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Deadly painkiller finally acted on

NOLOTIL, a painkiller which can have serious and even lethal effects for people of Northern European ethnicity has been been banned from being prescribed to

British and Irish tourists by the Spanish Medicine Agency. The directive has been issued to all healthcare bodies and any prescriptions of it to ex-pats in Spain will also come with severe restrictions including background health

checks.

The issue first came to light after expatriates and some tourists had died or become severely ill with the cause being traced back to Nolotil which had attacked their immune system. Earlier this year Alicante’s Marina Salud advised

health professionals to stop prescribing the drug to people from Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia.

Nolotil, also also sold as Metamizole, is already banned from sale in the UK, US and most of Europe.

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The first thing I pointed out to the client is that NS&I(National Savings and Investments), are a state-owned savings bank in the UK and whilst you can keep these products open should you move overseas, you cannot pay into them and they no longer offer any tax benefits. This means that a £25 premium bondwinor a 0.5% annual gain would mean a costly trip to your Spanish accountant to declare the gains. To make matters worse, the Premium Bond prize

pot has recently been reduced to a paltry 1.25% of the total holdings, with each £1 invested having a 30,000 to 1 chance of winning that minimum prize of £25.

Over the last 2 years she received just 0.5% from her ISA and 2 £25 prizes, all of which she had to declare to the Spanish tax authorities. She also had to put them on her overseas asset declaration, the Modelo 720. Her accountancy fees during that period were over 6 times her gains. Since the introduction of Common Reporting

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K C A B T E S DNA Photos: Top- Kirsty with husband Adam / Bottom- Kirsty (centre, pictured on her wedding day last year)

THE FAMILY of Kirsty Maxwell, who fell to her death from a Benidorm apartment block in April last year, have had their hopes of a DNA breakthrough in the ongoing probe dashed.

by Simon Russell

They had hoped that samples taken from her body might show up DNA from one of the five British men being investigated over her

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death, and to support their belief that something illegal happened in the tenth-floor apartment before she went over the edge.

But experts who analysed samples taken from under her nails and other parts of her body including her hands and armpits say they have found no “foreign DNA.” Her family were given the news in September, but this development has

only been made public this week, ahead of a Benidorm court hearing yesterday which was expected to see two of the five appear before a judge to declare that they didn’t see anything in the lead up to Kirsty’s death.

Meanwhile, Kirsty’s parents have hired a new Alicante-based lawyer, with father Brian Curry saying:“We are determined to keep pushing for progress and asking for answers until we get the truth about what happened to Kirsty”.

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Grace given AIR CARRIER Ryanair says that they have allowed a “grace period” lasting until the end of November for their new hand luggage policy, which came into force last week.

The Irish budget operator says that are allowing some flexibility until passengers ‘get used to’ the system.

Unless travellers pay euros for priority boarding,

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the popular larger size wheelie bags have to be checked in as hold luggage.

An added twist is that only first 95 passengers making a booking for a flight can opt for priority boarding.

Ryanair’s marketing manager Kenny Jacobs claims feedback from travellers has been ‘positive’

a n d that their new policy is ‘fair’ and ‘transparent’.

Check-in lanes at key Ryanair facilities like Stansted were said to be producing large queues after last Thursday’s introduction of the luggage change, with complaints reported from many travellers.

Meanwhile Italy’s antitrust authority recently launched an investigation as to whether the new policy is legal.

Harmed in house fire

A woman suffered bad burns on her hands and arms as a the result of a house fire in Mutxamel at the weekend.

The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning on the middle floor of a three

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storey apartment building on Calle Mare de Deu where she lives. Firefighters were called out and evacuated the entire building before

tackling the blaze.

The woman suffered her injuries while trying to put out the fire and was transferred to hospital, The fire affected two floors of the building, the second and third.

Search for Guardian Angel on a motorbike A grateful mother has launched an internet search to track down a motorcyclist who she believes saved the life of her baby. Loli Lopez’s 38 day old infant was suddenly taken seriously ill and she was driving him to the hospital in Seville where she lives. However the traffic was nose to tail

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and she feared for her son’s life. Seeing what was going on a motorcyclist got off his bike and stopped the traffic at a busy intersection to allow Loli to proceed to the hospital.

Thankfully Loli’s son made a recovery and later she

described the biker’s action as very brave with it being such a busy road. However she has not been able to thank the man personally and has launched the appeal. She knew he was driving a dark 125cc bike and was wearing black or blue clothing. To date over 30,000 people have shared the unusual request.

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Fools for love

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VALENCIA has been identified as one of the centres of a dating scam that police believe has netted over 2 million euros and may be much more. 26 people have been arrested in the city this week, including three of the gang’s ringleaders. The remaining defendants were thought to be “mules” who took actions such as opening bank accounts. It was one of these accounts that first attracted suspicion from bank staff as it was receiving large sums of cash from places like Switzerland, the US, Sweden and Finland. Suspecting money laundering or similar the authorities were informed by the bank and the National Police decided to open an investigation.

They tracked the transfers down to people who had thought they were donating cash to a romantic partner they had met on-line. In reality the cash was making it’s way to the pockets of the gangs ringleaders, some based in Nigeria as well as those in

by Simon Russell

Spain. The bank accounts were also being used to launder money for one of the better known internet scams the “dead relative who has left you a fortune” con. At least six people from around the globe have been identified as being victims of the various swindles but this may be the tip of the iceberg. A property search also found a bank card counterfeiting machine, 85 blank cash cards, computers and €29,000 in cash.

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Shooting threats reignite hunting debate

AN ecological group visiting the Rabassa lagoons near Alicante city have said they were threatened with guns this week by hunters who were also in the area. The group, from the Friends of the Wetlands of South Alicante (AHSA) said hunters intentionally fired shots in the air and close to them, forcing them to

leave the area. An AHSA spokesman has called for changes in the law to ban hunters from the lagoons, writing to both the Environment Department and the Alicante City Council.

Currently hunting is more or less a free for all, making it both dangerous to visitors and environmentally damaging, said the letters.

BRIT IN COVE DEATH

A BRITISH man drowned on Wednesday while snorkelling at a cove in Benitatxell.

The 51 year-old’s body was found late on Wednesday afternoon after a friend raised the alarm, with the Guardia Civil confirming that he was a holidaymaker and that they were told that he was an asthma sufferer.

He vanished during a swim at Cala dels Testos, which is accessed via a path which follows a river bed through a canyon.

by Alex Tre;inski

His friend said that they had gone for a swim and also to go snorkelling, and lost sight of the unnamed British national, and when he did not reappear, the emergency services were called.

A maritime rescue team from Javea sailed to the area and launched a search for the missing man, and found his body once daylight had receded, and took it to Javea.

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VOODOO VICTIMS

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13 people have been arrested in Murcia City on suspicion of using black magic to coerce young Brazilian transsexuals into prostitution and drug dealing.

The National Police said that they had busted the crime ring, arresting citizens from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Spain, and Romania.

The traffickers were led by a Brazilian national living in Spain who preyed on “vulnerable” transgender youths and trafficked them illegally overseas.

The authorities were able to make the arrests after after one of the trafficked victims went to the police

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back in February, saying “he had got to Spain in an irregular manner with the help of another Brazilian national.”

Police also came across “effects related to Santería [an Afro-Caribbean voodoolike religion which includes aspects of Catholicism] and black magic” — which investigators believe were used to coerce the Brazilians.

The Murcia case is the latest in a whole string of incidents involving victims from Africa and South America being lured to Spain with false promises and black magic threats.

Photo: Police office uncovering voodoo items

Facebook foils fraudsters

A social media post played a major part in the conviction of four people this week after they had tried to claim compensation for a

by Simon Russell

holiday in Benidorm.

Michael Jameson along with Jane, Claire and Janet Weir had stayed at the Magic

Rock Gardens in 2015 on a package deal booked through Jet2.

After the break they had put in the claim

saying their holiday had been ruined by food poisoning. They said in their signed account that they had suffered from diarrhoea and severe stomach pain. If Jet2 had been found liable they could have been saddled with a bill for about 45,000 pounds in compensation and costs.

However posts on Facebook from Janet Weir when arriving

back in the UK said “it was the best holiday ever, lovely hotel, food and brilliant company. We didn’t want to come home”.

Daughters Jane and Claire responded to the post by saying what a great time they also had. The hotel also had bar records showing the group were ordering food, spirits and cocktails at times when they claimed to be laid up in bed.

The judge in

Liverpool Crown Court described the evidence as “little short of overwhelming” before fining the foursome 750 pounds each and sentencing them to a three month suspended prison sentence. Jet2 also welcomed the ruling, saying they have worked hard at tackling the recent surge of false sickness claims and this can only serve to deter fraudsters.

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SOURCES close to the Spanish royal family are saying that the Infanta Cristina has had meetings with a divorce lawyer and is planning to end her marriage to Inaki Urdangarin. The former national handball player married the King’s sister in 1997 but he is currently serving time in jail for his part in the infamous Noos money laundering scandal, something that led to Cristina’s effective estrangement from her

by Matthew Richards

brother and the removal of her title. There are also rumours that Urdangarin had marital affairs, at least one with a friend of his wife. Cristina is currently living in Switzerland in a form of self imposed exile, but the separation from her disgraced husband may mean she is able to return to the family fold in Madrid, probably with their four children.

FEVER VICTIMS

TWO NEW CASES of dengue fever, spread by tiger mosquitoes have been reported in the Murcia region.

That’s in addition to the three already reported instances in the area dating back to the summer.

A 59-year-old man and his

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19-year-old son from Cabezo de Torres were admitted to hospital at the end of September and successfully treated, though the details have only just been made public.

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British Boy dies in Suicide pact A BRITISH teenage girl had her life saved by a security guard after she watched her boyfriend commit suicide by falling off the top of a Costa del Sol building last Friday.

The guard arrived at the top of the El Corte Ingles department store in the Costa Marbella shopping centre in Puerto Banus, and managed

by Alex Trelinski

to grab the 14-year-old girl, just moments after her 16-year-old British boyfriend, named as Richard Fitzsimmons, jumped to his death from the 20-metre high block.

Reports suggested that she hesitated before making the suicidal

leap herself, allowing the guard to ground her in a vital splitPhoto: El Corte Ingles department store second.

The pair both went to the same did not want to live anymore in a Their friends immediately rang international private school in dirty world”, and provided details of the police, but unfortunately, the Marbella, and had posted social where they were going to take their authorities arrived too late to save the media messages stating that “they lives. life of the boy.

Getting the Brits back over

DELEGATES from the Valencian Communities Tourist Board are going to be in London next week for the World Travel Marketing Fair which starts on Monday.

After what most would concede was a disappointing year for most of the Costa Blanca’s resorts, their main goal will be how can they attract the British back. Most agree the issue is the return to the tourist sector of the likes of Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia after years of issues about security.

by Simon Russell

These countries are offering packages that the Costa’s simply can’t compete with such as 380 pounds for a weeks all inclusive at a five star hotel - prices that if local hotels here tried to match would lose them money.

However the British remain the largest sector of tourists to most resorts in this part of the world and it is this loyalty and connection that the delegates will be trying to build on.

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Cloners caught

THE NATIONAL POLICE have arrested 19 people involved in cloning credit cards, including a man who had previously been found guilty of helping to finance the 9/11 terror attacks.

The 49-year-old Algerian had served a prison sentence

by Alex Trelinski

in Spain for using cloned credit cards to help fund the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The name of the man was

not released by authorities.

He and another 18 people were detained in an operation in Madrid.

The authorities said that before the gang was broken up they’d spent half a million euros using fake credit cards after cloning authentic cards.

Scabies outbreak at La Vila Hospital

A total of twenty-nine people are undergoing treatment, following an outbreak of scabies at the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa last week.

The Valencian Regional Health Authority, confirmed the outbreak in a statement, in which they also released the numbers infected with the highly contagious skin disease.

According to a source at the ministry, speaking to the Spanish press, four patients and twenty-four hospital staff have contracted and are receiving treatment for scabies.

They confirmed that the Preventive Medicine service at the hospital is investigating an outbreak of scabies, known as sarna in Spanish, and has put in place the protocols of action and the study of contacts.

“The protocol procedures involve, applying the treatment with permethrin to 5% in all cases and their contacts , as well as to the workers of the affected services and their families,” they indicated.

“They have been provided

by Alex Trelinski

in writing the correct precautions to be taken at home, both with clothing and other household items,” explained the source.

Hospital manager, Rosa Louise Cereceda, who also addressed the press, explained that the first cases appeared in late October and that “since then, all the measures and protocols have been put in place to stop it escalating.”

Scabies is not technically classed as an infection, but an infestation, where tiny mites called Sarcoptesscabiei, invade the outer layers of human skin.

The skin does not take kindly to the invasion and as the mites burrow and lay eggs inside the skin, the infestation leads to relentless itching and an angry rash.

Cereceda also confirmed that the source of this outbreak is a mite that “causes skin lesions sometimes difficult to diagnose”.

She insisted that it is “something light and easy to treat and infected staff were sent home with a

series of hygienic measures consisting of a lotion that has to be applied throughout the body for 14 hours and to everyone around them”.

The infestation was first diagnosed in a patient who came from a nursing home and was admitted to the area of Traumatology.

Although this is the first scabies infestation in the hospital, the manager explained that other hospitals within the Valencia region had reported cases.

“We still cannot say that it is eradicated until two weeks have passed without any further cases, but the outbreak is controlled,” she assured.

However, president of the Association of Patient Ombudsman, Carmen Flores, criticised the hospital in an open letter to the health minister, in which she requested an official enquiry into the outbreak.

Angry that patients who entered the hospital for other treatments became infected, she said, “carelessness or sanitary negligence” occurred in a place where the cleaning “must be exemplary.”

