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ISSUE NO. 1590

24 - 30 December 2015

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AXARQUĂ?A - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

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Axarquia bucks national trend TWO-PARTY race goes against the grain but expats still miss out

Pedro Sanchez, PSOE

By Matthew Elliott With voters across the nation shifting their allegiances to insurgent newcomers Podemos and Ciudadanos, Axarquia bucked the trend with a traditional largely two-party race unfolding between the governing PP and the Socialist PSOE parties. Velez-Malaga saw the PSOE just edge out the PP with 11,376 to 10,523, while the PP secured a fairly domi-

Mariano Rajoy, PP nant victory in Rincon de la Victoria, whilst stealing Nerja with just a few hundred votes. The wider Malaga electorate gave the PSOE a narrow victory and they will send six representatives to the Madrid Congress, while the PP claim five and Podemos three. Locally and nationwide the results were tight, and, given the critical negotiations now lingering on the horizon as the four main parties scramble to

forge new alliances, it is clear that important sections of the electorate will be courted in the future. Unfortunately, for long-

term expatriate residents, this means they will likely continue to be excluded from a vibrant political scene with no viable campaign existing to

extend suffrage to the millionstrong expat community. Only nationals can vote in the general election, and until there is a consensus demand

for inclusion, through political participation, expats will continue to be helpless bystanders as ever more important decisions are made in Madrid.

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LOCAL NEWS

Dance conference THE Growing up with Dance Conference took place last weekend at the Hotel Victoria Playa Almuñecar. Boys and

girls between six and 17 years old took part in the event, which aimed to teach children different styles of dance.

Reservoir problems DESPITE a few days of torrential rain which caused flooding and road accidents, the overall rainfall for Malaga Province has been well below expectation which means the seven reservoirs in the area have seen a drop in levels of nearly 30 per cent in two years.

Many parking fines THE PP Opposition Group in Rincon de la Victoria has criticised the local council for a “wave of parking fines” in urbanisations and residential zones of the town.

PP Representative Sergio Diaz claimed that there have been many complaints from local residents who feel that they have received parking fines for no good reason.

Reminder NEXT week the Euro Weekly News will be hitting the streets a day early again. It will be out on Wednesday, December 30. Don’t forget to pick your copy up!

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Three winning lottery tickets sold in Axarquia ONE was sold in Velez-Malaga, Almuñecar and Motril By Sam Croft THREE lucky Axarquia citizens have won €6,000 each in the Christmas Lottery. One of the winning tickets was sold in VelezMalaga, one in Almuñecar and one in Motril. Thirty-seven-year-old Inmaculada Lopez was the vendor of the ticket in Velez-Malaga. Lopez said that it was the second consecutive year that her establishment had sold a winning ticket, with a €20,000 ticket going out of her shop last year. In Motril, Jesus Ruiz Perez was the lucky vendor, and he couldn’t contain his excitement. He said that it was “a joy” and that his establishment couldn’t wait to put up the poster that indicated that they had supplied a lucky ticket. Meanwhile, in Almuñecar, a third ticket was sold by proud vendor Maria Teresa Gamarra. Her establishment has sold many winning tickets before, and Gamarra said they were “proud” of the good luck that they are always able to provide to their clients in the Christmas Lottery.

CHRISTMAS LOTTERY: Three citizens of Axarquia have won this year.

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Isabel Allende

A Christmas message from the EWN directors A WONDERFUL thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like the British rain, and we all go through it together. This year the EWN family implores you to remember that word. Together. We urge you to help us bring back the true meaning of Christmas - the spirit of giving, not getting. Let us abandon meaningless materialism, rekindle the flame of charity in our hearts, and remember that without community, we can never speak of character. This is why this Christmas, as part of the Euro Weekly News 2016 Giving While Living campaign we will be donating to a wide variety of worthy causes on behalf of you, our readers. We believe that these different charities do such invaluable work in their local communities that through them, together, we can make a lasting difference. We will be kicking off our campaign with a thousand euro donation to the Asociacion de Padres Serrania de Churriana who assist parents of disabled children, working especially hard at this emotional time of year. We will be donating to Make a Smile to help with their invaluable assistance to orphaned and suffering children; MABS, one of the leading charities in Spain dedicated to supporting those with cancer; Sam Bayley who has done incredible work for those with mental health issues; MACS who support and raise funds for medical treatment for people with cancer and related problems; and Palma Pictures who have produced a wonderful short film to help raise money for food-banks. A donation will be made to 3C’s Care Agency, an agency devoted to helping senior members of the community in their time of need. On a personal note we will also provide help to a family in Axarquia, where the children unexpectedly lost their father in February. We stress that all of these charities and endeavours are fully transparent and we know with certainty that any money or goods provided will go straight to those in need. These donations are spread across all six of the areas where EWN is distributed, providing you, the readers, with the only national paper with six local editions written by expats for the expat community. Christmas is the time of year we can be truly human, it is a tonic for the soul, a state of mind. This Christmas we urge you to remember the forgotten, the lonely, the lost, and the hungry. Take round some food for a neighbour you know may be having an especially tough time of it this year. Wake up early and lend a helping hand at one of the many soup kitchens which are the anchors keeping many afloat. Be a friend in need, a shoulder to cry on, a consoling voice amid all the fanfare and noise. Remember that you too have felt the pangs of despair, and that someone close to you will be feeling them now. Remember that we came to Spain because we wanted to do things differently, so let’s be different this Christmas and renew our faith in our community for we are only as strong as the weakest among us. Therefore with all this in mind, we would humbly like to offer our sincerest wishes to all of our readers, and our valued clients, without you none of this would be possible.

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INDEX News 1 - 15

Featured News 3

News Desk 16

Russian Press 17

European Press 18

Finance 19 - 23

Stocks 20

Leapy Lee 25

Letters 26

Daily TV 28, 30, 32

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Establishments must meet new regulations THERE will be more controls over special events organised during the festive period By Sam Croft

THE delegation of the Junta de Andalucia Regional Government has sent a letter to 103 town halls in the Malaga Province, to remind town councils of the necessity to exercise planned administrative controls over special events that are organised around Christmas and New Year celebrations. Under new regulations, establishments will have to get the necessary authorisation from the town hall in advance if they want to host social events, and checks will be carried out by the regional government to ensure that establishments are complying with safety and security measures.

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ESTABLISHMENTS: In the Malaga Province could face surprise safety checks.

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Nerja Christmas Memorial Mile

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ALFONSO TOLEDO and Eugenia Galan were the winners of the 31st Nerja Christmas Miguel Prados Ruiz Memorial Mile. The race took place on December 19 in the Verano Azul Park and many of the best long and middle distance runners in Andalucia participated. Toledo is the current Andalucian 800 metre subchampion. He finished in a time

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Colin Bird 38

Social Scene 39

Property 40

Homes & Gardens 41

Pets 42

Services 43

Classifieds 44 - 45

Motoring 46

Sport 47 - 48

of four minutes and 22 seconds, seven seconds off the race record. The Moroccan Abdelhadi El Mouaziz finished in second place and third place went to Pablo Salcedo. In the womenâ€™s race, Galan, who is the Sports Councillor in the Town Council of Antequera, won with a time of five minutes and 19 seconds, beating teammate

Estefania Redondo by five seconds. Third place went to Belen Infante with a time of five minutes and 27 seconds. The race was organised by Cueva de Nerja Athletics Club and relied on the support of the Nerja Town Council, as well as the sponsorship of the Club de Leones, who gave a ham to the winner of each category, as is traditional in this competition.

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Urgent message for Nerja foreign residents PADRON registration is essential every two years By Sam Croft ALL foreign residents registered on the padron - population list - at Nerja Town Hall padron must renew their registration every two years. When this time has passed, they will be deregistered, the council has warned. The padron is very important as according to the number of people registered, the town will be able to have more doctors, health centres, police, schools, firefighters, infrastructure and other services. Every year, the town hall receives approximately €150 per person registered on the padron from the central and local governments. The government establishes that every two years all foreigners must confirm that they are still on the padron. Otherwise, they

will be considered as not living in the town any more, and they will not figure on the town’s population list and will lose their benefits and rights. If by March 31, foreigners who are on the renewal list have not come to confirm their padron, they will be deregistered. Nerja will lose around 1,600 inhabitants as well as a good deal of money that could

go towards town services. People can check to see if they have to renew their padron by sending an email to the town hall foreigners’ department to extranjeros@ nerja.es or by going directly to Nerja Town Hall. The town hall also says it would appreciate it if all presidents of communities could inform their residents to come and check their padrons.

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Brotherhood holds its Christmas mass DAY of Our Lady of Hope celebrated By Sam Croft AS is traditional, on December 18, El Dia de Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza (Day of Our Lady of Hope), La Herradura and Almuñecar residents went to La Esperanza Brotherhood to witness the Solemn Christmas Mass and see the handing over of medals to brotherhood veterans. The interior of the brotherhood’s building was decorated in green and the medals were handed over after the official mass, which was presided over by Parish Priest Vicente Guerrero.

Antonio Gonzalez Orce, Head of the Brotherhood, was in charge of reading out the names of those who received their medals of honour as one by one they went up and were recognised as veterans. Laura Ledesma Joya, Beatriz Peñalver Rodrigo, Lucia Gonzalez Orce, Fco Javier Zarcos Cervilla and Antonio Gonzalez Salado were celebrating 25 years in the brotherhood. During the whole ceremony the Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza statue sparkled, as no doubt the statue will feature in the Solemn Procession next week.

community wearing Christmas hats, antlers, Santa suits, or dressed up like tiny little shepherds or shepherdesses. First the children and staff decorated their schools from top to bottom to make everything more Christmas-friendly. Then they participated in

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La Herradura show TURNOUT similar to that of the last municipal elections By Sam Croft

Children get ready for holiday HUNDREDS of children and teachers alike got into the Christmas spirit last week as the many educational centres in La Herradura and Almuñecar held their annual Christmas celebrations. Dozens of youngsters could be seen all around the

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exciting games and activities and sang Christmas carols. The day’s merriment was all capped off with a huge parade through the streets of La Herradura and Almuñecar which ended up in a mass meeting at the Casa de la Cultura.

ON Sunday December 20, thousands of La Herradura residents went to the polls and the results are in. PP (Partido Popular) was the most-voted-for party in La Herradura, although the outcome could be seen as a disappointment if compared to the last election. According to data published on the website of the Ministry of the Interior, in the Almuñecar area in general PP was the party that received the most votes, with 4,302 votes (35.83 per cent) cast in its favour. However, this cannot be categorised as an unqualified triumph as the party lost 2,698 votes in the area in comparison to the General Elections of 2011, in which they obtained 7,000 votes (58.52 per cent). PSOE (Partido Socalista Obrero Español), on the other hand, more or less maintained their foothold, with the loss of only slightly more than 100 votes. The emerging parties had very satisfactory results, with Ciudadanos getting 2,045 votes and Podemos achieving 1,712. More than 18,000 people in the Almuñecar and La Herradura area voted last Sunday, which indicates that the overall turnout was fairly similar to that of the last municipal elections. Thirty polling stations were set up in various schools throughout La Herradura and Almuñecar, with one La Herradura school having four voting booths.

CASTING A VOTE: More than 18,000 in Almu

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Rubbish collection change for the festive season

ALMUÑECAR and La Herradura’s Department of the Environment has announced that on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year’s Eve (December 31), the rubbish collection service will be carried out between 4pm and 7pm. The council has asked residents and business-owners to refrain from taking out their rubbish outside of these hours on the days mentioned, and has thanked everyone in advance for their co-operation in helping Almuñecar and La Herradura to shine brightly during the Christmas season.

PICK-UP: Between 4pm and 7pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Almuñecar ‘a PP fort on the Costa Tropical’ AS a result of the recent general election results, Almuñecar will once again have a PP government and Trinidad Herrera will retain her position as Mayor. The latest results mean that the PP has won in the region of Almuñecar and La Herradura for the fifth consecutive time. After her win, Herrera remarked that Almuñecar was “a PP fort on the Costa Tropical”.

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Medical discounts STUDENTS of the Municipal Sports Schools of Motril, and users of the public sports facilities, will be able to receive a 50 per cent discount on medical check-ups at certain clinics.

Local awards THE Motril Town Council held an awards ceremony to recognise the important work of the associations and people who have worked for the integration of the migrant population into the local community.

Carol winners A GROUP of children from the Principe Felipe School in Motril won this year’s traditional Christmas Carol Competition, which took place in Salobreña.

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Beneficiaries of hiring programme start work CONTRACTS will last three months with a 35-hour working week By Sam Croft THE 96 beneficiaries of the Hiring Help Programme of Andalucia in Velez-Malaga have now begun their jobs in different parts of the town. Each of the beneficiaries has been given a work contract that will last for three months, with a 35-hour working week. Prior to starting they completed a training course over two days. Velez-Malaga Human Resources Councillor Ana Campos said the programme will benefit both the individuals and the town itself. The workers will be performing important tasks like cleaning streets, controlling infestations, taking care of parks and gardens, and providing administrative support in different municipal dependencies.

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WORKERS: Will be performing important tasks including cleaning the streets.

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Motril Port Authority to tackle noise pollution THE Motril Port Authority is looking to implement a new project to reduce noise pollution around the port. The residents of the port neighbourhood have to put up with a lot of noise from the engines of the boats that dock in the port. During the winter the noise is slightly more manageable but in the summer with more boats and people keeping their windows open due to the heat, many say that it is too much to bear. The Port Authority has therefore come up with an ambitious project to deal with the noise. The plan is to design a direct connection from the boats to the dock so that they will be supplied with energy. This would eliminate not only the noise pollution, but also the CO2 emissions that the diesel engines generate. The project would require the port to adapt its facilities at an estimated cost of €465,000.

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A helping hand for those in need at Christmas IMPORTANT to remember there are peoople out there with nothing at all to eat By Sam Croft

THE Christmas Season is here and many of us are already stuffing ourselves full of turkey, red wine, and Quality Street chocolate. But it’s important not to forget that there are people out there with nothing at all to eat during the holidays. We have compiled a list of soup kitchens available in different parts of the south of Spain. All of these services are free and open year-round, but keep in mind that some of them h a v e sp e c i f i c requirements or ask for specific documentation, so it’s best to have a quick check before you go.

In Malaga and on the Costa del Sol: A lb erq u e M u n ic ipa l Gongora, Malaga: Open 24 hours a day. Those in need can go and have an interview with a social worker. Located on Calle Donoso Cortes 2. Angeles Malagueños de la noche, Malaga: Open daily and featuring breakfast fro m 8 am to 9 a m, lu nc h from 1:30pm-2:30pm, and dinner from 7pm-8pm. Located in the Plaza de la Religiosa Felipense Dolores Marquez. Emaus: Emaus is a chain of soup k itc h en s o p en fro m 9 p m3pm Monday to Saturday an d in c lu d in g h o lid a ys . There are four locations in

the M a la ga Provinc e : in Torremolinos, on Calle Cruz 5, in Estepona on Calle El Naranjo, in Velez Malaga on Calle Esperanza 15, and in Antequera on Calle Cordoba 29. There are also two locations in the G ra na da Provinc e : in G ua dix on Calle Puerta Alta 12, and in Baza on Calle Anta 16. In Costa Blanca: La Sal de la Tierra, Alicante: Located on Calle Alc a la G a lia no 85. Se rve s lunc h from 1:30pm-2pm from Monday to Friday. In Almeria: La Milagrosa, Almeria: Located on Calle Alcalde M uñoz 18. Se rve s lunc h from 11:30am-1pm Monday

to Saturday. In Mallorca: Palma de Mallorca: On C a lle Fe lic ia Fus te r 3. Lunch served between 1pm and 2pm. R e me mbe r if you a re feeling depressed or lonely this Christmas, if you ever feel that things are getting out of c ontrol or the re is jus t too muc h, or if you ha ve a n e me rge nc y you need to talk with someone a bout, you a re not a lone . You can call Samaritans in Spain on a freephone number open 24 hours a day, including Christmas, with a team of experts ready and willing to help you. The freephone number is 900 525 100 and your confidence will be kept.

