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Death of a legend CORONATION STREET star Anne Kirkbride has died of cancer aged 60 in a Manchester hospital.

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President Fabra addresses Torrevieja

THE WIDENING of the Torrevieja stretch of the N332 received a major boost this week with the announcement of the go ahead and funding for the project p3

Padron Desk at Tourism Office continues

SINCE ITS introduction in October 2014, more than 800 people have stopped by the special Padron Desk located in Torrevieja’s Department of Tourism p5

THE PRESIDENT of the Generalitat, Alberto Fabra, and the Minister for Economy, Industry, Tourism and Employment Máximo Buch, visited Torrevieja yesterday, Thursday January 22nd.

Developing a great Spanish garden All your gardening tips and facts can be found on p25

by Keith Nicol

See Madrid with Gandia Tours! TAKE A fabulous threeday break in Spain’s fascinating capital with Gandia Tours and while there take the optional excursion to see ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ p34

Hundreds of owners brought their pets

Torrevieja’s animals feel blessed MANY MUNICIPALITIES throughout Spain celebrated the blessing of animals by San Antón on Saturday, which marks the end of the Christmas cycle. Read the full story on page 17.

The main thrust of their visit was to announce new employment schemes for the region and to briefly look at some of the most successful Generalitat funded programmes and workshops that have both benefited the community, provided training and giving employment to the long term unemployed, those with disabilities and young people. Torrevieja’s Mayor Eduardo Dolón was also on hand to discuss new schemes that are about to be implemented in Torrevieja, including the ambitious El Chaparral Park area, which is due to have a major makeover in 2015. President Fabra also commented on his new strategy to encourage even more employment to the community as he aims to triple the number of foreign manufacturing companies here, partly with an offer of free industrial land. Through 2015 and into 2016, the president wants to triple the 11,000 foreign companies established in Valencia with a target of 33,000 in 2016. Continued on page 8


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N332 widening takes a step closer

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by Keith Nicol MAYOR OF Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon, accompanied by Councillor for Town Planning and the Environment, Francisco Moreno, said that on Friday 16th January the submitted plans had been approved and the required protocol of cooperation between the Ministry of Development, the Generalitat Valenciana and the city of Torrevieja to execute the widening of the N332 passing through Torrevieja, had been given the ‘Green Light’. The Mayor announced that the general collaboration agreement has been approved by the Ministry of Development and the Generalitat Valenciana, so in the next few weeks the agreement will be signed by the three administrations concerned. The Ministry of Public Works will begin works on doubling the width of the eight kilometres of the N332 between Kilometre markers 53-61. The necessary steps to start the bidding for

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Bank victims celebrate victories COURTROOM VICTORIES for victims of a fraudulent equity release scheme sold by a bankrupt Icelandic bank have boosted morale in a campaign for justice.

Mike and Julie McInnes

by Jack Troughton

by Keith Nicol

Around 600 pensioners across Spain, France and Germany are known to have taken up the heavily marketed and supposedly ‘no risk’ financial package operated by Landsbanki Luxembourg between 2006 and 2008. And when the bank and its parent company in Iceland collapsed in the autumn of 2008, they were horrified to be treated as debtors to the bank rather than victims of a scam – and were shocked to find their homes were targeted for repossession by the Luxembourg bank’s administrator Yvette Hamilius. However, members of the Landsbanki Victims Action Group on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have something to celebrate six years later as the New Year has brought good news. Firstly, last week one member’s civil case in Marbella has seen a judge declare the equity release contract “null and void” and the mortgage agreement scrapped. And in Paris a criminal case involving charges of fraud and money laundering has been accepted against the son of former Landsbanki President Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson – once chairman and owner of West Ham Football Club – seven officers of the Luxembourg subsidiary, and two French notaries. A trial date has to be fixed for what will be a high profile financial case, and the administrator Ms Hamilius will be summoned by the authorities as a ‘hostile witness’. POSITIVE Action group spokesman Mike McInnes said only one member took the civil route, all others were involved in a group criminal case in Spain but added: “The court’s decision in Marbella is the most positive news we have had, full stop. Whatever way we have gone, this is a step in the right direction. “The court decided the product was missold and misrepresented in Spain and therefore the contract should be declared null and void and the mortgage cancelled. It means the clock should be wound back and the status quo restored – the bank must give back what it held and the client pays the bank

back the 25% advance.” And he said the French prosecution was also a boost. “There is no immediate impact on Spain but it is unlikely the Spanish judiciary will ignore it.” The action group is currently obtaining the 50 page report of the French investigation and will translate it to present the document in support of the group’s criminal cases in Spain. Mike said the group had also obtained enough signatures from MEPs in Brussels to trigger a European Commission investigation into the treatment of the victims by officers of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. He is about to travel to Belgium to discuss strategy against Landsbanki – including a possible appeal to the Luxembourg supreme Court – after the courts in the Grand Duchy again refused to acknowledge there was any sign of fraud, money laundering and share price manipulation on the files of the bank. TRICKY Mike said it had been “tricky” trying to deal with either the administration of Luxembourg or the Landsbanki administrator. He added: “We are more than happy to negotiate a settlement and get the matter resolved. All we have after six years is total resistance to negotiations in any form. “And that is despite all the evidence of false accounting, fraud and money laundering. They continue to say there is nothing wrong in the files.” The action group remains convinced there are other victims who have not come forward and have no idea there is support available. “I had a telephone call last week from a man in a hell of a state. His wife had left him, his children returned to the UK, and he was absolutely beside himself,” said Mike. “He had not approached anyone about the situation over Landsbanki, he didn’t know there was an action group, and he was living in fear of the bailiffs knocking at the door – how many are out there in a similar position?” The action group can be contacted by calling Mike on 627 919 000 or by email to mike.mcinnes47@gmail.com


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Padron Desk at Tourism Office continues SINCE ITS introduction in October 2014, more than 800 people have stopped by the special Padron Desk located in Torrevieja’s Department of Tourism. by Keith Nicol The desk is open on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 9am to 11am and is designed to especially cater to the city’s large foreign resident population. It’s now possible to register for the first time, renew or update your padron and even add your name to the voting list, although the cut off date for the May 24th elections has now past. It is obligatory by Spanish law to register on the padron in the town or city where you habitually reside. The major benefit to the Town Hall is that the more people who are on the Padron, the

more funding Central government allocates to the different municipalities for the provision of health centres, doctors, nurses, police officers, fire fighters and schools plus the maintenance of parks, gardens and public buildings. To register on the pardon or update your status, simply go to the Tourism Office on Tuesday or Wednesday morning, bringing with you your official identification, such as a passport, your NIE, residence certificate/card and the deeds to your house or a copy of your rental contract. An old copy of your Padron Certificate can also speed up the few minutes you will be at the

desk. You will need one form of photo ID, such as your passport to have your request processed. Torrevieja’s Office of Statistics have noted a tenfold increase in the number of Foreign Residents now using the new desk located in the Tourism Office, primarily because of the very short waiting times, compared to the main office, which of course, is also open during normal hours. If you have any questions about the service or documentation required, please stop by the Department of Tourism any weekday morning and ask for more information regarding the services on offer.

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ATM gangster with links to Spain TWO FUGITIVES believed to be part of a gang raiding cash point machines across the North West and Central England are being hunted by police in an ongoing investigation.

Andrew White (left) and Adam Murphy (right)

by Jack Troughton MERSEYSIDE’S ANDREW White – who has links to Spain – and Adam Murphy are wanted for conspiracy to cause explosions and burglary of bank and shop premises between January and December 2013. White, aged 25, from Huyton, and Murphy, 29, from Liverpool and who may have fled to Scotland, are described as “two of Merseyside’s most wanted criminals”. Detectives allege they are part of a gang responsible for ATM attacks at 28 premises – banks supermarkets and post offices – in Wirral, Lancashire, Cheshire, Southport, Liverpool, Prescot, Loughborough, Gloucester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Derby. The raids resulted in losses to the businesses targeted of around £800,000 and damage to property caused by the explosions in excess of £480,000. JAIL And the investigation into the campaign of crime at ‘hole in the wall’ machines has already netted seven other men. They were jailed for a total of more than 114 years at Liverpool Crown Court in two separate hearings last year. Detective Chief Inspector Gayle Rooney, of the Matrix Serious Organised Crime Team, said the Merseyside Police was “once again” asking for the public’s help in efforts to trace white and Murphy. “They are wanted by the force in connection with an on-going investigation into theft from cash point machines,” she said. “The techniques used in these thefts were extremely dangerous and we are fortunate that no one was hurt. “I have no doubt that the community will embrace this opportunity to assist the police in bringing these people to justice and I would urge anyone with information to get in touch.” People can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Missing visas in Nigeria A SPANISH diplomatic briefcase on its way to the Spanish Consulate in Lagos containing 500 blank visas numbered from ESP008857001 to ESP008857500, highly saleable on the black market, went missing last Monday at Lagos Airport, believed to have been stolen. The loss was reported by the General Department of Foreign Affairs. The Spanish Embassy in Nigeria are cooperating with local police in an effort to recover the documents.


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DNA tests on alleged children of ex-King show a sibling match INGRID SARTIAU, a Belgian woman who is alleging that King Juan Carlos is her father, says that she has met with 58-year-old Albert Sola, another person who claims to be an illegitimate child of the former monarch. by Jan Gamm Furthermore, DNA tests carried out in 2012 by Belgian researcher Jean-Jacques Cassiman show a 91 per cent sibling match between 48year-old Sartiau and Sola. Sola’s claim has so far been rejected by the Spanish courts as it did not meet ‘legal requirements’. Cassiman said: “The probability that they share the same parent is very high although of course the results do not show who the father is.” Sartiau, a divorced mother of two, says she is “anxious to meet with Don Juan Carlos” and upholds that the relationship between the King and her mother, who never married, was a romantic one and not just a sexual arrangement. King Juan Carlos married Queen Sofia in May 1962: Ingrid Sartiau was born in 1966.

Hair-raising police bust at Madrid airport A WOMAN travelling on a flight from Brazil with her three-year-old daughter was detained by police at Madrid-Barajas airport when police discovered she was carrying almost a kilo of cocaine sewn into her wig. The drugs were packed into nine small packs and concealed amongst the natural hair of the wig.

Snowy emergency for 17 kids in Ronda

AROUND 70 vehicles were trapped by snow on the roads on Tuesday in Ronda and Antequera, including a school minibus of 17 children who had to be rescued by emergency services. Snowy conditions became unmanageable for traffic from 4pm and by 5.30pm at least 50 vehicles were stranded and unable to move. Snow ploughs later cleared the roads rendering them safe for use.

Ingrid Sartieu pictured with Albert Sola

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Torrevieja’s employment growth FOR THE second consecutive year, more people have found employment in Torrevieja and unemployment figures have dropped. by Keith Nicol LAST WEEK, Torrevieja’s Councillor for Employment, Jose Antonio Sanchez Garcia, reported that Torrevieja ended last year, 2014, with a total of 9,879 unemployed people, who were seeking work, according to data provided by the Information System of Public Employment Services (SISPE). These figures from the official data audit show that for the second consecutive year, unemployment has been reduced in the City for those registered in the town. The figure

quoted of 9,879 unemployed workers represents a shift of 5.94% less than in December 2013, where the figure stood at 10,503 workers; and 6.42% less when compared to the end of 2012. José Antonio Sánchez said that this decline in unemployment was the result of a strong period of employment during the period between February and August 2014, all helping the falling trend in unemployment figures. Taking season workers into consideration, the best figure of the year happened during the month of August, with 8,692 unTorrevieja’s employed workers being on the register. ADL Of the total of unemployed at the end of 2014, 5,121 are women and 4,758 men. By sector, logically with the productive fabric of the town, the services sector encompasses the bulk of unemployed with 7,267 people, followed by the construction sector with 1,501. The Councillor also noted that the Town Hall’s top priority was to reduce unemployment through the development of training programmes, workshops and special schemes, such as those carried out last December, where a total of 83 people were hired by the city of Torrevieja through three programmes to promote employment. Continued from front page ON WEDNESDAY Fabra was speaking at the Centre Valencia Tourism Development (CDT) where he explained that exports now account for 45% of GDP, with a trade surplus of 7,000 million euros in the last three years. “Between January and November 2014, the Region received 129 million euros of foreign investment, double the number in 2012,” added Fabra. “Last year were created in the region of 10,240 new businesses, 12% of the national total, so the Region is above the 10% growth mark, which corresponds to our population, related to resilience indicators”, noted the president. Thursday’s Conference at Torrevieja’s CDT praised the efforts of local municipalities in using the Workshops to benefit the entire community. He hoped that many schemes that have not been started or completed over the last few years, due to Spain’s financial crisis, will now be given the go-ahead, especially the redevelopment of public lands, for the use of all residents and visitors to the region.

