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FROM FRONT PAGE The investigation began on Wednesday, when Guardia Civil officers from the town were called to the emergency department of the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa, after a young boy was admitted with serious stab wounds. The boy, aged 13, had returned to his home in the Partida Cap Negret area of Altea, when he was the victim of an unprovoked attack by a masked assailant, in a bike storage area.
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He received two stab wounds to his neck during the attack, one of which was a few millimetres from an artery, which could have proved fatal. The officers began a search for the assailant by concentrating their efforts in the vicinity of the incident. They quickly discovered a knife handle resembling the one used in attack, plus a mask and pair of glasses which were similar to the ones worn by the perpetrator according
to the victim, hidden under a bench close to the incident. The investigators, who were able to identify the alleged attacker, proceeded to make an arrest on charges of attempted murder and carrying a dangerous weapon. The detainee appeared before a judge, who ordered his immediate imprisonment without bail, pending court proceedings. The victim remained in hospital overnight, receiving treatment for his two wounds, before being allowed home the following day.
Brit killed in bike tragedy THERE will be a special bike ride departing from the town of Algorfa this Sunday (23rd September) as a tribute to a young cyclist from the town who died while out cycling last week. Jack Swift, aged just 21, was killed on the CV-935 between Algorfa and Los Montesinos after being struck by a car on 19th
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September. The incident occurred just before 2pm when witnesses said that there was a head on collision between the bike and the car, which was described as a 4x4 type vehicle. The young man was airlifted to Alicante Hospital but his death was confirmed later
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the same day. A 51 year old man and 46 year old woman in the vehicle involved were unhurt. Algorfa City Council have collaborated with the Cyclogical bike shop to stage the tribute to Jack which will leave the shop at 9am. The route is planned to take in one of his
favourite rides, the lake at Torremendo, part of a 50km route on the day. All riders are welcome in what will be a slow steady ride during what is forecast to be good cycling weather. For more details go to the Algorfa Town Hall Facebook page at Ayuntamiento de Algorfa or visit cyclogicalquesada.
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Rapper allowed to stay
IN a case that has faint echoes of the Carlos Puigdemont affair, Belgium has granted Spanish rapper Valtonyc asylum. They have refused to extradite the artist, real name Josep Miquel Arenas Beltran, back to Spain where he is facing prison on charges of sedition relating to comments he has made, including rap lyrics. Earlier this year he was sentenced to three and a half years in jail by the National Court for breaking the law on glorification of terrorism and insulting the monarchy. The day before his sentence was due to start he fled Spain and made his way to Belgium. The Belgian court ruled on Tuesday that Valtonyc was exercising his right to
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freedom of expression which is not a crime in Belgium and they would not be extraditing him. However the sentence remains valid in Spain, meaning if he returns here he will almost certainly be arrested.
Parents facing murder charge by Matthew Richards
A man and woman accused of the abuse of their two year old child face a charge of murder after their young son died from his injuries five days after being admitted to hospital. The toddler was admitted to the Vinalopo de Elche Hospital with serious injuries on 13 September. Health personnel immediately took the decision to inform the authorities, believing that the child was a victim of abuse. The 25 and 27 year old parents were arrested and the judge felt that the accusations were too serious to justify bail being granted. The hospital and National Police confirmed last Monday that the boy had sadly died of his injuries. It has also been reported that the father has admitted to punching the boy in the head. Sources also report that the child had pre-existing injuries.
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Pool tragedy boy out of intensive care
Blair Scott, the eight year old Scottish boy found unconscious at the bottom of The Magic Robin Hood hotel swimming poolin Benidorm ten days ago, has regained consciousness and is able to sit up in bed, according to social media reports. As first reported in last week’s edition of The Weekender, following the incident, Blair was flown by Air Ambulance to the hospital in Alicante, where he was put into an induced coma, to help his recovery process. A family photo emerged a few days ago, showing the youngster, sitting up in his hospital bed, smiling as he tucked into a meal of chicken nuggets taken to him by his Aunt, Laura Scott. The photo was posted on social media, by Jacqui Perkins, who runs the facebook group, Benidorm & Costa Blanca News and Information Forum, with the message, “Here you go folks, first picture of little Blair eating chicken nuggets and chips that his Auntie Laura took in to him, glad to say he is now out of ICU and on the way to a full recovery, the family send all their thanks for your good wishes and donations and now look forward to getting him back to the UK.” Concerned at the plight of Blair and his family following the tragic events, Jacqui had set up a crowdfunding page on the JustGiving network, with a target of 2000 pounds to help raise enough to get the boy home. The accompanying message read,
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“Last week a young lad of 8 years old was found lying at the bottom of a swimming pool in Benidorm, he was rescued unconscious and CPR was administered until an ambulance team arrived and rushed him to hospital, and has since been put in an induced coma on a ventilator. “The lad remains in a critical condition he was with his father, mother and 3 other siblings. We are appealing for financial funding to keep the family together. We appreciate any help you can give” Earlier this week, an amount of 617 pounds had been raised towards the target, with an update from the organiser, which read, “Collection tins have been placed in various venues in Benidorm. With collection of money in the tins together with JustGiving and the 2 other donations I believe we have reached the halfway mark and collected 1000 pounds. I am keeping the fundraising going until I am informed little Blair and his family are going back to the UK ….” Meanwhile a statement released by the owners of Magic Robin Hood, which is situated between Benidorm and Alfas del Pi, IndustriasHotelerasMediterraneo SL, has come under fire from Blair’s father Kevin Scott for apparent inaccuracies. He claims to have several witness
statements contradicting certain sections of hotels version of events. Confirming the incident happened around 12 noon on September 9thand that the first aid service was provided by Aquatic Safe Company SL, the statement said that hotel guest Mrs Olivia Brolly, was the first to spot Blair on the pool floor, she alerted both another holidaymaker, David Lee, since returned to the UK, and on duty lifeguards. Lifeguard, Manuel Jimenez Rico, was the first to administer cpr and first aid to Blair, who was pulled from the pool wearing goggles and snorkel. He was assisted by hotel guests, who came forward to offer their help owing to their familiarity with recovery techniques, nurse, Patricia González Robles, another nurse Xavier Auba, a firefighter Juan Carlos Fernández and a local policeman José Antonio Blanco. The statement continued by saying, “At the same time, our employees tried to locate the parents, legal representatives or persons responsible for the child, who are not in the swimming pool or in its vicinity. They came to the area of the incident approximately twenty (20) minutes after the events occurred.”
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“Once the emergency services showed up at the hotel facilities, they took care of the injured child’s medical care, transferring him to the nearest hospital to be able to provide the care required by the medical situation in which the child was.” An earlier statement released by Benidorm’s British Business Assocation, liasing with the family on behalf of the British Embassy, confirmed that they had visited Blair in hospital. “The parents are very grateful for our support and wanted to thank you all for your prayers and best wishes.We will give any news on progress when it is received. Thank you all once again for your concern,” concluded the statement. Donations can be made at https://www. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/jacqui-perkins
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Local earthquake preparation not what it could be THE Valencian Generalitat has warned that municipalities across the Marina Alta and Alicante need to be better prepared in the event of major earthquakes. Small tremors are common in the area but scientists have said that the Vall d’Alcala, Denia and Pego are in locations that could theoretically experience quakes of up to 8 on the European macro-seismic scale while all of Alicante lies in an earthquake zone. A level of 8 is described as “Heavily damaging. Most people are frightened and run outdoors. Furniture is shifted, many buildings suffer slight to moderate damage, walls crack, chimneys can collapse.”
by Simon Russell
Before people start panicking, scientists have qualified their statements by saying that such an event is extremely unlikely, maybe only occurring once every few hundred years. However Alicante province is still a vulnerable area, described as being of “maximum seismic hazard”. The Generalitat has said that all towns should have emergency protocols in place such as organising security bodies, informing residents and ensuring buildings are stable. In other words although a major event is unlikely, prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
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Unclaimed luggage with a twist by Simon Russell
NO-ONE has stepped forward to collect an unclaimed suitcase at Alicante bus station – probably because a sniffer dog had discovered that it contained a large stash of hashish. The case was in the baggage hold of a bus en-route from Algeciras to Barcelona last weekend when the dog detected the 30 kilos of drugs, packaged in bales. It was removed but none of the passengers on board would confess to being the owner of the bag when asked to come forward. One passenger did have a similar bag, although drug free, and they are under investigation but all passengers remain suspects. Bus stations do not have the same level of CCTV as travel hubs such as airports and rail stations, complicating the police task.
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On your bike! AS part of it’s European Mobility Week activities Alicante has been promoting the bicycle registration scheme that runs in the city. Using www.biciregistro. es the scheme means your bicycle is registered with the local authorities in much the same way as a car or motorbike. The bike then has it’s own identification sticker, deterring thieves and making tracking your bike easier if it is stolen. The scheme is nationwide and Alicante is the Spanish city with the fifth highest number of users registered with the scheme. Other activities during the week included a free workshop on bike repair and maintenance and guided local tours to encourage people to walk more, highlighting some lesser known pedestrian routes.
Tackling hunger
ONDARA’S Social Services department have hopefully solved the problem of providing meals for those in need by signing an agreement with the Mare de Deu de la Soledat Residency. Social Services have a pledge to provide meals for those who can prove they need it, but does not have access to a canteen or kitchen. The agreement means they will now be able to use the cooking and dining facilities at the Residencia for a fee of €6 per person, paid annually. Before this agreement those being fed by the town hall had been sent to local restaurants which was a pricier way of dealing with the issue.
Graphic exhibition
THERE will be an exhibition of one of Spain’s most famous cartoonists at the Centre d’Art Tallars Ivars in Benissa, running until 21 October. Joan Castejon was born in Elche and settled in Denia and has had his works published and exhibited since the 1960’s, literally illustrating the change in Spain from a right wing dictatorship to the modern, cosmopolitan European country it is today. The curator has put together 46 of Castejon’s drawings from the last 50 years, beautiful pieces of work in their own right as well as being important political and social commentaries. Many of the works have been recently redrawn by Castejon who is still working and still considered relevant. His drawings have been exhibited across the world and he has won numerous awards.
