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Years of abuse by Ray Chadwick
by Darren Parmenter
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A MAN has been arrested in Murcia by the Guardia Civil accused of abusing two of his nieces when they were children. The two sisters, who are now 15 and 24 years old, had finally decided to report the alleged actions of their 64-year-old uncle, which took place over a number of years. The man has been instructed to report to the courts once a month, and a restraining order has been placed around the victims as well as the uncle being prevented from having any communication with them. According to reports, the oldest of the victims claimed she’s suffered continued abuse until she reached 18. As for the youngest child, it’s alleged the abuse began three years ago and continued until the uncle was arrested. The two girls and the detained man live in the Murcia municipality of Sangonera la Verde and are all Spanish. The uncle continues to be under arrest.
Armada flagship under the hammer A
FTER close to 14 months moored in a dock close to the Panoramis centre in Alicante, the Port Authority has asked for a public auction to get rid of the replica of the Santisima Trinidad. After removing it from a more prominent position close to the Hotel Melia back in July 2017, the authority declared the ship abandoned in February of this year. According to reports, the starting price for the auction has been set at €152,000, and if there is no successful bidder it has already been decided it will end up in the scrapyard. Any interested in acquiring the ship can visit it by prior appointment with the Port of Alicante authorities, and the deadline for the bids is October 30. The auction is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 7. It is understood that the ship could be returned to being open to the public, but for it to receive proper authorisation it must pass an inspection in a dry dock. The nearest is in Cartagena or Denia
MOORED: The Santisima Trinidad in its original Alicante base. and makes the process unfeasible unless the ship can be later based in those ports. The original Santisima Trinidad was the flagship of the Spanish Armada for
36 years during the 18th century, and was one of the largest of its time. It fought in all the Spanish battles from 1769 until it was sunk during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Migrants continue to arrive OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil have detained 13 migrants that arrived in one boat off the c o a s t o f To r r e vieja. It was the seventh boat to arrive on the coast of the Alicante Province during one week and took the number of people found close to 100. The latest arrival, all men from Algeria and reported to be in good condition, were found four miles off the coast and were towed into the salt work docks.
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Missing woman found by Darren Parmenter
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N the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Guardia Civil found a 47-year-old woman from Crevillente who had been reported missing. She was located in her car which had been involved in an accident which didn’t involve any other vehicles. The woman had left home to collect her son on the Monday evening, but when by 1am she hadn’t returned, her husband alerted the Guardia Civil, as it had proved impossible to contact her mobile phone. According to reports, she never reached the location where she was due to collect her son. After more than an hour of searching, the Guardia Civil managed to find her car stuck in a ditch with the back wheels in the air and unable to move. The woman was
A special building ELCHE Council has led the way in the construction of buildings especially designed for people over the age of 55. Thanks to an agreement with Pimesa, the first stages on the proposal to build 70 homes that mimic similar projects popular among many of the Nordic countries has been given the green light. The project follows a study carried out over a number of months that identified a significant number of people in Elche which would support and benefit from such a development. Once the initial plans have been agreed, Elche Council will announce the terms and conditions for the purchase or renting of the homes.
Zombies on the loose
Photo credit: Guardia Civil
SAFE AND WELL: Mum’s car ends up trapped in a ditch on way to collect her son.
found completely unhurt and had decided to stay in the vehicle because of the steep terrain, and the
fact it was dark and in the middle of the countryside and considered not safe to go and get help.
BE afraid... be very afraid. The municipality of Guardamar del Segura will be attacked by zombies at the end of the month. Held on the night of Saturday October 27, those taking part must survive a number of ‘horrific’ tests as they roam the area looking for fresh blood. The organisers ‘Events Zombies LZD’
have already invaded more than 65 locations across Spain and have now managed to mutate and plan to destroy Guardamar. Throughout the night, the participants will divide into two groups zombies and survivors and must put aside their fears to become the champion after finding the antidotes that will enable them to survive.
