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Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

ELECTRIC SHOCKS by JACK TROUGHTON

POWER GIANT Iberdrola has again come under fire from angry Costa Blanca customers stung by massive bills and inflexible contracts. One couple was faced with an 840€ bill days before Christmas, while another found a ‘special offer’ contract left them paying more for electricity because of hidden costs. And they want to publicise their experiences via RTN to discover if other Iberdrola customers have similar horror stories regarding the utility company – which also owns Scottish Power in the UK. Pensioners Charles and Anna – they asked not to use their real names – discovered their bank had paid an 840€ bill on 17th December; their normal monthly charge at their La Nucia home is between 150€ to 200€. They said the unwanted jump came at a time when Anna was seriously ill and they had moved extra cash into their account for any sudden emergency. Jim Kershaw with a handful of bills

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Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

From the Editor’s desk...

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THE WORLD was a poorer place this week as two giants of music, film and theatre, passed away. Ironically both David Bowie and Alan Rickman were aged 69 and had lost battles with cancer. Back in the mists of time, JT used some of his hard earned pocket money to buy his first ever Bowie single ´Starman´, after seeing the glam rocker on the legendary Top of the Pops in 1972. The seven inches of vinyl did sterling service – it´s still stored away somewhere. Over the years successive Bowie albums found their way into the record collection and have since been replaced with CD versions. There are 24 of them and none is given the opportunity to collect dust. Alan Rickman carved himself a solid gold reputation as a classic actor. As the news broke about his untimely passing, everyone at RTN Towers quickly remembered his roles as a villain (the Harry Potter and Die Hard films) – but his career and talents were much more impressive. Penning a quick obituary to beat deadlines, it was comforting to see the many romantic parts he played. In real life, he met his wife when they were both in their teens in 1965…they married in 2012. The word ´shock´ is again on RTN´s front page this week and a certain electricity company is to blame. In the scheme of things, they are not the worst cases in the world but illustrate how the underdog is always in peril of a very different form of giant.

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Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Streets littered with rubbish by CAROLINE TYSZKA

COMMUNITY GROUPS in Benidorm are complaining that, every night, the streets are cluttered with rubbish. When the shops in Benidorm close their doors at the end of the day, and put the rubbish out for collection, a delay in collecting the piles of plastic bags and boxes has resulted in residents having to complain to the council. Most of the shops that close at 9pm during the winter months are forced to stack up their used cardboard and packaging by the side of the already full bins to wait for the council refuse collection which does not arrive until 11pm. The community groups argue that not only is this a health hazard, particularly in the summer months, but that it also portrays a negative image to tourists visiting the resort.

The problem is particularly common to the old town area of Benidorm where access is more diﬃcult, as the councillor for urban matters, José Ramón Gonzalez de Zarate, explained “the narrowness of the streets and design of the buildings means that we do not have space to accommodate containers, as we have in other areas of the town.” This means that popular tourist areas, such Calle Martínez Alejos and Calpi Plaza, are cluttered with the rubbish whilst holidaymakers sit on the many terraces, not admiring the view but seeing the stacks of bags instead. For the past ﬁve years the neighbour-

hood groups have raised the issue with the authorities, with one of the community representatives, Pepa Orozco, suggesting that “the current service should change so that at 9.15pm a small lorry comes to collect the rubbish, even if it takes several trips, as they do in Peñíscola.” The current procedure is that, at midday, there is a cardboard collection to reduce the build-up after the business close. Then, around 11pm, workers, from the company that collects the rubbish, walk through the smaller streets one by one and collect the bags by hand to meet the lorry on a wider road.

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TOWN TAKES HEART

EMERGENCY TEAMS in a Marina Alta town have been trained in cardiac resuscitation techniques and the use of defibrillators in a bid to save lives. Last weekend local police officers and Civil Protection volunteers in Benitachell attended a course in basic life support in addition to earlier training in the use of the heart machines. The leading cause of death within the population is heart disease and it is estimated 30% of those suffering an attack die before receiving qualified medical care. And the town hall believes it has guaranteed for the first time an immediate response to medical emergencies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The move comes as part of a policy to improve the health and well-being of the entire population of the municipality. Councillor for Health Dirk Rheindorf is very satisfied with progress and the acquisition of two semi-automatic defibrillators. He said: “If the series of actions in the so-called chain of survival are performed, the use of these defibrillators will be decisive in the saving the lives of residents in the case of an attack until an ambulance arrives.” The basic life support course was also incorporated as a valuable answer for other emergencies that could arise; including incidents on the sports field and during fiestas.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Princess’s trial begins

by CAROLINE TYSZKA THE TRIAL of Spain’s Princess Cristina, who is accused of tax fraud, began this week in Mallorca. The Princess, aged 50, is charged, along with her husband Iñaki Urdangarin, of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities, although both deny any wrong-doing. The trial, which started on Monday, also involves sixteen other defendants who are accused of helping to embezzle millions of euros in public funds, particularly from the Valencia region and the Balearic Islands, using a non-profit sports foundation called Noos. The legal team for one of the defendants, Diego Torres, asked the court to call King Felipe and his elderly father, Juan Carlos, to the witness stand in February, when the testimonies begin. Cristina is the first royal to be charged in a criminal case since the death of Franco in 1975, although her legal team had asked that she be dropped from the list of defendants in exchange for a reduced penalty of an administrative fine. However, as the charges had been brought against the Princess by a private party (who can act as prosecutors under Spanish law), namely the anti-corruption group Manos Límpias, their representative argued that letting Cristina off would “prejudice Spanish justice and the crown.” Outside the court, in Palma, Mallorca, people gathered, waving Republican flags and a Catalan independence flag, as the tax fraud trial began. The protestors shouted and jeered at the couple as they left the courtroom together, following a 13 hour session. The investigation, which has taken more than five years, accuses Cristina of two counts of tax fraud, with a possible sentence of up to eight years in prison, if convicted. Her husband faces a longer sentence, possible twenty years, as he is charged with money laundering and forgery. It is anticipated that the trial will run for 6 months, possibly concluding in June.

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GUARDIA GET NEW HELICOPTER

THE GUARDIA Civil received two new helicopters this week which will be operated by the Air Service Corps. The new helicopters will be used for

maritime surveillance work, primarily for the control and inspection of ﬁshing activities but also any issues relating to the conservation and protection of ﬁshery resources.

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Continued from front page CHARLES SAID: “What we are most concerned about is some other poor old couple who might not have the money in their bank and could have been cut off. “It took me a long time to get through to Iberdrola and when I did all I wanted to know was how many units we consumed in December. The man said he couldn’t tell me because we had a new smart meter fitted and the information went straight through to the office,” he said. “He suggested going to the bank and stopping the payment and Iberdrola would accept six monthly payments of 140€ per month – plus the monthly bill. I said it was a pretty hefty bill but as it had already been paid to leave it.” SHOCK Anna added: “It was a very big shock – and it is the principle of the thing; how they can say ‘you owe us this much’ and take it but not tell us how much we used. “If you buy a pair of shoes and take them home and the shop suddenly says you owe 200€; you would not have bought them in the first place. “This was the straw that broke the camel’s back...you expect a variation in bills but this was just ridiculous.” It appears that the change to a smart meter prompted the inflated bill and earlier in the year the couple had merely paid standing charges for a couple of months through a normal direct debit arrangement. “We didn’t pay because they didn’t take it.” Jim Kershaw was ‘cold called’ in 2014 and asked if he wanted a new contract which gave 10% savings. He said: “Foolishly, I signed it.” The change cost 10€ but it was only later he discovered the discount was only on power actually consumed and not across the whole bill. INCREASE Jim, who lives in Moraira, said he also discovered that the services and protection (insurance) part of his bill increased suddenly rose from a couple of Euros to 12. “It is like a mortgage company giving a customer insurance protection without them asking for it,” he said. “I find it abysmal that a multi-national organisation finds it necessary to resort to these devious methods of obtaining extra revenue by exploiting pensioners.” He said the discount worked out at around 5€ a month but the increase in the service charge to 12€ left him out of pocket. “It is the principle of the thing.” Jim said the discount period had now ended. Iberdrola offered a new contract but would require engineers to visit his home. “I just said I didn’t want anyone near my house!” He said because of the extra costs his average daily cost for electricity had risen from 2€ a day to 2.4€. “How widespread is this? I don’t understand the latest bills because there is no discount but they still whack on this protection charge,” said Jim. “It surprises me that this company is not properly regulated and someone at a top level has decided to instigate a money making scheme like this.”

Actor Alan Rickman dies ACTOR ALAN Rickman, one of the greats of British stage and screen, died yesterday (Thursday) aged 69 after losing a battle with cancer.

Best known in recent years as a ´baddie´, he was known for his distinctive resounding voice and won new legions of young fans as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter ﬁlms. However, he became a regular on the big screen after playing the villain against Bruce Willis in Die Hard – a part he won after just two days in Tinseltown. He made an absolutely outrageous Sheriﬀ of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of

Thieves, winning a BAFTA, and was a truly frightening Rasputin and won a Golden Globe for the role in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny. But he did play softer more romantic roles, including ﬁlms like Truly, Madly, Deeply with Juliet Stephenson, Sense and Sensibility and Love, Actually. A RADA graduate and member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was described as a man of true talent and wicked charm. The actor himself famously said: “Talent is an accident of the genes, and a great responsibility.” He also admitted: “I do take my work seriously…and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously.”

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

President visits Denia

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A NEW Calpe group aims to coordinate the associations providing “hands on” assistance to people in need in the town. Organised by the local authority’s social services department, the ‘Mesa de Solidaridad’ – or Table of Solidarity – includes bodies such as the Red Cross, Caritas, some of the area’s Evangelical Churches, the Russian Orthodox Church, and HELP of Denia and the Marina Alta. Carole Saunders, the Councillor for Citizens Participation, has a seat at the ‘round table’ to represent all the independent associations that raise money to help those in need. “We are trying to better coordinate the diﬀerent ways we can help people,” she said. “For example, insuring that a single family is not using three diﬀerent food banks and to make sure that basic staples are being distributed properly.”

President Ximo Puig (centre) with Mayor Vicent Grimalt (left)

by JACK TROUGHTON XIMO PUIG, the President of the Valencian Generalitat, made his ﬁrst oﬃcial visit to Denia on Wednesday promising support to boost tourism and jobs. Welcomed by Mayor Vicent Grimalt and the local authority’s councillors, he signed the visitor’s book of honour, writing that the Marina Alta town was a symbol of the country and “our way of

understanding hospitality and the ability to make tourism a driving force of the economy and job creation”. And he referred to Denia winning the distinction of recognition as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Mr Puig said the award helped the whole region “to substantially improve our collective reputation.” And he said the Valencia government pledged to “cooperate, share and work

together” to continue to improve the area to beneﬁt everyone. The politician said his government wanted to maximise the potential of the area; including investment in infrastructure such as the coastal train service from Alicante to Denia. He said a “priority for the Valencia government” was job creation, maintenance of large utilities and “especially” the health service.

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National Lottery jackpot frenzy UNITED KINGDOM residents jammed online ticket sites and queued at ticket outlets in a bid to win a £66 million jackpot at the weekend. Ticket sales for the National Lottery went mad on Saturday, with Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd having to apologise to people trying to buy online as the system struggled to cope with the demand. For one lucky couple it was certainly worth checking their ticket although at the time they didn’t seem to think that they had a chance. David and Carol Martin were relaxing at home, completely unaware that the Lotto ticket on their mantelpiece held the key to the incredible fortune, and only checked it when a friend suggested they do so the following day. The hard working couple from Hawick in the Scottish Borders have become Lotto’s biggest ever winners, banking an incredible £33,035,323 after winning half of the record £66,070,646 Lotto jackpot on Saturday 9th January. David said, “We had three lines, all Lucky Dip tickets, and as Carol called out the numbers, I realised the first line matched up one by one. We must have checked it another 10 times or more, and then just sat in silence for what felt like five minutes.” Mr Marin, who works for a company fitting specialist equipment for the elderly and Mrs Marin who works at the local chemist say that they will take early retirement as well as looking for ways to help their community which has been badly affected by the recent floods. The second winning ticket holder has not been identified at the time of going to press which means that out there somewhere is a ticket worth £33 million just waiting to be checked.

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BROADCASTER MAKES BOWIE FAUX PAS AS THE nation woke to the news that David Bowie had passed away on Monday morning, one newsreader was clearly not fully with it. Heart FM presenter, Fiona Winchester, began reporting the daily news and was covering the story but, instead of announcing the death of Bowie, she said “David Cameron has died.” Immediately realising her mistake she corrected it to David Bowie but if she had hoped only a few noticed her mistake she was in for a shock, as the international media and social media became a ﬂurry of online activity about the major faux pas.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Support for diabetes sufferers

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by JACK TROUGHTON PEOPLE SUFFERING from diabetes, or those who know someone with the condition, or anyone wishing to learn more are all welcome at two meetings being staged next month. HELP of Denia and the Marina Alta launched its Diabetes Support service last year, including the one-to-one specialist support from Dorothy Cook, who has over 30 years experience with the disease including eight years working as a Diabetes Nurse Specialist. And as a result meetings were held throughout 2015 and continue this year with meetings on Tuesday 9th and Friday 12th February, both from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. It is an opportunity to learn more about speciﬁc topics and to ask questions concerning anything related to diabetes. The two February meetings will investigate ‘Diabetes Targets and what the Numbers Mean’ – anyone with results should take them to the meeting; especially their HbA1c. The 9th February meeting is being held in the MABS room in the IMED building in Cami Calvari, Teulada. The 12th February meeting is staged at the HELP Activity Centre in Avenida Oeste 29, La Xara. People unable to attend but have a question can email it to Dorothy, the lead professional volunteer for the service, at diabetes.helpofdenia@gmail.com or call 634 349 240.

RECYCLE COOKING OIL RESIDENTS OF Teulada Moraira are being encouraged to recycle used cooking oil in a bid to help protect the environment.

Dorothy Cook

The town hall has installed 16 collection bins to collect oil – which should be deposited in sealed plastic bottles – at key points in the centres of Teulada and Moraira as well as in the largest urbanisations. Just a single litre of waste oil can contaminate up to 1,000 litres of water and the initiative is aimed at raising awareness, prevent an accident, and encourage people to act responsibly. Councillor Raul Llobel said: “This initiative stems from our commitment to the environment; giving every citizen the ability at their ﬁngertips to contribute to the tasks of protecting the environment and recycling”.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Region needs rain METEOROLOGISTS ARE expressing their concern as the below normal rainfall continues to cause drought problems in Spain. Whilst the north western areas of Spain have been hit with storm after storm, the divide between north and south is significantly different, and particularly when it comes to levels of rainfall. The month of November recorded lower than average rainfall for areas such as Aragón, Cataluña and Andalucía, with the Valencian region also desperately needing rain, according to the State Meteorology Agency of Spain. December saw a few isolated showers for some in the region, but this did very little to make up the deficit from the previous month, with January figures not looking any more promising. Barcelona has received under 2mm (0.08 inches) of rain from the new year to 11th January, whereas the

orcheta when it is full

monthly average should be 31mm (1.22 inches). Meanwhile, Vigo, in southern Galicia, has received 325mm (12.80 inches) of rain in the same 11 days, which is three and a half times the January

average of 91mm (3.60 inches). The reservoir at Orcheta, which used to be a full water deposit, is now almost dry and barren looking, although forecasters are predicting a good downpour for the Marina Baixa imminently.

