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ISSUE NO. 1792

7 - 13 November 2019

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TWENTY-TWO paddleb o a rd e r s w e re h e l i coptered to safety after they were trapped i n J a v e a ’s C o v a d e l Llop Mari on Sunday November 3. They were evacuated in groups t h r o u g h o u t th e night b y a Sa l v a m e n to Maritimo helicopter while the Guardia Civil’s GEAS diving unit and mountain rescue groups brought them

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BOARDERS NIGHTMARE

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TRAPPED: Paddleboarders’ rescue from Llop del Mari (inset) directed from Granadella.

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Costa Blanca Brit friendly THE uncertainty generated by the Brexit saga has prompted the Valencia regional government to launch a major promotional campaign focused on the British market. Under the slogan ‘Always Brit Friendly,’ the campaign will aim to lure UK tourists by presenting the region as a hospitable and safe holiday destination. Unveiling details of the promotional plans in Benidorm, Valencia region Tourism secretary Francesc Colomer revealed more than €300,000 will be invested in advertising in British newsapers, magazines and on TV and digital platforms between now and February 2020. There is also an online strategy designed to improve the positioning and relevance

From Front page » space blankets and water by sea. When the party of paddle-boarders from Valencia arrived at Granadella that morning, the sea was calm, despite an Alicante Province Orange Alert for gales, they said. Once they left the protection of the bay they met

LEADING ROLE: Benidorm and the Costa Blanca will play a prominent role in the promotional campaign. of Valencia region in the British market. In addition, this week a delegation from the Valencian Tourism department was at the World Travel Market in London, and for the beginning of December has another ‘important’ promotional activity in the British capital. In terms of the campaign images,

Colomer explained that Benidorm and the Costa Blanca would play a prominent part as the main destinations for holidaying Brits. The promotional action will be directed particularly at 25-65-year-olds planning a break, who are looking for somewhere different, who consider themselves adventurous and active, who like

Trapped by the waves increasingly high waves. but, unable to turn back, made for the apparent safety of Cova del Llop Mari cave, reachable only from the sea. Trapped by the waves, high winds and strong currents they contacted emer-

gency services who sent out the Salvamento Maritimo helicopter. The rescue operation, directed from Granadella beach, began at 6.30pm and a woman who had broken her arm and a child were the first to leave. The last

three people flown were out at 12.30am, the emergency services announced. Rescue teams drew attention to the irresponsibility of the trip’s organisers for ignoring the Orange Alert, and questioned the decision to relocate the Salvamento Maritimo helicopter to Palma.

guided trips and who want to be able to buy luxury and designer gifts. The Tourism secretary stressed the campaign was based on what he called “emotional bias,” aiming to “reinforce the empathy with the tourist as a fundamental element for sustaining the sector,” at the same time as giving out a “welcoming, friendly message” so the British feel “safe and worry-free in the Valencia Community.” Colomer said he was convinced the campaign would be successful because “the British tourist adores Spain, the Costa Blanca, and very especially Benidorm.” The goal is that they “continue wanting to come,” he added. Benidorm and Costa Blanca Business Association Secretary General Nuria Montes, who pointed out the campaign had been planned before the latest Brexit extension, said people were “tired of the Brexit effect and of so many calls of alarm,” and would continue with their holiday plans as normal. In fact she had good news for the sector, reporting a recent “slight increase” in reservations and a “positive” forecast for the winter season. The secretary general echoed Colomer’s comments that the campaign centred on sending British tourists the message they “will always be welcome.”

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Summer temperatures in autumn IT felt more like summer than autumn in many areas of the Costa Blanca as temperatures got up into the late twenties over the weekend. Making the weather feel even more unseasonal, night-time temperatures were above 21ºC. University of Alicante Climatology Laboratory professor and Spanish Geographers’ Association president Jorge Olcina said temperatures this high in November “are not common, but have happened.” The last time was six years ago. According to Olicana, Mediterranean autumns are “increasingly warmer” due to the influence of climate change.


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Crash victims

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ONE man died and two others were injured when their van came off the road and fell down an embankment in the early hours on the Camino de Gandia in Denia. The surviving 30-year-old driver and 38year-old passenger were taken to the Marina Baixa hospital.

Rural light THE Diputacion de Alicante approved a subsidy of €411,500 for the second phase of the project to install lighting on rural roads in Villajoyosa in areas including la Ermita, Secanet-Setines, Mediases, Rodacucos and Damunt l’Horta. The first phase got underway at the beginning of 2014.

Skip fires POLICE have opened an investigation into at least 24 rubbish skip fires in various locations in Alicante City since last Thursday. The city council said the indications were that all the fires had been started intentionally, the damage adding up to more than €50,000.

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A DELEGATION from the Alicante Provincial Tourist Board was in Denmark last week for a Pacific Asian Travel Association-organised gathering to promote the province’s tourism products in the Danish market and a new flight service launching next summer between Alicante and the city of Aarhus.

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A DENIA National Police delegation will be going into the municipality’s three institutes to talk to schoolchildren about the risks associated with sports betting for minors. The initiative comes under the Interior Ministry’s Coexistence and Security Improvement in Education Centres and Surrounding Areas plan.

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ALICANTE police arrested a 31-year-old Pole with a European arrest warrant hanging over his head after recognising him in a public street. He is wanted in Poland for his suspected involvement in two robberies committed in 2008 and 2010, in one case a vehicle theft.

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FOOD AUCTION: The festival is popular in Moreda de Aller in Asturias.

Saint Martin festival THE festival of San Martín or the Humanitarians festival is one of the most popular autumn folklore celebrations, during the time when c ro p s a re s e e d e d a n d f a t tened cattle are slaughtered. This international festivity celebrates Saint Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier known for his kindness and humanitarian beliefs, who later became a French bishop. Legend says he once cut his cloak in half to

share with a beggar during a snowstorm. That same night he dreamt of Jesus wearing his half cloak and telling the angels ‘Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is now baptised, he has clothed me.’ His good humour and kind nature earned him the respect and admiration of his people. Nowadays, Saint Martin is considered protector of beggars and patron of soldiers. This day is also known in some places as Old Hallowmas Eve and will be celebrated all over Europe

Emergency troubles SEA rescue will eliminate the emergency helicopter that gives assistance in Marina Alta. Budget cuts will mean that response time could go from 10 minutes to an hour in the next year. Maritime safety and rescue have announced that beginning in January 2020, their emergency helicopter will be moved to a base in Mallorca. This will mean slower responses to accidents and will consequently put people’s lives in danger. Members of PP in Denia have criticised the decision and spokesperson, María Mut, has announced an appeal at the municipal government. The political party will request the Generalitat works with sea rescue to ensure the safety of its citizens. PP in Denia consider that budget cuts cannot be justified if it means putting lives at risk. The helicopter has provided assistance 24 hours 365 days of the year in Marina Alta, with a response time under 10 minutes. This aircraft also helps with maritime contamination and vigilance.

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on November 11. In Spain, this tradition is mostly celebrated in Asturias and Galicia. The occasion begins with a song mass and is follow ed by par ades and dance groups. Food and agrarian products are auctioned and then people enjoy a ‘brotherhood’ meal of fabada, a typical white bean stew. In Galicia, the slaughter of fattened pigs has given way to a popular saying ‘Every pig gets its St Martin,’ meaning everybody gets their comeuppance.

Drug seller caught POLICE arrested a suspected drug peddler in Alicante City. Officers detained the 40-year-old after a patrol noticed the driver of a vehicle acting strangely when he realised there were police around. A check on the police database revealed he had been arrested some months earlier for drug offences. The driver reportedly appeared nervy and evasive the whole time officers were talking to him. When they frisked him they found a large amount of cash among his belongings. A search of his vehicle led to the discovery of bags of single doses of narcotics, seemingly prepared for sale, hidden in several compartments. Officers also found cocaine in the car ashtray, a number of doses of speed hidden in the driver’s side door trim and disguised ecstasy tablets in various hiding places, including under the gear stick.

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MILLIONS of expectant viewers tuned in to Spanish television to watch the electoral debate on M o n d a y. W i t h e l e c t i o n s coming up on Sunday, November 10, the presidential candidates were keen to win over voters. The five candidates fiercely defended their corners in a debate that lasted three hours. But many viewers were left disappointed after the contenders reverted to cheap shots and props. Since elections in April, Spanish parties haven’t been able to form a coalition. Thus, resulting in yet another election, in which candidates already seem opposed to working together. Pedro Sanchez, acting president for PSOE, moved slightly away from left-wing politics in a bid to win the centre vote. Leftwing politician and leader of Unidas Ponemos, Pablo Iglesias, rea s o n e d w ith th e pre s ide nt to join forces. On the other side of the spec-

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HEATED DEBATE: The five candidates competed for the public vote. trum, the right-wing candidates ranged from far-right party Vox to Ciudadanos to centre-right PP. Pablo Casado - running for PP called Pedro Sanchez out at every chance, whilst Vox leader Santia-

go Abascal stuck to his electoral programme. Ciudadanos representative Albert Rivera, surprised the audience by brandishing a broken paving stone as he addressed

Cataluña’s situation. General consensus is that this second election won’t succeed in breaking the deadlock and the televised debate has caused further concerns for Spain.

Immigration issues EMERGENCY services of the province of Alicante tackled their largest wave of immigrants arriving by sea in less than 48 hours last week. They saw the arrival of 225 people, 92 of whom were rescued in Cartagena waters, but later transferred to Alicante. Six boats were initially intercepted, followed by another seven with 66 immigrants. National Police managed to apprehend a number of the foreigners who had already reached Benidorm and officers were on the hunt for more. The Red Cross has mobilised a team to care for these people, who are all of Algerian origin and among which at least 20 were minors. Patricia Compañ, the head of Red Cross Maritime Rescue in Alicante, stated that this

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INTERCEPTED: Police are on the lookout.

is the first time they have had to attend to so many people in such a short period of time and explained that many of those rescued already showed symptoms of hypothermia or hypoglycemia and bruising. The new arrivals told of how they had been sailing for two to five days before reaching their destination.

Children trapped THE Department of Security reported that firefighters were called to rescue two children from inside a locked vehicle at Alicante’s Gran Via Shopping Centre. The children, aged two and four years old, had managed

to accidentally lock themselves in the car as their mother packed shopping bags in the boot. According to sources, an emergency call was made at 18.49 warning of the children’s entrapment. Police and fire-

fighters were quick to arrive at the scene where they found that the keys were also locked inside the car. They proceeded to break the windows to gain access to the children who were rescued without injury or any major distress.


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HANG OUT: Youngsters went to the venue to consume and buy marihuana and hashish.

Cannabis club smoked out GUARDIA CIVIL have smoked out an illegal cannabis club operating on a San Vicente del Raspeig industrial estate, also used for drug sales. The venue was reportedly kitted out with rest and study areas, slot machines and a bar for the young people who went there to consume and buy marihuana and hashish. There was a counter displaying all kinds of substances, precision scales, prepared joints for smoking and other items related to drug

consumption. The Guardia detained the pair responsible for running the joint, a 26-yearold man and a 38-year-old woman, on drugs charges. According to Spanish reports the club was a popular venue among many local youngsters, who the detainees had told was a perfectly legal set-up. During a search of the premises Guardia officers seized a kilo of marihuana buds, 180 grammes of hash, cannabis oil and ₏1,300 in cash.

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CONVICTIONS: Disclosure of information.

THE sentence of the long-running, Caso Comercio, will see the socialist Gabriel Echávarri Fernández as the first mayor of Alicante to be convicted in court for committing a crime. After turning on his two expolitical predecessors, Luis Díaz Alperi and Sonia Castedo, as the alleged perpetrators of the crimes of disclosing privileged information by authority or official, bribery and influence during 2008 and 2010. During this period it is re-

ported that they provided wellknown businessman, Enrique Ortiz, with beneficial information on municipal planning before it was public knowledge in exchange for luxury gifts such as holidays, cars and money among other things. Both Alperi and Castedo face requests for 10 years in prison according to initial information registered by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor. Alperi was previously charged but acquitted of charges of tax fraud and bribery last July for events recorded between 2007 and

2010. According to sources, the ruling on Echávarri is not definite and will, in fact, be appealed until the last minute. As it stands it imposes a penalty of eight and a half years of disqualification from public office but holds no jail term. It is alleged that Ortiz was privy to information that allowed him to benefit from 25 different orders, including a contract for new signage of the municipal markets and the organisation of the Gala of Trade Awards netting him almost €200,000.

Pavilion proposal INDEPENDENT political party Gent de Dénia has initiated criticism regarding the neglected public sports pavilion which still sits in disrepair after being destroyed by the tornado in September. A motion was granted for the future pavilion to be located on the municipal land next to the sports centre. Reports suggest that the criticism asked why a public property had not received the same attention as a private tennis club which was already back up and running following the disaster. This has affected an estimated 2,000 users as the delay has caused all the sports clubs to relocate throughout the city. The question has been asked if it is a matter of an insurance issue as el Consorcio de Compensación, who are in charge of the damage assessment, has requested that the insurer of the town hall must also give their expert opinion. This response troubled Mario Vidal, the may-

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or of Gent de Dénia, who then urged the local government to push this through. Vidal went on to say that he will look for help from the Generalitat and Provincial Council, as the estimated cost for the work looks to be between three and four million euros. The suggested location of the new pavilion looks to be a perfect spot as it means that the entire sports venue of Denia would be concentrated on one area alone.


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Teenagers hold up homeowner with fake gun and pointed the false pistol at him. They snatched €200 and fled via the terrace, nimbly making their way over the roofs of adjoining properties and jumping down on top of a car to get to

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TWO teenagers are under arrest for holding up a man in his own home in Gata de Gorgos with a fake gun. The victim told Guardia Civil the two adolescents tied him up after a struggle

IMPORTANT: The Diputacion President said sporting events of this kind help promote the province.

Revving up for rally SOME of the best rally drivers in Spain will be racing through 36 Alicante mountain municipalities tomorrow and Saturday in the fifth edition of the Rallye La Nucia-Mediterraneo. The event is the penultimate race in this year’s Spanish Road Rally Championship, and organisers expect it to attract more than 160,000 spectators over the two days. The Diputacion de Almeria is one of the rally collaborators, and last week the provincial administration hosted the presentation of the event at its headquarters, traditionally the race starting point. Diputacion President Carlos Mazon, La Nucia mayor and provincial Sports Deputy Bernabe Cano, Motor Racing Interclubs Association Presi-

dent Vicente Cabanes, and Valencian Community Motor Racing Federation Vice-President Juan Francisco Gomez unveiled the race details. The competition starts on Friday November 8 with a timed 1.72-kilometre stretch. The main event will start at 7am on Saturday. It will be made up of five sections with a 70kilometre radius, and a total distance of 520 kilometres, of which 152.60 will be timed. The day will end at 9pm in the Camilo Cano Sport City with the trophy presentation ceremony. Mazon highlighted the importance of “backing these kinds of events, which not only have a sporting side, but which also have an important financial and media impact and which represent an excellent opportunity to promote our municipalities.”

the ground. Guardia investigations resulted in the identification of the suspects and thorough searches of the zone led to the discovery of the replica Colt 25 pistol.

The two 17-year-olds face charges of violence and intimidation and also for damaging the car roof. The authorities have placed the pair in re-education centres.


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Life-saving police action POLICE in Gandia took instant action when they found a young woman in cardiac arrest. The two officers were first at the 33-year-old woman’s home after her sister called 091 for help. One of the policemen applied CPR manoeuvres while the other called out a SAMU health team to get to the property as soon as possible. The officer spent seven minutes trying to resuscitate the victim. Eventually she regained a pulse and started breathing again. All the while the SAMU team were on the phone telling the officer to keep going until the health team arrived. The health services also called on the fire service to get the woman out of the building via the terrace, after which she was rushed to the Francesc de Borja hospital.

Argument turns to vicious attack A WOMAN is under arrest on suspicion of a vicious attack on another reveller at a Denia night spot. Police believe the detainee, reportedly a 32-year-old German, hit a woman in the face with a glass she was carrying in her hand after they got into an argument at the exit of a disco in the early hours of the morning, leaving the victim with serious cuts on her temple. A police patrol in the area rushed to the scene following an alert from the 091 service. However the aggressor had made off by the time they got there. The officers stayed with the injured woman and applied firstaid until a health team arrived and took her to hospital. She needed more than 30 stitches for the cuts. Investigations led to the identification of the suspect and her subsequent detention.

AGGRESSION: Police believe an exchange of words between two women turned violent.

Drug sales nipped in bud POLICE arrested eight members of the same family after uncovering four drug sales points in Gandia. The four men and four women, aged from 19 to 39, are suspected of belonging to a criminal organisation, according to reports. Police opened an investigation following a number of complaints by local residents about the climate of insecurity in their area and the concern created by the family members’ activities. Local people were concerned the family were selling drugs from their homes. Raids on the four properties resulted in the seizure of 90 grammes of marihuana buds, and more than €1,200 in cash.

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Fire season assessment GATA DE GORGOS Civil Protection closed the year’s fire prevention campaign after clocking up 2,237 hours of service. The 22 volunteers put in 178 consecutive days as part of the Previfoc campaign subsidised by the Valencia region government. The team also intervened in eight emergency situations and collaborated on special events like the celebration of fiestas, as well as on actions during September’s extreme weather. Government councillor JoanVi Valles stressed there were no major forest fires in the area this season. The councillor also thanked the volunteers for all their assistance and for their part in ensuring safety at local events. The council is hoping that in 2020 there will be a fire surveillance system every weekend and to control crop burning.

Eliminating barriers VILLAJOYOSA is eliminating barriers for people with reduced mobility and vision. The council’s Technical Services department is working to improve accessibility on pavements in 40 points of the municipality. The works are being carried out in five phases, beginning with Calle Andalucia. From there they are moving to Calle Colon, Avenida de Benidorm, Calle Calvario and to the Censal park.


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THE spookiest night of the year has come and gone and it was a tremendous triumph! The fantastic event hosted by Euro Weekly on the Costa del Sol is sure to go down in Halloween history! The party was terrifyingly amazing and good times were had by all. Most importantly, at the time of going to press, we have raised a staggering €10,016 for ‘Ciudad de los Niños’ orphanage in Malaga, and we hope there will be more to come in. We can’t believe how generous everybody was and what a fantastic outcome for the vulnerable children who need us! They will be so excited when they receive their clothes allowances, toy baskets and toiletry bags for Christmas. Together, we helped make children’s lives better. And that puts a huge smile on our faces! Children and adults of all nationalities came to­ gether to have fun and raise money. Attendance was through the roof and people just kept arriving! So many people really went all out with their scary costumes, we couldn’t believe how good everybody looked! The decoration was fantastic thanks to all the help received. The guests were amazed when they walked into the venue to be met by a world of ghosts and witches and tombs and spiders. People were immersed in the world of Halloween with so many activities and things to do! A variety of show­stopping creations were also dis­ played throughout the venue. Children were greeted by Paw Patrol and Peppa Pig, had their photos taken inside the sports cars on show and then went inside to continue the fun with lucky dips, apple bobbing, and face painting. The pony rides were also very popular as were the sweet treats galore! The food on offer was delicious including burgers and ribs from BBQ World and people were able to sit down at specially decorated tables to enjoy their meal. Our helpers were outstanding and made sure to keep everyone served and happy. And not to forget the amazing performances that we all danced along to. So many entertainers and stars offered to help out and they brought the roof down! We even had a visit from the mayor of Fuen­ girola. Everybody danced to the tunes of Masquerade Duo, Frankie Valentine, Ronnie Howells and Danny Ef­ ford. Brilliant prizes were also won and a few lucky EWN Nazario and Maria Dolores Espinosa from ‘Ciudad de los Niños.’ guests couldn’t believe their luck with gift vouchers, So many people really went all out with their costumes, jewellery and even a weekend away in Madrid donat­ we couldn’t believe how good everybody looked. ed by Golden Leaves. able to get some new clothes and a special outfit for The love everybody showed was truly heart­warming Christmas, as well as some cosy pyjamas for the colder and the money we raised will bring much happiness to months. Next, we will prepare a toiletry bag filled with these young people. The next step will be preparing all home comforts. Some special bubble bath, mouth the treats and goodies for the children at ‘Ciudad de los wash, cologne, hair accessories for the girls, etc. And we Niños.’ didn’t stop there! We can’t wait to spread excitement and joy and reap We want to treat them to a present for Christmas and the fruits of our labour. Each child will receive a €100 something that they can treasure and enjoy. clothes voucher for the next three months. They will be

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Taking a stand on gender violence Benissa Council is taking a firm stand against genderbased violence. THE local authority’s Eq u a l i t y d e p a r t m e n t h a s put together a full pro­ gramme of events and ac­ tivities for November to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on the 25th. On the morning of Sat ­ urday 16 there will be the ‘balconies against vio­ lence’ initiative at the market between 11am and 1pm. The following Saturday morning the MATRIA Vic­ tims’ Association will col­ laborate on the ‘vaccina­ tion against violence, again at the market.’ The Casas de Batlle will be the venue for an infor­

mative talk titled ‘You are not alone in Benissa in facing gender violence’ on Thursday 21. On the actual Day for the Elimination of Vio­ lence Against Women there will be a grand demonstration against gender­based violence in the Plaza Jaume I at 7.30pm, followed by a themed performance by pupils from the Josep Iborra institute. The council also invites local bars, restaurants and cafes to join a campaign of messages against gen­ der­based violence on serviettes and serviette holders throughout No­ vember.