President of the Generalitat, Alberto Fabra



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Opera house chief arrested

Luis Bárcenas

Barcenas offered bail

FORMER PARTIDO Popular Treasurer Luis Bárcenas has been offered bail of 200,000 euros on the condition that he does not leave the country. by Jan Gamm

In addition he will be required to report to the Court on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Barcenas’ bank accounts and assets have been frozen since

investigations were launched following allegations of fraudulent payments within the PP. Judicial officials accused Barcenas of amassing more than €62 million in a Swiss account from an alleged kickback scheme, leading to Bar-

cenas saying that he had made regular payoffs to PP officials, supported by a handwritten list that included Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The prime minister and the rest of the PP have consistently denied the allegations.

HELGA SCHMIDT has been taken into police custody and suspended from her post as general director of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, amid allegations of ‘financial irregularities’. Former director Ernesto Moreno has also been arrested. Schmidt has enjoyed a sparking career in music management and has formerly held posts as manager of the Vienna Opera House and also Covent Garden, in charge during one of the most outstanding periods of the London theatre throughout the seventies. Since the year 2000 she has worked full-time at the Palau de les Arts, succeeding in placing the venue amongst the best and most reputable on the international scene. In June 2012, the president of Austria awarded her the Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class, the highest award that can be obtained in the Republic of Austria. Helga Schmidt has built her reputation on her talent for hiring expensive performers at cut-price rates. She was due to retire in 2016.


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Repsol scraps its Canaries exploration project REPSOL HAS scrapped its controversial oil exploration project off the coast of the Canary Islands as ‘insufficient oil and gas does not merit further exploration’.

Three out of four Canaries residents were opposed to the plan

by Jan Gamm BAD NEWS for Madrid where there were high hopes of decreasing energy dependency and job generation but great news for conservationists and environmentalists who have campaigned tirelessly to end Repsol’s presence in the region. Repsol has carried out a two-month exploration project at a depth of 2km beneath the sea bed in search

of oil and gas, with the result that “…the deposits found have been saturated with water and the hydrocarbons present are in very thin, non-exploitable layers.” The Deputy Head of the Industry Ministry Enrique Hernandez Bento said, “This is bad news for the Canaries and for Spain.” However, a poll in November by the regional government showed three out of four Canaries residents were opposed to the plan.

Spanish town hall websites hacked by ISIS THE SPANISH press has reported that an estimated 70 municipal websites were hacked in the Navarre region on Tuesday night. The websites displayed black IS flags and threats in Arabic instead of their usual informative content. The message began with the slogan ‘I love ISIS’, ending with ‘Je suis Mohammed’ and ‘Je suis ISIS’ and also insults against France and Israel, signed by “hackers Algeria 2015’ and ‘hacked by Team System Dz’. Police do not believe the attack specifically targeted Navarre, pointing out that all the affected websites had one service provider located in France. During last week hackers shut down a further 20,000 websites in France in retaliation of the mass rally that took place in Paris following the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

‘No more!’ says Magaluf IN AN effort to clean up Magaluf, a law was approved on Wednesday to ban drinking in the street from 1st May 2015. The legislation was passed by the Magaluf Commission for Tourism. Rowdy and lewd behaviour in the streets of the town has caused considerable concern in recent years. Last year the decision was taken to restrict certain drinking practices in order to discourage further damage to Magaluf’s image as a major holiday destination both nationally and internationally.

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I HAVE just been to Los Alcarazes and was perturbed to see at least 150 motorhomes, mostly German and Dutch, with a few British, wild camping in areas along the beach. Most of these motorhomes cost in excess of 100K but their owners are in Spain for a free ride. They fill up their water on the beach but what do they do with their waste water and their toilets which need emptying on a regular basis? I’m not only a disgruntled home owner who pays taxes to have a home in Spain, but also I’m a ‘motorhomer’ who would never camp up for weeks on end like this. The local council are missing a money-making scheme here: erect some portable loos, some fresh water supplies and charge the motorhomers 5 euros per night to stay there - it will more than pay the wages of the person responsible for collecting the fee and still cheaper than a campsite but at least they are paying something towards the cost of their time in the sun. Bernie Metcalfe, Pinar de Campoverde

We dont say thank you enough AFTER READING the letters page in this week’s RTN, I felt compelled to write to you for the first time ever. After an emergency admission to Denia Hospital and a 23-day stay, I feel I am well qualified to comment on your regular contributor Dick Handscombe and his pre- Christmas stay in hospital. I was amazed that he made no comment or thanks on the marvellous Medical and nursing care that he would have received. And no comment or thanks for the in-hospital services that the HELP volunteers provide. No thanks to the HELP hospital visitors who came to see us twice

a week to ensure we were not alone or distressed, also making patients aware of the HELP available whilst in hospital and after discharge. He could only whinge about the sun in his eyes and the visitors knowing him as the celebrity gardener, and maybe not asking for his autograph. We do not say thank you often enough and we are all too quick to complain. I for one was pleased to have had the opportunity to say thank you to Denia Hospital and thank you to HELP volunteers, when I was so nearly not able to. Stuart Nelson.

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I WAS appalled to read Mr Handscombe’s shameful complaint about two HELP Volunteers who were kind enough to visit him in hospital. He admits he was ‘not quite with it’ after coming round from surgery, yet he was sufficiently compos mentis (or should we say in his case compost mentis) to note one of the volunteer’s omission to mention his books and RTN column when introducing him to the other visitor. What a pompous attitude. The man should be grateful to receive their well-meaning visit at all rather than take offence at their failure to acknowledge his supposed celebrity status. I myself was delighted to have a visit from two lovely ladies who cheered me up considerably after an operation in Denia Hospital. Well done HELP volunteers for all you do for the community – and without any of the remuneration that Mr Handscombe enjoys from his publications. Keep up the good work. Name and address supplied

Get voting! HAVING READ last week’s letter of the week, we do have a voice: we also have a vote in the UK general elections. Go onto the UK government website and register for a postal vote or an online vote. It is no use signing a petition and leaving it at that, moaning about the result! Vote! M James, Montesinos


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Audit Office strengthens control over most populated municipalities THE SPENDING habits of some of Valencia’s largest cities are to be looked at more closely by Valencia. by Keith Nicol The Audit Office completed this year’s audit of municipalities, with more than 50,000 inhabitants, and has begun reviewing their findings. According to a statement from the Trustee, this programme sets down the lines of action of the Audit Office and the organizations under its control. The goal is to allow programme execution “formed enough judgment on the quality and regularity of the economic and financial management of the Valencian public sector”. By areas of action, within the autonomous public sector, 98.8% of the budget (set at 18,113.20 million in 2014) will be prioritised and they will oversee the areas of grants and procurement. These revisions, plus their administration, including public corporations and foundations, will undergo a formal control of the remaining 1.2%. Purchasing management of the Department of Health will be evaluated and monitored, such as the invoice register of the Generalitat, the MRIs and haemodialysis.

Torrevieja’s yet to be opened Sport Pavillion

Locally, the audit is for municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants and the three provincial councils. There will be reports on the municipalities of Castellón, Elda, San Vicente del Raspeig, Torrevieja and Valencia as well as the Provincial de Castellón and subsidies area of the City of Valencia is also to be overseen. An audit of municipalities with between between 30,000 and 50,000 inhabitants will also be analyzing the internal control of Alzira, Dénia, Mislata, Burjassot, Ontinyent, Burriana, Villena, Petrer, Santa Pola, Villajoyosa, Jávea, La Vall d’Uixó , Manises, and Alaquàs Aldaia. As for performance audits, the objective of the Audit Office

Murder suspect jailed THE MAN wanted for questioning over a gangland killing on the Costa Blanca was jailed for 14 years on Wednesday for his part in a huge drug trafficking plot. Paul Scott – who had been on the run for four years – was arrested in December as he attempted to sneak back into the UK last month – landing at a remote Norfolk airfield in a light aircraft. The 32-year-old from Liverpool is wanted by Spanish police for the murder of Francis Brennan – whose tortured body was washed up on a La Zenia beach in April inside an industrial-sized bin bag. Brennan, also from Merseyside had been kidnapped in Javea last January by bogus police officers. The 25-year-old’s hands were bound together; he had suffered a severe head wound. After the hearing at Liverpool Crown Court, Scott was arrested by Merseyside Police on a European Arrest Warrant issued by Spain. He admitted his role in the conspiracy to import cocaine and was the 26th and final member of a gang plotting to smuggle up to 40 tonnes of cocaine into Britain by sea from South America hidden inside tins of fish. The illicit operation – valued at £4 billion - was masterminded by a Turkish kingpin in London and a Liverpool drugs baron – Scott’s role was to arrange transport for cocaine being sourced by the gang and use transport carrying legitimate loads to smuggle drugs. Paul Scott

is that the local sector is also evaluated on the effectiveness of management. These reports are put together every year, such as the General Account of Local Authorities, which collects economic and financial information of all local entities that have submitted their accounts to the Trustee within the prescribed period, those of 5 universities, chambers of commerce and territorial Compensation Fund. In addition to the audit report, the Trustee has in recent years expanded its activities in the light of developments in the public sector and the impact it has on the economy. Thus, municipalities must submit information on their contractual activity on outstanding obligations to the private3 sector.



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Death of a legend

Chinese billionaire buys into Atletico Madrid THE CHINESE business tycoon Wang Jialin, whose estimated wealth stands at around US$13.2 Billion, has purchased a 20% share of Atletico Madrid. The 60-year-old billionaire has also undertaken an investment of at least €3,000 million in a venture dubbed ‘Chinese Eurovegas’, which will involve the development of a series of shopping malls, hotels and residences in the capital. Wang topped Forbes’ ‘Rich List’ for China last year, having amassed a fortune in real estate through his Wanda group of companies. Gil Marín will maintain control of Atletico Madrid, with a 52% stake.

CORONATION STREET star Anne Kirkbride has died of cancer aged 60 in a Manchester hospital. by Jan Gamm The actress played the role of Deirdre Barlow in the soap favourite for 42 years. Her husband David Beckett and the cast of Coronation Street are said to be ‘heartbroken and deeply saddened’. Co-star William Roache, who played her husband Ken Barlow, said she would be “greatly missed.” He added, “She was an impeccable performer with superb comedy timing and an immense gift for heightened drama. We had some rows over the years as Ken and Deirdre and it was wonderful to play those scenes opposite her. Coronation Street has lost one of its iconic characters and Anne will be greatly missed.” The day after Anne Kirkbride’s death, filming was suspended on set as the cast and crew were too sad to continue.

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MARRIAGES BETWEEN people under 30 have taken a nose dive in recent years. However, the number of weddings between couples who are over 60 has doubled in the last decade – and tripled since 2003! In 2003, 444 weddings were officiated for couples over 60 – in 2013 861 couples packed up their pacemakers and headed off to their honeymoon after tying the knot! The reasons behind this recent passion for elderly nuptials are not only the practical attraction of a widow’s pension: living expenses may be shared as well as the social benefits of being part of a couple. Whatever the reasons, mature weddings are now quite the fashion in modern Spain. Wang Jialin

Coma takes Mobile phones causing Dakar rally havoc within families title CHAMPION MARC COMA has taken his fifth Dakar Rally motorcycle title after the 13th and final stage in Argentina’s Baradero on Saturday. 38-year-old Coma from Catalonia was joined on the winners’ podium by Paulo Goncalves and Australia’s Toby Price who took third place.

MOBILE PHONES are the subject of more conflicts within Spanish families than any other according to a recent study carried out by the Mediation Service Union of Family Associations. Over recent years children and especially teenagers have become increasingly dependent on their phones for communication, entertainment and social networking, spending hours each day in their own little techno-world, neglecting their chores and their

studies in pursuit of techno games and online relationships. As parents try to lessen their children’s dependence on technology in an effort to increase their interpersonal relationships, serious conflict results in some families having to seek professional mediation to restore the peace. Spain tops Europe’s list of mobile phone users, utilising more hours per day on cell phones than any other country in the Eurozone.


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Carnival Queen Gala THE CARNIVAL season started with fanfare on Saturday night when Olaia Rasero and María Díaz were proclaimed Queens of Carnival in a spectacular Gala. by Keith Nicol The Carnival festivities started with the presentation of the new queens who wore sensational costumes that will be part of the parades on Sunday afternoon, February 8th and the night parade on Saturday February 14th. The Municipal Theatre was filled to capacity for the presentation of the queens, along with entertainment and dance. The new queens were crowned by Torrevieja’s Mayor, Eduardo Dolon, the President of the Cultural Carnival Association, Julio Ruiz plus the Councillor for the Festival, Lola Sanchez. Torrevieja’s Carnival’s major groups offered their congratulations on stage, by presenting both the queens with numerous gifts. The crowning of the Queens is the first activity of the month long festivities which includes such activates as the National Drag Queen Contest, the two Parades and many other cultural events and dinners that include thousands of people that participate in the parades and other activities. The winners of the National Drag Queen A Contest also participate in the parades, tak- capacity ing up the last float and adding to the fun audience were on and spectacle of the event.

