Weekender Alicante North Issue 089

ISSUE 089 - Friday 12th April 2019

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BIG RADIO GETS BIGGER MONDAY APRIL 8th was a landmark occasion for the team at Big Radio, when the station expanded across the region, and can now be heard all the way from Denia in the north down to La Manga on the Costa Calida.

The frequencies for north of Alicante City are 106.8 FM and 106 FM, whilst the frequency for the south is 91.1 FM, and of course you can listen live online or additionally you can find it on the TuneIn app for your smartphone, tablet or PC. Richie Sparks, Big Radio

station manager said:- “Big Radio has now got even bigger on the Costa Blanca.

Our aims are to provide local information, travel and weather as well as what´s going on around the region, together with a great selection of music from the sixties right through to the latest UK hits”.

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Richie Sparks joined forces with Galaxy Radio owner Marco Baiardo, who now boasts that with the latest expansion of Big Radio together with his newspaper brand, The Weekender, he has become the leading media company for the English-

speaking sector in Spain.

Baiardo said “We now provide the lowest cost advertising options that are ideal for small local businesses up to the largest national advertisers in Spain.”

“Newspaper and radio together makes the ideal solution for any size business, and more importantly making it the affordable solution for all advertisers.”

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Hippo´s day out!

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A LARGE hippopotamus decided to have a stroll round an Almeria region town after escaping from a circus last Friday.

Much to the bemusement of onlookers, the animal´s walkabout included a trip to a roundabout in the coastal resort of Roquetas de Mar, as well as grabbing a snack or two as it chewed on some grass.

The hippo, called Pipo, had his escapade recorded by passers-by and downloaded to social media, with the local police saying that he had

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got out from the Circa Roma Dola travelling circus, with their workers managing to recapture him.

It´s been claimed that it was not the first time that Pipo had escaped, with lobby groups and some politicians criticising the way the circus´s animals were looked after and housed.

The Guardia Civil said that they had inspected the circus a few days earlier and were satisfied that regulations had been followed.

Tooled up thieves

NATIONAL Police got more than they bargained for when a car was stopped at a routine patrol in Elche and found to be carrying weaponry and an array of tools. The car had been spotted driving around the city and was not locally registered.

The occupants were unable to give a clear

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explanation of why they were in Elche and where they were going so the decision was made to search the vehicle. The officers found a pistol, ammunition and various tools and equipment consistent with house break-ins and arrested the group, three men and

a woman all Spanish nationals. It is believed they were surveilling the area for

a likely target and their kit included lock drills, screwdrivers and communication equipment.

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Brits arrested for drug smuggling THE National Police have released details of the arrest of a British father and son at Alicante airport for suspected drug smuggling. A 22 year old man was stopped by agents on 4 April after they had reason to believe he was carrying illegal substances. The young man fled and after he was caught resisted arrest, leading to two officers being injured.

When he was searched 200 grams of hashish was found in his posession and

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further enquires also led them to discover that he was travelling with his father. The 50 year old had already boarded the plane, bound for London, and police delayed the flight in order to search him.

They found a further 200 grams of hash in a bin next to the man, which they assumed he had disposed of when the officers boarded the plane. Both detainees are appearing in a criminal court in Murcia this week.

SIX MORE MONTHS Britain Given Halloween Deadline

BRITAIN has been given a six-month extension to Brexit, after a European Council meeting in Brussels that finished in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The new Halloween deadline of October 31st averts

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the prospect of the UK having to leave the EU without a deal on today, as MPs are still deadlocked over a deal.

British prime minister, Theresa May, who had

wanted a shorter delay, said the UK would still aim to leave the EU as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Spain´s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said the EU was working to get the best possible

post-Brexit relationship with the UK. “The important thing is to give British politics the time it needs to find its way out of a situation that stems from a referendum held three years ago,” he commented.

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THE RIGHT TO DIE

THE ISSUE of euthanasia has hit the Spanish headlines again after a 70-yearold man was arrested last week for helping his terminally-ill wife to end her life. Ángel Hernández

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spent last Thursday night, his first without María José Carrasco, in a Madrid police cell after confessing to administering a lethal drug dose to the

long-term multiple sclerosis sufferer, who was 61.

The widower has since appeared in court and been granted release subject to further enquiries.

“The police told

Brothel sued

A man is suing a “hostess club” in Denia after video of his disabled child dancing at the establishment was widely circulated on social media. His 44 year old son is classed as 64% disabled and

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also suffers from bipolar disease and his father believes escorts working at the club took the video without his consent. It was apparently recorded

me ‘it’s the law’, but they would have done the same thing themselves.”

Mr Hernández said.

“I could have done it secretly,” he added.

“I argued about that with my wife, who

on Valentine’s Day this year but only recently came to his attention after it appeared on his mobile’s WhatsApp feed recently. The disabled man had asked one of the girls for a dance and was then filmed without his consent according to the father.

He also alleges that

was a legal secretary and knew what could happen to me. But I convinced her that it was important for this to come out, not for her any more, but for the people who are still left behind.”

the club took advantage of his son’s disabilities by using him for unpaid menial work such as cleaning the kitchen and floors. Police say they have been able to identify at least one of the women in the video and have spoken to her although she has denied knowledge of the film.

Just before her death, the couple filmed a video to prove that it was Ms Carrasco who had decided to end her life, after reaching the terminal stage of her illness.

SUNDAY SLIP

RESCUE SERVICES came to the aid of a British man who fell and broke his ankle during a Sunday walk along part of the Murcia region coastline.

The 69-year-old man was walking with his wife through Cala Salitrona at Cabo Tinoso in the Cartagena area, when the accident happened at around 3.10 pm.

A helicopter took them both to the Santa Lucia hospital in Cartagena.

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HOT PURSUIT RIDDLE British Climber Rescued Mountain black spot strikes again

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A British woman was rescued on Calpe’s Morro de Toix at the weekend, the same spot where a climber was killed in January. The latest victim fell about 10 metres while the Provincial Fire Brigade and an Alpha 1 rescue

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helicopter were among those on the scene. She had suffered head injuries, a ruptured hip and other cuts and bruises, complicating the rescue efforts further.

After almost 13 hours the

PAINFUL CUT

THE SECOND case within a month of a man wandering around a Spanish street after genital mutilation has been reported, this time in Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol.

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The man, understood to be Spanish and aged in his early thirties, was rushed to a local hospital for an emergency operation, after

woman was airlifted to the Benidorm fire station and then moved to Villajoyosa Hospital. Rescue teams said that this was almost exactly the same spot where a man fell two months, dying from his wounds later in hospital.

telling police that he was an alien.

When doctors examined him, they found shoelaces and rubber bands around his penis as though he had formed some sort of tourniquet.

The case echoes another incident in Zaragoza last

A CAR CHASE saw three British people arrested by Pilar de la Horadada local police, with one man fleeing to a restaurant with a knife.

Despite the incident happening last Thursday evening, details on what led to the ten kilometre chase on the N-332 have not been revealed.

Local officers started the pursuit in the Pinar de Campoverde area and followed the vehicle on the Torrevieja-bound carriageway to Lo Monte on the borders of the Orihuela and Pilar municipalities, where the car crashed close to a restaurant.

Two people were immediately detained, whilst a third man ran into restaurant where he brandished a knife and smashed a window, as he tried to resist arrest before being overcome by the police officers.

The arrested trio were handed over to the Guardia Civil at Torre de la Horadada.

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month when a 33-yearold British man was seen walking around the streets covered in blood after his entire penis had been deliberately cut off.

A second British man was arrested a day later for allegedly helping the man to cut his genital off on purpose.

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Caught in Calpe

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A 28 year old British woman was arrested in Calpe last week under the terms of a European Order of Detention and Delivery for her extradition.

It is understood that last year in the UK she was tried and found guilty of assault in 2016. She failed to return to court for sentencing and it was thought she had fled to Spain.

Investigations led Alicante’s Judicial Police Brigade to believe she was residing in Calpe where they arrested her last weekend. She now faces extradition back to the UK for sentencing.

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Billionaire fugitive in suicide threat

A Polish man described by authorities as a billionaire and one of his home countries most wanted men has been arrested in the Valencian coastal town of Cullera.

The incident took a dramatic turn after the suspect threatened to jump from the window of his luxury ninth

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floor apartment when he realised he was about to be detained.

A negotiator was called to the scene and eventually the man was talked down and led away.

The European arrest warrant relates to illegal surveillance he used to help him

in his role as an investment specialist.

Much of this was done at a luxury restaurant in Warsaw frequented by other investors as well as politicians.

The detainee was recently listed as the 67th wealthiest man in Poland; he will now probably be returned to his home land to face trial.

Boyfriend held after body found

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THE Provincial Court of Castellon has heard how a building maintenance man allegedly tricked a girl aged just ten to enter a store room and then sexually assaulted her. The incident happened in the summer of 2016 and prosecutors said the defendant managed to convince the girl to enter the cupboard which was located next to the swimming pool. The prosecution team have asked for nine years in jail if he is found guilty of sexual assault of a minor.

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A 22 year Romanian man been arrested at parent’s home Tarragona after

old has his in the

body of his Moldovan girlfriend was discovered. The young woman went missing in mid February and

the last sighting of her was outside a club in the Valencian town of Vinaroz where several witnesses saw her arguing with her boyfriend.

He reported her missing on 7 March and the Guardia immediately became suspicious about the circumstances regarding her disappearance.

It is believed that this week the suspect confessed to the

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Arrested for detaining family A 40 year old Moroccan man has been arrested for assaulting his family and not allowing them to leave their house.

The incident happened in the town of Sueca (Valencia) after a witness saw an argument between the man, his wife and daughters which soon became physical. The matter was reported anonymously and when the police arrived they saw the females loading a van, saying they were leaving for a killing of his partner in the house they shared in Vinaroz.

Her body was found in Tarragona and two other people have

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different part of Spain. One of the daughters said they had been locked in their house for several days by their father and that their mother had been assaulted and they had also been struck.

The mother had injuries consistent with an assault and the police took the decision to arrest the man who they found in a local bar. He has been charged with abuse and illegal detention.

also been arrested in connection with the murder, believed to be for helping the man move the corpse from Valencia. The

authorities have said that the body has shown signs of violence although a full autopsy has not yet been carried out.

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by Alex Trelinski showing that the Moroccan national A BODY of a accidentally fell 39-year-old semi- down the stairs naked woman of the building on was found outside Calle Cáritas in the front door of the Casagrande her Torrevieja industrial estate apartment building area of the city. on Sunday She appeared morning. to be in a drunken The Guardia state, and she lost Civil are her balance and investigating what banged her head, happened, with whilst she was video footage urinating.

Double negative

THE CATALUNYA region will not become independent or even get a referendum on the matter if the PSOE socialists are returned to power in this month´s general election, according to Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez.

“No is no,” Sanchez told a PSOE rally on Sunday at Zaragoza, in the north-east region of Aragon, “If there is a socialist government, there will be no independence in Catalunya, there will be no referendum for

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independence and the Spanish constitution in Catalunya will not be violated — that will not happen”, he added.

