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ISSUE NO. 1593

14 - 20 January 2016

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

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Warmest winter in over 30 years Torrevieja records hottest December in decades

By Gemma Quinn Torrevieja has just had its hottest December since records began in 1927 with the province basking in the warmest winter for over 30 years. Meteorological monitoring group, the Mastral Project, recorded an average temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius in the city. December 16 was the hottest day of the month with 24 degrees recorded. December was also one of the driest in decades with rainfall around

just one litre per square metre. Temperatures continued to soar in 2016 with the Alicante coastline hitting 20 degrees in early January. Whilst the warm weather has been welcomed by residents and visitors making the most of the beaches, it has also significantly altered the cycle of many crops, such as almonds, which are already in bloom. Vegetables and citrus fruits are dropping in price, while, according to the Valencian Farmers Association (AVA), lettuce, artichokes and cauliflowers are

facing problems as they need lower temperatures to ripen. AVA warns that a sharp drop in temperatures could be “lethal” for many crops that are blooming earlier than normal, as it could kill them off and result in a bad crop later on. Jorge Olcina, director of the

Laboratory of Climatology at the University of Alicante, said the warm weather occurring has been due to the ‘El Niño’ current from the South Pacific, which affects the entire atmospheric circulation of the planet including the Mediterranean coast.

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Church reward A REWARD is being offered to help find the culprits who vandalised the church in San Pablo, Murcia. Part of the main facade of the church of San Pablo,

which is undergoing restoration, was the subject of vandalism and graffiti and residents are offering €500 to anyone who can provide help with identifying the owner.

Fugitive caught NATIONAL Police in Alicante have arrested a fugitive wanted in France for murder and criminal association. A European arrest warrant was issued for the man who was found in a shopping centre in the city through cooperation with French authorities who believed he was in the province. He is now awaiting extradition.

Found not guilty A MAN has been acquitted of throwing a glass in someone’s face at a nightclub in San Pedro del Pinatar. The courts said there was not enough evidence to prove the

accused was guilty of throwing the glass during the incident in April 2013. The victim required surgery for his injuries and has been left with reduced vision in one eye.

Complaints about parade THE opposition PP party in Elche has criticised the ‘poor work’ of the Department of Fiestas in organising this year’s Three Kings parade. The PP denounced the lack of events throughout the day, as organised in previous years and said the main parade this year cost €45,000 compared to €15,000 last term.

MARKET DELAY: Fans will have to wait a little longer for the event this year.

Medieval Market has been delayed to April MARKET attracts thousands of visitors each year for this medieval event By Gemma Quinn ORIHUELA’S annual Medieval Market has been delayed and this year will be held in April. The popular event is traditionally held at the end of January or in February, but councillor of Festivities, Mariola Rocamora, has an-

nounced this year it will be held on April 8, 9 and 10. The councillor said the market has suffered in recent years from bad weather so the proposal to move it back has been made when the spring weather will hopefully be more favourable “and will lead to a greater number of visitors, as there are more tourists in the spring.”

The date change will also assist in allowing the planned work in Calle Santa Lucia and the surrounding area to be completed, as is scheduled to do so at Easter. The market attracts thousands of visitors each year as the streets are transformed back to the medieval era, with traditional stalls, shows, performances and events.

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Alicante leading the way in kidney transplants WAITING list shorter thanks to an increase in donors

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By Linda Hall THE General Hospital of Alicante carried out over 50 per cent more kidney transplants in 2015 compared to the previous year. The hospital carried out 103 kidney transplants. Eleven of these were from a living donor; an increase of 37.5 per cent compared to 2014. It is the first time the hospital has surpassed 100 kidney transplants and is the first hospital to do so in the Valencia Region. The average time waiting for a kidney in the Region is now seven months, while in the rest of the country the average wait is almost two years. Now in the Region, there are 105 patients currently on the waiting list.

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KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS: Alicante is leading the way. At the end of 2014, there were 135 patients waiting. This fall in patients has been made thanks to the increase in

people willing to be donors. The General Hospital also saw an increase in liver transplants carried out; an increase

of 27 per cent compared to 2014. Currently in Alicante there are seven patients awaiting new livers.

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Colin Bird 67

Our View 67

Health & Beauty 68 - 71

Social Scene 72 - 74

Property 76 - 78

Homes & Gardens 79 - 81

Pets 82

Services 83 - 88

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Motoring 93 - 94 Sport 95 - 96

New tourism legislation for region A NEW regional tourism law is being prepared called ‘Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality.’ Alicante’s CDT tourism centre hosted the meeting where regional secretary of Tourism, Francesc Colomer, announced the plans and said: “The

Region deserves to have an innovative, updated law that coordinates and sets criteria of a tourism model for this global world.” He said the new legislation should address “many issues” such as “the tourist town or tourist areas, regulation

and marketing” and would promote and support tourism accessible for all. The r egi onal secr et ar y al so announced that the tourism budget for the Region for 2016 has increased by 20 per cent compared to last year to €38 million.

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Investigation into illegal abortion COUPLE arrested in Catral after hospital visit

ELCHE HOSPITAL: Doctors who treated the woman became suspicious. By Gemma Quinn A COUPLE from Catral has been arrested accused of carrying out an illegal abortion. The Special Crime Unit of Elche, opened an investigation to clarify the facts after a woman required urgent medical attention saying she went to the toilet and suffered a miscarriage. Upon arriving at the General Hospital of Elche, forced to go by a man with whom she

is reported to have had an affair with, doctors who treated the woman, gave a different version of events. They suspected the woman was heavily pregnant and an illegal abortion carried out outside the health system had been carried out. A third person has also been arrested and police have not ruled out more arrests. The woman has three children from previous relationships.

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Meteors or space debris? A MYSTERIOUS fireball caused a small fire in Orihuela. A Local Police officer

from Bigastro, who was off duty at the time, reported that he saw ‘a small ball of fire fall from heaven that was not a Christmas lantern’, that turned red in the final seconds before impact. The man followed the trail of the object on the road from Bigastro to Orihuela and found a small fire near some homes that were not occupied at the time. The man’s report and images caused much speculation and interest across social media, but it was a scene that was repeated the day before in Elche. A group of British golfers were playing a round of golf at Font del Llop when they saw a large meteor, or fireball, shoot across the skies. “It was a pretty amazing sight, I’ve never seen anything like it,” said one golfer, who reported the large meteor shoot across the skies.

Town hall defends action TORREVIEJA Town Hall has said they acted within ‘strict compliance with the law’, in relation to contracts made to out festivities such as the Three Kings parade. Councillor for Recruitment and Contracts, Jose Hurtado, made the comments at a press conference along with Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon and councillor for Fiestas, Africa Celdran. Following criticism from the PP party about enforcing contracts, Hurtado said the guidelines of the Department of Contracts have always been very clear and have been followed. He said the only way to save the Three Kings festivities was to reduce initial expenditures and use credit reserves of €3,000, as permitted by the law.

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OAMI is the door to the Europea By Linda Hall THE European Union’s Trademarks Office in Alicante City is entering its third phase. Extensions to the OHIM centre, OAMI in its Spanish version, have been approved by the regional government and work is due to start in June and should finish by September 2017. The new €15 million phase will cover a 15,000 square metre area opposite the existing OAMI buildings in Avenida de Europa. The blocks have been deliberately sited at an angle to each other to produce a rich spatial dynamic, architects explained. The new phase will be con-

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nected to the principal site and reception area by an elevated covered walkway, uniting them round a central plaza. The grounds at the OAMI complex will also be redesigned as well as the area’s public gardens. Speaking earlier this month, Valencia’s regional president Ximo Puig praised OAMI president Antonio Campinos for his successful double role. He heads a body that defends Intellectual Property and has also ensured that the agency is involved in Alicante society. “OAMI is the Valencian Community’s door to the EU,” Puig declared.

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Scrap theft ROBBERS who broke into a scrap metal dealership in Pozo Estrecho, Murcia, fled the scene in a security guard’s car who was beaten in the attack. The burglars made away with a forklift truck, computers and around €1,000 in cash.

Food event NEW food and food innovations are being discussed tomorrow (Friday 15) at a seminar and workshop at the La Longa Auditorium, Orihuela. The event is hosted by the University Miguel Hernandez.

New process SANTA POLA has produced new guidelines for local associations and groups on explaining the application process for grants in a bid to make the process easier.

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Province’s wine makers fight to retain identity AROUND 150 mostly family run bodegas cultivate traditional grapes Photo by Juanedc

By Linda Hall ALICANTE Province is battling to retain its own Designated Protection of Origin wine label. Like producers of similarly-protected wine, DOP in Spanish, from Utiel-Requena in Valencia, they will take their fight to the Supreme Court in Madrid. The decision came after the Valencia Upper Court (TSJ) rejected their appeals against the decision to classify wine from practically all municipalities in the region’s three provinces as Designated Origin (DO) Valencia. “The TSJ verdict is inadmissible and breaches national and European Union directives,” said Antonio Miguel Navarro, president of the DO Alicante committee and Jose Miguel

VINEYARDS: There are more than 44,500 hectares in Alicante and Valencia. Media, his Utiel-Requena counterpart. “Decades of history and prestige cannot be lost like this, especially after Alicante Province’s efforts and the current quality and certification of our wine,” Navarro declared. The Alicante and Utiel-Requena DOP’s labels are two of Spain’s oldest and were created in 1932. Vineyards in both

zones occupy 44,500 hectares, with around 150 mostly familyrun bodegas cultivating traditional grapes like Monastrell, Moscatel and the Bobal grape reputedly brought here by the Romans. The Generalitat’s current secretary for Agriculture and Water Francisco Rodriguez Mulero blamed the previous Regional

Government for creating “an illogical and short-lived conflict.” He intends to discuss the situation with all concerned but reminded them of the importance of concentrating on the common goal of increasing the price fetched by the region’s grapes “currently the lowest in Spain.”

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Increase in industrial production FIGURE for Murcia Region rose 7.2 per cent in November INDUSTRIAL production in the Murcia Region in November rose 7.2 per cent from the same month in 2014. The figures mark the fifth largest growth in

the communities, behind Castilla y Leon (9.5 per cent), La Rioja (8.7 per cent), Asturias (8 per cent) and Valencia (7.7 per cent). The whole of Spain showed an increase of 5.7

per cent, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The sector most affected by the annual increase in industrial production is that of interme-

diate goods with 13.7 per cent variation, followed by non-durable consumer goods by 5.3 per cent. Clothing production reduced by 41.1 per cent.

Aguilas to become a golf destination By Gemma Quinn AGUILAS, Murcia, is to become a top tourism destination for golfers over the next two years. The town hall has created a new brand ‘Aguilas Golf Destination’ encompassing several companies in the tourism sector, following a marketing agreement with Swedish operator Easton Golf. According to the Regional Federation of Golf, tourists are

looking for a place with highlevel courses, plus the accompanying infrastructures and climatic conditions that allow for the outdoor sport. Mayor Mari Carmen Moreno said: “Aguilas meets these requirements, without doubt,” adding that she was “very satisfied with this agreement because it involves not only the arrival of more than 1,500 people throughout the year for an average stay of 14 days, but also the opening of a new tourist

profile in our town.” The agreement includes two types of tour packages, one that provides long-stay accommodation for 28 nights, and one with a seven-night stay. Apart from golf, the two packages include additional offerings in Aguilas, excursions and activities. The mayor said: “The average price of short packages is €600 per person, and includes golf, lodging, board and excursions.”

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Sales season is under way CAMPAIGN is expected to see sales increase

WINTER SALE: Shoppers are ready to grab a bargain. By Gemma Quinn SALES are officially under way and whilst shoppers will be hoping to pick up a bargain or two, local traders are also expected to benefit. In Alicante, 65 per cent of small businesses said in a survey by Facpyme commerce association that they expected to sell more in the sales campaign this winter, compared to last year. Three out of four traders maintained the tradition of starting the sales campaign on January 7, but many began earlier. According to Facpyme secretary Francisco Rovira, the average expenditure forecast for the coming days is between €70 and €85 per person, with most buying textiles, footwear and leather goods. However, the greater bargains are expected to be found in warm clothing.

Due to the autumn and early winter months being warmer than usual, stocks are much higher than in previous January sales and are expected to enjoy discounts of 10-50 per cent, rising to 70 per cent discounts in the later part of the sales in February. Facpyme also reported on the positive sales stores have experienced throughout 2015, with an average revenue growth of 5.3 per cent in the first 11 months of the year, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The industry saw a slight recovery in employment and the improvement of the economic situation making traders more optimistic about the winter sales campaign. For most traders the winter sales still have a very important role in their annual turnover, accounting for

up to 20 per cent. However, traders do enjoy some more freedom now following the new decree introduced in 2012 allowing stores to make sales outside of the traditional periods. The Murcia Region is also expecting an increase in sales with hundreds flocking to Murcia’s Nuevo Condomina shopping centre in the first days of the sales. During the sales campaign the Directorate General of Trade and Consumer Protection, has intensified inspections of commercial establishments in the Region in order to protect and guarantee the rights of consumers and ensure compliance with the rules governing the sales period. The department will carry out 100 inspections until February 29. More information on consumer’s rights can be seen at www.murciaconsumo.es.

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Modelo 720 And EU Law In 2012 the Spanish government announced that everyone resident in Spain will need to start declaring all their overseas assets worth over €50,000. Modelo 720 (Form 720) was created for this purpose, and this obligation is separate from, and extra to, the annual income tax and wealth tax returns. The penalties for failing to report assets are very high. Earlier last year the European Commission (EC) reviewed the legality of Modelo 720 after several complaints submitted by different parties, including law firms and tax adviser associations in Spain. The Commission launched an investigation into the fines and penalties imposed for the nonsubmission or incorrect submission of information on Modelo 720 as they seem to be disproportionate. The EC also investigated the fact that the obligations imposed are not subject to any statute of limitations, meaning that Spanish tax authorities have an unlimited time period to investigate the case, which could also

By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks infringe on EU law. Following its investigations, in November the EC opened an infringement procedure against Spain for Modelo 720. The Spanish government has a two month period to make its corresponding claims and arguments. If the Commission does not find the response adequate, it will open a motivated procedure against Spain for infringement of EU law which could be referred to the

European Court of Justice of the EU. The Ministry of Revenue confirmed that they will consider the matter in greater depth. The Modelo 720 is one of the most ambitious measures approved by the Spanish government to fight against tax evasion. Since the first reports were submitted in 2013, taxpayers in Spain have already declared, for the first time, foreign assets of more than €126 billion (figure as at August 2015). Earlier this year, the tax authorities charged a Spanish resident the maximum penalty that can be imposed under the legislation. The total came to €439,266, even though the assets in question were worth €340,000. The taxpayer had held assets held in Switzerland for 20 years and never declared them on the corresponding Spanish income tax returns. He declared these assets voluntarily on the Modelo 720, but

submitted it 15 months late. His tax advisers confirmed that they will appeal the imposed penalty. 2016 declaration The next submission deadline for Modelo 720 is 31st March 2016, related to assets held during fiscal year 2015. We recommend that everyone continue to file their forms as required by law for the time being. We need to see how Spain responds to the infringement procedure, which may take a long time. In most cases, the values you report are those as at 31st December 2015. For bank accounts you also need to declare the average balance over the last three months of the year. In summary, if the value of your assets in a particular category amounts to over €50,000, you need to report all of them. If you submitted Modelo 720 in previous years, you only need to report

again if the value of an asset grew by more than €20,000, or you sold an asset or closed an account, or you obtained a new asset exceeding the amount previously indicated. With specialist advice you can structure your financial affairs so that, legitimately, you pay the least amount of tax possible, and also so you need not be too concerned about Modelo 720. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Hotels in Alicante recover the Spanish market ASSOCIATION calling for more action for busier 2016 By Gemma Quinn HOTELS in Alicante Province appeared to recover the Spanish market in 2015. According to the Provincial Association of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation of Alicante (APHA), occupancy grew by 3.35 per cent in 2015 compared to 2014, thanks to, among other factors, the ‘recovery’ of the domestic market. On average, hotels had a 66.5 per cent occupancy across the province, 3.35 per cent more than the previous year, with more local tourists coming from the Valencian Region and Castilla-La Mancha. On New Year’s Eve, hotels had an occupancy rate of 89.99 per cent, compared with 81.06 per cent in 2014. Other factors being attributed to the increase in occupancy are the strength of the pound in the UK market and the boom of the Scandinavian countries, as well as political

instability and insecurity in competing destinations in North Africa. APHA said hotels keeping prices low and stable, sacrificing profitability, have also helped boost business. APHA reports there was also a 5 per cent increase in job opportunities within the hotel trade. In order for 2016 to continue improving on occupancy rates and jobs, APHA is calling for the ‘review of the recently approved rules for the different classifications of hotels’, and for an increase in the budget for tourism promotion, better transport links connecting Alicante and Elche to the airport and ‘instilling an innovative culture based on technology and creativity’. APHA also calls for the implementation of the ‘Brand Alicante’, the integration of the port of Alicante in the city and the ‘full support to achieve more insight into the cruise market’.

