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Driving Licence Points Friday, August 19 - Thursday, August 25 2016

More than 4,000 drivers in Almeria have had to take a special course to recover lost points on their driving licences – imposed along with fines for offences on the road. See P8.

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Life on the ocean wave IT SEEMS there’s never a dull moment out at sea and the officers of the Guardia Civil´s maritime service kept busy rescuing desperate people trying to make mainland Europe and a new life.

Jack Troughton Over the horizon at this time of year the Mediterranean Deadlines

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is a dramatic place with the crews of Guardia cutters intercepting frail boats off the Spanish coast, part of the Europe response aimed at reducing the terrible human toll of migrants.

And off Valencia the maritime police are also fighting back against irresponsible boat owners. New statistics reveal one in three vessels stopped during a safety campaign was breaking regulations.

With the number of accidents soaring on the road, the potential risks of boats out on the water, it may be safer remaining in RTN Towers…at least until the visitors head home at the end of the month.

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People PAWS for animals THE ANIMALS cared for by Almeria charity owe a massive ‘thank you’ to big-hearted supporters who donated over 200kg of food.

by Jack Troughton PAWS staged a gathering in Mojacar to offer advice on pet issues and was rewarded with 140kg of dog and puppy food and 62kg of cat and kitten food.

The event was staged at the Re/Max Paraiso Estate Agents in Mojacar’s Parque Commercial after the company’s Marisela Reche offered the use of the premises.

And a local vet was on hand to offer advice on pet care; especially in the summer months when temperatures soar.

PAWS was able to sell merchandise to raise funds, recruit new members, and hand out issues of its new monthly newsletter.

The bulletin is already available at all PAWS charity shops, veterinary surgeries in the area, garden centres, town halls, and a number of other suitable outlets.

Pictured at the event are (from left) Chrissie Cremor, PAWS communications coordinator, Marisela of RE/Max Paraiso, PAWS President Karen Polanksy, and the charity’s UK homing coordinator Janet Franklin.

PAWS is located in the Mojacar and Los Gallardos area of Almeria and for more information, visit www.paws-patas.org.

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MP Arrested in Vega Baja Suspended Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk spent three nights in a Costa Blanca police cell after a violent row with his estranged wife at a house in Algorfa, in the Vega Baja.

by Rhiannan Bell The 49-year-old Labour member, was led away in handcuffs by police on Saturday evening, while his wife Karen was taken to hospital.

After appearing before the Violence Against Women Court in Orihuela on Tuesday, Danczuk was released when his former partner declined to press charges.

Witnesses told The Sun, who initially broke the story, there had been an ‘almighty row’ punctuated by ‘banging and screaming’, before police arrived at the Algorfa apartment and led Danczuk away.

Danczuk told the judge the argument was a personal matter and, though he admitted shouting, he denied there had been any physical abuse.

His wife, a 33-year-old former councillor reportedly suffered cuts and bruises and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

The controversial politician, who was a leading campaigner in the fight to expose historic child sex abuse allegations in Rochdale, is currently suspended from the Labour Party. He´s been accused of sending lewd text messages to a teenage girl looking for work experience.

All at sea

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ONE IN THREE vessels sailing off the coast this summer will be breaking strict maritime rules, according to the Guardia Civil maritime service SEMAR. More than 1,000 surprise inspections have been carried out and a third of boats were breaking the law – the safety campaign caught out pleasure craft, sports boats, fishing vessels and jet skis.

The clampdown discovered boats without a valid technical inspection – similar to an MOT; lacking insurance; with excess people on board; and owners without the correct qualifications at the helm, in Spain a licence is needed to own vessels or even a jet ski.

Figures released by SEMAR show that since the beginning of the year the maritime police has staged 1,143 inspections of vessels on the Mediterranean – 557 off the coast of Valencia, 374 off Castellon and 212 off Alicante.

Alicante topped the list of offenders; officers issued penalties to 142 boat owners in the province, 106 in Valencia and 69 in Castellon.

And since the beginning of July and the start of the high season on the coast there have been 156 inspections to recreational craft on the water in a bid to boost safety at sea.

Penalties can be severe. A spokesman for SEMAR said as an example for exceeding the number of people allowed on board, a fine of 1,000€ could be imposed for each person above the specified limit.

The Guardia Civil maritime service of Valencia currently has a strength of 140 officers. There are 51 stationed in Valencia, 51 in Alicante and 38 in Castellon. As well as policing Spanish territorial waters they are also involved in humanitarian work, rescuing migrants attempting to reach the mainland in frail craft.

Town halls along the coast were dismayed at the figures and the lack of respect for regulations that were intended to keep people safe on the water – especially as the sea is such an attraction for visitors and residents.

Politicians hope that publicity will be given to the issue to make boat owners aware of the problem, their need to comply with regulations, and the potential hazard of setting sail without the correct qualifications.

Calpe Councillor Carole Saunders said: “Having a boat is like owning a car - the driver should be fully qualified and the vehicle should be fully roadworthy.”

She added: “We believe there are so many boats in marinas along the coast that remain tied up and never move because the owners have not got a licence – they have been bought by people who have not spared a thought for the rules of the sea or the responsibility of owning a boat.

“You simply cannot just take a boat out to without knowing what you are doing because it can be extremely dangerous – if you get into trouble the emergency services are forced to go out and it costs the tax payer an absolute fortune.”

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New ‘mirador’ in view MOJACAR COUNCIL has given a green light to the 1.6 million Euro demolition of Plaza Nueva Mirador and its replacement with a modern building.

by Jack Troughton An extraordinary meeting of the local authority also agreed the tender process for the work; a project prepared by the provincial government, the Diputacion de Almeria.

The current building at Plaza Nueva will centralise the town hall – the mirador viewing point is on the roof - and was built in the seventies. However, since 2011 engineers have monitored its deterioration after cracks appeared in the structure.

The meeting was held in a bid to get building started in October and finished in late March next year, ahead of the 2017 tourist season.

And a spokesman for the council said: “The drafting team has planned the timing of the work to perfection and Plaza Nueva will be ready and avail-

able for Easter.”

Access to the town centre is guaranteed at all times in coordination with local police with new temporary routes and diversions planned. The first phase of the work is the demolition of the existing building and the construction of new foundations.

Mayor Rosemari Cano has already scheduled meetings with experts, residents and businesses to answer questions and clarify any doubts.

The new building and its mirador will be fully accessible to anyone with disabilities by new stairs, ramps and a lift up from Avenida de Paris.

The spokesman added: “The new town hall premises, located under Plaza Nueva, will end the current municipal services being scattered all around Mojacar. The new building will be more practical and convenient for the staff, as well as for those who need to visit to make arrangements or inquiries.”

Mojacar’s Legion diary MEMBERS OF the Mojacar Branch of the Royal British Legion meet on the first and third Thursday of the month in the town.

The branch is based at the Centro de Usos Multiples, the artisan centre, at meetings start at 11.15am – everyone is welcome to attend and people do not have to have served with the Armed Forces to join.

And the September diary is already set out: 1st September there is a branch meeting at 11.15am. the following day, Friday 2nd September, at 7.30pm at the Beachcomber there is a fish and chip supper – or other choices – for 6.50€ and a quiz for 2€ per person. Contact the Beachcomber on 634 339 216 or Mick on 678 101 471 to book a table.

On Thursday 15th September from11am to 1pm, the branch is holding a coffee morning at the Bistro Restaurant, Mojacar Playa. Contact Christine on 697 887 362.

Monday 16th September, the branch is staging a Hawaiian Lunch at La Parata. Further details are available from Eileen on 634 321 507.

Saturday 22nd October is the date for ‘A Night to Remember’ as part of the 2016 Poppy Appeal at the Hotel Puerto Marina in Mojacar. There will be dining and dancing with entertainment by Kay Francis and Laura Blackburn. Tickets are 30€ and the contact for information is Christine on 697 887 362.

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Counterfeit gang arrested

by Caroline Tyszka GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested members of a criminal gang using counterfeit notes to make purchases across Spain.

The police operation was carried out in Valencia, Murcia and Ciudad Real – where 200€ notes were being fraudulently produced and used on unsuspecting shop workers.

Five members of the gang were arrested and charged with belonging to a criminal organization, counterfeiting, fraud and threatening behaviour.

Officers estimate that the group used the illegal tender at least fifty times before being caught and that they were able to hire cars and spend the night in four star hotels.

The gang would use large banknotes to pay for a low cost product,. Following the verification of a genuine note on a machine, the criminals used racist and threatening comments to shop workers And once the cashier was suitably distressed and distracted, the gang continued with the transaction…having replaced the note with a forgery.

The five arrested, two men and three women aged between 18 and 33 years were all of Spanish nationality.

APASA’s sponsored walk

ANIMAL CHARITY APASA is staging its fourth annual sponsored Dog Walk on Sunday 18th September.

The walk starts from Bar Mr Punch in Javea Park at 11am – registration costs 3€ at is open from 10am. People can walk from the Arenal to the port with their own pet or exercise one of the dogs from the charity’s shelter in Javea.

APASA hopes people will get sponsorship to raise as much money as possible for the animals in its care. Forms are available from Bar Mr Punch, the APASA charity shop or the shelter.

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Incognito at the chateau THE INGOGNITO Singers aim to bring a little ‘Ooh la la” to a special fund raising event in Mojacar on Saturday 3rd December to support animal charity PAWS.

by Jack Troughton ‘An Afternoon with the Incognito Singers’ has a very French flavour – venue Casa Le Mena, on the mountain near The Puerto Marina Hotel, has even be renamed ‘Chateau Polansky’ for the occasion.

There will be a variety of songs performed by the choir and in the second half a medley of songs from hit musical Les Miserables will be performed.

Tickets for the afternoon are 12€, which include a welcome drink and canapés, are now on sale. There will also be a cash bar, a dessert table, and a French-themed raffle.

And a shuttle car service is available from car park opposite the Puerto Marina Hotel from 2.25pm. The afternoon starts at 2.30pm for 3pm.

Tickets are available from Paws-Patas in Las Buganvillas, PC Playa in Mojacar, and Connextions in Turre. For more information visit www.paws-patas.org.

The choir, which celebrated its first birthday in February, is pictured in action last winter.

Fraudsters Caught Officers from the National Police have arrested six people in an investigation centred around a fictitious company which is alleged to have swindled 123,208€ from the Social Security.

The gang of registered a hospitality company supposedly operating from a business address in El Ejido in March 2014 and over the months managed to obtain benefits for unemployment, sick leave and maternity leave for several ‘employees’.

Investigators found the fraudsters took extreme care to set up the ‘business’ with the sole purpose of extracting financial benefits in the long term from the Social Security department and were prepared to wait the required length of time, sometimes several months, before claiming a particular benefit for a fictitious employee.

The six members have been charged with alleged crimes of forgery and fraud against the Treasury and Social Security.

