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Brazil cocaine smugglers foiled by Ray Chadwick TWO concurrent operations - one by the National Police and another from the Guardia Civil - have resulted in three people arrested as they tried to allegedly smuggle cocaine into Alicante-Elche Airport from Brazil. A total of 12 kilos of cocaine was seized. The first success concerned two men, aged 33 and 37, who were acting suspiciously and had their luggage searched by the Canine and Drug Unit based at the airport. The drugs weren’t that easy to find at first, but when one case had been taken apart they were found hidden inside the lining. The other arrest by the Guardia Civil found four kilos of cocaine in a large suitcase sealed with plastic and secured with a padlock. The fact it raised suspicions, they asked for it to be opened and at first everything appeared normal, since it contained the usual clothes and personal belongings. However, once the clothes were taken out, 114 small pots of what appeared to be clothing dye were discovered. They were immediately placed through an X-ray

SUSPICIOUS: Drugs stash hidden in suitcases and in dye bottles. machine where a number of irregularities were spotted. When the first bottle was opened, it contained a piece of cotton wool covering a bag of white powder; subsequent tests showing it to be cocaine. Throughout the year, offi-

cers experienced in monitoring and controlling drugs are deployed at Alicante-Elche Airport especially to look out for the so-called ‘hot flights’ which arrive from different parts of South America and a well-known exit point for drug trafficking.

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by Darren Parmenter

Water and electric can mix Photo credit: Hidraqua

IT’S not only individual motorists that are steadily making the switch to more environmentally friendly d r i v i n g . Wa t e r c o m p a n y Hidraqua is also making the change and have announced their own new fleet of electric vehicles that have been unveiled in Benidorm. Five new vehicles will be seen around and about town and it’s estimated that in one year alone they will save 12.5 tons of CO2 emissions. The presentation was all part of the contribution Benidorm has made to commemorate European Mobility Week. Manager of Hidraqua, Javier Diez, said during the unveiling that “there is a five-year

FIVE-YEAR PLAN: Aim for all Hidraqua vehicles to be electric.

Foot fetish abuser detained ALICANTE’S Guardia Civil has arrested a man suspected of sexual abuse toward a 14-year-old girl. In addition, he is alleged to have carried out similar assaults on four 17year-old girls in the Medio Vinalopo district. According to reports, the detained man, a 27-year-old, had been carrying out these alleged assaults for at least two months... but none of them had been reported to the authorities. They eventually became aware when the mother of the 14-year-old went to the Guardia Civil. Apparently, the girl was approached by the man who forced her up against a wall and restrained her. He then removed one of her shoes and began behaving lewdly while licking the girl’s foot. She eventually managed to get away from her abuser and run for home. As the investigation progressed, new victims appeared who, whether out of fear or shame, had also not reported similar assaults on them. Up to 12 victims in total confirmed suffering the same experiences in which a man held them and licked their feet. As soon as the Guardia Civil were certain of the man’s identity and subsequently identified by all the girls, he was arrested and later remanded in custody.

plan in place that will hopefully see a total of 20 electric vehicles, and a goal of eventually replacing the entire fleet of petrol or diesel with electric.” According to Diez, each of the new vehicles can travel 200 kilometres on one charge, and while the costs are expensive compared to the traditional diesel engines, the environmental savings more than compensate. The vehicles will also contain a number of tips blazoned across them aimed at encouraging a more responsible use of the water resources and raise awareness among the local people and visitors alike.

Two in one day AS part of an ongoing operation by the National Police against drug trafficking, two people have been arrested in the same Benidorm street. One of them was allegedly offering tourists cocaine, that turned out to be other powdered medicine, as well as cannabis resin and ecstasy tablets. The first arrested was a 20-year-old woman in a well-known leisure area of Benidorm when police on patrol saw that she was offering people various substances. The second was a 29year-old man who was acting suspiciously and ran away from the scene as police approached. He was later caught after a short chase through the streets.

Alicante ring-road crash A 73-YEAR-OLD man has been injured after his car overturned while he was driving on the Alicante Ring Road. It is unknown at this stage what caused the accident which didn’t involve any other vehicle. The man needed to be freed by firefighters from his car on the A-70 close to

the exit for Villafranqueza, and one of the two lanes was closed in the Valencia direction for the duration. I n i t i a l l y, t h e d r i v e r o n l y had minor injuries but according to reports he later lost consciousness and therefore was taken to the Alicante General Hospital for a more thorough examination.

Ding-dong... it’s gone wrong! PATIENTS in the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa have been forced to shout at nurses and doctors as a significant amount of the bell network used to alert them from the wards has malfunctioned. According to reports, this situation has existed since June and nothing has been done to solve the problem, despite all the inconveniences. Two of the most affected areas are surgery and gynaecology, where many of the patients are unable to move post-operation and are those that need to call the staff more often. Hospital spokesperson, Rosa Luis Cereceda, acknowledged the problems and said this was due to some old switchboards. To replace the whole system would cost in the region of €60,000.

www.rtnnewspaper.com Glass door accident kills young boy AN-11-year-old boy has died as a result of an accident at his home in Valencia. According to reports, the child was playing with his younger 10-year-old brother when they were home alone, as their parents had gone out shopping. As they were playing indoors, one of them went through a glass door and suffered two very deep cuts to his stomach. These led to him having a cardiac arrest. His brother, who received an injury to his arm, was able to raise the alarm. The seriously injured boy was taken to the La Fe Hospital but later died due to the severity of his wounds.

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Train links for Alicante port Photo credit: Foundling WikimediaPhoto credit: Pixnio

by Darren Parmenter HE port of Alicante has included a major remodelling of its rail terminal as part of its investment plans for the period 2018 to 2022. The plan is to allow access to the two docks for international freight trains, and make them ready to connect with the ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ and the wider gauge. They will then be able to accommodate the 700-metre-long trains that travel around Europe. According to reports, the absence of a competitive rail connection in the port has lost the area around €15 million in recent years, with much of the freight going by road

REMODELLING: Alicante Port to increase capacity by 2022.

to Algeciras. If the status quo continues, the future trade between Alicante with the Canary Islands and Algeria could be threatened. The planned improvements will see the number of containers going through Alicante increasing to 200,000 by 2022,

which are 40,000 more than at present. Alicante is now the main port that supplies the Canary Islands from mainland Spain, with around 70 per cent of the container traffic going from there. The sea route also maintains an estimated 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Violent gang arrested NATIONAL POLICE have arrested those believed to be behind a violent robbery on a home in Denia. The incident took place during August in the Valencian municipality of Requena, when the detainees burst into a home and attacked the owner. They tied them up and threatened them with a knife before getting away from the scene with cash and goods valued at more than €2,000. They managed to get €1,000 of the cash after forcing the victim to provide a PIN number and taking it from a bank. Jewellery, a television and a top-of-the-range mobile phone was later recovered and returned to their rightful owner.

Teenage car death A 19-YEAR-OLD girl has died as a result of a crash on the N-332 in Campello. The accident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning due to causes that are still being investigated. According to reports, there was no other vehicle involved in the incident which saw the car leaving the road and overturning, killing the driver... the only occupant of the vehicle.

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Councils to justify tourism grants by Glenn Scott

Photo credit: Zarateman Wikimedia Commons

N order to qualify for future grants and subsidies from the Valencian Community Government, the Alicante Province will be modifying the criteria that must be satisfied by the 64 ‘tourist’ municipalities. As such, the individual councils must come up with their own specific plans and participate in training programmes, which will enable them to qualify for aid. The announcement was made by the regional secretary for tourism, Francesc Colomer, who

REGISTERED: There are 64 councils classed as tourist friendly.

said that his department is in the process of writing the new regulations related to the area of Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality. Throughout Alicante, there are 64 councils recognised as tourist communities. Only the basic details have been given, but it was

stated that from now on the awards will be based not only on the number of hotel rooms or apartments available and overnight stays. It will now depend on the strategy that each council produces that will have to display a ‘proactive position’ in respect to tourism.

Supermarket fire FIREFIGHTERS were forced to evacuate a supermarket in Benidorm after a fire broke out among cardboard boxes stored in the backyard. It’s not known what started the blaze at the establishment on the busy Avenida de Europa on Monday afternoon, but the fire brigade took no chances when they arrived and got the 10 people inside at the time to vacate the building due to the amount of smoke that had been generated. According to reports, there were no injuries as a result of the incident.

Squatters return RESIDENTS living on the Montgo in Denia have formally complained about the several families who have taken over an unfinished urbanisation and are squatting. According to reports, there are also a number of alleged dangerous breeds of dogs roaming around in an attempt to frighten and keep people at bay. The local people are saying that they are in-

timidated by, and scared of, the squatters and affect the security in this district of Denia. It’s not a new problem as police evicted a number of squatters who were living in the incomplete apartments and houses back in 2014. Denia Council were able to build a perimeter fence to stop them, but in recent months the squatters have returned.

Local craft on display AMATA’S Craft Fair will be held on October 5, 6 and 7 and will be combined with a number of other activities. As part of the Craft Fair, local products will be on sale, and there will be a children’s fun fair, workshops and art exhibitions. On the Saturday night there’s a rock concert and fireworks. Early risers can go for a guided walk in the surrounding mountains, starting at 9am on Saturday, for bookings phone 658 414 426). The film festival starts at 9pm on Friday and folk dancing is on Saturday at 7pm. The Craft Fair will open at 6pm on Friday and then be open from 11am till 2pm and from 5pm till about 10pm or 11pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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Lift gets a lift A LIFT installed in the Denia Town Hall in 2009 which has hardly worked since is to be removed and replaced. It has been shut down for a number of years as it fails to comply with accessibility regulations. When it was installed almost 10 years ago, it cost €125,000, and the tender for the new programme of works at a cost of €70,000 saw just one company take up the offer.

CARLOS LINARES, the mayor of Teulada-Moraira has taken part in two national TV shows on RTVE and La 2 as a way of promoting the municipality worldwide. The programmes, shown on two c o n s e c u t i v e Tu e s d a y m o r n i n g s and called ‘La Aventura del Saber’ (The Adventure of Knowledge) saw the mayor giving a guided tour of

the area, and will be shown across Spain as well as a number of planned showings on the international channel. The programmes highlighted the natural beauty of the area as well as delving into its history, its succulent gastronomy and its wine production, featuring the famous muscatel grape.

T’S been a strange and very untypical summer across the Costa Blanca this year. Not only has the weather seen some twists and turns, tourism has also fluctuated at levels not witnessed for some time. July was a particularly bad year for the tourist trade, and many hoteliers and visitor-reliant businesses saw this as a warning for the future. Whilst Spanish tourists continued to rise, it was the drops in foreigners that caused the most concern. However, and according to figures supplied by a Hotel Situation Survey, the month of August came to the rescue. Despite numbers of guests falling, the amount of money taken reached record levels and so the

Photo credit: Diego Delso Wikimedia

Teulada-Moraira on TV

August saves the tourism day

CASHING IN: More money taken than ever.

lower occupancy level has been offset by higher profits. Guests have paid an average of €85.99 per night. Overall, the Costa Blanca witnessed an average hotel occupancy rate of 83.68 per cent, compared to 87.05 per cent last year. They are the worst returns for the month of August since

2009. In basic numbers, of the 83,750 hotel beds available across the coast, 11,750 were empty every day during the month. In the case of Benidorm - the accepted tourism capital of the Costa Blanca - they had their lowest August level of hotel occupation since 2005... at 84.37 per cent.

Coffee, cake and a little Contraband! CANCER CARE is pleased to announce further fundraising events and some forthcoming presentations over the coming days and weeks. Taking place today (Friday), you might just have time to go to the Cancer Care Coffee Morning between 10am and 1pm outside Mr Punch in Javea Park. For just €3 you can get a coffee accompanied by a sumptuous slice of home-made and donated cakes, and all in aid of a good cause too. Also, next Saturday, October 6 - again at Mr Punch - is a fundraiser for Cancer Care and Catland featuring the music of Contraband. Tickets are €15 and include a bottle of wine between two people. Food avail-

able from 6pm and the music is on from 8pm to 11pm. Thanks to the generosity of local people, Cancer Care will be presenting boxes of special cream to the Oncology Department of Denia Hospital. The hospital doesn’t get funding for this cream any more which is recommended for cancer patients who suffer from skin reactions or burns from radiotherapy. In addition, Hamilton’s of Moraira did a sky-dive in aid of Cancer Care a few months ago which was able to raise €2,000. There will be a special presentation at their office by way of saying a big thank you for their help, support and bravery.

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Daredevils in Altea CREDIT: Mark Shearman.

FIREFIGHTERS: At hand because of the close proximity.

Firework crescendo By Mark Shearman KRAKATOA, a volcano that erupted in 1883 was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people at a distance of 40 miles and was clearly heard 3,000 miles away. This is what it felt like watching the fireworks at the Moors and Christians in Altea and oddly enough there was also a shower of shrapnel from hot burning carboard fragments to full firework carcases.

Nevertheless, it was a spectacular spectacle of surprising vision and timing building up to a noisy smoky crescendo. The mascletà is not like the normal fireworks we use in the UK at night. It’s best described as ‘noise fireworks’, where the most important factors are the rhythm of the explosions, the amount of noise made and the amount of smoke created. Light and colour are not factored into it as the flashers are barely visible in the daylight.

RISKY: One false move could lead to injury. FOLLOWING on from the start of the Moors and Christians in Altea, the church - La Mare de Déu del Consol - was the scene as several teams of acrobats displayed their skills as they formed human pyramids (construcciones humanas o piramides). This precarious formation is made with three or four people who lock arms

in a kind of standing scrum two or more people support a tier of higher people, who in turn support other higher tiers. People above the bottom tier may kneel or stand on the shoulders, backs or thighs of the people below them. The number of people in each tier is more than the tier immediately above it, resulting in a triangular structure hence, the name pyramid.

Cute youngsters, wearing their team uniforms and wrapped in colourful scarfs around their waists, clambered up the bodies, until they stood straight, gained balance and then kissed their fingers in a salute and held their arms out to form a cross. One false move and they would be seriously injured on the rough, cobbled stone surface below.

