ISSUE 072 - Friday 30th November 2018
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END OF AN ERA One of Spain’s longestrunning English weekly newspapers, the Round Town News, has ceased to be published, after being bought less than two years ago by the Euro Weekly publishers Michel and Steven Euesden. This week’s shock closure came with a website announcement from Steven Euesden and a photo of him holding a glass of champagne stating that “advertisers and readers have told us that they want the Euro Weekly News”, and “consequently the EWN Media Group has decided to put their resources into that publication.” The Round Town News, better known to most people as the RTN, was established by Geoff Gartland in the late nineties and was an
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innovative paper with popular columnists, as well eye-catching designs and an extensive use of colour, which was ahead of the pack. The RTN was also never afraid to dig to find the truth behind stories thanks to the staff who had a track record in journalism, including the much-missed Louise Clarke. The paper was bought by the Euro Weekly Group in February 2017, who at the time described the RTN as a “respected voice which reaches the very heart of the community” and “a highly trusted name in Spain”. Geoff Gartland’s son, Danny Wilkinson, who used to be the RTN’s managing and production director
said:- This is very sad for everybody connected to the original RTN. Unfortunately, the new version of the RTN was never going to be the same as the original”. An employee at the RTN revealed: “We’re not printing it any more. I only found out yesterday. It comes after we lost a large number of clients over the Christmas period. It’s very sad that a newspaper that has been going so long has come to this end.” Meanwhile, a client, who has used the RTN for a year, said: “It is incredibly sad that it has been allowed to collapse in this way. It was once a very popular paper, with a loyal following, but that has changed massively over the last couple of years.” In early 2017, the
publication in the Costa Blanca, and it’s closure in the south of Spain came in parallel with the RTN announcement.
EWN also bought the Sol Times, which after a few months ceased
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The Importance of making sure your finances are tax efficient – Part 1 – Over the forthcoming weeks I am going to illustrate the importance of making sure your finances are best positioned for tax here in Spain and highlight the real benefits of holding investments in a Spanish Compliant product. In this article I am going to compare the Spanish income tax position, for a Spanish tax resident, between a tax compliant policy and a non-compliant policy So what is a Spanish Compliant Policy? Well firstly, don’t be confused by it being titled ‘Spanish’, it is sometimes presumed that this means the investments are held in Spain, or have an investment focus on Spain. This is not the case, A Spanish Compliant Bond is a tax compliant policy which has to meet a number of technical conditions. For example the funds available for selection must be EU UCITS fund. A UCITS fund is a collective investment schemes established and authorised under a harmonised EU legal framework, allowing investors to access cross border investments, which all have to fall under the UCITS product rules. In addition, a Spanish Compliant policy provider must appoint a fiscal representative in Spain with responsibility for reporting on and the payment of personal income tax on savings income as I will explain later in the article. One of the main benefits of investing in a tax compliant policy is that the growth in the policy is not taxable until the policy is surrendered or when a withdrawal takes place, even if you make changes to the investments.So it is not until money is taken from the policy and a gain is realised that the
policyholder will incur a liability to income tax. The process is then simplified further with basic tax calculated and sent to the Hacienda on behalf of the client. The income tax authorities in Spain have specifically exempted owners of compliant policies from disclosing the policy on their Modelo 720 declaration of overseas assets, another great feature of the policy. So how does this compare to a noncompliant policy? Well to start with, the non compliantpolicy does not provide the same tax deferral benefits, instead the policyholder must declare the annual growth in their policy and pay income tax at the respective rate, even if there have been no withdrawals from the policy. Non-compliantpolicies must be also be disclosed on the Modelo 720. The taxation of savings income in Spain Savings income is currently taxable at the rates shown below. A Spanish Compliant policy will deduct 19% tax from the total gain which the fiscal representative will then pay to the tax authorities. If the policyholder receives savings income in excess of €6,000 in the tax year, they must pay the additional tax due, 2% on savings income up to €50,000 and a further 2% on the savings income over €50,000.
Comparing the tax position of the two policy types The following example compares the position between a non-compliant policy and a tax compliant policy for the tax years 2016, 2017 and 2018. It is presumed the investor has no other savings income taxable in Spain. The non-compliant policy €150,000 was invested into a noncompliant policy and the investor has no other savings income. The policyholder must declare each year the growth as savings income and pay tax on the total amount.
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This clearly illustrates that on the same investment over a three year period, if you were to withdraw the growth year on year, the investments held within the non compliant policy, would have a tax liability of €6,670 over this 3 year period, however on the tax compliant version, the tax liability would only be €842, this is a difference in tax payable of €5,828! There are many other benefits of these bonds, including online access, ability to switch funds, detailed valuations and the option to have your investment managed by a local adviser, such as Chorus Financial.
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Bathroom killer convicted
Guardia Civil officer. The court heard how Jose Luis SG trapped Dolores Correa,47, in a bathroom at her home in Gandia and strangled her. Evidence against him included the fact that he fled to Madrid shortly after the killing despite knowing the authorities wanted to question him. He had also threatened to kill Ms Correa her on Photo: Suspected killer found guilty this week. previous occasions while items from her home had A jury in Gandia by Simon Russell been sold to a second this week found a man hand shop after her death. guilty of the murder of his partner, a retired The defendant said
that he had found his partner’s body in the bathroom and panicked, fleeing the area. The jury didn’t believe this defence and he now faces up to 23 years in jail.
Pensions fraud uncovered A gang of fraudsters have been arrested in cities across Spain, including Alicante, accused of posing as pensioners to defraud the state. The 6 million Euro scam is believed to have involved up to 50 people, nine who have been detained and charged with falsification of official documentation, fraud and theft. In one instance 129,000 Euros had
provinces including Alicante and Murcia. Officials including been claimed by someone posing bank employees may also have as a pensioner they were related been involved in the far reaching to who had died several years scheme. previously. The fraud is believed to have been widespread with suspects being found in 17 by Matthew Richards
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Sleeping Lion claims British victim by Simon Russell
Photo: Rescue team on the The Ponoig
Photo: The Ponoig , known locally as the Sleeping Lion
THE identity of a 35-year-old British man who died while abseiling on a mountain in Alicante province has not yet been revealed by the authorities. The victim was abseiling on Polop’s Mount Ponoig on Tuesday afternoon when
he fell about 25 meters, dying instantly. He was roped to a 33 year old female, also believed to be a Briton. She was treated at the scene and taken to La Vila Hospital with unknown injuries. Early reports are that the woman fell first and
pulled down her climbing partner who was higher up the mountain. The two were staying at a nearby camp-site and ascended the Ferrata del Monte from there. The Ponoig is known locally as the Sleeping Lion due to its shape, is a popular
spot for climbers and hikers. It has several peaks above 1,000 metres with its summit being at 1,181 metres; a specialist climbers travel guide states that the mountain has “very steep slopes and formidable rocks and walls”.
Sick attack on rescue cats
STAFF at a feline shelter by Matthew Richards in Sant Vicent del Raspeig have said they were sickened “kicked like footballs”. by the sight of nine dead The attack happened rescue cats that had been in a terrace where the cats
were housed and allowed to roam. It appears that the cat’s kennels were covered so they could not escape or hide. A veterinarian said the
dead cats had all been kicked in the sternum as had a tenth cat which survived but is badly injured. The case has been handed
to Seprona, the animal investigation unit of the Guardia Civil. A spokesman for the centre said it could be
a revenge attack from someone who the shelter had reported for animal abuse, which they have had to do on several occasions.
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EVICTION TRAGEDY
A PENSIONER killed herself by jumping from the fifth floor of her Madrid apartment on Monday as police tried to evict her. The 65-year-old woman did not answer the door to bailiffs or police officers and then leapt from the apartment window. Pablo Iglesias, leader of the far-left Podemos party, said the woman’s name was “Alicia” and said that
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thousands of families had been evicted this year. According to El Pais newspaper, the number of people being evicted from their homes rose six point one per cent in the second quarter of this year amid high rent rises. The paper said that more than three in five of some 10,500 evictions cases in that period were for unpaid Photo: Pensioner fell five floors rent.
Rescue boat all at sea THE captain of a Santa Pola fishing vessel which rescued 12 migrants has warned that conditions on the boat are quickly deteriorating. The “Nuestre Madre Loreto” picked the people up drifting in a small boat off the coast between Tunisia and Libya. However, skipper, Pascual Dura said that he does not have food or provisions for the dozen as well as his crew of 13. Libya is the closest land but
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he believes his vessel will not be allowed to disembark it’s new occupants there. Geographically his preferred choice is Malta or Italy, who have both consistently refused entry to migrants from the Mediterranean since electing right-wing governments. Spain would offer shelter to the immigrants and Valencia has confirmed this, but it is significantly further to sail to.
MASSIVE PORN SWOOP
79 PEOPLE suspected of producing by Alex Trelinski and distributing child pornography on the Internet have been arrested by of the largest ever in Spain against child the National Police in a operation that pornography, but no further details were released about those arrested locally. started in 2016. In raids on 80 different properties across Spain, including addresses in the Valencia and Murcia regions, officers confiscated 45 laptops, 113 hard discs, 25 mobile phones, and more than 300 DVDs that contained “extremely graphic” pornographic material involving minors. Agents also found one hand gun, some smoke bombs, knives and drugs while raiding a property in Madrid. Police say that the operation is one
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Thousands of demonstrators, many wearing purple, marched through Madrid on Sunday as well as locally in Alicante, Elche, Murcia and Orihuela, plus a regional Marina Baixa protest in L’Alfas del Pi, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. People chanted slogans and carried signs reading “For Those Who Are Not With Us” and “Justice”. Since 2003, 972 women have been killed by their partners or expartners in Spain, 44 by Alex Trelinski of those so far in 2018, according held hundreds of rallies to protest to government figures. Earlier this year, women across against gender inequality. Courts received more than the country went on strike and
166,000 gender violence complaints in 2017, up 16 per cent on the previous year, according to the General Council of the Judiciary.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has reiterated his government’s “commitment” to eradicate violence against women and “culture” of sexism.
BACK IN THE DOCK THE NATIONAL COURT in Madrid launched a major trial on Monday over alleged fraud in the stock market listing of Bankia, which was bailed out during Spain’s economic crisis. Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato, who was Bankia’s chairman between 2010 and 2012, is among 35 defendants accused of fraud and falsifying
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financial statements in relation to the bank’s 2011 flotation. Prosecutors are seeking five years of imprisonment for Rato, who is already serving a 4½-year prison sentence for misusing Bankia’s corporate credit card. Bankia initially reported a 2011 profit of 309 million
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Theft on an industrial scale TWELVE people have been arrested in Alicante and charged with a number of thefts from industrial estates in the area. The police said that the operation to catch the thieves started in August after break-ins at premises in Tibi, Agost and Alicante which they thought were probably linked. In each instance doors and shutters were forced and whatever valuables inside were stolen, including truck batteries. They believe the gang had two ringleaders who directed the work and chose targets. The gang would
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then strike, usually in the early hours and knowing there were no security or night shift workers. The first breakthrough was finding some of the stolen goods at a scrapyard which hadn’t declared them. Earlier this month they issued arrest warrants for the suspects who have been charged with robbery with force, theft, deception, drug possession and membership of a criminal organisation. They also seized various electronic goods, 45 grams of cocaine and €3,000 in cash.
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NOSE BLOWER ROW Photo: Dani Mateo
A COMEDIAN appeared in a Madrid court on Monday after blowing his nose on the Spanish flag last month as part of a satirical show on the La Sexta TV channel. Dani Mateo appeared before a judge after the Guardia Civil union denounced his joke as an ‘affront to Spain (and) its symbols’. It is the latest case to raise fears for freedom of expression in the country. ‘As a citizen of this country, I’m worried because we’re bringing a clown before a judge for having done his job,’ Dani Mateo told reporters after appearing before a judge
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RYANAIR RAPPED
SPAIN’S Labour Ministry has found low-cost carrier Ryanair guilty of violating cabin crews’ right to strike as well as breaching work safety regulations and obstructing labour inspections. Unions claim that the Spanish government is threatening to fine the airline for 16 infractions, but Ryanair—which can appeal the infractions—said it had “no knowledge of these ‘proposals’,” The Labour ministry found that the company, by emailing or calling employees to see if they
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would stop work before planned strikes in July and September, had infringed on their right to strike, the USO and Sitcpla unions said. The ministry report said bosses at Ryanair bases in Spain had “obstructed” the work of inspectors when they showed up to investigate accusations the airline had violated the right to strike. It also said the company Photo: Employees exercising their right to strike. put more staff on the airport or home standby than normal, which meant and furniture for the higher on standby in airports, of employees violating work safety rules. there was not enough space number
probing his case. ‘That worries me a lot for the image it gives of my country and my flag.’ The sketch, broadcast on popular satirical television show El Intermedio on October 31st, saw Mateo sneeze and blow his nose on the Spanish flag, before ironically apologising profusely, saying he hadn’t wanted to ‘offend the Spanish, the king or the Chinese who sell these rags.’ In a subsequent tweet, the Guardia Civil retorted that the flag ‘symbolises the union of a people.’