Driving Licence Points

by Rhiannan Bell More than 4,000 drivers in Almeria have had to take a special course to recover lost points on their driving licences – imposed along with fines for offences on the road.

The divide between men and women on these new statistics was staggering; 3,332 men lost their licences compared to a mere 207 of women drivers.

The system of deducting points from the driving licence was introduced 10 years ago but despite 3,500 drivers in Almeria losing all of their designated points and having to attend a course to reinstate them, 1,897 of those continued to abuse the highway laws and lost all the points a second time!

The test to recoup points consists of a theory exam and across the province of Almeria, 334 courses have been attended by 4,286 drivers hoping to regain points on their licence.

The most notable offences for losing points were for excessive speed, not wearing a seat belt and for using a mobile phone whilst at the wheel.

Over the last few years there has been a fall in drink driving offences which were once at the top of the list.

Of the 384,524 drivers in the province, 72% have not lost any points and have not been fined, which implies an increased awareness in general behind the wheel.

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Rescued at sea

by Jack Troughton

THE CIVIL Guard has rescued 50 migrants in the waters off Almeria as they tried to cross to Spain from North Africa.

The crew of the maritime service ‘Rio Mino’ which was deployed as part of Operation Indalo, part of the European humanitarian response ‘Frontex’ to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.

The vessel intercepted two frail boats drifting off the coast, carrying 40 men and 10 women in total, all adults.

The first rescue involved an inflatable boat drifting 23 nautical miles off the island of Alboran. There were six men on board, all thought to be Moroccans.

And the second boat was intercepted close by. The second inflatable had 44 people on board including 10 women A spokesman for the Civil Guard said the migrants were in danger as sea conditions were worsening and officers used high-powered dinghies to ferry them to the ship.

All were said to be in good health, apart from a woman who needed treatment for burns on her leg and was treated by the ship’s health team.

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International car Sky TV thieves arrested for Spain GUARDIA CIVIL officers have dismantled a criminal gang dedicated to dealing with stolen vehicles and ‘ringing’ the cars with a fake identity.

by Caroline Tyszka The Alicante Guardia arrested six people, all of Lithuanian nationality, who were operating between their home country and Spain – stealing vehicles and selling them on in Eastern Europe.

The investigation, which was run in collaboration with Europol, took several months before the officers were able to swoop on the gang - where they discovered stolen and false documentation together with licence plate machinery.

The gang stole paperwork from existing vehicles - the owner believing that they had lost the documents. They would steal a car of the same make, erase the chassis number and change the registration plates before the vehicle was taken to Lithuania for sale.

Whilst the criminal gang operated in many areas apart from Alicante, such as Madrid and Murcia, they established a base between Guardamar del Segura and Pilar de la Horadada.

The estimated value of the stolen vehicles has been put at 430,000 euros. During the raid the officers managed to

recover 14 cars.

Of the six arrested – aged between 28 and 64 years old – five were immediately jailed as the operation continues into the possibility of others being involved.

THE TELEVISION giant Sky is planning a major expansion into the European market by launching its Now TV service in Spain, according to industry insiders.

The online streaming service is set to challenge the company’s major competitors, particularly Netflix and Amazon.

The Now TV is anticipated to be offered to Spanish households for a monthly fee of €10, although as with their competitors the service will rely on having a good internet provider.

Spain is seen as attractive to subscription streaming providers partly because a relatively low proportion of households subscribe to traditional pay-TV. According to official figures, only 27 percent of Spanish homes have the service, compared with nearly two thirds of British households.

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Holiday Road Deaths

Spain´s holiday weekend saw a total of 18 road accidents in the Murcia region resulting in two deaths and 28 people injured, three of whom were serious hurt and required hospitalisation.

by Rhiannan Bell The first fatal accident occurred on Friday at 17:30, when a car skidded off the road at kilometre 1 of the A-91.

The driver, aged 70, managed to get back onto the carriageway, however, he never fully gained control of his vehicle and crashed into a barrier, the impact of which killed him.

The second fatal accident occurred on Saturday at 14:15 when a car veered off the RM-D14 killing the driver aged 64.

Throughout the long weekend break, the Guardia Civil and Local Police conducted 4,631 breath tests, of which 142 read positive; a 2.84 percentage of the total. The A-30 and A-7 recorded some minor traffic jams but generally traffic was free flowing.

Drugs for Sale

The Guardia Civil surprised two people who were both selling drugs in different car parks of two nightclubs in Los Narejos, near Los Alcázares, during the early hours of

Monday morning.

The arrests were carried out by officers working under campaign ‘Operation Summer 2016’, and they seized several individual packets of cocaine, ecstasy, speed, along with a substantial amount of cash.

The two arrested are reported as being Spanish, 29 and Lithuanian, 22, living in Torrevieja and San Javier, respectively.

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Have a cigar!

CUBA’S REVOLUTIONARY leader Fidel Castro received a very special birthday present for his 90th birthday, a gigantic Havana cigar.

by Jack Troughton Tobacconist Jose Castelar Cairo – better known as Cueto to his friends – rolled the 90m cigar to celebrate the birth of the communist former president who took power in 1959 and ruled for almost half a century.

The cigar was part of Castro’s iconic – he was frequently pictured in military fatigues with one clamped between his teeth.

Cueto hopes to break his own world record for rolling the world’s longest cigar for the sixth time. His team worked 12 hours a day over 12 days to create the monster, which is the width of a conventional cigar.

The team worked on long tables in an old colonial fort overlooking Havana Harbour and the cigar’s length was verified by a British Embassy official who sent information to Guinness World Records requesting the title be recorded.

In 2011, the tobacconist last entered the record book after creating a cigar that was 81.80m in length.

Cueto said: “It is 90m long to commemorate 90 years of our comandante...He hasn’t smoked for years, but the gift we are offering him is the hard work we have done to commemorate his birthday.”

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Controlling cat colonies

by Jack Troughton CRUZ AZUL Murcia is busy helping keep the feral cat population of the region under control with a ‘trap-neuter-return’ programme.

The charity, which also helps pet owners on limited incomes, successfully used its skills to aid residents of Sucina Golf Urbanisation near San Javier.

Feral cats can be prolific breeders. A single female can produce an average of 12 kittens a year if not spayed – and a kitten can reach puberty at the age of between five or nine months and start having little ones of her own.

The trap-neuter-return campaign involves cats being humanely trapped in their colony, taken to a local vet to be sterilised, ear-clipped, and vaccinated under anaesthetic, and returned to the site where they were caught.

Last Christmas four young abandoned cats arrived at Sucina Golf. Residents began feeding them in the hope they would be

able to handle the felines and take them to a vet to be neutered but quite quickly seven kittens were born and people feared they would soon be overrun.

Resident Denise Standen, a volunteer at the Cruz Azul Centre in San Javier, sought advice from Vice President Sue Thomason – and soon the charity was at work helping control the growing cat colony “without cruelty”.

A spokesman said: “Cruz Azul Murcia is always happy to help local communities control their cat colonies. Cooperation between neighbours is the key to a successful campaign, raising funds for the operations, coordinating the trap-neuter-return campaign, following the guidelines Cruz Azul suggests.

“Traps are available free of charge at the Cruz Azul Centre in San Javier and volunteers are happy to take everyone through the correct procedure.”

To find out more call Sue Thomason on 693 017 616 or visit www.cruzazulmurcia.es.

Overcome

by Fumes A Local Police officer was overcome by fumes while trying to help extinguish a house fire in Cieza on Sunday evening on the first floor of the property in calle Cortesía; the cause of which is as yet unknown.

An ambulance was called but the officer´s colleagues transported him to hospital to receive urgent treatment before the emergency vehicle arrived at the scene.

Fire crews managed extinguisah the flames just before 01:00 on Monday and no other injuries were sustained by occupants or rescue workers.

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Perfect parking

by Jack Troughton Parking with the big boys at a Costa Blanca resort, one youngster scored a perfect 10 for placing his vehicle between the white lines.

With drivers’ tempers running short near the seafront in Javea at the height of the holiday season, it was an amusing example of how to get it right according to the rules of the road.

However, the triumph was short-lived. A grumpy 4x4 owner soon moved the go-kart onto the pavement...to the annoyance of speeding cyclists, skateboarders, roller-skaters and (possibly) mums and dads with pushchairs, not to mention ordinary pedestrians.

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Simon Weston is Legion guest Back on song FALKLANDS VETERAN Simon Weston MBE is the special guest of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion on Friday 7th October at 7.45pm.

by Jack Troughton The former Welsh Guardsman, author and tireless charity supporter hosts ‘An Evening with Simon Weston’ at the Olympic Restaurant Mil Palmeras.

Tickets are 10€, including a buffet supper and entertainment Rebecca Holt, paying tribute to ENSA with a series of popular classics. All proceeds go to the 2016 Poppy Appeal.

For more information or to reserve a place, call 600 228 616 or 668 573 954, or email orihuelacostarblsec@yahoo.co.uk.

THE NEW look charity singing group TAABS is ready to perform again and lend a helping hand as good causes look to raise funds.

The Torrevieja Amateur Association of Balladier Singers has restructured and welcomed new faces. Now the group will take bookings to help charities.

In the past, TAABS has helped raise thousands of Euros for charities and made return visits to give a helping hand year after year. The good causes it has supported include: Help at Home; Butterfly Children; Easy Horse Care; Maria and the Pink Ladies; Pets in Spain; Alzheimer’s; Reach Out; Elche Children’s Home; and the Samaritans.

The group has also been “honoured” of singing at Orihuela Cathedral, The Boulevard La Zenia; the Royal British Legion Orihuela Costa; and La Siesta Church fund raising events.

TAABS would be happy to hear from any charity and sing at an event. Currently the group has a 60’s programme but any theme is possible. The Christmas diary is already being filled but anyone interested can call Marion on 638 266 432.

And TAABS needs a ‘buddy’ for its new sound technician.

Anyone interested in a new hobby and learning how to set up sound and lighting can apply for the position.

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All our yesterdays

by Jack Troughton THE AUGUST holiday Antiques Fair at Teulada on Monday attracted dealers from along the coast and welcomed hundreds of members of the public.

The fair at Salon Canor was busier than in previous years and provided an opportunity for people to get away from the sea and sand.

Organiser Sue Horey told RTN: “This August fair is better than normal and once again there is a fabulous atmosphere for visitors to enjoy.”

She said dealers from as far away as Murcia and Gandia travelled to the event and 78 tables in the hall were occupied by 55 vendors.

Sue, who has been organising antiques fairs at the venue for 12 years, added: “the next event is in October, it is an extra day – we are becoming so popular we are now staging five fairs a year.”

Salvador Martinez, who runs the ‘Temps Passats” antique shop in El Vergel, said the fair was “incredible” with the opportunity to buy as huge range of collectables at bargain prices.

