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NEVER F RGET POPPIES BLOOMED on Wednesday as the Royal British Legion launched the annual appeal to raise money to support those who have served in the armed forces. Continued on page 7.

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by KEITH NICOL LAST JANUARY, 2015, a father and son were detained in Torre de la Horadada by Guardia Civil of smuggling drugs.

A further investigation has uncovered a much larger operation with three more men being arrested for their alleged involvement in transporting the stash of 465 kilos of cocaine that was seized on a pleasure boat last January in the marina of Torre de la Horadada.

The three arrested allegedly belong to a group dedicated to using pleasure boats to transport large quantities of cocaine they collect from ‘mother ships’. The arrests occurred during a joint operation by the Guardia Civil, the National Police and the Tax Agency.

Further investigations began in July 2014, when knowledge of the presence of an organisation that introduced significant amounts of heroin into the province of Alicante were first reported. The first investigation determined the procedure used for transporting drugs involved the use of pleasure boats who met their main supply boats off the coast of Alicante.

Last January, 2015, a Guardia Civil patrol spotted a pleasure boat moored at the Marina in Torre de la Horadada. At first glance, they noticed suspicious packages onboard: thirteen bales of large dimensions.

The subsequent search of the ship found that the bundles contained a total of 465 kilos of

cocaine and officers arrested the owner of the yacht, a man in his 70s and his son of 43, suspected of a crime against public health.

Both were allegedly responsible for collecting the drugs on the high seas but had no direct connection with the criminal gang that organised the shipment, said the statement from the Interior Ministry. In addition to the drugs, agents impounded a sailboat and two vehicles, as well as numerous documents found in the boat, plus navigation and communications systems.

Inquiries led to the agents arresting three alleged members of the drug ring: two of them Spanish and one in Montenegro, accused of being responsible for shipping the drugs.

Sources of the Provincial Commissioner of the National Police in Alicante have specified that these three people, all with police records, were captured in Alicante and the towns of Aspe and Torrevieja. These men allegedly used the boats to transport their drug caches and provide technical resources and expertise to transfer and hide the narcotics, noted the press release of the Ministry of Interior. The operation was carried out jointly by a team of agents from the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Unit of the Guardia Civil of Alicante, the Alicante Levante UDYCO Group and the National Police and the Tax Office, along with the cooperation of the Dutch legal authorities.

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MUNICIPAL INSTITUTE OF CULTURE RENEWS ITS BOARD THE MUNICIPAL Institute of Culture Joaquin Chapaprieta Torregrosa, is an autonomous body but funded by the city of Torrevieja. This week it entered a new phase of management and will now be chaired by the Mayor, José Manuel Dolon, with councillor of Culture, Alejandro Blanco. Also being part of the governing board.

All of Torrevieja’s political parties are represented on the board as well as representatives of different culturally relevant people in the city who are also appointed by their municipal groups.

The cultural institute has among other responsibilities, the authority to approve the cultural programme and is also dedicated to the promotion and support of other activities in the city. The institute also is involved in the publication of books and other formats to help raise the cultural level of the city to its citizens. With the launch of the new board, it is expected that in the coming weeks a new cultural program will be developed and that this will probably take place during the months of November and December, while the program is also awaiting the approval of the next municipal budgets.

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Smuggling network uncovered

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NEW €20 NOTE FROM NEXT MONTH THE NEW version of the €20 note will be in circulation from 25th November 2015.

by JEANETTE RICE SPANISH POLICE have announced over the weekend the arrest of 89 people that they believe are part of a network for smuggling Chinese nationals around the world.

The Chinese and Pakistani run network is accused of using Spain as a transit point, housing the illegals in apartments and villas in the north east of the country whilst they waited for their documentation to take them to either Ireland, Canada, the United States or

the United Kingdom.

In what appears to be a very lucrative business, each person was charged up to 20,000€, half to be paid in advance and the remaining to be paid when they reached their destination.

The Interior Ministry spokesperson said “it would appear that if the second payment was not made, the documents were withheld and often family members would be threatened.”

Of the 89 arrested, four are charged with belonging to a criminal organisation, falsify-

ing documents and crimes against foreign citizens. The other 85 arrested have been charged with falsifying documents and crimes against foreign citizens.

Authorities were alerted to the network following several arrests at airports around Spain.

Passport checks discovered many people were travelling on fake passports from countries such as South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and Portugal.

Investigations are still ongoing to ensure that this particular network has now been shut down.

The design of the “Europa” series has been based on the “ages and styles” theme as with the first series but with the new notes being visually modified to accommodate a range of new and enhanced security features.

Whereas the €5 note has a classical image and the €10 note is Romanesque the €20 note is styled as Gothic.

Some of the additional security features include that when you tilt the new note on the bottom left hand side there is the denomination in emerald, the shiny number in the bottom left corner displays an effect of the light that moves up and down.

The number also changes colour from emerald green to deep blue.

Another new feature is the € symbol can be seen in the security thread on the new banknotes, while the word “EURO” appears in the banknotes of the first series.

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Thieves affect train service THE HIGH speed train service that operates through the north east region of Catalonia was forced to stop services after it was discovered that fibre optic cables had been stolen.

The incident, which occurred at the end of last week, saw delays and cancellations with many passengers being stranded in Barcelona.

The ADIF (Railway Infrastructure Authority) said that around 7.30am on the Thursday services were halted between Tarragona and Figueres which affected around 7,000 passengers and twenty trains.

The fibre optic cables, which run alongside the tracks, are critical for maintaining train safety and although the repairs had been completed by 11am the knock on effect through the day left many frustrated travellers trying to rebook their cancelled journeys.

The head of Spain’s Renfe company in Catalonia, Felix Martin, said that “the fibre optic cables had been cut and as they are crucial for traffic control and safety systems we had no choice but to suspend the service temporarily whilst the repairs were made.”

British forces arrive in Valencia

THE PORT of Sagunto, just north of Valencia, saw nearly 400 British military vehicles land on Tuesday in readiness for NATO exercises.

The military exercises, called “Trident Jucture”, will involve 30,000 soldiers from 30 countries practising manoeuvres to ensure their readiness and capabilities for the collective defence and crisis management

should the need arise.

The British military equipment include armoured trucks and SUV’s together with 35 containers holding vital support supplies.

Spain will be contributing 8,000 soldiers to the exercises which will be held until November 16th at various locations in the country as well as in Portugal, Italy and other parts of the Mediterranean and Atlantic ocean.

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Zombies come under fire

by KEITH NICOL

FEELINGS ARE mixed among many of Torrevieja’s youth as to whether or not the proposed Zombie Survival game, planned for Halloween Night, is something they can afford to do or not. Halloween has grown in popularity in Torrevieja over the past few years, in part thanks to the efforts of the local small and medium business association, APYMECO, who have helped organise the Halloween Parade and arranged for shops and services to be open late into the night. However, the pentapartito council have cancelled the parade this year.

This year’s Zombie Survival has raised a few eyebrows among the opposition Partido Popular councillors as to why the pentapartito council should be spending 18,000€ on an event that El Campello, Alicante can do at zero cost to local taxpayers. PP Councillor Miguel Cano, analysed the “pernicious” pentapartito management of the event and said: “this was another example of how they, the pentapartito, turn their backs on free competition.”

The PP Councillor noted that instead of putting such a project as “ Zombie Survival” out to tender to different companies that offer similar services, the pentapartito, has contracted a “handpicked” company, while pointing out that if this was a project that the Popular Party had organised, it would have been done “without cost” to the council, as opposed to the 18,000€ that the pentapartito will spend on the event this year, which Cano called “a scandal”. He also noted that the pentapartito government have made much of posing and posturing and pretending to be the savour of Torrevieja when in fact, Cano added: “the council say they have created a way to award smaller contracts, however they then do not practice what they themselves defined as ‘cronyism or patronage’.” A similar situation occurred when the pentapartito awarded a contract to a printing company in Leon

A photo from an event last year

for the May Fair Magazine, which they handpicked, without putting this out to tender either.

Miguel Cano also presented copies of emails from the same company showing that prices quoted for such an event reached a maximum of 13,000€, which Cano considered “excessive” after evaluating other options. Cano also said that “other municipalities that organised the Zombie Survival with this same company cost them a lot less. On March 28th, El Campello organised the event at zero cost. In Pilar de la Horadada on 18th April, their price did not reach 5,000€. We also know that this was the same amount quoted to Altea. However, Torrevieja will pay virtually 400% more than the highest cost paid so far in the province of Alicante.”

Councillor Cano also expressed his dissatisfaction about the fact that in the official press release from the pentapartito, he says they lied about the prices that participants have to pay in which it was stated this ranged between 5€ and 33€, pointing people to the Portal “entradium” where it is clearly marketed with prices ranging from 9€ to 66€. Putting this into perspective, if one takes the 18,000€ paid by the council plus the payment of their estimate of 2,000 people at an average price of 30€, this would amount to another 60,000€ in fees, with the company benefiting from the event by a total of 78,000€, minus their expenses. This is to a company that Cano noted was handpicked by the pentapartito and awarded to them without any bidding contest and without giving any options to other business engaged in exactly the same reality game creation. To which, Cano noted: “we must add that the prices of some of the other companies are significantly cheaper for participants, ranging from 5€ to 55€.

In another vein, Miguel Cano lamented that “legal business, shops, restaurants, cafes and bars, all who pay their taxes, and the local entertainment business, have been subjected to strict controls that have become almost a persecution, with all sorts of restrictions, closures, constant revisions and now, they organise an event of this magnitude, at this inflated cost and at a time when the shops and hospitality trade is closed. In addition to this, the pubs are being forced to close at 3.30am while the Zombie Survival event will end at 7m, no doubt resulting in a disturbance to the neighbours.”

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CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE ABANDONED VEHICLES IN CARTAGENA from this week the local police are starting to check up on, and notify owners that they must remove abandoned vehicles from the public roads by the end of the month.

This is the start of the Cartagena Police campaign to rid the public streets of abandoned vehicles, a process which may include fines of up to 1,500€ for the vehicles´ owners.

Sources at the Town Hall have explained that the police will check vehicles they find that appear to be abandoned on the city streets, and then notify the registered own-

ers, who will then be responsible for their removal from the public highway.

The owners will have 15 days in which to do this, and, if they fail to do so, the police will have the vehicle taken to the municipal pound.

According to the Town Hall spokesman, abandoning a vehicle on the public highway can attract fines of up to 1,500€, in addition to costs incurred in the removal and storage of the vehicle in the pound. Eventual removal of the vehicle from the pound is also at the owner´s cost. Since 2013 Cartagena´s police force have removed from the public streets a total of 110 abandoned vehicles.

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by Jack troughton

POPPIES BLOOMED in Benidorm on Wednesday as the Royal British Legion launched the annual appeal to raise money to support those who have served in the armed forces.

Led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums, members of the Royal British Legion District North Spain paraded along the promenade of Levante Beach to the cheers and applause of holidaymakers.

Standards of the individual branches of the Legion were on show, accompanied by the Union Jack and the Spanish national flag as pomp and circumstance was brought to the fore.

Before speeches to launch the appeal, an ever emotional ‘Last Post’ was played, followed by a two minute’s silence to remember those who fell serving their country.

Last year’s Poppy Appeal in Spain raised a record 188,324.80€. This year organisers hope to collect even more money.

The Legion has adopted a new slogan this year, ‘Live On’. The memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice will be remembered by everyone still living.

Founded in 1921 – the year of the first Poppy Appeal – the Royal British Legion will be 95-yearsold next year.

District President and British Vice Consul in Alicante Lloyd Milen said the charity was begun by Lance Bombardier Tom Lister who had decided to improve the lot of millions of ex servicemen after the Great War. He said the organisation was granted ‘royal’ status 50 years later for its support of servicemen and women to insure their “sacrifice is never forgotten.”

He said the poppy was the symbol of the Legion and “the Poppy Appeal is one of the most important events in our calendar”, adding: “We will make every effort to insure there us an outstanding

amount of money raised in this year’s appeal.”

POEM Mr Milen also read ‘We Shall Keep the Faith’ a poem by Moina Michael, written after World War One to remember those who gave their lives in Flanders.

He was joined on the podium by British Consul Sarah Jane Morris, the Mayor of Benidorm Antonio Perez and officers of the Legion in Spain.

District North Chairman Nigel Hails thanked people for attending the parade and supporting “very deserving beneficiaries” and their dependants.

“We must never forget the sacrifices that have been made on our behalf,” he said, people who had served their country and people.

And because of modern conflicts such as the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, forces ‘veterans’ were now aged in their 20s and needed the support of the Legion.

It was said the 2015 Poppy Appeal needed to raise an “enormous” amount of money to provide “practical, emotional and financial support”.

Mayor Perez promised the Legion could always count on the support of the town hall and people of Benidorm.

“Benidorm has always been a caring people who have welcomed with open arms who has wished to come and live and work here – in Benidorm, no one feels foreign and the British know that very well...you are a sister country with whom we are always united,” he said.

“Together we will overcome adversity as we are now in these times with conflict and war testing our solidarity.

“And the Royal British Legion is a role model which insures we will never forget the sacrifices of others on our behalf.”

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Climate Change conference in Brussels

by KEITH NICOL THE PRESIDENT of the Delegation of Alicante, César Sánchez, travelled to Brussels yesterday to participate in the ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors hosted by the European Parliament on 15th October.

César Sánchez, President of the Provincial Council of Alicante

The leader of the Alicante Provincial Government will lead the delegation to the Belgian capital to discuss their work on environmental issues that has been done by the provincial government in recent years.

The purpose of yesterday’s meeting, that also had the participation of local officials and parliamentarians from various European countries, is to look at ways to reduce CO2 emissions and establish measures and plans of action that allow local governments to achieve its environmental objectives.

César Sánchez said that: “from the Provincial Council of Alicante we have set objectives of contributing to regional development in our province from a strategic planning viewpoint towards respect for the environment. To do this, we have worked for years to be more efficient and more environmentally friendly in our municipalities, promoting initiatives that enable them to generate significant energy savings as well as develop more sustainable buildings.”

The Covenant of Mayors has been developed by the European Union to assist municipalities in assuming a global commitment on energy conservation and in combating climate change. In this sense, the initiative is to commit to reduce by 20% its CO2 emissions by 2020, through the reduction of energy consumption by 20% (savings and energy efficiency) and producing 20% of energy consumed from renewable sources.

Alicante is one of the European provinces with the highest number of adherent municipalities, which number more than a hundred. Many have already developed their own Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy, allowing them to make progress in reducing their energy consumption.

At the ceremony this year, the group that coordinates the Covenant of Mayors want to look even further forward with an ambitious plan to reduce emissions 40% by 2030 and channel structures of action to achieve this goal and set this as a global level.

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MAR DE CRISTAL MARINA REBUILDING THE REBUILDINGof the marina at the resort of Mar de Cristal, at the southern end of the Mar Menor, near La Manga, will cost over a million euros and will increase its depth.

Thetotal investment of 1.026.661€will allow for replacing the pontoon surfaces, rebuilding the jetties, dredging the inner harbour, replacing the electricity and water points, and establishing a site for the building of a dry boat storage area The rebuilt marina will contain about 130 moorings, and the works will be carried out by UTE Arteriego S.L., HormaServicios y MantenimientosIntegrales,and Jorge HaelnetMaguel, who manage the marina.

The regional government´s Development Minister, Francisco Bernabé,explained that these works were part of an overall modernisation and improvement of such facilities and overall marine access in order to respond to user requirements.

The regional government´s plan for yacht harbours and marinas is currently centred on the Mar Menor so as to realise its tourism potential and close gaps such as the preservation of marine access in places like the Islas Menores and San Pedro del Pinatar, at its northern end.

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Be aware of mental health issues EXPATS ARE being urged to prepare in advance for the special needs of visitors who may have mental health issues.

A joint campaign between the Foreign Office and the UK-based Mental Health Foundation seeks to raise awareness of how simple steps in preparation can help travellers.

The advice was publicised in tandem with World Mental Health Day last Saturday – British Consulates in Spain were involved in 67 mental health needs over the last 12 months.

Will Middleton, Consular Regional Director for Spain, said: “Staff in our consulates in Spain are seeing more cases involving mental health - a deterioration in mental health whilst visiting a foreign country can cause considerable distress; both to the person concerned and to family and friends in Spain, as well as back in the UK. “So if you have a guest who has mental health needs; do take some simple steps to help insure their visit is trouble free and enjoyable for everyone concerned.”

TRAVEL And Jenny Edwards, the chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, added: “Many people living in the UK with mental health conditions manage them well day

to day. However, there are a few extra things to consider when travelling abroad.

“Check your travel insurance covers pre-existing mental health conditions before travelling and make sure your medication is legal, available and sufficient for your trip.

“Changes to your travel itinerary or a delayed flight could impact on mental health needs so it is important to travel prepared.”

Jenny advises travellers to keep medication in hand lug-

gage; to record health contact numbers in the UK; and to locate local health services in advance. She said: “By following these simple steps, a relaxing trip can easily be enjoyed.”

Hosts in Spain are invited to ask visitors to check they have travel insurance – and whether it covers pre-existing conditions; a valid EHIC card; medication and an adequate dosage for both their stay and any unforeseen delays; and an emergency contact for mental health issues.

September attracts more than 300,000 new passengers SEPTEMBER WAS yet another month of record at El Altet airport in Alicante-Elche. Top of the passenger numbers list continued to be the British who accounted for 483,000 passengers in September, showing that tourism has returned to the area for the Autumn.