Photo: Twenty-nine staff and patients at the Marina Baixa Hospital infected with scabies.

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Kidnapped and tortured over debt POLICE believe that a man in Valencia was taken forcibly and tortured with cigarettes over a debt of €25,000 he owed his two business partners. The incident happened earlier this week when a local police patrol went to the aid of a woman w h o h a d

fallen ill. She confessed that her illness was stress related as her son had been kidnapped. Further questioning led them to an address which belonged to one of the partners where they found the woman’s son.

The man initially denied he had been harmed but the police could see he was hurt and closer examination showed burn marks and also rope-burns where he had been tied up. While the police were in the property one of the assailants returned and was immediately arrested.

The authorities later found a video recording of the victim bound to a chair and being burnt which led to the arrest of a second man.

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Photo: Police arrest the alleged kidnappers

Public speaking princess

by Simon Russell

PRINCESS Leonor followed in a family tradition this week by making her first public speech a few hours into her 13th birthday. She appeared in front of all three branches of the Spanish government at an official reading of the constitution to mark it’s 40th anniversary. She read the first three articles with a confidence belying her youth while her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, looked on proudly. Leonor, whose official title is the Princess of Asturias, is heir to the Spanish throne. In

by Matthew Richards

common with the young British royals while the press largely respect her privacy at a young age, doubtless the gloves will come off once she is an adult.

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Mumps outbreak

by Matthew Richards

STUDENTS at the University of Valencia have all been sent warning letters after the viral disease mumps infected several of them. The outbreak has been traced back to a party in September and at least six students who attended have been diagnosed with the infection. All those who contracted the mumps were vaccinated with the triple MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) which usually prevents contagion but is not 100% effective.

Health experts have asked all students to ensure their MMR jabs are up to date and to look out for tell-tale symptoms such as fever, headaches and lethargy. The effects of mumps differs widely between people who contract the viral disease.

Some sufferers will be unaware they are even infected but in a handful of cases it can be serious, leading to meningitis, permanent hearing loss and infertility among other problems.

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Costly treatment A WOMAN has won by Alex Trelinski over two million euros of compensation after a operation was performed Barcelona dentist ignored her in 2007, the dentist warnings that she suffered told the from a metal allergy, but still put in a metal implant.

A Barcelona court awarded her nearly €900,000 in the case dating back 11 years, which means that with interest, she is expected to pocket well over double that amount following her case against the dentist and her insurance company, Mapfre.

The judge also handed the female dentist a six-month suspended jail term, after siding with the claimant that her warnings had been completely ignored.

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patient that she “would have to get used to it”.

The prosthesis was eventually removed from her mouth, but the long-lasting effects of the metal infection forced her to quit her job and left her in a state of “living death”.

Patricia Aguilar’s family

Bulgars bagged

Stopping the sects

THE family of a young Elche woman who was brainwashed and held in a “sex cult sect” in Peru have gathered almost 200,000 signatures for their campaign to tighten up the laws on sects.

Patricia Aguilar disappeared from home on her 18th birthday and was eventually traced to the Peruvian jungle. There a man

by Matthew Richards

called Felix Manrique held her and a number of other women where he has been accused of using them as personal sex slaves.

Under current Spanish laws, as Patricia and women like her are adults getting their safe return from cults like the one run by Manrique

is difficult. In Patricia’s case, fortunately, her father flew out to Peru and was able to speak to her and persuade her to return home where she has now admitted she had been groomed and brainwashed by her captor. People like Manrique also purposely target countries such as Spain which has soft laws on religious and sexual sects.

LIVE-IN CARERS To Work in the UK Do you have experience in care professionally or with a family A BULGARIAN gang who stole ancient artefacts from sites across Bulgaria as well as in Spain have been rounded up by the Guardia Civil.

Nine people were arrested in Spain, and four in Bulgaria, with the domestic detentions taking in the Murcia region as

by Neil Mortimer

well as Alicante and Valencia provinces, as well as further afield in Segovia and Zaragoza.

Around 30 thousand items were sold by the gang via internet auctions, but many were fakes in addition to genuine

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The operation between Spanish and Bulgarian authorities was coordinated by the Europol and Eurojust agencies, with five of the Spanish detainees being refused bail.

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WILD BOAR have been photographed walking around the centre of Barcelona, as they search for food.

While for some time they have been a familiar sight in the neighbourhoods adjacent to the thickly wooded hills, they have now been spotted in areas closer to the city centre.

by Alex Trelinski

Last week three were seen crossing the street near the Sant Pau hospital, which is close to the Sagrada Família, the city’s top tourist attraction.

A day later three more were spotted in the Nou Barris area of the city.

The wild boar breeds freely

in the Collserola hills where they have no predators and there are few hunters.

In recent years the city authorities have taken measures to control their numbers and claim that this year there have been only 369 reported sightings within the city, compared to 1,187 in 2016.

DESPITE the prosecution asking for a twelve year prison sentence a teacher in Murcia has been sent to jail for three years for having a sexual relationship with an under-age pupil. The court heard how the maths teachers actions had been premeditated after he obtained the victim’s mobile phone number through a WhatsApp

by Simon Russell

group he had started for his mathematics pupils. He then started meeting the young teenager after school hours, taking her home to his house while his wife was working.

They soon began a sexual relationship and the man would have been well aware of the girl’s age the court

heard. The affair continued for two years until the child decided to tell her family which led to the prosecution.

As well as the prison sentence the man has been barred from teaching or any other job involving contact with minors for five years and has been ordered to pay €8,000 compensation to the victim.

Real scare for Halloween THE Guardia Civil’s bomb squad were called out to a property in San Vicente del Raspeig after the householder uncovered a mortar grenade in his garden. The man originally

by Simon Russell

thought it may have been some sort of Halloween prank but soon realised that the 80 cm four kilo bomb was the real thing and

wisely called the authorities. The specialist Benemeriat unit put up a security barrier while moving the device and then took it to a nearby quarry where it was safely detonated.

The grenade was almost certainly a relic from the Spanish Civil War and a Benemeriat spokesman said these are still extremely dangerous even after all this time. There are probably

hundreds of similar devices still lying around; if you do come across something suspect don’t, of course, touch it but immediately call the Guardia on 062.

by Simon Russell

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Putting a tiger in your tank

THANKS largely to it’s growing reputation as a “superfood” the sale of locally grown tiger nuts has rocketed recently. The Valencian nuts, chufas in Spanish, are protected by the DO branding meaning that only Valencian tiger nuts can be sold as such. The amount

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cultivated has doubled from 400 hectares to 800 in the last decade where they are mainly grown in the area around Tavernes, Alboraia and Valencia City.

Despite the increased production the price has

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also more than doubled in the same period.

Due to the unusual nature of the crop - it can only be harvested every three years most chufa farmers produce it only as a sideline, but one they admit is very profitable.

Sales in Spain remain stable but the European market has increased by around 40% due to it’s high levels of nutrients such as magnesium and potassium. Of course the best known product containing tiger nuts is horchata, a very Valencian drink that is a sort of nutritious milkshake.

ALICANTE’S Avenida Juan Batista Lafora is being completely landscaped with 40,000 plants, mainly roses, being planted along the street.

Environment councillor Israel Cortes said that the intention was to visually improve a tired looking part of the city in what is an important area for both locals and visitors. “We are striving to recover Alicante’s quality and give it a friendly and colourful image in keeping with it’s standing as a major tourist attraction” said the councillor. Other plants being planted include cyclamen and anthirrinum.

Early Christmas display

AFTER delays last year which meant that Alicante’s Christmas lights weren’t switched on until the 24th December, this year they have been installed extra early. The company who undertook the €220,000 project were hired in

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September and have finished the work although they won’t be turned on until the last day of this month.

The city council are confident that the spend

- €100,000 more than last year - will ensure a spectacular display. The main areas of decoration are Las Rambla, Altamira, Soto and Gadea as well as Plaza de España and other smaller squares and streets. The centre as usual will be Plaza

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Paedophile grandad A 60 year old man has been arrested in Valencia on charges of sexually abusing two of his grand daughters, both of them under-age.

The case came to light after a doctor detected signs of sexual abuse on a child.

She was taken to hospital and the matter referred to the authorities. The police

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investigation found that a cousin of the girl was also in the hospital, again for sexual abuse.

Specialist police officers interviewed both children who said that they had been in a sexual relationship with their grandfather for the last

ten months. This was taking place about twice a week in his car. To keep them quiet he said that if they told anyone he would kill their parents, meaning they would have to go and live in a children’s home. The unnamed suspect has been charged with the sexual abuse of minors and is due to appear in court shortly.

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How to protect your health in Spain

In Spanish there is a saying: “your health is the only thing you have”. If we think about it closely, it’s true. Your money can come and go. Your relationships can come and go. Your material belongings can come and go. But once you lose your health…

So, this is not an article about diet, exercising or any other healthy daily practices we all should go through. It’s about one simple action to protect your health in Spain: having a Spanish health card. We see it like having a good insurance: you never think you’ll require it until you need it.

of serious illness or non-life-threatening complaints).

So the question is: would you be covered in Spain in case of emergency? The answer: yes, you would.What about if it were ongoing treatment of a non-life-threatening problem?No, you would not without having the Spanish permanent health card.

It’s all connected. Regardless of the

Have you got the paper health card obtained through the European Union Health card and the padron? We’re afraid to confirm that it’s limited and temporary, not useful for ongoing treatments; many people find out literally when they need ongoing treatments.

The good part?Obtaining the Spanish health card is a simple process but let us clarify something; let’s separate “health issues” into two main categories: 1. Emergencies (Unexpected events that in general require fast reaction).

So our recommendation is to take action now. Apply for your Spanish residency card and obtain your health card afterwards, before Brexit. It is not that difficult, they

2. Ongoing treatments (Can be because

NO DEAL, NO WORRIES

VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, has used a visit to the World Travel Market (WTM) in London to emphasise again that British residents in the region have nothing to worry about after Brexit in regard to health provision and social services, even if there is a “no deal”.

Puig stated that “we are not going to leave anybody behind”, though earlier this year, the new PSOE socialist government led by Pedro Sanchez did reintroduce universal healthcare to anybody living in Spain- something that was scrapped by the previous Partido Popular administration in 2012.

Spanish region, to obtain a permanent full coverage Spanish health card you must go through the process:padron, Spanish residency, health centre.

Now, all this can change due to Brexit.

We recently spoke in a previous article that taking the worse case scenario,the UK could become a complete non-EU country.

This would imply having to request a visa, and one of the main requirements would be having to take out private insurance.

are just simple procedures, with some paperwork involved.Nothing too onerous.

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Talks Sponsored By The Valencian Tel: 671 935 072 region had its own dedicated stand for the first time at the WTM, with Puig saying that it was important to strengthen the position of the area within the British market, with a third of all foreign visitors to Valencia coming from the UK. “The issue of Brexit has seen tourism from Britain fall a little bit, but are pushing hard with the Spanish government and the European Union to make sure that everything stays as it is for UK visitors”, Puig added.

He also claimed that though the number of tourists had gone down, the amount of money spent per head by visitors had actually risen.

Puig’s comments on the Brexit effect on British tourist numbers go against the grain of tourist experts who say that falls across the Costa Blanca and Spain during the summer were mainly down to low prices offered by the North African and Turkish markets, in addition to price hikes by some Spanish hotel operators looking to cash in on the recent boom years.

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Questions you should ask when taking financial advice

5. Do you have a contingency fund?

6. If anything happens to you, will your family know what to do and will they be able to locate a copy of your Will? You should make a list of key contacts, list of bank accounts, investments, pensions etc. etc.

7. Do you have a current Will? Are the people named as beneficiaries in your Will still the ones you want?

8. If you are under state retirement age, what State Pension will you be entitled to and when? Can you pay extra to top your pension up so you will receive more when you retire and would this be a worthwhile thing to do?

9. If you have children/grandchildren, would you like to be able to help them with university costs or give them money towards a car or a house deposit in the future? If yes, you could consider a savings plan.

10. Will you have, or do you have, enough to retire when you want to and at the standard of living you want?

11. What is your risk tolerance, how much risk are you taking right now?

Risk is not necessarily your enemy as it can be beneficial to you, but it needs to be managed as much as possible.

12. What about IHT in the UK and country you are tax resident in; do you know what you or your beneficiaries are liable to pay in each country?

13. If you have investments and or private pensions do you understand them?

In my business, when I think about what’s important for clients, it´s about getting to the heart of the most important issues and understanding the most pressing concerns, be that now or in the future.

To do this, it’s important to ask the right questions, both of yourself and your financial adviser.

Here’s my list of important questions, there are lots more I am sure, but these are what I believe you should start with:

Questions to ask yourself:

Questions to ask your Financial Adviser:

1. Do you know your income after tax per year and what you spend and save (if anything)?

2. What is your current net worth (liquid and illiquid assets)?

3. If you have debts, what are they, what interest rate are you paying and are there ways you can borrow more efficiently?

4. Is there anything you want to do or accomplish in your life?

1. What is their experience as a financial adviser?

2. How long has the company been operating, what is the size of the company, how many offices do they have and where?

3. How many advisers work for the company in your area?

4. You should clarify their regulation, compliance and professional indemnity insurance

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5. What is their financial background and qualifications?

6. Is there a legitimate way to reduce your income tax and/or IHT liabilities?

7. Can you name beneficiaries under your investments; these can be different to the beneficiaries in your Will?

Information to give your adviser: 1. Your current asset allocation, with all the things you own.

2. With regard to investments, be that financial or property, you should show your rate of return over the years. This is likely to be easier for financial investments. For a house you will need to factor in all expenses, including improvements, mortgage repayments, insurance payments, taxes etc. and not simply look at the appreciation of the value of a property.

Some of these questions, and more importantly their answers, will be tricky, but each is worth considering if you are to get the best from your savings, investments and financial advice.