Alicante-Elche airport enjoys record year DURING 2015, El Altet, the provincial airport, received 10.5 million passengers and recorded the best year in its history. It exceeding by half a million the previous best annual data recorded, which was obtained in 2014, showing an increase of 5.1% in passenger traffic. And it highlights the growth in domestic traffic, which increased by 9.1% and recorded 1,266,973 passengers. However the international traveller remains the majority, registering 9,296,271 travellers, growing by 4.5% during 2015, compared with the previous year. The breakdown by nationality for international traffic was led once again by travellers from the United Kingdom, with 4,420,453; followed by Germany with 742,247; Norway, with 661,052; Holland, with 637,573; Belgium, with 541 831 and Sweden with 405,175 travellers. In terms of operations, the Alicante-Elche Airport handled a total of 74,084 flights during 2015, representing an increase of 3.5% over 2014. The cargo section has increased by 36% over the previous year and recorded 3,587 tonnes of goods transported through the airport. December 2015 also recorded significant growth of 16.9% in passenger traffic that resulted in 608,243 travellers counted, a record figure, and the highest ever recorded for the month.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

UPDATE – Goldfinger case by CAROLINE TYSZKA

Cathy Humphreys R.I.P THE COMMUNITY lost a very special person last week with the passing of Cathy Humphreys.

THE CASE which involves Sean Connery’s wife being accused of fraud has seen many ex-councillors accused now pleading guilty to town planning crimes. RTN reported in November that the former mayor of Marbella, Julián Muñoz, and six ex councillors, were accused of profiting from various planning irregularities including from the former home of the Connerys. Called “Goldfinger”, the case has seen prosecutors allege that Micheline Connery, aged 86, aided and abetted in a complex operation to defraud the Spanish Treasury of nearly £5.5 million in 2006 by creating fictitious transactions to hide the profits from the sale of their villa “Casa Malibu.” Following the sale in 1999, the house was torn down, and more than 70 flats, sold for an estimated £45million, were built on the site, despite regulations stipulating only five flats could be built there. In court on Monday Mr Muñoz and six former councillors pleaded guilty and signed an agreement with the prosecution. This involved the ex-mayor accepting to serve a year in prison and the others agreeing to between nine and fifteen months sentences, all of

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Cathy, who was only 59 and leaves a daughter behind, sadly passed away in the early hours of Thursday 7th January, following a long battle with illness. Many will know Cathy as being the sub-editor at the Costa Blanca News for over 25 years where she had started as an oﬃce junior, but she also had many friends from her days as a Thomson’s Representative right back to the mid 70’s. The funeral, which was held on Friday 8th January at the Villajoyosa crematorium, was unsurprisingly full, with standing room only, as the community gathered to say a ﬁnal farewell to Cathy, a lady who, once you had met her, left you feeling loved and listened to, no matter how busy she was.

Sean Connery

which they have now served whilst being on remand. The remaining nine who are also accused in the “Goldﬁnger” case may face up to eight years in prison for their involvement in the corruption that has been unravelled over the

past few years. Mrs Connery could face up to two and a half years for her alleged ﬁscal fraud, but until now, has still not responded to the courts regarding the legal proceedings, despite Spanish prosecutors’ attempts to contact her.

Cathy

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Help find Mike AN INTERNATIONAL plea has gone out to help ﬁnd Mike Jack Bateman, who was last seen in August last year in Spain. Mike, who is 30 years old, began hiking the Camino trail in Bilbao, Spain, in the summer of 2015, but has not been heard from since, with his family and friends becoming very concerned for his safety. Family members say that there is no record of Mike using his bank card and that he does not have a mobile phone or use the internet, so establishing his whereabouts has proved impossible. RTN spoke with Mike’s mum, Lorna, who said “Mike is my middle son and we are a very close family. We just want to know that he is alright.” On 12th January, the family had a meeting with the British police, and passed all the information on to them. This was then immediately sent to Interpol to be circulated throughout Europe. The British Embassy in Madrid are aware of the search for Mike, and it is hoped that he can soon be located and the family can ﬁnally know that all is well. Lorna said “I moved to the UK in 1999 on my

own with my three boys ,so we have always been close, I am really worried and hope someone can say if they have been in contact with Mike on their travels.” Mike, who sounds South African, having spent the ﬁrst fourteen years of his life there, can also speak a little Spanish, and is described as very softly spoken, polite and gentle. When he left on his travels he only had a small backpack and family think that he may have headed for the south of Spain or the Canary Islands as he feels the cold. The Facebook page “help ﬁnd Mike” has had over 3 million hits and in the region of 40,000 shares, as many people around the world join in the search for the young man. Mike is described as being of slim build and walking with a limp due to injuries sustained last year. He is 6 foot 3 inches tall and may or may not have a beard. Lorna said “I am now also working with https:// twitter.com/sosdesaparecido. I am just worried. It has been six months since I heard from my son.”

Mike

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FUGITIVE ARRESTED

SHARP-EYED LOCAL police in Denia successfully arrested a Bulgarian fugitive wanted for fraud in Morocco after running a credit card and ATM scam. Oﬃcers were suspicious after spotting a luxury car ´for sale´ which appeared out of place in the street where it was parked and after making inquiries over the radio discovered there was an Interpol alert to arrest its owner. The suspect will be extradited back to Morocco where he faces imprisonment if found guilty of a number of oﬀences.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Ashes to ashes by JACK TROUGHTON

DAVID BOWIE, the superstar and chameleon of modern music, died of cancer on Sunday aged 69 – just two days after his birthday and the release of his final album ‘Blackstar’, said to be a “parting gift”. The singer was one of the most influential musicians of his era and passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after an 18-month battle with the disease. And such was the impact of Bowie’s influence on the world during a 51-year career, his death made headlines around the world. The BBC made it its lead story on Monday evening and gave over 20 minutes to the singer on its flagship 9pm broadcast. Social media also came alive. Stars and musicians like Sir Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, Brian May, Iggy Pop and Madonna all paid tribute to Bowie, and his massive influence on music, art and fashion. Fans across the globe also left messages,

telling how Bowie had touched their lives as “the Picasso of pop” – many saying the singer and his alter ego Ziggy Stardust had made it acceptable, even cool, to be different. Actor Simon Pegg posted a memorable message; writing: “If you feel sad today, just remember the world is over four billion years old - and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie.” STUDIO According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Bowie was worth £135 million. He sold 140 million albums since his first in 1967 and released 111 singles – averaging more than two a year. He also made 25 studio albums and 51 music videos; also starring in full-blown feature films like ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’, ‘The Hunger’, ‘The Labyrinth’ and ‘Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence’. Bowie was born David Jones in Brixton, south London on 8th January, 1947. He changed his name in 1966 when Davy Jones of The Mon-

kees achieved stardom. He played in a succession of bands before signing with Mercury Records and in 1969 releasing album Space Oddity – the title track and its hero Major Tom later becoming his ﬁrst UK number one. However, his breakthrough came in 1972 with RCA album ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ and he soon built up a massive following – and the hits came, including Space Oddity, Starman, Life on Mars, Rebel Rebel, Under Pressure, Let’s Dance, and Modern Love.

At the Live Aid concert at Wembley in 1985, Bowie dedicated ‘Heroes’, another massive song, to “my children, your children, and children everywhere”. Its lyric “we can be heroes just for one day” successfully capturing the spirit of the charity event; the song itself still frequently heard on the backing tracks of ﬁlms, television programmes, documentaries and adverts. Bowie once explained he was a collector and “collected personalities” to use in his work. It remains work avidly collected and Blackstar looks set to be another smash and a grand ﬁnale.

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MARBELLA SQUATTERS EVICTED

NATIONAL POLICE officers evicted 70 squatters from abandoned properties in Marbella during the week. Over the period of just one hour on Tuesday morning over 20 police officers assisted by a group of security guards moved the squatters, including many families, from the Costa Estrella area. Court orders were issued to have the occupants removed as CajaMar, who own the properties, wished to sell off its abandoned properties. This was the third attempt to remove the squatters who have occupied the buildings for three years. Police officers evicted a total of 24 families, including 20 children who were of Moroccan and Spanish nationality, who will now be officially homeless.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Worries over ´shopping addiction´ by KEITH NICOL WITH THE Christmas season finished, it’s time now for those who were waiting for a bargain to let the proper shopping commence. However, that’s not good news for everyone, as Quirónsalud Torrevieja Hospital experts estimate that around 3% of the Spanish population, especially those with an average age of 40, are suffering from an impulse control problem which is called “shopping addiction” or “compulsion to buy.” This disorder affects two thirds more women than men. Dr. Miguel Sanchez, a specialist in psychology at the Quirónsalud Torrevieja Hospital, said: “The act of shopping itself is only the tip of the iceberg of a emotional issue that is rooted in the depths of the psyche of the sufferer.” The self-esteem of a person can be increased to 17% when purchasing certain consumer goods. It is these unplanned compulsive shopping trips for items that are not needed, especially for amounts that exceed their means, that are the characteristics that define a shopaholic.

According to Dr. Sanchez: “It is not the possession itself, but the momentary flash or rush experienced in making the business transaction and the reflection of certain products as a symbol of social status. “ In addition, this type of behaviour can ruin the economy of one person and damage their social, work and family aspects. During the sales period, the condition is emphasised even more as sufferers are more exposed. Wanting and needing are two terms that people with compulsive buying behaviours often confuse.” However there are ways to start ending an addiction. Dr. Sanchez continued: “First, you must seek help from the right people because it is essential that the person is aware of the serious problem that can hardly go away by itself. “Psychotherapy and assessment by the treating psychiatrist or other mental disorders will be essential if we are to ensure a successful outcome without a relapse. This is the only way to close a chapter.”

The sales season brings with it problems for compulsive shoppers

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MAN PUT ON ICE

A SPANISH mother walked into her local police station and announced that she had murdered a man at the weekend. Dos Hermanas, near Seville, is coming to terms with one of their local business owners confessing to a murder, having told police she had killed a man and put him in the freezer at her ice cream shop Heladería Otoño. Officers initially thought the 44 year old mother was having a joke at their expense, although, when they attended the property, they did indeed find the body of a 62 year old man who had been reported missing around 24 hours earlier. Police say that there is no apparent link between the owner of the shop, and the dead man. The woman had yet to offer a reason for the murder, despite confessing to the crime.

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Have you voted yet? WITH ONE week to go until the ITV National Television Awards in London, the public will decide if the Benidorm series can reclaim their “best comedy” title. On 20th January the NTA (National Television Awards) will take place at the O2 arena, hosted by Dermot O’Leary. The NTA are one of the most favoured accolades for winners to receive as they are decided entirely by the public and not by a panel of judges. With 288 awards being presented since it began in 1995, the results are watched by millions. The good news for those here on the Costa Blanca is that you can vote from Spain and there is still time, as voting doesn’t close until midday on Wednesday 20th January. Benidorm, series 7, has some stiﬀ competition for being the best comedy as seen on television in 2015 as the other nominations in the category are: Peter Kay’s Car Share; Not Going Out and Birds of a Feather. Luckily Mrs Brown’s Boys is not in the running this year as it has won the best comedy title for the past three years with Benidorm last winning in 2011. The glitzy ceremony will be packed full of stars, all hoping for that coveted trophy, with thousands of fans expected to be queueing for a glimpse of their favourite actors or presenters. There are 15 categories, which also include the best entertainment programme, drama and new drama. New drama is celebrating the best homegrown British drama for the past year, with Poldark facing oﬀ against the likes of Doctor Foster, Black Work, Humans and Fortitude. There is no doubt that Ant and Dec will receive at least one award, the question will be ‘how many this year’?

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THE PERFECT RACE FOR WINE LOVERS A SCOTTISH city is set to host a 10k run where instead of runners being offered water at their rest stops they will be offered wine. Normally a run might seem the ideal event to prepare for and get fit, however the Glasgow fun run may see many struggle to pass the finishing post in a straight line. Every two-mile stop during the “easy trail”, runners, walkers or crawlers will be offered a different tipple from around the world. Organisers, TeamOA, say that although the route has yet to be finalised hundreds of people have already signed up for the race which will be held on 24th September 2016. A maximum of 600 – who must be aged over 18 - can be involved and the event will raise money for charity. Wayne Law, MD of TeamOA said: “We want to put the fun back into running and prove that you don’t have to be an elite race snake.”

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Finestrat upgrades Casa de Cultura

Casa Cultura Finestrat

by CAROLINE TYSZKA

WORK HAS begun on modernising the Casa de Cultura in Finestrat to make it more accessible and also energy eﬃcient. Heavy machinery moved into position on Tuesday morning to begin the task of improving the facilities at the Finestrat Casa de Cultura which is now over 15 years old. On hand, to ensure that the project began smoothly, were the mayor, Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca, and the council-

lor for works Tomás Gaspar Sellés Llorca, who saw the specialised equipment begin work on repairing the roof before they start on the façade. The mayor told reporters that one of the main objectives was installing solar protection in the windows, “it’s a way to avoid overheating the space, particularly when full. The large surface area of the windows causes excessive temperatures inside and means we have to rely mostly on air conditioning to regulate the temperatures.” Other improvements will be made to

installations such as the plumbing, with the aim of reducing the water consumption, the lighting systems in areas such as the toilets being changed to sensor operated switches, and general painting and sealing of windows to prevent leaks. The stairs and railings will also have a makeover, making them more accessible and safer for users of the building. The budget for the project is 59,995.33€, 100% subsidised by the Province of Alicante, with an estimated implementation period of 3 months.

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ACTIVITIES FOR PENSIONERS PENSIONERS USING the Centre Civic del Major ‘Mare de Deu de les Neus’ in Calpe can now sign up for a wide range of activities running until March.

These include workshops and courses including painting, theatre, Spanish conversation, and the use of mobile phones and tablets. Full details are published on the town hall website www.ajcalp.ed.

Donate home help THE CALPE Food Bank has made an urgent call for donations of furniture and household essentials to help families in need.

