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THE tourism industry in the Murcia region and southern Costa Blanca is bracing itself for a big fall in Easter accommodation bookings, as people stay away because of coronavirus fears. Juan José López, president of the Cartagena hoteliers association, predicted that reservation levels in his area of the Costa Calida could be “disastrous” this year, and that Easter bookings could hit a record low, especially if the traditional Semana Santa parades are curtailed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
BOOKINGS: People are staying away. Valencian tourist chiefs have taken to social me-
dia to launch a campaign that proclaims the
Costa Blanca as a safe and healthy area to visit. Hotel associations covering the region have confirmed a drop so far of around 10 per cent in reservations for Easter and the summer. But they also expressed optimism that the numbers would go up if the spread of the virus slows down or stops.
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Mother Killed By Baseball Bat AN elderly Spanish woman was bludgeoned to death by a baseball bat at her Torrevieja home, with her 40-year-old son arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was refused bail after appearing in court on a homicide charge, and told officers that he could not remember what happened. The fatal attack came just five months after the 81-year-old woman was granted a restraining order against her son which followed an identical incident with the same bat. He injured himself in that attack as he suffered a deep neck injury, and despite the order, he carried on living with his mother. Back in July, he got a community sentence order after being found guilty of domestic violence. It’s alleged that the man, who is a Belgian national, carried out the fatal assault at his mother’s rented property on Calle Leonardo da Vinci in the San Luis area of the city. A day later, he rang the police and told them that she had been badly injured after a closet had toppled onto her. Local Police officers went to the house and discovered that the woman had died, with Guardia Civil officers brought in to investigate. They immediately noticed that her injuries did not match up with anything the man had reported and that she had been clearly assaulted with an object. Medical experts at the scene confirmed that she had been dead for over a day. Blood was found in the doorway of the room where the incident happened, and blood spatter was also found on the man. Neighbours said that the son was extremely violent and that rows between him and his mother were a common occurrence. It’s the second-such domestic crime this year in Torrevieja, with another 40-year-old man arrested in January for killing his stepfather and the attempted murder of his mother.
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Artichokes Celebrated ALMORADI went artichokecrazy last weekend as the main square became the focal point for the sixth National Artichoke Congress. The Vega Baja town is one of the key area’s of Spain’s artichoke growing industry, and thousands of people descended on the Plaza de la Constitución to celebrate the green-coloured vegetable and the many ways that it can be used in cooking. The event was opened by Almoradi’s mayor, María Gómez . She said that the sixth staging of the festival had an added importance because of the severe damage caused by last autumn’s storms. “The whole of our area has been determined to show that it is business as normal,” Gómez commented. “We very much dedicate this year’s event to all of our local farmers.” She added that the unique dishes on display involving the artichoke are a good way of attracting visitors to the area, and she thanked all the various local groups that came together to deliver a big weekend for Almoradi. The Valencian government’s rural development chief, David Torres, said that artichokes
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VEG TIPS: Cooking demo with the versatile artichoke. from the Vega Baja region needed greater national and international recognition. “Artichokes are important to the local economy, and they also need to be a protected brand, as their high quality puts them above others grown further afield.” There were over 25 attractions over the weekend, with a variety of top local and national chefs showing off their culinary skills on a spe-
cial stage in the square, with the artichoke at the heart of their dishes. Children’s workshops and demonstrations of healthy cooking involving the artichoke also drew the crowds to the event. Ahead of the weekend, local schools took part in the first-ever Artichoke Olympics, which involved a variety of challenges including the vegetable being featured in rap song lyrics!
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Pack of lies TWO owners of a transport company who claimed that equipment worth €25,000 had been stolen from their Jacarilla base, have been accused of lying. The Spaniards, aged 52 and 22, were arrested on fraud charges, after a Guardia Civil check revealed that nothing was stolen.
Bird boost ELCHE Council is to increase the protected bird area at the El Hondo nature reserve. The extended area takes in over 1,500 hectares which is a home to waterbirds that spend winter there, as well as being an important breeding ground.
Coke hit A MOROCCAN drug peddler was caught on a Guardamar del Segura street with 11 bags of cocaine hidden in his clothes. The 53-year-old man had a selection of ID documents on him which acted as deposits from customers who could not afford to pay him straight away.
Biker hurt A CYCLIST was taken to Torrevieja Hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car on the CV-905 in the Quesada area. The biker, aged in his 50’s, was changing lanes when the accident happened.
Health call LOS ALCAZARES mayor, Mario Pérez Cervera, has told Murcia’s health minister, Manuel Villegas, that his area needs a 24-hour emergency health care service. The municipality’s population swells to 60,000 people during the summer season, with residents having to travel to San Javier or Torre Pacheco to get ‘out-of hours’ treatment.
Big drop A WORKER suffered serious multiple injuries after he fell four metres from a building in Santa Pola last Friday lunchtime. The accident happened on Calle Cartagena, and the 50-year-old man was taken to Elche General Hospital.
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ONE of the world’s biggest St Patrick’s Day Celebrations takes place in Cabo Roig this Sunday afternoon. Almost 20,000 people attended the parade last year and the 10th anniversary of the Cabo Roig event will welcome around 30 floats, troupes and displays to the huge parade. It’s the first year that the parade will not take place on March 17, as the organisers have opted to go for the nearest Sunday to the feast day to boost attendance figures. The formal launch of the festivities will be hosted by the Parade Committee and Orihuela Council this Friday evening in the Casino situated in Zenia Boulevard, which will feature the Grand Marshall, who this year is the GAA legend Séamus Darby. On Sunday, the events start at 1.00pm with children’s activities and facepainting, while Big FM will be staging a live outside
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BIG CROWDS: Cabo Roig parade rated as one of world’s best.
SOCIAL broadcast from the stage area in Calle del Mar. There will also be a display of classic cars, motorcycles and scooters in the lead up to the start of the parade.
Following the traditional speeches from the stage area at 2.45pm, the parade, led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums, will start at Calle Agua on Aguamarina urbanisation.
Mayors Threatened VALENCIA’S regional ombudsman, Angel Luna, has warned two mayors in the Vega Baja region that he will report them to prosecutors if they don’t send him answers to questions that he’s asked about pollution on the river Segura. Luna started a probe a year ago after hearing reports of plastic containers appearing near to the mouth of the river. Some of those containers were used for pesticides. The ombudsman asked for councils that include the river in their area to send details to him about their plans to stop waste spillages. Francisco Cano, the mayor of Formentera del Segura, and his Benijófar counterpart, Luis Rodriguez, had not replied to Luna by a fresh deadline that expired last month. The ombudsman has now given the two leaders a few more days to contact him, before threatening to report them to the Prosecutor’s Office.
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The route will take it along Calle del Mar to the Medical Centre where it will turn down the front of the strip into Calle Cielo and then finish back at the original start point.
CAR CON BACKFIRES TWO men were arrested in Los Montesinos after setting fire to a car in an insurance con that went badly wrong, as the blaze spread to two other vehicles and reached the facade of an apartment block. The car owner thought he could make a fast buck by incinerating his vehicle to get a tidy amount of compensation from his insurance company. He roped in a friend of his to help him out in his ruse, but unfortunately for the conspirators, the plan literally backfired, as the flames quickly took hold from the torched vehicle, and spread to two cars parked nearby. The flames then threatened a five-storey apartment block, and residents had to be cleared out of the building.
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A Celebration Making Of Women It Legal THE Spangles Ladies Harmony Chorus celebrated International Women’s Day last Friday by holding a concert at the Centro Las Claras in Los Narejos. The evening was attended by representatives of Los Alcázares Council, and a cheque for €1,100 was handed over to help victims of last September’s flooding. The money was raised at a special concert last month held at Las Claras which also featured the musicians of Rondalla Son del Mar Menor and the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción choir from Los Alcázares. An added bonus on the night was arranged by the mayor, Mario Pérez Cervera, who
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SPANGLES: Ladies hit the right note at Las Claras. made sure that every Spangles singer, as well as every lady in the audience, received the gift of a petunia. The next date in the Spangles diary is Friday March 20, with a special dress rehearsal at Las
Claras, starting at 4.00pm, ahead of the choir representing Spain next month at the ‘Battle of the Choirs’ A Cappella Festival in Mechelen, Belgium. Admission will be free of charge.
CAR PARKING and vehicle hire companies operating on land that is not classified for development around Alicante-Elche airport will have to become fully legalised. Elche Council has largely turned a blind eye towards around 50 firms using ‘nondevelopable’ land, but the authority’s government team spokesman, Héctor Díez, has said that will now change. “It’s logical now that these companies should become fully regulated, especially with the important service that they provide in the vicinity of the airport,” Diez stated. The spokesman added that many of the firms only had provisional business licences, or in some cases did not have any kind of permit at all.
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THOUSANDS IN SAFETY A PETITION that demands better safety standards for all Spanish Air Force pilots, including the Eagle Patrol display team and trainees at San J a v i e r ’s A i r A c a d e m y, h a s collected over 35,000 signatures in its first week. The online petition is aimed at the defence ministry and comes after the third fatal air accident in the Mar Menor area in seven months. Commander Eduardo Fermin of the Eagle Patrol team lost his life in late February as he rehearsed some stunts above the waters off La Manga. Last September, another Eagle Patrol pilot died along with his trainee, in an identical incident in the same area. Murcia resident, Paqui Vicente, launched a campaign to tighten up safety after the first
tragedy in August, which killed pilot Francisco Marin, and she has now spearheaded the petition. S a n J a v i e r ’ s m a y o r, J o s é Miguel Luengo, is one of the signatories of the online initiative, which says that four people killed in three incidents over seven months is “not simply down to a series of unfortunate accidents.” She goes on to ask “How many more accidents and deaths will we have to put up with for our Air Force pilots?” Paqui Vicente pulls no punches, as she states that Air Force personnel are working in conditions that “they do not deserve,” and has called on Spain’s defence minister, Margarita Robles, to reverse budget cuts made over recent years. The petition discusses the con-
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C-101 jet in the Eagle Patrol livery.
cerns over the C-101 planes that were involved in all three tragedies, and issues raised by various military associations in Spain. The C-101 fleet is used by Spain and three other air forces around the world, and entered service back in 1980. The planes are due to be replaced next year at a cost of €225 million, with two types said to be under consideration by the Spanish government. There has been no official statement that the state of the planes had anything to do with the three tragedies in the Mar Menor area. Meanwhile, Paqui Vicente has said that she has been in touch with members of the defence committee in the Madrid parliament to pressure them to ask questions about the cause of the fatal accidents.
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UK GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES £3 MILLION TO SUPPORT UK NATIONALS IN THE EU • CHARITIES and organisations that support UK nationals living in the EU have been awarded a share of the funding • The £3 million fund will assist UK nationals to apply to protect their residency rights • Residents in Spain, France, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, and several other EU countries will benefit Charities and organisations will receive government funding to provide practical support for UK nationals living in the EU with their residency applications. This includes potentially atrisk groups such as pensioners and disabled people. The organisations will each receive government funding to support those who may find it harder to complete all the paperwork required for residency applications. This includes pensioners, disabled people, those living in remote areas or who have mobility difficulties, and those who require help with language translation or interpretation. One of the beneficiaries of the fund
is Age in Spain - a charity that helps older British expatriates. They will be working across Cataluña and the Balearic Islands, while Asociación Babelia will be providing support in Alicante.
Now that the UK has left the EU, some UK nationals living in certain EU member states will need to take actions to secure their residency rights, so that they can continue to live and work in their host country as now.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “These organisations are doing vital work to support UK Nationals in the EU and this funding will help secure their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, so that they are given the security and stability they need.”
Over one million UK nationals live in EU and EFTA countries; more than 350,000 of them here in Spain. Charities and organisations based in Spain, who are receiving funding from the ‘UK Nationals Support Fund’ include: • Age in Spain • Asociación Babelia • International Organisation for Migration
British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott said: “This fund will be a valuable complement to the extensive work that our consulates have been doing over the past three years to prepare UK nationals for our departure from the EU. The chosen organisations will be able to provide one-to-one, specialist support to those citizens that need it most; helping them to register as a resident and secure their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.”
This extra assistance will build on the information and support that British Embassies are already providing.
Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, UK nationals living in the EU at the end of the transition period can continue to live and work in their host country. Anyone who is legally residing in Spain by December 31, 2020 will be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. As part of the ongoing information campaign, the government is encouraging all UK nationals in the EU to visit the Living in Guide on gov.uk for the country they live in and sign up for tailored alerts to receive the latest information about what actions they may need to take. Further details on how to contact implementing organisations will be available soon; UK nationals in Spain should subscribe to gov.uk/livingin spain for updates.
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Charity Gets Massive Platform A GROUP called Darkness into Light(DiL), which promotes awareness of suicide and selfharm prevention, will be the lead partner charity at this Sunday’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Cabo Roig. The whole concept of DiL originated in Dublin over a decade ago, and revolves around staging an annual walk aimed at connecting with the local community and supporting those hit by friends and relatives taking their life. That has has now blossomed into over 200 international walks on five continents on the same date in May, including a walk at La Zenia, which will be held on Saturday May 9, and organised by the DiL, Costa Blanca branch. Meanwhile this Sunday, the local DiL team will be supported by members of its formal partner charity, ADIEM, as they raise awareness of the issues sur-
DiL members with exPM of Ireland, Brian Cowen, at last year’s parade.
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rounding important mental health issues, and that there is help in the Vega Baja area for those who may be suffering from distress. A brightly-adorned float will take part in the parade, along with the some of the young people that ADIEM accommodate in Alicante, Orihuela, and Torrevieja. The young residents are monitored after by social workers who try to make sure that they live as in-
dependent a life as possible. Fionnula Fitzsimons from DiL commented: “Our presence on the Costa Blanca has grown dramatically over the past three years and we are delighted to have partnered with ADIEM locally. “Together we create an awareness of the work of both charities, not only to the English-speaking community, but importantly to our Spanish neighbours and friends.
