante, Cesar Sanchez, said: “It will not be an easy road but it will be exciting.” The plan aims to provide “economic revitalisation” of the province and create and build synergies between the port; the future Mediterranean Corridor; the Office of Intel-

lectual Property of the EU (EQUIPO); the IFA exhibition centre and the airport. Sanchez said that by including the Torrellano industrial park it will create a “triangle of economic opportunities” as it sought tax benefits to help attract large investments: “We must seek to unite Alicante and Elche, to become the engine of the province. The most important thing is that this province aims to improve the economy and reclaim the investments needed.”

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Thousands benefit from home visits MORE than 8,000 home visits have been made in the first 10 months of the year. The Hospital at Home Unit (HAD) of the University General Hospital of Elche announced it has conducted a total of 8,055 medical and nursing visits from January to October this year, at the patient’s home. Most patients on the HAD

programme come from the hospital ward requiring home visits following admissions. However around 34 per cent of patients are on an outpatient basis. A significant number of patients seen by the HAD team corresponds to palliative care patients offering support and assistance in their home. The home care unit is now

marking 20 years in operation and was a pioneer in home care at the time, being the first unit of its kind in the Valencia Region. HAD has organised the ‘Fourth Conference on Home Care’ which takes place today (Thursday November 10) at the University General Hospital of Elche which this year focuses on research.

Resources to avoid evictions SANTA POLA is creating a department to specifically cater for social housing and assist and help those who are struggling to pay their rent and mortgages. In the town, there is already an office within the Department of Social Action, staffed by two workers, but the town hall said they want to centralise social housing issues and reduce the workload of these two staff. The office will address all issues of housing

problems, from those just starting to struggle with payments, to those facing eviction. In Santa Pola there are around 83 people waiting for EIGE government social housing, with the town having 44 such properties. Crevillent is also taking further action and under the amendment to the budgets, want to a create a Comprehensive Housing Office with a €30,000 budget, to give advice, help and support to those at risk of losing their home.

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Benijofar’s pharmacy is eco-friendly BENIJOFAR’S pharmacy is awardwinning. The SIGRE non-profit organisation awarded it the winner in the category of ‘Best Environmental

Initiative’ recognising the effort of the pharmacy for conservation and improvement of the environment; prevention of global warming; reducing waste and other actions that

The pharmacy has developed energy saving measures.

contribute to sustainable development. The pharmacy collects and separates waste from its activities; has developed energy saving measures

Combating pest problem BATS are being introduced to help control pests in Alicante such as mosquitoes and the processionary caterpillar. The common bat is used to control pests in areas where pesticides cannot be used such as the environment of the lagoons of Torrevieja and La Mata. The town hall has presented the expansion of the bat programme to reintroduce them into the area to help curb the mosquito and caterpillar populations naturally. Municipal biologist, Juan Antonio Pujol, explained that the monitoring of the installation of

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THE COMMON BAT: Helping to control mosquito and caterpillar populations naturally.

15 bat nests in 2012 has noted an occupancy rate of 70 per cent which has encouraged the Department of Environment to give new life to the project with the collaboration of Agamed water supplier and pest control contractor CTL. As a result, 50 wooden boxes have been acquired for redistribution in areas where pesticides cannot be used. The common bat is able to catch up to 1,000 insects a day and it is reported a female bat can catch 3,000 insects a day when in breeding period. They particularly target mosquitoes and other pests that can affect crops such as grapes.

and operates with 100 per cent renewable energy. The owners collected the award and hoped it would motivate other companies in the area to become more eco-friendly.

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Dealing with addiction cases MORE than 100 people attended a conference in Elche on drug and drink abuse and its effects on family. Held at the University Miguel Hernandez, students, specialists and those who attend the APAEX Ex-alcoholics group took part. The association offers help and assistance to former addicts as the conference discussed the role of the family in dealing

with addictions and how it can lead to the breakdown of relationships, social isolation and affect children. Those hooked on alcohol also spoke of the impact it had on their family life and how, with the help of family and the group, had gone on to rebuild their lives. APAEX, in the first half of 2016, has already made the same number of interventions

as it did throughout 2015. As well as alcohol, it deals with drug and gambling addictions. It has also seen the arrival of new cases of those addicted to technologies, hooked on their mobile phones and tablets. APAEX will start the new volunteer training course on alcoholism and other addictions, on November 12 and will run for four Saturdays. Visit www.apaexelche.com.

Selflessly serving the citizens CIVIL PROTECTION volunteers in Alicante have been thanked and honoured for their efforts in serving the citizens of the city. A service was held by the town hall at the Castle of Santa Barbara where the 70 members of the Civil Protection were recognised in the presence of their families. Councillor for Security, Fernando Marcos, said he was “proud” of the city’s volunteers

and pledged to strengthen the group with more resources and ways of attracting more volunteers. With the volunteers having spent around 19,000 hours in total serving the citizens, the President of the group, Soraya Sanz, thanked their sacrifices and selfless efforts. She also acknowledged the efforts of the town hall to provide greater training and courses.

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Big spend for centre ALICANTE’S Health Council has indicated that it will spend €7.5 million to give the specialty centre on Calle Girona a complete overhaul. Pl a n s h a v e a l s o been made to broaden the t y p e s o f se r v i c e s available at the centre. The work will begin in 2018. In addition to a new c o n t i n u e d c a re unit, services such as radiology, rehabilitation, a n d a m e n t a l health unit are expected to be offered.

Ophthalmology unit 10 years old By Sam Croft THE University Hospital of Torrevieja is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Ophthalmology Unit, which over the past decade has carried out 22,822 surgical procedures and more than 250,000 consultations. In a press release from the hospital, the hard work of the employees was highlighted, in particular “the good atmos-

20 clinical trials have been carried out by the department.

phere and high degree of motivation” on display. The hospital indicated that the ophthalmology unit has gone from strength to strength, with research, training, and

teaching all being given equal amounts of attention. As the facilities have flourished, new treatments and techniques have been incorporated, including cutting-edge technologies for retinas, cataracts, and glaucoma. Additionally, the department has participated in more than 20 clinical trials which have contributed to advances in treatments for conditions such as glaucoma, keratitis, and optic nerve diseases.

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SAMARITANS IN SPAIN have organised a charity evening for Friday November 18, which will feature music from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s plus a special tribute to Buddy Holly. The event is at El Alto de Dolores restaurant in Quesada, doors open at 7pm. Tickets at €10 include a two-course meal. They can be purchased from the restaurant itself or Redz Cafe Bar in Quesada, The Card Place in Benimar, or by calling 692 866 536.

Stay away A RESTRAINING order has been issued preventing a man going from within 500m of his former partner for 18 months after he abused her. The defendant downplayed the facts and denied assault, but witnesses said they saw the accused drag his partner down the street.

ELCHE TOWN HALL: Grants have been offered as an incentive for cash-strapped youngsters. By Sam Croft ELCHE citizens living abroad have until Friday November 25 to apply for grants which will help them come home for Christmas. The grants, worth up to €100, will

be divided up among a maximum of 250 people. Recipients must be under 35 years of age and currently living in a country in the European Union. T h e g r a n t s h a v e b e e n o ff e r e d o n behalf of the council as an incentive

for cash-strapped youngsters to take a trip home during a time of the year when airplane ticket prices increase significantly. Those interested can find more information on the Elche Town Hall’s website.

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Blocking out noisy neighbours AENA (Spain’s national airport manager) has carried out a soundproofing project on a total of 264 residences located near the Alicante-Elche airport. Previously, 2,717 other residences also had this work done to minimise the disturbance caused as the noisy airplanes zoom overhead. The project was initially spearhead by the airport’s Environmental Committee. The majority of the residences which will undergo the soundproofing are located in the districts of Torrellano, El Altet, and Urbanova. Further soundproofing projects are expected to be carried out in the future. To date, a total of 3,124 applications for soundproofing have been submitted.

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Prevention against flu ALMOST 30,000 doses of flu have already been administered to the people of the Vega Baja across the region’s health clinics and nursing homes. Local doctors and nurses have emphasised the importance of getting the flu jab, even for people who had theirs last year. The World Health Organisation recommends a new jab each and every year to protect against different strains and, with the advanced age of the population around Orihuela and Torrevieja, it is hugely important that people are covered.

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Car rally comes to town for weekend By Caroline Tyszka THE 22nd Mediterranean R a lly c a me to one C os ta Blanca town at the weekend with people gathering along the roadsides to watch the cars pass by. Almost 100 rally vehicles participated in the event, based in La Nucia, which was judged in four separate stages - Sella-Relleu, Relleu-Orxeta, ConfridesGorga and Benilloba-Relleu - a total distance of 440 kilometres, some of which were timed. The sports centre in the town became the headquarters for the cars to arrive, leave and regroup following each stage. The ra lly, w hic h forms part of the Spanish champi-

CAR RALLY: The winners meeting Bernabe Cano, mayor of La Nucia. onships, was organised by the FA C V (A utomobile Federation of Valencia) and the automobile club AIA. It was the first time that the event had been held in La Nucia.

Winner of the rally was Alberto Monarri driving his Mi t subi shi , beat i ng t he favourite Cristian Garcia who had to retire in the final section. Bernabe Cano, mayor for

La Nucia said: “we congratulate all the participants and organi ser s who m ade t he rally run smoothly, this was another event which promotes La Nucia as a leader for sports events.”

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Accusations of mayor rejected By Sam Croft THE National Public Prosecutor’s Office has expressed its support for the anti-corruption Public Prosecutor of the Vega Baja, Pablo Romero, after a local mayor accused him of failing to be impartial. The mayor in question, Carlos Ramirez, alleged the Public Prosecutor is persecuting him

Murcia on the map THE European Commission has approved some modifications to the regional aid map pertaining to Spain for 2017 to 2020. For Murcia, the changes are beneficial, as it has been included among the Spanish regions ‘in need of maximum aid.’ This is due to the fact that Murcia is one of the parts of Spain where the GDP per capita has fallen below 75 per cent of the EU average. Other regions eligible for maximum aid include Castilla La-Mancha, Andalucia, and Melilla.

Promoting tourism A WORKSHOP was held in Torrevieja with the aim of exploring new strategies for promoting tourism outside of the summer season. The event was dubbed Torrevieja 3-6-5, to symbolise that the town is an ideal tourist destination any day of the year. Taking part in the workshops were specialists in development and sustainable tourism, council members, and students from local secondary schools. They analysed possible new touristic models for the future.

solely “because he belongs to the PP.” Ramirez is accused of perversion of justice and fraud for allegedly authorising payments for caretaking services of a sports complex without drawing up the proper contracts. The National Public Prosecutor’s Office defended Romero, citing his “professionalism” and “complete dedication,” and pointed out that in past cases,

the Prosecutor demonstrated no bias whatsoever in regards to the political affiliation of those standing trial. It was also noted the previous mayor of San Fulgencio, Trinidad Marinez, was previously sentenced for a crime of perversion of justice. Ramirez is embroiled in another investigation for allegedly approving €150,000 worth of grants to the local football club.

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Infertility affects more men than women IT has been well documented that women are delaying motherhood, leading to potential fertility problems, but experts say that infertility is now affecting more men than women. Gynaecologists at the hospital Vega Baja and the Bernabeu Institute fertility clinic in

Alicante, agree that the deterioration in the quality of menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sperm, is a growing reality and a further obstacle in a woman falling pregnant. The trend change has been registered in the General Hospital of Elche, where between 65-

70 per cent of infertility cases are down to the men. Previously, it was more 50-50 between men and women, but now more men are suffering infertility which could be down to lifestyle such as stress, environmental pollution and poor diet.

The Bernabeu Institute, said in 1985 it was relatively easy to find donors for the sperm bank with almost all having the necessary sperm count, but now out of every 10 men, around just one is suitable. The clinic deals with more than 2,000 IVF cycles per year.

