RTN Newspaper - Costa Blanca North 13 - 19 April 2018 Issue 964

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COSTA BLANCA NORTH

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Stop those tree fellers!

Benidorm’s new security measures Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Benidorm

LOCAL POLICE in Alicante have issued fines totalling €1,500 after two workers disobeyed their orders to stop cutting down eucalyptus trees in an area of the city. This was the third time in the past month that the police have needed to intervene to stop the illegal felling of the eucalyptus on a plot classified as non-developable land in the zone known as Condomina. The trees can only be cut down with a licence, and after the first illegal mass felling, the City Council arranged for them to be replaced as they are only allowed to be pruned.

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By Darren Parmenter AS part of the continued security operation to prevent further terrorist attacks in Spain, Benidor m C ity Council has begun to test new mobile barriers that prevent vehicle access to public spaces. The trials were carried out at the Wednesday municipal market this week. Benidorm’s councillor for Security Lorenzo Martinez said that these devices “will be tested over the next couple of weeks, to gauge both the reaction of the public and to see how effective they are.” The barriers can be moved around easily and can be adjusted and extended to take into account the width of the space needed to be cut off. Unlike other ‘fixed’ barriers, these can be removed at a moment’s notice to give access to emergency vehicles. The councillor went on to explain that other cities, such as Cordoba during the recent Holy Week, had already implemented this type of security barriers to cut off traffic during a number of processions.

INSIDE THIS WEEK ... ROYAL SUPPORT FOR DEAFBLIND GATHERING

P2 LUXURY CAR EXPORTERS ARRESTED

MOBILE: Flexible security barriers on trial. According to tests carried out by the manufacturers, the bar r iers

would stop any vehicle travelling at any speed between 40 and 70 kph.

Abandoned dogs reported A RESIDENT of Els Poblets has formally reported the plight of two dogs that have allegedly been locked in a house in the municipality for four months. Apparently the animals have been left alone after their owners, squatters who lived in the house, left. Since then they have stayed in cramped and unhealthy conditions and have survived thanks to water and food that neighbours have thrown from nearby.

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Royal support for deafblind group Photo credit: Casa SM del Rey Twitter

SPAIN’S Queen Letizia has shown interest in attending the global event for deaf blind people which is being held in Benidorm in June. A s re p o r t e d i n t h e RT N (Iss ue 960), more than 30 countries are taking part in the meeting which the Gran Hotel Bali is hosting from June 19 to 27, repres e n t i n g t h e t h re e m i l l i o n people across the world who suffer from the condition of being deaf blind; 6,000 of whom live in Spain. Her Majesty has already informed the Spanish Federation of Deaf blind Associations (FA SOCIDE) that s h e w o u l d l i k e to p a r t i c i pate in one of the conferences if her diary allows it. FA SOCIDE confirmed that having held a number of meetings with Queen Letizia, they are waiting

for ‘official confir mation’ that she will be able to attend and to take an active par t in one of the conference days. One of the highlights of the nine-day conference will be a commemorative march to acknowledge the 50th anniversar y of the death of the famous deafblind political activist Helen Keller. B e n i d o r m ’s m a y o r m e t with representatives of FASOCIDE some weeks ago to show their suppor t for the event , which will now have a greater impact should Queen Letizia be able to grace the event with her presence and support. QUEEN LETIZIA: On World Rare Disease Day.

In case of emergency... J A L O N VA L L E Y ’ S H E L P o r g a n i s a t i o n (JVH) has launched the ‘Emergency Information Form’ initiative and has offered to supply them to any individuals or groups who would like to take up the idea. Printed in four different languages, the information includes the telephone numbers of the emergency services in Spain and the various embassies and consulates. On a more personal level, there is space to put names, social security number, a contact in case of emergency, any chronic illnesses, medication taken, allergies and blood group. In addition there is room to put details of the person’s doctor and whether or not the individual is an organ donor or otherwise. JVH plan to hold a series of planning meetings to formally ‘roll out’ the emergency sheets and fully explain how to use them. Full details will be published soon. This scheme follows on from the ‘Green Bottle’ campaign by local HELP organisations some years ago, which encouraged people to leave similar information in a green bottle that could be left in a fridge and accessible in cases of emergency.

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Benidorm ‘clean up’ the town

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Girls prevent ‘suicide’ cliff jump Photo credit: @BenidormBible Twitter

TWO young girls on holiday in Javea from Valencia prevented a woman from throwing herself from the Cabo San Antonio. The girls, both aged 20, were taking in the views from the top of the cliff when they spotted another woman who was about to jump off, as she’d already climbed over the safety fence. They were able to reach her before she got too close to the edge and managed to convince the woman to think again after talking to her. The Local Police were called to the scene and they immediately praised the heroic actions of the young girls in helping to save a life in such a way.

Stray fish nets removed THE Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil has intervened to remove a large section of surface fishing nets adrift close to the Cabo de las Huertas in Alicante. T he fishing equipment measuring around 200 metres long appeared to have been in the sea for several days, as many of the fish trapped in the netting were badly decomposed. Even though the netting was attached to warning buoys, the authorities still believed it posed a danger to navigation. TAKING THE PEA: Beach gambling scammers part of new conduct code.

by Darren Parmenter DRUNKEN and general bad behaviour in Benidorm could be a thing of the past. T his follows a set of 90 draft proposals from the City Council looking at ways to tackle a wide range of anti-social behaviour issues. T hese also include the future use of public s p a ce s , a n d c l a m p d o w n s on beg g ing and prostitution. The days of finding young people stretched out across the pavements in cer tain areas of B enidor m after long dr ink ing sessions are likely to come to an end. One of the options bei n g c o n s i d e re d i s t o f i n e the offenders, although the draft document doesn’t specify the amount of possible sanction. In short, the document, which came about following a proposal in the council from the Ciudadanos political group, is a ‘code of conduct’. Cutting out drinking alcohol on the public highway is high among the priorities, and it makes no

excuse about concentrating on the problems of British tourists in the well-known str ip and adjoining areas. Another of the sections is dedicated to street gambling that asks for the prohibition of ‘any games that involve bets with money or goods.’ This will particularly please those who see the

‘pea scam’ continually taking place along the beachfront with apparent impunity. Insistent, intrusive and aggressive begging is also being targeted, which includes the g rowing number of car drivers being stopped at traffic lights and then expected to pay fo r u n s o l i c i t e d w i n d o w washing services.

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Patient falls from speeding ambulance AN incident that allegedly saw a woman falling from an ambulance onto the road in Ondara has only just been confirmed by health authorities. It was on Easter Saturday when a patient fell from an SVB ambulance along the Valencia-bound lane, and rolled along the road where she suffered serious injuries. The accident was witnessed by a German resident of Moraira, Michael Kaworsky, who was at the time driving at 110 kph behind the ambulance, reportedly at a similar speed. Speaking to Spanish media, the driver said that he stopped about three metres short of the accident and managed to protect the bloodied and motionless woman as he signalled to other cars to slow down. Mr Kaworsky said that the incident has certainly left him quite traumatised. “I saw the back doors of the ambulance open. I was in my car about 500 metres away when something bulky fell out. I thought it was a blanket. But no, it was a woman. I managed to stop when I was almost on top of her.” The woman, described as being between 20 and 40 years old was still alive when the witness found her although experiencing some breathing difficulties. It appears that at first the driver of the ambulance didn’t realise what had happened but eventually it turned around and returned to the scene. At this point, the main witness alleges that when he offered to call for a doctor or the police he was ignored and the woman was placed on a stretcher, and returned to the ambulance which left, continuing on its way to Valencia. After the man reported the incident to the Guardia Civil, the Ministry of Health confirmed three days later that the accident had happened. Investigations are taking place to find how the woman - said to be suffering from a mental illness managed to release herself from the secure stretcher.

FUTURE: New Plaza Archiduque Carlos comes a little closer.

May opening for ‘temporary’ station DENIA’S newly built bus station has finally arrived... and will open in May. Residents of the municipality and all the passengers who arrive in the capital of the Marina Alta will see for themselves the new facilities that the town hall has built on land close to the Parque de Torrecremada. The bus station has cost

€278,398 but is only a temporary structure, which explains why the offices and toilet facilities are being housed in containers. It will now allow for the complete redevelopment of the Plaza Archiduque Carlos which will eventually hold Denia’s modern transport hub that will include the permanent bus station, TRAM station and the future stop of the ‘Tren de la Costa.’

The Plaza Archiduque Carlos previously used by the buses, and the accompanying levels of pollution - will become a fully landscaped area free of vehicles of any description. The total cost of the project is around €550,000 and financed by the Valencian Community under a plan first put into operation nine years ago.

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ONE of the most used roads in the southern Costa Blanca is about to be made even safer. The CV-865 which links Elche with Santa Pola will see three more roundabouts added to the stretch of road, one of which is already under construction and the others due for completion in a few months time. Speaking to the Spanish media, Councillor Jose Manuel Sanchez said that gradually incorporating the new roundabouts along the road will slowly get road users accustomed to the future road layout of a dual carriageway, which is the long-term aim. However, construction will begin sometime this year on the section between the Rio Safari and Santa Pola which went out to tender last summer for €2 million and is hoped to be finished in 2019. The CV-865 sees an average of 17,221 using the road on a daily basis, a figure that increases significantly during the summer months. It’s well-known as being something of an accident black spot and many drivers have been advocating for some years that something is done to prevent the number of fatalities.

Orange scammers squeezed out THREE people who bought 163 tons of oranges, but never paid for them, have been arrested in Valencia. They were detained by the Guardia C ivil in relation to the scam wor th €70,000 on five farmers in the Vega Baja region. The three - aged 32, 38 and 69 - were caught in the Valencian towns of Tavernes de la Valldigna and Gandía. A four th man is also being sought to help with enquiries. Those involved were members of an organised group that selected owners of orange groves who they believed were susceptible of being deceived. T hey then visited the far mers to make the deal to sell the fruit. Part of the arrangement included the collection of the oranges for a small cash payment, with the remainder being paid 30 days later. Those behind the fraud pretended t o b e b u s i n e s s m e n a n d c re a t e d a number of fake societies to back up their operation, they even subcontracted a company to collect the oranges on their behalf. They went as far as setting up paperwork that confirmed their creditworthiness. The deception was discovered when

Photo credit: Guardia Civil

Dual carriageway green light given

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DECEPTION: One of the three arrested men taken into custody. the full payment date passed and the buyers couldn’t be contacted by the fruit farmers. Once the Guardia Civil were able to i d e n t i f y t h e s u s p e c t s , t h e y fo u n d

the y had been behind a number of similar scams in the past... and the victims in the latest cr imes reco gnised photographs of the ‘businessmen’.