“Having a collaboration with a like-minded charity such as ADIEM for all events and awareness campaigns now and in the future, is exactly where we wanted to focus on when we set up DiL locally two years ago.” Luis Gonzalez from ADIEM said: “As a collaborating partner, with common interests in the fight against stigmas in mental health and in the prevention of suicide, we are delighted to participate with
our friends from DiL and Pieta House in such a festive, fun and family day this Sunday.” As for the DiL walk in May, it will start bright and early from Gogarty’s Bar in La Zenia on May 9 at 5.30am. Registration for the walk is currently open, with an early bird entry rate running until Tuesday March 17 via the website, www.dark nessintolight.ie/event/cos ta-blanca/home
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MURCIA S regional government is to spend €1.2 million over the n e x t t h re e y e a r s i n their war against the annual winter scourge o f t h e p ro c e s s i o n a r y caterpillar. The money will be concentrated on large areas of pine trees in the hillier parts of the region, as part of Murcia’s regular measures against the creature. The caterpillar’s eggs are laid inside floss nets on pine trees and are generally in a line, creating the shape of a snake. It can kill small dogs and make children sick, and they start to appear in mid-winter once temperatures start to rise, but few serious problems
have been reported locally this year. Initiatives in recent years in the Murcia and Vega Baja areas have seen better spraying regimes in addition to the use of pheromone traps. A combination of those tactics appear to have dramatically helped in reducing human and pet contact with the caterpillar. The worst outbreak In recent years was back in 2017 when multiple cases involving children needing treatment in the Elche, El Altet, Santa Pola and La Marina village areas were reported, with the caterpillar breeding in the adjoining hilly areas. Areas of the Orihuela
Costa were hit and some Torrevieja parks had to be closed for fumigation. The caterpillars are usually about an inch long, have tiny barbed hairs containing a protein called thaumetopoein, which can cause allergic reactions, foaming at the mouth and vomiting if children come into contact with them. Vets say that dogs are especially at risk because if they accidentally ingest the caterpillars, the barbed hairs could cause severe damage to the tongue. Dogs that try to eat or even sniff the processionary caterpillars and they could face amputation of their tongue or nose, or even end up dying.
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HELP STALL: Mayor Dolón visits the HELP team,
Mayor Gets Briefed HELP Vega Baja were amongst the many local groups, charities, and associations that got involved in the seventh Expo Torrevieja held at the city’s International Auditorium last weekend. HELP president Michele Masson and her volunteers Kate and Jane, were paid a visit by Torrevieja mayor, Eduardo Dolón, who spent two hours talking to stall holders around the venue. He was accompanied by Tourism councillor, Rosario
Martínez Chazarra, and International Residents councillor, Guitte Lund Thomsen. The event was a platform for HELP and other groups to showcase what they do and to attract new members. Especially popular for the exhibition visitors were the regular outdoor exhibitions staged by the Guardia Civil, Torrevieja Police, and Civil Protection. Around 70 companies took part in the twice-yearly event which was attended by around 8,000 people over the two days.
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Road Plan stalled THE chances of the CV95 highway between Orihuela City and Torrevieja being upgraded to a dual carriageway in the immediate future appear to have receded. Vega Baja politicians and business leaders have
long argued for the improvement, and last year Valencian president Ximo Puig made a pledge during a regional election campaign visit to Orihuela that the project “would become a reality over the next four years.”
Now it has been revealed that the Valencian public works minister, Arcadi España, has said that that there is no current budget for a CV-95 expansion, which rules out any quick progress. A feasibility study had €50,000 allocated to it last year, but it appears that any improvements for the time being will be mainly focused on new roundabouts, some of which have appeared over the last year. The lack of progress over the CV-95 has been a been major local issue, after plans to upgrade it at a cost almost €500 million were approved in 2007. Contracts for the work were never awarded due to money running out at the infrastructure department of the Valencian government, and the administration had to pay €10 million in compensation after it scrapped the original project eight years ago.
CELEBRATED: Maria (in the middle) celebrates with her friends.
Maria Gets Honoured THE founder of a local cancer awareness group was celebrated by the management at the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre last Saturday. Maria Wilson created the group known as Maria & The Pink Ladies, which promotes early screening programmes to detect cancer. She was invited to Zenia Boulevard to receive a special award recognising three great women from the area of the commemorations of International Women’s Day. Maria was the proud recipient of a special certificate together with a
bouquet of flowers at the centre’s stage area. The acclaimed ceramic artist, Conchi Vaquero, was another winner, and she passes on her skills in lessons to both senior citizens and children in the Torrevieja area. The third person to be celebrated was business owner Mari Sol Pardo who comes from Dolores de Pacheco in the Murcia region. Her company, Cárnicas El Moreno, is famous for producing tasty sausages, as well as providing work for many local families.
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Cyber revenge backfires number of men who wanted to meet her even came to her home and knocked at her door. The victim was afraid to go out on her own after the barrage of seedy requests and the fact that her photographs and details were plastered over the internet. National Police cyber experts managed to track down the IP addresses from where the illegal postings came from, and they discovered it was her former boyfriend, who was then arrested and made available to the Gender Violence court in Alicante. Photo Source:- Policia Nacional
A MAN has been arrested in Alicante for publishing private details of his ex-girlfriend on websites that offered sex. The 35-year-old Spanish was detained after a four-month investigation by the National Police, who got a complaint from a 20-year-old woman over several people contacting her asking for sex. Police found that her personal details including photographs, her phone number, and address appeared on various contact websites. The situation got so out of hand that a
TRACKED DOWN: Police cyber experts get their man.
FIVE out of the six people who have died in road accidents this year in the Murcia region did not wear a seat belt. Last year’s numbers showed that a third of deceased drivers were beltless, with experts saying the chance of death in a serious crash falls by half if a seatbelt is used.
Belt Up Call They say the impact of a crash is reduced when somebody is wearing a belt and therefore is not thrown out of the vehicle or
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through the windscreen. Because of the latest figures, the Guardia Civil is running a campaign across Murcia until Sunday targetting motorists and passengers. The risks are just as high for people in the back of a car, because in a head-on collision, they could be fatally thrown forward.
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The Best Of Service ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has retained the best customer service award which it won last year for mid-size European airports that cater for five to 15 million trav-
ellers annually. The award comes from the International Airport Council (ACI), with the facility at El Altet beating off British facilities at Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Glasgow as well as continental rivals at Bergamo, Budapest, and Rome-Chiampino, The news comes after another record-breaking year for passenger numbers and new routes being opened at Alicante-Elche, which is run by Spain’s biggest airport operator, AENA. The airport though did suffer setbacks in January with cancelled services due to a fire and Storm Gloria. The ACI organise the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards which represent
the major honour handed out to airport operators in Europe. Those awards measure the quality of service offered by airports of a similar size, and retaining the honour comes after a series of innovations at Alicante-Elche last year. That included the introduction of a major new security system to cut down on passenger queues as they go to the airside section of the facility. Other improvements included the creation of a new waiting area and creating a free ‘Personal Shopper’ service, plus the opening up of new catering outlets. Airport manager, Laura Navarro, said: “The fact that this is the second consecutive year that we
have got this award really does show that we have maintained our high standards.” Getting an ASQ award means getting a good rating from travellers who are asked independently about their airport experience, with 34 key points coming under the microscope. Navarro continued:“These surveys are vital in finding out what people want and the range of needs that they have. I also have to pay tribute to everybody who works for the different companies at the airport. Our big aim is to carry on improving.” Alicante-Elche’s award will be formally presented to them at a specially ceremony in the Polish city of Krakow in September. Photo Source:- AENA
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SUPER SERVICE:- Alicante-Elche airport gets traveller approval again.
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NO LION: Haircut causes concern.
The Look Of A Lion REPORTS of a lion walking around a Murcia region municipality proved to be totally unfounded after a police check revealed it to be a dog. Officers at the Molina de Segura police station said they received several concerned calls over sightings of a lion on the loose and a strange-looking animal on the streets. A patrol spotted the animal and it turned out to be a rather large and friendly dog who had an unusual lion-
like hairstyle. Police took to Twitter to crack a joke that they read the animal’s microchip which confirmed that it was a dog, and that its owner had been identified. Two years ago a Sangonera la Seca resident made national headlines when he called the Local Police to say he had spotted a lion. It turned out to be a large stuffed animal, provoking a lot of mirth on social media.
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TORREVIEJA’S council and local traders have come together with a few pre-Father’s Day ideas to boost business, including launching a ‘selfie’ competition where shoppers can come up with a prize-winning photo. The contest has been jointly organised by the city’s merchants association, Apymeco, along with the council, and was officially launched this week by Torrevieja’s Commerce councillor, Rosario Martinez Chazarra and Apymeco president, Jorge Almarcha Vicente. There will also be a trio of special outdoor Father’s Day events in the city. The photo competition is called ‘A Selfie for your Father’ and runs until Thursday, March 19, which is Father’s Day in Spain, and anybody who makes a purchase in an Apymeco member shop can take part, so long as they aged over 16. Entrants have to take a ‘selfie’ in any store which has an Apymeco logo behind the final photo, and where the actual shop can be easily identified. Then it’s just a question of forward-
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DAD’S DAY: Photos and fun coming to Torrevieja.
ing it to Instagram Apymeco Torrevieja, with the hashtag #selfiepadre, plus a name and contact telephone number. Then on Friday, March 20, a jury will pick the six best photos from the submissions, looking for some humour and also empathy with the fact that the contest is linked to fathers.
Six winners will each get a €50 voucher that they can spend at the 120 Apymeco stores in Torrevieja, as well as producing a receipt that they did actually buy something at the time that they took a ‘selfie.’ Just in case anybody goes a bit over the top with the entries, the rules say that you can only enter a maximum of
five times from five different outlets! Torrevieja Council have also announced three pre-Father’s Day events round the city. This Saturday between 11.00am and 2.00pm, a Spring Festival will be held in the Plaza de la Constitución by the church and town hall. With days to go before the spring equinox and Father’s Day, the event will celebrate love and life, with what is promised to be a mixture of flowers, colours, and fun! The Plaza de la Constitución will be awash in decorations, and a whole series of activities have been planned for people of all ages. Monday will see a Pirate Party, once again aimed at the whole family, between 6.00pm and 8.00pm around the pedestrianised streets in the city centre, and then this Tuesday March 17, it’s a return to the Plaza de la Constitución between 6.00pm and 9.00pm for a Circus Party. Fire jugglers and circus artists are promised to bring down the curtain on a series of outdoor events that the council and traders alike are hoping will bring in more business into the centre of Torrevieja.
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HOLIDAY PERIOD: A quiet Paseo Maritimo in Los Urrutias.
BUSINESSES in a Costa Calida resort say that they are keeping their fingers crossed for a busy Easter holiday period, after lower than expected visitor numbers during the winter months. Traders in Los Urrutias normally benefit from tourists looking for some winter sunshine, but they
say that numbers are down driven by lower bookings at the Perla de Levante hotel. Severo Sánchez, president of the Business Association of Los Urrutias, said that some restaurants had shut their doors for good, but he was cautiously optimistic that Easter would bring some important respite for his members.
“Easter is key for us,” added Sánchez. “It is in effect the start of the summer season for business owners who are working hard in anticipation of more visitors.” Los Urrutias is also upping the promotion of events starting with the 2020 Ruta de la Tapa, which will run between April 3 and April 12.
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BREXIT BRIEF
CURRENTLY Britain benefits considerably from membership of the EU Erasmus+ exchange group which sees students from the UK spend time in European universities and vice versa and it seems that there are no concrete plans in the Brexit negotiations to extend membership after withdrawal. Currently it costs Britain around £200 (€230) million annually to belong to the scheme, but it is estimated that EU students who come to the UK spend £430 (€495) million on living expenses alone. Some 85 per cent of all British colleges and universities are currently ALWAYS ready to re-invent himself, now that the Brexit Party has become something of a successful ‘one trick pony,’ it appears that Nigel Farage will be moving on to create the Reform Party. He wants to see the introduction of propor-
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Research at universities like Imperial College London could suffer.
The Reform Party tional representation into mainstream UK politics and he can use his existing Brexit Party infrastructure to get behind this new campaign with the first target likely to be the House of Lords.
Love him or hate him, there is no denying that he has become an important influencer in the UK and is also a shrewd businessman who has achieved a great deal over the past 10 years. Having helped to see
Boris Johnson become Prime Minister, Farage is now criticising him as appearing weak and indecisive over both the flooding and coronavirus situations, although he still feels that the PM is the right man for Brexit provided he recovers his nerve.
involved in Erasmus+ and their representatives believe that some 17,000 British students who use Erasmus for work placements and study would lose out, particularly students from disadvantaged backgrounds who would find it difficult to fund their expenses without it. Although the Conservative government has said that it wants to create a more even ‘playing field’ between the north and the south, this seems to be contradictory as those most likely to suffer could be young students from the north. The government has indicated it “will consider options for participation in elements of Erasmus+ on a time-limited basis, provided the terms are in the UK’s interests.” Not only is there a potential loss of European students enrolling in UK places of education, many universities depend upon EU funding for research which can take years to complete and this, which comes through the EU Horizon programme, is also under threat, which would have a knock on effect on UK government national research targets.
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BREXIT EXTRA Don’t rush THE SNP Leader at Westminster, Ian Blackford has warned Boris Johnson that rather than walk away with no deal he seriously needs to consider extending the withdrawal period in order to ensure that a sensible deal can be agreed.
Aviation safety BRITAIN will leave the European Aviation Safety Agency which is responsible for certifying the airworthiness of planes at the end of this year and replace it with Civil Aviation Authority inspections according to Transport Minister Grant Shapps.
Labour leader LABOUR leadership candidate Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out the possibility of campaigning for Britain to rejoin the European Union should he be successful in the party election, although he has indicated that it could be for a future generation to decide.
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Tea goes down nicely THE latest Mad Hatters’ Tea Party at the Marina Bar in Toretta 2, Torrevieja was a resounding success again last Friday. Fundraisers David and
Lorraine Whitney were absolutely delighted and thrilled with the support they got for their new beneficiaries, AFA Alzheimer’s Torrevieja. There was something for
everybody with a quiz, raffle, and songs and comic verse put together by AJ Swing to help the afternoon speed by with lots of fun and laughter. Bar owners Dave and Rita Monaghan and their loyal staff worked as hard as usual to provide a very enjoyable afternoon tea,
whilst Pauline Lane ensured the event ran smoothly. Friday’s fun was tempered with the sad news that a big supporter of The Mad Hatters, John Harwood, had died of a heart attack. John, together with his wife Madeline, ran the
Mad Hatters’ tombola stall at many of their charity events, The next event for AFA Alzheimer’s will again be at the Marina Bar in early June, and though the exact details are being kept under wraps, something that is very unique and glitzy is being promised!
TEA PARTY: (From left to right) Dave Monaghan, Lorraine Whitney, Pauline Lane, Rita Monaghan and David Whitney.
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Slumber disturbed AN angry resident refused to enter into the spirit of the International Women’s Day march in Alicante on Sunday morning. The man threw water and plastic bottles from his sixth floor apartment down onto the participants as they walked down Avenida Maisonnave. He also made offensive gestures at those involved with the march, which had only just started. National Police officers, who were patrolling the celebration, stopped the procession for a few minutes as they went into the building to talk to the man, amidst applause from those in the street. Allegedly he got annoyed because the outdoor noise had prevented him from sleeping.
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READY FOR EASTER: Ramp repairs at Playa del Cura.