WINTER SUN: Enjoying the balmy November temperatures.

Alicante winter warmer FOR the second time in a week, Alicante Province recorded the highest temperatures in Spain. According to the Laboratory of Climatology at the University of Alicante (UA), temperatures reached 27.7 degrees centigrade at the Ali-

cante-Elche airport, with Pego being the next hottest at 27.4 degrees. Elcheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thermometers topped 27 degrees and Rojales basked in 26.9 degrees. The temperatures were amongst the highest across Europe. The weekend temperatures

were in sharp contrast to 15 other provinces in Spain on alert for wind, rain or even snow. But sadly the temperatures did not last in Alicante either and the week started some seven degrees cooler, struggling to reach 20.2 degrees centigrade at the airport.

Record number visit erotic show MORE than 10,000 people attended the annual Erotic Festival of Alicante at the IFA exhibition centre. Organisers said early figures show it

was the best attended event yet with 10 per cent more visitors than last year. More men than women went to the erotic festival.

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Sports schools make a comeback By Sam Croft TORREVIEJA Council has indicated it will launch a series of grants to ensure that the town’s sports schools will continue. For years, these municipal sports schools have been a popular option in Torrevieja for people looking for an affordable way of enrolling in different athletic disciplines. The clubs went out of service on September 30 as the council

failed to renew the agreement for the upcoming year, leading frustrated citizens to stage a protest on October 28 in which they descended upon the town hall during a plenary session. The council has seemingly taken heed of the uproar, as Sports councillor Víctor Ferrández has indicated that a new line of municipal grants will be available as of January. Furthemore, thanks to a €36,000 sponsorship from

Agamed (the Municipal Water Sanitation Company of Torrevieja), the council will be able to get the sports schools up and running in the meantime until the new contracts go into effect. The council has indicated the amount of funding received under the new grants will be doubled, meaning that whereas previously €250,000 was set aside for the sports schools, €500,000 will be allocated to them this upcoming season.

Small town gets a big boost SAN JAVIER will receive €5 million in European FEDER funds which will go towards the town’s highly-touted Strategic Plan. The plan was one of three selected in the region of Murcia and one of 83 chosen in all of Spain. The amount received is the maximum possible funding which can be awarded to mu-

nicipalities with between 20,000 and 50,000 inhabitants. The name of San Javier’s strategic plan is San Javier, 2022 on the Horizon: A Living City. It will incorporate various projects, from the renovation of public streets and buildings to attention and care of the beaches and natural spaces.

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Thousands race for a good cause By Sam Croft NEARLY a thousand people in Elche showed their solidarity by participating in a race which tackled the issue of gender violence head on. The Thousand Paths, One Goal Race was organised by local women’s associations Mujeres Vecinales and the Casa de la Dona. It began at 10am and people of all ages participated, including Elche mayor Carlos Gonzalez himself.

Gonzalez emphasised that “this is an event which allows us to generate increased sensitivity to the issue of gender violence.” He also pointed out that the International Day against Gender Violence will take place on November 25. The money raised will go towards workshops against gender violence in secondary schools and workshops geared towards women who have been the victims of gender violence.

Early detection of a stroke is essential

Those little earthquakes

RECOGNISING the signs of a stroke is often the key to survival. For this reason, the El Toscar Health Centre in Elche hosted a practical workshop to teach people how to pick up on the external signs of a stroke. Director of the Health Centre, Juan Quintana, acknowledged that symptoms can vary, but pointed out there are usually three key signs: words not coming out fluently, loss of strength in a limb or hand, and a sudden drooping or numbness of the face and mouth. An estimated 400 people out of 100,000 suffer strokes every year, which would work out to 800 people in Elche alone every two months.

AN earthquake with a magnitude of 2.2 was registered by the National Geographic Institute on Sunday November 6 at around 9pm in the Vega Baja. The quake’s epicentre was the Murcia municipality of Santomera, although various residents of Orihuela, Callosa de Segura and Almoradi reported having felt its effects.

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Virtual billboards a reality for shops By Sam Croft AS a means to demonstrate that the city is in sync with the times, Alicante Council has set up some new virtual billboards. The project has been implemented in the Plaza Nueva, where the municipal aquarium is currently being remodelled. As a result of the renovations, certain busi-

nesses have been somewhat obscured by the construction work. The billboards, with virtual images of the establishments in question, have been plastered along a fence as a flashy reminder to potential clients that these shops are alive and well. Many of the shopkeepers have expressed concern that their business will suffer over the upcoming Christmas

period due to the construction work. Council members have assured the shopkeepers that they will be keeping a strict eye on work as it unfolds over the next few months. The council has also reiterated that once the aquarium is up and running, the amount of visitors that it attracts will go a long way towards revitalising the neighbourhood.

Raising the bar on safe service A HANDFUL of businesses in Crevillent have joined a campaign which aims to create safer conditions in alcohol-serving establishments. The Responsible Service campaign will give bar staff a guideline so they can nip potentially risky behaviours in the bud. They will be trained on the responsible distribution of alcohol, prevention of the sale and consumption of drugs in their establishments, and how to keep clients from driving while under the influence.

There will also be an emphasis on preventing the sale of alcohol to minors. The management of the establishments will get involved in the campaign, ensuring security conditions in the establishments are met and measures which lead to responsible and safe consumption of alcohol are implemented whenever possible. At least 10 establishments in the community have demonstrated their willingness to get involved in the initiative.

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GERMANY

The Game of Thrones

Finally finished

CAST and crew of the Game of Thrones could arrive in Norway as the show’s producers hinted they were looking at the country, attracted in part by its tax break for film production.

SIX years later than scheduled and substantially over budget, but Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall has finally finished. A four-star hotel and restaurant a tta ched t o i t ar e al so due t o open.

Peace prize

Asylum arrests

THE Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos in recognition of his efforts to end decades of war in the country.

POLI CE r ai ded sever al re fug ee shel t er s and ar r est ed seven asylum seekers on suspicion that they had raped an Iranian girl, aged 17, and filmed the act.

EUROPEAN PRESS

Top spot THE University of Munich has been ranked the best in Germany. It was ranked 57th globally and came in at the 11th best in Europe. Heidelberg University was Germany’s second best.

Wholesome ban ‘WHOLESOME’ describes something with health benefits and as a result, a court has ruled it is not allowed to be used by breweries in Germany in adverts for their beers.

More visitors

BELGIUM

JUNE saw a record 2.45 million overnight visitors in the country’s hotels; 3 per cent more than last June. Foreign visitors also rose by 10 per cent.

NORWAY COUNTRYSIDE: Could be used for filming.

ARTISANS and patissiers in Verviers spent three hours creating the largest chocolate éclair ever made. The 676-metre éclair used more than 70kg of butter, 2,000 eggs and will be divided into 6,000 delicious slices.

FRANCE

Save the Children CHILDREN taken from the infamous Calais ‘Jungle’ could be being put at risk, according to the charity Save the Children. They say although the children are currently safe they may be tempted to flee if held in detention too long.

Database row IN a bid to crack down on identity theft the French government is

Chocolate triumph

creating a massive new database s to rin g in fo rma tion on a lmos t everyone with an ID card. Some parts of the French media have reacted with dismay, with one paper calling it “terrifying.”

Erotic downturn FRANCE’S only erotic museum is to close its doors after nearly 18 years. The owners put it down to

high rents, falling tourist numbers and so-called creeping gentrification.

Aging population FR A N C E w ill ha ve a round 270,000 people over the age of 100 by the year 2070, according to new figure s . The c ountry is a lre a dy home to the highest number of centenarians in Europe.

Hefty fine THE Belgian state is ordered to pay a €4,000 a day fine for failing to send a visa to a Syrian family trying to flee Aleppo. The Secretary of State for Asylum and Immigration, Theo Francken, has appealed the ruling.

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DENMARK

HOLLAND

Re-offenders

Money seized

Cruise move

A SWEDISH study found that there was a notable reduction in the rate of violent criminals re-offending amongst those who had been given medication for antipsychotic conditions. They analysed 22,275 prisoners over five years.

AUTHORITIES seized 117,600 kroner (€15,805) from asylum-seekers after a new law came into force in February.

Beer day

Customs clearance

THIRSTY Danes enjoyed J-Day where party-goers decked themselves out in Santa hats and elf costumes to celebrate the release of Tuborg’s new Christmas beer.

THE USA and Sweden has signed a new agreement allowing customs procedures to be carried out in Sweden before passengers board their flight. They would then enter the US as a domestic passenger.

Gossip girls

Checks continue SWEDEN is extending ID checks on the borders for a further three months. Checks on rail, bus and ferries were introduced in January this year and will continue into next year.

TWO magazine editors might end up in prison over allegations they illegally spied on credit card transactions made by Danish royalty and national celebrities.

Magical fairytale A MUSEUM devoted to the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, is set to open in Odense.

Lady luck A BELGIAN man scooped more than €50 million in the Euromillions, just two week after a compatriot won an incredible €168 million. Belgians forked out more than €3 million on tickets last month.

Légion Étrangère FORMER Belgian football team coach Georges Leekens has moved onto ‘yellower pastures’ with his new role in charge of Algeria. The Meeuwen man will hope to get his side into the 2018 World Cup.

AMSTERDAM wants to move the cruise ship terminal in a bid to relieve pressure on the city by the growing number of tourists. Last year 134 cruise ships arrived in Amsterdam, eight more than in 2014.

share, Air France-KLM is planning a new airline initiative dubbed ‘Boost’ to compete with Gulf state airlines, which will be ‘simple, modern and innovative’ according to the airline.

Off the paths

Sustainability lacking

THE transport minister has permitted Amsterdam to ban small mopeds from city bike paths, forcing them to use the roads and wear a helmet.

Airline boost IN a bid to win back market

UN sustainable development targets were agreed in September 2014, but the Netherlands is not performing well enough in some of the areas. The country is lacking in climate protection and renewable energy.

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A powerful enemy

PUTIN’S PAL: Theatre director criticised the new ‘moral police’ of Russia. A THEATRE director has made a powerful enemy in the leader of a patriotic biker gang that is pally with Putin. Konstantin Raikin, director of Moscow’s Satirikon theatre publicly criticised the new ‘moral police’ of Russia but Night Wolves biker gang leader Alexander Zaldostanov suggested his theatre was part of Russia’s degeneration into filth.

Pitch problems FIFA has said that the new Zenit football stadium isn’t up to scratch and needs serious work if it is to be fit for the 2018 World Cup. The 69,000 seat stadium is already five times over budget. In September 20 Orthodox priests arrived on site to pray for its

successful completion.

recalled by Stalin to finish shooting a film.

Amnesty anger HUMAN rights organisation Amnesty International claim that their Moscow office was broken into and the locks changed by Russian officials. The city claims that the standof is over unpaid rent, but the NGO suspects a political motivation given the recent crackdown on foreign groups across the country.

Thespian tribute

Putin’s pride RUSSIANS caught an unusual glimpse of the woman believed to be Putin’s daughter. Katerina Tikhonova appeared on national television performing in an acrobatic rock’n’roll competition. ‘Outed’ by media as the president’s daughter last year, Tikhonova is married to the billionaire son of one of Putin’s closest friends.

Lenin love

VLADIMIR ZELDIN, believed to be the world’s oldest actor, has died aged 101. The Russian was still acting in October, playing a role in The Dance Teacher. He began his career just before the Nazi invasion in 1941 and was sent to the frontline before being

COMMUNISTS are campaigning to have Vladimir Lenin’s portrait on newly minted coins and notes celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution next year. One MP wants around 10 million coins produced with Lenin’s image and suggests it would show Russia’s allies and enemies that it was a world power once again.

