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BETTER EQUIPPED: Elche to increase numbers of vital life savers

by lynn Whittaker MEMBERS of the Ciudadanos (C’s) political party in Elche have given their approval of the initiative to install a number of defibrillators outside of the heath service. This response follows the approval by the Valencian Government that obliges certain public spaces to make semi-automatic defibrillators – DESA – available

that can be used in case of emergencies by non-health service personnel. A spokesperson for the C’s group, David Caballero, said that it was important that this project comes into force due to the number of incidents that had taken place in recent years. “It’s necessary to install more of these defibrillators so that any civilian who needs to intervene in an emergency situation can come to the aid of those in need and to

follow the instructions from professionals over the telephone.” Local police in Elche already have nine defibrillators in their vehicles which have been donated by several companies and by the family of a young victim. Aichi Soler suffered a cardiac arrest and died during a football match on one of Elche’s playing fields, thus highlighting the potential lack of this life-saving equipment throughout the city.

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by Ray Chadwick

The extra precautions were put in place during August to stop potential terrorists driving trucks or vans in copycat attacks and whilst the move is accepted, Sanchez hoped that such obstacles might be reduced next year. An additional consequence of the issues in Catalonia is also affecting products bought from that part of Spain. It’s been noticed by the CCA that customers are boycotting items made in the autonomous region. Many have been reported coming into shops, checking the origin of the product and if it’s Catalan are not purchasing it. Despite all the events off the summer to date, Sanchez of the CCA noted that trade in Cartagena has not been affected too much as data shows sales levels are more or less the same as 12 months ago.

REPRESENTATIVES of a local traders association in Cartagena have expressed concern over the situation in Catalonia that is affecting their business in more than one way. Members of the Cartagena Open Shopping Centre (CCA) believe that the increased security measures deemed necessary following the terrorist attacks in Barcelona that killed 16 people, have significantly taken away shoppers from the town centre and affecting small business outlets. President of the CCA, Antonio Sánchez, said: “To improve trade in the city centre, the first thing that needs to be done is to find solutions other than placing large pots on the streets or blocking access with police vehicles.”

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Tighter security leads trader concerns

PREVENTION: Cartagena suffering from security measures

Two boats with 21 migrants on board located PATROLS fROm the Guardia Civil have rescued another batch of migrants arriving off the Costa Blanca. This time they were located in Torrevieja. A total of 21 were rescued from

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two small rowing boats after first being spotted by a Guardia Civil boat around 17 miles off the coast of Cabo Roig. All were transferred to the local Red Cross health centre and provided with some food and warm clothing.

The first of the two boats contained 10 people – five of them believed to be youngsters – and the second, with 11 and all adults. Basic medical checks revealed them to all be in good health and didn’t require any hospital treatment.

Accessibility for all demanded ALICANTE’S FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF PEOPLE wITh PhySICAL AND ORgANIC DISAbILITIES (COCEMFE Alicante) has launched a campaign to bring better awareness of the issues of accessibility to parts of the city. Five hundred people filled the streets dressed in vivid yellow that made them instantly noticeable and to ask local citizens

to respect the parking spaces that are especially reserved for people with mobility issues, and to take extra care when approaching pedestrian crossings. These actions have also served to highlight that there are still many improvements to be made in terms of accessibility to more shops, banks, and public buildings that currently don’t guarantee access to everyone.

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Regional help to obtain driving licences

Elderly friendly city status applied for world population, encourages cities to get their elderly citizens to participate more in their locality and to understand more thoroughly their needs and concerns. Application has already been made, after which a four-phase five-year project is put into operation to assess the success of the integration and ultimate benefits to the elderly population of the city.

Investment to promote local tourism THE ValEncia communiTy goVErnmEnT have collaborated with the Valencian Tourist agency and the association of Hotels and Tourist accommodation in alicante to further promote the advantages of tourism to the Vega Baja area. To enable the associations to attend a number of tourist fairs across the world and to produce a series of different promotional and merchandising products, an investment of €22,000 has been made. most of the budget will be spent on the next Feria gastrovegabaja which will allow many restaurants in the locality to offer examples of their menu that use typical local products and ingredients.

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THE CITY of Murcia is one step closer to being part of the world network of cities and communities that are classed as ‘elderly friendly’. Organised as part of the World Health Organisation (WHO) the scheme encourages the creation of environments and services that promote healthy ageing through a series of activities. The WHO, aware of the progressive ageing of the

INVESTMENT: Murcia to give grants to help more pass their test

by Ray Chadwick MURCIA’S regional president Fernando López Miras has announced an initiative to help young people who want to get their driving licence. A total of €15,000 is being set aside for those enrolled in the Youth Guarantee programme and wish to pass their driving test, which works out to a grant between €345 and €420 per applicant.

The amount invested is three times the amount originally announced. The Regional Association of Driving Schools of Murcia (ARAMUR), said that one of the conditions of the grant was that the applicants needed to get their driving licence by May of next year. Miras welcomed the involvement of ARAMUR that runs the largest number of driving schools in the area, adding that all interested parties in this proj-

ect will shortly be meeting to work out the next stage. It’s also hoped that the regional government can work with the driving schools to try to reduce the amount of bureaucracy so that those seeking to take lessons spend less time dealing with official paperwork. During this week, ARAMUR organised a series of lectures, theory and practical lessons of efficient driving and basic car maintenance.

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Fruity mess lands up in court

SLOW DOWN: Mental health unit urges more ‘me time’

Health concerns over internet addictions by Glenn Scott THE MEnTal HEalTH UniT at the Elche Vinalopó Hospital has warned of the dangers of the internet in the work place. it’s concerned that with individuals always wanting to be connected to the outside world via cyberspace; it’s leading to more and more cases of stress and conflicts in the workplace. Head of Mental Health, Jesus Mesones, said that the benefits of new technologies that allow people to “always being connected online” can be

a double-edged sword. This is particularly the case when a person is part of a Whatsapp group connected with where they work. “You’ve hardly opened your front door after a day’s work when you get a notification from the boss telling you what’s required for the following day or asking questions they forgot to ask you during the day,” he observed. “Customers that have your mobile number may also contact you out of hours. You can never completely switch off from work.” Mesones is encouraging workers to

THE MANAGER of a farming company in Lorca has been brought before a court as the alleged perpetrator of an offence of misappropriation, by doing a deal with another company the sale of four million kilos of watermelons that never transpired. The Guardia Civil has investigated the accused, whose identify has not been released, following a denuncia

wind down at the end of the day and spend time “recharging the batteries” to slow down the noticeable increase in the amount of people ending up visiting their GP or, even worse, spending time in hospital due to stress related conditions. “These examples have exploded recently,” said Mesones. “if something isn’t done soon to remedy the situation, we could be seeing more serious cases in the future. More people should simply learn to say ‘no’ if work is taking over their leisure time and simply disconnect in more than one sense.”

that suggested an alleged conflict between two companies in the agriculture sector. It appears that the leasing company did not allow the watermelons to be collected from the company that had agreed to buy them them because of an alleged previous debt with another company, also owned by those who had purchased the fruit for onward distribution.

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Five dead in motorway pile-up by Steve Collins

THE A-7 motorway was closed for more than seven hours after a serious car traffic accident saw five people killed in Sangonera la Seca close to the La Paz restaurant. Ten people were left injured; some seriously. The driver of the truck that is al-

Shrinking Mar Menor A STUDY into the accumulation of sand in the Mar Menor has shown that the channel of Las EncaĂąizadas has reduced in size by 80 per cent in the space of eight years. Both the width and the depth of one of the main connections to the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean Sea has reduced from 540 metres in 2009 to 120 metres and from 70 centimetres in depth to just 25. The data was gathered by researchers from IMIDA (Murciano Institute for Agricultural Research and Development and Food) with the help of a number of images captured by satellite.

Maternity wing is reborn THE MATERNITY wing of the Vega Baja Hospital has completed its programme of refurbishment and decoration which is hoped to guarantee the comfort of future mothers and enhance the quality of their stay. The works, which began during the summer and have long been requested by patients, have seen the refurbishment of all doors and cupboards, new furniture, and improvements in the lighting and air-conditioning systems. New baths have also been installed that adapt to the needs of pregnant women, which include special handrails that will prevent against the pregnant women taking a tumble.

leged to have caused the pile up was arrested and tested positive for drugs. Several trucks were also involved in the carnage on the A-7 that carries some of the heaviest amounts of traffic in Spain, and was on a lightly curved section of the motorway that was relatively busy at that time of the evening.

In total, 13 vehicles were involved and such was the strength of the collision that the five people killed were already dead by the time emergency services arrived. Among the ten people injured were a 26-year-old man and two 17-yearold teenagers taken to the Morales Meseguer Hospital while others â&#x20AC;&#x201C; suf-

fering from a head trauma and severe brusing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; were transferred to the Virgen de la Arrixaca de El Palmar. The motorway was closed to traffic for over seven hours, causing severe traffic jams in the nearby town of Alhama de Murcia due to the necessary diversions, before being finally opened shortly before 6am.

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Consumer standards worries

ALMOST 17,000 electric fires with safety and labelling problems have been taken off the shelves in the Murcia region by its distributor. It’s understood that the offending heaters don’t have an on / off switch and can only be turned off by unplugging them, causing many to overheat. Regional consumer standards inspectors in

ISLAND: Fleas causing irritation to Tabarca residents

Locals have a continuing itch to scratch by Glenn Scott RESIDENTS of Tabarca have warned that they are suffering from fleas. They have blamed the situation on the increase of the insects on the larger than usual number of cats on the island. Locals have complained about the plague for a few weeks are waiting for the area to be fumigated, but it’s alleged that there is nothing left in the council budget to undertake the task.

President of the residents association Carmen Martí said: “Last year, the department of animal protection carried out a major sterilisation programme and mass de-worming of the cats which is something that we on the island appreciate. It always helps to control the animal population.” However, for this year there has allegedly been no worming programme which has caused the fleas to breed among the increasing number of feral cats. To cover the cost of a number of ster-

ilisations, money is going to be collected from the residents who believe it’s the only way to be able to control the cat population. Martí also hoped that in the future there would be better communication between the neighbourhood associations, the council and the pest control company used, commenting that when they do come to fumigate the island the chemicals are allegedly not being concentrated in the areas where the fleas are.

Murcia have also filed 13 reports that amounts of food are being sold with incorrect labelling, which in one case didn’t show that the wheat product contained gluten. At the same time, tests have also been carried out on 15 samples of virgin and extra virgin olive oil and the results of the detailed laboratory analysis are pending.

Call for more neighbourhood associations

THE fEdEraTion of neighbourhood associations in Murcia wants to encourage more such associations throughout the region. at a special breakfast meeting held in Murcia, a number of issues were discussed on how to enable more residents to set up and organised such groups and in dedicated premises. federation President, Jose Luis Marco, has indicated that around 90 per cent of neighbourhood associations lack their own headquarters and meetings tend to take place in the private homes of the president or secretary which prevents further promotion of the association and restricts the amount of people getting involved. representatives from neighbourhood associations across the area from Cartagena, Molina de Segura, Elche and Valencia attended the Murcia meeting.