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Christmas tastes sweet for Frigiliana FRIGILIANA will have a Ferrero Rocher Christmas after all. Last month, the Italian chocolate company launched a contest to find the ‘best and most beautiful’ village in Spain, with the prize being that the winning town would be featured in the company’s 25th anniversary spot. Frigiliana finished second, losing to the Valencian community of Morella by 4,400 votes. Third was Torrecilla en Cameros in La Rioja. However, a few days after the winner was announced, Ferrero Rocher organised a party in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in which it was revealed that Frigiliana will be featured in the advert after all. The chocolate company said it was so impressed with the results of the campaign they have decided to include all of the top three villages in the spot, which will be part of Ferrero Rocher’s Christmas campaign. After the announcement, Frigiliana’s Tourism councillor Maria Jose Caravaca and Mayor Jose Antonio Gonzalez expressed their gratitude to Ferrero Rocher. The townspeople lit a luminous arch with the name of the Italian brand, as well as a tree of lights crowned with a great golden ball, to represent one of the Italian treats. The attendees sang carols while enjoying Ferrero Rocher chocolates.

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Breakwater for Torrox beach WORK due to start in February to put an end to constant sand erosion FERRARA BEACH in Torrox-Costa will finally stop suffering the battering from the rough weather that comes in from the east. For more than three decades, storms have often left this strip of the Axarquia beach practically without sand. Now, the Coastal Territory, a branch of the Ministry of Environment, has given construction company Construcciones Tejera SA of Almeria the go-ahead to construct a semi-submerged

breakwater in the eastern zone of the beach.

115 metres is the length of the planned breakwater

FORCE OF NATURE: Powerful waves have pounded Ferrara Beach for decades.

The breakwater will be 115 metres long and eight metres wide, and will reduce the force with which the waves land on the shore. The works are planned to begin in the middle of the month of February and will conclude at the beginning of next summer. Local business-owners have been demanding a more permanent solution to the beach problems for many years. In the past trucks have often been relied upon to deposit sand on the beach, the cost of which has added up to €1 million over the last two decades.

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Makeover due for town market SALOBREÑA Town Council is planning to renovate the municipal market. The aim is to get the work done as quickly as possible so that it does not cause problems for the local businesses that make up the market. The market was constructed in 1996, and over the years small problems have arisen, like high temperatures in the summer and slippery floors. The town council has therefore decided to fix these problems while also adding a car park with 32 parking spaces. The project first needs to receive the approval of a council plenary session, and it is hoped that work will begin in January.

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Dangerous asbestos in Torre del Mar ROOF of the old factory building collapsed and revealed that it contained large volumes of the toxic substance

A BRICK factory which was closed and effectively abandoned in 2010 was left to suffer from vandalism, fire and eventual collapse which revealed that the roof of the building contained large volumes of highly toxic asbestos which has now been left to the elements and much of it has now entered the atmosphere in the form of toxic dust. Prompted by local activists, the Velez-Malaga Town Hall issued a clean-up order for the property over four months ago in August which required the owners of the land to build a protective fence around the land and remove all of the debris and asbestos waste at an estimated cost of €107,000. This is particularly important as the land is opposite the El Ingenio commer-

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DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE: Proper removal of asbestos. cial centre in Torre del Mar which is both popular and busy, attracting large numb ers o f s h o p p ers w h o are unknowingly being exposed to asbestos dust which can cause lung complaints including cancer.

In addition it is situated near to a water park and an elderly person’s home. Despite being given a two month deadline to clear the area, nothing has happened and the Axarquia Nature Studies Cabinet (GENA) is

up in arms over the lack of any action. Jose Luis Gamez, a member of GENA has publicly

highlighted the dangerous qualities of asbestos derived from the bad demolition of the factory and announced

that he has asked the VélezMalaga authorities to take urgent action to remedy this highly dangerous situation.

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Good work NINE members of the Health Department of Malaga-Axarquia have received a tribute for their many years of hard work and dedication. A small ceremony was held at the Axarquia Hospital Comarcal to recognise their efforts.

Festive treats THE commercial centre in Rincon de la Victoria is offering free Christmas cooking classes for children where they can learn how to make various festive treats.

Olive business THE Malaga family business Roldan Olives has opened its first franchise shop with more than 40 types of different olives on sale in the commercial centre El Ingenio in VelezMalaga.

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Four people held for spate of avocado thefts A TOTAL of 17,500 kilos worth €45,000 taken By Sam Croft NATIONAL Police Officers have arrested four people, three men and a woman, in VelezMalaga, for stealing large quantities of avocados from local farms. In the early morning of December 12, a suspicious van was seen at a roundabout near Exit 272 of the A7 motorway in Velez-Malaga. Upon inspection it was discovered that the van was full of bags of avocados with a total weight of 1,975 kilos. The three occupants were arrested along with a fourth member who was on lookout duty nearby. The four suspects are thought to be responsible for a spate of avocado thefts. Overall 17,500 kilos of avocados have been taken, adding up to a total value of €45,000.

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Drone management workshop in Rincon de la Victoria A FREE workshop on the use of drones has just finished in Rincon de la Victoria. Ten people were trained in the workshop, which was conducted by the Andalucian Association of Drones, and carried out with the collaboration of Rincon de la Victoria Town Council. The drones, which are small unmanned aircrafts used for taking images, are in fashion at the moment. But in order to manage them it is necessary to have some technical and legal knowledge of how they work. The 10 participants in the workshop were familiarised with how to use the drones and educated about the rules and regulations relating to drone management. Rincon Mayor Encarnacion Anaya said that the workshop represented a great opportunity because drones are currently used in many different professional sectors.

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Police donate to Caritas ALMUÑECAR Local Police have given €7,000 to the town’s Caritas Parish. The officers organised volunteer events a few weeks ago to raise the money.

Road safety concerns in Velez-Malaga TOWN HALL asks provincial council to take action

Warm winter THIS December has been the warmest in 34 years on the Costa Tropical. As a result, the tourism sector has flourished, but the agricultural sector has experienced numerous problems due to the unusual temperatures and lack of rainfall.

End of year THE Rhythmic Gymnastics school of Salobreña had an exhibition to bid farewell to 2015. One hundred girls performed various routines throughout the course of the event.

LOCAL ROADS: In need of improvement, according to the council. By Sam Croft VELEZ-MALAGA Town Council has demanded that Malaga Provincial Council performs the necessary works to improve road safety in different parts of the town. One of the council’s main requests is the installation of rumble strips and speed bumps at certain points on the MA-3113 regional road,

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especially in places where children catch the school bus. Council members also said that parts of the MA-3112 road needed cleaning and that the ditches need to be cleared. The council claims that residents and drivers have made numerous complaints due to the difficulty and danger this situation poses for motorists.

MALAGA Guardia Civil Officers and agents from the Fishing Inspection Department have seized 17 red tuna which were caught illegally in Velez Malaga. The combined weight of the fish was approximately 800 kilos. A group of men were dropping anchor 300 metres off the coast and then moving the fish to the shore at night in small boats. Officers surprised the men on the shore and caught them

taking seven tuna from the boats to a van. Upon further inspection, the officers discovered more of the fish hidden under cloths in boats on the shore. Red tuna live in the North Atlantic and adjacent waters, with the Mediterranean being their main breeding ground. There is currently a recovery plan in effect on behalf of the European Union, meaning that fishing for tuna in the area is strictly regulated.

Popular route back to looking its best THE Environmental Council has cleaned up the Cortijo Cordobilla road in Motril at the insistence of the town council. The route, which is particularly popular among sports lovers, looks brand new thanks to the cleaning of the streets and the removal of agricultural waste.

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Councillors reveal financial details

FINANCIAL SURVEY: 21 out of 25 Velez-Malaga councillors surveyed have bank loans. By Sam Croft A FINANCIAL survey of the activities, assets, and interests of local councillors in Velez-Malaga has been undertaken, and the results can be found on the council’s website. The data, provided by the councillors them-

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selves, revealed that 21 of the 25 members who make up the council have bank loans and that the mayor is the one with the most debt. The majority of the councillors’ debts can be accounted for as mortgage loans and the overall debt between them adds up to €1,759,247.

THE Nerja Cave Foundation has unanimously approved the different items that will make up next year’s budget. The 2016 budget will include €130,000 for research, twice as much as the foundation had over the current year. Added to this amount is another €146,000 for conservation and maintenance. The Nerja Cave Foundation is currently operating at a surplus, mainly thanks to the increase in visitors to the cave and the Nerja Museum. As of January 2, the Nerja Cave and Museum will also have a new schedule, and will be open to the public from 9am to 4pm.

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Politician dies ALMUÑECAR PP Representative Juan Ramon Casero Dominguez has died at the age of 71 after a serious illness. He was affiliated with PP for more than 30 years and was an Almuñecar Mayoral candidate in 1991.

Centre closed THE municipal group of PP and New Generations in Nerja, have criticised the closing of the Youth Information Centre located on Calle Cristo during the month of December. The centre was also closed in August and September.

Nativity theft TWO people have been arrested for the theft and damage of the nativity scene of the Cofradia de los Dolores, that took place in Almuñecar last week.

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Rural theft drops Students get Trinity titles by over a third FALL is thanks to a Guardia Civil unit which started in 2013 By Sam Croft T H E S u b d ele g ate o f t he Government for Malaga, Miguel Briones, said that there has been a 3 7 . 2 p er c e n t d e c re a s e in crimin al o ffences in rural are a s o f th e province in the last two years. T h e d ro p h a s larg e ly b ee n a ttributed to the Rural Theft F ig h tin g U n it (RO CA ) teams that the Guardia Civil began to deploy in Andalucia , s ta rtin g in O c to b e r 2013. ROCA teams are police units made up of officers who are highly specialised

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GUARDIA CIVIL: Two new ROCA teams in Malaga Province.

37.2 per cent is the decrease in rural crime in Malaga Province over the last two years.

in de a ling w ith rura l offences. There are currently two teams located in the Malaga Province, one is based in Coin and the other in Antequera.

THIRTY-EIGHT Salobreña secondary school students have received their B1 (intermediate) and B2 (upper intermediate) English Certificates from Trinity College. Trinity is an official title recognised all over the world as a common reference point for languages. In total 38 students completed the course. They prepared for the exams over the course of the entire year. The graduation ceremony was presided over by Salobreña Mayor Maria Eugenia Rufino, along with the management team of Trinity College, headed by the director, Emilia Cobos. Rufino said that the ability to speak a second language is indispensible nowadays not only for many university degrees, but also for those who wish to work in the tourism sector, which is the economic motor of much of Andalucia.

Possible football pitch for Torrox TORROX Mayor Oscar Medina has announced that in 2016 he will move ahead with the construction of a football pitch in El Morche. Medina met with El Morche residents and said that the Torrox Town Council is going to allocate €1.8million to build a football pitch in the industrial area of Santa Rosa.

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Programme to use waste from beer PROJECT aims to put an end to environmental issues which production presents ALMERIA University is leading a European Research programme, Greenbiorefinery, to turn the waste from producing beer into nutrients for animal food or fertiliser. Five other research centres from Spain, Colombia and Argentina are a ls o t aki ng par t i n t he pr oj ect which aims to put an end to the environmental issues which beer production presents. The waste would be treated with microalgae to produce biomass and other products so that there are no CO2 emissions. It takes about 20 litres of water to make just one litre of beer.

RESEARCH PROGRAMME: To find more uses for beer.

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Cemetery expansion Anniversary party THE new cemetery in Alicante will include an enclosure for the Muslim and Jewish community. The areas are part of the expansion plans for the cemetery to ensure the needs of burials are met for the next 75 years.

Christmas cheer TRAMS between Alicante City and Benidorm, San Juan and San Vicente ran until 3am last weekend. The service was extended so employees attending Christmas parties did not need to drive home.

Multilingual uni THE Generalitat intends students to leave university speaking English and another foreign language as well as coofficial Spanish and Valenciano, said the director general for Linguistic Policies.

Growing artichoke NEW facilities have been opened for the collection and distribution of the Vega Baja artichoke, with growers calling for a ‘designation of origin mark for the crop,’ which is a growing market.

Stolen copper THIEVES removed copper cabling totaling 41.9 kilometres from the Valencian Community’s railways during 2015, revealed Spain’s track operator Adif. Only Cataluña has lost more.

THE Es Garrover Foundation in Inca celebrated their 10th anniversary with a party in the cultural centre, Fàbrica Ramis of Inca last week. The foundation works for the social and employment integration of people with mental health problems.

Men arrested THE Guardia Civil arrested four men suspected of robberies in Magaluf and Palma Nova. It is believed they might also be the perpetrators of other crimes under investigation. The same men were arrested for similar offences earlier this year.

Santa Claus in Inca ONCE again Inca enjoyed the special visit of Papá Noel last weekend with hundreds of children lining the streets in the centre of the town. The children were then able to deliver their letters to Santa in the main square.

Former prior accused FORMER prior of Lluc monastery, Antoni Vallespir, has been accused of sexual abuse, supposed to have occurred in 2012. His lawyer, Jaime Campaner, requested that the accused not be judged socially before the investigation is completed.

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Rooftop drama A MAN was injured on December 19 when he fell through the roof of an industrial warehouse in Marbella. The man had climbed onto the roof in an Elviria industrial estate to retrieve a ball, Emergency Services reported.

Local shops BENALMADENA’S Commerce councillor Ana Scherman announced last week that the town would be running a campaign to encourage Christmas shopping in local commercial areas. “The campaign, which includes posters and radio advertising, will promote the advantage of the wide range of shops in the area and easy parking,” she said.

Javea XIC students Swedish sound Estepona fire THE ‘Abba Show Live, Dancing Queen raise funds Tour’ was held in El Eijdo. The group TWO people needed treatLAST Thursday, XIC students joined other schools from the local area to help raise funds for Todos Juntos Javea. Everyone had an enjoyable evening singing carols, drinking hot chocolate and spreading the Christmas spirit through the Old Town.

Charity at Christmas THE Brotherhood of Christ of the Sea of Alicante has held its annual campaign to collect food for charities who will distribute to those in need locally. Non-perishable food was donated at the Basilica of Santa Maria.

Bonfire logo THE Hogueras Bonfire Federation in Alicante has announced a contest to create a new look for the fiesta celebrations which will be used as brand recognition and to promote the Hogueras. Rules can be found at www.hogueras.org

False info A PROSTHETIC from privatised Denia hospital costs 139 per cent more than one from state-run Gandia hospital and 108 per cent more than Villajoyosa, revealed Health workers’

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from Slovenia which includes live music and a huge likeness with the original artists lasted two hours. The group has performed more than 2,000 concerts.

Full schedule EL EJIDO Town Hall has made a programme of more than 120 leisure, cultural, sports and social events which will be held over the Christmas period. There will be more security measures at the Three Wise Men parade.

ment after inhaling smoke at a fire in a home in Estepona on December 19. The fire broke out at about 5pm in a first floor flat on Calle Terraza.

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THE Miras family, led by Antonio, 93, once again set up a large Nativity Scene in the Patio de Luces of Almeria Provincial Government and is open until January 5. The figures are made by hand.

THE works of improving the accessibility in the Sol y Sol Pasaje de Fuengirola, in the area of the Plaza de la Hispanidad, have concluded, according to the local councillor of Works and Infrastructures, Jose Sanchez, after carrying out an assessment visit.

