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Million visits SHOPPING centre Zenia Boulevard on the Orihuela Costa recorded more than a million visitors in its first month of trading.
Tapas route THIS year, the Tapas Route of Torrevieja has registered a record 78 eateries taking part in the event, producing more than 300 tapas dishes. The event continues until Sunday.
SALES ALREADY: Prices lowered to attract Christmas shoppers.
Festive rush as shops cut prices BARGAIN BUYS are already being made by shoppers ahead of the Christmas rush as traders reduce prices. This will be the first Christmas in decades that 900,000 public employees in the region will not get extra pay in December and, as a result, retailers are seeking out strategies to counter the effects. Traditionally, workers
have enjoyed double pay in December, but this year in a bid to reduce expenditure during the tough economic climate, bonuses have been curtailed. Traders and retailers who rely on the holiday season boost are worried at the uncertainty caused by this blow and, in response, have begun a bidding war and aggressive campaigns to prevent falling sales.
Death-crash probe A CYCLIST has died after being involved in an accident on the La Marina to Elche road. The cyclist and a car collided on the CV-853, a few miles from La Hoya. A 48-year-old Bolivian national was declared dead at the scene. The sole occupant of the car was unhurt. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Antonio López-Tena from ANGED (Association of Large Distribution Companies) says: “What we’re doing is lowering prices to make them attractive to consumers and they do not have to give up some Christmas items.” Department store El Corte Inglés started its campaigns two months before the Christmas season with deals including 15 per cent discounts on toys. “We trust that the possible drop in consumption by the loss of the extra payment is offset by the desire of people to spend a happy Christmas,” said Pau Pérez-Rico, Regional Head of Communications and External Affairs at the company.
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NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Torrevieja is ranked amongst best in country, winning three awards.
Top hospital gets three awards tonic TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL has made it into the Top 20 list of Spanish healthcare providers in three different categories. It is one of the most awarded hospitals in Spain since medical statistics company IASSIST started the Top 20 scheme eight years ago. This year it has been included in the Top 20 for its heart and respiratory treatments, and its hospital management has been voted the best in the country. Frank Leyn, Health Department Manager of Torrevieja, who collected the awards in Madrid, said: “The Department of Torrevieja being added
to the list is, without doubt, recognition of the efforts of our professionals. It coincides with the sixth anniversary of the opening of the centre. The awards encourage us to continue working with energy and enthusiasm to continue on this track.” Torrevieja Hospital ranks as the Best National Hospital Management within the category of large general hospitals followed by the Hospital Vinalopo in Elche. IASSIST bases the list on a range of statistical evidence. All hospitals in Spain, private or public, are eligible to enter.
Selfless firm THE Diego Ramirez family bakery business has won recognition in Torrevieja for its selfless work with local charities Mudopán and Food Solidarity.
Energy plan ALICANTE is testing out energy-saving lampposts equipped with motion sensors in a bid to save power. When someone passes by the lamp intensity increases from low to 100 per cent.
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Creative children at Elche school A CHRISTMAS creativity workshop attracted 90 children and their parents to the Miguel de Unamuno school in Elche.
More beds ELCHE General Hospital is opening a new eight bed unit with specialised staff to help ease congestion in the Intensive Care Unit.
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Belts tighten even more as redundancies beckon THE Valencian Government is to save €112 million a year through redundancies across government departments and companies. It will be economic relief for one but a burden for the other as thousands lose their jobs as the regional government tries to reach its deficit target and save money.
Approximately 4,300 employees will be made redundant, entailing a huge expenditure in unemployment benefits from state coffers, according to data from the CCOO workers union. It says that although the worst impact of the whole
process will fall on the thousands who lose their jobs, society as a whole will also suffer. “The social impact will be brutal. During times like this it’s the public sector that has to pull the cart of employment, but the Government does the opposite. It is a brutal stupidity,” said a union spokesman.
Tourist help THE former Miramar restaurant close to the Real Club Nautico in Torrevieja is set to open as the town’s new tourist office.
Budget total THE proposed Torrevieja for €92,345,678.
THE Flower Parade in Torrevieja takes place on Saturday at 5pm. It starts from the Sagrado Corazon and ends at the Immaculada church in the main square.
Ice sale TORREVIEJA’S former ice factory is for sale. As a listed building it must keep its characteristic appearance should a sale be made.
Family kidnap A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl in care in Talavera de la Reina was removed at knife point by her family. Police later found her hidden with relatives in Alicante.
National holidays NEXT week, Euro Weekly News will be available at all usual distribution points one day early, on Wednesday. Thursday is a national holiday in Spain for Constitution Day, and many businesses will be closed. This is followed by another holiday next Saturday, December 8, Immaculate Conception Day.
No violence TOGETHERNESS: Andres Valencoso, the new face of Mango Men, and Kylie (inset), his actress, singer girlfriend.
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AGENTS of the National Police in Elche have arrested three men for several robberies in different districts of the city.
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There are indeed families who were in need of urgent help, but then they bought an LCD television or used the money [from public grants] for inappropriate things.’
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male clothing collection. Now at a turning point in his career, he appeared in his first film ‘Fin’ (End) which was released just days ago. Meanwhile, girlfriend Kylie is to star with Bond girl Gemma Arterton in the upcoming musical in which a mother and daughter fall in love with the same man while on holiday in Spain. Walking On Sunshine is currently in pre-production and said to feature a long list of hits from the 1980s in its soundtrack.
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more will be given to the €23 billion Spanish regions in 2013 as bailout.
The State Government had already allocated €18 billion, out of which 87 per cent went to Cataluña, Andalucia, Valencia, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha and the Canaries.
A GROUP of neighbours gathered in the Plaza of the Constitution, Torrevieja, to mark the Day Against Gender Violence.
Long queues IN just three hours 119 users of Almoradí’s Health Centre made complaints about the long queues to make appointments or get prescriptions.
An eyesore NINE participants in an Alicante city playback contest had to be treated in hospital after they suffered an allergic reaction to the eye make-up they used.
and finally... THE National Weather Agency (Aemet) has begun to charge for some of the services and data provided through its website. The measure does not include the weekly weather forecast by town, so far.
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Children still wait for special help ON CAMERA: Pictured from left; EHCRC’S Miranda Ghesquiere, Ana Biosca Albalat, Ximo Soler Carbonell and Mark Oliver Wood from Canal 9 with Sue Weeding.
TV show tunes in to horse centre THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) in Rojales is to feature on Spanish prime-time television. A crew from Canal 9’s top-rated TV show, Guamipi, arrived at the centre to learn more about the work the team do in rescuing and caring for abandoned and neglected horses, ponies and donkeys. Presenter Ana Biosca Albalat said she was amazed at the work they do and had never heard of the rescue centre. But that will change once the show airs as it is the most popular programme on Canal 9.
Easy Horse Care will feature in a five-10 minute segment of the half-hour Sunday night show. “It is just fantastic and will raise our profile,” said Sue Weeding, co-founder of EHCRC. “We have always worked with the Spanish and had a lot of help from them and the local councils, so to be recognised and featured on such a big show can only help in our cause,” she added. Canal 9 was first made aware of the rescue centre by the San Vicente Veterinary Hospital in Alicante.
CHILDREN with special needs in Orihuela Costa are not being provided for in the new nursery school, according to local parents. They have long campaigned for better provision for their children and had been promised a facility would be available in the first of two nursery schools. Las Picinas School opened in September, but special needs help is still not being provided. Bob Houliston, CLRO councillor and Monica Lorente, leader of the Popular Party, have now jointly denounced what they call the betrayal of children in Orihuela Costa. Bob said: “We believe that it is only by throwing light on this shameful example of broken promises that the situation can be remedied. The need exists. The new nursery school provides an ideal physical environment
and is centrally and conveniently located. “It cannot be a question of finance. The extra money needed to pay specially qualified staff is minimal in relation to the cost of managing the school. Even if the service is not stipulated in the management contract, which it should have been, the contract can be modified. “There is no excuse for not providing what is a pressing and urgent need for anxious parents and for children deserving every possible help in coping with their education,” he added. Parents in Orihuela Costa are being urged to come forward and register their child’s need for special support with Denise Wesserling from the International Residents Office at the town hall by calling 966 760 000 Ext 34 or by emailing dwesserling@orihuela. es
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Oh no, no, no MARTIN CLUNES has been dropped from a car insurance campaign after being disqualified from driving and notching up 12 points on his licence for speeding. The Men Behaving Badly star had featured in Churchill Insurance’s television adverts.
Special guest TROOPS at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan were taken by surprise when 007 star Daniel Craig dropped in on their base. The actor met 800 soldiers, airmen and sailors just before they watched the new Bond film, Skyfall.
Two honours ACTRESS Kate Winslet and Take That singer Gary Barlow have received honours from the Queen. The Oscarwinning actress was awarded a CBE for services to drama, and Barlow an OBE for his involvement in the Diamond Jubilee.
Dig deep IN a break with tradition, people will be charged to enter the gardens of Queen Elizabeth’s London residence where a trade fair and series of concerts will be held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of her 1953 coronation. Tickets on sale from December 16.
Festive vest CELEBRITIES have backed a Christmas Jumper Day campaign for the charity Save the Children aimed at making ‘the world better with a sweater’. People are encouraged to wear festive tops on December 14 with a £1 (€1.25) donation to raise money for the charity.
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Ex-mayor faces forgery charges over contract A FORMER mayor is facing forgery charges after renovation works were started before a contract was officially awarded. But fraud allegations have been dropped against ex-Orihuela mayor Monica Lorente. The prosecution has called for a fine of €4,500 to be paid by Lorente and ex-infrastructure councillor Antonio Rodriguez Murcia and their suspension from public office for 10
months. Magistrate’s Court number one in Orihuela heard that the charges relate to the renovation of a square next to the social centre of Escorratel in the city which began on July 4, 2008. However, the governing body of the City Council did not approve the works contract until July 25. The prosecutor believes that this was done to give an appearance of legality to the work. The forgery allegation stems from the
documentation for the contract. Now the court has called on the defence to submit their letters of provisional findings. The next step will be to refer the case to a criminal court for trial. Lorente said both she and Rodriguez Murcia had acted “responsibly, diligently and with all the measures that are at our disposal.” Initially both Popular Party politicians were also charged for an alleged
OFF-SEASON: Empty beds hit hotels.
Bleak winter prospect as tourists stay home TOURISM across the Costa Blanca is facing a bleak winter as the number of Spanish tourists drop. The off season normally welcomes national visitors of pension age who enjoy discounted holidays through the Imserso programme. However, hoteliers are warning that retired visitors are not making bookings and are using their financial resources saved for winter travel to help their families during tough economic times. “The winter will be hard but luckily the English visitors continue to respond well” noted a veteran hotelier who has lived through many crises and confesses openly this is already the worst in its intensity and length in time. “The November data will not be good and it is only hoped that Christmas and
New Year campaigns are acceptable and will compensate for the current lack of customers.” The National Statistics Institute has revealed that tourism on the Costa Blanca in October was down 15 per cent on the number of Spanish tourists. There were 254,085 tourists, of which more than half were foreigners. Benidorm, which closed the first half of this month with an average occupancy of 76 per cent, escaped relatively lightly with a 7 per cent fall from 2011. British tourists represented 50.8 per cent of the market share. According to hoteliers the sharp drop in domestic demand has been driven by the cut in the Imserso holiday programme for seniors.
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Youth held for sex abuse A YOUTH was arrested in Alicante for the alleged sexual abuse of children who were in the care of his mother. He allegedly uploaded pictures of the children to the internet, having connected using his neighbours’ Wi-Fi signal. He has been handed over to the Minors’ Prosecutor in Alicante and interned at an educational centre as a preventive measure. The investigation began when the US Department of National Security informed of a user in Spain who had uploaded images of children to a Russian server, claiming he had abused them. The apartment block where the detainee lived was located and 10 hard drives containing photos and videos of abused children were seized.
Media Markt opens
OVER 2,000 people visited the new Media Markt store in the first few hours of its grand opening at Zenia Boulevard. The new store is the third Media Markt in the province and the business is now one of Europe’s leading electronics chain with 676 stores in more than 15 European countries and across China. Over 4,000 people applied for the 60 job vacancies, which has boosted recruitment in the local area. The opening of Media Markt before Christmas is another boost for the new commercial centre which only opened in September, but more crowd pleasers are already being planned including a
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Fake tickets A 30-YEAR-OLD bus driver in Munich admitted in court he made at least €244,000 from selling forged monthly public transport passes.
Gun record
NEW STORE: Is now one of Europe’s leading electronics chain. new bowling alley, more shops and Christmas promotions and festivities. Discussions are also
underway about a temporary icerink being installed over the Christmas period.
Town hall makeover
FACELIFT: Playa Flamenca Town Hall to be improved.
PLAYA FLAMENCA Town Hall is to benefit from a number of improvements. Basic repairs will be carried out to the leaking roof and a number of offices and customer-facing departments will be moved around. Once complete, the town hall will be extending its opening hours and housing more staff. The council claims the works should improve the service given to residents.
REGISTRATION of the nearly six million legally-held guns in the country will be made online instead of on paper starting next year, the Home Office said.
Job forecast NEARLY 28 per cent of 2,300 surveyed German companies said they would likely be cutting jobs in the coming year, said the Cologne Institute for Economic Research.
Child missing A CHILD aged 11 disappeared after stealing his foster parent’s minivan. The vehicle was found by Hamburg police parked near a municipal cemetery, but he was missing.
Property rise BUILDING permit applications in Germany increased 6.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2012 to 178,100, the Federal Statistics Office said. SELF DEFENCE: Expert Steve Attwood-Dawe demonstrates with Joe Suffied.
Women defend themselves
A DOZEN women took part in a free self defence and advice class. To mark Domestic Violence Awareness Day, San Fulgencio Town Hall organised the event where expert Steve AttwoodDawe gave a basic introduction to self defence. “The element of surprise is the hard thing to get past, and then you have to
switch on and put into place what you have been taught,” explained Steve. The Karate and Akido black belt has been teaching self defence for decades. As a martial arts teacher he would hear his students speak of their wives or girlfriends being attacked. “I went to the police and they suggested I started a course.”
Road hazard MORE than 700 shots have been fired at car transporters on German roads since 2008, federal authorities said when announcing a €100,000 reward to find a carriageway shooter.
Porn teacher A TEACHER at the Richard-Müller school in Fulda was suspended and moved to a different school after students found he had starred in two online porn films.
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Ryanair sentenced by the court in Valencia A COURT in Valencia has sentenced Ryanair for perverting the course of justice. According to the Valencian Region Consumer Union, the airline has been sentenced to pay legal costs and a fine of €600. In September, the court
sentenced the company to pay €930.21 after it prevented a Spanish child, aged six, which did not have ID, from embarking on a flight from Valencia to Sevilla, despite the fact he was accompanied by his parents, who were carrying ID, as well as the
No rift in the council SAN FULGENCIO PP Councillor Maria Asuncion Prieto has resigned from office. She handed in her notice during a full council meeting. She said San Fulgencio needed a PP government and cited personal reasons for her decision to step down. Manuel Garcia, who was number nine of the PP candidate election list, is in pole position to replace her. Speculation the resignation would endanger the
‘Libro de Familia’ which is proof of family ties. However, a month later, Ryanair asked for the case and sentence to be annulled as they claimed they had not been notified in Ireland, the only place they consider a valid headquarters. The company refused to accept communications sent to its base in Valencia and Ryanair staff refused to receive subpoenas. However, Spanish law allows communications to be sent to the place where a person or company carries out professional business on a regular basis. Therefore, the court has considered the case and sentence were valid and that the airline is out of line for illegally refusing to receive notifications in Valencia.
COUNCILLOR QUITS: Change at San Fulgencio council. stability of the coalition government team was denied by PIPN Councillor
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Mortgages fall THE number of mortgages given for buying houses fell 32.2 per cent in September from the same month in 2011. It marks 29 consecutive months of decline.
Boules welcome THE annual Petanque Championship, organised by the Orihuela Petanque Club, welcomed more than 750 participants taking part from all over the province.
Centre call MORE than 2,500 signatures have been collected supporting the construction of the new Rabaloche health centre in Orihuela. The campaign for more signatures will continue over the coming weeks.
Sci-fi show THE headquarters of the Association of Fine Arts in Elche (ABAE) in Plaza de Reyes Católicos, is currently hosting Sci-Fi 2012 by artist David Fernandez Falagan.
Jeff Wiszniewski. He said: “There were concerns about it creating a rift within the coalition but far from it. “We are all united.”
Bomb found AGENTS from the National Police explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) department have removed what they believe could be an aerial bomb. They were called to a company buying and selling metals located in Elche after it had been bought as part of a job lot of junk. It was only later when a fellow collector saw it the police were called and they ordered an evacuation of the premises. It is unknown if the bomb could have exploded and is undergoing inspection.
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Salt lakes preserved TORREVIEJA’S salt industry is set to become a tourist attraction after its future was guaranteed
for 20 years. The salt lakes preserved and
following a new agreement and a 20 year lease extension with the Salinas operating company. A tourist area will be created as well as an area for studying the unusual environAt the end of the evening Bill ment and the Singleton presented €50 to Mary from organisms that live the Alpengold Oompah band. there. Mary added, “DEBRA Spain thanks The Torrevieja everyone who attended the evening and salt works are the gave generously to the raffle as the largest operating event raised €210. A big thank you goes salt lakes in Europe to the Alpengold Oompah Band and La and at present Marina Tappers for giving up their time employ 150 free for any charity wishing to raise people. funds.” are to be developed
Variety is the spice of life POPPY APPEAL: Legion members say thank you.
A warm thanks Iceland
A POPPY appeal collection at Iceland supermarket raised more than €3,000. Manager of the Torrevieja store, Russell Clements supported the appeal by allowing volunteers to collect from customers and staff. The total raised from Iceland was €2,566.65 and €550 from poppy merchandise.
A SPECIAL variety night was held in aid of the DEBRA Butterfly Children Spain at the La Marina Sports complex. The Alpengold Oompah Band, La Marina Tappers and Gerry Shaw featured in the show. Bill Singleton got the crowd involved. Mary Chambers from the La Marina Debra charity shop said, “La Marina Tappers’ routines left the audience wanting more and Gerry sang a few old favourites.”
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A ping pong charity boost DEBRA Butterfly Children’s Charity has received a boost of €300 from the La Marina Table Tennis Club. The presentation was made to Mary Chambers from the La Marina DEBRA charity shop. Thanking the members of the club she said the money will go to the charity’s respite centre based in Marbella, Costa del Sol. The La Marina Table Tennis Club was set up around four years ago by Brian O’Reilly. He initially had the expense of buying the tables and supplies but now that investment has been repaid through club subscriptions, he is able
to make charitable donations. “We have between eight and 16 people at the club who pay just €3 each per week. Since October last year we were kindly given permission to use the Social Centre in La Marina free of charge, so I am now able to give some of that money back to charity,” explained Brian. “I chose the Butterfly Children’s Charity as I like the kids.” The La Marina Table Tennis Club is a friendly, relaxed club that meets every Friday afternoon. For more information call Brian on 698 243 893.
ORIHUELA COSTA Town Hall is planning festive treats for residents. Although plans are yet to be officially signed off for Christmas, a few hints have been dropped. Christmas trees will be put up along the coast and the town will play host to a Three Kings parade. A Christmas Carol concert is planned, possibly in the main plaza of Zenia Boulevard where an iceskating rink could also be installed. There will be a competition for the house or garden with the best display of Christmas lights and decorations and a public countdown to the New Year, complete with cava and grapes. The Councillor for the Coast, Pedro Mancebo, was keen to point out there will be a balance between celebration and social considerations.
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Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Health study SWEDEN – Children with one or both parents born outside Sweden have more chances of developing illnesses than those with Swedish parents, a study said.
NORWAY – Eight unions reached agreements with SAS airline as the company announced salary and pension cuts and raised working hours for their staff.
Student dies DENMARK – A 21year-old law student was stabbed to death in a Copenhagen nightclub. Police have launched a murder investigation.
Too late SWEDEN – The appendix of a nine-yearold burst after he was made to wait more than 20 hours for surgery at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Stockholm.
Boss quits NORWAY - Police director Ingelin Killengren resigned as the government refused to invest in modern data and communication equipment for the force.
Fewer bangs DENMARK – Traffic accidents dropped 56 per cent in Denmark since 2000, saving 59 billion krones (€7.9 billion), a study by the Technical University said.
Child dead SWEDEN – A man aged 53 killed his 11year-old son and himself, police believe, as they were found dead in an apartment in Stockholm’s Ostermalm area.
UP, UP AND AWAY: Prizes will be given for the balloon ticket which is returned from the further destination.
Charity gets lift
THE AECC cancer charity raised €1,642 from a recent fun day at Evolucion La Fuente Commercial Centre. Maria Wilson, president of the Torrevieja branch of the AECC, and the Pink Ladies said: “I would like to thank everyone for their kind donations and help.” Around 900 pink helium balloons were released on the day with a competition for the one which travels the furthest. “We are giving the winning balloon about eight weeks to come back from the furthest point,” explained Maria. The winner will be announced in the Euro Weekly News in the New Year.
Children abused by carer’s son A YOUTH was arrested in Alicante for alleged sexual abuse of children who were in the care of his mother.
