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The Euro Weekly is the largest local English-language newspaper that is here to help. And when Michel Euesden, CEO of parent company EWN Media Group, was advised about a potential conflict in Albir, she drove over 1,000 kilometres to get to the bottom of it. It comes after Joseph Cañas of the Telc Shop in Albir Playa denied claims made by a local British homeowner following a visit to his shop premises. “Not everything the woman has said is true. My staff at all times try to be polite. We have

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Happy ending been in business for 27 years and are reputable, friendly and somewhat different to what this woman said.” Jo Wright, 72, accused assistants of launching an expletiveladen rant and manhandling her after she tried to put credit on her mobile phone. But having spoken face-toface with Mr Cañas, whose

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wife Rosa Maria owns the establishment, Mrs Euesden was happy to report that he is a family man running a great shop, while he expressed his appreciation at the opportunity to have a right to reply on the front page. Jo Wright and her husband are invited to visit Mr Cañas on their next trip, when he will show them that the incident was a misunderstanding. The EWN is a name you can trust and will always work above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that a resolution to any disagreement is found. It endeavours to ensure that businesses thrive across all communities and that is why it has established such a strong and widespread reputation over the last 22 years. The EWN Media Group would like to wish Joseph and Rosa every success in the future, and feels this is a good solution for all involved.

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Born in the USA AMERICAN expatriates across Spain will today (Thursday) celebrate Thanksgiving, the traditional feast typically includes roast turkey, sweet potato casserole and winter veg topped off with pumpkin pie.

Wall falls TWO people were injured when an interior wall collapsed on the second floor of an abandoned, half-finished Muchamiel building. Four youths had gone there late at night for unknown reasons.

Big things A STUDY carried out by the University of Valencia has highlighted the internationalisation of the port of Gandia. Despite its small size, the port facilitates exports to over 20 countries.

EXCLUSIVE By Darren James MORE than 100 people attended the public meeting organised by Brexpats in Spain held at the Miguel Hernandez University in Elche on Tuesday, to catch up with some of the latest information on Brexit. HM British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley was guest of honour, accompanied by British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris and members of Alicante Provincial Council. The top table was completed by members of Brexpats in Spain including their president Anne Fernandez and legal team Pellicer and Heredia. Simon Manley began his remarks by thanking everyone that had contributed to a wealth of information and opinions that had been gathered during around 70 meetings up and down Spain and on the islands that he and SarahJane Morris had attended. “They have enriched our understanding of the individual circumstances of the people living in Spain and everything has been fed back to London,” said Simon. He believed that in the case of the subjects that were at the forefront of many minds - healthcare, pen-

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sions, residence rights - the British government were in “touching distance of an agreement” and that they were “more or less settled.” The Ambassador expressed his disappointment that agreements hadn’t yet been reached on future voting rights at local elections and the recognition of professional qualifications, explaining that the UK wanted to

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NO DEAL ‘NOT THE INTENTION’: Ambassador Simon Manley addressed more than 100 visitors. concrete answers could be given from any source. On the question of the status of British citizens in the case of the much muted ‘no deal,’ Simon said: “It is not the intention of the British government to leave without a deal.” What came through the gathering at every opportunity was the 100 per cent support from the mainly young Spanish attendees and from the Spanish politicians present. They are also just as concerned for the future of their nationals living and working in the UK with similar worries. Jim and Geraldine, attending the meeting from their home in Altea said: “We both feel we understand the UK position at the negotiations a great deal more than before, but equally felt that overall we didn’t learn anything new from the meeting.”

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Car thief hijacked A 30-YEAR-OLD Lithuanian man is in prison pending sentencing after he was arrested for ‘carjacking’ not one, not two, but three vehicles in the space of 24 hours. The criminal was arrested in Gandia having stolen the cars in Calpe, l’Alqueria and Bellreguard.

Same again TRASMEDITERRANEA has confirmed it will run its ferry service from G a n d i a t o I b i z a ag ain n ex t year. An alternative to the Balearia service from Denia to the ‘white isle,’ the 2.5-hour crossing will run throughout the Easter holidays and then again from June 15 to September 15.

Slow down THE centre of Jesus Pobre has been declare d a 3 0 k m / h z o n e . T h e changes affect the following streets/ squares from January 2018: Pare Pere, Major, Plaça del Poble, Escoles , Di a g o n a l , Pi n a re t, E re s , Ametlers, Lluna, Bisbe Hervas, Portelles, Convent, Placa de l´Esglesia and Cases Noves.

Fierce blaze A FINESTRAT woman suffering from smoke inhalation was taken to hospital with burns to her hands and chest after a house fire. This began on the terraced property’s ground floor but spread upstairs in a fierce blaze that obliged fire-

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SPANISH FACTS OF LIFE...38 Spain is home to some of Europe’s most endangered animals, such as the Iberian Lynx which is now on the brink of extinction.

for destroying habitats and putting the lives of many species at risk. The environmental group Ecologists in Action warned that Spain has the most fragile biodiversity in Europe and has urged the govern-

THERE are more than 150 animal species in danger of extinction in Spain, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Overdevelopment of rural areas and coastal zones are blamed

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ON THE RISE: Spanish Imperial Eagle numbers are soaring once more.

Spanish Imperial Eagle ONCE in immediate danger of extinction, with only 30 breeding pairs recorded in Spain in the 1960s, the Spanish Imperial Eagle has grown in population size in recent years. The bird was threatened by the decline in rabbits, loss of habitat and a high number of collisions with pylons. However, there are now an estimated 500 breeding pairs on the Iberian Peninsula, with 15 chicks born in Cadiz’s Doñana region last year alone, due to several conservation projects.

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THE rare Cantabrian Brown bear was nearly extinct 40 years ago. The government estimates that only six were left in the wild by the 1980s but, thanks to a significant conservation effort, numbers are now back up to around 200. The bears were so despised by farmers for destroying crops in the 18th and 19th centuries that hunters were actually paid to kill them. Hunting was eventually banned in1968 and the bears became officially protected in 1973.

pay compensation to the owner of premises he rented. He used it to store sacks of almonds and was clearly his fault that the floor collapsed under their weight, the tribunal ruled.

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COOL CAT: Iberian Lynxes are hard to spot in the wild these days due to their decreasing population.

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ment to tackle the destruction of habitats and protect the country’s creatures. Some endangered wild animals worth keeping an eye out for include:

Iberian Lynx REGARDED as the world’s most endangered wild cat, there are fears that the Iberian Lynx may soon disappear for good. Recognised by its heavily spotted coat, long legs and short tail, this species of lynx is under peril because of a number of different threats. The lynx was once regarded as a hunting trophy, and was valued for its fur and meat. Although it became illegal to hunt them in the early 1970s, the cats are still victims of traps and snares set for other animals. The Iberian Lynx’s diet was severely impacted when the rabbit population was struck by a series of epidemics. It has also been affected by the development of roads and motorways, which has caused an increasing number to be hit by cars each year.

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Feeling blue FOUR streets adjoining Novelda’s municipal market and shopping area were added to the town’s Blue Zone regulated areas where parking is free, but limited to an hour. Residents are unhappy but the town hall’s Development councillor insisted that more parking spaces will benefit local commerce.

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The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1689 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 71 local stories.

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Teacher investigated BENIDORM CITY COUNCIL is currently investigating a clarinet teacher from the Conservatorio Municipal de Musica for allegedly harassing a minor. The complaint against the male teacher was lodged a couple of weeks ago by another member of staff from the Conservatorio. The victim of the alleged harassment is a 14-yearold female student who told the member of staff - in front of 14 other students - that the clarinet teacher made her do sit-ups whist playing the instrument as he held her feet. The young student said she found this strange and explained the teacher only made the female students do this. The complainant told the student to tell her parents and cooperated with the mother of the child in lodging the complaint.

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Access improvements PUBLIC TRANSPORT in Benidorm has been adapted for guide dogs and their owners. The Llorente Bus and Radio Taxi fleets have adjusted platforms for blind people and their furry friends in an initiative together with Benidorm Lions Club. The adaptations were revealed in a ceremony on the Plaza de SS. MM. Los Reyes de Espana last week, attended by councillors Angela Llorca and Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, Benidorm Lions Club President Marga Matarranz, Radio Taxi Benidorm President Jose Antonio Gomez and Pablo Delgado from Llorente Bus. Councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate said: “People who need guide dogs have every right to enjoy public transport.”

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By Benjamin Park NINE stretches of roads in the Costa Blanca North region have been named among most dangerous road sections in Spain, according to a report released by the European Automobile Association (AEA). Five ‘black spots’ were found in Alicante, including the A-77 and the A-77A, kilometre 17 of the N-325, kilometre 153 of the N-332 and kilometre 686 of the N-340 were named among Spain’s 190 most dangerous traffic stretches. The list also includes Kilometre 33 1 of the N-232A in Castellon and Kilometres 237 and 256 of the N-3 and Kilometre 842 of the N-340, all in Valencia. The most dangerous one kilometre stretch in the Costa Blanca North region, kilometre 237 of the N-3, has an average of 259 cars pass through daily, with a hazard index of 211.6 and has also seen two traffic accident victims in the past year, reports the AEA. Since the year 2000, the DGT has defined a black spot as a “road site with a maximum separation between one and 100 metres, in which during a natural year, 3 or more accidents have taken place." The AEA’s study analysed a total of 26,329 kilometres of State controlled roads across Spain and revealed that black spots have reportedly increased by from 140 to 190 across the entirety of Spain in the past year.

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BLACK SPOT: Kilometre 153 of the N-332 was named among Spain’s 190 ‘black spots’. The hazard index is calculated by taking the number of accidents with victims (minor, serious or fatal injuries) in a one kilometre stretch over a period of five years and the average daily vehicle intensity. The average of Spanish roads is 9.6.

In the case of conventional roads, the most dangerous stretch of road is located at kilometre 358 of the N-122 at the entrance to Valladolid, which has an incredibly high hazard index, standing at 423 times more than the national average.

DANGER: Black spots.

The 10 most dangerous black spots 1. Km 358 of the N-122, Valladolid 42 accident victims in the past year. 2. Km 57 of the N-632, Asturias 21 accident victims in the past year. 3. Km 439 of the N-330, Zaragoza three accident victims in the past year. 4. Km 467 of the N-330, Zaragoza six accident victims in the past year. 5. Km 37 of the N-632, Asturias two accident victims in the past year. 6. Km 359 of the N-122, Valladolid 10 accident victims in the past year. 7. Km 16 of the N 204, Guadalajara six accident victims in the past year. 8. Km 476 of the N-330, Zaragoza eight accident victims in the past year. 9. Km 54 of the N-632, Asturias 21 accident victims in the past year. 10. Km 59 of the N-632, Asturias seven accident victims in the past year.

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Moving forward OLIVA mayor David Gonzalez met with the Generalitat Valenciana and the Ministry of Health recently to sign over a 4,000sqm plot of land designated for the new health centre.

Tram jam SIX new tram cars, costing €43 million, are being built in Valencia for Line 9 between Denia and Benidorm - they will be hybrid, able to operate on diesel or electric.

Thief held POLICE arrested a 21year-old Colombian man accused of committing the ‘smash n’ grab’ robbery at the ‘Montenegro’ jewellery store in Denia - he was easily identified from the CCTV recording due to his extensive criminal record.

MEDIAEVAL MILL: Imma Orozco and town hall officials inspect work in progress.

Shoring up the past THE first phase of restoring the Moli dels Moros water mill in Altea is nearing completion. Having reached agreement with the owners of the land where the mediaeval mill is located, the town hall was able to take action both from an archaeological as well as an architectural point of view, said Altea’s Town Planning councillor Imma Orozco. The mill is listed as an Asset of Local Relevance (BRL) and it has been

possible to shore up the building and avoid irreversible damage, Orozco explained. Altea Town Hall hopes eventually to carry out all the measures specified in the mill’s Adaptation and Consolidation Project and give prominence to a property that is important historically, educationally and also as a tourist attraction. “If we hadn’t intervened when we did, acting on the advice of specialists

who stressed the urgency of the situation, El Moli could never have withstood further episodes of rain like last winter’s and Altea would have lost an important reminder of its past,” the councillor said. The second phase is due to start at the beginning of next year and should provide a definitive solution to the mill’s structural stability: “This will allow us to carry out future work without any worries,” Orozco added.

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Man jailed for raping his former partner A NOVELDA man is serving a 10year prison term after being found guilty of raping his ex-partner. Ignoring a restraining order he went to the bar where she worked in March 2016, the Alicante High Court heard. He wanted to talk to his former partner of 15 years and the mother of their two children but soon became aggressive, witnesses said. The customers quietened him down by threatening to call the police and prevented him from following when his ex-partner left the bar although he returned the next day. Despite ‘pushing her violently’ he did not injure the woman and left her alone until May 2017 when he persuaded her to visit his home, supposedly to pick up some keys. Once there he dragged her to the bedroom, telling her, “This is the last time I’m doing this,” before he raped her. Already imprisoned on remand, the Alicante High Court sentenced him to nine years for rape, nine months for breaching the restraining order and six months for ill-treatment.

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Open-air open day ALTEA celebrated International Bird Day with an Open Day ringing session on the banks of the River Algar. The first to arrive at 9.30am were able to watch in close up as ornithologist Toni Zaragoza ringed one of the kingfishers that sometimes show themselves along the river. Zaragoza has been studying the birds that live on or visit the Algar for 27 years, extolling the riverâ€™s biodiversity and importance to the many migratory species that stop there. Ringing reveals details of a birdâ€™s age, length, weight and body fat as well as its health and migratory habits, Zaragoza explained to onlookers. The high point of the morning however was the release of an eagle owl, which was taken for treatm e n t t o t h e Wi l d l i f e R e covery Centre in Santa Faz

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CLOSE UP: Recovered eagle owl. after it flew into a high tension cable. E l i a s G o m i s a n d To n i Mulet from the Spanish Ornithological Society, SEO/ Birdlife, explained the threat that pylons and pow-

er cables pose to birds. They also stressed the role of recovery centres like Santa Faz which, through the 112 Emergency number will always collect injured wild animals.

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V ILA MUSE U i n Vi lla joyosa is one of the six museums chosen to represent S pain i n t h e I b e r m u s eo s network. A tot a l o f 5 0 m u se u ms w ere s e l e c t e d f r o m th e 7,101 listed on the register of museums from 12 countries linked to th e Iberoamerican General Secretariat. Ibermuseos has administrative support from the Organisation of Ibero-American St a t e s ( OE I ) a n d financial backing from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). The network invited Vilamuseu’s director in 2009 to give sessions on accessibility at an international Ibermuseos seminar in Brazil and the president of the Ibermu se o s I n t e rg o ve rn ment Committee, Magdalena Zavala, has now written

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VILAMUSEU: Applauded for inclusion and accessibility. to congratulate Vilamuseu on its inclusion. T h is res u lted fro m the museum’s leading role in social, cultural, environmental and economic fields, Zavala said. Accessibility and inclusion, public participation, recycling exhibition materials and low environmental

impa c t w e re a mongs t the strong points in Vilamuseu’s favour. Over the coming months Vilamuseu will take part in an international analysis of good practice in museums with in-depth video interviews with the Consultancy le a ding the w ork from Brazil.

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Sweet prospect JIJONA’S turron manufacturers are looking forward to the best Christmas season since the economic crisis in 2007. They expect to produce more than 11,000 tons of the town’s Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) soft turron this year, although the total for all types, excluding chocolate, will be around 21,000 tons. Jose Enrique Garrigos, president of the Turron Regulatory Committee said “the outlook should be extraordinary.”

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Teachers need more protection ALICANTE Province teachers demanded that the Generalitat take steps to stop physical and verbal attacks from pupils’ parents. According to regional Education department statistics, each school year approximately 600 teachers are subjected to violence. One of the latest attacks occurred at the Gloria Fuertes school in Alicante City when a pupil’s father walked in and without saying a word, felled Head of Studies Fernando Llorens with one punch. They are defenceless in situations like these, said teachers and the unions that represent them. Alicante Province accounts for 48 per cent of all physical and verbal attacks on teaching staff, followed by Valencia Province (45 per cent) and Castellon (6 per cent). Many schools have already decided to revise their social

harmony procedures and introduce measures that can be taken if a parent or family member is violent. A majority of teachers and the unions also maintained that the Education department should take immediate legal action against an offender without waiting for the victim to decide whether or not to prosecute, a choice often influenced by fear of reprisals. Regional Education chief, Vicent Marza ruled out this option, insisting that existing measures are adequate. His department was ‘totally’ equipped to react in violent situations and existing measures were adequate, he said. The unions disagreed: “Defence and backing, including legal protection, for our employers, the Education department, is unfortunately inadequate,” a UGT union official lamented.

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UNEXPECTED CATCH: Probably belonged to a Spanish man-o-war.