Commenting on the pro­ gramme and the recent death of a woman in De­ nia, seemingly at the hands of her ex­partner, Benissa Equality councillor Lorena Ivars stressed “Public administrations must continue working to bring an end to this scourge. “Symbolic acts are not sufficient,” the councillor added. “In the 25N demonstration we will al­ so demand of the central government, whatever its political colour, a budget commitment in regard to security and social ser­ vices, two important areas for stemming this sexist wave.”

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INSUFFICIENT: The Benissa Equality councillor said symbolic acts were not enough.


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BREXIT BRIEF

Festival of Brexit IN 1951, as a way of boosting morale following the war and whilst rationing was still in force, the then government created the Festival of Britain, which was to point to the way for the future. Then in 2018, another great festival was announced which was to take place in 2022 with the more inclusive name of the Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This is intended to show “the UK’s unique strengths in creativity and innovation” but has also been dubbed as the ‘Festival of Brexit’ which is aimed to co-

FRENCH opposition to Britain joining the then Common Market was led by General Gaulle as he believed that they would be unable to accept the terms of an ever increasingly federal state and would be likely to eventually leave.

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FESTIVAL: A scene from 1951.

incide with the Centenary of the BBC as well as the 75th Anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival. Assuming she lives until then it will

also be the Queen’s Platinum (70th) Jubilee but it will also be the Centenary of the Irish Free State and the opting out of Northern Ireland meaning there are

Juncker accuses Johnson Now in the same vein, retiring President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker has said much the same in an interview to German

magazine Der Spiegel, maintaining that the UK was really on there for the financial advantages. He opines that generations of British politicians were

some fears that it may inspire a raising of tensions in Ulster. Whilst preparations have been somewhat low key of late, a committee has been set up, a director appointed and a provisional budget of £120 million (€138 million) set to allow for the production of an event incorporating arts, culture, design and technology at a site to be confirmed. Opposition parties are questioning whether this is a sensible use of the limited funds available which could be more reasonably spent on the NHS, schools and Social Services. With the general election just a month away those opposed to the event will no doubt make capital of it.

simply unwilling to try to bring Britain closer politically to the EU. Some of his most scathing criticism was saved for Prime Minister Boris Johnson who he simply accuses of lying in the Referendum campaign and says that he needed to counter the lies.

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BREXIT EXTRA Holding back BREXIT party leader Nigel Farage has announced that he will not be standing as a candidate in the General Election. He believes by making personal appearances all over the UK rather than just concentrating on one constituency will be advantageous.

Corbyn speaks LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that if elected, his party would expect to get a new trade deal with the EU and have a second referendum in just six months, although there was no news as to whether Labour supports Brexit.

Worlds away A REPORT in a local newspaper suggests that the prospective Brexit Party candidate for the Batley and Spen constituency has stepped down and will be replaced. It goes on to state that she believes in fairies and came from Sirius.


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Convent damage prompts criticism THE collapse of part of an El Campello convent has prompted an opposition party to criticise the council for failing to properly maintain the building. A section of the Convent dels Mercedaris dome and part of the side walls came down last week, for causes which were unknown. Commenting on the incident on social media, the local branch of the leftist Esquerra Unida party accused the local authority of ‘abandoning’ maintenance of the convent. “Our political formation, along with residents who care about defending municipal heritage, have for more than a decade being asking the different governments which have been in charge of the town hall that they rescue from oblivion one of the great historic emblems of our town, or at least that they adopt

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DAMAGE: A section of the Convent dels Mercedaris dome and part of the side walls came down. some minimum measures to prevent what happened,” the party posted on Facebook. “Today is a sad day for everyone. Since this afternoon Campello has

had a little less history,” the post ended. The convent is classified by the Valencian government as a structure of ‘Local Relevance.’

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Go-ahead for Gandia regeneration project A REGEN ERATION plan for the Raval district of Gandia is set to go ahead. Gandia mayor Diana Morant confirmed the Valencian government has selected the project as one of four from among 20 presented by local councils via the regional Housing ministry’s Areas of Regeneration and Urban Renewal Housing Plan programme. Accompanied by deputy mayor and Town Planning councillor Josep Alandete and Raval District Council president and Urban Regeneration councillor Amparo Victoria, the mayor explained at a presentation that the project has now been published in the Generalitat Valenciana Official Journal. It is, Morant commented, “very good news for Gandia in general and for the Raval district in particular.” She explained that a total of €2.6 million will be spent on improvements to 106 properties and on regenerating public spaces in Raval. Of this amount, the Housing Ministry will contribute €1,245,000, the Valencia regional ministry €215,000 and the

local authority €300,000, while it is expected that the owners themselves will contribute some €800,000. Referring to the latter, the mayor maintained the council will do “everything possible to establish financing mechanisms so this cost will be the most proportional and equitable possible.” Gandia Council submitted the regeneration project to the Valencia region administration in May as part of what Morant said was the council’s aim “to make Gandia a more comfortable, welcoming accessible and friendly town in which property and the urban environment play an important role.” She also pointed out the funding was the most the town had received for housing in the last decade. The Urban Regeneration councillor underlined the fact that 80 per cent of the properties in Raval are more than half a century old and in need of renovation, while the deputy mayor stressed that renovation projects of this kind are important in helping to tackle climate change.


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EU funding for public WiFi PEGO Council has secured European Union funding for the installation of WiFi in public spaces. Posting on its Facebook page, the council maintained it was its speed in applying for the €15,000 of EU assistance which was ‘key’ to Pego being one of the only 148 municipalities in Spain to gain the financing. The local authority must now decide in which locations to install the wireless communication points. The EU awarded the subsidies on a first-come-firstserved basis. Pego claims it was one of the first municipalities in Spain to get its application in for what was the third edition of the WiFi4EU programme.

SPEEDY: Pego was one of the first municipalities in Spain to apply for the cash assistance.

Park care privatisation plan DENIA Council is looking at putting the maintenance of two of its park areas in the hands of a private company, Spanish press reported. According to reports the council believes the municipal Parks and Gardens department staff are overstretched, making it difficult to keep outlying green areas like Montgo and Les

Marines as clean and well-maintained as they would like. The idea is therefore to put the maintenance of these two extensive zones out to tender next year. The local authority’s overall aim is reportedly to improve the care of the close to 20 green areas in outlying districts of the municipality.

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Emotional intelligence to tackle bullying SCHOOLCHILDREN are set to undergo training in emotional intelligence as part of a strategy to tackle bullying in Alicante Province’s schools. In the third phase of the Diputacion de Alicante’s bullying prevention ‘Hero’ progamme, implemented through the Universidad Miguel Hernandez Criminal Centre, children aged between eight and 14 in three junior and three senior schools will take part in the emotional intelligence sessions. Following an evaluation of the climate in the classroom and the impact of bullying, the pupils will be taken though five modules in two sessions, based on the provincial administration’s Hero School Bullying Prevention Guide, as a means of addressing the growing incidents of bullying in recent years. Diputacion de Alicante Equality and Youth deputy Mari Carmen Jover said the fight against bullying was a priority for the administration. She also said it was important to offer training to parents and teachers, allowing for “going into more depth into the definition of school bullying, the different profiles of the problem and the existing programmes, both prevention and intervention.” The programme is, the Diputacion said, designed to promote values like equality, respect, social integration and non-violence. It seeks to equip young people with emotional and behaviour skills, create a positive school environment, establish how common bullying is in the province’s schools and provide parents and educators with resources. The Diputacion launched the first phase of the programme in 2016 with direct intervention workshops with families and teaching professionals at the Familia Pedro Herrero Institute. Materials used in the workshops and the results of a study were published in the second phase. The result was a bullying prevention guide for the use of education centres. Once the project is finalised the guide will be made available to all schools in the province.


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Decent burial for dictatorship victims search of an area of the cemetery where it is believed that 62 men were shot between 1939 and 1940 and buried in a common grave. Democractic Memory councillor Nahuel Gonzalez explained a ground-penetrating radar would be used to inspect the subsoil without the

need for excavations at this stage. As and when remains are discovered, samples will be taken. The following stage would be the exhumation of the bodies. A few months ago family members started the process of securing a proper burial for the 62

men, forming an association in order to work together. Last Sunday at Denia cemetery there was the annual homage to the 52 Republicans from all over the Marina Alta shot there by Francoist troops between October and November 1939.

Cycle through the city A L I C A N T E ’s city council has added three more kilometres of bicycle tracks to the existing network. In Via Parque, the 1.1-kilometre route extends from Avenida Isla Corfu to Calle Teulada while the 2.2-kilometre lane in Avenida de Denia begins at the Colegio Jesuitas and Calle Concha Espina as far as Calle Deportista Alejandra Quereda. J os e R a mon G onz a le z , M obility c ounc illor e xplained that as a result, the Isla de Corfu track will now connect the Gran Via and Via Parque. Gonzalez stressed the importance of spending money on extending the city’s bicycle tracks and lanes. “This will encourage cycling and at the same time they can connect neighbourhoods, creating a network where it will be safe to ride a bike,” the councillor said. H e a dde d tha t pe rs ona l

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GANDIA Council and the Diputacion de Valencia are working together to see that victims of the Franco dictatorship finally have a decent burial. The provincial administration has allocated €3,000 to the local authority to carry out a

PLUS POINTS: The Mobility councillor said the tracks encourage cycling and connect neighbourhoods via a safe biking network. m obi l i t y vehi cl es ( PMV) will also be able to use the bicycle tracks following the introduction of by-laws all owi ng t hem on bi cycl e lanes, tracks and paths as wel l as speci f i c r oads shared with traffic. City hall has spent €70,340 on the Via Parque

route and €95,589 on Avenida de Denia’s, Gonzalez stated. Another €3 million route for cyclists and pedestrians should be finished by the end of the year linking the EU’s trademarks office, EUI PO, wi t h t he Ur banova road.


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ARTIST Edu Comelles has launched a new innovative exhibition mapping the sounds of Alicante which graphically captures his recordings of the city. Comelles was determined to find a way of showing the sounds that surround us on a daily basis and spent years working to reflect this through spectrograms. Through this constant work, he managed to receive backing from the Buitblanc to build a sound map in Alicante. The innovator is keen to point out the Espectrograma: Alacant exhibition at the Las Cigarreras cultural centre shows both a positive and

SOURCE: EDUCOMELLES.COM

Sounds of the city INNOVATION: Silence and the noise.

negative side of the city, mainly a serious noise pollution problem. However cities also have spaces free of urban traffic; pedestrian areas such as Alicante old town may seem

healthier and more human. The spectrogram hides the sound behind a large series of visual aids that allow the viewer to redraw the city through their own imagination.

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Newcomers welcome VALL DEL POP U3A groups are keen to recruit new members. Experienced and complete novices work side-by-side in a shared love of blooms in the flower arranging group. The group meets on the second Friday of each month at 2pm in the

Pensionista Building, Alcalali. Contact Christine Brazier or see Facebook. The Sharing and Caring is aimed at members who do not get ‘out and about’ as much as they’d like or who need to be pointed in the right direction for

medical or social needs. There are monthly coffee/tea mornings on the second Friday of each month from 11am to 1pm at Memory Lane in Jalon. The next meeting is on November 15. Contact Team Leader Barbara Watmuff on 965 050 245, Carole Marten’s at cvicary2@ gmail.com or Sonia Higginson’s at ladyrocker2@google mail.com or 966 405 291. The Open Forum group meets every other Monday from 11am to 1pm at Riu Rau restaurant in Jalon. Their debating get-togethers are held in a light hearted atmosphere, even when the topics are decidedly serious. They would welcome newcomers who would bring fresh ideas and added variety to the group. Group Leader Sue Harvey 965 730 605, coordinator Annesley Sinclair 965 581 743 and 639 831 371 or e-mail sinmad 1947@hotmail.com. U3A Vall del Pop www.u3avalldelpop.com.

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Benavista bowls

SOURCE: Benavista Bowling Club

BOWLED OVER: Competitive couples.

BENAVISTA Classic Bowls recently held their annuals bowls competition consisting of pairs and triples matches. The Pairs final was an all Santa Maria Bowls Club match played seeing Margaret and Gordon Kain go up against Ella More and Tom Rodgers. This was a close game and the teams were even at 12-12 after 15 ends but the Kains went on to win 18-13. The final for the triple saw the victorious Kain couple team up with Bill Davies against Benavista Bowls Club’s Lin Jones and another couple Eleanor and John Morgan. The match saw both teams level at 15-15 after 16 ends. Margaret, Gordon and Bill won the match 1815 in an exciting finale to the tournament.

Bowling in memory of U3A founder THIS year’s Moraira/Teulada U3A Bowls competition held in memory of U3A founder and former vice-president Pamela Kershaw attracted 28 players. The competition, organised by the Group Leaders of the Wednesday Group, David and Eileen Haxon in conjunction with the Group Leaders of the Monday Group, Ray and Pauline Durrant, was staged at the Inn on the Green in Javea on the last day of October. U3A President David Haxon welcomed everyone before the competition got underway. Following a close final, the winners were Norman Benn and Michael Dawson.


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THE Three Kings will be setting up camp in Villajoyosa this Christmas. Villajoyosa Council and the Moros Tuareg and Contrabandistas de la Vila fiesta companies are collaborating to centralise the area’s Christmas celebrations under the u m b r e l l a o f th e ‘L o s Reyes en la Marina Baixa’ initiative. A presentation of the project last week at the Llar del Pensionista Social Centre auditorium revealed the plan is to turn the Barbera dels Aragones park into an area where families can enjoy full-on festive fun over the weekend before Three Kings Day on January 6. In the run-up to the event committees of ‘pages’ will visit all the schools in the Marina Baixa giving out and then collecting letters f r o m t h e c h i l d ren , o n which they will be able to list their C h r i st m a s wi sh e s , a n d inviting them to the Three Kings camp. The circuit around the camp will allow the children to see the pages at work, the tents where

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Three Kings camp for Christmas

BENEFITS: The Fiestas councillor said the project would have a positive impact on the tourism and local trade.

the Three Kings stay, animals, panels with all their letters and wrapped presents awaiting delivery. There will also be stalls selling toys and Christmassy bits and bobs as well as refreshments. The highly anticipated Three Kings grand procession will be

on January 5. “The project we are presenting today is the dream of the very younge s t,” c omme nte d Villa joyosa Fiestas councillor Marta Selles. “It is for them, to keep alive the magic which intoxicates us

all when Christmas arrives,” the councillor added. She also stressed the project would benefit the whole town, “turning it into a reference point for the Marina Baixa Christmas, promoting local tourism and revitalising Villajoyosa trade.”

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Derelict building jinxed

THE renovation of Torrecremada house in Denia has suffered another setback after no businesses applied for the contract to renovate the neglected building. It seems as though the project to rehabilitate Torrecremada has been jinxed from the start. Since the Spanish government announced a budget for the property in 2007, nothing much has gone to plan. First, it completely vanished off ministerial planning when PP came into government in 2011. The town hall then managed to get Alicante’s delegation to take on financing. But now, the opening called by the local council hasn’t caught the attention of any businesses, leaving the project in limbo. Councillors have declared the tender to be void as no building companies applied for the €45,000 project. Alicante’s provincial institution had committed to cover the costs over two years, in building works that would see the house and grounds completely overhauled. The town hall is now looking for a way to guarantee the funding for the property. Mayor, Vicent Grimalt, has explained they are studying the possibility of asking the Delegation for an extension. He also would like the opportunity to privately award the contract instead of holding a public contest for the job.


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Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com SERIOUS DAMAGE: The centre is in need of rehabilitation.

DANA repairs BUILDING work has started in Denia to repair damage done by DANA. The Tourism Development Centre will be restored to working order after suffering serious destruction. Tornado DANA managed to knock down interior walls and

building work has begun to restore the building. Catering classes that usually take place in the centre have been postponed, but the town hall hopes to restart all activities in the next couple of weeks. Missing parts will be installed in the fire protection system and the walls and ceiling will be restored.

Denia’s mayor used the opportunity to pressure the provincial government into starting work on the new sports centre. He suggested La Llanxa street as the new location for the sports facilities and explained that measures are being taking to ensure the facilities won’t be affected by flooding.

What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws. Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place. National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc.

The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 health emergencies 080 - firefighters. By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm

Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.

Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.


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CARLOS BAOS WE CAN HELP YOU AS we have indicated in previous articles, one of the most attractive guar­ antees that a landlord or owner of a property can

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Guarantors in rental contracts How to proceed to recover monies in court request and obtain from a t e n a n t i n S p a i n , i s a s o l­ vent third party guarantor for a number of reasons: 1. The personal guaran­

tee, depending on how it is worded in the contract, may mean that the guaran­ tor ranks jointly and sever­ ally alongside the main debtor (the tenant). Thus, if the guarantor is solvent, his guarantee is not limited to a specific amount, but to the total amount that the tenant may owe, for example un­ paid rent or damages to the property, etc. 2. Another reason why it is attractive to obtain a third party to act as guar­ antor in leasing contracts, is that there is no initial cost for the guarantor, the lessor nor for the lessee. Sometimes as an alterna­ tive, tenants are required to provide a possibly costly bank guarantee which may include leaving a deposit

with the bank or they may be required to make a re­ fundable deposit payment to the landlord of a num­ ber of months’ rent. Such guarantees will re­ sult in a cost to the lessee or tenant, or the need to pay extra money, but when the risk is covered by a per­ sonal guarantor there will be no advance expenses or costs. It is essential to obtain the advice of an expert Spanish lawyer when draft­ ing the personal guarantee clause in the letting con­ tract in order to ensure that the objective pursued by the parties is achieved. Judicial Procedure for eviction following lack of payment The judicial procedure in re­ spect of eviction for non­pay­

ment has numerous peculiari­ ties and requirements which are anticipated and covered in the Civil Procedure Law (LEC). Although the general rule is that no other claim can be ac­ cumulated or added to the le­ gal action for eviction and claim of amounts due, it is al­ lowed to claim against the guarantors within the same eviction action for non­pay­ ment. This is specifically indi­ cated in article 437.4.3 of t h e L EC , w h i c h c o n f i r m s that actions may be taken against personal guaran­ tors, provided that they have been requested to make payment in advance of the action. If therefore, you have to file a court claim for evic­ tion due to non­payment against your tenants and

also against the personal guarantors (if such has been included in your con­ tract), do not forget to pre­ sent the formal demand for payment to the guaran­ tors prior to the filing of the claim. Therefore, if you wish to receive expert legal advice on lease contracts in Spain, find out how to be sure of recovering costs when the tenant cannot pay the rent, the inclusion of per­ sonal guarantors in con­ tracts and how to claim for eviction of lack of payment through the courts, con­ tact us. The information provid­ ed in this article is not in­ tended to be legal advice, it simply transmits infor­ mation related to legal is­ sues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) Email carlosbaos@white-baos.com C/Diana 19, 2º D, 03700 Denia (Alicante) Spain Tel. +34 966-426-185 Fax +34 965-784-471 Please Like Us: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteBaosAbogadosLawyers


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SO PROUD: Beverley has good cause to celebrate after Louis’ world title win at the age of 5.

Boxing champ WELL-KNOWN Benidorm personality Beverley Parr has good cause to celebrate as her grandson Louis Peel, aka ‘Louis the Lump,’ won one world title and claimed three silver medals in Italy over the weekend. Louis, was representing the Golborne club, Fighting For Fitness, in the WTKA World Thai Boxing Championship and took the event by storm after arriving in Carrara. After winning the age five to six-year-old world title, he came runner-up in three events after stepping

up to the seven to eight-year-old bracket. Louis’ aunt, Kirsty Peel told St Helens Star that her nephew has been training since he was three but only started competing this year. “Louis lives for Muay Thai and is a great role model in the gym, even to the older kids as his dedication is 100 per cent.” Louis is trained by his dad, Michael Peel, who is the Thai boxing instructor at Fighting For Fitness. “Me and his mum, Terri-Ann Parr and the whole family are ever so proud of Louis’ amazing achievement,” said Beverley, who works at Sherry’s Bar and Restaurant in Benidorm Old Town.