Oldest cinema reopening WITH almost 70 years of history, the Jayan de Javea cinema is about to be given a makeover. It’s been in operation since 1950 and is the only working cinema in the Marina Alta. Since September 11, the outside is

in the process of being remodelled with the aim of giving better access to the cinemagoers. The cinema - with a capacity for 350 people and run by the Catala-Ortuño family - should be reopening in mid-October.

Education grant request POLITICAL party CUP has asked the Pedreguer Council to revise the scale of local grants given to higher education so that families in financial difficulties can benefit. According to reports, they state that the level of income is rarely taken into consideration when awarding such

grants and those families are receiving help even if their income is high. In addition, they are complaining that everyone is receiving the same amount irrespective of what they earn. Therefore, they are proposing the introduction of a scale that proportionally awards the grants.

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U3A Calpe returns after the summer HE U3A Calpe got together for their first meeting after the summer break and 110 people came along to enjoy a very interesting talk. It was by John Hopwood who outlined the history of F W Woolworth and company. An incredible history of immense wealth beyond imagination; billions, in fact, but not enjoyed by most of the family however, as three of the men discovered that high powered sports cars and drink do not mix. The U3A Calpe walking group have announced

their October programme, beginning on Wednesday October 10 with a Calpe stroll starting at 10am from the Esmeralda Hotel. Itâ€™s a 12km walk and will probably last around four hours, with an optional lunch at the end. Wednesday October 17 takes in the Albir lighthouse with an optional loop to the ochre mine. 10am meeting at Gandia Travel in Calpe to car share. Wednesday October 24 is a nice walk from Fleix, visiting Campell and Benimaurel. This one is 11km and walking to 455 metres

at a slow pace. For more details of these walks, contact Ralph Marshall or Verity Waddle via the U3A website at www.u3acalpe.org, or call Ralph on 690 699 663. The next meeting will take place on October 18. 10am for 10.30am start at the Hotel Ar Sol Ifach, and those attending will be in for a special treat as the Denia Rock Choir will be entertaining from 11.15am. The contact details for U3A Calpe, e-mail: secre tary@u3acalpe.com Travel enquiries: e-mail: travel@u3acalpe.org Facebook: U3A Travel

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U3A Marina Baixa - September meeting THE U3A Marina Baixa held their monthly General Meeting at the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi, with an excellent 134 members coming along, which included four new members and one visitor. Following the meeting, one of the members, Geoff Mitchell, gave a very interesting talk, entitled ‘My Kind of Music’ detailing his love of Classical Music and his personal history in several choirs up and down the country. In addition, he spoke of

Kitchen blaze A FIRE that broke out in the kitchen of a threestorey house in Calpe is understood to have started when the family of four were preparing food. According to reports, i t ’s n o t k n o w n w h a t caused the blaze and nobody was injured. The kitchen in this particular house is in the basement, with two floors above and as the fire took hold, the four occupants managed to get outside. Two fire engines from Benidorm and Benissa rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire, and followed this up by using two powerful fans to fully ventilate the house.

Closer to the people SIX bodies of Local Police in the Marina Baixa have reinforced their presence on social media with the aim of having a greater connection with the people. Police forces operating in Benidorm, Altea, Finestrat, La Nucia, Polop and Callosa already have a combined total of 24,000 people following their profiles on Facebook. These pages can serve two purposes. Not only can local people see at a click of a mouse some of their day-to-day work, but they can also be used by the Local Police to get the word out quickly and efficiently on emergencies, road closures and other items of interest on a daily basis.

his continued encouragement to get young people to enjoy this type of music. Several of the members then enjoyed an excellent meal at the Oasis Restaurant, in La Nucia. U3A Marina Baixa holds its general meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at the auditorium in the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi. The next meeting will be on Monday October 22.

Doors open at 10am and the desks close at 10.50am to enable a prompt 11am start. If you have not heard of the U3A Marina Baixa and would like to join them, you can be assured of a very warm welcome. Please visit the website www.u3amarinabaixa.com to find out more information, and there is also a Facebook page. You can also contact the secretary, Joan Flint, on 965 861 226 or 663 637 167.

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A LOCAL financial planning firm has won a top award after judges picked it out for its passion and ethics. Chorus Financial, may be young - it was founded in Javea just two years ago - but it has quickly made a name for itself amongst clients and within the financial industry itself. Judges decided to recog-

Financial winners! nise Chorus for its campaign to educate the British public in Spain. The judging panel, made up of some of Europe’s top independent experts,

praised the firm for its passion and ethics. Chorus won the International Adviser award for Excellence in Marketing and was shortlisted with just two

other companies for Overall Best Adviser Firm in Europe. After the awards, Senior Partner Tracy Storer said: “For Chorus to be recog-

nised in such a manner is testament to the hard work we have put in over the last two years. “We have not held back with our criticism on how

AWARDED: Tracy Storer and Sam Kelly.

certain firms in our industry operate, and we feel that by better educating the public, the industry as a whole will continue to improve.” Chorus articles feature regularly in both the Euro Weekly News and RTN, and are read by tens of thousands of British expats weekly. Sam Kelly, Managing Partner of Chorus, spoke exclusively to us this week. Sam said: “The support we have received from EWN Media Group has been invaluable. Our campaign was designed to better educate those living in Spain who are considering financial advice. This simply could not be compacted into a tweet or 30 second advert, and through the good old medium of print, we have been given a platform to provide clear, unrushed and often vital information. “We just hope that a small firm like Chorus winning such a prestigious award will send a message to the industry as a whole. If you do the right thing by your clients, and approach your business in an ethical manner, you can make a difference.”

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Hundreds raised on London walk

ONE of the EWN Media Group’s leading staff members has raised hundreds of euros above her target for a cancer charity after completing a night time walk in London. N i c k i Burgess, general manager at the company, took part in Cancer Research UK’s Shine Night Walk in the British capital last week. Nicki, her daughter Jade and friends Amy Fuller and Lisa and Josie Milbank joined around 20,000 others for the sponsored hike. It saw participants take in some of the capital’s bestknown sites on a 20-kilometre route. Nicki raised a total of €1,067 for Cancer Research UK after setting a personal target of €560. Her team raised more than €1,804 between them. Nicki said everyone taking part had shown enthusiasm and dedication. “I saw one woman there who clearly had cancer and I thought that was so inspirational. Everyone had glowing lights and tiaras on, it

WINNING DUO: Nicki and Jade with their medals by The Shard made for a really great atmosphere,” she said. Nicki added she decided to take part in memory of her mum June who died of bowel cancer. “Although it was raining on the night the atmosphere there was amazing. It was harder than I thought it would be but there was an amazing team spirit among all those who took part,” she said. Nicki’s team and the other walkers set off from the city’s Southwalk Park at around 10.15pm. They passed by sites including Tower Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and

The Shard while en route. Nicki’s team finished the route at around 3.50am. She said Londoners treated her, her team and all the other walkers very well. “ T h e r e were people on hand to collect rubbish and to hand out protein bars and drinks to us,” she said. She added she had been sponsored by the EWN Media Group and Golden Leaves, a family insurance company. “I would like to thank both the EWN Media Group and Golden Leaves for supporting me on the walk,” she said. The Shine Walk takes place every year in cities across Britain. All the money raised goes towards Cancer Research UK in their ongoing effort to find new ways of preventing, diagnosing and curing all types of the illness. Anyone who wants to donate to Nicki and her team can still do so by visiting: https://fundraise.cancer researchuk.org/page/inmemory-of-my-beautifulmum-june.

Honouring the women BENISSA Council has approved a space that will be named and dedicated to the women who work and have previously been employed in the local muscatel grape industry. The inauguration of the Placeta de Les Estisoradores will be on October 21, and

is the latest in recognition of the role of women in the history of the area, as well as reminding people of a major part of the historic heritage. The proposal to name the square was approved unanimously at the last council meeting.

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Please point me to a plastic-free life by Barry Duke

FOR two years I have been keeping tabs on the amount of money spent on comestibles for the two humans and a pair of small pooches that occupy Casa del Duke. So when I was being grilled recently about the cost of living in Spain, I was able to tell my questioner, who was considering settling here from the UK, that our average monthly spend on groceries and pet food was precisely €182.06. That’s around €81.00 less than the average family food bill in the south-east of England. He blinked in disbelief, and opined that we must be living solely on pasta, rice and potatoes. Nothing can be further from the truth. The simple answer to our low food bills is that I buy top quality fresh produce from small

independent shops. So called ‘ready meals’ have absolutely no place in our home for three reasons: first they are costly, second they are rarely palatable and last - but most important - is the fact the amount of plastic packaging in which they are sold goes beyond lunacy. To make matters worse, retailers are wrapping items that need no packaging at all. Take coconuts, for example. Sainsbury’s in the UK came in for a great deal of flak earlier this year when it began offering ‘organic’ Thai coconuts wrapped in plastic ‘to keep them fresh’. But a recent study found that coconuts stay fresher for longer when stored in a natural, plastic-free state. The madness doesn’t end there. A YouTube video entitled ‘The worst examples of unnecessary product packaging’ shows strawberries nestling individually

in a bed of foam rubber; single slices of bread wrapped in plastic; and peeled orange segments and even solitary cans of Coca Cola in plastic tubs. Most bizarre of all was a CD container for an anti-virus program that a geezer called Julian Williams received when he

bought a new computer. When he opened the plastic box there was no CD in it - just a message telling him ‘No disk needed’! Despite making every effort to avoid plastic-wrapped products, I still have to haul a large bag of plastic waste to the recycling bin

EPIDEMIC: Plastics are polluting our world. Credit CC0 Creative Commons

outside our apartment each week. It’s an exercise in futility. Why? Because plastic is much more difficult to recycle than materials like glass, aluminium or paper, so most of it ends up in landfills or incinerators, and, most worryingly of all, in our seas. Writing for the Guardian earlier this year, Annie Leonard pointed out that ‘every minute, every single day, the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters our oceans. ‘In the name of profit and convenience, corporations are literally choking our planet with a substance that does not just go away. ‘Since the 1950’s, some 8.3bn tons of plastic have been produced worldwide, and to date, only 9 per cent of that has been recycled. Our oceans bear the brunt of our plastics epidemic - up to 12.7m tons of plastic end up in them every year’. Cue Private Frazer, of Dad’s Army fame: ‘We’re all doomed!’ Or hop across to YouTube to watch, El humano es el VIRUS mas peligroso de este planeta. (The human is the most dangerous VIRUS on this planet.)

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The fallen comrade JACK SWIFT joined the Cyclogical cycling group over a year ago and instantly became one of the boys. Road cycling changed his life and from the day he joined the group he improved considerably, not only on his bike but socially as well. On his way home on September 16, after a great training ride, Jack was hit by a car only a short distance from his home and had to be airlifted to Alicante Hospital where unfortunately he passed away during the night. In his memory a memorial ride was h o s t e d o n S u n d a y, September 23 by all his cycling friends and an amazing 280 riders attended. It was held around the lake at Torremendo, which was one of Jackâ€™s favourite rides. The family would like to

SAD LOSS: Jack will always be remembered.

thank everyone who attended and for making the day a special one. Jack will always be remembered and Team Cyclogical and all his

friends send their cond o l e n c e s t o Tr a c e y, Paul and Ellie at this sad time. What a sad loss of such a young life.

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LOCAL people in the old town of Villajoyosa have launched a campaign to ‘fill the area with life.’ The historic district is one of the most visited on the Costa Blanca, but despite being a popular tourist attraction, residents want to see more incentives for people to buy homes and to open new businesses. The Old Town Association is attempting to get as many signatures as possible - they already have 500 - to bring attention to the wants and the needs of the residents, as they look to the future of their municipality.

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Villajoyosa looks ahead

FARE FREE: Metrovalencia trains saw an 80 per cent increase.

Car free day on the TRAM T

O celebrate the ‘European Car Free Day’ last Saturday, almost 30,000 passengers travelled in Alicante for free on the TRAM train service. TRAM operators, FGV, said this represented an increase of 28.5 per cent when compared to the previous Saturday when the usual fares operated. In addition, the Metrovalencia attracted 230,000 passengers who also took advantage of the day of free travel aimed at taking people off the roads. In this example, an increase of 80 per cent over the average number from the Saturday before was recorded. The plan is to get local people to consider changing their habits in the way they move around the cities, encouraging them to leave the car at home and enjoy the advantages of using the public transport system that is safer, more accessible, more comfortable and, above all, helping the environment with reducing CO2 emissions.

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Something tastes fishy

Locals vote to be record-breakers A RECORD number of 57 different suggestions have been received by the Benidorm Council for possible inclusion in the 2019 budget. The idea of ‘Participatory Budgets’ encourages local people to give their ideas on which a set amount of council money will be spent, subject to technical advice and a final vote among the people. For 2019, €500,000 has been set aside and is usually 5 per cent of the total budget for the municipality. According to reports, the most popular of the 42 suggestions received to date are linked to issues of mobility, accessibility, and urban planning.

HELP stalwarts honoured

HAT a wonderful afternoon everyone had on Saturday on the occasion of a joint birthday party held for Enid Cotter and June Bamford.. both hard-working and popular members of HELP Benidorm. The day was organised by Marilyn Rogers. Born in Yorkshire, ‘well before the Second World War’, Enid Cotter was a Training Officer with EMI and, although she has seen so many challenging changes in her 90 years, she is still bright, cheerful and enthusiastic about the future. She has lived in Benidorm for the past 12 years and her main interest now is charity

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THE well-known ice cream parlour in Denia has produced a very different flavour as a tribute to ‘The Queen of Denia cuisine’. Prepared by Gelart, they have come up with a Red Shrimp ice cream, with a distinct pink colouring and taste. Using a mixture of tradition and innovation, each spoonful surprises the taste buds, and will be presented at the Denia Gastronomic Festival this weekend on their stand. The latest flavour compliments other flavours featuring Denia’s local produce, such as raisins, tangerines, and mistela... made from the muscatel grapes.