Lastly make sure you enjoy yourself – life is too short, health can be a fragile thing, don’t put off things for the future that you can do now.

I am here to help you. To arrange a professional and impartial consultation please contact me by email christina. brady@blacktowerfm.com or call me on 658 892 330. Website: www.blacktowerfm.com Blacktower Financial Management has been established for over 32 years and have worked with clients through the good and the bad times, offering sound independent advice, we will be by your side both now and in the future.

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The aliens are

coming! Or maybe not

Alcatraz in the outback

AFTER a group of scientists at one of the USA’s top universities made the startling claim that an unknown object flying close to the Earth could well be an alien spacecraft, other member’s of the scientific community were quick to put a dampener on their claims.

The story started when the 400 metre cigar shaped object was spotted from a telescope in Hawaii in 2017.

Researchers at Harvard University have been studying the object and came to the conclusion that they

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were unable to classify it and “it may be a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth’s vicinity by an alien civilisation.”

Understandably the world’s news organisations (not to mention X-Files fans) got very excited by this news. However other leading astronomers have been quick to put a dampener on the out of this world claims, generally using the medium of Twitter. “Its characteristics are consistent

with a comet like a body ejected from another star system,” said Dr Alan Fitzsimmons of Belfast’s Queens University. Dr Katie Mack from North Carolina State University pointed out some scientists tend to publish outlandish data, while the truth is almost certainly far more mundane, hinting at publicity seeking by the Harvard researchers.

Either way a fairly interesting lump of rock as these things go - but we won’t be visited

by ET any time soon.

Probably.

PLANS to build a high security jail in the middle of Australia’s most remote desert have been met with a mixed reception. Dubbed the “Australian Alcatraz” after the famously escape proof US island jail, many think it is little more than a gimmick to attract tourists to a little visited part of the country. The proposal is for a high-security jail near Alice Springs, almost a thousand

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miles from the nearest cities, Darwin and Adelaide.

Supporters point out that even if a prisoner was able to scale the walls they would almost certainly die in the fierce desert heat, quite a strong deterrent against jailbreaks.

Aimed at category one convicts such as terrorists, many support the concept.

However other’s point out that the privately backed proposal is being conceived as much to attract “terror tourists” as to actually deal with an issue that is being managed perfectly well within Australia’s existing prison system. If Alcatraz is the inspiration for the new jail the million plus people who go to the infamous “Rock” each year may well have something to do with it.

Bones at the Vatican may 94 year old clear up 35 year old mystery on trial in juvenile court

of the alleged a t r o c i t i e s .

The face of the defendant, seen He has been here in court, has been obscured accused of by court order working at oland’s THE trial has started in Stutthof camp Pover a period Germany of a man accused when several hundred Jews of mass murder at a Nazi and Poles were gassed, concentration camp during something he took part in.

World War II. Named only The defendant was as Johann R he is being tried captured by the US Army in a juvenile court as he was after the war but returned to under the age of 21 at the time Germany to live a normal life

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until being tracked down by modern day Nazi hunters.

The wheelchair-bound invalid denies all knowledge of any atrocities at Stutthof but faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty. The trial will certainly be one of the last ones of this nature as so few soldiers are still around to answer to any war crimes that may have been committed.

Three day flight from hell PASSENGERS on a British Airways flight from Florida that was supposed to take 8 hours finally staggered into Gatwick airport after a whopping 70-hour delay. It seemed everything that could go wrong did and the travellers were also less than impressed with BA’s response. Many families had been enjoying half term at Florida’s Disneyland and their flight, BA2036, was due to take off from Orlando at 19.25 ET on Thursday. After waiting four hours at the airport they were told that a technical fault could not be fixed in time. All 200 people were then put up in the same hotel, something described by one as “complete chaos”.

There were various delays the next day although eventually, 2036 departed, about 24 hours late. Just 40 minutes after take off the

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captain announced that due to another fault, or more likely the same one not fixed properly, they would have to divert to New York’s JFK airport. The flight itself was described as “the roughest I have ever been on” by one passenger. On arrival at JFK, it seemed nothing had been done for the passengers who then had to sleep on the airport floor, including a 7-year-old cancer survivor. During all this, the constant thread was that there was little or no communication from what few BA staff there were around. BA has apologised although many people - some of who spent upwards of ₤11,000 on their trip - are looking for something a bit more concrete in the way of compensation.

THE discovery of human remains in a Vatican building may go some way to solving the disappearance of a child in 1983 that has become one of the biggest such cases to emerge from Italy. 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, went to a flute lesson on 22 June and never returned, sparking a mystery heavily involving the church.

There had been unconfirmed sightings of Emanuela but the case really caught the public interest when someone called the girl’s family saying they had kidnapped her. In return for her return, they demanded the release from prison of Mehmet Ali Agca who had shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981. The caller gave some limited evidence that he was holding Emanuela, but the communications stopped in 1983 and he has not been heard from since.

Other theories range from a kidnapping by a satanic sex cult linked to the Vatican to the church arranging her kidnapping as her

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father had damaging information on the Pope, who he worked closely with. One theory that gained traction was that she was taken by gangsters and 10 years ago the former mistress of a well known Mafia member said that he had taken the girl. Apparently, this was at the request of a high ranking archbishop and was intended to keep her father quiet to avoid his other children suffering the same fate.

Somewhat like the Madeleine McCann case in the UK, there has been a huge amount of speculation with very little in the way of concrete evidence. Although the case remains officially open the Italian authorities believe that the most likely scenario is that the teenager was lured away for sexual motives and murdered. However, ghoulish though it is, a case that involves sex, death, religion and the Mafia has been fascinating Italians for three and a half decades - and may soon be resolved.

One Week To Go! Did you know, you have a free invite to the biggest fancy dress party in the whole of Europe and it’s happening right on your doorstep?

Yes, if you make your way to the new town area of Benidorm next Thursday November 15th, you will find yourself surrounded by thousands of other revellers dressed up in the most the outrageous costumes and outfits, all out on the streets having fun at the resort’s biggest party of the year.

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Benidorm gets ready to party!

The event that originally began in a low key fashion, as a way of keeping British tourists and ex-pat residents entertained on the day after the official end of the annual November fiestas, has since grown into one of Europe’s biggest and well organised parties.

Started over 20 years ago,

by Manolo from Sinatras Bar, who offered a free drink to anyone dressed up in costume, the annual ‘Dress Up Day’, was an instant hit, bringing party-goers back to Rincon de Loix area of the resort on the ‘Thursday at the end of fiestas’ year after year.

And the rest is history, with an estimated 30,000 revellers in attendance last year, the bars and clubs of the ‘strip’ will be packed out from late morning, right through until the early hours of Friday.

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Never ones to miss out on a party, an increasing number of Spanish residents book the day off work, so that they too can join in the revelry.

The main event is a parade of floats, which sets off from Avenida de Europa at around 15.00h, before snaking its way along the packed streets around the ‘English Square’.

Hotel groups, Servigroup, Medplaya and La Marina are joined by many of the larger businesses from the town, such as Beachcomber, Tiki Group, Rockerfellasand Talk of the Coast, all competing for the most flamboyantly themed float.

The ‘After Party’ continues throughout the day, with outdoor live music performances, giant paellas, barbecues and pop up bars, all helping to provide an

unmissable atmosphere of pure fun and laughter.

Because so many holidaymakers book their stay in the resort specifically to coincide with the biggest party of the year, a number of the businesses have pooled together to provide the giant paellas, barbecues and live entertainment daily throughout the week.

So, at lunchtime and early evening every day from Tuesday November 13th, through to Friday 15th (should that day now be called the ‘After Party’ afterparty!), just follow your nose to find the venue hosting the grub that day.

To join in the fun, get yourselves down to the area known as the ‘English Square’ early, wear your finest costumes and soak up the unique atmosphere of Benidorm letting its hair down.

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Nature trail

O N D A R A ’ S Department of Youth organised a hike for young residents through the Segaria this week, one of the Marina Alta’s most important and picturesque natural

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areas.

They set off in ideal weather last Saturday and came across a number of unusual flora and fauna while in the expert hands

of the guide.

The group, aged from 14 to 30, made their way along the recently refurbished path to end at the Fosca Caves, a prehistoric archaeological site.

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Local legend passes on

Cemetery road set for

improvement

ALVARO de Luna was born in Madrid but the well known actor from both stage and screen chose to spend almost of his life in Denia where he died this week. Appearing in both Spanish and English language films such as “The Mercenary” (1968) and “Teo el Pelirrojo” (1985) he was probably best known for his longrunning role in “El Algarrobo” a much loved Spanish TV series. He could also be seen in Hollywood blockbusters such as “The Son of Captain Blood” and “El Capitan Jones” which were both filmed in Denia. Alvaro de Luna was born in Madrid on 10 April 1935 and died in Denia on 2 November 2018 after a battle with liver cancer.

Housewives out in number ABOUT 180 home-makers turned out for Javea’s annual Dia del Ama de Casa (Day of the Housewife) last Sunday. In an event that had been postponed in October due to bad weather, the ladies enjoyed plenty of food, drink and dancing after they had completed a hike from

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Thiviers to Pinosol in ideal conditions. Local councillors Pilar Zamora and Pepa Gisbert also atteAnded the event which celebrates a sometimes forgotten sector of Spanish society.

ONE of Javea’s worst stretches of road, the CV-734 Gata road by the municipal cemetery intersection, has been earmarked for improvement works starting next year. A million euros has been set aside from the Generalitat budget for the project, half to be spent in 2019 and the rest in 2020. Mayor Jose Chulvi said that the project when completed, will be much welcomed by all regular users and improve the safety and traffic flow in the area.

Jalon valley help challenge revealed The latest challenge faced by Jalon Valley Help was discussed by JVH President Elaine Horton when she addressed thirty current and new members at a meeting held at restaurant Cappuccino in Orba. All the attendees have volunteered to staff the new JVH Charity shop currently

under construction in the village.

Elaine gave a brief talk to the new members to give them an understanding of “Who We Are and What We Do”. Following this introduction Vernon Pearce from Valley FM radio presented Elaine with a substantial contribution

towards JVH funds.

Following a cream tea, the group were taken to the site of the new shop which is in fact a former handbag factory which has lain unused and abandoned for several years.

The unlocking of the large steel factory type door by Elaine revealed the scale of the challenge, which is to convert what is in fact a very large, and currently uninhabitable, building, in great need of a large dose of tender loving care, into a modern shop within a relatively short period of time.

There were several large intakes of breath, but the overwhelming reaction from the volunteers was “We can do this” Although a great deal of the initial clearance work, including moving several hundred kilos of rolls of

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various bag making materials and other miscellaneous “stuff” from the back of the premises, in preparation for loading into skips, has already been completed by JVH volunteers, much remains to be done This work includes the demolition of the existing ceiling, which is a major undertaking, the installation of a completely new suspended ceiling, a new shop front, replacement of existing windows, constructing changing rooms, complete refurbishment of the existing toilet, and the installation of shelving, to name just some of it. By any measure this project is a major undertaking.

Being a charity, it is important to JVH that project costs are minimised.

To meet this requirement, much of the work, with the exception of the highly specialised activities such as

the installation of the false ceiling, and new shop front to give but two examples, will be undertaken by JVH volunteers.

Much needed, and very welcome assistance in the form of paint and building materials is being provided by local enterprises.

Elaine Horton, in commenting about this new venture said “Our volunteers and local businesses are simply amazing, whatever the task or situation they willingly step up to the mark we are so very fortunate to have their support. When all this is finished we´re going to have one hell of a party !“ Jalon Valley Help continue to look for volunteers to assist the charity in all activities related to providing assistance to those in need in the Jalon Valley and surrounding area.

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Chilly thriller night HUNDREDS of children from dozens of different countries and cultures united to take to the Javea streets on Halloween. Despite being one of the coldest ends of October days for years, the evening was dry and the kids didn’t seem to notice the chill in the air. Javea Old Town was the centre of activity as everyone from Count Dracula to Freddy Krueger of Nightmare on Elm Street fame roamed the streets.

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by Matthew Richards

There were live music and plenty of other fun and games in the parade which was organised by the Xabia Association of Merchants for the Historic Centre. With the next day being a national fiesta for All Saints Day, many kids were able to enjoy a midweek late night out.

IN an initiative adopted by many Valencian towns, Denia residents will be able to once again have their say on where a chunk of the town’s budget goes. €200,000 has been set aside for the citizens participation scheme and the first stage is to draw up a short-list of projects for people to select their favourite from. This process started on 1 November and residents have until the 21 November to submit proposals.

Those short-listed must be viable, both economically and practically, and can be

A recent Spanish survey showed that an overwhelming number of people want to stay in “summer time” all year round, which surely would be good for tourism and getting us some lighter evenings in the winter.

most people now take for granted but has changed the town beyond current water wells and stations. recognition.

They will then hopefully be sufficiently inspired to design a poster and commemorative stamp to mark the occasion, the latter in conjunction with Benissa’s philately society.

Overall the aim is to remember and celebrate something that

Theatre school under way

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submitted at upcoming local neighbourhood meetings or on www.participadenia. es You can also email pciutadana@aytodenia.es or go in person to the Portelles office on Calle Pare Pere, no 17. Participation is open to all residents aged 16 or over as well as non residents who own a registered property in the municipality. Once the short-list has been finalised then there will be a voting period from 10 to 19 December.

Postbag I’m all in favour of stopping this annual ritual, and have read that all the EU countries can decide themselves what they do in the future.

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Having a say with your tax money

The

Be it in Britain, or here in Spain, I always hate it when the clocks have to go back an hour, like they did a couple of weeks ago.

Half a century of drinking water NEXT May marks the 50th anniversary of drinking water first coming to the municipality of Benissa, something the town is planning to mark with a series of events. A commission has been set up to nominate and plan these events, while appropriately the group’s President has been named as Domingo Iborra who was a Benissa councillor back in 1969 when the first mains water arrived in the town.