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by Darren Parmenter
F
IGURES released by the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) show that last month was one of the warmest September’s in Alicante since 1950. As October has taken hold, the mornings are a little cooler and people are adding more hot water into their shower mix, it has been revealed that the tem-
perature did not drop below 16ºC during September. The average daily temperature was 24.8ºC in Alicante and 25.6ºC in Orihuela, and the warmest since 2014. Despite some of the very heavy storms experienced across the province, September - with the exception of Rojales - was classed as ‘very dry.’ Whereas Torrevieja saw 50lm2, AlicanteElche Airport (48lm2) and Alicante (42.4lm2), thanks to the ‘Gota Fria’ that hit the Vega Baja in the middle of
the month, Rojales recorded 120lm2. For most areas, rainfall was 25 per cent less than normal. The 24-hour period of September 22 and 23 recorded the highest daily temperature of 35ºC in certain parts of the region such as Sumacarcer, Xativa, Carcaixent, Alginet and Jalance. And finally, during the first 12 days of September there was a storm somewhere in the Valencian Community.
Water leak behind collapse of homes by Ray Chadwick FIRST assessments by the insurance company investigating the collapse of two houses in an urbanisation on the Orihuela Costa have said that water leaks are the probable c a u s e . Tw o p e o p l e were rescued after being trapped and taken to hospital. According to reports, they haven’t been able to find the origin of the leak which is alleged to have washed away the
subsoil and created a space which led to the collapse. The theory is that the leak may have happened over a few days or accumulated over a number of years, with the likely culprit being a water pipe or a swimming pool... one of which being located just a few metres away from the affected houses. The early stages of the investigation - although without any detailed checks having taken place - rules out that the collapse was
A 65-YEAR-OLD man has been detained by National Police officers in Spain after he was found to be carrying more than 60 kilos of amphetamine sulphate in his vehicle. Police suspicions were raised when
caused by work undertaken by an individual home owner. There have been complaints from the insurance company that they’ve not been allowed full access to the site, but this is explained by Councillor Rafael Almagro who has told the Spanish media that “the area will be closed until the municipal technicians have finished making their own report.” It is understood that the eight affected homes may need to be demolished.
Speeding driver
they observed ‘strange movements’ on the part of the suspect and
pulled him over. He was found to be carrying 60.5 kilos of amphetamine sulphate (speed). Investigators believe the man is part of a drug-trafficking ring operating in Burgos.
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Warmest September for four years
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HOT TIMES: Alginet in Valencia hit 35ºC last month.
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What the people want...
ORIHUELA Council will be allocating €600,000 in the 2019 municipal budget for the local people to decide where it will be spent. The ‘citizen participation’ policy is becoming increasingly popular with
many local councils, and in the case of Orihuela will see their 11 districts being given €60,000 each. Once the suggestions are received - by October 22 - they will be evaluated by technicians and
then sent to the third stage... a public vote open to those on the Padron. A similar scheme operated this year, with cleaning and repairs being the areas where most of the
money was asked to be spent on. According to reports, the initiative was popular with those living in the rural areas, but there was virtually no interest shown by people living in the Orihuela Costa.
Photo credit: Taxi Orihuela Costa
RENEWED: Plans to offer joint taxi service again next summer.
Shared taxi service a success by Darren Parmenter
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RIHUELA Council is prepared to renew the agreement with their neighbouring municipality of Torrevieja for the joint use of taxis next year. The initiative, which was well received by all those who used the service during the summer, was in operation for three months and helped reduce the passenger demand. The commercial centre at Zenia Boulevard was a more than popular destination and pick up point. Councillor Begoña Cuartero said there are plans to meet her Torrevieja counterpart, Javier Manzanares, to discuss a similar scheme for the 2019 summer season. Representatives of the local taxi associations also reported of the success of the initiative which had seen the previous long queues of people significantly reduced. The service offered to and from hotels in the area has also improved, to the extent that overall it now offers one of the best on the Costa Blanca.
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New view of hospital by Glenn Scott
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ITH the aim of reducing a degree of worry and anxiety when children are undergoing a
number of treatments, the Quironsalud Hospital in Torrevieja has introduced a major initiative. Individually tailored to each child’s needs, they can now use virtual reality headsets in the paediatric emergency department. The plan is to reduce the perception of pain when the young patients are having blood taken or bones manipulated among others. The headsets serve to take the child’s mind off what is going on around them and make their experience in the hospital less stressful. Head of Paediatrics, Dr Maria Minguez, said that “with the introduction of this scheme, we hope to see a number of benefits to the patient. Among the advantages, we can take samples quicker and reduce the need for certain anaesthetics.