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Guardia Civil find fake clothing Photo credit: Guardia Civil

by Darren Parmenter AS part of the continuing operation by the Guardia Civil up and down the Costa Blanca, 528 fake items have been confiscated in a number of outlets in Benidorm. Four people are now being investigated for selling fake goods three of Indian nationality and one Pakistani - whose market value is put at an estimated €26,000. The investigation began after the Guardia Civil received a number of complaints, filed by several w e l l - k n o w n co m m e rc i a l b ra n d names, that counterfeit products w e re b e i n g s o l d i n s p o r t s w e a r shops in Benidorm. A well-synchronised series of raids were carried out on the suspected shops across the city by a dozen officers.

They found several of the fake items hidden under other similar products in one of the locations. In two of the other locations, it to ok a more detailed search to find the fake shir ts, eventually uncovering them in a basement accessible from a disguised trap door. Other products were stuffed into black plastic bags, while some were hidden behind large items of furniture. T h e fo u r m e n w e re a r re s te d when, as the store’s owners, they couldn’t prove the origin of the clothing found, nor did they have any authorisation to sell such registered trademark s in the first place. FAKES: €26,000 worth of counterfeit football shirts found.

One accident a day in Javea LOCAL POLICE in Javea have released a detailed set of figures for the municipality for 2017.

They have taken stock of all their operations during the course of the calendar year with the

aim of looking at areas that can be improved, alongside strengthening the successful aspects even further. There were 5,700 traffic offences during the 12 m o n t h s a n d 3 4 6 t r a ff i c accidents. Of those, there were no deaths r e c o r d e d o n J a v e a ’s roads and only three serious injuries. For the first time, in addition to the traditional tests for drink-driving, specialised drug detection controls began in May resulting in 17 positive outcomes for cannabis and cocaine. Traffic-related incidents made up the vast majority of the total of 8,779 interventions by the Local Police in Javea, and a similar figure to that of 2016. The Local Police force is made up of 70 officers, using a fleet of seven cars and three motorbikes.

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Early Easter helps airport figures Photo credit: @Fly_Alc Twitter

PASSENGERS keep on flying in to the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida, and show no signs of coming to a halt. W hile it must be taken into account that the week leading up to and including the earlier par t of the E aster holid ays were earlier this year, both Alicante-Elche and Murcia-San Javier airports registered a year-on- year increase in traveller numbers for March. In fact , for Alicante-Elche airport, the 957,000 passengers made it the busiest March since records began. Compared to 2017, there was a rise of 5.5 per cent and it’s still visitors from and to the UK that continue to make up a significant number. For March, they accounted for a third of the users. For the year to date - cover ing the first three months of 2018 the overall increase in passengers is 4.2 per cent when compared to the first quar ter last year. T hat translates to 2.4 million people. Fur ther down the coastline to M u rc i a - S a n Jav i e r, a t o t a l o f 61,000 passed through their facilities last month... an annual increase of just over 17 per cent and re f l e c t s t h e g re a t e r n u m b e r o f flights that now take off and land from there. Fo r t h e f i r s t t h re e m o n t h s o f this year, the growth is also 17 per cent, with passengers from the UK making up almost 80 per cent of the total.

GROWING: Alicante-Elche airport registers 4.2 per cent increase.

Passenger aircraft hits drone ONE of the main fears resulting from the increase in the use of drones came to reality at the weekend... one was hit by an aircraft close to the AlicanteElche airport. Local Police based in nearby Elche were called on Sunday to try to find the owners of the drone that appeared to be ‘piloted’ from a beach in the El Altet area. There were no reports of any damage caused neither to the commercial aircraft, nor to any of the dozens of passengers on board at the time of the incident. Because of the proximity of the very busy airport, there is a large no-fly zone in force relating to the use of drones, especially those that are used for recreational purposes.

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Crash tree needs surgery AFTER being hit by a lorry in Calle La Huerta in San Vicente del Raspeig, a large tree had to be cut down by the local fire brigade. It was left in such a dangerous state after the accident that the decision was taken to completely remove it. Four firefighters were involved in the complex operation that took around 30 minutes to complete. Traffic in the area was diverted while the removal took place.

Busy firefighting day FIREFIGHTERS based in Benidorm and Benissa were called to extinguish two vehicle fires in less than 24 hours. The first blaze broke out in a bus - with no passengers aboard at the time - on the AP-7 motorway near Benissa. Later on in the evening , three fire engines were dispatched to a fire reported in a van in Avenida Europa, Villajoyosa. It took around 45 minutes to make the area safe... and as with the first callout to the bus, there were no injuries reported.

Three trapped women rescued THREE women were rescued by firefighters sent from San Vicente del Raspeig after they were trapped in their vehicle following a collision with a lorry on the road to La Alcoraya. There were four women in the Ford Fiesta at the time of the accident, but one of them was able to walk free from the crash with just cuts and bruises which were treated at the scene. The three rescued women were taken by ambulance to the local hospital where none of their injuries have been classed as life-threatening.

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The world on a plate THERE was a truly international gathering of food in Alfaz del Pi, after a collaboration between a number of local organisations ar ranged

for families to share their kitchens and their recipes for two days. T h e s c h e m e i nvo l v e d a number of children w h o w e re s t i l l o n t h e i r

Easter break, and joined people of all ages in lear ning how to prep a re a n d c o o k s u c h e x otic dishes as couscous from Morocco, em-

panadas from Argentina and goulash from Hungar y, among many others. The workshops were all free to take par t in,

and according to sources at the local council, such was its popularity that similar events will be held in the future.

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DETAINED: Twenty-one suspects arrested after ‘complex’ investigations.

Cocaine found hidden in coffee by Darren Parmenter COLLABORATION between the Guardia Civil and the Spanish Tax Agency has resulted in the arrest of 21 people across the Alicante Province who had cocaine sent to Torrevieja from Colombia disguised as coffee! Those detained - including one woman came from Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa and Campello after 11 houses were searched as part of ‘Operation Alicafe’. One of those involved is also believed to be behind a robbery of £200,000 cash from an armoured vehicle in the UK which was used to finance a consignment of drugs for the organisation. The raids seized more than 12 kilos of cocaine, 320 grams of amphetamines, and small amounts of marihuana and hashish. It is understood from the Spanish media that if the

stash recovered was to be sold on the market, it would be worth more than €1 million. ‘Operation Alicafe’ started almost a year ago when the Guardia Civil in Madrid found a shipment of cocaine at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport bound for Torrevieja. They found it was of ‘high purity’ from Colombia and mixed with the country’s most famous export - coffee - to make it harder to detect at customs. The operation was described by investigators as ‘quite complex’ since the group used to communicate via encrypted methods and not via the telephone. Experts in this field were brought in by the National Police to assist with tracing the culprits. A wide range of nationalities were involved in the alleged crimes, made up of 12 Colombians, five Spaniards, and one each from the UK, Morocco, Serbia and Belgium.

Luxury car exporters arrested NATIONAL POLICE based in Alicante have dismantled an organisation dedicated to stealing top-of-the-range vehicles and exporting them across Europe. The stolen cars come complete with fake documents and registration plates. During the course of the investigations which led to the arrests of two suspects - although it’s believed there may be several more at large the officers became aware of an organised gang operating in the Alicante Province with the

same elaborate modus operandi. Before attempting any thefts, the group began searching for the models that most interested them and after locating the cars on urbanisations or in front of private properties, they worked out the safest way to steal them. Once removed, they were taken elsewhere where number plates were changed from those which had already been stolen. Their up-to-date equipment also enabled them to penetrate the vehicles’ electronics and they

were then able to make false sets of keys. After a period of time, they were moved to garages where they falsified all the documents ahead of successfully selling the vehicles to contacts in a number of eastern European countries. The National Police managed to discover the location of one of the clandestine garages where the cars were being kept, which led to the arrest of the two alleged suspects, one of whom was sent directly to prison.

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Popular post on Facebook reaching 10,326 with 104 reactions “Benidorm beaches equipped with free Wi-Fi”

St George’s Day Alfaz T HE St George ’s Day fundraiser at Almafra Campsite in Alfaz del Pi is now in its fifth year and getting bigger and better every year. Last year over 500 people attended this great day with many f lying over from the UK. It started with one of the organiser’s 40th birthday celebrations which happens to be on April 23 (St George’s Day) and all guests were asked to wear red and white.

As it was such a great day, a group of friends decided to turn it into a fundraiser to help the local food bank. Entrance is €5 and tickets can be purchased from Almafra Campsite in advance, or you can pay on the day at the door. A ll tickets are numbered to include entrance into the raffle. Doors open at 12pm on Monday April 23 and there are seven musical acts to entertain visitors.

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ST GEORGE: And the Dragon.

Louis Kloeck If you want to protect your passwords and privacy, use it with utmost caution! Greatest gift to scammers!

Moraira THE Royal Society of St George on the Costa Blanca will be celebrating their patron saint at a special dinner on Thursday April 26. The event which will be held at the Premium Plus Restaurant, Moraira and costs €25 per person for a welcome Cava cocktail,a three-course meal, bread and allioli, half a bottle of wine and mineral water. The event starts at 7pm for 7.30pm and for more information and reservations call Eileen on 966 495 234 or email info@stgeorgecostablan ca.org.

Paul Eldon Why, don’t most people have phones with 4G or at the least 3G? Sounds like a waste of money.

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Neanderthals were not dim-witted Photo credit: Public Domain Images

ARCHAEOLOGISTS working in northern Spain have discovered the oldest known tools used by Neanderthals on the mainland. The preserved wooden remains were first uncovered back in 2015, and it’s only now that tests and research has shown that the tools date back some 90,000 years. Among the tools discovered at the Aranbaltza site in the Basque Country were two ‘very well preserved’ instruments. The research team behind the discovery used luminescence dating to determine that the tools were used all those thousands of years ago and, therefore, created by Neanderthals. One of the tools came from the trunk of a yew tree that the Neanderthals halved. The researchers believe that one of the halves was whittled with a stone then treated with fire in order to harden the piece. Such tools believed to have been used by Neanderthals have only been found at four other sites across Europe before: Italy, England and two locations in Germany. Neanderthals were a close human ancestor that died out around 50,000 years ago. The species lived in Africa with early hu-

SOPHISTICATED: Spanish tool discovery questions long-held perceptions. mans before moving across to Europe around 500,000 years ago. They were later joined by humans taking the same journey sometime in the past 100,000 years. Neanderthals were the first fossilised humans discovered by scientists in the early 19th century, and thought to be the original cavemen and women, traditionally

believed to be dim-witted and made up of thugs when compared to modern human beings. However, recent discoveries over the past decade have shown that the Neanderthals were probably more multi-talented and sophisticated than anyone previously believed.