Anchored in the past A VILLAJOYOSA fishing boat had an unexpected catch of a centuries’ old anchor weighing more than two tons. The Pepe el Sargento was fishing between La Vila and Alicante when the crew snared the anchor in their nets and on reaching port they immediately contacted Vilamuseu. The museum’s director Antonio Espinosa went down to the harbour to inspect the anchor, which

is five metres long and 2.5 metres wide from fluke to fluke. It is the type of anchor used by Spanish warships in the 17th and 18th century. After advising Guardia Civil headquarters in Alicante City, the anchor was winched ashore with a heavy-duty crane and taken to Villajoyosa’s Club Nautica where it will remain until the regional government’s Culture department authorises further action.

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Children’s Day LA NUCIA celebrates Universal Children’s Day at the Camilo Cano sports complex on Saturday. O rga nis e d by the tow n hall’s Social Welfare department with the three-to-12 a ge group in mind, the e ve nt w ill be he ld from 10am until 2pm in the car park at the entrance to the sports ground. There will be more than 20 free activities and this year, for the first time, the children can make their own contribution to a mural on Children Rights.

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ACTIVITIES: Children’s Day in La Nucia last year. The chi l dr en can al so make items linked to Children’s Rights at one of the 15 handicraft workshops.

Favourite characters from films and television series will also be paying visits, the town hall revealed.

Some good ideas wanted LA NUCIA residents have until Monday to choose how €200,000 of the town hall budget is spent. This is the second year that they have had a say in local spending and all those registered on the La Nucia padron may submit their ideas on the Participacion website, www.participscion.lanucia.es. As not everybody has Internet access, leaflets

are available at the town hall, municipal extension offices and the sports complex so that residents may make written proposals. The suggestions will be evaluated by the town hall and put to the vote between next Thursday and December 6, explained La Nucia’s mayor, Bernabe Cano. Results will be made public on December 7 and included in the municipal Budget for 2018.

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Cheapest last! BA flyers to board by ticket price BRITISH AIRWAYS, the UK flag carrier, that flies several routes between the UK and Spain, is set to introduce a new boarding system based upon how much you have paid for your flight. Those who have paid the lowest fares will be the last to board, a method used by their Spanish partner Iberia.

Passengers will be assigned group numbers between one and five on their boarding pass as of December 12. The lower the number, the earlier the passenger is allowed to board. Although passengers with mobility issues or who are travelling with young children will still be able to board ahead of everyone else. British Airways said, “This method has been used all around the world by many airlines and aligns BA with partners American Airlines and Iberia. “Group boarding simplifies the process, making it

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quence at the gate. “This method has been used by airlines around the world for a number of years, including by our partners American Airlines, Iberia and Qatar.” A spokesman said, “We are always looking at ways to improve the airport experience for our customers. “Earlier this year we were the first UK airline to introduce automated biometric technology, with the launch of self-service boarding gates, and we also installed self-service bag drop points at Heathrow and Gatwick giving our customers an even quicker check-in experience.” The five groups will be: Group One - First Class passengers on long-haul flights and short-haul travellers on BA’s business class, Club Europe, as well as Gold members of the BA Executive Club Group Two - Business class Club World passengers on long-haul flights, and Silver members of the Executive Club. Group Three - Passengers in World Traveller Plus (BA’s premium economy) as well as Bronze members of the Executive Club. Group Four - Economy passengers. Group Five - Passengers travelling on the cheapest, hand-baggage only fares.

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SICKENING: The video sparked outrage on social media. POLICE are investigating a video that appeared on social media showing a group of hikers pushing a wild boar off a mountain path i n t h e n o r t h o f Spain. Th e si c k e n i n g v id eo showed a group of seven hik e r s su r r o u n d i n g th e frightened, wild animal and p r o d d i n g i t w ith a stick while an eighth person records the footage on a mobile phone. Th e j a b a l i t u mb le s

Boar war down the mountainside o n to ro ck s b e lo w from the Ruta del Cares in the Picos de Europa National Park. It is not known if the animal survived the horrifying fall. Guardia Civil officers have opened an investigation to discover the identities of the walkers and

when the video was shot. The animal rights and w e lfa re politic a l pa rty PACMA (Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of A nima ls ) s a id tha t a lthough they would like to denounce the hikers for a nima l a bus e the la w does not protect wild animals.

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BUSTED: The investigation was led by Europol.

On the high seas SPANISH police have arrested 40 people belonging to a criminal gang accused of drug trafficking and money laundering. During the Europol-led operation, police seized more than four tons of cocaine, 105 kilograms of hashish, 18 high-end vehicles and more than €13 million in cash. Two interlinked groups were dismantled, one in the Spanish enclave Melilla in Northern Africa and one in the Basque Country. Arrests were also made in Girona, Pontevedra, Madrid and Morocco.

The suspects included 34 men and six women of Spanish, British and Moroccan nationalities. Police also confiscated a caravan and three boats that were used by the gang to traffic drugs. It has been estimated the drug ring trafficked more than €103 million worth of drugs into Spain. The operation began in Denia, Alicante when police learned that a group of people had been shifting drugs using recreational sailboats. Officers intercepted one of these boats heading

from Venezuela to Cadiz, and discovered 400 kilos of cocaine stashed in a hidden compartment in the bow of the boat. It was then discovered the gang had connections in the Basque Country - who were responsible for trafficking the drugs by sea and Melilla, where the money laundering aspect of the business was handled. The group allegedly covered their operations under a fake wooden furniture shipping business and transported the money and drugs by sea hidden in furniture containers. In just one bust, police seized more than €8million in cash in Valencia’s port. The gang allegedly also used people with limited means to traffic money through airports by hiding the cash among their belongings. O ff i c e r s r e p o r t e d t h a t more than €4 million had been intercepted in flights bound for Venezuela from Malaga or Melilla. Police also seized 870 kilos of cocaine in Pontevedra and 120 kilos in Lloret de Mar that was reportedly destined for the UK. Due to the international nature of the crimes, the Spanish police also had help from US, German, Italian and Moroccan drug enforcement agencies.

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Slice is right SIX Valencian Community bakers were listed in Spain’s 2017 Good Bread Trail. Three are located in Valencia City, one in Mislata, one in Los Ibarsos (Castellon) and one in Alicante City.

Fire watch FIREMEN took two hours to extinguish a fire on 5,000sqm of land adjoining the CV-656 road between Villena prison and Fontanars (Valencia). Forest rangers remained on watch to prevent another outbreak.

New wheels SAN JUAN’S Local Police have two new hybrid automatics and two additional motorcyles. As well as enabling them to work more efficiently, the acquisitions will be cheaper to run.

Lift-shaft blaze clears building A 10-STOREY Campello apartment block was evacuated after fire broke out in a lift. Sixty people had to leave their homes while four others on the ninth floor had to take refuge on their apartment terraces as firemen fought the blaze in order to reach them. Once the fire was extinguished they were taken to safety together with three dogs and a cat. The building was soon filled with smoke seeping from the lift shaft and stairwell and two people had to be treated for smoke inhalation, Emergency Service sources said afterwards. The blaze was extremely fierce on the ninth floor, creating intense heat, firefighters revealed. The damage was made even worse by wood panelling in the passageway that added to the intensity of the fire. Work was going on in the building at the time and the lift had been covered with cork to protect it, provincial media sources reported later. Witnesses said that they had also seen a mechanic inspecting the lift that day. Residents on the ninth floor are now waiting for Campello Town Hall to verify its state after firemen recommended that this zone should remain unoccupied until a thorough inspection could be made.

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POLICE officers in Spain who raided the home of a married couple have discovered a hoard of several thousands of archaeological pieces. At the property in San Fernando, Cadiz, Guardia Civil officers found coins from the Roman to the Medieval period, buttons, keys, beads, thimbles, rings, bullets and numerous pottery vessels. The house had an exhibition area for the artefacts, a warehouse, a workshop and another building with computers from where they conducted their sales operation. The couple were allegedly selling the stolen items via auction portals on the internet and it is estimated they netted more than €100,000 in two years, mainly from foreign buyers. Police have handed the items to the Museum of Cadiz, who will make an inventory and catalogue the items. Investigators are also trying to locate the lots that had already sold, most of

That’s priceless Couple stole ancient artefacts them abroad, although they recognise that it will be ‘quite complicated’ for these items to be returned to Spain. The investigation origi-

nated in the wake of the Dupondio operation in Murcia when 3,000 ancient coins and 20,000 archaeological pieces were recovered.

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Frax awards

Heavy stuff

DAVID GINER was named the winner of the Frax Foundation’s Jose Miguel Iribas Awards named after the Basque sociologist who was a great influence on Costa Blanca tourism in the 70’s. Giner, chosen from nine finalists, was recognised for his research on Social Media Marketing in Valencian Community Tourist Destinations.

MARINA BAJA weightlifters beat new records in the second Spanish Powerlifting Championship held at Alfaz’s Pau Gasol sports stadium. This was the second consecutive year the event was held in Alfaz and the first prize went to the AFA team, an amalgamation of the Altea, Finestrat and Alfaz Powerlifting Clubs.

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Save-the-date for canines

CANICROSS: Councillors with three USAR-13 members.

GREAT FOOD: In a delightful environment.

Sizzle with excitement when you visit Albir WHEN you travel a great deal as do our staff at Euro Weekly News, one of the most important things on the agenda is to find a restaurant where you can feel comfortable and enjoy the food. Although a relatively new restaurant in the area, German owner Rene and his Irish wife Fiona have attracted a great deal of praise for the quality of the food that they serve and the warm welcome that they give to all of their customers. The food tastes as good as it looks and this highly professional couple who combine German efficiency and Irish charm together with their willing staff offer a range of exceptional food guaranteed to suit every taste and each guest is made to feel as if they are at a home from home. There are seafood platters served on sizzling

stones as well as home smoked ribs and some of the best steaks that you are likely to find anywhere in the area. Open at Oscar Esplá 7 in Albir from noon until 11pm, seven days a week, reservations aren’t always necessary but for those who like to be sure of a table, you can call 657 262 790, email siz zlerestaurante@gmail.com or even visit their Facebook page which shows a range of the delicious dishes available. For great food, fine wine and some tasty cocktails, do give Sizzle a try as you won’t be disappointed.

Pitch perfect (for football) THE council has spent €9,000 on improvements to the Albir football ground. The grass pitch has been resown but remaining work will take several weeks to complete, Alfaz Town Hall’s Sports department said. Alfaz’s football teams use the artificial pitches for games and training and the grass pitch is used for winter training and holidays by football and athletics teams from Northern Europe. Official competitions and training usually come to a halt between November and March in their own countries and the visiting sportspeople are a good source of low-season income, sources said.

THE fourth edition of Canicross will be held in Albir on December 10. Once again the charity event for dog owners and their pets has been organised by USAR-13 with the cooperation of the town hall’s Sports and Relationships with Associations departments. USAR-13 is a private, non-profitmaking organisation that uses and trains dogs for urban search and rescue operations. The group also generate programmes and social projects to improve the quality of life for the vulnerable. The morning starts in Albir at the Los Carrascos park located in front of the old Carabineros headquarters with a march up to the lighthouse. This will be followed by a race for owners and dogs together. Those wishing to take part need only turn up at the park at 9.30am on December 10. As in previous years, the entry fee is one kilo of non-perishable food which will be donated to Alfaz’s Food Bank for distribution amongst local families that are in need. “Anyone donating more than three kilos will also receive a commemorative t-shirt,” said USAR-13 member, Miguel Angel Rodriguez.

Shortage of fiestas volunteers ALFAZ Town Hall called on members of the local population to volunteer as mayorales (organisers) for next year’s town fiestas. The list would remain open until November 30 “to encourage residents and the peñas groups to volunteer,” announced Fiestas councillor Marisa Cortes. “The mayorales do an extraordinary job all year round and provide the best possible support for the fiestas queens,” she emphasised. Should the appeal fail, the Fiestas department would take on

the task of arranging the events, Cortes added. As Alfaz’s principal fiestas drew to a close, Cortes thanked the A patir a la Guerra peña for their efforts and dedication this year, as well as the Association of Peñas and the queens and their attendants. “All the fiestas events went smoothly thanks to their hard work,” the councillor said. The names of the future mayorales, assuming that volunteers come forward, will be announced after Mass on the national holiday, December 8.

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The future is bright THE municipality is well on its way to becoming a UNICEF Ciudad Amiga (Child Friendly City). In addition to the inauguration of the Teulada-Moraira children and adolescent council earlier this year, the council has organised a series of workshops for the fourth graders from ESO. Part of the provincial programme ‘Menos drogas, más de ustedes’ (Less drugs, more of you), the workshops are designed to help teens develop a critical opinion, form values, and differentiate between positive and negative behaviour. The workshops will run until May at the Centro de Exce-

Christmas short story competition THE Council’s department for adult education has opened entries for its fourth short story competition. The goal is to stimulate reading and writing, discover hidden talent for literature and arouse imagination. Stories must begin with ‘La Navidad ha llegado a La Marina Alta...’ (Christmas has arrived on the Marina Alta). The competition winner will receive €200 in vouchers to be used at any local bookshops or stationers. Participants must be older than 16 and entries must be submitted no later than December 17 to fpa@teu ladamoraira.org. Don’t forget to include your full name, date of birth, DNI number, address and phone number. www.teuladamoraira.org.

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THE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT COUNCIL: Participating in a forum with councillors from the Communidad Valenciana. lencia in Benissa every Friday from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. In an excerpt from their website, UNICEF describe: ‘with the Child Friendly Cities Programme, we want to contribute to improving the

living conditions of children and adolescents through the promotion and implementation of effective municipal policies that guarantee their integral development with a rights approach.’

Party time in Moraira THE Teulada-Moraira Lions Club will once again host their traditional Christmas party in Moraira’s church square on Saturday December 2 - aptly named ‘What a Cracker V.’ There will be Christmas songs, the English choir, The Timbrells and lots of festive goodies to enjoy, including the ever-popular mulled wine. The Christmas party is free but donations are welcome and will help support Javea’s Salvation Army. The fun starts from 5.00pm.

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BIG PLANS: The Casa Arnauda.

BACK in September, the Vietnamese pigs that plagued Javea’s Muntanyar urbanisation seemed to have disappeared and it was rumoured that they had been rehomed in Madrid. But now, another family of 20+ pigs have set up home and residents have yet again urged the council to deal with the problem.

Luxury hotel for old town BELGIAN entrepreneurs have purchased one of Javea old town’s most monumental homes with the intention of turning it into a luxury hotel. ‘Casa Arnauda’ was built in the 1850s and belonged to a wealthy family who found their fortune in the raisin industry. Most striking about the Gothic style property is its sizeable watchtower - a sign of supremacy that makes it one of the tallest buildings in the town, surpassed only by the Sant Bertomeu Church.

Casa Arnauda - declared a ‘Bien de Relevancia Local’ (Site of Local Relevance) - has been empty for many decades. Enquiries have already been made with Javea’s Department of Urban Planning but as of yet, no licences have been granted. As Casa Arnauda is a protected property, the purchasers can restore its exterior but not alter it. Once complete, it will be the first luxury hotel in Javea old town.

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The road to improvement OVER the next three months, 42,000 square metres of Javea’s roads will be asphalted, costing the council just under €400,000. Works have already begun in the Cabo de la Nau and the Cap Marti and will follow in the Montgo-Valls and the Lluca-Tarraula, plus the town centre.

Mayor Chulvi bites back JAVEA mayor Jose Chulvi released a statement last week to address the recent criticism directed at him by opposing politicians at Javea Council. Mayor Chulvi was publicly accused by the group of ‘neglecting Javea.’ H e t h a n k e d h i s o p p o s itio n fo r g iv in g h im th e chance t o p r o v i d e d ee p er in s ig h t in to w h a t h e does fo r t h e t o wn , b e fo re ta lk in g in g rea t d eta il about h a v i n g n e v e r mis s ed a p le n ary s e s s io n in 10 years, reducing the municipal debt from €42 million to €7.5 million and past, present and future projects. Mayor Chulvi ended the statement with: “Of course, there is still a lot to do, but I don’t think that anyone can doubt the importance I give to my commitment to Javea.”

Immigrants arrested immediately A BOAT arrived in Javea last Saturday and two immigrants of Arab origin were arrested on the spot. Two further immigrants managed to flee, evading police. The detainees were treated by Red Cross medics and both appeared to be in stable health. A few hours later, police caught up with the other two immigrants and arrested them. The boat is the seventh to arrive on the Marina Alta this year. The immigrants will be passed to the National Police who will organise their repatriation.

