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Taxman gets tough to seize extra €6,415m THE taxman is getting tougher. He is now scouring the nation to fill its coffers in the dire economic times, with businesses and property owners affected. Between January and July this year Hacienda the Spanish tax authority - retrieved €6,415 million in anti-fraud operations. This is 15.3 per cent more than during the same period last year.. And €3 out of every €4 were recovered through control operations. Big taxpayers, mostly business, were responsible for paying over 27.5 per cent of the
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Plenty to learn for artists A SOCIAL NETWORK course for artists including how to improve profiles and create a blog - is planned by Orinhuela Culture Council.
Rooftop plan THE flat roof of Valdelentisco desalination plant, near Mazarron, will hold a 14,000 sq metres solar plant, said the Agriculture Minister .
On a winner CRACKING DOWN: Owners of second homes may have to pay extra taxes. amount clawed back. Hacienda, which expects to obtain a total
of €8,171 million this year through control operations, is widening its
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JOB opportunities await Orihuela Costa residents who have been given hiring priority in a deal with Mediterraneo Casinos.
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It's official! Jobless have only 8.6pc work chance
UNEMPLOYED people in Spain have only an 8.6 per cent chance of work. Five years ago, those seeking employment stood a 29.4 per cent likelihood of finding work, according to employment agency AGETT. And indicators suggest this year’s third quarter up until the end of this month will be “at least” as negative as the same period last year. Unemployment figures for recent months still do not fully reflect the outcome of the latest government spending cuts or increased taxes, AGETT warns in its latest report. Job-seekers face the greatest difficulties in Castilla-La Mancha with a 6.4 per cent probability of finding work, followed by Extremadura (6.5 per cent), the Canary Islands (6.9 per cent), Andalucia (7.7 per cent) and Cataluña (7.9 per cent). The best places to look for work at present are the Balearic islands, with a 17.9 per chance, Navarra (14.3 per
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Less but richer GRAPEVINES in Matola and Crevillente, Elche produced a third less wine this year, but it will be richer in tannins, said Bodegas Faelo manager Jaime Soto.
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WAITING FOR WORK: Jobless have less than 10 per cent chance of employment in Spain. cent), Cantabria (11.5 per cent), the Basque Region (10.4 per cent) and La Rioja (10.2 per cent). By the end of June this year 1.6 million jobless had been unsuccessfully seeking work for more than two years, and a further 900,000 had been looking for over a year, jointly representing 43.8 per cent of
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the people out of work in Spain. Andalucia has the worst long-term unemployment with 32.8 per cent, followed by Murcia (32.7 per cent) and the Valencian Community (32.3 per cent). Despite such odds, the percentage of Spanish seeking positions abroad remains relatively low.
FREE paella, live music, children’s games and a free straw hat greeted guests at a party in Elche’s San José Traders Market.
Just too many ENGLISH teaching centre Escuela Oficial de Idiomas in Orihuela overbooked following more than 1,900 course applications.
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Vegas odds no worry to ONCE lottery
ONCE - which holds daily lotteries throughout Spain - is unworried that it might lose out through plans for the EuroVegas casino complex in Madrid. “It does not affect us one way or the other,” said ONCE chief, Angel Sanchez. “EuroVegas’s arrival in Spain is a further example of the increase in operators and how more of us have
to share out the cake.” ONCE, Spain's organisation for the blind, has in recent weeks launched a new Euro-jackpot lottery in eight European countries with €10 million to €90 million prizes. This is its first step outside Spain in a move to cut its dependence on the national market. Looking back, Sanchez said that for ONCE, the crisis began at the
beginning of the century when we had a share of more than 10 per cent of the market. Now it has dropped to 7.4 per cent." Since then ONCE has reinvented itself with new types of lotteries. “We went to petrol stations, “estancos” (state tobacco shops) and street kiosks not previously clients of ours,” said Sanchez.
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Footing the bill TRANSPORT costs of an extra €400,000 for 720 scholars in Torrevieja will be paid by the City Hall.
Nurse attack
Ouch! €18 for holiday jabs
A MAN who attacked two nurses at Elche healthcare centre has been jailed for one year and fined.
Three held POLICE arrested three men for stealing batteries in Tres Hermanas industrial area of Aspe, 16km from Elche.
A NEW €18 tax is being charged at the International Vaccination Centre, Alicante, to people travelling to some African, Asian and South American nations.
Welfare cuts
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GERIATRIC homes in Alicante province will have 500 fewer places following Provincial Council of Welfare budget cuts.
Quite a show THE Levante Erotic Trade Show in the Alicante Exhibition Centre featured conferences, fashion, music, live music and shows.
Street cheer A LAW allowing bars to set up terraces in narrower streets one hour earlier at 8am has initially been passed by the Alicante Council.
Premier show MTV Spain will next month premier the first season of Gandia Shore, the Spanish version of the US reality show Jersey Shore.
Speedy query GABRIEL ECHAVARRI, the PSOE councillor in Alicante, has asked the Government if the AVE train will operate in the city by mid-2013.
ALL CLEAR: Driving in Spanish cities - including in Barcelona - is far less congested than in most main European cities.
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cities. But Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia clearly lead the way for heavy gridlock and pollution compared to other Spanish locations. In general, it takes 24 per cent longer for drivers to reach a destination in European cities because of road traffic than on normal roads.
But in Barcelona, the worst Spanish city for traffic congestion, it takes only 21 per cent longer, followed by Madrid (16 per cent) and Valencia (14 per cent). The most congested European city of 31 surveyed by a satellite navigator company was Warsaw where it takes 42 per cent longer to get anywhere. The Polish capital just gained the dubious honour of being Europe´s most congested city over the French riviera city of Marseille (41 per cent).
€1.8m splashed out on water Autumn cheer for PLANS are in place for Alicante´s Diputacion to spend €1.8 million on improving water supplies. It is hoped that repairs will make savings on the amount of water used and also lost owing to supply network defects. Municipalities are to receive €200,000 to repair water infrastructure plus distribution and purifying installations.Monica Llorente, former Mayor of Orihuela who now heads the Diputacion department responsible for water highlighted the importance of the plan which is almost using up the Diputacion 2012 allocation for water and its infrastructure. “We are committed to assisting municipalities to assess, plan and make savings both
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IF I have given one iota more pain, suffering or humiliation to families of victims of ETA’s armed actions, I present here my sincere apologies
Arnaldo Otegi, Basque politician and spokesman for the outlawed Basque separatist party Batasuna, currently in prison, in his book “The time of lights” to be released next Friday.
theatre goers
ALICANTE'S Gran Teatro autumn programme prices - including appearances by singer Sergio Dalma and experimental theatre group Els Joglars - will not include the recent VAT increase.
Number of the week demonstrated in 65,000 people Madrid against cut-backs and
demanded a referendum for austerity policies, according to the government. Meanwhile trade unionists estimated the number at half a million.
RESTORATION work at La Murada Nursery School, Orihuela, will sadly delay classes, Education Councillor Rosa Martinez has said.
Clean-up MORE than 50 Orihuela Costa and Playa Flamenca neighbourhood representatives have claimed street and beach cleaning services.
Dirty dump CONDITIONS of a rubbish dump between Orihuela and Abanilla are being investigated by the European Unioin.
Last sniff FIVE people have been arrested for cocaine dealing in Elche, the Provincial Police Station of Alicante have reported.
and finally... THE right bronze lion at the door of the Spanish Congress is lacking its male parts, says television’s History Channel. Possible explanations include the sculptor’s political inclinations or lack of sufficient material, since the two lions were forged with war cannons seized from Morocco. Plans are underway to forge new two kilo parts.
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The taxman gets tough From front page banks regarding safety deposit boxes. There were 4,500 investigations into apparently empty homes and premises with suspiciously high electricity consumption. Three out of every four examined were found to be occupied, without having been declared. Another 750 investigations centred on homes registered as principal residences which were second homes and therefore liable to a higher tax rate.
Residents oppose the new terrace ruling MORE flexible regulations for bar terraces in Alicante city are meeting opposition from 11 neighbourhood associations. Bars can now put out tables and chairs at 8am and occupy pavements in streets considered too narrow in the past. The city council hopes business will improve for premises formerly barred from serving customers – and smokers – outside. The new regulations should increase both trade and turnover, prompting bars, cafes and restaurants to hire more staff. The council also expects to earn more from its levy on each table.
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Salad surprise A MOTHER from Hampshire has complained to Waitrose after allegedly finding a live frog in a bag of salad bought from the supermarket.
Royal find
MORE FLEXIBLE: Tables and chairs are now allowed on pavements.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS announced that a skeleton found under a city centre car park in central England could possibly be that of the medieval King Richard III.
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Layoff to leave natural park unmanned THREE HUNDRED nature reserve workers are at risk of being dismissed. The public-owned company Vaersa, which manages environmental care of natural reserves in the Valencia Region, is planning to apply a Redundancies Procedure (ERE). According to sources from ecofriendly group Ecologists in Action, who is behind several demonstrations announced in L’Alfas del Pi, the layoff may affect the whole staff covering the Sierra Helada natural park. This would leave the area unprotected for an undetermined period of time.
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People ‘ignoring’ collection days blamed for rubbish build-up By Gemma Quinn ORIHUELA COSTA Town Hall has recognised there is an issue with the collection of green rubbish and garden waste along the coast. They say that people regularly ignore the collection days. The area is divided into three zones with each zone having a different collection day, according to Councillor Martina Scheurer. Whilst admitting this is not the best solution and this year has been particularly bad, notifications have been made DEMONSTRATION: Around 50 people protested through the streets. to community presidents, individuals on their mailing list summer. carrying placards reading and posters within the town “It seems like people don't ‘Orihuela Costa – Dirty Costa’ hall stating when these days behave like this in their home and ‘No cleaners, no green are. country” said the councillor. collection, but higher taxes.’ If people complied with these This comes following last Many were calling on and put their rubbish out the week’s protest which saw councillor of the coast Pedro night before their collection the around 50 people demonstrate Mancebo to ‘go home’ place would look a lot tidier against the state of the streets. criticising him for allowing the without the mass build up of A noisy protest marched build up of rubbish. garden rubbish that has been through the streets from the Hanna Krauger, 61, from La happening, littering the streets Mercadona car park to the Florida has lived here 13 years of the Orihuela Costa over the town hall in Playa Flamenca and says this has been the
worst year she has known, “It is just horrible, they promised to clean it up but nothing has happened. We pay our taxes and want something back for it.” She added, “It is a fire hazard, if it set alight what would the story be then?” Ex-coordinator for the international residents and current member of the PP party, Stefan Pokroppa, said people were angry at the council spending almost €40,000 on a DJ to play during the summer that most people had never heard of. “All that money for one day when they say they have no money for more bins or collections.” The Town Hall in Playa Flamenca has full details of when collections take part and for anyone that needs larger items or furniture collected they should call Veronica, who speaks all languages on 966 760 000, ext. 29 and 42 and a date and time for collection will be given.
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Casting call for new film extras By Gemma Quinn A CASTING agency has been in La Marina recruiting extras for Ridley Scott’s new film ‘The Counselor.’ The Final Whistle bar on the urbanisation was buzzing with anticipation and excitement on Monday evening as dozens showed up hoping to win a walk-on part. The casting call was put out by Bob Clayton, who is MABS area co-ordinator for La Marina. This was outside
his usual role working for the cancer charity, but he seized the chance to open the opportunity up to local residents. “It all came about by chance really,” Bob told Euro Weekly News as he was handing out application forms to those interested. “My friend was shopping and was stopped by a member of the production crew when he heard his English accent. He explained they were filming in the area and were short of extras.” His friend wasn't able to help but knew Bob could. Bob immediately spoke with Kanzaman Productions SL who were keen to find
suitable people so Bob put the call out looking for men and women aged between 30-55 and the team arrived on Monday to take vital statistics and details for the applicants as well as a photo. Details will be passed to the casting director who will invite those chosen for a costume fitting before being called on set . One hopeful was Claire Boorman from Gran Alacant who said, “I was a bit nervous coming on my own, but everyone is really friendly and I thought I’d give it a go.” Filming of ‘The Counselor’ starring Cameron Diaz, is due to end on October 3.
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Naked and poisoned A NAKED monk found staggering around in the woods by a Bavarian hiker had eaten poisonous berries.
History check A BRITISH man’s truck was found by the police in the western District of Mettman to have tyres from the German Democratic Republic which collapsed more than 20 years ago.
Bite size A MAN was arrested after he allegedly stripped at the Lower Saxony town of Braunschweig’s main railway station and violently resisted arrest by biting a policeman’s finger so hard it broke.
Path of love
NEW STORE: Opening soon.
Primark to open with 164 staff
PRIMARK is set to open its new store in La Zenia on September 26. “The Primark formula has had a very positive response in Alicante, where we still see a great growth potential,” said José Luis Martinez de Larramendi, CEO of Primark Iberia. “The new store in Orihuela will allow us to reach more customers, where you can enjoy fashion and quality at the best price. We are convinced we will have a great reception from the public.” More than 4,600 CVs were received from people wanting to work at Primark, with the 3,500 square metre shop manned by 164 staff. To celebrate the opening of the new store they are doing a raffle for gift cards for their Facebook fans to welcome new customers.
AROUND 800 people turned up at the opening of the 2.5km ‘path of love’ in the village of Poppenhausen. It has three ‘activity stations’ with various lovethemed stops.
Israel hater A US philosopher branded an ‘Israel hater’ by the German Council of Jews was awarded a prize in Frankfurt among protests.
Founder alone THE German Pirate Party has distanced itself from the Swedish founder of the movement over his call for owning child pornography to be legalised.