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Variety time at the Benidorm Palace by Andy Mansell
X Factor fans from around the Costa Blanca have a prime opportunity to get up close to two of the shows biggest stars of recent years at the famous Benidorm Palace this coming Sunday September 23rd at the venue’s annual Palace Variety Show. Former prison officer Sam Bailey, who won 2013’s tenth season of the show in spectacular fashion, with her performance of Demi Lovato’s ‘Skyscraper’, which went on to top the charts, is joined by fellow X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden, who appeared on the show’s auditions in 2012, before re-auditioning and making the live shows of season 11 in 2014. Heartthrob Jake, went on to further success by finishing runner up to Carl Fogerty in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in the
same year. Earlier this year, the former footballer, skating with Vanessa Bauer, won the tenth series of ITV’s Dancing On Ice. The two singers are joined by loveable Irish comedian, Jimmy Cricket, who, with his famous catchphrase “And there’s more” has been entertaining audiences for approaching fifty years. A stellar line up, featuring the cream of Costa Blanca talent, including Fusion, featuring Stevie Spit, La Sal Torrevieja, Dan Davy, James McDonald, Nigel Birchill, Footwork Dance Studio, Nikki G, Kylie Burgazzi, Paul Michael, plus Jay Markwick and Dancers, completes the cast of the show, where all profits made will go to two locally based charities. Spanish Cancer charity AECC and the Costa Blanca
North branch of the Royal British Legion are the beneficiaries of the proceeds of ticket prices of 25€, or 50€ for a limited number of VIP tickets which include access to the after show party, with a chance to meet the stars of the show. For further information and ticket prices visit the venues website www. benidormpalace.com or Facebook page.
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Man stabs parents and brother
A 44-year-old man in Alicante has been arrested under suspicion of murdering his parents and brother. The Local Police were called out to a residence in the Juan XXII area in the early hours of last Friday morning after an emergency call had been received. They entered the house and discovered the bodies of a 71-year-old man, a 69-year-old woman and 42-year-old male, all
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of whom appeared to have been stabbed to death. The suspect was in another part of the house, also suffering from stab wounds, believed to be self-inflicted. The man, a Spaniard, has since appeared in court but refused to testify and the case has been handed over to the National Police for further investigation.
A PIECE OF CAKE Do you like cake? How would you like to choose between 20 or more different home made cakes made with loving care and with an eye on the first prize in our International Cake Competition? Sounds good so come along for our Coffee and Cake Competition on 29th September to be held on the patio of the Escoles Velles (Old Schools) in Alfaz, situated nr. The Town Hall, and across from the sports ground car park. Even better why not enter the competition if you like making cakes? Make one from your favourite recipe, a speciality of your home country or something really adventurous. Agree to donate it to AECC Alfas the local branch of the Spanish National Cancer Charity Entering is easy – just phone Pam on 96 686 0735 or 652 118 205, pdawson802t@cv.gva. es, give your name, be given a number, then arrive with your cake (covered) at 10am. Judging takes place at 10.30 and all is open to the public at 11am. After the judging, the prizes are awarded and cakes are sold by the slice or entire and the proceeds go to AECC. So get baking and enter the competition or just come along and buy a few slices of somebody elses beautiful cake.
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Benidorm old town landmark demolished One of Benidorm’s most emblamatic and iconic buildings has been demolished over the past week, to make way for a new hotel development. Villa San Pedro, a large two storey chalet, set amidst lush gardens of well maintained tropical trees and plants, occupied a priviliged position directly on the resorts Poniente beach front, close to the Parqued’Elche Dove Park, squeezed between high rise buildings. Originally built in the 1920’s, the villa and its land eventually became the largest private house in the Old town area, when land around it quickly became eaten up by apartment blocks and hotels as Benidorm grew into the huge resort it is today. Many rumours and myths surrounded Villa San Pedro, as residents were rarely seen occupying the chalet, although the gardens were always immaculately kempt even though the buildings shutters remained drawn for the majority of the year. One unconfirmed tale, suggest that the house was regularly used by General Franco and his wife, who both had a long held affinity for Benidorm, many believing
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the dictator’s widow, owned the property after his death. In truth, the Villa, actually remained in the ownership of the Cortes family, who’s descendent Pedro opened Benidorm’s first hotel, The Bilbaino, back in 1929. The Hotel Balbaino, another of the resorts iconic buildings, has been renovated over the years, but retains its original façade, and is still welcoming guests to its beautiful rooms overlooking Levante Beach and the Mirador
del Castello. Clearance work to remove the lush vegetation from the grounds of Villa San Pedro, began earlier in the summer, leaving local residents and regular tourists intrigued. New owners, the Catalan based H10 hotel group, waited until now, to begin demolition of the chalet and will soon begin the construction of Benidorm old town’s first new hotel in over ten years. The Four star plusestablishment will see be group’s first foothold
on the Costa Blanca, and will house around 200 bedrooms and suites over eight floors and two basements. Prestigious designer,Lázaro Rosa-Violán, the man behind a number of successful hotel projects, such as Only You in Madrid, has been commissioned to oversee theinteriors. The designer is renowned for his work on smaller boutique style projects and his portfolio includes hotels in the Room Mate chain andother H10 establishments in Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon.
Shedding light on the past
AN archaeological dig at the Cova de les Bruixes in Benitatchell has been uncovering a number of significant finds, including this week three lamps dating back to the period of the town’s Islamic occupation. The site was once a farmhouse dating back around a thousand years and due to it’s distinctive Andalusian architectural style would have been the dwelling of successive Islamic farmers. The lamps would have held oil candlesticks, two of them dating back to the XIII century and the other from 300 years after. Other findings such as silos have given important historical clues about day to day life back then such as diet (mainly cereals, mussels and snails). The newly found lamps were probably used to light the storage silos. The farm was probably occupied by a family and consisted of half a dozen structures as well as facilities for keeping livestock and growing crops.
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Pumpkin soup anyone? A smallholder in the Canary Islands has attracted the attention of the press after growing a 117 kilo pumpkin, one of the largest ever produced in Europe. 68 year old Francisco
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Estupiñan started out life as a farmer but like many Spanish found he was making insufficient money to support his family. In common with
many of his countrymen he returned to his first love in retirement and as well as pumpkins grows potatoes, garlic and beans at his patch of land on the small island of Fuerteventura. Francisco said that he hadn’t tried to cultivate a giant pumpkin, but had noticed some huge specimens c o m i n g from the plant which eventually
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produced the giant, up to 40 kilos. However 117 kilos is exceptional and three people were needed to load it onto a van. After the press and others have finished taking photos of the vegetable Francisco intends to make it into soups and stews for his family – who may hope they never see another pumpkin again by the time it is finished
Out with the old, in with the new
DEMOLITION work has begun on one of Benidorm’s oldest and most emblematic buildings to make way for a new hotel. The Villa San Pedro was constructed on the front line of Playa
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Poniente in the 1920’s when Benidorm was little more than a fishing village. H10, the Catalan company building the new hotel have had
permission to clear the site for a few months, but wanted to wait until after the summer to begin the actual demolition. The new four star hotel is the first to be built in the area for several years.
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One killed and 12 injured in scaffold collapse at Ritz Hotel A forty one year construction worker lost his life and eleven of his colleagues were injured, when a floor collapsed during renovation of the iconic Ritz Hotel in Madrid earlier this week. The deceased, Romulus NA, from Ivory Coast, who had been employed on the project since July, was on site with around 100 other construction workers at the time of the incident last Tuesday afternoon. Unconfirmed reports suggest an error during demolition of an exterior wall on the sixth floor, caused part of the floor to collapse, taking down sections of the five floors below. The debris eventually landed on an interior courtyard where the victims were going about their work, along with their fellow workers, the majority of whom were from South America, Sub Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe. The victim’s body was discovered buried under rubble by rescue workers
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and Madrid City firemen, almost two hours after the collapse. Of the 11 injured, four were trapped in a mountain of rubble, one of whom was rescued immediately, whilst two more were heard crying for help. The most seriously injured is a 42-year-old operator who was transferred to the Gregorio Marañón hospital with a traumatic brain injury, whilst a 31-year-old Spanish worker was transferred to the Hospital 12 de Octuibre. One construction worker, speaking to Spanish press, described feeling an extreme tremble in the building, before the incident, explaining “It was a miracle because many more people could have died but most have been able to avoid the avalanche of debris.” The Ritz Hotel, part of the prestigious Mandarin Oriental group, closed its doors to guests in February to undergo a 99 million euro refurbishment, which
will reduce the amount of rooms from 137 to 106 and increase the number of suites from 30 to 47. A newly reformed main restaurant will have access to the splendid terrace overlooking the Paseo del Prado. In addition, the classic glass cover will be reinstalled in the centre of the hotel, removed in the 80s due to technical problems, which will allow light to enter the room, as it did when it was inaugurated by Alfonso XIII in 1910. It was part of a commitment he made, to create a hotel in the image of his fellow “Ritz brothers in Paris and London”. The director general of the Municipal Police, Andrés Serrano, clarified that the Judicial Police Unit of the City of Madrid will be responsible for investigating the causes of the accident.
Paedophile on the run POLICE have issued an arrest warrant after a man accused of raping his two daughters failed to show up on the first day of his scheduled trial. The 46 year old from La Ribera (Valencia) had been accused of the systematic
sexual abuse of his children, starting from when they were aged just 12 and 13. The alleged abuse started in 2007 and only came to light in 2015 when the girl’s mother found out about it and told the authorities. The accused was arrested
but was released pending the start of the trial. Prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 22 years if found guilty; questions may well be asked of the courts as to whether he should have been released pre-trial due to the risk of flight.
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Catalan takeaway Highlighting the personal touch
A Catalan supermarket chain has acquired all 57 Masymas supermarkets which operate across the Valencian Community. Fragadis, which operates under the Spar label in its home region, made the announcement last week. Masymas has 600 staff and a turnover of about €83 million per annum, making it one of Alicante’s largest businesses. Fragadis have
not said what their plans are with the new store and whether they will be rebranded. They announced the following day that the acquisition would include the four Eurocash selfservice stores owned by Masymas and their logistics platforms. The takeover does not include the Masymas de Pedreguer which is a separate entity.
DENIA’S indoor market started it’s new campaign this week, focusing on the people who work in the market and run the stalls. The aim is to highlight the personal service you will receive as opposed to buying produce in the big supermarkets. The knowledge of the sellers is also made clear, many of who have been running their stall all their working life. Their product knowledge is unbeatable and they
Sultry and stormy August THE Spanish Met Office has said that there were 22,000 lightning strikes across Valencia in August, the highest for 20 years. With electrical storms in the summer there is always the risk of fire, and 61 incendiary incidents have been classified as being ignited by lightning last month. Although it may not always have felt like it due
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to the cloud cover and rain, this August was the warmest one since 2012 and the seventh warmest in the last 70 years. Storms are closely tracked in the Valencian Community due to risk of fire and flooding. This is done by AEMET and can be accessed by the public on www.
prevencionincendidios.gva. es The stormy weather has continued into September with Alicante, for example, experiencing 5 litres of rain per square metre in one 15 minute deluge last weekend. A lot of the storms have started a couple of hours after dawn, impacting on the school run and increasing traffic for the 8 to 9am period.
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can build a working relationship with customers over the years based on knowing what cut of meat or slice of fish they enjoy, the campaign stresses.