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Getting into the festive spirit

Time for a gift LIKE churches around the world, the Church of England on the Costa Blanca is preparing for Christmas. There are carol services and worship up and down the Costa Blanca, this year, as every yeae. These services and celebrations happen all over the northern Costa Blanca. Beginning the Church year, Advent (from Latin meaning ‘to come to’) is the Church season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas. This year, in the northern Costa Blanca, they have formed a special choir and will perform a special surprise rendition of ‘The Gift’ by Graham Kendrick. There is no charge and no need to book for these performances. The performances are on the following four dates: December 1, 7pm: The Gift - Javea Baptist Church December 5, 7pm: The Gift - Calpe Church (La Merced) December 8, 7pm: The Gift - Denia Church

December 13, 7pm: The Gift - Albir Church Visit: costablanca-anglica nchaplaincy.org/churches-andservices-3 for the location. Church of England parishes in Spain are entirely self funding. Fundraising is essential to maintain the Church’s ministry here, including funerals, pastoral care to the sick and the bereaved. The activities of the seven local churches are in support of causes such as Caritas, Red Cross, EMAUS, World Vision and the Gandia Hospice. The Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy serves the community from Valencia to Alicante with services in eight different towns. For information on the activities of the church and the contact details and service times visit: costablanca-angl icanchaplaincy.org. For services in the southern Costa Blanca (as far south as La Manga and Hondon de las Nieves) visit the site of the neighbouring chaplaincy: c-ofe-torrevieja.com.

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TWINKLE TOES: Members of the Careline Theatre dance chorus.

That’s entertainment IT’S ne a rly pa nto time again at the Careline Theatre in Alcalali. ‘Robin Hood: The Panto’, directed by Marian Carter,

has all the traditional ingredients of the classic panto and with Careline’s tradema rk profe s s iona l touc h, it’s sure to be a hit with all the family. Opening night is ‘Party at the Panto’ with a free glass of cava plus nibbles. Donations from this produc tion w ill be going to Help of Denia and Marina Alta, MABS and Jalon Valley Help.

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Per f or m ance dat es ar e Thur sday Januar y 18 t o Sunday January 21 at 8pm, with matinees on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 at 3pm. Seats are €12, with childr en under 10 year s €8. Pr e- pai d gr oups of 10 or more adults are €11. To r eser ve your t i cket s contact the Box Office on t he new num ber 605 181 726 and at carel i neboxof fice@gmail.com.

People died in work-related accidents in Spain from January to September this year according to the Ministry of Employment.

JALON Valley Help have held their annual Christmas Bazaar and it was again an overwhelming success. Entertainment was provi ded by t he U3A Casual Choir, who sang seasonal music. There was a small fashion show and Jalon The Nomad performed his usual variety of songs and kept the party going. The final figure raised is expected to be in the region of €5,400. Elaine Horton, President of the charity has already circulated her thanks to the wonder f ul Jal on Val l ey Hel p vol unt eer s and al so thanked the number of visitors who attended the event. The money raised will be used t o hel p t he si ck and needy in the local area.

A very Calpe Christmas THE Charity Shop of Calpe is getting into the Christmas spirit and holding its annual Christmas event. This year it will be bigger and bet t er t han ever as i t will run for a week, from Saturday to Friday December 1. In addition, next Tuesday and Thursday, the shop will be open all day, from 10am to 5pm. Alongside its usual range of clothing and household items, there will be homemade cakes for sale every day, a great range of Christmas gifts, party outfits, a Christmas raffle and special offers throughout the week. You’ll find the shop on Aveni da Gabr i el Mi r o ( hal f way up on t he r i ght hand side) inside the Galerias Mar Azul. So get i n t he f est i ve cheer, come along and get the festive season underway while helping to raise money for those less fortunate individuals at Christmas.

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HIGH PRAISE: The U3A choir at their last concert which raised €600 for the Centro Civico.

Carols for a good cause THE U3A choir are now rehearsing for their Christmas Concert in aid of AECC, Calpe. This time they shall be joined by Spanish members of the Centro Civico and there will be many Christmas carols for the audience to join in with.

THE Moftag ladies in Calpe will be holding their Christmas Fayre at the Pub Delfin in Damara, Calpe. This ever popular event is one of Moftag’s main fundraisers of the year. There will be various stalls selling home-made produce, games for adults and children and a large raffle including beautiful hampers and super

Do come and join in the Christmas fun on December 9 in the Salo Blau at Calpe’s ‘Casa de Cultura’ on Avenida Masnou, 1. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets cost €6 and are available at the door, or by calling Lee 965 874 776 or Mary 645 424 137.

Christmas cheer gift vouchers from 10.30am on Saturday December 9. It is recommended that you get there early as the favourite home-made goodies sell out quickly. All the money raised is donated to various local chari-

ties like the food bank, the Red Cross, Gargasindi School and the Maite Boronat Centre. Further information is available from the President, Jenny Godfrey on: 639 139 518.

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DENMARK

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Soccer success DENMARK celebrated Football World Cup qualification after beating the Republic of Ireland by five goals to one by soaking player Lars Jacobsen in a giant shower of beer.

Student set-back DANISH universities have cut students on English-language programmes as a large number of international students allegedly leave the country without paying their student loans after completing their degrees.

ECSTATIC: Denmark has made it through to the 2018 World Cup after a strong win over the Republic of Ireland. with buildings dating as far back as 300 AD.

Town unearthed THE remains of a medieval farming village have been uncovered near the Danish town of Jelling, in central Jutland,

Panda around THE Danish Prime Minister Lars

Lokke Rasmussen inaugurated the new panda enclosure to be built at Copenhagen Zoo, which will house two new pandas from China to mark the good relationship between the two countries.

GERMANY

Irish error TWO men from Ireland were arrest-

Prison problem THE Netherlands are reportedly importing prisoners from abroad to prevent prisons from c l o s i n g s i n c e t h e c o u n t r y ’s crime rate has plummeted and staff found their jobs to be at risk.

Gold scold RUSSIA has threatened to stop museum exchanges with the Netherlands if it gives Ukraine ancient gold artefacts which were borrowed from Crimea before Russia annexed the region.

Crash cuts AN Apache helicopter caused a power shortage after crashing into an electricity transmission tower near Zoelmond, which left 24,000 people without power in the region.

Striking out A VIDEO has emerged showing a plane get hit by lightning at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport shortly after takeoff, but luckily no damage was caused and the plane continued on its journey.

NORWAY

Smog suers THE EU is planning to sue Germany over the poor quality of air in its cities, according to media sources in the country, with capital Berlin facing a heavy fine if the case goes to court.

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Eco-war ed in Hannover for kicking in the door of a 95-year-old woman’s apartment and causing her injuries, after mistaking it for their own.

Meat mystery LOCALS in Berghausen, near Karlsruhe, have been left baffled after portions of raw minced meat kept ap-

pearing behind a fence outside the railway station at regular intervals.

What a boar HUNDREDS of passengers had to abandon a high-speed train between Munich and Berlin after it collided with some wild boars and became unfit to drive.

FRANCE

BELGIUM

Treasure trove

Footie threat

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered more than 2,000 medieval coins and gold objects during routine excavations in the Cluny abbey in France, but said it remains a mystery why the hoard was hidden there.

A FRIENDLY football match in Bruges between Belgium and Japan was almost called off because of a terrorist threat, but police stepped up security measures instead.

Beefed up THE French public has voted Boeuf Bourguignon as the country’s favourite ‘national dish,’ which comes as no surprise given the Burgundy meat stew was even given UNESCO heritage status in 2010.

Rugby win FRANCE will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, even though they finished behind rival bidders South Africa in an evaluation report, 16 years after they last hosted the event in 2007.

House rules HOMESHARING app AirBnb has put rental limits on apartments in central Paris, to bring the site’s flats in line with the French capital’s legal limit of 120 nights a year.

Music mayhem YOUTHS clashed with police during riots in Brussels, shutting down a major metro station and damaging a vehicle, after a rapper was stopped from shooting a music video illegally.

Coughing up VIDEO communications company Skype lost its appeal with a Belgian court over a €30,000 fine for not handing over user messages during a police investigation into a criminal organisation that used the service to communicate.

False alarm PASSENGERS and staff present in Brussels’ North station all had to be evacuated from the premises for 15 minutes after the fire alarm was accidently set off.

CLIMATE activists are suing the Norwegian government over their decision to hunt for oil in areas of the Arctic Ocean, which they say may endanger the lives of future generations.

Party renters TEENAGERS in Norway are allegedly renting out properties on AirBnb to use for parties, after it was revealed more than 80 people between the ages of 13-18 attended a rave held in a rented house in Kristiansand.

High voltage THE European electricity company E.ON has unveiled its plans to build a new ‘electric highway’ which will have ‘ultra-fast charging stations’ for electric cars and will run from Norway to Italy.

Strange flash SEVERAL people reported seeing a strong flash of light lasting for three or four seconds, believed to have been caused by a small meteor, in the night sky over Norway’s Finnmark county.

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Sore losers I TA L I A N f o o t b a l l f a n s h a v e called for a boycott of IKEA after Sweden knocked them out o f t h e Wo r l d C u p q u a l i f i e r s , making it the first time the t e a m w o n ’t c o m p e t e i n 5 9 years.

Helping elk MORE than 50,000 people signed a petition to save a white elk spotted in Sweden’s Varmland region after authorities considered putting it down when it charged at a woman out walking her dogs.

Pricey pad THE most expensive house in Sweden was sold in Stockholm for 125 million kronor, which is about €12.5 million, to Katarina Martinson, a close friend of Sweden’s Princess Madeleine.

Happy workers SWEDEN’S unemployment levels reportedly sank to a record-low during October according to the Swedish Public Employment Service, and now stand at just 7.4 per cent.

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HOMOPHOBIC: Chechen leader Ramzam Kadyrov accused of hate.

Strong stuff A CHECHEN man who gave interviews to German media saying he was gay and there was a vicious crackdown on homosexuals in Chechnya has apologised. Movsar Eskarkhanov claims he was ‘set up’ by western journalists and only said he was gay because he was on strong epilepsy medicine.

Drug disaster AN HIV epidemic is gathering pace in Crimea after a drug treatment programme was axed by the Russian authorities. Heroin users could access methadone while the territory was under Ukrainian control. But Moscow prohibited the drug and the UN estimates 120 Crimeans have died as a consequence.

Fallen soldier A RUSSIAN mercenary was killed in action in Syria. Yuri Ebel was employed by the Wagner group which deploys ex-soldiers in various hotspots of interest to the Kremlin. Having previously served in Crimea, it was his third tour of duty. He

was the 36th Russian killed in action in Syria.

Info wars CNN and other international media outlets could be deemed ‘foreign agents’ by the Kremlin. A new bill is before Russian politicians who are responding to the United States’ designation of Russia Today as a foreign agent. The news comes amid heightened information warfare between the two countries.

Whoops a daisy RUSSIA’S Ministry of Defence was mocked for describing video game footage as ‘irrefutable evidence’ that the US is supporting Daesh in Syria. A still allegedly showed American troops working with Daesh terrorists. In reality the picture was a screengrab from a video game. The Kremlin said “mistakes happen.”

Fantasy football THE second batch of tickets for the 2018 World Cup went on sale. More than half a million sold in days after the first batch was released in October. These went chiefly to Russian residents who get a discount. The World Cup begins on June 14, with the final on July 15.

Back scratch ONE in three Russians has paid a bribe according to a new poll from Transparency International. The 2017 Global Corruption Barometer found that 34 per cent of Russians had paid for help with education, health and traffic services. Most considered it socially unacceptable to report paying a bribe.

PAYING BRIBES: Popular amongst the Russians.

FINANCE Damages awarded

A MERGER could see Spain’s biggest hotel group created. It comes as Madrid-based NH Hotel Group confirmed a possible multi-billion Euro takeover bid by rival company Grupo Barcelo. NH, which operates nearly 400 hotels in 31 nations, has an estimated value of €1.75 billion. Privately owned Barcelo - headquartered in Mallorca and with over 230 hotels in 21 countries on its portfolio would own a 60 per cent stake and assume a board majority in the merged group, NH said in a statement to the

By Matt Ford Spanish stock exchange. And with predicted annual revenues of around €3.7 billion, the new alliance is forecast to become Spain’s largest hotel group ahead of Melia Hotels, which at the end of 2016 controlled 375 hotels with 96,369 rooms. But NH has reportedly received the offer with a degree of scepticism after confirming receipt of ‘an unsolicited, preliminary and non-binding interest’ from Barcelo. The firm also said that its board of

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Neither the business nor the education sector in Spain have collaborated sufficiently,” Gas Natural board member Francisco Belil discusses the need for educational reform amid concerns over high youth unemployment.

UP FOR GRABS: Football rights and (inset) Javier Tebas.

Online giants to stream football? The rights are expected to be sold in early 2018 and Tebas added that the league is looking to ramp up the price compared to the last three year deal which covers 2016-2019 and generates €1.6 billion per season. “I think we’re going to reach €2.3 billion… that’s the goal I’m proposing. “There will be TV operators who tell me that I’m like a goat, well they told me that four years ago and I wasn’t wrong then,” the official added.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Air we go IRISH budget airline, Ryanair has opened a state of the art digital and IT innovation hub in Madrid. It is the carrier ’s third such centre after Dublin and Wroclaw (Poland) and is expected to create around 250 jobs, with 50 positions already filled.

On the tiles SCOTTISH industrial group, Victoria Carpets has acquired Keraben, a tiles manufacturer based in Castellon. The deal is worth €274 million and comes three years after the Spanish company was bought by US investment fund, Tensile Capital Management.

Out of gas SPANISH utilities firm Gas Natural Fenosa has sold a 59.1 per cent stake it held in Colombian retail distribution company Gas Natural SA ESP. The shares have been snapped up by Canadian asset management specialist Brookfield Infrastructure for €482 million.

Shoe fits for US brand’s expansion US footwear firm, Deckers has big plans for the Spanish market. The news comes as the company, which also owns UGG, Teva and Sanuk, struck a distribution deal with Dr Martens’ Spanish partner Comercial Udra.

The agreement will see its Hoka One One running shoes, which retail at around €150 per pair, sold in 400 stores across the country and effectively doubling the brand’s reach. Deckers closed the 2016 financial year with a turnover of €1.6 billion.

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A JUDGE has awarded €1.6 billion in damages to the Spanish state after a probe into the 2002 Prestige oil spill. The regional court in A Coruña, Galicia, also handed €1.8 million to Galician authorities and €61 million to France, with the captain of the ship and a British insurance firm among those fined. The disaster saw 63,000 tonnes of oil leak into the sea, causing huge environmental damage across almost 3,000 kilometres of coastline in Spain, Portugal and France affected.

AMAZON and Facebook are likely to enter the bidding for Spanish football streaming rights. The tech giants have both expressed an interest in attending the next round of talks for deals, set to be awarded for the 20192022 seasons and expected to be worth an eye-watering €2.3 billion per season. Spanish league president, Javier Tebas confirmed the pair have been in contact at a press conference in which he said: “We will listen to everybody.”

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directors has recently approved a threeyear strategic plan “with an independent, fast-growth project that remains valid today.” The statement added that should this position change, an announcement to the stock market would follow. NH last year voted to remove a cochairman and three board members appointed by its largest shareholder, Chinese conglomerate HNA. The sackings came amid allegations of a conflict of interest after HNA took over the Carlston-Rezidor Hotel Group.

Bank to pay former chief SPANISH banking group Santander has agreed to pay a former chief executive more than €590 million. It comes as Santander Consumer USA (Scusa), the company’s sub-prime auto-lending subsidiary, moves to forget its underperforming history. Thomas Dundon, 46, was a cofounder of Drive Financial, a motoring finance company that Santander acquired in 2006 and later rebranded. He stepped down as CEO in 2015, with the exit package for severance and his near 10 per cent stake in the firm, stating that he will not compete with or hire anyone from Scusa until 2019.

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People power success A CONTROVERSIAL campaign to promote the consumption of pork was suspended in Madrid ahead of schedule according to animal rights activists. With Jamon being such a staple of the Spanish diet and pork meat still being regularly eaten in different forms, organisers, Interporc thought that the Pork Lovers Tour would be an immediate success encouraging even greater consumption of the meat. What they had not expected was the fact that cities such as Barcelona and Bilbao refused permission for them to park their tour bus in the centres and Madrid only allowed them at one shopping centre. Where they did manage to stop, even for a few hours, animal rights activists turned up and picketed the bus, carrying placards decrying the intensive farms which often supply large amounts of meat to the market. The activists under the banner of AnimaNaturalis clearly caused a great deal of embarrassment to the organisers and whilst the concept of the tour was to promote the pork industry, protestors carrying images of allegedly ill-treated animals didn’t help. In addition, the protestors explained to potential visitors that according to their research, pork meat was potentially one of the most hazardous meats to eat due to the fact that not only were factory farmed pigs fed large amounts of antibiotics but contained parasites which are not always killed during the cooking process. “We do not know for sure if they have suspended the campaign but the truth is that not even their social networks announce their routes,” explained Lucio Kacic, coordinator of AnimaNaturalis in Madrid. “They give the impression of not being very proud of what they are do-

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ing and it is very controversial to promote the consumption of pork meat when all studies and organisations like the WHO recommend reducing or eliminating their consumption,” he added. The organisation intends to picket any further promotions within Spain although according to Interporc, the tour has ended with stops at 28 different spots in Spain and the United Kingdom, attracting a total of 7,200 visitors.