Super Seagal NINETIES action star Steven Seagal has been awarded Russian citizenship by Kremlin decree. The decorated martial artist has described Putin as one of the great living world leaders and showed his support for the annexation of Crimea at a gig with the Night Wolves biker gang. STEVEN SEAGAL: A Russian citizen.

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Tesla to set up in Barcelona By John Smith DESPITE the controversy concerning the possible secession of Catalonia from Spain, the California-based manufacturer of luxury electric cars, Tesla has without fanfare decided to open new headquarters in Barcelona from which it will distribute its cars and accessories within Spain. This is considered to be something of a vote of confidence in the Catalan

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$3,000 (€2,700) is the amount of capital invested by Tesla when setting up its new Spanish subsidiary.

DUE to the fact it proved so easy to forge a £1 coin (make a mould using an existing coin, fill it with lead and paint it gold coloured) it is conservatively estimated that more than 3 per cent of all pound coins in circulation are fakes. This doesn’t take into account the number of one lilangeni coins of Swaziland which are worth about 6p (7c) which found their way back to the UK after some bright spark in the Royal Mint produced them using the same blanks! Suffice to say that the Treasury was sufficiently worried about the problem with the £1 coin that they instructed the Royal mint to come up with something that was more secure and in keeping with the dignity of sterling. This new, 12 sided coin will be made from two metals, will contain a latent image changing the £ symbol to 1, microlettering and a ‘secret ingredi-

government although the decision has not actually been announced by the currently loss-making company but was spotted by eagle-eyed reporters when the registration of the new company Tesla Spain SL was spotted in the Official Bulletin of the Commercial Registry at the end of October. The parent company has seen a great deal of interest in the development of the self-driving model of the car which is currently in develop-

By taking my term in office beyond the expected period of the Article 50 process, this should help contribute to securing an orderly transition to the UK’s new relationship with Europe,” Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney

New pound coin due in 2017

The new £1 coin ent’ to strengthen security. The new coin will be introduced in March 2017 and for six months, will run parallel with the old pound which will then become obsolete and be withdrawn. All sounds good, except that anybody who operates machines that take coins will have to adapt them to accept both types for six months and then adapt them again to reject the old £1 coin. This is just another expenditure that companies and consumers will have to carry.

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Egyptian economics IN a move aimed at trying to obtain a $12 billion (€10.8 billion) loan from the International Monetary Fund, the Egyptian government has announced a range of economic measures which whilst possibly bringing short term hardship to consumers should help to replace lost tourist revenue in the medium term. Measures include the floatation of the Egyptian pound which could see an effective devaluation of up to 50 per cent against the dollar and an increase in interest rates of 3 per cent to 14.75 per cent.

Jamie Oliver down under FOLLOWING the news that Australian company Keystone Group had gone into liquidation, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver made it clear that he wished to purchase the six Jamie’s Italian restaurants he had franchised to the group and bring them back under his control.

Directors looking for comfort WORKING on the assumption she is going to take any notice, the Association of Spanish Directors (AED) wrote to Theresa May following a meeting at the British Embassy in Madrid co-sponsored by the AED and the British Chamber of Commerce in which the matter of Brexit was discussed.

$32 billion (€29 billion) is the value of the company formed by a merger between the oil and gas division of General Electric and Baker Hughes in anticipation of an increase in the global price of both raw materials.

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The gist of the letter is that as the Ambassador had been fairly vague in his comments on the future of Spanish workers and trade in the UK, the AED wanted some assurance from the Prime Minister there would be no restriction on the movement of workers or capital once Britain left the EU.

ment, but it does seem a considerable way from being completed and then accepted by US regulators before seeing its new models navigating Spanish roads, although hopefully the Spanish version will be able to recognise turning cars who don’t bother to indicate. It is expected there will be showrooms in both Barcelona and Madrid which are considered the two most attractive markets for the electric cars.

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Sanchez accused IT is almost as if the Spanish tax system is run by Real Madrid supporters as after high profile investigations and prosecutions of some of Barcelona’s finest including Messi, Mascherano and Neymar, the microscope is now firmly fixed on the financial affairs of Chilean and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez. It is suggested the player ‘actively withheld’ tax amounting to a little under €1 million through a Maltese company during his period as a Barcelona player from 2011 to 2014 although this is strenuously denied by the striker’s agent.

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Where there’s blame there’s a claim

ONE of Spain’s poorest regions Extremadura was proud of the fact that a company called Zetta Smartphone has set up in the province and was producing what appeared to be a potential world beating product which had the potential to rival Apple in the long term. A great deal of excitement surrounded the fact that these technically advanced mobiles with large screens and most of the facilities expected in an iPhone were being manufactured in Spain and offered for sale at prices up to three times less than an Apple product. Taking advantage of perceived images, the company created its own special logo which was an acorn (representing the oak forests found in the province) with a bite taken out of it in homage to Apple. During October however, matters began to unravel for the company as it appears that rather than being a newly created Spanish product, what the owners were doing was purchasing two handsets made in China by local manufacturers Xiaomi and then

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BHS DEMISE: The end of an era. two-edged sword as it is most likely that any money received from the pair, would actually go into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and not directly into the BHS pension fund.

According to Sir Philip, he does have a plan to help the pension fund directly which would see a better result for pensioners and he claims that the chairman of the trustees of

the pension fund agrees in principle that his scheme would be advantageous and on the afternoon that he received the demand he offered £250 million (€280 million) to the fund but

it is believed that the Pension Regulator is looking for him to increase the offer to £350 million (€392 million). The actual investigation into the pension scheme which has

Mobile phone company in Extremadura caught out Thomas Nilsson flickr Wikimedia

By John Smith AS if it wasn’t bad enough for Sir Philip Green to be threatened with the removal of his knighthood over the BHS fiasco but he has now been advised that enforcement action with regards to the pension scheme is also being taken by the Pension Regulator. In a fairly unusual action which demands large contributions from both Sir Philip and Dominic Chappell who purchased BHS for a pound supposedly in order to protect the pensions of the 20,000 staff who were members of the BHS pension scheme. Sir Philip had indicated some time ago that he would be looking at options to top up the scheme which appears to have had a shortfall of some £570 million (€627 million) by the time that the company finally went into liquidation but with a lack of concrete proposals, the Regulator has clearly run out of patience. This could however be a

PHONEY PHONES: Zetta rebranded the Xiaomi Mi4 mobile phone with their own logo. simply rebranding them with the Zetta logo! The Chinese company does not export its products to Europe at the moment, concen-

trating on the Chinese market and exporting only to Singapore and Taiwan with an interest in newly emerging markets within Brazil and India.

As the Xiaomi phones were not exported to Europe and were therefore unlikely to be recognised, Zetta simply imported stock from a third par-

ty and rebranded them as if they were their own. When the ‘Zetta phones’ were put on sale on the company’s web site and through

resulted in a 300-page document sent to those considered liable to make payments was opened in March 2015 long before BHS closed and has therefore taken 19 months to complete. This action will not however result in any immediate assistance for the pensioners and former employees of BHS as those being challenged will have the absolute right to respond and then if they refuse to comply with the enforcement action, the matter will be sent for independent arbitration, but any decision has to be agreed by all parties. In other words, this gives the impression of being a formality which may not resolve the situation in the short-term but may be a sensible ploy which prompted Sir Philip in particular to finally release his proposal and if considered acceptable could see some relatively speedy activity rather than watch the matter drag on for years.

shops, they simply added about €100 to the price that they had paid for their stock and renamed the phones Conquistador 4.7 and Conquistador 5.5 Plus. Since this information has been revealed in specialist press as well as some Spanish language newspapers, the company website and Facebook page have ceased to carry updated news and the website says that it is in the process of being upgraded. Reports suggest that only a few thousand of these mobile handsets have been sold in Spain compared to the millions sold by Xiaomi but it does leave those consumers who have purchased phones from Zetta unsure as to whether they will have any rights in the event that their phone goes wrong or whether they can return the phone for a complete refund. For so many years, Chinese companies were accused of ‘pirating’ western product and manufacturing it locally so it is ironic that Zetta co-founded by Chinese national Cu Bojan should be reversing the traditional roles.

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China beginning to take over Hollywood

SYLVESTER STALLONE: With his daughters at the 2016 Golden Globes. By John Smith TURNING his back, possibly temporarily, on Spain, China’s richest man Wang Jianlin is over in Hollywood where he has just spent $1 billion (€900 million) on purchasing Dick Clark Productions set up by the former TV presenter. Owning as he does already, America’s second largest cinema chain AMC and Legendary Entertainment a film company which has co-produced a whole range of hit movies with Warner Bros including a number of Batman and Superman hits as well as the incredibly successful Hangover, Jurassic World and 300 he is certainly an important figure already in the industry. If you are producing films and then placing in your cinemas, it makes sense to purchase the company that produces the Golden Globe Awards presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for film and TV with the show being part of the Dick Clark collection. The newly purchased company produces a whole raft of television shows and award ceremonies so is a natural ex-

There appears to be some fear that if he does manage to become a really major player in the film world that he will somehow indulge in trying to influence audiences to appreciate China and its rulers.”

tension to the company Mr Wang owns, Dalian Wanda which has until recently been predominantly involved in property development and ownership although it has diversified and has even taken over Sunseeker yachts as well as Atletico Madrid. It is no secret that the billionaire, said to be worth in excess of $32 billion (€29 billion), has been anxious to not only diversify but to spread his investments around the world and he has certainly been flirting with various major movie companies looking to possibly take over or partner with one of them. Despite his international expansion, he has also made it clear that he wants to en-

sure that Chinese culture is more readily promoted and accepted in the West and many politicians and pundits in America see him as a potential threat to the traditional Hollywood movie empires and would certainly look to resist any major takeover. Mr Wang has produced a hugely successful business despite the fact that China can still be quite draconian in the way in which it invades individual privacy and there appears to be some fear that if he does manage to become a really major player in the film world that he will somehow indulge in trying to influence audiences to appreciate China and its rulers. This is something he denies, saying that he is motivated by financial reasons rather than political ones and that in order to obtain the best financial results from the Chinese market then films have to be made which are aimed at that market. To this end, he has invested in the Hong Kong film industry and one of his companies is producing The Great Wall starring Matt Damon and well-known Chinese actors which has been financed from Hollywood but filmed and produced in China.

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Yesteryear comedies still make us laugh LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT AS someone who earns most of his living after dark, daytime television is often a major contributor to my psyche of amusement and entertainment. In a stroke of, probably financially instigated genius, the BBC has recently decided to present reruns of some classic comedies of yesteryear and what a treat they are. Open All Hours, with the wonderful Ronnie Barker, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em starring the amazing talents of Michael Crawford, Only Fools and Horses with David Jason, plus the antics of the zany cast of Hi De Hi, are just a few of a whole host of sitcoms gracing the box this year. Of course, ITV have been doing it for some time with programmes like Rising Damp. Another great series of days gone by, containing marvellous dialogue, full of witty innuendoes, completely innocuous non-PC statements, pathos and hys-

CLASSIC COMEDIES: Are a joy to watch. terical situations, these classics of comedy are a pure joy to watch. And do you know the most grati-

fying aspect of them all? Not a swear word or statement of filth in sight. To me acceptable comedy on

TV died at the end of the 80’s. Since then it has sunk into a desperate morass of sleaze and slimy stagna-

tion, its success being measured by just how low its writers and performers can take it. And do you know why? These days there are no proper comedy writers around. The morons who churn out the modern day rubbish, whose success is generally judged by how often you can say the word **** in any given minute, should hang their heads in humiliated shame. Talk about taking money under false pretences. They should all be weeded out and sent back to the gutter where they unquestionably belong. Alternative comedy? I’m sorry, in my book, today’s alternative comedies are the unforgettable, utterly unmissable ghosts of comedy past. Long may they shine as examples of the presentations that should really be making us forget our worries and delivering us a real good laugh. Come back the likes of Galton and Simpson, Roy Clark and Ray Allen, all is forgiven! Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Politicians who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones Nora Johnson

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FOLLOWING the recent fiery debate in the Commons in which Sir Philip Green was lambasted as an ‘asset stripper’ and compared to Robert Maxwell, MPs voted to strip him of his knighthood. (I’d go further and suggest he deserves to be stripped of his knighthood, his retail reputation AND a couple of his superyachts as well). Labour MP, Iain Wright, claimed Green “took the rings from BHS’s fingers, beat it black and blue, starved it of food and water, put it on life support and then wanted credit for keeping it alive.” David Winnock, another Labour MP, labelled Green a “billionaire spiv.” Yet neither Winnock nor Wright, both MPs when Green was knighted by Tony Blair (enough said), objected then but, like many others, delight in his downfall now.

