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Sweetening the pill SPENDING by the regional health department on state system prescriptions fell to €89.7 million last November, a 3.23 per cent reduction on the same period in 2013.
Toll rise TARIFFS for most state-run toll roads have been frozen for the first time in five years. They rose on only six motorways, which included the Alicante-Cartagena road’s 1.01 per cent increase.
Fire doused HIGH winds fanned the flames of an agricultural bonfire in Pego, destroying four hectares of pines and scrubland. It took firefighting aircraft and fire crews on the ground six hours to extinguish the blaze.
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Fiestas bulls firmly in activists’ sights
‘BOUS a la mar’ are inseparable from fiestas in the Valencia Region’s coastal areas. In the Marina Alta they are one of the most popular features of Denia’s and Javea’s fiestas but their days could be numbered. Actyma, a Spanish association opposed to the illtreatment of animals, plans to lodge a formal complaint against ‘Bulls in the sea’ events held anywhere in the Valencian Community’s three provinces. What Actyma president Lluis Altes described as “a minor battle” has already been won in Cataluña after a 10-year struggle. The regional
government there began legal proceedings against the towns of Cases de’Alcanar and L’Ampolla in
Tarragona for holding ‘Bous a la mar’ events during local fiestas. This ruling will now hold good throughout Cataluña, Altes said. The association, whose headquarters are located in Alfaz del Pi, is turning its attentions to the Valencian were received into a Community. Threewarm world of family quarters of all the popular love, but the weather fiesta events in Spain that outside was less involve bulls take place in welcoming as the New this region, Altes remarked. Year was rung in. He was aware that Temperatures dropped the Generalitat regional to 6ºC below freezing in government would throw some parts of both out Actyma’s formal Valencia and Castellon complaints but said the Provinces, and also fell to association would start 2ºC below zero in inland legal proceedings to ensure Alicante. that ‘Bous a la mar’ were eradicated.
New Year new arrivals THE first baby born in the Valencian Community was a girl named Ana. She was born at nine minutes after midnight on January 1 in La Fe Hospital in Valencia City and weighed 3.65 kilos. The first baby to come into the world in Alicante Province was another girl, Sulamita. Her
Spanish mother gave birth in Alicante City’s Hospital General Universitario at 12.50am and the baby weighed in at exactly three kilos. Another newborn - and yet another girl - also arrived at 12.50am, this time in Castellon City’s Hospital General. She is to be called Valeria. All three baby girls
10 millionth passenger ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport has welcomed its 10 millionth passenger. The Ryanair Boeing 737 from Stansted landed amidst plumes of water from the hoses of the airport’s fire engines and first down the gangway was Keith Porter. The retired British policeman, the 10 millionth traveller to arrive at Alicante-Elche, was presented with flowers and then led to the VIP lounge. He also received two tickets for the same route, the airport management revealed.
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TRENET: Line 9 as it approaches Denia.
All systems go for Line 9 update
THE €11 million contract has now been awarded for modernising the Line 9 ‘trenet’ between Altea and Calpe. Work will take 12 months and involves totally renovating the railway line and bringing infrastructure up to date. More headroom will be provided in tunnels and improvements are to be made to the trackbed, drainage system. Steps will be taken to lessen the risk of rockslides and other complications that have routinely affected some sections of the line, including its many cuttings and
embankments. Stations, too, will be restored and improved. All this work is in preparation for electrifying the line to accommodate the trams which currently go no further than Benidorm. At this point diesel trains fitted with tram bodywork take over the 50.8 kilometre route to Denia. Between now and 2020 the regional government is committed to investing €43 million on Line 9, which despite stunning views and scenery was threatened with rumoured closure only two years ago.
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NEWS Just the ticket CAMPELLO pensioners with a Bono Oro travel pass can now use this on the C53 bus route to San Juan hospital as well as for the Line 21 bus or tram. Cold comfort LOCAL POLICE officers and firemen in Benidorm complained that their new uniforms do not include a fleece. “They spent €100,000 and forgot to include this fundamental item,” they said.
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Bingo! Solution found! BINGO games at pensioners’ social centres are no longer at risk from police raids. The regional government will modify existing legislation and classify bingo as a ‘traditional or friendly’ game. This reversal of 2006 regulations banning all bingotype games in the centres is the Generalitat’s response to the outcry from clubs and associations where
they were played for years. The so-called ‘traditional or friendly’ games are not subject to regional Gaming Laws and the Valencia government used this loophole to legalise bingo in third age centres and clubs. During a recent visit to a pensioners’ social centre in Castellon, Generalitat president Alberto Fabra admitted that clubs
and associations had continually asked for changes since the regulations were changed seven years ago. Bingo sessions will now be allowed, provided no profit is made from the game and only club and association members play. Centres will be required to register with the Administration and to have existed for at least four years.
Out of sight VILLAJOYOSA Council will install underground rubbish bins this month for household waste, paper, cardboard and plastic containers in Avenida del Puerto, at a cost of €60,000.
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A NORTH AFRICAN’S false bomb alert at Madrid’s Atocha rail terminus delayed an Alicante-bound AVE train for 55 minutes. A search revealed only a djellaba and a bottle of water in his holdall.
FIFTEEN municipalities surrounding Valencia City were affected by a 2.6-magnitude earthquake. Its epicentre was located in densely-populated Mislata, but caused neither material damage nor personal injuries.
Crime rate THIRTY-TWO people were murdered in the Valencia Community throughout 2014, the central government’s Interior ministry revealed. This was the same as 2013, but 50 per cent below the 2004 total.
Happy clients BENIDORM’S OMIC consumers’ office received 1,014 complaints last year, 10 per cent fewer than in 2013. Benidorm and Marina Baja residents made 862 reclamations while the remainder came from elsewhere in Spain or Europe.
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Close thing CALPE’S annual San Silvestre race was won by Javea athlete Siro Piña following a close-run battle over 7.2 kilometres with Said Day. First woman past the tape was Maria Isabel Ferrer.
On tap IT is 30 years since the inauguration of a 5.3-kilometre pipeline carrying water from Santa Pola to Tabarca. Until 1985 a Spanish Navy tanker delivered the island’s only water.
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Family ties THE Valencia Region’s Upper Court has reversed an illegal immigrant’s expulsion order. A daughter born in Spain and two brothers living legally in Castellon gave him family roots, the tribunal said. UNDER ATTACK: People have eggs and flour thrown at them while dressed in military gear.
Mock ‘coup’ quelled at traditional festival
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OT content with pelting each other with tomatoes during the summer, Spaniards took to the streets over the festive season to chuck eggs and flour at each other, in yet another of the country’s weird and wonderful festivals. The Els Enfarinats Festival, held each year in the town of Ibi in Alicante, saw 3,000 residents throw more than 1,500 eggs and hundreds of kilogrammes of flour at each other as they staged a mock coup d’etat whilst in military-style gear. Each year the rowdy participants stage a mock battle against the authorities, with this year taking on particular significance against a backdrop of high-profile corruption imprisonments and allegations. Caked in flour, covered in egg yolks and surrounded by ear-
Quote of the Week You try to do your job the very best as you can, but when something like this happens, it’s just a delightful surprise,’ said British lawyer Ralph Smith upon being awarded a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his services on behalf of the expat community in Spain.
popping firecrackers, the allegorical new ‘rulers’ of the town ‘jail’ those who don’t pay fines and engage in a running battle with L’Oposicio (The Opposition) by flinging flour and rotten eggs at each other. The chaotic 200-year-old festivities coincide with Spain’s version of April Fool’s Day and form part of the Day of the Innocents (when the Biblical King Herod ordered the killing of all young male newborns). In a country known for its bizarre festivals and traditions, the Els Enfarinats Festival is definitely one of the most visually spectacular. After the massive food fight and looking like they have just emerged from a snowstorm, the ‘revolutionaries’ coup is quelled and order is restored to the town. Money is collected from participants and onlookers and is donated to local charities.
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billion is the record amount of money that tourists to Spain spent between January and October of 2014. The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism says that the figure will be even higher once figures for November and December are included.
More road deaths A TOTAL of 110 people lost their lives on Valencian Community roads last year. The 15 per cent increase on 2013 was greater than in any other Spanish region apart from Galicia.
Job provider OLIVA will turn the Santa Ana hillside into a park with the town’s 12th century castle at its centre. The €319,000 project will provide 36 jobs, the town hall said.
Airlift rescue A FIRE BRIGADE helicopter was used to rescue a woman who broke her ankle while hiking on Sierra Segaria (Ondara). She was transferred on to Denia hospital.
And finally... THOUSANDS of revellers in Madrid celebrated New Year’s Eve one day earlier than the rest of the country, in what is fast becoming a tradition. City officials test the chimes at Puerto del Sol a day ahead of New Year’s Eve to make sure all is working for the main event, and so many ring in the New Year on both December 30 and 31.
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Cabo de San Antonio plans DENIA hopes to have the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve declared a Unesco Biosphere Reserve. To achieve this, the town hall intends to enlist the collaboration of Denia
Marina and neighbouring Javea, as well as the regional and national governments. “We’re quite clear that the request must be backed by consensus by all concerned, because Javea also has much to contribute,” said councillor Vicente Chelet.
The 620 biosphere reserves in 117 countries have been established to promote sustainable development based on local community efforts and “sound science” according to the Unesco site. Although it is already an officially protected site,
Unesco recognition would be very important from the point of view of environment, landscape and tourism, Chelet added. The Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve covers an area of more than 800 hectares and extends from the southern
pier of Denia harbour down to the Javea coast. Although small compared with some existing biosphere reserves others are smaller still, the reserve’s biodiversity is impressive and humpback whales are now regularly sighted between April and November.
An opportunity for local artists INDIVIDUAL artists and collectives will have the chance of showing their work in Javea’s municipal exhibition rooms. They have until February 6 to outline their proposals for an exhibition at either the Centro de Arts Lambert in the Old Town or the Casa del Cable in the Aduanas del Mar port area. To do so they may apply in person at the Casa de Cultura or by emailing art@ajxabia.org and full details are available at http://artxabia.com/site/ convocatoria-utilizacion-salas-deexposiciones-de-xabia-2015-2016/.
JAVEA: One of last year’s exhibitions. In exchange for exhibiting their work, artists will be required to donate one of the items on show. This will be chosen by mutual agreement with the
town hall and added to the municipal collection. Exhibitions will have a duration of three weeks and artists may specify dates they would prefer.
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Seasonal blues? It won’t last long!
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ANTA has been and gone, the New Year’s Eve celebrations have begun to fade from our memories, and the Three Kings have delighted children for yet another year. As things start to get back to normal after the celebrating and partying of the Christmas season, we face into a month that people generally would like to see eliminated from the calendar. After the joy and excitement of Christmas, January is traditionally viewed as a month of bad weather, having little money left after the holidays and not having much on the horizon to look forward to. The decorations come down, office hours go back to normal and life gets back to its usual routine. There’s no doubt that moods can and often do change with the
seasons, and there’s definitely a case to be heard for January not being the most pleasant of months. But when living in sunny Spain, however, downbeat seasonal moods don’t often last for long. Before we know it temperatures will begin to pick up again, the sun will start making a more regular appearance and we’ll soon find ourselves in swimming costumes and flip-flops once again, working on our tans and enjoying lunch on the beach. Time flies - as we all know too well - and in just a few short months we’ll be getting in the summer mood thanks in part to the welcome Vitamin D the sun’s rays so generously provide. So try not to let the January blues bring you down. In Spain at least, the pre-summer buzz will be here in no time and we’ll all be happy chappies once again!
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Hotel sails up in the sky CALPE hotel group Sol y Mar has sought planning permission for a fourstar hotel. Its 30 floors and 232 rooms will make it the tallest building in Calpe, although it will occupy only part of the plot that Sol y Mar has leased for 50 years from the
Abargues Foundation. The ground floor, with restaurant, swimming pool and lounge bar, as well as the spa and shops serve as a platform for the remaining 29 floors which will be topped with a cafeteria. The €15 million
building will face south to the sea, with a curved facade that recreates the shape of a wave or a sail blowing in the wind. Sol y Mar group expect the hotel, located on the second line behind the Arenal beach, to open within two years. As well as
ROADWORKS: New pavements in the La Cala area.
A smoother ride THE year ended with resurfacing work on many Benidorm streets and pavements. This was the second round of asphalting since 2014 and was prompted by suggestions - and occasional complaints - from residents. “Our priorities have to be the town’s appearance, safety and particularly the state of our roads and pavement,” said Gema Amor, deputy mayor and Urban Image councillor. Work includes asphalting Avenida de Villajoyosa, one of the town’s most important roads, given the amount of
traffic that uses it each day, she said. This complements improvements to roads and pavements in La Cala and Avenida Vicente Llorca. At present more than 200 people attached to the town hall’s maintenance department as well as employees of outside firms and concessionaries are working on infrastructure inside the town, Amor stated. “As well as improving the town’s image we are also helping to create work and boost the labour market inside Benidorm,” she said.
jobs created during construction, once the hotel opens it will generate direct employment for more than 150 people, said the Sol y Mar director general, Juan Oltra.
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Opportunity for all gym bunnies SAN VICENTE’S Velodrome, or cycle-racing track, is finally due to open later this month. Until the day of the official inauguration - at present scheduled for the end of January - members of the public can use the sports centre free of charge from
10am until 6pm, Monday to Saturday. As well as the cycle-track itself there are paddle-tennis, basketball and five-a-side football courts. “We are opening up the complex so that the public can get to know - and use - the installations, said Juan Carlos Castillo, director of the concessionary firm running the velodrome. Not all of the facilities will and 5pm in Cafeteria Nou be available as some sections of the centre, like Bon Lloc. Language students know the gym, remain closed. the theory but need “The gym, like the rest of conversation practice, the complex will open from explained Teulada’s Youth 8am until 11pm once we councillor Antonio Reig. have completed all pending “With ‘En comunicacion’ work and are officially people can practice and open,” Castillo explained. The unofficial opening enjoy themselves at the for public users came after same time,” he said. Anyone interested in San Vicente’s mayor Luisa ordered the taking part either to Pastor practise English or as concessionary to open the volunteer teachers should centre in accordance with email juventud@teulada the conditions of its moraira.org. contract with the town hall.
Learn as you chat TEULADA’S successful ‘En comunicacion’ programme restarts today, Thursday January 8. The project consists of groups of English-speaking volunteers who are willing to dedicate part of their spare time to speaking English with others who are learning the language. The informal classes, which began last year in collaboration with Teulada’s Official Language School, are held on Thursdays between 9am
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Flattering product-placement MORTADELO and Filemon are well-known and well-loved Spanish characters. Created by Francisco Ibañez, they first appeared in a longgone children’s comic in 1958 and are still going strong.
Lions’ den man finally out of danger ALCOY-BORN Justo Jose Mira Paya who jumped into the lions’ enclosure at Barcelona zoo has left intensive care. He was set upon by two female lions and a male and was rescued 30 minutes later, covered in bite marks and scratches. “I realised they were going to hurt me , but knew they wouldn’t kill me,” he told a Telecinco interviewer. Although out of danger, he will remain in the Vall de Hebron hospital for another two months for operations on his hip and arm. The 45-year-old, a Local Police officer in Gelida (Barcelona) has been on exended leave for some time. He has alleged neo-nazi leanings and had already staged flamboyant one-man protests in Barcelona City. “I denounce injustice,” said Mira Paya, who had intended to display a placard condemning both the Pope and Islam.
So strong, that they feature in a full-length box-office hit, “Mortadelo y Filemon contra Jimmy el Cachondo” whose posters show them on a motorscooter with an “I ♥ Benidorm” sticker.
“The film is a homage to Spain, its customs and the details that make up our culture,” said the film’s producer Eneko Gutierrez. “Benidorm is so emblematic that if you wanted a sticker, it would have
to be this one and no other.” Benidorm mayor Agustin Navarro was delighted by the sticker. “It’s an honour to see the town’s name in one of 2014’s most successful films,” he said.
Mortadelo and Filemon poster.
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Calpe’s ‘Blue Zone’ parking at an end THE Pavasal company’s four-year contract to manage Calpe’s ‘zona azul’ paid parking is now at an end. The concession, which brought in an annual fee of only €40,000, will not be renewed, the town hall revealed. For the time being there is no regulated parking system in place although this is preferred by shopkeepers as it encourages traffic movement and enables clients to find parking spaces. “We don’t want to rush things,” said Calpe’s mayor Cesar Sanchez. “We shall be talking to local businesses to define the new ‘blue zone’.” The next concession will last a year, Sanchez revealed, although if satisfactory the contract could be extended. Neither did the mayor rule out the possibility of handling paid parking directly from the town hall. Whatever the chosen formula, the town hall is confident it should be in place by Easter week and the start of the tourist season.