Photo credit: Skydeas Wikimedia Commons
PERCEPTION: Headsets proved to reduce hospital stress. (File image)
“This also means that the child associates future visits to the hospital in a different light.” Different studies into
the benefits of virtual reality have shown that such techniques actually reduce the length of hospital stays.
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Jewish celebration in Lorca T
HE Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community recently celebrated Simchat Torah, the Jewish festival of the giving of the law, and a number of people gathered in the recently excavated ruins of Lorca synagogue in Murcia. The synagogue was discovered in the earthquake a few years ago. This was the first Jewish service held there since the Spanish Inquisition which began in 1492. The evening started with blowing of two shofars by Aron and Noah Tiller. These are rams’ horns which were blown in biblical times as an alarm signal. These days they are blown to herald in the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. In Lorca many tears were shed as the shofars sounded to start this highly emotional service. During the service every man present carried one of the two sifrei torah (scrolls of the law) around the synagogue, and then read from the Hebrew writing in them. Prayers for the sick members of the community along with those for the safety of Israel were also read. One older member of the community celebrated his second Bar mitzvah. This is when a member reaches the age of 83.
Photo credit: Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community
SCROLLS: The two sifrei torah on display in the synagogue. Over 70 people attended from Spain, Germany, Sweden, Egypt, the Cayman Islands and England. Messages of support were received from around the world from descendants of Spanish
Jews who were exiled during the Inquisition. The Spanish government recently offered Spanish citizenship to descendent of the Inquisition and over 4,000 have taken up the offer.
The community meet the last Friday of the month, and for further information about the Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community please e-mail Alan Harris at alan201150@hotmail.com
Ready for disaster TORREVIEJA Council has announced that it will be holding a major earthquake simulation exercise next month. The meeting, chaired by Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon, was attended by representatives of groups that will be primarily involved, and members of the Local Operative Coordination Centre (CECOPAL) that will organise the event planned for November 14. Mayor Dolon explained that the council was working on what he described as a ‘very ambitious’ plan that will culminate in the ability of the municipality to respond in the aftermath of a severe earthquake.
Labour up and down THE month of September saw an increase in unemployment across the Vega Baja region. The rise of 535 people was expected with the end of the summer season when it’s traditional to see many jobs lost in popular tourist areas such as Torrevieja and Guardamar. This is the second month in succession that unemployment has risen in the region, and takes the official number of those out of work to 26,045. However, with most of those being laid off in the service sector, it wasn’t all bad news as a combined total of 425 people found jobs in the manufacturing and construction industries.
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City centre attackers found TWO young Algerian nationals have been arrested by the National Police after their alleged involvement in a violent robbery in Alicante. According to reports, the two men - aged 17 and 20 -
National Police plea ELCHE’S National Police Commissioner, Javier Perez Castillo, has asked for another 70 officers to reinforce security at the AlicanteElche Airport and in the outlying districts of the city. There are currently 400 based at the police station, a figure that has remained virtually unchanged for a number of years despite the volume of passengers increasing by around one million annually. Comissioner Castillo said that Alicante-Elche Airport is the fifth largest in Spain and is at the same level as those in Gran Canaria and Mallorca... however, there is a disparity in the complement of National Police officers in comparison.
Beach bar moan A LETTER has been sent to Orihuela Council by a user of the Playa Cala Bosque in La Zenia, complaining that the beach bar uses up too much space. According to reports, the complainant alleges several ‘irregularities’ that the company Chiringuitos del Sol have committed. The conditions of the contract approved in April of this year allow the beach bar to occupy a maximum space of 20m2 and 50m2 of terrace. However, the official ‘dencuncia’ states it’s well known the contractor is using much more than is permitted, with extra chairs and tables. This makes access to the beach more complicated.
approached the 54-year-old woman as she was walking along a street and began to shake her. At first, she was strong enough to resist her attackers, but they eventually threw her to the ground and
wrestled with her until they were able to rob her of her handbag and a silver chain around her neck. As they fled the scene, the woman was able to call the police by dialling 091 using a
p a s s e r - b y ’s m o b i l e p h o n e who found her lying on the pavement. Two National Police patrols arrived on the scene almost immediately and were able to catch the pair of attackers within min-
utes. They were found hiding under a vehicle parked up in a nearby street. The woman victim was reunited with all her belongings while the men were released on bail.