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Airport bottled water capped AS reported in the RTN (Issue 962), it was announced that following a number of complaints from passengers about the ‘extortionate’ price of bottled water from vending machines at the airports, the price would be capped at €1.60. This decision has now been reviewed and, according to airport managers AENA, the price of a 300ml bottle of water will be no more than €1. This takes into account the international guidelines set out by the International Airports Council (ACI) which states that bottles should be a maximum of €1... or that, at least, “plenty of available sources of water no more expensive than this” should be on site both airside and in arrivals and departures. The situation has been exacerbated in recent years with security measures stopping passengers bringing their own water bottles on the flights with them. This has resulted in the economics of supply and demand at the excessively high prices that have been charged. AENA has announced that any new food and drink related premises and vending machines which open at the airports under their control, must not charge more than €1 for bottled water. They will also ensure that all the existing ones follow the new rules. When the original €1.60 bottle price cap was announced in mid-March, AENA also pledged to install more free drinking fountains in airport terminals. The cheaper price of water will also stop more people from taking empty plastic water bottles with them through security checks, only to fill them from taps in the airport toilets which isn’t always as drinkable as normal mains water in the home.

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SPOTLIGHT ON MORAIRA

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Around the floral world in 80 minutes

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THE Marina Alta Costa Blanca Floral Club is about to present their next demonstration... at the Salon de Actos, La Senieta, Moraira on Thursday April 26. Doors open at 2.15pm and close at 2.50pm; the entrance fee is €5 for members and €6 for visitors. The special guest will be Christine Brazier who will be taking people ‘Around the World in 80 Minutes’. Christine came to floral art about eight years ago, joined two flower clubs, and soon found flower arranging had taken over her life. After doing a two-year floristry course, she decided to take the plunge and join the demonstrator’s course and after a year she took and passed the test. She has enjoyed demonstrating ever since. There will also be a cheque presentation to Jacqui Phillips MBE, president of MABS, from some of the profits raised by the Christmas hamper raffle. For more information, log on to www.marinaaltafloralclub.com or call Lynn on 966 405 426.

Teulada-Moraira honours its favourite son BISHOP Bartolome Buigues Oller is well-known in the area and already has the recognition of Teulada, his native town. T his has now been confirmed following an extraordinary plenary council meeting held on Monday and also follows Pope Francis appointing him as Bishop of Alajuela , a diocese of the South Amer ican countr y Costa Rica with almost 700,000 inhabitants. T he Bishop was bor n in Teulada in March 1963 and went to the local primar y school. He was ordained as a priest in 1989 and subsequently went on to a baccalaureate in Philosophy and Theolog y in the Faculty of Theology, San Vicente Ferrer in Valencia. Then, in 1992,

MISSION: Bishop of Alajuela in his new diocese in Costa Rica. he studied for a degree in Pastoral T heolo g y at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, before going to Costa Rica for the first time later that year in September. Although his roots are in his family and in Teulada,

Bishop Oller has always been a person willing to serve others, which has led him to carry out missions in Spain, Chile, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Therefore, with this recog-

nition which took place in an emotional atmosphere in the town hall, the TeuladaMoraira Council has formally recognised the valuable work and contr ibution to the humanitarian cause of one of its own sons.

Success for local young gymnasts ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY rhythmic gymnasts will be taking part in the next phase of the interclub competition for the Alicante Province this Sunday in Teulada-Moraira, and it will allow many of the very best performers to improve on their recent results.

Brooke North and Natasha Petrov - both from the Llebeig Rhythmic Gymnastics Club - took gold and silver medals respectively during the first competition of the new season. In addition, the team formed by Tamara Petrov and Mar Arlandis came in with the bronze.

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Crossing the Denia timeline Photo credit: Denia.com

SIGN OF THE LINE: Denia joins other locations across Spain.

by David Bennett DENIA’S Department of Culture has installed a new sign in the municipality which indicates the exact spot where the Greenwich meridian line passes through. The sign was erected following a proposal from the Commission of Science and Technology in collaboration with Marina Alta Astronomical Association. The exact area of Denia where the meridian

passes is in Les Deveses, and a sign has been placed on the road to Les Marines-Racons displaying the name ‘Merida de Greenwich’ together with the latitude and longitude figures. Other locations across Spain already feature similar signage such as Huesca, Teruel and Castellon. In the Marina Alta, Llosa de Camatxo and Verger also feature the Greenwich meridian. The Greenwich meridian - the iconic imaginary line - passes through eight countries: the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana.

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The silence of the lambs keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com AT first glance it may seem an exaggeration to say that the West is today as authoritarian as it was in the Soviet Bloc. In Soviet occupied Europe one could lose one’s job and even one’s liberty for an unguarded comment. Who can deny that in modern (sic) Britain professionals careers are ruined and their pensions jeopardised for simply being politically ‘off message’. I have the courage to call a spade a spade, do you? We can’t say we didn’t see it coming. Back in 2000, when you weren’t embarrassed to be seen reading a copy of the Daily Mail, Simon Heffer came straight to the point. “This is, in theory, still a free country, but our politically correct,

consider ‘hate speech’. Comment critical of Islamisation or the government’s immigration policy identifies as ‘hate speech’. The same police force has fewer officers (848) attached to the Met’s Murder Unit. So far this year there have been over 50 murders in London. Victor Olisa, former Head of Policing and Diversity in Tottenham, warns that many citizens feel unsafe and adds ‘they think the police have lost control.’ I am no fan of Winston Churchill but I cannot fault his understanding of what Britain has become. “Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilisation.” The former premier ’s views were once so commonplace few would find fault in such an overview. It is sobering to realise that Churchill and indeed Britain’s great philosophers, politicians, writers and journalists would be gaoled today for what they said yesterday if they were still alive.

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by Michael Walsh

censorious times are such that many of us tremble to give vent to perfectly acceptable views for fear of condemnation. Freedom of speech is thereby imperilled, big questions go undebated, and great lies become accepted, unequivocally as great truths.” Who can deny that the columnist was wrong? In fact, things have become far worse. In Prestatyn, a hapless Jason Wakefield-Jones awaits trial at Llandudno Magistrates Court. The alleged offence is that, according to a witness, he had displayed a gollywog child’s toy in the window of his home. Sadly and ominously this is not an anomaly but is commonplace. Many people in Britain, Germany and France are fined and imprisoned for posting online comments that in the 1970’s would have been perfectly acceptable to a university’s rag magazine. London’s Metropolitan Police has 900 highly paid police officers sat in bunkers monitoring social media. Their task is to identify for the records, caution or prosecution, online users whose comments the Westminster regime

STATUE OF CHURCHILL: Opposite the Houses of Parliament.

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STUDENTS at the Gargasindi Special Education College have participated in the first day of activities to promote reading and storytelling held at the Joanot Martorell public library. A total of six sessions will be held throughout the month, attended by pupils from a number of other local schools and colleges. These workshops will feature stories originating in the culture of the Orient and are accompanied by music, puppets and national costumes.

Bridging the gap M OR E t h a n € 1 m i l l i o n w i l l b e spent on the long-awaited pedestrian footbridge over the N-332. T his will allow the people of Calpe - and many thousands of visitors that arrive by the TRAM ser vice - better and safer access to and from the town centre to the railway station and surrounding urbanisations. I t w a s s o m e ye a r s a g o t h at Calpe’s town council began to acquire the 5,176m2 of land needed to build the footbridge that will e l i m i n ate o n e o f t h e m o s t dangerous points of the municipality. Once the agreement was signed and sealed, the land was handed over to the Ministry of Development in order for the programme of works to be put out to tender... which is now expected to get underway. Calpe ’s mayor Cesar Sanchez said that “there are many people who use the train ever y day and it’s become necessary to find an urgent solution. “This project not only improves accessibility to the municipality b u t i m p ro ve s t h e s a fe t y o f a l l

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Let Calpe tell you a story...

CROSSING: All part of the plans for better access to Calpe.

those who need to cross the N332.” Speaking to the Spanish media,

Mayor Sanchez also pointed out that “between 2018 and 2019 we w i l l t ra n s fo r m t h e a cce s s to

Calpe; a modern, avant-garde city a n d a l e a d e r i n to u r i s m e xce l lence.”

Luxury homes part of a new ‘boom’ THERE is no doubt that construction is - if not booming certainly on the up right along the Marina Baixa and Marina

Alta, and projects in Calpe are part of that rejuvenation after the ‘crisis decade’. Much of the revival has been

led by brother promoters Juan and Pedro Alcaraz, the founders of car rental company Goldcar and Aligroupo. They have recently built a block of luxury homes just 300 metres from the iconic Penyal d’Ifach in Calpe and are planning a similar project in the future. That will take the total to 100 new homes in the ‘rock capital’.

Be careful OFFICERS of the Local Police in Calpe are warning tourists and residents about possible scams being undertaken by criminals. The first of these relates to advertising of holiday property to rent on a short term basis, where payment is required in advance and then it transpires that a false address or an already occupied property is being advertised. The second concerns phishing emails or texts.

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legal I have always dreamed of building my own home, can I buy some land and build my own house?

Yes, but please check the following Is the land classed as building land? Are there local building regulations and restrictions in place? Who owns the land? Does the plot have electricity and water supplies? Do not make any payment without your lawyer doing all the due diligences for your own peace of mind. At Pellicer & Heredia we can help you with all the legal aspects of building your own home, and if you’re not in Spain we can do all the paperwork on your behalf. For more information on this or any other legal matter please contact us by email info@pellicerheredia.com or by telephone 965 480 737.