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Towers criticised for bright lights

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By Sam Croft A MURCIA environmental group, the Asociacion para la Conservation de la Huerta

Photo credit: flickr by Christian Chinem (Murcia at night)

REGARDLESS of how beautiful they are, they produce an unacceptable amount of light pollution de Murcia (Huermur), has criticised the recent installion of numerous light projectors in the city’s so-called Twin Towers. The new lights of the Atalayas Towers are so bright that they can be seen from any point in the city. However, Huermur feels that, regardless of how beautiful the lights may be, they are producing an unacceptable amount of light pollution. Huermur has asked the Murcia Town Council to investigate the lighting and that of other buildings, to see if they violate energy and light pollution bylaws or laws related to air quality

TOWN COUNCIL: Has been asked to investigate the lighting. and protection of the atmosphere. Huermur asked the town council to keep in mind that

light pollution is a form of environmental pollution, and pointed out that it can lead to various problems, in-

cluding energy waste, damage to nocturnal ecosystems, or problems for aerial traffic.

Over 10 million for Alicante-Elche IT was a record-breaking year for Alicante-Elche airport which closed the year with 10.5 million passengers, almost half a million more passengers

than in 2014. Already, the airport is predicting increases in passengers and air traffic for 2016 with more flights announced.

Amongst those is Germanwings, a German company that is launching three weekly flights between Alicante and Austria’s capital Vienna, from April.

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THE Christmas period saw 17 accidents recorded on the roads in the Murcia Region, compared to 29 last year. Two people were killed in accidents this year, the same as the year before.

Cheap stay LOOKING for a cheap break this year? You don’t have to look far as Murcia has been named the second cheapest city in Spain for hotel stays. According to a study by Trivago, the average stay in the city is €57.

Exam dates THE PAU entrance exams for university will this year take place for students in the province on June 7, 8 and 9 with the results released on June 17. Resits will take place on July 5, 6 and 7.

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Most vulnerable buildings revealed STUDY assessed risk of damage By Gemma Quinn ELCHE, Crevillente, Orihuela and Torrevieja have the highest percentage of buildings at risk of serious damage from earthquakes. Thatâ€™s according to the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), which has published a new study on the seismic vulnerability of the residential buildings in the Valencia Region. The Universityâ€™s findings have concluded that if an earthquake was to occur, registering a level seven or higher on the Richter scale, 58 per cent

of the buildings in the region would not experience moderate or serious damage, but this strength reduces the further south you go. In relation to the population, buildings in Elche, Crevillente, Orihuela and Torrevieja would fare the worst with just an average of 22 per cent surviving a strong earthquake without serious damage. In their study researchers identified the construction characteristics of the three provinces in the region, and the age of its buildings along with the seismic vulnerability.

Costa Blanca journalist has died IT was with a sense of sadness that we at the Euro Weekly News have learned of the death of Cathy Humphreys, who has been a stalwart of the Costa Blanca News and the Post for some 30 years during which time she graduated from being an office junior

to an editor, and most recently she has been involved in the social scene as well as local news. Born in Castleton near Rochdale, she moved to the Costa Brava in 1976 to help tourists and then transferred to Benidorm two years later, still working in the

tourist industry, but by 1985 had joined the English language newspaper Costa Blanca News, and worked for the publishing group ever since. Cathy had suffered from a major illness for some time and sadly passed away early in the New Year.

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Lifeguards event SWIMMERS practised dummy rescues Kennerth Kullman / Shutterstock.com

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LIFEGUARDS: Competition held in Torrevieja ahead of National Championship. By Gemma Quinn TORREVIEJA has hosted the regional competition as part of the National League for Lifesaving. The city welcomed 110 swimmers from 10 lifesaving clubs across the region in the Absolute and Masters categories, all hoping to achieve the necessary

scores to be able to compete in the Winter Championship of Spain which will be held in Torrevieja from February 27-28. Swimmers had to partake in a number of events including a 200m swim with obstacles, a combined rescue, dummy rescue and 50m swims dragging the dummy.

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Energy efficient towns ALICANTE Provincial Council is to invest a total of â‚Ź552,168 in various works to make towns more energy efficient. The works include replacing lighting to introduce LED bulbs in the municipalities of Rojales, El Campello and Benidorm. This lighting will also be installed in all of the rooms at the MARQ archaeological museum in Alicante. The investment is part of the Energy Saving Plan of the Provincial Council of Alicante. President Cesar Sanchez, said that the objective is to contribute to the development of the province in making it more environmentally friendly and to develop more sustainable projects. In Rojales, 77 lights will be replaced within three months with a budget of â‚Ź136,166.

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Toy sales increase over Christmas COMPANIES headed to Hong Kong for trade fair with the aim of opening new markets

TOY TRADE: Companies are promoting their brands in the Far East. By Gemma Quinn STORES reported a 10 per cent increase in sales over the Christmas period compared to 2014, particularly in the toy sector, which at this time of year traditionally takes 70 per

cent of annual turnover. According to the Alicante Federation of Medium and Small Enterprises (Facpyme), which is composed of 52 associations and 10,000 establishments: â€œChristmas has been better than the previous ones, in

a year in which the crisis is still felt.â€? Meanwhile, the toy industry is reportedly trying to expand their presence in the Far East market. Eleven companies from the province have been present at a Hong Kong trade fair.

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Four towns want to unite in Murcia BID to improve services and save money By Gemma Quinn THE municipalities of Cartagena, La Union, Torre Pacheco and Fuente Alamo are wanting to join together to form a region. They have initiated a procedure with the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces for pooling services such as fire and to create central purchasing for supplies of works. The agreement has been made in Cartagena with all of the mayors of the towns who complain of ‘abuse’ suffered by their municipalities in financing. “We cannot go on like this, we need to maintain services to citizens” said mayor of Cartagena Jose Lopez.

8% of regionalised investment was received, according to data from 2012

“ We s u ff e r l a c k o f f i nancing in which there is a tendency to centralise everything in Murcia, when the Campo de Cartagena accounts for 16 per cent of the territory, 26 per cent of the population and 33 per cent of regional GDP. “But here only 8 per cent of the regionalised investment is received, according to data from 2012.” F u e n t e A l a m o M a y o r, Antonio Jesus Garcia

Conesa, added: “This is a move to improve municipal financing, economies of scale and shared services and a new model of regional financing.” Mayor of Torre Pacheco, Antonio Leon, recalled that his municipality “always ends up among the last in the distribution of municipal financing. Therefore we have to claim what belongs to us and also seek a consortium to collaborate on services that may be cheaper.” The four mayors said the deal, whose development will be advised by the professor at the University of Murcia, Francisco Garcia Costa, is open to input from other municipalities.

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Line 2 success but no tunnel SERRA GROSSA project stalled By Linda Hall SIXTY per cent of TRAM passengers use it to get to work or to their place of study. This is particularly true of Line 2 between the Luceros terminus in the centre of Alicante City and San Vicente del Raspeig where the Alicante University campus is located. The same survey by the region’s rail operator Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) also found that 58.2 per cent of passengers used the TRAM to get to or from leisure activities that included visits to family or friends.

Ironically Line 2, which is the most-used of the TRAM’s four lines thanks to university students, lay idle for almost two years after completion before it was finally inaugurated in August 2013. There will be an even longer wait for the Serra Grossa tunnel on the other side of the city. Work began on the ambitious €36 million project in early 2010 and went according to schedule until the spring of 2011, but fell victim to the regional government’s spending cuts. Although excavated, the tunnel rock-face needs cement cladding and a further investment of €10 million,

before tracks and the electrical installation can be put in place. The tunnel was part of the ambitious Plan Bahia which envisaged locating tracks below ground and a promenade between the city and La Albufereta. Once completed it would shorten the journey and allow a more frequent service to San Juan, Campello, Benidorm and all stops between. Instead, the entrance to the tunnel is boarded up to keep out vandals and also squatters. It costs an annual €100,000 in maintenance and FGV sources say no date has been set for renewing work.

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A busy new year for the Samaritans in ALL of Spain THE Samaritans organisation offers emotional support to those in distress with a 24-hour service every day of the year. During 2015 the Samarita ns in Spa in de a lt w ith over 800 callers to the service, an increase of 23 per cent over the previous year a nd pa rt of this w a s a c counted for by an increase in the numbe r of e ma ils the y re c e ive d. C a lls a nd e ma ils a re re c e ive d from English speakers of all nationalities from the whole of mainland Spain and the islands. Calls to the 900 525 100 helpline are FREE. They have also continued to operate a drop in centre at both Punta Prima (Torre-

vieja) and the British Embassy in Madrid. Additionally they operate a prison visiting service once a month in Alicante. For more info visit www.samaritans inspain.com. CEO Lynda Brettle comm ent s t hat i t i s: “a gr eat credit to all the dedicated and loyal volunteers who are both listeners and charit y shop wor ker s, t hat we have been able to cope with the increased call rate during the year. We now have a fundraising group ‘Friends of Samaritans’ who organise events for us and are also most grateful to the many supporters who help us such as Sunshine Radio, Iceland Overseas and many others

who are listed on our websi t e - and we wi l l al ways welcome more!” Peter Higginson, Managing Director of the Global Car Centre Group SL, one of the sponsors of Samaritans in Spain explains the reason he backs the Samaritans service: “...... I have found by employing many peopl e over t he l ast 39 years that a pair of ears is a great gift if you use them pr oper l y, by l i st eni ng to people letting them get things off their chest, most people feel better for having spoken. Advice sometimes can be good, but plain old listening is better, be it on the end of a phone or in person.”

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Gin and tapas awards handed out TAPAS winners were Bar Gastrocasino, Meson el Rincon, Cafe Chapo and Convento de la Trinidad By Gemma Quinn AWARDS have been given in Orihuela to the winners of the Tapas and Gin and Tonic competition.

Subsidies for young farmers ORIHUELA is offering aid for farmers in the area. Councillor for Agriculture and Rural Development, Victor Valverde, announced that the Ministry has established the regulatory bases and the call for two types of aid to agriculture. The first one is intended to repair the effects of the drought in the cultivation of almonds, because “in our town this plantation is especially prevalent in the districts of Torremendo and Barbarossa,” said the councillor. As a result these farmers may benefit from the aid. The second is a grant aimed at young farmers to help them get started as professionals through exclusive, shared or under the joint ownership of a farm. Applicants must be aged between 18 and 40 at the time of application. This type of assistance is a flat rate premium of a total amount and depends on socio-economic factors associated with the applicant. Those interested in finding out more about aid available can visit the Agriculture and Rural Development Department or visit www.gva.es.

Ski trip cancelled THE Youth Department of Torrevieja reports that they have cancelled their planned ski trip to Sierra Nevada in Granada, which was scheduled to take place January 15 to 17. The CIAJ Youth Centre said the trip has been cancelled due to the lack of snow at the ski resort and apologised for any inconvenience caused, but said they hope to offer it again if weather conditions permit.

Councillor for Tourism, Sofia Alvarez, made the presentation and said: “I encourage the participants to repeat the experience in the next edition of this activity that helps us share our food.”

Tapas winners were Bar Gastrocasino, Meson el Rincon, Cafe Chapo and Convento de la Trinidad. Pipi’s Dream Bar was awarded for their gin and tonic drink. Councillor Alvarez said the town hall is

working on a new edition of the tapas contest as well as a new gastronomic route, with more information being published in English for the foreign residents and visitors.

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Camposol’s team spirit URBANISATION reports on year’s work By Gemma Quinn THE Sector D Committee members on the Camposol urbanisation have thanked all residents and volunteers who have worked on making the urbanisation a better place to live. In 2015, the teams of volunteers and fundraisers worked around sector D for the benefit of residents and holidaymakers. The pothole team filled the holes and levelled tarmac around manhole covers that protrude from the surface, which had caused damage to vehicles. The team have also relaid kerbing and many other jobs on the road system. This service is provided for the community

and is still ongoing into 2016, with many jobs scheduled. Last year was a landmark for the gardening team that went above and beyond what was asked of them. Many gardens had to be rebuilt and replanted after the flooding in 2014. Residents kindly donated plants which gave the team the opportunity to plant new gardens, as well as maintain existing gardens and remove fly tipping rubbish to the Ecoparque. There is also a team who maintain the community vehicle and trailer for the residents and the teams working in the field, as well as a team that store and maintain the vast equipment. Without this service many projects could not be

done in the community. The committee group reported: “We also have an entertainment team who have done sterling work casting their net far afield out of the community to reach other sectors and beyond Camposol. We have had street parties, quiz nights and a fundraiser for the FAST emergency response unit.” Signs have been produced to be placed around the sector, particularly in community gardens for the very few dog walkers to clean up after their dog, and the old notice board has been replaced with a new one across from the Jubilee garden. For more information on the work visit www.sectordcommun ity.yuku.com.

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Quesada Fitness Gym is bigger and better than ever before IT is now the biggest privately-owned gym in the Valencia Region By Gemma Quinn IT’S taken months of hard work and determination, but the Quesada Fitness Gym, Boxing and MMA Club is now open in its new location and new premises in Quesada. In a grand unveiling and spectacular open day, it has been revealed to members of the public, bigger and better than ever before. As the professional fitness team tell their members, nothing is easily achieved without hard work and dedication, and this was never more true than in creating the new Quesada Fitness Gym. It was a year ago that owner Vivienne Shepherd

FIGHTING FIT: Facilities include a spacious main gym, a boxing ring and dance studios. purchased the plot of land on Avenida del Aeropuerto in Quesada, and after months of meetings and paperwork to get the necessary licences, work began on constructing

the impressive three storey building. It was officially opened by Holly Bird, a winning mixed martial artist, who welcomed the opportunity to have somewhere to train when she is over in Spain visiting her parents: “A gym is more than a gym, it is a place where friendships are made, targets are met and set and this has everything.” An emotional and delighted Vivienne addressed the crowds and the mayor, who has supported the project, and said: “It is 48 years

since I got my first job and I can’t believe I’ve done this.” She joked she came to Spain to retire and to take on a project like this is ‘insane,’ but after seeing her own health transformed by the gym under the guidance of Santi, a boxing and MMA instructor, she saw his passion become her passion, and undertook this massive project, which Vivienne said she has been told is now the biggest privately-owned gym in the Valencia Region. On the top floor there is a chill out zone and hair and

NOW OPEN: Holly Bird officially opened the new gym. beauty salons. Below is the spacious main gym and boxing ring, with another competition-level ring due to arrive shortly. The club has already received international interest about hosting competitions, and they are running a school of excellence allowing people to train to become personal trainers and

receive the necessary qualifications. On the lower level are the workout, dance and class studios which host everything from spinning and salsa to zumba and tai chi, with many on display at the open day. With the workout finished you can relax in the sauna or visit the power station juice bar.