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Region abandoning land ALWAYS outshone by tourism, the Valencian Community’s agriculture contributes significantly to the region’s economy. Most is concentrated inland although once a year during the medlar-picking season, nisperos take temporary precedence over tourism in the Marina Baja. The economic crisis has also steered more young people back to agriculture now that there are fewer jobs in the building trade, said Ramon Mampel, secretary general of the Llauradors i Ramaders agricultural union. Despite this, the region has lost 49,000 hectares of
NEGLECTED: Land in need of some TLC. cultivated land in the last six years. “People see there’s little money in it,” Mampel said.
The provinces of Alicante and Valencia are more conscious of the property
market, although in Castellon farmers and growers increasingly lease land to those willing to work it, Mampel pointed out. In some cases they do not even ask for rent, he continued, as farmland and indoor temperatures. The retains its value when “Productive systems used to ensure that cared-for: minimum temperatures did not land is always easier to drop below 20ºC included infra- sell than land that has red lamps, thermal tiles, radiators been neglected for a long time.” and underfloor heating.
Turning up the thermostat THE recent cold snap prompted Benidorm’s Terra Natura to turn up the central heating. Cold weather protocols were activated to protect the animal theme park’s most vulnerable
inmates as temperatures plummeted, park sources said. Attendants kept constant watch to make certain that the animals did not experience the huge difference between outdoor
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Hosbec looks further east THE reduction in Russian tourists to the Costa Blanca has prompted the industry to look elsewhere. Hoteliers’ association Hosbec now has Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan amongst others in its sights. The flourishing economies of former Soviet Union republics have created an upper-middle class - and travel agencies to cater to them. Cataluña already receives tourists from
these regions and Hosbec sources revealed that they are planning a series of promotional events in the former USSR states this year to attract summer tourists. “We intend to disembark with all our artillery,” they revealed. Turkey and to a lesser extent Egypt are Spain’s principal competitors for tourists from these regions owing to their low prices. This is nothing new as the situation is similar to the rivalry that exists for Russian tourism, Hosbec said. Despite Russia’s woes with the Ukraine crisis and SPAIN’S General Traffic Directorate (DGT) collected the falling rouble, twice as €508.6 million thanks to radar traps between many Russian tourists November 2011 and October 2014. visited Benidorm last year Fines imposed on Valencian Community roads and the Costa Blanca is accounted for €47.2 million of the total during these firmly established as a three years, with drivers from Alicante Province favourite destination. accounting for €13.4 million. The situation remained With the exception of Cataluña and the Basque buoyant, according to Region which were not included in the DGT statistics, Hosbec, until Versa, more Andalucia drivers were fined for speeding than Russia’s principal tour in any other autonomous region, contributing €99.9 operator ceased operations million to the government kitty. The Baleares tally owing to sanctions imposed was the lowest, with just €6.2 million. by the US and the EU.
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Health risks from city transformer TWENTY-TWO forensic pathologists complained their health could be at risk following renovations to Alicante City’s law courts. A transformer located in Palacio de Justicia is known to be dangerous, they said, yet there are plans to put the Institute of Legal Medicine (IMLA) above it. The Intersindical Justicia union to which many
Alicante pathologists belong, claimed draft plans for renovating the Palacio de Justicia show the Institute of Legal Medicine (IMLA) directly above the transformer centre. This was formerly the location of Court Number 9 which was transferred to rented premises following complaints from personnel of constant headaches,
muscular pain and benign tumours. There were also diagnoses of cancerous growths, the union said. Union official Mari Carmen Cuenca contacted the regional Health department last November, with a report endorsed by the majority of the IMLA staff setting out the health risks of prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation.
Page missed in Elda THERE were some long faces in Elda before this year’s Three Kings procession. In the past the royal Page rode through the town some days before the traditional parade followed by donkeys with capacious panniers to be filled with letters from local children to Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspar.
The event was suspended this year because of the high cost and the traffic jams it caused, the town hall explained. The Page appeared during the traditional Three Kings procession, but it was not the same without his usual prior visit, some of the residents complained.
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Double death of friends in Villena THE Guardia Civil believe the deaths of two Villena men aged 26 and 28 were homicide and suicide. Friends since childhood they had gone to a villa belonging to the pharmacist father of the younger man, Miguel, who was on the point of finishing his pharmacy studies.
The two friends went there to prepare for the New Year party they were planning, but Miguel was run down by an express Talgo train in Caudete (Albacete) shortly after 7pm that day. Juan, the son of a local surgeon, was found hours later by Miguel’s parents after they went to the house following their son’s death. Here they were confronted by Juan’s body with several axe wounds including a fatal blow to the head. Guardia Civil officers and the Policia Judicial criminal DENIA’S new General Structure Plan (PGE) clarified investigation unit have a many issues, but others still need settling. note in their possession and These include proposals for an underpass for believe that Miguel was lorries and vehicles accessing the port area from the probably responsible for his town. This would be the best solution for friend’s death. regulating Denia’s traffic, particularly as there is a Neighbours who had nearby beach, said Town Planning councillor known the young men all Vicente Chelet. their lives were shocked A four or five-lane road would have a far greater and surprised by the double impact on the town and the environment, he pointed death, although some out. Nevertheless the final decision does not rest revealed Miguel had been with the town hall and the regional government will involved in clashes and was have the final say, Chelet added. sometimes “aggressive.”
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Benidorm plans for desalination BENIDORM Town Hall hopes to finish a half-built desalination plant begun by the regional government in 2000. The Generalitat-owned
Valencian Community Themed Project Company (SPTCV) abandoned the €7.2 million project around 10 years ago. It was originally intended to
Jobs promise from regional president ALBERTO FABRA, president of the Valencian Community, is committed to creating between 75,000 and 100,000 jobs this year. In his traditional end-of-year speech he thanked the region’s families for their forbearance in coping with the crisis and promised more employment opportunities throughout the Community. His term in office has been characterised by the four basic pillars of a good example, good management, participation and transparency, Fabra claimed. With local and regional elections next May, he also indirectly attacked the up-and-coming political party, Podemos.
supply theme parks, hotels and golf courses in the area adjoining Terra Mitica. Despite the significant cost of finishing the installation, the infrastructure will be “enormously valuable” in guaranteeing the resort’s future water supply, the town hall and its technical advisers said. This remains an important issue as the two reservoirs serving Benidorm currently contain less than 5.88 cubic hectometres of water between them. Spurred by the official decision to wind up SPTCV, the council headed by Agustin Navarro hopes to secure an agreement before the plant is dismantled. Once completed, the plant would produce 5,000 cubic metres of desalinated water per day.
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Residents at war with the Correos RESIDENTS on 16 Muchamiel urbanisations will now have to pick up their own post. The January 1 deadline given by Correos for installing post-boxes at a central point on their urbanisations has
been and gone. This was the suggested alternative after ceasing home deliveries, but the solution was accepted by only three urbanisations where the banks of post-boxes will receive a 50 per cent subsidy from Muchamiel Town Hall.
FIRST SHOW: A performance of ‘Mare’ at the revamped auditorium.
New look for Campello auditorium THE Pedro Vaella auditorium at Campello’s Casa de Cultura reopened with the dance montage, ‘Mare.’ More than 500 people attended the performance by the Danses Salfassa
dance group which depicted the lives of the area’s original seafaring communities. This was the first event to be held in the auditorium after it closed for six weeks
for refurbishment. The auditorium’s 600 seats were replaced, carpeting and curtains changed and the walls repainted. The town hall covered the €220,000 cost.
Meanwhile the local council has asked Correos to continue deliveries until postboxes can be installed at Las Paulinas, Los Girasoles and Bony Any. Residents in areas that refused to comply will now have to go into the town
centre to pick up letters every two weeks. Householders in the Rio Park, Valle del Sol and Tosal Redo urbanisations have now formed PASUSCO, a platform opposed to the Correos decision. Home postal deliveries are the only solution they said.
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Elderly patient to be left home alone A MARINA ALTA civic association succeeded in halting the early discharge of an elderly patient from Denia hospital. Eighty-nine-year-old Francisca Pons had undergone a hip operation just six days earlier, said her son Alejandro Folques.
Her family were alerted only when medics arrived in her room with a stretcher to take her to a waiting ambulance. They were also preparing to take her back to her home in Pego although she has not lived there for two years, Folques told the
How to break the nicotine habit ALTEA wants to help smokers kick the habit. Together with the local branch of Spain’s AECC anticancer association, the town hall is organising a course for residents who want to stop smoking. The course, which helps smokers to give up gradually with an ongoing support programme, will be given by an AECC psychologist, explained the association’s local president Asuncion Andreu. “It gets very good results and has helped many people to stop smoking,” she said. Those interested should ring 965 843 075.
provincial Spanish press. He immediately contacted the local Plataforma en Defensa de la Sanidad Publica, a watchdog association that defends Spain’s public health system. Although recovering well from the operation, Francisca is no longer able to live alone, Pons explained, and ideally should go to Denia’s staterun long-stay La Pedrera hospital for rehabilitation. Denia hospital, outsourced to Marina Salud by the regional government, rarely transfers patients there owing to the high cost involved. Denia hospital finally agreed that Francisca could stay at least another nine days after talking to the Plataforma’s Vicente Bolta.
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One-stop dropshops aid Emaus THERE are many things that people can do to help Emaus. The important thing is never to throw anything away that could be useful, explained Friends of the Children of Emaus. They are pleased to announce that Iron Art, just south of Gata on the N332, will gladly receive anything that people might have for the children in Emaus homes.
Debbie and Mike will take toys and clothes for the Mother and Child Shelter where they need “just about everything.” Items for the Emaus Babies’ Home, even furniture, beds and bedding can also be left at Iron Art. The nine Emaus Homes in this part of the Costa Blanca are all happy to accept second-hand items as the children arrive with nothing and are grateful for anything. Items not used for the children go to one of the Charity Shops that support them with financial donations. The Friends need more ‘one-stop drop-shops’ in Jalon, Alcali, Calpe, Benidorm, FIVE dogs at Castalla’s animal shelter are being Villajoyosa, Campello and the treated for parvovirus in an improvised field mountain villages hospital. If anyone is willing to accept It was necessary to isolate them from the other items let them know at animals, explained the Asoka association which runs the shelter. info@fcemaus.com so they Two of the dogs are in a very serious condition can tell other people where to as the virus is a resistant and hard-to-control leave contributions. strain that entered Spain from other countries, Read about Friends of the vets have explained. Shared quarters have been Children of Emaus on thoroughly disinfected and meanwhile the Facebook, www.fcemaus.com or www.info@fcemaus.com. infected dogs are being treated separately.
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RBL in Calpe makes a start on 2015 Appeal THE Calpe branch of the Royal British Legion raised €358 with their preChristmas raffle for the Poppy Appeal. The committee would like to thank all the local businesses,
bars and restaurants who supported last year’s Appeal. “Donations received enabled us to provide a total of €10,000 towards the Costa Blanca North Poppy Appeal,” said the
branch secretary Gordon Goude. Meetings will be held at 11am every Friday throughout January at Dracula Bar and Restaurant at Calpe Port. New members are always welcome.
Crafty initiative in Javea every Saturday FROM January 17 onwards Javea is holding a craft market with up to 15 stalls in Plaza de Correos. This has the double advantage of bringing more people to the centre of town each Saturday morning while giving craftspeople the chance to display and sell their work. These dedicated people will set up their stalls every Saturday at around 10am and remain until 2pm. Forty or so have already indicated
that they wish to participate and will take turns to present their wares, ensuring that visitors will find something new to look at each week. Nothing is imported and everything has been individually designed and made by the various vendors. For more information ring 639 979 678 (English spoken) or visit the Amata web page www.amata.es
Online directory ANYONE reading this article knows that the Euro Weekly News is a huge part of everyday life: for the English-speaking population the weekly paper is a source of information on all kinds of businesses, services and trades in their local area. For companies too, it is a proven method of advertising what they have to offer. So why, then, an online business directory? In this technology-driven age, there is no doubt that companies big and small need to have a presence online. For those people who live in Spain all year and need to find a car dealership on the Costa del Sol or a mechanic in Mallorca, a search online is often the first step, particularly if your favourite newspaper is not to hand. Similarly, for those planning their next visit to their holiday home in Spain who may want to find a plumber in Costa Blanca or an estate agent in Almeria, then clicking on to EWNGETSIT.com is a natural choice. Information on the Internet can be accessed anywhere, any time, and research has shown that many ‘buying’ decisions begin with online research. For businesses operating wholly or partly in Spain, joining the newest and
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Water keeps flowing BENIARBEIG’S 2,000 residents had no water after the pump bringing up the town’s supply broke down. Local mayor Vicente Cebolla contacted cistern lorries which brought sufficient water to fill the deposit at the head of the Benioma well. He also organised a crane lorry to remove the faulty pump, while another brought up the motor from a nearby well to replace it. The water from Sanet and Pedreguer was unsuitable for drinking, but this was only an emergency supply, Cebolla said. “At least residents can shower until the pump is fixed,” Cebolla said.
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Downton takes on the modern celebs NO collision between eras has given theatre audiences a greater source of sheer pleasure than ‘The only way is Downton.’ The hilarious collision involves the characters of the world’s best-loved period drama and those of modern television flagships. It plays with a cast of 32 at the Javea Players’ Studio Theatre in the Old Town from Monday, January 12 to Friday, January 16. ‘The only way is Downton’ is written and performed by Luke Kempner and originated with a fourminute YouTube video. This was spotted and greatly enjoyed by Sir Tom Jones, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry and
the producer James Seabright, who suggested making it into a show for the Edinburgh Festival. It sold out across the Festival and again when it moved to London. Following its five nights at the Javea Players’ Studio theatre, Luke Kempner will be taking ‘The Only Way is Downton’ to the US for a threemonth tour. Monday, January 12 to Friday, January 15, curtain up at 8pm each evening. Tickets priced at €12 euros are available from the box office on 965 795 390 and online at boxofficejp@ gmail.com.
COLLISION: Carson tackles the 21st century.
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Internet for all MALAGA Provincial Council spent more than €600,000 in 2014 on the Guadalinfo network to provide internet access to citizens in 86 towns and villages at public centres, where training is also given on internet use.
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Classic cars MALAGA’S Palacio de Ferias y Congresos will hold at least seven fairs and 12 congresses in the first half of 2015, beginning with a Retro Motor Fair from January 30-February 1.
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Sex shop outrage THE opening of a sex shop next to Palma Cathedral has sparked a wave of protests from local residents. The council, however, said there was nothing it could do as the shop had all the necessary permits.
Dynastic rights THE Infanta Cristina should have already renounced all of her dynastic rights and privileges for the sake of democratic regeneration, the Royal Household and the image she must project, according to General Secretary of the PSIB-PSOE, Francina Armengol.
ORIA: One of the towns to benefit from the new energy-efficient lighting in 2015.
Lighting up for less
THE president of Almeria Council has signed a contract to award measures included in the Plan de Actuaciones de Eficiencia en Municipios (PAE). The plan includes funding of €140,000 for small municipalities in Almeria to benefit from energyefficiency improvements such as outdoor lighting installations. Fourteen towns and villages are to benefit, all of which have fewer than 10,000 inhabitants. Albanchez, Antas, Balanegra, Fines, Gador, Lucar, Macael, Maria, Olula del Rio, Oria, Taberna, Tahal, Urracal and
Lucky Murcia THE ONCE Christmas draw brought €240,000 in prizes to Murcia City. Pedro Sanchez in Plaza Industria sold second prize tickets worth €40,000 while Jessica Garcia at San Juan health centre sold 10 tickets which won €20,000 each.
Earth tremor THE earth moved for Torrevieja residents on January 2 when a tremor of 1.6 on the Richter Scale was registered at 4.45am.
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New Year baby THE first baby born in Costa Tropical in 2015 was a boy named Antonio from Motril. Weighing 2.7 kilos, he came into the world at 2.10am.
Tree planting
THE Balearic Emergency Services SEIB112 responded to 49 incidents on New Year’s Eve, including 14 cases of alcohol poisoning and six street fights. More of the reported incidents were registered in Mallorca.
THE town of Adra has planted more than 100 ficus, jacaranda and poplar trees in different parts of the municipality. The work has also extended to renovating many of the town’s gardens.
HEAD of the Sports and Infrastructure Department of Nerja Council, Antonio Garcia, has announced his resignation to take up a job offer in Madrid. Garcia thanked the government members for their support and trust.
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Hotel fall
Motorcycle death
MAGISTRATES are investigating a hotel in Mojacar to establish whether it was responsible for the injuries one of its guests sustained after slipping on a wet floor at the premises on June 6, 2014.