“Dealers are very interested in bringing good items to sell. It is very important there are so many beautiful things on offer and the prices are very good,” he added.

Pictured is organise Sue with ‘Dobbin’, a rocking horse being sold by Decor Denia which is staging an antiques auction next Thursday at 5pm – details at www.decordenia.com.

Five injured in accident Five youths were hurt in a traffic accident on the A-7 in Nijar on Tuesday. Aged between 18 and 28 years, the males received injuries to varying degrees in the incident that occurred at the 481km mark of the A-7, in the direction of Cádiz.

Their car skidded off the road. A call to 112 was made by a witness and once emergency services arrived at the scene, three of the injured were transported to El Toyo Hospital and the others were taken to the Torrecárdenas Hospital.

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Expats Inheritance in Spain. Validity of Spanish Wills previous to the Regulation 650/2012 In today’s article we would like to comment on the recent resolution of the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries in Spain, on 15th June 2016, of an appeal against the decision of the Land Property Registrar of Orihuela (Alicante).

The case concerned the inheritance of a British person, permanently resident in Spain at the date of death, who passed away after the entry into force of Regulation 650/2012, i.e. after the 17th of August 2015. Their Spanish Will was signed in 2003 before a public Spanish notary leaving all assets and properties to his wife, which is very common in the Anglo-Saxon legal tradition. In that Will, the testator had not chosen which country’s law to be the one to govern the succession.

European Regulation 650/2012 is applicable in Spain to all inheritances, regardless of the nationality of the deceased.

The Land registrar apparently understood that since the testator had not expressly chosen which national law to govern the succession ( professio juris ) then Spanish law, as the country of the deceased’s habitual residence, should be applied. Thus, the wife could not inherit everything, and the children of the deceased were entitled to their share of the inheritance (forced heirship) as indicated in the Spanish Civil Code. But his conclusion was wrong!

Since the Will was granted prior to August 17, 2015, the application of Article 83 of Regulation 650/2012 applies, where in its point 4 states: 4. If a Will disposition is granted before 17th of August 2015, in accordance with the law which the deceased could have chosen, ..it shall be deemed that the law has been chosen as the law applicable to the succession.

Thus, it should be understood that although not expressly said on the Will, the testator at the time of making his will wanted it in accordance with his own national law, and therefore it should be understood that he/she opted for such, meaning English law should govern the inheritance, making it was completely possible for the spouse to inherit the whole estate.

If you have questions about any inheritance, Will, Contact us and we’ll help.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues. White & Baos Abogados.

Tel:+34 966 426 185. E-mail: info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2014 – All rights reserved. Send your questions to spanishlawyer@roundtownnews.com or info@white-baos.com

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by

Christina Brady

Regional Manager of Blacktower Costa Blanca

Negative bank rates have arrived When the European Central Bank introduced a negative interest rate on lenders’ deposits two years ago, few thought things would ever go this far.

This week, a German cooperative savings said it’ll start charging retail customers to hold their cash. From September, for savings in excess of 100,000 euros , the community’s Raiffeisen bank will take back 0.4 percent. That’s a direct pass through of the current level of the ECB’s negative deposit rate.

“With our business clients there’s been a negative rate for quite some time, so why should it be any different for private individuals with big balances?,” Josef Paul, a board member of the bank, said by phone on Thursday.

For those of you with money in other European countries including the UK , watch out whilst you are currently not being charged to hold your cash, by leaving it languishing in a bank account, happy to get a measly interest rate you are in fact losing money .

With the recent rate cut in the UK most probably not the last, banks and building societies immediately cut the rate they are giving to savers with the average savings account in the UK paying just 0.53% according to Moneyfacts. This means millions of UK savers are now losing money following the latest rise in the cost of living. Official UK figures published on Tuesday showed CPI inflation crept up to 0.6 per cent in the year and RPI 1.29%.

It’s a similar story in the EU where you are lucky if you can get 0.25% as an average on deposit account.

So what’s the best course of action, firstly we all need to where possible keep some money in an easy access account to cover emergencies, then you need to seriously think about investing , even with market volatility it offers the only possibility of you making a reasonable return on your cash in the next five years .

Spain banks offer an investment account similar to the UK ISA, the amount you can invest is small €5,000 per person and it has to be invested for 5 years but it has to be at least 85% capital guaranteed.

Next there are investments in the stocks markets, there are many out there, but with the right advice you can find one that is right for you, they are very tax efficient here in Spain from and income tax and inheritance tax perspective and any money you invest is automatically reported so no need to fill in the dreaded Modelo 720.

If you would like advice on what’s on offer I am here to help you, to arrange an independent, professional and impartial consultation or review of your current banking / investment portfolio, please contact me by email christina.brady@blacktowerfm.com or call me on 658 892 330.

Proud to be celebrating 30 years of giving independent and professional advice to clients across the UK and Europe

Calle Joan Fuster, Edificio Palau 111, Local 7 Javea Tel: 658 892 330 Email christina.brady@blacktowerfm.com Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission Licence and registered with both the DGS and CNMV in spain

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Sheer harp attack

by Jack Troughton

MUSIC FANS are in for a treat when some of Spain’s best blues harmonica players battle it out in the Costa Blanca Blues’ second annual showdown called ‘Harp Attack’.

The event will be staged on Sunday 18th September and will mark the return of a number of musicians who featured in last year’s Teulada gig plus some new faces.

And organisers CBBlues - now launching its fifth year of supporting, celebrating, and promoting the blues - believes it will be the largest gathering of ‘harp’ players on one stage in Spain; duelling together and attempting to blow the roof off the Grand Salon at Teulada’s Bar Mediterraneo.

Harmonica player Peter Murphy is looking forward to his second year of the festival of fun which will include Danny Boy Sanchez and Buddy Paul.

Peter was aged nine when he caught the blues bug from his elder sister, who was a big fan of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, and was also influenced by her favourite singers Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.

He was 18 when he discovered the master of blues harmonica Sonny Boy Williamson and knew his own destiny was to play the harp – he even saw Sonny Boy playing live at the Black Prince, Bexley, in 1963 as a surprise guest of the legendary Yardbirds.

BLUES FAMILY Peter and his wife Carol started coming to the Costa Blanca on holiday a few years ago, discovered CBBlues, and are now part of its big blues family.

“In the Valencian blues scene, Danny Boy Sanchez really shines,” said the British bluesman. “Danny Boy’s technique and variety of styles not only equals Sonny Boy Williamson but I think he surpasses Sonny Boy. Another great harp player on the local scene that stands out for me is Buddy Paul.”

Peter is already excited about taking part in the second Harp Attack and promises there will be a huge contrast in style as each musician brings their own skills to the fore to encourage and challenge each other.

“It was an honour and a pleasure to play with them all last year...and I’m really looking forward to 18th September and the opportunity to join them all again,” he said.

“All the performers were more than willing to pass on their advice and techniques, so any wannabe blues harp players should come along and enjoy this year’s event.”

Pictured in Danny Boy Sanchez on stage – for more information go to www.cbblues.com.

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Sudoku

Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 52.

ACROSS 7. Sound way of communicating (2,4,2,5) 8. Travelling companion? (8) 9. Boats wrecked by a wind (4) 10. Cultivated Scandinavians (6) 12. Naughty ladies men dream of (6) 14. Key member of the office staff (6) 16. Decorate without a central point and it becomes gaudy (6) 18. It needs a nut to swallow in haste (4) 20. Not for heavy drinkers? (5,3) 22. Fagin’s pupils were members of it! (8,5) DOWN 1. At the roadside, incidentally (2,3,3) 2. Drop it, perhaps, being apathetic (6) 3. Thought I’d get an early start (4) 4. Expressing willingness to make some sacrifice (8) 5. Fashion that is going out (6) 6. Game unsuitable for women (4) 11. Agreeing upon, and paying, one’s debts? (8) 13. Upright but lacking energy (8) 15. Eventually observing the correct rhythm (2,4) 17. What a snake may do to make one nervous (6) 19. It’s yours and mine in due course (4) 21. An original Christmas gift (4)

Doodle Box

Quick ACROSS 7. Understanding (13) 8. Glue (8) 9. Merit (4) 10. Cat food (6) 12. Severe test (6) 14. US inventor (6) 16. Annual (6) 18. Suffer (4) 20. Store-house (8) 22. Public notice (13) DOWN 1. Section of an orchestra (8) 2. Oration (6) 3. Fairy (4) 4. Rite (8) 5. Climb (6) 6. Indigent (4) 11. Inviolability (8) 13. Magnetic (8) 15. Reconnoitre (6) 17. Adopt (6) 19. Whirlpool (4) 21. Comfort (4)

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Kenny Corris kennycorris@hotmail.com 686 361 594

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The midweek Saturn conjunction brings back a healthy whiff of nostalgia and allows you to see what a difference recent progress has made. This is a great time to weigh up the pros and the cons regarding a future project, particularly taking to heart what it really means. Keep poised and balanced, however, when it comes to the here and now!

There is a spontaneity becoming a true portent for what has to happen next in the current scheme of things. Actions with Venus and Uranus bring about sudden good fortune and great happiness borne by achievement and the realisation of dreams and desires. Realise that you are far more than you think that you are and then move onwards.

Saturn would appear to be allowing you to re schedule some ongoing changes that will bring you a new quality of life, and not before time. In conjunction with Mars, Saturn appears to be pulling out all of the stops, but you have to admit that sometimes you can be your own worst enemy, and all this implies. Be patient, be guided, but be yourself.

Moody and brooding over something, your time would be better spent in taking things further than the planning stage, since nothing seems to be happening. Take the bull by the horns and go in with all guns blazing if that is your way, but do something that makes good forethought into the reality of what needs to be on the cards right now.

Your suspicions have been aroused, and the reality is that this is not just a bee in your bonnet, but something that needs to be thrashed out once and for all. Taking responsibility is not necessarily taking over, and in the absence of any control you can openly defend your current actions. This will bring you both relief and repose.

Time to influence those who should have let you speak your mind in the first place. Though the goalposts have been moved you still had the right ideas then and you are more in control now then ever. As Mercury conjuncts with Jupiter you will gain more support, and strengthen what could be seen as a weakness as you make it your strength!

Virgo is waning in the rays of the Sun this week as Leo prepares to take over the hay days of Summer. You can have your cake and eat it too if you look for the loophole coming your way in the next few days. Seize the opportunity that allows you to show others what you can do; as you are about save a project that appears to be veering way out of control!

As Mercury conjuncts Jupiter so too there comes a confrontation with Uranus which sheds some new light on a situation of the heart, and stirs your innermost emotions at a crucial time. You seem to be waiting for something to happen, but by being static and stubborn and holding back you are actually doing yourself no favours whatsoever.