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Mayor denies fund wastage MURLA’S mayor has been accused of plundering town hall funds by the socialist opposition. When the town hall’s clerical assistant went off sick in October 2009, mayor Fina Roca took over her work. “I was paid â‚Ź200 and she was away from October 23 until the beginning of January,â€? explained Roca, who receives â‚Ź600 each month for expense and has been mayor since 1999. “This is a small village with 600 inhabitants and we do the best we can.â€? Roca has not denied accusations of using the official car to do shopping and going to the hairdresser. When taking urgent mail to the post office at one of the nearby towns she admitted she does some shopping, especially as Murla has no butchers and when she goes to Parcent she has her hair done for the same reason. When going to Alicante or Valencia on official business, she is driven to Benissa or Ondara, where she takes the mainline bus. The town hall has no debts and no mortgages, Roca reminded the opposition. Its water comes from the same fountainhead that has always supplied the village and villagers sweep their own section of street.
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Pupils forced to walk 3km after school bus cancelled AROUND 45 children and their parents had to walk to school after the bus service was cancelled. They walked from urbanisations outside Muchamiel to the El Salvador and Manuel Anton schools.
Their bus was discontinued after the distance in a straight line between their homes and the schools was found to be 2.925 kilometres and not the regulation three kilometres. The route they must now take walking,
however, is more than three kilometres long and one kilometre lacks pavements and street lighting. The protesters took an hour to reach the schools, arriving at 9.25am only to be told the children were too late to enter. They were finally admitted, but warned to arrive on time next day. Parents and children from the Villamontes and Pozo San Antonio areas in neighbouring San Vicente also lost their bus service. They plan this week to walk the 4.6 kilometres from their homes to the Raspeig and Bec de l’Aguila schools. San Vicente town hall is trying to persuade the regional education department to put on an BUZZING: Thousands of cruise passengers visited Alicante. emergency service for districts north of the town. Muchamiel town hall is also asking Valencia to SIX thousand cruise tourists The first ship arrived at 7am looking for a restaurant to make an exception owing arrived to the Port of and the second at 10am. have lunch, visiting the city’s to the location of outlying Alicante aboard the By 11am the dock was monuments, and sunbathing Independence of the Seas teeming with thousands of on El Postiguet beach, or urbanisations, said mayor and AIDAvista cruise ships. tourists buzzing around, enjoying a round of golf. Sebastian Caùadas.
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Plant to start tests in 2013 T H E To r r e v i e j a desalination plant is set to be completed in December This comes three years later than the original estimates. Once finished, the first operational tests will start in January, according to sources from Acuamed, the state-owned company responsible for project monitoring. The most difficult stage, which involved installing large concrete tubes underwater in the port’s entrance, has already been accomplished.
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largest of its kind in Europe, producing 240,000 cubic metres of drinking water every day. That is equivalent to 240 million litre bottles. Eighty cubic hectometres will be produced annually. Half of it will be used for land irrigation, while the other 40 hectometres will provide fresh water for consumption to many tourist towns in Murcia and Alicante. The overall cost of this project is over €297 million and the Acciona Group is the company behind the construction.
Play it for free at Gran Theatre THE Gran Theatre will feature one play every day starting tomorrow (Friday) until Saturday September 29. There will be a variety of genres including drama, comedy, horror,
children plays, among others. They will start at 9pm and entrance is free, but seats limited. This is part of the 17th Mostra de Teatre Dama d’Elx festival.
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Chinese robbery FIVE people were arrested in Valencia city, accused of robbing a family of Chinese origin. The ordeal began at 7pm, when the son arrived home and was set upon by three men, also Chinese. They stabbed him in the leg when he resisted and forced him inside. At 9.30pm when the mother, father and daughter arrived home they, too, were pushed indoors. They were repeatedly struck to make them reveal where their money was kept and the father was stabbed in the chest. Dissatisfied with the amount of cash found in the house, one of the attackers took the mother to the family shop. After handing over the takings she was returned home and tied up with the rest of the family although father and son were by then losing a great deal of blood. In the meantime a suspicious neighbour alerted the police who tailed the attackers’ vehicles to Manises Hospital, where they were intercepted and arrested. Further investigation and a search of homes in Valencia and Madrid revealed the gang had carried out robberies in Alicante, Valencia, Madrid and Caceres and were planning two attacks in Paterna (Valencia).
€5.49m offered by CAM bank’s ex-president THE ex-president of CAM bank, Modesto Crespo, has offered assets worth €5.49 million to cover civil liability in the lawsuit against him. This sum represents one-fifth of the surety imposed on him and four other
board members charged with false accounting and awarding themselves multi-million pensions. The stance of Crespo, CAM president between 2010 and 2011, differs from that of former CAM CEOs Roberto
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Lopez and Maria Dolores Amoros, and former directors Vicente Soriano and Teofilo Sogorb. All have appealed against the joint surety fixed at €25.8 million by National high court judge Javier Gomez Bermudez. Crespo’s collateral consists of three properties in Elche valued by Hacienda at €120,000, €629,200 and €302,016 respectively, together with garage places worth €30,000. A major part of the surety is covered by 2,145 shares in Crespo’s car dealership Automoviles Crespo, worth at least €2.43 million. Crespo has put forward another 20,000 shares in Promociones Cotelango, worth a minimum of €1.69 million, plus blood oranges is they need Telefonica, Red Electrica cold to produce the red colour. and Inditex shares valued It is hoped the new variety at €186,330.50. Crespo can be stimulated to produce has also offered a further the pigment when grown in €100,000 deposited in his the warm orange growing CAM account. areas of Valencia.
New variety of Blood Oranges A BRITISH research laboratory has developed a GM seedling citrus fruit bringing together the best of ‘Valencia late’ and varieties of blood orange. The goal is to achieve a
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Expo planned to give the young bright future ideas THIS weekend the first expo for young people is planned in Torrevieja. Youth iExpo will provide information on education, employment, health, sports, leisure and other subjects, providing youngsters and their families an insight into what is available. This is aimed at helping them make informed decisions about their future. The expos at the Centro Municipal de Ocio
YOUTH iEXPO: To provide young people with various pieces of information. in Torrevieja will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 21
and 22 from 10am to 8pm. Viva TV and Torrevieja
Town Hall have been working together on the event.
On Friday the emphasis will be on education with exhibitors including universities, schools, further education organisations and clubs. Torrevieja Town Hall plans to lay on more than 30 coaches to transport pupils from schools to the expo. The focus on Saturday will be entertainment, sport and leisure with organisations and clubs giving demonstrations and taster sessions of different activities. There will be advice on interview techniques, CV writing, health and self motivation and a number of ‘Youth Ambassadors’ who are already enjoying great success in their chosen careers.
Entrance is free. Info www.vivatv.es/youthiexpo or by phoning 966 774 402.
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Prisoner batters warders THREE female prison guards at Villena jail were attacked when they frisked an ‘extremely agitated and aggressive woman prisoner’. The inmate insulted the officers in front of other prisoners before she leapt at one of them, punching and threatening to kill her, the ACAIP union said. All three later needed medical attention for their injuries. The wing where the attack occurred is ‘220 per cent overcrowded’ and houses ‘some very dangerous’ convicts, according to ACAIP. Given the number of prisoners and the risks they pose, there should never be less than three officers on duty in this wing, a spokesman said.
Creation of more new companies gives hope MORE businesses have been created in the Valencia Region than last year. Eight hundred and sixty five new companies were created in July, a 12 per cent increase, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In comparison the national average increase was 6.7 per cent. During the first seven months of this year up to 6,339 new companies were created. This means a 4.4 per cent growth, which is still quite ahead of the national average increase of 1.3 per cent. In fact, business creation in the region accounted for more than a tenth (11.6 per cent) of the overall numbers in Spain. These figures are a blow of fresh air for business and economics in Valencia, one of the Spanish regions hit the hardest by the recession with a current unemployment rate of 27.10 per cent, compared to the national average of 20.89 per cent. “These figures consolidate the positive trend of the latest months
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MONEY TALKS: Counsellor of Economy Maximo Buch (left) greeting a businessman. in business creation,” said Maximo different actions. Buch, regional Counsellor of “We have invested €155 million in Economy, Industry and Commerce an incentive programme supporting of the regional government. research and development “The Council is actively investment, business development in supporting entrepreneurs in the international markets, and financing region, helping them to start and key business solutions for industrial settle their businesses through growth.”
Stem cell fraudster bailed THE man accused of masterminding a stem cell fraud has been given bail. Raul Conejero was remanded in June and denied bail. The courts have since decided there is little risk he will break bail conditions as his social, family and work ties makes it unlikely he will leave the country. Conejero insists he was working with a doctor who received the financial benefits. Despite the possible involvement of another person, it still appeared that Conejero participated in a fraudulent offer to freeze and store babies’ umbilical blood, according to the tribunal. Hundreds of parents throughout Spain paid for the umbilical blood of their newborn babies to be stored at foreign laboratories, later discovering that the samples were never sent.
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Love all about! THE uninhibited sexual behaviour in public of young Spaniards often surprise foreigners who recll the straitlaced past. Spain has become permissive, sexologist Silva de Bejar told ABC newspaper. “Making love in public is questionable, but nowadays no-one dares to comment,” she said. Exhibitionism and “sexual provocation” are punished by Spain’s penal code only if involving minors or the disabled. “Sex in public is not punishable because exhibitionism is not intended,” Juan Jose Pindado, an expert in penal law told ABC. Municipal
UNINHIBITED: The Spanish youth of today. bye-laws control clothing and nudity but not sexual relations, apart from those intended to discourage prostitution.
So is Spain’s sexual revolution here to stay? In 50 years full-on sex could be acceptable in public or it could more chaste.
Everyone back to old jobs! ON October 1, approximately 3,000 union officials in public administration departments will return to their original jobs. Of those resuming their posts, 1,260 are employed by the central government and 1,600 by regional and local administrations. Equivalent to shop stewards, they are seconded full-time to the unions but over
the years the number of these officials or ‘liberados’ has gradually increased. The government now hopes to save the €33,000 annual cost of each official and another €1.2 million on their expenses. There will be further savings of €7.2 million once temporary workers no longer have to be brought in to cover for the official.
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US gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson wants Spain to relax anti-smoking law for his EuroVegas casino and leisure complex in Madrid. This was made clear during negotiations with Madrid’s autonomous government and regional president Esperanza Aguirre has made no secret of her willingness to do so. Never happy with the legislation introduced by the former socialist government, she is in favour of allowing smoking in all of the region’s casinos. Groups set up to defend the anti-smoking law were quick to condemn Aguirre. The final decision rests with the central government and there are currently no plans to amend existing antismoking laws, confirmed Health Minister Ana Mato. The anti-smoking law affects the entire country and would be impossible to amend for one specific case; changes would have to be applied nationally, she explained. “The PP does not contemplate any changes in the smoking law,� said the party’s secretary general, Maria Dolores de Cospedal, EuroVegas will provide the region with direct and indirect employment and Aguirre is accused by critics of being prepared to give Adelson everything he wants. The small print of detailing conditions and privileges for Sheldon Adelson’s Madrid empire of six casinos and 12 hotels, has yet to revealed. Requests for concessions on employment, contracts and taxes are likely and the regional president is determined to find a way round the smoking laws. “If Singapore, which is so strict, allows smoking in its casinos, and the US too, I would not be surprised if it happened in Spain, too,� she said last week. “It would be logical.�
ESPERANZA AGUIRRE: Agrees with the wish to relax the anti-smoking laws for the EuroVegas casino and leisure complex in Madrid.
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Russian tourists for Costa Blanca By Keith Nicol
holiday on the Costa Blanca. The growth of Russian tourism to the RUSSIA is emerging as a major tourism area and particularly to Torrevieja can be partner when it comes to promoting seen from data in the city’s various tourism on the Costa Blanca. tourism offices. This summer 80 per cent of the visas Torrevieja’s deptuty mayor Joaquin issued by the Russian consulate to visit Albaladejo has been working towards Spain, were for those destined for a promoting the Costa Blanca region as a tourist destination for Russians. A business workshop to introduce ideas and initiatives to attract TOURISTS travelling to customers was held Alicante seem to be Monday at La Mata putting comfort before Town Hall. The importance of ticket expenses. various shows and El Altet international events and the airport received 7.3 per continuous arrival of cent less low-cost Familiarity Trips by tour airline passengers operators and travel during the first eight agents to Torrevieja, months of the year. was recognised by However, low-cost is tourism councillor Luis still the top choice to Maria Pizana. travel to Spain, as 58.3 Tourism Costa Blanca per cent of the is heading off on passengers (mostly Monday to attend British and German) COMFY PLEASE: German chose these companies tourism fairs in Moscow tourists flying to Alicante over traditional airlines. and St. Petersburg. Flickr, SurfGuard
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4.00pm - midnight 4:05pm Horrible Histories Historical sketch show. 4:35pm Lockie Leonard Live action comedy series following the adventures of 12-year-old Australian surf rat Lockie. 5:00pm Who Let the Dogs Out? Wacky dog training talent show presented by Zak George and narrated by Rik Mayall. 5:30pm Roy The O’Brien family are new in town. An ordinary family - well, almost. 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Waterloo Road 10:00pm Good Cop 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery 12:35am Taken in Broad Daylight 1:55am Holiday Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:00am Panorama Current affairs. 2:30am Countryfile 3:30am Rip Off Britain 4:15am Celebrity MasterChef 4:45am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm The World's Strictest Parents 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Russell Howard 11:00pm Wilfred 11:20pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard 2:30am Wilfred 2:50am Don't Tell the Bride 3:50am The Revolution Will be Televised 4:20am Bad Education
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5:45am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Britain's Empty Homes 12:30pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:40pm Doctors 3:10pm Only Fools and Horses 3:38pm Only Fools and Horses
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7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Latin America 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:40am Eliot Kid 8:55am Newsround 9:00am What's New Scooby-Doo? 9:20am Léon 9:25am Buzz and Tell 9:30am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 9:45am Baby Jake 10:00am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 10:15am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:25am The Large Family 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Dirtgirlworld 11:00am Chuggington 11:05am Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll 11:25am Driver Dan’s Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm My Life in Books 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:05am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal
4:00pm Wanted Down Under 4:45pm Helicopter Heroes 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Wartime Farm 10:00pm The Choir 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Kirsty Wark.