Wetlands Day at Natural Park

SINCE 1997, the week of February 2nd has been marked as World Wetlands Day (WWD) and commemorates the date on which the RAMSAR Convention was signed on February 2nd, 1971. This year, on the occasion of the celebration of “World Wetlands Day”, the MTB Tires Cycling Club Torrevieja have organised a ‘ride’ through the Parks of the Lagunas de La Mata and Torrevieja, on Monday 2nd February. The event starts at 10:30am and follows a small bicycle route, that is accompanied by van, that will stop from time to time with a local expert giving short talks on the progress of the importance of preserving the natural environment, and on its fauna and flora. Participants will also visit the grapevine area with the ride concluding with a small lunch. Among the planned activities is a photo contest to be held during the ride. The winning photo will be awarded a ‘weekend away’ in any wetland park in Europe. To register you only need to provide a kilo of non-perishable food to be delivered the same day to the Association “Solidarity Food Torrevieja”. Registration can be done at the Center for interpretation of the Lagunas de La Mata and Torrevieja. For more information call 673 566 256 (Sergio) or email: mtbneumaticostorrevieja@gmail.com

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A great way to spend the weekend! THE UNIQUE ‘British Market Day’ on the Plaza at Camping Marjal Costa Blanca will be held on Saturday 31st January from 11am to 4pm. Organisers have encouraged as many British stallholders as possible so there will be a vast array of essentially British foodstuffs as well as an enormous choice of craft products such as hand-made cards and jewellery. There will also be books; party-ware; ladies’ fashions and shoes; nursery hire; pet fashions and a number of stalls offering health products as well as good old British cheeses. Live music will be provided by Red Strokes with hits by the Eagles and others, and Dave E Moss with Buddy Holly favourites.

TWO GOOD CAUSES The Caravan Club and the Camping & Caravan Club from the UK will be showing us how it’s done and funds will be generated on the day for the Elche Children’s Homes and also for Diabetes UK. Camping Marjal Costa Blanca is Europe’s most modern camping facility with more than 1,400 pitches as well as Park Homes, and a leisure complex that includes a Gym, Spa and Swimming Pool. During the latter part of February the site is busy accommodating between 2,000 and 2,500 guests, many of whom are British. This is a great opportunity to view the attractions of the site – a great way to spend the weekend! Camping Mrjal Costa Blanca is located near Catral just off the AP-7.


Torrevieja’s animals feel blessed MANY MUNICIPALITIES throughout Spain celebrated the blessing of animals by San Antón on Saturday, which marks the end of the Christmas cycle.

Hundreds of owners brought their pets

by Keith Nicol For local residents, some even took the opportunity to have their pets blessed twice, as the first ceremony of the day was held at noon in La Mata followed by the larger event in Torrevieja t 5.30pm. San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals is celebrated on January 17th. On this day pets and domestic animals are invited to attend church with their owners to be blessed, as they are also living beings that sometimes give more unconditional love and companionship as they lacking such

feelings as envy and resentment. Torrevieja, despite having become a cosmopolitan city, has retained this custom, which this year was larger than usual. Hundreds of people, took their turn with their animals in a small procession from outside the Vista Alegre Exhibition Centre to the steps of the Temple of the Immaculate, Conception, where Pastor Manuel Martínez Rocamora anointed those passing with holy water on dogs, cats, hamsters, turtles, ferrets, parakeets and all kind of blessed beings that passed before the image of the saint, who presided over the ceremony.

Support the San Miguel Food Bank

THE RESTAURANT La Cuevas of San Miguel de Salinas has organized a solidarity meal for the benefit of the Food Bank of the Association of Neighbours “San Miguel Arcángel”. La Cuevas has created a special menu of local traditional foods and drink and the price of 15€, which includes a donation 10% to The Food Bank. The lunch will be held on Sunday January 25th from 1:30pm in the beautiful surroundings of Las Cuevas Restaurant. Those interested in attending can make their reservations via Las Cuevas by phone 966 723 432 or 646 475 186. The Association of Neighbours ‘San Miguel Arcángel’ is delighted that another local business is making a gesture of solidarity towards the cause of the people of the town more severely affected by the crisis.

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Cartagena Motor Racing Tack to get a tourism boost

THE COUNCILLOR of Tourism, Juan Carlos Ruiz, said on Tuesday; “Cartagena Circuit is a tourist attraction and resource for the Region of Murcia, both for visitors from Spain and other European countries.” by Keith Nicol Ruiz made the remarks during his visit to this circuit where, he recalled, “some of the best drivers in the world have raced here, such as Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.” The head of Tourism said that “we must add value to the resources at our disposal and let it be known to both professional and amateur drivers that Cartagena has a great circuit at its disposal.” Ruiz noted that during 2014 a total of 6,842 race drivers used the facility, and in regards to sports tourism, the Circuit generated in the region of 24,000 overnight stays in hotels in the area. In this regard, Ruiz added; “Hotel occupancy mainly occurs during the winter months, contributing to the seasonal development of the area.” He also noted that most of the drivers at the circuit are foreigners, mainly from Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, France and Eastern Europe.” The Cartagena Circuit organisers informed the head of Tourism that this facility is number one in

Spain in relevance to days of occupation, which exceed 200 days a year. The visit coincided with the beginning of training for a group of one hundred English fans, who are staying in Cartagena for four days. In addition, those responsible for the racetrack indicated that five drivers competing in the World Counsellor Championship Moto 2, use this circuit in winter, as Ruiz who is the high performance training centre. The Cartagena responsible Circuit racetrack was started in 1994, when a group for the of motor racing fans, wanted the region to have such Cartagena Circuit a circuit to organize motor sprinting events.

A doggy journey

THE FIRST ‘canine march’ took place in Pilar de la Horadada on Sunday, attracting around 30 owners and their pets despite the cold weather. The start was slightly delayed as owners braved the cold in several layers of clothing, setting off from Puente del Beso and walking to the Las Higuericas beach, meeting in the fenced area for dogs. There was a raffle and the participants exchanged doggy gifts such as dental sticks and chews. The Canine Recreation Area was opened in 2013, encouraging dog owners to exercise their pets in an enclosure where there are recreational tunnels and other facilities.


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African adventures ADVENTURESS AND writer Lucinda E Clarke takes readers out into the wild side of life in South Africa in her book ‘Truth, Lies and Propaganda’ – with a second volume out at Easter. by Jack Troughton Now retired and living in Moraira, she struggled to earn a living as a writer after losing her job as a teacher but went on to enjoy an award-winning career in radio, television and for her own video production company. And Lucinda – it is a pen name – told RTN the book was a behind the scenes look at the media and how it worked. “I thought I was starting to forget some of the things that I experienced, some funny and some sad so Truth, Lies and Propaganda was born. I feel very attached to South Africa and very privileged to have lived and worked there.” Lucinda said she left behind the cities and townships and

headed into the deep rural areas of the vast country – and while she did once interview Nelson Mandela, she met people in their own homes and tribal chiefs. “I was incredibly lucky and got to see what many people cannot see, thus Truth, Lies and Propaganda. If you read this book you will never believe anything you see on television again,” she said. SPACE “And I miss South Africa very much, all the wide open spaces and how you feel so alive when you are there. Sometimes you can feel the drum beats under the souls of your feet.” Lucinda’s first self-published book was an autobiography ‘Walking over Eggshells’ which explored

her relationship with her mother and details her own travels. And her second book is a novel ‘Amie – an African Adventure’ which tells of a woman taken from the comforts of her life in England to an African country. She said her passion for writing continued. “I am a writer and I have not done anything but write.” Lucinda said she now self-published the three books by choice. “I used to be published by Macmillan and they made all the money – money doesn’t mean much to me. It’s very nice to have it but I am still me and I now value what is in life.” All three books are available through Amazon and Lucinda writes a blog at lucindaeclarke. wordpress.com and has a Facebook page as Lucinda E Clarke.

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by Patricia Thompson


Happy and loved DIEGO, ‘THE Podenco of Ondara’, continues to flourish in the care of animal charity SCAN but needs expensive specialist care to recover from “horrendous” injuries. by Jack Troughton The three-year-old dog spent two years living in the campo behind the Portal de la Marina shopping centre in Ondara – being fed by shop staff and members of the public. However, when it was reported Diego had suffered an accident and nothing was being done, the El Vergel-based Society for the Care of Animals in Need stepped in. Because of the injuries to his right foreleg, the dog holds his paw off the ground and needs physiotherapy to correct his stance. Charity President Barry Caulfield told RTN that since being at the shelter Diego had been sterilised, had his teeth cleaned – they had suffered through his poor diet and scavenging – and had essential X-rays done.

“Basically there is nothing that can be done for his leg without sending him to a specialist centre in Spain – if there is one – or to the UK or even the States,” he said. “You can see from the X-rays just how horrendous his fractures were, he must have suffered terribly, and at least now he is being loved. Rehabilitative physio will help but it costs money.” Barry said at SCAN, Diego was well fed, had friends to play with and was loved. “We will need to look after him for quite some time before he can be adopted; he is a great dog and will become a very suitable animal for adoption.” However, he said any donations to help with Diego’s future care would be welcome. The can be made through SCAN’s Paypal link at the charity website www.scancostblanca.com

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RBL Masked Ball

GET YOUR glad rags out and have a fun night out while raising money for charity. The Royal British Legion are holding a Masked Ball on Friday 30th January at the Albir Playa Hotel. All profits will go to the Royal British Poppy Appeal – something which all ex-pats in particular feel very passionate about. Tickets are 38€ and available from Marilyn, the Social Secretary and Events Co-Ordinator for the Benidorm branch. Call her on 965 864 394 – but be quick as they are selling fast!

Helping kids smile CHARITY MAKE A Smile was presented with a cheque for 1,200€, half the money raised at the annual New Year’s Day Swim at Arenal Beach in Javea. The event is organised each year by Nigel and Karen Rushton of the Lancashire Bruja bar in Javea and this year marked the 30th anniversary of the event with 32 brave people taking the plunge. A total of 2,444€ was raised and was shared between the children living at the Preventorio in Gandia and the youngsters living in EMAUS. Pictured holding a special presentation cheque is Make A Smile’s Tony Grande (centre) with Nigel and Karen.

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The Day of the Pig THE HUMBLE pig was the order of the day, in La Mata on Sunday. by Keith Nicol Under sunny but chilly skies, pork was served up to hundreds of residents and visitors as for the fifteenth consecutive year, the International Day of the Pig was celebrated. From Noon on Sunday, La Mata Town Square was the scene of a celebration feast of pork, bread, drink, music and even games and attractions for the kids, because for the occasion the Lorenzo brothers lowered their tickets to the popular price of 1€. Organisers ‘La Peña del Cerdo’ served up 1,500 kilos of pork to those that joined the line that snaked across the Plaza de Encarnación Puchol square. Coinciding with the feast of San Anton, the pig is the real protagonist of this festive day that began Sunday morning and lasted until early evening. La Peña del Cerdo de La Mata, only have a single

goal; to organise this event, year after the year. They involve as many bars and restaurants in the area as possible with this year ten barrels of beer being donated and distributed. Different BBQ grills are set up with a firewood base, for the cooking and serving of the 1500 kilos of pork in various forms, along with the serving and tasting of La Mata wine and a raffle for ten legs of hams. Fifty Loafs of Bread weighing a kilo each, were donated by Miguel Hernández Bakery while 125 litres of the local wine of La Mata, from the last harvest, was also given away. Manuel Paredes and his crew of ten were kept busy serving the public that inPork was cluded the Mayor, Eduardo Dolon, the Councillor for served up Fiestas, Lola Sanchez, and the councillors Francisco to hundreds Moreno and Agustina Esteve along with hundreds of residents of visitors. and visitors

New venue for Vega Baja Garden Club

THE VEGA Baja Garden Club is to hold its next meeting at Bar Trasgu, Calle Alicante 12, Formentera del Segura, on 2nd February at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start. Bar Trasgu serves excellent tapas should you wish to have lunch before the meeting! The February meeting will include a presentation about the Cordoba Patio Fiesta, with photographs, some taken by members during the Club trip last year. There will also be other presentations and speakers, and the usual raffle. The Club will have its Annual Luncheon in February, at La Boheme Restaurant in Quesada. In future months a range of topics will be covered by invited speakers and Club members: flower-arranging, growing, and other competitions are planned. There are team quizzes as well as trips to places of interest. And a summer lunch party is being planned. If you are interested in gardening the Club always welcomes new members. Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month with a summer break. General gardening tips are shared, and question and answer sessions often help with difficult or obscure problems. For more information, email vegabajagardenclub@gmail.com