Meanwhile, the PSOE are easily set to become the largest party in Congress after the April 28th election, with 31.1 per cent of the votes, according to an opinion poll poll published on Monday in the ABC newspaper.

That would net between 137 and 139 seats in the 350-

seat parliament, but short of a majority, unless he strikes another deal with the farleft Podemos party.

A coalition of three parties namely the Partido Popular, Ciudadanos, and the far-right Vox would get a total of would get 45.6 per cent of the votes, equivalent to between 149 and 158 seats, but this would also be short of the 176 seats needed for a majority.

Airport drug seizures Civil guards at AlicanteElche Airport detained two Spanish citizens attempting to smuggle hashish out of the country last week, in two separate incidents.

On the first occasion, the officers attached to the ODAISA, department of security, were alerted by suspicious parcels inside a suitcase, as it passed through an RX Security scanner.

The owner of the suitcase was identified and intercepted at the boarding gate, as she was about to board a flight to Bremen in Germany.

Once inside a separate room, the suitcase was opened to reveal 10 bags of marijuana inside, vacuum packed, approximately 1,150 grams per packet, with a total weight of 11.3 kilogrammes.

The detainee, a fifty eight year old Spanish woman

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was arrested for drug trafficking offences.

On the other occasion, the officers intercepted a Spanish man, aged fifty one, who had passed through security, awaiting his flight to London Southend Airport to be called.

Deciding to conduct a more thorough search, the agents discovered a series of bulges in the waistband of the detainee’s trousers that felt like small balls the size a nut.

Using scissors to cut the waistband of the trousers, they uncovered fifteen small packages, which after examination, were identified as hashish, with a total weight of 90 grammes.

The man was also arrested on crimes against public health and drug trafficking.

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ALL ON BOARD

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SPAIN welcomed over 10 million cruise ship passengers in 2018, a record figure, with six years of growth going back to 2012, when just seven and a half million passengers were recorded.

Spain is now the second most visited country by cruise ship passengers in Europe, second only to Italy.

Unsurprisingly the ports on Spain´s Mediterranean coast including Alicante, Cartagena and Valencia were the busiest, accounting for nearly 68 per cent of passengers last year, an annual rise of over 11 per cent.

Reservoir bursts its banks

PRETTY FLAMINGO

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THERE WAS a novel delay to an incoming flight at Mallorca´s Palma airport as an arriving Easyjet flight was held up in getting to its docking bay by a pink flamingo.

Sunday´s novel incident saw the plane having to sound its horn as it was caught behind the slow-moving bird as it nonchalantly carried on walking.

Wildlife experts were called, but bird eventually flew off from the airport as a team was mobilised to deal with it.

Staff at the Palma terminal snapped multiple footage of the bird and it has now gone viral on social media.

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THE heavy rain that hit parts (though not all) of the region last weekend and earlier this week caused the Tibi reservoir to overflow, creating a waterfall on its banks. However this does not mean that the water shortage crisis in the area is resolved.

The capacity of the Tibi is much lower than was envisaged when it was

constructed as it has become clogged with sediment that have created banks within the reservoir, causing the overflow in one part of it while other places are still well below capacity.

The 30 litres of rainfall in the Tibi area was actually much lower than other places with the Vall d’Ebo recording a whopping 240 litres.

Iraqi family using fake passports arrested

Border control police on duty at AlicanteElche Airport, detained six members of an Iraqi family, as they were about to board a flight to the UK last week.

The National Police officers were alerted by airline ticketing staff, who became suspicious of the family as they checked in for their flight during the early hours of last Thursday morning.

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passengers, five adults and one minor, presented Bulgarian passports to staff at the airline checkin desk.

However, the ticket agents became suspicious as each of the documents appeared to have the same page altered in a similar way, leading them to believe the passports were false.

When the police

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officers arrived to examine the documents, they were quickly able to verify that the family were all travelling on forged Bulgarian

passports.

The five adults, aged between 19 and 69, were arrested for falsification of documents and released pending charges.

FRENCH CONNECTION

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VUELING airlines have launched a new service between Alicante-Elche airport and Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

The route will operate four times a week until the end of October, with the Spanish carrier saying they now have 22 services running out of AlicanteElche, with an 18 per cent rise in available seats compared to the last summer season.

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Kidnapped at gunpoint GUARDIA Civil officers gave chase after a car failed to stop at an overnight checkpoint in Madrid which was in operation to catch drink drivers. The car had approached the patrol with its lights off and then accelerated away, leaving the road and fleeing cross country. This damaged the vehicle and the driver was eventually arrested hiding out at a petrol station.

In the vehicle there was a woman in the front seat who was bound and gagged and there was a man in the boot of

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the car. He had received head injuries and it later transpired that he was the car’s owner.

The pair said they had been kidnapped at gun point in Getafe and the Guardia later found a pistol after a search. A 21 year old Romanian man has been arrested and charged with robbery with violence, vehicle theft, illegal detention, assault, serious disobedience (for not stopping at the checkpoint), assault against police officers and reckless driving.

PERMISSION GRANTED PLANNING permission for Barcelona´s iconic Sagrada Família cathedral has been granted 134 years on after a building licence was requested by the famous architect, Antoni Gaudí.

Gaudí, who died in 1926 after being run over by a bus directly opposite his most famous creation, first sought planning permission for the cathedral in the year 1885, but the papers were never signed off.

And the most globallyrenowned building remains unfinished, although the construction board plans to have it completed by the year 2026, on the centenary of Gaudí’s death.

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as a late 19th-century structure: the developers are required to ‘urbanise’ the surrounding area, building necessary infrastructure, including improving public transport links to it.

Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau has set a price of 36 million euros, payable over 10 years, for upgrading roads and other facilities in the vicinity of the cathedral, although the actual cost of the planning permission has not been revealed.

It is said that it has taken 134 years for it to be agreed because no previous local council had actually’sat down to negotiate’ with the developers to ‘agree and guarantee costs and plans’.

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Looking further afield for tourists THE Valencian Tourist Board has said that it is starting to throw its net wider to attract tourists, a move partly driven by the drop in visitors from the UK and fears that a hard Brexit will deter the British further. While the main attractions for Brits are the old favourites of sun, sea and sangria other markets have different priorities.

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The largely untapped but potentially huge travel sectors in places such as India, Russia, the US, China and Japan are looking for gastronomy, art, heritage, history and nature according to research.

Fiestas, sporting events and work congresses are all also all cited as reasons

why someone would want to travel up to 10,000 kilometres to come to the Valencian Community from far flung corners of the globe. “Wedding tourism” is another growing market and the sort of one off occasion people would come here for, encouraged by the weather and relatively cheap prices in Spain. The presence of three top flight football teams (Valencia, Levante and Villareal) in the Community is also a big draw for places such as China and the far East where La Liga is

A taste of the area in Japan UTIEL-Requena on by Simon Russell the edge of the Valencian Community where and highest regarded it borders Cuenca is wine growing area in probably the best known the region. This week

representatives of various producers were in Japan for the Foodex 2019 Fair, the most important event for the Japanese food and drink sector. They gave a tasting master-class on

the Utiel-Requena wines, explaining what makes them so different and when they are best consumed.

Celebrity sommelier Takayuki Kikuchi also gave a workshop about

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worshipped by many fans.

Tourism Secretary Francesc Colomer said “our main markets are still close to home and with which we already have a huge link, such as the British, German, French, Italians and Scandinavians.

However it is evident that trends are changing ,as well as the ways of attracting tourists, and that is why we have started this strategy to open ourselves to new markets”.

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technology. The patients were a mother and her sick son in an operation that was done at the end of 2018 but is only now being made public. Part of the

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the wines for buyers and journalists, explaining how suited they were to the Japanese palate, being ideal to pair with grilled meat and fish. Eight wineries from the region participated, all hoping the trip will open a gateway to the lucrative Japanese market. mother’s liver was removed and donated to her son, aged two.

The 3D vision, or laparoscopic surgery, means that the surgery is much less invasive due to the surgeons improved vision. This means less scarring, less pain and faster recovery as well as speedier incorporation of the new organ

DELAYS could be on the cards for the Easter holidays after Spanish airport staff are set to take part in two days of industrial action.

Unions representing ground staff namely the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), have called for two days of action on Sunday April 21st(Easter Day) and Wednesday April 24th.

According to the unions, their members are not happy with clauses in their collective agreements affecting staff contracts when moving from one job to another.

A union spokesman said:-”Staff involved will be those in ground handling services, aircraft and passengers, merchandise and mail, as well as the service of placing and removing of gangways, which connect the aircraft with the terminal.’ for the patient receiving it. Dr Juan Vial Carbo said that both patents had progressed well since the surgery which has only been carried out in two other Spanish hospitals.

La Fe performed the second highest number of transplants across Spain in 2018, 315 in total including 24 heart and 93 liver transplants.

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Altea Northern Gateway plans unveiled

Altea councillors have announced ambitious plans to transform the Northern, Porta d’Altea, gateway to the town.

The 346,000 euro project, is designed to connect Plaza del Mercadillo, to the Casco Urbano, enabling easier access from the North, whilst directing motorists to an underused parking facility.

Launching the Porta d’Altea project earlier this week, Altea Mayor, JaumeLlinares, Urbanism councillor, Imma Orozco and the Councillor for Infrastructure, Roque Ferrer, spoke of the need to revitalise

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the area around the municipal sports facility, allowing closer links to the rest of the town.

“This project is born from the need to make visible, a parking lot of almost 400 places that is absolutely underutilised currently,” explained Orozco, “An action complicated by the level in which we manage to overcome the railroad,” she continued, with reference to the lack of pedestrian access points from the area into the town centre, which sits in a slightly more

elevated position.

The car park will be provided with street lighting, water fountains, public toilets and a warehouse, to encourage its use throughout the year.

“It is not a cheap project, but a very important and necessary action that will enhance parking, reduce costs, contribute to the sustainability of the municipality and dignify a space so degraded, improving the image of quality of our town,” she said.

The Mayor spoke of his hope that the project would galvanize sport in the CamiAlgar area, eventually leading to the remodelling of the Sports Complex.

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PROBABLY the regions largest motor show, the Motor Feria Valencia started yesterday (Thursday) and runs until Sunday 14 April. Specialising in second hand vehicles there will be over 1,500 on display for sale with discounts of up to €6,000 on standard cars and up to €12,000 on high end vehicles. There will also be a display of classic and rally cars as well as food, drink and plenty of other things going on. The location is the Feria Valencia and the doors are open from 11am to 10pm, including the middle of the day. Tickets are priced at €3 or two for €5 with children (0-16) going for free. See www.feriavalencia. com for more details.

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Benidorm Sunday Fit Day Fitness enthusiasts of all abilities, will have the opportunity to train for free in a Benidorm park this coming weekend.