Torrevieja’s Cabo Cervera hotel is sold THE Cabo Cervera hotel in Torrevieja has been sold for €11.3 million. The buyer is the Poseidon Benidorm trademark of SLU Devesa Hotels hotel group, which manages six hotels of three and four stars in Benidorm and other parts of the province. The chain has already renamed its new acquisition and the Cabo Cervera Hotel, which is a three star property, will now be called Hotel Playas de Torrevieja. The hotel was originally built as an apartment block in the mid-80’s and then refurbished. It is an important property for the city’s tourism offering 186 rooms. The current management will remain at the hotel for three more years.

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Processionary caterpillars are arriving early this year WARNING to dog owners they should avoid walking in the pine forests WARM weather has triggered the early onset of the processionary caterpillars across the Region. The caterpillar plague has already begun to spread across the mountains of the province and the pine forests. Green spaces, especially in the districts and the mountains of Elche and Santa Pola are said to be ‘under siege’ from the caterpillars. Environmentalists are warning of the spread of processionary caterpillars in all of Elche’s pine forests, some two months earlier than their usual arrival due to the warmer weather. Pine trees in La Marina and the Sierra del Molar are already infested with residents reporting the appearance of the

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CATERPILLARS: Processions are appearing much earlier than usual. nests in the trees which appear like a white fluffy ball. Some have also been reported already falling to the ground, with the caterpillars starting

their ‘procession.’ Low rainfall, coupled with spring temperatures this winter have become a dangerous combination for the pines:

“Given the tremendous drought suffered in the Mediterranean, the trees are very weak and the processionary caterpillar has a devastat-

ing effect,” explained Anton Mariló, environmentalist from Ecologists in Action, who said the problem is made worse due to the negative effect of other pests posing a threat to the pines such as the pine beetle. The processionary caterpillar is from the moth family and is one of the most destructive species to pines and cedars in Central Asia, North Africa and southern Europe. They are known for their behaviour of proceeding through the woodlands in long lines, nose to tail, giving them the ‘processionary’ name. Their hairs are highly irritable to humans and potentially lethal to dogs with severe reactions to the hairs potentially causing kidney failure. With the early arrival of the pest, dog owners are advised to stop walking their pet in the pine forest to avoid contact.

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New flights FROM March 27, Aer Lingus is offering four new flights a week from Dublin to Murcia’s San Javier airport. The Region enjoyed an increase of Irish visitors last year with 10.1 per cent more in the first 10 months of 2015.

First time CARTAGENA’S Carnival will include a drag queen contest for the first time. The competition will take place on February 1, for an entry form email carnaval@ carnavalcartagena.es.

Bike prizes ALMORADI hosted its ninth Bike Festival in the Plaza de la Constitucion. Organised by the cycling club of Almoradi, there were prizes for the most original bike, the best decorated and the best costume.

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Visit to horses CHARITY undertakes incredible work daily By Linda Hall AFTER a successful tour in Canada, Alison Wynne-Ryder, known as The Quirky Medium, is back on home turf on the Costa Blanca. After hearing about the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) in Rojales and the amazing work they do there, Alison paid a visit with her husband John to meet founders Sue and Rod Weedon. Alison said: “I had seen pictures of some of the horses that Sue and Rod had rescued in conjunction with the Local Police who they have an excellent rapport with. One of the horses was skeletal and had been left to starve to death. “I couldn’t believe how people could be so cruel and heartless. That image didn’t leave me, and when I logged onto the EHCRC Facebook page and saw how these beautiful creatures have been saved from cruelty and neglect I

HORSEY SUPPORT: Alison will be raising funds. knew I had to see the place for myself.” She continued: “When my husband John and I visited the centre, it isn’t just what you see, it’s what you feel, it has such a relaxed, calm ambience about it. It really is what it says, a sanctuary for neglected horses and donkeys and I feel this is a befitting way to describe what truly in-

credible work the charity undertakes 24 hours each day. “As we wandered around, I recognised the horse I had seen in the paper; he had put on weight, his mane was shining and he looked so happy in his new home. For these animals, Sue and Rod literally are their guardian angels. I knew there and then I wanted to help.”

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Flower club THE Torrevieja flower club continues their season with a flower demonstration by Elaine Harrison, a national demonstrator, at the Asturias Restaurant, Punta Prima, on January 20 at 2.30pm. Call 966 848 220.

For all ages CERTIFICATES have been awarded to students of the Permanent School for Adults in Santa Pola. Mayoress Yolanda Seva said the school showed the town’s commitment to education for all residents regardless of age and economic circumstances.

Race night A RACE night takes place on Saturday January 16 in aid of Paul Cunningham Nurses charity at Reflections Bar, San Luis at 7pm. Tickets cost €7 including food. Call 688 387 490.

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Charity helps charities give a merrier Christmas for many By Gemma Quinn MANY people had a far better Christmas and New Year than expected thanks to the support received from the HELP Vega Baja charity. Christmas can be a very difficult time for many people, particularly for those who struggle throughout the year financially to support their families. The HELP committee therefore decided to offer four charities in the Vega Baja area that provide food to families throughout the year, a donation of €2,000 each. These donations were given to Alimentos Solidarios in Torrevieja, Social Services in Benijofar (following an appeal launched by the Spiritualist Church in Benijofar), San Miguel Banco de Alimentos and the town hall in Los Montesinos. The money was used to help provide fresh food throughout

SEASONAL HELP: President Michele Masson hands over the cheque to Benijofar Social Services with members from Benijofar Spiritualist Church. GIFTS: In Benijofar some money was put aside for gifts for the children. the Christmas period and to help stock up the shelves in the charities too. In Benijofar, some of the money was put to one side to ensure children from the families received a Christmas present from HELP as well as

from the Spiritualist church whose members were collecting presents for local children. Volunteers from HELP visited three of the charities and the President of HELP, Michele Masson said: “It has been won-

derful to see the work that is carried out by these charities, in many cases by volunteers who ensure that food is available for those in real need. We hope that the donations we have given go some way to helping and would

like to thank all of our members and supporters who have helped throughout the year in various ways to raise funds, which has in turn allowed us to support others. Thank you to each and every one of you.” For more information visit www.helpvegabaja.com.

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Join the rugby revolution LAST year was a busy one for the Costa Cobras RFC rugby club. It was set up in the early part of 2015 with just a handful of players and after a year of fundraising for themselves to provide kit and equipment, and supporting other local charities, the club is pleased to announce they are now officially part of the Valencian Rugby Federation. It means the club will further develop and progress and this year they are looking to get a permanent ground to play on and hold more tournaments. They also want to be able to put a team in at all levels in the league this time next year.

Taking a plunge FOR the third year running the Elliotts from The Blarney Stone kick-started fundraising for the AECC cancer charity and Maria and the Pink Ladies, with their annual New Year’s Day swim. A dozen patrons of the bars along with Simon Morton from Sunshine FM, braved the chilly but calm Mediterranean sea at Playa Flamenca on a beautiful sunny day. With hats, wigs and even a Christmas dress adorned, the fundraisers seemed to enjoy the 15 minute splash around as donations were collected.

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Alzheimer’s supported by table tennis club MONEY was presented at the town hall in San Fulgencio By Gemma Quinn THE Brian O’Reilly Table Tennis Group has done it again and made another donation to help local worthy causes. The group made a recent donation of €500 to the Alzheimer’s association of San Fulgencio. The money was presented to president Benjamin Villena at the town hall in San Fulgencio in the presence of local psychologist Francisco Vizcaino and Mayor Carlos Ramirez who presented the table tennis group with a plaque of thanks for their support. The Brian O’Reilly Table Tennis Group meets every Tuesday and Friday at the Social Centre in Urbanisation La Marina. Members pay a weekly fee to play. Call president Pedro on 965 073 907.

WORTHY DONATION: The group gave €500 to the Alzheimer’s association.

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Unforgettable for the children AUDIENCE participated in the singing and dancing as well as having their photo taken

PETER PAN: An event for children and people who still enjoy living their childhood.

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THE musical Peter Pan was shown at the local Centre for Scenic Arts in Nijar, Almeria. It was an event for children and people who still enjoy living their childhood, like Peter Pan. The audience enjoyed the adventures of Wendy, Peter, Captain Hook and the Lost Boys in Neverland for almost two hours, and many were able to participate in the singing and dancing as well as having their photo taken with the cast. The councillor for Culture, Yolanda Lozano, said that the aim of the town hall was to make Christmas unforgettable for children and thanked everyone who had helped to make it possible.

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Cleaning Fuengirola FUENGIROLA councillor Pedro Vega announced on January 7, that the waste collection and street cleaning services for the borough have been put out to tender. Companies are invited to submit their applications before January 26, for the €7.7 million contract.

20,000 Xmas calls to 112 MALAGA’S emergency services were the second busiest in Andalucia during the holiday period according to the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs. The Emergency Service 112 Andalucia handled a total of 20,058 incidents during the holidays, from December 24, until January 6.

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Shooters detained

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LOCAL firm Medel Orozco Tours SL has been awarded the contract for transport services for sports activities in the town of Altea. The contract, for €47,000 will save the council over €25,000.

LAST Sunday January 9, fire services were called to put out a fire which had started beside the Valldemossa to Deía road, where 2,000m2 of forest was affected. Local Police and the Guardia Civil were also on the scene.

A BULLFIGHTING show took place on Saturday January 9 in the Berenjeno Plaza de Toros in Motril. The event involved students from the Bullfighting School of Motril and featured a style of bullfighting that does not harm the bulls.

GUARDIA CIVIL arrested three men for their alleged involvement in a shooting on Christmas Eve between two families in Gador who are known to be enemies. No-one was injured but damages were caused to the facade of a house.

BENALMADENA Council has pledged to help fight socalled pirate cabbies in the area at a meeting with representatives from Plataforma Elite, a group of cabbies from all over Spain.

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Poor facilities

A SECURITY guard at Palma’s train station was threatened by a youth, 22 years, after intervening in a fight between two gangs. The youth later returned with a broken bottle, but was stopped by police.

A DRAMATIC traffic accident occurred in the centre of Almuñecar, but fortunately no one was hurt. Two cars crashed into each other, with one ending up on its side. Neither of the drivers tested positive for alcohol.

AN Andalucian dance recital will be held at the Maestro Padilla Auditorium and El Toyo Sports Pavillion because it is impossible to hold it at the Almeria Dance Conservatory due to the deficiencies of the building.

Kiosk contracts

More self-employed

THE contracts to run three kiosks in Torrox have been put out for public tender. The period will be for 15 years and interested parties should apply by February 4. More information from the town hall.

ALMERIA is one of the provinces of Andalucia where the number of self-employed workers has risen the most, with a 2.2 per cent rise in 2015 compared to 2014.

Frigiliana tourism

Population up

THE Axarquia municipality of Frigiliana saw a 13 per cent increase in visitors in 2015. December was particularly successful, with a 34 per cent rise in visitors compared to the same month in 2014.

THE population of El Ejido rose by 3.4 per cent in 2015 to 88,891, according to the council. The town’s population has risen for the third year running. There are 47,694 men and 41,197 women.

JEC-Spain THE Spanish region of the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club is to visit the Golf Restaurant Don Cayo in Altea La Vella next Sunday, January 17. Expect to see plenty of interesting cars approaching and leaving during the afternoon.

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Fire damage

URUGUAYAN poet Jose Luis Martinez Labad presented his latest book ‘Trazos de tiza’ (Chalk Strokes) in the Casa de Cultura. The event was organised by the Uruguayan Association of Costa Blanca.

FOUR vans were destroyed at the weekend in a fire on the Inca industrial estate. Fire services were called and managed to remove other vehicles before more damage was caused.

Meeting postponed

New power points

THE town council of Villajoyosa has voted to postpone its next plenary session and the advisory committees, as the date (January 21) clashes with the Fitur (International Tourism Fair of Madrid).

PALMA Town Council has installed five new charging points in Palma and continue with their election promises of sustainable mobility as a result. Electric vehicles can charge in the centre of town.

Promoting Alfas

Driver flees scene

THE town of L’Alfas del Pi is to promote itself as a tourist hot spot at the Feria Internacional Reiseliv de Oslo (International Fair of Tourism of Oslo), which runs from January 15 to 17.

THE Guardia Civil arrested a young driver last weekend for causing an accident whilst drunk when his car overturned on the road to Palma near Aqualand. The driver fled, but was later arrested.

Electrical work

New gym

SOME electrical work is being carried out on the first floor of the municipal market in Torre del Mar. The total cost of the work is €18,000.

A NEW municipal gym has opened in Fines at the local Sports Pavilion to help all those who have made getting into shape their New Year’s resolution.

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Mijas council THE Mijas Town Council has decided to create an Occupational Risk Prevention Department that will give coverage to all of the municipal departments and the 816 workers that make up the staff of the council.

Plan arbol THIRTY-THREE new adult palm trees have been planted in the Cancelada zone of Estepona. The new trees are Washington Palms, robust trees which grow to be between four and 10 metres tall.

To the limit THE Guardia Civil’s Mountain Rescue Group (GRIEM) in Malaga has been pushed to the limits working non-stop in a record breaking year for rescues.

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Deep concern NORTH KOREA tested a hydrogen bomb

KIM JONG-UN: Leader of the North Korean government. THE North Korean government statements on the hydrogen bomb test “arouse deep concerns in Moscow,” Russian representative Vladimir Voronkov said after the Vienna meeting of a preparatory commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation.

Power outage ISIGHT Partners, the US cyber intelligence company said it is certain that a Russian hacking group known as ‘Sandworm’ caused last month’s unprecedented power outage in Ukraine. “We believe that Sandworm was responsible,” iSight’s director of espionage analysis, John Hultquist, told Reuters.

Sherlock mania RUSSIAN ‘Sherlock’ fans have flooded Twitter with questions of ‘fantasy’ loyalty and sexual preferences of the cast and their roles. Cumberbatch is currently at the number two spot of ‘trending topics’ in Russia asking. Are you a Sherlockmaniac? CUMBERBATCH: At No. 2 spot.

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Mordor mix-up

TWO top Russian athletics officials, Valentin Balakhnichev and Aleksey Melnikov, as well as the son of former IAAF President Lamine Diack were banned from the sport for life on January 7, for covering up an elite Russian athlete’s positive dope test and then blackmailing her because of it.

GOOGLE’S translate service got its wires crossed last week when an error in translation from Ukrainian to Russian, led to ‘Russian Federation’ being translated as ‘Mordor’ and ‘Russians’ to ‘occupiers.’ Mordor is an evil baron wasteland in Tolkien’s fictional Middle Earth. The surname of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, was translated to ‘sad little horse.’

To be extradited IN a move which Russia has declared ‘Illegal,’ Finland is to extradite Russian citizen Maxim Senakh, accused of computer fraud and abuse, to the United States for trial. He is suspected of infecting computer servers with malware, resulting in criminal gains worth millions of dollars.