In the first nine months of the year, the airport has seen a gain of 315,118 passengers over September 2014 with the airport reckoning on showing a new year on year record over 2014. At year end, December 2014, the terminal had received more than 10.6 million passengers with the airport having already received more than half a million more passengers this September than in September 2014, which was also a record month for El Altet with 1,097,645 passengers. This was a figure that had never been reached before in that month and this September, 2015 showed an increase of 4.6% over the same month last year, 2014.

It was also a history making summer at the terminal, which has registered record highs every month since April, 2015.

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UPDATE – Driving examiner protest

by JEANETTE RICE THE DRIVING examiners in Alicante who have been part of a national protest have now announced a full strike day for October 21st.

Following on from the RTN report a few weeks ago when it was announced that as from September 14th most of the 24 DGT staff in Alicante would not work between the hours of 12 noon and 3pm each day and until their demands were met, the situation has not improved.

In a nationwide strike action the examiners have requested that changes are made to how they inform a student if they have passed or failed. They state that as they deliver this information out on the street they are vulnerable to extreme reactions by those who may have failed, with some examiners in the country finding themselves hospitalised.

Whilst this has not yet happened in Alicante the examiners feel that to avoid such an incident the reporting of the results should be delayed or given in a safer environment.

The examiners also want the amount of tests performed each day reduced from the thirteen that they currently do and increased staffing to help with the ongoing demand.

The new one day action that is planned has been called as the Asextra (Association of Traffic Examiners) say that the DGT

is not prepared to negotiate and that they have no choice but to increase their protest. They go on to say that examiners have not had a pay rise in ten years and that morale is at the lowest ever as rumours are abound about the possible privatisation of the service.

One incident that occurred last week has reinforced the need to see changes in the current system after a man who was taking his test failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing and was subsequently told that he had not passed, the man then decided to threaten the instructor and examiner.

The president of Asextra said “we are simply asking that the results are released twenty four hours after the test, making it safer for the examiners who may be at a remote location when the test is finished.”

The DGT say that the eight recorded attacks in 2014 and the fifteen recorded so far this year do not “represent a serious problem” and do not justify the changes that are being requested.

With 80% of examiners taking part in the actions so far over 45,000 driving exams nationwide have had to be suspended.

Francisco Camarillo from the CSIF labour union, which is supporting the examiners, said

“we are not asking them to lower the number to seven, as in the Netherlands, for example, it just doesn’t make sense for the DGT to tell drivers that they should take a rest every two hours, when our members have to spend all day in the car.”

The examiners, of which there are over 700 nationally, are hoping that a resolution can be found to avoid them having to take the strike action on October 21st.

NEWS BITES IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED IN LA AZOHÍA

THE GUARDIA Civil discovered four immigrants on the beach at La Azohía in the Bay of Mazarrón. Red Cross volunteers treated the immigrants, all of whom appeared to be in good health. The police arrested at dawn on Wednesday four immigrants of Algerian origin who were wandering along the beach of La Azohía in Cartagena, with obvious signs that they had reached the coast aboard a small boat. The Guardia Civil intercepted the immigrants between 11pm Tuesday and 4am Wednesday , although the small boat had not been located by late Wednesday.

Cursed artefacts being returned VISITORS TO Pompeii who have sneaked away with more than just their souvenir shop memories are now finding themselves victims of a run of bad luck.

In what some are calling a punishment from the gods with items being cursed tourists are sending back artefacts that have been removed from the historic Roman city.

Massimo Osanna, Pompeii’s archaeological superintendent, said he had received up to a hundred packages from across the world in recent years containing items from the site, often accompanied by letters explaining the relics had

brought them bad luck.

These items have included a bronze statue that disappeared in 1987. The statue was returned with a letter sent from Spain saying that their entire family had been cursed.

One English woman recently sent back about 10 mosaic tiles that her parents had collected them during the 70’s and that now her mother had died she wanted to return the items.

Mr Osanna said that he is thinking of creating an exhibition entitle “what I brought back from Pompeii” to show visitors the letters that have been received.

National Police warn of internet scams THE NATIONAL Police have published details to help protect internet users who may fall foul of the “smart” system that offers free wifi.

In their statement they say that not only are the people offering the service committing a crime but that as a user you may be leaving yourself open to connections that are not fully protected.

The advice given from the police is to consult a free service called OSI (Oficina de Seguridad del Internauta) which is there to help internet users surf the web as safely as possible.

The department offers free tools to help protect computers, laptops, phones and tablets and also has a blog which explains how to make sure you have the right level of protection.

The only downside is that currently English is not offered as a language option but the site does translate well using google.

For further information go to www.OSI.es.

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Gibraltar in darkness

NEWS BITES

THOUSANDS SUPPORT CATALAN LEADER IN BARCELONA ARTUR MAS, the acting President for the Catalan region was greeted in Barcelona on Thursday morning by thousands of supporters as he headed for the court to be questioned over the referendum held last year.

A faulty switch caused blackout

by JEANETTE RICE IN THE early hours of Wednesday morning Gibraltar suffered a complete blackout due to faulty equipment.

At approximately 5am on Wednesday morning power was non existent on the Rock as a damaged switch gear at the Montague substation was blamed by the Gibraltar Electricity Authority.

Whilst most houses and businesses

were reconnected by 11am irate residents took to the companies social media page to bombard them with complaints.

One angry mother, Natalie Donaldson, wrote “what a joke? I have had to give my 6 month old baby a yoghurt as I cannot warm a bottle, also my toddler’s nursery has been closed.”

As accusations started flying about the

power failure Mr Daniel Feetham, leader for the opposition said “the power cuts are absolutely scandalous and are still an issue one week before Chief Minster Fabien Picardo calls a general election.”

The opposition are now saying that after four years of the GSLP/Liberals being in power their energy policy is causing the regular, lengthy and costly power failures.

Catalonia held the November 9th 2014, referendum even thought it had been suspended by Spain’s Constitutional Court.

Artur Mas is under investigation for grave disobedience, abuse of public funds, prevarication, usurping powers and obstructing justice.

If tried and found guilty, he could face disqualification from office or up to one year in jail.

As he walked towards the court he was joined by around 400 pro independence mayors and a supported cheering crowd.

Artur Mas

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Guardia wounded in police chase

The scene of the accident

by JEANETTE RICE

TWO OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil in Málaga were injured on Wednesday evening when they were involved in a car chase during an anti-drug operation.

The Guardia Civil officers were in pursuit of two vans which they believed to be carrying drugs as the chase took them down the A-92 (km 14) located near Villanueva del Trabuco.

One of the vans then rammed the police vehicle as it tried to evade capture as at around 6.20pm the emergency services in Andalusia received a call from an unnamed individual who said that a van had collided with a patrol car. Two of the officers were taken to hospital along with a young North African man who was travelling in the van.

Following thorough medical examinations at the regional hospital of Antequera the officers were released, although it

has been reported that they were suffering from concussion.

The injured suspect underwent surgery on Thursday morning for amongst other things a broken femur and is under police guard until he can be officially questioned.

The suspect vehicle was found to be carrying 1,900 kilos of hashish and police now have three men in custody, including the man who has undergone surgery.

NEWS BITES

NEW BIRTH REGISTRY PROCEDURES

ON THURSDAY 15th October the procedure for registering births in Spain changed so that parents now do not have to go to a Civil Registry.

The new law, which was passed in July, means that new births can be registered at the hospital where the birth occurred making it easier for the parents to focus on their new arrival. The hospitals must electronically transmit the necessary documentation within 72 hours of the birth should the parents choose to use the facility, which is free, or they can continue to use the Civil Registry. Further information can be found at www.mjusticia.gob.es.

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Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community JUST OVER eight years ago, ‘The Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community’ was formed.

The Community consists of a growing group of Jewish people both living in Spain and of those on holiday from the UK and anywhere else in the world. In fact, over the years there have been visitors from Sweden, Holland, Argentina, Belgium, Russia, Norway and many other countries. On the last Friday of every month there is a Kaballah Shabbat service in the Cabo Roig area. The service lasts about 40 minutes and is followed by a kiddush. Challah, a sweet plaited bread, is made locally and is eaten along with many foods brought in by the attendees. Kosher

wine and other drinks are also available.

Every first Thursday there is an informal coffee morning held in a similar area.

In December to celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, a menorah, a large, 8-branch candelabra, is lit up on a local beach. Wine and doughnuts are served to all who attend.

More recently, last Tuesday there was a Simchat Torah service and party.

Almost 60 people attended bringing food and drink. For further information please look at the website, www. southerncostablancajewish community.org. Here you will find a contact form and details of where the different events are held in the community.

Cartagena Conference To Boost Tourism THE ROMAN Theatre Museum in Cartagena will host, from 4th to 6th November, a conference on the importance of the region´s cultural and natural heritage.

The coonference is particularly aimed at identifying these assets as part of the region´s tourism potential, a key factor for the economy and especially job creation.

It will also serve to put on the table the strategies that need to be put in place to break the seasonality of tourism and maintain a level of visitors and tourist activities throughout the year both in the city of Cartagena itself and also throughout the region of Murcia.

The conference will be opened on November 4th by the Director of the Roman Theatre, Elena Ruiz Valdez, and the Manager of the Tourist Consortium of the Cultural Port of Cartagena, Agustina Martínez. They will both discuss the importance of cultural tourism as one of the cornerstones to attract visitors during the winter months.

The same day, the author, Andrés Ros Vivancos, will talk about the Campo de Cartagena and the Mar Menor, and their rôle in nature tourism.

On November 5th, Ecopatrimonio Director and Professor at the Murcia School of Tourism, Herminio Picazo, will talk about the natural environment and the different routes of existing ecotourism in the region. In particular, he will address the importance of basic design techniques when planning walking routes.

Then, the Director of Natursport, Lázaro Giménez, will discuss options and experiences with regard to marked routes and itineraries in the region of Murcia.

Finally, on 6th November, the Director of Planeta Azul, Miguel Angel García Gallego, will talk about the regional coastline and its potential both on land and at sea. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion on cultural heritage and natural landscape, as alternatives to seasonal tourism.

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Migrants offered free train tickets

by Jeanette Rice

AS THE migrant crisis continues to hit the news headlines the SNCF French rail company has been accused of offering free rail tickets for travel into the country.

The information came to light when an internal memo was leaked which discussed “zero euro reservations in exceptional measures”.

Officials working for the company said that the allegations of people caught up in the migration crisis being allowed to travel for free were not true, and that the memo only referred to the reservation fees being waived nothing else.

The spokesperson for the company said that they would never offer migrants free tickets to travel in France or to cross via the tunnel into Britain. He said “there are no free tickets, everyone is checked in the same, and if they do not have a ticket they will be fined irrespective of if they are a migrant or not.”

According to the SNCF spokesperson the only procedure put in place was that due to the difficulties in language some passengers had not understood that they needed to reserve their seat. This also caused issues when they needed to use automatic ticket machines without credit cards.

The spokesperson said “as far as we are concerned, these are not fraudsters trying to profit, they are people in an exceptional situation who are often very upset and tired, it would be normal for us to treat them with humanity.”

SNCF staff have been told to use their discretion although a row has now erupted with the French far right politicians outraged that special measures are being used for migrants.

Marine Le Pen, the National Party president has accused the company of “doing the people smugglers dirty work for them”.

It has been reported that even though free train tickets may have not have been issued the xenophobic feeling in France has been increased by the incident just prior to the important regional elections due to be held in December.

France’s Socialist prime minister, Manuel Valls, said in a statement “every passenger has to have a ticket and everyone is subject to the same checks.”

Aidan Turner caught on set

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NEWS BITES

AMAZON “SUPER MARKET” DELIVERIES IN SPAIN REGULAR USERS of Amazon may have noticed that they are now able to order food items on the popular internet delivery site.

This is because Amazon have decided to take on the Spanish grocery market with a new “supermarket” section where customers can buy a wide range of non perishable food items and cleaning products.

Using the Amazon app, orders are received and delivered within 24 hours for Prime customers with no delivery charges. The company is also offering Madrid residents same day delivery if the order is received before 2.45pm.

The director general of Amazon Spain, François Nuyts, said the move is an “important step” for the company. “Our food store will be open 24 hours, seven days a week. From now on customers can buy thousands of products at a click without having to wait in line,”

Lewis Hamilton speaks out Poldark filming stop-start THE FILMING of the very popular Poldark is experiencing unscheduled stoppages as the leading actor Aidan Turner keeps getting caught with his e-cigarette.

The programme, which is set in the 18th century and filmed in Cornwall, has begun filming for its second series but many on set are said to be tired of re shooting scenes because Aidan still has his e-cigarette glued to his hand.

The BBC period drama heads have now had to assign a crew member to specifically be responsible for ensuring that the actor does not get filmed “vaping” or having it within visible shot whilst filming is going on.

Fans who have been trying to get a glimpse of the 32 year old heartthrob on set have also commented on what seems to be his obsession with the device with one fan saying “many times we have heard “action” and Aidan still has the device in his hand, he was puffing on it constantly, even when the make-up department were trying to touch up his scar he was puffing on this thing”.

Filming began in September and will continue until April 2016, but the BBC have not yet released when the programme will be aired.

LEWIS HAMILTON spoke out this week about the formula one podium incident which has seen him being accused of spraying the Russian President with champagne.

The formula one driver was celebrating his win of the race on Sunday and as well as his teams constructors’ championship title with the traditional spraying whilst Vladimir Putin was still in the podium area.

Lewis told Sky Sports television that although the images appear to show the President getting a shower he didn’t in actual fact catch Mr Putin.

Lewis said “I actually didn’t, I didn’t spray him although there is a weird picture that makes it appear as if that is what happened.” This is not the first time Lewis Hamilton has been in trouble for his podium spraying. In April he was criticised and accused of sexist bullying for supposedly aiming a spray of champagne directly into the face of a Chinese Grand Prix hostess in Shanghai.

In photographic evidence the young lady was seen flinching and although she played the incident down social media in Britain, Germany and China condemned the driver for his behaviour.

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Active Over 50 Show

by KEITH NICOL

BOTH THE Murcia and Costa Blanca Tourist Board were in Dublin, Ireland last weekend, looking to attract more of the 50 plus set to their regions. The event is run in different Irish cities with the event taking place at the RDS. Last year’s Active Over 50s’ Show saw 18,000 people attending and 205 stands set up, including hotel chains and independent hotels, travel agencies, and Irish tour operators.

The Active Over 50’s Show, (formerly The Over 50’s Show) is Ireland’s only dedicated national consumer event for older people. Launched in 1999 to coincide with the International Year Of Older Persons, the event is now run all over Ireland with 30,000 people and 400 exhibitors attending all their events in 2014.

The Active Over 50’s Show is designed to be an informative, educational and upbeat event for the 1.2 million people who are over 50 in Ireland. It’s ideal for people who are about to retire or already have and want to take up a new hobby or pastime, want to learn about their rights and entitlements, the financial implications of retirement and most importantly, keeping themselves mentally and physically active in their latter years, or as Murcia and the Costa Blanca are concerned, attract holidaymakers and those looking for a holiday or permanent home in the sun.

The show attracts everybody from financial institutions to fashion companies, gardening to genealogy, health to holidays plus security, further education, government bodies, home improvement, hobbies& pastimes, all of whom want to target people with generally speaking, more time and more money to spend it.

In 2014, a total of 30,000 holidaymakers aged over 50 visited Murcia Region in 2014. Irish tourists have finally discovered the Murcia region with numbers of visitors increasing by

Guardamar had a major presence at last week’s Active Over 50’s show in Dublin

73.7% in 2014 with a total of 30,500 visitors, and in the first eight months of this year, 25,630 Irish nationals had travelled to Murcia – an increase of 10.1% on the same period in 2014, spending an average holiday time of 8.7 days in 2014, compared with 12.7 days for other foreign tourists. The total expenditure in 2014 by Irish tourists in Murcia Region on accommodation, transport, food, eating out, entertainment, excursions and souvenirs was double that of the previous year, reaching a healthy €24.4 million.

Guardamar also attended the Dublin show where they had a leading role in the stand of the Costa Blanca. Ireland occupies the 10th position among International visitors to the Province

of Alicante and are an important market for the town. This event is a showcase for the benefits of the Costa Blanca, which also attracts a large number of exhibitors from around the world. As part of this programme, exhibitors have the opportunity to showcase its products and services that cater to customers who are over 50 years old.

Speaking for Guardamar’s Department of Tourism, Joan Carles Martí noted that Guardamar valued Irish tourists as the majority were seeking tranquility, great weather, good food and attractions. Closer to home, the next show put on by the organisers is the Active Over 50’s Show Costa del Sol on November 28th and 29th, 2015, in Estepona, Costa del Sol.

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North South Tourist Route

by KEITH NICOL

THE TYPICAL image of the Costa Blanca is one of sun, sea and sand but the tourism offering goes far beyond the most popular attractions to the region.

Last week the Costa Blanca Tourism Board looked at other options by creating a tourist route that can be shared by different municipalities throughout the province. This was the message given by the Vice President and Deputy of Tourism, Eduardo Dolon, to members of the Tourism Association of Alicante Interior, who

met in Alcoy to outline the details of this new initiative and discuss first hand the priorities of this sector, that year after year, have raised more and more interest among visitors.

“Among the priorities of the Provincial Government is the promotion of domestic tourism. Therefore, the Costa Blanca Tourism Board are working on creating a very powerful route that runs from north to south, covering the inland areas of our province,” pointed out Dolon.

The deputy of Tourism also used this working meeting to make new

Meeting with the Deputy of Tourism in Alcoy

tools available from the Tourist Board to local entrepreneurs. In this regard, he informed them of the various support programmes that are used to promote the autonomous organization to help assist municipalities and non-profit associations throughout the province in the development of tourist activities, plus the promotion of specific

campaigns, or the printing and translation of promotional material.

