Costa Blanca North 6 - 12 December 2012 Issue 1431

ISSUE NO. 1431

6 - 12 DECEMBER 2012 FRONT EXTRA

Xmas booty WINNER of a Christmas hamper being raffled at €10 a ticket in Ibi will receive €15,000 in gold, a car and two motorcycles worth €100,000. The winning number will coincide with the January 6 national lottery winner.

On right line THE ValenciaAlicante-Cartagena railway link is one of five lines that operate at more than 50 per cent capacity, with the remaining 43 practically empty.

TV close-up A BBC documentary highlighting corruption and money squandering relating to Valencia City is to be aired on December 16.

Church role JOHN RICHARDSON has been licensed by Area Dean Father Hugh Broad to be chaplain of the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy.

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Pego wins court fight over rates PEGO COUNCIL has won victory in a dispute over rates. An Alicante court has ruled in the

council’s favour in a wrangle over IBI tax paid in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The payments were later ruled too high and cancelled by the Valencia Supreme Court in 2010. But an Alicante judge has now thrown out a bid by an irritated Pego resident to recoup the overpayment. Pego Mayor Carmelo Ortala said: “The town hall has been proved right.” The ruling is likely to be equally welcomed by his counterpart in Javea. The IBI was also overcharged there, and the town hall has responded OFFICIAL LINE-UP: Caixaltea President Jose with the same argument Miguel Cortes with Councillors Miguel Angel that any repayment Capilla, Jaime Selles and Marga Riera. demands should be referred to the Catastro (rates office). At the time of the Valencia Supreme Court SIXTY-FIVE bicycles should be available ruling, Pego Town Hall and for public use in Altea la Vieja by the end of the official tax-collecting this month, with 12 operating before agency, SUMA, refused to Christmas. return the excess handed Eventually 160 bikes will be available to over by ratepayers. be picked up and deposited at points They argued that all throughout Altea. claims should be referred To supplement the scheme, sponsored by to the director general of Caixaltea, the council will also provide the Catastro, responsible several kilometres of cycle lanes. for setting rateable values.

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THE usually impassive joyful Mariano Rajoy looked to after Cataluña decided not for vote overwhelmingly independence in the regional was elections. The message with nevertheless received impassivity by regional is president Artur Mas, who for pushing still his independence although He, CiU party lost 20 seats. more than anyone, should see that a strong national identity is an insufficiently a strong foundation for heralding referendum Rhodesia-style UDI.

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Shaming fact about British

THIRTY per cent of Britons arrested in the Valencian Community, Murcia and Albacete are detained on charges of gender violence, revealed British consul Paul Rodwell.

Christmas shock

FIREMEN had to rescue a workman after his cradlecrane got entangled in overhead cables while he was installing Christmas illuminations in Calle Altamira, Alicante.

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Property hopes rising THE Costa Blanca property market is showing signs of recovery. As a result the SabadellCAM bank will begin a multi-million-euro building programme within months. Sabadell’s real estate subsidiary Solvia, which has now absorbed the CAM’s Mediterranean savings bank, proposes to invest ‘millions of euros’ on tourist accommodation. Playa de San Juan and Torrevieja are already earmarked, although other Costa Blanca resorts will be involved.

“There is a growing demand from foreigners rather than the Spanish,” said Miquel Montes, Sabadell’s CEO. “We need to convince them that it is not worth waiting for lower prices. They can’t go any lower.” The bank is seeing signs of recovery, selling an average of 33 properties a week since August and 2,000 since the start of the year. Many are in the Valencian Community and Murcia. The SabadellCAM project will bring the change of rhythm that

Alicante’s construction and property industries need after almost five years of crisis, Montes said. He did not rule out co-operating with other local promoters ‘if projects are viable’. The last four months have seen an improvement in the property market, said Montes, who applauded the government’s proposal to grant residence permits to non-EU purchasers of properties costing €160,000 or more.

FAMILIES in San Vincente del Raspeig are demanding a solution to the problem of pigeon droppings in the Haygon district.

BAILING OUT CAM, Bancaja and Banco de Valencia will cost Spain’s government €19.285 million, the equivalent of 50 per cent of the Valencian Community’s gross domestic product.

Bright idea

BENIARBEIG parents, awaiting a new primary school, have repainted a play area in bright colours, using ‘imagination instead of funds’, said the parents’ association.

SEXY SECRET: Difficult economic times are putting a dampener on sex lives, despite clear signs of togetherness.

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Hard times sadly proving a turn-off to sex lives

T’S OFFICIAL! The sex lives of many Spanish are suffering. And the nation’s financial situation is to blame, with ongoing problems proving a turn-off to sex, according to the Pfizer 2012 European Survey of Sexual Satisfaction. Thirty-four per cent of Spaniards claim that facing up to possible unemployment, lack of income or fear of being fired, seriously affects their libido and puts their sex lives under threat. But even so the average Spaniard has sex twice a week, lasting for 20 minutes per sexual encounter, which is a little longer than the European average. Only the Italians claim that their love-making

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Hey Jude AFTER 76 years, a statue of St Jude, patron saint of lost causes, has been returned to its niche in Plaza del Baix, after being removed during the Civil War.

Material gain

TWO men have been detained in Alfaz del Pi for stealing a luxury car in the UK. Police searching their home also found drugs, counterfeit €500 notes and a Beretta pistol.

LA NUCIA’S crime rate has dropped 8 per cent compared to last year after a 20 per cent increase in police efficiency, says Mayor Bernabe Cano.

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A 44-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested after she threatened to kill a man who refused to have sex with her after she picked him up in a Valencia City bar.

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THE regional government is to cooperate with the Alcoy and Onteniente textile sectors to seek foreign contracts with commercial missions and trade fairs.

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‘THE PSOE Socialist Party has lost the confidence of the majority of Spain. It must seek it and look at society with a spirit of consensus.’ Former Prime Minister and PSOE President Felipe Gonzalez, during the 30th anniversary of the first Socialist Party government in Spain.

sessions last longer. Back in 2010 when the economic concerns of today were still not fully apparent, the average Spaniard claimed to spend two hours per week having sex. Now the average is down to just 34 minutes. But sex remains an important part of life to Spaniards, helping improve their general outlook, especially in times of stress. The Pfizer survey also reveals that 96 per cent of Spaniards consider good sexual relationships to be important and 82 per cent would like to improve their sex lives. However, survey figures also spell out that in general more men say they are sexually satisfied than women!

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fewer than 2010 is €6,300 million the budget allocated for

Education by the state government and the regional governments in 2013. The Ministry of Education alone will cut spending by 37 per cent. The 2010 budget was the highest ever recorded.

Homely help A MADRID developer has handed over 25 homes to the town hall in L’Alcudia (Valencia) to rehouse evicted mortgage defaulters for a monthly rent of €50.

Hard lesson ONE thousand students were expelled from Valencia’s Polytechnic University for not passing at least two assignments in their first year, or failing to complete pending subjects in the second.

and finally... FIFTY volunteers have removed 13,500 cigarette ends from the Malvarrosa and Cabanyal beaches in Valencia City. Beach-cleaning machinery can easily fail to pick up filter tips, which take up to 20 years to biodegrade.

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CHRISTMAS BONUS: Benidorm Council will pay workers a reduced amount.

Festive pay boost DESPITE government legislation, Benidorm’s municipal workers will receive 25 per cent of their Christmas bonus. Before spending cuts, Spanish employees could usually look forward to two months’ extra pay each year. Earlier, however, in line with austerity measures, the central government in Madrid announced that government employees would not receive the

second payment, due to arrive in December. Benidorm Council now proposes to pay a quarter of the usual amount before Christmas, announced the town hall’s Human Resources Councillor Natalia Guijarro. The entire amount

could not be paid as Benidorm is a local administration, Guijarro explained. And although the council did not back the measure, it is necessary to observe the law, whether it approves of it or not, ‘regardless of who governs’, she said.

Medicated fish SCIENTISTS have detected anti-inflammatory drugs like Voltaren in fish from Valencia Province’s Jucar River. They were conducting an exhaustive survey commissioned by the Economy Ministry’s SCARCE project, the first of its kind in Spain. Analyses like these have in the past been carried out only in laboratories, explained project co-ordinator Damia Barcelo. The fish most commonly found in Spanish rivers - carp, barbel and catfish -

were examined for the presence of 20 different types of medication. These included antiinflammatory medication, anti-depressants and beta-blockers. The results of the study call into question the effectiveness of treatment plants that discharge recycled water into Spain’s rivers, Barcelo said. Nine of the drugs were present in up to 20 per cent of the fish examined, not only from the Jucar but also the Guadalquivir, Ebro and Llobregat.

Flat-pack tunnel A TUNNEL is to connect the new Ikea store with San Vicente del Raspeig. Improved access to its location in the Rabasa area on the outskirts of Alicante was one of the conditions for Ministry of Public Works’ permission. Despite the planned tunnel, traffic to and from Ikea, known for its flat-packed self-assembly furniture, will still saturate roads in the area, the PSOE opposition party predicted. The EU party also criticised the reversal of an earlier ruling that prevented the big retail chains and supermarkets from opening premises adjoining Ikea. The decision to allow them deals another blow to small business owners, a spokesman claimed.

AN ESCAPED emu has been captured by police after running through a town and attempting to enter people’s homes. Two officers found the fourfoot-tall bird after they were called by residents in North Devon.

Boyle awarded FILM director Danny Boyle has won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

Secret pigeon A SECRET Second World War message attached to the leg of a dead pigeon has left code-breakers flummoxed. Experts from UK intelligence agency GCHQ were alerted to the message found on a pigeon’s skeleton in the chimney of a Surrey home.

Bizarre name NEW parents the Jamesons have named their child Hashtag, in homage to social media site Twitter. The pair announced the arrival of their baby daughter on Facebook.

Well hidden SERIAL burglar Aaron Bradford was jailed for five years after he was interrupted by his victim mid-raid and hid in her wardrobe for 13 hours before fleeing. He went unnoticed as police searched the house in Devon three times.

Tired babies SCIENTISTS say they have conclusive proof that unborn babies yawn repeatedly in the womb. The study was led by the University of Durham.

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On the road for photo contest BENISSA’S 15th Photo Rally is due to take place soon. “This year’s rally is totally different,” said Youth Councillor Jorge Ivars. “And team-work plays a very important part.” Participants, limited to 35, will be given an itinerary with 40 locations

where they must take photographs using digital cameras. All taking part will receive a diploma and their photographs later featured in an audiovisual presentation. The rally has an early start at 6am on Sunday, December 16, setting off from the AFB centre in

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the Casal d’Associaions in Avenida Ausias March. The rally is open to over 16s although minors may participate if accompanied by an adult. There is a €10 entrance fee and registrations can be made until December 11 at the Casal Jove in Benissa, telephone 965 732 352.

Workers clean up popular ‘castle’ THE buttresses and cliffs below Benidorm’s ‘Castillo’ have received a wash and brush-up. Any castle that ever stood at Punta Canfali, the small headland between the resort’s Levante and Poniente beaches, has long disappeared. Nevertheless, it has become a favourite look-out point and is one of the resort’s most visited spots.

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Police wind in cable thieves POLICE have recovered almost a ton of stolen copper cable in the

Marina Alta. Two men, aged 24 and 29, who were arrested

on suspicion of the theft, had 300 kilos of cable in their possession when their vehicle was stopped by the police. Neither of them could explain where the cable had come from. Police officers later discovered that it had been taken from a building site at the Las Marinas beach in Els Poblets. A search of property belonging to the brother of one of the suspects revealed another 600 kilos of copper cable. When stopped by police, the alleged thieves were on their way to Elche. Here, they later confessed, they had hoped to sell the wire to a scrap metal merchant without arousing suspicion.

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Explosive surprise in scrap metal yard AN Elche scrap metal dealer found an 80-millimetre mortar bomb in a recent delivery. He learnt from a collector who habitually acquires out of the ordinary articles from him that the item sounded dangerous and he should inform the police. The bomb was almost certainly a Civil War relic, he was told by Local Police experts who came to inspect it. The area was cordoned off and the bomb taken away to be defused by the Tedax bomb disposal unit. An investigation is now under way to establish who had owned the bomb and how it came to be included in the scrap shipment.

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Rallying round for oasis school

Fewer festive lights CHRISTMAS approaches but some cash-strapped town halls must spend less than previously. Campello, for instance, is eliminating illuminations for entire streets, opting to reserve them for key buildings and squares. This year the town hall prefers to refer to ‘Christmas decorations rather than illuminations’, said a town hall source.

In 2010, the town hall allocated €28,000 for the town’s Christmas lighting bill. This sum was reduced by half in 2011 but there was bad feeling because some streets had illuminations while others did not. This year the council will spend between €10,000-€12,000 on strategically placed decorations to create the same festive effect.

MOROCCO BOUND: Some of the Maroc Challenge drivers. EIGHTY teams of drivers set out from Javea on the Maroc Challenge. They are bound for the small village of Hassi El Begaa in Morocco. Situated where the Erg Chebbi begins at an isolated point near the Algerian border, there is

an oasis nearby with a school for 50 pupils. That is the finishing line for the challenge, with all participants carrying about four tons of supplies. The rally is more of an adventure than an out-and-out competition, said its organiser, Rui

Cabaco, a Javea-based sportsman. That is why all the drivers are amateurs and the cars more than 16 years old. The humanitarian mission and the supplies they are transporting matter more than being the first to arrive, Cabaco said.

Taxman’s bid to settle debts HACIENDA is divesting itself of toxic assets. Between January and the end of November, Spain’s equivalent of Britain’s Treasury auctioned Alicante properties to settle €3.6 million in tax debts. Most were homes built by crisis-hit property developers unable to pay their tax bills. Further auctions are on the horizon, the first of which on December 12 affects an Elche-based developer. Others due to follow in January centre on companies in Benissa and Orihuela Costa. Other properties scheduled to be auctioned next year to settle tax debts are located in Villajoyosa, Denia and Altea.

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Fire drill a success LA NUCIA pupils took a break from lessons to practise the school’s emergency plans. The simulated emergency was organised by the council’s Public Safety department and co-ordinated by La Nucia’s civil protection branch and local police. The alarm sounded and the institute’s 785 pupils, together with teaching

A model prisoner GAO PING, the Madrid-based Chinese mafia chief, proved a model prisoner. He was confined to Villena Prison’s Unit Seven, where prisoners live under less harsh conditions in return for committing to non-conflictive behaviour. While waiting to be bailed his conduct has been impeccable, prison sources revealed. Cleaning windows without complaint, he attended classes and workshops, establishing himself as a ‘brilliant pupil’. Were he to have stayed longer at Villena, he would have been happy to instruct fellow prisoners in Tai Chi, it has been reported. ‘Well-mannered’, ‘discreet’ and ‘respectful’ are some of the words used to describe Gao Ping, whom sources said adapted to prison life in record time. When officers did their rounds to count prisoners, he was one of the few who would get to their feet to make the task easier, it was revealed. Neither did he need to use his considerable wealth to ‘pay for the coffees’, prison slang for buying protection.

staff, filed out of each class and gathered at the meeting place on each floor. From there they took it in turns to make for the games’ courts designated as the

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central meeting point. From start to finish, just four minutes and 38 seconds were needed to complete the exercise and evacuate the building.

FIRE DRILL: Teachers and pupils muster at the games courts.

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Black November for El Altet There were 867,554 fewer passengers in the first 10 months of 2011, and this could rise to 1 million by the end of December, Aena airports authority believes.

Overall, 7,886,859 people used the airport this year compared with the record 9,913,731 registered in 2011. These discouraging figures coincide with Ryanair’s withdrawal of last month’s proposals. If Aena allowed all Ryanair flights to embark and disembark on foot, the airline would bring another 600,000 passengers to El Altet, promised spokesman Stephen McNamara. This would in turn create a further 600 jobs, he said. “Unfortunately Aena rejected the offer,” McNamara announced. The increased flights, visitors and jobs will go to another airport with lower costs, he warned.

Airport hub costly BERLIN’S new airport, which is due to open in October 2013 according to the federal government, will end up costing an extra €250 million, the Bild said.

Cop tattoos EL ALTET AIRPORT: Passenger traffic fell 16 per cent. Aena Alicante has demonstrated that it is not interested in tourism growth, he added. El Altet director Santiago Martinez-Cava questioned the Ryanair figures. Any Alicante passenger increases that the airline

has had at El Altet were not proportional to the airport’s he claimed. This, he said, was because part of Ryanair’s traffic had come from the passengers of other airlines operating out of Alicante.

Hunger fuels thefts ROBBERIES are on the increase in supermarkets throughout the Valencian Community. Shoplifters are an occupational hazard for all retailers, including supermarkets, but the latter have begun to

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EL ALTET had a bad November and Ryanair will not put matters right. Passenger traffic at Alicante fell 16 per cent in November, more than any other Spanish airport.

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notice a difference in what the light-fingered are taking. Tinned food, packets of sliced ham or cheese and other staple, non-luxury items that are easy to hide are now top of the list. Disposable nappies

Child rape case trial 13 years on A JAVEA man faces an eight year sentence for allegedly raping an 11-year-old in 1999. The victim revealed the alleged assault six years later when she was living in England. She had remained silent until 2005 and the details of the rape finally emerged during psychological treatment. The man, a gardener, was working at a neighbour’s villa and raped her as she helped him water the plants, the girl claimed. The accused denied all the charges and maintained there had been no sexual contact of any kind with the girl. The intervening years meant there was no tangible proof of rape, the prosecutor told the provincial high court. Nevertheless, the girl’s story was credible and had not varied since she first revealed the rape, he said. The delay in reporting the crime was a mitigating factor, the prosecution admitted.

are also being taken, although the bulky packs are usually slit open and a few taken at a time. The thefts are prompted by hunger or necessity, said Saturnino Martinez, a UGT union official responsible for the security sector. “A wide cross section of people are turning to this type of theft but many of them are out of work,” Martinez explained. Supermarket chains are beginning to install alarms on certain products which sound before customers reach the exit. Security guards are seeing this type of theft in all of the Valencian Community’s three provinces, agreed Jose Luis Roberto of Apvss, a regional association of security firms. In the past robbery, often with violence, focused on stealing expensive products that could later be sold on the black market. Now food is the target, Roberto said, and there is no violence.

TRAINEE police officers in the North Rhine-Westphalia region are allowed to wear tattoos if they are covered by long sleeves, a local court ruled.

Talk local A TURKISH woman, 61, speaking no German after living 30 years in Karlsruhe was ordered by a local court to take language courses, which she appealed.

Train tipple ALMOST 80 per cent of those surveyed nationwide by Die Zeit newspaper stated they would like drinking alcohol to be allowed on trains.

Boys panic TWO boys aged 13 and 14 who snuck out of their house in Bergkamen panicked when they saw a police car, ran away and jumped head first through a shop window.

Train OK THE Bavarian government will invest part of the €2bn needed for the new commuter train tunnel underneath the centre of Munich.

Slow death A 55-year-old man who shot a Dachau public prosecutor to death was sentenced to prison for life, despite dying of diabetes as he refused the treatment.

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Death hike party billed CANYONING can turn out to be expensive as well as dangerous. The fire brigade has handed a bill of €13,000 to a party of 21 adventurers who had to be rescued.

Last month, a 56-yearold man was killed as he and the other 21 trekked through the Vall d’Ebo’s notorious Barranco de Infierno in the La Marina Alta (EWN Issue 1429).

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The remainder of the party were unharmed but unable to continue along the bed of the River Girona. Nor were they able to retrace their steps because stanchions and handrails had been swept away by storms some days earlier. The emergency services were called and all of the party were evacuated without problems.

But now The Consortium of Provincial Fire Brigades has presented the 21 people they rescued with the bill for their services. They had acted ‘imprudently’ bearing in mind the weather conditions at the time. Despite heavy rain being forecast the party had gone ahead with their plans. The Alicante Diputacion - equivalent

to a county council - had based the €13,000 sum on the cost of 19 firemen who had to be mobilised for the operation. The rescue had begun at 5.36pm and did not finish until 1.55pm the following day. It had also been necessary to mobilise 11 vehicles. The gorge at the head of the Girona River has claimed the lives of 23 people since 1992.

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JAVEA COUNCIL had a preview of paving for the new Playa de Arenal promenade. It will feature ceramic tiles in varying tones of cream and beige from a well-known Castellon manufacturer. They have been subjected to strict testing and can withstand wear and tear from the large numbers of people using the Paseo each day, the councillors and a representative from local business owners were told. The party was also shown the white stone benches that will be set out along the length of

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SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Holocaust apology NORWAY – The National Police publicly apologised 70 years later for their role in deporting hundreds of Jews to the Donau concentration camp during the Second World War.

Xmas fall SWEDEN – A man aged 69 died in Pitea after he fell from the basket of a loader alongside a tree he was cutting for Christmas.

Pot raids DENMARK – More than 354 kilos of marijuana have been seized by a special police unit in Copenhagen’s Christiania area, since September.

Ship home PASEO PREVIEW: Javea councillors inspect paving. the Paseo, separating the pedestrian area from the beach.

Most of the work is expected to be finished before Easter.

NORWAY – The ship used by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen will be rescued by experts from the Canadian Arctic and brought to Norway for a new museum.

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Sunday creche at Mass

Mayor on dole

SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS parish church in Oliva (Valencia) has opened a Sunday morning creche. The playgroup for babies and children aged from one to four is being held each Sunday during noon Mass. The parish priest hopes the creche will persuade more young couples to attend Sunday services now they do not need to arrange childcare. He also hopes older children will take their first steps in religious instruction.

MONTGO: Wildlife is flourishing in Denia’s national park.

More animals die on road WILDLIFE is flourishing in Denia’s Montgo national park. This is shown in a macabre fashion, because of the increasing number of

dead animals run over on its roads. Last year 270 were killed on the CV735 road linking La Jara, Jesus Pobre and Javea. There were probably many

more injured and died later away from the road, pointed out a report from the Montgo Governing Board. The true figure is probably 25 per cent higher, it suggested. Steps needed to be taken to reduce the mortality rate, said Joan Sala, representing the Accio Ecologist-Agro “to reduce the problem.” environmentalist group. The ministry’s answer was Toads and birds were “curt, offensive and disresthe principal victims pectful,” complained EU councillor Raquel Perez. The text was no according to the Board and Accio but there was different from a similar ministry no evidence of wild boar response two years ago, she killed in road accidents. added.

Death crash blackspot not to be recognised A NOTORIOUS stretch of the N322 will not be signposted as a black spot. A plenary meeting of Campello council agreed unanimously to ask the Ministry of Public Works to warn drivers of danger between Km122 and Km124.

Approximately 20 people have died in traffic accidents in the last 10 years on this section of road linking Campello and Villajoyosa, the request claimed. The ministry was unaware of these figures, it replied, but was carrying out low cost initiatives

THE Mayor of Gata’s unemployment benefit has expired. Last year Ana Maria Soler registered as unemployed after the PSPV and Bloc parties tried to reduce her full time, sole occupation salary to €1,500 a month. A vote would have gone through because the governing PP party lack a majority. After deductions, she would earn around €1,000, which she said was insufficient to live on. The former socialist mayor earned more than €3,000 a month, she pointed out, accusing the opposition of sexual discrimination. Instead Soler signed on as unemployed but payments have now ceased. She can now look forward to €100 a month in expenses.

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Weather alert SNOWFALLS are forecast this weekend in Moscow. This could affect many flights as happened last week when hundreds were delayed at the city’s three main airports. CATALOGUED: Keeping tabs on Altea’s past.

Altea to be listed ALTEA town hall is cataloguing the town’s historic and cultural assets. The project was outlined during two separate workshop sessions, the first of which was aimed at business-owners and the hotel and catering trade. An afternoon group was open to all members of the public interested in learning more about the catalogue. Not only were Alteanos able to put across their

ideas, but the sessions helped to defuse potential conflict arising from the need to protect listed buildings and other features, councillor Jesus Ballester explained. The catalogue, now being compiled by the council’s Urban Development and Culture, serves a double purpose. It will be both a record of Altea’s heritage and the framework of an application for the town’s old quarter to be declared an Official Historic-Artistic Complex.