The food bank, run by the town hall, has identiﬁed a pressing need for furniture, kitchen utensils, bedding, and electrical appliances for families at risk of “exclusión” in the ongoing crisis. And an appeal has been made to the entire population of the Marina Alta town to help out and donated ítems can be left at the ‘Banco de Alimentos’. Anyone with larger ítems or people unable to visit the food bank can also arrange for these to be collected by calling 636 566 577.

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Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja

by KEITH NICOL

AS IF Torrevieja does not have enough political parties, a new one has been announced called ‘Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja’. The new party, Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja, is based upon taking the citizens of Torrevieja seriously and in moving forward with the promotion of the city. It was formed out of a desire to take the needs of the people seriously and not to live and govern through complaints, but to take charge of the city’s destiny by developing tools that give true freedom and true awareness of the acts of local government. They believe that, through their own actions, each person becomes an agent for positive change to build a more just, sustainable and happy Torrevieja. In this age of discontent, with the present pentapartito government having done little to take the city forward but to instead spend the majority of their time and effort dwelling on the past, the Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja aim to appeal to those who want to develop a meaningful life for Torrevieja, seeking virtue and growth, both in personal and social ways. In terms of a ‘meaningful life’, to them this is one in which individual efforts bear fruit and, in turn, contribute to a collective effort to build a better world for everyone; family, loved ones, society, country and the world in general. They see the city as one of citizens who understand the political system, the market and the economy and are dedicated to working together as a whole, where the sum of their actions

Sport improves health! Jose Ramon Sanchez Aragon

can bring positive change. They believe that the result of such actions will be a reflection of what we are, but, if we do not start to change as people, things will not change. For this reason, the new Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja is a party that does not segregate or separate between good and bad; they do not generate hatred or try to create ‘fictional monsters’, but say that care must always be taken regarding proposals, and not just oppose them for the sake of it. They understand that the real revolution is to try to improve oneself for others, and to do so will benefit everyone. The party is headed by José Ramón Sánchez Aragón who is the coordinator at both national and local levels of the Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja. More information on the new political party can be found on their Facebook page, by searching for: Proyecto de Centro Torrevieja.

RESEARCHER RICARDO Ibáñez Pérez, of the Mare Nostrum Campus of International Excellence has confirmed, in his thesis, that physical activity influences people’s welfare. A study of more than 1,500 older people who were physically active in the region of Murcia has concluded that exercise and sport has improved their health, self-esteem and their perception of their body image. The doctoral thesis on the promotion of active aging has confirmed that physical activity and sport has a positive effect on the welfare of the elderly. Healthy sporting habits improve “the perception of selfesteem and body image of older people,” noted Ibáñez, who added that “it also contributes to the feeling that their health and welfare has improved. With age and a reduction in activity, physical capability and skills that can be enhanced by sport are lost”.

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Samaritans in ALL of Spain by PATRICIA THOMPSON

THE SAMARITANS oﬀer emotional support to those in distress with a 24 hour service every day of the year. During 2015, Samaritans in Spain dealt with over 800 callers, an increase of 23% over the previous year, and an increase in the number of e-mails received. Calls and emails come from English speakers of all nationalities throughout mainland Spain and the islands. Calls to the 900 52 51 00 helpline are free. They also operate a drop-in centre in Punta Prima, Torrevieja, and the British Embassy in Madrid, and a monthly prison visiting service in Alicante. For more information visit www.samaritansinspain.com. CEO, Lynda Brettle, comments “thanks to all the dedicated and loyal volunteers who are both listeners and charity shop workers, we have been able to cope with the increased call rate. We now have a fundraising group, “Friends of Samaritans”, who organise events for us, and are also most grateful to the many supporters who help us, such as Sunshine Radio, Iceland Overseas and many others who are listed on our website, and we always welcome more!” Peter Higginson, MD of Global Car Centre Group S.L., one of the sponsors of Samaritans in Spain, explains why he backs the Samaritans service. “I have found, as an employer for 39 years, that a pair of ears is a great

gift if you use them properly, by listening while people get things oﬀ their chest. Most people feel better for having spoken. Sometimes, advice can be good, but plain old listening is better, be it on the end of a phone or in person”. Samaritans in Spain´s General Manager, Stephen Baker, says “we are starting the year with a bumper increase in people looking to volunteer who will undergo training shortly at the Punta Prima Centre. Our next project is to establish a call centre in the Gran Alacant/Alicante area and, later in 2016, we hope to build listening teams in Costa Blanca North in Javea and the Costa Cálida in Mazarrón. Readers in those areas who are interested in learning more are asked ﬁrstly to contact me for an informal, no-obligation, chat”. Stephen’s email is stephenrbaker@outlook.com.

Samaritans walk-in centre

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CARTAGENA’S TOURIST OFFICE RE-OPENS THE TOURIST oﬃce at Puerta de San José, in Cartagena, which has been closed since 2011, has ﬁnally re-opened.

The recruitment of four trainees has allowed this office to be staffed, it opened to the public for the first time on Wednesday. Opening hours will be between 10am and 2pm and from 4pm to 6pm during the week, and on Saturdays between 10am and 1pm. The office will also be refurbished with a series of photographs of all Cartagena’s city gates, on panels explaining its history.

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Urology explained by JACK TROUGHTON REPRESENTATIVES FROM the Department of Urology at the Marina Salud Hospital de Denia made a presentation to U3A to outline the problems both men and women could suﬀer. Head of department Dr Roberto Ferrero; Mr Antonio Clemente, the hospital’s director of Development who also translated for Dr Ferrero; and Ms Maria Lopez, who arranged the visit to U3A Vall del Pop; outlined the problems that commonly struck a “sensitive area”. However, Dr Ferrero was able to explain how advanced treatments were at the hospital – Denia enjoys a new Green Laser machine unavailable elsewhere in Spain and also employed in the United States of America. Patients with an EHIC – European Health Insurance Card – are treated through the national health system; treatment is also available via private health insurance. And Denia hospital is very concerned with ‘patient satisfaction’; it regularly carries out surveys and at present those using the global facilities record a 99% positive return. The full presentation, detailing conditions and treatments, is available from Carol Lockhart via the U3A website.

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ALTEA PLANS 400TH CELEBRATIONS ALTEA TOWN council has begun making preparations to celebrate the town’s 400th anniversary.

(left to right) Antonio Clemente, Dr Roberto Ferrero, Maria Lopez and U3A President Jim Lockhart.

On 11th January 1617, Altea was oﬃcially recognised as a town and gained their “Town Charter” from the Lord of the Barony, James Palafox. This means that the town has now just entered their 399th year, as Altea’s cultural representatives met in the afternoon to mark the occasion and continue to plan for the special 400th anniversary next year. At the meeting, the logo for the festival was unveiled, won by Nicholas Saborido, along with the results from a brain-storming open meeting that was held on 18th November 2015. For what is sure to be one of the biggest events that Altea has ever held, 11th January 2017 is a date to mark in your diaries.

Fiestas in Villajoyosa THE YEAR 2016 starts with many of the towns burning a ﬁre in honour of Sant Antoni Abad, including Villajoyosa.

The deeply rooted custom will see burning pine being dragged along a path, starting at the stone cross, with the council promising to plant twenty new pines for every one that is used during the procession. The route will be lined with dancers and live music to accompany those dragging the burning pines. The programme of events start on Saturday 16th January with a lunch and the burning of pine. This will be followed by the traditional blessing of the animals and a dog show. On Sunday 17th, residents will be awakened by music before the 11am Mass which will be followed by a procession and parade of ﬂoats. Further information can be found on the town website www.villajoyosa.com.

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The Hotel Inspector comes to Spain by KEITH NICOL TELEVISION PRODUCTION company Twofour are looking for people to take part in a brand new documentary series following would be entrepreneurs as they build or renovate and open a hotel or guest house in Spain for the very first time. They are seeking fledgling hoteliers in Spain as they make their lifechanging journey from investing in the right location, tackling the ups and downs of refurbishment to finally opening their very own business to paying guests. The brand new documentary series, will follow first time hoteliers and guest house owners in the UK and Europe, as they build or renovate a building to become their ‘dream’ hotel. Over the coming months the production team will follow their journey, and the inevitable ups and downs that come hand in hand with extensive building work and interior design, until the first opening weeks of business. Each 60 minute episode will follow one story, getting to know the people behind the builds and what inspired them to take on the challenge. The Hotel Inspector is back for an exciting new series. Are you a hotelier, guest house or B&B proprietor in desperate need of a helping hand with business? Or perhaps you’ve recently stayed somewhere that could benefit from the no-nonsense approach of the Hotel Inspector? If so, their team would love to hear from you. Now in its 12th series, The Hotel Inspector is one of the most popular on the channel, with previous series attracting over 2.5 million viewers in its weekly primetime slot. From staffing to menus, from décor to hygiene, the Hotel Inspector will leave no stone unturned

in her quest to transform struggling businesses into successful and profitable ventures. For a chance to be a part of this series, and to benefit from this unique opportunity, please get in touch and speak to one of the team. To apply, or for further information, call The Hotel Inspector team on 01752 727 497, or, email: hotelinspector@twofour.co.uk. Twofour is an international award winning factual, features & entertainment television produce,r with offices in the UK and US. In the last year, Twofour produced original broadcast programming across all major UK broadcasters, from provocative documentaries to studio entertainment, ambitious fixed rig to slotwinning features formats. Their television shows include The Jump (Channel 4), The Vote (More 4), Eternal Glory (ITV), Emmy-award winning Channel 4 hit series Educating…, Harry’s South Pole Heroes (ITV and NBC) , Harry’s Arctic Heroes (BBC One), Alex Polizzi – The Fixer (BBC Two), long-running format The Hotel Inspector (Channel 5), Royal Marines Commando School (Channel 4) and international crime brand Born To Kill. Twofour was awarded Broadcast’s ‘Best Indie Production Company’ title in 2014 and 2010.

Be part of the Hotel Inspector as they come to Spain

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#rtnemail of the wee

Abuse of disabled parking bays WHEN WILL action be taken against able-bodied drivers who park illegally in disabled parking places? This thoughtless, lazy and despicable act causes untold inconvenience and stress to those needing to park close to their homes and shops. Is it not time for the police to fine and remove these illegally parked vehicles? Much needed money could be raised by implementing the law. Alan Harris, Campoverde.

Independence for Orihuela Costa I’M SURE that thousands agree with the sentiments expressed by “Disgruntled” in last week’s issue.

Orihuela Costa is rapidly resembling one of Mr. Cameron’s “sink estates” with building going on everywhere, despite so

many properties remaining empty. Very soon there won’t be a blade of grass to be seen. La Zenia has become a disgrace. The new “park” is a mass of weeds, overflowing litter bins and a ravine running down the middle to drain all surface water down

to the beach via the road, or should I say ‘the mud slick’. Clearly, the moron who designed the park knew nothing of the situation in La Zenia. Why oh why can’t there be a concerted effort made to secure independence for Orihuela Costa. Where are the aspiring

local politicians with the will and clout to at least TRY to make it happen. Until then we will continue to be second class citizens and Orihuela Council will continue to operate in their shambolic and corrupt way. Equally disgruntled, La Zenia.

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Money can grow on trees! Why own teak? Teak in particular offers one of the best values and highest yields in the timber sector. It is a small niche segment of the timber industry and is managed by smaller, privately owned companies rather than by big institutional operators. While there is growing demand and decreasing supply for timber in general, the imbalance may be even more dramatic for teak. Rapidly developing nations including Brazil, India and China are some of the largest consumers of teak, ensuring that demand will continue to increase. Meanwhile, international legislation has banned or severely restricted harvesting of native teak in most countries, while an insufficient number of plantation programs have been established to replenish the supply of teak. Formed in 1988, the team at I.T.A.S. Limited (“ITAS”) have gathered a wealth of experience with over thirty years within the timber Industry. ITAS Limited specialises in direct tree sales and the supply of processed timber products on a international platform. ITAS holds the leasehold title interests of a number of plantations in Northern Brazil. ITAS through it’s local Brazilian operations provides opportunities emerging from the plantations on which assets are grown ensuring local labour is used which provides some economic sustainability for the local economy. With a choice of several ownership products, the potential returns are based upon both growth and the

length of ownership. From purchasing seedlings and watching the growing asset flourish into a thick plantation to purchasing a mature plot on existing established plantations. When the trees on each plantation are harvested they provide an environmentally conscious source of timber to the international markets. Once sold the net proceeds are returned to the plot owner, thus providing their return on their purchase. Taking care of your product and delivering Peace of Mind A well structured diversified timber portfolio has historically been shown to be a low risk opportunity with minimal physical losses. • A full Lease on the land where the trees are planted. • A standing timber title Deed giving full title over the trees. • The plantation title Deeds are registered with the Land Registry in Brazil for the term. • Individual GPS (Global Positioning Coordinates) and tree tagging for each tree with the plantation location included in your owners pack. • Experts’ experience in forestry and the timber market. • A wealth of experience and a proven track record

to deliver • Extensive international third party partners to ensure the management, maintenance and harvesting of trees. • Employment of resident forestry engineers to monitor and protect your trees. • Using our marketed timber to calculate the projections to ensure we meet your expectations. • The best after sales customer care. For full details email: info@beneficialspain.com or 961129215

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Learn about your rights as per Spanish law.

DEAR LAWYER, I have a villa on the Costa Blanca. My neighbor has planted some very large trees, very close to my land, their roots are causing serious problems to my pool and septic tank, which are very expensive to repair. My neighbor does not want to take any action. Can I cut the roots? Could you advise us what to do? Dear reader, thank you for your enquiry. First of all, please note that the Spanish Civil Code itself partially regulates this situation in its Articles 591 and 592, which states (with some text re-arranged to aid translation): Article 591 trees cannot be planted near to another person’s property but only at the distance authorized by the rules or custom of the place, and in their absence, upto two meters from the boundary of a ﬁeld if the planting is tall trees, and 50 centimeters if the planting is of shrubs or small trees. Every owner has the right to ask that trees be uprooted that hereinafter are planted at a lesser distance from their property “ Article 592 If the branches of trees should extend over a neighboring property, garden or patios, or if the roots of the neighboring trees extend into the land of another person, the extent that they intrude into the neighboring property, could be cut by the owner within his property.” Therefore, in the case you mentioned, we understand that: If the trees are planted closer to your property than was is permitted by the rules (usually in the Town Hall rules); or in the absence of regulations, then closer than 2 meters, you can ask that the trees (Article 591) be uprooted, and that the owner plant them again at the right distance. Article 592 allows you to cut the roots that cross into your property, but you should be really careful, because if you do it improperly, this could aﬀect the stability of the tree, etc. If it can be proved that any damage to your pool and septic tank are due to the roots from the neighboring trees, we understand that you could claim against your neighbor to pay all costs related to the repair.