British woman caught by sniffer dog by Glenn Scott A BRITISH national aged 25 has been arrested in Alicante Bus Station after being found to have drugs stashed in her suitcase. She was discovered to have 11.6 kilos of marihuana hidden inside and was discovered by a sniffer dog. Members of the canine unit of Alicante’s local police were taking part in a regular patrol to prevent trafficking, possession and consumption of narcotics when the dog showed particular

interest in one of the passengers and her luggage. Police officers took the suspect to a separate room in the building and asked her to open the suitcase. She said she wasn’t able to, claiming she’d lost the key and didn’t know the combination. The fact the police suspected that the suitcase contained illegal substances; they opened it themselves where they located two heat-sealed plastic bags containing the marihuana all wrapped in individual packets and ready for distribution.

Arson suspect sent for psychiatric help

Market investment qualifies for regional aid UNDER the chairmanship of the acting mayor, Juan Pedro Torralba, the council of Cartagena has announced a commitment in the draft budget for 2018 for a programme of works to be carried out on the Santa Florentina market at a cost of €156,000. Such a local financial investment is necessary to qualify for subsidies from the autonomous community of Murcia and where appropriate will complete the refurbishment and improvement of the market that adds to the recent addition of security cameras.

SNIFFED OUT: Hidden stash of marihuana discovered in routine check

OFFICERS FROm the Guardia Civil in Almoradí have arrested a 45-year-old Spanish woman in Jacarilla after deliberately starting a fire in her home and endangering the lives of others. Investigations have begun into the incident to the third-

floor flat which required five families to be evacuated quickly to prevent personal injury. Once the fire had been extinguished, members of the fire investigation team and the Guardia Civil inspected the premises to discover how

the fire started and found a number of threats and insults scrawled on doors in the flat. Everything indicated that the fire was intentional, but not carried out by the person that was eventually arrested for the crime, and that the blame

was intended to be placed on somebody with whom the woman had a long history of disagreements. After her arrest, the woman suspected of being the arsonist was ordered by the courts to be detained in a psychiatric centre.

Suspected arsonist arrested

Catalonia companies on the move

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LOCATED: Suspected arsonist arrested twice in 72 hours

by Steve Collins A MAN suspected as being the arsonist responsible for a total of eight forest fires in Guardamar del Segura has been arrested. The alleged perpetrator has been identified as a homeless person who actually lives among the pines and is understood to suffer from mental health issues. It transpires that the man was de-

tained shortly after the last of the reported fires on Friday and explains why locals noticed the absence of any incidents in the forest for a period of 72 hours; the amount of time he was in custody. However, not long after his release after the maximum amount of time permitted, another small fire was discovered and the man was apparently re-arrested and taken into custody. Over the course of a period of 15 days,

a total of eight fires destroying a total of five hectares of land were allegedly started deliberately, with the latest one according to local firefighters, only burning an area of five square metres. They also confirmed that they were able to control the spread of the fire without any assistance from the air as had been the case in the previous attacks, even though aircraft and helicopters were put on standby.

IN VIEW of the deepening crisis in Catalonia following the referendum vote on October 1, the board of directors of the Banco Sabadell have decided to move their corporate HQ to Alicante during an emergency meeting. The change of headquarters will ensure that Banco Sabadell will stay under European Central Bank (ECB) regulations in the event of a formal Catalan split from Spain, and will also guarantee the interests of customers, workers and shareholders irrespective of what happens in the future. A consequence of this move means that any corporation tax will now be paid to Alicante rather than in Catalonia.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understood that the Banco Sabadell wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the last major business that will make similar moves out of Catalonia. Fellow banking organisation CaixaBank are planning a board meeting to discuss the options and the major insurance company Grupo Catalana Occidente have written to all its employees to assure them that measures will be taken to ensure their future working security. Because of the crisis in Catalonia, central government in Madrid have agreed changes to the law which permits companies to relocate their HQ immediately, rather than wait for their shareholders to give their blessing to the move.

Prison sentence sought for Guardia Civil attacker by Ray Chadwick PROSECUTORS in the courts in Alicante are seeking a custodial sentence of 10 years for a man who allegedly attacked two officers of the Guardia Civil in Callosa de Segura. According to the written accusation the two officers stopped the accused 29-year-old Moroccan national back in April 2016 to ask for identification at which point he repeatedly hit one of the officers over the head. The accused became very violent and proceeded to pull the case off a wing mirror from a random parked car and began striking one of the Guardia officers. The man then took the

Fatal A-7 motorway crash A MAN has been killed in a car accident that took place on the A-7 motorway. The fatal crash happened in broad daylight and in perfect driving conditions at 11am on Sunday morning on the stretch of motorway between Los

Puertos and Cuesta Blanca that leads to Cartagena. Members of all three sections of the emergency service – police, paramedics and firefighters – were called to the scene and discovered a car that had left the road for unknown reasons had

ended up badly crushed and overturned with its driver trapped inside in a ditch alongside the AP-7. Unfortunately, the driver was declared dead at the scene by the paramedics who then left the fire brigade to cut the body free.

pistol from his holster and pointed it at him at point blank range but the officer was able to stop the accused from loading the weapon. The other officer also received a number of punches as he tried to help his colleague. As a result of the attack the first Guardia Civil officer was off sick for 43 days while his colleague suffered injuries that forced him to wear a neck brace and attend rehabilitation. On top of the 10 years prison sentence, the prosecution service has requested that the accused man pays compensation totalling €3,690 to the two officers, as well as €32.67 to pay for the cost of a pair of torn trousers and €51.21 for the mirror casing.

Another council cuts taxes THE council in the municipality of Jacarilla is due to approve a decrease in the local property tax (iBi) for 2018. The object is that by the end of the current government term in May 2019, the tax rate will be calculated at 0.60, the minimum level allowed by law. This is the fourth consecutive year that the iBi in Jacarilla has been reduced and follows a number in the Vega Baja that have taken similar steps in the past few years.

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Reservoir levels at their lowest since 1990 by Lynn Whittaker ACCORDING TO data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, 2017 has become the driest year this century with reservoir levels at their lowest since 1990. Data is based on weekly levels and those of week 41 of this year have only been lower on four other

occasions since 1990. The present level is 38.31 per cent of their total capacity was lower in 1995 with 25.89 per cent, 1994 (33.45), 1993 (36.64) and in 1992 (37.62). In the same week of 2016 the reservoir levels were 12 percentage points higher, since they were at 50.49 per cent of their capacity. However, in the same period in 2013, the reservoirs were at 66.53

Prepare to work to 70 AT A forum held at the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche, attended by insurance company Caser and the Federation of Young Entrepreneurs Associations of Alicante Province (JOVEMPA) warnings were issued as to the future of pension payments in Spain. The UMH said that those aged 50 should begin to receive extra training to prepare them to extend

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per cent of their total capacity. The poorest conditions are those in the Segura basin with just 14.20 per cent, the Júcar with 25.59 per cent and the Duero on 31.52 per cent. The recent heavy rainfall registered in Alicante where 14.6 litres per square metre were recorded compares to that across Spain as a whole which has, relatively speaking, been zero.

Fortress refurbishment approved THE FIRST phase to renovate the Atalaya Castle in Cartagena will shortly begin after a budget of €48,000 was approved for a three month term of works. The contract has been awarded to Andrés Mendoza y Hijos and is the initial

stage of the project that is planned to cost €1,500,000 in total. The main purpose of the project is to carry out the necessary work to protect the ancient fortress by means of general cleaning, clearing away of weeds, and the thorough cleaning of the rooms.

Boost for local health and animal organisations ORIHUELA HAs allocated an amount of €30,000 for health and animal protection projects. Legally constituted associations connected in such areas can put in an application to the local health authority before November 6. Councillor for health, Noelia Grao, said: “We want to boost the aid to all those associations that are dedicated to these two areas that we consider to be essential for

a city like Orihuela.” Those wishing to apply for the grants will be required to develop programmes such as information campaigns on social and health awareness. With regard to animal protection, non-profit organisations must use the money to set up animal welfare campaigns aimed at encouraging more adoption and to reduce the number of abandoned animals.

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All ready for the next ‘gota fria’ ON THE MOVE: The ‘Pelobus’ bringing dignity to the disadvantaged

All aboard the haircut bus by Steve Collins THE TriniTario Casanova FoundaTion and the Messengers of Peace organisations combined forces to bring to the people mobile hairdressing with a difference. during this week, the ‘Pelobus’ (Hairbus) - a bus converted into a hairdressing salon – toured the region and allowing the most disadvantaged to have a haircut. They visited Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca. Father Ángel, the president of the Messengers of Peace said when an-

nouncing this initiative: “Pelobus is a project that seeks to give many people a little of their dignity back by making them look smarter with a fine haircut.” He also praised the solidarity of the many hairdressers and barbers in the region who have offered their time to help those who are struggling financially and can’t afford a professional haircut. a smarter look can also help many that are seeking employment and looking to make a better impression at interviews. “There are many people over recent years that have understandably

concentrated on spending spare cash on clothes and shoes, but have never visited a hairdresser,” said Father angel. “People, sadly, can be poor but they should never have to lose their dignity.” The ‘Pelobus’ is provided by a transport company based in Gijón and transformed into a unisex hairdressing salon thanks to a €40,000 contribution from the Trinitario Casanova Foundation. The money went toward the adaptation of the bus, the purchase of equipment to fit out the salon, and the day-to-day maintenance costs and hiring of staff.

WITH the month of October well underway, the Murcia region is fully prepared for the annual possibility of the gota fria storms which can cause major damage to many municipalities. The Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS), the Ministry of Agriculture and the Murcia region are collaborating to organise a series of works to clean up and unblock water channels and could lead to flooding in the event of the torrential rains arriving any time soon. The CHS has invested €12.5m this year in both flood repairs and prevention that followed the series of emergencies during December 2016. The majority of the money has been spent on ensuring a smoother flow of both the River Segura and River Mula. In addition, the equipment used and the methods of communication employed during flood emergencies has also been renewed which will make future responses faster and more effective.

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by Glenn Scott THE MUNICIPAL Tourist Board of Alicante has attended a major presentation in the Netherlands. Aimed purely at professionals in the tourist sector, the event was held in Amsterdam. During their presentation, the Tourist Board drew attention to the unique features in the city that make Alicante so competitive and keep it attractive to visitors from the Netherlands. According to the latest data available, the Netherlands is fourth on the list of the number of passen-

gers that go through Alicante-Elche Airport. In addition to the delegation from the city council, headed by the tourism councillor Eva Montesinos, representatives from nine hotels attended: Hotel Hospes Amérigo, Spa Porta Maris & Suites del Mar, ABBA Centrum, Meliá Alicante, Hotel Alicante Golf, El Plantío Golf Resort, Hotel Albahía, Hotel Maya and Hotel Almirante. Some 40 professionals from the Dutch tourism sector were present to witness Alicante’s presentation and included TUI and TUI Benelux alongside other major tour operators

based there. Guests at the reception were able to sample local food products and a selection of beers and wines from Alicante. A chef from Spain did a cooking exhibition of a number of rice dishes and to round off the event, there was a draw offering a number of holidays in Alicante hotels. Currently attracting approximately 10 million tourists a year, the Netherlands is considered by the Alicante Tourism Board a market of prime interest and has led to an increase in passengers of 20 per cent on the Amsterdam to Alicante-Elche flights in 2017.

