Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 6 - 12 November 2014 Issue 1531

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Help Keira have a better life By Dilip Kuner THE mother of cerebral palsy sufferer Keira Alvarez Turner is doing a sponsored head shave to raise funds for desperately-needed specialist treatment for her daughter. Keira, from Finestrat, who is six-and-a-half years old, needs €15,000 to travel to the US for the specialist care which makes a huge difference to the quality of her life. Last year, Euro Weekly News reported on her need for funds, and generous readers along with the Moraira Charity Shop, Original Charity Shop Javea, Eurochange and Liars Bar rallied round to raise the thousands of euros needed for treatment within just a few days. That money was spent on treatments in Spain in 2013. Now she has booked a third trip to Orlando for August 2015, and is launching her fundraising effort with a sponsored head shave at Benidorm’s Levis Showboat bar on Wednesday, November 12, at around midnight. Debbie, pictured with husband Ramon and Keira, explained that she has had to put off fundraising for Keira this year as she needed to devote time to her son, Rylee, four, who has autism. “Fundraising takes up so much time, and I just had to give my attention to Rylee as he was having schooling problems. So, unfortunately, 2014 was the first year since 2010 that Keira did not have intensive therasuit therapy. “But now it is Keira’s turn again. She is doing amazingly well. We have recently changed her

epilepsy medications and she is way more active. She still has seizures but this is a forever thing unfortunately. “We have been keeping up with her weekly therapy and doing lots with her in the house. Keira is now able to creep up to stand against the sofa, which is a huge step, has more hand function when using her iPad to paint or play memory.” Debbie added: “Doing Hyperbaric/ intensive therapy combined is a huge opportunity; we did both in 2012 and the outcome was amazing. There are no intensive therapy

places in Spain that have Hyperbaric chambers near them and all the Hyperbaric chambers in Europe are shared tanks unlike in Orlando when Keira is in the tank on her own. The price of the intensive therasuit is $7,000 and another treatment, hbot, is $6,600 for a threeweek session. We hope to raise €15,000 to pay for treatments, flights and accommodation,” Debbie explained. To make a donation or sponsor Debbie call 637 314 850 or email espanglish@hotmail.com (which is also her PayPal account address).

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INDEX News 1 - 32 Finance 33 - 38 Letters 39 Daily TV 40, 42, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 Leapy Lee 47 Time Out 57 - 60 Health & Beauty 61 - 64 Food 66 - 68 Homes & Gardens 69-70 Property 71 - 75 Services 76 - 80 Classifieds 81 - 83 Motoring 84 - 86 Sport 87 - 88

CLEAN STREETS: No need to look where you walk.

Dog-owners swell town hall accounts

BENIDORM Town Hall earned itself €25,000 by fining pet-owners in the last eight months. The term ‘brigada marron’ (brown brigade) is possibly too graphic, but this is the popular name for the street patrol that keeps watch to ensure that owners clean up after their dogs. Owners who failed to do this were fined €150 each, accounting for €18,000 of the total. The 70 people sanctioned for not muzzling their dogs or omitting to micro-

chip them each had to pay €100. Dogs’ mess in the town has been reduced by 60 per cent, said the town hall which is now taking steps to eliminate the smell left by urinating dogs. The patrol will hand out 5,000 spray bottles - big or small depending on the dog’s size - which owners will be asked to fill with water and a few drops of bleach. They should then spray lamp-posts, bollards, trees or wherever their pets have cocked their legs, the town hall said.

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Olive blues VALENCIA and Castellon growers foresee a 40 to 60 per cent fall in this year’s olive crop owing to lack of rain. Many will not cover production costs, they said.

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Mayor approves own exit ALICANTE mayor Sonia Castedo had to back a motion heralding her exit from city hall. At the last plenary meeting the UPyD party proposed excluding candidates involved in corruption scandals from voting lists in next May’s local elections. Castedo is named in two local corruption scandals arising from planning permission irregularities

but has ignored calls to resign. Some are from within her own party, the Partido Popular, and the regional president Alberto Fabra allegedly rang Castedo before the meeting, hinting that opposing the UPyD motion would lead to disciplinary action. Despite having to back the proposal, the mayor avoided lifting her hand in favour. It was backed

by all parties and there was no need for a count, she announced. There were tense moments earlier at the meeting when EU councillor Miguel Angel Pavon called Castedo “a political zombie.” This prompted the mayor to retort, “the living dead smell better than you,” earning applause from her supporters in the council chamber. Photo by Respaña

Cable-laying VODAFONE is preparing to install 16 kilometres of fibre optic cable throughout Benidorm. No new channels will have to be dug as Vodafone will be using existing Telefonica infrastructure.

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Revamp due A €314,000 CONTRACT to smarten up Calle Dr Calatayud, Teulada’s principal tourist street, has been put out to tender. The project also includes improvements to main drains and storm drains.

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Remembrance Sunday in Spain REMEMBRANCE Sunday takes place on November 9 in honour of British soldiers and civilians who fought and died in the First World War. Services are taking place all across Spain to mark the occasion. To find your nearest Remembrance Sunday service or event, please visit www.britishlegion.co.uk and check their ‘overseas branches’ section.

NOVELDA householders should ignore phone calls asking to analyse their tapwater, warned domestic supplier Aqualia. Despite taking 2,000 analyses annually it never makes calls like these, the company said.

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Port compromise ALTEA Town Hall and the regional government are discussing a future leisure centre at the port. This would suit those wanting entertainment and those preferring tranquillity, sources said.

Stony response THE national parliament in Madrid voted against measures intended to assist the Medio Vinalop’s beleaguered marble industry. These included help with exports and less red tape for new quarries.

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Starting young PUPILS from Josep Iborra secondary school in Benissa recently attended a workshop aimed at preventing gender violence. The programme promotes equality and respect while dealing with pupils’ doubts and worries.

Not wanted AN unauthorised flea market on private land in Benidorm’s exclusive El Planet urbanisation was cordoned off after six months of complaints from residents. It will reopen, the undeterred owner vowed.

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The natural beauty of Cueva del Gato

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NDALUCIA’S famous Cueva del Gato could soon be open to the public - or at least part of it could be. More than 15kilometres in length, the cave complex has long been the exclusive domain of potholers and cave explorers; daredevils who have witnessed the splendorous beauty of a spectacular underground world. Plans are afoot to open the first 400 metres of the cave to the public in an effort to promote tourism to the region of Ronda and Benaojan, home of Cueva del Gato, one of two entrances to the cave. Breathtaking tunnels and caverns of the vast cave complex have been carved from water erosion over

Quote of the Week We brought it back; we built it even higher than it was before,’ said Dave Checketts, CEO of Legends, the company operating the observatory on floors 100 to 102 of the new World Trade Center in New York, that opened for business this week, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks.

the years, and the cave also boasts numerous crystal clear underground lakes and impressive stalagmite formations. The cave’s entrance is said to look like a cat’s face (hence the name ‘Cueva del Gato) and the entrance is as far as most people have ventured, apart from the caving experts who come from all over the world to explore its caverns and tunnels. Several people have died due to flash-flooding and rising waters, and a notice at the entrance warns visitors not to go any further. However, experts are now assessing the possibility of opening up a section of Cueva del Gato to visitors with safety measures being put in place.

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billion is the amount of money that Spain’s richest man is worth. Forbes magazine Spain announced this week that Zara founder Armancio Ortega continues to be the richest man in the country. This figure is only Ortega’s business wealth and does not include personal assets, so in reality he is richer.

Take heart THE Valencian Community has an 8.49 per cent mortality rate following a heart attack compared with the national average of 7.31 per cent. Andalucia’s 7.94 per cent is the next-highest.

Fishy business NEW Maritime Fishing laws will open the door to ‘pescatourism.’ Villajoyosa, Calpe and Santa Pola all plan to allow tourists to go to sea with professional fishing boats.

Culture vandals TWO people were charged with using heavy machinery to destroy the site of a 2,500year-old Iberian fort in Campello. Court sources declined to confirm if the landowner was involved.

And finally... Mobile phone users in Spain are among the most likely to have an accident when using their device, according to a survey in 18 European countries. Bumps to the forehead from hitting posts and walls, and grazed knees from tripping over kerbs are the most common injuries among people glued to their screens while walking.

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Health authority confirms Alcoy Legionnaires’ outbreak EIGHT people have been reported as having Legionnaires’ disease in

Alcoy. The Department of Health confirmed that in the past 10 days, eight

cases have been reported with three in the last week, saying: “The coincidence in space and time makes this a case of an outbreak.” The Department of Health said of the eight affected, six have required hospitalisation and four remain in hospital but are

said to be doing well. The authorities are now working to determine the possible source of the outbreak. The water supply has been sampled with chlorine levels said to be correct and stable. Legionnaires’ is an airborne disease, with

cooling towers, pools, groundwater, lakes and air-conditioning units usually the breeding ground for the bacteria. There is an incubation period of 10 days with sufferers reporting flu-like symptoms and a dry cough.

Winter parking in Teulada AS it has in previous years, Teulada introduced a winter timetable for parking in ORA zones. Until March 31 next year, parking will be charged only between 9am and 2pm from Monday to Saturday inclusive. There will be no charge during afternoons or on Sundays and public holidays. These modifications are

PARKING: ORA charges relaxed in Teulada. in keeping with the current economic climate, said Teulada’s mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu.

They will make it easier for residents to park now that the tourist season is over, he added.

Cards are marked in Korea THE credit cards of at least 22 Villajoyosa residents were recently used in Seoul, South Korea. An initial trickle of complaints to the Guardia Civil gradually increased to a flood, coinciding with text messages from the banks involved, informing clients of the Seoul operations. Sums of up to €150 were withdrawn from cash machines but the cards were also used for purchases amounting to €500 in each case. All that links the cardholders is having Villajoyosa as their place of residence and accounts at Spanish banks that include Bankia, Sabadell and La Caixa. Guardia Civil sources declined to say if other localities were affected.

Editor Put down the razor ‘Movember’ is here A note from the

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T’S November already and in just a few short weeks our thoughts will begin turning to the Christmas season; a season that seems to enjoy a longer build-up as each year goes by. But before we start humming Christmas tunes and getting the decorations down from the attic, we have November to contend with, a time when the days and nights get that little bit colder, darkness descends that bit earlier, and facial hair on the upper lips of men seems to sprout from nowhere. So why the proliferation of moustaches of all shapes and sizes on men that otherwise spend the rest of the year clean-shaven? Why it’s ‘Movember’ of course. Growing in popularity each year, Movember is the month when men of all ages and from different walks of life

grow a moustache in order to raise money and awareness for men’s health, in particular prostate and testicular cancer. From humble beginnings back in 2004 when a group of 30 friends in Australia decided to grow moustaches during November, the Movember Foundation now boasts around four million ‘mo bros’ worldwide and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for men’s health. The trend has caught on in Spain, with the country being one of 21 countries across the world that participates in Movember. So don’t be too surprised if you notice a lot of dodgy-looking moustaches doing the rounds during Movember. It’s all for a good cause and we here at EWN will always support a good cause. Good luck boys!

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Homeless man falls to his death in empty building A SQUATTER has died in Denia after falling 10 metres in a halfconstructed building. He was a Denia man down on his luck who for the last few months had been sleeping in the

basement of the building in Calle la Via, locals said. Construction was halted 10 years ago and he fell down an empty lift shaft leading to the second floor of the garage. His

death was not suspicious and almost certainly an accident, said sources close to the police investigation. Another homeless man with him at the time was taken to the police station to

make a statement. The emergency services sent medics and an ambulance as well as firefighters and police to try and rescue the man but nothing could be done to save his life. The building is fenced off but this has not deterred squatters, and the death was an accident waiting to happen, according to neighbours. “We knew that something like this would happen one day,” one of them claimed.

Drawing the line for hotels WHEN Benidorm first boomed, planning laws were not always observed. Decades later, stricter regulations posed problems, many arising from the Coastal Laws. The Environment Ministry recently relaxed these but six seafront hotels were still in trouble after new demarcations were made. All appealed when the ministry ruled that they continued to occupy part of the state-owned strip of land measured from the shoreline. But the Direccion General de Costas has now taken into account the objections of only the Selomar and the Colon.

REPRIEVE: A favourable ruling for Hotel Selomar (with green netting). This was particularly good news for the Selomar, which has been closed for seven years. Its sale has been delayed by the

ministry’s insistence that the overhanging front of the building should be set back to comply with regulations.

Roof for a past relic THREE rows of arches were all that remained of the 19th century Arnauda Riurau in Javea. The 19th century building, once used to dry and process local grapes for the raisins that were a principal source of income in the area, will soon have a roof again. Weathered pine for the rafters, reclaimed tiles with an underlay of canes will remain as close as possible to traditional materials to ensure that the finished pitched roof is a faithful copy of the original.

Javea Mayor Jose Chulvi (centre) with Councillors Torres and Miragall on site.

Residents decide budget PEDREGUER residents now have to decide how to use the €350,000 ‘participative budget’ in the town. The sum has been set aside by the council for projects that local residents have suggested and for the first time they can vote online at www. pedreguerparticipa.com

until November 15. Residents without computer access were able to deposit their votes earlier at the town hall, the Casa de Cultura, Plaza dels Porxens and the covered market. The 150 proposals put forward by Pedreguer residents have now been whittled down to 13,

headed by a €182,000 allocation for social support. Other suggestions include more trees in the streets (€90,000), airconditioning in the music rooms at the Casa de Cultura (€20,000), a climbing wall (€35,000) and an enclosed play area for dogs (€15,000).

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Police offered new home BENIDORM Town Hall has offered municipal land for a new Local Police station. Plans to relocate the cramped police station in 2003 were halted because the chosen site affected irrigation channels bringing water from Algar. No complications are attached to three proposed plots in the same area near the courts, and the town hall is now waiting to hear from the Interior Ministry. The most suitable is on the corner in front of the bus station, said municipal sources, “but the ministry has the last word.”

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Lotto robbers fail to pick winning ticket GUILLERMO ABENZA, a 68-year-old from Sax, was delighted to win €60,000 on the national lottery. Guillermo, who lives alone, was less pleased when he heard insistent knocking at 8am some days after

the win. Still in his pyjamas, he opened the door and was viciously kicked by a young man wearing a balaclava. He kicked and punched the pensioner, covering his mouth to prevent him from calling for help.

Another hooded youth went straight to the bedroom, emerging with Guillermo’s wallet and they both ran off. If they thought it contained the winning ticket they were out of luck as his sister had taken it to the bank the day before, Guillermo said later. The wallet contained only his identity card and driving licence but the pensioner, who had a heart attack 18 months ago, admitted that he is now afraid to sleep alone at home. Guardia Civil investigators believe the youths, who hid their faces and were careful not to speak, must know Guillermo. They would have heard of his win and perhaps even seen the winning ticket that he proudly displayed in local bars, they said.

Roadworks in Benissa BENISSA Town Hall has cleared and resurfaced 8,000 square metres of residential roads in the coastal area. So far El Freixe, l’Alzina, El Lledo, El Tramus, La Corriola, El Baladre, El Saule and La Morella have been asphalted, with the €100,000 bill footed by the town hall. Further work on more of the town’s coast roads is due to be carried out in the coming weeks.

RESURFACING: Halfway done.

Implant patient was ‘ignored’ A WOMAN whose silicone breast implants exploded felt ‘humiliated’ by Alicante General Hospital. The private cosmetic surgeon who carried out the breast enlargement in 2006 would have charged €2,050 to remove them but she could not afford this. She went at least 10 times to A&E at Alicante General with unbearable pain in her breasts, arms and ribs, she claimed. The plastic surgeon she eventually saw took little

notice of her, the woman complained, and she was put on the waiting list and told to expect an operation at the end of next year. She was also on the waiting list at San Juan Hospital where the implants were finally removed in September after doctors detected infection. The delay was not unusual as there is an average wait of 128 days for non-urgent plastic surgery, Alicante General Hospital said.

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That’s ours! THE halted Atrium hotel complex in La Cala de Villajoyosa has countered claims that it usurped a strip of publicly-owned land. Municipal permission was received some years back, the owners claimed.

In the swim SAN JUAN’S longdelayed covered swimming pool will be sited behind the tennis courts at the new sports complex. Work is due to begin next year, the town hall has confirmed.

Donor need SO far this year 3,198 people have donated blood in the Marina Baja and 385 have registered as new donors. Regular donations are always required, Villajoysa Hospital said.

Green shoots A MONTH after fire swept over Cabo San Antonio, vegetation is beginning to grow again. Invasive cacti will be removed, enabling native plants to flourish, said Javea Town Hall.

Doing it right BENITACHELL has allocated €109,000 to modifications to its urban development plan (PGOU) recommended by the regional government.

Sad farewell ALICANTE Province lost 90,000 foreign residents in the last year, said statistics office INE. The majority were Europeans discouraged by higher taxes, social welfare cutbacks and the cost of living.

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Hotels race to replace Russians WITH fewer Russian tourists expected next year, the Costa Blanca is looking towards Poland. The Ukraine crisis and the falling rouble have taken their toll and the hoteliers’ association Hosbec is concentrating efforts on Poland, said its president Antonio Mayor. Poland has potential middle class clients and is well-connected to the Costa Blanca thanks to Ryanair flights, Mayor pointed out. “We need to concentrate a little less on Russia and a little more on Poland,” he said. It is also important to recover trade from traditional markets like Germany, France and Italy, while continuing efforts to expand client bases in Spain, the UK, Belgium and Holland, Mayor stressed.

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Medic defends care after woman’s death AN ALICANTE gynaecologist whose patient died of septicaemia last March insisted that correct procedures were followed.

Approximately two weeks after givin g birth via Caesarean in an Alicante city clinic, the 32-year-old mother, a National Police officer,

OIL OPPOSITION: Denia Mayor Ana Kringe, Javier Chicharro and Lucia Moreno.

More groups say no to oil drilling DENIA has further allies in its battle to halt oil drilling in the Gulf of Valencia. Javier Chicharro of Asociacion Poseidon and Lucia Moreno from Proyecto Beharra - two groups committed to protecting the marine environment - have joined the campaign.

returned with a very high temperature. The emergency doctor diagnosed an infected throat and she was admitted to a medical ward, later undergoing a hysterectomy. By then the infection was so far advanced that she died in the clinic’s intensive care unit, and the gynaecologist now faces professional imprudence charges. A forensic report ruled out malpractice but despite this the doctor was cited by the judge because the mother died through gynaecological complications. Lawyers representing her family presented an independent report which concluded that although the medical attention she received was “intense, prolific and attentive it was not gynaecologically correct.”

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Released and rearrested A PRISONER serving a rape sentence was briefly released into police custody and arrested for another attack. His DNA matched that found after an Alicante woman was attacked in February.