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THERE was a great response to the Christmas Market held in Gador to raise funds for the Spanish Association Against Cancer. It has been held in the town for the past 20 years.

BENALMADENA Health councillor Alicia Laddaga has been on an inspection visit to the Fidelio animal refuge, which as reported by EWN last week had been suffering from an invasion of rats coming from the bullring, and found that the problem had indeed been solved.

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Golf school A STATE Golf School is due to open in El Toyo in February, according to the councillor for Tourism and Sport, Francisco Javier Fernandez.

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Shopping for souvenirs DURING meetings in Moscow

JOHN KERRY: Met with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. US Secretary of State John Kerry went shopping for souvenirs on December 15 during meetings in Moscow to meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. They discussed a wide range of important issues, including the Syrian crisis and the current situation in Ukraine.

Trump fan RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has commended Donald Trump for wanting to strengthen relations with Moscow and described him as the “absolute front-runner in the presidential race.” However, with the same breath, Putin said he was ready to work with whoever becomes the next US president.

Olympic dope probe THE World Anti-Doping Agency has arranged to pay a visit to Russia on January 10 for a meeting with the Russian Olympic Committee after all top executives of the Russian Anti-Dop-

Trade deals CHINA and Russia signed more than 30 trade deals - including one regarding Russian oil giant Rosneft and China Petrochemical Corpthat - covering the financial, energy, high-tech and manufacturing sectors, following a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing on Thursday, December 17.

ing Agency resigned in light of accusations of covering up doping by Russia’s leading athletes last week.

Investing in high streets RUSSIAN company Sistema Capital Partners, the real estate private equity platform launched earlier this month, has led a consortium acquisition of a portfolio of German high street retail properties for a total of €125 million.

“Cancerous NATO” A SPEAKER of lower house of Russia’s parliament Sergei Naryshkin wants the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to dissolve, calling it “a cancerous tumour for the whole European continent,” while meeting with members of the Serbian parliament. NATO could be dissolved in several stages, Naryshkin explained.

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Airline profits SWEDEN: Airline SAS has reported a return to profitability sending its shares flying on the Stockholm stock exchange. SAS said net profit was 956 million kroner (€102 million) in the 12 months to October.

Top searches SWEDEN: Google has revealed what Swedish people searched for the most during 2015, with everything from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to the ‘worst pizza in history’ making the top 10. Murdered teenager Lisa Holm was the most searched-for person.

Crisis stabilising SWEDEN: The Prime Minsiter has said he believes the refugee crisis in Sweden is stabilising and that he has high hopes that those granted asylum will have the “best opportunity” to start a new life.

No white Christmas WARMEST December in 70 years A WHITE Christmas is highly unlikely in the UK this year as weather forecasters are predicting the warmest December in 70 years caused by bands of tropical air from the Atlantic coming in from the south west.

Stripping ninja A MAN claiming disability living allowance saying he struggles to get out of bed, has been caught out by investigators who discovered he was working as a dancer called ‘the stripping ninja’ at parties across the UK.

Shopping savings A WOMAN from Leicestershire has got herself £574 (€790) worth of Christmas goods for less than £5 thanks to saving up coupons, supermarket points and money-back promotions throughout the year.

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DENMARK has been named the world’s fourth best country to live in after leaping six places in the UN’s annual human development report. Denmark is only beaten by Norway, Australia and Switzerland.

Best country NORWAY has been ranked the world’s best country to live in for the 12th year in a row by the UN development programme.

THE birth rate in Germany has risen to a quartercentury high. It was apparent in August that a mini baby boom was under way, when the government released figures showing that 715,000 babies were born in 2014, 33,000 more than in 2013.

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THE UK now has over 600,000 property millionaires, with property valued at £1 million or more rising by 14 per cent.

DENMARK is on track to reduce carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2020 according to new statistics, putting its new right-wing government on track to hit the national target it recently abandoned.

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SONNENFINSTERNIS, or solar eclipse, was the most searched term on Google in Germany this year ahead of ‘plane crash’around the time of the Germanwings tragedy and ‘Paris’ after November’s terror attacks.

TRADING Standards said 15,000 of the 17,000 hover boards examined since October 15 had been seized. It comes as leading UK retailers such as Argos and Amazon.co.uk are recalling products following cases of them catching fire and for having a non-compliant UK plug.

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DENMARK: A Danish comedian who posted a photo of himself naked in the bath with his two year-old daughter, has hit back at criticism saying “a father in the bath with his daughter is not paedophilia.”

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THE German military has joined attacks on Daesh for the first time, after the German government voted to take part in the international military campaign against the radical jihadist group.

Rabbit breeder A 10-YEAR-OLD Bavarian boy has been crowned Europe’s Youth Rabbit Breeding Champion. Breeding rabbits is in the family; his father was youth champion and his grandfather has won a range of titles.

Top team AMSTERDAM: Planning to ban from the city next year as they are seen as a nuisance.

Beer bikes tourist attractions A PETITION was signed by 6,500 people earlier this year AMSTERDAM is planning to ban the ‘beer bike’ tourist attraction from the city next year. The beer bikes are mobile bars mainly pedalled by tourists and widely seen as a nuisance by locals. A petition against the beer bikes earlier this year was signed by 6,500 people.

Not Dutch ALMOST half of the Moroccans and Turks living in the Netherlands said they do not feel Dutch and youngsters in par-

DUTCH PRESS ticular feel alienated, according to a new report.

Caring supermarket STAFF in two branches of supermarket chain Albert Heijn in The Hague are

taking part in a project to ‘keep an eye’ on elderly clients and if they appear lonely will ask them if they would like a chat with a care volunteer in the store.

Sports champ WORLD champion sprinter Dafne Schippers, 23, has been named as Dutch sportswoman of the year, the first athlete to take the title since1992. She won the 200 metres gold medal in the world championships in Beijing this year.

FIGURES show Borussia Dortmund draw bigger crowds than any other football team in the world. In the 2014/15 season, despite finishing in seventh in the league, Dortmund had an average of crowd of 80,410 at its matches.

Cash grab POLICE are searching for a gang who used a rocket launcher to rob a truck transporting money in Dortmund. They reportedly blocked the truck on the road and used an angle grinder to open the truck’s back door and steal the money inside.

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UK unemployment rate still dropping THE number of people out of work fell to 5.2 per cent By John Smith IN figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) it was shown that the UK unemployment rate fell to 5.2 per cent in the three months to October. This was the lowest jobless rate since the three-

is the number of job vacancies in the UK jobs market at the end of October 2015, and is the highest level recorded since in 2001.

OFFICE: Company headquarters in Madrid.

Coca-Cola workers turn back clock By John Smith WORKERS in the Coca-Cola factory in Fuenlabrada Madrid will work to rule on December 21 and 28 in support of their demands. According to a union spokesman, Juan Carlos Asenjo, they will work manually as they did 50 years ago with no use of machinery. As the Coca-Cola compa-

month period to January 2006, and compared to 6 per cent unemployment just one year ago. There were 31.3 million people in work, 505,000 more than a year ago, and the number of people out of work fell by 110,000 to 1.71 million between August and October.

It’s a great day for film making in this country and it clearly shows the force is with us,’ said George Osborne on the day of its premier about the fact that the latest Star Wars movie was filmed in Britain.

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ny targets its Christmas advertising at the ‘good old days’, this appears to be a most appropriate if somewhat ironic action by the workers. There have been a number of disputes with workers at this plant over the years, and also with the Madrid Council which refused to allow the company to film a commercial.

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Fake toys and games WITH the publication of a list by the EU of the member states which see the greatest number of sales of counterfeit toys and games, Spain is near the top, beaten only by Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary and Romania. According to the report, the purchase of these fakes costs Spanish industry nearly €170 million a year.

App from La Caixa LA CAIXA BANK has launched a new app allowing payment via a mobile phone, similar to those available in the UK. Apart from making payments, it will be possible for customers to check their accounts and to view their balances.

Opera singer tax evasion charges DUE to her illness, Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe was allowed to attend a hearing concerning tax evasion via video from her home, and without any press attendance at the court. She accepted that she had avoided paying over

€40 million is the amount in bank accounts which have laid dormant in Switzerland since 1955, and if not claimed within the next 12 months it will revert to the State.

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€500,000 of tax in 2010 by registering her domicile as Andorra, even though she was living in Barcelona and was fined €240,000. She was also sentenced to six months in jail, which will effectively act as a suspended sentence.

The figures released also detail the number of foreigners working in the UK, and the number of EU citizens working increased by 324,000 to 2.02 million, whereas workers who were neither EU nationals or Britons were stable at 1.2 million.

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Boy predicts bankruptcy PEPE BALTA, a secondary school student from Barcelona had to produce an economic project for his school in 2014, and chose Abengoa as the company to review. In his 18-page paper on the company, he apparently pointed out major problems with the company’s financial position and wrote “If it does not act soon, there is a strong risk Abengoa will go into bankruptcy.”

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By Steve Walsh AT the annual EU Fisheries and Agricultural Council meeting in Brussels, which has just finished, British fishermen received some very good news about quota increases according to Fisheries Minister George Eustice, who called the latest agreement a ‘great result’. The actual quota increases were: The English Channel: Plaice 100 per cent. The North Sea: Cod 15 per cent and haddock 47 per cent. The Celtic Sea: Hake 20 per cent. The Western Channel: Sole 15 per cent. A number of quotas remained the same and there were cuts of 55 per cent in Irish Sea sole and 9 per cent in Bristol Channel plaice, but with the increases and the number of days UK fishermen can be at sea remaining the same as for 2015, the industry was generally pleased with the results. Mr Eustice said: “I entered these discussions with the firm belief that

BRITISH FISHERMEN: Received some very good news about quota increases at an EU meeting in Brussels.

any decisions need to support a profitable fishing industry, sustainable fish stocks and a healthy marine environment, and the significant quota increases we’ve achieved for iconic species like North Sea cod demonstrates the success of this approach. “We still have more to do to reach maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for all quota species by 2020, and to deliver the full discard ban by 2019, but already fishermen are benefitting from the action we’ve taken in recent years to recover stocks. “By fighting for the fishing industry, and making a clear case for the need for more sustainable fishing, we have got a good deal and shown we can get what we need in Europe.”

Amazon allocated plot in Barcelona for € 30 million

THE companies that own Domino’s Pizza in Australia and the UK have agreed to set up a joint venture operation to buy Germany’s biggest pizza chain. Joey’s Pizza has 212 stores across Germany with annual sales of €143 million, and the country is the world’s fourthbiggest pizza market with the purchase worth around €78 million. The joint venture will be two-thirds owned by the Australian company, with the remainder owned by the UK Domino’s Pizza Group, which already operates in Germany. Profit margins on pizzas are known to be very high as they are simply cooked dough with relatively inexpensive toppings, so as long as the market remains firm, this should generate significant income for the companies involved.

THE Catalan Land Institute (Incasol) announced that it has allocated a 150,808 m2 plot of land known as Mas Blau II, to Amazon for which it will charge €30 million. “The land is located a few minutes from the El Prat airport in one of the most important economic

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Domino’s aim to dominate

This acknowledges our commitment to the Catalan and Spanish economies.

and industrial areas of Barcelona,” said a statement. Amazon will be allowed to build up to three storeys high. The statement continued: “The main permitted use is logistics, along with the ‘complementary’ offices, shops and restaurants.” In response Amazon said in a carefully-worded statement: “We

JEFF BEZOS: The founder of Amazon.

are pleased that Incasol has awarded Amazon with a plot in El Prat de Llobregat to keep expanding our European Fulfilment Network, and acknowledges our long-term commitment with the Catalan and Spanish economies through continued investment and job creation. Legal due diligence is currently ongoing and thus we cannot comment any further at the moment.” In the meantime, Amazon UK has warned all customers about possible exploding hoverboards. In an email, the firm told buyers of these hot Christmas sellers that if they have purchased hover boards with ‘non-compliant UK plugs’, that they should dispose of them safely and they will receive a refund. This has been prompted after Trading Standards seized 15,000 unsafe boards being brought into the UK, many of which had faulty cables, chargers or plugs that could catch fire or explode.

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US chemical giants Dow and DuPont in merger agreement THE rush of American companies to take others over or to merge continues apace. The latest announcement comes from the two US chemical behemoths Dow Chemical and DuPont, with the merged company expected to be called DowDuPont worth an estimated $130 billion (€119 billion). It appears that as both companies are worth roughly the same amount of money and this will be a share deal, there are significant tax advantages for each company and their investors. As this type of deal is almost unheard of it will attract a great deal of interest from fiscal authorities as well as tax advisers. Assuming the merger is allowed, it is planned that the new company will be owned equally by existing shareholders in the two companies. Three new companies will then be created within two years of the merger, and these new companies should be con-

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sidered as being tax free entities. Shareholders are hoping to save $3 billion (€2.75 billion) per annum. In addition, DuPont has announced that it plans to cut about 10 per cent of its staff. Some cynics have commented on the fact that as the US tries to climb out of its financial crisis, US conglomerates appear to be doing all that they can to avoid paying taxes, which are the backbone of any economy.

Both companies are worth roughly the same amount and this will be a share deal.

DUPONT: Headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

With both companies having reasonable sized operations in Spain, it will also be interesting to see if their merger has any knock-on effect on the Spanish economy, especially if jobs are to be lost or head offices merged.

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Enoch Powell was never a racist credito Allan warren on Wikimedia commons

MERELY a realist, he was of course absolutely correct LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT “WHOLE areas, towns and parts of towns across England will be occupied by sections of the immigrant and immigrant descendant’s population. It is like watching a nation busily engaged in heaping up its own funeral pyre. “They will find their wives unable to obtain hospital beds in childbirth. Their children unable to obtain school places. Their homes and neighbourhoods changed beyond recognition. Their plans and prospects for the future defeated for reasons they cannot comprehend; and in pursuance of a decision by default on which they were never consulted, they will find themselves made strangers in their own country,” - Enoch Powell, 1965. This highly intelligent politician was subsequently hounded out of mainstream politics by his peers, who scoffed his vision and warnings of the future. Under accusations

ENOCH POWELL: Intelligent politician who was hounded out of mainstream politics. of racism, he was soon banished to a lonely position in Northern Ireland. There, out of sight and hearing, his brilliant mind was wasted in the mire of violence and political strife that was engulfing

Ireland at that time. I personally remember him utterly destroying David Frost in a TV interview. At one point Frost asked him why he was against black people. Powell’s answer was that he had never discriminated

against someone because of their colour and challenged Frost to cite one occasion when he had actually done so. A blustering Frost couldn’t come up with one example. The fact of the matter was that Powell was never a racist, merely a realist. He was of course absolutely correct and we are now experiencing most of the situations he warned of all those years ago. The words of a Don McLean song come to mind. ‘They did not listen, they’re not listening still, perhaps they never will.’ In fairness, they do finally seem to be listening. Unfortunately they’re about 40 years too late. I’ve been called a few things in my time but the missive I received this week just about took the whole tin. This ‘gentleman’ referred to me as follows. Uneducated. Purile. Lickspittle. Forelock tugger. Knee bender. Quisling. Halfwit. Moron. Wow! Sticks and stones Señor. Sticks and stones! Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Personal experience leads to a different conclusion I REPLY to a recently published letter from Ron, ‘Ungodly ways’. First of all the commandment is‘Thou shalt do no murder, thou shall not kill in his name,’ is nonsense. Jesus Christ died rather than call on ‘Twelve Legions of Angels’ or “If my kingdom was of this world my disciples would fight, but my kingdom is not of this world.” Pre-Darwin, it was only natural to try to explain our existence. Although his theory is seriously flawed, he leaves us with life as a random and temporary burst between aeons of nothingness. Personal experience leads me to a different conclusion. D R Griffiths, Orihuela Costa, Alicante

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Overflowing with bottle-tops