ALICANTE ON SHOW: Tourism councillor Eva Montesinos leads delegation.

Seabed to get an annual grand clean

MORE THAN a thousand volunteers, mainly deep sea divers, have already enrolled to help out in the next grand cleaning of the sea bed. It’s the third time this initiative has taken place and follows on from last year’s major cleaning that resulted in more than 10 tons of

rubbish being removed from the sea. The event is taking place over this weekend and will see around 30 different points of the Spanish coast and many of the volunteers have come from the Murcia region. According to the Network of

Marine Watchers, the amount of solid waste found in the seas and oceans around the world causes the death of more than a million birds and over 100,000 turtles and other sea creatures annually. Data shows that the most commonly found waste on the seabed is cans, bottles, fishing

nets and hooks and microplastics, although on occasions a number of shopping trolleys, car tyres and wheels. This weekend, diving clubs based in Murcia, Andalusia, Asturias, Canarias, Castilla-Leon, Galicia, Ceuta and Melilla are taking part in the mass clean-up.

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by Lynn Whittaker DATA releAseD by eCOeMBes has shown that the municipalities that make up the Vega Baja recycled 4,500 tons of paper and light packaging during 2015, the last year for which figures are available. eCOeMBes was set up to encourage and educate the population on the contribution recycling can make to the environment and get them to always use the dedicated containers distributed throughout their localities.

Detailed figures released showed the total quantity of light containers amounted to 1,634,347 kilos which equates to 4.5 kilos per inhabitant in one year. Torrevieja headed the list of municipalities with the largest collections with 409,810 kilos. They were followed by Orihuela with 358,620 kilos and Guardamar del segura with 223,520 kilos. As for paper and cardboard, just less than 3,000,000 kilos was recycled averaging out to 7.8 kilos per person. Not all the municipalities in the Vega Baja are part of the scheme, although

CHANGING HABITS: Vega Baja residents recycle almost 8 kilos of paper and cardboard per year

figures from Formentera and rojales will be available soon as they joined last year. Algorfa is in the process of joining the network. Overall, and considering the amount of waste generated in the area from tourism, eCOeMBes figures for the Valencian Community are somewhat lower than would be expected. However, there will shortly be a series of meetings set up to engage more municipalities in the scheme and to ensure that they have enough dedicated recycling containers available to use.

ALICANTE hAs announced that the city will be hosting a race to raise funds to investigate prostate cancer. similar races will be held on sunday November 5 at the same time in Madrid, Rome and Milan. The plan is to raise enough money to provide an annual research grant for the early diagnosis and treatment of one of the major killers in the modern world. The race is being organised by the spanish Association of Pancreatology who are a non-profit organisation that represents doctors and researchers with an interest in the pancreas and its diseases. The seven kilometre run will start at 10.30am and as a novelty extra for this year’s race, pets can enter. Anyone wishing to register for the run or for more information should look online at www.carreracancerpancreas.es

Councillor announces new activity park ORIhUELA’s councillor for youth, Mar Ezcurra, announced that the city will be getting the first park in the area to enable the young people to use apparatus to enable them to keep fit. It will be located in the severo Ochoa Park and comes in

response to many of the local residents who have requested such an area. The councillor also added that it will also be the first park in the area featuring a dedicated zone that has been adapted for people with reduced mobility.

Bereavement is a very emotional time, and with the very different procedures and regulations here in spain it can also be an unnecessarily stressful time. the Guest speaker at the October meeting of Chatters – on Wednesday October 18 will be from avalon and will explain, and answer questions about, what is different here in Spain and how to minimise the stress. Chatters is an informal monthly meeting and all are welcome. there is no charge and complimentary refreshments are served between 10.15am and 10.45am before the meeting starts at 11am. As well as a different Guest speaker each month there is a quiz and a picture quiz with the chance to win modest prizes, and the opportunity to meet old

friends and perhaps make new ones. the venue is the Las Claras Centre between Calle irene and Calle Helena in Los narejos. the meeting, which is always on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, is sponsored by Help at Home, a local Charity offering a little extra help to those in temporary need. this help includes help in the home, or with hospital visiting and shopping, and we also loan out mobility aids and similar. they make no charge for this help relying solely on donations and fundraising. Find out more with details of upcoming Chatters meetings and all our other events and activities on Facebook - HaH-Help at Home-mar menoror by visiting the web site www.helpathome.es

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RAISING THE FLAG: Mayor Dolón leads Torrevieja celebrations

Valencian Day celebrated across the Community JOsÉ MANUel DOlÓN, the mayor of Torrevieja, led the municipality during the Valencia Community Day on October 9. After carrying out the spanish flag from the municipal building in the church square, during the playing of the Valencian Hymn, Dolón made a short speech in which he indicated that the Valencian Community is very much part of the current and future project of spain, and invited all those present to enjoy the holiday. In the short ceremony lasting just 15 minutes which, as seems to be the case in recent years, attracts more interest

from local officials and VIPs than members of the public, traditional Valencian hymns and music were played by the Unión Musical Torrevejense after arriving in the main square just before 11am after a short parade. The situation in Catalonia wasn’t far from the mind of Dolón who said during his address: “It’s an important day for the Valencian Community at a difficult time. everyone is watching for news from another part of spain at the moment and it’s time to confirm that we in Valencia want to continue to be part of the country and the common cause that is spain.”

Turtles released back to nature

Citrus city celebrated

MORE THAN one hundred people gathered in the restaurant Lima Limón in the heart of Murcia to celebrate ‘The Night of the Lemon’. The event gave growers and sellers of these citrus fruits the chance to promote all the cooking and health benefits that their consumption brings. Special mention was made to the excellent con-

by Ray Chadwick AN emotioNAl ceremony took place at la mata beach that saw half a dozen young turtles freed back into the sea. the six turtles were part of a batch of eggs that were laid in Sueca more than 12 months ago. they were from a nest that was one of only four discovered on the coast of the Valencian Community in the past 200 years...another was coincidentally found in la mata. over the past 10 years, torrevieja town hall has been collaborating with the oceanographic Centre in Valencia and the Valencian Government in a major turtle conservation programme, and José manuel Dolón – torrevieja’s mayor – said that a great deal of dedication had gone into reaching this day of being able to release the turtles back into their natural habitat.

tribution made to the promotion of local lemons by the companies Gruventa and Import-Export Diali. Coordinator of the event, Francisco Seva Rivadulla, remarked that before the end of 2017, Murcia will once again become the capital of not only the lemon but the grapefruit, the latter being the subject of even greater promotion in the future.

New skateboard park opened

CONSERVATION: Residents asked to report any future turtle sightings “it is very important that children participate in this release so that they realise from a young age that the conservation of the oceans is down to everyone,” he said. A group of children from the Ciudad del mar School had previously picked names for the six turtles and were present to wave them off as they made their tentative steps out to sea. the creatures were born weighing just 18 grams and

were just four centimetres long. When released they had increased to 1.5 kilos in weight and 18 centimetres in length. the mayor also took the opportunity to thank everyone involved for their contributions to help conserve the “fragile environmental balance” of the sea. Anyone who sees a turtle or a nest on any beach should call 112 and report it so that the rescue procedures can be put into action immediately.

REDOVÁN has responded to the demand of the municipality’s youth population with the construction of a skateboard park. It’s been located on the Plaza Comunidad Valenciana and opened in the presence of students from the local college who are certain to be the main beneficiaries of the park. The skateboard and scooter park, deliberately constructed in the same place as the road safety park has, according to councillor responsible for sport, Ramón López, “room for future expansion.” Total budget for the park came to €21,900 and consists of a fused concrete track of around 300m2 to be used by skateboards, BMX bikes and other scooters. Part of the initiative was to prevent the young people of Redován leaving the area to travel long distances to find the nearest similar parks.

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THE SHOWROOM: Is full of interesting items Antiques fAns will be flocking to Orihuela at the end of October on the lookout for rare finds and bargains at London Antiques. The antiques showroom and auction house is opening its doors for the first time on Saturday October 28 offering a massive selection of interesting items for sale, including furniture, art, collectable and architectural salvage. Every Saturday will see London Antiques host an antiques fair while once a month from November 5 the company will host its first auction, giving buyers the chance to find something truly unique.

Traders will also benefit with indoor and outdoor tables or pitch spaces available and free pitch fees for the first month. Spaces are limited though, so contact info@londonantiques.es to reserve yours now. The company also works with charities so if you represent a local charity and are interested in exhibiting, please get in touch. London Antiques specialises in house, garage and all types of clearance of antiques and items of interest. Alongside buying and selling, the company also offers a furniture and antiques restoration service, allowing you to keep those existing heirlooms in top

condition and ensuring they continue to bring joy for generations to come. Crafts fans are also in luck with stalls for all your craft needs, a perfect pastime for the colder months. And with the winter months coming up, London Antiques can also offer fans of the unique antique fire surrounds, meaning you stay warm in style. For many years, their experts have mastered the craft of installing beautiful antique fire places, taking great care to provide their customers with a first class service. London Antiques also offers a large range of log burners, barbecues and

ovens as well as many different types of modern and vintage surrounds. With plenty of free parking on offer, why not come down to London Antiques’ showroom on October 28 or their first auction on November 5. Located at Carretera Bigastro, km 3.5 in Orihuela, those interested in buying and selling can find further information at www.londonantiques.es or by calling 609 550 879. For all your antiques needs, London Antiques’ showroom is open daily. Due to trade fairs and other viewings, a prior appointment is highly recommended.