Mains burst BAR terraces were temporarily flooded when workmen laying natural gas pipes in Benidorm severed a water main in Calle Esperanto. The supply was cut off for two hours.

Bills settled JAVEA Town Hall now pays suppliers within 32.6 days compared with a 45-day time lag almost a year ago. It hopes to cut this to a month by early 2015.

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TRANSFORMED: The cream-painted house will be new hotel.

New boutique hotel for old town plaza

A MUNICIPALLY-OWNED property in central Villajoyosa has been leased to a hotel company. The listed property in the Plaza de la Iglesia is to become a 10-bedroomed “boutique hotel” and should receive its first clients during Easter Week. The town hall will receive an annual rent of €19,000 and the company running the hotel is committed to spending €300,000 on

restoring the building. In leasing out the building the town hall is acting on several fronts by attracting investment in the town, adding to the number of hotels and creating direct employment, said local mayor Jaime Lloret. The future hotel is located in Villajoyosa’s emblematic old quarter, near the town centre and a short walk from the beach.

THE CAFETERIA at San Juan public library, which closed last year, will not be replaced with vending machines as originally planned. It will reopen shortly under new management.

Home alone BY 2029 there will be 231,523 Alicante province residents living alone, predicted the INE statistics office.

Free ride VILLENA bus fares are rising by 15 cents but will be free for pensioners, the disabled and families at risk of social exclusion who are registered on the town padron.

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Abducted girl escapes from Tindouf, Algeria MAYUBA is back in her Genoves (Valencia) home after a three-month ordeal in Algeria. The young Sahrawi, aged 24 and now a Spanish citizen, is an Alicante University graduate who works in London. She first came to Spain in 1999 under the Holidays in Peace programme for Sahrawi children from the Tindouf refugee camp and lives, with her birth family’s blessing, with Amparo Viñes and Batiste Llopis in Genoves. In August she returned to the Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf to see her family but once there they refused to allow her

to leave, hiding her passport. They also took her mobile, but not before she could text her foster parents explaining what had happened. They contacted Spain’s Foreign Ministry and the Algerian authorities but the nightmare only ended when Mayuba escaped from Tindouf after her family returned her passport. She managed to leave unobserved in a friend’s car and went straight to a police station from where she was transferred to Algiers and later to the Madrid government’s sub-delegation in Alicante. She does not rule out returning to Tindouf one day.

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Happy 100th birthday, trenet! IT is exactly 100 years since the inauguration of the Alicante - Altea train. Nine months later, in July 1915, the narrow gauge ‘trenet’ continued to Denia, transforming communications. At first it was used principally for merchandise as the trains delivered the area’s chief source of income fruit, vegetables, wine and construction materials to Alicante city. On the return journey they carried guano – bird droppings used for fertiliser – that reached Alicante by ship, as well as flour and cereal from sent by rail from La Mancha. Passengers took the trenet too, and between 1917 and 1936 it was

ALTEA: The original turntable and train shed. used by 240,000 people a year. This more than doubled by the 1950s to 550,000 and in 1973 topped the million mark. A century after the first journey, the Valencia region’s rail operator FGV and Altea Town Hall have joined forces with a series of

commemorative events throughout November. Documents, photos, tools, machinery and a comprehensive array of trenet memorabilia will be on display at the building adjoining Altea station - originally the Gran Hotel La Marina – and inside the impressive train shed.

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Celebrating 20 years as knee pioneers! ALICANTE’S General Hospital is celebrating two decades at the forefront of knee surgery in Spain. Headed by Dr Simon Campos, the specialist unit

was created 20 years ago and has become a reference point in the development of pioneering techniques, including most recently knee cartilage

Tourist spend grows in 2014

TOURIST spending by foreigners in Alicante province has been boosted to €3.5 billion. The sector turnover in the first nine months of the year was 4 per cent more than in the same period of 2013. The lure of the Costa Blanca to foreign travellers boosted the economy and led to a higher occupancy within the area’s hotels, recording four million visitors between January and September this year, around 400,000 more than during the same period of 2013. According to the Egatur travel survey on the behaviour of the foreign market, holiday-makers were spending an average of €78 per person per day, a rise of 4 per cent compared to last year, largely attributed to high spending Russians whose average daily spend was €120.

regeneration using stem cells to avoid full knee replacement operations. “With stem cells, we want to work more with biological methods,” said Dr Campos. “Everything changes almost daily. Now the objective is the minimisation of the patient’s recovery period and the improvement of techniques to achieve less invasive surgery if possible.” Thanks to new techniques, patients who require a new knee - who would previously have had to go through extensive surgery, resulting in an eight-inch scar and a recovery period of around five months - can be home in three days and within two months be back to leading a normal life.

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Spanish fugitive held in Ecuador A SPANIARD has been arrested in Ecuador for a stash of almost 7,700kg of hashish which was intercepted on his yacht off the coast of Alicante in 2008.

The man was detained at the time when National Police and Customs Enforcement officers boarded his boat ‘Burbujas’ six years ago but he fled the country to avoid trial for the drugs stash. The 54-year-old man has now been captured in AT least 26 historic buildings in Denia look set to lose Guayaquil in south-west Ecuador by Interpol in their protected status. A new interim urban law has significantly altered the collaboration with the for Combating list of protected buildings and Denia’s PSPV party has Unit revealed that the new law will affect at least 26 historic Organised Crime (ULCO). Formalities are now buildings which will be lost or have their status downgraded. They include Magatzem dels Anglesos, under way for his extradition to Spain. the old fish market and the Baix la Mar houses.

Historic centre at risk

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Beach bars are eager to get it right LEASEHOLDERS of Altea’s six beach bars and kiosks requested a meeting with town hall officials to find out exactly what they can and cannot legally do on the town’s beaches. Spokesman for the leaseholders, Timoteo Zaragozi, said: “Each ‘chiringuito’ and kiosk has its own identity, but we want to work together on issues like recycling, as well as upkeep and care of the beaches.” Councillor for Infrastructure Jaime Selles said he was pleased with the outcome of this first meeting and that the town hall was keen to address all the leaseholders’ requests, beginning with a call for clear signposting of each bar and kiosk.

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GUIDED TOURS: Alicante pensioners enjoy a tour around Benissa's historic centre.

Guided tours in Benissa A GROUP of 41 people from the Alicante Democratic Pensioners Association have been enjoying what Benissa has to offer. For the second year running the group has visited Benissa, accompanied by two volunteers of the City of Benissa on a route passing through the main streets and monuments of the historic centre. The volunteer tour guide service and assistance to groups is available to non-profit organisations who wish to visit the town. It was developed by the Department of Tourism as part of a programme offering guided tours which, to date, has seen 1,100 visit the historic centre.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE (UA) has been forced to bring forward €200,000 to cover the first payment of aid to students on the Erasmus programme because money from European funds has not yet reached the coffers of the academic institution. The Autonomous Agency for European Educational Programmes should have transferred the down payment to the university, but they are still awaiting any funds. The delay in the transfer from Europe has affected 263 UA students who are studying at European universities through the Erasmus European student exchange programme.

The university has advanced money to cover 70 per cent of the

grants to support the students during their time abroad.

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Jobless rise in Alicante ALICANTE Province recorded 1,372 more unemployed people in October. This contrasts with data recorded in the provinces of Valencia and Castellon where unemployment fell during the month by 5,277 and 829 respectively. However, despite Alicante’s rise, which is traditional following the summer when more people are in work, across the region, the data showed a fall of 0.89 per cent, bringing the total number of people out of work to 528,866. Valencia and the Canary Islands are the only two autonomous regions to see a drop in unemployment.

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King says family firms are vital to economic recovery KING Felipe VI has been in Alicante for the opening of the 17th edition of the National Congress of Family Business. The event is one of the country’s major economic forums and this year it was held in the

Alicante Council Auditorium with the title ‘The role of the entrepreneur in the economic recovery’. The king highlighted the role of family businesses, saying their development was a

“fundamental asset to a healthy and dynamic economy” and “special care” had to be given to small and medium-sized enterprises which create more jobs in the country. King Felipe also praised the effort made by the Family Business Institute, an organisation which brings together hundreds of companies to help increase the average size of firms. “Generally speaking, the larger firm size is synonymous with greater ability to access credit and increase export and innovation intensity. Therefore, it is an indicator of higher levels of productivity,” he remarked. The king also commented that the business forum “fits” in the Alicante culture and the region “was a land of entrepreneurs who often find themselves working in a traditional family business.”

A bigger and better bike service BENIDORM has invested €50,000 to relaunch the Bicidorm service, adding 150 new bikes. The service, with 3,500 users a year, will be interrupted for a few days while 20 bike stations are modernised around the city and repairs to existing bikes are carried out. The new bikes will be much safer and more comfortable, having three gears and integrated lights. The model is successfully used in cities like Murcia. It costs €33 a year to use the service, which allows users to pick up and drop off bicycles at locations across Benidorm.

BICIDORM: 150 new bicycles will be added to the fleet.

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Port seeks to increase traffic THE Puerto Alicante Foundation has presented a study on the potential of horticulture for the Port of Alicante. President of the board, Joaquin Ripoll, said the report concludes that in this sector there is a significant opportunity for the port business to grow in the coming months. Five-and-a-half million tonnes of goods are moved by road, and European guidelines will decree that 50 per cent of these movements are

made by sea or rail as an alternative to the road, which is an important opportunity for the port. The port also reported that from January to September they had an increase of 6.03 per cent in total goods traffic compared to the same period last year, with 1.88 million tonnes of cargo. Regarding cruise passenger traffic in the year to September 2014, an increase of 9.15 per cent over the same period of 2013 was recorded.

Benidorm heads for London fair BENIDORM tourism officials have been in London for the World Travel Market. Councillor for Tourism Gema Amor, President of hoteliers’ association Hosbec Antonio Mayor and the head of the Foundation Visit Benidorm Leire Bilbao, have been attending one of the most important tourism fairs in the world, the World Travel Market. It has been taking place in London all week, finishing today (Thursday). The delegation travelled to the UK capital to meet with tour operators, marketing companies, airlines and public relations firms in order to plot and plan new

LONDON CALLING: Benidorm representatives attend World Travel Fair in London. actions and strategies in the face of coming months to market Benidorm on an international scale. The World Travel Market is aimed exclusively at professionals and press, and recorded an annual

average of around 50,000 visitors. Benidorm has a space inside the stand of Valencia. British tourists account for more than 40 per cent of all visitors arriving in Benidorm.

School road repair call THERE are calls on Ibi Town Hall to improve the road leading to the town’s Creueta school, with opposition councillors calling for “immediate action.” They say the road is in a “terrible condition” and has been lacking cleaning and maintenance for years.

It is full of debris and pools of water, the entrance to the road is broken preventing its use in the case of an emergency. The Compromis party said the necessary budgets must be found to make the improvements as a matter of urgency.

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No savings on city council rental costs ALICANTE city authorities have failed to reduce their rental costs. Municipal rentals take more than €1 million each year from the municipal

budget. Specifically, in 2015 the city has budgeted a total of €1,215,649 - an almost identical amount to 2014. This shows that the ability

Gulls return to the rock SEAGULLS have returned to the Peñon d'Ifach in Calpe and the population appears to have increased. Seen as a plague on the local environment, the birds have altered the biodiversity of the natural park of the Peñon d'Ifach rock, with the seagulls displacing the Audouin gulls and the Eleanor falcon. The harbour area also reports the blight, with the seagulls’ excrement leaving a visible mess, and in turn leading to more flies. Its corrosive nature is also causing the rusting of street furniture and monuments. Spikes are already in place on street lights along the paseo Principe de Asturias to prevent the birds landing.

to save in this area has bottomed after attempts in recent years to reduce it. In a bid to reduce costs several departments were relocated to the former headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce. However, this move did not have as much of an economic impact as intended. It has served to get rid of the most expensive rental, the department of Urbanism, which cost more than €350,000 a year, and some minor departments such as Commerce and the Tourist Board. But in return, the city council has to pay €526,000 a year to the Chamber, without taking in to account the cost of transferring the departments.

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Leonor: the future Queen of Spain at nine years old HER Royal Highness the Princess of Asturias turned nine on Friday October 31. Leonor has a vague idea of what it means to be heir to the throne; just like her grandfather transferred his responsibilities as King to his son King Felipe VI, she will one day inherit from her father something called the Spanish crown. She has heard her father say the crown must be won with effort, hard work and dedication, and the King leads by example and does his best to instil those very same values in her. Leonor will be the fourth Spanish Queen since Isabella I of Castille – otherwise known as Isabella the Catholic – who sat on DISCIPLINED: Princess Leonor is very formal in public.

the Spanish throne for 30 years, from 1474 until 1504. For the time being, though, she is 36th Princess of Asturias and the education she is receiving is consistent with her current and future role in the Casa Real. For instance, she speaks perfect English at such an early age, according to abc.es. “She knows who she is, but she attaches no importance to it,” said those who know her best. This can be attributed to the fact that her parents – King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia – have always wanted her to lead a life that resembles as much as possible that of any other child. The Princess – who also holds the titles Princess of Girona and Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer – stands out at public ceremonies because she is very disciplined and formal. However, when there are no cameras around, she behaves like a lively and fun child, who likes to play with her sister – Her Royal Highness the Infanta Sofia – and be mischievous. Fully aware of the

risk they run of being spoiled by other people, Queen Letizia does her utmost to raise her daughters with discipline. One day, while the Royal Family was holidaying in Mallorca, Leonor and Sofia could not take their eyes off some beautiful purses, and when the shopkeeper offered them as a gift, the Queen thanked him, but kindly refused the offer. The girls did not complain. Just like any other mother out there, Her Majesty the Queen supervises her daughters’ diet and limits the amount of sweets they eat at parties and special events, and she will not let them have a dog, contrary to their and the King’s wishes. Sometimes the Queen appears as a controlling mother, but the truth is she tries to respect her daughters’ spontaneity. At a parade staged on October 12, Princess Leonor – who loves music – started to follow the rhythm with her head when the band began to play. The Queen looked at her, smiled and said nothing.

Game of Thrones sparks demand to shoot in Spain IN just two weeks, tourism in the Sevilla region has gone up by 15 per cent, thanks to the television hit Game of Thrones. And the US Embassy in Spain has been inundated with calls from American producers now wanting to shoot in Spain, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The decision to film parts of Season Five of the hugely popular HBO fantasy series in Sevilla and in the town of Osuna has already had a direct impact on the area. US Ambassador to Spain, James Costos, himself a former HBO executive, said initial figures show that tourism to the area has gone up by around 15 per cent since filming began two weeks ago.

QUEEN’S KNIGHT: Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont in Game of Thrones.

“Spanish culture is an important element for the Spain brand, which the

Spanish Government and the embassy actively promote to promote investment in this

country,” he said. “That investment has a direct impact on the creation of jobs and

increasing the awareness of Spain as a competitive and welcoming place for production.” He said that the embassy had been taking calls from USbased producers wanting to film in Spain thanks to the success of Game of Thrones. “Film will be an indirect motor for increasing tourism in Spain,” said the ambassador. “The creative industries create employment, and protecting intellectual property is crucial for this activity. Strengthening intellectual property rights is not an end in itself. It is a means to guaranteeing a healthy industry that creates employment and takes advantage of the creativity in the Spanish population.”

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Airport crackdown on unlicensed taxis THE clampdown on unlicensed taxis at Alicante-Elche airport steps up a gear as the new licence plate reader will be ready in three weeks. Work has already begun on the installation

of the computer system, which has cost â‚Ź4,300, paid for by the city of Elche, who admitted it had not been easy to convince the airport authority AENA to allow its installation. The licence plate reader aims

Lorry accident forces 2 hour road closure THE A-31 at the height of Villena was cut off for two hours following an accident. A truck had skidded on newly laid asphalt after exiting a tunnel and blocked the two lanes of the road. Police and fire crews attended the scene but there were no serious injuries reported. The road was closed with traffic diverted through Villena as a crane removed the cab of the lorry.

to crack down on unlicensed taxis serving the airport and comes following months of taxi strikes and conflicts amongst taxi drivers from other municipalities. The surveillance system will record and store numbers and action will be taken against vehicles making more than six trips a month to the airport.

Tram crash THERE has been another crash on Alicante’s tram service. A car and a tram collided on Line Two between Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig. The service was disrupted for 20 minutes but no one was hurt in the crash.

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Israeli tourism reps visit Denia ISRAELI tour operators from Aviation Link have been welcomed by the Department of Tourism of Denia. It is the first such familiarisation trip taken by the tour operator in the town, the visitors getting a first hand look at Denia and the potential marketing of the area. The guests were given a tour of the castle, the Montgo natural park and the area of Les Rotes.

FIRST TRIP: Denia welcomes representatives from Israel’s travel industry.

Bikers descend on Villajoyosa VILLAJOYOSA hosts the XXVII Motoclub GTM2Rodes convention on November 15-16. The motorbike group will stay at the Hotel Allon, with the Motodes challenge taking place at 3pm on the Saturday. At 7pm, the bikers will follow a tourist route passing through the promenade, across the La Vila Amardorio and by several of the town’s chocolate factories. A dinner is scheduled at the

hotel with the bikes parked on the promenade. On the Sunday there will be a traditional tour of the town with beer tasting. Pedro Ramis, Councillor for Sports, said the event is always a success: “Good atmosphere always reigns during Motoclub which is good for La Vila, because it always brings bikers here. This event has become a classic in the bike world.” For more information see www.gtm2rodes.es

Number of people out of work rises in Alicante province ALICANTE province recorded 1,372 more unemployed people in October. This contrasts with the data recorded in the provinces of Valencia and Castellon, where unemployment fell during the month by 5,277 and 829 respectively. However, despite Alicante’s rise, which is traditional following the end of the summer period of higher employment, across the region as a whole the data showed a fall of 0.89 per cent. This brought the total number of people out of work to 528,866. The autonomous regions of Valencia and the Canary Islands are the only two regions in Spain where unemployment fell.

Market moves in Calpe CALPE’S Saturday market is to be moved to a new location. The move is necessary following the redevelopment work in Avenidas Norte and del Puerto de Santa Maria. Councillor for Commerce Antonia Avargues met with market vendors to

discuss the options for moving stalls when work begins at the end of the year. Fruit and vegetable stalls will remain in Avenida Masnou, but textile, footwear and accessories will move to Calle Romania.