HYPOCRITICAL MPS: Are hardly squeaky clean themselves, often failing to uphold the reputation of their profession.

Leaving aside the corrupt Honours system which needs reforming or scrapping (Cameron’s resignation list, anyone?), this hypocritical lot are hardly squeaky clean themselves. Take former MPs Jonathan Aitken, Jeffrey Archer and Chris Huhne (all jailed: Aitken and Archer, who is still entitled to wear ermine, for perjury; Huhne for perverting the course of justice) and, more recently, MP Keith Vaz. One of the major reasons why MPs are so

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Living in cloud cuckoo land DEAR Sir, with regard to your article (Why doesn’t England just leave the UK?), the simple answer to that question is that without England there would be no United Kingdom. Without England the rest of the United Kingdom member countries would struggle to cope financially particularly with the vast amount of money that the EU would still expect if, as you say, the UK would still remain, so nothing would change for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar. You’re living in cloud cuckoo land if you think the EU would accept such a thing as you propose. When Scotland, and not forgetting all the Scottish people living outside of Scotland, get a second vote as Nicola Sturgeon is gunning for, then you’ll see just how much the ordinary Scottish person appreciates being a member of the United Kingdom, in or out of the dreaded EU. Len

Superiority complex THE answer to this is fairly straightforward. England thinks it owns the UK. Asking England to leave to them will seem like the renter kicking out the landlord. This is what the Scots and Irish nationalists have been arguing about for decades - the unjust dictatorship by the English elite over the rest of the island. You can’t expect England to voluntarily give up its will to dominate. It would rather take Scotland and Ulster kicking and screaming than leave them to their own affairs. Paul

Prospect of poverty MY husband and I live in Spain and are alarmed about the possibility of not receiving any annual increases in our pension once Brexit is completed. We are upset about this as it will condemn us all living outside the UK to a life of poverty in the future as prices rise over the years. The value of our pensions will drop and we will struggle to live. We do not ask or indeed receive any form of benefits from the UK but if we also have to pay for our healthcare as well as reduced pensions, then surely this is infringing on our human rights. Anyone living in the UK in this situ-

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winter fuel allowance. These are entitlements...not benefits! I’ve started a petition on change.org regarding these issues. I am also in touch with and support Nigel Nelson. I also sent a letter to Downing Street asking for an explanation on all these issues. So far after over one month, no reply! A reminder has been sent. Dave

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Cheeky immigrants I REMEMBER David Cameron (the chap who brought Britain to its knees then sailed off to Panama) said that the UK should only take in refugees from the camps out in Turkey and Lebanon, instead of those on the march across Europe. It was a nice PR-friendly, never to see the light of day, gesture but I respectfully disagree. Having seen the tremendous hard work these souls have put into crisscrossing an inhospitable continent, getting from Morocco to Manchester, from Syria to Sweden, I say let’s welcome them! These young men have proven themselves worthy of a passport and a job. They have the hunger for

ation would get help from the government to enable them to live, but we will have no such recall. We ask that the government think again about all the pensioners living abroad and leave things as they are. It is our generation who worked all the years, paying into the National Health Service so that we could have a pension for our old age. Ann & Colin

Vast majority? LEAPY, I suspect you already know the vast majority of Scots passionately want to remain in the UK. I still find it astonishing 45 per cent of my fellow Scots behave like demented turkeys and vote for Christmas. Ever since I

success most of our own youth unfortunately lack and might inspire a few to get up off the sofa. Some of the methods they’ve used are ingenious. The other day an Iranian commandeered a bloomin’ inflatable and almost paddled his way across the Channel. And he was a Christian software engineer! Our society could do with a bit of a shake-up so I suggest we treat those who made it this far with a little more respect. If we’re destined to become a cold, wet Caliphate anyway we might as well have a decent labour force to pump money into our sinking pensions. Raymond

was a kid I have detested the attitude of some Scots to hate the English. The Scots and English are so alike that our blood runs through common veins. Together with Northern Ireland and Wales we form a formidable union that has stayed the test of time and seen us through two World Wars. The incumbent ‘government’ in Holyrood is so incompetent and narrow-minded it simply can’t run a small country of five million people. The astonishing fact is it retains its large share of the vote despite its utter incompetence. The SNP mantra of anti-English, anti-Tory and ‘promise them the world’ still draws the votes from the deluded section of the Scottish electorate. It saddens me greatly so many of my fellow Scots can be so easily duped

- I thought my fellow citizens were well educated... how wrong I was! Alexander

Entitlements not benefits I WOULD like an answer as to how the UK Government thinks it has the right to freeze expats pensions and also to withdraw our winter fuel allowance. I was born and worked all my life in the UK. I am a fully paid-up National Contributor since the age of 15. I decided to spend my retirement years outside of the UK. That was my choice. As I have paid all my dues to the UK Government, I am entitled to all pension increases including the

THE Scottish independence campaign was as much a referendum on staying in the EU as it was in the UK. The unionists won by a narrow margin because they convinced many wavering minds to ‘vote with their heads not their hearts.’ That vote was annulled when Brexit beckoned, which is why calls for a second referendum are entirely justified. The wheels are set in motion. The demographic that voted against independence is dying off fast. Cultural changes, the need for localised solutions, and the democratic deficit of Tory rule make Scottish membership of the union untenable, especially if the country is dragged into some Little England anti-everyone post-Brexit backwater that is a stain on the pants of global society. Barry

Thank you DEAR Euro Weekly, Thank you for your great coverage regarding our various pensions organisations, and the work we’re doing to try and unfreeze them. I’ll report back once we return from our London visit. Very interesting court decision last week with respect to triggering Article 50. The UK government are appealing to the Supreme Court. Whatever side loses that challenge can then go to... the European Court of Justice! How ironic is that... Kind regards Nigel from British Pensions

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A trip to the ‘towering pizza’ Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

WE have just returned from Italy, the land of large arm gestures, small cars and even smaller coffees, as our friend Adrian observed when presented with a tiny glass cup, containing a half inch of cowering espresso. We agreed later that he should have asked for a fresh cup because the one served had a coffee stain in the bottom. But you always think of these smart retorts after the event. Wine tasting in Tuscany was yet another box on my lengthy bucket list that I have been able to sign off as accomplished. As we were preparing to land at Pisa airport, the Princess turned to me and asked, ‘Will we see the towering pizza?’ This will come as no surprise to those who know my lovely lady who has her own unique turn of phrase, and this

ITALIAN LANDMARK: The leaning tower of Pisa. is yet another entry for The Thesaurus of Brummie Sayings. Prior to our flight from Gatwick, we stayed overnight,

as usual, at the Premier Inn. We are fans of the hotel chain: the standard of the rooms is consistently good, the staff friendly and helpful, and

the food is excellent. But I have been a little dismayed of late, to see the bank of Dalek-like automatic checkin machines at reception.

These are supposed to make the process easier which they certainly do not in my opinion. These gadgets have their place, but not for ageing old gits like me who appreciate personal service. So I automatically turned to the only breathing staff member in the vicinity, who completed our check-in manually in 90 seconds, which is what I call quick and easy. It’s not about saving time of course, just saving on staff wages. However, as we arrived at 1pm and the rooms are not available until 3pm, it was suggested that we relax in the coffee lounge. I have always thought this ludicrous in a hotel that is situated at an international airport. However, we were informed that we could go immediately to a room if we would like to pay £10 for the privilege. In other words there were indeed rooms ready to be occupied, but only at extra cost and with 700 rooms, a nice little earner for Premier Inn. They obviously believe that it is worth the erosion of their ‘customer comes first’ reputation. Shame.

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Facebook blocks insurance firm John Smith Random thoughts... A BRITISH insurance company has fallen foul of Facebook which has told it that it may not proceed with a plan it had to offer young drivers a possible reduction in premiums if it was allowed complete access to their Facebook profiles. The trial which was to be undertaken by Admiral - which promotes its services on TV by showing a young woman dressed in an obsolete sailor’s outfit encouraging her staff to offer good deals – planned to use a computer review of the content of individuals’ Facebook profiles to analyse likely risks. If, for example, one of those reviewed was constantly referring to drunken nights out, bungee jumping and posting questionable images, then they would be likely to be considered less trustworthy than another youngster discussing flower arranging and making timed appointments for nights out. Facebook jumped in before the trial started saying that they could not

PRIVACY PROTECTION: No access allowed to analyse user risks. allow this to happen as there were serious privacy concerns, not so much centred on the person who had agreed to the review, but for those people who were friends who shared posts and timelines. “Protecting the privacy of the people on Facebook is of utmost importance to us. We have clear guidelines that prevent information obtained from Facebook from being used to

make decisions about eligibility,” said a Facebook spokesman. Indeed Facebook rules actually anticipate exactly this scenario and say “Don’t use data obtained from Facebook to make decisions about eligibility, including whether to approve or reject an application or how much interest to charge on a loan.” Admiral have been told that they can allow people to apply for a quote

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UK PM: Theresa May.

The British and Brexit AS a company owned by Britons who have based their lives in Spain and are very happy to have been accepted in this wonderful country, we are unashamedly pro-Europe as can be gathered from our masthead which proudly says Euro Weekly News. Part of our mission is to keep the large number of English speaking expats and the hundreds of thousands of annual visitors updated as to what is happening in our adopted homeland and how it will affect us all, especially as so many of our readers have to rely on pensions, many of which are paid in sterling and have to be converted to euros. It was no secret that the result of the referendum came as a disappointment and shock to us and it has hurt the financial position of many of our readers. There was at the time a great deal of speculation as to what would happen when Britain leaves the EU and scaremongering on both sides. A colleague was adamant it was pointless to speculate too early as no one knew what would unfold. How prescient he was as despite the expectation that the government could simply use the Royal Prerogative to initiate Article 50 this was challenged in court. The immediate result was a surge in the pound’s value, a dispirited Theresa May calling for an appeal to the Supreme Court and explaining what had happened to the President of the European Commission, statements of opposition from MPs like Kenneth Clarke and a general feeling things are by no means finalised. Plenty still want Brexit but there are now two imminent by-elections caused by Tory resignations which the disenfranchised may now vote in.

via Facebook and an Admiral App but they may not view the applicant’s posts. Clearly some youngsters between the ages of 17 and 21 will be disappointed that they can’t take advantage of this option to obtain a possible discounted quote for their first ever car insurance but there is no reason why Admiral can’t ask them to fill in a personality profile once they register their interest in obtaining a quote. Certain rights groups have applauded Facebook for their decision as they believe that the use of such analytical software is both unethical and intrusive. A cynic might suggest that this information is very valuable and therefore Facebook, which does sell advertising targeting specific users, has either developed its own analysis software or has been prompted to do so following this aborted trial. None of the media comments however appear to have taken into Now we account that after the purchase of want to WhatsApp, Facebook has made it hear your views. clear that it will be using comments by users to target advertising mesYOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE sages and although users can opt - YOUR OPINION out from receipt of these messages it www.euroweeklynews.com is quite a complicated process.