A 57-YEAR-OLD man died on the MA-3203 in Velez-Malaga when his motorbike went off the road for reasons that are currently unknown. There were no other vehicles involved in the incident.
Park accident
Bearing gifts
THE emergency services had to be called to an accident at Parque de las Familias in the capital. A child was injured on one of the trampolines and had to be taken to hospital in nearby Torrecardenas with neck injuries.
SOME 70 children from Salobreña, whose families are on low incomes, received presents on Three King’s Day thanks to the efforts of the townspeople who donated them following a campaign launched by the council and other associations.
El Ejido crash
BETWEEN 1,500 and 2,000 people took to the streets in Palma to show their support for the right to self-determination and the independence of all Catalan-speaking regions in Spain.
A TRUCK collided with a utility van at kilometre 405 of the A-7 close to El Ejido. Firefighters had to rescue one of the occupants from their vehicle.
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman was treated for smoke inhalation at Son Espases Hospital after a fire broke out at her Palma flat on Calle General Riera on New Year’s Day at around 8am.
Velefique will see the commencement of works during 2015. The plan is a collaboration between town and village councils and the provincial council, with the provincial council footing the bill. The company that will execute the works will be Proelec SL. The improvements will see more than 650 lights and 16 control centres installed across the 14 towns and villages, allowing for remote control at the circuit level to reduce consumption at certain times.
MURCIA police arrested a 35-year-old man from Ecuador who allegedly threatened to kill and tried to strangle his partner in Cabezo de Torres.
Emergency call-outs
Self determination
Woman injured
THE Ministry of Public Works has announced that the toll price for the Alicante-Cartagena motorway will go up by 1.01 per cent in 2015.
Aggressor arrested
Fire scare
TWO men aged 22 and 29 were arrested in Malaga City’s Cruz de Humilladero district after being caught attempting to steal building materials from a warehouse.
Toll increase
A WASHING machine that caught fire on the second floor of a building in Murcia was supposedly caused by a bird’s nest blocking the extraction pipes.
THIRD prize tickets for the ONCE special Christmas lottery number 66276 brought €240,000 to Malaga City this year.
Theft foiled
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TWO men required medical treatment after inhaling smoke in a fire in Alhaurin de la Torre. Neighbours were evacuated while firemen extinguished the flames.
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Workers blocked FIFTEEN maintenance workers at Viator’s military base were prevented from accessing the building on their first day back at work in the New Year. The angry workers are planning a demonstration.
Councillor’s farewell
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From lighthouse to boutique hotel THE lighthouse on Tabarca Island could be turned into a seven-roomed boutique hotel. The central government in Madrid announced two years ago that it hoped to profit from Spain’s now-disused lighthouses by leasing them out. Plans to convert Javea’s Cabo de San Antonio lighthouse into a hotel were announced last year and now it is the turn of Tabarca, located halfway between Alicante City and Santa Pola.
“The idea is to leave the lighthouse intact without touching anything, while turning it into a viable hotel,” said Luis Castillo, the businessman behind the initiative. Castillo, who already runs another Tabarca hotel in what was once the home of the island’s governor, is “very excited” about the lighthouse project. “I hope we get permission,” Castillo said, while commenting that the formalities were nevertheless likely to take time.
Choir on a break
Swap time
VALLEY VOICES, the mixed choir based in Parcent, is having a short break following their Christmas concerts. Rehearsals resume on January 12 when members will start learning new songs for their summer programme. This is an excellent time to join the choir and anyone interested is asked to contact Joan on joanstokking@yahoo.co.uk or Jennie on jenniemay38@hotmail.com. Alternatively, prospective members can go along to a rehearsal at Casa Julia in Parcent at 9.45 on Monday mornings where they will be made very welcome, Valley Voices said.
DENIA streets have now made the twice-yearly change in accordance with alternate-side parking regulations. This change has affected streets including Calle Quevedo, Calle Historiador Palau, Calle Colon, Calle Vicente Andres Estelles, Calle Pare Pere, Calle Cartagena and Calle Benissa.
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SWEDEN - Half of all Swedes surveyed believe that having a good wifi connection in the hotel room is one of the most important factors of a good holiday.
Christmas thefts DENMARK - Homes in Denmark are broken into over the Christmas holiday period at four times the rate of normal, a study has revealed.
Big spenders DENMARK - Danes spent more than two billion kroner (€2.68 billion) over the Christmas period and more presents than ever were bought online.
Record exports NORWAY - Norwegian seafood exports in October 2014 reached an all-time record high with a total of 7.6 billion krone (€8.3 billion).
Growth spurt NORWAY - The population grew by 18,800 people during the third quarter of 2014 and reached a total of 5,156,450 by October 1.
London tops LONDON has nine of the 10 best performing areas in the UK property market, and Bury is the worst place to invest in property, according to a new survey.
Boxing Day splurge
Television hit THE Queen’s traditional Christmas Day speech was the most watched television programme during Christmas, with 7.82 million viewers. It was followed closely by Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special with 7.61 million viewers.
GERMANY’S president Joachim Gauck appealed for compassion and openness towards refugees coming to the country in his annual Christmas message. His comments come as an anti-Islamist movement continues to grow in Germany.
‘Not me’ WORLD CUP winning goalkeeper Manuel Neuer believes that he will not be awarded FIFA’s Ballon d’Or on January 12. He says that the other two nominees - Ronaldo and Messi - are international ‘marques’ and are favourites.
BARGAIN hunters spent a record £2.9 billion (€3.7 billion) in the tradition Boxing Day sales across the UK and online shoppers spent £519,000 (€663,000) every minute.
Streaming service
Royal refit
MORE and more funeral homes in the UK are streaming live funerals for bereaved families and
SPEEDING CARS: High numbers caught in 2014
RUSSIAN PRESS 2015 World Cup financial problems
Big time
A BUDGET deficit for 2015 means that officials must seek private financial support for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the sports minister has announced.
THE world’s biggest clock has been unveiled in Moscow. The clock, made of gold, aluminium, steel, brass and copper weighs five tonnes and is located at the Central Children’s Department Store.
BERLIN’S Royal Palace of Frederick the Great reopened to visitors on Boxing Day following a €4.5 million make-over. The entire castle is currently undergoing a €14.3 million renovation due for completion in 2017.
Anti-Islam marches
MOSCOW had record-breaking traffic jams over the Christmas period thanks to a combination of snow and a heavy influx of visitors.
FURTHER anti-Islam marches are planned in the New Year. The marches have attracted increasing numbers of people since they started in October and the Interior Ministry has said they will be keeping a close eye on them.
Keep it Cyrillic
Burger joints
PRESIDENT Putin has called for an end to the increasing ‘latinisation’ of the Russian language and to cut down on the use of foreign terms.
GOURMET hamburger restaurants have become increasingly popular in the country, and new restaurants are continuing to pop up. Fast food establishments such as McDonald’s have seen sales drop because of the craze for gourmet burgers.
Xmas jams
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MORE than 115,000 people were fined by courts for speeding during 2014, the highest figure since 2009. Twenty-four-hour cameras have contributed to the high numbers.
friends unable to attend. In some cases, footage of the funeral will be online for 30 days.
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SWEDEN - The Swedish Embassy and Swedish Church organised a remembrance ceremony on the beach at Khao Lak in Thailand on Boxing Day to honour the 10th anniversary of those who lost their lives in the tsunami, including more than 500 Swedes.
Speeding fines
GERMAN PRESS Refugee compassion
BRITISH PRESS Tsunami remembered
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Defiant salad THE Yeliseyevksi supermarket in Yekaterinberg has created a salad decorated with the slogan ‘We don’t give a damn about the crisis.’
GOURMET BURGERS: Becoming increasingly popular in Germany
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business & legal Fibre optic ‘parasite’ warning TELEFONICA warned that it could reconsider the timing and funding of its fibre optic network. With the exception of nine cities, Spain’s Markets and Competition regulator CNMC has proposed that Telefonica share its infrastructure with other operators.
The telecommunications multinational has not officially announced its stance but is “voicing worries,” it said. If the CMNC goes ahead with its proposals, this could in turn imperil the profitability of its investment and endanger thousands of jobs created to roll out the new system,
Fuel used as loss leader SOME supermarket chains are selling diesel oil at 98 cents a litre and petrol at €1.03. Service stations now claim that the supermarkets, as they do with chicken or wine, are using fuel as a lossleader to tempt clients to fill up trolleys as well as the tanks of their cars. Average prices by the end of 2014 were €1.16 for gasoil and €1.21 for petrol according to the EU Oil Bulletin. The price-slashing is possible due to the plummeting price of Brent crude oil, currently just under $60 (€49.23) a barrel, having fallen 45 per cent since the
beginning of 2014. Fuel is at its cheapest since 2010, but the 14 per cent reduction still falls short of the public’s expectations. This is as easily-explained as it is inevitable, according to Spain’s Association of Petroleum Operators (AOP), not least because the dollar has appreciated against the euro. Fuel must pass through refineries, importers and transport firms before reaching the customer while almost half of its final price includes 50 per cent tax, which goes to the Spanish government and not the seller, the AOP pointed out.
Telefonica predicted. The supervisor’s decision would act as a disincentive to competitors by imposing “parasitic” conditions on Telefonica that reflect the existing ADSL model, the company said. FIBRE OPTICS: Network timing.
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Bogof appeal THIRTY per cent of supermarket chains’ sales are special offers. Two-for-one, three-fortwo or ‘50 per cent off second item’ are so popular that 2014 prices fell by 1.4 per cent, found marketing analysts Nielsen.
Out of work THERE are now 163,000 fewer public sector workers than in 2012. The central Administration experienced the largest proportional reduction with a 7.11 per cent cutback in staff, government figures revealed.
High-speed train must move THE Spanish consortium building the AVE high speed train between Mecca and Medina must get a move on. The deal to build the track, supply 35 high-speed trains and handle a 12-year maintenance contract was signed three years ago. Now Saudi Arabia’s new Transport minister Abdullah A-Muqbel has threatened to rescind contracts unless companies complete on schedule.
The consortium is composed of Saudi groups Al Rosan and Al Shoula, plus 12 Spanish companies. These include Spain’s state track operator Adif, track builders OHL, rail operator Renfe, train manufacturers Talgo and technology company Indra. The consortium emphasised during a recent meeting that the Spanish and Saudi companies are delivering within the specified time.
THE minimum salary rose by 0.5 per cent to €648.6 a month after it was frozen in both 2012 and 2014. Approximately 200,000 employees will benefit from the increase.
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Rogue trading associations TRADE Associations are as rare as hen’s teeth in English-speaking Spain. It is quite the opposite in Britain and much of Northern Europe. Most trades enjoy the possibility to be trade association registered. Whatever one’s calling, it can be assumed there is an association or a guild for it. Trade associations are primarily created to protect the interests of both their members and the public whom they serve. As in all else in life there are the good, the bad and the ugly. Many associations unreasonably focus on protecting their profession’s image and ring-fencing their members.
Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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At one time or another I tangled with the British Medical Association (BMA), Police Complaints Commission, associations charged with representing legal, financial, accountancy and journalist trades. The worst offenders appear to be those representing these professions.
The better associations are those that represent skilled trades, the artisan and retail industries such as building and allied trades, hairdressing and art outlets. A trade association is as useless as a bull with teats unless it properly vets its members. It also has to act as arbitrator or offer an independent reasonably priced arbitration service in the event of member versus customer disputes. Over 20 years I represented both the Federation of Master Builders and the Guild of Master Craftsmen. As with anything, one can look diligently for flaws if one is on a mission. No matter how tough a vetting procedure the
occasional rogue will slip through. I recall a pilot, albeit qualified, who was flying Virgin airliners. It was later discovered his qualifications fell short of those required. There are many bad eggs in the police, banking and medical professions. The important thing is to have in place a good monitoring procedure. This has to be backed by swift and uncompromising means of resolution, expulsion and exposure. Every year the UK Consumer Protection Agency successfully prosecutes rogue traders. Merely to falsely claim trade association membership can result in a large fine. Our communities could do with some protection too.
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European Central Bank Stimulus Programme for early 2015? THE Euro started the month of December on fairly steady ground as markets turned their focus on the European Central Bank interest rate decision and press conference. As inflation numbers from the Eurozone had not seen much of an improvement for the last two quarters, economists and investors were expecting Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank to announce the introduction of a quantitative easing programme to kick start growth. However, interest rates were kept on hold and policymakers in the Eurozone hinted that the purchase of Government bonds could help address the issues swamping the region to drive growth, though no action was taken. On the contrary, ECB member Nowotny issued a statement
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saying that although the Eurozone is experiencing a massive weakening and have very few options open to them, measures like full blown money printing, used by their counterparts in the US, will not be suitable for the region. Markets began to price-in that the ECB will announce a stimulus programme in early 2015 after Mario Draghi addressed the European Parliament. With Europe on the brink of yet another recession, Draghi
THE EURO: Started December on fairly steady ground. issued a statement saying that the European Central Bank could start buying government bonds. He also stated this would be one of the measures in the European Central Bank’s armoury as they could further implement uncon-
ventional measures to purchase a ‘variety of assets’ including gold and securities. Retail sales and manufacturing PMI numbers are also steadily on the decline, while GDP data continues to paint a grim picture for the Eurozone
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economy. The Euro has steadily weakened since and after dismal economic data prints, GBP/EUR that started the month at 1.2590 has lost considerable ground to end December just under the 1.29 level. The fate of the Euro is now dependant on Mario Draghi’s stimulus programme which is expected to be announced at the ECB meeting in January as he tries to kick start growth and inflation which has remained considerably poor. With divergence in policies among the major economies it is imperative the European Central Bank need to act; though they may have left it a little too late. Low inflation numbers and monetary stimulus devalue a currency and ending the year on a weak note, one thing is certain - the Euro finds itself wedged between a rock and a hard place.
Can she be elected to office? You and the Law in Spain By David Searl
Q. I have just bought the new 2015 edition of ‘You & the Law in Spain,’ which I am finding very informative. However, I have a question for which I cannot find an answer. Can I be elected to a Community Committee if I do not live in the urbanisation, but still own a property there? L.P. (Costa del Sol)
A. Yes, you can be elected to the Committee or even as President of your Community if you own a property. The registered owner of the property, not the inhabitant, is the member of the Community. When a flat is rented, for example, the owner may possibly give a Proxy Vote power to the tenant, but the owner is the member, not the tenant. If you own two properties, you have two votes and you pay two sets of Community fees. This can lead to a situation where the property developer or an investor owns a number of properties and so has a number of votes, sometimes enough to run the Community in favour of his own interests. The answer to your question is in fact contained in the Horizontal Law
BUSINESS EXTRA
Energy loss ENERGY giant RWE is suing Spain over renewable energy cuts and presented an arbitration request to ICSID, the World Bank’s body that settles investment disputes. The German group’s Spanish subsidiary sustained heavy losses in 2013 following government changes and RWE’s claim will be the first of many.
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section of the book, where it points out that only an owner and member of the Community can be elected to office.
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A MADRID court that instructed mobile phone operators and data networks to comply with a ruling that ordered Uber to cease operations inside Spain was “disproportionate and discriminatory,” the company said. Its smartphone car-share app is opposed by registered cabbies as unfair because Uber drivers operate without permits or insurance.
OPINION & COMMENT
Campsite woes Spain needs to be updated IN answer to A Nosworthy - not his real name I suspect - there are two sides to every story. I’ve lived in a caravan for 50 years and am now 74-years-old. Over the last nine years I’ve paid over €36,000! This campsite is half-empty most of the year and has gone into liquidation, owing the bank approx €1.5 million. It was sold at auction for €36,000 to a Finnish company, I’m told. If our site and others were cheaper they would be full, but instead we get people staying for one night to fill up, empty the toilet and shower. They use the sauna and pool, then leave. I can’t wild camp with a touring van but sympathise with motor-home owners who are mostly retired and, like me, on a limited income. They live in northern Europe where it drops to 20 degrees below zero in winter and they come here for winter sun. Campsites are expensive and unlike France, there are no municipal sites here in Spain. In Britain every town provides cheap sites as well as Club CL small sites on farmland. If Spain provided sites in every town they would be used. Or they could provide water taps and toilet-emptying points in large car parks, limiting stays to 28 days with no returning for one week. I’m selling up, going back to the UK and getting a motor home! Brian Warman, Mijas Pueblo (Malaga)
Light-fingered I HAD my purse removed from my handbag and €50 notes taken in a local store. Fortunately I was aware of something or someone touching my shoulder bag and I pulled it towards the front. I noticed that my scarf, which I had taken off and pushed into my bag, was missing. My purse was nearer the top of my handbag and not thinking at that point that I had been the
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New Year, though, and is entirely self-centred. I’m not sure how old I was, but we spent New Year’s Day with my grandparents and we left at nightfall to walk the short distance to our own house. I was too small and tired to walk and as I was carried back in my father’s arms I stared up at the stars. They were twinkling in the same colours as the foil decorations on the Christmas tree. I pointed out this fact to mum and dad, who humoured me, as well as my brother who roundly contradicted me. I can still see those stars in my mind’s eye and I don’t care what anyone says: they were coloured! D Pennington (by email)
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WINTER has arrived with a vengeance where I live, but at least spring will soon replicate this photo I took last year.