Done And Dusted REPAIR work on Torrevieja’s beaches that were damaged by Storm Gloria in January has finished. The city’s Beaches councillor, Antonio Vidal, said that special work teams had targetted several areas including Playa del Cura, which was one of the worsthit beaches, and everything is now ready well in time for the first rush of visitors at Easter. Four wooden ramps had been repaired and painted at Playa del Cura, whilst in the Hombre del Mar area, a
wooden railing that was completely shattered by strong waves during Storm Gloria had been replaced. The Cruz Roja lifeguard house at Playa Los Locos has also been fixed after work on extending the size of the beach started in December, only for Storm Gloria to make an appearance the following month. With the emergency repairs finished, Torrevieja Council is now concentrating on general beach maintenance as the countdown continues to Easter.
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Missing Casandra.
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Missing teen appeal A FRESH appeal has been made to find an Orihuela City teenager, who was last seen on February 14. The SOS Desaparecidos Association says that 16-year-old Casandra Cárceles Cortés is five foot and one inch tall. Casandra has black hair and brown eyes, and is described as having a normal complexion. No other details about her circumstances have been provided, but SOS Desaparecidos has distributed her details across social networks. If you spot Casandra, then you are
asked to get in touch with the Guardia Civil or National Police. Alternatively if you have any further information, you can call SOS on 917 262 700. Monday saw Spain observe National Missing Persons Day, with Spain logging 26,356 reports of disappearances last year, of which 92 per cent were resolved. The most high profile case is that of Henry Jiminez who never returned to his Orihuela Costa home on New Year’s Day 2019.
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Anniversary celebrations
HABANERAS in Torrevieja is celebrating its 15th anniversary by sharing memories and putting together a programme of entertainment throughout March. The shopping centre, managed by MVGM, is proud to be one of the local landmarks, not just in the Torrevieja area but also in the Vega Baja. Celebrating its anniversary offers the perfect excuse for Habaneras to continue amazing and entertaining all its customers and friends with a range of activities under the slogan ‘Real Enjoy,’ designed for all audiences and tastes. Everyone who visits the shopping centre this month
will be greeted by spectacular decorative features positioned along the length and breadth of the centre. Along the way, visitors will also see how a few selfies can turn into on the spot gifts and allow them to take part in the prize draw for 15 family tickets to Terra Mítica. Plus, anyone who shows their Habaneras shopping receipts can also take part in the prize draw for two nights in a hotel in Disneyland Paris for the whole family. On Friday, March 6) the centre held a special women’s event broadcast live by Torrevieja Radio, featuring influential local females from a range of sectors and walks of life.
Family events will be running all through the day on March 14, when there will be a 1990’s style ‘interactive space’ featuring 10 maxi consoles for playing 90’s video games. On Saturday March 21 there’s a ‘pinchos’ competition for lovers of food before a performance of the chirigota (carnival sketch) ‘Este año la llevamos cruda’ by ‘Los Sangochaos.’ And the following week, on Saturday 28 March in the afternoon, there will be live performances plus the chance to win on the spot prizes, eat birthday cake and be part of the ‘Earth hour’ event. The winner of the draw will also be announced.
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Accused Pleas Innocence ONE of three Afghan men accused of raping three women last New Year’s Eve in Murcia City, has spoken publicly for the first time. With his lawyer and a translator next to him, the student, who lives in Norway, read a statement in English which claimed that the allegations made by the three American sisters against him were false, and that any sex was consensual. He broke into tears at a Monday news conference, and claimed that he was a “kind person that always respects women.” The three men and the sisters had met in a bar while celebrating the year’s end, and they went to the women’s apartment. The sisters were from Ohio and aged 23, 20 and 18, with one of them studying in Murcia, whilst her other siblings had joined her for a holiday. The Afghan men are in all their early 20’s, and are students in Murcia. The women filed a complaint that they were sexually abused by them, and were then interviewed by specialist National Police officers. The alleged victims will testify to a judge via a video link, with the accused men having to report to a court regularly and are forbidden to leave Spain.
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NATIONAL POLICE: Arrested six people who were allegedly members of a drugs gang.
Dispute Turns Nasty A ROW between rival drug gangs saw gun shots fired on the streets of Elche last Friday. The National Police arrested six people of French, Moroccan, and Spanish nationalities, with two women subsequently released. Four people appeared in court at Alicante and Elche, with two French nationals described by the National Police as “extremely dangerous.” The drugs showdown happened on Friday lunchtime in the L’Aljub
area of Elche, with passers-by saying they heard several shots ring out. Two employees from Elche’s street cleaning company, Urbaser, saw their vehicle hit by a car that was speeding away from the area. The workers were treated for minor injuries, whilst the two French gang members in the crashed car ran away, as they clutched two bags of marihuana. They were caught some hours later, as they violently tried to resist
arrest. A raid on the home address of the Frenchmen yielded the seizure of three kilos of marihuana, as well as €2,000 in cash, and according to the police, “a large number of mobile phones.” Four people have been charged with theft, violence, attacking a police officer, drug trafficking, the illegal possession of weapons, and not too surprisingly, belonging to a criminal gang.
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Press Realese
Specsavers Launches Campaign SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS has launched a national fundraising campaign in aid of ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), to help support vulnerable people with severe vision loss. Naming ONCE as its official charity, the opticians pledged to raise more than €5,000 over the next year, to support the important work of the FOPG and the services it provides. The foundation runs the only centre which breeds and trains guide dogs for blind people, or those with serious vision loss, to help them gain better mobility and more independence. Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, of Specsavers Opticas, says: “As an opticians, we’re passionate about improving the lives of people with sight loss, so we’ll be doing all we can throughout the year to raise funds for the foundation. “Vision loss can be incredibly isolating, leading to feelings of
For Guide Dogs Foundation loneliness and depression. However, thanks to the foundation and the work they do, people can gain a new sense of independence and confidence. “It’s equally important that people take a proactive approach to their eye health. Regular eye tests and early detection, followed by timely intervention and management of eye health conditions, could help save your sight.” Funds will be raised across the nine Specsavers Ópticas stores in Spain throughout 2020 in many different ways. The stores will also be sharing information with their customers about FOPG and the support they offer blind people in Spain, by providing more than 130 guide dogs to those in need each year. For her part, the Managing Director of FOPG, Maria Jesús Varela, highlighted the impor-
tance of this collaboration with Specsavers Ópticas, an international company committed to eye health, which is showing its support to those people who require the help of a guide dog to improve mobility, by launching this fundraising campaign. For FOPG, the agreement is not only important in terms of fundraising to support their important work, but also the chance to shine a light on the service they are offering, the role of guide dogs and the importance of offering the same rights of access for everyone. About FOPG Fundación ONCE del Perro Guía (FOPG) is a welfare foundation created by ONCE in 1990
with the purpose of breeding and training guide dogs for people with severe blindness or visual impairment. It provides its services to people with visual disabilities throughout Spain, by virtue of the collaboration with ONCE itself, which offers the guide dog as a free social service for people affiliated with that organisation who request it and are eligible. The FOPG is a permanent member of the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF), the European Guide Dog Federation (EGDF) and the European Breeding Network, a working group specialised in breeding and genetic improvement of guide dogs in
Europe and the USA. The foundation breeds its own dogs and takes responsibility for the entire process of training the guide dog and pairing it with the most suitable applicant. They also train the new owner how to make best use of this mobility aid and supports both the owner and the dog throughout its life as a guide dog. The work of this foundation is essential to increase the autonomy of blind people or those with a serious visual disability. Changing from walking with a cane to doing it with a guide dog represents a huge improvement in their mobility, speed and security of their movements and allows them to integrate with society in a much more meaningful way. Find out more about FOPG www.perrosguias.once.es Find out more about Specsavers Ópticas www.spec savers.es
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Very Risky Journey
Unhealthy Medical Delays Photo Source:- Cayetano Montiel
POLICE in a Murcia region town got a bizarre call to intervene on Monday after a man was spotted in the back of a refuse lorr y, with the contents soon to be crushed. The man’s dangerous hitching of a ride was noticed by local resident Cayetano Montiel, who was on his motorbike behind the lorry as it went through Sutullena, a village in the Lorca municipality. The refuse lorry had completed its round and was heading off to the landfill site to dispose of the collected rubbish, when Cayetano drove in front of the lorry, and got it to stop. He told the driver about the man in the back, and the refuse worker admitted to Cayetano that he could easi-
RISKY TRIP: Man avoids crushing by minutes. ly have started the crushing mechanism at any time during his journey to the recycling tip. Local Police arrived on the scene and arrested a 44-year-old North African man, who is known to Spanish immigration authorities.
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He was taken to a hospital for a check-up and an evaluation as to whether or not he is suffering with mental health issues. The National Police have now taken over the c a s e , w i t h L o rc a s o c i a l s e r vices also providing support.
DOCTORS and health staff working at medical centres in the Orihuela Health De partment area are being stretched to the limit, ac cording to a local delegate of the Valencian Community Medical Union (CESMCV). José Manuel Peris says that the situation is unac ceptable with long delays in patients being seen, over crowding in waiting rooms, and increased stress levels for doctors. Paediatricians have been under particular strain with one health centre recently seeing appoint ments for up to 22 children in an hour. Morning appoint ment sessions are being stretched in well after 3.00pm to deal with the in creased work load, with av erage waiting times for pa tients being well over an hour for a consultation. The recommended maxi
mum number of consulta tions is 30 for a family doc tor and 20 for a paediatri cian, but Manuel Peris claims that there have been cases of doctors who have had to see over 50 people in a session, whilst paediatri cians have dealt with 45 chil dren in one morning. “This situation leads to physical and psychological consequences for doctors at health centres in places like Albatera, Callosa or Catral,” Manuel Peris added. The medical union says that the main problem is a lack of doctors and that cov er is not being brought in if a doctor is on leave. They also say that with an average of two weeks for a doctor’s appointment, pa tients are going to the Vega Baja Hospital which puts an extra strain on the emer gency room staff there.
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Expats Guide to
Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com
What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws. Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place. National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc. Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM
card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112. The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 police, 061 - health emergencies 080 firefighters. By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report. Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.
091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm
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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PROMENADE: Councillor Noguera (right) visits the Cabo Roig Paseo.
Popular Walk To Get Lights WORK has begun on a major revamp of the Paseo de Cabo Roig on the Orihuela Costa, which will see it lit up for the first time. The project is expected to take three months to complete with a budget of €475,000. Orihuela’s Infrastructure councillor, Ángel Noguera, visited the site to check out the early work on the promenade that includes the stretch between Playa La Caleta through to Cala Capitán. The council have been hit with many complaints over the state of the
Paseo in recent years and the lack of maintenance that it has received. The two-kilometre promenade is a popular walk offering some wonderful views, but it has been blighted with many issues which Orihuela Council is finally addressing. Improvements will include the repair of the paving surface where it has deteriorated and putting up a railing along the route to improve for people on the walk. A highly visible change will see the introduction of energy-efficient lights along the route that will
be placed in the wall next to the path, which will allow visitors to enjoy a night walk especially during the summer high season. The five viewpoints along the walk will also be revamped. “Getting the new-look Cabo Roig promenade will take a maximum of three months to complete, and so unless something unexpected happens, the residents of the Orihuela Costa, as well as the tourists will be able to enjoy the path in time for the summer season,” commented Angel Noguera.
Keeping It Green THREE groups in the Orihuela area have been spending money given to them by Orihuela Council to improve and promote green issues in the area. Over €12,000 was handed out after bids were made for funding last year. The successful bidders were the Manuel Riquelme school in Hurchillo, who created an allotment which their pupils look after. In La Murada, the El Agudo association put together a photographic exhi-
bition called ‘Little Gestures to Save the Planet,’ which looked at their work on local environmental projects over the 20 years that it has been going. Finally the cycling club, Passion BBT Orihuela, was given a grant to fund its annual ‘Green Route’ race between Orihuela and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia, which takes place later this month on a 120-kilometre route that shows off the area’s natural beauty.
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Cunning crooks now in custody
DETAINED: A trio suspected of ‘effortlessly’ raiding homes (Archine). A BRASS necked trio suspected of ‘effortlessly’ raiding an unknown number of homes in Alicante are now in custody. The three alleged gang members two men and a women - reportedly pretended to be the homeowners, and paid an unsuspecting locksmith to give them ‘effortless’ access to various properties. According to sources, the stolen items,
which included jewellery and electronic devices - were subsequently sold on. The investigation by the Specialised Crime Group of the Provincial Judicial Police Brigade in Alicante region was launched after a victim reported returning home to find his locks had been changed and the place had been ransacked. National Police officers suspect there are more victims.
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DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED Two men who dealt in illegal firearms and trafficked drugs have been arrested in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil in Alicante and Lorca Local Police in the Murcia region. THE men, aged 58 and 72, and of Dutch and Spanish nationality were arrested in Operation Cuerda, which has seen seizures of dozens of illegal weapons and 23 kilos of drugs. Inquiries started last September when the Guardia were tipped off that a Lorca resident could be selling weapons on the black market, as well as dabbling in drug trafficking. Investigators discovered the suspect had a specialist knowledge of firearms where he could make changes to weapons that did not work before making them fully functional. He also had a police record for threatening behaviour with a gun, and so authorities knew that there
GUNS APLENTY:- Some of the illegal arms held by the two men. was plenty to go on in launching a full surveillance operation. Monitoring the man delivered the fact that he was close to a man from the Netherlands who just happened to be a name that had apparent links to the illegal arms sales. Guardia officers pounced on the men when they were travelling on the A-7 motorway in the Alicante area, and they discovered 20 kilos of marihuana in two bags, as
well as three kilos of hashish in tablet form. The two arrested, both male, of Spanish and Dutch nationality, and 58 and 72 years old, were arrested as alleged perpetrators of a public health crime for drug trafficking. An Elche court told the Guardia and Lorca police to search the men’s homes in Murcia and Lorca to seize their stash of illegal weapons, and they turned up a large variety of unlicensed guns and
ammunition at the two addresses. A quantity of drugs was also found, in addition to â‚Ź15,000 in cash, with the Guardia Civil saying that their long surveillance operation reaped some significant dividends, as they carefully had to make sure they were not spotted. Operation Cuerda remains active, but the view is that many of the seized weapons were destined to be sold to criminals and gangs across Europe.
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RUBBISH BIN: The newborn baby boy was thrown into a waste container.
GUILT OF BABY DUMPERS A JURY has found a woman guilty of killing her newborn son and then throwing his body into a rubbish bin in Pilar de la Horadada back in October 2018. The unanimous verdict came after five hours of deliberations at the end of a two-day trial in Elche. Prosecutors have called for the mother to be jailed for 14 years, whilst the father, who acted as an accomplice in dumping the baby, faces a term of nearly four years. Sentencing will be carried out at a future date, though the severity of the punishment was reduced after the unnamed couple plead guilty to the charges laid down against them. The woman’s lawyer, Francisca López, has now asked for a suspended sentence for her client. The woman gave premature birth to a baby boy who weighed in just under three kilos, with experts testifying during the trial that it stood a good chance of survival. The mother and father cut the umbilical cord and subsequently noticed that the baby was alive. After they washed it and covered it with towels and blankets, the woman then strangled the child with part of the umbilical cord.