4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm The Corrie Years 10:00pm The Bletchley Circle 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show
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5:25am Deal or No Deal 6:20am Countdown 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Come Dine with Me 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm The Renovation Game 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Undercover Boss USA 2:00pm Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 2:20pm Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
6:10am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Big School 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Big Body Squad 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm World's Toughest Trucker 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NUMB3RS
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Audience 11:00pm One Born Every Minute
4:15pm The Obsession 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Chris hands in his resignation after Paul threatens to pull out of a big contract with the garage. 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Frontline Police 9:00pm Heroes of the Skies 10:00pm Making Faces 11:00pm True CSI
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BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1977 9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm The Two-Thousand-YearOld Computer 11:00pm The Treasures of Ancient Rome 12:00am Lilyhammer 12:45am Only Connect 1:15am Top of the Pops: 1977 1:45am Horizon 2:45am The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer
12:35am Poms in Paradise 1:05am Jackpot247 3:35am Tonight 4:00am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
When surgeon Danny's dream date mistakenly thinks he's married, he's forced to pretend he's about to get divorced. Can he rope dowdy assistant Katherine into playing his fake wife? Romantic comedy.
12:00am Dallas 12:55am Inside Hollywood 1:00am Super Casino 5:00am HouseBusters 5:25am House Doctor 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge
12:05am Random Acts 12:10am 999: What's Your Emergency? 1:15am Fatal Flight 447: Chaos in the Cockpit 2:10am Lost Children 3:05am A Tale of Two Chinas 3:30am Dispatches 4:00am You Deserve This House 4:55am Deal or No Deal 5:50am Countdown
Satellite channels SKY1 8:00am Emergency Animal Rescue 8:30am Emergency Animal Rescue 9:00am Stargate SG-1 10:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Lie to Me 12:00pm Lie to Me 1:00pm Oops TV 2:00pm The 4400 3:00pm The 4400 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Sinbad 10:00pm Moone Boy 11:00pm Trollied 12:30am A League of
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SKY MOVIES COMEDY 9:40am The Stepford Wives 11:20am 30 Minutes or Less 12:50pm No Strings Attached 2:40pm Bad Teacher 4:20pm Orange County 5:50pm The Stepford Wives 7:30pm 30 Minutes or Less 9:00pm No Strings Attached 11:00pm Bad Teacher
5:10pm Alfie 7:05pm Sweet Home Alabama 9:00pm Just Go with it 11:00pm The Bodyguard 1:15am Like Dandelion Dust 3:05am Intersection
SKY MOVIES ACTION 8:20am Spy Kids 9:55am Shanghai Knights 11:55am Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 1:55pm First Blood 3:40pm First Blood
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SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:15am The Lost Valentine 7:00am Stepping Out 8:55am Miral 10:55am An Affair to Remember 12:55pm Just Go with it
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TCM 8:50am The High Chaparral 9:55am Spencer's Mountain 11:50am Force of Arms 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral
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COOL KID 2012 WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE COOLEST KID IN SPAIN! Enter a photo of yourself wearing your glasses for a chance to be Specsavers’ Cool Kid winner 2012! Specsavers Opticas, in association with Euroweekly News, wants to encourage kids to wear their glasses with pride and so we are launching a Cool Kids competition, for all those kids who look amazing in their specs. Parents can enter their cool kids into the competition from 17th September. This will be a great way to show the world just how good they look in their glasses and the winner will receive a pair of designer kids’ glasses as well as a 50€ voucher from a shop of their choice. To enter: visit your nearest Specsavers store to drop off your photo and fill in an entry form, or simply get your photo taken in store. Competition ends Sunday 30th September.
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TRUSTED SERVICES: Part of the hospital staff greeting Comunidad Valenciana President Alberto Fabra (centre).
Good results for Elche hospital PATIENTS are ‘very satisfied’ with the services rendered by the Vinalopo Hospital in Elche. Patients gave an average grade of 8.6 out of 10 in a satisfaction survey. Maternity is the top ranked department with a rate of 9.5. Patients pointed out the pleasant and professional treatment from the health staff, as well as the information given,
the quality of the facilities, and the baby care. Surgery ranked second (9.3), as patients seem to be very happy with post-operative care. Third was Paediatrics, with nine points, acknowledged for kind treatment and fast service. Ninty-seven per cent of patients said they would recommend the health centre to other people.
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Stat of week TOTAL turnover of casinos in Spain last year was €324 million, a 16.4 per cent drop on 2010.
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Barcelona grabs fourth Paris is the top destination with UK outbound travellers BARCELONA is the fourth most popular outbound destination chosen by UK travellers. And its hotel prices remain competititve, with only three destinations among the top 10 cheaper than its €128.75 average room rates, according to a 2012 price index by British-based Hotels.com. Paris is the most favoured destination to head for, with visitors paying average room rates of €156.25, followed by New York (€213) and Rome €156.25).
2001 closures hit franchises EXACTLY 2,001 franchise businesses closed in Spain in the first six months of this year. As a result there was a loss of 16,776 jobs. Worst affected were retail outlets and the services sector, with beauty and travel particularly hardhit, revealed franchise consultants Tormo & Asociados. Food outlets from icecream parlours to pubs plus Italian restaurants fared better among franchises than others, according to the latest report. By the end of June this year there were 1,078 franchises in Spain, one fewer than at the end of 2011. If Tormo & Asociados’ calculations
prove correct, 1,100 franchise brands will be operating by the end of 2012, with a total of 64,800 premises. “Viewed within the general economic situation, franchises present a more positive environment than other sectors,” Eduardo Tormo was reported as saying. There was a current tendency towards ‘low cost’ products with reduced prices to tempt consumers, Tormo said, but quality would assume an important role in the future of franchises, he predicted. Calling for specific regulations to guarantee quality, he warned that ‘unreliable’ firms are entering the franchise scene.
The three destinations cheaper than Barcelona among the top 10 outbound destinations are fifth placed Berlin (€91), seventh in the table Las Vegas (€105) and tenth positioned Dublin also at €91. The average rate of rooms in Barcelona compared to one year earlier increased 2 per cent, whereas in Paris they rose 4 per cent and in New York 7 per cent. But in Rome hotel prices on average fell 10 per A FAVOURITE: Barcelona the only Spanish city among cent. the favoured Top 10 with UK outbound travellers
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A WOMAN who paid $7 (€5.69) for a Renoir painting at a flea market will sell it for $75,000 (€60,900) to $100,000 (€ 81,300), according to an auctioneer.
Biting Apple APPLE has accused the Polish online grocery website A.pl. of copying one of their icons .
Fashion flair US OLYMPIC figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi has launched Tsu.ya fashion line featuring T-shirts, leggings, jackets and other wear.
Chinese may replace English as leading language in world CHINESE shops - or Chino bazaars - are now an accepted way of life for a vast number of people in Spain seeking anything and everything at bargain prices. Many Spanish-run shops are facing a hard time, unable to compete on prices, nor willing to work 12 hours a day and more, not to mention forgoing holidays. While English remains the king in the world of business speak, more people are now learning Chinese, with some projections that Mandarin Chinese could take over the Number One spot within the next decade, with 850 million already speaking it. Courses are popular worldwide, with one aimed at people aged 14 - 35 opening this month in Marbella and running until the end of November.
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Driving to clear understanding of laws over licences from UK
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IN YOUR article on changing from English to Spanish driving licences, you stated as long as drivers have an address in the UK from which to renew the licence, then driving in Spain on the British European Licence is permissable once the medical exam required by Spanish law had been taken. You stated if stopped by the Guardia production of the medical certificate with the licence proved compliance with the law. I went to the medical You and the centre and passed the test. Law in Spain I then asked them to verify By David Searl that I did not need to change my licence as I had an address in the UK where I could be traced and renew my licence when necessary. The staff at the medical centre were amazed at my suggestion (and the article). They contacted the Guardia Civil at Alicante who stated that as a resident in Spain I must change my driving licence to a Spanish one. Can you please verify as many residents probably take your articles as ‘gospel’. If you can quote a definite section of Spanish law that states motorists can drive in Spain lawfully using our UK permit with the Spanish medical, I will be quite happy. M.L. (Costa Blanca)
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We have two issues here. First, “as long as you have an address in England where you can renew your licence” is not what I said. Giving an English address is not only not necessary, it is illegal for people resident elsewhere, including Spain. I am sorry that my response did not make this clear. If you renew your British licence while residing in Spain, thus deceiving the UK authorities, you are in violation of European Union directives. Second, if you hold a valid UK or other EU licence and you take the medical exam, you can lawfully drive as a resident on Spanish roads. Tell your people at the Medical Centre and the Guardia Civil at Alicante to note Article 15.4 of the “Reglamento General de Conductores” which was enacted by “Real Decreto 818/2009 del 8 de Mayo”. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Oh baby! Just how safe is Chinese milk BRITISH online food stores have seen a massive surge in demand for baby milk from both expatriates in China and local women following concerns about the safety of local milk available.
£££ JOHN LEWIS has reported a 60 per cent leap in pre-tax profit of £144.5 million (€180.6m) for the first half of the year.
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£££ THE UK now has more than 1,000 breweries, the highest figure for over 70 years, with a record 158
new ones opening over the past year.
£££ THE cost of a funeral has risen 6 per cent compared to a year ago, with the basic cost now £3,284 (€4,105).
£££ ALMOST six million households plan to cut back on heating this winter with nearly 40 per cent of familes worried about affording energy bills.
Sadly there is just no good eurozone news... THERE is no doubt about it: the eurozone’s affairs are truly chaotic. Despite successive EU Summits - 21 so far – the ‘contagion’ is now spreading almost as rapidly as the 14th Century Black Death. It is not as immediately Jim fatal of course, Collins but certainly leaving poverty Costa Blanca and misery in it’s ITALIAN JOB: Italy could see Berlusconi (inset) make a return to power next year. wake. It took several centuries before the infecting agent sparse, but plans include even further into what can outcome of those of the original plague was giving the ECB powers to only end in the demise of elections. discovered, but the cause ‘wind up’ banks; remove the eurozone, and indeed Understandably, Mariano of the eurozone’s malady is bank licences; and force the EU itself, in their Rajoy is not happy with already clear to most recapitalisation present forms. the prospect of signing global financial experts. programmes if considered The Draghi Plan under away Spain’s financial It is the Euro itself. necessary. which the ECB would buy independence, and But the Mandarins of the It’s almost beyond belief short-term Spanish and perhaps has come to European Union just that the EU, the EC and Italian bonds appears to recognise that any ECB cannot bring themselves to the ECB should be have satisfied the markets bond purchase of those recognise that simple fact. proposing such far- for the time being. maturing in one year or The European reaching ‘reforms’ when But this is unlikely to even three, will do nothing Commission (EC) is not a between them they have perform as announced. towards solving the democratically-elected already brought several Spain and Italy are nation’s long-term body, but that has never eurozone member states having serious second problems. discouraged it from taking close to financial and thoughts about the drastic Buyers of 10-year bonds more power unto itself. economic melt-down. terms to be imposed will still be demanding tooIts latest proposal was to All right, the eurozone should they apply for EU high interest rates (yields), extend the EU’s hold on crises have not been assistance. thus piling up more debt the Continent’s finances by entirely the fault of the However, the ECB’s that as things stand, can subordinating all 6,000 of three EU entities, but bond-buying plan cannot never be repaid. the eurozone’s banks to neither have they so far be launched until and It should be the European Central Bank come up with any unless these governments remembered also any (ECB). proposals other than to cave in and accept the EC’s bond sale is nothing more Details remain rather drive the ruinous spirals takeover of their than an IOU, a ‘promise to economies. pay’ which sooner or later It should be noted also will have to be redeemed. that Italy’s EU-appointed Equally, bail-outs are not A BRITISH funeral company in Poole is ‘technocrat’ government hand-outs: They are offering to add Quick Response (QR) codes to must face the electorate interest-bearing loans, and headstones which will link to online early in 2013, with – one only has to look (and memorials with photos, videos and family and believe it or not – the weep) at Greece’s sad friend’s contributions. return of Berlusconi example to see where that looming as the likeliest road leads.