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Developing a great Spanish garden by

Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

THE KEY QUESTIONS How does your garden stack up? Apart from the swimming pool terrace how much use of the garden did you get last summer? Does the garden take maximum advantage of the Mediterranean climate we experience? Is it a garden that is enjoyable to walk around, work in, take siestas, eat out in on most days of the year and at the same time provide some of the family’s fruit and vegetables and perhaps even eggs? If not, a basic framework follows for a garden that matches an outdoor lifestyle with the garden developed to be used as the main room of the property for most months of the year. A BASIC FRAMEWORK The following framework can be used as the base for improving an existing garden or starting from scratch. It matches and enables an outdoor lifestyle for most of the year by providing for summer shade and sheltered winter sun. Only with these can a Spanish garden become the most used room of the property. An attractive and interesting network of terraces and paths. Terraces of different sizes

for different activities such as cooking and entertaining, secluded siestas, sunning after a dip in the pool or a quiet winters read. Pathways that lead one from one attractive part of the garden to another, opening into internal and external vistas en route. Curving rather than straight paths and the use of a variety of surfaces can add to the magic of a new garden even before the first plants are planted. A number of interesting and contrasting mini gardens, patios or corners, the pool area treated as one of several mini gardens rather than the only feature of the garden. If you only use it for five or six months a year why stare at it day in day out throughout the year? A variety of colour schemes in different parts of the garden using plantings with the many hues and textures of green foliage as well as the subtle or blazing colours of the flowers. The handy handbook ‘Your Garden in Spain – Planning planting and maintenance’ includes an important chapter in this respect: Chapter 2.6 ‘Painting with Plants’. With the generally benign

Curved paths and plants make for an interesting garden

climate an amazing range of flowering plants, fruit and vegetables can be grown provided the soil is first improved. But do be creative in how you group the flowering plants and integrate the growing of fruit and vegetables. Use plants with interesting architectural shapes. Carefully sited groups of palm trees, cordylines, cacti and aloes, or green or purple leaved aeoniums can be as effective as a bank of flowering shrubs. Perfume throughout the year - favourites include Jasmines, Roses, Honeysuckles, Galan de

Noche, San Diego, Frangipani, Mock Orange, Citrus Trees, Freesias, Lilies, Passion Flowers, Sweet Peas, Geraniums, and culinary and medicinal herbs. Grow a variety of herbs for cooking and for their aromatherapeutic and medicinal effects. Herbs can be in a designated garden, in a rockery or spread around in mixed beds. The traditional Spanish sound of dripping water from a fountain, the running water of a waterfall into or between ponds or a creative mini water feature… Solar pumps allow features

to be located anywhere in the garden without expensive wiring systems. Grow even just a few seasonal vegetables to eat fresh - grown ecologically. Encourage an interesting range of beneficial wildlife ranging from geckoes on the walls at night that catch flying insects to lizards on rocks - and frogs and dragonflies around the pond. Naturally you won’t achieve such a garden within a year unless very small but do have a clear vision of what you are aiming for before you start.


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legal by

Carlos Baos

from White & Baos Abogados Solicitors Lawyers

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Spanish Property Court Auction - Legal tips I AM considering buying a property through a public court auction, as I have been informed that few people go to these auctions and you can get a property for almost nothing. Is this correct? How does the system work? SPANISH COURT real estate property auction is regulated by Spanish Civil Proceedings Law, the value or price would depend normally on the different values of: The property valuation for the auction, which is normally fixed by the auction court process, and The amount owed to the creditor. Per the above, we must distinguish between 2 different scenarios: A) If there are offers or bids at the property auction, the court auction will work as follows: A1. If the best bid is 70% of the valuation or more, they will be awarded the property, and with this money, the creditors will be paid. A2. If the best bid is of less than 70% then, there would be different options: A2.1: The claimant ( person who applies for the

execution – auction of the property) can get the property for the equivalent of the 70% of the valuation value. A2.2. Or the claimant could be awarded with the property for the amount due to him/her, if the amount due to him is more than 60% of the valuation and is higher than the rest of the bids at the auction. A2.3: Or if the claimant does not want to be awarded with the property, it could be awarded to the highest bid, if that offer made is over the 50% of the valuation or pays the full debts and costs of the auction / execution process. B) If nobody is interested in buying the property, and there are no bids B1. If the property sold in public auction is not the habitual home of the respondents, the claimant will be able to get it for 50% of the valuation value, or the money owed. B2. If the property is the habitual residency (home) of

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

the respondents, the claimant will be able to get it for 70% of the valuation, but if the debt is lower than this amount, for the 60% of the valuation. Also, you should know, if the property is awarded, the property will be transferred by the court in the legal, urban, cadastral, etc. situation as it is, meaning that you may find some problems, like: lack of water or electricity contract, lack of occupation license, building problems, the property has been damaged by the previous owners etc. Also, legally, the person awarded with the property will need to pay Property Transfer Tax, for example in the community of Valencia ( Alicante, Valencia and Castellon regions) this is set at 10% of the final acquisition value. If you have any questions about the process, or if you want to be assisted legally by a lawyer on it, then contact us.


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money

by

Christina Brady

Regional Manager of Blacktower Costa Blanca

Interest rates unlikely to rise until 2016 at the earliest ACCORDING TO top economists interest rates in the UK, Europe and more controversially the US are unlikely to rise until 2016. THE EUROZONE’S woes are likely to be a key drag on the UK economy. The European Central Bank is set to announce on Thursday whether it plans to launch its own version of quantitative easing, amid anxiety about the outcome of next week’s Greek election. The Swiss franc rose sharply against the euro last week after the Swiss National Bank dropped its attempt to limit rises in its currency. Investors have been buying Swiss francs because they fear quantitative easing will devalue the euro, which in likelihood it will. At least this will bring some good news to expats living off a Sterling income, it should mean that the Euro will get even weaker against Sterling and we could even see an exchange rate of 1.40 or even 1.45 in the next month. But back to savers, what you may be asking yourself can you do to make a little extra from your money, well firstly if you are over 65 years old I would recommend you look at investing in the pensioner bonds being offered by the UK government. The

one year bond pays 2.24% after basic rate tax, this is automatically deducted when the interest is paid (2.8 % before) and the 3 year bond pays 3.2 % after tax (4% before). All interest is paid at maturity and the maximum investment is £10,000 per person over 65 years old in each bond. But what if you are under 65 or are over 65 but need more than £20,000 of your money to work for you. Well it’s no good looking to the banks, the launch of high-paying Pensioner Bonds has led to banks cutting more than 100 rates in 21 days, Money Mail can reveal. Big names including Lloyds Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Halifax, the Post Office and Skipton Building Society are among those to hack back interest on High Street accounts, cash Isas and even deals for children. In some cases, interest rates have been slashed in half. Susan Hannums, director at the independent website SavingsChampion.co.uk, says: “This is one of the

toughest periods for savers in living memory.” This is where I can help savers, I am here to help you find the right solution to make your money work for YOU, to arrange a free, independent, professional and impartial consultation please contact me by email christina.brady@blacktowerfm.com or call me on 658 892 330.

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.




Life

Volunteers outside the charity shop

Donations top 40,000€ By Jack Troughton THE ORIGINAL Charity Shop and Library in Javea donated over 40,484€ to good causes on the Costa Blanca in 2014. The largest support from the charity were monthly donations to Caritas to buy food for the needy, totalling 13,200€ last year. And another 8,561€ was spent on medication and toiletries for the Franciscan Refuge in Gandia, and 5,200€ provided Saturday meals for the men cared for at the refuge. Denia’s Raquel Paya School for children with special needs received 1,986€ for Christmas presents and equipment, while

1,020€ provided a spa trip. The Original charity Shop and Library also donated 1,454€ to Benidoleig for a defibrillator and equipment; 1,600€ to Javea Health Centre for a physio bed, TENS machines and heat lamps; 1,300€ to Thomas Barnes for transport costs for hospital visits; and 1,268€ to Javea Red Cross. Javea feral Cats received 1,026€ for vet bills; 1,000€ went to Lonny4EMAUS sponsorship; 1,000€ went to Finestrat youngster Keira to help finance a trip to the USA for treatment for Cerebral Palsy; a new kitchen for TAPIS costs 700€; and 500€ went to the Royal British Legion as Race

for life sponsorship. And a 335€ donation went to MABS for its Race Night; 240€ sponsored Ed Harvey for the Movember men’s cancer charity; and 92€ was given to the Costa Blanca Anglican Charity. The charity, founded in 1971, thanked everyone who used the shop and library. A spokesman said: “The shop and library is run entirely by volunteers, who do not take wages of charge any expenses – all profits go to the charities we support.” For more information, visit the website www.charityshoplibrary.com


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See Madrid with Gandia Tours! TAKE A fabulous three-day break in Spain’s fascinating capital for a pocket-friendly 150€ per person (Single supplement 60€) with Gandia Tours: 10th April. The first day we travel toward Madrid across the plains of La Mancha, through Albacete and Cuenca with a number of stops on the way, arriving at the Ganivet Hotel, Puerto Toledo, in the afternoon: this 3-Star hotel in the heart of Madrid with its classic yet contemporary décor is both comfortable and convenient for the city’s best sights and attractions – and breakfast is included.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT For those who fancy an evening or entertainment, there is an optional excursion to the Nuevo Alcala Theatre on Day One to see ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ at 65€ per person. Priscilla is the musical story of three friends who cross the desert in Australia aboard a tired old bus dubbed ‘Priscilla’, in search of love and adventure. It’s a spectacularly colourful show by a cast of 40, with a great disco score and magnificent costumes. Day Two sightseeing starts with breakfast and a tour of the city – or you can see the sights with an official guide (not included). There is so much to see in Madrid – the Puerta del

Sol, Madrid’s famous central square; the 18th Century Fuente de la Cibeles by Rodriguez; the shady Paseo de la Castellana lined with historic palaces and modern architecture; the splendid Puerta de Alcalá – the old city gate at the Plaza de la Independencia…and of course the nearby Parque del Retiro.

THE PRADO The afternoon offers free time and the opportunity to visit the world renowned Prado Museum. (Entrance is not included. The normal entry price is 14€ – over 65s can go in for half price. Or an official guide is included at 23€).

Shop until you drop on Madrid’s famous Gran Via

The Prado is a popular stop and great value for money. There is plenty to see – don’t miss Velasquez’ ‘Las Meninas’ and Goya’s ‘The Third of May’. And take a look at the excellent gift shop! Day Three of this exhilarating tour starts with breakfast before returning to the Costa Blanca with various stops en route. If you have never visited Spain’s outstanding capital, now is your chance to see it in style! For more information call 966 106 872 or visit www.gandiatours.com

‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ at the Nuevo Alcala Theatre



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friday 23rd January BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Saints and Scroungers 12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Match of the Day Live 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 24:20 Bluestone 42 24:50 EastEnders

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07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Saints and Scroungers 08:50 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 09:20 Channel Patrol 10:05 The Great Interior Design Challenge 11:05 Food & Drink 11:35 The Travel Show 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World 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 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Mastermind 21:30 Food & Drink 22:00 The Big Allotment Challenge 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Weather 24:05 Albatross

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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 News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Central Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 The Martin Lewis Money Show 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Knocked Up

07:00 Countdown 07:45 According to Jim 08:10 The King of Queens 09:00 Frasier 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Undercover Boss 12:00 Car SOS 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 The Simpsons 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 The Last Leg 24:05 Catastrophe 24:40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine

07:00 Childrens TV 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Traders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Client Seduction 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Race to the Pole 21:00 Ice Road Truckers 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 24:30 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:25 You’ve Been Framed! 07:45 Emmerdale 08:15 Emmerdale 08:45 You’ve Been Framed! 09:15 The Cube 10:15 Psych 11:10 The Chase 12:15 All Star Family Fortunes 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Psych 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hot Fuzz 24:25 Take Me Out

07:00 Happy Endings 07:20 Charmed 08:00 Made in Chelsea 09:00 Hollyoaks 09:30 Paternity Court 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rude(ish) Tube 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 17:00 New Girl 17:30 Suburgatory 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Rude(ish) Tube 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 Marry Me 22:00 Knight and Day 24:10 The Big Bang Theory 24:40 The Big Bang Theory

saturday 24th January BBC1 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:00 BBC News and Weather 13:10 Football Focus 14:00 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Homes Under the Hammer 16:00 Escape to the Continent 17:00 Final Score 18:20 Pointless Celebrities 19:10 BBC Regional News 19:30 Now You See It 20:00 The Voice UK 21:25 The National Lottery: Win Your Wish List 22:15 Casualty 23:05 BBC News and Weather 23:25 Match of the Day 24:55 The Football League Show