Time on our hands

Barry Duke

In a somewhat lame 2013 comedy called "The Internship" two watch salesmen are made redundant. Their boss tells them that fewer and fewer people nowadays are buying watches, and, to make his point, asks a secretary what the time is. She instantly reaches for her phone to check. “Hmmm,” I thought. “The boss has a point.” But is the wristwatch really a thing of the past? nope, mainly because companies are now applying so many ingenious bells and whistles to them that I reckon they will be in demand for many years to come. Here I must confess a weakness for the things. I see one I like, and I buy it. But when apple introduced its first Smartwatch in 2015 I wasn’t tempted, despite being a long-time user of apple products. The look of it just didn’t appeal, it was mega-expensive and I could not see it enriching my life in any way whatsoever. Then, at the weekend I damaged my favourite watch, a simple timekeeper made by Skagen of Denmark. “Hey-ho,” I said, “I’ve got lots more I can use while this one gets repaired.” Then I discovered that, of the five other watches I own, not one worked. The batteries were all dead. So I decided the time had come to look at watches that had rechargeable batteries. Google took me to numerous sites that gushed over the Samsung smartwatch, most declaring it the best that money can buy. Samsung, incidentally, was actually

the first to develop a watch capable of telecommunications back in 1999. The SPH-WP10 anycall featured a monochrome LCD screen and was capable of 90 minutes of talk time with its integrated speaker and microphone. It spectacularly flopped probably because it was positively one of the ugliest devices ever created. nevertheless, someone was able to sell a non-functioning one on eBay in 2015 for $500.00. The company gave up its smartwatch

efforts soon after but once it recognised the potential of the industry a few years back, it quickly began investing heavily in the field once more. So last Saturday, I acquired the Samsung S3 classic, and five hours later more or less worked out how to operate it. What, to my mind, gives it its biggest “wow” factor is the enormous number of face designs you can download for it, including a grotesque one that that only imbeciles and would find appeal-

ing. It features Trump’s name and declares “make america great!” The following day, my new gadget almost gave me heart failure when it suddenly sprang into life. It buzzed. It flashed. It jangled. It told me I had an incoming call from the UK. To my utter amazement I found myself having a crystal clear conversation via my watch to a woman who rang me to say that she’d just found my passport. Back in May, I wrote a piece in RTn about having my passport knocked out of my hand at easyJet’s baggage checkin area at Gatwick airport by an overzealous assistant who thought I was too frail or too stupid to put my own bag on the conveyor belt. She snatched it out my right hand, and in doing so knocked my passport of my left. It flew onto the belt, and despite a search lasting hours no one could find it. So I missed my flight back to Spain, and had to spend a week marooned in the UK while I waited for a new passport to be issued. I’m still battling to get compensation. The woman who called me said she’d just returned from a holiday in Greece and discovered my passport in an outer zip-up section of her case, one she barely ever uses. But something made her check it when she returned to London. I now have two mysteries to solve: how my passport got into a stranger’s suitcase, and how my watch, which I hadn’t knowingly connected to my cellphone, managed to pick up the call.

This is the seventh of an eight-part mini-serialisation written by author James Hartley specially for RTN readers. After finding out that Hollywood Producer Jack Levy´s diamond ring is a fake, our hero Costa del Sol decides to take matters into his own hands, staking out a cemetery in the dead of night. by

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James Hartley is an author and teacher who spends his time between Torre del Mar and Madrid. He was born near Liverpool in 1973 but has lived most of his life abroad, in Scotland, Singapore, Syria and Thailand, among other places. This year The Invisible Hand, the first novel in a new series for Young Adults about children who get mixed up in the plots of Shakespeare´s plays was published. The second book, Cold Fire, based on Romeo and Juliet, will be published soon. He has also just published a book about Napoleon´s exile and death on St Helena, The Napoleon Diaries. James lives in Madrid with his wife Ana and their children Carmen, 8, and Matthew, 6.

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The Costa del Sol Adventures Costa lay in the dirt and heard a scratching nearby. Was it a rat or a cockroach? Which would he prefer? What are you doing lying on the floor in a locked cemetery? He asked himself. The full moon shone bright as bleached bone. The night was cloudless, starless and silent. Costa didn´t know what day it was: maybe Sunday, from the traffic? Days didn´t happen to him like they did to other people. Time didn’t work in the same way. He needed to write his memoirs, settle down, live a normal life. He heard a grinding squeal from the keyhole in the gate and, a second later, the roar and chug of bike being fired up. Off went the groundsman for his dinner. Costa sat up and brushed himself off. The air was sweet with the sickly smell of dying flowers. He didn’t like cut flowers: sometimes thought he could hear them screaming. Death was not so bad, Costa thought. It was dying that was awful. He quickly found the tomb he´d seen the woman in front of. My god, that woman. Burnt into his mind. Never spoken to her but felt he knew her. Why had he come back? Pedro Ramirez. Costa read the inscription and the dates on the tomb. Who was this? The woman´s father? Brother? She´d looked - what? - maybe mid-thirties, forties? Hard to tell. Costa took out the fake, stolen ring and held it up to the light. He heard a bestial snuffle from behind his back and turned to see a man mountain eclipsing the moon. “Hey! There you are,” Costa managed before the monster´s knuckle-duster collided with his cheek.

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First and second persons singular Basic Spanish for everyday needs by

Jane Cronin

In an earlier article we took a step forward by changing some of our important “first person” verb forms into “second person” verb forms, in other words to talk about “you” as well as “I”. We have limited ourselves to just six examples so far, because these are ones that give us a chance to building more interesting sentences by combining them with the infinitive or other verbs to express our needs, desire, intentions and obligations: quieres (you want), vas a (you are going to) necesitas (you need), puedes (you can), tienes que (you have to) te gusta (you like). We can now make statements about the person we are addressing, for example “Vas a aprender mucho español con Jane” (“You’re going to learn a lot of Spanish with Jane” - just thought I’d slip that one in), or “Puedes dormir más tarde” (“You can sleep later” - I’ll leave you to invent your own context for that one). We could also give someone information in the negative, for example “No tienes que volver mañana” (You don’t have to go back (or come back) tomorrow”.) Perhaps the second person is used most frequently however to form questions. We can think of lots, using the words we have learnt so far. Here are some questions which perhaps you would like to answer yourself. You can send me the answers if you wish.

anxious about when they should use these forms. In the area of Spain I used to live everyone used the tú form (that is, as I have taught you above) all the time, which is perhaps why I’m biased in its favour. However, I’ve noticed that in the Murcia region, or perhaps just on the coast where there are a lot of visitors and strangers, it’s common to be approached using the usted form (which I am going to explain now – hold on) although the tú form can be switched to quite easily without anyone getting upset. So, now for the good news. To change from more familiar to more formal all we have to do is remove the letter “s” from the first person verb. Therefore, here are our sentences again expressed more formally:

I think we’ll make a little digression at this point, just in case some of you are confused. The second person or “you” form that I have just demonstrated, is actually a form we use when we are being friendly or familiar with the person we are addressing. I prefer to teach this form first so that students can address each other in a friendly way and to open up the possibility of chatting to neigh-

bours or getting a bit further in a conversation than ordering a beer. However, a lot of people learn a slightly different form first, that is the more formal way of addressing “you”. The actual words for “you” (which don’t necessarily come into the sentence) are tú when we are being familiar and usted when we are being more formal. I try to encourage people not to get over-

¿Necesita tomar medicamentos? ¿Quiere aprender más sobre España? ¿Va a visitar a su familia este verano? ¿Tiene que volver a trabajar? ¿Puede salir esta noche? and the one that behaves differently: ¿Le gusta comer verduras? There isn’t a huge amount more to it than that, although we will come back to this later on in more detail. In the meantime, enjoy interrogating those around you.

There goes the neighbourhood by

Colin Bird

You can’t go anywhere it seems, without bumping into someone you know. Just last week whilst taking a short break away from a stressful life in Villamartin, I was innocently strolling through the delightful main square in Mojacar Pueblo in almeria, having left my good friend Walt dozing on a bench in the sunshine with the other local pensionistas, when a voice boomed out: ‘My God, colin, what are you doing here?’ I was also conscious of another quieter remark from one of the group in question: ‘there goes the neighbourhood’, but I chose to ignore such immaturity. It turned out to be four acquaintances who reside in Quesada, and who just happened to be booked into a hotel adjacent to the one we were staying in at the nearby playa it transpired. What a coincidence and what are the chances of that happening we all agreed noisily and at some length. My snoozing friend had awoken in the meantime and seeing that the flatulent bloke next to him was definitely not his erstwhile companion, had scanned around, spotted me, and

made his way over to join us. ‘I don’t believe it’ he uttered, sounding a lot like a poor man’s Victor Meldrew. ‘What are you lot doing here? and the whole verbal performance of a few moments before was repeated. at this point, Walt’s wife Eileen and the Princess who had been occupied for an hour doing their level best to boost the local economy by blitzing the jewellery, shoe and handbag establishments to within an inch of their lives, had now emerged from the highly original and artfully named Just Shoes. after a few seconds adjusting to the unaccustomed light and the absence of cash registers, they focused on us waving and gesturing for them to join us. there were squeals of delight (or was it dismay) as they recognised our new found companions, and once again the air was abuzz with more declarations of surprise and astonishment and many cor blimey’s, until the whole gamut of incredulous exclamations about coincidences was exhausted. the following day on our way home, we decided to stop off for a browse and a coffee in the town of Vera. We were just discussing why there should be so many boarded up shops

and closed business premises, when I heard a familiar voice from a past life in England at a nearby table.

‘My God colin, what are you doing here?’ What’s the French for Déjà Vu?

The past is a foreign country by

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Dennis Wheatley

using pen and post to solicit brochures and information, which would arrive weeks or months later. drawing on this information he penned many of the greatest spies, occult and conspiracy novels ever written. As an author and ghost-writer I stand in awe of the efforts of those who scratched with their pens great classics that 200 years later continue to inspire. It must have taken the authors many years to progress from blank page to publishing. Today, in a few minutes spent at the keyboard, I can avail myself of much more detailed information from many sources. Last year, I had it in mind to write a book about the european mercenaries drawn into a score of African conflicts as result of Premier Harold MacMillan’s ‘Winds of Change’. Making a start on The Last Gladiators the book was selling worldwide within 10 days. on another occasion, but never to be repeated, I wrote and published from scratch two books in one month. yes, it was good going but I now enjoy internet aids and online publishing well beyond the wildest dreams of past writers. Harold MacMillan

I enjoyed reaching a milestone birthday; many don’t make it this far. My family was gathered around me, which was good as I would otherwise have had much to reflect upon. My classmates lived a life that later generations can only read about. our generation was born to parents born before the House of Windsor (1917). It is a sobering thought that for all the 1920s class division and the endemic poverty people were far better educated and self-sufficient than they are today. I recall a daily Telegraph study that revealed that adolescents of edwardian england were far better educated than were 1980s university students and it is far worse today. We change too: As an eight-year old I was totally absorbed by jack London’s novel, White Fang. years later I picked up a copy and I was taken aback at the profound scholarship of the story. My working class mother was born in 1911. Before adolescence and highly numerate she could recite a wealth of english poetry and narrate from heart entire passages from the great english classics. My youthful appetite for dennis Wheatley (1897 – 1977) novels was insatiable. The novelist’s spy and occult mysteries inspired Ian Fleming’s james Bond series. Wheatley’s novels offered detailed descriptions of the world’s grandest hotels and their clients in such a way that he must surely have stayed as a guest. His millions of fans couldn’t understand was how he could possibly have such detailed knowledge of such places and know world personalities. Wheatley prepared his novels by first

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Call in your local builder to check the condition of your roof whilst the sun is still shining. In the same way, it’s a good idea to check the condition of ground level drains around a building. If these are clogged with leaves, debris or weeds the resulting blockage of water flow could be the source of problems including damp and in worse case scenarios, even subsidence! But never fear, there’s no need for you to get your hands dirty when you can call in your local drainage specialists to give

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The way I see it… Harvey Mann

Part I As 2017 comes to a close, the end of October/ November, we will witness the 100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, when Imperial Russia collapsed under the leadership of Czar Nicholas 11. By late 1917, two revolutions had swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting into motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the soviet Union and communism.