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Slot machine cheat arrested by David Bennett
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ATIONAL POLICE based in Alicante have arrested a man who allegedly falsely obtained more than €2,000 from a slot machine. According to reports, he manipulated part of the machine’s mechanism so that every time he put a note in the machine to obtain credits, he was able to retrieve the note. It is understood that the man detained was a regular visitor to the place that had the machine, and it wasn’t until the owners noticed that there was a ‘missing’ €2,600 that their suspicions were raised. They then checked the CCTV cameras and quick-
GAMBLE: Thousands ‘won’ without paying for the games.
ly noticed that this one particular customer always carried out a number of ‘strange manoeuvres’ whenever he played the machine that had recorded the discrepancy. It was discovered that
he was able to win three major prizes of €1,000, €850 and €200 with this method, and so the next time he arrived the owner called the National Police who promptly arrested him.
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Vega Baja Winter beach success hospital funding success PATIENTS and visitors alike will be able to see the results of a programme of works that has seen a number of improvements to the Vega Baja Hospital. The hospital’s Operating Theatre and the Intensive Care Unit have benefitted from an investment of €600,000 that renewed the lighting, the electrics and the air-conditioning system. Operating Theatre supervisor, Simon Marin, said that, “these reforms will make it possible for patients and family members to be able to receive better levels of care. This will include more space, less stress and more personalised treatment.” In addition, other work is being carried out in the Vega Baja Hospital in the Children’s and Teenage Psychiatric Unit.
MORE than 200 people took part in the third week of the ‘Winter Beach’ activities on the Orihuela Costa. Adults and children alike enjoyed diving, canoeing, paddle surfing and aquagym sessions over last weekend held on La Caleta in Cabo Roig. Councillor Luisa Bone said that, “the season so far has fulfilled all our expectations, with many people trying activities for the first time.” The activities continue every weekend until the first week of December. This is the second year in a row that Orihuela Council has held these increasingly popular events.
Health centre makeover THANKS to a grant of €100,000 from the Department of Health, Redovan’s health centre is about to undergo a major makeover. The programme of work will include renovating the waiting and consultation rooms as well as the air-conditioning system. In addition, the roof will be replaced and the walls repaired where needed. Councillor Francisco Martinez said that the plan is to improve the entire centre which sees dozens of people coming through the doors. “We not only provide excellent medical care, we also want to make sure the back-up facilities are of a good standard.”
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THE Ministry of Development and the Murcia Regional Government have begun to improve the road safety of two of the main roads that run through Cartagena. Both the RM-35 and RM-37 have seen their road markings repainted on several stretches of road totalling 18km. It’s understood that more than 5,100 vehicles use these roads that connect San Javier and Cartagena in an average day.
Clubs on show IT may be hard to imagine, but there are more than 500 different clubs, associations and charities in the Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa and surrounding area. If you are looking to find out more about what is available in the region, then just pop on down to Expo Torrevieja to visit many of the local Charities, Clubs and Associations all under the one roof. Expo Torrevieja returns to Torrevieja’s International Auditorium next Saturday October 20 and Sunday 21. Inside the expo, there is a special Clubs and Associations zone, on the first floor, where local groups can promote their causes, social gatherings, sports, lunches, travel, talks, all in one convenient location. It’s an excellent opportunity for visitors to the Expo to find out more about the vast array of activities that are offered throughout the area. Expo Torrevieja is proud to be a sponsor of Rock Against Cancer and Paradise Kennels, amongst others. Find out more about these groups and how you can become a volunteer, or participate in singing, acting, dancing, playing sports, or finding a new hobby. Located beside Quironsalud Hospital, the event focuses on offering products and services to enhance your quality of life.