The commission has already decided that one of the activities will involve the local schoolchildren who are all going to be visiting the

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THE Theatre School for Teulada Moraira has started it’s new season, with three different sessions now running for all those wanting to take part. Students work on aspects of stagecraft such as body control, expression, improvisation and clear speech under the tutelage of Rosa Catalan. This work leads to an end of term play chosen by the students themselves dependant on their development. They also regularly take part in local events such as the medieval market and culture week.

Classes are taught at the Salon de Actos in Teulada Town Hall and there is a children’s group at 5 pm, a youth group at 6.30 pm and an adult class at 8 pm. For more information call 965 740 158 (ext 1804) or email juventud@teuladamoraira.org

An added personal benefit for me to have no change is that I’m not a good sleeper, and even a switch of an hour messes up my ageing body clock.

Mary Hammond, Gran Alacant.

Reading last week in your paper about the about-turn to making the AP-7 toll free between Alicante and Valencia at the end of next year, I just shake my head in disbelief at how the politicians switch their views as soon as they grab power.

It’s nothing new, and we are set for a whole load of promises for the next few months before next year’s local and regional elections.

The worst thing is that voters seem to swallow this load of tripe.

Gary Maxted, Villajoyosa.

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A guide to making your feline look more-than-fine

Regardless of what all those dog fanatics believe, it seems pretty obvious from our perspective that the best domestic pet is a cat. And that’s not just because of their adorable little faces.

Cats rule, then, and for several reasons. Watching one hunt is like getting a life lesson in how Mother Nature works, while their personalities alone are big enough to dominate most homes. That’s true whether they adopt the aloof attitude towards anything other than Scottish smoked salmon, or have a penchant for playtime with their owners.

Felines have typically been more popular with time-starved animal lovers, because the perceived truth is that they need much less attention and effort from their owners. This is accurate to some extent: there are no walkies, and some cats can happily go for days without having much human contact. However, it’s wise to make note of the fact that everything from British blues to Siamese will respond to interaction, and that emotional neglect can have a detrimental effect on your relationship with the furry friend, and even on their health.

ARC - PUPPIES & KITTIES NEEDING HOMES LUCIE This pretty 18 month old spayed female islooking for her forever home. She is very affectionate cat.

DOTTIE –

This beautiful Pointer cross is 3 years old and has been spayed and micro chipped.

She loves to go for walks and be made a fuss of and would make a great companion.

NO ADOPTIOIN FEE BUT A DONATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Also, many other dogs, puppies, cats & kittens needing homes. Food and donations also urgently needed and can be left at ARC’s charity shop on CarrerValencia 1, Jalon between 10 am & 1.00 pm Monday to Saturday. Contact Tel No Sally:- 625 985 689 or Jayne:- 649 310 285.Email jalonvalleyarc14@ yahoo.co.uk. Facebook – Jalon Valley A.R.C. Based in Jalon.

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A lot of people also don’t take into account the grooming regimes many cats need in order to stay in tip-top shape. Brushing your cat’s entire body is a necessity, and although this is more difficult with some characters than others, and certain parts of the animal are less easy to reach, there are a few tactics that can be employed in order to make sure this process is as easy as he or she will allow. Start by getting them early - ideally at the kitten stage - therefore making sure they are used to being groomed.

It’s also vital to brush in the correct way so as not to make the little beast uncomfortable. In a similar way to shaving a man’s face, your hand should move with the direction of its coat, rather than against it. Softer brushes, although less effective, can also be a good introduction to grooming for your cat, and if that’s not enough to convince them, you can start out by trying to groom with a specially designed mitt, while a toothbrush can make seemingly inaccessible areas such as around the ears much easier to work.

A key obstacle to successful cat grooming is the fact that your grooming tool is often seen as a threat.

Cats are notoriously wary of any object, and as such it’s essential you break down their distrust of whatever is in your hand. A good way to do this is to mix up strokes with the bristles and strokes using the smoother side of the tool, which should reinforce the cat’s understanding that it is not in any direct danger. All relatively simple concepts; nevertheless by following them you should find the process begins to become far simpler and much more effective.

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Health & Beauty - Local How’s your Homocysteine?

My what, you may ask. Everybody knows about cholesterol, smoking and being overweight to be risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, but did you ever hear about homocysteine? Fairly unknown, but quite notorious.

Homocysteine, an amino acid, is made in the body from another amino acid, methionine. As meat, cheese and some other proteins are especially rich in methionine, we tend to eat this amino acid every day.

What’s the cause of high homocysteine?

A high level of homocysteine can be caused by: • Genetic diseases • A shortage of folic acid and/or vitamin B6 and B12 • The aging process - every 10 years homocysteine level rises • 5 – 10% • Certain medications • Smoking • Excess intake of coffee or alcohol • Low intake of Vitamin B rich food

Why is it so bad for us?

High blood levels of homocysteine can damage cholesterol that is found in your blood, which can lead to direct damage of the walls of your arteries.

This can lead to a series of reactions

that result in thickening of the walls of your arteries, leaving less room for proper circulation. This whole process is commonly referred to as atherosclerosis.

High homocysteine can also cause your blood to have a higher than normal tendency to clot, which increases your risk of developing a dangerous clot that could lead to a stroke.

In addition, high homocysteine is known to significantly lower nitric oxide in your blood. Nitric oxide is a gas

that is critical to maintaining healthy and flexible arterial walls.

Studies have proved beyond a doubt that people with elevated homocysteine levels are more likely to have: • Heart disease • Strokes • Alzheimer’s disease and dementia • Kidney disease • Diseases of the eye • Erectile dysfunction It also speeds up the aging process, weakens you immune system and increases pain and inflammation

So, high homocysteine spells trouble!

The good news is that a raised homocysteine level can be easily diagnosed by a single blood test.

Should the result be high, with simple medication and lifestyle changes, homocystein levels can be brought down to an acceptable level, thus reducing the above risks.

A simple blood test could significantly change your life expectancy.

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How diabetes effects the eyes Top

skin care tips 1. Wear sun Screen 3. Moisturise after Sunscreen isn´t just for cleansing

To mark World Diabetes Day on the 14th of November, Specsavers Opticas are offering free eye tests in their stores and providing advice and information on how diabetes sufferers can protect their eyesight. “Over 425 million people are currently living with diabetes, thankfully most is well controlled, so the condition doesn’t affect the eyes, but

each store will usually see two to three diabetes suffers with diabetic retinopathy each year who do require medical intervention. We expect that to increase as the numbers of diabetes sufferers are on the rise”, commented Mike Stone from Specsavers Opticasin Javea and Calpe. “The good news is that early diagnosis, a healthy lifestyle and the right treatment can stop

blindness through diabetes.

Knowledge is power with this kind of condition, so we’ve put together some useful information on diabetes and the eye and are offering free eye tests and information in store on the 14th of November.”

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Diabetic retinopathy, a condition which affects vision, occurs when the blood vessels in the retina are damaged by the changes in blood sugar levels. This leads to blurry vision which can often come and go throughout the day.

If untreated, the condition can become more serious, resulting in the network of blood vessels which supply the retina suffering permanent damage. This can result in irreversible vision loss.

To avoid sight loss and other common side effects of diabetes, such as heart disease, stroke and kidney failure, it is important that blood sugar level, blood pressure and cholesterol levels are controlled. In many cases this can be achieved through good nutrition and healthy eating rather than medication, so with the right information you can take back control of diabetes and lead a full life.

Not all diabetes causes sight loss, but it is important to have regular screenings and eye tests so that any problems

or changes can be monitored.

Most complications can be treated; however it is vital that they are detected early.

Once vision is lost, it cannot be restored.

There are five Specsavers Opticason the Costa Blanca and all offer advanced eye tests using a digital retinal camera, allowing the optician to take a detailed picture of the back of the eye. These comprehensive eye tests are able to detect the signs of Diabetic retinopathy. If these signs are identified during an eye test, patients are referred to a doctor for further tests and treatment. To book your eye test and find your nearest store visit www.specsavers.es

trips to the beach. Harmful UV rays damage your skin even during not so sunny days. A broad spectrum sunscreen should be applied every day as part of your skin care routine.

2. Double cleanse

A double cleanse is the best way to clean your face and cleanse your skin, especially when you sweat a lot. Start by cleaning your face with a gentle cleanser to remove most of the makeup and impurities and finish with a soothing cleanser which should finish the job of cleaning your skin whilst also hydrating and restoring your skins natural protective barrier.

Without moisturising after cleansing you are missing a trick. Cleanse and moisturise to lock in that moisture and promote all day hydration.

4. Massage your face

Instead of rushing the cleansing, taking time to massage the products into your skin will boost circulation and create a better complexion.

5. Apply in order

Always apply products in the right order, from the lightest to the heaviest. So a thin moisturiser followed by the broad spectrum sunscreen.

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BIG MORTGAGE BLOW

Spain’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that customers and not banks will have to pay for stamp duty on mortgages from now on, reversing a ruling from mid-October and sparing banks from billions of euros in potential costs.

The unexpected ruling adheres to an even earlier ruling from February, and the back-and-forth over the decision had prompted Spanish lenders to demand more predictable rules.

Analysts and rating agencies

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initially said the October ruling could have cost billions of euros in compensation costs for banks, ranging from 0.6 billion euros to more than 15 billion euros in the worst-case scenario.

Spanish bank shares had fallen sharply after the court’s October decision.

Consumer association Adicae said that up to eight million clients could be affected by the court ruling.

Historic house on the market ONE of Spain’s most desirable properties has come onto the market in Mallorca, yours for a cool 16 million euros. More of an estate than a property, the original owner was Archduke Louis Salvador who had the property built back in 1867 after falling in love with the then unspoilt island.

The house itself is 1,180 m2 and sits in a plot that is 23,000 m2 close to Deia and Valldemossa.

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by Simon Russell

Close neighbours to the inland retreat if you decide to settle there will be actor Michael Douglas and the Spanish royal family. As you would imagine the place has been modernised a bit since 1867 but still retains its original grandeur, not to mention a floodlit tennis court, pools and a guest “cottage” which is probably larger than most people’s homes.

SPANISH pensioners are selling their properties at knock down prices in increasing numbers with one major proviso - they have to be allowed to live there until they die. This private equity release scheme is appealing to those who have all their money in their twilight years tied up in their property, allowing them to have some cash for their golden years. Many will have spent all their life in the house and are reluctant to move away from both the house and the local barrio.

In a lot of instances, the money will help pay for a live-in carer to allow them to stay at home.

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The concept is particularly popular in places like Madrid and Barcelona where the cost of living is expensive and the Spanish pension doesn’t stretch too far. The plus for property investors is they acquire a cheap property, the negative is it could be several years before they can cash in their investment.

However, for investors looking to the long-term, the schemes have great appeal. Both sides are obviously advised to hire a good lawyer before entering into such an agreement.

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Where the germs are hiding in your kitchen.

Your kitchen may look clean, but here’s the dirt on what’s really happening. Although a quick daily clean might keep some of the bacteria at bay, it’s important to remember that germs are lurking in the dark corners often overlooked! Since the kitchen tends to be where family and friends congregate, not only is it alarming to discover that things may not be as clean as you thought they were, bacteria can come in contact with the food you eat. That raises your risk of getting sick.

These are three places in the kitchen where germs like to hide, along with things you can do to clean up your act.

1. Your refrigerator It’s true, germs can and do hang out inside your refrigerator, especially in the meat and vegetable compartments. In the NSF study, these tested positive for E.coli, salmonella or listeria 36 percent of the time. To keep food safe, discard food that’s past its prime, and maintain a consistent temperature level in the fridge, ideally between 40 and 32 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You should also get in the habit of regularly cleaning refrigerator door handles and meat and vegetable drawers!

When it’s time to replace your fridge, consider the LG InstaView Door-in-Door Refrigerator with ColdSaver(TM) panel, which acts like a barrier keeping cold air in where it matters the most - inside the refrigerator, extending the life cycle of your food. The InstaView model also lets you see what’s inside before you open the door. Just knock twice on the tinted glass

panel to illuminate, and you can find what you need without letting all the cold air escape. Both of these features will keep food surrounded with fresh, cool air, so everything stays fresher, longer.

2. Your dishwashing station Be honest. How long has that kitchen towel been hanging on that loop by the kitchen sink? A week? A month? Can’t remember? If you’re not careful about how often you wash your towels, your kitchen rags could become a breeding ground for dangerous, stomachsickening germs. According to researchers from the University of Mauritius, towels can develop some nasty bacteria - the kind that causes foodborne illnesses - when they’re used for a full month. Yuck! And don’t forget the kitchen sink sponge. Other research suggests this so-called cleaning tool harbors some of the nastiest germs, with three-quarters of them contaminated with coliform bacteria, according to a study completed by NSF International.

To keep things cleaner, get into the habit of grabbing a clean towel every few days.

Sponges should not be used for longer than two weeks. b o a r d s . The NSF study discovered that fecal coliform has a presence on these 3. Your food prep surfaces surfaces - 45 percent of kitchen sinks, 32 percent of countertops and 18 percent of Whether you’re making your lunchtime cutting boards. Even if these are wiped or sandwich or chopping veggies for dinner, rinsed daily, it’s important to take the extra don’t be deceived by the spotless appearance step to keep bacteria from lingering on these of your countertops, sinks and cutting surfaces where they can contaminate your

food. Before you gather your ingredients, wash all meal prep areas with hot, soapy water.

Now that you know what to do to combat hidden bacteria lurking in your kitchen, you can prepare meals and feed your family with much greater peace of mind.

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RISING BRITS

LATEST FIGURES show that British buyers are driving this year’s increases in foreign purchases of Spanish properties.