Good and bad in every nation

Ban the hawkers! AS a newcomer to Spain, I would like to pass comment on the roaming hawkers who enter the restaurants to try and sell their merchandise. It is frustrating, to say the least, to try and enjoy a meal, whilst the hawkers continually interrupt the tables. I have seen them work as a team, warning all the other streetsellers in advance of approaching police officers and then giving the all-clear once the threat has passed. They actually laugh at them once they have gone! I have also witnessed some Germans having a meal being called racists because they bought nothing from a hawker. The goods being sold are of an inferior quality and some of them are plain junk. If this practice could be halted, on a continuous basis and restaurant owners prevented their entry, we, as paying guests, would stay longer and enjoy the experience, thus spending more. By the way, we are enjoying Spain, immensely!!! Michael Agliotti, Torrox Costa

people before formulating policies, not making bad and unpopular decisions and later conning the electorate into voting for them ‘or else’. Geoff Brooks, Via website

AS a good, caring, and charitable member of the community here on the Costa del Sol, when I was told that the collecting of bottle-tops and ring-pulls from cans would raise money for charity, I started in earnest. Pretty soon all my friends and family (thinking it was a wonderful idea) began giving me all the ring-pulls and bottle-tops they could find. Well! That was a while ago, and now my house is full to the brim with shiny can rings and multi-coloured plastic. I have thousands of them and no idea how to give them to charity. The breeding collection is bursting out of the doors. Can somebody please tell me who to call for collection? Anne Lee, Coin, Malaga

Science has lost its way

Burning waste peril

GOOD article, Nora. S c ie n ce to d a y s e e ms to ha ve lost its way because no-one can come out and say it IS so. Everything is listed as ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘possibly’ and the like. Scientists today never take the time to be absolutely sure of their test results. And if it isn’t pure lies, it’s conjecture. Roy Peters, Via website

RE: Floods and droughts to hit Spain The first easy action to be taken in the Comunidad Valenciana, Costa Blanca, is STOP burning waste in the open air! Why not make compost or recycle the green waste instead of burning it, polluting the atmosphere with toxic gases and poisoning all the inhabitants and millions of tourists? They even burn next to hospi-

tals, schools, etc... they are, like many others, not aware of the toxic gases produced by these burnings. Berger Micheline, Via website

Tactical voting THE establishment encouraging tactical voting in order to cling on to power at any cost will not keep them in their ‘bubble’ forever, either in France or the UK. They must start to listen to the

WITH reference to Leapy Lee’s writings, before we all get carried away with Islamophobia, let us consider the recent comments of a British soldier who lost his leg during a roadside bomb explosion near Basra. He says on FaceBook and reported by the BBC….. “Yes a Muslim blew me up and I lost a leg. “A Muslim man lost his arm that day, wearing a British uniform. “A Muslim medic was in the helicopter that took me from the field. “A Muslim surgeon performed the surgery that saved my life. “A Muslim nurse was part of the team that helped me on my return to UK. “A Muslim taxi driver gave me a free ride, when I went for my first beer with my dad, after I came home.” Also read Muhammed Ali’s comments condemning so-called Islamic jihadists. There are good and bad in every nation and religion. The bad ones will lose eventually, they always do, history has proven this. Leo, Via website

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Spare a thought for the events of December 20, 1973 Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

AS Spain digests its Christmas Eve dinner and politicians digest the election results, spare a thought for December 20, 1973. That was when the car of Spain’s Prime Minister Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco was blown up in Calle Claudio Coello in Madrid. He was returning home after Mass as he did each morning in his official car, a black Dodge, and his unvarying routine made him an easy target. The attack was carried out by ETA’s five-strong Txikia commando and took more than a year to set up. The choice of Carrero Blanco

SANTOÑA (CANTABRIA): The monument to Carrero Blanco in his birthplace.

was an obvious one, he had been a close adviser to Franco since 1941, when he came to the dictator’s notice after writing a report advising against entering the Second World War on the side of the fascist Axis. The admiral was made a minister in 1951, became vice-prime minister in 1967. He was named prime minister six months before his assassination. The aging dictator, who boasted that all loose ends were ‘tied up and well tied up,’ trusted that on his death Carrero Blanco would ensure that the Movimiento, Spain’s only political organisation, survived after Prince Juan Carlos was proclaimed King. So what was in Franco’s mind when he began his Christmas speech that year with the phrase: ‘No hay mal que por bien no venga?’ Using the equivalent of

‘It’s an ill wind that blows no good’ generated inevitable conspiracy theories. How could the ETA commando spend a year in Madrid setting up the plot to kill Carrero Blanco without detection? Why did Henry Kissinger, the US Secretary of State, visit Madrid two days previously? Better still, Carlos Arias Navarro, the former Interior minister who replaced Carrero Blanco as prime minister, was nominally in charge of providing him with protection, and should have uncovered the plot, it was suggested. Two years later, Franco was dead and Arias Navarro would be in office for only a few months more. He was replaced by Adolfo Suarez who, together with Juan Carlos I, steered Spain to democracy. But that’s another story.

Grim reality as Snow White’s seven ‘dwarfs’ are given the heigh-ho... PANTO bosses in Leicester are replacing them with ‘friends’ Nora Johnson

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“ONCE upon a time in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow were falling like feathers from the sky, a queen sat at a window sewing . . .” Thus begins the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Unless you live in Leicester, where this year the pantomime is Snow White. Just Snow White. A Christmas panto where she’ll have ‘friends’, possibly seven, but definitely no dwarfs. ‘Dwarf,’ a spokesman for the venue explained to a local paper, ‘is not a term that people feel comfortable with.’ Hmm. So, politically-correct panto bosses have given Snow White’s seven ‘dwarfs’ the heigh-ho... by replacing them with ‘friends’. This is the result

LONELY: No dwarfs for Snow White in Leicester this year. of daft, left-wing political correctness, and the people of Leicester have every right to feel short changed. Is no one going to stand up for all those in society who are vertically challenged? And what about the Christmas concert, when children were ordered to change the traditional lyrics of the Christmas song about the little donkey said to have carried the pregnant Mary

to Bethlehem because they were ‘too religious’. Instead of ‘Little donkey, carry Mary’, the youngsters were told to sing ‘carry Lucy’ for fear of offending non-Christians. Next, we’ll have the race for the first Church of England vicar to tell some tiny toddlers Santa doesn’t exist, and the first local council to erect in the town square an edgy ‘seasonal, inclu-

brand it a ‘winter concert’, which will not feature any religious songs. He’s also, reportedly, not allowing two mothers to teach Christmas carols to the children during lunch breaks. This in Italy, a primarily Roman Catholic country! Ah, with all this PAISAN HOMHUAN / Shutterstock.com talk of political correctness, it’s already beginning to feel like Christmas. And a sure sign that Santa’s sive, celebratory installation’ instead of already having his sleigh valeted at baby Jesus in his crib. Kwik Fit. Happy Christmas! All this amid news that an Italian Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape headmaster has banned Christmas conof Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, certs and carols in his school near Mi‘The De Clerambault Code’ lan in the name of multiculturalism. He (www.nora-johnson.com) available triggered protests from parents and from Amazon in paperback/eBook media flak by opting to postpone the (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All annual Christmas concert for primary profits to Cudeca charity. school pupils until January, and re-

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1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:10pm BBC London News 2:20pm Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale 3:20pm A Christmas Carol 4:50pm Finding Nemo 6:20pm Harry Hill in Professor Branestawm Returns 7:20pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 7:40pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:10pm Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special 9:00pm Would I Lie to Yo at Christmas 9:30pm EastEnders 10:05pm Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny 11:05pm Walliams and Friends 11:45pm Not Going Out 12:30am BBC News 12:45am Midnight Mass From St George's Cathedral, Southwark

8:20am Home Comforts at Christmas 9:05am This Wild Life 9:35am Great British Menu 10:05am Bedknobs and Broomsticks 12:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure 1:00pm Natural World 2:00pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 3:45pm Perry and Croft: Made in Britain 4:15pm Snow Wolf Family and Me 5:15pm Snow Wolf Family and Me 6:15pm Carols from King's 7:30pm To the Manor Born 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Great History Quiz: The Tudors 11:00pm The Scandalous Lady W 12:30am Dial M for Murder 2:10am Simply Nigella

8:00pm Merry Madagascar 8:20pm Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 9:40pm Kung Fu Panda 2 11:00pm EastEnders 11:35pm Him and Her 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:35am Family Guy 1:55am American Dad! 2:20am American Dad! 2:40am Bad Education 3:10am Murder in Successville

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 11:25am Pick Me! 12:25pm Back to the Future Part II 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:45pm Small Soldiers 4:50pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 6:40pm All Star Mr and Mrs 7:45pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Coronation Street 9:30pm The Abba Christmas Party 10:45pm Through the Keyhole 11:45pm ITV News 12:00am Christmas Carols on ITV 1:00am Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 2:40am Murder, She Wrote

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am 1000 Heartbeats for Text Santa 8:00am Emmerdale 8:30am Coronation Street 9:00am Keep it in the Family Christmas Special 10:00am Santa Baby 11:55am Beethoven's Christmas Adventure 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm Merry Christmas Mr Bean 3:20pm You've Been Framed! 4:20pm All Star Family Fortunes 5:20pm Catchphrase 6:25pm The Polar Express 8:25pm The Nightmare Before Christmas 10:00pm Casino Royale 12:55am Celebrity Juice 1:55am Through the Keyhole 3:00am Release the Hounds

7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am The Royal 8:10am Goodnight Mister Tom 10:15am Inspector Morse 12:35pm Foyle's War 2:40pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 4:45pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:50pm Mamma Mia! 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Endeavour 1:00am Agatha Christie's Marple 3:00am The Secret of My Succe$s Comedy about an affable young man from the country who travels to New York. 4:50am Rising Damp Classic sitcom about a miserly landlord. 5:15am Wycliffe Drama series about a Cornish police detective.

9:00pm All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride 11:00pm Top of the Pops 12:00am Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 12:45am Britain's Most Dangerous Songs:Listen to the Banned 1:45am Top of the Pops 2:45am Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

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7:15am Small Animal Hospital 8:00am The Big Bang Theory 8:20am The Big Bang Theory 8:40am The Snowman 9:05am Father Christmas 9:35am The Simpsons 10:10am Animals United 11:55am Dr. Seuss' HortonHears a Who 1:30pm Stuart Little 3:10pm Channel 4 News 3:15pm It's a Wonderful Life 5:55pm The Snowman 6:25pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 7:00pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Jamie's Night Before Christmas 9:00pm My Crazy Christmas Lights 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:00pm Rude Tube 12:00am Gogglebox 1:00am The Inbetweeners 1:35am The Inbetweeners 2:05am The Inbetweeners

9:20am Wanda and the Alien 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:10am The Mr. Men Show 10:30am The Real Face of Santa Claus 11:30am Gone with the Wind 3:45pm The Dam Busters 6:20pm Scrooge 8:00pm Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud 8:55pm Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back 9:25pm Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank 10:00pm Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special 11:00pm Christmas with the Double Acts 12:00am Morecambe and Wise Live! 1973

7:00am Tommy Cooper 7:25am The Professionals 8:15am Minder 9:20am Alias Smith and Jones American comedy drama series about two likeable outlaws. 10:25am British Superbike Championship Review Show 12:30pm The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminalintelligence agents. 1:30pm Everything or Nothing: The Untold Stories of 007 3:30pm Nevada Smith 6:05pm The Green Berets 9:00pm The Chase: Christmas Special 10:00pm Fifth Gear 11:00pm A Dangerous Man 12:55am Rambo III

8:00am WWE SmackDown! 9:00am Premier League 9:30am Premier League 100 Club 10:00am Football Gold 10:30am Premier League 11:00am Football Gold 12:00pm Premier League 100 Club 12:30pm Premier League 1:00pm Football Gold 1:30pm Premier League 100 Club 2:00pm Football Gold 3:00pm Premier League 3:30pm Premier League 100 Club 4:00pm Premier League 4:30pm Premier League 100 Club 5:00pm Premier League 5:30pm Premier League 100 Club 6:00pm Football Gold 6:15pm Football Gold 6:30pm Barclays Premier League World 7:00pm Premier League 7:30pm Football Gold 8:00pm NFL 12:00am NFL: Dwight Freeney Interview 12:25am NFL Highlights

Breakfast Shrek the Halls The Clangers Danger Mouse Christmas Day Service Live From Bath Abbey The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted BBC News at One Top of the Pops The Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2015 Brave BBC News Stick Man Doctor Who Strictly Come Dancing Call the Midwife EastEnders Mrs. Brown's Boys Michael Mcintyre's Big Christmas Show BBC News Love Came Down at Christmas

7:00am The Road to El Dorado 8:20am Natural World 9:20am Herbie Rides Again 10:45am The Cat in the Hat 12:00pm Carols from King's 1:15pm Climbed Every Mountain - The Story Behind The Sound of Music 2:15pm The Good Life 2:45pm Frankenweenie 4:05pm Tim Rice - A Life in Song 5:35pm Romeo and Juliet 7:20pm The Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2015 7:30pm World's Sneakiest Animals 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm The Two Ronnies Christmas Show 9:50pm Darcey's Ballet Heroes 10:50pm QI 11:20pm We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story 12:20am Gambit 1:40am The Trouble with Harry

Sooty Oddbods Dino Dan Horrid Henry Chowder Almost Naked Animals 9:25am Weekend at Christmas 10:25am Santa Claus 12:30pm Happy Feet 2:35pm Text Santa 3:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 4:00pm HM the Queen 4:10pm Cameraman to the Queen 5:10pm Countrywise Winter Wonderland 6:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm You've Been Framed! 7:45pm Emmerdale 8:45pm Coronation S treet 9:45pm Downton Abbey 11:45pm Our Cilla 12:45am ITV News 1:00am Dr. No

7:25am Emmerdale 8:25am Coronation Street 8:55am Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 9:55am You've Been Framed! 11:15am Catchphrase 12:15pm Merry Christmas Mr Bean 12:50pm Mr. Bean 1:25pm Emmerdale 2:25pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Polar Express 4:55pm E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial 7:15pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 9:45pm Quantum of Solace 11:55pm The Bourne Supremacy 2:05am Celebrity Juice 3:00am Release the Hounds 3:55am Tricked 4:45am Educating Joey Essex 5:35am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

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8:00pm The Quizeum Christmas Special 8:30pm Carlos Acosta's Carmen: The Farewell Performance 9:45pm The Titfield Thunderbolt 11:05pm Top of the Pops 1:00am Detectorists Christmas Special

7:35am Carry on Don't Lose Your Head 9:30am Carry on Cruising 11:20am Carry on at Your Convenience 1:15pm Carry on Loving 3:05pm Carry on Cowboy 5:05pm Carry on Jack 7:00pm Carry on Screaming 9:00pm Carry on Camping 10:50pm Carry on Cleo 12:45am The Baby and the Battleship 2:40am Rising Damp 3:10am George and Mildred 3:40am George and Mildred 4:05am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:15am Emmerdale Omnibus Ashley tells Laurel everything. David arranges a drop-off for Val's ring.