BANKIA PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO HAUNT THE ECONOMY

THE former head of Bankia, Rodrigo Rato who was previously found guilty for misuse of company credit cards is now to be tried for fraud. A massive case has been approved by the courts in Madrid which will see Rato together with 30 former Bankia executives alongside Bankia itself and its parent company as well as international accountants, Deloitte and one of its employees, all being charged. The case will hinge on alleged investor fraud as well as falsification of Bankia’s 2010 and 2011 accounts which was undertaken in order to ensure that the newly formed bank could obtain a stock market listing. Bankia was formed by the merger of seven regional savings banks and was headed by former government minister and head of the IMF, Rodrigo Rato but within one year of being launched on the stock exchange, the bank had to be rescued. So devastating was the impending failure of Bankia that the entire Spanish banking sector was in danger of crashing leading to the government

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having to raise €41 billion from foreign loans in order to support all of those banks caught up in what had become a major financial crisis. Bankia is today the fourth largest bank in Spain but is effectively owned by the Spanish government. It is in the process of repaying tens of thousands of small, private investors who were persuaded to buy shares when they were launched due to the fake accounts and reports of prosperity. The prosecutors in this case have

argued that as CEO of Bankia, Rato had to have known the true state of affairs of its finances and have called for a five year jail sentence if he is found guilty as charged. He has already been sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment for his improper use of credit cards and personal expenses during his roles at Caja Madrid and then Bankia. When he was questioned about the Bankia flotation during this first trial, he declared that all of the decisions concerning the placing of shares were made by the Spanish government which should accept all responsibility for the date of the launch and the subsequent need to support the bank. The former IMF chairman who was expelled from the ruling Partido Popular in 2014 was found guilty in February 2017, immediately put in an appeal and has spent very little time in prison although he had to lodge large amounts of his personal fortune with the courts.

Decision day over EMA base THE race to take over the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and its 700 jobs from London originally saw Barcelona the clear favourite but not any more. Recent events in Cataluña have meant that its capital was not awarded the prize of one of the current 38 European Union agencies scattered around Europe although Spain with five agencies, employing 1,400 is currently the EU leader. The other loss for Britain following Brexit will be the European Banking Agency, although no Spanish city entered a bid to take over that operation, which currently employs 160 members of staff.

Ministerial meeting to strengthen ties A VISIT to Spain by Saudi Foreign Minister, Adel Al-Jubeir led to a meeting with his Spanish counterpart, Alfonso Dastis. The pair confirmed that the visit was intended to deepen bilateral cooperative relations and they exchanged views on increasing bilateral cooperative relations in various areas. At the meeting, the two ministers agreed to strengthen political dialogue and economic and trade relations. Saudi Arabia is Spain’s leading trading partner in the Near East, the second leading Arab investor in Spain and the second leading destination for Spanish investments in the Arab world. Whilst there was agreement over financial matters, Spain was not happy with the Saudi backing of the civil war in Yemen. There was, however, accord over the fight against terrorism.

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THE production departments in film and TV companies have been promoting entertainment based on Zombies, however, less recognised but more important are eurozone zombie companies. There are a number of definitions of such companies but they have generally been established for 10 years or more and have large debts on which they can pay the interest but are unlikely to ever be able to clear their indebtedness. The number of such companies is growing thanks to low

interest rates and European Central Bank (ECB) financial support for countries such as Italy and Spain where it is estimated that as many as 10 per cent of all companies can be classified as Zombies. There is a major fear now that as the ECB cuts back on support and interest rates increase, those technically dead but still animate companies run the risk of finally failing which in turn could increase unemployment and restrict economic growth.

Plastic brick business sees profits breakdown WHILST Lego has enjoyed regular profit increases over the years, the first half of 2017 has seen a downturn to just €455 million, a drop of 3 per cent. Although not likely to make a major dent in the profit reduction, the Danish company has just opened its first dedicated store in Spain, in the La Vaguada Shopping Centre, Madrid. The word Lego itself came from the Danish words ‘leg godt’ which means ‘play well’ but in a perfect example of happy coincidence, it was later discovered that in Latin the word Lego comes from the words ‘to gather ’ and the owners had taken it to mean ‘put together’. Originally founded as a producer of

wooden duck toys, it wasn’t until 1949 that the company came up with the concept of producing plastic bricks and from this simple concept, a complex empire was created which has earned a fortune for the family which owns it. Some astute decisions including the creation of theme parks, purchases of licences for movies like Star Wars and Harry Potter and most recently the launch of Lego-based films has seen it become the most financially successful toy company in the world. Sales are down for the first time in a decade but time will tell whether this is a short term hiccup or if popularity of the plastic bricks is on the wane.

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If it ain’t broke, it don’t need fixing...OK? LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT THE problem with the female ‘libber’ brigade is that their aspirations and ‘causes’ are almost exclusively in the hands of women who are in the public eye. These women, by the very nature of their chosen paths and careers have more access to public pedestals and media outlets than the majority of the fair sex can ever, or often even want to become involved with. Consequently, we only ever hear the views of women who are, in the main, just as about as far removed from the normal female homemakers and domestic Mums as it is possible to be. This creates the misapprehension that the majority of women are not happy with their lot and are all lusting after rebellion and change. I believe this is quite simply not the case. In my opinion the vast silent majority of ladies are perfectly happy and indeed extremely proud in their homespun, often sexy wife roles, and indeed why shouldn’t they be? As a single parent, I am totally aware of the responsibilities and sheer hard work it takes to organise a household and keep a happy loving family life running as smoothly as possible.

WOMEN’S LIB: Not speaking for all. Ladies who choose this homelier and utterly commendable path are widely talented, needing to have the stamina of an athlete, the negotiating talents of a politician and be basically competent at everything from psychiatry to plumbing. Quite frankly I consider the career orientated female libber of the species, are actually taking

the easy way out! (And don’t tell me some do both. That precarious path NEVER works satisfactorily!) Many of the wives I have spoken to are a bit bewildered and often quite angry at the presumptuous few who take it on themselves to arrogantly give the impression that they speak for such large numbers of the fair sex.

The problem with libbers is that many simply want to take over the roles of men. Some of them would actually rather be men. Well, my message to them is that the creator of the human race made men and women physically and mentally different for a vast cross section of reasons. To encourage changing homo sapiens’ life roles to a point when we see women working building sites and wielding sledgehammers and men rushing home from the shops to get the dinner and feed the baby, is arrogant, presumptuous and brainwashing to a point of criminality. So, my message to the often insecure, indecisive minority, who seek to change the nature of men and women, do wherever you think fit, and the best of luck. But don’t presume the majority of ladies are of the same mind, because they are not. Leave those who prefer a more conventional way of life to simply be happy in their chosen existence. After all it has kept the human race ticking over since the stone ages. If it ain’t broke, it don’t need fixing. OK? So, with my reinforced jock strap firmly in place and my eyes firmly placed in the back of my head, I bid you all a fond farewell for another seven. Keep the faith columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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Spending income to the benefit of all NOW that we enter an AGM free period, Stephen Lewis, Managing Director of LPL Commercial Services takes a breath to look back on what it all means in his world of Community Management Fees Debt Collection. For most residential communities in Spain we have just come out of perhaps the busiest time for Management Committees and their appointed Administrators - the AGM. Dreaded by many, relished by some, stressful for most. For expats and holiday owners alike it is an opportunity to air grievances, discuss the poor quality of gardens, litter, decoration, should we pay for security gates and on and on it goes. But nearly everything discussed at any AGM always comes down to one question - How much money does the Community have to spend? Then the real discussion and arguments start. Who owes what, how much and for how long and more importantly: Why are those residents that pay their management fees subsidising those that do not? It is a sad fact that for years many communities suffer this problem, shout about it at the AGM and discuss the very same subject at the next AGM and often about the same debtors at the next AGM and the next and the next…

THE AGM: Who owes what? It has always been a strange paradox that with most worldwide accounting systems we carry over ‘Debtors’ as an asset. We kid ourselves that the balance sheet is very healthy, as soon as all the overdue monies come in. Whether communi-

ties in Spain or businesses elsewhere it’s the same story. Unfortunately we have seen in our lifetimes what can happen when we get too

complacent about monies owed on the balance sheet, as was proven through the European and almost world wide banking crisis of 2008 One of the biggest problems besetting communities is not the fact the money does not always come in on time, it’s the fact that many are actually too hesitant to do anything about it. By the time a decision is made the property owner, living outside of Spain, may have moved or incurred other circumstances making it far more difficult to contact them and collect. Worse still some debts are so old that they then become uncollectible because of the Statute of Limitations, which in Scotland is five years and England and Wales in particular six years, as an example. There is no good reason to delay strong collection action on debts of one year, or even sooner. After all why should the well intentioned prompt payers suffer for the misdeeds of those that really don’t care about their Community or worse still are deriving income from renting out their property and are still shirking their payment responsibilities. Wouldn’t it be great to discuss how we can spend Community income to the benefit of all as we have the money in the bank… or better still reduce next year’s charges for a change !

For more information, visit www.lplgroup.com or speak with the head of Spanish operations, Greg Bryan, who is based in Spain and can be contacted on +34 689 408 412. Tel: UK +44 (0) 208 551 4019.

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Dubbed the ‘gateway to Europe’ by drug cartels, is Spain doing

Cocaine nights and days With more than 20 tons of cocaine seized in Spain last year, it is time to talk about the white stuff. David Noon takes a deeper look into the nation’s coke habit to find out where it is coming from, where it is going and most importantly, what is being done to stop it. F in Spain and after cocaine, you shouldn’t find it too hard to come by. While the sea ports in the north and south see more than 20 tons seized each year, a whole lot more slips through the net and seeps into the country and on to the wider continent. Known as the drug trafficker’s gateway to Europe, Spain sees more coke shipped onto its shores than any other country in Europe. And while not all of it stays in Spain, locals have undoubtedly developed a taste for the drug. In fact, Spaniards are the second-highest consumers of the white stuff in Europe. With 9.1 per cent of Spaniards (aged 15 - 65) openly admitting to taking cocaine at one time or another they sit just behind the Brits (9.7 per cent) in terms of consumption, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) official 2017 European Drug Report.

In terms of world consumption, Spaniards are fifth, while the Brits are one place higher, with Albania topping the charts just ahead of the Scots, according to the latest information on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime website. Surprisingly Colombians are down in 34th, as while they are the number one manufacturer of cocaine they ship most of what they make. While Spain ranks high, the country is (slowly) tackling the problem. Between 2005 and 2013, daily cocaine use in Spain dropped 37 per cent and demand fell for recovering addicts. Nowadays, only 1 per cent of the nation’s population are regular users, however a delegate for the government’s drug prevention unit (the GDNPD), Francisco Babín, believes more can still be done. “For a long time, we topped the tables for cocaine use and although we are now in second place [in Europe], we

Brits held in one of Spain’s largest ever cocaine busts NOVEMBER 2017 can’t be complacent,” he says. “For instance, the EMCDDA’s Statistical Bulletin shows Spain still has the highest score for the ‘prevalence [of use] in the last month category. It’s pretty worrying, although consumption has dropped in the last decade,” adds Babín. “Cocaine was in the spotlight for a long time because there was an epidemic,” he says. “However, its prevalence and the consequences of use of the drug have led the GDNPD to suggest we are on the brink of a second epidemic.” When you think of drugs and Spain, you automatically think of happy-go-lucky holidaymakers revelling in haunts renowned as party towns. The likes of Ibiza, Puerto Banus and Magaluf have a reputation - like it, or not - for being party zones where the good times flow and drugs are available on tap. And while a fair amount of the white stuff may be consumed in Spain’s touristfilled party resorts, that is just the tip of the iceberg. In reality, cocaine is consumed up and down the length and breadth of the country. And while it may be prevalent on the dancefloors it is at the country’s ports where the drug begins its journey across the Iberian peninsular. Every week, jaw-dropping seizures of amounts of coke are made at ports from Algeciras in the south to Vigo in the Galician heartland. Earlier this month, more than a ton of cocaine bound for Algeciras was intercepted in Germany on its way from Colombia. With a street value of €75 million, the interception was just the latest example of the Drug

Ramsay’s cocaine nightmares IT is hardly the natural follow-on from his successful ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ show. Swapping the kitchen for the jungle, foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay launched into getting to the bottom of Europe’s drug problem. He was driven to take on a topic close to his heart after a ‘dear friend’ lost his life to cocaine addiction, paying particular attention to the cocaine culture which apparently is rife within the catering trade. Claiming that he has been offered coke by customers, seen chefs taking it on the job, Ramsay even claimed to have been asked to sprinkle cocaine on top of a soufflé by celebrity clients.

IN THE JUNGLE: Gordon Ramsay.

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g enough to tackle its problem?

SAY what you will about drug smugglers, their creativity cannot be denied. The days of lining suitcases with cocaine are long gone as gangs come up with ingenious ways to transport their product. Here are some of the most surreal drug busts disguised on Spain’s shores.

9.1% of Spaniards between 15-65 have taken cocaine 1% of Spain’s population regularly use cocaine €70 million, the value of a ton of cocaine €40 the average cost of buying a gram of cocaine 87,000 cocaine seizures in Europe in 2015

Enforcement Agency (DEA), in the US, working with respective bodies around Europe to prevent the South American product from entering Europe. And yet, while seizing a ton of cocaine is not to be sniffed at (excuse the pun), far more is getting into the country than is being intercepted. In 2015 more than 60 per cent of all drug seizures in the European Union were reported by just three countries; Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Spain alone accounted for 70 per cent of all cannabis resin coming into Europe, the majority of seizures taking place in the ports along the south coast with the product shipping in from Morocco. And when it comes to cocaine, Spain again tops the charts when it comes to seizures. In total, around 87,000 seizures of cocaine were reported in the European Union in 2015. Together, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal account for 78 per cent of the estimated 69.4 tons seized. The situation has remained relatively stable for the last 10 years, although both the number of seizures and the quantity held increased between 2014 and 2015 by around 3 per cent. While Spain continues to be the country seizing the most cocaine (22 tons), Belgium (17 tons) and France (11 tons) also held large amounts in 2015. So why is Spain such a popular destination for

LOCKED UP: Robert Dawes.

Colombian cocaine cartel smashed by Spanish police MARCH 2017

FRUIT CASES: Coke hidden in bananas.

Surreal smuggles GOING BANANAS In March the Guardia Civil intercepted 17 kilos of cocaine inside banana skins. Hidden inside cardboard boxes on their way to Malaga and Valencia, 57 simulated resin bananas containing cocaine were hidden among real bananas. It resulted in the arrest of two men; a Spaniard and an Italian. ORANGE ALERT Just last month, two containers of Brazilian oranges were seized at the port of Algeciras. Hidden among the fruit were 250

camouflaged packages of cocaine, died orange to avoid detection. Police recovered 290 kilograms of cocaine and were able to link it to a South American supplier. NUTS! They may be dubbed a ‘super food’ but one batch of almonds had a secret ingredient stashed inside its container. Delivered to a plant in Alicante in September, police seized around 200 kilos of cocaine hidden beneath the nuts. Shipped from California the Guardia Civil are hoping to

smugglers looking for a way into Europe? Up north in Galicia, the ports are renowned as the gateway to Europe in terms of drugs entering from South America. The Galician Mafia - a collective term for the numerous clans (mainly Galician, some British) that reside in the area - set up strong connections to the narco-traffickers in Colombia during the 1980s and ‘90s, as well as establishing strong ties to cannabis smugglers in Morocco. And like anywhere in Spain, where there is crime there is corruption. Allegations of political corruption arose when pictures were found of Galician leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo on holiday with convicted smuggler Marcial Dorado. The People’s Party of Galicia has also been accused of being financed with narco money. And some local politicians, including Alfredo Bea Gondar (mayor of O Grove 1983 - 1991) and José Ramón Barral Martínez ‘Nené’ (mayor of Ribadumia 1983 - 2001) have been sentenced for crimes relating to drug gangs in the past. Meanwhile, in the south, along the Costa del Sol, the Costa Blanca and Costa de la Luz as well as on Spain’s islands the expat gangs - be it Russians, Brits or Irish - have long set up camp. Barely a week goes by without a report of an expat

use the seizure as part of a wider investigation. MORE NUTS! It is not just Spain’s ports that receive hidden drug packages, the airports confiscate their fair share of suspect items too. In June, 48 kilos of liquid cocaine was found inside a coconut at Madrid airport, hidden among 65 boxes of coconuts from Colombia. The coconut had been drained and refilled, with the seizure leading to two Colombian men and a Venezuelan woman being arrested.

drug gang being split up. In December 2015 it was the turn of British drug lord Robert Dawes, whose multi-million euro cocaine-fuelled empire came crashing down when the Guardia Civil stormed his home in Benalmadena in dramatic fashion. Dubbed ‘Europe’s biggest drug lord’ Dawes, originally from Nottingham, was extradited to France where he faced charges of transporting a ton of cocaine. He is also wanted by the police in the Netherlands in connection to a number of murders. Earlier this year, a British drugs gang was again rumbled on Spanish soil. Accused of flooding the Balearic Islands with cocaine and supplying holidaymakers with their fix, 12 Brits from Manchester and Liverpool were arrested in a raid in Mallorca. The gang reportedly shipped their product around Spain’s islands using speedboats to capitalise on the summer surge in demand from young holidaymakers. No doubt there will be more tales of expat - and local gangs busted for dealing enormous amounts of cocaine. The unfortunate reality is, that while the demand remains high and the supplies keep coming, dealers will continue to operate. Where one drug lord falls, another steps into his shoes.