The latest report from the Association of Spanish Land Registrars, shows that foreign buyers increased by 11 per cent to 17,338 sales in the second quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year.

And despite the uncertainty surrounding the final Brexit deal,

the British were still the biggest group of foreign buyers, accounting for 15 per cent of the overseas property purchasing market.

British buyers, according to the Registrars are nearly twice as much as the next biggest group, which is the French.

UK property seekers are also growing faster than the next two biggest markets, with the French demand taking an eight per fall.

Floor clause chaos

SPAIN’S judicial system is failing to cope with the hundreds of thousands of ‘floor clause’ cases being brought before the courts.

Floor clauses, which were often secretly written in, imposed a minimum interest rate on floatingrate mortgages by setting a limit on how far they could fall in tandem with the benchmark rate.

In practice, this meant that Spanish mortgage buyers did not profit fully

from record-low interest rates which Spain enjoyed for several years.

The clauses were ruled illegal by the Spanish high court in 2013, and despite 54 specialised courts being set up across Spain, the sheer onslaught of cases is proving too overwhelming.

Some 260,000 cases have been filed so far but only just under 52,000 have been concluded.

Lenders are creating a second bottleneck of appeal cases which is

‘unjustifiably hobbling’ the system with an ‘artificial litigiousness that could easily be avoided, and which is consuming

huge amounts of public resources,’ according to the head of Murcia’s High Court, Miguel Pasqual de Riquelme.

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Local - Property Keep your home warm this winter 1. Check the windows and insulation.

Don´t let draughts be the biggest cause of heat loss in your home.

2. Use weatherstrips on doors.

Rubber or foam insulation strips around the doors is a very simple but effective solution.

3. Maintain your heating system.

Regular maintainence of you heating system is essential to esnure it runs effeciently and if effective all winter. Bleed your radiators now.

4. Fit thermal curtains.

Although not common in spain thermal curtains can make a big difference, helping to insulate your windows. Partiularly single glazed windows.

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Alex Trelinski’s

poppy thuggery

Back In

Maurice has spread been stolen.

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Take this story of thieves boxHe said:- ‘We all know thanks to the stealing over £1,500 from thieving goes on all over big network of an 84-year-old veteran the country but it has never CCTV cameras who was selling poppies happened to me in the 12 at the shopping at a shopping centre on years I’ve been collecting centre. trio This Saturday. m the public. I think Maurice Bastable was fro two men and woman was released the selling the Remembrance who robbed me are the pending “further a e sid out ers inv est iga tio n”, Day flow scumbags of the earth – means Marks & Spencer shop in but then who are we to which they can probably Basingstoke when he got say? y to their distracted for a second and good news is plunder awa The er cov dis to t. ten und con aro heart’s turned that what happened to that two of his cash boxes

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s r e t n a r t s i c ra say “All the little ninjas I was pleased to hear getting it at the minute” n that five men have beeof while the camera focuses arrested on suspicion e on a paper cut-out with a a public order offenc a face covering. in connection with of At the end of the clip model rd sickening a person can be hea Grenfell Tower being saying: “That’s what burned on a bonfire,e happens when they don’t accompanied by vil pay their rent.” racist language.

Metropolitan The A video shared on Police said the men - two a social media shows aged 49 and the othersthe of del 55 cardboard mo t aged 19, 46 and in at tower being set aligh es elv ms the of handed by a laughing crowd ed a south London station on cat edu illy abl presum Monday night. apes..

Under the Public Order rd Laughter can be hea ously is Act, racially or religi off camera as the effigy s aggravated offences carry set alight, with onlookerlp a prison sentence of up to shouting “Help me! He two years, a fine or both. me!” and “Jump out the Let’s hope the police and te window!”.

CPS take the appropria As the blaze takes hold, action. to a voice can be heard

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Darcie stands firm

A 13-year-old Welsh girl who dreams of playing football professionally says she has been criticised and called a lesbian for playing a “boy’s sport”.

Darcie, 13, from Cwmbran in Torfaen has played football for local teams since she was eight.

But she has been told by PE teachers that she cannot play it as a recommended sport at school - instead hockey and netball are for girls.

The Children’s Commissioner for Wales said gender stereotyping was “depressing”.

Darcie has rightly said that bullies won’t stop her playing football, and good for her.

British schools have a big role to play in 2018 by running sport somewhat differently compared to the way it was done half a century ago.

Haven’t they noticed the popularity of women’s sport like football, rugby, and cricket?

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Benidorm star in bag snatch warning

by Andy Mansell

One of Benidorm’s top entertainers took to social media last week to warn his followers about a gang of well-dressed thieves operating in the area.

Mark Harty, a member of popular local vocal groups, One Vision, Stand & Deliver and Smart Move, was left angered and saddened after heartless thieves robbed the handbag of his friend, whilst they were having a meal together at one of his favourite restaurants.

The devastated singer, wrote a status update on his facebook page with an account of the incident, which happened at a famous restaurant in Altea, to warn his 3500 followers to be extra

vigilant, as the theft could happen to anyone at any time.

H e explained that the group had chosen the venue as they knew the food would be good and as his friends had not been too well since their arrival, it would be a perfect spot for a meal before they left Benidorm the following day.

“My friend went to pick up her hand bag half way through the meal only to find it had gone”, said Mark.

“After reporting it to the restaurant manager, who checked out their CCTV camera footage, we were able to see three well-dressed people, one man and two women, who must have been about 60, come into the restaurant.”

Describing how quickly the theft occurred, he continued, “one of the women was standing at the door, while the other two pretended to take the table next to us.”

“The man then the man slid my friend’s handbag from our table near her feet and stuffed it under his coat, then they left.”

Unfortunately, the handbag contained a significant amount of cash in euros and pounds sterling, plus a mobile phone and irreplaceable photos of the friend’s family, which she had no copies of.

However, not satisfied with the cash and phone, by the time the party visited the Altea police station to report the incident, a further 3000€ had been spent on the victim’s credit card.

“I don’t think I’ll relax in another restaurant ever

again,as you never know who is around you”, said the vocalist.

“Three well dressed, respectable looking people in their 60s, but obviously professional thieves”.

The post provoked a huge response from Mark’s followers, sympathising with his friend’s plight, with a number asking him to name and shame the restaurant.

But the singer was reluctant to disclose any further information, “I don’t know if I should as it’s a great place with great food and service and it could happen anywhere, plus the manager studied the CCTV for us and was very helpful with the police”.

His main aim was to draw everyone’s attention to the incident and warn them to be extra aware at all times, when away from home.

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Christmas Comes Early to Jalon!

Sunday 18th November is when all the volunteers from Jalon Valley Help will be at the Pensionista supporting their annual Christmas Bazaar, which is an event that they like to celebrate. There will be lots of stall offering gifts, plants, cakes, decoration, hot food, jewellery and much, much more.

Throughout the day,

entertainment will be provided by the Elderly Brothers, U3A Vall del Pop Singers, and a performance by Fitstop. A Christmas Fashion show will give everyone a chance to buy some lovely clothes for their Christmas celebrations.

The famous Jalon Valley Help raffle will take place with masses of prizes, many donated by local businesses

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and shops. We are sure that many people will go home full of the Christmas Spirit.

The bazaar opens at 10:00 until 14:00. Don’t miss the chance to start your Christmas shopping early.

For information please contact Jalon Valley Help Events on evertsjvh@gmail. com or telephone 634 337 668.

Local athletes on top of the world

TWO of the world’s most accomplished “Vertical Athletes”, both Javea born and bred, achieved top ten finishes on their latest challenge. The Japanese leg of the Vertical World Circuit saw Antonio Soler and Nasio Cardona finish sixth and seventh in their respective age categories as they climbed the 1,610 steps of Osaka’s Abeno Harukas Tower,

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the tallest building in Japan. 1,300 athletes took part in the event which now moves on to London and the Broadgate Tower with it’s 877 steps. The final leg will be in Hong Kong on 2 December and the massive 2,120 step International Commerce Centre.

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The fair

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Local - Food, Drink & Entertainment ONDARA’S XXXIII Fira de Fires is being held from 10 to 25 November, with a series of special events planned for each weekend. The main event this weekend is the fourth Marina Alta five senses fair

Festival hanging by a thread THE 34th International Puppet Festival continues in the Vall d’Albaida this weekend after it was inaugurated on Thursday. In all, there are 33 shows from 15 countries performing across Ontinyent, L’Olleria and Fontanars as well as workshops for both adults and kids. Today (Friday) staff from the Ontinyent University Campus will

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present a children’s workshop while there are a number of performances over the weekend. The puppeteers and troupes come from all over Spain as well as France, Norway and other countries. See www. mostratitelles.com for more information.

Saint Cecilia concerts

THE annual Santa Cecilia Concerts performed by Javea’s Musical Centre start tomorrow (10 November) and runs until 17 November. For openers, there will be a performance by the centres’ house orchestra at Iglesia St Bartholomew

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while the youth band will be appearing on Friday. Last week there was also a one-off performance to welcome all new musicians. Music played will include Andres Valero’s

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“Vall de la Muerte” and Oliver Vespi’s “Divertimento”, a notoriously tricky work to interpret. Around 70 musicians will be taking part in the concert cycle, all of who have reached the appropriate level of musicianship.

celebrating the local landscape and there will also be a food fair and dog show. Over the weekend of 17 to 18 November the Medieval Fair will be in town and on the 24 to 25 November, the final weekend of the event, there will be a display of classic cars, food tasting and amusements as well as a gastro fair.

The kids fun fair will be open throughout at the car park close

to Calle Nacions Sin Estado and on 14 and 21 November it will be discounted to €1.5. Attractions at the Food Fair include a tapas trail connected by a road train making a circular route around participating bars and restaurants. For full details of all the events as well as their locations and timings see Ondara’s Town Hall or Tourist Information Office.

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Motoring

NEW Citroen C5 Aircross The C5 Aircross is based on the same platform as the Peugeot 3008 and 5008, the Vauxhall Grandland X and the new DS7 Crossback. It’s one of the most unique Citroens for some time in terms of the design language which is brought across from the C3 Aircross which has sold over 80,000 units since its launch late last year. The exterior styling of the C5 Aircross certainly stands out from the SUV crowd.

A total of 20 driver assist systems are included in this new model. It is also Citroën’s second model to include the new Progressive Hydraulic Cushion suspension system, following the C4 Cactus, which aims to deliver “peerless comfort” while retaining the relaxed characteristics of the company’s long-standing hydropneumatic system. The system has two hydraulic stops on either side, with one for compression and the other for rebound. This results in “a magic carpet ride” even when driving over uneven ground. For major impacts, the hydraulic stops work with the spring and

shock absorber to avoid jerky movement and unwanted bouncing.

The cabin is spacious, rear passengers have plenty of headroom. Legroom, however, could be better with the front seats set back.

Unlike in the C3 Aircross, the rear seats neither slide nor recline. There is an easy release mechanism for folding them down, and the boot floor can be raised to offer a flat floor. The boot itself is a sturdy and a capacious 516 litres. The SUV features advanced soundproofing with reduced road and wind noise thanks to double laminated front windows with an insulating layer, bringing passengers exceptional, cocoon-like comfort. Particular attention was paid to the soundproofing in the engine compartment too.

Powered by efficient and high-performance petrol and diesel engines ranging from 130hp to 180hp and the Citroën brand’s new EAT8 automatic gearbox, New C5

Aircross will be the first Citroën available with plugin hybrid (PHEV) technology at the end of 2019.

Instead of pursuing a purely sporty feel like most

other manufacturers, Citroen has chosen to focus on comfort. Following on from the revised C4 Cactus last year, the C5 Aircross

should establish Citroen very well in this niche.

Whilst the hydraulic cushion suspension system is currently only found in these two vehicles, it was developed to work across the whole range, so expect to see more models featuring the

system.

The C5 Aircross provides a visually appealing package, along with a comprehensive and generous equipment list.

It’s comfortable although some might argue that there are rivals which are better to drive.

Luxury brand of the year

Aston Martin has been named ‘Luxury Brand of the Year’ at the Luxury Briefing Awards. Heralded as the ‘Oscars of the Luxury Industry’, the aim of the annual event is to reward and celebrate excellence and innovation.

Presenting the award, Sir Eric Peacock described Aston Martin as a “powerful, hugely aspirational brand that is the epitome of luxury” and defied anyone in the room not to covet it. He went on to say the last 12 months have been an “Annus Magnificus” for the brand as it “soared into profit, increasing sales by an astonishing 8% in the first half of the year alone…it has been one of the fastest turnarounds and renaissances the luxury industry has ever seen”.

Aston Martin Lagonda Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, Simon Sproule, said: “It’s a great honour

to be named Luxury Brand of the Year. At Aston Martin Lagonda we have a fantastic team that lives and breathes this beautiful brand, working to grow and develop our presence across the world. With each car launch, each new brand partnership or lifestyle event, we get closer to our current and future customers. At a time when the automotive industry is facing incredible challenges we are pushing constantly to make sure the Aston Martin brand, and soon the Lagonda brand, not only stands the test of time but flourishes during this period of change.”

Aston Martin are also delighted that the award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Charity’ was made to Aston Martin Cambridge, for the special edition Vanquish S. The raffle for ‘Red 10’, the 10th car from a limited edition run of the ‘Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows edition’ raised an astonishing £1.5 million for the RAF Benevolent Fund, which works to support the men and women of the RAF and t h e i r families.

Be prepared this winter

ROAD SAFETY organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering basic tips for drivers to ensure troublefree journeys this winter.

Giving some attention now to batteries, tyres, antifreeze, wipers, lights and other vehicle essentials is the best way of ensuring reliability in the months to come, says GEM. Here are GEM’s five simple steps for reducing the chance of a breakdown or malfunction this winter: 1 Get the battery and charging system checked to ensure best performance.