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CELEBRATION: The HELP birthday girls. work, particularly for HELP Benidorm where she has made many friends. Forever looking on the bright side, she strongly believes in the advice given by William Shakespeare in

Hamlet; Always be true to yourself and then you won’t be false to anyone else. A younger, but still very happy 81-year-old, for health reasons June Bamford came with her husband to

live on the Costa Blanca 27 years ago in the village of Abdet and renovated an old villa. However, after losing her husband she moved to La Nucia and became a stalwart member of HELP.

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AN ENORMOUS ONE: Candida Wright with her huge paella.

Paella day and dirty dusting N E A R LY 8 0 m e m b e r s and friends of Careline Theatre celebrated their annual Paella Day in the wonderful grounds of Fontilles last weekend. Careline president Candida Wright cooked

up the huge seafood paella, which was just one of three on offer for the hungry crowd. Careline’s next production in Alcalali is Dirty Dusting. This promises to be an evening of pure theatri-

cal Viagra, all done in the best possible taste! Three elderly cleaning ladies are about to be ‘put out to pasture’ by their overzealous office manager. They have little chance of another job at their age - how are they going to replace their lost income? A chance wrong number for a sex chat line rings into the office and gives them a great idea: ‘Why not run a sex chat line themselves?’ After all, their age and appearance won’t matter on the telephone and providing they can keep it from their boss, they could be onto a winner! This is a heart-warming, feel-good comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles and smiling every time you reach for the phone. Please note the dates for this production have changed to Thursday 8 to Saturday November 10 at 8pm. Contact the Box Office on 605 181 726 and at carelinebox office@gmail.com.

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SPOTLIGHT ON CALPE

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Dog’s get their permanent beach URING the last plenary session of Calpe Council, the councillors unanimously approved that Playa Les Urques can be used as a beach especially for dogs. Back in January 2017, the original by-law was brought in to allow dogs access to the area, although this was only for a six-month trial period and suspended afterwards to allow reports to be made on the viability or otherwise of the scheme. The study showed that the area had been kept in very good condition during the trial and actually resulted in less dog mess than in previous years, demonstrating the owners desire to have such a zone for their faithful friends. Part of the full-time agreement will include an increase in cleaning services, but they may not be used if the respect shown in the six-month experimental period continues. In 2016, Calpe Council carried out a consultation among the local people about having a dog beach, with most of those responding to the survey being in favour.

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New life for palm trees

ACCESS: Six month trial run leads to full time dog zone.

CALPE’S municipal gardeners will begin a palm tree replanting programme on the beaches. The trees that were on Carrer La Niña, will be relocated along the Playa Arenal-Bol and Playa Fossa, in groups of three, in order to create areas on natural shade for the beachgoers. The palms were taken up in April this year as part of a road refurbishment plan and temporarily replanted in a council plot to take root again and prepare them for their new homes. Now the summer has ended and with less people on the beaches to bother, almost 50 palm trees of the Washingtonia filifera variety, also known as desert fan palm, will be placed along the two beaches.

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Javea Book Circle TERRY GIFFORD, Visiting Professor, Centre for Writing and Environment, Bath Spa University, UK and Profesor Honorifico at the Universidad de Alicante and author of many books, will be talking about trees this coming Tuesday. The title of his talk is ‘Trees, the secret life of,’ and he will discuss their use in the literature of D H Lawrence and also in The Overstory, a new novel by Richard Pors, and Nightwoods by Charles Frazier. Javea Book Circle usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Javea Social Centre (near the parking in the Plaza de la Constitución Española) at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. New members are always welcome and for more information contact Nina Davies via e-mail: ninam davies@yahoo.co.uk or call 965 791 782. VISITOR: Author Terry Gifford to address the Javea Book Circle.

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money

Minister introduces electricity bill cuts Photo credit: Pixabay

EVERY little helps.. and that will certainly be the case when household electricity bills are due to drop by around €3 a month. The Minister for Energy Transition, Teresa Ribera, who has been in post since June has faced a critical moment in her short career as the cost of power has risen rapidly since she started. In fact, a typical electrical bill costs 86 per cent more now than it did 15 years ago. Among the measure introduced by Ribera is removing the 7 per cent energy generation tax, while increasing the eligibility for discounts for those on low incomes. The 7 per cent generation tax was introduced in 2012, when utility bills rocketed almost overnight - and it will not technically be removed, but reduced to just above zero so it can be increased again if bills start to go down. It was introduced by the previous Partido Popular

ASSISTANCE: Radiator and heater use accounts for large parts of an average electricity bill.

government led by Mariano Rajoy in an attempt to eat into the country’s €30 billion debt they had with primary power suppliers. At the moment, the av-

erage household in Spain will be paying €80.73 per month for electricity, with almost two-thirds of what customers pay for their power being eaten up in

taxes and charges; the incentive to try to cut down on home energy use is negligible. Electricity consumption in large parts of Spain is higher in summer than in winter, given the necessary use of fans and airconditioning round the clock. This compares to some northern, mountainous and inland areas where they then have to spend just as much - if not more - on radiators and under-floor heating systems. These new measures are estimated to benefit around 10 per cent of the Spanish population who can’t afford the heating bills in the cold winters, and are essentially singleparent families, the elderly, and young people who live on their own.

From Kensington to Mallorca A COUPLE looking to save up for a deposit on a one-bed flat in London has taken the decision to move to Spain while they do so, as it’s cheaper. According to a report in the UK media, Ryan and Kiera Crabbe - aged 33 and 36 respectively - will be saving around £1,200 on their monthly outgoings by swapping the property they rent in Kensington for a two-bed apartment in Mallorca. The couple, married for three years, are both freelance consultants and their work allowed them to move abroad while still being able to earn good money. They wouldn’t divulge their salaries but both admitted to being top-rate taxpayers, meaning they both earn more than £46,351 annually. Thanks to their new lifestyle in the sun, they are able to save £2,000 a month. As husband Ryan told The Sun newspaper: “We’re lucky that both of our jobs mean that we can live abroad and continue to earn what we did at home. “We knew we wanted to buy a place of our own but it was going to take us around six years to save for somewhere while we rented. “It’s a temporary arrangement as we’d love to go back, but we can see what it’s going to lead to - and the lifestyle is great here.”

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An apple a day…

APPLES: They really are good for you. ACCORDING to research, an apple a day really will keep the doctor - and a whole range of diseases - away. Scientists from Cambridge University, who surveyed 30,000 people about their diet, found that those who ate fruit were twice as likely to outlive

those who don’t. But what exactly in an apple is good for you? The skin of apples contains Pectin, which helps lower cholesterol and stabilises sugar levels. The flesh of an apple has many nutrients and benefits: An apple provides 25 per cent of the

recommended daily intake of Vitamin C; Vitamin E fights off free radicals responsible for our skin ageing; Boron helps keep energy levels high and Potassium helps the healthy functioning of cells, nerves and muscles; Dental experts are warning that the fruit can be as

bad as eating sweets. It should not be eaten as snacks because of its high level of sugar and acidity which erode teeth. The fruit’s sugar content has risen by up to 50 per cent over the last decade, which means it contains the equivalent of four teaspoons of sugar.

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Happas and delicious dishes at @EVITA @EVITA would like to present to you a concept that is unique in Spain. You pay a basic rate for your meals from the menu and then you decide what you think the real value of the meal is worth by adding more. @EVITA wants to make her love for the Mediterranean / Burgundian life accessible to everyone in every way with recognisable, honest and fresh products, presented in surprising ways. You can see this in their menu, where you decide your culinary journey yourself. Experience how the vision of the chef’s pure, traditional cuisine tastes! Enjoy their Mediterranean Happas and delicious dishes, typical wines in a nice cosy atmosphere, close to the beach in the beautiful Las Marinas El Poblet 156, Denia.

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Get juicing! JUICING is a great way of getting essential vitamins and nutrients into your body and with so many different combinations and options to try there is a taste to suit everyone. For maximum health benefits, make sure you include some of the following: Kale: a low-calorie vegetable that is rich in antioxidants and vitamins A, C and K. It is a good source of potassium and aids in muscle and heart health. Ginger: adding ginger to juice recipes can reduce nausea and stomach distress and can improve the body’s ability to absorb nutrients. Lemons: rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, lemons also contain beta carotene which supports eye health and helps protect bones from osteoporosis. Blueberries: often described as a ‘super food’ they are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C and juicing with blueberries can help the body overcome urinary tract infections. Cinnamon: helps the body fight off colds and mild bacterial infections. Adding cinnamon may also help control blood sugar levels and reduce joint pain. VITAMINS: Juice is healthy and tasty.

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Coffee, cocktails & tapas beachside CAFÉ ALBIR is situated in a prominent position on the seafront in Albir. They have built an enviable reputation on the Costa Blanca for style, atmosphere and charisma, but most importantly, for keeping customers happy and coming back for more. It is the perfect place for holidaymakers and locals to mingle and enjoy the tranquil setting on the beautiful sunny terrace bar where, you can take in the perfect view of the Mediterranean Sea enhanced by palm trees. We are sure you will have an unforgettable time. They serve a full menu all day including a choice of snacks, breakfasts, sandwiches, rolls, burgers, salads and ice creams, with more choices to suit everyone’s tastes. Overall, it’s a delight of British and European dishes. Not to mention the presentation, which is beautiful, and definitely worthy of an Instagram.

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FISH AND CHIPS as a dish, has been the favourite of the British people since it was first introduced in 1860 and even abroad with holidaymakers and expats it remains a firm choice and a constant source of comfort food. But don’t expect to see only Britain’s number one favourite at David’s Fish and Chip Diner. There’s plenty to choose from their carefully thought out menu. They also offer a broad range of healthy alternatives and not just for those who have chosen a Flexitarian, Pescatarian, OvoLacto Vegetarian or Vegan lifestyle. David’s Fish and Chip Diner will make food to order for those trying to avoid gluten. Dine in comfort in their 20seat air-conditioned restaurant or dine al fresco on the 30-seat terrace. Alternatively, you can of course order a takeaway. It’s all about choice. David’s believe in trying to offer a wide variety of foods from homemade beloved meat pies to tasty treats like caramelised red onion and goats cheese tart, pizzas and curries as well as the popular favourite fish and chips. The deli counter deserves a special mention with freshly prepared pastas, delicious healthy

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Home of the home-made!

A FIRM CHOICE: Everything is fresh at David’s.

salads, sandwiches and rice dishes which are available to eat in or takeaway. They are also open from 10am to 4pm on Sundays if you

fancy a leisurely breakfast or simply to try their wide range of soft and alcoholic drinks available every day. See their Facebook page for

DELI COUNTER: Available either to eat in or takeaway.

special offers. Finally, a message from David’s: “We are very thankful for the amazing support we get from our customers, and are

proud of all people that have worked hard for and with us. Our passion for the wonderful town and quality food will carry on for many more years…”

David’s Fish and Chip Diner and Takeaway Calle Moraira-Calpe Coast number 245 • 966 498 395 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Davids-fish-and-chip-diner

Shabby Chic winter menu launch IT is time for Shabby Chic to launch their anticipated winter menu with a celebration of unplugged live music tonight (Friday) from 8pm in the old town of Altea situated near the blue domed church. There will be the strains of Tangos and world music from Mariano Gil on guitar and Emilio Mora on percussion to accompany the stunning food. Quality time is those precious moments people spend with their families and what better way to enjoy the time with your family than over a delicious meal with a vast choice of drinks in a restaurant whose name reflects their great tastes in decor too. Shabby Chic is a style of interior decoration that uses furniture and soft furnishings that are

WEDDINGS: We thank you and your family for trusting us with your special day.

TANGOS: And world music from Mariano Gil on guitar and Emilio Mora on percussion.

Calle Salamanca 7, Casco Antiguo, Altea, Spain 03590 651 770 843 • Hours 1:00pm - 1:00am

or appear to be pleasingly old and slightly worn. When it comes to the menu there is nothing worn or tired about the offerings from their new winter menu. It has been devised to create for their clients an unforgettable experience. One of the many key features of the restaurant is the high standard of personal service. The atmosphere has a relaxed yet upbeat charm with many of

the customers now becoming friends and returning time after time. Your support has been overwhelming, and hosting you every night has been a pleasure for the staff at Shabby Chic. If you are searching for somewhere extra special with privacy guaranteed, book their private first floor terrace with a table for two - perfect for a romantic night out!

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Colliers the traditional Scottish bar IF music be the food of love, play on, give me excess - for there is plenty to be had at Colliers traditional bar in the Old Town Benidorm with videos and background music. Pauline and Martin Smith have been the owners since September 3, 2016 and invite their customers to request their favourite songs which can be displayed on their massive

screen. The stars of the show are Caffrey’s and Tennent’s lager on tap, with an additional four more favourites: Estrella de Levante, John Smith’s, Strongbow and Kopparberg. This family orientated, group friendly bar has plenty of room to relax with friends and soak in the atmosphere or you can choose to ensconce yourself in the outside seating and simply people

watch. This unassuming gem is tucked away down Calle Martinez; from the dove park you walk along the pedestrian road and turn right at the pharmacy. This is unapologetically, a Scottish-owned bar, but of course, all nationalities are welcome even Sassenachs. As the cooler months draw in Pauline and Martin love to surprise their patrons with food of-

COLLIERS: A Scottish bar, but all nationalities are welcome. ferings on a Friday. Look out for traditional food at Christmas and Hogmanay with hearty warm dishes as befits this time of year including tatties and neeps and haggis - cooked to perfection. These two philanthropists support two charities: the Poppy Appeal and the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign, and Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre.

All in all, it is the perfect pitstop to fuel up for the afternoon or settle in for an evening of conversation and fun. They say a stranger is a friend you haven’t met yet. You know you are in the right place when you can openly talk to strangers. Those establishments are usually referred to as ‘friend’s zones,’ a perfect description of the experience at Colliers.