Fleeing driver found with drugs
by Simon Russell
A driver who tried to evade the police after being asked to stop at a patrol point has been arrested along with his passenger after drugs were found in their car. The incident happened in Elche when the car was flagged down at a static control point last weekend. The driver sped away at high speed, evading the patrol officers who gave chase. The suspect drove through the city in a reckless manner, swerving, changing lanes and ignoring traffic signals. However the vehicle travelled down a dead end road; the following police car blocked it in and the occupants were detained. A search of the car then revealed a half kilo of processed marijuana, ready for sale. An Algerian male and Spanish male aged 25 and 32 have been charged with traffic safety violation, damaging a police vehicle and public health violations concerning the drugs.
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Moros y Cristianos fiesta weekend in Altea The festive lights are already adorning the streets of Altea in preparation for the biggest festival of the year, the spectacular Moors and Christians Fiesta, which kicks off on Friday September 21st. With five days of colourful parades, mock battles in the old town, daytime gunpowder detonations and fireworks at night, bands, discos, fun and laughter, the famous Moros y Cristianos fiesta is the highlight of the calendar for many residents and visitors to the normally sleepy seaside town of Altea. For over four centuries, this festival has recreated the historic clash between two cultures, commemorating the confrontation that took place between Moorish and Christian soldiers in the 13th century over the rule of Spain. Almost unique to the Valencia Province of Spain, most towns and cities hold a Moros y Cristianos fiesta, although some, such as those in
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Alcoy, Villajoyosa and Altea are bigger and more spectacular than others. For the uninitiated, the Altea fiesta can be quite breathtaking for its attention to detail, from the battlements resembling a Moorish castle, situated in the Plaza d’Iglesias, old town church square, to the beautiful costumes worn by both the Moors and Christians in their separate parades. The events are held in honour of the town’s patron saints who also played a decisive role in the battle. Thanks are given to Santísimo Cristo del Sagrario and San Blas whose sudden and unexpected intervention helped ensure victory for the Christians in spite of their being outnumbered by the Moors. Townspeople spend all year raising money for their social clubs, known as penyas, and many of them play roles depicting either moors or Christians during
the festival, which despite representing a bloody period in the history of the province, is all played along in a good natured fashion. The main fun begins on Friday night with a parade through the central part of the town, featuring marching bands and flower girls and the inauguration of the main fiesta site, which this year is found on the car park, close to the football stadium, adjacent to the river Algar, where the Tuesday market is normally held. Every night for the next few days, different bands and dj’s will entertain the crowds, through until the early hours of the morning from the specially erected stage. At midnight a parade of Moors and Christians marching together snakes along the same route as the earlier parade. The highlight of Saturday is the spectacular march of the Moors at 20.00h, which takes in several old and new town streets before ending in the Plaza D’Esports.
Whereas, Sunday sees, the explosive daytime display of rockets and ear shattering fire crackers known as the Mascleta, which can be witnessed on the seafront car park on the PaseoMediterraneo at 14.00h. A solemn procession at 20.00h followed by a firework
display at midnight round off Sundays proceedings. On Monday September 24th it is the turn of the Christians to make their spectacular parade along the same route as the moors took previously, with the final offering being a flag parade to close the fiesta on Tuesday at 16.30h.
If you live in or are staying in Altea this weekend, expect very little sleep, but instead take to the streets to witness one of the most incredible of all Spanish fiestas. For full details of the Altea Moros y Cristianos, check out our accompanying programme information guide.
Altea Moros y Cristianos Programme Guide With so much happening over the five days of Altea Moors and Christians Fiesta, keep this programme handy to ensure you won’t miss a thing:
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de la Creu to the Pont de Moncau then onto the Plaça Jose Mª Planelles. 21:00h Presentation of the flags, followed by the pasodoble Ida y Vuelta. 22:00h Inauguration of the barracas for partying in the Cami de l’Algar car park. 00:00h Entrance Parade of the Moors and Christians starting from the Avenida La Nucía along Plaça de La Creu, Pont de Moncau, Avda. Jaume I, finishing at C/ Garganes.
13:00h Official announcement of the fiesta with ringing of the church bells and the firing of rockets. 18:00h Spectacular Entra de la Murta Parade Route: Aparcamiento Facultad, C/ Benidorm, Avda. de la Nucía, Pl. La Creu, Pont de Moncau, Avda. Jaume I, and Pl. dels Sports. Saturday 20:00h Parade of the Music Bands from the Plaça September:
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08:30h Diana by the Christians, early morning parade of the Moors along Av. la Nucía, Av. València, Llavador, La Séquia, C/ Pont de Moncau, Av. Jaume I, C/ Garganes, PasseigMediterrani, C/ Gabriel Miró finishing in Pl. José Mª Planelles. 13:00h Embassy of the Moors in the Plaça de l´Esglèsia. 20:00h Spectacular Entrance Parade of the Moors along C/ Filarmónica, C/ Pont de Moncau, Av. Jaume I, C/ A Llargues, finishing at the Plaça dels Esports.
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14:00h Spectacular Mascleta (day time rockets and firecrackers) from the Parking del Paseo Mediterráneo. 20:00h Solemn Procession in honour of Stmo. Cristo del Sagrario and San Blas along the usual route. 00:30h Grand Firework display.
September:
08:30 Diana by the Moors, early morning parade of the Christians along CosteradelsMatxos, C/ Portal Vell, C/ Sol, C/ Alacant, C/ l’Empedrat, C/ La Mar, PasseigSant Pere, Passeig Mediterrani, C/ Gabriel Miró finishing at Plaça José Mª Planelles. 13:15h Christian Embassy
Collection of the Flags along Calle Llavador, Avenida Comunitat Valenciana, Calle Generalitat Valenciana, Calle Garganes, Avenida Jauma I, Pont de Moncau to the Sede de la Associació de Moros I Cristians Sant Blai in Casal Fester, where the fiesta Tuesday 25th hymn and the pasodoble September: Ida y Vuelta are played. 16:30h Parade of the in the Plaça de l´Esglèsia. 20:00h Spectacular Entrance Parade of the Christians along: C/ Filarmónica, C/ Pont de Moncau, Av. Jaume I, C/ A Llargues, finishing at Plaça dels Esports.
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Tablets for the elderly THE Javea Rotary Club have presented a number of new tablets to the town’s two centres for the elderly, the Maria de Betania Day Centre and the Virgen de la Soledad Residency. These are to help the older generation with their cognitive ability through a structured programme set up by professionals in the field.
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The Rotary Club said that “this is not about entertainment or play, but a work tool with which to stop the deterioration that age and illness can induce”. This donation complements the initial one made five years ago but with advanced technology.
Roman treasures Ecopark fire burns on THE Soler Blasco Museum in Javea has expressed its thanks for two private donations that has enhanced it’s already large collection of Roman artifacts. The ancient amphora and ceramic jug had been in the hands of the local Segarra family for several generations. The amphora, a ceramic storage
Cleaning up the world, one bit at a time VOLUNTEERS in Benidorm have once again taken part in the annual “Clean the World” campaign, this time focusing on the El Moralet area which has become increasingly neglected over recent years. This is close to the train station and many people use the wasteland as a parking area, sadly often failing to clear up their litter behind them.
Several councillors, the Red Cross and members of the fire brigade took part in the public clear-up. Mayor Toni Perez said “we must preserve what we have inherited and try to leave it in a better state than we found it”. It is hoped that in the future the area will be turned into a public recreation spot.
jug usually used for wine, was found on the seabed in the 1940’s and probably originated from Andalusia. The smaller jar was also discovered by the Sagarra family and is believed to have been made in Ibiza. The family has been donating from their private collection for the last 30 years.
A major fire at the Benissa ecopark needed to burn itself out for three days before the site could be declared safe on the orders of emergency crews. The spectacular fire started last Friday and threatened a nearby pine forest. There were also initial concerns about the 60 dogs at the nearby Akira animal shelter which it would have been very difficult to evacuate.
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Land and air crews fought the flames for 24 hours and brought the worst of it under control on Saturday, helped by heavy rain. The nature of the waste at the ecopark had meant there has been thick noxious smoke, while there was also a lot of slow burning flammable materials such as garden waste.
Getting rid of your old tech safely
Alfaz del Pi had a campaign day last week, informing locals about the importance of ensuring that their old electronic equipment doesn’t end up in landfill sites due to harmful contaminants in batteries and other components. An information bike went round the town on market day and
special drop off points have been established. As well as modern devices TV’s, microwaves and fridges are among items that have to be disposed of separately and safely. Contact your local town hall for further information about environmentally friendly recycling.
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Green pool opens
Youth area reopens by Simon Russell
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THE municipal pool in El Poble Nou de Benitatxell has now reopened after it’s two week refurbishment. The pool has been made more sustainable and ecologically friendly, with improvements including a heat recovery machine and new condensing boiler. The latter has an efficiency level of 105% and will save 87 tons of carbon CO2 per annum while the heat recovery unit will be 90% more energy efficient than the old one. There are also plans in place to replace the solar panelling with new photovoltaic ones, the first such installation in Spain and with 100% renewable energy.
Kamikaze tourist
ASTONISHED onlookers witnessed a drunken British tourist purposely charging headlong at a speeding taxi cab in Ibiza this week. The viral video shows the man run into a bin, screaming and then diving into the path of the taxi. He smashed the windscreen and slid off into the road, looking to be badly injured. The 24 year old was taken to hospital but his injuries were described as not serious. However the hospital decided to keep him in A&E as a precaution – and to allow him to sober up. The incident happened in Playa d’en Bossa, a popular resort for young British holidaymakers
PLAY Jove, the youth and entertainment centre in Javea, is now fully open. The centre is located on Plaza de la Constitucion and is open on weekdays from 5.30 to 8.30 in the evening as well as on Saturdays for one off events such as tournaments and workshops. Leisure activities for the kids include table football, basketball and football as well as tabletop games and wifi. There is also a study room which will be manned with an adult monitor to help children with their school work. Play Jove started in 2016 and is funded with an annual grant of €25,000 from the Valencian Youth Institute.
Injured child in Ruined resting bureaucratic places limbo by Matthew Richards
THE parents of a child who was injured in a football match 18 months ago have themselves paid for an operation he needed after a dispute over who was responsible for paying for treatment. The boy was injured in a competitive match in March 2017, snapping cruciate ligaments while playing for Benissa Cadets. The club insurance should have meant that the Valencian Football Federation picked up the bill.
However he was accidentally listed as playing in the next game and again a few weeks later. Because of this the Federation refused to pay, saying he could not have been injured. Benissa council also refused to pay, saying the responsibility lay elsewhere. After a year and a half of toing and froing the parents have paid the €9,300 required for treatment and rehabilitation, although they are still fighting the case.
A large part of the Benissiva cemetery in the Vall de Gallinera has had to be condemned due to repeated landslides and erosion, caused by a combination of the heavy rains in 2016/17 and the age of the plots. The niches effected are numbered between 102 and 146, a total of nine columns and five rows. Holders of these spaces have ten days to challenge
the decision before the removal work starts. The law with buildings such as this is that if the cost of repairs is over 50% of the cost of rebuilding from scratch the building or part of it will be condemned. In this instance repairs have been estimated at €32,000 and the cost of new niches at €56,000, with a high risk that the repairs may not be effective.