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TV Couch Critic IT’S back! I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (ITV 1) swept in from the Australian jungle last Sunday with an eclectic group of celebrities, in the widest possible interpretation of celebs. Living in the jungle and eating bugs, with Ant and Dec at the sharp end of watching over them all, if such an idea was pitched to a TV executive today, would it fly? I’m not sure, but the format clearly works given the viewing figures. If you are among the millions of fans, don’t forget to also catch Get Me Out of Here Extra Camp (ITV2) that follows each main Celebrity episode. In the Extra show, Scarlett Moffatt is the rose between two thorns in the guise of Joe Walsh and Joel Dommett. Tune in and expect lively debate and an opportunity to put questions direct to campmates via social media and the App. For me and one friend, the first note of Christmas used to be the beginning of Once in Royal David’s City via Carols from Kings (expected on BBC2, Christmas Eve).

Celebs (perhaps), real bugs plus start to festive season With that said, now the first festive note seems to be various retailers’ seasonal adverts. Keeping it brief, but that carrot again, seriously! Enough to say I’m disappointed by most, don’t really understand a certain bear in the snow but I love the interpretation of Cinderella (although why aren’t the key players wearing warm clothes in the snow?) The monster under the bed must also get a mention, despite for me having no bearing on the glass slipper story. Peaky Builders (BBC2, Wednesdays) is back for a fourth season, moving on from the earlier cliff-hang-

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er ending. If the start of the latest series is anything to go by, with the story back to Birmingham and more problems for the Shelby family to deal with, some good viewing ahead. Cilian Murphy continues to delight as Thomas Shelby and the return of Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons can only be a good thing. And now to close, have you ever wondered what TV Must-See you might be missing simply because you do not think a show or series

will appeal? That was me with Formula One, with the final 2017 race in Abu Dhabi due this Sunday live on Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4. Friends on the coast regularly hold Grand Prix parties and a great hit, so I checked out ever-keen not to skip a good party due to TV ignorance! I cut my teeth on the Brazilian Grand Prix; to summarise, billed as a sporting event covering at least 305km not exceeding two hours in length. I was near exhausted just getting my head around the numbers. Imagining F1 cars roaring up the A7 from Malaga and screeching to a halt somewhere south of Cartagena, no such luck. The super cars circled around a track like an overpowered Scalextric set, I had a siesta and someone seemed to win (in fact Sebastian Vettel, just to show I watched the end). F1 has a massive following, and while this TV offering simply isn’t me, for those watching on Sunday, enjoy and don’t forget to check out the Teams’ Tyre Choices before viewing. But I am left wondering just how many F1 fans also tune in most nights to catch the latest in I’m a Celebrity? Critique: AWL, Casares, Costa del Sol.

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7:00am 12 Days of Giving 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2017 9:05am The Great Wall Epic action adventure about a mercenary pulled into a centuries-old battle between Chinese warriors and giant, lizard-like monsters. 11:05am Collateral Beauty 1:00pm Escobar: Paradise Lost 3:10pm Upside Down 5:10pm In a Valley of Violence 7:10pm The Great Wall 9:00pm Collateral Beauty 10:45pm Escobar: Paradise Lost 12:55am In a Valley of Violence 2:55am The Girl in the Book 4:40am The Hollow One

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7:00am 12 Days of Giving 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2017 9:00am Escobar: Paradise Lost 11:10am Collateral Beauty When a New York exec Will Smith tips into depression, his scheming partners plan to use his letters to Love, Time and Death against him. 1:00pm Burn Country 2:55pm In a Valley of Violence 4:55pm The Great Wall 6:50pm Escobar: Paradise Lost 9:00pm Collateral Beauty 10:45pm Burn Country 12:40am The Great Wall 2:40am The Hollow One 4:25am The Girl in the Book

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Cassandra Nash A weekly look

Masterclass in doublespeak Credit: España no se rompe / Facebook

- and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

DOES Carmen Forcadell, Speaker of the Catalan parliament, speak with a forked tongue? Forcadell avoided being remanded along with the eight members of the regional government who didn’t run off to Brussels by claiming that Cataluña’s UDI was symbolic. She also told the examining judge that if she remained active in politics she would do so “within the constitutional framework.” But don’t let’s forget that before becoming Speaker Forcadell was president of the ardently pro-independence Asamblea Nacional de Cataluña which has been behind separatist politicians - and sometimes ahead of them - on the road to UDI. It now turns out that Forcadell will be Number Four on the Esquerra Republica (ERC) voting list in the December 21 elections. Could be that remanded ERC leader Oriol Junqueras is sincere when he said recently that the secessionists had miscalculated with their premature UDI declaration. But they’re all playing a long game,

DETERMINED: Is Carmen Forcadell, Speaker of the Catalan parliament, playing the long game? Forcadell included. They are no less committed to independence but willing to wait a little longer, that’s all.

Short memory CARLES PUIGDEMONT who believes he is Cataluña’s president in exile, said in a Le Soir interview that he was “always open to another relationship with Spain” and believed “an alternative to independence was still possible.” He had always sought formulas for avoiding a break with Spain, he de-

clared, but omitted to mention his speech on taking over as Catalan president in 2016. This was when he promised to follow the route map for independence set out by his predecessor Artur Mas “to the letter” and lead Cataluña to independence. Puigdemont was either lying then or is lying now and with his PDeCAT party shunned for the December 21 elections by the other pro-independence parties, he could be trying to hedge his bets. He’s wasting his time. If the independence parties won the regional

elections would they want Puigdemont at their head after the hash he made of UDI?

Show the flag THE Spanish football team’s customary World Cup red shirt has a yellow and purple stripe down one side. Adidas insists the offending streak is petrol blue, but red and blue combine to make purple and it looks as though the kit celebrates the old Republican flag. The national government in Madrid is understandably not impressed but not nearly as unhappy as football fans as the shirt costs €150.

A load of bull BORIS JOHNSON irritated Spanish guests at a dinner meant to strengthen Anglo-Spanish links when he described a bullfight ban as “political correctness gone mad.” The Spanish can make up their own minds about bullfighting Boris. Meanwhile stick to Brexit and what you know. Oh, wait a moment…

Call to arms JUNTS PEL SI was in thrall to the anti-everything CUP party. Because it needed the party’s votes for its parliamentary majority, the ERC-PDeCAT coalition agreed to introduce a sugar tax on fizzy drinks and contaminating vehicles. According to an internal memo dug up by Guardia Civil investigators, the government hoped that both would be overthrown by the Constitutional Tribunal, the same court whose authority they ignored by passing last September’s Referendum and Disconnection Laws. Another Junts pel Si document suggested reintroducing Military Service to staff the region’s own armed forces. How would CUP have reacted to that? Manning barricades is heroic if you’re wearing jeans, but selling out to the system once you’re in uniform. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 2015 Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the Christmas-themed quiz for distinguished university alumni. 9:00pm Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome Documentary series exploring the ancient cities of Athens and Rome. 10:00pm The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum 11:00pm Last Men in Aleppo 12:30am From Scotland with Love 1:40am Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 2:40am The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum 3:40am Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome 4:40am This is BBC Four

7:20am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Lost and Found Ep1 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Paul Hollywood 9:30pm Supershoppers 10:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency? 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Don't Tell the Bride 1:10am One Born Every Minute

8:05am Paw Patrol 8:20am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:35am Peppa Pig 8:50am Floogals 9:05am Digby Dragon 9:20am Rusty Rivets 9:35am Shimmer and Shine 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Mofy 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:35pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:30pm The Gadget Show 2:25pm 5 News Lunchtime 2:30pm Neighbours 3:00pm Christmas Mail 4:45pm A Perfect Christmas 6:30pm 5 News at 5 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Weather Terror 9:00pm Sinkholes 10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pm Secrets of the Tube: Going Underground 12:05am Inside the Mega Twister

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10:55am Xxx: Return of Xander Cage 12:45pm The 5th Wave 2:45pm The Great Wall 4:40pm Twister 6:40pm Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 9:00pm The Great Wall 10:50pm Xxx: Return of Xander Cage 12:40am Lethal Weapon

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Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Wild at Heart Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Emmy nominated reality courtroom series, presided over by outspoken family court judge. A Touch of Frost Wild at Heart Heartbeat Coronation Street Coronation Street A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Midsomer Murders Blue Murder A Touch of Frost ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

Snooker v Darts The Chase The Chase Cash Cowboys Storage Wars Storage Wars Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Avengers Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Avengers Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars River Monsters River Monsters Die Another Day FYI Daily Die Another Day The Road FYI Daily The Road Motorsport UK ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Billy Madison Rush Hour 2 Almost Christmas Central Intelligence Big Daddy Two Weeks Notice Bridesmaids Central Intelligence Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Hot Shots!

7:00am The Top Ten Show 2017 7:20am In a Valley of Violence 9:20am 12 Days of Giving 11:05am The Night is Young 12:50pm Collateral Beauty When a New York exec Will Smith tips into depression, his scheming partners plan to use his letters to Love, Time and Death against him. 2:45pm Escobar: Paradise Lost 5:00pm Upside Down 7:00pm Burn Country 9:00pm Collateral Beauty 10:45pm The Night is Young 12:25am Escobar: Paradise Lost 2:40am The Girl in the Book 4:25am Upside Down

MONDAY TV

7:00am 12:15pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am 2:15am

Cricket My Icon Sky Sports Daily SKY Sports News SKY Sports News SKY Sports News SKY Sports News SKY Sports News SKY Sports News SKY Sports News Sky Sports Tonight Football The Debate - Live SKY Sports News SKY Sports News NFL Masterclass Live NFL: Houston @ Baltimore Baltimore Ravens take on Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium in the NFL. 5:45am Cricket Day five of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.

9:30am Football's Greatest Teams 10:00am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:15am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:30am La Liga Greatest Games 10:45am La Liga Greatest Games 11:00am Info not available 5:15pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 5:45pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm Info not available 7:30pm La Liga Icons 7:45pm La Liga Icons 8:00pm Soccer A.M. 8:30pm Football 11:00pm SPFL Round Up 2017/18 11:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm Soccer A.M. 12:00am Football Years 12:30am Football Countdowns

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Claimed and Shamed 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Housing Enforcers 12:45pm The Sheriffs are Coming 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Armchair Detectives 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Royal Recipes 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The A Word 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Drugsland

7:00am An Island Parish: Falklands 7:30am Claimed and Shamed 8:15am Armchair Detectives 9:00am Great British Menu 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Link 2:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 3:15pm Going Back Giving Back 4:00pm The Indian Doctor 4:45pm Oxford Street Revealed 5:15pm Wartime Farm 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly - It Takes Two 7:55pm Match of the Day Live 10:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 11:00pm Motherland

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 2015 9:00pm Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey 10:00pm From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television 11:00pm Arena 12:00am A303: Highway to the Sun 1:00am The Maharajas' Car: The Story of RollsRoyce in India 1:55am Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century Series in which Suzy Klein explores the transformation of music in the 19th century. 2:55am Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey 3:55am Arena 4:55am This is BBC Four

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Save Money: Good Food How to Spend it Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London On Assignment Lethal Weapon Action-packed police drama series based on the film franchise.

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Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Planet's Got Talent Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy Family Guy I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy

Judge Judy Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Wild at Heart Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Wild at Heart Heartbeat Coronation Street Coronation Street A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. 9:00pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about the famously curmudgeonly GP. 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:05am Blue Murder Caroline Quentin returns for a new series as DCI Janine Lewis. 1:35am A Touch of Frost 3:20am ITV3 Nightscreen

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Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me Kirstie's Handmade Christmas Countdown Lost and Found A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds Grand Designs The Robot Will See You Now

7:00am British Touring Car Crashes and Smashes 7:10am The Chase 8:00am The Chase 8:45am Cash Cowboys 9:35am Pawn Stars Reality series. 10:00am Pawn Stars Reality series. 10:30am Ironside 11:35am Quincy, M.E. 12:35pm The Sweeney 1:45pm The Avengers 2:50pm Ironside 3:55pm Quincy, M.E. 5:00pm The Sweeney 6:00pm The Avengers 7:05pm Cash Cowboys 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm FilmPassenger 57 11:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 11:10pm FilmPassenger 57 11:50pm FilmMars Attacks! 12:50am FYI Daily 12:55am FilmMars Attacks!

TUESDAY TV

11:00am Black-Ish 11:30am Black-Ish 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm New Girl 1:30pm New Girl 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm How I Met Your Mother 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm New Girl 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm First Dates Abroad 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Tattoo Fixers 11:00pm Rude Tube

1:00pm SKY Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 2:00pm SKY Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 3:00pm SKY Sports News 4:00pm SKY Sports News 5:00pm SKY Sports News 6:00pm SKY Sports News 7:00pm SKY Sports News 8:00pm Soccer Special PreMatch 8:30pm Gillette Soccer Special 11:00pm Info not available 12:30am Revista de la Liga A round-up of all of the latest action and goals from Spain's La Liga. 1:00am SKY Sports News 2:00am SKY Sports News 3:00am SKY Sports News 4:00am SKY Sports News 5:00am SKY Sports News

10:55am 12 Rounds 12:55pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 3:15pm The Goonies 5:15pm In the Heart of the Sea 7:20pm Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 9:00pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 11:20pm Hanna 1:15am Air Force One

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3:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 3:30pm Soccer A.M. 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 5:00pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:15pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 5:45pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm Eredivisie 7:00pm SPFL Round Up 2017/18 7:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:30pm Soccer A.M. 8:00pm Football's Greatest 8:30pm Football's Greatest 9:00pm SPFL Round Up 2017/18 9:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 9:30pm Soccer A.M. 10:00pm Ronaldo 10:30pm La Liga Icons 10:45pm La Liga Icons 11:00pm Revista de la Liga 11:30pm La Liga World 12:00am Eredivisie

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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Floogals Digby Dragon Rusty Rivets Shimmer and Shine Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Mofy The Wright Stuff 40 Below and 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours The Christmas Switch Snowmance 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild Jo Brand's Cats and Kittens Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild The 90s: Most Shocking Celebrity Moments

Norbit Hitch Fred Claus Liar Liar Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Keanu The Boss Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Liar Liar Keanu Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

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The Night is Young Burn Country The Girl in the Book Winter Wedding Collateral Beauty Escobar: Paradise Lost Burn Country An aspiring Afghan journalist moves to small-town California and begins investigating the disappearance of a local. Mystery drama. Winter Wedding Collateral Beauty Escobar: Paradise Lost The Night is Young The Hollow One The Girl in the Book A junior editor must confront difficult memories when she crosses paths with the writer who took advantage of her as a teen.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Claimed and Shamed 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Housing Enforcers 12:45pm The Sheriffs are Coming 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Armchair Detectives 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Royal Recipes 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Mary Berry's Country House Secrets 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Match of the Day 1:25am Junior Doctors 1:55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:00am BBC News

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Gino's Italian Coastal Escape 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 12:45am Play to the Whistle 1:25am Jackpot247 4:00am May the Best House Win 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am An Island Parish: Falklands 7:30am Claimed and Shamed 8:15am Armchair Detectives 9:00am Nigella: At My Table 9:30am Caught Red Handed 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Link 2:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 3:15pm Going Back Giving Back 4:00pm The Indian Doctor 4:45pm Oxford Street Revealed 5:15pm Wartime Farm 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly - It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Peaky Blinders 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Employable Me

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:20am Planet's Got Talent 7:45am Dinner Date 8:35am Emmerdale 9:00am The Cube 10:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:50am Dinner Date 11:50am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:50pm Planet's Got Talent 1:20pm Emmerdale 1:50pm The Guide to You've Been Framed! 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp 12:00am Family Guy

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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 2015 Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the Christmas-themed quiz for distinguished university alumni. 9:00pm How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears 10:00pm Digging for Britain 11:00pm Detectorists Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. 11:30pm The League of Gentlemen Black comedy series about small-town life. 12:00am Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet 12:55am Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC

7:20am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Lost and Found 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pm The Channel 11:00pm Man Down 11:35pm How to Build a Robot 12:40am 999: What's Your Emergency? 1:40am Pokerstars Championship

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Judge Judy Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Wild at Heart Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Wild at Heart Heartbeat Coronation Street Coronation Street A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Last in the current series of the comedy-drama series about a curmudgeonly GP. Midsomer Murders Blue Murder A Touch of Frost ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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The Chase The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Avengers Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Avengers Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars River Monsters Britain's Busiest Motorway Inside London Fire Brigade Crank FYI Daily Crank Hot Tub Time Machine 2 FYI Daily Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Ax Men The Protectors Teleshopping