Opening hours are from 1pm to 1am except January when they open from 6pm till 11.59pm Please see their website for possible changes: https://www.colliers-bar-benidorm.com Colliers Bar 11 Calle Martenez DV Oriola Old Town Benidorm 03501 Telephone: 602 577 642 • e-mail colliersbar@outlook.com

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SALMOREJO: Made to beat the highest of temperatures.

Refreshing salmorejo SALMOREJO is a thicker version of gazpacho - a cool dip if you like. Originally from Cordoba, where temperatures soar in the summer, it is only natural that locals devised a meal that not only is refreshing, but it can replace the minerals

Meet and catch up THE TRAFALGAR is where guests from local groups of northern Europeans and the indigenous Spanish come to mingle, catch up on work, or simply relax. It’s a popular place, and it’s easy to see why. Flooded with ambiance, the sophisticated buzz of the place isn’t too distracting. Then again, the stylish and cosy decorated interior does get people talking. Traditional restaurant and pub serving international dishes and Andalucian tapas. Food is served from 1pm to 10pm. Sunday roasts available with a choice of three courses. Av Pais Valencia, 43, 03580, L’Alfas del Pi.

lost in the heat. Less known abroad, Salmorejo is found in most of Andalucia, perhaps under other names such as ‘porra.’ In tapas bars, it is used as a sauce for preparing montaditos, tiny sandwiches filled with various ingredients, the most typical being jamon Serrano. It is best served as a starter or as a first dish with meat and it must obviously be chilled before eating. It can be dished up with one of three toppings: jamon Serrano small chunks; crumbled hardboiled egg; or tuna flakes, all three followed by a circular dollop of good quality olive oil.

For an authentic Salmorejo, soak three slices of stale white bread (no crust) in water. While the bread is in the water, peel and seed three ripe tomatoes and two garlic cloves. Put in a mixer adding the bread soaked in a bit of water, olive oil and salt to taste. Pulse through. Add some water just to reach a creamy texture. At the end, add the vinegar and mix again. Check the seasoning, adding more salt or vinegar and maybe more oil if necessary. For a sweeter taste, half a boiled carrot can be blended in the mix. It will take away the acidity of the tomatoes and garlic.

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FUSION: A cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions.

Welcome to Frax Fusión, taste the difference. CHEF Rafael Llusia Santos understands the importance of fresh produce, a high commitment to quality and a special focus on preparation, particularly inspired by the newly refurbished restaurant’s proximity to the Mediterranean.. He is proud to present some of his signature dishes like, PJ Rubia Gallega beef or Balfegó tuna and salmon Megrit, sourced via sustainable fishing. In fact Chef Rafael is masterminding a culinary

takeover that is going to be the envy of every restaurant. Fusion is cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorised according to any one particular cooking style and have played a part in innovations of many contemporary restaurant kitchens over the years. Customers can enjoy a wide variety of delicious cocktails and extensive, yet carefully selected, wine list in a unique atmosphere inside or out-

side. The restaurant has an inviting space to sit and enjoy with friends and family on their large terrace situated just a stone’s throw from the beach. There is a shisha lounge with an excellent selection of flavours. From global travellers with a cultured palate and a love of variety to the multi-cultural locals and the regular vacationers to the area Frax Fusion is a destination restaurant with a whimsical, enchanting interior design and a must-taste fusion philosophy.

You can enjoy their daily menus and new dishes from noon until 11pm. To keep up-to-date with events held at Frax Fusion, such as Flamenco dancing, the restaurant can be found on both Facebook and Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/fraxfusion Address: Av de Oscar Esplà, s/n, 03581 L’Albir, Alacant Phone: 966 864 658

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Myths about Spanish paella

PAELLA: Is worth trying everywhere in Spain.

ANY tourists that come to Spain for holidays think that ‘paella’ is a typical Spanish dish and that it is served everywhere in Spain with the same quality. Go to Valencia and the local population will disabuse them of their ‘misconception.’ The locals insist that paella is in fact a dish that is only ‘typical’ of the

Va l e n c i a r e g i o n , n o t S p a i n a s a whole. And, they will claim, that paellas cooked in other parts of Spain, unless in a restaurant specialising in Valencian dishes, will never be the same quality as paella ordered in any village of the Valencian Community. But whether a matter of regional pride or not, paella is worth trying everywhere in Spain!

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OVER millennia the Mediterranean people have brought to their tables recognisable dishes through their distinct cultures. Iberian, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Barbarian and Arabian contributed to establish the actual ‘Mediterranean trilogy’:

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Benefits and history of the Mediterranean diet

bread, olive oil and wine. From the Middle East arrived cereals,

legumes, carrots, onion, garlic, plum, p e a c h , c h e r r y, a p p l e , pear and several nuts.

From Europe came beetroot, chicory, cabbage and asparagus; from the Far East ar-

VEGETABLES: Staying healthy with fresh produce.

rived chickpeas, s e s a m e , c u c u m b e r, aubergine, mustard, basil and citrus.

From Southeast Asia and Oceania arrived t h e r i c e , r o s e m a r y, pepper, ginger, cucumber and cider; from Africa arrived melon and watermelon and from America arrived the corn, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, courgette and pumpkin. Modern science revealed in the second half of the 20th century the exceptional nature of the Mediterranean lifestyle and its influence on the health of the population. The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet were initially described in the years 1950-1960 by Dr Ancel Keys and colleagues in the ‘Study of the seven countries’ which recounted the role of this diet in coronary heart disease. They observed that in Mediterranean countries the rate of coronary heart disease was significantly lower than in other countries in northern Europe due to dietary habits.

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They’re very tasty… IN the past, many recipes for fried aubergines recommended salting aubergines to reduce their bitter flavour. This isn’t necessary, although salting does make them absorb less oil when they’re fried. To prepare, wash the skin and trim off the stalk. Slice them and soak in beer for a few minutes before dipping them in flour and fry. This humble plant has played a major part in many popular regional cuisines throughout the world, the most popular perhaps being French ratatouille. The bland flavour of the aubergine makes it the perfect blank slate to which spices and herbs can be added: slick with miso and grill, or stew gently with stock, chilli-bean paste and Shaoxing wine for a classic Chinese dish with minced pork.

TASTY: Try frying aubergines.

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What’s On FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Europe, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Canalejas, 1 Alfaz del Pi - Avda. Pais Valencia, 44 La Nucia - C/. Alicante, 8 Altea - Avda. Comunidad Valenciana, 6 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - C/. Corbeta, 10 Ed. Apolo VII, L-4 Moraira market is held every Friday morning from 9am until 2pm www.teuladamoraira.com.es. Alfaz del Pi market is held every Friday from 9am until 2pm. www.lalfas.es. BENIDORM - Discount shopping fair. 10.30am to 10pm. Many stalls and shops selling end of line items at bargain prices in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. RELLEU - Fiestas in honour of patron saints Mare de Déu del Miracle and Sants Metges Cosme i Damiá. 12 noon Church bell ringing and fireworks. 1pm Tapas in the Plaza. 8pm - Turning on the fiesta lights. 9.30pm - Bell ringing and parade by the Banda de Castell de Castells. VILLENA - Annual Agricultural Fair in the the Recinto Ferial de Villena, beside the railway line and the Plaza de Toros. 6pm - Official opening of the 23rd fair. 11pm - Close down. BENIDORM - D-Day Recreation over three days on the Playa Poniente. More than 200 members of the Codex Belix will be on parade and re-enacting some of the significant events in 20th century history.

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Europe, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Colon, 39 Alfaz del Pi - C/. Bulevar Los Musicos, 18 Fase 2 BJ. Ed.Viminal La Nucia - Av. Coloma, Nº1 - Loc.9 (Zona Com. Plaza del Sol) Altea - C/. Carretera, 13, Local 2 (Altea La Vella) Benissa - C/. Alacant, 24 Calpe - Avda. Rosa de Los Vientos, 4 L14-15 Benissa Farmers Market is held on the second Saturday every month from 9am until 2pm. www.ajbenissa.es. Benissa general market is held every Saturday morning from 9am until 2pm. www.ajbenis sa.es. Calpe market is held every Saturday morning from 9am until 2pm. www.calp.es. BENIDORM - Discount shopping fair. 10.30am to 10pm. Many stalls and shops selling end of line items at bargain prices

DO NOT MISS Benidorm bargain time STARTING today (Friday) and continuing over the weekend, Benidorm is the place to be to get a bargain. Just simply follow the crowds who’ll be making their way to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento at the bottom of the Julio Iglesias Park where you’ll find a multitude of stands on display. They’ll be made up of some of the wellin the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. RELLEU - Fiestas in honour of patron saints Mare de Déu del Miracle and Sants Metges Cosme i Damiá. 1pm - Giant paella in the Plaza. 6pm - Street parade. 7.30pm - Grand show and entertainment VILLENA - Annual Agricultural Fair in the the Recinto Ferial de Villena, beside the railway line and the Plaza de Toros. 10pm - Fair opens. 12.30pm to 2pm Tasting of local products in the municipal market placa. 4pm - Music and drinks in the Chill Out zone. 11pm - Close down. BENIDORM - D-Day Recreation over three days on the Playa Poniente. More than 200 members of the Codex Belix will be on parade and re-enacting some of the significant events in 20th century history.

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Europe, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Colon, 39 Alfaz del Pi - C/. Bulevar Los Musicos, 18 Fase 2 BJ. Ed.Viminal La Nucia - Av. Coloma, Nº1 - Loc.9 (Zona Com. Plaza del Sol) Altea - C/. Carretera, 13, Local 2 (Altea La Vella) Benissa - C/. Alacant, 24 Calpe - Avda. Rosa de Los Vientos, 4 L14-15 Benidorm market is held every Sunday morning from 9am until 2pm. www.Benidorm.org. Albir market is held every Sunday morning from 9am until 2pm. www.lalfas.es. BENIDORM - Discount shopping fair. 10.30am to 9pm. Many stalls and shops selling end of line items at bargain prices in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. RELLEU - Fiestas in honour of patron saints Mare de Déu del Miracle and Sants Metges Cosme i Damiá. 8.30am Early morning parade and fire rockets. 12 noon - Offering of the flowers. 8pm -

known local outlets that have chosen the large square in front of the town hall to sell of many of the end of line items and surplus stock. Some big brand names will also be there too with discounts up to 50 per cent on many of their products. The opening hours are from 10.30am until 10pm - today (FriSolemn Procession with traditional music and songs in the Plaza. 9.30pm - Firework display. VILLENA - Annual Agricultural Fair in the the Recinto Ferial de Villena, beside the railway line and the Plaza de Toros. 10am - Fair opens. 12.30pm - Grape trading competition. 4pm - Music and drinks in the Chill Out Zone. 9pm - Official closing of the Fair. BENIDORM - D-Day Recreation over three days on the Playa Poniente. More than 200 members of the Codex Belix will be on parade and re-enacting some of the significant events in 20th century history.

MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Europe, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Relleu, 20-22 Alfaz del Pi - Avda. del Albir, 44 Ed. El Llobarro La Nucia - C/. Sagi-barba, 14 Altea - C/. Cap Negret, 18 Bajo G Benissa - C/. Alacant, 24 Calpe - C/. La Niña, 7 Denia market held every Monday morning from 9am until 2pm www.denia.es. Albir - Coffee morning . If you’re new to the area or just feeling a bit lonely, a group of ladies - ‘Morning Miss-Chiefs’ meet every Monday at 12pm for a chat, organise meals out, cultural trips etc. Find them on Facebook or pop along to Together Café & Pet Spar, Albir to meet them. RELLEU - Fiestas in honour of patron saints Mare de Déu del Miracle and Sants Metges Cosme i Damiá. 9.30am Band parade followed by bell ringing. 2pm - Paella making competition. 9.30pm - Grand Barbecue in the Plaza.

TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Eu-

MARKET PLACE: The square will be full to bursting over the coming weekend. Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Benidorm

day) and tomorrow (Saturday) and from 10.30am to 9pm on Sunday. rope, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Cervantes, 51 Alfaz del Pi - C/. Federico Garcia Lorca, 19 La Nucia - C/. Carretera, 2 Altea - Plaza Ayuntamiento, 22 Benissa - C/. Alacant, 24 Calpe - Avda. Ifach, 10 Altea market held every Tuesday morning from 9am until 2pm. www.altea.es. RELLEU - Fiestas in honour of patron saints Mare de Déu del Miracle and Sants Metges Cosme i Damiá. 5pm Traditional children’s games in the Plaza. 7.30pm - Grand Chocolatada. Midnight Closing fireworks and giant rocket.

WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Europe, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Arsenal, 44 Alfaz del Pi - C/. Pau Casals, 5 L-2C Pd. Albir Ed. Sta. Barbara La Nucia - C/. Aladroc, 1 Urb. Holiday Club Altea - C/ Pont de Moncau, Nº1 Benissa - C/. Alacant, 24 Calpe - Av. Juan Carlos I, Nº12-14 Ed. El Dorado L-4

THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER 24hr chemists Benidorm - Avda Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda Europe, 12 or Avda Mediterranean, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Barranquet, 14 Esq. Avda. Benidorm Alfaz del Pi - Avda. Miguel Hernandez, 1 L- 2 Ur. San Rafael La Nucia - C/. Alicante, 8 Altea - C/. La Sequia, 17 Benissa - C/. Alacant, 24 Calpe - Urbanizacion El Tosal 2 J Javea market is held every Thursday morning from 9am until 2pm. www.ajxabia.es.