Patriot lessons THE Russian government has approved the spending of 1.7 billion roubles (€21.4m) in a five-year plan for ‘patriotic education.’ The programme takes effect this year and runs until 2020, instilling patriotism in Russians. Most of this money is from the federal budget.

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WILL have to pay €60 to attend interview By John Smith WITH its main base in Palma de Mallorca, Spain’s third airline Air Europa is about to relaunch a budget airline to be known as Air Europe Express and is passing some of its smaller aircraft to the new

is the amount that Air Europa could earn from charging 2,000 job applicants for an interview

“I spend time with the family of the deceased, and we work out what kind of funeral they want.” Rosie Grant of Natural Endings on the trend towards ethical burials in woodland areas.

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SUSPENSION: Followed two days of financial chaos.

Chinese stocks are suspended By John Smith TRADING in Chinese shares had barely got underway on January 7, when automatic computer programmes suspended sales and sh u t d o wn t h e e x change for the day due to heavy losses of 7 per cent in half an hour, in a bid to stop a free fall in the Chi-

division, which is currently recruiting staff and is expected to include up to 100 pilots and 150 ground and air crew. It has apparently received around 2,000 applications and in a somewhat unusual move, following its fine for charging disabled

nese economy. Trading was also suspended on Monday January 4 due to heavy falls, and these two days of financial chaos in China have affected stock markets around the world and seen falls in a number of shares, particularly in companies which have investments in China.

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McDonalds’ new design DURING January, McDonalds in the US will be launching completely new packaging aimed at a younger group known as the millenials, which is said to be the fastestgrowing segment of the US population. It’s aimed at a generation who appreciate design, which has to be simple because of the constant distractions of smartphones and other technology.

Wealthiest profit falls ACCORDING to the Bloomberg billionaire’s index, the world’s 400 wealthiest people became $19 billion (€17.4 billion) poorer during 2015, due to the fall in commodity prices including oil, and the economic slowdown in China.

UK e-commerce sell too early ACCORDING to Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent of Google, in an interview on BBC Radio 4, the UK is the world leader in e-commerce but in his opinion, those who set up these companies have a tendency to sell them

too early unlike their American counterparts. “You have the right regulatory environment. You’ve got the right role within the European continent. Look at the e-commerce plays and service plays that are happening in London,” he also said.

passengers for making calls to arrange wheelchair assistance, it will charge €60 for each applicant called for interview. Other budget airlines such as Ryanair have been the butt of various jokes about their charges but this has to be the most bizarre.

PRESIDENTIAL candidate Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw almost £700million (€940million) of investment from Scotland according to reports, by way of retaliation over a petition calling for him to be banned from entry to Britain. Parliament will debate this on January 18 in accordance with Downing Street petition rules.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Johnson Matthey 2,519.00 -11.00 Kingfisher 327.30 -3.60 Land Securities Group 1,119.50 1.50 Legal & General Group 245.50 -0.50 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 69.55 0.68 London Stock Exchange Gr 2,524.00 -6.00 Merlin Entertainments 439.60 -0.80 Marks & Spencer Group 427.95 -2.75 Mondi 1,209.50 -13.50 National Grid 934.90 -5.20 Next 6,757.50 -67.50 Old Mutual 154.50 -1.40 Provident Financial 3,137.00 -41.00 Prudential 1,357.00 -19.00 Persimmon 1,971.00 -21.00 Pearson 692.25 2.75 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,998.50 5.50 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 285.75 -2.75 Royal Dutch Shell 1,360.50 -14.50 Royal Dutch Shell 1,363.50 -12.00 Reed Elsevier 1,159.00 -10.00 Rio Tinto 1,721.50 -17.50 Royal Mail 435.05 -4.35 Rolls-Royce Group 556.25 -3.25 Randgold Resources 4,443.50 42.50 RSA Insurance Group 407.60 -0.40 SABMiller 4,030.00 -5.00 Sainsbury (J) 243.60 4.90 Schroders 2,654.00 -65.00 Sage Group (The) 588.00 14.00 Shire 4,260.00 -17.00 Sky 1,086.50 2.50 Standard Life 366.85 3.85 Smiths Group 892.75 -3.75 Smith & Nephew 1,142.50 -12.50 Sports Direct International 433.15 -0.15 SSE 1,465.50 -12.50 Standard Chartered 509.00 3.50 St James's Place 912.50 -9.00 Severn Trent 2,123.50 -16.50 Travis Perkins 1,933.50 10.50 Tesco 146.73 -0.17 TUI AG 1,243.50 -5.50 Taylor Wimpey 192.60 -1.10 Unilever 2,771.50 -7.00 United Utilities Group 932.50 -1.50 Vodafone Group 223.30 0.25 Wolseley 3,438.50 -7.50 WORLDPAY GROUP PLC ORD 3P306.60 -1.40 WPP Group 1,456.50 -7.50 Whitbread 4,180.00 60.00

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NET VOL 5,211.06 7,674.60 9,028.01 14,701.97 49,597.61 8,723.69 4,417.91 7,239.17 6,050.00 35,534.06 10,609.43 7,768.55 4,679.01 35,633.87 6,014.35 5,733.81 43,062.53 18,568.02 56,646.74 35,678.80 13,102.77 25,103.05 4,386.00 10,038.73 4,100.51 4,118.88 65,317.96 4,585.24 6,145.55 6,184.26 25,796.02 18,634.15 7,059.53 3,505.62 10,437.55 3,064.14 14,766.89 12,877.45 4,841.88 5,106.84 4,740.25 11,326.01 7,144.83 6,253.15 35,834.19 6,344.97 57,850.72 8,956.36 N/A 19,382.73 7,496.74

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$ 6.58 $ 2.65 $ 2.24 $ 9.40 $ 2.41 $ 40.97 $ 8.47 $ 22.12 $ 2.11 $ 3.848

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Most Declined Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Auris Medical Holding AG Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. Conn's, Inc. Flamel Technologies S.A. Ascendis Pharma A/S EZCORP, Inc. Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chiasma, Inc. Century Aluminum Company Ambarella, Inc.

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UK economic slowdown continues CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer George Osborne, in an interview with BBC Radio 4, made it clear that in his opinion a slowing global economy means that the UK is by no means in a position to be complacent, and “2016 is the year of mission critical”, and could be the most difficult year that the economy has faced for some time. Despite the fact that in his Autumn Statement he indicated that the UK economy was ‘growing fast’, he went on to explain that the statement had in fact put into place a four-year plan to restore public finances, and make the economy more productive. “It is precisely because we live in an uncertain world. It is precisely because we have not abolished boom and bust as a nation, that you need to take these steps, difficult steps and I need to go on explaining to the public, that the difficult times aren’t over, we have got to go on making the difficult decisions, precisely so that Britain can continue to enjoy the low unemployment and

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GEORGE OSBORNE: Said 2016 could be the most difficult year the economy has faced for some time. the rising wages that we see at the moment,” Mr Osborne said. In fairness, the problems of the

Middle East, risk of recession in China, and ever dropping commodity prices which indicate a drop in glob-

al demand could not have been accurately forecast in the autumn of 2015, but it is possible that he was

more than a little optimistic in his statement and time will tell how buoyant the UK economy actually is.

Postage costs to rise THE cost of postage within Spain has now increased from 45c to 48c for a postcard or standard letter, and othe r c ha rge s inc luding overseas post and parcels will also increase. A lthough the s a le of stamps to collectors still ge ne ra te s s ignific a nt income for the Post Office, it is more usual to receive a la be l w he n pa ying for pos ta ge , pa rtic ula rly for

Postage costs in Spain are still lower than most of Europe parcels rather than stamps, and to the disappointment of collectors many of the new stamps are self-adhes ive , w hic h us e a poore r standard of printing and are difficult to house in albums. Spain is still cheaper than most of Europe with Italy,

PRICE INCREASE: Will affect national and overseas postage. the UK, France and Germany being the four most expensive countries in which to send an internal letter.

However, gener al l y speaking letters in the UK do arrive when they are supposed to and are delivered

t o t he door r at her t han shared mailboxes as happens in many urbanisations in Spain.

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The Quarter One forecast for the Pound Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

AS we start the New Year, a look back to 2015 shows us that the UK economy was the best performing amongst its G7 peers. Consolidation in UK GDP as well as employment numbers and strong wages produced a glimmer of upbeat consumer sentiment, though December’s manufacturing data revealed that production in the UK has slowed down to its lowest level in two years. This has led the Bank of England to remain very cautious in increasing interest rates and it looks likely that we will have a subdued Q1 in 2016 for the British Pound. With inflation also not picking up anywhere close to the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, it is looking increasingly likely that the Monetary Policy Committee will refrain from raising interest rates in the first half of 2016. Meanwhile, with 2016 starting with global growth concerns amidst a stock market rout across world markets, the UK economy will

STERLING: It looks likely the British Pound will have a subdued start to 2016. continue to lean on consumer spending to look forward to better data prints. The negative data from UK’s manufacturing sector coupled with an increase in interest rates in the US has brought about considerable weakness in the Pound. To add insult to injury, investor sentiment has aligned itself to safe

haven currencies and markets are flocking to the US Dollar, bringing about more weakness for the Pound. However, the drop in the interest rates would mean exports will get a boost in the UK and could bring out slightly better data prints on the inflation and GDP fronts. Though the Pound

rallied most of 2015 against the Euro due to strong economic data, we start the New Year with a fair setback to the Pound trading below the 1.35 level. In the long term divergence in monetary policy should favour the Pound once better economic data is released but Sterling may remain subdued in the first quarter of this year. From the Eurozone, despite analysts and markets taking a bearish view after Mario Draghi announced further measures of quantitative easing, the economy seems to be consolidating albeit slowly. Finance ministers from the Eurozone have also backed Mario Draghi’s plan, and seem to agree that increasing amounts of stimulus will eventually increase a much needed growth in inflation. However, unfortunately the stimulus plans announced by ECB President Mario Draghi to try and keep the Euro weak to increase exports hasn’t quite worked out just yet, though it is increasingly likely to have a positive effect on the economy in the long term. It has been an interesting and eventful start to 2016 so far. A week into the year and we have seen global stock markets crash, and Sterling drop between 2 to 3 per cent amongst its major counterparts.

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Can this alien bunch be an asset? WHAT we are actually witnessing is the beginning of our worst nightmare LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

TWENTY-FIVE years ago I warned that the West was being infiltrated by its enemies. I also stated that if the authorities didn’t wake up, one day it would all be too late. Well our esteemed leaders slumbered blissfully on and the Islamist militants are now everywhere. The local violence and unrest, mainly brought on by unchecked immigration, is unfolding as we speak. Almost every day, up rears another example of the Allahu Akbar terrorists in our midst. Police gunned down, shoppers and holidaymakers maimed and killed, places of entertainment targeted etc. And still we let them in. Even more ominous, is that of the thousands of ‘refugees’ who entered Europe last year, 69 per cent were men. This disproportionate figure alone should set alarm bells jangling, even among the most liberal of the ‘heads in the sand’ denial brigade.

UNCHECKED IMMIGRATION: Has brought on violence and unrest.

What must also be remembered is that even if the majority of these people are not actually terrorists, most of them are illiterate, ill-educated Muslim men. The chances

of integrating them into our Western society with its existing values are virtually nil. A prime example is the recent phenomena of marauding mobs of feral young Arabic

men, publicly harassing and committing sexual attacks on our women. In the oppressive, primitive societies these individuals have been raised, women are looked on as second class chattel. Couple this, with the fact that in their former countries they have never observed women even baring their arms in public, leave alone the legs and faces revealed by normal Western attire, and you get some idea of their glaring mental inadequacies. You also only have to witness the disgusting mess left behind on the trains and in areas vacated by these immigrant hordes to get some idea of the standard of living they are accustomed to. And you honestly think that the majority of this alien bunch can be an asset to our Western democratic culture? Ha! What we are actually witnessing is the beginning of our worst nightmare. Potentially devastating, irreversible internal conflict. Heaven help us all. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pm Four in a Bed 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Four in a Bed 1:40pm Four in a Bed 2:10pm Four in a Bed 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Rude Tube 1:10am Beverly Hills Cop III

8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Jesse Stone: Night Passage 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 9:00pm That's So... 1985 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Lip Sync Battle UK 11:30pm Celebrity Big Brother 12:05am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

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The Patriot Gladiator American Sniper Behind Enemy Lines The Patriot Gladiator American Sniper Behind Enemy Lines Death Wish The Longest Day

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Young Frankenstein The Love Guru The Waterboy Last Vegas Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Three Amigos! Be Kind Rewind Johnny English Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story The 40 Year Old Virgin Last Vegas

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Football's Greatest Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Counting Cars Counting Cars Pale Rider Two Mules for Sister Sara Ax Men Movies Now ITV4 Nightscreen

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Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory Iron Man The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Gogglebox

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Legend of Longwood 10:45am The Face of an Angel 12:45pm Selma 2:55pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E Sky Movies Special 3:25pm Woman in Gold 5:15pm Run All Night 7:15pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Run All Night 11:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King, Jr's campaign for equal voting rights in 1965. 1:15am The Face of an Angel 3:00am Girl House 4:45am The Legend of Longwood

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Archbishop criticises women over domestic violence SO this man who, by virtue of the strange rules of his chosen profession, is (supposedly) barred from relationships with the opposite sex, believes he is capable of rational and valid thought about abuse within relationships. As in so many things he and his sort are so out of touch with reality maybe we ought to feel pity toward them rather than outrage. Though for the moment, outrage seems to be the correct emotion. Stuart (via website)

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A heartwarming message from Dario Poli DARIO POLI, a renowned composer and dear friend of EWN, recently was a guest of honour in Holland, having been invited to write a new musical composition for the Peace and Justice Foundation at The Hague to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. “Thanks to all the good work of Michel Euesden, her husband and all the great team at the EWN have done for me over a long period. Today I have just had a small article published about me and what I am trying to do in a respected Dutch national newspaper written by one of Holland’s most respected journalists. This is just the beginning, but without the strong, reliable support of EWN, it would have been almost impossible. So thank you all again from my heart and I wish you an even more successful, eventful 2016 giving us your readers, all the help we need.”

Editor note: Thank you Dario for your kind words. Your EWN family wish you all the success and happiness in the world for 2016 and beyond. It touches our heart that we could help you along your magical journey which has blessed the lives of countless people.

WHEN will action be taken against able-bodied drivers who park illegally in disabled parking places? This thoughtless, lazy and despicable act causes untold inconvenience and stress to those needing to park close to their homes and shops. Is it not time for the police to fine and remove these illegally parked vehicles? Much needed money could be raised in our town by implementing the law. Maybe the newspapers could have a ‘column of shame’ listing the registration numbers of cars illegally parked in the parking bays. I am sure the people who need to use these places would happily report the registration numbers to the newspapers and police etc. Alan Harris, Campoverde

Mr Monday THANK YOU so much for placing our ad. Mr Monday has been found and was returned to us on Christmas Eve, it made a special boy very happy! Hats off to the power of advertising, and thanks for all the help from the Euro Weekly News. Regards Jane, Mallorca

Inept leaders DEAR Leapy, All I can say is, I wish all the Euro-

pean and UK inept politicians had the courage to tell it as it is like your excellent piece in last week’s paper. I too have been expounding the very same and believe it or not most people I speak with about this do not have a real clue or understanding of what is happening. I predict that Christmas as we know it will peter out in the next few years, there will be no New Year celebrations either (Brussels have already started cancelling 2016), as our calendar bears no resemblance to the Islamic one. We have a Muslim being put forward for mayor of London and it won’t be long before all government positions will be overrun with Sharia

law brainwashed individuals. I keep saying that we have been invaded without a shot being fired and now our graciously stupid leaders keep making things even worse. Adolf must be spinning in his grave if he had realised how to take over the world so easily. I just wanted you to know you do have support out here in the silent suffering majority and if you ever decide to stand for presidency/prime minister you have my vote. Sincerely, Ron Bennett (via email) P.S I was born and raised in London in 1952 and boy am I glad I don’t live there anymore as it is an alien environment to me.