The inaugural Alfit Fitness Day, takes place on Sunday April 14thin the Julio Iglesias auditorium, situated in ParcL’Aiguera on the Levante side of the resort’s old town.

Attendees will be able to take part in a number of aerobic, dance and stretching classes, taught by instructors from Altafit Gym, in Benidorm.

The fit day commences at 10.00h, with an introduction and opening presentation, ending around 13.00h and will include sessions of Gbody, Gbody and Gmind.

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include classes in Zumba, strong by Zumba and the super energetic dance sensation Baileactivo.

Those attending the Fitness Day, will be able to take part in a prize draw to win membership to the Altafit Gym in Benidorm.

The sessions are completely free and open to anyone interested in improving their fitness levels and trying new activities.

Arrest made in old murder case THE National Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a bar owner 19 months ago.

Fernando Millan Chocero, aged 57 and from Elda, was battered to death at his remote bar in rural Petrer in what appeared to be a violent robbery. He was later discovered, alive but very sick, by two staff members who started work a couple of hours after Mr Chocero. The victim always opened the bar alone, a fact police believe the killer was aware of.

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The workers had no mobile phone signal in the remote spot and decided to drive to the police station for help. They soon passed a park worker and told him what had happened and he was able to access the Excursion Centre to call the police.

In a twist to the case, according to police sources it is this park worker who has been arrested, said to be a man of about 60 and a long time employee at the reserve.

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Business & Finance Spanish economy downgraded

DESPITE gloomy forecasts Spanish olive oil manufacturers look set to produce about 40% more oil this year than the previous 12 months. However prices have slumped dramatically, down by 26% on the corresponding period in

Christine Lagarde with Spanish PM Sanchez.

C H R I S T I N E Lagarde, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week included Spain in a somewhat gloomy fiscal forecast for the year ahead.

She downgraded the countries growth estimate by a tenth, down to 2.1%,

and said she didn’t expect any significant fall in unemployment from it’s current 14.5%, although the Spanish government has predicted it will drop to 12% by the year end. Ms Lagarde blamed the continual boom and bust economy as well

as the high amount of temporary employment for the disappointing forecasts. Globally the prediction was for most economies to barely grow, particularly the emerging markets which have been rising strongly in recent years.

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SECOND VOTE VIEW SPAIN´S Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, has said that the demographic shift in Britain three years after its decision to leave the European Union could tip the scales in favour of remaining should a second referendum be held.

The UK voted by a narrow margin in June 2016 to leave the EU but the Westminster politicians have been mired in disagreements on how to manage Brexit, with increasing calls for a second referendum to

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break the deadlock.

Spain has a keen interest in the eventual outcome of the saga, with many exports, especially of food products, going to the UK, whilst the Spanish economy depends heavily on tourism with Britons being the most numerous foreign visitors, as well as 300 thousand expats registered as living in the country.

Borrell said another referendum did not guarantee a different

outcome. But a rise in the number of eligible young voters, who tended to vote remain, and a fall in the number of older voters, more likely to choose Brexit, could tip the balance, he said.

“It’s true that, with young people in favour of remaining and older people leaving, just through the passing of these three years, with the demographic dynamics as they are, I’m sure the result would be different,” Borrell told Telecinco on Wednesday.

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2018. To further complicate matters other leading producers are seeing a major slump in production, 59% in Italy and 42% in Greece for example. This has led to a 43% increase in Spanish

olive oil export, something which would normally lead to a price rise. Agriculture Minister Luis Plana called the situation “anomalous and peculiar” and does expect prices to rise soon as the markets catch up with reality.

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by Yvonne Hollywood, Worldwide Horizons Capital city of France and internationally known as the city of love, the city of Paris captures the imagination of lovers and travellers worldwide and is known for its chic fashionable citizens just as much as its iconic tourist attractions.

It’s hard to say where to start when visiting

Paris – art lovers will adore the Louvre, the largest art museum in the world, and home of the famous Mona Lisa. If the thought of trying to catch a glimpse of this famously enigmatic painting is offputting, try perhaps the Musee d’Orsay, the former railway station now turned museum on the left bank of the river Seine, where many of the Impressionist works can be seen.

The museum itself is situated opposite the impressive Tu i lerie s Gardens which stretch from the Louvre to the Place de la Concorde.

Designed by Catherine de Medici in 1564, this is now a public park of over 20 h e c ta re s , and during the summer months, the host for the Tuileries

Fete, complete with rides, amusement park and candy-floss.

You simply cannot go to Paris without also visiting the Eiffel Tower, a magnificent tower which was built for a World Fair in 1889, and proved so popular, it was decided not to dismantle it when the event finished. There are 4 pillars at the bottom where you can purchase tickets if you haveń t purchased in advance.

The lifts only got to the 2nd floor, and from then on it’s on foot.

The fitter amongst us can also start from the bottom on foot (this, not surprisingly, is the smallest queue when buying tickets!). Views from the top of this building are well worth the effort in getting there!

Boat trips are also available a short distance from the tower, which gives a fascinating view of the city (as well as giving you the chance to catch your breath back after the hike up the Eiffel Tower!). These barge ships travel around the Isle de la Cité, one of two small natural islands in the middle of Seine, running through Paris. This is also the location of the Notre Dame (Our Lady) Cathedral, made famous in the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. The Cathedral is classed as one of the best examples of Gothic Architecture in the World.

A short walk from this area of the city (although Paris has an excellent Metro system) and you can begin the climb to the Sacred Heart Basilica, a Romanesque-Byzantine structure built above the area of Montmartre.

Montmartre itself is an area of cobbled streets, bars, cafes and hotels. Check if they offer accommodation by the week or by the hour, if you want to know what type of place you are staying in,

as this is quite close to Pariś Red Light area and of course, the most famous of all dance shows, the Moulin Rouge, the birthplace of the Can-Can dance.

For the family holiday, doń t forget that Disneyland Paris is a short train/

Metro connection from the City.

Offers constantly come and go for this – the current campaign is up to 25% discount and half board thrown in for free, so it certainly pays to know what the offers are as you can make quite a substantial saving making the booking at the right time!

There are plenty of hotels in Paris, choosing amongst them is simply to choose which famous landmark you would like to be close to! There are also daily flights from Alicante to Paris Orly. If you plan to visit Disneyland Paris, you can book transfers from the airport to your hotel too. As you can imagine, the city is full of places to eat, from some of the most famous restaurants in the world to some of the best street food available. Most restaurants offer a Menu Prix Fixe, a set menu of 2-3 courses at a reasonable price. Remember too, that Paris works on a price/seating arrangement. A drink is most reasonable when stood at the bar, a bit more expensive if you sit in the Café and can be eye-watering if you sit out on the street. You have been warned!

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UGLY DUCKLING ROW Political correctness has gone crazy back in the UK where a supermarket chain apologised after it was accused of selling racist Easter chocolates.

Waitrose was selling a trio of ducklings – white, milk and dark chocolate – with different names.

While the white chocolate duckling was called ‘Fluffy’ and the milk chocolate one was called ‘Crispy’, the dark chocolate bird was called ‘Ugly’.

That led a customer to share a picture of the £8 Easter gift saying that

they believed it was racist.

Waitrose has now apologised after receiving complaints about the chocolate and said they had pulled the product from the shelves.

The design comes from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling in which a brown duckling is mocked by others, and though that´s duck discrimination, I fail to see anything racist in what Waitrose was doing.

The complainant should get a life.

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Royal Ghurka Avda Jaime I, 8, JĂĄvea, Tf. 965 79 33 31 Â

A taste of real authenticity There is something really special about the Royal Gurkha restaurant in Javea, it reminds me of an Indian restaurant in Neal Street, Covent Garden, London that I used to visit more than 15 years ago that has the real old style Indian feel. The traditional setting of wooden furniture with soft upholstery, a cosy but spacious ambiance that offers comfort and tranquillity. Monika is part of the family team from Nepal and is top notch for service that is described only as an exceptional standard.

After having been served

the popadoms and dips it was straight in with the main course because having starters as well during my mid- week eating out experience was pushing the boat out. The choices for our main dish was Murgh Tikka Lababdar soft chicken breast cooked in a thick masala gravy with herbs and spices to a medium chilli taste. Also we had a main from the Chefs Recommendations menu, Pahadi Murg Tikka known in Nepal as real street Hot Street food, a spicy hot dish not to be taken by anyone who is really not keen on spicy flavours because this dish really did hit

my breaking point and I like chilli hot spice.

One thing for sure and that is that the beer really flows well when eating this dish.

To compliment the meal, Pilau rice and garlic Nan was enough for us to enjoy without going over board and the Weekender team can say that our seal of approval goes to The Royal Gurkha for being marked as the favourite curry of the curry crawl and is highly recommended by us. Go along to meet Monika and find out for yourselves and if there is any space left try for their Bollywood Night next Monday 15 April.

The restaurant is situated in the Port end of Javea just off the sea front in Avenida Jaime 1, call 965 79 33 31

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LOCAL&LIFESTYLE Third Arts Fair lined up

ANYONE wishing to take part has plenty of time to prepare for the Marina Alta Arts Society’s third Arts Fair which is to take place on 25 September, when the venue will once again be the beautiful Salones Canor at Teulada. Part of the reason for the advance notice is that the society needs to know how many artists are taking part or are considering taking part. They can then start planning the layout and also the detailed costings.

There will be a bar service on the day as well a selection of tapas. Last year more than 500 visitors attended with plenty of art works being purchased and the hope is that as word gets around this years event will be even bigger. For more information email artsfair@ marinaaltaarts.com and for general information about the society you can visit www. marinaaltaarts.com

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TO celebrate St George’s Day, the Gandia Area Social Club (GASC) is holding a night of musical legends at restaurant Viva España in Oliva from 8pm (please arrive by 7.30).

The evening features the well known local band The StarBeats who will be performing hits from musical legends auch as Billy Fury, Eddie Cochran, Adam Faith, Cliff Richard, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, ELO, Status Quo and much more. Tickets are €21 for GASC members, €24 for non-members including a three course meal with wine, water and coffee. Booking is essential and can be done via ga s c b o o k i n g s @ gmail.com.

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British artist exhibits in Alfaz An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by a renowned British artist are currently on display in the Casa de Cultura de L’Alfas del Pi. The exhibitor, Graham Maiden, who specialises in animation, has spent the last thirty years producing work for a number of film and television studios.

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He has worked in London, Manchester, Bristol, San Francisco, Hollywood and Berlin, creating puppets and animation figures for several blockbuster movies, including, ‘James and the Giant Peach’, ‘Mars Attacks!’, ‘Chicken Run’ and ‘The Dead Bride’.

T h e exhibition opened last Friday at an inauguration ceremony attended by Alfaz councillor for culture, MayteGarcía, and Residents officer, Martine Mertens and the artist himself.

Maiden, who moved to Spain some years ago, lives in Altea and currently produces his artwork at the town’sLecuonaTaller de Creación.