Join in the fun THE annual AECC Santa Fun Run/Walk is this year taking place on Sunday, December 9 in Torrevieja. Registration is available on the day from 9.30am with the walk starting from the Hombre del Mar at 10am. Everyone is welcome to go along and watch or take part with entry costing just €5. As well as supporting the AECC’s cancer screening programme, the event is also supporting the homeless and needy this Christmas. 966 798 848.
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He allegedly uploaded pictures of the children on the internet, having connected to the net thanks to his neighbours’ Wi-Fi signal. He has been handed over by the Guardia Civil to the Minors’ Prosecutor in Alicante and held at an educational centre as a preventive measure. The investigation began when the US Department of National Security informed local authorities of a user in Spain who had uploaded images of children to a Russian server, claiming he had abused them. The apartment block where the detainee lived was located and 10 hard drives containing photos and videos of abused children were seized. Guardia Civil are still identifying the victims.
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Celebrating a starry golden era THE Marbella Club Hotel has over the years been a meeting place for royalty, the international jet set, aristocrats, business leaders, global celebrities and sports stars. And for the last 50 years The Grill has played a major role in hosting thousands of the world’s wealthiest and most discerning diners as they have visited and frequently holidayed in Spain’s most famous GOLDEN: The final night of resort. To mark The Grill’s own Golden Anniversary, the red carpet was once more rolled out to welcome a Who’s Who of Marbella society and social circuit to a Expanding over the decades from its night to remember the past, and to look early days as a restaurant without walls ahead to an exciting future. and just seven tables, it now provides Part of The Marbella Club Hotel, Golf the best of fine dining for almost 100 Resort and Spa set amid exuberant guests amid its famously romantic garden and beach-side settings on the atmosphere. To celebrate the last five decades with Golden Mile, The Grill has for 50 years been offering world-famous, classic each as part of Marbella’s own history, the team from The Grill looked back cuisine and a selection of fine wines.
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MARBELLA CLUB ANNIVERSARY through menus from the past and decided to turn the clock back for three special nights by offering four courses for €10, the price diners would have paid in 1962. Menus changed each night, and featured classics including Escoffier Consommé, Cheese and Sweetcorn Soufflé, Flame-Grilled Fillet Steak with Mexican potatoes and Marbella Club’s signature dessert Chocolate Mousse. “It was wonderful to be able to give something back to our loyal customers who have kept the restaurant busy over the last 50 years,” said Corporate Director of Food and Beverage, John Thomson. “It also allowed newcomers to try The Grill for the first time, ensuring a bright future for the next 50 years!” On the final night, West End Star Shona White and Musical Director Christopher Hamilton gave a gala concert in the glamorous Champagne Room, performing classics from the best Broadway and West End musicals, and adding a sprinkling of theatre magic into the proceedings.
Leading Marbella real estate agent Kristina Szekely (right).
Founding Marbella Club General Manager Count Rudi von Schönburg (centre) with guests.
The King family and John Thomson (left).
Guests enjoying the anniversary event.
EWN Publishers Michel and Steven Euesden with Nicki Burgess (left) and Lady Tenant.
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Fewer eagles die EAGLE deaths have fallen by 62 per cent in Spain thanks to improvements made in pylons and power lines. This means for every adult that dies there is a chick to replace him or her. Prior to the improvements, 158 Imperial Eagles died since 1974. Their bodies were often found on the ground next to a pylon. Forty per cent of the species died in Andalucia, 101 of them in the Donaña Nature Park. Endesa financed the report on the birds which was promoted by The Superior Council for Scientific Investigations (CSIC).
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Spain’s castles in the air FORTY-NINE per cent of Spaniards dream of the chance to travel. More time in which to relax or spend with their families takes first place on their wish-list for 37 percent and 25 per cent aspire to finding a job. A recent study by credit finance company Cofidis and GFK market consultants set out to evaluate the emotional state of the Spanish. Hopes, dreams, motivations and aims were measured and found
TRAVEL: 49 per cent of Spaniards dream of the chance.
Sephardim peoples come home DESCENDANTS of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 will again be granted Spanish nationality. The right was introduced by Felipe Gonzalez’s government in 1988 and implemented regularly but not
Illegal casino A CASINO in Moscow’s Novy Arbat Avenue was closed by local police, as gambling is legal only in designated areas outside the capital.
Army time MILITARY service in Russia should be lengthened from one year to 18 months, a lawmaker in the State Duma’s Defence Committee said.
Gas explosion A GAS tanker exploded after a fire broke out in a car park in the city of Tver. No casualties were reported.
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massively until 2009. The measure fell into disuse under the presidency of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. This has changed with the arrival of Mariano Rajoy. So far this year, 120 people of different nationalities have
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To declare AN American aged 63 faces five years in prison for allegedly evading custom duties when he attempted to pass €62,000 worth of jewellery through Domodedovo Airport.
Mystery shot A WEAPON designer at a Ministry of Defence company was found dead with a shot to his head in the city of Tula. No potential motives or suspects were reported.
been granted Spanish nationality because they had proof their forebears were Sephardic Jews who lived in Spain until 1492. Several hundred more applicants are waiting for a decision from the ministry of Justice. Spain’s Foreign ministry has now issued instructions A 17-YEAR-OLD youth died after to embassies and he was hit by a car which was being consulates where there is a driven by a district council deputy on Sephardic community to the Kaliningrad-Polessk carriageway. smooth the way for those The deputy is now facing a term of wanting to apply for up to five years in jail if he is found Spanish nationality. guilty. This can be granted on the strength of surnames, old documents, books or objects and community ST PETERSBURG’S city hall has references to a family’s recently been urged by the country’s former Spanish existence. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko to put a There is a strong rush on works in order to allow the Sephardic presence in construction of a new football western European as well stadium to be completed within one as Turkey, Venezuela, Brazil year ready for 2018 FIFA World Cup. and Argentina.
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positive for 59 per cent of those participating in the study. The Basques had most of their illusions intact, with a 72 per cent score. Not far behind came residents in Aragon with 66 per cent and Valencianos with 65 per cent. Lagging behind were Andalucia on 53 per cent, Castilla-La Mancha (52 per cent) and Extremadura (49 per cent). Men and women are made happy by noticeably different things. Women dream of controlling their diet, redecorating the home, having something fashionable to wear, doing charity work and having more time to themselves. Men are more inspired by the prospect of a new car, enjoying their jobs, stop-ping smoking, practising sport, falling in love or starting their own business. Marital status plays a varying role in realising hopes and dreams. Sixty per cent of single men and 59 per felt positive in this respect, compared to 57 per cent of single women and 60 per cent who were married.
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People smuggling criminal network SPANISH and UK law enforcement authorities successfully dismantled a major international criminal network involved in smuggling Iranian migrants into the EU. During house searches a substantial amount of evidential material was seized. The Guardia Civil’s investigation MARLO focused on an organised crime group involved in facilitating illegal immigration from Iran to the EU and North America. The criminal group was composed of mainly Iranian nationals living in Spain and other EU countries, who recruited Iranian nationals. The illegal immigrants were brought by car to Turkey and then continued to Greece or other countries within the Schengen area, taking advantage of the lack of border controls. The illegal migrants stayed in the transit countries until they were provided with false documents so they could continue to their final destinations, in most cases the UK or Canada. The clients were paying the organised crime group large amounts of money (around €18,000) to be smuggled. Europol supported the investigation by facilitating information exchange and providing analysis. During the action day Europol deployed one mobile office to Madrid to support the operation with on-thespot analysis.
More Russian tourists are flocking to Spain THE number of Russian tourists visiting Spain has doubled over the past two years, making Spain their third favourite holiday destination. In October this year, 5.1 million foreign tourists visited Spain, 3.2 per cent fewer than the same month in 2011 according to the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. However, the number of Russian tourists increased by 63 per cent compared to last year, and they also have
greater spending power. Since January this year, 1.12 million Russian tourists have visited Spain, out of a total of 52 million foreign tourists. Compared to the 12.5 million from the UK, Spain’s main market, and the 8.4 million and 8.04 million German and French tourists who have visited Spain since January, the number of Russian tourists is still low, but Spain is encouraged by the increasing numbers. There have also been 3.24 million Italian visitors, 3.24 per cent fewer than over the same period last year. The Russian tourists who have visited Spain so far this year, have generated €1.33 billion, and spend an average of €1,500 per person, which is 50 per cent more than average visitors. SPENDING POWER: The Russians spend more when they are on holiday.
SPENDING POWER: The Russians spend more.
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Reporter arrested in Sevilla A REPORTER for Spanish TV channel La Sexta claims to have been the victim of police violence in Sevilla. The camerawoman for La Sexta News, Ana Garcia, claims she spent a night in jail in Sevilla after getting involved in an altercation which occurred during a protest against evictions. She was filming when the police charged and several people were injured. She was amongst several arrested and was released the following day, allegedly after her camera and the scenes she had recorded had been confiscated. Complaints have been heard from the media sector saying police reacted violently and acted against freedom of speech.
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Donor saves family from eviction AN anonymous donor saved a family from having to live on the street. The €8,500 payment came from a benefactor who had seen on TV their house was about to be repossessed. As well as repossession by Novagalicia Bank, they also had to pay off their outstanding IBI property tax and expenses for the community of owners. This means although they will have to hand over the keys to their property in Vigo (Galicia) in exchange for wiping out the mortgage debt entirely, they will be allowed to carry on living in their house for a low rent. The owners took out a mortgage in 2004, but by April 2010 they could no longer pay the mortgage and put their house up for sale. But it did not sell, which left them in arrears. One of the couple’s three children is very ill and would not have survived on the street. Thanks to the €8,500 donation which allowed them to pay of their debt, they can now seek funding for their daughter to be treated by a special neurologist in Navarra.
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Largest brothel to open in Vienna VIENNA, in Austria, is to become home to Europe’s largest brothel. Until now, the largest brothel was the Paradise, located in La Jonquera, Girona, on the border with France. The FunMotel, due to open in 2014, will have room for 1,000 guests, 150 working girls and a 350-space car park which will even be big enough for buses. The Paradise, in La Jonquera, has 80 rooms and 160 women work there. It will be surrounded by a three-metre wall in order to guarantee the privacy of clients, and as well as sexual services, will have restaurants, a gym and shops. The exact location of the €15 million project has not been revealed to avoid alarming local residents, but the man in charge of making it happen,
PARADISE: Located in Girona is presently the biggest. Peter Laskaris, has said it will not annoy anyone, and they will have “affordable prices”. The idea is being supported
by the local City Hall as it is seen as a measure towards getting prostitutes off the streets.
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London rare wine sale BONHAMS Fine and Rare Wine Sale on December 6 will feature some of Spain’s finest wines, from 1925 to 1982. The auction in London will incorporate rare Riojas comprising of Castillo Ygay 1925, Marques de Riscal 1946, 1950, 1964 and 1982, Viña Tondonia 1961, 1964 and 1970 as well as Vega Sicilia from 1953, 1964, 1966 . A case of Castillo Ygay Reserva Especial from 1925 is estimated to sell for £3,000 – £3,600 (€3,700 €4,400). Richard Harvey, International Director of Bonhams Wine department said “Our December Fine and Rare Wine sale follows on the heels of a successful sale in Hong Kong. “It is always a pleasure to offer such an exciting and varied selection of fine wines from around the world.”
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GREENPEACE has described as ‘madness and a step backwards’ a Supreme Court decision to grant planning permission for 150 homes at La Fabriquilla in the Cabo de Gata. It said there was no need for more properties because of the economic crisis.
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THREE vehicles were set on fire after crashing at the Nerja to Torrox road tunnel yesterday (Wednesday), as part of a simulation by the safety authorities. Traffic was diverted to the N-340 during the morning.
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THE mayor of Somotín has resigned after being barred from office for seven years and nine months. A judge ruled Ramón Rueda had authorised that water be provided to the illegal home of his father-in-law. Rueda also quit his seat as a provincial deputy.
Endless road THE central government has admitted it cannot put a date to the completion of construction work on the A7 motorway between Nerja and Adra. The situation is ‘very complex’ and a date is ‘not possible’, it said.
Printing money ROQUETAS DE MAR Council plans to print money in a novel way, by saving €80,000 on photocopying and printing costs next year. Council staff will have access to 22 new printing machines which use cheaper ink cartridges.
Omar star THE second star on Almeria’s Walk of Fame will bear the name of Omar Sharif, the Hollywood legend who made his name in Lawrence Of Arabia, which was shot in Almeria’s Tabernas desert 50 years ago.
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Fingers crossed EACH resident in the Valencian Community will spend an average €78.54 on the Christmas Lottery, the biggest draw of the year.
Honest town JAVEA’S 2012 crime rate of 23 offences for every 1,000 residents is lower than the province’s average of 25.3 per thousand citizens.
Costume drama A VALENCIA judge threw out an appeal from a police officer who
Local taxes frozen ORIENTAL FLAVOUR: Japanese troubadours bring colour to the streets.
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JAPAN WEEK is under way in Valencia. In its 37th year, this is the first time the city has been chosen for this carnival and trade fair. Troubadours typical of the Land of the Rising Sun, have been marching through the city centre in traditional make-up, brightly-coloured silk gowns and playing oriental musical instruments. There are sushi-tastings and special sued the Interior Ministry. The policeman had wanted the ministry to pay for clothes worn whilst on plainclothes duty.
Pay out soon The Regional Government now owes 200,000 pensioners almost €5 million for payments on doctors’ prescriptions. Affected pensioners will soon be paid, the government promised.
Medal winners TWO Benidorm based former government ministers, Eduardo Zaplana (PP) and Leire Pajin (PSOE) received the Municipal Medal in recognition of their links to the town.
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A-7 crash TWO people were injured after a collision on the A-7 carriageway near Torremolinos - involving three cars. Traffic congestion resulted after the accident.
menus, stalls selling traditional arts, crafts, decorative items, souvenirs and other typical produce from the country. Art exhibitions of origami - a thousandyear-old and highly painstaking paperfolding art - martial arts demonstrations, Japanese music concerts at the Palau de la Música and displays of Japanese calligraphy, and Asian rock are also part of the week.
Traffic fines AROUND €820,000 will be collected in 2013 by Estepona Town Hall in traffic fines, it estimates. This would make €300,000 more than this year.
Better premises GUARDIA CIVIL headquarters in Coin, Marbella, Velez and Ronda will be repaired following an overall €1 million investment by the Malaga provincial government.
Just in time A GIRL was rescued by the Local Police off a Fuengirola beach. She was found unconscious, floating in the water, and was taken to Marbella’s Costa del Sol Hospital.
Tragic ending A FIREMAN aged 42 died as he jumped out of a window at the Clinico Universitario Hospital in Malaga.
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Hotel prize MALLORCA hotel giant Meliá has been awarded a Tourism Merit Award for public-private partnership for the modernisation of mature destinations because of its efforts to regenerate Magaluf.
Growth industry INDUSTRIAL prices in the Balearics increased by 4.2 per cent in October, which was above the national average. So far this year, they have gone up by 3.4 per cent, the same as the rest of the country.
Legal queues MASSIVE queues formed outside courthouses throughout the island as residents sought to avoid the new charges for civil actions, in which plaintiffs have to pay up to €1,200 irrespective of the outcome of the case.
NO local taxes will be increased in Rincon de la Victoria for 2013 and the budget for Welfare will grow for a total €1.5 million, the town hall said.
Briton attacked A MAN aged 25 was sentenced to four years in jail and to pay €450 in compensation for attacking a British resident in Frigiliana, as he was trying to burgle his rural house.
Restore water plea THE inland towns of El Borge and Almachar have no drinking water supply since the recent storms. The town halls have asked the government for a €2.5 million grant to repair the infrastructure.
IBI payment instalments NERJA residents will receive a letter asking if they wish to pay the IBI property tax for 2013 either in two, three or 11 instalments. Applications must be sent before the end of the year to the Local Tax Office.
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50 per cent of exports from Catalonia to other parts of Spain would cease if it became an independent country, an Economic Studies Institute study has revealed.
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€23,000 wedding bliss
Spanish marriages give GDP and jobs a boost SPAIN’S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) benefits by 0.34 per cent thanks to people getting married. Weddings also provide direct employment for 87,897 people. The average cost of a Spanish wedding hovers around €23,000. This drops to €20,300 for a civil ceremony but rises to €25,000 for a church wedding with a nuptial mass and sermon. Much of the outlay for a
Revealed! The pay-day secrets THIRTY per cent of women and the under-25s earn less than €1,008 a month. And regardless of gender or age, the average earnings of all employees remain below a pre-tax €1,218, according to latest statistics from the official INE agency. For the first time INE divided last year’s 15,096,100 registered employees into three wage bands. The first bracketed 4,528,830 people - 30 per cent of the total - who earned less than €1,282 a month. The majority - six million - fell into the second, earning between €1,218 and €2,071. The third wage band consisted of 4.5 million employees earning more than €2,071 a month.
Just over 43 per cent of women earned less than €1,218 a month, and 30 per cent less than €1,008, compared to 18 and 10 per cent of males, the statistics revealed. The tendency of women to work part-time was the principal reason for the disparity, according to INE analysts. Whether they worked full or part-time, men occupied 35.5 per cent of the third and highest wage band, compared with 23.8 per cent of women. Best-payers in 2011 were the finance and insurance sectors where 72 per cent of workers earned salaries of more than €2,071. The lowest-paid were domestic employees, where 84 per cent came into the first wage band.
Spanish wedding goes on the reception, which works out at around €100 to €150 per guest, according to the IE Business School’s White Paper study on Weddings. The bride’s dress sets the couple back anywhere up to €1,800 and the honeymoon costs approximately €3,000. A total of €3,615.7 million is spent each year on weddings, the study revealed.
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AN American plastic surgeon is offering Botox to eliminate facial expressions that give away a winning or losing hand in poker, labelling the $600-$800 injections of facial filler treatment ‘PokerTox’.
Sexy growth THE sex toy market in China is expected to grow by around 40 billion yuan (€5 billion) by 2014. Sex toys in China are sold in ‘adult health’ shops, hotel mini-bars, and by the checkout in convenience stores.
New chocoholics boost business EUROPEAN chocolate manufacturers take note! India - as one of the fastest growing economies in the world - is proving that its inhabitants have a very sweet tooth. And this has led the nation to become the fastest growing chocolate market in the world. The latest research by Mintel shows that chocolate
HAPPY OCCASIONS: Weddings add a healthy boost to the Spanish economy.
consumption in India almost doubled from 2008 and last year, with sales of chocolate increasing from $418 million (€326m) in 2008 to $857 million (€669m) in 2011. While domestic consumption in India is currently low if compared with other more mature markets, including Germany at eight kilos per head, or the UK and France at six kilos respectively, the potential is huge.
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CAN you provide a definition of ‘annuities’ in Spanish tax law? In my particular case, the Spanish Tax Agency agrees that payments from The Prudential are accepted as annuities but because the document uses the word ‘pension’ they say it is a taxable payment from a company and not from an insurer. Any help would be much appreciated K.G. (by email)
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THE basic definition of ‘annuity’ is a financial Law in Spain By David Searl product purchased with savings in exchange for the guarantee of a lifetime income at a fixed rate. In Spanish this is called ‘Renta Vitalicia’. In your case, if you have a contract with The Prudential declaring you have purchased an annuity for a set amount, this should be sufficient for the tax agency. You do not say what document contains the word ‘pension.’ If you had a pension plan operated by The Prudential, into which you made regular payments during your working life, this would not be an ‘annuity’.’If the word ‘pension’ appears only on your bank statements, this is because they do not differentiate between annuities and pensions. For the tax agency it is an important difference. Income from a ‘pension’ is taxed in the same way as any other working income, at normal income tax rates. This is because contributions to a pension plan have been free of tax previously, so are taxed now. This is at a tax rate of 24.75 per cent for an income up to €17,000, or 30 per cent up to €33,000. Income from an ‘annuity’ is taxed at less because it is supposed the money to buy it has already been taxed. If you start receiving payments aged 60-65, tax is 24 per cent of income. This percentage varies with age. 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.
WH Smith hits Russia with love trail RETAILER WH Smith plans to open its first stores in Russia next year as part of its broader global expansion plans. The company operates more than 1,100 stores, mostly in Britain.
£££ GERMAN retailer Aldi has posted a 200 per cent increase in UK profits, with national business profit levels after tax of £57.8 million (€72.25) in 2011, having made a loss of £56 million (€70m) the previous year.
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TV STAR Anna Ryder Richardson who sunk more than £1 million (€1.25m) into a wildlife park is now living in a cabin with her family within its sprawling
grounds. Husband Colin MacDougall meanwhile faces court sentencing after admitting breaking health and safety laws.
£££ THE world’s second biggest brewing company, SABMiller, has slammed soaring UK beer duty taxes that are reported to have added 47 pence (69 cents) to an average pint since it was introduced in 2008.