Diverse social groups demonstrated their discontent with the Russian social and political system. The protests ranged from liberal rhetoric to strikes and student riots and terrorist assassinations. These efforts, coordinated by the Union of Liberation Led by Leon

Czarina Alexandra

In the early part of the 1900s the first revolution took place in a dystopian Russia, social unrest had been simmering for decades, Russia was one of the most impoverished countries in Europe with an enormous peasantry and a growing majority of poor industrial workers. The first revolution in 1905, was instrumental in convincing Czar Nicholas11 to attempt a transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a Constitutional monarchy especially after their humiliating defeat in the Russian–Japanese (1904/05 war.

meant frequent food shortages across the vast empire. The 1905 massacre had sparked a series of crippling strikes, after the bloodshed Czar Nicholas promised the formation of a series of representative assemblies, or Dumas, to work toward reforms. In August 1914 Russia entered into the first World War in support of the serbs and their French and British allies. Their involvement in the war would soon prove disastrous for the Russia militarily. Imperial Russia was no match for an industrialised Germany, and Russian casualties were greater than those sustained by any nation in any previous war. Food and fuel shortages continued to plagued Russia as inflation mounted. The economy was hopelessly disrupted by the costly war effort. Czar Nicholas left the Russian capital of Petrograd (st. Petersburg) in 1915 to take command of the Russian Army. (Russia had renamed the imperial city in 1914, because the name “st. Petersburg” had sounded too German.) In her husband’s absence, Czarina Alexandra—an unpopular woman of German ancestry—began firing elected officials. During this time, her controversial advisor, a so called mystic Monk, Grigori Rasputin increased his influence over Russian politics and the Romanov family. Russian Nobles eager to end Rasputin’s influence murdered him on December 30, 1916. By then, most Russians had lost faith in the failed leadership of the Czar. Government corruption was rampant, the Russian economy remained backward and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma, the toothless Russian parliament established after the 1905 revolution opposed his will. Moderates soon joined Russian radical elements in calling for an overthrow of the hapless czar. The February Revolution (known as such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar until February 1918) be-

Alexander Kerensky

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Trotsky that culminated in Russian workers protesting against the monarchy led to the bloody sunday massacre of 1905. Hundreds of unarmed protesters were killed or wounded by the czar’s troops in the square outside the Czars winter Palace in st Petersburg on January 22nd, Much of Western Europe viewed Russia as an undeveloped, backwards society. The Russian Empire practiced serfdom—a form of feudalism in which landless peasants were forced to serve the land-owning nobility well into the nineteenth century, this practice had disappeared in most of Western Europe by the end of the Middle Ages, it was only after that Russia abolished serfdom. The emancipation of serfs would influence the events leading up to the next Revolution by giving peasants more freedom to organize. Russia had industrialized much later than other countries. When it finally did, around the turn of the 20th century, it brought with it immense social and political changes. Between 1890 and 1910, the population of major Russian cities such as st. Petersburg and Moscow nearly doubled, resulting in overcrowding with people living in destitute conditions. A harsh growing season with crop failure due to Russia’s northern climate, and a series of costly wars—starting with the Crimean War (1854-1856)

gan on March 8, 1917 (February 23 on the Julian calendar). Demonstrators clamouring for bread took to the streets of Petrograd. supported by huge crowds of striking industrial workers, the protesters clashed with police but refused to leave the streets. On March 11th, the troops of the Petrograd army garrison were called out to quell the uprising. In some encounters, the regiments opened fire, killing demonstrators, but the protesters kept to the streets and the troops began to waver. The Duma formed a provisional government on March 12th. A few days later, Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne, ending centuries of Russian Romanov rule, the leaders of the provisional government, including young Russian lawyer Alexander Kerensky, established a liberal program of rights such as freedom of speech, equality before the law, and the right of unions to organize and strike. They opposed violent social revolution. As minister of war, Kerensky continued the Russian war effort, even though Russian involvement in World War I was enormously unpopular. This further exacerbated Russia’s food supply problems. Unrest continued to grow as peasants looted farms and food riots erupted in the cities. Continued next week...

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FRIDAY 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:25pm 11:35pm

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors The Boss Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Would I Lie to You? Have I Got News for You Porridge BBC News BBC London News Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton 7:00am 7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:45pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:05am

Real Lives Reunited Rip Off Britain A Matter of Life and Debt Gardeners’ World Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code The £100k House: The Final Fix Wild West: America’s Great Frontier Great American Railroad Journeys This Farming Life Flog It! Strictly - It Takes Two Coast: The Great Guide Mastermind Only Connect Gardeners’ World Mock the Week Newsnight Dragons’ Den

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

Naomi’s Nightmares of Nature Deadly 60 Show Me What You’re Made of Saturday Mash-Up! Natural World Rick Stein’s Long Weekends Coast Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands India: Nature’s Wonderland Flog It! Mastermind Big Family Cooking Showdown Anglesey Gardeners’ World Front Row Britain Afloat Dad’s Army Lucy Worsley’s Nights at the Opera Live at the Apollo Later... with Jools Holland The British Guide to Showing Off

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am

Great British Garden Revival Gardeners’ World The Beechgrove Garden Countryfile Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking My Life on a Plate MOTD2 Extra The World’s Fastest Indian Italy Unpacked Coast Flog It! Top Gear Russia with Simon Reeve Dragons’ Den Louis Theroux Snowfall Mock the Week Leave to Remain

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am

9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:15am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Alphabetical Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears Coronation Street Cold Feet ITV News and Weather ITV News London After the News Bad Move

7:20am 8:35am

Childrens TV ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Gino’s Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun ITV News The X Factor ITV Racing: Live From Newmarket Thunderbirds are Go Little Big Shots ITV News London ITV News Cannonball! The Chase: Celebrity Special The X Factor Jonathan Ross Show ITV News The Last Boy Scout

7:15am 8:10am

Childrens TV ITV News Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears Peston on Sunday Amazing Animal Births Robson Green’s Coastal Lives Bigheads ITV News The X Factor Black Beauty Victoria ITV News London ITV News Tipping Point The X Factor Victoria ITV News Peston on Sunday Liar

7:20am 8:10am

10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:05pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun Countdown Find it, Fix it, Flog it My Kitchen Rules Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World The Crystal Maze Gogglebox The Last Leg First Dates

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm

Marathon Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Best Laid Plans Location, Location, Location Channel 4 News Rivers with Jeremy Paxman Britain’s Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson Non-Stop Tower Heist

7:00am 11:55am 12:45pm 1:40pm 2:40pm

Kevin Can Wait Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Antz The Crystal Maze The Great British Bake Off Channel 4 News Secrets of China’s Forbidden City Escape: Human Cargo Electric Dreams 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown The Impossible

7:00am 11:35am 12:10pm 12:45pm 2:35pm 4:25pm

1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Hit and Run 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Britain by Bike with Larry and George Lamb A Celebrity Taste of Italy Claire King: In Therapy Alaska: A Year in the Wild

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:30pm 12:00am

Hawaii Five-0 Road Wars Road Wars Monkey Life Monkey Life The Dog Whisperer Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles House Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Funniest Moments The Flash Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Sing: Ultimate a Capella The Simpsons The Simpsons The Russell Howard Hour

Childrens TV The Gadget Show Police Interceptors Police Interceptors The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Can’t Pay? Special: Agents Under Attack 5 News Weekend A Bridge Too Far Football on 5 Football on 5 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am

Wild Things Futurama Futurama Futurama Soccer A.M. Best Bits Premier League Prediction Show Premier League Preview Show Soccer A.M. The Next Jamie Vardy Duck Quacks Don’t Echo NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Barclays Premier League Gillette Soccer Saturday Gillette Soccer Saturday Sing: Ultimate a Capella The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Thier Own Terminator Salvation The Russell Howard Hour

Childrens TV Football on 5 Football on 5 Fletch Lives The ‘Burbs National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 5 News National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 Get Smart 5 News Get Smart Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 5 News Weekend We’re the Millers 5 News We’re the Millers Grown Ups

7:00am 8:00am 9:30am 11:00am 12:05pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

Show, 11.35pm BBC1

SAtuRDAY 7:00am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 3:45pm 5:00pm 6:10pm 6:40pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 7:45pm 9:40pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 12:45am

Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Live The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food Football Focus BBC News Bargain Hunt Money for Nothing Gnomeo and Juliet Final Score Escape to the Country BBC News BBC London News Pointless Strictly Come Dancing Casualty Mrs. Brown’s Boys BBC News Match of the Day The NFL Show

8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:35am

12:25pm 12:55pm 1:00pm 2:30pm 5:15pm 5:45pm 6:45pm 6:55pm 7:15pm 8:15pm 9:15pm 11:15pm 12:20am 12:40am

9:00am 10:30am 11:50am 12:20pm 12:50pm 1:25pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:55pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:35pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:05am

3:40pm 4:40pm 5:40pm 6:35pm 6:40pm 10:00pm 10:45pm 11:15pm 12:10am

10:30am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 7:35pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:10am

The Last Boy Scout, 12.40am, ITV1

SunDAY 7:00am 8:35am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:50pm 7:05pm 7:15pm 8:15pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 11:30pm 12:30am

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Morning Live Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Homes Under the Hammer Money for Nothing Escape to the Country Points of View Songs of Praise Eat Well for Less BBC News BBC London News Countryfile Strictly Come Dancing Antiques Roadshow The Last Post BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 Possession

7:05am 8:05am 9:05am 9:35am 10:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:50pm 12:20am

11:00am 11:55am 12:25pm 12:55pm 1:55pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 5:40pm 6:40pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:20pm 12:20am

9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 5:10pm 6:15pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 12:00am

5:25pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:15pm 7:20pm 8:20pm 9:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:25am

10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

The Hour of Power Futurama The Simpsons Sing: Ultimate a Capella WWE Raw NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Duck Quacks Don’t Echo Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Duck Quacks Don’t Echo The Last Ship The Force: North East The Russell Howard Hour

Victoria, 10pm, ITV1

Pick of the Day

monday 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:30am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Panorama Rellik BBC News BBC London News Have I Got a Bit More News for You Graham Norton Show

7:00am 7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:15pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am

Real Lives Reunited Rip Off Britain A Matter of Life and Debt The Big Family Cooking Showdown Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code Restoration Home Family Finders Full Steam Ahead This Farming Life Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Match of the Day Coastal Path University Challenge Upstart Crow Abortion on Trial W1A Newsnight Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:15am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Alphabetical Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Countrywise Coronation Street Liar ITV News and Weather ITV News London After the News An Hour to Catch a Killer with Trevor McDonald

7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:40am 10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:05pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:55pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:50pm 1:10am

King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun Countdown Find it Fix it Flog it My Kitchen Rules Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot Dispatches Tricks of the Restaurant Trade George Michael George Michael Celebrity Hunted

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:20pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff The Gadget Show 5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight MotoGP Police Interceptors Paddington Station 24/7 Hunted and Confronted: Crooks and Conmen Resident Evil: Retribution

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:25am

The Flash Modern Family Modern Family Monkey Life Monkey Life The Dog Whisperer Attenborough Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Futurama Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Supergirl Mission: Impossible III A League of Their Own

tuesday 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:35am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Holby City Our Girl BBC News BBC London News Valley Cops Diabulimia: The World’s Most Dangerous Eating Disorder