Boozey brawl
A man has been arrested in Elche after fighting with a shop owner in the city who wouldn’t let him buy some beer. The proprietor refused as the request was made outside of the hours he was allowed to sell alcohol, but the man became aggressive then opened the fridge to help himself to beer and ran off. The fight started after the shopkeeper
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tried to stop him, suffering facial injuries when he was attacked. There were nearby police patrols who heard the altercation and arrested the 31-year-old Spaniard after speaking to both parties. He has been charged with robbery with violence and threatening behaviour.
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THE last Valencian to have spent time in a Nazi death camp has died, just a month before his 100th birthday. Born in Alcoy, where he died on Tuesday, Paco Aura fled to France after the Spanish Civil War along with many Republicans. However, when France was defeated he found himself once again on the wrong side and ended up in the infamous Mauthausen death camp. He remained there for four years but may have
Last Nazi camp survivor dies by Simon Russel
avoided the death chambers as he was a Spanish national. However, he only felt safe enough to return to his homeland in the 1950s.
Four years ago a bridge in Alcoy was named after Paco, who spent much of his retirement educating people about the horrors of both the camps and fascism itself.
Photo: Paco Aura at the opening ceremony of the bridge named in his honour.
Arrests in missing
mum case
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THERE are grave concerns for the fate of a missing Alicante woman after police arrested four men in connection with the case. As reported in last weeks Weekender 52 year old Nuria Ester Escalante went missing after travelling to Ibiza from her hometown of Sant Joan d’Alacant looking for winter work. After she failed to contact her children for two weeks and had not been seen by the person she was staying with her son reported her as missing. After the investigation got underway the Ibiza police said that they had reason to believe she had not gone missing of her own accord and started searching for places such as wells and ravines. The arrest on Tuesday is another twist, although few details are forthcoming. However, it has been disclosed that all four detainees are foreigners.
Photo: Guardia Civil officers making arrests in Ibiza.
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Seven million and counting
VALENCIA’S Manises airport received it’s seven millionth passenger of the year this week, a record annual number with another month still to go. The landmark was hit on 28 November, exactly the same day in 2017 when the six
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million figure was reached. The summer season (which for airports is regarded as the last Sunday in March to the last weekend in October) was exceptional according to the management team. However
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three quarters agreeing it was a good thing. Despite the inconvenience for working parents, safety needed to be the overriding factor at a time when people were being advised to stay off the roads if at all
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Caixabank said it aimed to increase its return on tangible equity ratio (ROTE) to above 12 per cent by 2021 from nine point four per cent at the end of September, buoyed by a more profitable insurance and consumer lending business. Spanish banks are struggling to lift earnings from mortgage loans as interest rates hover at historic
lows and are battling over more profitable household lending. C a i x a b a n k ’ s announcement follows the pattern seen in recent years from all of Spain’s banks which has led to branch closures, especially in rural and small communities. The banks have used the spread of internet banking as a major factor in scaling down branches across the country.
Manises is also aiming at winter sun travellers, adding eleven new routes to their itinerary including Bristol and Vienna. Data for the year shows Valencia to be the fourth fastest growing airport across the whole of Europe.
Most agree with school closures SCHOOLS in the La Safor region, which includes Oliva and Gandia, lost several days of school due to the recent heavy rains and winds. Parent’s have been surveyed since to gauge their opinion on schools shutting due to extreme weather, with over
CAIXA CLOSURES
Caixabank plans to cut almost a fifth of its branches in Spain over the next three years in a drive to boost profitability. As part of its 2019-2021 strategic plan, Caixabank said this week that it expected to cut the number of branches by 821 to 3,640 by 2021. The bank, which employs around 32,600 people in Spain, said the plan would lead to job losses, but did not give any further details.
Photo: Passengers at Manises airport.
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possible. Town Hall’s act on the advice of the emergency services and then generally contact parents through the likes of Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp groups. Often the decision would not be made until an hour or so before the schools were due to open.
Two in hospital after bike destroyed
A young woman is in hospital with what have been described as serious head injuries after a motorcycle was destroyed in a smash involving a car near Teulada. The crash occurred
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on the Benimarco road at about 1.30pm on Sunday and the woman, aged 22 and the pillion passenger, was transferred to Valencia’s La
Fe Hospital. The male driver of the bike suffered from a fractured leg. Early reports are that the car, which was also written off in the accident, was being driven by a British family.
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Fourteen years for child rapist
by Simon Russell
PROSECUTORS have asked for 14 years and nine months in prison for a man accused of repeatedly raping his daughter. The girl, a minor throughout the times of the assault, lived with her father after her parents were divorced which is when the rapes started. She alleges that he continued with the abuse for over four years by threatening to kill her and harm other family members. The trial started in Alicante’s Provincial Court this week.
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Argentina arrest for murder suspect
by Matthew Richards A joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Argentine authorities has led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of a woman in Valencia last September. The victim, Eva Bou also 37, was killed in a suspected gender violence attack in Borriol on 7 September. Her partner, who has a history of violence against women, fled to his home country of Argentina and was tracked down in the town of Posadas this week. After the killing the dead woman’s body had not been discovered for five days, giving the ex-soldier Photo: The detained murder suspect (centre) with Guardia officers. time to leave Spain.
Black Sunday on the roads THREE people were killed in separate incidents on the Valencian Community’s roads last Sunday, the region’s Traffic Management Centre has confirmed. A 65-year-
old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with the back of a van on the CV-440 near Utiel. A 62-year old was fatally injured after leaving his vehicle on the AP-7 motorway
in Almoradi and being hit by a passing vehicle. In the third fatality, a pedestrian was struck by a car on the CV318 at El Puig de Santa Maria in the Valencian province.
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Fit to stand trial by Simon Russell
A woman accused of murdering the foster child of her partner will soon be facing trial after a psychiatric examination concluded she was mentally competent. The eight-year-old boy, who was autistic, was asphyxiated in August last year. The accused, Alejandra GP aged 31, originally claimed she had been sexually assaulted by two strangers who killed the boy. However, her story soon started to unravel as there were no witnesses who saw men matching the description on the busy street in the town of Elda. She then changed her story, saying that the boy had choked on some ham but forensic experts now believe he was strangled with a shirt. The accused, who is deaf, was pregnant at the time of the assault and has since given birth.
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Top doctor can’t find work
Photo: Marisa Gracia, former boss at FGV, arrives for a pre-trial court hearing.
Prison request for rail bosses
Photo: Alejandro Rivero being interviewed about his arduous job search. A young neurologist regarded as one of the best in his field is so desperate for work he is being forced to travel around Spain handing out CVs to prospective employers. Alejandro Rivero has won several awards for his work including the Bachelor’s Degree Award
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from the Royal Academy of Medicine. However as he explained to a Spanish news channel no-one it seems is hiring doctors, and specialists such as himself who are still completing aspects of their studies are finding it especially difficult.
Many of them are going private but others, like Alejandro, want to give something back to the general public that paid for much of their education. There has also been a doubling of the number of faculties of medicine, places that rarely take outside contractors.
THE Valencian Prosecutors Office has asked that if they are found guilty in an upcoming trial the senior management team at FGV at the time of the Valencian metro tragedy be jailed. In the 2006 accident, 43 people lost their lives after a train derailed between Jesus and Placa de Espanya stations. Marisa Gracia was the CEO of FGV, the train operating firm, at the time of the crash and the prosecutors say that her and seven of her directors from that time are criminally negligent.
by Simon Russell
They allege there were serious deficiencies on the stretch of rail where the accident occurred and FGV were aware of these. They had also failed to implement speed control methods on the tracks despite advice from safety bodies to do so. Furthermore, there were deficiencies in the training of personnel which may well have led to the accident. When the train derailed it was travelling at 80 kmph, twice the recommended speed. Of the
43 people that died just under half came from the small town of Torrent which was the train’s destination. The body of one woman has never been identified or claimed. Families of victims have been asking why the case has taken 12 years to go to trial, despite continual accusations of negligence, including allowing a driver diagnosed with epilepsy to pilot the vehicle, something which should have barred him from his job. The driver was one of the people killed at the crash scene.
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Fairground scare
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by Simon Russell
FIRE CREWS had to be called out after 20 people, mainly children, became trapped on a fairground ride in Elche last weekend. The flying saucer type attraction suffered a mechanical failure in the middle of the ride, leaving the occupants unhurt but dangling about 8 metres (26 feet) in the air. The ride broke down in the evening but the three fire teams were able to get everyone safely back to earth in about 45 minutes. No-one was reported as requiring medical attention.
Photo: The stricken ride and rescue equipment.
Dangerous places to work SPAIN continues to have one of the worst records in the European Union for safety in the workplace a new report shows. There have been a total of just under 400,000 accidents reported in 2018 so far, an increase of 3.6% in 2017. However, it is serious accidents and fatalities where Spain lags behind, with 2,629 incidents
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classed as serious while there were 327 deaths in the workplace. ASEPAL, the association which commissioned the reports and monitors workplace safety, said that many of the accidents could have been avoided if the appropriate personal protective equipment was
worn. They say that the government should also be doing more to help by promoting new policies and rule changes to protect workers. The figures show that the highest number of incidents was recorded in the manufacturing industry, followed by commerce and construction. However, the service sector had the most fatal accidents.
Help with energy poverty VALENCIA Town Council has opened their first office aimed at helping people who are having problems meeting the payments of their energy bills. It has been estimated that about a quarter of the city’s population is classed as being in “energy poverty”, people or families that struggle to pay the most basic of bills. The new office will be in place next year at Calle Jose Maria Haro in the Aiora area. Help covered includes
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queries about overcharging, advice on reducing energy use and information on financial aid available. Energy Councillor Berto Jaramillo said “the office will be a civil service for the city and an information space. Trained staff will have information and handouts on bills, renewable energies, subsidies and energy saving ideas for water, electric and gas usage”.
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The clock is ticking and the Spanish tax man is awaiting the deadline Can you imagine the following scenario? You are driving your car along a Spanish oneway system. From out of nowhere, a Guardia Civil officer steps into the road, right arm up, left arm pointing at you to pull over… You love Spain, you bought a home in this country and pay taxes here. What can be wrong? Several minutes later you get a ticket (€1500) because you had not realised that your car insurance had expired. An innocent overlook, perhaps, but this reason will not be enoughto avoid the ticket. This is exactly what could happen if you missed the deadline to pay your non-resident tax. Please read through this articlethat we’ve written to help you understand how nonresident taxes work. What group are you in? You bought property in Spain andyou are withinone of the following three groups: Investor, to rent out (not having Spanish residency card) Holiday home owner (not having Spanish residency card) Permanent home owner (having Spanish residency card) If you’re within groups 1 and/or 2… keep reading please! Are you a Spanish fiscal resident? You are a Spanish fiscal resident if: You live more than 183 days per calendar year on Spanish territory (and had previously applied for a Spanish residency card).
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CHALLENGES A bid over the legality of the EU’s Brexit negotiations brought by a 97-year-old war veteran and 12 other emigrant Britons were rejected by the European court of justice in Luxembourg on Monday. Harry Shindler, who lives in Italy, and others who reside in various EU member states had argued that the referendum in 2016 was invalid because they and more than a million Britons living in the EU were deprived of a vote. French lawyers acting for the British claimants said the EU should not, therefore, have accepted the UK’s intention to withdraw and start negotiations which culminated in the deal being signed in Brussels on Sunday. But the Council of the European Union successfully opposed the application, arguing that the EU’s decision did not affect
Otherwise, you area fiscal non-resident. However, both non-resident and resident property owners in Spain are obliged to fileannual income tax returns, as the Spanish tax system operates through self-assessment. What is the Spanish tax year? The fiscal tax year in Spain begins on the 1st January and ends on the 31st December. Spanish fiscal non-resident annual tax returns are declared in arrears and hence the following year. How much tax will you have to pay? There are two main categories here: Non-residents in Spain from non-EU member states or non-EEA countries: are required to declare income earned in Spain at a general rate of 24%. Non-resident of an EU member state or EEA countrywith an effective exchange of tax
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the applicants’ legal situation but was merely “a preparatory act”. Only when article 50 was completed, formalising the UK’s departure, were the rights of the applicants liable to be affected, it maintained. The European courts however continue to be busy with Brexit matters, as judges in Luxembourg are considering an emergency legal challenge over whether the UK can unilaterally halt Brexit by reversing article 50, the clause that initiated the country’s departure from the EU. The European court of justice head a claim on Tuesday by a cross-party group of six Scottish MPs, MEPs and MSPs that argues politicians at Westminster can stop the process without needing the consent of the other 27 EU member states. The judges are expected to rule quickly given the time-sensitive nature of the issue.