Big question mark remains over where Cataluña is really heading IT looks as though Artur Mas’ bid to be re-elected to Cataluña’s presidency might have peaked a little early, according to various polls. In fact, he might now find it difficult to achieve the overall majority he says he needs if he is to go for a referendum on Catalan independence. It could be that some of those who, though in favour of Cataluña separating from Spain, are now beginning to have second thoughts, wondering just what such a move might mean. Mas has been doing some presidential-style travelling to Russia where, although not meeting the top powerwielders, he used the occasion to demonstrate to those back home that he was already looking to expand Cataluña’s postseparation trade abroad. He has also twice visited Brussels where he had hoped to discuss with the European Commission what Cataluña’s position would be, should secession take place. Might it be, for instance, accepted into the European Union (EU) and the Eurozone? It seems however, that on both occasions the response from the commission’s advisers
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PICTURESQUE: But the future picture is not clear for Cataluña. was a resounding ’No’. Of course, being the politician he is, Mas, expecting this refusal, may have been looking even further should Cataluña secede from Spain. If it should successfully break away, but not become a member of the EU, the new nation would be forced to establish its own free-floating currency, liberating it from EU financial constraints and the European Central Bank (ECB), not to mention the often unreasonable demands of the commission. The new Catalan Government would have the use of a valuable fiscal tool lost to Spain and the other Eurozone
countries, the power to manage its own financial affairs and to adjust its currency’s value up or down to match the demands of international markets, both fiscal and trade-orientated. This may all sound rather far-fetched, but remember Mas is an astute politician not given to making rash errors of judgement. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out. And don’t forget, as mentioned in my Scottish Independence article a while back, the Catalan footballers at present playing for the Spanish national team, together with those earning big money in La Liga, could find themselves ‘foreigners’, coming under
the ‘two-per-team’ rules of the European Football Association and banished from the Spanish squad forever. On a totally different topic, one British newspaper reported that a Labour politician, an exMinister for Europe, upon being found guilty of falsifying his expenses to the tune of £30,000 (€37,500), has been banned from the Commons for a year and sacked as a Labour Party member. He’s apologised, of course, and has repaid the money, but would this have been enough to save him from prosecution and prison if he had been an ordinary fraudster? I really do doubt it.
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www.euroweeklynews.com Domicile is a very important issue for British expatriates. You remain liable to UK inheritance tax on your worldwide assets for as long as you are domiciled or deemed domiciled in the UK. While changing your domicile is not impossible, it depends on your circumstances and intentions and needs to be a carefully considered and planned process. The basic rule is that a person is domiciled in the country in which they have their home permanently or indefinitely - the country you regard as your ‘homeland’, frequently described as the place where you intend to die. You can live in Spain for many years and remain domiciled in the UK. The major tax effect is that domiciles (or deemed domiciles) of the UK are fully liable for UK inheritance tax on their worldwide assets. The tax rate is 40%, above a threshold of £325,000 per individual. Transfers between couples are exempt, unless the receiving spouse/partner is a non-UK domicile. If you have set up a permanent home here in Spain and intend to live here until death, and ideally even to be buried here, there is a good chance that you can acquire a ‘domicile of choice’ here in Spain. In this case you would no longer be liable to UK inheritance tax on your non-UK assets, though note it takes at least three years to shed UK domicile for inheritance tax purposes.
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by Bill Blevins, Financia l Correspondent, Blevins Franks
It is essential to take professional advice in this complex matter. A firm like Blevins Franks specialises in domicile determination, as well as on how UK and Spanish tax interact, and can guide you through the process. If you believe you have shaken off your UK domicile but HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) determine otherwise, your heirs will face an unexpected tax bill. In practice HMRC will not consider domicile until it becomes relevant for some tax purpose, so you cannot normally ask them for confirmation in advance. HMRC’s manual on Domicile: Enquiries into domicile status: Schedule of useful information and documents lists the types of information that may be requested during an enquiry. Some of them are obvious, others less so.
The list is not comprehensive so you may need to provide other items. Likewise you may not need everything on the list. The list includes the following: • Date and place and nationality at birth • Parents’ full names and marital status • Details of siblings • Details of marriages/civil partnerships, divorce and long-term cohabitation • Information on your children – names, dates of birth, nationalities, place of education, current locations and any other relevant background • Locations of members of the extended family, with descriptions of your relationship to them • List of residences from birth to date of enquiry • Details of transfers of property • Detailed summary of properties that have been available for your use (excluding short-term holiday lettings) • Summary of educational background • Information regarding any exercise of political rights in any territory, memberships of political parties and extent of your activities • Professional qualifications and memberships of professional bodies
• Summary of membership of clubs, societies, associations, organisations etc, and level of participation • Details of religious, cultural and social connections, including degree of participation and ability to speak, read and write the relevant languages • Location of personal papers and any items of financial, sentimental or other value • Details of any wills and the local law they are governed by • Summary of any deeds, declarations, etc, created, including those relating to dependants • Summary of your professional and personal advisers, their services and location • Summary of any other connections you have with various territories – when, what form, how long, and the reason for being there • Explanation of your intentions for the future. Have you made plans? What contingencies have been taken into account? What may cause you to change residence? What provision have you made for the future? What have you actually done that provides evidence for your answers to these questions? You will need to provide
documentary evidence, from items like birth certificates, to insurance policies, to wills and perhaps personal correspondence, photos, electronic records, etc, relating to your background, lifestyle and intentions. Remember you may not be dealing with this yourself. It may be your heirs and/or executor who have to prove to HMRC that your estate should not be liable to UK inheritance tax. You would therefore want to leave all your paperwork in order for them. I cannot stress enough the importance to taking professional advice here; do-it-yourself domicile determination is not an option if you want to avoid leaving your heirs any unexpected tax bills and headaches. Blevins Franks is highly experienced in this area and would review your situation and advise on the way forward. The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual should take personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.
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Spanish politicians in mass move to boardrooms
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Feminine touch GOLDMAN SACHS has estimated that Japan’s GDP could jump 15 per cent if female participation (currently 60 per cent) in the workforce was to match that of men (80 per cent).
A sorry state INDUSTRY PLAYERS: Politicians (from left) Gonzales, Aznar, Solbes, Salgado and Acebes have all moved to the boardroom. TWO former Spanish presidents and 20 ex-ministers now work for leading national companies. Felipe Gonzalez - President of successive Socialist governments between 1982 and 1996 - plus Conservative Jose Maria Aznar who followed him until 2004, work for energy firms Gas Natural and Endesa respectively. Aznar is also on the board of Rupert Murdoch’s News
Corporation. Ministers under both these presidents as well as Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero have also benefited on leaving office. Despite their PSOE backgrounds, Pedro Solbes and Elena Salgado - both of whom were ministers of Economy and Finance - keep Aznar company on the Endesa board. Energy companies clearly
either prefer politicians or politicians prefer them, as so many now sit on their boards. These include former PP minister Angel Acebes (Iberdrola) while the partly stateowned REE boasts PSOE politicians Miguel Boyer and Maria Angeles Amador. HC Energia has both former PP Foreign Minister Ana Palacio and Socialist Luis Martinez Noval,
Minister of Labour in the early 90s. They and other former colleagues are often chosen by leading companies for the wrong reasons, declared Juan Santalo, of the FEDEA economic studies foundation. Apart from their personal contribution of knowledge and experience, they are also regarded as granting privileged access to the corridor of power, he said.
ONGOING economic woes in Greece means it is facing a humanitarian crisis and growing racism, the World Council of Churches and Conference of European Churches has said.
Tequila cheer MEXICAN tequila makers celebrated Australia’s decision to recognise the South American nation as the only place in the world that can use the drink’s name.
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Essential good service is sadly so often lacking in Andalucia DON’T get me wrong, I love living in Spain. I definitely don’t like to nit-pick about Spanish life and culture, but like everywhere in the world, there are certain things that A look could be improved. at finance After living in for females various places including America, Jane Plunkett Australia and the jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. PAYING UP: But poor service does United Arab com Emirates, the one splash out. thing all these places have in common is at the cashier’s desk the continuing to chat to her excellent service. two staff behind the pal. She only looked at me In Andalucia good counter chatted away. to say the price. Then she service does not seem such They didn’t acknowledge proceeded to continue her a high priority. my presence, even though conversation. This type of A common occurrence I was the only customer, thing happens a lot. In restaurants, too, around where I shop is and continued talking. being ignored by staff. When I put my item on clients can frequently find The other day I bought the counter one staff themselves almost gagging an item and while waiting member took it to scan, through thirst before the
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not encourage people to glass of water requested arrives at the table. And the whole concept of asking if everything is OK seems alien to most waiters. It is almost as if staff do not want to know if more gravy would be a bonus, or to sell another bottle of wine!
Good service should not only be a principal structure of all business, but also during an economic crisis it is vital. People are not as flush these days, and are already hesitant about spending, so if customers are additionally left to feel frustrated at poor service or ignored, then it is obvious they will think twice about returning. That said, of course there are many hardworking people in Andalucia. I know plenty who try extremely hard and enjoy successful businesses and repeat customers. But, as a whole, service could be massively improved, and maybe then there would be more cash in the coffers.
Fruit and veg sales just grow and grow EXPORTS of fruit and vegetables from Almeria Province grew 15.7 per cent to 48,200 tonnes, latest figures show Vegetables exports in September were worth €42.7 million, while fruit worth €4.4 million was sold. Although fresh fruit is a secondary market in the Almeria cultivation industry, the latest production
numbers totalled more than 8,000 tonnes. In the first nine months of the year, the fruit and vegetable farmers of Almeria exported nearly 1.5 million tonnes for a 12.5 per cent rise on last year to €1,300 million worth. Out of these overall export numbers, 1.1 million were vegetables and more than 300,000 tonnes were
SALES GROWTH: Tomatoes biggest crop in Almeria. fruit. Exports increased 13 and 3.6 per cent, respectively. Around 40 per cent of all
the fruit and vegetables exported from Spain are produced in Almeria, followed by Murcia (24.2
Car sales in Spain hit a crash barrier SPAIN made 8.5 per cent fewer cars in October. Over the course of 2012, so far production throughout the country’s motor industry has dropped 18 per cent to 1.7 million
vehicles, according to latest figures. In the first 10 moths of the year 1.3 million cars, 47,954 fourwheel drives and 325,574 vans and lorries were built in Spain. Heavy vehicle production was
down 42 per cent. The only ray of light was off-road cars where there was a 25 per cent rise in production, said a report by Anfac, the Spanish motor trade organisation.
per cent). Nine out of the best-selling products coming from Almeria are vegetables and fruits. Only concrete materials get into the top 10, ranking fifth. Tomatoes were the biggest crop in Almeria, accounting for 21.7 per cent of production in the first half of 2012, yielding €343 million. Next were peppers (16.8 per cent) and cucumbers (8.9).
Volunteers as bank pay-offs finalised MOST lay-offs by CAM bank owner, Sabadell, will be voluntary. There would be 1,750 redundancies, Sabadell warned last year on acquiring nationalised CAM for €1. Following negotiations with the unions, this was reduced to 1,250 and redundancy terms have now been agreed. A total of 963 people have so far agreed to take early retirement or redundancy. The latter will receive 35 days’ pay per year worked, between a €30,000 minimum and a maximum of €150,000. Employees on more than €30,000 a year will also get an ex-gratia payment of €10,000. Remaining CAM workers who reject the redundancy or early retirement packages will be relocated to branches elsewhere in the Sabadell network. Employees declining transfers will be paid off at rates agreed with the unions. The redundancies involve CAM employees although those from Alicante Province where the bank is based are less likely to be affected. The bank’s Risk and IT departments are based there, as well as the divisions handling the savings bank’s real estate and toxic assets divisions.
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COMMENT Hobson’s choice BRAZIL’S president Dilma Roussef told Mariano Rajoy that ‘exaggerated’ austerity is self-defeating. This blighted Latin America in the past, she said, and noone would contradict her. However, Brazil has enormous resources on which to base growth but, apart from tourism, Spain’s pre-2008 resources were bricks, mortar and speculation. Following the property implosion it must look elsewhere and until it finds a formula, austerity is forced upon it, not chosen.
Sell-off HOW much does a residence permit cost on the black market? How much must a non-EU national pay to benefit from the advantages of living in a country like Spain? If we didn’t know before, we do now: €160,000. And how is that sum arrived at? It is the minimum price for property in Spain that the government is offering prospective purchasers in exchange for a residence permit.
As I see it... Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a singleton expat in Spain
Having not dated in a while, I donned my most expensive frock, Versace, of course; my highest heels, not the Louboutins but ones of a similar calibre; I even shaved my legs. Well, you never know how the evening is going to go. Back to the date itself; I chose to meet him at the
She’s the one from last week; one half of Mr and Mrs Been-Together-Forever. And wanting for me what she has, she set me up with a friend of her husband.
I’m not overly thrilled that I’m the charity case, the one who is pitied, but she certainly knows what I look for in a man, and she chose well.
ON a pre-Christmas visit to the Costa del Sol from Coventry, Maurice Ward has not yet started shopping. “Each year I vow to organise myself and start early, but with every passing Christmas, nothing changes.” Belgian-born Jan de Groote, who lives in El Toro, Mallorca, hasn’t thought about Christmas either. “One of the things I like about living in Spain is that Christmas is not as commercialised as it is Belgium. The other day I was in Ikea and it was full of decorations. The contrast with other shops was incredible.” Also, Jaume Salom from the Balearics has purchased nothing. “My wife usually buys the presents a few days before the Three Kings in January. I will give her some money and tell her to look after the grandchildren.” Carol Dawson from the Costa Blanca also feels under prepared, but has bought her Christmas cards, which is a start. “We are celebrating Christmas early this year as my step-daughter Charlotte is coming over from the UK on December 15, so we really need to get a move on.” Joan Carty from Altea is halfway there, but is resigned to the usual last-minute rush. “That’s what happened last year and what happens most
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EWSFLASH! I went on a date...with a real man. As blind dates go, it wasn’t half bad. But in reality, he wasn’t specifically my type. More Brad Pitt than George Clooney, but who am I to complain? My new Bestie has taken it upon herself to rule my love life, or lack thereof.
With 27 days remaining, are you ready for Christmas? Have all the presents been bought and neatly wrapped, or do you leave it to a last-minute panic buy? Laura-Jane Bruce and other EWN reporters went out and about to find out.
FROM LEFT: Carol Dawson, Jan de Groote and Maurice Ward.
years.” Friends Connor Menon and Ben del Grosso, aged 15, from La Marina on the Costa Blanca, have few preparations to do but Connor is already ahead of the game. “I have got Ben a Blackberry and I am going to the UK soon so will get my gifts then.” Cafeteria owner Esperanza Fuster from Altea isn’t too worried about Christmas this year. “Presents will be modest – just a little something – thanks to the crisis and now the children are grown-up.” Jerry Woodcock from Benalmadena shares this
restaurant rather than have him pick me up as with a traditional rendezvous. That way, I could arrive fashionably late, and not liking what I saw, could exit without him knowing and send him a text with my excuses. That may sound harsh, but when you’ve encountered as many disastrous blind dates as I have, you will understand. Thankfully, our date location - Marbella’s Puente Romano Hotel - instantly put him in good stead. For those who don’t know, the swish hotel has hosted Audrey Hepburn, and too many other global stars to list. Back to us. We were both a little apprehensive at first, but as the evening progressed, we relaxed into each other’s company. The conversation and Champagne flowed, the latter a must. I don’t dress up like this to drink bubbly water or a bottle of plonk all night. He even took me for a stroll along the beach, before bidding me goodnight and planting a kiss on my cheek. Such a gentleman. Sounds like a perfect date, doesn’t it? All the ingredients were there; looks, charm, money... stop judging me... But were there fireworks? Butterflies? Chemistry? Sadly, no. But there’s always next week. And another date. And another man.
alternative approach to Christmas shopping. “All our children and grandchildren have grown up, so they prefer to receive money from us rather than gifts. “I guess it’s a little sad as we used to love the pleasure of searching for presents for them, but as times change, we have to adapt.” And me? A quick dash around my local shopping TWO brown pelicans blown to Rhode centre after Island, USA, by the winds of Hurricane work on Sandy will be flown in a private plane Christmas Eve back to their natural habitat in Florida. will have to suffice.
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BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don’t Tell the Bride 10:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 10:30pm Impractical Jokers 11:00pm World’s Craziest Fools 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:25am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of a strange American family. 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard’s Good News 2:00am Impractical Jokers 2:30am Some Girls 3:00am Dying for Clear Skin In 2011 24-year-old Jesse Jones went missing. 4:00am Inside the Body Beautiful
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7:00am Zigby 7:10am Finley the Fire Engine 7:20am Little Robots 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:45am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am School of Silence 8:30am Pet Squad 8:40am Eliot Kid 8:55am Newsround 9:00am What’s New Scooby-Doo? 9:25am Mister Maker Comes to Town 9:45am I Can Cook with You 10:00am ZingZillas 10:15am Baby Jake 10:25am Dipdap 10:30am Wibbly Pig 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Big and Small 11:05am Big Barn Farm 11:20am Charlie and Lola 11:30am 3rd and Bird 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Royal Upstairs Downstairs 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:40am 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 Presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Sue Hill asks for help to solve more crimes. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Sue Hill asks for help to solve more crimes. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories
5:50am Countdown 6:35am Make Do and Mend 7:00am BT and Channel 4 Present... 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs Groove’s been looking for sticks on Hoobnet and ended up with a load of old bamboo. 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss 12:00pm Secret Removers 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 3:40pm Countdown
4:00pm Real Rescues Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin present dramatic events from the day-to-day work of the emergency services. The RNLI is called out to rescue Poppy, a springer spaniel who has chased a bird and fallen 300 feet from the cliff top. 4:45pm Flog It! Antiques series. 5:30pm Breakaway Hosted by Nick Hancock, Breakaway is a race to the finish line with up to 10,000 pounds to be won. 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts travel across the UK as they compete to make the most money at auction. 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals The competition to crown Britain’s next culinary superstar continues. 10:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 11:00pm Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at some proper jobs. 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Gavin Esler.
4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 8:00pm Emmerdale Due to Katie’s shock accident Declan and Megan start to rebuild their relationship. 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale A distraught Declan is wracked with guilt. 9:30pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands
4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know Comedian Sandi Toksvig hosts Channel 4’s brand new general knowledge quiz show. 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Kirstie’s Vintage Home This time Kirstie takes on one of life’s most important events: a wedding. 10:00pm The Aristocrats 11:00pm True Stories
12:20am Dara O Briain’s Science Club 1:20am The Culture Show 1:50am An Island Parish Series following the community on the tiny crown dependency of Sark in the Channel Islands. 2:20am BBC News 5:00am Joey’s First Fight 5:15am Lilly the Magnificent Lilly desperately wants to prove herself as a magician in her class talent contest. 5:30am Making Media
12:05am Dirty Britain 1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:25am The Curious Case of the Clark Brothers 1:25am Random Acts 1:30am Embarrassing Fat Bodies 2:25am BT and Channel 4 Present... 2:30am Geordies Overboard 3:25am Unreported World 3:50am Dispatches David Cameron backs increasing British aid to Rwanda to nearly £100m a year by 2015. 4:20am Time Team 5:15am Deal or No Deal
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Kenny Everett - Top of the Pops: 1977 9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm The Secret Life of Rubbish 11:00pm The Dark Ages: An Age of Light 12:00am Treasures of the Anglo Saxons Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art. 1:00am The Toilet: An Unspoken History 2:00am Horizon 3:00am Kenny Everett - Top of the Pops: 1977 3:30am The Secret Life of Rubbish
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Channel 5 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Shark
CH5 10:00am Tickety Toc
4:15pm Christmas Returns to Canaan Seasonal drama. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Dex is mortified by the awkwardness with April. John goes to speak to Marilyn about the attempted kiss. Bianca and Heath decide to get their own place, but for the moment will move into the Braxton home. Heath’s mother then arrives at the house. Sasha and Marilyn muse about the nature of relationships. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Rolf's Animal Clinic Documentary series presented by Rolf Harris. 9:00pm World’s Strongest Man 2012 The second qualifying round of the 2012 World's Strongest Man competition is in Tampere, Finland. 10:00pm Cowboy Builders 11:00pm Pineapple Express Comedy.
7:00pm The Simpsons 1:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am HouseBusters 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:45am Divine Designs Paul Binski examines religious art in Britain.
Satellite channels SKY1 9:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Raising Hope
7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Middle 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Flintoff: From Lord’s to the Ring 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am An Idiot Abroad 1:00am Spy 1:30am A League of Their Own
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 9:30am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 11:20am Bridesmaids 1:25pm Hall Pass 3:15pm Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 3:45pm Eurotrip
SMC
5:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors Emma finds out how far a teenage daughter’s concern for her widowed father will go. 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which buyers are helped to find their dream homes.
ITV
Renée Zellweger.
BBC1
9:30am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
5:25pm It’s Kind of a Funny Story 7:10pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 9:00pm Bridesmaids 11:10pm Hall Pass 1:00am Eurotrip 2:40am It’s Kind of a Funny Story 4:30am Women in Trouble
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:45am Lady Jane 7:10am You May Not Kiss the Bride 8:50am Take Me Home 10:30am Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 12:15pm The Fighter 2:15pm The Help 4:45pm Burlesque 6:45pm The Bodyguard 9:00pm War Horse 11:30pm The Help 2:00am The Fighter 4:00am Rabbit Hole 5:35am The Lamp
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:45am Thunderbirds 7:25am Real Steel 9:35am Déjà Vu 11:45am Haywire 1:30pm Crimson Tide 3:30pm K-19: The Widowmaker 5:50pm Rush Hour 7:50pm Real Steel 10:00pm Haywire 11:45pm Rambo III 1:30am Rush Hour 3:15am Species
TCM 12:30pm Wagons West 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Horse Soldiers 6:20pm The Big Trail 8:40pm Cattle Town 10:00pm Legally Blonde 11:50pm A Perfect Murder 1:50am Legally Blonde
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5:25am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt It’s an all-female line-up; a youthful blue team pit their skills against a more mature red team. 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which buyers are helped to find their dream homes.