George Michael, 10pm Channel 4

Our Girl, 10pm, BBC1 7:00am 7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:15pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am

Real Lives Reunited Rip Off Britain A Matter of Life and Debt Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code Restoration Home Family Finders Full Steam Ahead This Farming Life Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Coast: The Great Guide Saving Lives at Sea Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me Later Live... with Jools Holland Newsnight NFL

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:40pm 12:15am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Alphabetical Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Save Money Robson Green’s Coastal Lives Call the Cleaners Cilla ITV News and Weather ITV News London After the News Lethal Weapon

7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:40am 10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:15pm 11:20pm 12:25am

King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun Countdown Find it Fix it Flog it My Kitchen Rules Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Great British Bake Off Celebrity Hunted Gogglebox Parenting for Idiots

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Damaged 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast The Yorkshire Vet Ben Fogle New Lives in the Wild: Down Under When Game Shows Go Horribly Wrong

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

The Flash Modern Family Modern Family It’s Me or the Dog It’s Me or the Dog The Dog Whisperer Attenborough Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Futurama Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Flash Carpool Karaoke The Russell Howard Hour The Simpsons

24 feb - 2 march 2017

Pick of the Day

WEDNESDAY 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show Eat Well for Less The Apprentice BBC News BBC London News Anthony Joshua: The Fight of My Life

7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:15pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am

Rip Off Britain A Matter of Life and Debt Britain Afloat Great British Menu Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code Restoration Home Family Finders Full Steam Ahead Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Further Back in Time for Dinner Saving Lives at Sea Army: Behind the New Frontlines The Apprentice: You’re Fired! Newsnight Louis Theroux

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:20am

Real Lives Reunited Rip Off Britain A Matter of Life and Debt Mountain Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code Restoration Home Family Finders Full Steam Ahead Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble Flog It! Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Further Back in Time for Dinner The Big Family Cooking Showdown Natural World Match of the Day Newsnight Army: Behind the New Frontlines

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Alphabetical Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bad Move Coronation Street Doc Martin ITV News and Weather ITV News London After the News UEFA Champions League Highlights

7:20am 8:40am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Alphabetical Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Work ‘Til You Drop? Tonight Emmerdale Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine ITV News and Weather ITV News London After the News The Late Debate

7:20am 8:40am

10:05am 11:05am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun Countdown Find it Fix it Flog it My Kitchen Rules Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke Grand Designs Trump and Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal How to Get a Council House

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm

King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun Countdown Find it Fix it Flog it My Kitchen Rules Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Supervet Educating Greater Manchester The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice George Michael

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Returns Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Lifetime of Lies 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Britain by Bike with Larry and George Lamb GPs: Behind Closed Doors Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Becky Watts: Killed For Kicks Notorious

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:10pm Fatal Friends 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Bad Habits, Holy Orders 12:00amC elebrity Botched Up Bodies

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:20pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

10:00pm 11:10pm 12:15am

The Flash Modern Family It’s Me or the Dog The Dog Whisperer Attenborough Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Futurama Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Stella Sing: Ultimate a Capella Four Regrettings and a Funeral

thurSDAY 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Council House Crackdown The Ganges with Sue Perkins BBC News BBC London News Question Time

7:00am 7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:15pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am

9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:40pm 12:15am

10:05am 11:05am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:50pm

The Flash Modern Family Modern Family It’s Me or the Dog It’s Me or the Dog The Dog Whisperer Attenborough Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Arrow A League of Their Own The Russell Howard Hour The Simpsons

DC'S Legends of Tomorrow, 9pm, Sky 1

The Ganges with Sue Perkins, 10pm, BBC1

Life

Local beach welcomes ‘Olympics’ A MINI Olympic Games will dominate the Mar Menor this weekend. Organised by the Union of Sports Federations, the Barnuevo beach in Santiago de la Ribera will host the 2nd Mar Menor Games.

Over two intense days of competition – Saturday and Sunday October 14 and 15 – it’s become one of the big sporting events for the region that brings together participants and exhibitions of a wide range of activities dedicated to sport fans everywhere. Chess tournaments, beach badminton, four-a-side basketball, beach handball, , bowls, dominoes, fencing, horse riding, greyhound racing, water polo, paddleball, beach rugby, beach tennis, beach volleyball and the pole vault will all feature in their own competitions. There will be numerous exhibitions such as classic cars, bike trials, show pigeons, drone racing, rhythmic gymnastics, judo, karate, and kickboxing. Other events that people can take part in are diving, a half marathon, one-mile race, cycling, pony racing, mountaineering, mini motorbikes, open air swimming, orienteering, skating, fishing, archery, tennis, table tennis, table football and billiards. The very full programme of events gets underway from 10am tomorrow (Saturday).

health

Beauty tips Honey and pineapple peel off face mask THe BeNeFITS of a peel off face mask are many. Besides giving your skin radiance and firmness in a jiffy, they are also very effective in cleansing your skin and removing blackheads, impurities, dead skin cells and whiteheads without causing any damage whatsoever. What’s more, they aid in better circulation of blood too. Save yourself time (and money!) by trying RTN’s homemade honey and pineapple peel off face mask:

BE PATIENT: In general, it takes your skin around a month to adjust to a new product

Three skin sins to avoid for sensitive skin

1. AVOID: Switching things up. It can be frustrating when you start using a brand-new beauty product only for your skin to a) get worse or b) show absolutely zero results. But hopping from one routine to the next can actually aggravate sensitive skin even more. Switching your products too frequently also makes it very difficult to keep track of which products are actually helping, or which ingredients may be causing irritation. Instead: Give it time. In general, it takes your skin around a month to adjust to

a new product, so be patient. However, if your skin feels irritated from the getgo, sniff out the culprit and stop using, sharpish. 2. AVOID: Skipping sun cream. It might feel like a chore when you're in a rush to leave the house in the morning, but irritable skin usually has a heightened sensitivity to the sun. Instead: Never go below SPF 30 and look for sun creams that contain minerals such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.

Ingredients • Honey – 1 tbsp • Pineapple juice – 1/4th cup • Gelatin powder – 2 tbsp Method 1. Mix the pineapple juice and honey well. 2. Heat the resulting mixture on a low flame. To this add the gelatin powder and stir well until the powder dissolves. 3. Stop heating and allow the mixture to cool for about 5 minutes. 4. Using a makeup brush, apply it on your face and let it sit for 5 minutes. 5. Now, apply another layer using the brush and let the whole mask dry completely. 6. Peel off gently and rinse your face with cold water.

3. AVOID: Overly complicated, 100-step routines. It's common sense that the simpler your beauty routine is, the less chance of something aggravating your skin. Instead: Keep it simple and your skin will thank you for it. Look out for phrases like 'fragrance-free' and consider brands whose formulas contain naturally active ingredients and help to soothe dry, irritable skin. If you're not sure about a product, do a test patch behind your ear a few times over a week before going all in.

Natural coffee hair dye FORGeT cHeMIcAL filled hair dyes and colour up with this all-natural treatment. It is simple and safe to use at home. Coffee is one of the best known natural hair dyes, it adds instant shine, colour and highlights to your hair. It is also a safe and cheap alternative to dye your hair at home naturally and transform it from being dull to soft, smooth and shiny.

to cool. 2. In a bowl, mix 1 cup of hair conditioner and a tablespoon of organic instant coffee. 3. Next add the brewed coffee to the mixture and stir well. 4. Apply the mixture to your hair, cover your hair with a shower cap. 5. Leave the mixture on for about an hour and shampoo as usual.

1. Brew 1/2 cup of organic coffee like you normally would and keep it aside

You can add cocoa powder to make the mix even darker.

health

Diverticulitis – a common silent problem estimated that 5 per cent of people have diverticula by the time they are 40 years old, and at least 50% of people have them by the time they are 80 years old. Both sexes are equally affected by diverticular disease and diverticulitis, although the condition is more likely to appear at a younger age (under 50) in men than in women. Overall, symptoms of diverticulitis are most likely to occur in people over 70 years old. treatment A high-fibre diet can often ease symptoms of diverticular disease, and paracetamol can be used to relieve pain – other painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen are not recommended for regular use, as they can cause stomach upsets. speak to your GP if paracetamol alone is not working. mild diverticulitis can usually be treated at home with antibiotics prescribed by your GP, although more serious cases may

Combating the common cold YOur hEAd throbs, your nose runs and you're coughing. While the common cold isn't usually serious, it's nothing to sneeze at either. Cold symptoms can make the average adult miserable for about a week. If you catch a cold, besides getting enough rest, these remedies might help you feel better: • Stay hydrated. Water, juice, clear broth or warm lemon water with honey helps loosen congestion and prevents dehydration. Avoid alcohol, coffee and caffeinated sodas, which can make dehydration worse. • Soothe a sore throat. A saltwater gargle — 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt dissolved in an 8-ounce glass of warm water — can temporarily relieve a sore or scratchy throat. • Combat stuffiness. Over-the-counter saline nasal drops and sprays can help relieve stuffiness and congestion. • Relieve pain. Adults can take acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) or aspirin. • Sip warm liquids. A cold remedy used in many cultures, taking in warm liquids, such as chicken soup, tea, or warm apple juice, might be soothing and might ease congestion by increasing mucus flow. • Add moisture to the air. A cool mist vaporizer or humidifier can add moisture to your home, which might help loosen congestion. Change the water daily, and clean the unit according to the manufacturer's instructions. don't use steam, which hasn't been shown to help and may cause burns.

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Diverticular Disease and diverticulitis are related digestive conditions that affect the large intestine (colon). in diverticular disease, small bulges or pockets (diverticula) develop in the lining of the intestine, and diverticulitis is when these pockets become inflamed or infected. the main symptoms of the disease include lower abdominal pain and feeling bloated although the majority of people with diverticula will not have any symptoms. the more serious symptoms include severe abdominal pain – especially on the left side – high temperature of 38ºc or above, diarrhoea or more frequent bowel movements. the large intestine becomes weaker with age, and the pressure of hard stools passing through the large intestine is believed to cause the bulges to form. it is an age-related disease and it’s

NO SYMPTOMS: Men more likely than women to suffer from diverticulitis need hospital treatment to prevent and treat complications. People aged 50-70 who eat a highfibre diet (25g a day) have a 40% lower

chance of admission to hospital with complications of diverticular disease – compared to others in their age range with the lowest amount of dietary fibre.

5 foods to boost your brainpower Eating wEll is good for your mental as well as your physical health. the brain requires nutrients just like your heart, Blackcurrants Vitamin C has long been thought to have the power to increase mental agility and protect against age-related brain degeneration including dementia and Alzheimer's. One of the best sources of this vital vitamin are blackcurrants. Others include red peppers, citrus fruits and broccoli.

lungs or muscles do. But which foods are particularly important to keep our grey matter happy and healthy?