Not enough helpers ONLY 12 people volunteered to organise Benidorm’s 2013 fiestas. The town hall has called on residents and the ‘peñas’ – groups of friends who entertain at their clubhouses – for help. The probable dearth of organisers – mayorales - overshadowed the end of last month’s fiestas as it became increasingly clear the once-coveted role has become a burden.

Doctors have to travel MARINA BAJA doctors are having to go from town to town to cover absences. This is becoming a regular occurrence at health centres in Villajoyosa, La Nucia, Finestrat, Polop, Orcheta, Relleu and Sella, claimed a union official. The staff committee of the La Marina Baja Health

Department issued a media communiqué complaining the policy of not replacing medical staff is taking its toll. “Failure to replace staff means doctors must take on colleagues’ patients if they are away,” said staff committee president, Maria Luis Corcostegui.

Visa-free FOREIGN Minister Anvar Azimov said Russia could “retaliate” if travelling with no visa is not introduced by the EU before the Sochi Winter Olympics in February 2014.

Beaten up THREE guards at a Rostov-on-Don prison were held for allegedly punching and kicking a handcuffed inmate, as recorded in the prison’s video footage.

Old files NEARLY €1.9m were paid by the Ivanovo regional government for an archive of letters, pictures and recordings of local film director Andrei Tarkovsky.

Price rise AVERAGE train ticket prices rose 10 per cent in the first nine months of 2011, while national airline company Aeroflot’s tickets rose 7 per cent.

Ash cover THE Plosky Tolbachik volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula erupted after lying dormant for 37 years, spraying ash and dust over the town of Maiskoye.

Drug haul MORE than 750 kgms of heroin have been seized and 125 people held by the police in the Republic of Tatarstan.

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Guardia Civil catch their man at last A COLOMBIAN who allegedly raped a Norwegian tourist in Benidorm last year has been arrested. The two met in August 2011 as the woman prepared to return home after a night out. The man, 38, offered to

accompany her, suggesting that they shared a taxi. Midway through the journey, however, they left the vehicle when he explained he did not have enough money to pay for the entire journey. The Colombian then led his victim to an isolated

Help to keep homes CALPE council plans to create an advisory service for those facing eviction. And Mayor Cesar Sanchez is confident there will be no more evictions of those behind with their mortgages after a meeting with the town’s bank managers. The advisory service should be up and running in an office provided by the town hall at the beginning of next year, he added. Residents whose circumstances have prevented them from keeping up mortgage payments will receive free legal advice and help in completing the formalities to avoid losing their homes. The Social Welfare department will also assist families in halting eviction proceedings.

spot where he struck and allegedly sexually assaulted her before running off. After alerting a woman friend, she received medical attention and lodged a formal complaint. Working from the scant information the victim could supply, the Guardia Civil finally track the alleged aggressor down 18 months later. His constant changes of address complicated the investigation but he was finally pinned down as the woman’s attacker after pathologists identified his DNA from her underwear. On identifying the Colombian, now in custody, police found that he already had a police record for drugs offences as well as robbery with violence and assault.

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Marching for the disabled A PROTEST march in support of the disabled has ended with official indifference. The protestors or their family members attend Alicante Province day centres for the disabled, which are now owed €15 million by the regional government. Some may close, while others fear that spending cuts will mean services are slashed. To draw attention to their predicament they set off from Villena last month, walking from town to town via Alcoy until they reached Valencia City nine days later, a distance of 200 kilometres. The marchers were not received by the authorities, neither were they allowed to enter the regional government

building to hand over a letter describing their problems. Next day a group of the protesters were admitted to the public gallery in Valencia’s parliament chamber, during the regional president’s question time. Interrupting Alberto Fabra, they called on him to settle the debts with the centres. To the applause of the opposition parties, the protesters left peaceably after the Speaker, Juan Cotino, ordered them to be removed. Asked immediately afterwards by the Socialist spokesman what he intended to do, Fabra replied that the regional government was about to approve a €10-million payment to enable the centres to pay staff.

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MP says sorry for TV gibe PEOPLE on benefits were accused of spending the money on plasma TVs. Many families used allowances to buy ‘inappropriate things’, claimed regional MP Pilar Sol. The comment made during a meeting of the regional parliament’s Social Policies Committee was soon leaked and President Alberto Fabra took the unusual step of apologising on Sol’s behalf. The MP’s declaration was ‘very unfortunate’, Fabra said, and an affront to those who are having such a bad time. “It only remains to apologise and avoid a repetition,” the president said. She hadn’t intended to offend anyone, Sol said later.

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Madrid pays 15 per cent of bills late ONE in seven bills in Madrid is paid late. In autumn, the ‘madrileños’ receive their bills for property, rubbish and other municipal taxes. They have until November to pay every year, but many fail to do so and go on the city hall’s debtors list. In 2011, 15 per cent of bills were not paid on time, amounting to 891,597 and €183.2m. The main problem is with vehicle tax, of which 442,345 weren’t paid on time in 2011, 25.4 per cent of the total. In the past year, more people are unable to pay and the city hall is forced to seek help from the tax office and the amount required increases. The average family in Madrid will have to pay €561.4 in taxes this year a 10 per cent rise on last year.

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Heart op saves the lives of two INMACULADA ANDREU is the sixth woman in the world to give birth after open heart surgery. Her daughter, Amaya, was born last month, at Elche’s Hospital del Vinalopo, four months after Inmaculada needed an emergency triple bypass operation. The 39-year-old had an existing heart condition which became worse as her pregnancy progressed. Doctors decided to operate to save the lives of Inmaculada and her child. The operation was completed successfully and Inmaculada was discharged from hospital five days later. The pregnancy contin-

LIFE SAVING: Open heart surgery woman gave birth. ued without further problems and Amaya was

born last month, following a natural delivery.

‘Social rent’ to suit families’ needs THE so-called ‘social rent’ houses offered to victims of evictions will cost between €150 and €400 per month. The rental price of one of these properties will never be more than a third of the tenants’ income according to the Minister for Economy, Luis de Guindos. Banks have promised to make

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some 6,000 homes available to families who have been evicted, as well as delaying evictions by two years for those who meet a certain profile. The government estimates that some 120,000 families will fulfil the requirements necessary to be able to rent a home at low cost after being evicted from their homes for

failing to pay their mortgages. To benefit from a two-year suspension on eviction and a social rent, families must have a mortgage on just one house, fulfil four economic requirements and belong to any of the following groups: large family (three or more children) or have disabled or dependent people in their charge.

Tenant kills children A MAN was arrested in Parla, Madrid, for allegedly killing the three-month-old baby of the Ecuadorian family from whom he was renting a room. Another child aged four, was critically injured in the attack and died later in hospital. The man also injured the baby’s mother, aged 20, and his great-grandmother, 57, who were stabbed and taken to hospital in a serious condition. According to the local town hall, the man was renting a room in the family’s home and an argument broke out between them in the early hours of the afternoon, allegedly because the man had failed to pay the rent. Neighbours, seeing the younger woman injured in the stairwell, called the police, who upon arrival found the baby had died from a blow to the head. Residents in the area say the family had been living in the apartment for two years. The alleged killer, 30, had a criminal record.

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Judge grants father custody of unborn baby A JUDGE has granted custody of an unborn baby to its father after the mother was sent to prison for killing two other children. Last month, the body of a newborn baby was found in the freezer of the Sevilla home where Sara L.H., 34, lived with her husband and two young children, and just over two weeks later, another baby’s body was found in the same house in another freezer. She is currently in prison which is where it

was found she was almost eight months pregnant, something she had hidden from her family. Her lawyer plans to appeal the decision of giving custody of the baby she is carrying to her husband. Meanwhile, the judge has extended the investigation to another six properties belonging to the woman’s relatives, which will be searched with dogs. She claims to remember nothing about having been pregnant with or giving birth to the second baby which was found, but admits she gave birth to the first, which she claims she had wanted, but was born dead, and she put the body in the freezer because she “didn’t want to let go of him.”

PEDRALBES PALACE: May have to be forfeited in order to meet civil liabilities costs.

Urdangarin may have to lose his palace ROYAL son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin may have to give up his palace to pay for civil liabilities derived from the Noos corruption case. If the judge decides to go ahead with the prosecutor’s request, the guarantee could amount to more than

€8 million for Iñaki and his associate Diego Torres. The anti-corruption prosecutor believes a similar amount remains hidden in tax havens. Urdangarin has no savings and it is likely no banks will grant him credit. He can’t ask for help from the King, so his

assets could be embargoed. They include five apart-ments, two garages and a storeroom in Palma de Mallorca and a house in Barcelona. However, all of this is unlikely to cover the amount, so he will probably see the Pedralbes Palace embargoed too. They are already heading for a more modest apartment in Barcelona. According to the journalists Eduardo Inda in 1467 and over the and Esteban Urreiztieta, in centuries has obtained their book about many works of art. In Urdangarin, at his 40th some cases, they were birthday celebrations in the patrons of great 2008 he asked Prince Felipe artists, in others they for help paying the were given or inherited mortgage on the palace. the pieces. The monthly payment were However, only a few €20,000 and the Royal have survived and are Family had allegedly now in the hands of promised to help pay for it Cayetana Fitz-James as the King stayed there Stuart, 18th Duchess of when in Barcelona. Alba. However, Prince Felipe said The centre-piece of that no such thing was ever the exhibition is the said, and when Urdangarin painting ‘The Duchess told him he couldn’t afford of Alba in white’ painted the payments, he reportedly by Goya in 1795. replied, “then you shouldn’t Entrance is €10. have bought it!”

Alba’s treasures to go on show THE treasures of the House of Alba, one of Spain’s most important aristocratic families, will be on show at the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid until March 30, 2013. The exhibition includes some 150 paintings, sculptures, documents, archaeological pieces, jewellery, furniture and clothes. This is the first time such a wide selection of the Casa de Alba Foundation collection will be on show, and some have never before been seen outside the palaces.

INSET: The current Duchess of Alba. The first Duke of Alba received his title from King Enrique IV of Castilla

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Spanish fall down on languages ONLY 35 per cent of Spaniards claim to speak English. Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics show languages aren’t really Spain’s forte, with little over 35 per cent of the population between 18 and 65 claiming to be able to speak English. Out of these, only 20 per cent claim to have a high level. Despite these figures, this is an improvement on the last time the survey was carried out, in 2007, when only 30 per cent claimed to speak English and only 5 per cent of them at an advanced level. Meanwhile, just over 14 per cent claim to speak French and 2.7 per cent German. The areas where most people speak English are Madrid, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, the Balearics and Cataluña.

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L-R Paul Rodwell, Paula Sanchez de Leon and Government Delegate Alberto Martinez.

Help for the English THE British Consulate and Government Sub-Delegation held an event to help Englishspeaking victims of domestic violence access support that is available. Domestic violence offences account for around 30 per cent of the arrests the British Consulate is informed of, and Alicante province currently has nearly 200 British nationals receiving some kind of police protection after filing a domestic violence report. The event was opened by

the British Consul, Paul Rodwell, and Government Sub-Delegate, Paula Sanchez de Leon who said it is essential to help all victims, including English speakers, both residents and tourists, to access the extensive support network that exists already. Mr Rodwell said “As part of our objective to assist the vulnerable, I want to make sure that British nationals are aware of the support the Spanish state provides for victims of domestic violence.

We are experiencing a worrying trend and it is very important that victims know, for example, they can call the domestic violence helpline 016 and get through to someone English speaking. The social services, courts and women’s centres can also offer a wide range of support.” To make a report: 062 – Civil Guard police 091 – National Police Domestic Violence Court Local Duty Court

THE Madrid Arena events have claimed another life. Maria Teresa Alonso, a 20-year-old chemistry student, who sustained severe brain damage in the human avalanche which occurred at a concert in the early hours of November 1 at the Madrid Arena, died in hospital. She was carried from the mountain of bodies in one of the access corridors to the Madrid Arena, thanks to an off-duty police officer who may have been working as a doorman. He took her outside and she was found by paramedics who performed CPR and took her to hospital. Three other girls, all 18, died at the Madrid Arena, and another, 17, died in hospital two days later. There should have been no more than 10,000 people at the Madrid Arena during the Halloween festival, but almost 17,000 entered. The premises are managed by a company which is part of the city hall. The investigation continues into what exactly led to the tragic events. It appears that at 2.30am, the company in charge of controlling access to the Madrid Arena, blocked the main entrance off and opened two emergency exits to allow more people to get in.

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Firemen to go hungry FIREMEN in Granada have gone on hunger strike because they are not allowed a breakfast break. The firemen at the Northern Granada Fire Station have not been allowed to take the normal half-hour for breakfast for the past month. An urgent meeting was called at the city hall which follows several protests in the past months against pay-cuts and general ‘abuse’. They want to be allowed to take it in turns to have breakfast and buy food for the rest of the day, which they would eat in the fire station. However, they have now been told only two people can leave the station to go to the supermarket and the others can order what they want brought back. If they leave the station, they can be accused of ‘abandoning service’. The firemen say it’s a matter of dignity, because they never left the station empty and always respected the 30-minute break. So they have decided not to eat and are collecting signatures to support their request for a break from spending all day in the station. If the city hall fails to respond, they will take their case to court.

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Judges fight government abusive use of power TWO HUNDRED Spanish judges have rebelled against the double acquittal of four Catalan policemen charged with torturing a Romanian man. The judges have signed a manifesto to

complain about the Government’s “abusive use” of the power to acquit people after they have been sentenced. In 2008, Barcelona provincial court sentenced four Mossos d’Esquadra

Drivers want to go faster NINETY-TWO per cent of Spanish drivers are in favour of the speed limit on dual carriageways being increased to 140kph. The measure was recently proposed by the conservative Partido Popular, but would only apply to toll roads, in hopes of increasing the amount of people using them. There are also greater safety

SPEED LIMIT: Spanish drivers measures on toll roads, meaning the increased speed would not entail more danger for drivers . The 140kph speed limit is

(Catalan regional police) for torturing and injuring a Romanian man who had been mistakenly arrested. The sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court, but in February, the government reduced the prison sentences to two years and instead of being banned from the force, were temporarily suspended. They were due to enter prison on December 10, but the government has now decided to reduce the sentence again, to fines. The judges say the government has “shown a lack of respect for the thousands of police officers who democratically carry out their jobs every day, want the limit increased. defending and promoting already in place in Poland and the rights of citizens.” They in Germany there is no limit at also say the government’s all, while France, Italy, actions go “against human dignity by failing to Holland, Austria and Denmark have a 130kph speed limit. persecute an act of torture”.

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Ammonia scare DOZENS of people had to be hospitalised after a pressure valve exploded at a vegetable packaging facility in El Ejido. Almost 50 people suffered from the effects of ammonia inhalation, which led to choking and anxiety attacks.

Gateway death

THE Andalucian Water Jet Ski championship staged a tournament at the Burriana Beach in Nerja last Saturday, with 40 contestants coming all over the region.

News from our editions

A PENSIONER died after an iron gateway fell on his head. The 82-year-old man from Viator was walking through the gate at a farm in Pechina when the accident happened.

Home drama

Tomato crisis TOMATO growers in Almeria want Spain’s agriculture minister to meet his Moroccan and EU counterparts over the collapse in prices caused by cheap imports from Morocco.

Build a beach SAND dredged from Carboneras Port will be dumped on the beaches at Lancon and Escobetas in a bid to regenerate them. The three-month project is set to cost €1.5 million.

Toy donations VIATOR Council is organising a collection of toys, new or secondhand in a good state, this Christmas. The toys can be left at the local library until the December 21.

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Successful ops FOUR operations to treat glaucoma through a new canaloplasty technique have been successfully carried out at Torrevieja Hospital.

Tram strike plans PARTIAL tram strikes in Alicante are planned by unions on December 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 and 23, and 24-hour stoppages on December 21, 26 and 27.

10,000 visit TEN THOUSAND visitors attended the Firahogar Home and Garden Exhibition at the IFA centre, Alicante.

Jet skiers compete in Nerja

ICE BALLET: Swan Lake on ice specially created for the show.

Curtain up on Russian Swan Lake ALMERIA was the venue for the Moscow Ballet’s performances on ice of Swan Lake and Cinderella. The classical ballet included acrobatic routines with spinning pyramid and cube structures. British-born photographer Mark Huskinson, who lives in Garrucha, went with his family of five to the Saturday night show.

Palm hope THERE should be a treatment to eliminate and control the lethal red palm weevil bug within three or four years, say palm tree growers, although the problem will not be totally eradicated.

Bat boxes FIFTEEN nesting boxes, specially designed for use by bats, have been installed around the Salinas de Torrevieja to help reduce the number of mosquitoes in the area.

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Mayoral excuses MALAGA Mayor Francisco de la Torre said: “I can hardly be lectured on honesty. I travel Tourist Class,” about his and his wife’s travel arrangements between 2001 and 2007 being paid for with public funds.

“It was an unforgettable experience and I loved taking pictures there,” he said. Huskinson met the organisers who told him that the ice was created over a 24hour period, by pouring water layer by layer onto electric tubes similar to those found in a freezer. The show took place at the main theatre and concert venue in Almeria, the Maestro Padilla Auditorium.

Fund crisis MORE than €430,000 will be cut from the Torremolinos budget by the Andalucian Government next year despite the fact it should be allocated by law, the town hall said.

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Next stop, Angola TEN brand new trains that have lain idle in Palma because of a lack of funding could be sold to Angola for €10 million.

Lawyer protest

Firefighters fined

AROUND 1,500 barristers from the Provincial Bar Association protested in Malaga against the new judiciary charges presented by the city hall for 2013.

TWO firemen who jeered Balearic President José Ramón Bauzà during his visit for the Dijous Bo fiesta are to be fined by the central government’s delegation.

Surgery success

Penny dropped

NEW software applied at Malaga’s Carlos Haya Hospital improves the chances of successful kidney transplants.

A PHONE booth mechanic has been arrested on suspicion of manipulating a booth in Artà so that he could siphon off up to €900 for himself.

Fruit crash A LORRY overturned after an accident on the A-7 carriageway near Mijas. The fruit it was carrying spilled over the road, leading to traffic congestion in both directions.

Ninety not out THE number of people aged 90 or over has increased by a quarter in the past decade. There are now more than 6,900 nonagenarians in Mallorca.

THE first home eviction in Almuñecar was stopped by a group of more than 100 residents, including protest group Stop Motril and local IU and PSOE party members.

Phone towers UP TO 32 licences for installing phone mast towers have been rejected and nine more were declared ‘out of date’ by Velez-Malaga Town Hall, following local regulations.

Madrid man rescued A MAN aged 59 from Madrid was assisted by Nerja Civil Protection operatives at the Chillar River after he passed out during the upstream hiking route.

Job hazard guidelines VELEZ’S will be one of the first town halls in Andalucia to issue its own guidelines for risk prevention in the workplace, Human Resources Councillor Manuel Gutierrez said.

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RYANAIR will cut flights from Spain by 12 per cent next summer due to increasing air taxes, leading to a €25 million revenue drop for Spanish airport authority AENA.

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Banks and toll roads fight on DESPITE huge losses, many banks and toll roads in Spain continue in business. They stand apart from the majority of heavily losing businesses that have no option but to cease trading. However, even though some banks and

toll roads are millions of euros in debt, the government continues to find solutions that prevent them from having to close. In the case of banks, the decision is made by the EU and by the countries which have lent Spain billions of euros and want to recover their money. Although the Spanish Government may not always agree with this, it has created the so-called ‘bad bank’ which plans to take responsibility for VISITORS to Spain spent €49.866 billion this year up the mistakes made by banks until the end of October, an increase of 6.4 per cent on now in trouble. the same period last year. The British were the biggest Meanwhile, there are at spenders outlaying €10.2 billion. least 10 toll roads in Spain that have never had the expected traffic flow and constantly lose money. They now owe more than SPAIN is to overhaul its banking sector after €3 billion. European Union regulators approved Some were opened in areas restructuring plans. Bankia has said 6,000 jobs where building was planned will go and it will make a loss of €19 billion. while the real estate boom lasted, but with property development almost halted, now run parallel to free roads which do not get heavy traffic. THERE is little hope of a quick economic recovery for However, due to a clause Spain, which has faced a shrinking economy for 15 that if companies running months, says a report by think-tank the OECD, which them went bankrupt, it was up expects the recession to last until the end of 2013. to the Spanish State, or taxpayer, to maintain them, the government continues to subsidise them and provide IBERCAJA and CAJA3 savings banks have started low interest loans so they can merger talks that could create a bank with a book of remain open. €1.04 billion worth of business.

PAY UP: But many toll roads constantly lose money.

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Gloom set to remain

Merger on the cards

Curtain rises on biggest film flop ‘O APOSTOLO’ (The Apostle) is this year’s biggest box office disaster in Spain. The animation film shot in Galicia cost €5.2 million to make and has taken just over €37,000 at the box office since its October 31 premiere. Despite receiving awards at international festivals, the public debut of the film was a flop, although according to

Fernando Cortizoto, the director, this is because only 25 Spanish cinemas have screened it. The team who put together ‘O Apostolo’ has launched an online petition to demand more support from Spanish cinemas, as they claim the distributor, Aquelarre, signed a contract to show the film in at least 80 cinemas.

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Having read your article in the EWN (Issue 1427), I was alarmed to note your response which suggested that expatriates holding Certificate of Registration as EU citizens are required to renew them after five years. As my certificate will soon be five years old, I thought it wise to seek advice. I was told that, yes, the rules have changed for new applicants, who must now demonstrate that they have financial means and health insurance, but there is You and the no requirement for present holders of the EU Certificates Law in Spain By David Searl to renew them after five years. I think we need some further clarification. MR, Costa del Sol Let’s try to keep it simple. 1. The Spanish authorities now require the renewal of the EU Certificate of Registration after five years. 2. On application for this renewal they will require evidence of financial means and health insurance. 3. When renewing the certificate after five years, an application can be made for a ‘permanent’ certificate. Many EU citizens in all parts of Spain have already been through this procedure, in place since July. The Spanish National Police website clearly states the EU Certificate of Registration lapses after five years. This contradicts the EU legislation and the certificate contains no expiry date. Nevertheless, residents are required to comply with the laws of the country they live in. UK pensioners can present their pension document or evidence of payments, and they are already entitled to Spanish Social Security healthcare. Some people will need private medical insurance. Then they will have a ‘permanent’ certificate, which I suppose will have to be renewed in another five years.

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Rolls-Royce out to break records ROLLS-ROYCE is aiming to sell more cars in Thailand, Vietnam, China and Chile. The Goodwood, England, based manufacturer is increasing its network of dealers by 14 per cent in a bid to break last year’s record of 3,538 cars sold.

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£££ A LACK of investment and riskaverse founders are preventing London from competing with the world’s leading technology cities, Telefonica Digital research found. London firms raise 81 per cent less venture capital than USA firms.

Global-warming propaganda such a waste of our money THE longer I live (and I’ve been on this planet for some years now) the more disillusioned I become by the antics of those occupying high office, be it in politics or big business. I’m spending a few weeks in the UK, but the goings-on here are much like those you will find anywhere in the world. Westminster governments, Conservative and Labour, since the mid-90s, have wasted countless billions of pounds on globalwarming propaganda, almost ordering us to take this or that precaution, to install this or that energysaving insulation or device, generally at our own expense They have paid little regard to the fact that climate change has always occurred, cyclically, over the aeons, and no doubt always will, until the Earth becomes like Mars and humanity dies out or moves to another planet, orbiting another sun. How much better it would have been if the governments had faced up to the inevitable and spent that money - our money, after all - on facing the truth that weather patterns are changing, and that, as

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SMALL ISLANDS: Britain could become a series of archipelagos. predicted back in the 70s by a world-famous climatologist, 2050 will see the British Isles becoming an archipelago of small and medium-sized islands in a shallow sea. One only has to consider the flooding, once a fairly rare phenomenon that appears now to be an almost everyday occurrence. Flood control measures have been - belatedly put in place in some areas, but being hastily designed to cover past events, have not been

terribly successful in managing the inundations of these past weeks, and indeed, months. Why, one might ask, were these steps not taken earlier? The answer that springs to mind is that politicians cannot bring themselves to consider that some events might be outside their control, no matter how many new laws and regulations they cobble together. Nothing to do with the above, but it was reported on TV that during the

second day of unsuccessful EU budget negotiations Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, offered €2.5 billion to Spain’s representatives as a ‘sop’ if they would agree the proposals, a saving I suppose on the €20 billion that Spain might otherwise have lost over the years until the next budget. But from where could Van Rompuy have suddenly produced this money? After all, the EU doesn’t have a manufacturing base, doesn’t produce anything saleable, doesn’t export goods and services and yet can offer Spain this ‘bribe’. If the EU doesn’t work on a financial surplus, it follows that any money offered like this must come from other sources, the British and German taxpayers, I suppose. Spanish Foreign Ministry representatives went to Mali, perhaps the poorest country in Africa, to meet members of that nation’s government who were all well-dressed and well-fed. Years ago places like Mali were infested by bandits who impoverished the people to enrich their bandit chiefs. Not much has changed, it would seem.