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BENIDORM’S peñas fiestas start tomorrow and the town hall is doing its best for the environment by distributing reusable glasses. Ten thousand will be distributed amongst the peñas fiestas groups regardless of whether they are registered with the official Verge del Sofratge association, announced Jesus Carrobles and Monica Gomez, respective councillors for Fiestas and the Environment. The glasses bearing both the Benidorm and Coca Cola logos are environmentally-friendly as well as reusab l e a n d r e c y c l ab le,

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Benidorm NEWS A toast to sustainable fiestas

REUSABLE CAMPAIGN: Fernando Alvarez, Jesus Carrobles and Monica Gomez. added the councillors who were accompanied by Fernando Alvarez, Coca Cola’s

Sporting chance for women LOCAL sports clubs will be eligible for a stake in a €90,000 subsidy to promote women’s sport in Benidorm. A town hall committee has now approved the conditions to be met by the sports clubs and associations with sportswomen and women’s teams, announced Marilo Cebreros, Benidorm’s councillor responsible for sport. This will be the first time that the town hall has helped women’s sport in general, as until now grants have been made directly to specific clubs or teams, Cebreros said. “With this formula we are making financial help available to all clubs in Benidorm and, what’s more, guaranteeing total equality and maximum transparency,” the councillor added. “Funding will be allocated according to previously established requirements set out in the terms and conditions.” Grants will be pegged to a limit of €15,000 per club or body and must be used to cover the cost of activities, projects and programmes aimed at promoting women’s sport.

communications chief for the Valencian Community. The reusable glasses are another of the multinational company’s pro-environment me a s ure s tha t be ga n la s t summer in Benidorm with the Mares Circulares campa ign to re move rubbis h from coastal areas and the seas and which visited the Levante beach promenade. “Coca Cola’s cooperation brings great satisfaction,” Carrobles said. “It demonstrates that the world’s most important soft drinks brand is so involved with our town.”

• Benidorm Fiestas 2019 starts on Friday November 8 Please note - November Monday 11 and Tuesday 12, are regional holidays in Benidorm, so banks etc will be closed. • Friday 8th Turning on of the lights, the fair with low prices for children and a street parade • Saturday 9th A day of open churches, mass and choirs, street parades, orchestras, the offering of the flowers, bands and firework displays • Sunday 10th A day of open churches, mass and choirs, street parades, fireworks, children’s theatre, orchestras and street performances • Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th A day of open churches, mass and choirs, chocolate parade, concerts, street parades, fireworks, children’s theatre, orchestras and street performances • Thursday 14th Europe’s largest fancy dress party • Friday 15th, Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th Fiesta of the Carxofa, The Artichoke Fiesta.

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Keeping the peace A L FA Z ’ S c r i m e r a t e has fallen by 8 per cent and criminal offences by 35 per cent. These encouraging figures were announced at the latest meeting of the Public Safety Committee which was presided by Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques and attended by the national government’s subdelegate to Alicante as well as the commanding officers from Guardia Civil headquarters in Alicante, Altea and Calpe. Also present were the chief of the National Police’s subgroup in the Valencia region, the chief of Alfaz’s Local Police together with Toni Such and Mayte Garcia, respective councillors responsible for Public Safety and the Mayor’s Office. “Public Safety is one of our priorities,” Vicente Arques said. Although the crime figures were encouraging, the town would continue to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the security forces to ensure that this continues to fall, the mayor stressed.

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SECURITY MEETING: Crime figures down, figures show.

The meeting also served to introduce AlertCops, an app launched by the Guardia Civil and National Police which allows members of the public to send photos and videos of situations that they have experienced or witnessed.

Gender violence, incidents in tourist zones, poisonous snakes, spills in the sea or falling masonry were some of the latest cases sent via the app, the police revealed. AlertCops also provides the exact geolocation of an alert and when necessary can

send a patrol with a minimum of delay. A recent alert in Alicante City ended with two arrests for gender violence and breaking a restraining order because the National Police were able to reach the scene in less than five minutes.


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A CUBAN stood trial in the Alicante High Court, accused of robbing an Alfaz hotel disguised as Father Christmas. He allegedly climbed the hotel façade and entered the hotel via a balcony at 3.15am on January 21 in 2011. Two other people, one of whom also wore a Father Christmas costume, were also linked to robbery but have never been identified, the court heard. According to Fiscalia (the Public Prosecution department), after entering the hotel the trio went to reception where they hit the receptionist, holding a firearm to his head as they handcuffed him. Threatening to kill him unless he revealed where the money was kept, they opened three wall safes, making off with €17,000 in cash, two books of lottery tickets, four GPS devices and wireless microphones. After taking the keys of the receptionist’s car and leaving him still handcuffed, they fled in his vehicle. The hotel employee managed to alert the hotel owner’s son who was staying in one of the rooms who contacted the Guardia Civil, leading to the defendant’s arrest. If found guilty, he faces an eight-and-ahalf year prison sentence, and must repay €19,215 to the hotel-owner in compensation for the stolen cash and electronic items.

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Very very bad Santa

ELIMINATED: Fumigation campaign underway.

War on insects and vermin OPERATIVES are currently carrying out the fourth phase of Alfaz’s disinfection, fumigation and rodent-control campaign. They are concentrating on storm drains and sewers to eliminate possible plagues of insects and vermin, the town hall explained.

The campaign will cover Alfaz’s town centre and Albir as well as the Tossal de Riera, Escandinavia, Jardin de Alfaz, San Rafael, Cautivador and Belmonte Oasis urbanisations. Householders can consult the Hidraqua web page for details of the fumigation

CLUB DE GIMNASIA RITMICA PRIMAVERA’S junior team had a resounding success in their last competition. The Alfaz girls - Ainara Quesada, Aitana Noguera, Yelizaveta Zemnyak, Cristina Zhou and Natalia Phu Tran performed twice for their gold medals in neighbouring Altea during the first phase of the Interclub Teams League. They now go through to the next phase in Ondara on November 17. Sports councillor Oscar Perez congratulated Club de Gimnasia Ritmica Primavera for its many successes this season and the junior team for their brilliant performance.

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Another success for local gym

COMPETITION SUCCESS: Club Primavera team with their medals.

plans so that they may take any necessary precautions inside their own properties. Fumigation on this scale is the most effective way of eliminating and preventing insects and vermin, the town hall explained, and also facilitates upkeep of the sewers and drains.


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ANNIVERSARY: Norwegian and Spanish guests exchange flowers.

Volunteer group’s 10th anniversary THE Frivilligsentralen Costa Blanca Nord volunteer group celebrated its 10th anniversary in Alfaz this week. All local Norwegian institutions attended the event at Albir’s Sun Palace Hotel, as well as Alfaz’s local authorities, headed by the mayor Vicente Arques and councillors Mayte Garcia, Martine Mertens and Marisa Cortes.

Down to business LABORA, the region’s Employment and Training Service, chose Alfaz to host its first business breakfast. The breakfasts will analyse the Marina Baja labour market and maintain close contact with Local Development Agencies, business associations, businesspeople and start-ups for first-hand information regarding their needs and what they are interested in. The meetings will also put business-owners with the services that LABORA provides regarding contracts, training and job creation. The first the Desdejunio amb l’Espai Labora (Breakfast with Labora) was attended by Alfaz’s Employment councillor Dolores Albero as well as representatives from businesswomen’s association MEMBA, including its president Maria Jose Tent, and Irene Saez and Juan Antonio Bernabeu from Labora.

Frivilligs e ntral en Cost a Bl anca N ord, w hic h is t he onl y vol unt ar y group supported by the Norwegian government outside Norway, was created in August 2009 by LivAirin Fragaat, Merete Ihlen Marandi and Asbjron Jensen. They were originally located on the Alfaz del Sol urbanisation, later moving to Avenida del Pais Valencia and

finally, with the collaboration of Alfaz Town Hall, to its present premises in Calle Ferreria, adjoining the Justice of the Peace’s office. The association is totally integrated i n t he m uni ci pal i t y and has 40 volunteers who cooperate closely with the Alfaz Town Hall in numerous projects, especially those of a social nature.

A 25-year stay SOLGRUPPEN, the Norwegian tour operator has now been in Alfaz for 25 years. To celebrate the anniversary, the company organised a paella lunch in Albir’s Eucalpytus park that was attended by 200 tourists currently staying in the town. The tour operator, which is based in Trondheim, organises short and longstay holidays, principally for the over-60s from north European countries. It also has an Albir office, which Anita Bekken opened in 1994, and has a staff of seven. Residents and Associations councillor Martine Mertens took the opportunity of thanking Anita Bekken and her team for Solgruppen’s 25 years in the municipality which they are celebrating with a series of events throughout this week. Solgruppen brings around 3,000 tourists to Albir and Alfaz each year, organising charity events throughout the year to raise money for local social projects, particularly the local Food Bank coordinated by the Social Volunteers Association.


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THE opposition party on Altea Council complained that the health centre now has only three paediatricians. Partido Popular spokeswoman Rocio Gomez revealed that “many parents” had complained about the paediatric service at the health centre in Altea’s Old Town. “At first they thought a doctor was off sick but it now looks as though they have removed one of Altea’s four paediatricians,” Gomez said. Antonio Santonja, coordinator of the Marina Baja Hospital’s Health Department rejected Gomez’s claims.

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Health centre claims and counterclaims

HEALTH CENTRE: No reduction in paediatricians.

“Altea has the three paediatricians it has always had,” Santonja said. “Furthermore, it is the only town in the area where the health centre has gained a family doctor and

two nurses.” Health councillor Jose Luis Leon Gascon confirmed Santonja’s statement and declared that Altea’s Partido Popular “manipulated, jumbled topics

and invented non-existent complaints.” Although Gomez insisted there were four paediatricians at the health centre when the Partido Popular controlled the town hall, Gascon replied that there have only ever been three full-time paediatricians with another part-time locum. The councillor also pointed out that there was no health centre in the Old Town, only a surgery. Neither did the town hall have the power to install or remove health centre doctors. “Only the regional Health department can do that,” Gascon said.

A NEW concessionar y, Specialised Services in Artistic Distribution (SEDA), is now running Altea’s Palau auditorium. The town hall’s Culture councillor Aurora Serrat, recently introduced the company’s CEO, Lope Garcia, who will be in charge at the auditorium for the next three years. “We are taking on this challenge with a great sense of responsibility and a great deal of enthusiasm,” Garcia said. It was very important to SEDA to be running Altea’s Palau - a nationally acclaimed reference point for the performing arts - in the same year that Altea occupies the position of Valencia’s Cultural Capital, he added. Garcia thanked Altea Town Hall for

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Changeover at the Palau

INTRODUCTION: Lope Garcia and Aurora Serrat

the reception he had received from the team at the Culture department and also thanked the outgoing concessionary for Olympia Metropolitana for its simplifying the handover.

Santa Cecilia concerts ALTEA’S bands give concerts throughout November in honour of Saint Cecilia, patroness of musicians. On Friday, November 15 the Banda Sinfonica belonging to the Sociedad Filarmonica Alteanense (SFA), performs in the Palau at 8.30pm. The next day, Saturday November 16 at 4pm, a procession will pick up the new members of the band along the route, followed by a Mass sung by the SFA choir in honour of Santa Cecilia at 6.30pm in Altea’s parish church.

“We are taking over with the intention of providing an optimum public service for Altea and to use our experience to make any necessar y improvements,” Garcia said.

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CALPE’S Tourism department recently attended the World Travel Market in London, regarded as globally the most important tourism trade fair. The local delegation went with the objective of maintaining Calpe’s high profile on the British tourism market as Britons, together with the Germans, remain Calpe’s principal international clients. As Brexit looms, the town hall’s Tourist department intends to intensify its efforts to ensure that there is no reduction in British tourism. The department’s representatives were in direct contact with British travel agencies and tour operators at the

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World Travel Market, paying particular attention to those that include Calpe in their cycling tourism brochures. Although the 2019 tourist season could still be regarded as satisfactory, maintaining levels of demand despite

the ‘turbulent environment’ of Brexit and the collapse of Thomas Cook, the Tourism department was aware of the need ‘to redouble efforts’ to promote Calpe in its traditional market, municipal sources said.

Now hear this with guest speakers CALPE’S fourth Innovative Communication Meeting will be held on November 16 with guest speakers Josef Ajram and Maria Jesus Such Devesa. Investor and writer Ajram will discuss Donde esta el limite? (Where is the limit?) based on his personal experiences and revealing the secrets of personal motivation and self-improvement. Such Devesa, lecturer in Applied Economics at the University of Alcala will speak on ‘Knowledge and innovation, the keys to digital disruption in tourism.’ The meeting begins at 9.30am at Suitopia-Sol y Mar Suites on November 16. Register at the www.calp.es website or the Creama-Calpe office.

EXTREME WEATHER: Calpe has suffered flooding in the past.

Flood plain warning THE Marina Alta was re cently subjected to two bouts of extreme weather conditions in the same month. The ‘gota fria’ or what Spanish meteorologists now prefer to call an Isolated High-level Depression (DANA) habitually occurs in late summer and autumn but owing to climate change, these are now more frequent. A Sustainability Observatory (OS) report warned not long ago that the Marina Alta is one of 15 Spanish hotspots susceptible to flooding. The coast between Javea and Valencia City has more vulnerable urban zones than any other area in Spain, found the OS, which also mentioned Calpe. The OS pointed out that tourism has produced ‘important developments’ in areas clearly at risk from flooding without taking this into account. The OS findings coincided with claims

from Calpe’s Cultural-Ecologist Association (ACEC) which warned that the 606bed hotel due to be built in the El Saladar district is located on a site prone to flooding and has a vulnerable ecosystem. This appears to have been overlooked when the Italian company AR Hotels was given planning permission to build the two 35-storey blocks near Calpe’s salt beds, the association said. The ACEC acknowledged that the hotel’s location does not theoretically prevent it from being built, so long as special measures including reinforced foundations are taken. But whether or not the two blocks are finally constructed depends on the Valencia region’s Upper Court of Justice following an appeal from Opposition councillors. This was not based on the hotel’s location, but the fact that it exceeded the permitted volume of construction based on the size of the site.


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Another concessionary CALPE Town Hall slapped a €6,500 fine on the company contracted to mark out swimming areas on the local beaches. The Beaches department complained that the concessionary neglected to put up notices identifying the swimming channels and failed to mark out the adapted swimming zone for the disabled. Later, when the marker buoys at the Arena Bol beach were wrenched loose during bad weather last July the department was unable to locate anyone from the company to alert them to the damage. According to the town hall, two of the errors could be classed as ‘grave’ and another as ‘minor’ incurring a fine of €6,502. This would be deducted from the future payments that the town hall makes to the compa-

ARENOL-BOL: Swimming zones not signposted.

ny, municipal sources said. This was the second time that a concessionary was fined this summer, after the beach-cleaning company failed to remove piles of seaweed washed up during the July storms. This was still there two days after the Beaches department contacted the concessionary, eventually earning the company a €6,000 sanction.

Lots of fish for supper THE fish farm off Calpe is one of 16 in Alicante that raise 5,000 tons of seabream each year. Over the last two years the output of the local fish farm and others off Moraira, Altea, Campello, Guardamar and Pilar de la Horadada has increased by 10 per cent, according to Apromar, the association that represents Spanish producers. The Valencian Community’s aquiculture sector produces more marine fish than any other Spanish region, followed by Murcia, the Canary Islands, Andalucia and Galicia.

The Community raises and sells an annual 15,000 tons of farmed fish, producing more seabream, eels and bass than any other region. It is also the third most-important producer of seabass, Apromar announced. Experts and producers explain that the Mediterranean off the Alicante coast is ideal for producing seabream which needs a temperature that ranges from 18 to 24 degrees. With local sea temperatures varying from 11 to 28 degrees, Calpe’s fish farm and others along the Alicante coast can be in production seven months a year, they said.

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AS election day approaches, the Opposition on Calpe Council has local mayor Ana Sala in their sights. Following censure for her criticism of acting president, Pedro Sanchez, the PSOE socialists claimed that public money could have been used to fund last May’s municipal election campaign. The party suggested this could be why the mayor refused to give access to the town hall bills when the PSOE requested these last September. Until then these were accessible to councillors from the Town Clerk’s office but since electronic billing was introduced, there is only a virtual registration system. Sala has continued to refuse to make bills available, claiming that allowing the Opposition to access these would be ‘excessively general and indiscriminate.’


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Socialists hit back CALPE’S branch of the PSOE socialists responded quickly to local mayor Ana Sala’s criticism of acting national president, Pedro Sanchez. Following the exhumation and relocation of Franco’s remains from the Valle de los Caidos, Sala described Sanchez as a “profaner of tombs” while accusing him of sacrilege and atheism on Facebook. A local party communique declared that Sala’s words prompted a feeling of ‘vicarious, second-hand embarrassment’ on her behalf. Someone who represented the entire municipality should not opt for ‘minority nostalgia’ that did not benefit the town, the PSOE said.

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FIESTA STARS: Marcia’s dancers accompanying the Marins Corsaris group.

FIESTA HONOUR: Marcia’s dancers during the parade.

Back by popular demand Marcia’s Dance Centre and Stage School are back in the studio, rehearsing for Santa’s List - a Christmas Twist. THIS follows on from their ‘spooktastic’ performance at C a lpe ’s M oors a nd Christians as well as anothe r a t the M a rc ha R os a event. Founder Marcia started the Dance Centre and Stage School more than 40 years ago and the school is now managed by her daughter Paedra.

Their charity shows have always been well-attended and received warm praise al t hough t he Chr i st m asthemed shows tend to be the most popular. This will be the first for three years, the school having covered other topical t hem es l i ke t he Oscar s over t he l ast coupl e of years.

The audience will be ent er t ai ned wi t h song and dance r out i nes f r om st udent s of al l ages and abilities, featuring dance st yl es f r om bal l et to burlesque, funky to flamenco and tap to musical theatre. These will be performed alongside appearances from the Phoenix Oscars Drama Cl ub, t he Cost a Bl anca Fl am i ngos Cheer l eadi ng Squad and other friends of the school. The show will be presented at the Casa de Cultura on Fr i day, Novem ber 29, at 8pm. Ti cket s cost €10 f or adults and €5 for children under 14, with all proceeds goi ng t o t he Cal pe and Beni ssa Li ons Cl ub f or di st r i but i on t o l ocal causes. Meanwhile, the younger students will be gracing the bi g st age at Beni dor m Palace on Sunday, November 24. For the third year in a row they will be participating in A Time to Shine, a Spotlight Production, toget her wi t h ot her Cost a Bl anca- based dance schools.


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ALL SAINTS: Teulada-Moraira children go back to the past.

AS Spain increasingly embraces the monsters of other cultures, Te u l a d a M o r a i r a ’s c h i l d r e n were recently reminded of their own. The itinerant exhibition ‘El nostres monstres en la cultura popular ’ recently visited Teulada’s municipal library and finished with an outing to Te ula da ’s O ld Q ua rte r a nd a n outdoors storytelling session. This took the children in-

to the world of the Valencia Region’s monsters and bogeymen as they got to know the streets of the Old Quarter a little better and their own myths and legends. They l ear ned about t he snake named Sancha, that made friends with a shepherd boy who lived between the Albufera, the freshwater lagoon on the outskirts of Valencia City and the sea. They were told about the Monovar cave which was the home of another snake

t hat par al ysed t hose who saw her with a single glance and El Car o, a dem oni c creature with the body of an owl and a man’s head who was once feared in La Marina, Mariola, Alcoy, El Comtat and Safor. The initiative was another way of i nt r oduci ng t he young to their own popular legends and the importance of All Saints which is now over shadowed by Hal loween, the town hall explained.

Getting the needle TEULADA-MORAIRA’S flu campaign has now begun. The local health department advised all those who are eligible to visit the local health centres for jabs. This means the over-65s, those with chronic complaints, pregnant woman, public sector personnel and those working with children or the elderly. It is also important to be vaccinated each year as flu strains change from year to year.

Shock death on local road A 24-YEAR-OLD Teulada-Moraira resident died after his motorcycle was in a head-on collision with a car. The crash occurred at 12.30pm on the Cami del Pouet del Moro but although Emergency Services revealed that the driver of the vehicle

was uninjured, no further details of the accident have been revealed. The news of the young man’s death profoundly shocked the local population as he was well-known and prominent in the Moraira fiestas.