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07:00 San Demetrio London 08:35 Angels One Five 10:10 Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam 10:40 Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam 11:10 British Isles: A Natural History 12:00 FA Cup Football 13:00 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:30 The Churchill Obituary 14:30 Great Britons 15:30 Live International Bowls 17:30 Somerset: After the Floods 18:30 Flog It! 19:30 Porridge 20:00 The Two Ronnies Sketchbook 20:30 The Many Faces of 21:30 The Two Ronnies: The Studio Recordings 22:00 The Culture Show 23:00 The Artist 24:35 International Bowls

07:00 Childrens TV 08:50 Adventure Time 09:30 Horrid Henry 09:50 Hulk and the Agents of Smash 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:34 ITV Regional Weather 13:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:35 The Undriveables 15:05 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 16:05 Doc Martin 17:05 Big Star’s Little Star 18:05 ITV Regional News 18:15 ITV News and Weather 18:30 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 Planet’s Got Talent 20:00 Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes 21:05 Take Me Out 22:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 23:20 ITV News and Weather 23:29 ITV Regional Weather 23:30 Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason

07:10 How I Met Your Mother 07:35 How I Met Your Mother 08:00 Snowdon Race 2014 08:55 The Morning Line 10:00 The King of Queens 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30 Frasier 12:00 Frasier 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 12:55 The Big Bang Theory 13:25 Speed with Guy Martin 14:30 Channel 4 Racing 17:00 Come Dine with Me 18:00 The Simpsons 18:30 The Simpsons 19:00 Channel 4 News 19:30 The Restoration Man 20:30 Guy Martin’s Spitfire 22:00 Night Will Fall 23:20 Unstoppable

07:00 Childrens TV 09:40 Zack and Quack 09:55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:10 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Access 11:40 Ice Road Truckers 12:35 Ice Road Truckers 13:30 Ice Road Truckers 14:25 Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot 16:25 Columbo: Murder under Glass 18:00 Columbo: A Matter of Honor 19:25 Elvis by the Presleys 21:05 Elvis - The 1968 Comeback Special 22:05 5 News Weekend 22:15 Celebrity Big Brother 23:15 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 24:15 Law & Order

07:00 Emmerdale 09:45 Coronation Street 12:15 The Cube 13:15 Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey 15:00 You’ve Been Framed! 16:00 You’ve Been Framed! 17:05 You’ve Been Framed! 17:35 Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang 19:50 Ocean’s Thirteen 22:20 Take Me Out - The Gossip 23:05 I Am Legend

07:00 Happy Endings 07:20 The Tomorrow People 08:05 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 09:00 Charmed 11:00 Rude(ish) Tube 11:30 Made in Chelsea 12:35 New Girl 13:30 Melissa & Joey 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:30 Bad(ish) Robots 17:00 Bad(ish) Robots 17:30 Rude(ish) Tube 18:00 Rude(ish) Tube 18:30 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The 100 22:00 Hot Tub Time Machine 24:00 The Inbetweeners 24:35 The Inbetweeners

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07:15 Great British Garden Revival 08:15 Glorious Gardens from Above 09:00 Countryfile 10:00 The Football League Show 11:00 FA Cup Football 12:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 13:30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 13:45 The Long and the Short and the Tall 15:30 Live International Bowls 18:15 Ski Sunday 19:00 Real Steel 21:00 Top Gear 22:00 Dragons’ Den 23:00 Shadow Dancer 24:35 Billionaire’s Paradise: Inside Necker Island

07:00 Childrens TV 08:35 Nerds & Monsters 08:50 Ultimate Spider-Man 09:30 Horrid Henry 09:50 Deadtime Stories 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:35 ITV News and Weather 13:39 ITV Regional Weather 13:40 Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes 14:35 Catchphrase 15:20 Midsomer Murders 17:15 The Man with the Golden Gun 19:35 ITV News Central 19:45 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Get Your Act Together 21:15 All Star Family Fortunes 22:00 Mr Selfridge 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:19 ITV Central Weather 23:20 Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain 24:20 The Undriveables 24:50 The Chase

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 How I Met Your Mother 08:10 How I Met Your Mother 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 09:55 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 14:30 The Big Bang Theory 14:55 The Big Bang Theory 15:25 The Simpsons 15:55 The Simpsons 16:30 Maid in Manhattan 18:35 Channel 4 News 19:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 20:00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 21:00 The Hotel 22:00 Walking the Nile 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 24:05 Evil Dead

07:00 Childrens TV 09:20 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 09:25 Wanda and the Alien 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:40 Zack and Quack 09:55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:10 Jelly Jamm 10:30 LazyTown 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Access 11:50 The Hotel Inspector 12:45 The Hotel Inspector 13:45 The Hotel Inspector 14:40 Dudley Do-Right 16:20 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 18:05 Zookeeper 20:00 Bulletproof Monk 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 The Darkest Hour 24:45 Cats Do the Funniest Things

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:35 Emmerdale 10:20 Coronation Street 12:50 Take Me Out 14:00 Take Me Out - The Gossip 14:45 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 16:35 ET the Extra-Terrestrial 18:50 Along Came Polly 20:35 The Mummy 23:00 The Hangover

07:00 Made in Chelsea 08:00 Bad(ish) Robots 08:30 Bad(ish) Robots 09:00 Rude(ish) Tube 09:30 Rude(ish) Tube 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Revenge 14:30 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 15:30 The 100 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 Melissa & Joey 17:30 The Big Bang Theory 18:00 The Big Bang Theory 18:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 19:00 Marry Me 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 A Knight’s Tale 23:35 The Inbetweeners 24:10 The Inbetweeners 24:45 Rude Tube

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07:00 Childrens TV 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Traders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Like Mother, Like Daughter 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 20:30 Car Crash TV 21:00 Storage: Flog the Lot! 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Wedding Disaster Specials 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:25 You’ve Been Framed! 07:45 Emmerdale 08:15 Coronation Street 08:45 Coronation Street 09:15 The Cube 10:15 Psych 11:10 The Chase 12:15 All Star Family Fortunes 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Psych 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Through the Keyhole 23:00 Couples Retreat

07:00 Happy Endings 07:20 Charmed 08:00 Made in Chelsea 09:00 Hollyoaks 09:30 Paternity Court 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rude(ish) Tube 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 17:00 New Girl 17:30 Suburgatory 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Rude(ish) Tube 21:00 New Girl 22:00 Revenge 23:00 Rude Tube 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:35 The Big Bang Theory

sunday 25th January BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Match of the Day Live 17:05 Escape to the Country 17:35 Songs of Praise 18:10 Nature’s Boldest Thieves 19:00 BBC Regional News 19:30 Countryfile 20:30 Still Open All Hours 21:00 Call the Midwife 22:00 Last Tango in Halifax 23:00 BBC Regional News 23:30 Match of the Day 24:30 The Apprentice USA

monday 26th January BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Saints and Scroungers 12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:38 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 Silent Witness 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:45 Waterloo Road 24:40 The Graham Norton Show

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07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Saints and Scroungers 08:50 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 09:20 Channel Patrol 10:05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 Click 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:35 Reel History of Britain 15:05 Churchill: Into the Wilderness 16:05 Mrs Miniver 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 David Starkey’s Magna Carta 23:00 Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 23:30 Newsnight 24:20 Surviving the Holocaust - Freddie Knoller’s War

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 News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Richard Wilson on the Road 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Broadchurch 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 The Jonathan Ross Show 24:45 The Kyle Files

07:00 Countdown 07:45 According to Jim 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Frasier 10:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Car SOS 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Dispatches 21:30 Food Unwrapped 22:00 The Undateables 23:00 Catastrophe 23:35 Bodyshockers 24:35 24 Hours in A&E

Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey 13:15

The Hangover 23:00


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tuesday 27th January BBC1

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Saints and Scroungers 12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:38 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 Silent Witness 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:45 Count Arthur Strong 24:15 Film 2015 24:45 From Auschwitz with Love

07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Saints and Scroungers 08:50 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 09:20 Channel Patrol 10:05 Kate Humble Into the Volcano 11:05 Great British Railway Journeys 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:35 Reel History of Britain 15:05 Reel History of Britain 15:35 Churchill: Into the Wilderness 16:35 The Wooden Horse 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Holocaust Memorial Day 21:00 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 22:00 Touched by Auschwitz 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 Dragons’ Den

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 News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 River Monsters 21:00 Bad Builders Bang to Rights 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 On Assignment 24:10 Benidorm 24:40 Carry On Cleo

07:00 Countdown 07:45 According to Jim 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Frasier 09:35 Frasier 10:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Car SOS 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 The Simpsons 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 22:00 24 Hours in Police Custody 23:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 23:55 Josie: The Most Hated Woman in Britain? 24:55 Poker

07:00 Childrens TV 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Traders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Desperate Escape 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Benefits 21:00 Benidorm ER 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Britain’s Flashiest Families 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:25 You’ve Been Framed! 07:45 Emmerdale 08:15 Coronation Street 08:45 Coronation Street 09:15 The Cube 10:15 Psych 11:10 The Chase 12:15 All Star Family Fortunes 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Psych 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:35 You’ve Been Framed! 20:40 The Mummy 23:00 Cockroaches 23:35 Plebs 24:05 Plebs 24:35 Blue Go Mad In Ibiza

07:00 Rude(ish) Tube 07:20 Charmed 08:00 Made in Chelsea 09:00 Hollyoaks 09:30 Paternity Court 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rude(ish) Tube 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 17:00 New Girl 17:30 Suburgatory 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Rude(ish) Tube 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 22:00 The 100 23:00 Supernatural 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:30 The Big Bang Theory

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Saints and Scroungers 12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:38 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 19:55 Party Political Broadcast 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Pets - Wild at Heart 22:00 Churchill: The Nation’s Farewell 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:45 The Holocaust: A Story of Remembrance 24:15 The League Cup Show

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Saints and Scroungers 08:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 09:15 Channel Patrol 10:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys 11:00 Claimed and Shamed 11:30 See Hear 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:20 Reel History of Britain 14:50 The Churchill Obituary 15:50 Churchill: Into the Wilderness 16:50 The Red Beret 18:15 Flog It! 18:55 Party Political Broadcast 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 The Great British Sewing Bee 22:00 Wolf Hall 23:00 Up the Women 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 David Starkey’s Magna Carta

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 News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:25 Party Political Broadcast 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Bring Back Borstal 24:40 I Never Knew That About Britain

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

07:00 Childrens TV 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Traders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:20 Lethal Obsession 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Cowboy Builders 21:00 North Pole Ice Airport 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Age Gap Love 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:25 You’ve Been Framed! 07:45 Emmerdale 08:15 You’ve Been Framed! 09:15 The Cube 10:15 Psych 11:10 The Chase 12:15 All Star Family Fortunes 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Psych 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Along Came Polly 22:50 The Hot Desk 23:00 Keith Lemon: the Film 24:45 Cockroaches

07:00 Happy Endings 07:20 Charmed 08:00 Made in Chelsea 09:00 Hollyoaks 09:30 Paternity Court 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rude(ish) Tube 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 Rules of Engagement 16:30 Rules of Engagement 17:00 New Girl 17:30 Suburgatory 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Rude(ish) Tube 21:00 Drillbit Taylor 23:05 The Big Bang Theory 23:35 The Big Bang Theory 24:00 Marry Me 24:30 New Girl

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Saints and Scroungers 12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:38 BBC Regional News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 The Link 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Eat Well for Less? 22:00 Death in Paradise 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News 23:45 Question Time 24:45 This Week

07:05 Homes Under the Hammer 08:05 Saints and Scroungers 08:50 Helicopter Heroes Down Under 09:20 Channel Patrol 10:05 Six Puppies and Us 11:05 Claimed and Shamed 11:35 HARDtalk 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:40 Reel History of Britain 15:10 Walden on Heroes 15:40 Churchill: Into the Wilderness 16:40 Return from the River Kwai 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:00 Attenborough’s Paradise Birds 22:00 Modern Times 23:00 Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Weather 24:20 MH17: In Search of Truth 24:50 The Super-Rich and Us

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 News and Weather 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tipping Point 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Mel & Sue 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 The Kyle Files 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Birds of a Feather 22:00 Bring Back Borstal 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 Perspectives 24:40 Ade at Sea

07:00 Countdown 07:45 According to Jim 08:10 The King of Queens 08:35 The King of Queens 09:00 Frasier 09:35 Frasier 10:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Car SOS 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Three in a Bed 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 The Simpsons 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 Cucumber 23:00 The Mega Brothel 24:05 24 Hours in Police Custody

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Traders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Cedar Cove 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 North Pole Ice Airport 21:00 Benefits 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother 23:00 Botched Up Bodies 24:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:25 You’ve Been Framed! 07:45 Emmerdale 08:15 Coronation Street 08:45 You’ve Been Framed! 09:15 The Cube 10:15 Psych 11:10 The Chase 12:15 All Star Family Fortunes 13:15 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Psych 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 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 The Hangover

07:00 Happy Endings 07:20 Charmed 08:00 Made in Chelsea 09:00 Hollyoaks 09:30 Paternity Court 10:00 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Charmed 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 Rude(ish) Tube 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Rules of Engagement 17:00 New Girl 17:30 Suburgatory 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 How I Met Your Mother 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Rude(ish) Tube 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 2 Broke Girls 22:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 22:30 Marry Me 23:00 Banana 23:35 The Inbetweeners 24:05 The Big Bang Theory 24:35 The Big Bang Theory


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showbiz goss

by Peter

Taylor

Writer and Broadcaster

All about Anna, Cinderella and not too much up top!