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victim of a robbery, I pushed it back to the bottom and went in search of my scarf. Not finding my scarf I walked to my car and drove back to Estepona. Here I went into a shop to replace my lost scarf and this was when I realised I had been robbed. My cards were dishevelled and all the notes were missing. I hide my cards behind others, making it difficult to see or find unless you know where they are. If they had been lucky in taking my cards they would have had about two hours to use them before I noticed. I have tried to remember anything unusual that day and the only thing that keeps coming back to me is a small lady walking towards me up this very narrow aisle. She looked at me and half smiled as I turned sideways to allow her room to pass on the opposite side to my handbag. Maybe by turning sideways I presented my bag to an accomplice behind me. In future I will separate my cash from my cards. (Name and address supplied)
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Superstar role I LIKED this quote in Time Magazine from the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, subject of the biopic ‘The Theory of Everything.’ His ideal acting role would be “a baddie in a James Bond film,” he said: “The wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part,” he said. Richard M McBride, Benidorm (Alicante)
Long holiday I LOVE the way that the holiday season in Spain lasts the full 12
days that tradition demands. There is still the Three Kings holiday on January 6 to look forward to instead of the flat feeling after New Year that always sets in at home. That’s easily understood, though. What can you expect when everyone is affected by overkill after putting up fairy lights and decorating their trees the minute they tear the November sheet off their calendars? I hope you had a happy Reyes Day, readers, and you enjoyed a slice of Roscon, that very superior bun-round with crystallised fruit on top that knocks spots (and calories) off Christmas pud. Penny S Hague (by email)
Seeing stars I ALWAYS enjoy reading Street Talk. It’s so interesting to hear other people’s points of view, whether I agree with them or not. I was especially impressed by the generosity of readers whose best Christmas memories involved helping others. My own treasured memory of the holiday season involved the
CALL me unobservant if you want to, and I’m the first person to concede that I am nothing of an ornithologist. But like a correspondent a few weeks back, I have never seen a magpie anywhere on the Costa Blanca. I live in Benidorm where there are indeed some strange birds and not all of them have beaks and wings. None of them has ever remotely resembled a magpie, though, but if a Spanish newspaper and a Muchamiel reader say there are flocks of them round here, I’ll take their word for it. Strangely enough, there was a historic Spanish personage named Urraca who was queen of Leon, Castilla and Galicia between 1079 and 1126. Queen Magpie? Loses somewhat in translation, wouldn’t you say? Sidney Armstrong, Benidorm (Alicante)
In the club I AM flabbergasted by the Europhobe letters that appear in the Euro Weekly News especially from readers who want an EU, this is only a glorified trading agreement. If they join the club then they must take the rough with the smooth and pay their dues. Mark my words, if Britain were to walk away from Brussels, these people would be the first to start squealing when the car factories et al upped sticks and decamped to the European mainland. Jeannette Leverson (somewhere in Europe).
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Bring back the soapbox LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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HE problem with scribing a column at this time of year means that, to meet deadlines, it can often be difficult to remain current. Forgive me if this suggestion is therefore, at the time of reading, (hopefully) old hat. With the incubation period of the dreaded Ebola being up to 22 days, is it not pure common sense to place returning health workers into quarantine? These brave and obviously caring volunteers would I’m sure, have no objection at all to spending time in isolation, just to make sure they don’t become the source of an outbreak in their own country. Facilities could be made to see they receive all the comforts available and any visitors suitably protected. I would think that after such a stressful period, some may even welcome a complete break. A little breathing space coupled with all the best attention,
HYDE PARK CORNER: Where you could say exactly what you wanted. remuneration and goodwill a grateful nation would surely be only too happy to provide. I just hope by the time this piece is aired that, what to me is pure common sense, has been adopted and fully installed. Not however holding the breath. One thing we really must overcome in this New Year is the fear of speaking the truth in case it ‘offends.’ If anything has stood out this year, it is the pathetic
protests that have occurred when someone has stated the obvious. (Areas swamped by immigrants’ and so forth). Many of these dissenters come from countries where free speech can be punishable by the heaviest of penalties, including death. We really must drum into the PCs and those who are offended by someone observing obvious facts, that the UK has advocated free speech for
centuries and millions of our citizens have died to preserve that right. If we are frightened to even speak the truth, then we may as well turn the whole place over to those who would stifle and destroy our whole way of life. We cannot let these people win. If they can’t stand the heat they need to ensconce themselves in kitchens that they find more acceptable. Personally I long for those wonderful Hyde Park corner days when anyone could, as long as they weren’t inciting a riot, stand up and, without fear of prosecution, say exactly what they chose. When did that wonderful British institution get stopped? I can’t remember. I do know however, that if our governmental hierarchies weren’t such lily livered wimps, Sundays in Hyde Park could still be as invigorating and indicative of our freedom as it always was. Bring back the soapbox I say. Dream on Leapy. Thanks for all your mail, shame we don’t have space to print them, but I do read every one. Keep ‘em coming. You know I can take it. Peace and love to you all. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
I’m a Celebrity Chef - take me to your leader so I can dazzle with my cooking Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
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T’S hard to avoid those television chefs at the best of times, but leading up to Christmas they were as numerous as fleas on a tramps vest. Every channel you turned to, there they were, dazzling us with their recipes and expertise on the very best of Christmas fare. But whatever time of year I happen to catch their cooking programmes, they never cease to amaze me with some of the weird and wonderful stuff they knock up, and I wonder just what planet they live on. They all start off with the same laughable line that goes something like this: ‘Today I am
TELEVISION CHEFS: Hard to avoid over the festive period. going to show you this simple and delicious recipe that anyone can prepare in four minutes with just a few ingredients that you will find in any kitchen cupboard’... etc. etc. Yeah right,
because it’s obvious from the start that the pile of ingredients they have in front of them would not be found in the average Sainsbury’s, let alone a domestic kitchen.
Then off they go, chopping onions with a blur of wrist action that on the odd occasion I tried to mimic the technique, nearly lost me several digits. That one process alone would take me twice the length of time as their estimation for the whole dish. And they have this special chef’s language with words that have me rushing off to get the dictionary. Julienne some carrots they say, or garnish with a brunoise of vegetables. Why can’t they just say slice and dice for God sake - we can all understand that. And pulease, why not just say strips of bacon instead of poncy sounding lardons? Tooth grindingly hateful to me is when they melt a bit of chocolate with some cream and refer to it as a ganache. Ganache? Ganache my backside; it’s still just melted chocolate and cream.
They don’t even bother to wear aprons during this wondrous process and it’s not as if they have put something old or tatty on just in case a bit of ganache finds its way on to their person. Oh no, it’s polo shirts sporting little crocodile motifs, designer slacks and even jackets and ties. If I did that, my best clobber would finish up looking as if it had been involved in a Dulux factory explosion and my wife would do a bit of her own Julienning on my tender parts. Then off they swan in their latest vintage car or personal helicopter to their next guest appearance and leave an army of poor beggars to clean up the wreckage and wash the dishes. No, I’ll stick to my own recipes thank you very much, it’s less stressful.
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SKY MOVIES Action 5:25am Angel Flight Down 7:00am The Peacemaker 9:10am Fire with Fire 11:00am Assault on Precinct 13 1:00pm 3.10 to Yuma 3:10pm Lone Survivor 5:20pm Getaway 7:10pm Fire with Fire After identifying a murderer, a firefighter is placed in a witness protection programme.
9:00pm 3.10 to Yuma 11:15pm Lone Survivor 1:30am Assault on Precinct 13 A bus carrying druglord Bishop is diverted to Detroit's Precinct 13 during a storm.
3:30am 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded 5:20am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot
Comedy 8:50am Employee of the Month 10:40am Uncle Buck 12:30pm About a Boy 2:20pm The Man 3:50pm Syrup 5:30pm Bean 7:10pm Uncle Buck 9:00pm About a Boy 10:50pm Employee of the Month New checkout girl Amy only sleeps with star employees.
12:45am The Man 2:15am Syrup 3:50am Feels So Good 5:20am Bean A bumbling oddball working as a National Gallery security guard is sent to LA in a cynical plot by his superiors to get rid of him, but his trip across the Pond causes mayhem.
8:15am Zero Dark Thirty Special 8:35am Solo 10:05am 25th Hour Drug-dealer Monty Brogan is going down for seven years.
12:30pm Kiss Kiss Bang Bang A small-time crook and a prickly private eye are thrown together by a string of LA murders.
2:25pm The Call 4:15pm Magic Magic 6:05pm Solo 7:35pm 25th Hour Drug-dealer Monty Brogan is going down for seven years.
10:00pm The Call 11:40pm The Canyons 1:35am Blow 3:50am An Eye for an Eye 5:45am Point Last Seen
8:35am Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 10:30am The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 12:10pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 1:35pm Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey Special 2:05pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 4:00pm Eragon 5:45pm Parental Guidance 7:35pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 9:00pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 11:00pm Eragon 12:45am The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2:20am The Last Keepers A teenage outcast discovers that - like the rest of her family - she has extraordinary powers.
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Medieval mercenary Guy battles to protect his family's estate from a brutal band of Celts.
11:30am The Theory of Everything Special 12:00pm Veronica Mars 2:00pm Ride Along 4:00pm Despicable Me 2 Special 4:30pm The Amazing Spider-Man 2 7:00pm Veronica Mars 9:00pm The Amazing Spider-Man 2 11:25pm Ride Along 1:15am Joy Ride 3 A group of friends on their way to a car rally are terrorised by murderous trucker Rusty Nail.
Fictional war film following the lives, loves and battles of the US Army's First Ranger Battalion, during WW1. Commanding officer Major Orlando Darby leads his men in the invasion of North Africa in 1942, followed by the invasion of Sicily and then Italy itself.
12:05pm Murder Most Foul 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Dial M for Murder 6:00pm The Wrong Man 8:00pm Man in the Wilderness 10:00pm On Deadly Ground 11:55pm Striking Distance 1:50am On Deadly Ground 3:35am Striking Distance 5:15am Off Set
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Spanish Taxation In 2015 Part 1 you have savings and investments “youIf need to protect your income and gains from tax. With the right tax planning Spain can be very tax efficient for retired expatriates.
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The start of a new year is always a good time to review your tax planning, to check that it is up to date and that you are using all the opportunities available in Spain to reduce tax liabilities for yourself and your heirs. It is even more important this year since there are a number of changes for Spanish taxation in 2015. Income tax The “Regulation on Personal Income Tax” has been amended for 2015. The government explains that it lowers tax for all taxpayers, but does more for those on low and medium incomes, and those with large families or who care for
By Gary Cardwell, Partner, Blevins Franks someone with a disability. There are now five tax bands for general income, as opposed to seven, and the tax rates have been modified. The tax exempt threshold decreased from €17,700 to €12,450 and the first tax rate reduced from 24.75% to 20%. The top rate is now 47% compared to 52% last year, but the income threshold for this rate has dropped from €300,000 to €60,000. Last year income
between €53,400 and €120,000 was taxed at 47%, so there is little improvement here. The savings income rates and thresholds are also a little lower. The rates are now 20% for income up to €6,000, then 22% for income up to €50,000 and 24% after that. For non-residents who earn income in Spain, the tax rate is reduced from 24.75% to 24%, but for EU/EEA (European Economic Area) residents it falls to 20%. While this is obviously welcome news after the tax rates over recent years (Spain had the third highest marginal tax rate in Europe!), if you have savings and investments you still need to protect your income and gains from tax. With the right tax planning Spain can be very tax efficient for retired expatriates, so contact the tax specialists at Blevins Franks to find out how
much tax you can save. Wealth tax When wealth tax was reinstated in 2011, it was meant to apply for 2011 and 2012. However it keeps being extended, and remains in place for 2015. Spanish residents pay wealth tax on the value of their worldwide assets as at 31st December. Rates rise progressively from 0.2% to 2.5%. There are however reductions available, ranging from €700,000 to €2million, depending on whether you own your home and if you are single or a married couple. This is a tough tax for wealthy residents, so much so that some consider leaving Spain because of it. Blevins Franks may well be able to help you reduce this liability, rather than having to move, so contact us for personal advice.
Our next article will look at capital gains tax, succession tax and Spain’s new exit tax that could affect investors leaving Spain. As always, it is very important to understand how all the tax changes affect you and your family personally, and seek expert advice on the most suitable solutions to protect your wealth from taxation. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.
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BBC TWO 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Caught Red Handed 8:35am Rip Off Britain 9:20am Oxford Street Revealed 10:05am The Great Interior Design Challenge 11:05am Could I Get Ebola? 11:35am The Travel Show 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Darts
ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. A look at the day's news and headlines. 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women Lunchtime chat with the ladies and their guests. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather
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CH5 8:45am Milkshake Monkey 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
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3pm 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip
5:15pm The Great British Winter This series explores five of Britain's most extreme winter landscapes, looking at the conditions that challenge both the wildlife and people that try to survive in the countryside.
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm Fat Pets - Slimmer of the Year
3:10pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun For years Tony and Lisa Meredith have dreamt of owning a holiday home in South Tenerife.
4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal
3:15pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:10pm Broken Trust An attorney tries to rescue a kidnapped mentor while also taking on a case against a major pharmaceutical company.
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Great British Garden Revival
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9:00pm Show Me Your Garden 10:00pm Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life
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6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Room 101 10:00pm The Musketeers 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show
Will Kirk turn up to tie the knot? Enough is enough for Liz. Julie makes a stand for her man.
Highlights of the latest events from the past 24 hours.
Karl sets off to see how other people achieve happiness, starting off in Mexico.
The award-winning gang show returns for a new series, live on Friday nights.
11:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:30pm Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
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7:45am Emmerdale 8:45am You've Been Framed! 9:15am The Cube 10:15am Royal Pains 11:10am The Chase 12:15pm All Star Family Fortunes 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm Royal Pains 3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Happy Gilmore 11:55pm Take Me Out 1:00am Take Me Out: The Gossip
11:40am Judge Judy 12:00pm Judge Judy 12:55pm Wycliffe 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Never the Twain 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pm Trial and Retribution 12:00am Wycliffe 1:05am Wycliffe
9:50am Kojak 10:55am Magnum, P.I. 11:55am Minder 12:55pm The Professionals 1:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 3:00pm Pawn Stars 3:25pm Pawn Stars 3:55pm Kojak 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm Minder 7:00pm The Professionals 8:00pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Dirty Harry 12:10am Collateral Damage
1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 4:30pm Bad(Ish) Robots 5:00pm Troy 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Role Models 12:05am The Big Bang Theory
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12am 12:25am Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am 1:25am EastEnders Omnibus 3:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:25am BBC News
Ten-part series featuring rock, pop and R&B performances from the BBC archives.
9:00pm Placido Domingo at the BBC 10:00pm Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 11:00pm Metal Britannia 12:30am Metal at the BBC 1:00am Legends: Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation 2:00am Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell Profile of rock superstar Meat Loaf.
SKY MOVIES Action 5:20am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:00am Flags of Our Fathers 9:15am Alien: Resurrection 11:15am Deep Impact 1:30pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) 3:30pm Pain and Gain Three Florida bodybuilders devise a criminal get-rich- quick scheme that goes horribly wrong.