Venus takes on dwarf planet Kora and this action seems to help in closing something down at long last. Bringing a host of positive energies into play, it also heralds opportunity and the overcoming of problems that have been allowed to accumulate. If somebody cannot understand where you are, they don’t have your true interests at heart.

Talents and gifts are all around you and are much needed to bring things back together; sooner rather than later. The stubborn streak you are currently showing is not helping anybody, but you’ll have your say when the time comes.

Meanwhile work on levels that can be appreciated by those around you; because they now need to work as a team.

Uranus crosses the Cosmos closely skimming the energies of a very busy Mercury. Hopefully a recent message sent will not just have been received but will be actioned upon to boot; things cannot continue the way that they are. Being able to express your feelings in words hopefully will hit home, so that you can rest assured of a load off your mind.

Mars is en route to square on Neptune. This heralds your productive side, and galvanises you into action this week.

Don’t be put off by all the minor irritating interruptions that are also on the cards. There is a reason for everything, and something will turn out to be a blessing in disguise for you, in more ways than initially meet the eye!

Postbag

Email your letters to me at: kennycorris@roundtownnews.com

Kenny, my husband is an Aries and I am Taurus, sometimes I feel that we are totally incompatible, but something bonds us together. Are we well matched astrologically? Jo L. Hi Jo! The Aries male is going to go out for what he wants. He will be protective and possible dominating in his actions. For sure he will be highly competitive too.

The Taurus woman is sensitive and loves pampering and luxury. She will enjoy the predictable and will have her feet firmly on the ground. As star signs go your compatibility level is very low, but as they do say, opposites often attract and that could be the reason why you have such an on and off relationship. In some cases the Ram and the Bull together mean a clashing of horns!! I would have to examine your rising signs to comment further because there is high possibility that a strong attraction there helps it all work for you both, and when it does work your relationship is very good!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Forget the elements of the past that take you back, and focus more on what’s coming your way. If you truly examine all your talents and your innermost positive energies you will see that you are multi talented and more than ready to make a go of things this astrological year ahead!

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life&leisure #aunty virus

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Spam box Hello, Someone or something has got hold of my email address and is bombarding me with invitations to ‘dodgy’ activities.

I know spam is a perennial problem and I never open anything in the spam box, just delete it, but it is getting to epidemic proportions.

Please can you advise the best thing to block it without blocking stuff that I might want, or what settings I could change on the computer. I am on Windows 7 and Explorer.

Mike Reply: If you are using Yahoo and Yahoo mail, then there are no settings that you can change on your computer with regards to spam.

The only settings you can change are in your Yahoo account.

Yahoo has a “block sender” option, which stops emails from certain email addresses coming into your account.

Open or select an email from the sender you want to block.

Click More | Block.

Select “Send all future emails to Spam,” “Delete all existing emails,” or select both.

Click OK. Or mark that email as Spam, and get Yahoos to investigate and block the source.

Select the email you’re reporting.

Click Spam.

Spam button The message will be sent to your Spam folder.

But many people say that the best way to stop getting Spam in Yahoo is to quit Yahoo and move to Gmail,, who seem to be more proactive in Anti Spam measures.

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Suffolk

“I worked at the Greene King brewery in Bury St. Edmunds for 30 years,” says Mick Baldwin from Risby, just down the road from where we stay at The Highwayman’s.

“In the old days you could pack in your old job on a Friday and start a new one on the Monday. That’s what I did on a number of occasions. I started off working in a hospital and had a series of jobs until I ended up at Greene King, a stone’s throw from Risby. There wasn’t really an interview. A number of my relatives worked for them and that was good enough.

I started off on the ground floor and then worked my way up to become a beer tester; a job I enjoyed for 20 years. I had to ensure that the beer was brewed correctly and had the right amount of alcohol in it for Customs. In the early days there were great perks including a beer a day. At that time the managing director knew the names of all staff regardless of their position. It was a great family run business and you felt the management cared. When my wife and I married we even had a free bar. Guests told me it was the greatest party they had been to but we didn’t see it because we had to leave at 9pm to go on our honeymoon.” Eventually Mick applied for redundancy and took early retirement. “I didn’t like how the process was being automated,” he recalls. Founded in 1799, today Greene King is the UK’s largest pub retailer and brewer owning 1,600 pubs nearly all selling cask conditioned beer. A major Suffolk employer the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. While I was familiar with this business I wasn’t expecting to bump into a past employee with such a fascinating tale to tell.

We stay at the Highwaymans, which, in the 18th century, was a favourite haunt of notorious highwaymen. You can imagine

them settling down to a good night’s sleep after robbing some poor unsuspecting soul. Later it was the spot of a vineyard and in fact during our visit we spy some young vines that have been successfully planted. Today, The Highwayman’s is owned and run by Juliet Fisher and her five children. When our daughters Harriett (5) and Heidi (3) play outside on the bikes and pedal cars we bump into Meralina (5) and her brother Noah (9). It’s great to see that the four of them instantly hit it off and start talking about school and their interests. Meralina quickly notices that she has the same shoes as Harriett. As Meralina hares around on her bike she stops to say: “I learnt to ride this when I was four.” Noah, a keen footballer, chips in that there’s a holiday cottage, various rooms, and caravans can even stay for £10 a night on the eight acre site.

We stay in a family room, which really does have the wow factor. Large windows let in lots of light to the master bedroom and the accompanying window sills cry out to be sat on, I find; an ideal spot to sit and make notes. Wildlife paintings on the walls and antique furniture help to make a stay here a great occasion. It reminds us of a plush hotel

but with the added family appeal. The girls have their own separate bedroom complete with bunk bed, which can be shut off from ours. As is often the case the first night is never great because Harriett and Heidi take time to adjust and so they keep getting up to mess about. Anyway, bleary eyed we pray that the second night gets better. Thankfully it certainly is. We all enjoy their 12 hours sleep. My wife, Caroline even grabs a few hours more than she is used to but not enough of course because of little Henry’s (4mths) teething, which has seen him develop a nasty cough. When he wakes up at 1am he insists on clinging to mummy and nobody else. The beds are comfortable and there is peace and quiet, when our children finally get to sleep. For business travellers there is wi-fi. The Highwayman’s is not just a place to rest your weary head, there are regular events. “We have clay pigeon shooting every two weeks, regular yoga classes and even art exhibitions,” says Juliet. In fact the current exhibition features selected professional artists from Creative Coverage including Clare Blois, Gerry Defries, Susie Lidstone and Clive Meredith.

For more information visit: www.highwaymans.co.uk

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Dick Handscombe Practical gardener and author

Rockeries can withstand long droughts well

Rockeries can be usefully included in the design of both small and large gardens.

Thoughtfully located, designed and planted up they can look pleasing at all times of year and most importantly can require little watering even during the hottest summer months.

They can look good as round oval or irregular islands, long strips on top of and on the face of dry stone terraces, surrounds to ponds, earth retaining slopes surrounding above ground swimming pools, an enhancement of a natural hillside, and as mini ones in large containers or on a growing table. If starting a new garden they are a good way of hiding piles of builder’s rubbish.

Some success factors 1. Have a clear view of the type of rockery you wish to develop before you start.

2. Weed the area well before you start. Avoid weed killers as residual chemicals could kill off your new plants.

3. Build up the rockery from the lowest point, plant by plant and rock by rock. Be sure that each rock is stable before you add the next.

4. Plant with the roots of plants covered by rocks to provide shade and areas of residual moisture even during dry spells.

5. Use a rich water retaining sandy or gritty soil under and between rocks.

6. Mulch around plants with small rocks or fine volcanic rock.

7. Stand back after each group of plants to view the whole to see how the overall rockery is evolving.

8. Aim to have a plant in each hole between rocks.

Useful types of plants Short and limited spread. E.g. Succulants, dwarf irises, thyme and gazanias.

Short and spreading. E.g. Creeping trhyme, verbena, , messems, and oregano.

Medium height and limited spread. E.g. Cactii, sage, succulents and ajania.

Medium height and spreading. E.g. Short rock roses, creeping rosemary, dwarf junipers, arctotis, cacti, freesias and grevillias.

Taller but limited spread. E.g. Taller rock roses, irises,

sages, aeoniums, rue dwarf conifers and alliums.

Taller but spreading. E.g. Lavender, lantanas, agaves and brooms.

Maintenance required 1. Seasonal deadheading.

2. Annual cut back to keep plants to allotted space.

3. Remove plants that have become too large and dominating or upset the balance of the rockery.

4. Occasional weeding.

5. Clearing out of accumulated debris between rocks.

6. Occasional topping up of mulching material.

7. Removal and replacement of dead plants.

8. Taking of cuttings to plant up in any remaining holes.

9. Watering of least drought resistant plants during prolonged dry spells.

‘Autumn colours on established rockery dry stone wall’

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Dreambeach Success

by Jack Troughton The Dreambeach festival held on the beach at Villaricos came to a close last Sunday after another successful year of intense dancing to some outstanding performances by artists including 50 Cent, Die Antwoord, Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, Oscar Mulero and Jeff Mills.

The festival continued for four days, one more than in previous years, but the crowds didn’t dwindle and the move to the new site, closer to the camping area and the beach, proved popular with an estimated 160,000 visitors partying under the spectacular light displays and the notable sound improvements on previous events.

Local businesses have also profited from the fiesta; the camp site was fully booked from the previous Wednesday with a total of 30,000 people staying there and hotel occupancy in the area reached 100%. It is estimated that Dreambeach has brought around €6 million to the local economy.

Run to support ALS research ENTRANTS IN the San Miguel de Salinas Popular Race next month will help support people suffering from ALS – the neurodegenerative disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

It is the sixth year of this annual event and organiser CD Correbike hopes runners will pay a ‘solidarity’ registration fee – slightly higher than the standard registration - to help fund research into a condition that affects nerve cells in the brain and spine; it causes muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately respiratory failure.

Awareness of ALS has risen thanks to the global success of the ‘ice bucket challenge’, where people – including celebrities around the globe – dumped freezing water over themselves to raise cash for research.

The San Miguel run takes place on Saturday 10th September from 8.30pm.

The start is in Plaza de la Libertad and the course is 7km.

There is also a children’s race at 7pm. The organisers believe sport is “essential” to teach youngsters “the values and benefits of sport”.

Entrance is 10€, the ‘solidarity’ registration is 12€. Go to www.cronoevento.es.

Pictured is the fiesta atmosphere at the finishing line.

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friday 19th August BBC1

7:00 Breakfast 10:15 Countryside 999 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Olympics 2016 19:00 BBC News at Seven and Weather 19:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 20:00 Olympics 2016 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Olympics 2016 11:00 BBC News at Eleven 11:20 National Lottery Update 11:20 BBC Regional News and Weather 11:35 Olympics 2016

BBC2

7:00 Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 7:45 Homes Under the Hammer 8:45 The Housing Enforcers 9:15 Eat Well for Less?