THE SUBJECT of today’s main feature is little known actress Anna Kendrick, whom to date has appeared in 26 films, sung in a Broadway musical aged 12, for which she won an award, one of 14 altogether, and plays Cinderella in new 2014 film musical ´Into the Woods.´ She has become infamous for her hilarious Twitter account, but I´ll get to that shortly, as I want to relate to you some of the things she said in an interview she gave to top US magazine Nylon. On the subject of being over confident Anna said: “I think self-doubt is healthy, it pushes you, and humbles you. I would really hate to be one of the three people in the ****ing universe who are actually well-rounded, because then they can’t relate to anybody else’s inner shit.” Right on Anna! … She then followed up with, “Sometimes I meet people who are too confident. I’m like, I don’t even like being around you, you’re boring, get a neurosis, then we’ll talk.” It’s quite something that she actually said all this stuff, but what´s even more impressive is that I fancy her words made it into print because Anna made sure she was not misquoted. I say this with total confidence as she also said to the magazine on the business of puberty: “I was a very late bloomer, I was the smallest in my class, always telling myself, ‘I’m never getting boobs!’ I remember being comforted by hearing that guys like small boobs and big boobs, they like any boobs!’ At the time I was like, ‘that is excellent news!’ I said I would get to Anna´s hilarious Twitter account shortly, and that was it right there, yes indeed! She has already posted this story of her small chestiness on her Twitter account … Irrepressible honesty! ONE OF my greatest influences to want to become a writer was Neil Simon; a New Yorker who wrote countless stage plays including The Odd Couple that was made into a wonderfully funny movie in 1968. A very average US TV show ran for 5 years from 1970, and I now find out that Mathew Perry (Chandler in Friends) has plans to make his own TV version. Hallowed Ground Matthew … Hallowed Ground!

WOODY ALLEN turned 79 last month, but their doesn´t seem to be any letting up in his work ethic. He´s just signed a deal with Amazon´s video streaming service for 4 x 30 minute episodes of ´Untitled Woody Allen Project´ to be shown in the US, UK and Germany. “I don’t know how I got into this, I have no ideas and I’m not sure where to begin,” Woody said in a statement. Sounds promising?

THE VICAR of Dibley ran on the BBC from 1994 to 2007, and featured Dawn French and a cast of proper actors who clearly loved the scripts written by the prolific Richard Curtis. They´re making a one-off special for Comic Relief´s Red Nose Day on March 13th, but it will be called ´The Bishop of Dibley´ to echo the Church’s historic decision to allow female bishops. Will Dawn get the Bishop´s job or won’t she? RE-BOOTING movies is when a bunch of famous peeps decide to make their own version of a film that went before. Ben Affleck has been reported as saying he will be re-booting Alfred Hitchcock´s 1951 black and white thriller ´Strangers on a Train’. If this truly is the case then you are in for a real treat, as the original lays at No. 32 in the American Film Institute´s all-time top 100.


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ask Sara

by Sara

Bell

Life Coach

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.

Teenage son worries My teenage son is shy and lacks confidence. He hasn’t always been like this. He has stopped going out with his friends from school and now stays in the house playing on his computer games. He is a little overweight, his friends make fun of him because of it, and he can’t seem to stand up for himself. I can say from personal experience that Martial Arts are a great way to build self confidence and boost social skills. It is also an excellent tool when dealing with situations of conflict in a non violent way. Going along to classes will mean he will meet new people, which will be helpful. And it is always a good idea to have friends and interests outside of school. I wouldn’t worry about him too much, as confidence is acquired with age and experience, in most cases, but it won’t hurt for him to get away from those computer games and get fit.

Keeping up with the Joneses

My wife spends money, that we haven’t got, on things like clothes, mobile phones, handbags etc. The amount of dresses and shoes she buys is phenomenal. She says that she has to keep up with the latest fashions and trends, otherwise people will think she is poor. Her friends look down on others and are particularly materialistic and judgemental. It sounds like ‘keeping up with Joneses’ is important to your wife. The fact that she is spending money you don’t have is worrying. You have to talk to her and make her understand that it can only end with you getting seriously into debt, and losing everything. Explain that you think she might have a problem and could be addicted. In reality, if others judge a person for not measuring up in life, it is they who have a problem. These people need to be left to their insecurities and your wife should distance herself and get herself some real friends who want to spend time with her for herself.

Write to Sara in confidence at agonyaunt@roundtownnews.com Sara is available for private consultations Telephone 633 614 476.

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Pelvic Pain? Never self-diagnose! PELVIC PAIN is rarely experienced by men. Nearly all sufferers will be women. Pain in the pelvic region may be sudden (acute) and severe, or could be mild and last for months (chronic). ACUTE PAIN Pelvic pain that comes on suddenly for the first time is called ‘acute pelvic pain’. If you have acute pelvic pain, see your GP immediately to find out the cause and to start any necessary treatment. The most common causes of acute pelvic pain in women who are not pregnant are: Urinary tract infection – you’ll probably also have pain or a burning sensation when you urinate and you may need to urinate more often Acute pelvic inflammatory disease – a bacterial infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries, which often follows Chlamydia or a Gonorrhoea infection Appendicitis Constipation or bowel spasm – this may be brought on by changes in diet, medication, or in rare cases an obstruction of the bowel Ovarian cyst – a fluid-filled sac that develops on an ovary and causes pelvic pain when it becomes

twisted or bursts Less common causes of acute pelvic pain in women who are not pregnant are: Pelvic abscess – a collection of pus between the uterus and the vagina Endometriosis – a long-term condition where small pieces of uterine lining are found outside the uterus (such as on the ovaries), which leads to painful periods CHRONIC PAIN If you’ve had pelvic pain for six months or more that either comes and goes or is continuous, it is known as chronic pelvic pain. Chronic pelvic pain is more intense than ordinary period pain and lasts for longer. It affects around one in six women. Causes include: Endometriosis Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease Irritable bowel syndrome

Ulcerative colitis Crohn’s Disease A recurrent urinary tract infection Chronic interstitial cystitis – longterm inflammation of the bladder Hernia: where an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the surrounding muscle or tissue wall Trapped or damaged nerves in the pelvic area Recurrent ovarian cysts Uterine fibroids Uterine prolapse If you have chronic pelvic pain, you should see a doctor without delay as it important to find the cause and then treat accordingly. Under no circumstances should you ever try to self-diagnose!

This article was written by the Family Medical Centre, Albir. Please call 96 686 5072 for more information or to make an appointment.


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Stop Smoking with Fast Track Hypnosis! By Jonathan Gilchrist: Costa Blanca’s Top Hypnotherapist ARE YOU someone who wants help to stop smoking? There are hundreds of techniques to quit the habit: patches, inhalators, tablets etc... Most are costly and time consuming. That is where Fast Track Hypnosis comes into its own! It takes only thirty minutes to transform the way your mind views cigarettes and smoking. Within one session lasting half-an-hour, your life can be changed and with little fuss or ceremony! After the thirty minute session, you leave with a Back-Up CD, which reinforces our work together. Listen to it, work through it and your cravings will be quenched. This is all included in the incredible one-off fee of only 95€. If you’re ready to change your life, if you’re ready to free yourself from that destructive habit which has overtaken every aspect of your day and if you’re tired of smelling of stale smoke, then call me today! Get ready to change your life....today! ‘Hello again! Just a brief line to say, Thank you Thank you Thank you…. My husband attended your clinic in Cabo Roig for help to stop smoking. I am so pleased to say from that day to this, he has been a non-smoker and has not even been tempted to take a puff! Your hypnotherapy and CD did the trick, and your advice on leaving the clinic about not lighting that ciggie to ‘test’ whether hypnotherapy works, was the best advice you could have given him. He has never looked back. Our friend came for her appointment three weeks ago, and I am happy to report that she too has not smoked since. So, from two very happy families, thank you again, and we would not hesitate in recommending you to others.’ Jonathan holds his Fast Track Hypnosis sessions in Cabo Roig, Quesada, Benidorm and Calpe For an appointment, brochure, or free of charge initial consultation, contact Jonathan on 691 784 954 or email jonathangilchristbh@gmail.com Also visit: www.jonathangilchristinspain.com

WHO or Dr Hans Christian Madsen D.C , a chiropract for 32 years. Member of (Over 22 years experience with lasers) A practic Chiro pean Euro and ish Span sh, the Dani Association. WHAT ul or stiff Treatments for those who suffer from painf RIES, INJU AL SPIN , joints, ARTHRITIS damaged (Sciatica, disc -related) SPORTS INJURIES, itions, cond ul painf r tendons, muscles and othe -related back and ITUS TINN ed -relat including neck PAINFUL FEET. WHERE Calle Federico Garcia Lorca, No. 90 L8 ge) 03178, Benijofar (opposite the Citroen Gara WHEN Mon - Thurs: 10.00 - 13.30 & 15.00 - 18.00 Friday: 10.00 - 13.30 TEL: 966 185 242 693 371 616/617 info@chiropractor-benijofar.es

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tech Running Antispyware scans HI THERE: I have just tried to do three SUPER Antispyware scans. On the first it picked up a PUP immediately and then 72 tracking cookies until it got to this point: (x86)HKLM\system\controlset002\services\ YahooAUService - then it stopped scanning, although the scanning ‘clock’ was still going around. As it was clearly going no further (I left it running for over 8 hours the first time) I then started another scan. This again got to the same point and stopped, the third attempted scan was the same. The computer was turned off at the end of each scan before another was attempted. Any ideas? Regards Robin Aunty says: From researching this problem, you are not alone. Apparently there have been some issues where the Yahoos Automatic Update service does stop some Superantispyware scans. One way to get around this is, if you do not use any Yahoo services, uninstall any Yahoo program from your Control Panel. Or, as you have found, use Antimalware bytes instead…

with Aunty Virus

Email auntyvirus@roundtownnews.com

Where has it all gone? HELLO AUNTY and Happy New Year. Please can you tell me why have Ask.com taken over Google and where has my Speed Dial gone? I have used Speed Dial over the last 4 years and miss it. At the age of 81 it seems the new learning curves are persistent and my brain would rather enjoy other subjects - not just constantly committed to reading manuals, etc. Thanks for your inevitable reply! Meri J Aunty says: If your home page or search options have changed from Google to Ask, then that will be down to the fact that you have installed software that has done this for you. Some software changes home page or search settings when you do a “default” install of software. Which is why it is sometimes best to use the “advanced” options when installing software, so you can see exactly what will be installed and changed, and gives you the option not do change the start page or search options. Simply go into the settings of your internet browser, and change the home page or default search engine back to what you want – i.e. Google... To change your home page in Internet Explorer: Go to settings Go to Internet Options Then you have an option box, where you can input the pages you want IE to open when you start IE. So if you want Google to open every time you open IE, type in www.google.co.uk (for the UK version of Google), or google.es (for the Spanish version), or Google.com for IE to determine which local versions it should use - which depends on the country you are in. The process is very similar for other internet browsers like Firefox and Chrome. I would also assume that whatever software you installed to change your Google to Ask also did something to your Speed Dial. So simply reinstall Speed Dial.

Android problem HI AUNTY: I have a problem with my Android tablet purchased 31/07/14. 8GB A23 Dual Core Android 4.2 tablet PC Bluetooth camera 1M Red is the information I have. When I switched on yesterday across the screen in large letters was DEMO: I’ve tried all I know to get rid of it but it remains, the tablet will not function properly. Can you help? Bob

Aunty says: Many people have had an issue with the word DEMO appearing on the Android tablet. Some have solved this by resetting the tablet to factory settings - note you may lose all personal data on the tablet. It maybe that the manufacturer of your tablet, which I cannot see mentioned, may have an update file available on their website that fixes this issue. As for some tablets, an update file / patch has been made available, and the problem has


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what’s on

A canal turn THE CALPE Gilbert and Sullivan Society heads for the waterways of historic Venice for its spring production popular operetta ‘The Gondoliers’.