Also, we understand that this is what legally is known as continuing damage, therefore, the deadline for claiming begins from when the ﬁnal damage occurs. There are many court precedents regarding this possibility to claim for damages caused by roots or branches. To give a couple of examples, the Provincial Court of Alicante in June 4th 2013, and from the Supreme Court in a judgment dated 13th of October 2015. If you have any questions on this matter, or any legal questions, Contact Us.

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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Do your neighbor’s trees cause you problems?

Carlos Baos

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Ground Control to Major.. Investment opportunities

MONEY

WHAT WE have seen over the last year is a one step forward 2 steps backward situation which has been extremely frustrating for 2015.

THE WORLD events throughout last year could not have been worse for investors and they are too many to list here but events around the world always seem to impact the markets very quickly. Even the greatest pessimist must admit to there being value in investing at the current moment in time. Let us just look at the FTSE 100: December 1999 saw an all-time high at 6930 then another high point in October 2007 of 6721 after various crashes and bounce backs. Right now it is hovering around the 5900 mark which is 15% below the 2015 high. Syria, Iraq, Russia, China, USA, North Korea are all probably going to hit the news in 2016 as well as weather problems, immigration, terrorism, currency devaluations are going to happen in 2016 – but surely there is a massive potential for investors wanting to get in now at what is a market position 15% lower than we were at 17 years ago. Companies are continuing to hold on to cash so if growth is not what is expected then at least higher than normal dividends should be paid, all of which adds to the returns for investors.

Keith Littlewood

International Financial Adviser

3 KEY STEPS 1 - What is more important than ever before is getting sound advice – which does not have to be taken but gathering as much information as possible will help you when making investment decisions. 2 - Looking at tax implications is also important making sure you are investing as tax eﬃciently

as possible 3 – In my opinion the most important thing is DIVERSIFICATION – spreading your money around making sure you avoid ‘having all your eggs in one basket’. If you need advice or have any questions regarding

the above, you can contact me on 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@blacktowerfm.com . You can either have a full review of your ﬁnances with me or just a simple chat over a coﬀee, either way there is nothing to lose as a meeting cost you nothing but an hour of your time.

The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any ﬁnancial planning activity. Blacktower Financial Management Ltd is licenced by the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV. Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licenced in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Licence No: 00805B and registered with the DGS in Spain.

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It sounds rude but more and more people are saying it these days! Google has gone so far beyond being just a Search Engine! With its Google My Business unified interface platform, Google makes it super easy for local business owners as well as brands, bands and fans, to be found on the Internet. Google My Business puts your business on its Search, Maps and Google+ platforms so that your customers can find you – no matter what device they are using. It has never been so easy to give your customers the right information – like your times of opening and closure – driving instructions to your door, phone numbers that respond to a click on your mobile smartphone. Your customers can show their appreciation by posting rating and review and also sharing and recharg-

ing your business across the web. It has the ability to give your customers a visual experience because you can add photos of your shop from the street and inside if you wish. You can add photos of yourself and your staff. All this visual data goes a long way to help promote your business. Google My Business also has live links that put your customers directly in touch with your business website where they can learn more about everything you offer. You have full control over your business details and you can change them whenever you want. For marketing – Google My Business offers you increased exposure and traffic – so what is not to love? Oh – and even better is that this marketing platform is 100% FREE!!

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Walking on sunshine

WALKERS WANTING to explore the beautiful natural scenery of the Costa Blanca are in for a treat with a new guide featuring 50 mountain walks and scrambles. Read the full story on page 40.

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Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

Winter gardening tasks for apartment terraces IN RECENT years, although not the majority, more persons have started to convert underutilised apartment and village house terraces balconies and windowsills into attractive and productive living spaces making sensible use of combinations of ornaments and plants. 40 cm pot in the semi shade. The comprehensive book ‘Apartment Gardening’ includes guidelines for a range of diﬀerent sized containers in full sun and semi-shade under summer and winter conditions.

An attractive end of a terrace

THE MOST creative gardens in the sky incorporate the integrated mini scale growing of flowering and evergreen plants, herbs and vegetables and flowering and fruiting trees and the price of the above book is now reduced to five euros to stimulate the re-greening of the long stretches of urbanised coastline. Since the areas except for some penthouse roof terraces are small apartment gardening is less onerous that garden gardening but there is still work to do even in the winter months. A SELECTION OF WINTER TASKS. For flowering plants Protect plants from low winter sun with blind or awning. Reduce watering to the minimum to keep plants healthy. This can range from a litre a week for a thirsty plant in a ten litre window box in full sun down to 30 ml for a drought resistant plant in a

‘The book is available from internet bookshop sites such as The Book Depository and Amazon Books’ Clean grimy containers and remove dead leaves etc from the surface of the compost. Check that any ties to supporting canes trellis or walls are not too tight or loose. Plant up with seasonal plants once Christmas plants are past their best. Trim vines shrubs and trees to match the size of the terrace or balcony. Take cuttings from succulents to propagate extra plants.

Plant young plantlets as spaces appear. Harvest lettuces as cut and come again leaf mixes. General If you have yet to make use of your expensive underutilised terrace space plan to prepare a plan and collect the ornaments, comfortable furniture and necessary containers to have an attractive living space by the Spring. ‘Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style’ is full of styling ideas as well as planting ideas and advice.

For evergreen plants Clean leaves with a mix of milk and beer. Trim to shape. Give a diluted winter feed. Cut watering to absolute minimum. For herbs Remove dead annual herbs and clean pots. Ensure containers do not become waterlogged. Feed at end of winter. For fruit Prune deciduous and evergreen fruit trees to shape and size. Tidy up containers of strawberries. Trim back grape vines and spray with propolis against fungal attacks. For vegetables Clean up containers.

A small terrace ready for dinner

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Keeps Sleeping

Hi Aunty My computer keeps going to sleep after leaving a short time which means I have to open up again and put in the pass word before I can use it Many thanks. Ray

Response: If you have a screensaver option active, then this will put the screensaver mode on after a certain amount of time. If you have the “password” option selected, then every time you wake the screensaver, then it will ask for a password. So deselect the “password” option on the screen saver options screen. The other option is in the PCs power settings. You can set the power settings of PC and laptops so that they shut down the displays when not in use - saving power. So you can either turn this option off, or select a longer period of time before the power saving kicks in. YOu can also disable the password requires when the PC boots up also. For example : On your windows 10 Start menu window, right click at the Win logo > select Run option > in the Run box type netplwiz > OK > UN-check the box “users must enter user name and password to use this computer” > click OK > follow the prompts, then restart Win 10,and you will no longer be asked for a password when W10 boots up.

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Hi Aunty Watching tv from a laptop via a hdmi cable, we do not get the full size screen. Is there something we can change to enable full size and if so please can you tell us how? Thanks for your amazing service, we all learn so much from your column. Helen Response: When you connect a laptop to the TV via HDMI, the TV will just mirror what is on the laptop screen, but as the laptop screen and TV may not be the same “ratios” then displays will be different. So you must use your laptops graphic card settings to adjust the display on the TV output. Graphic settings can be access by right clicking on the desktop, and selecting the screen /graphics resolution option. But how exactly you do this will depend on which version of Windows you are using, and what graphics card and control software you have

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

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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.

Wedding Dilemma

Marriage gone stale My husband and I have been married for 13 years. The last 8 or 9 have been unhappy, and I can’t see it getting any better. We’ve let things go on for too long this way. We both agree something needs to change, but when comes to making a decision, we find we are afraid of going it alone, and we just slip back in to the same miserable routine again. We don’t hate each other, and there has never been any infidelity. Do you have any advice?

You could try a short separation, say one month apart without contact and see how you feel. I think you could also benefit from some couples counselling. It may just be that your relationship has gone stale, but you need to find out if it could be revived. Talking to a professional and getting to the route of any problems within the marriage will enable you both to see what you really want. If you do decide you want to part, a counsellor will guide you towards achieving this.

by KEITH NICOL

My Dad had an affair after 23 years of marriage and left Mum for another woman. We all were left very upset by the separation, but my sister and I still see our Dad, and relations have been slowly improving. Dad is now remarrying. My mother says it’s ok to go to the wedding, but we know she is unhappy. And Dad will be disappointed if we don’t go. I think you should go to the wedding. You don’t have to stay all day if you don‘t want to, just go to the ceremony. Explain to your Mum that you are trying to ensure happy future relations. Sometimes we have to look at the overall consequences and do things for other people to keep the peace. After the wedding is over, ensure you make a fuss of your Mum, and perhaps take her out for a nice meal. This will show her that you have thought of her, and acknowledge that the day won’t have been easy for her either. 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.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

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It’s now or never for Elvis tickets by CAROLINE TYSZKA

THE ELVIS fiesta is only a few months away as fans around the world are making their final plans to come to Benidorm for the three day extravaganza. In its sixth year, the festival celebrates Elvis Presley with tribute artists from around the world performing in the hope of making the Grand Finale evening at the Benidorm Palace. RTN has spoken with one of the organisers, Peter, who said that “the event has been a sell-out for the past three years, and there are only a handful of weekend tickets still available for this special weekend that is closed to the general public.” The three day King fest, which is held at various venues around the resort, is one of the many boosts for tourism in Benidorm throughout the year as fans are treated to 14 hours each day of live music. Anyone interested in the event, which is being held 15th to 17th April, should contact Benidorm Round Town Travel on 966 81 11 23 or the Benidorm Palace box office, if you just wish to attend the Grand Finale evening, on 902 01 80 22.

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Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #horoscopes

Kenny Corris kennycorris@hotmail.com 686 361 594

 You may very well find yourself changing your mind about something this week as the pressure is on. You can blame astrological intervention in your next step, as Mars trines on Neptune, and new horizons are out there for you. Though in hindsight you would never have got involved at all, at least you have finally woken up and smelt the coffee. Though you may think that it is time for a change, you are so adept to your routines it may be hard to make the subtle changes that would make such a difference to you. Venus is currently in cahoots with Ceres and this brings you the absolute choice to do what you have to; hopefully following your feelings but not wasting any precious time! Mercury trines with Jupiter bringing both good luck and good fortune to your door. Whilst Mercury gives you the support you currently need this connection could bring you all that you desire; as long as you keep both hope and belief in balance and set your sights a little higher. Above all this is a time to be rewarded for what you really do deserve. Crab like pincers seem to be ready to give someone a very well deserved nasty nip, but please think of a more subtle way of showing your anger. With the Moon in opposition and Mars involved with Neptune it would be far better to put everything down to experience and then you can walk away finally with integrity intact and your head high. Now that you are not out there in the spotlight you can finally, deservedly, bask in the limelight of a job well done. This may very well be a time to have a good look around and to see where your next move could be; especially since the Sun enters into Aquarian time mid week and steers you towards pastures new in further appreciation of your talent. Mercury squares with Kora at the start of a busy week. Someone desperately needs your help right now but is afraid to ask for your advice. You have previously had your suspicions about them but now it is certain that, above all, the truth has to be told and further investigation will have to be done. You must instinctively take that vital first step! With Venus under the strict control of Ceres and the Sun entering into Aquarian time you must be feeling indecisive and unsure and in conflict with your true wishes, hopes and desires right now. Rather than wait for something to happen you’ve got to make something happen. Ceres calls time and the Sun will resolutely illuminate you all the way. There is something going on and though you are finding it hard to put your finger on it you are very aware that you have activated your defences for good reason. It is a warring Mars in trine that takes on Neptune with some sort of revenge in mind. Time for you to charge the positive even though it may seem that you are going against the grain. With Jupiter homing in to your fourth house there is much needed contact and backing to help you through a bad patch. Whilst actions with Mercury are shedding a little light on the subject in question, it appears to be far too little and far too late to take things in your own stride. Accept that you need help, for once, because you do. Sometimes you just have to realise that you cannot get all that you want. End the current dispute because it is doing you know good whatsoever. Time to turn over a new page, and to change the book if you dare. The Sun is out to play in Aquarius and you can benefit here and now from choosing to see something from a far different angle now. Blessed with both the entry of the Sun and the dalliance existing between lucky planet Jupiter and a wily Mercury; it seems that all channels are open to you right now. What you chiefly need is a stronger belief in both yourself and your capabilities, as these will see you through and bring you the fulfilment that you desperately deserve. Neptune is waiting to come to terms as a recent astrological corner has been developing some new strategies and seems to be backing you in a new venture. Be unafraid that you have much to do right now, as things are, that workload will be shared soon with someone who can put you back on your feet once more and see you smiling once again!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Portents are showing you a way forward and it is, however, one that you certainly couldn’t have envisaged. You are diﬀerent now, and better in control with just what it takes to get out there and do what you do best....so go do it!

Miracle

WHEN I was told as a child that there were miracles I took it on board that I could ask for the guidance of these miracles whenever they were needed. Having recently come to live in London from New York, my parents divorced, and I was left living with my mother in a small bedsit in South Kensington. The house we lived in was full of students and single working people and I was happy that there was a large garden for me to play in, and a tortoise called Fred. I was trusted to have a key to the small room that very quickly became my home; which I proudly wore around my neck. I loved the independence that came with the sheer responsibility of partnering my mother. Mostly when I came home from school my mother was there and dinner was served by her. Now and then there was a note telling me that she wasn’t far away and would be home later, and that never worried me; and I learned how to make a jam (not jelly) and peanut butter sandwich if I got hungry. There was always the garden or black and white television, and I loved reading, especially the London Evening Standard. I got to work out that money was a problem because my mother seldom ate with me. Her excuse was that she had eaten earlier, but I figured it out that this wasn’t the case and that one economy that could be made was just to feed me and not herself. I soon changed that and faced my mother directly one evening. After that, at my insistence, we either both ate or neither of us ate.... and fortunately, we were never hungry! The school I was attending was a local Church of England primary school. It was there during my first scripture lessons that I first heard of miracles, and as a child I first learned how to kneel and to pray; although I was really angry with God because he hadn’t stopped my parents divorce and over our move from a big house to a small bedsit. It occurred to me that I needed a miracle for my mother. She had made a couple of television commercials to make money, namely one for the new machine washable Playtex bra, and another with the dour Molly Weir promoting Flash. Still to this day I can remember the entire and exact script for each product, and that was because I rehearsed and rehearsed my mother until she got it right. The Flash commercial was the first split screen advert. Whilst my mother was knee deep in suds because she had supposedly used another product, she was also trying to scrub a beige and black floor dressed in a beige outfit. Molly used Flash with her sponge mop on her black and white floor and appeared on set in a crisp white blouse. Still, as my mother said it did take us on a weekend together to Margate! One night I decided that it was time for a miracle and so I knelt on the polished lino by the side of the bed. I knew the drill, hands together, eyes closed, and I prayed that my mother would find the work that she needed that night, harder than any ten year old boy ever had. A couple of days later my mother collected me early from school, and she had had her hair done. We took the bus to Harrods and I went to see the wonderful pet department and we had afternoon tea in the restaurant. My mother had auditioned for a part in a Brian Rix farce, and she had got it. The production ran for 19 years throughout the West End but especially in the Whitehall Theatre. The bedsit was ditched for a two bedroomed flat, and I even got my own tortoise who I called Ike, and who loved eating tomatoes. I will never know whether it was the power of prayer that turned things around or my mother’s talents or my gift of being able to work with Spirit. I think that actually it was a touch of all three, and the power of Spirit became my way forward as much then as it is for me now. Oh! And if Playtex ever need a foley artist to voice over for their long line machine washable bra... I’m their man!