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L’Alfas students land jobs after training THE town of L’Alfas del Pi has hired 24 students who completed the Graduate Employment Workshops Training (TFIL). The training scheme ran from December 2013 to September 2014, with workshops offering training

in Administrative Management, Integrated Management and Customer Resources. Councillor for Development, Training and Employment, Juan Carlos Casiano, said: “In principle the City of L’Alfas had

Festive fun at charity shop THE Charity Shop of Calpe are hosting their Christmas event on November 22 from 11am-1pm. Visitors are invited to join staff for a glass of Buck’s Fizz while browsing for gift ideas or the perfect party outfit. There will be a cake, jewellery, books and gift stalls and the shop will be offering its full range of ladies’ and gents’ clothes, bric-a-brac and household items. A Christmas Hamper will also be up for raffle. The event is being held at the shop in the Galerias Mar Azul, half way up Avenida Gabriel Miro in Calpe, opposite the Druni shop.

committed to hire 40 per cent of the participants, but we made an effort and hired 24 students who have completed the training workshops.” The new municipal employees will work half days with a six month contract running from December 1 to May 31. The workshops were aimed at the unemployed and supported by the Valencian Regional Government, financed by the European Social Fund.

Fashion show A FASHION show takes place on November 13, 1pm at Restaurant Plaza in Javea, to raise funds for APASA animal charity. The show is organised with The London Boutique. Tickets are €16, including a meal.

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BBQs back FAMILIES returned to the natural parks in the region as the BBQ ban in forest areas has now been lifted. The lighting of fires in recreational and forest areas is prohibited between May and October when there is a high fire risk.

Dear plans BENITACHELL is to spend €109,000 to correct its General Plan to be updated to the current legislation and adopt sustainable growth parameters.

Castle change MORAIRA’S castle is to be converted into a museum about the history of the fortress and watchtowers across Valencia.

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Residents donate to volunteer firefighters A DONATION of €3,000 has been made to the ISVH Bomberos, the volunteer firefighters operating around Javea. The donation came from the Pinosol Residents Association. At the AGM, Robin Jarmaine proposed that they make a donation of €2,000 to the ISVH Bomberos for

DONATION: Russell Klopper receives €3,000 from members of the Pinosol Residents Association. their work in fighting fires and this suggestion was warmly received by the committee. Knowing that residents

Fair show for Javea JAVEA Tourism Board has attended the Tot Sants de Cocentaina. The Cocentaina Fair is considered one of the oldest in Spain, founded in 1346, and one of the major events in the Valencia Region which the municipality of Javea has attended since 2011. Javea had a stand at the fair dedicated to tourism promotion as the Portitxol dance troup, representing the town, gave a performance. The fair annually attracts more than 600,000 visitors and is traditionally held around All Saints Day.

would be remembering the devastation from the recent fires on Montgo, Pat Bramah proposed that the figure be increased to €3,000 and the motion was carried as the committee thanked the ISVH Bomberos for all of their efforts to make Javea a safer place for its citizens. Russell Klopper, VicePresident of ISVH Bomberos, said the

group was grateful for the donation which will aid the work they do. “We are currently training eight new recruits and each of these new ‘bomberos’ costs around €1,000 to equip with protective clothing and helmets. “It takes considerable funds to finance the Bomberos each year and this donation is much appreciated at this time,” Klopper remarked.

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Apply now for student grants BENISSA students are now able to apply for financial aid. Councillors Pepa Marti and Jorge Ivars said the new grant scheme for 2014-2015 was now open for local students who are studying specialities outside of Benissa. To be eligible for such aid, students must be aged between 16 and 26, be registered in the town and not working. The maximum grant will be €200 for undergraduates and €100 for high school or vocational training. Applications may be submitted to the Citizens Office until December 5. During the last edition of grants, a total of 104 students received aid.

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Dry eyes in the winter months

Claus Weger, Store Director, Specsavers Opticas Calpe As the days get colder and the nights draw in, cold winds, wet weather and central heating can all play havoc with your eyes, leaving them feeling dry, gritty and bloodshot. Symptoms can lead to longer-term problems if left unchecked. Therefore, this month the team from Specsavers wanted to offer a few hints to help prevent eye soreness over the coldest months of the year. What is dry eye? The term “dry eye” is used when we don’t produce enough tears or our tears evaporate too quickly. People with dry eyes often have plenty of water in their tears but not enough oil. Dry eyes can be caused by heating and air conditioning, windy and cold conditions and certain medications. How can it be avoided or reduced? Don’t get dehydrated. Cut back on the coffee and drink more water, use eye drops and sprays to add extra lubrication. Wash your hands before touching your eyes to prevent cross infection from the viruses in coughs and sneezes

which can inflame your conjunctiva -the clear membrane covering the whites of your eyes leaving them feeling irritated. Reduce the setting on your central heating, avoid car heaters, especially at face level, and sit away from direct heat such as gas or electric heaters. Keep the sunglasses handy. As the sun is low in the sky at this time of year it can be uncomfortably bright for drivers and sunglasses reduce this and protect against UV radiation. Winter is a great time to get your eyes tested as poor light conditions can make you susceptible to eyestrain. Specsavers Opticas are

offering free eye tests until the end of November. There are Specsavers Opticas stores in Calpe, Javea, Benidorm, Guardamar del Segura and Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca.

Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store and to book an appointment.

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Deceased honoured BENIDORM hosted a mass at San Jaime Cemetery in honour of the deceased to mark All Saints Day. The mayor and councillors attended.

PEPA lunch THE October PEPA lunch, held in the Moli Canyar in Potries, raised €137 for the animal rescue charity.

Race winners THE men’s winner in the X Millas race in Alfaz del Pi was Mohammed Bouceta who completed the course in a time of 53:41. Miriam Muñoz won in the women’s category in a time of 1:00:15.

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First anniversary for animal charity shop THE PEPA (Asociacion Proteccion y Educacion Para los Animales) animal charity shop in Oliva has celebrated its first birthday. The occasion was celebrated at the nearby Bar Teraza where volunteers provided a generous buffet and a selection of drinks. The Oliva store is the charity’s third shop after La Font and L’Olleria. PEPA President Pat Taylor said: “Opening a third charity shop in times of financial crisis was rather daunting to say the least. There was understandably a lot of apprehension about whether the venture would prove to be a

MOLLY: Just one of the dozens of dogs at PEPA waiting to be adopted. success or an expensive failure. Happily these fears were totally unfounded. The gamble paid off and the shop has exceeded our expectations with an average weekly taking of around €484.”

She added: “The extra revenue raised by the shop has been a true godsend. We’ve been able to rescue many more dogs and to carry on steadily with our feral cat sterilisation programme.”

In October, 11 dogs and pups and one cat were adopted. Pat also gave her thanks to Sam West for setting up the shop in the first place and to volunteers Sue Smith, Brenda Ell-Foster and Kathy Hooper, who will now jointly run the shop. The Oliva store is located in Calle Joanot Martorell, 21, close to Mercadona. All donations of clothes, furniture and bric-abrac are gratefully received. The PEPA helpline number is 650 304 746 or call Pat on 962 833 325 for more information or to volunteer.

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Taking to the stage BENISSA is hosting a cultural night in aid of the AECC cancer charity. The solidarity theatre show on Saturday and Sunday November 8-9, has been organised by the local theatre group, in collaboration with the local branch of the AECC and Benissa Town Hall to raise funds in the fight against cancer. The group, La Cultural de Benissa, will perform ‘Colombaire de profit’, a comedy farce, in Act One, followed by various sketches in Act Two. The performances start at 10pm on Saturday, and 7pm on Sunday. Tickets cost €6 available from stores across Benissa or can be purchased on the door half-an-hour before the start of each performance.

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‘Lurbel’ race FINESTRAT hosts the first ‘Lurbel Challenge’ this weekend with more than 700 people registered to take part in the vertical mountain race on Puig Campana.

Darts match BENIDORM has hosted the XXIV National Electronic Darts Championship at Palau l’Illa. The winners in each category will now go on to play at the World Championship in either Las Vegas or Shanghai.

Work started WORK has begun on the construction of a new playground in Finestrat’s Urbanisation Serra Cortina, with a budget of €23,000, funded by the Provincial Council of Alicante.

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Courtroom drama at U3A meeting JAVEA U3A’s last general meeting turned into something of a courtroom drama, thanks to former criminal barrister Michael Bulleid. In an informative and amusing talk

entitled ‘Historic Sexual Crimes of Today,’ Michael pulled no punches in lifting the lid on some of the recent trials involving celebrities such as Rolf Harris and Dave Lee Travis.

He explained how the Jimmy Savile case opened the floodgates and revealed some interesting inside information into the subsequent convictions of BBC presenter Stuart (It’s A Knockout) Hall and disgraced publicist Max Clifford: “These are not the only celebrities who committed such crimes,” he stressed: “There are more, I can’t name names, but we will find out in due course!” His inimitable, relaxed style engrossed the audience and received a hearty round of applause. NEW INSIGNIA: Displayed by the Cumbre ride-out group. With 14 new members joining the Javea U3A on the day, the association now has a membership of over 1,320. THE Harley Biker Group has officially unveiled the new insignia for the The next Javea U3A monthly Costa Blanca España biker group. The group is multi-national and meeting will be the annual currently has a membership in excess of 100; all Harley Davidson Christmas Extravaganza on motorcycle owners. Members take full advantage of the biking and November 26 and will feature a social calendar provided, including fundraising activities in support of performance by the Costa Male the Children of Emaus. Call Peter Emmett on 966 461 039. Voice Choir. www.u3ajavea.org

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Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans A FEW final seats are remaining for Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans at the Martin y Soler Theatre of the Reina Sofia complex in Valencia on November 22. Tickets (including bus) cost €30 with departures from Moraira and Javea to Valencia. Concerts Costa Blanca in association with the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Valencia Opera) is hosting the opera with music by Vivaldi. The libretto was written by Iacopo Cassetti based upon the Book of Judith and this show will be a semistaged presentation of Juditha Triumphans before the main opera season starts in December. For more information or to book, email info@concertscostablan ca.com.

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AST week we met Principal of the Pineapple Performing Arts School (PPAS) Maggie Paterson as she offered a musical theatre workshop to students at the European School in Alicante. She also brought a team of teachers along with her:

Amanda Posener, West End star and vocal coach, and actor of stage and screen, Mike Southern, were on hand to offer students their experiences and skills along with street dance coach Jade Ferreira. Jade is a true example of the success of the school having been a student

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La gente EWN reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. She returned to Finca Bon Any in Mutxamel to meet more teachers from the Pineapple Performing Arts School... there himself. Now an accomplished street dancer he trains daily at Pineapple Dance Studios and still attends classes as well as introducing the world of dance to youngsters at PPAS. With the teacher making or breaking a dance class, Jade found himself wanting to teach also and qualified as a fitness trainer to fund his dancing passion and equip him with more knowledge about how the body works and how to prevent potential injury. He is passionate about ‘Waacking’, which he introduced to the students in Mutxamel. Originating from the disco era of the 1970s it is believed to have been big in the gay

community before becoming more widely recognised. “It is very theatrical with footwork coming from jazz roots and it’s all very posed but completely different to the vogue style,” Jade remarked. Now big in Europe, Jade has competed in numerous Waacking competitions and is determined to pick up the top prize one day as well as

DANCE TIME: Jade introduces students to the discipline of Waacking. becoming a pioneer in bringing Electrodance to the British dance scene. He has worked with Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton at G.A.Y. Nightclub, and for Nike and Adidas, and has been involved in TV show Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.

Avalon expands across Europe

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VALON, the leading provider of pre-paid funeral plans, saw its business grow substantially in the year to September 2014, with the help of a sustained campaign in the Euro Weekly News. Driving the growth is a huge increase in the number of enquiries the company is receiving from people concerned about increasing funeral costs. Website and head office enquiries were up by 300 per cent, as were sales leads generated by stands at exhibitions and other events. These have led to an expanded geographical spread of customers and a 99.2 per cent increase in the number of funeral plans written since July 2013. Between July 2013 and July 2014, Avalon gained its first customers in Portugal, Malta and the Spanish regions of Seville, Jaen and Cordoba. The company has opened an office in the Costa del Sol and has plans to open a branch in Almeria.

Avalon is now offering even more employment opportunities to UK expatriates living in Spain and across Europe. Numbers in Europe now match the UK, having grown by 42 per cent, from 41 in July 2013 to 58 in September 2014. Jason Gardner, Head of Europe at Avalon, said: “People realise that funerals costs will keep rising. They are taking steps to protect their loved ones from the substantial implications of these rises by contemplating prepaid funeral plans with serious intent. As a consequence, we have nearly doubled our number of written plans in the year to September 2013.” Avalon protects customers from rising funeral costs and the worry of arranging a funeral, which can be complex outside the UK. Avalon’s three comprehensive packages, Balmoral, Windsor Way and Britannia, are available in Spain, Portugal and Tenerife.

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Dangerous candles EMERGENCY services put out a fire caused by a candle in a Malaga City home on Saturday November 1. A 34year-old man was taken to the Hospital Clinico suffering intoxication from smoke.

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A YOUNG man from Ecuador was arrested on Monday November 3 in Fuengirola after his sister was found dead in his home with her throat cut .

MIJAS Council has donated 2,700 books which are no longer needed in the four local public libraries to Alhaurin de la Torre prison.

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Never forgotten THERE will be an act of remembrance held by the Royal British Legion (RBL) this Sunday (November 9) at 11.40am in Nerja Caves Lower Salon. All are welcome to remember the war dead.

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Improvement project SPANISH WONDER: The desert was declared a nature reserve in 1989.

Tabernas Desert a wonder of Spain TABERNAS DESERT has been voted the second wonder of rural Spain in a survey by the Toprural portal. The desert received 2,208 votes out of 7,000, to gain second place in the survey behind Las Hurdes in Caceres. The Tabernas Desert is enjoying a revival in the movies currently, with film epics including Exodus and Clavius being shot there, and Arnold Schwarzenegger looking to reprise his former role as Conan the Barbarian. From 1950 to 1970, it was the setting for many Westerns. With more than 11,600 acres, the desert was declared a nature reserve in 1989. It takes its place in the list of seven rural wonders of Spain along with La Playa de las Catedrales, the Benasque Valley, Aiguestortes National Park in Lleida, Nacedero del Rio Urederra in Navarra and the Cañon del Rio Lobos. between 4pm and 9pm and Saturdays from 9am to 2pm.

Ecological restoration

COSTA ANIMAL SOCIETY (CAS) Nerja is holding a Scruffs type dog show on Saturday (November 8) in the market place. All kinds of dogs from pedigree to non-pedigree are welcome. Inscription, held at noon, costs €5 per animal. The show events start at 1pm.

THE Regional Government of Andalucia will spend €349,888 in restoration works in Pinar de Competa y Sierra and Pinar de Canillas de Albaida after the area was damaged by a fire.

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ALMUÑECAR table tennis athletes, Adrian Antequera and Maria Marin were classified for state competition in February that will take place in Valladolid. More than 350 players participated in the competition.

Centre reopens THE youth centre of Colmenar was reopened on November 3. The centre can be visited from Monday to Friday

Torrential rains

PALMA Council could finance the rent and mortgage payments of impoverished families at risk of losing their homes for economic reasons for a whole year.

CASINO MARBELLA is to host an exhibition of work by Milu Petersen open daily from 8pm starting on November 13. For more information contact Montse San Francisco 686 702 616.

Caring gesture

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Helping out

Art exhibition

LOCAL POLICE officers in La Linea confiscated 400 kilos of melons and 100 kilos of potatoes which were being sold in the street without permission by two people from Utrera in Sevilla.

most popular Halloween costumes this year. Alicante shops reported a 20 per cent rise in the sale of spooky accessories.

BOTH the torrential rains that fell on the Balearic Islands on Tuesday (November 4) and the strong winds blowing brought down trees, sent branches crashing down and affected traffic lights.

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Illegal melons

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been in Cocentaina to attend and perform at the ‘Fira de Tots Sants.’ This event, established in 1346, is considered one of the oldest fairs in Spain.

Rate frozen TORREVIEJA has frozen, for the second consecutive year, the IBI tax rate for 2015. There will also be subsidies for large families with three or more children.

Court time

Winning recycling

FORMER Mayor of San Fulgencio, Trini Martinez has appeared in court in Orihuela during the first session of the trial in which she is accused of authorising construction of homes in a sports recreation zone.

A PIECE of art work using 1,200 recycled bottles and plastic containers created by the Oriol Occupational Centre in Orihuela has won a prize for best originality in the Expocreativa event.

Choir in Cocentaina TORREVIEJA’S Male Voices choir has

Spooky sales MALEFICENT costumes, from the movie starring Angelina Jolie, was one of the

MANACOR Council is to improve the city’s drinking water supply network. The €600,000 project will focus on maintenance work in several areas of town to repair the leaks that have been detected and on repairing the water deposits in Serralt.

Winning streak RCD MALLORCA managed to extend its winning streak to four games after defeating Llugo (2-1) at Son Moix on Saturday November 1. The two winning goals were scored by Scepovic (46’ and 53’).

Fashion weekend MORE than 1,000 people visited the second edition of the Prêt-à-Portals Fashion Weekend held in Puerto Portals. Some of Spain’s most famous fashion designers participated in the event, including Jose Miro, Juan Vidal and Lydia Delgado.

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Author award LOCAL author Jane Finch has received a five star award from Readers’ Favourites for her children’s book ‘Pip the Penguin saves Christmas.’ Copies are available from Amazon.

Death investigated NATIONAL POLICE officers are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Calle Pisces in Almeria. He was found in a home that had been taken over by squatters.

Winning pumpkin LAUJAR’S top pumpkin prize in a recent competition was won by a real giant. The winning pumpkin was 60 kilograms in weight and was grown by Jose Rodriguez Martinez.

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BRITISH PRESS Traffickers jailed

SWEDEN - Developers of an industrial site in Malmo will lose out on 6 million kronor (€647,000) a year rent after being forced to set aside 153,000 square metres of land to be used as a nature reserve for a rare European Green Toad.

NINE men have been jailed in France for trafficking up to 2,500 migrants into Britain over eight months last year. The men - eight Egyptians and a Tunisian - received sentences of between 10 months and six years in prison for arranging the illegal entries into the UK.

Text abuse SWEDEN - Police have been called in after bus drivers were sent racist and sexist text messages over Stockholm Bus Network’s internal network.

Oil loss NORWAY - State oil giant Statoil had an unexpected third-quarter loss of 4.7 billion kroner (€631 million). Weak oil prices and a charge for depreciated assets are being blamed.

THE world’s first independent national sperm bank has been launched in Birmingham to combat a shortage of donors in Britain. Women will be able to choose a donor based on looks, profession, hobbies and race. The project hopes to have 1,000 regular donors within three years.

Brit Awards change TELEVISION duo Ant & Dec will host next year’s

DENMARK - Fast-food giant Burger King plans to expand its number of restaurants in Denmark by 50 per cent over the next five years. Norwegian company King Food has taken over seven Burger Kings in Denmark and will use these as a ‘solid foundation on which to grow.’

Postal lay-offs DENMARK - In a bid to save around 500m Swedish kroner (€54 million), the Scandinavian company PostNord will lay off 700800 employees this year.

THE English rugby team has a tough November ahead as they face games against New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa in this year’s Autumn Internationals series. The players face what will probably be their toughest test in the first game, against the mighty All Blacks on November 8.