“Train bomb” was exploding tablet
A young woman whose tablet exploded on a Madrid train causing panic among passengers has admitted even she thought someone had planted a bomb in her bag. Student Carla said that her purse “swelled up like an air bag” before seemingly exploding after she had thrown it to the ground. The faulty device produced a lot of smoke and the train was forced to stop. Passengers then escaped to the tracks while oncoming trains were halted. One passenger said it was
like a scene from a horror movie, with widespread panic and people thinking that they were victims of an ongoing terror attack. Three passengers were treated for smoke inhalation and nine for anxiety attacks but there were no serious injuries. When things had calmed down, the cause of the smoke was tracked to the student’s handbag where the tablet’s battery had caught fire. The devices manufacturers have been asked for comment but have not currently responded.
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FERIA IN PARCENT
The 3 day Feria is dedicated to women, daughters, mothers, grandmothers, women who work, innovate, inspire with their creativity, homemakers and whose years of fighting for their rights has improved the rights for all. The second Feria ‘More Parcent’ will feature an art exhibition on Friday evening, with a talk and refreshments, Opening of the Feria on Saturday 21st, with craft, food and drink stalls, with artisan beer, local wines and food ranging
from cocas, cakes, paellas, mistellas and local sausages on the bbq. Children and adults of all ages can enjoy the gigantic wooden Street games´. On Saturday evening 22nd there will be a concert by women’s group Carraixet followed by a popular supper in the Square with music. Sunday will feature the specatular ‘Muixeranga’ the human towers, accompanied by pipe and drum music with traditional dances. The weekend will also see
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the celebration of the semi finals of the national championship of ‘pilota grossa’. Parcent has one of the few authentic ‘trinquet’ courts for this traditional game in the Communidad and this Championship is an important event for the sport. The Feria Will end on Sunday evening with a showing of the short film ‘Les Cures’ about women of Parcent.
Ajuntament de Parcent
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Prize Paella Like a caged animal
AN animal rights activist in Alicante has locked himself in a cage indefinitely as a protest against the way many animals and pets are treated in Spain. Alfredo Diaz has been in his voluntary confinement since 3 September, in a cage normally used for abandoned
dogs at a rescue centre in the city. His protest is to draw attention to the number of abandoned and mistreated animals in the country and he wants higher penalties for those guilty of animal cruelty. His protest is being streamed live on YouTube and Facebook.
THE International Paella Contest held annually in the Valencian town of Sueca is keenly fought each year, with the winner not only picking up a first prize of €2,500 but the guarantee of a sharp rise in diners over the year they hold the crown. This year’s winner was Restaurante Bon Aire in El Palmar, while Restaurante Monastrell in Alicante was awarded the runner up prize. Bon Aire’s father and son chefs, Raul and Jordi Magraner, were delighted with their achievement, saying it had been very hard work for several months but the win made it all worthwhile. They refused to reveal all their secrets, but did let on that controlling the boiling of the broth was essential. The best paella from outside of Spain was judged to have been made by the Simply Spanish restaurant team from Melbourne. This was the 58th contest and 2018 saw 40 selected contestants from all over the planet take part including Peru, Japan, Mexico, France and the USA.
Man and child found dead
Summer with a sting in the tail THERE were 18,000 jellyfish stings reported in Alicante province this summer, 7,000 more than the previous year. The figures were compiled from data provided by lifeguards and other beach safety personnel and has been made public by the Coastal Ecology Institute. The actual numbers stung will be much higher say the institute, due to factors such as the event occurring in beaches where there are no lifeguards and people not feeling the need
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to seek treatment. They also say the jump cannot be seen as definitive evidence that there have been more jellyfish overall, it may be just that they have appeared at times and places where there were a large number of bathers. Altea, Elche, Orihuela and Pilar de la Horadada were the beaches that reported the most incidents, while Benidorm saw a drop of almost 500.
THERE are fears that the bodies of a man and child discovered in a car in France are those of a father and son reported missing by the boy’s mother. The Spanish national from Barcelona informed the police that the boy had not been returned after a planned visitation with his father.
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The bodies were found in a car in the Languedoc region last weekend and it has been confirmed only that they are Spanish nationals. Their cause of death or identity has not been released at this stage; the case is in the hands of the French authorities.
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Small fortune found in shoe boxes TWO men have been arrested on money laundering charges after just under €1.3 million was discovered hidden in shoe boxes in a delivery van they were driving. The van was stopped and searched by the Guardia Civil in Sagunto (Valencia) last week. They have not said whether the
vehicle was targeted or stopped as part of a routine patrol. A spokesman said they will also be investigating whether the 29 and 39 year old detainees have any connections to terrorism which the cash may have been earmarked to finance.
Caught in the act
A British Airways flight from Alicante to London was forced to return and make an emergency lading just four minutes after taking off. The incident happened on Tuesday when the pilot warned the control tower in Alicante he was going to have to return immediately. The plane had to circle and discharge it’s fuel and the full Emergency Protocol plan went into action with firefighters and other staff standing by on the tarmac. Thankfully the forced landing was without incident and the passengers were safely transferred to the terminal awaiting new travel
arrangements. It has not been reported what prompted the pilot to have to abort the flight, although it is believed to be a technical fault rather than an incident involving anyone on board.kidnapper. Once identified, the agents, based in Ibi, travelled to Benidorm to arrest the suspect, of Spanish nationality, on charges of illegal detention, robbery with violence and intimidation and of causing injury. He was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority, before finally been released on charges, pending the conclusion of the
A car thief in Elche can testify to the effectiveness of Elche’s increased police night patrols when he was arrested within a minute of breaking into a car there. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning when a resident called 112 after hearing breaking glass. A patrol
was very close by and arrived at the scene to find the unfortunate thief half in and half out of the vehicle, probably one of the easier arrests they have made. Crime in the city is down by 6.6% in the first reported figures for 2018, with robberies having the biggest fall
Bargain basement queen BRITISH tabloid paper the “Daily Mail” reported excitedly this week on how Spain’s Queen Letizia had attended an official engagement wearing an off the peg dress available on most major Spanish high streets. Letizia and King Felipe were visiting a technology centre in Salamanca last Tuesday with the queen wearing a Massimo Dutti white and navy dress costing about €100 – although they did point out that the austere outfit was offset with a €6,000 pair of Chanel earrings. Massimo Dutti has around 200 stores in Spain and 800 worldwide and is part of the huge Inditex retail group which also includes the likes of Zara and Bershka If Daily Mail readers in the UK
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want to copy Letizia’s style they may have to hunt around as there are just 13 Massimo Dutti stores over there currently.
Scouts long march to battle cancer A group of nine Benidorm scouts have hiked 700 kilometres across some of Europe’s most challenging terrain
to raise money for a charity that supports local breast cancer sufferers. The group, young men and women aged between 18 and 22 from the Horizontes de Benidorm troupe, walked the French Pyrenees over several weeks of the summer, a route that included the 2,900 Mount Posets, the second highest peak on the Pyrenees.
Weather played a major factor and even in the summer some of the higher points had snow to contend with. Local businesses sponsored the scouts for a Euro a kilometre and money raised will go to Anemone, the Marina Baixa association for women with breast cancer.
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Therefore, we would like to let you know a few things that could radically change after Brexit. The main one? Freedom of movement. If the UK became a non-EU country like Australia or the USA, this would mean you would have to apply for a visa at the Spanish embassy/consulate in the UK. High financial requirements. Private health insurance (we’ll speak about this in a moment). Waiting for around 1-2 months to get a resolution. The other important aspect is health coverage. As of today, any citizens from an EU
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To be honest, at Sun Lawyers we don’t pretend to join the people predicting what Brexit will bring (we couldn’t do it even if we tried). There might be bilateral agreements that leave things the way they are now. Or it may turn out to be the worst case scenario I mentioned in the last two paragraphs. What’s true is that nobody knows yet what’s going to happen. Not even governments. So when we receive emails from people wor-
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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/advice-for-british-nationals-travelling-and-living-in-europe#progress-in-the-negotiations---citizens-rights-agreement The UK government has reached an agreement with the European Union on citizens’ rights in negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This will provide certainty about the future of UK nationals and their families living in the EU. Most importantly, it will allow UK nationals to stay in their Member State of residence after the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019. On 19 March 2018, the UK government reached a further agreement with the Commission on the terms of a time-limited implementation period that will start on 30 March 2019 and last until 31 December 2020. This means that all UK nationals lawfully residing in another EU Member State on 31 December 2020 will be covered by the citizens’ rights agreement reached in December. Following the agreement on the Implementation Period, all UK nationals lawfully residing in another EU Member State on 31 December 2020 will be covered by the citizens’ rights agreement. Close family members (spouses, civil partners, unmarried partners, dependent children and grandchildren, and dependent parents and grandparents) of UK nationals covered by the agreement will be able to join those UK nationals in their Member State of residence. Close family members will enjoy the same rights by virtue of their relationship, where the relationship existed on 31 December 2020. Children born or adopted to a UK national,
covered by the agreement, outside of the UK national’s Member State of residence after 31 December 2020, will also be covered by the agreement. During the Implementation Period (30 March 2019 to 31 December 2020), free movement rights will continue to apply to UK nationals. This means you will be able to live in an EU Member State Agreement so far on the rights of UK nationals in the EU, the UK and EU Commission have so far agreed that: * UK nationals and their family members covered by the agreement will continue to have the same access as they currently do to healthcare, pensions and other benefits. * UK nationals and their family members covered by the agreement will be able to leave their Member State of residence for up to 5 years without losing their right to return. The UK and EU Commission have also agreed that: * EU27 Member States may require UK nationals and their family members covered by the agreement to apply for a residency document or status conferring the right of residence. Administrative procedures for such applications will be transparent, smooth and streamlined. * Where an application is required to obtain status, UK nationals will have until at least 6 months after the end of the Implementation Period to submit their applications.
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SMALL FRIES
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Back In CHEAPEST LONG HAUL DESTINATIO N REVEALED
S M I L E C A M PA I G N NO L AUGHING M AT T E R A campaign passengers to smile to get the Twitter comments are the London Tube sy more on anything to go by. been met with w stem has marvellous. Another “Oh, ridicule, particu idespread who thinks he’s entitle man social media. “Slarly on demand people smile d to the Lines” is the miles on him. How about ‘no’?” for of Glen Freembrainchild one person. Another said describes himse an who that there were so few pl said “fully converte lf as a these days where you diaces commuter”. He d angry have to be bright and br dn’t bring “happiness, wants to and not put on a mask. eezy However, some and connection openness pe commute”, somet to our think the campaign is a ople hi ng he is id ea. Someone twee good tackling with sig te people to smile. ns urging guy doing something d “A nice an d positive, yet Hard-bitten people London only have commuters may negative thin convincing if take some say about it, says a lot gs to about some of the w orld we live in.”