A number of winter calls to GEM’s breakdown control centre relate to flat batteries.

Cold weather puts a lot of strain on tired batteries, so consider changing it now to

avoid the inconvenience of a breakdown.

If your battery seems to be turning over more slowly than usual, get it checked straight away. Similarly, if the red battery warning symbol illuminates on the dashboard, do get the battery checked.

2 Ensure your car’s cooling system has the correct levels of anti-freeze, which is vital to prevent the water in your engine’s cooling system from freezing. GEM recommends you consult your local dealer or a qualified mechanic to ensure this is done correctly.

3 Make sure all the lights on your car, inside and out, are working properly. Clean them regularly to ensure they are free of dirt, so that you

can see, and others can see you.

4 Check tyres for tread depth and pressure weekly through the winter. Good tyres will ensure the safety systems on your car are as effective as possible. GEM recommends a minimum tread depth of 3mm (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), as this will disperse much more water from the road and will minimise your risk of skidding and losing control.

5 Check your windscreen wipers, front and rear.

Make sure they are working properly, and top up your screenwash regularly using cold weather washer fluid.

Do not use the windscreen wipers to clear ice, as this will very quickly lead to damage.

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FRIDAY 9th November

07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:00 Letterbox 10:15 Home Front Heroes 07:30 I Escaped to the Country09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:15 Make Me a Dealer 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 09:00 Shop Well for Less?

11:30 This Morning 12:45 Caught Red Handed 10:00 BBC News at Nine 13:15 Bargain Hunt 13:30 Loose Women 14:00 BBC News at One 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:30 BBC London News 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:55 ITV News London 14:45 Doctors 14:00 Think Tank 15:15 Impossible 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 I Escaped to the Country14:45 Reel History of Britain 16:00 Tenable 16:45 Money for Nothing 15:15 Railways of the Great 17:00 Tipping Point 17:30 Make Me a Dealer War With Michael Portillo 18:00 The Chase 18:15 Pointless 15:45 I Was There: The Great 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 ITV News London War Interviews 19:30 BBC London News 19:30 ITV Evening News 16:45 Blue Planet II 20:00 The One Show 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 A Question of Sport 17:45 Eggheads 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 EastEnders 18:15 Flog It! 21:30 Not Going Out 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: 21:00 The Harbour 22:00 Have I Got News for You 21:30 Coronation Street It Takes Two 22:30 Would I Lie to You? 22:00 Caught on Camera 20:00 Mastermind 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 BBC London News 20:30 Live: FA Cup Football 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:32 BBC Weather 23:30 ITV News London 23:00 The Mash Report 23:35 The Graham Norton 23:30 Newsnight 23:45 Through the Keyhole Show

07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10 Frasier 10:40 Frasier 11:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 12:05 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Embarrassing Pets 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 Unreported World 21:00 Alone at Home 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 The Last Leg

SATURDAY 10th November

07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 A Heavenly Christmas 13:55 Cruising with Jane McDonald 14:05 5 News at Lunchtime 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Merry Kissmas 17:00 Friends 17:30 Friends 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 The Great Model Railway Challenge 22:00 Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain 23:00 The Hangover Part II

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:50 You’ve Been Framed!

08:15 Dress to Impress 09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Emmerdale 09:55 You’ve Been Framed!

10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:15 Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:15 Dress to Impress 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:55 You’ve Been Framed!

19:50 Take Me Out 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Paul

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 09:55 Judge Judy 10:25 Judge Judy 10:50 Judge Judy 11:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 12:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Home Fires 22:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot

07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:30 Top Class 08:00 All Over the Place 11:45 The Lord Mayor’s Show 08:30 Wild & Weird 08:45 Show Me What You’re 13:05 Football Focus Made Of 14:00 BBC Weekend News 09:15 Got What It Takes?

09:45 Bears 14:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Natural World 15:00 Live: International 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer Rugby Union 13:00 Rick Stein From Venice 17:30 Final Score to Istanbul 14:00 The Red Shoes 18:20 BBC Weekend News 16:10 Flog It! 18:30 BBC London News 17:00 Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: 18:40 The Time It Takes Inside The RAF 18:00 Live: International 19:10 Pointless Celebrities Rugby Union 20:00 Strictly Come Dancing 20:30 International Rugby 21:30 The Royal British Legion Union 21:30 Dad’s Army Festival of Remembrance 22:00 Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires 23:10 BBC Weekend News 23:00 QI XL 23:30 Match of the Day 23:45 Snowfall

07:00 Dino Dana 07:15 Long Course Weekend 07:00 MILKSHAKE 07:10 Super 4 Triathlon 11:35 Cruising with Jane 07:35 Make It Pop 07:45 The King of Queens McDonald 07:55 Share a Story 08:10 The King of Queens 08:05 Mr Bean 11:50 Northpole 08:35 Everybody Loves 08:30 Scrambled!

Raymond 13:30 A Star-Crossed 08:35 The Tom and Jerry 09:00 Everybody Loves Christmas Show Raymond 08:50 The Powerpuff Girls 15:20 The Christmas 09:30 Frasier 09:10 ToonMarty 10:00 Frasier Apprentice 09:30 Robozuna 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 17:05 Just in Time for 10:05 Mighty Magiswords 10:55 The Big Bang Theory 10:25 ITV News Christmas 11:25 The Big Bang Theory 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday11:50 The Simpsons 19:00 My Christmas Prince Morning 12:20 The Simpsons 20:40 Shop Smart Save 12:40 The X Factor 12:50 Come Dine with Me 13:40 ITV Lunchtime News Money for Christmas 13:50 Four in a Bed 13:50 You’ve Been Framed!

21:25 5 News Weekend 16:25 A Place in the Sun: 14:20 Bean Winter Sun 21:30 The Kennedys: A Fatal 16:00 Tenable 17:30 Escape to the Chateau: 17:00 Tipping Point Attraction DIY 18:00 The Chase 22:30 JFK’s Secret Killer: The 18:30 Channel 4 News 19:00 ITV Evening News 19:00 Live: International Evidence 19:20 Iron Man 2 Rugby Union 21:30 The X Factor 23:30 Life Is Wonderful: 21:45 Formula 1 Motor Racing 23:05 The Jonathan Ross Mandela’s Unsung Heroes 23:15 I, Robot Show

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:40 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:15 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:10 You’ve Been Framed!

13:40 Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 14:10 Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 14:40 Step Up Revolution 16:35 Spy Kids 18:25 Johnny English Reborn 20:25 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 23:35 Celebrity Juice

07:00 Murder, She Wrote 07:45 Columbo 09:15 A Touch of Frost 11:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 15:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Midsomer Murders

07:00 Breakfast 08:35 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 14:30 BBC Weekend News 14:45 Songs of Praise 15:20 Home Front Heroes 16:05 Escape to the Country 16:45 Countryfile 17:45 BBC Weekend News 18:00 BBC London News 18:10 World War One Remembered 20:00 Doctor Who 20:50 Strictly Come Dancing 21:30 Dynasties 22:30 The Little Drummer Girl 23:30 BBC Weekend News 23:50 BBC London News

07:15 The King of Queens 07:00 ITV Childrens TV 07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:25 ITV News 07:40 The King of Queens 11:00 Friends 10:30 Love Your Garden 08:05 Everybody Loves 11:25 Friends 11:25 Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape Raymond 12:00 5 News Special: 12:00 ITV News 08:30 Everybody Loves 12:05 Best Walks with a View Raymond Remembrance Sunday with Julia Bradbury 09:00 Frasier 12:05 Friends 12:40 Doc Martin 09:25 Frasier 12:30 Friends 13:40 ITV Lunchtime News 09:55 Jamie Cooks Italy 13:55 The X Factor 13:00 Friends 10:30 Sunday Brunch 15:25 Paul O’Grady: For the 13:30 Friends 13:30 The Simpsons Love of Dogs 14:25 The Simpsons 13:55 Friends 15:55 Harry and Meghan 15:25 The Simpsons 17:00 The Chase 14:25 Friends 16:25 The Simpsons 18:00 Tenable 14:55 Friends 16:55 The Simpsons 19:00 ITV Evening News 15:25 Friends 17:25 The Simpsons 19:15 ITV News London 15:55 Free Willy 17:55 The Simpsons 19:30 Tipping Point: Lucky 18:25 Madagascar Stars 17:55 A Cinderella Christmas 20:30 The Chase: Celebrity 20:05 Channel 4 News 19:35 Mrs Miracle Special 20:30 Great Canal Journeys 21:30 The X Factor 21:30 Escape to the Chateau 21:30 Inside the Tower of 22:30 Britain’s Poppies: The 22:30 Extreme Everest with London First World War Remembered Ant Middleton 22:25 5 News Weekend 23:35 ITV News 23:30 Formula 1 Motor Racing 22:30 London Has Fallen

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:45 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:30 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:20 Catchphrase 14:20 You’ve Been Framed!

15:25 You’ve Been Framed!

15:55 Nanny McPhee 17:55 The Mummy 20:15 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy

07:00 On the Buses

07:00 Breakfast

10:15 Saturday Kitchen Live

SUNDAY 11th November 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:45 Great British Garden Revival 08:45 Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys 09:15 The Instant Gardener 10:00 Countryfile 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30 International Rugby Union 13:30 Final Score 16:00 Live: International Rugby League 18:30 FA Cup Football 20:00 World War One Remembered 21:30 Dragons’ Den 22:30 They Shall Not Grow Old

07:25 Heartbeat 08:20 Heartbeat 09:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 10:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 15:55 Columbo 17:55 Foyle’s War 19:55 Foyle’s War 22:00 Midsomer Murders

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MONDAY 12th November

07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 10:15 Island Medics 07:15 The Big Painting Challenge 09:30 Lorraine 07:55 3rd Rock From the Sun 11:00 Homes Under the 08:15 Make Me a Dealer 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 08:20 3rd Rock From the Sun Hammer 09:00 Family Cooking 08:45 Everybody Loves 11:30 This Morning 12:00 Claimed and Shamed Showdown Raymond 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 10:00 BBC News at Nine 09:10 Everybody Loves 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire Raymond 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 10:10 Frasier 14:30 BBC London News 13:15 Politics Live 15:00 Judge Rinder 10:40 Frasier 14:45 Doctors 14:00 Countryfile 11:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 16:00 Tenable 15:15 Impossible 14:15 Family Finders 12:05 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 I Escaped to the Country 15:00 Live: Nitto ATP Finals Hours to Hell and Back 18:00 The Chase Tennis 16:45 Money for Nothing 13:00 Channel 4 News 19:00 ITV News London 17:45 Eggheads 17:30 Make Me a Dealer 13:05 Come Dine with Me 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 20:00 Emmerdale 19:00 BBC News at Six 15:10 Countdown of Games 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Coronation Street 16:00 Fifteen to One 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 21:00 Britain’s Busiest 20:30 Panorama 17:00 A Place in the Sun It Takes Two 21:00 EastEnders 18:00 Four in a Bed Motorway 20:00 FA Cup Draw 21:30 Still Open All Hours 18:30 Embarrassing Pets 20:30 Yorkshire Wolds Way 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Peter Kay’s Comedy 19:00 The Simpsons 22:00 Running Wild With Bear 19:30 Hollyoaks 21:00 Only Connect Shuffle Grylls 21:30 University Challenge 22:30 For Facts Sake 20:00 Channel 4 News 22:00 WW1’s Secret Shame: 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 Liam Bakes Shell Shock 23:42 BBC Weather 21:30 Food Unwrapped 23:30 ITV News London 23:00 People Just Do Nothing 23:45 Caught on Camera 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:30 Newsnight News for You 23:00 First Dates

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07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 A Star-Crossed Christmas 13:50 Cruising with Jane McDonald 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Christmas Under Wraps 17:00 Friends 17:30 Friends 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Premiership Cup Rugby 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 Paddington Station 24/7 23:00 Manchester’s Narco Kings: Blood & Fear

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:50 You’ve Been Framed!

08:15 Dress to Impress 09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:15 Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:15 Dress to Impress 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:55 You’ve Been Framed!

19:50 Take Me Out 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy 23:55 Family Guy

Escape to the Chateau

NEW SERIES: Chimpanzee New series. David Attenborough narrates footage of five of the world’s most endangered species as they struggle to preserve their social groups, beginning with a chimpanzee troop in Senegal. As the dry season sets in, the Alpha of the pack, who has ruled unchallenged for the past three years, faces a series of challenges and finds little support from the other apes

NEW SERIES: Dick and Angel expand the project by setting up a luxury campsite on the chateau grounds, but they only have six weeks to complete it before the first guests arrive - and the weather is not on their side, with constant rain turning the planned site into a muddy field. They also have to contend with a visit from Dick’s family at Easter

TUESDAY 13th November

07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:15 The Big Painting 10:15 Island Medics 09:30 Lorraine Challenge 11:00 Homes Under the 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 08:15 Make Me a Dealer Hammer 11:30 This Morning 09:00 Family Cooking 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming Showdown 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:00 BBC News at One 14:55 ITV News London 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:30 BBC London News 15:00 Judge Rinder 13:15 Politics Live 14:45 Doctors 16:00 Tenable 14:00 Countryfile 15:15 Impossible 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 I Escaped to the Country14:15 Family Finders 15:00 Live: Nitto ATP Finals 18:00 The Chase 16:45 Money for Nothing Tennis 19:00 ITV News London 17:30 Make Me a Dealer 17:45 Eggheads 18:15 Pointless 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 20:00 Emmerdale 19:30 BBC London News 20:30 Judge Rinder’s Crime of Games 20:00 The One Show 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: Stories 20:30 EastEnders It Takes Two 21:00 We Are Most Amused 21:00 Holby City 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 22:00 Informer and Amazed 21:00 MasterChef: The 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:00 ITV News at Ten Professionals 23:30 BBC London News 22:00 School 23:35 ITV News London 23:42 BBC Weather 23:00 I’ll Get This 23:50 On Assignment 23:45 Stacey Dooley 23:30 Newsnight

07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 10:25 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Doc Martin 23:00 DCI Banks

new this week

Dynasties

Season 1, Episode 1 of 5 - BBC1 9:30pm Sun 11th November

07:00 Coronation Street

Season 5 Episode 1 Ch4 9:30 pm Sun 11th November

07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:55 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:20 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10 Frasier 10:40 Frasier 11:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 12:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Embarrassing Pets 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Lego Masters 22:00 Celebrity Hunted 23:10 Gogglebox

07:00 Totally Bonkers 07:00 MILKSHAKE Guinness World Records 10:15 Jeremy Vine 07:25 Totally Bonkers 12:15 A Cinderella Christmas Guinness World Records 13:55 Britain’s Greatest 07:50 You’ve Been Framed!

