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FOUR so-called ‘hugging’ muggers preying on expats along the Costa Blanca have been arrested, and are believed to be linked to more than 90 crimes. Guardia Civil detained a Romanian brother and sister in Calpe last week who were wanted by courts in Alicante, Valencia, Benidorm and Vera in Almeria for numerous robberies. The 26-year-old man and the 33-year-old woman are believed to have moved around Spain, focusing on coastal towns and tourist destinations. Their victims were predominantly senior citizens, the vulnerable and people with reduced mobility, many of them foreigners. A typical strategy was for the sister to approach men and make suggestive propositions, and while she was embracing them pocket the jewellery and watches they were wearing. They particularly went after Rolex watches. They would resort to violence to get what they wanted if necessary. The pair, who have lived in Spain for more than a decade, have been linked to more than 90 crimes, the Guardia reported. The two appeared at court in
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VICTIMS: The thieves targeted senior citizens, the vulnerable and people with reduced mobility. Denia, which ordered they be released with charges ahead of their trial, with precautionary measures. Guardia Civil arrested two other young Romanians in Calpe for the same kind of crime in November. The 19and the 23-year-old have been linked to seven muggings and three violent robberies. Among the pieces stolen were three watches, two valued at €10,000 and one at €25,000, as well as necklaces, bracelets and other items of
gold jewellery worth more than €5,000. A number of the mugging victims suffered minor injuries and bruising in struggles with the thieves.
Courts in Girona, Malaga, Alicante, Valencia and Castellon were after the duo. Again, a court in Denia ordered their release with charges until their trial.
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Denia fire hero AN undocumented Senegalese who rescued a disabled man from a house fire in Denia could soon have legal status in Spain. Spanish press reported the Government Delegation in the Valencian Community has i n i t i a t e d p r o ce d u re s with the Employment Ministry to secure documentation and a foreigner’s identity card for Gorgui Lamine Sow, government delegate Juan Carlos Fulgencio commenting this is an “exceptional case.” Street hawker Gorgui Lamine Sow was walking down Calle Port when he saw smoke billowing out from a first floor balcony and heard cries for help. Without thinking twice he scrambled up the wall and
got over a balcony and into th e b u rn in g h o u s e w hile neighbours fetched a ladder. He managed to hoist Alex Caudeli onto his shoulder and carry him down to safety before the emergency services arrived. The brave hero washed his hands in a neighbour ’s house and went on his way before anyone had a chance to find out his name. Within days Gorgui was tracked down and named in Spanish press. He reportedly came to Spain from Senegal several years ago, and liv es in G a n d ia w ith his girlfriend and baby daughter. Denia residents started a public petition calling for Gorgui to be given work and residency papers as a reward for his act of bravery. Denia Council wrote to
the Sub-delegation of the Government in Alicante to ask for his status, and by extension that of his family, to be re gula ris e d a s s oon a s possible, Spanish press reported. Last week the 20-year-old was reunited with the man whose life he has been credited with saving after Alex, who is unable to walk, was released from hospital following treatment for burns.
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BRAVE: Without thinking twice Gorgui scaled the wall and went into the burning house to rescue disabled Alex.
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Births down ALICANTE has registered its lowest ever birthrate, National Institute of Statistics figures for 2018 putting it at 7.66 per 1,000 inhabitants, down from 8.18 the previous year. There were 14,161 births in the province altogether last year, while the number of deaths totalled 16,270.
Railway drill THE TRAM in Serra Grossa carried out a fire drill as emergency services simulated an explosion on train line 1 from Luceros to Benidorm. The drill was organised by the Security department of Valencian Railways to organise and coordinate the response plan in case of emergency.
Eco future THE mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, took part in the Climate Summit in Madrid, where he presented future sustainability measures such as a Social Inclusion Plan. More than €100 million will be invested in projects aligned with the 2030 UN Sustainability Development Goals.
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THE number of travellers using Alicante airport was up 4.8 per cent in November on the same month last year to 934,652 passengers. Of these 366,503 were British, 125,784 Spanish, 63,455 Dutch, 52,029 Belgian, 50,380 German and 46,198 Norwegian. The total number of flights was 6,673.
A 54-YEAR-OLD man died from the injuries he sustained when he was crushed by the vehicle he was repairing in a private garage in Sax, Spanish press reported. The Novelda Guardia Civil have opened an investigation to establish how the tragic accident happened.
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Recycling endeavours T H E t o w n h a l l i n A l i c a n t e h a s a p p ro v e d a new agreement that expands the collaboration with Ecoembes, a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainability and eco-friendly practices. The decision will see yellow plastic recycling bins in the city increase by 200 containers. The 873 yellow bins that are currently installed in Alicante, have collected 3.2 million kilos of plastic waste in the past year. Councillor for the Environment, Manuel Villar, explained that the agreement will facilitate recycling. He thanked citizens for their recycling efforts, as they allow the city to manage waste sustainably while also reducing costs for the municipality.
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Happy toll-free New Year A GROUP of Marina Alta residents are planning a New Year’s Eve ‘bring-your-own-dinner’ to celebrate the lifting of AP-7 motorway tolls. They plan to enter the AP-7 at Benissa and drive to the Sant Antoni ser vice area at Kilometre 613.2 where they will enjoy a picnic supper before celebrating both the New Year and the abolition of tolls by driving to the Ondara exit. For the first time since the AP-7’s Altea-Ondara section was opened in 1979, there will be nothing to pay, said the Adeu AP-7 group, which has publicised the event via social media and has already received enquiries from 300 people. Despite general satisfaction that the AP-7 will soon be toll-free, doubts are arising regarding the ability of its existing access roads to bear the increase in traffic linking to the saturated N-332 main road.
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Grape fiasco THE mayors of the municipalities belonging to the A s s o c i a t i o n o f g r a p e p ro ducers ‘Uva de Mesa Embolsada Vinalopó,’ are w i l l i n g t o a d o p t p re s s u re measures to defend the sector against the p ro s p e c t o f a n e w r i s e i n agricultural insurance. Novelda, Aspe, Monforte del Cid, La Romana and Agost have come together to criticise the Ministry of Agriculture for not fulfilling their pledge to offer farmers ‘à la carte insurance’ to reduce their costs. Agroseguro announced an increase of more than 9 per cent in the price of agricultural insurance by 2020. The news led to an emer-
gency meeting between the mayors and the representatives of the bagged grape sector, to analyse the situation and determine a solution. Shortly before the meeting, mayor of Novelda Fran Martínez, criticised the Ministry of Agriculture for breaching the agreements that had been reached between them. Senior officials of the Ministry vowed to study the feasibility of a reduction in prices just two weeks before announcing the insurance increase. The sector estimates that the rise in insurance prices could put 12,000 jobs in jeopardy and the mayors of the region have announced they will deploy all the necessary political actions to defend their prized sector.
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DISASTER: The price increase would endanger the sector.
Wildfire worries
MOST AFFECTED: Just under half the area affected by fires in 2018 was in Denia.
AROUND one in two of the wildfires in the Marina Alta area are started intentionally, statistics show. According to figures from the CREAMA Marina Alta Consortium for Economic Recovery and Activity’s observatory, which collects data on the 33 member municipalities and the region, of the 22 fires in the region in 2018, half were started on purpose. Just over 27 hectares went up in flames over the year. Denia was the most affected locality in terms of area, accounting for 48 per cent of the total. With four blazes in 12 months, Javea had the highest number of fires.
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Battery recharge DECEMBER in La Nucia has seen work start up to enable six new electric vehicle recharge points. The ecofriendly advance has meant a €33,068 investment to install the charging docks.
The project was mostly funded by a €22,454 grant from the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness, while La Nucia Town Hall contributed €6,613. The new charging points
will be located in Biblioteca de Caravana, Pabellon parking and the parking at Olympic Stadium Camilo Cano. Installation takes place over a 15-day period, meaning the charging points will be operational before Christmas Day. With the six new additions, La Nucia will be home to 14 electric car charging points, the rest being located at the health centre on Avenida Porvilla, the parking at the climatised pool, the municipal warehouse and Lab_Nucia. Since they came into operation a year ago, the first eight charging points have registered 400 electric car recharges.
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SELF-SUFFICIENT: The network would be installed on Monte Benacantil. ALICANTE is promoting a network of intelligent sensors to help fight fires and floods. The Department of Project Coordination is focusing on the use of technology to combat emergency situations and improve response time. Department coordinator Toño Peral, is working on creating and installing intelligent sensors that could transmit
warning signals to emergency services if a fire or an unusual accumulation of water is detected. The project was presented at the Climate Summit in Madrid during a seminar on ‘Innovation in the Fight and Prevention of Forest Fires.’ Sources from the coalition government of PP and Ciudadanos, have explained that the proposal would connect the sensor network with a sprinkler irrigation system.
The projection would be focused on the Monte Benacantil and the Castle of Santa Barbara areas, turning them into self-sufficient environmental spaces. The project, which also includes reforestation measures, is eligible for European financing. Its budget amounts to €6 million, of which 80 per cent could be subsidised if the proposal is approved by the EU.
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ORDERLY: When the alarm went off teachers and pupils filed out the building to assemble in the school playground.
Evacuation practice T H E f i re e v a c u a t i o n plan was put to the test at La Nucia’s San Rafael school this week. The annual practice run simulating an emergency situation was aimed at coordinating and checking that all the elements of the plan function correctly. The drill was coordinated by La Nucia Civil Protection, the Local Police, the school heads and the council’s Education and Public Safety departments. The Civil Protection and
Local Police chiefs Francisco Ballester and Javier Burrueco were there overseeing the simulation, along with school headmistress Noelia Perez and La Nucia local authority Education councillor Sergio Villalba. When the fire alarm went off , 637 pupi l s and 47 teachers filed out from the different floors in an orderly manner and assembled outside in the school playgr ound, t he desi gnat ed m eet i ng poi nt under t he school security plan.
Language revival PETRER has launched a campaign to normalise and give visibility to the Valencian language in bars and restaurants throughout the city. Councillor Sabina Sendra from the Linguistic Department said that the aim is to promote the use of Valencia all year long. Sendra pointed out that the department had focused its efforts on the Language Week they celebrate annually, but have now decided to promote all year round. For their new campaign, the town hall has distributed 180,000 napkins for free in more than 45 bars and restaurants in Petrer. The napkins have typical messages and proverbs written in Valencian that are related to food and they are also made from 100 per cent recycled paper. The Linguistic department has also welcomed bars that haven’t received any napkins to contact the town hall directly to request them. Technician at the department, José Diego Vicente, has stressed that the initiative aims to normalise the use of Valencian in every day life as well as encouraging the use of recycled materials.
The whol e evacuat i on process went off smoothly, t he counci l r epor t ed, t he building emptied of people in four and a half minutes.
Bar owner attack POLICE officers arrested a bar owner in Gandia after he attacked a person with a razor. The aggression occurred at 10pm on December 10 when a call alerted National Police that a person had been injured with a sharp instrument. Two officers attended the scene and treated a man who had a wound on his side. When asked, he admitted the injury had been caused by the owner of a bar following an argument. The man was transferred to Francesc de Borja regional hospital In Gandia where he received several stitches. Despite the large amount of blood, the injury was not serious or life-threatening. Officers proceeded to arrest the aggressor and took him to the Laval Police Station. After giving a Court statement, the aggressor was released on bail, which was set at €8,000. The judge also imposed a restraining order and prohibited the attacker from communicating with the victim.
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City is up and running THE mayor of Alicante Luis Barcala, announced route changes that will affect the Half Marathon planned for April 19, 2020. Councillor for Sport, José Luis Berenguer, also took part in the presentation of the 26th Edition of Alicante’s Half Marathon and 10k Aguas de Alicante race. The new 21-kilometre circuit has been homologated by the Spanish Royal Athletics Federation and will be shared by the 10-kilometre Aguas de Alicante race. The one-lap route, will start at the port and go through the most emblematic areas of the city,
ending along the coastline. According to the mayor, the half marathon will be one of the most important sporting events of the upcoming year and he added that the marathon had been designed to show off all of Alicante’s main attractions. The date was expressly set after the Easter celebrations, in order to continue boosting and supporting the city’s touristic and commercial sectors. The mayor highlighted that the race could also serve as extra training for professional athletes who were preparing for the summer 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
EMBLEMATIC: The event will show off Alicante’s main attractions.
RUN DOWN: San Fernando Castle is in a state of disrepair.
Fortress facelift THE town hall will invest €1.4 million in restoring Alicante’s castles. The city plans to approve the restoration project in Castillo de Bárbara, budgeted at €264,439 and a contract for €1,155,276 in Castillo de San Fernando. Councillor for Culture, Antonio Manresa, has said that the local government is firmly committed to caring for Alicante’s heritage. He explained that the renovation work is necessary in order to provide a quality cultural and touristic offer for residents and foreign visitors. Renovations on Santa Barbara castle will take five months and will focus on restoring the Bastion of Santa Barbara, as well as fixing loose blocks at the base of the castle. The work will be done with materials that are compatible with the existing ones, as well as allowing the easy reversal of all the changes. The Board will also approve a renovation contract for San Fernando Castle, that will focus on architectural recovery and accessibility. The town hall has commissioned the renovations in order to open the historical Castle to the public as a tourist attraction. Work includes making the castle accessible, and restorations in the vaults, the lower and upper terraces as well as in the circular tower.
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A NEW water saving initiative in Alicante-Elche airport uses a pioneering system to recycle water. The system takes advantage of reject water from various processes and gives it a second use. The objective of this system is to obtain a 15 per
Project takes flight cent saving in the airport’s water consumption, which would be equivalent to seven Olympic pools every year. A
separate network for water collection has been installed in the terminal’s basins and air conditioners. It will also
collect the reject water from the water plant that supplies the restaurants and cafes. Once collected, the water
is treated and stored in a tank to be used in the 350 toilets that are distributed in the airport grounds.
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Alicante-Elche airport has integrated the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals into its environmental policies and has taken into account that although Alicante sees torrential rain, it also suffers from long periods of drought.
Cab nightmare FOUR young women endured a frightening experience when their Cabify driver refused to drop them at their destination and instead accelerated away before crashing into a roundabout at high speed. Clara, Andrea, Lucia and Alicia called for a Cabify car on Saturday evening in Alicante. The trip was to cost Clara Garrido a broken rib, cracked finger and bruising, with her companions lucky to escape from their ordeal with bruises. They got in the car on the Rambla and had Avenida Locutor Vicente Hipólito, in Playa de San Juan, as their destination. Soon after they got in the vehicle the driver had asked them how they were going to pay - by card or via the App. He then said: “This trip is going to be free for you.” Everything was normal, they said, until they reached
their destination. “We told him where he had to stop - but from there we cannot explain what went through his head,” said Clara. “When we told him where to leave us, he started to accelerate, without any explanation. We started shouting at him, to stop us, but he went on, dodging several cars, until we hit the TRAM roundabout, flying over the tracks,” she added, speaking to the Spanish press. “During the trip he dedicated himself to telling us about his private life, such as that he had just separated and that it had been his birthday and no one had congratulated him.” In addition to ambulances, the incident was attended by Local Police officers, who are investigating the man for negligent driving. They also say he tested positive for using amphetamines. One of the women got in touch with Cabify to complain. “Explaining what had hap-
NIGHTMARE: Cabify driver refused to let women out of his car. pened to us, we were told that in the next three trips we would get a 15 per cent discount. I got very angry. Then, after demanding more, they
told me that they are not responsible, that they limit themselves to putting users and passenger transport companies in contact.”
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Search for missing man CREDIT: Proteccio Civil de Gata de Gorgos Facebook @pcgatadegorgos
THE hunt for a man who went missing in Gata de Gorgos on December 10 was extended to other areas after a search of most of the municipality failed to locate Miguel Angel Gilabert Garcia. Over the weekend the search efforts focused on Javea after a signal from his phone was detected in the Pla d’en Roca area. The last time the family of the 51-yearold saw him was when he set off first thing on Tuesday morning to find mushrooms and a mobile he lost in the mountainous Fuente de la Mata area of the municipality. For five days in a row 80 to 100 volunteers joined Guardia Civil, Local Police, firefighters, Civil Protection and the 112 emergency service, supported by dogs,
EFFORTS: Volunteers have joined the emergency services to try and locate Miguel Angel. drones and helicopters, in the efforts to locate Miguel Angel. On Sunday night Gata de Gorgos Civil Protection announced the search with volunteers had been deactivated, calling for members of the public to instead do their bit by putting up posters of the missing man in as many places
as possible while the Guardia Civil, firefighters and police continued the hunt out in the field. Miguel Angel is described as 1.82 metres tall and weighing 90 kilos. He was wearing jeans and dark jacket with yellow stripes and brown boots. He also had on a brown gunbelt.
SEARCH: Police are looking for the gang which threatened the couple and tied them up.
Terrifying ordeal A YOUNG couple had a terrifying ordeal after armed robbers got into their home in Denia in the early hours of last Thursday morning with the plan of breaking through into the next door tobacconist’s. The six gang members, who were carrying shotguns and clubs and were all wearing plastic masks to hide their faces, threatened the pair, then tied them up. According to Spanish media the thieves beat the man to get him to tell them where they kept their money. They also reportedly tried and failed several times to bore a hole through a wall into the shop. Eventually they gave up and stole jewellery, cash, mobiles and the couple’s top-of-the-range vehicle, which a number of the thieves made off in. The rest made their getaway in the van they had stolen earlier on in a municipality close to Alicante. As soon as the coast was clear the victims contacted the National Police, who launched a search for the robbers. According to Spanish press, police spotted the group in the van, who subsequently dumped the vehicle and fled through orange groves. Officers found three of the shotguns used in the attack on the Denia home in the vehicle. The police investigation is ongoing.
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Ruins to riches properties, but they now sit unused or in a state of ruin. This is the case of a Tarb e n a p ro p e r t y w h i c h t h e town hall has just acquired
for only one euro and that it plans to rehabilitate to give it a public use. The case of Tarbena is not the only one, in the same week, the town hall of Bolulla has done the same CREDIT: Taberna.es
SOME years ago, residents of the towns of the Marina Baixa region witnessed foreign citizens buying some of the old houses to convert them into their homes or second homes. However, over time many of them returned to their countries or passed them down to relatives who inherited those
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ABANDONED HOUSES: Property for only one euro.
with the purchase of another unused home for a nominal price. The house in Tarbena is located on Calle Santa Ana, a small road in the centre of this municipality of 627 inhabitants. The house has two
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floors and an appearance deteriorated by the passage of time and the lack of inhabitants. The mayor, Francisco Javier Molines, explained that the building and the one next door do have owners that the local administration has been trying to locate for months, but had not been successful even after publishing it in the Official State Gazette.
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BREXIT BRIEF by John Smith FOR those who were worried that Britain would change following Brexit and feared that the USA would step into the NHS Service, there is no need to worry as the London Resort, the brainchild of Paramount Pictures with fin a n c i n g t h ro u g h M i d d l e Eastern money is due to open in 2024. This theme park which will be built over more than 535 acres in Kent and remembers the once great history of the United Kingdom will be finished just as Boris Johnson is due to consider whether to stand for re-election. Depending on how things go over the next five years, it will be very relevant to both remainers and leavers as it will either stand as a glowing
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THEME PARK: London as envisaged by the resort.