The president of the Association, Jordi Linares, said he very much appreciated the meeting, and added; “one of our priorities is promoting all of our different tourist resources that the visitor can find within our province.”

Eduardo Dolon also called on members of the association to

meet periodically to address the development of all these actions that had been discussed and insisted that the Costa Blanca Tourism Board will continue working to add value to the tourism offer in the interior zone of the Costa Blanca through encouraging familiarity trips, press trips and other promotional activities.

NEWS BITES

INVITATION TO N332 GUARDIA CIVIL TRÁFICO PRESENTATION TO ADAPT

ADAPT (The Association of English Speakers) of San Pedro del Pinatar has organised a presentation, in English, by the Guardia Civil Tráfico officer behind the highly successful N332 initiative to assist English speakers with Spanish Traffic Law and safety on the roads.

He and his colleague will be making a presentation entitled “Spanish Traffic Law. Changes and Most Common Doubts”, for ADAPT members on Wednesday 21st October 09:45 for 10:00 in the Casa de Cultura in San Pedro del Pinatar.

Anyone is welcome to attend but there is a limited number of seats available for this presentation. Because of this, anyone interested in attending should email the Secretary of ADAPT to request a seat (secretaryadapt@outlook.com). A map of location of the Casa de Cultura will be sent by reply.

The presentation is free, but a small donation for the El Samaritano charity in San Pedro del Pinatar, from those attending would be warmly accepted when exiting the event.

Please note that the preference is for questions or other clari-

fications to be sent to the Secretary of ADAPT for compilation and forwarding to N332 and they will then publish this on their website with correct answers. This means that the widest possible audience can read and learn. It would then be accurate information spread as wide as possible for the good of everyone.

Anyone wishing to attend is asked to please confirm their intention by email to the ADAPT Secretary. Otherwise there may be a risk of not being allowed entry on the day due to exceeding the permitted number in the auditorium.

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Supermarkets begin Christmas campaigns

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by JEANETTE RICE

WITH CHRISTMAS just 10 weeks away the supermarkets are targeting festive shoppers with offers and discounts in a bid to give their sales figures a seasonal boost.

Carrefour are offering their Xmas hampers for sale along with the stores beginning to “look a lot like Christmas” and Lidls has launched its campaign with customers being offered a 15% discount if they purchase any for bottle of wine within the 24 choices of that are on offer., particularly promoting Spanish wines.

Although ten weeks may seem such a long time away at least in Spain there are enough fiestas to distract from the pressures that the festive season can put on families, albeit a temporary distraction.

In the UK no sooner are the Easter eggs off the shelf than the Christmas cards and fake trees are taking their place, with constant television advertising of what are this years “must haves.”

With the expat love for “a little bit of England” when they are here in Spain there are plenty of Spanish shops now stocking

the more English advent calendars alongside their traditional more religious themed ones.

Most of the supermarket chains have special online offers so if now is the time that if you are looking to start buying those gifts it is worth checking out what discounts are on offer before heading off to the stores.

Carrefour are offering their Xmas hampers for sale

NEWS BITES

NEW FLAGSHIP PRIMARK

PRIMARK CONTINUES to grown in Spain as their new flagship store in Madrid opens its doors to the public.

The store, which is located in the historic building of “Almacenes Madrid-Paris’ on the Gran Via, is the 41st for Spain and employs 573 staff.

The new store covers 133,000 square feet of retail space over five floors in the building originally built back in 1924.

A spokesperson for the popular chain said “Spain has been one of our most important markets in Europe since we opened our first store in 2006.”

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

A total of 46 sea turtles born from La Mata

by KEITH NICOL

BETWEEN LATE afternoon on Friday, October 9th and the morning of Saturday 10th, a total of 10 loggerhead turtles that were spawned on the beach of La Mata last July, were moved to the beach La Punta (Albufera) to ensure safekeeping in a place with little human presence.

On Monday October 12th, the Marine Team proceeded to exhume the entire nest to release the baby turtles that might have remained in it (which is common in the set of these marine reptiles), there being 16 more pups, all in perfect condition. These 38 turtles have hatched naturally on the beach, along with a further 8 turtles born in the incubators of the OceanogrĂĄďŹ c facility in Valencia, several weeks earlier.

In short, a total of 46 loggerhead hatchlings from the nest of Torrevieja have survived from a total of 85 eggs laid at the time, as it was found that not all were fertilized.

A success rate of 54% from the

nest. All of the turtles have a length of just about 4 cm and a weight hovering around 16 grams, They are all in the Oceanographic facility in Valencia under the care of veterinarians and biologists team. The baby turtles are expected to spend about one year at the ARCA del Mar facilities, in order to reach a size so that they are less attractive to their natural predators, dramatically cutting down on the losses that would occur if the turtles were released immediately. Once they are ready for release, they will be returned to the sea from the beach of La Mata (Torrevieja), in the same place where the female laid eggs, closing the cycle of this historical occurrence.

Throughout the operation, which has lasted more than 75 days, there have been many people and institutions that have participated in what has undoubtedly been a great achievement for the conservation of the species in Valencia. These include

Some of the 46 baby Turtles spawned on the La Mata Beach last July

the Department of Environment, University of Valencia, the Oceanographic Society, volunteers organised by the NGO Xaloc, the Parador del Saler, logistics provided by the volunteer support group, the Third

Battalion of the Military Emergency Unit based in BĂŠtera (Valencia), who set up camp and communications, and of course the city of Torrevieja, where volunteers guarded the nest and launched all correct protocols

from the beginning. A special thanks to all the volunteers who put up with the passing heat wave during the summer, but also cold and rain, who have contributed decisively to the success of the whole operation.

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Heaven and earth TASTY NEWS BITES

by JACK TROUGHTON

TREATS

FATHER MARCUS Ronchetti, Senior Chaplain of the Church of England on the Costa Blanca, bravely stepped out of an aircraft flying at 14,000 feet in a sponsored skydive.

He was raising funds for the church and the Stroke Association, and was joined in the air by friend and retired RAF pilot Colin McNae, who jumped to raise cash for the church and the Royal Air Force Association Costa Blanca Branch, where he is Vice Chairman.

The jump took place at Castellon airfield and involved a thrilling 50 seconds in freefall before another seven minutes gently floating to earth and admiring the views.

The Anglican chaplaincy is selffunding and people can still support Father Marcus by visiting https://crowdfunding.justgiving. com/marcus-ronchetti or directly to marcusronchetti@yahoo.co.uk and Colin via the website www.rafa-ncb.org to help both the RAFA Wings Appeal and the church.

THOUSANDS OF people tantalised their taste buds over the holiday weekend visiting Javea Port’s annual ‘La Mar de Tapas’.

Marcus heads for terra firma

To give extra bite to the occasion, organisers reintroduced a competition to find the best creation – all tapas must have seafood as a main ingredient – and 20 restaurants were keen to take the title.

Restaurante Calima was judged to be the winner with a delicious ‘papillote’ of sea bass and clams in a crunchy coating on bread.

However, the local business association voted the whole event a huge success in its fourth year and it is already planning next year’s event, the festival now a firm fixture on the Costa Blanca calendar.

Melody Makers International weave their magic at Benidorm Palace

MELODY MAKERS International, the Costa’s premier choral group, wowed audiences at Benidorm Palace last Sunday whilst appearing in a Charity Variety Show organised by Stevie Spit.

Conducted by their founder, Nigel Hopkins, the choir sang an exciting medley of songs from Phantom of the Opera, sending the sell-out audience into ecstatic applause. The show, which was in aid of both Help For Heroes and the Elche Children’s Hospice, also featured impressive performances from comedian Jimmy Cricket, Chesney Hawkes and Stacey Solomon, and was compered by the show’s organiser, Stevie Spit.

Melody Makers are now in rehearsal for their next major production, “That’s Entertainment”, which will take place at the Orihuela Costa Resort in January.

Calima’s Claudio with the winning tapa

Make a wish charity day GIVING4GIVING has been open for 3 years and has raised and donated a staggering 32,840€ to Cancer Charities on the Costa Blanca.

On October 18th they will be holding a fundraiser for Fundacion Pequeno Deseo – make a wish foundation at Buddies Bar on Calle Ibiza in Benidorm. Raising funds to make a wish come true for very sick children.

The star studded afternoon starts at 2pm and continues through the afternoon until about 6pm with many of the Benidorm artists performing to help raise funds. This includes the Adele tribute, The Blues Brothers, Route 66, The Rat Pack, Sister Act, Jessie Brooke and many more.

There will be a raffle and auction with some amazing prizes and although the event is to raise as much as possible it is also a chance for the whole family to have a great afternoon.

There are a few more events planned for this year and with the expat communities help the aim is to raise 40,000€.

For further info contact Gary 603 137 697 or pop into the Giving4Giving charity shops in La Nucia or Altea.

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Chris Ashley

Writer & Broadcaster

Chris’s Corner

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

As Joan Jett once warbled “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll, put another dime in the juke box baby” With pleasure Joan,’cos I love it too.

My Father, however, loathed it with the passion he never showed Mum or me. Mind you he loathed pretty much everything, – Chelsea F.C. (Fulham fan), Squirrels,Yogi Bear, Foreigners,Meccano, Richard Whiteley et al. He was an equal opportunities misanthrope. From the moment I heard Elvis I wanted in. I wanted the whole enchilada – the swagger, the greasy pompadour, the leather jacket,the motor cycle, the adoration of All American pony tailed petticoated Tuesday Weld lookalikes or Big Bad Blond Bombshell Mamie Van Doren tight sweatered doppelgangers. (If Jayne Mansfield wasn’t available Mamie was your Go-To-Girl). Sadly I was 13 years old,and due to family financial constraints, the last of 350 lads at school (Our Sacred Lady Of Budding Sociopaths) wearing short grey trousers and an outgrown blazer that resembled a ratty waistcoat that Albert Steptoe would have rejected (mind you I can see Comrade Corbyn giving it a go). So Messrs Dean,Brando & assorted Jets & Sharks could rest easy. UK rock ‘n’ roll was in the main second rate compared to the US. For every Chuck Berry we had a Craig Douglas. For Eddie Cochran – Eden Kane. For Jerry Lee, I give you, Jess Conrad. I rest my case M’lud. I once interviewed Jess at his posh pad. Bearing in mind in the 70’s Kenny Everett compiled an album of the Worlds Worst Records, and of the 20, Jess had 3 – ‘This Pullover’ - ‘Why Am I Living?’ - ‘Cherry Pie’. When I rather snidely pointed this out to Jess he languidly replied “My dear chap, when you drove up did you not notice the huge garden? The gardens were a thing of Capability Brown bucolic beauty. In the 2 hours there I inhaled more grass than Bob Marley did in his entire lifetime. “Yes,very impressive” I replied. “Well the ‘turtleneck’ tune bought that. Did you happen to espy the Olympic size swimming pool?” “Yes” I mumbled. “Well the ‘death’ ditty paid for that. And my Rolls Royce? The ‘pudding’ poem purchased that with change left over for a cabin cruiser.” Never mind your Cherry Pie Jess – this humble pie is hard going.

If anyone is daft enough to give me a gig on a radio station here, I’ll play all 3 as a penance.

CHRIS ASHLEY. (crockerscorner@yahoo.com) Writer & Broadcaster. Sponsored by; www.rightmoveinsurance.com

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Chris Ashley

Writer & Broadcaster

Chris’s Corner

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

As Joan Jett once warbled “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll, put another dime in the juke box baby” With pleasure Joan,’cos I love it too.

My Father, however, loathed it with the passion he never showed Mum or me. Mind you he loathed pretty much everything, – Chelsea F.C. (Fulham fan), Squirrels,Yogi Bear, Foreigners,Meccano, Richard Whiteley et al. He was an equal opportunities misanthrope. From the moment I heard Elvis I wanted in. I wanted the whole enchilada – the swagger, the greasy pompadour, the leather jacket,the motor cycle, the adoration of All American pony tailed petticoated Tuesday Weld lookalikes or Big Bad Blond Bombshell Mamie Van Doren tight sweatered doppelgangers. (If Jayne Mansfield wasn’t available Mamie was your Go-To-Girl). Sadly I was 13 years old,and due to family financial constraints, the last of 350 lads at school (Our Sacred Lady Of Budding Sociopaths) wearing short grey trousers and an outgrown blazer that resembled a ratty waistcoat that Albert Steptoe would have rejected (mind you I can see Comrade Corbyn giving it a go). So Messrs Dean,Brando & assorted Jets & Sharks could rest easy. UK rock ‘n’ roll was in the main second rate compared to the US. For every Chuck Berry we had a Craig Douglas. For Eddie Cochran – Eden Kane. For Jerry Lee, I give you, Jess Conrad. I rest my case M’lud. I once interviewed Jess at his posh pad. Bearing in mind in the 70’s Kenny Everett compiled an album of the Worlds Worst Records, and of the 20, Jess had 3 – ‘This Pullover’ - ‘Why Am I Living?’ - ‘Cherry Pie’. When I rather snidely pointed this out to Jess he languidly replied “My dear chap, when you drove up did you not notice the huge garden? The gardens were a thing of Capability Brown bucolic beauty. In the 2 hours there I inhaled more grass than Bob Marley did in his entire lifetime. “Yes,very impressive” I replied. “Well the ‘turtleneck’ tune bought that. Did you happen to espy the Olympic size swimming pool?” “Yes” I mumbled. “Well the ‘death’ ditty paid for that. And my Rolls Royce? The ‘pudding’ poem purchased that with change left over for a cabin cruiser.” Never mind your Cherry Pie Jess – this humble pie is hard going.

If anyone is daft enough to give me a gig on a radio station here, I’ll play all 3 as a penance.

CHRIS ASHLEY. (crockerscorner@yahoo.com) Writer & Broadcaster. Sponsored by; www.rightmoveinsurance.com

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emails this week’s

email of the week

No flights?

IT IS little wonder that winter tourists are unwilling to fly to Spain as the airlines are not offering the required flights. Most airlines do not fly to San Javier, Murcia from November to April and passengers are just expected to fly to Alicante and pay transfer costs as well as suffer the pains of Alicante Airport and extra travel time to reach destinations in the golfing regions.

Winter flights have always been provided to Murcia so why have they been withdrawn both last winter and this coming season also? None of the airlines’ staff or cabin crew know why this decision has been. I have complained, and I await a reply. This is just not good enough for all the passengers regularly using San Javier. I for one will not use Alicante and pay extra charges so no winter visit from me!

Beryl Hatton

La Cala Crane There is a freestanding crane at the bottom of Avinguda Mariners de La Vila Joyosa (near La Cala beach) that is not tied in to the adjacent unfinished building. It is potentially dangerous as it overhangs the road. Are the owners waiting for it to rust and collapse or to be struck by lightning and collapse as has happened recently in Mecca? It has been left standing like this for years. I am aware of others in La Cala who are expressing concern over the safety of this crane. Would any readers of RTN know of any information regarding this subject? Something needs to be done about this before someone eventually gets killed when this crane falls over.

Phil, La Cala

Troubles cause patience Kudos to the Cops for how they helped me. Here is what happened, a bus hit and damaged my parked car but thankfully there were witnesses to what happened. However they did not record the registration plate of the bus. I reported the accident together with some photos of my damaged car to the Police station near Carrefour in Torrevieja. They made a report and asked if there were witnesses. I said there were and they asked me to bring them to the police station for interviews, which I did. The police promised to investigate.

After a couple of weeks they informed me that, based on the interviews and a search at different bus companies, they had found the bus and the insurance company responsible and that I could come to the station and collect a report, which was enough to make a claim.

I handed over the report to my insurance company who made

the claim to the bus company’s insurance company. My insurance company told me to do nothing with the damaged car because an inspector from the other insurance company wanted to inspect the damages. Nothing happened for two weeks and when contacting my insurance company they told me that, as two weeks had passed, now my (instead of theirs) insurance company were able to inspect the damage and go ahead and have the car repaired. So they did and after a few days I could collect my car without paying anything. I had to keep reminding myself the need for patience. What I learnt and what can be of interest is that I received the very best service from the Police. They advised me what to do, they were very polite and comforting and they spent many more hours on the case than could be expected. I am most grateful to the Police.

Some people hate Police and hug thugs, that sort of thinking is completely backwards.The insurance company who had to pay had tried to get rid of the case by not being able to reach, not answering letters, not calling back etc. I had to keep reminding myself, patience, patience, patience, don’t get upset.

The Spanish legal process is slow and very time consuming.

From the accident to the day I collected the repaired car seven weeks had passed. Patience is needed if you are to go ahead with a process like this, and troubles like this produces patience. Again, kudos to the Cops for all their help.

John Brundell, Punta Prima

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Are you one of those affected by the Volkswagen scandal?

WE HAVE received numerous enquiries to our office in connection with the Volkswagen (VW) scandal, and their manipulation of nitrogen oxide emissions of its diesel engines.

APPARENTLY THERE are thousands of vehicles affected in Spain, and millions affected worldwide.

To see if you could be a victim of this fraud, on the the Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda websites, you can check whether your car model is one of those affected. If you are unsure, you can also request a review of your vehicle by a specialist garage, or check it with your car dealer.

If it is confirmed that you are one of those affected, before any legal action, we must wait and see what VW’s final decision is and what they offer, as apparently they will contact the owners of ‘rigged’ vehicles in the coming days.

In principle VW should fix the problem and compensate consumers for any damages caused by this fraud, ie: 1) They should call you for a revision of the vehicle and remove the device. This revision must be totally free, including labor, parts, repairs, etc.