ILLEGAL KILLING: Golden eagle.

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PEREGRINES, golden eagles and red kites were among hundreds of birds of prey shot or poisoned in the UK last year. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has called on the shooting industry to help stamp out the problem of the illegal killing of birds of prey.

RUSSIAN PRESS World Cup logo

decided to keep the two teams apart in the group stages due to the ongoing political tensions between the two. Russia will host the World Cup in 2018.

THE logo for the 2018 World Cup being held in Russia was revealed by cosmonauts on the International Space Station. The logo depicts the famous trophy in red and blue, the colours of the Russian flag, with a gold trim.

Repression possible

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NEARLY 50 per cent of all Russians believe that a return to Soviet-era repression is possible within their lifetime, a poll has revealed. The results were published just ahead of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression.

HEALTH officials have urged Russians not to travel abroad during the upcoming fall and winter holidays to limit the risk of contracting Ebola. They stressed there is no risk of contracting the disease at home, and that the holidays would be ‘better spent in Russia.’ RUSSIAN WORLD CUP: The 2018 logo. PHOTO

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Rodent delay NORWAY - A plane due to travel from Norway to the US was delayed five hours because of a mouse. The rodent was spotted soon before the new Dreamliner was due to take off, causing a delay while it was caught.

Brit Awards after a 14-year absence. They will replace last year’s host, comedian James Corden, who has presented the awards for four years in a row. Viewing figures slumped to an eight-year low last year, with just 4.6 million watching on ITV.

Photo by Steve Foulks.

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RUSSIA and Ukraine will play in different groups in the next World Cup in 2018. FIFA has

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RUSSIA has jumped 30 places in the world business ranking, according to the World Bank. Despite tough economic sanctions imposed on the country, Russia has climbed to 62nd place out of 189 ranked countries.

A TRUCK driver who fired hundreds of bullets at vehicles on Germany’s motorways has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years. The Autobahn shooter Michael Harry K - hid weapons in the airbag pocket of the steering wheel and would take pot shots at other vehicles while driving his truck.

Nigeria kidnap A KIDNAPPED German national has been released by gunmen in Nigeria. The man and a German co-worker, working for construction firm Julius Berger, were attacked by four gunmen near the town of Sagamu. One German was killed in the attack and the other abducted.

Bird-brained CUSTOMS officials at Munich airport found 200 dead songbirds in the suitcase of a 65-year-old Italian man. The main claimed he was bringing them home to Italy for his family to eat, where they are considered a delicacy. German officials confiscated the birds and the man may now face a €1,000 fine.

Cologne clash AROUND 4,000 football fans and neo-Nazis clashed with police in Cologne when a demonstration against Islamic extremism turned nasty. Drunken protestors are said to have thrown bottles, fireworks and rocks at riot police, injuring at least 44. Six people were arrested during the riot.

Fighting ISIS A GERMAN advance mission has been sent to Iraq to assess the possibility of Germany providing military training to Kurdish forces in the fight against ISIS. Germany has already sent weapons, along with 13 Bundeswehr soldiers to give instructions on how to operate the equipment.

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STAT OF WEEK MADRID’S 1,346 agrifood companies represent 7 per cent of the region’s GDP and provides 17,000 people with jobs. With a turnover of €3.8 billion, it exported products worth €1.150 billion in 2013.

SPANISH banks encountered no problems meeting the latest European Central Bank’s stress tests. The banks of 22 European countries were put to the test and Spain was ranked in 10th position. This was a far cry from 2012 when Bankia, one of the country’s biggest banks,

TESTS: ECB passed Spain’s banks.

No super-money for super-chefs THE 82 Michelin stars awarded to 25 Spanish restaurants have not conferred immediate riches. Eneko Atxa, whose restaurant Azurmendi near Bilbao boasts the maximum three stars, has a profit-tosales ratio of around 4 per cent a year. So does his fellow superchef Nacho Manzano who runs the two-star Casa Marcial in Arriondas (Asturias). For Martin Berasategui and Juan Mari Arzak, both based in San Sebastian, the ratio rises to 9 and 15 per cent respectively, but this is as good as it gets. David Muñoz, another respected chef, has revolutionised Spanish

gastronomy at his Madrid restaurant DiverXo, but lost €80,000 in 2012 according to his last registered accounts. “The great restaurants are not very profitable, not at those prices,” said Josep Francesc Galls, professor of Marketing Management at the Esade Business School. If the chefs make money it is through agreements with major food groups, products bearing their names and sponsorships, not through meals costing up to €200 a head. Ferran Adria, whose restaurant El Bulli was named the world’s best and could afford to say so, put it another way: “A groundbreaking restaurant does not focus on profits.”

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Payback time SPAIN’S banks returned 7.7 per cent of public money received from the FROB restructuring fund. Including the recent €124 million from Liberbank, €4.427 billion of the €57.265 billion cash injection has been repaid.

Quick work FAST food sales in Spain increased by 1.2 per cent to €1.862 billion last year. Average spending rose to €40.48 per head, according to a study by the EAE Business School.

Deepwater find for Repsol REPSOL has struck high grade oil in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The find is located in the Leon well, 352 kilometres from the US coast. It was drilled in water 1,865 metres deep, reaching a depth of 9,684 metres which places it amongst the company’s deepest wells. The Gulf of Mexico is one of the

world’s most profitable deepwater drilling areas and the latest discovery comes five years after another important Repsol find, the Buckskin well 50 kilometres from Leon. Repsol has a 60 per cent participation in the Leon well licence, with the remaining 40 per cent controlled by the Colombian company Ecopetrol.

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No sweat, no stress for Spain’s banks needed a €22 billion cash injection and the government requested a €100 billion bailout from the European Union. None of the 15 banks examined will need to raise new capital and although Liberbank had a €32 million shortfall at the end of 2013, it has raised €616 million since

then and has met the ECB’s requirements. The reform and restructuring of Spain’s banking system has borne fruit, said a satisfied Luis Maria Linde, governor of the Bank of Spain. “Spanish banks face the future with healthy balance sheets from a position of solvency,” Linde added.

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Cash flow essential to running a business SUCCESSFUL management of cash flow is essential to running a business. Try to work on accurately calculating projected income and balancing outgoings with income. A community far beyond your business doors will be harmed if you get it wrong. Best not to have all your business eggs in one basket. A British government minister once pointed out that most business bankruptcies are caused, not by failure of the business owner, but by the failure of a prime customer. When a major company goes down the pan it takes scores, sometimes hundreds of small suppliers with it. A major company’s collapse can

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plunge hundreds of smaller businesses, many of them one-manbands, into bankruptcy. I do remember one British household name builder that actually had less than 20 members of the staff on the payroll. Their huge labour force was entirely

sub-contracted. When the banks pulled the plug, hundreds of them were left high, dry and penniless. You should be in a position to survive if a customer or two ceases to do business with you. The cause may not be a client’s insolvency. Your customer could relocate, find an alternative supplier, downsize, or decide that your service can be more cost effectively done in-house. Businesses also get into financial difficulties when expectations of income are exaggerated and outgoings airily dismissed. I recall an employee who thought all was well because the till was stuffed with banknotes. What he should have been looking at were

the cheque book stubs. There is a saying in business: “Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is king.” Getting it right is a fine balancing act. Constantly monitor expenditure. If you can get by without it then ditch it. If you sensibly predict income, realistically assess outgoings, learn the dark arts of minimising outgoings whilst maximising income, whilst keeping customers happy, your business will prosper. A crumb of comfort for those facing difficulties. It has been calculated that self-made millionaires on average suffered seven bankruptcies before they hit success.

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TERLING / Euro movements were heavily affected by the run up and then the aftermath of the Scottish referendum vote. As we approached polling day the pound tumbled sharply as polls identified that the outcome was neck and neck. The unprecedented uncertainty that a Yes vote would have delivered sent shock waves through the financial markets and the pound suffered heavy losses as the possibility of a Yes vote became very real. On the day of the vote itself the markets were more confident of a No vote and this led to a recovery in the pound. On official confirmation of the No vote the pound rallied further still hitting a two year high against the euro. Attention is now shifting back towards economic data from both the UK and the Eurozone which will determine the future

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PRESENT DATA: Mainly positive with the pound hitting two year highs against the euro. direction of monetary policy for both. As it stands, the UK is on a trajectory towards raising interest rates whilst the European Central Bank is entrenched in monetary easing. Recently they undertook aggressive action in the bond market purchasing €1.7bn in a move to kick start the ailing European economy. This latest move exceeded expectations despite Mario

Draghi’s public ambition to expand the balance sheet up to €1 trillion. Attention has now shifted back to economic data to feedback a picture on the health of the UK and the Eurozone economies. The UK is as we stand looking likely to raise interest rates next year and this is certainly boosting appetite for the pound. Continued positive feedback

is required from UK data to support this view and there is a risk that data could start to slow, potentially pushing back the timeline for an interest rate hike. Ironically the strength of the pound in recent months could weigh on future UK data releases and also soften inflation numbers which will slow the urgency of the BoE. However at present the data has been mainly

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positive and hence why the pound is hitting two year highs against the euro. The euro is under pressure across the currency markets and in particular against the USD. The European Central Bank have cut their main interest rate to 0.05 per cent and cut the deposit rate into negative territory. However there is concern that current measures may not be enough as data continues to disappoint and inflation is still softening. The next step for the ECB would be full blown quantitative easing, which is weighing on the euro overall and if announced could see further weakness for the single currency with GBP/EUR pushing towards 1.35. However, it is probably unlikely that we will see QE this year and it will probably come, if at all, after December’s release of the second tranche of the TLTRO programme uptake.

Is your professional behaviour helping to drag you down? BECOMING successful isn’t all about chance; it’s about consciously making good things happen for you. Of course a little bit of luck sprinkled into the equation is more than helpful, but the grand majority of success is down to hard work and keeping certain behaviour in check. Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. What we do and how we do it can be the life or death of a business or for the opportunity of promotion. All too often we fall into a way of doing things that actually harms rather than advances our chance of success. Therefore, it’s essential to recognise such toxic behaviours and get rid of them quick! Busy or productive? Just because you might spend the entire day running around like a headless chicken doesn’t necessarily mean that you are getting

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things done. Learn to prioritise. Take a step back, breathe and figure out what exactly needs to be done and concentrate your efforts on those things that will make an impact and encourage progress. Forget about perfection. The pursuit of perfection is a great big waste of time. Imagine it in terms of learning Spanish. Those that refuse to speak for fear of making mistakes never get to practice and their language learning stops in its tracks. It’s the same in the workplace. The best thing to do is just make an effort - try as hard as you

can and you’ll be amazed at how productive you can become. Planning is progress. Planning is the most important thing you can do to encourage success. Rolling out of bed each day with no notion in your head of what you plan to do is a waste of time and a recipe for disaster. Successful people have a plan. They set goals and navigate their working life around conquering those goals. Get strong. Everyone has a weakness or two within their professional life - a bad habit or something that drags them down. Spot these weaknesses and make an effort to improve. If you are a nervous public speaker but fancy your chances of becoming a manager, then make sure to work on this weakness. Attend a class; do whatever it takes to turn your weakness into a strength.

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Two suitors A CONSORTIUM headed by Spanish company Cepsa wants to buy British energy company Salamander. The oil and gas exploration company which operates in Indonesia and Thailand, confirmed the Cepsa proposal plus another from Londonbased Ophir Energy. The approach by firms would be subject to a “number of conditions,” Salamander said.

Hard times MILK prices fell by almost 20 per cent in October from 39 and 40 cents a litre to around 33 cents, coinciding with the renewal of three and six-monthly contracts between dairy farmers and milk companies. The government will introduce obligatory 12month contracts next year to forestall destabilised markets.

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Check it out WE have just returned from the worst holiday ever, so a word of warning on booking a holiday. If the advert says “We pick you up from your house,” ask for the route. We were collected at 5.45am and after running around on a coach for three and a quarter hours were only 30 minutes from home! Also ask what type of transport they use: we were on a small runaround for 12 hours. It was like sitting on a spin-dryer for the whole journey. Do your homework on the location and accommodation. We booked a cruise and required an outside cabin for fresh air and a quiet time. We were not told that the only outside cabins were directly below the activities deck! We were lucky: some people had cabins directly below the disco. So the moral of our story is check, check and then check again. Dave Stewart (by email)

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Dressing up POOR Mike Walsh! Having become a solid member of the style police he is missing a few very important points about dress and performance. He is clearly unaware that Mr Steve Jobs built the Apple computer empire by allowing his employees to dress in whatever mode made them feel good: look at the result. The hoary old uniform and suit argument just doesn’t gel with the facts. As a retired business advisor I have continued researching the psychological impact of Mr Walsh’s attitude versus Steve Jobs’. Sorry Mr. Walsh, but for business performance the facts are against you. Howard Hughes, a billionaire, dressed like a poor man for a great many years before his demise. Many great artists and entrepreneurs of all types have shared that mode of dress by desire or circumstances. To judge a person by their clothes is about as narrowminded as it is possible to get. John Gardner, Almeria

Thief foiled I HAD my handbag stolen by a very crafty gang this morning. A

THIS is a cactus I grew from a cutting a few years ago. It blooms every year, but only lasts one day. Sebastian Bomford (by email)

man walked between my car and the car parked next to me as I was reversing. Because it was so hot I had the windows down and he indicated that I watch a car that suddenly came behind me. Then he put his hand through the window and picked up my handbag from the passenger seat. I screamed and swore at him and he threw it back into my car and jumped into the car that had been behind me. I was parked at the back of Consum in Albir and people were sitting outside a cafe not 50 yards away. The people that do this are so brazen, but I think shouting must have startled him: I am 67 and can be a bit scary! But I thought I should warn people as this is so easily done. Kathleen Bailey (by email)

Naming names I HAVE become increasingly frustrated by radio presenters’ failure to inform the listening public who actually sings the songs played.

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I listen to a variety of local English-speaking radio stations and it has now become the norm for radio presenters to chatter on about everything other than the artist singing. During a long drive that lasted over two hours only one artist’s name was given! What is wrong with presenters? Surely the role of DJs is to actually present music? That means informing the listening public of the title of the song and the artist. Can we have less of the inane chatter and incessant promotions of everything other than the music played?

Come on local radio DJs, start behaving like professional radio presenters. Jan Holden (by email)

Long way I HAVE just read a Euro Weekly News article about the increased number of people using Alicante airport. A lot of this is due to the fact Jet2 are not using Murcia airport during the winter months, to the inconvenience of thousands of people living in the area. Sadly my husband died a few years ago, but I still spend the winter months in La Manga. A few months ago when trying to book my flights for this winter I found none landed at Murcia and I was left with the only option of Alicante airport. There are no Jet2 flights to Murcia until the end of March next year and none of the other airlines offer flights. Alicante is a good airport but there is no public transport down to La Manga and a taxi costs €120, so we are left

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with no choice but to hire a car which does not come cheap. I hope you can print this letter as the loss of these flights affects a lot of people. Phyllis Tyson, Cartagena (Murcia)

Christmas cheer ONCE again San Miguel de Salinas Social Services are asking for help with their Christmas campaign for the less fortunate of our local community. There are over 70 families, all with at least three children up to the age of 17, registered with Social Services in the village. They are asking for nonperishable foods along with some festive fare and toys so they can make up food parcels and gifts for Christmas and the Three Kings. The main collection point is in the old town hall in San Miguel, but a number of local restaurants, bars and businesses have kindly agreed to be collection points. These are Dolphin Properties, Captain Morgan’s Bar, Mirador Restaurant and The Nook. Social Services are asking for all items to be in to them by December 5 so they can be individually wrapped for each family and child. With your kind help and donations we can make this appeal as successful as last year’s. Trish Herbert, San Miguel de Salinas (Alicante).

How to vote REGISTERING to vote has changed in the UK. Whereas before each household had one form for everybody who lived in the property, each individual who is eligible now has to complete a form, giving address, full name, date of birth and NI number. Those wanting to register for next year’s General Election (if still eligible) can do it online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You need your last address in the UK, full name, date of birth and NI number. You can apply for a proxy if you want, which is recommended as there may not be enough time to receive your ballot paper and return it. They will respond by email with a reference number and the information they have sent the to your Local Authority. Philip Bradley, Benijofar (Alicante)

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The Spanish spy who came in from the heat Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid. His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ available on Amazon or www.1066TheConquest.com

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-Day 1944: the largest invasion force in history successfully landed on the shores of Normandy to end the Nazi domination of Europe. But without the contribution of a selfmade, Spanish double agent, the outcome of the Second World War might have been different. Juan Pujol Garcia was born in Barcelona in 1912. He first experienced conflict during the Spanish Civil War joining the Republican cause. Rejecting Communism, he defected to the Nationalists during the battle for the Ebro in 1938. However, he lost faith with the Fascist regime and ended the war in prison. He was proud to have fought for both sides without firing a shot and at the outbreak of the Second World War with Spain neutral, decided to help the Allies. He walked into the British Embassy in Madrid offering his services but was turned down. Not deterred, he conjured up the idea of becoming a German agent. Impressed by a fascist Spaniard with a diplomatic passport, able to travel to and from the UK, the German intelligence service in Madrid jumped at the opportunity to use his services. Freidrich Knappe-Ratey, the German intelligence officer, gave him a rudimentary course in spying with code-books, invisible ink, etc, expenses, a code-name – Arabel – and instructed him to go to London and recruit a network of spies. The truth was that Juan Pujol was no fascist, carried a false diplomatic passport, had never been to England and spoke no English. He established himself in Lisbon and at the public library, from maps, tourist guides, timetables and cinema newsreels, learnt as much as he could about England. He started to feed the Madrid embassy with all manner of information, most of it factual but irrelevant. Having managed to break the German Enigma cipher machine, the

NORMANDY LANDINGS: Pujol (right) played a major role in convincing the Germans that the Allied invasion would take place in the Dover Strait, the shortest channel crossing. code-breakers at Bletchley Park became intrigued by a mass of false reports being passed to the Germans. One about a non-existent convoy en route to the Mediterranean led them to track down the mysterious person sending this data. Pujol was eventually located in Lisbon and this time he was not turned down. He travelled to London, where, given the code-name Garbo, after the actress, he began to work with Tomas Harris, a Spanish-speaking British intelligence officer. Together they sent hundreds of letters to a post office box in Lisbon where the Germans were overjoyed at having such a reliable spy in England. And it was not just one spy. Pujol had established a network of spies scattered across the country, only they never existed. To ensure credibility the messages sent were a mix of correct but unimportant data and occasionally important military details which were deliberately delayed and sent too late for the Germans to act. With his imaginary network of spies, Pujol could always blame one of his operators for delays or errors. The Germans were so impressed that Pujol was provided with the latest codeciphering devices, which were gratefully passed on to Bletchley Park. At the beginning of 1944, the Germans needed Arabel - Pujol - to give them whatever information he could

about the invasion they believed was being planned. Meanwhile ‘Operation Fortitude’, the code-name for the plan to deceive the German High Command, was already in operation and Pujol played a major role in convincing them that the invasion would take place in the Dover Strait, the shortest channel crossing. He and Harris were sending a stream of radio and written messages

Pujol is believed to be the only person to have been awarded medals by both the Germans and the British

giving the Germans details about the army being massed in Kent. As part of the deception plan, realistic dummy inflatable tanks, artillery, jeeps, landing craft and armoured cars had been made and scattered across the countryside throughout Southeast England. German reconnaissance planes would detect a vast array of military equipment near Dover. To add to the deception the Allies arranged for General Patton, known to the Germans

as a key military figure, to tour the region. To ensure that the Germans would not realise they were being duped, messages were sent warning of the Normandy invasion but told that it was a diversion with the real invasion taking place in July or August. Hitler was convinced and despite General Rommel’s opposition, ordered that the major armoured divisions and troops be sent to the Pas de Calais where they remained for two months after the June 6 landings, allowing the invasion to succeed. After the war, concerned for his safety, Pujol faked his own death in Africa before moving to Venezuela, where he opened a bookshop in Caracas and having divorced his first wife, remarried and had three children. Pujol’s vital role in the success of the D-Day landings was recognised and in November 1944 he received an MBE from King George VI. Six months earlier he had been awarded the Iron Cross for his services to the Reich, still convinced of his loyalty. He is believed to be the only person to have been awarded medals by both the Germans and the British. Four years prior to his death in Venezuela in 1988, Pujol journeyed to France on June 6, 1984, to visit the Normandy beaches and cemeteries to pay his respects to the fallen.