IN an interview with Irish media following the l a t e s t E u r o p e a n U n i o n s u m m i t , Ta o i s e a c h (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has acknowledged that the massive win by the Conservatives puts a new complexion on Brexit. Leaders at the summit have accepted that Britain will leave in Januar y, but most are convinced that there will be insufficient time
Bare-bones deal to reach a detailed trade agreement between Britain and the EU before the transition period comes to an end in December 2020. Rather than then face a no-deal situation Mr Varadkar has suggested that it may be possi-
beacon to the new strong Britain or will be a place to wander through to remember the past. It will have a high street full of shops (which many towns no longer can boast) and it might even have a tribute to the NHS, as it was a major achievement bringing free medical attention to an entire country. There will be a whole range of different historic areas with themed rides supplied by Paramount Pictures as well as other areas supported by the BBC and ITV hoping to take advantage of the potential licensing income that could be generated. It doesn’t just look backwards but will also have a future section which the company promises to be exciting and will leave visitors “mesmerised at things that should be impossible but are not.” Just five years to wait until we can all see the Shape of Things to Come.
ble to enter into what he described as a “bare-bones agreement” in order to ensure some form of agreed position before the final details are negotiated. Having seen the fall of Unionist support in Northern Ireland following the General Election, he has warned that it is far too early to be considering forming a united Ireland.
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BREXIT EXTRA New beginning FORMER Buck’s Fizz singer Jay Aston stood for the Brexit Party in the Kensington constituency and ended up receiving 348 votes, but she might just have kept Labour out of the seat as the Tory candidate received just 150 votes more than her Labour opponent.
MEP support THE sister of Jacob Rees Mogg, Annunziata who is a Brexit Party MEP has, with two others, resigned from the party and will remain as Independents for the time being in order to support Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement.
Free trade NOW that Boris Johnson has such a large majority in Parliament it has been suggested that he will soften his demands for the final Brexit trade deal but a spokesman for Number 10 has denied this saying he wants a Canadian style free trade arrangement.
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EL CAMPELLO is asking for equal treatment between married and ‘de facto’ couples in their r i g h t t o b e re a v e m e n t a l lowance. The town hall in El Campello approved a formal proposal presented by Ciudadanos that defends equal treatment between spousal and de facto re-
Terror of kidnap A MAN has been arrested in Novelda in Alicante for allegedly holding his expartner against her will while coercing her into withdrawing the restraining order she had against him. The suspect has three previous restraining orders from three other women. The 30-year-old man was arrested, accused of holding and coercing his 28-year-old ex-partner. In a statement, the town hall in Novelda informed on Thursday, December 12 about the detention carried out by Local Police and the Guardia Civil. The press release stated that police intervention was carried out after the woman managed to message her sister via mobile phone, who then alerted Local Police. Several patrol cars found the woman and her alleged kidnapper on Maria Cristina street, where they were both accompanied by close relatives of the man. Local Police Chief in Novelda, Juan Carlos Escolano explained that allegedly, the woman had been suffering coercion for days. The detainee had been using physical and psychological abuse to pressure the woman into withdrawing the restraining order against him. Escolano said the involved parties were from a neighbouring town, and that the woman had been taken to Novelda against her will to present a letter of withdrawal at the courthouse.
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Widower’s debate lationships in their access to a Widow’s pension. The proposal was backed by P P, P S O E , C o m p r o m í s a n d E U and will now be sent to the Spanish government to urge the
modification of the Royal Decree that dictates the laws regarding bereavement allowance. In Spain, a de facto relationship is considered to include a stable, daily coexistence with
shared assets and interests. H o w e v e r, u n l i k e m a r r i a g e , these couples aren’t legally recognised at state level as there is no national law in place, a fact that is highly criti-
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cised as a lot of people consider this stance to be outdated. Julio Oca from Ciudadanos stressed that registered de facto couples are a legitimate family model, that fulfil their social, economic and legal obligations. He considers that government bodies should support them and adapt the law to modern society.
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ALICANTE has been named the Spanish base for the European artificial intelligence investigation centre. The provincial capital will
now become part of the European Lab for Learning & Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) network, which aims to give the competitive edge over the US and Asia in terms of AI, and
which is made up of some 20 centres in 10 European nations and Israel. The news Alicante had been chosen was made public this week in Vancouver at a gathering of the international scientific community. Valencia government president Ximo Puig maintained the approval of Alicante’s candidacy was the result of his administration’s backing for the idea that “the Valencian Community, and Alicante in particular, becomes a reference point in southern Europe for investigation into new technology and in an inclusive AI, centred on people and which increases the productivity of the socio-economic structure.” It is, Puig said, “a great opportunity to attract excellent talent to the Valencian Community and to Alicante, and well as to highlight the value of what we already have.” He also stressed that the Generalitat has made modernisation and inclusive innovation
CUTTING EDGE: The Valencian president said Alicante will be at the Forefront of AI investigation. in the region as a priority with the creation of the Valencian Innovation Agency, the Innovation regional government department and the Digital District: the three bodies which lead innovation and investigation in the autonomous community, and which are all located in Alicante.
Alicante’s incorporation into the ELLIS network will, Puig commented, put the Valencian Community at the forefront in Spain of investigation which is strategic and for the future.” The ELLIS centres are dedicated to taking on the most important AI challenges, with a focus on excellence in investi-
gation and the social impact. In all, 28 candidacies from 13 countries were presented. As well as Alicante, the chosen proposals are in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Darmstadt, Delft, Freiburg, Helsinki, Linz, Lausana, Lovaina, Oxford, Prague, Saarbrücken, Tel Aviv, Tubinga, Vienna and Zurich.
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A COUPLE from Denia has launched a campaign on a crowdfunding platform asking for financial help to try to get out of the situation they are going through, which has forced them to live from their car. “I have been unemployed for three months, my partner and I are already living on the street because I cannot pay rent, electricity and water, we only have a benefit of €426 that ends this December,” explained Roberto Silvestre, in the message posted on the platform. With that single income of €426 per month, it is impossible for them to rent an apartment, “since they ask you for a payroll or one year’s rent in advance,” and points out that “nobody helps us, neither Social Services nor Caritas nor Red Cross.” This is why he is appealing to the community for help. Currently, there are difficulties in Denia in finding a rental
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LIVING IN THEIR CAR: Impossible for them to rent.
contract accessible to people with limited financial resources - as in the case of this couple.
Should anybody wish to donate to this cause they can do so by following this link:
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Home invasion family horror SIX masked men assaulted a young family at their Denia home in the early hours of the morning and threatened them with shotguns. During the early hours of Thursday, December 11, six robbers raided the home of a young couple and their one-monthold daughter whilst they slept. In the middle of the night, the woman woke up after seeing phone torches light up her bedroom. At first, she thought it could be her mother who lives close by, but soon realised it was men wearing white masks, armed with shotguns and sticks. The couple, who are 30 and 32 years old, have said they cannot stop reliving the terrifying assault. After discovering their victims were awake, the men tied them up using bridles. The man recalls he was kicked in the back, chest and head, but assures he just hoped they would leave fast without harming his wife or newborn daughter. The robbers gained access to the house through the garden door and used a stolen van as their getaway vehicle. The facts point towards the couple’s Audi family car being their main objective. The couple were also forced to open the safe and the men searched the house, taking jewellery and other valuables. After the aggressors escaped, the couple called the National Police, who responded so quickly to the call that they passed the stolen van on their way to the house. The van went off road and fled between the surrounding orange groves. Police have opened an investigation to find the criminal gang.
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A City of innovation INNOVATING: The park protects its surroundings from flooding.
Pioneering park PARQUE LA MARJAL in Alicante has been recognised as a sustainable space at the COP 25 Climate Summit in Madrid. Multinational company Suez, used La Marjal to exemplify a pioneering and sustainable infrastructure. The park was built by Suez-owned company, Aguas de Alicante, and is capable of collecting up to 45 million litres of rainwa-
ter in case of flooding. In August, the park stored 22,000 cubic metres of water, almost half of its maximum capacity. It’s no coincidence that La Marjal shares its name with the ‘marjales,’ typical wetlands found in the Mediterranean region. Wetlands not only cushion the effects of floods, but are also a refuge for vegetation and bird species. Designed to be resilient and hold big amounts of water, the park was selected at
the Climate Summit as one of the 101 Spanish business examples for the #PorElClima (ForTheClimate) movement. It is considered to be a model of efficiency in the fight against climate change in cities. The Suez group considers the park to be a green infrastructure that fulfils a triple function: an area of temporary accumulation of rainwater, a municipal park for citizens and a green lung for the city that favours biodiversity.
GANDIA has once again put itself on the map at the international Climate Summit in Madrid with its new ‘Smart Water City’ system. The capital of la Safor caught the attention of eco-friendly attendees, as the mayor presented the smart water meters that are installed throughout the city. Director General of Vodafone Business, Daniel Jiménez, introduced the concept along with Mayor Diana Morant. The system allows savings of 0.5 cubic hect o m e t r e s o f w a t e r e v e r y y e a r, w h i l e r e d u c i n g CO2 emission by 112 tonnes and locating 200 leaks every month. The scheme uses Narrowband-loT technology which has been installed in all the GoAigua water meters in the city. The technology is part of a European plan and Gandia is at the forefront of the innovation with a fully implemented network. The mayor and head of the project explained that the technology puts Gandia on the right path towards becoming a smart city and highlighted that the system offers new possibilities to local industries and businesses.
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AS the Christmas spirit begins to envelop us all, stockings fill up and twinkling lights gleam, Euro Weekly News visited the lovely children at Ciudad de los Niños orphanage in Malaga. The children greeted us with smiles and warm hugs as we arrived bearing gifts and a sprinkling of Christmas cheer, in what was a deeply moving moment. phanage, with a van full of presents in tow, the children couldn’t contain their happiness. In a flurry of excitement, the presents were set up as the children gathered round. And suddenly, the vibrant colours of red and green, the crisp packages and sacks full of gifts, lit up the orphanage and brought festivity into its halls. Nicki Burgess, Operations Director at Euro Weekly and Lola Espinosa, Coordinator at Ciudad de los Niños, spoke to the children who cheered and clapped when they saw the presents. Lola had to remind them that they would still have to wait till after their Christmas Eve dinner! Brother Juan Correa, who runs the centre, came forward and expressed his appreciation as he assured that the gifts would complete Christmas. EWN was deeply moved by the children’s reaction and their sincere gratitude. They were incredibly well-mannered and received the gifts with immense appreciation. As the team chatted and took photos with the children, they couldn’t help but feel deeply moved by the emotional moment. Once the excitement died down and the presentation over, the children accompanied the team to the car, beaming as they waved goodbye.
Back in October, our community came together for an amazing Halloween Party that raised over €10,000 for the children. So many businesses helped us pull off the most Spooktastic event of the year! A special thanks to the Captain and members from Santa Maria Golf for their last-minute donation! The money we generously raised together was to give children at Ciudad de los Niños some needed extra comforts as well a nice present to open on Christmas. With all the monies raised, the Euro Weekly team was hard at work to get the children’s presents ready. Like Santa’s Elves, we put together the most magical gifts that were sure to bring joy to those who need it most. Baskets full of goodies including gloves, perfume and chocolate were prepared and adorned. Clothes and shoes were put in Christmas sacks, mattresses were ordered and delivered, gift vouchers for clothes were bought and presents were wrapped in festive paper. The EWN offices were suddenly transformed into Santa’s Grotto as the team prepared to put the presents under the children’s tree. As Euro Weekly News arrived at the or-
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GANDIA has been busy signposting tourist walking, running and riding routes through the municipality to highlight the area’s rich natural heritage. The council said the initiative to improve and mark out paths and tracks has been made possible thanks to a €47,000 investment from the Valencia tourist board. The local authority reported it has already carried out the first phase of works, signposting and getting shipshape seven routes, including two new ones which start at the Marxuquera hermitage. It has also connected up and integrated the different possible itineraries through the creation of a network of walks, routes and country lanes throughout the municipality. Newly installed informative panels feature QR codes which link with the visitgandia.com website, therefore giving easily obtainable, direct access to the full information on a route in
CREDIT: Ajuntament de Gandia Facebook @aytogandia
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MARKING THE WAY: Informative panels point walkers, runners and riders in the right direction.
Spanish, English and French. The panels indicate the difficulty of the routes, based on three levels, how much of a
climb is involved and what points of interest to look out for along the way. The council said some are
ideal for families while others are more suited to sportier types. It is also possible to consult
and download the route tracks in geo-positioning formats on the Wikiloc platform, on which a Gandia Council official channel has been created. The council hopes the project will encourage both residents and visitors to Gandia to explore the municipality’s natural attractions. In fact, Tourism and Beaches councillor Vicent Mascarell said the idea for the plan stemmed from the high demand from visitors to the municipal tourist offices for activities related to the environment, commenting, “we increasingly have a tourist more committed to natural surroundings.” Land Management councillor Alicia Izquierdo made the point however that the local authority does not just see the routes as alternative activities for visitors, but also wants residents of the area to get to know their own municipality better. Or as Mascarell put it, the route network is “not exclusively for tourists, but also for internal consumption.”
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Two killed in collision TWO people died when a 4x4 going the wrong way on the A-7 highway in Tibi crashed head-on into another car early on Saturday morning. The impact killed the 35and 40-year-old drivers of both vehicles. A 66-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman travelling in a third vehicle caught up in the crash suffered minor injuries and were transferred to the Alicante General Hospital. The incident cut off the road to traffic in the Alcoy direction between Tibi and Castalla for some six hours, forcing the diversion of traffic via secondary roads. According to reports the car which had been travelling in the wrong direction was doing around 150km/h. It was also reported that Guardia Civil are investigating whether the driver of the 4x4 had been distracted or suffering some kind of illness, or whether it was a suicidal act.
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Opticians in Calpe and Javea donate 24 pairs of glasses to the Foundation for Health and Community DISADVANTAGED members of the community will receive free prescription glasses thanks to an agreement between Specsavers Ópticas Calpe and Javea and the Foundation for Health and Community (Fundación Salud y Comunidad FSC). A total of 24 pairs of glasses are being donated by the Specsavers Ópticas stores to improve the vision and quality of life of the users of the foundation’s centres in the Alicante Province. The users of these centres can visit the opticians to have a complete eye test to check their vision and the health of their eyes. If necessary, they can then choose a pair of glasses from the Specsavers’ range, which will be donated to the charity free of charge. The director of the opticians in Calpe and Jávea, Mike Stone, expressed his pride in being able to donate 24 pairs of glasses, 12 to the centres for Marina Baixa and 12 to the centres for Marina Alta. He explains: ‘We are very committed to the cause and want to support vulnerable people in our area. We are very happy to be able to help 24 users of this foundation to improve their vision and have the opportunity to continue with their education and development.’ To finalise this long-term agreement there was a meeting in the Calpe store this month, with representatives of both Specsavers Ópti-
WORKING TOGETHER: Alba Argudo and Claus Weger from Specsavers Ópticas with Carmen Poveda and Ainhoa Cano from the FSC (Fundación Salud y Comunidad).
cas and the FSC present. Alba Argudo and Claus Weger from Specsavers, were delighted to welcome representatives of FSC; Centre Director Ainhoa Cano, Area Director for the Care of Dependents and Minors Toni Gelida and Carmen Poveda, the Assistant Area Director. Ainhoa Cano and Toni Gelida from the FSC added: “We are very grateful to Specsavers for this collaboration. The interest they have shown in our work and their openness to collaborate with the Foundation demonstrates their dedication to helping the vulnerable people that we work with in our centres.” For over 25 years the FSC has been working in the areas of research, prevention, intervention and awareness-raising for health and social problems that affect groups at risk of, or in a situation of, social exclusion. It is a non-profit organisation, committed to helping vulnerable people in society, endorsed and subsidised by public bodies and administrations. Its aim is to improve the quality of life of users and facilitate social integration through the promotion of health and collective welfare. The Foundation manages more than 100 social projects, a third of which are carried out in the Valencian Community. To find out more about the FSC, the important work they do and their centres please visit www.fsyc.org. For more information on Specsavers Ópticas visit www.spec savers.es.
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Cables replaced
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THE Poble Nou de Benitachell Council has begun works to replace electrical cabling in the Valle del Portet urbanisation following a series of robberies over recent months. The local authority said the thefts had caused power cuts to public street lighting. As well as putting in new cabling, the company carrying out the job is installing new covers on the cable boxes with a view to deterring thieves from having another go.
FIESTAS DECORATIONS: Sun awnings made from crocheted plastic.
The town gets crocheting BENITACHELL streets will be ador ned with handmade decorations for the 250th anniversary of the Santa Magdalena fiestas next July. Beforehand, residents collected plastic bags that were cut into strips and crocheted into motives for wall hangings and awnings over the streets in an initiative inspired by Valverde de la Vera (Caceres). “Fascinated by the idea, we are adapting it to our possibilities and needs,” explained the town hall’s departments for the Elderly, the Environment and Fiestas. The environmentallyfriendly project will also strengthen links between local residents, especially the elderly who account for
more than 30 per cent of Benitachell’s population, the town hall explained. The scheme was introduced to the public during the recent Christmas Market at the Tejiendo la calle stall explaining the scheme and demonstrating how the motives are made. Containers for the plastic bags are being distributed throughout the town and workshops and meetings are to be organised for associations, groups and residents who wish to take part. The awnings and two wall hangings for the Plaza de la Iglesia will be put out n e x t J u l y. “ N o t o n l y a r e they decorative, but they will have served a social and environmental purpose, too,” said Fiestas councillor Mayte Roldan.
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Donating blood Centre overstretched in Spain INSUFFICIENT: The council claims the staff numbers and opening hours are not enough to cover the population.
THE Busot municipal health centre is overstretched and needs extra staff and longer opening hours, the local council claims. The centre currently has one doctor, a nurse and an administrator and is open Monday to Friday until 3pm. The local authority says this is not sufficient to cover the population of just
over 3,000, and has asked the Valencia Community government to extend the time for patient consultations and for blood extractions, and to assign the centre a paediatrician. “We call on the Health department to extend and improve primary attention hours, at least one afternoon a week, with a medical and nurse consultation service, and as well, the assign-
ment of a new doctor to therefore improve the health centre’s human resources,” the council has reportedly said. Busot Health councillor Belen Moreno told Spanish media waiting lists at the centre “have increased considerably in recent years.” The saturation of the centre is particularly acute in summer and autumn.
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, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es. Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible. If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org. A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname. The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person). Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe. After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate. After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months. The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross. Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery. Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million. 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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GOLF is key to promoting the Costa Blanca as a yearround destination. This was one of the central messages at a gathering looking at the economic impact of golf on the region and analysing how to promote the Costa Blanca’s golfing offer on the international market. At the centre of the event was the presentation of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce’s report ‘Golf Tourism in the Valencian Community.’ The report highlights the major contribution the sector makes to the regional economy, adding up to €745 million and creating more than 9,000 jobs. Mari Carmen Pastor from the Chamber of Commerce pointed out it is not just the golf courses themselves which generate income and employment, but also the complementary tourist industry: hotels, restaurants, shops, car rental, airport transfers, and so on. She drew attention to the above average spending power of golf tourists, as well as to the crucial role of the sport in attracting people to
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IMPACT: Diputacion de Alicante president Carlos Mazon was among those highlighting the major contribution of the golf sector to the regional economy. the region outside the high summer season, and especially in spring and autumn. The report also revealed that 84 per cent of golf players in the Valencian Community are foreigners, and
89 per cent in Alicante Province. Foreign golf tourists are predominantly British, French and German, and typically spend €98.5 a day. Head of the Valencia regional government’s Tourism department
Francesc Colomer, opened the event. He remarked particularly on the support of the Valencia regional tourist board and the Costa Blanca golf course association in “developing such productive initiatives as
this report, which demonstrates the importance of golf in the Valencian Community.” Golf is, Colomer said, “the industry of happiness, and the tourists who visit us are a blessing for the area.” Alicante City Tourism councillor and deputy mayor Mari Carmen Sanchez underlined the attention grabbing statistics contained in the report and just how big an economic impact golf has in the region, commenting on the importance of continuing to support and promote the sector. “In Alicante we have everything the golf tourist needs: an excellent climate, unbeatable conditions, quality golf courses and a great offer of hotels and restaurants,” she stressed. The president of the Alicante provincial government Carlos Mazon was the last to speak at the event. He pointed out the important role of the Costa Blanca Golf Courses Association in attracting players to the region and its contribution to making it a place people want to visit 12 months a year.