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 4:05pm Deadly 60 Wildlife series. 4:35pm Sadie J 5:00pm Blue Peter 5:30pm Vip People 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 Chris Evans and Alex Jones present the stories that matter from across the country. 8:30pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Outnumbered 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm John Bishop’s Big Year 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:20am The National Lottery Friday Night Draws The National Lottery Friday night draws presented by Matt Johnson. 12:30am Live at the Apollo Welsh comic Rhod Gilbert introduces stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. 1:00am EastEnders Omnibus 2:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:00am Fake or Fortune? 4:00am Question Time 5:00am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Merlin Fantasy drama series. 8:45pm Doctor Who Science fiction drama. 9:35pm Great Movie Mistakes 10:00pm World’s Craziest Fools 10:30pm Russell Howard’s Good News 11:00pm Impractical Jokers 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Some Girls 12:30am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:55am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 1:15am American Dad! 1:40am American Dad! 2:00am Impractical Jokers 2:30am Him and Her 3:00am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:30am Some Girls 4:00am Dying for Clear Skin In 2011 24-year-old Jesse Jones went missing.
ITV
Channel 4
7:00am Zigby 7:10am Finley the Fire Engine 7:20am Little Robots 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:45am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am School of Silence 8:30am Pet Squad 8:40am Eliot Kid 8:55am Newsround 9:00am What’s New Scooby-Doo? 9:25am Mister Maker Comes to Town 9:45am I Can Cook with You 10:00am ZingZillas 10:15am Baby Jake 10:25am Dipdap 10:30am Wibbly Pig 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Big and Small 11:05am Big Barn Farm 11:20am Charlie and Lola 11:30am 3rd and Bird 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Royal Upstairs Downstairs 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link
5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Daybreak Daybreak deliver the stories that matter to viewers in the world of news and entertainment. 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 Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories
4:00pm Real Rescues 4:45pm Flog It! Antiques series. Flog It! comes from Cheshire’s Tatton Park. 5:30pm Breakaway Hosted by Nick Hancock, Breakaway is a race to the finish line with up to 10,000 pounds to be won. 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts travel across the UK as they compete to make the most money at auction. 9:00pm Mastermind John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. 9:30pm An Island Parish Bolt from the Blue. Series following the community on the tiny crown dependency of Sark in the Channel Islands. 11:00pm QI Comedy quiz show. 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Gavin Esler.
4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Mark Austin and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 8:00pm Emmerdale Cain and Moira find it difficult to keep playing hard to get. 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Island Hospital 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pm ITV News and Weather Mark Austin and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.
ITV
BBC1
12:00am The Review Show Kirsty Wark and guests discuss the cultural highlights of the week. 12:50am Later... with Jools Holland 1:55am The Counterfeiters Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, an artist and expert forger who was arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. 3:30am BBC News
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Sacred Music 9:30pm Sounds of the 70s Musical documentary series. Disco was all pervasive in the mid and early 70s. 10:00pm The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again 10:55pm The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth 12:05am Legends Dennis Wilson, the drummer in the Beach Boys, was the real Beach Boy. 1:05am Guitar Heroes at the BBC Series featuring legendary guitarists performing at the BBC studios. 2:05am The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again 3:05am The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth
5:15am Deal or No Deal 6:10am Countdown 6:55am The Treacle People 7:05am BT and Channel 4 Present... 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss 12:00pm Secret Removers 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 3:40pm Countdown
6:10am Wildlife SOS 6:35am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist
4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm Lee Evans 11:10pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man
4:15pm The Christmas Pageant Charlene Amoia, Candice Azzara, Kate Flannery, Gloria Gifford (I). Seasonal comedy. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Summer burns her bridges with Susan when she hands in her resignation at the newspaper. 7:00pm Home and Away Heath’s mother Cheryl invades Bianca and Heath’s privacy when she comes to stay with them. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Cowboy Builders 9:00pm Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan Dominic Monaghan travels in search of weird creatures. 10:00pm The Mentalist American crime drama. 11:00pm Castle Quirky US crime drama series about a bestselling author who teams up with a young New York detective to solve murders, gaining inspiration for his books along the way. When a museum curator’s death is linked to an archaeological expedition to the tomb of a legendary Mayan king, Castle believes that he could be the next victim of the mummy’s curse.
12:05am - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mel Gibson.
12:05am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 1:50am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Deep Blue Sea 5:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
Channel 5
12:15am 4funnies: The Rubberbandits 12:40am 8 Out of 10 Cats 1:30am Random Acts 1:35am Full English Meet the Johnson family in Channel 4’s brand new animated satirical sitcom. 2:05am The Ricky Gervais Show 2:30am My Name is Earl 2:55am My Name is Earl 3:15am Bob’s Burgers 3:40am Bob’s Burgers 4:00am Glory Daze 4:45am 90210 5:25am Deal or No Deal
12:00am Law and Order: Criminal Intent 12:55am Inside Hollywood 1:00am Super Casino 4:55am Motorsport Mundial The latest motor racing action from around the world. 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series with Californian interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:45am Divine Designs Art historian Dr Paul Binski examines some of Britain’s most fascinating works of religious art.
Satellite channels SKY1 5:10am Stargate SG-1 6:05am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Raising Hope 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Middle 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Spy 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm A League of Their Own 12:00am Flintoff: From Lords to the
Ring 1:00am Don’t Sit in the Front Row 1:30am Road Wars 2:25am Border Invasion USA 3:25am Border Invasion USA 4:20am Road Wars 5:10am Stargate SG-1
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Women in Trouble 6:15am A Nanny for Christmas 7:55am Blackball 9:40am White Men Can’t Jump 11:40am Harry Potter: The Magic Lives On 12:10pm Cyrus 1:50pm Tower Heist 3:40pm Friends with Benefits 5:40pm The Stepford Wives 7:20pm Cyrus 9:00pm Tower Heist 10:45pm Friends with Benefits 12:45am The Pool Boys 2:20am White Men Can’t Jump 4:20am The Stepford Wives
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:35am The Lamp 7:15am Mask 9:15am Like Dandelion Dust 11:00am Conviction 12:50pm A Little Bit of Heaven 2:40pm Shakespeare in Love 4:45pm The Age of Innocence 7:05pm Conviction 9:00pm A Little Bit of Heaven 11:00pm Shakespeare in Love 1:10am Albatross 2:45am Cherrybomb 4:20am The Descendants Special 4:35am The Age of Innocence
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:10am Small Soldiers 7:05am Hanna 9:00am The Eagle 11:00am Jaws 2 1:00pm Braveheart 4:00pm Shanghai Noon
6:00pm Shanghai Knights 8:00pm Hanna 10:00pm Braveheart 1:00am The Eagle 3:00am Species II 4:40am Machete
TCM 6:00am The Horse Soldiers 8:05am Gunsmoke 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:15am The Big Trail 12:30pm Cattle Town 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Charge at Feather River 5:50pm Son of a Gunfighter 7:30pm Union Station 9:00pm Riders of Destiny 10:00pm The Glimmer Man 11:45pm Executive Action 1:30am Training Day 3:40am Zorba the Greek
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HE present battle between banks and borrowers over evictions reminds me of a scene from an old movie about good news and bad news. The government says to the people: “There is good news and bad news.” The people say: “OK, tell us.” The government explains: “Well, we are increasing taxes and lowering your salaries and pensions. We are planning to privatise hospitals, schools and utility companies. We intend to hand over the autovias to private companies so they can become autopistas with tolls. We are going to charge you for going to court. We shall make it easier to sack employees and reduce redundancy payments. “We shall allow the banks to put all their bad assets in a ‘Banco Malo’ and offer foreigners residency permits if they STANDSTILL: Nothing is done about major real estate and construction companies who owe the banks billions. buy a property. We let the banks evict you from your home if you owe them €100,000. There is too much corruption and waste of public funds which goes unpunished.” The people reply: “So give us the good news.” The government somewhat perplexed says. “That was the good news.” To be fair the government, which has been dragging its heels for two years, has finally begun by the sub-prime crisis, to make a move to end the it does seem poor immoral and unjust eviction commercial judgement of families from their homes. on the part of the But it took the tragic lenders. The banks suicide of 53-year-old admit that unpaid loans Amaya Egana to finally affect only 3 per cent of www.pfieldman.blogspot.com convince politicians that the all mortgages and London-born journalist and laws need changing. An exmany of these relate to author, Peter spends his time councillor from Oviedo who garages or business between Paris and Madrid. His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ was unemployed with three premises, not the main available on Amazon or children, she jumped from residence. www.1066TheConquest.com her fourth-floor flat when In the current the bailiffs arrived. It has recession the govern- EMPTY: Motorways that are now toll roads. shocked and shamed the country but not, ment will be forced to assist families who it seems, the banks, who are still are on the street and find them avoid abuses by people who simply stop Although there is a danger it could lead expecting to recover their loans. alternative accommodation. So surely it is paying believing they can cheat the to abuse, it should lead to a more In contrast the government does a better solution to leave people in their system, to prevent the exploitation by equitable arrangement between nothing about the major real estate and homes. If banks continue to evict families mafia operators who buy up repossessed borrower and lender. construction companies who owe the and leave properties empty, they properties at auction at knock-down Banks have been guilty of overvaluing banks €40 billion, for whom it is business deteriorate. Selling them at auction for prices or the dramatic situation which property and lending too much in the full as usual. This emphasises the argument knock-down prices is frankly immoral has arisen in a deprived Madrid suburb knowledge that borrowers might not be about being too big to fall. when it still leaves the balance of the loan where unauthorised families are taking able to repay, demonstrating a total lack There is, though, a pocket of plus interest and charges which are over properties and squatting illegally. of responsibility. Borrowers too were resistance. Together with his lawyer, a loaded onto the borrower who cannot Nevertheless, a change of mentality is guilty of extending themselves. Moroccan immigrant, Mohamed Aziz from repay. permeating through the legal system; If banks considered each case on its Barcelona, whose lender was charging One of the worst abuses is the judges and the police are beginning to merits and only lent what people could massive interest rates for overdue common requirement for guarantors of stop either giving eviction notices or afford it would reduce the risks. But it payments, is bringing his case to the loans. These are often parents or family carrying out the decisions of the courts would also reduce the number of home European Court. He argues that the members who can find themselves while lawyers are prepared to assist sales and developers and banks would clauses in the small print which enable saddled with huge debts and find they cases of extreme hardship without fees. face lower profits and their or their the banks to hike up interest rates and risk losing their own homes as well as Spanish laws are among the worst for intermediaries’ lower fees. charges on unpaid mortgage payments to seeing their lives destroyed. the consumer in Europe. Guillem Soler, a France has a rule whereby monthly 20 per cent plus, are against the interests No civilised democratic society can magistrate in Barcelona, has criticised payments cannot exceed 30 per cent of of consumers. allow such hardship for its citizens. the current laws which he says are anti their salaries. This has considerably If judgement is given in his favour it will For both government and banks it constitutional since they do not give the reduced the risk of a property bubble. do more to redress the balance than the makes economic sense to leave families borrower any rights at all to contest a The financial sector has been slow to Spanish Government has done since the in their homes, lower the monthly judgement. react and should show more crisis began five years ago. repayments and/or extend the loan There are growing demands to responsibility and come up with their Lawyers argue that the proposed new period. If properties are repossessed the introduce the ‘dacion’ rule. This would own ideas to bring about a sensible rules for a moratorium only push the lenders can charge occupiers a fair rent mean repossessing the property would financial and moral solution to this crisis, problem further down the road. After until such time as the market improves. eliminate the loan and any further debts. which was caused by the banks in the seeing the devastation caused in the USA There will have to be some control to Naturally banks are against this proposal. first place.
Good news is bad for those being evicted
Peter Fieldman
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5:00am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live James Martin hosts the cooking show, and is joined by Michelin-starred chef Phil Howard and Chris Evans. Alfie Boe faces his food heaven or food hell and expert Olly Smith chooses the wine to match the studio dishes. There is a chance to enjoy some classic moments from Rick Stein, Great British Menu and Rachel Khoo'’s Little Paris Kitchen. 12:30pm Baking Made Easy 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 1:10pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 1:15pm Football Focus 2:00pm Snooker 3:00pm Rugby Union
4.00pm - midnight 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 6:20pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 6:30pm A Question of Sport 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm Strictly Come Dancing Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host another action-packed Strictly Come Dancing. 9:00pm Merlin Fantasy drama series. 9:45pm The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws The National Lottery Saturday night draws presented by John Partridge. 9:55pm Casualty 10:45pm Live at the Apollo Glaswegian comic Kevin Bridges introduces stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. 11:15pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:05am The Football League Show 1:45am Westworld 3:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:15am BBC News BBC One joins the BBC’s rolling news channel for a night of news, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.
BBC3 8:00pm Rugby Union 9:00pm Top Gear Motoring show. 10:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 10:45pm Pretty Woman Romantic comedy reworking of the Pygmalion theme, set in modern-day America. 12:40am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 1:05am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 1:25am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:50am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 2:10am Impractical Jokers 2:40am Him and Her 3:05am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:50am Britain’s Biggest Beauty Queens
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie 8:25am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Baby Jake 10:10am Big Barn Farm 10:25am Mr Bloom's Nursery 10:45am Something Special 11:05am Zingzillas Zingbop 11:10am Get Squiggling 11:30am Get Well Soon 11:45am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 12:00pm Justin’s House 12:25pm I Can Cook on the Go 12:40pm Mister Maker Comes to Town 1:00pm Coast 1:05pm Animal Park 2:05pm The Gay Divorce 3:45pm Houseguest
5:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7:10am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7:25am The Hive 7:35am The Hive 7:45am The Hive 7:50am Canimals 8:00am Canimals 8:05am The Avengers 8:25am Almost Naked Animals 8:40am Almost Naked Animals 8:50am Horrid Henry 9:05am Horrid Henry 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am Shake it Up! 10:00am My Phone Genie 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 12:20pm Columbo 2:20pm ITV News and Weather 2:30pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 3:30pm Holiday Home Sweet Home
5:25am Deal or No Deal 6:20am Countdown 7:05am Sali Mali Jackdaw finds it a breeze to rescue Sali Mali's hat when it blows away. 7:10am The Hoobs Iver's fed up. 7:35am The Hoobs What's a Hoob to do when they're marooned like Robinson Crusoe on a desert island? 8:00am Beach Volleyball 8:55am The Morning Line Turf tips and news from the Channel 4 Racing team. 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 11:00am Made in Chelsea 12:05pm Suburgatory As their relationship gets more serious, George decides that he wants to introduce Eden to Tessa. 12:40pm The Big Bang Theory 1:15pm The Big Bang Theory 1:50pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm The Simpsons 2:55pm Channel 4 Racing
7:30am The Mr Men Show 7:45am Olive the Ostrich 7:50am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:00am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:05am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:20am Animal Antics 8:25am Noddy in Toyland 8:35am City of Friends 8:50am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Super Samurai 11:35am ThunderCats 12:00pm The All New Gadget Show 12:55pm Cowboy Builders 1:55pm Superman
5:30pm Snooker: UK Championships 6:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 7:30pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 8:30pm Dad’s Army 9:00pm Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild Episode to be Announced. 10:00pm QI XL Quiz show. Stephen Fry looks at people whose names start with J. 10:45pm Bad 25
4:30pm The Unforgettable... 5:00pm Jonathan and Charlotte 6:00pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather. 6:15pm ITV News and Weather Charlene White with the latest headlines from around the world. 6:30pm The Golden Rules of Tv 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 7:30pm Take Me Out 9:00pm The X Factor 10:30pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pm ITV News and Weather Charlene White with the latest headlines from around the world. 11:45pm FA Cup Highlights Matt Smith presents highlights of all the day’s FA Cup secondround ties.
4:55pm The Simpsons 5:20pm Come Dine with Me 5:55pm Come Dine with Me 6:25pm Come Dine with Me 6:55pm Come Dine with Me 7:25pm Come Dine with Me 7:55pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:25pm 4thought.tv 8:30pm Heston’s Fantastical Food 9:30pm Stephen Fry: Gadget Man Stephen Fry shares his passion for gadgets and new tech, from the everyday to the extraordinary. 10:00pm Star Trek
4:35pm The Christmas Gift Dean Cain, Jean Louisa Kelly, Alexei Zubarev, Mimi Kennedy, Donovan Scott, Reginald Vel Johnson. Feelgood family drama. Three orphaned young boys stay with a kind childless couple in their perfect home over the Christmas period. When they overhear that the couple intends to adopt just one of them, the lads compete for attention and affection in order to win a place in the house. 6:20pm Our First Christmas A newlywed couple with children from previous marriages attempt to bring their families together at Christmas, but the kids are somewhat reluctant to embrace their new siblings. 8:10pm Catwoman Adventure spin-off from the Batman comic franchise. A shy graphic designer at a cosmetics company is murdered by her employer after stumbling on a corporate conspiracy. Resurrected by a psychic Egyptian cat, she is transformed into a leather-clad superhero complete with feline agility, and she sets out for revenge. 9:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 10:00pm International Boxing Boxing action from Belfast’s Odyssey Arena.
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8:30pm Dad’s Army Classic wartime sitcom about a group of men - not able to take up active service due to their age - who set up their town’s Home Guard in the Second World War.
1:00am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 1:50am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.
BBC4 8:00pm Metalworks! 9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm The Killing The third and last season of the Danish thriller sees Inspector Sarah Lund back for one last case. 11:00pm The Killing The third and last season of the Danish thriller sees Inspector Sarah Lund back for one last case. 12:00am More Old Jews Telling Jokes More old Jews tell their favourite jokes. 12:30am Kenny Everett - Top of the Pops: 1977 1:00am Motown at the BBC 2:00am Metalworks! 3:00am Horizon Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is predicted that this century might see ten times as many deaths. Yet when an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise.
12:45am Serenity Government weapons’ researchers have been manipulating the intelligence of some very bright teenagers, until one of them, River, escapes - complete with a head full of potentially damaging secrets. 2:45am The Store 4:00am In Plain Sight 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
CH4
10:00pm Star Trek
12:25am The X Files: I Want to Believe 2:25am Steel Magnolias 4:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus
12:00am BAMMA 11: Alex Reid Returns Mixed martial arts action. 1:15am Super Casino 5:05am Michaela's Wild Challenge Michaela Strachan and colleagues undertake a range of wildlife-related dares in exotic locations. 5:25am The Great Artists 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK's most scenic counties.
Satellite channels SKY1 7:00am Lion Man 7:30am Lion Man 8:00am UK Border Force 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Diversity 2:00pm Little Crackers 2:15pm Little Crackers 2:30pm Little Crackers 2:45pm Little Crackers 3:00pm Little Crackers 3:15pm Little Crackers 3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Futurama 4:30pm Futurama 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Michael Buble Home for the Holidays 8:00pm Hawaii Five-0 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm From Hell 1:20am Road Wars 2:20am Inside Gatwick 3:15am Road Wars 4:05am
Caribbean Cops 5:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 6:00am Project: Alf 7:40am Swinging with the Finkels 9:10am Ramona and Beezus 10:55am Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12:40pm The Brady Bunch Movie 2:15pm Jack and Jill 3:55pm 50 First Dates 5:40pm Without a Paddle 7:25pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid 9:00pm Jack and Jill 10:40pm 50 First Dates 12:25am Without a Paddle 2:10am Swinging with the Finkels 3:40am Eddie Murphy: Raw
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 7:00am Stay Cool 8:40am Our
Family Wedding 10:30am Trouble with the Curve: Sky Movies Special 10:50am That Thing You Do! 12:50pm The Adjustment Bureau 2:40pm I Don't Know How She Does it 4:15pm The Avengers Special 4:45pm Honey 2 6:45pm The Terminal 9:00pm I Don’t Know How She Does it 10:35pm The Adjustment Bureau 12:25am Purple Rain 2:25am Casino Jack 4:15am 4 Wedding Planners
SKY MOVIES ACTION 7:00am The Warrior’s Way 8:50am Spy Kids 10:30am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 12:20pm Daylight 2:20pm X-Men: First Class 4:35pm First Blood
6:15pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 8:00pm Daylight 10:00pm X-Men: First Class 12:15am First Blood 1:55am Rambo: First Blood Part II 3:35am Skyline 5:15am X-Men: First Class Special 5:45am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
TCM 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:45am Gunsmoke 9:50am Riders of Destiny 10:50am Union Station 12:25pm Son of a Gunfighter 2:10pm The Charge at Feather River 4:00pm A Thunder of Drums 5:50pm The Fighting Lawman 7:10pm The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 10:00pm Collateral Damage 12:05am Super Troopers 2:00am Broadcast News 4:20am Super Troopers
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SATURDAY sees a Christmas Fun Day in the Veterpet car park in La Marina. This event, from 10am until 3pm will also benefit Pets in Spain charity. Pony rides, tombola, tarot readings and bric-a-brac is available.