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MORE than 60 volunteers answered a call to help clean Moraira’s beaches. They removed 100 kilos of rubbish and litter of all kinds from the shore and sea in an initiative organised by the Environment and Tourism departments, together with the municipally-owned Teumo rubbish collecting service. Environment councillor Carlos Martinez said beforehand that both the departments involved, as well as Teumo, hoped that the event would achieve more than a clean-up. “As well as clearing rubbish from the shoreline and the sea

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Autumn clean-up for local beaches TRADITIONAL DRESS: There are any variations.

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VOLUNTEERS: Collected 100 kilos of other people’s rubbish.

itself, we want to make people aware of, and more understanding towards, climate change,” he said. The participants met at the

Castillo on the Moraira, later splitting up to scour the principal beaches. The majority did their stint of rubbish collection on land, but

others removed plastics and other refuse from a boat provided by the SVS emergency rescue service while others used paddle boards.

Dressing the part TOMORROW, Friday November 8, Isabel Marti is giving a talk on traditional fiestas costumes. This has been organised by the Fiestas department in collaboration with the San Vicente Ferrer fiestas committee and will be held in the Council Chamber at Teulada Town Hall at 8pm. The talk is particularly aimed at the men and women who, during the 2020 San Vicente Ferrer celebrations, intend to wear traditional Valencian dress, based on the clothing worn in the region in the 18th century.

Three concerts for Santa Cecilia AS it does each year, Teulada-Moraira honours Santa Cecilia, patroness of musicians, with concerts and recitals. These commence on Saturday, November 9, with chamber music from Amalgama Sonor and soloists from the Agrupacion Musical Cultural de Teulada (AMCT) at 7pm in the Teulada-Moraira Auditorium. Tickets cost €7. On Friday, November 15, there will be a concert by the youth band from Javea’s Centro Artistico Musical and the ACMT’s youth band at 8pm in the Auditorium. Entry is free. This is followed on Saturday by the ACMT’s Santa Cecilia concert at 7pm, again in the Auditorium. Tickets cost €7. The celebrations come to an end the next day, Sunday November 17, with mass in honour of Santa Cecilia followed by a procession through the streets.


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New look for emblematic street Calle Colon in the centre of Teulada is to be remodelled. THE municipality’s Public Works and Infrastructures department will transform the central street in Teulada’s Old Quarter at a cost of € 661,0 1 2 wh i c h wi ll b e covere d b y a g r a n t o f €390,000 from the provincial council, the Diputacion, and € 2 7 1 , 0 1 2 f r o m th e town hall. Work is expected to take three months. The Compromis-PSOENon-Aligned coalition that took over the town hall follow ing l a st Ma y ’s l o c a l elections will start by removin g t h e r a i se d p a v ements. Colo n wi l l i n f u t u re b e shared between pedestrians

and traffic with the areas differentiated by colour and surface as well as bollards. At the same time the Public Works and Infrastructu re s d ep artme n t w ill re p la c e w ate r a n d s e w age pipes and storm drains, tog e th er w ith u n d erg ro u nd electricity and telephone cabling. Lighting is to be renewed and provision will be made for future natural gas connections so that it will not be necessary to dig up the road when installed. Remodelling the street is included in plans to rehabilitate the Old Quarter so that it may b e e n jo y ed and used by the public, while

REVAMP: Calle Colon will be completely remodelled.

improving mobility a nd safety. “ This proje c t ha s be e n much-requested for years,” Public Works a nd Infra structures councillor Hector Morales said. “It was initiated before we entered the town hall, but w e ha ve a da pte d the project and applied for the Diputacion grant.”

Fair chance for local producers ONCE again, Teulada-Moraira will be taking part in Ondara’s Fira Comarcal twoday fair that starts this Saturday, November 9. The town hall’s Tourism department will have a stall at the fair, promoting the town’s gastronomic and craft items. Different activities are planned for each day including the Fet a ma a la Marina (Handmade in the Marina) exhibition where the Teulada Cooperative is showing its products.

The fair’s principal objective is to give a new focus to collaborating on working, debating and creating joint tourism projects which are local and sustainable. The fair also sets out to incentivise the circular economy, eliminating waste by using and re-using assets, Teulada-Moraira Town Hall explained, while providing a space where local producers and craftspeople can sell their products.

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Javea NEWS Anchored in the past THE Soler Blasco museum recently revealed the results of underwater excavations in Portitxol bay. Findings confirmed that the ancient port contains some of the Valencian Community’s richest submerged remains, said Ximo Bolufer, Javea’s municipal archaeologist who was accompanied by fellow-archaeologists Jordi Blazquez and Alejandro Perez. Also present were Corporal Angel Montero and Warrant Officer Antonio Garcia from the Guardia Civil’s Special Subaquatic Activities Group (GEAS) who specialise in preventing plundering at underwater archaeological sites and took an active part in the survey. Diver Roberto Garcia who is familiar with this section of seabed contributed by locating remains and discouraging looters. The archaeologists described the Portitxol bay as ‘incredible and impressive’ owing to the anchors and pottery they have located. Twenty of the 40 anchors found have been dated and were placed at between 2,000 and 500 years old, demonstrating the

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bay’s centuries-old importance as an anchorage and its inclusion on commercial routes. The archaeologists drew attention to two anchors dating from the Moorish occupation and another of Greek origin which have been removed to protect them from looters. Eventually it is hoped to convert this section of seabed into an underwater museum

so that its archaeological wealth can be seen in context. To make the site accessible to non-divers, there would also be a virtual recreation of the finds in the museum itself. “When we recover our history and our past we are working for the future,” said Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi as he thanked the Museum team and all the collaborators, particularly the GEAS and Guardia Civil.

Rescue op for Sant Bertomeu EMERGENCY work is to be carried out at Javea’s Sant Bertomeu church. Earlier this year the regional government’s Culture department agreed to repairs and the town hall has now given permission to carry out the necessary renovation. The deteriorated 16th century Valencian Gothic church needs cracks sealed and be-

cause of its leaking roof, pews had to be covered with plastic sheeting during the torrential rains of last September. The belfry steps are worn, its floorboards are broken and a gargoyle has been tethered to the tower with ties to prevent it from breaking away entirely and falling to the ground. Sant Bertomeu was a fortress-church, built to protect

the town against pirate incursions, is now classed as an Asset of Cultural Importance (BIC) although in 1932 the Republican government declared it a National Artistic Monument. The Church authorities must now organise funding for the €500,000 project drafted by Salvador Vila, architect-conservator of Valencia Cathedral.

Temporary lights out COPPER thieves have struck again, leaving two Javea urbanisations without street lighting. Residents of the Cansalades Park and Villes del Vent residential areas on the edge of the protected Granadella land were unaware that the thieves had swooped during the night. No-one was any the wiser until builders working on the sites of the numerous houses now under construction in the area saw how thieves had broken open streetlights and ripped out cables. The residents themselves were unaware until their streets remained dark after the sun went down.

The theft was reported to the Local Police and it is now the responsibility of the town hall to replace ‘many metres’ of copper wire and restore the streetlights to working order. This was not the first time that copper thieves targeted Villes del Vent, as they stripped as much as they could when work was halted on the luxury urbanisation after the 2008 economic crisis hit the property sector. Not only was copper in their sights, but also the iron manhole covers which found ready buyers in scrap dealers who were prepared not to ask too many questions.


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JAVEA has received a €15,000 subsidy from Brussels to install free wi-fi for public use throughout the town. New Technologies councillor Ximo Segarra explained that the town hall is now studying where to locate the wi-fi hotspots which will come into service during the first three months of next year. The EU’s WiFi4EU programme offers free and good quality internet connections for residents and visitors and requires town halls to keep the network active for at least three years The grant has been made to cover the cost of equipment and installing the wi-fi access points although the town hall will have to pay for connectivity and upkeep.

Rust threatens stone columns F O U R c o l u m n s m a d e f ro m t h e l o c a l ro u g h s a n d s t o n e are all that remain of Javea’s original Casa del Cable. The cable in question was a 113kilometre undersea connection installed in 1860 to link Baleares to the Spanish mainland but the telegraph station was practically abandoned as communications advanced. The building was restored and inaugurated in 2007 as a municipal exhibition room, but the columns are now threatened by rust from the building’s steel frame structure. Town hall technicians are working to correct this, municipal sources revealed, and also to solve the rust problem which has affected flagstones on the first floor.

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Call for change THOUSANDS of people mainly women across Spain have taken to the streets in considerably large demonstrations after five men who took turns to have sex with an unconscious 14-year-old girl were cleared of raping her. A court in Barcelona decided to convict the men of a lesser count of sexual abuse because they did not use violence or intimidation and it has sparked utter outrage all over Spain. Monday night as the word spread of the ruling across the country as James Warren of the EWN reported and other media channels followed demonstrators hit the streets and started protesting in various cities demanding a change in the law. In the capital city Madrid thousands of people gathered at the gates of the ministry of justice demanding action.

DEMONSTRATING: Thousands have taken to the streets.

Banners and flags made by the protesters displayed their sentiment as they read ‘I do believe you!’ and ‘It’s not abuse, it’s rape.’ Meanwhile Spain’s deputy prime minister waded into the war of words and said “It is a priority of the Spanish government to change the law to make it clear that consent is necessary for sexual relations to occur legally.” His efforts to the cause though could hit a snag as Spain has its general election

on Sunday this week and the powers to be could change and have different views. Although the voting will not stop those protesters who want serious change to the law whoever is in power. It’s expected more protests will follow as the campaign continues and gathers pace on social media. #EnoughPatriarchalJustice is the hashtag being used across all platforms by the campaigners which is swelling in numbers of support.


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Coffin mixup sorted just in time A COFFIN mix-up at a M a d r i d f u n e r a l p a rlour was sorted out just before it was too late. One of the coffins was destined for Torremocha in Extremadura and the other should have gone to Valladolid. The f une r a l c a r s d u ly set off f i r st t hi ng i n th e morning from the capital, but, it turned out, carrying the wrong coffins. It was when the car going t o E x t re m a d u r a stopped before reaching

the final destination that one of the funeral parlour employees noticed something was amiss with the documentation and the decision was taken to check inside the coffin, Spanish media reported. Sure enough, when they opened up the casket, ins tea d o f th e b o d y o f a Guardia Civil officer in his uniform they found the body of a former policeman. The funeral cars met up in Navalmoral de la Mata and did a swap.

3 Spanish soldiers THREE soldiers on a fitness test march were taken to hospital after fainting. Initially it was feared that one of the three may have gone into cardiorespiratory arrest, but hospital sources say all three are recovering well after suffering blackouts, although one has no recollection of the event. The two men and one woman, all members of the Armoured Cavalry Regiment ‘Montesa,’ were doing a test mandatory in the armed forces for all units of battalion strength. It is a march of 10 kilometres carrying 20 kilos of kit. All the units of the General Command of Ceuta are carrying out this test at the moment and on Tuesday it was Montesa’s turn.

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Anemona breast cancer charity raised funds. GIVING4GIVING donated €1,000 to four different charities, they donated €1,000 to the AECC cancer charity in Spain on behalf of Anita Smith who lost her battle with cancer, their longest serving volunteer. They then donated to Mind UK at the Almafra Campsite in Alfaz del Pi and then donated to Guardian Angels in Javea to help abused families and lastly to Anemona breast cancer charity in Benidorm who did a walk to raise funds. They have now raised €146,000 for local charities and will donate another €4,000 in November and pledged to donate €10,000 in December

Gary donating €1,000 to Mind UK. Giving4Giving always needs volunteers and donations, they also provide a collection service for furniture so please call Gary on 603 137 697.

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Tax break for green wheels VILLAJOYOSA Council is set to reward drivers of less contaminating vehicles. The local authority said it will modify its vehicle fiscal regulation as a bonus for drivers of hybrid and electric wheels.Specifically, the council will introduce a 55 per cent discount for vehicles with hybrid engines and 75 per cent for electric. The 75 per cent discount will apply to both kinds for vehicles used for public service. “The council is showing a special interest in the environmental matters which affect us, hence it seems fair to us to reward those who opt for more efficient energies in vehicles,” commented Tax councillor Jose Ramon Ucles.According to the council there are currently 90 hybrid cars and six electric in Villajoyosa, all privately owned.

REWARD: The council said it seemed fair to discount vehicle tax on hybrid and electric vehicles.

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RENEWING: A stretch of Torrevieja’s promenade is being renovated.

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RAILWAY MUSEUM: Part of plans to build new railway theme park in Marratxi.

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MALAGA wants to give La Farola maximum cultural protection, as the building is the visual icon for the capital of the Costa del Sol. Malaga’s council has agreed to apply for the declaration of La Farola as Patrimony of Cultural Interest. Other entities that endorse the decision are Malaga University, the College of Architects and Icomos. Two lines of action have been opened to begin the process: one by university professors and another by the town hall. Both propositions confirm the social and institutional support that exists to protect the historic construction. In 2017, the waterfront building marked its 200th anniversary since it was erected. Malaga University has already reached out and gained direct backing from the National Council for International Monuments and Places, the Andalucian Territorial Delegation and many academies and colleges. The motion has gained unanimous support and will proceed as a positive initiative for Malaga.

ICONIC: La Farola stands tall above the seafront.

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A BUS has been doing the rounds in Almeria to promote healthy habits and a balanced lifestyle. The Agriculture, Fishing and Food Ministry ‘Gastrobus Mediterraneo’s tour was aimed at encouraging the consumption of foods which feature as part of a Mediterranean diet and doing some kind of moderate exercise every day. The 70sqm vehicle is equipped with audiovisual projection areas and a space for nutrition workshops, training and tastings. The bus incorporates the ‘#alimentosdespaña’ strategy image, which focuses on spreading the work about the quality and variety of Spanish produce given the importance of the national agro-food and fishing sectors. The strategy objective is, the government Sub-delegation said, “to channel synergies between food and other economic sectors, from tourism and gastronomy to health and sport. “Food based on the Mediterranean diet can in this way become a solid cultural, economic and social development connection, as well as being a key factor in good health.”

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WORK has started to renovate 380 metres of the La Mata promenade at a cost of €850,000. Mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolon and councillor for Beaches, Antonio Vidal, attended to see the work, which is being done by Coastal Authority Costas, start. The overall action will transform the promenade, which has 5,400 sqm of paved area, and will be very similar to a section renovated in 2017 in front of the Molino Blanco Urbanisation. The works will involve the demolition of the old wall and the construction of another one made of reinforced concrete to avoid damage caused by storms. Deteriorated wooden planks and the current lampposts will be removed and the entire stretch of promenade will be repaved and have a stainless steel railing installed. The work is expected to take four to five months, which the mayor ‘hopes’ will mean it is complete by Easter 2020.

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THE Town Hall of Marratxi has announced its plans to build a new railway theme park in the neighbourhood. Backing a proposal from the Mallorca Steam Railway Club, the Town Hall has given the go ahead for the theme park to be constructed on 25,000 m2 of land that lies between Festival Park and Bauhaus. Some of the features of the park will include level crossings, bridges, a turntable and a tunnel. There will also be a museum for railway and industrial equipment, includinga 1919 Baldwin steam locomotive. The first phase of the project will involve building a station and depot, whilst laying two-thirds of the track which is expected to be completed during the second phase, when viaducts will be added. The Mallorca Steam Railway Club will be in charge of the park’s activities, whilst the Town Hall will be responsible for maintenance, electricity, water and its insurance contract.

Road safety course for schools AROUND 700 students from schools around Rincon de la Victoria have taken part in road safety courses throughout October. The courses have been organised by the Local Police force and are aimed at teaching children aged between eight and 10 the importance of road safety. The courses will be run three days a week in 10 schools in the municipality, with the first course being held at the CEIP Professor Tierno Galvan de Rincon de la Victoria. They are designed to give children a greater understanding of potential situations involved with road use, both as a pedestrian and as a future driver or bike rider.

ROAD SAFETY: The courses have been organised by the Local Police.


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Belle epoch

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A MUTILATED model of a famous statue of a prosti­ tute in Amsterdam’s red­light district has been with­ drawn from an exhibition, after sex workers com­ plained that it could incite violence and increase stigmatisation.

Bad Brexit A REPORT in a Dutch newspaper suggests that if Brexit does occur then the Dutch contribution to the EU could jump from €8 billion to €13 over the next five years as the Union looks to replace Britain’s contribu­ tion.

BELLE: The original statue.

BELGIUM

Manneken Pis

Bike App

A YOUNG man who pretended to be a se­ nior police officer in the town of Leuven was arrested after demanding the ID of a man he saw urinating in the streets. The man he spoke to was also charged with an offence.

HAVING had his bike stolen in Brussels, a Belgian man turned to the Find My Bike app in the hope of finding it. Eventually, he received a report saying that it was in Hun­ gary and soon after Albania, where it is now waiting for him to collect.

GERMANY

DENMARK

Forgetful

New border

CLOCKS in Europe were put back one hour to mark the change from summer to winter time, but a German rail operator forgot to do so in the main Munich station, causing complete confusion for passengers.

A NORDIC COUNCIL summit in Stockholm saw leaders from Denmark, Norway and Iceland agree to sign a new border agreement that will mean an expansion of the Danish area off the Faroes and will see a redesign of the world map.

Out of it

For sale

MOURNERS at a funeral in northern Germany were accidentally served hash cake and 13 people complained about nausea and dizziness. An employee’s daughter had baked two cakes and served the wrong one at the wake.

PERHAPS Donald Trump’s offer to buy Greenland wasn’t as ridiculous as it seemed as in 1917, Den­ mark sold three West Indian possessions to the US for $25 million (€22.5 million) in gold coin, after which they were renamed the US Virgin Islands.

FRANCE

Merger talks

Fare dodger

FIAT CHRYSLER has confirmed that it is holding talks about a merger with PSA, the owner of French car brands including Peugeot and Citroën. Such a tie up would create the world’s fourth­largest carmak­ er.

HAVING been spotted by inspectors as trav­ elling without a ticket, a man decided that rather than pay the €50 fine he would run off along the tracks of the metro in Paris. Trains were halted for half an hour before he was caught.

SWEDEN

NORWAY

Roads closed

Welfare scandal

EARLY snow combined with a number of lightning strikes caused a series of road accidents on the west coast near Gothenburg which resulted in road closures and a bus without passengers veering off the road into a ditch.

SINCE 2012, Norway’s state welfare agency NAV appears to have wrongly accused and had convicted a number of people who travelled abroad while receiving benefits without permission, even though EU law allows it.

No thanks

Speed trap

SWEDISH teen Greta Thunberg has decided to reject the Nordic Council’s environmental award of some €46,000 saying that “the climate movement does not need any more awards.” Whilst thanking the council, she said that people in power need to listen.

WHEN Norwegian police set up a new speed camera inside an Oslo tunnel, they expected that a number of motorists would be caught for driving too fast. They were amazed when some 2,700 drivers were caught exceeding the 70kph speed limit.


FINANCE

Expansion plans for Dia

THE Spanish supermarket chain Dia has just announced that it has plans to expand and wants to fol­ low the lead of its Russian counter­ part in order to become market leader. It shares an owner and President (Stephan Du Charme), with Russian chain X5 Retail which was only founded in 1995 but now has an annual turnover in excess of €21.5 billion. The Russian success compares to Dia which has faced losses over the past 18 months, but with a new business plan about to be initiated it has high hopes for the future.

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is the amount of December 2017 IVA that the Spanish STAT OF is holding back from various provinces €2.5 billion government to reduce the current budget deficit. try to order in WEEK

Repsol results looking good RECOGNISED as the most successful oil company in Spain, Repsol record­ ed a profit of €1.466 billion for the first nine months of the year and wants to use €1.2 billion for divi­ dends. The actual gross profit is down 32 per cent from the previous year but that figure included significant capi­ tal gains from sales and this in­ cludes a decrease in the value of oil stock held. The adjusted figure therefore shows it’s just €100 million (5 per cent) down on 2018 which is a good

By John Smith result when compared to other in­ ternational oil companies such as BP and Total. Whilst oil extraction and explo­ ration have seen a slow­down (thanks in part to problems in Libya), the other area of the business which includes refining as well as sales of gas and electricity are looking very strong proving that diversification can be good for the balance sheet. The other area which is very encour­ aging is the growth of operating cash flow which is up by 22 per cent to a

very significant €4.074 billion, mean­ ing that the underlying business is both thriving and secure. This is why, shareholders can expect that the 2020 dividend could total €1 per unit held in a combination of cash and shares and some of this is thanks to the decision of the board for a 5 per cent amortization of existing share capital. Looking forward, it is increasing its ability to generate electricity from wind and solar power and looks to break the electricity cus­ tomer base of one million soon.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Who is responsible? I am the vice president of a gated community with 58 apartments. Outside the gates, we each have bought a garage space for which we all pay a community charge. Some owners, through oil leaks from their cars, have caused holes in the as­ phalt, and two owners have large dips due to subsi­ dence. As the flats are 20 years old we have no comeback on the builders. Who is liable for the dam­ age done by oil leaks and subsidence in the car park­ ing area? B C (Costa Blanca) My im­ pression is that your garage YOU AND THE spaces are in fact LAW IN SPAIN the property of the community, with exclusive use assigned to the individual owners. Normally, the holders of this use are held liable for the upkeep for such spaces, so this would make the individuals responsible for damage caused by oil leaks from their cars. The subsidence, however, is structural and liability would probably fall on the community. We urge you to consult a local lawyer in order to make absolutely sure because some community regulations can specify otherwise.