10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 10:15 Olympics: Rio Highlights 2016 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:00 Olympics 2016 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 The Edge 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Great Antiques Map of Britain 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Olympics 2016 20:00 Eggheads 20:30 Mastermind 21:00 Olympics 2016 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart 23:00 Olympics 2016 23:30 Newsnight 00:00 Weather 00:05 Film Burke & Hare

saturday 20th August BBC1

7:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Lorraine’s Fast, Fresh and Easy Food 13:00 BBC News; Weather 13:10 Football Focus 13:45 Olympics 2016 18:30 BBC News 18:40 BBC Regional News and Weather 18:50 Olympics 2016 23:20 BBC News and Weather 23:40 National Lottery Update 23:40 Match of the Day

Olympics 2016 13:45

BBC2

7:15 Film Night Song (1948) 8:55 Film Whisky Galore!

10:15 Olympics: Rio Highlights 2016 14:00 Bargain Hunt 14:45 Escape to the Country 15:30 Flog It! 16:00 Full Steam Ahead 17:00 Final Score 18:30 Olympics 2016 18:50 The A to Z of TV Gardening 19:00 Gardeners’ World 19:30 Dad’s Army 20:00 Proms Extra 20:40 BBC Proms 2016 22:40 Edinburgh Nights 23:10 The National Lottery Live 23:20 Olympics 2016 01:10 Film Infamous

ITV1

7:00 Good Morning Britain 9:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Weather 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV Regional Weather 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 ITV Regional Weather 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 Weather 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Doc Martin 23:00 Weather 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV Regional Weather 23:30 ITV News 23:40 Film Forgetting Sarah Marshall

ITV1

7:00 Childrens TV 9:25 ITV News 9:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:25 Film Columbo: Identity Crisis 14:25 ITV News and Weather 14:34 ITV London Weather 14:35 River Monsters 15:00 The Chase 16:00 Doc Martin 17:05 Film The Mummy Returns (2001) 19:20 ITV Regional Weather 19:20 ITV News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 19:45 You’ve Been Framed!

20:15 Spotless 21:15 Catchphrase 22:00 Film The Bourne Supremacy 00:00 ITV News and Weather 00:14 ITV Regional Weather 00:15 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

7:15 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00 Frasier 10:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:00 The Simpsons 11:30 The Simpsons 12:00 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Come Dine with Me 14:35 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 Four in a Bed 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:00 Friday Night Dinner 23:35 The Big Fat Quiz of Everything

7:15 The Grid 7:40 Gillette World Sport 8:05 Volkswagen Racing Cup 8:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Frasier 12:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:25 The Big Bang Theory 12:55 The Big Bang Theory 13:20 The Simpsons 13:45 The Simpsons 14:15 The Simpsons 14:45 Channel 4 Racing 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:35 Come Dine with Me 19:05 Come Dine with Me 19:35 Channel 4 News 20:00 Film Men in Black 3 22:00 There’s Something About Romcoms 23:35 Film I Give It a Year

7:00 Childrens TV 9:15 Peppa Pig 9:25 Peppa Pig 9:35 Paw Patrol 9:50 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film The Santa Suit 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 5 News Update 20:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 21:00 5 News Update 21:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 It’s Not Me, It’s You 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the side

7:00 Childrens TV 9:00 Shimmer and Shine 9:25 The Fairly OddParents 10:00 The Saturday Show 12:10 Police Interceptors 13:00 Police Interceptors 14:00 Police Interceptors 15:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 16:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 17:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 18:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 19:05 NCIS: Los Angeles 20:00 NCIS 21:50 5 News Weekend 22:00 Football on 5: The Championship 23:00 Football on 5: Goal Rush 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 00:30 V Festival 2016

itv2

7:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20 Dinner Date 8:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00 Emmerdale 9:30 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed!

10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 23:00 FYI Daily 23:05 Film The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 00:35 Family Guy

itv2

7:00 The Hot Desk 7:10 Emmerdale 10:15 Coronation Street 12:45 The X Factor 13:45 Ninja Warrior UK 14:45 You’ve Been Framed!

15:45 Film Batteries Not Included 16:45 FYI Daily 16:50 Film Batteries Not Included 17:50 The Xtra Factor 18:55 Film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 19:55 FYI Daily 20:00 Film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 22:00 Film Hall Pass 23:00 FYI Daily 23:05 Film Hall Pass 00:05 Family Guy 00:35 Family Guy

E4

7:00 Charmed 7:45 Hollyoaks 8:10 Coach Trip 8:40 Melissa & Joey 9:05 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Baby Daddy 12:00 Charmed 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Baby Daddy 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Melissa & Joey 17:30 Melissa & Joey 18:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Coach Trip 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Film Aliens (1986) 01:05 The Big Bang Theory 01:35 The Big Bang Theory

E4

7:00 Jane the Virgin 7:45 Baby Daddy 8:35 How I Met Your Mother 9:00 How I Met Your Mother 9:35 Melissa & Joey 10:00 Melissa & Joey 10:35 Melissa & Joey 11:00 Melissa & Joey 11:30 Melissa & Joey 12:00 Made in Chelsea: South of France 13:00 New Girl 13:30 The Goldbergs 14:00 The Goldbergs 14:30 The Goldbergs 15:00 The Goldbergs 15:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 16:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 16:30 Film Journey to the Center of the Earth 18:30 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Film Die Hard (1988) 00:40 Gogglebox

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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// If you´ve ever wondered what 1,000 people covering David Bowie’s hit ´Rebel Rebel´ sounded like, you’re in luck as I´ve found a video of a stadium full of musicians paying tribute to the late star, and the 70´s expression ´it will blow your mind´ fits extremely well. Last week Rockin’ 1000, who describe themselves as the world’s biggest rock band, performed the song at Orogel Stadium in Cesena, Italy, and the 1000-strong band included singers, drummers, guitarists and even a handful of bagpipe players. What’s interesting about this project is that anyone can volunteer to join Rockin’ 1000 via their official website, so go check it out. We’re sure the Starman was looking down proudly from his place in the sky. Rebel Rebel - Rockin’1000 That’s Live Official

So what is it that you´re up to Zayn?

Zayn Malik has landed a major role in Hollywood, but unlike his two One Direction buddies Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson who´ve got themselves acting work, Zayn will be working behind the camera.

According to The Sun Zayn has been given the role of executive producer in upcoming USTV series ´The Premise´ … and what is the show about I hear you ask? Would you believe behind-the-scenes of a successful boy band! The show will follow the rise of a fictional group, albeit that they can all sing and play, and we will see them as they land a record label and subsequently become a massive success, and I´m sure the underlying plan is for the group to go from fictional to real, and, hey presto, yet another boy band! Zayn told Elle UK, “I started acting when I was in school with theatre studies and then music came after that, but I completely stopped when I joined One Direction, but I’d definitely be interested if I was given the right role!” So not entirely behind the camera then Zayn!!

It’s quite remarkable how technically clever folks are when it comes to mixing music and film for our entertainment. YouTuber ´The Unusual Suspect´ has used clips from 230 movies that include Harry Potter, Back to the Future, Star Wars all the way to The Little Mermaid and Kung Fu Panda, and the music used on the piece is ´Pretty Fly for s White Guy´ from 90´s Pop Punk band The Offspring. There’s some great end-of-line zingers from The Lion King’s Scar screaming ‘DENIAL’ and Nick Cage’s terrible cry of ‘BEES’ in the Wicker Man remake even getting a showcase. This is not the first time ´The Unusual Suspect´ has been active after last year’s Uptown Funk mash-up with the movies.

Enjoy the video. The Offspring’s ‘Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)’ Sung by 230 Movies

If you´re like me and sometimes wonder what it´s like behind the scenes of a soap opera, of, say for example ´Emmerdale´ then you are in luck! Following the popularity of the annual village tours, fans can now buy tickets to visit the former interior sets. Housed at Burley Road in Leeds, where the soap was filmed until recently, The Emmerdale Studio Experience offers viewers a guided tour around locations such as the Dingle home and the Woolpack interior while also sharing backstage secrets and explaining how the episodes are pieced together. This dizzie delight ends with the ultimate souvenir of a photograph of you behind the bar at The Woolpack. The first tours begin on Saturday 3rd September with tickets available from now. Something to add to your list of things to do whilst in the UK.

It’s never difficult to find a tale or three every week about Madonna, a lady who has been there and done it and got several tee-shirts! However this time around it’s the most bizarre story of idiotic bureaucracy, and for once I´m kind of siding with the 57 year old from Bay City, Michigan ... Kind of! She has a $7.3 million home in Harperley Hall co-op, a ritzy building located at West 64th Street and Central Park West, and our material girl is currently suing the board for trying to enforce a rule that requires her to be “in residence” at the apartment when any members of her family or staff are staying there! The problem stems from Madonna having taken two years to file the lawsuit against the building, saying she was unaware of the rule ... Silly Silly Madge!

sunday 21st August BBC1

BBC2

7:00 Breakfast 8:30 Match of the Day 10:00 BBC News 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 Bargain Hunt 13:45 BBC News 13:55 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:00 Olympics 2016 18:00 BBC News 18:20 BBC Regional News and Weather 18:30 Countryfile 19:30 Olympics 2016 22:00 Fake or Fortune?

23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC Regional News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:25 Olympics 2016

7:15 Gardeners’ World 7:45 Countryfile 8:45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 10:15 Olympics: Rio Highlights 2016 14:00 Film Pal Joey 15:45 Flog It! 16:25 Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart 17:25 Songs of Praise 18:00 Olympics 2016 19:30 Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers 20:00 Cats v Dogs: Which Is Best?

21:00 Robot Wars 22:00 Dragons’ Den 23:00 Fleabag 23:30 Murder in Successville 00:00 Film Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

ITV1

7:00 Childrens TV 8:35 Thunderbirds Are Go 9:00 Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes 9:25 ITV News 9:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:20 Murder, She Wrote 12:15 Film Columbo: Swan Song 14:15 ITV News and Weather 14:19 ITV London Weather 14:20 Long Lost Family 15:20 The Chase 16:20 Film The Incredible Hulk 18:25 Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 19:25 ITV London Weather 19:25 ITV News London 19:40 ITV News and Weather 20:00 The Zoo 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:19 ITV London Weather 23:20 Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones 00:15 Tipping Point

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

7:15 Shipping Wars 7:40 The King of Queens 8:05 The King of Queens 8:30 Frasier 8:55 Frasier 9:30 The Big Bang Theory 9:55 The Big Bang Theory 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Simpsons 14:00 The Simpsons 14:30 The Simpsons 15:00 The Simpsons 15:30 The Simpsons 16:00 The Simpsons 16:30 The Simpsons 17:00 The Simpsons 17:30 Location, Location, Location 18:35 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:00 Posh Pawn 21:00 Film Transformers: Dark of the Moon 00:00 Film The Grey

7:00 Children’s TV 9:05 Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:35 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:50 Shimmer and Shine 10:15 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 10:55 The Fairly OddParents 11:30 Football on 5: The Championship 12:30 Football on 5: Goal Rush 13:00 Film Christmas Song 14:45 Film The Christmas Bunny (2010) 16:40 Film Lucky Christmas 18:25 Film Defending Santa 20:00 Make You Laugh Out Loud 21:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 V Festival 2016

7:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20 You’ve Been Framed!