7:45am Prep and Landing 8:05am Prep and Landing 8:30am The Bear 9:00am A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures 10:40am The Simpsons 11:10am The Simpsons 11:40am The Simpsons 12:15pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 12:40pm Toy Story Toons 1:10pm Father Christmas 1:40pm The Snowman 2:15pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 2:45pm The Muppet Christmas Carol 4:25pm Channel 4 News 4:35pm Alternative Christmas Message 4:45pm Scrooged 6:45pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 9:00pm Gogglesprogs 10:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:00am 8 Out of 10 Cats 1:05am Very British Problems at Christmas

9:35am Paw Patrol 10:00am Bananas in Pajamas 10:15am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:25am The Mr. Men Show 10:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:50am Andre Rieu's Christmas Spectacular 11:50am Scrooge 2:05pm Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 4:10pm The Wizard of Oz 6:10pm Michael Buble's Christmas 2015 7:05pm Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs 9:50pm Chas and Dave's Xmas Knees-Up 10:40pm Britain's Favourite Abba Songs 12:05am Sinatra at 100 An All-Star Grammy Concert 2:25am ABBA: Live in Concert

7:15am The Big Match Revisited 8:05am The Professionals 9:10am Minder 10:15am Alias Smith and Jones 11:20am Goodwood Cars of the Future Road 12:25pm Goodwood Cars of the Future 1:25pm Tim Vine's Punslinger 2:50pm Every Which Way But Loose 5:10pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 6:55pm The Great Outdoors 8:45pm Cannonball Run II 11:00pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1:05am The Big Lebowski 3:20am Goodwood Festival of Speed 4:10am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:20am Minder 5:10am Minder

1:00pm Best of Gillette Soccer Saturday 2:30pm Ronaldo Special 3:00pm Barcelona's Strikeforce Special 3:30pm La Liga Goles y Goles y Goles 4:30pm Sky Sports Originals Cantona: Return of the King 5:00pm Soccer AM Christmas Special 6:00pm Sky Sports Originals - Cantona: Return of the King 7:00pm Ronaldo Special 7:30pm Barcelona's Strikeforce Special 8:00pm La Liga Goles y Goles y Goles 9:00pm Soccer AM Christmas Special 10:00pm Christmas Cricket Special 11:00pm Cricket

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12:30pm Home Comforts at Christmas 1:15pm BBC News 1:25pm Football Focus 2:00pm Comic Relief 2015: Thanks a Billion! 3:00pm Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out 3:25pm A Grand Night in: The Story of Aardman 4:25pm Puss in Boots 5:45pm The Croods 7:10pm The Farmer's Llamas 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News 8:00pm Dickensian 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Still Open All Hours 9:30pm Dickensian 10:00pm And Then There Were None 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm The National Lottery Live 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:05am The Guardian

7:00am Race to Super Bowl 50 7:50am Flog It! 8:35am Tom Thumb 10:05am Hotel for Dogs 11:35am Ten Pieces II 12:35pm G-Force 2:00pm Natural World 3:00pm Attenborough's Paradise Birds 4:00pm Bedtime Stories 5:30pm Final Score 6:30pm Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story 7:20pm We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story 8:20pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm A Gert Lush Christmas 11:00pm Abz on the Christmas Farm 11:30pm Backchat Looks Back 12:15am Kinky Boots 2:00am Marnie 4:05am Imagine... 5:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

8:00pm Doctor Who 9:00pm Toy Story 2 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 1:50am Family Guy 2:10am Family Guy 2:30am Uncle 3:00am Uncle 3:30am Uncle 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride

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A7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:55pm Space Jam 2:40pm Happy Feet 4:45pm Emmerdale 5:50pm Coronation Street 6:55pm You've Been Framed! 7:25pm Minion Madness Shorts 7:40pm Despicable Me 9:30pm Skyfall 12:20am The Bourne Ultimatum 2:35am Unseen Celebrity Juice Tit Bits 3:15am Release the Hounds 4:10am Reality Bites 4:45am Viral Tap 5:20am The Almost Impossible Gameshow Action-packed game show with hilarious commentary from Irish comedy duo The Rubberbandits.

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Super 4 Mr. Bean Mr. Bean The Aquabats! Super Show! Thunderbirds are Go The Tom and Jerry Show The Tom and Jerry Show Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas You've Been Framed! Back to the Future Part III ITV News and Weather Jurassic Park Midsomer Murders ITV News and Weather The Nation's Favourite Disney Song Surprise Surprise Peter and Wendy The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather

10:00pm Natural World 10:50pm Dancing Cranes of Sweden 11:00pm Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 12:30am A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story 1:30am John Denver: Country Boy 2:30am Natural World

Movies Now Rising Damp Santa Claus Carry on Jack Carry on On the Buses Mutiny on the Holiday on the

9:05am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:25am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:45am Wanda and the Alien 9:55am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:10am The Saturday Show 12:10pm The Dog Rescuers Christmas Special with Alan Davies 1:10pm The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe 4:15pm Diana 6:05pm One Chance 8:05pm Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud 9:05pm Chas and Dave's Xmas Knees-Up 10:00pm Football League Tonight 11:30pm Most Shocking Christmas TV Moments 1:30am Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

7:00am Breakfast 8:40am Match of the Day 10:15am Flushed Away 11:35am Megamind 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Mary Poppins 5:05pm Oz: The Great and Powerful 7:05pm BBC News 7:20pm BBC London News 7:30pm Countryfile 8:30pm Dickensian 9:00pm Still Open All Hours 9:30pm Dickensian 10:00pm And Then There Were None 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:25pm Catherine Tate's Nan 12:00am Miranda Hart My What I Call Live Show 1:00am Ghost Town 2:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:40am BBC News

7:20am Big Dreams Small Spaces 8:20am Countryfile 9:15am A Man for All Seasons 11:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45pm The Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale 1:45pm A Culture Show Special 2:45pm The Cockleshell Heroes 4:20pm The Heroes of Telemark 6:25pm Porridge 7:10pm Deep Impact 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Gorilla Family and Me 11:00pm U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live In Paris 1:15am Telstar: The Joe Meek Story 3:10am Countryfile 4:05am Holby City 5:05am Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech

8:00pm First Flight 8:10pm Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit 9:30pm Kung Fu Panda 10:50pm Great Movie Mistakes 11:00pm Family Guy 11:25pm Family Guy 11:45pm American Dad! 12:10am American Dad! 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am Family Guy 1:15am Family Guy 1:35am Russell Howard's Good News

7:00am 7:10am 7:55am 8:45am 9:45am 10:45am 11:50am 12:15pm 12:45pm 1:10pm 1:35pm

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7:00am Alesha Dixon: The Hot Desk 7:10am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:30am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:50pm Catchphrase 2:50pm You've Been Framed! 3:50pm Beethoven 5:35pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 8:05pm Uncle Buck 10:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 12:00am Scary Movie 5 1:45am Release the Hounds 2:45am Pampered Pooches: Hollywood 3:35am The Almost Impossible Gameshow 4:25am Animal Practice 4:50am The Cube 5:40am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

7:00am In Loving Memory 7:25am Fresh Fields 8:05am Rising Damp 8:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 10:40am On the Buses 12:25pm Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 2:15pm The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 4:10pm Santa Claus 6:25pm Rosemary and Thyme 7:25pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 8:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 8:30pm The One and Only Cilla 9:30pm Cilla's Surprise Surprise Unseen 10:40pm It'll be Alright on the Night 11:45pm Corrie: The Road to Coronation Street 1:20am Chaplin 4:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:15am Emmerdale Omnibus

Housewife 49 The Nation's Favourite Elvis

Song 10:30pm Agatha Christie's Marple 12:35am Inspector Morse 2:50am Inspector Morse Another investigation for Colin Dexter's laconic detective. 4:40am Wycliffe Detective drama series. 5:35am Where the Heart is Drama series following the lives of community nurses in a small Yorkshire town.

SUNDAY - 27 DECEMBER

7:15am Ramona and Beezus 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The Simpsons 11:55am The Simpsons 12:25pm Fantastic Mr. Fox 2:10pm Channel 4 Racing 4:30pm Home Alone 3 6:25pm Channel 4 News 6:35pm The Secret Life of Children at Christmas 7:30pm Britain's Favourite Children's Book 9:00pm Inside Lego at Christmas 10:00pm Big Fat Quiz of the Year 12:05am Rude Tube 1:10am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 3:05am Rude Tube 4:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus When Reenie receives an unexpected letter she is forced to face secrets from the past.

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Goals of the 70's Ax Men Ax Men Ax Men The Professionals Bundesliga Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Fifth Gear Tiff Needell and Vicki B. Henderson present the motor magazine show. Ice Cold in Alex Classic British war movie. The Green Berets A guts-and-glory salute to US troops in the Vietnam War. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Beetlejuice The Boat That Rocked Tin Cup ITV4 Nightscreen Goodwood Revival

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Jamie VardyRecord Breaker Football Fight Night Review of 2015 Football Jamie VardyRecord Breaker Fight Night Review of 2015 SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Sky Sports Boxing Gold 2013

9:25am 10:25am 10:55am 11:40am 2:30pm 2:45pm

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Pat and Stan Dino Dan Share a Story Sooty Super 4 Mr. Bean The Aquabats! Super Show! Weekend at Christmas Countrywise Celebrity Squares Superman ITV News and Weather Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Midsomer Murders ITV News London ITV News and Weather You've Been Framed! Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Harry Price: Ghost Hunter ITV News and Weather Through the Keyhole Rugby Highlights

7:05am 8:40am 10:20am 1:20pm 1:45pm 2:10pm

Flicka 2 Paws Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 Racing Hugo Channel 4 News Celebrity Fifteen to One Million Pound Motors Walking the Himalayas Homeland 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown The Inbetweeners 2 The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners That Touch of Mink Cary Grant and Doris Day star in Delbert Mann's delightful, frothy comedyromance.

8:40am Little Princess 8:55am Pip Ahoy! 9:10am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:40am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:55am Wanda and the Alien 10:10am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:25am Jelly Jamm 10:35am LazyTown 11:00am The Mr. Men Show 11:15am Football League Tonight 12:45pm Cromwell 3:25pm The Searchers 5:45pm Escape to Victory 8:00pm World's Strongest Man 2015 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm On Benefits: Cashing in for Christmas 10:00pm Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2015 12:55am Autopsy: The Last Hours of Robin Williams 1:55am Super Casino

7:00am Football's Greatest 7:05am Tommy Cooper 7:30am Ax Men 8:15am Ax Men 9:05am Fifth Gear 10:05am Shed and Buried 11:05am Shed and Buried 12:05pm Storage Wars New York 12:35pm Storage Wars New York 1:00pm The 'Burbs 3:05pm Every Which Way But Loose 5:25pm The Great Outdoors 7:10pm Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 9:00pm Legacy! The 2015 Rugby World Cup 10:00pm Rugby Highlights 11:00pm Dirty Harry 1:10am Coogan's Bluff 3:00am British Touring Car Championship 2015 Review 4:45am Tommy Cooper Comedy and magic from comedian Tommy Coope 5:10am The Professionals

7:00am SNF: Match Choice 8:30am SNF: Match Choice 10:00am The Sunday Supplement 11:30am Goals on Sunday 1:30pm Premier League 2:00pm Premier League 2:30pm Football 5:15pm Football 8:00pm World Darts Championship 12:00am Football League Goals 1:00am Goals on Sunday 2:00am The Sunday Supplement 3:30am Football Gold 3:45am Football Gold 4:00am Football Gold 4:15am Football Gold 4:30am Football Gold 4:45am Football Gold 5:00am Premier League 5:30am Premier League Series profiling some of the greatest players to grace the Barclays Premier League.

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12:10am 2:05am 9:00pm Westminster Abbey 10:00pm Gypsy: Live From the Savoy Theatre 12:20am ABBA at the BBC 1:20am Agnetha: Abba and After 2:20am When Albums Ruled the World 3:50am Westminster Abbey 4:50am This is BBC Four

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MONDAY - 28 DECEMBER 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News at Six 7:45pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Miranda 10:05pm And Then There Were None 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day

3:00pm Coast 4:00pm Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 5:00pm Flog It! 5:30pm Final Score 6:30pm The Clare Balding Show 7:00pm What Women Want 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Behind the Candelabra 11:50pm Two Doors Down 12:50am Dragons' Den 1:50am The Apprentice 3:50am Doctor Who

8:00pm The Borrowers 9:30pm Kung Fu Panda 2 10:50pm Great Movie Mistakes 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Bad Education 12:00am American Dad!

7:25pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm John Bishop's Gorilla Adventure 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm The Holiday 1:45am Jackpot247

11:00am Arthur and the Great Adventure 1:10pm Beethoven's 2nd 3:00pm The Flintstones 4:45pm The Nation's Favourite Disney Song 5:45pm Catchphrase 6:45pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 10:00pm Casino Royale 12:55am Celebrity Juice 2:00am Release the Hounds 3:00am Release the Hounds

4:40pm Forever Young Romantic drama. 6:40pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Endeavour 1:00am Agatha Christie's Marple 3:05am Inspector Morse 4:55am A Touch of Frost Frost has to try and put an end to a series of brutal attacks on senior citizens on his patch.

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TUESDAY - 29 DECEMBER

11:05am Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer 12:50pm The Simpsons 1:15pm The Simpsons 1:45pm The Simpsons 2:15pm Marmaduke 3:55pm Stuart Little 2 5:25pm Mirror Mirror 7:30pm Channel 4 News 7:35pm Hollyoaks 9:00pm Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 8:05pm A Frozen Christmas 2015: How to 9:00pm The World's Most Survive in Space Expensive Food 10:00pm Michael Palin's 10:00pm Gogglebox Quest for Artemisia 11:00pm Sammy Davis Jr: The 11:35pm Tattoo Fixers Kid in the Middle 12:40am David Blaine 1:50am The Omen 12:00am Papillon

12:55pm Storage Wars 1:25pm Storage Wars Texas 1:50pm Storage Wars 2:20pm Storage Wars Texas 2:50pm Storage Wars 3:15pm The Land That Time Forgot 5:10pm Spartacus 9:00pm Cannonball Run II 11:10pm Death Wish 5: The Face of Death 1:05am Rugby Highlights 2:10am Rumble in the Bronx 3:55am Ax Men

11:50am An American in Paris 2:00pm Anchors Aweigh 4:55pm High Society 7:00pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 7:55pm World's Strongest Man 2015 8:50pm 5 News 9:00pm Building the Ice Hotel 10:00pm The Frank Sinatra Story 11:00pm Sinatra Live in New York 12:00am Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back

10:45am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:30pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:30pm 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am 2:00am

Football Gold Premier League Premier League Premier League Goals on Sunday Football Gillette Soccer Special FL72 World Darts Championship Football Gold Football Gold NFL NFL

5:25pm Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News at Six 7:45pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm David Beckham: For the Love of the Game 11:15pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:40pm Peter Kay's Car Share 12:10am Mrs. Brown's Boys

3:00pm Coast 4:00pm Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 5:00pm Flog It! 5:55pm Natural World 6:55pm Finding Neverland 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Gareth Malone's Great Choir Reunion 10:00pm Stephen Fry: A Life on Screen 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Albert Nobbs 1:15am Race to Super Bowl 50 2:05am Top Gear

10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad!