Visitors to the exhibition,

Fit to handle food

YOUNGSTERS from Albir and Alfas received their certificates this week after attending a food handling course which was organised by the Department of Youth. The 20 of them who completed the course are now qualified to work in the food sector, one of the main sources of employment in the town,

especially in the summer months when Albir Playa’s popular restaurants are all open. The course covered aspects of the industry such as transport, preparation, packaging, distribution and sales. It also addressed other issues such as food hazards, allergies and hygiene as well as teaching about the key regulations.

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LOCAL&LIFESTYLE which runs until middle of next month, will be able to view around twenty of the animator’s paintings and ten sculptures will also be on display.

The exhibition will run until May 14 that the Casa de Culturaand opening hours for viewing the items on display are Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 21:00 hours.

On Saturdays, the visiting hours are from 11:00 to 14:00 The artwork is on show until May 14th and from 17:00 to 21:00.

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LOCAL&LIFESTYLE Midnight market

Javea

No smoking please

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AFTER a hiatus of a few years Javea’s “Mercatap” is making a return this Saturday, 13 April. The indoor municipal market will open its doors at 7 pm for a special evening of gastronomy that also includes music, workshops and kids entertainment including bouncy castles (which will be located in Plaza Celestino Pons just outside the market).

However, food and drink is the focal point and people will be able to try the sort of fresh and high-quality products that the market sells for those looking for an alternative to supermarkets. Bakers, fish stalls, delicatessens and a Moroccan kitchen stand will all be taking part with tapas being available for €2 and drinks for €1.50. The doors close at midnight; contact the town hall for a full schedule of events.

No smoke without fire? The latest collection of cigarette butts.

JAVEA’S Pinosol Park is a strictly no smoking area and not just for some obscure jobs-worth reason but because the area constitutes a major fire hazard. The park was almost completely destroyed in the forest fires of 2016, but the cleaning crew who work there can testify that people continue to ignore the smoking ban as they collected over 2,000 cigarette butts on their last visit. The area is

cleaned by the contractors every two months and they said the time allocated means they didn’t even have time to collect all the butts - one of the primary man-made causes of forest fires along with arson and barbecues.

Services Councillor Kika Mata said that people had a short memory and many smokers continue to ignore the risks despite signs making it clear that their actions are prohibited.

Celebration of the sea

JAVEA’S second Sea Weekend is taking place this Saturday and Sunday with over 30 businesses setting up exhibition stalls in the new venue of the Nou Fontana Marina. The change of location means that the route for visitors is now a circular one while there is also a larger exhibition area.

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Services and products on display include speedboats, diving equipment, jet skis, wakeboarding, fishing gear, boat cleaning, marine excursions and much more.

In addition, there will be workshops, kids activities, demonstrations and various

nautical activities. The fair is particularly aimed at people who are in the market for small boats (up to eight metres) and people will have the chance to test them out, on dry land or in the water. There will be new and second-hand crafts for sale, catering to every budget.

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Book month continues

Clinic up and running soon JAVEA’S seasonal health clinic will be making its first opening of the year for the Easter and Holy Week period and then again for the May Day holidays before closing again until the high season. The upcoming opening dates are 13 to 27 April and 1 to 4 May and the service will be Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm, with no lunch

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time closure. The mini clinic will have a doctor, nurse and support staff and is located at Javea’s Arenal beach on Avenida de Paris 18. The clinic at Calpe will also be opening on exactly the same timetable and can be found at Avenida Juan Carlos 1 & 3.

Axe wielding man held A man has been arrested in Denia after threatening a family with a pickaxe and an axe last Saturday. The police were called after a neighbour heard loud shouting and then witnessed a window being broken with the pick. When the police arrived the defendant fled the scene, throwing

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his weapons under a parked car.

However he was soon tracked down and arrested while the tools were recovered as evidence. It is believed that the man and the person he was threatening had worked together in the past.

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The captured axe and pick.

APRIL is book month in Javea and the literarythemed events continue on 15 April with the appearance of well-known poet Antonio Hernandez who will be at the central library from 8 pm The next day in contrast travel writer Javier Reverte will be at the same venue, again from 8 pm. The library also hosts Elvira Cambrils on 19 April (from midday) when she will be presenting her book “A la platja de Camus”.

April 23 is the official World Book Day and to mark

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this “A Stone in my Shoe”, the autobiography of the renowned Canadian author and poet George Ellenbogen, will be presented at the Duanes Library. This is a memoir of growing up in Montreal’s Jewish district after the war and there will be readings by Jill Morrison and Esperanza Morals. For more information go to the Javea town hall website www. ajxabia.com and click on the link in the news section.

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Pets

ABOUT NATIONAL PET DAY

11th April, National Pet Day was founded in 2006

by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Welfare Advocate Colleen Paige, to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of many different kinds of animals awaiting a forever home in shelters and rescues all around the globe. For more information about Colleen, please click here.

“I believe all animals are sentient beings that deserve our love and compassion...even notso-cuddly animals like reptiles and rats. No animal should ever have to suffer, especially at the hand of humans.

MILLIONS of unwanted animals perish every day, due to just that.... being “unwanted”. I’d like to ask animal lovers

ARC - PUPPIES & KITTIES NEEDING HOMES BLUE.is 2.5 yrs old. Very affectionate boy, needs garden or outside space. He has been spayed. He would love his own family.

PEGGY SUE is 14 mths old. She has been spayed. She has had one hind leg amputated following injury that didn’t receive attention by previous owner, however, this doesn’t stop her, she still climbs & runs around, loves the garden.

URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!

PUPPIES FOR HOMING.- Due to the

owner sadly passing away and leaving his 2much-loved dogs, Blanca escaped and got pregnant. There are now 5 puppies, 3 boys & 2 girls, 8 to 10 weeks old that need homes.

ARC has paid for their first injections, but funding is desperately needed to pay for their vaccinations, passports, food & ongoing care.

PLEASE HELP. LATTE.- is a beautiful colour, a pretty girl and solid in size. She likes to play with the other pups. She follows her mum quite often.She is one of Blanca’s pups from her litter of 5, 3 boys and 2 girls, that are 3 months old and are Golden Retriever/Podenco cross. The pups also need homes urgently. They are all being cared for by Nikki so you should contact her on 616387129 to donate and help by fostering or adopting one of these pups.

BLANCA.- Very affectionate

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 (cats):625 985 689 or Jayne (dogs):- 649 310 285.Email jalonvalleyarc14@yahoo.co.uk. Facebook – Jalon Valley A.R.C. Based in Jalon.

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everywhere to pledge to give $5 a month to their favorite animal shelter or rescue to help support animals in need.

Even if all you did was donate $1 a month, if a million people cared enough to do that, that’s 12 MILLION dollars raised for shelters across the nation and most of you wouldn’t even miss that dollar.

Think of how much that would change the world for unwanted pets...especially if it were to become a global trend.”

Podenco, approx. 7 years old and will make a lovely companion. Her owner died about 12 months ago and she escaped and now has a litter of 5 pups, 3 boys and 2 girls, that are 3 months old and are Golden Retriever/Podenco cross. The pups also need homes urgently.

They are all being cared for by Nikki so you should contact her on 616387129 to donate and help by fostering or adopting one of these pups.

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RESIDENCIA CANINA Y FELINA BOARDING KENNEL & CATTERY Habitaciones individuales Ozono Hilo musical Calefacción Parques ajardinados Servicio a domicilio Admitimos todas las razas

Individual rooms Ozono Music Heated floor system Landscaped playgrounds Free home delivery service All types of dogs & cats allowed

Contact Nik on 616387129 to donate and help by fostering or adopting one of these pups.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. Email jalonvalleyarc14@yahoo. co.uk. Facebook – Jalon Valley A.R.C. Based in Jalon. Charity Reg No CV-01-054107-A.

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Leg ulcers Ulcers are long-lasting sores that take more than four to six weeks to heal.

They usually develop on the inside of the leg, just above the ankle with the exception of arterial or diabetic ulcers which are more commonly found on the foot.

There are several types of ulcers but the most common is a venous leg ulcer accounting for over 90% of cases.

What causes venous leg ulcers?

Venous leg ulcers can develop after a minor injury, where persistently high pressure in the veins of the legs has damaged the skin.

Symptoms

a problem such as:

• Osteoarthritis The symptoms of a • Leg injury venous leg ulcer include • Obesity pain, itching and swelling • Paralysis in the affected leg. There may also be discoloured You’re also more at or hardened skin around the ulcer, and the sore may risk if you’ve recently produce a foul-smelling had an operation on your leg, such as a hip or knee discharge. replacement.

Who’s affected?

If you have varicose Venous leg ulcers veins you also have a become much more higher risk of developing common with age. It’s venous leg ulcers. estimated that around 1 in Treatment 50 people over the age of 80 in the UK has one.

Most venous leg ulcers You’re more at risk of heal within three to four developing one if you’ve months if they’re treated by previously had deep vein a healthcare professional thrombosis or find it trained in compression difficult to walk because of therapy for leg ulcers.

However, some ulcers may take longer to heal, and a very small number never heal.

• Treatment usually involves: • Cleaning and dressing the wound • U s i n g compression, such as bandages or stockings, to

improve the flow of blood in the legs Antibiotics may also be used if the ulcer becomes infected, but they don’t help ulcers to heal.

However Unless the underlying cause of the ulcer is addressed, there’s a high risk of a venous leg ulcer recurring after treatment.

P r eve n t i n g venous ulcers There are several ways to help prevent developing a venous leg ulcer in people at risk, such as: • • • •

W e a r i n g compression stockings Losing weight if you’re overweight Exercising regularly Elevating your leg when possible

These measures are particularly important if you’ve previously had a leg ulcer because you’re at increased risk of having another one in the same leg within months or years.

For more information or to book an appointment call the Family Medical Centre on +34 966 865 072, emailing us at info@albirfamilymedicalcentre.com or on Facebook www.facebook.com/albirfamilymedicalcentre

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Check the health of your eyes for the World Health Day S P E C S AV E R S Ópticas are urging people to have their eyes checked, as the World Health Day was on 7th April.

more than check your vision.

Less than half the time taken during an eye appointment involves testing sight – most of the time we are assessing the health of the eye itself, and signs of your wider health too.’

Opticians look for Not only could this help indicators of eye conditions, preserve vision, but tests can pick up signs of other underlying conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and even signs of brain tumours.

Last year, the World Health Organisation estimated that there were 1.3 billion people living with some form of vision impairment. What’s more, 80% of all causes of visual impairment are considered avoidable.

Specsavers Ópticas Benidorm’s store director Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico says: ‘A trip to the optician can do so much

including cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and general health issues, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

He continues: ‘We encourage everyone to get their eyes checked every two years. As well as a check of

your vision, a routine sight test might just reveal a more serious sight-threatening or wider health condition.’

To find your nearest store and book an eye test visit www.specsavers.es

SPANISH MORTGAGE TRENDS Mortgage lending to home buyers in Spain was up six point one per cent in January to 19,390 new loans, according to the latest provisional figures from the Association of Spanish Notaries.