08:15 Dress to Impress Bridges 09:00 Emmerdale 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 09:25 Coronation Street 14:15 Home and Away 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 14:45 Neighbours Show 11:15 Who’s Doing the 15:15 My Angel Dishes?

17:00 Friends 12:15 Dress to Impress 17:30 Friends 13:15 Emmerdale 18:00 5 News at 5 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 18:30 Neighbours Show 19:00 Home and Away 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:30 5 News Tonight 18:55 You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 The Dog Rescuers: Best 19:50 Take Me Out 21:00 Two and a Half Men in Show 21:30 Two and a Half Men 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet 22:00 The Weekender: Boat 22:00 Inside the Tower of Party London 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy 23:00 Operation Live

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 10:25 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:35 The Royal 14:40 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Scott & Bailey

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friday 6TH juLY 2018

More X Factor chaos but Danny goes through Halloween week on X Factor proved to be a complete nightmare for producers, with more embarrassing technical issues and sound problems hounding the hapless contestants.

Poor Danny Tetley must be wishing he could perform in his home venues back in Benidorm every week, where the sound technicians appear to be a damn sight better at their jobs than the ones he has to put up with on the show.

Firstly, a show that prides itself on being recorded live had to be pre-recorded earlier in the day last Saturday, to accommodate pre-arranged engagements for judge Robbie Williams.

The Angels singer will be performing in South America for the next two weekends,

and flew out to Chile on Saturday night, but show bosses rearranged the show so he could support his acts before jetting away.

“Everyone is frantic behind the scenes… it means the dress rehearsals will kick off at midday – several hours earlier.”

“The show itself will be filmed as live at 4.30pm, so it’s stressful to say the least but everyone is rallying around to make it a success,” an inside source told the Daily Mirror.

Well, they didn’t rally around hard enough, because as Ayda Field introduced Danny, a robotic, crackling sound took over the show.

Some viewers assumed it was part of the Halloween-style show, but others were left confused as the sound issues carried over to

Danny’s performance of Queen’s ‘Who Wants To Live Forever’.

“Are they meant to sound like robots? #XFactor,”, was one Twitter comment, “Okay I believe there is someone at ITV that doesn’t like @ danny_tetley”and“That guy has been done over once again. #XFactor”, were two of the other complaints, as a message from X Factor bosses suddenly popped up on screen, saying, ‘We are sorry for the temporary interference in sound.’

They needn’t have worried, because for now nothing is going to stop our ‘Teflon Tetley’, who sailed through to sing again next week ……. Technical issues allowing!

Zayn refrains from speaking They may have garnered a trophy cabinet full of awards in their seven-year stint at the top of the charts, but it seems the boys of One Direction were never that close.

A revealing interview with Zayn Malik in December’s issue of Vogue, claims the singer, who was the first to leave the band in 2015, felt he did not have a single friend during his time with 1D. Widely credited with breaking the band up, as fellow members Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, only continued as a foursome for one more album, Malik admits the gruelling schedule took a toll on his mental health, and it affected his relationships with his bandmates.

“We went from theatres to arenas to stadiums, there was never any sort of bridge between.

Just boom, boom, boom.

“I guess that kind of progression affects you a little bit. People take it different ways, especially when there are five personalities.”

In the honest interview he also reveals, he, “never really spoke to Harry even when I was in the band, so I didn’t really expect

that much of a relationship with him after.”

However, he also told the magazine “I ain’t spoke to any of them for a long time.

“There are things that happen and things that were said after I left – snide things, small things that I would never have expected.

The relationships had broken apart.”

Zayn added: “That’s just the way it is. People move on, people grow apart, people grow up.”

Stinging words Zayn …… So I guess a One Direction reunion isn’t on the cards in the near future then?

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4 e m o c e b 5 n Whe p i h s d n e i r F . . . ! s d n e r e v e n Move aside Little Mix …… make way Dua ……sashay away Ariane …… because the original Wannabee’s are back on the block and ready to regain their crown.

Yes, I can hardly contain my excitement at this week’s news that The Spice Girls are embarking on a huge (six date!)

UK reunion tour in 2019.

And even better news for music fans …… Posh Spice is staying at home to concentrate on her fashion career.

The group announced the news with a news report-style video, which was posted on their Twitter page, but Victoria Beckham was notable by her absence.

The iconic pop group will perform a series of stadium shows next year, marking their first headline dates since 2008.

However, the last time the Spice Girls performed together was way back in 2012, at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, when they were

roundly mocked for miming throughout their act.

“We are beyond excited to be reuniting next year for a stadium tour,” the group said in a statement.

“Bringing girl power and our message of friendship and love back to the stage feels more relevant than ever. We hope everyone can join us for one big Spice Girls party.”

Mel B spoke about Beckham’s absence on the tour on Loose Women, saying: “It’s just the four of us, but she might join us at some point. I hope so. I think it would be a shame if she didn’t.”

Well you may think that Mel, but she hardly had the voice of an angel and tellingly, was the only one to not have a solo number 1 UK after the band split, so I doubt her vocal abilities will be sorely

missed.

No matter, they’re one of the most successful UK groups of all time, having sold 85 million records around the world and they will have a proper singer on the stadium tour, which takes in Manchester, Coventry, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Bristol and Wembley …….. Jess Glynne is the support act.

Jenny from the block fabulous Is that really Life, at 49 Esther?

Photos from a recent shoot featuring ‘Luscious Latina’, Jennifer Lopez, prove that curvaceous women can look sexy, sassy and sizzling even when they’re approaching the half century mark.

A long time before Kim Kardashian and Nikki Minaj made big bums the most coveted feature in showbiz-land, there wasJLo, whose booty inspired a generation of women to embrace their curves.

Fast approaching the big Five-oh! landmark birthday, Ms Lopez spoke to InStyle Magazine, whose cover she will grace for their December issue.

“I was just being myself,” the Love Don’t Cost A Thing singer told the magazine,“In my family, curves were glorified and part of the culture, it was just like, Jennifer has a big butt, and it’s good,” Those ‘glorified curves’ take centre stage in Jennifer’s shoot for the fashion mag, with the mum-of-two rocking a sequinned, haute couture, emerald green, Valentino cape as a dress, showing off her nude side profile, while wearing sky-high gold stilettos.

Definitely in the ‘If you’ve got it flaunt it’ tradition, JLo proves that any forty nine year old can wear clothes to show off their curves at anytime …… but not while you’re doing the weekly shop in Mercadona, por favour!

Remember prime time TV in the seventies and eighties? You know, when there were only four channels g to choose from and deals, part serious hard-hittin g everyone gathered journalism, highlightin around on a Sunday night subjects such as child abuse, to watch a big old movie (the Childline charity launch or period dramas such as was one of the shows biggest Upstairs Downstairs or successes), but also part Poldark? (Yes girls, there was entertainment show, with daft a previous Poldark, and one songs and viewers sending who didn’t rip off his ruffled in photos of naughty-looking shirt at every opportunity). vegetables and talking dogs.

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22nd May – 21th June Two of Coins This is a good time to check up your finances and get something sorted, there are improvements on the horizon but the first move is up to you, get those into order and good luck will be yours later in the week. There is a pregnancy showing around you and yours. Lucky Number 19

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07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:15 The Big Painting 10:15 Island Medics 09:30 Lorraine Challenge 11:00 Homes Under the 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 08:15 Make Me a Dealer Hammer 11:30 This Morning 09:00 The Deer Stalker: Our 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 13:30 Loose Women Lives 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 09:30 Great British Menu 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:30 BBC London News 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 16:00 Tenable 14:45 Doctors 12:15 Politics Live 17:00 Tipping Point 15:15 Impossible 14:00 Countryfile 16:00 I Escaped to the Country14:15 Family Finders 18:00 The Chase 15:00 Live: Nitto ATP Finals 16:45 Money for Nothing 19:00 ITV News London Tennis 17:30 Make Me a Dealer 19:30 ITV Evening News 17:45 Eggheads 18:15 Pointless 20:00 Emmerdale 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 20:30 Coronation Street 19:30 BBC London News of Games 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For the 20:00 The One Show 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: Love of Dogs 21:00 Watchdog It Takes Two 22:00 The Apprentice 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Dark Heart 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 MasterChef: The 23:30 BBC London News Professionals 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:42 BBC Weather 22:00 Trust 23:35 ITV News London 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re 23:45 Peston 23:45 A Question of Sport Fired

07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:55 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:20 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10 Frasier 11:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 12:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Embarrassing Pets 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Secret Life of the Zoo 22:00 Grand Designs: House of the Year 23:00 The Bisexual 23:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:15 The Big Painting 10:15 Island Medics 09:30 Lorraine Challenge 11:00 Homes Under the 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 08:15 Make Me a Dealer Hammer 11:30 This Morning 09:00 Saving Lives at Sea 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 10:00 BBC News at Nine 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:00 BBC News at One 14:55 ITV News London 13:15 Politics Live 14:30 BBC London News 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:00 Countryfile 14:45 Doctors 14:15 Family Finders 16:00 Tenable 15:15 Impossible 15:00 Live: Nitto ATP Finals 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 I Escaped to the CountryTennis 18:00 The Chase 17:45 Eggheads 16:45 Money for Nothing 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 ITV News London 17:30 Make Me a Dealer 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:15 Pointless of Games 19:00 BBC News at Six 20:00 Emmerdale 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 19:30 BBC London News 21:00 Tonight It Takes Two 20:00 The One Show 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road 21:30 Gino’s Italian Coastal 20:30 EastEnders Trip Escape 21:30 BBC Children in Need 21:00 MasterChef: The 22:00 Dark Heart 23:00 BBC News at Ten Professionals 23:30 BBC London News 23:00 ITV News at Ten 22:00 Inside The Foreign 23:42 BBC Weather Office 23:35 ITV News London 23:00 Live at the Apollo 23:45 Question Time 23:50 The Late Debate 23:30 Newsnight

07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:55 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:20 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10 Frasier 10:40 Frasier 11:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 12:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Embarrassing Pets 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home 22:00 The First 23:00 Naked Attraction

THURSDAY 15th November

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:50 You’ve Been Framed!

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14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed!

19:30 Take Me Out 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Paul

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Bridges 08:15 Dress to Impress 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 14:15 Home and Away 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 14:45 Neighbours Show 15:15 A Perfect Christmas List 11:15 Who’s Doing the Dishes?

17:00 Friends 12:15 Dress to Impress 17:30 Friends 13:15 Emmerdale 18:00 5 News at 5 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 18:30 Neighbours Show 19:00 Home and Away 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:30 5 News Tonight 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 Police Interceptors 19:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Shop Smart Save 20:00 Take Me Out 21:00 Two and a Half Men Money for Christmas 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Robbing Your Relatives 22:00 Don’t Hate the Playaz 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:00 Operation Live 23:50 Family Guy

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10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 40 Below and Falling at Christmas 13:55 Britain’s Greatest Bridges 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Just in Time for Christmas 17:00 Friends 17:30 Friends 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Great Model Railway Challenge 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 James Bulger: New Revelations 23:00 Operation Live

07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:30 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 22:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 23:00 Safe House

07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:30 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Vera 23:00 Law & Order: UK

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Clubs, Charities & Events Acalali

The VDP Singers are performing a concert of popular songs, under the title of “Tapestry”, on November 20th, at Animo, in Alcalali.The proceedings start with a Cava and at the interval wine & cake all for 6€. Proceeds in aid of JVH. Please support your own U3A local choir.

For further information on U3A Vall del Pop check our website [http:// u3avalldelpop.com]. The U3A is all about enjoyment and learning, and this is particularly evident in the U3A Vall del Pop, whose members hold their General Meeting on the first Thursday of each month at the Centre Polivalent in Murla and have a diverse range of groups for the interest of the members.

Amata Craft Fair

the group’s Facebook page.

Amata Arts & Crafts Market in Novelda – 9, 10 and 11 of November Opening times on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th are from 11 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm till 9 pm or later. Novelda lies fairly near the main A31 motorway from Alicante to Madrid, about 25 km from Alicante. The fair is held in the

beautiful Glorieta square right in the centre of Town. At certain times during the weekend the centre is closed to traffic - just park the car and walk to the Fair, it’s not all that far. For more information, also in English, ring Amata on - 639 979 678.

CALPE U3A Our AGM will be held on Thursday 15th of November2018 10.00am for 10.30am.( photo the Calpe U3A Walking group.) “ Calpe U3A is active in all it’s groups.

Our Calpe Walking Group have a walk planed for the 14th of November we meet at Gandia Travel Ave. Europa Calpe- to car share.