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Dangerous construction next door How to force neighbour to remedy
It may be possible that the owner of a neighbouring plot has a construction, house or a wall on his land which is in a dangerous condition. PERHAPS it is so dangerous that it could fall down or collapse potentially causing
damage to your property or even to yourself or other people or possessions such
as cars. In such situations, the neighbour is obliged by law to take action to ensure the conservation and proper maintenance of whatever is built on his property and must either demolish or re pair any structure that is in danger of falling. This obligation of the owner is reflected in article 389 of the Spanish civil code that says: If a building, wall, column or any other construction threatens ruin, the owner will be obliged to demolish it, or to carry out the neces sary works to prevent its fall. If the owner of the dan gerous construction does not do the works, the Au thority may demolish it at
the owner’s expense. Therefore, if your neigh bour has a wall on a neigh bouring plot that is danger ous and threatens to fall, you can request and even force him to proceed with the demolition of the wall to resolve the problem. If however, it is not possi ble to demolish a wall, for example if it is a retaining wall, as this could cause a landslide, you could force the neighbour to carry out the necessary works to en sure that the fall does not occur. In addition, if the neigh bour refuses to do so, he could be legally forced to allow the works to be done by a third party, and be re sponsible for the costs of
the work. In this regard, it is useful to highlight court decision number 1361/2018, of the appeal Court of Gran Ca naria, which confirms: 1) That there is a danger to third parties, endangering the person or property of third parties. 2) It must be a danger of collapse or fall, that is, a true and real danger of falling, not a mere situation of dete rioration that at some time is expected to result in a possibility of fall. Thus, in this judgment, the judge points out that there was an obligation for demo lition or other remedial works to be taken by the owner of a wall which was in poor condition that threat
ened to collapse imminently. It is therefore the respon sibility of the owner of the property which has the problem to maintain the property or arrange its safe demolition, in order to avoid its collapse which could cause damage to the neigh bour’s wall, with the conse quent danger to people and things. If the wall, property or construction of your neigh bour threatens to collapse and cause damage, and you want legal advice from ex pert lawyers, contact us and we will help you. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice; it simply transmits information relat ed to legal issues.
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RECEIVING THEIR DONATION: Rainbow animal charity.
TEAMWORK: Alfaz food bank.
Above and beyond GIVING4GIVING is a collection of five very successful charity shops, based in La N u c i a , A l t e a , Vi l l a j o y o s a and Albir, supporting cancer and other worthwhile charities. And as a group, they are celebrating raising an impressive € 160,000 this year. All money they raise comes from the sale of goods people in the community kindly donate such as clothing, shoes, handbags, jewellery,
books, linen, china, toys and electrical items. In November Giving4Giving made a pledge to donate €10,000 in December to 10 different charities on the Costa Blanca for Christmas. However, the fantastic fundraisers exceeded that amount and have donated €13,000 thanks to the generous people who have donated items in their shops. The donations have been split between the Franciscan Men’s Shelter, Finestrat food bank, Guardian Angels,
Make a Wish, Red Cross Altea, AECC, Rainbow animal charity, Doggie Angells, Corazón Exprés, Alfaz food bank, La Nucia food bank, children’s home Relue and the children’s cancer ward of Alicante hospital. Giving4Giving would like to thank their wonderful team of volunteers as they feel this would not have been possible without them and would like to point out that they are always looking for new volunteers and donations, so if you can help please call Gary on 603 137 697.
OUTSIDE ONE OF THEIR SHOPS: Giving4Giving and Corazón Exprés.
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UNEXPECTED: Flamenco in Plaza del Ayuntamiento. BENIDORM Town Hall re c e n t l y h o s t e d t h e Christmas Festival organised by Valencian
Community’s Federation of Gypsy Associations (FAGA). The Festival, which was
held in the town hall’s Function Room, began with a flash mob event in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento by members of FAGA and pupils who are taking part in the Edukalo programme coordinated by the town hall’s Social Welfare department. This continued inside the Function Room with more flamenco dancing and carols by the Edukalo pupils who attend Benidorm’s state pr i m ar y and secondar y schools.
One of the programme’s principal objectives is reducing school absenteeism amongst pupils from gypsy families, explained the Social Welfare councillor who attended the Festival accompanied by Fiestas and Events councillor, Jesus Carrobles. Llorca also stressed that the programme furthered the pupils’ knowledge of the history and culture of the gypsy community while orientating their families to help the children obtain the best results.
Bumps along the way COBBLES surfacing the remodelled Plaza Triangular are making life difficult for the disabled. They are slippery when it rains and the gaps between them are hazardous for those with walking sticks, walkers or wheelchairs. The Benidorm and Area Association for Persons with Disabilities (Asmibe) recently passed on members’ doubts and worries to the Functional Diversity Committee and the town hall. “We are waiting to see the final result,” Asmibe sources told the Spanish media. “We’ve suggested that filling some of the gaps between the cobbles could help to solve the problem,” the same sources said. “It could also be that they need time to settle.” The Plaza Triangular has been resurfaced with the same paving that was used at the Castillo, explained Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, the town hall’s Public Works councillor. “It is completely authorised and accessible,” he said, adding that residents and visitors’ mobility had been a priority during the planning phase. Although the Plaza Triangular also had smooth asphalted areas, the most prominent cobbles would be levelled, said De Zarate, who believed they were likely to settle.
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NEWS ALFAZ celebrated International Volunteer Day with the Yes You Can exhibition at the Casa de Cultura. This consists of photographs illustrating the work that local groups, associations and nongovernment organisations carry out in the municipality. Opening the exhibition, Alfaz mayor Vicente Arques praised the volunteers’ disinterested and altruistic contribution to local life. Their efforts and dedication were one-off interventions on some occasions while on others they were ongoing and constant, Arques pointed out. The Red Cross, Estrellas de Colores (Coloured Stars), the Alfaz Social Volunteers’ group, FrigilligSentral Costa Blanca Nord, Aborigen View and the Jose Marti Cuba Friendship Association all particpated in the exhibition which was combined with a competition organised by the
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EXHIBITION: Photographs illustrate volunteer groups’ work. town hall’s Volunteers and Cooperation department. Isabel Muñoz, explained that the competition was her department’s way of thanking the volunteers and at the same
time drawing attention to the succcesses that they can achieve. Each group presented a selection of photographs capturing the work they carry out.
The winning entries, which will be announced on Friday, December 20, have been chosen by visitors to the exhibition who voted for their favourite photographs.
School’s out THE first term of this year’s Spanish for Foreigners course has now finished. Other Nationalities councillor Martine Mertens recently visited the students to wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, also taking the opportunity to remind them that the new course begins on January 14. The course is organised by Pangea, the official body that attends to immigrants, and aims to encourage social integration with a programme of assessment and language lessons. More information on this and other courses offered by Alfaz Town Hall is available at the Pangea Office located at the Centro L’Alfas + Social beside the Veles e Vents primary school.
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MUNICIPAL by-laws insist on sound-limiters and Alfaz’s Public Safety department is organising courses to familiarise Local Police officers with them. Bars, restaurants and other establishments with music or television in Albir and Alfaz are obliged to install the devices which should comply with certain requirements. All establishments must respect established timetables and sound levels if they want to avoid being fined, said Public Safety councillor Toni Such. Understanding how the limiters work will make it easier for the Local Police to recognise possible cheating, Such explained. “From the moment that an officer carries out an inspection we want them to have all the necessary knowledge and training that will enable them to act within the law,” he explained. “Training our Local Police officers in the use of this equipment will ultimately benefit us all,” said Such.
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Commitment to fighting climate change ALFAZ’S Tourism and Beaches councillor Luis Morant attended the Climate Change Summit held recently in Madrid. He was there, Morant explained, to consolidate Alfaz’s commitment towards complying with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. The agenda has 17 aims that include putting an end to poverty, reducing inequality between countries, promoting responsible production and consumption and revitalising the global partnership for sustainable development. Alfaz has been observing many of these goals for years with projects like Sustainable
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CLIMATE SUMMIT: Luis Morant at Madrid conference. Alfaz and Healthy Alfaz as well as its active integration policies, Morant declared. “Alfaz has one of this country’s largest communities of nonSpanish residents,” he said.
“We pride ourselves on actively defending our natural heritage by contributing to the conservation of the Sierra Helada national park,” the councillor continued.
Awards for 2019’s finest ONCE again, Alfaz’s Pau Gasol sports centre hosted the town’s Sports Gala, which has been held annually since 1992. In this year’s edition, the Women’s Bask e t b a l l t e a m w a s n a m e d 2 0 1 9 ’s b e s t thanks to its progress and classification, w h i l e t h e t o w n ’s C l u b d e C i c l i s m o w o n recognition as Alicante Province’s best cycling team. Sports councillor Oscar Perez thanked the public who filled the Pau Gasol centre on the night for their warm response as well as the participation of those who had made it possible to celebrate the continuing succession of Galas. Alfaz mayor Vicente Arques congratulated the prizewinners while drawing attention to all the sportspeople, instructors and clubs who worked so hard to promote sport inside the municipality. Together they formed one big family that continued to grow and develop, Arques declared, by including people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds to demonstrate Alfaz’s facet of a healthful town.
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Art sets Altea apart REPAIRS: Improvements made to centuries-old path
A path for hikers, not rebels VALENCIAN ART: Exploring the processes of society’s transformation.
THE Processos de Transformacio art exhibition opened recently at the Casa Toni el Fuster gallery. The works on show are included in the Generalitat Valenciana’s Collection of Contemporary Art and have come to Altea on the basis of its status as the region’s Cultural Capital.
The inauguration was attended by Altea’s mayor Jaume Llinares, Culture councillor Aurora Serra and Jose Luis Perez Pont, director of the region’s Consortium of Museums. The 33 works on display reflect Art in the present-day Valencian region, Perez Pont explained. “They explore the processes
of the transformation of society and invite the observer to reflect on, and appreciate, the world that we inhabit,” he said. Perez Pont added that the exhibition also set out to support artists and galleries, while strengthening the Valencian Community’s artistic framework. Thanking the Consortium of
Museums for its support, Jaume Llinares emphasised that art and artists are one of Altea’s principal characteristics. “That is what makes us different,” the mayor declared. The exhibition can be visited until January 12 from Tuesday to Friday between 6pm and 9pm and on Saturdays from 11.30am until 1.30pm.
MORE work has been carried out on paths belonging to Altea’s section of the Sierra Bernia mountains. Following improvements to the sierra’s principal road, the town hall’s Environment and Tourism departments turned their attentions to the Cami de les Revoltes trail. This path linked Altea la Vieja with the highest parts of Bernia’s southern face and, historians believe, the Fort that was built in 1562 by Felipe II but destroyed by Felipe III in 1612 to prevent it from falling into the hands of Moorish rebels. F o u r c e n t u r i e s l a t e r, C a m i d e l e s R e v o l t e s i s u s e d mainly by hikers and mountain walkers and the town hall has now spent €15,800 on improvements to the path. These included cutting back undergrowth on either side of the path and repairing and reinforcing the drystone walls that shore up the path to prevet erosion. He was most satisfied with the result of the work carried out on the path, said Environment councillor Jose Orozco, who drew particular attention to the traditional drystone techniques that were used, as these were recently awarded Intangible Cultural Heritage status by Unesco.
Big improvements for Old Town ALTEA Town Hall will dedicate €12 million on infrastructure next year. Speaking at his annual Breakfast with the Press, Altea’s mayor Jaume Llinares revealed that more than €1.2 million will be spent during the second phase of remodelling the promenade between the L’Espigo beach and the fishing port. The remaining €10 million will be used to improve infra-
structure in Altea’s Old Town although the Compromis-PSOE coalition that controls the town hall will also make Altea la Vieja’s Old Quarter a priority. “We can invest this amount of cash because we have made a great deal of effort to reduce our debt since 2015,” Llinares said. “When we took over there was a municipal debt of €33 million and we are finishing 2019 with €11.6 million.”
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Good results from annual check-up THE Institute of Coastal Ecology has concluded that C a l p e ’s m e a d o w s o f Posidonia Oceanica (Neptune Grass) are in good condition. The Institute reports annually on the local expanses of the seaweed and samples taken from the testing stations at the Arenal-Bol, La Fossa and Cantal Roig beaches found that they are well-conserved. The Posidonia is distrib-
uted throughout the Calpe bay, growing at depths of up to 17 metres between the port and the Bol beach, although it begins growing at four at the bay’s western limit. Between Puerto Blanco ad Morro de Toix the meadows
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More spending, lower rates CALPE Council’s last plenary approved the €40.249 million municipal Budget for 2020 Two per cent more than 2019’s Budget, it takes into account “the sensibilities of all councillors,” declared Calpe’s mayor Ana Sala. Next year’s 6 per cent increase in spending will, Sala continued, improve the qualiSOCIAL CLUB: €1.2 million rescue operation. ty of life for ever ybody in Calpe. allocation, is rehabilitating the La Man“Fiscal pressure will be contained with zanera Social Club, located at the water’s a 5 per cent reduction in IBI rate,” the edge below architect Ricardo Bofill’s mayor said. iconic Muralla Roja and Xanadu late One of the town hall’s most important 1960’s buildings. projects next year, with a €1.2 million
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CAMPAIGN: Calpe Town Hall joins ‘Don’t feed the monster’ initiative.
Don’t forget the Three Ps rule CALPE Town Hall has j o i n e d S p a i n ’s A E A S Wa t e r S u p p l y a n d Sanitation Association’s ‘Don’t feed the sewer monster’ campaign. The initiative hopes to make the public aware of the consequences of flushing wet wipes and other non-biodegradable items down the lavatory. They are also a frequent sight on Costa Blanca beaches and rivers, particularly during periods of torrential rain when storm drains overflow and main drains tend to back up. The accumulation of wet wipes also creates the not o r i o u s ‘ f a t b e rg s ’ t h a t b l o c k s e w e r s a n d a ff e c t pumping machinery and equipment at wastewater plants. As well as causing tech-
nical problems, solving and repairing them is a drain on town hall budgets, p r o m p t i n g C a l p e ’s l o c a l government to join the Three Ps campaign, No alimentes al monstruo de las cloacas. To ensure that the Sewer Monster goes hungry, the AEAS reminds the public that only Pee, Poo and Paper should be put down the loo. To d a t e , 3 5 t o w n h a l l s and 115 bodies throughout Spain have joined the initiative. “We hope this campaign makes everybody in Calpe realise that wet wipes should not be flushed down the lavatory,” said the local mayor, Ana Sala. “ W h at’s mo re th is will prevent blocked drains in private homes as well as the sewers,” she added.
THE Business Park in the Town Plan’s recently-approved Plan Parcial could endanger a historic property. All political parties on the local council agreed that the business park will benefit Calpe but Marco Bittner, a PSOE socialist councillor, pointed out that it entails destroying an historic property, La Soliva. Built in the mid-19th century, the country house has a fine riurau, the terrace where grapes were laid out to dry before processing as raisins. During the council meeting Calpe’s mayor Ana Sala, from the Partido Popular, defended La Soliva’s importance and
pledged “her public commitment” to saving the property. This included starting proceedings to protect it as a listed building and to restore the riurau as a feature of the future business park’s green space. Bittner thanked Sala for her involvement and “conciliatory tone.” Because of this, he added, the PSOE would abstain instead of voting against the business park. This does not necessarily guarantee that La Soliva will be saved, as Urban Development councillor, Juan Manuel del Pino from the Ciudadanos party described the PSOE’s attitude as frivolous.
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Tough race in tough weather M O R A I R A’ S 300 Millas A3 regatta sets out on Januar y 22. Ya c h t s c o m p e t e w i t h crews of three over the 300 sea miles (555.6 kilometres) of the Gref u s a Tr o p h y r a c e , w h i c h the organisers, Club Nautico Moraira, des c r i b e a s o n e o f t h e Va l e n c i a n C o m m u n i t y ’s most emblematic. It is also as complicated and tough as any that are organised anywhere in the Mediterranean because of the time of the year when it is held, as the weather is likely to bring surprises, the club said. “This puts the three crew members on each
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300 Millas A3: A moment from last year’s regatta. boat in some really tight situations, either because
of high winds, or the complete opposite, totally calm seas,” a spokesman explained. The regatta, whose principal sponsor is once again Grefusa, will also have collaboration from Te u l a d a - M o r a i r a To w n Hall and the Regulatory C o u n c i l o f D O Va l e n c i a n Wi n e s , a s w e l l a s t h e Va l e n c i a n C o m m u n i ty’s Sailing Federation.
The race is one of the few that, as well as a trophy, gives cash prizes, with €3,000 for the winn e r, € 2 , 0 0 0 f o r s e c o n d place and €1,000 for third. There is also a special trophy presented by M o r a i r a ’s C l u b N a u t i c o for the yacht that completes the 300-sea mile route in the shortest space of time.
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Teulada Moraira NEWS TRADITION: Christmas Concert in Santa Catalina church.
Concert and a ballet coming up TEULADA-MORAIRA has prepared an extensive Christmas programme with both adults and children in mind. Music, exhibitions, plays, sport and charitable events will be filling the calendar until January 6, feast of the
Three Kings. The next cultural event is the traditional Christmas Concert by the Agrupacion Cultural Musical de Teulada (AMCT) orchestra, which will be held i n Te u l a d a ’s S a n t a C a t a l i n a p a r i s h church at 10pm tomorrow Friday, De-
cember 20. Admission is free. This will be followed by Swan Lake by the Moscow Ballet and the UCAM (Catholic University of Murcia) symp h o n y o r c h e s t r a a t t h e Te u l a d a Moraira Auditorium on Saturday, December 21 at 7pm. Tickets cost €43.
THE Arenal Deportiva freemasons’ lodge recently held their annual Christmas carol concert. This was held at a restaurant between Teulada and Moraira where more than 80 masons, their wives and guests enjoyed a great evening of good food, good wine, great entertainment and great camaraderie. The evening began at 7pm with a full house when the Charity Steward of Arenal Lodge, Glyn Walters welcomed everyone and soon had them singing the first of the many carols that were heard that night.
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Local freemasons sing carols for charity
CAMARADERIE: Arenal Deportiva lodge raised €460 for Raquel Paya school. Dinner began at around 8pm with more carols between each course, and the singing becoming progressively louder before a toast was given at 9pm to Absent Brethren.
Opera for budding musicians TWO Teulada-Moraira Music Conservatoire students were recently able to go backstage to meet Placido Domingo in Valencia City. They were there to see Verdi’s Nabucco thanks to Concerts Costa Blanca, which takes at least one local music student to every mainstream opera at the Palau de Les Arts. Concerts Costa Blanca has been organising trips to see the Palau operas for some years now, taking thousands of opera fans to see some of the world’s best productions and singers. Hoping to enrich the Teulada-Moraira students with their broader education, they now invite different students to each of the Palau’s monthly operas.
A charity raffle with excellent prizes raised the exceptional sum of €460. This will be donated in the form of much-needed equipment to the charity chosen for this event, the
Raquel Paya school for disabled children in Denia. For more information regarding freemasonry contact William G Turney on the prensa@glpvalencia.com email address.
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Javea NEWS PIP UTTON is sure to captivate Javea audiences with his renditions of Churchill and Einstein next January. He is a professional actor from the UK known for monologues including Adolf, Chaplin and Dickens and for transforming himself into the formidable Maggie Thatcher. Churchill is not portrayed as simply the famous political figure, as Pip does not judge the man but takes us backstage to his childhood, army life, marriage and more.