FRIDAY 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Chase the Case 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Pls Like

7:00am Books That Made Britain 7:30am A1: Britain's Longest Road 8:15am Chase the Case 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm For What It's Worth 2:45pm Italy Unpacked 3:45pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:45pm David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Great British Menu 8:30pm Gardeners' World 9:30pm Golf 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Front Row Late

6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Island Strait 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Circle

9:40am Shimmer and Shine 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Peppa Pig 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm NCIS 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Shoot to Kill 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Rameses, Moses and Murder 10:00pm Walking Britain's Lost Railways 11:00pm Big Brother: Live Eviction 12:30am Big Brother's Bit on the Side

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Final Score: Behind the Scenes 6:30am Black Panther: Special 7:00am Night Owls 8:45am Half Magic 10:45am Daddy's Home 2 12:35pm All the Money in the World 2:50pm Hostiles 5:10pm Joyride A trio of accidental outlaws find themselves on a cross-country road trip, with the police in hot pursuit. Bighearted Kiwi crime caper with The Hobbit's Dean O'Gorman. 7:10pm Daddy's Home 2 9:00pm All the Money in the World 11:15pm Hostiles 1:30am Night Owls

12:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Football's Greatest 1:30pm Football Countdowns 2:00pm EFL Matters 2:30pm EFL Greatest Games 2:45pm EFL Greatest Games 3:00pm Championship Season Review 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football Countdowns 5:00pm One2eleven 5:15pm One2eleven 5:30pm One2eleven 5:45pm One2eleven 6:00pm EFL Matters 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm SPFL Matters 7:30pm EFL Matters 8:00pm Football 11:15pm The Debate - Live

9:00am The Dengineers 9:30am Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom 10:00am Planet Dinosaur 10:30am Elephant Diaries 11:00am The Animal's Guide to Britain 12:00pm Natural World 1:00pm The Incredible Spice Men 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Great British Menu 2:30pm Great British Menu 3:00pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 3:30pm Scrappers 4:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 5:00pm Cycling 5:55pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 6:25pm Monkman and Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain 6:55pm Dad's Army 11:30pm Live at the Apollo

8:55am Thunderbirds are Go 9:25am Spy School 9:55am The Haunted Hathaways 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm The Martin Lewis Money Show Live Christmas Countdown 1:55pm The Island Strait 2:20pm The X Factor 3:20pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:30pm WOS Wrestling 4:30pm Tipping Point 5:30pm The Chase 6:30pm ITV Evening News 6:40pm Regional News and Weather 6:50pm Info not available 9:30pm The X Factor 11:00pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:05am ITV News

9:00am 9:25am 9:55am 10:30am 10:55am 11:25am 11:55am 12:25pm 12:55pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:55pm 3:25pm 3:55pm 4:25pm 5:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

Frasier Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed The People's Vet Formula 1 Channel 4 News Britain at Low Tide Britain's Most Historic Towns Lucy Non-Stop Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Experimental

11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Cruising with Jane McDonald 11:45am The Wonderful World of Puppies 12:35pm Police Interceptors 1:30pm Police Interceptors 2:30pm Police Interceptors 3:30pm King Kong 7:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:50pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:35pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 9:30pm 5 News 9:35pm Albert: The Power Behind Victoria 11:40pm Queen Victoria and Her Tragic Family 12:40am Queen Victoria and Her Tragic Family

5:00am Pyewacket 6:30am Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special 7:00am Half Magic 8:50am Joyride 10:45am Daddy's Home 2 12:40pm Insidious: The Last Key 2:40pm All the Money in the World 5:00pm Hostiles 7:15pm Daddy's Home 2 9:00pm Insidious: The Last Key 10:50pm All the Money in the World Ageing oil tycoon J Paul Getty refuses to play ball when his teenage grandson is kidnapped and held for ransom 1:05am Hostiles 3:20am Pyewacket

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8:55am Thunderbirds are Go 9:25am Thunderbirds are Go 9:55am The Haunted Hathaways 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Countrywise 10:55am Emmerdale 1918 11:20am Midsomer Murders 1:15pm WOS Wrestling 2:15pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:30pm The X Factor 4:00pm Info Not Available 4:30pm Tipping Point 5:30pm The Chase 6:30pm Queen of the World 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm Regional News and Weather 8:00pm 5 Gold Rings 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Vanity Fair 11:05pm The Imitation Game 11:40pm ITV News

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Motorsport Motorsports Frasier Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons Bend it Like Beckham The Great British Bake Off Location, Location, Location Grand Designs Channel 4 News Formula 1 Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls The Circle 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Before I Go to Sleep

11:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Cruising with Jane McDonald 11:45am Monkeys Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:35pm Police Interceptors 1:30pm Friends 2:00pm Friends 2:30pm Friends 3:00pm Friends 3:30pm Friends 4:00pm Friends 4:30pm Friends 5:00pm Friends 5:25pm Friends 5:55pm Friends 6:25pm Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 7:50pm Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 10:55pm 5 News 11:00pm Big Brother

4:50am Night Owls 6:30am Monster Family: Special 7:00am Joyride 8:50am Daddy's Home 2 10:35am All the Money in the World 12:55pm Battle of the Sexes 3:10pm Insidious: The Last Key 5:00pm Daddy's Home 2 6:45pm All the Money in the World 9:00pm FilmBattle of the Sexes 11:10pm Insidious: The Last Key 1:00am Hostiles 3:15am Pyewacket 4:50am Night Owls

SATURDAY 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Cycling 5:00pm Final Score 6:20pm BBC News 6:30pm Regional News 6:35pm Weather 6:40pm Pointless 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:35pm Casualty 10:25pm Killing Eve 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:00am The NFL Show 1:30am Weather for the Week Ahead

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Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football SPFL Matters Soccer A.M. SPFL Matters Football EFL Greatest Games Live Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals: Championship Football EFL Goals: Championship Football MLS Greatest Games MLS Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Years Football Countdowns

SUNDAY 2:15pm To be Announced 2:45pm Money for Nothing 3:15pm Points of View 3:30pm Songs of Praise 4:05pm Escape to the Country 5:05pm Pointless 6:00pm Impossible Celebrities 6:50pm BBC News 7:05pm Regional News 7:10pm Weather 7:15pm Countryfile 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Cry 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News All the latest local news.

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Great British Menu Gardeners' World Countryfile The Beechgrove Garden Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Athletics Cycling Super Small Animals Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In? Before Grenfell: A Hidden History Golf Mock the Week Motherland No Activity No Activity The Mighty Redcar Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World

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MONDAY 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm A1: Britain's Longest Road 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Chase the Case 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Drowning in Plastic 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather

7:30am A1: Britain's Longest Road 8:15am Chase the Case 9:00am Back in Time for the Factory 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm For What It's Worth 2:45pm Canoeing: Slalom World Championships 2018 3:45pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:45pm Spring: Earth's Seasonal Secrets 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Letterbox 7:30pm Strictly it Takes Two 8:00pm Sam and Shauna's Big Cook Out 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Monkman and Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain

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's Crime Stories 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 Griff's Great Britain 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Strangers 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm Manson: The Lost Tapes

11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie Cooks Italy 9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours in Milan 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm The Circle 12:00am Gogglebox 1:05am The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm NCIS 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Surrogate's Nightmare 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Gallagher 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Paddington Station 24/7 11:00pm Big Brother 12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Ex on the Beach 1:50am Caught on Camera 2:15am Super Casino

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Night Owls Moana: Special Hostiles Night Owls Battle of the Sexes All the Money in the World Ageing oil tycoon J Paul Getty refuses to play ball when his teenage grandson is kidnapped and held for ransom. 3:15pm Joyride 5:05pm Insidious: The Last Key 6:55pm Battle of the Sexes 9:00pm All the Money in the World 11:15pm Lowlife 1:00am Insidious: The Last Key 2:50am Night Owls 4:40am Joyride

10:30am Football Countdowns 11:00am Play Off Final Highlights 12:00pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Football's Greatest 1:30pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 2:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 3:00pm Play Off Final Highlights 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football Countdowns 5:00pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm Soccer Am Best Bits 7:30pm Football Countdowns 8:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 8:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 9:30pm Soccer Am Best Bits 10:00pm Play Off Final Highlights

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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's Crime Stories 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 Info not available 10:00pm Queen of the World 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow

7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm NCIS 2:05pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Perfect Stalker 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm The Dog Rescuers: Best in Show 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:15pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:15pm Big Brother 12:15am Big Brother's Bit on the Side

4:40am Joyride 6:30am Final Score: Special 7:00am Half Magic Charming comedy about three new friends desperate for more from life and love. 8:50am Battle of the Sexes 10:55am All the Money in the World 1:10pm Insidious: The Last Key 3:00pm Social Animals 4:30pm Battle of the Sexes 6:40pm All the Money in the World 9:00pm Insidious: The Last Key 10:50pm Social Animals 12:25am Lowlife 2:15am Night Owls 4:10am Joyride

1:00pm Football's Greatest 1:30pm Football Countdowns 2:00pm SPFL Round Up Show 2:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:30pm MLS Round Up Show 3:00pm Play Off Final Highlights 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football Countdowns 5:00pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games 7:30pm MLS Round Up Show 8:00pm SPFL Round Up Show 8:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 8:30pm Football 11:15pm Info not available 11:45pm EFL Greatest Games 12:00am EFL Greatest Games

TUESDAY 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm A1: Britain's Longest Road 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Chase the Case 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 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 Wanderlust 11:00pm BBC News

10:00am 12:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:50pm 3:45pm 4:45pm 5:45pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

The Farmers' Country Showdown Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live The Super League Show Meerkats: Secrets of an Animal Superstar Who Do You Think You Are? USA Summer: Earth's Seasonal Secrets Eggheads Flog It! Letterbox Strictly it Takes Two Nigella at My Table Great British Menu Saving Lives at Sea The Bank That Almost Broke Britain Later Live... with Jools Holland

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Chase the Case Escape to the Country Garden Rescue Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News Regional News The One Show Ill Gotten Gains DIY SOS the Big Build The Apprentice BBC News Regional News Weather

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Letterbox Strictly it Takes Two Nigella at My Table Great British Menu Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Upstart Crow Trust That's All Folks. Series 1, episode 4. The Apprentice: You're Fired! Newsnight Weather Today at the Conference: Conservative

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The Chase Regional News and Weather Party Political Broadcast ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bad Move Coronation Street Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure ITV News at Ten and Weather Regional News and Weather Peston

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Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm The Circle 12:00am Alex: Walter Presents

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Friends Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Wonderful World of Puppies 9:00pm Gps Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Casualty 24/7 11:00pm Big Brother 12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

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All the Money in the World 11:15am Insidious: The Last Key 1:05pm Beauty and the Beast 3:05pm Battle of the Sexes 5:15pm Social Animals 6:45pm All the Money in the World 9:00pm Insidious: The Last Key 10:50pm Beauty and the Beast 12:50am Battle of the Sexes 3:00am Lowlife 4:50am Social Animals

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7:00am Battle of the Sexes 9:05am All the Money in the World 11:25am From a House on Willow Street 1:05pm April's Daughter 3:10pm Insidious: The Last Key 5:10pm Social Animals 6:50pm Battle of the Sexes 9:00pm All the Money in the World 11:20pm From a House on Willow Street 1:00am Insidious: The Last Key

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Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Eat Well for Less 10:00pm Press 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News

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Winter: Earth's Seasonal Secrets 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Letterbox 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Nigella: At My Table 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Back in Time for the Factory 10:00pm The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body? 11:00pm Match of the Day 11:30pm Newsnight

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The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Wild Weather UK: Winners and Losers - Tonight Emmerdale Emmerdale 1918 Manson: The Lost Tapes ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London The Jonathan Ross Show

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Come Dine with Me A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm No Offence 11:00pm The Circle

The Nanny is Watching 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Traffic Cops 9:00pm Canada: A Year in the Wild 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Big Brother 12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side

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by Colin Bird The opinions published in Colin’s weekly column are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or newspaper sponsors. WE were in Italy recently and I was impressed with the way the Italians immortalise their heroes by naming airports after them. Our first experience of this was in Venice, where we encountered the Marco Polo International Airport. Then it was on to Rome and Leonardo Da Vinci. In fact the Italians have gone totalmente pazzo in this respect, with Florence, Bologna, Pisa, Genoa, Parma, Bergamo, Naples, Rimini and Perugia, all naming their airports after great compatriots. From artists to explorers and scientists to saints - and in Palermo, two Mafia fighting judges - their names have all been perpetuated in this way. But other countries are also not afraid to show pride in their national idols. John F Kennedy in New York and Charles de Gaulle in Paris; Chopin in Warsaw and Liszt in Budapest, are all great examples. And there are a plethora of military leaders from Shaka the great Zulu warrior king in Durban to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport in Ajaccio, Corsica. There are also a few puzzling ones like the Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport

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GOOD IDEA: Changing the name to Ant and Dec Airport, Newcastle. in Ontario, named after one George Tackaberry - the bloke whose company resurfaced the runway. But what about Britain? True we have the John Lennon airport in Liverpool. And there is the George Best

Belfast City Airport and Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster. But come on, surely we can do more. It seems to me that the British, well English at least, have a tendency to play down their past as if ‘it’s something to be

ashamed of’. Patriotism has become a dirty word as far as the politically correct thought police are concerned, but if it’s good enough for the likes of France, South Africa and even Mongolia (Chinggis Khan) for goodness sake, then we too should be celebrating our historical celebrities. And what better way than renaming our airports in their honour. Heathrow could become London Winston Churchill Airport, and at the heart of our capital, how about the London City Christopher Wren. There is only one possible name for Birmingham being so near to the Bard’s home, and William Shakespeare International Airport has a certain ring to it don’t you think? How about the Bristol Isambard Kingdom Brunel Airport. If you think that’s too much of a mouthful, then think yourself lucky you don’t live close to the M’Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport in Gabon! Emmeline Pankhurst or Bernard Manning Airport in Manchester (it’s a close call); Ant and Dec in Newcastle, the list goes on. But seriously, it could be decided by the citizens of those locations, not only would it be a long overdue display of British spirit, but a signal to the world that here is a country that is again proud of its history.