7:45 Emmerdale 10:55 Coronation Street 13:20 The Xtra Factor 14:20 Take Me Out 15:50 You’ve Been Framed!

16:20 Film The Smurfs 2 17:20 FYI Daily 17:25 Film The Smurfs 2 18:25 The Xtra Factor 19:25 Film Corpse Bride 20:25 FYI Daily 20:30 Film Corpse Bride 21:00 Film Evan Almighty 22:05 FYI Daily 22:10 Film Evan Almighty 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy 00:00 Family Guy 00:30 Family Guy

E4

7:00 The Mindy Project 7:20 The Mindy Project 7:40 Baby Daddy 8:05 Baby Daddy 8:30 How I Met Your Mother 9:00 How I Met Your Mother 9:30 Made in Chelsea: South of France 10:30 Hollyoaks 13:00 Coach Trip 13:30 Coach Trip 14:00 Coach Trip 14:30 Coach Trip 15:00 Coach Trip 15:30 Film Turner & Hooch 17:35 The Goldbergs 18:00 The Goldbergs 18:35 The Goldbergs 19:00 The Goldbergs 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 The Big Bang Theory 22:30 The Big Bang Theory 23:00 Tattoo Fixers 00:00 Gogglebox 00:50 Gogglebox

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monday 22nd August BBC1

7:00 Breakfast 10:15 Animal Park Summer Special 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Think Tank 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 BBC News at Seven 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News and Regional News 20:30 Panorama 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Eat Well for Less?

22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:45 Have I Got Old News for You 00:15 Have I Got a Bit More News for You

BBC2

7:30 Homes Under the Hammer 8:30 The Housing Enforcers 9:00 Natural World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Olympics 2016 15:00 Three Up, Two Down 15:30 Hi-de-Hi! 16:10 Sahara with Michael Palin 17:10 The Great Interior Design Challenge 18:10 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Debatable 19:30 Make Me an Egghead 20:00 Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 Ripper Street 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:10 Weather 00:15 Robot War

ITV1

7:00 Good Morning Britain 9:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Weather 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV London Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV London Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 ITV London Weather 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 Weather 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 500 Questions 23:00 Weather 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV London Weather 23:30 ITV News London 23:40 Spotless 00:40 Britain As Seen on ITV

CHANNEL 4

7:15 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Come Dine with Me 15:40 Wedding Town 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Fill Your House for Free 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Make My Body Better with Davina McCall 22:00 The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 23:30 Naked Attraction 00:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:35 The World’s Weirdest Weather

CHANNEL 5

7:00 Children’s TV 9:15 Peppa Pig 9:25 Peppa Pig 9:35 Paw Patrol 9:50 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Expecting Amish 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 5 News Update 20:00 FIA World Rally Championship Highlights 21:00 5 News Update 21:00 Police Interceptors Unleashed 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Tattoo Disasters UK 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

7:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20 Dinner Date 8:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00 Emmerdale 9:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 American Dad! 23:30 American Dad! 00:00 Family Guy 00:30 Borderto

E4

7:00 Charmed 7:45 Hollyoaks 8:10 Coach Trip 8:40 Melissa & Joey 9:05 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Baby Daddy 12:00 Charmed 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Baby Daddy 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Melissa & Joey 17:30 Melissa & Joey 18:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Coach Trip 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Made in Chelsea: South of France 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 The Big Bang Theory 00:35 The Big Bang Theory

tuesday 23rd August BBC1 7:00 Breakfast 10:15 Animal Park Summer Special 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 Escape to the Country 16:25 Think Tank 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 One of Us 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 National Lottery Update 23:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 Clean Eating’s Dirty Secrets

BBC2

7:15 Animal Park Summer Special 8:00 Homes Under the Hammer 9:00 The Hairy Builder 9:30 The Hairy Builder 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:00 The Super League Show 14:45 Three Up, Two Down 15:15 Hi-de-Hi! 15:45 Yes Minister 16:15 Sahara with Michael Palin 17:15 The Great Interior Design Challenge 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Debatable 19:30 Make Me an Egghead 20:00 Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy 21:00 Inside the Factory 22:00 An Hour to Save Your Life 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:10 Weather 00:15 Dragons’ Den

ITV1 7:00 Good Morning Britain 9:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Weather 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV Regional Weather 14:55 ITV News London 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 ITV Regional Weather 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 Weather 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 500 Questions 22:00 Rookies 23:00 Weather 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV Regional Weather 23:30 ITV News London 23:40 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America 00:40 Murder, She Wrote

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

E4

7:00 Childrens TV 9:35 Paw Patrol 9:50 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:10 Film The Novel Murders: Garage Sale Mystery VI 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 5 News Update 20:00 Stop! Roadworks Ahead 21:00 5 News Update 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Suspects 00:05 Football on 5: The EFL Cup

7:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20 Dinner Date 8:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed!

10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 The Vampire Diaries 23:55 Family Guy 00:25 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad!

7:00 Charmed 7:45 Hollyoaks 8:10 Coach Trip 8:40 Melissa & Joey 9:05 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Baby Daddy 12:00 Charmed 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Baby Daddy 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Melissa & Joey 17:30 Melissa & Joey 18:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Coach Trip 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Containment 23:00 Supernatural 00:00 The Big Bang Theory 00:30 The Big Bang Theory

6:15 3rd Rock from the Sun 7:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00 Frasier 9:30 The Big Bang Theory 10:30 The Simpsons 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Come Dine with Me 12:35 Come Dine with Me 1:05 Come Dine with Me 1:40 Come Dine with Me 2:10 Come Dine with Me 2:40 Wedding Town 3:10 Countdown 4:00 Fill Your House for Free 5:00 Come Dine with Me 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 8:00 Location, Location, Location 9:00 President Trump: Can He Really Win? 10:00 Beauty and the Baker 10:50 999: What’s Your Emergency?

11:50 Secrets of a Police Marksman

7:00 Children’s TV 9:05 Wissper 9:15 Peppa Pig 9:25 Peppa Pig 9:35 Paw Patrol 9:50 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film A Wife’s Nightmare (2014) 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 5 News Update 20:00 Conspiracy 21:00 5 News Update 21:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Borderline 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:35 Impractical Jokers UK

itv2

7:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20 Dinner Date 8:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00 Emmerdale 9:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 22:00 FYI Daily 22:05 Film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 23:40 Family Guy 00:10 Family Guy 00:40 American Dad!

E4

7:00 Charmed 7:45 Hollyoaks 8:10 Coach Trip 8:40 Melissa & Joey 9:05 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Baby Daddy 12:00 Charmed 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Baby Daddy 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Melissa & Joey 17:30 Melissa & Joey 18:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Coach Trip 21:00 2 Broke Girls 21:30 2 Broke Girls 22:00 Tattoo Fixers 23:00 Wasted 23:35 The Inbetweeners 00:05 The Big Bang Theory 00:35 The Big Bang Th

wednesday 24th August BBC1

BBC2

7:15 Animal Park Summer 7:00 Breakfast Special 10:15 Animal Park Summer 8:00 Homes Under the Special 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 9:00 Gardeners’ World 9:30 The Hairy Builder Revisited 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 13:45 Heir Hunters 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 The Edge 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:45 Three Up, Two Down 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 15:15 Hi-de-Hi! 15:45 Yes Minister 16:25 Think Tank 16:15 Sahara with Michael 17:10 Flog It! Palin 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 17:15 The Great Interior 19:00 BBC News at Seven Design Challenge 20:00 The One Show 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 20:30 BBC News 19:00 Debatable 20:30 Rip Off Britain 21:00 The Great British Bake Off 19:30 Make Me an Egghead 22:00 The Chronicles of Nadiya 20:00 Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 National Lottery Update Economy 21:00 Can Britain Have a Pay 23:30 BBC Regional News Rise?

23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Britain’s Most Wanted 22:00 Skies Above Britain 23:00 People Just Do Nothing Motorbike Gangs?

00:50 Weather for the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:10 Weather Ahead 00:55 BBC News 00:15 Inside the Factory

ITV1 7:00 Good Morning Britain 9:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Weather 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV London Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV London Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 ITV London Weather 19:30 Weather 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 500 Questions 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Weather 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV London Weather 23:30 ITV News London 23:40 UEFA Champions League Highlights 00:40 British Touring Car Championship Highlights

7:15 3rd Rock from the Sun 67:40 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Simpsons 12:00 The Simpsons 12:30 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Come Dine with Me 15:40 Wedding Town 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Fill Your House for Free 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Great Canal Journeys 22:00 The Watchman 23:00 First Dates 00:05 Britain’s Benefit Tenants

Thursday 25th August BBC1 7:00 Breakfast 10:15 Animal Park Summer Special 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Think Tank 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 BBC News at Seven 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News and Regional News 20:30 Panorama 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Eat Well for Less?

22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News 23:45 Have I Got Old News for You 00:15 Have I Got a Bit More News for You

BBC2 7:30 Homes Under the Hammer 8:30 The Housing Enforcers 9:00 Natural World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Olympics 2016 15:00 Three Up, Two Down 15:30 Hi-de-Hi! 16:10 Sahara with Michael Palin 17:10 The Great Interior Design Challenge 18:10 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Debatable 19:30 Make Me an Egghead 20:00 Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 Ripper Street 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:10 Weather 00:15 Robot War

ITV1 7:00 Good Morning Britain 9:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Weather 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV London Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 16:59 ITV London Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 ITV London Weather 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 Weather 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 500 Questions 23:00 Weather 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV London Weather 23:30 ITV News London 23:40 Spotless 00:40 Britain As Seen on ITV

CHANNEL 4 7:15 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 13:35 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Come Dine with Me 15:40 Wedding Town 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Fill Your House for Free 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Make My Body Better with Davina McCall 22:00 The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 23:30 Naked Attraction 00:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:35 The World’s Weirdest Weather

CHANNEL 5

itv2

E4

7:00 Children’s TV 9:15 Peppa Pig 9:25 Peppa Pig 9:35 Paw Patrol 9:50 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Expecting Amish 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 5 News Update 20:00 FIA World Rally Championship Highlights 21:00 5 News Update 21:00 Police Interceptors Unleashed 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Tattoo Disasters UK 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

7:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20 Dinner Date 8:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00 Emmerdale 9:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 American Dad! 23:30 American Dad! 00:00 Family Guy 00:30 Borderto

7:00 Charmed 7:45 Hollyoaks 8:10 Coach Trip 8:40 Melissa & Joey 9:05 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Baby Daddy 12:00 Charmed 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Baby Daddy 16:30 Baby Daddy 17:00 Melissa & Joey 17:30 Melissa & Joey 18:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Coach Trip 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Made in Chelsea: South of France 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 The Big Bang Theory 00:35 The Big Bang Theory

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WITH A background in family and matrimonial mediation, Life Coach Sara Bell helps Readers with their daily worries. If you are having difficulties with relationships, family, work or any other aspect of your life, then help is at hand.