Kenny‛s Postbag

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

KENNY, I was told that it was wrong to ask for a miracle, and that a miracle is in the hands of God and it cannot be asked for. Why? Patricia W. Why indeed?! Who makes up this nonsense? It is never going to be wrong to ask for anything that you deserve, especially if you do deserve it! The Bible tells us of miracles as hundreds were fed on ﬁve loaves and three ﬁshes, and water was turned into wine at a wedding. Miracles happen, especially if you have faith in your soul and love in your heart. Ask away, the entire World needs miracles right now, and we need them more than ever!

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

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Sudoku Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 56.

ACROSS 1. Own (11) 9. Criticise harshly (3) 10. Watchfulness (9) 11. Happen again (5) 13. Attire (7) 14. Meditate (6) 16. Defeated (6) 18. Fancy (7) 19. Military student (5) 20. Fruit (9) 21. Fire-arm (3) 22. Leading performer (11)

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Quick Crossword

DOWN 2. Study (3) 3. At no time (5) 4. Tepee (6) 5. Oval (7) 6. Produced (9) 7. Suitable (11) 8. High boots (11) 12. Receptacle (9) 15. Distinguished (7) 17. Needlework (6) 19. Purify (5) 21. Fuel (3)

Cryptic Crossword ACROSS 1. Not the first form to be not very good (6-5) 9. Help first-rate dunderhead (3) 10. Small letters not acceptable in a higher court? (5-4) 11. Chooses implements for excavating (5) 13. Before noon, one clever enough to be worth loving (7) 14. Obviously a small amount of time (6) 16. Worse than the duckling who turned out well (6) 18. Steeped as far down as one can go (7) 19. It may sound very small, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power there! (5) 20. Subordinate to worker, being sly (9) 21. Confinement for the writer (3) 22. 2 or 3 for example offering a first-class anaesthetic? (5,6) DOWN 2. The purpose of having broken-down vehicles (3) 3. Gives amorous looks as learner goes about (5) 4. Rise, friend, and marry and get a loose double chin! (6) 5. Bird having a frolic? (7) 6. Limbs hang loosely when walking awkwardly (9) 7. Successful trance presumably produces one - it does avoid extremes (5,6) 8. The sort of effect a sharp tone of voice has, perhaps (11) 12. Competitor will study offer (9) 15. Take me up on other changes: it is to be proved (7) 17. Filter needs considerable effort (6) 19. Mother is twice a lady (5) 21. Mixed type of dish (3)

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

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Walking on sunshine

by JACK TROUGHTON

WALKERS WANTING to explore the beautiful natural scenery of the Costa Blanca are in for a treat with a new guide featuring 50 mountain walks and scrambles. ‘Walking on the Costa Blanca’ by Terry Fletcher visits the limestone mountains, ridges, gorges and pinnacles, that form the impressive backdrop to the coast and its tourist ﬁlled beaches. The guide describes circular walks from start points within easy reach of the coast and range from strolls to full and demanding days out with steep climbs; all varying from 3km to 20km in distance. And as an experienced walker, Terry also includes background information on the local geology, history – including the castles and forts built at key strategic points – and wildlife. The region enjoys sunshine more than 300 days a year and soaring summer temperatures mean the winter and spring are the best times for walking and this pocket-sized book also contains helpful details to plan an outing – where to go, where to stay and what to take. There are two glossaries; the ﬁrst is an easy to use summary of the walks and the second a list of geographical features in English, Spanish and Valenciano. Author Terry has walked and climbed in this part of the world for more than 30 years and discovered the joys of climbing as a teenager in the Yorkshire Dales where he still lives. His love of wild places has taken him across Europe and North America, where he is fascinated by the sandstone canyons and the deserts of the American South West. A full time professional writer and photographer, his work has appeared in almost all the UK’s national newspapers as well as

specialist magazines. Terry has also appeared on television and radio as a commentator on the great outdoors. He is a former editor of Cumbria and the Lake District Magazine, Dalesman and The Countryman. Walking on the Costa Blanca is published by Cumbria-based Cicerone. A specialist in adventure guides, it has more than 300 titles featuring walking, trekking, mountaineering, climbing and cycling and an easy to use website www.cicerone.co.uk. And its titles, including Walking on the Costa Blanca, are available at £14.95 (plus postage and packing) and details can be found at http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail. cfm/book/751/refer/rtn. RTN has two copies of the book to give away courtesy of Cicerone. Simply answer the following question: How long has Terry Fletcher been walking and climbing on the Costa Blanca? Email answers and a name and address to competitions@cicerone. co.uk and the ﬁrst two correct replies will receive a copy.

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Fiesta Santissim Crist de la Salut

ALTEA LA Vella has started to celebrate their Santissim Crist de la Salut fiesta but there is still plenty happening this coming weekend. The fiesta, which started on Wednesday with the turning on of the lights, will really get going tomorrow, Saturday 16th January, with a theatrical show and then, on Sunday, there will be an exhibition of classic vehicles and an evening concert. The fiesta concludes on Sunday 24th January with daytime fireworks and a procession in the evening. Full details of the programme of events can be found on www.altea.es.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

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Dale’s Tales BEFORE DALE Winton became a TV luvvie we worked together at a couple of radio stations.

Chris Ashley

Writer & Broadcaster

We didn’t get on until we started working in the Midlands and loathed the same boss. One ﬁne afternoon I was marching butch like down one side of the High Street and Master Winton was sallying forth down t’other wearing a Panama hat, tight Bermuda shorts and a vivid Hawaiian shirt - 2 Countries & an American State applied to the UN for an immediate name change. Mind you if the Mohicans got a gander at his recent hairstyle - the Last Of That Native American Nation would have moved to Canada and cultivated comb overs. The Dalester yelled “Ashley I want to talk to you NOW!” We went into a rough watering hole,the carpet kept changing pattern & color depending on how much blood had been spilt the night before. The only other customers were 6 surly looking navvies from the Auld Sod on a long liquid lunch – Uh-oh! Up to the bar I strutted and ordered loudly in a faux Irish accent “A pint of Guinness Paddy to be sure to be

sure” the barman sneered “To be sure my name is Nigel and I’m sure I come from Leighton Buzzard.” Dublin’s finest tried to wind Dale up as he sipped his Malibu with a paper umbrella jauntily sticking out of the glass - but he had a treasure trove of cheeky anecdotes which had ‘em in stitches, and not the normal ones the lads were used to either. Would you like to hear one of Dale’s Tales? Of course you would, you little sticky-beak. It concerns a married International footballer playing away from home,literally,with a wayward Worksop wench. The tryst occurred in his car late night, on a Nottinghamshire industrial estate – classy huh? At the apex of ardour a delivery van backed into the passion wagon making the air bags explode causing a nasty case of crushed nuts – sans the ice cream. The love-birds were locked ‘in flagrante’ for 3 hours until the fire brigade crowbarred them apart. However, it didn’t curtail our soccer stud’s stellar career – he was even offered alternative employment singing soprano with the Vienna Boys Choir.

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Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #music

Zodiac Duo ZODIAC ARE the “People’s Favourite”, Vocal Harmony Duo on the Costa Blanca, covering songs from the 60’s to up - to – date.

ZODIAC, WHO regularly perform in Benidorm during the week, would like to remind everyone that although they are now semi retired they still work elsewhere, either on a Friday or Saturday night. Zodiac are also very popular with the local Masonic Lodges, Bowls Clubs, Social Clubs, etc. as the entertainment for their dinner / dances. For a fun night’s entertainment, get along and enjoy the boys show. For more info phone: 661 179 765. GIGS FOR JANUARY: All Wednesdays @ Hotel Helios, Benidorm. 8.30 pm All Thursdays @ Rio Park Hotel, Benidorm. 9 pm Tuesday 5: Rio Connection Bar, Benidorm. 9 pm Friday 15: Bar Tropicana, Paichi Centre, Moraira. 9 pm Saturday 16: Pablo’s International Bar, Playa Flamenca. 9 pm. Tuesday 19: Rio Connection Bar, Benidorm. 9 pm Friday 29: Albir Playa Hotel, Albir (RBL) Sunday 31: Camping Fanadix, (Ctra. MorairaCalpe, Benissa. 6 pm.

Rommy Baker with the band

Calpe back in the swing BRITISH, SPANISH, and Cuban musicians will be back in the groove on Sunday 31st January to bring alive the swinging sound of the Rommy Baker Big Band.

The lucky 13 are appearing at Calpe’s Esmeralda Hotel for one night only. Once a regular monthly feature, the big band has not been heard together since their last performance in November 2014. Band leader Rommy was to fall ill and sadly died of a heart attack in January a year ago but the concert will celebrate his memory and reflect the iconic arrangements of bands such as Glen miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are 10€. They can be reserved by calling 96 583 4715. Born in Hamburg, Rommy was a well-known figure in the world of jazz and played on the international scene for many years. He moved to Spain in 1990 and opened the ‘Speakeasy, the World’s Smallest Jazz Club’ in Calpe’ but the sound of big bands was his first love and he quickly recruited a group of international musicians based locally to form The Glen Miller Sound Orchestra. The band was an instant success and played hotels, concert halls, and outside venues along the coast, eventually taking up the monthly residency at the Esmeralda. Rommy’s widow Hilli is to be a special guest at the concert on the 31st January when music fans have the opportunity to celebrate the sound of a musician, who at his death had more than 1,000 big band arrangements.

Country/Americana Jam Session – Calpe THE COUNTRY/Americana Jam Sessions, take place every second and fourth Friday in the Piazza di Spagna (Chicken Shack) on the La Merced Road, Calpe, from 8.30 pm – next session Friday 22nd January.

The sessions are being run by the duo “Flavours” (Barrie & Veronica Dunn). “Flavours” were known as “Country Flavour” but they felt the name categorized them wrongly as they do a lot of country music but we also a lot of other music eg: folk, standards, Irish, Scottish and more. Everyone is welcome who would like to join in, either, playing an instrument, singing or just listening to the kind of music they do. The Bar/Restaurant also does good food at reasonable prices. For more information contact them on: 96 583 3534.

Janette Galbraith- Vocal entertainer JANETTE IS one of the most popular female vocal entertainers in this area. Although she is now based in UK she returns to Javea regularly to visit her family. Whether she is fronting a band or performing solo, Janette always gives a great show. On Wednesday 20th January she will be performing, accompanied by Gerry Haim (piano), in Bar Quo Vadis, Javea from 8 pm.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

#tv&showbiz goss

by Peter Taylor

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NOW THAT One Direction have taken a hiatus from the business, the vultures are hovering overhead. Harry Styles has had plenty offers before their break, and the latest big ugly bird to swoop in on the young fella is Jay-Z. Harry would be wise to do his homework on him, as although he´s got a mega business going on with Def Jam records, already Kylie and Rita Ora have split from the US rapper. Jay Z said on a possible hook-up with Harry “I can get him working with the bigger artists, the biggest producers and have him as the biggest artist in the world.” HARRY! IN TWO weeks Eddie Redmayne will know if he´s won the best actor award for the lead role in The Danish Girl at the Screenwriters Guild, but from what surfaced about him last week he´s clearly still got his feet on the ground. He´s from London which meant he didn´t have to pay any rent when he was waiting tables trying to get acting work, and last week he revealed to GQ magazine “I get letters from people going to drama school who struggle to pay their rent, so that’s something I occasionally do for them. It’s impossibly expensive to live in London.” A gentleman and scholar! A WEE quirky one here, but firstly let me ask you a question. Divide the number of times a day you walk passed your fridge by the number of times you stop and open it? If the answer is 1, yes the number 1, you have a serious problem. Fridge wise, this time of year is especially difficult, and it’s just started to get a lot more difficult. Fridge-makers LG unveiled a self-opening one at tech fest CES, with the catchphrase ‘What is greatness?’ The fridge senses when a human is walking past and opens its door, revealing the goodies hidden within. Oh My God!

I REPORTED recently ´Baywatch The Movie´ was soon to be made, and also that they were yet to find the right female for the Pamela Anderson role of CJ Parker … until now. Kelly Rohrbach firstly told the media she was splitting from Leonardo Di Caprio, then that she would be donning the iconic red swimsuit! Quite some double whammy! The Hasselhoff role will be played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who said on social media “a pleasure welcoming Kelly to our Baywatch family, she’s a walking smoke stack ... she’s smart, tough and funny. Just the way we like ‘em!” Hummm?

THE COACHELLA Music Festival will take place in the California desert over two weekends this April. The event has quickly become unmissable, and the fact that Guns N´ Roses are to reform for the show makes it a very special moment in popular music. The original line-up last played in Buenos Aires in 1993 due to singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash ﬁnding it impossible to work together. Their debut album “Appetite for Destruction,” in 1987, sold a record 18 million copies, and they instantly became the stadium band everyone wanted to book. Can they hold it together?

Young Angus T took the money and ran!

US COMEDY show Two and a half Men ran for twelve seasons from September ´03 to February ´15. The show became massively popular for many reasons, one being it’s rather risqué content around Charlie Sheen´s character Charlie Harper, whose misogynistic ways were quite outrageous. The risqué angle was amplified somewhat by the fact that one of the other characters, Jake Harper, was just 10 years old and lived with his dad in the same house as his uncle (misogynist-man) Charlie, and it’s the boy who played Jake who is the subject of today’s story. Angus T. Jones is now 22 years old and apparently earned a staggering $300,000 per episode. He played the part of Jake through to series 10, returning for a cameo in the series finale. He was spotted recently in Venice, California, looking nothing like his clean-cut on-screen persona, sporting a beard and glasses, and according to an eyewitness was friendly with everyone, taking selfies with a group in front of a restaurant. But it’s not all been plain sailing for the wee laddie. In November 2012 he surprised everyone posting a video on religious website ´The Forerunner Chronicles´ which stated “If you watch Two and a Half Men, please stop watching Two and a Half Men, I’m on Two and a Half Men and I don’t want to be on it! Please stop watching it! Please stop filling your head with filth!” He surely did! He apologised afterwards, but that’s a pretty mega meltdown going on there! In 2013 RIDLEY SCOTT was born in Tyne and Wear 78 years ago, now of course he is Sir Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre Ridley Scott, given a knighthood in recognition of his work producing and said to ET Magazine about Jones´ rant “I directing movies. The lad from the northeast has won 9 major awards, can’t really disagree with him, the shows the stand-out two being Alien in ´79, and Gettysburg in 2011. Sir kind of filthy, what he said wasn’t wrong, Ridley has been nominated 3 times for Best Director Academy It might have been indiscrete, but, we Awards without success, and we´ll find out tomorrow evening if aspire to create funny filth! he´s been nominated this year for ´The Martin´ starring Matt Footnote: In March 2014 Jones admitDamon. Many say yes! And many say … this is his year! ted “I was a paid hypocrite!” Go Ridley Baby! Right on Brudder!