5:50pm Deep Blue Sea 7:50pm Deep Impact 10:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 11:50pm Pain and Gain 2:05am Alien: Resurrection 4:00am Ghosts of Mars 5:40am Rooster Cogburn
5:20am Bean 7:00am The World's End Special 7:30am My Big Fat Greek Wedding 9:15am Grown Ups 2 11:05am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 12:55pm Wedding Crashers 3:05pm The Break-Up 5:00pm The Best Man Holiday 7:10pm Grown Ups 2 9:00pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 10:45pm Wedding Crashers 12:50am Scary Movie 5 2:20am Our Idiot Brother 3:55am Conception 5:25am My Big Fat Greek Wedding
5:45am Point Last Seen 7:30am Proof of Life 9:55am Deadfall 11:45am Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan 1:20pm Captain Phillips 3:45pm Proof of Life 6:10pm Children of Men 8:10pm Deadfall 10:00pm Captain Phillips 12:25am Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2:30am Cherry Falls 4:10am Fear 5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man
5:45am Jingle All the Way 7:20am Epic 9:10am Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 10:45am Smurfs 2 Special 11:05am Dennis The Menace 12:50pm Dennis Strikes Again 2:15pm Walking with Dinosaurs 3:50pm Epic 5:40pm Elf 7:25pm Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 9:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 11:00pm Walking with Dinosaurs 12:30am Elf 2:10am Jack the Giant Slayer 4:05am Dennis The Menace
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6:00am Man in the Wilderness 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:45am Gunsmoke 9:50am The Wrong Man 11:50am Dial M for Murder 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Buccaneer 6:20pm Badman's Country 7:45pm From Here to Eternity 10:00pm Dirty Harry 11:55pm Strength and Honour 1:45am Dirty Harry 3:30am Strength and Honour 5:10am The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
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Banking, a career best avoided Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
ONE normally thinks of a career in banking as a safe occupation, unless you are a customer of course. It certainly isn’t a calling that brings to mind murder, assassination, suicide and unexplained deaths. The banking industry suffers such a high death per employee ratio one might better be advised to opt for a vocation in spying or service in Afghanistan. Recently there have occurred no less than 48 deaths of highflying executives in the banking industry. My advice is that if JP Morgan, Chase Manhattan or Goldman Sachs offer you a job, reply; ‘thanks, but no thanks.’ The same applies should you see job offers advertised by Rockefeller and Company, Bank of Scotland, Merrill Lynch, Ulster
AL CAPONE: Undoubtedly lived a high risk life. Bank. Best to avoid them all. Bankers, like the rest of us, are destined to shrug off their mortal coil at some time. In my not so humble opinion, shooting oneself
with a nail gun or being crushed to death by one’s SUV is not a fitting end for those of us whose sins are few and minor. As pointing an accusing finger at
Russian President Vladimir Putin simply won’t wash, mainstream media tends instead to be discreet. Can you blame them? The list of strange banking industry deaths is far too lengthy to detail here. It irritates me that there is no space for revealing an equally inexplicable number of deaths of scientists who are involved at the sharp edge of scientific research. Do not concern yourself overly if you are a scientist. These deaths tend to effect those involved in cutting edge space and aero war technology. Running through the list of banker’s untimely ends, we have the making of 48 who dunnit crime thrillers in one hit, if you will excuse the expression. There have been 20 suicides or unexplained deaths by hanging, drowning or leaping (or being shoved) from buildings. Seven bankers have suffered unshot deaths. These are usually self-inflicted. Another eight died from ‘causes unknown.’
Others include house fires and seven very messy road accidents. A number of bankers have simply gone missing or unexpectedly died. Having said that, death might have been presumed in the case of Nicholas Austin (49), a former bank manager from Hersden. He died after drinking anti-freeze. It was said he wanted to get high. Some victims have been arrested, charged and on bail, otherwise outed and disgraced, or under formal investigation. Undoubtedly, American low life like Al Capone, John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde lived high risk lives. In their case, sticky end meant sticky in a gory sense. However, it appears their careers were not half as dangerous as were those of the executives of the banks they robbed. As the saying goes, ‘Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.’ Seems to me there isn’t much between them.
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pm BBC News 1:10pm Football Focus Dan Walker and guests discuss the latest talking points and look ahead to the weekend's action. 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm Athletics
BBC TWO 7:00am Apache Territory 8:10am Private's Progress 9:45am The Maggie 11:15am Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain 11:45am Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain 12:15pm British Isles: A Natural History 1:05pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:50pm Michael Caine: Talking Pictures 2:45pm The Ipcress File
ITV 8:25am Share a Story 8:30am Scrambled! 8:35am Nerds and Monsters 8:50am Adventure Time 9:30am Horrid Henry 9:50am Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 11:20am Murder, She Wrote 12:15pm ITV News and Weather 12:25pm Ejector Seat 1:25pm Britain's Best Back Gardens 2:25pm Who's Doing the Dishes?
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CH5 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:20am Wanda and the Alien 9:35am Zack and Quack 9:50am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Jelly Jamm 10:25am LazyTown 10:50am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Access 11:30am Ice Road Truckers 1:20pm Ice Road Truckers 2:20pm Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star
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SKY 1 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Football's Funniest Moments 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm A League of Their Own 1:30pm A League of Their Own 2:00pm The Theory of Everything 2:30pm Into the Woods Special
3pm 3:35pm Darts 5:30pm Final Score
4:30pm Escape to the Continent Property show where Brits test drive an alternative life in Europe.
5:30pm Darts
3:25pm Tipping Point 4:25pm Diversity Live 5:25pm ITV News London 5:35pm ITV News and Weather 5:55pm Mamma Mia!
5:00pm Come Dine with Me
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6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Restoration Man
6:15pm Storm Night: Deadliest Storms 7:10pm Storm Night: Scariest Weather 8:00pm Storm Night: Worst Weather Ever? 8:55pm Secrets of the Egyptian Pyramids
6:00pm The Fanatics 7:00pm Show Me Your Garden 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm Tsunami: Ten Years on
9:55pm 5 News Weekend
9:00pm David Attenborough Conquest of the Skies 10:00pm Gremlins
On the north Kent coast, life coach Ross Duttson kicks off the week hoping to impress with minimum-effort food that looks good.
4:15pm Columbo: Grand Deceptions The crumpled, cigar-chomping detective is called in to investigate the death of a sergeant major at a training camp where civilians pay to be transformed overnight into mercenaries.
3:00pm Last Man Standing 3:30pm Last Man Standing 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Last Man Standing 5:30pm Last Man Standing
6pm 6:20pm Pointless 7:10pm BBC News 7:20pm BBC London News 7:30pm Now You See It 8:00pm The Voice UK
7:00pm Flog it! Trade Secrets Antiques series. Tips and advice on collecting militaria from various conflicts.
Exuberant musical based on the hit stage show featuring the music of ABBA.
7:30pm Sacred Wonders of Britain 8:30pm The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
8:00pm Harry Hill's Stars in Their Eyes
9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court 11:00pm The Other Boleyn Girl
9:05pm Take Me Out
Harry Hill gives the legendary transformation show a makeover in a brand new series.
9pm 9:30pm The National Lottery Shane Richie hosts the game show that sees couples playing to win the prizes of their dreams.
10:20pm Casualty 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm Match of the Day
A passionate story of love, rivalry and a family torn apart by ambition.
Paddy McGuinness presents the show where 30 single girls battle it out for a dream date.
10:20pm Skyfall James Bond returns to hunt a mysterious enemy that threatens to bring down MI6.
The story of the tsunami that devastated parts of South and South East Asia on 26 December 2004.
10:00pm Bad Teacher 11:50pm Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live
National and international news.
10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Highlights of the latest events from the past 24 hours.
11:00pm Mr. & Mrs. Smith Action comedy.
When a boy breaks the rules of caring for his unusual new pet, he unleashes a plague of mischievous monsters. Contains flashing images and violent scenes. Comedy horror.
12am 1:00am The Football League Show 2:20am Kevin and Perry Go Large 3:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:40am BBC News
12:50am Darts 1:40am Lady Caroline Lamb 3:40am Love 4:55am This is BBC Two
12:05am ITV News and Weather 12:20am Skyfall 1:15am Off Their Rockers 1:45am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen
12:50am Cocktail 2:50am Queer as Pop: From the Gay Scene to the Mainstream 3:45am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:55am Hugh's 3 Good Things
1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Celebrity Big Brother 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big
12:05am A League of Their Own 1:05am Modern Family 1:35am Hawaii Five-0 2:35am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:25am Night Cops 4:15am Big Trouble in Thailand 5:05am UK Border Force
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8:00pm Lost Land of the Volcano 9:00pm Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners 10:00pm Spiral 5
12:50am Totally British 1:55am Totally British 2:55am Top of the Pops 3:25am Lost Land of the Volcano 4:25am Sounds of the Sixties 4:55am This is BBC Four
7:25am You've Been Framed! 7:45am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:05pm The Cube 2:10pm Richie Rich 4:05pm You've Been Framed! 6:35pm Mr Bean's Holiday 8:20pm Evan Almighty 10:20pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:05pm Blue Go Mad in Ibiza 12:05am Ocean's Eleven 2:30am Mom 2:50am Fake Reaction 3:25am Life's Funniest Moments 3:50am Teleshopping
7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 9:00am Where the Heart is 10:10am Where the Heart is 11:20am The Darling Buds of May 12:30pm Lewis 2:35pm Inspector Morse 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Rosemary and Thyme 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Lewis 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
7:00am Motorway Patrol 7:25am The Professionals 8:30am The Cycle Show 9:30am Alias Smith and Jones 10:40am Pawn Stars 12:55pm The Cimarron Kid 2:40pm Kojak: The Marcus Nelson Murders 5:35pm Storage Wars 6:00pm Storage Wars Texas 7:00pm FIA Formula E Championships Live 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm The Chronicles of Riddick 12:20am Troy 3:25am Highway Patrol 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen
7:45am Happy Endings 8:05am Rules of Engagement 8:30am Charmed 10:30am How I Met Your Mother 11:30am Melissa and Joey 12:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 2:30pm Troy 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The 100 10:00pm Beverly Hills Cop 12:05am The Big Bang Theory
Comedy
Crime
Family
French crime drama serial.
10:55pm Spiral 5 11:50pm Rock 'n' Roll Britannia Documentary about the history of British rock 'n' roll.
SKY MOVIES Action 5:40am Rooster Cogburn 7:30am The Last Samurai 10:05am Born to Race: Fast Track 11:45am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 1:35pm The Last Samurai 4:10pm Romancing the Stone 6:05pm The Jewel of the Nile 8:00pm Lethal Weapon 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 2 12:00am Lethal Weapon 3 2:05am Barb Wire 3:45am Hudson Hawk 5:25am The Jewel of the Nile
5:25am My Big Fat Greek Wedding 7:05am You, Me and Dupree 9:00am Big Daddy 10:45am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 12:40pm Little Shop of Horrors 2:30pm 13 Going on 30 4:20pm You, Me and Dupree 6:15pm Big Daddy 8:00pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Deloris Van Cartier is back in front of the big band, but not for long.
10:00pm The Heat 12:00am Wedding Daze 1:40am The to Do List 3:30am The Heat 5:30am Little Shop of Horrors
5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man 7:40am Zero Dark Thirty 10:20am The East 12:20pm Closed Circuit 2:00pm Spy Game 4:10pm Derailed 6:00pm The Island 8:20pm After the Sunset 10:00pm Spy Game Slick thriller full of surprises.
12:10am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2:30am Death Wish 4:15am After the Sunset
7:05am Believe 8:45am The Blue Umbrella 9:00am The Smurfs 2 10:50am Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 12:30pm Monster House 2:05pm Home Alone 3:50pm The Smurfs 2 5:40pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 7:20pm Monster House 9:00pm The Lone Ranger 11:40pm Jumanji 1:30am Home Alone 3:20am Believe 5:05am Jumanji
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7:00am Veronica Mars 9:00am Born to Fight 10:45am Foxcatcher Special 11:15am The Grand Budapest Hotel 1:00pm Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight 2:45pm Despicable Me 2 Special 3:15pm Veronica Mars 5:15pm Born to Fight 7:00pm Healing 9:00pm The Grand Budapest Hotel 10:45pm The Top Ten Show 2015 11:00pm Starred Up 12:50am Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight 2:35am Starred Up
6:00am From Here to Eternity 8:10am Gunsmoke 9:15am Gunsmoke 10:20am Badman's Country 11:40am The Buccaneer 2:05pm Assignment to Kill 4:00pm Fiddler on the Roof 7:40pm Villa Rides Western following Pancho Villa (Yul Brynner) and the Mexican Revolution.
10:00pm Rush Hour 11:50pm Raging Bull 2:10am Rush Hour 4:05am Operation C.I.A. 5:35am The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 2:15pm Bargain Hunt
BBC TWO 7:15am Great British Garden Revival 8:15am Glorious Gardens From Above Horticulturist Christine Walkden explores gardens and countryside from a hot air balloon. 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am The Football League Show 11:20am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:50pm Food and Drink 1:20pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:50pm Masters Snooker
ITV 8:10am Sooty 8:25am Share a Story 8:30am Scrambled! 8:35am Nerds and Monsters 8:50am Ultimate Spider-Man 9:30am Horrid Henry 9:50am Deadtime Stories 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Columbo 12:25pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Murder, She Wrote 1:30pm Harry Hill's Stars in Their Eyes 2:30pm Catchphrase
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CH4 6:55am NFL 7:20am How I Met Your Mother 8:10am How I Met Your Mother 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier Frasier and Bebe fill in for a week on a daytime TV chat show. 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm Astro Boy
CH5 9:25am Wanda and the Alien 9:35am Zack and Quack 9:50am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Jelly Jamm 10:25am LazyTown 10:50am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Access 11:30am Monkey Life 12:00pm The Hotel Inspector 1:00pm The Hotel Inspector 2:00pm Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
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 The Theory of Everything 10:30am Into the Woods Special 11:00am A League of Their Own 11:30am A League of Their Own 12:00pm WWE Raw 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Big Town Dance 2:00pm Last Man Standing 2:30pm Last Man Standing
3pm 3:15pm Flog It! Crowds gather in the Welsh town of Monmouth.
3:45pm Escape to the Country 4:35pm Songs of Praise 5:10pm Shrek 2
3:00pm Masters Snooker The 2015 Masters tournament gets under way at Alexandra Palace with the world's top players battling it out for the prestigious trophy.
3:15pm Midsomer Murders 5:15pm Diamonds are Forever James Bond, equipped with an armoury of hitech gadgets, infiltrates a Las Vegas diamondsmuggling ring in a bid to foil a plot to target Washington with a laser in space.
4:15pm The Princess Diaries Mia Thermopolis is a pleasant, if slightly awkward and geeky, 15-year-old high school student living in San Francisco. She's not the most popular pupil at school, and is regularly picked on by the cheerleader clique.
4:10pm The Pursuit of Happyness Struggling salesman Chris Gardner leaves his dead-end job to train as a stockbroker.
3:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 4:00pm Last Man Standing 4:30pm Last Man Standing 5:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin
6pm 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 7:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:30pm Countryfile 8:30pm Still Open All Hours
6:00pm Ski Sunday Skiing and winter sports magazine show.
6:45pm Darts Colin Murray is joined by Bobby George for live coverage of the 38th BDO World Professional Darts Championships in Frimley Green.
7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast.
6:30pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.
7:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 8:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
8:00pm All Star Family Misfortunes
6:30pm Aladdin
8:15pm The Medallion
6:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm Modern Family 8:30pm Modern Family
10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother
9:00pm A League of Their Own
Lavish animated version of the classic Arabian folk tale.
8:10pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.
9pm 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2
9:00pm Kate Humble: Into the Volcano Two-part documentary.
10:00pm Reinventing the Royals 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Billionaire's Paradise: Inside Necker Island
9:00pm Foyle's War Crime drama series set in the years immediately after the Second World War.
9:00pm The Hotel Hapless-hotelier-turned-entertainmentsmanager Mark continues to create chaos at the Cavendish.
Highlights of the latest events from the past 24 hours.
Referee James Corden welcomes the most successful British Olympian of all time, Sir Chris Hoy.
11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm The Kyle Files 11:45pm The Undriveables
10:00pm Walking the Nile 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
12:45am Masters Snooker Highlights 1:35am Masters Snooker Extra 3:35am Countryfile 4:30am Holby City 5:30am This is BBC Two
12:15am Rugby Highlights 1:10am The Store 3:10am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3:55am ITV Nightscreen
12:05am Machine Gun Preacher 2:30am The Last Leg 3:25am The History of Mr Polly 5:05am Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners
12:55am Winter Road Rescue 1:55am Super Casino 4:10am Storm Night: Scariest Weather 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big
12:00am Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets 1:00am Micky Flanagan's Detour De France 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Mission Implausible
BBC THREE
BBC FOUR
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ITV3
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8:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 8:25pm The Voice UK 10:00pm Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Family Guy 11:45pm Crims 12:15am Family Guy 1:00am Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Sweat the Small Stuff 2:30am Crims 3:00am Who Needs Ibiza? The Great British Holiday
8:00pm Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age 9:00pm Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled 10:00pm Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Secrets of the Universe 12:30am Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 1:30am Metal Britannia 3:00am Metal at the BBC 3:30am Sounds of the Eighties 4:00am Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age 5:00am This is BBC Four
7:20am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:05am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:35pm Take Me Out 1:50pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 2:35pm You've Been Framed! 3:05pm Valiant 4:35pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 6:30pm King Kong 10:00pm Shaun of the Dead 12:05am Not Another Teen Movie 2:05am Mom 2:30am Fake Reaction 3:10am The Hot Desk 3:20am Teleshopping
7:00am Movies Now 7:10am Judge Judy 7:30am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 8:40am Sparkling Cyanide 10:40am Heartbeat 11:40am Heartbeat 12:40pm Wycliffe 1:55pm Rosemary and Thyme 2:55pm The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 4:55pm Inspector Morse 6:55pm Lewis 9:00pm The Zoo 11:00pm Northern Lights 12:00am Wycliffe 1:10am Interview with the Vampire
7:15am The Professionals 9:10am The Motorbike Show 10:10am Ax Men 12:00pm FIA Formula e Championship Highlights 1:00pm Pawn Stars 3:15pm Alias Smith and Jones 4:15pm Destry 6:20pm Red River 9:00pm Rugby Highlights 10:00pm Apocalypse Now 1:05am Hell on Wheels 2:05am Boogeyman 3:40am Movies Now 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen
8:15am Rude(Ish) Tube 8:45am Rude(Ish) Tube 9:15am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 9:30am Troy 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm Revenge 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6:00pm The 100 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm 10 Things I Hate About You 10:55pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25am The Inbetweeners
Comedy
Crime
Family
11:00pm A Lonely Place to Die Thriller.