Bob the Builder Fireman Sam Thomas and Friends The Secret Life of Puppies Paw Patrol Noddy: Toyland Detective Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Floogals Digby Dragon Rusty Rivets Shimmer and Shine Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Mofy The Wright Stuff A Bride for Christmas 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours Last Chance Holiday My Christmas Love 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight Traffic Cops Special GPs: Behind Closed Doors Wallis: The Queen That Never Was Mobo Awards 2017

8:45am 300 10:45am Lawrence of Arabia 2:20pm Underworld: Blood Wars 4:00pm True Lies 6:25pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 9:00pm 300 11:00pm Underworld: Blood Wars 12:35am Hitman

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Dad's Army This Christmas Bad Santa Bridget Jones's Baby Couples Retreat The House Bunny Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Bridget Jones's Baby Calendar Girls Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Grimsby Our Brand is Crisis

WEDNESDAY TV

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Charmed Charmed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Black-Ish Black-Ish How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks First Dates Abroad The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory A Good Day to Die Hard The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube

7:00am Total Goals A round-up of all the latest news from across the sporting world, with analysis of all the major headlines and stories from around the Premier League and beyond. 8:00am Total Goals 9:00am Total Goals 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Premier League Daily 12:00pm Sky Sports Daily 1:00pm SKY Sports News 2:00pm SKY Sports News 3:00pm SKY Sports News 4:00pm SKY Sports News 5:00pm Csa T20 Challenge 8:30pm Football Rangers host Aberdeen at Ibrox in the SPFL Ladbrokes Premiership. The Dons won on their last visit to their rivals at Ibrox back in May, 2-1. 11:00pm Info not available 2:00am SKY Sports News 3:00am SKY Sports News 4:00am SKY Sports News

7:00am Winter Wedding Couple Hallie and Lucas hold a small town winter wedding in the snow after their original plan for a breezy wedding in the tropics is cancelled by family conflict. 8:45am Escobar: Paradise Lost 10:55am The Girl in the Book 12:30pm Collateral Beauty When a New York exec Will Smith tips into depression, his scheming partners plan to use his letters to Love, Time and Death against him. 2:10pm Burn Country 4:00pm Winter Wedding 5:45pm The Night is Young 7:20pm Collateral Beauty 9:00pm Escobar: Paradise Lost 11:10pm Creepy 1:30am Burn Country 3:20am The Night is Young 4:55am The Girl in the Book

10:00am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:30am La Liga Greatest Games 11:00am Revista de la Liga 11:30am La Liga World 12:00pm La Liga Icons 1:00pm Revista de la Liga 1:30pm La Liga World 2:00pm La Liga Icons 3:00pm Revista de la Liga 3:30pm La Liga World 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 5:00pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:15pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 5:45pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm Revista de la Liga 7:30pm La Liga World 8:00pm Football's Greatest 8:30pm Football 11:00pm Eredivisie 12:00am Football Years 12:30am Revista de la Liga 1:00am La Liga World

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Let’s not forget our Christmas past IN response to an article in UK media saying scripture union are taking out any reference to the Bible in this year’s nativity, I would like to say this. I have lived in Spain for 27 years and when I first came Father Christmas was unknown. Christmas was a celebration of the Bible story with the Three Kings bringing the presents. Since then I have seen Santa arrive and slowly take over. He now rides with the Three Kings, it is he that is promoted in shops where children visit him, and the Nativity story is slowly disappearing. In a few years’ time it will no doubt just be a secular, commercial holiday with no mention of Jesus. We have had Father Christmas in the UK for so long that we are not aware of the damage he has done to the truth of Jesus. If the church promotes fictional characters to children, when they find out we lied to them how will they believe in Jesus? This year, let’s be aware of who we are promoting in our Christmas celebrations. Rev Howard Coley, Iglesia Evangelical Elim Pentecostal

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Peck off, seagulls dens. Families walking down the Main Street eating an ice cream, pasty, or fish ‘n’ chips will be swooped upon and all food torn from their hands, sometimes causing nasty injuries, yet we cannot hurt them because they are protected even though it gets worse week after week. When householders put out their rubbish for collection the gulls arrive long before the binmen and rip open bags before scoffing everything in sight. Be warned Benidorm, if you do not stop and curb this now you will be sorry!

I WAS reading last week’s issue earlier today outside a bar in Javea, and your article about seagulls becoming more of a menace in Benidorm got me thinking. I would like to give the council some advice. I live in Newquay and can tell you that we have an epidemic of these flying rats. They cause trouble and damage and leave filth everywhere. People have even been attacked by these horrible birds when they are nesting or have young chicks on a roof, and it is documented that they have killed small dogs in private gar-

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Ryanair cancel flights due to French air traffic strike F... French. Always too few for them. Always on strike... ALWAYS. They have such high salaries. So much protection.. and it is always TOO FEW.. Kasia They cancel for the slightest reason - what’s next: someone sneezed and they took down half the timetable! Geoff Kerr Having been caught up in the chaos on October 10, I feel for people affected by this!! Mandy Cooke

Police investigate biker for reckless driving I recently saw a biker drive straight through a line of pedestrians on a zebra crossing, also been overtaken on zebra crossings many times by bikers. It’s as though the laws don’t apply to some bikers here! S D There should be more of this action taken especially when motor cyclists drive with their feet off the pedals and using them as a balancing act. The police could have a field day. Trisha Rodgers If you want to ride like that go to the Isle of Man during the TT on mad Sunday. Michael Hearne

Comments from EWN online French air traffic control strike likely to affect UK-Spain flights And this is the country that won the bid to host an Olympic Games - athletes and spectators could find themselves in a pickle because they’re sure to take advantage of this! Tina Sexton Never fail do they. Ought to make these dates national holidays. Richard Taylor

12-year-old girl pregnant by boy same age How sad as she is only a baby herself. Kath Dickman Babies having babies, not good. Carol Garrington

British Airways passengers to board by ticket price No point to booking early at the lesser fares then! I used BA last June from LHR to Murcia. Reserved seat wasn’t honoured (paid extra and didn’t get any form or priority in the queue). This new system has reinforced my view that they are no better than Ryanair. Are BA thinking it ok to provide punitive boarding priorities simply because a few others do it? A race to the bottom begins! That’s two airlines off my list now that may force me to put my carry on bag in the hold. Why risk laptop, cameras and lenses, and other dear personal effects down there? Dave Arnold BA has gone to pot! Try and get a drink when you sit at the back of the plane! Had four trips didn’t get a drink. easyJet is far better. Peter Urquhart Who’s the mug? The one that got on first. They paid more for their flight, last on got the cheapest deal, I’ll take that every time. Stephen Jordan

LEAPY LEE is right. There I’ve said it. His piece on the ludicrous situation of a Somali convicted criminal receiving almost 80 grand of public money after being put inside over a dozen times in 15 years only highlights that the world has gone absolutely stark staring mad. You have to think there is more to this surely. How can something be so obviously wrong!? Philip, San Fulgencio

No, Leapy SO Leapy Lee thinks a good reason for the UK leaving the EU is because they have ruled someone has to be given money for being wrongly imprisoned? This is only a drop in the ocean compared to the billions the Spanish tax man would have pocketed from inheritance tax had not the EU intervened and ruled it illegal! There are a lot more positive rulings from the European courts than the silly cherry picking oddments that Leapy seems to relish in. Ray Osborne, Los Alcazares

Puzzle plea NOT A complaint because I enjoy your paper, but if you want to make it even better please publish the answers to the puzzles the same week. We all try but if the puzzles are beyond us no one can retain an interest in the answers until the next issue. I know loads of people who can’t be bothered having a go because of this. Norman, address withheld Editor’s note: Many thanks for the feedback. Is this something others would like to see? Please write in with your views.

Just shocking THE recent hysteria over a series of small earthquakes and their potential to generate a mile-high tsunami in Tenerife beggars belief. People should spend less time reading nonsense ‘shock’ journalism and more time worrying about real issues like the drought here in Spain. Alan Smith, Canary Islands

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The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket. Holding on to it is your best bet. Trying to change someone close is so obviously not going to work that it is surprising you tried for so long.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer. Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support. It will be through others that real progress will be made.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel that they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised. Continue with any check-ups on your health, eating sensibly if you overindulged during the holiday. There is no better time to make that special effort.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas. Although you are not inclined to listen to silly whims, some things crop up time and again and have to be dealt with at some point.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born home-maker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful. This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice. You could end up helping with appearances.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure. It may be worth cooling off a new relationship until your social life is more settled. An urge to move around could be caused by your not facing a problem straight on.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive. The best-laid plans can need adjustment, so don't beat yourself up over that.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Someone close has ideas about how things should be at home this Christmas. Although you wish to show an interest, and should, they may be more 'hands on' than you. Do whatever your talents allow to help because this will not be forgotten.

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In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I LIKE to keep my eye on what’s going on in the USA because, to be honest, at the moment, in my opinion, the place is currently coming across on TV like a bad soap opera. This week I’ve been following a couple of news items in particular. One was about an American comedian and politician called Al Franken who was on a tour to entertain the US troops overseas. There was a young lady in the show with him and during a rehearsal he kissed her and also a photo appeared of him looking at the camera laughing and appearing to touch her boobs through body armour whilst she was asleep. Now this is wrong and totally out of order - end of - no excuses. The other story was about a baseball player called Yulieski Gurriel who was born in Cuba and who made a gesture to a Japanese pitcher after hitting a home run off one of his pitches. As he ran round he looked at him and used his fingers to stretch his eyes toward his ears and appeared to say a word in Spanish usually used to mock Asian people.

Now here’s the thing. In both cases these gentlemen apologised unreservedly to the offended parties. The baseball player got a five game suspension and the comedian / politician may have a senate investigation. Both injured parties have said ‘apology accepted, now let’s get on with life’ and this is where things go a bit wonky. It has all become very political with groups calling for the baseball player to be sacked and banned. Here’s the deal folks - nobody is allowed to be more offended than the person that was the subject of the original offensive remark or action. If they say it’s sorted then let it go. They are adults and they have decided how to react to the comment or action directed at them. Donald Trump is tweeting and calling Al Franken Al Frankenstein demanding he be hung, drawn and quartered because he’s a Democrat. Meanwhile he’s not saying a word about the Republican preacher politician, Roy Moore, who has been accused by at least 10 women of sexual assault. But what would you expect from the man that has over 20 accusations of sexual assault against him and a recording from 2005 telling Billy Bush how he treats women. How this man is still POTUS is beyond me.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING Alcohol limits and penalties 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.

STAY SAFE: The best option is not to drink at all. IT is often not realised that the maximum permitted alcohol limit in Spain is considerably lower than many other European countries, including the UK. It is also worth noting that these limits are precisely that, a maximum that is permitted. Alcohol affects people differently and the only real safe limit is zero. That said, in Spain the maximum legally

permitted alcohol limit is in general 0.25 mg/l (or 0.15 mg/l if you are a learner driver / professional drivers). If the amount of alcohol exceeds this limit, the driver will be heavily fined and lose several points from their licence. In the event such amount of the breathalyzer exceeds 0.60 mg/l, the driver becomes subject to a criminal proceeding and will be arrested.

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The fines Professional / novice drivers - 0,15-0,30mg/l - €500 + 4 points, from 0,30mg/l - €1,000 + 6 points. Other drivers - 0,25-0,50mg/l - €500 + 4 points, from 0,50mg/l - €1,000 + 6 points. A blood test is only available when you have finished the alcohol test and you disagree with the result. Refusal to co-operate is also considered a criminal offence. For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.

Can only Agenda items be voted? Is it correct that Spanish community AGMs do not have an official section for Any Other Business, that they have instead a sort of Questions period at the end of the meeting? Is it correct that anything in this section is not an Agenda item, and so cannot be the subject of a proposal, resolution or vote? Items must be on the Agenda to be voted in the meeting? Can items not on the Agenda be put in the Minutes? R M (email) Article 19 of the Law of Horizontal Property regulates the official Book of Minutes. The minutes must give the time and place of the AGM. They should list the names of all in attendance or by proxy, with

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their cuotas, and it must contain the Agenda. The book must record the results of the

votes on Agenda items and it may need to list the names and cuotas of those who voted for or against a proposal. Any other matters can certainly be recorded in the Minutes, but it is not a legal requirement.

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

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The 3–2–1 diet 3-2-1 is bulletproof: three backups of your data, on two different types of media, one of them off-site. Too much trouble? Then download a free backup program, from simple file duplicators like SyncFolders, to full hard-disk copiers like Easus ToDo, Macrium Reflect or the horribly-named Aomei Backupper. Or just use the backup program which came free with your system. Some are even ‘just set and forget’: tell it where to backup your data and when, click and hasta la vista baby: automatic backups daily, weekly, monthly into infinity and beyond. Or you can be thoroughly modern and backup to the ‘cloud’ - but beyond a certain volume of data you’ll pay, and you need seriously good broadband come the day you need it all back again.

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Every hard disk is guaranteed... to crash Blessed are those who backup, for their data will be safe on the day of failure, says intrepid backer-upper TERENCE KENNEDY. A MACHO colleague always insisted with a smirk that ‘Real men don’t backup.’ Then he got hacked. Oops. Sadder was the fate of two friends who lost their family photos forever, simply because their computer crashed. Whether through exhaustion, a virus or an unplanned act of gravity, devices fail. They even have an official ‘MTBF’ (Mean Time Before Failure) which used to be advertised but now isn’t because it might scare us. Human MTBF is about 600,000 hours. You’re doing well if your harddisk manages even a 10th of that. I’m constantly astonished at how many people never even think about

backing up their data. Probably because watching YouTube cat videos is more fun. But safe storage really is a doddle. Step 1: Choose it so you don’t lose it: ‘consolidate’ your documents, emails, photos, music and those priceless kitten videos somewhere you can easily locate them on your computer, eg a Documents folder (the default in most systems), E-mails, Photos, Music. Or Cats. Step 2: Find something to backup to - a physical device like a USB memory stick, an old SD card or an external hard-drive. Not just somewhere else on your existing hard-drive or computer. That’s like keeping your spare front-door key on your

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Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

WE’RE living in an age of endless TV reboots with news that the comedy classic Four Weddings and a Funeral is being remade, as is the 1980’s series Magnum PI. But reboots are invariably disappointing because the original was part of its time that can’t be recreated second time round. Everyone’s moved on and the world’s a completely different place today. Alternatively, they weren’t brilliant shows even back then. In theory, I’ve nothing against remaking movies or TV shows. It’s not unlike a fresh restaging of a Shake-

IT’S BACK: Iconic TV show Dynasty was given the reboot treatment this year. speare play - if there is a point, of course, and something new and different is added to the production. In practice, though, the major problem with reviving 80’s TV is that our tastes have fundamentally altered as have our TV viewing habits. In the 80’s, there were very few channels so shows like Dallas and Dynasty (likewise rebooted) became popular because there wasn’t much else -

and provocative, challenging, creative TV’s moved on from the predictability of the hourly slot where the same thing happens every week. And in Magnum PI the same thing did happen every week. Most of these revivals are just the result of creative laziness, because either nobody can dream up any fresh ideas, or the bean counters in charge won’t take the plunge with new ones. They’d rather just

BACKUPS: Practising safe storage. keyring with the existing one. These days you can pick up an external hard drive for €100 or so, or loads less for a USB flash drive if your needs are more modest. Step 3: Backup, then backup your backup. Well, okay, that’s only for the real pessimists, or the true professionals who insist that you can never have enough backups, with three as the absolute minimum. It’s the work of minutes, with any of the dozens of (free) back-up programs available online, or those built into your device’s operating system. Step 4: Store your backup somewhere safe. Not on or in your desk.

rely on re-writes and hope that enough people have been born who can’t remember the old series and will be presented with something ‘different.’ Basically, recycling old themes rarely works; shows that were popular by default not merit then, rarely ‘ignite’ now. There are plenty of new concepts to exploit, but everyone’s too frightened of ‘offending’ the easily offended, so nobody takes chances anymore. Which reminds me, the arctic blasts currently hitting the UK must be due to Global Warming, right? Or possibly Brexit? (Though my money’s on Putin!) But it’s not all bad it should suit the snowflakes, provided they’ve some safe spaces where the temperature’s mild and nobody’s allowed a platform to talk about this, umm, ‘offensive’ weather. Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) from Amazon. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

Not even, if you are truly anal, on the same premises. Bitter techno-trauma and tears have moulded my own backup regime: my laptop data gets copied to an SD card as I create it, to a USB stick at the end of every working day, to an external hard drive at the end of every week, and to a second hard-drive kept off-premises every month. Sadly, there’s more. I also clone my entire hard-drive to an identical copy of itself every week so when the wotsit hits the ventilator I can be up and running again in the flash of a screwdriver. But the rest of you probably have lives to live.