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money FROM Brixton to Bristol and from Totnes to Lewis, a number of cities, towns and villages of varying sizes in the UK have introduced their own ‘local currency’ in a bid to boost business. Such an initiative has found its way to Spain with Barcelona about to launch its own currency next month. Called the REC - literally translated as Recurso Económico Ciudadano, or ‘Citizens Economic Resource’ - it will be piloted in the Besos area of the city. The aim is for the REC to be spent in 10 neighbourhoods at first, with plans to increase the scheme across the metropolitan area and, in the same way as the UK, promote local trade and allow local people to spend their own ‘resident money’ in their favourite bars and shops. However, in this case there will be no actual coins or notes in the transactions. The REC will be entirely digital with ‘spending’ taking place using an app or a QR

‘Rec’ the change in your pocket code and the ‘payments’ going straight to the retailer’s mobile phone. As for the exchange rate, it will maintain parity with the euro The system will be managed by NOVACT - responsible for many modern-day innovations in Barcelona - and it’s expected that close to 100 shops, local business and even some indoor market stalls will sign up to the scheme. The pilot scheme will be operational until October 2019, at which point it will be decided if it will carry on thereafter if it’s been a success. CASH FREE: New local currency coming into force on May 25.

Tax office in app warning TECHNOLOGY experts based with the Spanish tax office have issued a warning about using the mobile phone app designed for completing the annual ‘RENTA’ declarations. They have discovered a ‘fault’ that doesn’t remind those using the service to check in-depth the details on their draft return. This means - according to the independent in-house technical advisers GESTHA - that there is a possibility that people could miss out on welcome tax deductions if they are eligible and aren’t included in the online submission via the app. However, GESTHA were quick to point out that the app is only really suitable for the most basic annual tax declarations where nothing is likely to be altered year-on-year. Some of the potential problems concern many of the expenditure items that can be claimed against tax that may be forgotten. These include mortgage repayments, personal pension contributions, personal loan repayments, charity donations and a host of other elements can reduce both individuals’ and the self-employed income tax bills. This year’s period to make the annual tax return opened on April 4 and operates until July 2.

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From skiffle to folk Credit: www.bertweedon.com

by John Redfern

RUDDY NORA! A month has passed, bet you’re frothing at the mouth to read my continuation of skiffle. Did you read my last story of forming a skiffle trio when I was 13 years of age (1962) with my tea chest bass? With washboard and an acoustic guitarist that played three open major chords with the occasional Am and Dm playing at church halls, community centres and we once played in a Victorian bandstand in Leamington Spa. I knew from that gig I had to get serious with music! The Teddy boys (or Teds), a British subculture typified by young men, who copied the clothes of the dandies from the Edwardian period, were now sheets in the wind, The flick knives and knuckle dusters, like skiffle music, had become dinosaurs, things from the past. Folk music started to get very popular in the UK and folk clubs began to pop up in many pubs in the mid-1960’s. Artists like Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel came

on the scene. It was an explosion of a new type of acoustic music. That was poetry in motion, the lyrics became an expression of what young people understood and the amateur folk musician at these clubs started to become very popular. I started my own folk club at the Mercers Arms in Coventry at the age of 17 in 1966, folk music at that time became more popular than jazz. Jasper Carrott was just starting with a comedy and acoustic guitar combination

BERT WEEDON: Play in a Day.

and I used to pay him a quid for a 15minute slot. He used to run a folk club in Solihull called the Boggery which attracted all the best folk artists and poets of the time. His good friend was a chap called Jake Thackray, a poet and songwriter, who often played his guitar on a TV programme called Braden Beat between 1962 and 1967. I decided to learn the guitar and form a folk trio so bought a cheap guitar from a second-hand shop and practised every day

for many months, with the help of a book published by Bert Weedon called Play in a Day. I had one good friend at the time who was a brilliant finger picker on the guitar (Ray Barratt) and my great old pal (John Clarke) who played great chords and was a fantastic writer of lyrics. I was still not good enough to play guitar on stage so chose percussion, African congas, bongos, and the Jew’s harp. Still got my Jew’s harp, but now I have partial dentures! The Jew’s harp has been tossed into room 101. We called ourselves the Galloping Maggots. We played every weekend at various folk clubs in the Midlands and at last started to get paid a fee. A small fee but it covered our travelling expenses and a few pints of brown and mild. Because I didn’t understand music scores, I could only busk (play by ear) but at the end of the show Jasper Carrott used to give me his guitar and show me some chords, then left me to practise while he spent some time at the bar with his mates. Things were about to change. Folk music was going down the tubes. Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival played an electric guitar and was booed for moving away from political songwriting and performing with an electric band. I knew then that I had to move on as pop music was on the way.

Summary of tense forms Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

TO start off today’s article here is the translation into English of last week’s little bit of Spanish. Today has been a normal working day for me, with my classes in Torrevieja. I have a lot of students now, especially in the second group of the day. After the final class I have to gather all my things and drive towards my home in San Pedro. Today I have called into the supermarket to buy oranges and bread, and also to the photocopy shop. I have found my two daughters at home, one watching the TV and the other one studying for an exam. This isn’t the most usual situation. Many times they are out doing sport or walking with their friends. Well, it’s quite late now and I am still working. In a minute I’m going to switch off this cursed computer and relax a little before going to sleep. What a life I lead!

Before we move onto a new topic, we are going to summarise the three verb forms we have been studying over a period of months. If you remember, right back at the beginning we looked at a way of referring to our future intentions by using ‘voy a’ (I’m going to), which changes to ‘vas a’ (you’re going to), ‘va a’ (he or she is going to), ‘vamos a’ (we’re going to) ‘vais a’ (you’re going to - plural form) and ‘van a’ (they’re going to). We saw that after these we put the main verb of the sentence into the infinitive form - giving us, for example ‘Voy a comer’ (I’m going to eat) or ‘Vas a aprender’ (you are going to learn). Then later we looked at the ‘present action’ tense which expresses activities taking place at the present moment. This is made up by using the verb ‘estar’ in the appropriate form and the main verb in what we call the ‘gerund’ or ‘present participle’. That gives us, for example ‘Estoy comiendo (I am eating), ‘estás aprendiendo’ (you are learning). Finally, we have been looking at the ‘recent past’ tense which expresses something in the past which is still connected in some way to the present. This is formed with the verb ‘haber’ plus the ‘past participle’. ‘He comido’ (I have eaten), ‘Has aprendido’ (you have learnt).

We can therefore put these ideas together to form a ‘timeline’ as follows. Voy a comer. Estoy comiendo. He comido. (I’m going to eat) (I’m eating) (I have eaten) Vas a aprender. Estás aprendiendo. Has aprendido. (You’re going to learn) (You are learning) (You have learnt)

You can now have hours of fun doing the same thing with as many verbs as you wish, and changing the person to he, she, we, they etc. I think it is an effective way of revising what we have learnt, reminding ourselves which form is which and how it is made up, and also the time sequencing of past, present and future. Voy a terminar este artículo. Estoy terminando este artículo. He terminado este artículo. Hasta luego.

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‘You’re barred!’ SO, there I was taking a fag break outside the Brighton gay sex shop where I once had a part-time job when this creature roughly the size of Gibraltar was suddenly in my face, coughing and fanning her nose with a hand stolen from an orangutan. “Ain’tcha heard of passive smoking?” she barked in a Bronx accent. Expelling twin plumes of smoke through my nostrils, I replied: “Sure, and I’m totally against it. People should buy their own damn tobacco!” Exuding aggression like a pit bull with piles, she retorted “Well, ain’tcha a wisenheimer; don’tcha know what those things will do to you?” “Probably kill me, like your lard will do to you,” I shot back. “Now just waddle off and annoy someone else.” The Jolly Green Giant’s grumpy fat sister was still coughing and fanning her face as she faded into the mist. The following day something similar happened when a jogger paused to criticise my addiction. This was a less aggressive encounter because I knew him quite well, and admired him for not only giving up cigarettes but for embarking on a fitness regime that knocked his weight down by about 20 kilos. A fortnight later he was dead, aged 42. His heart packed in when he ran up a flight of stairs in a hotel in Cape Town where he was holidaying. I was reminded of these two encounters last weekend when my friend Nigel, drinking at Company Bar in Benidorm, stepped

E-CIGARETTES: Can usually be smoked indoors in Spain.

by Barry Duke

outside to light a cigar. Moments later one client came out to complain about smoke polluting the bar. Nigel was nonplussed. And angry. That prompted me to tell him how I came to be barred from a London pub last autumn. Within seconds of me stepping outside to use my e-cigarette - I gave up tobacco about two years ago - a security guard burst out of the bar like a cockerel with its feathers on fire, and squawked “no smoking here, go stand 12ft away!” I growled “I’m vaping, not smoking. Don’t you know the difference, you moron?” and held my ground. That sent him into a frenzy, and he screamed “you’re barred. Leave now!” As I had my jacket inside, I said I wasn’t leaving until I’d retrieved it. He tried to stop me from re-entering the bar, but as he was such a sorry excuse for a guard, being short and dumpy and utterly out of shape, I simply shoved him aside, went indoors, downed my overpriced Scotch in a single gulp, snatched up my gear and left. But

not before blowing a Hiroshima-sized cloud of vapour in his face. This caused him to do the annoying coughing and face-fanning thing. Ridiculous, because all he got was a whiff of my flavoured vape juice. If I remember correctly, that night it was coffee and doughnuts. What’s not to like about that? The range of flavours is enormous and growing daily as more and more people get their nicotine hits via e-cigs. Visit any vape store and you’ll find a huge choice, ranging from rhubarb and custard (ugh!), aniseed (double ugh!) to blueberry, caramel and lemon pie. I stick to menthol, as it helps clear my sinuses. For the record The Royal Society for Public Health says that nicotine is non-car-

cinogenic and no more harmful than caffeine. E-cig vapour is significantly less dangerous than tobacco smoke which contains tar and other chemicals, including hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT, while the primary base ingredients of e-cig liquids are simply propylene glycol and glycerine. Another plus: in Spain, every bar I’ve visited allows one to vape indoors. My one regret is that in Benidorm vape shops are few and far between. This, to my mind, is because cigarettes here are WAY too cheap an average of about €4.30 for a pack of 20. In the UK the price is around €11.30, which would explain why vape outlets are increasing there almost as fast as the rate of homelessness and knife crime.