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Shearman’s world

Bad-back to school...

by Mark Shearman

OLIDAYS are over, time for children to use those books and flash off their new school bags. Working on building sites as a lad, I remember lugging 50kg bags of cement around on my shoulder and sometimes two bags - a misguided attempt to impress. Eventually a health and safety law was introduced restricting workers from lifting anything over 25kg so bag sizes changed to what they are today. Here in Spain my daughter carried a bag on her shoulder to school and when she was younger a trolley bag. We would buy two trolley bags a term because of the weight of books and the rough roads. They soon gave way or tore. When she was older the bags lasted even less time. I have weighed the bags and they average 35/40 kg. Schools do offer lockers, for a price, but they are susceptible to break-ins and are not much use as children are expected to study at home, so they need all their books with them. The number of books varies slightly from year to year and are expensive at between €20 and €30 each. This mounts up when you have to buy eight to 10 text books and between two and eight reading books a year depending on age. More often than not you will be left with at least one book still in its plastic cover because the teacher has decided they don’t want to use that book this term, which can be annoying, but not as much as the compulsory purchase of a recorder - that’s fun listening to that row night after night for years. Some schools organise a secondhand book shop so they can be purchased at a discount. Bear in mind the books do get changed and updated every two years. School bags back in my day were cheap and durable, made of canvas and grey or beige in colour. The creative and artistic inclined would stitch cloth badges on them, fray the flaps, cover the whole bag in marker-pen designer graffiti or pin badges to them. Some of these canvas webbing bags were painted and art work applied, usually from a favourite music album cover and when the snow came they doubled up as sleighs.

HEAVY: Children have to carry too many books.

Quadcopter revolution FIRST there were selfies from the phone with the obligatory side glance and puckered lips, then group selfies from an extended stick. Now the latest trend is to take selfies from all sorts of crazy angles using

the Drone X Pro, a drone that fits in the palm of your hand like a large smart phone and can be operated by even the dumbest of simpletons. Anyone is said to be able to have them up and flying in 10 seconds once they have downloaded the app. The drones have gone viral across Spain and the rest of the globe. At €99 a pop, online, these can do all manner of tricks. Designed by German engineers, the drones are lightweight and ultracompact because they have been built using ABS plastic (the stuff they make Lego out of). They come with features like live streaming in HD, self-stabilising technology and 3D flips to name a few.

Insubordinate pussy ANOTHER week gone, and one that reminded us how stringent the free speech laws are becoming in this country. Cinema and television actor Willy Toledo was denounced by the Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers for saying contemptuous words about God and the Virgin Mary on social media back in 2017. He was recently released after being questioned in a Madrid court. Many of his actor peers, including Oscar-winning Javier Bardem spoke out in support of Toledo who is now 48. He said that “the country risked a return to the repressive era of dictator Francisco Franco.” The actor was outspoken with profanities in support of three women who paraded in the southern city of Sevilla carrying a giant vagina, simulating a religious procession and calling it the Insubordinate Pussy or ‘Coño Insumiso.’ Toledo also mocked the court and told them he would not appear as it was a waste of his time. According to campaigners, Mr Toledo is just one of many artists who have been probed and then made to suffer under the crackdown on free speech in Spain.

BLASPHEMY: Willy Toledo under investigation.

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Tourism isn’t what it used to be

by Michael Walsh

keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com RECENT news stories about poorly behaved tourists in Benidorm and the Costa del Sol remind us that sightseeing hasn’t changed very much. It was once fashionable for wellheeled European tourists, especially the ladies with their menfolk, to visit wars and enjoy the display of artillery at night; the clash of infantry and cavalry on the battlefield; and the morgues where the casualties were displayed in naked and dismembered heaps afterwards. Frisson tourism then, extreme or shock tourism today. The Crimean War was further away than the Spanish Riviera, but was visited by more British and French than Russian tourists; that was because the Anglo-French side was winning. These days, American tourists no longer cruise the Persian Gulf; trek in the Afghan mountains; holiday in houseboats on the Tigris; or visit the ancient ruins of Leptis Magna (Libya) and Palmyra (Syr-

FAVOURITE: Russian tourists prefer Crimea to Spain. ia). The reason isn’t want of aesthetic taste for the sights or of appetite for frisson. It’s because the US is losing the wars in those places. Spain, in unison with its masters in Brussels, is tightening the sanction screws. Russian tourists visiting Spain are welcome and they spend more than other tourists. As

an example, for every €1 a Brit holidaymaker spends the Russian spends €7. Sadly, sanctions and negativity have an adverse effect on Russians wishing to visit Spain or immigrant plagued European Union. A well-known Cyprus hotelier says: “There is no instance of loutish behaviour by middle-class Russians.

In Turkey for all-inclusive package tours, they do come to drink and drunk they remain. “But the worst behaviour and violence among middle-class tourists in Turkey and Cyprus is from the Brits. They are the hooligans of Europe. However, it is the supra-rich Russians who continue to surprise European hotel-owners with their

excessive spending and their overthe-top behaviour”. The latest research by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre reveals that home holidays is the choice of one out of every two Russians. The costly and onerous visa requirements deter many Russians from visiting Europe. The Russians’ favourite destinations are the natural habitat of a country dacha. The Russians’ bucket-list is mostly focused on other Russian cities, Black Sea resorts, Crimea, which is the Russian Riviera, and the Caucasus. Foreign holidays are third down the preferred list but these are mostly dreamers. In organising a foreign holiday only 6 per cent of Russians takes the plunge. Many will do their plunging in Turkey, and Egypt and Tunisia are favourite hot spots. The greatest loss to the tourist economy is the disappearance of four million employees of the Russian government, police and armed forces. Advised by their government to avoid travel abroad due to anti-Russian activities of the NATO West, these are the highest spenders of all.

Mike Walsh’s opinions are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of the publishers advertisers or sponsors.

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Who do you think you are?

MANY of us spend our lives playing different roles and act accordingly to the situation or environment. What does that mean? Simply put, depending on our personal needs will determine the role in which we play; admiration, recognition, significance, praise or just the comfort in knowing that people know we exist by way of a simple acknowledgment. Most of us are unaware of even the slightest change we may make interacting with different people, be it friends, employers or even as parents we certainly wouldn’t act with our employer the way we do with our friends. However, it’s easy to lose sight of our true selves whilst adopting different roles. This is especially true in our social circle. Whatever situation we find ourselves in we need to be aware of how we are acting, the role which we take on can so easily blur our vision from our true self. Really knowing, and truly be-

by Robert Shallis

ing ‘you’ can therefore easily be lost as we constantly default to conform to what we perceive is required by our environment. During my career, I spent many years role playing, eventually I realised that I had become the person I needed to be to enhance my career, rather than the person I really wanted to be. So, how do you work more towards being and knowing your true self? The first step is defining who you are not, be brutally honest with yourself. Do not dismiss things in your life that do not serve you or your true character, by following this step your true self will emerge. Answer yourself honestly. ‘Are the people I socialise with true

Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

TODAY we are going to look at some things called ‘disjunctive pronouns’. I know the name sounds rather like an eye infection but please stay with me for a while. Grammar words are almost always off-putting, but if we understand what they mean it can help us to understand their use. Pronouns, as we have learned before, are words that replace nouns. If I say ‘he’ instead of ‘Pedro’, or ‘it’ instead of ‘computer’ I am using a pronoun. As for the ‘disjunctive’ bit, it sounds like ‘disjointed’ and that is what it is. It refers to pronouns that do not connect directly to verbs, but which stand on their own in some way. In most cases disjunctive pronouns follow prepositions. I can feel your eyes rolling, but please, keep reading …! This is what I mean: ‘with me’, ‘to you’, ‘about him’, ‘for us’ - these are all prepositions with disjunctive pronouns and this is what we are going to learn today. I’m sure you will agree that they are very useful things indeed. Let’s take the example of a phrase which I’m sure you use frequently: ‘para mí’ (for me). You learnt to say this with

TRUE SELF: Question yourself for the answers. friends or merely fair weather friends?’ ‘Would they support me in my hour of need? And would I, in turn, be there for them?’ ‘Do I truly want to be in the same bars week in week out, depleting myself of a healthier ‘me’ and reaching my full poten-

tial?’ ‘Do you honestly believe the barflies would even notice if you suddenly weren’t there?’ ‘Are you spending time immersed in disempowering television programmes? Negative news casts? Gratuitous violent films? Social media?’

‘Are you eating the wrong foods? Of course they’re delicious, but inevitably slowly result in a poor state of physical and mental health.’ If your answer is yes, to one or more you’re aware that you’re denying yourself true human interaction, robbing yourself of real life, robbing yourself of the real you, the wonderful you, the better you. You have a choice. Start by eliminating the things you are not, and you will have a clearer view of who you are. Look back at your failings to reveal your true self, question yourself, what am I good at? What do I need to improve? Once you have eliminated what you are not, you can start designing your life, by allowing things to start happening for you and not to you. Prioritise what you really want in life. Decide today who you really want to be for the greater good. Happiness and fulfilment will then follow as you’ll attract these by the very person you become.

Disjunctive pronouns

‘un café con leche’ or ‘una cerveza grande’ within a short period of arriving in Spain. ‘Para’ is a preposition, and ‘mi’ is a disjunctive pronoun. Now we can use ‘mí’ with other prepositions. We can say for example: ‘He is talking about me’. ‘Está hablando sobre mí’ or ‘Está hablando de mí’; ‘You can go without me’. ‘Puedes ir sin mí’. We can also say: ‘a mí’ (to me) often when we want to be emphatic: ‘A mí me gusta’ (‘I like it’). This is stronger than just ‘me gusta’ on its own. Also, ‘dámelo a mí’ (‘give it to me’). ‘Dámelo’ already means ‘give it to me’, the extra ‘a mí’ makes it more emphatic. I know a

lot of this is difficult to translate into English or even comprehend via the English language which does not work the same way, but hopefully you are getting the general idea. Now, we have only looked at the ‘first person singular’- ‘mí’ - but we can replace this for the ‘second person singular’ - ‘ti’, as in ‘para ti’ (‘for you’), ‘sin ti’ (‘without you’), and so on. You will be delighted to know that apart from those two forms (mí, ti) the rest of the disjunctive pronouns are exactly the same as the subject pronouns. Yes, you do remember what they are. So here are all of the Spanish disjunctive pronouns to refresh your memory: Mí, (ti / usted), (el / ella / ellos),

(nosotros /nosotras), (vosotros / vosotras / ustedes), (ellas /ellos). Here is just one more example of use, and a phrase that could be useful if you want to give someone a tip in a courteous way: ‘para usted’ (for you) as you hand over the money. There’s just one little one I’ve missed from the above list which is ‘sí’. Yes I know ‘sí’(with an accent) means ‘yes’ and ‘si’ (without an accent) means ‘if’, but please remember I didn’t invent this language. Now we have another accented ‘sí’ which is an impersonal disjunctive pronoun. Its can mean ‘one’ or ‘oneself’ or ‘itself’ in certain neutral types of sentences. I’ll leave it there for now. Two more things to say: firstly in answer to the question, why does ‘mí’ have an accent, whereas ‘ti’ does not? The answer is that ‘mí’ has an accent to prevent it from being confused with ‘mi’ meaning ‘my’, as in ‘mi hermano’ (my brother). Secondly, there are two particular forms which are ‘on-offs’ and just different from all the others. They are ‘conmigo’ (with me) and ‘contigo’ (with you). Don’t ask why these two are different, because you’ll only get that most annoying of answers - ‘because they are’ - . See you next week.

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by John Redfern

A CARTOPHILIST is a person that collects small cards that were given away free mainly in cigarette packets. I will refer to them as fag packets and frig the Yanks! Why? Because a fag to the yanks means, cough, cough, slurp of the red stuff and a drag on my silk cut fag and a nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse! These cards were originally given away in fag packets with fine illustrations on one side and detailed texts on the reverse. Let’s take a step back in time… give me a second just having a sip of the red stuff, (slurp, that’s better. Just lit up my fag). In 1888 WD and HO Wills started to put these cards in their fag packets. The first set was titled ships and soldiers, which no doubt represented the target market for their future cancer sticks. I own hundreds of sets of these cards and will now tell you why ! I was sent to a school in Coventry called Stoke Annex, which was a school for slow learners. My teacher was a chap

At card school avoiding the war

EDUCATION: Learned more from cigarette cards than school. called Colin Jordan and was a leading figure in post-war NeoNazism and a supporter of the Third Reich (check this piece of filth out on Google. He had an

empty hand grenade on his desk and used it as a paper weight. I was bored rigid at this man’s lessons and nearly every day got six of the best on each hand,

which I began slowly to enjoy from this sick, repulsive so-called teacher. My fingers used to swell up but my young brain went into overdrive.

I sat in the gutter at the age of seven, wearing short itchy trousers made of flax- a plant fibre which in the winter used to make your upper thighs red raw - bunking off from school just so I could sit there and think to myself! While doing that I would flick these beautiful free cards from empty fag packets as far as I could, and as they floated down to the ground they seemed to float like butterflies. I became addicted to these cards and gained more knowledge from the information from these cards than my racist teacher. Fag cards became my teacher and I owe the tobacco companies my gratitude for my education!

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health

New fibre bond technology

Collagen is the key DO you want to improve deep folds around the mouth and nose, sunken cheeks, facial scars, deep acne scars or loose skin? In our 20’s, our skin is the epitome of youth fresh, plump and wrinkle free. This is mainly because our bodies are producing an abundance of collagen at this stage of our lives. Now for those of you who are not in the know, collagen is a protein produced by our cells that help to ‘hold’ the skin together, keeping it looking young, firm and baby smooth. Unfortunately though, this high level of collagen production does not last as we get older. In fact, it starts to decline once we hit our 30’s. Collagen is one of the important support structures found naturally in our skin, helping to maintain the appropriate tightness, elasticity and suppleness. Over the course of time, our skin gradually loses its natural collagen, leading to facial laxity and the formation of wrinkles and folds. As the ageing skin loses its structural proteins (collagen and elastin), it becomes lax and begins to sag, which contributes to a tired and aged look. Ellansé is an injectable dermal filler that corrects lines and wrinkles, and also stimulates the body to produce collagen. The results last from one to four years, depending on which product is chosen. The first of a new class of dermal fillers, Ellansé naturally regenerates volume and restores the shape that time has taken away. With Ellansé, only one session is needed to obtain immediate results and long-lasting correction, making Ellansé a cost effective treatment bringing you excellent value for money. At Derma Clinic Spain we have worked with Ellansé for several years, so don’t hesitate to contact us for a free consultation with our specialist in aesthetic medicine.