10:10am The Big Bang Theory 10:40am The Simpsons 11:10am The Simpsons 11:40am Captain Ron 1:40pm New in Town 3:30pm Coraline 5:35pm Gulliver's Travels 7:10pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Inside Lego at Christmas 10:00pm Roy Orbison: One 9:00pm The Supervet at of the Lonely Christmas Ones 11:00pm Roy Orbison and 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Friends: A Black 11:00pm Big Fat Quiz of the Year and White Night 12:00am The Richest Songs 1:05am Kingdom of Heaven in the World

10:05am World's Strongest Man 2015 11:05am Football League Tonight 12:35pm Ice Road Truckers 1:30pm Carry on Nurse 3:15pm The Dam Busters 5:40pm What the Dambusters Did Next 7:10pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 8:00pm World's Strongest Man 2015 9:00pm Snowtrapped 10:00pm Flowers in the Attic 11:45pm Erin Brockovich 2:15am Super Casino

12:30pm Pick Me! 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:45pm Evan Almighty 3:30pm Midsomer Murders 5:30pm The Queen 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Amazing Spider-Man 11:10pm ITV News 11:25pm American Pie 1:05am Jackpot247

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The Little Vampire Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Catchphrase You've Been

6:10pm 7:10pm Framed! 8:15pm Liar Liar 10:00pm The Shawshank Redemption 12:55am Celebrity Juice

On the Buses Judge Judy Wycliffe Inspector Morse Sparkling Cyanide Hidden Treasure Carry on at Your Convenience Carry on Camping Inspector Morse Foyle's War Endeavour Lewis A Touch of Frost

12:30pm Goodwood Revival 1:30pm The Professionals 2:35pm Gunsmoke 4:15pm Death of a Gunfighter 6:10pm The Rawhide Years 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm Waterworld 12:40am A Dangerous Man 2:35am The Fog 4:10am Minder

1:30pm SPFL Round Up 2:00pm World Darts Championship 6:00pm Premier League 6:30pm SPFL Round Up 7:00pm Fantasy Football Club Highlights 7:30pm Football League Goals 8:30pm Football 11:00pm Football League Goals 12:00am Sky Sports Originals: The Sir Alex Ferguson Interview

7:00am Movies Now 7:10am Swallows and Amazons 8:50am Rising Damp 9:25am A Christmas Carol 10:55am Carry on Loving 12:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 2:55pm Carry on Cleo 4:50pm Carry on Cruising 6:40pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Doc Martin The peace of Portwenn is disturbed when a hoard of twitchers descend on the village. 11:00pm Endeavour 1:00am Chaplin 3:45am A Christmas Carol A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic novel.

7:00am The Big Match Revisited 7:50am Tommy Cooper 8:15am The Professionals 9:15am Minder 10:20am Alias Smith and Jones 11:25am Everything or Nothing: The Untold Stories of 007 1:25pm Destry 3:20pm The Far Country 5:20pm Nevada Smith 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Fifth Gear 10:00pm Magnum Force 12:30am Public Enemies 3:15am Beetlejuice 4:50am ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:55am Tommy Cooper 5:20am Ax Men

7:00am Football League Goals 8:00am Game Changers 8:30am Fantasy Football Club Highlights 9:00am Big Bash League 12:30pm Pace Like Fire 1:00pm Adam Gilchrist Masterclass 1:30pm Fantasy Football Club Highlights 2:00pm Football League Goals 3:00pm Football Gold 3:15pm Football Gold 3:25pm Fantasy Football Club Highlights 3:55pm Football 6:00pm Premier League 6:30pm Pl 100: Robbie Fowler 7:00pm Premier League 7:30pm Pl 100: Steven Gerrard 8:00pm Football 11:15pm Football 11:30pm Football Gold 11:45pm Premier League 12:15am Football Gold

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WEDNESDAY - 30 DECEMBER 5:20pm 6:45pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

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Monsters, Inc. Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News Celebrity Mastermind A Question of Sport Antiques Roadshow Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough BBC News at Ten BBC London News Catherine Tate's Nan Mrs. Brown's Boys Comic Relief 2015: Thanks a Billion! Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

8:20am This Wild Life 8:50am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 9:20am Waterloo 11:30am The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure 12:30pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 1:30pm The Two Ronnies Talking Comedy 2:00pm The Bear Family and Me 3:00pm Coast 4:00pm Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 5:00pm Flog It! 5:50pm Natural World 6:50pm Alice in Wonderland 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Charlie Brooker's End of Year Review 2015 11:00pm A Gert Lush Christmas 12:00am Mock the Week

10:15pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 12:05am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Him and Her 2:30am Him and Her 3:00am Him and Her 3:30am Him and Her 4:00am Him and Her 4:30am Him and Her

7:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:25am Small Animal Hospital 8:10am The Love Bug 10:15am The Big Bang Theory 10:40am The Big Bang Theory 11:10am The Simpsons 11:40am The Phantom 1:40pm Chalet Girl 3:35pm Freaky Friday 5:35pm Sunshine on Leith 7:20pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Gogglesprogs 9:00pm What Britain Bought in 2015 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and 9:00pm Royal Institution E Christmas 11:00pm The Millionaire Lectures 2015: Party Planner How to Survive in 12:05am Fast Five Space 2:30am Rude Tube 10:00pm The Real Star of 3:25am Friday Night Bethlehem: A Sky Dinner at Night 3:55am Friday Night Christmas Special Dinner

8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15am Wanda and the Alien 10:25am World's Strongest Man 2015 11:25am Carry on Constable 1:10pm Carry on Spying 2:55pm Annie Get Your Gun 5:05pm Calamity Jane 7:10pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 8:00pm World's Strongest Man 2015 9:00pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Snow 10:00pm Big Driver 11:50pm Needful Things 2:10am Super Casino

10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal 11:30am Judge Rinder 12:30pm Who's Doing the Dishes? 1:30pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3:20pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:35pm Midsomer Murders 5:30pm Dinosaur Britain 6:30pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm It'll be Alright on the Night 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm American Pie 2 1:10am Jackpot247

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am You've Been Framed! 7:35am The Cube 8:25am Emmerdale 8:50am Britain's Got More Talent 9:50am The Almost Impossible Gameshow 10:55am Horrid Henry: The Movie 12:50pm You've Been Framed! 1:50pm Emmerdale 2:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:40pm Catchphrase 6:45pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 10:00pm Luke Kempner's Impression of 2015 11:00pm Celebrity Juice

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. AS the cold weather is on its way, which often seems to worsen arthritis issues, we decided to ask the doctor about that this week. What is arthritis and when does it usually appear? Arthritis is the term we give to inflammation of the joints. Not all joint pain has to be arthritis, in fact most joint pain is due to other causes which are not really arthritis. The reasons it can appear are varied and it can be caused by many things ranging from autoimmune inflammatory conditions, systemic illnesses to trauma etc, therefore the moment it appears depends on the type of arthritis. Joint pain can be influenced by weather changes, diet, exercise and other factors meaning it can worsen in the winter. What are the most common symptoms? Arthritis causes joint pain along with swelling in the joints and surrounding areas which can lead to redness, increased temperature, stiffness and is also sometimes related to fevers and a general feeling of being unwell. It can affect any

joint in the body. How is it diagnosed? Diagnosis is initially reached by examining the patient’s medical history and listening to a specialist. This is followed by blood tests, x-rays of the affected joint and sometimes analysis of liquid from within the joint although this depends on the area and whether it is safe to draw off liquid. Are there any good treatments? The usual treatment involves resting of the joint and use of anti-inflammatory medications to reduce the pain. Sometimes the joint can be injected with medication and in severe cases surgery is an option. What about diet? Diet is important for almost all ailments. In this case it is of importance especially for those who suffer secondary arthritis due to gout. These patients should avoid products high in uric acid such as red meat, seafood and alcohol. Is exercise helpful? Exercise should be avoided while the pain is at its worst but added gradually to daily life as swelling reduces.

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WHEREVER you may be and whatever you are planning to do this Christmas, be sure to allow yourself a little indulgence. If you have been taking care of yourself throughout 2015 and putting your body through its paces whether it be long-distance running, gym workouts or high intensity exercise classes, etc, it’s time to STOP and TAKE A DEEP BREATH… Now give yourself permission to physically and mentally unwind, enjoy your family and friends and take a little time out without feeling any guilt. There are a lot more elements to fitness than just the physical aesthetic aspect, and in order to have a healthy balance in our lives, we need to attempt to nurture all of them. In order to build and maintain a healthy body, you need to maintain a healthy mindset. If you are a creature of habit as I am, this can some-

CHRISTMAS GOODIES: A little indulgence can do you good. times be difficult, as quite often you will have formulated a rigid routine into your normal daily life. Generally I train five days a week and take weekends off. My diet is clean during the week and I don’t drink any alcohol unless it is the weekend or a special occasion arises. Alas, this is all going to change in the next week or so as I am quite partial to the odd tot of Baileys, box of chocolate liqueurs, mince pies, Christmas pudding and brandy cream... should I go on? I am also fully aware that I’m likely

to be around two kilos heavier by the time we hit New Year, but that’s fine by me; otherwise, what would my New Year challenge be? Your body will thank you for the rest and recuperation and you will be charged up to start 2016 with a full tank of enthusiasm, I assure you. And if you do not believe me... Well I’ll be here to inspire you back into shape in 2016, so watch this space! And have a great Christmas FitFoxy XX

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Why on earth are toll roads odd amounts? Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DECIDED to go to Gibraltar to watch the snooker of which I’m a great fan. I set off on my journey and as I got on to the road down to the delightful A7, which used to be the N340, I remembered someone once said to me it was the most dangerous road in Europe. My reply was: “How? It’s a pretty straight road! The raving lunatics that use it are the danger.” The lorry drivers that sit up your rear end because you are not going as fast as they want. Plus the morons that pull out of the slip roads at 20 kilometres an hour. This is the road which used to have a speed limit of 120. That got changed to 80, for some reason to do with making people save fuel and lives. They did this by putting new stickers of the 80 speed limit on the existing road signs and then, pretty quickly, changed them back! In some areas they couldn’t peel the new stickers off so then had to put new ones, all very confusing and a waste of money!

Anyway, I’m going on my merry way and then in front of me is the sight that is the bane of most driver’s lives here, the four abreast cyclists! They are all lycraed up as if they are on the Tour de France but, seriously, why four abreast? I do my normal cursing and sit behind them for two miles until I can get past. I finally get on the main road and decide to go on the toll road. I love that road. It’s like having your own personal highway and the reason it’s always empty is because most of the time the toll charge is ridiculously high, and you never know how much it’s going to be from one week to the next. Of course, I make the mistake of going through the wrong bit. The bit that you have to put the exact coins in and, of course I don’t have the exact amount. So the €3.10 toll now costs me €4! For someone like me that is a shopaholic money waster, paying 90 cents more is like being robbed at gunpoint!! Why on earth is it an odd amount? Why can’t it be €3 or €4? If anyone knows, please let me know at mikesenker@gmail.com. Actually, let me know what makes you grumpy and we can compare notes! In the meantime I’m going to try and have an ungrumpy Christmas and, if I don’t, you’ll be hearing all about it!

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Alcohol and drugs tests out in force AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

BEST ADVICE: Zero consumption before getting behind the wheel. ALCOHOL and drugs tests out in force this week Throughout this week in the run up to Christmas, there will be a focus on one of the main contributors to road traffic incidents, alcohol and drugs. The Guardia Civil will be out in force with plans to conduct at least 25,000 alcohol and drugs tests each day. The main goal is to detect and deal with habitual offenders, who get behind the wheel on a regular basis whilst having consumed alcohol or drugs. The latest figures extracted from the most recent data available suggests that there may be around 12,000 drivers who meet this continually dangerous criteria. So far this year, more than 84,000 drivers have tested positive, risking not only their

own but the lives of many innocent victims, who all too often leave the scene of the carnage facing a life dealing with serious injuries and, on numerous occasions, leaving the friends and families of loved ones having to deal with their death. According to the annual report of the National Institute of Toxicology, 39.09 per cent of deceased drivers displayed the presence of alcohol or drugs in their blood. The figure rises to 40 per cent when pedestrians are analysed. Even the smallest amount of alcohol or drugs can affect driving ability and so, despite Spain having considerably lower maximum limits than countries such as the UK, the best advice is always zero consumption before getting behind the wheel.

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Can they lock fire doors? I LIVE in an apartment complex of more than 200 units on nine floors. There are eight entrances with elevators and stairwells to the roof and underground parking areas. There are no notices of an evacuation plan and by order of the President, all fire doors to the roof and to parking areas are permanently locked. If you want something changed in your Community, put the issue on the formal Agenda for the AGM, discuss it, and vote on it. In the case of locked fire exits, we find a con-

An exit to the pool area is also locked after 11pm to prevent use of the pool by holidaymakers. This leaves only one exit door for 27 or 36 apartments. Our Administrators have raised my safety concerns with the President but he is adamant the fire exits are locked at all times. Is there an alternative course of action? L.T. (Costa Blanca)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

flict between safety and security.

A locked exit is useless in an emergency but too many doors can allow access to unwanted persons. You may find that local building regulations require the doors to be open.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Education, media, creative and social connections are given star merit. The solar eclipse in your own sign bursts with vitality and success, more so for an array of bold moves, replacements and makeovers covering your personal affairs.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Throughout this fortunate week, whatever else you decide, refuse to discard your hopes and wishes. As a Gemini, you like to have two strings to your bow of life, which gives you an alternative option, especially if the going gets tough.

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

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The main gist of the solar eclipse in fiery Aries and the link between plucky Mars and your ruler friendly Jupiter will stir surprises. Whether you create the right atmosphere all round depends on how you interpret other people’s views. Stick to crisp, simple but sensitively tuned answers, then no one can accuse you of not trying.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Even if the opposite to what you want happens, it could prove useful. One clue to this week’s planetary crossword puzzle is ‘What word could also mean success?’ Check it out, and make it work for you.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A vivid star pattern portends a frantic personal and social diary. Ensure that any tight planning is carefully handled, especially if you hope to fit in everything you

Alicante TODAY:

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The planets mobilise your streak of Scorpio daring, but don't stretch your limits. Your most effective weapon against personal and workrelated pitfalls is your ability to be objective. Your desire to make specific situations and conversations work needs to be combined with your faith that they will work. Even if a different approach is required, try it and see.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Pave the way for any ambitious schemes you may have, rather than actually starting them. With your ruler the Sun eclipsing your kindred fire sign, determined Aries, you are now more likely to get the support and affection you need from the powers that be or someone who thinks the world of you. Loosen up on Tuesday and Thursday.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) One thing is certain, when you come through this week’s restless planetary antics, you won’t be totally the same Piscean who walked in.

would like to say. Don’t allow Monday or Wednesday’s tensions to spoil opportunities for settling something important.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Stand by for a week of whoosh and whirl. More importantly, try to avoid getting tongue-tied or dogmatic on Tuesday and Friday. Promising potentials appear, especially if you spruce up your competitive streak.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Eager Mars meets affluent Jupiter and enriches your financial forecast. It might show a foretaste of money to come, or on-stream benefits. If you intend to make alterations to your personal and home interests, you'll cope with both offbeat and upbeat activities.

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TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS All the questions or answers contain an ‘item’ mentioned in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas 1. Rosie was a 1968 UK top 10 hit single for which English busker/one-man band? 2. What name is often applied to politicians who advocate peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs? 3. In which allegorical and dystopian novella, first published in 1945, are the hens among the first to rebel against a large Berkshire boar named Napoleon? 4. Which British sitcom, originally broadcast on BBC One from 1989 to 1998, then revived on ITV in 2014, starred Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph? 5. Endemic to Colombia, the gold-ringed tanager is a species of what? 6. Which British 1978 adventure film about a group of mercenaries in Africa, starred Richard Burton as Colonel Allen Faulkner, Roger Moore as Lieutenant Shawn Fynn, Richard Harris as Captain Rafer Janders and Hardy Krüger as Lieutenant Pieter Coetzee? 7. With which sport would you principally associate the Sydney Swans? 8. According to the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, where was the maid and what was she doing? 9. Which group of ladies were ‘in the mood for dancing’ in 1980? 10. What colour are the benches (seats) in the UK House of Lords? 11. What was the name of Doctor Who’s travelling companion played by actress Billy Piper? 12. Which famous actress used ‘thespian words’ to tell a group of street drummers to be quiet while still dressed in her stage costume as Queen Elizabeth II outside the Gielgud Theatre in London in May 2013? Not a lot of people know that… every year since 1984, a group of economists at PNC Wealth Management have figured out how much it would cost to actually buy all the things on the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ list.