information with Spain, you will be charged a Spanish income tax rate of 19%. In either category, the general rule for fiscal non-residents is that tax is based on their gross Spanish source of notional income (benefit of having an asset), net rental income and on capital gains arising from assets located in Spain. You area non-resident and property owner, what taxes should you pay? Before we dive into it, there is an important rule you should keep in mind. When property is owned by more than one person, each person will be an independent tax payer who will have to declare separate tax returns. The income tax amount will depend on the use of the property: A) Notional income tax on properties in private use Let’s say you were not the owner of the property during the whole year. In this case, you would only pay notional income tax that would apply to the period where you were the actual owner. This same formula would apply if you rent out property. Notional income tax is calculated according to the calendar year – 1st January to the 31st December. B) Income tax on property which is rented out
The rule here is: “non-resident property owners who rent out their property are obliged to declare the total amount received and are taxed over the net income”. Unlike notional income, this kind of tax is declared quarterly as follows: 1st-20th April (1st quarter) 1st-20th July (2nd quarter) 1st-20thOctober (3rd quarter) 1st-20th January (4th quarter) Have you got any questions on nonresident tax? If so, then please do let us know. The Spanish tax man will not forgive an “innocent overlook” on the deadline of your tax obligations, nor the Guardia Civil if you have not renewed your car insurance.Please let us know if you have got any questions.Please contact us at admin@sun-lawyers.com
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If you are a UK Expat and are tax resident in Spain with investments in the UK, you may have found that getting a consistent answer as to how these will be treated for tax purposes in Spain and/or the UK is difficult to obtain! I am talking about the chargeable gains, growth, dividends and interest made on your investments either when they are sold, cashed in or kept in UK based investments. The existing double taxation treaty means you would usually pay tax in one country or the other but not both. However; the way Capital Gains (CGT) tax works and is calculated here in Spain is very different to that in the UK! The UK has a CGT allowance of
currently £11,700 per person in the 18/19 tax year, the UK tax year running from the 6th of April to the following 5th of April. Joint UK assets have an allowance per person and apply to each person’s share of the investment or holdings. Trusts have a lower UK allowance, however there is no such CGT allowance in Spain. If you have Unit Trusts, Shares or ISAs, then these will be potentially liable to an annual Spanish Savings tax. If an Investment or asset is sold, potentially UK and/or Spanish CGT is also payable. The Spanish tax year is January 1st to December 31st each year. Spanish Tax residents will also be potentially liable to Spanish CGT on the
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same asset although an allowance would be made for any tax already paid in the UK. No consideration will be given for the UK personal CGT allowance, so an additional sum of Spanish Tax may be due. To calculate any liability to Spanish CGT, Spanish Savings Tax and/or UK CGT a few calculations will need to be made. It is therefore crucial to take professional financial advice before any investments or assets are sold or cashed in, since it may be possible to reduce the liability. Therefore holding UK investments for a Spanish Tax resident can be a bit of a tax trap and a complex one to say the least! Spanish Compliant Investment Bonds are tax efficient investment vehicles and could be the answer to many of the tax
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Trump ramps up migrant issue
PICTURES of nappyclad toddlers in hysterics after being sprayed with tear gas is something you might expect to see from some of the world’s more totalitarian countries. However this is the USA in 2020 and President Trump’s way of ensuring migrants don’t make the crossing from the Mexican border into “his” country. The tear gas was fired at the crowd, men, women and children alike and mainly Hondurans, by US border patrol agents, prompting an outcry from the world and within the US. Trump has variously called people in the migrant caravan criminals, gang members, drug dealers and also implied, without a shred of evidence, that middle east terrorists are mingling with the group. Despite President Trump’s rhetoric most of the migrants - who are effectively refugees at the moment - are by all accounts fleeing abject poverty and violence in their homelands. Many point out that they have a right to seek asylum and, if due
One way ticket to Mars Photo: One of President Trump’s “migrant caravan criminals” after being tear-gassed by US border patrol forces.
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process is followed and they don’t meet the criteria, they can then be refused entry to the USA. Tear-gassing them at the border, however, comes very close to breaking international laws. Trump supporters, of course, love his strongman approach, if you can call attacking threeyear-olds with toxic gas the act of a strongman. Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren, for
example, tweeted “Watching the USA FINALLY defend our borders was the HIGHLIGHT of my Thanksgiving weekend”. (Trump and his supporters REALLY like capitals). His way of governing at the moment appears to be doing whatever it needs to make his fans like him more while turning the rest of the country even further away from him. Where this will end is anyone’s guess, but many think it will not be pretty.
AS people’s obsession with the Red Planet shows no signs of abating, Mars has been in the news for two very different reasons this week. On Friday we were presented with the unusual sight of high-fiving scientists as the InSight spacecraft successfully touched down on the planet. After almost six months hurtling through space, by far the most dangerous part of the journey was the last seven minutes as the craft ploughed through the Martian atmosphere. The 100-kilometre fall meant slowing down from 12,000 mph to nothing in about the time it takes to boil a kettle. Thankfully it made a perfect landing and immediately started beaming back photos. InSight’s mission is to drill down into the planet, finding out what it is made of and possibly if it ever supported life, that
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holy grail of all Martian explorers. Meanwhile, eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has talked about plans for his own personal Mars mission saying it comes with a “good chance of death”. His Space X rockets have been several years in development and he claims it will only be a few years before they will be taking people to Mars, with him likely to be one of the first to go. He admits coming back may be more problematic, possibly making his plans of paid space flight unpalatable to the fellow millionaires and billionaires who will be able to afford it. It’s probably also safe to say he won’t be using the strapline “good chance of death” when he gets round to selling the trips.
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Worried family members and police were celebrating earlier this week, when British woman, Norah Garratt, was found four days after going missing from a Benidorm hotel. Sixty-three year old, Norah, an Alzheimer patient from Northampton, had last been seen at around 05.15h on the morning of Saturday, November 24th. She was spotted leaving the Gran Hotel Bali, in the La Cala de Benidorm area of the resort, wearing only denim jeans and a long-sleeved, cream rugby shirt with blue stripes. When Norah left the building, she had no money, credit cards, ID documents, handbag, mobile phone or warm clothing on her person. Soon after her disappearance, her husband, son, daughter and two cousins who were in Benidorm, made an appeal on social media outlets to help find their relative. Several witnesses came forward claiming to have seen someone matching Norah’s description, but these were all timed before Saturday
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afternoon. By last Tuesday, four days after she went missing, there had been no further reported sightings since, leaving both Police and relatives worried that she may have strayed
Photo: Norah, an Alzheimer´s patient, was discovered four days after going missing from her Benidorm hotel.
away from populated areas of the resort into the nearby countryside. Flyers with a recent photo of Norah had been distributed to bars, businesses, tourists and taxi drivers, by family and volunteers, in the hope of people coming forward with new information. Each hour that passed increased the precariousness of the situation, as Norah was described as a scared, confused Alzheimers patient, who only speaks English, but could possibly remember her anniversary date and maiden name, which is Byrne. A post on the page of resident Harry Kroesen, was shared scores of times by concerned Facebook users, moved by the message, which read “NORAH GARRATT is 63 years old and suffering from Alzheimer.... just imagine this was your Grandma, Mother or Auntie... PLEASE HELP! We cannot do this alone.... 3 valuable days already gone......... WE NEED TO FIND HER! HELP!!!!!” One comment by Jacqui Perkins read, “ Please keep your eyes open
in the streets and in parks to find Norah???! Make an extra round TODAY with your dog in more desolate places just to make sure she is not there?!” A coordinated search of the area around the Gran Hotel Bali was organised for the afternoon of last Tuesday 27th November, with volunteers joining the family and police officers in an effort to unearth more clues to Norah’s disappearance. As family members and volunteers gathered to conduct the search, the good news was relayed to the group, explaining that Norah had been found by at 13.00h, by local police, alerted by a resident from La Nucia, who had heard a voice coming from a neighbouring ravine, known as a barranco. The police officers, descending into the ravine and were able to rescue Norah, who although in a confused state, appeared in otherwise good health, despite her four-day ordeal. The search included the participation of Benidorm Local
Photo: Norah Garrat.
Police and the Benidorm Fire Brigade who provided several vehicles and an Alfa 1 helicopter. Norah was immediately transferred by the Red Cross/Cruz Roja to the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa, where she remains under observation. Family members joined with both Local and National Police, in thanking everyone for their continuous help and support during the search for Norah.
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Slaughterhouse for Altea´s trays The
Photo: The new Altea animal centre can shelter up to four dogs and six cats in comfortable cages.
Abandoned dogs and cats in Altea, now have a dedicated shelter, thanks to the conversion of a former slaughterhouse, set up by the town council and a local animal charity in the town. However, the Punt D’Acollida Animal centre, which opened recently is not a centre for members of the public to take stray animals, but moreover, a shelter where police can transfer animals either taken or reported to them using the normal methods. The new centre can accommodate up to four dogs and six cats in comfortable cages, with adjacent exercise area, for between two and five days, before being transferred to the main animal protection shelter in Benidorm. President of the Peluts de la Marina charity, Mari Paz Solbes, explained, “we have been demanding a facility of this type for a long time, because having a shelter is very difficult, but in
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the end, the city council picked up the baton and we are very grateful for this decision.” In the surrounding area, only Benidorm and La Nucia, operate similar facilities, although, prior to 2012, the local police station in Villa Gadea had cages for holding animals. “These did not meet the adequate conditions,” said the president, but at the new reception shelter, “the first in the region, the abandoned animals will
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be better served,” before stressing that, “it is not a place where citizens can leave the animals they find abandoned or the litters of bitches that they own and do not want.” The old slaughterhouse, which is situated adjacent to the Rio Algar river, closed in 1984, owing to unsanitary conditions, but for the previous fifty years, cows, pigs, sheep, goats and horses, were delivered from as far afield as Murcia and Gandia, before being sold onto local butchers. Reiterating the procedures Altea citizens should follow with abandoned animals, town health councillor Diego Martinez, explained that local police should be contacted in the first instance. “Municipal veterinarian, Ana Ferrando, will be in charge of the revision and care of the animals, and will take care of it’s transfer to the animal protection centre in Benidorm if the owner is not found”, he said. Anyone wishing to report an abandoned animal in Altea should call the local police on 96 584 55 11, “who will then arrange the transfer to the new animal shelter” explained Martinez.
Postbag What an absolute mess the British politicians are making of what to do with Brexit, with personal petty self-interest dominating their thoughts, rather than what might be good for the country as a whole. What Theresa May has come up with is not a bad compromise, and it does secure our rights over here, which is of most interest to me, rather than this endless boring talk of backstops here and there. The UK was left split after the referendum vote in 2016, and her deal seems to me to be the only rational course open to avoid a disastrous cliff-edge drop out of the EU, and all that will mean to us in Spain, and back home. Harry Peace, Denia.
The non-stop frenzy of Christmas adverts on UK television is driving me bonkers, and thank heavens that we have a more measured view of the festive season in Spain. No hype on the TV hitting you continually and the usual family traditions, plus the bonus of New Year and Three Kings as well. I certainly know where I would rather be over the next few weeks, plus the weather is bound to be better! Jane Claridge, Villajoyosa.
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Old folks home “humiliating and degrading”
THE Ministry of Health has received so many complaints about conditions in a pensioners care home in Calpe that they have opened an investigation. The centre in question is La Saleta, a private establishment that also has public spaces at a subsidised rate. The complaints, usually filed by relatives, include poor diet, lack of basic hygiene and “humiliating, degrading” treatment of some residents. Lack of staff, both experienced and inexperienced, seems to be at the heart of the problem and as well as the Ministry the National Police, Guardia Civil and Calpe Town Hall have all received complaints, not to mention the centre itself. One denuncia about hygiene was accompanied by a film of a rat wandering around the home; others have posted pictures of unappetising looking food which allegedly is often either burnt or stone cold. Another person said they went to visit their mother and found her lying on the floor, unattended and sobbing uncontrollably. Most worryingly perhaps there have been alleged errors with medication, some patients having to be referred to hospital to receive the correct medication. Relatives
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Thinking blue
JAVEA has been the venue for a conference promoting the “Blue Economy”, an ethical and ecological approach to coastal tourism. The Focus PYME was funded by the Valencian Generalitat and this year featured many speakers with experience in the blue economy such as Jose Mancebo, director of the Costa Blanca Tourist Board as well as several representatives from local businesses. Sports tourism, building a sporting career and sustainable tourism were all discussed on the day.
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have regularly had to stay over to help with their family members, many of whom are suffering from dementia and similar mental issues. La Saleta itself admits it is having “operational problems” and assures the press those things will be back to normal shortly.
Rare disease detected locally A man in Denia Hospital has been diagnosed with diphtheria, prompting a number of protocols to ensure the high infections disease is isolated. Anyone at the hospital who has come into contact with the patient as well as friends and family has been given the relevant drugs cocktail and will be
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monitored for symptoms. The 53-year-old was admitted after complaining of laryngitis, skin lesions, a fever and other ailments. It is unclear how the man contracted the disease which occurs almost exclusively in India, Indonesia and parts
of Africa, none of which he has visited. Even in those countries, diphtheria is rare with only 4,500 cases being reported worldwide in 2015, the last year full records were available. The infection is fatal for about 10% of people who catch it and is extremely dangerous for the elderly and very young.