The average new loan made in January had a value of â‚Ź135,616, an increase of nearly a per cent in a year.

This suggests that as long as mortgage lending for residential acquisitions continues to rise, the property market will continue to flourish.

Mortgage lending figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) that counts new mortgage loans inscribed in the Land Register a month or two after the notaries count them, confirms the current situation.

The 12-month Euribor, the base rate used to calculate interest payments on most mortgages in Spain, came in at -0.109 for its average in March, a slight fall on the previous month, but 42,9 per cent higher (less negative) than the same month a year before.

As a result, borrowers in Spain with annually resetting Spanish mortgages will see their mortgage payments rise by around four euros per month for a typical â‚Ź120,000 loan with a 20 year term.

On a quarterly basis Euribor went from -0.129 at the end of December 2018 to -0.109 at the end of the first quarter 2019, following a trend towards positive territory started in March last year.

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Building towards a problem?

FOR the first time in eight years Spain built more housing than it sold in 2018, an indicator of a possible housing crash or signs of a healthy economy depending on your viewpoint. 100,000 permissions to build were granted last year, a 24% rise and well above the 90,000 properties that were sold over the same period. Between 2008 (when the last housing bubble burst) and 2016, sales far exceeded new builds

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while in 2017 they were more or less equal paving the way for the latest figures.

The Real Estate and Registrar Association calls the growth “very reasonable and sustained” and merely reflects a growing demand. Other analysts worry that an excess of available housing will inevitably lead to a slowdown or even another crash.

City of smiles IF you want buy a property in the happiest place in the world then you need to make the move to Malaga, according to recent research. The study by the Happiness Research Unit ranked the Costa del Sol city number one globally as people smile there more than anywhere else. 20 different places were measured in

Malaga, plenty to keep people happy.

the research and showed that 14% of Malaga residents were smiling at any given time. Milan was runner up and another Spanish city, Madrid, came fifth. The average price of a city centre apartment in Malaga is around €2,600 per square metre maybe enough to knock the smile off some people’s faces.

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Changing living habits HERE in Spain people’s living arrangements are changing dramatically, most of it not out of choice. On the one hand a recent survey has shown that half the single occupation households in the country, about two million, are pensioners and about 40% of those are over 80. On the other side of the coin less young people are living alone and instead are staying with their parents, with over 53% of 25 to 34 year olds still at home.

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This latter figure is one of the highest in the world and the overwhelming reason is lack of money and work rather than a desire to still have someone do your laundry and cook your meals. The elderly living alone also brings issues as people fall ill or lose mobility.

However this is primarily to do with social changes and more dependence on the state rather than the family, as well as increased longevity.

Home alone - increasingly common for the elderly.

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07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 06:50 Countdown 07:00 Good Morning 10:15 Murder, Mystery and... 07:30 Murder, Mystery and.. Britain 07:25 Cheers 11:00 Homes Under the 08:15 Home Is Where the 08:45 Frasier 09:30 Lorraine Hammer Art Is 10:10 Everybody Loves 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 09:00 Walks of Life Raymond Show 12:45 Dom on the Spot 10:00 BBC News at Nine 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen 11:30 This Morning 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire Nightmares USA 14:00 BBC News at One 13:30 Loose Women 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 12:05 Car S.O.S 14:45 Doctors 13:15 Politics Live 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:00 Channel 4 News 15:15 Curiosity 14:00 Live: World 14:55 ITV News London 13:05 Come Dine with Me 16:00 Escape to the Country Championship Artistic 14:05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:45 Money for Nothing Gymnastics 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Tenable 17:30 The Repair Shop 15:45 David Suchet: In the 16:00 A Place in the Sun: 17:00 Tipping Point 18:15 Pointless Footsteps of St Peter Home or Away 18:00 The Chase 19:00 BBC News at Six 16:45 Eggheads 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 19:00 ITV News London 18:00 Four in a Bed 19:30 BBC London News 17:15 Live: World 20:00 The One Show 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers Championship Artistic 20:30 Still Open All Hours Gymnastics 19:00 The Simpsons 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 A Question of Sport 19:30 Richard Osman’s House 20:30 Coronation Street 19:30 Hollyoaks 21:30 EastEnders of Games 21:30 Midsomer Murders 20:00 Channel 4 News 22:00 Have I Got News for You 20:00 The Masters, PGA Tour 20:30 Unreported World 23:30 ITV News 22:30 Would I Lie to You? Golf 21:00 Jamie’s Quick and...

23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 Great British Menu 21:30 Joe Lycett’s Got Your 23:25 BBC London News 21:30 Gardeners’ World Back 23:35 The Graham Norton 22:00 Pilgrimage 22:00 Gogglebox Show 23:00 QI 23:00 Let’s Talk about Sex 23:30 Newsnight

SATURDAY 13th April

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:15 The Masters, PGA Tour Golf 15:15 Live: World Championship Artistic Gymnastics 17:30 Final Score 18:30 BBC Weekend News 18:40 BBC London News 18:45 Pointless Celebrities 19:35 Catchpoint 20:05 All Together Now 21:25 Casualty 22:10 All Round to Mrs Brown’s 23:10 BBC Weekend News 23:30 Match of the Day

07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:45 The Zoo 07:55 All Over the Place 08:25 Wild & Weird 08:40 Absolute Genius....

09:10 Top Class 09:35 The Dog Ate My Homework 10:05 Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:35 Nature’s Microworlds 11:05 Planes 12:30 The £100k House: Tricks of the Trade 13:30 The Chronicles of Nadiya 14:30 Nature’s Great Events 15:30 Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth 16:30 Pilgrimage 17:30 Britain in Bloom 18:00 Britain in Bloom 18:30 Race Across the World 19:30 Natural World 20:30 Live: The Masters, PGA

07:00 Children’s TV 10:25 ITV News 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday Morning 12:40 John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 13:45 ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 Live: ITV Racing Live 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Evening News 19:15 ITV News London 19:30 Ninja Warrior UK 20:30 In For a Penny 21:00 Britain’s Got Talent 22:25 The Jonathan Ross Show 23:25 ITV News 23:35 Zero Dark Thirty

SUNDAY 14th April

07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:20 The A to Z of TV 09:30 Match of the Day Gardening 11:00 The Andrew Marr 08:05 Great British Garden Show Revival 12:00 Walks of Life 09:05 The Edible Garden 13:00 Homes Under the 09:35 Gardeners’ World Hammer 14:00 BBC Weekend News 10:05 Countryfile 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best 14:15 Songs of Praise Bites 14:55 Bargain Hunt 12:30 The Chronicles of 15:55 Escape to the Country Nadiya 16:55 Garden Rescue 13:30 Live: World 17:40 Money for Nothing Championship Artistic 18:40 Pointless Celebrities Gymnastics 19:30 BBC Weekend News 16:15 Live: Women’s FA Cup 19:50 BBC London News Football 19:00 Grand Tours of the 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Antiques Roadshow Scottish Islands 19:30 Live: The Masters, PGA 22:00 Line of Duty 23:00 BBC Weekend News Tour Golf 23:20 BBC London News 23:30 Match of the Day 2

07:00 Children’s TV 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Traffic Cops 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Jesse Stone: Night Passage 17:00 Friends 17:30 Friends 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Gadget Show 20:55 5 News Update 21:00 Springtime on the Farm 21:55 5 News 22:00 The Comeback of Ant Mcpartlin 23:00 Celebrity Game Night

07:05 Everybody Loves 07:00 Children’s TV Raymond 11:25 The Unbeatables 07:55 Frasier 13:15 Friends 09:15 The Big Bang Theory 13:45 Friends 10:30 The Simpsons 14:15 Friends 10:55 The Simpsons 14:45 Friends 11:25 Four in a Bed 15:15 Friends 14:00 Formula 1 Motor 15:45 Live: Premiership Racing Rugby 15:30 A Place in the Sun: 18:15 The World’s Busiest Winter Sun Train Stations 16:30 Sun, Sea and Brides 19:10 Drain the Oceans To Be 20:00 5 News Weekend 17:35 George Clarke’s Old 20:05 Windsor Castle: Love, House, New Home War and Celebration 18:35 Kirstie and Phil’s Love 22:00 The Royal Family: It or List It Scandals at the Palace 19:30 Channel 4 News 23:30 Harry & Meghan: A 20:00 Mission Ignition Royal Romance 21:00 Great Canal Journeys 22:00 The Massacre That Shook the Empire 23:00 Red

07:00 Children’s TV 06:55 The Big Bang Theory 07:00 Children’s TV 10:25 ITV News 07:45 Frasier 11:30 Britain’s Greatest 10:30 James Martin’s Sunday 08:35 Everybody Loves Bridges Selection Raymond 11:45 Police Interceptors 11:30 This Morning 09:30 The Simpsons 12:45 Friends 12:30 John and Lisa’s 10:30 Sunday Brunch 15:15 The Love Punch Weekend Kitchen 13:35 Jamie’s Quick and Easy 17:05 The Yorkshire Vet 13:35 ITV Lunchtime News Food 18:05 The Yorkshire Vet 13:40 Britain’s Got Talent 14:05 Teen Wolf 15:05 Britain’s Got More Talent 16:00 Formula 1 Motor Racing 19:00 5 News Weekend 16:00 The Chase 18:00 Travel Man: 48 Hours 19:05 Inside Tesco: Britain’s Biggest Supermarket 17:00 In For a Penny in...

20:00 Talent Show Wars 17:30 Tipping Point 18:35 A Place in the Sun: 21:00 Blind Date 18:30 ITV Evening News Winter Sun 22:00 Drain the Titanic 18:45 ITV News London 19:30 Channel 4 News 19:00 The Family Chase 20:00 Escape to the Chateau 23:00 The Hangover Part II 20:00 What Would Your Kid 21:00 Secrets of Egypt’s Valley Do? of the Kings 21:00 The Durrells 22:00 Celebrity SAS: Who 22:00 Victoria Dares Wins for Stand Up to 23:00 ITV News Cancer 23:20 Billy Connolly’s Ultimate 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does World Tour Countdown

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest 07:00 Coronation Street Animals 07:25 Coronation Street 07:20 Totally Bonkers 07:55 Heartbeat Guinness World Records 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 08:10 You’ve Been Framed! 10:00 Judge Judy 09:00 Emmerdale 10:30 Judge Judy 09:55 You’ve Been Framed! 11:00 Judge Judy 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Show Poirot 11:20 Superstore 13:40 Heartbeat 12:10 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Emmerdale 13:10 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 15:50 Coronation Street 14:40 The Ellen DeGeneres 16:20 Coronation Street Show 16:55 Agatha Christie’s 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Poirot Show 18:55 Heartbeat 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For the 22:00 American Pie Love of Dogs 21:30 Doc Martin 22:30 Doc Martin 23:35 Lewis

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:00 The Voice UK 14:50 Britain’s Got More Talent 15:55 Britain’s Got Talent 17:00 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 18:50 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 22:25 Britain’s Got More Talent 23:25 Celebrity Juice

07:00 Judge Judy 07:20 Judge Judy 07:40 Lewis 09:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 10:40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 16:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:00 Lewis 20:00 Vera 22:00 Vera

07:00 Emmerdale Omnibus 09:55 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:55 Catchphrase 13:55 You’ve Been Framed!