DAVID SEARL

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

Profits down AIRLINE group IAG which owns Aer Lingus, BA, Iberia and Vueling has revealed that the recent strike by pi­ lots at British Airways in September cut its profits during the third quar­ ter of this year. Willie Walsh, IAG Chief Executive Officer, said: “In quarter three we’re reporting an operating profit of €1,425 million before exceptional items, down from €1,530 million last year. “These are good underlying re­ sults. As we said in September, our performance has been affected by industrial action by pilots’ union BALPA and other disruption includ­ ing threatened strikes by Heathrow airport employees.”

BUSINESS EXTRA Vegetarian Butcher EARLIER this year, multinational Unilever purchase the Vegetarian Butcher company and is now to launch the concept in Spain. Initially it will only supply businesses with the meat substitute, but if this proves popular it will roll out to consumers.

Take over CANADIAN aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has sold its Northern Ireland operation which employs 3,600 people to US firm Spirit AeroSystems for nearly €1.12 billion. Looking to increase its work with Airbus, the American company is also taking the Moroccan arm of Bombardier.

Lloyds hit DUE to a bad third quarter where it paid out €2 billion in compensation for the mis-selling of PPI, Lloyds Bank has now repaid a total of €22 billion. Overall profits for 2019 so far have fallen 40 per cent to €3 billion.

Two car giants merge AS anticipated, the PSA and FCA Groups of car manufacturers have announced their merger which will mean they become the fourth largest producer of cars in the world. Between them, they produce more than 11 brands including Fiat, Peugeot, Citroën and Opel as well as a number of commercial vehicles. The decision was made in order to increase ef­ ficiency and reduce costs by up to €3.7 billion as

rationalisation takes place. Spain has quite an efficient manufacturing base and produces PSA models in Vigo, Zaragoza and Madrid whilst FCA has no manufacturing base in the country but it is known that their Ital­ ian sites are not particularly cost effective. The Spanish operation has been completely overhauled in the last 24 months and has turned out high volumes with significant cost reductions.


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CHANGE(P) -1,50 -5,93 -8,74 +6,00 +1,00 +128,25 -3,20 -1,80 +6,84 -4,07 +0,43 -1,40 -40,27 +9,60 +5,49 +61,50 -0,60 -1,05 -4,00 -11,00 +33,00 +0,68 +3,0 -3,00 +8,00 -6,40 -14,0 +7,00 +2,40 +4,50 -0,50 -22,72 +30,00 -28,00 +5,60 +2,2 +3,65 -2,00 +7,50 +3,00 -21,71 +4,13 -0,60 +19,44 +8,20 +23,78 +9,08 +0,90 -0,20

% CHG. -0,13% -0,29% -0,42% +0,67% +0,04% +5,70% -0,04% -0,33% +1,62% -0,70% +0,26% -0,22% -0,90% +0,56% +1,08% +2,21% -0,10% -0,51% -0,20% -0,53% +1,04% +0,95% +0,13% -0,15% +0,28% -0,13% -0,19% +0,22% +0,87% +1,21% -0,04% -0,94% +0,45% -0,35% +0,78% +0,12% +1,45% -0,11% +0,43% +0,15% -1,50% +0,69% -0,11% +1,12% +1,05% +0,50% +0,17% +0,68% -0,10%

NET VOL 32,82K 4,20K 41,90K 104,03K 125,63K 71,54K 15,35K 31,94K 359,10K 44,11K 1,43M 250,65K 1,46K 1,18M 674,26K 453,15K 216,85K 1,11M 103,68K 6,38K 2,65K 1,58M 44,35K 184,87K 48,95K 4,45K 10,61K 418,14K 312,72K 593,28K 160,09K 10,12K 39,75K 43,16K 104,72K 486,32K 6,15M 71,71K 55,26K 15,94K 12,57K 503,95K 716,01K 129,97K 6,09K 2,54K 1,35K 141,96K 143,02K

COMPANY Johnson Matthey Just Eat Kingfisher Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Marks & Spencer Micro Focus Mondi Morrison Supermarkets National Grid Next NMC Health Pearson Persimmon Phoenix Prudential RBS PLC Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B RSA Insurance Sage Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Smurfit Kappa Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

PRICE(P) 3.212,00 739,00 216,40 915,20 268,60 58,00 7.006,00 184,04 1.031,00 1.679,00 200,40 897,10 6.618,00 2.401,00 705,60 2.264,00 717,10 1.395,50 216,60 5.854,00 1.847,50 440,62 591,20 4.290,50 749,40 2.327,50 2.325,00 536,30 716,60 3.172,00 513,57 840,80 2.250,00 1.665,00 1.654,50 2.750,00 8.260,00 1.286,50 1.060,00 730,80 310,20 167,65 239,90 1.040,00 4.590,50 861,01 159,98 4.186,60 992,31

CHANGE(P) +21,75 +1,20 +1,10 +1,20 +0,40 +0,16 -40,00 -0,96 +0,70 +5,00 +0,30 +0,10 +50,00 +44,00 +7,00 -6,00 +0,90 +14,00 -0,10 -40,00 +3,50 -11,59 -0,60 -15,50 +13,20 +19,00 +23,00 +2,00 -0,20 +52,00 +2,08 -2,60 -2,00 +3,00 +3,00 -8,00 +60,00 +6,50 -2,50 +12,20 +0,95 -0,45 +0,83 +1,00 -4,50 +0,21 -0,30 +29,60 +12,31

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NET VOL

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10,14K 83,55K 456,84K 213,31K 892,91K 3,83M 3,61K 110,47K 11,03K 191,75K 208,00K 289,63K 3,57K 136,62K 132,30K 175,99K 88,61K 204,34K 1,35M 152,42K 18,16K 26,92K 143,52K 29,30K 830,97K 933,60K 81,79K 24,88K 114,74K 38,56K 124,67K 174,79K 79,20K 18,20K 35,80K 43,03K 28,96K 39,40K 114,77K 109,57K 159,77K 672,99K 60,46K 11,41K 165,32K 26,86K 5,40M 4,56K 36,19K

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PRICE 174,90 1.291,37 1.804,66 257,50 351,09 146,92 121,57 47,48 53,14 71,67 194,72 219,87 234,92 137,67 57,61 130,23 128,82 188,66 83,90 144,55 89,86 38,03 119,07 317,47 147,51 251,25 59,87 178,95 117,57 132,92

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) +4,81 +2,83% 4,14M +17,63 +1,38% 1,50M +13,22 +0,74% 2,77M +1,68 +0,66% 25,82M +5,90 +1,71% 3,70M +2,43 +1,68% 5,44M +5,36 +4,61% 10,35M +0,45 +0,96% 15,02M -0,76 -1,41% 17,52M +2,07 +2,97% 15,86M +1,10 +0,57% 16,37M +2,48 +1,14% 2,54M -2,42 -1,02% 2,54M +2,14 +1,58% 3,34M +1,10 +1,95% 19,07M -0,97 -0,74% 6,14M +1,02 +0,80% 9,16M -5,28 -2,72% 17,66M -1,04 -1,22% 8,54M +0,83 +0,58% 16,91M +0,68 +0,76% 8,16M -0,36 -0,94% 16,80M -4,80 -3,88% 10,35M +4,16 +1,33% 8,79M +0,83 +0,57% 4,33M -0,96 -0,38% 3,19M -0,50 -0,83% 10,13M -1,98 -1,09% 7,15M -0,05 -0,04% 4,65M +0,17 +0,13% 7,63M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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161.50 1,119 307.72 1,291 1,29 1,805 386.23 248.35 244.00 305.00 210.50

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Most Declined Credit Acceptance Corp. Booking Holdings Inc. Equinix Inc. Atrion Corp. Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. Kinsale Capital Group Inc. Investors Title Co. Sanderson Farms Inc. Roku Inc. Cl A Biogen Inc.


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Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.89 to £0.86 EUR/USD: Up from $1.09 to $1.10 Trade in the euro was mixed in October as positive Brexit news clashed with persistently gloomy data and fears of a looming reces­ sion in Germany. The tone of Eurozone data has remained overwhelmingly nega­ tive over the past couple of months, with lacklustre inflation and PMI figures applying pressure to the single currency. However, in taking some cues from Brexit in October the euro was still able to eke out some modest support, with hopes that the UK would avoid a no­deal sce­ nario buoying EUR sentiment. We expect the single currency to follow a similar trend through November, with confirmation that

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Currency outlook: Pound surges on Brexit progress, US dollar slumps

BREXIT JITTERS: Driving GBP exchange rates to new multi-year lows. Germany entered a recession in the third quarter being offset by lingering Brexit optimism. Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.12 to €1.15 GBP/USD: Up from $1.22 to $1.28

October was dominated by a dramatic jump in the pound, with the currency roaring back to life as a result of positive progress in Brexit. This came as Boris Johnson miraculously managed to secure a

new Brexit deal from the EU ­ a surprising development given pre­ vious reports that talks were on the verge of collapse. However, Johnson has strug­ gled to get his new deal over the finishing line, with the PM forced to request another Brexit exten­ sion after he failed to get MPs to back the deal. Sterling stalled in the latter half of the month as a result. Looking ahead, with Brexit de­ layed but unresolved and the threat of a general election loom­ ing, it looks like we’re all set for another period of uncertainty. This may take its toll on the pound through the remainder of 2019. US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from £0.81 to £0.77

USD/EUR: Down from €0.91 to €0.90 The US dollar was charac­ terised by broad weakness over the past month as a risk­on mood prevailed, limiting demand for the safe­haven ‘Greenback.’ This came amidst positive Brexit headlines and US­China trade optimism, with the two powers coming close to finalising a preliminary trade deal. However, the US dollar also faced pressure on the domestic front, with a sharp slowdown in the US manufacturing sector firming expectations of an Octo­ ber rate cut from the Federal Re­ serve. Going forward, the US dollar will face further pressure in the coming weeks if US data contin­ ues to print poorly.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, here we go again. Back on the ‘campaign trail’! Dontcha just wish they were all back on the ‘Old Chisolm Trail’ and disappearing over the horizon - forever? They are all liars, generally by blatant omis­ sion. One truth you can be assured of is that when you hear a politician tell you something has been made ‘absolutely clear,’ you can bet your bottom dollar it’s about as clear as a pea soup’er at midnight. No, the only clarity to emerge from this lot is that they are a bunch of self­indulgent, incom­ petent, immature con merchants, interested in nothing further than the preservation of their own utterly worthless skins and unworthy to even represent a flagpole ­ leave alone the flags that adorn them. Come back Mr Fawkes, all is forgiven. To think in days of yore we actually looked up to this rabble, believing they were the undis­ putable champions of our once great country? How blindly we followed their decisions and ‘leadership’ and were utterly convinced that mere mortals like us could never hope to under­ stand the workings of ‘The House’ with its proud history and pomp, which has endured over hundreds of years.

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Oh for a Winston

POLITICIANS: Terrified of standing up to political correctness and cultural threats.

Well we do now. Our present day politicians are all a bunch of disgraceful juvenile cess pit dwellers. They are in fact the traitorous and highly dangerous ‘enemy within.’ Most of them would rather side with our opponents than risk losing their privileged positions or a few votes. They are terrified of standing up to the politi­

cal correctness, cultural threats and the ever in­ creasing denial of freedom of speech, which threatens to stifle today’s ingenious GB citizens. As far as this ol’ boy is concerned I’ve never ac­ tually respected any of them. Consequently I’ve never voted in my life. Only this week there was yet another exam­

ple of their incompetence and arrogant under­ estimation of our intelligence. The Labour con­ tingency has been ranting on about lowering the voting age to 16. This is of course a blatant effort to gain votes from naive youngsters who have never lived under the left, are impressed by Corbyn’s rhetoric and promises of free hand­ outs and consequently a mite easier to con than many of their adult compatriots. ‘Young people of today are perfectly capable of making deci­ sions and taking actions that may affect their fu­ ture’, the left blathers on. They are of course the same lot who are try­ ing to return the Daesh bride Shamima Begum to the UK, because she was ‘too young to know what she was doing!’ Get my drift? Nope. Sorry folks, you simply can’t trust, or believe anything that any of them say. Even the so called ‘deal’ that Johnson keeps on about still leaves us firmly entwined with his power mad fellow cronies across the channel. If I were to vote at all it would be for The Brexit Party. Problem is that could put Corbyn and Di­ ana Abbott in Number 10 (providing she can count that high!) Oh for a Winston in our hour of need! Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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A Bunch of Work-Shy Snowflakes NORA JOHNSON

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MILLENIALS (those born between 1980 and the mid-1990s and who, from next year, are expected to be the dominant age sector in the global workforce for the first time), are reportedly fuelling a crisis in the workplace. Young employees flit from company to company, unwilling to stay in any job that doesn’t meet their expectations. Like the NHS and police work, for example. Police forces preparing for the govern­ ment’s ambitious recruitment drive have identified a formidable challenge in hiring millennials. Today’s recruits seem to have been ‘wrapped in cotton wool,’ are rou­ tinely ‘shocked’ that police officers are ex­ pected to work nights and weekends, and ‘do not like confrontation.’ For some, this is ‘Generation Entitle­ ment.’ For others, millenials are simply re­ sponding to the world they were born in­

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MILLENIALS: Desire a better work/life balance and training. to: one of peace and prosperity. They seem to have it all ­ a better work/life bal­ ance and training, for instance ­ and there are no rules of how to deal with it be­ cause, basically, we’ve never been here before. Most notable among millenials is the shift from a desire for ‘things’ to a desire for ‘experiences.’ But whether it’s social media, the selfie craze, influencers or the inability to stick with one job for more than five minutes, what you end up with is a generation that is constantly seeking to add experiences, apparently without much regard to which have value and which don’t. You don’t gain ‘experiences’ by taking the same damn shot as every­ body else has taken of Mykonos or the Grand Canyon through the lens of a phone (though they think you do).

Fundamentally, the desire for a better work/life balance and training is sound and works for whatever generation we’re talking about. But ultimately, for some jobs, we need people dedicated to their vocation, who are willing to see past crea­ ture comforts because they want to do what they think is right, even if it means personal hardship. Perhaps there’s a lack of that going around in this Brexit/Trump era, and it’s not just confined to the millennials... Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘Betray­ al,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora­ johnson.net) available online as ebook, ibook, paperback & audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.


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Judge Rinder Good Morning Britain Lorraine Judge Rinder This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson's Real Deal Tenable ITV London Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Tonight Emmerdale Coronation Street Charles: 50 Years a Prince ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Exposure The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards 2015 Ideal World Tonight ITV Nightscreen

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Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Yes Chef Street Auction Coast and Country Auctions Who Do You Think You Are? Chase the Case Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Strictly: It Takes Two MOTDx Saving Lives at Sea MasterChef: The Professionals Giri/Haji Later - with Jools Holland Newsnight Weather A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad

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Beyond 100 Days Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm London Calling: Cold War Letters 10:00pm The Fall of the Berlin Wall with John Simpson 11:00pm The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall 12:30am Storyville 1:40am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:10am Africa's Great Civilisations 3:05am Africa's Great Civilisations 4:00am London Calling: Cold War Letters

ITV2 Nightscreen The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You've Been Framed! Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Supermarket Sweep Family Guy Family Guy Celebrity Juice Family Guy

3:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:30am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:35am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Law & Order: UK 12:00am Law & Order: UK 1:05am Inspector Morse 3:10am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Junior Bake Off 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Rory Peck Awards 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pm The Accident 11:00pm The End of the ****ing World 12:05am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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Teleshopping Tommy Cooper The Chase Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Snooker: Champion of Champions Live The Professionals The Sweeney Snooker: Champion of Champions Live Hard to Kill FYI Daily Hard to Kill Eraser FYI Daily Eraser ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

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Jeremy Vine Casualty 24/7 5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Home for Christmas Day 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm British Airways: 100 Years in the Sky 9:00pm How to Lose a Stone in a Month 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Posh Hotels with Sally & Nigel 12:05am How the Other Half Lives

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Batman Unlimited: Mech vs Mutants White House Down The Transporter Transporter 2 The Meg White House Down The Transporter Transporter 2 The Meg Overlord Serenity Proud Mary

The First Wives Club 7:10am Permanent 8:45am Marriage Material 10:40am As Good as it Gets 1:00pm Night School 3:00pm Wayne's World 4:40pm Spanglish 6:55pm Crazy Rich Asians 9:00pm Night School 11:00pm Sorry To Bother You 12:55am Think Like a Man Too 2:45am Jackass 2.5 4:00am Jackass 3 5:40am Operation Petticoat

8:00am Hollyoaks 9:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 10:00am Junior Bake Off 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Mike & Molly 3:30pm Mike & Molly 4:00pm Speechless 4:30pm Speechless 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Come Dine with Me 9:00pm Young Sheldon 9:30pm Young Sheldon 10:00pm Pants on Fire 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners 12:10am The Big Bang Theory 1:10am Gogglebox

6:00am Gemini Man: Special 6:30am Hotel Mumbai: Special 7:00am The House of Tomorrow 8:30am The Star 10:00am Anna and the Apocalypse 11:45am Ray & Liz 1:45pm 303 Squadron 3:45pm Eaten by Lions 5:35pm The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 7:20pm The Star 9:00pm Anna and the Apocalypse 10:50pm Ray & Liz 12:50am 303 Squadron 2:50am The Cleaning Lady 4:40am The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

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2:00pm Football Countdowns 2:30pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 3:30pm Football Years 4:00pm Championship Season Review 5:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 5:15pm The Fantasy Football Club 5:30pm Football's Greatest Players 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:15pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm Carabao Cup Highlights 8:00pm Carabao Cup Highlights 9:00pm Carabao Cup Highlights 10:00pm Carabao Cup Highlights 11:00pm EFL Highlights 12:00am Football's Greatest Players 12:30am Football's Greatest Players

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12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Headhunters 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm Still Open All Hours 9:30pm EastEnders 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Fleabag

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6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News Round-up of the main national and international news. 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Vera 11:25pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:55pm ITV News London

7:45am You've Been Framed! 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Supermarket Sweep 10:00pm The Hangover Part III 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Hangover Part III 12:05am Family Guy

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For Love or Money Bargain Hunt Gardeners' World BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Yes Chef Street Auction Coast and Country Auctions Who Do You Think You Are? Chase the Case Eggheads Flog It! Strictly: It Takes Two Richard Osman's House of Games Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup Mock the Week Newsnight Weather Later - with Jools Holland Kings of Curry Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1988 10:30pm The Beatles: Made on Merseyside 11:50pm Forever Young - How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up 12:55am Tom Jones at the BBC 1:50am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:20am It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC 3:20am The Beatles: Made on Merseyside

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Classic Emmerdale 8:20am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:35am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple

8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Junior Bake Off 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Flirty Dancing 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am Harry Hill's Clubnite

7:00am Football's Greatest: Eusebio 7:05am The Chase 7:55am Kojak 9:00am Quincy, M.E. 10:00am Minder 11:05am The Sweeney 12:15pm The Professionals CI5 is assigned to protect an Middle Eastern diplomat who is being pursued by assassins. 1:25pm The Saint 2:25pm Kojak 3:30pm Quincy, M.E. 4:30pm Minder 5:35pm The Professionals 6:40pm The Sweeney 7:45pm Snooker: Champion of Champions Live

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Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Jeremy Vine Casualty 24/7 5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Access Home and Away Neighbours Christmas Joy Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys Caravanning with Shane Richie When... Goes Horribly Wrong The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

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The Amazing SpiderMan 2 11:45am Mission: Impossible Fallout 2:15pm Upgrade 4:00pm The Amazing SpiderMan 6:30pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 9:00pm Mission: Impossible Fallout 11:30pm The Equalizer 2 1:35am Upgrade

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Operation Petticoat Fat Camp We're the Millers Friends with Benefits 1:20pm Mamma Mia! 3:15pm Wayne's World 2 5:05pm Father Figures 7:05pm Friends with Benefits 9:00pm Mamma Mia! 11:00pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 1:00am We're the Millers

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8:00am Hollyoaks 8:30am Hollyoaks 9:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 10:00am Junior Bake Off 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Mike & Molly 3:30pm Mike & Molly 4:00pm Speechless 4:30pm Speechless 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Come Dine with Me 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Taken 3 12:15am Rick and Morty 12:50am Robot Chicken 1:05am Robot Chicken