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.

THIS week in Clinica Britannia we have been very busy with one of our new procedures. We have had a number of patients with mobile teeth due to gum disease. Gum disease is the most common disease in the world after dental decay. In susceptible indiv i d u a l s t h e b o d y ’s i m m u n e s y s tem reacts to toxins produced by certain bacteria. This results in the bone around the teeth reducing and over time can cause loosening of the teeth. Due to our new fibre bond technology we have managed to splint the teeth together to hold them in place for many years to come as long as regular dental hygiene visits are maintained. Benefits of this is you keep your own teeth and avoid a denture, it’s done in one visit and it’s low cost. If you have any mobile teeth or are worried about gum disease, call us for a free consultation to see if this low cost treatment is suitable for you.

MOBILE TEETH: Caused by gum disease.

Please call Britannia Dental on 965 837 553 for a free consultation to see if you are suitable for this treatment. Also like us on Facebook. Britannia Dental Clinic Avenida Ejercitos Españoles 16 BIS 1st Floor (Not ground floor) E-03710 Calpe (Alicante).

New Treatments for Varicose Veins • New treatments of varicose veins with percutaneous closure in Clinica Britannia • Return to normal activities within one day, no scarring, no pain TECHNOLOGICAL developments have led to the appearance of new minimally invasive treatments, such as the Radiofrequency AblationCLOSUREFAST™ Procedure and the VENASEAL ™ Closure System DR VICENTE MERA The ClosureFast™ proceSenior Consultant Physician. dure uses radiofrequency energy to precisely and effectively treat patients suffering from chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The heat provided by the catheter shrinks and collapses the target vein, creating a fibrotic seal and occluding the vessel. The VenaSeal™ closure system is the only non-tumescent, non-thermal, non-sclerosant procedure that uses a proprietary medical adhesive delivered endovenously to close the vein. This unique approach eliminates the risk of nerve injury when treating the small saphenous vein, which is a risk sometimes associated with certain thermal-based procedures. The procedure is administered without the use of tumescent anaesthesia, avoiding patient discomfort associated with multiple needle sticks. CLINICA BRITANNIA BRITISH MEDICAL & DENTAL CENTRE 16BIS (next to 16) FIRST (not Ground) FLOOR Ejércitos Españoles Av.Calpe 03710 • Tel 965 837 553 24H 607 255 755

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Are we so phone obsessed we can’t walk? DO you feel like you are old before your time? Could your mobile be to blame? It may sound a little farfetched but scientists are claiming that our increased use of mobile phones, particularly as we are out and about walking down the street, is making us walk like pensioners. Taking slower steps, hunched over our phones as we send messages or check emails en route, is beginning to take its toll on the body and could lead to back and neck problems in the long term. Scientists from the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge carried out a study where they fitted 21 people with eye trackers and motion analysis sensors, while negotiating an obstacle similar in height to a kerb. Over 250 separate scenarios were examined as participants read a message on their phone, wrote a message, spoke on their phone and in which they did not use their phone at all.

MOBILE PHONES: Scientists claim they are making us walk like pensioners.

The researchers found that writing a text was the most demanding activity and led to peo-

ple looking down at their phone 46 per cent more and they looked down 45 per cent longer

when reading a message. They also walked slower whilst reading a message and whilst talking

Spain leads assisted reproduction SPAIN is leading assisted reproduction in Europe with almost 110,000 treatments a year. This puts the country ahead of Russia and France, according to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). The institution has compiled data from national records of assisted reproductive treatment cycles in Europe since 1997 and in its latest report, relating to 2014, concluded that 109,275 cycles have been performed in Spain. This was followed by Russia with 94,985 cycles and France with 90,434, which was the former leader in the field. The figures related to treatments with in vitro fertilisation (IVF), Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), egg donation and intrauterine insemination (IUI). However, the data did not yet include figures from the UK, but in 2013, the UK performed 61,000 assisted reproduction treatments. The ESHRE report confirms that European clinics continue to favour ICSI or IVF treatment in a ratio of two to one and European results consistently show that the pregnancy rate (by embryo transfer) is higher with IVF (34.6 per cent) than with ICSI (33.1 per cent). The percentage of double or multiple pregnancies continues to decline in Europe and was found in 2014, to be at approximately 17 per cent.

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: Includes in vitro fertilisation, egg donation and intrauterine insemination.

on the phone. It also found that participants using their phone were less able to walk in a straight line leading them to be more at risk from bumping into other pedestrians, lamp posts and other obstacles in the street they would not necessarily notice when looking down on their phones. The researchers said whilst using their devices they were walking like someone in their 80’s and this could affect their lower back and neck by altering their posture over time. Using phones in the street is already changing some country’s policies and in China segregated footpaths have already been introduced in some towns with special lanes for those using their phones. In the Netherlands, traffic lights have been added into the pavements for phone users who are always looking down for increased safety when crossing the road.

You got that gut feeling? WE all get that ‘gut feeling’ from time to time, but scientists say it is actually a thing as they believe they’ve found a link between human guts and feelings. Research has been ongoing for several years on the bacteria in the gut and a new study from UCLA in America has found a connection between the gut and emotional responses. They had 40 women divided into two groups by the composition of their gut bacteria. Their brain activity for emotional responses to images was then measured and it was found that the brains of women with different bacterial profiles reacted differently to the stimuli. Studies of mice have also shown that if they are not exposed to normal bacteria as they develop from birth, they tend to be less anxious. When they were introduced to microbiota taken from humans with high anxiety levels, the mice also became more anxious. Whilst evidence is somewhat convincing that there is a link between the brain and gut, it is not clear if it is the gut influencing the brain and its development, or if the brain is influencing the gut as researchers say research is still in its early stages.

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Advertising Feature SEXUAL ANOREXIA is a dysfunction that is rarely understood and yet the pain of it is immense. It is just as painful as sexual addiction or any addiction and can drive the person to despair, the compulsive addictive nature keeps the victim in an ever decreasing cycle of destruction and isolation ironically attempting to feel better about themselves and relieve the inner torment that has never been understood or resolved. Simply put sexual anorexia is a dislike or fear of sex but it is a complicated process addiction rather than a substance addiction for example alcohol or drugs, all addictions deserve specialist treatment. If the addiction works its way between sex addiction and sexual anorexia depending on triggers, a further complication can be the loss of what may have been an active sexual life that suddenly stops within a marriage or committed relationship. If withdrawal from sex develops, this can lead to misunderstanding and heartache and cause great stress in a loving relationship. As with other addictions, if untreated it becomes progressive and increases in action. The addict needs help to overcome the helplessness and hopelessness of the disorder, an in-depth look into the experiences that have contributed to the powerlessness over the addiction is necessary and Psychotherapy is an important course of action. Here is an example of how sexual addiction develops:

Sexual anorexia

ADDICTION: If untreated can lead to emptiness and suicide. Andy presented this way He was emotionally unavailable and sexually anorexic. There were enmeshment (emotional

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Measles case hits Maine MAINE in the USA has reported its first case of measles in 20 years. The patient was diagnosed with measles after travelling overseas and the Centre for Disease Control, (CDC) has now released exact details of where the patient has been and has urged people to seek tests if they were in the same places at the same times. Measles is caused by a virus and is highly infectious. The skin is covered in a rash and the sufferer will have flu-like symptoms. Citizens in Maine have been encouraged to get vaccinated as it can cause severe health complications including pneumonia and encephalitis. The disease was almost completely wiped out of America in the 1960â€™s according to the CDC following the in-

smothering) issues with his mother, in his early childhood he would sleep with his mother at her request until the age of 13. Andy was put into boarding school age

troduction of widespread vaccination programmes. However, there have been more cases of parents choosing to

avoid the MMR, the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. This is due to fears it could cause autism and other side effects.

13, when his Mother remarried and saw fit to send him away, essentially he had been replaced with another man. He was a bed wetter until he reached the age of 16. His Mother would tell him that he smelled, this was isolating for Andy and he felt a further outcast. Andy would have sexual contact when drinking but stopped drinking five years ago as this was becoming another problem for him which was also affecting his work. Andy found that he could not be emotional and sexual with others but he could masturbate, he stopped masturbating about one year ago because it became excessive. He would obsess about women and would engage with women without risking emotional rejection. By being detached emotionally this helped him feel less helpless and ineffective with women. A Freudian way of thinking about it would be emotionally impotent. Eventually this behaviour stopped as Andy felt even more isolated and depressed, he stopped having sexual interactions to avoid having deeper feelings of hopelessness and despair in his life, Andy led a reclusive lifestyle. As shown from the above example, the behaviour is easier to understand once given an understanding of the original set of childhood experiences. To go untreated and live without addressing the underlying issues leads to untold misery and pain; emptiness and suicide may become the escape

ARMS

Across 1 Quietly shelve promise (6) 4 After a short time Sue’s ordered dessert (6) 9 Not many? Wrong, the opposite (7) 10 Exercise makes doctor unwell (5) 11 Two ways to get staff (5) 12 Second ruler promises to be significant (7) 13 Weak coffee blend is found here (6) 15 Standing, the street gets at us (6) 18 Run small vehicle for use on holiday (7) 20 Foundation and front of building unaltered (5) 23 Supply comedienne's final wisecrack (5) 24 Party leader has to be present and be in charge (7) 25 Some may reminisce; nice views are picturesque (6) 26 Fish's name for a hairstyle (6)

RACE

Down 1 Spare recipe for fruit (5) 2 Additional piece of text rarely seen (5) 3 Cultivated chap served fish (7) 5 Group of monks giving command (5) 6 Prolong a race incident (4,3) 7 Listens, sort of, then joins up (7) 8 A source of inspiration can cause merriment (5) 13 Looks after Australian beer (7) 14 Certain after a time to see deletion (7) 16 A colourful scene created by gold on furniture (7) 17 Beef's good and ready for eating (5) 19 Drink from fractured pipes (5) 21 Society to do away with talent (5) 22 Fish detected by its odour? (5)

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?

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Weekly Stars

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Aries. With a powerful Mars in trine with the Sun there is no knowing exactly how things will go, especially as Neptune adds some confusion to the actions of this astrological trio. For sure you will come out of this smelling of roses, but there is more in all this than meets the eye, so watch out!

Libra. Your energies seem to be all over the place, but do not give up on telling the truth as you see it, because sincerity is a highly prized emotion; and because times have changed. This is a good time to invest in yourself as Pluto squares up to Mercury midweek, before opposing Kora.

Taurus. Mercury is in cahoots with Pluto, and there will be a chance to be openly forensic over a matter of the heart. You need answers, but are too proud to ask directly, so allow some subtle energies to take control. As you are left to pick up the pieces there is a chance that you are partially to blame.

Scorpio. Your temper flares and this should act as a warning sign because you have so much stored anger within. It seems that although you are doing all the work that somebody feels that they should benefit from a bigger slice of the pie than they are entitled to. Avoid direct confrontations this week!

Gemini. The way ahead is paved with good intention, and even though you are very much not in the mood, there comes a chance to make your escape. Things surely don’t have to get to rock bottom before you start to get your act together, but there will not be a better time to move onwards.

Sagitarius. Throw caution to the wind and think of yourself right now. It isn’t selfish at all, you deserve to have some fun, and this is to be seen as self preservation. Maintaining the balance now is so important because there are actions you know that you really wouldn’t wish to make.

Cancer. The Pluto square on Mercury should sort out a lot of things. You have been on tenterhooks over something, and it is made clear to you that things have now adjusted, and your full control is restored. Others have a need to organise your life right now, time to show them what you can really do!

Capricorn. Pluto is squaring up to Mercury and is asking you to look at something from another direction. When faced with a situation that could so easily go either way, it is what you don’t say right now that is so important, and your timing has to be spot on. Get it right, and all’s well!

Leo. Play by your own set of rules by all means, but know very well this time your terms and just exactly what you want because compromise shouldn’t be on the menu, and revenge is a dish best served cold for all to enjoy. Be positive and allow Pluto in Mercury to sort out anyone who gets in the way.

Aquarius. For someone to ruffle your feathers the way that they have, there must be something you are holding onto. Although someone needs to know, in no uncertain terms, just exactly how you feel over a current situation, all that you can do is to make really sure that it doesn’t happen.

Virgo. Mercury working with Neptune brings timbre to a situation which should have been resolved long ago, but which is forced to continue by the ego of someone who seems to want to make life difficult for you! A few home truths should be told, yes, but right now you have other fish to fry.

Pisces. This is a good time to involve yourself in some further study, and to get your teeth into something you will greatly enjoy. You need to matter to yourself, and to put into practice all that you preach, in helping someone who needs your tender love and care, but is afraid to ask.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 5 represents R and 14 represents J, so fill in R every time the figure 5 appears and J every time the figure 14 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.

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Across 1 Stout, strong and sturdy (6) 4 Strong wind (4) 8 Cause fear in (5) 9 Loud cry (5) 10 Harmonica (5,5) 13 Workplace for the conduct of scientific research (10) 17 To yearn or long for (5) 18 Reddish (5) 19 Outbuilding (4) 20 Unequivocally detestable (6) Down 1 Over hasty (4) 2 Informal party or social event (5) 3/18 Become angry (3,3) 5 In the middle of (5) 6 Stretch out (6) 7 Companion (6) 11 Serving dish (6) 12 Casual pants (6) 14 Courageous (5) 15 Exhibition of cowboy skills (5) 16 Organs of sight (4) 18 See 3

Across 1 Saturday (6) 4 Sword (6) 9 Calf (animal) (7) 10 Estar de acuerdo (5) 11 Autumn (5) 12 Fencing (sport) (7) 13 Antena (6) 15 Esfera (6) 18 Calefacción (7) 20 They (f) (5) 23 Molar (tooth) (5) 24 Breath (respiration) (7) 25 Trapo del polvo (6) 26 Avispón (6)

Down 1 Wise (5) 2 Bug (insect) (5) 3 Defeat (7) 5 Jerga (5) 6 Línea aérea (7) 7 Promedio (7) 8 Panadero (5) 13 Avergonzado (7) 14 Lectores (personas) (7) 16 Prefix (7) 17 Equal (5) 19 Imagen (5) 21 Lino (ropa) (5) 22 Corto (longitud, distancia) (5)

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

Kenny’s Postbag Kenny, my late Mother has appeared in a dream twice just lately. My husband, jokingly, said that she has come to take me to the Spirit World and that she won’t rest until I take my place there. I am worried that he may be right now and it is affecting my sleep. Can you help me? Rose L. Rose, you have said it yourself, he is teasing you! The call to the Spirit World never comes from a family member. They cannot invite you to pass over. This dream is more likely to assure you that your departed Mother is in good hands, and feels able to make contact. Take it as good news, and carry on living your life, it’s not your turn yet. Sleep well!