THE Alzheimer Familiares y Amigos Association will hold a Christmas coffee morning on December 8 from 11am until 1pm. www.afatorrevieja.es.
Open mic CHADWICKS BAR in Villamartin is holding an open mic evening on Monday at 7.30pm. An evening of poetry and prose. 676 257 833.
Xmas show THE Rascals will perform their Disney Delights and Christmas Crackers show on Sunday at the School of Culture and Music Theatre, Los Montesinos and December 11 at Virgin Del Carmen Theatre, Torrevieja. Info: 966 784 874.
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Jewish symbol PRESENTATION: From left, Lion member Maureen Moss, Dayron’s mother Elisabet Blanc, Lion President Janette Bennett and member Lynsey Knock with the cheque.
Ducks deliver for Dayron THREE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EUROS was raised for Dayron Blanc, a young Spanish boy suffering from chronic non-progressive enceph-
alopathy secondary to perinatal cerebral hypoxia. The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club, along with sponsors Talleres Yogesh, TV Choice Magazine and
Ayuntamiento Formentera, held a Duck Race in his honour, and the money raised will pay for one of his twice-yearly visits to a hospital in Mallorca where
he undergoes hydrotherapy which helps his muscles to develop. The next Lions fundraiser is at Iceland in La Marina on December 21 and 22.
New club debut in Cabo Roig TOMORROW (Friday) will see the inauguration of the CLR Supporters Group at the Sophia Wellness Centre in Cabo Roig from 6pm. All those interested are
invited to attend. The Supporters’ Group will meet regularly to discuss the political situation that affects the residents of the coast and to propose solutions to the
problems of Orihuela Costa in order to help each other and the town hall. More information: www.CLROrihuelaCosta.com.
A PUBLIC lighting of a Menorah will take place on Saturday December 15 at 7.30pm at Playa Flamenca. This festival celebrates when Jews overthrew their corrupt King in 165 BCE, lighting an alter lamp. More info: alan201150 @hotmail.com.
Homeless help MORE THAN €5,000 was raised at the HELP Vega Baja’s Christmas Market, held at The Asutrias restaurant in Punta Prima. Proceeds from the event go to the Reach Out project.
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3:15am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Fern Britton Meets... 12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil and Tim Donovan with the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:20pm Countryfile Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury explore Somerset’s countryside and coastline. 2:00pm Bargain Hunt Antiques challenge. 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Call the Midwife Drama about a newly-trained midwife in 1950s London. 5:45pm Songs of Praise 6:20pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day Cookery series. 6:50pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team. 7:10pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 7:20pm Countryfile 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow Aberystwyth Arts Centre welcomes Fiona Bruce and the team of experts. 10:00pm The Secret of Crickley Hall 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:15pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:25pm Match of the Day 2
12:15am The Graham Norton Show 1:00am The Sky at Night 1:20am The Two Mr. Kissels 2:45am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:50am Film 2012 3:20am Holby City 4:20am Operation Iceberg 5:20am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 9:00pm Gavin and Stacey 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Him and Her 11:30pm American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 11:55pm American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 12:15am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of a strange American family. 12:40am Family Guy 1:00am Some Girls 1:30am Him and Her 2:00am Gavin and Stacey 3:00am Dying for Clear Skin 4:00am Inside the Body Beautiful Documentary looking at the physiological and psychological changes that happen to young people as they strive to alter their appearance.
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
7:00am Tikkabilla 7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola Animation following a boy’s efforts to get his stubborn little sister to try new things. 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie Rosie lives in a playhouse with her colourful group of friends. 8:25am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Baby Jake 10:10am Big Barn Farm 10:25am Mr Bloom’s Nursery 10:45am Something Special 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Great British Bake Off 1:30pm Rugby Union 2:30pm Snooker: UK Championships
4:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Engie Benjy 7:10am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7:25am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7:35am Signed Stories 7:45am Canimals 7:55am Canimals 8:00am Matt Hatter Chronicles 8:25am Almost Naked Animals 8:35am Almost Naked Animals 8:50am Almost Naked Animals 9:00am Big Time Rush 9:30am Good Luck Charlie 10:00am Good Luck Charlie 10:25am There's No Taste Like Home 11:20am Carry on Cruising 1:00pm ITV News and Weather 1:05pm FA Cup 2nd Round Live: MK Dons v AFC Wimbledon
4:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 6:30am Countdown 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Sailing 8:35am North Face Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc 9:05am Will and Grace 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:05pm The Big Bang Theory 1:35pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things Hugh's three-ingredient competition continues, with this week focusing on fish. 3:05pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 3:35pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things
8:00am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:10am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:20am Animal Antics 8:25am Noddy in Toyland 8:40am City of Friends 8:50am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:15am Mio Mao 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Castle Farm 10:15am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:45am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Super Samurai 11:35am ThunderCats 12:10pm Chinese Food in Minutes 12:25pm The Singing Friar 12:55pm Rolf's Animal Clinic 1:55pm Road to Christmas 3:40pm Jack Frost
6:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 7:30pm Fawlty Towers Prepare for a stay at the famous Torquay hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Fawlty and his overbearing wife, Sybil, in what most rightthinking people would agree is the world’s finest sitcom. Basil tries to conceal the body of a dead guest while worrying about the out-of-date kippers served that morning. Very fishy! 8:00pm Top Gear Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older ‘classic’ models and news in the motoring world. 9:00pm Return to Forgotten Britain 10:00pm Dragons’ Den Series in which budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to multimillionaires. 11:00pm Harry and Paul Two of the biggest comedy names in Britain, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are back with a whole new range of characters in a new series of their sketch show. 11:30pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks Irreverent pop quiz, with guest competitors from the worlds of music, TV and comedy.
4:00pm Farewell Jack 4:30pm The X Factor 6:00pm The Nation’s Favourite Number 1 Single 7:30pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather. 7:45pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world. 8:00pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 10:00pm Steppin’ Out with Katherine Jenkins 11:15pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world. 11:30pm FA Cup Highlights
4:05pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 4:35pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 5:10pm Deal or No Deal 6:10pm Miracle on 34th Street 8:20pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:50pm 4thought.tv 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Alien Investigations 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Peep Show 11:30pm British Comedy Awards Nominations Show 2012
5:35pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 5:40pm Rush Hour 2 7:30pm Superman 2 Entertaining, special effects-filled sequel to Superman. 10:00pm Magnum Force The second action thriller in the Dirty Harry series sees the maverick cop investigating the slaying of some of the West Coast’s most powerful criminals. Dismissing the theory that the murders are the result of underworld squabbling, Callahan learns that each of the victims was killed by a slug from a.357 Magnum - the most powerful handgun in the world, and a weapon widely used within the San Francisco Police Dept.
12:00am I’ve Never Seen Star Wars 12:30am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 1:20am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 3:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
12:30am Rugby Highlights The pick of the highlights from the top flight of English rugby. 1:25am Grimefighters Series following the daily lives of Britain’s clean-up teams. 1:55am The Store 3:55am Motorsport UK 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
BBC4 8:00pm A Child’s Christmases in Wales 9:00pm Love Me Do: The Beatles ‘62 On October 5th 1962 the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. 10:00pm Why Poverty? 11:00pm The Big Picture Paul Exben is a success story - a great job, a glamorous wife and two wonderful sons. 12:50am Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 On October 5th 1962 the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. 1:50am The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again 2:45am The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth On a cold and rainy summer night in June 1980, the Beach Boys played to a capacity crowd at a rock festival in England - a rocking, stomping show that got people up on their feet and brought a bit of California sunshine to the thousands of British fans who packed the show.
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10:00pm Steppin’ Out with Katherine Jenkins. Katherine Jenkins stars in a TV special with a difference.
Katherine Jenkins.
12:35am Rude Tube Animals take centre stage in this show as Rude Zoo explores the online jungle. 1:30am Fishing for Trouble 2:00am American Football Live 5:45am Grudge Match Humorous tales of longstanding rivalry in the world of sport and competition. 5:55am Countdown
12:30am Road House 2: Last Call 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:05am House Doctor 5:30am House Doctor 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK’s most scenic counties.
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am UK Border Force 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am The Glee Project 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm André Rieu 3:35pm The Middle 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm The Middle 6:00pm The Middle 6:30pm The Middle 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Raising Hope 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am Road Wars 2:25am Road Wars 3:20am Road
Wars 4:15am Caribbean Cops 5:10am Lion Man 5:35am Lion Man
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:15am Ramona and Beezus 7:00am The Dilemma 9:00am The Cat in the Hat 10:35am Dunston Checks In 12:15pm Little Fockers 2:00pm Johnny English Reborn 3:45pm The Change-Up 5:45pm The Cat in the Hat 7:15pm Little Fockers 9:00pm Johnny English Reborn 10:45pm The Change-Up 12:40am The Dilemma 2:35am Swingers 4:15am Stan Helsing 5:50am Dunston Checks In
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:45am Prom 7:30am Lucky Christmas 9:00am An Affair to
Remember 11:00am War Horse 1:30pm Moneyball 3:45pm Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 5:35pm The Art of Getting by 7:00pm War Horse 9:30pm Moneyball 11:45pm Burlesque 1:45am Alfie 3:35am Just Go with it 5:35am Lucky Christmas
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:45am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 7:30am Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Special 8:00am Real Steel 10:10am Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 12:35pm Sahara 2:45pm Twister 4:45pm The Chronicles of Riddick 6:50pm Real Steel 9:00pm Sahara 11:10pm The Tourist
1:00am Rambo III 2:45am Déjà Vu 4:55am Justin Timberlake 5:15am Thunderbirds
TCM 6:00am Another Time, Another Place 7:40am The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 10:35am The Fighting Lawman 11:55am A Thunder of Drums 1:45pm Scrooge 4:00pm Gunsight Ridge 5:35pm The Hallelujah Trail 8:30pm Rider on a Dead Horse 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 10:55pm Hell on Wheels 11:50pm The Jacket 1:45am A Fistful of Dynamite 4:20am The Jacket
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5:20am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 4:05pm School for Stars 2 4:30pm Science Fiction 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher Animation. Dennis lives in Beanotown with Mum, Dad, little sister Bea and his pet dog Gnasher. 4:45pm The League of Super Evil 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5:30pm Pet School 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12:20am Duplex Black comedy. 1:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:45am Richard Hammond’s Miracles of Nature 2:45am Operation Iceberg 3:45am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 4:30am Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:30am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 9:00pm Britain's Biggest Beauty Queens 10:00pm Junior Doctors 11:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life. 12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Junior Doctors 2:30am Inside the Body Beautiful 3:25am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:55am Britain’s Biggest Beauty Queens A programme exploring Britain's only plussize beauty pageant.
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
7:00am Tikkabilla 7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie 8:25am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Numtums 10:05am Abadas 10:15am Alphablocks 10:20am The Rhyme Rocket 10:35am The Lingo Show 10:45am Something Special: We’re All Friends 11:05am Show Me Show Me 11:35am Let’s Play 11:55am I Can Cook on the Go 12:10pm Mister Maker Comes to Town 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker: UK Championships
4:45am 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 Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories A case of hit and run leaves a cyclist fighting for his life in intensive care.
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I FIND it despicable how some people try to find loopholes in the law to get free rides while other people in the same country pay their way. I am a pensioner and my government (the Dutch) deducts €40 a month from my State pension and pays this to the Spanish government. I don’t think it very hard to figure out that if freeloading parasites get in the system the rates for the correctly paying foreigners will go up. G Rietveld, Cantonia, Almeria
Recycle more I CANNOT believe people are so lazy with their rubbish disposal. I see people pulling up in their cars and throwing glass, plastic and paper in the normal bins and then drive past the recycling skips! Is it so difficult if you are already in your car to drive to a spot where there are bins for recycling? We all live on this planet and should be responsible for helping towards its future. I am not a campaigner, but I do believe in doing my little bit to help recycle. So please, everyone, try to recycle, it is not that difficult. J L, Mojacar (Almeria)
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Costa Blanca South takes to re-invigorate the Spanish economy. Feeding the hungry is a short-term imperative, but creating employment by bringing forward labour-intensive restoration projects such as at the Torrox church, represents a meaningful stimulus to the local economy. Individuals can also join in the crusade of bringing this sun-kissed land back to prosperity. Start that home improvement project you have been agonising about for so long! Michael Gill, Fuengirola (Malaga)
Biker offer
I live in Huerta Nueva and I love the wildlife around this and the surrounding area. Thought you may wish to share some photos taken from Cabo de Gata, Maria and local areas with readers.
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Praiseworthy jobs NORMA from Competa probably felt a great sense of relief when she unburdened herself of that bottled-up anti-Catholic negativity (Religious joke Issue 1428). It could be called her cathartic moment. However, when she re-engages with the rational world, she may observe that the Catholic Church has a very sophisticated understanding of what it
A climate change article (Issue 1428) sent some temperatures soaring. Here are just two of the views received.
Pure propaganda WHEN will people like Jane Plunkett stop spouting propaganda that they are fed on climate change when it suits various governments to increase taxes? Her column was truly idiotic! Let me give you some facts you may have missed. First the changes in temperature have nothing to do with humans. Earth has been changing its own temperature for the last four million years or more. Second are you aware the BBC told all of its reporters 10 years ago not to report on any scientist that disagreed with climate change? Why would they do that? Because it was rubbish. However, people like Plunkett took it as fact. Don’t believe all you hear or read. So whilst Plunkett is entitled to be conned and even walk around talking
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Save the planet and then save those expensive material items
disaster strikes suddenly people are bout the world around them and their sessions. ct recent example is Hurricane Sandy mount of concern people are showing devastation left in its wake. p l l
I WAS saddened, though not entirely surprised, to note the comments of Brenda and Eddie Westwick about the Harley Davidson meeting in Guardarman (Issue 1428). I have met thousands of bikers of various nationalities in numerous countries. Most have displayed no element of elitism and many have become lifelong friends. But the world of the biker is no more immune to snobbery than any other part of society and you will encounter the occasional misguided view. Unfortunately, that’s life! If Brenda and Eddie wish to ride with like-minded folk or just talk bikes, there is a group of riders that meets every Thursday at the Sunset Cafe in Cabo Roig at 10.30am. Or they can contact me via: mollyandbaileybassett@hotmail.com Rob, Harley rider (Alicante)
driving extreme weather, which will only lead t more intense storms like Hurricane Sandy, a well as droughts, frequent flooding and wildfires. According to Greenpeace, the world’s ocean h
rubbish if she wishes, she should not put it in a newspaper where young minds can be brainwashed as she was. My nan used to say if you can’t say something truthful or useful, shut up, and this article was neither. Antony (By email) Jane Plunkett replies: It saddens me to think people don’t care about the planet. The same way we clean up our houses, we should look after the earth. It’s a fact that cars, aeroplanes, industry and much more ARE contributing to climate change. In my column I talked
about overfishing and mass deforestation and the horrific consequences of both. My information is from experts at Greenpeace. And it is solid research.
Say right thing THANK you so much for saying the right thing about the environment in your article. It really is all about cause and effect. Unfortunately, this is not on top of most people’s agenda right now, at least not on the political scene. We need to pay the price for the environmental damage in the end. And that is true for all of us. Mats Wikberg, Santa Ponsa (Mallorca)
WALKING my dog near Villa Rocos I noticed a car turn off the main road onto the footpath. When I got nearer a man was standing by a bush. Then he exposed himself. When I got home I dialled 121 and spoke to an operator who told me to dial a 62 number, but they told me to phone 121! This incident has unnerved me and I am afraid this could happen to someone else or to children.
J G, Garrucha, (Almeria)
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When care seems to be issue of race The main issues were schooling and, almost unbelievably, diet. The department insisted that instead of my friends enrolling the lad in a local, highly-respected private school, they wanted him driven more than an hour away to a public school, predominantly attended by Muslim children. The final nail came when they declared he must have an Halal diet and insisted the couple’s whole kitchen be ‘cleansed’ to accommodate it.
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT The last they heard this young lad was still in the children’s home. The care home case I experienced was when my dear Mum, then 90, was in a home in the South of England. It soon became clear she was not happy. Although racism was not
Monkey murder A 22-YEAR-OLD man is due in court in Idaho, USA over the death of a patas monkey at a local zoo. Michael J Watkins faces at least two charges for allegedly abducting the monkey and beating it so severely that it later died.
Truth pays LUCRATIVE BUSINESS: Care homes. even in her vocabulary, the fact that there were no Caucasian people working there made her feel confused and out of place. One day I turned up unexpectedly and found the residents were unkempt, the place was mucky and reeked of urine and curry! I decided to move her. Over the next couple of weeks every
home I visited was run by people of ethnic origin. It was a lucrative racket. Often the large ‘family’ occupy the biggest part of the house and outnumber the actual residents, who are simply regarded as a means to an end, and often treated accordingly. Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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OCIAL SERVICES’ decision to bar a white couple from fostering a black baby in the UK didn’t surprise me. These departments are awash with staff, who are themselves of ethnic origin, and often emerge as the worst racists of all. I wonder what sort of outcry there would have been, had they denied a white child from a black family on similar grounds. A large majority of care homes also fall into the same ethnic category. Before you accuse me of talking tripe, I’ll cite you a couple of personal experiences. The first concerns two, married friends of mine who had already adopted and fostered a number of children. They applied to adopt an eight-year-old boy of Mid-East origin. To cut a long and frustrating story short, they had to finally give up on the idea. They simply could not comply with all the rules and stipulations the authorities confronted them with.
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L
ORD MCALPINE’S action in identifying for litigation 1,000 original tweets and 9,000 retweets wrongly linking him with the North Wales care home child abuse scandal, is the start of a process which will inevitably go a long way to moderate and regulate social networking sites like Twitter. Basically, Twitter is just another form of communication, but like all forms of communication sending emails, writing letters, chatting on the phone or in the supermarket checkout queue the problems start from those doing the communicating. Some are daft, some touchy, some downright nasty. And their messages can range from the highly perceptive to the totally boring. Twitter incorporates all that. Probably three-quarters of all tweets come under the three ‘B’s heading (bragging, boring or banal). The remainder may constitute biting wit, earnest discussion or just keeping in contact with people. In a world where, nowadays, many work from home, Twitter provides a way of reproducing the workplace banter that’s been lost over the years. And in an age when more and more people live
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A peer’s legal battle to end ‘trial by Twitter’ Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in Nora’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ nora-johnson
alone, being able to interact via Twitter with likeminded individuals while all watching the same football match or TV reality show is in a way, I suppose, akin to recreating a sort of family life. It’s regrettable many live such isolated lives, but Twitter, Facebook and other social media undeniably do help make it a bit more bearable. Now, there’s nothing wrong with using any form of communication like Twitter. There is everything wrong, though, in
COMMUNICATION: We are all responsible for what we say or write. using it to libel, intimidate or bully. Twitter-users should give it some thought before they tweet or retweet. If the message is libellous and their tweet (or retweet) repeats the libel, then it’s still libel. We are all responsible for what we say or write. That includes the Twitterati. They can’t simply libel someone with impunity. Tweeting
is an act of publishing. Passing on chitchat or gossip over the garden fence is one thing, making unsubstantiated innuendos to thousands of followers is another. It’s time for Twits to grow up and take responsibility. They could always try phoning their workmates, or meeting them in the pub for a chat. More fun, less chance of being prosecuted.
They could even speak to somebody - you know - face-toface, perhaps even make *real* friends ….