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Superman Returns Run All Night Everest The Top Ten Show 2016 Troy Superman Returns Everest Run All Night The Rock The Marine 4: Moving Target

9:50am Despite the Falling Snow 11:35am The Squeeze 1:20pm Concussion 3:30pm Santa’s Little Helper 5:15pm Get Santa 7:15pm The Squeeze 9:00pm Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer. Comedy sequel. 11:00pm Concussion 1:05am Dark Signal 2:50am Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer. Comedy sequel. 4:35am Camino A photojournalist is forced to flee through the Colombian jungle when she captures something she wasn’t supposed to. Survival thriller.

7:50am The Top Ten Show 2016 8:10am What About Bob? 10:00am Billy Madison 11:40am Life 1:40pm Daddy’s Home 3:25pm Nine Months 5:15pm Me, Myself and Irene 7:20pm Bad Words 9:00pm The House Bunny 10:45pm Daddy’s Home 12:30am There’s Something About Mary

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7:00am My Life in Books 7:30am Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 8:15am Money for Nothing 9:00am Coast: The Great Guide 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Countryfile 2:25pm Hi-De-Hi! 3:00pm Tennis 5:45pm The Wonder of Animals 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Choir 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am NFL 1:05am Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow 2:05am The Apprentice 3:05am The Victorian Slum 4:05am This is BBC Two

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency 10:00pm Women, Sex and Society: A Timewatch Guide We are living through one of the greatest revolutions in history. 11:00pm The Secret History of Our Streets 12:00am India’s Frontier Railways Series about the international trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. 1:00am Beautiful Equations Artist and writer Matt Collings takes the plunge into an alien world of equations.

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm International Friendly 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:50pm ITV News London 12:00am International Friendly 1:00am Murder, She Wrote 1:50am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. Join in now at Jackpot247.com. 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am Dinner Date 7:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:35am Emmerdale 9:05am Coronation Street 9:35am Coronation Street 10:05am Psych 10:55am Catchphrase 11:40am I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:40pm You’ve Been Framed! 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:00am American Dad!

7:00am Movies Now 7:10am Man About the House 7:35am Heartbeat 8:35am Where the Heart is 9:35am Wild at Heart 10:40am Judge Judy 11:05am Judge Judy 11:30am Judge Judy 11:55am Murder, She Wrote 1:00pm Wycliffe 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:10pm Wild at Heart 4:10pm Where the Heart is 5:15pm Man About the House 5:50pm On the Buses 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Lewis 12:00am Blue Murder 1:35am Inspector Morse Feature-length murder mystery. 3:25am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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Countdown The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier A New Life in the Sun Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Countdown Deal or No Deal Coast v Country Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds Married at First Sight Gogglebox 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8:05am Pip Ahoy! 8:20am Thomas and Friends 8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:00am Wissper 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm House Doctor 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can’t Pay? Special: Agents Under Attack 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm The March Sisters at Christmas 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Traffic Cops 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:00pm Medical Mysteries 12:05am The Hotel Inspector Returns

The Professionals The Chase Quincy, M.E. Ironside The Professionals The Chase Cash Cowboys The Car Chasers Storage Wars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Quincy, M.E. Ironside Cash Cowboys Motogp Highlights Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Benidorm Costa del Sol-set sitcom following British families on their summer holidays. First Blood FYI Daily First Blood The Snooker Mavericks Fifth Gear River Monsters Teleshopping

9:35am Fantastic Four 11:35am John Wick 1:25pm Exodus: Gods and Kings 4:00pm Chappie 6:10pm Collateral Damage 8:10pm Fantastic Four 10:00pm John Wick 11:50pm Chappie 2:05am AVP: Alien vs. Predator

8:10am Pitch Perfect 2 Special 8:40am Concussion 10:55am Despite the Falling Snow 12:40pm Get Santa 2:40pm Strangerland 4:40pm Fast and Furious 7 Special 5:10pm Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer. 6:55pm Concussion 9:00pm Get Santa Santa Claus enlists the help of a father and son after crashlanding his new sleigh in London. 10:45pm Strangerland 12:45am Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer. 2:30am Dark Signal 4:15am Camino

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OPINION & COMMENT

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Podemos MPs need to grow up Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

A SPANISH political observer compared Podemos MPs to the bad children on the back seats on the school bus as they gurned, guffawed and gesticulated during Mariano Rajoy’s investiture speech. One of Pablo Iglesias’ favourite gestures was an index finger twirled against the temple as h e o p e n e d h i s ey es w id e in mock puzzlement. As Ramon Jauregui, socialist spokesman in the European Parliament remarked, Podemos still has to decide what it wants to be when it grows up.

Quids in MOST of the 15 PSOE socialist MPs who gave Mariano Rajoy the thumbs down instead of abstaining belonged to the Partido Socialista de Cataluña, which

Pedro the chameleon “DONDE dije digo, digo Diego” is a tongue-twister and shorthand for ‘I’ve changed my mind about anything I might have said before.’ The defenestrated secretary general of the PSOE socialists Pedro Sanchez is instead doing it in longhand now that he has resigned his parliamentary seat. Sanchez has reversed most of his declarations between the December 2015 and June 26 general elections. He laments having dubbed Podemos a bunch of populists and regrets teaming up with Ciudadanos in an attempt to form a government last March. He blames his fall on Big Business as represented by El Pais newspaper, the banks and Ibex 35 rather than his party’s unwillingness to suffer another election rout under his leadership. Pedro the chameleon now claims it was error to dismiss dialogue with the Catalan secessionists. All this from the politician who stuck to ‘no means no’ because he could not break his word. SANCHEZ’ DOWNFALL: He blames Big Business.

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merged with the PSOE in 1978. Each must pay a €600 fine but it will be cheap at the price. Support for the PSOE in Cataluña, where it is now considered too centralist, has waned spect acul ar l y and t hat shor t , sharp ‘no’ could translate into an avalanche of regained votes.

Just grin and bear it AN old slogan from the May 2011 protests - “No, no, they don’t represent us” – has been resurrected. It was chorused during Rajoy’s investiture debate in a Madrid dem onst r at i on organi sed by Unidos Podemos, the Izquierda Unida-Podemos alliance that lost votes for both parties last June. Accepting a majority decision is democracy’s most demanding requirement and recognising only the result they wanted puts the Madrid protesters in the same cat egor y as Donal d Tr um p or Nicolas Maduro.

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8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Fighting for King and Empire: Britain’s Caribbean Heroes 10:00pm Horizon Series exploring topical scientific issues. 11:00pm The Undiscovered Peter Cook 12:00am How to be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell 1:00am No Body’s Perfect with Rankin and Alison Lapper 2:00am The Secret History of Our Streets 3:00am Great Artists in Their Own Words Documentary series unlocking the archives to tell the story of the birth of modern art.

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm This Time Next Year 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 12:00am ITV News London 12:15am Murder, She Wrote 1:15am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. Join in now at Jackpot247.com. 4:00am Murder, She Wrote 4:50am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

7:00am Dinner Date 7:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:35am Emmerdale 9:05am You’ve Been Framed! 10:05am Psych 10:55am Catchphrase 11:40am I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:40pm You’ve Been Framed! 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm The Cube 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:30am American Dad! 1:00am American Dad!

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am On the Buses 7:50am Heartbeat 8:50am Where the Heart is 9:55am Wild at Heart 10:55am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Murder, She Wrote 1:05pm Wycliffe 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:15pm Wild at Heart 4:20pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Man About the House 5:55pm On the Buses 6:25pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Lewis 12:00am Blue Murder 1:35am Inspector Morse 3:25am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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Countdown The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier A New Life in the Sun Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Countdown Deal or No Deal Coast v Country Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Supervet 24 Hours in A and E Kids on the Edge Cutting Edge The Great Songwriters The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds Silent Running

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12:35pm In the Heart of the Sea 2:40pm Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 4:40pm Sahara 6:55pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 9:00pm In the Heart of the Sea 11:05pm Sherlock Holmes 1:15am Armageddon 3:50am Close Range

7:00am Get Santa Santa Claus enlists the help of a father and son after crashlanding his new sleigh in London. 9:00am The Squeeze 10:45am Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer. Comedy sequel. 12:45pm Pitch Perfect 2 Special 1:15pm Concussion 3:30pm The Squeeze 5:15pm Get Santa 7:15pm Ride Along 2 9:00pm Concussion 11:15pm Living is Easy with Eyes Closed 1:10am Strangerland 3:05am Dark Signal 4:50am Despite the Falling Snow Cold-war romance about a beautiful Russian spy who falls for her mark.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is a week when progress is fast and plans run ahead. Try new ideas and seek information to hone your knowledge. An organisation that is new to you offers insight and social involvement. An offer that thrusts you into the limelight might be avoided at first but would be to your advantage.

(October 24 - November 22)

instance, take up a craft or paint.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet. Perhaps you would like to write a book: memoirs, for

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Being very much in demand for your talents this week means less time to spend socially, so it’s important to make time for loved ones at the weekend. Someone seeking your advice may simply be seeking your approval for an action they are going to take anyway.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There may be some opposition to your ideas as Pluto turns this week. Perhaps your natural charm just doesn’t seem to be working. As you have helped others in the past, make it clear that you expect a bit of co-operation.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way.

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Nonagram

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed. TARGET: • Average: 9 • Good: 12 • Very good: 18 • Excellent: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION lire, lore, peri, pier, pore, prow, riel, rile, rill, ripe, roil, role, roll, rope, weir, wire, wore, iller, loper, lower, oiler, oriel, peril, plier, poler, power, prole, prowl, rowel, wiper, plower, lowlier, WILLPOWER

Sudoku

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A conversation with a colleague brings insights into how others live and it is quite an eye-opener. Friendships are particularly important this week.

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Barcelona TODAY:

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you. Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change. It is possible that a change is not required so much as a different approach.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Spirituality seeps right through the week. As you are feeling particularly sensuous, invite someone special to dinner or on a trip. Visit garden centres and plan ahead.

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Almeria TODAY:

Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It’s a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings. Consider raising some money and having fun by indulging in a garage or car boot sale.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Look ahead to see how exactly you can make this winter extra special. The future, excitingly, holds deep pleasures and delights. All you need to do is decide what they could be.

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Saturday November 5

Sunday November 6

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

or FLEW FLED SLED SLID SLIP SHIP

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Solution FLEW FLOW SLOW SHOW(SLO P) SHOP (SLIP) SHIP

SHIP BACK

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Move from the start word (FLEW) to the end word (SHIP) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

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Answers 1. AER LINGUS, 2. SEVEN (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), 3. The highest PEAKS/MOUNTAINS in Ireland, 4. HIBERNIA, 5. GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH, 6. PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, 7. SHERGAR, 8. CORK, 9. MARY ROBINSON, 10. BALLET/DANCE

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Inquisitive (7) 4 Less perilous (5) 7 Fertile desert spot (5) 9 Sure (7) 10 Light hours (7) 11 Award (5) 12 Chooses (5) 14 Enthusiastic (5) 19 Ensnares (5) 21 Card game (7) 23 Ape (7) 24 Sailing vessel (5) 25 Take without the owner's consent (5) 26 Disloyalty to one's country (7) Down 1 Overcast (6) 2 Dangerous (5) 3 Association football (6) 4 Undress (5) 5 Easily broken (7) 6 Jogger (6)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents C and 23 represents V, so fill in C every time the figure 1 appears and V every time the figure 23 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.