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12:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 12:30pm Football's Greatest Players 1:00pm EFL Greatest Games 1:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 4:00pm EFL Highlights 5:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 5:30pm Football's Greatest Players 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm Championship Season Review 8:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1&2 8:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 9:00pm EFL Highlights 11:00pm Championship Season Review 12:00am EFL Championship Highlights

Final Score: Special 303 Squadron The Star The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 12:20pm Eaten by Lions 2:00pm The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 3:50pm Anna and the Apocalypse 5:40pm The Star A young girl is visited by a glowing presence which announces God has chosen her to bear his son. 7:15pm The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 9:00pm The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 10:45pm Anna and the Apocalypse 12:35am 303 Squadron 2:35am The Cleaning Lady 4:25am Ray & Liz

Live International T20 Cricket 7:00am Live International T20 Cricket 10:00am Live European Tour Golf 3:00pm Football Centre 4:00pm Football Centre 5:00pm Football Centre 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live FNF 11:30pm Sky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Live NBA: Philadelphia @ Denver Denver Nuggets v Philadelphia 76ers (Tip-off 2.00am). 5:30am Sky Sports News

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BARRY DUKE IN the centre of Benidorm’s Old Town is a hugely popular waffle shop. Large crowds gather round it clutching fabulous gofres covered with chocolate or hazelnut spreads and cream. LOTS of cream! I give it a wide berth because a while back a guy stepped away from the counter and walked straight into me. I glanced down and saw his waffle firmly stuck to the front of my shirt. I accepted his profuse apology, but was not best pleased at having to go home to change. Not far from Gofres Manneken Pis is a food outlet which attracts even bigger crowds who mill about shoving enormous slices of pizza into their gobs. I avoid this area too as a precaution against a repeat food collision. Now call me old­fashioned but I have a strong dislike of people who eat on the hoof. It was drummed into me as a kid by my parents that one ate at home at a

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STREET CHOMPING: People eat in public everywhere. table. With a knife and fork. Eating in the street was considered the height of bad manners. Times have changed, but I’ve not. I cannot help being repulsed whenever I see people in streets chomping on burgers, kebabs or pizzas ­ all the while spraying bits of food into the air as they jabber to their companions. Others share my distaste. On a

very popular website called Mum­ snet (‘by parents for parents’) I discovered a lively discussion around this issue. But I was star­ tled to read these words: ‘It’s a UK thing though isn’t it? I have lived in the UK, Spain, France, Italy and now Switzerland and it’s only in the UK that there seems to be a problem.’ What utter baloney! People eat

in public everywhere, and only this week I almost threw up on a crowded Benidorm bus as I watched identical twin sisters in their sixties tuck into a pizza the size of a ferris wheel and a bloody great tub of cold paella which gave off a nauseating aroma of fish well past its sell­by date. I actually had to get off two stops before my destination to es­

cape the stench. I was amazed that no­one else on the bus batted an eyelid as the obese sisters, wearing matching outfits liberally sprinkled with rice and pizza crumbs, chowed down. This, I have to say, was the first time I’d ever seen people sit down to a full meal on a local bus. Sure, I’ve spotted folk snack on crisps and the like, and have no problem with that, particularly as the snackers invariably dispose of their wrappers responsibly. The same can’t be said of those who travel on UK buses. Passen­ gers there tend to treat buses like garbage trucks, and on my last vis­ it to Brighton I slipped and fell when I stepped onto the remains of kebab dumped in the aisle. One comment on the Mumsnet thread struck a definite chord: ‘Eating is civilised by the ritual of sitting down, using nice plates, cutlery etc. It’s about the ritual as much as the food. When you de­ couple food from the rituals that accompany it you could just be any animal filling its face.’ I couldn’t have put it better my­ self.


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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Live 11:45am The Lord Mayor's Show 1:05pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm International Rugby League 3:30pm Cycling 5:00pm Final Score 6:10pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:40pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News; Weather 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Pointless 7:45pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm The Wall 10:00pm Festival of Remembrance 11:45pm BBC News 11:55pm Weather 12:00am Match of the Day 1:25am The NFL Show 1:55am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:30am Live International Rugby League 10:00am Wild & Weird 10:15am Natural World 11:15am Robot Wars 12:10pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 1:10pm MasterChef: The Professionals 2:10pm MasterChef: The Professionals 3:10pm Talking Pictures 3:40pm Jane Eyre 5:15pm Britain's Biggest Warship 6:15pm Women's Football 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Great Australian Railway Journeys 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Novels That Shaped Our World 11:45pm Pose 12:30am Pose 1:15am Testament of Youth 3:15am This is BBC Two

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9:30am LEGO Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nublar 10:05am Mighty Magiswords! 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:44pm ITV London Weather 1:45pm The Mountain 2:10pm Ninja Warrior UK 3:10pm Catchphrase 3:55pm Midsomer Murders 5:55pm Tipping Point 6:50pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm ITV News London 7:10pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:00pm Take Me Out 9:10pm The X Factor: Celebrity 11:00pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:05am ITV News and Weather

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am You've Been Framed! 7:50am Emmerdale 11:00am Coronation Street 2:25pm Take Me Out 3:40pm You've Been Framed! 4:05pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 6:00pm Space Jam 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm Space Jam 7:40pm Godzilla 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Godzilla 10:00pm The World's End 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm The World's End 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy

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Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution Wild China Spiral Spiral Blackadder Blackadder Blackadder Top of the Pops: 1988 Top of the Pops: 1988 Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution Wild China Chalkie Davies: Rock Photographer

7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:45am Frasier 9:10am Frasier 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Four in a Bed 3:00pm Four in a Bed 3:30pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 4:30pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 5:30pm Four Rooms 6:30pm How to Halve Your Supermarket Bill 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Great British Car Journeys 9:00pm The Huntsman: Winter's War 11:10pm Why Him? 1:25am Sahara 3:30am The Last Leg

10:35am Shimmer and Shine 10:45am Digby Dragon 11:05am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Access 11:40am Police Interceptors 12:40pm Friends 2:05pm Friends 2:35pm Christmas Everlasting 3:35pm Access 3:40pm Christmas Everlasting 4:25pm A Cinderella Christmas 5:25pm Access 5:30pm A Cinderella Christmas 6:20pm Annie Claus is Coming to Town 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm No Ticket No Travel: Fare Dodging Wars 10:00pm The Rock 11:00pm 5 News Update 11:05pm The Rock 12:45am Greatest Ever Movie Blunders

7:15am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 8:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 9:10am Made in Chelsea 10:15am The Goldbergs 10:45am The Goldbergs 11:15am The Goldbergs 11:45am The Borrowers 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Young Sheldon 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 12:20am Gogglebox 1:25am First Dates

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On the Buses ITV3 Nightscreen On the Buses Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Foyle's War Midsomer Murders Endeavour Shaun Evans directs this episode, set against the backdrop of the first moon landings in 1969. A Touch of Frost The Loch On the Buses ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7:00am Football's Greatest: Bobby Charlton 7:20am The Professionals 8:20am The Big Fish Off 9:25am Monster Carp 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Sweeney 12:35pm Columbo: How to Dial a Murder 2:05pm Nijinsky's Triple Crown 2:15pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm World of Sport: Petrol Heads 5:15pm The Way West 6:20pm FYI Daily 6:25pm The Way West 7:45pm Snooker: Champion of Champions Live 11:30pm An Audience with Billy Connolly 12:40am World Cup Rivalries 1:00am All Elite Wrestling 2:00am Minder 3:00am The Sweeney 4:00am Teleshopping

12:45pm Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3:05pm Venom 5:05pm Alpha 6:50pm Captain America: The First Avenger 9:00pm Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 11:30pm Venom 1:30am Riot Girls

6:30am Gemini Man: Special 7:00am The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 8:45am Eaten by Lions 10:35am The Star 12:20pm 303 Squadron 2:15pm The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 4:00pm Miss Bala 5:50pm Anna and the Apocalypse 7:30pm The Star A young girl is visited by a glowing presence which announces God has chosen her to bear his son. 9:00pm The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 10:45pm Miss Bala 12:45am Anna and the Apocalypse 2:30am 303 Squadron 4:30am Ray & Liz

6:30am Football Years 7:00am Championship Season Review 8:00am Football's Greatest Players 8:30am EFL Greatest Games 8:45am SPFL Greatest Games 9:00am EFL Greatest Games 9:15am EFL Greatest Games 9:30am EFL Highlights 10:30am Saturday Social 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Reaction 7:00pm Goals Express 8:00pm Goal Zone 9:00pm EFL Highlights 9:15pm EFL Greatest Games 9:30pm EFL Greatest Games 9:45pm EFL Greatest Games 10:00pm EFL Highlights 11:00pm EFL Highlights 11:15pm EFL Greatest Games 11:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:00am EFL Greatest Games 12:15am EFL Greatest Games

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Trouble Wayne's World 2 Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 12:20pm Shaun of the Dead 2:10pm Hot Fuzz 4:15pm The World's End 6:15pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 8:15pm Shaun of the Dead 10:00pm Hot Fuzz 12:00am The World's End 2:00am Good Morning, Vietnam

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UN INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH (UNITAR) IN MALAGA CONSULAR MATTERS IT has not passed unnoticed that Malaga has undergone a complete transformation in the last 20 years. The city has improved in many ways and its international projection is constantly increasing, as part of these changes, last year, UNITAR and the Malaga Council created an International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) based in Malaga at Casona del Parque; which was for many years the house where the garden­ er who cared for the botanical species that grow in the Parque de Malaga used to live. The objective of this learning centre is to offer support to the

UNITAR: Offering support to public representatives of the Mediterranean Riviera countries.

public representatives of the Mediterranean Riviera countries, and in this way contributing to each country’s co­operation and offering a wide range of learning opportunities, working towards knowledge sharing between the public offices and European lead­ ers in order to promote a more sustainable development of our cities. CIFAL was created with a vision to become an outstanding learning centre in the Mediterranean, where local, regional and national leaders are able to acquire the necessary knowledge needed to lay the foundations for sustainable development in their communities and so improve citizens’ quality of life. This learning course is not only directed to local and regional au­ thorities, but also focused on in­

ternational bodies, private sectors and civilians so that sustainable development targets are achieved according to those set in the 2030 Agenda. The Consular corps in Malaga representing citizens of 43 differ­ ent nations and 40 per cent of the total provincial population, had to benefit from this development op­ portunity and some of us, Consuls of at least 15 countries, have de­ cided to attend this training course and in so doing, be aware of the needs and priorities of our region, addressing key points such as social integration, increasing the quality of life in our cities, and supporting co­existence, city gov­ ernance and city planning, with a strategic and sustainable develop­ ment and tourism plan, whilst im­ plementing the targets laid down in the 2030 Agenda.

Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Lawyer at www.justlaw.es • info@justlaw.es • Tel. 952 66 60 45 - 336 373 535


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3:15am This is BBC Two 7:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:00am The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge 9:00am Around the World in 80 Gardens 10:00am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm MasterChef: The Professionals 1:30pm Final Score 2:50pm Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 6:15pm Match of the Day 7:45pm Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 9:00pm Britain's Biggest Warship 10:00pm The Americas with Simon Reeve 11:10pm They Shall Not Grow Old 12:45am Cycling 1:45am Question Time 2:45am Best House in Town 3:30am Holby City 4:30am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Cycling 9:00pm Dan Cruickshank's 10:00pm Everything is Connected - George Eliot's Life 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Palace for the People 12:45am Great War Horses 1:45am The Sinner Long-held secrets are finally revealed as Cora delves into her past to recover her lost memories. 2:25am Pappano's Classical Voices 3:25am Secret Knowledge 3:55am Dan Cruickshank's Monuments of Remembrance

9:55am Spy School 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 11:30am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:30pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:39pm ITV London Weather 1:40pm Midsomer Murders 3:40pm The X Factor: Celebrity 5:25pm Back to Mine 5:55pm ITV News and Weather 6:05pm ITV News London 6:15pm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 9:00pm Catchphrase 10:00pm Ant & Dec's DNA Journey 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:44pm ITV London Weather 11:45pm Charles: 50 Years a Prince 12:40am Fifty Shades of Green with Alan Titchmarsh

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6:30am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 6:50am Cheers 7:15am Cheers 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Dog House 3:30pm A Dog's Purpose 5:30pm Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Great Canal Journeys 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm Celebrity Hunted 11:00pm The Unremembered - Britain's Forgotten War Heroes 12:00am The Mafia Only Kills in Summer

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6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Mountain 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Ant & Dec's DNA Journey 11:35pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:05am ITV News London 12:20am On Assignment 12:55am Cash Trapped 1:50am Ideal World

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For Love or Money Bargain Hunt Natural World The Week in Parliament BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Talking Pictures Talking Pictures Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Strictly: It Takes Two Match of the Day Live Saving Lives at Sea Only Connect University Challenge Natural World Motherland Newsnight Weather WWI: The Final Hours The Apprentice Countryfile

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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world. 8:30pm World War One at Home Documentary focusing on life away from the battlefields, being shown as part of the World War One at Home season. 9:00pm Great Barrier Reef 10:00pm Storyville 11:30pm PQ 17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster 12:30am Freud: Genius of the Modern World 1:30am Timewatch 2:30am Pappano's Classical Voices 3:35am Great Barrier Reef

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9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Junior Bake Off 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours In 10:00pm Smuggled 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am A Very British Sex Shop

4:00am 7:00am 8:00am 9:05am 10:05am 11:15am 12:20pm 1:25pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:15am 1:15am 1:20am 2:10am 3:10am 3:40am 4:00am

Teleshopping The Chase Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase Celebrity Special Junk and Disorderly Collateral Damage FYI Daily Collateral Damage On Deadly Ground FYI Daily On Deadly Ground Motorsport UK Tommy Cooper ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Jeremy Vine Casualty 24/7 5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Access Home and Away Neighbours The Christmas Note Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights Traffic Cops No Ticket No Travel: Fare Dodging Wars Bouncers 24/7 Silent Hill: Revelation

Star Wars: Episode I Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: Episode III Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Star Wars: Episode V Star Wars: Episode VI

Fletch Made of Honour Crazy, Stupid, Love Super Troopers 2 Holmes & Watson Paul Blart: Mall Cop Pitch Perfect 3 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 9:00pm Holmes & Watson 10:35pm Paul Blart: Mall Cop 12:10am Here Comes the Boom

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9:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 10:00am Junior Bake Off 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Young Sheldon 1:30pm Young Sheldon 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Mike & Molly 3:30pm Mike & Molly 4:00pm Speechless 4:30pm Speechless 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Come Dine with Me 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Made in Chelsea 11:00pm Spencer, Vogue and Wedding Two 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory 1:05am Gogglebox

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Gemini Man: Special The Star Galveston Venus The Nutcracker and the Four Realms The Star Miss Bala 303 Squadron Venus The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Miss Bala Galveston The Cleaning Lady Ray & Liz

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years Championship Season Review The Fantasy Football Club Major League Soccer Soccer AM: The Best Bits SPFL Round-Up The Fantasy Football Club The Fantasy Football Club Live Irish Football EFL Championship Highlights SPFL Round-Up EFL Championship Highlights MLS Round-Up Show Football's Greatest Players Football's Greatest Players

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6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm A Very Royal Wedding 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm England's Grand 1:05am Cash Trapped 1:55am Ideal World 4:00am River Monsters 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

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Dom Does America Bargain Hunt Great Australian Railway Journeys BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Talking Pictures Talking Pictures Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Strictly: It Takes Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals Rick Stein's Secret France Live at the Apollo Newsnight Weather NFL This Week Hairy Bikers: Route 66 Food: Truth or Scare The Empty Housing Scandal This is BBC Two

8:00pm Live International Women's Football Czech Republic v England (Kick-off 7.15pm). All the action from the friendly at Stadion Strelecky ostrov in Ceske Budejovice. 10:15pm A Timewatch Guide 11:15pm Scuffles, Swagger & Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English 11:45pm Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes 12:45am Make! Craft Britain 1:45am Horizon 2:45am Everything is Connected - George Eliot's Life 3:45am A Timewatch Guide

ITV2 Nightscreen The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records You've Been Framed! Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Supermarket Sweep Family Guy Family Guy Zomboat! Family Guy Family Guy

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King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Couples Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun Countdown A Place in the Sun Escape to the Chateau: DIY Junior Bake Off The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Food Unwrapped The House that Moved to Africa First Dates Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People

Teleshopping The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase Fishing Allstars U.S. Marshals FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. U.S. Marshals Collateral Damage FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Collateral Damage The Americans Teleshopping

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Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Jeremy Vine Casualty 24/7 5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Access Home and Away Neighbours Hometown Christmas Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The World's Greatest Bridges Our Yorkshire Farm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 When... Goes Horribly Wrong

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The strangest thing... MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS in the UK last week and, once again, was reminded why I love living here! Hour journeys taking two and a half hours because the M25 was practi­ cally redundant just after the ribbon cutting ceremony. A simple cup of cof­ fee costing more than a meal here. OK maybe that’s a slight exaggeration but £6 for two coffees is almost the price of a menu del dia. Oh and the weather was, well, English. I went to a couple of places to eat. Nando’s was one where I actually like the food and, like many, they have free WiFI. But, before you can use their WiFi you have to give them shedloads of in­ formation and agree to their terms which, to be honest, I can’t be arsed to read. So, after going through that I log on successfully, but the signal is so weak that I can’t even check my email. All I get is the spinning ‘I’m really try­ ing’ wheel. So now I go back to 4G and as soon as I turn oFf the Nando’s WiFi

the first email I get is from them! An email I couldn’t even receive whilst us­ ing their WiFi! This email tells me that I’m now just one click from activating my Nando’s account. I don’t want a Nando’s account thank you. I’m not clicking anything. It also informs me the benefits of said account is I can order online for delivery. Surely it will be cold by the time it gets to Spain! And here is the best bit ­ I can con­ nect to their WiFi whenever I fancy ­ ex­ cept I can’t because the signal is crap!!! Another thing I noticed in a few places is how waiters, in particular, re­ act when you are paying with a credit card. They give you the machine and then the strangest thing happens when they ask you to put in your pin number. If they are sort of standing in the vicinity of the machine it almost looks like we are about to play a game of hide and seek. In one place I thought he was going to pull out a blindfold to cover his eyes. It’s hard to explain, but next time you pay a bill at a restaurant table, watch how your server reacts when you go to enter your pin number. It’s hilari­ ous! I think the next time it happens I’m going to put the tablecloth over my head and the machine!

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive mind, you are in a good position. Avoid being thrown out of kilter by activities around you. It may be difficult to make real progress at times but that does not mean you are unable to plan.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you feel more in control as the week comes to an end, do not make the mistake of counting your chickens before they are hatched. If you do, you could end up with egg on your face.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Colleagues are far from helpful at the moment and you may even feel that matters are going backwards. It may be necessary to move away and leave them to haggle among themselves. Perhaps later you may step in and take control of the confusion. If your business life is far from good then it is more than balanced by harmony at home.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your mind is sharp and it is easy to spot problems before they arise. Some dispute regarding a trip is disappointing. However, you are not able to please everyone in this instance.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Having been given a chance to take responsibility at the beginning of the month, you are determined to do your best. Certainly, it is a time to concentrate on any business matters which need attention.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A great light shines on your romantic life. Whether it is meeting up with old chums or a new date, there is electricity in the air for you. Equally, a business coupling is particularly fruitful and you count your blessings to have gone down a particular path.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made.