The newborn was then put into a black plastic rubbish bag along with some other items, and was thrown into a waste container 32 metres away from their property. During the Guardia Civil investigations, the mother told officers that her partner only found out that she pregnant when she was about to give birth, since she was not sure whether he was the father. That was intended to show she was scared of what might happen to her if her husband discovered
what was going on, but the Guardia and subsequently the jury did not buy into that argument including the fact that she was up to 37 weeks pregnant. Her partner told authorities that he was with their two daughters, aged eight and 12, in another part of the property at the time of the baby being born, but contradictions in his statement disproved his claim. The jury took the view he did nothing to prevent the dumping of the baby, and actually did help its mother take it away in a bin-bag.
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Anti-Crime Move Alert TORREVIEJA businesses have joined forces with the local council, police, and Guardia Civil to launch a new alert system over potential shoplifters. The scheme is called Prevecom and has been launched by the council’s commerce department. Shops, hotels, bars, and restaurants in addition to taxis will have a Prevcom sticker displayed, and they will have access via their mobile phone to a special WhatsApp group. That will give them im-
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ON ALERT: Briefing on phone app move in war against shoplifters. mediate contact with other local business owners, as well as the Guardia Civil and Torrevieja police, if they spot anything suspicious. The ‘tip-off’ system does not replace the traditional way of calling the emergency number to report a crime, but is meant to act as a way of sharing information that a crime could be about to be committed in the area. Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil chief Santiago Fer-
nández said that the new initiative should create a new sense of community amongst business owners, and it would allow them to be put on alert if possible trouble is brewing. He also hoped that the quality of security cameras on premises will be improved, as cheap systems seem to be only used as a deterrent, whilst higher resolution images would mean more criminals being identified and prosecuted.
Representatives of local business associations met with police and council officials at Torrevieja’s town hall, and were given a demonstration on how the WhatsApp group will work, as well as getting a supply of forms for their members to sign up to the Prevecom initiative. The police and Guardia Civil said that they would also be stepping up patrols at peak times in busy shopping areas around the city.
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BELGIUM
Blue badges
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POLICE in Brussels who have an App which checks whether blue disabled badges are genuine issued 8,508 parking tickets in 2019 an increase of 1,009 over the previous year. Apart from fake blue badges many people charged simply parked illegally.
Bad taste AN enthusiastic joker who runs a franchise for Del haize supermarket in Brussels has got into trouble for running a promotion saying ‘Vaccine of the moment: buy two Coronas, get one free Mort Subite.’ The drink named ‘mort subite’ means ‘sudden death.’
OFFER: The now cancelled promotion.
NETHERLANDS
Wolf killed
Wobbly cyclists
WITH just five wolves known to exist in the wild in Holland, the number has been re duced as a young male thought to be part of a litter born in 2019 was run over by a car near Epe.
A SURVEY undertaken by traffic safety or ganisation VNN has discovered that up to 25 per cent of all cyclists over the age of 55 admit to pedalling after imbibing alcohol, even thought they would never think of drinking and driving.
DENMARK
FRANCE
Ready to help
Uber news
THE Danish Prime Minister has written to the gov ernments of Greece and Bulgaria offering to send a spotter plane to observe mass exodus of mi grants across their borders from Turkey now that the Turkish government has removed restrictions.
A FRENCH court has rejected an appeal from Uber concerning the status of one of its drivers. They claimed that he was selfemployed and used their App, but the court decided that in fact he should be treated as an employee.
Wireless network
Louvre reopens
NOKIA, along with leading operators Telenor and Telia, has tested and deployed in Denmark the world’s most advanced shared wireless network supporting a MultiOperator Core Network (MOCN) feature, enabled for wireless technologies spanning 2G to 5G thus saving costs and energy.
AFTER staff at the Louvre Museum in Paris went on strike over fears of infection from the Coronavirus, they have now agreed to return provided certain precautions are taken and that they do not have to handle cash.
GERMANY
Penis shape
Order of Merit
FLIGHTRADAR24 has revealed that the pilot of a Lufthansa plane travelling from Frankfurt to Bremen must have been bored when placed in a holding pattern as he (or she) took a route that described a penis and testicles when the course is traced.
IN recognition of what they have achieved since they were released from Nazi concentra tion camps at the end of the Second World War, seven elderly Belarusians have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Re public of Germany.
SWEDEN
NORWAY
We’re full
Suicide buzz
THE leader of the Swedish Democrats Jimmie Akesson travelled to the Turkish border and hand ed out leaflets to migrants stating ‘Don’t come to us. Sweden is full. We can’t give you more money or provide any housing. Sorry for this message.’
THERE is a general taboo about the reporting of suicides in Norway, but local media has been buzzing after it was revealed that 82 yearold ship owner Wilhelm Wilhelmsen took his own life even though his family has declined to make any statement.
Sharing ammo BOTH Sweden and the Czech Republic have joined Land Battle Decisive Munitions initiative consisting of mainly NATO countries which save money by pooling their resources in order to purchase munitions. Members can also loan each other ammunition where needed.
Vintage U-turn AMIDST claims of bureaucratic stupidity, the de partment which had decided to ban an exhibi tion of vintage American cars in Oslo’s Frogner Park because of the wish to restrict cars in the city has made a Uturn and reversed its decision.
FINANCE
Crude Oil Prices Drop
RUSSIA has managed to catch the leaders of the oil exporting coun tries known as OPEC by complete surprise by refusing to cut oil pro duction by 1.5 million barrels a day. OPEC was looking to have huge cuts in order to keep prices high as demand has reduced due to the Coronavirus crisis, but crude prices dropped below $50 (€44) per barrel for the first time since 2017. It could be a Russian ploy but petrol and diesel prices at the pump should reduce for a while.
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STAT OF WEEK
€20 billion
is the amount spent annually in Spain alone on business trips and exhibition attendance, much is which is now threatened by cancellation due to the Coronavirus according to IBTA.
The modern obsession
Flybe failure hits Ferrovial IT is not just travellers to Spain who will lose out by regional airline Flybe going into administration, but Span ish multinational group Ferrovial will also suffer financial losses by this decision. Whilst Administrators are trying to find buyers for either the entire Flybe business or liquidate its assets, all flights have been grounded and both passengers and its 2,400 staff have been ‘left in the air.’ Ferrovial some time ago entered into a joint venture with Australian financial group Macquarie to form a company known as AGS Airports
By John Smith and they manage a number of UK airports which were used by Flybe. The two companies paid Heathrow Airport Holdings (which is itself owned 25 per cent by Fer rovial) more than £1 (€1.15) billion in 2014 to take over the manage ment of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports. Although Flybe didn’t operate many flights out of Glasgow, in 2019 according to Cirium data, it account ed for 36 per cent of the capacity of Aberdeen airport and a huge 95 per cent of Southampton airport depar
tures and arrivals with flights target ing Alicante, Malaga and Mallorca. These airports had already taken a hit with the loss of Thomas Cook airlines and traffic had fallen by nearly 8 per cent along with rev enue, so this latest news is not en couraging. At the end of 2019, AGS reported that it had debts of £693 (€796) mil lion and an operating profit of £94 (€108 million) so it is now impera tive that it tries to attract new air lines to Southampton in particular or there could be serious financial implications.
THE British obsession with many things American is personified by the amount of money being spent on coffee which according to Mintel research group should reach £4 (€4.6) billion in 2020. Many consumers purchase their caffeine shot from high street cof fee shops with Costa Coffee being the most popular followed by Starbucks and having spotted an other market McDonalds is catch ing up fast. Since 2015, annual sales have increased by £1 (€1.15) billion and the average drinker has drifted away from the high street café to specialist coffee shops.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they use e-mail proxies? I read your reply regarding proxy votes in the Euro Weekly of February 27. When our community was formed it was agreed in our original statutes that a proxy can be sent by email. This has been the case for the last six years. Surely, if the community statutes allow you to send a proxy by email, then this cannot be illegal. C H (Costa del Sol) You are quite right. It is perfectly ac YOU AND THE ceptable to send a LAW IN SPAIN proxy form by e mail. This form signed by you grants another person the right to cast your vote at the AGM. However, the proxy is not your vote. It authorises the holder to vote in your place. The person who holds it must cast the vote for it. This meets the horizontal law requirement that voting at the AGM is by personal attendance or by proxy. The ear lier EWN piece to which you refer pointed out that vot ing by email does not meet this legal requirement. A vote is not the same as a proxy. Even if the community agrees to accept email votes and no problems arise, they are not really legal.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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Too high THE Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that the interest rate of 27 per cent charged on a credit card issued by online bank WIZink is too high and now other Spanish banks not involved in the case may review their rates.
More money NISSAN still feels happy about its decision to build the new Qashqai range in Sunderland despite Brexit and has just announced that it will spend £52 (€60) million on a new press line at the factory which also produces the Juke.
Increased share THE Carlyle Group, which invests money on behalf of Abu Dhabi has raised its stake in Spain’s second largest oil company Cepsa to 38.5 per cent at a cost of €4 billion and has appointed a new CEO of the group.
Controversial Coronavirus HOPING to assist workers and employers to fully un derstand their rights and obligations now that Coro navirus is spreading, the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Security has published a guide.
It immediately caused c o n f u s i o n a m o n g s t e m ployers and argument be tween PSOE and Podemos coalition partners which has not helped the situa tion. Lawyers say that the
contents of the document are based on existing laws although there is a sugges tion that workers could de cide to stop work due to ‘serious and imminent’ risk of contagion which has em ployers up in arms.
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Shaken and Stirred
WHEN Aston Martin creators of luxury cars and favourites of James Bond launched on the UK stock m a r k e t i n 2 0 1 8 , s h a re s were valued at £19 (€21.85) and now they are down to £2.97 (€3.42) and the company could go into liquidation. Their hope of salvation lies with a shareholder meeting on March 16 which includes a Spanish invest ment company Torreal Venture Capital. They are looking to raise a fur ther £500 (€575) million and have a commitment from Canadian For mula 1 race owner Lawrence Stroll
Four DB5s ready for action in No Time to Die.
New Scottish note FOLLOWING in the footsteps of the Bank of England, the Royal Bank of Scotland is releasing a new polymer £20 note depicting an image of Victorian tea shop owner Kate
Cranston who filled her Glasgow tea room with furniture designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The note is the bank’s first new £20 in 23 years and a spokesper-
son said “On the eve of International Women’s Day it is fitting that such a figure as Kate Cranston will be celebrated on the face of our most popular note.”
who will invest £182 (€209) million with the balance hopefully coming from existing Aston Martin share holders. The Spanish interest comes from Miguel Abelló who has just re placed his father Juan as executive president of Torreal and has re moved the group’s investment from Prestige Motors and will be controlling the shares directly. His commitment already exists to purchase shares to the value of £10 (€11.5) million and he is on record as wanting to keep Aston Martin alive and still building prestige cars. Former partner in Prestige Mo tors, Italian Group Investindustrial has also signified its support for the sale of additional shares but there is even a potential knock on effect from the Coronavirus as currently China accounts for some 9 per cent of the vehicle manufacturer’s sales. It would appear that with all of this support that Aston Martin will be saved in the immediate future but it is recognised that it needs to invest significant amounts in updat ing machinery and launching at least one new model.
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BUSINESS EXTRA Dropping out IBERIA the Spanish Airline owned by the IAG Group has agreed to transfer its internal flight operations to another Spanish Airline Volotea in order to obtain approval from the European Commission to take over Air Europa later this year.
High IQ SPANISH artificial intelligence company Sherpa has great plans for the future and is recruiting top level experts from Silicon Valley. First it took Tom Gruber from Apple and now it has brought in Joanna Hoffman, a former colleague of Steve Jobs.
Coming clean THE UK City Watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has warned Britain’s top companies that they will have to disclose how their businesses will be affected by climate change or must give an acceptable explanation of why they haven’t alerted shareholders to problems.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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Elections just a ‘glitch’
WHAT the UK society truly needs to do is man up, or woman up, or ‘It’ up whatever is acceptable in this age of minority appeasing lunacy. I’m sure we are all in complete sympathy and utterly commiserate with the victims of the horrendous flooding that has occurred in the UK of late. However, early on in the crisis, would it really have helped the situation to have Boris and his entourage disrupting the whole emergency proceedings by sailing up the high street in the bows of a boat like some fortuitous figurehead - merely to appease some of the residents, who I’m sure actually had far better things to do than wring out their problems to someone who could do far more good directing emergency operations elsewhere? Personally I think the Prime Minister was quite correct to postpone his visit till more recently, when he was able to access the whole situation across the board. Having a political leader waste valuable time by physically visiting a disaster area to offer nothing more than a damp handshake is an utter nonproductive nonsense. I do of course not include moral lifting visits by Royalty in these situa-
tions. What about Civil servant Phillip Rutland? Last week this wimp resigned because he was being ‘bullied’ by Home Secretary Priti Patel. ‘Aw diddums.’ Apparently, among other things, she accused her whole department of being ‘F……g useless’! Well, in my experience of these Government civil servants, she’s probably not far wrong. This arrogant bunch of limp wristed egotists, actually do think they run the country - and in many cases they could be right. These shadowy public servants are immensely powerful and manipulative, and consequently suffer from delusions of grandeur that are quite extraordinary. If you wonder what these unelected lot actually do, I can refer you to the highly successful TV series ‘Yes Prime Minister.’ The two who attended the PM were civil
GOVERNMENT: Servants of the people.
servants and the hysterically funny way they could manipulate their boss was actually not a long way from the truth. It also doesn’t matter what party is in power. Civil servants observe elections as a mere ‘glitch’ - a short period of disruption before they simply carry on in the ‘same ol’ ‘same ol’! One of
them did in fact gloatingly once inform me that many new MPs have no idea how to proceed and actually come to them for advice! What about that for - a very disturbing - arrogance? Well, all power to Ms Patel, who is also being accused of creating a ’climate of fear’ and apparently could ‘show unprovoked levels of aggression.’ Good, exactly what this bunch of unelected desk wallahs need. Time to learn that they are not in fact a government within a government, but servants of the people who were actually elected by constituents to run the country. So, if Preta Patel is wielding the whip, I for one wish all power to her elbow. Actually I’m surprised some of these disgruntled namby pambys don’t enjoy it! Ah well. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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THE NANNY STATE STRIKES AGAIN! NORA JOHNSON EATING HABITS: I wish research would make up its mind.