Leapy disgust GOOD afternoon and happy New Year. The motive of this present is to expose my disgust, and repulse, to the articles you insist on printing written by Leapy Lee. He is not only a racist, and this is the first reason why you should not print his words, but his comments are offensive and inflammatory. He preaches hate and invokes violence in every article. He does this with Muslims, who are always his favourite target, as well as Germans, immigrants and asylum seekers. I understand and embrace freedom of speech, however, I think it is your responsibility as editorial, to consider what you do and what you don’t print. My name is Sebastian and I don’t feel there is any difference between the hatred Leapy means, than that of Adolf Hitler or a terrorist. Try looking in the mirror Leapy. And stop watching so many end of the world movies you ignorant ******. I hope you print that without my spelling mistakes. Thank you and please print more about love not war. Sebastian (via email)

Europe has gone crazy DEAR Leapy, I really enjoyed reading your ‘What the hell have we done’ and I am glad that you write this. Nowadays you can’t express your thoughts on FB etc without losing your friends. Our Europe has gone crazy, mostly because of Merkel. But hopefully the rapings etc in Germany will change many minds... I’ll follow you!! Magnus and Lena Ehrnrooth, Nueva Andalucia

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday A look at the day's sporting events. 2:00pm Masters Snooker 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm Now You See It 6:40pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm The Getaway Car 8:45pm The Voice UK 10:05pm Casualty 10:55pm The National Lottery Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:50am Snooker 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:05am Race to Super Bowl 50 7:55am Wonder Man 9:30am The Prisoner of Zenda 11:10am Homes Under the Hammer 12:10pm Natural World 1:00pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 2:30pm Bargain Hunt 3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:00pm For What It's Worth 4:45pm Flog It! 5:30pm Masters Snooker 6:30pm Victorian Bakers 7:30pm Dad's Army 8:00pm Masters Snooker 11:30pm QI XL 12:15am Insert Name Here 12:45am Dragons' Den 1:45am Spider 3:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:30pm Judge Rinder 3:35pm Tipping Point 4:35pm Doc Martin 5:30pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 6:00pm The Saturday Night Story 7:05pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Ninja Warrior UK 9:00pm Take Me Out 10:20pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:20pm ITV News and Weather 11:35pm Lethal Weapon 4 1:50am Jackpot 247

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:55am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:20pm Ninja Warrior 1:20pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm What a Girl Wants 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm What a Girl Wants 5:00pm Bean 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm Bean 6:45pm The Lost World 7:45pm FYI Daily 7:50pm The Lost World 9:15pm Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 10:20pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:20pm American Pie 2 12:20am FYI Daily 12:25am American Pie 2 1:25am The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 2:20am Reality Bites 2:55am Viral Tap

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Don't Tell the Bride Top Gear Live at the Apollo Drive Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Live at the Apollo 3:00am Siblings 3:30am Bedtime Stories

9:00pm Castles: Britain's Fortified History 10:00pm The Young Montalbano 11:40pm Music Moguls: The Masters of Pop 12:40am One-Hit Wonders at the BBC

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Where the Heart is Where the Heart is The Royal The Royal Carry on Don't Lose Your Head FYI Daily Carry on Don't Lose Your Head A Touch of Frost The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama. Lewis Foyle's War Agatha Christie's Marple Marchlands

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6:25am 1001 Things You Should Know 6:50am How I Met Your Mother 7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am King of Queens 8:30am Ironman Switzerland 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am Flash Gordon 1:10pm The Big Bang Theory 1:35pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:35pm Come Dine with Me 6:05pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Channel 4 News 7:35pm Location, Location, Location 8:30pm World's Weirdest Homes 10:00pm Fast and Furious 6 12:40am The Running Man

7:00am Milkshake! 9:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am The Saturday Show 12:35pm Police Interceptors 2:30pm Columbo: A Matter of Honor 4:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5:00pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 6:00pm Ice Road Truckers 7:00pm 5 News 7:05pm World War II in Colour 8:00pm World War II Battlefield Recovery 9:00pm Chasing Monsters: The Shark Eater 10:00pm The Championship 11:00pm Goal Rush 11:30pm Celebrity Big Brother 12:30am Lip Sync Battle UK 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Celebrity Big Brother 5:00am Celebrity Big Brother

7:00am Football's Greatest 7:20am Ax Men 8:55am Formula E: Sound of the Future 9:25am Pawn Stars 9:55am Pawn Stars 10:25am Pawn Stars 11:25am Kojak: The Marcus Nelson Murders 12:25pm FYI Daily 12:30pm Kojak: The Marcus Nelson Murders 2:15pm Captain Newman, M.D. 3:15pm FYI Daily 3:20pm Captain Newman, M.D. 4:50pm Tobruk 5:50pm FYI Daily 5:55pm Tobruk 7:00pm Storage Wars Texas 9:00pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Assassins 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Assassins 12:40am The Glimmer Man

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Rocky Rocky II Rocky III Rocky IV Rocky V The Martian: Sky Movies Special Rocky Rocky II Rocky III Rocky IV Rocky V

1:55pm Sweet Home Alabama 3:45pm King Ralph 5:25pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 7:30pm The Simpsons Movie 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm Road Trip: Beer Pong 12:40am Jackass: The Movie

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Rude(Ish) Tube Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Role Models Gogglebox Gogglebox

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Legend of Longwood 10:45am The Face of an Angel 12:45pm Big Hero 6 Special 1:15pm Woman in Gold 3:05pm Selma 5:15pm Run All Night 7:15pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Run All Night 11:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King Jr's campaign for equal voting rights in 1965. 1:15am The Face of an Angel 3:00am Girl House A group of gorgeous webcam performers living under the same roof are stalked by a psychotic killer.

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League Legends Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. FL72 Viral Videos of the Month Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Premier League Legends

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am Cricket's Greatest 8:30am Cricket's Greatest 9:00am Cricket 5:30pm Cricket's Greatest 6:00pm Ashes Zone: Aussie Legends 6:30pm Big Bash Highlights 7:00pm Big Bash Highlights 7:30pm Cricket 8:30pm Cricket 9:30pm Cricket's Greatest 10:00pm To be Announced 10:30pm NFL A match from the enthralling divisional play-off round of the NFL. 2:00am NFL 5:30am Cricket Classics

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7:30am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:15am Monty Don's Italian Gardens 9:15am Countryfile 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45am James Martin: Home Comforts 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Masters Snooker 6:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm World's Sneakiest Animals 8:00pm Masters Snooker 12:00am Headhunters 1:35am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:35am Holby City 3:35am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

7:00am CITV 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 2:35pm Catchphrase 3:20pm Ninja Warrior UK 4:20pm You Only Live Twice 6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 8:00pm Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure 12:20am Perspectives 1:15am Jackpot 247

7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:10am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:40pm Take Me Out 1:55pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:25pm You've Been Framed! 3:55pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 4:55pm FYI Daily 5:00pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 6:05pm Jurassic Park III 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm Jurassic Park III 7:55pm Minion Madness 8:10pm Hotel Transylvania 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Hotel Transylvania 10:00pm Quantum of Solace 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Quantum of Solace 12:10am Not Another Teen Movie 1:10am FYI Daily 1:15am Not Another Teen Movie

8:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 8:40pm The Voice UK 10:00pm Looper 11:50pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:20am Family Guy 12:42am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad! 1:45am Russell Howard's Good News 2:15am Siblings

4:50am This is BBC Four 8:00pm India's Frontier Railways 9:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm The Golden Age of Circus: the Show of Shows 11:15pm Time Shift 12:15am Lost Horizons: Big Bang 1:15am Alex Higgins

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Rising Damp Rising Damp On the Buses On the Buses Carry on Don't Lose Your Head FYI Daily Carry on Don't Lose Your Head Heartbeat Heartbeat Columbo The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Agatha Christie's Marple Midsomer Murders Me and My Guide Dog Neil Diamond: One Night Only Captain Corelli's Mandolin FYI Daily Captain Corelli's Mandolin Ooh You are Awful FYI Daily

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7:00am Milkshake! 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am The Championship 12:30pm Goal Rush 12:55pm Police Interceptors 1:55pm Police Interceptors 2:55pm Blue Streak 4:40pm Cheaper by the Dozen 2 6:25pm George of the Jungle 8:10pm Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Eat Pray Love 1:40am Tattoo Disasters: UK 2:05am Super Casino 4:10am Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes. 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes. 5:50am House Doctor

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Rude(Ish) Tube Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus The Core Home Alone The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

6:00am Football Gold 6:15am Football Gold 6:30am Premier League Legends 7:00am Football Gold 7:15am Football Gold 7:30am SNF: Match Choice 9:00am SNF: Match Choice 10:30am The Sunday Supplement 12:00pm Goals on Sunday 2:00pm Ford Super Sunday 5:00pm Ford Super Sunday 8:00pm Football League Goals 9:00pm Goals on Sunday 10:00pm European Rugby Special 11:00pm Ford Football Special 12:30am Football League Goals 1:30am The Sunday Supplement 3:00am Goals on Sunday 4:00am Ford Football Special 5:30am Football Gold 5:45am Football Gold

8:20am Ax Men 9:10am Alias Smith and Jones 10:15am Pawn Stars 10:45am Pawn Stars 11:10am Pawn Stars 11:40am Pawn Stars 12:10pm Pawn Stars 12:40pm Pawn Stars 1:05pm Counting Cars 1:30pm Counting Cars 2:00pm The Classic Car Show 3:05pm The Hanging Tree 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm The Hanging Tree 5:15pm Apache 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm Apache 7:05pm Smokey and the Bandit 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Smokey and the Bandit 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm The Client 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Client 12:30am 30 Days of Night

9:15am Aliens: Special Edition 12:00pm The Top Ten Show 2016 12:15pm Fury 2:45pm Die Hard 5:00pm Die Hard 2 7:15pm Rage 9:00pm Fury 11:30pm Ride Along 1:25am Die Hard

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Face of an Angel 11:00am The Legend of Longwood 12:45pm Selma 2:55pm Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes 3:25pm Run All Night 5:25pm Woman in Gold 7:15pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Run All Night 11:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King, Jr's campaign for equal voting rights in 1965. 1:15am The Face of an Angel Filmmaker Daniel Bruhl is drawn to the high-profile murder of a young English student in Italy. 3:00am Girl House 4:45am The Legend of Longwood

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The new normal for our no-frills flights, how fast time has flown! WHEN you read about Ryanair, it makes you really proud of British public transport systems, doesn’t it? pio3 / Shutterstock.com

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EASYJET is celebrating 20 years as arguably everyone’s favourite no-frills airline. But it’s Ryanair in its kinder, gentler new incarnation, without CEO Michael O’Leary fronting it, that’s the more surprising. In the past I’ve avoided it, and only used it when there was no alternative. However, having recently returned to Spain courtesy of Ryanair (no alternative), I was amazed at the change. Those of you familiar with Ryanair will recall the bad old days, the nofrills flights but with all the usual trimmings. The constant hard sell from the moment you board, snacks, scratch cards, duty-free goods, babies from Eastern European orphanages. I made

RYANAIR: Those of you familiar with the company will remember the bad days, but overall it’s hugely improved. the last bit up but you get the drift. Overall, it’s hugely improved. And it’s always been punctual, efficient and does what it says on the tin. Heck, when you read about Ryanair, it makes you really proud of British public

transport systems, doesn’t it? Travel around the UK by train, for instance, and you can buy a ticket at any of the many ticket offices from friendly staff. You never have to queue. There are so many helpful staff. The

toilets are always open and clean. And you’re guaranteed a seat. Trains never run late, there are no cancellations or delays and the system’s never down for engineering work. And prices are SO reasonable!

Buzz Aldrin revealed that his expenses claim for going to the moon was $33.31. I mean, it’d be daft if it’d be cheaper to go to the moon than to Birmingham by train, wouldn’t it? Seriously, though, it’s interesting how Ryanair serves another purpose, it distracts us from the fact that we put up with far worse conditions on the UK’s public transport systems. We pay more to stand on the Tube for 30 minutes just to go a few miles, always late, forced to listen to irritating PA systems informing us that despite the breakdown of half the lines, the rest of the service is ‘good’. And, unlike with Ryanair, we have no choice of carrier! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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So what’s his name? I have no idea! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man ONE of my ambitions in life is to live forever and I must be honest, so far so good! The only thing is that as you get older the old memory is not as good as it should be. For instance, this is what happened the other day. The phone goes and it’s my friend of 60 years. “Hello son how are you?” We go through all our ailments and then go on to the family health. That is all done then this happens. “Guess who I saw the other day?” which on its own is the most ridiculous question ever. “Dunno, tell me.” Then it starts. “Err, err, err whatshisname. You know, tall fella with dark curly hair. We used to go to school with him except he’s bald now. Married that girl thingamajig.” I obviously have no idea who he is talking about and now the phone call turns into some kind of game show. After about five minutes or so he finally remembers his name, but not his wife’s and I don’t remember either of them. He then tries to convince me I must re-

member. So I have a couple more stabs but still not a clue so we finally give up on that and the quiz moves on to TV and film categories. “Did you watch that TV series on the telly?” “Which one?” “You know, the one with whatshisname in it.” “Who, whatshisname who we went to school with?” “No, a different whatshisname.” “What was it about?” The brief synopsis is no help and we give up on that one too. So we have now been talking for about 10 or 15 minutes and the only thing we have established is that the family is OK which is, of course, great. Everything else is just two old age pensioners trying to remember stuff. And I’m not talking about stuff for a PHD paper! We are trying to remember two names, one of a famous actor and one of someone he saw two days ago. We give up and he says his wife wants to ask me something so I speak to her and she wants me to give a message to Mrs S. We say goodbye and that’s that, except that three days later Mrs S says to me that she had just spoken to my friend’s wife who asked if she had done what she was asked to do. Of course she didn’t have a clue what she was talking about because, of course, I’d forgotten to give her the message!

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Detecting alcohol CAMPAIGN was aimed at zero tolerance 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.

BREATHALYSER: Of the 154,474 people who were tested, 2,328 failed. THE week-long pre-Christmas campaign focussing on detecting drivers who had consumed alcohol or drugs, saw 154,474 drivers tested. Of these, 2,328 drivers failed the test with 570 proving positive for drug use and 1,758 for excessive alcohol. Cannabis and cocaine were the drugs most consumed by drivers who tested positive. The focus of the DGT campaign is to eradicate drivers who get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol or drugs with the intended aim of zero tolerance. The maximum permitted rates of alcohol consumption when driving are lower in Spain than many other countries. In providing a sample of exhaled air, the maximum reading allowed is 0.25 mg/l for normal drivers and 0.15 mg/l for profes-

sional and novice drivers. Producing a reading of between 0.25 mg/l and 0.50 mg/l in the breathalyser test will result in the loss of four points on your Spanish driving licence and a €500 fine. Exceeding the limit with a result more than 0.50 mg/l in exhaled breath will result in the loss of six points and a €1,000 fine. If the reading is 0.60 mg/l or more, it is automatically treated as a criminal offence and can result in a prison sentence. Refusal to submit to testing can also result in imprisonment and the loss of your driving licence for up to four years. Although the campaign has now ended, officers of the Guardia Civil continue to control the use of alcohol and drugs by drivers at any time of day and on any road in order to discourage this extremely dangerous activity.