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10:25am Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:25pm The Big Bang Theory 6:50pm Young Sheldon 7:15pm The Big Bang Theory 7:45pm The Net 10:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners

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9:10am The Emoji Movie 10:40am The Hurricane Heist Full-throttle thriller about a team of hackers using a devastating hurricane as cover to steal millions 12:30pm The House 2:15pm Alien: Covenant 4:20pm Batman: The Killing Joke 5:45pm The Emoji Movie 7:25pm The House 9:00pm Alien: Covenant 11:10pm Batman: The Killing Joke 12:35am The Hurricane Heist 2:25am Wilson 4:15am The Free World

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EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Soccer A.M. Football Gillette Soccer Special Football Info not available Football MLS Greatest Games EFL Goals: Championship La Liga Icons La Liga Icons Info not available Football Fulham meet Brentford at Craven Cottage in the Sky Bet Championship EFL Greatest Games Football Years Football Countdowns EFL Greatest Games

SUNDAY 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm MasterChef 3:15pm MasterChef 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Lifeline 5:10pm Songs of Praise 5:45pm Pointless 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm The Big Painting Challenge 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Ordeal by Innocence

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Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football on 5 Football on 5 FIA Formula E Highlights Traffic Cops Traffic Cops A Royal Night Out The Hundred-Foot Journey 5 News The Royals Meghan Markle: The First 100 Days Meghan and Harry The Dater's Handbook Kensington Palace: Fit for a Princess

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EFL Goals: Championship EFL Goals: League One and League Two Football's Greatest EFL Goals: Championship EFL Goals: League One and League Two Sunday Supplement EFL Goals: League One and League Two Football Football Info not available La Liga Greatest Games Info not available Football MLS Greatest Games

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Bid high for Make a Smile MAKE A SMILE is a local charity that helps abused children who have been placed in care by the courts for their own protection. Please come and join them at the Homes, Gardens and Lifestyle show at 1.30pm on Saturday April 21 at the Villa Gadea resort Altea. The exhibition is always a lively affa i r wi t h n u m e r ous a n d in teresting exhibits to explore as well as enjoying the charity auction benefiting the Make a Smile children who have been placed in safe houses along the northern Costa Blanca for their own protection. Many spectacular lots for you to bid on. Who wouldn’t want a beautiful portrait of yourself or a loved one commissioned and donated by the very talented artist Gwen Roberts. Gentlemen, why not treat your wife or girlfriend to a beautiful piece of jewellery very genero u s l y g i v e n b y Ta r i k f r o m G o l drush, Javea whilst Bakerella

Beach volleyball gets new venue ONE of the world’s most popular spectator sports - for a number of different reasons could possibly be about to appear in Benidorm. With some of most extensive beaches in the area, it seems a natural location for beach volleyball. With this in mind, the city council wants to see Benidorm as part of the international circuit and has already begun to work on a location on the Playa Poniente to enable the sport to take place before this summer gets into full swing.

CHARITY AUCTION: Great artwork and superb gifts await bids.

will present one of her beautifully presented cakes Local artist Jenny Morrison has bestowed one of her amazing pieces of art work in oils of a flamenco dancer. Other lots include a Wilson Golf Bag and a

bed topper presented by the Calpe Bed Centre. Come along and join in the fun whilst raising funds for such a good cause. For further information, please contact Sue Nutbrown on 0034 679 369 909.

MONDAY 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Dom on the Spot 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm 800 Words 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Flipping Profit 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Nightmare Pets SOS 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm DIY SOS the Big Build 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather

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Flog It! Hugh's Wild West Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Perfection Home Away From Home 3:30pm Going Back, Giving Back 4:15pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 5:15pm Tigers About the House 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Repair Shop 8:00pm The Secret Helpers 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Secret Agent Selection : Ww2 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Give it a Year 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Queen's Green Planet 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

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9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm 100 Year Old Driving School 9:00pm This Time Next Year 10:00pm Last Laugh in Vegas 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

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How I Met Your Mother New Girl 2 Broke Girls Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother New Girl Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Extreme Cake Makers The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon Made in Chelsea

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Wildlife SOS Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Traffic Cops 5 News The Gadget Show Access Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Deadly Duplicate 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Paddington Station 24/7 11:00pm Waco Inferno: The Untold Story 12:05am Criminals Caught on Camera 1:05am America's Toughest Prisons

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New Girl New Girl 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Extreme Cake Makers The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

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6:30am Moana: Special 7:00am Top Ten Show, the 2018 7:20am Wilson 9:10am The House 10:55am Growing Up Smith 12:55pm Alien: Covenant 3:05pm Batman: The Killing Joke 4:35pm Just Charlie 6:30pm Ready Player One: Special 7:00pm Growing Up Smith 9:00pm The House 10:35pm Alien: Covenant 12:40am Batman: The Killing Joke 2:10am Wilson 4:00am Maudie

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Top Ten Show, the 2018 Ready Player One: Special FilmThe Emoji Movie Top Ten Show, the 2018 The House FilmJust Charlie FilmAlien: Covenant FilmBatman: The Killing Joke FilmWilson FilmThe Emoji Movie Just Charlie Alien: Covenant The House FilmBatman: The Killing Joke

8:30am Football Countdowns 9:00am Football's Greatest 9:30am Football's Greatest Teams 10:00am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:30am La Liga Greatest Games 10:45am La Liga Greatest Games 11:00am Info not available 1:05pm Info not available 3:10pm Info not available 5:15pm Eredivisie 7:25pm MLS Greatest Games 7:30pm Info not available 7:45pm Info not available 8:00pm Soccer A.M. 8:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 8:40pm La Liga Icons 8:55pm Info not available 11:00pm Football's Greatest 11:30pm MLS Round Up Show 12:00am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits

TUESDAY 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Dom on the Spot 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm 800 Words 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Flipping Profit 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation 11:00pm BBC News

Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Super League Show 2:45pm Home Away From Home 3:30pm Going Back, Giving Back 4:15pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 5:15pm Tigers About the House 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Repair Shop 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 10:00pm Hospital 11:00pm Cunk on Britain 11:30pm Newsnight

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Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Traffic Cops 5 News GPs: Behind Closed Doors Access Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Deadly Delusion 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Yorkshire Vet Casebook The Yorkshire Vet Made in Yorkshire Becky Watts: Killed for Kicks Serial Killers

11:30am Soccer A.M. 12:00pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Revista de la Liga 1:30pm MLS Round Up Show 2:00pm La Liga Icons 3:00pm Eredivisie 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 5:00pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm Revista de la Liga 7:30pm MLS Round Up Show 8:00pm Eredivisie 9:00pm Revista de la Liga 9:30pm MLS Round Up Show

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Jam and Jerusalem time SUNFLOWER PLANTS: Play an important role in Calendar Girls.

by Colin Bird The opinions published in Colin’s weekly column are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or newspaper sponsors. THE drama group ACTS will shortly be holding read-throughs for the autumn production of Calendar Girls and it occurred to me that perhaps the Women’s Institute had branches in Spain and it would be worth circulating them with details of the play. But with such a large expatriate population, it quite surprised me to learn that there are no branches of the WI here. In the Suffolk village where we lived, there was a thriving and active WI. Each year a different member took on the task of organising the ladies Christmas dinner and entertainment, and it was a matter of some pride that the incumbent come up with something original and quirky. And so it was, that during my final Christmas in the UK, 12 of us blokes had been approached to do a one-off performance of Calendar Boys after the turkey and Christmas pud had been dispatched

at the WI dinner. It was very hush-hush, with all of us sworn to secrecy so that only Angela, the organiser of this little treat, knew what she had in store for her fellow institute members. “No going over the top” she lectured us, and stipulated that we all wore DJs but with only a bow tie beneath, and in addition wore, or carried with us, something to denote our occupations. She didn’t want some of her more genteel

ladies shocked or offended. Two of us were active members of the drama society and I’m sorry, but we simply did not subscribe to: ‘no going over the top’. Consequently I purloined a short skirt and fishnet tights from the Princess along with a large pair of stilettos from an Amazonian neighbour; with my partner in crime Jeff, purchasing a red leather man-pouch from Ann Summers, and just to round off the ensemble, a

CALENDAR GIRLS READ-THROUGH: This Monday and Monday April 23 at 6pm at Benijofar Cultural Centre. Open auditions: Monday April 30. We also need back stage and technical crew for this important production to be staged in October/November. Come along and meet the members of this very friendly and socially active group. All welcome.

fireman’s helmet and axe. My only ‘prop’ was a pair of furry handcuffs dangling from one wrist. On the appointed day, Messrs January through October paraded to the polite applause of the wine-mellowed all female audience. Then when November and December made an entrance, the place erupted with cat calls and general pandemonium. We managed to escape more or less intact, but not before much fumbling and personally, being goosed by a certain lady-of-the-manor. Everyone agreed that it was a memorable evening with the bonus that Jeff and I were given honorary membership of the WI.

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The ‘Yorkshire Pride of Benidorm’ ONE of the best known brands in Benidorm continues to grow and grow and grow. So much so that the flagship Yorkshire Pride I has knocked down the walls and taken over next door. The latest expansion undertaken by the popular and larger-than-life character that is Tad Dawson, was celebrated yesterday (Thursday) with a BIG opening party that was still going on as the RTN went to print. Not one, not two, but THREE pubs that carry the name of Yorkshire Pride are located in the most popular tourist locations in Benidorm; each one maintaining the high standards and the quality that people have come to expect from anything that Tad and his hard-working and professional team turn their hands to. If you have eaten in the Yorkshire Pride then you will be familiar with the plates filled to the edges and every meal on the menu comes in large portions providing excellent value for money. The Yorkshire Pride mantra has always been the same. Offer value for money drinks in great surroundings full of atmos-

GROWING CONCERN: Both the premises and the waistlines are expanding by the day!

phere, during the day and night. Thanks to the TV series Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun the Yorkshire Pride is now even more famous and there’s no doubt that the brand is going from strength-tostrength as every year passes. It’s true to say that the owner of the Yorkshire Pride chain, Tad Dawson, is one of the biggest success stories of Benidorm since he opened his first pub

25 years ago, but just running the one pub didn’t satisfy Tad’s exceptionally hard working ethic. Tad’s secret to success can be summed up with his own words. “I work hard and play hard. I work seven days a week, going from pub to pub making sure they have the stock they need, but for me it is not really work, it is my passion.” Add the Yorkshire Pride trio to his two other venues - Bar Why Not and The Queen Vic - and there is no doubt that this is a man who is firmly rooted in and committed to Benidorm. Tad was once asked if he intended to slow down and enjoy the rewards of his hard work: “Not yet, I intend to keep going! Why stop at five pubs, I am sure there might be a couple more, never say never is my motto.” Success follows Tad wherever he goes and when asked about his secret he was quick to answer: “Having the best staff in the world - without them none of this would have been possible. They are like family to me and I hope they feel the same.”

Yorkshire Pride I - Calle Gerona • Yorkshire Pride II - Calle de Londres • Yorkshire Pride III - Calle Doctor Severo Ochoa Telephone 965 868 170.