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Holidays mark the day Spain changed I
dictatorship. On that day in 1978, the nation’s Constitution was approved by more than 88 per cent of votes. The period following Franco’s death is known in Spain as the Transition (la Transicion). A weekly focus aimed People who were in their 20s and at keeping expatriate readers 30s at the time - many now retired informed on various aspects of remember it with nostalgia. They lived Life in Spain in new-found freedom. Everything seemed to be possible back then. By Raul Candela If you have the chance to FLASHBACK: Queues at Congress last year. But not this year. raul@euroweeklynews.com chat with your Spanish friends or acquaintances about it, ask them what they were doing on the day the Constitution was signed. I am sure they will tell you many good memories and stories that are worth a listen. If you still have no Spanish MANY expatriates in Spain do not HMRC and the new friends (what are you waiting sign on the municipal register. www.gov.uk websites for?) and you are interested British Consul in Alicante Paul can provide really useful in the topic, lots of Rodwell explains why you should information. Anyone documentaries and special sign up to the padron. living unregistered in television programmes will What is your experience of Spain could end up with be broadcast that day. the padron? Traditionally it was the worst of both When I arrived in Spain - at worlds: no access possible to take a free that time I did not work for the to Spanish ser- guided tour of Congress in consulate - I was surprised to vices, yet Madrid on Constitution Day. hear that I needed to register on probably not However, this year it won’t the municipal register or padron considered to be a be possible to do so. as an equivalent does not exist in UK resident. It The government says it is the UK. could end up due to works being carried When I realised there could be costing them a lot out on the building, but ADVICE: “Get registered as soon as you move to Spain,” says Paul Rodwell. something in it for me, I nipped more in the long many believe that they are down to my local padron office, school to accessing local services from their local Social Services. A run. afraid someone will use the did the usual queue, filled out the like free or reduced-cost Spanish lot of benefits can only be What benefits have you opportunity to stage a classes. The padron is the one accessed if you’ve been on the been reported as most protest. paperwork and was signed on. The British Consulate has document that will always be padron for a couple of years or valued by British nationals? On December 8 we been promoting registration asked for. Registering will make more. The consulate often comes A lot of British register with the celebrate Immaculate on the padron among sure that expatriates don’t miss across cases of extremely padron for a specific reason, such Conception Day. Why do we expatriates. Why? out on anything they might be vulnerable British nationals who as signing up with a doctor, and still celebrate a religious act need care but can’t access it then find out later the other as a national holiday, if The padron is key to being able entitled to. to access many local services. Also as people get older and because they never registered in benefits that registration holds, Spain is officially a secular From registering with a doctor develop care needs, they can get the first place. Often by the time which could be as simple as state? That I do not know. and getting your children into the help and support they need we hear of their situation it’s too getting a reduction on their bus My guess is that Spanish late. pass or being able to sign up to society is still deeply rooted The key is to plan ahead and free or reduced-price activities. in Catholic beliefs, and get registered as soon as you It also opens up their right to traditions die hard. move to Spain, which is the vote and play an active part in Anyway, for most of us Question: I have been living in Spain for several years message we give out during our the decisions that are made at Spaniards what really now and last signed on the padron in May 2010. Please events. the town hall. There are now a matters is that we have the could you tell me... is it necessary to sign on each year? Why do you think some number of British councillors at longest weekend of the year Answer: If you registered with your passport, you should sign expatriates fear they will local town halls, which is a great ahead. every two years. If you registered with the residence certificate, lose British rights (e.g. fiscal example of integration and the So, remember, from next then it is five years. residence, taxes) if they importance of the padron. Thursday to Sunday many And, remember, in those cases when you need to produce the register? How can expatriates get people will not be available padron (for example, registering your car’s number plate, You can’t choose where you informed? at their offices and some registering with a doctor), the certificate (nota de padron) is are resident; generally speaking, They can visit our website businesses and public valid for three months, but you do not have to do all the you are resident where you www.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk. But buildings will be closed. registration again. Simply go to your town hall and ask them to spend most of your time. It can there is no better place to get But, of course, you will still renew your nota de padron. sometimes be complicated for information about the padron be able to get your free copy Send your questions to: raul@euroweeklynews.com people in terms of taxation and and its benefits than from the of the Euro Weekly News as usual! other issues, but that’s where the town hall itself.
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F you are working in Spain, you should know by now that a long weekend is coming. Next Thursday and Saturday (December 6 and 8) are national holidays, but what are we celebrating? Constitution Day (December 6) marks the day the Spanish population said yes to democracy and, symbolically, no to Franco’s
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Breast-feeding on rise MORE new mothers are breastfeeding their babies. Some 81 per cent now start their babies on breast milk compared with just 66 per cent in the mid-90s. Figures show that older mothers are also more likely to breast-feed as well as those living in the least deprived areas, and women working in professional or managerial jobs. While 87 per cent of mothers over 30 breast-feed just 58 per cent of teenage mums and 90 per cent of women in managerial or professional roles start breast-feeding compared with 74 per cent in routine or manual occupations. However, despite the rise, only one in 100 are obeying guidelines that they should exclusively breast-feed for the first six months with many also using formula milk and introducing PREFERRED: Most mothers now breast-feed. food.
Parents’ phones are now putting children at risk CHILDREN are having more accidents because their parents are too busy checking their mobile phones to supervise them properly, researchers warn. The number of children being admitted to hospital having fallen from playground equipment in the UK has risen by a third in the last five years,
according to NHS data. Parenting experts and doctors specialising in emergency departments believe the rise is partly fuelled by the growing use of smartphones and BlackBerries. They also point out children are more inclined to take risks or misbehave when they know their parents’ attention is diverted.
Banish your wobbly tummy WE all have body hangups and with Christmas just around the corner it is time to think about those quick-fix solutions. If your stomach looks fat and/or bloated most of the time and even when you lose weight everywhere else it remains rounded, it could be that you are stressed. When stressed, cortisol is released from the adrenal glands and this causes the body to lay down fat around the stomach, explaining why even slim women can have excess abdominal fat if they regularly feel stressed. The good news is you don’t have to pound the treadmill for hours to get rid of your belly. Stomach fat can also be caused by imbalanced gut bacteria so avoid eating sugar and grains such as bread and pasta. Try cutting out citrus fruits also as they can sometimes cause bloating. Foods that can restore cortisol balance and help flatten your stomach, include lean protein, including chicken and fish, green vegetables, sweet potatoes, beetroot, olives and avocados.
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Cycling therapy CYCLING could help ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, scientists believe. The exercise improved connections between brain regions linked to the disease and boosted patients’ co-ordination and balance, research has shown. Exercising on a bike is ‘an effective, low-cost therapy for the disease’, one researcher said. Jay Alberts of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Ohio, set up the research.
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Sponges: A germ haven THE average kitchen sponge is 200,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The news may shock some cleanliness freaks, but the sponge is one of the dirtiest places in the home and experts have even linked the germs found on sponges, cloths and chopping boards, with bacteria that can cause paralysis. A study which swabbed and tested various
hepatitis infections and alcohol use are among the causes for the increase of disease across Britain. Between 2000 and 2009, deaths from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in the under 65s increased by around 20 per cent while falling by the same amount in most EU countries. The UK’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said local health authorities need to prioritise preventing, identifying and treating liver disease.
household items found that there are around 10 million bacteria per square inch on a kitchen sponge and a million per square inch on a dishcloth. All cloths, sponges and towels should be washed above 60º Celsius to kill germs or they should be disinfected regularly. Better still, use disposable cleaning wipes, said the Health Council study.
KITCHEN SPONGE: Dirtier than a toilet seat.
Best foot forward to keep doctor at bay TO halt the mid-life spread, all one needs to do is walk 6,000 steps a day. It normally takes oneand-a-half steps to cover one metre, therefore, 15 steps would cover 10 metres and 1,500 steps one kiliometre, so 6,000 steps could be achieved by walking around four kilometres. Not only will this help weight loss and that dreaded spare tyre, but that number of steps can lower the risk of conditions associated with menopause, including diabetes and metabolic syndrome. More than 290 women aged between 45 and 72 in Passo Fundo, Brazil, recorded their daily steps and were given health checks by researchers.
HEALTHY WALK: 6,000 steps a day. Those that recorded 6,000 steps per day on their pedometers were
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Mayan legacy: Has ‘end of the world’ riddle been explained? L
ET me think now. How many shopping days left until Christmas? How many days left until the end of the world, according to the Mayan calendar? Umm, looks like I really don’t have to go shopping! Well, the entire Mayan story has been a hoax perpetrated amongst people who just don’t read or, better said, research. If the Maya could have predicted the future, why couldn’t they have forecast their own demise and ruin some 2,000 years ago? Not a good betting record. Of all the enigmatic civilisations to be studied the Maya are the most recent and almost daily new findings are altering what was once understood (carved in stone stele) as was their way of announcing events. Besides inventing the ‘zero’ and therefore formulating mathematical progressions of infinite understanding, probably the most interesting pillar of their belief system was the absolute reliance upon events recurring cyclically. A progression of cycles Those born on a certain day were destined to become carpenters and others on a different day inherited their future vocations and living style. Life was an inescapable progression of cycles affirmed by the heavens and lived out on the lands. The Mayan historical myths coincided with their dates established approximately 3,113BC with the present spin ending its age cycle on December 21 of 2012. To even suggest an ‘end date’ is preposterous, to say the least. But, the ‘end date’ did serve to shed importance on closing one chapter and moving on to the next. Change could occur - just not too quickly. Modern historical analysis of these gifted and perplexing people has attributed to them more powers and aptitudes than they ever aspired to
Mayan temple, Talum.
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Mayan calendar. Chichen Itza Pyramid.
Typical Mayan dirty joke: I hope you don’t get it! attain. Yet, this fallacy is easily generated by the discoveries and understandings that they did achieve. For instance, they obtained an extraordinary perception of the stars and with their advanced mathematics could calculate not only rotations of the other planets around the sun, but also detected the ‘wobble’ in the Earth’s own rotation, which had confused modernday scientists for generations. Time travellers to distant galaxies The Mayan world was ruled by greatly adorned feathered kings and important priestly scribes holding the entire jungle civilisation together. Wonderful stone monuments littered the
Mayan temple, Classical period. landscapes of Guatemala and lowland Mexico with each new discovery supposedly shedding more light on their unique esoteric wisdom. Yet, now that enough time has passed so that some of the strange hieroglyphs have been interpreted, it is being realised that these people were indeed time travellers into the distant galaxies without the use of any technological apparatus to assist them. One of their greatest accomplishments being the human visual and cognitive understanding of the universe. Once every 26,000 years Of the hundreds of scholars presuming to make a name for themselves is one rogue savant and spiritualist by the name of John Major Jenkins, who has drawn deeply from historical documentation and his many years’ living experiences with the Maya. On that very special date of December 21, 2012, the equinox of our Earth’s wobble comes directly into alignment with the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. An incident that occurs over some 26,000 years but happens on that day. It’s an astrological thing and over the course of the Earth’s existence has occurred a few times but without historical reference it’s just simpler to
state it’s an ‘end date’ rather than the beginning of something altogether ‘new’. Now, this date and galactic alignment situation was known to the Vedic scholars of India, the Sumerians, Egyptians, the Greeks and a handful of others, all alluding to something special happening more in the line of a spiritual awakening. Wonderful scholars and eminent minds have theorised concerning this date for years. “These writers pioneered the resurrection of the Primordial Tradition (Perennial philosophy). This school of thought reflects that the current cycle of history has run its course and is ending amid a proliferation of inverted spiritual values and rampant materialism.” (Jenkins) A simpler existence In short, our soul is yearning for something more, easier, less complicated than our current lifestyles. We need a new beginning; a different emphasis. What better way than to close one chapter and start another? Now, get out there and get that shopping done, and this time with special care and understanding. It is not just a package you’re giving but a unique gift that is part of you.
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A lighter outlook I
WONDER if Spain would be a far happier place without some of its daily newspapers? I am sure it would. Burying one’s head in the sand is probably not the answer, either. Browsing national frontpage news stories can be pretty depressing stuff. I recall a globetrotting adventurer remarking on what a relief it was to reach his home town. He found his newspaper’s main story was over a local bicycle thief. Yes,
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ignorance is bliss. Thank goodness for our lighter looks at local life; the better sides of human nature and a minimum of doom-saying.
The price of residency COME to think about it the only note of optimism is Spain’s property market. Its unpopular government is considering granting residency to encourage more Chinese and Russian property buyers. It is an indication of what our residency status is valued at. Maybe there will be less moaning as we jump through hoops to get ours.
I am peeved at the proposal’s exclusion of those buyers wishing to purchase property valued less than €160,000. This will draw interest away from the cheaper end of the market. When in the real estate trade I recall a client returning empty-handed. He had taken a viewing trip expecting the hard-sell but had learnt his lesson. Although he had £80,000 in his pocket there wasn’t a single resale available. Oh, those were the days, my friend
The good news, cash is king ACTUALLY there is some good news and for the Costas too. Homes are being sold at demolition prices. Brigitte Castaño is exuberant: “We’re starting to sell again.” Brigitte is a representative of real estate agent Remax at its Alicante office. The lady who knows is on a high when passionately enthusing about incoming buyers. These are mainly made up of Russians, Scandinavians,
French, and her personal favourite the Belgians. The latter are the ones from a country that doesn’t have a working government. Makes you wonder if we need one. Good news for some; even the banks are being cold-shouldered: stuff your mortgages; your threats and your evictions. Cash is king. It is said that 90 per cent of buyers on the Costa del Sol are non-Spanish.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldnʼt be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)
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avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling.
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congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. .
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly,
the mountainside vineyards of Germany, the baked red earth of Australia, and the shady verandahs of Niagara, as well as to scenic, offbeat locations in Southern Italy, the Mediterranean, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, all in search of the best value bottles the world has to offer.
seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin
Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard.
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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when.
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.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions.
LEO (July 24 - August 23)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.
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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 L) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental wellbeing. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
Just joking Three old ladies are sitting on a park bench when a flasher comes by and opens his trench coat right in front of them. The first old lady has a stroke, the second old lady has a stroke, but the third old lady can’t reach that far. Send your joke to jokes@ euroweeklynews.com. Include name and town.
COLOUR SCHEMES 1. What name is given to the trophy for the ship making the fastest eastward sea crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a regular commercial voyage? 2. What was the name of the extreme left-wing terrorist organisation based in Italy, which from the early 1970s was responsible for carrying out kidnappings, murders, and acts of sabotage? 3. What name is shared by an ‘international insurance document for motorists’ and a ‘permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the US’? 4. In astronomy, what name is given to a small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet? It is formed when a lowmass star has exhausted all its central nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers as a planetary nebula. 5. What is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories in Canada, on the north shore of the Great Slave Lake? 6. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here were all hugely successful albums by which English psychedelic rock band? 7. What name was given to the independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa? 8. What name was given to the great epidemic of a disease thought to be bubonic plague, which killed a large proportion of the population of Europe in the mid 14th century? 9. By what nickname was the American boxer, born Joseph Louis Barrow, usually known as? He was heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to 1949, defending his title 25 times during that period? 10. Originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu’s private secretary and alter ego Père Joseph, what nickname is often given to someone exercising power in the background?
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 Peer so aroused to state of quiet restfulness (6) 4 Misquote for headgear (5) 8 Actor David as the leader of Argonauts (5) 9 Admire Isolde, I find (7) 10 New campaign, not one for staying outdoors (7) 11 A pair in a Tokyo kebab shop (4) 12 May cooked sweet potato (3) 14 Firearms being returned, we are feeling very cosy and secure (4) 15 ʻMorning Britainʼ, cry from pulpit (4) 18 Go after sheltered fool (3) 21 Blow pipe you hear very loud (4) 23 Light metal ignited him outside the university (7) 25 Beat writer first with an old club (7) 26 Rocking stone along for a change (5) 27 Minor modification to raw edge in hard wood (5) 28 Sailors at American birthplace of Saint Paul (6) Down 1 Throw away badly written Crete journal (6) 2 Man of letters who calls regularly (7) 3 Sea god in accommodation in California (3,5) 4 Strode in during introduction (4) 5 Go round capital (5) 6 View allowed through this? (6)
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Across 1 By way of (3) 3 Confess (5) 6 Peaked hat (3) 8 Innate (7) 9 Mournful song (5) 10 Blockade (5) 11 Going on foot (7) 12 Half-asleep (6) 14 Brief trip (6) 17 City in southern Spain (7) 19 Reddish brown (5) 21 Slow speech pattern (5) 22 Get rid of (7) 23 Timid (3) 24 Avoid (5)
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Ghosts (9) 8 Fall (accident) (5) 9 Pork (5) 10 Mares (4) 11 Eight (4) 15 Sand (5) 17 Después de (tras un hecho concreto) (5) 18 Forward (in position) (9)
Co d e B r e a ke r 7 Miserly cocktail of my gin (5) 13 A man at the cash register with a Spanish scarf (8) 16 Joins brides with groomsʼ capital (7) 17 Backbone by Tory leader - itʼs played on (6)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS 25 Failure (3) Down 1 Planet (5) 2 Style of design popular in the 1920s and 1930s (3,4) 3 Concur (5) 4 African country (6) 5 Young child (7) 6 Welsh breed of dog (5) 7 Promised (7) 12 Deciphers (7) 13 Ruined (7) 15 Practical (7) 16 Risk (6) 18 Prepared (5) 19 Range (5) 20 Small bug (5)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 18 represents M and 20 represents Q, so fill in M every time the figure 18 appears and Q every time the figure 20 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.
19 French Apostle has a stroke of luck (5) 20 Compensation for a thousand goals (6) 22 Make-up brief work out (5) 24 Single out the digging tool (4)
CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Regime, 8 Alison, 9 Bali, 10 Clincher, 11 Destine, 13 House, 15 Latex, 17 Pale ale, 20 Catch out, 21 Aery, 22 Miners, 23 Agaric. .Down: 1 Beware, 2 Kiwi, 3 De-icing, 4 Tacit, 5 Disclose, 6 Loners, 12 Trencher, 14 Partial, 16 Arabic, 18 Larkin, 19 Holst, 21 Alas. QUICK - Across: 1 Cheap, 4 Uses, 9 Arrange, 10 Eject, 11 Rue, 12 Egypt, 14 Patio, 15 Axial, 16 Fail, 18 Easy, 20 Kiwis, 22 Osaka, 23 Swede, 25 Tie, 26 Sushi, 27 Ensnare, 29 Shed, 30 Dregs. Down: 1 Chapel, 2 Early, 3 Pan, 5 Sleepless, 6 Sleuths, 7 Ferris wheel, 8 Stoop, 13 Talkative, 17 Amasses, 19 Boast, 21 Defers, 24 Evade, 28 Sad. ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Cola, 3 Peach, 6 Lobos, 8 Garza, 10 Oil, 11 Again, 12 Amiga, 13 Ron, 14 Shine, 15 Dueño, 16 Snore, 17 Boca. Down: 1 Collars, 2 Librarian, 4 England, 5 Carnicero, 7 Sonreir, 9 Amapola.
1. Unscramble the name of a popular Italian dish (two words): ABOLISHING POET’S GATE 2. Unscramble the name of a famous British Olympian: NICE JEANS SIS
Down 2 Friend (f) (5) 3 Equipo (4) 4 Enfermo (4) 5 Aire (3) 6 To put to bed (7) 7 Colores (7) 12 To quote (5) 13 Tin can (4) 14 Último (final) (4) 16 Ojo (3)
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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter 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 (WAITER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ABASES ANGLES ASLEEP ASSERT BUGLES CREASE DESERT
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Assert, 2 Senses, 3 Priest, 4 Gander, 5 Asters, 6 Design, 7 Header, 8 Tested, 9 Feared, 10 Hedges, 11 Darted, 12 Barest, 13 Singer, 14 Dreams, 15 Stench, 16 Avoids, 17 Thumbs, 18 Placid, 19 Thanks
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MAGINE if life was like a TV show (hopefully not EastEnders) and at the end of an hour the credits would roll and you could pause and relax before the next showing. As the main character, all the action would revolve around you and any peripheral characters would come and go with barely a second thought. Scripts would be agreed beforehand and spoilers would alert you to any nastiness or unpleasant interludes, such as relationship break-ups or queuing at the post office. You could nip to the kitchen at that point and make a cup of tea, or fast forward to a more agreeable period of time. Repeat showings would guarantee longevity and enable you to enjoy events in your life time and time again a bit like a wedding video only with more audience participation. Of course the downside would be repeating the bad times ad infinitum and living with actors. As the show’s star you would have final say over costume,
Suzanne Manners Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character). To comment on any of the issues raised in Suzanne Manners’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/suzanne-manners.
location and script. Of course that does kind of sum life up, except for the spoilers and script control. At times it feels as though I’m stuck in my own filmic loop constantly making the same mistakes and walking the same
A TV LIFE: At the end of one show, you could pause and relax. long, unending path (like a French film). No matter how many times I fall into the same pattern of behaviour I still cannot see the twist in the tale. Like ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’, or ‘Spartacus’, I still hope
the ending will be different, but no, Jesus gets crucified, Spartacus ends his days as a bloody stop sign on the Appian Way and I always underestimate a peripheral character’s ability to ruin my day.
The audience is hiding behind its hands screaming: “Don’t go down the cellar!” But do I listen? No. There is a reason why that new person in my life reminds me of someone else, it is a subconscious warning they are very likely to cause the same mayhem as that someone long ago excised from my life. But, like real TV shows, there are only so many character types to choose from. How great would it be to timetable in commercial breaks? I could advertise Prada or Dior; sell my life to the highest bidder. Midway through a difficult scene life would stop and turn black and white and be populated with beautiful, chisel-jawed men wearing nothing but white boxers and a ‘come hither’ smile. And my own TV show? I like to think it’s sassy and sharp like ‘Ally McBeal’ but suspect it’s more like ‘Lost’, the same confusion and frustration but without Sawyer. Anyway, as Woody Allen said: “Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.”
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Crisis hits ‘five a day’ THE amount of fruit and vegetables we eat has dropped over the last two years. Consumers are shunning their ‘five a day’ in favour of cheaper, fatty foods that appear more filling. A hike in the price of food in the UK, up 32 per cent over five years, has resulted in low income families having to stretch their budgets and they are buying more frozen and processed foods at the expense of fresh meat, fruit and vegetables.
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Robot restaurant SAN FRANCISCO (USA) is all set to welcome the world’s first fast-food chain where all the cooking is done by robots. Momentum Machines says its burger making machine can cook around 350 burgers per hour. The company claims that their method is more efficient than having employees in the kitchen as well as more hygienic.
PRACTICE: The trickiest part is the timing.
12 years to perfect Christmas dinner BRITONS take on average 12 years to perfect cooking the Christmas dinner. Supermarket chain Asda carried out the research which said despite 58 per cent of Brits attempting to cook their first festive meal when they are 24, it is only when they reach 36 that they feel they have finally mastered it.