10:00pm Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 11:00pm Show Me Your Garden
12am 12:35am The Celebrity Apprentice USA 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:05am BBC News
SKY MOVIES Action 5:25am The Jewel of the Nile 7:15am Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 9:15am Poseidon 11:00am King Arthur 1:10pm Saving Private Ryan 4:00pm White House Down 6:15pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 8:15pm Poseidon 10:00pm Saving Private Ryan 12:50am White House Down 3:05am Hammer of the Gods 4:50am The Guns of Navarone
5:30am Little Shop of Horrors 7:10am The Mask 9:05am Despicable Me 2 Special 9:35am Bruce Almighty 11:25am American Pie 1:15pm Boat Trip 3:05pm The Lone Ranger Unmasked 3:35pm The Mask 5:25pm Bruce Almighty 7:15pm American Pie 9:00pm American Pie 2 10:50pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:30am Boat Trip 2:10am The Cable Guy 3:50am Hyde Park on Hudson 5:30am Curse of the Pink Panther
4:15am After the Sunset 6:05am Deep Family Secrets 7:45am Get Rich or Die Tryin' 9:45am Cold Comes the Night 11:25am Bad Boys II 1:55pm Getaway 3:30pm S.W.A.T. 5:30pm Get Rich or Die Tryin' A stretch in prison helps New York drug dealer Marcus realise that he must change his life.
7:30pm Bad Boys II 10:00pm Getaway 11:35pm Pulp Fiction 2:15am Taxi Driver 4:15am City of God
7:00am Barnyard 8:35am Curious George 10:05am Babe 11:40am Primates of the Caribbean 1:00pm Delhi Safari 2:40pm Khumba 4:10pm Barnyard Otis the cow is a wild-living party animal and just loves to dance till dawn.
5:45pm Babe 7:20pm Delhi Safari 9:00pm Khumba 10:35pm Doctor Dolittle 12:10am Doctor Dolittle 2 1:45am Doctor Dolittle 3 3:30am Born Free
Premiere
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6:30am The Theory of Everything Special 7:00am Veronica Mars 9:00am Born to Fight 10:45am Into the Woods Special 11:15am Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight 1:00pm Foxcatcher Special 1:30pm The Grand Budapest Hotel 3:15pm Born to Fight 5:00pm Veronica Mars 7:00pm Healing 9:00pm The Grand Budapest Hotel 10:45pm The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Special 11:00pm Starred Up 12:50am Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight
6:00am Michael Caine Off Set 6:25am Assignment to Kill 8:15am Villa Rides 10:35am Fiddler on the Roof 2:10pm Son of Paleface 4:00pm Riding Shotgun 5:30pm The Nebraskan 6:45pm The Marksman 7:55pm Big Jake 10:00pm Hell on Wheels Elusive Eden, The. 11:00pm Posse 1:15am El Condor 3:05am Posse 5:00am Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Caught Red Handed 12:30pm Rip Off Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors
BBC TWO 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Caught Red Handed 8:35am Rip Off Britain 9:20am Oxford Street Revealed 10:05am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11:05am Claimed and Shamed 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Masters Snooker
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 7:45am According to Jim 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Undercover Boss 12:00pm Shipping Wars 12:30pm Shipping Wars 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Four in a Bed
CH5 9:10am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
MONDAY TV
SKY 1 6:00am UK Border Force 7:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 8:00am UK Border Force 9:00am Emergency Animal Rescue 9:30am Emergency Animal Rescue 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 Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm Mel and Sue
3:10pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal
3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm High Noon
7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Great British Garden Revival
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 The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Criminals: Caught on Camera 8:30pm Car Crash TV
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Horizon Special 11:00pm Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm Richard Wilson on the Road 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Broadchurch 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Cube
9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm Bodyshockers
9:00pm Storage: Flog the Lot! 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Closing Time
9:00pm Road Wars
12:20am Masters Snooker Highlights 1:10am Masters Snooker Extra 3:10am Snow Wolf Family and Me 4:10am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two. 5:00am 3, 2, 1, Go!
12:40am A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
12:00am Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People 1:00am The American Football Show 2:05am Walking the Nile 3:05am Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the 4:00am Grand Designs
12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Botched Up Bodies 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Winter Road Rescue 5:00am The Great Artists 5:25am House Doctor 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA
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8:00pm World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm Top Gear 9:30pm Waterloo Road 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Live at the Apollo 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Sweat the Small Stuff 3:00am Who Needs Ibiza? The Great British Holiday
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses 10:00pm British Gardens in Time 11:00pm The Inca: Masters of the Clouds 12:00am Imagine... 1:15am Horizon Special 2:15am Troubadours 3:40am British Gardens in Time
1:15pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm Royal Pains 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Totally You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Jurassic Park III 11:50pm Celebrity Juice 12:55am Two and a Half Men
12:05pm Judge Judy 12:30pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm Never the Twain 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Rosemary and Thyme 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm Without You 12:00am Law and Order: UK
3:00pm Pawn Stars 3:25pm Pawn Stars 3:55pm Magnum, P.I. 4:55pm Hogan's Heroes 5:25pm Hogan's Heroes 6:00pm Minder 7:00pm The Professionals 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Storage Wars Texas 10:30pm Storage Wars Texas 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am The Last House on the Left
4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm New Girl 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 Rude(Ish) Tube 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Revenge 11:00pm Rude Tube 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
Crime
Family
3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip
3:00pm Masters Snooker Live coverage of another first-round match is introduced by Hazel Irvine.
Psychological thriller by Nora Roberts.
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:32pm BBC Weather 11:35pm Waterloo Road
Documentary looking at Britain's drinking culture.
The Thames Valley Police provide a fascinating insight into car crime and its prevention.
10:00pm 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy 11:00pm Air Ambulance ER
12am 12:35am The Graham Norton Show 1:20am Klute 3:10am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 3:15am BBC News
Series which explores four iconic British gardens.
4:40am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.
SKY MOVIES Action 7:30am A Bridge Too Far 10:35am After Earth 12:30pm Die Hard 2:50pm Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 3:05pm Predator 5:05pm Kindergarten Cop A tough cop is forced to impersonate a kindergarten teacher in order to catch a criminal.
7:05pm After Earth 9:00pm Die Hard 11:15pm Predator 1:10am Predator 2 A tough cop finds himself facing a towering alien beast known as the Predator in Los Angeles.
3:10am Kindergarten Cop
Comedy 7:30am Struck by Lightning 9:10am There's Something About Mary 11:15am Identity Thief 1:15pm Love Actually Romcom following the interconnected lives of a group of loved-up, and lovelorn, Londoners.
3:35pm Nacho Libre 5:15pm Napoleon Dynamite Geeky high schooler Napoleon fancies quiet Deb but can't ask her to the prom.
7:05pm Brewster's Millions 9:00pm Identity Thief 11:00pm There's Something About Mary 1:05am In a World... 2:50am In Security 4:35am Brewster's Millions
8:10am The Truth About Emanuel 10:00am The Washington Snipers 11:45am Syriana 2:00pm All Things to All Men A corrupt copper plots to stage a bank robbery in order to catch an elusive London crime boss.
3:40pm 25th Hour Drug-dealer Monty Brogan is going down for seven years.
6:00pm Harsh Times 8:00pm The Bone Collector A paralysed forensics expert teams up with a fresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.
10:00pm Oldboy 11:50pm 25th Hour
7:00am Pete's Christmas 8:35am Into the Woods Special 9:05am Chimpanzee 10:30am Dennis The Menace 12:10pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 1:35pm Ella Enchanted 3:20pm Oz: The Great and Powerful 5:35pm The Blue Umbrella 5:50pm Dennis The Menace 7:30pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 9:00pm The Last Keepers 10:35pm Oz: The Great and Powerful 12:50am Ella Enchanted Ella is put under a spell as a child: she must do everything she is told.
2:35am Chimpanzee
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9:00am Into the Woods Special 9:30am Born to Fight 11:15am The Grand Budapest Hotel 1:00pm Into the Woods Special 1:30pm Veronica Mars 3:30pm Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight 5:15pm Born to Fight 7:00pm Healing 9:00pm The Grand Budapest Hotel 10:45pm The Top Ten Show 2015 11:00pm Starred Up
8:05am Riding Shotgun 9:35am The Nebraskan 10:50am The Marksman 12:00pm Abandon Ship 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Train 6:30pm A Big Hand for the Little Lady 8:20pm Last of the Comanches 10:00pm The Keeper 11:50pm The Matrix 2:20am The Keeper 4:05am Rock N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
Jack O'Connell stars as a volatile teen who is transferred to the same prison as his dad.
12:50am Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight
Featuring classic performances from some of the biggest music acts of the '60s and '70s.
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and then have furniture to be shipped back to their home country with many items regularly being sent around the world. For any new furniture item or accessory or for a full interior design service, look no further than Albi Mobles. The showroom is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am-1.30pm and 4.30pm8.30pm and Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Albi Mobles Calle Principe de Asturias, 19 Javea Tel: 965 790 089 Visit www.albimobles.com Email: info@albimobles.com
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SPERANZA AGUIRRE let it be known that she would happily run as Madrid mayor should the PP ask her. A former minister in the Aznar governments during the Nineties, Aguirre was president of the Madrid Community until she resigned after being diagnosed with now-overcome breast cancer. She is still secretary general of the regional PP party and would have a good chance of winning as she is as popular as she is controversial. But will the party ask her? Aguirre challenged Mariano Rajoy when he lost the 2008 general elections, she is still critical of his leadership and if the PP had a Tea Party, she would be in it. What will the president do? Accept the offer and swallow his misgivings? Choose someone
else and risk losing City Hall? This will be a tough one.
Oiling the wheels THE Centre of Political and Social Studies (CEPS) worked with the Venezuelan government until early 2014. Most Podemos leading lights belong to CEPS which is now estranged from Caracas owing to government abuse and repression of its opponents while turning its attentions back to Spain. Here, according to CEPS vice president Fabiola Meco, there are “indications” that Spain would be receptive to the ideas and ideals of Venezuela’s late president Hugo Chavez who wanted a Bolivarian socialist revolution. What many Spaniards are receptive to is a Bolivarian revolution backed by Venezuela’s huge oil reserves. Remove those and both Bolivar and revolution would be non-runners. ESPERANZA AGUIRRE: Would happily run as Madrid mayor.
Cyber footprints PUBLIC PROSECUTORS who specialise in investigating corruption cases have noticed files missing from their computers. Prosecutors who had not backed up files on external hard discs have lost months of work, said the Anticorruption department. Most intrusions involved organised crime investigations into Russian, Italian and Chinese mafias in Spain. One related to Herve Falciani who
disclosed details of 130,000 tax evaders of all nationalities who have - or had - accounts with HSBC Switzerland. Falciani, still wanted in Switzerland, was arrested in Spain but later released because he had not breached Spanish law and supplied information regarding HSBC Switzerland’s Spanish clients. Not all the hackers focused on international corruption, as
another Prosecutor assisting the Gurtel case noticed that files went missing from her computers. But computer wizards are too clever for their own good. Watergate needed a whistleblower before coming to light, but hackers blow their own whistles and leave their own muddy footprints, especially the Russians that Spanish police are now tracking down.
Preparing for a massacre AS Podemos erodes the twoparty system there have been hints of pacts between the PSOE and the PP after the November general elections. PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez firmly ruled out talk of agreements, but that’s because he has more options than Rajoy. And it already looks as though both parties are admitting to themselves that there is going to be a bloodletting come November.
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OLIN TATHAM, of Pit Stop Tyres in Son Bugadelles, Santa Ponsa, Mallorca said that: “the adventure I would really like to go on this coming year, is to buy two camels and trek through Outer Mongolia, but what I’m really going to do, is to carry on here in the workshop, and continue to provide my valued customers with the great service they deserve.” He went on to add, “maybe I will leave buying the camels until 2016!” Jill Marples, owner of Jacaranda restaurant in Moraira, in the Costa Blanca North, said that the adventure she would most like to go on would be that of retirement! Jill said: “in the 10 years I have been in Spain I have been so busy working that I have yet to explore the rest of Spain and I feel I am missing out. So, when I retire I intend to go on a road trip with my husband and dogs Colin Tatham (left) Steve Hartley (right)
STREET TALK and travel around all of Spain. That is the plan but you never know what is around the next corner in life!” Steve Hartley from Calpe’s The Colina Club said that his dream adventure would be to travel around Africa photographing the wildlife there as he has a love for animal photography and more specifically big cats! “I fell in love with the big cats when I worked in a Wildlife Rescue Centre some time ago, especially the tigers. We built enclosures and worked closely with the animals, even rescuing 27 tigers from a socalled sanctuary in Idaho which
Paul Ross (above) Jill Marples, owner of Jacaranda Restaurant in Moraira were in a variety of sorry states when they arrived and in my time there we also rescued a small pride of lions with three cubs. To see lions in the wild and in their natural state would be a great adventure!” Paul Ross, owner of Paul Ross Fitness in Almeria said that his new adventure will be totally business related. “My big adventure for 2015 has just begun with the launch of the 1to4 Fitness Retreat. This exciting new venture will really put us on the map within the fitness industry and is an amazing new life adventure for me!”
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It's a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings. Consider raising some money and having fun at the same time by indulging in a garage or car boot sale. Doing something entirely different can boost your mind and activity levels, which can't be bad. Working with others is a giggle and spills over into your social life.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you. Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change. It is possible, however, that a change is not required so much as a different approach. It is not essential to put all your eggs in one basket. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A conversation with a colleague brings insights into how others live and it is quite an eye-opener. Friendships are particularly important this week. You have been dashing around and maybe not enough thought has gone into how you spend your leisure time. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet. Perhaps you would like to write a book: memoirs, for instance, take up a craft or paint. Learning a new language would also be satisfying. Certainly, food for the brain and soul are what you should be seeking now. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Being very much in demand for your talents this week means less time to spend socially, so it's important to make time for loved ones at the weekend. Someone seeking your advice may simply be seeking your
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January 8, David Bowie, 68, singer One of the world’s most renowned and respected musicians, Bowie has been a stalwart of the music scene since the 1960’s. He reinvented popular music with hits such as Space Oddity and Ashes to Ashes. January 9, Kate Middleton, 33, Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton married Prince William in April of 2011 after the couple dated for nine years. The couple had their first child, Prince George, in July of 2013. She grew up in Chapel Row and studied art history at university. January 10, Rod Stewart, 70, singer Scottish singer Stewart has released over 60 singles during his career and in 2008 he was named as the 17th most successful artist on the
January 13, Orlando Bloom, 38, actor Bloom hit the big time when he was cast as Legolas the Elf in the big screen adaptations of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is also known for his character in the Pirates of the Caribbean series of movies. In 2009 he was named as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
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avoided at first but would be to your advantage.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There may be some opposition to your ideas as Pluto turns this week. Perhaps your natural charm just doesn't seem to be working. As you have helped others in the past, make it clear that you expect a bit of cooperation. It is not through lack of will that some people do not offer help.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is a week when progress is fast and plans run ahead. Try new ideas and seek information to hone your knowledge. An organisation that is new to you offers insight and social involvement. An offer that thrusts you into the limelight might be
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way and avoid boring or moaning folk.