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www.euroweeklynews.com No sooner was the US Presidential election done and dusted than attention turned to the looming “fiscal cliff ”. Over in the US it is big news, with the financial markets and commentators following the story closely. It is also causing concern here in Europe, since damage to the US economy could have worldwide implications. Stockmarkets do not like uncertainty, so there may be some volatility as the political debates progress. Having said that, markets have known about this 31st December deadline for two years but now it is just a month away. What is the fiscal cliff? The term was coined by Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the coincidental impacts of: 1. The scheduled increase in tax rates, partly related to the expiration of the Bush-era tax rates; 2. Spending cuts tied to the automatic $1.2 trillion in cuts over 10 years. The 2013 cuts will amount to around £100bn, with the main areas targeted being defence, medicare and unemployment benefits. At the same time there will be £380 billion of tax rises; £110 billion of which from the sunset of the Bush era rates.

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All Eyes On The US Fiscal Cliff plan by November 2011 to find $900 billion in federal spending cuts over 10 years. If it failed to reach an agreement, drastic cuts of $1.2 trillion would be implemented over 10 years. The result? It failed. by Bill Blevins, Financia l Correspondent, Blevins Franks

Taxes In the early 2000s President Bush introduced tax cuts, including lowering the marginal tax rates for individuals, particularly higher earners. He intended this to be a permanent reform, but had to compromise and make them temporary. They should have expired in 2010, but President Obama and Congress extended them for two years because the economy was too weak to handle tax rises. Spending One of the resolutions of August 2011’s tense debt ceiling negotiations called for the creation of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, with equal representation from both Democrat and Republican parties. It was charged with forming a

Can this be resolved? Most analysts believe that these issues will be addressed, though it will probably be tough going along the way. With the unemployment rate near 8% and the US economy growing at around 2%, it is hard to imagine that elected officials from either side will allow these issues to move completely over the fiscal cliff. The Republicans and Democrats have promised to work together to reach an agreement. Congressional leaders of both parties have already had a meeting with President Obama. President Obama was clear during his election campaign that he wants to raise tax rates on individuals earning over $250,000, while letting the lower rates remain at 2012 levels. The Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Speaker Boehner, has since stated publicly that he will consider increased revenues if it is part of lowering marginal rates and broadening the base.

President Obama and Speaker Boehner reportedly came very close to a ‘grand bargain’ in summer 2010 on these same topics, so there is some type of blueprint to work from. However the last meaningful tax reform in the US was back in 1986, and that took almost a year to work out. It is hard to imagine that the US will introduce any meaningful tax reform between now and 2013, but it may take steps forward. There could be agreement to move the marginal rates now and look at tax reform next year. Changes to the tax rates could happen early 2013, and not necessarily by end 2012. There is no denying the spending cuts are tough. Again there have been previous discussions that could aid today’s negotiations. It is likely that in the end there will be less than $100 billion of cuts in 2013 - but still significant cuts - and both sides could agree on reforms for the coming years. What next? An agreement that changes the trajectory of the growth in the US national deficit, and shows real commitment to addressing fiscal imbalances, could be very empowering for the US and global economies.

With politicians from both parties needing to avoid the fiscal cliff, we expect some sort of agreement to be formed. However we can also expect negotiations to be fraught, as they were in summer 2011. From an investment point of view, the December negotiations may lead to stockmarket volatility, as happened with the debt ceiling debate last year. Short-term declines should not however detract from the long-term potential of stockmarket investing. For advice on investing in the current climate speak to a wealth management advisory firm like Blevins Franks. Blevins Franks specialises in providing personalised wealth management advice to British expatriates living here in Spain. 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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Own-brand labels could be shelved considering new laws about how foods are produced and priced. Now consumers and distributors fear the laws would restrict how

cheaply own-brand products could be sold. The Ministry of Agriculture has put forward regulations which aim

to control the differences between brands used by distribution companies and the manufacturers’ products. The distributors can afford to put their prices down and tend to promote their own products more, meaning that many people become a world leader in opt for own brands. Just 10 years ago ownexploration and has made five of the most important brands only accounted for a hydrocarbon discoveries small part of the market, but now they are preferred in the world. In addition, the by most shoppers. Supermarkets have taken company has recently developed the largest advantage of the situation industrial project in Spain, by introducing more and which has placed its more of their own products. According to a report by downstream area at the forefront of European Commercial Risk Integral Management Agency, refining systems. In 2004, Repsol was Cesce, this year household awarded the ‘best purchase, which accounts engineering project of the for 60 per cent of national year’ for the technology spending, will fall by 0.72 developed for the per cent to around €83,161 Prestige oil recovery, also million. recognising its solidarity This is because the and altruism, despite not average family has less to having any relationship spend and prices have risen with the ship or its cargo. due to increased VAT.

Repsol chairman is named top boss REPSOL Chairman and CEO Antonio Brufau was named Chief Executive Officer of the Year at the Platts Global Energy Awards. This annual award, held in New York, recognises industry leadership, innovation and excellence in the energy industry. Antonio Brufau was honoured for his strategic vision and leadership in maintaining and promoting the company’s successful growth while managing the fallout from the confiscation of its Argentinian off-shoot in April 2012. Brufau was

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WINNER’S PODIUM: Repsol Chairman Antonio Brufau (centre), Larry Neal, Platts Chairman (left) and David Ducharme, VP of Energy Services at Capgemini. selected from nearly 200 nominations by a committee of industry experts.

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Mouldy grapes THE French Champagne grape harvest is down 40 per cent after vineyards were struck by hailstorms, wet weather and fungus. But lovers of the bubbly drink need not worry as there is enough Champagne stockpiled to last three years.

Trade deal EUROPEAN UNION foreign ministers have agreed to open free trade negotiations with Japan ‘within the next few months’. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht says an agreement would generate about 400,000 jobs in Europe and boost GDP by 0.8 per cent.

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Keep that smile throughout the holidays with a savvy plan OK, so many may have a smile on their faces because it’s the start of the month and their salary has arrived. But those grins could quickly disappear once the A look realisation sets in at finance that it’s December for females and that means Christmas presents Jane Plunkett and a whole load jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. of unexpected com expenses. So how to make December budgets stretch until the end of EXPENSIVE: Keep control of Christmas spending with a budget plan. the month? It’s all about savvy subtracting usual costs amount of money Gifts should never be planning. Spending like rent and bills they can allocated to each. And bought on credit. If blindly is a big no-no this work out what’s left to then the budget should people don’t have cash to month. People should sit play with over Christmas. be stuck to. There is no pay for something then down with a pen and A list of people who point getting carried away they should not buy it. No calculator and work out a need presents should be with generosity that true friend will want the bank manager breathing proper budget. After made and a certain cannot be afforded.

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down a pal’s neck to pay off overdue loans for the sake of receiving a woolly jumper or a scented candle. If there are friends and family to see after Christmas, then the savvy will hold back on buying their presents and get them something in the sales when everything will be ridiculously reduced. Remember, some might appreciate an alternative gift like a tin of homemade biscuits or even a few festive drinks at home to say Merry Christmas. The options are limitless but people’s salaries are not. If they plan carefully they may make it to the New Year with a bit of change in their pockets.

Free calls and texts as new app launched SPAIN is the first country to launch an ‘enriched communication solution’ (RCS), with the arrival of the joyn application for mobile phones. Spain’s major mobile phone operators, Movistar, Orange and Vodafone, have launched joyn to compete with the popular Whatsapp application downloaded by many smartphone users. Joyn allows them to make calls and exchange texts, images and videos with other users for free. It can be downloaded free and will come preinstalled on smartphones from next year.

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Arduous negotiations lead to cut in Greek debt AFTER several rounds of arduous negotiations at the end of November, the IMF and EU reached an agreement (well, we could say compromise!) regarding the management of the Greek debt. The two key elements of the agreement were the increase of the term of the loans given to Greece in 2010 to 30 years as well as a 1 per cent reduction of the interest rate applicable. On top of these revised terms, the repayment of the interest owed on loans offered by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) has been pushed back by 10 years. Finally, Greece will receive the next €44 billion slice of aid it needs in the short term. This means that the Greek debt has in effect been reduced from 144 per cent of its 2020 GDP to 124 per cent. Whilst all these measures are a breath of fresh air for Greece, they are deemed to be far from enough by Christine Lagarde, Head of the IMF. This is a work in progress and we can expect more discussions in the coming weeks and months to make the debt more bearable and support Greece back to its feet.

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Cyprus, a collateral victim of the Greek crisis, also turned to the IMF for urgent support. Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly reported that Cyprus needs close to €17 billion financial aid, which is about equivalent to its GDP! Cyprus is the fifth EU country placed under support. Meanwhile, Spain received some positive news with the EC approving the banking sector restructuring plans which involves four nationalised Spanish banks: Bankia, Novagalicia, CatalunyaCaixa and Banco de Valencia. This approval was a critical step, conditioning the release of

€37 billion financial support payment via the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) out of €40 billion which could eventually be released to support the Spanish financial sector. Bankia, which notoriously kicked off the financial rescue bid in May, will receive €18 billion, whilst CatalunyaCaxia will get €9 billion, Novagalicia €5.5 billion and Banco de Valencia (which will be taken over by CaixaBank for €1) €4.5 billion. The objective for these banks is to fully restructure their activities within five years and refocus their business on retail clients and SMEs in the regions they operate in.

Bankia has already announced a major redundancy plan with 6,000 jobs or just under 30 per cent of its workforce being cut. There is no doubt the five-year-plan to restructure and clean up the balance sheets of these banks will be painful but is there any other choice when the bad debt levels are reaching historical records? In the rest of Europe, mixed news keeps coming out with France being downgraded from its top triple A credit rating by Moody’s and unemployment reaching record highs, whilst UK GDP figures showed a 1 per cent increase in the third quarter this year. Since the figures indicate an emergence from a double dip recession, the British Pound surged to levels over 1.60 against the dollar, but struggled to keep momentum. UK public finance figures showed that the government borrowed much more than expected in October, reducing the chances that the UK will hit its deficit reduction target in 2012-13. Overall GBP, EUR and USD levels are still strongly influenced by appetite to risk and experience short-lived surges and drops whilst their average variation ranges remain pretty tight.

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Fantasising, and driven to drink!

OH DEAR, they just aren’t working. Blind dates two and three have been utter and complete disasters. The first guy was wearing an ensemble I could only assume was bought from the local Chinese shop, and only noted after I was unable to dip out before being seen. So I spent the entire

As I see it... Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a singleton expat in Spain evening quietly fantasising about the ice cold tonic bubbling away in my fridge and how fantastic it would taste coupled with Gordon’s finest.

COMMENT Cataluña shuns UDI

I was going to need it. The second date arranged swiftly and equally as painful. The dress sense eccentric but bearable,

was was was but

seemed to be used as a distraction mechanism from his mind-numbingly dull personality. I’m sorry, but working in a chicken farm separating males from females is just not going to cut it. Nor does living with your mother. And six cats. Maybe I was asking too

MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE Many parts of England have been badly affected by heavy flooding following stormy weather throughout the UK.

THE usually impassive Mariano Rajoy looked joyful after Cataluña decided not to vote overwhelmingly for independence in the regional elections. The message was nevertheless received with impassivity by regional president Artur Mas, who is still pushing for independence, although his CiU party lost 20 seats. He, more than anyone, should see that a strong national identity is an insufficiently strong foundation for a referendum heralding Rhodesia-style UDI.

True friends? IT is untrue that no-one wants to invest in Spain, a financial expert argued . Last year, as wounded Spain limped further into recession, its companies received more investment from sovereign funds than any other EU country except the UK. Put that way, the picture looks less depressing. Norway’s Government Pension Fund, Global and Qatar Holdings are reluctant to throw good money after bad. Their faith in the country is commendable.

Alligator guard surprises police DETECTIVES called to a Washington, US, home discovered 15 marijuana plants being guarded by alligators. They were called to the house after reports of a shooting. *** A BODYBUILDER from Egypt has set the record for the world’s biggest arms, but has denied

JUST FANCY THAT... using banned or artificial substances. Moustafa Ismail’s arm circumference measures 79cm (31in), or as much as the waist of a lean man. ***

A CHICAGO woman has racked up 678 parking tickets with fines totalling more than $105,000 (€81,445) on a car she does not even own. Jennifer Fitzgerald’s former boyfriend bought

the used car and registered it in her name without her knowledge, she claims. *** A SOUTH AFRICAN Air Force pilot has been suspended from flying after he borrowed a plane to visit a friend in neighbouring Botswana.

much from Mr Perfect-Date last week. I’m going to call and give him another chance. In comparison it was a wonderful evening after all. I was too quick to judge. The sparks will develop over time. And as I was exiting Hipercor with my meal-forone and bottle of gin – the last one was finished after Mr Chicken-Farmer – I bumped, literally, into a drop-dead gorgeous man. Reminiscent of a scene from the movies, my Louis Vuitton classic was knocked out of my hands, though thankfully the gin was unharmed, dispersing the contents throughout the supermarket. After turning the colour of my never-leave-thehouse-without Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick, which subsequently also scattered across the floor, the gentleman kindly helped collect my things, and right out of the blue asked to exchange numbers! When does that happen in real life? Apparently he had seen me stumbling out of Puerto Banus bars at some ungodly hour a few times. Apparently that’s sexy?! I shall live up to the ‘girly’ standard and wait for him to call, all the while checking my iPhone every five minutes making sure it still works and wondering when he will call. What will next week bring? I for one cannot wait to find out.

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5:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters Series following the work of probate researchers as they search for heirs of people who have died without a will. Eighty-two-year-old Betty Littlewood died in London in 2010. An illegitimate child by birth, the heir hunters have their work cut out trying to track down relatives. Also, the team investigate the case of Evelyn Burgum and the mystery surrounding her life. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 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 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher 4:45pm The League of Super Evil Animation. 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Animated adventures. 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 EastEnders 9:00pm Young Apprentice 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time

ITV

Channel 4

6:50am William Whiskerson 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 Animation. 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

5:35am 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 3:00pm Crime Stories

6:00am Countdown 6:45am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:10am The Hoobs Everyone likes chocolate, and that includes Hoobs. 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray comes to regret asking Debra to give him more space in bed. 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me David J Marks is under pressure to win over Kerrie after offendeding her on her night. 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:35pm Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 1:45pm The Frogmen 3:40pm Countdown

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 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 Kirsty Wark.

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery Wales is the setting for today’s show as the search continues to find Britain's Best Bakery. 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Cameron prepares to hand himself into the police to save Chas. 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale In prison, Chas faces up to Jimmy. 9:30pm Emmerdale at 40 10:00pm Madeley Meets the Squatters 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Dirty Britain

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 In this new episode in Bury St Edmunds Sue Smith plans a Back to School theme. 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals Jamie Oliver makes lamb meatballs, chop salad and harissa yoghurt, plus a delicious chicken salad. 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks ‘Are Jews still persecuted in Britain today?’ 9:00pm Kirstie’s Vintage Home 10:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club 11:00pm The Fear The concluding episode of Richard Cottan’s powerful drama. Richie, having rescued a young woman from Vajkal's farmhouse, is on the run. Now in a state of full-blown dementia, his legacy collapses around him. Pursued by the police and Marin’s gang, the Becketts are holed up in Cal’s fetid hideaway when Richie has a rare moment of clarity, but will it last long enough to save his family?

BBC2 11:00pm Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience

Rhod Gilbert.

12:35am This Week A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo and guests. 1:20am Skiing Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:25am Panorama 1:55am Countryfile 2:55am Planet Earth Live 3:55am Antiques Roadshow 4:55am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear Motoring show. In the last show of this series, Jeremy Clarkson races the Jaguar XJ against something even bigger and more powerful - the rotation of the Earth itself. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond achieves a boyhood dream by testing two 1980s supercar icons, the Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40, and James May is in America to drive NASA’s space exploration vehicle. 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 12:25am Family Guy 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 Him and Her 3:30am World’s Craziest Fools

12:20am Snooker 1:10am Dara O Briain’s Science Club 2:10am The Culture Show 2:40am An Island Parish 3:10am BBC News 5:00am Young Legal Eagles

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Sky at Night The tiny planet Mercury is in the morning sky and Sir Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft which is over Mercury at the moment. Mercury is often compared to the moon, which was last visited by man in December 1972. Forty years on, Dr Chris Lintott looks at the legacy of that mission, Apollo 17, and what it has been able to tell us about the moon. 9:00pm David Attenborough’s First Life 10:00pm The Secret Life of Rubbish 11:00pm The Dark Ages: An Age of Light 12:00am Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough 1:00am Attenborough and the Giant Egg 2:00am The Sky at Night 2:30am David Attenborough’s First Life 3:30am The Secret Life of Rubbish

12:35am The Late Debate 1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

12:05am Alien Investigations Belief in aliens is no longer the preserve of a lunatic fringe. 1:10am Embarrassing Fat Bodies 2:05am The Aristocrats 3:00am Unreported World 3:25am Dispatches 3:55am Time Team 4:50am Deal or No Deal 5:45am Countdown

Channel 5 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 Shark

Steven Seagal.

CH5

BBC1

11:00pm Under Siege

4:15pm The Wishing Tree Family drama. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 9:00pm World’s Strongest Man 2012 10:00pm Cowboy Builders 11:00pm Under Siege A US battleship on its way to be decommissioned is the target for a ruthless gang of terrorists. 1:05am Super Casino 5:00am Nick’s Quest 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:50am Divine Designs Paul Binski presents the series examining some of Britain's most fascinating artefacts and works of religious art. Paul visits the Greek Orthodox church St Sophia’s in London's Regent's Park.

Satellite channels SKY1 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am 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 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Raising Hope 7:30pm 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 Spy 12:30am A League of Their Own 1:30am Cop Squad 2:30am Road Wars 3:25am Road Wars 4:15am Road Wars 4:40am Little Crackers 4:55am Little Crackers 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am Just Wright 7:10am The Dilemma 9:05am Swinging with the Finkels 10:35am Shanghai Noon 12:30pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2:05pm Jack and Jill 3:45pm Team America: World Police 5:30pm The Dilemma 7:25pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid 9:00pm Jack and Jill 10:40pm Shanghai Noon 12:35am Team America: World Police 2:20am Swinging with the Finkels 4:00am Dark Knight Rises 4:30am Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:10am Listen to Your Heart 7:00am Harry Potter and the Deathly 7:30am

The Terminal 9:45am Romeo and Juliet 11:50am Country Strong 1:50pm War Horse 4:20pm The Terminal 6:40pm Legends of the Fall 9:00pm Romeo and Juliet 11:00pm War Horse 1:35am The Company Men 3:30am Twilight 5:10am Prom

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:00am The Perfect Weapon 6:30am Thunderbirds 8:15am Circle of Pain 9:55am The Tourist 11:45am Sahara 1:55pm Killer Elite 3:55pm Alexander 6:55pm Batman Forever 9:00pm Sahara 11:10pm Killer Elite 1:10am Broken Arrow 3:05am Your Highness 4:55am American Ninja 2:

The Confrontation

TCM 6:00am The Young and the Brave 7:30am Gunsmoke 8:35am Gunsmoke 9:35am Paradise Canyon 10:35am Vera Cruz 12:20pm Rocky Mountain 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Hondo and the Apaches 5:40pm Scrooge 7:55pm Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 10:00pm Behind Enemy Lines 11:40pm Tequila Sunrise 1:55am Behind Enemy Lines 3:25am From Noon Till Three 5:05am Gunsmoke

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4:55am 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 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 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher 4:45pm The League of Super Evil 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5:30pm Pet School 5:55pm Ooglies 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 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 The award-winning host continues his unique chat show.

ITV

Channel 4

6:40am Seeking Refuge 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

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 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 Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 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

5:45am Countdown 6:30am Make Do and Mend 6:55am Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News 1:35pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 2:10pm Comanche Station 3:40pm Countdown

6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Snooker Hazel Irvine introduces live coverage of the second session of the first semi-final in York. 9:00pm Mastermind John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. 9:30pm An Island Parish 10:00pm Westminster Abbey 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

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 Cameron resorts to desperate measures to help Chas. Declan shows his gratitude to Megan. 8:30pm Coronation Street Tommy lashes out. Kylie reveals all to David. Leanne has to break some bad news to Simon. 9:00pm Island Hospital 9:30pm Coronation Street A drunken ex comes knocking on Tina’s door. Kylie is concerned for her marriage. 10:00pm 100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance 11:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.

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. 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks ‘Are Jews still persecuted in Britain today?’ 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm Peter Kay - In Conversation 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

12:10am Basic Instinct 2:20am The Store 3:55am Columbo Another baffling case for the crumpled cigar-chewing sleuth. 5:30am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:05am 4funnies: Brian Gittins 12:35am Full English 1:10am British Comedy Awards Nominations Show 2012 2:05am The Ricky Gervais Show 2:35am My Name is Earl 3:00am My Name is Earl 3:20am Bob’s Burgers 3:45am Bob’s Burgers 4:05am Glory Daze 4:50am 90210 Dixon struggles with temptation as he tries to make his way back into the music world. 5:30am Deal or No Deal

BBC2

12:20am The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 12:30am Live at the Apollo 1:00am EastEnders Omnibus 2:55am Weatherview 3:00am Fake or Fortune? 4:00am Question Time 5:00am BBC News

8:00pm - Snooker 12:00am The Book Review Show 12:50am Snooker Steve Davis and John Parrott introduce highlights from the best-of-17 frame semi-final. 1:40am Phantoms 3:10am BBC News

BBC3

BBC4

8:00pm Merlin 8:45pm Doctor Who Five years have passed since Amy Pond last saw the Doctor. 9:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 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 12:55am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life. 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 World’s Craziest Fools 4:30am Snog, Marry, Avoid?

10:00pm AC/DC Live at River Plate

BBC4

Channel 5 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 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake Monkey 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

CH5

4:15pm The Road to Christmas

4:15pm Road to Christmas 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Emotions are fraught as the day of Rocco’s funeral dawns. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Cowboy Builders 9:00pm North Pole Ice Airport Three-part documentary series. 10:00pm The Mentalist 11:00pm Castle 11:55pm Law and Order: Criminal Intent 12:55am Inside Hollywood Get your daily fix of the latest film and TV news from the USA. Presented by Mark Morris. 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Motorsport Mundial 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series with interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:45am Divine Designs

Satellite channels

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 10:00pm AC/DC Live at River Plate 11:00pm The Iron Maiden 12:00am Guitar Heroes at the BBC 1:00am AC/DC Live at River Plate 2:00am The Iron Maiden 3:00am Guitar Heroes at the BBC

Brian Johnson.