A look at two great men Winston also made his mark in the world of painting and won a Nobel prize for Literature but there are no revelations about the great man, rather an entertaining biography with lots of humour. Although Einstein is regarded as a genius who is feared, not understood - relativity, science and all that -
Pip’s portrayal reveals a difficult child and a largely unemployable young man who gradually makes his mark and changes our conception of science forever. The audience also learns about Einstein the human being and his womanising. Churchill will be performed at the Javea Players’
Studio Theatre in Calle Cronista Figueres from January 27-29 and Einstein from January 30-February 1. Tickets cost €13 and as this is bound to be another sell-out, so readers going away for Christmas should check the www.javeaplay ers.com website for information. Photo credit: Copyright Andy Doonheim
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Rescued off La Grava beach A LONE sailor sent out an SOS on finding himself in difficulties near the mouth of the River Gorgos in Javea. Salvamento Maritimo (Maritime Rescue) sources said later that the sailor had contacted the 112 Emergency Ser vices number, asking to be towed to safety. His boat, a light catamaran, was adrift
after losing its mast, he told them, and was out of control off the river mouth at t h e s o u t h e r n e n d o f J a v e a ’s L a G r a v a beach. The Emergency Services in turn alerted the Salvamento Maritimo service which sent out the Salvamar Mirfak rescue vessel on December 10 to collect the sailor and tow his catamaran back to port.
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HELIMAR ARRIVAL: Can be a matter of life or death.
Rescue helicopter to stay PRESSURE from Marina Alta municipalities paid off and the Salvamento Maritimo helicopter will remain at its Manises (Valencia) base. Javea was prominent amongst the Marina Alta town halls opposed to the Ministry of Public Works’ decision to relocate Maritime Rescue’s Helimer helicopter to Palma de Mallorca. Javea’s busy coastline registers frequent maritime incidents and accidents which inevitably involve numerous tourists as well the increasing problem of irregular immi-
grants making landfall in the area. The rapid arrival of the Helimer helicopter from Manises can be a matter of life or death, Javea Town Hall argued, and transferring it to Ibiza would complicate rescues. More than 20 of the area’s fishing guilds and yacht clubs were equally satisfied with the Ministry’s decision to halt the move. They, too, had previously argued that this would have lengthened the helicopter’s response time when carrying out rescue operations in a 167-kilometre section of the coast.
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Javea NEWS JAVEA Town Hall has allocated the contract to reconstruct the Triana bridge over the mouth of the River Gorgos. The bridge was initially damaged during floods in 2007 but has also suffered during the periods of heavy rain that regularly occur at the end of each summer and during the autumn. The town hall recently held an extraordinary meeting to allocate the contract to the Vilor SL company which put in a bid of €487,381. It only remains for the local Administration and the company to inspect the documents and sign the contract for work to start on demolishing the existing bridge and constructing a replacement. The contractor has been given 12 weeks to carry out the project which includes illuminating the bridge’s railings and ensuring that it is accessible for those with mobility problems. Replacing the bridge has become increasingly necessary since the 2007 floods.
Praise for young musicians AS they do each year, pupils from Alicante Conservatoires have been auditioning for the Alicante Province Youth Orchestra (OJPA). The auditions were held over two days last month and places in the orchestra were awarded to four students from the Javea Conservatoire, violinists Lucia Cholbi and Elanor Allman, together with Javier Gavila (trombone) and Marc Gavila (clarinet). This relatively new but already experienced orchestra takes young musicians from all over the province, providing a solid training of such a high standard that they have won several awards and played in important concert halls, including Vienna’s Musikverein.
Tribute to a sports hero DAVID FERRER’S hometown, Javea, recently homaged him on his retirement from professional tennis. The now-retired champion was twice ranked third in the world and remained seven years amongst the 10 best tennis players. Javea’s tribute began at the southern end of the Paseo Tenista David Ferrer, the promenade’s official name. The player, accompanied by Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi, Sports councillor Alberto Tur as well as friends and relatives, walked to the far of the end of the promenade where hundreds of people, including pupils from the Ferrer Tennis Academy, were waiting for him. The party then entered the garden zone which now contains a sculpture by the artist
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Not long now for bridge
DAVID FERRER: Applause from fans and admirers. Victor Goikoetxea which is dedicated to Ferrer and shows him about to serve. Ferrer, visibly moved thanked all those attending the event. It all started here,” he said.
“My passion for tennis began in Javea when I was still a child and my father took me to the club at weekends. I always carried, and still carry, the name of Javea with pride throughout the world,” he told them.
“He is a Javea boy, a good person, a good friend. A normal and approachable person who has conquered the world with his unequalled strength and talent,” Jose Chulvi declared.
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CAROL SERVICE AT Denia Anglican Church at Les Rotes, they recently enjoyed their Carol Service. The service was led by Fr Rodney Middleton and they were joined by the U3A choir from Oliva. A combination of Bible readings and Carols beautifully retold the Nativity story. The ser vice was followed by mulled wine and mince pies and a collection taken was in aid of the Children’s Society. At the Church of England at Les Rotes in Denia there is a Holy Communion Service every Sunday at 11.45 am and all are welcome.
CHRISTMAS BALL: The event is always a highlight in the club’s busy social calendar.
Stunning Christmas Ball FOR more than a decade Moraira-Teulada U3A has held its Christmas Ball in the stunning surroundings of Salón Canor. This event is always a highlight in the club’s busy social calendar and this year
was no exception. Over 180 members dusted down their DJs or sharpened their stiletto heels for an evening of glamour and toe tapping music. Catering for so many is always a challenge, but the service was swift and the wine
kept flowing along with the conversation. The talented singing duo, Bella Luna, quickly brought diners to their feet. Beaming bow ties and dazzling dresses lit up the dance floor. B e l l a L u n a ’s r e n d i t i o n o f Eric Clapton’s You Look Won-
derful Tonight aptly described the distinguished company. Thanks to the organisational skills of Tony Old and his enthusiastic team, the evening proved to be a great success and upheld the U3A’s proud tradition of hosting a fun-filled Christmas party.
“All the information about these and other events and services, plus location and contact details can be easily found on the Chaplaincy website. Service times and details of locations can be found by clicking the ‘ABOUT US - Churches and Services’ tab on the website http://costablancaanglicanchaplaincy.org/. You will be very welcome at any time of the church year.
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‘Vile’ couple jailed for 21 years A PAEDOPHILE couple who made films of themselves sexually abusing young children, which included a oneyear-old baby, have been jailed for more than 21 years. Mark Gable, 33, was arrested after police discovered a clip of him molesting an infant whilst raiding the home in Colchester, Essex amongst holiday snaps of the vile pair on the Costa del Sol, where they regularly stayed and visited Estepona. Police went on to find a number of others that had been taken by his 27-year-old girlfriend Jessica Fry. She also appeared in a video showing a sex attack on a child. The revolting pair, both from Colchester, admitted a catalogue of ‘horrific’ child sex offences committed between 2017 and 2019 at Chelmsford Crown Court, during an earlier hearing in September. Gable was jailed for 11-and-a-half years and Fry was jailed for 10 years. Gable pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by penetration of a
EVIL COUPLE: Jessica Fry and Mark Gable have been locked up for their horrific crimes.
child, one count of sexual assault of a child, four counts of taking indecent images of children and three
counts of making indecent images of children. Fry admitted one count of assault by penetration of a child, one
count of sexual assault of a child, three counts of taking indecent images of children and two of distrib-
uting indecent images of children. Detective Constable Jeanine Atkins-Calver, of Essex Police, said: “Mark Gable and Jessica Fry are dangerous and methodical paedophiles. Gable and Fry worked together to not only abuse very young children, but also documented that abuse for their own gratification. “Their crimes are horrific. To subject anyone to sexual abuse is abhorrent, but when that victim is so young it is unimaginable. They are a danger to the public and I am pleased they both now face a significant time behind bars.” Meyrem Flint, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Mark Gable and Jessica Fry worked together to exploit children for their own gratification. This was planned, predatory behaviour targeting young children and the pair were determined to conceal their sickening crimes. “We would like to pay tribute to the bravery and strength shown by the children and their families and we hope that today’s result brings a sense of peace.”
Boss flees the scene THE Guardia Civil has arrested a businessman in Jaen, south central Spain for crimes against workers’ rights after he fled when one of his employees suffered a fatal heart attack. As reported by the police, the 31year-old worker went into cardiac arrest as he was tending to an olive harvest on a farm in Pozo Alcon owned by t h e b u s i n e s s m a n . T h e 3 4 - y e a r- o l d businessman then dumped the worker, who had already been dead for several hours, in front of a local hospital and fled from the scene.
BIRTH RATES: Record low in Spain.
Birth rate low THE 170,074 children who came into the world between January and June of this year represent the lowest figure recorded in Spain since 1941 - the first year for which data are available. A record number of deaths, the economic crisis and late motherhood have all had an effect on statistics. The country’s National Statistics Institute (INE) data on birth rate reflect that Spain is plummeting towards being an ageing country. Between January and June of this year, Spain recorded the lowest number of births since the Second World War.
In the first six months of this year only 170,000 children were born in Spain. The lowest figure since 1941, the first year since there have been records. What’s more, the number of deaths has also grown meaning that there are currently more registered deaths than births. The negative trend began in 2015, and is forecast to last into the future. Daniel Devolder of the Barcelona Autonomous University states that for fertility to rise there need to be conditions allowing couples to have a sense of security in terms of their medium-term financial outlook.
Sources close to the investigation indicate that the worker was an illegal immigrant from Moroccco and the businessman was fearful of the repercussions that would follow if it was found out that he had employed individuals without the right to work in Spain. H o w e v e r, a n o t h e r w o r k e r f r o m t h e farm came forward to explain who the dead man was which led to the Guardia Civil proceeding to arrest the businessman on Monday, December 16, for crimes against workers’ rights.
39 cows starved to death A MAN is accused of animal cruelty after star ving 39 cows he kept on his farm in Chantado in Lugo, north wester n Spain which led to their death. When residents made a complaint to police that they suspected the man had been maltreating his animals, officers from the Guardia Civil carried out an inspection of the farm in Axulfe.
Once at the scene they discovered 39 dead cows dumped on the land with obvious signs of malnutrition. In addition, dozens of other animals were in a shocking state of starvation with police reporting that the hygiene on the farm was also extremely poor. When questioned by officers as to how the cows had died, the farmer attributed the deaths to bacteria in their food and that he decided to
slaughter them. However, later tests by veterinarians on the animals showed that they had in fact died from causes related to malnutrition, where they had not been fed for prolonged periods of time. The farmer is due to appear in court today (Thursday, December 19) where prosecutors are asking that the man receives 14 months in jail and to be banned from keeping animals for three years.
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WHEN the owners of a Copenhagen watch com pany purchased a painting they planned to pro duce 300 watches from pieces of it but Danish artist Tal R sued them and not only have they been stopped but had to pay costs.
Chinese threat ACCORDING to two different news outlets in the Faroes which have now been gagged, the Chinese Ambassador to Denmark has put pressure on the Faroese government to choose Huawei to provide its 5G or else
Paris Chic by Tal R. lose a lucrative export deal for salmon.
BELGIUM
Sexist surgeon
No show BoJo
MORE than 300 complaints have been made against Belgian plastic surgeon Jeff Hoeyberghs, after he was filmed by the feminist Campagne ROSA group as he made numerous sexist statements during a lec ture at the University of Ghent.
DUE to the fact that the UK General Elec tion fell on the same day as the latest EU summit, Boris Johnson nominated former Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel (who is now an EU Commissioner) to repre sent the UK at the meeting.
GERMANY
FRANCE
Military Rabbis
Poor results
AFTER Angela Merkel made her first visit to Auschwitz, the Federal Cabinet has approved plans for the introduction of military rabbis for the Bun deswehr (German Armed Forces) and is consider ing how to satisfy Muslims due to the different branches of Islam.
DEPARTMENT stores in Paris have been left almost empty in the run up to Christmas due to the ongo ing transport strike against planned pension re forms. This combined with the Yellow Jacket protest has left many small businesses on the brink of ruin.
Thomas Cook
Job offer
ALTHOUGH the German subsidiary of Thomas Cook was insured for €110 million against bank ruptcy, it is estimated that final claims will reach up to €500 million. The German government has now pledged to meet all unpaid claims for lost holidays.
THE British Embassy in Paris is advertising for a live in underbutler who must speak fluent English as well as some French and be prepared to polish the silver, greet guests, ensure that the fridges are stocked as well as being competent with Microsoft.
NETHERLANDS
Scooter ban
Cold comfort
FOLLOWING a decision made by Amsterdam Council in April, scooters and mopeds have been banned from cycle lanes and must now travel on the road, with riders wearing hel mets. Since then the number of accidents has reduced.
THREE men who are believed to be from Africa were removed from a train in Holland and were hospitalised with hypothermia. Since then however, they have all been ar rested on suspicion of breaking into a shop in Eindhoven.
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Rap return
Royal apology
RAPPER A$AP Rocky performed at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, marking his return to Sweden following the aggravated assault trial this summer. He appeared in a giant cell and prior to his perfor mance gave free tickets to poor immigrants.
CROWN Princess MetteMarit of Norway has made a public statement concerning her associa tion with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Princess now regrets not having looked more deeply into his background and is sorry that she had anything to do with him.
Paradise Lost TEN days after an LGBT painting called Paradise showing gays in the Garden of Eden was unveiled in a church in Malmö it has been removed due to complaints. The complaints however were not as expected but are about the negative role of a transgender snake.
Jail threat A RETIRED Oslo Bishop Gunnar Stålsett aged 84 could be sent to jail because he gave a job to an asylum seeker who was not allowed to work. Stålsett stated that his humanity and Christian faith took precedence over Norwegian law.
FINANCE
UK investors’ stricken fund
WHEN he set it up, British in vestment manager Neil Wood ford quickly attracted £10 bil lion (€11.5 billion) in funds but as profits dropped, so in vestors left quickly. By June of this year, things were so dire that all remaining funds were frozen and Mr Woodford was removed from his post. Now, the Financial Conduct Authority has approved a re quest to wind up the fund and investors will be told next month how much their initial payment will be.
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the amount that the Spanish public debt fell STAT OF in the third quarter of 2019 according to €3,595 million by figures released by the Bank of Spain WEEK
Minimum wage up? NOW that the question of who will preside over Britain for the next five years is answered, all local eyes turn to Spain and the assumption that Pe dro Sánchez of PSOE and Pablo Igle sias of Podemos will be most likely to form a coalition government. If this is the case, then the two leaders have been in negotiation with regards to increasing the mini mum wage in Spain from €900 to €1,000 per month as early as next year. As should perhaps be expected, Podemos wants a quicker implemen
By John Smith tation than the PSOE which would prefer to confirm in principle but sub ject to the financial ability of the economy to withstand what could be quite a considerable burden on busi ness. Indeed in their election mani festos, both parties indicated a wish to see regular increases over the next four years in order to try to bring the minimum wage to the equivalent of 60 per cent of the country’s average salary earnings and if Podemos get
their way then by 2023, it should have increased to €1,200 per month. In essence, both leaders are in favour of positive change, but differ mainly on how quickly it can be intro duced and the eventual amount that can be increased during the theoreti cal life of the parliament. Both are also in agreement that the State has an obligation to intro duce legislation in order to ensure that the vulnerable in society are protected more thoroughly and there may even be new laws concerning employment contracts.
Breathing space for Arcadia AFTER nearly seeing his Arcadia business go into administration earlier this year, Sir Philip Green has managed to secure a £310 million (€360 million) remort gage of one of the company’s main properties in Oxford Street. This is a short term loan but should giving breathing space to the various businesses in the group which have been strug gling due to falling sales and high rents. It will also give new Chairman Andrew Coppel a chance to un derstand the various Arcadia businesses which include Top Shop and Dorothy Perkins.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he repeat 90-day stay? Could you clarify for me how soon after the end of one 90day tourist stay, I can recommence anoth er? I know that I must not exceed the total 183day limit over the financial year without becoming tax resident. But, can I, for example, spend 80 days continuously in Spain, then go back to UK for a month, and then return again to Spain to spend another 80 days whilst managing total days over the year to be within the nonresidency limit of 183 days? What flexibility is there for distributing the 183 days? G E (Costa Blanca)
Let’s keep it simple. Spanish law says YOU AND THE y o u c a n s t a y i n LAW IN SPAIN Spain as a tourist for 90 days in a calendar year. The 90 days need not be continuous. They can be three stays of 30 days each, for example. The same goes for the lim it of 183 days. The ‘calendar year’ provision means you could arrive in Spain in early October, stay for three months, then return to the UK over Christ mas, and come back to Spain in January of the next year to start a new 90day tourist stay.
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Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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Deal done THE name Mothercare will not disappear completely as a deal has been done with Boots for its products, much of which are expected to be surplus stock from its closed shops, to be put on sale in selected stores throughout the UK.
Making money INDITEX the Spanish clothing empire just can’t stop making increased profits as it has revealed that the results for the third quarter of 2019 show a further growth of 7.5 per cent over the previous year. Thanks in part to its better online presence.
Bankia future LUIS DE GUINDOS, former Spanish minister and now Vice President of the European Central Bank believes that it could be sensible to privatise Bankia in which the Spanish government still holds a significant percentage.
Lego expanding DANISH Lego brand knows that it has to innovate to keep its business continually growing and is increasingly turning to the internet in or der to keep customers inter ested.
The younger they are, the more likely they are to get their parents to purchase and, it is hoped that they will also encourage future generations to enjoy the hobby.
Some products are only available online, although in Spain they now have three shops selling just Lego prod uct and they plan to only produce sustainable pieces within the next 10 years.
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Christmas bonus from Treasury PRIZES won in the hugely popu lar Christmas Lottery, El Gordo have always been taxed once they break a certain threshold which until this year was €10,000. The good news is that you don’t start paying tax on your winnings this year until they reach €20,000 and even if you win a really big prize then the first €20,000 is discounted for tax purposes. So if you are lucky enough to win the biggest prize of €4 mil lion for a full ticket, you will only
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By John Smith
Children sing out the numbers.
The Boris Bounce ALTHOUGH things can reverse rapidly, as soon as the election poll results were released at 10pm on the night of Thursday December 12 showing a probable massive Conservative ma-
jority the pound started to jump and by the following morning stood at just under €1.20 to £1. Shares also rose when the stock exchange in London opened the next day and it
seems that investors are expecting great things (at least in the short term) from a more or less certain Brexit which will allow business to plan sensibly ahead.
pay €760,000 in tax rather than the €780,000 you would have paid last year. It is estimated that the Trea sury will collect €13.6 million less than last year but it will take a windfall of around €175 million to help Spain with its overheads. All of the large prizes are paid out with tax already deducted so there is no need to make any de claration when you present your tax returns, unless of course you have invested the balance and received interest on your invest ment. The other benefit for winners is that in the event that they need government financial assis tance for scholarships for their children, disability allowance or any other form of personal assis tance then their winnings will not be taken into account as cal culations are based on income rather than equity (except for value of property). The Spanish love the Christ mas draw and it is televised every year with youngsters singing out the numbers as they are drawn.
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BUSINESS EXTRA Less consumption A REPORT published by the Eurostat community statistics office shows per capita consumption in Spain was 14 per cent less than the eurozone average and 10 per cent less than the EU average.
Closed down JAMIE OLIVER’S Fifteen Cornwall restaurant is about to close but this was only connected with the TV chef as he allowed the Cornwall Food Foundation to use his name for the restaurant which found work for unemployed people near Newquay.