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

tv listings 15th January - 21st January 2016

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Youtube videos of the week

Firstly a surprise for a busker when he started singing a song from Bruce Willis movie Armageddon. ‘Aerosmith Steven Tyler sang with the street musician Moscow 04.09.2015´ then super-duper meltdown from Ch4, apologies for the quality, and if you’ve not seen it yet, hang on to your hat! ‘Come Dine With Me Bad loser!’

friday 15th January

BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Father Brown 15:30 For What It’s Worth 16:15 Escape to the Country 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Fake Britain 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 A Question of Sport 22:00 Shetland 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 24:25 Would I Lie to You? 24:55 Eagle Eye

07:00 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 07:45 Homes Under the Hammer 08:45 Close Calls: On Camera 09:15 MasterChef: The Professionals 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Live Snooker: The Masters 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Live Snooker: The Masters 21:00 Mastermind 21:30 What to Buy and Why 22:00 Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Weather 24:05 Snooker: The Masters 24:55 Puppet on a Chain

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 1000 Heartbeats 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 The Martin Lewis Money Show 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Mr Selfridge 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:40 Birds of a Feather 24:10 Thunderball

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:40 Four in a Bed 14:10 Four in a Bed 14:40 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:00 First Dates 24:05 Rude Tube

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Jesse Stone: Night Passage 18:00 5 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Make You Laugh Out Loud 21:00 That’s So 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Lip Sync Battle UK 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 24:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 07:10 08:00 09:05 09:35 10:05 10:35 11:20 12:20 13:10 13:45 14:15 14:30 16:35 17:40 18:50 19:50 20:00 21:00 21:30 22:00 24:10

07:00 07:45 08:35 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 23:30 24:00 24:30

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:00 BBC News and Weather 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 Live Snooker: The Masters 17:30 Final Score 18:10 Now You See It 18:40 BBC News 18:50 BBC Regional News and Weather 19:00 Pointless Celebrities 19:50 The Getaway Car 20:45 The Voice UK 22:05 Casualty 22:55 The National Lottery Live 23:05 BBC News and Weather 23:25 Match of the Day 24:50 Snooker: The Masters - Extra

BBC2

07:05 NFL Highlights 07:55 Wonder Man 09:30 The Prisoner of Zenda 11:10 Homes Under the Hammer 12:10 Natural World 13:00 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 14:30 Bargain Hunt 15:15 Escape to the Country 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 Flog It! 17:30 Live Snooker: The Masters 18:30 Victorian Bakers 19:30 Dad’s Army 20:00 Live Snooker: The Masters 23:30 QI XL 24:15 Insert Name Here 24:45 Dragons’ Den

07:25 Childrens TV 08:30 Scrambled! 08:35 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 08:50 Horrid Henry 09:10 Nerds & Monsters 09:30 Thunderbirds Are Go 10:05 The Tom & Jerry Show 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:15 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:20 ITV News and Weather 13:29 ITV Regional Weather 13:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:30 Judge Rinder 15:35 Tipping Point 16:35 Doc Martin 17:30 The Martin Lewis Money Show 18:00 The Saturday Night Story 19:05 ITV News 19:15 ITV News and Weather 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 Ninja Warrior UK 21:00 Take Me Out 22:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 23:20 ITV News and Weather 23:34 ITV Regional Weather 23:35 Lethal Weapon 4

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 07:40 The King of Queens 08:05 The King of Queens 08:30 Triathlon 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Flash Gordon 13:10 The Big Bang Theory 13:35 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 14:30 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 17:35 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 18:05 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 18:35 Come Dine with Me Extra Portions 19:05 Channel 4 News 19:35 Location, Location, Location 20:30 World’s Weirdest Homes 22:00 Fast & Furious 6 24:40 The Running Man

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:30 Wanda and the Alien 09:45 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show 12:35 Police Interceptors 13:30 Police Interceptors 14:30 Columbo: A Matter of Honor 16:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 17:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 18:00 Ice Road Truckers 19:00 5 News Weekend 19:05 World War II in Colour 20:00 World War II Battlefield Recovery 21:00 Chasing Monsters 22:00 Football League Tonight 23:00 Football League Tonight 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 24:30 Lip Sync Battle UK

itv2

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Emmerdale 09:55 Coronation Street 12:20 Ninja Warrior UK 13:20 You’ve Been Framed! 14:20 You’ve Been Framed! 14:50 What a Girl Wants 17:00 Bean 18:45 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 21:15 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 22:20 Take Me Out The Gossip 23:20 American Pie 2

The Lost World: Jurassic Park 18.45

“ Quote of the week

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saturday 16th January

BBC1

The Hot Desk The Cube Dinner Date Emmerdale Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Emmerdale The Hot Desk Must Love Dogs The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out The Hot Desk You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men 2 Fast 2 Furious Take Me Out

Made in Chelsea Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory Iron Man The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers

E4 07:00 Rude(ish) Tube 07:25 Rules of Engagement 07:45 Rules of Engagement 08:10 Rules of Engagement 08:35 Rules of Engagement 09:00 How I Met Your Mother 09:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Baby Daddy 10:30 Baby Daddy 11:00 Melissa & Joey 11:30 Melissa & Joey 12:00 How I Met Your Mother 12:30 How I Met Your Mother 13:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 14:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 15:00 The Goldbergs 15:30 The Goldbergs 16:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 16:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 17:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 Role Models 24:00 Gogglebox 24:50 Gogglebox

In the early production runs of Top Gear it’s said that Chris Evans is struggling with the business of talking whilst driving, which the BBC fiercely denies. The source’s version reads “Chris is really struggling to master the art of driving and talking to camera, he’s in a massive sweat about it because he often ends up fluffing his lines.”

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

sunday 17th January BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

07:00 Breakfast 08:35 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics London 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Eat Well for Less? 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:15 Lifeline 17:25 Songs of Praise 18:00 Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough 19:00 BBC News 19:20 BBC London News; Weather 19:30Countryfile 20:30 Still Open All Hours 21:00 Call the Midwife 22:00 War & Peace 23:00 BBC News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 24:30 The Devil’s Double

07:30 The A to Z of TV Gardening 08:15 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens 09:15 Countryfile 10:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Live Snooker: The Masters 18:15 Ski Sunday 19:00 World’s Sneakiest Animals 20:00 Live Snooker: The Masters 24:00Headhunters

07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:25 Pat & Stan 07:35 Dino Dan 08:00 Signed Stories 08:15 Super 4 08:30 Scrambled! 08:35 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 08:50 Horrid Henry 09:10 Nerds & Monsters 09:30 Bear Grylls Survival School 10:05 The Tom & Jerry Show 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:35 Catchphrase 15:20 Ninja Warrior UK 16:20 You Only Live Twice 18:35 ITV News 19:00 Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 20:00 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:20 Joanna Lumley’s TransSiberian Adventure 24:20 Perspectives

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 07:40 The King of Queens 08:05 The King of Queens 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:30 Location, Location, Location 15:35 The Big Bang Theory 16:05 The Big Bang Theory 16:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:55 The Simpsons 17:25 The Simpsons 17:55 The Simpsons 18:30 Epic 20:30 Channel 4 News 21:00 Walking the Himalayas 22:00 Deutschland 83 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24:05 The Final Destination

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Blaze and the Monster Machines 09:25 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:40 Wanda and the Alien 09:55 Toby’s Travelling Circus 10:10 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Football League Tonight 12:30 Football League Tonight 12:55 Police Interceptors 13:55 Police Interceptors 14:55 Blue Streak 16:40 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 18:25 George of the Jungle 20:10 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Eat Pray Love

07:00 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Emmerdale 10:10 Coronation Street 12:40 Take Me Out 13:55 Take Me Out The Gossip 15:00 You’ve Been Framed! 15:25 You’ve Been Framed! 15:55 Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang 18:05 Jurassic Park III 19:55 Minion Madness 20:10 Hotel Transylvania 22:00 Quantum of Solace 24:10 Not Another Teen Movie

07:00 Rude(ish) Tube 07:25 Rules of Engagement 07:45 Rules of Engagement 08:10 Baby Daddy 08:35 Baby Daddy 09:00 Melissa & Joey 09:30 Melissa & Joey 10:00 The Goldbergs 10:30 The Goldbergs 10:55 Hollyoaks 13:30 The Core 16:05 Home Alone 18:10 The Big Bang Theory 18:35 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 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 23:00 Tattoo Fixers 24:00 Rude Tube

Minion Madness 19.55

monday 18th January BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out London 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 Silent Witness 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:45 Tracey Ullman’s Show 24:15 Have I Got News for You 24:45 The Graham Norton Show

BBC2

07:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Close Calls: On Camera 09:15 World’s Sneakiest Animals 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Live International Bowls 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 23:00 Insert Name Here 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

ITV1 07:00 09:30 10:25 11:30 13:30 14:30 14:55 15:00 16:00 16:59 17:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 23:45 24:45 Show

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal ITV Regional Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Griff’s Great Britain Coronation Street Benidorm ITV News at Eleven ITV News Saved The Jonathan Ross

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:40 Four in a Bed 14:10 Four in a Bed 14:40 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 How to Lose Weight Well 22:00 The Undateables 23:00 Crashing 23:35 Tattoo Fixers 24:35 First Dates

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Crimes of the Mind 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Ice Road Truckers 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Gotham 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

07:10 The Cube 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05 Emmerdale 09:35 Coronation Street 10:05 Coronation Street 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 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 2 Fast 2 Furious 24:10 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 24:40 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show

07:00 07:50 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 24:00 24:30

Made in Chelsea Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Scream Queens The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

tuesday 19th January BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 Silent Witness 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:45 Reggie Yates’s Extreme UK 24:45 The Heist

BBC2

08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 Thief Trackers 09:45 Great British Railway Journeys 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Live International Bowls 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Victorian Bakers 22:00 Barely Legal Grafters 23:00 Phone Shop Idol 23:30Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 NFL Highlights

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00Emmerdale 21:00Trawlermen Tales 22:00 Saved 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:40 Britain’s Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls 24:40 Double Decker Driving School

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:40 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Tricks of the Restaurant Trade 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in 22:00 The Jihadis Next Door 23:00 Kid Criminals 24:00 Manchester’s Serial Killer?

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Betrayed 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 21:00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 The Secret Life of the Family 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

itv2

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05Emmerdale 09:35 Coronation Street 10:05 Coronation Street 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 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 Mom 22:30 Mom 23:00 American Pie Presents the Naked Mile

07:00 07:45 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:50 24:20 24:50

Made in Chelsea NYC Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Virtually Famous The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

wednesday 20th January BBC1

BBC2

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven 19:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 19:55 Party Political Broadcast 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:45 A Question of Sport 24:15 Film 2016 24:45 Good

07:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 Thief Trackers 09:45 Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Lifeline 14:10 Live International Bowls 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 22:00 The Town That Took on the Taxman 23:00 Russell Howard’s Good News 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

ITV1 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:25 Party Political Broadcast 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Coronation Street 20:30 The National Television Awards 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:45 Cameraman to the Queen 24:45 Murder, She Wrote

CHANNEL 4 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:40 Four in a Bed 14:10 Four in a Bed 14:40 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Mary Portas Secret Shopper 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:00Bodyshockers 24:05 The Undateables

CHANNEL 5

itv2

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Do No Harm 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 10,000 BC 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05 Emmerdale 10:05 You’ve Been Framed! 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 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 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 24:10 Celebrity Juice

07:00 Made in Chelsea NYC 07:45 Charmed 08:35 Charmed 09:30 Hollyoaks 10:00 The Goldbergs 10:30 The Goldbergs 11:00 Melissa & Joey 11:30 Melissa & Joey 12:00 Charmed 13:00 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 Melissa & Joey 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 How I Met Your Mother 17:30 How I Met Your Mother 18:00 The Goldbergs 18:30 The Goldbergs 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 2 Broke Girls 21:00 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 23:25 Supernatural 24:25 The Big Bang Theory 24:50 The Big Bang Theory

Thursday 21st January BBC1

BBC2

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at Two 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Seven and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Dickensian 21:30 Room 101 22:00 Death in Paradise 23:00 BBC News at Eleven 23:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:45 Question Time 24:45 This Week

07:15 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 Great British Menu 09:45 Thief Trackers 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Live International Bowls 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 21:00 World’s Sneakiest Animals 22:00 The Story of China 23:00 The Clare Balding Show 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Barely Legal Grafters

ITV1 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Birds of a Feather 22:00 Jericho 23:00 ITV News at Eleven 23:30 ITV News 23:40 The Lobby 24:10Trawlermen Tales

CHANNEL 4 07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Four in a Bed 13:40 Four in a Bed 14:10 Four in a Bed 14:40 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 The Restoration Man 23:00 Date My Mum 24:05 Rich Kids Go Shopping

CHANNEL 5

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07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 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 Virtual Lies 18:00 5 News at 6 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 21:00 Britain’s Bloody Crown 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 10,000 BC 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 07:55 Dinner Date 08:55 Coronation Street 09:25 You’ve Been Framed! 10:30 Catchphrase 11:10 The National Television Awards 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Scorpion 23:00 Knocked Up

07:00 07:45 09:30 10:00 11:00 12:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 24:00 24:30

Made in Chelsea NYC Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs Melissa & Joey Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #charity