SKY1 5:10am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Little Crackers 7:30pm 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 2:30am Road Wars 3:25am Road Wars 4:15am Cop Squad 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 6:30am Rio Special 7:00am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 9:00am Ramona and Beezus 10:55am Dark Knight Rises 11:25am No Strings Attached 1:25pm Little Fockers 3:05pm The Change-Up 5:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 6:50pm What Women Want 9:00pm Little Fockers 10:40pm The Change-Up 12:35am No Strings Attached 2:25am A Night at the Roxbury 3:50am Take Me Home Tonight 5:30am Ramona and Beezus

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:10am Prom 7:00am Stay Cool

8:40am Lady Jane 11:05am Our Family Wedding 12:55pm Honey 2 2:55pm Burlesque 5:00pm City of Angels 7:00pm Honey 2 9:00pm The Help 11:30pm Black Swan 1:25am Girl, Interrupted 3:40am Casino Jack 5:30am A Valentine’s Date

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:55am American Ninja 2: The Confrontation 6:30am The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special 7:00am War Horse Sky Movies Special 7:30am Spy Kids 9:10am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 10:55am Master and Commander: 1:15pm Immortals 3:10pm Kingdom of Heaven 5:40pm Batman and Robin

7:50pm Real Steel 10:00pm Immortals 12:00am Kingdom of Heaven 2:30am Batman and Robin 4:45am Street Kings 2: Motor City

TCM 6:00am Scrooge 8:05am Gunsmoke 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:15am Hondo and the Apaches 12:00pm Titanic 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Ride Out for Revenge 5:25pm Something Big 7:15pm Tall Man Riding 8:45pm The Woman in Green 10:00pm Demolition Man 12:10am A Perfect Murder 2:10am Demolition Man 4:10am A Perfect Murder

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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 Vivek Singh and Silvena Rowe. 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

4.00pm - midnight

BBC1

5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 6:20pm BBC London News 6:30pm A Question of Sport 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm Strictly Come Dancing Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host the quarter-finals of Strictly Come Dancing 2012. 8:55pm Merlin 9:40pm The National Lottery Awards Show 10:20pm Casualty 11:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 11:30pm Match of the Day

ITV

Channel 4

7:00am Tikkabilla 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 ZingZillas 10:25am Mr Bloom’s Nursery 10:45am Something Special 11:10am Let’s Play 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 The Sky at Night 1:20pm Coast 1:40pm Carefree 3:05pm Becket

5:30am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning 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 9:00am Horrid Henry 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am Fort Boyard 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 12:20pm Columbo 1:50pm ITV News and Weather 2:05pm All Star Family Fortunes 2:50pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 3:50pm Holiday Home Sweet Home

5:30am Deal or No Deal 6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs Everyone seems to be able to do something clever with Groove's pack of cards. 7:35am The Hoobs Iver's fed up with being Iver. 8:00am Beach Volleyball This edition catches up with the stars of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. 8:55am The Morning Line Turf tips and news from the Channel 4 Racing team. 9:55am Will and Grace 10:25am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray regrets asking Robert to take Debra dancing when they become infatuated with their new hobby. 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35am Frasier 12:05pm Frasier 12:40pm The Big Bang Theory 1:15pm The Big Bang Theory 1:45pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm The Simpsons 2:50pm Channel 4 Racing

5:30pm Snooker 6:30pm Flog It! Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey are valuing heirlooms to sell at auction in Harlow. 7:30pm Dad’s Army Classic wartime sitcom. 8:00pm Snooker Hazel Irvine introduces live coverage as the second semi-final reaches its conclusion. 11:00pm QI XL Comedy quiz show. 11:45pm Led Zeppelin Live in London 2007: Celebration Day

4:55pm Back to the Future 7:00pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather. 7:15pm ITV News and Weather Romilly Weeks with the latest headlines from around the world. 7:30pm You’ve Been Framed! Harry Hill presents more hilarious home videos. Rate your favourite clips on Twitter at #framed. 8:00pm The Mcfly Show 9:00pm The X Factor Dermot O’Leary presents the final of the singing competition from Manchester Central. 11:00pm The Invention of Lying Comedy about an ill-fated man who invents the concept of lying in a world where people are conditioned to tell the truth. Short, chubby and unsuccessful, Mark’s self-esteem and chance of dating don't stand much of a chance in a thoroughly honest world. Until, that is, he lies to a bank clerk about how much is in his account and she hands it over.

4:55pm The Simpsons 5:20pm Come Dine with Me 5:55pm Come Dine with Me Hotel cleaner Pauline Farrelly has never thrown a dinner party in her life.

12:05am ITV News and Weather Romilly Weeks with the latest headlines from around the world. 12:20am The Invention of Lying 1:05am The Store 3:10am In Plain Sight 3:55am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:15am 30 Days of Night 2:20am The Girl Next Door 4:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus Sinead is faced with a monumental decision, while it’s time for Mitzeee to face Mercedes again.

8:55pm - Merlin Colin Morgan.

12:50am The Football League Show Manish Bhasin presents all the action from the Football League, where the featured match is Derby v Leeds. After a slow start, Henning Berg is finding his feet at Ewood Park; his side Blackburn entertain high-flying Cardiff, and there is a second city derby as Wolves meet Birmingham at Molineux. 2:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:10am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm England’s Worst Ever Football Team 9:00pm Top Gear 10:15pm Russell Howard’s Good News Extra 11:00pm Die Hard with a Vengeance Third in the series of high-speed action thrillers about maverick New York cop John McClane. 1:05am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life. 1:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life. 1:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 2:10am American Dad! 2:30am Impractical Jokers 3:05am Him and Her 3:30am Russell Howard’s Good News Extra 4:15am Some Girls

12:45am The Relic Suspense thriller about a deadly creature at large in a Chicago museum and, following several grisly murders, a policeman and a biologist's attempts to find the demonic force stalking the corridors of the institution. With the museum's gala opening imminent, they face a race against time to track down the creature before it strikes again. 2:30am Day of The Dead

BBC4 8:00pm Natural World Documentary looking at the wildlife of the Himalayas, home to snow leopards, wolves and bears. 9:00pm David Attenborough’s First Life 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 12:30am Voyager: To the Final Frontier 1:30am The Sky at Night 2:00am David Attenborough’s First Life 3:00am Natural World Documentary looking at the wildlife of the Himalayas, home to snow leopards, wolves and bears.

Channel 5 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 Make Way for Noddy 8:40am City of Friends 8:55am Little Princess 9:10am 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 10:15am Toby’s Travelling Circus 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Super Samurai 11:35am ThunderCats 12:10pm The All New Gadget Show 1:10pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 2:10pm Superman 2

4:40pm Annie Claus is Coming to Town Festive fantasy. 6:25pm Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus Seasonal romance. 8:10pm A Grandpa for Christmas 9:50pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 9:55pm Tommy Cooper's Christmas Classic comedy from 1974. Tommy Cooper has the 10:00pm - Predators. Adrien Brody, Alice Braga and audience in stitches in Topher Grace star in this well-received addition to the Predator this special Christmas sci-fi action-adventure franchise, this time with Hungarian show. Allan Cuthbertson, Tommy director Nimrod Antal at the helm. Godfrey, Glyn Houston, Damaris 6:25pm Come Dine with Me Hayman and Annette Potts join in the fun. 6:55pm Come Dine with Me Providing the music are guest stars Dana (the 7:25pm Come Dine with Me sweet-voiced Irish European Song winner and 7:55pm Channel 4 News pop star in the days before she became a 8:25pm 4thought.tv politician) and American crooner, Vic Damone. 8:30pm Heston’s Fantastical Food 11:00pm International Boxing: James 9:30pm Stephen Fry: Gadget Man DeGale v Kenny Anderson 10:00pm Predators

CH4

BBC1

1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am 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 5:10am Stargate SG-1 6:05am Stargate SG-1 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 Futurama 1:30pm Futurama 2:00pm Futurama 2:30pm Futurama 3:00pm Best of Oops TV 4:00pm Best of Oops TV 5:00pm The Middle 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Middle 6:30pm The Middle 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm Modern Family 8:00pm Hawaii Five-0 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm Forrest Gump 12:45am Caribbean Cops 1:45am Inside Gatwick 2:45am Road Wars 3:45am Caribbean Cops 4:40am

Road Wars 5:10am Don’t Forget the Lyrics

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:30am Ramona and Beezus 7:15am Snow Dogs 9:10am Little Nicky 10:55am Ice Age 12:30pm Galaxy Quest 2:15pm Hall Pass 4:05pm Tower Heist 5:55pm Ice Age 7:25pm Little Nicky 9:00pm Hall Pass 10:50pm Tower Heist 12:35am Galaxy Quest 2:20am The Pool Boys 3:50am Henry’s Crime 5:40am Snow Dogs

Penguins 35mm Special 9:15am Love, Wedding, Marriage 10:55am The Descendants Special 11:15am Shakespeare in Love 1:25pm Just Go with it 3:25pm The Stepford Wives 5:05pm The Conspirator 7:15pm My Week with Marilyn 9:00pm Shakespeare in Love 11:10pm Just Go with it 1:10am Going the Distance 3:00am Conviction 5:00am Stepping Out

SKY MOVIES ACTION

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

4:45am Street Kings 2: Motor City 6:30am The Avengers Special 7:00am Thunderbirds 8:45am The Chronicles of Riddick 10:50am Independence Day 1:20pm Thor 3:20pm Collateral Damage

5:30am A Valentine’s Date 7:00am 33 Postcards 8:45am Mr Popper’s

5:20pm Batman

7:30pm Independence Day 10:00pm Thor 12:00am Collateral Damage 1:55am Species 3:45am Species II 5:30am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special

TCM 6:00am Something Big 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:40am Gunsmoke 9:40am Tall Man Riding 11:10am Ride Out for Revenge 12:40pm My Fair Lady 4:00pm Bandolero! 6:00pm Elmer Gantry 8:50pm Trigger, Jr. 10:00pm Payback 11:55pm Bad Girls 1:50am Payback 3:30am Bad Girls 5:10am Off Set

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ETIRED Madrileño Andres Gonzalez admits he does not understand computers. “My wife does, and occasionally buys online; primarily books and plane tickets but we do our weekly shop ourselves.” And ebay? Never heard of it,” says the retiree living in Altea, Northern Costa Blanca, when asked about the online auction shopping website. Taxi-driver Xisco Fuster from Lluchmajor in the Balearics finds ebay is great for “buying and selling watches, which I do all the time. I don’t know what I would do without it. “But I do not buy clothes or shoes. I did once and the size was wrong. By the time I returned it by post, any saving was wiped out!”

More people now shop online, with anything from Christmas presents to a festive meal out available. But are expatriates - so busy living the dream in Spain - among the cyber buyers? EWN reports. Steve Master from Gibraltar does not shop online any more because he says: “Things take ages to arrive here, if at all, with the postal system so slow and complicated.” Ann Hoggart from Denia on the Costa Blanca never shops online. “I prefer as few people as possible to know my details,” she said, adding: “That means I get little spam.” Julie Roberts, also from the Costa Blanca agrees.

Many turned off to buying online

Andres Gonzalez.

Mandy and Warren.

Ralph Miller.

“I don't like giving my credit card details over the internet. I’ll get apps for my phone or iPad but have never really needed to do online shopping before.” Costa del Sol residents Warren Starkie and Mandy Cassley buy CDs, DVDs

and games online, but prefer to stick to the highstreet for other purchases. They say: “We do our weekly shop in Mercadona, but there are some English products we tend to get shipped over that we miss from home.”

Gillian and Rarfe Chambers from El Raso on the Southern Costa Blanca buy air tickets and make hotel reservations over the internet, but have never done grocery shopping on the internet. “My daughter does internet shopping for us

and we have had books from Amazon, but we don’t do a lot as we have most things we want in life.” Gillian explained, adding: “I like to support the local shops and I do a nice mixture of things. We go to Elche and Alicante on the Costa Blanca a lot to the big department stores where you can see what you are buying.” But Bristol-born Ralph Miller, now living in Camp de Mar in Mallorca, shops online. “I began buying books and CDs on Amazon years ago. The most recent thing I bought was a set of T-shirts from the US that cost $45 (€35). You’d be lucky to get one nice T-shirt for that amount in a shop. “I feel bad, though, because it’s killing highstreet stores,” he said.

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2:10am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 8:40am 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 Countryfile is deep in the heart of rural England, exploring the chalklands of the South Downs. 2:15pm Bargain Hunt The antiques challenge comes from Detling Antiques Fair in Kent. 3:00pm Helicopter Heroes Rav Wilding looks at the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 3:30pm Escape to the Country

4.00pm - midnight 4:30pm Call the Midwife 5:30pm Songs of Praise 6:05pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day 6:35pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team. 6:50pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 7:00pm Countryfile Countryfile is deep in Gloucestershire exploring some woodland treasures. 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present another dramatic results show. 8:40pm Antiques Roadshow 9:40pm Rome’s Lost Empire 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

ITV

Channel 4

7:00am Tikkabilla 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 ZingZillas 10:25am Mr Bloom's Nursery 10:45am Something Special 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen 1:00pm Athletics 2:45pm Ray Reardon at 80 3:15pm Snooker

3:55am 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 Fleabag Monkeyface 8:15am Fleabag Monkeyface 8:25am Almost Naked Animals 8:35am Almost Naked Animals 8:50am Almost Naked Animals 9:00am Big Time Rush 9:30am Fort Boyard 10:25am There’s No Taste Like Home 11:25am Dinner Date 12:25pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:30pm Carry on Up the Jungle 3:15pm The X Factor

4:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus 6:15am Countdown 7:00am Sali Mali 7:05am The Treacle People 7:15am The Hoobs 7:45am The Hoobs 8:10am The Great Ethiopian Run 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 2:05pm The Simpsons 2:40pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 3:10pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 3:45pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things This episode stars pulses as the key feature in everyone’s three-ingredient recipes, but each of the competing chefs takes a different approach to their dishes.

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 Make Way for Noddy 8:40am City of Friends 8:50am Castle Farm 8:55am Little Princess 9:10am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 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 Meals in Moments 12:20pm Highland Emergency 12:50pm Jack Frost 2:45pm Grounded

7:00pm Flog It! The team are in Blackburn in Lancashire, a boom town of the Industrial Revolution where cotton was king. Paul Martin is joined by Michael Baggot and Adam Partridge who unearth a couple of impressive car boot finds. Paul also finds out about the story behind a group of Lancashire dialect poets who were real working class heroes. 7:20pm Fawlty Towers Classic sitcom about a Torquay hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Fawlty and his overbearing wife Sybil. Basil's antics with an Australian beauty and a lascivious guest come under the gaze of a pair of visiting psychiatrists. 8:00pm The Most Courageous Raid of WWII Lord Ashdown, a former special forces commando, tells the story of the Cockleshell Heroes, who led one of the most daring and audacious commando raids of World War II. In 1942, Britain was struggling to fight back against Nazi Germany. Lacking the resources for a second front, Churchill encouraged innovative and daring new methods of combat. Enter stage left, Blondie Hasler. 9:00pm Snooker

5:15pm Midsomer Murders 7:15pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather. 7:25pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world. 7:40pm Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Celebrity contestants attempt to win that magical million in this Pantomime Special. 8:40pm The X Factor Results Show Dermot O'Leary reveals the results of the final public vote. 10:40pm Rod Stewart’s Christmas 11:55pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world.

4:20pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things Rice is the key store cupboard ingredient in this episode. 4:55pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 5:25pm Deal or No Deal 6:20pm Elf 8:20pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:50pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks ‘Are Jews still persecuted in Britain today?’ 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm How the Bismarck Sank Hms Hood 10:00pm Homeland When Saul catches up with an old friend, he discovers evidence of covert activities by Estes. 11:00pm Peep Show David Mitchell and Robert Webb star in the eighth series of the awardwinning sitcom. 11:30pm G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

4:30pm Superman III A fantasy adventure pitting the superhero against an evil corporation chief and featuring a comic turn by Richard Pryor as the arch-villain's computer-tapping protege. This likeable rogue is soon furthering his boss's grandiose designs on the world economy, but he is no match for the Man of Steel until his magic fingers tap a command into a computer which produces a near-perfect formula for the deadly element kryptonite. 7:05pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 7:10pm The Dirty Dozen Blockbusting war drama about a motley crew of death-row criminals who get the chance to redeem themselves in action in World War II. Forged into a tough fighting unit, they are sent on a suicide mission to Nazi-occupied France. 10:00pm The Expendables Ensemble action film in which a group of elite mercenaries are hired to overthrow a ruthless South American dictator. Despite realising on a reconnaissance mission that they have been double-crossed, the group decide to return to the small country to finish the job and rescue their contact.

ITV

12:15am Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

12:35am The Graham Norton Show The award-winning host continues his unique chat show. 1:20am Annapolis 2:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:00am Film 2012 3:30am Holby City After dealing with a traumatic case, the pressure is on Tara to tell Ollie about her brain tumour. 4:30am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 5:15am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear Motoring show. 9:00pm The Premier League’s Most Amazing Moments 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! 12:15am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:40am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life. 1:00am Some Girls 1:30am Him and Her 2:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:00am Junior Doctors 4:00am Inside the Body Beautiful

Channel 5

12:00am Never Mind the Buzzcocks Actor Stephen Mangan takes over hosting duties this week. 12:30am Keeping Up with the Steins Comedy starring Daryl Sabara. 1:50am BBC News

BBC4 8:00pm Hidcote: A Garden for All Seasons 9:00pm African Railway 10:00pm The Trouble with Aid: The Debate 12:00am The Trouble with Aid: The Debate Saving lives in dangerous and complex humanitarian crises is fraught with moral dilemmas. 12:45am Hidcote: A Garden for All Seasons 1:45am African Railway Sean Langan is off to East Africa to ride the rails of the Tazara railroad, whose passenger and goods trains travel through spectacular scenery and a game park teeming with wild animals. The railway was built by the Chinese just after independence to link Zambia's copper belt to the port of Dar es Salaam, and once carried the region's hopes and dreams. 2:45am The Iron Maiden 3:45am Guitar Heroes at the BBC

12:15am Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 2:05am The Store 3:55am Motorsport UK Racing from Brands Hatch, featuring rounds 26 and 27 of the Ginetta GT Supercup. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Eddie Murphy.

1:45am American Football Live 5:45am Grudge Match 5:55am Countdown

12:05am Full Metal Jacket 2:25am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am House Doctor Ann Maurice provides home improvement advice for properties that are proving difficult to sell. 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 Best of Oops TV 2:00pm Best of Oops TV 3:00pm Best of Oops TV 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm The Middle 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Middle 6:30pm The Simpsons 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 Caribbean Cops 2:50am Caribbean Cops 3:40am Road Wars

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:40am Snow Dogs 7:20am How Do You Know 9:25am Shanghai Noon 11:20am National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 1:00pm Bad Teacher 2:50pm Due Date 4:30pm Shanghai Noon 6:25pm Shanghai Knights 8:20pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 10:00pm Bad Teacher 11:40pm Due Date 1:20am Shanghai Knights 3:15am How Do You Know 5:15am Clue

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:00am Stepping Out 7:00am The

Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 9:00am Something Borrowed 11:00am A Little Bit of Heaven 12:50pm The Adjustment Bureau 2:40pm Something Borrowed 4:40pm Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 5:10pm Sweet Home Alabama 7:10pm A Little Bit of Heaven 9:00pm Jane Eyre 11:00pm The Adjustment Bureau 1:00am Mother and Child 3:20am Purple Rain 5:20am The 5th Quarter

SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:00am Thunderbirds 7:45am Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Special 8:15am To be Announced 10:25am Captain America: The First Avenger 12:35pm The Recruit 2:35pm Batman Returns 4:45pm Spider-Man

6:50pm To be Announced 9:00pm Captain America: The First Avenger 11:10pm Black Hawk Down 1:40am The Eagle 3:40am Skyline 5:20am Small Soldiers

TCM 6:00am My Fair Lady 9:00am Bandolero! 11:00am Trigger, Jr. 12:15pm A Christmas Story 2:00pm 3 Godfathers 4:00pm Billy Two Hats 5:55pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 7:55pm ¡Viva Zapata! 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 10:55pm Hell on Wheels 11:50pm Poltergeist 2:00am Betrayal 3:40am Poltergeist 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

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5:15am 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 You've Been Scammed 12:30pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Tim Wonnacott, David Harper and Kate Bliss are in Lincoln with two teams of bargain hunters. 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

ITV

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 Royal Upstairs Downstairs 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link

Channel 4

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 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders

5:55am Countdown 6:40am Make Do and Mend Can the money-saving experts help a Cardiff playgroup make the most of the pounds in their pockets? 7:05am Sali Mali Sali Mali is trying to put out her washing and Jackdaw keeps on getting in the way! 7:10am The Hoobs 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 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 1:20pm Major Dundee 3:40pm Countdown

Channel 5 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am Igam Ogam 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 9:20am 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 CSI: NY Halle Berry.

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 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher Animation featuring the rebellious youngster and his friends. 4:45pm The League of Super Evil Animation. 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Animated adventures. 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

4:00pm Real Rescues 4:45pm Flog It! 5:30pm Breakaway 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Hairy Bakers’ Christmas Special 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm MasterChef: 10:00pm Inside Claridge’s 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world. 8:00pm Emmerdale Edna is financially and emotionally devastated by a heartbreaking diagnosis. 8:30pm Coronation Street An unexpected arrival disrupts Nick and Leanne’s wedding plans. 9:00pm Little England 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Poison Tree 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Mercury Rising

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7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

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12:20am Hart’s War Second World War drama. 2:20am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:25am Richard Hammond’s Miracles of Nature 3:25am Dara O Briain’s Science Club 4:25am Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:25am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors 9:00pm Don’t Tell the Bride Another brave bride leaves the most important day of her life in the hands of the man she loves. 10:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 11:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:10am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:30am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 2:25am Inside the Body Beautiful 3:25am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:55am Don’t Tell the Bride

12:20am Westminster Abbey 1:20am BBC News 5:00am The Code A mysterious code underpins the world. But what does it mean and what can we learn from it? 5:30am Ecomaths: Key Stage 3 A new way of showing how maths is used in the real world to help create a sustainable future.

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Nature’s Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems. 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm The Golden Age of Steam Railways 11:00pm Madness on Wheels: Rallying’s Craziest Years In the 1980s, rallying was more popular than Formula 1. 12:00am The Killing 1:00am Nature’s Microworlds 1:30am Only Connect 2:00am Madness on Wheels: Rallying’s Craziest Years In the 1980s, rallying was more popular than Formula 1. 3:00am The Golden Age of Steam Railways

1:35am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know 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 Dispatches 9:30pm Stephen Fry: Gadget Man 10:00pm The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats The latest series of 8 Out of 10 Cats brings viewers more facts, polls, figures and laughs. 11:50pm Full English After getting slightly annoyed at work, Edgar is committed to a mental home by Ken. To Edgar's surprise, the place is full of men who are hiding out from their demanding families, and he decides he quite likes it there. Until he realises the place isn't quite what it seems... Meanwhile, Dusty is bitten by a squirrel and decides this has given him superpowers. He starts fighting crime dressed as ‘Squirrelman’. 12:25am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 1:30am The Good Wife 2:10am The Good Wife 2:55am Warlock 4:55am Supernanny US A family of five from Melbourne in Florida is in utter disarray. 5:35am Supernanny US

4:10pm Boyfriend for Christmas 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm North Pole Ice Airport 9:00pm The All New Gadget Show 10:00pm Mr. & Mrs. Smith Action comedy.

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12:25am Catwoman Adventure spin-off from the Batman comic franchise. 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Nick’s Quest 5:25am HouseBusters 5:50am Great Scientists Series presented by Allan Chapman profiling famous and influential scientists.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 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 Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Little Crackers 10:30pm Flintoff: From Lord’s to the Ring 11:30pm An Idiot Abroad 12:30am Fringe 1:30am Cop Squad

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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 You’ve Been Scammed 12:30pm Cash in the Attic Angela Hougham wants to give her daughter Neena a special 16th birthday treat. 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 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 4:35pm 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 Animation. When LOSE gets their cable cut, Voltar decides to destroy television. 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Animated adventures. 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 EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Imagine... 12:50am A Simple Plan 2:45am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:50am Vikings Neil Oliver reveals the truth behind the legend of the Vikings. 3:50am Natural World Nature documentaries. 4:50am Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:50am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm All New Celebrity Total Wipeout 9:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 10:00pm Don’t Tell the Bride 11:00pm Some Girls 11:30pm EastEnders It is Alfie's big night as he prepares to switch on Walford’s Christmas lights. 12:00am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Some Girls 2:00am Don’t Tell the Bride 3:00am Him and Her 3:30am Impractical Jokers 4:00am Snog, Marry, Avoid?