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Puzzles Code Breaker Kenny Corris I For Readings, Consultations and Castings email: kennycorris@hotmailcom / www.kennycorris.net Mobile: 686 361 594 / Tel: 965 878 424

Play on Words

Answers: Life begins at forty. Win hands down.

The Sun conjuncts Uranus and this may shed a little light on a temporary delay that’s both irksome and shaky. Uranus is able to work along with invention and stability aspects whilst the Sun energy combines to iron out any possible cracks or flaws. Timing is of the essence whilst you establish a suitable time frame and remain persistent.

Word Wheel The goal of a word wheel puzzle is to create as many words possible with the letters in the word wheel. You can only use each letter once and every word must have the letter in the centre of the wheel. Can you find the 9 letter word?

Kora connects with the Sun and serves to compensate for the misunderstanding that has seen you pull apart from a project that you truly love. In hindsight maybe you would never have got involved if you knew what you would be up against. The apple does seem to have fallen far from the tree this time around, ask yourself why? Something appears to have been blown out of all proportion, but you have your reason to be cautious since it’s a matter of once bitten and twice shy! It wasn’t you who moved the goalposts but if you need to apportion blame then see what’s really behind all this, and focus on how you walk away, with your head held high and your pride intact. The opposition to Jupiter sees Venus hard put to explain the recent actions that have you stumped just now. As someone who shies away from confrontation you have found yourself somewhat in the deep end and needing a rescue. Beware of what is really behind a recent request, which sounds as if it is too good to be true. I wonder why? Putting two and two together you would be right in thinking that this is a good time to show others what you can do, when left to your own devices. Above all see to it that your creative phase doesn’t go unnoticed. You are truly more than you think that you are; and you are about to find out what is your true motivation and just go for it. Hard though it may be, it’s now up to you what happens next in the current scheme of things. Whilst it is understandable that you are playing things by ear at the moment, much has to be taken into consideration. Mars sextiles Neptune so have a clear direction by all means, but also do have a suitable escape route planned too! Venus is spreading love energy all across the Cosmos this week. Both the midweek trine with Pluto and the subsequent opposition with Jupiter may be seen as you stubbornly following that same old same old routine. Put renewed energy back into your life, because it is time, and because for sure, you have bigger fish to fry! Those who fear your sting may be disappointed this week, since your intuition and wisdom is called upon to bring solution and to set the record straight. If somebody is stirring things up then at least you can give them a good run for their money. After that you can be sure that a reward is just around the corner, and you well deserve it! The Mars sextile with Neptune sets the cat amongst the pigeons, but it also helps to show you who is really on your side. Right now you need somebody to watch over you, but they are not there to interfere with all the good work you have already done; just to enhance the process that helps you discover the vast difference that you can make. What happened, happened because it could. The reasoning now is to have your cake and eat it too! As Venus opposes Jupiter there has to be some recompense, and someone has to be made to eat humble pie into the bargain. Since you do not know what the truth is behind a recent action, take it as you should, with a pinch of salt. Dream away by any means, but what you chiefly desire most right now is nothing more than you deserve to have and need to get your teeth into. Any compromises of the past should be well and truly gone and not out there to haunt you. The dual actions of Jupiter, in sextile with Pluto and in trine with Venus are grounding and secure. Mars sextiles Neptune releasing a warning on a financial level. Time to not only tighten your belt, but to also look at ways of economising all along the way. Your money needs to work for you and not you for it, but recently expenditure has hit hard and somebody isn’t paying their way, and quite honestly they should be!

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents G and 5 represents N, so fill in G every time the figure 2 appears and N every time the figure 5 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.

Kenny’s Postbag Kenny, My husband does not believe in Spirit, but I very much do, and the feeling for me is getting stronger. What can I do to convince my husband? Jenni F. Jenni I am delighted that you are opening to Spirit and I send you a personal blessing with this mail. If I can be of further help to you let me know; you have work to do and whilst you strengthen that belief you will be rewarded. If your husband has decided not to believe then that is his personal choice. I hope he can go and believe in something! As for spending time trying to enforce your beliefs to your husband….. good luck on that one. Maybe one day he will find out for himself!

Kenny Corris Don't forget to email or message me with your Postbag Questions!. Check out my new website: www.kennycorris.net

For Birthday Celebrants Expansion across the Universe opens a new frontier which will seem to be working on your behalf. Time to reflect on just what you need and to be rewarded by fate, if you allow it.

The 9 letter word is:

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

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More Puzzles Cryptic

Across 7 Shell motor at full speed (8) 8 Behind Defense Attorney's disclosure (4) 9 Fellow the French say is kind (6) 10 Ageism in motion pictures (6) 11 Agree about Earnest (5) 12 Surrenders and somehow enters mid-Wales (7) 15 It tends to confuse one involved in oral examination (7) 17 North American swine's home is revolting (5) 20 Show about meat (6) 22 Set a stage for The Stones (6) 23 Family doctor's first to be sympathetic (4) 24 Example of epic men's make-up (8)

English - Spanish

Futoshiki

Down 1 Hack reveals palace rates of pay (8) 2 Upset baby's plaything (6) 3 Right cards for sporting events? (5) 4 Resolute British detectives in action (7) 5 See about taking cover in flight (6) 6 Weak beginning left a muddled ending (4) 13 Carrying mammal, Edward moved unsteadily (8) 14 Vain female tennis player in America? (7) 16 Finish in an attempt to be hip (6) 18 Some para mistaken for a Musketeer (6) 19 Supply for Tom Queen (5) 21 Eat up, Miss Blyton (4)

Fill in the squares so that each digit from 1 to 6 occurs exactly once in each row and column. Greater-than and less-than signs indicate the relationship of the two adjacent squares. There is only one solution, and you can find it without guessing.

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

Across 2 Veneno (6) 5 Eyebrow (4) 6 To lose (6) 7 Mismo (4) 8 Tapa (de caja) (3) 11 Envidia (4) 13 Almendra (6) 14 Hatred (4) 15 Tornillos (6)

Down 1 Candle (4) 2 Papern (material) (5) 3 Silk (4) 4 Noruega (6) 7 Ensaladas (6) 9 Fingers (of hand, glove) (5) 10 To love (4) 12 Vena (4)

Quick

Across 1 Final (4) 3 Authorised (8) 9 Housebreaker (7) 10 Take pleasure in (5) 11 Mislays (5) 12 Money that is paid regularly for doing work (6) 14 Blunders or mistakes (6) 16 Jail (6) 19 Scratch repeatedly (6) 21 Student (5) 24 Further or added (5) 25 Sculptures representing humans or animals (7) 26 Cellar (8) 27 Show the way by going first (4) Down 1 Tagged (8) 2 Arranges (5) 4 Woodland (6) 5 Perfection (5) 6 Harms (7) 7 Ballads (4) 8 Nearer (6) 13 Shut in (8) 15 Repeats aloud from memory (7) 17 Revoke (6) 18 Cause (6) 20 State of sudden fear (5) 22 Intermission (5) 23 Part of speech (4)

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Word Ladder Can you by changing 1 letter at a time, get from the first word to the last word in the given number of moves?

GORY 1 2 3 4

FILM

Sudoku

Fill the grid so every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9

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More Puzzles Irregular Soduku Wordsearch:

Saved by the bell

1. TIN PAN ALLEY, 2. MANSION HOUSE,

Not a lot of people know that… the exact centre of London is marked by a plaque in the Church of St Martin's-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square

3. OLD BAILEY, 4. THREE (1908, 1948

6. On a map of the London Underground, what colour is the Jubilee Line?

10. With which sport would you principally associate the London Broncos?

and 2012), 5. HIGHGATE, 6. SILVER,

5. In which London cemetery is Karl Marx buried?

9. Which singer-songwriter reached number two in the UK singles charts in 1974 with The Streets of London?

Quiz

7. GEORGE ORWELL, 8. THE SHARD

4. How many times has London staged the Summer Olympic Games?

8. Which 95-storey London skyscraper is the tallest building in the UK?

LONDON CALLING

also referred to as the SHARD OF

3. Built on the site of Newgate Prison between 1903 and 1906, how is the Central Criminal Court in London better known?

London was the first full-length work by which English author?

GLASS, SHARD LONDON BRIDGE and

2. Built between 1739 and 1752, which building is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London?

DOWN 1. 7 across reversed 2. Its digits total fifteen 3. 5 across squared 6. 5 across reversed

formerly LONDON BRIDGE TOWER, 9.

1. Because of its large number of music shops, what is the three word nickname of London’s Denmark Street?

ACROSS 1. 1 down plus 2 down plus ten 4. The two digits are the same 5. 4 across minus ten 7. 4 across times 5 across

RALPH McTELL, 10. RUGBY LEAGUE

Cross Figure

SAVED BELL BAYSIDE ZACK MORRIS KELLY KAPOWSKI LISA TURTLE SCREECH JESSIE A.C. SLATER MARIO LOPEZ STACEY THE MAX

Answers

7. Published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and

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More Puzzles Giant Crossword ACROSS 1 Belgradians, e.g. 6 Head hair hides them 12 Aped 20 Irked a lot 21 Was released 22 In a mannerly manner 23 Start of a riddle 26 Myrna of "The Thin Man" 27 Seasons' first games 28 Cried feebly 29 Gives in (to) 33 PIN point 34 TV reporter Burnett 36 Marian 37 Riddle, part 2 45 Currently airing 47 Like straight lines, for short 48 Recycling receptacles 49 Notable years 50 Riddle, part 3 55 Singer Levine 56 Fridays (restaurant) 57 Dalai 58 Freeze Away targets 60 Youth org. 63 Bitten at persistently 67 Penalized monetarily 70 Taunt 72 Riddle, part 4 76 Nero or Livy 77 Actress Eva 78 Actress Eva 79 Ar follower 80 Plane parts 82 Korbut of gymnastics 84 Fleurde 86 Tick's cousin 87 Riddle, part 5

96 Stage decor 97 Champ's cry 98 Novelist Seton 99 "Ask I might know the answer" 100 End of the riddle 106 Sword type 107 See 9Down 108 Basketballer Ming 109 Gift from above 111 Test pilot's garb 114 Least dry 118 Surg. sites 119 Riddle's answer 126 More ready to hit the hay 127 Mexican or Guatemalan 128 Wall painting 129 Steed riders 130 Revises, as text 131 Messy types DOWN 1 Toothed tool 2 King James Bible suffix 3 San Luis , California 4 Really scolded 5 Rose to one's feet 6 Police rank: Abbr. 7 "It's Impossible" singer Perry 8 Over 9 With 107Across, give in to despair 10 "The 25th Annual County Spelling Bee" 11 Tampa Bay city, for short 12 Stock mkt. debuts 13 Floor cleaner 14 In bad health 15 Neckwear clasps 16 Make harmonious 17 Blue hue

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83 Way out 85 Full of tension 86 Soup flavor enhancer, for short 88 Over 89 Not Rep. or Dem. 90 Party card game 91 Lower Manhattan sch. 92 Turf toughs 93 Ballyhoo 94 "Preach it!" 95 Really mad, with "off" 97 Krypton86, for one 101 Cries feebly 102 Gazing sort 103 Baby's toy 104 New York City moniker 105 Way out 110 Instruments with sticks 111 Lillian of silent films 112 French battle site of '44 113 See 38Down 114 Threadbare 115 Suffix with sermon 116 Where the tibia is 117 Minister (to) 120 Tiny 121 Tiny 122 Set (brief fights) 123 Swing to and 124 Test center 125 Lofty rails

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

TARGET • Average: 14 • Good: 19 • Very good: 28 • Excellent: 36 SCORING 4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

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

• Average: 9 • Good: 13 • Very good: 19 • Excellent: 24

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More spots, What is the less difference between wrinkles Botox and fillers?