Share launch RENEWABLE energy company Grenergy is about to move from the Alternative Stock Market in Spain and is placing 10 per cent of its shares on the main market at the discounted price of €12.50. Things look positive for the company’s future.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, that’s that. At last we can finally enjoy a smidgen of respite from pontifi cating politicians promising untold re wards for plonking a mere kiss on a bal lot paper. We bid a relieved farewell to bristling bearded Marxists. Whirlwind ‘jolly hock ey stick’ Girl Guide leaders and the green merchants of doom. But thankfully not to Boris. Boris Johnson; who was actual ly beginning to sound rather like a cracked needle himself, didn’t insult or indeed underestimate the people’s in telligence and won a resounding victory for common sense. Well, I wish every one who resides in the UK all the luck in the world as they step up into their chal lenges of a bright new and exciting fu ture. Let’s just hope the old British Bull dog spirit still survives somewhere among the diversified denizens that now make up the country. A nation whose shores I departed from so long ago, but still holds a place very dear to the old boy’s timepiece. Of course all this change won’t do anything to help me personally. It still depends on the sort of deal Boris has
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NICOLA STURGEON: Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). put forward. Worryingly, most, If not all of his deal proposals have been buried under the morass of ‘campaign trail’ en deavours and we really have little idea of what it, or the future holds. We and thousands of other European expats are about to find ourselves aliens in countries that many of us have
resided in for years. I am however, somewhat pacified by the fact that there are also vast numbers of Euro peans living in the UK, so I truly do be lieve that, providing you tick all the right legal boxes, our pensions, health care and residential rights will be protected under fair and reciprocal measures be
tween our countries. Just hope we don’t all finish up as ‘bargaining chips’ that’s all. It’s Nicola Sturgeon who worries me. This awful woman and her extremely in competent party, have only one ambi tion to get rid of the English at all costs. Of course she hates Boris. Boris is the
epitome of everything she seethes about. He also wants out of the EU. Something she truly cannot afford. When the UK comes out of Europe and assuming a second referendum re sults in Scotland’s independence, she will then have to reapply to join the EU. The chances of being accepted are ex tremely thin. Even if Spain were to relent on their anticipated veto, she still needs to reach the financial criteria required for entry, which she can’t, and if the EU were to make an exception, they would demand austerity measures on a par with Greece! So where would that leave Scotland? Up the loch without a caber, that’s where. They’ll need their own cur rency, negotiated trade deals with the UK and Europe. A hard border and pass ports to visit Newcastle! No thanks. I’m proud to be aligned with Scotland and love my Scottish mates. The Scots have actually managed to retain their heritage and culture far better than the English anyway! Please don’t let this bit ter, bile spitting woman, make fools of you all. Keep the faith, Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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RUFF JUSTICE FOR BULLDOGS IN TUTUS NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
DID you read about the two French bulldogs in tutus and their owners who were ejected from a Norwegian Air flight to the USA after the animals ‘struggled to contain their emotions’? Is it April 1st? Is this for real or have I woken up in a parallel universe? The range of animals accepted as es sential props for travel have included kangaroos, turkeys and a miniature horse named Flirty. Just imagine in flight announcements: please put on your own mask before attending to that of your dog/cat/kangaroo... But what’s a bit surprising here is the fact that the female owners concerned ‘genderstereotyped’ their bulldogs by dressing them in tutus. Pink ones! Though it may help explain why they needed emotional support animals... Basically, it sounds as if their dogs could do with support animals of their own. All I know is I’d certainly end up in need of some sort of support if I tried to put a tutu on my cat.
FRENCH BULLDOG: Used as an emotional support animal.
To be serious, some of these ‘sup port’ animals are simply pets being transported by their owners, aren’t they? A peacock that was once rejected as an emotional support companion still made the journey by road, for in stance. It looks as if it’s just a way for some people to take their favourite pet along with them in the cabin. In the world of private medicine, doubtless the doctors get appropriately high fees for their service in signing it off. Money talks. Time this idiocy was stopped and all an imals refused entry to planes. All, that is, except guide dogs and, err ... me! I’d very much like a tall, dark handsome man as my emotional sup port on my next flight, please. Because, frankly, it’d take more than a dog in a
tutu to calm me down on any Boeing 737Max flight. Monty Python eat your heart out! Just imagine what Cleese, Palin etc would have made of all this, back in the day, when a little satirical dig wouldn’t result in a snowflake blizzard of taking offence... HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retri bution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Cleram bault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) available from Amazon in paper back/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBook store. All profits to Costa del Sol Cude ca cancer charity.
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I’m still grumpy at Xmas MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I TRY and avoid buffets like the plague but sometimes there is no choice. One of my reasons is that you stand in line not me but Mrs S and choose whatever you decide out of the hot dish es. They dollop it on to the plate and you then have to stand in line to pay for it. Most of the time there are a few people in front of you and by the time you get to pay it’s cold. It’s not usually great food in the first place, but cold it’s abysmal. There has to be a better way. If it was up to me I’d sort out a way to choose what you want off a menu and then pay for it and get a ticket. You then present that ticket to the person dishing up and get your plate of hot food and sit down. Doesn’t seem too difficult to me. This is my last article before Christmas so I guess it should be all festive and jol ly. Full of Ho Ho Ho and goodwill to all. The tree should be up and decorations all done. Well folks I’m sorry to disap point you because I’m just as grumpy.
Some say even more so. I don’t like Christmas. It’s OK for kids. Even I have to agree there is nothing better than seeing the little ‘uns believing in Father Christ mas and then opening their prezzies. But that’s it. The strain on parents to have to get in to debt because little Johnny (it can be Janet or any other gender applicable) has seen this new €200 or more all singing, all dancing, latest thing on telly. The problem is that it would be bad enough if it ended there, but it doesn’t. It usually comes with add ons and then three months later a new model comes out. The kid has to get the newer one because one of their mates has already got one. The other thing is everything you buy is half price two weeks later in the sales. Oh and don’t forget all the nonsense about ‘let’s leave it till after Christmas’ when trying to get something done from December 10. That usually means wait ing till January 10 ... at least! So have a merry Christmas and all that nonsense. Try and remember that it’s only once a year and it could be worse. You could be the Queen having to make a speech to millions and not mention what an idiot Andrew is!
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Guadalupe - the Royal Monastery at the heart of Spanish history SET in the heart of the region of Ex tremadura about an hour’s drive from the historic Renaissance town of Caceres, the pretty village of Guadalupe is a remarkable destina tion in its own right. While its cobbled streets are lined with striking buildings that show the evidence of many centuries of histo ry, the reason people come from far and wide is to see the magnificent building right at its centre the Sanc tuaryMonastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Founded by King Alfonso XI of Castille in the 14th century, it is a truly exceptional edifice that has been added to and lavishly embell ished down the years. In fact it is re garded so highly that it has been named as a UN World Heritage Site. It became Spain’s Royal Monastery, where the great and good gathered amidst some of the most magnificent religious art and exquisite gold, and silverware. This was not simply a religious house, for it was at the heart of pow er. It was here that the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand, granted Christopher Columbus an audience that would eventually lead to the discovery of the Americas. Exceptional blend Architecturally, it is an exceptional blend of differing styles. The 14th
ROYAL MONASTERY: At the heart of power. 15th century Mudejar church and cloister is particularly fine, with its in tricate façade setting a striking tone. The interior nave and two side aisles are notable for their fine vault ing and feature richly ornamented al tars and tombs. The sacristy is renowned for a se ries of paintings by Zurbarán and magnificent wall paintings that seem to leap out from the plain canvas of the architecture itself. It was built between 1638 and 1647 and pro vides a contrast to the earlier peri ods. Moving through the sacristy the Chapel of Santa Catalina of Alejan dria is home to some imposing
tombs that date to the 17th century. It is also packed with reliquaries and exquisite works of art. Entering into the Camarin de la Vi gen you will find an octagonal room decorated in baroque style. Head up the stairs and the star of the show awaits Guadalupe’s famous black Madonna. Here a monk takes over from the usual guide to present the statue to and bless visitors. The statuette is richly clothed and in her arms holds a baby Jesus also black. It is the most emblematic symbol of the monastery and for many Catholics the most holy part of the visit.
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7:00am Sky Sports News 7:30am Sky Sports News 8:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action. 9:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action. 10:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action. 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live EFL Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City (Kickoff 12.00pm). 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Watford v Manchester United (Kick-off 2.00pm). Coverage of the topflight clash from Vicarage Road. 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live World Darts Championship 12:00am Live NFL 1:30am Live NBC's FNIA
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7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:25am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:40am Emmerdale 10:15am Coronation Street 1:15pm In for a Penny 2:00pm Catchphrase 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:35pm Shrek the Halls 4:00pm The Santa Clause 2 5:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 5:10pm The Santa Clause 2 6:10pm Elf 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Elf 8:00pm Uncle Buck 8:40pm FYI Daily 8:45pm Uncle Buck 10:00pmLove Actually 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmLove Actually 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am Family Guy
7:00am George and Mildred 7:50am Heartbeat 9:55am Inspector Morse Drama series featuring Colin Dexter's enigmatic Chief Inspector. 12:10pm Agatha Christie's Marple Lady Virginia Revel receives a marriage proposal from an ambitious politician, but is reluctant to accept it, especially as she is also being courted by a dashing young suitor. 2:05pm Bugsy Malone 4:05pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm The Queen 10:00pm Victoria Feature-length festive special. 12:00am Agatha Christie's Marple 2:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot
7:00am Football's Greatest: Johan Cruyff 7:15am Fifth Gear 8:00am The Protectors 8:25am The Professionals 9:20am Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective 11:20am The Big Fish Off 12:25pm Monster Carp 1:30pm Brannigan 2:35pm FYI Daily 2:40pm Brannigan 3:45pm Battle of the Bulge 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Battle of the Bulge 6:55pm The Green Berets 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The Green Berets 10:00pmDemolition Man 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmDemolition Man 12:15amThe Fugitive 1:20am FYI Daily 1:25am The Fugitive
7:00am Braveheart 10:00amTransformers 12:25pmMortal Engines 2:35pm 300 4:35pm Braveheart 7:35pm Transformers 10:00pmMortal Engines 12:15am300 2:15am Fast and Furious
7:00am A Wedding for Christmas 8:40am Ladybug 10:10amThe Keeper 12:15pm Mary, Queen of Scots 2:30pm Glass 4:45pm The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen. 5:00pm Bumblebee 7:00pm Little Tech company boss Jordan Sanders thinks it's okay to treat her staff poorly. 9:00pm Mary, Queen of Scots 11:10pmBumblebee 1:10am Little Tech company boss Jordan Sanders thinks it's okay to treat her staff poorly.
7:15am EFL Championship Highlights 8:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 8:30am EFL Championship Highlights 10:30am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live EFL 3:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 5:30pm EFL Highlights 6:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 6:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:00pm EFL Highlights 8:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 9:30pm Live NBA: Dallas @ Toronto 12:00am EFL Highlights 12:15am EFL Highlights 12:30am EFL Championship Highlights 1:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2
Super 4 Thunderbirds are Go Dare Master Mr Magoo Mr. Bean Robozuna ITV News The Sara Cox Show Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 11:25am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:25pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm Midsomer Murders 3:35pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 4:35pm The Big Quiz 5:35pm ITV News and Weather 5:45pm ITV News London 6:00pm Pride of Britain: 7:00pm Catchphrase 8:00pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pmQuantum of Solace 12:05am ITV News and Weather
8:40am Made of Honour 10:30amTooth Fairy 12:15pm Johnny English 1:50pm Johnny English Reborn 3:35pm Johnny English Strikes Again 5:05pm We're the Millers 7:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 9:00pm Little 10:50pmJerry Maguire 1:15am Being Frank
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BARRY DUKE ALL of us, I guess, have been drenched when we’ve turned on a kitchen sink tap and been sprayed by water deflected upwards by a spoon. After it happened to me for the umpteenth time, I began pondering on other small issues that drive me insane. Sealed food: I adore smoked salmon, and the brand I buy has a tiny flap at one corner that needs to be peeled back before you can get at the contents. I’ve yet to make it work without a pair of pli ers or my teeth. Many other products have variations of this flap, and none ever seem to work. Ringpulls: On two occasions this week, the ringpulls on the tinned tomatoes I tried to open came away from the cans. Only with a hammer and screwdriver could I get at the contents (who has can openers these days? Reminder to myself: buy one tonight). Missing bathroom or sink plugs: When I moved into my Benidorm apartment I was amazed that none of the four basins had plugs. I mea sured each hole carefully, and
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SMOKED SALMON: I’ve yet to open a packet without a pair of pliers - or my teeth! went in search of tapones, as they are called in Spanish. I had to trawl every hardware shop in the town before I found the right ones. Blister pack tablets: Often a cir cle of foil will adhere to a pill, and on two occasions I’ve had the sil ver paper lodge in my throat. Tiny twinprong halogen bulbs: Many Spanish lamps are fitted
with these. I have three over the bathroom sink and three desk lamps. To replace them is a night mare. Because I can’t get my fin gers into the recesses into which they are set I have to use pliers, but all too frequently the bulbs disintegrate and I’m faced with the almost impossible task of remov ing the remnants.
Appliance cords: Why are the ones in Spain always too damn short? The answer, I guess, is to keep the extension cord industry afloat. Visit the electrical depart ment of any store and you will find a mindblowing array of the things in all shapes, colours and lengths. I must have a dozen in our apart ment.
Electric sockets: Our apartment has no shortage of these, but they are all in the wrong places. Natu rally! So more extension leads are required. Screwdrivers: A week ago a five minute job took almost an hour because I could not find, among an impressive collection of screw drivers in my toolbox, one that would fit two screws needed to at tach a bracket for a TV soundbar to a wooden shelf. In sheer exas peration I finally nailed the bloody thing to the wood. Halogen hobs: I keep forgetting that these take forever to cool down after use. My latest booboo was the messiest and smelliest EVER! I inadvertently placed a plastic container of rice on a hob I’d used to cook up a curry, and 10 minutes later the apartment was filled with smoke. What I saw on the hob was a bubbling mound of melted plastic and rice and all the fire alarms in the building went off. Time, methinks, to start a social media page for people wanting to sound off about the small things that drive them into fits of uncon trolled fury.
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MONDAY TV
7:00am Breakfast 10:00amThe Croods 11:30amKung Fu Panda 12:50pm Donkey's Caroling Christmas-Tacular 1:00pm A Berry Royal Christmas 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:15pm BBC London News 2:20pm Weather 2:25pm Toy Story 2 3:55pm Brave 5:20pm Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out 5:45pm Billionaire Boy 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News at Six 7:45pm BBC London News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm A Question of Sport 8:30pm The Goes Wrong Show 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Still Open All Hours 10:05pm A Christmas Carol 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm King Gary 12:05am Famalam
7:55am This Farming Life 8:55am Equestrian 9:55am Talking Pictures 10:35amThe Greatest Story Ever Told 1:40pm Flog It! 2:25pm Talking Pictures 3:15pm Entrapment 5:00pm Natural World 6:00pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 7:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events 7:30pm Inside the Factory 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm A Life on Screen 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:45pm The Lady in the Van 1:25am The Manchurian Candidate
8:00pm Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 9:00pm What We Were Watching 10:00pm Mark Kermode's Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special 11:00pm Queen: Rock the World 12:00am Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert 1:05am Kate Bush at the BBC 1979 1:50am All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride A two-hour sleigh ride filmed in Karasjok, Norway 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle shot from the point of view of a reindeer herder travelling across the frozen wilderness. 3:50am Charles I: Killing a King
7:00am Moomins on the Riviera 8:20am Rugrats the Movie 9:50am The Big Bang Theory 10:15am The Big Bang Theory 10:40am The Big Bang Theory 11:10am King of Queens 11:35am King of Queens 12:05pm Everybody Loves Raymond 12:35pm Everybody Loves Raymond 1:05pm Frasier 1:35pm Lego Masters 2:35pm White Christmas 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Hollyoaks 7:55pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Inside the Toy Factory at Christmas 9:00pm Gogglesprogs 10:00pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Crystal Maze 12:00amThe Inbetweeners 2 1:50am Ashby
9:55am Digby Dragon 10:10am Peppa Pig 10:30am Cruising with Jane McDonald 10:50am Friend 12:20pm Neighbours 12:50pmFrom Time to Time 1:50pm Access 1:55pm From Time to Time 2:55pm Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 4:05pm Access 4:10pm Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 5:10pm The Time of Their Lives 6:10pm Access 6:15pm The Time of Their Lives 7:05pm Neighbours 7:30pm Pets Do The Funniest Things At Christmas 8:00pm Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words 10:00pmClassic Christmas Comedy Moments 11:30pmSteptoe and Son Ride Again 1:20am Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights
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Hollyoaks Rude(Ish) Tube Don't Tell the Bride Christmas at the Palace 11:00amThe Princess Bride 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Young Sheldon 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Made in Chelsea: Buenos Aires 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory 1:00am Naked Attraction 2:05am Gogglebox
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9:20am Coronation Street 10:25am You've Been Framed! 11:25amSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 12:35pm FYI Daily 12:40pmSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:50pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm You've Been Framed! 4:10pm Catchphrase 5:10pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm The Secret Life of Pets 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm The Secret Life of Pets 9:00pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 10:10pm FYI Daily 10:15pmRogue One: A Star Wars Story 11:45pm Family Guy 12:15am Family Guy
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat A young boy is shot at the Hall and Lord Ashfordly comes under investigation for employing child labour - but Bellamy discovers that the truth is rather more complicated. 10:00am Peter & Wendy 12:05pm Inspector Morse 2:25pm Inspector Morse 4:40pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Vera Crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn. 1:05am A Touch of Frost David Jason returns as DI Jack Frost in this feature-length episode.
7:00am World of Sport: Petrol Heads 7:15am The Protectors 7:40am The Saint 8:30am Columbo Undercover 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:35pm The Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:50pm Minder 5:55pm The Professionals 7:00pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:05pm Jaws 4: The Revenge 10:10pm FYI Daily 10:15pmJaws 4: The Revenge 11:00pmLethal Weapon 3 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Lethal Weapon 3 1:20am The Professionals 2:25am Football Genius 2:55am Football Genius
11:35am Aquaman 2:05pm King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 4:20pm Street Fighter 6:20pm Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 9:00pm Aquaman 11:30pm Die Hard 1:45am Fast and Furious Five
7:00am Ladybug 8:30am The Keeper 10:45am Little 12:45pm Hotel Mumbai: Special 1:15pm Bumblebee 3:15pm Ladybug 4:45pm Mary, Queen of Scots Following the death of her husband, Queen Mary returns to Scotland after years reigning in France. 7:00pm Little 9:00pm Bumblebee In 1987, Californian teenager Charlie Watson is traumatised by the death of her father, while her mother Sally and new boyfriend Ron leaves her feeling even more alone. 11:00pm Mary, Queen of Scots 1:10am Domino
7:00am EFL Championship Highlights 7:15am EFL Highlights 8:00am SPFL Greatest Games 8:30am EFL Championship Highlights 9:45am EFL Highlights 10:00am SPFL Round-Up 10:15am EFL Highlights 10:30am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 11:00am Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 12:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 1:30pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 3:30pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 4:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 7:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 8:30pm Live EFL 11:15pm SPFL Round-Up 11:30pm EFL Highlights 11:45pm EFL Highlights 12:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 12:30am SPFL Highlights
8:25am A Little Something for Your Birthday 10:15am Jingle All the Way 11:55am Wayne's World 1:40pm Wayne's World 2 3:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 5:10pm Rio 7:00pm School of Rock 9:00pm Tropic Thunder 10:55pm Little Monsters 12:35am Anna and the Apocalypse
Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Football Centre 12:30pm Ref Watch 1:00pm Sky Sports News 1:30pm Live World Darts Championship 5:30pm Sky Sports News A round-up of the day's talking points and a look ahead to the events that are likely to make the news tomorrow, featuring previews and interviews. 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 Sports news and updates. 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live World Darts Championship 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up A look ahead to tonight's fixtures. 1:00am Sky Sports News
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Spirit of Dali remains in Figueres THE modern town of Figueres, Girona has a population of 45,000 people and from most angles looks very normal for northern Spain. The area can claim an eclectic his tory however being the birthplace of Narcis Monturiol, the inventor of the first mo tor powered submarine, and singer Monica Naranjo. The huge Castell de San Ferran dominates the town but no more than the presence of world fa mous Catalan surrealist Salvador Dali. The legacy of Dali can be felt over Figueres, even decades after his death. The Dali Theatre and Mu seum helps to preserve his heritage and if you have one day in the town this is one of the best places to visit. It is built on the site of a theatre where Dali’s first exhibitions took place which was de stroyed by a fire during the Spanish Civil War. In the 1960s Dali decided to rebuild the monument and dedicate it to his works and inspirations. A visit to his museum will provide a vivid insight into the eccentric imagi
nation of Dali evidenced by the outside of the building which is designed like a Moorish style palace wall but decorated with giant eggs. Dali wanted his museum ‘to be a single block, a labyrinth, a great surrealist object’ and this he certainly achieved. The museum does not feature Dali’s most well known works like ‘The Persistence of Time’ or ‘The Elephants’ as many
of these are displayed in museums across the US as well as in Brussels and Madrid or held by private collectors. Instead the museum houses many pieces from Dali’s private collection, which are no less impres sive, and together consti tute the single largest col lection of Dali works in the world by far. To truly understand the artist, a trip to this museum is es
sential. Included in the pieces on display are paintings, sculptures, collages, me chanical creations and other items which display Dali’s vivid imaginings. Other artist’s works do feature in the museum. A Frida Kahlo exhibition re cently ended and numer ous surrealist displays of art by artists in Dali’s pri vate collection are perma nent features.