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 Some academic once denied a grant (7) 5 Greek character put duck on Titanic (5) 8 Investigation for leading characters in Brief Encounter (5) 9 Holding office and smart about it (7) 10 A 'yes' might be awkward or straightforward (4) 11 Sign on in Bognor Regis? Terrific (8) 13 Anxious head of state raced off (6) 15 Attempt to sell part of a bicycle, by the sound of it (6) 18 One who grows red with anger, perhaps (8) 19 Part of a lock, part with a spring (4) 22 Leave a musical group and have no comeback (7) 23 Poet university engaged in a study (5) 24 Detective in the presence of monarch put off (5) 25 Bee is back in, for example, to surround the enemy (7) Down 1 Little money for the police? (7) 2 A small number gives the thumbs up to recesses (5) 3 They see eastern agreement (4) 4 Christian celebration confused Teresa (6) 5 Not one of the favourites is rude to management (8) 6 Former lover is the first journalist to

have had a life (7) 7 Argue about something boring (5) 12 Guardian editor returned with electric guitar (8) 14 Side by side bar changed direction (7)

Code Breaker

16 Wide area of river contained vessels (7) 17 A point for the writer (3,3) 18 Watch a drug transaction (5) 20 Join the French, become confused! (5) 21 Old horses and badgers (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents H and 15 represents V, so fill in H every time the figure 6 appears and V every time the figure 15 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Hold back to a later time (5) 4 Be boastful (4) 7/18 Practice session (3,3) 8 Strong and sharp (7) 9 Arrange in order (4) 10 Motley fool (6) 12 Small sofa (6) 14 Footwear (4) 17 Look closely at (7) 18 See 7 19 Short-lived crazes (4) 20 Burn superficially or lightly (5)

English - Spanish

Across 1 Posavasos (4,3) 5 False (5) 8 Tercero (5) 9 Aeropuerto (7) 10 Choose (5) 11 Espina (de rosal) (5) 12 Buttocks (6) 14 To avoid (6) 18 Pisos (5) 20 Escritorios (muebles) (5) 22 Rayo de sol (7) 23 Goodbye (5) 24 Deaf (5) 25 Patinete (7)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Down 2 Theatre lobby (5) 3 Ready for harvest (4) 4 Explosive firework (6) 5 Watchful (5) 6 Large primitive fish yielding caviar (8) 7 Great and sudden misfortune (8) 11 Exceptional creative ability (6) 13 Jewelled headdress (5) 15 Long-necked wading bird (5) 16 State of confusion and disorderliness (4)

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

Down 1 Entre (7) 2 Exilio (5) 3 Godmother (7) 4 Viajar (6) 5 Primero (5) 6 Tener cuidado (4,3) 7 A menudo (5) 13 Principante (aprendiz) (7) 15 Glance (at object) (7) 16 Ticket collector (7) 17 Also (6) 18 Puños (5) 19 Floor (of room) (5) 21 Santo (5)


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Hexagram

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

AVERSE CAREER DEBTOR DETOUR EDITOR (10) ENTIRE FIXATE GRATER INTONE LEGEND MANTIC MODERN NUTRIA OMELET SENIOR SKATER TEETER TERROR WARMTH

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Bobbin 2 Modulo 3 Centre 4 Fitful 5 Beyond 6 Hereby 7 Fungus 8 Crusty 9 Squish 10 Gotten 11 Sequel 12 Hungry 13 Squirt 14 Choosy 15 Meager 16 Minuet 17 Crafty 18 Famine 19 Fealty.

Nonagram

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

Kakuro

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 19 • Good: 27

• Very good: 39 • Excellent: 50

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

Average: 13 Good: 18 Very good: 26

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 33

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION agar area aria aver gear grit raga rage rata rate rave rite rive tare tart tear tier tire trig vert atria attar avert giver grate grave great irate raita rivet tater tetra tiara tiger titer titre trait trave treat trite attire gaiter ravage target triage trivet regatta variate virgate GRAVITATE

SOURCE: APPLE

QUICK Across: 1 Casual, 4 Bass, 8 Shark, 9 Agree, 10 Decelerate, 13 Anticipate, 17 Brass, 18 False, 19 Rent, 20 Drench.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Cuss, 2 Scare, 3/18 Ask for, 5 Aorta, 6 Sweden, 7 Make-up, 11 Excess, 12 Barber, 14 Train, 15 Talon, 16 Mesh.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Special, 5 Sheer, 8 Anvil, 9 Transit, 10 Portion, 11 Tenor, 12 Rally, 14 Ashen, 19 Areas, 21 Amiable, 23 Imitate, 24 Point, 25 Grace, 26 Striker.

1 Turkeys, 5 Wants, 8 Rogue, 9 Lie down, 10 Elogiar, 11 Silla, 12 Manga, 14 Ocaso, 19 Reach, 21 Apestar, 23 Dirtier, 24 Count, 25 Early, 26 Toaster.

Down: 1 Stamps, 2 Elver, 3 Ill will, 4 Latent, 5 Smart, 6 Essence, 7 Retire, 13 America, 15 Skipper, 16 Daring, 17 Caters, 18 Better, 20 Stale, 22 Brisk.

Down:

1 Torneo, 2 Regio, 3 Evening, 4 Salero, 5 Weeds, 6 Noodles, 7 Sendas, 13 Agarrar, 15 Ciencia, 16 Cradle, 17 Carrot, 18 Brotar, 20 Hairy, 22 Trust.

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QUIZ: WHAT THE DICKENS 1. Originally published in serial form in 1836, what was the title of Charles Dickens’ first novel: Nicholas Nickleby or The Pickwick Papers? 2. In Dickens’ second novel, Oliver Twist, what is the name of the beadle in the parish workhouse where Oliver was born? 3. Which Dickens’ novel, first published as a book in 1841, was largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780? 4. Which Dickens’ novel, originally serialised between April and November 1859, tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met? 5. In the preface to the 1867 edition of which novel did Dickens write about the title character, ‘Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is… (what)’? 6. The orphan Philip Pirrip, nicknamed Pip, is the narrator of which Dickens work, his 13th and penultimate completed novel?

7. Who wrote both the music and lyrics to the 1960s musical Oliver!, based on Oliver Twist? 8. Which 1852 Dickens’ novel has the distinction of being perhaps the only work of classic literature featuring a character (Krook) that dies by spontaneous combustion? 9. What was the pen name of the English artist and illustrator Hablot Knight Browne, who illustrated 10 books by Charles Dickens? 10. Originally published in 1870, what was the title of the final, unfinished novel by Charles Dickens: Our Mutual Friend or The Mystery of Edwin Drood? Not a lot of people know that… the phrases ‘what the dickens’ or ‘like the dickens’ has nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism, specifically a minced-oath, for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1602): ‘I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of’

Answers: 1. THE PICKWICK PAPERS (full title: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club), 2. MR BUMBLE, 3. BARNABY RUDGE, 4. A TALE OF TWO CITIES, 5. DAVID COPPERFIELD, 6. GREAT EXPECTATIONS, 7. LIONEL BART, 8. BLEAK HOUSE, 9. PHIZ, 10. THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

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• David de Gea, Footballer, November 7, 29 becoming closely associated with Love Island. Was signed by Atletico Madrid at an early age and She also won Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 played for their first team for two years before and released her autobiography Storm in a C being transferred to Manchester United in 2011. Cup. • Taron Egerton, Actor, November 10, 30 Currently goalkeeper for the Spanish National Team, his name has been linked with Real Madrid. Gordon Ramsay. Received critical applause for his performance • Gordon Ramsay, Chef, November 8, 53 as Elton John in the film Rocket Man and has First found fame as a top UK chef and then went on to also played Eddie the Eagle and Robin Hood. He is now front a number of TV shows where he famously swore at part of the ongoing Kingsman franchise alongside Colin Firth. kitchen staff, celebrities and restaurant owners. Started out life as a professional footballer, but retired due to injury. • Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor, November 11, 45 • Caroline Flack, TV Presenter, November 9, 40 Now recognised as Hollywood box office royalty, he Started off as an actress, but soon became a presenter started off appearing in commercials before breaking into the big time. Works regularly with acclaimed director involved with I’m a Celebrity and Xtra Factor before

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

Martin Scorsese and won the Oscar for Best Actor Oscar in 2015 for The Revenant. • Neil Young, Singer, November 12, 74 Legendary singer who has a reputation for being ‘temperamental’ and apart from a solo career has played with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Was diagnosed with polio as a youngster, but recovered and sold millions of records. • Kevin Bridges, Comedian, November 13, 33 A Scottish stand-up comedian. who began performing in Glasgow when he left school shortly after his 17th birthday. He says that he was inspired to try stand up after reading Frank Skinner’s autobiography and has become highly successful.

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CRIME writing king John Grisham delivers a powerful read with a twist. Set in the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer, Keith Russo, was shot dead at his desk whilst he worked late one night. No clues were found at the scene. There were no witnesses, no-one with motive. However, the police suspect Quincy Miller, a young black man and former client of Russo’s. Miller is tried, convicted and imprisoned for life. For 22 years he suffers in prison. He maintains his innocence, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. With no lawyer to turn to he writes to Guardian Ministries, a small non-profit run by lawyer and minister Cullen Post. Post travels the country tackling wrongful convictions and taking on clients betrayed by the system. Has he bitten off more than he can chew? The real murderer killed one lawyer before, what’s to stop them doing it again?

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1887 - Medic dies Doc Holliday, who fought on the side of the Earp brothers during the Gunfight at the OK Corral six years earlier, dies of tuberculosis in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. 1895 - X-rays German scientist Wilhelm Rontgen accidentally discovered X-rays in his Wurzburg laboratory where he was testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. 1917 - Russia The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, take power in Russia and within 12 months had executed the Russian Royal Family. 1918 - War ends The war to end all wars came to an end as the Germans signed a treaty of Armistice with leaders of the Allied Nations in France. 1919 - Respect The first two-minutes’ silence is observed in Britain to commemorate those who died in the Great War. 1923 - Coup Adolf Hitler attempts a coup in Munich, the ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ and proclaims himself chancellor but is later arrested and put in prison where he writes Mein Kampf. 1987 - Terror attack Twelve people were killed and 60 wounded when the IRA detonated a bomb during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen. 1989 - Berlin Wall East German officials opened the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin. In response, Germans on both sides of the wall started to tear it down as families were reunited.

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PIXAR Animation Studios returns with the adventure of a lifetime. Follow your favourites Woody, Buzz and Bonnie on a family road trip that takes a dramatic detour leading Woody back into the arms of long lost friend Bo Beep. Introducing Forky, Bonnie’s craft project, an innocent little spork who is about to get a masterclass in what it means to be a toy. Expect dazzling animation, tons of humour and a whole heap of heart.


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MEAT FREE ESCHEWING meat on moral grounds is 100 per cent applaudable as most of the animals we eat today live in misery and die miserably so we can pick up bargains in supermarkets. That’s one thing, and I admire the vegetari­ ans who shun bacon sandwiches ­ surely one of life’s greatest culinary inventions ­ because they don’t want Piglet or Babe on their con­ sciences. Nevertheless, the fact remains that we are omnivores with bodies and innards designed to eat a little bit of everything, which brings me to vegans. My vegetarian friends are all normal, but the vegans verge on the hysteri­ cal and accusatory. Imagine my pleasure, then, on reading recently that vegans are prone to depression and ­ wait for it ­ cannabis. Says it all, as far as I’m concerned but at least they can smoke it or make bis­ cuits with it safe in the knowledge that no an­ imals were involved in its production. Stephanie Maxwell

Over indulgence I READ in the Euro Weekly News not long ago that the Benidorm fiestas organisers want to shorten the route for ‘peñas’ clubs’ pa­ rade on the first day. Most are tipsy before the parade starts and blind drunk by the time it finishes, it seemed from the article. I have lived for many years in the Mari­ na Baja although not in Benidorm and from what I have seen, rowdiness and over­indulgence in alcohol are fiestas req­ uisites. It is usually good­humoured and in all my time here, I haven’t seen conflict or anything approaching a fight. The piece you printed came to mind on reading about a drunken British cou­ ple tussling and punching each other on the Alicante airport shuttle bus taking them to the terminal.bThe locals here might occasionally drink too much but they just get merrier, not like the British and northern Europeans who get morose and then aggressive. Lyn Wright

Save the Mar Menor POLLUTION is something that never seems too far from the headlines. While much has been done, the ongo­

BACON SARNIE: A favourite with most omnivores. ing disaster that is the Mar Menor shows just how much remains to do before we can live in a clean world that respects the environ­ ment and the wildlife that shares it with us. For those who don’t know, a couple of weeks ago a ‘hypoxia’ event occurred. In sim­ ple terms, the water of the lagoon (Editor’s note: the Mar Menor is off the coast of Mur­ cia) ran out of oxygen. The result was a dev­ astating loss of wildlife.

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Literally tons of fish and marine life died and covered the beaches, as well as further polluting the waters. We are in danger of turning it into a dead sea unless something is done quickly. Sewage systems need to be im­ proved. Farmers should be banned from us­ ing slurry and other fertilisers. I think Spanish authorities are now realis­ ing this. I wish they’d take measures now. David Andrews, Murcia

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Drag the owner for eight kms tied to a bike. Jill Britten

HYDRAULIC fracturing - commonly known as fracking - has recently come under the spotlight after the government halted the activity in the UK. This technique has been the subject of controversy for many years. Scientists and ecologists alike believe fracking to be highly polluting and dangerous for society and the environment. To be aware of the risks, it’s important to understand how the process works. Fracking begins with drilling down into the earth and injecting fluids at a very high pressure. The liquid is primarily water but it also contains sand, chemicals and thickening agents. This fluid creates cracks in the deep-rock formations and natural gas will flow freely, allowing companies to collect it. Natural gas helps reduce greenhouse gasses as it replaces coal and burns cleaner, emitting only half as much carbon dioxide. However, experts believe this benefit is outweighed by the environmental impacts of the activity. The main problem is the contamination of surface and underground water with chemicals scientists believe to be carcinogenic. Increased earthquakes are another by-product and, in the UK, multiple earth tremors were triggered, finally causing work to halt. In Spain, the practice is mostly prohibited and in 2016, the five companies with licences gave them up freely. In the UK, the practice has now been prohibited after £32 million was spent with no energy in return.

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I think a fitting punishment for this mon­ ster would have been to tie him to a mo­ torbike naked and dragged him round at high speed until he died. THAT would have been justice for this poor, beautiful animal. Karen Merry How awful. How can somebody be so cruel. Maybe in next life it might happen to them. Ann Gleeson

As well as the prison sentence, he should be castrated. Len Chance

Man sentenced to 12 years after rape of minor

No amount of time will ever heal the hurt he has done. Vile man! Pauline Sargeson

Fourteen years plus castration with piano wire I think is fairer! Michelle Johnstone

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Outrage as Barcelona rape gang cleared People saying it’s a messy case... nothing messy at all it’s a clear cut rape... no con­ sent given means rape!!! Unless you’re in Spain and it’s just fkd up. Wendy Graham Sounds like the Spanish judicial system is on a par with the UK judicial system? George Cormack Regardless of if she was unconscious, she’s underage, therefore it’s STATUTORY RAPE... Those judges should be ashamed. Karon Coates

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Sentences for rape, fair or not?

Recently we have seen a rise in stories in the news of girls being raped, especially victims who were underaged. In the majority of these cases, the accused seem to only serve a small percentage of their sentences. So the poll question is: Do you think it is time that the sentences and punishments were stricter?

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Winter-proof skin AUTUMN has settled in, and after mak­ ing itself comfortable, it is finally bring­ ing colder temperatures. For many, the cooler temperature is a welcome relief to the blazing heat and humidity of the summer. But the biggest organ in the body ­ the skin ­ has already started getting goose bumps. Skin is our protection against external conditions and forms a protective barri­ er over the body’s surface. The epider­ mis is the outermost layer and makes sure to keep water in the body and in­ fectious germs from entering. Seasonal changes can irritate and ex­ acerbate existing skin conditions. A big percentage of the population is affected by some type of skin ailment in varying degrees of severity. Wind and cold ag­ gravates dry and inflamed skin. Existing conditions can react badly to changes in routine, for example, more layers of clothing and temperature variations from outdoors to indoors. For people who experience rosacea, the summer months can be a bad time of year. On the other hand, a wintery cli­

mate can be problematic for eczema, psoriasis and acne. Even people with a healthy dermis will notice red cheeks, taut skin and cracked lips. People with pre­existing problems will often experi­ ence flare­ups. Cold temperatures make the skin’s pores tighter and reduces blood circula­ tion, thus diminishing natural oils known as sebum. Sebum is essential in forming a protective layer and traps moisture to avoid the skin from drying out. Consequences of less sebum are seen by acne sufferers; whose skin depends on the substance to block the entry of bacteria in pores. During the winter, bacteria penetrates pores easily and can result in outbreaks. Patients who have to deal with eczema, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis generally complain about increased irritation, flaky skin and inflammation. Although the effects of winter cannot be completely avoided, experts do rec­ ommend following a series of habits that can benefit the skin. An important thing to avoid is scald­

ing hot baths and showers as the heat strips the skin of its natural oils. A short­ er and cooler shower will help and using a moisturising cream straight after­ wards is a must. Exposure to hot environments such as air­conditioned cars or rooms with dry air can further de­ hydrate the epidermis. A conscious effort should be made to drink plenty of water and supplement­ ing diet with Omega 3 and 6 oils can reduce inflammation. Cosying up to the radiator or fireplace will al­ so cause dryness, a humidifier will combat this and add moisture to the home. A few other tips to fight the frost include picking a soothing lip balm, ditching irritating clothing and al­ ways wearing gloves to protect hands. Wash­ ing up gloves are again advised when touching chemicals or grease.

WINTER SKIN: Protect yourself against the frost.


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Hormonal balance in danger IN a world of increasing harmful substances and plastic waste, it is important to be aware of en­ docrine disruptors. These dis­ ruptors are chemicals that can interfere with the body’s hor­ monal balance. At certain doses they can cause very grave ill­ nesses and consequences on an otherwise healthy person. Ail­ ments can include infertility, cancer, thyroid problems, loss of memory, autism, diabetes and obesity. The danger with endocrine disruptors is that we are con­ stantly surrounded by them. Chemicals in common house­ hold objects contain the danger­ ous substances. One of the most studied disruptors is Bisphenol A or BPA. It can be found in plastic bottles, food containers, fra­

grances, cleaning products, DVDs, the lining of food cans, receipts and toys, among others. The compound is the starting material for polycarbonate plas­ tics and in 2015 about four mil­ lion tonnes were produced, making it one of the most pro­ duced chemicals worldwide. BPA mimics oestrogen and has hormone­like properties. The use of this plastic has been studied after alarm was raised in the scientific world. The Euro­ pean Union put in place regula­ tions and banned its use in baby bottles, although the European Food Safety Authority has de­ clared that the substance poses no threat to consumers of any age. However, many researchers continue to explain the risks as­ sociated with this endocrine dis­ ruptor and in 2017 the Euro­ pean Chemicals Agency announced that BPA should be included as a substance of high concern. Babies and young chil­ dren could be among the most

HORMON E WORRY: Plastic bottles contain harmful chemicals.

affected, as at this young age hormones play a big role in de­ velopment. Both female and male repro­ ductive systems suffer a big im­ pact with lower amounts of sperm and testosterone in men and early puberty and a reduc­ tion of fertility in women. In re­ spect to mental well­being and the brain, it could possibly cause anxiety, hyperactivity and ag­ gression as well as learning dis­ abilities. Higher quantities of BPA are associated to hyperten­ sion and heart illnesses. It can lead to an increase in weight and the appearance of Type II di­ abetes. Thyroid functions can also be affected and prostate and breast cancer cases increase. Endocrinologists are appeal­

ing to make use of caution and ask to progressively reduce these types of substances in consumer products until investi­ gations can offer definitive proof. The World Health Organ­ isation has revealed there are more than 800 types, although the number could be much higher. The association has named them as a global threat that needs to be carefully vigilat­ ed. Nicolás Olea, professor of medicine at Granada University, is one of the most knowledge­ able experts in the study of these chemicals. He maintains that scientific evidence of their negative impact is undeniable and overwhelming. He reiterates that European control needs to be even stricter in the future.

Banishing baldness HAIR loss might have just become a thing of the past. Biotechnology firm HairClone has been granted a licence by the UK to open the world’s first follicle banking system. The hair bank will launch in Manchester and patients can now have their hair follicles cryopreserved and stored. Authorisation by the Human Tissue Authority has marked a big milestone for the exciting technology. Men and women worried about hair loss will have samples taken and frozen for future use. The technology will be open for all adults and will amount to an initial cost of around €2,900, plus €100 per year of storage. Currently hair transplants available cost around €8,000 and only redistribute existing hair. Millions of people suffer with hair loss, caused by a combination of genes and hor­ mones. The existing options include transplants and medication. This medication has varying re­ sults and generally produces unwanted side­ef­ fects. Minoxidil, also known as Regaine, is effec­ tive in up to two­thirds of users but can cause symptoms such as itchiness and heart palpita­

tions. Other similar pharmaceuticals have been linked to impotence, low fertility rates and de­ pression. Seeing as the current solutions for balding are lacking in many areas, this innovating technique is a welcome arrival. In the last moth South Ko­ rean investigations revealed that baldness is linked to air pollution. People in China had been found to suffer hair loss 20 years earlier than their fathers and grandfathers. Explanations for this phenomenon also included stress, poor sleep and unhealthy eating. To start the process, both patient and surgeon will first decide if banking is a good option. If the process moves forward around 100 hair follicles will be re­ moved under local anaesthetic from the back of the scalp. The whole procedure will between 30 and 60 minutes and no recovery time will be needed. Patients will be able to continue their routines as normal, whilst their hair samples will be stored a minus 180 degrees Celsius. Once these cells are frozen, they stop their ageing process. Over time, the subject’s hair will become shorter and finer.