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SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am Hellboy 9:15am Batman Begins 11:35am The Wolverine An old acquaintance brings the clawed mutant to Japan, where he finds himself in grave danger.

1:45pm Fire with Fire 3:25pm Bullitt 5:20pm Hellboy 7:35pm Batman Begins 10:00pm The Wolverine 12:10am Fire with Fire 1:55am Crank 3:30am Barb Wire 5:15am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers

Comedy 5:35am Son of the Pink Panther 7:25am The Full Monty 9:10am Notting Hill 11:25am Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 1:35pm This is the End 3:35pm Groundhog Day 5:30pm The Oranges 7:15pm The Full Monty 9:00pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 11:00pm This is the End 1:00am The to Do List 2:55am Groundhog Day 4:50am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 5:10am Heaven Can Wait

8:55am The Liability 10:35am No Good Deed 12:25pm Bad Company 2:35pm Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan A gang of football hooligans turn to bank robbery, with the police in hot pursuit.

4:10pm The East 6:20pm All Things to All Men 8:00pm Children of Men 10:00pm Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan 11:30pm Adrift 1:20am American Psycho 3:15am Children of Men 5:15am Deep Family Secrets

7:00am Holy Night! 8:45am Interstellar Special 9:15am The Santa Clause 11:00am The Best Man Holiday 1:10pm Home Alone 3:10pm Bad Santa 5:00pm The Santa Clause 6:40pm Love Actually 9:00pm Home Alone 11:00pm Bad Santa 12:50am National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2:35am Snowmen 4:10am Holy Night! 5:55am The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Special

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TCM

7:00am Pete's Christmas 8:35am The Good Witch's Wonder 10:15am Getaway 12:00pm The Good Witch's Wonder 1:40pm Pete's Christmas 3:15pm Aftermath 4:55pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7:25pm Pete's Christmas 9:00pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 11:30pm Getaway 1:15am Aftermath 3:05am American Mary

8:40am Gunsmoke

A talented but debt-ridden surgical student turns to the dark world of illegal body modification.

5:05am The Heat: Sky Movies Special

While Dillon is out of town a drifter innocently impersonates him.

9:40am All the Young Men 11:20am King Rat 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke A twelve year old boy seeks revenge when he witnesses his father being robbed and murdered.

4:00pm The Catalina Caper 5:40pm Operation Secret 7:40pm Behold a Pale Horse 10:00pm Queen of the Damned 11:55pm F/X 2:05am Queen of the Damned

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Live 11:45am The Lord Mayor's Show 1:10pm BBC News 1:20pm Football Focus 2:10pm Rugby League Tanya Arnold presents highlights of England's Four Nations fixture with New Zealand.

BBC TWO 7:00am Animal Park 7:30am Rugby League 10:20am World War One - Beyond the Trenches 10:25am The Private Life of Plants 11:15am Map Man 11:45am James Martin: Home Comforts 12:15pm Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 1:15pm Astaire and Rogers Sing George and Ira Gershwin 1:30pm That's Entertainment! 3

ITV 8:20am Signed Stories: Share a Story 8:25am Sooty 8:35am Mr. Bean 8:50am The Matt Hatter Chronicles 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am The Munch Box 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Hungry Sailors 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:25pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pm Surprise Surprise 2:30pm All Star Family Fortunes

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CH4 7:05am NFL 7:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:00am Asics Outrun the Sun 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 9:15am Wanda and the Alien 9:30am Zack and Quack 9:40am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:00am Jelly Jamm 10:15am LazyTown 10:45am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:15pm Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy 2:20pm The Santa Suit

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am The F1 Show 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm The Judge Special 2:30pm The Maze Runner Movie Special Alex Zane chats to the cast of teen sci-fi hit The Maze Runner.

3pm 3:00pm Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score Jason Mohammad introduces all the day's football results along with reports and reaction from the big games

3:20pm Easter Parade Charming Irving Berlin musical about a despondent dancer who, ditched by his partner, sets about making a star of a chorus girl.

3:15pm Doc Martin Louisa has some new and very annoying neighbours.

5:00pm Flog It!

4:20pm Keep it in the Family 5:20pm Evan Almighty

6:00pm Rugby Union

7:05pm ITV News London

5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Come Dine with Me

4:00pm An Old Fashioned Christmas 5:45pm Gifts for Christmas Yuletide drama updating the classic O Henry short story.

3:00pm The Middle 3:30pm The Middle 4:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 5:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains

6pm 6:20pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC.

6:30pm BBC London News 6:40pm Pointless 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing

Gabby Logan presents live coverage from Murrayfield as Scotland's autumn internationals campaign gets under way against Argentina.

Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather.

8:30pm Dad's Army

7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special

9:00pm A Culture Show Special 10:00pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 11:30pm QI XL

9:00pm The X Factor 10:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:45pm ITV News and Weather

6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Come Dine with Me 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm Speed with Guy Martin

7:25pm The Christmas Heart

9:00pm Walking Through History

9:05pm The Case for Christmas

Festive family drama about a tight-knit community of neighbours who put their 40year tradition of lighting Christmas lanterns on hold when a local boy urgently needs a heart transplant.

6:00pm Portrait Artist of the Year 2014 Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell begin their hunt for the Portrait Artist of the Year.

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

9pm 9:00pm Doctor Who 10:00pm The National Lottery Live 10:10pm The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 11:45pm BBC News

Quiz show in which the aim is to be interesting. Stephen Fry looks at a list of L-themed larks - a 'liblabble', as he calls it. With the Reverend Richard Coles, Sara Pascoe, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies.

Steve Scott with the latest headlines from around the world.

12:15am TOTP 2 1:15am Walkabout 2:50am Harlequin 4:25am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:05am The Kingdom 2:10am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

8:00pm World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm Rugby Union 9:30pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 10:00pm Sherlock 11:30pm Bad Education 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 2:15am Life is Toff 2:45am Sweat the Small Stuff 3:15am The Revolution Will be Televised 3:45am Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:45am In Deep 5:00am This is BBC Three

The latest national and international news from the BBC.

Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith are among the impressive ensemble cast of this gentle comedy-drama from Captain Corelli's Mandolin director John Madden.

Festive courtroom drama.

10:55pm 5 News Weekend 11:00pm Live Boxing

9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 The Five-0 track down three female thieves behind a robbery gone wrong.

10:00pm X-Men

Coverage of the final of Britain's newest boxing competition, the MaxiNutrition Knockout.

Adaptation of the long-running Marvel comic book series.

12:25am On the Road 3:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:05am Location, Location, Location

1:00am Gotham 1:55am Super Casino 4:10am Benidorm ER 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big

12:00am Night Cops 1:00am Costa Del Street Crime 1:30am Costa Del Street Crime 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Starlings 4:00am Starlings 5:00am Nothing to Declare 5:30am Nothing to Declare

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8:00pm Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions 9:00pm Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano 11:40pm Top of the Pops 12:10am Time Shift 1:10am Top of the Pops 2:00am Country at the BBC 3:00am Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling 4:00am Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession 5:00am This is BBC Four

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Crown Jewels 1:00pm Honey 3:00pm The Little Vampire 4:50pm You've Been Framed! 5:20pm You've Been Framed! 6:50pm Valiant 8:25pm Twister 10:45pm The Xtra Factor 11:45pm Celebrity Juice 12:35am Tricked 1:35am The X Factor 3:10am Dads

7:10am World Kitchen 7:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 9:40am The Royal 10:40am The Royal 11:45am The Darling Buds of May 2:10pm Goodnight Mister Tom 4:20pm 1914 All Out 6:00pm Housewife 49 7:55pm Rosemary and Thyme 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am A Touch of Frost 1:40am Bomb Girls 2:35am World Kitchen 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen

7:00am Cheers 8:00am The Professionals 9:00am Motorsport UK 10:00am Bundesliga 11:05am UEFA Champions League Weekly 11:35am Magnum, P.I. 12:40pm Kojak 1:45pm Snooker 6:15pm Highway Patrol 6:40pm Ronnie O'sullivan: Sports Life Stories 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am Horsemen of the Apocalypse 2:10am The Professionals 3:10am Cheers

7:00am Smallville 7:45am The 100 8:30am Happy Endings 11:00am Rules of Engagement 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:00pm Made in Chelsea 4:00pm Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who 5:45pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Hole 12:00am The Inbetweeners 1:05am How I Met Your Mother 2:05am Rules of Engagement

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Crime

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10:00pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

12am 12:00am Match of the Day 1:20am The Football League Show 2:00am Steal 3:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:25am BBC News

SKY MOVIES Action 5:15am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:00am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:30am The Lone Ranger 10:05am White House Down 12:30pm Deep Blue Sea 2:30pm The Top Ten Show 2014 2:50pm Last Action Hero 5:10pm The Karate Kid 7:25pm The Lone Ranger A lawman and his Comanche Indian sidekick embark upon a quest for justice across the American West.

10:00pm White House Down 12:15am Deep Blue Sea 2:15am Miami Vice 4:40am The Karate Kid

5:10am Heaven Can Wait 7:00am The World's End Special 7:30am The Dukes of Hazzard 9:20am Weird Science 11:05am The Heat 1:10pm Wedding Crashers 3:20pm The Top Ten Show 2014 3:35pm Bean 5:20pm 13 Going on 30 7:05pm The Dukes of Hazzard 9:00pm The Heat 11:10pm Wedding Crashers 1:20am Boat Trip 3:05am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas 4:50am Saving Mr. Banks Special 5:20am Bean

5:15am Deep Family Secrets 7:00am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 7:20am Derailed 9:20am Trance 11:15am The Call 1:05pm The Bone Collector 3:15pm The Sum of All Fears 5:30pm Zero Dark Thirty 8:20pm The Call 10:00pm The Bone Collector 12:05am Trance 1:55am The Canyons 3:45am Derailed 5:40am Malpractice

5:55am The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Special 6:15am The Elf That Rescued Christmas 7:35am Look Who's Talking Now! 9:20am Ernest Saves Christmas 11:00am The Santa Clause 2 12:50pm Miracle on 34th Street 2:50pm Die Hard 5:05pm The Top Ten Show 2014 5:20pm The Santa Clause 2 7:10pm Sleepless in Seattle 9:00pm Miracle on 34th Street 11:00pm Die Hard 1:15am Jack Frost 3:00am Look Who's Talking Now! 4:45am Holiday Inn

Premiere

TCM

5:20am The Good Witch's Wonder 7:00am Pete's Christmas 8:35am The Good Witch's Wonder 10:15am Getaway 12:00pm Aftermath 1:40pm Pete's Christmas 3:15pm The Good Witch's Wonder 4:55pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7:25pm Pete's Christmas 9:00pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 11:30pm Getaway 1:15am Aftermath 3:05am American Mary 5:05am The Internship Special 5:20am The Good Witch's Wonder

6:00am The Catalina Caper 7:30am Gunsmoke 8:30am Gunsmoke 9:45am Operation Secret 11:45am Behold a Pale Horse 2:00pm April in Paris 4:00pm The Golden Idol 5:25pm Killer Leopard 6:50pm Bomba in Sabu and the Magic Ring 8:05pm The Command 10:00pm The Perfect Storm 12:30am No Good Deed 2:35am The Perfect Storm 4:50am Fangs of the Arctic

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Forgive and forget? Not likely! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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UST had to happen, didn’t it? It was as predictable as the flowers in May or the X Factor judges using the word ‘amazing’ about a million times a show. We are now being asked to feel sorry for some of these young toerags who left UK shores to side with the odious ISIS. “It’s not their fault,” cry the ‘uman rights brigade. It’s the media allowing the evil radicalizers to publicise their views that should be taking the blame for their terrorist temptations. What a load of pure unadulterated claptrap! I don’t care how ‘fresh faced’, ‘well liked’ and ‘innocent’ these young men and women were. They are evil psychopaths who have committed treason against the country that

nurtured them and partaken in unforgivable acts of satanic terrorism. If they return to British shores, all of them must be locked away for life. “Oh, but some of them are too frightened to come back,” wail the parents, who should, to my mind, be locked up as well. The poor diddums have become fed up with sawing off people’s heads and shooting unarmed victims in the back. “We wanna come home now, Mum.” Get back to how it all was before we decided to run off and kill people. Well I’ve got news for them. They have all forfeited their right to ever live among decent human beings again. They are the scum of the earth and so is anyone who supports them including the lawyers who are no doubt gathering like the vultures they are to once more bleed the British taxpayer out of millions, fighting cases that will no doubt drag on for years. If I had my way I’d lock them up as well. To me they are not much better

than the non-human rubbish they will be earning millions to defend. Shouldn’t really be angry this week. Things are actually quite good. For the next two weeks I am appearing back in the old Motherland with shows as far apart as Norfolk and Blackpool. Channel 5’s OAPs Behaving Badly is coming over to film my Flying Curry Circus Christmas party on December 13. Venue to be announced. Plug plug! (Yes, I am doing it again, despite the fact that I’m still trying to live down the first one!) My double pneumonia is finally over and hopefully I don’t have prostate cancer. So it’s onward and upward. Next week’s scribble will issue from the cold and windy shores of the old country, provided I don’t get stopped at the border! Course I won’t, they let anyone in, don’t they!? Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com.

GATHERING: Lawyers, like vultures, to bleed the British taxpayer.

Life will be easier, they said Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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AM of the generation that looks back with fond memories at the simplicity of life in the 1950s and 60s. If you received a bill you wrote out a cheque, shoved it in the reply paid envelope and popped it in the letterbox. What has happened since? I will tell you: they said computers would make our lives easier. We receive a €20 subscription renewal payable online. Logging on, the complexity of navigation makes progress virtually impossible. We finally reach ‘pay’ but our troubles are only just beginning. Our bank, in its lack of wisdom, now requires online payments to be authorised by using codes printed on the back of a plastic card: fail. Although assured our cards were kosher we now find ours had been wrongly registered. Before a replacement card solution is arrived at, a series of computer hurdles that would try the patience of a NASA scientist must be gone through. Our internet service provider messes up

its accounts. As a consequence an incorrect payment anomaly shows up. No, they don’t sort out their problem. They need bank approved proof of our payments to satisfy them that we have indeed paid. This necessitates several time-consuming trips between the bank and the service supplier’s offices. Henry Ford was wasting his time when he said: “If it aint broke don’t fix it.” A basic can-opener was in the kitchen drawer in my young life. A simple device of a type used since before the Zulu Wars. This simple functional implement today is an allsinging and dancing model, but as useless as a walking stick with a wheel on it. When Phileas Fogg went on his 80 Days Around the World odyssey, a traveller could catch a train at Liverpool Lime Street and be in Manchester quicker than he can today. Purchasing a ticket was far easier. You simply bought it from the teller. You now have a formidable series of computerised and highly confusing procedures to negotiate. The number of illegal non-European immigrants in the UK is estimated in the millions. Although I am born and bred British, I cannot take my Spanish resident Central European wife to see our family in

Britain. The costs and complexities of a visa to visit this offshore European island are far too onerous. In simpler times, the RAF brought rebellious Iraq and Afghanistan to their knees by dropping £5 bombs on their £1 peasant huts. Today, the RAF fails to defeat these ‘tribesmen’ with the FGR4 Typhoon fighter that cost £17.6 billion to develop, priced at £110 million each and cost £3,875 an hour to demolish the same peasant’s hut. This week, hapless Britain washes its hands of its débâcle. Talking of washing one’s hands, whilst browsing in my medical centre I check out a 10-illustration diagram instructing me how to wash my hands. Yes, life will be easier they lied.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 8:35am Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents highlights from all of Saturday's Premier League fixtures. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:25am Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 1:25pm Sunday Politics 2:40pm BBC News 2:55pm FA Cup Final Score

BBC TWO 7:00am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 7:30am Great British Garden Revival 8:30am Countryfile 9:30am World War One Beyond the Trenches 10:00am The Football League Show 10:40am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:10pm Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 1:10pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Rugby Union

ITV 8:20am Signed Stories: Share a Story 8:25am Sooty 8:35am Mr. Bean 8:50am Ultimate Spider-Man 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am Big Time Rush 10:00am The Aquabats! Super Show! 10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:25pm ITV News and Weather 12:35pm Carry on Screaming 2:25pm All Star Family Fortunes

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CH4 7:45am How I Met Your Mother 8:10am How I Met Your Mother 8:35am FIM Superbike World Championship 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier Niles decides to stand up to Maris. So she decides to divorce him. 10:00am Jamie's Comfort Food 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:35pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:35pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 9:45am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:00am Jelly Jamm 10:20am LazyTown 10:45am Pip Ahoy! 11:00am Milkshake Monkey 11:05am The Mr. Men Show 11:20am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:55am 5 News Special 12:05pm Access 12:15pm Criminals: Caught on Camera 12:40pm Police Interceptors 1:40pm Getting Even with Dad

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 9:00am Glee 10:00am Inside Gatwick 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm The Middle 2:30pm The Middle

3pm 5:20pm Songs of Praise Live from Aldershot, the home of the British Army, with traditional hymns and guest soloist Michael Ball. Introduced by Bill Turnbull.