1. What is the name of the city located on the Black Sea coast that was the location of the XXII Olympic Winter Games that opened in January? 2. Which famous English model, known for her waifish figure, and role in size zero fashion, celebrated her 40th birthday on January 16? 3. Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie broke which former Soviet athlete’s 21-year-old pole world record with a 6.16m leap in Donetsk in February? 4. It was revealed in February that which famous British comedian who died in 1993, had secretly written a romantic thriller novel under a female nom de plume? The unpublished story of love and mystery, titled An Echo of Shadows, was written under the name Maria Brett-Cooper. 5. Which Australian-born actress won the won the Academy Award for Best Actress in March, for her performance as Jeanette ‘Jasmine’ Francis in Woody Allen’s black comedy Blue Jasmine? 6. Which member of the British royal family launched the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style sporting championship for wounded soldiers in March? 7. What are the names of the two former popes who were canonised by the Catholic Church in April? 8. What is the name of the Manchester United manager who was fired in April, just 10 months after he succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson? 9. Conchita Wurst, singing Rise Like a Phoenix, won the Eurovision Song Contest for which country in May? 10. Which former president of Egypt was sentenced to three years in jail for embezzlement in May? 11. Which American hip hop band won a $1.7 million copyright violation suit against the makers of Monster Energy drink for unauthorised use of their music in advertising in June? 12. What is the name of the eldest son of King Juan Carlos I, formerly Prince of Asturias, who ascended the Spanish throne in June?
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Billboard Hot 100 Top-All Time Artists. He left school when he was 15 and tried to make it as a professional football player. January 12, Howard Stern, 61, disc jockey Controversial American ‘shock jock’ Stern became known for his often obscene and frank radio shows, later becoming televised too. He is the self-proclaimed ‘King of All Media’ and appeared in a big-screen movie about his life, entitled Private Parts.
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Spirituality seeps right through the week. As you are feeling particularly sensuous, invite someone special to dinner or on a trip. Visit garden centres and plan ahead. The colours and perfumes will be particularly pleasing.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case M) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
January 8, David Silva, football player. Spanish midfielder Silva began his career with the national team in 2006 and won the World Cup in 2010 and the Euro 2012. The Manchester City magician is known by the nickname ‘Merlin’ because of his on-field wizardry. He was raised in the Canary Islands and idolised Danish player Michael Laudrup as a child.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation, but the facts may be less alarming than you suspect. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A strong and exciting romantic feeling flows through the week, which is fitting as Valentine's Day comes round again next month. Someone returning from a trip makes you smile and boosts your spirit. People who have been a little bossy of late finally realise that you will not rise to the bait.
TARGET: Average: 19 Good: 25 Very good: 36 Excellent: 44
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After their parents are killed my militia and their village is destroyed, Sudanese orphan Theo, his siblings and other survivors make an arduous journey to a Kenyan refugee camp. Thirteen years later, Theo and his friends have the opportunity to settle in the US. Kansas woman Carrie Davis has to find jobs for the newly arrived Sudanese, but when she sees how uncomfortable and out-of-sync they are in 20th century America, she vows to help them rebuild their shattered lives. Directed by Phillipe Falardeau, stars Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng and Ger Duany. Runs 109 mins. PG-13.
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Unscramble the name of a famous London borough (two words): THE WORST MEAL
Across 1 Wood found in tea kettle (4) 3 Chad wins exotic snack (8) 9 Resulting from a fairer travel cost (7) 10 One in charge helps to keep things straight (5) 11 Pilot for the beast (5) 12 Based around a subject like somewhere to go on holiday (6) 14 Church area making capital hot (6) 16 Has slept despite some bother (6) 19 Countenance pocketing one pound is easy (6) 21 Until horribly dark (5) 24 Perfume from a romantic partner (5) 25 Respect drunken spirit (7) 26 Inn where Innkeeper has discordant lyre (8) 27 Rips off old lags (4)
Unscramble the name of a famous British sportsperson: SMALL WHITE ION FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: TOWER HAMLETS, LEWIS HAMILTON
Play on Words STRING STRING STRING STRING 7 Laugh at round ends? It’s tough (4) 8 Mother, doctor and a Sikh leader are all from Chennai (6) 13 Ring leader is French and less impatient (8) 15 Incentives for sons are different (7)
17 Entertained in the morning, then exploited (6) 18 Fresh Easter mystery (6) 20 Incensed number one judge (5) 22 Plenty to join in game (5) 23 Club which finally provided a steam-room (4)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents J and 25 represents M, so fill in J every time the figure 14 appears and M every time the figure 25 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 1 Hit with palm of hand (7) 5 Gives temporary use of (5) 8 Stays behind (7) 9 Compel (5) 10 Additional (5) 11 Answer (7) 12 Pursues (6) 14 Nearer (6) 17 Hair cleansing agent (7) 19 Aquatic mammals (5) 22 In a while (5) 23 Shrewd (7) 24 Aligns with (5) 25 Movement downward (7)
Down 1 Wait on (5) 2 Confess (5) 3 Confidential (7) 4 Long for (6) 5 Raises up (5) 6 Apprehensive (7) 7 Thin (7) 12 Large and stately mansions (7) 13 Made to fit (7) 15 Classroom studies (7) 16 Made secure (6) 18 Components (5) 20 Similar (5) 21 Vision (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
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Down 1 Designed patterns for in church (8) 2 Get on with A Green, almost (5) 4 A WC for spies (6) 5 Dire note in a melancholy tune (5) 6 Silliness is without a malady (7)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Charm, 3 Seems, 7 Animals, 9 Align, 10 Sheer, 11 Entitle, 12 Cashew, 14 Sadder, 18 Bramble, 20 Stays, 22 Skill, 23 Assails, 24 Sieve, 25 Chess. Down: 1 Classic, 2 Agile, 3 Sashes, 4 Exact, 5 Shifted, 6 Binge, 8 Agree, 13 Scabies, 15 Asses, 16 Resists, 17 Debate, 18 Beset, 19 Bulge, 21 Alive. QUICK Across: 1 Shovel, 4 Checks, 9 Creates, 10 Ranks, 11 Erase, 12 Achieve, 13 Intelligent, 18 Arrives, 20 Rifle, 22 Spoil, 23 Examine, 24 Dashed, 25 Beasts. Down: 1 Sacred, 2 Opera, 3 Extreme, 5 Harsh, 6 Concern, 7 System, 8 Established, 14 Nervous, 15 Garbage, 16 Paused, 17 Levels, 19 Value, 21 Fails.
Across 1 Corazón (5) 4 Neumáticos (de ruedas) (5) 7 Margarina (9) 8/10 Bolsa de basura (3,3) 15 Allá (4,5) 17 Autumn (5) 18 Task (job) (5) Down 1 Broad bean (4)
2 Brazo (de persona) (3) 3 Bull (4) 4 Equipo (deporte) (4) 5 Queen (5) 6 Semilla (4) 9 Unhurt (5) 11 Red (4) 12 Another (4) 13 Cinturón (4) 14 Minutes (of a meeting) (4) 16 Oreja (3)
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cigar, 3 Bride, 7 Encima, 9 Agua, 10 Remainder, 13 Aunt, 14 Armada, 16 Abril, 17 Playa. Down: 1 Chew, 2 Asi, 4 Inglesa, 5 Edad, 6 Caminar, 8 Cleaner, 11 Baya, 12 Cada, 15 Mil.
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TOP 10 BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATIONS BOOKS require readers to use their imaginations when picturing characters, places, events and moods, and more often than not when we watch a movie adaptation of a book it looks completely different as to how we pictured it in our heads. It’s never usually as good as the book, but these 10 however, are as good if not better. 1. The Shining Stanley Kubrick’s take on the Stephen King book is perhaps one of the most scary horror movies of all time and to a lot of readers actually surpasses the book’s brilliance. Jack Nicholson is perfect as the stir-crazed hotel caretaker Jack Torrance. 2. The Lord of the Rings An absolutely monumental task to undertake, but director Peter Jackson did an amazing job bringing JRR Tolkien’s vision to the big screen. Believable portrayals, stunning scenery, magnificent special effects and epic battles all do justice to the book’s ethereal fantasy world.
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US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is the man with the most career sniper kills in the military history of the United States. Serving from 1999 to 2009, Kyle supported his fellow soldiers in Iraq with deadly precision from rooftops and hidden positions in an occupation where stealth and accuracy are the names of the game.
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Nicknamed ‘the legend’ by US troops and ‘the devil’ by the enemy, Kyle - who was tragically killed in 2013 - writes about the pain of war, including the death of two friends and fellow SEALS. His wife Tanya also writes about the challenges families have to deal with when a loved one is fighting in a war. Kyle’s accounts of
6. The Godfather A film that is consistently voted the best movie ever made has to be better than the book it’s based on, and most would agree. Francis Ford Coppola’s award-winning movie is just too good in every respect to be outdone by the Mario Puzo book. 7. Schindler’s List Three hours of black-and-white World War II nastiness might not be to everyone’s taste, but the movie is compelling thanks to its realism and powerful performances. Based on Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Kenneally.
his battlefield experiences make for a memorable read.
8. Fight Club Author Chuck Palahniuk’s dark books can be hard to read at the best of times, and this David Fincher movie adaptation has become one of the most iconic movies of all time. Brad Pitt thanked Palahniuk for writing the best character he has ever played.
SUCCESSFUL FILMS: Lord of the Rings and The Godfather.
4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest An incredible movie adapted from a book that (to put it politely) is an acquired taste. Ken Kesey’s story of life on a US psychiatric ward was only the second film ever to win all five of the major Academy Awards.
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5. To Kill A Mockingbird It was always going to be difficult, if not near impossible, to surpass the brilliance of Harper Lee’s novel about life in the deep American south during the 30’s, but this Gregory Peck-starring 1962 classic comes as close as close can get.
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3. The Silence of the Lambs Director Jonathan Demme’s movie version of the Thomas Harris book wins hands down in every respect, and is definitely a rare case of the movie being better than the book. Brilliant performances from Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster seal the deal.
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9. The Shawshank Redemption Like The Godfather, this classic tale is up there among the movie greats when it comes to voting time. Based on a short story by Stephen King, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins give the performances of their lives in Frank Darabont’s fantastic movie. 10. Trainspotting Based on the Irvine Welsh book, Danny Boyle’s fast-paced, gritty tale about a bunch of heroin addicts in Scotland captivated audiences upon its release in 1996 and still does today, thanks to brilliant performances and a wonderful soundtrack.
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.
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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Q: Did you hear about the sensitive burglar? A: He takes things personally. Q: What did the disappointed smoker get for Christmas? A: Clothes but no cigar. Q: What do auditioning for a movie and playing sports have in common? A: If you break a leg, you get cast.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION peony, irony, pinkie, pinker, poker, prone, prime, prier, apron, aerie, opine, opera, ermine, kimono, keying, moire, money, moiety, merino, minor, gripe, grape, groin, grope, grime, grimy, grief, eying, hiker, hymns, hinge, tying, shine, shiny, shire, shier, shyer, shying, singe
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IBUPROFEN could be key to a long and healthy life. US researchers have carried out a series of experiments concluding that the painkiller extended the life of yeast, worms and flies by around 15 per cent; in human terms, this would equate to around an extra 12 healthy years of life. The doses of ibuprofen used in the study were similar to those taken daily by millions of people to treat ailments. Meanwhile, scientists say it could also keep skin cancer at bay. An analysis of nine studies on ibuprofen, aspirin and similar painkillers found them to cut the odds of the second most common type of skin cancer by almost a fifth. Ibuprofen was more effective than aspirin at protecting against squamous cell carcinoma. It is thought that it soaks up a chemical made by skin in intense sunlight and can feed cancer cell growth.
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2015 super drink – birch water
WOODY AFTERTASTE: Birch water.
THE super drink of the moment is birch water. Extracted from silver birch trees, it has only 18 calories per 100ml and is rich in nutrients like vitamin C and potassium. It has been a herbal remedy in Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia for years, said to help with kidney stones, headaches, eczema, even cellulite. Birch water is infused with natural sugars, antioxidant vitamins, hydrating electrolytes and minerals copper, calcium, zinc and magnesium. It also contains compounds called saponins, said to have
powerful cholesterol-reducing properties. “Saponins are found mainly in legumes such as soya beans and peas,” said Azmina Govindji of the British Dietetic Association. “There is some research to suggest that saponins may help to lower cholesterol levels, although these claims have still not been approved by the European Food Safety Authority,” she added. The other super-ingredient that birch water contains is xylitol, a sweetener with 40 per cent less calories than sugar. The result tastes very fresh, like super-clean spring water, with a subtle underlying sweetness and woody aftertaste. So should we all rush out to buy birch water? Govindji said: ‘It’s put them in quarantine. The results definitely healthier than showed that people who felt wellsugary soft drinks, even supported by family and friends and if some of the more received more hugs as a result, were less sensational health likely to fall victim to infection due to claims can’t yet be stressful situations. substantiated.’
Give a hug to improve someone’s health YOU may have given all your gifts this year, but the gift of a hug could be the best one yet. Scientists have revealed that hugging is good for our health and can help to prevent infection and relieve stress and
the more you do it, the greater the effect. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the US quizzed 400 people about their personal conflicts and the sort of support they received. They then exposed them to a common cold virus and
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My parents arrive from Mexico and feel the cold! Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving
30th December WELL, what a relief! I was feeling so much better. The five days after the second chemo session were quite tough to get through but as you are trapped inside your body there is no escape from it. Just keep positive in the knowledge that each day you get a little better. On 23rd of December, after last-minute preparations I went to have lunch with my second family and Jorge. I would be collecting my parents later that day. It was quite hard to believe that I would be seeing them. They have lived in Mexico for many years and this would be only the third time in 12 years that I would be seeing them. I love my parents and it is at times like these when you feel
the separation and distance laugh at times. Anyway, after acutely. Luckily, I was feeling hugs and kisses I whisked better just in time for their them off to the car and had to do quite a lot of rearranging to arrival. My heart was racing as I fit in all their cases. That waited in the arrivals hall at sorted, we set off for home. They were freezing! Malaga airport. Their flight Although the was on time along with temperatures are 20 others so it was mild in Malaga very busy. Just keep they were akin Spotting my Nordic parents was positive in the to conditions for easy. My father knowledge that my parents as is a towering six feet five each day you get it never gets cold in Mexico. inches tall and if a little better Time to light the that wasn’t fire and get cosy enough of an and of course a muchindicator both my parents were wearing masks! needed, reviving cup of tea! Christmas Day and the sun I know it isn’t common place in Europe but if you travel, shone brightly and the particularly in Asia, everyone weather warmed up. In fact, it wears a mouth mask to could not have been more prevent the spread of germs. perfect, not a breath of wind As flights are notorious for and lovely and warm. I had booked a table at my being a hive of bugs and infection the last thing they favourite restaurant, Casa La Plata, in wanted was to bring Matilde, something horrible home Benajarafe. We sat in the gardens looking out to sea to me. There was quite a lot of and enjoyed a glass of fizz Lunch was commenting from the Spanish together. around me: “Look at those spectacular as always. When two. What’s the matter with the chill started to set in we them? Have they got Ebola do moved inside around five you think?!!” You have to o’clock and sat by the fire.
aftermath of The table next to us immediate summed up the Christmas chemo, I was now putting the spirit and what it means to be weight back on in preparation part of a Spanish family. They for round three! Luckily my were 33-strong across four appetite had returned and I generations and boy could was making the most of it. I would be taking my they sing! It was intoxicating listening to them belt out parents into Malaga later and Spanish carols accompanied meeting Jorge, which both my by a healthy array of musical parents were looking forward to as he has been such a huge instruments. Warmed by Christmas cheer support to me. A quick trip and local wine, we wended around the port and up Calle our way home to light the fire. Larios would be the order of The next few days were the day. Malaga has changed so spent taking trips to the local much since I studied here village and showing my over 20 years ago and parents around and much smarter of course the all It is at times is than it used to essential visit to like these be. For me my local fruit man! Both my when you feel Malaga is a very special place. parents are the separation I would cancer decide where to survivors and and distance see in the New my father acutely Year and where to particularly cannot eat my grapes later. get through the day The 31st would be spent unless he has several bananas, so we stocked up on preparing for my sister’s those and all the other lovely arrival from Manila with her fruit and veg from Rafa’s boyfriend, and my children just back from a splendid trip garden. I try to have lots of fruit and to London to see the rest of veg, generally juiced up first the family; 2015 would get off thing in the morning. Having to a good start surrounded by lost a few kilos in the my family.