2) They should compensate for any damage caused by the review,that is, if you must go to work and have to leave the car in the workshop, they should pay the transport or provide you with a replacement car free of charge.

3) After removing the fraudulent system, the vehicle must pass the Vehicle Technical Inspection (ITV) successfully. It is also recommended that after the review, VW will certify new car emissions and changes done, and how they affect your vehicle.

In principle VW is responsible and should pay for all

the consequences of their deception, that is, if your vehicle would now have a higher tax because they have more emissions, or has a worse performance, increases fuel consumption, loses power, etc.

We strongly recommended to ask the garage that they certify in detail all the works done on the vehicle, just in case any of it may have a future potential negative impact.

Likewise, we recommend to review the vehicle sale contract, invoice and prove of payment, and advertising and publicity at the time of purchase, to justify

where appropriate, what conditions they told you the vehicle had when they sold to you.

In the event that you do not agree with what VW proposes, or the repair, or loss of performance, you could claim in a civil proceedings for damages, and hypothetically, in some cases, you could ask for the sales contract to be declared null and void, and for the return the money paid for the vehicle.

If you find yourself in this situation, or if you need advice on this matter, contact us and we will help.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues. White & Baos Abogados. Tel:+34 966 426 185. E-mail: info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2014 – All rights reserved. Send your questions to spanishlawyer@roundtownnews.com or info@white-baos.com

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LEGAL & FINANCE

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

by

Carlos Baos

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

YOUR MONEY

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Christina Brady

Regional Manager of Blacktower Costa Blanca

What have you done with your pension money?

If you are thinking of cashing in your UK pension or have already done so, what will you be doing with the money?

AN IN-depth independent survey of Royal London customer behaviour reveals a significant number of people, over 26%, have or plan to leave their pension savings languishing in low interest rate bank accounts.

This means people run the risk of running out of money too soon and seeing their money dwindle away through poor rates of return.

Aegon regulatory strategy director Steven Cameron says providers need to do a better job of explaining what can be done within pension products or with pension funds.

“People think if it’s in their bank account they have ready access to it when they need it, where as they probably don’t think that’s the case within their pension.

“Investing in a bank account is hardly an investment strategy apart from that your money can’t go down in value in nominal terms.”

If you have very small pensions and require a cash amount then cashing in your pot, taking the money and putting the rest in a bank account isn’t too much of a problem. But for bigger pots above £30,000 the tax consequence, impact of inflation on cash, and the lowering of bank deposit guarantees need to be made absolutely crystal clear.

That´s where Blacktower Financial Management can help you we work hard with all our clients to find the best and most tax efficient investment plan to suit your individual needs. We are completely independent so can offer you products from various providers from across the financial market place.

If you would like expert independent, professional and impartial advice please contact me via email christina.brady@ blacktowerfm.com or on my mobile 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.

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Golden Leaves International Limited, proprietors of International Funeral Plans for the expatriate community, has announced that the company is to diversify into new service offerings in the Spanish market.

With the opening of their new office in Javea, Alicante, Spain, the business will serve as a hub of valuable support by providing a spectrum of much needed products and services to the expatriate community living throughout Spain.

One call really does do it all!

Working off the premise, ‘It’s all about you’, glexpatservices.com will serve as a one stop shop for local expatriate lifestyle and travel news, reviews and information – and its physical office will provide a comprehensive suite of services. These services include Private Health Insurance, Money and Wealth Management, Legal Services, funeral plans and general insurance products. The insurance cover extends to Home, Holiday apartment, Travel, Motorbike and car, Marine, Pet, and of course funeral plans.

Barry Floyd, Managing Director at Golden Leaves International Limited said, “The purpose of our new GL Expat Services’ initiative is to offer expats a simple way to procure all the vital services they require, without having to waste countless hours of their precious time calling around town in the process. Now, one call really does do it all.

They can get it all in one place and from one company. Customers will deal with one person, from one single company and from that, be able to save a significant amount of time and hassle. So we are providing an essential “one stop shop” resource hub to Expats, so they can save a considerable amount of their time. Time and effort that is better put to use enjoying themselves having fun and relaxing, which one would imagine was clearly why they decided to emigrate to sunny Spain in the first place.

So watch this space, as the list of services and products we provide, is going to be growing daily!” GL Expat Services’ new hub of valuable support has already opened its doors for business, the lines are open and the staff are standing by to assist expats living in Spain in any way possible to get the services they need, when they need them.

For more information about GL Expat Services’ portfolio Call 8000 98309, visit glexpatservices.com or pop in and see their team at their new offices in Javea, in the Arenal at Avenida De La Pla 123-125, Edifico Caribe, Locale 1 Javea 03730 Alicante.

expat services

Golden Leaves International diversifies to shake up the Spanish expatriate services market!

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Building better business relationships by giving and recieving

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I was having coffee with a lovely new associate at the Javea Golf Course and while enjoying the big koi fish and the variety of turtles that inhabit the pond behind the coffee shop, my companion and I started to ponder about the nature of giving and receiving.

The best theories speculate that it is better to give than to receive; but is this always the case?

I am not really sure how these dynamics come into play in an entrepreneurs’ life other than perhaps a person who is raised to be Giver – ends up a Giver, while a spoiled person as a child just gets accustomed to always being a Taker. This is only a theory but perhaps giving and taking are nurtured responses from our family environment or perhaps they are inherent in our nature – or perhaps a entrepreneur can learn to be a giver, while others can learn to accept and receive gracefully?

In any case, in building great relationships that will lead to better resources, contacts and personal growth, I believe you have to be both!!

A great relationship is mutually beneficial. In business and social life this means connecting with people who can be mentors, who can share information, who can help create other connections; in short, that means going into a relationship

wanting “something”.

The person who builds great relationships starts by thinking, “How and what can I give to this other person to help them choose me as a friend?” The wrong way to start a relationship is with, “What can I get out of this relationship?”

A prolific entrepreneur sees “giving” as the best way to establish a real relationship and a lasting connection. An entrepreneur approaches building relationships as if it’s all about the other person and not about them, and in the process builds relationships with people who follow the same approach.

In conclusion – with the act of giving comes a reciprocal response and something will be given back to you – if the person you are engaging is on the same page as you – and then you can receive their gifts with grace

and appreciation.

Remember the old phrase – “What goes around comes around”? I guess that proverb can apply here very well.

Karla Darocas . Darocas Media . Darocas.com . KarlaDarocas.com

Mrs. Karla Darocas, Hons B.A., Educator www.Darocas.com, www.KarlaDarocas.com HOME: 96 597 3234 OFFICE: 648 156 066

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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life&leisure

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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A golden opportunity HERE IS a rare chance to achieve your dream on the Mar Menor and own a home on Camping Pueblo de San Javier. One of the best mobile home parks in the area ideal for retirement or holidays.

THIS IS a quiet, fully legal, permanent, family run site and ideally located between San Javier and the AP7.

Easy going, relaxed & very friendly with a range of activities including bars, large swimming pool, tennis, gym, basket ball, petanca, childrens area, and there is 24hrs security. It has a safe and secure environment allowing people to relax and enjoy themselves all year round.

This is an opportunity to own your own home in the sun.

There are some lovely pre-owned mobile park homes on offer at the moment, ideal for retirement or a holiday home.

COME AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND AT THE SELECTION OF HOMES FROM 12,000€.

Homes are 2 & 3 bedrooms some with en-suite, fully fitted A/C, telephone, English TV, internet, patios, casitas, parking, some with conservatories, ready to move into, and post is delivered daily. Main gates shut at midnight, cars to be left outside. Key for walking in gate from office. There is also a nightwatchman.

The site is located between San Javier and the AP7 motorway, with a Spar supermarket 2 blocks away and a few minutes walk to 24-7 pharmacy & San Javier where there is an Iceland store and 6 other supermarkets. Also the medical centre, vets, restaurants and all amenities. The town boasts some fantastic historical

and cultural sites and the beautiful beaches of the Mar Menor.

Hospital, airport, golf & bowls greens, Dos Mares shopping centre only 10mins by car and 20mins away is Aqua/Safari parks, Torrevieja & Murcia. La Zenia Boulevard is 15mins on AP7 where you can find Primark, H&M and all your favourite shops and restaurants. Cartagena is 20mins away and Alicante is 50mins, while Benidorm is 1 and a half hours.

Come & discuss the possibilities of owning your own home on this fantastic site. Call Carol 968 192 425 or 626 055 622 for an appointment & directions to the site. Or visit the website www.mobilehomesmarmenorspain.com email haydn47@hotmail.com

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

life&leis re what’s on u /////////////////////////////////////

Il Divo’s drive to Help Age Concern PREMIERING FOR the first time in the area, the hugely popular Il Divo Tribute from Benidorm will be performing at Restaurante Los Rosales on 17th October.

by KEITH NICOL After months of negotiations the trio will be bringing their unique sound and style to Guardamar.

Il Divo trio are normally found playing to packed houses on the Benidorm circuit where their rich interpretations of classic and popular songs have enraptured audiences from around the world. Hosting the classy evening will be the hugely popular Dee, who recently appeared at Benidorm Palace.

Hoping to drive their funds through the roof will be Age Concern Charity who are holding the raffle. The lifeline team play a vital role for so many sick and elderly people. With so many retired people now resident in Spain

their work is of vital importance. Their present project is to replace an aging Mini Bus. The new one will be specially equipped with fit for purpose hoists and a tailgate lift that will help to transport those who are wheelchair bound.

The charity has a dedicated core of hardworking volunteers who not only raise the much needed funds but also go out on a daily basis to assist those in need.

Tickets for the one off show are now on sale for 17.50€ which include a 3 course meal from Restaurante Los Rosales, CV895, Cards n More La Marina, Hire Centre San Luis, Post Box Doña Pepa, Cards Place Benimar and by calling 697 501 992 or visit: www.lrshows.com.

Doors open at 7.30pm.

T.A.A.B.S. Charity Singing Group require musical director

The Leading award winning charity singing group on the Orihuela Costa, require for the New Year an experienced musical director and sound person. Currently there are 12 performances booked for this season until christmas. Following this, Shirley and Kevin Godfrey will retire from TAABS after successfully organising and participating for many years.

If you feel you could take over this demanding and dedicated voluntary position for TAABS charity singing group. Please contact Shirley for more details on 677 313 073.

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life&leisure music

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Tchaikovsky in the Auditorium Torrevieja Symphony Orchestra

by KEITH NICOL THE OST, Torrevieja Symphony Orchestra will take to the stage of the spectacular International Auditorium on Friday 30th October at 8.30pm.

The special concert will give the audience an opportunity to listen to the Torrevieja Symphony Orchestra, the OST, with their new concert as part

of their subscription series for the 2015 season. On this occasion the OST stage a special performance of Tchaikovsky, playing the wonderful Violin Concerto and beautiful Suite Swan Lake.

As a solo act the Portuguese Pedro Ferreira, an excellent violinist who has performed as soloist in such countries

as France, Holland, USA, etc will be performing. The concert will be directed

by Jose Francisco Sanchez. This concert concludes the special Season Ticket performances of the OST for 2015, with highlights being the full houses from all their previous concerts. Tickets are already on sale both at the Theatre Box Office and Instanticket.es.

Just Brass in Concert

DUE TO their fastest and overwhelming sell out performance ever in October 2015, Just Brass have added another show, that they say is “even bigger and better”. They ask everyone to “Please share and tell your friends, it’s gonna be another great night...

First half is popular music, film and show themes and the second half your favourite ‘proms’ music including ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, so don’t forget your Union Jack flags.” There are only 700 tickets available so get in there quick.

Just Brass have a wide repertoire of music, ranging from traditional brass band marches and formal pieces to modern and well known tunes. If you are looking to book the band for your event please contact Stuart Burnley: info@justbrass.org. They are happy to cater for any special requests subject to music availability.

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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life&leis re gardening u 

Building raised beds: Part 1 OVER THE past 25 years we have recently had many expats asking about how they could grow things better, or indeed at all in some cases, because they had only shallow poor soil.

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Dick Handscombe Holistic gardener and author

OFTEN THIS meant just a few centimetres over bed rock or trying to plant in narrow insufficiently deep holes drilled out with a pneumatic drill or gango hammer.

The answer for all was…’You will struggle, it would be more sensible to construct some raised beds for growing herbs fruit trees, flowering plants and vegetable’s. So that is what I will look at this week..

WHAT IS A RAISED BED? In our popular vegetable growing book ‘Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain’ we defined a raised bed as an elevated area of deep rich soil mix built up within retaining walls’.

There are four basic types.

A four sided box constructed so that soil can be worked from all sides without walking on it.

A three sided box built onto an existing wall.

A narrow terrace on a sloping site.

A series of raised beds on a sloping site as illustrated.

HOW DEEP SHOULD THE SOIL BE? A minimum height of 30cm will provide a depth of soil sufficient for the roots of most vegetable plants and many flowering plants and shrubs.

A maximum height of 70 to 80cm would allow the bed to be worked without much bending and also from a stool, chair or wheelchair. The most comfortable height will depend on the height of the person or persons who will be working the raised bed.

Deep beds can be used for trees and even palms.

Any intermediate heights depending on the materials you have available for building the walls and the amount of good soil/compost/manure available or you are willing to buy in.

HOW WIDE AND LONG SHOULD THE BED BE? Width of beds.

A maximum width of 1.5m if the layout of your raised bed/beds will allow you to work from both sides.

A maximum width of 70 to 80cm

if the raised bed is against a wall or hedge which will only allow it to be worked from one side.

If you build raised beds any wider you will need to walk on the soil which will consolidate it and defeat the reason for building the raised beds in the first place.

Length of beds.

The length of a raised bed can be anything from one metre to twenty metres or more. However it may be more practical to design a layout with several shorter beds with the space between wide enough to accommodate a wheelbarrow or wheelchair.

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

tv&showbiz goss

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by Peter Taylor

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MADONNA IS known for being a strict disciplinarian, and her team of dancers have probably been reduced dramatically on the back of an incident at the US/Canadian border last week. According to Radar Online some of Madge’s dancers were allegedly smoking joints on one of the tour buses, so the customs officials decided to tear the others apart in their search for the weed. El sourco said “Madonna was furious! There will be ramifications for those involved!” Wack! Wack! Oops!

TWELVE DAYS ago 135,000 tickets for Glastonbury 2016 sold out in just 30 minutes, and here are some of the disappointed tweets. @katiemux Bloody waste of time! I Hope Coldplay headline and you all have a sh** time! @bobbykjack looks like a day of wallowing in self-pity then. @Chloehibb1 Woke up on a Sunday morning at 7am for this! And now to my favourite @ mmorrisjersey Have decided the best and most efficient way to get tickets is to start a band and hope I get booked!

FOUR LADS from Southend, Essex formed Busted in 2000, had a more or less instant line-up change, dropped to 3 members, then produced 10 singles, 8 of which made the top 3, four of them making No1. All sorts of sillies went on, then in 2013 singer Charlie Wilson passed on being in the band saying he would never return. At the time of writing Charlie was willing to talk of a reunion, something that would pack large venues as these boys really know how to bang out their toons. Do it fellas!

Life certainly is a Cabaret for Liza WHEN YOU’RE born in Hollywood and your parents are major players in the entertainment business you’re going find it difficult to avoid similar trappings. Liza Minnelli did indeed enter show business, but did so with considerable style, quite some feat when you have an extremely troubled mother and womanising father. Liza got noticed in ´69 movie The Sterile Cuckoo, but reached the very top with her performance as Sally Bowles in ´Cabaret´ in 1972 when she quite rightly won the Academy Award for Best Actress. After a fine performance alongside Dudley Moore in Arthur in ´81 Liza gently inched away from making movies and quietly went about her business as a singer and entertainer, and last week boarded her connecting flight from Los Angeles at Charlotte, North Carolina on her way to perform with the North Carolina Symphony at Cape Fear Community College’s in Wilmington a further 200 miles away. The plane took off alright but the turbulence was so bad the pilot decided to fly back to Charlotte. Scary Poos!

With the do being a sassy black tie affair she didn’t want to miss, Liza got together with her musical collaborator Cortés Alexander and between them found a driver through the Uber app on his mobile phone, and set off for Wilmington. The Uber app was started in San Francisco in May this year and is basically a mini-cab driver system you can access through your smartphone; cabbies are obviously not best pleased about it. A source informs us “It was a four hour drive in trying road conditions.” The lovely Liza then got a word in saying “He drove all night and got us to our hotel at 6.30am!” Later that day she played to a crowd of 1,500 people and received a standing ovation.

DAVID ROBERT Jones was born in Brixton 68 years ago and the boy has done well for himself. Better known as David Bowie, not only is he a ground breaker in music, but also in the videos he created at a time when the art form was pretty pedestrian, ´Ashes to Ashes´ a personal favourite. He´s back making them again with Sky Atlantic having commissioned him to produce the opener for their new show The Last Panthers.

Even if you’re a fan or not of the man check out The Last Panthers Opening Credits.

JENNIFER ANNISTON has sadly lost all her street cred after the commercial she’s made for Emirate Airlines.

It’s a sorry tale of her waking from a nightmare of flying economy then living the dream of a shower with hot towels and walk-up bar.

Cramped leg room, fitting our luggage into a tiny bag, and a snoring neighbour is our personal experience.

We’re all happy for you Jen, but I’m not sure your our Friend anymore. If you’ve not seen it yet go to Emirates A380 advert featuring Jennifer Anniston.