1 Warrant, 5 Spain, 8 Romeo, 9 Reliant, 10 Akela, 11 Rider, 12 Belts, 14 Bowls, 19 Elder, 21 Apple, 23 Element, 24 Agony, 25 Rolls, 26 Retinue. Down: 1 Warmed, 2 Rampage, 3 Atone, 4 Tartan, 5 Salerno, 6 Award, 7 Notary, 13 Targets, 15 Lie down, 16 Meteor, 17 Batter, 18 Groyne, 20 Dwell, 22 Plant.

QUICK Across: 8 Awful smell (5) 13 Picture in the mind (7) 15 Irritate (5) 16 Blemishes (6) 17 Consider true (6)

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Down:

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

Across 1 Otro (5) 4 Good-looking (5) 7 In the same way (5) 8 Después de (5) 9 Still (even) (3) 10 Equipo (deporte) (4) 11 Pulgada (4) 13 Peace (3) 15 Queen (5) 16 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 17 January (5) 18 Oats (5)

1 Drops, 2 Sunrise, 3 Greed, 4 Sweden, 5 Grapple, 6 Agile, 7 Slender, 12 Saddens, 13 Cassock, 15 Precise, 16 Closed, 18 Movie, 20 Tiara, 21 Yield.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Remolacha, 8 Ebano, 9 Ritmo, 10 Head, 11 Eggs, 15 Zorro, 17 Queen, 18 Sometimes.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Down: 2 Etapa, 3 Olor, 4 Aire, 5 Hot, 6 Hechizo, 7 Cousins, 12 Geese, 13 Bone, 14 Aqui, 16 Rio.

Down 1 Hatred (4) 2 Ama de casa (9) 3 Flash of lightning (9) 4 Hailstorm (9) 5 Alcachofa (9) 6 Work (4) 12 Libre (persona) (4) 14 Tin can (4)

Hexagram

1 Designs, 5 Grabs, 8 Ounce, 9 Examine, 10 Swindle, 11 Plead, 12 Stench, 14 Helper, 17 Dumps, 19 Lottery, 22 Envious, 23 Alike, 24 Speak, 25 Dead end.

18 Attach firmly (6) 20 Little (5) 22 Subdivisions of larger religious groups (5)

Cryptic The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter 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 (LOUNGE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ANGLED ANYONE ASTRAY COURSE ERSATZ EXEUNT FUNGAL LIABLE LOUNGE (10) ORIGIN

OXCART PHRASE SHEAVE SLEETY STEREO SULTAN THWART TOUCHY URGING

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Worsen 2 Desert 3 Pander 4 Sodden 5 Averse 6 Prince 7 Teethe 8 Inroad 9 Inhere 10 Evolve 11 Rotten 12 Teeter 13 Repeal 14 Spread 15 Larval 16 Teacup 17 Errata 18 Usable 19 Bushel

Across 1 Her playing around in German river (5) 4 Come clean about scones and loud music (7) 8 Spoiling for a fight? Build green billet (11) 9 Peat’s arranged around small Scottish plant (8) 10 Be unsuccessful finding an Ivy League entrance (4) 12 More hasty to produce a slice of bacon (6) 13 French city girl is in Civil Service (6) 16 Belt an item of footwear (4) 18 Amusing request by school worker (8) 21 Horribly garish train is perfectly in order (5,2,4) 22 Cease to pay cash outside the US (7) 23 A byword for a commercial age (5) Down 1 Gowns worn in Hydro-Bessemer process (5) 2 Complaint I will put to head (7) 3 Let spies exchange letters (8) 4 One hundred and fifty always bright (6) 5 Could do with a massage by the sound of it (4) 6 Additional non-speaking role (5) opened (7) 7 South African politician with the French 14 Sun god, after climbing once more, models (7) falls (7) 11 Alas, I may ruin an Asian country (8) 15 Some of cadet Al Edward's return is 12 Feels bitter about presents not being euphoric (6)

17 Spades, for example, for California roads (5) 19 It is said that these marquees are on edge (5) 20 Stare at contents of Google Docs (4)

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Nursing services at Medcare MEDCARE is already well-known for being the only British-run GP clinic on the Costa Blanca. But, not everyone knows that Medcare also offers comprehensive nursing services. Nursing at Medcare is provided by British nurse Susie McCrossan. Susie, who has been with Medcare for three years, is well known for her friendly and efficient manner, which puts patients at their ease no matter what they are seeing her for. Susie offers all kinds of nursing and holistic care. If you need someone to help with wound care/dressings, then Susie is your woman. Or, maybe you need blood tests or even ear syringing, Susie does it all. She is even there just to talk if that is what you need. Nurse Susie is the front line of Medcare’s disease prevention and early diagnosis services, offering general health consultations and screening tests, providing Well Man

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Is a fix room the answer? THE UK has approved in principle the idea of a special facility to allow drug addicts to binject in a safe and controlled environment. Discussions and debates are still underway but Glasgow could be the city to house the UK’s first such supervised injection facility, which is often named the ‘fix room.’ In Glasgow it’s believed there are about 500 drug users. The centre would give some users

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Flu jabs: Anyone who has ever suffered flu will know that it is not to be sneezed at. The virus is extremely unpleasant, and for some people it is deadly. Those with chronic illness or a weakened immune system need to take extreme care with influenza. At risk groups include people over 65, anyone with lung disease such as asthma or COPD, people with heart disease, diabetes or kidney or liver disorders. The only protection from flu is a flu jab. The vaccine is available now at Medcare and costs €25. For Medcare Plan members over 65 it is free. To book a flu jab, call Medcare on 966 860 258 or email doctors@med caresapain.com. Medcare Benijofar and Alfaz del Pi Tel: 966 860 258 Visit: www.medcarespain.com Email: doctors@medcare spain.com

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Why do we need to watch our weight? WHAT do hypertension, high cholesterol, type-2 diabetes, heart disease, strokes, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, body pain, depression, sleep apnoea and cancer have in common? They are all associated with obesity - but you knew that, didn’t you? In 2015, Public Health UK estimated that the cost of obesity exceeds £27bn (€30bn) annually. In the USA, reduced productivity costs employers over $500 (€450) per obese worker per annum!! “Hey, but here in Spain we eat the Mediterranean diet so we are OK, aren’t we?” I hear you say! Wrong!!! Obesity rates in Spain are rising and currently stand at 22.9 per cent, with a further 39.4 per cent of Spaniards considered overweight. This is significantly higher than 2003 estimates indicating that your Mediterranean lifestyle is not exempt from the obesity pandemic. Cambridge Weight Plan (CWP) is a world leading weight-loss product available in over 30 countries. Created

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. - HOW often is prostate cancer present in middleaged men? Prostate cancer is extremely common, although its exact cause is unknown. Around 29,000 men in Spain suffer from the disease each year, making it the most common form of male cancer, affecting up to 50 per cent of males over 70. - When should you get checked? All men over 50 should get checked even if they present no symptoms. If any symptoms present themselves or if you have any queries before this age don’t hesitate to see a specialist. - What are the symptoms of the onset of prostate cancer? Symptoms can take a long time or even years to manifest. In the early stages, when the tumour is confined to the prostate, it may be asymptomatic or accompanied by mild obstructive symptoms such as urinary incontinence, interruption of the urine stream, increased frequency of urination, especially at night, difficulty urinating or a burning sensation during urination. When tumours are in an

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Do you or someone that you love suffer from depression? AROUND 12 per cent of the population experience depression severe enough to require treatment at some time or other in their life. People experience depression in many different ways, but perhaps the most prominent feature is a low or sad mood. Do you or a loved one feel lethargic? Do you have trouble sleeping or early wakening? Have a feeling of constant tiredness? Have pessimistic negative thoughts, difficulty thinking straight or making any decisions? Have changes in appetite or complete lack of interest in self-care? For most people these sorts of ‘depressive reactions’ are triggered by a set of life events. Does this sound familiar? Are you finding your feelings difficult to cope with? Depression is not easy to ‘snap out of’ but there are ways to gradually free yourself from depression so you do not continue on this downward spiral. At Step One Recovery, they can help and support you. The team of trained professionals can guide you towards the appropriate treatment for depression and your problems.

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Get ready, the flu season has arrived THE flu season is officially upon u s. As t h o u sa n d s o f vaccin e s a r e p r e p a re d across health centres ready for administration, a number of cases have already been recorded in Spain. The penultimate week of October saw 11.68 cases per 100,000 people, the highest occurri n g i n An d a l u c ia , Aragon, the Balearic and Canary Islands. Flu is reported to be in a ‘pre-epidemic’ period. The virus is mainly spread by coughi n g o r sn e e z i n g o r from touching contaminated surfaces. F req u e n t a n d t h o r o u g h hand washing is often the best and most effective way of red u c i n g t h e r i sk o f catching the infection. High risk groups including the elderly, those with chronic diseases, pregnant women and medical profes-

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Give self-esteem a boost SELF-ESTEEM is maybe something you don’t think about on a daily basis, but how you perceive yourself and value your own self worth is fundamental to a person’s emotional stability. For some, self-esteem comes easier than it does for other. It is about having love, self respect and recognition for yourself, but for those suffering how can you give yourself a boost? Appearance is often paramount to how people perceive themselves. Few of us are lucky to be blessed with model looks, but you can do

something about it. Do more sport and become more active as it will get you on track to the physical appearance you want. Exercise also releases endorphins (happy hormones), which give a feeling of wellbeing. Also, accept your flaws, no one is perfect and you have to have a certain level of realism as to what you can obtain. Stop seeking approval from others. The opinion of others is valued, but don’t dress or speak to please others or seek their praise and attention. Do what makes

you happy and what you believe in. Surround yourself by niceness. Some people are negative and these bad vibes can influence you even on a subconscious level and bring you down. Free yourself from these toxic people and socialise in different circles to see how surrounding yourself with positivity can also boost your positive attitude. Don’t be too harsh on yourself. Stop listening to your inner critic so much and refocus on positive thoughts, taking time out of each day to appreciate what you have.

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Will cocoa keep hearts healthy? ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S the news chocolate lovers will be waiting to hear, could chocolate help protect the heart? Cocoa in its natural form, unfortunately not milk, white or in a box of treats, can help to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels. It is made up of hundreds of known compounds and many have antioxidant properties. These protect the body from destroying cells and causing premature ageing. It is also high in polyphenols, which, as well as being an antioxidant, also have antiinflammatory properties that can maintain the elasticity of blood vessels and promote

SWEET TREAT: Natural cocoa is made up of compounds, many of which contain antioxidant properties that protect the body. circulation, as well as reducing the socalled bad cholesterol; all factors in keeping a healthy heart. Studies also suggest that cocoa has antidepressant benefits and can boost the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endorphins and serotonin, known to give natural highs and the feeling of happiness. So next time you fancy something sweet, go for natural cocoa for a healthier treat.

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Beat winter blues ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS: Help ward off depression.

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE clocks have gone back and whilst many welcome long winter nights by the fire, some suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression linked to changes in seasons. Symptoms include feeling depressed, changes in appetite, gaining weight, feeling overly tired and irritable with low en-

ergy levels. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more common in women and countries with less sunlight. Although in Spain we enjoy more sun than the UK some still suffer but help is at hand. Light therapy/phototherapy: Special light boxes expose users to bright light, tricking and boosting mood chemicals in the brain. Environment: Cold dark of-

fices can enhance symptoms. Opening curtains and blinds to let in natural light. Bring in a few bright home accessories and spend some time in the sun. Alternative medicine: St Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wort is often used for mild depression and vitamin D supplements can also help. Eat right: Avoid processed and sugary food and eat fresh fruit, vegetables and fish.

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Despite office restructure it is business as usual DOWN TIME: Members celebrate the end of another successful show.

New members wanted HOT on the heels of their last show ‘Stepping Out,’ the New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group are already in practice for their carol concert to take place in the middle of December. To mark the end of the successful show which raised hundreds of euros for the Musical Band of San Fulgencio and the underprivileged children in the area, the group enjoyed an end of show dinner treat. The theatre group is now also looking for more members to join them, especially for front of house, back stage, lighting and sound personnel for their shows and are looking forward to hearing from interested persons. The Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group is not political or run as a business. For more information call Tom Ford on 966 790 547.