THURSDAY THOUGHTS By Graham Braben, Albox

No goodies at the top WE were in Ikea last week, just for a coffee and those cinnamon rolls. No shopping. No self-assembly nightmares. Or that’s what I thought. It turns out we were on a mission to find curtain rails. Now in my world, you go in and choose the first set you come to and that’s it! But according to my wife and daughter, I know nothing. The first thing we had to do was measure them, taking into account drop, width and some other things that I’d never heard of, so we picked up one of those paper tape things and that’s when I perked up! It’s funny the way our minds work. Apparently, the Nepalese government aren’t sure how tall Everest is now after recent earthquakes, so they’ve commissioned professional measurers to produce a definitive figure. It got me thinking, well the curtain rails did. We had to measure one of them and my job was to hold the measure at one end. Unfortunately, every time it was pulled tight, I let go. Okay I admit it, I’m not a fully qualified rail measurer and to make things worse, I wasn’t paying the slightest bit of attention either! All I got for my incompetence was a very hard stare and the threat of no cinnamon roll. Imagine what would happen if the same thing happened on Everest. Which brings me to the point of this. If you have to go to Ikea against your will this weekend, take comfort, you could be over 20,000 feet up in the freezing snow, measuring a mountain rather than curtain rails, and there are no drinks and goodies at the top! columnists@euroweeklynews.com Readers interested in submitting articles for this guest column should send articles of around 250 words on topics felt to be of interest to the cosmopolitan EWN readership to editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

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Advertising feature NOVEMBER is Diabetes Awareness Month. It is a campaign to bring attention to diabetes and its impact on thousands of people. Bringing awareness helps us understand about the condition itself, how it develops and how to help someone in an emergency. Diabetes can be a serious condition but it doesn’t have to be. Careful management is the key to living with diabetes. Medcare understands the importance of regular monitoring with a condition such as diabetes. Patients may not know how to manage the illness by themselves and may feel overwhelmed after diagnosis. Therefore, we introduced our diabetes plan to help you manage your diabetes. This plan gives members access to all the specialist checks and services that are vital for the successful control of diabetes, at an affordable price. Diabetes plan members will receive help and advice on monitoring their condition, making lifestyle changes and controlling their medication. The diabetes plan will cover all aspects of health care including medical issues, foot care, nutrition and eye care - all provided by a team of specialists. At Medcare you are in safe hands. We offer a full 360 degree approach to diabetes, from initial diagnosis through to year round tests and monitoring. You are never on your own as a Medcare patient! Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose or blood sugar levels are too high. Glucose

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DOCTOR: Dr Hussain. comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. With type 1 diabetes your body does not make insulin. With type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make or use insulin well. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood. Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause serious problems. It can damage your eyes, kidneys and nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart disease,

NURSE: Susan McCrossan. stroke and even the need to remove a limb. Pregnant women can also get diabetes called gestational diabetes. What are the warning signs for diabetes? • Sometimes type 2 diabetes can develop without any warnings signs. In fact, about a third of all people who have type 2 diabetes don’t know they have it. That’s why it’s important to talk to your doctor about your risk for diabetes and determine if you should be tested.

Common warnings signs of diabetes include: • Increased thirst • Increased hunger (especially after eating) • Dry mouth • Frequent urination or urine infections • Unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry) • Fatigue (weak, tired feeling) • Blurred vision • Headaches • Diabetic coma (loss of consciousness) If you have any of the above mentioned warnings signs of diabetes, give Medcare a call and schedule a diabetes test. Medcare diabetes care is delivered in accordance with the UK diabetes national service framework, which is designed for optimal care. The most important step is to make an appointment. Whether you suspect you might be displaying symptoms of diabetes or have already been diagnosed but are unsure as to how to monitor yourself and control your diet, Medcare’s highly experienced doctor and nurse team, Dr Hussain and nurse, Susan McCrossan are available to help with any questions and doubts you have and tests you might need. They will put you on the right path and ease your worries. For your consultation with Medcare’s doctor, please call 966 860 258 or email doctors@me dcarespain.com. Visit our website for more information at www.medcarespain.com.

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The blow out IT happens so easily. It’s cold and wet outside and you just want to enjoy an evening in but you remember you’ve got plans to see friends that can’t be put off. Getting dressed up becomes a hassle when you’re chilled

through and the thought of blow drying your hair to perfection an unnecessary irritation. Luckily, website, Buzzfeed has come up with ingenious life hacks for getting the locks of a goddess (or god) in no time. The site suggests using kitchen roll to absorb the majority of the moisture from your hair before you even begin drying it. According to Buzzfeed, this surprisingly effective tip will reduce the amount of time you need with your hairdryer. The website also advises cutting down on the number of sections you dry your hair in, suggesting just four. Simply divide your hair into one section at the front, one at the back, one at each side and clip it off. This will make hair easier to manage and take some of the hassle out of drying. There are also several products available which will help reduce drying time. Why not try a roller brush which incorporates small amounts of microfibre cloth which draws water away from the hair? Or how about investing in an Ionic dryer, which uses negative ions to break water molecules down, allowing them to evaporate faster? Finally, there are several blow dry accelerator sprays on the market which claim to wick water away from hair, reducing the time you dry your hair. So why not give some of these tips a go and reap the benefits of glossy, bouncy hair all winter?

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. WHAT is a hernia? A hernia is nothing more than a weakening of the muscles in an area in the body which allows an internal part to pass through. Most typically these occur in the groin and abdominal area. How do hernias occur? The weakening of muscle walls or physical strain can force internal parts to move from one place to another. For example, an inguinal hernia can occur when fatty tissue or a part of your bowel pokes through into your groin at the top of your inner thigh. What are its symptoms? The main symptom is the appearance of a lump in the groin or abdominal area. This lump tends to be soft and can sometimes be simply pushed back in. Sometimes they can be painful and in certain cases they can cut off the circulation to the intestine which will require surgery.

How do you treat them? In general hernias need to be operated on to avoid complications. If you decide not to undergo surgery, compressive straps and avoiding physical strains can prevent them from appearing, or growing larger. Should you seek medical help? You should always go see your doctor if a hernia appears so they can refer you to a surgeon. Do they tend to come back after the first time? After a hernia has been operated on it is difficult for it to appear in the same place, however they can appear elsewhere. Are there ways of preventing them? Avoiding heavy lifting and other strenuous activities, as well as core muscle exercises which can prevent them from appearing, however they can still form despite these measures.

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BEAUTY BATH: Are milk baths really the key to youthful skin? IT was good enough for Cleopatra and now Holly Willoughby has said she is also a fan of a milk bath. The presenter shared the beauty tip in an interview last month, swearing by the cheap and simple trick to give her soft, glowing skin. The craze also has some valid science behind it with skin specialist, Dr David Jack, telling one publication, “milk contains lactic acid, which is a member of the family of alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) that break down the bonds between dead skin cells, removing them from the skin’s surface, so there is a gentle exfoliating effect. The sugar chain molecules that milk contains are also a

Bathe like a queen humectant - attracting water to the skin to boost hydration.” Now the weather is colder, what better time could there be to enjoy a relaxing soak in the tub using your own home-made milk recipe? For skin that shines like an A lister, website, www.julieban ner.com recommends mixing one part powdered milk with a quarter part corn starch and a quarter part baking soda. The last two ingredients allow you to add an essential oil to the mixture while it maintains its powder form. Add a favourite essential oil to your preferred

quantity, bearing in mind it will become diluted once in the bath. Ginger essential oil is shown to reduce pain and anxiety while lifting the mood, whereas lavender oil - Holly’s choice - is a natural disinfectant and helps boost circulation while its scent is naturally relaxing. Both oils are good choices for masking the smell of the powdered milk, making your bath more spa time and less milkshake! For a final royal touch, add a handful of fresh or dried rose petals to your mixture. The result will be a skin boosting treat fit for a queen.

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Pearly whites TOOTHY TRUTH: Always visit your dentist if you have pain in your tooth.

TOOTH damage happens to us all at one point, either through injury, natural wear and tear or occasionally tooth decay. While it is always best to see a dentist, there are some things you can do to treat a tooth before you see a professional. If the tooth just has a minor chip and no nerves are exposed, it may be that you need to cover a jagged edge be-

fore you see a dentist. You can fill a chip temporarily yourself to avoid lacerating your tongue on the broken edge. According to Sarasota Dentistry, ask your pharmacist for temporary filling material to cover the gap for a short time or alternatively use wax. If your tooth is in a lot of pain, however, you may have a more serious chip and should see your dentist immediately to avoid damaging the dental pulp and potentially losing the tooth. If you have knocked your tooth and it is now loose, see a dentist as soon as possible. Your dentist may be able to put it back in its original position. If your tooth comes out completely, you may be able to save it if you respond quickly. Make an immediate appointment at your dentist and pick up your tooth by the crown without touching the roots. Clean it with saliva or cold water and place it back in its socket, holding it in place with a clean cloth until you get to the dentist. If you are unable to place it back in position, put it in a glass of milk or saliva. If you get to a dentist within 30 minutes you have a good chance of saving the tooth.

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CURRENTLY showing in English at Cine Jayan in Javea is American romantic comedy ‘The Big Sick.’ Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon, The Big Sick tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his stand-up sets. However, what they thought would be just a onenight stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected of Kumail by his traditional Muslim parents. When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents, Beth and Terry (Holly Hunter and Ray Romano) who he’s never met, while dealing with the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart. The film shows at 8.00pm each night - for more information get in touch with the cinema on 965 790 147.

A classical Christmas THE CORAL CLASICA JAVIENSE (Javinese Classical Choir) will take to the stage at the church of Loreto in Javea Port on Sunday December 3 for their annual Christmas Oratorio Concert. The choir, together with the Orquesta de la Marina Alta, will perform the second part of the well-known, Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. The concert will be directed by Director and Founder of the Orquesta de la Marina Alta, Francesc Estevez, with the choir led by Director Asuncion Tarraso. Tickets at €15 on the door or in advance from Humpty Dumpty (Javea), Libreria Europa (Calpe) and Letters R’ Us (Moraira).

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Heavy metal heroes announce tour date for Valencia in April AMERICAN heavy metal band Machine Head have announced a raft of EU and UK tour dates in support of their forthcoming ninth studio album ‘Catharsis’ and will take to the stage at Sala Repvblicca in Valencia on April 6 next year. The group was founded by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn, drummer Dave McClain, guitarist Phil Demmel and bassist Jared MacEachern. Machine Head is one of the pioneering bands in the new wave of American heavy metal. Machine Head has been mainly described as groove metal and thrash metal. The band is influenced by Californian thrash metal bands such as Vio-lence, Metallica, Exodus, Slayer and Testament, crossover thrash bands Suicidal Tendencies and Cro-Mags, groove metal bands Pantera and Exhorder, and grunge bands Nirvana,

MY recent comments on Tempranillo led to requests from readers for additional information which I am happy to provide. It is useful when buying Tempranillo to understand the four legal ageing terms listed on most Spanish wine bottles as they by Lorenzo affect quali- Barbareschi ty and flavour. • Vin Joven: rarely aged in oak, they are released young, intended for immediate consumption, and are not very common outside Spain. • Crianza: reds aged for two years with six months in oak, traditionally American which is stronger than other types (ie French). • Reserva: reds aged three years, with one year in oak, resulting in a higher quality with richer, round flavours. • Gran Reserva: exceptional vintage wines, aged a minimum of five years with 18 months of oak ageing.

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WE DON’T SMILE FOR THE CAMERA: Machine Head. Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. Machine Head is one of the bands that support the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and influenced bands such

as Slipknot, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Bullet for My Valentine, DevilDriver, Gojira, Trivium, Hatriot, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, The

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AGEING TERMS: Affect quality and flavour. Depending on the region, Tempranillo is known under various names: Tinta del País in Ribera del Duero, Tinta de Toro in Toro, Ull de Llebre in Catalonia, Cencibel in Valdepenas where it is the predominant red grape and Tinto Fino in other regions. Tempranillo is most commonly blended with Garnacha, Mazuela, Merlot, Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon; is the major component of the typical Ri-

oja blends and constitutes 90-100 per cent of Ribera del Duero wines. Reasonably-priced labels of Tempranillo ‘vin Joven’ include Rioja 2016 Pagos del Rey by Castillo de Albai; Crin Rioja; and Senorio de Los Llanos by Garcia de Carrion. Recommended to serve at 15ºC, this can be achieved by putting the open bottle into the fridge 15 minutes before pouring. Happy tasting.

Black Dahlia Murder, Throwdown, Rise to Remain and Suicide Silence. Tickets are on sale now via www.live nation.es.

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THORONG-LA: Jose Sanfeliu, Jose San Juan, Juan Guillen and Francisco Guillen. the highest point of the pass on October 12. The worst part of the journey, they said, was the last 400 metres owing to the alti-

tude despite training hard last summer to withstand the extreme temperatures and physical demands of the ascent.

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JOSE SANFELIU who returned last month from the Himalayas recently visited Villajoyosa Town Hall. Sanfeliu is a municipal employee but this time to meet the mayor Andreu Verdu and the councillors for Sports and Economy. He was accompanied by three companions from Ibi who cycled up to the 5,416metre Thorong-La pass with him last month. The four sportsmen took only seven days to complete the ascent, part of which they completed on foot when the terrain obliged them to carry their bicycles. They began their journey on October 5 at an altitude of 600 metres and reached

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A week of concerts CALLOSA’S Music Week in honour of Santa Cecilia, patroness of musicians, begins tomorrow, Friday. The first concerts organised by Amics de la Musica de Callosa (AAM) begins at 7.30pm in the Casa de la Musica Salvador Segui with the AAM’s Chamber Orchestra. Saturday: the La Primitiva Brass Band parades through the streets at 5pm, collecting from their homes the musicians who joined the band this year. At 6.30pm the musicians will accompany the statue of Santa Cecilia from the Casa de la Musica to San Juan Bautista church, where a combined Mass and concert starts at 7pm. Sunday: Choir concert (Casa de la Musica) at 7.30pm. Wednesday: Combo and the AAM Big Band (Casa de la Musica) at 7.30pm. Thursday November 30: The AAM Banda de Educandos (Casa de la Musica) at 7.30pm. Saturday, December 2: La Primitiva Brass Band (Casa la Musica) at 7.30pm. Sunday December 3: Colla l’Algar (Casa la Musica) at 7pm.

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Grand paella competition By Linda Hall THE Paella Competition held each year during La Nucia’s town fiestas was won by the El Penya Nuciers group. This was the 18th edition of the Paella competition that always follows the Santissim procession and as usual it was held in the Les Nits car park. The contest also included a

dessert-making category that was won by members of the Penya l’Aldarull fiestas group. After the paellas and desserts had been judged and eaten, it was time for the traditional tournaments of the Brisca and Truc card games while the children were entertained with workshops and bouncy castles.

Shop till you drop PORTAL DE LA MARINA Shopping Centre in Ondara has extended its opening hours for the Black Friday weekend this weekend. The centre will be open until 11.00pm tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday and there will be a raffle held each day in which the winners will take away two gift vouchers worth €500. Children’s icons Tadeo Jones and La Momia will be at the centre each day from 5.00pm to 8.30pm, encouraging the little ones to have a photograph taken and to talk about Tadeo’s latest adventure.

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Uniting the people of three towns By Linda Hall ALFAZ is now collaborating with the Associacio II Centenari de l’Ermita de Sant Vicent del Captivador. The town hall has contributed €1,000 to the association, which was created in 2001 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the San Vicente chapel. El Captivador where the chapel is located, was a Moorish settlement until 1609 and according to some sources Moors were kept captive there, awaiting expulsion from Spain. The land was taken over by the inhabitants of surrounding villages and others from farther afield and El Captivador grew as more houses were built. In 1802 the hamlet applied for permission to build the

COLLABORATION: Mayor Vicente Arques, Associacio II Centenari president Jose Soler and Culture councillor Mayte Garcia.

chapel in honour of San Vicente Ferrer and the first Mass was celebrated there in 1803. Visiting the chapel was a popular excursion for Marina Baja residents, especially those from La Nucia, Alfaz and Altea, and that custom is still alive today. The Associacio II Centenari de l’Ermita was formed to maintain this tradition, unite the people of the three towns and

maintain the chapel and its surroundings. The feast day of San Vicente Ferrer, patron saint of the former Kingdom of Valencia, held on the first Sunday after Easter, is the chapel’s most important annual event. The celebrations are arranged each year by the mayorales (organisers) of the La Nucia, Alfaz and Altea fiestas.

FINESTRAT’S Tourism department added Puig Campana to its conducted tours that can be reserved via WhatsApp. The department’s WhatsApp number is 648 653 219 and tours can be booked from Monday to Sunday. Reservations can also be made by emailing touristinfo@finestrat.org. “The Discover Finestrat routes with guides who give information in several languages have functioned well since introducing them a year ago,” said Finestrat mayor Juan Francisco Perez. “It will be possible to climb Alicante Province’s second-

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PUIG CAMPANA: Conducted tours are now available. highest mountain or follow routes adapted to visitors’ needs,” Perez said. “We have been working for months to increase the number of visitors to the town centre,” added the

mayor who hopes to establish Finestrat as one of the province’s most-visited inland municipalities. “Meanwhile La Cala de Finestrat has some of the best occupancy figures.”