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

tv listings 16th October - 22nd October

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FRIDAY 16th October BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Edge 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Home Away from Home 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 BBC Regional News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Still Open All Hours 22:00 Have I Got News for You 22:30 The Kennedys 23:00 BBC News 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 24:20 Asian Provocateur 24:50 The Disappearance of Alice Creed

BBC2 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Caught Red Handed 08:30 The Edge 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Great British Menu 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:10 Bergerac 15:00 Cash in the Attic 15:30 A Taste of Britain 16:00 The Box 16:30 The Great British Bake Off 17:30 Natural World 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 The Great British Bake Off - Masterclass 21:00 Mastermind 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 24:00 Artsnight 24:30 Weather 24:35 Later - with Jools Holland

SATURDAY 17th October

BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:00 BBC News; Weather 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 World Amateur Boxing Championships 15:30 Bargain Hunt 16:30 Escape to the Country 17:00 Final Score 18:20 BBC News 18:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 18:40 Pointless Celebrities 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing 21:20 Doctor Who 22:10 Casualty 23:00 The National Lottery Live 23:10 BBC News; Weather 23:30 Match of the Day

BBC2

07:20 War and Peace 10:40 The Lavender Hill Mob 12:00 Animal SOS 12:30 Animal SOS 13:00 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:30 The Great British Bake Off - Masterclass 14:30 Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 15:00 Harvest 2015 16:00 Harvest 2015 17:00 Harvest 2015 18:00 Earth’s Wildest Waters: The Big Fish 19:00 Flog It! 20:00 Gardeners’ World 20:30 Great Continental Railway Journeys 21:30 Dad’s Army 22:00 QI XL 22:45 Cradle to Grave 23:15 Cradle to Grave 23:45 Drive

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:20 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:45 Signed Stories 07:50 Sooty 08:05 Fish Hooks 08:25 Adventure Time 08:45 Marvel Avengers Assemble 09:15 Horrid Henry 09:30 Thunderbirds Are Go 10:00 Jessie 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 11:20 Countrywise 11:45 ITV News and Weather 11:54 ITV Regional Weather 11:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:55 Downton Abbey 14:00 The X Factor 16:00 Rugby World Cup 19:15 ITV Regional News 19:25 ITV News and Weather 19:30 James Bond’s Spectre - With Jonathan Ross 20:30 Rugby World Cup 23:15 The Jonathan Ross Show 24:20 ITV News and Weather 24:34 ITV Regional Weather 24:35 Rugby World Cup Highlights

07:15 07:40 08:05 08:30 09:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 11:55 12:25 12:55 13:30 17:00 17:15 17:50 18:20 18:50 19:20 19:45 22:00 23:00 24:00

CHANNEL 4

07:00 09:30 10:25 11:30 13:30 14:30 14:55 15:00 16:00 16:59 17:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 23:40

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV News and Weather ITV News Central Judge Rinder Who’s Doing the Dishes?

ITV Regional Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV Regional News ITV News and Weather Emmerdale Coronation Street Tonight Coronation Street Piers Morgan’s Life Stories ITV News at Ten ITV News Central Quantum of Solace

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Posh Pawnbrokers 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Deal or No Deal 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 Unreported World 21:00 TFI Friday 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 24:05 Celebrity Benchmark

How I Met Your Mother Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Triathlon The Morning Line Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 Racing Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Beautiful Creatures It Was Alright In Gogglebox TFI Friday

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 08:20 Bob the Builder 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 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Obsession 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Conspiracy 22:00 NCIS: New Orleans 23:00 NCIS 24:00 NCIS: Los Angeles 24:50 Access

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:45 Jelly Jamm 10:05 LazyTown 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Access 11:45 Cowboy Builders 12:45 Cowboy Builders 13:45 Cowboy Builders 14:45 Columbo Likes the Nightlife 16:30 Columbo: A Bird in the Hand 18:20 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 19:15 Funniest Fails, Falls & Flops 19:35 Funniest Fails, Falls & Flops 20:00 Now That’s Funny!

21:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Football League Tonight 23:30 20 Moments 24:55 The Best of Bad TV

ITV2

07:00 You’ve Been Framed!

07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Emmerdale 09:05 You’ve Been Framed!

09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 White Chicks 24:20 Educating Joey Essex: Reem Halloween

ITV2

E4

07:00 07:25 08:10 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 24:20 24:50

E4

07:00 Emmerdale 09:45 Coronation Street 11:10 The X Factor 13:15 Tricked 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

15:20 What a Girl Wants 17:30 Hotel Transylvania 19:15 Hulk 22:00 Bridget Jones’s Diary 24:00 Celebrity Juice 24:50 The Almost Impossible Gameshow

Hulk 19:15

07:00 07:25 07:50 08:10 08:40 09:05 09:35 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 15:20 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 19:45 20:00 20:30 23:00 23:35 24:05 24:40

Hollyoaks Charmed Revenge Rude(ish) Tube Rude(ish) Tube Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Baby Daddy The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Bad(ish) Robots The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory GI Joe: the Rise of Cobra The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Suburgatory Suburgatory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Penelope Rude(ish) Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Golden Compass Rude(ish) Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd

SUNDAY 18th October BBC2

ITV1

07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:00 Escape to the Country 16:00 Eat Well for Less?

17:00 Points of View 17:15 Songs of Praise 17:50 DIY SOS 18:50 BBC News 19:10 BBC Regional News and Weather 19:15 Countryfile 20:15 Strictly Come Dancing 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 From Darkness 23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:30 Match of the Day 2 24:15 The Apprentice

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 07:45 The Big Allotment Challenge 08:45 Countryfile 09:45 Gardeners’ World 10:15 The Beechgrove Garden 10:45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15 The Great British Bake Off - Masterclass 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 14:30 Talking Pictures 15:10 The Man Who Would Be King 17:15 The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 This World 20:00 Trawlermen Special: The Prawn Wars 21:00 Earth’s Wildest Waters: The Big Fish 22:00 Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 23:00 Family Guy 23:20 Family Guy 23:45 Family Guy 24:05 Top Coppers 24:35 8 minutes idle

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:10 Bottom Knocker Street 07:20 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:45 Signed Stories 07:50 Sooty 08:05 Fish Hooks 08:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 08:45 Marvel Avengers Assemble 09:15 Horrid Henry 09:30 Thunderbirds Are Go 10:00 Horrible Science 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 12:20 ITV News and Weather 12:24 ITV Regional Weather 12:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 Rugby World Cup 16:15 Rugby World Cup 19:15 ITV Regional News 19:20 ITV News and Weather 19:30 You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 The X Factor 22:00 Downton Abbey 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:14 ITV Regional Weather 23:15 Rugby World Cup Highlights 24:15 Premiership Rugby Union

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 How I Met Your Mother 08:10 How I Met Your Mother 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:55 The Big Bang Theory 14:25 SPYkids 4: All the Time in the World 16:05 A Knight’s Tale 18:40 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Homes by the Sea 21:00 Secret History 22:00 Homeland 23:00 Experimental 24:05 Haywire

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:20 Angelina Ballerina 07:35 Pip Ahoy!

07:45 Tickety Toc 07:55 Chloe’s Closet 08:10 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:15 Make Way for Noddy 08:30 Paw Patrol 08:50 Little Princess 09:05 Wanda and the Alien 09:20 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:35 Football League Tonight 11:00 The Great Birmingham Run 13:05 Mannequin 14:50 Did You Hear about the Morgans?

16:55 Seabiscuit 19:35 5 News Weekend 19:40 The Fifth Element 22:00 Centurion 24:00 Conan the Barbarian

ITV2

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 The Cube 07:55 Emmerdale 10:50 Coronation Street 12:15 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 13:20 Catchphrase 14:05 What a Girl Wants 16:15 You’ve Been Framed!

17:15 Happy Feet 19:25 Lost in Space 22:00 The Xtra Factor 23:00 White Chicks

White Chicks 23:00

E4 07:00 Suburgatory 07:20 Suburgatory 07:40 Suburgatory 08:05 Suburgatory 08:35 Suburgatory 09:00 The Goldbergs 09:30 The Goldbergs 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 Hollyoaks 13:30 A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures 15:15 Rude(ish) Tube 15:30 Come Dine with Me 16:30 Come Dine with Me 17:35 The Big Bang Theory 18:00 The Big Bang Theory 18:30 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 The Big Bang Theory 20:30 The Big Bang Theory 21:00 The Big Bang Theory 21:30 The Big Bang Theory 22:00 The Mechanic 23:50 Gogglebox 24:40 Gogglebox

“ Quote of the Week

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BBC1

NICOLE KIDMAN on giving her co-stars freedom during sex scenes “I want him to feel free; If you’re tentative it makes everybody too cautious,” I think I need a lie down!

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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monday 19th October BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

E4

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain - Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Edge 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Home Away from Home 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six and Weather 19:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 Traffic Cops 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:35 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 24:20 The Graham Norton Show

07:15 Home Away from Home 08:00 Caught Red Handed 08:30 The Edge 09:15 Escape to the Continent 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:10 Bergerac 15:00 Cash in the Attic 15:30 A Taste of Britain 16:00 The Box 16:30 The Great British Bake Off 17:30 Natural World 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 The Great British Bake Off - Masterclass 21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice with Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 24:15 Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF

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

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Posh Pawnbrokers 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Deal or No Deal 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Jamie’s Super Food 21:30 Food Unwrapped 22:00 SAS: Who Dares Wins 23:00 Fargo 24:05 It Was Alright In

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Yorkshire Vet 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:10 Rosamunde Pilcher’s Fighting for Her Family 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 Benefits 23:00 Britain’s Horror Homes 24:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Psych 07:55 Emmerdale 08:30 Coronation Street 09:00 Coronation Street 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Quantum of Solace 24:10 Celebrity Juice 24:55 Two and a Half Men

07:00 07:45 08:35 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 24:05 24:55

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV Regional News Judge Rinder Pick Me! ITV Regional Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV Regional News ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Countrywise Coronation Street Doc Martin ITV News at Ten ITV Regional News The Job Lot Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea How to Live the Chelsea Life Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory

tuesday 20th October BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain - Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One and Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Edge 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Home Away from Home 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six and Weather 19:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 River 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy 24:35 Is Britain Racist?

BBC2

07:15 Home Away from Home 08:00 Caught Red Handed 08:30 The Edge 09:15 Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:10 Bergerac 15:00 Cash in the Attic 15:30 A Taste of Britain 16:00 The Box 16:30 The Great British Bake Off 17:30 Natural World 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 20:30 Building Cars Live 22:00 The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone 23:00 Later Live - with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice with Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

07:00 09:30 10:25 11:30 13:30 14:30 14:55 15:00 16:00 16:59 17:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 22:00 23:00 23:30 23:40 24:45

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV Regional News Judge Rinder Pick Me! ITV Regional Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV Regional News ITV Evening News Emmerdale Deals, Wheels and Steals Eternal Glory Lewis ITV News at Ten ITV Regional News The Jonathan Ross Show Benidorm

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Posh Pawnbrokers 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Deal or No Deal 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:00 My Big Fat Wedding 24:05 Born in the Wrong Body

07:00 Childrens TV 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Rosamunde Pilcher’s Fighting for Her Family 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet 22:00 Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder 23:00 CSI: Cyber 24:00 The Mysteries of Laura 24:55 The Mysteries of Laura

itv2

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Psych 07:55 Emmerdale 08:30 Coronation Street 09:00 Coronation Street 09:30 Dinner Date 10:30 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Tricked 23:00 Glitchy 23:30 The Job Lot 24:00 Release the Hounds

E4

07:00 07:45 08:35 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 24:00

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Empire Chewing Gum How to Rude Tube

wednesday 21st October BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain - Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One and Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Edge 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Home Away from Home 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six and Weather 19:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 20:00 The One Show 21:00 DIY SOS 22:00 The Apprentice 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 A Question of Sport 24:05 Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA

BBC2

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Caught Red Handed 08:30 The Edge 09:15 Pound Shop Wars 09:45 Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:10 Bergerac 15:00 Cash in the Attic 15:30 A Taste of Britain 16:00 The Box 16:30 The Great British Bake Off 17:30 Natural World 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 20:30 Building Cars Live 22:00 The Face of Britain by Simon Schama 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 Len Goodman’s Dance Band Days

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Pick Me! 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 All Star Mr & Mrs 22:00 Alexander Armstrong in the Land of the Midnight Sun 23:00 UEFA Champions League Highlights 24:00 ITV News 24:35 ITV Regional News 24:45 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Posh Pawnbrokers 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Deal or No Deal 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Restoring Britain’s Landmarks 22:00 Grand Designs 23:00 Million Pound Properties 24:00 24 Hours in A&E

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Underground Britain 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Fatal Trust 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Secrets of the Scammers 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 23:00 Gift of Life 24:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 24:55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

itv2

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 You’ve Been Framed!

09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 The Cube 14:40 Dinner Date 15:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:55 You’ve Been Framed!

17:30 Back to the Future 19:50 Back to the Future Part II 22:00 Keith Lemon’s Back T’Future Tribute 23:30 Back to the Future Part III

E4

07:00 Revenge 07:45 Charmed 08:35 Charmed 09:30 Hollyoaks 10:00 Rules of Engagement 10:30 Rules of Engagement 11:00 Melissa & Joey 11:30 Melissa & Joey 12:00 Charmed 13:00 Charmed 14:00 How I Met Your Mother 14:30 How I Met Your Mother 15:00 The Big Bang Theory 15:30 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Melissa & Joey 16:30 Melissa & Joey 17:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 18:30 The Big Bang Theory 19:00 The Big Bang Theory 19:30 The Big Bang Theory 20:00 Hollyoaks 20:30 Come Dine with Me 21:00 The Day the Earth Stood Still 23:00 Supernatural 24:00 The Big Bang Theory 24:30 The Big Bang Theory

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

thursday 22nd October BBC1

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain - Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One and Weather 14:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Edge 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Home Away from Home 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six and Weather 19:30 BBC Regional News and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Watchdog 22:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 BBC Regional News and Weather 23:35 Question Time 24:35 This Week

BBC2

07:15 Home Away from Home 08:00 Caught Red Handed 08:30 The Edge 09:15 The Great British Bake Off 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:10 Bergerac 15:00 Cash in the Attic 15:30 A Taste of Britain 16:00 The Box 16:30 The Great British Bake Off 17:30 Natural World 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 20:00 Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 21:00 World’s Weirdest Events 22:00 The Last Kingdom 23:00 Russell Howard’s Good News 23:30 Newsnight 24:10 Weather 24:15 The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone

ITV1

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV Regional News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Pick Me! 16:59 ITV Regional Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 22:00 Unforgotten 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV Regional News 23:40 UEFA Europa League Highlights 24:55 Birds of a Feather

YouTube video of the week

Katy Perry´s big single ´I Kissed a Girl´ comes back to haunt her at Rock in Rio concert Rayane (Raiaiaia) e Katy Perry - Rock in Rio 2015

CHANNEL 4

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Posh Pawnbrokers 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:10 Deal or No Deal 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 22:00 My Son the Jihadi 23:00 First Dates 24:05 Gogglebox

CHANNEL 5

07:00 Childrens TV 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Paw Patrol 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Aircrash: Terror in the Sky 21:00 Big, Bigger, Biggest 22:00 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 23:00 Total Recall

itv2

07:00 You’ve Been Framed!

07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:05 You’ve Been Framed!

09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Glitchy 24:20 The Job Lot 24:50 Two and a Half Men

E4

07:00 07:45 08:30 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:30 24:35

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Drifters New Girl The Mindy Project Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory

Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

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Friday, October 16 - Thursday, October 22 2015

by Sara

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Life Coach

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

My daughter is being overlooked My husband and I split when our child was very young. We have remained on fairly good terms for the sake of our daughter. He remarried and now they have a child. Up until the birth, my daughter was very excited about the new baby. Now, I have noticed that she is being overlooked by my husband‘s mother in law, and all the attention is going on the baby. My daughter now comes home from her visits in tears.

If you are on good terms with you ex, I would suggest a quiet word with him. Tell him diplomatically, exactly what you’ve said here. It’s is not uncommon for a child to be jealous of a new addition to the family. All the attention is naturally going to the baby, but if the mother in law is pushing your daughter out, this needs to be rectified immediately to ensure good future relations. Maybe you could suggest your ex-husband takes his daughter out by himself occasionally, to make her feel special.

Can’t deal with the situation My fiancée called off our marriage a week before the wedding. It was totally out of the blue, and I have been very upset. The house is now on the market.

My family and friends tell me that this is for the best, and I know they mean well, but I am having trouble dealing with the situation. I have also been left to pay for the cost of the wedding, which runs into thousands.

This is an awful thing that has happened to you. However, in time you will see that it is for the best. Although I will say that your fiancée should have done the decent thing, and called things off much sooner than one week ahead of the marriage. I think you may benefit from talking to a professional counsellor if you are having trouble dealing with your feelings. Your Doctor can help with this.

Also, it is only fair that your ex fiancée shares the cost of the wedding. This could be taken out of the proceeds of the house sale.

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

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life&leisure horoscopes

Kenny Corris kennycorris@hotmail.com 686 361 594

 Mars conjuncts with Jupiter and it would seem that delaying things when you did have had a very positive effect on things just now. You are about to be finally rewarded for something that you deserve, and as somebody not to set any goals you have, however, set a precedent which others will have to follow, and you can finally aspire to in the meantime.

Venus opposes Neptune forthwith and it is high time you checked on finances, as money takes a tumble. There have been some unexpected expenses as of late, but above all this is a great time to make a joint decision that will balance the books and bring some future prosperity just when and however it may be needed in the scheme of things.

Mercury squares on Pluto and so be prepared for some fairly shocking revelations. Above all the insistence of Pluto brings things to a head quite nicely whilst Mercury opens up previously closed channels of communication so that from now on everybody gets a free share of the truth. Finally fear has been removed and it’s time to move on!