The Post Office has announced the results of its annual survey to find the bes value long-haul destination fort British travellers, with Cap Town taking the plaudits thise year. The findings are based on comparing the price of basket of ten local goods anda services including a meal for two, sun-cream, wine, coffee and a cocktail. These would set you back just ₤51.48 in the South African city and ₤57.40 in the second cheapest Tokyo, which topped the 2017 list The destination city that had. the biggest drop in prices wa Rio where prices had bee s artificially high during andn just after the Olympics but have now returned to mo re normal levels.
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Pets & Wildlife
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Give pets the ultimate mealtime experience
ARC - PUPPIES & KITTIES NEEDING HOMES THOMAS This lovely boy is 18 months old, he has been neutered. He is pure marmalade ginger with yellow eyes, very affectionate and playful and would be a lovely addition to a family.
(BPT) - Dogs and their owners have many things in common. For example, they both love to eat! When preparing a meal for your fourlegged family members, make sure it’s packed with flavor and nutrients, and you are creating a dining experience they enjoy and look forward to. Help give your pets the ultimate mealtime experience with these tips: 1. Create a mealtime routine Animals love routine. It’s important for dogs to establish a mealtime routine whether they get fed first thing in the morning, after their walk or as small meals throughout the day. Your pooch will quickly catch on when it’s mealtime.
game out of their meal? Puzzle bowls and food dispensing toys are a fantastic way to stimulate your dog’s mind during mealtime. They allow them to slow down to truly enjoy their food, making mealtime fun! Head to your local retailer to choose the correct bowl or toy for your dog. 3. Provide your dog with a meal that gives them variety Dogs and humans alike enjoy food with variety! Varieties like Bacon & Steak Flavored dry dog food and Beef & Chicken Flavored dry dog food from Kibbles ‘n Bits offer its signature combination of crunchy kibble and tender bits.
song before each mealtime to signal when it’s time for your dog to eat. This new bonding ritual will create more fun for all family members and will have your dog busting moves 4. Turn mealtime into a in anticipation in no time! 2. Purchase a puzzle bowl dance party or toy Have you ever danced due 5. Make it a training Does your dog eat too fast? to excitement? Well, now opportunity Do you want them to make a your dog will, too. Play a
DOTTIE This beautiful Pointer cross is almost 3 years old and has been spayed and micro chipped. She is loves to go for walks and be made a fuss of and would make a great companion.
Use mealtime as an opportunity to train and reinforce wanted behaviors. Using commands like “sit” and “wait” before allowing your dog to eat helps them practice impulse control and good manners. To learn more, visit www. kibblesnbits.com.
Got stress? Bringing your pet to work can help
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. Charity Reg No CV-01-054107-A. CIF No G5482759
To the delight of animal lovers everywhere, awareness of the physical, mental and emotional toll taken by stress is leading progressive employers to create take-your-pet-towork programs. Consider these facts based on a recent Purina report about the many
advantages of such pets-atwork programs. They can benefit health. Pet-employee interaction has been shown to reduce the employees’ blood pressure and cholesterol levels in addition to alleviating anxiety. They can improve
employee retention. Sixty-three percent of employees in pet-friendly workplaces say they are very satisfied with their work environments, nearly twice as many as those in other workplaces. They can alleviate loneliness.
Eight in 10 employees who can bring pets to work say that activity makes them feel more happy, relaxed and sociable. That’s partly because talking about pets can make it easier for people to approach and converse with co-workers.
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10 Warning Signs of Cervical Cancer You Should Not Ignore
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide. It occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). Women of all ages are at risk of developing this cancer after they begin having sexual intercourse. One of the frightening things about this cancer is that it does not show any symptoms in its early stages hence routine screening is vital. It is only after the disease has spread that symptoms begin to appear:
4. Pain during Intercourse Painful intercourse is another important warning sign of cervical cancer. This symptom may indicate advanced cervical cancer
unexplained weight loss can indicate cervical cancer. When suffering from cancer, the immune system works hard to fight it. The body produces small proteins called cytokines, which break down fat at a much higher rate 5. Pelvic Pain than normal. This leads to weight loss, Pelvic pain is common among irrespective of diet. women, for many it is a normal part of the menstrual cycle and does 9. Constant Fatigue not usually indicate the presence of We all have days when we feel cancer or any other serious condition. ‘worn out’ but constant unexplained However, pain that lasts for longer tiredness may be cause for concern. periods of time, occurs more frequently or at unusual times could be a sign of 10. Leg Pain cervical cancer. Women diagnosed with cervical cancer often experience swelling and 6. Discomfort while Urinating pain in their legs. When caused by 1. Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding Cervical cancer can also cause cervical cancer, the pain tends to be Most women diagnosed with discomfort during urination. In fact, constant and gradually increases in cervical cancer experience irregular it is one of the most obvious and intensity. At times, there also may be vaginal bleeding. This includes prevalent symptoms of this disease. back pain. bleeding between periods, after the menopause, after sexual intercourse 7. Loss of Bladder Control The chances of successfully or after a vaginal examination. Any If you have this problem without treating cervical cancer are higher if abnormal vaginal bleeding should be any known reason, it needs further it is detected during the early stages. viewed as suspicious of cancer until evaluation as bladder control is a With the uptake of regular smear tests proven otherwise. primary issue when suffering from and the availability HPV vaccination, cervical cancer. it has become possible to treat as well 2. Heavier and Longer Menstrual as prevent cervical cancer. Periods 8. Unexplained Weight Loss Menstrual periods that are heavier As with other forms of cancer, and longer than normal are another common warning sign of cervical cancer. Bleeding is considered heavy if you have to change sanitary wear more often than once every 2 hours. 3. Unusual Vaginal Discharge Scant, clear, odorless vaginal discharge is normal. However, if vaginal discharge increases, smells foul or has an irregular appearance the cause should always be investigated.
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NEW Suzuki Ignis
With its distinctive styling, cleverly packaged interior layout and economical 1.2-litre petrol engine, the Suzuki Ignis is a surprisingly sensible
alternative to the other city cars. It also provides an extra bit of crossover character and the option of all-wheel drive for those who need a bit more off-
road capability. The Ignis has a spacious cabin despite being very compact in size. There’s enough head and shoulder room in the back row for
Hands free biking
FOR some expatriates riding a motorbike on the relatively quiet and often spectacular Spanish roads is one of life’s great pleasures. What would they make of the latest innovation that is in the pipeline – self driving bikes? BMW has been testing the autonomous machine at their own track in France this week and they say that the R 1200 G can accelerate, decelerate and turn without any driver intervention. “The objective of the prototype is to accumulate additional knowledge regarding driving dynamics when detecting dangerous situations. This can then support the driver with the appropriate safety systems in situations such as sudden braking and junctions.” their head engineer Stefan Hans said. However in Spain, as with self driving cars, the technology seems to be well ahead of the legislation that will allow the vehicles on public roads.
a couple of adults to sit in reasonable comfort and boot space is respectable for such a little car, at 267 litres. That’s enough for trips to the shops, plus the
rear seats can be folded to increase capacity to 1100 litres - though they don’t fold flat. The 90PS 1.2-litre petrol engine the Ignis comes with is shared with the Swift, available with or without a simple hybrid system. Called SHVS, this adds an integrated electric motor that helps with acceleration. It provides slight economy and emissions improvements, but even without SHVS, the 1.2 is a fun, revvy and surprisingly economical engine with a good record for reliability. It´s a perky performer but the steering isn’t great and there’s some body roll through bends. The suspension provides a reasonable level of ride comfort, but over rougher
Clunk click saves child’s life
A young mother and her five-year-old son were both injured when their car overturned in the Albufereta area of Alicante on Tuesday. The accident occurred at about 8 am when the victims collided with another car. When their car ended up on its roof a fire crew was called and managed to take the youngster out by a window. However, his mother was
trapped for quite a while and special equipment was needed to extract her from the vehicle. Both were transferred to the hospital where the youngster’s injuries are understood to not be serious. Police later said that if he had not been strapped into the correct child restraints and his mother had not been wearing a seatbelt
and broken road surfaces it can feel harsh and uncomfortable. It’s not bad, but nor is the Ignis as sharp or as fun to drive as the Volkswagen Up and its counterparts from Skoda and SEAT. The Ignis is well equipped. Even the basic SZ3 comes with airconditioning, DAB radio, USB connectivity and Bluetooth. But we’d go for the SZ-T, since it isn’t much more expensive and adds alloy wheels, touchscreen system with navigation, a reversing camera and chunkier styling, thanks to roof rails. Top models gain luxuries like climate control and cruise control, keyless entry, along with active safety technology. If you want to avoid the typical small hatchbacks, the Ignis is a quirky-looking alternative with more character than its rivals. But it’s also well-priced, wellequipped and cheap to run, so as outside choices go it’s very sensible. It might not be quite as good to drive as an Up, but there’s still plenty to recommend.
the violent accident could well have been fatal. The driver of the other vehicle involved was unhurt and tested negative for alcohol and drugs. The crash caused major delays during the busiest part of the day for about two hours; a palm tree badly damaged in the incident also had to be removed for safety reasons, causing further delays.