3:00pm Tennis Sue Barker hosts live coverage from the opening day of the ATP World Tour Finals from the O2 Arena in London.

6:00pm Flog it! Trade Secrets Tips on antiques and collectibles.

3:15pm The Unforgettable... 3:45pm The X Factor 5:30pm Downton Abbey Period drama following the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.

3:05pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm The Addams Family Values Black comedy sequel.

3:50pm Cats and Dogs 5:30pm The Polar Express Computer-animated family adventure. A young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve destined for the North Pole.

3:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 4:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm Modern Family

6pm 6:00pm Life Story 6:35pm BBC London News 6:45pm Life Story โ ข 7:00pm BBC News 7:20pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm Countryfile 8:45pm Strictly Come Dancing

6:30pm Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 7:30pm Match of the Day - FA Cup Highlights Manish Bhasin introduces highlights from the first round of the FA Cup.

6:35pm Tipping Point 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Keep it in the Family

6:00pm Channel 4 News

9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm Broadmoor

9:00pm Speed with Guy Martin 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Contraband

Includes sport and weather.

6:30pm American Football Live at Wembley The third and final match of 2014's recordbreaking run of sell-out NFL games in London.

7:20pm 5 News Weekend 7:25pm Superman Oscar-winning fantasy based on the classic comic strip, portraying the early years of the man of steel, from his birth on the planet Krypton to his arrival on Earth and the first of his epic battles with the arch-criminal Lex Luthor.

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Flash

9pm 9:30pm F1: Grand Prix 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2

9:00pm The Mekong River with Sue Perkins 10:00pm Police Under Pressure 11:00pm Rugby League

Two-part documentary about Broadmoor Hospital.

Baltasar Kormรกkur's heist caper stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale and Giovanni Ribisi.

10:00pm The MTV Ema 2014 From Glasgow Star-studded awards ceremony celebrating some of the hottest stars in the music industry, live from the Hydro in Glasgow. Hosted by Nicki Minaj and featuring performances from big names including Ariana Grande, Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran.

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Trollied 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 Chin puts his entire career on the line to help Danno save his brother's life.

11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

12am 12:00am Russell Howard's Good News 12:30am Alpha Dog 2:20am Countryfile 3:20am Holby City 4:15am This is BBC Two

12:45am Rugby Highlights 1:40am The Store 3:30am Motorsport UK 4:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 5:05am ITV Nightscreen

1:15am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2:10am NFL 5:45am Mobil 1 The Grid

12:00am Most Shocking Moments in Pop 2:50am Super Casino 4:10am The Gadget Show 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big

12:00am Trollied 12:30am Road Wars 1:00am Big Trouble in Thailand 2:00am Costa Del Street Crime 2:30am Costa Del Street Crime 3:30am Spy 4:00am The Kumars 5:00am Nothing to Declare 5:30am Nothing to Declare

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8:00pm Doctor Who 8:15pm Doctor Who 9:15pm Shanghai Knights 11:00pm Family Guy 11:25pm Family Guy 11:45pm Life is Toff 12:15am American Dad! 12:40am American Dad! 1:00am Sweat the Small Stuff 1:30am The Revolution Will be Televised 2:00am Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:00am Life is Toff 3:30am People Like Us 4:30am Life is Toff 5:00am This is BBC Three

8:00pm The Great War 8:40pm The Great War 9:20pm Britain's Wild Places 9:30pm Sounds of the 70s 10:00pm Brian Cox: Space, Time and Videotape 11:00pm Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 11:50pm The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity 12:40am The Day the Universe Changed 1:30am The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA 3:00am Country Queens at the BBC 4:00am John Denver: Country Boy 5:00am This is BBC Four

7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:05am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:30pm The X Factor 2:15pm The Xtra Factor 3:15pm 100% You've Been Framed! 4:15pm You've Been Framed! 5:20pm Despicable Me 7:10pm Jurassic Park III 9:00pm Scorpion 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm Little Man 12:55am I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 3:10am The Vampire Diaries

7:00am World Kitchen 7:25am A Touch of Frost 9:15am Columbo 10:50am Heartbeat 12:55pm Inspector Morse 2:55pm Rosemary and Thyme 4:00pm A Touch of Frost 6:00pm Columbo 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm The One and Only Cilla 11:30pm An Audience with Barry Manilow 12:30am The Life of David Gale 3:00am William and Mary 3:50am Judge Judy 4:30am ITV3 Nightscreen

8:00am Cheers 8:30am Border Security USA 9:30am Minder 10:35am Magnum, P.I. 12:40pm Kojak 1:45pm Snooker 6:15pm Cheers 6:40pm Sports Life Stories 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am Born to Raise Hell 2:20am Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors 3:20am Tommy Cooper 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

8:35am The Mindy Project 9:00am How I Met Your Mother 10:00am Melissa and Joey 10:55am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm Made in Chelsea 2:35pm The Mindy Project 3:00pm Space Chimps 4:40pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 4:55pm New Girl 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold 11:05pm The Inbetweeners 12:15am Drifters 12:50am Rude Tube

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12:50am The Apprentice 1:50am LYMELIFE Darkly comic drama about unhappy families. 3:20am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 3:25am BBC News

SKY MOVIES Action 4:40am The Karate Kid 7:00am Sahara 9:15am Fury Special 9:45am Hulk 12:10pm 47 Ronin An outcast joins a band of masterless samurai to wreak revenge against an evil feudal ruler.

2:20pm Sahara 4:30pm The Karate Kid, Part II 6:35pm Hulk 9:00pm 47 Ronin 11:00pm Kick-Ass 2 12:55am Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2:35am Hammer of the Gods 4:20am Kick-Ass 2

5:20am Bean 7:00am Ali G Indahouse 8:40am Uncle Buck 10:30am Click 12:25pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2:35pm The Pink Panther 4:35pm Nacho Libre 6:15pm Uncle Buck 8:00pm Click 10:00pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 12:10am Ali G Indahouse 1:45am National Lampoon's Animal House 3:40am Notting Hill 5:45am The Pink Panther

7:25am Pride and Glory 9:40am Hustle and Flow 11:40am Thelma and Louise 1:55pm The Fast and the Furious 3:50pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 5:50pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.

7:45pm Pride and Glory 10:00pm Oldboy An ad man is inexplicably imprisoned in a sparse cell.

12:00am Blow 2:15am Thelma and Louise 4:35am Single White Female

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A taxing tale of drugs, prostitutes and tobacco-smuggling in the EU Nora Johnson

Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson

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NSURPRISINGLY, a huge leap in UKIP support was reported following the £1.7 billion EU surcharge imposed on the UK to reflect the ‘black economy’ of illegal drugs, prostitution and tobaccosmuggling within its GDP. Now, this isn’t a molehill, it’s a mountain! The EU’s penalising the UK for having the most successful economy in the EU, whilst rewarding countries like France for being economic basket cases! And as for the EU’s attempts to dismiss the problem by claiming these are the rules, no way! The

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: The EU needs deep reform. real issue is: how have the rules been interpreted and applied? It seems blindingly obvious different countries have different ways of operating. And that the UK has taken a more meticulous

approach to reporting income from such intangible sources as drugs, prostitution and tobaccosmuggling than Germany, France or Austria - all lined up for rebates. Or maybe failed to smell

a rat where others, more savvy, did? Unfortunately, Britain is a land of rule-makers and administrators. Show it a rule, and it’ll be applied unquestioningly. Other countries decide on different criteria. The real tragedy of the EU is that the shedloads of tax-payers’ money which have been and are still being wasted - on moving between Strasbourg and Brussels, bloated bureaucracy, pay and allowances, and duplicated diplomatic representation - would, spent sensibly under individual nations’ control, have resulted in greater prosperity and better defence against terrorists. The EU is like a rudderless ship driven by ideology and holed below the waterline. Rather than make crucial structural repairs, it settles for quick-fixes and takes on more payload (regulation,

centralisation and bureaucracy) so guaranteeing it slinks further behind and deeper in the water. And unless it endorses immediate reform - including reduction of bureaucracy and regulation, liberalisation of labour markets, overhaul of immigration controls - the UK runs the risk of going down with it. Finally, let’s return to that £1.7 billion surcharge that, we’re told, now takes account of drugs, prostitution and tobaccosmuggling. Doesn’t this number somehow indicate the UK spends more on those items than basic foodstuffs? Given my own food bill, it seems some of my fellow citizens are having a lot more fun than me! What about you? Nora Johnson’s thrillers Landscape of Lies, Retribution, Soul Stealer, The De Clerambault Code are available from Amazon and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca. (www.nora-johnson.com)

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BBC TWO 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Call the Council 8:50am Close Calls: On Camera 9:20am A Taste of Britain 10:05am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11:05am Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Coast 2:10pm The Life of Birds

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N the Costa Blanca, the general view is that the main thing kids today will never experience is simply being kids. Neil Couzens from Zenia Services said one thing he enjoyed as a child that youngsters today probably don’t was ‘building camps, and bows and arrows.’ He added: “Society has changed and everything is based around technology now and I think that is a shame. Children aren’t

NEIL: Technology has taken over.

STREET TALK learning skills from their parents any more although I do believe the introduction of technology has made youngsters more intelligent; they know how to find answers thanks to the likes of Google.” Keith Owen from Solar Directa believed children now miss out on the freedom to play outdoors. “I grew up in Somerset by the seaside and we would be out playing all day, getting up to all sorts before we had to come home. There were no mobile phones and parents didn’t worry, but the world is a lot uglier now and you can’t do that, parents need to be stricter,” he said. Karen from Mijas TV commented: “Kids are lucky nowadays in that they do not have to experience smoke-filled bars, restaurants, aeroplanes and offices. When I was younger everywhere we went there were smokers and as a non-

smoker all my life, I didn’t like it but had to put up with it.” Mark Scott from Aroma restaurant in Mallorca recalled ‘drinking from a hosepipe.’ Children nowadays are told not to drink from hosepipes because of the chances of catching some awful disease and Mark thinks it’s a shame as it was a fond childhood memory of his. Nicole King from Mi Marbella said ‘dialling a telephone’. She added: “Today’s youngsters will never experience the actual term ‘to dial a number’ because we have push-button phones and not the old-fashioned ‘get your finger twisted’ style like in the old days!” Ann Baxter from Mojacar Windows and Doors commented: “When we were young, we could go off into the woods to explore on our own. We had a lot more freedom than children today.”

KEITH: World is an uglier place now and not as safe.

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3:55pm Drop Zone 5:50pm The Next Karate Kid 7:50pm Deep Impact 10:00pm Pain and Gain Three Florida bodybuilders devise a criminal get-rich- quick scheme that goes horribly wrong.

12:15am Assault on Precinct 13 2:10am Barb Wire 3:55am Drop Zone 5:40am The Next Karate Kid

6:00am Maverick 8:10am Arthur 9:50am Arthur 2: On the Rocks 11:45am The World's End 1:40pm Last Holiday 3:35pm Kindergarten Cop 5:30pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Mike Myers returns as master spy Austin Danger Powers with a new sidekick in Felicity Shagwell.

7:15pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm American Pie 2 12:50am American Pie: The Wedding 2:35am Austin Powers in Goldmember 4:20am Notting Hill

4:35am Jagged Edge 6:30am Point Last Seen 8:10am Bad Company 10:10am Syriana 12:20pm All Things to All Men A corrupt copper plots to stage a bank robbery in order to catch an elusive London crime boss.

1:50pm Captain Phillips 4:10pm The Perfect Score Six teenagers form a plot to steal the answers to a vital exam.

5:50pm Derailed 7:40pm The Island 10:00pm Captain Phillips 12:20am An Eye for an Eye 2:10am Gangs of New York 5:00am Ocean's Eleven

4:45am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas 6:20am The Elf That Rescued Christmas 7:40am Snow Day 9:20am Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special 9:40am Holy Night! 11:25am Miracle on 34th Street 1:25pm New Year's Eve 3:25pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Special 3:45pm Miracle on 34th Street 5:45pm Home Alone 4 7:15pm Disney's A Christmas Carol 9:00pm New Year's Eve 11:00pm Bad Santa 12:45am Disney's A Christmas Carol 2:30am While You Were Sleeping 4:20am Bad Santa

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5:20am The Good Witch's Wonder 7:00am Pete's Christmas 8:35am The Good Witch's Wonder 10:15am Aftermath 11:55am The Good Witch's Wonder 1:35pm Pete's Christmas 3:10pm Getaway

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After his wife is kidnapped, an ex-race car driver is blackmailed into a series of highoctane crimes.

4:55pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7:25pm Pete's Christmas 9:00pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 11:30pm Getaway 1:15am Aftermath 3:05am American Mary 5:05am The Internship Special 5:20am The Good Witch's Wonder

Festus kills a man while defending Kitty.

2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Hell Bent for Glory 5:50pm The Wrong Man 7:50pm King Richard and the Crusaders 10:00pm The Devil's Own 12:05am We are Marshall 2:30am The Devil's Own 4:30am Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America 5:25am Off Set

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BBC TWO 8:00am Call the Council 8:45am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 9:15am Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 10:00am Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve 11:00am Building Dream Homes 11:30am See Hear 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm Coast 1:10pm Animal Park 2:10pm The Life of Birds

ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

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CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Daily Brunch 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Small Animal Hospital

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CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

SKY 1 6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Inside Gatwick 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm Deal or No Deal

3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Carnal Innocence

6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Rory Peck Awards

6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Surprise Surprise 10:00pm Broadmoor 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Nation's Favourite Queen Song

9:00pm Posh Pawn 10:00pm Liberty of London 11:00pm The Million Pound Necklace: Inside Boodles

9:00pm Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 10:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 11:00pm Wentworth

9:00pm X-Men 11:00pm Legends

12:15am Teenage Tommies 1:15am Intruders 2:00am See Hear 2:30am The Kitchen 3:30am Doctor Who 4:30am This is BBC Two 4:55am Cold War Britain 5:25am D-Day: The Last Heroes

1:10am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:05am 24 Hours in A and E 1:05am Music Nation 1:35am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:25am Lootera 4:40am The Siege at Red River

12:00am 200 Nips and Tucks and I Want More! 1:00am Dallas 1:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am Underground Britain 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am The Great Artists 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am Forever 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Road Wars

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pm Miss Potter 11:30pm Treasures of the Anglo Saxons

12:15pm All Star Family Fortunes 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Crown Jewels 2:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:05pm You've Been Framed! 6:30pm You've Been Framed! 7:00pm Royal Pains 8:00pm 100% You've Been Framed! 9:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations 10:00pm Freshers 11:00pm Happy Gilmore 12:55am Two and a Half Men

9:20am Wycliffe 10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:50am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm Wild at Heart 4:00pm Wycliffe 5:10pm Second Thoughts 5:45pm Fresh Fields 6:15pm George and Mildred 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:50pm Wycliffe 9:00pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm Unforgiven 12:00am The Vice

12:30pm Pawn Stars 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:55pm Minder 3:00pm The Professionals 4:00pm Pawn Stars 4:30pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Magnum, P.I. 5:55pm Kojak 7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm GT Academy 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm River Monsters 11:00pm Age of Heroes 1:05am Guest House Paradiso

2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm Avatar 12:15am The Inbetweeners

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Drama. A famous musician retreats from the world and returns to her home town.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 5:00pm Inside Gatwick

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show

9pm 9:00pm Waterloo Road 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Looking After Mum - A Children in Need Special

Martin escapes an interrogation, only to learn that Sonya and Aiden have been kidnapped.

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Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art.

12:30am The Joy of Easy Listening 2:00am Easy Listening Hits at the BBC 3:00am Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance 4:00am Treasures of the Anglo Saxons Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art.

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SKY MOVIES Action 7:30am Hudson Hawk 9:15am Executive Decision 11:30am Predator 1:20pm Predator 2 3:10pm Flags of Our Fathers 5:30pm King Arthur 7:40pm Executive Decision 10:00pm Predator 11:50pm Predator 2 1:45am Hammer of the Gods 3:30am Jaws 4: The Revenge

Comedy 7:00am Saving Mr. Banks Special 7:30am The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 9:25am Notting Hill 11:40am Employee of the Month 1:40pm Identity Thief 3:40pm Bean 5:25pm The Guilt Trip 7:10pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 9:00pm Employee of the Month 11:00pm Identity Thief 1:00am Our Idiot Brother

7:20am Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special 7:40am My Brother the Devil 9:40am Flatliners 11:45am Murder at 1600 1:45pm After the Sunset 3:35pm John Q 5:35pm Plush 7:30pm Black Hawk Down 10:00pm After the Sunset 11:45pm Four Brothers

7:40am Holiday Inn 9:25am Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 11:05am Christmas in Wonderland 12:50pm Interstellar Special 1:20pm Die Hard 3:35pm The Santa Clause 5:20pm Millions 7:05pm Sleepless in Seattle 9:00pm The Santa Clause 10:45pm Die Hard 1:00am Sleepless in Seattle

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7:00am Pete's Christmas 8:35am The Good Witch's Wonder 10:15am Getaway 12:00pm The Good Witch's Wonder 1:40pm Pete's Christmas 3:15pm Aftermath 4:55pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7:25pm Pete's Christmas 9:00pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 11:30pm Getaway 1:15am Aftermath

7:45am Gunsmoke 8:45am Gunsmoke 9:50am The Wrong Man 11:45am King Richard and the Crusaders 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm La Guerra Continua 5:35pm The Mackintosh Man 7:35pm The Arrangement 10:00pm Point of No Return 12:05am Dangerous Ground

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Fun, puns and mystery millions Cassandra Nash MARIANO RAJOY: President faces yet more trouble from PP corruption allegations.

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HE latest political scandal’s codename Punica was suggested by punica granatum and a play on the surname of Francisco Granados. Accused with an associate of stashing an illegal €5.8 million in Switzerland, he is an exsenator and was second in charge after Esperanza Aguirre when she was regional president of the Madrid Community. Aguirre, who is now secretary general of the regional PP, insisted that she didn’t have “the slightest idea” of what Granados was up to. In the same breath she called for the courts to speed up the ongoing Gurtel case - another pun,

this time on the surname of its principal player Francisco Correa, incidentally. After six years it still hasn’t come to court, Aguirre complained. Not that she was trying to deflect attention away from Granados, of course.

More trouble MARIANO RAJOY must feel

like William Collingbourne as he was being hanged, drawn and quartered in 1484: “Oh Lord Jesus, yet more trouble!” he groaned. The president, the governing PP and to a lesser extent the PSOE socialists, all face yet more trouble in the shape of another huge politiccorruption scandal. Over the last two years 51 local and regional politicians

including six mayors and high-ranking officials in Madrid, Valencia, Murcia and Leon raked in illegal commissions of between €6 and €7 million on government contracts worth €250 million. While 300 people a day were evicted from their homes, small businesses went under and employees accepted wage cuts to retain their jobs, these

public servants creamed off money during the worst economic crisis Spain has ever endured. Nor did they do it for the greater good of party funds because that cash wasn’t destined for a spot of illicit double-accounting and salary top-ups. Every cent of it went into their own pockets and every cent of it came from the taxpayer. And every cent of those €250 million will cost the two national parties dear when those taxpayers vote in next year’s elections.