Why doesn’t he compliment me?

I get upset when my husband doesn’t notice me. He rarely gives compliments, and doesn‘t seem to notice if I look nice any more. I am middle aged now and menopausal. To my horror I find that middle aged spread is a very real thing. Damn these hormones! I find I need reassurance more than ever. I am still slim and not bad looking for my age. Why doesn’t he say I look nice, when I go to so much effort?

You’ve heard the saying, ‘Men are from Mars?’, well they are different from us girls, who routinely comment on each other’s appearance, and offer compliments readily. May be we do this because we know how we feel when it is well received. A kind word in the right place, can make a person’s day. Are we asking too much from our men? Maybe. However, lads - if you want to keep us girls happy, just a ‘you look lovely’ every now and then, works wonders.

Write to Sara in confidence. A pseudonym will be used if you wish. Sara reads all letters and can give a personal reply. Email your question to agonyaunt@roundtownnews.com or Sara is available for private consultations, telephone 650 054 467.

She constantly interferes Since the birth of our baby daughter, my mother in law constantly interferes. She will say, ‘that’s not the way we used to do it’. I know it annoys my husband too, but he hasn’t said anything to her yet. It’s getting worse, and she wrote down all her ‘tips’ the other day and gave me a list of dos and don’ts. I am coming to the end of my tether, and feel I will snap if something isn’t said, but I do feel it my husband’s place to say something.

It might be your husband’s place to say something, but up to now, he hasn’t. You could ask him to have a quiet, calm word with his Mum, or next time she offers her opinion, rather than say nothing, thank her and say that her suggestions have been taken on board, but you’d like to try our own way right now. Some of her suggestions might even be good ones, and it may help for you to take her advice every now and again to diffuse the situation. It’s all about give and take.

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SAMM’s famous five

by Jack Troughton

SAILORS FROM cruising group SAMM and their ‘famous five’ yachts enjoyed a summer adventure out of the Mar Menor and across to the Balearics.

Each boat was carried supplies for two weeks and 18 crew set sail for first Calpe and a ‘flotilla’ journey across to Ibiza and Formentera, Plans went awry at Calpe – two yachts had problems that cost another day – but the remaining three crossed to the islands; a memorable highlight for all was being in the midst of a pod of some 30 dolphins, the aquatic mammals performing around the boats for around 20 minutes.

The remaining yachts caught up the following day and the entire fleet enjoyed independently exploring the many coves and bays – meeting up in San Antonio to celebrate one skipper’s birthday.

The crews enjoyed some great sailing and adventures before the yachts independently crossed back to the mainland; encountering very different weather conditions but everyone made it safely.

Pictured are yachts at anchor at dusk in Cala Saona. For more information about SAMM and the cruising group go to www.sailingmar.menor.com.

Animal magic party PETS IN Spain is holding a Pool Party and Barbeque on Monday 12th September at The Posh Club on La Marina Urbanisation.

The fundraising committee has organised the fun to help raise funds for a charity involved in the rescue and rehoming of abandoned and displaced animals and a successful feral cat sterilisation programme in the local area.

The party will run from 2pm until 6pm and tickets are 12€ - including a BBQ meal, live entertainment, and full use of the Posh Club’s swimming pool.

It is planned everyone will enjoy a relaxing afternoon and have an opportunity to meet the Pets in Spain team and learn more about the charity’s role in the area.

Tickets are available from Pets in Spain charity shops on the urbanisation, the Posh Club, an online at www.jumblebee.co.uk/poolparty.

For more information about the charity and its many different animal rescue and welfare projects call 645 469 253, email info@petsinspain.com, or visit the website www.petsinpspain.com.

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Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

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Estar in the past This article is one of a short series on the uses of “ser” and “estar” in two of the most common past tenses. Another way of saying the same thing is that the articles are about the translation of the word “was”, although as I have already explained, any attempts at direct translation can lead us down a number of blind alleys.

Last week we talked about the use of “ser” in a general way in both past tenses, so this week we have to look at examples of the use of “estar” in the past. However much I nag about these two verbs, (and believe me, I can nag) I still find people clinging to the belief that the difference between them is connected to the ideas of “temporary” and “permanent”. This explanation may help us initially, but as soon as we start to explore the use of the two verbs, it creates more problems than it solves. The basic problem is that this concept of the two verbs relies on an idea related to “time”. Once we start changing the time scale, i.e. by putting “ser” and “estar” into past or future tenses, we are losing any meaningful concept of “temporary” and “permanent”.

I talked about this last week, so I won’t go on. Instead I will start by referring back to my imperfect, but much more useful, definition of “estar”, as referring to “how” or “where”. I think it is quite clear that we can talk about “how” or “where” things were in the past. Here are some examples: “estuve en su casa ayer” (I was at his - her or their -house yesterday). “Estaba en su casa ayer cuando vino el cartero” (I was at his - her or their - house yesterday when the postman came). Don’t forget, my mission at the moment is not to explain why the first sentence uses “estuve” and the second uses “estaba”, I am simply giving examples of when this particular verb is used (and not “ser”) to express the idea of “where”.

Now here are some examples of “how” in the past tense: “Yo estaba enferma cuando me vino a visitar” (I was ill when he came to see me). “Estuve muy enfadado con él por su comportamiento ” (I was very angry with him because of his behaviour). Both of these examples describe “how”, that is in what “state” someone was in, in the past, in this case ill and angry,

although they don’t have to be negative states!

As you may realize I am treading very carefully on stepping stones here, and probably raising as many questions as I am answering, but the idea is that each point regarding verbs and tenses will be covered step by step if you just stay with me for a few more weeks!

One other use of “estar” which I have not yet mentioned is that it can combine with other verbs to form a continuous tense. In the present we can say, for example, “estoy aprendiendo español” or “estamos escuchando música” (I am learning Spanish. We are listening to music). This formation can also be used in the past – “estaba aprendiendo español” and “estábamos escuchando música”. Again, this leads to other questions about the meanings of tenses, but really all I am trying to do at the moment is illustrate three uses of the verb estar, namely – where, how and as part of some compound tenses.

You can now go and recover from reading this article, and I will go and recover from writing it. Hopefully you will be up to reading the next episode next week. See you then.

Crossword solutions for last week Cryptic Solutions

Across: 1 Opts; 8 Exasperate; 9 News-reel; 10 Siam; 12 Strays; 14 Stigma; 15 Direct; 17 Wagers; 18 Into; 19 Pageants; 21 Crossroads; 22 Owns.

Down: 2 Pedestrian; 3 Sees; 4 Capers; 5 Spills; 6 Dressing; 7 Beam; 11 Admiration; 13 Alehouse; 16 Topers; 17 Wigwam; 18 Inch; 20 Also.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Cask; 8 Impossible; 9 Decisive; 10 Each; 12 Gamble; 14 Mutiny; 15 Dilate; 17 Sordid; 18 Once; 19 Contract; 21 Underrated; 22 Ewer.

Down: 2 Alteration; 3 Kiwi; 4 Sprite; 5 Esteem; 6 Director; 7 Mash; 11 Confiscate; 13 Bracelet; 16 Escort; 17 Sanity; 18 Onus; 20 Rude.

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WELL DONE hotshots if you knew ‘The Velvet Fog’ from last week’s scribble was aka Mel Tormé.

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Many years ago during my hitchhiking wanderings I pitched up at Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens. There was a 20 piece orchestra playing & singing with them was the unannounced Mr. Tormé - who was brilliant. The reason I mention it - have you come across anyone famous, unheralded, in unlikely places? My earliest memory of sharing the same oxygen as a star was in Woebegone Worthing’s Sainsburys where ‘The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice’ – Alma Cogan draped in a fur coat was buying fish cakes. When this awkward 11¾ year old asked for her autograph, she unladylike told me to –albeit with a giggle in her voice - “Bugger off!” Didn’t like her daft records anyway–’Never Do A Tango With an Eskimo’ (UK #6 1955) for heavens sake.

Come with me to a back street Lancastrian pub in Ramsbottom where I met in the loo, by happenstance, Allan Clarke (not the late rumbustious politico diarist) the lead singer with The Hollies. This was a great thrill for me – hold fire, bearing in mind the location I’ll rephrase that. He’s always been one of my favourite warblers from that era & what a nice bloke - also there was mutual empathy. He has a wonky eye like mine – shared with Robert Mitchum & Bobby Darin. To be brutally honest, with the aforementioned, you ladies would simper “Oooh! Bedroom eyes, one two unbuckle my shoe.” With me one eye is looking at the mantelpiece, the other’s looking up the chimney – attractive huh? Flying from Alicante to the UK recently I sat next to a vaguely familiar chap in his mid 60’s. We got into a conversation for no other reason than to distract us from the brats behind kicking our seats. Turned out he’d just been playing a shifty character in the TV show ‘Benidorm’-all rise for Robin Askwith of Confessions From A Holiday Camp/ Window Cleaner/Driving Instructor/Pop Performer fame. A forlorn franchise that made ‘On The Buses’ & ‘Carry On’ capers look like an Ingmar Bergman tour de force. Now what about you valued reader – any stars you’ve bumped into in unlikely surroundings – we need to know. Email - ashleybobble@hotmail.com

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Chicken and chorizo paella Ingredients 85g chorizo sausage, diced 1 tbsp olive oil 350g skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into 2.5cm chunks 1 large onion, chopped 2 celery sticks, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced 1 green pepper, deseeded and diced 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and diced 250g Camargue red rice 4 tomatoes, finely diced 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs of fresh thyme 750ml boiling water 200g frozen peas 200g frozen sweetcorn 15g fresh parsley, chopped Method Prep:25min › Cook:45min › Ready in:1hr10min 1. Dry-fry the chorizo in a large, heavy-based saucepan or flameproof casserole over a medium heat for

about 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Add the oil and chicken and increase the heat slightly, then cook for about 5 minutes until coloured all over, stirring occasionally. Remove the chicken and chorizo from the pan using a draining spoon and set aside.

2. Add the onion, celery, garlic and peppers to the oil remaining in the pan. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes until the vegetables are softened slightly. Stir in the rice, tomatoes, bay leaves and thyme, then replace the chicken and chorizo and pour in the water. Bring back to the boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook gently for 25 minutes.