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Trend watch - Autumn & Winter 2018 Women in Spain are opting for a simple yet effective look this winter. Start your outfit by choosing your statement piece/pieces. Fur coats and capes, big chunky boots, and the colour red are all fundamental to the fashionistas r o a m i n g the streets in Barcelona,
arguably the fashion capital of Spain. Follow this up by layering on black and neutral pieces such as mom jeans, floaty skirts, and tights. Animal prints are also making a comeback this winter, especially leopard spots. Popular items in this print are boots, coats, and accessories like scarves and snoods. With androgynous fashion on the rise and more designers offering unisex clothing, it’s no wonder that
men and women’s fashion trends are overlapping. In men’s fashion, alongside classic black, khaki is proving a popular choice colour for staple pieces this season. Layer up black trousers, jumpers, and a black or neutral jacket. Swap the women’s statement boots and coats for hats and man bags, and you’ve got yourself an outfit on point with the Spanish winter trends that will also keep you warm!
Is suncream important in winter? Sunscreen is a necessity in Spain, especially in the summer. It helps reduce the risk of developing skin cancer, plus most of the other problems that come with prolonged sun exposure, such as premature ageing and sun spots. However, these risks do not go away in the winter. While it’s easy to assume that the winter sun is harmless because it’s not ‘hot’, that’s far from the truth. There are two types of UV rays that sunscreen helps to
protect against, UVA and UVB. The ideal type of sunscreen to look for is ‘broad-spectrum’, as this protects against both UVA and UVB rays, while other formulas of sunscreen predominantly only protect against one type of UV ray. The colder months can dry your skin out making it more prone to damage. Combat this by making sure that you use a moisturiser containing SPF, as this will not only keep your skin hydrated and make it less
susceptible to sun damage, but paired with a broad-spectrum sunscreen, will keep you protected all year round. Always remember to keep your skin covered, and top up on your SPF protection throughout the day. While sunscreen advertises to protect your skin, it is not a barrier, and some rays will still get through. It is also important to remember that UV rays can go through glass, so even if you’re basking in the sun from the safety of
your home, you should still consider using sun protection Shop around at your local pharmacy or perfumery to find the perfect sun protection for you.
Clubs, Charities & Events
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The Terri Horvath Morris dancers, the only Local Morris dancing team are preparing their forthcoming Calendar of events. They are already booked to appear on the Grand stage at The Zenia Boulevard for the 24th November @ approximately 3 o.c. So come along and see them there. If you would like to arrange for them to be at your event or would like to join the group Dancers (no experience necessary, just 2 left feet!) or as a musician, Please contact J.dtonge@yahoo.co.uk 965 076 717 the Team Squire or the group secretary on sus4n.ward@sky. com 643 026 574
Javea Javea U3A members can be sure of a real Christmas cracker at the November monthly meeting at the Parador hotel next Wednesday (Nov 28)! It is time for the annual Extravaganza, when fellow members let their hair down and entertain the audience with fantastic fun, frolics and fun. And this year’s show promises to be as hilarious as ever with a few surprises in store. The cast have been rehearsing over the last few weeks in order to put on the best
show possible. Preparations have been veiled in secrecy so far, but we can be sure of a mixture of madcap mirth, merriment and music as the various sketches unfold. Doors open at 9.30am and after a short business meeting, the show will begin at 11am. Members should be aware how important it is to get there early to ensure a seat as it is always a full house for the Extravaganza. Afterwards there will be free mince pies and sherry on offer to members of the audience. All fully paid up members of the Javea U3A are welcome.
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Santa has already been very busy and in just a few weeks he will be on his way to the Raquel Paya School for children with special needs. These youngsters are already very excited and looking forward to Santa’s arrival and all the presents he has in that bag of his. But first we need your support by buying lots of raffle tickets in our Christmas Raffle. The tickets are now on sale in the shop and library and there are fabulous prizes to be won: This year we have a 127cm (50”) TV; a magnificent hamper filled with Christmas goodies; vouchers for restaurants, beauty treatments,
hairdressing; wine, chocolates; and many other great prizes. A strip of five tickets will cost you only €3, giving you the opportunity to win one of our fantastic prizes and at the same time support our campaign to fill Santa’s bag with all those presents for the children. Your generous contribution to the Christmas Raffle will ensure that they are not disappointed. Thank you for your continued support. The draw takes place on Friday, 21st of December at 12 noon in the Original Charity Shop on Carrer de Nancy 1, in Javea’sArenal. Looking for gift ideas this Christmas? Why not pop into the shop and have a look in our jewellery cabinet where we have lots of beautiful pieces on sale. You could also buy a €10 gift voucher, or if you are looking for something ideal for a book worm why not consider giving a library membership for €30. For more information please see our web page: www.charityshoplibrary.com or email: info@charityshoplibrary.com
Los Montisinos Andante International Classical Choir is to perform Christmas carols on Saturday, lst December at 8.15 p.m. at Los Montesinos Church as well as Sunday,
9th December at 7.30 p.m. at Benijofar Church. Entrance will be free with bucket collections for their local charities. The audience will be invited to join in with the singing. The programme will include traditional English, Basque and German carols. We are still seeking Basses and Tenors to join our friendly choir. Anyone wishing to do so should contact elcvdvecht@ gmail.com or telephone 625 707294 for more information.
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CHRISTMAS FAYRE DATE: SATURDAY 01 DECEMBER, 2018 - TIME: 10.30 PLACE PUB DELFIN, DAMARA, CALPE - HOME MADE CAKES, SAUSAGE ROLLS, PICKLES & CHUTNEY, JAMS & MARMALADES - RAFFLE WITH SUPER PRIZES TO BE WON & COMPETITIONS, BOTTLE STALL & MUCH MORE! - ALL PROCEEDS GO TO LOCAL CHARITIES – PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US AND BE PROMPT – WE SELL OUT QUICKLY!
Teulada /Moraira The Teulada – Moraira Lions Present “What a Cracker VI” on the 9th December
in Espai La Senieta, Moraira. For tickets and information please call 966499954 or email: tmlions.concerts@gmail.com For information on all our events please call 966 499 954 / 618017201 Email peter_john1@hotmail.com www. tmlions.com
Torrevieja Coffee Morning at “El Patio Bar & Restauant” in aid of “Reach Out” charity Sat. 24th Nov. 10 am Home made cakes,scones, cheesecake (coffee & cake 3 Euro) Baps available and also English Breakfast and Spanish Tostados Also a Prize Raffle so come along and support this worthwhile charity (El Patio Calle Ulpiano 16 Torrevieja Tel: 604118841 )
U3A Vall del Pop U3A Vall del Pop What’s On Programme December 5th – Christmas Shopping in Murcia, IKEA and Nueva Condomina Centro Commercial [euro 8.50] December 6th – Christmas Party at Casa Lili, Moraira [sold out] December 13th– General Meetingwith
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Christmas surprises. December 18th – not a U3A event but a reminder of an important chance to hear latest on Brexit from British Consul in Spain at 2.30pm in Edificio Multinsos in Alcalai
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January 3rd – General Meeting. Speaker David Shute on Life and Times of a TV Reporter January 18/19th -Benidorm Palace with overnight stay at Palm Beach Hotel [euro 68] February 7th – General Meeting. Speaker Jana Petken on Historical writer with many award-winning novels March 7th – Annual General Meeting April 4th – General Meeting. Speaker Duncan Campell on Reporter Highly Recommended. May 2nd – General Meeting. Speaker Benjamin Tinker on Chiropractor. May 19 – 26th– Trip to Galicia, 6 days / 5 nights.
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Health & Beauty
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PREGNANT? WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A FLU JAB
It is strongly recommended that all pregnant woman should receive a ‘Flu Jab’ as protection for both Mother and Baby. There is strong evidence that pregnant women have a much higher chance of developing complications should they get flu, especially those in the latter stages of pregnancy. One of the most common complications is bonchitis which in turn can develop into pneumonia.
Other less common infections include: • Otitis media (middle ear infection) • Septic shock (an infection in the blood that causes a severe drop in blood pressure) • Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) • Meningitis (infection of the brain and spinal cord) When a pregnant woman contracts flu there is an increased risk of premature labour, low birth weight and stillbirth. For the newborn there is even an increase in the risk of neonatal death in the first week of life. For most people the thought of having a flu jab whilst pregnant is frightening and we are always told to avoid medication etc. However, extensive studies have shown that a flu vaccine is safe to administer any time during pregnancy from the first weeks right up until the expected due date. The vaccine also poses no risk to those who are breastfeeding. When a pregnant woman has a flu vaccine there is the added benefit that she will pass on some protection to her baby which will last for the first few months of his or her life. So……..if you are pregnant (or in the process of trying for a baby) now is the time to speak to your Midwife and book your flu jab!
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Spain to Ban Alternative Medicine
Earlier this month, the Spanish government announced a plan to ban alternative medicine from medical centres. Although there was no exact definition of alternative medicine given, acupuncture and homeopathy were given as examples of the type of treatment facing the ban. Other alternative treatments likely to be banned from medical centres include aromatherapy and naturopathy. The statement, released by the Spanish government, says it plans to eliminate all alternative medicine from health centres, where all treatment is supposed to be given by a recognised m e d i c a l
professional. They argue that because there is no objective scientific proof that these treatments work, they are potentially harmful if chosen as an addition or alternative to scientifically backed medical treatment. There are also plans to ban alternative medicine from being taught in Spanish universities. This comes off of the back of a victim of alternative medicines failings. Mario Rodriguez, a 21 year old leukaemia patient who died after replacing his hospital treatment with vitamins supplied by a naturopath. His father, Julian Rodriguez, quoted him saying “Dad, I made a mistake” on his deathbed.
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Pets & Wildlife
Knickers the GIANT cow
In western Australia a steer — a neutered male cow — has reportedly been saved from slaughter after being “too big to process” at the slaughterhouse. Knickers the cow measures in at a towering 6ft4 tall, and weighs a whopping 1.4 tonnes. Since being too massive to be slaughtered for meat, the Holstein Friesian cow will live out the rest of its’ days doing what he was initially
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bought for — leading the rest of the herd and teaching the Wagyu cattle how to behave, acting as a “coach animal”. The cattle owner, Geoff Pearson, also revealed the reason behind Knickers’ name: a close friendship with a Brahman steer, called Bra. Speaking to ABC news, Mr Pearson said “You’ll put him in a paddock and all the other cattle seem to
get attracted to him,” “Whenever he wants to get up and start walking there’s always a trail of cattle following him. We all know when Knickers is on the move.” Knickers is thought to be the largest cow in Australia, however isn’t quite the largest cow in the world. That title is held by an Italian Chianina ox measuring at almost 6ft7.
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Local - Property
Boom year for flat sales
A report out this week by Simon Russel entering the housing places to buy flats remain concludes that 2018 will market as the economy Madrid, Barcelona and see the biggest amount have felt more confident improves. The priciest the Balearic Islands. of flat and apartment sales since before the financial crisis. Real estate company Pisos. com said sales are set to exceed half a million for the first time since 2006, the peak of the housing sale boom in Spain. The figure is 13% up in 2017, although next year the firm are predicting a levelling off rather than further big increases. Part of the reason for the jump in sales is there has been a glut of relatively cheap housing still available and people
Sharers beware
AS getting on the property ladder becomes increasingly difficult for youngsters in much of Europe, many of them are turning to flatshares for their first taste of living away from home. However, there are a number of pitfalls and a recent survey has identified the most common. The biggest issue is rental payment and it’s vital that everyone knows exactly what they’re paying and when before trouble starts. You also need some ground rules on visitors, not everyone will want to live in party central. If people are staying over, respect others privacy and remember friends and partners add to utility bills. Chores need
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to be shared equally, try and find out if, for example, one person likes cooking while another is happy doing the cleaning. Pets need to be agreed upon, don’t just turn up with a cat one day and find that your flatmate has allergies. Other issues include the temperature of a property, decor and cleanliness. Be aware that if you live with someone who is on a very different work or study schedule to you this may also cause issues. In summary, agree what you can beforehand and get things legally and in writing, especially key issues like rental agreements.
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LA MANGA BOOST
NEW LOOK NUNNERIES Two convents has been given a massive makeover in Valencia City, thanks to designer Francesc Rife, with plans to add a hotel in 2020. The architect has transformed the 17thcentury San Jose and Santa Teresa convents into a food court and cinema, but there won’t be a nun in sight! Rechristened Convent Carmen, the palmstrewn grounds have been fitted with shady pergolas and three shipping containers which house funky al fresco ‘food truck’
A major Spanish property developer, the Arum Group, is to invest over 80 million euros in the expansion of La Manga Club on the Mar Menor, due to demand led by British buyers. The company plans to use 48 thousand square metres of land to build the new homes, with construction work starting as soon as the end of
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the next year. The expansion project will last up to four years, with a hundred properties expected to be built, which will be earmarked for international buyers. “British purchasers are the most common”, said an Arum Group spokesman.
“We are also doing more deals with Norwegian clients, as well as Belgians and people from other countries in the northern Europe”, he added. The Arum Group has been involved in several expansion projects at La Manga Club, which is one of the largest property and leisure resorts in southern Europe.