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07:25 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:50 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:15 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 10:05 Frasier 10:35 The Big Bang Theory 11:05 The Big Bang Theory 11:35 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 12:30 The Simpsons 13:00 Come Dine with Me 14:00 Four in a Bed 14:30 Four in a Bed 15:00 Four in a Bed 15:30 Four in a Bed 16:00 Four in a Bed 16:30 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:35 The People’s Vet 18:35 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:00 Britain at Low Tide 21:00 Egypt’s Great Pyramid: The New Evidence 22:00 Gods of Egypt
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07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:00 You’ve Been Framed! 13:25 You’ve Been Framed! 13:55 Spy Kids 3: Game Over 15:40 The X Factor 16:45 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 18:35 Battleship 21:00 Hellboy II: The Golden Army 23:20 Celebrity Juice
07:00 Murder, She Wrote
07:00 Breakfast 09:25 Match of the Day 11:00 The Andrew Marr Show 12:00 Sunday Politics 12:30 Sunday Morning Live 13:30 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:15 Hold the Sunset 14:45 Hold the Sunset 15:15 Money for Nothing 16:00 Points of View 16:15 Songs of Praise 16:50 Escape to the Country 17:50 Shop Well for Less? 18:50 Pointless Celebrities 19:35 BBC News 19:50 BBC London News 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 Bodyguard 23:15 BBC News 23:35 BBC London News 23:45 Match of the Day 2
07:15 Volkswagen Racing Cup 12:00 Police Interceptors Motor Racing 12:55 Friends 07:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 13:25 Friends 08:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 13:55 Friends 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 14:25 Friends 09:00 Frasier 09:30 Frasier 14:55 Friends 10:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 15:25 Friends 13:30 The Simpsons 14:00 The Simpsons 15:55 Friends 14:25 ParaNorman 16:20 The Great British Bake Off 16:25 Friends 17:35 Location, Location, 16:55 Friends Location 18:35 Grand Designs 17:20 Friends 19:35 Channel 4 News 20:00 Cruises from Hell: Caught 17:50 Along Came Polly on Camera 21:00 Battle of Britain: Model 19:30 King Kong Squadron 22:00 Celebrity Island with Bear 22:55 5 News Weekend Grylls 23:00 The Circle 23:00 Big Brother
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:50 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:35 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:30 You’ve Been Framed! 14:05 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 15:55 The X Factor 17:10 Despicable Me 19:00 The LEGO Movie 21:00 Quantum of Solace 23:10 Family Guy 23:35 Family Guy
07:00 Murder, She Wrote 07:45 Heartbeat 08:50 Heartbeat 09:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 15:55 Columbo 17:50 Foyle’s War 20:00 Foyle’s War 22:00 The Good Karma Hospital 23:00 The Good Karma Hospital
SATURDAY 22nd September
07:00 Breakfast
SUNDAY 23rd September 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:35 Around the World in 80 Gardens 08:35 Gardeners’ World 09:35 Countryfile 10:30 The Beechgrove Garden 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30 Great British Menu 13:00 Great British Menu 13:30 Great British Menu 14:00 Live: Champions League of Darts 17:30 FEI World Equestrian Games 18:30 Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In? 19:30 Live: Champions League of Darts 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 No Activity 23:55 No Activity
07:00 Dino Dana 07:10 Super 4 07:35 Make It Pop 07:55 Share a Story 08:00 Om Nom Stories 08:05 Mr Bean 08:15 Mr Bean 08:30 ToonMarty 08:40 ToonMarty 08:55 Thunderbirds Are Go 09:25 Spy School 09:55 The Haunted Hathaways 10:25 ITV News 10:30 Cannonball 11:20 Ninja Warrior UK 12:20 WOS Wrestling 13:20 The X Factor 14:35 ITV Lunchtime News 14:45 £10k Holiday Homes 15:15 Emmerdale 1918 15:45 Catchphrase 16:30 Tenable 17:30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 18:30 The Chase 19:30 ITV Evening News 19:45 ITV News London 20:00 5 Gold Rings 21:00 The X Factor 22:00 Vanity Fair 23:05 The Imitation Game 23:45 ITV News
12:30 Police Interceptors 13:25 Police Interceptors 14:25 Police Interceptors 15:25 Police Interceptors 16:25 Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 17:25 Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 18:25 Rich House, Poor House 19:20 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!
07:25 Coronation Street 07:50 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 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Home Fires 22:00 Grantchester 23:00 Grantchester
07:55 Columbo 09:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 16:05 Carry on Camping 17:55 Lewis 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Endeavour
20:05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 21:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 21:55 5 News Weekend 22:00 How the Victorians Built Britain 23:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges
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MONDAY 24th September
07:00 Breakfast 07:00 The World’s Most Photographed 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 07:30 Bargain Hunt 08:15 Garden Rescue 12:00 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 09:00 Back in Time for the 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera Factory 13:15 Bargain Hunt 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:00 BBC News at One 13:00 Politics Live 14:30 BBC London News 14:00 FEI World Equestrian 14:45 Doctors Games 15:15 Chase the Case 15:00 A Taste of Britain 16:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 Who Do You Think You 16:45 Garden Rescue Are? 16:45 Life in the Air 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 17:45 Eggheads 18:15 Pointless 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 Letterbox 19:30 BBC London News 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It 20:00 The One Show Takes Two 20:30 Inside Out 20:00 Sam and Shauna’s Big Cookout 21:00 EastEnders 20:30 Great British Menu 21:30 Panorama 21:00 Monkman and Seagull’s 22:00 Reported Missing Genius Guide to Britain 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:30 University Challenge 23:30 BBC London News 22:00 Black Earth Rising 23:42 BBC Weather 23:00 QI 23:45 FIFA Football Awards 2018 23:30 Newsnight
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News London 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Griff’s Great Britain 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Strangers 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News London 23:45 Caught on Camera
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07:35 Mike & Molly 07:55 Mike & Molly 08:15 Mike & Molly 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 10:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 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 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Jamie Cooks Italy 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in... 22:00 The Undateables 23:00 The Circle
TV
10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 5 News at Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS 14:05 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Woman on the Edge 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 Rugby 21:00 Traffic Cops 22:00 Paddington Station 24/7 23:00 Big Brother
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:45 You’ve Been Framed! 08:10 Dress to Impress 09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 09:55 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 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Superstore 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Ghosted 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy 23:55 American Dad!
07:00 Coronation Street 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 13:35 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 Doc Martin 22:00 Doc Martin 23:00 DCI Banks
new this week
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Later Live - with Jools Holland Season 7 Episode 1 - Ch5 10:15pm Tues 25th September
Season 53 Episode 1 BBC2 11:00 pm Tues 25th September
NEW SERIES: Arkansas, USA New series. Ben journeys to the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas, to live with master craftsman Robert, learning why this 70-year-old former medical student ditched his education for America’s counterculture 20 years ago, bought 200 acres of land deep in the woods, and raised a family of six children. Ben sees how far-reaching Robert’s skills are, including cabinmaking techniques dating back to the 13th century, and how his family have supported him in his dream.
NEW SERIES: Londoner Jess Glynne, the first British female solo artist to have seven number one singles in the UK, makes her debut on the returning music show. Fellow newcomers to the series are Bristol’s Idles, and synthpop duo Marc Almond and Dave Ball, better known as Soft Cell, who are back together after a 16-year-gap. Plus, LA-based Ella Mai, who became the first British artist to top the US R&B charts since Lisa Stansfield in 1992. And marking more than 50 years on the road, Ivor Novello Awardwinner Ralph McTell
TUESDAY 25th September
07:00 The World’s Most 07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain Photographed 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 07:30 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:00 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 08:15 Chase the Case 09:00 Nadiya’s Family Favourites11:30 This Morning 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 09:30 The Farmers’ Country 13:30 Loose Women 13:15 Bargain Hunt Showdown 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:30 BBC London News 14:55 ITV News London 13:15 Politics Live 14:45 Doctors 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:00 The Super League Show 15:15 Chase the Case 14:50 Coast 16:00 Tenable 16:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 Who Do You Think You 17:00 Tipping Point 16:45 Garden Rescue Are? 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:00 The Chase 16:45 Life in the Air 18:15 Pointless 17:45 Eggheads 19:00 ITV News London 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 ITV Evening News 19:00 Letterbox 19:30 BBC London News 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It 20:00 Emmerdale 20:00 The One Show Takes Two 20:30 Best Walks with a View 20:30 EastEnders 20:00 Sam and Shauna’s Big 21:00 Holby City with Julia Bradbury Cookout 22:00 Wanderlust 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 The Martin Lewis Money 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 Saving Lives at Sea Show 22:00 The Flu that Killed 50 23:30 BBC London News Million 22:15 Queen of the World 23:42 BBC Weather 23:00 Later Live... with Jools 23:45 Stacey Dooley: Face to 23:15 ITV News at Ten Holland Face with Armageddon 23:45 ITV News London 23:30 Newsnight
07:35 Mike & Molly 10:15 Jeremy Vine 07:55 Mike & Molly 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it 08:15 Mike & Molly Away! 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 13:10 5 News at Lunchtime 09:05 Everybody Loves 13:15 NCIS Raymond 14:05 Access 09:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 14:15 Home and Away 10:05 Frasier 14:45 Neighbours 10:35 Frasier 15:15 Cradle of Lies 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 17:00 Friends Nightmares USA 17:30 Friends 13:00 Channel 4 News 18:00 5 News at 5 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 18:30 Neighbours 15:10 Countdown 19:00 Home and Away 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 19:30 5 News Tonight 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 20:00 MotoGP Championship 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers Series 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet 20:00 Channel 4 News 22:15 Ben Fogle: New Lives in 21:00 The Great British Bake Off the Wild 22:15 First Dates Hotel 23:20 The Circle 23:15 Big Brother
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:45 You’ve Been Framed! 08:10 Dress to Impress 09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 09:55 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 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Superstore 22:00 The Five-Year Engagement
07:00 Coronation Street 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 13:35 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 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Scott & Bailey
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Across 1. Stingers used to be an afterthought (5) 4. Jump over arched roof (5) 7. Turn up again to harvest fruit (8) 8. Lacking energy, attempted to reverse malicious gossip (4) 9. Bit of advice about right excursion (4) 10. American whisky takes the biscuit (7) 12. Bearing a remark about wine (11) 14. Awful hotel is unfriendly (7) 16. Spare list (4) 19. Business concern unlikely to change (4) 20. Draw finished garment (8) 21. Only about five find the answer (5) 22. Substantial complaint by youth leader (5)
Down 1. Why endlessly consume grain? (5) 2. Thus prime minister accepts his fallacious argument (7) 3. An embarrassing incident heard or observed (4) 4. Drink for clergyman upset by opening (8) 5. Less than fifty per cent from all-rounder (5) 6. Act dismissed from assembly (7) 11. Cave in wood holding everyone up (8) 12. Not a scenario that’s involved pals (7) 13. Ugly feature, reportedly, I saw? (7) 15. Thailand’s capital — capital backing Asian language (5) 17. Born and died, unknown and poor (5) 18. Block with small room for experiments (4)
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Across 7. English county (4,3,4) 8. Covered walk with shops (6) 9. Water ice (6) 10. Mourn (6) 12. Shrewd (6) 13. Flightless bird (3) 14. Failed to catch (6) 16. Place of worship (6) 18. Cower (6) 20. Wearisome load (6) 22. Ungenerous behaviour (11)
Down 1. Commotion (4) 2. Mad (6) 3. Gifted (8) 4. Likelihood (4) 5. Lebanese capital (6) 6. Eastern (8) 11. Beekeeper (8) 12. German motorway (8) 15. Unmarried (6) 17. Spoiled (6) 19. One of the Great Lakes (4) 21. Simple (4)
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To complete the puzzle fill in each of the empty hexagon cells with numbers between 1 & 7 following the 3 rules below; 1. No numbers in a horizontal line can be repeated. 2. No numbers in a diagonal line can be repeated. 3. No numbers in the 7 gray hexagons can be repeated.
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Drop Quotes are similar to A cryptograms, in that the goal is for the solver to uncover a hid- S den quote. A black-and-white H crossword-style grid is set up for each quote, with a number of letters “hovering” above each column. Your task is to “drop” each of those letters into the appropriate square in each column, until the entire quote is revealed. All punctuation (commas, periods, dashes, etc.) has been removed. Good luck!