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www.euroweeklynews.com “IS this a good time to invest?” This is one of the questions wealth advisers are frequently asked, and the answer is “yes” more often than not. In order to protect the value of your savings from inflation, it is generally better to be invested for the long-term rather than wait in the sidelines for a ‘right time’ to invest or trying to time the markets. Unpredictable events and investor sentiment can have a negative or positive impact on markets, often unexpectedly, and no-one can predict the future. In order to successfully time the markets you would need to accurately identify both the best time to buy and the best time to sell, and even very experienced investors cannot get this right. You would need to somehow foresee all the factors and trends that contribute to market performance; reacting to current conditions is usually too late. Time in the markets is the wiser strategy for most investors rather than timing. Every market cycle has up and down days. Often a few very good days account for a large part of the total returns over a market cycle. The real risk of market timing is missing out on the best performing days. If you are not invested, for example, because you are waiting for share prices to stabilise after a period of volatility, you are likely to miss
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It’s Time Not Timing That Reaps Rewards out on the sudden market rallies that could improve your long-term wealth. You should work with a professional wealth management adviser like Blevins Franks to ensure your investment portfolio is suitable for your objectives and circumstances, and designed to spread risk. Blevins Franks specialises in providing personalised wealth management advice to expatriates living here in Spain. There are many statistical examples to illustrate the cost of being out of the market. Goldman Sachs calculates that a hypothetical investment in the US S&P 500 index from 1992 to 2011 would have generated an average annual total return of 7.81%, if invested for the whole 5,046 days. If however you missed the 10 best days your average annual return would only be 4.14%. If you missed the 40 best days, you would have made an average annual loss of 2.31%. This loss increases to 7.2% a year if you missed the 70 best days. BlackRock have a similar illustration using the FTSE AllShare index. A hypothetical £100,000 investment would have grown to £598,478 over the 20 years from 1st January 1991 to 15th August 2011. If
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you missed the five best days your return would be £186,738 less. If you missed the 25 best days your investment would only have grown to £172,955. While volatility and down periods can be testing for investors, they form part of every market cycle. Short-term declines should not detract from the long-term potential of stockmarket investing. BlackRock have an interesting chart tracing the S&P 500 index from 31st December 1985 to 31st December 2010. It lists the key events that affected the market over his period, including the 1987 stockmarket crash; first Gulf war in 1990; September 11th, 2003 Iraq war, subprime crisis and collapse of some of Wall Street’s biggest names in 2008. Even with these tumultuous events and resulting volatility, an investment in the US S&P 500 equity index on 31st
December 1985 would have grown to over 10 times its original value in 25 years. Emotions can also cause people to effectively try and time the market. They sell in falling markets because they are afraid of remaining invested, and lock in their losses as a result. They buy in rising markets as they chase returns, but could end buying just as the market peaks. Too many investors end up buying at market highs and selling at market lows. Markets often suddenly rebound from their lows, but they miss out. A study by Barclays Wealth last year showed the potential dangers of letting emotions control your investment decisions. Entitled Risk and Rules: The Role of Control in Financial Decision Making, it surveyed 2,000 high net worth individual investors. It found that investors who make investment decisions based on emotion rather than strategy lose on average up to 20% of their potential returns over a 10 year period. The study also found that people who employ an investment strategy tend to feel
more satisfied with their financial situation. The group with the highest strategy usage is 12% wealthier than the group with the lowest strategy usage. Portfolio performance is more significantly determined by asset allocation and diversification than market timing. A wealth management professional like Blevins Franks would review your investments and objectives and help you develop an effective tailormade strategy going forward. While we may advocate the “buy and hold” strategy, this only applies if your portfolio was designed for your specific aims, situation, risk tolerance and time horizon. Also, buy and hold does not mean buy and ignore. Your portfolio should be reviewed at least once a year to see if it needs re-balancing or if your circumstances have changed, something which Blevins Franks does for their clients.
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Widow adds to a best-seller to expose lies and cover-ups Co-author of a controversial best-seller on the RAF, Susan Phoenix lives in Spain and has written an explosive new chapter exposing a ‘miscarriage of justice’. Nicole Hallett reports. Tell us about the 1996 best-seller ‘Phoenix, Policing the Shadows’: I wrote it with Jack Holland, a former Northern Ireland and now New York journalist. Already sold 90,000 copies, and now available on Kindle, it’s about the Northern Ireland troubles. A love story and a tragedy, with 29 men losing their lives when the RAF Chinook crashed in 1994 over the Mull of Kintyre. What makes the new chapter ‘explosive’? It illustrates the UK’s Ministry of Defence lack of ethics. Senior aviation experts were ignored but in 2011 the government was caught out in half truths, lies and media cover ups.
Current job? As a doctor of psychology I run several ‘energy medicine’ workshops. The next will be ‘A Matter of Life and Death’. www.susanphoenix.com. Previous jobs? Psychologist for the deaf. Fondest memory? I took a photo of my pilot son’s aura with an electromagnetic camera. He’s a sceptic but we were both shocked to see a white column of light within his aura. He said, “That’ll be Dad won’t it? I feel him beside me in the cockpit when I fly into Iraq.” This has given hope to many people because it shows the soul continues after the physical body dies. • See page 54 for the book reviews
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Independent views HUNDREDS of thousands of Catalans took to Barcelona’s streets on Cataluña’s National Day. Regional president Artur Mas attributed this to backing for a fiscal pact with central government but it was
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WITH regard to UK Minister of Works and Pensions, Ian Duncan Smith’s plan to introduce a temperature test for the Winter Fuel allowance, I have written to him expressing my views and disgust. I will not accept his reasons for excluding expat pensioners and will take it to the relevant Ombudsman and the European Court of Human Rights if necessary. He intends to challenge the ruling by the European Court of Justice that expats should be entitled to receive the fuel allowance. If he is not convinced that expats in Spain should get the heating allowance, I have suggested he consider a Summer Cooling Allowance to assist our increased power bills due to running air conditioning. Why should people who have contributed to the UK economy all their lives be denied this benefit while thousands of immigrants to Britain who have contributed nothing receive a wide variety of benefits? UK State Pension is already low. In other EU countries it is paid to allow pensioners lifestyles similar to before they retired, but UK pension keeps them just above starvation. R.G.Waugh, Fuengirola (Malaga)
Lesson to note SAYING that the ‘administration is doing everything possible to destroy the state education system’, as the group protesting outside an Alicante City school said (Costa Blanca North, Issue 1419) is a bit harsh. The administration is in a very difficult economic situation and is trying to see where it can make cuts. I think they are looking in the wrong areas; however I doubt they are intentionally going out to destroy the education or health system.
Rachel Garden, Benidorm (Alicante)
Not really ‘open’ FOUND it sort of funny when I read (Costa del Sol Issue 1419) that Mrs Esperanza Aguirre said ‘Madrid is more open, more cosmopolitan’, as a reason why Las Vegas Sands chose the capital over Barcelona. Madrid is cosmopolitan. But when Aguirre says ‘open’, she should have specified ‘open to whatever Las Vegas Sands desires.’ Most people in Spain are not aware of how harmful the tobacco ban is to slot halls, casinos, bars and
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restaurants. Millions have been lost, thousands of jobs lost but it is the law and must be respected. Now an American millionaire comes with promises of wealth, demanding smoking is allowed in his casinos, and he wins. How fair is that? Nicolás Romero, Torremolinos (Malaga)
An A1 service I AGREE with the report by Nick Snelling (Issue 1419) that there is a BIG misconception about healthcare here in Spain. I have lived here since 1968 and have been in hospital many times with various serious health problems including cancer four times. Throughout the healthcare I have received in the Hospital Marina Baixa and in other various hospitals was second to none. One thing I don’t agree with is that we should expect the Spanish doctors to speak English. Many do and if not there are interpreters, but why should we expect doctors to speak English in Spain? Judi Lorente, Benidorm (Alicante)
Grisly images IT was interesting to read how the grisly cigarette packet images are the least effective in getting people to stop smoking (Issue 1419). I have always said that those already hooked will either turn the packet over so they do not see it or put the cigarettes in a nice case. It is still worth it if images deter young people from taking up the habit, though the best way stop people smoking is to make it too expensive, as the article indicated Kandice H, Calvia (Mallorca)
Seeing the light I AM sure Rick Polanski is sincere about his recent experience to a Buddhist retreat (Almeria Issue 1418). However, as a local Christian pastor I feel the need to respond to his recommending of Buddhism for those who “feel short changed on what they have been offered as spiritual compensation”. All religions apart from Christianity focus on what man must do to achieve a level of spirituality and so called enlightenment. This ultimately is based on people striving to satisfy their own needs, which fails to provide the inner peace they look for. This was the same scenario Jesus faced with those who strived under the legalistic system of Judaism. In contrast Jesus offers a peace that passes all
RICHARD BRIDE has a point in his letter (Issue 1419) as to why many Spanish are not as fluent in English. He says that in Mexico movies and TV are sub-titled, not dubbed. He also referred to Danes, Finns and Dutch having a superior level of English. When I lived in Denmark they too had movies and TV programmes in the original version with sub-titles. This helped me when learning Danish and it is how many Danes improve their English. Jane Harder, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
Faulty planning IN response to Brian Mullin’s letter (Issue 1419) regarding police putting a stop to musical activities following a complaint. I think that if someone is trying to get some sleep because of work the next day, they are entitled to make a complaint if it is after midnight. However, I agree that entertainment is essential for a town’s benefit and tourism. It all boils down to poor town planning. Residential areas and night spots should not be mixed. Jasmine Forrest, Estepona (Malaga)
Bad bar talk MY wife and I with our young daughter went to an Englishowned bar in Turre, but left after five minutes. This was because the language coming from three men – one possibly the owner – was quite atrocious. They were loud and there was at least one swear-word in every sentence and they had no consideration for other people whatsoever. There were two other couples who quickly departed as well. Dennis Grainger, Mojacar (Almeria)
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT views, their attitudes toward women, and their warped sense of justice, their barbarous punishments and their complete disregard for human life. They want us all to return to the dark ages; partaking lives of complete misery and hardship, because it’s going to be great when we’re all dead! Well thanks, but no thanks. We need to withdraw all our troops. Stop monetary aid and close our embassies.
ATTITUDE TO WOMEN: They expect us all to admit they are in the right. Let ‘em all get on with it. When they’ve killed most of their own citizens and reduced all their countries to rubble, we’ll think about doing our deals with whatever rises from the ashes. In the meantime we have to re-negotiate the price of oil with the few Mid East countries that still are our allies. Liaise with the Americans and do a great deal more drilling in Alaska and the North Sea. Let em stick their oil and their problems where the sun don’t shine.
If Iran truly appears to want to annihilate Israel we must deal with them accordingly and tell China and Russia to mind their own business (what they gonna do, nuke us?). If you want proof of how far we are down the road to appeasement, you only have to see the treatment of the author of this aforementioned film which apparently mocks Mohamed. With hands cuffed behind his back, large sunglasses, his head swathed in towels and
roughly bundled into the back of a police car, he appeared like a captured serial killer or highly dangerous rapist. Can you imagine the director of ‘The Life of Brian’, or the author of ‘The Producers’ being treated in this fashion!? It’s a joke. For heaven’s sake get a grip all you so called leaders. The pussy footing simply has to stop or heaven help us all. Keep the Faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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WHAT is wrong with Leapy Lee? Was he forced to watch the Paralympics (Issue 1418)? Does his TV supply only one channel? Does his TV set have an on-off button? The paralympics were never set up to be entertainment. However, if people wish to watch and admire these athletes then they should. If not, don’t. Simple! John Langston, Alfaz del Pi (Alicante)
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T is no secret that institutions develop their own language in the interests of time and confidentiality. Recently, a US newspaper published some of the secret codes used in American restaurants. What about the UK’s? I hear you ask. Well, ‘HAF’ means ‘had a few’ while ‘PIA’ is code for ‘pain in the **** ’. Now, we all know that waiters and restaurant staff use various terms to describe their patrons, mostly derogatory but occasionally complimentary. But am I a PIA because I’d like my white wine chilled rather than at room temperature? Or because my friends and I would like our starters at the same time, if at all possible, so we can eat together? Or because I think a rare steak ought to contain at least some trace of redness inside? Similarly, am I a PIA for asking to sit at THAT table, not THIS one in a virtually empty restaurant, and insisting that an expensive bottle of wine be opened in front of me? I’m paying, after all, and that’s my choice as a customer. Well, if I have to be labelled a PIA for asking the waiter to indicate which desserts have nuts (to which a family
Secret codes: are you a PIA, GPO or NFT? member’s allergic) when it’s not clear on the menu and then having to send back a slice of brownie containing huge chunks of hazelnut, so be it. Who wouldn’t rather be a pain in the **** than end up in A&E with an adrenaline shot? Doctors too have their own codes. While a ‘GLM’ is a ‘good looking mum’ with ‘GLL’ (‘great looking legs’) and an ‘FLK’ is a ‘funny looking kid’, a ‘TBP’ is a ‘total bloody pain’ and a ‘GPO’ ‘good for parts only’. ‘House red’ means blood, ‘slashers’ general surgeons and the ‘Freud Squad’ psychiatrists. One doctor ending up in court had to explain ‘TTFO’ (‘Told To F*** off’).
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12:55am Inside Hollywood Get your daily fix of the latest film and TV news from the USA. Presented by Mark Morris. 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel 5:00am HouseBusters 5:25am Divine Designs 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK's most scenic counties.