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style restaurants. The main buildings, which have been reconstructed in a minimalist style to accentuate the structure’s domed ceilings, will host film screenings and public talks. “We sought to create very little noise through the design of a specifically minimalist structure,” said Rifé. A 50-room hotel is slated to open at the complex in 2020.
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Sustainable cities
Photo: Madrid, Spain’s most sustainable city.
SPAIN’S two largest cities, Madrid and Barcelona, both feature highly in a list of the most sustainable places in the world to live. Madrid is ranked 21st overall while Barcelona comes in at 28th on the 2018 Sustainable Cities Index compiled by Arcadis. They look at several factors including environmental issues (CO2 emissions, energy use etc.),
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green spaces, social factors (crime rates, education etc.) and the economy. Both cities score relatively poorly on the economic front but socially they are both high, while Barcelona has the second highest life expectancy of any global city. The top three in the list were London, Stockholm and Edinburgh.
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Top 40 sustainable cities
1 London 2 Stockholm 3 Edinburgh 4 Singapore 5 Vienna 6 Zurich 7 Munich 8 Oslo 9 Hong Kong 10 Frankfurt 11 Copenhagen 12 Amsterdam 13 Seoul 14 New York 15 Paris 16 San Francisco 17 Hamburg 18 Berlin 19 Seattle 20 Dublin
21 Madrid 22 Boston 23 Prague 24 Taipei 25 Ottawa 26 Vancouver 27 Rotterdam 28 Barcelona 29 Manchester 30 Toronto 31 Montreal 32 Glasgow 33 Tokyo 34 Sydney 35 Canberra 36 Geneva 37 Calgary 38 Birmingham 39 Washington 40 Rome
Mind the generation gap As the wealth gap between the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) and their children grows increasingly, many are helping their offspring get onto the property ladder, particularly in many of the world’s increasingly unaffordable cities. In London, for example, 85% of parents aged 55 or over have given financial help to their children when they purchased their first
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property. Even a third of grandparents chipped in to help out in a city where the average first time buyer house now costs about €400,00, or 13 times the average income in the capital. Passing on money at or near retirement is a good way of avoiding inheritance tax, but experts warn people not to underestimate the amount of cash they will need in retirement, especially as life expectancy increases.
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The Fonts are naturally full
The recent spells of heavy rain that brought the start of Winter to the Marina Baixa region, were good news for one of its top tourist attractions. For more than a year, the Fonts d’Algar waterfalls, on the outskirts of Callosa d’en Sarria have been unable to flow naturally, without help
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from engines provided by the Bombeo of Pozos de Saco. However, the intense periods of heavy downpours this month, have helped to fill the natural wells of the falls, allowing them to flow naturally for the first time
since November 2017. An announcement from Callosa town hall in conjunction with the Costa Blanca Tourist agency explained that, “In the last month, 100 L / m2 have been registered and last Monday, November 19th, a total of 54 l / m2, were recorded resulting in the water of the sources
of the Algar flowing from Natural form.” With more rains likely to fall during the remaining winter months, visitors to one of the most popular visitor attractions for summer tourists to our coastal resorts can look forward to an abundance of chilly water to bathe in.
Shopping in the square
Photo: A previous rastro at San Roc square.
THERE is a Christmas fair and market in Oliva this Sunday, 2nd December. The Rastro de Navidad is organised by the Barrio Raval Association which is where the event is
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being held, on Plaza San Roc in the shadow of the church. If you fancy doing some Sunday Christmas shopping there will
be handmade crafts, shoes, clothing, accessories secondhand goods and much more. The fair runs from 10 am to 2 pm with a raffle being drawn at midday.
Photo: The recent heavy rains have enabled the Fonts d’Algar to flow naturally for the first time in a year.
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Festive fair
THE Orba Christmas Fair, one of the Marina Alta’s biggest festive occasions, runs over this weekend. There is a wide variety of activities for all the family, even those with four legs. The event starts awith a parade at midday and kids games from 12 to 2 pm and then 4 to 7 pm. The Orba Municipal band are performing at 4.30pm and Father Christmas is making his first appearance
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at 5.30pm. In the evening there is a showing of the documentary “Fang” in the Casa de la Cultura and the day wraps up with live music from La Gran Babylon at 8 pm. On Sunday the fair starts at 10 am with a Zumba master-class at 11 am and a parade at midday. This is also the time of the dog
show, the second such event to feature in the annual fair. Children’s game is at the same time as Saturday and there is live music at 2 pm with “Ocean Spray”. As well as the scheduled events there is a tapas trail with four bars offering a drink and snack for €2. There are also various workshops, children’s shows, a trenet and other activities. See the town hall website for further information.
Focus on female creativity
THE Casa de Cultura in l’Alfas del Pi is holding an exhibition until 11 December which is a celebration of Valencian women in the arts. Drawn from municipalities across the region “Les Juno tambe pinten” has been put together by Crearte Albir and features 30 works. However, they want to stress that creative work by local females doesn’t just include art but directing,
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writing, designing, choreographing and much more. Crearte Albir meets each week at the Casa de Cultura and is made up of amateur painters who aim to help each other in a relaxed atmosphere. The exhibition is open to the public from 9 am to 9 pm on weekdays and 11 am to 2 pm then 5 pm until 9 pm on Saturdays.
Photo: One of the 30 exhibits currently on show.
Christmas Corner
It’s the most wonderful time of the year coming up again
The English Choir of TeuladaMoraira is well into rehearsal for their annual Christmas and singalong Concert which as usual takes place in Moraira’s beautiful parish church. La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Los Desamparados on Wednesday 5th December at 7 pm. Following the sellout success of their concert entitled “The War to End All Wars” which was in celebration of it being 100 years since the end of world war one. The choir is hoping for another full house and to making another substantial donation towards the work of the Alzheimer’s day centres, as well as spreading some seasonal goodwill. The Christmas Concert promises to be great fun with plenty of opportunities for audience participation. Carol sheets will be provided and the congregation will be invited to join in with “Once in Royal David’s City. Deck the Halls. The Holly and the Ivy. Past 3o’clock” and many more of the old favourites. The choir will sing for you a medley of carols entitled “Sing we
now at Christmas” the ladies of the choir will sing the beautifully flowing “O Holy Night “famously melded with J.S.Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” and the gentlemen will give a rousing rendering of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen “followed by John Rutter’s hauntingly beautiful “Candlelight Carol”. There will be many more seasonal
offerings culminating with choir and congregation singing together “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”. Something here for everybody, so come along and join in the fun. Tickets are available from Janet Brown 96 574 5091 or e-mail her on janetbrowncraft@gmail.com Tickets cost €5 All profits will go to Alzheimer’s Day centre and Church funding.
FLORAL CLUB PROUDLY CHRISTMAS CAPERS
Our Christmas Demonstration is on TUESDAY 4 December when we look forward to welcoming Sally Taylor, who is paying a return visit to our Club by popular demand. A talented floral Artist, Sally has a wonderfully dry sense of humour that is guaranteed to keep her audience riveted to their seats and thoroughly entertained for what we are certain will be an afternoon of floral fantasy. Doors Open at 2 pm and to help get everyone in the festive spirit cava and mince pies will be served between 2 and 2.45 pm. We will be drawing our Christmas Hamper Raffle which is in aid of Protección Civil, Teulada/Moraira, (ambulance service) and The Safe House in Pedreguer for abused women and children. If you haven’t got your tickets you will be able to buy them on the day. Our flowers, as always, will be supplied by PAICHI Garden Centre, and instead of her normal Bah humbug approach, our treasurer has approved a higher flower allowance ... so lots more flowers, some glitter and a little bling to add to the festive spirit. There will be some lucky winners leaving La Senieta at the end of the afternoon bearing beautiful arrangements. Make a note now, the only place to be on Tuesday 4 December is The Salon de Actos, La Senieta, Moraira,
when Sally Taylor will be bringing us “Christmas Capers”.
Come early, reserve your seat and then relax with a glass of cava and mince pie. ALL WELCOME. entrance Members 5€ and Visitors 8€.
Photo: The English Choir of Teulada-Moraira.
For further information contact Lynn on 96 640 5426, visit our website www.marinaaltafloralclub.com or visit our facebook page. We look forward to seeing you.
Christmas Corner
Amata Craft Fair in Jávea full of original Christmas presents
If you live anywhere near Jávea and still haven’t bought all your Chrsitmas presents, it might be a good idea to visit the craft fair that will be set up in the Port of Jávea in the long weekend from 6 till 9 December. Everything on offer will be hand made by the participants, that’s why
they use the term Artesanía de Autor® to announce the fair. From Thursday the 6th of December (a national bank holiday) and four days running some 20 stalls will
set up at the seaside in the Port of Jávea - the exact spot is on Google Maps (go to https://goo.gl/maps/ rx5uWDjHiYs or search for “Feria de Artesanía Jávea”). They offer a wide choice of good quality craftwork, from original lamps and small furniture made of recycled wood to some beautifully embossed leather items; from ceramics to paintings and watercolours; from silver design jewelry to shawls, decorated T-shirts and wrought iron; and for the smaller ones, crocheted and knitted animals and wooden toys. All participants bring their tools to alter or personalize items and all are
only too happy to take special o r d e r s when you can’t find what you are looking for. As this fair is o rg a n i z e d by the regional c r a f t association Amata, you can be sure all of it is original work, all made by the people at the stalls - no cheap imports, no stuff from a factory. The fair runs from 6 till 9 December, all four days from 11 am till 9 pm and does not close at midday. More information, also in English, on 639 979 678.
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Motoring
NEW 2019 Audi A1 The 2019 Audi A1 is fun, satisfying to drive and an upmarket take on the often practical and benign world of small hatchbacks. However, while the new A1 has plenty to offer image conscious buyers, it struggles to back up its sharp styling with true premium substance. The all-new Audi A1 is based on the same mechanical underpinnings as the Volkswagen Polo and SEAT Ibiza, but sits at a much higher price point. Buyers get the choice of three turbocharged petrol engines. The A1 is instantly more involving to drive than the Polo, with its firmly weighted steering and suspension providing lots of feedback that makes it easy to feel at one with stylish little hatch. Opt for the tauter sport suspension – standard on S line models – and the A1 gets surprisingly close to the Fiesta ST, with agile and grippy handling. The A1 benefits from similar levels of useful cabin space as the VW Polo. The boot, for example, is one of the largest in this class. The A1 also gets five-doors as standard, which means you don’t have to worry about passengers leaving muddy footprints on the seat backs as they climb in and out. Audi has clearly had a good go at giving the cabin a premium makeover, by redesigning the dashboard and adding a scattering of softtouch materials. But you don’t have to look very hard to find some disappointing, cheap and hard plastics. The interior covers of the doors, for example, look like they have been
lifted straight from the Ibiza. The A1 also feels less spacious, with the inflated dashboard and gearbox housing impeding leg space for those in the front. High spec models get large sport seats and these squeeze cabin space even further.
The A1 is extremely wellequipped as standard though. Entry-level SE models get LED headlights, heat-insulating glass, electric rear windows and a digital instrument cluster, along with a smart 8.8-inch colour infotainment touchscreen. Top spec models
also get leather upholstery, LED ambient light and the same 10-inch infotainment system as the Audi A8. Visually, the Audi A1 is stunning. It’s also great to drive, with sharp handling and one of the best three-cylinders in the business. But there will be many who feel more than a little short changed by the disappointing cabin quality and high list price.
UK Automotive workforce the best in Europe
The UK automotive industry has the most adaptable employees in Europe – despite the challenges ahead according to a new report. The boss of Toyota Motor Europe’s London office says action is needed to address skills shortages and boost investment in research and development following Brexit. This report by the Automotive Council, a partnership between the automotive industry and government, surveyed the workforce of British automotive companies using eight key performance indicators. It ranked how attractive the UK is for car firms to invest in compared with other countries. The top position in Europe went to the UK. Second overall behind the US, with strong labour relations, a willingness of workers to adapt to changing markets and flexibility in their work patterns cited as
the key advantages. The report did, however, cite several risks to future competitiveness, including the level of government investment into R&D, the shortage of skilled engineers and the possible decline of political stability following Brexit. The report highlighted that it was essential to attract and
develop new skills so that the UK industry can lead the shift to electrification, digitisation and autonomy. Toyota Motor Europe’s London office boss and chair of the Automotive Council’s business environment and skills group, Tony Walker, said the report showed how the UK industry’s workforce “helped drive the sector’s success.” “We have a hard-won reputation for developing and making highquality, cutting-edge vehicles, engines and components, supported by strong collaboration with government through the Automotive Council. “During this period of profound change, that collaboration will be more important than ever. The focus now must be on attracting and nurturing the right skills to meet our ambitions, and on securing a Brexit deal that delivers the political stability needed to attract future investment.”