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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 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 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 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders

5:35am Supernanny US 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond Is Ray right to be sceptical when Frank shows a keen interest in his professional life? 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me Jack-the-lad Alan Price aims to wow his guests with a medieval themed feast. 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Come Dine with Me Doctor Chintu Gademsetty is confident of winning with his 80sthemed dinner party. 1:30pm Channel 4 News 1:35pm Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 1:50pm Went The Day Well? 3:40pm Countdown

6:35am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am Igam Ogam 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 8:55am Milkshake Monkey 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am 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 CSI: NY

4:00pm Real Rescues 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 Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Lorraine’s Last Minute Christmas 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Cuba with Simon Reeve 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme In her brand new comedy series, award-winning comedian Sarah Millican talks television. 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines.

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. 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 Megan confides in Robbie her plan to get what she is owed by Declan. 8:30pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:00pm Inside Guinness World Records 10:00pm On the Run 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Alastair Stewart and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm 100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know Comedian Sandi Toksvig hosts Channel 4’s 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 Doug pushes Ste to the limits, while Esther is faced with Maddie, Jono and Neil’s memorial. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Is Our Weather Getting Worse? In Britain we love to moan about the weather. And over the past decade we have experienced some extraordinary weather conditions, with 2012 no exception. It has led many people to wonder if our weather really is getting worse. The year started with storms and gale-force winds tearing across much of the UK, before our driest spring in a century left 35 million people in the UK suffering from drought. In Aberdeen in March, temperatures soared to 23 degrees Celsius. But within four weeks, everything had changed. April 15 marked the beginning of our wettest summer on record. 10:00pm Heston’s Fantastical Food 11:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

4:15pm Mr. St. Nick 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours The day of the wedding arrives and Lucas feels confident when it appears Rhys has not turned up. 7:00pm Home and Away Alex, an old friend of Danny’s, turns up in town to help the boys search for Kyle. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Highland Emergency 8:30pm Highland Emergency 9:00pm Murder Files: The Sketchbook Killer Documentary series about murderers and their crimes. 10:00pm Body of Proof US mystery series. 11:00pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. 11:55pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series.

1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. Find out how or join in now at Jackpot247.com. 4:00am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:05am Homeland When Saul catches up with an old friend, he discovers evidence of covert activities by Estes. 1:10am Pokerstars.Co.UK and MonteCarlo Casino Ept Grand Final 2:10am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:40am Sailing 3:05am Beach Volleyball 4:00am The Great Ethiopian Run Rob Walker presents highlights of the 2012 Great Ethiopian Run. 4:55am Mobil 1 The Grid 5:20am Best of British

12:55am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1:50am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am Nick's Quest 5:25am HouseBusters 5:50am Great Scientists Series presented by Allan Chapman which profiles famous and influential scientists.

8:30pm ITV

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12:20am Inside Claridge’s 1:20am BBC News 5:00am Andrew Marr’s History of the World Andrew Marr explores ten key events which have helped to shape our modern world: Alexander the Great's conquests; the French Revolution; the Industrial Revolution; the emancipation of the Russian serfs; the American Civil War; Hitler's rise to power and the Munich Puthe Atomic Bomb and China's twentieth century history.

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm The Golden Age of Coach Travel Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s, when the coach was king. 10:00pm The Dark Ages: An Age of Light 11:00pm Rome: A History of the Eternal City 12:00am The Killing The third and last season of the Danish thriller sees Inspector Sarah Lund back for one last case. 1:00am Natural World Documentary looking at the wildlife of the Himalayas, home to snow leopards, wolves and bears. 2:00am The Golden Age of Coach Travel 3:00am The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 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 Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Last Resort 10:00pm Little Crackers 10:30pm Forrest Gump 1:15am Cop Squad 2:15am Cop Squad 3:05am Road Wars 3:55am

Road Wars 4:45am Road Wars 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:45am Blackball 6:30am Rio Special 7:00am It’s Kind of a Funny Story 8:55am Snow Dogs 10:50am Wayne's World 2 12:40pm Taxi 2:20pm Horrible Bosses 4:05pm 30 Minutes or Less 5:35pm Evolution 7:20pm Taxi 9:00pm Horrible Bosses 10:45pm 30 Minutes or Less 12:10am Wayne’s World 2 1:50am Evolution 3:35am It’s Kind of a Funny Story 5:20am Snow Dogs

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:00am That Thing You Do! 7:00am Take Me Home 8:45am The Lake

Effect 10:30am Love and Other Drugs 12:30pm Anonymous 2:45pm Deck the Halls 4:30pm Rabbit Hole 6:15pm The Terminal 8:35pm Jake Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway Face 2 Face 9:00pm Love and Other Drugs 11:00pm Anonymous 1:20am The Art of Getting by 2:50am Permanent Record 4:30am Super 8 35mm Special 5:00am Deck the Halls

SKY MOVIES ACTION 3:55am Déjà Vu 6:05am Angel Flight Down 7:40am Thunderbirds 9:20am Priest 10:55am Battle: Los Angeles 12:55pm Alexander 3:55pm Haywire 5:35pm First Blood 7:15pm The Tourist 9:00pm Battle: Los Angeles

11:00pm Haywire 12:40am First Blood 2:25am Species 4:25am 22 Bullets

TCM 6:00am Adventures of Captain Fabian 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 9:50am Gun Glory 11:25am ‘Neath the Arizona Skies 12:25pm Escort West 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Savage Guns 5:35pm Return of the Frontiersman 7:00pm Young Dillinger 8:55pm Home in Oklahoma 10:00pm Road to Perdition 12:15am Mystic River 2:45am Road to Perdition 4:40am Gunsmoke 5:30am Off Set 5:48am Off Set

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Help to feed our feathered friends in your garden I WAS interested to see the lovely photos of birds by Val Hicks (Snapped! Issue 1430). Wild bird populations are on the decline largely due to human activities which have decimated the countryside. Happily, there are things we can do to help, such as putting bird-feeders in the garden or even suspended from a gutter. We have half a dozen feeders in our garden, and it’s most rewarding to watch the birds feasting. All the feeders are placed on trellises or suspended beneath the eaves to prevent crows and magpies getting at the nuts and birdseed. A bird-bath in the garden is also a boon to our feathered friends. This web site gives some useful advice: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/178296 20. We have a cat, which is a bird’s enemy number one. However, Pixie now knows she’s not allowed to chase birds in the garden. CH, Garrucha (Almeria)

UK licence alert THE Police in Mijas Costa are targeting UK driving licence holders and fining them 250€ (which goes up to 500€ if not paid within the month), for not transferring their licences to a Spanish one. This happened around the same time last year and a few appealed the fine and had it quashed. As long as your UK licence is in date and has the European stars on it is legal to use in Spain. Alan Goldsborough (by email)

A sad delay Letters for Your Say should be emailed to yoursay@ euroweekly news.com, posted to Euro Weekly News, C/Moscatel 10, P-62, Polígono Industrial, Arroyo de la Miel, 29630 Benalmadena, Málaga, Spain or faxed to 0034 952 440 887

IN February this year my son was convicted of a traffic offence and lost his Spanish driving licence for eight months. He has returned to the UK to find work and it was left to me to recover his licence. I have visited the Malaga Justice offices several times, lastly on the day after his ban was lifted. They said they would telephone when the licence was available for collection. A week later I contacted my lawyer who visited the prosecutor’s office, only to find a mountain of files

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Costa Blanca North There is only one fully licensed shop which accepts goods, clothes, etc, the proceeds from which go to the upkeep of the dogs at kennels in Dolores. If you want the profits from the sale of your unwanted items, be they clothes, furniture, bric a brac or electrical items to go directly to SAT, then please bring them into the SAT shop on the corner right by Hyperber in Almoradi and speak to Julie. Sue Rose Almoradi (Alicante)

Fuel query

My wife and I were amused when we spotted this sign on a recent drive along the coast. It will probably only be appreciated by English-speaking people identifying with the word ACHE outside a clinic.

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awaiting attention. Despite his request a fortnight later the licence is still not available for collection. Surely everyone has the right to their driving licence back at the end of a ban, and inefficiency at the Ministry of Justice cannot be tolerated. John Attenborough, La Capellania, Benalmadena (Malaga)

Good people I FEEL the need to add my voice to those who defend the Spanish as neighbours. We moved to the campo of Yecla in 2005. Even before our furniture arrived we were being welcomed by the folks of Los Pinillos, our chosen hamlet. They gave us a lot of help when we were settling in and they are still there for us. We exchange excesses of produce

and, being a nurse, I have been helpful in health matters. We have been to a wedding and a Christening, and are regularly entertained in their homes. I have felt every bit as much of a neighbour here as I did in England.. Helen Green, Yecla (Murcia)

Payment woes HAVING sold my two apartments earlier this year I cancelled both insurance policies. I also cancelled the direct debits at the bank. I was therefore surprised when one payment went through the bank. The insurance company had asked the bank for payment of one policy but were refused. However a second request was submitted with a changed reference number and on this occasion the bank did pay. Despite a request for a refund none has been forthcoming. Is this a new scam, resubmitting an invoice under a different number? Regards Kathleen Scott (by email)

Shop confusion THERE seems to be confusion as to how many charity shops there are in Almoradi, which support solely the SAT charity for abandoned dogs.

I WONDER where your reader, (Letters Issue 1429) N Speed, buys his fuel? At my local station this morning the cheapest petrol was the same price as the most expensive diesel. Allen Everington, El Chaparral,Torrevieja Editor’s note: Mr Speed bought the petrol in Fuengirola, Malaga.

Shrinking puzzle My husband and I pick up the EWN every week and enjoy reading it all but our favourite page is the puzzle page. However for the past three weeks your Hexagram puzzle has been printed in a really tiny format. I find this tiny print a huge struggle and end up with a headache. Please will you revert to the original size for this puzzle. Gillian Watson (by email)

Specs not enough The Hexagram has now become so small that there is barely room to write the letters in the spaces. As my eyes are 74 years old it is doubly difficult even with glasses. Peter Rogers, Benimeli, Marina Alta (Valencia)

Editor’s note: The Hexagram has now been enlarged to overcome problems identified in recent weeks. We apologise to all our readers.

Laugh loudly NORA JOHNSON’S article regarding Ryanair was brilliant. I have not laughed so much for a long time. Keep up the good work Nora. Regards, Moira Bartle

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5:50am 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 You’ve Been Scammed 12:30pm Cash in the Attic 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 4:35pm 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 Series which sees nine pet-crazy kids and 51 loveable animals brought together for two weeks. 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Miniature Britain 10:00pm Traffic Cops 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 11:45pm Film 2012 12:15am The League Cup Show 1:00am Heist 2:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:45am See Hear The magazine for the deaf community. 3:15am DIY SOS Edinburgh. 4:15am Inside Claridge's 5:15am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Young Apprentice 9:00pm The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 11:10pm Russell Howard’s Good News Extra 11:55pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:40am American Dad! 1:05am American Dad! 1:25am Impractical Jokers 1:55am Snog, Marry, Avoid? 2:55am Don’t Tell the Bride 3:55am Him and Her 4:25am Some Girls Comedy series about the lives and loves of a group of quirky 16-year-old girls who play on the same school football team and live on the same inner city estate. Saz is determined to lose her virginity and sets about finding the ideal boy and the ideal location with the help of her friends. It becomes apparent that not everyone has been telling the truth about their sex life.

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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 The Daily Politics 2:00pm See Hear 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link

4:00am 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 Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders

5:20am Best of British 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Hoobs The Hoobs have been invited to a Tiddlypeep sports day. 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond Debra's hippie sister shows up unexpectedly and announces she has decided to become a nun. 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News 1:35pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 2:05pm The Tall T 3:40pm Countdown

7:10am Igam Ogam 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 8:55am Milkshake Monkey 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 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

4:00pm Real Rescues Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin present dramatic events from the day-to-day work of the emergency services. There's a lucky escape after a tree skewers a car from front to back and a young Olympic hopeful is floored at the gym by a dislocated and broken ankle. 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 Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Party 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Hour Newsroom drama set in the 1950s. 11:00pm The Culture Show Mark Kermode looks back over the best of the year in film. 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Jeremy Paxman.

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal David and his dealers are in Scunthorpe where a propeller lands on Simon Schneider's desk. 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Geraint Vincent and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 8:00pm Emmerdale The Dingles celebrate as Sarah returns home from hospital. 8:30pm Coronation Street Carla and Leanne fight it out. Dennis resigns when Brian sides with Steve. 9:00pm Weight Loss Ward 10:00pm The Town 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather James Mates and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm The Fugitive

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 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 10:00pm British Comedy Awards 2012

4:15pm Hitched for the Holidays Romantic comedy drama. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Sid questions Lisa about her marital status. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm World's Strongest Man 2012 9:00pm Did We Land on the Moon? 10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 11:00pm The Expendables Ensemble action film in which a group of elite mercenaries are hired to overthrow a ruthless South American dictator.

12:20am Great Continental Railway Journeys 1:20am BBC News 5:00am How to Build... 5:30am How to Build... Drawn from the second series of BBC Two's How to Build, this programme made for Schools looks at three more British engineering projects that all share something in common - amazing technology and people with highly specialised skills.

2:00am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Columbo 5:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:05am Micky Flanagan’s Out Out Tour 1:10am Abbey Road Studios: In Session with VW Beetle 1:40am Mr Jack’s Birthday 1:55am The Killers 2:20am Angel 2:35am Spotlight 2:50am Made in Chelsea 3:45am Suburgatory 4:05am Suburgatory 4:30am 90210

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Atlantis: The Evidence 10:00pm Rome: A History of the Eternal City 11:00pm The Golden Age of Steam Railways 12:00am Old Jews Telling Jokes 12:30am Great British Railway Journeys 1:00am Atlantis: The Evidence 2:00am Time Shift 3:00am Rome: A History of the Eternal City Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore charts the rocky course of Rome's rise to become the capital of Western Christendom and its impact on the lives of its citizens, elites and high priests.

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11:35pm The Fugitive. Blockbuster adventure movie based on the TV series about a doctor who goes on the run after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. 1:00am The True Story Historical documentary exploring the events that inspired the Martin Scorsese movie Casino. 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Nick’s Quest 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am Great Scientists Series presented by Allan Chapman which profiles famous and influential scientists.

Satellite channels SKY1 5:10am Stargate SG-1 6:05am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 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 Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Lie to Me 1:00pm Lie to Me 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Glee Project 10:00pm Little Crackers 10:30pm Little Crackers 11:00pm Fringe 12:00am Last Resort 1:00am A

League of Their Own 2:00am Cop Squad 3:00am Road Wars 3:55am Road Wars 4:45am Road Wars 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am Snow Dogs 7:00am White Men Can't Jump 9:10am The Descendants Special 9:30am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 11:30am No Strings Attached 1:30pm Bridesmaids 3:45pm Little Fockers 5:30pm Chalet Girl 7:10pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 9:00pm Bridesmaids 11:10pm Little Fockers 12:50am No Strings Attached 2:40am The Pool Boys 4:20am White Men Can’t Jump

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:00am Deck the Halls 6:45am Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Special 7:15am 4 Wedding Planners 8:45am Stay Cool 10:25am My Week with Marilyn 12:10pm War Horse 2:40pm Country Strong 4:40pm Prom 6:30pm The Help 9:00pm War Horse 11:30pm My Week with Marilyn 1:15am Burlesque 3:20am City of Angels 5:20am A Valentine’s Date

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:25am 22 Bullets 6:30am War Horse Sky Movies Special 7:00am Flight of the Phoenix 9:00am Ironclad 11:05am The Chronicles of Riddick 1:15pm Twister 3:15pm Immortals

5:10pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 6:50pm Hanna 8:45pm Real Steel 11:00pm Immortals 12:55am Rambo: First Blood Part II 2:35am Species II 4:15am Jaws 3

TCM 6:00am Another Time, Another Place 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:45am Gunsmoke 9:50am The Savage Guns 11:25am Return of the Frontiersman 12:50pm Home in Oklahoma 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Son of a Gunfighter 5:45pm Branded 7:30pm Twelve O’clock High 10:00pm On Deadly Ground 11:55pm Hell on Wheels 12:50am Hell on Wheels 1:40am Return of Sabata 3:25am On Deadly Ground 5:05am Gunsmoke

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Long live free Press, down with PC brigade laws to regulate the free Press would result in a never-ending chaos of lawsuits, court cases, decade-long appeals, parliamentary time and legal mayhem, which will have the lawyers of the land rubbing the very skin from their flaky palms. I simply cannot believe that our esteemed leaders cannot envisage the manifestation of this nightmare scenario, when to this old 60s’ pop singer it’s as plain as daylight itself! Should such a law prevail it

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT will result in one of the biggest wastes of time ever perpetrated on the British public. Time, which in the current climate, we cannot afford to squander on even more PC and pumped-up, holier-than-thou pillocks, who already permeate our society like parasites.

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UNDER THREAT: Right of free speech. Personally, I think the closing of a national publication and the imprisonment, with possibly more to come, of some the industry’s most powerful journalistic figures, should be quite enough to make future owners and editors think more than twice before stepping out of line. Let the Press continue to regulate itself, with firm

guidelines of just how far it can go; not introduce even more laws into a society already awash with legal eagles getting rich by interpreting the ridiculous slurry of legal pot-pourri the country is embroiled in. Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail. com

A SCHOOL in Tokyo teaches how to be the perfect modern Father Christmas. Students at the Santa Claus Academy are taught magic tricks and how to answer difficult questions children pose, including “My house doesn’t have a chimney and we have a security system, so how will you deliver my presents?”

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URING my existence on this wonderful, but oft troubled planet, I have been lucky enough to traverse it fairly extensively. Each time I stepped back on to British soil I was always overwhelmed by an enormous sense of relief and the pure elation that I was back home, in a country where I could say what I liked and give my opinions on any subject without fear of retribution. Well, those heady days of Hyde Park Corner orations and ‘soapbox’ freedom of speech are long gone; well and truly stifled by the PC brigade. But we still have freedom of the Press. If we lose that we may as well curl up in a fetal ball and dish out football boots to all the politicians and particularly the PC brigades, whose committees and organisations will, I can assure you, sprout up like cress on blotting paper. This column would go for a start (I can hear the cries of elation from here!). New

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Out of gas TOKYO Disneyland has stopped selling helium balloons shaped like Mickey Mouse and other characters because of a worldwide shortage of the lighter-than-air gas.

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HAT is it with MPs? Is a seat in the UK House of Commons merely a stepping stone to a money-spinning career later? Nadine Dorries’s recent appearance on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! only adds to this conclusion. She follows a well-trodden path. According to former Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik, I’m A Celebrity contestant in 2010, appearing on reality shows pays off. “It’s lucrative,” he says. “I enjoyed the jungle and have no objection to doing these programmes. You get invited to do more.” Former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe, who also popped up in 2010 in Strictly Come Dancing for reportedly £80,000, was subsequently paid £5,000 a week for appearing in the pantomime Snow White. “Nadine

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

could really milk the whole battleaxe persona,” claims the publicist, Max Clifford. “There’s a circuit for people who aren’t liked.”

Former Junior Health Minister Edwina Currie’s appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011 was followed by the newspaper serialisation of her diaries, netting

her £20,000. And Respect Party MP George Galloway, 2006 Celebrity Big Brother contestant, reportedly made £500,000 through radio and TV work alone. The decision of MPs to take part in such reality shows is surely an act of desperation to regain popularity and recognition, doubtless because they do not feel they are accomplishing this in the political arena. With little gravitas in parliament and determined to raise their profile,

reality TV appearances provide them with an ego boost. The problem is both Houses of Parliament now seem filled with career politicians whose primary interest is maximising income and making a name for themselves. In the past, MPs were there because they thought they knew what was best for Britain. We may have disagreed with their ideology or politics but we accepted their motivation. In the aftermath of the expenses scandal, the motivation of the current bunch of MPs, with few exceptions, seems pure greed. Little wonder ‘Omnishambles’ was named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary. Just about says it all? Simples! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Soul Stealer’ & ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89;£0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.

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Out of control dog owners

THE other evening while walking home I was bitten by a dog; I’m not a dog hater, even though I often seem to write negatively about the species, but it seems to me that dogs, or more precisely their owners, are a little out of control in this country. Dog mess on the pavement is a constant source of annoyance and disgust and the sound of howling or barking is as common as the sound of crickets, but a thousand times more disruptive. When a dog barks it is normally a sign of boredom or distress, happy well cared for animals tend not to cause problems. I’m amazed at the lack of thought Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an MA in when purchasing a Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently teaching in and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a dog. Some feck- Alicante vampire as its central character). To comment on any of the issues less owners leave raised in Suzanne Manners’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/suzanne-manners. the animal alone SHARP: A bite can cause serious damage. for hours on end, not caring about the effect this pavements or car parks as toilets children and completely freak out will have on both their neighbours (or in front of someone else’s when another dog passes, yet the and their pet. Disgusting people property). owner will tut and smile and coo allow their dogs to use I have seen dogs lunge at at the frothing beast and heaven

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help if you tell the dog to be quiet or complain. So anyway, there I was merrily walking home warm in the glow of a very pleasant evening passed with my friend drinking Cava, eating chocolate and discussing Tony Blair and Maggie Thatcher (as you do). We had argued and bantered and set the world to rights until it was time for me to leave. I enjoy walking in the dark as it is a pleasure that was not always possible in the UK. I live in a relatively safe town so walking alone at night is rarely an issue. However on this occasion I happened to pass a neighbour of mine who owns three very lively dogs. These dogs pull on their leads, bark at anyone who passes and growl and snarl. I always thought they were harmless and had told my son not to be scared because dogs rarely attack when with their owners. On this particular evening the dog chose to ignore this, lunged at me and bit me on the thigh

drawing blood. I screamed not only in pain but shock, its teeth were sharp. However I was dumbfounded when the owner did not castigate his pet and barely managed a “Lo siento.” A child bitten by this dog could suffer serious damage. I made it clear how distressed I was, but again barely a look of concern fluttered across his brow. It reminded me of the Aldous Huxley quote; “To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs”. The incident has really upset me and I feel quite angry about the dog owner’s lack of care and my own lack of ‘cojones’. I should have called the police. The dog is dangerous. But my very human unwillingness to cause trouble has allowed another errant dog owner to get away with unacceptable behaviour. When I see the man again (and I will as he lives nearby) I will tell him exactly how I feel about him and his animal. Or maybe I’ll just bite him and see how he likes it.

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Time Out Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era. 1h 56m Director: Salim Akil Starring: Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Travel arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute. Do not fret, however, because success is more likely later in the month. During a dream, or when reading a book, an idea comes to you. Can this really make a difference to your future? You may need to act quickly to start a new project but progress will require patience.

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The need to plan ahead is frustrating when you know exactly what ought to be going on. Patience is something that you need to cultivate, or you risk upsetting someone close. Spending time with a colleague makes you realise how good things could be, but a lot of effort is involved. Pushing ahead does not guarantee results.

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Fallyn and the Dragons is the first book in a trilogy written by Costa Blanca resident Kathy Rollinson, member of creative writing group WorldPlay Writers Forum. Allan and his twin sister Eileen, together with their best friend Martin, are persuaded by a mysterious figure called Dorius, the Keeper of Dreams, to go to the aid of King Rudri of Outha, on the Island

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Social life is important because friendships will be made that last a long time. Your popularity should not be taken for granted, but built on. As you need other people, they also need you. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

of Nashta. In the subconscious dream world, they are known as Lord Fallyn, Lady Eila and Lord Merlin. In the ‘real’ world, Allan and company are aware of their visits to Nashta, and are able to use their conscious thoughts to aid their subconscious personas to overcome

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It is difficult to avoid repeating mistakes made in the past. Your approach to certain situations has not changed and therein lies the problem. Someone who blames you for a mistake shows ignorance but that does not make it less upsetting.

the problems encountered in their adventures in the dream world. The battles between the opposing dragons and Prince Bato’s sea invasion make exciting reading and the interweaving of the two worlds produce a magical adventure. Kathy will be signing copies of her book on Saturday between 11am and 1pm at BookWorld in Habarneras, Torrevieja.