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5:45am Thunderbirds 7:30am I Am Number Four 9:30am Tron Legacy 11:45am Thor 1:45pm Black Hawk Down
4:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 5:00pm The Middle 7:00pm Terra Nova 8:00pm A League of Their Own 9:00pm Road Wars 10:00pm Ghost 12:25am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:25am Road Wars 2:55am Cop Squad 3:50am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:45am Road Wars
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2:00am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 8:35am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts. 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil presents the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:10pm F1 the Singapore Grand Prix
4:00am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service. 7:00am Zigby 7:10am Louie Animation with Yoko the ladybird and her artistic rabbit friend Louie, whose drawings come to life. 7:20am Little Robots 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:40am Dipdap 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Roar 8:30am Deadly Art 8:45am Copycats Two families battle it out in a range of hilarious games. 9:15am Paradise Cafe 9:40am Wingin’ It 10:00am 12 Again 10:30am Junior Bake Off Junior baking competition. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Great British Bake Off 1:35pm Seven Years in Tibet 3:45pm Escape to the Country
4:30am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am House Gift 11:25am There’s No Taste Like Home 12:30pm The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 1:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:35pm The Unforgettable... 2:05pm The X Factor 3:35pm Dancing on Ice Tour 2012
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4:15pm Cycling 6:00pm Rugby League 7:00pm Great Barrier Reef 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Vikings 10:00pm Dragons’ Den 11:00pm Mock the Week
4:35pm The Home of Fabulous Cakes 5:30pm Downton Abbey 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm The Chase 8:30pm The X Factor 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:05pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:20pm Kate and William: The South Seas Tour
4:20pm A Question of Sport 5:00pm Points of View BBC viewers share their thoughts, feelings and opinions on the channel's output. 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm The Indian Doctor Drama about an Indian doctor who moves to a Welsh mining village in 1963. 6:35pm Planet Earth Live Richard Hammond and Julia Bradbury are the hosts of this live global wildlife event. 7:35pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather The latest weather information. 8:00pm Fake or Fortune? 9:00pm Countryfile 10:00pm Andrew Marr’s History of the World 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2 12:55am In with the Flynns 1:25am Charlie and Boots 3:00am Weatherview 3:05am Holby City 4:05am Good Cop 5:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
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4:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 6:30am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 6:55am The Treacle People 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am Ironman 2012 8:05am Freesports on 4 8:30am The Jenson Button Trust Triathlon 9:00am Will and Grace 9:25am Will and Grace 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm Deal or No Deal
4:30pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Journey to the Center of the Earth 7:20pm Channel 4 News 7:50pm 4thought.tv 7:55pm The Political Slot 8:00pm Jimmy and the Whale Whisperer 9:00pm Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home 10:00pm Big Fat Quiz of the 90s 11:35pm Hitman
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TCM 6:00am TCM Shorts 6:20am Zorba the Greek 9:00am My Fair Lady 12:20pm Angel and the Badman 2:15pm Son of a Gunfighter 4:00pm The Return of Frank James 5:50pm 3 Godfathers 7:55pm The Furies 10:00pm The Fugitive 12:30am Tightrope 2:40am The Fugitive 4:48am Crime Wave
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MAKING FRIENDS: The group offers a chance to make new friends and play games.
Friendship group in new premises HELP Vega Baja’s Friendship Group has recommenced after the summer break at a new venue. For the past eight years they have been at Playa Flamenca and have now moved just a short distance to the tearoom of the Church La Parroquia Cristo in La Regia. HELP’s Friendship Centre welcomes those who would otherwise be housebound or isolated. The centre provides a loving, friendly environment and the chance for our visitors to make new friends; chatting, playing board
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Dogs ‘grubby bags of fur’ A TELEVISION pundit notoriously described dogs as ‘grubby bags of fur filled to the brim with germs.’ Oh, didn’t the fur fly after that remark. Such is the passion of dog-owners for their animals; sorry, pets, they lose all sense of reality. I advise friends that if they ever find themselves up before the beak, when given the opportunity to come clean, prepare along the following lines: ‘Your honour, the jury; I am truly repentant of my sin and deserving of my fate, which I accept. Less deserving is my beloved dog, Bruce. He was a woofie-waif I gave sanctuary to. If I am hanged then my poor dog’s fate is sealed.’ If dog owners are sat among those 12 men ‘wise and true’ I guarantee you will avoid the expected suspended sentence; be acquitted and possibly get a fiver from the public purse. Costa Blanca’s Torrevieja salt lagoons are a protected and natural ecological reserve of international standing. As soon as their gentle lapping wavelets reach its briny banks they come face to face with ecological disaster; the multiple droppings of
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man’s best friend. Some public pathways are so badly affected you need to hopscotch your way along to avoid fouling your feet. The problem is blatant; dog owners don’t even tug the creatures to the pathway’s edge. I often wonder at their reaction should I follow them home and deposit my calling card on their driveway. I think we can imagine the screaming hysteria. I am told that the worst offenders are Spanish, but dog deposits are loathsome whatever the nationality of their two-legged patron saint. Such is the sanctimonious selfrighteousness of many dog owners
MAN’S BEST FRIEND: But not if leaving public pathways fouled with droppings. they bring a blush to the cheeks of oxworshipping Hindus. I have no doubt that as a result of my criticism I will be subject to venom normally reserved for paedophiles; publish and be damned. Fine; all I ask is that no one describes me as a dog-hater. On the contrary, it is irresponsible pathway fouling owners for whom I reserve my contempt. Responsible dog owners are their victims too. Apart from the obvious unpleasantness, children die and many suffer illness; blindness as a consequence of dog fouling and flies attracted to their droppings.
Real dogs as averse to indulged dogs truly are man’s best friend. On my family’s farm lived and worked six beautiful collies. Without man’s help they roamed the glens and brought the sheep home. I went to a school situated a mile from where television’s ‘One Man and His Dog’ was filmed. My school mate’s farm dogs in escort fashion took the bull to the field. Wonderful creatures and their owners were proud of the rosettes that covered the barn walls. I often wonder if our local irresponsible dog owners are as proud of the ‘rosettes’ their lapdogs leave for us to see.
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4.00pm - midnight 4:05pm Horrible Histories Historical sketch show, based on the successful books by Terry Deary. 4:35pm Lockie Leonard Live action comedy series following the adventures of 13-year-old Australian surf rat Lockie. 4:55pm Léon Animated comedy shorts. 5:00pm Alesha's Street Dance Stars 5:30pm Sam and Mark’s Big Wind Up 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Citizen Khan
12:05am Gavin and Stacey Comedy series about the long-distance relationship of Essex boy Gavin and Welsh lass Stacey. 12:35am The Lock Up 1:15am Mississippi Burning 3:15am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:20am Dig WW2 with Dan Snow 4:20am Rip Off Britain 5:05am Celebrity MasterChe 5:35am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Do’'t Tell the Bride 9:00pm The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius 10:00pm Let Me Entertain You 11:00pm The Revolution Will be Televised 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Let Me Entertain You 2:30am The Revolution Will be Televised 3:00am Don't Tell the Bride 4:00am Be Your Own Boss
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8:00am Escape from Scorpion Island 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:40am Eliot Kid 8:55am Newsround 9:00am What's New Scooby-Doo? 9:20am Léon 9:25am Buzz and Tell 9:30am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 9:45am I Can Cook 10:00am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 10:15am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:25am The Large Family 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Dirtgirlworld 11:00am Chuggington 11:05am Nuzzle and Scratch 11:25am Driver Dan’s Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm My Life in Books 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:10pm The Weakest Link 3:55pm Wanted Down Under
4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News National and international news including 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them?
5:50am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind 6:05am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Kind 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Treacle People 7:20am The Hoobs 7:45am The Hoobs 8:10am Freshly Squeezed 8:40am According to Jim 9:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm The Renovation Game 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Simply Italian 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Come Dine with Me 3:05pm Come Dine with Me 3:40pm Come Dine with Me
7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Big School 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake Monkey 10:00am Abby's Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Big Body Squad 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm World's Toughest Trucker 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm Monkey Life 3:50pm Looney Tunes
4:40pm Helicopter Heroes 5:25pm Flog It! 6:10pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm How We Won the War 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Nigelissima 10:00pm Masters of Money 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:30pm Newsnight
4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British. 5:00pm My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Coronation StreetSoap. 9:00pm For the Love of Dogs 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Leaving 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:35pm Fearless
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course Gordon turns his focus to home baking. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:50pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the multi-million pound retirement property industry. 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm 999: What’s Your Emergency? 11:00pm Rude Tube
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12:05am Alan Carr: Chatty Man Funnyman Alan Carr returns to Channel 4 with the ninth series of his award-winning chat show. 1:10am Random Acts Channel 4’s nightly short-form arts strand presents gymnastics with a twist. 1:15am Shameless 2:10am The Good Wife 2:50am Charlie’s Angels 3:35am The Hot Rock 5:15am Gone Fishing 5:30am Deal or No Deal
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NEW VENTURE: The location of Easy Horse Care’s newest charity shop.
Fifth charity shop for Rescue Centre THE fifth charity shop for Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) is due to open in just three weeks time. “It is in a prime location on the high street of Guardamar next to The Phone Shop,” said Easy Horse Care co-founder Sue Weeding. “We have a lot of people who say they cannot get to our other shops, so we feel this is very well positioned and is just off the N-332 in a lovely Spanish town and we are very excited to have been offered this shop.” The charity shop will be large
enough to hold furniture as well as the usual bric-a-brac and clothing items and donations are always welcome. Volunteers are also wanted to help run the store and anyone interested can call shop manager Vicky on 636 062 000. “We have around 60 volunteers and each one of them is so important to us and without them we simply would not be able to continue with our mission of rescuing and caring for horses and donkeys at the Rescue Centre,” said Sue.
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The boat conundrum: to buy or not to buy, but the problem is, what if the boat in the berth next door is bigger than yours? So, can you actually afford the lovely little Sunseeker that has caught your nautical eye? A ‘bargain’ second hand, 12-year old, 14-metre, will set you back some 170,000 euros, add a grand for the day skipper course, assuming you actually want to take it out of the port, and about 350,000 euros for a suitable mooring in, say Puerto Banus. Plus roughly 10 per cent annual upkeep costs and possible 12 per cent matriculation. You do the math, as my head is spinning. And I don’t need to tell you what the
costs are for Franz’ shiny new super yacht - if you need to ask, you can’t afford it. If you are still tempted,
consider first the comments of bonafide boat owners: “The happiest days in my life was when we bought it‌ and the day we
sold it.� Chances of selling are pretty slim, though. More likely, you will be tempted into trading up for a bigger better model to rival Franz, in order to rid yourself of your first purchase. This will no doubt be a pleasurable experience for you, but may upset the kids whose college fund is evaporating like ocean mist in the midday sun. The whole boat business is oft likened to “tearing up 50 euronotes in the shower�. And, “if it flies, floats or fornicates, then rent it,� as the adage goes. Still, there are many reasons why you should take the proverbial plunge: Tell the children that it’s a ski holiday (Spend the Kids’ Inheritance) you earned it, so you keep it. Secondly, it is a highly altruistic way of supporting the Spanish economy and the faltering yachting industry - it has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that you like to hang out on deck, knocking back the cava in a suitably swish port. And last but far from least, you are merely preparing for a watery apocalypse once the icebergs melt, by investing in your own Ark. Then who will be laughing? So, what’s it going to be - yacht or not? Feel free to write to me on ulrica@euroweeklynews.com with your boating experiences.
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Health risk in too long daily working hours WORKING more than eight hours a day can lead to a greater chance of developing heart disease. A study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, shows that working longer hours can lead to a combination of stress, raised blood pressure and unhealthy diets, causing serious health problems. Research was carried out over the last 50 years and concluded that spending too long in the office
resulted in a 40 to 80 per cent increase in developing heart disease compared to an eight hour work day. The latest findings support results from a British survey last year that revealed that working more than 11 hours a day raised the risk of heart disease by 67 per cent. Twenty two thousand people took part in the study from Britain, USA, Japan, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Don’t spend too many hours in the office.
Debt is unhealthy PEOPLE in debt are twice as likely to have mental health problems or suffer with severe anxiety. In parts of Britain where bankruptcy and reposs-ession are more common, the impact of debt on people’s health is less severe as it becomes part of the ‘social norm’, research by Dr John Gathergood, University of Nottingham (UK) found. “My research clearly shows problem debt causes worse mental health - but where people live makes a big difference,” he said.
Oral spray claims to kill germs AN oral spray that claims to ‘kill 99.9 per cent of infectious airbourne germs’ has been created. The Halo Oral Antiseptic protects from any germs breathed in for six hours, its manufacturer claims. “Respiratory tract disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, yet there has been limited progress in the prevention of respiratory virus infections,” said lead study author Dr Frank Esper from the University Hospitals Case Medical Centre in Cleveland, Ohio (US). “Halo is unique in that it offers protection from airbourne germs such as influenza and rhinovirus.”
Eat less red meat for a healthier body EATING less red meat would help reduce the risk of heart disease and bowl cancer. As food and drink amounts to a third of greenhouse gas emissions from British consumers, reducing red and processed meat consumption would also substantially lower the UK’s carbon footprint. Previously published evidence shows that the risks of coronary heart disease rises by 42 per cent, Reduced type 2 diabetes rises by consumption 19 per cent and bowel of red meat is cancer rises by 18 per beneficial. cent, with every additional 50 grammes of red and processed meat that is eaten daily. It is therefore recommended that men should eat around 53g a day whilst a woman’s daily diet should have just 30g. Researchers say this would reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, diabetes, and bowel cancer by between 3 and 12 per cent and also help the environment.
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•FRIENDS UNLIMITED Quesada: 966 719 862 or www.helpvegabaja.com. •FRIENDS UNLIMITED, the social arm of Help Vega Baja, meets every Thursday between 2pm and 4pm at The Club in Rojales. Call 966 719 862. •LADIES CARD MAKING & CRAFTING GROUP, PAL Social Club, Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm: Call Maureen 966 789 977. •LIONS CLUB Torrevieja Costa: 966 789 571 or davedanie@gmail.com. •MABS Cancer Support Group meetings: sue@mabscancersupport.org. •ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, Orihuela Costa and District meet at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras, third Thursday of month at 7pm. Email helenlloyd1@gmail.com. •TORREVIEJA COSTA LIONS CLUB: Meet second Thursday of month, 7.30pm at Cabo Severa Hotel, La Mata. 617 069 064 or davedanie@gmail.com.