Gone to rehearsals!

By Jack Troughton First staged at the Savoy Theatre in December 1889, it was a huge hit and ran for a massive 554 performances – a story of tangled love affairs, royalty and republicanism. CAGGS is returning to a successful formula it followed several years ago when the society presented ‘Trial by Jury’ at both

La Senieta, Moraira, and the Salon Blau in the Casa de Cultura, Calpe. And, as a result, The Gondoliers opens at La Senieta on Thursday 26th March and the following evening plays the Salon Blau. Both shows start at 8pm and doors open at 7.30pm. The production will feature the whole of The Gondoliers, accompanied by pianist

Kirsty Glen and cellist Paul Kears, with added narrative to tell the whole story of the hit operetta. Tickets are already on sale at 10€. They can be reserved by calling 96 648 0300 0r 696 514 613. Tickets are also available from the beginning of February from Margaret and Elena’s Book and Card Shop, Galerias Mar Azul, 9 Avenida Gabriel Miro, Calpe.

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Visit Granada from San Fulgencio FOR THOSE looking for a quick Winter Break, San Fulgencio’s Office for the Urbanisations is organising a trip to Granada with PaviTour, Alicante. The three-day break visits Granada, from 20th to 22nd February On February 20th, the bus leaves San Fulgencio for Granada with accommodation in the hotel with lunch, dinner and overnight stay included. In the afternoon there is the possibility of visiting the Alhambra and Generalife but the entrance fee is not included. On February 21st, the tour will allow you the opportunity to visit the Cathedral, see the Capilla Real, stroll through the Albaicín, enjoy tapas and explore the city. On February 22nd the tour leaves Granada for San Fulgencio. After breakfast at the hotel, there is the possibility of visiting the Cartuja: monastery with many diverse architectural styles, followed by Lunch before heading back to San Fulgencio. Price per person in a double room at the four star MA Princesa Ana Hotel is 205€. For more information, please visit the office in Calle Madrid.


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Horoscopes A side step brings inquisitive and inspiring Mercury in cahoots with planet of invention, Uranus. You may find that something you are currently very unsure of actually works well and in your favour. Time will cement things into stone, but if you do have anything to niggle about do it this week before the denouement and have faith in your actions. Venus shows her fickle side this week with a take on with Pisces and a sensitive but provocative squaring of Saturn. You are about to have a head in the clouds week when surely nothing could go wrong, but in your mind’s eye something needs to be done with regard to long term solutions so you can always have this spring to your step! The Sun conjuncts Mercury at the end of a busy week, and it is time to lock in those golden moments to be preserved and savoured as they deserve to be. Somebody has surprised you and come up trumps, and there is no better solution to your current wants and needs to be a part of the success that this highly successful relationship brings. The Moon’s phase midweek makes skilfull and appropriate changes to your mood and elevates your plans and ambitions to a higher state of play. Whilst you have settled old scores as of late, and removed the debris of old and pointless aquaintances, now you have to work on yourself and be unafraid and open as to your true desires. Mercury shares the responsibility this month in a take over blessed by the salient actions of the Sun. This gives you the green light to achieve that which you know that you have to, regardless of what anybody else says or does. It is vital and it means a lot to prioritise, but when all is said and done your heart is in a better place, albeit a very different one. Mercury sextiles Uranus in an action that brings changes, and sweeps away the burdens of the past in pursuance of better action for the future. Changes of this nature are inspiring; and necessary action, brought about by the tireless energies of Mercury, and the forward thinking mighty Uranus, herald and instigate new beginnings too. With ardent Venus ensconced in dreamy Pisces there comes a time to sit back and plan the future and to infuse love into a situation that has gone somewhat out of control. Mixed messages have been sent and it is high time to evaluate what is needed all round so that everyone can be happy and you can get on with the job in hand your way. It is a determined Mars that takes Pluto full on towards the end of a week. Above all you do not want or wish to see all your good work being overturned on a mere whim. Whereas structure will provide the necessary backing support it is high time you looked out at a different direction to steer things back to basics, back to where you all should belong. With opposition this week from the Sun and Venus; your planetary leader, Jupiter, has the abundance of luck and fortune ready and willing but nobody to pass it on to. You have been generous to a fault, making allowances and concessions, but this is all in vain if those it is direceted to do not have the good grace to accept what is on offer now. Blessed with some very positive energy this week there has been a resolution and you are about to show those who doubted you just what you are capable of. You may very well choose to forgive but you will never forget the way that you have been treated; but your consistency has seen you through and the reward of now is unexpected but deserved. Uranus sides with Mercury and acts as a magnet to attract whatever it is you are seeking right now. With a strong brief to continue the good work you have started, you will find that support comes from some very unexpected sources, but that it will also serve to set a precedent with others who will conclude that you are not to be messed with. The great passion of the Goddess Venus is to spread a little love all around, and this week there seems to be some love in everything you do. Perhaps now you can better see your individual talent and artistic energies in a far different light, and act on every possibility with positive action. A project beckons as you are sorely needed to steer the ship.

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Sudoku

Compromise is not an option as you fight fire with fire regardless of the result. The removal of fear, and the acceptance that you have unfinished business ahead helps you see a new dimension unfolding.

Kenny Corris For Readings, Consultations and Castings email: kennycorris@hotmail.com / www.kennycorris.net Mobile: 686 361 594 / Tel: 965 878 424

Aquarius rising WE ARE, once again, in Aquarian time and we are encouraged to bring light into life and to bask in the positive energies that Aquarius brings us. The light of Spirit will be illuminated and presented to us as a beacon of good intention shining out during a cold and dark time of year. Enabling those of you with psychic abilities, Aquarius calls on us all to awaken our conscious energies in response to the needs of others and to open freely our sensitivity and self expression. Indeed we can feel the light of Spirit shining out on everything that we do, and peace reigning supreme in our hearts. During this Aquarian period our responsibilities greatly increase and our burdens are somewhat lightened as a result. As we become more in tuned to the great and capable Aquarian energy we are called upon to help to make this World a better place, and to open freely to self expression. Many of us waited for the Aquarian Age to dawn, and it did, not so long ago. Jupiter truly did align with Mars, but peace has not really served to rule on this, our Planet unfortunately. With the recent appalling tragedies in Paris, and Worldwide terrorism showing no mercy in a brutal melee of violence, stealth, greed and a shocking abuse of power, there couldn’t be a chance for peace anyway. Aquarius is the third Air sign, and is masculine and fixed and it is time to closely examine the effect felt by the other fixed signs of the Zodiac as the Aquarian energies will be for them more noticeable, even to the extent of them feeling a subliminal hypnotic influence. Scorpio gives us a chance to

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look deeply into our motivations and grounds our unconscious thoughts and feelings. Leos will feel the free flowing creative expression taking up their time, and Taurus, ever constantly with one ear connected to planet Earth, will insist that we all strongly remain closely in touch with reality. Aquarius is the sign associated with freedom just because it is within the boundaries of Aquarius that we feel a freeing of our Spirit. We are given the green light since honesty and wisdom and truth prevail and we can better see the true workings of Spirit minus negativities such as fear and pettiness. Aquarian time brings us an ability to achieve. We can accomplish much and we are open to ideas and new inventions with the freedom to explore. As we find better ways of doing things and the encouragement we need is there as backing we have a spring in our step and have the courage of our convictions. Independence is the true hallmark of Aquarian excellence, and as we seek and take appropriate advice to heart, and become true to ourselves, the inevitable result is no further struggle to find the peaceful alternatives that can ground, sensitise and focus us. Remember that Aquarians are strong personalities, in fact with a star quality all of their own, with famous names like: Harry Styles, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, John Travolta, Phil Collins and Robbie Williams, to name but a few. We all have a personal star within us in Aquarian time and we can make it shine if we try. Aquarius is the sign of friendship, so maybe this next few weeks we can learn to treat one another and ourselves as the friends we should be!?

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

KENNY, I have been finding feathers all around my apartment for a few weeks now. My partner died in September 2014 and a spiritual friend has told me he is trying to communicate with me. Is this possible? Gwen J. Highly probable I would say Gwen. Contact is possible and sadly many of those living in the Spirit World find their individual methods of gaining attention are ignored or feared. Many say that feathers are symbolic of an angel presence, so your partner appears to be in good hands. If you need any help in making that first and vital connection please let me know.

Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 49.

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Quick or Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1. Insolvent (8) 5. Copied (4) 9. Profit (4) 10. Cutting tool (8) 11. Gay (5) 12. Unavailing (7) 13. Predestined (13) 18. Decisive (8) 19. Sleigh (4) 20. Sloth (7) 21. Trivial (5) 22. Entrance (4) 23. Ruminate (8) DOWN 2. Non-professional (7) 3. Relationship (7) 4. Cinema (7,6) 6. Versatile (7) 7. Obsolete (7) 8. Respect (6) 13. Choosing (7) 14. Obvious (7) 15. Lives (6) 16. Moment (7) 17. Graceful (7)

ACROSS 1. Commotion caused by disturbing brute in tree (8) 5. Boastful bird? (4) 9. Repair many at last (4) 10. Inclination to write song (8) 11. Staged imposingly? (3,2) 12. Would be select if ninety were admitted, but difficult to catch (7) 13. Loud outcry caused by 150 showing the ardour of their love (13) 18. Member constitutes an unreasoning adherent (8) 19. This horse is frightening by night (4) 20. I am to show incontrovertibly how to get better (7) 21. Hot displeasure shown that range has been blown up (5) 22. Direction given by the smallest letterhead sent out (4) 23. To Len red is imbued with disorder (8) DOWN 2. Not uniform of jejune quality (7) 3. Editor takes brush round his sleeping-chamber (7) 4. Revenge - the ability to see a small hole (2,3,3,2,3) 6. Come to understand how to convert into cash (7) 7. She has the knack of making clever remarks, but it loses freshness (7) 8. Disdainfully rejects boys from organisation (6) 13. Upset having to show measurement for headgear (7) 14. In respect of article to support thus turning up (7) 15. No sir, ring up for a prayer (6) 16. Lion and man confused in name only (7) 17. Go, nurse - he’ll do the operation! (7)


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Cruising made simpler thanks to Beniconnect

A MEMORABLE and unique event took place in Benidorm this week – the collaboration of two family run businesses: the acclaimed Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines and Beniconnect Travel Agency – a local company based in Benidorm. By Irena Bodnarec THE ALLIANCE came about thanks to senior sales executive at Beniconnect, Melanie Howell, who attended a trade travel fair in the UK last Autumn and made contact with the cruise company. A presentation was held at the Casino Mediterraneo on Tuesday evening for press, officials and travel industry representatives, hosted by the Perez Parker family – owners of Beniconnect. Juan José Perez Parker, Director of the company gave a welcome and introductory speech before handing over to the dignitaries. Gema Amor - Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Tourism and Sebastian Fernandez Miralles – Director General of Tourism in the Valencian Regional Government attended and congratulated both of the companies in their speeches on the exciting new venture. International Sales Manager for Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines - Kate Wooldridge flew over from the UK that morning and gave an informative presentation about the ethos of the company and what sets them apart from all the other companies in the cruise sector. Much like Beniconnect, they are a family run, hands on business, which was vitally important to their beliefs and principals - and the motivating force to partner up and work together. Fred.Olsen have their headquarters in Norway but are based in the UK, which is where their fleet of 4 ships are ported. 90% of passengers are from the UK, but with this new collaboration, the British ex-pat market brings with it a huge potential for change. All four ships offer a traditional experience but with a personal touch and distinct personality, which the huge ships cannot match. The largest in the fleet – the Balmoral, holds 1349 passengers and smallest, the Black Watch takes a mere 800 meaning they can dock at many more destinations not available to the massive liners. One of the main attractions for the British market is that all the crew is English speaking, with all announcements only made in English and currency onboard is UK sterling. The ships go to 81 countries and 245 ports – but most excitingly for British ex-pats living here, they are offering exclusive departures for Beniconnect customers from mainland Spain this coming April and September, so no need to fly back to the UK! On Wednesday morning there was a second presentation, this time to the

Melanie Howell - Snr sales rep at Beniconnect, Rada Haupt - winner of raffle and Kate from Fred Olsen

public, which was attended by over 300 people. There was a video presentation of the fleet and routes and benefits explained of booking a Fred.Olsen experience. One point, which was of great interest to the audience, was that they offer single occupancy in single cabins at no surcharge. Everyone who attended was given a raffle ticket for the prize draw, which took place at the end of the presentation. The

much sought after first prize of a 5 night cruise was won by Mrs Rada Haupt from Alfaz del Pi – who was delighted and stunned in equal measures. All attendees where offered complimentary drinks and canapés – and a 10% discount on any cruises booked, which had a very positive response. For more information contact Beniconnect on 965 850 790 or go to www.beniconnect.com


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Two concerts with Cantabile FEMALE CHOIR Cantabile Female is in rehearsal for two concerts this coming spring. ON 18TH April at La Siesta Church, Torrevieja, they will perform Gabriel Fauré’s ‘Requiem’. Lighter in tone and shorter in length than similar works by other composers, Fauré’s Requiem lends itself perfectly to the female voice. It will be complemented by half a dozen shorter sacred pieces, including songs by Elgar, John Williams and Mendelssohn. On 24th May, the choir will present a further spring concert at Campoverde Church with works by Strauss, Mozart and Chopin, along with traditional and more modern airs. The choir is always seeking new members and if you are interested in joining a group of sociable, friendly ladies who enjoy their music and take it seriously, you will be given a warm welcome.