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7:00am Breakfast 10:00am CBeebies Hansel & Gretel 10:45am The Gruffalo 11:15am The Gruffalo's Child 11:40am Kung Fu Panda 3 1:05pm Animal Park 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:15pm BBC London News; Weather 2:20pm Weather 2:25pm Toy Story 3 4:00pm Frozen 5:35pm Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers 6:05pm BBC News at Six; Weather 6:20pm BBC London News; Weather 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm Beauty and the Beast 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Take Off with Bradley and Holly 10:00pm A Christmas Carol 11:00pm Not Going Out 11:40pm The Vicar of Dibley 12:25am BBC News at Ten 12:35am Weather 12:40am Midnight Mass BBC
6:05am How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Midsomer Murders 12:20pm You've Been Framed! 1:25pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:30pm ITV News London 1:40pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 3:40pm Santa Claus 5:45pm ITV Evening News 5:55pm ITV News London 6:15pm Elf 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Chase 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:05pm Not the Robbie Williams Christmas Show 12:05am ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:19am ITV London Weather 12:20am The Keith & Paddy Picture Show 12:50am Carols at Christmas 2019
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MasterChef: The Professionals Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome Christmas at St Paul's Talking Pictures Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express Death on the Nile A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley Carols from King's The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes University Challenge Dragons' Den Gareth Malone's Christmas Concert QI I'll Get This Great Expectations Tamara Drewe
You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street In for a Penny Shrek the Halls The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause FYI Daily The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Peter Pan FYI Daily Peter Pan Catchphrase Four Christmases FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Four Christmases The Holiday FYI Daily The Holiday Family Guy Family Guy
8:00pm James May: The Reassembler In a festive special, James puts together a Hornby Flying Scotsman, his favourite childhood Christmas present, which he was given in 1972 and sent him on to a path of mechanical intrigue and reassembly. 8:30pm The Last Igloo 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1982 Big Hits 11:00pm Martin's Close 11:30pm The Turn of the Screw 1:00am The Lost Ghost Story with Mark Gatiss 2:00am TOTP2 3:30am Nothing Like a Dame
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5:45am Countdown 6:25am Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:20am Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 8:40am The Simpsons 9:05am The Simpsons 9:35am The Simpsons 10:05am Hotel for Dogs 12:05pm Small Soldiers 2:10pm A Christmas Carol 4:15pm Father Christmas 4:50pm The Snowman 5:20pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 5:55pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 6:20pm Channel 4 News 6:30pm Home Alone 8:30pm The Tiger Who Came to Tea 9:00pm Child Genius 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:55pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 1:00am The Inbetweeners 1:35am The Inbetweeners 2:00am The Inbetweeners 2:30am The Inbetweeners 3:00am The Inbetweeners 3:25am The Inbetweeners 3:50am The Crystal Maze 4:45am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
6:10am The Sweeney 7:00am World of Sport: Footballing Upsets 7:10am Fifth Gear 8:00am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 9:50am Silverstone Classic 10:55am Goodwood Members Meeting 11:55am Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot 2:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 3:00pm Lawman 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pm Lawman 5:05pm The Cowboys 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm The Cowboys 7:45pm The Alamo 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm The Alamo 11:00pm Unforgiven 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Unforgiven 1:35am The Professionals 2:35am The Protectors 3:10am Bad Move 3:35am Bad Move 4:00am The Americans
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Paw Patrol Floogals Peppa Pig Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights Grounded Access Grounded Friends Neighbours Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Access Seven Brides for Seven Brothers My Fair Lady Access My Fair Lady Neighbours The Yorkshire Vet The Wonderful World of Chocolate Cruising with Jane McDonald Carols at Christmas Make You Laugh Out Loud Access The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show Access
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7:15am Dusty and Me 8:55am Ferris Bueller's Day Off 10:45am Weird Science 12:25pm Groundhog Day 2:15pm Tag 4:05pm About Time 6:10pm Big 8:00pm Little 10:00pm Crazy Rich Asians 12:05am A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas: Extended Version 1:40am Ferris Bueller's Day Off 3:25am Bad Santa 5:15am Groundhog Day
School of Rock Rude(Ish) Tube Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Baby Daddy Don't Tell the Bride A Royal Winter Doctor Dolittle The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory We're Going on a Bear Hunt The Art of the Snowman and the Snowdog The Great British Bake Off Ice Age: The Meltdown The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Gogglebox
6:30am Hotel Mumbai: Special 7:00am A Wedding for Christmas 8:35am Mary, Queen of Scots 10:45am Bumblebee 12:45pm The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2:45pm Little 4:45pm Mary, Queen of Scots 7:00pm Bumblebee 9:00pm The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 11:00pm Little Tech company boss Jordan Sanders thinks it's okay to treat her staff poorly. 1:00am Domino 2:35am The Flood 4:30am Accident Man Mike Fallon is a tough hitman who makes his hits look like accidents or suicide.
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6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am F1 2019 Season Review 11:00am Gary Neville's Soccerbox 12:00pm Gary Neville's Soccerbox 1:00pm Ben Stokes: New Years Day Special 2:00pm Golfer Of The Decade 4:00pm Fights of 2019 6:00pm I'm Game 6:15pm I'm Game 6:30pm I'm Game 6:45pm I'm Game 7:00pm Gary Neville's Soccerbox 8:00pm F1 2019 Season Review 9:00pm Ben Stokes: New Years Day Special 10:00pm Fights of 2019 12:00am Class of '92: Full Time 1:00am Class of '92: Full Time 2:00am Class of '92: Full Time
7:45am EFL Championship Highlights 8:00am SPFL Highlights 8:30am EFL Championship Highlights 9:15am EFL Championship Highlights 9:30am EFL Highlights 10:00am EFL Championship Highlights 10:30am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 11:00am Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 1:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 1:30pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 3:30pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 4:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 6:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 7:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 8:00pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Highlights 8:30pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 11:30pm Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 12:30am SPFL Highlights
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Zog Piper Christmas Day Mass Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave 12:35pm Top of the Pops: 1982 Big Hits 1:40pm BBC News at One 1:45pm Weather 1:55pm Moana 3:30pm The Snail and the Whale 4:00pm The Queen 4:10pm Finding Dory 5:40pm Strictly Come Dancing 7:00pm Michael McIntyre's Big Show 8:00pm Call the Midwife 9:30pm Gavin & Stacey 10:30pm EastEnders 11:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 12:15am The Two Ronnies Sketchbook 12:35am BBC News at Ten 12:45am Weather 12:50am On Christmas Night 12:55am Not Going Out 1:35am My Old Lady
7:00am Chimpanzee 8:15am Rise of the Guardians 9:40am Carols from King's 11:00am Inside the Factory 12:00pm The Planets 1:00pm Dancing the Nutcracker - Inside the Royal Ballet 2:30pm Gareth Malone's Christmas Concert 3:30pm Scrooge 5:30pm The Queen 5:40pm Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen & Milkmen 6:40pm Upstart Crow 7:20pm Dad's Army 8:00pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Dolly Parton - Here I Am 11:00pm Glastonbury 2014 12:10am Glastonbury 2019
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7:50am Emmerdale 8:10am Coronation Street 8:35am The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 9:35am FYI Daily 9:40am The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 10:25am You've Been Framed! 10:50am Catchphrase 11:50am Peter Pan 12:50pm FYI Daily 12:55pm Peter Pan 2:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:00pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 5:10pm Elf 6:10pm FYI Daily 6:15pm Elf 7:00pm Uncle Buck 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Uncle Buck 9:00pm Jurassic World 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Jurassic World 11:30pm Celebrity Juice 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy
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Mr Magoo Scrambled! Mr Magoo Mr. Bean The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 9:30am Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays 10:05am Wishfart 10:25am Disney's a Christmas Carol 12:10pm Countrywise 12:55pm Midsomer Murders 3:00pm Coronation Street at Christmas 4:00pm The Queen 4:10pm Shrek the Halls 4:40pm The Chase 5:40pm ITV Evening News 6:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 7:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 11:20pm Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip 12:20am ITV News and Weather 12:40am Four Christmases
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Magic Flute from Glyndebourne 10:40pm Detectorists 11:10pm The Duchess Fact-based period drama, chronicling the life of Georgiana Spencer who became Duchess of Devonshire in 1774 at the age of 17. 12:55am Inspector Montalbano 2:40am Tom Jones & Beverley Knight's Gospel Christmas 3:40am What We Were Watching Grace Dent embarks on a televisual trip back in time as she immerses herself in the sights, sounds and schedules of TV from 40 years ago.
9:05am The Bear 9:40am The Simpsons 11:40am Ice Age 1:15pm Father Christmas 1:45pm The Snowman 2:20pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 2:50pm The Tiger Who Came to Tea 3:25pm The Alternative Christmas Message 3:30pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines, sport and weather. 3:35pm Back to the Future 5:55pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 8:10pm The Great British Bake Off 9:30pm Jamie and Jimmy's Festive Feast 10:30pm First Dates 11:30pm Kylie's Secret Night 1:00am Kylie's Golden Tour 2:00am Slumdog Millionaire
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The Royal George and Mildred Rising Damp Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:25am Carry on Abroad 1:10pm Carry on Again, Doctor 2:55pm Carry on at Your Convenience Production at toilet manufacturers WC Boggs is brought to a halt when an over-eager trade union representative calls a strike. 4:45pm Carry on Matron 6:30pm Carry on Camping 8:15pm Carry on Up the Khyber 10:00pm Carry on Doctor 11:50pm Carry on Girls 1:40am Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:45am Inspector Morse
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World of Sport: TV Firsts 7:10am The Car Chasers 7:35am British Superbike Championship Highlights 9:25am Goodwood Festival of Speed 10:25am When English Football Ruled Europe 11:30am When English Football Ruled Europe 12:30pm Only When I Laugh 1:00pm Mr. Bean 1:30pm Made in Britain 2:35pm The Sting 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm The Sting 5:10pm Spartacus 6:10pm FYI Daily 6:15pm Spartacus 9:00pm Rocky II 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Rocky II 11:25pm Tremors 12:25am FYI Daily 12:30am Tremors 1:30am The Professionals
Paw Patrol Peppa Pig Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs Carols at Christmas Neighbours Scrooge Access Scrooge Oliver! Access Oliver! Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel about a young boy who escapes from an orphanage in favour of training to be a pickpocket with criminal mentor, Fagin. Neighbours Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs The Two Ronnies: The Unseen Sketches Classic Christmas
7:00am Bumblebee 9:00am Avengers: Infinity War 11:35am Captain Marvel 1:45pm Transformers 4:15pm Bumblebee 6:20pm Avengers: Infinity War 9:00pm Captain Marvel 11:15pm The Matrix 1:45am The Matrix Reloaded
7:00am The First Wives Club 9:00am Jumanji 11:00am About a Boy 1:00pm The Holiday 3:30pm The Lego Movie 5:15pm The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 7:15pm Bridget Jones's Diary 9:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason The disaster-prone journalist seems to have finally found the perfect boyfriend. 11:00pm Bad Santa 12:50am Trading Places
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 7:30am Come Dine with Me Australian drag superstar 7:55am Come Dine with Me 9:55am The Great British Bake Off 11:20am Doctor Dolittle 2 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm How to Train Your Dragon 8:55pm Home Alone 3 10:50pm The Inbetweeners 12:25am The Inbetweeners 1:00am The Big Bang Theory
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Good Morning Transfers 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Gary Neville's Soccerbox 12:00pm The Greatest Solheim Cup 2:00pm Ben Stokes: New Years Day Special 3:00pm F1 2019 Season Review 4:00pm Fights of 2019 6:00pm Live NBA: Boston @ Toronto 8:30pm Live NBA: Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 11:00pm Live NBA: Houston @ Golden State 1:30am NBA Heatcheck 2:00am Live NBA: L.A. Clippers @ L.A. Lakers Los Angeles Lakers v Los Angeles Clippers (Tip-off 1.00am).
7:00am Ladybug 8:30am Mary Poppins Returns 10:45am The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 12:45pm Bumblebee 2:45pm Mary Poppins Returns In 1930s London, Michael Banks lives in his childhood home with his children, Annabel, John, and Georgie. Still grieving the death of his wife, and behind on loan payments, his house is due to be repossessed unless he comes up with the money soon 5:00pm Little 7:00pm The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 9:00pm Mary Poppins Returns 11:15pm Bumblebee 1:15am Little
10:30am EFL Goals: Leagues 1&2 11:00am Euro 2020 Qualifiers Round-up Show 12:00pm EFL Championship Highlights 1:00pm EFL Midweek Goals: Championship 2:00pm EFL Championship Highlights 3:15pm EFL Highlights 3:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 3:45pm EFL Midweek Goals: Championship 4:45pm EFL Championship 5:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 6:00pm EFL Highlights 6:15pm EFL Midweek Goals: Championship 7:15pm EFL Championship Highlights 10:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 11:00pm EFL Championship Highlights 12:30am SPFL Highlights 1:00am EFL Championship Highlights
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DAVID WORBOYS OVER the last 40 years there has been ever increasing discussion about the untreated sewage of Ner ja being pumped straight into the sea at the Burriana and Torrecilla beaches. Back in the summers of the 70’s I remember swimming in the sea at Burriana along with hundreds of holi daymakers and residents, aware that something was wrong. This is not for the squeamish! More than twice a week, depending on the tides, there would be a yellow ish slick within 100 metres off the coast which the authorities and locals dismissed as oil released from a pass ing ship. This theory was ridiculous on closer inspection. And it was hardly corroborated by other detritus I dis covered whilst innocently floundering in the waves. There were occasionally condoms, disintegrating toilet tissue and sani tary pads (obviously all used) and vari ous mysterious objects, liquid waste and chemicals that people choose to flush down their lavatories and hence
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Sewage and dogs
YELLOW SLICK: Can spoil a swim in the sea.
into the sea. On one occasion I was horrified to rise from under the water to find a convoy of turds passing be fore my tightly closed nose and mouth. Well, the long delayed sewage treatment is due to be operative by the middle of next year. We’ll see! Over the last four years just about every street in Nerja has been dug up to accommodate the necessary infra
structure, sewage pipes and channels. Perhaps, next year, it won’t be neces sary to travel to Salobreña every time we fancy a swim in the sea. On the theme of scatology, there seems to be increasing responsibility in the use of scoop bags to remove the toxic excrement of dogs in the streets. In this discipline Spain is still way behind Germany and England, but well ahead of France. A few years
DOG POO: People should be using scoop bags.
ago I spent a month in Nice and parts of the city seemed to be ankle deep in dog turds. In London and Paris about 200 years ago, it was common practice to empty the contents of chamber pots through the window on to the street below. I don’t know how many passersby got the full treatment, but today it seems an inconceivable level of lack of hygiene or, indeed, basic
consideration of others. In Singapore dogs are not allowed on the streets and certainly not in restaurants. Maybe we have a lot to learn from the garden state. One way or another, I have no doubt that long before the end of this century, the idea of dog s**t on the streets of Europe will be comparable to the chamber pot horrors of the 19th century.
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IT’S TOO LATE I LIKE your article (Your Opinion), on poor Greta. Between you and me it’s a lost cause to save what’s left of this planet. These sum mits they have every year on the climate, what a whole lot of s**t, excuse my langua ge. The only thing they are interested in is where they are going to have dinner later on. Noone is trying to save this planet any way, it’s too late, it’s just a matter of time! The Rothschild and company, they just think of getting richer. The proof is there, financial power is billions. Example in the 80’s we seldom heard of billionaires. Anyway the Vatican is so co rrupt, financially and I would add sexually. Not to mention Putin who’s trying to get China and other Asian countries together to scare the USA. All that! Do you think they have got time to be climate concious. Poor Greta. You might think what a pessimistic chap. I have my hidden reasons, but that’s another debate. Be positive ha ha… Serge Tiberi
In over her head HELLO Euro Weekly, I am absolutely sick to the back teeth of Greta Thunderface. Seemingly she first he ard about climate change in 2011, when she was eight years old? Aren’t most children playing with their toys or their friends at that age? That is what she is, a child, probably too far in over her head after being used as a figurehead for a new generation of activists and to get the young ones in on it. I don’t disagree with actions against climate crisis that she is being used as a puppet to put across at all. However, I do believe she is just that, a puppet, a fa ce (annoying one) to draw attention away from crusty hippies of yesteryear who normally back such movements. Where have the times of children being seen and not heard gone? Will it all go pearshaped when she discovers boys or wants to become emo and hide from the world in a darkened bedroom? I hope her supporters will still be there to pick up the pieces. Graeme Pearn
Narco panic DEAR editor The drugs war on the Costa del Sol is
CLIMATE ACTIVIST: Greta Thunberg (centre). starting to get out of hand and four people have been shot and killed. I would like to know if, realistically, this will actually affect the average citizen. I believe that as long as you aren’t mixed up in any illegal dealings, you will probably be safe. These gangs generally don’t touch innocent bystanders for fear of a strong res ponse by the government and police. The question is how much are police ac
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tually doing? It’s no secret drugs bring in the cash and a lot of countries depend economi cally on this business. So maybe, the Spanish police could have a way to end this nonsen se but are ordered not to. Nevertheless, I think the killings are really bad publicity for the area. And it’s never comforting to know that people are being shot on our doorsteps. Allan White
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Transitioning troubles THE term gender dysphoria Is becoming more and more common in our vocabulary, as the new age of society allows people to speak openly about their identity and sexuality struggles. However, in recent years, the topic of transgender children has been met with controversy. Some children don’t identify with the gender assigned to them at birth, a condition that is often apparent from an early age. A lot of these children experience rejection and attempt to repress their emotions, which can sometimes lead to depression, substance abuse and suicidal behaviours. The solution to gender dysphoria is generally considered to be transitioning to the desired sex, which includes hormone treatments and, in some cases, plastic surgery. Because children are dependent on their parents and most doctors are reluctant to provide treatments for them, transgender youth face more hurdles than adults. A majority of people worry that the decision to transition shouldn’t be taken by children or teenagers, amid fears they could change their mind in the future. Concerns have now arisen for NHS professionals who feel they are constantly put in the line of fire. In the last three years, 35 psychologists have resigned from a children’s gender-identity clinic in London. They feel that gender dysphoria is being over-diagnosed as professionals fear being branded transphobic, resulting in unnecessary medialisation in children.
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Man viciously beaten and bitten by 10 people in horror attack Horror movies don’t cover this!!! What is happening!!!