FRIDAY • ALICANTE BUSINESS CLUB – no joining fees or membership – meets first Friday of month at Captain’s Table in Benimar at 1pm. www.alicantebusinessclub.org. •CANTABILE SINGERS rehearse at La Siesta Evangelical Church, 2.15pm-4.15pm. 966 796 866 or jen-morton@hotmail.co.uk or www.cantiblesingers.es. •TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meet 2.45pm-5pm in The Annex Municipal Buildings on Calle Paganini. Email strokesupportgroup@hotmail.com, call 966 718 964 or see www.torreviejastrokesupport.com. •CHESS CLUB Daya Vieja: 660 825 390.
Costa Blanca South’s best guide to local non-profit clubs, charities and societies Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.
•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY of St Peter and St Paul in Torrevieja offers services in six locations. www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com. •BAKER FOUNDATION for Spiritual Awareness, Playa Flamenca: Sunday Service 11am; Clairvoyance Tuesdays 7.15pm; Healing Thursdays 10.30am12pm. 966 760 665. •CHRISTIAN CHURCH English language meets at Alpha Centre, Los Nietos Viejos (Mar Menor) Sundays 10am: 968 133 724 www.losnietoschurch.es. •CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Pilar de la Horadada: Sunday service 11am; Thursday Bible Study and Prayer 5pm. 966 769 300/650 509 606
•CYCLING GROUP Rojales: 966 716 442/653 433 933. •CHOIR El Pinar de Campoverde: 966 763 446.
Churches or email: communitychurch@gmail.com. •INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Torrevieja: Sunday service and children’s church 11am; Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. 966 799 273/660 127 276. •ORIHUELA CHURCH SERVICES: Call 966 733 093. • PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas 3, Pilar de la Horadada: Sundays 11am; Thursdays 5pm Bible study and Prayer; weekday
• MABS BOOKS SALE - weather permitting – T h e A r c h e s Re s t a u ra n t , L o s A l c á z a r e s 10am-1pm.
home groups. PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@gmail.com or call Reverend Eddie on 966 769 300 or 650 509 606. •ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES in Orihuela Costa: Don Joaquin Carlos - Fridays 5.30pm to 6.30pm. •ST NICHOLAS ECUMENICAL CHURCH Camposol Sundays 10.30am: 968 138 952 or www. stnicholaschurchspain.com. •TORREVIEJA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68: Services Sunday 10.30am with Communion and children’s Sunday School plus Wednesday 6pm. Call 966 788 771.
month. If not well, three free treatments given. Call Age Concern 966 786 887.
•50+ SOLOS - Torrevieja meet for lunch September 22, 1pm at El Razo restaurant on the left on Tree Road. 966 789 063.
•SEEKERS LADIES CLUB Torrevieja: 966 784 033.
•PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of RAOB now meet at a larger location; Bar Catorce in Benjofor from 7pm – 9pm. Call 653 066 919.
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•SHARE & CARE GROUP: An informal get together for anyone affected by cancer at MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier at 11am. Call 693 795 247.
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•CYCLING GROUP Rojales: 966 716 442/653 433 933.
•VELVETONES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS rehearse at El Paraiso Restaurant, Torrevieja, 10an1pm. Call 965 327 446.
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•TORREVIEJA RETIRED ACTIVITIES CLUB meet third Wednesday of month, 11am in the Marina Club Bar at the International Marina in Torrevieja. Call 965 008 087.
•MODEL BOAT BUILDING GROUP Los Alcazares: 968 170 870 or www.rcmarmenorsailinggroup.eu.
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•STROKE SUPPORT AWARENESS FUN DAY on September 22, 11am-3pm at the car park on Calle Paganini, Urb La Siesta (behind Age Concern) in Torrevieja. •CAR BOOT SALE in aid of PAPS animal charity in the car park outside New Yorks bar, El Trampolin Resort (On 3319 towards Murcia, turn off at El Garruchel/Sucina). Charge is €5 per car. Set up 9am-9.30am, sale starts 10am on September 15.
• SAMARITANS Drop-in Café: Tel: 902 883 535. • S E W ‘ N ’ S O s Sewing Group (MABS): mabsmurciane@gmail.com.
TUESDAY • KNITTING CLUB Mazarron: 619 493 183. •FREE REIKI by The Reiki Healing Association on the first and third Tuesday afternoons of each
•SEWING CRAFT CLASSES Torrevieja: 966 708 199.
•ARPO (Association of Retired Police Officers) Costa Blanca South meet second Wednesday of month at Sackos Bar, El Limonar, Torrevieja, at 10.30am. Contact Jim Wood, Secretary on 966 188 369 or email jameswood1226@hotmail.com. •VE G A B A J A A S T R O N O M Y G R O U P meet second Wednesday of month, 3.30pm-5.30pm at Lo Maribou Restaurant in Ciudad Quesada. Contact 965 720 967 or deryjo@gmail.com.
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12:20am Today at the Conference Political update. 12:50am Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries. 1:50am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:00am The World My Stuff and Me 5:30am Music, Mud and Making Money
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. 9:00pm 20th Century Battlefields 10:00pm Room at the Top 11:00pm London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank 12:00am Human Planet 1:00am Tales From the National Parks 2:00am Great British Railway Journeys 2:30am 20th Century Battlefields 3:30am Room at the Top
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Satellite channels SKY1 5:40am The 4400 6:30am Airline 7:00am A Year to Save My Life USA 8:00am Emergency Animal Rescue 9:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Lie to Me 1:00pm The 4400 3:45pm Futurama 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm The Middle
7:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The People’s Rainforest 10:00pm A League of Their Own 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:00am Road Wars 3:00am Cop Squad 4:50am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
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ROOMING is an important part of dog and cat ownership, which should be started as soon as possible. When a dog meets another dog, they always sniff around the anal area. This gives an indication as to the state and type of nature the animal has. The anal gland is an active organ giving out an odour we cannot smell Connie’s Pets Corner (thank God). For 24-HOUR VETS visit This is costablanca24hvets.euroweekly news.com found If you have any questions, pleas e write to me mostly at connie-pets@euro weeklynew s.com in I’ll be happy to help. Professional care is best. nervous dogs that do not use the gland, hence they need squeezing to take out the liquid. A dominant dog rarely needs the gland squeezed since he is using this most of the time to warn other dogs. This comes under the heading of a dominant rubbing his bum along the growing from inside their This also includes type dog: all messages floor, that is a sign of full ears and around their cleaning the ears, trimming come from the anal gland. anal glands. privates. Looking at dogs in the nails and, in some Many owners do not like Breeds that need nature, one can find that breeds, taking care of the squeezing the anal gland grooming will benefit from most of them have shorter hair in the bottom of the and normally the vet or being groomed by a hair inside their ears, ear. It is not recommended, groomer takes care of this. professional groomer who around their mouths, paws Only somebody trained to should be fully trained to and privates. When breeds empty them should carry check anal glands, clean arrive to a new family and this out. Any dog suffering and pluck ears, trim they seem to need a problem should be toenails, etc. Also, any grooming, the owner reported directly to a vet. problems should be should expect to do so at Impacted anal glands reported to the owner in least every six to eight are not only very painful detail. Professionals keep weeks. but, if left, they can result an eye on all the dogs’ However, long-haired in a serious infection body, checking the teeth wolf-type breeds also which in turn can end up and gums, lumps and benefit greatly from having being life-threatening. If bumps.... and the owners their under coat stripped the dog is wormed must keep a note of out twice a year, especially regularly but he keeps on everything. in hotter countries. Breeds that should be But it is very important groomed include Yorkies, not to get this type of dog Westies, Poodles, Shiatsus shaved, unless the owner is and many more. They willing to get it done every need to be kept fur-free to three months. Shaving avoid problems in certain these types of coats areas, including: the pads, damages the fur and it will around the mouth, eyes, grow back fluffy and ears and their private thicker, so in the long run it areas. They should be gets worse. kept short for health A good groomer can give reasons. good advice about the And no, it is not normal types of fur trimming and for dogs to have hair style.
Grooming of your pet is an important task however, that owners trim the nails of their pets. This should actually be done by a professional to avoid accidents and a lot of blood loss.
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Complete the missing person/item from these ‘quartets’: 1. ALICE’S IN WONDERLAND’S ‘MAD TEA-PARTY’: Alice, the Hatter, Dormouse and ? 2. ASSASSINATED US PRESIDENTS: Abraham Lincoln, James A Garfield, John F Kennedy and ? 3. CROQUET COLOURS: Blue, Red, Yellow and ? 4. GHOSTS VISITING ‘EBENEZER SCROOGE’: Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and ? 5. GOLF MASTERS: Masters Tournament, The Open Championship, US Open Championship and ?
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) As you are in the limelight, it comes as no surprise that admiration comes your way. What may surprise you, however, is the direction it comes from. Who would have thought that such a situation would arise?
Just joking A police officer stops a man and asks him for his licence. Officer: It says that you need to be wearing glasses. Man: Well, I do have contacts. Officer: I couldn’t care less who you know! You’re still getting a ticket!
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
There is a wonderful enthusiasm about you at the moment. Seeing the reaction of others to you, it occurs that you should have taken this attitude before. Therefore, make a resolution to put more energy into everything that you do.
Being totally inspired this week, you could be tempted to let enthusiasm run away with you. It is a lovely feeling, like being a child again. Be sure to have fun, but do keep as much money in your pocket as possible.
You are so sharp that there is a danger you will cut yourself! Seriously, though, try not to appear pompous over a certain matter. You may be right and you may be clever, but smarty pants are rarely popular. Some of that sharpness gets things going for you in the love department, though.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
There will be a certain amount of discussion regarding holiday plans. You know what you want but how do you persuade others? It's quite easy really. All you have to do is to get someone else to suggest a certain place. You then agree and it looks like their idea.
With everyone busy round you, the chance may be taken to show what you are capable of. Instead of watching someone make a pig's ear of a work project, offer to help. It's important, though, to let them think any bright ideas were theirs. Giving praise now will mean it coming back to you ten-fold. Be aware that a close friend is in a delicate frame of mind.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Something new which you started in recent weeks becomes more than a passing interest. Although it may be surprising to you, it is owing to a predictable situation. In opening your mind, you also seem to have opened your heart. Many people do that at this time of the year and so you are not alone.
LEO (July 24 - August 23)
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Your outgoing attitude is spot on. Some may say you are a little crazy, the way you go for things. Each person has their own way and yours can be quite unique but that certainly does not make it wrong. People who make the world around us that little bit more colourful are gems.
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VIRGO (August 24 September 23)
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A business partnership takes on a romantic tinge this week. It is possible that the other party sees this as more significant than you. To avoid problems later it would be best to let them do all the running. Unless, of course, you are determined to run yourself. With a lot of excitement in the air it is possible for you to show just what fun you can be. Enjoy!
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
8. ‘THE GOOD LIFE’ MAIN CHARACTERS: Barbara
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Someone you mistrust offers to add to your celebrations. Why not call a truce? We both know that little long term will come out of it, but who cares? Sometimes, it is better to share one good moment with someone than none at all.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, Marylebone and ?
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)
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Born September 23, 1943. He is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He has sold over 300m records worldwide in 14 languages and released 80 albums. He has eight children from two marriages. His father was kidnapped by ETA terrorists in 1981 but found two weeks later.
1. MARCH HARE, 2. WILLIAM MCKINLEY, 3. BLACK, 4. GHOST
A last-minute invitation turns out to be just the ticket in more ways than one. An invitation to join a holiday may be proffered. This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind. Your company is clearly well appreciated so why not make that a point of pride? Let's face it, who is best equipped to blow your trumpet?
When looking at where you have come from, it is gratifying to know progress continues. The rest of the year convinces you the path you took was right.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)
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Some legal matters need your attention. That's not really what you want at this time of the year. A decision has to be made and it needs a fine balance. Asking others may just confuse matters, so only seek expert advice. At the end of the day, you will know what is both best and acceptable. An attempt to bring romance into your life may be more successful than you think.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 Sirius closely pursues the sailor (3,4) 4 Cover rearranged duet number (5) 7 A rugby player is taken by surprise (5) 9 Roman house with fashionable anti-hero (7) 10 Has USSR ordered the cavalrymen? (7) 11 Could start true, new period of peace (5) 12 Toxophilite, one from Ambridge, perhaps (6) 14 Rich international in European holiday area (6) 18 Unforgettable singer and the old king (5) 20 Gotta be new style holdall (4-3) 22 In tents experience? (7) 23 Extract information from the journalist with a broken cue (5) 24 Sort Kelvin out with a bird (5) 25 Refunds are best when resolved (7) Down 1 Old Greek capital? (7) 2 Brags about catches (5) 3 Change is concealed by always returning (6) 4 Felt Penny broke earthenware (5) 5 Half-a-dozen beside a channel bridge (7) 6 It is said that these
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Across 1 Divide (5) 4 Drive away (6) 9 Everyday (7) 10 Storey (5) 11 Mislaid (4) 12 Work (7) 13 Owed (3) 14 Scoundrel (5) 16 Oust (5) 18 Failure (3) 19 Collude (7) 20 Become larger (4) 23 Odour (5) 24 Bluster (7) 25 Stages (6)
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. 1 Exit (place, act) (6) 4 Boiler suit (4) 8 Tree (5) 9 Nutria (5) 10 Remo (3) 11 Perdedor (5) 12 Tuberculosis (5) 15 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 16 Herramientas (5) 18 In the same way (5) 19 Nothing (4) 20 Apio (6)
Down 1 Pequeño (5) 2 Wolves (5) 3 Painful (injury, memory) (8) 5 Afuera (3) 6 To hear (3) 7 Tortuga (de tierra) (8) 13 Salsa (5) 14 Salado (5) 16 Lata (de comida) (3) 17 Viejo (de mucha edad) (3)
Co d e B r e a ke r marquees are on edge (5) 8 It's reported that this rascal is often seen in church (5) 13 Unusual bloom in county in Ceylon (7) 15 Fibrous substance found at the end of a whistle (5) 16 Pointed looks that can hurt? (7) 17 Actor grates awfully (6) 18 Prepares to shoot birds (5) 19 The Kinks hidden lizard (5) 21 Forthright but not too sharp (5) 26 Deep chasm (5) Down 1 Alike (7) 2 Connections (5) 3 Snare (4) 5 In the know (8) 6 Supply (7) 7 Big (5) 8 Stop (5) 13 Dainty (8) 15 Venetian boat (7) 17 In the direction of (7) 18 Solid (5) 19 Grasp (5) 21 Ball game (5) 22 Information (4)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Decant, 8 Attain, 9 Inns, 10 Ascribes, 11 Farrier, 13 Habit, 15 Brisk, 17 Forages, 20 Intonate, 21 Aura, 23 Petite, 24 Animal. Down:1 Fern, 2 Nasser, 3 Steamer, 4 Farce, 5 Attila, 6 Likewise, 12 Arranged, 14 Polecat, 16 Stolid, 18 Aramis, 19 Taper, 22 Rear. QUICK - Across: 1 Scared, 4 Utters, 9 Calorie, 10 Raita, 11 Ultra, 12 Lissome, 13 Rug, 14 Batik, 16 Piece, 18 Oil, 19 Morocco, 21 Altar, 23 Noise, 24 Examine, 25 Sprint, 26 Beat it. Down: 1 Succumb, 2 Allot, 3 Earmark, 5 Terms, 6 Episode, 7 Spare, 8 Well-groomed, 15 Terrier, 16 Placate, 17 Earnest, 19 Minus, 20 Clean, 22 Taint. ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Recibo, 4 Onda, 8 Clave, 9 Ounce, 10 Tar, 11 Owner, 12 Meals, 15 One, 16 Flaco, 18 Niece, 19 Rata, 20 Parade.