Rare and unusual cars auctioned off for new TV series October Films are making a brand-new TV car restoration series. Motoring journalists and car fanatics Jonny Smith and Tom ‘Wookie’ Ford, together with Tim Glover from classic/custom car workshop RoadHouse Motor Co. have been on the hunt for affordable rare and unusual cars across Europe. Ten cars have been
transported back to the UK and partially restored, in order to bring them up to a standard the guys were happy to sell them at. As part of the show’s filming, the vehicles will be auctioned off on Sunday 2nd December 2018 in Stamford, Lincolnshire and there’s no reserve price! The cars up for auction include: 1964 Seat 600D,
1975 Seat 133, 1987 Range Rover Series 1, 1980 Ford Fiesta, 1976 Ford Escort Estate, 1977 Ford Taunus, 1988 VW Jetta, 1978 Opel Kadett C, 1988 Renault 4F6 and 1971 Toyota Carina. If you’re interested in bidding or promoting the auction, please email katie. johnson@octoberfilms.co.uk or visit stamfordcarauction. com for more information.
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07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 10:15 Defenders UK 08:45 Everybody Loves 07:30 A Matter of Life and Debt09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the Raymond 08:15 Make Me a Dealer 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Hammer 09:10 Everybody Loves 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt09:00 Shop Well for Less 11:30 This Morning Raymond 10:00 BBC News at Nine 12:45 Ill Gotten Gains 13:30 Loose Women 09:40 Frasier 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live Nightmares USA 14:45 Doctors 14:55 ITV News London 13:15 Politics Live 12:00 The Simpsons 15:15 The Doctor Blake 15:00 Judge Rinder 13:00 Channel 4 News 14:00 Think Tank Mysteries 16:15 Escape to the Country 14:45 The House That £100k 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 13:05 A New Life in the Sun 14:05 Kirstie’s Handmade 16:45 The Hairy Bikers’ 17:00 Tipping Point Built Christmas Comfort Food 18:00 The Chase 15:45 Natural World 15:10 Countdown 17:30 Make Me a Dealer 16:45 Animals Unexpected 19:00 ITV News London 18:15 Pointless 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:45 Eggheads 19:00 BBC News at Six 17:00 A Place in the Sun 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 The One Show 18:15 Flog It! 18:00 Four in a Bed 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 A Question of Sport 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 EastEnders 19:00 The Simpsons It Takes Two 21:30 Not Going Out 21:00 The Imitation Game 19:30 Hollyoaks 22:00 Have I Got News for You 20:00 Richard Osman’s House 21:30 Coronation Street 20:00 Channel 4 News of Games 22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys 20:30 Unreported World 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 23:00 BBC News at Ten 20:30 Live: FA Cup Football 21:00 Alone at Home 23:37 BBC Weather Out of Here! 23:00 The Mash Report 22:00 Gogglebox 23:40 The Graham Norton 23:30 ITV News 23:30 Newsnight 23:00 The Last Leg Show
07:00 MILKSHAKE
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10:15 Jeremy Vine
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07:10 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Dino Dana 07:40 FIA World Rallycross 07:10 Super 4 07:25 Top Class 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live Championship Motor Racing 07:35 Make It Pop 07:55 All Over the Place 12:30 Classic Mary Berry 08:35 Everybody Loves 07:55 Share a Story 08:25 Wild & Weird Raymond 08:40 Show Me What You’re 08:05 Mr Bean 13:00 Football Focus 08:30 Scrambled! 09:00 Everybody Loves Made Of 14:00 BBC Weekend News 08:35 Tom and Jerry Show Raymond 09:10 Got What It Takes? 08:50 The Powerpuff Girls 09:25 Frasier 14:15 Live: UK Championship 10:00 Super Smart Animals 09:10 ToonMarty 09:55 Frasier 11:00 Natural World Snooker 09:30 Robozuna 10:25 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 Homes Under the 10:05 Mighty Magiswords 11:50 The Simpsons 17:30 Final Score Hammer 10:25 ITV News 13:20 Come Dine with Me 18:25 The Time It Takes 13:00 A Cook Abroad 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday14:20 Four in a Bed Morning 14:00 Escape to the Country 19:00 BBC Weekend News 17:00 A Place in the Sun: 12:40 Gino’s Italian Coastal EscapeWinter Sun 15:00 Live: International 19:10 BBC London News 13:10 The X Factor Rugby Union 17:30 Location, Location, 19:15 Pointless Celebrities 17:30 Live: UK Championship 14:15 ITV Lunchtime News Location 14:30 Live: ITV Racing Live 18:30 Kirstie’s Handmade 20:05 Strictly Come Dancing Snooker 17:00 Catchphrase Christmas 21:10 Michael McIntyre’s Big 18:30 McFarland, USA 17:45 ITV Evening News 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:30 Life in the Snow 18:05 Star Wars: Episode III Show 20:00 Britain’s Most Historic 21:30 Dad’s Army -- Revenge of the Sith Towns 22:00 Darcey Bussell: Dancing 20:30 The X Factor 22:15 Casualty 21:00 Secrets of China’s to Happiness 22:30 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 23:00 BBC Weekend News Forbidden City 23:00 QI XL Out of Here! 22:00 Mission: Impossible 23:20 Match of the Day 23:30 ITV News 23:45 Snowfall Rogue Nation 23:50 Jaws
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 13:35 Deck the Halls 07:30 Emmerdale Omnibus 15:25 Christmas in Evergreen 09:50 Coronation Street Omnibus 17:10 Snowed Inn Christmas 12:50 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 18:55 Switched at Christmas 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Spy Kids 2: The 20:40 Make You Laugh Out Island of Lost Dreams Loud 16:50 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 21:05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take 18:25 The Mummy Returns it Away! 20:50 Creed 23:30 I’m a 21:55 5 News Weekend Celebrity... 22:00 Egypt Unwrapped Extra Camp 23:00 Secrets of
07:00 Breakfast 09:35 Match of the Day 11:00 The Andrew Marr Show 12:00 Sunday Politics 12:30 My Faith and Me 13:30 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:15 Songs of Praise 14:50 Final Score 17:05 Dynasties 18:05 BBC Weekend News 18:20 BBC London News 18:30 Countryfile 19:30 Doctor Who 20:20 Strictly Come Dancing 21:00 Dynasties 22:00 The Little Drummer Girl 23:00 BBC Weekend News 23:20 BBC London News 23:30 Match of the Day 2
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SATURDAY 1st December
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SUNDAY 2nd December 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:45 Greatest Gardens 08:15 Great British Garden Revival 09:15 The Instant Gardener 10:05 Countryfile 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 13:30 Food & Drink 14:00 Live: UK Championship Snooker 19:00 FA Cup Football 20:00 Britain’s Biggest Warship 21:00 Dragons’ Den 22:00 Gun No. 6 23:10 The Mash Report 23:40 I’ll Get This
07:10 The King of Queens 07:00 ITV CHILDRENS TV 07:35 Everybody Loves 10:25 ITV News Raymond 10:30 Doc Martin 08:00 Everybody Loves 11:30 Midsomer Murders Raymond 13:25 ITV Lunchtime News 08:25 Frasier 13:35 The X Factor 15:30 Paul O’Grady: For the 08:55 Frasier 09:25 Frasier Love of Dogs 09:55 Jamie Cooks Italy 16:00 The Chase 10:30 Sunday Brunch 17:00 Tenable 13:30 The Simpsons 18:00 How to Spend It Well at 14:00 The Simpsons Christmas 14:30 Stuart Little 19:00 ITV Evening News 16:05 Back to the Future Part 19:30 The Chase: Celebrity III Special 18:25 The Incredibles 20:30 The X Factor 20:35 Channel 4 News 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 21:00 Escape to the Chateau Out of Here! 22:00 A Very British Country 23:20 ITV News House 23:35 David Walliams 23:00 Tin Star Presents... Revenge of Alright 23:55 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown on the Night
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 12:15 A Royal Family 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! Christmas 08:10 Ninja Warrior UK 09:00 Emmerdale 13:45 Neighbours 09:55 You’ve Been Framed! 14:15 Angels in the Snow 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 16:00 Christmas With the 11:20 Planet’s Got Talent Andersons 11:50 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 17:45 5 News 13:15 Emmerdale 18:00 Friends 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 18:30 Friends Show 19:00 Neighbours 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 19:30 5 News Tonight Out of Here! 20:00 The Gadget Show 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:00 Britain by Boat 22:00 Family Guy 22:00 Portillo’s Hidden History 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 Family Guy of Britain 23:30 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 23:00 Mad Max: Fury Road Camp
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07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 The Royal 10:05 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 11:00 Judge Judy 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Marple 13:35 The Royal 14:40 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:50 Agatha Christie’s Marple 18:50 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 22:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
07:00 Murder, She Wrote 07:45 Jane Eyre 10:00 Columbo 11:35 Columbo: Undercover 13:40 Hidden Treasure 15:40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 16:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Midsomer Murders
Tutankhamun’s Treasures 23:55 Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures
11:30 Friends 12:00 Friends 12:25 Friends 12:55 Friends 13:25 Friends 13:55 Friends 14:20 Friends 14:50 Friends 15:20 Friends 15:50 Christmas at Holly Lodge 17:30 A Joyous Christmas 19:10 The Christmas Train 21:05 Warship: Life at Sea 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 Run All Night
07:00 Totally Bonkers 07:00 On the Buses Guinness World Records 07:25 Heartbeat 07:40 Emmerdale Omnibus 08:20 Heartbeat 10:10 Coronation Street 09:25 Bertie & Elizabeth Omnibus 11:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:05 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 12:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot Out of Here! 13:50 Santa Claus: The Movie 14:05 Catchphrase 16:00 Columbo 15:05 You’ve Been 18:00 Endeavour Framed! 20:00 Agatha 16:05 Jack Frost 18:10 Shrek the Halls Christie’s Poirot 18:40 How the Grinch 22:00 Vera Stole Christmas 20:45 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Christmas Looks like BBC1 chat show host Graham Norton has the ‘Christmas Coup’ this year as news emerges that almost the entire cast of the new Disney movie, Mary Poppins Returns, will grace his, hopefully extendable, sofa on Friday December 21st. One of the most anticipated film releases of the year, Poppins is due to open in the UK on the same day as Norton’s show and two days earlier in the US, with Spain opening dates in the new
year. The magical nanny herself, played by Emily Blunt, the new lamplighter (‘Every day’s an ‘oleedaywiv Mary’) Lin-Manuel Miranda and the grown-up Banks children, Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer, will all make an appearance, plus to cap it all off with a camp touch, 80’s legends Boy George and Culture Club are going to perform their new single ‘Life’. Phew ……. There’s a date for your diary.
Graham Norton better have a large sofa ready to sit the cast of Mary Poppins Returns
Yes, it’s a big deal Ozzy! Now I know, this is a frivolous it? Are people voting in or out, page, intended to delve into the what’s going on?”, said the fabulous world of the business Birmingham born rocker. Adding, “I don’t read the we like to call show, but very newspapers and I don’t really occasionally we have to touch talk politics because I don’t on the dreaded ‘Brexit’ word, particularly when it references really know ….” No one doubts Ozzy’s a celebrity getting involved. superstar rock status, gained So, please stand up great over the years with Black statesman Ozzy Osbourne, who recently admitted in a Big Issue Sabbath and his own band, but stick to metal pal ….. to be interview, he had no idea what fair, you struggle to remember Brexit means. what day it is let alone what’s “People keep going on at me about that – is it a big deal over happening to your old country’s future prosperity. there? What will happen with
Rocker Ozzy admitted he has no idea what the implications of Brexit mean to the UK
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Noel’s water is grander A social media storm has been whipped up this week, in the form of Hurricane Noel Edmonds‘ ripped torso being paraded under the jungle shower in I’m a Celebrity. The
Deal or No Deal host is nearing his 70th birthday, but looks years younger, thanks to his youthful appearance and toned body. I’d probably do something with my hair if I was him, put a few coloured lights in it and you’d have a fabulous Christmas tree to brighten up the camp. However, even presenter Declan Donnelly mentioned the sexy sixty nine year old in a tweet: “Noel looks fit in a vest” #ImACeleb, wrote Dec. Apparently, Mr Edmonds has never been touched with a Botox prick and puts his physique and mental agility down to a strict regime of exercise and diet. Now, stay with me, because it all gets a little bizarre, but very interesting, when you delve into what the regime entails. He meditates regularly, avoids red meat,
has several health shakes a week and a mainly “alkaline” diet. So far, so normal, but Noel, who turns 70 on December 22nd, also exercises very slowly in darkness for an hour a week while listening to electronic pulses. Ok, understandable, most people are best seen in the dark when they exercise, but he also sits on an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) mat encouraged by his wife Liz The £2,000 pad supposedly stimulates “cellular resonance” with “low intensity and frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields”,helping to boost the immune system and circulation, improve sleep and raise energy levels. Noel is also a convert to “Grander Water”, which
Take that take it to the X
Following last weekend’s underwhelming semi final, X Factor bosses are pulling out all the stops to boost their dwindling viewing figures for Saturday and Sundays final shows. Benidorm’s favourite son, the two annoying teenage girls (who survived instead of the best female singer) and the sweet Irish boy all got the boot last week …….. so who’s left? Well, if you’re still interested and if you are, you’re definitely in the minority, the final three contestants are Dalton, who’s been the nailed on favourite since the beginning of time, Scarlett, who seems to have been around forever and
scouse comeback boy Anthony ….. everybody shout FIX!! And that’s been the problem with this year’s contest, which seems to have dissolved into a shambles, with accusations of manipulation by producers Rule changes from Simon, the close pre-show relationship between Louis Tomlinson and Anthony and charges of nepotism between Ayda and Robbie Williams who always voted to keep each others acts in, have left viewers, angry and peed off. Stars lined up to appear on the two show final are Nile Rodgers and Chic, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra, James Arthur and Anne-Marie (singing
Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman ….yes!!) and everybody’s favourite ‘Old Man/ Boyband’, Take That. But who will duet with the contestants? Well, my guess is Dalton and Nile Rodgers or George Ezra, Scarlett with Ellie Goulding or Anne-Marie and Anthony with all of them and Louis! All will be revealed this weekend and as for Robbie Williams joining his former bandmates for a song? Don’t hold your breath, he’s probably got far too many other commitments to be arsed with showing up …… I’m sure Nile Rodgers will step in though!