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Gut health chaos A new study has found that up to 50 per cent of common medication negatively affects gut health. Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands explain that the discovery can ex­ plain many of pharmaceutical’s side effects, such as obesity. THE investigation showed that certain drugs changed the composition of gut bacteria, leading to a risk of intestinal infection and weight gain. Taking into ac­ count common drug cate­ gories, at least 18 of the 41 studied had notable reper­ cussions on the digestive system. The microbiome inside the intestines is made up of thousands of different types of bacteria. These or­ ganisms are essential in maintaining many health aspects such as a strong immune system, a healthy heart and regulating weight. These microbes work together as another organ in the body and can sometimes weigh between one and two kilos. If gut composition isn’t balanced and healthy many ailments can start to ap­ pear. Constant fatigue, skin irritation, food intoler­

ances and an upset stom­ ach are just a few of the consequences a debilitated microbiome can have. For the study, scientists analysed 2,000 stool sam­ ples from healthy people and those that presented irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. They then com­ pared the composition of non­drug user’s guts and people regularly on med­ ication. Fo u r o f t h e d r u g c a t e ­ gories were revealed to have the biggest impact: proton pump inhibitors ­ used for indigestion ­ laxa­ tives, antibiotics and met­ formin, the form of treat­ ment for diabetes Type 2. Metformin users had h i g h e r l e v e l s o f E­ c o l i , a bacterium that can cause deadly infections, whilst those on PPI produced a larger amount of fatty acids. Antidepressants

where also on the list, as the pills were seen to pro­ duce high levels of Eubac­ terium ramulus, that can lead to infections. However, some helpful steps can be taken to im­ prove and maintain the es­ sential bacteria. Stress is one of the biggest culprits and can be lowered by walking, meditating, de­ creasing caffeine intake or doing activities. Quality of sleep is another guilty par­ ty and it should be a priori­ ty to ensure seven to eight hours of rest. Diet can be cared for by eating slowly, staying hy­ drated and eating probiotic foods or supplements. Yogurts and kefir can en­ hance the immune system and high­fibre foods will also have a positive im­ pact. Interestingly, garlic and onion have also been linked with many impor­ tant gut functions.

GUT PROBLEMS: Health can be negatively affected by pills.

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SOCIAL SCENE U p d a t e o n f o o d , d r i n k , e n t e r t a i n m e n t s , w h a t ’s o n a n d w e e k l y h a p p e n i n g s

GLAMOUR model Bianca Gas­ coigne shone as she showed off her incredible figure in a golden bikini during a week­ end of birthday celebrations in Marbella. Paul Gascoigne’s daughter mixed business with pleasure as she modelled the skimpy two­piece, pulling off numerous sultry poses in front of the cameras. At one point she gave the photographers a bird’s eye view of the results of her re­

cent Brazilian bum lift ­ a move she told The Sun Inline was a direct consequence of her body dysmorphia. She said that ‘I have tried to get my bum how I wanted but I never really got there so I saw this as an op­ tion.’ The 33­year­old opted for a clinic in Marbella six weeks ago. The birthday girl’s celebra­ tions will have been extra happy after her former foot­

GOLDEN GIRL: Bianca Gascoigne celebrated 33rd birthday in Marbella. baller father was recently cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a Durham train in August 2018.

Reality betrayal FORMER TOWIE cast member Lauren Goodger was spotted soaking up the sun during a recent trip to Marbella. Lauren’s break comes amid reports she feels ‘betrayed and upset’ that her close friend Yas­ min Oukhellou had dated her criminal ex­flame Jake McLean. The reality star dated the jailbird between 2012 and 2016 and only discovered the secret

tryst after a girls’ holiday this summer. She is said to be heartbroken and trying to put on a brave face since finding out about the ro­ mance. Oukhellou chose not to confide in her friend about what had happened and after hearing through word of mouth, friends say Lauren can­ not see how she can ever be friends with Yazmin again.

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Sparkling red carpet CELEBRITIES dressed up and hit the town in Sevilla as the MTV EMAs kicked off. The Andalucian capital was the epicen­ tre of excitement as popstars and celebs walked the red car­ pet. Liam Gallagher collected his first ever Rock Icon award at the ceremony and true to form, thanked the show for recognising his brilliance. He gave a short speech and congrat­ ulated Sevilla for being a lovely city, later closing the show with his new song and the Oasis hit Wonderwall. The show was hosted by American popstar Becky G and saw the likes of Nicole Scherzinger, Dua Lipa, Ma­ bel and Spanish singer Ros­ alía. US singer Halsey won the Best Pop award and Bil­ lie Eilish won the Best Song with her number one sin­ gle Bad Guy. One Direction star Niall Horan also walked Sevilla’s red carpet, as did Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner RED CARPET: Celebrities took Georgina Rodriguez. over Sevilla.

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Four handed concerts ITALIAN classical pianists Chiara Nicora and Ferdinando Baroffio perform four­handed at a piano and will be present­ ing two concerts in Alfas del Pi during November. Both events are sponsored by the local Classical Music Soci­ ety which is supported by the Alfas Council and entry for each recitation costs €10 with dis­ counts for those qualifying. The first takes place in the Casa Cultura at 8pm on Satur­ day, November 16 and the pair who have played together since 1993 will be performing works by Beethoven and Mozart in a two­hour presentation. The following day at noon they will present a different se­ lection of music, this time in the Albir Social Centre with music by Moszkowski, Brahms, Bu­ soni, Chaminade and Stravinsky.

CLASSICS: The Nicora Baroffio Duo. THE Benidorm Palace is renowned for its supper shows and huge stage, but on certain Sundays it promotes a differ­ ent range of entertainment. On November 24, it’s Time to Shine as youngsters from dif­

Future stars ferent performing arts groups and associations appear to­

gether showcasing their talent and there may even be a chance to catch a star of the future. Tickets cost €22 for adults, €12 for under 12s and those under three are free. To book call 965 851 660.


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Pumpkin soup BOWLER’S PRIVATE DINING A LO V E LY and easy home­ made creamy pumpkin soup, a real winter warmer for the next few months. The sweetness from the pumpkin and nuttiness from the almond makes this a real winner for a light lunch or dinner. For my second recipe ‘marinated chicken,’ Soy sauce is great in marinades for grilled chicken, as it stands up to grilled flavours. A real easy recipe for a quick midweek dinner after that busy day at work, it’s not as hard as it sounds. Take your shoes off, turn the mu­ sic on and enjoy your time in the kitchen...!

!!Dani’s weekly food tip!! Take one minute to mentally walk through what you’re cooking before you start. This will make your life easier having everything ready.

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Pumpkin and almond soup Method Drizzle olive oil into a large pan on a medi­ um heat. Add the onion, garlic, pumpkin and half the almonds and cook until soft­ ened. Add the stock and cream, season well and bring to the boil and simmer for 40 min­ utes, blitz in a liquidizer and mix till smooth. Season to taste. Ingredients: Olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 kilo pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and chopped 100g almonds 500ml vegetable or chicken stock 300ml double cream Salt Pepper

PUMPKIN SOUP: Easy to make.

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Final stages of development WITH DBX’s unveil drawing closer, Aston Martin’s first SUV has entered the closing stages of the most comprehensive test regime of any Aston Martin and the luxury British marque can now confirm the beating heart of the most versatile product in its illustrious history. With extensive everyday real­world driving and high­performance track evaluation taking place at locations worldwide ­ including the brand’s two key engineering centres at Silverstone, UK and the Nürburgring, Germany ­ Chief Engineer Matt Becker’s team have focused their development work to ensure the broad dynamic capability required of DBX. While conducting durability testing at the demanding Nürburgring race cir­ cuit, DBX has delivered cornering speeds on par with the brand’s most focused sports car Vantage, while achieving braking figures greater than the marque’s Super GT, DBS Superleg­

NEAR COMPLETION: Aston Martin’s first SUV. gera. This brutal combination of perfor­ mance for an SUV has already seen As­ ton Martin’s engineering team regular­ ly achieve sub eight­minute Nordschleife lap times during their reg­

ular testing regime. DBX will feature a 4.0­litre twin­tur­ bo V8, tuned to deliver the exhilaration of a modern GT. While recognisable from its application in the brand’s exist­

ing Vantage and DB11 sports cars, DBX’s V8 engine surpasses the perfor­ mance credentials of these V8­pow­ ered models delivering 550PS and 700Nm of torque.

High speed testing has already proven DBX to repeatedly exceed 180mph, with final top speed and ac­ celeration figures being set within the closing stages of the testing process. As highlighted in a video release, DBX’s vocal chorus has also been honed by the brand’s dedicated acoustic team. With a focus on creating a broader, more solid acoustic note, DBX’s exhaust system has been tuned to reflect a deep bass with increasing mid­tones, creating true auditory exhil­ aration, particularly in more sporting drive modes. DBX’s testing programme continues apace, with Matt Becker, Aston Mar­ tin’s Chief Engineer commenting: “We have concentrated our work to ensure that the calibration and tune of this 4.0­ litre twin­turbo V8 delivers both the everyday usability and refinement ex­ pected by SUV owners. However, we have also focused heavily on matching that with the engaging driving dynam­ ics that are commanded by our brand and inherent in every Aston Martin.”


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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher THE Tarraco is the latest SUV model in the SEAT range, a spacious family-orientated sevenseater competing for sales in one of the toughest sectors of the market. Yet the Spanish manufactur­ er ­ part of the giant VW­Audi Group ­ need have no worries about making an impact, the Tarraco immediately impress­ es with its space, driving dy­ namics and high levels of stan­ dard equipment. Prices start at €32,684 (£28,230) for entry versions which still have features such as seven seats, rear parking sensors, alloy wheels, digital cockpit, cruise control and a touch­screen infotainment unit with smartphone integra­ tion. In all there are four trim levels each adding more equip­ ment. My mid­range SE Technolo­ gy version, priced at €35,954 (£31,055) adds various other features including sat­nav, pri­

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SEAT Tarraco LATEST SUV: Immediately impresses with its space.

vacy glass, larger alloy wheels, enhanced connectivity and even aircraft­style drop­down tables. Safety kit includes dri­ ver­attention alert and lane­ keep assist. Powered by a 2.0­litre diesel engine (petrol versions are also available) it offers 148 hp and was mated to a six­speed man­ ual gearbox. Top speed is 202

Facts at a glance Model: SEAT Tarraco SE Technology Engine: 2.0 litre diesel Transmission: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 9.8 seconds, top speed 202 kph (126 mph) Economy: 16.3 kpl (46 mpg) Emissions: 129 g/km

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

kph (126 mph), the 0­100 kph time is 9.8 seconds and emis­ sions 129 g/km. Average fuel economy is 16.3 kpl (46 mpg). Exterior styling is quite ele­ gant and inside, Tarraco im­ presses with its space. There is good head and leg rooms for front and mid­row occu­ pants and the while the two rear seats are larger than some in the class, they are still really

for children. With five seats oc­ cupied, boot space is substan­ tial at 700 litres and with the middle­row folded down, you get a van­like 1,775 litres. With sliding mid­row seats, good interior stowage space, variable level boot floor and roof rails, the Tarraco earns full marks for practicality. On the road, the car drives fluently and the firm suspension set­up delivers assured cornering though ride comfort does suf­ fer slightly on rougher roads. Rivals in the sector include the Skoda Kodiaq (larger load space) and Peugeot 5008 (smoother ride) but overall, the new Tarraco has enough of its own stand­out characteris­ tics to take on the best that the class has to offer. Model tested was UK­speci­ fication and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.


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STYLISH: The Alpine A110S.

Alpine A110S WITH an intense sports car persona and assertive styling, the A110S joins the A110 Pure and A110 Légende in the Alpine model range. Assuming a position at the top of the line­up, the A110S is a lightweight coupe characterised by high engine pow­ er, a focused chassis setup and refined design elements. The A110S has been engineered to deliver precise handling re­ sponse and exacting high­speed stability. Sophisticated styling flourishes inside and out, as well the use of high­end materials such as carbon fibre and Dinamica upholstery, amplify the car’s purposeful nature.

At its core a true Alpine, the A110S is a mid­engined, two­seat sports car that delivers 292PS and weighs 1114kg. It is engaging to drive at all speeds while still being comfortable in everyday use. Approachable and undemanding to drive, the A110S is faithful to Alpine’s underlying principles of lightweight engineering, compact dimensions and performance through agility. Priced €66,500* before options, the A110S is available to or­ der from the Renault Group immediately. Deliveries are due to begin before the end of the year.

Designed for urban life T H E a l l n e w To y o t a Ya r i s h a s b e e n d e signed to meet the increasing challenges of everyday urban life. Today’s compact car customers are amongst Europe’s most demanding and they typically undertake their busy lives in congested urban environments that present them with ever-increasing challenges. They expect their car to deliver style and practicality. They want it to be easy to park, agile in the city and comfortable on longer journeys. They expect leading levels of safety and the lowest possible running costs. In addition they are more environmentally aware than ever before and seek relevant solutions that fit their daily schedule and surroundings. And, of course, they also prefer these attributes to be delivered at an affordable price. To respond to these everincreasing demands, the new Yaris brings Toyota’s New

Global Architecture (TNGA) philosophy to the compact car segment for the first time. For the new Yaris, this is delivered through the first use of the new G A-B platform, and the first use of the

new T N G A three-cylinder, fourth generation hybrid system. This approach is complemented by advances in active and passive systems to create the world’s safest compact car.

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Ford Accessories Package THE new 2020 Ford F­250 Super Duty debuts in Tremor off­road trim with Black Appear­ ance Package by Ford Accessories as the most capable four­wheel drive Super Duty ever. The well­appointed truck features ag­ gressive 35­inch Goodyear Wrangler Dura­ trac tyres combined with a two­inch front­ end lift from the factory for best­in­class water fording capability and the best ap­ proach and departure angles of any Super Duty ever. Super Duty Tremor comes equipped with a locking rear differential and a Dana limited­slip front differential. The Ford Performance Parts Winch by Warn showcased on this build will be avail­ a b l e a s a n o r d e r a b l e o p t i o n o n p r o p e r l y­ equipped Tremors in early 2020. A Ford Per­ formance Parts chase rack, rock light, 50­inch LED light bar kit by Rigid, Ford Accessories Raptor­style side steps with ‘Ford’ lettering, bed ramps and a Toughbed spray­in bedliner give it some real SEMA flair. Ford vehicle personalisation earthquake graphics and tail­ gate lettering complete the look for this cus­ tom creation by Ford Accessories.


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England Rugby Team Slammed As Bad Losers ENGLAND'S players have come under fire for refusing to wear their runners­up medals after losing the Rug­

by World Cup final. England were easily beaten by South Africa’s relentless intensity as their World

Cup final ended with a crush­ ing 32­12 defeat in the final at International Stadium Yokohama. As England were given their runners up medals, lock Itoje did not put the silver­ ware around his neck while Kyle Sinckler immediately ripped his off. Rugby fans around the world slammed England as sore and bad losers across so­ cial media. Thousands mocked the los­ ing team worldwide. One wrote: ‘England having a temper tantrum refusing to wear their medals. Pathetic.’ There were several thou­ sand more of similar nature. Stuart Johnson tweeted ‘If you win a silver medal in a 100­metre Olympics final do you throw it away?’ England clearly haven’t done themselves any favours in the publicity stakes thats for sure.

ANDRÉ GOMES: Was carried off on a stretcher after a poor tackle by Son.

Everton v Spurs EVERTON started the game the better team hogging the ball. Spurs could not get hold of it. Although on 11 minutes Spurs almost carved an opening. After some patient build up play, Toby Alderweireld floated a cross­field ball into Davies, who slides in Eriksen. But Everton even­ tually managed to crowd Tottenham out. It was a slick move, a sign of how Spurs can open up teams when they are on form. Teams went in at half time level 0­0. The game opened up on 68 minutes when Dele Alli struck after Alex Iwobi squandered possession, Son put in Alli, who drove inside Djibril Sidibé and fired into the corner beyond Pickford. It was a thumping finish and Alli’s cel­ ebration packed a punch too. Alli basked in glo­ ry, after Spurs broke the deadlock at Goodison. On 78 minutes Son made a poor tackle, there was a real concern for André Gomes. Son Heung­min looked absolutely distraught, close to tears. Son’s tackle was not brilliant at all. Son Heung­min was sent off. But the Tottenham forward had to be consoled as he headed down the tunnel crying like a baby. Both sets of players appeared very distressed at the injury sustained to André Gomes. Replays suggested the injury to André Gomes was sustained after

Son’s challenge, as a result of the way he fell. In truth Son was unlucky to see red, the ref­ eree clearly changed his mind after seeing the leg of the injured Gomes, the tackle itself was­ n’t that bad a challenge. André Gomes was carried off on a stretcher. Marco Silva’s eyes appeared to be watering. It looked a very nasty injury. Goodison rose to its feet as the midfielder was carried off. An am­ bulance whisked him off to hospital. Juan Foyth replaced Aurier for Spurs, who were down to 10 players with the sending off. As 90 minutes appeared on the clock there was an extra 12 minutes to play due to the de­ lay. The game, as you would expect, had gone very flat after the horrifying injury to André Gomes. That Son was distraught and the dis­ tress of both sets of players and the crowd spoke volumes of the severity of the injury. On the 98th minute Everton went level ­ it was a brilliant goal. Tosun powered home a header, meeting Lucas Digne’s brilliant volleyed, first­time cross. It was a wonderful floating cross into Digne by Yerry Mina, who lost his footing after sending the ball across the field. Digne fired the ball into the box, where Calvert­Lewin and Tosun were champing at the bit, and Tosun did the rest. The result 1­1.

Liverpool v Aston Villa TREZEGUET scored first in the game with a tap­in at Villa Park on Sunday. There was a consul­ tation for a possible offside, but the goal stood and Liverpool were behind. On the half hour Roberto Firmino ‘scored’ an equaliser for Liverpool that was controversially ruled offside. Liverpool went in at half time 0­1 down and it stayed that way until until Andy Robertson scored his third goal for Liver­ pool and it was a timely one to take them level with only five minutes of normal play left. Liverpool snatched the lead Sadio Mane scored with a flick­ on from a late 94th minute cor­ ner to win the match.


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SIXTH TIME CHAMPION IT was lights out and away they went in the US Grand Prix. The front runners got away well and Bottas came out on top, but Albon and Sainz veered off and made contact, but returned to the track at Austin, Texas. Then Hamilton passed Leclerc and Vettel, Norris moved ahead of Ricciar­ do. Vettel was struggling already. Fer­ rari did not seem to have fired their tyres up, Leclerc was fourth and Vettel sixth. Vettel was complaining of damage. Another who had some was Albon,who had already come into the pits, having been squeezed by Sainz and veering off the track. But the top two looked unscathed ­ Bottas lead from Verstappen, with Hamilton in third. Vettel had also been overtaken by Ricciardo, leaving the German in seventh. Sainz and Albon went under investi­

gation by the stewards over a first­ turn collision. There was plenty of movement in pecking orders ­ Raikko­ nen had gained six places since the start, and he was up to 11th. Bottas lead by 1.3 seconds from Verstappen, with Hamilton third. It was an interest­ ing start. Lap 8. More woe for Vettel ­ his rear suspension had gone, and he slid off the track. He was having an absolute nightmare, and he was becalmed at trackside. Ricciardo passed Norris and moved into fifth. That suspension failure ended his involvement on lap 11 in this Grand Prix, his first DNF here. Towards the back, Perez took advantage of a Giov­ inazzi lock­up at turn 12 to sneak ahead of him into 14th. By lap 17 Bottas set a new fastest lap for the race on lap 16, as Hamilton had his one­stop strategy confirmed by his team. Meanwhile Albon was told by his team that they had spotted

some damage to the car, and he was struggling back down in 13th, having lost six places since the start. Lap 26. Bottas lead by five seconds from Verstappen, with Hamilton eight seconds further back in third. Leclerc was fourth, 24 seconds off the lead, with Ricciardo fifth. Next lap was the give away to tac­ tics. A swift Hamilton lap 26 took a 2.7 seconds chunk out of Bottas’s lead. Hamilton was now told ‘It’s critical we make the one­stop plan work,’ cau­ tioning him about not burning the speed too excessively to save the tyres. With 20 laps to go with tyre strate­ gy playing out Hamilton now lead, but he was beginning to question his tyres, so he and Mercedes faced a judgement call on how to handle this race but he stayed out, late stages he was caught by Bottas but it didn’t real­ ly matter, Hamilton finished second to become sixth time world champion!

LEWIS HAMILTON: Sixth time world champion.

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