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LEADING VENUE: The Emerald Isle has it all. from solo singers to bands, dancers, magicians and much more. Running for the last 10 years, some finalists and winners have gone on to progress their career and enjoy numerous success. Last year’s runner up Mani Orrason, has been signed to a big record label and is currently at number four in the
Icelandic music charts. If you think you have what it takes to impress The GOOD TIMES: Making memories at The Emerald Isle and Emerald Isle. the judges, pick up an entry form now from The Simon on 689 592 395 to Emerald Isle, Euro Weekly register. News, or via Facebook, or call The New Costa Blanca’s Got
Talent is sure to liven up the cold winter nights and is just one of the many events and entertainment on offer at The Emerald Isle, which has been at the heart of the La Florida community since it was established in 2002 by the Moran family. It is a lively hub and meeting point for regulars and holidaymakers who enjoy making the most of it’s yearround facilities with groups and clubs using it to host their events such as tai-chi, aerobics and Weight Watchers meetings. Food is served daily and a warm welcome always awaits, so don’t wait until January’s talent competition to visit, sample it for yourself. Emerald Isle Urbanisation La Florida Orihuela Costa Tel: 647 681 294 Follow them on Facebook, search ‘Emeraldislelf’ Visit www.theemeraldislespain.com
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THERE are several important aspects to planting strategies whether planning a new garden or improving an existing one. Firstly what is your vision and mission of your final garden? Simple or complex? Colourful in all seasons as
you will be a permanent resident or especially colourful during your few weeks of residence? Able to be self-developed and maintained or needing one or more gardeners? Flattened landscape or preserving existing slopes and terrace walls? A sparse modern stone chipping garden or a densely planted botanical garden? Thick high hedges or open vistas? Plenty of natural shade or none? Bare walls or covered with climbers?
Secondly what range of plants do you wish to consider and what drought/frost risk profile are you willing to live with? When compiling the descriptive plant tables for the book ‘Your Garden in Spain,’ we drove over a couple of months most of the coastline from Cataluña to Gibraltar after the heavy frosts of March 2004 and 2005 to check which plants had been most damaged and which showed little damage in early spring.
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FLORAL DISPLAY: Achieving height and depth. We had some amazing experiences including finding many dead palms and even dead olive trees an hour from the coast where howling, freezing gales had produced leaf air frost temperatures to as low as minus 40 degrees. This year was an exceptionally dry year for most and enabled many gardeners to review their drought risk profiles. If you did not think about this in detail you might find
the booklet ‘How to use less water in your garden A practical guide to waterwise Mediterranean style gardening worldwide’ of benefit. The relative thirstiness of 40 styles of garden is reviewed. The book is available from Amazon Books. SPRING COLOURS One thing that appeals to many newcomers is to combine the range of colours and leaf forms
possible with a mix of subtropical bougainvilleas, evergreen edging plants and spring annuals. A display that achieves height, depth and total ground cover. Then have areas that make full use of attractive flower leaf and bark colours, perfumes, leaf and bark textures, trunk and branch shapes etc., as the spring, summer and autumn progress, and even into and through the winter. BLENDING PLANT SCULPTURES Some special effects and interesting internal vistas can be created by making full use of the sculptural potential of plants. BRIGHTENING UPSHADE Dark corners under trees don’t have to be dead as the succulent orchid cactus demonstrates. Each flower only lasts a day, but a mature plant can have a succession of amazing flowers that one can sit and watch opening in slow motion while enjoying a bottle of wine. AUTUMN COLOUR The second half of July and the month of August can be amongst the least colourful months in the garden, but once temperatures cool a little and the first autumn rains come, a range of salvias can give exceptional colour adding to continuing lantana displays. Hope these illustrations stimulate creative ideas for your own garden.
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Office sales hit a high INVESTMENT in Spanish office space hit an all-time high in 2014 with more than €2 billion being invested, three times higher than the figure for 2013. According to experts, this is a “positive sign for the overall Spanish property market.” Foreign investors accounted for nearly
two-thirds of the investment, according to figures from JLL, a property consultancy. “In terms of deals, the largest purchase of office property was a portfolio of buildings belonging to the Catalan regional government sold to Zurich Insurance for €201 million,” said Mark Stucklin of the
Spanish Property Insight website. “The next biggest deal was the acquisition of the Agbar Tower in Barcelona by Emin Capital for €150 million, and of IBM’s headquarters in Madrid for €130 million.” Foreign investors were dominant in the commercial real estate market - a market that includes shopping centres and store premises - reaching 68 per cent of the total €2.7 billion spent of than 50,000 inhabitants these assets during the registered 1,008 sales, up year. 66.6 per cent. “Optimism and deals in the commercial and The surface area of the office market bode well land transactions carried for the Spanish economy, out in the third quarter of and could in due course 2014 reached 5.3 million have a positive impact on square metres, with a the residential market,” value of €667.6 million. said Stucklin.
Urban land transactions on the rise in Q3
URBAN land transactions in Spain increased by 21 per cent during the third quarter of 2014, with the average price of land per square metre falling in the same period. A total of 4,293 urban land transactions took
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registered the highest average price per square metre at €412.8. In smaller municipalities (less than 1,000 inhabitants), a total of 422 transactions were carried out, an increase of 13.6 per cent on the same
quarter of 2013. Municipalities with inhabitants between 1,000 and 5,000 saw 867 sales, up 11.6 per cent, and in areas with a population of between 10,000 and 50,000 people, transactions were up 29.6 per cent. Areas with more
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ANDALUCIA had the highest number of home mortgages during October 2014. A total of 3,329 new mortgages were registered in the region, contributing to the overall national 18 per cent rise in the number of mortgages, year-on-year. October was the fifth consecutive month to register increases in Spain. According to the National Statistics Institute, a total of 17,687 new mortgages for the purchase of homes were signed in Spain in October. The total capital loaned for the constitution of these home mortgages was €1.7 billion, which is nearly 15 per cent more
than the previous year, while month-on-month (October over September) this figure registered a decline of 15.2 per cent. The average home mortgage is €99,866 and El Pais has reported that the total number of mortgages constituted in October grew by 9.4 per cent year-onyear. A total of 25,937 mortgages were on urban properties, representing an increase of 9.1 per cent over October 2013. Mortgages on rural properties also rose. The regions which saw the biggest increases were Andalucia (3,329), Madrid (2,942) and Catalonia (2,694).
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Pining Beagle Your pets divorce therapy BEAGLE cross Harry has been pining by the front gate for his brother after he went missing while out on a walk. Since May, Harry has been sitting outside the family home in Briton Ferry near Swansea, South Wales waiting for his littermate Hansum who went missing after being let off his lead. Owner Julie Evans has created a Facebook campaign in an effort to reunite the dogs which has 10,000 online detectives trying to work out where Hansum has gone. Ms Evans, 43, told Wales News Service: “We were out walking Harry, Hansum
and me. I let the dogs off the lead. Harry came back but Hansum did not. “I knew something was wrong because Harry and Hansum were brothers from the same litter, totally devoted to each other. “I looked everywhere but there was no sign of Hansum. Harry now pines for him, waiting by the gate to see if he’ll come back. But day after day he doesn’t.” Ms Evans fears Hansum might have been stolen near their home. The Find Hansum Facebook page has thousands of followers, shares and likes and there is even a reward for anyone who can return Hansum. She added: “I’d love it if somebody who hears about Hansum could let me know where he is. “In my heart I believe he’s alive and I just hope he’s being treated well. It’s possible he’s been stolen or maybe taken in by someone who doesn’t know he’s being missed.”
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WITH the stress you’re under and all the issues you must deal with, a valuable member of your family is neglected. Your pet. You still provide the basic necessities, but you probably don’t realise that divorce affects them too. You are their world. They watch you closely and they feel the tension and upset of the household. The crying, arguing, loud noises affect them deeply, making them frightened and insecure. While your pet’s stress level is increasing, the attention you give them is decreasing. At a time when the last thing you need is more problems, your pet gives them to you. Behaviour problems vary
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Dating for demanding cows! FRENCH website trouverlebon taureau.com (find the right bull) is an online dating site for cows and bulls with hundreds of profiles on potential mates. Farmers are able to hook their animals up with good matches thanks to the site, enabling them to ensure just the right genetic material to boost their herds. Sylvain Frobert, a 33-year-old farmer in Saint-Prix raising 160 Charolais cows for meat, turned to the internet to find suitable partners for his prize bull Bariton. The site, which looks very much like traditional online dating sites, gives information on mates with family trees included.
Launched in October by a group of French breeding associations during the country’s Farming Summit, the site allows breeders to include details about their cow and explain the characteristics they are aiming to improve in their herds: milk, growth, muscular development or calving prowess. Once that part is done, dozens of profile pictures appear and farmers (and their cows) get to choose from a bevy of Frenchbred bulls. Who could resist Cyrano, a Charolais bull boasting a breathtaking body? There is also Arlequin, a Blonde d’Aquitaine
who claims to have a Parisian elegance in spite of his rural upbringing, or Braise, who boasts an exceptional rump. Yet sadly love will remain virtual for the prospective partners with no romantic walks on the beach or passionate moments on the books. Once a decision is made things get clinical as specimens of the bulls’ semen (sexed to allow farmers to choose male or female calves) are dispatched for artificial insemination. Versions of the site in English, Spanish, Italian and Chinese are planned soon to export the French way of dating to lucky cows worldwide.
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Restyled Honda CR-V set for market in the spring THE restyled and significantly enhanced 2015 Honda CR-V has been updated with new Powertrain and new technology for the New Year. With a refreshed design, revised engine line-up and new in-car technologies, the Honda CR-V is further enhancing its appeal to European buyers. Available from spring 2015, the CR-V’s exterior styling updates provide a bolder and sportier appearance with a unique Honda style. The most notable changes are to the front, with redesigned headlamps that flow into the new front grille. A new bumper and skid plate give the car a wider appearance and hints at its improved stability, while also lowering the car’s visual centre of gravity. At the rear, the LED combination lamps have
ENHANCED APPEAL: Refreshed design and in-car technologies. been restyled to give the CR-V a more fluid, 3D appearance. Honda set out to create a more stylish and functional interior, and this is evident in the reshaped chrome-effect inlay running the width of the dashboard, and through the use of high-quality materials on key surfaces. A sliding armrest between the front seats further enhances both comfort and versatility.
The four-wheel drive CR-V will be available with a more powerful diesel engine, and an all-new efficient nine-speed automatic transmission. The new 1.6 litre i-DTEC four-cylinder diesel engine provides considerably higher power output than its predecessor, boosting maximum power and torque to 160 PS and 350 Nm. The engine can be twinned with two trans-
missions: either a sixspeed manual or the ninespeed automatic transmission. The two-wheel drive diesel CR-V, available with manual transmission, carries over powertrains from the current model, and the 2.0-litre i-VTEC petrol engine remains available too. In terms of infotainment, the 2015 model is getting Honda’s innovative new app-driven
infotainment system, with a broad range of functions presented on a seven-inch touch screen display. Front-seat occupants get fast access to everything from vehicle information, rear-view parking camera, music, Bluetooth connectivity and MirrorLink technology. The new system’s functions include internet access, nine pre-installed apps, audio display and radio among others.
Husqvarna’s biking history THE gift-giving season may be over, but a hardback book about one of the world’s oldest and most well-known motorcycle manufacturers will still make a great present for the petrol-head in your life. ‘Husqvarna Motorcyles, Standard & Racing 1903-1964’ looks back on the iconic Swedish brand’s first steps into motorcycle
production and traces Husqvarna through three separate periods in its history. Well-known for making meat mincers, sewing machines and bicycles, Husqvarna launched their ‘motor-velociped’ in 1903 and haven’t looked back. The book explores the four-stroke period between 1903 and 1936, followed by the two-stroke period from 1931 to 1964. It was during this second period that the company introduced the Blackmill, Redmill, Dream Bike, Silver Arrow and Gold Arrow bikes and the book contains facts and descriptions of the models. For further information about the book visit www.teknikinfo.com.
Drive connected and be smart BMW are making connectivity between driver, vehicle and environment simpler and more flexible with an extensive range of digital services and features, which can be booked and updated via the internet or directly from the car. Thanks to BMW ConnectedDrive Store, the services are ready to use in the car in a matter of minutes. For example, Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) can be uploaded if you find yourself in a traffic jam and cannot rely on radio traffic news which may be unavailable or inaccurate. In the car, the store has its own menu option which can be selected via the iDrive Controller. It’s as easy to use as the wellknown smartphone stores and displays all the services that are available and already booked. As soon as the password set up in the customer portal is entered, services and features can be directly accessed and are ready to use in a short space of time. Since its successful introduction in Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, the BMW ConnectedDrive Store will be launched in the USA in the spring.
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2015 will be another terrific sporting year! FOOTBALL - The full draw for the last 16 round of the Champions League is:
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Paris SG v Chelsea Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich (1st/2nd legs: 17 Feb & 11 March). Schalke v Real Madrid Basel 1893 v FC Porto (1st/2nd legs: 18 Feb & 10 March).
* Quarter-finals: 14/15 & 21/22 April *.Semi-finals: 5/6 May & 12/13 May * Final (Berlin): 6 June.
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Fact File * Dortmund beat Juventus 3-1 in the 1997 final. * Chelsea defeated PSG in last season’s quarter-finals on the away goal rule, losing 31 away; winning 2-0 at
Manchester City v Barcelona Juventus v Borussia Dortmund (1st/2nd legs: 24 Feb & 18 March). Bayer Leverkusen v Atlético Madrid Arsenal v Monaco 1st/2nd legs: 25 Feb & 17 March).
home. * The Manchester CityBarcelona clash is a repeat of last season’s tie which the Spanish club won 4-1 on aggregate (2-1/2-0). * Also Real Madrid beat Schalke 9-1 last term (6-1 away, 3-1 in Spain); Cristiano Ronaldo
scored four goals in the tie. * The teams still in the Champions League have won the ‘top’ prize 25 times between them; Real Madrid have 10 victories, Bayern Munich five and Barcelona four. * Lionel Messi (Barcelona) has scored a
MY ‘TONGUE IN CHEEK’ SPORTS ALMANAC FOR 2015 ENGLAND’S cricketers thrash Australia five-nil in the Ashes series, winning every game by an innings and 100+ runs and they also win the World Cup. England’s Rugby Union team lift the Six Nations championship and the World Cup, recording big victories over Australia and New Zealand in the latter. Tony McCoy wins the NH jockey’s title for the 20th successive season and is the first jockey to ride 300 winners in a calendar year. Chelsea become the first British team to win four major trophies in a season: Premiership, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League. Bournemouth and Brentford gain promotion to the Premiership with ground capacities of 12,081 and 12,763
respectively. For the first time since 1985 another club, other than Celtic and Rangers, win the SPL title. Andy Murray reaches the final of every major tennis tournament he takes part in and wins three of them. Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor scores 20 successive 180 throws in competition darts... and wins three more titles. Chelsea smash the world transfer fee, signing unknown striker Defanie Grenakili Belebedon for £200m (€254m) from FC Petra Atletico (Angola), asking for the money go to children in starving countries in Africa. Team GB cyclist Laura Trott wins 10 successive races on two wheels. Chris Froome becomes the first Brit
to win the Tour de France twice! Ronnie Sullivan makes 20 consecutive breaks in first-class snooker while at the same time registers three more maximum scores of 147. Rory McIroy wins three major golf tournaments and hits two hole-in-ones at the Open Championship at St Andrew’s. A 100-1 shot triumphs in the Epsom Derby by 10 lengths the biggest winning margin since Manna in 1925.
record 74 goals in the competition. Europa League - The last 16 ties include: Celtic-Inter Milan, Everton-Young Boys of Berne, LiverpoolBesiktas, TottenhamFiorentina and SevillaBorussia Moenchengladbach. The two-legs are on 19/26 February.
RONALDO: Scored four times against Schalke.
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La Vila’s convincing win
RUGBY LA VILA closed out 2014 in fine style by thrashing Barcelona Enginyers 60-0 before the Christmas break. Prior to the game the stadium was blessed by a Villajoyosa priest as part of the Christmas celebrations, though the team needed no divine intervention in a fine display of rugby. The club now sit top of the table, but will not be resting on their laurels following their convincing
FINISHING IN STYLE: La Vila rugby in action against Barcelona Enginyers. win. The first home game of 2015 will see Rugby La Vila go up against second placed CAU Valencia in a crucial top-of-the-table clash. The winner of the match will be a practical
shoe-in for the play-offs. The club is appealing for anybody who wants to get involved, either as a member, a player or a supporter, for the 2015 season. La Vila Rugby Club
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SHORTS By Tony Matthews THE US PGA Tour event begins today in Hawaii. England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has cofounded the new professional One Pro Cycling team. The 12-rider squad is led by Yanto Barker. Boxer Chris Eubank junior has been told by dad to ‘go back to basics’ after losing his British middleweight fight to Billy Joe Saunders. And Carl Frampton will defend his IBF world super-bantamweight title against Chris Alavas on 28 February. Cricket’s World Cup starts next month with England, under new captain Eoin Morgan, playing Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Scotland in their group. The final is on 29 March in Melbourne. The World Tennis Association has signed a media rights deal with Perform worth £335.2m (€427.5m) over 10 years. And Andy Murray’s ex-coach, Dani Vallverdu is now coaching Tomas Berdych. Rugby stars Jonny Wilkinson OBE and Brian O’Driscoll and footballers Ryan Giggs OBE, all retired in 2014.