1. DON PARTRIDGE, 2. DOVES, 3. ANIMAL FARM, 4. BIRDS OF A FEATHER, 5. BIRD, 6. THE WILD GEESE, 7. AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL, 8. IN THE GARDEN HANGING OUT THE CLOTHES, 9. NOLAN SISTERS/THE NOLANS, 10. RED, 11. ROSE TYLER, 12. Dame HELEN MIRREN

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The solar eclipse in your opposite sign of Aries intensifies your willpower. Before you say ‘go,’ find out where you stand. It might pay you to leave things be for a little longer to see if things begin to change.

Hard-working, enterprising and self-sacrificing are just some of the words that describe your zodiac sign. It will be these qualities that count. Friday will boost your powers of persuasion, but you won’t have too much to complain about if you follow this lucky trend into next week’s encouraging tide.

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Quick Across 7 Ceremonial procession (6) 8 Concepts (6) 9 In this place (4) 10 Action of bringing something into existence (8) 11 Very small distance or space (7) 13 Deal with (5) 15 Beam (5) 17 Arrives at (7) 20 Arrange systematically (8) 21 Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals (4) 23 Coned shaped utensil (6) 24 Moves on ice in a gliding fashion (6) Down 1 Cook with dry heat (4) 2 Ships of the desert (6) 3 Round stone fruits with juicy yellow flesh (7) 4 Acknowledged as a supposition (5) 5 More substantial (6) 6 Citrus drink (8)

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Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents R and 16 represents Q, so fill in R every time the figure 15 appears and Q every time the figure 16 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Silver, 4 Pagans, 9 Haste, 10 Amnesia, 11 Mischief, 12 Bait, 14 Serene, 16 Deters, 19 Rash, 20 Atheists, 23 Grimace, 24 Agree, 25 Yields, 26 Detest.

Down: 1 Schemes, 2 Lists, 3 Elephant, 5 Arno, 6 Assuage, 7 Scant, 8 Hades, 13 Serenade, 15 Respite, 17 Suspect, 18 Steel, 19 Rugby, 21 Serve, 22 Rand.

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12 Funny (8) 14 Let go free (7) 16 Gains knowledge or skills (6) 18 Nonchalant (6)

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19 Written accounts of money owed (5) 22 Domesticated bovine animals as a group (4)

Down: 1 Hospital, 2 Scrap, 4 Rested, 5 Achievements, 6 Frantic, 7 Last, 8 Announcement, 12 Messages, 14 Chemist, 16 Stable, 18 Exits, 19 Make.

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Trineo (4) 2 Manger (7) 6 Abeto (3) 7 Bread (3) 8 Vixen (5) 9 Flor de pascua (10) 13 Regalo (4) 14 Nuevo (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Shops, 3 Fresa, 7 Rosada, 9 Agua, 10 Calabacin, 13 Aula, 14 Anchoa, 16 Abrir, 17 Adios.

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Down: 1 Sure, 2 Pea, 4 English, 5 Abad, 6 Cambiar, 8 Smaller, 11 Paja, 12 Ears, 15 Cod.

Down 1 Dormir (5) 2 Premios (6) 3 Espíritu (6) 4 Berry (4) 5 Temprano (5) 6 Diversión (3) 10 Gold (3) 11 Duende (3) 12 Hostería (3)

Hexagram

1 Hose, 3 Dreadful, 9 Shrinks, 10 Heals, 11 Improvements, 13 Accent, 15 Rescue, 17 Nevertheless, 20 Alike, 21 Betting, 22 Entitled, 23 Asks.

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

ATTEST BANTER CAMERA CHEERY CHEESE DANCER (10) DISTAL EARTHY EFFORT ELDEST

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Creaky 2 Chalet 3 Strain 4 Shrift 5 Letter 6 Careen 7 Closer 8 Events 9 Hollow 10 Centre 11 Quaver 12 Billet 13 Astute 14 Lingua 15 Russet 16 Sulfur 17 Beaten 18 Strict 19 Chaste

Across 1 Something chewed, filled with brilliant yellow sauce (7) 5 Brad’s worried about poets (5) 8 Euphoria apparent when a family member loses his head (7) 9 Boy gets the French serving spoon (5) 10 Wash thoroughly inside disc rubber (5) 11 A gentle style getting stylish (7) 12 Cedar’s nuts are divine (6) 14 Get the hang of being a teacher (6) 17 A very old bounder, old fruit! (7) 19 Saint gets everything to come to a standstill (5) 22 Many young men have nothing inside them (5) 23 Report about art near building (7) 24 American money, it’s said, has a nice smell (5) 25 Wine cartels are corrupt (7) Down 1 Mating game? (5) 2 There’s a step, but you’ll have to look hard by the sound of it (5) 3 Being friendly, I blame a manager (7)

4 One may waltz about in European river (6) 5 Beautiful French girl is involved in libel legislation (5) 6 Brilliant at drain moving (7) 7 Guard rank surrounding lieutenant (7) 12 Small charts for the horses (7) 13 Capone is in work producing a

hymn (7) 15 European nation curtailing an American test (7) 16 Tooth can return for an alcoholic drink (6) 18 Possession as fixed (5) 20 Come to a vigil (5) 21 Fifty seek mixed vegetables (5)

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The magic of the Thursford Christmas Spectacular

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THE ambience is pure enchantment and it simply has to be experienced first-hand Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

EVEN under a leaden sky on a December day, the vast flatness of the Norfolk countryside is inescapable. Someone once wrote that the Norfolk dialect was a language encapsulated in its landscape, with long vowels and wide horizons, summing up the county and its people. Norfolk is familiar to us during the summer months, with its endless skies and fantastic light so beloved by painters, who are as numerous as the wild fowl in the coastal wetlands. But what could possibly entice someone here on such a bleak winter’s day? Seven miles beyond Fakenham and almost without warn-

YEARLY EVENT: It is perhaps Christmas’ best kept secret. ing to the unwary, we turn into a country lane, indicating Thursford village. With barely room for two vehicles to pass and with no street lighting, this surely is heading into the back of beyond. The only clue to the uniniti-

ated that something interesting lies ahead, is the procession of car tail lights and a discernible glow in the sky. Then after a bare half mile we enter a massive floodlit car park where fluorescently clad stewards are busily directing

the flow of cars and coaches. Enter the magical world of the Thursford Christmas Spectacular. To most people, the name Thursford will elicit looks of incomprehension, and yet during November and De-

cember almost 130,000 regularly attend this event with many returning year after year. It is perhaps Christmas’ best kept secret and yet paradoxically, the biggest and most spectacular of all Christmas shows. It would take more space than I have available to adequately describe this spectacle. The ambience is pure enchantment and it simply has to be experienced first-hand. Not all the content is necessarily pure Yuletide, but the genius of John Cushing, Thursford’s producer and director, is to tie the whole package together with a festive ribbon and deliver a wonderfully balanced and awesome Christmas feast of a show. Everyone should witness this Christmas masterpiece once before they die. Do it soon, you are not looking well!

The letter ‘i’ inspires confidence THERE is a sudden torrent of companies using the letter to name their products

WE have all become used to the iProducts produced and marketed by Apple and indeed, they have spread all over the world so there is probably no country except perhaps North Korea where residents can’t buy at least one of their ubiquitous products. What is interesting is the number of companies who are adopting the ‘i’ as part of their business name. You can now find iStorage, iFurnishing and just the other day, the iFilmmaker festival in Marbella. What does the ‘i’ stand for? There are a number of theories, one of which goes back to the launch of the iMac in 1998, when Steve Jobs explained: “iMac comes from the marriage of the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of Macintosh. Even though this is a full-blooded Macintosh, we are targeting this for the number one use that consumers tell us they want a

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APPLE: The new iPhone 6 plus.

ENERGY: Solar panels.

Mixed messages SOMETIMES life can be quite confusing and the actions of politicians and major companies throughout the world seem to add to that. No sooner has Britain confirmed its agreement to the Climate Change Compact in Paris, than the government has drastically cut subsidies to homeowners who wish to install solar panels in an effort to reduce pollution. The power producers certainly appeared to have plenty of economic strength, when they persuaded the Spanish Government to introduce new taxes on those using solar power, as they were worried about reduced profits. Moving on and despite the glut of crude oil on the market and its undeniable effect on the climate, the British Parliament has just voted to allow fracking for shale gas 1,200m below national parks and other protected sites. Fracking is not totally safe as enormous amounts of water are used, and the water is contaminated by the layers of earth it is pumped through as well as the fracking chemicals. Brazil has banned WhatsApp as it allows poorer people to make free calls without having to sign up for expensive contracts. It is surely coincidental that the current President of the Chamber of Deputies has been identified as a lobbyist for the telecommunications industry. In the USA, companies are almost fighting to merge so they can avoid tax, or at least delay paying it whilst paid lobbyists in Washington appear to be accepted as part of the political landscape.

computer for, which is to get on the Internet, simply and fast. And that is what this product is targeted for. “The letter ‘i’ also means some other things to us. We are a personal computer company, and although this product is born to network, it also is a beautiful stand-alone product. We are targeting it also for education. They want to buy these. And it is perfect for most of the things they do in instruction. It is perfect for finding tremendous sources of information over the Internet. And we hope as you see the product it will inspire us all to make even better products in the future.” The ‘i’ continued to be used and a freelance copywriter Vinnie Chieco is credited with coming up with the word iPod, based on his viewing of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey which contained a reference to a pod. When the lawyers at Apple went to register the name, they discovered that another company, also involved with the internet owned it but was prepared to sell it Now we on. want to Now it is clear that the simple addition hear your views. of an ‘i’ in front of any products seems to inspire confidence and recogniYOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE tion in a customer’s mind although - YOUR OPINION perhaps we will see a time when the www.euroweeklynews.com letter ‘i’ itself becomes protected.

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BEING fortunate enough - and of a certain age - to be in the cinema queues back in 1977 when Star Wars A New Hope first erupted onto the big screen enthralling Sci-fi fans all over the world, and being a ‘First Weekender’ and devout fan whose love of the Star Wars saga has been dwindled over the years with each successive tepid episode of the ‘prequel’ trilogy, I purchased my tickets and waited in line with an apprehensive renewed hope! I should have had faith in the force! I wasn’t disappointed. Beyond all expectation I found myself riveted to my seat within 15 minutes undergoing emotions lost to me since the 1970’s. Has JJ Abrams succeeded? You’d better believe it! But how did he do it? Well, It would be virtually impossible take a look at JJ Abrams’ challenge in

LUX MUNDI Ecumenical Centre Torre del Mar is organising a coach trip to Gibraltar on Thursday January 14. Participants will have the chance to take a cable car to the top of the rock, where they can see the barbary apes. Additionally there will be the possibility of guided tours. Attractions include the Gibraltar Museum and Government House. All information may be obtained from the Tourist Office. An excellent alternative way of seeing the sights is by hiring a taxi. There will also be an opportunity to purchase Duty Free items and English foods. The price is €12. Proceeds go to fundraising. Departing 6.45am in Puente don Manuel (Hotel Romero), 7.15am in Algarrobo (Lidl), 7.20am in Caleta and 7.30am in Torre del Mar (Bus Station). Departure time from Gibraltar will be 3pm. Passports and identification required.

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STORM TROOPERS: Soldiers from the Star Wars universe. breathing life back into the Star Wars franchise without comparing it to either the original trilogy or the prequel trilogy, since Abrams obviously made The Force Awakens with both of them blatantly in his face… And rightly so! So let’s compare: The Force Awakens is a stunning, loving homage to the original trilogy, and does everything correct in the same ways that the original ‘Holy Trini-

ty’ films did things correct. And in doing so, avoids all of the grind, drudgery, woodenness and struggle for story in the prequel set of films. It clearly and unreservedly sets out to establish itself as a nostalgic throwback to what made the adventure story so great and lovable in the first place, and my word does it succeed. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is

set three decades after the fall of the Empire and the death of Vader, where the story of Luke Skywalker continues. Having turned his back on teaching the ways of the Force after his young Jedi students were destroyed, Skywalker has vanished, and in doing so has become a mythical figure to others in the galaxy. Being sought by members of the Resistance, and by a new dark force, The First Order, finding Skywalker is imperative to them both. So a new adventure featuring the original trilogy’s triad, joined by new heroes and villains, has now been unleashed. How could it possibly live up to the original? The series, that was created in 1977 by director George Lucas about young farm boy Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and space pirate Han Solo battling the Dark Side of the Force, is considered by a few to be the greatest piece of cinematic art ever created, by many to be the best Sci-fi story ever told, and by most to have fallen asleep with the prequels, has now awoken, been reborn, and is most certainly, A New Hope!

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We have to recognise traditions MANY nationalities are buying their homes in Spain, it’s important to acknowledge the different customs John Graham The property expert

CHRISTMAS! It’s time to celebrate and let’s be honest nobody does it better than the Spanish. It’s a Catholic country with many cultural and religious traditions and Christmas in Spain is a wonderful experience of religious tradition and modern celebrations. In addition to the religious celebrations in Spain, we can also enjoy other traditional celebrations such as the Dutch Sinterklaus who arrived on December 5, and we all know Santa Claus will arrive on December 25. You probably have a decorated Christmas tree in your home in Spain, and we have to thank Germany for introducing the ‘Christ-

CHRISTMAS: Nobody does it better than the Spanish. baun’ in the 16th century. If you are from the UK you need to thank Queen Victoria for introducing the custom of having a Christmas tree in your home. As you hang up your Christmas stocking, spare a thought for the pa-

tron saint of children St Nicholas, a Greek, who started the tradition. Don’t forget Boxing Day, a great sporting day, you can thank the UK for this tradition but Spain does not yet have it on the Christmas calendar. Let’s not forget the Christmas

turkey, made immortal by Scrooge’s gift to the Cratchit family in Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’. What’s all this got to do with owning a property in Spain, I hear you say, well if you work in the property industry I think it’s important to recognise that people from all over northern Europe, and from around the world have different customs and traditions, and they are buying their permanent home or holiday home here in Spain. So although property buyers are all different and originate from different countries, they do have one very important point in common, their dream to own a home in Spain. The number of non-Spanish buyers is growing, especially over the past two years and official figures show an almost continuous monthly increase in property sales on the Costas and Balearics. I have received many Christmas

cards from my customers who have decided to buy a property in Spain in 2016, and it’s my job is to find exactly what they are looking for. My customers are a mix of nationalities and they are all looking for completely different types of properties in completely different locations. So 2016 should be another year of record-breaking property sales on the Costas and the Balearics. Buyers with different customs and traditions are looking forward to buying their dream home in Spain, and enjoy celebrating Christmas in Spain next year. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. If you want to sell your property or are looking to buy a property in 2016 please contact me. John Graham. Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. International Property Expert Gk.ipad@me.com

Knowing the Spanish property sweet spot GIVEN that the time is right for investment in Spanish property, the next question would be, what type will be the most profitable? Real estate investment in Spain at the moment is sweet. Shops, homes, offices and garages, any of the areas on the market offer yields above the majority of the financial products offered by banks. In fact, the figures can double in comparison with, in the worst case, government bonds to 10 years, according to the latest report published by idealista. The retail unit seems to be sweeter than most according to the survey, offering a gross

return of 7.5 per cent. And office blocks or space provide a yield of 6.8 per cent, while garages have been stabilised at 4.6 per cent. With regards and in contrast with housing, buy to rent properties return gross profit figures of 3.6 per cent. However, although these profits would seem to be very attractive, they are generalised figures and do not take into account regional variations or taxation criteria. When investing in Spanish property, it is essential to know the ‘in’s and out’s’ of taxation issues so as not to have any surprises at a later date.

Spain an attractive property investment destination ACCORDING to the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm CBRE, Spain was the sixth most attractive destination in the world for real estate

investors in the first half of 2015, securing €8.5 billion of investment. The news places Spain in excellent company, behind only the USA, UK, Aus-

tralia, Germany and Japan. Real estate investment in Spain was 144 per cent more than that in Italy, and double that of The Netherlands.