Poor Man. Hope he recovers with the outside and inside scars. A horrific attack, hope the others recover too. Will jus tice be done to the vicious attackers if they are caught. Lilian Benzies
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LAST WEEK’S POLL:
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Protesters take to the streets in London chanting, ‘Not my Prime Minister’ Bit silly really after a democratic vote, whoever is in most of us want same thing. I’m sure some will be wanting Boris to fail just so they can say ‘I told you so. Very sad because wanting him to fail is wanting NHS, immigration, housing, elderly care to get worse which no one should want. I vot ed Tories, but if Corbyn had won I’d have wanted him to succeed for the benefit of everyone. Philip Bradish
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Your lot is to be optimistic and positive. Perhaps in the last few months there was the need to take on the problems of others. However, you absolutely must get a balance here. Concentrate this week on getting your body and mind in good shape. That means being a little self-centred to start with. A good routine is essential and the will to stick with it.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your very nature can lead to internal struggles. In the coming months, however, the truth becomes clear. What is outside of your experience now will become a part of your make-up. Any fear that you had of the unknown gradually diminishes.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There has been a very strong feeling through these last few weeks. This feeling has been one of spirituality. Your thoughts have been deeper than usual and the sense that there is more to life is acute. This, therefore, gives an impetus to everything that you do this week. The need to progress both on the home and business front has rarely been stronger.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) In the last few weeks there may have been a sense of being not quite in control. That is something to deal with this week. Real progress will only be made when you have faced what is not wanted. You will rid yourself of any negative emotions quickly by facing them.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You are a great charmer but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Is there the possibility that your romantic life needs tidying up? Perhaps the number of irons that you have in the fire is causing problems? This week, make it a priority to simplify your life. Be strong and straight with others. A clean slate for the future means not letting small matters run away with you.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The ever-inquisitive part of your brain is in high spirits. Clearly there is much to be known and enjoyed over the coming months. Begin at the beginning though. Before you throw yourself into a spiritual or
business endeavour, get the facts. I don't mean what people tell you they think. What you need right now is proof that your interest in a certain area is justified.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Certainly there have been times that you felt crestfallen. Sometimes circumstances bring us down. Avoid believing in the myth of ‘what should have been’. What you are is not what others see but what you feel inside.
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The changes that have already started in the way that you see your life have given pause for thought. You are sure that you could have done better but maybe it is not clear how. Take a step back now and see where you came from. Two years ago where were you heading? Do you still want to follow that path? A need to get back on track can start this week.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It becomes clear to you that some friends are drifting away. We all have to make changes as life itself is a constantly shifting event. You prefer to hold on to what is familiar and you are not alone in that. At the moment, however, there is much for you to experience, see and feel.
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday December 14
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) With a lot of pent-up energy and not a little determination the month is off to a strong start with you. Be aware, however, that treading on the toes of influential people is not to be advised. Your feeling that you are right is admirable, but be tactful.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) You of all people understand the importance of the spiritual side of life. Despite being successful in your own right there is the need to bring this to other people. In sharing your experiences this year you come to a better understanding yourself.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your practical streak is in full force. Over the next months you will bring much benefit to those around you, in financial terms perhaps, but also spiritually. This week, in itself, shows you how others value your presence and advice.
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Across 1 Comes back with Wrens as alternative (7) 5 Poor family dumped in street (5) 8 Knock down, we’re told, and build up (5) 9 Biggest triangles not in order (7) 10 Swashbucklers traipse around (7) 11 Clearing a good deal, possibly (5) 12 Raced madly round a shopping precinct (6) 14 Debt is compounded for small room (6) 18 Diminutive Egyptian king or teacher (5) 20 A drape cut in a right odd fashion (7) 22 Post in which a musical bloke may be heard? (3,4) 23 Venezuela teacher demonstrates lift (5) 24 Sailors going round northern mountain lakes (5) 25 River animals for worthless people (7) Down 1 Roman general with a firm hold on the borders of Padua (7) 2 A riskier finish for a winter sportsman (5) 3 Voted in by Dee, Celt is devastated (7) 4 News feature created by a diver (6) 5 Roughly grips an ornamental spray (5) 6 Room 101 returned cold sheets? (3,4) 7 It is included in the tax (5) 13 One may have provided food for pet
before end of December (7) 15 Make money and set out to be serious (7) 16 Small boats feature in an Eastenders’ episode (7) 17 Making jokes with no beginning, purely
Code Breaker
visual (6) 18 Health food for breakfast? (5) 19 Predicts socialists to hold American capital (5) 21 A byword for a commercial age (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents M and 18 represents W, so fill in M every time the figure 15 appears and W every time the figure 18 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 Religious belief (5) 4 Songs of praise (5) 7 Longing for something past (9) 8 Playthings (4) 10 Writing or drawing instrument (6) 12 Dormant (6) 13 Small sleigh (4) 16 Kinfolk (9) 18 Hours of darkness (5) 19 Small, semiaquatic salamanders (5)
English - Spanish
Down 1 Frozen dew (5) 2 Small hotel (3) 3 Publican (4) 4 Warming device (6) 5 Enchanting (7) 6 Cover for head or shoulders (5) 9 Large tree trunk traditionally burned at Christmas (4,3) 11 Group of six (6) 12 Pinafore (5) 14 Human-like toys (5) 15 Small furnace (4) 17 Carpentry tool (3)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Across Down 1 Juegos (5) 1 Guirnaldas (8) 3 Jamón (3) 2 Esquiador (5) 5 Beso (4) 3 Humor (6) 4 Averos (6) 7 New (5) 6 Hielo (3) 9 Joy (7) 11 Chicas (5) 7 Birth (10) 12 Entertainment (9) 8 Ponche de huevo (6) 13 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 10 Recuerdos (9) 14 Agotador (6) 15 Banquete (5) 17 Árbol (4) 16 Red (4) 18 Toyshops (11) 17 Viaje (4)
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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 (ANGELS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
AFLOAT ANGELS (10) BATEAU DAMSEL EMERGE ERRATA EUREKA INSULT INTENT ISLAND OFFEND PLENTY RESUME SHERRY STEREO SYNTAX TENURE URGING YEARLY
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Trance 2 Legend 3 Teeing 4 Reload 5 Incise 6 Arrear 7 Iodide 8 Assert 9 Retail 10 Design 11 Regent 12 Needle 13 Nutria 14 Burden 15 Degree 16 Statue 17 Screed 18 Pretty 19 Desert.
Nonagram
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.
TARGET: • Average: 17 • Good: 24
• Very good: 35 • Excellent: 45
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 11 Good: 16 Very good: 23
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 29
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QUICK Down: 1 Hoard, 2 Meander, 3 Sulk, 4 Cygnet, 5/17 Sit out, 6 Surge, 10 Crouton, 11 Rapier, 12 Copse, 14 Scans, 15 Meal.
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1 Ante, 3 Vicarage, 9 Kneecap, 10 Trots, 11 Nadir, 12 Strand, 14 Ambles, 16 Caesar, 19 Mirage, 21 Rated, 24 Agate, 25 Essence, 26 Eventual, 27 Soft.
1 Subtle, 3 Raisin, 8 Erroneo, 10 Fence, 11 Choir, 12 Believe, 13 Trozo, 15 Sorry, 20 Pesebre, 22 Debts, 24 Circo, 25 Cushion, 26 Shovel, 27 Tomato.
Down: 1 Arkansas, 2 Tweed, 4 Impose, 5 Altar, 6 Abounds, 7 Erse, 8 Accrue, 13 Gradient, 15 Brigade, 17 Arrest, 18 Geneva, 20 Alert, 22 Tango, 23 Sage.
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1 Speech, 2 Burro, 4 Awful, 5 Sonreír, 6 Nieces, 7 Lobby, 9 Nariz, 14 Rosario, 16 Ondas, 17 Spices, 18 Teach, 19 Asunto, 21 Broke, 23 Boina.
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QUIZ: CHRISTMAS FILMS 1. In the 1990 comedy film Home Alone, in which city is Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally left alone in as his family fly to Paris for their Christmas holiday? 2. In the 2003 Christmas comedy Elf, what was the first rule of the Code of Elves 3. In which 1942 Irving Berlin musical film did Bing Crosby first sing White Christmas? 4. Richard Attenborough played Kris Kringle in a 1994 remake of which 1947 Christmas film? 5. Which 1946 Christmas film, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart as George Bailey, is based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story The Greatest Gift? 6. Which 1988 action film featured Bruce Willis as John McClane, a streetwise New York cop who foils a gang of terrorists on Christmas Day? 7. Which 1999 James Bond film features Denise Richards as American nuclear physicist Dr Christmas Jones?
8. Which Dickens character has been played on film by Seymour Hicks (1935), Alastair Sim (1951), Albert Finney (1970), Michael Caine (1992) and Jim Carrey (2009)? 9. Which singer/songwriter played the part of Major Jack ‘Strafer’ Celliers in the 1983 British-Japanese war film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence? 10. Who wrote the 1957 picture book that was the inspiration for the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Not a lot of people know that… since 1997, a marathon of the film titled ‘24 Hours of A Christmas Story’ has aired annually on TNT (or TBS), comprising 12 consecutive airings of the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year.
Answers: 1. STATISTICS, 2. MY CAMERA, 3. THE LAST TSAR AND TSARINA OF RUSSIA (Nicholas II and Alexandra), 4. PONZI SCHEME, 5. FLEETWOOD MAC, 6. PILTDOWN MAN, 7. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, 8. CHARLES AND EDDIE (Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon), 9. DAVID MITCHELL and LEE MACK, 10. KEITH WATERHOUSE
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How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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1 Homes, 4 Costs, 7 Alligator, 8 Dodo, 9 Rescue, 12 Corral, 13 Boss, 16 Prominent, 18 Enter, 19 Links.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case F) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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• Richard Hammond, Journalist and presenter; The American actor, film producer and civil December 19, 50 rights activist has won critical acclaim and The British broadcast journalist, writer and numerous accolades and awards. He is the entertainer co-hosted BBC Two car programme, highest-grossing actor of all time (when cameo appearances are excluded), having starred in Top Gear, which won an international Emmy Award in 2005. He was pulled from the wreckage Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Star Wars, Jurassic Annie Lennox. of a Rimac supercar worth €2 million that later Park and many more films. burst into flames after a horrific crash while filming in • Noel Edmonds, Radio host and presenter; December June, 2017. 22, 71 The British radio DJ and television presenter hosted the • Ashley Cole, Footballer; December 20, 39 The former England defender began his long career for his UK's Deal or No Deal, Top of the Pops, and Are You national team in 2001. He played for Chelsea and Arsenal Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? He also fronted Noel’s and was named the England Player of the Year in 2010. House Party, which ran from 1991 to 1999. • Jodie Marsh, Model; December 23, 41 • Samuel L Jackson, Movie actor; December 21, 71
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.
Marsh initially gained fame for adult modelling. She went on to star in her own reality show Totally Jodie Marsh: Who’ll Take Her Up The Aisle? The British personality competed on Celebrity Big Brother 4. • Ricky Martin, Singer; December 24, 48 After launching his solo career in 1991, the Puerto Rican star gained widespread success for his self-titled debut album and the hit song ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca.’ • Annie Lennox OBE, Singer; December 65 The Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist has a reported net worth of €54 million. One of the world’s best-selling music artists, Lennox has sold over 80 million records worldwide (including her work with Eurythmics and fellow musician Dave Stewart).
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SO LUCKY by Daw n O’Porter features three main characters with different desires and flaws. B eth s hows th a t women really can have it all, Ruby lives life by her own rules and Lauren is living the dream. B u t is everything a s perfect as it looks to the outside world? In reality, Beth hasn’t had s ex in a yea r. Ruby feels like she’s faili ng at everything an d Lauren’s happiness is basically fake news. A n d it jus t takes on e shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out… Fearless, frank and for eve ryone who’s eve r doubted themselves, So Lucky is the straight-talki ng new novel from t he Sunday Times best seller. It may actually leave you feeling you’re pretty lucky to be you!
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1808 - Classical One of the greatest pieces of music ever written, Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op 67 was given its world premiere in Vienna and became the world’s most recognisable piece of classical music. 1843 - Scrooge Charles Dicken’s classic story ‘A Christmas Carol’ is published. Ebeneezer Scrooge is a miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. 1888 - Ear, ear Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cut off the lower part of his left ear with a razor. He documented it in a painting titled Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. 1941 - Bad-a-bing ‘White Christmas’ has its world premiere on Bing Crosby’s weekly NBC radio programme, The Kraft Music Hall. It became one of the most commercially successful singles of all time, and top-selling single. 1979 - Invasion The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. Within a few days, the Soviets had secured Kabul, deploying a special assault unit against Tajberg Palace. 1988 - Bomb Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground.
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RONNIE lives at home with his mother. Sexually frustrated, he agrees to take part in cuckolding for a couple’s home video. Denied from military service due to mental instability, the isolated loner takes to the internet to produce his own video blog series online. Ronnie’s videos gain the support of online extremists, raising him up in the Alt-Right community. But those cuck videos have been found. Ronnie’s online masculinity is broken and he has only one thing left to keep his ego alive: his handgun.
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Packed with goodness VITAMIN C is an important vitamin re quired for the health of the skin and hair, as well as a healthy immunity. But this watersoluble vitamin isn’t just im portant for making you look good. It has been known to fight the common cold as well. The vitamin, which is found in abundance in citrus fruits and green vegetables, is also important for bone health as well as for ab sorption of iron in the body. But it is particularly important for stimu lating collagen production in the skin and hence, for improving your skin quality. You can get enough vitamin C in your diet if you make sure to include a portion of fruits and green vegetables in your daily meals. There are plenty of fruits and vegetables available during summers that are high in vitamin C content.
It is essential to consume vitamin Crich foods because this vitamin is not made by our bodies and hence, the require ments must be fulfilled through exter nal sources like from food. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C is about 70 milligrams for women and about 90 milligrams for men. There are a number of ways of en suring vitamin C intake in your body and fruit juices are one of them. Great Vitamin C packed fruits include kiwi, orange, mango, pineapple and toma to.
HEALTHY SKIN: Vitamin C stimulates collagen production for improving your skin quality.
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Actress backs pain campaign REGULAR CARE: Stay well for the rest of your life.
Why Chiropractic care is good for you! THE following 10 statements explain why getting a spinal adjustment by a Chiropractor can help you to get and stay well for the rest of your life. Each statement is sup ported by some great peer reviewed articles which backs up the benefits of regular chiropractic care. To find out more about the research please visit www.kironilsson.com. 1. It’s good for your nervous system. This is the system that controls and regulates every single function in your body. 2. It’s good for your posture. The author of the sup porting paper also suggests that you may need more than one or two adjustments if you want to train your self out of poor postural habits. 3. It’s good for your brain function. There is evidence to suggest that getting adjusted may help improve vi sion, reading ability, memory, alertness, energy. 4. It keeps your joints young and well lubricated. An adjustment can help restore normal joint movement and mechanics and help remove joint adhesions or scar tis sue. 5. It’s good for your overall. Health measurement of ‘serum thiol levels’ reveal the higher the level the health ier you are or the less chance of disease. People without pain or symptoms and were getting adjusted had high serum thiol levels. 6. It’s good for your family. Especially babies with colic as it may stop them crying and this makes mummy and daddy happier. 7. It can make you more flexible.The article by Fox us es hamstrings as an example of how being adjusted and stretching can help your muscles to relax. 8. It can make your muscles stronger and more flexi ble. Quite an indepth explanation into why getting ad justed can improve neurological control and muscle strength. 9. It can improve your coordination. Significant im provement to handeye coordination are noted in this article following a series of adjustments. 10. It is an effective treatment for back pain. Chiro practic came out on top in this article relative to hospital outpatient physiotherapy treatment.
For more information, call in to our practice, connect on Facebook, or visit our website. Dra. Sharon Nilsson DC sharonnilssondc@gmail.com http://www.Kironilsson.com www.facebook.com/Kiro Nilsson http://www.youtube.com/Kironilsson www.twitter.com/Kiro Nilsson Teléfono: 965 889 303 / 692 611 475
AMERICAN actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, is sharing her personal experience with chronic pain to help spread awareness around the disease. BioDelivery Sciences Inter national, Inc, a rapidly grow ing commercialstage spe cialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to pa tients living with chronic conditions, last week an nounced the launch of This Is Pain a longterm initia tive that aims to improve the lives of over 10 million American adults liv ing with chronic pain. As part of the initiative, Kristin, has spoken out about her own suffering. “In 2012, I suffered an in jury while on set filming a TV show. Even though I looked ‘fine’ I did not feel ‘fine’ and for me that is the hardest part about pain; it is impossible to see and it left me feeling very low. Thank fully I have great support, and I am lucky enough to be able to continue to work.” Chronic pain is reportedly one of the most common reasons that Americans visit a healthcare professional and yet this disease is wide ly misunderstood and can be incredibly isolating, de bilitating and frustrating for those living with it. This is in large part, due to the fact that each person’s pain is highly individualised and not visible to their peers, col leagues and wider society. This Is Pain seeks to first confront the stigma around the disease state, creating widespread awareness and empathy, to ultimately combat the systemic chal lenges those living with chronic pain face. These challenges include experi encing unfair treatment in the workplace and difficulty in accessing affordable treatment options. The longterm goals of the cam paign include achieving the following: 1. Wider societal recogni tion of chronic pain as a dis ease state, not a symptom; 2. Policy change to in
crease access to safe and ef fective treatment options for individuals living with chronic pain; 3. Increased research funding to improve existing treatments and develop in novative therapies for indi viduals living with chronic pain; and 4. Fairer treatment and representation in the work place. “People living with chron ic pain face unimaginable hurdles and struggles in their daily lives and I believe that we can alleviate some of the challenges they face by first drawing attention to what it is really like to live with pain,” stated Herm Cukier, CEO of BDSI. “We know that change is borne out of a communal desire to act and that is exactly what we need to achieve to im pact the lives of those living with chronic pain.” To learn more about the This Is Pain campaign and chronic pain as a dis ease state, visit www.ThisIs Pain.com and follow us on social media platforms @thisispain.
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SPANISH pop star Alejandro Sanz vowed to reduce his pol luting footprint at the Climate Summit in Madrid. The interna tional star spoke about his plans to use renewable energy and electric vehicles for his concerts. Sanz said that he would be implementing studies to calcu late the amount of CO2 pro duced by his concerts and work
ROMANCE: The singer and his younger girlfriend raised eyebrows. towards reducing it. The singer’s ecological stance comes after a turbulent year in the spotlight. The popstar announced his separation from wife Raquel Perera on social media in July.
S U P E R S T A R and heartthrob Harry Styles is back at the fore front of the music scene, with the release of his highly antici pated album ‘Fine Line’ on De cember 13. Spanish fans went wild after the singer announced his 2020 tour ‘Love on Tour’ would be stop ping in Madrid. Harry Styles fans will be able to see their idol take the stage in the capital in April of next year, where he will get heartbeats rac ing with his performance at the WiZink Cen
After 10 years of marriage and two children, the news came as a shock to his fans. And just weeks later, Sanz was seen with new girlfriend Rachel Valdés, a 30yearold Cuban artist.
tre. Excitement began to go into overdrive when the former One Direction member dropped sin gles Lights Out and Watermelon Sugar ahead of the release of his new album and worldwide tour. And if his hot new tour dates weren’t enough for fans, the singer hosted an episode of James Corden’s ‘Late Late Show’ on TV. The two celebs appeared on popular section ‘Carpool Karaoke,’ as Corden poked fun at his flamboyant 70’s in spired fashion sense.