The severity of the shift has sent rings around the cycle of the Autumnal moon. You are ready and planning your escape and it is vital for your self survival that the freedom you deserve is yours aplenty! You have given up on mere compromise and have finally realised, the hardest of ways, that in this life, now, you get what you really do need.

The Sun in Ceres calls time on a project that isn’t going anywhere very fast. It should be a time to cut your losses and just run, but someone is being a fly in the ointment and putting the pressure on at the same time. It is with Ceres that re generation and new beginnings have a habit of starting up but right now you need to conserve energy for the trip ahead.

Mercury passes Neptune briefly and resolutely midweek bringing with it mixed blessings and a message that may be difficult to convey to those who seem not to want to hear it.

The inevitable becomes the possible in one easy action, and this removes a barrier just when it was being of some use to you. Better luck next time around, for sure.

Coping with current emotional problems may very well tip your scales this week. You will feel as if nothing is going your way, but then you are being prepared for something very special that will adequately showcase your talents and show those who would question you right now, that above all you are not to be messed with in anyway!

Mars takes on Jupiter and this could just be the end of what has been a long journey for you. Looking back at what has been a time of nagging doubts and niggling and irritating problems you begin to realise that everything is calming down around you very nicely. Peace takes it’s place, and you can work with that innermost you, you often avoid.

Jupiter comes to the rescue but since it is entrenched with Mars who knows what can come next? You have to make a decision based on your own wants and needs knowing that this is not selfish; but it is self assuring and what you chiefly need right now. Someone has let you down but you did what you did knowing something wasn’t right.

The Venus opposition to Neptune opens the floodgates somewhat and you appear to be taking charge of a situation that begs to veer out of control. In hindsight you would never have got involved but since you are you are going to give it whatever you can. You are inspiring in your generosity, your warmth and above all your better judgment.

Come what may, you are now in the very best position to be able to negotiate your way through to the success that you so rightly deserve. What comes next is not a dream to you anymore so take the best deal going and this will ensure that you are appreciated. You need to get back to where you were, and that is a journey of the heart and soul.

Venus brings love in every aspects and it is time that you loved yourself enough to realise that you are making a rod for your own back if things do not shape up the way that they should. If anybody can rock and roll then you can, and so, save your best for last and be stubborn over something that brings realism, and tunes others into your wavelength!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

AN ASTROLOGICAL year begins that puts the ball into your court for a change. Whilst you hesitate, then somebody else gets lucky, and the Cosmos is quick to reward those who have the temerity to go and get whatever they need now they know that they really do want it!

Never say never

LIFE IS not always a bowl of cherries. Often just when we need a helping hand it is the time that we don’t get it. Faith in life and in the future in general is the answer that many take up and work around.

We all perceive things differently, and life is such a challenge sometimes. Doris Stoles was my mentor as a teenager, and she always said that what you don’t manage to achieve here on Earth you can have a better chance with when you get to Spirit.

Still, wonderful words that they are, we all accept a challenge during our lives. Things that were a priority when I was young are no longer number one on the list anymore; and my own specific needs have changed many times as I live my life with no regrets and the strong light of hope leading me on. An old gypsy fortune teller once tried to sell me some lucky heather, and she gave me the advice that I have ignored, always. She said it is best never to love but always to hope. Well, love has always been very important to me and I do have the highest esteem for hope and have it right up there on my menu, always. Hope is often challenged and yet if we cling to our beliefs we are anchoring positive energy to our very souls and still out there experiencing life’s journey.

In the USA I am constantly being asked by clients who wish to live a life devoid of making any mistakes. There it seems that life particularly revolves around bigger salaries, better lovers and security of employment. Like with a Chinese Doctor you go to see them when you are fully well, and then they are obligated to keep you healthy as long as they can. It works because it works, but we learn from mistakes and accept that life is a challenge that we not only embrace but that we openly enjoy the ups and downs as we take the fast lane from birth struggle through senility to demise. Being steered through something is sometimes the position that we choose to take, like a wet night drive through Central Manhattan in rush hour, I would rather be a passenger than the driver. But what if we never took chances? There are plenty of people who are, “ could’ve would’ve should’ve “ and if you are somehow left on the high ground waiting to say the biggest, “but” then you really are living on the edge of an existence; but you are not a participator in life, and what it must bring you.

We all anticipate that the best is out there and that we are entitled to it, but there are vital steps to the possibility of good fortune. If you want to win the lottery then firstly you have to buy a ticket, it’s a simple procedure that rewards those whose lucky numbers do come up. Being very rich in the energy of Spirit I am glad to be rich in something, and I can share this energy with people who I know have need of it. Having a gift means that you can be generous with it, or just what is the point of us having anything. The whole World needs to care and share right now, maybe for better reasons than ever before. We are rapidly becoming more and more mechanistic as Mr. Google knows more than we ever could, and the right format of screen is the open treasure of these days. As for exploration and surprise and motivation they are all crushed in times when entertainment and intrigue are a step away from providing us with all the right answers at the slide of a finger. I would never stand in the way of the future, but as we search for the brave new world we were promised we have to remember that Spirit is always there for us. There may be a host of new ways to use our talents, springing possibly from hope eternal and culminating in our final definitive journey to the Other Side, with a dash of spirituality tucked in somewhere along the line. Life....it’s a fast ride and you may never need a ticket, just sit back and wonder in times to come, just what am I waiting for? Then at that moment, if not indeed before, decide to be one of those people who has made a difference by embracing the energies that truly are life, with whatever it may bring, and never, never say never!

Kenny‛s Diary

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

KENNY, I wasn’t close to my Nan really but now she has passed over I am full of guilt of what could have been, but wasn’t. I switched my phone off the afternoon she was dying, and missed the call that gave me the call to come to say goodbye to her. Can you make contact with my Nan? Rachel J. Rachel, your Nan is making her journey so it is early days yet to make contact, but you can send her your love and light a candle for her to show her you are supporting her on her way to the Spirit World. Whatever will be will be, and it is perfectly alright to feel the loss of someone that you always thought would be around. Tell Nan that when she gets sorted, in a few months time, you are going to make contact with her. You will always have that chance to talk to her if you need to; even though she now lives on another plane, since love, not guilt makes the best of connections and I will help you.

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Last weeks crossword answers can be found on page 60.

Sudoku

Doodle box

ACROSS 1. Sink (8) 5. Froth (4) 9. Scrutinise (4) 10. Obstinate (8) 11. Elude (5) 12. Combining (7) 13. Unite (5,8) 18. Satanic (8) 19. Close (4) 20. Being paid (7) 21. Extremity (5) 22. Killed (4) 23. Discolouring (8) DOWN 2. Lay open (7) 3. Refer to (7) 4. Hide (3,3,2,5) 6. Not very warm (7) 7. Boss (7) 8. Compel (6) 13. Evil (7) 14. Opposite (7) 15. French (6) 16. Strain (7) 17. High spirits (7)

Cryptic Crossword

Quick Crossword

ACROSS 1. Plain words about a border flower (8) 5. Employed in house demolition (4) 9. Food produced in layers (4) 10. Scrap a soft thing (8) 11. Not qualified to speak (5) 12. Many snakes are associated with them (7) 13. What the buyer did on the telephone when reproached by the chairman? (6,2,5) 18. Be careful, the timekeeper’s incorrect! (5,3) 19. Moves fast and bites (4) 20. A case for travelling light (7) 21. Colonel married and broken in spirit! (5) 22. Gives someone their due (4) 23. He often stops while working (8) DOWN 2. One expects a good row in the course of it (7) 3. It’s wrong to give people a hand like this (7) 4. Hot looking athlete or climber (7,6) 6. Those who inherit are bound to (7) 7. Furniture found back-stage? (7) 8. You may find a working model in it (6) 13. Blooming company fall into error about a point (7) 14. Any Celt in a dormant state (7) 15. Natural responses (6) 16. Managed to continue with foreign capital (7) 17. State train (7)

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Bargains on the Prom in Cartagena THE SALES Fair is back for the sixth time, on the promenade Muelle de Alfonso XII in Cartagena, with discounts of up to 70% on fashion items and accessories.

by IAN ASKEW Thirty nine shops from the town of Cartagena have come together to boost sales and clear their stocks of out of season articles.

They are offering discounts of up to 70%, until next Monday, to promote their wares and boost their sales. The sixth Sales Fair on the Prom was opened by the Deputy Mayoress of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, together with the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Miguel Martínez.

The retailers have set up their stalls in a marquee on the esplanade, selling everything from gifts to sporting goods, decorative ware and costume jewellery. There is also a wifi zone, courtesy of the company Futura Telecom, and the fair will be open for one day more than last year.

The Deputy Mayoress declared that this was one more activity within the overall plan for revitalising small businesses developed by the Town Hall, in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce. The shops, all belonging to the

San Fernando Business Association, the Cenit Commercial Centre, La Milla, and the Abierto Commercial Centre, will be open from 10am to 2.30pm and from 5pm to 10pm.

Children’s Home Sponsored Walk

ON SATURDAY morning at 11am, a four kilometre sponsored walk will be taking place in La Mata. The walk starts at the kiosko which you can find by keeping hotel MASA on your right, going down the hill and you will see the Hotel Cabo Cervera. Take second left so you go past the hotel’s reception and the Kiosko is on the right hand side.

The walk is mainly flat along the front to Hostel Albrir and returns to the Kiosko. Bring your dog for a walk too provided you bring your bags, pooper scoopers, that they are kept on a lead and have water. The more people that dress up the better. It’s a good reason for local clubs/bars/restaurants etc. to part take and possibly wear special T shirts on the day.

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Upside down video

Hi Aunty, Thank you for your weekly column, all my blips have been solved by your answers to other people so far. Now I have a problem which I haven’t seen before and hope you can help me with..

My picture on Skype is upside down and Skype do not answer my questions, I have upgraded to Windows 10 recently. They say my camera is up to date and working ok, I went into the Asus website and they say the same thing. I don’t need to download new software as the camera is fine. Any suggestions please? Pamela Reply: Your problem is very common with Asus Skype users.

The only way to solve this problem is use a third party webcam program to help configure your own camera.

Install Manycam - from http://download.cnet.com/ManyCam-Virtual-Webcam/30002348_4-10593500.html?tag=mncol?

1. Start Manycam, Go to: sources - cameras, Select your camdriver, Click the icon for vertical flip right of yourself image (smallest blue circle in the screenshot below).

2. Start Skype, Go to: tools - options - general - video settings - select webcam: Select “manycam virtual webcam” Click on “Save”

Upgrade to Windows 10 Hi Aunty, My computer is Windows 7.

And my computer comes up now & again to tell me get Windows 10. Is there a reason for this? I don’t want to change if I don’t have to. Regards, Margaret Reply: Microsoft is offering for the next 10 months a free upgrade to Windows 10, for all users with a genuine version of W7 and W8.1.

You can upgrade if you want to, or you

can continue to use W7. Obviously, at some point in the future (2020 they say), Microsoft will stop supporting W7, and no longer issue updates.

However, if you do not upgrade within the free upgrade time period, then you will have to pay for W10.

If you do decide to upgrade, first make a back up of ALL your important files and folders, just in case the W10 installation process does not go as smoothly as it should.

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life&leisure travel 

The Jalon Valley SPAIN IS famous for its winemaking and arguably produces some of the words finest wines and the Costa Blanca is no exception.

ON OUR own doorstep located just 30-40 minutes away, we have the award winning wine making region of Jalon. Due to its altitude, protection from the mountains that surround it and the richness of its soil Jalon is one of the largest regions in Spain that produce the “Moscatel” wine, which is a sweet wine a little like sherry in its appearance and taste. The Muscat grape that produces the wine is also used to make raisins.

Jalon is not just famous for its wines though. The valley is lined with Almond trees and in February and March when the trees blossom the sea of pink & white blossom that covers the valley draws people by the coach load to see the beautiful sight.

On a Saturday Jalon plays host to one of the oldest and largest “rastros” (car boot sales) of the Costa that draws people from afar to rummage through the goods and antiques on sale and is also home to one of the finest British “Fish & Chip” shops to be found in this region.

HOW TO GET THERE? Jalon is not on any of the major bus routes however, Round Town Travel offer a trip to the valley taking you to the winery and the rastro every Saturday at a cost of just 15€ per adult and 12.50€ for Kids. If you are going by car then take the N332 North, towards Calpe and then continuing inland towards Benissa before turning off into the Valley itself and will take approximately 40 minutes.

Visit them at Rincon de Loix, Avda Dr Severo Ochoa (opposite the Hotel Melia); C/Gerona (opposite The Western Saloon).

Or online at: www.roundtowntravel.com Telephone (0034) 966 813 261 or UK: 0121 2880070.

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Fillet steak with tomato and red wine sauce A TENDER fillet steak is a real treat but it needs a good sauce – and this one is rich, red and robust. It will take an hour or so to prepare, but it’s well worth the effort.

2 fillets steaks A knob of butter Half an onion, finely chopped A clove of garlic, chopped 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered A sprig of rosemary A couple of sprigs of thyme A glass of red wine 200ml beef stock A pinch of sugar Black pepper 1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and gently sweat the onion and garlic until soft. Add the tomatoes and continue to cook gently until they begin to break down.

Next, add the rosemary and

thyme with the wine, stock and sugar. Simmer gently for about half an hour.

2. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve and press out all the juices. Return the liquid to a clean pan and continue to simmer for about 20 minutes until you are left with about 6 tblsp of glossy, slightly sticky sauce.

3. Season the steaks with black pepper and grill or fry to your liking. Serve on hot plates with the sauce spooned over and around.

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour

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life&leisure Spanish

Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

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Reflexives:

Gerunds, Infinitives and Imperatives We have spent a few weeks now laying the foundations for understanding reflexive verb, and I did mention the obvious fact early on that whatever applies to the present tense, applies in all the other tenses as well.

In other words, just as we can say “me levanto” (I get up) in the present tense, we can also say “me estoy levantando” (I am getting up) “me he levantado” (I have got up), “me levantaba” (I was getting up, or, I used to get up).

There are two instances when the particle can be placed in one of two positions.

The first case is with the gerund, which can be as in the example above “Me estoy levantando” (with the participle in front of the verbs) or “estoy levantándome” (with the participle tacked onto the gerund) – the two things meaning exactly the same. The same applies to

infinitives of verbs, for example: “Tengo que levantarme” or “Me tengo que levantar” (I have to get up). There is no difference between these two sentences and both forms as used quite commonly.

There is just one instance when the particle has to be tacked onto the end of the verb with no alternative, and that is with the imperative (or command) form, for example “¡levántate!” (get up!)

Sometimes you do hear a variation of this which is “Qué te levantes” (That you may get up!) but that’s getting a bit advanced as it involves the subjunctive which we haven’t got anywhere near yet in these articles.

Once we start realizing all the alternatives of tense, person and word order

the whole subject gets a bit cumbersome to explain, so I’ve decided to change tactic and give you some sentences to play with until next week. You can translate them, of course, and also notice how the reflexives work in each one. Here we go: Me voy a levantar temprano.

A mi madre le gusta levantarse a las ocho.

Nos vamos a ir mañana. ¿Prefieres ducharte o bañarte en la bañera?

Los chicos tienen que irse temprano ¿Os habéis acordado del regalo?

Hay que apuntarse pronto ¡Cuídate mucho cariño! ¿No te das cuenta del problema?

Yo no quiero irme, me quedo aquí.

A Presentation of Orbs - The Skies above My Garden ON WEDNESDAY 11th November at 2.30pm at Los Leones Restaurant, Sol Park, Carrer de Ciudad Real, 03724, Moraira, Spiritual Friends in Spain are pleased to announce the return of Hilary Marshall’s ever popular shows of orb images taken from the night skies above her garden. This is an opportunity to see a unique series of extraordinary images that go way beyond simple coloured discs in the sky. This new series will amaze you! They are the result of a careful selection from over 12,000 photos! This is a show NOT to be missed. Seating is limited so it would be wise to arrive in good time.

Admission is 3€. Go to www.hilaryorbs.com for details of her newly published book.

Crossword Solutions for Last Week

Suduko Answer CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Dowser; 4 States; 9 Fetch and carry; 10 Crossed; 11 Stern; 12 Study; 14 Incur; 18 Lodge; 19 Charred; 21 Sound argument; 22 Sating; 23 Teased.

Down: 1 Defect; 2 Without a doubt; 3 Ethos; 5 Tucks in; 6 Three-quarters; 7 Spying; 8 Anode; 13 Dresden; 15 Blasts; 16 Score; 17 Edited; 20 Acute.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Saturn; 4 Starch; 9 Inexperienced; 10 Leaflet; 11 Delve; 12 Siren; 14 Jewel; 18 Refer; 19 Wreathe; 21 Smuggled goods; 22 Steady; 23 Reason.

Down: 1 Shield; 2 The Magic Flute; 3 Repel; 5 Treadle; 6 Recollections; 7 Hidden; 8 Broth; 13 Enraged; 15 Crisis; 16 Sweet; 17 Season; 20 Eagle.

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More musings from Little Poppet, under the White Horse Hill of Uffington FOR ME, there is something about this Autumnal time of year which sharpens the senses with the anticipation of the long Winter lull.

Aggie in the basket

by LINDA SWAIN THE GRAIN harvest has been gathered, the fruits giving out their last flush and the earth drawing back into herself all that she needs to nurture her roots and seedlings until the Spring time.

Mornings are mist shrouded until the weakening sun manages to burn through. The morning air is scented with something new - it’s the smell of cold - sharp and clean, whilst the evening air carries the unmistakable tang of homely wood smoke. Six bags of fragrant, juicy blackberries are stowed in the freezer, ready for the blackberry and apple crumbles or pies I’ll make for my visitors.