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
A RECENT study found that ‘eating a piece of fruit and a large serving of vegetables a day could reduce the risk of a stroke by 13 per cent.’ Well, researchers, when ‘could’ becomes ‘will,’ give me a ring, come back when you’re sure! It seems what kills you this week will add a decade to your lifespan next week. Ideas like this change so often there’s little point worrying about it. We’ve all got to die of something, after all. Eating more fruit and vegetables whilst at the same time reducing meat consumption, particularly red meat, will reduce the risk of stroke or heart attack largely by reducing cholesterol levels. However, it can be taken too far. Another report showed that vegetarians tended to have lower incidences of stroke and heart attack than those who ate large amounts of red meat, which is unsurprising. Ve-
gans had a higher risk of stroke. The body needs cholesterol, but too much is a problem. Vegans possibly don’t have enough, meat eaters too much. Reports like this aren’t doing a lot for my blood pressure as they raise more questions than they answer. But they presumably attracted funding and kept the authors in jobs. Which seems a primary function of research these days... But how I wish these food researchers would simply make up their minds - another example is eggs. One minute they’re a no-no, then back on the table, next accompanied by a stroke warning. Then we learn that ‘eating red meat is not as bad for you as once thought’ and then it is! Any day now they’ll be recommending a full fried breakfast as essential to health!
And next week too much coffee will be bad for your haemorrroids. What are these researchers drinking to come up with such daft conclusions? It was only recently I read somewhere that drinkers live longer than non-drinkers. But the logic of the recommended two ‘dry’ days a week is somehow compelling. Mine are mañana and the day after. What are yours? Double G&T, anyone? Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback & audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Coronation Street 9:50am Coronation Street 10:20am Superstore 10:45am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Ride Along 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Ride Along 12:10am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am American Dad! 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am The Stand Up Sketch Show
Only When I Laugh Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Saint ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Minder 12:30pm The Professionals 1:30pm The Sweeney 2:40pm Quincy, M.E. 3:40pm Kojak Kojak's attempts to convict a teenage murderer are thwarted by the judge in the juvenile court. 4:45pm The Saint 5:50pm Minder 6:55pm The Professionals 8:00pm Cycling: Paris-Nice Highlights 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 9:30pm Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 10:00pm Heartbreak Ridge 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmHeartbreak Ridge 12:40amCoogan's Bluff 1:40am FYI Daily
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7:00am Breakfast 10:15amCrimewatch Roadshow 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom Does America 12:45pm Saved on Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Five Bedrooms 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Ready, Steady, Cook 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Sport Relief 2020 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates. 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Sport Relief 2020 1:45am Catchpoint
7:00am Good Morning Britain Morning magazine 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News A thorough roundup of this lunchtime's main national and international news. 1:50pm ITV News London 2:00pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Vera 11:20pm ITV News at Ten and Weather A fresh perspective on the major stories of the day, featuring national and international news 11:55pm ITV News London
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Money for Nothing Ready, Steady, Cook Back in Time for... BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Hardball Best House in Town Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip Red Rock The Great Interior Design Challenge Portillo's State Secrets Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Great British Railway Journeys Extreme Wales with Richard Parks Rick Stein's Secret France Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey QI Sport Relief 2020 Newsnight Weather
7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Emmerdale 9:50am You've Been Framed! 10:20am Superstore 10:45am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmThe Hangover 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmThe Hangover 12:10am Family Guy
8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories. 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 9:00pm Queens of Soul 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Metal Britannia Documentary 12:00am Slipknot Unmasked: Knot Your Kind A profile of the American metal band. 1:00am Guitar, Drum and Bass 2:00am Showbands: How Ireland Learnt to Party The showband was a uniquely Irish phenomenon. 3:00am Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business 4:00am Queens of Soul
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Man About the House 10:25am Man About the House 10:55am That's My Boy 11:25am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Scott & Bailey 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:20am A Touch of Frost
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7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Baby Daddy 10:00am Mike & Molly 10:30am Mike & Molly 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 3:30pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Mike & Molly 4:30pm Mike & Molly 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Man with a Plan 9:00pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 12:00am Rick and Morty 12:30amMr Pickles 12:45am Robot Chicken
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7:00am Breakfast 11:00amSaturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Nadiya's Family Favourites 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 2:15pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 3:00pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm BBC News 6:25pm BBC London News 6:30pm Weather 6:35pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:05pm Pointless Celebrities 7:55pm Catchpoint 8:25pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:45amEscape From Alcatraz 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead
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7:00am Mike & Molly 7:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Simpsons 1:00pm Formula 1 2:30pm A Place in the Sun 3:00pm The Dog House 4:00pm Four in a Bed 4:30pm Four in a Bed 5:00pm Four in a Bed 5:35pm Four in a Bed 6:05pm Four in a Bed The B&B owners meet to find out what they have been paid and settle some scores. 6:35pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 7:30pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 8:00pm Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed 9:00pm Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim 10:00pmA Quiet Place 11:45pmTrue Lies 2:20am The Last Leg
Pirata & Capitano Floogals Digby Dragon Shimmer and Shine SpongeBob Squarepants 11:05am The Loud House 11:15am Access 11:30amWWE SmackDown Highlights 12:25pm Friends 3:20pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 6:10pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 7:10pm 5 News Update 7:15pm Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever! 8:00pm Cruising with Jane McDonald: Down Under 9:30pm When Double Acts Fall Out 11:00pm The Two Ronnies: The Unseen Sketches 12:30am Britain's Favourite Entertainers: Comedy Gold 1:50am Access 2:00am The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
Don't Tell the Bride Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs Schooled Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:55pm The Great Celebrity 6:15pm The Big Bang Theory 6:45pm The Big Bang Theory 7:15pm Young Sheldon 7:45pm 27 Dresses 10:00pmJack Reacher: Never Go Back 12:25am Gogglebox 1:30am Friday Night Dinner Fourth series of the sitcom, starring Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
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7:00am That's My Boy 7:25am Midsomer Murders A Midsomer Malham resident is accused of battering her best friend to death, but Barnaby cannot help feeling the evidence against her does not add up. 11:05am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street. 2:00pm Lewis A visiting American academic delivers a controversial speech, with many audience members worried his ideas could be used to target ethnic minorities. 4:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders
8:30am Monster Carp 9:25am Giant Lobster Hunters 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Euro 2020 Preview Show 12:00pm The Professionals 1:00pm Minder 1:55pm River Monsters 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Rooster Cogburn 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Rooster Cogburn 7:10pm River Monsters 7:40pm World of Sport 8:00pm Cycling: Paris-Nice Highlights 9:00pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pmPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment 10:50pmNational Lampoon's Vacation 11:50pm FYI Daily 11:55pmNational Lampoon's Vacation
7:00am Pearl Harbour 10:10amFury 12:40pmEscape Plan 3 2:30pm Skyscraper 4:30pm Fury 6:50pm Pearl Harbour 10:00pm Escape Plan 3 11:45pmSkyscraper 1:45am Riot Girls 3:15am 303 Squadron
7:00am This Changes Everything 8:45am 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. 9:00am Doom: Annihilation 10:45amBrightburn 12:30pm The Top Ten Show 12:45pmThe Lion King 2:45pm Robert the Bruce 5:00pm The Art Of SelfDefense 7:00pm 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. 7:15pm Brightburn 9:00pm The Lion King 11:00pmRobert the Bruce 1:15am The Top Ten Show 1:30am I'll Take Your Dead
7:00am EFL Fulham v Brentford. 10:30am Saturday Social Football show providing an insight into players' lives off the pitch. 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Reaction 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United from the 2018/19 season. 7:15pm EFL Highlights 7:45pm The Fantasy Football Club 7:55pm MLS Live 10:00pm SPFL Highlights 10:30pm SPFL Highlights 11:00pm SPFL Highlights 11:30pm SPFL Highlights 12:00am MLS Live 2:05am The Fantasy Football Club 2:15am EFL Highlights
Dare Master Mr Magoo Scrambled! Mighty Mike Mr. Bean Ben 10 Robozuna Hotel Transylvania: Enter The Nose Picker/Hide & Shriek 10:25am ITV News 10:30amSaturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Living on the Veg 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:44pm ITV London Weather 1:45pm Love Your Garden 2:45pm Midsomer Murders 4:35pm ITV News and Weather 4:50pm ITV News London 5:00pm Six Nations Live 8:00pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Take Away 9:30pm The Voice UK 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:44pm ITV London Weather
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GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY AT midnight on New Year’s Eve, I found myself very much single. After months of realising that the relationship was over, the Eureka moment hit me. Having been asked to spend New Year’s Eve with one special person, only to have plans cancelled last minute, was all I needed to finally wake up. I’d listened to so many excuses and lies for too long. Myself and my ex, who is based in Italy, had drifted far apart. In fact, somehow I blame social media and such for allowing me to believe that the relationship still had a future, or even a present. The world we inhabit today means we spend much time living online, rather than the real world. Lines become blurred, and when situations are bad, we search for any sign of light, in the endless late night text messages. Sadly, it transpired, I was searching for light, he was searching for guys to sleep with. Over time, more important plans were cancelled, always with sim-
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DATING ilar excuses and empty promises. I must admit that I was slow to accept things, and only when I caught him with one of his love interests, did it make me close the door. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t as simple as that. In fact, as 2020 began, I started to believe the hurt and sadness I was feeling would never stop. To make it worse, I left all avenues of communication between us wide open, so would ineveitably receive WhatsApp messages at 4am, telling me how much he missed me etc. Eventually he told that me that having met with many other guys, and ‘looked around’ at other options, he believes I am, the ‘best option’ for him, after all. At this point I decided perhaps it was time for me to look around too. One guy I spoke with at one of the dating apps, was very insistant about taking me to lunch. It’s just lunch, what’s the worst that could happen? Dressed and ready to go, I began to question myself. What was I doing? I was barely over my last situation and
GAVIN: Decided it was perhaps time to look around too.
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now I was heading into the unkown. Having learned of my exe’s constant infidelities, I clearly now have trust issues. At lunch, my date sure was handsome, in fact more so than online. Tanned, fit, and showing an in-yourface sort of wealth and confidence. This made me nervous, only soon to be followed by bored. After telling me about his fabulous life and boasting about his watch, car, travel plans and... Sorry, I can’t recall, I’d zoned out by this point. Within minutes, he was asking if I would like to see some properties he was selling on the far side of Marbella. Before I could answer, an iPad was produced, complete with a video demonstration for each. This was a sales pitch, and I was trapped. I smiled as I viewed property after property, each one a ‘great investment opportunity.’ Once I explained that I already had a wonder ful home, he made some stupid excuse about his sister needing his help. Before I knew what was going on, he had gathered his things and exited sharply. As I sipped the wine, I realised that he had invited me to a lunch I didn’t really want, and subsequently landed me with the bill. This was a first, but what can you do, but laugh. And order more wine.
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11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am The Big Questions 12:30pm Wanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Garden Rescue 3:20pm Ready, Steady, Cook 4:05pm First Flight 4:15pm Trolls 5:35pm Sport Relief 2020 6:35pm Blue Planet II 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Heat Is On: Sport Relief
8:45am The A to Z of TV Cooking 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Beechgrove Repotted 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 1:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 2:15pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 3:00pm The Cruel Sea 5:00pm Flog It! 5:45pm Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World 6:45pm Back in Time for... 7:50pm Top Gear 9:00pm Race Across the World 10:00pm Dragons' Den 11:00pm Trigonometry 11:45pm Trigonometry 12:30am Women's Six Nations Highlights 1:00am Flying Blind 2:30am Coronavirus: Everything You Need to Know
8:00pm Natural World The Wyoming Wetlands Society is a non-profit organisation that relocates beavers that have been damaging expensive landscaped areas and flooding yards and roads with their dam-building activities in Teton County. 9:00pm Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI 10:00pm The Royal Ballet: Mayerling 12:15am Darcey's Ballet Heroes 1:15am Ballet's Dark Knight Sir Kenneth Macmillan 2:15am Mary Magdalene 3:15am Discovering the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Benjamin Britten
6:15am A Place in the Sun 6:40am Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 6:55am King of Queens 7:20am King of Queens 7:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:25am Jamie's Meat-Free Meals 9:55am Jamie's Meat-Free Meals 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:35pm The Simpsons 2:10pm The Simpsons 2:40pm The Simpsons 3:10pm Formula 1 5:40pm Ice Age: Collision Course 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:00am Before We Die 1:20am Charlotte Gray
10:35am Shimmer and Shine 10:50am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:00am The Loud House 11:10am Access 11:15am WWE Raw Highlights 12:15pm Friends 12:45pm Friends 1:20pm A Marriage Made For Murder: Hailey Dean Mysteries 3:05pm Death On Duty: Hailey Dean Mysteries 4:45pm Pride & Prejudice 5:50pm 5 News Update 5:55pm Pride & Prejudice 7:05pm Inside... 7:55pm 5 News Update 8:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 9:00pm Inside... 10:00pm Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday 11:00pm The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship 12:45am When... Goes Horribly Wrong
5:50am How I Met Your Mother 7:00am Hollyoaks 9:25am Man with a Plan 9:55am Man with a Plan 10:25am Man with a Plan 10:55am Man with a Plan 11:25am Man with a Plan 11:55am The Goldbergs 12:30pm Schooled 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm Doctor Dolittle 3:45pm Young Sheldon 4:15pm The Big Bang Theory 4:45pm The Big Bang Theory 5:10pm The Big Bang Theory 5:40pm The Big Bang Theory 6:10pm The Big Bang Theory 6:40pm The Big Bang Theory 7:15pm Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist 8:15pm Puss in Boots 10:00pm Celebs Go Dating 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am Star Trek: Discovery 1:10am The Big Bang Theory 1:40am The Big Bang Theory 2:05am Celebs Go Dating 3:10am Naked Attraction 4:05am Star Trek: Discovery
5:00am Live Grand Prix Sunday 6:05am Live Formula 1 The Australian Grand Prix (Start-time 5.10am). Coverage of the opening round of the season at Albert Park, Melbourne, as Lewis Hamilton begins his quest to retain his title. 8:00am Live Formula 1 9:00am Formula 1 11:15am Formula 1 11:45am Formula 1 12:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:30pm Live Scottish Premiership 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm The Players Championship Live 11:00pm Live NBA: Oklahoma City @ Washington 1:30am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News
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WILD BOAR: Are actually quite docile animals.
FRANKLY SPEAKING I’M a British national living in an urbanisation on the Costa del Sol, and like in many other areas around here, there are a few wild boars about. They plod around, mainly at night, and are quite docile. I will admit, however, I was terrified when I first saw them. But after talking to my neighbours, I learned not to be afraid. They are only looking for food, and certainly aren’t here to harm us. They aren’t carnivores, but the Junta has now given hunters authorisation to cull them. And they gave the job to archers, how lovely! People are horrified, not only for the animals, but they have big concerns for the safety of people and pets. What if one got hit? It has happened before. Most people agree that hunting shouldn’t happen on urbanisations, and a recent petition to save a tamed family has gained almost 5,000 signatures, so far. People say Spanish are
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We are the invaders not them.
cruel to animals. But, ironically, this is mainly the fault of the busy body expats in upmarket urbanisations. They’re the ones who’ve been moaning for months. Not because someone was hurt, but because their immaculate lawns get ruined. Aesthetics are clearly their priority. Or did they not realise the constant complaining would make authorities take drastic action?! For months, people have posted photos on social media with captions like ‘OMG someone is going to get hurt’ too. I’ve not heard of one person being attacked. But a man was shot dead by a stupid hunter only a few weeks ago.