Rich pickings JOSE ANGEL FERNANDEZ VILLA, former leader of the SOMA-UGT miners’ union explained that the €1.4 million he declared during the government’s fiscal amnesty was a legacy from his mother. Ludivina Villa died aged 91 after running a bar in

Tuilla (Asturias) which has a population of 1,200. She must have done a roaring trade and saved very, very hard.

Power hungry ENRIQUE CALVET of the UPyD party takes over the seat in the European Parliament given up by Francisco Sosa Wagner. He left following serious discrepancies with the party’s leader Rosa Diez who, Sosa claimed, “is leading the party to catastrophe.” Exit Sosa and enter Calvet who, after 48 hours of reflection, decided to take the seat despite the longstanding friendship between both men. He has a responsibility towards UPyD voters, he said. And, friendship notwithstanding, a hunger for power and generous Brussels expenses?

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Gretta and her boyfriend Dave are college sweethearts and song writing partners who move to New York when Dave gets a deal with a major record label. But fame goes to Dave’s head and temptation leads him astray. Heartbroken Gretta goes out to make it on her own, and is soon discovered by a disgraced record executive. The promising collaboration between the two blossoms as Gretta realises her priorities in life have changed and she must follow her own path. Stars Keira Knightly, Mark Ruffalo and Adam Levine. Run time 104 mins, Rated R. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Having put in extra effort to bring a zing into your life, it is important that you keep the impetus going. This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks. It is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed. However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air. Any thought of joining a walking club or health group should be pursued. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.

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November 7, Joni Mitchell, 71, singer and songwriter Folk singer Mitchell released her album ‘Blue’ in 1971 - featuring her best known song ‘River’ - and is considered one of the best albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. November 8, Gordon Ramsay, 48, chef and television presenter Television chef Ramsay’s various restaurants have received 15 Michelin stars in total. He is best known today for presenting television

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk who you are willing to mix with. Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think.

THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX 1. The Rutshire Chronicles, including Riders (1985), Rivals (1988) and The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1993), were all written by which ‘romantic novelist’, who was born in Hornchurch in February 1937? 2. Which actress, born in Ilford in December 1934, starred as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011)? 3. Which actress, born in Laindon in May 1930, is best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, and Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry, in On the Up? 4. Which actress, singer, dancer and television personality, born in Basildon in May 1974, presented Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast from 1997 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2001? 5. Which comedian, actor, radio host, author and activist, born in Grays in June 1975, played the title character of the 2011 remake Arthur? 6. Which comedian, writer, actor and voice-over artist, born in Epping in March 1958, appeared in numerous cult classic sitcoms, including The Young Ones (1982–84), Filthy Rich and Catflap (1987), The New Statesman (1987–94) and Bottom (1991–95)? 7. Which footballer and manager, born in Dagenham in January 1920, was manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974? 8. Which former track and field athlete, born in Chigwell in July 1966, won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles? She is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles.

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November 11, Leonardo DiCaprio, 40, actor A teen heartthrob throughout much of the 90’s, DiCaprio is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor for his role as Howard Hughes in ‘The Aviator.’ In the past he has dated supermodels Bar Rafaeli, Gisele Bundchen and Erin Heatherton. November 11, Demi Moore, 52, actor Previously married to fellow actor Bruce Willis, Moore later married Ashton Kutcher but the couple split in 2013. She is well-known for her role in the 1990 film ‘Ghost’ and also for her role as a stripper in the 1996 film ‘Striptease.’

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past. There is, however, a balance to be found. Don't be put off by people who have become sloppy in their approach because this is not going to affect you. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement? Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.

TARGET: Average: 6 Good: 8 November 7, David de Gea, footballer The Manchester United goalkeeper began his career with Atletico Madrid and was captain of the Spain under-21 national side that won the European Championship in 2011. He moved to Manchester United in June 2011 for £17.8 million (€22.5 million), a British record for a goalkeeper.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people. Some of those people prove to be quite fascinating.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cede, cedi, cred, deer, deft, dice, diet, dire, dirt, edit, feed, iced, reed, retd, ride, teed, tide, tied, cered, cider, cited, creed, cried, defer, deter, dicer, drift, edict, eider, feted, fetid, fired, freed, fried, riced, tired, treed, tried, credit, deceit, defect, defier, defter, deicer, deific, dicier, dieter, direct, retied, rifted, tidier, tiered, triced, trifid, deficit, edifice, edifier, eidetic, recited, reified, feticide, CERTIFIED, RECTIFIED

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (STORMY) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a Rolling Stones’ UK hit single (two words): BUNG ARROWS

Across 1 Egyptian cross broken by Khan (4) 3 Wrong press sat around (8) 9 Mix-up as Spurs excel (7) 10 Some cats easily perplexed (2,3) 11 Second gallery in Washington, perhaps (5) 12 Oriental satisfies, back in respect (6) 14 Pass error by England (6) 16 Remove delegate and Latin sweetheart (6) 19 Came in anyway for the entertainment (6) 21 A level surface for an aircraft (5) 24 Fragrance from a Roman perfumery (5) 25 Hate rude kid’s lie (7) 26 Meet Len’s assorted constituents (8) 27 Refuse from the golden years (4)

Unscramble the name of a dessert food (two words): BUG-RIDDEN PAD

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: BROWN SUGAR, BREAD PUDDING

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THING THING attitude (7) 17 Some help, as outside Texan town (2,4) 18 Forbidden, we hear, it is crook (6) 20 Venezuela teacher demonstrates lift (5) 22 Kale I cooked the same (5) 23 Noblewoman returns in ‘Torquemada’ (4)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents Q and 15 represents R, so fill in Q every time the figure 2 appears and R every time the figure 15 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.

Across 7 Monarch’s home (6) 8 Rubbed out (6) 9 Untidiness (4) 10 Slipshod (8) 11 Rubeola (7) 13 Snatches (5) 15 Cluster (5) 17 Longs for (7) 20 Well known or easily recognised (8) 21 Expressed (4) 23 Make a choice (6) 24 Confused jumble (6)

Down 1 Wired enclosure (4) 2 Reasons (6) 3 Arrived at (7) 4 Facial growth (5) 5 Seaman (6) 6 Showing reason or sound judgment (8) 12 Schooled (8) 14 Confidences (7) 16 Unstable situation of extreme difficulty (6) 18 Mad (6) 19 Unchanging and unmoving (5) 22 Not in action or at work (4)

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Down 1 Helped to show Neddy is another diminutive for Edward (8) 2 Are OK, kind of, in divided country (5) 4 Hurries to find the marsh plants (6)

5 Spare can found in the street (5) 6 Australia began before it became bleak and forbidding (7) 7 Take short rests back on the bridge (4) 8 Reacts badly but provides food (6) 13 Church measure unknown quantity results in boneyard (8) 15 Fat individual taken in by modern

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Hera, 4 Tramp, 9 Alibi, 10 Netball, 11 Statute, 12 Clone, 13 Skeins, 15 Recess, 18 Lease, 20 Sustain, 23 Emotive, 24 Atlas, 25 Earls, 26 Data. Down: 2 Emirate, 3 Adieu, 4 Tandem, 5 Article, 6 Plato, 7 Rags, 8 Pliers, 13 Seller, 14 Needier, 16 Epaulet, 17 Ushers, 19 Alone, 21 Staid, 22 Nose. QUICK Across: 1/23 Save face, 3 Obstruct, 9 Parlour, 10 Recur, 11 Obese, 12 Tassel, 14 Excite, 16 Untrue, 19 Dancer, 21 React, 24 After, 25 Isolate, 26 Earnings, 27 Fees. Down: 1 Supposed, 2 Verge, 4 Berate, 5 Terms, 6 Unclear, 7 Torn, 8 Covert, 13 Restless, 15 Chatter, 17 Narrow, 18 Crying, 20 Corgi, 22 Aware.

Across 1 Dejar entrar (5) 4 Toll (on road, bridge) (5) 7 Nephew (7) 8 Aunt (3) 10 River (3) 11 So much (3) 12 Paciente (7) 14 Semillas (5) 15 Escenario (teatro) (5)

Down 1 Olives (9) 2 More (3) 3 Stools (seats) (9) 4 Detenidos (en cárcel) (9) 5 Más o menos (5) 6 Caro (9) 9 Manzana (fruta) (5) 13 Té (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Locust, 4 Odio, 8 Stars, 9 Anger, 10 Esmeralda, 13 Glove, 15 Ancla, 16 Near, 17 Navaja. Down: 1 Last, 2 Coats, 3 Sostener, 6 Oar, 7 Calabaza, 11 Ducha, 12 Vaca, 13/5 Gun dog, 14 Oca.

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Since its almost exponential growth and integration into everyday life from the early 90’s onwards, most people would agree that nowadays they would be lost without the internet. Here are 10 things you perhaps never knew about the World Wide Web. 1. Seven people in the world hold a ‘key to the internet.’ These seven key holders - from different parts of the world - will be able to ‘reboot’ an integral part of the internet system should catastrophe strike and the internet shuts down. All seven have long backgrounds in internet security and work for various international institutions. 2. The internet speed on the International Space Station - 330 kilometres above the surface of the Earth - is faster than the average internet speed in Australia.

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3. In 1995, Newsweek published an article that ridiculed the idea of people using the internet to get their news, learn, or buy airline tickets - much of what the majority of people do on the internet today. Newsweek still has the article archived on its own website.

5. There is a murkier, much bigger version of the internet out there known as the ‘deep web’ or ‘hidden web.’ Believed to be at least 500 times bigger than the internet we use, sites on the deep web are anonymous and are not indexed by search engines such as Google or Bing. The data on the dark web is not necessarily intentionally hidden, but it is hard for conventional search engine technology to find it and make sense of it.

PhotoMath Free PhotoMath is the world’s first camera calculator and will go down well with school kids. Point the camera towards the mathematical expression, take a photo, and PhotoMath will display the result. By using the steps button, you can see the full solution.

Just Joking Q: Why couldn’t the blonde add 10+5 on a calculator? A: She couldn’t find the ‘10’ button. Me: Should I get into trouble for something I didn’t do? Teacher: No Me: Good, because I didn't do my homework. Innocent boy to a girl at party: Would you like to dance? Girl smiled and said: Yes... for sure! Boy: So can I take this chair?

INTERNET: Reaching out to everyone. scavenging for copper. Georgia provides 90 per cent of neighbouring Armenia’s internet. 7. Swedes love the internet. Seventy-five per cent of Swede’s use the internet, making Sweden the country with the largest percentage of internet users. 8. The first ever website was published on August 6, 1991, at CERN, the European nuclear research and particle physics laboratory where Tim Berners-Lee - creator of the internet worked. The website describes what the web actually is, and it links to further pages about the history and technology behind it.

4. It took radio 38 years to reach an audience of 50 million. Television took 13 years to reach the same amount of people. The internet only took four years to reach that number.

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9. The website for cartoon character Garfield owned the domain ‘gmail.com’ as part of their free email service. Google late acquired the name for its own email service.

INTERNET CREATOR: Tim Berners-Lee. 6. The entire country of Armenia was left without internet for five hours in 2011 when a 75-year-old Georgian woman accidently cut a fibre-optic cable while

Sudoku 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.

10. The first ever email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, the US programmer who created email. The ‘@’ symbol was used to signify that the message was sent to a person and not to a machine.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION spell, spree, spreed, spare, spared, scale, scalp, scare, icier, write, writer, lapel, larva, larvae, palls, pared, parer, purer, puree, pureed, crisp, cruet, crier, carps, career, carer, caret, carve, carved, curio, curie, curve, rural, racier, reaps, reared, rearm, revere, aerie, wirer, wired, weave, weaver, weaved, eared, eerie, raver, raved, tired, tiered, dearer, merit, merer, feral

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Organ transplants are on course to reach new record THIS year could mark a new record for the number of organ donations and transplants in Spain. Based on the figures so far for 2014, the Director of the National Transplant Organisation (ONT), Rafael Matesanz, said, “everything suggests that Spain will surpass the record this year.” Last year, more than 4,000 donations and transplants were recorded. The number of live donations is approaching 20 per cent, when last year it

RISING: Last year more than 4,000 donations and transplants were recorded.

was 15 per cent. Speaking at the XXVII National Renal Conference, Matesanz said waiting lists had been reduced,

particularly in kidney transplants, which had fallen for four consecutive years, which he said gave a message of hope and

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SEPTEMBER: Back at home a bit bruised and sore, but happy to be in familiar surroundings. The next few days would be all about rest, getting my drain taken out when the levels had dropped sufficiently and above all taking things easy with my right arm. I was under strict instructions not to lift anything or to exert myself in any way. I had been unaware initially what the long term implications of having all my lymph nodes removed would be. As I no longer had a lymphatic drainage system I could be left with a serious side effect called Lymphedema. Lymphedema is a condition of localised fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system which returns liquid to the thoracic duct and then the bloodstream. So tissues with lymphedema are at risk of infection and swelling. There are exercises and physiotherapy you can do to help your system but I will go into this in future blogs. Prevention is better than cure! Hence no lifting, no lying on the affected side, no

ERICA: Finding ways to adapt when the simplest tasks become impossible. tight clothing and, in the longer term, avoidance of rigorous sports and when doing any sport I would have to wear an arm support for compression purposes. For me this was going to be the most challenging aspect! The cancer and operations I could deal with, but the prospect of possibly not being able to play racket sports for the long term or even indefinitely was going to be tough to take. You just have to find alternatives or learn to play left handed! Also the realisation that the

simplest tasks, in the short term, would be impossible hit home - no chopping food, washing up, changing the beds, opening things, lifting and definitely no driving for a few weeks. So what do you do? Adapt. Necessity is the mother of all invention. I started to use my left arm for most tasks. The sight of me sitting on my kitchen work surface on top of a grater and using my left hand to muster a sprinkling of lemon zest must have been something else! Incidentally, freeze lemons

and grate the rinds into your general household chores, it food, not only does it has become a time for them intensify the flavour but it is to show greater maturity and supposed to be an enemy to autonomy. cancer so a friend to us! It has been tough for them Don’t get too down over but pulling together helps me these smaller issues and find along the road to recovery so another way of doing things. I applaud their efforts and We are all stronger than we their spirit despite some imagine it’s just that we don’t grumbles at first! realise it until we are tested. My hope is that living Draw on your inner through this experience will strength and you will be make them more resilient and amazed how you overcome better able to cope with the every obstacle put in your challenges that life will way. inevitably throw at them over For me every day got the coming years. better, I ate well thanks to Lead by example. If you are the army of Spanish a bag of nerves just imagine neighbours and friends how your children and people bringing food to my door like around you will feel! ants! No shame in having a good My son cry, I hold my became my hand up! For those of nurse and It is a good you who have changed my release but get cancer and bandages, over it and have children, much to his dust yourself my tip is credit, as off and get off to be as many adults the canvas. honest as would have A little possible. balked at the dramatic? Not sight of my really - you are scars. in a battle for For those of your life. you who have cancer and You have to go the full 10 have children, my tip is to be rounds so come out your as honest as possible but corner fighting with your carry on as normal. gloves up. Every cloud has a silver You will beat cancer with a lining and my illness has positive attitude. Your illness given us all an opportunity to is a journey and one that will recalibrate. It was time the deal you curve balls. children took on more My curve ball was just responsibility domestically about to be launched… the and they have stepped up to phone call I had been waiting the challenge. for with my operation results Aside from cooking, came. The news was not cleaning, washing and good.

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Drinking tea can cut cancer risk A COMPOUND that is found in teas and citrus fruits could help protect against ovarian cancer. Researchers carried out a 30-year study and say the flavanoids compound, which is also found in red wine and apples, could reduce a woman’s risk of developing the disease by up to a third. The University of East Anglia studied the diets of 171,940 women aged 25 to 55 for more than three decades and found that those who ate foods high in the antioxidant flavanoids, had a much lower risk of developing ovarian tumours. The risk was up to 31 per cent lower for tea drinkers.

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STREET DOG: Forlorn and neglected.

Share some furry love ABANDONED dogs and cats can be seen all over the world, huddled together in major cities or roaming alone looking for food and company. The animals which are starving, thin and in need of love, prompted two college students from Chile, Violeta Caro Pinda and Felipe Carrasco Guzman, to raise awareness with a creative approach.

The two undergraduates tied pink balloons around street dogs and cats which have phrases written on them like, ‘hug me,’ ‘play with me,’ and the most poignant one, ‘don’t leave me.’ The pair are hoping the rest of the world will take on their example and spread a bit of kindness and happiness to these forlorn and neglected creatures.

IF a previously friendly cat starts biting or scratching you, it is essential you take it to the vet. A cat in pain from dental disease, cystitis, arthritis or injury may bite when handled. It may bite if it is seriously ill or if it has a brain tumour. Pregnant cats or cats with litters are aggressive in defence of their litters. When the kittens have grown up, the mother’s behaviour usually alters. NEVER punish or chase. This will intensify aggression. Ignore bad behaviour by walking away, keeping silent (no screams), withdrawing eye contact, no confrontations. Reward calm behaviour with cat treats. Avoid situations which will result in cat aggression. The difficulty for owners is working out what kind of aggression they are dealing with. This is where help from a cat behaviour counsellor can be essential to help reduce and manage the aggression.

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Get to know the pet sitter By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch I THOUGHT it would be instructive to run over a few rules about finding the right pet sitter. Of course, many pet owners are happy to find sitters through friends using word of mouth. However, it can be quite difficult to find the right person for your animals. More and more pet owners are now using online networks to find sitters. But again, how

can you be sure the sitter is really experienced and caring? Vetting helps, you can use an agency or do it yourself. Experience in running a pet and house sitter network says that before you commit to any sitter it is best to take a few steps yourself to learn about their pet care experience. Here are my guidelines: 1. Meet and Greet Ideally you would introduce the sitter to your pets personally

before the sit, watch how each reacts. 2. Communicate Regularly - Before and after the sitter enters your home communicate regularly, learn about them, ask their history. 3. Previous Pet Ownership/Experience Ask about their personal pet ownership experience. 4. Understanding Pet Routines - Anyone who cares for a pet will understand that there are different feeding and

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Aggression to humans often results from fear. The problem may arise from a dysfunctional kittenhood. The kitten is brought up without enough contact with humans, and therefore will never become domesticated. To be truly domesticated, kittens need to be handled before the age of eight weeks. Relatively socialised cats may still bond, but probably only to close family. It will be best to give this kind of cat plenty of space and independence. Allow the cat to initiate contact with you, as this freedom to choose will result in more, rather than less, affection. Cats under stress may also become aggressive to owners. In general try to reduce the stress in this cat’s life, so it becomes less anxious. More next week. Thanks to Celia Haddon for her input. AGGRESSION: May result from fear.