Music for charity

by CAROLINE TYSZKA

TRIBUTE ARTISTS lined up to support the MABS charity fundraiser at the Idols Bar last weekend. The Idols Bar, in Benidorm, held a charity evening on Sunday to raise funds for the cancer support group MABS. The evening was so popular, with many local artists giving their time for free, that the audience were entertained for over five hours with live music and comedy. Jason Kane, compère for the evening, ensured that everyone had a good time and that they dug deep for the worthy charity. The event was organised by Tara Pownall, and attended by Sheila Fearon from MABS, with many others helping to sell raffle tickets and collect at the door. The evening started with tributes to Bette Midler and Shirley Bassey, followed by Gareth Fulton who had hypnotised locals Tara and Andy with entertaining consequences. Amongst the highlights were the Michael Jackson Experience with some very energetic dancing and a fabulous moonwalk, although the “Definitely Maybe NOT Oasis” duo comprising of Jem Taylor and Kevin Holt was an amusing tribute to the Gallagher boys. The audience were treated to Wayne Edward Bellamy-Wright as Miss Levi G, who finished his performance with a dedication to Cathy Humphreys, a well-loved local who had passed away a few days previously. His performance was exceptionally moving, and brought many to tears, and finished with a standing ovation. One young local, Darren, allowed himself to be auctioned, offering household chores etc. for a period of 24 hours. Bids were being shouted from around the room with the end result being a further 75€ raised for the charity. Tara said “a big thank you to everyone who gave up their time to perform, and the many that donated raffle prizes. It was really hard work, but well worth it. Well done to everybody.” The event raised 705€ which will go towards MABS continuing to offer support to those in the community affected by cancer.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #people

A taste of the Jalon Valley Calpe U3A next meeting

by JACK TROUGHTON MEMBERS OF U3A Marina Baixa enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Jalon Valley as they drove to Parcent and restaurant La Piscina. The food was “as good as ever” reported the 58 members of the Dining Out Group – who tasted a self-service buﬀet to start followed by table-served main course with a wide range of choices on oﬀer. The group is just one of the many making up U3A Marina Baixa; providing something for everyone. And the next meeting is the Annual General Meeting at the Casa de Cultura in Alfaz del Pi on Monday 25th January. Doors open at 9.30am to start promptly at 11am. Membership fees should be placed in an envelope with the name and membership number written on the front – this year fees are 10€ to mark the association’s 10th anniversary. The Marina Baixa covers the areas of Albir, Alfaz del Pi, Altea, Benidorm, Callosa, Finistrat, La Nucia, Polop & Villajoysa. New members are always welcome and monthly meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month. Full details of meetings, groups, social activities, and trips, can be found on the website www.u3amarinabaixa.com. Information is also on the Facebook page. Those without internet can contact their Secretary Joan Flint on 96 586 1226 or 663

Go down to the Crossroads

Dining at La Piscina

U3A CALPE members are reminded that the monthly meeting, at the SH Ifach, is on 21st January, at the usual time of 10am for 10.30am. A seasonal dinner dance is planned for 27th February at Venta La Chaca Restaurant and Hotel, with free coaches to and from the restaurant from three pick up points in Calpe. This was announced at the last general meeting and interest has been high. There will be an opportunity, at the meeting on 21st January, to sign up, indicate the preferred pick up point, and pay. The cost to members is 35€ and guests 40€. The event aims to be one of the highlights of the year, with a specially selected menu, music, and the group’s ﬁrst visit to this venue. At the meeting, the travel team will update members on this month’s day trip to Valencia, and other planned trips. Also, each committee member will report on future plans, events and activities. The group co-ordinator will report on the latest news regarding the range and availability of the many and varied activities oﬀered.

THE POPULAR Crossroads ’Open Mic’ Coﬀee House starts a New Year at a new venue tomorrow (Saturday 16th January) at Quo Vadis in Javea starting at 11am. The monthly events are an ideal opportunity to share music, singing, poetry, stories, jokes and art – as well as making new friends. There is also a Musician’s Market which is an excellent opportunity to buy and sell instruments, amps, and other essentials. To book or for more information, call 648 156 066 or visit www.CBBlues.com.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #Spanish

Basic Spanish for everyday needs by Jane Cronin

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Past simple tense: ir and ser

There are enough irregular verbs in the simple past tense to keep us going for a good long while, but it doesn’t make sense to go through all of them. That is what you have that big verb book for - and you thought it was to prop up sideboard! However, a few more would be useful. So far, we have tackled dar (to give) and hacer (to do, to make) which allows us to ask a key question: “¿Qué hiciste ayer?” “What did you do yesterday?” Absolutely basic is the past tense form of the verb “ir” to go. Believe it or not in some tenses this verb manages to behave itself, but in the past simple to simply runs riot. There’s really no excuse at all, the only redeeming feature being that it is used so commonly some of it should stick eventually. Before we go any further, here it is: fui fuimos fuiste fuisteis fue fueron All of these words can be translated by “went” (which incidentally is a very strange word in English to have as the past tense of “to go”). Here are some examples, just to make sure you’re with it: “Fui a la tienda” (I went to the shop); “Fuimos en tren” (We went by train) – not to the shop, these are disconnected examples. “¿Adónde fuisteis?” (Where did you (plural) go?) Notice that in this example the word meaning “where” is actually “where to” – adónde. When you hear native Spanish speakers say this, they sometimes either miss

the “a” out, or give it very little emphasis so that it sounds like “¿Dónde fuiste?” This is a bit like us say “Where d`you go?” instead of “Where did you go?” which we would probably assure foreigners that we always say. “Ir” is very often used in the reflexive form “irse” (to go away). The difference in meaning is sometimes rather slight, with the reflexive form adding emphasis. “Me fui a casa a las doce” (I went off home at 12 o’clock”). Now comes the other really strange thing about the past simple of “ir”, which is that it is identical to the past simple of “ser”. How can this be? I hear you ask. Well, it’s really simple (haha) and impossible to confuse. By way of illustration, earlier on today I was listening to a song I like very much which contains these lines: Si alguna vez fui bello y fui bueno (if I was ever beautiful and good) Si alguna vez fui sabio en amores (if I was ever wise in love) Si alguna vez fui un ave de paso, lo olvidé pa’ anidar en tus brazos (If I was ever a bird passing over, I forgot this to nest in your arms). Now you can see the sort of stuff I listen to while I’m working - but the point is that you would never mistake the word “fui” here for “went”: it has to mean “was” from the verb “ser”. We could elaborate on this more, but time is up for today. The song, incidentally, is “Lucía” by one of my idols Joan Manuel Serrat.

The International Choir Coral Clásica Javiense AFTER THE Christmas break, the Interntional Choir Coral Clásica Javiense has started rehearsals under the direction of Francesc Estèvez. Rehearsals will take place every Thursday from 3.45pm to 5.45pm at the Centre Social 8 de Marc (Centre Social 8 de Marzo), Plaza Pou del Pare Pere in Jeus Pobre. They will practice for the Spring concert Joseph Haydn’s MISA IN TEMPORE BELLI, Hob.XXII:9 (Mass in Times of War, or also called The Drums Mass). For the second part of the concert, the choir plans to sing J.S. Bach’s “Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen”. (Laud to God in all his kingdoms,)] BWV 11, known as the Ascension Oratorio.. After the very successful performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratory, the choir hopes to have interested new singers who would like to join and sing in the spring concert in May. Prerequisite is knowledge of being able to read notes. For more information call 676 285 493 and 965 794 998 or visit www.coralclasicajaviense.es

Crossword Solutions for Last Week CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Plunder; 7 Veils; 9 One; 10 Proffered; 12 Tape measure; 15 French chalk; 17 Stammerer; 19 Gay; 21 Yearn; 22 Servant. Down: 1 Blunt; 2 End; 3 Peer; 4 Reversals; 5 Allegro; 8 Afresh; 11 Say no more; 13 Echoed; 14 Fritter; 16 Banns; 18 Eyes; 20 Ivy. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Musical; 7 Petty; 9 Jet; 10 Appraisal; 12 Acknowledge; 15 Contemplate; 17 Deference; 19 Art; 21 Agree; 22 Engrave. Down: 1 Quiet; 2 Aim; 3 Rasp; 4 Delineate; 5 Strange; 8 Trowel; 11 Scattered; 13 Number; 14 Foreign; 16 Grave; 18 Cant; 20 Era.

Suduko Answer

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #animals

Council calls for dog Fiestas de San owners to identify Antonio Abad pets with a microchip by KEITH NICOL ANIMAL PROTECTION Councillor, Carmen Morate, has made an appeal to all dog owners to ensure that their pets can be identified with a microchip and thus ensure that owners can be reached if something happens to their animal. Carmen Morate said: “it is required by law to identify all dogs. There are even penalties of more than 300€ if you do not do this, but it is important that they have a microchip that relates to your own pet so that, no matter what happens, we can contact you. On January 2nd, I was notified by the local police of a dog that had been run over by a car. We were unable to contact the owners to tell them and, as of today, I still do not know if the owners know what happened to the animal, which was very well maintained and even wearing a jersey,” Carmen added: “The owners of the animals have rights, but also obligations, and to identify your dogs is one of them. Make sure they have a microchip to ensure we can identify them through the database, and it is important to keep it updated if you change your phone number.” “But most important is the identification of dangerous breeds of dogs: what are called PPP (potentially dangerous dogs) showing characteristics of powerful jaws and the force that they can exert. If someone wants to have one of these dogs, it is imperative that they have all these requirements, because failure to do so could see them penalised by a fine of 3,000€ or more,” added the Animal Protection Councillor, Carmen Morate.

THE FIESTA de San Antón (pets day) is celebrated this weekend throughout Spain. Thousands of animals will be blessed this weekend, as the nation honours their San Antón on Sunday 17th January, with many local towns taking part, including Alfaz del Pi. To commemorate the day, animal lovers will be holding a silent march – with no fireworks or music – through the town of Alfaz del Pi, starting at the Casa de Cultura at 11am and walking up to the church for a blessing, drink and snack. Throughout the Valencian region, bonfires are lit in honour of the saint, with the origin of the festival going back to the middle ages. Mixing both religious and pagan traditions, even the ancient winter solstice, it was celebrated, and honoured the sun, with fire to ward off evil spirits. It was during the medieval period that it began to take its current shape in the belief that San Antón lengthened the life of animals. For this reason, the 16 bonfires are lit the evening before in honour of San Antón and, the following day, the saint’s day, animals and pets are blessed.

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Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #Food  by

Dani Bowler

Owner Vintage Cafe, Albir & MasterChef semi finalist

Raspberry fig and vanilla tartin served with mascarpone...

This is a dish I cooked on Masterchef for Natalie Coleman (2013 champion) and got me though my next round! Might be worth giving a go! Preheat the oven to 200°C cut out four circles of pastry 3cm/1¼in bigger than the blini pans. If you don’t have blini pans you can use a bigger tin (nonstick) and make one big tartin. For the tarts, divide the sugar, butter, balsamic vinegar, vanilla and cardamom pods equally between the four blini pans (or one bigger tin) heat until you have a dark caramel. Remove from the heat and carefully remove the cardamom pods. Arrange the fig halves in the pans and place the rasberrys in between the figs. Cover the figs with the pastry circles, tucking any excess pastry down the side of the pan, and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. When cooked set aside to rest in the pans for 5-10 minutes. When ready to serve, Turn the tarts out onto serving plates, serve with mascarpone. 10 tbsp sugar 80g unsalted butter 8 cardamom pods 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 vanilla pods (use the seeds only) punnet of Raspberry 12 figs, cut in half 320g puff pastry

Sponsored by Vintage Cafe Albir. For bookings and info call: +34 865 60 93 45 Kitchen open 13h-16h 18,30h-22h Avenida del Albir, 68 (next to Europa Sol) info@danibowler.com

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

Do you want the best quality food, at the best possible price? IF SO, you need to go to Hollywoods diner in Quesada. THIS AMERICAN style diner owned by Lee and Don, has been managing by Ana ( Don’s wife) since early last year and has already gained fantastic revues and regular repeat custom. Ana has been in the business for over 10 years, and together with her team, produce some fantastic home cooked food. Whether you are after a fresh 12 inch pizza, or 100% beef beefburgers, Hollywood diner is the place to go. Or if you fancy something off the grill, why not try their BBQ ribs, steak, gammon steak, chicken dishes, roast chicken, to name a few. The list really is endless. They also have regular special offers which change frequently so you need to watch for their advert in the Round Town News for details. There is also a 3 course menu which includes a drink for an amazing 5.5€. that is unbeatable value for money!!! You can also have 2 pizzas for 10€ and breakfasts are 2 for 5€. Fancy something a bit different? Why not try traditional Dutch dishes like fricandel and bitterballen. The taste of home that the Dutch crave. AND if you want a night in front of the television, or a party where you don’t have to cook, all of the food is for eat in or take away.

Hollywoods are open all day and can be found at La Marquesa golf in Rojales. In the car park infront of super value.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure health

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La Nucia Blood Drive RESIDENTS ARE again being asked to donate blood at the La Nucia health centre. The Department of Health has called for donors in the region to help with shortages of blood in the local hospitals by attending the session scheduled for La Nucia on January 18th 2016 at the main health centre in the town. The councillor for Health, Manuel Alcalá, said “giving blood saves lives and there is no better way to be supportive than by donating our blood.” Although participation in the town has increased with an average of 30 monthly donations being made, the Alicante area requires 300 donations daily to keep up with demand. New donors, along with those who already donate, can attend the clinic between 5pm and 8.30pm.

Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in the ovaries. They are very common particularly during childbearing years. Ovarian cysts may affect both ovaries at the same time, or they may only affect one.

lump is felt further investigations will be carried out which may include blood tests (to look for cancer markers), ultrasound (via a vaginal probe) and laparoscopy (to look directly into the abdomen with a fine telescope).

The vast majority of ovarian cysts are non-cancerous (benign), although a small number are cancerous (malignant). Cancerous cysts are more common in women who have been through the menopause.

Treatment: Most ovarian cysts will go away on their own. If you don’t have any bothersome symptoms, especially if you haven’t yet gone through the menopause, your doctor may advocate ‘’watchful waiting.’’ The doctor won’t treat you but will check you every one to three months to see if there has been any change in the cyst. The contraceptive pill may relieve the pain from ovarian cysts. By preventing ovulation, the risk of new cysts forming is reduced. Surgery is an option if the cyst doesn’t go away, grows, or causes pain. There are two types of surgery: Laparoscopy (the cyst is removed via a telescope-like instrument) which is a minimally invasive procedure, or if necessary (if the cyst is large) Laparotomy which necessitates a surgical incision into the abdomen.

Types: Functional cyst – the most common type of ovarian cyst, forms during ovulation when either the egg is not released or the follicle (the sac that in which the egg forms) does not dissolve after the egg is released. Cyst formation secondary to an underlying disease such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or Endometriosis. Pathological cyst – cysts that occur due to abnormal cell growth. These are much less common. Cystadenomas – formed from cells on the surface of the ovary. Dermoid cyst – containing tissue similar to that in other parts of the body (skin, hair, teeth). Symptoms: Often, ovarian cysts don’t cause any symptoms and you may not realise you have one until you have a routine women’s check-up Symptoms of ovarian cysts and tumors include: Pain or bloating in the abdomen Difficulty urinating, or frequent need to urinate Dull ache in the lower back Pain during sexual intercourse Painful menstruation and abnormal bleeding Unexplained weight gain Nausea or vomiting Loss of appetite, feeling full quickly despite having eaten little

Fertility: Ovarian cysts don’t usually prevent pregnancy but in some cases it can be harder to conceive. If a cyst is to be surgically removed fertility preservation should be first discussed with the surgeon. This may mean removing just the cyst and leaving the ovary intact, or only removing one ovary.