There is still one more free gift from Nature to be found.

Mushrooms! The joy of wandering the dewy fields first thing and the excitement of finding the little patch of perfect white buttons can only really be appreciated by other obsessive mushroom foragers. Even better is to wander through a pine forest and come across the most precious prize of all, the Cep or Penny Bun. Delicious fat legged, creamy brown capped boletus, sporting a spongy underskirt, rather than the gills of the field mushroom. There is nothing to equal the smell of field mushrooms gently frying in butter. The ceps can be

eaten fresh or sliced thinly, spread out on clean brown paper and dried in a cool place. Mushroom gathering and eating, I should add is not for the amateur. You must know exactly what can and cannot be eaten safely. There are perhaps two or three deadly fungi, many which will cause stomach upsets or other illness, most which will just smell and taste horrible and the few, prized and precious ones which the seasoned forager will recognise and seek out.

Now also, it is the season of...the...SPIDER. Why they decide to set up home indoors is a mystery to me. Lennie the tabby has never had so much fun inside before. Yesterday I picked up what I thought was a lump of something fallen off the logs which I’m now bringing in, to find it was a very large, long legged and very dead wolf spider. My neighbours must have heard my scream. Whilst I’m writing this, Lennie is stretched out lengthways with his nose and arm under the sofa trying to hook something. Needless to say, my knees are tucked under my chin. Old Aggie, snuggles most of the time beside the fire and Belladonna, graces the rooftop as a slender silhouette as usual, but she too knows when the fire has been lit and takes her place beside it. Time to mow the grass for (hopefully), the last time this year.

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This article was written by the Family Medical Centre, Albir.

Please call 96 686 5072 for more information or to make an appointment.

Diverticulosis, Diverticular disease and Diverticulitis Diverticula are small bulges or pockets that develop in the lining of the intestine.

Diverticula are common and associated with ageing.

The large intestine becomes weaker with age, and the pressure of hard stools passing through the large intestine is thought to cause the bulges to form.

It’s estimated that 5% of people have diverticula by the time they are 40 years old, and at least 50% of people have them by the time they are 80 years old.

Both sexes are equally affected although the condition is more likely to appear at a younger age (under 50) in men than in women. Overall, symptoms of diverticulitis are most likely to occur in people over 70 years old.

The majority of people with diverticula will not have any symptoms. This is known as Diverticulosis.

Only 1 in 4 will develop symptoms and the condition is then known as Diverticular disease. Symptoms include: lower abdominal pain feeling bloated Diverticular disease is often described as a “Western disease” because the rates are high in European and North American countries, and low in African and Asian countries.

A combination of genetics and diet is thought to be the reason for this and the fact that people in Western countries tend to eat less fibre.

Consequently a high fibre diet will be recommended and paracetamol can be used to relieve pain.

Most people with diverticular disease are recommended to eat between 18g (0.6oz) and 30g (1oz) of fibre a day. Good sources of fibre include: fresh fruit – such as pears, apples and oranges dried fruit – such as apricots and prunes vegetables – such as broccoli and peas legumes – such as baked beans, kidney beans and black beans nuts – such as almonds and peanuts breakfast cereals – such as high-fibre breakfast flakes starchy foods – such as brown bread, rice and pasta It is recommended to gradually introduce / increase a high fibre diet in order to reduce the side effects of bloating and wind. Drinking lots of water also helps.

If these pockets become inflamed or infected this is known as Diverticulitis.

Diverticulitis describes infection that occurs when bacteria becomes trapped inside one of the bulges, triggering more symptoms. If untreated diverticulitis can lead to complications, such as an abscess next to the intestine.

Symptoms of diverticulitis tend to be more serious and include:

more severe abdominal pain, especially on the left side high temperature (fever) of 38C (100.4F) or above diarrhoea or frequent bowel movements Mild diverticulitis can usually be treated at home antibiotics prescribed by your GP. More serious cases may need hospital treatment to prevent and treat complications.

Surgery to remove the affected section of the intestine is sometimes recommended if there have been serious complications, although this is rare.

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FAST help you to help yourself SEPTEMBER WAS another busy month for FAST responders and supporters. Fundraising activities are an essential part of this unique charity serving the whole of Camposol.

by KEITH NICOL

WITHOUT THE funds they could not operate the two FAST cars, purchase medical equipment, defibrillating machines oxygen and all the other equipment required to attend medical emergencies on Camposol.

The Camposol “nurses” have been out every Tuesday and they had a new nurse on the first Tuesday in October: “Nurse Paulette”.

FAST hope they raised a smile and encouraged you to part with your hard earned cash.

Mid September saw the FAST golf day go with a swing. The day was hosted by the Club De Golf Camposol; a great day was had by all. A total of 1,842€ was raised for FAST, with special thanks to all the golfers and to Chuck and Leslie. On Friday 25th September the now famous FAST “table top sale” took place outside TJ Electricals on B Commercial centre, items donated by the public were purchased by people looking for a bargain.

There were electrical items, clothing, household goods, china ornaments and lots more. More than €600 was raised on the day. All items went, thanks to the team of table top sales staff.

If you have items that you no longer need or want that FAST could sell for a few Euros please contact FAST on our information/enquiry phone number. On the 5th October three FAST responders were on duty at the Hacienda de Alamo Golf Club for the Los Amigos golf day. The weather was perfect and all the golfers returned safely.

The responders have also been busy with 14 call outs in September resulting in the requirement for 11 ambulances. There are two responders ready to attend medical emergencies 24 hours a day on Camposol. When receiving a call for assistance, they will get there as soon as they possibly can. If you would like to become a responder or supporter please come along on a Tuesday morning at 11am or call the enquiry number. FAST responders train each Tuesday morning from 9am to 12 noon at the Cultural Centre on B sector.

Upcoming events include a day trip to Benidorm on Wednes-

day 18th November. Tickets are 15€ available from the Friday market bookstall or by calling the enquiry phone number.

With Christmas only weeks away it is time to get into the festive spirit. On the 28th November they will hold a Christmas Indulgence at Marianos restaurant, Camposol. The fun starts at 11.00am with the Christmas draw at 2pm along with great prizes. There will be a Tombola plus a special “Chocoholics tombola”, wheel of fortune, cakes, games, mince pies, sausage rolls, mulled wine, bucks fizz.

Go along and indulge yourself and get into the Christmas spirit and help raise funds for FAST. FAST emergency number: 968 970 626.

FAST enquiries number: 634 309 899. WEB address: www.fastcamposol.com.

FAST Nurses are out and about on Camposol

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Free Movies in Santa Lucía

FOR MANY of us, the name “Santa Lucía” means the new Cartagena hospital, but, in fact, Santa Lucía is the name of the whole suburb on the outskirts of which the hospital was built.

by IAN ASKEW

The suburb of Santa Lucía will host a series of films about the sea until December 19th. The showings, all free, will take place every Saturday at the Residents´ Association Centre at 8pm.

Santa Lucía is Cartagena´s popular fishing district, and has just launched a new film series, where all the movies have a common theme, the sea.

The cycle of movies has been organized by the Association “Somos Santa Lucía - We are St. Lucía”, which brings together various groups, social partners and organizations working in the neighborhood.

The films due to be screened are: “Los robinsones de los mares del sur – Swiss Family Robinson” (17th October); “Misterio en el barco perdido – The Wreck of The Mary Deare” (24th October); “La luz del fin del

mundo – The Light at the Edge of the World” (31st October); “Rebelión a bordo – Mutiny on The Bounty” (7th November); “Duelo en el fondo del mar – Beneath the 12 Mile Reef” (14th November); “Lo imposible – The Impossible” (21st November) and ‘El mundo en sus manos - The World in His Arms “ (28th November), among others.

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Bea Cota putting the boys through their paces

PADDLE POWER a-plenty will be needed when Dave and Mitch Bull take to the River Segura on Saturday, 28th November.

The boys are rowing 52 kilometres (around 32 miles) from Murcia City to Guardamar de Segura in their kayaks to raise funds for Maria and the Pink Ladies on behalf of the Spanish cancer charity AECC, and raise awareness of the work of the Samaritans in Spain.

Both causes are close to their hearts, since Dave is the patron of Samaritans in Spain, and a member of their immediate family has recently been diagnosed with cancer.

Dave has been kayaking since he was a gangling, spotty youth at secondary school, so he knows it’s not just a case of getting in there and waving a paddle around. It’s a test of stamina, strength and endurance, and the only way the boys are going to see through the challenge, and hopefully raise at least 5,000€ for AECC, is to pack on muscle and build core strength. They’ll be sitting in the kayaks with legs stretched out, so there’s going to be a lot of pressure on the abdominal and upper body muscles. That’s where the real power will come from on the day, so they need to be physically and mentally prepared for the challenge.

Uruguayan personal trainer Bea Cota, who is based in Gran Alacant, has devised a 13 week training and nutrition programme for Dave and Mitch, and she’s spending a lot of time with the lads and pushing them to their limits. Just as they feel like they’re coping, she smiles, congratulates them – and steps it up a

notch or two. There’s a rumour going around that she’s now known as the Smiling Assassin in Gran Alacant, and Dave probably started it!

It’s certainly a punishing schedule. On Mondays, there’s a 5 kilometre run, followed by sit-ups, press ups and squats. On Wednesdays, there’s weight training, and Friday means balance training. Cue giggles from Bea and guffaws from Dave or Mitch, depending on who has just fallen off the balance ball! It may be the source of the most hilarity, but the balance training is important if the Bulls are going to stay afloat in their boats on the day. Everything Bea puts them through has a purpose – other than the obvious one of making grown men suffer, that is!

As if Bea’s Body Blitz wasn’t enough for flesh and blood to endure, the boys go kayaking, cycling, walking and running in between the training sessions. Or should that be torture sessions?

It certainly sounds like a punishing schedule, but Dave and Mitch know that if they’re to complete the Kayak Challenge successfully, they need to be in the best shape possible. It seems to be working too – the boys have gained 3 kilos of muscle each, and are feeling stronger and fitter as each week goes by.

The Kayak Challenge will start at 8.00am from Murcia City, and the boys will rest, talk to spectators and collect donations along the way. They’ll be calling at El Raal, Orihuela, Benejuzar, Algorfa, Formentera and Rojales, before arriving at Guardamar at approximately 6.00 pm. Check out the latest news on the challenge on the Rowing For Cancer Facebook Page.

Playa Flamenca Walking Football

ON MONDAY 5th October, The Playa Flamenca Walking Football Team celebrated their 1st year Anniversary, with a fantastic meal, and what a year it has been, with 2 competitions, an away Tour to Benidorm, and a cruise arranged by the lively social group with other social activities, and are followed to every game and fixture by their very own WAGS. The Walking Wanders play every Monday at Playa Flamenca Sports Centre and kick off is at 4pm. All members are over the age of 55 years of age and after the game they continue to a very social bar.

For more information contact Maggie on 698 418 629/ 966 184 917or email bobbyg2542@hotmail.com

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MABS Party in the Park success THE ANNUAL Party in the Park which is organised by MABS to raise funds was a tremendous success.

by PATRICIA THOMPSON ON SUNDAY 27th September 420 people were treated to an afternoon/evening of superb entertainment and a hog roast.

The party was started by MABS fundraising volunteer, Donna Walsh, who welcomed everyone on behalf of MABS and acted as emcee for the event. The weather forecast was changeable with storms forecast for the evening but it held up and was a gloriously sunny day. The storms could be seen closing in from inland and thankfully it was all over by the time the rain arrived.

A spectacular line up of acts gave their time freely. First on stage was Terry Morgan who had the crowd line dancing in no time. Diane Daniels led the line dancers so even complete novices were able to join in the fun.

Gemma Barrett was next up and the dance floor was packed as she entertained everyone with soul & motown classics. Multi-talented Paul Allen followed and wowed the crowd, especially the ladies, with his great vocals as well as playing the mouth organ.

The fabulous Suzy G was there with her dance show. It was fantastic to welcome Suzy back following her recent trauma and although she’s not singing properly yet her energetic dance show more than made up for it. Suzy has supported MABS by playing at Party in the Park since 2009! Francis Symons followed Suzy and he had the dance floor packed for his entire set. He was singing and dancing amongst the crowds and they loved it. Last in the line up was Martin Ross who kept the dance floor filled to capacity with his set of crowd pleasers. A special mention goes to Joseph Hughes, a 14 year old pupil at King’s College in Roldan who enthralled the audience with his beautiful voice and great choice of songs.

The excellent hog roast was provided by Campbell’s of Roda and all 420 people were served in 1 hour 15 minutes which is fantastic. The bar was provided by the Mayor of Roda and he arranged for ridiculously cheap prices for the event as well as his staff all working for nothing offering table

Jimi Harkishin aka Dev Alahan promoting MABS

service. This all helped to make the day so fantastic. A huge thank you was given to Francis Symons who allowed all of the other artists to use his superb sound equipment which meant the event flowed very smoothly indeed. there was also the inevitable raffle which had 20 prizes many of which were donated by local businesses.

There was even a personal appearance by Jimi Harkishin, who plays Dev Alahan in Coronation Street, who was holidaying in the area and when MABS fundraising volunteer and Publicity Officer Donna Walsh bumped into him and explained what the event was he was more than happy to drop by and have his photo taken with his legions of fans.

All in all a superb day was had by everyone and €4163.00 was raised to support cancer patients and their families in the region. Events like this can not go ahead without the tireless work of the MABS volunteers who are too many to mention by name and work extremely hard to ensure the events run smoothly.

Cancer does not discriminate and neither do MABS. We help anybody of any nationality affected by cancer. Helpline 693 275 779.

Follow our facebook page to be kept up to date with our events https://www.facebook.com/mabsmurciamarmenor The next event is a Singalonga Mamma Mia at Luis Lounge, San Javier. Tickets cost €3 and are available from the shop.

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La Patrulla Águila celebrate 30 years with air show THE ACROBATIC team of the Patrulla Águila Air Force celebrates its 30th anniversary with the people of San Javier this weekend.

by KEITH NICOL ALONG WITH the open day there will be a display of acrobatics from La Patrulla Águila, which are expected to draw thousands of people to Santiago de la Ribera.

The open day on Saturday 17th October will take place from 10.00am to 5.00pm with a full exhibition of the Patrol, including aircraft and pilots that will be on hand to meet with visitors “in a friendly and family day.” The Acrobatic Display of the air show, can be seen from the beaches of Santiago de la Ribera on Sunday 18th October between 10.00am and 3.00pm, with the head of the Patrol announcing that La Patrulla Águila will be accompanied by two of Europe’s best acrobatic teams with the Italian “Frecce Tricolori” and the “Patrouille de France” of the French Air Force.

Also participating are the ASPA, the aerobatics group of helicopters and parachuting team PAPEA,

from the Air Force.

Those wishing to find a great seat for a view of the acrobatic display will find El Hombre de Valero in San Javier is the perfect setting to watch the event while enjoying a relaxing meal. But with thousands of people expected to descend on the event, reservations are recommended and you can do so by calling El Hombre Del Valero, who offering daily menus and their three course Sunday carvery on: 600 749 181. This weekend bring to an end a year long series of exhibitions over the 2015 season with this exhibition on the Mar Menor to celebrate its 30 year history.

La Patrulla Águila have an Open Day and Air Show in San Javier

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life&leisure motoring

Tim Saunders Independent unbiased car reviewer

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Kia Picanto

THERE IS a common thread in literature, art and design.

That is that ideas are borrowed and then reinvented, sculpted into a new and unique offering.

Artists are a good example of this. Take Robert E. Wells and David Farren, for instance. They both paint landscapes,

cityscapes and street scenes in a similar impressionistic style.

Their work draws inspiration from the great French painters like Monet and Renoir, who introduced this approach in the 19th Century. Clearly, the actress Felicity Kendal appreciates this style because pictures by both Wells and Farren can be found in her private collection. So it goes to show that just because that genre already existed it is perfectly acceptable to revisit and craft it into something equally, if not, more appealing.

This approach is popular in car design, too.

Look at the side of the new Kia Picanto, city car. What do you see? It’s an Alfa Romeo, surely. The whole design reminds me of the Alfa 147. Chrome door handles favoured by the Italian manufacturer further add to this opinion. As with my thoughts about art, this is no bad thing. The Alfa 147 was an attractive little car but it was a temperamental Italian. It was calling out to be rediscovered and enhanced. This observation goes to show how far Kia has come in the space of a decade.

Consider that this Korean car maker produced the bland and characterless Kia Pride between 1986 and 2000 with hardly a change in its styling (if you

can call it that) during that long period and it is surprising and welcoming to see the change that has taken place.

The tiny Picanto is up against tough competition from the Smart Car and the Renault Twingo. In this sector though, it’s all about the money and Kia blows the competition away with its OTR price, which includes air conditioning, electrically operated windows and wing mirrors as you can see in the video at testdrives.biz.

The piece de resistance is a seven year 100,000 mile warranty: you only get four years with a more expensive Renault.

An attractive vehicle, the Picanto is sure to melt even the coldest heart. Distinctive alloy wheels, again reminiscent of designs favoured by Alfa Romeo, set it off, adding to the sense that there is something a little different about this car.

Alfas have always liked their juice and so Kia drivers will be pleased to know that not only can they enjoy its attractive looks but the Picanto returns around 50mpg. Its five speed manual gearbox is pleasant enough and the one litre engine doesn’t complain when driven hard, which is necessary if a decent pace is required.

Price: 12,112€ 0-60mph: 13.9secs Top speed: 95mph Power: 68bhp Urban economy: 52.3mpg Watch the video at www.testdrives.biz

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

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Monte Mentals take on Manchester City

THE MIGHTY Manchester City came to Los Montesinos to play football last Thursday and Friday.