Ana Pastor, born December 9, 1977. She is a Spanish journalist and anchorwoman. She worked for Cadena SER, covering international affairs, then for TVE and is now conducting interviews for CNN.

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Who is trying to push you into a corner? Maybe it is being done so subtly that you have not even noticed. Who wants a decision from you? Appear to take pressure lightly and not give in to an irritation.

A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull. A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with.

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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.

When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23)

After the 2nd it is much easier to see the path ahead. This is particularly true of a financial situation, so there's no sense in fussing until you understand what needs to be done.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one front, and some decisions are at odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that 'business is business' does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the truth, which may affect your longer-term finances.

1. Which South American city has a name that means ‘January River’? 2. Which South American country’s name is derived from the Latin for ‘silver’? 3. The name of which Canadian province comes from the Latin for ‘New Scotland’? 4. Which US state capital has a name that means ‘red stick’ in French? 5. Which large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa is an abbreviation of ‘South Western Townships’? 6. Which country in Central America’s name means ‘rich coast’ in Spanish? 7. Which area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London has a name that is believed to have derived from an old English hunting cry? 8. Which former republic of the Soviet Union has a name that means ‘White Russia’? 9. Which South African city has a name that comes from the Dutch for ‘fountain of flowers’? 10. The name of which republic in West Africa is derived from the Portuguese for ‘lion mountains’?

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9

Very good: 14 Excellent: 17

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alit, alto, fail, filo, flan, flat, flit, foal, foil, ilia, lain, lift, lino, lint, lion, loaf, loan, loft, loin, loti, nail, noil, tail, toil, aioli, aloft, final, flint, float, folia, talon, tonal, finial, fontal, antlion, tinfoil, INFLATION

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 F) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Word ladder

Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before? Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance. What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

LOTTERY

UK NATIONAL UK LOTTERY THUNDERBALL

IRISH LOTTO

EURO MILLIONS

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Saturday December 1

Friday November 30

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THUNDERBALL

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LA PRIMITIVA Saturday December 1

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday December 2

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived. To avoid such a situation in the future, look at how you should have dealt with it. There is always something to know that guides us to a better position. It will make you smile someone has taken you for a fool as you have the last laugh.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

A great feeling of joy comes over you more than once in the week ahead. Your inner child has been set free, and this is likely to be because of recent restrictions, which are now lifted. Do not feel guilty about this because it is a choice that will serve you well in the future.

CROP

Move from the start word (CASH) to the end word (CROP) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

CASH CAST COST COOT COOP CROP

The police arrested two youngsters the other day for drinking battery acid and eating fireworks. One of them was charged and the other they let off.

PLACE NAMES

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

Just joking How does a monkey toast his bread? On a gorilla Trev Boss, Almeria

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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 7 More reasonable, but rare if different (6) 8 A cat in charge of a sort of bomb (6) 9 Present the womanʼs beginning to expect (4) 10 Macerate a mixture to make a West Country speciality (5,3) 11 Hurried to break record deeds (7) 13 Clear strategy contains Iran initially (5) 15 The taxi by the taxi-driver (5) 17 Careless thatcher loses his last chopper (7) 20 Boastful type used tarragon (8) 21 Chronicle written by a German in South Africa (4) 23 A sign of twins? (6) 24 Hire charge included in current allowance (6) Down 1 Foundation course latterly given to graduates (4) 2 Wind from certain soft cheeses, itʼs said (6) 3 By Jiminy itʼs a good sport (7) 4 Daily apple-core in rotten pear (5) 5 Itʼs not unusual in Japan or Malaysia (6) 6 Energetic person is to review the Italian broadcast (4,4) 12 Grasslands repair is in chaos (8)

ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Anchor (5) 4 Flea (5) 7 Traducir (9) 8 Oriente (4) 10 Pies (anatómico) (4) 13 Maíz dulce (9) 15 Fright (sudden fear) (5) 16 Anillos (5)

Co d e B r e a ke r 14 Smiles in September after summer fun (7) 16 I work in Bournemouth International Centre making a film (6)

1.Unscramble the title of a 1968 Fred Astaire/Petula Clark musical film (two words): I WIN BOSNIAN RAF 2. Unscramble the name of a famous English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer: RHYME ALLEYS

Down 2 Bishop of Rome (7) 3 Close (4) 4 Self-righteous (13) 5 Depict (8) 6 Depart (5) 7 Noiseless (6) 8 Sympathy (4) 12 Famous Indian mausoleum (3,5) 14 Jealous (7) 15 Quicker (6) 16 Weapons (4) 18 Haggard (5) 20 Wicked (4)

Play on Words

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Answers: Right between the eyes , Bowled over

Funagram

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents Y and 16 represents J, so fill in Y every time the figure 6 appears and J every time the figure 16 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.

18 No end of cash in old place for gambling (6) 19 Uniform custom (5) 22 Good butter, but not much of it? (4)

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QUICK Across 1 Monkeys (4) 4 Horse seats (7) 8 Short-legged, flightless bird (7) 9 Little (5) 10 Cut down (4) 11 Large primitive fish (8) 13 Easily ignited (9) 17 Quarrel (8) 19 Above (4) 21 Sturdy (5) 22 Apparent (7) 23 Clatters (7) 24 Final (4)

Down 1 Direcciones (9) 2 Gato (3) 3 To love (4) 4 Flat (apartment) (4) 5 Key (door) (5) 6 Olives (9) 9 Semillas (5) 11 Other (4) 12 Puerta (de casa, vehículo, armario) (4) 14 Monja (3)

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Repose, 4 Toque, 8 Jason, 9 Idolise, 10 Camping, 11 Yoke, 12 Yam, 14 Snug, 15 Ambo, 18 Oaf, 21 Puff, 23 Lithium, 25 Niblick, 26 Logan, 27 Tweak, 28 Tarsus. .Down: 1 Reject, 2 Postman, 3 San Diego, 4 Trod, 5 Quito, 6 Eyelet, 7 Mingy, 13 Mantilla, 16 Bridges, 17 Spinet, 19 Fluke, 20 Amends, 22 Fibre, 24 Pick. QUICK - Across: 1 Via, 3 Admit, 6 Cap, 8 Natural, 9 Dirge, 10 Siege, 11 Walking, 12 Drowsy, 1 4 Errand, 17 Cordoba, 19 Sepia, 21 Drawl, 22 Abolish, 23 Shy, 24 Dodge, 25 Dud. Down: 1 Venus, 2 Art deco, 3 Agree, 4 Malawi, 5 Toddler, 6 Corgi, 7 Pledged, 12 Decodes, 13 Spoiled, 15 Applied, 16 Hazard, 18 Ready, 19 Scope, 20 Aphid. ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Fantasmas, 8 Caida, 9 Cerdo, 10 Seas, 11 Ocho, 15 Arena, 17 After, 18 Delantero. Down: 2 Amiga, 3 Team, 4 Sick, 5 Air, 6 Acostar, 7 Colours, 12 Citar, 13 Lata, 14 Last, 16 Eye.

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To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise. Voltaire (1694-1778) French philosopher, writer and historian.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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

HEARTS

SHEETS

CLOAKS

HURLED(10)

SHOUTS

DESIGN

INSECT

SNAKES

DREAMS

MOROSE

STEEDS

EVENTS

NOISES

THENCE

FINERY

REEKED

GRAINS

SCIONS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Asleep, 2 Millet, 3 Abases, 4 Metres, 5 Snarls, 6 Assert, 7 Wearer, 8 Shines, 9 Crease, 10 Waiter, 11 Angles, 12 Desert, 13 Theirs, 14 Seeing, 15 Tested, 16 Railed, 17 Riddle, 18 Trades, 19 Bugles

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. FINIAN’S RAINBOW 2. MARY SHELLEY

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Registering an imported car in Spain T Life in Spain A weekly focus aimed at keeping expatriate readers informed on various aspects of Life in Spain

By Raul Candela raul@euroweeklynews.com

KEEP IT RUNNING: It is better to hire a consultant when registering a plate in Spain.

HERE are no official estimates or records about the number of cars with a British (or other EU country) plate in Spain. But it is commonly known there are lots. One of the first differences between Britain and Spain is that the MOT test is annual and many garages are granted a certificate to carry it out. In Spain, the equivalent (ITV) is done every two years if the car is four to 10 years old; and every year if it is older than 10. We are speaking about private cars here (‘turismos’ in Spain), not motorbikes, trucks or vans. It is known that some expatriates use their contacts back at home to get an MOT certificate without having to take the vehicle back to Britain every year. This is obviously an illegal practice and doing it exposes the driver to the danger of a fine, or even having the car seized. In Spain, ITV offices are run by the public administration, and there are far fewer test centres than in the UK. So although its possible that an ITV technician could ‘do a

favour’ it is definitely very difficult and rare. Some expatriates think they can use the ‘I am on holiday’ trick if they are caught by the Police. That works for rented cars - or basically those with a Spanish plate - but not when importing a car. When bringing a car to Spain the paperwork must be started within a period of 30 days. The law is clear about it and, since the 2011 regulations, the authorities have become stricter about it. The protocol for Police and Guardia Civil when catching a foreign car is the following: a) Non-residents: They can drive a foreign car for up to 90 days. The officer records the plate. If it is caught again after that time, the driver is requested to apply for a Residence Certificate and a Spanish plate in a period of 30 days (60 if they have a Green Plate), paying the IEDMT taxes. If caught again, they are given five more days to do it. After that, those who did not register are fined €500 and the car is seized until proceedings are done. b) Residents: They are given 30 days to apply for a Green Plate or a permanent plate when caught the first time. The rest is the same as above.

Sorting out the padron paperwork from home SIGNING on to the municipal register (padron) at the town hall does not usually take much longer than 10 minutes. However, there are also online and phone alternatives to sort out the paperwork from home. Online registration through a personal computer can be done using the Digital Signature (Certificado Digital). It takes a while and some computer knowledge to get it, but it is worth it as it can be used in multiple CONNECTED: Using the computer administrative processes. These the town hall. are the four steps: Those already registered who just need the padron certificate 1) Apply online at the Royal (which is actually the paper to be Mint’s website (click produced when choosing a doctor, ‘obtencion’): registering a car or renewing a

www.cert.fnmt.es. A persona code will be provided. 2) Go to a Registry Office (‘oficina de registro’) for personal accreditation. Show your NIE and the code. 3) Download and install the Signature to your personal computer. 4) Save a copy of the personal pass and Signature (optional).

or phone can save a visit to passport, can sometimes get their ‘volante de empadronamiento’ online at their town hall’s website. For example: Alicante: http://goo.gl/uYeKj

Q AND A A friend told me not to sign the local padron until I am ready to start the plate registration process, as this will save me paying the import tax. Is it true? No. Signing up to the municipal register (padron) is a must when registering a car plate in Spain. It is requested, along with the

Malaga: http://goo.gl/z7Fdn There is also a national phone number providing information about the municipal register. It works every day, all year round, and usually English translation is provided. It does not work for registering, but they can provide the padron certificate and send it to your home. They also provide information on whether a person has to renew the registration or not. Besides the padron, it can also provide information on other local authority paperwork (paying fines and taxes, queries about public services, etc) as well as leisure activities. Call: 010. And remember, December 31 is the deadline for registering.

Residence Certificate or NIE, when applying for the temporary Green Plate. And of course, it is again requested when applying for the permanent Spanish car plate. Anyone planning to move as a resident in Spain and bringing their vehicle with them, should remember to put the padron as a top priority. And so should those who are already living here.

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So, those who want to do things right, should first apply for a Green Plate (Placa Verde) at their nearest traffic office (Jefatura de Trafico). Green Plates are valid for 60 days and cost €19.20. They are temporary because they are meant to give you enough time to get a permanent Spanish plate. When requesting the permanent plate, it is advisable to hire a consultant agency (gestoria), otherwise get ready for lots of paperwork. The original car papers, municipal register (padron) and NIE have to be produced. Once they start proceedings, “it takes around three weeks to be done,” Lucia from Gestoria Administrativa Los Boliches in Fuengirola said. “That is to say, if all the proceedings are OK and the ITV does not find any car engine or part problem. With British cars, they most commonly need their headlights replacing, because they are not valid here. This adds around 10 days to the process, so we advise you to get them fixed first,” Lucia added. “The overall costs of registering the car plate - the socalled import tax, ‘impuesto de matriculacion’ - can range from €0 to more than €12,000. “This depends on the brand, the model, how old it is, and the volume of CO2 emissions,” Lucia pointed out. To calculate the costs, visit: www.coche.es/impuestomatriculacion.

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Congratulations on a good job A

T this festive time of the year shopping centres arrange competitions for the best dressed windows. Many communities vote for entertainment artistes. Why aren’t service providers given similar opportunity to gauge their popularity or lack of it? It was Robbie Burns who surmised: “The Mike Walsh greatest gift that God can give us; is to see vwww.michaelwalsh.es ourselves as others see International Journalism Europe Broadcaster Commentator International Radio us.” Awarded ‘Writer of the Year’ It was poor performMobile 0034 662 067 490 To comment on any of the issues raised in ance of car showroom Mike’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ sales staff that inspired mike-walsh the mystery shopping phenomena. This introduced the dark arts of retail therapy BEST DRESSED: Satisfaction should not just be the ability to earn an income. when large retailers engaged mystery shoppers to spy on sales staff. As it cost me to pull the duvet up to my nose and difference in your life, I must confess you much more to attract a new shopper than write it off under the heading; ‘stuff are one of them. retain an existing one, the retailers needed happens.’ “If you lacked interest or integrity you to see their business through customers’ As I was about to drop the lid on my wouldn’t have bothered if I finished the eyes. laptop the email arrived: “Oh Michael, manuscript or not! Real friends don’t come Satisfaction should never be the mere Where will I find a person like you? by accident! You’ve always believed in me ability to earn an income. The icing on the Sometimes in life, we walk in the street and from day one. What you might not realise cake is a client’s beaming approval. Having meet so many people, but there are just a is that writing this book also serves as endured an iffy day it would be a relief for few that leave a mark and make a therapy to me.”

The letter was written by Betty Musole. Born into terrible poverty in the heart of Africa she had endured one of the toughest upbringings imaginable. Befriended by Italian missionaries she fought tenaciously for an education that would help her escape grinding poverty and being sucked into a vortex of early death. Her achievements were against all odds, her moral courage propelled her to a better life in the West with her Italian husband. Betty never trampled over anyone to achieve it, never took an unearned penny. She is one of life’s givers and when eventually she leaves this world she will leave it in far better shape than most people do. She is an inspiration for all mankind. Her thankful thoughts will last much longer than her payment to me. To be paid for a service provided is satisfying. If on the other hand it is earned at the customer’s expense, because you took advantage of their trust or good nature, you are not richer, you are poorer. Yes, you survive another day but at what cost to yourself and your client. That is a price far too high and you delude yourself that it has been a successful day. In fact, you failed not only your customer but you failed yourself.

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Peace prize for Costas Images of Spain By Mike Walsh www.michaelwalsh.es To comment on any of the issues raised in Mike’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com /columnists/mike-walsh

nationalities registered on the padron. Guess what? There are no wars; no rivalry and no feuds other than pillow fights. Let’s see about that nomination.

No clothes on SPAIN’S Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has asked for €40 billion from the European Union to recapitalise (bail out) the nation’s banks. Several points come to mind: one I leave to those whose math is stronger than mine. Considering Spain’s population is just 46 million precisely what does a €40bn loan mean when set against each citizen, including babes in arms. It will be a loan; what amount

of money will be needed to repay it and where will that money come from? Why should any busin-ess, banks included, be bailed out using taxes paid by hard pressed workers? Why can’t Spain follow the example of Iceland’s ruling government: place an arrest warrant on the heads of the bankers?

Certainly not diplomatic NO one can deny that former Defence Minister Federico Trillo, Spain’s ambassador to Britain, is his own man. He is certainly no diplomat. Within five months of presenting his credentials to Her Maj he told 18 diplomats to clear their desks and to not slam the door on their way out. Before you prepare to put pen to paper I remind you of his message to the survivors: “I will execute anyone who says a word.”

Appointed honorary president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain they may be forgiven for regretting their invitation. The august body had nodded through the appointment of Senora Belen Amat-Martin as new secretary-general. Sr. Federico Trillo ordered her to clear her desk too. There you are; your boss isn’t so bad after all.

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HAVE long held the view that it is well overdue that the Costas be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. It is far more suited than some of the previous recipients. These included, believe it or not, US President Barack Obama. If his isn’t a rogue nation, I don’t know what is. Here the Costa communities are home to scores of different nationalities. Many are close neighbours and it must be said, friends. In the city of Torrevieja there are more than 130 different

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Wrong even when right H

ERE is today’s riddle: When are you always wrong, even if you know you are right? Funnily enough, I reckon that almost all of you, astute readers, will have answered correctly: When you are a customer in Spain. In fact, the term ‘customer’ is a bit of a misnomer, it sets the wrong tone entirely for the battlefield that is ‘customer service’ here. We are the ‘necessary evil’, plain and simple. There are of course formidable exceptions to the rule, or the odd rogue service supremo amidst the chorus of Bah Humbugs. When I stumble upon them, I feel almost teary in appreciation of being treated with dignity. Sadly, these are mere exceptions. The worst offenders are the utilities, one particular phone company springs to mind. Our landline cut out a while back; surprisingly a technician turned up within a couple of days. He concluded it was all our problem since it was on our land, which, after two solid days of excavation, turned out not to be the case. To cut a long story short, we were finally reconnected to the world five weeks, 20 FRUSTRATION: Customer Service seems not to exist in Spain.

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks. To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ ulrica-marshall

ULRICA MARSHALL ulrica @euroweeklynews.com

odd (mobile) phone calls and hours of call waiting later. “Es normal,” claim Spanish friends. Apparently this was quite a good leadtime; one poor soul said he had to wait three years to be connected to the electricity grid after completing his house build. Another was horrified to find maggots seething in the couch padding in her highend rental apartment. “Es normal,” the rental agent reassured her with a shrug. In shops, you are typically ignored in favour of chatting to a colleague or mate on the phone and if you manage to make a successful purchase, do not expect a “gracias” or “adios,” certainly not delivered with any conviction. Smiles, especially, are hard to come by. Restaurants are not a whole lot better; waiters darting around like pinballs in the machine and if you’re not quick you’ll miss

your chance. Perhaps the relative absence of tipping is one reason. Or they are secretly training for the marathon by running relays around the restaurant, chucking cups of coffee discus-style as they pass. So if it is so bad, why not just leave? Well, there are still those stellar exceptions which I patronise as often as possible. And there are all the other reasons, which lured us to Spain in the first place; the climate, the beauty of the country and the lifestyle. But for me, in particular, it has been a culture shock. Our last port of call was Tokyo, Japan, where a shop assistant wraps even the smallest purchase to perfection and then bows deeply until you are halfway down the street. There are more than a handful of expressions for ‘thank you’, which are used at every opportunity, as well as ‘sumimasen’ and ‘gomenasai’ which mean ‘sorry’. In Spain, these words are so rarely used, I am starting to think the government has introduced a tax on them. Maybe these tormented employees actually just feel unloved and are in need of a hug? Next time the waiter unceremoniously dumps the plate of food in front of you without a word or smile, perhaps a little hug is what he needs?

MAKING A SPLASH: Some of the participants in the sponsored swim.

Little Max did swimmingly well A SPONSORED swim raised more than €1,400 for the Calpe and Benissa children’s homes. When five-year-old Max Llewellen asked his granny, Sandra Llewellen, to swim with him in the event nobody could have guessed they would splash through 50 lengths. Organised by the Calpe and Benissa Lions Club for the benefit of the Emaus children’s homes in the towns, it was supported by more than 20

swimmers of all ages. Out and out stars of the day were Natasha Simmonds and Ayleen Lightfoot, who each swam 220 lengths in the two hours allowed at the Benissa Municipal Pool At the end of the afternoon, Lions President Mike Warnes praised the efforts of all those who had taken part or helped in running the event. More information on the Lions: 636 695 569.

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customers a Happy Christmas, OH Yes! Jacaranda is the place for you and your family to go. They serve all your traditional English dishes

which are served with homemade chips, they also do takeaways. The two course Sunday Homemade Roast at €8.95 is famous for its homemade Yorkshire pudding and everything is freshly cooked. If booked by Thursday you get a free bottle of wine per couple. Friday fish and chips with peas and a choice of Cod or Haddock €7.50. They also have great entertainment on Thursday night at 9pm with The Fantastic Vocalist Becky BB and a great guitarist WRX performing old and new music. Jacaranda is well known for its Charity Saturday Auctions every first and third Saturday of each month at 1.30pm ‘With

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Auctioneer Mr Bob Gingell.’ Telephone to book your items in, come and change your unwanted goods for cash. Items always wanted for their charity section. The Jacaranda would like to thank everyone who has helped with the Auction. Jacaranda has lots on for Christmas starting from

their Carol Service on December 22 at 6pm, mince pie and sausage roll, and they are doing a traditional Christmas Day dinner seven course meal at 1pm plus glass of wine and entertainment with the fantastic vocalist Becky BB and guitarist WRX at €49, and for New Year’s Eve they are serving food off the menu, 7pm to 10.30pm. Entertainment

With DJ Spam with his Golden Oldies Music, and don’t forget the Three Kings Dinner on January 6 at 1pm, a three course plus a bottle of wine per couple and cabaret show with three sensational singers Becky BB and guitarist WRX, Rob Sweeney and Clair ALL THIS FOR €29. The Jacaranda opening times are Tuesday to Friday 4pm till 11pm & Saturday 1pm till closed Sunday 1pm till closed. Call 965 743 292.

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Trip of the tongue MILLIONS of Britons struggle to pronounce the names of exotic foods and delicacies now gracing our plates on a regular basis. Researchers found common mistakes include the mispronunciation of the Greek dip Tzatziki and the Italian ham prosciutto. Other difficulties include pronouncing the silent ‘G’ in the dish Gnocchi and struggling to say nicoise correctly with many saying ‘nick-oisee’ rather than a ‘neeswaz’. The poll by Glorious! Foods also revealed that one in five people will avoid ordering food they want in a restaurant simply because they don’t know how to pronounce it.

Choir Christmas concerts ONCE again, the Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir will perform their traditional carol service at Benitachell church on Friday December 14 at 7pm. An additional performance has been organised at the Fisherman’s Church in Javea on Tuesday December 18 at 8.30 due to the high demand last year. Both events will also feature musical duo Dolce Divas.

Sweet treat HONEY is believed to be the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found to still be edible.

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FANCY a new kitchen? The ‘Fiore di Cristallo’ design could be top of your wish list, but with a price tag of around €1.2million you may be wishing for a long time. The world’s most expensive kitchen comes complete with a Swarovski Crystal chandelier, solid copper walls and hand crafted appliances. Designed by Claudio Celiberti, it was unveiled by chef Aldo Zilli in London. There is currently an eight-month waiting list for the services of Celiberti’s designers.

No calories EASY TO EAT: But sometimes not so easy to say.

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Appeal for families in need at Xmas SINCE the financial crisis began in Spain there has been a dramatic rise in numbers of people seeking the help of charities such as The Red Cross. Jose Luis Domenech, President of Javea Red Cross stated “we are appealing for help for these families and we have outlined the need to provide support to approximately 70 families in Javea alone”. Javea resident Sandy Tsalikidis met with the President of the Red Cross in Javea to discuss the crisis in the area of many families in need of help and support.

Festive celebrations U3A Vall del Pop continues to support the local community. Their upcoming events include a quiz night at Bar Nou on Friday, a Christmas Dinner Dance at La Solana on Tuesday and their Christmas General Meeting on Thursday 13 held at the Multiuso, Alcalali. There will be a variety of festive entertainment including carols sung by the U3A Casual Choir plus cava and stollen.