15:00 Peter Pan 17:10 Britain’s Got Talent 18:35 Britain’s Got More Talent 19:40 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 23:30 Family Guy

07:00 The Royal 08:00 Heartbeat 09:00 Heartbeat 10:05 Long Lost Family 11:10 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 15:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 17:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 20:00 Vera 22:00 Sunday Night at the Palladium 23:00 Grantchester

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MONDAY 15th April

07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Murder, Mystery...

07:00 Good Morning Britain 06:50 Countdown 10:15 Animal Park 07:45 Home Is Where the 09:30 Lorraine 07:25 Cheers 11:00 Homes Under the Art Is 08:45 Frasier 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Hammer 08:30 Great British Menu 10:10 Everybody Loves Show 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 09:30 The Week in Parliament 11:30 This Morning Raymond 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 10:00 BBC News at Nine 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen 13:30 Loose Women 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News Nightmares USA 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 12:05 Car S.O.S 14:55 ITV News London 14:30 BBC London News 13:15 Politics Live 13:00 Channel 4 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:45 Doctors 14:00 The Boss 13:05 Come Dine with Me 16:00 Tenable 15:15 Curiosity 14:45 Back in Time for Dinner 14:05 Escape to the Chateau: 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 This Wild Life DIY 18:00 The Chase 16:45 Home Is Where the 16:45 The Hairy Builder 15:10 Countdown 19:00 ITV News London Art Is 17:45 Eggheads 16:00 A Place in the Sun: 19:30 ITV Evening News 17:30 The Repair Shop 18:15 Flog It! Home or Away 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Richard Osman’s House20:00 Emmerdale 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 19:00 BBC News at Six of Games 20:30 Coronation Street 18:00 Four in a Bed 19:30 BBC London News 19:30 Island Medics 21:00 The Kyle Files 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers 20:00 The One Show 20:00 David Attenborough’s 21:30 Coronation Street 19:00 The Simpsons 20:30 Rip-Off Britain Natural Curiosities 19:30 Hollyoaks 22:00 The Widow 21:00 EastEnders 20:30 Only Connect 20:00 Channel 4 News 23:00 ITV News at Ten 21:30 Panorama 21:00 University Challenge 21:00 Supershoppers 23:30 ITV News London 22:00 Not Going Out 21:30 Mary Berry’s Quick 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours 23:45 Code Blue: Murder 22:30 Ghosts Cooking in...

23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 A House Through Time 22:00 24 Hours in Police 23:25 BBC London News 23:00 Live at the Apollo Custody 23:35 Back to Life 23:30 Newsnight 23:00 Life After Lock-Up

What’s

ON Not Going Out NEW SEASON: Toby organises a sponsored parachute jump to raise money for a children’s ward in his hospital, so Lee, Lucy, Anna and the grandparents all agree to take part to support him.

But once airborne, will everyone pluck up the courage to jump?

Return of the comedy, starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton and Hugh Dennis

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TUESDAY 16th April

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 11:00 Judge Judy 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 Scott & Bailey

new this week

The Great British School Swap

BBC1 10:00pm Mon 15 April

07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:15 Animal Park 07:30 The Repair Shop 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the 08:15 Home Is Where....

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle...

Hammer 09:00 Celebrity Painting 11:30 This Morning 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming Challenge 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:30 BBC London News 13:15 Politics Live 16:00 Tenable 14:45 Doctors 14:00 The Super League 17:00 Tipping Point 15:15 Curiosity Show 16:00 Escape to the Country 14:45 Back in Time for Dinner 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News London 16:45 Home Is Where the 15:45 Natural World 19:25 Party Election...

Art Is 16:45 The Hairy Builder 19:30 ITV Evening News 17:30 The Repair Shop 17:45 Eggheads 20:00 Emmerdale 18:15 Pointless 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 20:30 Save Money: Lose 19:30 BBC London News of Games Weight 19:55 Party Election Broadcast 19:30 Island Medics 21:00 Emmerdale 20:00 The One Show 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 21:30 Hard to Please OAPs 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Your Home Made 22:00 The Widow 21:00 Holby City Perfect 23:00 ITV News at Ten 22:00 Trust Me 22:00 Surgeons: At the Edge 23:30 ITV News London 23:00 BBC News at Ten of Life 23:45 The Jonathan Ross 23:25 BBC London News 23:00 Don’t Forget the Driver Show 23:35 Eating with My Ex 23:30 Newsnight

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest 07:00 Children’s TV Animals 10:15 Jeremy Vine 07:20 Totally Bonkers 12:15 Traffic Cops Guinness World Records 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 07:45 Totally Bonkers 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take Guinness World Records it Away!

08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

14:10 Access 08:35 You’ve Been Framed!

14:15 Home and Away 09:00 Emmerdale 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 A Daughter’s Nightmare 09:25 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 17:00 Friends Show 17:30 Friends 11:15 Britain’s Got Talent 18:00 5 News at 5 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

18:30 Neighbours 12:45 You’ve Been Framed!

19:00 Home and Away 13:15 Emmerdale 19:30 5 News Tonight 13:40 Coronation Street 20:00 Premiership Rugby 14:40 The Ellen DeGeneres 21:00 Police Interceptors Show 22:00 The World’s Busiest 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show Train Stations 23:00 21st Century Sex Slaves 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 Family Guy

NEW SERIES: A predominantly white school and a mainly Asian school swap pupils in an experiment to see what happens when children from very different areas mix for the first time. This week, white pupils from the town of Tamworth get a shock when they arrive in Saltley, central Birmingham, and become the racial minority. A transgender pupil is paired with a devout Muslim girl, a white mother overcomes her prejudices to go for dinner in an Asian house for the first time, and tensions rise when the students find out what they really think about each other

Channel 4 10:00pm Tue 16 April

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest 06:50 Countdown 07:00 Children’s TV Animals 07:25 Cheers 10:15 Jeremy Vine 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness 08:45 Frasier 12:15 Traffic Cops World Records 10:10 Everybody Loves 13:10 5 News Lunchtime Raymond 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take 08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

08:35 You’ve Been Framed!

11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen it Away!

09:00 Emmerdale Nightmares USA 14:10 Access 09:25 Coronation Street 12:05 Car S.O.S 14:15 Home and Away 09:55 Coronation Street 13:00 Channel 4 News 14:45 Neighbours 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:15 Jesse Stone: Benefit of Show 14:05 Escape to the Chateau: the Doubt 11:15 Britain’s Got Talent DIY 17:00 Friends 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

15:10 Countdown 17:30 Friends 12:45 You’ve Been Framed!

16:00 A Place in the Sun 13:15 Emmerdale 18:00 5 News at 5 13:40 Coronation Street 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 18:30 Neighbours 14:15 Coronation Street 18:00 Four in a Bed 19:00 Home and Away 14:40 The Ellen DeGeneres 18:30 Extreme Cake Makers 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:00 The Simpsons 20:00 Secrets of the National Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:30 Hollyoaks Trust with Alan Titchmarsh 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Food Unwrapped 22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in 22:00 Through the Keyhole 22:00 The Great British School the Wild 23:00 Family Guy Swap 23:00 The Murder Next Door 23:30 Family Guy 23:00 First Dates

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 11:00 Judge Judy 11:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 DCI Banks

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2. No numbers in a diagonal line can be repeated.

3. No numbers in the 7 gray hexagons can be repeated.

1. No number is repeated in a horizontal row 2. Each number from 1 to 7 are represented in the 7 grey coloured hexagon cells.

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* Note that each white hexagon belongs to a line of 7 that must contain each of the numbers between 1 and 7.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1. Not involved with many fools (10) 7. Stone that comes from Tangier (7) 8. A vessel, by the sound of it, to make money (4) 10. Look for one in Debrett? (4) 11. Cornelia changes her name (8) 13. One nurse forced to seek cover (6) 15. Cuts gardener’s first trees (6) 17. Unstretched? Not any more! (2,6) 18. Fed a mouse some cheese (4) 21. One marsh, when turned over, becomes a desert (4) 22. Ring - it’s taken by robbers (7) 23. Judging output of enigmatist (10) 1. Saint gets drink that’s not fresh (5) 2. Girl gets male to help (4) 3. General method for making a margin? (6) 4. A hot cell - odd place to go for a drink! (3,5) 5. Rich now poor in East Anglia (7) 6. North Africans eying past construction (9) 9. I miss step out - a hopeless case! (9) 12. Migrating bird is in an Italian port (8) 14. Everyone takes pigs round trees (7) 16. Dancing bear is from this country (6) 19. Fading melody in gardening section (5) 20. A social worker I opposed (4)

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21st Mar – 20th Apr Page of Cups This is a time for you to follow your gut instincts your intuition is high and it seems a lucky week for you.

Your imagination may take you back to a hobby or pursuit which you have neglected lately which will begin to take more importance in your personal and work life Lucky Number 09

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21st Apr – 21st May Seven of Cups

Drop Quotes

Drop Quotes Drop Quotes are similar to cryptograms, in that the goal is for the solver to uncover a hidden quote. A blackand-white 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.

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You will be tempted to walk away from a situation this week, think carefully and make sure you have weighed up all eventualities before setting off on that path. Others will have their opinions but listen to your own advice this week. All will work out but obstacles will appear Lucky Number 12

Gemini

22nd May – 21th June Two of Swords You have been feeling as though you are stuck in a rut lately, now is the time for you to free yourself and move forward in life. you are moving into a new phase which is very positive and you need to keep your eyes open to take opportunities that will begin to show Lucky Number 33

QUICK CROSSWORD Across 1. Temperature scale (10) 7. Holiday (8) 8. Cain’s brother (4) 9. Small branch (4) 10. Border plant (7) 12. Puppets on strings (11) 14. Complain (7) 16. Pile (4) 19. Half of a quart (4) 20. Crested parrot (8) 21. Understand (10)

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3. One of the Great Lakes (4) 4. Result of excessive drinking (8) 5. Fatuous (5) 6. Dangers (6) 11. Paper size (8) 12. Space at edge of page (6) 13. Aged between 12 and 20 (7) 15. Paris underground (5) 17. Haughty (5) 18. Hurt (4)

Cancer

22nd June – 22nd July The Star Lucky, lucky week for you Cancerians watch out for those small miracles in life happening around you. Take your time to look at new possibilities, which could be older ideas but will work currently for you. Use this time to pamper yourself or find a class or hobby to fulfil you - Lucky Number 11

Leo

23rd July – 22nd Aug Four of Coins Money issues may hold you back this week from doing some things you wish to do, but now is a great time to sort out anything that is holding you back, and make new plans despite others objections.