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For Birthday Celebrants 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.

Current astrological alignments are doing much to illuminate a very different way forward for you. Before you make your choices see things through from the other side before you make that vital and necessary first step out. Above all be yourself!

Sudoku

Funagram Unscramble the name of a type of marine creature (two words): THERMIC BRA Unscramble the name of a famous humorous novel, first published in 1889 (five words): BEEN TO THE MARINA

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

ANSWERS: - HERMIT CRAB - THREE MEN IN A BOAT

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METAL WORKS MOBILE WELDING SERVICE Gates, rejas, railings etc. Made to measure or repaired. Free quotes. No job too small. Calpe. Made to measure or repaired onsite. Call Dave 965 834 869 or 616 173 699

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WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

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Job attracts thousands Photo credit: GoFundMe

PARADISE: Advert for cat lover went viral.

HELP WANTED: Could you care for this cat in his home while the owners are away?

Fancy a change of scene? EVER thought of housesitting or pet-sitting? At HouseSitMatch we are always looking for experienced pet lovers who want to travel and are happy to exchange their time and experience in pet care for free accommodation when house-sitting. For people who love pets and are experienced in caring for animals this can be a great way to travel on a fixed budget. We currently have house-sits in the UK, France, Spain and further afield in Australia, the Ukraine and even Belize! Have a look at our listings and consider house-sitting as one of your affordable travel options. How we work HouseSitMatch is a house-sitting network where new members register online. We ID check

everyone to ensure we know who you are, and in addition sitters are police checked. We charge for membership to ensure that there is a commitment from both parties and that we can afford to manage our network online professionally. Our latest review on Trustpilot ‘HouseSitMatch has helped us greatly by enabling us to explore housesitting. They look at ways to fine tune their website to the benefit of others, making it easier to use. Lamia the owner is always available to help and will do so as quickly as possible. The yearly membership is value for money and I would recommend this company to anyone.’ - Review by Jean James, Dog owner, Alicante.

How you benefit - as a home and pet owner Our membership offers access to a secure network helping you find suitable sitters. We hide your contact details and address. You post an advert ahead of your travel dates, we publish the advert then housesitters apply. You can view their profiles and chat with them before you accept an applicant. If you join as a Premium member we can also help you at each stage of the process to get you started and manage your account. How you do join? Please register online via our website: • Choose a membership plan • Standard (DIY option) = £49 pa • Premium (with support at each step) = £79 pa

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WHEN a couple advertised for someone to look after 70 cats for just four hours a day, they never expected the response they received. The job on the Greek island paradise of Syros with stunning views of the Aegean attracted 35,000 CVs. The advert described the ideal candidate as being ‘a mature and genuinely passionate cat lover who enjoys tranquillity, nature and

their own company. Desired skills: cat-whispering, feline psychology, veterinary experience. Driving licence. Remuneration: modest, but includes the chance to live a meaningful life’. Founder of God’s Little People Cat Rescue, Joan Bowell, asked others to share the Facebook posting far and wide and her wish was everyone’s command as it went viral. The amount of CVs has re-

TANAMERA

quired Joan and husband Richard to take on five volunteers to go through the thousands of applications. The job comes with a small house on a long, tree-backed sandy stretch with winding lanes and wild flowers, a car, all expenses paid and a salary of £450 per month. Applicants have come from all over the world including Australia, USA, and Mexico.

Facebook at: www.facebook.com/tanamerarescue

Giving abandoned dogs a chance TANAMERA is a small animal rescue, located in the north of the Costa Blanca, privately run by Arjan and Jacky Hazeleger. Their goal is to give abandoned dogs a chance, when they are unwanted, abandoned and there is no other place for them to go. The local municipal dog pounds are all full, and even if there was space, some dogs just don’t belong there. The dog pounds in the region do an excellent job, but have their hands full and limited budgets. Some dogs just need special care, medical treatment, socialising and/or rehabilitation. That is why Tanamera take care of the very old, ill, abused, unsocial, traumatised or very young dogs. Most of the dogs they rescue are the

podenco hunting dogs. Not only do they suffer the most, they are the hardest to rehabilitate and rehome. Tanamera are a rescue, not a dog pound, and have chosen to live with their dogs, 24/7, 365 days per year, and living in total freedom all together as one pack, and are never kept in kennels. The dogs become part of their own family or (foster) families. Tanamera’s goal is to help dogs with special needs. But they do more than that. They help with rehoming dogs from owners, charities and pounds, and help cover their veterinary costs when they can, because they understand that some people just can’t afford to get their dog spayed or treated. They start where many of the dog pounds stop. For more information, look on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/tanamerarescue.

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motoring FORD’S Transit Custom strengthens its position as Europe’s leading one-tonne van with the public debut of the new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model, shown for the first time in production form at the IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV features an advanced hybrid powertrain system that targets a zeroemission driving range of 50 kilometres (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0litre EcoBoost petrol engine as a range extender for a total range exceeding 500 kilometres (310 miles). Ford is the first volume manufacturer to offer PHEV technology in this segment of the van market. The technology enables the vehicle to be charged with mains electricity for zero-emission journeys, contributing to reduce local emissions and allowing the vehicle to enter low-emissions zones. The PHEV model will enter volume production in the second half of 2019. “The Transit Custom PHEV rewrites the rule book for a general purpose one-tonne van, providing a versatile performer with zeroemission capability,” said Ian Porter, chief programme engineer,

Ford Transit debuts hybrid model

ECO-FRIENDLY: Can use mains electricity for zero-emission journeys. Transit Custom, Ford of Europe. “Transit Custom PHEV demands no compromises, offering the same load capacity as a diesel van, and the freedom to complete

long-distance journeys without the need to stop for a charge.” Ford also announced - major enhancements - to the Transit Custom line-up, including an up-

graded 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel, with more powerful 185 PS variant, a segment-first diesel mild hybrid powertrain option, and advanced new connectivity with

driver assistance features. Using the charge port located within the front bumper, the Transit Custom PHEV can be charged using a domestic 240 volt 10 amp power supply, achieving full charge in five hours, or a commercial 240 volt 16 amp or 32 amp supply, which can bring the pack to full charge in three hours. Designed to enhance performance and cost of ownership, the changes include an upgraded version of Ford’s 2.0 EcoBlue diesel engine, further optimised for fuel efficiency and now available as a more powerful 185 PS variant. Transit Custom also offers a segment-first mild hybrid (mHEV) diesel powertrain option that delivers additional fuel efficiency improvements, with particular benefits in urban stop-start conditions. The FordPass Connect onboard modem technology is introduced, and the Transit Custom can also be specified with an enhanced suite of advanced driver assistance technologies including Active Park Assist, Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keeping Aid and Blind Spot Information System with Trailer Tow.

A beautiful ‘small’ car IT’S a small car but you just can’t miss it. Expressive visual appeal and an exceptionally large number of customisation options simply turn the Mini three-door, Mini five-door and the Mini Convertible into real eye catchers over and over again. The current edition of the Mini, which was comprehensively revised at the beginning of the year, thus repeats the success of the British original in the premium small car segment from 2014. In that year Mini won the ‘autonis’ award following the most recent generation change. Its stylishly refined design is what made the new Mini

excitingly attractive and the voters’ favourite car. Newly designed LED headlamps and LED tail lights with the characteristic Union Jack design make for an unmistakable appearance. The colours Emerald Grey metallic, Starlight Blue metallic and Solaris Orange metallic are now also included in the paintwork programme. The extended range of light alloy wheels, the Piano Black exterior option with black surrounds for headlamps, radiator grille and tail lights, which is available for the first time, as well as new leather equipment, interior surfaces and colour lines for the interior, extend the possibilities of turning the Mini into a personalised one-of-a-kind specimen welcome everywhere. The fresh ex-

terior and interior accents add to the car’s brand-typical visual appeal, making the current Mini generation a unique character in the premium small car segment once again. The car’s attractiveness is attested to by it winning the Autonis trophy once more. The Automobile magazine, published by the Motorpresse publisher in Stuttgart, had asked its readers to vote for ‘the most beautiful cars in 2018’. Readers could choose from 95 models in 10 categories. New models and revisions, which appeared on the German market over the last 12 months, had been nominated. In the ‘small car’ class, the Mini won by a clear margin over its five competitors, with 30.3 per cent of votes cast going to the British original. UNIQUE: The Mini is still a favourite in the small car range.

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WHETHER it was due to the continuing poor state of the course at Oliva Nova and a number of temporary greens, a smaller number than usual - just 28 players - turned up for the last Society game. Sadly, this ongoing situation has been going on for some time and is causing a degree of irritation among the members. With one guest taking p a r t , R a y Yo u n g ( t h e much younger and better looking brother of Brendan), the Society played a Stableford Competiton. The results on the day were: Division One: 1st Paul Sankey (44 points), 2nd - Donna Green (42) and 3rd - Roger Brown

PEGO MEMBERS: Played a Stableford competition at Oliva Nova.

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(40). All of these were exceptional scores. D i v i s i o n Tw o : 1 s t Fiona Sankey (39 points), 2nd - John Evans (35) and 3rd Alan Simpson (33). Nearest the Pins: Peter Rapley (Hole 5) with 3.3m and Ian Robertson (Hole 16) with 3.9m. The only ‘two’ on the day went to Donna Green. To r o u n d o ff a v e r y successful day for the Sankey family on the course, Fiona accurately guessed 54 in the ‘Balls in the Water ’ competition. Next week is another Stableford Competion, and any guest wishing to play - subject to handicap - should contact Penny Barden via e-mail: pegohandicap sec@gmail.com.

WINNERS: A successful sponsored day of golf for the MGS with Marian Carter (far right).

Montgo Golf Society MONTGO GS played a Stableford Competition during their last get-together which was proudly sponsored by Marian and Neil Carter in honour of their grandson. Due in part to the poor condition of the course, just 16 players took part this week. However, the course Director Carolina did go and visit each flight in the Society when they were playing to apologise in person for the ongoing problems in getting the course back to its previously pristine condition. The MGS hopes that this will be sooner rather than later. The sponsors deserve a very special mention, as Marian in particular has been a very busy bee in creating the prizes. Not only were the unique MGS mugs on offer, there was also some fabulous glassware which had been personally etched. It seems that there is no end to her talents for which the MGS are very grateful, and there is no doubt that Neil provided not only loads of encouragement, but the odd refreshing cuppa or glass of vino. Winners on the day were: 1st - Shaun O’Gorman (36 points), 2nd - Peter Gardiner (36 on C/B) and 3rd - Graham Borley (35). Shaun also collected both Nearest the Pin prizes and consequently also has two ‘two’s’. Denise Cooper also had a ‘two’ too... Both collected the much valued Montgo balls. Next week’s Medal MGS Decanter Competition is also sponsored by Neil Carter and for this year will be just one round of golf.

THE nature of a ‘Medal’ competition is such that one slip-up on one hole can lead to a catastrophic fall down the rankings. One such occurrence for one of the members happened during last Saturday when he seemed to be cruising at least to be in contention for first place. At the difficult 7th hole, he twice hit the ball out of bounds, ending up with a 10. To compound his misery, he finished his round with a four and a five to finish among the also-rans. However, there were no such problems for the winner, who has the lowest handicap in the club, and didn’t card more than a four to end up with a net score of one under par. Several other members carded handicap-busting scores in what was a hotly

contested competition. 1st place: John Wilby (52.6 shots - Handicap 3.4), 2nd place: Mike Davies (52.9 shots Handicap 10.1) and 3rd place: Lawrence Wanty (54.2 shots - Handicap 7.8). Nearest the Pins: Mike Davies (Hole 4) and Ronnie Campbell (Hole 9). If anyone would like to join the Society, they play at El Plantio Golf Club every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. They use both courses the Par 3 nine-hole course and the main 18hole course, so cater for all abilities and membership rates are very competitive. For more details about the Society or if you’d like to play as a guest, please contact Ian Henderson on 966 716 616 or 636 116 230.

Benitachell Bowls Club

LAST Saturday at 3pm saw the Benitachell Bowls Club members all coming together to play in the Tri-Cats Competition. When new members join the club they are placed in teams known as Lions, Tigers and Jaguars and these very competitive teams play in the Northern League, (the Lions have won the Northern League nine times), so this competition against each other is hard fought and thoroughly enjoyed. The event was started with a ‘Spider,’ which was won by Jennifer Nesteroff (Tiger) and was awarded the first two points. For the uninitiated, a penny is placed on the Jack and all the bowlers spread round the green and bowl when the whistle blows. The nearest to the penny wins. The teams then had four ends of fun bowling with a great deal of barracking from the oppositions, that included completely unfounded claims of unfair play and even cheating! It’s this kind of banter that makes the day. It has to be recorded, however, that both the adjudicator and scorer were both Lions. After four ends of normal bowling, there was a meal served on tables that each of the teams had decorated in their own colours in the hope of getting some more points towards their scores. However, everyone had put in so much effort that every team was awarded the same number of points. A fun and convivial evening began with some putting, a photo quiz, dominoes, peg holding and a music quiz. The culmination of the day saw the Lions in yellow presented with the Tri-Cats Trophy as the overall champions. They were closely followed by the Tigers in red and the blue Jaguars. A great day was had by all.