For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.

Can I deduct costs? I RENT an old cortijo, which has access to a field at the rear of our building. I have a long-term contract, and we agreed with the owner that we did not want the responsibility of keeping the garden and parking area in a tidy condition. He agreed to this but we have nothing in writing. For the past two years I myself have

No, you may not legally deduct this cost from the rent. Even if you had a written contract with your owner and he failed to clean the

kept the garden neat using the owner’s strimmer, as he is very unreliable. I have a bad back, and so I have asked him to maintain the garden area as agreed, but so far he has done nothing. If he continues to ignore my request, do I have the right to employ a person to strim the designated areas, and deduct the cost from the rent? DC (Costa Blanca)

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property, you would have to go to court against him as a separate matter. A tenant on a long-term contract is normally obliged to look after the property.

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Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

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Dan said to his pal: “So Bob what did you get for Christmas?” Bob says, “Oh see that brand new red Ferrari outside?” Dan says, “OOOOH WOW!!!” Bob says, “Yeah, I got the exact same colour tie!”

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

ALLEGE ALLELE BEADLE BEETLE CERIUM HATRED INDEED LARGER LAUREL MARVEL

WHEN a mother leaves her two children at their grandparents' house for a holiday, things are great until bedtime. There are no rules during their stay except the children are instructed not to come out of their rooms after 9:30pm, but after sneaking out they realise something is very wrong with grandma and grandpa. As the days pass their strange behaviour continues and the children must try to convince their mother to come back for them. Until then the children must survive their stay.

Niña Pastori, January 15, Singer A Spanish flamenco singer who at the age of six accompanied her mother also a flamenco singer. Her original stage name was ‘La niña de la Pastori,’ but as she grew up, she changed it to the current Niña Pastori.

Faye Dunaway, January 14, Actress, 75 American actress who received an Oscar for Best Actress in the 1976 film Network and is remembered for her starring role in Bonnie and Clyde. She had a prolific career until 2009 and is just returning to appear in movies in 2016. James May, January 16, Journalist and TV Presenter, 53 Originally a journalist and sacked by Autocar for a prank which amused readers but not the owners, was for many years the co-presenter of Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. Michelle Obama, January 17, First Lady, 52 Wife of US President Barack Obama who she married in 1992, she is the first Afro-Caribbean First Lady and with her two daughters campaigns against childhood obesity. Pep Guardiola, January 18, Football Manager, 45 Former player for the Spanish national team and Barcelona, he spent four successful years as manager of the Catalan club before moving to Germany, but has now expressed his wish to manager a Premier League team. Michael Crawford, January 19, Actor, 74 Remembered for the stunts he performed in the BBC comedy series Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em and his catchphrase ‘Ooh Betty,’ he went on to become a well-respected performer in such musicals as Phantom of the Opera. Buzz Aldrin, January 20, Astronaut, 86 The second person to ever walk on the moon and the first to urinate as he later revealed, he was the pilot of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. His mother’s maiden name was appropriately enough Moon.

MEAGER METEOR PRETTY SOCIAL SPREAD STRAND TEETER WOBBLE (10) WRITER

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Filter 2 Corral 3 Uptake 4 Relief 5 Repeal 6 Emerge 7 Genial 8 Umpire 9 Advent 10 Garter 11 Tappet 12 Artery 13 Tiptoe 14 Quarry 15 Eerily 16 Tallow 17 Thrall 18 Escrow 19 Elicit

YOUR STARS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please dont. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking. Although you will need patience in abundance as the week progresses, take one thing at a time. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating.

CAPRICORN

(December 22 - January 20)

You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. People change their minds, technology doesn’t work, phone calls don’t come. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea. Staying in the same old rut has not served you in the past and will not do so now.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental wellbeing. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn't be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. Someone who is supposed to help you proves more of an irritation than a saviour, and you may wish that you had stuck with the manual.

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11-Star Quiz THAT WAS 2015 THAT WAS (Part 2) 1. Which country beat Japan 5-2 to win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in July? 2. The 102nd edition of which famous race got underway in the Dutch city of Utrecht with an individual time trial on July 4? 3. Television presenter Cilla Black, who died in August, was responsible for the UKs biggest selling record by a female artist in the 1960s. Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, what was its title? 4. Which boy band announced in August that they were to take a break in 2016, after five years of constant touring and recording? 5. On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II officially surpassed who to become the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom? 6. Malcolm Turnbull replaced Toy Abbott as prime minister of which country in September? 7. The American football team the New York Jets brought 350 what with them with them on visit to London in October? 8. Thirty-year-old mother of three, Nadiya Hussain won the sixth series of which BAFTA award-winning British television competition in October? 9. London's Victoria and Albert Museum Museum was criticised for turning down a collection of whose clothing in November, explaining that the clothes had social historic value but lacked ‘outstanding aesthetic or technical quality’? 10. A study by University College London issued in November found that Premier League footballers had particularly bad what? 11. Which American internet entrepreneur, along with his wife Priscilla Chan said in December that they would be giving away 99 per cent of their shares in his company to good causes as they announced the birth of their daughter Max? 1. USA, 2. TOUR DE FRANCE, 3. ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART, 4. ONE DIRECTION, 5. Queen VICTORIA, 6. AUSTRALIA, 7. ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER (They had been warned that the British loo roll was too flimsy), 8. GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, 9. MARGARET THATCHER, 10. DENTAL HEALTH - the research found that four out of 10 top-flight footballers in England suffered from tooth decay and eight out of 10 had varying degrees of gum disease, 11. Facebook's Mark ZUCKERBERG

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

TARGET: Average: 16 Good: 20 Very good: 29 Excellent: 36

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION clef feel file fine flee flue fuel lief life elfin fence feline fennec fennel funnel INFLUENCE

Blackstar David Bowie Bowie’s new album Blackstar, was described by his producer Tony Visconti, as trying to avoid Rock and Roll during the making. Hearing that a Bowie album is trying to avoid rock and roll is like hearing that there’s a new Star Wars movie and it’s trying to avoid sci-fi. But somehow, Bowie did it. I’m not exactly sure what Blackstar is, but it doesn’t feel like a rock album.

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Down 1 Scrape a beard off (6) 2 Material, South African metal? (5) 3 Wood Kate ordered (4) 5 Block summer time in court building (8) 6 Poison found in any iced cocktail (7) 7 Appeared to be soundly joined (6)

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CRYPTIC

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Cryptic Across 1 Remove lead from hound that’s worth having (5) 4 Say there’s nothing in immorality (6) 9 An unusual rare act for a competitive struggle (3,4) 10 Humiliate phoney English leader (5) 11 Depression in olden times (4) 12 Help in a church regularly? (7) 13 A sign to get in line, reportedly (3) 14 Sparkling wine, central feature of a Mallorca vacation (4) 16 I removed the chief cook (4) 18 Night flier staff (3) 20 Encourage another to breathe? (7) 21 Shape hundred and one (4) 24 I did have a gardening implement, by the sound of it, in a state (5) 25 Made oat tins for Waterloo, perhaps (7) 26 Re-sign funny looking balladeer (6) 27 Preserves castle towers (5)

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Across: 1 Esteem, 4 Strips, 9 Abate, 10 Avarice, 11 Tasmania, 12 Base, 14 Ceased, 16 Valets, 19 Beak, 20 Coral Sea, 23 Sincere, 24 Adapt, 25 Settle, 26 Beetle. Down: 1 Elastic, 2 Trams, 3 Elevated, 5 Teak, 6 Imitate, 7 Swede, 8 David, 13 Carapace, 15 Against, 17 Startle, 18 Boxer, 19 Basis, 21 Start, 22 Deal.

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8 Piece of poetry veers off (5) 13 Undergarment comes from oddly clad maid’s collie (8) 15 Refrain from crab’s tainted meat (7) 17 Iris comes back with American star (6) 18 Animal hiding in wardrobe? A stallion, maybe (5) 19 A game with broken nets in (6) 22 Name of female oil-producer (5) 23 Reverse wager (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents N and 7 represents Q, so fill in N every time the figure 6 appears and Q every time the figure 7 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid

Across 1 Stole from (6) 4 Tubes (5) 8 Small fragment (5) 9 Night light (7) 10 Always the same (7) 11 Small prison room (4) 12 Container for rubbish (3) 14 Gratis (4) 15 Relating to the mouth (4) 18 Moral offence (3) 21 Competent (4) 23 Keep in view (7) 25 Liken (7) 26 At no time (5) 27 Scope (5) 28 Terminated (6)

Down 1 Free from harm or evil (6) 2 Obstacle (7) 3 Blows up (8) 4 Cooking utensils (4) 5 Fragment (5) 6 One (6) 7 Ascend (5) 13 Absurdity (8) 16 Gets to a destination (7) 17 Ballerina (6)

1 Thrill, 4 Cancel, 9 Share, 10 Acrobat, 11 Spin, 12 Pioneers, 13 Reign, 15 Peace, 18 Observed, 21 Cubs, 24 Threats, 25 Again, 26 Rested, 27 Stress. Down: 1 Tasks, 2 Realise, 3 Lies, 5 Arrange, 6 Cable, 7 Latest, 8 Taxi, 12 Pen, 14 Garbage, 15 Pad, 16 Courage, 17 Doctor, 19 Sorts, 20 Easy, 22 Sends, 23 Bait.

22 Yellow citrus fruit (5)

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24 Strong wind (4)

Across:

19 Inquisitive (5) 20 Dreaded (6)

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

1 Sinks, 4 Until, 7 Dye, 8 Ladders, 9 Camareras, 13 Sandals, 15 Oca, 16 Senda, 17 Draws. Down: 1 Seda, 2 Nuera, 3 Salvajada, 4 Undressed, 5 Toe, 6 Last, 10 Ahora, 11 Asks, 12 Fans, 14 Nun.

CODE BREAKER

Across 1 Leader (of group, party) (5) 3 Patos (5) 7 Lengua (6) 9 Verdadero (4) 10 Forks (cutlery) (9) 13 There (4) 14 Pink (colour) (6) 16 Oxidado (5) 17 Tarjetas (5)

Down 1 Tin can (4) 2 Huevo (3) 4 Plum (7) 5 Cobertizo (para animales, herramientas) (4) 6 Path (7) 8 Agujas (7) 11 Pareja (4) 12 Alfombras (pequeñas) (4) 15 Mar (3)

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IT’S January, the party is over and now comes the bill. For most of us, January is a long month financially, money is tight and it can be a bit of a stretch until February. Here are our Top 10 tips for making those pennies stretch a little further. 1. Return unwanted Christmas gifts Let’s face it. You probably received some gifts that you were grateful for, but not totally excited about. It’s okay to return them rather than stick them in a cupboard for the rest of your life. Take that money and spend it on something you actually need, or stick it in your savings account or retirement fund.

App of the Week Dead Trigger 2 Free on android. Dead Trigger 2 brings a firstperson ‘shootin-fest’ back to the zombie apocalypse. Despite the altogether realistic visuals, Dead Trigger 2 remains chock-full of tonguein-cheek humour. Controls use a fast and natural auto-fire mechanism which keeps the focus on moving and aiming. More notably, there’s a robust hideout and crafting system where you get various assistants to build stuff for you, though it takes time. All weapons can be created and upgraded.

Play on Words XIRANRUN UNWANTED GIFTS: Don’t stick them in a cupboard.

2. Check your bank statements. You’d be surprised at how many people don’t keep track of their spending, or check their bank statements each month. Maybe this is something you’ve been guilty of in the past, but you could be wasting extra money and not even know it... You know that gym membership you cancelled three months ago? 3. Cook with your Crock-Pot January is National Slow Cooking Month, and with good reason. It’s the time of year for soups and stews which are easy to make in a Crock-Pot. When you head to the supermarket, you’ll find that lesser cuts of pork and beef are perfect for slow cooker cooking and are at very low prices. Plus, winter veggies will be on sale, too. Stock up and get ready to have a warm, ‘comfort food’ dinner waiting for you when you get home. 4. Make sure your WiFi is on This is a relatively new problem for many of us, but we all cringe when we see a mobile phone bill with added data charges. While it can be a real pain in the neck, it is also an easily avoidable problem. Make sure your Wi-Fi is always turned on, and if you’re planning on being somewhere for a while where you’ll be using your phone, don’t be

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afraid to ask for the Wi-Fi password. Most establishments will have no problem sharing their internet with you.

if it was already set there), try setting it a few degrees lower. Experiment to see how low you can stand it.

5. Make your first cup of coffee at home Rather than hit the café before going into work, making your first coffee or two at home can make quite a saving. At €1.50/€2 a cup, coffee can add up extremely quickly. By switching to having your morning coffee at home, you’ll save up to €40 per month. That’s €480 a year on just coffee!

8. Leave the car at home If you can rely on a bicycle for most of your day to day travelling, you’ll save money in all sorts of ways. Most obvious: the petrol you’d have needed to drive to work or to the shop. But even if the winter mornings cannot tempt you out of the car for work, those little trips to your friend’s house or to the bank will all add up.

6. Switching your bank account could save you money If you have a UK bank account, it’s quick and easy to switch your current account in seven days - your direct debits and standing orders are transferred automatically, and there’s a switch guarantee, so you’re protected against financial loss if anything goes wrong when you switch. Over 2.25 million switches have taken place since 2013.

9. Entertain at home Try to stop eating out in expensive restaurants! Get a group of four friends and take turns cooking a slap up meal with a few bottles of vino. That’s five weekends worth of nights out in good company and great food, not to mention huge the savings..

7. It’s a mild winter! The recommended winter setting for a home thermostat when people are at home is 20 degrees Celsius. If you keep yours above that, reduce it to 20. Once you’ve gotten used to that daytime temperature (or

10. Have a clear-out Recycle old mobile phones, DVDs, CDs and clothes. Mazumamobile.com is one of many websites you can use to sell your old mobile phone. It will pay up to £45 (€60) for a fully functional iPhone 4, or £10 (€14) for a faulty handset. Music Magpie.co.uk will give you money for your old CDs, DVDs and games.

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

TARGET: Average: 35 Good: 45 Very good: 64 Excellent: 79

SCORING: • 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points • 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points • 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION octet ploy plum pelt pelts pest pets lest legit step stein sting stint stints colt cloy clue cult cute cumin lute pulp pulpy pumice pies pits ping pint pinto epic tipple timing tinge tint tints cite cites ices icing ingest inti into gins gist vomit voice mute mite mites mice mini mint mints mist move moist nippy nipple nits nice wove ovum omit omits sign sing singe singes snip snippy snipe snit stove stoic stow

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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

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SHOULD we abandon all thoughts of cleaning up our planet? 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.

GLOBAL warming, we are told, is responsible for December’s record rainfall and devastating floods in the north of England and Scotland. Global warming as we all know is entirely due to man’s unparalleled use of fossil fuels, the internal combustion engine and flatulent cows. Only the cessation of the use of coal and oil and the building of a zillion ugly wind farms will save us. . . oh and the introduction of more and more ‘green taxes’. I looked back on my records and noted that just five years ago, the UK was experiencing a record cold spell, with temperatures reaching minus 20ºC in many places.

GLOBAL WARMING: Building a zillion ugly wind farms will help save us. Global warming? I am no scientist, but I know a man who is, and he tells me that with man’s total contribution to climate change at less than an estimated 4 per cent, not only

will our feeble efforts have no noticeable effect on the world’s weather patterns, but these changes will happen anyway as they have at regular intervals over millions of years.