The Manchester City and Monte Mentals players meet the Mayor of Los Montesinos

by KEITH NICOL BUT BEFORE you become too excited about missing out on seeing some of the team who were not on International duty, the team of over 50’s is part of the Manchester City in the Community’s Walking Football squad, one of the UK’s top teams.

According to the Manchester City official website: “last year, CITC introduced Manchester to Walking Football, a revolutionary sport designed for over-50s, but open to all age groups wanting to keep fit. The programme quickly became a success and the number of participants getting involved just keeps on growing. The one key difference between Walking Football and standard football is simple - no running allowed!

As a minimal contact sport, it instead focuses on improving your health and well-being. During each session your heart rate will gradually increase, but you won’t have to worry about over-exerting yourself or suffering extensive aches and pains since there’s no running or slide tackles involved.

Among the countless health benefits Walking Football provides are: Improved muscle strength: Better cognitive function: Lower stress levels: And the reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression and dementia.

Moreover, being a very social activity, Walking Football is a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones in a fun and relaxed sporting atmosphere.”

The Monte Mentals, an offshoot of the Full Monte, CD Montesinos’s official supporters club have been the main protagonists in promoting Walking Football in the region and to date have had 50 players taking part in their regular 10.00am practice sessions, that take place on the five-a-side pitch around the back of the local football stadium. Over the two days, the Monte Mentals lost five games and won

three, a very credible performance for a team with an average age of about seven to eight years older than the younger, fitter and more organised Manchester City team. The visitors practice at least twice a week and take part in a local league and tournaments and their added experience plus younger legs made all the difference.

Back in Manchester, Head of City in the Community, Mike Green, couldn’t be happier with the impact this initiative is already having on the community. “You never know which activities are going to draw a crowd, but this one definitely is. Every week our numbers grow and it’s just amazing to see so many people in the community getting active and having fun as they do it. Walking Football has it all really being a highly rewarding and social sport. I think that’s why so many people have taken to it. We just hope it keeps on growing, because a healthy lifestyle only gets more important the older you get and the well-being of our local community is extremely important to everyone at CITC.” For those in Manchester that wish to get involved, CITC’s Walking Football sessions are held every Tuesday from noon to 1.00pm at the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre on the Etihad Campus. Each session costs just £2 and is definitely worth a shot. For further details, please contact lee.mannion@cityfootball.com or call 0161 438 7831. As it happens,the Monte Mentals also practice on Tuesdays from 10am to 11am with each session costing just 2€ which covers bottles of water and pitch rental, plus supplies for the practice sessions. More than half a dozen teams have already expressed an interest in visiting the Costa Blanca to play the Mentals in 2016 and organiser Stan is busy looking at the logistics for the New Year. Anyone interested in staying fit and enjoying a friendly kick around on a Tuesday morning should contact Stan by email: montestan@gmail.com, for more information.

Brilliant Crowd: Brilliant Brani: Brilliant Win CD TORREVIEJA 2 - 0 ORIHUELA CF. When the young Croatian, on as a substitute, ran on to fellow countryman Matej’s header he looked like he had nowhere to go. But with a sharp change of direction, a swerve of the body and a dropping of the shoulder Brani danced inside. He entered the penalty area from the left and the Orihuela defenders did not know how to stop him. He went past one then two, leaving the third on his backside as he smashed the ball past Emilio.

The biggest crowd of the season at Estadio Vicente Garcia lept up in the air, the drums of the Fondo Sur banging loudly than ever and airhorns going off all over the place. The three points were going to be CD Torrevieja’s for just the second time this season, and they had been won with a goal that would have graced any game in Spain over the weekend.

Pedreno must have been pleased with the previous result, the 2-2 draw with Crevillente, as he made just three changes to the side. Goalkeeper Oscar was restored, Cesar started in front of Juanfran and, finally, club captain Jorge was recalled to partner Quintero in the centre of defence. The game started at a frenetic pace, befitting the pre-match billing of “Los Clasicos de Sal Part Two.” Torrevieja got the first real break of the game. Vicente, overlapping from right back, saw his cross handled by the Orihuela left back Franco and the referee gave the penalty. Cesar calmly stepped up and sent the ball to the right as Emilio disappeared to the left. The game remained even, without many chances and the second best moment of the first half involved Jorge, a fifty-fifty tackle and the resulting burst ball being kicked into the stands as a present for the young fans. Torrevieja went in at half time holding on to their slender lead.

The second half delivered more of the same, Torrevieja clearly the more dangerous of the two sides and being driven on by a dominant display by their captain Jorge. The big hearted leader was a rock at the heart of the defence, and even found time for one of his trademark gallops from deep running the full length of the pitch before ending his trip with a yellow card for a foul with a little bit of a chat for good measure.

Torrevieja have missed this passion in recent weeks.

As the game neared the final ten minutes Carrasco missed a point blank effort, Emilio blocking superbly. At the other end Oscar was called into action for the first time in the match, tipping away a dangerous looking cross. Then, with 83 minutes on the clock, Matej headed the ball wide to Brani and moments later the ground erupted.

The victory sees CD Torrevieja leap three places in the table to 14th, just 8 points off the play-offs with a lot of football still to be played. If they can turn this mini-run into three games unbeaten next weekend away to Elche then the next home game against Castellon becomes very, very interesting indeed. The game against Elche B, next Saturday, kicks off at 5.00pm and will be covered live on www.twitter. com/cdtorrevieja_en. CD Torrevieja return to Estadio Vicente Garcia on the 25th October against the most famous club in the division, Castellon. Kick off will be at 5.00pm. Why not get properly involved in your local club and become a Socio for just 50.00€? Contact Chris Darwen for more information. www.clubdeportivotorrevieja.com. www.facebook.com/clubdeportivotorrevieja. You can also buy the 2015/16 ADIDAS replica shirts in the online shop: www.tiendaoficialcdtorrevieja.tictail.com.

TKO Teddy promotes CD Torrevieja CD TORREVIEJA have a brand new signing in the shape of TKO Teddy. No football skills. No ball control. No chance of running around a field for 90 minutes but what he can do is promote the football club and put smiles on thousands of faces. He may be a bear of few words, but Yogi’s distant cousin is bound to put smiles on faces wherever he goes.

Thanks to a collaboration between local radio station TKO and CD Torrevieja, TKO Teddy will not only be seen at all the home matches but is quietly putting together an agenda to raise a few smiles by performing hospital visits, going to local schools with the footballers to explain more about the club, its history and future plans, keeping supporters and advertisers smiling and making lots of public appearances.

Last week TKO Teddy did the rounds of some local businesses who are supporting the club this season, stopped to pose for photos with dozens of local children and even kicked a ball around at the Vicente Garcia Stadium. For more information about TKO Teddy, inviting him for local promotions and piublicity work, or to find out how you can support the football club, please contact Chris at: cdtorreviejaofficial@gmail.com.

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GOLD WANTED English Jeweller wishes to buy broken or unwanted Gold and Silver jewellery & coins for cash. Call for an appointment.

Peter (7 days) 664 890 990.

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ESTABLISHED BAR FOR SALE/ TRESPASO ALBIR Hepburns Bar. Lively Sports/ Music Bar with regular expat clientelle. 85m2. License to serve food. Fully equipped kitchen. Garage Space. Darts champions 2015 Price: 28,500€ For more information Email: hell1610@gmail.com or Call: (00) 44 753 5513085 Genuine interest only RESTAURANT FOR SALE IN BOX TRAILER Box trailer for ALBIR Est.12 years..Seats 36 sale, good condition 599€ ONO inside. Nice sunny terrace with Call: 0044 750 482 7830 further 20 seats. Very low rent 640 euro a month with lock up garage. 50,000€.

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LA BAMBA´S BALLROOM / LATIN / ARGENTINE TANGO / SEQUENCE DANCING. Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar CV895 ( near Lemon Tree Sunday Market ) MONDAY- Social Dance 8.30pm - 10.30pm ( Sequence Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm ) FRIDAYSocial Dance 7.30pm - 10.30pm WEDNESDAY- New beginners class ( new beginners welcome every Wednesday ) 2pm - 3pm Intermediate class 3pm - 4pm Intermediate plus class 4pm - 5pm Call: Andrea Murphy (0034) 616 478 157 TAPPY TOES DANCE CLASS FOR BABIES from 18 months, at 4kwatro in Albir, 11am, call Louise on 655 781 068 for more information.

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JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM CONSULTANTS are looking for an experienced sales person for their North Costa Blanca offices.

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a beautiful well kept communal gardens and swimming pool.

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SPANISH MOVES Small removals and deliveries. Spain/UK Budget prices. Last minute jobs undertaken. www.spanishmoves. net.

Pet transport also arranged in our air conditioned pet/people carriers.

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Shaken, not stirred

Formula 1 returned to the Black Sea resort of Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix last weekend with differing returns for the teams, and more incidents, and high speed accidents, than the opening of a James Bond film.

by ALAN PALMER Mercedes, as usual, were predominant in Qualifying with Nico Rosberg edging out Lewis Hamilton for pole when Lewis made a slight error on his last flying lap, next came the Williams of Valterri Bottas, then the Ferraris, the Force India duo, having an excellent weekend, Grosjean’s Lotus and Vestappen’s Torro Rosso.

Fernando Alonso, starting his 250th GP, managed 16th in his Maclaren, but at least dispelled recent rumours by confirming he will be driving for the team in 2016 & 2017. Felipe Massa in the other Williams was 15th, and Jenson Button took 13th spot on the grid, in the other Maclaren. Carlos Sainz Jnr, son of Spain’s world famous rally driver, did not record a time, following a massive high speed accident in practice, which saw him buried under the impact-absorbing safety blocks at Turn 13, and

the marshals had to dismantle them to get him out of the car.Delighted to report that following a trip to hospital he was discharged and pronounced fit to drive in the race on Sunday.

Come Sunday, the lights went out and Nico and Lewis flew off the line, but unlike Japan two weeks ago Nico was not going to muscled out of his lead, despite forceful attacks from Lewis into both Turns 2&4.

Behind them it was a different picture as Nico Hulkenberg spun his Force India at Turn 2, giving Marcus Ericsson’s Sauber nowhere to go but over his car, and Max Vestappen’s Torro Rosso got caught in the mayhem, picking up a puncture resulting in a long, slow ride back to the pits for a tyre change. The resulting safety car slowed everything down for a bit, but when the green flags were waved, it was obvious that all was not well with Rosberg, as Lewis, and then Bottas soon

Pego Golf Society “pairs better ball” competition”

On a very dull and overcast morning 49 players and guests attended this excellent competition. With the weather forecast showing 100% chance of rain all 49 players and guests got round Oliva Nova Golf Club, with hardly a drop of rain. However after they all arrived at the clubhouse after their game, the heavens opened for the rest of the afternoon. Today we had six guests, and they were John Patton, Phil Darren, Kieran McLauglin, John and Susie Snelling and Richard Morris. With all guests playing in the main competition, there was no guest prize this week. The course is continuing to improve every week, and in a couple of weeks should be back to perfect.

In the main “Pairs Better Ball” competition the winners were as follows:Division 1 Winners 1st Place Steve Devine and Angus Muir with 42 Points 2nd Place Brendan Young and Bill Sykes with 41 Points 3rd Place Martin Gates and Steve Legg with 41 Points 4th Place Shaun O’Gorman and Paul Singh with 40 Points Great golf by all winners today, and very tight at the top. Good to see Angus Muir back in form !!!

There were four 2’s today from Shaun O’Gorman, Tony Jermain, Mike Cuerden and Kieran McLauglin.

“Balls in the Water” today was won by John Nicol with 123 balls, so a good kitty for John as it was a “Roll Over” from the previous week.

We have a competition for “Nearest The Pin” at hole No 5, and two weeks ago it was won by Martin Gates with 1.13 meters, last week it was won by Martin again with 0.55cms, and this week, yes you have got it, was won for a third time

by Martin with his worst shot of the three at 1.15 meters. Great golf especially as it is a Par 4. Nearest the pin at Hole No 16 Par 3, was Shaun O’Gorman.

If any guest would like to play with Pego Golf Society next Tuesday 6th of October and who wouldn’t, because we are playing a “Texas Scramble” Please enter through our website www.pegogolfsociety.com or send an e-mail to Donna Green at pegohandicapsec@gmail.com

stormed past, and Nico headed into the pits with a broken throttle pedal, and you have to say, another World Championship gone.

Whilst mathmatically possible, don’t send any money to Ladbrokes, Lewis needs two points from four races.

The safety car had not finished it’s duties for the weekend, because on Lap 12, Roman Grosjean, just confirmed as lead driver for the new American Haas F1 team for next year, destroyed his Lotus against the wall at the very fast Turn 3, which messed up everyones’ tyre stategies, and later resulted in Sergio Perez in the Force India trying to hold off both Bottas and Kimi Raikonnen’s Ferrari for third place, which he couldn’t do, until on the last lap Kimi went for the inside at Turn 4, and the door closed leaving Bottas out, Kimi limping home for 5th and a delighted “Chico” claiming Force India’s only

third ever podium.

Kimi was later dropped to eighth with a time penalty for causing a collision, which, incidently, meant that Mercedes secured the Constructors Championship, from Ferrari, with four races to go. Next stop Austin, Texas, for the American GP. Meanwhile in Montegi, Japan, Honda were having more success on two wheels, as Spanish star Dani Pedrosa, preserving his tyres on a drying track, got past both multi world champions Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo to land the Japenese MotoGP. His team mate Marc Marquez, riding with a broken hand was fourth, Andrea Dovizioso fifth for Ducatti, but British interest was hightened with Cal Crutchlow picking up 6th for LCR Honda, and Bradley Smith 7th for Tech3 Yamaha, basically the works B teams, and Scott Redding came in tenth.

Torrevieja’s two new signings BREAKING NEWS just before we went to press was that CD Torrevieja has signed two very experienced players to their squad. Paul Squires from the Merseyside Socios of Torrevieja said of the first signing of Ruben Suarez, that at 36 years old, what Suarez lacks in youth, he more than makes up for in experience. A product of Sporting Gijon’s youth academy, he played for Sporting B, Sporting and then Elche before signing for Levante in 2008. In his first two seasons he finished as their top scorer, eventually making 127 appearances and scoring 37 goals during which time he helped get them promoted to La Liga. In 2011/2012, his final season with Levante, he played for less than 1,000 minutes but still managed to score 8 goals, helping them to a 6th place finish and their first ever qualification for the Europa League. He was voted by Golsmedia the Best Midfielder and the Best Player of Group 6 last season.

Javi Selvas is the second player announced to have signed for Torrevieja. Javi Selvas also was an integral part of Castellon’s Championship winning side of last season. He made a total of 29 appearances (22 league and 7 cup) scoring 3 goals. In July of this year he renewed his contract with Castellon but after playing just 1 league game (out of a possible 6) and 2 cup games, he was released from his contract on September 21st. The coach cited the reason being that he needed to free up room and finances to bring in a new striker after his current forwards were hit with injuries.

Social media lit up upon the announcement of these signings and not just from Torry fans but Castellon fans were up in arms that two players of the quality of Suarez and Selvas had been allowed to leave them to sign for a rival club. The general belief was that with these two on board, if they can remain injury free, Torrevieja should be well on course for the Playoffs come the end of the season. And as coincidence should have it, Torrevieja’s next home game on October 25th at 5.00pm is against Castellon, so along with TKO Teddy, it should be a game to remember.

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England verses Spain November 13th

IT MAY be only a friendly, but the fact that some of Europe’s best footballers will be playing in Alicante next month is certainly creating a lot of interest among football fans in the region.

On Wednesday, the vice president and deputy of Tourism, Eduardo Dolon, confirmed that the Spanish national coach Vicente del Bosque will be in Alicante next Monday, October 19th, to meet with the president of the Provincial Council of Alicante, Cesar Sanchez, for the official presentation of the Spain verses England football match. This will be held on November 13th at the Rico Perez Stadium.

Eduardo Dolon held his own meeting on Wednesday with the President of Hercules, Carlos Parodi, and members of the club’s board, which was the first working meeting before the event. The provincial head of the Costa Blanca Tourist Board also stated that promotional activities are to be explored to leverage the impact of this special game, with the

primary market force being UK residents living or holidaying in the Alicante region. “This is a major sporting event, as once more the province has been able to attract a special event that is especially attractive for the British market. In this sense, we are working on this a special promotion of the forthcoming World Travel Market,” said Eduardo Dolon.

Dolon added.; “I am pleased to announce that Vicente del Bosque will also be in the party of the Spanish selection in Alicante.” The technical visit of the Delegation of Alicante will take place on Monday along with the Provincial president César Sánchez, to officially announce the Spain against England match.

With both Spain and England winning their somewhat easy European groups, the match between the present European champions and World Cup winners from 2010 has considerable appeal even in a friendly match. Drawn in Group E with Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania and San Marino, the England team became the first selection to gain a place in the finals with the exception of France, the host. The squad, led by Roy Hodgson, was ranked first in its group and qualified with three games to play, after beating San Marino (0-6) on 5 September.

The game against England will be the eighth

disputed by the Spanish national team in the Rico Perez, where they are unbeaten and only yielded a draw once, with their first visit to Alicante when they played a one-all draw with Hungary in March 1977. After Hungary, Spain played three friendlies in the Rico Perez against Finland, Czechoslovakia and Chile, and then against Malta and Liechtenstein in qualifying for the World Championships in Korea and France.

The last meeting of the national team in Alicante dates back to October 11th, 2011, when they faced and defeated Scotland (3:1) for the qualifiers of Euro 2012.