Aries 21st Mar – 20th Apr Queen of Coins Things are looking up financially for Aries just now after a slow http://bestforpuzzles.com/dc/print.html?puzz=daily-codeword-180712 few weeks you will see money matters becoming much more manageable, and plans are beginning to bear fruit. There will be news of a pregnancy which will spark off many celebrations. Lucky Number 12
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21st Apr – 21st May The World The World is an exceptionally lucky card it speaks to you about your ability to change anything you wish into a positive. So now is the time to push forward and make this a time of change. Your strength of character will attract the right kind of people around you. Lucky Number 4
Gemini 22nd May – 21th June Nine of Cups Seems as though you are missing some detail around your working environment, take another look at the people around and see they are all working correctly. You will end your week on a high as family or friends will be seeking you out for a good time. Lucky Number 34
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Leo 23rd July – 22nd Aug Six of Swords Any journeys you make this week will go smoothly, and a new friend will be made toward the end of the week. It is now time to let go of the baggage from the past and move forward with your personal life. A younger person will be of great help to you.Lucky Number 13
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Scorpio 23rd Oct – 21st Nov The Tower The Tower tells you it is now time for change, personal and business. Time now to be throwing out the old ideas and propagating new ideals, and even though this may seem a bit scary at the moment any plans made now will work out best for you.Lucky Number 23
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Aquarius 20th Jan – 19th Feb The Magician A brilliant week ahead with this card, it seems you have a magic touch and can turn any situation to your own advantage. Use your words wisely though as others around you may misread some of your intentions. A child will bring smiles around you. Lucky Number 11
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WEDNESDAY 26th September
07:00 Books That Made Britain 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:00 Breakfast 07:30 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 09:30 Lorraine 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:15 Chase the Case 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 09:00 Saving Lives at Sea 12:00 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 11:30 This Morning 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:30 Loose Women 13:15 Politics Live 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 For What It’s Worth 14:00 BBC News at One 14:45 Italy Unpacked 14:55 ITV News London 14:30 BBC London News 15:45 Who Do You Think You 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:45 Doctors Are? 15:15 Chase the Case 16:45 David Attenborough’s 16:00 Tenable Rise of Animals: Triumph of the 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 Escape to the Country Vertebrates 16:45 Garden Rescue 18:00 The Chase 17:45 Eggheads 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 ITV News London 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Letterbox 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale Takes Two 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 Gareth Malone’s All Star 20:30 Tonight 20:00 The One Show Music Quiz 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Celebrity MasterChef 21:00 Back in Time for the 21:30 Emmerdale 1918 22:00 Press Factory 22:00 Manson: The Lost Tapes 22:00 The Mighty Redcar 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:00 ITV News at Ten 22:45 Comedy Shorts 23:30 BBC London News 23:00 MOTD: The Premier 23:30 ITV News London 23:42 BBC Weather League Show 23:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 23:45 Question Time 23:30 Newsnight
07:35 Mike & Molly 07:55 Mike & Molly 08:15 Mike & Molly 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 10:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 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 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 No Offence 23:00 The Circle
07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 5 News at Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS 14:05 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 The Midwife’s Deception 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 Police Interceptors 21:00 Sunk: The Mary Rose, Secrets from the Deep 22:00 Michael Palin In North Korea
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:45 You’ve Been Framed! 08:10 Dress to Impress 09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 09:55 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 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Superstore 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy
07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:20 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 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 23:00 Lewis
07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Books That Made Britain 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 09:30 Lorraine 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:15 Chase the Case 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 09:00 Saving Lives at Sea 12:00 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 11:30 This Morning 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:30 Loose Women 13:15 Bargain Hunt 13:15 Politics Live 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 For What It’s Worth 14:00 BBC News at One 14:45 Italy Unpacked 14:55 ITV News London 14:30 BBC London News 15:45 Who Do You Think You 14:45 Doctors 15:00 Judge Rinder Are? 15:15 Chase the Case 16:45 David Attenborough’s 16:00 Tenable Rise of Animals: Triumph of the 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 Tipping Point Vertebrates 16:45 Garden Rescue 18:00 The Chase 17:45 Eggheads 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 ITV News London 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Letterbox 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It 19:30 ITV Evening News Takes Two 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:00 Gareth Malone’s All Star 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Tonight Music Quiz 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Great British Menu 21:00 Celebrity MasterChef 21:00 Back in Time for the 21:30 Emmerdale 1918 22:00 Press Factory 22:00 Manson: The Lost Tapes 22:00 The Mighty Redcar 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:45 Comedy Shorts 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:00 MOTD: The Premier 23:42 BBC Weather 23:30 ITV News London League Show 23:45 Question Time 23:30 Newsnight 23:45 The Jonathan Ross Show
07:35 Mike & Molly 07:55 Mike & Molly 08:15 Mike & Molly 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 10:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 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 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location 22:00 No Offence 23:00 The Circle
07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 5 News at Lunchtime 13:15 NCIS 14:05 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 The Midwife’s Deception 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 Police Interceptors 21:00 Sunk: The Mary Rose, Secrets from the Deep 22:00 Michael Palin In North Korea 23:00 Big Brother
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ALL TIMES GIVEN ARE SPANISH TIME Golf - Portugal Masters 2018 - Sky Sports Golf - 12:30 Rugby Union - Currie Cup - Cheetahs v Pumas - Sky Sports Action - 17:00 Golf - 2018 TOUR Championship - Sky Sports Golf - 19:30 Tennis - Laver Cup 2018 - Sky Sports Action - 20:00 English Championship - Wigan v Bristol City - Sky Sports Football - 20:45 Rugby League - Castleford v Wakefield - Sky Sports Arena - 20:45 Rugby Union - Gallagher Premiership - Newcastle v Exeter Chiefs - BT Sport 1 - 20:45
Saturday 22nd September
Tennis - Guangzhou Open 2018 - BT Sport 1 - 09:00 Premier League - Fulham v Watford - Sky Sports Main Event - 13:30 Golf - Portugal Masters 2018 - Sky Sports Golf - 13:30 MotoGP - Aragon Grand Prix - Qualifying 1 - BT Sport 2 - 14:10 Darts - Champions League of Darts 2018 - BBC 1 - 14:15 Premier League - Man Utd v Wolves- IPTV - 16:00 Premier League - Crystal Palace v Newcastle - IPTV - 16:00 Premier League - Leicester City v Huddersfield- IPTV - 16:00 Premier League - Cardiff City v Man City - IPTV - 16:00 Premier League - Liverpool v Southampton- IPTV - 16:00 Premier League - Burnley v Bournemouth - IPTV - 16:00 Rugby League - Super League - Warrington v St Helens - Sky Sports Arena -16:15 Rugby Union - Gallagher Premiership - Sale Sharks v Wasps - BT Sport 3 - 17:00 Golf - 2018 TOUR Championship - Sky Sports Golf - 18:30 English Premier League - Brighton v Tottenham - BT Sport 1 - 18:30 English Championship - QPR v Norwich - Sky Sports Football - 18:30
Boxing - Joshua v Povetkin - Sky Sports Box Office - 23:00 Sunday 23rd September
Cycling - Cycling Road World Championships - Eurosport 1 - 10:00 Golf - Portugal Masters 2018 - Sky Sports Golf - 13:30 Darts - Champions League of Darts 2018 - BBC 2 - 14:00 MotoGP - Aragon Grand Prix - Race - BT Sport 2 - 14:00 English Premier League - West Ham v Chelsea - Sky Sports Main Event - 14:30 Rugby Union - Gallagher Premiership - Saracens v Gloucester - BT Sport 1 - 16:00 English Premier League - Arsenal v Everton - Sky Sports Main Event - 17:00 Golf - 2018 TOUR Championship - Sky Sports Golf - 18:00
Monday 24th September
Cycling - Cycling Road World Championships - Eurosport 1 - 10:15
Tuesday 25th September
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Cycling - Cycling Road World Championships - Eurosport 1 - 14:00 Scottish Soccer - St Johnstone vs Celtic - BT Sport 1 - 20:45
ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
With the 1st International Break out of the way, it was back to business for the Premier League & the Alfaz Fantasy Football League. The International Break slowed down the pace of the Competition with the average score dropping down to a lowly 20 points the lowest so far this Season, after previously averaging 28 points. The 9 Premier League games gave the A.F.F.L.29 goals, only 3 clean sheets, 25 yellow cards (including 4 games in which not a card was produced) and 2 red ones which were Manchester United’s Matic & Leicester City’s Morgan who received their marching orders after collecting 2 yellow cards. Referee Craig Pawson has dismissed 3 Players so far this Season in 4 games so Players Beware! Eric’s team Peaky Blinders became the 5th team to reach the Summit of the A.F.F.L. when they took a fragile 8 point lead over Jeanette’s team Jin Dream Team. Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser helped the Peaky Blinders ascent to the top spot when he scored 2 goals and had an assist in the Cherries 4-2 victory over the Foxes. Three teams are in joint 3rd place and they are Pauline’s Vodka Army, Barbra’s XI and Clarky’s Deportivaclarkorunu. We have a change at the bottom with Keith’s Mof Town replacing Kim’s Ginger United after only scoring 3 points this week. We also have new leaders at the top of our Mark Carter Ladies Section where Jin’s Dream Team have edged just
1 point ahead of last Season’s winners of this League Pauline’s Vodka Army. Linda’s Team Tapas have slotted into 3rd place and are 12 points away from the Summit. Down at the foot of the table, Kim’s Ginger United are making a fist of it and are now only 1 point behind Kate’s team The Bairns. Harley’s team Ginger Ninjar are going from strength to strength at the top of our Junior League and have now built up a strong 17 point advantage over William & Henry’s team who have jumped back to 2nd place. There are quite a few changes at the bottom end of the table with Roo& Woos Wombles scrambling out of the relegation zone, leaving Real City in the last spot trailing Fleetwood Gian by 13 points. Des’s team Wigan Champs have maintained their place at the top of our Golden Boot League which is sponsored by Across the Costas. Kevin’s side, Two for the Road are right behind them thanks to this week’s top Fantasy League Player Chelsea’s Edin Hazard who scored the 2nd Hat-Trick of the Season in the Premier League which gave him 21 points in this section. Liz has managed something that has never been done before in the Fantasy has both her teams are joint bottom of this League. Cookies Crew & Cookies Crew 61 are both 4 points behind Leo’s Powerblue Boys & Joanna’s Hugonauts F.C. Jin Dream Team are the new Leaders of our Champion of Champions League with a slight 1 point advantage over
Pauline’s Vodka Army, then comes Macca’s Albir Villains who are still in the mix. Dave’s team The Hatters are finding life difficult in this tough League and are struggling to keep up with the main-stream and have slipped to 22 points adrift of Gary’s Hammered Again at the bottom. Three teams go into our Monthly Wine Draw and they are our top scoring team John’s Tarazara who bagged 47 points and 2 teams who only scored the lowest total of 2 points,Big Tony & Micky’s Simply& Simply& Lovely. Last Month’s winner was Sandra’s Brazilian Hooligans. Manager of the Month for September is being kindly sponsored by Darren & Scott at Sarita’s,top Restaurant in Albir who serve up a delicious Indian Cuisine in pleasant surroudings. With 2 weeks gone Nathan’s team The Boys Special are in pole position and are 4 points ahead of Keith’s Max & Paddy. Brad & Ants and Eric’s Peaky Blinders are also in the reckoning for this super meal for 2 at Sarita’s Restaurant. Mike’s Super Saints have won this weeks Breakfast for 2 at the Bar Code in Alfaz when they climbed up the most places this week from 195th to 132nd. I’m pleased to report our website is well up and running smoothly thanks to Terry & Javi. All the Mini-Leagues are on the go and the Draw for our the Prelimanary Round of our Weekender K.O.Cup Competition will soon be up on the website and will take place the weekend October 6th.