She has joined forces with Heidi and the staff of Monroe’s Carvery, Pedreguer and Gata DJ and charity events organiser John Harding to arrange a ‘Barmy Bingo Night’ and ‘Christmas Raffle’ at the carvery. John, who will be the evening’s host said “I am always very happy to give my services free and do what I can for such a worthwhile cause”. The fun packed evening will provide lots of laughs and raise money at the same time. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Appeal. The prizes for the winners of the bingo competition will be hampers of luxury items. Karen said “the clientele of Monroe’s Carvery are very kind and big hearted and their generosity will supply the luxury goods to fill the hampers”. There is also a very large luxury hamper and a whole Serrano Ham is being donated by Jose Ramon Garcia, a local estate agent for the Christmas Raffle and Gata resident Dianne Bishop has made a luxury Christmas cake.

December 14 is the big night, so mark it in your diaries, the entertainment will start at 7.30pm and reservations can be made on 965 761 731.

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UR experience is that since the record breaking frosts of 2005 the worst frost each year is getting colder. Even if thermometers don’t actually go below zero the leaves and finer branches of plants can be burnt by air frost, where the wind chill causes freezing on the surface of leaves and bark. What many people don’t realise is that if the temperature overnight read plus 2.5 degrees and there was a wind of only 16 kilometres an hour, a wind factor temperature of -5 can occur that can cause the freezing of sap even on apartment terraces. In the past seven years we have reduced the number of frost vulnerable plants and taken special precautions with those we retain including our succulent collection. Reading this week the UK is likely to experience the coldest winter for a century,

Gardening Corner VULNERABLE: Plants can be burnt by the frost.

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it could be we experience the southern edge of that weather pattern, whether it drives across the Atlantic or

comes down from Siberia. So what can be done? • Move tender plants into the house, a green house, conservatory, inside a covered terrace or a gazebo lined with a large plastic sheet for the winter. • If cold weather is expected fix the blinds at the front of covered terraces to give protection.

• Cover plants that cannot be moved with several layers of frost protecting fleece, bubble wrap or a wigwam of solid plastic sheeting. • Cover vulnerable beds with two layers of woven wind proof material. • Cover rows of winter tender vegetables with fleece, plastic tunnels

or cloches. The first to do are your Christmas potatoes as an early frost could ruin them. • In 2005 we discovered that since we do not water or feed vegetables during the coldest winter months, the tough slow growing healthy plants survived but neighbouring Spanish vegetables watered and fed weekly even during the winter were largely blackened and died. • Some protection for citrus trees is achieved by covering exposed trees with woven wind break material. • If shrubs and trees are frost burnt don’t prune off the damaged branches until after the

last frosts. As indicated in a table in ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain’: • blossom on fruit trees can be lost by a night at -2.5 degrees centigrade actual or wind factor, • tropical fruit trees at -2.5 to 5 degrees, • many types of young fruit trees at -5. • tips of established citrus trees will be burnt at -5 and whole trees including fruit at -10, • citrus trees can be killed at -20, many deciduous fruit trees by -30 and even olive trees at -20. So think about this when thinking about what fruit trees to plant. We indicate the best heights above sea level to 1,000 metres for some 70 fruit trees in ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain’. For instance cherries, raspberries apples and pears will enjoy 1,000 metres but bananas and mangoes will not be safe much above 200 metres. Yes frosty weather can be great for walking hills for the clear views that winter cold weather brings, but not for a Mediterranean garden. (c) Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain. com December 2012.

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THE comfort shoe finally gets a fashion makeover. Along with watches, chocolate and discreet banking, Switzerland has made a name for itself in the world of comfort shoes. MBT and innovative Joya Shoes have pioneered comfort and good posture. They have made walking for many people a pleasure rather than a pain. But some would say at the expense of looking good. Rival company Swissies have gone all out for a comfort shoe that doesn’t

COMFORT SHOES: Come along and try them. look clunky. But why bother with a comfort shoe?

Our body needs healthy feet. Our feet are the only part of our body which is in

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‘Nerves in the foot’ are usually associated with the massage of the foot sole and its positive effects. Information is constantly fed to our brain and is managed through our proprioceptive system. Proprioception is the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. Proprioception provides feedback solely on the status of the body internally. It indicates whether the body is moving with required effort, as well as where the various parts of the body are located in relation to

THANKS: Local priest Don Pablo receiving funds.

Help provides food for needy QUICK to respond to an appeal, Jalon Valley Help donated €3,000 to Caritas to buy food for local families. A spokesperson for the charity said: “All of us in Jalon Valley Help are committed to improving things for those in need and are very grateful to the community for their continued support.” Jalon Valley Help’s next fundraiser will be held on December 14 in the form of Christmas carols in Jalon Square from 7.30pm. For more information on how to help: 659 624 643.

each other. In other words: the proprioceptive system keeps us standing, running or walking. If our shoes stimulate this sense our daily lives can take on quite a different colour! Swissies sole technology comprises 50 per cent air which provides light and soft 3D movement, a soft rounded heel for physiologically correct walking or standing and a special sole core with soft rebound which activates the nerves and provides extra comfort and pleasure. Come and try them at Ecotiendadesalud in La Nucia on the main road, opposite the Hostal Sunami. There are also original stocking fillers free with every pair and a free computerised foot scan. Open 10am-1.45pm, 5pm7pm and Saturday mornings, or by appointment after hours. Tel 966 895 914 or 693 719 300. www.ecotiendadesalud. com

Volunteers needed SAMARITANS in Spain are urgently looking for volunteers. People looking to give something back to the community should apply, who speak English, live within a 30km radius of Villa Martin, and who are prepared to either train as ‘listeners’ or who would like to become ‘Friends of the Samaritans’ and help with the fundraising efforts. More information: 634 164 767.

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And the heritage Oscar award goes to…

F an Oscar-type award were given to a nation for protecting its cultural legacy, that award just might go to Spain. In fact, an esteemed award that identifies the important ‘cultural icons of humanity’ does indeed Spain has more World Heritage Sites exist. The designation as than any other country. Jack Gaioni takes a World Heritage Site from United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an honour of the highest adulation. It is an annual award which assigns cultural and natural sites to a sort of endangered species list. This designation has gone a long way towards protecting the common heritage of humanity. Abu Simbel in Egypt. Spain is in no short supply of locations that have qualified or are being considered as World Heritage Sites. Not only does the country have an inordinate number of active (and tentative) sites, but it has taken an active role in codifying UNESCO’s qualifying criteria. It all started in 1954 when the Egyptian government decided to lla Cathedral. build the Aswan Sevi High Dam, a project that would flood that part of the Nile Valley which contained were saved from countless treasures of degradation. antiquity. Reacting to Soon after these intense public pressure, successes, UNESCO UNESCO launched a initiated a drafted Consider This worldwide safeguarding convention to officially US citizen Jack is spending the first years of his retirement in Almeria. His articles have campaign. protect what they been published in Spain and the US. It was agreed that the deemed “the common Abu Simbel and Philae cultural heritage of ‘world’s superb natural Temples were to be humanity.” and scenic areas’. disassembled, moved to Spain was a very active Spain has also been a higher ground and participant in writing the juggernaut in helping reconstructed piece by language of the other member states, piece. The project was nominating process as particularly in Latin deemed such a success well as serving as chair America, with their that other preservation of the many leading funding and projects were implem- committees. qualifications. ented. In 1972 UNESCO, In March this year, Venice in Italy, for influenced by Spanish Spanish speaking speciaexample was able to voices, expanded its lists in the fields of buttress its failing system purview to include not cultural anthropology, art of lagoons, while various only the world’s cultural history, archaeology and temples and ruins in sites but also the architecture met at a Pakistan and Indonesia preservation of the conference in Malaga.

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Their mission was to reflect upon steps that different Latin American countries might take to more clearly recognise their own heritage values. The selection process for a site to be considered as an official World Heritage candidate is most revealing. The verbiage used by the selection committee states that a site must “represent a masterpiece of human genius”. It should exhibit an important “interchange of human values.” Furthermore, for a site to be considered, it must “bear exceptional testimony to a cultural

tradition of a civilisation living, disappeared or, at present, vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change”. What is striking about this profusion of words is that it reads like polished prose. “Masterpieces of human genius”, “exceptional testimony to cultural traditions and an “interchange of human values” are the type of descriptives which accurately capture the essence and ethos of Spain. It is no accident that Spain has more designated World Heritage sites than any other country. This fact speaks volumes as to

how truly unique Spain is in the family of nations. This observation is not lost on those of us lucky enough to live within her shores. As of 2012, Spain has 44 World Heritage Sites with many more on the active tentative list. Aside from the obvious sites of The Alhambra in Granada, Sevilla’s Cathedral and the Mosque of Cordoba, many other less well known sites are protected. The archaeological ensembles in Merida and Tarraco, The Camino de Santiago, the works of Antoni Gaudi, and the walled city of Cuenca are but a few examples of the lesser known sites that have achieved World Heritage status. On the tentative list, Antequera’s dolmen sites, the Sevilla to Compostela section of the Camino (known as Via Plata) and the Mediterranean windmills are all under official consideration (for a complete list go to www.unesco.com). Maintaining, preserving and protecting these sites is no easy task. Neglect, encroaching environmental concerns and even terrorism (eg the 2001 destruction of the 2,500 year old Bamiyan Buddhist statues by the Afghan Taliban) threaten UNESCO’s efforts. Also, whilst in the midst of a worldwide economic slowdown, it would be easy to ignore the importance of UNESCO’s projects. Those of us who appreciate Spain’s ‘exceptional testimony’ as a major player in heritage preservation need to continue to support UNESCO’s efforts. Is it possible to imagine Spain as the recipient of an Oscar for best actor in the field of Heritage Preservation? I believe a compelling case could easily be made.

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HOLIDAY HOMES: People are now offering to let out their unused properties.

Couple offers house to rent for free to evicted families A COUPLE in Bilbao who has a second holiday home in Gijon, have decided to let a family in need rent it for free. They both have good jobs and are paying the mortgage on the second home which they have rented in the past but which is currently empty. how seeing After former Socialist councillor Amaya Ega単a committed suicide as the bailiffs arrived to repossess her home, they came up with the idea and put an advert in a local paper, offering it free for a year. They have promised to give it to the family most in need, especially if they have children or disabled family members and have been evicted. In five days, they received more than 800 calls from all over Spain. The couple has now travelled to Gijon to

interview candidates and the chosen family will be able to move in before Christmas. They asked for proof of work history, to prove candidates have

worked, and their tax declaration, to prove they have no income. Others have now also offered their second homes for free.

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But sometimes in life luck plays a strange hand. It was while Tony was looking for a heater for his son’s bedroom that, quite by chance, he saw a heater in a house he was doing some maintenance jobs in and it fit the bill perfectly. It was a neat and very efficient wall mounted Norwegian convector heater. It could be used as an individual room heater, or as part of a complete integrated system. The rest, as they say, is history and four years

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Everyone’s best friend THERE is one breed of dog that doesn’t bark. The Basenji, originating from central Africa, produces an unusual yodel-like sound commonly called a ‘barroo’ due to its unusually shaped larynx.

Paws for thought CATS can’t climb head first down a tree because every claw on its paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down. Cats don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws. Female cats tend to be right pawed, while male cats are more often left pawed.

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Cats now nº1 pet choice for the urban singleton NEW research reveals that one in three women are choosing to share their home with a cat rather than a partner. With more young women than ever now choosing a single life and working hard at their career, the cat is seen as a lower maintenance choice of pet, providing excellent companionship with comparative ease of care. The ‘Bridget Jones’ figure may be set to abandon her search for the perfect man and choose to come home to a feline welcome instead. Julie Owens, Head of Pet Insurance at Churchill, said: “With 3.3 million women now living alone in the UK and four out of five choosing to live in towns and cities, it’s easy to see why the cat is an increasingly popular choice of pet. Cats are generally seen as more independent animals, while their canine counterparts need regular

walks and are not suitable to be left alone during the daytime. At the same time, cats can be very affectionate, and many women turn to their cat for comfort during difficult

times or simply enjoy relaxing with their favourite pet.” These female urban singletons are happy to spend £1.16 billion a year of their hard earned cash on their pet cats, according to Churchill’s figures. Julie Owens added: “A cat is by no means a cheap

option for would-be pet owners. Proper feeding, accessories such as scratching posts and bedding, vets fees, holiday care and insurance can add up to a lifetime bill of over £13,000. “However, in our experience, cat-lovers feel this is a small price to pay to care for a pet that provides such companionship and affection.” However, while the cat is surging ahead in the South and London, the dog remains top pet in the North. More than one in three Southerners has a cat, compared to only one in five Northerners. Churchill believes this is consistent with lifestyles in London and the South with people much more likely to live alone in flats or apartments, and spending longer commuting to and from work. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.

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FRIDAY •AUCTIONS FOR AECC. Items for donation wanted. Call 965 319 929 or 688 238 879. •UFO and World Mysteries Discussion Group in Javea meet the first Friday of the month at The Social Club and Bar in Javea Old Town at 10am. Call Maria Buckingham on 966 459 976. •ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Costa Blanca North weekly lunch meeting at Los Leones restaurant 1.15pm. Call 965 795 421 the Wednesday before. Guests welcome. www.rotarycostablanca.wiki.dot .com. •TENNIS GROUP meets Tuesday and Friday mornings at Toscamar, Javea. Call 966 473 301.

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•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY Sunday Services-Holy Communion. Eight locations. www.costablancaanglicanchaplaincy.org •BENITACHELL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Benitachell: 966 494 036 or 966 470 303. •CALPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Perlamar, Sundays 11am. 965 835 502 or www.calpechristianfellowship.org. •CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY CHURCH. Sundays 10.30am at the Europa Building, Avda del Pino. •ERMITA CHURCH, Javea – Warden Colin D Welch – 965 771 792. •HOLY EUCHARIST at Nuestra Senora de la Merced Church, Calpe. Sundays 10.30am. 678 787 509

Church services or bill.ingram@angliac3.demon.co.uk. •JAVEA EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Pastor Clive Read 669 386 702. •JAVEA INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH, Pastor John Hansford, Sundays 10.30am at Calle Favara 8, Javea Pueblo (near Plaza de la Constitucion Espanola, where the Thursday open market is held) 965 794 624. www.javeabaptist .com. •MOSIAC COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday 12pm Multicultural Service; Wednesday 8pm Intercessory Prayer; Last Thursday of month 1.30pm community lunch. 678 066 222.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs. 965 795 458. • NAVIDAD LATINA, Josele live, Socco Coffee Lounge and Dance Floor. Tapas America Latina and Mojito €15, 8pm. •UFO AND WORLD MYSTERIES Discussion Group; Are we sleepwalking into oblivion? A critical look at HAARP and ELF projects and their possible impact on our world. The Javea Social Club and Bar, Javea Old Town, 10.30am. 966 459 976.

SATURDAY •COMPUTER CLUB in Alfaz del Pi. Call 965 889 187. •EL VERGER MARKET at The Polygon from 9am to 1.30pm.

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•GUARDIAN ANGELS Dropin/Coffee and Chat at Help Centre, La Jara from 10.30am until 12.30pm. Call 616 977 639.

Guardia Civil 96 585 0330 Municipal Police 96 680 7766 Red Cross 96 680 8934 Bus Station 96 683 0014

•AUCTION 1.30pm at the Jacaranda Restaurant–Bar Moraira with our Auctioneer Mr Bob Gingell. First and third Saturday of each month. Phone to book your items in 965 743 292. To find Jacaranda Restaurant-Bar, from Moraira turn right at the new roundabout just before Mas y Mas 600m up the hill.

BENISSA

SUNDAY •AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: Call 966 723 401.

MONDAY •COSTA BLANCA SAMARITANS: Visit the website: www.costablancasamaritans. com. •DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs Start 4pm. Call 965 785 387. •JALON VALLEY MUMS & TOTS CLUB at town hall

Guardia Civil 96 573 0722 Municipal Police 96 573 0733

CALPE Guardia Civil 96 583 0080 Municipal Police 96 583 0812 Red Cross 96 583 1616

DENIA Guardia Civil 96 578 0036 Municipal Police 96 578 0190 Red Cross 96 578 1358

EL CAMPELLO Guardia Civil 96 563 0418 Municipal Police 96 563 7099

JAVEA Guardia Civil 062 Municipal Police 092 Red Cross 96 579 1961

MORAIRA Red Cross 96 574 0950 British Embassy: www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com 10.15am until 12noon. Call 676 441 758. •JAVEA STAMPS & POST-

CARD CLUB meets second and fourth Monday of month at L’Ancora Tennis Club at 10am. All welcome. 965 795 499 or 608 765 245. •ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION in Pedreguer meets the second Monday of month. Call 966 430 215 or visit www.rafa-ncb.org. •U3A Marina Baixa meets fourth Monday of month at 10.30am at Alfaz del Pi Casa de Cultura. •JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB ‘No Fear’ pairs. 965 795 458.

TUESDAY •AUCTIONS FOR AECC (donations welcome): Call 965 319 929 / 688 238 879. •BERNIA BABIES international group meets 10.30am until 12 noon at Sierra Bernia School, Alfaz del Pi: Call the school office 966 875 149. •BSAC Marina Alta SCUBA Diving Club. Call 966 470 163. www.bsacmarinaalta.co.uk. •CANCER CARE CENTRE Javea park. Call 965 796 846. •DENIA Rugby Club seniors training 8pm on beach outside the Oasis Hotel. •MALE VOICE CHOIR (no experience required) Teulada. Call 965 744 577. •MONTGO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION JAVEA meets for a coffee morning on the first Tuesday of the month, come and meet the neighbours, all welcome. For more details of events, news and information of interest visit www.montgoresidents.com. •RAF Costa Blanca. Third Tuesday of month. Call 965 724 256 or email nwhancox@hotmail.com. •ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Denia meets first and third Tuesday of month at 1.30pm. Call 965 748

•NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Oliva on C/Constitution 6, near the town hall, Sundays 11.30am. 607 470 221. •PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH. Sunday Service 11am; Thursday 5pm Bible study and prayer; home groups during week. 966 769 300 or 650 509 606. •SPIRITUALIST CHURCH Alfaz del Pi: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm. 966 878 469. •THE KINGS CHURCH Benissa English Sunday service, 11am: www.thekingschurch.net. •VALLEY FELLOWSHIP, Jalon – Pastor Barbara Chadwick. 966 481 108.

909 by the Sunday prior to meeting. •WORDS OF LIGHT: Call 662 688 865. •XABIA RUGBY CLUB ( juniors and seniors): Call 688 640 092. •JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB competitive Duplicate. 965 795 458. •JAVEA ASSOCIATION OF MODEL MAKERS meet second Tuesday of month. Contact gaw@wworkshop.net.

WEDNESDAY •41 CLUB, Javea meets the first Wednesday of the month. www.costablanca41club.org •ALICANTE BUSINESS CLUB meets the third Wednesday of month in San Juan. Call 650 489 625 or visit www.alicantebusinessclub.org. •BENIDORM INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB: Call 690 300 166. •DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs Start 4pm. Call 965 785 387. •GARDENING CIRCLE: First Wednesday of month in Moraira. Call 966 498 681. •PERKY PENSIONERS Jalon, 2.30pm until 4.30pm. 652 584 272. •RBL JAVEA: Second and fourth Tuesday of month. Call 965 790 123. •SPIRITUAL FRIENDS (Moraira) meet at Los Leones Restaurant, Sol Park at 2.30pm to discuss all things holistic, spiritual etc. www.spiritualfriends.com. •QUIZ NIGHT and buffet last Wednesday of month at Restaurant Paraiso in Parcent to raise funds for Emaus children’s home in Altea. Email davidreeley@hotmail.com. •FREE informal group that shares the understanding the three principles for innate well

being every first and third Wednesday 7pm until 8.30pm in Alfaz del Pi. Call Mark 616 762 131 or email sheela@sheelamasand.com. •SKITTLES fun matches at Restaurant/Bar GranSol Calpe at 7.30pm. Call 600 837 054. www.kingpins-vpweb.co.uk.

OTHERS •CALPE ROTARY FELLOWSHIP La Fustera. www.calperotary.org.uk •LA NUCIA SPARTANS American Football team welcomes new players for their sub 16, over 16s and female teams. www.lanuciaspartans.com. •MASK FOR MABS children’s menu at El Paraiso Restaurant in Parcent. €1 donated to charity. •MORAIRA CHARITY SHOP on Avenida del Portet Road, opens Monday-Saturday 10am1pm and Tuesday and Thursday 4pm-7pm. 666 625 856. •STAMP CLUB Javea: 965 795 499. •WALKING GROUP Castalla. 965 630 009 / 607 434 732. •COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS – Saturdays and Wednesdays – different difficulty walks. www.cbmwalkers.org •GANDIA AREA ACTIVITIES: Thursday social club dinners and golf, Friday and Monday petanca. 962 852 828. Saturday walking group. 962 808 601. •NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: www.nhwinspain.com or 620 417 777. •U3A VALL DEL POP. www.u3avalldelpop.com. •ARENAL School of Bridge and Social Club play duplicates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2.15pm at the Arenal Clubhouse in Javea. Tuesdays are for beginners. 965 770 509.

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Charities SOCIETY for the protection of Animals in Need (S.P.A.I.N). We buy, sell and exchange anything at CHARITY WAREHOUSE in Gata de Gorgos. House clearances, furniture, collectables, bankrupt stock etc. Collect / deliver 965 756 215 / 665 653 998 (95962)

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AT MICHAEL’S Several different comfortable armchairs. See photos: www.michaels-javea.com (101009)

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Building Services Antiques

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Business for Sale

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CHIMNEY Sweep. Clean, efficient service. 660 844 623 (97474)

Classes QUALIFIED experienced teacher offers Russian-English classes in Benidorm. Please call Olga 672 885 167 (203198)

Cleaning

MICHAEL’S 28 YEARS IN JAVEA - ENSURES YOUR SATISFACTION! www.michaels-javea.com Tel 965 791 328 (101009)

A1 SPECIALIST CLEANING. Carpets, upholstery, 15 years experience 965 058 177 / 697 511 071 marc@barnaclebills.co.uk www.britishbusinesspagesin spain.es (100314)

Caravans

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SOLITAIRE diamond rings needed. Gold Centre Altea 697 193 941 (97479) ALL silver items bought for cash. Gold Centre Altea 697 193 941 (97479)

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Buy & Sell I BUY RECORDS 50’s to the 90’s. Best prices for good records. Tel: 622 750 117 / 962 851 809 (99746) POOL TABLES, Snooker Tables, Table Tennis Tables, Darts Tel: 666 933 726 www.spainpool.com (203168)

“RISING DAMP” can cure Rising Damp, Leaking Flat Roof or Terrace. WE can make your Underbuild Dry. Villa Re-painting Due! We can protect your villa and stop PENETRATING DAMP with a Protective coating. You can also pay in Sterling. Phone/email us for a free survey now. Tel 965 050 065 Mobile 634 322 672 www.dry zoneespana.com (202251)

Dressmaking MADE TO MEASURE loose covers. Choose from a wide range of materials in your own home. Javea area 686 453 827 (201876)

Electricians ELECTRICIAN WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE on the Costa Blanca. Electrical upgrades, downgrades, meter boxes moved to boundaries. Rewiring with all paperwork issued. Installation of ICP switch and box for Iberdrola requirements. Tel: Mark 608 669 165 or 965 831 082 (97455) www.dragonreforms.com Tel. 966 807 098 .Free quotes given. (101023)

FIREWOOD Best quality and best prices, 1 year stored. Carlos 607 470 223 (99540)

Business Opp.