He and a fraternity of scientists around the world have produced a mountain of evidence over the years, showing that we should be spending our time and efforts into developing protec-

tion against what is to come and learning to adapt to natural and inescapable climate change. But regardless of the facts, this attracts little publicity after all, it is heresy to contradict the established thinking on such things. Should we then abandon all thoughts of cleaning up our planet? Of course not, but let us examine all of the evidence available for the good of Mother Earth, and make informed and sensible decisions about the proper way forward. Just as there are powerful vested interests who wish to silence the Green lobby, so too are there equally powerful and political interests desperate to blame our changing climate on the activities of Man. Who was it that said: “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”? Oh yes, Adolph Hitler.

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THE more things change, the more they stay the same John Smith Random thoughts... ALTHOUGH he had been investigating the sharing of information via computers whilst working for the CERN laboratory in Switzerland and then following employers, it was not until 1991 that Tim Berners Lee saw the first website that he had conceived set up by CERN entitled Info.cern.ch, which basically explained the concept of the internet. Today, 25 years later, the world is without question a different place, and the man who was knighted in 2004 and became Sir Tim Berners Lee has a lot to be thanked for and a lot to be blamed for, as the World Wide Web is both a blessing and a curse. There is no doubt that the world has become not only a smaller place, but also one that is much more impatient and demanding with privacy becoming less and less possible. Children and many adults spend their time glued to social media and interac-

WORLD WIDE WEB: It’s the users who are the saints and sinners.

BID: Catalan Parliament.

Catalonia’s first minister JUST when it seemed there would be a second election in Catalonia, a rather upset Artur Mas decided he should step down so the demand for independence could move forward, rather than risk a negative backlash in the event a second election was held. The mayor of Girona, Carles Puigdemont was considered an acceptable candidate for first minister by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP), which held the balance of power and he was duly appointed on January 10. In his acceptance speech Mr Puigdemont made it clear he intended to push forward with the call for a new republic and he expected to create a separate Catalan Social Security system and Central Bank, both of which would drain money from the Spanish state and would be illegal according to opposition leaders. Interim Prime Minister Rajoy has been somewhat reticent in his response, saying only: “I have given instructions that any act by the new Catalan government, its First Minister or the Catalan parliament be met with the correct response.” As all of his attempts to stifle the bid for independence through the courts have been ineffectual, matters seem to be getting worse for the interim government, especially as it still doesn’t hold a majority. Whoever finally comes to power will still face a dilemma, and an opinion in the influential Spain Report suggests the next option open to the government is to apply Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, which would allow them to take whatever action is necessary to resolve the situation.

tive games, emails have to be responded to immediately, terrorists can post their litany of hate and show the execution of innocents, conmen can steal from bank accounts, and pornography can reach every home. On the plus side, for those who wish to broaden their knowledge, it is possible to learn about almost anything through specialist sites, as well as the ever growing Wikipedia and those who are apart geographically can keep in contact with families through such outlets as Skype and WhatsApp, so it certainly isn’t all bad. Fortunes have been made (and lost) with companies using the internet, and it is now possible to buy almost anything online which has seen a number of weaker companies go to the wall. Music and films are available to download almost instantaneously and large amounts of money can be won or lost on gaming sites. Now we To sum up, in the words of Isaac want to Newton ‘for every action, there is an hear your views. equal and opposite reaction’ and this seems to be the situation with YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE the internet, although it is those - YOUR OPINION who use it, rather than the system www.euroweeklynews.com itself who are the saints or sinners.

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Smelling rosemary can help boost your memory IT activates chemicals in your brain and also aids the ability to do simple sums SMELLING rosemary could help boost the memory as it activates chemicals in the brain. Researchers claim that the smell of rosemary aids the ability to recall past events and also helps us remember what to do in the future. It is thought a compound that gives the herb its distinctive smell, called 1,8-cineole, helps a brain chemical which is the key to memory, with the plant having an almost ‘drug-like effect’, according to the researchers. Volunteers carried out memory tests while sitting in a room infused with rosemary oil, with another group having the same tests in a lavender fragranced room and another in one with clean air. Rosemary was found to boost long-term memory and the ability to do simple sums. It also improved ‘prospective memory’ used to carry out plans, such as remembering to post a letter.

ROSEMARY: Aids the ability to recall past events and helps us remember what to do in the future.

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Is ‘dry January’ really worth it? HALFWAY through the month already and many may have already given up their plans for a ‘dry January’, but is a booze free month actually worth it?

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Painful leg cramps

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Ever considered training with your husband/partner? IT helps maintain a healthy weight and a great relationship

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte.

THIS week a reader has written in to ask the doctor about leg cramps at night. Dear Doctor, Recently I’ve been waking up at night with very painful leg cramps. It feels like the muscle in my lower leg seizes up and I can’t move my leg or foot and is excrutiating. I am a 30-year-old woman and have an office job meaning although I try and walk in my free time I do spend most of the day sitting down. Could this be the reason for the cramps? I’ve also heard they could be due to a lack of vitamins or minerals or diet-related. I’m vegetarian and must admit that lack of time leads my diet to be less than perfect. Could you please tell me what the cause to my problem could be and what to do about it? Many thanks in advance, Susana.

IT’S the New Year and you are all fired up and ready to get your fitness and body shape back to where it was last summer, right? Now my question is, does your husband or partner have the same goals as you? If so why don’t you train together? From my experience as a trainer I have found that couples who take an interest in each others health and fitness are less likely to sabotage each other, and more likely to maintain a healthy weight and a great relationship. Here are just a few of the great advantages to training with your partner: M otivation. We a ll ha ve da ys when even the thought of getting out of bed before 8am is distressing. However your workout partner is a lre a dy a w a ke , a ll fire d up a nd preparing your pre-workout coffee with the energy and spirit that you realise gives you little chance of back-peddling out of easily.

MIX IT UP: You will do exercises you would avoid if you were training alone. Quality time. That’s correct, this is you as a couple spending ‘us’ time toge the r, it beat s hi m sat on t he couch watching TV whilst you are in a s e pa ra te room cooki ng di nner doesn’t it? Or a tedious ‘after dinner walk’ for that matter. You c a n put m usi c on, you can push each other through your exercise circuit, and you can enjoy the fact that you are both connected by the same goals and desire to look and feel great. Improved love life. The exercise you are both doing will help you to minimise stress, retain better sleep patterns, and promote sharper brain

The doctor replied: Dear reader, Your leg cramps could indeed be down to lack of movement due to spending many hours sitting down. This leads to blood circulation being far from optimal, leading legs to swell up, cramps and even muscle spasms. Although you are young, when someone spends a lot of time in the same position they should try to change position occasionally, get up and walk about and do leg exercises. If this proves insufficient there are creams that en-

courage circulation in the veins in the legs. These are usually the most effective solutions for your problem. Leg cramps are more common in women, who tend to have more problems with veins than men. Sometimes a lack of vitamins or minerals can also contribute to the problem, therefore patients with special diets should have blood tests every now and then under the supervision of a specialist in Internal Medicine, as this would allow any deficiencies to be quickly corrected.

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Steak and chocolate diet DITCH the diet. That’s the advice from a Harvard University nutritionist who said most diets are “destined to fail”, because they are too strict and do not have enough fat in them leading to the body feeling like it is in ‘starvation mode.’ The nutritionist has produced a new book called Always Hungry?, in which he explains how the body ends up rebelling over the fat restrictions and as a result people put weight back on leading to yo-yo dieting.

The doctor said the theory that high-calorie fat should be eliminated was ‘profoundly misguided’, and his book has been based on 20 years of research. It aims to promote proper hearty meals that keep hunger at bay for longer with the nutritionist regularly enjoying steaks, shepherd’s pie and lamb shanks, and even desserts covered in dark chocolate sauce, which is fine as long as no extra sugar is added.

function which is important for both of you moving into your older years. And yes the fitter and healthier you look and feel the more fun you will have in the bedroom, as regular exercise has been proved to protect against erectile dysfunction, increase blood flow and be more likely to put you in the mood for LOVE. So he pr ef er s wei ght s and you love cardio…. Mix it up and do both, encourage and push each other. You will find yourself doing the exercises together that you would more than likely avoid if you were training alone.

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That’s entertainment in La Zenia for charity SHOW will feature many popular favourites and comedy routines By Gemma Quinn THE ever-popular 70-strong

chorus, Melody Makers International, are in final re-

he a rs a ls for the ir la te s t s how, ‘Tha t’s Ente rta in-

ment.’ The concert is being performed on January 30 at the Orihuela Costa Resort in La Ze nia w ith tw o pe rforma nc e s , a t 2pm a nd 8pm and the entire production is directed and conducted by Nigel Hopkins. The s how w ill fe a ture many popular favourites to include Bridge Over Troubled Water, Fix You, Rock A round The C loc k, O ne Moment In Time, Phantom of the Opera medley, and ma ny more . Some of the finest soloists on the Costa a re fe a ture d in the s how which will include comedy routines and also a special pe rforma nc e of a s ma ll close harmony group. The show will be accompa nie d by a profe s s iona l band from the UK, led by Matthew Hopkins, Director of M us ic a t N ottingha m Trent University, who will

MELODY MAKERS: That’s Entertainment concert is on January 30. be back visiting La Zenia with his famous award-winni ng Cham ber Choi r on their Spanish tour in April. Melody Makers International are supporting DEBRA t he But t er f l y Chi l dren’s Charity. As well as t he choi r ’s suppor t t her e will also be a bucket collect i on. Ni gel Hopki ns has even written a song about

the condition called Butterfly, which will be performed by three young soloists on the evening. Tickets €10 for the matinee and €12 in the evening, available at La Ponderosa in La Zenia, The Card Place in Punta Prima and Benimar and also the DEBRA Charity Shops at Quesada and La Marina.

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Fiesta fun SAN FULGENCIO is preparing for more fiestas as the village celebrates their patron saint, San Antonio Abad, on Sunday January 17. The day starts with holy mass at 9am, followed by a parade at 9.30am with the Union Musical band of San Fulgencio around the village. At midday there will be a solemn mass with traditional breed blessing and then the annual animal blessing at 5pm, where people are invited to bring their animals, of all types, large and small, to be blessed by the priest.

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Prizes for tapas route OCTOPUS, monk fish and prawns won the awards By Gemma Quinn THE winners have been announced of Torrevieja’s latest Tapas Route. Councillor for Tourism, Fanny Serrano, awarded the prizes for the 13th

tapas route held in the city November 19-29. Best Tapas of the House went to Tasca Bahia for their octopus dish, whilst Professional Award for Best Gourmet Tapas went to Bar Tapería Los Zamoranos for their monk fish and prawns.

Looking to join a variety group? RASCALS, the leading musical variety group, are bouncing into the New Year with a new look as they organise a range of membership drives to attract new members. These will be held in Los Montesinos today (Thursday) in the town square from 11am3pm, in Almoradi market square on Saturday January 16 from 10am-2pm, in San Luis square from 11am-3pm on January 19 and in La Marina on January 23 from 10am-2pm by the Saturday market. This week, they will also be starting rehearsals for a new musical comedy show, to be performed in May. The show,

entitled ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’ is being put together by show director Annette Baldwin with help from Michelle Grocutt and Julie Schofield. Annette has many years experience in musical theatre and in the UK took on leading roles in shows such as ‘Me and my Girl’ and ‘Anything Goes.’ If you are a fan of the silver screen then you will be tapping your feet and singing along to such classics as ‘Sherry’ and ‘Can’t take my eyes off you’ from the Jersey Boys and ‘Under the Boardwalk’ from the Drifters. Visit www.therascals.org or call Annette on 965 993 486.

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Give your property a presale Health Check-up in 2016 HAVING the certificate will increase the chances of selling your home John Graham The property expert

ALL indications show that 2016 is set to be a busy year for property sales along the Spanish Costas and Mallorca, but it is a very competitive market. Obviously there are not sufficient buyers to buy all the properties that are available for sale, so 2016 will be a ‘Buyers market’. In a ‘Buyers market’ buyers can afford to be very picky and not only look for well-priced properties, but

also properties that will not give them any nasty surprises. There are hundreds of thousands of properties for sale all along the Costas and Mallorca, and hundreds of estate agents in each region competing to make as many sales as possible. I am here to help the EWN homeowner readers in 2016, and our main focus will be to help you sell your property and help estate agents sell as many properties as possible, by having the benefit of our affordable presale Home Health Check Certificate, carried out by qualified surveyors. This year homeowners selling their property with our presale Home Health Check will have a big advantage over similar properties on sale

PRESALE: Home Health Check. that do not have it. Estate agents who recommend their clients have our check will have a huge advantage over competitors too.

The main benefits to owners and estate agents of having our presale check is that it will increase the chances of selling the property and closer to the asking price. Homeowners and estate agents who can show buyers a Home Health Check Certificate with the property can demonstrate a higher level of professional customer service than other owners or estate agents. The buyer will have more confidence in buying the property at or near the asking price, helping speed up the process and prevent the buyer from buying from a competitor. The presale Home Health Check Certificate is now available to homeowners and estate agents throughout

the Costas and Mallorca. The Home Health Check Certificate is not a building survey or structural engineer’s report, it is designed to show buyers the property has had a presale professional surveyor inspection, what has been checked and in an easy-to-read checklist format. The cost of the check varies depending on the size of the property, age, location and other factors. To arrange or discuss a Home Health Check please contact me. gk.ipad@me.com Call ( 0034 ) 657 337 477 Fellow of The Architecture and Surveyors Institute. LinkedIn Profile http://www.linked in.com/in/johngrahamfasi.

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Why would you buy in Spain?

FIBRE OPTIC: Remote working is a possibility.

THERE are many reasons why people buy property in Spain, the weather, food, prices, as an investment, or a mixture of these reasons. Many opt to buy a home which can be rented to other holidaymakers for part of the year. These tend to be situat-

ed around the most popular tourist resorts, such as Malaga or the Balearic Islands. Itâ€™s not just the coast, business people often select property in or around one of the major cities. The business zones of Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia remain strong.

There are even people who find it easier and cheaper to live in Spain and commute within Europe for work. Larger towns and cities also have Fibre optic or broadband internet making remote working while living the Spanish dream a possibility.

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Families benefit from price drop AVERAGE salary needed to buy a home has fallen SPANISH families needed on average 7.8 yearsâ€™ worth of full salary to buy a home in 2015, the same as in 2014. This information was indicated through the Real Estate Strength Index in a recent appraisal. The drop in property prices during the crisis has meant that the average percentage of salary needed to buy a home has gone down in the last decade, from the maximum of 13.7 years in 2006, when it was almost double what it is now. As wages have stabilised since 2012, so has

the amount of time needed for families to buy homes. However, it varies depending on the region. The autonomous communities where families need the largest amounts of salary to buy homes are the Balearic Islands (16.2 years), Madrid (9.4 years), Basque Country (9.3 years) and Navarra (nine years). On the other side of the scale, in Castilla-La Mancha (5.5 years), Murcia (5.5 years) and Extremadura (5.7 years), the amount is much lower.

Selling a home requires patience SELLING a home continues to be something that requires patience in Spain, although the situation is showing signs of improvement. According to the most recent Tinsa Report, which indicates that 2015 closed with the first

increase in the price of housing since 2008, in Spain it takes an average of 10.2 months to sell a residence. This is only an average, however, as the amount of time varies from region to region. Canatabria is the province

with the longest sales period, at 18.6 months. Other provinces where homeowners might struggle include Alava, Segovia, Avila, Salamanca and Vizcaya, all of which have average waiting periods of more than 14 months.