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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (MENDER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
Down: 1 Rocio, 2 Chain, 3 Beetroot, 5 Nun, 6 Age, 7 Tormenta, 13 Arena, 14 Siete, 16 Fur, 17 Ant.
1.Unscramble the name of a famous English film director and producer: LAY-BY, NO END 2. Unscramble the name of an Eastern European country and its capital city: MILAN BUSKERS
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Quote A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 13 represents K and 14 represents B, so fill in K every time the figure 13 appears and B every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Asides Barely Cheers Enters Holder Letter Lodged MENDER(10) Meteor Metres Muster Oceans Owners Reform Render Resent Shreds Spears Steady
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FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. DANNY BOYLE 2. BELARUS, MINSK
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Orphan fun day THE charity fun day at La Campana in Guardamar had it all including a bouncy castle, live music, dancers, an auction, a raffle, food and drink. It was organised by Lorraine Johnson to raise funds for the children’s orphanage in Elche and 12 of the children were specially invited to enjoy the afternoon’s entertainment. They made the most of face painter Emma Ziri who had donated her time for free, as had all the other acts. It is the first fundraising event Lorraine has organised having only recently become a volunteer for the orphanage, which was previously part of the EMAUS charity, now
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operating under the Fundación Arcos del Castillo. “I wanted to organise an event and Stuart who is the chef at La Campana offered us the premises to hold the fun day. He was an orphan himself so was happy to support the charity,” said Lorraine. Meanwhile, a charity dinner is already booked for Friday November 16 at La Campana at €15 for a three course meal. “I would like to thank all the acts who gave up their time today and also to Deborah Law who I met over Facebook. She offered to help and got together all the entertainers and flew over from the UK for the fun day.”
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A new touch of class has danced in professional theatre and on television as well as being a fully qualified dance teacher. Suzanne has been dancing since age four and was trained in tap and ballet by Nora Bray, the trainer of Roy Castle, before moving on to ballroom and winning 357 national and international trophies during her career. Gina also has an impressive CV and has spent most of her adult life doing tap, jazz and modern and has even performed at The Royal Albert Hall. Their eclectic mix of dance and bubbly personalities mixed with a wealth of experience, promises a great show combining a variety of musical comedy, tap and ballroom. TOUCH OF CLASS: Gina, The first chance people can get Suzanne and Lindsay. to see ‘A Touch of Class’ perform is out there until we were ready and at a tea dance on Friday October well rehearsed,” said Lindsay who 19 at Viloriens Restaurant, Rojales in aid of Paul Cunningham Nurses. Following that they are taking part in a variety show at the Virgin del DOUG and Val Knott and their team of Singer Jon Summer, who returned to Carmen theatre in helpers will be holding their 7th Annual England earlier this year, is coming over Torrevieja on Wednesday Garden Fete from 2.30pm on Saturday to entertain. October 24. October 6 at their villa in Quesada. Tickets are now on sale for €7 which This year it is in aid of Age Concern. includes food, drink and entertainment Local businesses and restaurants have from Doug or Val on 965 725 700. Also For more information been very supportive and donated some available from Age Concern on 966 786 on A Touch of Class call excellent prizes and presents for the day. 887 and Coopers Arms 966 731 016. Lindsay on 630 316 086. A TOUCH of Class dance trio is set to take the stage by storm as the newest dance act along the Costa Blanca. Suzanne Naylor, Gina Bryant and Lindsay Kendall all share a passion for dance and are putting that passion to good use as they launch themselves as a charity dance troupe. “We all just love to dance and enjoy it and we wanted to do it for charity and give something back,” they said. They have all danced in various troupes in Spain but only came together as a trio in January. Since then they have choreographed their own dances and routines and have a range of costumes all ready for their first performances coming up next month. “We didn’t want to put ourselves
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DUTCH BUTCHERS: Ron and Carla Bruijnjs. requests for the traditional Sunday roast. Excellent quality meat is what counts the most and people choose The Dutch Butcher for this reason.To ensure this excellent quality they work with Dutch beef, which they import themselves from a longstanding supplier back in Holland. To quote Ron “being so far away from our supplier it is very
important that we have someone we can truly reply on”. Many products are made themselves “inhouse”, such as boiled ham, brisket, meatloaf, various salads and their famous grilled sausage and meatballs. A rich choice of sandwich fillings are also imported directly from Holland. Ron and Carla are also proud to supply many
local and regional restaurants and bars enabling them to pass on excellence and quality in their meat to extremely satisfied customers at the dining table. The Dutch Butcher asks you to celebrate their 10th anniversary with some very special offers. From Friday September 21 until Thursday September 27 500g of Dutch Rump Steak with 500g of shallow fry potatoes is only €10. Furthermore, every customer receives a 10% discount on each purchase and every customer spending €10 or more will receive a surprise gift. On Saturday September 22 customers can help celebrate the 10th Anniversary with a snack and a drink. You can find The Dutch Butcher in Urb. Benimar (Benijofar) just behind El Mundo. Opening hours are Tuesday till Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Saturday 8.00am to 3.00pm.
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The true taste of Italy
YOU don’t need to go to Italy to sample authentic Italian cuisine, just go to Rialto Restaurant in Urbanisation Benimar, near Benijofar. The restaurant offers customers an authentic Italian experience dining on the delightful terraces or inside the warm and cosy restaurant where you will be spoilt for choice on the a la carte menu. Owner Dilbag Singh is also responsible for the popular neighbouring Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant and with 17 years in the business under his belt, he knows how to take care of his guests. Rialto’s talented Italian
Autumn Fashion Show GO maD are holding an Autumn Fashion Show tomorrow (Friday) night. It starts at 4pm at Mariano’s Restaurant in Camposol A. There will be fashion and designer labels, all of which have been
donated. There is a €1 entry fee. For more information call Brenda on 634 348 653. Making a Difference Go maD is a Christian humanitarian aid charity in the Mazarron and surrounding areas.
RIALTO: An authentic Italian dining experience. chef, who uses only the freshest and finest ingredients in the kitchen, has created a wonderful menu of home made soups, oven-baked bruschetta and antipasti. For pizza lovers there is nowhere better to eat with each one hand made and delicately baked in authentic wood burning stoves. For meat and poultry lovers, the chef recommends the pork fillet medallions or tender fillet steak crowned with a choice of red wine, mushroom or pepper
cream sauce; or Pollo Rialto - a chicken breast fillet teamed with mushrooms, onions and garlic with a medium/hot tomato topping. There is a wide selection of fish and seafood platters including sole with a lemon sauce, as well as a wide selection of vegetarian options. But make sure you save room for dessert with tasty treats like tiramisu to lead you into temptation. Rialto hosts an extensive choice of fine wines to accompany your meal, from Italian house
red or white to classic Chianti, Pinot Grigio or a bottle of bubbly to add extra sparkle to your meal. A selection of children’s favourites are available to keep the little ones happy for only €4.50 and the full menu can be appreciated either to eat in or takeaway. A three course menu del dia is currently available from €9 making Rialto an affordable choice.
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Musical night of variety THE heat may be off most of us, but for the Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group things are hotting up as final rehearsals start for their latest show. ‘Here we go again’ a Night of Music and Variety is on at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio on Friday October 19. In the first half the audience will escape to the good old days of the ‘Old Time Music Hall.’ Many songs you will know but for those who don’t, the words are emblazoned on a screen so there will be no excuses not to join in! The second half revisits the seaside reminiscing about those youthful days spent at the beach. Tickets are available from Maria by calling 966 715 891.
Calories are not what we think they are F
OR decades dieters and the health conscious among us have been calorie counting with it being common knowledge that the fewer calories we consume, the more weight we lose. However, several recent studies have questioned the conventional wisdom around foods suggesting that many food labels have inaccurate calorie contents and that certain foods affect the body in different ways. Calories work differently depending on the food and food texture plays an important role. For example, protein foods are estimated to use up to 20 times more energy to digest as fats, meaning you will ultimately be eating less calories. This isn’t taken into account on food packaging so while a cake and a flapjack may contain the same calories, the body uses more calories to break down the flapjack, so in effect less calories are eaten. This is also the reason behind why raw food is much less
CALORIES: Protein and raw foods use up more energy to digest. fattening. It takes more effort to eat and digest so more calories are burned up in the process. Bridget Benelam, a scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation, says, “There are a lot of variables when it comes to measuring
accurate calorie content... It’s the quality, not the quantity.” Weight Watchers has also recently overhauled its points system to take into account the type of foods we eat and not just the calorie content.
Charity raffle winners PATRICK and Marion Delaney from Quesada were proud winners of a week-long holiday as theirs was the lucky ticket plucked out of a charity raffle. The competition was organised by David’s Coachtrips SL with a holiday to Almuñecar in a four star hotel being the prize. “We were extremely surprised” said Marion as they collected their itinerary from Coachtrips’ owner David Malcolm “We have stayed on the Costa del Sol before but have never been to Almuñecar.” The couple bought two raffle tickets in June when they went on a weekend excursion to Benidorm. The pair are not the only winners. The raffle is carried out to raise funds for the company’s chosen charity which this year is HAH Help at Home. Just under 6000€ was raised and another one will begin on 17 September.
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EADERS of our columns will know that we take a holistic approach to the development of our garden and delight in the growing and eating our own artisan produce.
BROCCOLI: One vegetable that is especially good for us. However, we are not only interested in eating gastronomically, but also healthily. Over the years we have made a note of what a wide range of health experts say about the impact on our aging of what we eat and drink. Glancing through our summary it’s very obvious that the only way one is going to eat the best antiaging foods on a regular basis is by growing your own since one of the provisos is that the fruit and vegetables should be eaten fresh and when at
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their best. Fresh described as within a day of harvest to ensure that the beneficial
anti-aging agents are at their maximum in what you eat and at their best being when most flavoursome and digestible especially in the case of fruit and fruit vegetables. There is no comparison between going out into the garden and eating a fully ripe juicy peach, apricot or pear directly off the tree compared to a fruit picked long before ripe in order that it can withstand the battering of being crated, pre-packed, transported and displayed for several days and still
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and could well be the healthiest vegetable to eat by including it chopped up in salads, mashed with ripe tomatoes on unsweetened bread, steamed or baked as a vegetable or included in cooked dishes. Various articles and books claim antioxidant, antiseptic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties are some of the major benefits in helping maintain healthy hearts, circulation and blood pressure. Dick has used it as an essential ingredient of his healthy eating programme for the past 20 years . It started as an alternative to radio/chemotherapy after cancer operations on the advice of his thoughtful surgeon and we both have a triennial detox based on an ancient recipe from a Tibetan monastery. You can plant up garlic between October and December and harvest it young ‘tierno’ for use in salads and omelettes or leave until the bulbs have fully grown in early summer. Ripe tomatoes
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especially if grown organically/ ecologically are also said to be good antioxidant and anticancer agents and again are easy to grow even on apartment terraces in containers as described in the book. Young garlic is also easily grown in containers. Dark green leaf vegetables such as broccoli, acelga , spinach, red lettuces and rocket are also said to be especially good for us. Luckily one can harvest broccoli during many months of the year and when the plants stop flowering we cut back the healthiest plants and let them re-grow as a perennial plant for two or even three years. Unfortunately one cannot grow brazil nuts on the costas – as far as we know – but almonds and walnuts contain essential oils plus, of course, olives which can be cold pressed to produce your own virgin olive oil if you have sufficient trees and kilos of olives. Lesser quantities can of course be pickled. Other easy to grow healthy vegetables include carrots, fennel, parsley, basil, beetroot, onions and indeed most that are bright green,
red , orange or yellow. One can even find seeds for red carrots. And of course all the vegetables can be included in delicious salads. And when weeding the garden recognise that dandelion and wild chicory leaves are excellent vegetables in their own right and are still the ingredients used to fill empanadas by elderly Spaniards in their 80s and 90s. Likewise guard any patch of nettles you have unless in the most important flower beds, as the leaves make an excellent spring cleansing soup and the mature leaves if steeped in water an excellent root or foliar fertilizer sprayed onto leaves including your citrus trees in the spring. Hope that this stimulates more readers to grow even just a few healthy vegetables. The books mentioned above as well as ‘Your Garden in Spain’ are full of useful tips and soon pay for themselves. They were written to share our 25 years experience with you.