3. Add the peas and sweetcorn, forking them lightly into the rice mixture.

Re-cover and continue to simmer for a further 5 minutes until the rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed.

Discard the bay leaves and thyme stalks and season to taste, then fork through the parsley and serve.

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Ă“ptica Ă“ptima has been working with the Lions Club of Torrevieja to collect used glasses On July 26 Optica Optima along with 15 opticians in the province of Alicante, gave the Lions Club of Torrevieja Suomi a box of used glasses that have been collected From their clients in the last month.

The glasses will go to disadvantaged people who need glasses and will Help to correct vision problems that limit their quality of life.

Optica Optima is collaborating with the Lions Club of Torrevieja Suomi and will be collecting spectacles donated by customers.

The Lions Club has a recycling center is situated in San Vicente del Raspeig.

The Glasses will be given to disadvantaged people in different countries including Africa, America, Europe and Asia. Optica Optima wants to thank all its customers for their donations and cooperation.

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MABS goes Motown SINGER SHONDELL Mims returns to the Costa Blanca next month as the star attraction at the annual MABS Glitter Ball.

Her foot-tapping blend of soul and Motown won hearts and minds and got the audience dancing in the aisles this summer when she appeared at the Moraira Music Festival and at Javea’s Parador Hotel.

And now Shondell is back at the MABS Cancer Support Group’s flagship celebration at the Salon Canor, Teulada, on Saturday 24th September.

Originally from Los Angeles, she is based in Europe and hit the charts by co-writing an Ibiza anthem ‘Beachball’, touring with ‘The New Life Gospel Choir’, and starring in ‘I’m a Soul Man’, a tribute to The Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles – her role caught the attention of ‘Stars in Concert’ in Berlin where she has reprised her Aretha Franklin role.

Glitter Ball tickets are 40€ including a cava reception and a five-course dinner including drinks at the table throughout the night. The compere is Matt Curtis and the dress code is Black Tie or lounge suit for the men; ladies are asked to add a little glitter to their outfits.

Tickets are available by contacting Tina on 626 328 606 or jt_troughton@hotmail.com; or Ruth on 664 715 428 or ken.ruth.kennard@googlemail.com; or Jacqui on 686 305 006.

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Pego Golf society On a very cool morning with a hint of rain, we had 32 members and guests assembled for a Texas Scramble at Oliva Nova on Tuesday 16th of August 2016.

Our guests were many today, and they were Derek Lindley, Richard Lindley, Martin Livesey, Richard Morris, Chris Andersen, Simon Waldren and Ian Sharp. All were The competition today was a “Texas Scramble Team Competition” and with the course and the greens returned to their normal pristine condition, the scene was set for an exciting tournament In the main part of the competition, the results were as follows Texas Scramble Results 1st Place Score:- 60.8 was the team of David O’Connor, Terry Langley, Donna Green and Peter Cornes 2nd Place Score:- 61.2 was the team of Martin Livesey, ian Sharp, Iain Campbell, and Roger Brown 3rd Place Score:- 61.6 was the team of Dave Collins, Derek Lindley, Richard Lindley and Paul Singh All very tight with only 0.8 between the first three team, so

well played to all, especially our guests for the day.

There were three 2’s today, and they were by John Guest, David O’Connor, and Brian Barden.

The “Balls in the Water” prize numbered 98 balls in the water and that was won by Brian Barden.

Nearest the hole at Hole 3 with their tee shot was Dave Collins at 1.33 meters, and and at hole 16, the closest was Brian Barden at 3.3 meters.

There were two match-play games played today and they

were as follows:John Evans defeated Patrick Lynch by 1 hole, and Simon Fox defeated John Guest by 3/1 If any member or guest would like to play with the Pego Golf Society, and who wouldn’t, as we are playing a “Team Accumulator Competition” please contact our secretary and send an e-mail to Penny Barden at pegohandicapsec@gmail.com or enter through our website www.pegogolfsociety.com. A warm welcome awaits you.

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Golf tournament is new pin up

by Jack Troughton THE FIRST ‘Torneo Villa Mojacar’ attracted 90 golfers to the town’s Marina Golf Course and a successful introduction to the province’s summer sport calendar.

Sponsored by Bridgestone and organised by Mojacar Town Hall with the host club, the competitors enjoyed an excellent morning’s golf and “very respectable” score cards were returned to the clubhouse.

The awards in the individual ‘stableford’ were divided into two categories and there was a reward for the best round according to handicap. The winner of the first group was John Graves and second was Gustavo Renno; the second group was won by Juan Lopez Saez with Francisco Gonzalez Garcia, playing

on his home course was second. The scratch award went to Javier Abellan Berruezo, also playing at home.

Prizes were presented by Mojacar’s Councillor for Sport Ana Garcia who declared the inaugural tournament “a great success” and confirmed the competition would return next year.

She invited players and their families to return and enjoy the golf and the town’s beaches and many attractions – the competition has already been included in the official Lorca Golf Club circuit.

And the day ended with players enjoying a cocktail and the eagerly awaited prize draw for Bridgestone golf equipment.

Pictured with Councillor Garcia at Marina Golf are the two stableford winners John and Juan.

Billy’s birthday bash To celebrate reaching the ripe old age of 70 our treasurer sponsored this month’s fun day, and a lot of fun was had by all and with glamour, treats and shot’s being provided by Bills wife Monica, and Carol our hostess from Rayz bar all was set for a great day. It all started with our sponsor being the first to tee off, with a great

audience watching and a loud cheer Bill proceeded to drive his first shot into the bushes before disappearing down the fairway with balloons and bunting flying. The competition for the day was a two ball scramble and with the course in great condition and the weather fair everyone enjoyed the day.

The prizes were sponsored by Bill and the recipients were, nearest the pin on the par 3’s Marc Doherty and George Marshall Deane, the scores were very close with only a few

points deciding the outcome but the overall winners were Colin Fear and Nigel Wright with Harry Evans and Theresa Wright coming second. Bill also did a blind draw with prizes for all that had played and not won anything. A big thank you to Bill and Monica for sponsoring the day.

Back at Rayz bar our hostess dished up a nice buffet and Theresa also won the football card. our next game is at El Valle anyone wishing to join us for this fixture please put your name down on the list displayed in Rayz Bar.

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The heat and the increasing hours of sunshine are the main causes for sleep deprivation in summer The heat and the longer hours of sunshine are the main causes for sleep deprivation. For that reason many people turn to sleeping with air conditioning, open windows or use fans.

According to Dr. Gonzalo Pin, coordinator of the Sleep Unit for Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia, in summer there are four circumstances that could affect our sleep, “if the temperature is greater than 22 degrees the onset of sleep is difficult therefore more movements and night time awakenings. Also the increased noise levels from outside when we open windows, more people on the street, the noise form the air conditioning machine etc. Our hearing is in “waking activity” hindering the depth and continuity of our sleep.”

The second cause that affects our sleep in the summer is the duration of light-dark natural cycle: as the daylight hours increase, night time falls later and this affects our internal biological clock “its set time” depending on the light we receive spontaneously depends on our bedtime. Our biological night in summer is somewhat shorter than in winter.

Another reason is the change in our daily habits, says Dr. Pin, “we get up later, eat and drink differently, we extend our leisure time and we lose the routine from the beginning to the end of our sleep patterns sleeping more irregular

hours. Sleep is a habit that requires external elements to perform properly and consistency between these elements is critical. “ The logical answer to all of this is practicing a healthy summertime habit of having an afternoon nap which improve our intellectual activity and our mood. But you must have an adequate duration of about half an hour and we should avoid naps very late in the day because they contribute to further delay of sleeping at night.

Tips for better sleep in summer The experts recommend that we follow these tips to achieve better sleep during this time of year, like ventilating the room hours before bedtime, eating a balanced diet and staying hydrated.

According to Dr. Esteban Vicente, a specialist in neurophysiology of the Sleep Unit of Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja, “to have restful sleep during the summer period it is very useful to have clear strategies to maintain proper sleep hygiene.” Some of the practical aspects to improve sleep in summer are: Breathe properly: With a simple technique you can get it, you must be laid face up and in a comfortable position, close your eyes and relax your muscles, breathing slowly three times without forcing the breath and the end

of the third breath hold without breathing in air. It is important that the breathing is not forced, repeat the cycle six to eight times.

Adequate food: It is very important to eat a balanced diet and keep well hydrated. Do not smoke close to bed time and drink moderate consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks from noon onwards. Go to bed half an hour after eating normally and at least 2 hours if you have eaten a large meal. Finally, you should dine lightly with low fat and calories. The intake should contain vegetables (rich in tryptophan, amino acid precursor of serotonin and melatonin), few proteins and dairy. Avoid cakes and moderate alcohol consumption. Although dinner should be light you should not go hungry.

Conditioning the sleeping environment.

Avoid excessive heat and noise in the room.

The room must have a temperature of 20-22 C. Use a firm mattress with washable and breathable sheets and avoid sleeping with drafts.

If ambient noises bothers you use earplugs.

Finally, if it light bothers you or your partner usually sleeps watching TV use a mask it will also eliminate the bright light of the mornings.

Finally, take a hot shower to relax and wear comfortable cotton clothes for sleeping these are guidelines that will help us sleep better.

Sleeping on the left side benefits our digestive system and heart Dr. Teresa Lluch, specialist of neurology.

Hospital Quirónsalud Murcia, explains the importance of posture while sleeping. In fact, “The Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology” has recently published several studies that mention that it is better for the lymphatic drainage when we sleep on the left side of the body. Similarly, sleeping on the left side of the body helps smooth functioning of our digestive system. This means that we have a better production of gastric juices and pancreatic enzyme secretion occurs without a lot of effort. Other benefits to the body that occur during sleep on the left side refer directly to the proper functioning of the heart.

Dr. Lluch stresses the importance of sleep to lead a healthy life and recommends adopting the pose on the left side. It need not be overnight. Simply sufficient time in the dominant position “.

Rosa Ruiz Aragonés Directora de Comunicación T. 626 023 153 rosa.ruiz@quironsalud.es

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An Unforgettable Day for the Children by n332 The N332 road safety project reached an agreement with the Hollywood Motor Show to help the children from Elche Children´s Home have a fun day out. The stunt drivers didn´t hesitate to help us when we explained where the tickets would go.

The three stars of the show, stunt drivers David, Patrick and Christopher, donated the tickets so that the children could come to see them perform, where they will be able to experience this amazing event first hand.

Francisco Morales from N332 said, “We must think of the children during this holiday time when those with families are enjoying their time together, many of those without a family don´t have the same opportunities and don´t even get to leave their home”.

As well as sharing news and information to encourage safer driving and hopefully save lives, N332 will keep working to help local charities, and with the recent launch of the new eMagazine will be donating some of the benefits earned to these local charities.

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