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Show stoppers SPANISH fashion label Desigual has never shied away from vibrant colours, optimistic messaging, or freedom of self-expression, and at this year’s edition of Miami Art Basel they presented events highlighting their playful approach to sexuality. Spanish artist Miranda Makaroff shares a native home base with the label in Barcelona and drew on her endless love of pleasure to create a Spring 2020 capsule collection including technicolor renderings of the human form, contorted in sexual positions, depicted in various states of undress. At one event a group of models wearing Desigual’s 2020 collection marched down the runway barefoot in a planned effort helmed by Catalan artist Carlota Guerrero and featuring Lola Leon, Madonna’s daughter. From the catwalk, they assembled in pairs and began an enticing seduction of each other starting with a kiss and ending in a show-stopping simulated orgy. CREDIT: Twitter
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Christmas wines IT is simply not necessary to buy the most ex pensive wine to find a wine that is enjoyable. In case of surprise visits, keep a good Cava around. Choose white, of course you can spend more but then you might as well buy Cham pagne. Champagne is also like a flashy car, just who are you trying to impress? If you are seriously out to impress you need to be serving a Cham pagne like Louis Roederer or Veuve Cliquot, af ter that you might as well serve Krug or Cristal, and will your guests really notice the difference? If you are going to make Champagne cocktail mixes Cava will work well. Matching wine and food, often called pair ings, is something of an art. Americans get seri ous about it. So do Sommeliers, who look after cellars in posh restaurants. For Christmas lunch if you are serving a starter, remember palate cleansing. A creamy soup or fish starter is probably best accompa nied by a white wine, a Verdejo, an Albarino, a white Rioja or a Sauvignon Blanc. White Rioja works well too. Any of these will accompany the main course well. Assuming you are now moving onto a roast of some kind, red wine is best. But do choose good quality wine, not the stuff that almost guarantees a headache as you drink it. Red wines need to breathe, so don’t forget to open it about 20 minutes before you serve it
and don’t serve it warm, it should be at cellar temperature around 1214ºC. I keep mine in the fridge and let it then warm up as it breathes. The French and the Americans set the trend for very pale blush rosados, whilst the Spanish traditionally preferred a darker rosado typified by those from Navarra. They are all a blend of grapes. The Spanish have started to produce blushes and some are very good, my favourite is a blend of Tempranillo and Verdejo grapes. Rioja comes as Joven and Crianza, then Reserva. I advise Crianza. Crianza has been in the barrel a little longer and allowed the wine to develop, usually making it smoother. The Tempranillo grape is also grown in Ribero del Duero. I advise a Crianza. These are usually a little drier than a Rioja so we get perfect palate cleansing for just about any roast you serve. Cheers to a Merry Christmas! John Le Sueur
Christmas cheer FOR those who enjoy a little Christmas music, the next few days see a num ber of concerts along the Costa Blanca. There is a free Christ mas concert at the Mare de Deu Church in Javea at 8.30pm on Thursday De cember 20. The musical society Ateneu will be at the au ditorium in Villajoyosa at 6.30pm on Friday Decem ber 21 On the same evening at 8pm there’s another free concert, this time featuring the local Orfeo at the auditorium in De nia. Saturday, at 7pm Agru pacio Coral from Finestrat will be at the Sant Bertomeu Church in the town. On the same day at noon the Agrupación Mu sical Mediterraneo will perform at the auditori um in Villajoyosa.
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Christmas ideas BOWLER’S PRIVATE DINING THESE ideas will be loved by all ages, not just the children. A great finger food, visually festive and no baking involved. They are a big hit over the Christmas period on any table and fun for the whole family to make. You can always add coconut shavings and flavour the cream with many ingredi ents.
!!Christmas tip!! Roast your chestnuts beforehand. Chestnuts are a great addition to a Christmas feast, particularly in stuffing. But they can also be a pain to prepare. So, I recommend cooking them then freezing before instead.
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FINGER FOOD: These tasty Santas will be loved by all ages.
Ingredients 10 large strawberries 200g whipped cream 1 tsp pure vanilla extract Poppy seeds, to decorate Method Cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and dig out the in side of the strawberry with a knife. Keep the tops as these are used for the Santa hat. Add the whipping
cream and vanilla extract into a mix ing bowl and beat until creamy. Add the cream mix to a piping bag with the corner snipped off. To make the Santa face add the mix ture to the top of the base of the strawberry. Then add two small but tons to the front. Add a small amount of the mixture to the top of the strawberry and place the tops of the strawberries back on. Decorate them with poppy seeds as eyes.
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IT can withstand sledgeham mers and bullets, but not met al balls thrown at close range, apparently! Elon Musk recently unveiled a polygonshaped, allelectric Tesla pickup truck complete with Mad Max tyres on stage at the Tesla factory in Southern California. It was called ‘Cy berTruck,’ the name scrawled in a graffiti font across a giant screen. The basic version will start at just under €39,000. To demonstrate the bullet proof windows in front of the live crowd, Musk asked Tesla design lead Franz Von Holzhausen to throw a metal ball into the truck’s driver’s side window. The glass shattered. But, ok, maybe the other win dow would work, right? Ball tossed. Glass shattered. Again. “But it didn’t go through,” Musk emphasised from the stage, trying to save the miscal culated moment. I have to say it’s the most ex citing thing to be unveiled on four wheels since, well, the last Tesla. The CyberTruck is a retrofuturistic Blade Runner fever dream with a body made out of coldrolled stainless steel. They even took a sledgehammer to it on stage,
Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck will get up to 500 miles of range and start at around €38,500
ELON MUSK: Unveiled the new Telsa pickup truck. and it didn’t dent. And in what is a very straightforward, specsonly Tesla press re lease, there is but one line of colour that didn’t get edited out, and it’s to describe the steel: “If there was something better, we’d use it.” Heavy modifications are needed be
fore Tesla could sell the Cy bertruck in Europe because of the stricter standards in terms of certifying vehicles for road worthiness. Lars Büro, a design, re search, and visualisation agency, has revealed a project called ‘Cybunker,’ which is a
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garage, or even bunker, for the CyberTruck. The agency says that when it learned that the Tesla Cy berTruck might not be able to fit in the average garage, it de cided to design a deployed garage just for the Tesla elec tric pickup. Inspired by the de sign of the CyberTruck, the monocoque structure matches well with the new electric vehi cle: “Inside, two folding gates reveal a 600 squarefoot depot able to accommodate an array of equipment and vehicles in cluding trucks that don’t fit in standard garages. For more ex treme or hostile environments, this depot can be equipped to function as an airlock, allowing a safe transition between exte rior and interior.” Start saving guys!
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Bold rejuvenation PEUGEOT fans can now order t h e 2 0 2 0 P e u g e o t 2 0 0 8 a n d e 2008 SUVs. Initially offered only in GT Line spec, the petrol and diesel pow ered 2008 starts at around €30,100. The new model is more stylistically assertive with a much more pronounced front end, a horizontal grille, optics directly borrowed from its littlesister 208, and the famous LED signa ture in the shape of a hook. In terms of dimensions, the new 2008 is a bit bigger as well, mea suring 5.5 inches with a slightly stretched wheelbase as well. All 2008s are frontdriven only but offer Grip Control, a stability control system for looser sur faces as an option. The interior looks suitably fu turistic, with a small steering wheel, digital instrument panel and separate infotainment touchscreen with ‘piano key’ shortcut buttons underneath.
STYLISTICALLY ASSERTIVE: Beefier dimensions.
Like the 208, the 2008’s high mounted digital instrument clus ter can project crucial informa tion in enlarged ‘holographic’ form in front of it and Peugeot says this can shorten a driver’s
reaction time by half a second. Like the rest of the Peugeot range, the 2008 is now available in Active, Allure, GT Line and GT trim. The electric e2008 costs
€38,000 after the €4,152.35 gov ernment plugin car grant. Less e x p e n s i v e , e n t r y l e v e l m o d e l s will join the range at a later date. Peugeot has put effort into making the e2008 drive more
like a regular automatic car, too, and speaking of transmissions, the higherpowered petrols are available with an eightspeed au to as well as a conventional six speed manual. The engine range echoes that of the Peugeot 208’s, but the power outputs are higher to compensate for more weight and size: the entrylevel 2008 has 99bhp, and the top model is no longer the 134bhp EV, but a 153bhp petrol. The electric feels like the most natural fit for the more glitzy, ex tra tech interior and the same mixture of 100kW power and 50kWh battery as the e208 has been slotted under the e2008, adding around 350kg to the kerb weight, but keeping it all in the floor. Better for handling, and it means room for people and lug gage is completely unimpeded too. The fully charged range is 193 miles.
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Absolute icon THE new Audi RS 6 Avant is no wolf in sheep’s clothing it shows off its distinct design with great confidence. Aside from the front doors, the roof and the luggage com partment cover, all body pan els are RSspecific. The wheel arches, which are flared by around 40 millimetres on each side, and wheels with a diame ter of up to 22 inches empha sise the sporty character of the highperformance Avant, which measures roughly five metres in length. The new hood with power dome, the striking lateral air inlets with vertical wings, and the wide flat Singleframe leave no doubt as to the uncondi tional drive of the RS icon. The 4.0 TFSI in the new vehi cle delivers a greater output combined with an increased
level of efficiency. The V8 power unit delivers 441 kW and provides 800 Nm of torque, combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 268–263 consistently within an incredibly wide engine speed range from 2,050 to 4,500 rpm. It takes just 3.6 sec onds to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h and in a mere 12 seconds, the highperfor mance Avant reaches 200 km/h. The top speed is electroni cally limited to 250 km/h, this can be increased to 280 km/h with the optional dy namic package and even to 305 km/h with the dynamic plus package. The standard adaptive sus pension with controlled damp ing is tuned specifically for the RS and allows a top speed of
305 km/h for the first time in conjunction with the dynamic package plus. The sport sus pension plus with Dynamic Ride Control is an option that works with steel springs and threeway adjustable dampers to counteract the movements of the vehicle body with no de lay, without the use of elec tronics. At speeds of 120 km/h and above, the air suspension drops another 10 millimetres in the three modes specified above. In ‘dy namic’ mode, the body re mains at this low ride height permanently for both suspen sion types. On poor road sur faces, the adaptive air suspen sion offers a ‘lift’ that can raise 20 millimetres above its nor mal position at low speeds. The interior design is for
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wardlooking and markedly driveroriented. The user interface of the fully digital operating system is easy to read and harmonises with the sleek black panel de sign. The two displays with haptic and acoustic feedback are positioned one above the other and can be operated via touch and swiping move ments. Special displays pro vide additional trip and vehi cle data. The shift light display prompts the driver to upshift when the rev limit is reached. Three versions of the RS A6 Avant will be available in the UK: the standard RS Avant Quattro costing from €110,080; the RS6 Avant Car bon Black from €119,460; and the flagship RS6 Avant Vor sprung from €129,670.
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Salvaged a point MANCHESTER UNITED needed a late goal from Mason Greenwood to earn a point against Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. Mason Greenwood scored 13 minutes from time to salvage a 11 draw for Manchester United and deny Everton caretaker boss Dun can Ferguson a second consecutive Premier League victory. United went into the game hop ing to claim a third consecutive league win for the first time since January, but David de Gea’s failure to clear a firsthalf corner led to Victor Lindelof putting through his own net. Everton defended resolutely as they sought to build on their 31 victory over Chelsea at Goodison Park, and the commitment shown by a side lacking a number of key players did raise inevitable ques tions about Ferguson taking the manager’s job on a permanent ba sis. That was resolved on Monday though as the club announced Car los Ancelotti as their new manag er. But United substitute Green
HELD ON: Manchester United held on to pull a point from Sunday’s game. wood produced the cutting edge in attack that the hosts had been lacking and his strike ensured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men extended
their unbeaten streak to six league matches. Jesse Lingard dragged a shot wide on the turn from eight yards
after United swept forward from the kickoff. Marcus Rashford and Daniel James both went close, feeding on
incisive long passes Lindelof and Scott McTominay, before Jordan Pickford parried a dipping Rash ford freekick away from danger as Everton continued to come under pressure. Without the pace to hit United on the counterattack, the visitors took a more patient approach and were rewarded when Leighton Baines’ corner was misjudged by De Gea whose claims to have been impeded by Dominic Calvert Lewin were ignored and the ball grazed the goalkeeper’s knuckles before bouncing off Lindelof’s leg and into the unguarded net. Luke Shaw surged down the United left after an hour and fired a powerful drive that Pickford did well to parry away, and nine min utes later Lindelof curled a shot over the crossbar from the edge of the box with Everton pinned back. United’s late pressure paid off when James found Greenwood on the edge of the box and the teenager tucked a low drive into the bottom corner of Pickford’s net to spare United’s blushes.
Champions League Draw SO that’s it, the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League round of 16 has been drawn in full. We’ve seen some heavy weights drawn against each other in a series of spectac ular ties. Who are the win ners and losers? Winner: Spurs Spurs clawed their way in to the knockout rounds on matchday five and will look to make an assault on Eu rope with their new manag er, Jose Mourinho. And de spite the Portuguese’s recent history of struggling against smaller, more organ ised sides (his Chelsea team were eliminated by upstarts Atlético Madrid in 2014, a rising PSG in 2015 and when he led Manchester United, they fell to Sevilla in 2018) as opposed to giants, this Spurs team is still quite weak in defence and expo sure to any of Europe’s heavyweights may have been too much for even Mourinho’s biggame nous. Luckily for them, then,
CRUCIAL WIN: West Ham United took the three points. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: The winners and the losers. that they drew RB Leipzig, arguably the weakest of all their possible opponents. The German side are not without their qualities, obvi ously, and Timo Werner is a hotshot that will need han dling but you can breathe easy, José! This is a winnable tie! Loser: Manchester City Poor Pep Guardiola. Just when his season of terrible luck and bizarre defensive errors looked to have at least been simplified into a narrow objective: focus on
and win the cups, they go ahead and get one of the nastiest possible draws they could. Are Manchester City bet ter than Real Madrid? Un questionably. They have a more coherent tactical vi sion and even in their cur rent state of nonsense de fensive structure, can still organise themselves better than Real Madrid who are entirely reliant on enough of their star men playing well at the same time to see them over the line.
Basement battle A LONGAWAITED goal by closeseason signing Sebastien Haller earned West Ham United a crucial 10 win in a Premier League basement battle at Southampton to ease the pressure on manager Manuel Pellegrini. Haller’s welltaken goal in the 37th minute ended a 636minute lean spell for the Frenchman and it proved enough for the Hammers to claim only their second league win since September and ease them up to 15th, four points above the drop zone. West Ham also had a Michail Antonio effort ruled out by VAR for handball in the buildup shortly after halftime and rode their luck thereafter as Southampton finally began to threaten. Danny Ings rattled a shot against the underside of the crossbar in the 70th minute. Ings struck the woodwork again shortly after but had already been flagged offside while Jack Stephens sliced a good chance horribly wide as Southampton pressed. A draw would have lifted Southampton out of the relegation zone, but they remain third from bottom with 15 points from 17 games, behind Aston Villa on goal difference.
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No match for Man City PREMIER LEAGUE champi ons Manchester City cruised to a 30 victory over arsenal at the Emi rates Stadium on Sunday. Enforced changes saw Sead Kolasinac and Matteo Guendouzi handed starts for the Gunners, whilst Benjamin Mendy, Phil Fo den, Nicolas Otamendi and IIkay Gundogan formed City’s four changes. Reaction to last Satur day’s Manchester derby defeat provided the Citi zens enough motivation to take a secondminute lead after Kevin De Bruyne ar rived at the back to smash into the roof of the net, just moments after Gabriel Martinelli got goalside to bring the best out of Eder son from pointblank range at the other end. A giveandgo between Gundogan and De Bruyne released the latter down the left who then squared to Raheem Sterling for a
simple tapin after 15 min utes as the Citizens extend ed their advantage. De Bruyne piled more misery on the Gunners when he charged at the de fence to fire into the bot tom corner with a low strike five minutes to half time, much to the anger of
the home supporters. The Belgian continued tormenting the hosts as he flashed the frame of the post with a curling drive from the edge of the area two minutes later. City didn’t let up right af ter the interval, with the Gunners desperately hold
ing out as Mesut Ozil threw a tantrum being substituted for Emile Smith Rowe after 59 minutes, kicking his gloves in the air in anguish. Gabriel Jesus went through on goal following a poor backpass, but the Brazilian failed to beat Ar senal shotstopper Bernd
WINNING FORM: Manchester City piled the misery on Arsenal.
Leno who quickly charged at the attacker a minute later. The Citizens searched for more in added time, but Raheem Sterling fired wide
after going clear down the left side of the box as City return to winning ways, while the Gunners’ top four hopes take another knock.
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Below-par leaders win LIVERPOOL made hard work of beating rockbottom Wat ford 20 in the Premier League on Saturday and also suffered another injury blow as Georginio Wijnaldum limped off ahead of his side’s Club World Cup trip. A day on from manager Jur gen Klopp signing a contract ex tension to 2024, the runaway leaders were well below their brilliant best, but nevertheless claimed victory through two goals from Mohamed Salah, the second coming in the 90th minute. Abdoulaye Doucoure and Is maila Sarr were guilty of horrible misses for Watford either side of Salah’s first strike seven minutes before halftime and there were several other presentable chances for Watford in their first game under Nigel Pearson. However, Liverpool who also had a goal ruled out by VAR ul timately did enough to claim vic
tory and were hoping for a posi tive update on Wijnaldum as they prepared for a Club World Cup semifinal last night (Wednesday). Liverpool’s previous three home games against Watford had yielded an aggregate score of 161, but this was certainly no cakewalk. Despite having less than 30 per cent possession in the first period, Watford regularly threatened on the counterat tack, enjoying success down the flanks. However, both Doucoure and Sarr miskicked horribly when given clear sights of goal in the Liverpool box and the first of those misses was punished in side 58 seconds as the hosts scored from their only shot on target prior to halftime. An incisive Liverpool break ended with Salah latching on to Sadio Mane’s pass into the left channel, before cutting inside
TWO GOALS: Mohamed Salah’s second came in the 90th minute.
Kiko Femenia all too easily and curling a gorgeous finish beyond Ben Foster into the top right hand corner. Watford continued to look dangerous after the break and Alisson was forced into stops from Sarr and Gerard Deulofeu either side of Mane seeing a 50thminute goal ruled out for offside following a VAR review. A lack of quality in the final third was prevalent thereafter, with Roberto Firmino particular ly sloppy, but Liverpool now 10 points clear at the top of the table eventually added a sec ond as Salah flicked home a scuffed shot from substitute Di vock Origi. Liverpool may not have been particularly impressive, but Klopp is unlikely to mind one bit. December is an intense month for the league leaders and secur ing another win their 16th from 17 league games was es sentially all that matters.
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DEBUT: La Nucia side before a recent match.
Demanding week for La Nucia
FOURSOMES COMP: Some of the winners on the day. ON Friday December 13 Montgo Golf Society played a Foursomes competition, and their sponsors were Ingrid Grossman and Ruth Strasser. It was a very windy day at Oliva Nova, which made scor ing difficult. The winners on this day with 31 points were Nigel Siddall and John Feek, second were Gerian van Ooi
jen and Arthur Burrowes with 29 points. Third place went to Stella Fox and Mick Farmer with 28 points and fourth place was George Braddick and Simon Fox with 26 points. There were two nearest the pins and Arthur tri umphed on the 16th with 10.35m, however no one
managed to hit the third green in one shot so that prize went to a card draw won by Sue Burman. Next week the Society have their Christmas Competition sponsored by Julia Hall. Those wishing to play should make the effort to dress in the style on Santa. There will a prize for the best Santa.
LA NUCIA FC make their Copa del Rey de but today Thursday, December 19, at the Romano stadium in Merida (Badajoz). They had little luck in the draw, having to play Segunda B (Second Division B) ri vals, Merida AD, in a qualifying round at 8.45pm that will not be televised by any channel. This is the first season that La Nucia has played in Segunda B and local supporters will not be able to see the match in a live transmission. Today’s match is also a historic one for the team as this will be only the second time that La Nucia have played in the Copa del Rey (equivalent to the FA Cup) in al most 25 years of existence. In the first qualifying round of the Copa
del Rey matches are played at the home pitch of the lowestranked team but since both La Nucia and Merida are both in Se gunda B, this was also decided in the draw. It will have been a demanding week for the La Nucia side who will have played three matches in seven days which in volved a 500kilometre bus journey to Barcelona last weekend, arriving home in the early hours of Monday morning. After just two rest days, the La Nucia side had to set off on a 650kilometre, sev enhour journey yesterday, Wednesday, ready to play today. Once home they must start preparing to meet Andorra, this time at home in the Camilo Cano stadium, on Sunday, Decem ber 22 at 5.30pm.