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NEW PROPERTY: It is essential that you are granted a Licencia de Primera Ocupacion before full payment.
New builds and First Occupation Licences IF you are buying a new build property in Spain it is essential that you check that your intended property has been granted a Licencia de Primera Ocupación (sometimes referred to as a Certificado de
Habitacion or ‘Cedula’) before you pay fully for your new property. A Licencia de Primera Ocupación is an extremely important document and is granted by the local town hall planning department on completion of a new build and declares the legality of the property. Also, it acts (in theory) as confirmation that the property meets all necessary local and national planning regulations. If your property, when completed, does not have a Licencia de Primera Ocupación then alarm bells should ring, as there may be something fundamentally wrong with your property and it may not have been built legally! Certainly you should know that the seller of a new property is under a duty to obtain a Licencia de Primera Ocupación and failure to supply it constitutes a breach of contract on the part of the seller. Indeed: • You are not obliged to sign the Escritura until the Licencia de Primera Ocupación is presented, and • Your seller cannot cancel your contract to purchase on the grounds that you refuse to sign the Escritura without a Licencia de Primera Ocupación. However, if your property does not have a
Nick Snelling Nick Snelling is the author of five books including ‘How to Buy Spanish property and Move to Spain – Safely!’ and runs the information site Culture Spain
Licencia de Primera Ocupación upon completion of the building works, you can cancel the contract and claim a refund of your purchase money with interest and related damages, irrespective of whether or not you have signed an Escritura. Obviously, it is best not to occupy (let alone fully pay for) your new property until everything is finalised and you have a Licencia de Primera Ocupación. However, some people knowingly take the risk of buying a property on the basis that ‘everything will turn out all right in the end’. This is very unwise. One sign that your property may not have a Licencia de Primera Ocupación is when it is not connected to mains utilities (water, electrics and telephone). This is known sometimes as being on ‘builder’s electrics and water’ – which is an accurate phrase! Indeed, your property’s services may be connected directly to your builder rather than the services suppliers.
This is usually obvious, but can be proven by the fact that you will not receive, or be able to obtain, any formal services bills. So, if your new property lacks a mains supply of electricity and water and a landline telephone, take this as a potential sign of illegality. At best, it may indicate there are delays with regard to legalisation or final completion of your project. Being ‘on builder’s electrics and water’ used to be laughed off and was tolerated by many buyers of new builds, who were frequently told this was ‘quite normal’ and would be ‘sorted out soon’. However, some found out later, to their great cost, that the underlying reason for this seemingly innocent delay was related to the far more serious and worrying issue of illegality. So, be warned! A Licencia de Primera Ocupación for your new property is essential and if your lawyer or seller is flippant about providing one then be careful and do not sign your Escritura (or fully pay for your property) until one is obtained! Nick Snelling is the author of five books including ‘How to Buy Spanish property and Move to Spain – Safely!’ and runs the information site Culture Spain.
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Your weekly music news with Melissa Jayne 1. The Script ft. Will.I.Am – Hall of fame 2. Amelia Lily – You bring me joy 3. Ne-Yo – Let me love you 4. Little Mix – Wings 5. Pink – Blow me (one last kiss) 6. Flo Rida – I cry 7. Taylor Swift – We are never ever getting back together 8. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good times 9. Sam and the Womp – Bom bom 10. Fun. – Some nights
Official Spanish Top 10 1. Flo Rida – Whistle 2. Train – Drive by 3. Efecto Pasillo – Pan y mantequilla 4. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call me maybe 5. Fun. – We are young 6. Loreen – Europhia 7. Pablon Alborán – Tanto 8. Auryn – Don’t give up my game 9. Maroon 5 – Payphone 10. Gotye – Somebody that I used to know
Official UK Top 10 Downloads 1. The Script - Hall of Fame 2. Example - Say Nothing 3. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You’ll Never Walk Alone 4. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) 5. Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) 6. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 7. Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy 8. Little Mix - Wings 9. David Guetta - She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) [feat. Sia] 10. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time
Wiz Khalifa: “Idol is big for Nicki Minaj” RAP star Wiz Khalifa has announced that Nicki Minaj’s appearance on American Idol is a “big thing” for her. Nicki was confirmed to star as a new judge on the talent show on Sunday, and will star alongside Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban. Speaking about his fellow rapper to MTV News, Wiz Khalifa said: “It’s big. The sky’s the limit!” He also laughed off the rumours he could have been chosen to join the ever-changing panel saying: “That’s crazy because I heard a lot of the rumours and stuff like that, but for that to be reality that’s insane, man. I don’t think anybody could ever imagine or see that going that way. Not in
Vibe’s Top Tip ELLIE GOULDING – Anything Could Happen: is to be the lead single to be taken from Ellie’s second studio album Halycon. Speaking about her track, which is based over booming bass synths and choppy piano, Ellie revealed: “I’m hoping it will make people go out and propose to their girlfriends or go on that holiday they never ended up doing. I hope it will provoke positivity, as opposed to make people really sad.” Anything Could Happen is due for release on October 1.
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The rap star said “The sky’s the limit.”
Hot Gossip any negative purpose, but it’s like, ‘Wow.’” American Idol presenter Ryan Seacrest has also praised the selection of this year’s judges as he hosted an intimate meal for all four confirmed judges. One of the show’s producers, Fox’s Mike Darnell also gushed about the show’s impressive panel when it was confirmed: “With an
unparalleled star like Mariah, fan-favourite Randy, charttoppers like Nicki and Keith and our incomparable host
Ryan Seacrest, we’ve put together one of the most exciting judging panels around.”
Ed Sheeran’s strange gifts from his fans ACOUSTIC master Ed Sheeran has revealed that an over-enthusiastic fan once baked him a cake with a clump of hair inside. The singer-songwriter told the Yahoo’s OMG! site that a fan had presented him with the cake as a gift, only for him later to discover that she had added a little bit of herself (presumably) to the recipe. He said: “I tried to eat it. I thought, ‘It’s very sweet to be given a cake. I shall eat the cake’. Then I found a clump. I was half expecting her to track me down and be like, ‘I’m inside you now!’, be proper stalker-ish.” But Ed insisted that not all the presents he was
MUSIC NEWS given were so odd. “I get quite a lot of cool presents,” he continued. “I got given some doughnuts with some Lord of the Rings Lego, which was cool. We like that.”
Mel C hints at another reunion SPICE GIRLS member Mel C believes the girl group could perform together again and she is stunned that people are still so interested in the girl group
16 years after they came out. The five girls - Mel, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Mel B and Emma Bunton reunited to appear at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony and although it was perceived to be a one-off, the 38-year-old singer isn’t so sure. She said: “It was amazing. We always think, ‘That’s it, we’ll never do anything together again.’ But ‘never say never’ is one of our mottos!” Mel - who has just released her sixth solo album ‘Stages’ - loves seeing the girls and she considers the other four members her best friends. She said: “I love them dearly. We’re older now and have a lot more respect for each other.”
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All-new Range Rover revealed at the Royal Ballet School, London L
AND ROVER revealed the all-new Range Rover – the fourth generation of its SUV – at the Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park, London. In front of a packed house, it was unveiled and its capabilities demonstrated by driving through a water pool that was almost a metre deep and climbing a rocky causeway before coming to a stop in front of White Lodge, a formal royal residence and home to the Royal Ballet School. The launch culminated in a surprise seven-song performance by longterm Range Rover driver and Dire Straits founder, Mark Knopfler. The all-new Range Rover has been developed from the
ULTIMATE LUXURY: The world’s first SUV to have a lightweight allaluminium body.
ground up to provide the ‘ultimate’ luxury SUV. It is the world’s first SUV to have a lightweight allaluminium body and is 20 per cent lighter than the outgoing model with a weight saving of 420kg. The lighter body structure has driven a 22 per cent reduction in fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions, achieving figures of 37.7mpg and 196g/km respectively. Land Rover also used the event to announce plans for a hybrid Range Rover – the world’s first fully capable SUV. The high-efficiency diesel hybrid model, which is
planned for production late in 2013, will see step changes in Range Rover’s environmental credentials and will target CO2 emissions of less than 169g/km. John Edwards, Land Rover Global Brand Director said during the evening: “The Range
Rover is a British icon and the all-new model revealed this evening has set the benchmark for luxury in SUVs. It is quieter, smoother and lighter than any vehicle in its class.” Edwards continued: “Like the Royal Ballet School, Land Rover is quintessentially British and has been setting world standards in performance and capability for many years. We wanted to launch the all-new Range Rover in the UK and White Lodge was the perfect venue.” The all-new Range
Rover is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK and will be exported to over 170 global markets. Over £370million has been invested in the Solihull manufacturing plant to create an aerospace inspired, aluminium body shop – the largest of its kind in the world.
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UK Police take part in charity match A CHARITY football tournament hopes to raises thousands of euros for Paul Cunningham Nurses (PCN). The event is set to take place on Saturday September 29 at the new Playa Flamenca sports centre and welcomes everyone to come along. Stephen Ford - a policeman from Sheffield with a holiday home in the area - is organising the event in memory of his friend’s wife Lisa Rhodes, who passed away last year from breast cancer. Lisa was cared for by the dedicated PCN nursing team and all monies raised will go to helping them continue providing care. Stephen is a keen footballer and has previously brought over police teams to play the local Spanish police in friendly matches to raise money for charity. For this occasion a team from South Yorkshire Police and Giffnock North, Scotland, will travel to the Costa Blanca to play local teams from The Hub at Villamartin and Abbey Tavern in La Florida. Each will play 40 minute games from midday and there will be a raffle and auction with top prize being an air conditioning unit. “We have had great support from local businesses” said Stephen, with prizes up for grabs including hair cuts and colours, free meals out, free drinks vouchers and €40 off Dave’s Coach Trips. More entertainment is still wanted so if anyone can offer a bouncy castle or face painting contact Stephen on 0044 (0)7902 152308 or fsteve1686 @aol.com. Entry is free.
SILVER CATEGORY: 2nd place John Hagart and 3rd place Sandra Twentyman.
Results from Las Colinas By Joe Dean THIRTY-EIGHT members and guests met up in the midday sun for our latest match at Las Colinas. Only one player broke par. The Silver category was taken by, once again, the old warhorse himself, Mick Kennedy with 31 points who pushed John Hagart into second place also with 31 points, but a better back nine. These count backs are becoming a regular theme as another one was needed to make sure that Sandra Twentyman took third place with 29 points.
The Gold division was won by John Eyre with 39 points followed by the Flying Dutchman, Theo Boelhouwer on 33 points. Count back saw John Mellor on 32 points secure third spot. The Best Visitors first prize went to J. Fleming with 35 points and Vernon Brown claimed second place. John and Paula Hagart sponsored the Nearest to the Pin prizes. For more information call the match secretary on 966 719 604 or see www.tmgs.org.
Golf for youngsters THE Javea Golf Club is working with the town’s Department of Sports on a new initiative to bring affordable golf to youngsters. The scheme will teach them how to play the sport as well as the rules of etiquette, discipline and skills. Classes cost €12 per month and take place Saturdays, 10am-11am. To register go to the Golf Club offices or call 965 792 584.
Charity Cricket Tournament THERE is a Charity Cricket Tournament being held this weekend in La Manga. It starts tomorrow (Friday) and continues over three days until Sunday, starting at 10.30am each day. There will be a MABS cancer
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Gunners hit six, Lorenzo wins in San Marino • FOOTBALL - Three days of European action ends tonight (Thursday) with Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham all participating in the Europa League. Earlier this week there were cracking Champions League encounters featuring Real Madrid v Manchester City, Chelsea v Juventus, Montpellier v
Arsenal, Manchester United v Galatasaray and Barcelona v Spartak Moscow. In the Premiership last weekend, Paul Scholes scored on his 700th appearance for Manchester United who whipped Wigan 4-0. This was Sir Alex Ferguson’s 500th League game in charge of the Reds. Arsenal, aided by two own-goals, thrashed bottom club and pointless Southampton 6-1… Manchester City have still to win a PL game at Stoke (after a 1-1 draw)… Anton Ferdinand (QPR) refused to shake the hands of Chelsea’s John Terry and
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Ashley Cole… AVB’s Spurs won at last (3-1 at Reading)… and it’s 100 years since Liverpool failed to win any of their opening four League games of a season, following a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.
North of the border, Celtic - now fifth in the SPL - lost 2-1 to bottom club St Johnstone. Looking ahead to this Sunday, we have Liverpool v Manchester United, Manchester City v Arsenal and the London derby between Spurs and QPR. England lie in third place in the FIFA world rankings, behind Spain and Germany. Portugal are fourth, Uruguay fifth, Italy sixth and Brazil a lowly 12th. • ROUND-UP Jorge Lorenzo won last weekend’s San Marino MotorGP; home favourite Valentino Rossi was second with Alvaro Bautista third.
CYCLING: Mark Cavendish won two out of the eight stages in the Tour of Britain.
Devon cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke triumphed in the 1,340 km Tour of Britain - the first Brit to do
so in 19 years. Mark Cavendish won two of the eight stages. Double Olympic champion Mo Farah crowned a terrific year by winning the two-mile race at the annual City Games in Newcastle. Sadly, Ulster rugby star Nevin Spence was one of three men killed when they slipped into a slurry tank on a farm in County Down