Anthony Russell, Scarlett Moffatt and Dalton Harris will contest this weekend’s X Factor
purports to have been restructured into its “natural source state”, of which, he drinks five litres a day and even fills his swimming pool with it. Now, we’re getting into stranger and let’s be frank, expensive territory, which may not be a problem for multi millionaire Edmonds, but a bit on the pricey side for you and me. I mean, I baulk at paying 22 cents for a couple of litres of Mercadona’s finest, but with his I’m a Celeb fee reported to be around half a million quid, I guess the campmate can afford plenty of 12 dollar bottles of grand water and a few electronic pads to sit his toned arse on.
Shawn’s ‘gay’ rumours take their toll
It’s easy to assume that in our enlightened, Instagram-fuelled, social media obsessed world, coming out as gay, would be an easy thing to do. Of course, the opposite is true and young people of all sexual persuasions and genders struggle to identify themselves, with so much prejudice still around. Take successful Canadian singer, Shawn Mendes, for instance, who has had a string of worldwide hits since he started showcasing his music on the Vine sharing site five years ago (remember ‘Stitches’?). Twenty year old Shawn, recently opened up to Rolling Stone magazine in an interview, where he addressed the gay rumours that have dogged his career from the start. “I’d like to say I don’t care about it, but that’s not true”, he told the magazine on the subject of the “massive, massive thing for the last five years about me being gay”. Since his rise to fame in the last few years, there have been plenty of jokes and memes about Shawn, which have suggested that he’s secretly gay, and hiding his sexuality. He said: “In the back of my heart, I feel like I need to go be seen with someone — like a girl — in public, to prove to people that I’m not gay. Even though in my heart I know that it’s not a
bad thing. Shawn goes on to say that, in fact it’s no one’s business but his own, whether he identifies as straight, gay or bi and is quick to point out that if he was actually a young gay man, struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, it would be even worse. In 2016, he felt compelled to address the issue in a tweet, in which he wrote: “I thought, ‘you f***ing guys are so lucky I’m not actually gay and terrified of coming out,’ ” he continued. “That’s something that kills people. That’s how sensitive it is. “Do you like the songs? Do you like me? Who cares if I’m gay?” Well said Shawn, it takes guts to take on the internet trolls face to face and by the way your last single Lost in Japan is on my Spotify rewind.
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Across 1. Wholly new great hotel (10) 7. I am a corn producer producing pasta (8) 8. Couple one encountered going west (4) 9. God in the Authorized Version (4) 10. Madman involved in a cult (7) 12. A pretty cold sort of prehistoric reptile (11) 14. Packers seen on the moon? (7) 16. A sharp rebuke about cakes (4) 19. Either way it’s midday (4) 20. Assistants in theatre? They may be Welsh (8) 21. A fight no-one will pay to see? (4-3-3)
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21st Mar – 20th Apr http://bestforpuzzles.com/dc/print.html?puzz=daily-codeword-180712 The Lovers It seems you need to spend some time sorting out what you want from a certain relationship and put some time into it or there may be troubles. Although the end of the week looks much brighter and more positive, you will have time to discover new talents. Lucky Number 11
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22nd May – 21th June Three of Wands Work or hobbies will be taking you on longer journeys go with the flow and all will become clear. There are great times coming just around the corner. You may find connections with Ireland or an island will be most beneficial. Now is the time to make the decision. Lucky Number 33
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23rd July – 22nd Aug The Emperor You have become a stronger person over the last few months, others don’t see you as such an easy target any more, keep this up it is good to see, there is a Capricorn around who will give good advice. This is a good time to look at your health and get motivated. Lucky Number 29
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23rd Oct – 21st Nov Ten of Swords This is a good time to keep your own council and let others get on with whatever they are wanting to do, a week to be calm and let the world pass by without stress or anger. Someone close around will have some back pain this also will pass, so relax and meditate. Lucky Number 29
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21st Dec – 19th Jan Seven of Coins1/1 This card talks about success and projects and ideas becoming a reality, keep your eyes open for those small miracles allow yourself time to enjoy the ones you spot. You may wish to purchase some new garments for a celebration or get together with friends coming up. Lucky Number 02
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20th Jan – 19th Feb Four of Cups Looking back at your past will not help just now you need to look forward to an opportunity that is coming your way, remember a positive mind brings positivity into your life, may not be easy at the moment but you can do it. Watch some inspirational videos & act on them. Lucky Number 41
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23rd Aug– 22nd Sept The World The world talks of completion so any projects you are involved in will come to a conclusion shortly, this is a very lucky card so whatever you have in mind is likely to become rather successful. A family pet will cause some worry but all will work out ok in the end. Lucky Number 31
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22nd Nov – 20th Dec Two of Coins This is a great time to look again at your finances and sort out any discrepancies you may find, a week of balancing things up and sorting out for you and yours. A close friend will need a shoulder to cry on so be prepared to do some listening and helping them out. Lucky Number 14
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20th Feb – 20th Mar Nine of Wands This is a time to finish any DIY or jobs you have started and lost interest in, life is going to become more hectic and you won’t have the time soon to get on with them. Your social life could do with livening up a bit, invite friends around or even better get out there & boogie. Lucky Number 17
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07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:00 Breakfast 07:00 A Matter of Life and 10:15 Defenders UK Debt 08:45 Everybody Loves 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the 07:45 Make Me a Dealer 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Raymond Hammer 08:30 Family Cooking 09:40 Frasier 11:30 This Morning 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt Showdown 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 12:45 Ill Gotten Gains 09:30 The Week in Parliament 13:30 Loose Women Nightmares USA 13:15 Bargain Hunt 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 12:00 The Simpsons 14:00 BBC News at One 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:55 ITV News London 14:45 Doctors 12:30 The Simpsons 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 15:00 Judge Rinder 15:15 The Doctor Blake 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:15 Politics Live Mysteries 14:00 Live: UK Championship 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 13:05 A New Life in the Sun 16:15 Escape to the Country Snooker 14:05 My Family Secrets 17:00 Tipping Point 16:45 The Best Christmas 18:15 Put Your Money Where 18:00 The Chase Revealed Food Ever Your Mouth Is 15:10 Countdown 19:00 ITV News London 17:30 Flog It! 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 16:00 Fifteen to One 18:15 Pointless 19:30 ITV Evening News of Games 17:00 A Place in the Sun 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 20:00 Emmerdale 20:00 The One Show 18:00 Kirstie’s Handmade It Takes Two 20:30 Coronation Street 20:30 FA Cup Draw Christmas 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road 21:00 EastEnders 21:00 The Martin Lewis 19:00 The Simpsons Trip 21:30 Panorama Money Show 19:30 Hollyoaks 22:00 Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey 21:00 Only Connect 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:30 Coronation Street 21:30 University Challenge 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 Babies: Their Wonderful 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 21:00 Liam Bakes 23:30 BBC London News World 21:30 Food Unwrapped 23:42 BBC Weather Out of Here! 23:00 People Just Do Nothing 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More 23:30 ITV News 23:30 Newsnight News for You 23:00 First Dates
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07:00 Coronation Street 07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Coronation Street 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! 07:55 Heartbeat 08:10 Ninja Warrior UK 12:15 Christmas in Evergreen 09:00 Emmerdale 08:55 The Royal 13:45 Neighbours 09:25 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 10:00 Judge Judy 14:15 The Mistletoe Promise Show 10:25 Judge Judy 16:00 A Holiday Wish Come 11:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:55 Judge Judy True 11:30 Planet’s Got Talent 12:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 11:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 17:45 5 News at 5 Out of Here! 13:30 The Royal 18:00 Friends 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:35 Heartbeat 18:30 Friends 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 15:40 Coronation Street 19:00 Neighbours Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:15 Coronation Street 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:05 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 16:45 Inspector Morse 20:00 Premiership Rugby Out of Here! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 18:55 Heartbeat 21:00 Police Interceptors 21:00 Two and a Half Men 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 22:00 Family Guy 22:00 Warship: Life at Sea 22:30 American Dad! 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 23:00 The Real Narcos UK: 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 22:00 Midsomer Murders Blood & Fear Camp 07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine
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My Family Secrets Revealed
The Best Christmas Food Ever
NEW SERIES: Using a team of genealogical and historical experts, this brand new series helps the British public connect directly with their family history. Brand new series that helps the public connect directly with their family history. In the first episode, it’s an emotional journey for terminally ill Julie Coates from Liverpool.
NEW SERIES: Paul Ainsworth and Catherine Fulvio are joined by actor and singer Martine McCutcheon, as they share their culinary secrets, perfect for creating delicious festive flavours throughout Christmas. Today it’s all about that wow factor as they rustle up mouthwatering dishes like the ultimate roasted rib of beef and an indulgent sticky toffee pudding. Christmas is all about pushing the boat out, whether that’s the food, the decorations, entertaining or giving gifts and we meet people who, in their own way, go the extra mile to make Christmas superspecial.
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07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Defenders UK 08:45 Everybody Loves 07:30 The Best Christmas 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the Food Ever 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Raymond Hammer 09:40 Frasier 08:15 Bargain Hunt 11:30 This Morning 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt09:00 MasterChef: The 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 Ill Gotten Gains Nightmares USA Professionals 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 12:00 The Simpsons 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:00 BBC News at One 12:30 The Simpsons 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:55 ITV News London 14:45 Doctors 13:00 Channel 4 News 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 15:00 Judge Rinder 15:15 The Doctor Blake 13:05 A New Life in the Sun 13:15 Politics Live 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal Mysteries 14:05 My Family Secrets 14:00 Live: UK Championship 17:00 Tipping Point 16:15 Escape to the Country Snooker Revealed 16:45 The Best Christmas 15:10 Countdown 18:15 Put Your Money Where 18:00 The Chase Food Ever 19:00 ITV News London 16:00 Fifteen to One Your Mouth Is 17:30 Flog It! 17:00 A Place in the Sun 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:15 Pointless 18:00 Kirstie’s Handmade of Games 20:00 Emmerdale 19:00 BBC News at Six Christmas 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 20:30 Judge Rinder’s Crime 19:30 BBC London News 19:00 The Simpsons It Takes Two 20:00 The One Show 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Stories 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 How to Spend It Well at 20:00 Channel 4 News Trip 21:00 Holby City 20:55 The Political Slot Christmas 21:00 MasterChef: The 22:00 Mrs Wilson Professionals 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 21:00 Lego Masters 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 999: What’s Your 22:00 School 23:42 BBC Weather Out of Here! Emergency? 23:45 BBC Sports Personality 23:00 I’ll Get This 23:30 ITV News 23:00 Gogglebox 23:30 Newsnight of the Year
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THURSDAY 6th December
07:30 The Best Christmas 07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun Food Ever 10:15 Defenders UK 08:45 Everybody Loves 09:30 Lorraine 08:15 Flog It! 11:00 Homes Under the Raymond 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 09:00 MasterChef: The Hammer 09:40 Frasier 11:30 This Morning 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt Professionals 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 10:00 BBC News at Nine 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 Ill Gotten Gains Nightmares USA 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 12:00 The Simpsons 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:00 BBC News at One 14:55 ITV News London 12:30 The Simpsons 13:15 Politics Live 14:45 Doctors 13:00 Channel 4 News 14:00 Live: UK Championship 15:00 Judge Rinder 15:15 The Doctor Blake Snooker 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 13:05 A New Life in the Sun Mysteries 14:05 My Family Secrets 16:15 Escape to the Country 15:45 Live: Varsity Match 17:00 Tipping Point Rugby Union Revealed 16:45 The Best Christmas 18:00 UK Championship Snooker 18:00 The Chase 15:10 Countdown Food Ever 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 19:00 ITV News London 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:30 Flog It! of Games 19:30 ITV Evening News 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:15 Pointless 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 18:00 Kirstie’s Handmade 19:00 BBC News at Six 20:00 Emmerdale It Takes Two Christmas 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 Live: UK Championship 20:30 Tonight 20:00 The One Show 19:00 The Simpsons Snooker 21:00 Emmerdale 20:30 EastEnders 19:30 Hollyoaks 21:00 MasterChef UK: The 21:30 Gino’s Italian Coastal 21:00 A Hotel for the Super 20:00 Channel 4 News Professionals Rich and Famous Escape 20:55 The Political Slot 22:00 Escape from Dubai: 22:00 Ambulance 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 21:00 The Supervet The Mystery of the Missing 23:00 BBC News at Ten Princess 22:00 The First Out of Here! 23:42 BBC Weather 23:00 Live at the Apollo 23:00 Naked Attraction 23:30 ITV News 23:45 Question Time 23:30 Newsnight
07:00 Totally Bonkers 07:00 Coronation Street Guinness World Records 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Coronation Street 08:10 Ninja Warrior UK 07:55 Heartbeat 12:15 Chasing Christmas 09:00 Emmerdale 08:55 The Royal 13:45 Neighbours 09:25 Coronation Street 14:20 Snowed Inn Christmas 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 09:55 Judge Judy Show 10:25 Judge Judy 16:00 Christmas With a Prince 11:20 Planet’s Got Talent 11:50 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 10:50 Judge Judy 17:45 5 News at 5 Out of Here! 13:15 Emmerdale 11:20 Inspector Morse 18:00 Friends 13:45 Coronation Street 18:30 Friends 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 13:35 The Royal Show 14:40 Heartbeat 19:00 Neighbours 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 20:00 Esther Rantzen’s House Out of Here! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 16:45 Inspector Morse Trap 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 19:00 Heartbeat 21:00 Shop Smart Save 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 20:00 Murder, She Wrote Money for Christmas 23:00 Family Guy 22:00 Oxford Street 24/7 23:30 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 07:00 MILKSHAKE
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Pego Golf Society Blacktower Challenge Trophy
at Oliva Nova we had 39 players trying to win the prestigious Blacktower Trophy. The format was medal, not everbody’s favourite game but at last the weather has improved and we had lots of warm sunshine. We welcomed 5 guests, George Smith, Mike Jones, Chris Anderson, Andrew Gibson and Barry Tilby. .Chris walked off with guest prize with a good score of 76. The main competition results were as follows: Ist was Shaun O’Gorman with a great score of 71
playing off 4.3. Shaun also won the Lowest Gross Score prize today with 77. Needed a bag to take home all the bottles and the trophy! Well done! 2nd was Bob (Gday Mate) Jenkins with a good score of 73 playing off 17.6 3rd was Jean Taylor with 74 playing off 14.7 4th was Paul Sankey with 75 playing 15.3 5th was Malcolm Wise also with 75 playing off 9.9 6th was Dave Phillips, our Captain with 76 playing off 31.6
Three of the top four places in Preferente Group Four are occupied by Alicante-based sides, with third-placed CD Almoradi breaking the sequence. The Vega Baja side recorded a three-two home win over Elda(captains pictured at kick off with referee Emilio Espigares Jiminez), where the visitors were unlucky to get nothing after losing to a last minute Manu penalty. Almoradi now go to sixth-placed Callosa Deportiva in a local clash, on the back of Callosa’s two-one derby win at CD Thader, who in turn go to Alicante University this week. Intercity Sant Joan lead the table, after their two-one victory at Redovan, and this weekend play UD Ilicitana.