THE line between toxins (including Botox) and fillers can sometimes seem blurred. Botox and dermal fillers alike may be used to treat wrinkles on the face. Still, both options have slightly different uses. Sometimes our patients will say that people tell them they look sad, tired or grumpy when this isn’t really the case. In these instances, it’s usually not a single line that is causing this impression but multiple factors. The treatment for this is botox or fillers, and in some cases both. Botox Botox itself is a muscle relaxer made from bacteria. It’s been on the market for over two decades, and has been used to treat neurological disorders that cause muscle weakness. It’s also used for the treatment of migraines and other medical conditions. For wrinkle treatment, Botox is primarily used to treat dynamic wrinkles. These wrinkles occur naturally around the eyes and mouth, as well as in between your eyebrows. They become more pronounced with age. Botox injections relax the muscles near these wrinkles. The treatment is used to soften the lines caused by facial expression and can be adjusted to ensure natural results. The duration of results is variable between individuals but ranges from three to six months. Fillers As we age, the natural collagen and elastin in the skin lessens, as cells lose their ability to produce more of their youthful component. The skin becomes dryer, thinner and less able to fix itself. When we are born, we have plentiful amounts of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in our body, but as we get older this store of HA diminishes, leaving the skin less well supported, and so lines and wrinkles develop. By lifting and smoothing targeted folds and wrinkles and adding subtle volume, dermal fillers can make a difference to a person’s appearance, giving them a fresher look. The aesthetic outcomes of treatments with dermal filler are seen immediately after the treatment. Botox and dermal fillers treat slightly different problems and are usually used in different areas of the face. Dermal fillers might produce more longterm results, and they may also be used in conjunction as complimentary treatments to achieve your desired results. Together with the doctor at Derma Clinic Spain, you can weigh all your options carefully and find the best solution for you. Derma Clinic Spain are located at Camino del Pincho 2, 03580, L’Alfaz del Pi, Alicante. For more information call 674 255 579 or email info@dermaclinicspain.com. Alternatively see our Facebook page facebook.com/DermaClinicSpain.

SUFFERING from acne can be pretty miserable, especially during those difficult adolescent years, but sufferers can take heart that come middle age they may be the envy of their peers. British research has revealed that acne sufferers’ cells have built-in protection against ageing that is likely to keep them looking younger later in life. A team from King’s College London, studied tiny structures called telomeres, caps on the ends of chromosones that protect the DNA from damage. Thought of as tiny biological clocks, telomeres get shorter during the ageing process and eventually become so short that cells die. Studies have found men and women with long telomeres tend to be biologically younger than those of the same age but with shorter ones, and these telomeres were significantly longer in those who had a spotty adolescence. The King’s College study measured the telomeres in the white blood cells of more than 1,200 twins, a quarter of whom had suffered from acne. The team hope that by learning more about the genetic process it could help in the development of acne drugs, as well as anti-ageing treatments.

At Britannia Dental this week we are promoting fibre-fixed retainers AFTER spending so much money on orthodontic treatment you are then usually required to wear a removable retainer every night or a fixed metal wire is placed on the back of the teeth to maintain the teeth in their new aligned position. It is far from convenient having to carry and wear the retainer and it is usually a constant expense as over time they do wear and need to be replaced. The other issue lies with compliance and adults as well as children commonly forget to wear the device, the outcome of this is can be a relapse of the teeth, unfortunately resulting in the teeth moving back to their original position. A metal wire is a fixed alternative which is usually quite bulky and unsightly. At Britannia dental we can provide you with a near invisible solution which is also very subtle and smooth.

A tooth-coloured fibre wire which is almost flat is fixed to the back of the teeth, the results are a very comfortable and almost invisible permanent fixed retainer. The fibre retainer, we feel, is the only solution worthy of being placed on your new and improved smile.

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food & drink This week Celebrity Chef from Ready Steady Cook & Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala shows us a new way to eat…snails!?

And now for something totally different!! Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella

www.thelittlegeranium.com BEING a chef I love to create new dishes, experimenting is an exciting part of what I do. Recently I have been seeing snails in the shops for sale and have wanted to experiment with them rather than cook them traditionally. A snail is a gastropod (mollusc) from the land, sea or fresh water. There are millions of varieties. In France escargot (snails) are looked upon as a specialty food served with gar-

lic, parsley and lemon. In Andalucia the snail (caracol) is often eaten with a salsa Mediterraneana piquante, made from fresh tomatoes, a little chilli and garlic. I figure that most of us love mussels, clams, oysters and scallops and so why wouldn’t we eat a snail? So I bought a few portions truthfully expecting them not to be very popular. In my head I was imagining them steamed in an oriental dressing, a bit spicy with lemongrass and ginger etc and a bit different. I bought all the ingredients and went back to my kitchen to play around with the flavours. As I put my spoon in to taste the sauce it was just amazing! I sent a bowl to a Spanish friend who owns a nearby restaurant for his comments and he was delighted and simply said... wow! So off we start with lunch service and I brief my team to sell them, saying that

they probably won’t sell but it’s great to have them on the menu. Ten minutes later we had sold out! The response was quite overwhelming. People told me they were the best snails they had ever eaten and they asked for the recipe. I always try and write about the really popular dishes that I cook in my Little Geranium restaurant and never imagined snails would be amongst them! The secret of this dish is the Chinese flavours, I make my own spicy oriental sauces like chilli, ponzu, teriyaki etc but you can buy them ready-made from most stores over here. I love oriental flavours and when I used to travel I worked for a little while in Hong Kong and Bangkok. The memories of lime, lemongrass, ginger and chilli, brought together with either coconut milk or a teriyaki-style base are just fabulous.

We served them as a tapas dish for lunchtime only. I like to be experimental at lunchtimes with our artistic tapas and totally different from the rest. On the same day as the snails I had made a mini pizza (pizzetta) with truffles, wild mushrooms and foie gras and a creamy cassoulet of rabbit with home-made pasta, along with a slow-cooked pork burger with spiced apple relish. It seems that the more inventive and creative I am with the daily specials thefaster they sell! These snails are excellent as a tapas sharing dish, dip in with a toothpick and then cut into something else more normal like a tempura of prawns or our famous crispy duck salad and you get a real mix of flavours with a modern twist. Come and try our tapas lunch sometime, I am always around to cook for you!

Caracol (snails) Oriental If you are not keen on the idea of eating snails you could simply swap them for mussels or clams and cook in the exact same way.

Ingredients for two 300grm of fresh snails, soaked in cold water for 20 mins to remove any grit ½ onion 2 cloves garlic (1 chopped, the other crushed and minced) 3cm x 1cm (approx) of fresh root ginger chopped into small pieces ½ red mild Jalapeno style chilli deseeded and sliced ½ green mild Jalapeno chilli deseeded and sliced 1 stick of lemongrass chopped finely 1 tablespoon of ready-made teriyaki sauce ½ tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce ½ tablespoon of tomato frito (passata or puree) ½ tablespoon of oyster sauce Juice of 1 fresh lime 1 small teaspoon sesame oil A tablespoon of fresh coriander, roughly chopped

Method • In a frying pan sweat off the onion garlic, chilies, lemongrass and ginger on a medium heat • Now add two handfuls of the pre-soaked snails (approx one large handful is a portion) • Add two tablespoons of water which helps steam the snails in the pan and allows the dried ingredients to create a bit of a sauce • Add all the oriental sauces like the teriyaki * the oyster and the chilli sauce and the tomato puree too • Allow to cook in the pan for about five minutes. It should look very ‘saucy’ and be bubbling away • Add the juice of the lime and the sesame oil and stir in • Taste and add seasoning if necessary • To finish add the chopped coriander leaves and serve immediately • Serve in a bowl with toothpicks and a spoon! *You can make your own teriyaki sauce easily by using a sweet soy sauce with a pinch of dried chilli flakes and some honey to taste. Cook together until it coats the back of your spoon and tastes great! The other sauces you

SNAILS: Are a favourite with The Little Geranium customers. should be able to find easily. The recipe for home-made chilli sauce I have done a few times in these articles. If you need that recipe email me.