“Hidden Valley” from Lliber 3.5 hours. more details veritywaddell@ yahoo,co,uk Our Travel Team have been hard at work organising the four day three night holiday to Gibraltar staying at Los Barrios. with two trips into Gibraltar. (trip now closed) a day trip is planned for 11th December 2018 Murcia Ikea/city centre 10-00 Euro. travel@u3acalpe.org The AGM will be at the Sol Ifach Hotel 10.00am for 10.30am our speaker will be Dr jose Garcia “Calpe takes a dive” who will inform us about the Large Mussels that live and grow to one meter long

on the sea bed near the fish farms in Calpe Bay.(The talk will start at 10.30am) As the meeting is our AGM some post are available for people to put their names forward to join our team at CalpeU3A. Our Meet and greet team and membership people are ready to renew your Membership for 2018/2019.

Please bring your card with you.

Teulada U3a

The Moraira/Teulada U3A was formed in 2008 and, shortly after its inauguration, various groups were organised including the Creative Writing Group.

At the start of 2018, the 10th Anniversary Year of the Moraira-Teulada U3A,, the current members of the Writing Group felt that they wanted to celebrate all the stories that had been written during that time - over 2,000 of them. They decided to do this by creating a small memento that, hopefully, would be enjoyed by many and also raise some much-needed funds for the U3A’s chosen local charity.

They thought it important to have a common theme running through the book that would hold the attention of readers and also show the eclectic mix of work from the current members in the Group. After a lot of discussion, they came up with the title “Lucky Escapes”.

Now, after months of writing, revising, planning, proof reading and

designing, under the guidance of the Group Leader Dot Garrett, the book has been published, much to the enormous delight of everyone involved. It is available via ‘Amazon’ as a spectacular paper-back or on Kindle, and all profits will go to the “Raise a Smile” charity which is the Moraira-Teulada U3A charity for 2018.

The official launch of “Lucky Escapes” will take place at “LettersR-Us”, in Moraira, on Monday, 19th November from 10.30 a.m. and the authors look forward to welcoming as many people as possible to enjoy complimentary cava and cakes with them and, hopefully, buy a

copy of their book.

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

U3A Vall del Pop

U3A Vall del Pop What’s On Programme November 20th – Vall del Pop Singers performing in Tapestry of Music [euro 6]at Animo, Alcalali – in

aid of Jalon Valley Help 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 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

2019

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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.

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May 19 – 26th– Trip to Galicia, 6 days / 5 nights.

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Visitors go home with 9 points at El Cid

Pego Golf Society

We had 48 players today including 3 guests, Dennis Pike, George Smith, John Ross and Ben Wilcock. We played a Texas Scramble in very cold conditions and strong winds.I shared a buggy with Donna Green who at one stage was so cold that she fell out of the buggy (and she was driving!). We teed off at 9.20am and didn’t see the sun until 12.30. The results were as follows: Ist place the team of Shaun O’Gorman, Bob Jenkins , Adrian Marsh and John Ross with a great score of 59.5 net.

2nd place the team of Peter Rapley, Paul Sankey and Tricia Chapman with a score 65.3 net 3rd place the team of Ken Millar, Simon Fox, Celia Cronin and Fiona (on the podium yet again) Sankey with a score of 66.1 net

Despite a lot of heavy overnight rain the El Cid Green held up and was very playable as El Cid welcomed Javea Green in the Winter League.

It was the away team that got off to a good start and after 6 ends Javea were ahead on all rinks.

However El Cid fought back and despite the points going 9-3 in Javea favour there were 3 very close games.

What to say about Rink 2 is best left on the Green!

Rink 3 saw Pat Metcalfe and her ladies fight a tight game against Jack Wardrop but a 3 shots on the last end was not enough and lost 12-13.

Rink 4 had Yvonne Bridens strong all ladies team take the lead after 6 ends and kept it to finish winners by 18-11 against Alan Philips team (you had to feel for Alan as the only man on that rink) Rink 5 kept everyone on edge being the last rink to finish. Paul Leeders team leading by 1 shot after 17 ends and holding shot which Brian Manser moved to leave Javea with 1 shot. Paul was having none of this and with his last bowl returned the favour drawing shot inside Brian’s. As we held our breath Brian sent a great bowl to edge out Paul and take the end to square the

game at 13 – 13 Rink 6 saw El Cid struggling 18-7 down after 13 ends but a 12 shots fightback over the last 5 ends was not enough for Clive Scotts team who lost 22-19.

The Berleen team skipped by John Olliffe won 8 ends to gain 15 shots but lost out to David Ings team who had a good middle section scoring 11 shots over 5 ends to take a 22- 15 win.

Winter League Captain Derek Randall took some comfort from the close games against a very experienced and strong Javea Team. El Cid now sit in 6th place and are home to Emerald Isle next week.

Nearest the Pin on hole 3 was Shaun again with 8.1m and on hole 16 Alan Barwick with 1.38.

Only one 2 today, Shaun again!!!

Good day for Shaun.

Due to the stormy conditions there were 144 balls in the water. Nobody guessed correctly and a card draw was won by Tricia Chapman.

The final of the Knock Out Competition was won by John Evans who beat John Guest 4 and 3.

We have our AGM on December 4th, after the match and we hope as many members as possible will attend.

Next Tuesday we have a Singles Stableford Competition, anyone wishing to play, subject to handicap, contact Penny Barden at: pegohandicapsec@gmail.com

ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

There was an explosion of goals in the Premier League courtesy of Manchester City’s Super Six which meant plenty of points for all our Alfaz Fantasy Football League Managers. The average score was just over 32 points, the second highest of the Season. Overall the one Monday Night game and the 9 Premier League games at the weekend provided the A.F.F.L. with 34 goals(most so far this Season) only 3 clean sheets, 34 yellow cards and for the 4th time this Season no red. Southampton’s Wesley Hoedt scored his 2nd own goal of the Season to get Manchester City underway. I reckon that makes him the Saints top scorer!

John’s team Wee Aggies maintained their place at the top of the A.F.F.L. with a comfortable 23 point cushion over his 2nd team Tarazara who moved up one place to 2nd. Pauline’s Vodka Army moved up 4 places to 3rd while Andrew’s Ballers slipped

down to 4th. Down at the other end of the table, Jackie’s team Winchester managed to scramble away from the bottom spot and leave Kim’s Ginger United holding the rest of the teams up.

After last weeks poor showing William & Henry bounced back to take over the number one spot in our Junior League by gathering 62 points, most of them coming from his all Manchester City Defenders. A.J.s Blue Moon also had a good week jumping up 4 places to 2nd. Last weeks leaders Harley’s Ginger Ninjar have slumped down to 3rd while at the other end of the table Fleetwood Gian is settling into the bottom spot and don’t look likely to move as they are now well and truly cut adrift of the rest, the gap now 56 points behind Tom’s Real City.

Pauline’s Vodka Army have marched to the Summit of our Mark Carter Ladies Section and have taken a 15 point advantage over Linda’s Team Tapas. Jin

Dream Team are in 3rd place followed by Elaine’s Barbra’s XI. Sharon’s team Rovers and Out top scored in this section with a tally of 60 points which as moved her into contention for a top 4 finish. Down in the basement, Kim’s Ginger United are struggling to keep their head above water and they now trail Winchester by 7 points.

Our Across the Costas Golden Boot League is proving to be our most competitive Division this Season. Bill’s team East Fifers became the 7th team to reach the Summit in 11 weeks when they took over the leadership from Kevin’s Two for the Road who have dropped down to 4th.

Kenny’s Albir Boro Army moved up to 2nd and are only 8 points away from the Leaders. Nick’s Black Cats have been making steady progress and are now in 3rd place. Two teams are sharing the bottom spot with Liz’s Cookies Crew & Joanna’s Hugonauts F.C. are both on 32 points 18

away from Walkden Town Res. Eric’s City Slickers are this week’s top scorers with a tally of 66 points thanks to his 9 Manchester City Players who had two lots of points going into the mix. The lowest scoring team was Len’s H.M.S.Victory who only managed to score a lowly 3 points in what was a high scoring week, Both teams will go into our Monthly Wine Draw.

Pauline’s Vodka Army have made it to the top of our Champion of Champions League and have replaced Macca’s Albir Villains who have fallen down 5 places to 6th. Chris’s team P.G.Tip who won the Fantasy League in 1988 are in 2nd place 5 points ahead of former leaders of this Section Jin Dream Team. Dave’s team The Hatters are still anchored at the bottom and are 16 points adrift of Leo’s Power Blueboys.

Manager of the Month for November is being kindly sponsored by the Brew Rock

in Albir who have live Music Daily as well as serving up an excellent A La Carte Menu.

With only one week gone Eric’s team City Slickers have taken an early 4 point lead over 2 teams William& Henry and James’s 2 Girls 1 Sclupp. Trevor’s Fat Boy Blues and Sharon’s Rover and Out are both in contention for this super meal for 2 at one of the top places in Albir.

Eric’s City Slickers have won this weeks breakfast for 2 at the Bar Code in Alfaz after moving up the most places this week from number 94 to 43.

The 1st round of our Weekender K.O.Cup Competition takes place this weekend with the favourites Wee Aggies taking on 87th placed Kyle’s All Stars while one of the Giant Killers in the last Round Mof Town will play Dyson VC 11. If any ties finish level the replays will take place after the International Break. Best of luck to all the Managers taking part.

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Mercedes target There’ll be a carnival atmosphere in Sao Paolo this Sunday which hosts the Brazilian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton still in a party mood after winning his fifth world title in Mexico last month.

It will be the penultimate F1 race of the season, and Mercedes say they have “unfinished business” this weekend’s Hamilton’s title victory.

by Alex Trelinski

The team are determined to win the drivers’ and constructors’ championship double for the fifth consecutive year.

They will do so as long as Ferrari do not outscore them by more than 12 points at Interlagos on Sunday.

Meanwhile, there’s a doubt over

whether Brazil will host a race in 2020, a fear also shared in Germany and Britain, as they contracts finish next year, coupled with the announcement this week that Vietnam will host a race for the first time in April 2020.

A “multi-year” deal has been agreed to stage a race on the streets of the capital Hanoi.

Rafa Nadal withdraws

Rafael Nadal will miss the season-ending ATP Finals which start this Sunday in London.

Nadal withdrew from last month’s Paris Masters with an abdominal muscle injury, and now he will go under the surgeon’s knife, meaning that Novak Djokovic will finish the year as world number one.

The 32-year-old said that since he was still suffering with that injury, he would “take advantage of the moment” and have an operation on his ankle.

American John Isner has taken Nadal’s place at the eight-player event at the 02 Arena.

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Darts

Friday 9th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 14:00

Saturday 10th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 14:00

Sunday 11th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 14:00

Monday 12th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 14:00

Tuesday 13th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 20:00

Wednesday 14th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 20:00

Championship Saturday 3rd November West Brom v Leeds Sky Sports Football - 18:30

FA CUP

Saturday 10th November Maidenhead v Portsmouth BT Sport 1 - 13:30

Sunday 11th November Port Vale v Sunderland BT Sport 1 - 05:30

Monday 12th November

Hampton & Richmond vs Oldham BT Sport 1 - 20:45

INTERNATIONAL Football Wednesday 14th November Switzerland vs Qatar Sky Sports Football - 19:00

Thursday 15th November

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Formula 1

Saturday 10th November

Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying Sky Sports F1 - 18:00

Sunday 11th November Malaysia Grand Prix - Race Sky Sports F1 - 18:10

Golf

Friday 9th November Nedbank Golf Challenge 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 09:00 Mayakoba Golf Classic 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:00

Saturday 10th November Nedbank Golf Challenge 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 09:00 Mayakoba Golf Classic 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:00

Sunday 11th November Nedbank Golf Challenge 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 09:00 Mayakoba Golf Classic 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:00

Premier League Saturday 10th November Cardiff City v Brighton Sky Sports Main Event - 13:30 Leicester City v Burnley - 16:00 Newcastle v Bournemouth - 16:00 Southampton v Watford - 16:00 Huddersfield v West Ham - 16:00

Kazakhstan v Latvia Sky Sports Football - 16:00

Crystal Palace v Tottenham BT Sport 1 - 18:30

Poland vs Czech Republic Sky Sports Football - 18:00

Sunday 11th November

Croatia v Spain Sky Sports PL - 20:45

Liverpool v Fulham - 13:00

Belgium v Iceland Sky Sports Mix - 20:45

Chelsea v Everton Sky Sports Main Event - 15:15 Man City v Man Utd Sky Sports Main Event- 17:30

England vs USA Sky Sports Main Event - 21:00

Arsenal v Wolves - 17:30

Rep of Ireland vs N Ireland Sky Sports Football - 20:45

World leader

England’s Justin Rose has reclaimed his world number one ranking at the weekend after winning the Turkish Open.

Rose, 38, beat Li Haotong, of China, in a play-off after both finished on 17 under par - for his 19th career win as he returned to the top of the rankings.

He initially got there in September, holding the position for a week before American Brooks Koepka replaced him.

This is the first time that Rose has defended a tour title, after winning in Belek in 2017.

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England’s Rugby side got a massive boost, after some poor results and performances, by squeaking out South Africa at Twickenham last weekend, and now they face the sternest test of all tomorrow.

They’ll have everything thrown at them by the world champions, New Zealand(4.00 pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports), with the traditional haka to contend with before the match!

With England targeting a

by Alex Trelinski

first win over the All Blacks in six years, centre Ben Te’o said the mood in camp had been transformed by the narrow victory over the Springboks.

“Everything is better when you win,” Te’o said.

“The air is fresher, the food tastes better, you sleep better. If you can just get in that winning mentality, the boys get confidence and there is a real buzz about the place.”

Half an hour ahead of the Twickenham clash, Scotland will look to restore some pride after their drubbing in Cardiff, as they entertain Fiji(live on BBC 1).

Wales later on Saturday(6.20 pm-kick off, live on BBC 2) take on Australia, and on the back of last Saturday’s emphatic victory against Italy in Chicago, Ireland returns to home soil for what should be a straight-forward run out against Argentina(7.30 pmkick-off, live on Channel 4).