BrOccOli Broccoli is great source of vitamin k, which is known to enhance cognitive function and improve brainpower. researchers have reported that because broccoli is high in compounds called glucosinolates, it can slow the breakdown of the neurotransmitter,

acetylcholine, which we need for the central nervous system to perform properly and to keep our brains and our memories sharp. low levels of acetylcholine are associated with alzheimer's.

nuts A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that a good intake of vitamin E might help to prevent cognitive decline, particularly in the elderly. Nuts are a great source of vitamin E along with leafy green vegetables, asparagus, olives, seeds, eggs, brown rice and wholegrains.

tOmatOes There is good evidence to suggest that lycopene, a powerful antioxidant found in tomatoes, could help protect against the kind of free radical damage to cells which occurs in the development of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's. Favour cooked tomatoes and enjoy with a little olive oil to optimise absorption and efficacy.

PumPkin seeDs richer in zinc than many other seeds, pumpkin seeds supply this valuable mineral which is vital for enhancing memory and thinking skills. these little seeds are also full of stress-busting magnesium, B vitamins and tryptophan, the precursor to the good mood chemical serotonin.

Puzzles Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents Q and 3 represents L, so fill in Q every time the figure 1 appears and L every time the figure 3 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.

Having conjuncted with Neptune Venus is soon to take on Pluto, whch brings timbre to an event currently at the planning stage. Be very aware that you will take the lion’s share of the work, and you will not be disappointed; not everyone has your stamina or your true motive. Make time to fit in some rest and relaxation too... you’re going to need it! With Mercury poised and ready in cahoots with Capricorn there is no smoke without fire! Be advised that your initial doubts are coming to the fore over a situation which is developing in ways beyond your comprehension. Be unafraid to say, “no” when this is the response you are forced to give; you are working with your intuition and your heart. The waxing Moon is the symbol of strength and determination; and since you have come this far there surely cannot be any need to go back. Just lately you have been absorbed by the problems of others, and though it is good to be consulted, remember that you have an agenda too! This a great time for a spring cleaning of your own wants and needs Your mighty planetary leader, The Sun, is involved with Ceres at the start of a busy week. This brings things into the frame, and questions how you will deal with what’s already on the table. At the end of the week the Sun exalts Aquarius and you will find things will just seem to fit into place without your having to find ways and means to proceed. Jupiter opposes Kora and tis may mean that some unfinished business cannot be just swept under the carpet. Whilst Jupiter brings luck and fortune the reverse is just not what you need right now. Focus on what is needed and find the right way to state your case and you will be home free. If others interfere, any luck goes right out of the window!

Code Breaker

Mars encounters with Jupiter, planet of fortunate blessings, midweek. This is a reflective time for you as you face another year with its ups and downs, but what comes next is a lucky break. This means finding the loophole you have been lookng for and putting things into practise for a future that has, right now, more then just a glimmer of hope!

WORD fit

Using just logic, can you make all the words fit correctly into the grid?

Mystical Postbag KennY, when we

appointment. My con-

recently met, you left

nection with Spirit has

You are passive to the activities of opposing planet Aries, and this current Arian domination is only to be expected. Keep your temper even though those immediately around you will be losing theirs, for sure. When they are really ready to talk about it, you will find that calm words of solace will nip things very nicely in the bud. Problem solved!

me feeling more in control.

enabled you to see things

All is calm in the opposing planet of Taurus, but you know that you two fit together like a glove, when you have to! The wait and see method hasn’t worked, but you now have to make what you have on offer even more attractive if you are going to continue to drive a hard bargain. Remember that all the glitters is certainly not always gold!

am feeling very much like

Cushioned by reaction between Kora and your planetary leader, Jupiter you are very influenced by the actions of the Sun as she enters into joyful Aquarian time. Now is the time to settle an affair of the heart with surety and devotion. If all that stops you is fear then sweep it away because for sure, it is not doing you any favours at all.

takes! Paula J.

Fairly and squarely Saturn squares on Mars in a midweek action closely observed by Jupiter in opposition to Kora. This may sound complicated but what you are about to be offered is going to be worthwhile so long as you have the confidence in yourself to do a good job. Others have seen what you are capable of; now they have to gain your loyalty. Time for another exaltation as the Cosmos welcomes in the light and love associated with true Aquarian energies. Some hefty projects will seem to be an ease during this special time of the year. Aquarian truth is second to none and the truthful answer to questions you currently dare not ask, are the keys to what you are really in need of right now! Manage your time so that you have the freedom to express yourself the way that you need to. Lately there have been some fits and starts, so maybe now is the best time to start an artistic project; one that involves working from the depths of your dreamy but energised soul. Aquarius calls time and exalts, sending you the great blessing of true love!

I want you to know that I have made some very positive changes and I the old me again...only now I am not condemned to make the same mis-

Paula, I am glad to be of some help, but you

5 letter words ANKLE

ARENA

TUTOR

VAGUE

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6 letter words

CUBES

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AMUSED

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TIGHT TRIBE

SMOOTH 7 letter words AMNESIA

AVERAGE DIALECT

so much more clearly, and the appropriate action is that you have taken. It will in time alleviate all that needs to be swept away and it will strengthen your faith in the wonders of the Spirit world, which is what I am all about.

must realise that it

Thank you for finding

was you who turned

time to contact me, ...

things around after our

you deserve it!

DITHERS EDITION

For Birthday Celebrants

MANSION

A wAve of nostalgia carries you through to new beginnings, but only if you ditch the negative energies of the past that may serve to hold you back. You are far more then you think you are, and you are about to find out that it hasnt gone unnoticed!

HABITAT OBELISK

OBVERSE

OUTLAWS RETRACT

TANGENT

More Puzzles

Cryptic

Word Wheel

There is 1x9 letter word and 211 others! Make as many 3 or more letter words as you can using any letter combination just once and you must use the central letter in every word!

ACROSS 7 Messy act - rub oil in (11) 8 Liberal whip goes about six (6) 9 Intense dislike of tangled thread (6) 10 Resolve to get a long wooden bench (6) 12 Denied falsely or truly (6) 13 Funny drink (3) 14 Plays for time in certain theatre seats (6) 16 Small dog or cat, perhaps - it has energy (6) 18 Black stuff with light brown pattern from Scotland (6) 20 Iris comes back with American star (6) 22 Face seen in brook (11) DOWN 1 Name of woman getting letters from Royal Mail (4) 2 Player with so boisterous a part (6) 3 Boats taking the girls for an outing? (8) 4 Laundry used to be hard (4) 5 Fidget terribly, being talented (6) 6 Something to take the boredom out of saving? (8) 11 Charm one’s way in (8) 12 Imptressive model’s statement? (8) 15 The acid test? (6) 17 Ronald gets installed in the royal seat (6) 19 A short letter of distinction (4) 21 Employed some famous editors (4)

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Quick

Fill the grid so every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9

Quiz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The illium can be found in what part of the body? Pelvis, Thorax, Chest, Stomach The Internal Oblique Muscle lies in which part of the human body? Back, Legs, Skull, Chest The Intertransversarii muscles are located where? Arm, Legs, Skull, Back The Islets of Langerhans can be found in which organ? Pancreas, , Intestines, Stomach The kidney, ureter, bladder, and urethra form which body system? Urinary, Motor, Reproductive, Digestive The Kidneys and the Pancreas are found in which part of the human body? Heart, Abdomen, Brain, Chest The Labrum Cartilage can be found in what part of the human body? Ankle, Wrist, Shoulder, Knee The lingula is part of which organ? Spleen, Appendix, Lung, Liver The Liver and the Spleen are conatined in which part of the body? Chest, Brain, Abdomen, Heart The Lumbar Vertebrae lies in which part of the human body? Legs, Arm, Back, Chest

ACROSS 1 Sodium chloride (4) 3 Pitiable (8) 9 Writers (7) 10 Eye shield (5) 11 More mature (5) 12 Rarely (6) 14 Rides a bike (6) 16 Nut from a horse-chestnut tree (6) 19 Centre (6) 21 Aspect (5) 24 Verge (5) 25 Rust (7) 26 Late afternoon church service (8) 27 Taverns (4)

DOWN 1 National emblem of Ireland (8) 2 Abatement, alleviation (3-2) 4 Help (6) 5 Slum dwelling (5) 6 Bushy clump of grass (7) 7 Stiff paper (4) 8 Origin (6) 13 Pigs’ feet (8) 15 Culinary art (7) 17 Old-established English university (6) 18 Signal fire (6) 20 Noblemen (5) 22 Old five-shilling coin (5) 23 Competent (4)

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whats on Paws-Patas week of fundraising begins

Let us entertain you THE CardEnal BElluga THEaTrE group in San Fulgencio is getting ready for their next family show full of singing, dancing and comedy on Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 and Friday 20 october. Tickets cost €7 each and proceeds

will be going this year to the adIMar association for disabled people in San Fulgencio. The tickets for this show are selling fast and can be obtained from the Tourist Office and Cards and More on urb la Marina, and from the post room in Benijofar. They can also be

reserved by calling pam on 966 796 828 or Sue on 966 713 822. There will also be a grand tombola and the show promises a thoroughly enjoyable and fun time for all, taking you far away from your day-to-day problems into a whole new world.

Such devoted sisters The weeks are counting down now to studio32’s winter show and rehearsals are in full swing. This talented company will be performing a wonderful stage adaptation of that Christmas film favourite, Irving Berlin’s white Christmas and supporting san Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Association in the process. The haynes sisters, Judy and Betty (played by suzy Bradley, pictured left, and Ann Bell, pictured right) are a double act looking for their big break. The opportunity seems to be upon them when they meet show producers Bob wallace and Phil Davies, who have come to watch them perform their act, sisters . As romance blossoms between Phil and Judy the road is not quite so smooth for Bob and Betty. will a white Christmas in Vermont bring love to both of the sisters? This is suzy’s second show with Studio32, and her first in a major principal role. A trained dancer, suzy loves the demands of singing, dancing and acting that the role

requires. Ann has been with the company for several years, taking on a number of roles including Mrs scrooge in their winter production of A Christmas Carol last year. This is her biggest role to date, and both actresses are working hard to become, in the words of the song, such devoted sisters. show dates are wednesday November 29 to saturday

December 2 at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in san Fulgencio. All performances start at 7.30pm, and doors open at 7pm. Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced at 10 euros each. Tickets can be booked by emailing tickets@studiothirtytwo. org, by calling the ticket line on 602 47 47 93, or from the following outlets: Cards & More, La Marina 966 79 09 54 The Card Place, Benijofar 966 71 32 66

THE paws-patas animal Charity has a number of fund raising events coming up over the next week. The first is a CATS TREASURE HUNT tomorrow (Saturday) beginning at 1030am and everything gathering at Bar Turre. It costs €10 per car with easy to follow clues and prizes for the best sleuths! refreshments are also available. You only have until 1pm today (Friday) to register by calling 603 587 805 or 634 348 017. on Thursday october 19, paws-patas are holding a CHarITY QuIZ nIgHT beginning at 7.30pm and presented by quizmaster Tony Matthews. The entrance fee is €5 per person with a maximum of four people in a team and you can enjoy a sandwich supper as part of the evening. For an extra €1, you can take part in an Irish raffle and other fun games. Please reserve your table by calling 634 796 884. And finally, to complete a week of events, they’re holding a KITTEn CoFFEE MornIng on Saturday october 21 between 10.30am and 1.30pm at las Burganvillas. log on to www.paws-patas.org for more details about the fund raising events and to find out more about the charity.