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The Real Calendar Girl Macmillan Coffee Morning - Albir drops in There was much excitement in the camp when Tricia Stewart attended a rehearsal of Calendar Girls at the Cardinal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio last week. ACTS are staging Tim Firth’s play on the 18th, 19th and 20th of October and Tricia had generously offered to fly to Spain to help promote the production. A luncheon was arranged in her honour at The Portobello Kitchen in Villamartin and a gala dinner at La Cosecha in Benijofar, both of which were fully subscribed and those attending were entertained afterwards with Tricia’s account of the real
Second Chance Charity Shop Albir will be holding their annual Macmillan Coffee Morning on Monday 24 September from 11am until 1pm. If you would like to donate cakes to be sold on the day, please let them know by popping into the shop which
Calendar Girls story, which was both moving and hilarious. There was also an informal ‘Meet Tricia Stewart’ event at Brown’s Cocktail Bar in La Zenia, following a fashion show at the neighbouring Looking Good Boutique. The original idea for the famous WI nude calendar was Tricia’s, and it is her
character that is played in the film by Helen Mirren. Ticket sales have gone so well, that an additional Saturday Matinee performance may be added. Information on availability of tickets, which are priced at €10, can be obtained by ringing: 699982726 or emailing: tickets.acts@gmail.com
Mavis’s Hair-Raiser On Sunday - one of our members, MAVIS did the bravest thing we can think of raising money for our Church funds. She made the decision to have her hair shaved off ! After the service during our coffee fellowship hairdresser Julie Robinson-Duggan came out of retirement just for this event and made a beautiful job for Mavis. What an amazing lady. The total amount raised will not be know until next week but will be in excess of €700. We are always thinking of fun ways to raise much needed
funds but never anticipated Alfaz del Pi we have a serthis. THANK YOU MAVIS. vice of Holy Communion. The second Thursday of each A service of Holy Com- month is a healing service. munion is held in Albir every If you need any further inSunday at 9.45am. You can formation please telephone find us in the centre of Albir, our Local Church Warden , turn up the main road hill, Elaine Mitchell on 96 686 Camino de la Cantera, (quite 4962 or mobile 636 164 467. near the Consum Supermar- Albir is one of eight congreket), signposted Rober Palas gations in the Chaplaincy, Hotel, turn right in front of the from Gandia to El Campelhotel and the Church (Nor- lo. Costa Blanca Anglican wegian Seaman’s Church) is Chaplaincy (the Church of just inside the next road on England in Spain) you can the left, Carrer Mart. ALSO find much more information every Thursday at 11.00am on the website www.costabat the Forum Mare Nostrum, lanca-anglicanchaplaincy.org
is located at Calle Andromeda 15, Edificio Bienstar Local 8, Albir, calling 966 865342 or via their facebook page. They also need prizes for the raffle and tombola so if you would like to donate something suitable, they’d love to hear from you. Raffle tickets are already on sale in
the shop and cost 1 euro for a strip of 5. Tea and coffee will also be available at 1 euro each so you can sit and enjoy a lovely cuppa with your cake! Let’s help them beat last years total of 340.50€ for this very worthy cause
PEGO GOLF SOCIETY TEXAS PAIRS COMPETITION AT OLIVA NOVA ON TUESDAY 18th of September 2018
On a calm morning we assembled only 22 members to take part in a very enjoyable 2 Man Texas Scramble. The course was just a disaster and that is putting it mildly, hence the reason for only 22 players playing today.
chel Grin and Tony Jermain 3rd Place with 67.5 was the team of Donal Murphy and Peter Cornes
Nearest the pin at Hole No 3 was Shaun O’Gorman with 4.97 meters, and at Hole 16, nearest the pin was Derek Lindley with In the competition the winners were as 2.2 meters. follows:There was only one two today, and that was by Tony Jermain, so Tony scoops the 1st Place with 63.25 was the team of Steve pool. Boyes and Bill Sykes Next week, will be a singles Stableford Competition, so should you want to join 2nd Place with 66.75 was the team of Mi- us at Pego, please contact Penny Barden
Impact of Brexit could be extremely significant to sports SPORT in Britain is awaiting with abated breath the outcome of talks surrounding Brexit - with football and horseracing just two concerned bodies. ANDREW
Andrew Atkinson In contrast to the cry of ‘Football’s Coming Home’ to England’s shores - in the wake of this summer’s World Cup in Russia - it could flip onto the other side of the coin in the Brexit talks. And the ‘Sport of Kings’ horseracing - is also looking to a positive outcome in the ‘deal’’no deal’ scenario facing the British Horseracing Authority. If the UK government chose to immediately put up borders and tariffs it would make it extremely difficult for thoroughbreds to move to compete on England’s
turf. The World’s greatest race, the Aintree Grand National, has been the focus of a ‘no-Brexit’ deal concern. The racing world awaits the Brexit talks outcome, with a deadline in March. A month ahead of the Grand National in 2019. It would be quite an impact and a threat to potentially Irish horses participating - Irish jockeys being able to compete in races in England - if it was a hard ‘no-deal’ Brexit. And it’s not just the Grand National - the cream of Flat racing Royal Ascot - along with NH Cheltenham Festival are among courses that attract horses from many countries outside the EU. Over 600 players played in the Premier League in recent seasons - with over half non-British. The majority, 208, were within the European Union. Approximately half of the Premier League players would need work permits, according to player agent Rachel Anderson. The same would apply to coaches. The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Committee has written to
the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society, raising issues about the potential impact of Brexit. Worries citing an end to free movement for EU sportspeople within sport in the United Kingdom. It’s not just the Premier League teams who could be affected with a ‘no-Brexit’ deal. Championship and lower echelon league clubs have concerns. One, Stoke City chairman Peter Coates, said: “I’m pessimistic about leaving.” A big fall in sterling since Brexit has lead to clubs digging deeper, in lumping out more money, in both transfer fees and wages. Post-Brexit restrictions on immigration have increased the premium on British players breaking into the Premier League. This comes at a time when Premier League clubs are lobbying the UK Government to exempt EU players from post-Brexit labour restrictions. Away from the playing side a plethora of Premier League managers are non-British, with top
clubs including Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea amongst others, that could be affected. Talks with DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) took place - before the referendum on Brexit - concerning the implications. The 2019 Grand National could well be without Irish jockeys - and horses - if the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit ‘deal’. The UK’s formal departure from the EU is scheduled for March 29, 2019. The British Horseracing Authority is concerned the Grand National could be affected in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit - if the European Commission rejects UK’s hopes to retain the current process for transporting horses. Horseracing currently enjoys a tripartite agreement between Britain, Ireland and France, which allows free movement of horses between the countries. There are approximately 26,000 movements of thoroughbred horses each year between
the three countries, in place since the 1960s. The three-country agreement became enshrined in EU law when the UK and Ireland joined what was then the Common Market. Concerns cite it could fail to exist beyond Brexit - if the EU and Britain fail to negotiate a ‘deal’. Lord Jay, Chairman of the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Committee, said: “The sports industry in the UK is a huge market. “Many of our leagues and teams are internationally renowned brands and make a significant contribution both to the UK’s reputation overseas and to the national balance sheet.” Lord Jay added: “The evidence received suggests that for many sports, the impact of Brexit could be extremely significant. “Ending free movement from the EU could present both challenges and opportunities. It is clear that we need a proper analysis and a plan for how it is managed.”
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AJ back in the ring this Saturday
This weekend sees one of the most anticipated matches of the year as Anthony Joshua takes on Alexander Povetkin this Saturday night at Wembley Stadium. The big Russian and Joshua are both Olympic champions, but the British fighter has more to lose as he puts his IBF, WBO,
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IBO and WBA titles on the line against the mandatory challenger. Povetkin has only lost one of his 35 bouts and that was five years ago against Wladimir Klitschko at the peak of his powers. Joshua of course is undefeated, although less
experienced with only 22 fights. AJ will start as a firm favourite and if he wins as expected his next bout will probably be a unification battle with Deontay Wilder who holds the WBC belt. The match is due to start at around 11pm Spanish time and is live on Sky Box Office.
Pochettino loses his cool as Spurs slump to defeat
THE normally unflappable Mauricio Pochettino became the second manager in recent weeks to accuse journalists of disrespect after Jose Mourinho’s outburst earlier this month. The comments came after Spurs opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Inter Milan after throwing away a lead. The difference this time was that rather than accusing writers of disre-
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specting himself, the manager’s criticism was aimed at their questioning of why Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld were left back in London. “You disrespect the players here, that showed better qualities than their opponent” he said, clearly annoyed with the line of questioning. On the pitch Tottenham looked to have all three points in the bag after a Christian Erik-
sen strike gave them a well deserved lead. However a resilient Inter scored twice in the last five minutes for a fortunate win. Elsewhere on the night Liverpool got off to a better start with a 3-2 defeat against PSG and Barcelona were quick off the blocks with a 4-0 demolition of PSV Eindhoven that included, almost inevitably, a Lionel Messi hat trick. Atletico Madrid beat Monaco 2-1 away.
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Top golfer killed on the course A man has been arrested after one of Spain’s most promising young golfers was murdered this week. The tragedy began unfolding after 22 year old Celia Barquin Arozamena’s golf bag was found abandoned on a course in Ames, Iowa where she had been practising. Police started a search and later found her body; forensics confirmed she had been assaulted and killed. Shortly after a man named as Colin Daniel Richards, aged 22, was arrested and charged with Celia’s murder. Richards is described as a drifter who has an existing criminal record, including charges of violent conduct. Celia was born in the Cantabrian town of Puente San Miguel in 1996 but had moved to the US to attend Iowa State University on a golfing scholarship. She was regarded as one of the best female golfers to ever attend
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the university and her amateur victories included this year’s European Ladies Amateur Championship. She would almost certainly have turned professional after leaving college had her career not been so tragically cut short. The Director of Sports at Iowa
University Jamie Pollard said “Celia had a contagious smile, a happy personality and all those who had the opportunity to meet her were fortunate”. The Spanish Olympic Committee said “We are deeply shocked by this tragedy. We are offering all our support and solidarity for the family of Celia Barquin and Spanish golf at such a hard time”.
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