Research also found that one in 10 will never attempt to cook a Christmas dinner. For over half of home cooks (51 per cent), the trickiest part is the timing, and after hours slaving away in the kitchen, it takes on average just 30 minutes and 44 seconds to polish off the meal.
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good time to sample it for yourself. Nestled in the centre of Mar Azul, Torrevieja, Christopher’s is now serving its Christmas Fayre menu. Having taken a year off, it was brought back last year and again this year by customer demand. For just €15.95 diners can enjoy a three-course Christmas menu in true Restaurante Christopher style. Get in the festive spirit and celebrate with your friends and family as the professional team cook up a treat to be remembered. Using only the finest, fresh produce the traditional fayre is available every evening throughout December. The usual à la carte menu is also available including vegetarian options. It is also the place to be this New Year’s Eve so book now for the final few places. With tickets just €45 for a fourcourse set menu with cava and grapes served at midnight, and live entertainment from Jackie Whyte, it offers excellent value as Christopher himself explains: “I have a lot of regular clients and repeat bookings and that is why I don’t charge a lot extra for things like
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Growing healthy fruit in Spain is relatively easy There is no need to have problems with orange trees! EVERY time we give a talk or have a question and answer stand at a show, a good number of questions are related to orange trees that are not doing well. This is not a new phenomenon and is the reason that our popular book ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain – From oranges to strawberries and watermelons’ has
more pages related to oranges than any other of the 70 fruits covered. Unfortunately the problems are widespread and they start with the buying of the orange tree and continue until it dies. We therefore highlight 10 common prob-lems and what can be easily done. Know what you buy – Unfortunately many orange trees are poorly labelled. Ask whether you are buying an early, mid season or late season fruit ripening variety. It is By Clodagh and Dick possible to Handscombe harvest ripe Spain’s best known gardening oranges from authors who have lived and gardened in Spain for 25 years. Christmas to www.gardeninginspain.com June by planting several different varieties. Chose a suitable ORANGES: Store them on the tree until fully ripe. planting spot – Not on Care with watering – top of a large rock or in Don’t be hasty with the shade under pruning – New trees Aim to keep the deepest spreading trees. will need pruning to roots damp with a thorough Don’t restrict the shape but it is best to watering twice a week rather roots - Prepare a large leave a first pruning to than a shallow daily watering. 60 centimetre and 50 the end of the second As the tree matures, wean it centimetre deep or third year so that you off watering until it is happy planting hole and have a choice of with a deep watering just improve the soil before branches to retain or cut once or twice a month. Do not water against the refilling the hole. Ensure out. Once you have you spread the roots out planted the tree the first trunk which causes rotting, when you plant, new branches could well but from day one water especially if you buy a be the strongest below the widest leaves, that tree in a tall plastic branches within a year is on the drip line. The aim is to encourage tube. If you don’t, or two and it is the entwined roots could branches that came with roots to grow sideways and strangle the tree within the tree that you cut deep searching for moisture and nutrients. a few years. out.
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BE PATIENT: For the first three years enjoy the blossom and remove the young fruit. Don’t burn the roots – If you improve the soil in a large planting hole you will not need to feed for two years. Not doing this and chucking those little blue chemical fertilizer granules so loved by many expats new to Spain, can burn the young roots of oranges irreversibly. Spray regularly – Unfortunately attacks by the minero fly that eats holes in leaves and causes leaves to curl has become widespread in the last 25 years. Again as with the geranium and palm problems, it was imported and soon spread! Also black sooty leaves and scale can be common problems. Our solution is to cut off affected leaves on young trees and spray all trees with a mix of Neem oil or a Neem oil based insecticide and a Propolis based fungicide a few times a year and monthly if a heavy infestation occurs. Both these products are ecological. Be patient with the tree – For the first three years enjoy the blossom and remove the young fruit. Let the tree concentrate on establishing a good root system and a strong framework of branches and masses of healthy leaves. Replant or change the tree - If you have obviously wrongly planted a tree in the last year or two, especially if you have left the roots intertwined, dig it up carefully and replant. If the tree is showing signs of being stunted, especially if branches are dying back, the wisest thing is often to dig it out and replace it with a new
tree correctly planted, preferably in a different place. Harvest sensibly – Once you are getting good crops of oranges don’t harvest them before they are ripe. Use your tree to store them until fully ripe. Oranges hanging at various places on the tree will be fully ripe at various times. So first harvest from the outside of the lowest branches on the south facing side that have been ripened by both direct sunlight and reflected heat from the surface of the earth. The last to be fully ripe will probably be those growing within the leaves on the north side of the tree. If you want
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to eat sweet juicy oranges you will be able to do this over several months. How do you know if they are fully ripe? There is only one fool proof way. Try one! If you take such steps you will maximise your enjoyment of fresh oranges, orange juice and marmalades made with gluts. By the way ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain’ covers some 70 fruits and fruit trees can be grown in tubs on apartment terraces. (C) Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspa in.com November 2012.
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JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM founded Paul Cunningham Nurses in 2008 in memory of her son Paul, who died aged 33 from Spinal Cancer. She promised that although he died young his name would carry on. The charity offers Hospice Care at home free of charge to patients with a terminal prognosis. PCN have helped many patients die in peace and without pain; their service to our community is immense. The charity has acquired a vast amount of equipment over time with thanks to the generosity of our supporters and sponsors. Equipment like beds, pressure mattresses, hoists, wheelchairs, commodes, shower aids, amongst others, improve quality of life for patients and help families to cope better. Nurses constantly receive requests from patients and family members to be available
at initial diagnosis of illness. As a charity it is not possible to do this. But Jennifer has not let these requests go unheeded. She has decided that now is the right time to launch an SL company to fulfil this demand. Paul Cunningham Nurses SL was launched on September 26.
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with diabetic trained nurses at the La Marina office with the support of local doctors. Al profits from the new SL company will be donated to Paul Cunningham Charity therefore creating a selffunding cycle. Any SL patient who becomes terminally ill automatically reverts to the charity’s free of charge status. If you would like to donate, a new bank account has been set up to accept direct debit donations.
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Sleeping birdy has sweet dreams BIRDS actually dream when they sleep. According to research conducted by the University of Chicago, USA, they dream about their songs, have dream rehearsals, and sing the same songs better the next day.
Playboy bunny DID you know that Hugh Hefner of Playboy Mansion fame has a species of rabbit named after him? The Sylvilagus palustris hefneri is an endangered species of rabbit that lives in Florida, USA, and is also known as the Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit.
Part of the family SEVENTY per cent of people sign their pet’s name on greetings cards and 58 per cent include their pets in family and holiday portraits, according to a survey carried out by the American Animal Hospital Association. Also, 80 per cent of people buy their dog a present for holidays and birthdays. More than half of them sign letters and cards from themselves and their pets.
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Passive smoking can harm your pet PASSIVE SMOKING is a real danger to cats and dogs, scientists have found. Second hand, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is clearly associated with cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular disease in humans, but it also can affect our pets. Dr Timothy Fan, veterinary oncologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, USA, explains that although associations between ETS and diseases in animals have not been as extensively researched, a handful of studies show a correlation between ETS and certain forms of cancer in pets. A Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine study found a strong correlation between ETS and an oral cancer in cats.
Why mouth cancer? Since cats groom themselves quite diligently, cats in smoking households can lick up carcinogens that have been deposited on their fur. Daily grooming over a long period of time can expose the delicate skin in the mouth to hazardous amounts of carcinogens. The University of Massachusetts in Amherst also found that cats exposed to ETS have a slightly higher risk of developing malignant lymphoma, or cancer of the lymph nodes. Since
the lymph nodes filter the blood, inhaled or ingested carcinogens can build up in these structures. In dogs, ETS is significantly associated with nasal sinus cancer and weakly associated with lung cancer. A study at Colorado State found a higher incidence of nasal cavity tumours in dogs exposed to ETS than in dogs that live in nonsmoking households. This higher incidence was specifically found amongst long nosed breed dogs such as Collies, and there was no significant increase in nasal tumours amongst short to medium nosed dogs exposed to ETS. Dr Fan explains that longer nosed dogs may have a higher incidence of ETS induced tumours because their nasal passages have a greater
surface area on which carcinogens may be deposited before reaching the lungs. As the human and animal bond becomes stronger we share more of our lives, our leisure time and our living space with our companion animals, and they become exposed to the same environmental hazards that we do. Many of our habits, including smoking, can affect our pets as they would affect any other member of our household. Designating a smoking area outside or in a separate room of the house may be a way to minimise ETS exposure for pets and other nonsmoking family members. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.
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Feline family FOUR-MONTH-OLD kittens, ginger Samson and Delilah and tabby Tiger, with mum Missy. Two of their brothers and sisters have already been rehomed, and can you blame them?
Mick Scarles, Javea TOO CUTE: A basin full of mischief. Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible. Please include name of the pet, your full name, where you live and if relevant a couple of lines to explain the circumstances of the photo. Due to space restrictions not all submissions will be used.
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Are singles singled out? S
CANNING local media I am impressed by the choice of tempting short break holidays on offer. Up for grabs are three days in Valencia for â‚Ź95 and just â‚Ź15 more for similar in Madrid. I hope we won’t hear criticisms of tour companies that offer such good value for money. In the UK 29 per cent of homes have only one person resident; a total Mike Walsh of 7.6 million. Why would it be different on the vwww.michaelwalsh.es Costas? I wonder if International Journalism Europe Broadcaster Commentator International Radio convention excludes Awarded ‘Writer of the Year’ many thousands of Mobile 0034 662 067 490 To comment on any of the issues raised in singles from taking Mike’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/mikeadvantage of these walsh offers. Being single but not unsociable I am envious of those who, with their armcandy, occasionally take advantage of such breaks, nights out and restaurant tĂŞte-Ă tĂŞte. Try it on your own. company of skirt but Of course there are many singles whose had no wish to change my single status. I status is not necessarily by choice; signed up to a holiday for a singles online widowed, divorced, plain, ugly or plain service. When setting out my profile I told ugly; maybe known to be cantankerous on no lies. What you see is what you get. I occasion. They still deserve and need even used a recent photograph of myself. company. Why can’t they be loved, too? There are cheats (we know who you are) Several years ago I missed occasional who are economical with the truth by using
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photographs taken before they put on 15 kilos or 15 years earlier. I recall one lady who, when questioned, admitted she used her daughter’s photograph; otherwise she found it difficult to get a date. With morals like that she might have made up for it in other ways;
her date wasn’t interested in finding out. The holidays for singles are a wonderful idea and gave us singles the best of both worlds. When writing out my profile I made it clear that I wanted a shared holiday, not a shared life. The dilemma was the delicate subject of sleeping arrangements. No problem for me; after a day’s touring all I want to do is sleep. But if you book single rooms the costs soar. Anyway, the loneliness of separate rooms after a day’s togetherness seemed to go against the spirit of the venture. I couldn’t see a problem sharing a room though not necessarily the bed. Leaving hanky-panky aside it is nice to have company, someone to natter with at lights out. We are all adults; if we can’t be trusted to stay in our own beds we can’t be trusted to share a coach seat. All I could do was run it up the flag pole and see if anyone saluted. I did and was surprised at the number of ladies who found the suggestion accommodating. One at a time, I presume. Maybe these tour operators should try a little matchmaking; it could pay dividends. It’s not a dating site we need; it is a ‘Travel Date’ solution.
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VERY July and August, the Festivales de Teatro Clasico are held in Merida. Classical plays and sometimes opera are performed but what is so special about the productions is that they are held in the Teatro Romano, a theatre dating from Roman times. Merida is proud of its Roman heritage and has more monuments to this era than any other city in Spain. Because of this, its archaeological sites have been awarded World Heritage status. The city is located in the province of Badajoz. Curiously, Merida is the capital of Extremadura and yet not the capital of the province; this honour goes to the city of Badajoz. Merida has been the capital of this region since Roman times. In those days, it was known as Augusta Emerita and was the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, a sizeable region that included present-day Portugal. Modern Merida is built around the remains of the Roman city. The most important of these treasures are the Teatro Romano, the Puente Romano, the Templo de Diana, the Arco de Trajano, the Acueducto de los Milagros, the amphitheatre and the remains of the forum. The Roman Theatre is one of the most important monuments in Merida. It was erected in the first century BC and possesses a forum with a seating capacity for 6,000 spectators. Next to the theatre is the amphitheatre, where many a gladiator fought in Roman times. These days,
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it is also a venue for the Classical Theatre Festival. The Puente GRAND: Acueducto de los Milagros. Romano is a bridge over the River Milagros is Eulalia is an example of Guadiana, spectacular. one of the buildings which is still It consists constructed during this used by of three period. Incidentally, Santa pedestrians. rows of Eulalia is the patron saint It is big, arches and of Merida. especially for was built The Arabs came next, in its time, with by the 713AD. The Moors built 60 arches Merida’s Roman statue. Romans to the Alcazaba de Merida and a span of supply over the ruins of the old more than 800 metres. water to the city from the Roman fort as a protection The Templo de Diana Proserpina reservoir. against foreign attacks. It was one of the most Other relics of Merida’s is an impressive fortress majestic buildings in Roman heritage are that still contains relics Roman Mérida. These dotted around the city from Roman, Visigoth and days, it is incomplete but including more than Arabian periods. the original Corinthian 36,000 items in the Later, the Knights of the columns are still National Museum of Order of Santiago adapted impressive. Roman Art. it. They made it their The Arco de Trajano is The city continued to residence following the rather imposing. It is 15 prosper after the Romans Reconquest in 1228 by metres high and was one left and became the Alfonso IX of Leon. One of of the gateways into the centre of Visigothic culture the buildings added to the old city. in the seventh century. Alcazaba was the The Acueducto de los The Basilica de Santa Conventual Santiaguista,
LONG-STANDING: Roman Theatre. which currently houses the Extremaduran Government. More recently, a former 18th century convent has been restored. It is located in the Plaza de la Constitucion, right in the historic heart of Merida and is a perfect place to stay in the city; it is the Parador. Like other
buildings in this historic city its architectural features have been perfectly preserved, like the steeples that still grace the roof, the Baroque doorway and the Mozarab style gardens with its Roman column remains. Yes, Merida is a perfectly preserved historic city.
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Mortgages now more affordable THE average property mortgage interest rate in Spain dropped to 4.16 per cent in September, latest figures by the National Statistics Institute said. This is 3.6 per cent less than the same period last year. In the case of houses the average rate
fell to 4.12 per cent. This is the lowest since June 2011. Depending on the type of bank, rates were different. The average interest rate offered by savings banks was 4.29 per cent, with an average loan term of 22 years. The same term was
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AVE you noticed how many Tom Selleck doppelgängers there seem to be of late - in the last few weeks to be precise? If you look carefully, even some British Airways, Qantas and Virgin airplanes have a Charles Bronson look about them at the moment. No need to scour the pages of Vogue para Hombre for details of a new trend, or resort to a stick-on until you can sprout one of your own. It is, of course, ‘Movember’ - a portmanteau word from moustache and November - the month so-called ‘Mo Bros’ have to complete their hirsute task. The term was coined in Australia in 2004 to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer as well as other health issues for men. It has since snowballed into a global phenomenon raising $174 million to spread the word of preventing unnecessary deaths by early detection of cancer through annual check-ups and adopting a healthy lifestyle. It is a well-known fact that women are far quicker off the mark in consulting a MOUSTACHES: Not so popular in the 21st century.
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doctor than men - especially when the nether regions are concerned - so any effort to encourage them is laudable. It does make me wonder, though, why this once treasured piece of pogonotrophy is so rare once our brothers, husbands and fathers have bee-lined it to the barbers or the bathroom sink come midnight on December 1? Back in the 70s, every bloke worth his testosterone donned a fine specimen of Fu Manchu (long, downward pointing ends) or Walrus (bushy, covering the lip) or other fine artistry. It was also a trademark for the Village People and once regarded as a gay calling sign. But today it is hard to think of many people in the public eye who cultivate a ‘tache’ - beards more so, three-day stubble or goatees quite frequently, but the upper lip seems to be a relatively hair-free zone in the 21st century.
This is a sad fate to befall a style that can be traced back to 300 BC, with the portrait of an otherwise shaved Iranian horseman. But with ardent followers like Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein, it is perhaps no surprise that it has largely fallen out of favour over time. Less so, perhaps, here in Spain where men seem to favour ‘more is more’ when it comes to hair in general. In the Western world - in contrast with some Arab cultures where it is associated with power - women shun prospective partners with a moustache. According to a survey by an online dating website, Match.com, only 8 per cent of the fairer sex go for this prickly look. Until the tide of facial hair fashion turns again, all those with a secret yearning for some upper lip decoration, Movember is the perfect and noble excuse to channel your inner Salvador Dali (whose moustache was so distinguished it has its own category, the Dali). And if you are sold on the retro charms of the moustache, why not head for the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where the National Beard and Moustache Championships have just taken place with 340 whiskered competitors fighting it out across 18 categories and a total of 54 medals.
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O you receive healthcare in Spain and pay taxes in the UK? This is the question being asked by the Spanish Tax Office in recent months. Nobody wants to go to the doctor one day only to be told that they no longer have access to the Spanish health system. In the past registering on the padron at the town hall was enough for a foreign citizen to get a health card. Those times have gone and now pensioners have to apply for an S1 form from the DWP to get Spanish healthcare. Getting back to tax matters, people have been led to believe that they are able to choose where to pay their taxes, either in Spain or the UK. This is not the case. Depending on the type of income received by each individual it is deduced if payment of taxes is to be made in Spain or in the UK. So, if you live in Spain and are registered, figure on the padron and have a health card, the Spanish taxman has started to ask: “Why do you not pay your taxes in Spain?� Many expatriates in Spain have started to receive letters from the Spanish Tax Agency,
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Your weekly music news with Melissa Jayne Official UK Top 10 1. Olly Murs – Troublemaker 2. Girls Aloud – Something New 3. One Direction – Little Things 4. Labrinth – Beneath You’re Beautiful 5. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire 6. Psy – Gangnam Style 7. Gabrielle Alpin – The Power Of Love 8. Robbie Williams – Candy 9. Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven 10. Rihanna – Diamonds
Official Spanish Top 10 1. Pablo Alborán – Tanto 2. Adele – Set fire to the rain 3. Rihanna – Diamonds 4. Taylor Swift – We are never ever getting back together 5. Alicia Keys – Girl of Fire 6. Katy Perry – Wide Awake 7. Melendi –Lágrimas Desordenadas 8. Juan Magán – Te Voy a Esperar 9. Auryn – Don’t give up my Game 10. Robbie Williams – Candy
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Olly Murs – Troublemaker Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven Labrinth – Beneath Your Beautiful Gabrielle Aplin – The Power of Love Robbie Williams – Candy 6. One Direction – Little Things 7. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire 8. Rihanna – Diamonds 9. PSY – Gangnam Style 10. The Lumineers – Ho Hey
Robbie Williams... Candy
Health worries for Rihanna RIHANNA’S career is reportedly heading for freefall as close friends worry she may be going down the same path as Amy Winehouse after her disastrous promotional trip last week. Entitled her ‘777’ tour which consisted of seven concerts in seven days in seven countries, it has been reported that Rihanna’s gigs were “disastrous”. Speaking to gawker.com, one journalist who accompanied Rihanna to each one of her ‘777’ gigs reported there was definitely cause for concern over the state of her health, stating: “I would
Hot Gossip certainly say that Rihanna appeared to be visibly drunk or to be taking “some of the hard stuff” before, during and after her performances. In fact we came to expect at least a three hour delay before she went on stage every night.” The journalist continued: “She hardly sung at all, which isn’t
a great surprise these days, but she hardly danced either. “She licked her lips a lot, which she must have thought was a good enough routine that deserved a few tequila shots midperformance. It wasn’t very professional.” Rihanna’s close friends are also said to be “mostly concerned” about the singer’s current mental and physical state after a string of incidents which included Rihanna appearing to be taking drugs in a club, shortly followed by a picture she posted of herself on twitter in bed with an IV drip.