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Cartagena motorway improves
LINE-UP: Classic Cars at an earlier Expo Torrevieja. Doors are open from 10am until 3pm on both October 20 and 21. Admission and parking is free. On October 21, there is also a Classic and Specialist Car, Motorbike and Scooter display, in the lower car park. Owners of such vehicles are al-
so invited to show off their pride and joy. For more information, or to exhibit your club or association, please visit www.ExpoTorrevieja.com, email: in fo@expotorrevieja.com, or call/What sApp Keith on 609 063 614.
Turtle turns up A TURTLE that went missing almost a month ago in Cox has reappeared, much to the relief of its young sevenyear-old owner. Thanks to her determination to find her much loved pet that saw her undertake a campaign to find the tortoise, it has been found in good health in a local school. Named ‘Tortu’, it disappeared from the girl’s greatgrandmother ’s house in early September and she was absolutely delighted to get the call to say it had been found by a security guard at the Virgen de las Virtudes School.
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by Barry Duke
I AM not a morning person. I’ll happily work from midday to 3am but please don’t expect me to function at, say, 7am, a time when my sleep is at its deepest, and my dreams most vivid. So when I got an email from Sarah Major, who hosts Radio Sheffield’s early morning ‘god-slot’, asking whether I could do a telephone interview for her programme on September 30 she got a resounding no. She was so anxious to get my views about the 30th anniversary of the publication of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses that she suggested a pre-recorded interview instead - and to this - I readily agreed. Why choose me for the interview? Sarah had ascertained that I edit the Freethinker magazine, launched in 1881 in the UK. The anti-religious publication immediately became cause célèbre when its founder, George William Foote, was charged with blasphemy and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment with hard labour. The prosecution did not, as the
Throttling free speech
FREE SPEECH: Salman Rushdie got the death sentence for his book. authorities hoped, kill off the publication. Instead its popularity soared and in its hey-day it was bought by thousands each week, by people who were fed up to their back teeth with religious leaders banging on about their various brands of superstition. Blasphemy was back in the headlines after the publication of The Satanic Verses. Muslims in the
UK and abroad took to the streets and demanded that Rushdie be prosecuted for offending Islam, and were in full support of a fatwa issued by Iran’s religious head, Ayatollah Khomeini, to have Rushdie assassinated. Sarah Major wanted my thoughts on whether freedom of expression over the past three decades had improved or worsened, and I told
her that, without a doubt, that it was now becoming a great deal more difficult to say anything at all that would give offence to faith-heads of all stripes. I forcefully made my point that all religions were ridiculous, and that the millions of people who happily live their lives without a smidgeon of faith should be free to ridicule the words and actions of religious lead-
ers whenever they say or do something stupid. Coincidentally, a day after Major’s programme was aired, Brendan O’Neill, editor of Spiked magazine, published a piece entitled We are all Ayatollahs now. In it he argued that fatwas against offensive speech are now issued daily, by the Western Twitterati as much as by Eastern religious tyrants. Intolerance of so-called blasphemy against Islam and Muhammad is now as pronounced in trendy Western circles as it is in Islamic imam circles. “The stunningly arrogant belief that anyone who offends one’s faith or ideology or identity deserves to be severely reprimanded - the belief that motored the Ayatollah’s death sentence on Rushdie - is now the central belief of virtually every new political movement in Western academic and public life. He concluded: “Thirty years after Rushdie’s novel was published, the battle isn’t over. The struggle for the right of people to think what they like and say what they please, and to mock all gods, prophets, ideas and fads, remains as pressing today as it has ever been.” I couldn’t agree more.
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Plaster mine worries “premature�
WITHIN just a handful of days of the start of the campaign, more than 1,000 signatures have been received protesting against plans to open a plaster mine in San Miguel de Salinas. As well as local residents, concerns have been shown by local estate agents as to the effect such a project would have on the area in terms of the value of property. An initial meeting took place earlier this week, but a major demonstration has been arranged by the Arcangel San Miguel Residents Association for Sunday, November 14 at 12 noon. It will begin from the headquarters of the Association, go along the main road and end up at
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by Glenn Scott
ALARM: Resident in San Miguel de Salinas concerned at mine plans. the Plaza de la Iglesia. According to reports, the opposition to the development of the mine has to be made before any initial research is undertaken. Mining Law allows companies that have been authorised to make explorations, rights in the
event that they consider the business to be profitable. The plans of the company behind the mine, Rio de Aguas SL and part of the powerful Almeriabased Torralba, is causing great alarm among local residents who fear for the value of their proper-
The unpopular dates
RESIDENTS of Elche are complaining about the amount of dates adorning their iconic palm trees. Over the past few weeks, more and more local people and visitors have reported the many thousands of the fruits that have stained the pavements having not been picked from the trees. They have also reported the issue
from a health and safety point of view as the dates on the ground could cause people to slip on them and fall. Elche Council have been working to solve the problems in El Altet and Arenales del Sol that come under their control, although according to reports the huge areas of palm trees in the city have been largely forgotten.