A younger person will bring news that will cheer your week up Lucky Number 13

Virgo

23rd Aug– 22nd Sept Seven of Cups You need to take a look at those parts of your life that are holding you back and get them in order otherwise time marches on and you will find no time left for yourself. Finding that meaning to your life is important just now and a maroon door can lead the way to positivity -Lucky Number 26

Libra

23rd Sept – 22nd Oct Ten of Cups The ten of Cups points to happy times with your family and close friends, get some invites out there and get them together. There may be news about a pregnancy which could be quite a surprise. A surprise offer of some kind of work will make you smile & give you hope -Lucky Number 07

Scorpio

23rd Oct – 21st Nov Ten of Swords You may feel like telling the whole world to get lost this week however after Tuesday the mood will lift and you will find a new adventure to spark your interest. Take others along on your adventures and spread the positivities around. Your diet could do with a few changes Lucky Number 03

Sagittarius

22nd Nov – 20th Dec King of Pentacles Business matters will go well for you this week and your ideas will go beyond what is expected of you trust yourself and go with your deeper instincts. This is a time to count your blessings and not to dwell on the past. Go with the flow and good fortune will find you Lucky Number 37

Capricorn

21st Dec – 19th Jan Page of Swords Feeling a bit like rebelling this week, go for it the cards are with you, the sky may look a bit cloudy but ignore any negatives and rebel away. Your mind will be working faster than you can react so be ready for a roller coaster of a week, take time out for yourself do whatever - Lucky Number 31

Aquarius

20th Jan – 19th Feb The Empress Your maternal instincts will be high this week take note of others around you as some are in need of your help, or maybe just someone to listen. Listen carefully and things will work out for you as well as others. A building with lots of windows will bring clarity to a situation -Lucky Number 34

Pisces

20th Feb – 20th Mar Two of Wands Are you travelling around this week or is it just your mind wandering here and there, you need to focus just now and see those different ideas come to mind quite easily. Don’t hold yourself back at this time. Family matters will be resolved and this will be most appreciated - Lucky Number 15

Stars In Watch out boys ..... Kate’s about!

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Celebrity beauty tips are everywhere, all across the internet, stars telling us what they use to enhance their skin and bodies.

Instagram posts on what they plaster on their faces tohelp them hold back the years without surgery, because none of them ever admit to that.

Well, Brit actress Kate Beckinsale, 45, has been banging on about a new $650 dollar facial treatment promoted by a New York dermatologist, innocently entitled, the ‘Hollywood EGF facial’ – EGF supposedly means epidermal growth factor.

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However, now here’s the bit that might make any male readers out there wince a little.

The serum used is actually made up of ingredients derived from the circumcised foreskins of newborn babies in South Korea.

Stem cells are harvested from foreskins and then cloned in a laboratory and injected in below the top layer of skin to encourage regeneration ….eughh!

I’ll just leave this one out there ……… The puns are all yours!

“It’s made from what??”

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Simon Cowell has been opening up on his plans for this year’s X Factor, which is set to undergo a complete overhaul after last year’s disastrous viewing figures.

The new idea is to find celebrities from other , genres, like acting, sport etc and g sin y ead who can alr

e turn them into popstars, abl a ge for and s um alb l sel to new career in music.

Cowell, who admitted he’s getting a real buzz from the show, said, “In the same way Pete Waterman made Kylie and Jason musical stars, and what I did with Robson and Jerome, I’d like to think

through the process we’ll find someone who can sell records rather than just doing the show as a stunt.”

Before you get too excited Simon, remember for every Kylie, there was a Sam Fox, or a Mandy Smith, or a Pat & Mick, or a Nick Berry, or a Bill Tarmey, or …… Need I go on!

For every Kylie there’s a Sam...

Schoolboy sniggers at Maya Schoolboy humour is still alive and well in the UK, judging by an April Fool’s Day prank played on Radio 1’s morning DJ, Maya Jama.

The host got caught hook, line and sinker, by a good old fashioned double entendre, when a listener messaged in asking for a request.

Maya didn’t even flinch as she read out a message from “Hugh” that said: “Hugh Janus, your son or daughter loves you, they’ve

said that. Very cute.”

Got it? Well the DJ didn’t and it took a few tweets from her clued up listeners to point the gaffe out.

Seeing the funny side, Maya, who has clearly never watched The Simpsons, tweeted, “My first trick name blooper on Radio 1. He got me good.”

Could have been worse love …… anyone remember the movie Porky’s?

Thrones to end beautifully

Just to be clear from the beginning, I am not a Game of Thrones fan and freely admit to know nothing about the plots and characters of the phenomenally successful series.

I mean, I’ve heard others talk excitedly about characters like Jon Snow and Arya Stark (yaaaawwwnnnnn!) and it’s not like I haven’t tried, but I’m normally sound asleep by the time the theme music and opening credits are over.

Anyway, that’s just me, as I know GOT fans can’t wait for the start of the next and final season of the show, due to air soon.

So, for artistic purposes I listened to an interview with Maisie Williams, who’s played strong-willed Arya for

almost 10 years since she was 11.

Don’t worry, I’m not going to issue a spoiler alert here, but the 21 year old actress did give a little hint about the ending, admitting, on the Lorraine Today show, that, “The last chapter was really beautiful and I’m going to miss it,” she said, adding, “I don’t remember what my life was like before this show. I just had no idea, really, of how big it was going to get.”

Aaaaaaww how sweet, it’s going to be a happy ending, Maisie can go off and have a career after GOT and she ain’t going to end up like poor old Ken Barlow, riding a horse around in the snow, wearing animal furs when she’s 82.

Maisie has played Arya since she was 10

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07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 06:50 Countdown 10:15 Animal Park 07:30 The Repair Shop 09:30 Lorraine 07:25 Cheers 11:00 Homes Under the 08:15 Home Is Where the 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 08:45 Frasier Hammer Art Is 11:30 This Morning 10:10 Everybody Loves 12:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 09:00 Mary Berry’s Quick 13:30 Loose Women Raymond 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera Cooking 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen 13:15 Bargain Hunt 09:30 Gardeners’ World 14:55 ITV News London Nightmares USA 14:00 BBC News at One 10:00 BBC News at Nine 15:00 Judge Rinder 12:05 Car S.O.S 14:30 BBC London News 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 16:00 Tenable 13:00 Channel 4 News 14:45 Doctors 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 17:00 Tipping Point 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:15 Curiosity 14:00 The Boss 18:00 The Chase 14:05 Escape to the Chateau: 16:00 Escape to the Country 14:45 Back in Time for Dinner 19:00 ITV News London DIY 16:45 Home Is Where the 15:45 Back in Time for Dinner 19:25 Party Election Broadcast 15:10 Countdown Art Is 16:45 The Hairy Builder 19:30 ITV Evening News 16:00 A Place in the Sun 17:30 The Repair Shop 17:15 The Hairy Builder 20:00 Emmerdale 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 18:15 Pointless 17:45 Eggheads 20:30 Coronation Street 18:00 Four in a Bed 19:00 BBC News at Six 18:15 Flog It! 21:00 Britain’s Brightest Family18:30 Extreme Cake Makers 19:30 BBC London News 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 21:30 Coronation Street 19:00 The Simpsons 19:55 Party Election Broadcast of Games 22:00 The Bay 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 The One Show 19:30 Island Medics 23:00 ITV News at Ten 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Supermarket Secrets 20:00 Antiques Road Trip 23:30 ITV News London 21:00 Location, Location, 22:00 Earth from Space 21:00 Great British Menu 23:45 Heathrow: Britain’s Location 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 MotherFatherSon Busiest Airport 22:00 Chimerica 23:25 BBC London News 23:00 Island of Dreams 23:00 Gogglebox 23:35 Glow Up: Britain’s Next 23:30 Newsnight Make-Up Star

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When high school nerd Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) learns from his father, Harold (James Hampton), that being a werewolf runs in the family, he decides to take advantage of his freakish trait. With his newfound strength and agility, Scott quickly becomes the hero of his school’s basketball team while winning over longtime crush Pamela Wells (Lorie Griffin).

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Sports & Local News Montgo Golf Society Report 5th April On April 5, 32 Montgo golf society members vied for the Oliva Nova Cup. A medal competition is not everyone’s “cup of tea” but nevertheless it was won with a highly respectable nett 67 from a 21 handicap. The Course Manager, Rafael Velasco Pedrol presented the trophy to a smiling Susie Snelling,2 ahead of Dennis Hammond (22) ,whose 69 inched George Braddick’s nett70 from 19hcp.

Both Nearest the Pins were collected by the same household. Franz Budnick shot to 4.97 metres on hole 16 while his

wife,Susann, went even closer on the 3rd with a 1.46 effort. Susann put the next shot down and George Braddick’s also picked up a “ two” prize. Ted Hutton, Peter&Gill Williams and Hans & Susanne Duner were Society guests, the latter recording 76 to get into the awards ceremony.

Earlier in the week Simon Fox beat a “ walking wounded” Peter Gardiner 6 and 5 to progress towards the annual Singles Trophy, Next week is a Stableford sponsored by Patrick Lynch.

Marina Alta Golf Society 8th April On Monday 8th April 2019, the Marina Alta Golf Society played a Stroke Play Competition game at the Oliva Nova course.

The field was only ten players which may show that stroke play is not the favourite format for most society members.

In 1st place was David Reid with a nett score of 72. In second place on countback was Val McVeigh with a nett score of 76.

Third place went to Allan McManus also with a nett score of 76.

NTP saw David Reid pick up his second prize on hole 3 while John Cunningham

took the prize on hole 16. There were no 2’s today.

The Marina Alta Golf Society is a small but friendly group of players who play every Monday at the Oliva Nova course with first Tee time being about 10.40. If you want to join this friendly group of golfers as a guest then a warm welcome will be waiting for you. Anyone interested please contact Denis McVeigh at mcveigh1@hotmail.com or call tel 638401170 or Alan Tissington at alantissington@gmail.com or call tel 656831893.

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ALFAZ FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The Premier League Fixtures were all over the place last Week which helped to give the Alfaz Fantasy Football League a high scoring week with the average score reaching 34 points. The 1 Monday Night game, 4 Mid-Week games, a Friday Night game,5 Premier Games at the Weekend and throw in two F.A.Cup Semi-Finals gave the A.F.F.L. a total of 38 goals, 7 clean sheets, 46 yellow cards and 1 red one which was Manchester United’s Ashley Young who became Referee Mike Dean’s 10th Player he has dismissed this Season.

With the final weekend looming large on the horizon we have a new Leader at the top of the Alfaz Fantasy Football League,Linda’s Team Tapas took over the Summit from John’s team Wee Aggies who had been top of the League for the last 23 weeks and at one time led the League by a massive 70 points and they now trail Team Tapas by 6 points. Andrew’s Team Ballers returned to the top 3 after clocking up 70 points thanks to Manchester City’s Laporte who scored 15 of them.`At the other end of the table,

the Wooden Spoon is on the way to Gary’s Upside Team who are now 79 points behind Dunkrat.