He mistook him for a boar! As in most cases, humans end up being more dangerous than animals. Why can’t people work together as communities instead? They could take waste food from restaurants inland to tempt the animals back up. Instead it goes in the bin! Also, why can’t councils educate people? Give them practical advice? The boar only attack if they feel under attack. If people in Australia can live in har mony with their wildlife, why can’t we? We did move to their land after all. And we are the invaders, not them! But then, perhaps complaining is easier! We’re quick to criticise the Spanish when it comes to animal welfare. But we are part of the problem! Animals will now die a horrible slow death, all because people are too lazy to try and come up with a kind solution. The damage is done now though. Let’s just hope our kids don’t see the carnage.
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Advertising Feature NEATER HEATER have come a long way since they started over 10 years ago by introducing the residents of the Costa Blanca to slimline, efficient, Norwegian Convector Heaters. The whole enterprise started when two expats, Richard and Tony, had been unsuccessfully looking for efficient and economical electric radiators for their homes. They then came across these heaters quite by chance while working in the Villa of the UK importer. Realising they had found a great solution to fill a gaping hole in the market, they started importing and selling them to the rest of us. The original Beha heaters were a great success and sales grew mainly by word of mouth as customers recommended them to their neighbours. Since then, never resting in their desire to provide their customers with a greater variety of choice Neater Heater have added the Norwegian Adax heaters, and the very popular Turkish made Vigo heaters to their catalogue.
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Neater Heater More Choice, Greater Control
GREAT HEATERS: Now come with a Wi-Fi option. The last year has been very exciting with Adax and Beha both introducing a range of heaters that can be controlled remotely through Wi-Fi
systems by use of their downloadable Apps. Says Richard “Our customers vary in age and technical ability. We are seeing an increasing
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amount of people opting for the Neater Heaters with a Wi-Fi option. They get the same great heaters, but have much more control over them. However, a great many of our customers find technology baffling. They just want a good efficient heater that they can control simply with an on-off switch and a thermostat. We are happy to say that all Neater Heaters can be controlled manually, including those with a Wi-Fi option. “We at Neater Heater are offering our customers the same great service, whether through one of our many outlets, or through our online shop, but now they have more choice and, depending on the heater they choose, an option of much greater control.” For more information visit our website at neaterheater.es
NEATER HEATER DISTRIBUTORS: COSTA BLANCA SOUTH BENIJOFAR: Vincent Real Estate. Tel. 966 712 440 BLUE LAGOON: The Electrical Shop (Euronics). Tel. 966 188 170 Heaters also available for purchase at our online shop with free home delivery WWW.NEATERHEATER.ES or Tel. 634 312 171 (WhatsApp available)
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Striking a chord Dear Leapy Lee, Thank you for saying what we think, every week. This week’s article struck a chord. A while back, I contacted the Race and Equality Board or whatever they now call themselves? It seemed a trivial subject, but I wanted to prove a point, especially as my taxes are going towards all these Anti-White organisations. I told them that I was offended by the Meerkats adverts on the TV. I pointed out that even though they were puppets, they were given human voices. As the Meerkat is native to the Kalahari Desert, which is in the south of Africa, I asked why they all had Russian accents? The silly little girl ‘working’ for this government office, wanted to know what made me think they were Russian? I replied that names like Alexander, Sergei, Oleg etc and the using of Rubles were a bit of a giveaway. She wanted to then know why I was offended? I said that I descended from Grandparents that had fled the Russian Revolution and that these ad-
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You realise this week how liberating it is to share your thoughts and feelings with someone close. It is not always easy to do this, until you realise everyone has them. Some hopes and dreams are more attainable than others, of course, and someone has to find out which are which.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Time is precious this week because you are in demand. A chance lost in the past presents itself again but won’t be too easy. Holding back just a little makes you more desirable. A want to travel could be cramped by financial considerations. If making extra money is too difficult, consider sharing something of value with someone else.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) After a relaxed weekend, it might prove difficult to take up the reins of work again. However, midweek sees you trotting along happily and minding your own business when someone stops you in your tracks. When a challenge is issued, your natural stubbornness comes to the fore.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) With a mind as sharp as a needle, you spin through the week, weaving your own charming spell. A bit of extra confidence works wonders for your mood. Something that you read sets you thinking about doing some writing or creating something artistic, perhaps even a musical.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although energy is not high, there is the need to have some kind of challenge. With the brain active, it is an ideal time to plot and plan your next moves. Maybe something that has been delayed might now be advanced. You find it hard to choose between opportunities.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The imagination stirs and the heart races at a suggestion
this week. Your strong intuition tells you it is the right thing to do.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Reading the small print or being sure what is offered in a personal encounter is most important this week. Leave nothing to chance or you could be out of pocket.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Being over-generous with cash midweek could see you making a poor move. Perhaps someone needs to be more hardworking or perhaps less of a spendthrift. Propping up a bad habit would be doing them no favours.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A suggestion made by you recently did not seem to be taken seriously. This week, however, negotiations could be opened. Circumstances change and it may seem someone gave up too early. Bide your time and even hold your tongue when someone in a strong position spouts rubbish.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Confidence in a close relationship should be maintained. Possibly someone who envies your position would like to see discord. A matter of spiritual or religious faith is questioned, but the answer comes more clearly and sharply than you would have thought.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) An investment made recently is built upon and brings peace of mind. Finances do need consideration but more in the long than the shortterm. Much is happening in the background that does not require your attention but, all the same, be aware.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) An emotional cut-off from the past is not as bad as anticipated. Indeed, it confirms in your mind who you are and what your place in the world is. Inherited traits knit easily with your present life and bring contentment.
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Across 1 No crop is damaged by this arachnid (8) 4 Dry air circulating over Delta (4) 8 Thomas points to the big books (5) 10 Valiant sort of European (7) 11 Model to lightly hit seabird (7) 12 Letters at the beginning of each fairway (4) 14 Continue returning the addict to me (6) 16 Anchor designed for Greek ferryman (6) 19 Calm seas have something for the needy (4) 21 Address the French version of truce (7) 24 Track not kept in a good state of repair (3,4) 25 It's open and it's in Andover, Terry! (5) 26 It smells when my boy returns at this point (4) 27 The dreadfully drab cook goes to the rear entrance (8) Down 1 Put aside a pet rat's bananas (3,5) 2 Former Eastern adhesive (5) 3 Outcome of one-nil available over the internet (6) 5 Rubbish emptied in English river (5) 6 Depression in olden times (4) 7 To do some sewing can be a pain (6)
9 Friends forming teams (5) 13 Some dances to rejuvenate forerunner (8) 15 Ma's baby's bed is a charm (6) 17 Rogue tuned red (5)
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18 Composer making connection in Georgia (6) 20 Labour leader ends loans (5) 22 Criminal's staff (5) 23 Bird that's new coming up over river (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents Z and 17 represents V, so fill in Z every time the figure 11 appears and V every time the figure 17 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 Utter a sudden loud cry (6) 4 Rain gently (4) 8 Not used up (9) 9 And nothing more (4) 10 Wreckage (6) 13 Black eye (6) 15 Woodwind instrument (4) 18 Person's child or children (9) 19 Fixed (4) 20 Being very thin (6)
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Across 1 Béisbol (8) 4 Juego (4) 8 Spider (5) 10 Vultures (7) 11 Glass (7) 12 Asiento (4) 14 Enormous (6) 16 Bocas (6) 19 Crane (machine) (4) 21 Scanner (7) 24 Anchovies (7) 25 Corto (longitud, distancia) (5) 26 To plough (4) 27 To pull up (8)
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Down 1 Seafarers (7) 2 Countryfied (5) 3 Money or goods contributed to the poor (4) 5 Earlier in time (5) 6 Earlier in time (3) 7 Small, cat-like animal (5) 11 State definitely (7) 12 Entice (5) 14 Reason by deduction (5) 16 Originate (5) 17/18 Commence officially (4,3)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Ramas (de árbol) (8) 2 Alardear (5) 3 Etiquetas (6) 5 Sour (f) (5) 6 Fácil (sencillo) (4) 7 Risk (6) 9 Friend (5) 13 Writer (8) 15 Prado (6) 17 So much (5) 18 To think (6) 20 Gust of wind (5) 22 Coast (5) 23 Cream (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 (POLLEN) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ADRIFT APPEND CARTON DAINTY DEARTH ELICIT FAULTY FIDGET FUNGAL KITTLE MAIDEN MARTYR POLLEN (10) PUFFIN SLUDGE SPURGE STUPID SWINGY TARIFF
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Petrel 2 Resort 3 Choose 4 Dugout 5 Street 6 Famous 7 Clause 8 Omelet 9 Tablet 10 Create 11 Arrear 12 Edible 13 Rental 14 Relief 15 Letter 16 Teeter 17 Logged 18 Potent 19 Assort.
Nonagram
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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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 M) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
TARGET: • Average: 20 • Good: 28
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Average: 7 Good: 10 Very good: 15
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aeon amen ante anti elan enol etna into lain lane lean lent lien limn line lino lint lion loan loin lone loon main mane mean mien mine mint moan mono mont moon nail name neat noil note omen onto tine tone toon alien aline alone ament amine amino amnio anile anime anole atone inlet leant leman lemon lento limen matin meant melon monte oaten talon tinea tonal anomie entail inmate lament loonie lotion mantel mantle melton menial mental molten motion oilman oilmen toonie ailment aliment amniote elation emotion moonlit telamon toenail motional EMOTIONAL
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QUICK Across: 1 Scarab, 4 Hunt, 8 Buttercup, 9 Trek, 10 Assess, 13 Rascal, 15 Fear, 18 Overdraft, 19 Film, 20 Always.
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Down: 1 Scatter, 2 Amble, 3 Alto, 5 Uncle, 6/18 Tip off, 7 Cease, 11 Surpass, 12 Handy, 14 Smell, 16 Extra, 17 Hail.
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1 Plus, 4 Charter, 9 Embrace, 10 Cross, 11 Germs, 12 Shatter, 13 Snatch, 15 Scrape, 18 Romance, 20 Locks, 22 Pence, 23 Spatial, 24 Swollen, 25 Anna.
1 Prosper, 5 Tocar, 8 Under, 9 Mirrors, 10 Bonfire, 11 Acera, 12 Cajón, 14 Mayor, 19 Heads, 21 Caravan, 23 Runners, 24 Amuse, 25 Enter, 26 Release.
Down: 2 Liberia, 3 Slaps, 4 Crease, 5 Archaic, 6 Trout, 7 Reserve, 8 Berg, 13 Stripes, 14 Congeal, 16 Auction, 17 Lets in, 19 Mango, 20 Lhasa, 21 Sale.
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1 Prueba, 2 Orden, 3 Perdido, 4 Romper, 5 Tarta, 6 Close to, 7 Raspar, 13 Against, 15 Air mail, 16 Charge, 17 Acusar, 18 Sneeze, 20 Swear, 22 Viuda.
App of the week weWake This is an interesting idea for people who dread, or at least have trouble waking up. weWake is a collaborative alarm clock that lets you set an alarm with friends and tackle mornings together. You can program its alarm function to call you with a fun fact, random joke, or of course conference you in with a friend or family member!
QUIZ: SENIOR MOMENTS 1. According to Merriam-Webster, the term ‘senior citizen’ was coined as a euphemism for ‘old person’ during an American political campaign in which decade: 1920s, 1930s or 1940s? 2. Born in Huddersfield in 1976, with which sport would you principally associate Keith Senior? 3. Founded by King Edward III in 1348, which is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross? 4. Founded in 1937, the Senior PGA Championship is a high-profile tournament for golfers over what age? 5. James Lawler Booth (1875-1921) was the real name of which English music hall comedian and singer who was nicknamed The Wigan Nightingale? His son, born George Hoy Booth (1904-1961), was also a famous entertainer. 6. Prior to the reforms in the 1990s, what title was given in the UK to a hospital doctor undergoing specialist training, who was one grade below that of a consultant?
7. Which actor has portrayed senior charge nurse, emergency nurse practitioner and clinical nurse manager Charlie Fairhead in the BBC British medical drama Casualty since 1986? 8. Which of the UK’s armed forces is nicknamed the ‘Senior Service’? 9. Which Shakespeare play features the character Duke Senior, whose daughter Rosalind flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden? 10. Who was US president George W Bush Senior’s vice president, from January 1989 to January 1993? Not a lot of people know that… the Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady in the UK royal household. Formerly responsible for the queen's clothes and jewellery, the post now has the responsibility for arranging the rota of attendance of the ladies-in-waiting on the queen, along with various duties at state ceremonies.
Answers: 1. 1930s (1938), 2. RUGBY LEAGUE, 3. The Most Noble ORDER OF THE GARTER, 4. 50, 5. GEORGE FORMBY SENIOR, 6. SENIOR REGISTRAR, 7. DEREK THOMPSON, 8. ROYAL NAVY, 9. AS YOU LIKE IT, 10. DAN QUAYLE
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Pete Doherty, Musician, March 12, 1979, 40 this inability which made the band’s music A promising musician, poet, singer and lyricist who popular. Apparently, Clayton’s alleged shines on the horizon of British music industry. From inability produced weird sounds on the bass his childhood days, he had developed passion for which made the band’s music seem exotic! Michael Caine, Actor, March 14, 1933, 86 guitar and poetry. Being visionary, he perfectly combined his passion, enthusiasm and hard efforts to Distinguished actor renowned for his Michael Caine. form three successful bands: Libertines, Cockney accent and powerful depiction of Babyshambles and Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres. roles. In a career spanning almost 60 years, Caine has Adam Clayton, Musician, March 13, 1960, 59 appeared in around 115 films and earned numerous awards and nominations. In spite of such adulation, he One of the most widely remembered bass guitarists in international music. Currently the lead bassist of still remains a family oriented private person much popular band U2, he’s also been part of bands like interested in charity work. Bono. Though Adam was considered to be a bad Mark Hoppus, Singer, March 15, 1972, 47 American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer as guitarist, members of the band Bono agree that it was
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.
well as a TV personality. He became popular as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the pop punk band Blink-182. Theo Walcott, Footballer, March 16, 1989, 30 English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the English national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with Southampton before joining Arsenal for £5 million in 2006. Justin Hawkins, Musician, March 17, 1975, 44 English musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of the Darkness. Heavily influenced by classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s, Hawkins is noted for his falsetto singing voice and onstage persona
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Move from the start word (READ) to the end word (FARM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
READ HEAD HERD HARD HARM FARM
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IN December 2014, Caroline danced her way into the nation’s hearts when she raised the BBC’s coveted Strictly Come Dancing glitter ball. Known for her throaty laugh, edgy humour and quick-fire wit, showcased on some of Britain’s most popular reality TV shows, she was thrust into the mainstream, hosting ITV’s flagship talent show, The X Factor, with Olly Murs. Storm in a C Cup, reveals the laughter and pain behind the TV persona, from a sheltered Norfolk childhood shared with her twin sister, through her madcap student days, to the challenging career ladder leading to eventual TV success, not forgetting its dark shadow, when intrusive media attention turned the dream into a nightmare. She takes us behind the cameras at some of TV’s most successful reality shows, including the tensions, stresses and unlikely friendships of the threemonth adventure that was ‘Strictly.’