The Nutcracker in London ON Tuesday December 5, ballet-lovers can enjoy a live transmission of The Nutcracker from the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden at the Condado Gastro Show Club in Denia. Recommended by Concerts Costa Blanca, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is a classic Christmas story. The origin of the Nutcracker is a fairy tale ballet in two acts centred on a family’s Christmas Eve celebration. Alexandre Dumas Père’s adaptation of the story by E T A Hoffmann was set to

music by Tchaikovsky and originally choreographed by Marius Petipa. The story centres on a young girl’s Christmas Eve and her awakening to the wider world and romantic love. The composer selected eight of the more popular pieces before the ballet’s December 1892 premiere, forming what is currently known as the Nutcracker Suite. Tickets are available from the Condado box office on 965 270 027.

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By Matthew Elliott HOMEOWNERS across Spain are turning to new techniques to help warm their houses in winter. Home reform platform, Habitissimo reports more and more Spaniards are seeking help in bringing down the bills and staving off the chilly weather. More than 15,000 homeowners requested information on heating their home last year, suggesting a huge appetite for sound advice. The average family in Spain spends €1,454 per year heating their home. Those using natural gas average between €760 and €928, while those using electricity stump up around €2,000. Most people can easily cut their expenses by 20 per cent by being smarter in their choice of heating system. Habitissimo offer advice on the smartest ways for homeowners to keep warm. Programmable thermostats can slash electric bills by 10 per cent. Paying an engineer to adjust the boiler is a sound investment, which can reduce costs by 15 per cent in the long run. The most in-demand heating system among Spaniards is gas. More than one in three prefer gas, compared to the 19 per cent who favour the simplic-

A NEW business model is transforming Spain’s real estate sector. Start up companies are slashing red tape by snapping up homes, taking care of the bureaucracy, then selling them on. One example is Clicpiso. The company uses big data technology to find available homes across the country that are almost guaranteed to turn a profit. They buy the home outright from the seller in mere days.

TOASTY: Spaniards are sick and tired of cold casas. ity of electric. A trend growing in popularity is for heated floors. These provide uniform heat throughout the house and don’t create a dry or stuffy environment. Heated floors offer long term savings of between 10 and 30 per cent. Installation costs around €6,500 on average, but can rise to as

much as €15,000 if the floors have to be raised. One in five who ask for help from Habitissimo end up choosing heated pellets. This is a biofuel formed from compressed sawdust that offers a greener way of heating the home. It can be expensive though, with heating a big house possibly demanding a kilo of pellets be burned every hour.

THE number of housing complexes which cater to the needs of smaller families has risen in Spain in recent years. While it used to be more common in Spain to have one big house with many generations living under the same roof, families are now choosing to live in smaller houses, preferably in complexes where they have everything they need under one roof. These cohousing communities often have shared facilities such as a pool, garden and tennis court. They tend to be built outside cities with access to good transport links. According to a recent study by Casaktua, most families consider a swimming pool essential when looking for a new house.

The housing answer It is then sold to buyers who can be sure that it has been properly vetted and don’t have to engage with the original owner or be involved in lengthy negotiations. Wi t h i t s c u s t o m e r- c e n t r i c model and use of technology and

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Autumn leaves are falling down A perfect time to remake your garden GRAEME TYRRELL THE onset of the colder weather brings a lot of changes to the garden. It is much easier to work in the glorious autumn sun to clean up the garden by pruning the summer flowering shrubs and preparing the soil for winter herbs, flowering annuals, new shrubs and trees. It is the perfect time to plant new additions to the garden and start off new plants in pots so they can be well established before the next summerâ€™s heat. If you are plagued by autumn leaves falling, it is useful to know that you can take advantage of this natural annual event to improve your garden with richer soil from the autumn leaves which are a free source of organic material. The simplest way to manage autumn

leaves is to rake or blow them into natural soil garden beds to act as a mulch. It can look attractive and breaks down quickly over winter to add humus and other nutrients to the soil. I also gather the leaves to surround newly planted trees and shrubs to provide insulation from the cold in winter while they are getting established. It works well even though it has usually broken down by the next summer and I have to use additional mulch for summer water conservation and heat insulation of the roots. If you have stone mulches on your garden beds this method of mulching does not work as the stone mulches are better left without buildup of organic material as it will encourage weeds. Instead you can make a simple pen in a corner of the garden to pile the collected leaves and allow them to break down naturally over winter or

AUTUMN LEAVES: Donâ€™t waste them. add them to your compost as fresh layers with additional organic material between each collection of the leaves over autumn. The composted material can be added where it is needed later. If you are preparing new garden

beds that require cultivation, the leaves can be added to the soil and dug in. Leaves decompose very rapidly in the soil so they will improve the texture and organic content quickly to make the soil better for es-

tablishing new plants. The leaves help to keep the soil aerated, with better drainage over winter and gives the soil greater water holding capacity in summer after they have broken down into humus. So for the gardener, the autumn leaves are a blessing in the annual cycles of the seasons to prepare for the changes to come. Gathering the autumn leaves up from the terraces and paths, to add to the soil and protect the plants, makes them an asset rather than a burden. I love to see the fresh autumn leaves as they fall and decorate the ground so I usually only collect them weekly. The warm autumn sun on the coloured leaves in the brisk autumn breezes, provides a different aspect of the garden from other seasons that can be enjoyed and worked with to improve the quality of the garden year round.

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Winter garden SPAIN has one of the best winter climates of Europe. So why not take advantage of this fact to get some winter gardening in? According to Permaculturenews.org, winter can be the best time to grow some crops because of the natural rainfall. While fruits including tomatoes and peppers should still be saved for summer as they need to ripen in the sun, many vegetables can be grown at this time of year. Carrots can easily be planted in winter in mild Mediterranean climates and can be harvested in early spring, just in time for all those soups and roast dinners. Other crops you can plant now include rhubarb, artichoke, chayote, lemon balm, currants, fennel and gooseberries. Or why not try

broad beans and snap peas? A longer term project will be garlic and shallots which will be ready in the summer in time to make a chilled gazpacho soup. Bulbing onions, green onions, chives and leeks will also fare well if planted now, as well as asparagus. Permaculturenews.org recommends sowing your seeds as soon as possible to make the most of the warmer weather and planting some less hardy crops indoors in a window sill planter. Brussels sprouts, cabbage and lettuce will all thrive indoors at this time of year, as will fava beans, lentils, cauliflower and celery. So why not make extra time this winter and make the most of Spain’s great weather and grow your own? They’ll be ready to harvest in the spring.

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E W N 23 - 29 November 2017 / Costa Blanca North By Matthew Elliott WOMEN love the Hyundai Ioniq. The hybrid was declared Supreme Winner of the Women’s World Car of the Year awards. The first car to boast three electrified powertrains was selected by an all female cast of 25 motoring journalists. The Supreme Winner is the car that ‘really stands out’ according to Sandy Myhre, who is in charge of the awards process. “The Women’s World Car of the Year award once again proves that the world’s first car offering hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-

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Other managers cry I don’t cry - Jose MANCHESTER UNITED gaffer, Jose Mourinho, who host Brighton in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday, says other managers ‘cry’ when hit by player injuries. “Other managers cry when players are injured - I don’t cry - ” said Mourinho, who has had a plethora of injuries this season. United suffered another injury scare when Phil Jones pulled out of the England squad to face Brazil after a thigh injury sustained in the international friendly against Germany. Mourinho could turn to summer signing, Victor Lindelof to replace Jones, should the defender suffer a recurrence that could keep him on the sidelines this weekend. Liverpool, who host champions Chelsea on Saturday, are in the hunt to sign Barcelona star, Javier Mascherano in the January transfer window. Argentine midfielder, Mascher-

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Cricket: Ashes Tests Bring it on! Joe rooting for Ashes said Broad. England all-rounder, Moeen Ali will be fit for the Ashes after a scare when he suffered a side strain. Fast bowler, Steven Finn, who misses the Ashes after sustaining a torn knee cartilage, is replaced by Tom Curran. Jake Ball is a doubt for the first Test, with strained ankle tendons. Ben Stokes is absent due to an ongoing police investigation after his alleged altercation in Bristol during the one-day series against West Indies in the summer. England haven’t won the opening Test of an Ashes series in Australia since 1986. Australia are 4-5 favourites to win the Ashes, with England 5-2, with odds of 9-2 for a draw. “It is a great part of the

Ashes series, a great part of the rivalry,” said Broad, in his third Test Series. “We’re not going to blast the Australians out. We have to do what we do, adjust our length a bit. If you bowl that slightly fuller length, you get belted,” said Broad. “I’ve done some good work leading into the first Test. I feel like my time is coming,” said Broad. Is the Ashes Tests series a war?: “It’s a game of cricket - not war - one I believe we can win,” said Broad. Ashes Tests: November 23-27, 1st Test, Brisbane; December 2-6, 2nd Test, Adelaide; December 14-18, 3rd Test, Perth (Waca); December 26-30, 4th Test, Melbourne; January 4-8, 5th Test, Sydney.

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My parents have always believed in me. I couldn’t ask for better role models Euro Weekly News sports correspondent, Andrew Atkinson talks in-depth in Part two of an Exclusive interview with British born teenage swimming sensation, twice-Junior World Oceanman Female World Champion, Club Natacion Elche star, Zoe Connolly. ZOE CONNOLLY’S quest is to meet Spanish Olympic, world and European champion swimmer, Mireia Belmonte - the first female Olympic champion in the history of Spanish swimming considered to be the greatest Spanish swimmer ever. “The person I would like to meet the most is Mireia Belmonte - she is an excellent swimmer who swims so many different races and very good at long-distance,” said Zoe. Dedicated teenage ace, Zoe has achieved successes in her fledgling career, that has lead her to becoming the Open Water Junior World Oceanman Female World Champion, in 2016 and 2017: “I am grateful to my parents who pay to stay in hotels,” said Zoe. “Competition swimming costumes are expensive - up to €400 a suit - wetsuits for open water run into hundreds of euros,” said Zoe. “It also costs money for entries into competi-

DREAM MEETING: Mireia Belmonte - Spain’s No.1. NERVOUS: Zoe at the start of the 2017 World Half Oceanman.

tions, along with training with the swimming club each month,” said Zoe, whose entrance fees for travesias - sea swims - were over €200 in 2017. “My parents have always supported me - given me everything I needed - to achieve what I have achieved. They have always believed in me and helped me through the hard times,” said Zoe. “No matter what happens they are always there for me - helping me through school - and swimming. I couldn’t ask for better role models,” said Zoe. Away from the water, Zoe is busy studying: “I am studying my first year of ‘Bachillerato’ in ‘Almoradi Antonio Sequeros’,” said Zoe.

CHAMPION: Zoe finishing the 2017 World Half Oceanman.

“I intend to continue studying by attending University to study physics and mathematics,” said Zoe, studying to take the entrance exam next November, for either Oxford or Cambridge Universities. Despite her huge success, Zoe has had disappointments: “My biggest disappointment was being one place short of achieving Elite Athlete Status in 2017 in the open water Spanish Cup,” said Zoe. Zoe, who has a coach, for both Fin Swimming and normal swimming, as part of her local swimming club, Club Natacion Elche, says swimming in open waters has its dangers and injury woes. “I have sustained various injuries throughout the years, due to my tendons that did not grow at the same rate as my bones,” said Zoe. “The biggest danger in sea swimming is the jellyfish. I have been lucky - only been stung a few times and it has never been serious,” said Zoe. Zoe, whose favourite meal is pasta with chicken, listens to music and reads books to relax: “I listen to the top hits, although I do like Shawn

Mendes, Ed Sheeran and Arianna Grande,” said Zoe. “I find swimming quite relaxing - it helps get rid of stress - especially throughout exam weeks. I also find reading quite relaxing too,” said Zoe, who dreams of an exotic holiday. “I would love to visit somewhere exotic Thailand or Tahiti - it would be nice to learn about different cultures,” said Zoe. “But, honestly, I would go anywhere with nice beaches. I love the sea and it would be great to swim and scuba dive, to see all the different wildlife,” said Zoe. “Swimming is amazing, such a big part of my life. It’s good for stress relief and very good for your health and it has helped my education, concentration and time management,” said Zoe. “Sometimes training sessions can be hard, but nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment when you’ve finished. Overall it improves your mood,” said Zoe. “In 2018, I am thinking about becoming a swimming coach/trainer, in which I will have to take another course, with more exams,” said Zoe, who worked as a lifeguard in the summer.

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Carp-R-Us report THE final round of the Autumn Series was fished on the town centre stretch of the Rio Segura in Murcia. A lot of work has been going on at this venue to help alleviate problems when the river floods, the path along the side of the river is now gravel instead of mud, which is nice, but much of the bankside vegetation has gone and this seems to have affected the carp fishing. As a result, the ‘bleak bashers’ topped the weights (although Doug included a couple of carp in his weight). First was Doug Hornblow with 10.40kg (whip and maggot plus carp on the method feeder), second was Dave Hoare with 7.78kg, third was Alan Smith with 6.98kg and fourth Steve Fell with 3.96kg.

Dave, Alan and Steve all fished the whip and maggot. This result means the Autumn Series was won by Steve Fell with 159 points, second was Steve Collins with 156, third Roy Buttress with 133 and fourth Tom Marshall with 113. Well done all who took part and it was good to see the eight matches in the series produce seven different match winners. The club is always keen to get new members. If you are interested contact the secretary, Steve Fell, on 634 379 081. Further information about the club can be found on its website www.carp-rus.weebly.com or on our Facebook page Carp-R-Us Fishing Costa Blanca.

Counting the days until Spain vs Brazil AFTER the announcement of Spain vs Brazil in the S t a d i u m o f R u g b y Vi l l a joyosa, the expectation of the fans continues to grow. The Test match will take place on Saturda and is scheduled for a 4pm kick off. The club is working on preparations for a number of different acts and presentations ahead of the match, with two activities having already been announced for the same day. In the morning, there will be school rugby matches with zone teams and with others such as the Andemen Ta t a m i a n d C i s n e r o s o f Madrid, who will play the d a y a f t e r t h e Te s t M a t c h against the team of the La Vi l a R u g b y f o r t h e Heineken League in the Vila Stadium. There will also be a school competition of wheelchairs taking place, organised by the ‘Proyecto Relevo Paralímpico,’ driven by ‘Fundación Trinidad Alfonso’ and managed by the Spain Paralympic Committee.

Spanish international César Sempere, who has more than 50 caps, will take part in the event, collaborating in the Wheelchair Rugby Clinic, alongside the national co-ordinator of Wheelchair Rugby. This event will have place in the ‘Maisa Lloret

Pabellón’ next to the Vila Stadium and is open to everyone. To participate in the event, send an email to relevoparalimpico@gmail.c om. Tickets for the match are currently available at www.marcaentradas.com and authorised points.

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MADRID rivals Real and Atletico played out the first 0-0 draw between the two sides in La Liga since 2005 at the weekend, leaving both sides 10 points behind Barcelona in the title race.

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Javea Green Winter League team extend their lead at the top of the table JAVEA GREEN BOWLS CLUB welcomed Greenlands on Wednesday with high expectations of a good result and were not disappointed. Always a pleasure to play against such professional bowlers, three Javea rinks took an early lead and maintained it throughout. The remaining two rinks started

well but dropped shots on several consecutive ends to make it an interesting finish. The overall result was 12-0 to Javea which sees them six points ahead at the top of the league table. Next match at home to Emerald Isle whom they beat on Sunday to go through to the next round of the Premier 20’s. Javea Green’s Northern league teams had mixed results with Onyx losing 6-4 to Bonalba, Opal losing 10-0 at home to El Cid Swords, the only winning team this week was Quartz who had an excellent 8-2 win against El Cid Sabres away from home.

VICTORIOUS: The NTP winners, Sheila, Sandy and Kai.

TMGS members play at El Valle FORTY members and guests assembled at El Valle for this week’s Stableford competition. The first group teed off on time at 11.36 only to find a large group in front of them. El Valle has quite a walk between some of the holes, so inevitably it took them five hours which put a little pressure on the final groups, with the last two groups playing the last two holes almost in darkness. The course was in good condition

with the greens being a little on the tricky side and despite there being six birdies on the par three’s, only one person managed to break par. Results: NTP’s Hole 6 Sheila Dean, Hole 9 Sandy Hill, Hole 12 NADA, Hole 15 Kai Krog. Two’s winners: S Dean, A Alm, K Alm, M Kennedy, L Jernberg, K Hunter.

Best visitor: T Svensen 31 pts. Bronze cat: 3rd T Finne, 27 pts. 2nd M Mhyrvold, 32 pts. 1st A Alm, 36 pts. Silver cat: 3rd K Krog, 30 pts. 2nd M Kennedy, 31 pts. 1st A Alm, 36 pts. Gold cat: 3rd H Arvesen, 31pts. L/H 2nd K Winton, 32 pts. 1st S Sonesen, 33 pts. For more info about our Society visit the website www.tmgs.org or www.face book.com/tmgsgolf or call the Secretary on 661 524 101.