Rehearsals take place every Friday from 2:45pm to 4:45pm at La Siesta Church. For further information, please contact MD Cantabile Jennifer Morton on 96 679 6866 or email: Female jen-morton@hotmail.co.uk choir

Love is...

ON VALENTINE’S Night, 14th February, Restaurant El Alto La Dolores in Guardamar will host a fund-raising night to support ADAM, a little known Spanish run charity for dogs. Not only do they home and feed unwanted dogs, they also work with the police, and care for hurt and mis-treated canines. Some of their experiences are truly heart-breaking. Entertaining customers on this special night will be Lyndon B, and the cost of a 3-course meal (including unlimited access to the chocolate fountain) is just 12€. All profit from ticket sales and raffles will go to the charity. Once again, Andres, owner of the Restaurant, has donated a Mediterranean cruise as 1st prize in the raffle. Tickets can be obtained from the Restaurant; Hamilton’s Bake House in Benijofar; The Card Place in Benimar; Post Room Benijofar, or by calling 692 866 536. Charity events at this venue are always popular so early booking is advised.

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We are relocating premises March - watch this space for further details


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Basic Spanish for everyday needs by Jane Cronin

o – ue root-changing verbs The ¡HOLA! FIRST of all the answer to last week’s million dollar question (if only!) which was, if “lo siento” means “I’m sorry”, how do we say “We’re sorry” in Spanish? The answer is “lo sentimos”. LET’S SEE, if “siento” means “I feel” and “lo siento” which translates as “I’m sorry” literally means “I feel it”, then “we are sorry” has to be the literal translation of “we feel it”. “We feel” is “sentimos” with the “lo” for “it” in front, so that gives us: “lo sentimos”. A better idea is to avoid doing anything that you jointly have to apologise for! Today we’re moving forward to our second most common category of root changing verbs, and that is “o to ue”. I can hear your whoops of delight from here. This is the second category of just three, so we’re making good progress. Incidentally these root changes, which are of course actually based on sound changes, are repeated in all sorts of other word groups, and not just root-changing verbs. “O to ue” is a particularly common sound change which occurs in a whole range of words, for example in numbers: “nueve” “noventa”, and furniture words: “muebles” (furniture) “mobiliario” (furniture shop). Okay, back to the point. First of all we need to realise that everything we have learnt so far about root-changing verbs still applies. The endings are exactly the same as they are for standard verbs. That means that the –ar, -er and –ir endings which we learnt a few weeks ago and repeated quite a lot, remain exactly the same for all our root changing verbs. These ending changes are what give us the information about “who” and “when” an action is performed, so they can’t really be tampered with (not that we’re tampering with verbs, but you know what I mean). The other principle that remains exactly the same concerns which forms change at the root and which do not. Here is the

rule again, set in stone: 1st, 2nd and 3rd persons singular and 3rd person plural make the root change, whereas 1st and 2nd persons plural do not. This is to do with where the beat falls on the word, for all the reasons already given in previous articles. So, given all those reminders, if I were to write a few examples of “o-ue” root changing verbs, you really ought to be able to work them out for yourselves! However, I’m not quite that cruel, so here are some I did earlier, in fact one each of the –ar, -er and –ir groups of verbs. SOÑAR – to dream Sueño Soñamos Sueñas Soñáis Sueña Sueñan DORMIR – to sleep Duermo Dormimos Duermes Dormís Duerme Duermen As a matter of interest, when we dream in Spanish we don’t “dream of” or “dream about” we “dream with” – “soñar con”. Now you can say to your loved one: “Sueño contigo todas las noches” (I dream about you every night). They won’t believe you but they might just be impressed by your Spanish! See you next week.

Crossword Solutions for Last Week Cryptic Solutions Across: 1 All the same; 7 Trout; 8 Minster; 10 Informed; 11 Born 13 Encore; 15 Tea-set; 17 User; 18 Proceeds; 21 Bottled; 22 Aisle; 23 Grand total. Down: 1 Aloof; 2 Literary; 3 Hamlet; 4 Sink; 5 Methods; 6 Strike dumb; 9 Runs to seed; 12 Penchant; 14 Creator; 16 Credit; 19 Easel; 20 Plan. Quick Solutions Across: 1 Kidnapping; 7 Roost; 8 Retired; 10 Fastness; 11 Pass; 13 Relate; 15 Hereto; 17 Each; 18 Untoward; 21 Tenable; 22 Drown; 23 Repentance. Down: 1 Knows; 2 Detonate; 3 Arrest; 4 Pity; 5 Narrate; 6 Preferment; 9 Discordant; 12 Beholden; 14 Licence; 16 Invent; 19 Atone; 20 Able.

Suduko Answer

PODER - to be able to Puedo Podemos Puedes Podeis Puede Pueden

Stepping -Stones

THE STEPPING-STONES is the Sunday School attached to La Siesta Evangelical Church under the leadership of Gill Gray. Gill was a formerly a school teacher in the UK. The Sunday School meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 11am in the church before proceeding to the Round House in the church grounds. Gill and Stepping-Stones ensure children of all ages receive a warm welcome… Just turn up any 2nd or 4th Sunday at 11am at the church in La Siesta urbanisation.




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Focus on Golf Powered by Campbell Lamont Golf, partnered by BayRadio

Are you au fait with Social Media? DO YOU blog?

By Tony Myles THE RAPID rise in social media activity is phenomenal. Just a few years ago very few of us would have ventured into the wide open space that is FaceBook. Here, in the virtual world, half of the world’s population expose their everyday lives to the scrutiny of the other half. It has become the de facto method of sharing information amongst friends. The reason for the rapid rise is that it doesn’t actually stop there, as the friends of your friends often have free access to the shared information, which may easily be forwarded to their friends. And so it goes on. THERE IS A WORD FOR IT - ‘VIRAL’. For any commercial organisation this is the holy grail. The explosive nature of a ‘viral’

item is truly breathtaking. In the blink of an eye your message can be viewed by millions of users and if it continues to capture the imagination that number can rise to billions. What has this to do with golf in general, and Campbell Lamont in particular? The answer is that in the coming months we will be distributing more information through this dynamic channel. Here we will be posting details of our competitions and other events and also displaying photographs of the winners along with other articles of interest to our community. It is also the area where your views and comments will be welcome and will be seen instantly. As Campbell mentioned during a recent broadcast - “Part of our planned expansion of services to the golfing community is the objective to make it easy and efficient for

Head 2 Head Social Media

our clients to receive information which is relevant and current. Our Social Media strategy will enable us to achieve that in a very dynamic way.” In the short term Campbell Lamont will be posting more information on our FaceBook page and hope that you will find us there and ‘Like’ what you find. https://www.facebook.com/pages/ Campbell-Lamont-Golf

Tony M - I see you are getting into social media. Campbell - With any new technology I always want to see it proven, before I get involved. Tony M - It has been around for a long time. Campbell - You didn’t have social networks when you were young. Tony M - Yes we did, it just had a different name. It was called “outside”.


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sport

Torrevieja Swimming Club

Walking Football Mini-Tournament

TORREVIEJA SWIMMERS began the New Year in a very positive manner.

A positive start

RECENTLY the Masters of the Club participated in the first Social event of the year - Social being four competitive races in 200m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle with fins, 25m with fins, completely underwater and 8 x 50m Freestyle relay. The whole day was a time to get back into a racing environment after a break over Christmas and New Year. The team - Beth Altabas, Adam and Lucy Stewart, Zoe and Vicki Connolly, swam well and clocked up some good times and made some good new

friends with the region’s swimmers. To continue in this positive trend the younger members of the club had a good day in their first competition of the year in the Municipal Pool, San Vincente. Most of the team achieving new personal best times in their first timed Regional Control of the year. The team comprised of Yuriy Flyunt, Amy Connolly, Vilja Bilstad, Vicky Pigneur, Georgy and Konstantin Murskiy, Patrick Met and Vitalio Veres. All worked hard in the 100m Freestyle,

Current World Champions Of Adapted Cycling in Torrevieja

THE WORLD Champions of Adapted Cycling rolled into Torrevieja on Tuesday morning. They were greeted by the Councillor of Sports, Luis María Pizana, along with the president of Torrevieja Cycling Club, Manuel Peñalver Lorente, at the Palacio de los Deportes Infanta Cristina. The current World Champions for Adapted Cycling in tandem mode, Carlos González García (partially sighted) and Noel Martin Infante (pilot) will be training in Torrevieja for the next months. The Councillor of Sports welcomed Carlos and Noel, who were proclaimed world champions for 2014 in South Carolina (USA). He thanked them for choosing Torrevieja for their preseason preparation. The two Spanish elite cyclists will be training in the city until the end of this January. The racing duo highlighted the excellent climatic conditions of the area, good roads for cycling as well as the facilities of the Sports City of Torrevieja. Carlos González and Noel Martín are training towards the 2015 World Championships, to be held in Zurich (Switzerland), with an eye to the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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WALKING FOOTBALL is growing in leaps and bounds along the Southern Costa Blanca. The Full Monty squad has had more than 40 players kicking a ball around and quickly walking after it since they started last year. Their next step is to organise their first Seven-a-Side Mini Football tournament, with teams from Playa Flamenco and Daya Vieja already confirmed. The mini-tournament is scheduled for Tuesday March 3rd, 2015, with kick-off at 11.00am on the Los Montesinos five-a-side pitch. There will be prizes for the winning team and free hot dogs and drinks for all the participants. The four-team mini league will consist of three games for each side of a duration of 10 minute each-way. There may still be room to expand the tournament for one other team, and any teams interested should contact the organisers ASAP. Full details will be sent on receipt of enquiry. Please contact Stan Dibble by e-mail montestan@gmail.com. This first tournament is just the stepping stone to other municipalities and supporters clubs, organising their own teams, with teams from the UK already showing an interest in travelling to Spain after Easter, to enjoy the good weather and play a few games against local teams. If any other groups, clubs or associations are interested in forming their own teams, they should also contact Stan for more information. At present, players must be at least 55-years of age, with no upper limit. The oldest player with the Full Monty is in his 78th year, so if your knees and hips still work, maybe a return to sport and exercise for 2015 via Walking Football is for you.

100m Butterfly, and 200m Butterfly races. Vicky had two very good swims and came first in her 100m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly events. Vilja, Amy, Georgy and Vitalio all reduced their best times by over 4 seconds. Well done to all! For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa 665 454 126, President Felipe on 609 418 776 or Vicki 669 637 015 or by emailing info@clubnataciontorrevieja.com

Norwegian elite sports school St. Svithun AFTER RECORDING a record number of athletes using the Sports City during 2014, the first International team arrived last week to enjoy the facilities. Torrevieja’s Sports City welcomed their first visiting team for 2015, the Elite Norwegian Sports School St. Svithun, from Stavanger, in the western part of Norway. The community of Stavanger has many young students and athletes of very high calibre. With a few of them enjoying a winter training break in Torrevieja. Torrevieja’s Councillor for Sports Luis María Pizana said that this is the first time the Norwegian Elite School of St. Svithun had visited Torrevieja’s Sports City, bringing with them a training group of about 20 young swimmers, of both male and female categories, to prepare them for their upcoming national and international competitions. According to their coach, among the athletes who have come to train Torrevieja, is a reigning European 1500m holder and two other athletes who won the silver and bronze medals at the last European Youth Championships representing the National Norwegian Team. The athletes spent a week in the city of Torrevieja training at the Municipal, Olympic size pool. The team expressed their satisfaction of training at the sports facilities placed the city in good position with respect to other Spanish installations they have visited in recent years.


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