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This week in history
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1930 - India March Mahatma Gandhi and his followers begin a 200-mile march to the salt beds of Jalalpur to campaign against British tax on salt beginning the fight for Indian independence from Great Britain. 1938 - Hitler and Mussolini Hitler rode into Vienna triumphantly. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain made a speech in the House of Commons on the Austrian situation, saying the government ‘emphatically’ disapproved of Germany’s deed. 1938 - Spain Bombing Nine air raids took place in Barcelona. About 300 lives were reported lost as a result. One of the bombs was dropped near the US Embassy, which Francisco Franco’s troops were responsible for. 1961 - UK Spy Ring Five people went on trial at the Old Bailey, charged with plotting to pass official secrets to the Russians, breaking the Official Secrets Act. 1965 - Space Walk Soviet cosmonaut Lt Col Alexei Leonov exited the spacecraft Voskshod II for a short ‘spin.’ He completed a somersault, then proceeded to take pictures of space. He became the first man to walk in space. 1976 - United Kingdom Underground Train Bomb The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead while chasing a gunman who detonated a bomb on his train. 1976 - UK Harold Wilson British Prime Minister Harold Wilson shocks the political world by announcing his resignation after being the Labour leader for 13 years and prime minister for almost eight years.
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Advertising Feature SPRING is arriving and warmer temperatures are h e re . We a re a l l k e e n t o get back into our pools, right? As sunshine is free, many pool owners are attracted to buy ‘cheap and easy’ sunlight-based heating systems to speed up the heating process. But make no mistake… Solutions such as solar mats, vacuum tubing panels or solar domes often require an additional pool pump to circulate the water continuously. Also bear in mind that to enjoy a pool temperature of 28°C you will need a solar matting surface minimally matching the size of your pool. Meaning at least 32m² of solar mats for your 8x4 pool! With such a large surface of small tubes and connections the whole system becomes prone to leaks and malfunction. Additionally running the circulation pump will boost your electric bill by €300 to €950 a year.
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pool. Important tip, do keep a cover on when not using the pool to minimise heat loss! Poolworx has chosen to only install the professional Belgian brand ‘Duratech’ heat pumps since these have UV resistant quality PVC housing, a titanium heat exchanger, flow detection, a smart fan and electronic display for full control. They come with two-year factory warranty! Poolworx is the certified Duratech distributor for your area in Spain, providing all the before, during and after care. You can easily contact Poolworx via WhatsApp on their Facebook page, email or phone and they will walk you through the steps towards the right size heating solution based on your personal swimming needs. Their spring promotion (see advert) has just launched!
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NOW there’s no universally correct answer for ‘How often should I wash my hair?’ because every single scalp and hair type is unique. So even though you’ve probably heard that it’s best to wash your hair as infrequently as possible, that may not exactly be true. Your ultra-fine, grease-prone hair won’t follow the same rules as someone with combination curls because depending on your hair type, not washing your hair enough can cause dandruff, irritation and even hair loss. Also, washing too frequently can lead to stripped, straw-like hair and scalp inflammation. So, although it’ll still require some testing to figure out how often to wash your hair, here is a basic starting frequency for some hair types to help you wash your hair with less stress. Fine hair shows grease and oil more than other hair types do. It may be tempting to shampoo
every day, but you’ll just end up stripping your hair and potentially leading to even more oil. Instead, wash your hair every other day with a gentle, volumising formula and blast your roots with dry shampoo to curb day-two grease. Thick, dense hair follicles tend to disguise oil better than thinner hair, which means that if your hair isn’t very oily, try to wash it only once or twice a week. If you’re prone to buildup or itchiness, try a shampoo filled with the pore-clearing and inflammation-zapping tea tree oil to will your roots clean without feeling stripped. Waves and looser curls can get weighed down by the butters and oils in curl-specific shampoos, especially if your hair is fine. To keep them voluminous and defined - without the straw-like dryness - wash every other day or every two days (with a sulfate-
free cleanser that’s formulated with lightweight moisturisers. When you damage your hair it roughs up the cuticles, leaving your strands dry, dull, and brittle. To help counteract the damage, try sulphate-free, colour-safe shampoo that uses plant-based proteins and lightweight oils to gently
cleanse and hydrate. Then, once a week, douse your hair in a treatment that uses keratin to repair the broken bonds in your fried hair.
WASHING HAIR: Every single scalp and hair type is unique.
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Laughing is the best medicine MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED “HAVE I gone mad?” Asked the mad hatter. “Sadly, I’m afraid so” said Alice... “You’re entirely bonkers, but shall I tell you a secret? “ALL the best people usually are.” Alice in Wonderland Personally speaking, laughter is really the best medicine, getting to laugh about something that is otherwise so hard to deal with in your own head is such a gift. It can be used as a healthy defence tactic to master an unpleasant situation... If you can laugh at the matter; you gain the power to control bipolar rather than let it control you, which automatically makes you feel better. Don’t get me wrong, a mental illness is not a joking matter but it can be a laughing matter. When we laugh, our brain is stimulated, we take ourselves less seriously and we are better equipped to overcome future challenges. Part of my recovery is learning to look back and laugh at past situations. There was this one time, I had gone for a routine check-up with my psychiatrist, and Dad was waiting outside in the car. I had been quiet all the way there, appointments always made me very angsty and Drs running late would only make my anxiety worse! The Doctor called me in, I told her how I
was feeling at the time, no alterations to my medication this time wohooo!! I came out and got in the car, and Dad asked me “How did it go, still a fruit loop?” To which we both laughed at all the way home. Being able to laugh at yourself can have such a positive effect on your mental health, knowing from experience it can make life a little easier and a little brighter. The only times I take offence at someone joking about mental illness, or generally anything, is when it’s disrespectful. Other than that, it’s healing and the best therapy. Laughing can turn a negative experience into a positive one. It’s also contagious, so reach out and try and make someone laugh! I hate bipolar - it’s awesome! If you have any experiences you would like to share or questions you would like to ask feel free to email me. Love Ms Bipolar x
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Fight that feeling SO many vitamins and minerals promise improved health, but which ones deliver? If you’ve ever stepped foot inside a health food store, then you’ll know how many supplements are out there. Now choice is great but it can be overwhelming. In fact, it seems like there’s a supplement for almost everything now. So how do we know which supplements to take, and why we’re actually taking them? Taking Vitamin C supplements will help you ward off coughs and colds, by
maintaining a healthy immune system. Vitamin C is a great antioxidant, meaning it can hoover up the toxic chemicals our cells naturally produce, called free radicals. Most of us don’t get enough Vitamin D from the sun, so supplements are crucial. Great for fighting bugs and strengthening bones and teeth, it is also essential for healthy brain function. We need magnesium to relax our muscles, which in helps us relax body and mind. Combine magnesium with medita-
tion and massage or take in the evening to improve sleep. Take Vitamin B complex supplements for energy as this group of vitamins work as an energising team, and are crucial for bloodsugar stability, metabolism and detoxification. Take one at breakfast to fight fatigue, and take another at lunch if you’re still tired. Zinc helps white blood cells do their job fighting infection and healing cuts and bruises. Low zinc also means poor blood-sugar control; insulin synthesis needs zinc.
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DIONE LOCKYER COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (also known as CBT) is a type of psychotherapy intervention that aims to improve mental health. Based on the CBT triangle of thoughts, feelings and behaviours, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on challenging and changing distortions that are led to believe to be causing problems and then to reevaluate them in the light of reality. It can be used for a range of problems such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, relationship concerns and many mental health illnesses. With extensive research Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is proven to lead to significant improvement in both functioning and quality of life! So, how can it help you? We all want to be happy in life don't we? The definition of happiness differs from person to person. Most people fixate happiness with physical aspects of their life for example or changes in
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, HOW IT HELPS YOU? their current situation such as, I will be happy when if I am slimmer, I will be happy with more money, I will be happy in a different job. Do these statements ring true to any of you? This may surprise you but richer people are not always happier, slimmer people are not always happier and neither are those who have more money. In fact, physical and material objects have no impact on how happy it makes an individual. It all comes down to perspective or thoughts in our own situations! Two friends, Emma and Sarah both have job interviews on the same day. Emma is feeling very nervous. In contrast Sarah whilst slightly nervous, is actually a little excited. These two women are in identical situations but are experiencing very different physical and emotional reactions. This is down to one fundamental difference... THEIR PERSPECTIVE! CBT refers to two core aspects of psychology:
1. Thinking - Cognition refers to all of our thoughts, which include memories, images and words etc. Everything that goes through our heads fall into this category. 2. Action - Behaviour refers to whatever we are doing with our body at any particular moment. Quite often, when people ask what we are doing, we respond with ‘nothing’. This is actually impossible! We are ALWAYS doing something. Here is an exercise to try. Sit in a quiet place with no distractions. Answer the following questions without too much thought. 1. How would you like to feel? 2. What do you like best about yourself? 3. What changes are you willing to make? 4. How do you feel physically? 5. How do you feel emotionally? 6. How do you behave? 7. Can you see the connection between the last three questions?
By answering these questions openly and honestly, you can retrain your thoughts which will then have a completely different impact on your feelings and behaviours. If you would like to learn more about your answers or information regarding CBT, please email me at coachingwithdione@gmail.com.
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Let’s sing happy birthday twice! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man WELL if you haven’t already noticed there is a new virus called 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV. It is, of course, very serious and obviously there are lots of things being said about what precautions one should take so as not to catch it. The problem is that there is also a ridiculous amount of misinformation too. So, where should you turn for the latest information on a minute by minute changing situation? We know there’s a lot of useful and reliable information online, but there’s also a lot of rubbish, so which is which. Firstly read the stuff issued by the WHO - not the rock band - the World Health Organisation and other accredited medical sources. Definitely not the red tops or other gutter press. Just as the number of people and countries affected by this new virus has spread, so have conspiracy theories and unfounded claims about it. Already social media sites, including Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube, and Tik Tok, have seen a number of false and misleading posts about the virus. This is what causes the panic - people stockpiling food and supplies. Then there are the con merchants who are trying to sell ‘non-medical immune boosters’ which are totally useless. There is always some that want to profit out of misery and vulnerable people. I don’t know how the virus started. The conspiracy theorists say it’s man-made which, of course, is possible. All I know is apart from the damage it can do to people; the damage to businesses is really going to be catastrophic. Movie premieres, flights, meetings, shows and concerts are all being cancelled. The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed and sporting events cancelled. I’ve seen people in Spain wearing face masks which, if it’s just a regular surgical face mask doesn’t help at all. What I’m saying is panic can be more dangerous than anything else. I am now going to wash my hands. Even that advice has contradictions. I read somewhere you have to do it whilst singing happy birthday twice but somewhere else said sing God Save the Queen. I’m sticking to happy birthday as I don’t know all of God Save the Queen.
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Committed couple SPANISH actress and model, Elsa Pataky and her husband, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, have always been very environmentally conscious. So, it comes as no surprise that the couple feels very strongly about recent fires that ravaged the land where they live with their three children, Australia. The couple’s commitment to helping with the cause is so strong that they have donated almost a million euros to help different organisations. Such as the NSW Rural Fire Service, County Fire Service in South Australia and to the County Fire Authority in the State of Victoria. “We have a position that allows us to contribute to
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS: The stars have made large donations to emergency services. the fight for the environment and influence people so that each one contributes their grain of sand,” said the actress. “Never before have there been fires of such magnitude. The heat and drought, together with the fire, have left this country in a very vulnerable state,” she declared. “The money
we have donated will be used both for forest recovery and wildlife rescue, and will also contribute to the repair of roads and telecommunications infrastructure and to help people directly affected by fires,” she added. The Hollywood stars live in Byron Bay with their three children, India, seven, and the twins Tristan and Sacha, five. The children take great care of the environment and live in an authentic farm surrounded by animals. According to Elsa, it is completely normal for them to recycle correctly or dispense with plastics. "Living here has allowed us to lead a life very committed to the environment and for our children to grow up with those values."
Affleck hones Spanish skills RUMOUR has it that Hollywood superstar Ben Affleck is heading back to school to polish up on his Spanish after realising his 14-year-old daughter, Violet, has a better command of the language. The Batman star perfected his Spanish skills while living and working as a child actor in Mexico and has always taken pride in being able to help her with her homework - until recently. “She’s right at the point where I think she might be passing me,” he said during a recent TV appearance. “I was like, ‘Nope, this is not happening! I don’t mind that I can’t do your math homework... but you are not gonna be better at Spanish than me.’ “I’ve decided I’ve gotta take classes, I’ve gotta do something to keep up... she’s like, ‘That sounds ridiculous. You’re not using the perfect tense!’” However, Ben is beginning to realise that because he studied Spanish in Mexico, he struggles with the language when he visits Spain. “You go to Spain and they’re like, ‘No,
BATMAN STAR: Enjoy’s helping his daughter with homework. that’s not Spanish!’” the 47-year-old raged. “I’m like, ‘What are you talking about, that’s not Spanish?’ and they’re like, ‘I’ve never heard that word in my life... in Mexico, they don’t speak real Spanish!’” Another reason Affleck may be keen on swotting up on his Spanish could be his new girlfriend, Bond girl Ana De Armas, as the two seem to be inseparable since they recently finished filming the movie ‘Deep Water’ together in New Orleans. The pair have been spotted enjoying dinner and shopping in the actress’ native home of Cuba and confirmed their romance when they were seen sharing a passionate kiss before boarding a private jet off the island.
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Belgian beer stew I WAS doing some research into Belgian bar food (as you do!) and as well as the moules-frites, I found a very appealing dish called Carbonnades Flamandes. It’s a slow cooked stew of large chunks of stewing beef braised in Belgian Trappist dark beer. After successfully getting the butcher to cut me some large chunks of stewing beef I had more trouble obtaining the Trappist beer. In the end I settled for Guinness. So my Belgian dish had now become a Belgian / Irish affair. Marinate the beef in the beer along with four
APPEALING: A slow cooked beef stew using dark beer. crushed garlic cloves and a couple of bay leaves for 24 hours. When ready to cook take the beef out of the
marinade and pat dry with some kitchen towel. Dust with some seasoned flour and brown in some olive oil in a deep
pan. Remove the beef and set to one side. Fry some lardons of pancetta in the same pan (add a little more oil if necessary) and then remove with a slotted spoon and put with the beef. Add chopped onion, carrots and leek. Soften for a few minutes then pour in the marinade through a sieve. Top up with about 300ml of beef stock. Stir in a couple of squeezes of tomato puree, some thyme and stir. Bring to a boil then turn down to a low simmer and leave for two or three hours. It’s done when the beef is completely tender. Scatter with fresh parsley. Enjoy.