THE annual Christmas fayre for HELP Vega Baja takes place on November 19 from 10am-1.30pm at the Parroquia Church Cristo Resucitado at La Zenia, Orihuela Costa. There is free entry for all those wanting to get in the festive spirit nice and early and there may even be a surprise visit by Santa so don’t forget to take your wish list. Classic cars will be on display and you can indulge in some home-made savouries and cakes and support the HELP charity by

buying a raffle ticket or two. The Christmas fayre comes as the charity has just announced, after a review of their charity operations over the past 18 months, the decision was made to close their office in Torrevieja (Rambla Juan Mateo García, 4) temporarily for a period of restructure. The closure will commence on January 1, 2017, and it is anticipated the office will remain closed for approximately three months. The office in San Miguel and the HELP desk in Urbanisation La Marina will

Eddie the eagle on the big screen THIS week’s film showing at the cinema in Pilar de la Horadada is ‘Eddie The Eagle’ showing tonight (Thursday) at 7pm and Saturday November 12 at 5pm. Inspired by true events it is the story of Great Britain’s first ski jumper, Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, to enter the Winter Olympics. The unlikely athlete wins the heart of the nation as he has the courage to take on the sport and become the loveable underdog. Next week, showing at the same times, is the film ‘The Take (Bastille Day).’ Tickets cost €5 and the cinema is located in the Duplex Espacio Cultural in Calle Canalejas, 4. To keep updated on the latest films search Cinemapilar on Facebook or visit http://cinemapilar.blogspot.com.es/

be unaffected and it will be ‘business as usual.’ President of HELP Vega Baja, Michele Masson said: “Although of course it is very sad that this decision has had to be taken, we would like to reassure everyone that HELP Vega Baja is committed to remaining in the town and supporting those people who need us in the future. However, we have a duty to ensure that we are providing a service that is appropriate for the current needs.” Michele explained during the period of closure, the Torrevieja office will be updated to include better systems of working: “We are grateful for the support we have received from volunteers and other charities and the Torrevieja OARI office have expressed they are very keen to work with us when we reopen. I am confident with the support of the team we have both in San Miguel and Torrevieja we will come back stronger and focused on building on what has been achieved by the charity over the past 35 years.” For more information on HELP, call 966 723 733 or email office@helpvega baja.com.

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DIWALI was once again celebrated in style at Punjabi Palace. It was the usual sell-out event at this popular Indian Restaurant as tickets for the Indian festival quickly sold out even before menus had been released, such is the popularity of the Diwali night. Now, the premier Indian restaurant, at three locations on the Costa Blanca; Los Montesinos, La Marquesa and La Murada, is turning its thoughts to Christmas and New Year, and so are their customers. La Marquesa is already fully booked for New Year’s Eve but there a few final tables left for Christmas Day and places are selling quickly for Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve at Los Montesinos and La Murada so reserve your place now. With its five star rating from TripAdvisor and hundreds of excellent reviews from customers, it is no wonder that Punjabi Palace is as popular as ever. It was over nine years ago that the first restaurant opened in Los Montesinos and since then it has continually expanded into different areas to meet customer demand. Each restaurant is spacious, fresh and modern and serves the same quality, authentic Indian food no matter which one you visit. La Marquesa has now also extended their terrace offering more outdoor eating areas

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DIWALI: Customers enjoyed another funfilled Diwali festival night. overlooking the golf course, perfect to make the most of the warmer winter days as you enjoy the menu del dia, still great value at €8.95 and served from 12-3pm. The evening’s a la carte menu is served from 6pm. A children’s menu is also available as all Punjabi Palace restaurants are family friendly and welcoming for younger diners. So to see for yourself why they are continually winning awards, visit now. Bookings are recommended for evening

SPECIAL GUEST: Jose Angel from the Quesada family was special guest at Punjabi Palace for Diwali. tables as they continue to be busier than ever, particularly as we head into Christmas season as Punjabi Palace is the perfect place to host your party and celebrations. Punjabi Palace Los Montesinos Tel: 966 720 383 La Marquesa - Tel: 966 714 963 La Murada - Tel: 966 779 169

TOP SERVICE: The attentive and friendly staff give the best service possible.

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Weddings, cars and pets all on show at the IFA THE IFA exhibition centre has its final few shows of 2016 ready and waiting. This weekend, from tomorrow (Friday) the Bridal Fair will take place in the exhibition hall by the airport. The fair will bring together couples with the leading professionals in the wedding industry, offering tips and advice and showing off the latest trends and fashions. Entry is €8 or €5 if you book in advance via the website http://tienda.feriaalicante.com/es/

The 39th edition of the Firauto car show is on from Friday November 18 until Sunday November 20 with new and used cars on show from leading manufacturers. Last year the event attracted 20,000 visitors. Tickets again cost €5 if booked in advance online. Expo Cachorro dog and pet show is on for animal lovers Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4 with more than 30 exhibiting companies and around 300 breeds of dogs.

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ELCHE is a lovely city to visit at any time, full of culture and heritage to take in and there is no better excuse for a visit than to go on a tapas trail. The 12th Tapas Route is now on and runs until November 21, with 32 tapas dishes available at cafes and restaurants across the city. Organised by the Association of Tourism C o m p a n i e s o f E lc h e (AETE) and Visitelche, the event will allow visitors to get stamps at each of the places and then vote on their favourite tapas dish. A brochure with the establishments taking part, which also doubles as the passport, can be obtained from the venues or tourist information offices. Visit www.de tapasporelche.com/ for more information.

THIS week Costa Cobras RFC presented Walter of the Shamrock Bar in Guardamar with the winning Ireland ladies international 7’s shirt that he had won in the DEBRA charity raffle draw. The draw shows the team’s further commitment to supporting local good causes as well as enjoying the true sport of rugby. New players are always welcome to join in training, the time of which has now been changed in order to accommodate the players’ working commitments. Going forward the team training will now be fro m 8 . 3 0 p m until 10pm e ve ry M onda y a nd Wednesday at Dolores sports ground. This week organisers are supposed to be having a meeting with Guardamar to hopefully finalise the pitch and accommodation and then finalise the touring teams that have asked to come over to the area. If you are interested in finding out more information about the club please contact Dutch on 692 767 242.

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Month of culture in Rojales

Gone but not forgotten: Memories of the stars

ROJALES has released its cultural programme for November. November 11, 8pm at the Municipal Theatre is a concert presentation of the ‘National Association Nanas y Villancico.’ November 12, 6pm at the Cultural Centre is a presentation of the book ‘Fantasia de Invierno’ by Jose Fran Gonzalez Amoros, followed by Ara Malikian on stage at the Municipal Theatre at 9pm. November 18, 8.30pm the Municipal Theatre Group presents ‘Tocados.’ November 19, 6pm at the Cultural Centre the book ‘Las Sombras de Africa’ is presented and Tamara and Los Panchos will be on stage from 8pm. Cecilio Gallego orchestra perform at 11.30am at the Cultural Centre in Quesada and Impacto 3.0 perform at 6pm in the Municipal Theatre. At midday on November 25 a manifesto will be read outside the town hall to mark International Day Against Violence to Women. November 30, 6pm at the Cultural Centre is an ‘Emotional Health’ workshop.

CAMPOVERDE THEATRE GROUP performed their latest supper show from October 13-16 at Phoenix Nights, San Miguel de Salinas, to great critical acclaim. The show paid tribute to some of the fantastic stars that have died during 2016. This year has seen the passing of so many famous names of stage, music and television that the show could only celebrate the work of a few of these stars. However, tribute was made to Cilla Black, Victoria Wood, Ron Moody, Val Doonican, Natalie Cole, Caroline Aherne, David Bowie, Patrick Macnee and Ben E King. The audiences loved hearing songs made famous by these stars and some of the much-loved sketches, created by talented writers like Caroline Aherne and Victoria Wood, had people laughing even before the piece even started. This show fully fulfilled its promise to be an evening of great entertainment and the theatre group were warmly praised for their original production. In memory of Adele Kippin, one of Campoverde Theatre Group’s longest active members, who died recently, the group decided to donate the proceeds from the

MUCH-LOVED SKETCHES: Kept the audience amused. show to PADS, the charity with which Adele was very actively involved. Campoverde Theatre Group would love to welcome new members. The group is warm and welcoming and has fun rehearsing for shows which help raise money for various local charities.

Joining Campoverde Theatre Group is a great way to make friends and develop a new interest whether in acting, singing, dancing or back stage capacity. For more information contact Pat on 626 772 256 or Jan on 645 759 068.

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Road safety project goes on the road THE N332 Road Safety Project Roadshow made another stop in Torrevieja recently, giving a presentation to the popular TRACS social and networking group at the Nautica Bar in Torrevieja’s harbour. The presentation took the group through some of the typical unanswered questions, such as how to spot an unmarked traffic car to avoid becoming a victim of roadside robberies, as well as what to do in the event of being stopped by the police, licensing, fines, as well as everybody’s favourite subject; driving on roundabouts. More presentations are now being arranged into the new year. If you are part of a group in the Torrevieja, Orihuela, Elche and surrounding areas and would be interested in receiving a talk from a member of the N332 group and their supporting businesses, email news@n332.es.

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Business is booming for real estate investment in Spain By Matthew Elliott SPAIN’s real estate investment party has wound down a little in 2016 as the frenzied energy of the past two years gives way to lower but more stable levels. A high of €13 billion was reached last year, which is expected to drop quite considerably to around €9 billion this year. Despite appearance, that is still an excellent figure which shows the Spanish property and construction scenes to be in rude health, while 2016 has seen its fair share of investment milestones, with spectacular sales of shopping centres and business parks making headlines. Foreign money has been crucial to this success. Spain has one of the world’s largest proportions of foreign investment in its booming real estate business with money from Germany and Asia having a particular weakness for the bright lights of

METROPOLIS MADRID: Business is thriving in the capital. Barcelona and Madrid. Retail takes up the largest chunk

of investment, while office space saw the largest decline, and Madrid

stole the show with more than €5 billion ploughed in.

Student expansion A DUBAI-BASED developer is eyeing the strengthening Spanish property market as the ideal outlet for its growing student accommodation empire. GSA Group said “Spain is a good example” of a market with serious potential to meet their lofty ambitions to bring their purposebuilt apartments to the continent. The company’s founder was a key player in the development of the UK student accommodation scene in the 1990s. Specially designed flats and complexes there are now a huge property sub-industry in their own right, attracting millions in foreign investment. GSA hope to achieve the same success in Spain, currently undeveloped as it has a lower percentage of foreign students.

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Heated by mother earth By Matthew Elliott GEOTHERMAL energy is set to transform the Spanish property sector as the twin pillars of ignorance and expense are demolished. Far more property owners, and developers, are now aware of the system’s serious saving potential, environmental kudos and effectiveness. Like solar panels, geothermal e n e rg y f e l l o u t o f favour after the high hopes of the 1990s when an energy revolution seemed to be just around the corner. P res su r e f r o m e n e rg y companies and government reversals on promised incentives stopped the movement in its tracks but, since the turn of the decade, more effectiv e t e c h n o l o g y a n d branding has seen both become major features of new residential and commercial developments. Savings are now heavily promot e d a t u p t o 7 5 p er cent for geothermal energy which u se s u n d e rg r o u n d

GEOTHERMAL: Heating (and cooling) of the future. heat to warm both the home and its water supply. One s tu d y fo u n d th at a 3 50 square metre home could be heated this way in winter fo r le s s th an € 1 3 0 pe r month, compared to roughly €375 if using a gas boiler and conventional heaters. Spain represents the perfect climate for geothermal energy as the underground temp era tu re is re la tiv ely constant. T h e s y s tem c a n als o be used to cool homes in the

summer and the initial installation is only slightly more expensive than conventional systems at around €20,000, a worthwhile inve s tme nt give n future trends. A European supplier of the systems estimates that s ome 30 pe r c e nt of re quests come from Spain and Madrid is pioneering plans for the development of entire residential complexes powered by geothermal energy.