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BBVA says that housing construction is on the rise PERMITS for building construction went up 29.2 per cent B A N K IN G e ntity B B VA ant i ci pat es a ‘push’ in the amount of new homes constructed in Spain over the course of the next year, as a result of the upward trend towards the end of 2015 of indicators like the purchase of cement, employment in the sector and land deals. At least that’s what the bank explained in its latest Flash Real Estate Spain Report. Although October saw a reduction in permits for new building projects, the study indicates that this could just be a fleeting trend. According to the Ministry of Development, permits for building construction went up 29.2 per cent in the first 10 months of 2015, in comparison with the same period in the previous financial exercise. BBVA also points to other variables as signs tha t the c ons truc tion mar ket i s i n good shape. Sales of cement were up in October after a slight drop in September, and Social Security registration in the construction sector in the months of October and November experienced a ‘robust’ growth. Additionally, land deals were up in the last third of the year. Therefore it is likely that the rate of con-

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ONCE being the domain of the man of the house, the secret of the garden shed has been leaked to the fairer sex by some unknown despicable turncoat.

The peace and solitude, the quiet retreat where you wouldn’t be disturbed, the place for all those sacred nick knacks she wouldn’t have in the house… Gone! Women have learned the secrets the garden shed has to offer, word has spread fast, and I’m afraid gentlemen… you’ve lost the shed!

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It’s now winter cutting time - you can produce inexpensive, healthy, strong plants with good roots THERE are several benefits so make sure it’s productive Dick Handscombe

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

THE period of the winter cutback is a good time to take cuttings of a wide range of plants in the garden. Plants from cuttings can be planted out in the spring, autumn or the second spring depending on the time required to create strong healthy root balls. The benefits Firstly you will produce inexpensive, healthy and strong plants provided you take the necessary steps to establish good root systems. Secondly, you will have extra plants for your own garden and spares as swaps or gifts for friends. Thirdly, you will have plants to sell at meetings of your local gardening club or charity fairs.

What can be propagated? If you look through the plant lists in part four of the book Your Garden in Spain or the appendices plant lists in the book How to use less water in your garden, probably 50 per cent can be grown from stem or branch cuttings ranging from a 10 centimetre sage branch cutting to a two metre branch cutting of a fig tree. Stimulating strong deep roots Deep roots are essential if plants are to speedily acclimatise and establish themselves when planted out in gardens or containers. Therefore use the deepest pots possible. If you can find one of the cellular blocks used for growing young trees for repopulating mountainsides etc, this would be ideal. So are drinking water or soft drink bottles of all sizes with

BENEFITS: You will have extra plants for your garden or you can share your cuttings with friends. the tops cut off but preferably leaving the top attached with a narrow hinge of plastic. Growing mediums A medium fine rich in nutrient compost with 10 per cent added fine sand will work with most cuttings.

Create constant microclimates Constant microclimates with a humid airspace and soil, and protection from overnight drops of temperature and draughts can be produced by placing pots with dampened compost in

clear or opaque plastic bags, and then blowing up the bags and sealing them with an elastic band or clothes peg. During cold weather place the pots of cuttings in a cold frame with an old piece of carpet or old blanket cover at

nights or in a slightly heated greenhouse. Prevent losses to snails Young plants can be vulnerable to snails and slugs. So as soon as you have potted up cuttings place a few ecological snail pellets on the surface of the compost and between pots if placed in groups on the floor, on shelves, or in potting trays. Planting out Don’t be impatient. Wait until deep roots have been produced. Equally don’t leave cuttings in pots until they become root bound. Watering of cuttings Aim to keep the soil around the lowest roots moist. The easiest way of knowing this has been achieved is to stand pots in a bowl of water that comes half way up each week or two. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com January 2016

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2016 Detroit Motorshow THE home of American motoring flung open its doors to the world on Monday January 11, with the 2016 Detroit Motorshow. Running until January 24, the NAIAS have announced the extraordinary line-up for the ninth year of the event, where next-generation products and technologies continue to make their world debuts. This year they will be trying to break the NAIAS 2015 show’s record which featured 55 vehicle introductions, a majority of which were worldwide debuts. Over 5,000 journalists attended from 60 countries. Although the event starts for the public on January 16, the Press Preview, Industry Preview, and Charity Preview have been releasing the motoring industry’s latest, biggest, fastest and brightest new toys to the world from Monday 11. To see more visit www.naias .com.

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When fiction turns into fact A COMPUTER game turns into reality By Steve Walsh AS cars transmute from being what we have traditionally known as cars to something more akin to a computer on wheels, the manufacturers are increasingly drifting from the ‘conventional motorshow’ to the high-tech electronics fairs to showcase their wares. Faraday Future, for example is a California-based electric car company that’s been operating in stealth mode for the past year and a half. But instead of choosing the 2016 Detroit Motorshow to unleash

their creation on the world, they opted for the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vagas. Unveiling their incredible FFZERO1, to a plethora of open-mouthed, dumbstruck journalists and dribbling techhead car nuts, you start to see why it was obviously the right choice. As close as you could possibly come to magically spiriting a futuristic supercar out of a PlayStation game and see it materialising on the street, this high-performance electric

concept car looks more appropriate for a race track than a city street thanks to a claimed 1,000 horsepower, a 0 to 60 time of under three seconds, and a top speed of over 200 miles per hour (320kmh). However, these figures are at the moment theoretical

since this is just a concept, but the company have said it could see a ‘limited production’ hit the market in the near future. The design features a glass roof, which offers a clear view of the white carbon fibre interior and some of the car ’s more novel ideas, like a smartphone mount in the centre of the steering wheel which as well as being the personal activation for the car, could be

FFZERO1: New high-performance electric car concept. used for the control systems touchscreen PlayStation Portable style of the vehicle, the Halo Safety System that supports the driver’s head and neck, and a helmet that feeds the driver water and oxygen. The instrument panel is also designed to gather biometric data about the driver, while learning and evolving with his driving style. For more on the FFZERO1, visit www.faradayfuture.com.

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Laser lights and fighter pilot helmets TWO new innovations shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas BMW Motorrad displayed two innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 6 - 9. A laser light for motorcycles and a helmet with a head-up display, setting new standards of motorcycle safety. Using technology already available in the new BMW 7 Series and i8, BMW Motorrad has now adapted this technology for motorcycling applications. N o t o n ly d o la s e r light headlamps generate a par-

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ticularly bright and purewhite light, but they even achieve a high-beam range of up to 600 metres, which is double tha t of c onve ntional headlights. The BMW head-up display projects necessary or desirable traffic or vehicle information directly into the rider’s field of view, allowing him to maintain constant observation of the traffic on the road, with no distraction. This would appear even more important with motorcycles than it is with cars, because it can sometimes only take a brief visual distraction to put the rider in a critical road situation. All displays are freely programmable, ideally to provide the be s tpossible support for rider safety, and only informa tion tha t is helpful and relevant to the current situation s hould be dis played to the rider at any given moment.

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MINI take Dakar in force MINI set their sights on achieving a fifth consecutive Dakar Rally win with the strongest line up yet of MINI ALL4 Racing and crews. It’s January 2016 and the Dakar Rally is nearing its end. The traditional season opener of long-distance crosscountry rallies once again saw MINI take on this exciting and exacting 9,500km, 15-day racing event with a record entry of 12 MINI ALL4 Racing cars. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and long-term copilot Mathieu Baumel (FRA) of AXION Xraid Team number 300, are the defending Dakar champions and were more than ready to take up the challenge of motorsport’s toughest endurance race. Alongside the defending champions are the Spanish pairing of Joan ‘Nani’ Roma and Alex Haro, in car number 304 who said: “We hope we can achieve for MINI the same success of 2015.” And the youngest MINI ALL4 Racing driver at this year’s Dakar Rally, Harry Hunt from MINI ALL4: British Racing Great Britain in car 343. driver Harry Hunt

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NTP WINNERS: They played on one of the coldest days this winter so far.

The Members Golf Society at El Plantio TMGS played their first competition of 2016 at nearby El Plantio, on the south side of Alicante. The format for the day’s competition was the dreaded ‘Medal,’ and was the third of five rounds of their Annual Medal Trophy competition. In th i s c o m p e t i t i o n th e best three from five rounds are calculated and maybe this w i l l b e o n e o f t h o s e rounds to be discarded by some players. Although the course conditions were good, unfortunately the same cannot be said for the weather, it must have been the coldest day this winter and the biting wind didn’t help. Only two players managed to break par but sur-

prisingly only one player put in a no return. Our most senior member, Tom Jones, didn’t seem to find the conditions difficult as he roared to y et a n o th er p o d iu m place, but this time he had to fight off the attack from his partner, Pearl. Out in first place in the Silver category, came the ever steady man from God’s co u n try, M ick K en n e dy, w ith a o n e u n d e r p a r 7 1, Pearl returned a net 74, and Tom a net 73, not bad when you can beat your age by 12 shots! The only Viking to appear in this week’s top three was S h ip s C ap tain O le Ro n g, who took third place with a net 73. Chris Oatley on his first day back in Spain took second place also with a net

73, but on lower handicap, and with the best score of the day - a net 69 - the Gold category winner was Ger Nicolasen. In the NTP’s, the winners were; hole 7 Perry Kristia ns e n, hole 9 M ic k K e nne dy, hole 14 J ohn H illie r a nd hole 18 J ohn Hettrick. The ‘two’s’ pot was overflowing with €60 and won by, C uddly from D udle y (AKA Alan Rickers) and Statoil man Kjell Aasebo. The winner of the visitor’s category was the ‘grandson’ of Ships Captain Ole Rong, Helge Rong. Date for the diary. February 3, La Manga, just €50. Interested? visit www.tmgs.org, Facebook/TMGSGOLF, or via Twitter @TMGSGOLF.

Los Amigos Golf Society hold their Christmas bash IN an attempt to get into the Christmas spirit, the Los Amigos Golf Society (LAGS) held their Christmas competition at Camposol Golf Course complete with a ‘Secret Santa’ gift exchange, funny hats and ridiculous jumpers (although they weren’t meant to be!). The society was split into two teams, one representing the society secretary ‘Razor’ Ron Johnston and the other representing the vice-captain, ‘mighty’ Mick Drummond. The competition was a full handicap Stableford, with all points scoring so, on a fine December morning from the first and 10th tees, battle commenced. After the golf there was a very welcome snack prepared by the Clubhouse of Pork Magra and Beef Stew and the first of two brief presentations. The second presentation was held at the Black Bull the following evening where they were again

treated to another meal of Chicken Kiev or Sausage Casserole... and the golfers wonder why they were putting on a few pounds! And so to the competition results. The nearest the pin winners were: on hole 5, John Tromans, at 4 metres from the pin. Second was Alan Tipper. On hole 13, the winner was Keith Collins at just 1.8 metres from the pin, pushing Mick Drummond into second place. On hole 11, the winner was Don Mallett, at a brilliant 80cm from the pin, and forcing Mick Drummond into second place. And finally on hole 3, the winner was Gerry McRobert, at a quite remarkable 40cm from the pin again squeezing the unfortunate Mick Drummond into second place!!! The overall competition winner was ‘Razor’ Ron Johnston’s team.

VILLAMARTIN: Forty seven members and four guests took part in a stableford. FORTY-SEVEN members and four guests made it to Villamartin to take part in the first Stableford competition of the new year. The course was as usual in very good condition, and as the weather was a bit chilly - and windy as of late making scoring difficult - nobody broke par. Coupled with a late start, it was a very slow round. The day also saw the first singles matchplay of the year between Ken Flaherty and Mike Frankish which was won by Ken at 4&3. With regard to the day’s members’ competition results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: Fourth, Ray Ewins (31), third, Norman McBride (33), second, Grattan Forbes (34), and first, Keith Stevenson with 36 points. Silver Category: Fourth, Alan Macdonald (31 on CB), third, Ken Flaherty (31 on CB), second, Alan Gilbert (32), and first, Brian Mulligan with 33 points. Gold Category: Fourth, Tony Smale (34 on CB), third, Barry Roehrig (34 on CB), second,

Jesus Lozano (35), and first, Theo Boelhouwer with 36 points. Nearest the pins: Norman Padmore (6), Bjorn Pettersson (9 and 17) and Paula Hagart (13). The best front nine was played by Steve Fleet (16 on CB), and the best back nine by John Aitchinson (20). Sincere condolences are sent from all the society to the family of popular past member, Allan Balkwill. He and wife, Joanie, will be remembered by many long-standing members before their return to the UK a few years ago. Allan has battled cancer through recent years and sadly passed away just before Christmas. Friends here in Spain and those in the UK plus his dear family will all miss Al’s quick wit and his caring and jovial character. Their thoughts are with Al’s ‘gals’ - Joanie, Claire, Laura, Louise and his son Adam. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to their website: www.smgs.org or simply give Barry Roehrig a call on: 966 731 033, to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers.

Away win for Mazarron CD Juvenia 1, Mazarron FC2 AN 88th minute goal from Willy gave the under strength Mazarron a hard earned victory away to CD Juvenia. Without three players through suspension and a further two through injury, Mazarron never really played to their full potential and had to dig deep to overcome a Juvenia side struggling near the foot of the table. Juvenia took the lead in only the second minute when a left wing free kick was headed back at the far

post allowing Gomez to nip in behind two defenders and force the ball over the line. It took only seven minutes for Mazarron to equalise when Palote burst through to fire in a powerful shot which was well saved by the home keeper. The ball rebounded to Palote who was fouled with a rash tackle from behind and Juan Andreo stepped up to stroke the ball calmly home from the penalty kick. Silverio and substitute

Hafid both had half chances to put Mazarron ahead, but the game appeared to be drifting to a disappointing draw when a superb through ball saw Willy using his tremendous speed to outpace three defenders before slotting the ball past the Juvenia keeper to the delight of the travelling Mazarron supporters. The result took Mazarron into fourth position just a point from an automatic promotion spot.

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Eurogolf’s first medal of 2016 ON Thursday January 7, some 39 players took part in their first monthly medal off the plates, and nine players enjoyed a Stableford fun game. In perfect golfing conditions some good scores were made, however, only one player broke par. Vice-Captain Debbie Weedon’s 60th birthday on the day saw her transported on the course in a buggy decorated with bunting and balloons to enjoy smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches, washed down with cava with freshly

squeezed orange juice. A truly royal way to play golf! The results were as follows: Gold category 0-19: First was Franz Berndt, with 73, followed by John Barraclough in second with74, and Bob Buckeridge in third on 75. Silver division 20plus: In first place was Tony Stanley with 70, ahead of Ian Stewart in second. Third spot went to Colin Hobden on 76. January’s medal winner was Tony Stanley. The best front nine was played by Cindi Green with

36, and the best back nine by Gloria Manning with 35. Nearest the pins were: Keith Wright, Gloria Manning, Bill Martin and Steve Darlington. Tuesday Toffs On Tuesday January 5, over 50 players took part in the normal Stableford with Toffs, where the results were as follows: Bronze division: First place went to Chris Stanley on 35 points, followed by Cindi Green with 35. Third spot was taken by Sue Pegg with 35 points. Silver division: First was Tony Stanley with 34 points, followed in second place by Bruce Gordon, and Gordon Bourne third both with 34 points. Gold division: The winner was Paul Manning with 36 points, followed in second by David Gregson on 35, with Pino Perito on 34 points in third.

60TH BIRTHDAY: For Debbie Weedon on a decorated buggy. Toffs overall winner was Paul Manning. The best front nine was played by Gloria Manning with 20 points, and the best back nine by Geoff Evans

with 19. Nearest the pins were: Cindi Green, Lorraine Walker, Geoff Evans, and Bev Fairhurst. If you would like to play

with Eurogolf at La Marquesa on Tuesdays and Thursdays please visit the website: www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk Both ladies and men welcome.