In our Junior League William & Henry have taken a strong grip at the top and have extended their advantage to 43 points over young Olly’s team Olly F.C. Former leaders of this Section Ginger Ninjar have slipped down to 4th.

Down in the basement Fleetwood Gian had a good week bagging 47 points but they still have a lot to do to catch Tom’s Real City, the gap a formidible 43 points.

Linda’s Team Tapas have opened up a large gap at the top of our Mark Carter Ladies Section by stepping on the gas and moving 50 points infront of Barbra’s XI. Pauline’s Vodka Army remain in third spot and are likely to stay there. Two teams are sharing the burden of holding everybody else up at the bottom and they are Kim’s Ginger United & Liz’s Cookies Crew. Both are just 5 points behind Sandra’s Brazilian Hooligans.

Kevin’s Two for the Road have maintained their place at the Summit of our Across the Costa’s Golden

Boot League and have in fact moved 16 points ahead of former leaders Bill’s East Fifers who seem to have gone backwards in the last few weeks. Kenny’s Albir Boro Army Utd have managed to hold on to the coatails of the front-runners and are still well in contention in 3rd place.

Gary’s Upside Team have replaced Rachel’s Blue Murder at the bottom and are only 7 points adrift of Leo’s Power Blueboys.

Well it has finally happened, Pauline’s Vodka Army have been knocked off the top of our Champion of Champions League by Joe’s Keith Lard F.C. who have now taken a very fragile 3 point lead. There is also another change at the bottom with Leo’s Power Blueboys taking over from Dave’s team The Hatters who got his top score of the season with a tally of 58 points which lifted him off the bottom spot and leave Leo’s team 7 points away.

I can’t see Jimmy’s Nick’s Blues not winning our F.A.Cup League as 10 of his team are all Manchester City Players where as 2nd placed Liz’s Cookies Crew 61 have only got 7 Manchester City Players. Not

great bowling from our team, the opposition could not be stopped and Javea only managed to win 3 of the next 14 ends, eventually going down 11-17.

In the early stages of Derek Eldon´s match the scores were really tight and we were tied at 6-6 after 5 ends. From then on our team eased away and won 8 of the next 12 ends to record a 21-11 win.

The last match saw Chris Evans´ team level at 3-3 after 5 ends and 8-7 up after 10 ends. A great finish to the match saw our team storm away to win by 18-8.

So, with 2 wins to 1 the Fed 4´s title was ours! The presentation of the Trophy took place and our Captain, Jack Wardrop, thanked San Luis for a great match, Bonalba BC for their hospitality, our Squad for performing so well throughout the Competition and last, but not least, our band of travelling supporters for their encouragement throughout the Final.

many Watford Players have been selected so it seems Jimmy’s team will win this Section. At the other end Two teams will have to share the Wooden Spoon as Tommy’s Quantrill’s Raiders and Dave’s The Liverpool Way have both finished on 3 points.

73 points was the maximum score this week by William & Henry which is one of our Junior teams.

His key Players were Manchester City’s Laporte and Wolves Jimenez who both scored 15 points this week.

The lowest scoring team was Kim’s Ginger United with 2 points to their name. Both teams will go into the Hat for our Monthly Wine Draw.

The February winner was Kevin’s team Mason United. (Cheers Kev!) Manager of the Month for April is being kindly sponsored by the Arlequin in Albir who do a fine selection of Pizzas as well as other fine dishes. With one week gone William & Henry have taken an early 2 point lead over Steve’s team Flying Pigs XI. Right behind them by only 1 point is Andrew’s Ballers & Jimmy’s Nick’s Blues. There is plenty of teams in the running for

this super meal for 2 at the Arlequin.

The Draw for the Quarter Finals of our Weekender K.O.Cup Competition is now up on our website and will take place the weekend 13th & 14th April (This Week)The Favourites have once again steered clear of one another with Darren’s King Carrakop 023 up against Macca’s Albir Villains who knocked out my Full Metal Jackets in the last round.Adam’s team Equipo Sin Hombre will play 123rd placed aptly named Could it Be.While in the other 2 ties our last women standing Sharon’s team Rovers & Out take on Nathan’s team The Boys Special. Our lowest ranked team Henry’s Heroes (153rd) are looking for an upset against Martin’s Marauders. If any tie finishes level the Replay will be the following week, Good Luck to all the Teams left in this great Competition.

Games will be coming thick and fast as we head towards the end of another exciting season so it’s important to follow your teams progress in the final run in by logging on to our very popular website.

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RACE #1000

Formula 1 reaches its 1,000-race at this Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, where Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will try to erase last month´s Bahrain heartache with a maiden victory.

Leclerc´s Ferrari agonisingly suffered an engine problem with nine laps to

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go, leaving Lewis Hamilton to sweep up for a win in Bahrain.

Designed to look like the Chinese symbol for “shang”, meaning upwards, and with a flat-out straight for almost one point four kilometres, the Shanghai International

Circuit has proved a happy hunting ground for world champion Hamilton, who has five victories there three for Mercedes and two for McLaren.

For Sebastian Vettel, there are creeping doubts that the German may not be as strong as last season and the 31-year-old has some-

thing to prove in Shanghai, where he has won just once before.

Daniel Ricciardo won this race last year for Red Bull but the Australian is finding life tough at Renault after back-to-back retirements.

The race starts at 8.10 am this Sunday.

SURE FIRE BET The 2019 MotoGP World Championship goes Stateside this weekend with the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas hosting the third race of the season.

Spain´s world champion Marc Marquez is the hot favourite on the back of winning in Argentina, and

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he has qualified on pole and won all six MotoGP races at the Circuit of the Americas, Introduced to the calendar in 2013, the Circuit of the Americas offers an interesting mix of tight and technical turns in the first

sector and the two highspeed straights split by the tight turn 11.

Marc Marquez is understandably looking forward to his Texan weekend, but is leaving nothing to chance:- “Austin is one of my favourite tracks; these counter-clockwise circuits

always seem to suit my style the best. Although we have achieved a lot of success there in the past, we will work as we always do from Free Practice 1 and remain focused. Every year when you go to a track there are new things to understand and adapt to.”

JOY OF VILLAJOYOSA Villajoyosa CF gave themselves a big boost to book a play-off place in Preferente Group Four, as a 57th minute Botella goal gave them a one-nil win over leaders CF Intercity.

It was Intercity´s third one-nil defeat in four outings, but they remain five points clear at the top, ahead of Hercules B who drew

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one-all away to play-off contenders CD Almoradi.

Villajoyosa remain third, but a point clear of CFI Alicante, who thrashed Alicante University six-one.

At the other end of the table, CD Benidorm still remain just above the drop zone after a disappointing

three-two defeat at bottom side Villena CF, who recorded only their fifth win of the season.

CD Torrevieja remain second-bottom, three points behind Benidorm, after drawing four-four with Callosa, whilst Aspe UD continue to occupy the third relegation slot, after a four-nil drubbing away to UD Hora-

dada.

This weekend´s matches include CF Intercity at home to Redovan, Hercules entertaining UD Horadada, and Villajoyosa away to struggling Aspe, with CD Almoradi on the road to Elda Industrial.

At the bottom, Benidorm CD go to Orihuela B, and there´s a Saturday trip for

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Champions League Saturday 6th April

Juventus v Ajax - 21:30 BT Sport 3 Barcelona v Man Utd - 21:00 BT Sport 2

Sunday 7th April

Man City v Tottenham - 21:00 BT Sport 2 Porto v Liverpool - 21:00 BT Sport 3

Spanish Football Saturday 13th April

Atletico Madrid v Celta Vigo - 18:30 Eleven Sports 1+ ITV4

Sunday 14th April

Valencia v Levante - 20:45 Eleven Sports 1

Formula 1 China Shanghai Azerbaijan Baku Spain Catalunya Monaco Monte Carlo Canada Montreal France Paul Ricard Austria Red Bull Ring Great Britain Silverstone Germany Hockenheim Hungary Hungaroring Belgium Spa Italy Monza Singapore Marina Bay Russia Sochi Japan Suzuka Mexico Mexico City USA Americas Brazil Interlagos Abu Dhabi Yas Marina

14 Apr 28 Apr 12 May 26 May 9 Jun 23 Jun 30 Jun 14 Jul 28 Jul 4 Aug 1 Sep 8 Sep 22 Sep 29 Sep 13 Oct 27 Oct 3 Nov 17 Nov 1 Dec

Premier League Friday 12th April

Leicester City v Newcastle - 21:00

Saturday 13th April Tottenham v Huddersfield -13:30 Brighton v Bournemouth -16:00 Southampton v Wolves -16:00 Fulham v Everton -16:00 Man Utd v West Ham -16:00

Sunday 7th April Crystal Palace v Man City -15:05 Liverpool v Chelsea -17:30 Watford v Arsenal -21:30

English Football Saturday 13th April

Salford City v Maidenhead - 13:35 BT Sport 1

Sunday 14th April

Wigan v Norwich - 13:00

Golf

Friday 12th April

The Masters 2019 Sky Sports Golf 21:00

Saturday 13th April The Masters 2019 BBC Two 19:30

Sunday 14th April

Valero Texas Open 2019 BBC Two 19:30

ALL TIMES GIVEN ARE SPANISH TIME

SUFFERING VICTORY

England manager Phil Neville revealed he wanted to see his players “suffer” in their narrow friendly win over Spain on Tuesday night to prepare them for this summer’s World Cup. Beth Mead finished off a smart team move to give the Lionesses the half-time lead at Swindon with Ellen White thrashing home just seconds after the restart.

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Spain pulled one back through substitute Aitana Bonmati but England played out the remainder of the contest to seal a 2-1 victory, in a match which featured multiple substitutions.

“For us to do well at a World Cup, there are games when we have to dig in and block shots – that is what I

wanted to see and I just said to them that I thought they could have done it better, the next step is to dig in but show composure as well”, said Neville England have two further warm-up matches against Denmark and New Zealand, before their World Cup campaign gets under way with a June 9th clash against Scotland in France.

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REDS VERSUS BLUES AFTER the excitement of the Champions League, it´s back to the bread and butter stuff of the Premier League title chase this weekend, with leaders Liverpool, boosted by their first leg quarter-final win over Porto, welcoming thirdplaced Chelsea to Anfield this Sunday afternoon.

A stunning late strike from Daniel Sturridge way back in September rescued a point for the Reds at Stamford Bridge.

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It´s strange how the knives were out not that long ago for Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri, but the blades could be sharpened again, if his side don´t qualify for the Champions League.

They may have booked an FA Cup final spot, but Manchester City will be hurt after their Champions League defeat at Spurs, and despite having a game

in hand over Liverpool, they won´t necessarily be relishing a tricky Sunday trip to mid-table Crystal Palace.

Assuming Chelsea lose at Liverpool on Sunday, they will do so in the almost certain knowledge that Spurs would have already overhauled them by beating relegated Huddersfield a day earlier, and Arsenal could do the same(on goal difference) if they beat FA Cup finalbound Watford at Vicarage Road on Monday.

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