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Second-placed Hercules B recorded a two-nil win at UD Horadada, and now have a match against in-form Villajoyosa, who thrashed Aspe, 5-1. Horadada meanwhile are at Elda this Saturday afternoon. CFI Alicante are fourth in the standings after a laborious one-nil result at bottom side Villena, and next welcome struggling CD Torrevieja on Sunday, with Torry gone down one-nil at home to Alicante University last weekend. CD Benidorm got their third win of the campaign, after beating Orihuela B, threenil, but they remain-second bottom, with a trip to Benferri to come on Saturday.
Nearest the Pin on Hole 5 was Penny Barden with 2.42m and on the 16th Ken Miller with 3.1m. John Guest was very pleased to win the only 2 today. Next week we have a Stableford Competition and also we have our AGM after the game or before the game if the weather is bad. If any guest wishes to play next week subject to handicap please contact Penny Barden at: pegohandicapsec@ gmail.com
ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
With the last International Break over for this Year, we now have a long run of Premier League Fixtures till next March which means business as usual for the Alfaz Fantasy Football League. The rest must have done all the teams good as the 9 Premier League games produced the Highest average score so far this Season with the average score reaching almost 34 points. Altogether they gave the A.F.F.L 25 goals, 6 clean sheets, only 24 yellow cards and 2 red ones. The Naughty Boys were Liverpool’s Jordon Henderson and Leicester City’s diving Fox James Maddison who were both flirted after receiving two yellows. Pauline’s Vodka Army is certainly on the march as they have now moved to within 1 point of the present leaders of the Alfaz Fantasy Football League John’s team Wee Aggies. Fulham’s former Newcastle’s striker Aleksander Mitrovic and Liverpool’s young full-back Trent Alexander- Arnold both scored 11 points which
contributed to Pauline’s team hitting a top score of 67 points this week. Barbra’s XI moved up 2 places to 3rd while Adam’s team Equipo Sin Hombre also advanced 4 places to reach the 4th spot. Down at the other end of the table Mark’s team, Inter Rubber have moved out of the relegation zone and left Kim’s Ginger United trailing Gazza’s Upside Team by 10 points. William & Henry made it 3 weeks at the top of the Junior League by holding on to a fragile 5 point lead over Harley’s Ginger Ninjar. A.J’s Blue Moon F, C, is still well in contention in 3rd place while at the other end of the scale Fleetwood Gian had a good week scoring 38 points but it still wasn’t enough to get them off the bottom spot as they are still 46 points away from Tom’s team Real City. In our Mark Carter Ladies Section Pauline’s Vodka Army have taken a strong grip at the top by increasing their advantage over Barbra’s XI to 30 points. Linda’s
Team Tapas are clinging on to 3rd place but they are coming under pressure from Winnie’s Le Hombre Rioja who are in a rich vein of form due to her all Liverpool team. No change at the bottom with Kim’s Ginger United taking a fancy to being over the trap door as they have been there for the last 4 weeks. It was a high scoring week in our Across the Costa’s Golden Boot League which enabled Graham’s team Lloris & Gromitt to become the 8th team to reach the Summit of this very competitive Division. They replaced Bill’s East Fifers who slipped down to 2nd and are only 6 points behind. Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling and Liverpool’s Mo Salah joined Chelsea’s Edin Hazard at the top of the scoring charts in this Section with them all on 49 points. Liz’s team Cookies Crew could do with them in her side as they have been struggling for points in the last few weeks which has left them 18 points adrift of Dave team The Hatters who have been dropping
like a stone in the last few weeks. Pauline’s Vodka Army was this weeks top scoring side with a tally of 67 points which qualifies them for a place in the pot for our Monthly Wine Draw along with our lowest scoring team which was Ross’s Casper’s Bar who only managed 6 points in what was a top scoring week, mind you he did have Liverpool’s Jordon Henderson in his line-up who contributed a minus 5 to his total. Mike’s Super Saints won the Draw for October. Pauline’s Vodka Army doesn’t look like taking any prisoners in our Champion of Champions League as they have a mega 49 point lead over Joe’s Keith Lard F.C.who won the Fantasy League 3 Years ago. Down at the foot of the table Dave’s team, The Hatters have a lot of ground to make up on Pam’s People if they are going to get off the bottom spot, the distance now a formidable 36 points. Manager of the Month for November has been kindly sponsored the Brew Rock in Albir which is
situated right on the front with super views. They provide Music Daily as well as serving up an excellent A La Carte Menu. This Month’s lucky winner is Pauline’s Vodka Army who has had a fantastic Month clocking up a massive tally of 164 points in 3 weeks. Adam’s Equipo Sin Hombre was the runners-up. Gary’s team Crap on a Canary won this weeks Breakfast for 2 at the Bar Code in Alfaz when his team moved up the most places from number 127th to 91st in the main League. By the way, Gary works at the Bar Code so he won’t have far to travel for this super Good Olde English Breakfast. There were 2 replays in our Weekender K.O.Cup Competition which saw Tommy’s Quantrill’s Raider beat Northern Reds by 5325. The other tie was won by Kemp United who disposed of one of our Junior teams Baines on Toast by 4518. The Draw for the 2nd Round will soon be up on our website and the ties will take place in the New Year.
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Englands whitewash
England’s cricketers held their nerve to complete a first series whitewash in Sri Lanka with a tense 42run victory in the third Test in Colombo on Monday. England’s 3-0 victory is the first time they have won every Test in a series in Sri Lanka and is only the third time - after India last year and Australia in 2004 - that a touring side have beaten the hosts by that scoreline. England’s captain Joe Root said:- “It has been a fabulous tour. It has been a complete team performance throughout the whole trip.”
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“Everyone has contributed in some shape or form and that is the most pleasing and impressive thing.” Next year brings three Tests away to the West Indies starting in January and then one against Ireland ahead of the big summer clash at home to the Australians to try to regain the Ashes.
Campbells challenge by Neil Mortimer
Former England defender Sol Campbell has got himself a baptism of fire in his first managerial job, as he has taken the reins of beleaguered League Two side Macclesfield Town. The 44-year-old has taken charge with the Silkmen five points adrift at the foot of the English Football League. Campbell played 73 times for England and appeared in six major tournaments. He also won several domestic honours, including Premier League titles with Arsenal in 2001-02 and 2003-04. Campbell said that he was pleased to get the job and that his players were “up for it”.
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Friday 30th November Solihull Moors v Blackpool BBC 2 - 20:55
Saturday 1st December
FC Halifax Town v AFC Wimbledon BT Sport 1 - 13:30 Maidstone Utd v Oldham - 16:00 Wrexham v Newport County BT Sport 1 - 21:00
Premiership Football Friday 30th November Cardiff City v Wolves - 21:00
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AfrAsia Bank - Mauritius Open Sky Sports Golf - 09:30 Hero World Challenge 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:30
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Man City v Bournemouth - 16:00 Leicester City v Watford-16:00 Crystal Palace v Burnley - 16:00 Newcastle v West Ham- 16:00 Huddersfield v Brighton - 16:00 Southampton v Man Utd - 18:30
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Sunday 2nd December
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Chelsea v Fulham - 13:00 Arsenal v Tottenham - 15:05 Liverpool v Everton - 17:15
English football Saturday 1st December Sheff Utd v Leeds Sky Sports Football - 13:30
Sunday 2nd December Maidstone Utd v Oldham Sky Sports Football - 16:00
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa Sky Sports Football - 18:30
Saturday 1st Decewmber Kilmarnock v Hibernian BT Sport 1 - 16:00 Kilmarnock v Hibernian BT Sport 1 - 13:00 Celtic v Aberdeen BT Sport 1 - 16:00
Spanish Football Friday 30th November Vallecano v Eibar Eleven Sports 1 - 21:00 Getafe v Espanyol Eleven Sports 1 - 18:30 Girona v Atletico Madrid Eleven Sports 1 - 16:15
Mark of respect Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel took the opportunity to swap their F1 helmets following the conclusion of the season in Abu Dhabi last Sunday. Hamilton and Vettel have fought each other for the drivers’ title in the last two seasons, with the Mercedes driver coming out on top in both years. Despite the pair’s intense rivalry, they have maintained a high level of respect off-
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track, often defending each other when responding to questions posed by the media. In a video released by Mercedes on the team’s Twitter account, it shows the pair swapping helmets with each other following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which Hamilton won with Vettel coming home in second. “This is kind of an honorary thing that drivers do,”
Hamilton said in the video. “This is the highest kind of regard of respect that we can have as drivers, this is like our jerseys.” Vettel, who hasn’t won the title since during his days with Red Bull in 2013, added: “Well done. Five championships is a great achievement and I hope I stop you from any more.” Hamilton’s title triumph in 2018 means he now has five titles to his name, compared to Vettel who has four.
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BRITAIN’S Tyson Fury takes on Deontay Wilder in the early hours of this Sunday morning for the WBC heavyweight title, with many experts predicting a close contest in Los Angeles. The Staples Center will host the fight which is expected to start at around 5.30 am(Spanish time), with organisers expecting a capacity crowd of 17,500. Fury said he will remain flexible in his approach to taking on Wilder, insisting he will be prepared to “box, fight” or “go in the trenches”.
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“I stand here sincere, I ain’t here for no money, a payday. I’m here to win,” Fury said. “I’ve never been as fit or ready. In all my career, I’ve never had two wins back-to-back in the same year like this year. I’ve always had massive inactivity. “I’m going to win this fight, one million per cent I will overcome him and win.” Wilder told reporters he will knock out Fury on Saturday,
adding: “It’s solely my time.” Ex-British world champion Lennox Lewis said:- “If it goes the distance then it belongs to Tyson Fury. If it’s a short fight it will belong to Deontay Wilder. This is an epic and most-unpredictable showdown. I can’t wait for this fight.” And legend Mike Tyson called it this way:- “Although Wilder’s punch is strong, nothing can compare to the mental strength Fury has shown both in and out of the ring. It’ll be a close call, but I think Fury’s got a true fighting chance.”