Madonna cleared of ‘gay propaganda’ charges A RUSSIAN court is reported to boybands started last week when have dismissed a lawsuit brought Max posted a picture of himself against pop legend Madonna over with Korean singer Psy, to alleged ‘homosexual propaganda’. which Zayn reportedly called him a The Trade Union of Russian “geek”, a “wannabe” and NEWS Citizens filed the lawsuit earlier this “desperate”. year, claiming the singer’s advocacy According to UK newspaper The of gay rights during a St Petersberg Daily Mail, more posts were concert was detrimental to young exchanged between the two until people. The Associated Press the band’s feud with The Wanted Zayn escalated the tiff by posting: reports that plaintiff Darya Dedova on social networking site Twitter by “Alright chlamydia boy?” to Max, testified yesterday: “Who will posting a jibe about STDs at which apparently followed a social children grow up to be if they hear member Max George. meeting between Zayn’s girlfriend about the equal rights of the lesbian The bickering between the two Perrie Edwards and Max’s exlobby and manly love girlfriend Michelle with traditional sexual Keegan. relations?” The judge at Max initially St Petersburg district attempted to play court threatened to along, but quickly throw journalists out of Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble: is the appeared to get tired the court room if they latest single to be released from Taylor Swift’s of the insults after he didn’t stop laughing at fourth studio album Red. told Zayn to “grow up the proceedings - and The track is different to Taylor’s usual country son” and to “stay off dismissed the case. style, and takes on a more pop-rock feel. Speaking the bud – it clearly of her latest single, Taylor said: “It’s a song about makes you cranky”. being frustrated with yourself because here you Fellow bandmembers 1D’s Zayn Malik are heartbroken and you knew when you first saw Tom Parker from The throws STD that person you saw all these red flags and you Wanted and Louis Tomlinson from 1D just went for it anyway, so shame on me.” I Knew insult at The attempted to smooth You Were Trouble is currently available for digital Wanted’s Max things over, but it download, and will be officially released next seems Zayn is still not ZAYN MALIK from One week. a happy bunny. Direction has escalated
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•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY of St Peter and St Paul in Torrevieja. Services in six locations. See www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com. •BAKER FOUNDATION for Spiritual Awareness, Playa Flamenca: Sunday Service 11am; Clairvoyance Tuesdays 7.15pm; Healing Thursdays 10.30am until 12pm. 966 760 665. •CHRISTIAN CHURCH (inter-denominational) English language. Alpha Centre, Los Nietos Viejos (Mar Menor) Sundays 10am: 968 133 724 or www.losnietoschurch.es. •CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Pilar de la Horadada: Sunday service 11am; Thursday Bible study and Prayer 5pm. 966 769 300 or communitychurch@gmail.com.
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Churches •HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sundays 11am. Avenida de Antonio Quesada. Call Pastor Dave 622 919 604. •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 home groups. CommunityChurch@gmail.com or 650
509 606. •PINOSO VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Calle Veintiocho de Marzo, Sunday 11am. www.pinosovcf.com or 667 049 647.
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•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.
CONSULATES British
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Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356
ALICANTE Airport
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Guardia Civil
96 592 1100
Municipal Police
96 510 7200
•FRIENDS UNLIMITED Quesada: 966 719 862 or www.helpvegabaja.com.
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• L A D I E S Card making and crafting group, Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm. 966 789 977.
Airport
96 817 2000
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•MABS Cancer Support Group meetings: sue@mabscancersupport.org.
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•SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Torrevieja, a f t e r n o o n s a t Re s t a u ra n t e L o s Ro s a l e s , Guardamar. 966 783 508.
96 530 0139
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96 530 5151
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FRIDAY •CANTABILE SINGERS rehearse at La Siesta C h u r c h , 2 . 1 5 p m - 4. 1 5 p m . 9 6 6 7 9 6 8 6 6 . www.cantiblesingers.es. •CHESS CLUB Daya Vieja: 660 825 390. •TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets 2.45pm - 5pm in The Annex Municipal Buildings on Calle Paganini. www.torreviejastrokesupport.com. • MABS MAZARRÓN Jigsaw Bereavement Group. Cats Bar, Sector A Camposol 12pm. 620 582 418. • HELP MURCIA MAR MENOR Puerto 3, Los Alcazares. Menu del dia at 1pm to discuss their Christmas party.
SATURDAY • MABS BOOK SALE - The Arches Restaurant, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm (weather permitting). The MABS Book Stall is a regular feature at The Arches Restaurant on a Saturday and is popular with book-lovers. Browse the stall and have a coffee or breakfast while you choose your books.
SUNDAY • PATIENCE LODGE No 2177(GC) RAOB Meets 10.30am-12.30pm at Algorfa Hotel near La Finca golf in Los Montesinos. 966 188 105. •DISNEY DELIGHTS AND CHRISTMAS CRACKERS show by the Rascals. School of Culture and Music Theatre, Los Montesinos. 966 784 874.
MONDAY • SAMARITANS Drop-in Café: 902 883 535. •SEW N SO’s Sewing Group (MABS): mabsmurciane@gmail.com. •3A MARINA BAIXA general meetings fourth
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS: Get in the festive spirit. CARDENAL BELLUGA THEATRE GROUP carol concerts. Next Thursday (December 6) at 11am in La Marina Market and December 14 outside Ramons Bar. All monies raised will go to the Butterfly Children’s Fund. www.thecardenalbellugatheatregroup.com. Monday of month, 10.30am at Alfaz del Pi Culture Centre. www.u3amarinabaixa.com.
TUESDAY •FREE KNITTING CLUB Mazarron: 619 493 183. •SEEKERS LADIES CLUB Torrevieja meet every other Tuesday, 2pm at Bar Sacko’s, El Limonar: 966 784 033. •SEWING CRAFT CLASSES Torrevieja: 966 708 199.
WEDNESDAY •A1 DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: 966 722 897. •BADMINTON at Pilar de la Horadada 10am1pm. Call John McGilvray on 966 786 774 for info. •COMPUTER CLUB Torrevieja: 966 700 041 or www.torreviejacomputerclub.com •MABS ART WORKSHOP Café Golf, San Javier 10am - 12pm. €2 donation. 968 192 768. •STRICTLY SOCIAL friendship club Punta Prima: 966 730 569. •VELVETONES CHOIR rehearses at Windsor Bar, San Luis, Torrevieja, 10am until1pm. 966 785 313.
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Guardia Civil
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•VELVETONES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS rehearses at El Paraiso Restaurant, Torrevieja, 10am until12.30pm. Call 965 327 446.
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•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 5pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Call Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996..
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• A L - A N O N F A M I L Y G R O U P To r r e v i e j a d o n ’ t s u ffe r a l o n e t h r o u g h a n o t h e r p e r s o n drinking – 692 799 318. •CAMPOVERDE THEATRE GROUP: Mondays and Thursdays, 2pm at Rendevous, La Zenia. 966 774 127. •COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS: d i ffe r e n t d i ff i c u l ty wa l k s . www.cbmwalkers.org. •CRIME WATCH SPAIN: Torrevieja: 966 786 266. Catral: 965 992 838. Montesinos: 685 444 335 C o l a b o ra n d o . crimewatch@skynetlink.com. •DROP-OFF POINT for non-perishable food items to help the needy at Benijofar Town Hall, Monday–Friday, 8.30am–3.30pm. •FAST emergency number 968 970 626. •LA BAMBA’S Ballroom/Latin/Sequence Dancing, Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar. Mond ay S e q u e n c e c l a s s 7. 3 0 p m . S o c i a l D a n c e 8.30pm. Friday Social Dance 7.30pm-10.30pm Wednesday New Beginners 2pm. Intermediate Class 3.30pm-5pm. 616 478 157
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CB. South
625 912 078
The Samaritans
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British Embassy : www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com •PEPA Charity Shop Gandia: 650 304 746 or www.pepaspain.com •PRACTICE SPANISH FOR FREE: Saturday 10am-12pm. Sunday 11am at Athenea bar, Pilar d e l a H o ra d a d a . 9 6 6 7 6 2 3 0 8 o r rogeames@hotmail.com. •SAMARITANS emotional support helpline 8pm–12am: 902 883 535. •TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL: 966 798 036 or visit www.toastmasters.org.
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AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence. AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 96 521 9471; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. www.aa-costablanca.org ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric a brac. There is usually something there for everyone —- but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! During July and August the shop will only be open Wednesday to Saturday from 09.30 until 13.00 (93325) FULL GOSPEL Business Men’s Fellowship International. We are a Christian organisation with a difference. Breakfast meetings for men each month including a testimony time, & time to ask questions for those who seek answers. Info: Stuart 968 575 417 or 664 673 863 (95452) THE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH OF QUESADA, meets at Sociedad Compas, 14 Calle de Toledo, Quesada. Sunday Service at 11.30am. A Tuesday evening of Mediumship at 7.30pm and every Thursday there is an opportunity to develop your skills at the Open Circle at 7.30pm. Spiritual Healing is available Sunday and Tuesday. Contact Wendy on 965 323 028.
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THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 188 701 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) HELP VEGA BAJA. We help anyone, any age and any nationality, 24hr helpline. Offices based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega and in Torrevieja on Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4. You can contact us on 966 723 733 between 10am and 1:30pm or online at www.helpvegabaja.com. For emergencies 24hr helpline 965 704 282 (95456) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl.co.uk. THE BAKER FOUNDATION for SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. 16 Nicolas De Bussi Ave, Playa Flamenca. Sunday Service every week 11am to 12 noon, everyone welcome. For further details please phone/fax 966 760 665 THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 653 066 919 for further information. (95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 or 968 432 525 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH has moved to: Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Bible Study and Prayer. All welcome from any church background or none. Info: PilarChristian. CommunityChurch@gmail.com or Eddie on 966 769 300 / 650 509 606 (95463)
TCF is a multi-national English speaking church now located on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja. The Sunday Service, including Communion and Creche/Sunday School, commences at 10.30am with a Bible Study/Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm. Telephone 966 700 391 or call in to the Church any day between 9.00am until 1.00pm. Monday to Friday to find out more about Church activities. THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 HELP MMM CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Appointments for cervical, breast and prostate screening in the Murcia area, please ring 680 393 257 (95466) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472) TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 3pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta. Our aim is to support stroke survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 96 671 8964 or Carol, Secretary: 966 765 488, e-mail: strokesupportgroup@ hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome. (95473) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant Branch meets 1st Tuesday of every month at The Norwegian Club on Sierra Mar Urbanisation at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt. For further info contact Barbara Turnbull, Branch Secretary on 608 994 456 or email b_dmt1966@yahoo.co.uk CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El
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Derby games ahead as Vettel makes it three F1 wins in row By Tony Matthews
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will be aiming to progress and draw one of the big boys in round three. In the Scottish Cup underdogs Arbroath visit Celtic. Don’t forget that Lionel Messi will be hoping to score again as he closes in on Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals in a calendar
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AFTER the recent furore of European, Premiership and League football, managerial sackings and gossip, hopefully things will get back to normality this weekend. There are derbies at Fulham (v Spurs), West Ham (v Chelsea) and WBA (v Stoke). And there are intriguing tussles at Manchester City (v Everton), Reading (v Manchester United) and lowly QPR (v Aston Villa). Crystal Palace play Brighton in the Championship and there are 16 second round FA Cup-ties, including MK Dons (formerly Wimbledon) v AFC Wimbledon while nonLeaguers Alfreton, Chelmsford and Hereford
year. The Barcelona star netted twice in a 4-0 win over Levante last Sunday and now needs just four in six games to beat
Muller’s feat of 1972. On Saturday, England meet the All Blacks and Wales take on Australia at Rugby; the USA/PGA World Challenge takes place in California and Freddie Flintoff enters the boxing ring for the first time when he fights American Richard Dawson in Manchester. Tyson Fury is also in action on Saturday. SOCCER SHORTS • It’s now Manchester United first, Manchester City second and WBA third in the PL. The Baggies have made their best start to a season since 1953; QPR their worst! And last week in Scotland it was ‘Super Cally are fantastic, Celtic are atrocious’ after Inverness had won 1-0 at Parkhead! • Everton keeper Tim Howard has set a record 197 consecutive PL appearances. • It’s the old brigade of managers in the Premiership following the appointment of Harry Redknapp, aged 65, by QPR. He’s the London club’s 20th manager since 1985, their 34th in 60 years, and joins Sir Alex Ferguson (70), Arsene Wenger (63) and Martin
O’Neill (60) as senior campaigners. • Still on managers… Chelsea has Rafael Benitez (52) as caretakerboss until the end of the season. He’s the club’s 12th foreigner in 16 years and the ninth in nine. The last Brit to manage the Blues was Glenn Hoddle. And former Manchester United chief Dave Sexton has died, aged 82. • Meanwhile, Celtic and Chelsea remain in the Champions League (just) but Manchester City are out, for the second season running. Through to the knockout stage are four Spanish clubs, Barcelona, Malaga, Real Madrid and Valencia, three from Germany, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke plus Arsenal (for the 13th season in a row),
Manchester United, AC Milan, PSG and Porto. • Newcastle has qualified for the last 32 of the Europa League but Spurs and Liverpool require results in their final games to join them. • Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac arrest playing for Bolton earlier this year, will compete in BBC’s TV Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. ROUND-UP • Sebastian Vettel is the 2012 F1 World champion despite not winning the final race of the season in Brazil (that honour went to Jensen Button). • Jockey Frankie Dettori has been suspended by the French Horse Racing Authority pending a disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test. If found guilty of taking an illegal substance, he could face a worldwide ban. • Australian Michael Clarke has set a benchmark in Test Cricket that surpasses even Bradman, Lara and Tendulkar, by scoring four double centuries in a calendar year: 210 and 329 v India, 224 and 259 v South Africa. • In last week’s rugby internationals, England, Wales and Scotland lost to South Africa, New Zealand and Tonga respectively but Ireland comfortably beat Argentina. • By winning the Dubai Open, Rory McIlroy has now banked £5m in prize money in 2012. • Boxer Ricky Hatton has retired again after being knocked out in his comeback fight.
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ARCELONA and Argentina footballer supreme, Lionel Messi, is now in striking distance of breaking Gerd Muller’s record for most goals scored in a calendar year at competitive level. The little man needs to find the back of the net just four times in six games to beat the German striker’s world record haul of 85 goals, which was set 40 years ago in 1972. Muller, who won the European Cup, four Bundesliga titles and the World Cup during his career with Bayern Munich and West Germany, played in just 60 games for club and country to achieve his record. If Messi scores his 86th goal of 2012 in Barcelona’s final La Liga game of the year versus Real Valladolid at the Nou Camp on December 22, his appearance tally will be 70. But as the 25-year-old Messi closes in on Muller’s record is it fair to ask whose achievement is greater? The number of appearances alone fails to prove that Muller’s achievement was the more impressive, particularly because 12 of his goals came in an obscure and short-lived competition, the DFBLigapokal, the now defunct German League Cup. With Munich staging the summer Olympics the start of the 1972-73 Bundesliga season was delayed until mid-September, so a League Cup competition was created to bridge the gap and ensure that all teams played matches to help generate income. At first, Bayern Munich did not take the competition seriously, sending out an understrength team in its opening away tie, Muller being an absentee. This enraged the home supporters, who had paid good money to watch Bayern’s celebrated firstteam players. A photographer even filed a fraud lawsuit against the Munich club. Thereafter, Bayern fielded their first team and Muller went on to bag 12 goals in five games, including four against struggling Second Division Regional League team, FC Hof. Strength of schedule is one factor in the difference between the respective appearance and scoring totals of Messi and Muller. But there is also the issue of the globalisation of the top European Leagues. While Muller netted 13 goals at international level and 11 in various European club matches, 42 of his 85 strikes in 1972 came in 34 Bundesliga matches at a time when the top soccer talent was spread a lot more thinly
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MASTER STRIKER: Lionel Messi looking to overtake Gerd Muller. across Europe and, indeed, the world. Champions League, three in the Copa So far this year, Messi has del Rey and two in the Spanish scored 52 goals in 34 La Liga Super Cup. As games and while being However, I feel - having assisted by two brilliant been involved in Messi closes midfielders in Andres football for many years in on Muller’s Iniesta and Xavi that drawing Hernandez, he comparisons between record is it fair to regularly faces the eras is never an exact ask whose game’s best science. Suffice to achievement is defenders. This was say, Messrs Messi and not so when Muller was Muller have a great deal greater? around. in common, that is their Of Messi’s other 28 goals ability to score goals and do so far this year, 12 have come with so often. Argentina, including a hat-trick Both have been the leading scorer against Brazil in New Jersey, 11 in the in the European Cup/Champions
League on four occasions and earlier this year (in March) Messi joined Muller as the 11th player to have netted five times in a single European Cup/Champions League match. That five-goal haul, which Messi claimed in a 7-1 drubbing of Bayer Leverkusen, came in the middle of an 18-goal scoring run, spread over eight games, during which time he also netted four against Valencia and a hat-trick versus Granada. Despite his lack of bulk (he’s only 5ft 7in tall and weighs barely 11 stone) Messi riles defenders with his grace, darting pace and unrivalled close control of the ball, which at times seems to be glued to his feet. He’s won more than 30 penalties during his Barcelona days and has picked himself up to score 28 of them. In contrast, Muller was a squat and powerful fivefoot-nine poacher who simply hung around the penalty area waiting to pick up the pieces, which he did to perfection. The cleverness of Messi’s play is matched by a lethal accuracy in front of the goal. Surprisingly, he netted only once in his first 14 outings for Barcelona, but now he’s shattering all sorts of scoring records. In addition to his five Spanish championships, three Champions Leagues’ titles and numerous individual awards, Messi smashed Muller’s record of 67 goals in a single European season by scoring 73 times in 2011-12. He’s now by far Barcelona’s champion marksman of all-time with 279 goals to his credit in 349 senior appearances, plus another 31 in 76 games for Argentina. His coach at the Nou Camp, Tito Vilanova, said: “His goal tally is spectacular. There’s no doubt about that. “It takes other great players seven or eight seasons to score the amount of goals he nets in one season,” Vilanova added. But for all the records in football, there are more to be broken, and the next big one is up for grabs. So, with six more games remaining in 2012, Messi - or King Leo (as his fans call him) - needs just four goals to become the world’s master marksman in a single calendar year.
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Saints go down to Monforte Monforte CF 2-0 CF Sporting de San Fulgencio TWO second half goals were enough to earn Monforte a well deserved win over San Fulgencio on a chilly Valencian evening. Monforte had the first effort at goal with a wellstruck volley, but the shot was wide of the target. As the game went on Monforte began to take control and should have opened the scoring just before the break, but the shot trickled past the post. In the second half, it was end to end stuff for the first few minutes as Manuel Llopis pulled off a great save from a deflection. The opening goal arrived soon after due to some poor marking and a mistake by Manuel Llopis. Monforte’s number seven nodded in a well delivered corner. The hosts almost had another from a similar situation, but luckily for the joint leaders the header was too high. With 10 minutes left Monforte finished the game off thanks to some questionable defending from San Fulgencio. Their striker had been a menace for Claudio’s men’s defence and he got his goal. Next game for San Fulgencio is against CD Dolores on Sunday at noon.
Marching on with Mazarron Cf Lorca Deportiva 0 Mazarron Fc 2 the ball rebounded to safety from the cross bar. Santi then put Ruben clear but his run was blocked by two Lorca defenders. After 30 minutes more excellent play by Cecilio saw Ruben break away again only to see his shot stopped by the keeper. Lorca had been restricted to sporadic breakaways but could have scored two minutes before half time with a header that went just over. Mazarron replied immediately with a MAZZARON: Three wins out of four. fiercely struck shot by Cecilio on the right, but his cross was After 17 minutes a superb which was well saved by the punched clear by the Lorca chip from Jose Ruben on the Lorca keeper. goalkeeper. right deceived everyone, but Alfonso and Edu replaced Miguelon and Diego at half time but it was Lorca who took the game to Mazarron in the early stages of the second half. Jose Iker made four superb saves in the space of 15 minutes before Mazarron began to take control again. Jose Ruben went close on a number of occasions and Cecilio headed wide from a Santi free kick. Poyato replaced the tiring Santi in midfield YOUNG SQUAD: Players are improving. after 62 minutes and opened the scoring 10 be looking for some early England v All Blacks at Cartagena. minutes later. Ruben’s Training is at the Miguel left wing run ended with Christmas cheer,” he added. 2.30pm or Wales v University an excellent ball to the This coming weekend we Australia at 3pm and the Hernandez will be televising all of the women England v All Blacks ground at 8.15pm on far post which deceived autumn international live at 4.30pm and on Sunday Tuesday and Thursday for the keeper and fell to rugby matches at the rugby Saracens v Gloucester at the seniors and juveniles. Cecilio whose cross was bar in Rojales, The 3.30pm. More information: Garry headed back into the far The next home league on 692 767 242, and for corner of the net by Steakhouse, on Friday, Ospreys v Blues at 8 pm, match will be on Saturday, the juniors contact Oscar Poyato to give Mazarron followed on Saturday with December 15, against on 600 871 606 (Spanish). the lead. After 85 minutes a free kick on the right was dummied by Cecilio and Diego raced in at the far Captain’s Charity Trophy. cash for the MABS Cancer the raffle and skill events post to turn the ball Played at Peraleja Golf, Support Group. during the competition. home for Mazarron’s the contest raised the Captain Barry Beale led Joe Flanagan and Ann second goal and make it 28 golfers in a mystery Geary lifted the trophy by three wins and a draw stableford pairs three points from Bob from the last four games. competition. Blair and Mark McGregor, They move up to 10th Janet Bell, Fundraising with John Collins and position in the league. Co-ordinator for MABS, Roger McGeagh a point Mazarron’s next game presented the trophy. further back in third. is at home to Olimpico Juan-Fran and the team Skills prizes were won de Totana at the Estadio at Peraleja Golf helped by John Collins, Ann Municipal on Sunday, with the event and a Geary, Neil Robinson and kick off 4.30 pm. number of members and Ian Wade. Admission is €4 with Info: 693 275 779. guests donated prizes for juveniles free.
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Travelling with hope that luck will turn for ITV Orihuela AFTER two excellent games ITV Orihuela can travel to Albacete with confidence. Despite losing to two of the strongest teams in the league, the players have shown enough improvement from last season to look for a good result if luck goes their way. In recent weeks, with new additions to the team bedding in, the club is starting to get together a very good young squad, said the club’s Garry Holland. “This is the last away game of the year before the break, and with one more game at home we will
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