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THE MABS San Javier cancer foundation has announced that its annual Party in the Park will be staged at Roda on Sunday September 27, starting at 2.00pm. The big fundraiser, held outside Roda’s Bar on Calle Dolores, always attracts top local singers and bands, and gets sold out quickly because of the reputation that it has built up over the years. Last year’s party raised well over €5,000, and more details about this year’s event will be announced over the coming weeks.
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NELLIE’S Pacific Love LOVE is not always a straightforward matter, and that’s the case for Nellie Forbush, who is one of the characters in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, South Pacific. The show is being put on by the Studio32 Musical Theatre Company at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre at the end of May, and rehearsals are very much in full swing. Shannon Campbell takes the role of American navy nurse Nellie, who has been stationed on a South Pacific Island during the Second World War. She finds love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. The musical has many in-
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SHANNON CAMPBELL: Plays troubled Nellie Forbrush.
stantly recognisable songs like Nothing Like a Dame and Happy Talk, to mention but two! Local charities will once again benefit from the show which will be staged between Wednesday
May 27 and Saturday May 30, with curtain-up at 7.30pm. Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced at €10 and can be obtained by calling Philip on 602 617 848.
CHOIR: Andante to sing Rutter’s Requiem.
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STROKE ASSOCIATION Spain (formally known as Torrevieja stroke support) meet every Wednesday and Friday 2.30pm until 5.00pm. Our new address is Casa de Cultura, Calle Francisco Ribera Perez Benijofar. Our aim is to help and support stroke survivors and their careras. With rehabilitation, speech therapy, OC therapy and a very active social group. For info please contact 654 801 260 or email strokesupportgroup@hot mail.com, website: torrevie jastrokesupport.org. We are always looking for volunteers who have the skills and knowledge to support our groups and activities. (95473)
CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required, please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, www.pi larchurch.org Reg No: 2009SG/A (95463) Torrevieja Christian Fellowship From Sunday 1st of September Salt Church, formally known as Torrevieja Christian Fellowship will be relocating to Calle Daya Nueva 12, Poligono Ind.Levante 11, 03187 Los Montesinos. Sunday Celebration 10.30.a.m. with “Kids Church”. Everyone is welcome! We look forward to meeting you. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its
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INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, TORREVIEJA Calle Urbano A r r e g u i , 2 3 , To r r e v i e j a 03185, Alicante Evangelical non-denominational church. All nationalities welcome. Sunday service 11.00 a.m; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies B i b l e S t u d y : T h u r s d ay 11.00 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia - Contact 966 752 543 / 966 799 273. For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / / 6 1 7 2 1 5 4 6 3 w w w. i c a torrevieja.org (95476) ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664. FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee. Tel: 966 712 326 or email: 2pal mers.quesada@gmail.com (95477)
ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION (1359) COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. The branch meets at Restaurant EL NACIONAL , Punta Prima (on N332) on the third Tuesday of every month at 14.30 hours. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association, which supports the welfare needs of the RAF Family and also provides a social hub for all its members be they ex RAF or otherwise. For further information about the association and its activities, please contact the Chairman on 673 766 649, or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892. Please visit our website : www.rafa.org.uk/costa-blan ca. (238593) THE PATIENCE LODGE No 2177 of the R.A.O.B meets every Sunday morning at the Sacko´s Bar, El Limonar near Las Siesta at 10am. We are always looking for new and lapsed members to join us. Please call Secretary Dave Tonge on 688 704 091 for further information. (253807) CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH EVERY SUNDAY AT 10.30am. Everyone welcome at Turre Evangelical Church next to Muebles Nuñez just across form the vet. Tea, coffee and fellowship after every service. Transport can be arranged. Tel: 950 617 549 www.giv inglight.com.
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A new legend is born THE Alfa Romeo brand renews its myth with a retur n to its origins, resurrecting one of the legends of motor racing and a milestone in its history: the Giulia GTA. The new Giulia GTA is technically and conceptually inspired by the 1965 Giulia GTA developed by Autodelta starting from the Giulia Sprint GT which collected sporting successes all over the world. The Giulia GTA is immediately recognisable thanks to an exclusive characterisation not only aesthetically but also functional to per formance. Alfa Romeo engineers have worked to improve aerodynamics and handling, but above
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher WHILE sales of SUV models are soaring, there is still a significant demand for the traditional estate car from those who require larger load capacity for family or business activities. So an estate car which is also a plug-in hybrid offering exceptional fuel economy and very low emissions would have additional appeal to those in the estate car market. The outstanding contender in this important niche sector is the Volkswagen Passat Estate, which is priced from €32,064 (£27,575) and is available with petrol, diesel and hybrid engines. I recently tested the Passat estate in plug-in hybrid form. Fitted with a 1.4 litre petrol engine, six-speed DSG auto gearbox and electric motor, it delivers a punchy 215 hp for eager
CAR owners are still nervous in the aftermath of the emissions scandal. Governments in the UK and around the world are ratcheting up the antidiesel rhetoric and diesel car tax regimes are looking less favourably on cars drinking from the black fuel pump. Since April 2018, Brits first-year vehicle excise duty (VED, or car tax) has jumped one band for diesels. As a result, motorists are facing rising tax costs and the spectre of lower residual values. But what should you do? Should you consider selling your diesel car now, before values collapse? Or is
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Volkswagen Passat Estate performance, yet has remarkably low fuel economy and emissions and can run up to 56 kilometres (35 miles) on electric power only. Top speed is 222 kph (138 mph), the 0100 kph time is a quick 7.6 seconds and emissions are just 39 g/km. The offical combined fuel economy figure is 64 kpl (180.8 mpg) and while ideal conditions would be required to achieve that figure in real-world driving, this is still a very economical estate car. In upper-specification GTE Advance trim it is priced at €47,512 (£40,860) and is laden with kit which includes sat-nav, infotainment system including digital radio, Bluetooth, smartphone mirroring and other connectivity features, a plug-in charging point in
PASSAT ESTATE: A smooth, quiet motorway cruiser. the front grille, rear privacy glass, LED lights and leather upholstery. Extensive safety features include adaptive and predictive cruise control, parking sensors front and rear, lane-keep assist, city emergency braking, and driver alert warning. Five adults have plenty of head and leg room
Diesel sales collapse this all a storm in a teacup? Nobody is expecting diesel to be banned outright, although some urban centres are likely to outlaw the dirtiest models. From April 2019, London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) started charging diesels that don’t meet Euro 6 regulations an extra £12.50 a day, for instance. As a fuel, diesel’s been around for more a century and the good news is that modern diesel engines, those meeting Euro 6 emissions regulations are impressively clean, with sufficient exhaust af-
ter-treatment built-in. Technology such as AdBlue and diesel particulate filters (DPF) are designed to filter out the soot particulates and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions that have been linked to ill health.
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Facts at a glance Model: Volkswagen Passat Estate Engine: 1.4 litre petrol plug-in hybrid Transmission: 6-speed DSG Automatic Performance: 0-100-kph 7.6 seconds, top speed 222 kph (138 mph) Economy: 64 kpl (180.8 mpg) Emissions: 39 g/km
Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
and the bootspace of 650 litres is close to being best in class and can be expanded to an enormous 1,780 litres with the rear seats folded. Elegant exterior styling and a classy upmarket interior make the Passat Estate feel very special and that feeling continues once you start driving. Docile in urban traffic, it is a smooth, quiet motorway cruiser and the overall driving dynamics and wide range of driver aids evoke effortless ambiance. The Passat estate has competition primarily from other German marques Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW - but I feel the Passat comes across as the most accomplished, especially in plug-in hybrid form.
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ARSENAL started with Eddie Nketiah as a lone striker but his second-half replacement Alexandre Lacazette scored the winner against West Ham. Alexandre Lacazette came off the bench to score the winner as Arsenal extended their unbeaten Premier League run to eight games with a 1-0 victory over West Ham. The France international scored only his second league goal of 2020, converting from close range in the 78th minute to clinch three points for Mikel Arteta’s side, who struggled to break down a battling West Ham team before Lacazette’s second-half introduction. The best chances of the afternoon before the goal fell to Hammers striker Michail Antonio, who misfired from close range either side of half-time, and Hammers boss David Moyes will be disappointed his side failed to hang on for a precious point towards their battle against relegation. Arteta started with Eddie
ARSENAL: Extended their unbeaten run.
West Ham Should Have Beaten Arsenal Nketiah as a lone striker and failed to capitalise on what little possession came his way, while Gunners top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had an uncharacteristically quiet afternoon as he chased his 50th Premier League goal.
The result means Moyes is still without a win in 16 top-flight away games against Arsenal - no manager in Premier League history has taken charge of more winless away games against a single opponent. West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen hit the post with a
bobbling 20-yard drive in the second minute amid a slow start from Arsenal, whose first chance came when Mesut Ozil took aim from the middle of the box and drew a good save from Lukasz Fabianski. Sokratis Papastathopoulos hit the top of the cross-
bar with a header after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang teed him up as Arsenal began to turn the screw on a West Ham side content to sit back. But the Gunners were found lacking in the final third and five minutes before half-time Issa Diop’s
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knock-down to Antonio should have led to the first goal, only for the Hammers striker to fire wide from close range when it looked easier to score. West Ham continued to press after the interval, and it took a one-handed reaction save from Bernd Leno to keep Antonio from scoring with a free header before Arteta sent on Lacazette in an attempt to inspire his side. The change did not immediately lift Arsenal, who breathed a sigh of relief after Bowen broke clear only to fire straight at Leno, but moments later came the breakthrough. Aubameyang’s drive looped up into the air and Ozil headed it gently down to Lacazette, who gleefully tucked it home from close range and celebrated after a lengthy VAR check for offside. Leno made a superb save to deny Sebastien Haller from close range as West Ham sought a quick response, but the hosts survived the scare and closed out the victory.
Leicester outfox Villa J A M I E VA R D Y e n d e d h i s g o a l d r o u g h t i n style as he bagged a brace off the bench as L e i c e s t e r C i t y t h r a s h e d A s t o n Vi l l a 4 - 0 a t home in the Premier League on Monday night. On his return from injury, Vardy double marked his first strikes since December, and he wasn’t the only one in rampant mood as Harvey Barnes also registered twice for Brendan Rodgers’ side. Leicester City were wasteful in the first half-hour as the Foxes wasted free headers on three occasions,
LEICESTER CITY: Jamie Vardy ended his goal drought. but with half time approaching, Barnes finally made Villa pay. The visiting defence had looked shaky and it was then compounded by Pepe Reina’s rash decision. He came charging out, Bar nes nicked the ball around him before slotting into the empty net. That's how it stayed at the interval and it was oneway traffic thereafter. It was just a matter of time before Leicester got their second of the night. It came from a familiar source. VAR reviewed the referee’s original decision, Tyrone Mings was adjudged to have handled Barnes’ cross and Vardy confidently dispatched the resulting penalty. But the Foxes weren’t done there, Vardy smashed in his second with just over 10 minutes remaining before Barnes helped himself to another after tidy work from Marc Albrighton. The key talking point was the retur n of Jamie Vardy. He was on the pitch a matter of minutes be-
fore he had the perfect opportunity to end his goal drought. Stepping up to the spot, the ex-England striker dispatched his penalty to register his first goal of 2020. It wasn’t the penalty of a man who had been drawing blanks recently, coolly put away, Vardy was back and he could smell blood. Sure enough, having waited 644 minutes for a goal, the Leicester hitman bagged another 17 minutes later to well and truly put his doubters to bed. A smartly taken goal, the forward rode a couple of challenges before smashing the ball past Reina at the near post. It was a welcome sight for Foxes fans who were left exasperated by Kelechi Iheaneacho during the first hour as the Nigerian yet again flattered to deceive. But those at the King Power won’t worry about that, their beloved talisman is once again firing on all cylinders.
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ANTHONY MARTIAL and Scott McTominay were Manchester United’s derby-winning goal heroes at Old Trafford as the Reds did the Premier League double over rivals City with a sensational 2-0 triumph. The Frenchman executed a first-half volleyed goal and then McTominay audaciously finished it off, as he superbly fired in a loose clearance by Ederson in added time to secure victory in the local set-to and add to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 2-1 Etihad success in December. The precious Manchester derby success keeps United well in the hunt for a top-four slot in the league and still within touching distance of Chelsea, who had won earlier in the afternoon against Everton. It had been a tame start by the Reds as the message from the manager to take the sting out of City’s normal rhythm had not quite transferred from the tactics board to the pitch. The Blues dominated possession but, fortunately, had little to show for it bar a save from David De Gea as he pawed away a Raheem Sterling effort. United’s first answer was a Daniel James shot that was easily gobbled up by City goalkeeper Ederson. The hosts finally began to get a foothold in the game and knock City out of their
MANCHESTER UNITED: Were the derby-winning heroes at Old Trafford. stride. Martial fired a 27th-minute attempt straight at Ederson with his teammates screaming for a pass. However, they were shouting with joy, three minutes later, when the French striker got it bang on. Inevitably, architect Bruno Fernandes was the source of the Reds going ahead. Our quick-thinking Portuguese midfielder caught the Blues napping as he lifted a free-kick over their defensive line and, with
the visitors flat footed, Martial volleyed in the opener, with Ederson unable to keep it out despite getting a glove to the ball. The exciting transformation in United from edgy to exhilarating had Old Trafford rocking and Pep Guardiola’s side quivering, with Fernandes unable to convert a cross by Brandon Williams, and Fred harshly booked for simulation after being caught by Nicolas Otamendi inside the area. It was a frantic start to the second half
with a Sergio Aguero goal being confirmed as offside by the VAR review - the flag was up when he lashed into the net and that was proved the correct call. Ederson then almost embarrassed himself in front of the Stretford End when he miscontrolled a back-pass. The Brazilian just managed to recover before Martial could nip in to nudge in his second, with the striker colliding with a post as he challenged. Phil Foden, who’d been kept so quiet by the excellent Brandon Williams, got free after 56 minutes, but his drive was tipped over by De Gea. Ederson had to replicate the Spaniard’s stop after 70 minutes to deny James, even if the Wales international perhaps should have spotted Fernandes in space. In the meantime, City had made two changes bringing Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez on in an attempt to disrupt a secure United. Mahrez fashioned a chance for Sterling and a follow-up shot from De Gea was stopped as the Blues looked to step up their efforts to equalise. With City getting desperate, Ole’s men kept their heads and McTominay pounced on an errant Ederson throw-out in stoppage time to fire in the loose ball from distance with the Brazilian in no man’s land.