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SYDNEY: Boom and bust threat for sunshine city.

Disaster down under By Matthew Elliott THE next housing bubble to burst may be in Australia if dire warnings from a property research firm are to be believed. SQM Research claim that the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property market is overvalued by 22 per cent, the highest level in more than a decade. The situation is driven by

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Father and son get you on the road AUTOS LOPEZ is your friendly, fam i l y - r u n c a r g a r a g e in L o s Montesinos. The Lopez family have been looking after cars for decades and due to their popularity and demand, welcomed the opening of a second garage in the summer where you will find Sr Lopez’s son who himself has over a decade of mechanical experience. The garage is easily reached on the main road into the village from the CV-905 just before the roundabout. It is a breath of fresh air. It is light, airy and spotlessly clean a n d t h e r e i s a p lea s a n t, welcoming waiting room for customers. Au t o s L o p e z c a rry o u t all forms of vehicle mechanical and electrical repairs and diagnostics as well as pre-ITV and ITV checks. Full vehicle services and gen e r a l m a i n t e n a n c e a re w elcomed with air con servicing and

WHAT cars do the crazy children of tyrannical African dictators drive? Bemused onlookers caught a glimpse of the luxurious world of subSaharan strongmen when the fleet of one young speed demon was seized in Switzerland. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is the son of the similarly named Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who hap-

AUTOS LOPEZ: Second workshop opened in Los Montesinos in the summer. re-gassing available. Tyre repairs a n d re p lac e me nts c a n a ls o be done quickly and easily.

For larger jobs, a courtesy car is available for customers allowing you to get on your way with

The delights of a dictator pens to rule Equatorial Guinea with an iron fist. There are a series of international warrants out for the dictator’s arrest on charges of defrauding the impoverished

nation of practically all its wealth. That meant the supercar collection of his son was fair game for the Swiss authorities. Last week the street stood

your day to day business without being inconvenienced too much by not having your car.

still as they carted off his Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. It comes five years after Teodoro Junior, who is naturally vice president of the tiny country, lost his Bentley Azure, two more Bugatti Veyrons, a Ferrari Enzo , Maserati MC12 and Porsche Carrera GT in a raid by French police in Paris.

Psychedelic rear view mirrors IT’S not only the sleek appeal of the new Cadillac CT6 that has been turning heads since its debut earlier this year. The CT6’s impressive modern design is complemented by one of the first digitally enhanced rear view mirrors in a clear indication of what the future holds. Rather than a bog-standard mirror that might take you glances to gauge precise distances and angles, the CT6 boasts a wide-angle display bolstered by high-definition cameras strategically

placed at the back of the car. It prevents obstruction from passengers or goods and the digital view can be switched on and off as required. Night time driving reportedly resembles a psychedelic photography experience but still offers far more visibility than conventional mirrors possibly can, especially due to glare and reflections. While there’s naturally a lot of focus on sweeping developments across the motoring world, such as the

move to autonomous smart cars, real change takes place in incremental steps. Expect digital cameras to

gradually become the normal and today’s rear view mirrors to become yesterday’s roll-down windows.

The workshop is open all day from 8.30am-8.00pm Monday to Friday as well as Saturday mornings from 8.00am-1.00pm, so you have peace of mind that the mechanics will be working on getting your vehicle’s work completed and back to you as soon as possible. Prices are very competitive for the high level of skilled workmanship and customers who present the Autos Lopez voucher from the Euro Weekly News can enjoy a 10 per cent discount on all services excluding tyres. For more information or to book your car in now, call the new garage on 965 967 036 or the old one situated in C. Ntra. Sra. Del Loreto, on 966 721 745. Autos Lopez Los Montesinos Tel: 965 967 036 or 966 721 745 Email: autoslopezmontesinos@gmail.com

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Congratulations go to number one Andy Murray, Chelsea and Ireland Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

LAST weekend (Friday-Sunday inclusive) there were enough hours of sport on TV (and live outside if you chose to travel) to please everybody, young, old, bed-ridden, whatever. And there were some superb team and individual performances… effectively there were plenty of fireworks on and around 5 November! TENNIS • Last Saturday

afternoon, Andy Murray became the first Brit to reach number one in the world rankings when Milos Raonic pulled out of France’s BNP Paribas Masters semi-final, giving the Scot a free passage into the final. Murray, second behind Novak Djokovic in the world for 76 weeks, went on to beat American John Isner in the final to claim his eighth title of 2016 (six on the APT tour, plus Wimbledon and Olympic Games triumphs). Rankings were introduced in 1973. • GB’s Johanna Konta, by reaching the semi-final of the Elite Open in China, will end 2016 in the women’s top 10. Petra Kvitova won the final. • The annual ATP World finals are taking place in CHELSEA FC: Cahill and Costa.

London (November 13 - 20). FOOTBALL • Recent PL action saw Chelsea, playing superbly with some brilliant goals hammer Everton 5-0 to top the table temporarily before being overtaken by Liverpool who crushed Watford 6-1… Manchester City were held 1-1 by Middlesbrough… Arsenal drew 1-1 with Spurs in the London derby… WBA ended Leicester’s 20-match unbeaten home run, winning 2-1… 10man Sunderland gained their first win of the season, defeating Bournemouth 2-1… Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice as Manchester United won 3-1 at Swansea… Burnley squeezed home 3-2 against Crystal Palace… Hull hit back to beat Southampton 2-1… and Stoke drew 1-1 at West Ham. • In the Championship, leaders Newcastle beat Cardiff 2-1… Leeds won 3-2 at Norw i c h … Brighton (with a 5 0 yard

lobbed goal by Steve Sidwell) beat Bristol City 2-0… Derby 3-2 won at Wolves who now have Paul Lambert in charge… Aston Villa defeated Blackburn 2-1… and after their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, QPR sacked manager Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink. • In the FAC first round, non-League Macclesfield won 1-0 at Walsall… Eastleigh held Swindon 1-1… and Westfields, the lowest-ranked team in the competition, drew 1-1 with Curzon Ashton. • Celtic beat Inverness CT 3-0 to go 10 points clear in the SPL. • Congratulations to Edinburgh City who won their first-ever League game in Scotland, beating Montrose 10… and Berwick (reduced to eight men) drew 1-1 with Cowdenbeath. • There are no PL/Championship games this weekend owing to WC qualifiers which include England-Scotland and Northern Ireland-Azerbaijan tomorrow and Austria-Republic of Ireland, Spain-Macedonia and Wales-Serbia on Saturday. • England meet Spain in a friendly at Wembley next Tuesday. • Congratulations to Manchester City (3-1 v Barcelona) and Southampton (2-1 v Inter Milan) on their excellent

‘European’ victories. Nothing to say about Manchester United! RUGBY UNION • Ireland (with five tries) pulled off a memorable 40 points to 29 victory over New Zealand before 62,300 fans at Soldier Field in Chicago last weekend - their first-ever win over the All Blacks in 111 years, while also ending the Kiwis’ run of 18 successive wins. • In other internationals, the Barbarians drew 31-31 with South Africa and Australia beat Wales 32-8. • In the Pro12 League, there were victories for Munster 33-0 over Ospreys and Edinburgh 28-17 against Ulster. • This weekend we have ‘friendlies’ involving EnglandSouth Africa, Ireland-Canada, Scotland-Australia and WalesArgentina. CRICKET • The first of five Tests between India and England started in Rajkot yesterday. The tourists are without fast bowler James Anderson who’s says he’ll be fit for the

ANDY MURRAY: Ranked World’s No 1.

DID YOU KNOW? Rochdale player Calvin Andrew has been banned for 12 matches by the FA who found him guilty of violent conduct in the recent derby with Oldham. The referee missed the incident but the FA took action after video replays showed Andrew elbowing Peter Clarke in the face.

IRELAND RUGBY: Won over New Zealand.

remainder of the series. India, the top-ranked country in the world, have the best batsman in captain Virat Kohli and their spinners aren’t bad either! The second Test is in Visakhapatnam from November 17 - 21. ROUND-UP • Five days ago England beat Scotland 38-12 in the first-ever Rugby League international between the two countries. • On Sunday, Valencia stages the final MotoGP of the year while the F1 cars and drivers are in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix - another must win race for Lewis Hamilton! • Boxer Manny Pacquiao beat Jessie Vargas to reclaim his WBO Welterweight title on his return to the ring. • Tiger Woods (after a practice round) will play in the Bahamas Heroes World Challenge from December 1 - 4. • GB cyclists Katie Archibald and Manon Lloyd won the Madison gold in Glasgow. • Champion racehorse Highland Reel won the 2016 Breeder’s Cup, and a fund, in aid of jockey Freddie Tylicki who was paralysed after a fall at Kempton Park 10 days ago, has now topped £150,000.

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Ex-Monte ace Dani stars at Algorfa CF ALGORFA CF’s new signing Dani O’Rourke has hit the ground running - with six goals in five appearances - following his departure of CD Montesinos in the wake of unrest following the appointment of coach Camacho, sacked two games into the season, at the Segunda Regional Grupo 16 club. “We are doing well in the Regional 1st and I am very happy with the move to Algorfa CF,” Dani said. “Personally things are going well for me - I am one of the top scorers in the league - with six goals in five games,” said Dani. Camacho was appointed as a replacement for Roberto Cases, who joined UD Horadada when departing CD Montesinos at the end of last season. After two heavy defeats, in the opening two games of the 2016-17 season, Camacho was sacked and re-

placed by current coach Carlos Perez. “In Camacho it was a shame that the club did not chose the right coach. I am happy at my new club and I hope to continue to do well as the season progresses,” said Dani. Fans’ favourite Manu has returned to CD Montesinos, after leaving UD Horadada by mutual consent, and terrace talk is of whether Dani O’Rourke will return to the Los Montesinos, Alicantebased outfit? “When coach Camacho arrived at the club I decided to leave and joined Algorfa CF. Right now I am happy here and fully concentrating on the season - in doing the best I possibly can at Algorfa CF,” said Dani. *CD Montesinos will host Callosa Deportivo CF ‘B’ on Thursday November 10 at The Municipal Stadium, Los Montesinos. Kick off at 8.45pm.

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Los Nietos Golf Society PLAYERS were at La Torre on Wednesday November 2 for the Henry Wilce Memorial Trophy. The day was a celebration of Henry’s memory, a former well-loved member of the society. The trophy is played for each year and his wife Janet and two children, Nick and Katie, joined in the evening for dinner at El Fraile, in the village. The competition was an individual stableford with the following prizes and winners. Nearest the pin on hole 5 was won by Alan McNicol, and hole 15 was won by Pat Hurley. Pat’s name just keeps popping up as he also won the longest drive on hole 7, 2nd shot nearest the pin on hole 14 and he was also runner-up with a magnificent score of 39 points. The handicap secretary will be busy as the scores reflected the ideal conditions with 10 of the 23 players scoring over 30!

IAN PRICE: Was winner this year of the Henry Wilce Memorial Trophy. The winner of the front 9 was Mick Mcgovern with 20 points and winner of the back 9 was Kevin Shackleton, also with a score of 20 points. The overall winner for the

Trophy this year was Ian Price, with a great score of 40 points. Congratulations to all the winners and the next sojourn will be held at La Roda on

December 7, 2016. Anyone wishing to learn more about the society can contact Iain on casabrom ley@hotmail.com in the first instance.