WE buy all Omega/Rolex watches. Gold Centre Altea 697 193 941 (97479)

Damp

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CALPE Card Shop. Fully Stocked. Freehold. Regular Clients. Call for details 649 665 620 (99656)

BAR/CAFÉ. Small excellent bar, 10 mins to Benidorm Beach, staff managed, large turnover, genuine reason for sale. Good discount for early sale. Value 125,000 euros and figures to verify. Tel 722 374 448 (202256)

COMPUTER SERVICES: Internet, ADSL. Repairs, maintenance, new or second hand. All your computer needs call David 629 672 538 or 965 584 071 (99695)

COSTA BLANCA Firewood. See our main ad in Homes and Gardens (99707)

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Gardening OASIS Garden Pool Maintenance, Calpe to Javea. Call Martin 669 261 868 (97473)

Gold Wanted ALEXANDERS Antique Jewellers pay top London prices. Est 2003, Open Mon-Sat 10am-2pm. Javea port seafront. 965 792 595 (202294) GOLD CENTRE ALTEA N332 - Albir. See the main ad on page 11. (97479) RETIRED jeweller will buy unwanted/broken gold jewellery, coins and silver items. Cash paid. 627 019 403 (99504) GOLD WANTED. English jeweller will buy broken, unwanted jewellery and coins. 664 890 990 (99704)

Handyman PURELY MAINTENANCE For all your maintenance needs - big or small, contact Carl on 965 878 866 or 669 218 928 email pure lymaintenance@hotmail.com (101108)

Health & Beauty CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST, Philip Mann, clinics in Benissa, Moraira, Javea, Calpe and Albir. 686 912 307 (99635)

Free TV PALCOMPUTER in Albir, PC, Notebook and Mac. NEW: iPhone repair. www.palcomputer.es, info@palcomputer.es 966 865 078 / 673 913 339 (97438) COMPUTER & INTERNET REPAIR. Expert advice. Professional Web Design. Check for details – www.callmike.eu / Mike 600 887 515 (99660)

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HOMECARE COSTA BLANCA. From 1hr cleaning to 24hr nursing care. 619 216 270 / 965 878 028. jainemossaic@gmail.com www.homecarecostablanca.com (99548)

MOBILE WELDING SERVICE, gates, rejas, railings etc. Made to measure or repaired. Free quotes. NO JOB TOO SMALL. Calpe. Dave: 616 173 699 / 965 834 869 (97481)

Insurance

Miscellaneous IT’S Christmas at Cathy’s Cards. Individual and packs of cards. Decorations, diaries, calendars etc. 649 665 620 (99655)

Mobile Homes

WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyanycar@ hotmail.com (200261) MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (95302) GOING HOME ? Want to swap my UK Reg, RHD, 07 plated, VW Crafter Sprinter (LWB, high top, diesel, tax, MOT) for Spanish car. 646 600 898 (94920) PORSCHE 928 S4, automatic, LHD, Spanish reg, fully loaded www.hispavan.com Leo 687 845 730 (202017) AUDI A6, all road, 4x4, luxury motoring, Spanish reg, LHD, auto, diesel, £5,600, bargain, www.his pavan.com Leo 687 845 730

SOS INSURANCE. Best prices available. Call us first for all your insurance needs. Including funeral plans. Tel: 966 787 123 / 622 275 561 (202254)

Internet

WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail.com (100120)

Motoring

GENTLEMEN. A happy love life with the amazing blue pill. Guaranteed. Amazing (from 2€). Delivery North Costa Blanca. Call Keith 687 357 529 (99657) SEX CINEMA ‘El Sofa’. (Straight, Gay and Bi rooms), Calle de la Parra 5, Benidorm www.SexCinema Benidorm.com (97998) BENIDORM Open-minded couple. Spanish lady and Greek man. We can make your sexual fantasies come true. 627 328 205 (202277) GORGEOUS ENGLISH BLONDE 45 years gives discreet massage, 1 hour or over night stay. 15 mins Alicante airport.Tel Karen: 662 049 021 (99628) GENERIC Viagra, Cialis, Jellies. Trial packs. Same or next day delivery. www.costablues.com 680 878 735 Colin (202295) JAVEA, Moraira, Christina, Eastern European lady massage and more. Older gentlemen welcome, also weekends. Tel: 667 817 407 or 661 034 261 (99619)

RENAULT Kangoo 2001. Denia area. 1,100€ ono. 618 012 731 (202281)

BEAUTIFUL, Sexy, High Class German Lady, 27, Discreet Luxury Apartment Benidorm 697 648 395 (101021)

Motor Homes

SWINGERSBENIDORM.COM. Regular parties in purpose-built club. (97345)

MINIATURE Yorkshire Terrier Puppies, from a friendly home, for sale. 699 790 080 (99734)

Pet Insurance PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. w w w. i n f o @ p r o t e c t a p e t . e u (95962)

Plumbing www.100percentplumbing.com Call for a free quotation 965 835 939 (87006) www.dragonreforms.com Tel. 966 807 098. Free quotes given (101023) PLUMBING & ELECTRICS, Kitchens & Bathrooms. Tel: 634 401 805 www.plumbing-electrics .com (97341)

Pool Services TH.POOLS.sc. Maintenance, servicing and repairs. New pumps and filters, sand changes and regrouts. Pool equipment and oneoff lessons available. Moraira Benidorm. CALL TRISTAN 627 008 158 (95844)

MOTORHOMES for sale and wanted. www.hispavan.com. Tel Leo 687 845 730 (202017)

ALBIR; BENIDORM, Young beautiful lady, speaks English, offers massage & escort services. 626 096 866 (99691)

Painter/Decorator

BENIDORM C/Kennedy. Two young, gorgeous, English speaking, Latino and Italian, brunette girls will fulfil all your fantasies. All erotic services. Home visits or in their apartment. 678 985 867 (202277)

www.instantpools.eu YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL - We manufacture & install Wooden AboveGround Pools. Pools from 8ft 32ft. Remember, with above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”. Phone or email for a FREE BROCHURE NOW. Email: info@instantpools.eu - Tel: 965 050 064 - Mobile: 634 322 672 (202251)

Pets

Professional Services

W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (97457) SIKKENS Elastomeric silicone coatings. This waterproofs/protects walls. Wooden Door Spraying. www.villapainting.es 678 179 346 (97340) www.decorlux.es painting, decorating, renovation. Est. Costa Blanca 1995. Estimates free. Tel 649 181 526 (97279)

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MEMOBILE, the cheapest internet is born, 550mb. 5€ incl IVA. 902 947 625 (202282)

Locksmith LOCKSMITH/ELECTRICIAN/C ARPENTER for emergency safe opening, Altea based. Call Michael Rice 686 513 510 or Sean Gannon 667 507 630 (101007)

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PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (95495) NEED YOUR PETS TAKEN CARE OF? Not kennels, just a friendly home. Large fenced area. 699 790 080 Altea (99699)

TV, ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT, satellite, amplifiers, mixers, keyboards, etc. BLUESKY REPAIRS 966 875 283/626 430 671 (99672)

PAWS PET TRANSPORT SPAIN UK SPAIN every month. We treat all pets as if they belonged to us. Maybe the best rates in Spain. Please call JOE on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 for a chat or email pawspettransport@hotmail.com. Quote ewn1 (97486)

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Property for Rent APARTAMENTOS PLAYA ALBIR SL. Quality rental accommodation with reception, 2 beds, 2 bath. Washing machine, air con, sea views and swimming pool. Available for short or long term let. apartments@playaalbirsl.e.tele fonica.net / Tel/fax 966 866 206 (202289) M100 - BENITACHELL, top floor apartment of a 2 storey block, 2 bedrooms, quiet location, stunning panoramic views. 420€ pcm - 965 745 969 (89468) M141 - Second floor, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment in the sought after Port Xabia complex, Javea, walking distance to beach and all amenities 600 € per month plus bills. 965 745 969 (89468) CHEAP winter lets from £30, yes only £30 per week near Gandia. Rentals also available in Albir and near Mojacar. Email: oasis parks@yahoo.co.uk or 696 090 776 (101031) 3 BED, 3 bath spacious semi-detached house with garage, situated in the popular area of La Zenia, walking distance to shops, beaches and the new La Zenia Boulevard. Furnished. Long term. €550 monthly + electric & water. Perfect family home. Tel: 966 733 079 / 619 098 543 (97868) BETWEEN Benidorm and La Nucia. One bedroom apartment with garden. €300/month. Call 650 215 760 (99749)

Property Management COMPLETE HOME SERVICES Villa changeovers, laundry, pool cleaning, gardening, and general maintenance, everything you need. North Costa Blanca. denise bridger12@gmail.com Denise 667 298 576 (99556)

Property Wanted NOT happy with the rentals this summer? We are looking for quality villas in Denia and Javea area. You can keep renting the villa yourself and we do not have any problem working with another agency. www.cbcasas.com 666 327 729 (Walter) (101019) PROPERTY wanted: Cash Buyer looking for Villa in Denia area, Quick Completion possible. Send details and price to houseinnorth costablanca@gmail.com (203094) NOT happy with the rentals this summer? We are looking for quality villas in Denia and Javea area. You can keep renting the villa yourself and we do not have any problem working with another agency. www.cbcasas.com 666 327 729 (Walter) (101019)

Removal/Storage

BENIDORM & SURROUNDING AREAS, 2 men removals, house clearances. Also regular trips to UK. 655 239 797 (99737)

CALPE, La Calalga, 75 metres to the beach and local amenities. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, swimming pool, only €265,000. Tel: 629 991 543 (99211) OLIVA, 500 metres from beach, 2000m2 plot with 98m2 prefab house, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, good quality kitchen, large living/dining area, pool and mobile home included in the price €75,000. 658 368 653 (201910) NEW Ecological Villas under construction of 140m2 with sea views in Costa Benissa, show home available to view, prices from €349,000 fully inclusive of all taxes! Tel 695 831 044 (204952) ALFAS - Family house 4 beds, 2 baths. Central heating, open fire, fully furnished. Double garage. 300mtrs supermarket, pharmacy and bus stops. €280,000. Details www.villasanrafael.eu. To view 966 814 520 (202300)

Prop Maintenance MADE IN SPAIN - Property & garden maintenance - Property management. 652 090 017 / 965 878 028 www.madeinspain.co madein_s@yahoo.co.uk (99546)

Soft Furnishings

MAN & VAN Costa Blanca North Removals / delivery, house & garden clearance. Competitive rates. UK fixed prices. Call Graham 965 730 382 / 644 114 876 (101069) SPAIN2UK2SPAIN man and van. Trips between UK/Spain twice a month. Excellent rates. enquiries@spain2uk2spain.com. Also local removals and deliveries. Christine 965 571 837 / 638 261 341 (202275) FURNITURE VAN FOR HIRE with driver. Careful local moves, Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014 (97462) VAN SPAIN-UK-SPAIN leaving every 2 weeks. Great rates. Contact Joe on 966 074 576 or 650 341 087 or email civic1235@msn.com. Quote EWN1 (97486) VAN Leaving UK to Spain 9th December. Returning Spain to UK 16th December. Space available. 0044 (0) 755298 5343 or 679 042 805 email keithmarion9@ yahoo.co.uk (202304)

Roller Shutters CORDS, slats, winding mechanisms, motors. Calpe + 40 kms. Tony Bowers 659 464 992 www.toldosalchemy.com (99623)

Scrap Vehicles SCRAP VEHICLES wanted for cash. Call 646 726 377 (101035)

Sewing MADE TO MEASURE loose covers. Choose from a wide range of materials in your own home. Javea area 686 453 827 (201876)

Situations Vacant ENGLISH Speaking? Opportunities part / full time Tel: 660 641 913 patroyspain@gmail.com (204208)

TV/Satellite TV

LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (97456)

EUROPEAN removals and transport with scheduled UK routes. UK Company, fully legal, taking loads from 5kg to 24,000kg. Lowest prices and the best service. 952 816 582 or www.focustransport.com (96826)

Property for Sale SELL your property with Schaich Estate Agents. See our main ad on front page. (99636)

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Solar Power INTERNATIONAL Real Estate Company urgently require experienced English speaking Sales Executives from England, Belgium, Holland and Russia with knowledge of the Spanish language to work in the Costa Almeria. Also required in the Costa del Sol area. Must have good communication skills and be flexible. Immediate start and high earnings possible. Send CV with recent photograph to info@gogoestates.com (200958) TELEMARKETERS - Closers Qualifiers. English, Dutch, German, French, Scandinavian. Info: 602 588 219 (203103) TRAINEE Satellite TV Technician: Applicants should be: over 25, with some knowledge of basic electronics/electrical/computers, hold a full Spanish driving licence, speak English and basic Spanish and must be able to commute to Oliva/Gandia area. In first instance send CV to info@poolfencespain.com (202709) EXPERIENCED British fryer/cook wanted in Albir. 30 hours (flexible). Serious applicants only. Send CV to nakkyeah@hotmail.com (202359) TELEMARKETERS required in Busot near Alicante. Basic wage plus residual commissions please email CV to info@sleepwellmar keting.com (202282) WE started our business in the last recession, 13 year later we are still expanding , if you have enthusiasm , drive and ambition we can show you how to earn 2000€ a month in your spare time. Email application only CV to info@quoteme.es (202282)

Skip Hire

SOLAR BEST DEAL IN SPAIN www.gosolarinspain.com (204791)

Structural Surveys MARK PADDON BSc Hons. Building surveying. MCIOB, CAAT. From 245€ + IVA. Insured and legally registered in Spain. Tel: 653 733 066 / 962 807 247 www.costablancasurveyors.com (101061)

SSSYSTEMS for all your British TV 606 139 591 / 628 029 088 / 965 878 028 Stuart _sssystems@ya hoo.co.uk / seabrightsatellites .com (99545)

Wanted

Swimming Pools TOTAL POOL CARE. Leak detection, structural repairs, regrouts and retiling, replacement pumps, lights, sand filters etc. Tel: 654 687 536 (96092)

Tax Affairs

Wig Specialists WIGS-R-US EL CISNE MARKET BENIDORM. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 9.30 till 2pm. 690 378 844 (95294) BEAUTIFUL Wigs for Ladies experiencing hair loss. Home visits 639 054 557 (99722)

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CONTENEDORES MATA - SKIP HIRE 3-5-10M3. Tel 965 790 172 / 679 440 046 (99501) JAVEA SKIP HIRE 626 670 038, Moraira, Benissa, Calpe, Denia from S & W TOOL HIRE & FERRETERIA MORAIRA (99645)

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debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The international launch of the RAV4 is estimated for next summer, with a base price of €18,000. Longer (+205 mm), wider (+30 mm) but lower (-25 mm) than its predecessor, the fourth generation of Toyota’s compact, versatile SUV showcases a new silhouette that emphasises its versatility, roominess and improved dynamic capabilities. The exterior combines the stylish signature elements of the new Toyota frontal design language with frill-free aesthetics and the muscular image of durability expected from a vehicle with its four-wheel drive credentials.

DRIVING POSITION: The new RAV4 has been designed enhancing ergonomics. The new RAV4 will be available in a choice of nine body colours, including three new to the model range (as named by the company): Greyish Blue MM, Moss Green and Black MM. Combining a spacious, comfortable cabin with a cockpit-like driver’s environment, the interior

design build’s on the RAV4’s inherent practicality with greater roominess, higher quality finishes and a more focused, engaging SUV driving experience. The Western European powertrain line-up now comprises a 151 DIN hp 2.0 litre petrol engine, a new 124 DIN hp 2.0 litre diesel, and a 150 DIN hp

Convoy law pure myth RUMOURS of a new law about motor clubs are untrue. According to the rumour a new law due to start in January, 2013, ruled that any convoy of more than six cars would have to inform in advance all towns or cities through which it would pass. Permission would have been required and the front and rear cars would have to be in communication. “Unfortunately these rumours grew like wild fire and there were some very worried car club officials, me included. I am very happy to say that these rumours have proven to be completely false,” Eric Arnold, Chairman of the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club in Spain said. “I cannot take all the glory for getting to the bottom of this, most of the work was done by Bruce Rowbotham of the Phoenix Car Club,” he added. The upcoming JEC Spain meeting will be held on January 27 at Los Almendros restaurant in Torrellano (Alicante). More information: jaguarspain@outlook.com.

2.2 litre D-4D diesel engine. Every engine in this new line-up benefits from reductions in CO2 emissions, averaging some 12 per cent across the power plant range. Of particular note, the 2.0 litre diesel, front-wheel drive derivative new to the RAV4 range is equipped with Toyota’s Stop & Start technology, reducing CO2 emission to 127 g/km. Together with a new, more comfortable driving position, the new RAV4 builds on its traditional SUV attributes with retuned front and rear suspension systems, revised Electric Power Steering and a New Integrated Dynamic Drive System with all-new Sport mode function. With a new, high rigidity, multi-path impact load body designed to provide optimum occupant and pedestrian impact protection, the new RAV4 has been engineered to achieve a 5-star rating in the gruelling, 2013 Euro NCAP crash test programme. The new Toyota SUV is equipped with an antiwhiplash seat design, and seven airbags are fitted as standard, including a driver’s knee airbag and twin-chamber front seat side airbags.

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FOOTBALL ROUNDUP • The draw for the third round of the FA Cup has paired West Ham with Manchester United, Spurs with Coventry (a repeat of the 1987 final), Swansea

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Chelsea needs to find Champions League spot T ONIGHT Chelsea need to bounce back from PL defeat at West Ham and beat Nordsjaelland to qualify for the Champions League knock- out stages. And Celtic must get a result against Spartak Moscow and hope that Barcelona take care of Benfica. Meanwhile, tomorrow it’s imperative that Liverpool and Spurs avoid defeat (at least) to make progress in the Europa League. Also on TV this week you can watch the Third Test between India and England, snooker at the York Barbican and the women’s Masters Golf tournament in Dubai. And don’t forget the 164th Manchester derby takes place at Old Trafford on Saturday. United lead City by 68 wins to 45. Last weekend England’s rugby team, who scored three tries in 10 minutes, pulled off a magnificent 38-21 victory over the All Blacks who went into the game on a 20 match unbeaten run. Six Nations champions Wales lost 14-12 to Australia… Freddie Flintoff won his first professional boxing bout… Swansea stunned Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates… MK Dons beat AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup… and after fiveand-half years with LA Galaxy, David Beckham’s last game ended with a 3-1 MSL Cup final win over Houston Dynamo.

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F1 CHAMP: Sebastian Vettel.

SPORTS SCENE By Tony Matthews A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

with Arsenal and Southampton with holders Chelsea; Liverpool visit nonLeague opposition in Lincoln or Mansfield and Manchester City play Gianfranco Zola’s Watford. Ties to be played on January 5 and 6. • The 12 nominees for the BBC 2012 Sports Personality of the Year award (live on BBC TV on December 16) include Olympians Jessica Ennis, Nicola Adams, Kath Grainger, Sir Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins, Sarah Storey, David Weir, Ellie Simmonds, Mo Farah, Andy Murray and Ben Ainslie plus Rory McIlroy. And talking of Ainslie, he will not sail in Rio in 2016, but wants to help GB win the America’s Cup before retiring. • After scoring twice in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi goes into tonight’s CL game with Benfica needing just two more goals to break Gerd Muller’s record of 85 in a calendar year. And either Messi, Andres Iniesta or

Cristiano Ronaldo will win FIFA’S 2012 Ballon D’Or, (World Player of the Year award). • West Ham’s owner David Gold says the club has a zero tolerance approach to any supporter involved in anti-Semitic chanting. Two Hammers’ fans were cautioned by police and a season ticket holder banned for life following incidents in the recent derby with Spurs. • The trial of Birmingham owner, Carson Yeung, has been adjourned until April. Yeung is charged with laundering £60 million. • UEFA could scrap the Europa League and increase the Champions League to 64 clubs. SPORT IN BRIEF • Golf’s governing body could introduce a new rule which would limit the use of longhandled putters. Three of the last five major winners have used the long handle. • Rafael Nadal is ‘getting better’ and hopes to compete in the Australian Open in January. The Spaniard hasn’t played competitively since Wimbledon in June. • Aussie Ricky Ponting, the second highest runmaker in Test cricket behind Sachin Tendulkar, has retired and Ashley Giles is England’s new ODI and T20 manager. • Sebastian Vettel is still F1 world champion after his ‘overtake’ manoeuvre in Sao Paulo

was declared legal. And Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas will replace Bruno Senna at Williams next year. • Heavyweights David Price (Liverpool) and Ireland’s Tyson Fury were both victorious in fights last weekend. • And in Rugby, England’s women emulated their male counterparts by beating New Zealand 32-23 to clinch the series 3-0.

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Bowls club shows up moaning footballers ARSENE WENGER and his namby-pamby footballers complain about being tired when they have to play twice in a week. But up and down the Costa Blanca bowlers (average age 70+) take it in their stride and just get on with it. In Calpe’s re-arranged

match last week they came unstuck. In their first competitive match at Bonalba they didn’t travel well. By the time they got to grips with the home side’s green it was nearly all over. The team in general didn’t perform well losing 48 – 90, and it was only

through the efforts of Kate Sayers, Alan Steed and Liz Griffiths, who won 17 – 16, they got two League points. However, Calpe bounced back later in the week with an 87 – 51 win against Javea Quartz to secure a maximum 10 League points.

Alan Edwards, Alison Edwards and Enid Duxbury won 25 – 5, Stan Walmsley, Betty Walmsley and Paul Brown won 24 – 20, Kate Sayers, Alan Steed and Tony Sayers won 20 – 14 and Ted Campbell, Eileen Whitmore and Robert Daplyn won 18 – 12.

THANKS: George Wambeek, retiring Director of Cricket in Spain, gets a special award from Allan Bacon.

Veteran spinner takes the plaudits

SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD Paul Taylor was the hero as he took seven wickets to help win the Spanish Regional Cricket Final. With Alfas CC staring at defeat after scoring just 123 on a wet pitch at La Manga and Catalunya CC well up with the runs, the veteran spinner came into the attack to turn the course of the game. Having opposition captain Nizar stumped for 16 off four balls started an extraordinary sequence, with Taylor taking four wickets in four balls. His figures of seven wickets for 19 runs

deservedly won him the man of the match award with fellow spinner Crompton chipping in with two wickets on a pitch that was turning square. Earlier Alfas openers Pennick and Ali had got the team off to a good start with a solid 55 partnership. But good bowling by the Catalan team had pegged the score back. In the previous day’s semi-finals Cataluyna CC from the northern region had beaten La Manga CC champions of the southern region, and Alfas CC, from Albir, Alicante, cruised past Minhaj CC. After the match retiring chairman of Cricket in Spain George Wambeek was presented with a cricket bat to thank him for his service.

GOOD SCORE: Warblers at Villaitana.

Warblers take on the bitter cold conditions at Villaitana A BITTER cold wind blew across the course at Villaitana and some Orba Warblers declared they wished they had stayed in bed. The strong wind presented a challenge all of its own and some found the conditions a bit too much.

One who clearly handled it all very well was top scorer, Glynn Braidley who scored 36 points off his handicap of 15.9. He was followed by Tony Dickinson (32) and David Knight (31) points. Glyn Walters topped division two

with 35 points off 25.4, and in second place was Peter Gibson (32) and Margaret Hoare with the same score. Derek Gray, Steve Robinson and David Knight were closest on the par threes and Fred Cooley was closest in two on the 13th. In a singles knockout match Steve Robinson beat David Knight two up. and signed tennis ball. The Annual General This novel and surprise Meeting of the Orba gesture was much Warblers society will be appreciated by the held on January 31, 2013, recipients. at La Sella Golf Club, In reply, Ursula Borak meeting at 10.00am for a presented Christiane 10.30am start time. with a silver necklace The next fixture is next bearing a silver tennis Wednesday at Bonalba. racquet pendant. Guests are welcome Music at the evening, subject to a current organised by Mieki handicap certificate. Meulman, was provided For more information: by tennis coach Jo 634 351 950 or visit Altamira. www.orbawarblers.com.

Bye bye Christiane MORE than 40 tennis friends and their partners held a farewell party at Los Leones

Restaurant, Sol Park, for popular member, Christiane Heck. Christiane, who lived in Moraira for 10 years, was leaving permanently to return home to Germany. She was a regular player in the multi-national group. She made a moving farewell speech at the end of which she presented every member with a suitably decorated