24 feb - 2 march 2017

food & drink

By Sheralee, The Pub, Formentera

Stuffed chicken breasts with mushroom & thyme Ingredients 25g mixed dried mushrooms such as shiitake, oyster or porcini Handful of thyme sprigs, leaves Splash of chilli oil (optional) Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 large skinless chicken breast fillets 1 tbsp olive oil Mashed potato, to serve SERVES 4 Method Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl, our over boiling water to cover and soak for at least 15 mins. Drain the mushrooms, reserving the soaking liquid, and chop. Put them back in the bowl and add half the thyme leaves, the chilli oil (if using) and some salt and pepper. Mix together. Stuff the chicken breasts with the mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining thyme leaves and seasoning. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Place the breasts in the pan and cook undisturbed for 6-8 mins, then turn over and cook the other side for about the same time or until cooked through. Remove and keep warm. Strain the reserved soaking liquid from the mushrooms into the pan. Bring to the boil and reduce by half. Spoon the reduced liquid over the chicken breasts and serve with creamy mashed potato.

recipe supplied by sheralee from the Pub, Formentera 966 792 634.

Easy fruit cobbler Preparation time – 15 minutes. Cooking time – 1 hour. IngredIents 1 cup plain flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ¾ cup white sugar, ¾ cup milk, ¼ cup butter, 2 cups sliced fresh peaches Method 1. Preheat oven to 325ºF (165ºC). Melt butter in a 9 x 9 inch baking dish. 2. Blend together flour, baking powder, sugar, and milk. 3. Pour batter in baking dish over the butter. Sprinkle fruit on top of the batter, do not stir. Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown.

food & drink

Pesto stuffed pork chops INGREDIENTS

3 tablespoons crumbled fet a cheese 2 tablespoons chilled basil pesto 1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts 4 bone-in pork loin chops , 1 1/4 thick 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregan o 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon ground thym e 2 tablespoons balsamic vin egar

Double tomato bruschetta

Preparation time – 15 minutes. Cooking time – 7 minutes. IngredIents 6 plum tomatoes, chopped, ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup fresh basil, stems removed, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 French baguette, 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese dIrectIons 1. Preheat the oven. 2. In a large bowl, combine the plum tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper. Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes. 3. Cut the baguette into 3/4-inch slices. On a baking sheet, arrange the baguette slices in a single layer. Bake for 1 to 2 minutes, until slightly brown. 4. Divide the tomato mixture evenly over the baguette slices. Top the slices with mozzarella cheese. 5. Bake for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF(190ºc). 2. Mix feta cheese, basil pesto, and pine nuts in a bowl. Use the tip of a sharp knife to cut a 3-inch slit in the side of each pork chop, 2 inches deep and 1/4-inch away from the bone, to make a pocket for stuffing. Stuff pork

METHOD

chops with pesto filling and secure with toothpicks. 3. Mix black pepper, oregano, garlic, red pepper flakes, and thyme in a small bowl; rub both sides of each chop with the spice mix. Place chops into a shallow baking dish.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until chops are browned and stuffing is hot, about 40 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the centre of the stuffing should read 145ºF (63ºC). Brush chops with balsamic vinegar and bake until vinegar forms a glaze, another 5 minutes.

Preparation time – 15 minutes. Cooking time – 45 minutes.

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Diesel car sales dropping Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2 per cent to 46.3 per cent of new car registrations in the first half of 2017. In absolute numbers, 152,323 less diesel cars were sold. This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of petrol vehicles. Auto makers caution that this shift to petrol engines with higher CO2 values will pose additional challenges to meeting future CO2 reduction targets. For the first time since 2009, petrol vehicles have overtaken diesel to become the most sold car type in the EU-15. Petrol vehicles now account for 48.5% of new passenger car sales, up from

45.8 per cent a year ago, which translates into 328,615 extra petrol cars sold year-on-year. Electricallychargeable vehicles accounted for 1.3 per cent of total car sales (a market share which remains stable), hybrids for 2.6 per cent, and cars powered by propane or natural gas for 1.3 per cent. “Alternative powertrains will undoubtedly play an increasing role in the transport mix, and all European manufacturers are investing heavily in them,” stated ACEA Secretary General Erik Jonnaert. “To this end, more needs to be done to encourage consumers to buy alternatively-powered

vehicles, for instance by putting in place the right incentives and deploying recharging infrastructure across the EU.” “In the meantime, however, as diesel cars emit significantly less CO2 than equivalent petrolpowered vehicles, they will have to be part of the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, acting as a ‘bridge’ technology.” Jonnaert added: “Policy makers need to be aware that a sudden shift from diesel technology to petrol will lead to an increase in CO2 emissions, given that the market penetration of alternative powertrains remains low.”

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OCTOBER is the month that many non-resident members of SAMM and those that were away during the heat of the summer arrive back in Spain. So the race committee decided to organise racing every Sunday during the month and, by popular agreement, make the extra three dates

Pursuit Racing. This involves having a race with a time limit; 90 minutes in this case, starting the slowest boat first, followed by the remaining boats at irregular intervals calculated using their handicaps. Due to the lack of early wind, the first race started at 12.10pm with nine boats competing around a triangular course. The little Rosita was away first, followed by the rest over a 26 minute period. Unfortunately Rosita struggled badly in the light four knot wind and couldn’t make the start line for over 10 minutes, so retired. A good race ensued with Sirocco gradually being caught by Shoestring’s Dos and Tres, and racing neck and neck. Sirocco was overtaken just minutes from the finish after completing just over two laps of the course. By 2.40pm the wind had increased to 8 knots and this

time Mistral and Sirocco were the first boats away. The Skipper was second away, 6 minutes later, but had to retire when her mainsail split.

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Mistral led the field for three laps as Dos and Tres, again racing hard against each other and just seconds apart, chased her down. They both finally passed her during the fourth lap, with 30 minutes of the race remaining and then continued to battle each other for the lead. At times only 10 seconds separated them but eventually Tres won by a margin of 36 seconds. The Laser Radial also managed to pass Mistral with just five minutes to go to secure third place. Everybody enjoyed the change from the normal race format and is looking forward to trying pursuit racing again in two weeks time. Morning race - First: Dos, John Down/Tim Wills. Second: Tres, Jack Moss/Vernon O’Byrne. Third: Sirocco, Julian Pering/Steve Rocks. Afternoon race - First: Tres, Tug Wilson/Vernon O’Byrne. Second: Dos, John Down/Kerry Marlow. Third: The Laser Radial of Norman Vener.

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Accuracy the key for Torrevieja cricket Fenwick CC – 114 all out ‘V’ Torrevieja CC – 117 for 7 LEAGUE season over, Torrevieja CC entertained a touring team from Fenwick in Yorkshire in a friendly fixture. The tourists elected to bat first after winning the toss and immediately regretted the decision finding themselves 15 for 3 after 5 overs. Ben Randall and Mark Wright got their heads down and steadied the side but both eventually fell LBW to some accurate Torrevieja bowling from Paul Harvey (3 for 9) and ‘Happy’ Singh (2 for 11). For Fenwick, Richie Randall attempted to hold the innings together but he was left stranded on 38 not out as they were bowled out for 114.

The early Torrevieja batsmen were obviously in something of a hurry to finish of the game as they went along at 10 runs per over; the scoreboard showing 50 for 3 from the first 5 overs. Parminder Singh, Robin Singh and Hein Muller all reached double figures in double quick time, and set the scene for Paul Michael to see Torrevieja home after just 19 overs with a blistering 54 not out. The pick of the Fenwick bowlers were Ben Randall with 3 for 26 and Stewart Rockliffe picking up 2 for 15. Torrevieja CC won by 3 wickets with 21 overs to spare followed by both teams enjoying a few beers and agreeing a good day had been enjoyed by all.

A GLORIOUS Saturday morning greeted a great turnout of 52 golfers who competed in the annual Captain’s Day competition. As usual, the course was in excellent condition but was a challenge to play on. The winners on the day were: 1st - Rob Ricketts (38 points), 2nd – Gerry Gibson (36) and 3rd – Roy Owens (35). Best visitor prize – Michale O’Regan jnr (36) Best front 9 – Helen Mattach (19) Best back 9 – Trevor Wheeler (23) Nearest the pin – Connor O’Regan (Hole 4), Alan Navin (6), Trevor Mattack (10), Rob Ricketts (15) and Trevor Wheeler (17). The evening saw a Black Tie Dinner & Dance at the Campoamor Golf Club hosted by Club Captain Michael O’Regan and his wife Siobhan. They welcomed 154 people, many of whom had travelled to Spain especially to take part in the event and the furthest coming all the way from Boston in the USA and from Ireland. Fortunately, the issues surrounding Monarch and Ryanair and threatened air-traffic control strikes across France and Spain didn’t affect anyone who attended a very successful day and evening. After the meal, everyone danced the night away to the music of ‘The 2 of US. La Siesta Golf Society is the oldest golf society on the Costa Blanca having been formed 27 years ago and based at Campoamor Golf. They meet every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and anyone interested in joining or playing as a guest should contact Michael, the Captain, on 646 416 182.

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Portugal through to 2018 World Cup

A former player, Tony Matthews is now the world’s most prolific author of football books with 150 published since 1975. He has also been a PE teacher, policeman, radio correspondant and is now a quiz-organiser and fund–raiser, for various charities.

All-round cricketer Ben Stokes will not accompany the official England party to Australia for the Ashes Test. Police are still investigating his night club brawl. The first Test starts at the Gabba in Brisbane on 23 November. Lewis Hamilton won last Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, finishing one second ahead of Max Verstaffen with Daniel Ricciardo third. Sebastian Vettel’s car ‘packed up’ on lap 4 and as a result, the grumpy German is now 59 points behind Hamilton in the driver’s championship with four races remaining. Striker, kept Yann Sommer on his toes with a deflected shot forcing him into an early save, followed by a terrific stop, just tipping over Bernardo Silva´s powerful strike. Djourou kept the crowd at the Estadio da Luz enthralled when he inadvertently bundled a cross from Eliseu that went beyond Sommer four minutes before the half time whistle. Early in the second half, Xherdan Shaqiri worked hard to deceive Rui Patricio the Portugal keeper with an ambitious free-kick. It was Portugal however that doubled their advantage with a great goal at 57 minutes. Switzerland are entering the play-offs as the best of the eight teams to do so, Slovakia is missing out as the worse of the secondplaced sides.

Portugal beat Switerland 2-0 on Tuesday in their qualifier in Lisbon to guarantee a place in the 2018 World Cup. The first score came at 41minutes with an own goal from Johan Djourou, followed by a second from Andre Silva. The result placed Portugal at the top of Group B ahead of Switzerland on goal difference. A disapointing result for Switzerland who had won all nine previous qualifiers and had beaten Portugal 2-0 at home last year. They now face a two part play-off in November to earn a place in their fourth straight World Cup. After sitting out the qualifying defeat to Portugal in Basel, Ronaldo returned to the Portugal line-up. Andre Silva, AC Milan

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