You can email Steven your questions or enquiries to: steven@thelittlegeranium.com. Steven Saunders FMCGB - The Little Geranium, La Cala de

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How to grow Aloevera flowers Photo Credit: Tang Yan Song Shutterstock

HAVING an attractively sculptured flowering cactus-type plant wh- ich is easy to grow, with minimal watering and care makes the Aloe vera a perfect addition to any balcony, terrace or garden. Aloes grow very well in pots, containers and planter boxes indoors or outdoors and in any welldrained areas of the garden with shade. It doesn’t grow very big when restricted to a smaller container and it will not become invasive in the garden. The difficult thing however is to obtain its flowers. The yellow tubular flowers of Aloe vera, borne on an up to 90 centimetre branched panicle or stem, are striking but there is an art to encouraging it to form flowers. The plants usually need to be more than four years old to flower. Aloes must be kept healthy by not exposing to cold in winter or sunburn in summer. They need plenty of light but not direct summer sun for very long in the day as the leaves will become burnt and, as they are long-lasting leaves, it can take a long time to re-

BEAUTIFUL: Flowering Aloe vera. cuperate with new leaves. They should, however, have maximum exposure to bright indirect or filtered sun- light. The flower buds form in late winter for blooming in spring so this is the time to allow the maximum exposure to sunlight with periods of direct sunlight from some milder

winter sun. In the garden under a deciduous tree is perfect for this to occur naturally. This will encourage the flowers to form. They require minimal fertiliser if you use a good quality soil mix and repot with new mixture every couple of years. An annual weak liquid fertiliser in early spring will help in-

spire the flowers and hea- lthy growth. Aloe vera has been grown for thousands of years as a medicinal herb, particularly for the skin for sunburn and as a moisturiser in many parts of the world. It has been in cultivation so long and has hybridised, so that its ori-

gins from naturally growing species in the Sahara and Middle East was only determined through DNA testing. Extracts from its colourless gellike inner tissue are extremely popular for use in cosmetics and for a wide range of herbalist applications. Ironically, the skin of the plant has elements which can be a harmful irritant to sensitive people. To grow Aloe successfully it must have good drainage from the soil mix that it grows in. It is best watered after the soil has become dry as it doesn’t tolerate wet feet for long. Incorporating plenty of composted potting mix, sand and fine gravel will assist with drainage. Propagation is very easy as offset shoots appear around the mature parent plant. The plant can be lifted and the offsets removed and placed in a position to grow the new plants. As they transplant easily the parent plant can be returned to its place and will continue to grow happily. Removing the offsets will help encourage the plant to flower.

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pets THE decision to buy or to adopt a dog is not one to take lightly. It’s a serious commitment with several factors to consider. Are you really ready to have a dog? As fun as dogs can be, it’s a serious decision. You’re taking responsibility for a living creature that’s completely dependent on you. They require food, shelter, healthcare, exercise, attention, love, time and money. If you’re not completely prepared to provide all of these things, you’re not yet ready to own a dog. Your lifestyle is one of the biggest factors to consider as all dogs require attention, but some do need much more than others. If left alone they won’t do so well and are more likely to destroy items in your home. MORE than nine million people in Spain own a pet and many travel with them in cars at some point, especially during the holidays. It’s important to know how to travel safely with pets as they can distract drivers and cause accidents if not correctly restrained within the vehicle. Spanish traffic laws, although not very clear, stress pets must be restrained inside cars in a way that they can’t move about, fall or destabilise the vehicle. Pets on the loose or on someone’s lap could cause injuries and be a traffic risk. Dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, birds… 49.3 per cent of homes in Spain now have some sort of pet according

Are you ready to own a dog?

CANINE CHOICE: For when you’re ready and able. The same can be said for exercise. Some dogs require much more time to run around, while others can get by with less physical activity. If you’re often away from home choose a dog that will manage well in your absence like the independent

breeds Dachshund, Mastiff or Yorkshire Terrier. Once you know what you want you have two options, you can buy from a reputable breeder or adopt from a shelter. Unless looking for a purebred consider adoption as

it’s not as expensive as buying a pet from a breeder. Animals from a shelter are usually screened for health and temperament, so you can be more sure it’s the right animal for your home. However, if you’re looking for a specific breed, a breeder (or a specific breed rescue) is the way to go. Ask for references and check how many times a year they breed. A good breeder generally only produces one to three litters a year and will guarantee their dogs against most major health defects. Pet stores offering puppies is not a good option as they tend to purchase from breeders producing many litters a year with no concern for the health and well-being of their dogs.

Travelling in cars with pets to the National Petfood Producers Association (ANFAAC). So how exactly should we go about safely taking them for a drive? The RACE (Royal Automobile Club Spain) has proved how important it is to restrain pets correctly through trials and crash tests, simulating a head-on collision at 50km/h with dummies of an adult driver and pets. These are the safest: Harnesses are best for dogs, they should restrain the pet and be attached to the seatbelt or the Isofix system, if the car has one.

Straps attached to a dog’s collar should never be used. For large dogs, it’s better to put them in the boot with a grating running from the ceiling to the floor that meets DIN 75410-2 regulations. Another option is a dog carrier. Place large ones sideways in the boot or medium and small sized pet carriers can go on the floor in the back, as close as possible to the back of the front seats. Tests found carriers strapped with a seatbelt tend to break and pets go flying in accidents. Never leave pets suffering

in the heat inside a closed car. Don’t forget to give them enough water and food and stop for a bit of exercise every two hours.

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New chapter for Dickens with SPV Racing

SWEDISH former racing driver Stanley Dickens, who won the Le Mans 24-hours in 1989, has joined SPV Racing as their team manager. At the moment SPV Racing are entered in the Michelin Le Mans Cup with a single Ligier JS P3 LMP3 car, but will soon be rolling out a second Ligier. An LMP2 test programme is due to start in the second half of this year, with a chance of some races before the end of the year. Alongside this, SPV are involved in GT4 racing in Spain and are preparing to join the new FIA Electric GT Series with a pair of Tesla Model S P100DLs. Stanley Dickens enjoyed a successful racing career which saw him win a European Championship, a Japanese Championship and ultimately the 1989 Le Mans 24-Hours with Sauber Mercedes.

Moving into team management upon retiring from the track, Dickens guided his Sports Racing Team Sweden to the FIA Sportscar Championship SR2 title in 2001 with Larry Oberto and Thed Bjork. “I have had the opportu-

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nity now to work with the SPV team at a number of tests in Spain and Portugal, getting to know the mechanics, engineers and drivers. We have podium ambitions in the Michelin Le Mans Cup 2018 but the

long-term goal is to establish a platform for years to come.” SPV Racing CEO Raul Garcia is delighted with the recruitment of Dickens and said: “We are very glad to have Stanley joining the team as

the manager of the LMP programme. “His experience as a driver and team manager will be very valuable as we continue to expand.”

NEED FOR SPEED: SPV Racing are hoping to make a mark on the Le Mans Cup (inset) Stanley Dickens.

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Generation Amazing attracts Spanish talent by Anthony Harwood AS well as preparing to take over as manager of the Doha-based team Al Sadd, Spanish football legend Xavi Hernandez has also got to work as Qatar’s new global ambassador for the World Cup. Last week the tiny Gulf state announced it was expanding its promotion of football at grassroots level into four new countries as part of the legacy of the 2022 tournament. The Generation Amazing scheme, which aims to benefit a million people by 2022, is being championed by Xavi, 38, who said: “The Generation Amazing motto would be similar to Johan Cruyff’s motto: ‘If you have the chance to help someone, you should’. “I have seen first-hand what football can achieve in communities in Qatar and across the region. Football has the power to unite people, dispel stereotypes and break down social barriers.” Kuwait, Oman, India and the Philippines have been picked in the second wave of countries to be part of Generation Amazing.” Already more than 33,000 people in some of the most poverty-stricken parts of the world in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Nepal and Pakistan have benefitted from the initiative. Football pitches such as the one built at the Al Baqa’a refugee camp in Jordan have been used for training courses

GENERATION AMAZING: Enriching lives through football.

organised for young people living there. Xavi played for Barcelona for 17 years from 1998, winning eight La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns, while claiming the World Cup with Spain in 2010. For Generation Amazing, Qatar has teamed up with streetfootballworld, a global non-governmental organisation that seeks ‘to improve the lives of marginalised young people by using sport

Benitachell Bowls Club BENITACHELL BOWLS CLUB has achieved many successes this year. Their Berleen team has won the League this season, the first time for eight years. They were just one point ahead of local rivals Javea Green. The first game was at home against Bonalba back in October 2017 and the season ended with an away game at San Miguel. A total of 16 games have been played with 10 wins and one draw, how vital that one point for the draw proved to be! They used 12 different players during the season to make the team of four required for each match. They were John and Lynne Avey, Bob and

Margaret Bailey, Dave Buttell, Richard Chamberlain, Vivian Erridge, Iris and Richard Gardiner, Viv Humble Rebecca Langan and Lynda Warnes. Further successes were the Northern League Championship, the Premier 20-20 and some of their members have also managed the semi-finals of the Javea Green Easter trips and the semi-finals of the Finca Guila trips. There was a large turnout for the Last Man Standing (many ladies do feel it should be last person standing), two ladies made the finals but the game finished with Alex Fisher winning with Rod Warnes as runner-up.

- and football in particular’. Now top football players in India, the Philippines, Kuwait and Oman are going to be recruited to help expand the project from the original six countries, including Qatar. One refugee at the Al Baqa’a camp said: “It was the best experience I ever had. I love football and my teammates. We take the games very seriously, but it doesn’t matter who wins or loses. Just that

everyone plays and has fun. I dream of becoming the best footballer in the world”. A Generation Amazing spokesman said: “Every training session we deliver is based around football - to instantly engage people and fix the principles being taught in their minds. Our ambassadors also help to attract interest, with sporting personalities supplying star power and local ambassadors forming a link between us and those benefitting from the training. “By doing so these community spaces offer disenfranchised communities a platform for positive development, emphasising the power of football and utilising it as a tool for social development”. As well as 33,000 people around the world, Generation Amazing has also reached 35 schools in Qatar, working with 132 sports coaches, 50 youth group football coaches, 15 Qatari football players and workers from seven construction sites across Qatar. Last week it was reported in Marca that Xavi will retire this summer and take over as coach of Al Sadd, which he joined as a player in 2015. At the end of this season he will travel to Russia for the opening game of the World Cup, and see Spain’s fixture against Portugal, as a guest of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino. There is speculation that he could take over the Qatar team for the 2022 World Cup.

Pego Golf Society THE Society had 34 players at their last meeting which for a change was held in nice weather playing a Yellow Ball Competition. This is a format that can test friendships to the limit, depending on who loses the yellow ball and there were just two guests. The winning team was Carla C h a s z c z e w s k i , D a v e O ’ C o n n o r, Michel Grin and Stella Fox with a great score of 162 points. Second was the team of Shaun O’Gorman, Donna Green, Keith Price and Jim Hayward with a very good score of 146 points. The rest of the players looked on in envy as most lost the yellow ball sometime during the competition. Nearest The Pin on Hole 5, second shot was Simon Fox with 3.2m and on Hole 16 was Malcolm

YELLOW BALL: Some of the happy players. Sharp with 3.5m. T h e r e w e r e t w o t w o ’s , R o g e r Brown and Dave O’Connor, but as neither had put into the pot they went away empty handed, the winner with a card draw being Rob Westlands. Balls in the Water today totalled 93, correctly guessed by John

Evans. There was one Matchplay and Terry Langley beat Bill Pike one up. Next week they have a Singles Stableford competition, any guests wishing to play, subject to handicap, should contact Penny Barden on pegohandicapsec@gmail.com.