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Looking after plants over Christmas MANY people are busy with festive preparations, but don’t forget the plants need care too Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

AT this time of year many expats are busy with the preparations and enjoyment of two weeks of Spanishstyle festivities stretching from Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), to Los Reyes (The Three Kings), with the Año Nuevo (The New Year) in the middle, but at the same time there are three sets of plants that need some care. Firstly, those plants in window boxes or pots to cheer up the front of the house. Typically these are poinsettias, cyclamens, mini roses, mini Christmas trees, crotons, kalenchoes, azaleas, chrysanthemums, pansies and violas. Many of these will have been grown in hot houses and until a few days before delivery to garden centres were used to almost continuous tray or drip feeding. So plant all of these in a moisture retaining compost mix and water them once or twice a week to keep the compost damp, especially if they are placed where they will receive sun for most of the day. If you have a box of the very useful TerraCottem water retaining soil/compost improvement gel make use of it.

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Secondly, do visit the greenhouse and/or cold frame every few days as these can get warm on sunny days and cuttings and seedlings can irreversibly dry out. Also sprinkle around a few ecological snail pellets because snails do look for winter shelter, and just one snail can cause havoc eating the

leaves of favourite cuttings for its Christmas lunch. Thirdly, emergent seedlings in the vegetable garden may still have shallow roots so don’t let these dry out. Fourthly, newly purchased house plants, especially flowering ones, will need watching and timely watering. These will often have been used

to a hot house with a high humidity but although living spaces in the house will be warm from log stoves or central heating the air will be dry with little humidity. So check the dampness of compost every two days and if it is starting to dry out give the plant a watering and also spray the leaves

Growing magic mushrooms EACH variety has its own process but the results are certainly worth it By Matthew Elliott NO, not the hallucinogenic variety, but you really can work magic in the kitchen by growing your very own mushrooms, and adding a nutrient packed, fat-free addition to your culinary repertoire and gardening skills. Distinct from the plant kingdom, mushrooms grow from spores, not seeds, and don’t require sunlight to thrive. In fact it’s quite the opposite, mushrooms grow best in dark, cool and m o i st c o n d i t i o n s , w ith s o me

species preferring humidity too. The best locations in the home are in the basement or even underneath th e k itc h en s ink, w hile for thos e seeking a challenge, many species can be grown outside on the underside of a log. If you are growing inside, you can buy pre-packaged mushroom kits that come with a growing medium a n d s p a w n , this is a good w a y to kick out your mushroom adventure before moving onto growing without a kit, and entering the kaleidoscopic world of substrates and sawdust.

There are many varieties of mushroom you c a n grow, w ith e a c h adding a different international flair to your cuisine. A n a dde d bonus is tha t, unlike picking them wild, you can be sure you haven’t accidently plucked a poisonous one. Popular and easy to grow mus hrooms inc lude Enoki, Portobe llo, O ys te r, Shiita ke , Maitake, and steadfast button mushrooms. Each will require a different growing process, but the results are certainly worth it.

with a fine jet water sprayer. ‘Amaryllis enjoy sunny windowsills’ ‘Hyacinths enjoy cool rather than hot conditions’ Christmas gifts may be any of the plants listed earlier plus bulbs. These are best placed on a regularly used covered terrace and if brought inside, restrict the hours in a hot room. Lastly, if tender potted plants have been kept on open or covered terraces, or around the front porch for a Christmas effect, do now give them protection from the possibility of freezing winds and heavy frost during January, February and early March. ‘My annual temporary winter plastic greenhouse’ I line a metal gazebo with a large sheet of plastic hoisted up over an old plastic table top, and tied back with lengths of wood to create a secure temporary green house for around 50 plants. In fact the cold house gets quite warm, so the door is opened up once a week and if things are drying out the inside is lightly hosed with a fine jet of water. Happy year end best wishes to all our readers and do keep all those plants alive. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com

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only when invited by you. 2. Get your dog used to being away from you, sometimes in another room, or an indoor kennel, never in the nursery.

3. Take a refresher course at a training school, and think about practice walks with the pram, it can be trickier than it sounds! 4. Check with your vet about ca-

nine hygiene and worming. When your baby is born your dog may be left for hours while you are in hospital, or upset by the excitement if you are at home. Arrange for someone the dog knows to look after and walk them. It is an old wives’ tale that letting your dog drink breast milk or play with dirty nappies will help your dog and baby to become friends, but sending home a blanket that the baby has slept on may help your dog to get used to the baby’s scent. When you come home let someone else hold your baby while you greet your dog, introduce them later when he is calm. Do not try to keep your dog and baby completely apart, you won’t be able to keep it up! Teach them both to interact calmly and gently, no licking by the dog or grabbing by the child. Never ever leave dogs alone with

babies or young children. Shut your dog out of the room or pop the baby in a secure playpen. This applies every time you use the bathroom, answer the door or phone, or have a meal. It is not a matter of ‘trust’. Toddlers can accidentally injure or alarm dogs (eg by falling on them) and startled dogs may react impulsively, lashing out or biting. Your dog may have to wait in the queue for love but they still need you. Always having the baby nearby when giving him attention encourages your dog to accept having the baby around. The most tolerant dog needs peace and quiet sometimes, a place it can escape to without being followed (eg the bed). Allow the child to go there at other times to prevent it becoming an exclusive area which he feels entitled to defend.

The advantages of hosting pet-friendly families at home W H EN c hoos ing a pet - si t t er i t goes without saying that you need to look for experience, and someone who has an affection and will cherish your animals. But does it have to be just one pet-sitter? H a ve you c ons ide re d host i ng a pet friendly family who have experience petsitting? There are advantages. Originally from Canada, Makai and his parents started travelling the world about nine months a go. B ot h par ent s have portable careers and decided to pack up and find a way to make an extended adventure as a family. The way they make this affordable is they house-sit and petsit as they go from place to place. Makai loves the pets, he is good with animals and both he and his parents now have nearly a year’s solid experiences of

caring for all kinds of domesticated pets from dogs, cats and rabbits to hens and donkeys. For most of the day time hours they manage his schooling online and the break times are spent with the animals. The routine is a regular structure to their day, and they flex according to the pet owners’ requests regarding the pet-specific requirements. Their favourite house-sitting assignment to date was to care for two small dogs on t he Cost a Al m er i a i n Spai n. They had two adorable dogs to care for and were only a five minute walk from the beach during May and June. What an ideal introduction to life in Spain. House-sitting can be a win win for both homeowner and house-sitter.

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ONE of the most recognised vehicles By Steve Walsh A ONE-OF-A-KIND Land Rover Defender sold for a record £400,000 (€549,224) at a prestigious charity auction at Bonhams, from which all proceeds are being donated to Land Rover’s humanitarian and conservation partners. This is thought to be the most valuable production Land Rover ever to be sold at auction. As the world bids a fond farewell to the classic Land Rover Defender, fans of the

iconic offroader are clicking like mad to see a new film celebrating one of the world’s most recognisable vehicles. The film was commissioned to celebrate the global automotive icon and to promote the charity auction of the Defender 2,000,000, which took place at Bonhams headquarters in London on December 16, where it sold for £400,000 (€549,224). The film is called ‘From production to auction, the Defender 2,000,000 journey’, and marks the event as Land Rover ambassadors and well-known

fans of Defender visited the Solihull production line to help build the Defender 2,000,000. Funds from the sale of this vehicle will be going to Land Rover supported charities, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Born Free Foundation. FOND FAREWELL: To the Land Rover Defender.

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‘One careful lady owner’ RARE 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona found in barn KEEPING the illusive ‘barn find’ romance alive, a real gem has been found in Alabama, USA, and is now expected to generate a small fortune at auction in January. She doesn’t look much after nearly a half century in an old barn, but nevertheless, there are great expectations for the old girl. The valuation price of the car is e s tima te d a t be tw e e n $150,000 a nd $180,000 (more than €150,000).

The reason for the high cost is that there were only about 500 of these monsters produced, of which only a small minority have been kept running. The c a r is a D odge Charger Daytona, the special version which was produced in 1968-69. As the name suggests, the car was designed to have a great career on American racetracks, but despite

the streamlined design and the huge wing, it failed to beat Ford in the end, who took the NASCAR title both years. I t st i l l has t he or i gi nal Dodge 440 Magnum V8 engine, and according to the cl ock, i t had onl y done about 33,000 kilometres before it was stored and for-

got t en about i n t he m i d1970s. According to the auction house Mecum, the car was originally bought by a local judge in Alabama, who gave it to his wife. One careful lady owner eh! Don’t you just love those ‘barn find’ stories?

AUCTION: Car is expected to generate a small fortune.

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Close games at Los Moriscos Los Moriscos Friday December 11 Individual Stableford Ladies 1st, Linda McKane, Hcp29, 29pts 2nd, Gillian Green, Hcp18, 28pts 3rd, Bridget Lloyd Edwards, Hcp29, 28pts 4th, Marlene Taylor, Hcp34, 28pts Men 1st, Sean Rooney, Hcp11, 38pts 2nd, Neil Taylor, Hcp16, 35pts 3rd, Peter Oram, Hcp23, 35pts 4th, Bev Legg, Hcp11, 35pts 5th, Brian Wiggins, Hcp18, 34pts Twos: Tony Downey and Terry Conway Unfortunately, the wind picked up and the late starters had a tough time on the back nine, but the gent’s scores were pretty consistent, 35pts being a popular number, the same for the ladies, 28pts, all down to count back! Good to see members from Anoreta and Baviera, they are always made very welcome at Los Moriscos. Anoreta Monday December 14 Pairs Betterball Stableford (3/4 handicaps) 1st, Dan McAllister and Peter Hobbs, 40pts 2nd, MayLiz Santon and John Millward, 37pts 3rd, Lilo Bliem and Alan Lloyd Edwards, 37pts Twos Esther McClenaghan went to the unnecessary length of getting twos on both the 2nd and 9th. Baviera Tuesday December 15 Turkey Trot Individual Stableford Overall Winner Marion Fraser, 38pts Ladies 1st, Gill Boutel, 34pts 2nd, Gill Sibson, 33pts 3rd, Penny Bentley-Ennis, 31pts Men 1st, Alan Worthington, 37pts 2nd, John Bollard, 33pts 3rd, Roy Boutel, 32pts 4th, Roger Davey, 32pts 5th, Bob Blair, 32pts. Ladies Best Fancy Dress Gill Boutel Men Best Fancy Dress Rob Nicholson A fantastic day’s entertainment was enjoyed at Baviera. Most players made an attempt at fancy dress and some went overboard. Captain Russell had his first hole-in-one, (aged ??). Javi and Antonio presented him with a certificate, which he will no doubt treasure for many years! Marion Fraser was the overall winner with 38 points and is now the proud owner of a fresh 5kg turkey and a magnum of expensive red wine. A big thank you was given to Olly, Peggy and Alison for the lovely nibbles and soup on 11th tee, and to those ladies who generously provided all the sausage rolls, sausages, mince pies, biscuits and sweets, it was much appreciated by all! The society’s thoughts and prayers are with Cormac and Catherine O’Herlihy, as Cormac has had a major operation. A wish for a full and speedy recovery goes out from all your many friends in Spain and elsewhere. On Tuesday December 15 2015 Russell Dick was welcomed to the GINS Eagle Club hole-in-one category at Baviera Golf. This was Captain Russell’s first hole-in-one after years of trying.

WORLD CLUB CUP CHAMPIONS: Fifth trophy for Barcelona.

Murray crowned BBC Sports Personality of the year TEAM of the year was Great Britain’s Davis Cup squad From Back Page

Brighton (whose record 21match unbeaten run ended last weekend), Derby-Fulham and Hull-Burnley, followed by Brighton-Ipswich, LeedsDerby, MiddlesbroughSheffield Wednesday and PNE-Hull. In Leagues 1 and 2, the top matches are Bradford City-Burton, Coventry-Port Vale, Oxford-Exeter and Walsall-Peterborough, while in Scotland it’s Hearts-Celtic, Rangers-Hibs and AnnanClyde. • Tottenham Hotspur will have a new ground by August 2018. The capacity will be 61,080 (bigger than The Emirates) and will cost £400m, with another £275m being spent on adjoining facilities, including 600 flats, a museum, medical centre, numerous shops and restaurants. • Barcelona won their fifth trophy of 2015 by lifting the World Club Cup, defeating River Plate 3-0 in Yokohama. • Ex-Fulham star, Coventry City manager, football innovator and BBC Match of the Day presenter Jimmy Hill has died aged 87. He gave me a trial with Sky Blues in the mid-1960s. RIP. CRICKET – The first Test between South Africa and England starts in Durban on Boxing Day… the second Test between Australia and the West Indies will commence in Melbourne… and New

Zealand face Sri Lanka in Christchurch. RUGBY UNION – Dylan Hartley will captain England in the 2016 Six Nations tournament and over the holiday period, the top Aviva PL games are Exeter-Sale and Leicester-Newcastle, followed by Bath-Worcester, Harlequins-Gloucester and WaspsSaracens. TENNIS - Andy Murray, who is retaining Amelie Mauresmo as his coach, may pull out of the Australian Open in Melbourne next month, if his wife goes into premature labour. Heather Watson has split with her coach Diego Veronelli and Roger Federer will partner Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics next summer. HORSE RACING – My tips for the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day are Silviniaco Conti and Cue Card with Don Poli the outsider CONGRATULATIONS – Last Sunday Andy Murray was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year; Team of the Year was GB’s Davis Cup tennis squad; gymnast Ellie Downie was Young Sports Personality for 2015; Kiwi rugby star Dan Carter took the ‘Overseas’ top prize; NI’s soccer boss Michael O’Neill was Coach of the Year and jockey Tony McCoy was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Other

awards went to Damien Lindsay (unsung hero) and young Bailey Matthews (Helen Rollason award winner). CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL FACTS • In 1955, Numancia and Lugo drew 6-6 here in Spain. • Lee Holmes was 15 when he made his debut for Derby in 2002. • Newcastle scored 16 goals against Merseyside clubs in 1933, beating Everton 7-3 and Liverpool 9-2. • In 1927, Luton led

Northampton 5-0 at half-time in a League game; final score Luton 5 Northampton 6. • In 1962, Oldham beat Southport 11-0 - the biggest ever Fourth Division win. • 20,851 fans saw the last League game played on Christmas Day when Blackpool beat Blackburn 4-2 in 1965. • Leicester were bottom of the PL 12 months ago; now they’re top! And with that I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas

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José departs, Foxes top, Test returns ACTION-PACKED line-up of sport for the festive period Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

TRADITIONALLY over the Christmas period, millions of supporters attend various sporting events – and 2015 will be no different to any other year with football, cricket, rugby and horse racing among the many pastimes which will be well attended

from now until the end of the month. FOOTBALL – Over the festive season, there are full programmes of Premiership, Championship, Leagues 1 and 2, Scottish and Conference football matches. • On Boxing Day, PL leaders

Leicester visit Liverpool before taking on Manchester City who start their holiday fixtures with a home game against lowly Sunderland. • High-placed Arsenal travel to Southampton and then play in-form Bournemouth at The Emirates; Manchester United

INSPIRING: Andy Murray voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. (booed off after losing at home to Norwich last Saturday) go to Stoke before welcoming Chelsea, who sacked José Mourinho last Thursday, seven months after winning the title, and placed former boss Guus Hiddink in temporary charge. The reigning champions start the festive season with a home game against in-form Watford who walloped Liverpool 3-0 last Sunday. • Bottom club Aston Villa

play West Ham (H) and Norwich (A), Newcastle entertain Everton and then visit WBA while Sunderland also have to play at Anfield. • The top Championship games on December 26/28 are firstly Blackburn v leaders Middlesbrough, BrentfordTurn to Page 47