If any of these symptoms are noted it is important to see your Family Doctor as ovarian cysts can also be indicative of ovarian tumours that are cancerous. Ovarian cysts can cause problems if they twist, bleed or rupture. In cases of sudden, severe pelvic pain medical attention should be sought without delay. Diagnosis: A lump may be felt during a routine pelvic examination. If a Article supplied by the Family Medical Centre, Albir. Please call 96 686 5072 for more information or to make an appointment.

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #road test

Tim Saunders Independent unbiased car reviewer

Honda Civic THERE ARE two diesel engines available on the new Honda Civic: the 2.2 and the 1.6. I can’t speak for the former but the latter is so economical that I cover 300 miles on barely quarter of a tank. Honda claims that its 1.6-litre iDTEC will return 78mpg: I experience around 60mpg encompassing all manner of driving from stopping and starting in the slowest of traffic jams through to fast and demanding motorway cruising. This latest example (the ninth generation) of the Civic builds on the futuristic theme and enhances the parts that the original hinted at but didn’t carry off as well such as its rear, which features bulbous lights while the triangular exhausts have disappeared as you can see in the video at testdrives.biz. I thought I would miss these but the whole package is more aesthetically pleasing. The concealed handles for the rear doors make this five-door seem like a three, especially to my wife when she first tried to get

our children in the back. It’s a nice touch and one that seems to have been copied by other manufacturers. The rear windscreen is still an annoyance for me because of the position of the spoiler which eﬀectively cuts the screen in two and hinders vision when inside. But it’s a great driver’s car with body hugging ‘magic’ seats. My family and I demand much from our striking red protégé because we go away for a long weekend and while it is not large enough for our tandem pushchair, it copes with a suitcase, my daughter’s Trunki, a single pushchair, a crib, a bouncer and a box of food as well as my daughters in their two car seats. Despite being weighed down the driving experience is good. The economy ﬁgures I mentioned earlier are reached with a combination of automatic engine stop/start and the use of a green economy button to the right of the steering wheel. While engaged progress is noticeably a little lethargic on occasions disen-

gaging this does speed up the process. But once the Civic is on its way progress is satisfying and with the correct gears there’s an element of gusto. The gearbox is a little notchy but it can be forgiven this for its decisiveness. The Civic is a tricky car to reverse and on occasions it can be difficult to gauge whether there are any obstructions behind, so it is helpful that some models are fitted with reversing sensors; unfortunately this model does not have them. Equipped with all the usual refinement the

air conditioning is an absolute blessing during the height of our British summer where temperatures exceed 25 degrees Celsius. It’s true. And so the lo setting keeps us all extremely happy. New price range: £16,995 - £28,280 FACTS AT A GLANCE 0-60mph: 10.2secs Top speed: 129mph Power: 118bhp Economy: 60mpg Watch the video at www.testdrives.biz

Advanced motorist Tim Saunders is the former Business and Motoring Editor of the Bournemouth Daily Echo. His regular test reports appear in numerous newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar. For more independent unbiased car reviews and videos visit www.testdrives.biz

Friday, January 15 - Thursday, January 21 2016

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Full English

U3A’s first 2016 meeting OLD FACES and new members are welcome to attend U3A Denia’s first meeting of the New Year at the Casa de Cultura on Thursday 21ast January at 11am.

by Jack Troughton ALBIR CHURCH of England cooked up an unusual fund raiser by gathering members and friends for breakfast. The meal was served at the Finca of Tony and Hazel Layt in La Nucia and 22 people enjoyed tucking in over two sittings. Bucks Fizz was served on arrival, giving time for strangers to get to know each other, before people sat down to enjoy breakfast. A service of Holy Communion is held in Albir every Sunday at 9.45am and also every Thursday at 11.00am at the Forum Mare Nostrum, Alfaz del Pi. The second Thursday of each

month is a healing service. For further details please telephone Local Church Warden, Hazel Layt on 96 689 5306 or 659 018 400. Albir is one of eight churches in the Chaplaincy and there is more information on the website www.costablanca-anglicanchaplaincy.org.

The main purpose of the association is to encourage lifelong learning and friendship for those no longer in full time employment – providing educational, recreational and leisure activities for all members. And since its inauguration in January 2006, that has been the aim of U3A Denia; which celebrates its 10th anniversary Year with a planned Open Day in April and a Ball in September. It currently has more than 700 members and 32 activity groups in operation, offering something for all tastes. The travel team has already put together a very full programme of trips for the year to be enjoyed by all. For more information about the group, visit www. u3adenia.com.

Off piste

MEMBERS OF the U3A Vall de Pop Petanca Group held their annual New Year lunch on Sunday at the Ramonti Restaurant in Parcent. Following their game at Castell de Castells, members and their partners met at the restaurant for the ‘get together’. A total of 31 people enjoyed lunch organised by group leader Jim Lockhart.

Friday, January 15- Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #people

No boat to Bolivia A CAPACITY crowd of 60 Javea U3A members took a trip to landlocked Bolivia with Travellers’ Tales Group Leader Angela Chantry – who travelled to the South American country in 2014. by JACK TROUGHTON THE PRESENTATION was illustrated with colourful photos of the adventure. Angela and daughter Becky explored jungle and mountains and captured on camera wildlife and historic buildings. Angela had an advantage in that the national language of Bolivia is Spanish – and a trump card because her daughter is ﬂuent. Flying from London Heathrow to the USA, the Bolivian break started in La Paz; at 9,000ft above sea level, the world’s highest capital city. They moved on to various towns through jungle and on rivers, including the mighty Amazon. There was also a double celebration at the meeting triggering a cava reception. The group has returned to its original venue in the Javea Players Studio Theatre for its ﬁrst meeting of 2016 – the year the theatre group celebrates its 40th Anniversary. The next Travellers’ Tales meeting is on 23rd February, again at the studio. Peter Atkinson will relive a trip to British Columbia, San Francisco and Yosemite – another milestone as it is the group’s 100th meeting! For more information about Javea U3A visit www.u3ajavea.org.

Travellers’ Tale leaders Angela Chantry and Tony Dearie with Javea Players’ Mike Harding and Tony Cabban.

Friday, January 15- Thursday, January 21 2016

life&leisure #sports

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Rugby La Vila beat Valencia Tecnidex LAST SUNDAY, our first team had a very important win at home. by PATRICIA THOMPSON We hosted Valencia Tecnidex and we beat them 43-7. We were expecting a stronger opposition. Our boys were superb. With tries from Nacho Muller, Lucas Poggi, Matias Jara, Javi Carrion and Ivan Agudo, La Vila keep the top of the table. After the game Anthony Creasey presented a real painting from one of our players Matias Jara to the Club. Thanks to Anthony for the beautiful painting. In the photo (left to right), Anthony Creasey (the artist), Jose Ramon Ucles (La Vila sport councillor) Jason Craig (La Vila president) and Matia Jara . Next Sunday at 11.30am at Valencia Campo del Rio the first team will play away against Cau Valencia, another important game for La Vila. Cau are third in the league. It seems they are one of the best teams in the competition, a real test for La Vila. Good Luck! Follow the game on Twitter. Games for Saturday 16th January at home 10.00am to 2pm - Mini Rugby Provincial Competition for Under 12-10-8-6, teams from Alicante, Akra, Elche, Javea and La Vila. 5.00pm - La Vila seconds senior will play Cullera. Free entrance. Games away The under 18s and 16s will play away at Cullera on Satur-

day morning. Womens team will play away at Alicante University, Saturday at 5pm. Next home game for the first team will be Sunday 24th January at 12.30. We will play Barcelona Engineers. Tickets will be 5 euros. Under 12 free. Home made Paella and Argentinian barbecue will be available. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out! Next 30th International Benidorm Sevens competition will be held on the 28th and 29th May 2016. We are going to have top teams preparing for the next Olympic Sevens Qualification.

Anyone wishing to come along will find La Vila Rugby Club situated on Carretera El Pantano, Villajoyosa. Just take the motorway AP-7 exit number 66 (Villajoyosa). At the first roundabout head for the mountain. It is about 1 km from the Motorway exit or take the Villajoyosa by-pass, and take the middle exit, at the first roundabout, bare right towards the motorway entrance and at the second roundabout bare left towards the mountain. If you are interested to join La Vila contact Jason Craig on 659 674 768 or Ignacio Davila 608 068 208, e mail oficina@ rugbylavila.net

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Anyone’s game as Torrevieja draw with Onteniente LAST WEEKEND marked the half way stage of the Third Division season with the first match of the second round of games in the championship and after four consecutive wins for Torrevieja, this time the spoils were shared as the game ended goalless. After playing their last three games in the Nelson Mandela, CD Torrevieja returned to its usual venue of Vicente Garcia, after reseeding the pitch just before the Christmas break. As often happens in a game of such high tension, in which both contenders have more to lose than gain, the game produced few chances and shots on goal, with the major action happening at the Torrevieja end during the final five minutes of regular play, with the home side’s blushes only prevented by a couple of excellent saves from goalkeeper Miguel Serna. Both teams fought hard and the Referee was kept busy handing out six yellows to Torrevieja and two to the visitors, but nothing for exceptionally dangerous play. So, no goals scored on Sunday with Onteniente dropping to fifth from third in the league while Torrevieja are 12th on 26 points. Next Sunday’s away game at CF Borriol promises to be a close one too, as they are in 13th place, also on 26 points, so both teams have everything to play for. Their last meeting resulted in a 2:2 draw. Torrevieja’s last home game for the month takes place on January 24th against Atletico Saguntino to whom Torre

93 Year Old Petanca Player – Birthday Celebrations JOAN LUXON, a member of Moraira Teulada U3A Petanca Group 5. Under the leadership of John Manley, enjoyed a drink after last Saturday’s session at Brevis Bar, Solpark, Moraira, with the other 22 members present, to celebrate her 93rd birthday. Those present sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Joan, who, with her son Paul, is oﬀ to Canada on 19th January, for three months, to see her only granddaughter Everyone wished Joan and Paul a safe journey to Canada and all said they would miss her cheeky presence on the courts.

Torrevieja fought out to a goalless draw on Sunday

lost against one nil in the second game of the new season. However, this could be Torrevieja toughest home game of the season with Saguntino flying high in first position on 42 points. News on kick off times in next week’s RTN.

Benitachell Bowls Club report “THREE KINGS Event”, a highly enjoyable social evening, heralded in another fantastic year of bowling.

Seventy members and guests enjoyed super entertainment, organised by Lizzie Henningham, and a buffet style meal, with dancing to music by James Hurst. On a more serious note, The BBC Winter League team started the new near with a 11-1 victory at home to Greenlands, winning on four rinks and drawing on one including the shot difference, to maintain their challenge for the top league spot. Why not learn to play Lawn Bowls? It’s highly enjoyable sport, and a great way to exercise whilst making new friends. Benitachell Bowls Club offers a free structured beginners’ course. Coaching at Benitachell is by encouragement and constructive advice, by well qualified and experienced personnel, with a certificate presented on successful completion. Lawn Bowls is a wonderful social game. It’s up to you how far you go from being a social bowler; to competitive or to international level. The complete range of bowlers is catered for at Benitachell. For more information please contact Terry Setford (Club Instructor) on 965 74 00 66 or online. For further information, see www.benitachellbowlsclub.com.

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WITH THIS week’s total of 42 goals,6 clean sheets, and 23 yellow cards, the AFFL lead is still held by Paul’s team, Elite Kitchens, Swinton. Joe’s team, Keith Lard F.C., closed the gap to only 9 points, while Scott’s Dog Dale remain in 3rd place. by patricia thompson In the Mark Carter Ladies Section, Karen’s team, Ceasar’s Blackcats, reduced Maxine’s Plaistow13hammers lead to 9 points. Hup Hannah City is 3rd. In the chase for the 20€ voucher, sponsored by QUICK SAVE Supermarket in Albir, Gil’s Kippax are 1 point ahead of Sandra’s Scorers followed by Raquel’s Revenge. Super Rhys and Tyrannosuarez-Rex are tied at the top of the U.K.T.V.SPAIN Junior League, both on 535 points. At the bottom, Bradley’s team, Hero to Zero, have scored 90 points in the last 2 weeks, giving them a chance of catching the nearest team, Sponge Bob. In the Leonard Knowles Construction Golden Boot League, only 14 points separate the top 6 teams. Joanna’s Hup Hannah City have been at the top for 12 weeks but have only an 8 point lead over Tom’s Benidorm Trotters. Then come Pearson’s Smashers, Tyrannosuarez-Rex, Johnny’s Rockets and Keith Lard F.C. At the other end, Mark’s No Bad Losers still 5 points behind Handbrake City. 3 teams go into the Premier Imports Monthly Draw for a case of cava, the top scoring Sandra’s Scorers and the 2 lowest scoring teams, Eric’s Full Metal Jackets and Lyn’s Handbrake City. Manager of the Month for January is sponsored by CLAIRE’S NAILS in Albir who will present

this month’s winner with a 20€ voucher to be used at their Albir Salon. After 2 weeks, Wyn’s Wyndhams got the Blues lead the Bootwinners by 6 points. 3 lady managers, Gil’s Kippax, Sandra’s Scorers and Raquel’s Revenge are also contenders. Bob’s team, Snowball Celtic, have won this week’s Breakfast for 2 at Rafters sponsored by Kate after climbing up 23 places to No 152. 7 lady managers are through to the last 32 of the RTN K.O. Cup Competition and 1 junior manager, Jack’s team, Lads on Toure. The present leaders of the Fantasy League Elite Kitchens, Swinton, were knocked out by Kevin’s team, Clever Cookie, who are currently 252 in the league. Scott’s team, Dog Dale, are the new favourites for this competition. Sandra’s Scorers are top of the RTN F.A. Cup League with a 2 point lead over Johnny’s Rockets. Don’t forget, only points scored in the F.A. Cup count in this league. Full Metal Jackets and Handbrake City are joint bottom. Next week there will be 2 lots of Premier League games in the fantasy league, so it’s important keep an eye on how your team performs by logging onto the website www.alfazffl. com or popping into one of the bars which display all the results, Robin’s Nest, Union Jack, Wyndhams, The Local and Barillocche.

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Rugby La Vila beat Valencia Tecnidex LAST SUNDAY, our first team had a very important win at home.

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