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Thai food comes to Encore Encore for the perfect meal ENCORE ENCORE has now become a Thai restaurant, the only one in Denia. To sample the new dishes now on offer at this already popular venue, the Euro Weekly News sent two foodies to try it out and report back... Choosing the evening three-course set menu, there are five starters and five main courses to choose from, offering a good choice, without complicating it for those who have not tried Thai food before. For the starter we tried Moo Gratiam Phrik Thai; delicious pieces of pork in a type of crispy batter, served with a dark soy sauce dip and Yam Talav, which is a spicy seafood salad.

CRISPY PORK: Light and tasty for a starter.

For the main course a delicious dish called Pad Thai Goong was served consisting of flat noodles, stir- fried with prawns and egg, accompanied with bean sprouts. Traditionally all the peanut mixture would be in the dish. However, thoughtfully, it is put just to the side so that you can add to your taste and for us, it was perfect using it all! The Penang Neua Thai

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beef curry was accompanied with a perfect mound of jasmine rice. Even having travelled extensively around Thailand, it was the best Thai beef curry we had ever tried and did not disappoint being an explosion of little spices balanced with a coconut smoothness. To wash down the delicate flavours and aromas a house red, a Julian Santos Tempranillo 2011 at €12.50 was the choice of the night. With a perfect and welcome break before dessert, it was another difficult choice between mango ice cream or mojito sorbet. The sorbet was the tempting winner and was refreshing and minty as you would expect, but also kind of rich and creamy; the perfect way to end a perfect meal. Encore Encore’s staff

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are friendly and helpful and attention is paid to every detail and all dishes were perfectly presented. The chef is a lovely petite Thai lady. She takes great pride in the food she serves. Thai food has very distinctive flavours of its own using the best fresh ingredients and spices and she understands that totally traditional Thai food may be too strong for the English palate and therefore introduces the spices carefully.

The three-course menu is normally €19.50, however, at the moment there is an introductory discount of 15 per cent. For those not wanting a full meal, there are also various tapas available. As it was the first Saturday in the month, it was also Salsa night when people of all ages get up on the dance floor. This venue offers great live entertainment and has got to be the best night out in Denia. See the website for

map and further details www.livemusicindenia. com. The kitchen is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with orders taken from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Encore Encore Calle Llavador 12 (next door to Europa gym), Denia Call Richard on 650 948 337 Visit www.livemusic indenia.com

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THERE are few properties that would not be enhanced by one or two window boxes placed on a window sill or edge of a balcony, or the wall or balustrades of an apartment terrace. Window boxes planted with traditional geraniums, or a wide range of other suitable plants, are an easy way to brighten up the facades of some otherwise drab houses and apartment

WINDOW BOXES: Can also be hung from railings. blocks throughout the year. So let’s look at the opportunity in more detail. Why window boxes? Window boxes serve several purposes. 1. To brighten up the outlook from windows and doors onto balconies and terraces. 2. To provide a screen from prying eyes. 3. To brighten up the appearance of the house from outside.

4. To give the appearance that the house or apartment is lived in. 5. To brighten up dull courtyards. 6. To brighten up the semi shade under large trees by hanging window boxes directly from boughs or on hanging shelves. Overcoming problem of plastic coated aluminium windows Most traditionally built houses have convenient

wide outside window sills that provide space for window boxes between the window frames and wrought iron security grills. Some also have small balconies with metal railings. However most modern plastic/aluminium windows with integral double glazing and security blinds result in very narrow or even no sills. Fortunately many garden centres now stock window boxes with metal supports that can be hung below the window sill. Similar supports can be attached to the railings of an apartment terrace. What to plant? All year round: Zonal and trailing geraniums/pelargoniums - except in the heavy frost/snow belt where they need to be put in a cold frame or a greenhouse for the winter. Spring, summer and autumn: Trailing petunias, portulacas, zonal and trailing geraniums/pelargoniums, carnations, felicia /agathaea, succulents and in the shade fuchsias and busy lizzies. Spring: Trailing sweet peas, verbena and freesias. Autumn and winter: Heathers and pansies. Winter: Cyclamens, poinsettias, pansies, stocks and bulbs such as hyacinths and daffodils. Colour can also be provided by the fruit and foliage of plants. a. Fruits - the fruits on mock pepper and mini pomegranate plants can look very attractive during the autumn. b. Foliage - begonias, spider plant, variegated ivies, herbs - on the widow sill outside the kitchen and dwarf conifers in semi shaded situations. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com November 2014

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EXPATRIATES living in Spain are starting to drive the property market up. They spent 36 per cent more on housing in the first six months of this year then they did in the same period of 2013. According to figures from the Spanish government, foreign residents spent around €4.2 billion from January until the end of June, compared to €3.1 billion in those months in 2013. Most of that cash, €3.7 billion, went on resale property, a rise of 43 per cent, while spending on new property fell 2 per cent to €469 million.

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SALES RISE: The number of expats buying property is increasing. Valencia led the way with €1 billion of spending, just ahead of Andalucia with €975 million, and then

Catalonia on €817 million. Expats in Spain bought a total of 25,602 homes, a rise of 23 per cent from 2013.

Non-resident foreigners bought 2,065 holiday homes in Spain, an increase of 12 per cent since 2013.

Mortgage cash is starting to flow THERE were a total of 15,040 new mortgages granted on homes in August at an average value of €102,430. That was an increase of 5.3 per cent in the value of mortgages given on August 2013, and there was a 31 per cent rise in the total capital loaned year on year to €1.54 billion. Both figures are good news from the property market as they show liquidity is starting to flow from banks once more. In the depths of the banking crisis many prospective home owners found it extremely difficult to finance the purchase of a property as the banks, many bailed out by Spanish and European taxpayers, refused to pass on the billions of euros received to consumers. Nervous of being more exposed to bad debts after the property bubble burst,

they held on to the bailout payments instead to fill black holes in their balance sheets. That meant a second hit to the property market after the crash as even those in steady jobs wanting to buy a house couldn’t raise the money to complete. According to the National Institute of Statistics, the number of mortgages granted rose 23.8 per cent in August compared to the same month in 2013. Only two regions saw fewer home mortgages in August than in the same month of 2013 - La Rioja (down 40.9 per cent) and the Canary Islands (down 15.5 per cent). Everywhere else in the country saw postitve annual rates, led by the Balearics with a massive 83.4 per cent rise.

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IMPROVING confidence in the Spanish economy, together with a belief that property prices have finally hit rock bottom and more readily available financing, are all factors helping encourage homes sales in Spain, according to experts. Many estate agents in the country say the summer months saw a recovery in the country’s property market with some seeing sales increase by 8.8 per cent in June compared with the same month in 2013. Bank figures show that lending increased, up by 19 per cent in June 2014 compared with June 2013, and there was also a slight rise in prices which saw a 1 per cent increase in the second quarter of 2014, the first quarterly rise for six years. According to a new analysis from London-

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INCREASING CONFIDENCE: The analysis by The Spanish Brick finds investors looking to the long term. based company The Spanish Brick, the next two to three quarters will give a better indication whether this is a sustainable recovery or a circumstantial rebound. “The main difference between 2007 and 2014 is

that in 2007 the majority of buyers were speculative; they bought with a view to selling it on in a couple of years, with a gain of up to 20 per cent. Now, investors are looking for long term investments, using the rental market to

NEW BUILDS: Most applications were for apartment buildings.

Confidence as building permit requests increase IN another sign of the improving property market, the number of applications for building permits for new homes rose 3.3 per cent in the first eight months of the year. In total there were 24,696 requests around Spain, the second consecutive improvement

following years of falls through the economic crisis. According to figures from the Ministry of Development, there were 2,063 requests in August alone, a 30.1 per cent increase on the same month in 2013. Now the ministry is

forecasting a total figure for the year of 37,000 permits applied for, up from 34,288 last year. About two thirds of the applications were for apartments or blocks of housing (up 3.7 per cent) with the rest for individual family homes (up 2.3 per cent).

make a profit,” said Daniel Talavera of the firm. He added: “Any yield higher than 5 per cent is considered a noteworthy investment and an 8 per cent to 9 per cent yield is a real money maker. Regarding capital growth and capital gains, Spain delivers good results now but is suffering expensive taxation.” When it comes to investors, the volume of foreign investments is constantly increasing and 2013 saw a 16 per cent increase on 2012. It is not

uncommon for 80 per cent of an estate agent’s client base to be foreigners. The analysis points out that the difference in house prices between 2007 and 2014 varies according to the region. Prices have dropped at a rate of between 30 per cent and 70 per cent, and, on average, it is estimated that houses are now 58 per cent cheaper. It also highlights the importance of getting the price right. The economic situation created a negotiation culture. Before

the housing market crash, the asking price was non-negotiable but, according to the firm, currently only 70 per cent of offers get to completion and often these offers are only accepted because the seller is under pressure to sell due to mortgage obligations, unemployment and pressure from costs associated with the property. The typical seller has also changed. Financial entities have become the main Spanish real estate developers, followed by privately owned used homes and, lastly, new build developments. The biggest change to the type of home being bought has been an increase in the number of rooms compared with the buyer’s initial expectations. Before the crisis, prices meant that the buyer had to lower their expectations when it came to the number of bedrooms. Now, a buyer who was initially considering a two bedroom home is finding that he can afford a three bedroom property.

Russians dominate in the luxury market WHEN it comes to high-end property, it is the Russians who are driving the market in the Valencia region. In the first six months of the year there were 214 properties sold to foreigners for more than €500,000 in the Valencia region, with more than a quarter of them bought by Russians. And they spent more than other purchasers with the €54 million they spent on 59 homes, at an average of €918,659, accounting for a third of the €161 million spent on high-end homes by foreign buyers. Generally the British are still dominating the property market, particularly on the Costa Blanca, but at the luxury end of the scale they

have been knocked into second place, with 25 buyers spending an average €714,874 each in the Valencia region. Although the Russians are dominating the luxury market in Valencia, even more high-end properties were bought by their countrymen in Catalunya (137) and Andalucia (94), showing their importance to the property market across the Spanish costas. Other nationalities that bought 10 or more properties for more than €500,000 in the Valencia region, according to the General Council of Notaries, were Norwegian, Belgian, German, French, Swiss and Chinese.

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Caterham F1 driver takes pole for PH Mallorca at first Palma Port Kart Cup A STREET circuit Karting race started in Monaco had its debut in Spain recently.

Moll Vell marina in Mallorca was transformed into an 880 metre street

circuit for the inaugural Palma Port Kart Cup. Team PH Mallorca, with two karts entered, including one piloted by future F1 star Roberto Merhi, took pole position and a third-place finish in the three-hour endurance race as well as an impressive first place in the one-hour feature race. Alec Dudfield from property developers, PH Mallorca, said: “Sponsored by Red Bull and conceived in Monaco, this foundational Palma Port Kart Cup had all the ingredients for success, so we pulled out the stops to field two great teams. In Kart 17 we had 23-year-old Roberto Merhi, an upcoming F1 star from

Castellon who raced in FP1 for Caterham at Monza, Suzuki and Sochi this season, alongside Riccardo Homuth, a Balearic Karting Champion from Santa Ponsa, Mark Owens, a World Series Superkart race winner from Northamptonshire, and Mike Richards, Founder of PH Mallorca in Port Andratx and a former Porsche Carrera Cup driver. “In Kart 16 we raced

PALMA TEAM: Miguel Julia in the kart, with Nil Monserrat pushing.

Miguel Julià, the 2006 World Karting Champion from Palma de Mallorca, Nil Monserrat, a Professional Racing Driver from Barcelona, and Coach Pedro Ivar, owner of Pedro Ivars Racing Academy in Denia. Needless to say our plan worked and it was great to see Merhi earn a deserved pole and Kart 16 take two podium finishes including the top step.

“With highly competitive wheel-to-wheel racing on the street circuit, we’re looking forward to defending our success when the Palma Port Kart Cup returns for its second outing.” Despite both endurance races taking place on the same day, Sunday, due to organisational difficulties, the Palma Port Kart Cup was well received by teams and spectators alike.

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board. It is available in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive configurations. A particular feature of the new Fiat crossover’s four-wheel drive is the adoption of a rear axle disconnection system that permits a reduction in energy wasted through drag when four-wheel drive operation is not required, thus ensuring greater efficiency in terms of consumption. It is the only car in the segment to offer it, together with the Jeep Renegade.

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Good week for BBC IT was a very good week for Benitachell Bowls Club (BBC) with all three teams in the Northern League gaining eight points. Lions were at home to El Cid Shields and, against a very strong squad, managed a shot difference of 77 to 61. The Challengers also won their match 19– 11. Tigers were also at home to their neighbours, Javea Green Quartz on another warm, sunny day and as well as the team win, their Challengers also had a great win, 32-7. Jaguars were away to Finca Guila Swifts and had an excellent morning’s bowling winning by 21-12 shots. The Challengers team kept up their winning ways with a 21-12 shot difference and two more points to keep them at the top of the League. There were big wins for Bencid Utd and Mavericks, taking them to the top of the table in the BBC’s Saturday Winter Fours. Dolphins I.B.C. hail, not surprisingly, from the coast – the Dorset coast at Poole. They started their tour of the Costa Blanca with a visit to Benitachell. As an indoor club they were perhaps a little more used to carpet than some, though wind was a bit of a novelty. BBC won on six of the seven rinks with an overall 146-91, though since the sun shone and everyone enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon there were no real losers. www.benitachell bowlsclub.com

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Sergio 1 United 0 as Marquez goes for MotoGP world record Tony Matthews

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ON Tuesday and last night (Wednesday) we had Champions League football once again with Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool (v Real Madrid in

Spain) and Manchester City, all in action, while this evening Celtic, Everton and Tottenham play in the longrunning Europa League. Also there was a full programme of Championship matches, with Birmingham-Watford, Brighton-Wigan, DerbyHuddersfield, IpswichWolves and Middlesbrough-Norwich the stand-out matches. And coming up over this weekend, the top PL encounters are Liverpool-

WELL DONE: Elena Ryan of Totus Consulting making the presentation to the winners.

All-day competition for El Cid bowlers

EL CID celebrated its inaugural Sponsors Day with an all-day competition. Made up of five triples games of one hour duration the winners were Paul Trunchion, Lynne Eldon and Bernie Isaacs with 36 points. Runners-up were Peter Morgan, Jack Coburn and Derek Randall with 32 points, just beating June Mountford, John Olliffe and Derek Eldon into third place on shot difference. El Cid would like to say a massive thank you to all their sponsors. Special mention for those present on the day: Avalon Europe, Angelika Benny Chiropodist, Europa Network, Dragon

Insurance and Totus Consulting. Many thanks also to the organisers of the competition and the staff at El Cid for supplying excellent food and drink throughout the day. If you would like to know more about the club please contact Derek Eldon on Tel 656691446.

Chelsea, QPR-Manchester City and Swansea-Arsenal; it’s Bolton-Wigan, DerbyWolves and IpswichWatford in the Championship, while 48 clubs from Leagues One and Two play in the first round of the FA Cup, which includes nine previous winners of the trophy with Coventry and Portsmouth among them. Meanwhile, Spain’s Marc Marquez will be chasing his record-breaking 13th MotoGP race victory of the year on his home track in Valencia. ‘MM’ equalled Michael Doohan’s 1997 tally of 12 wins in Malaysia last month. And in Rugby Union, England start their winter programme with a home game against New Zealand. Last week, Andy Murray

- going for his third ‘big’ tournament win in three weeks - was knocked out of the French Masters by eventual winner of the tournament, Novak Djokovic. Both players will now compete in the lucrative APT finals at London’s O2 Arena later this month. There were also some hugely important football matches last weekend. Premiership leaders Chelsea beat QPR 2-1, second-placed Southampton won 1-0 at Hull, Newcastle United, after knocking holders Manchester City out of the League Cup, defeated Liverpool 1-0, West Ham drew 2-0 at Stoke, Swansea at Everton 0-0 and WBA triumphed 1-0 at Leicester. On Sunday the Manchester derby ended

City 1 (Sergio Aguero) 10man United 0 while Tottenham won 2-1 at Aston Villa. Crystal Palace lost 1-3 to Sunderland on Monday. In the Championship, the Midlands derby between Wolves and Birmingham City finished 0-0, leaders Watford beat Millwall 3-1 and Bournemouth (second) defeated Brighton 3-2.

DID YOU KNOW? So far players from 91 different countries have scored in the Premiership since 1992-93. The latest was Southampton’s Kenyan Victor Wayamana.

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On Sunday, Lewis Hamilton won the USA F1 Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. With two races left, Hamilton leads his Mercedes colleague Nico Rosberg by 24 points - but remember it’s double points in the final race, with 50 going to the winner. TO READ MORE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM

Clean sweep for Javea Winter League team JAVEA Winter League team knew they had to get a good result to narrow the gap between them and top of the table Quesada, and they did it in fine style against Bonalba. This was scheduled as an away match but owing to the late fitting of Bonalba’s new carpet it was decided to reverse the

fixture and play at Javea. From the onset Javea took control of the game on all five rinks and a 12-0 score never looked in doubt, but always aware that games can be won or lost in the last four ends, each team kept the game tight. The overall winning shot difference was 121 to

Javea, 64 to Bonalba. In his after game speech Captain Tony McKenna praised Bonalba for the spirit in which the game was played and looked forward to meeting them at their club in the future. This excellent result puts Javea in second place in the league table behind Quesada who are 12 points in front but have played one more game. So it is all to play for and as the Javea team grow in confidence and start to gauge each individual team member’s strengths and weaknesses, it all bodes well for the next

match against Montemar in two weeks’ time. Similarly, Javea’s Northern League teams did well with Quartz securing an excellent 10-0 win against El Cid Swords at home but only managing to pick up two points against a strong BBC team away. Onyx secured an 8-2 win against Calpe and Opal had a resounding 9-1 victory against El Cid Swords away. These latest results see Opal second in the league behind BBC Lions, Quartz in fifth position and Onyx in eighth.

POPULAR FORMAT: Warblers played a Texas Scramble.

Warblers at Alicante ORBA Warblers took on Alicante Golf in a Texas Scramble, always a popular format as it allows for the odd mistake that can be covered by the rest of the team. The course was, as usual, in excellent condition. In first place with a gross score of 69 net 60.1 were the team of Steve Cliffe, Simone Elvery, Barbara Pollitt and Nick Berry. Second were Michael Morley, Derek Gray, Colin Harris and Paul O’Gorman (70 gross, net 61) and in third place were Fred Cooley, Roy Booth, Paddy Kenmore and Tony Dickinson (71 gross, 62.6 net).