ties if the 1,400 hectare project goes ahead. San Miguel de Salinas Council, made up of the PP and the UPyD, has made clear their own objections to the project. They also said that the protests are premature as any scheme has yet to be authorised.
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Fancy a morning coffee? EVERY week, the Monday Coffee Morning Club meets at the Emerald Isle in La Florida on the Orihuela Costa between 10am and 12.15pm. However, like a number of other clubs along the Costa Blanca, numbers of people attending have been dropping over recent years. Many have returned to the UK or Ireland, some due to family or health reasons, and sadly a number have passed away. The Monday Coffee Morning Club has
been very warmly welcomed by the management and staff of the Emerald Isle, but the Club need to boost their numbers to make the events more worthwhile. Most of the members are ‘of and beyond’ the age of retirement, but between them share a wealth of knowledge and experience of life. If you’re interested in finding out more about what the Monday Coffee Morning Club does, please contact John Wilkinson on 672 844 641 or via e-mail on wilkinson.john45@yahoo.co.uk.
So tragic Council makes good A 45-YEAR-OLD Spanish woman was killed in Alicante after being struck by a train. According to reports, the woman was attempting to rescue her dog that had escaped while she was walking it. The dog strayed onto the railway track close to San Gabriel Station and as the woman went to retrieve the dog she was struck by the Barcelona to Lorca train.
DAYA NUEVA Council has given its permission for a telephone mast to be erected on a green area. Mayor Teresa Martinez explained that the location will solve the existing problems of mobile telephone coverage that affects almost every one of the 2,000 people living in the small municipality. Assurances were given that the location, away from the built-up area and next to the cemetery, was chosen especially so as to avoid possible complaints from neighbours on the alleged impact such antennas have on people’s health.
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TRAM station knife attack by Ray Chadwick
N AT I O N A L POLICE have arrested a 43year-old man after allegedly robbing a teenage girl at knife-
point at a TRAM station in Alicante. The young woman had her mobile telephone stolen in the attack, despite valiant efforts as she tried to fend off the attacker with her umbrella.
According to reports, the incident happened a few days ago and has only just been made public by the police. The 17-year-old girl was waiting outside the TRAM station for her mother to arrive. All of a sudden, a man approached her from behind and without warning took a knife from his back
pocket and placed it against her stomach. The girl tried to defend herself during a struggle with her assailant, but she couldn’t stop her phone being stolen before the man run away. The alarm was raised by a group of young people who were passing by at the time, and the National Police were on the
scene almost immediately. They then spotted who they believed was the attacker entering a nearby building and followed him inside and arrested him. He still had the knife on him, a large pair of scissors, and the stolen mobile phone. The detained man was immediately sent to prison without bail.
IMMEDIATE: National Police were on the scene of the attack in seconds. (File image)
No more lighthouse parking SANTA POLA Council will bring to an end the number of drivers that regularly park their vehicles close to the lighthouse. After several months of discussions between the council and other environmental authorities, it has been agreed the road that allows access to the area will be closed. The affected access points are those on the stretch of road that connects Santa Pola with Elche and runs through the nearby beaches. In future, the only parking in the area will be permitted on Playa Ermita and in front of Cala dels Gossets.
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easyJet joins Corvera list FOLLOWING in the wake of jet2.com announcing that it is selling flights to the new Corvera Airport beginning in April 2019, easyJet has now become the second airline to offer tickets. By contrast, British Airways,
which has been flying into MurciaSan Javier Airport from LondonHeathrow since 2016, will leave San Javier at the end of this month and, according to reports, may stop operating in the Murcia region altogether when Corvera opens.
Torrevieja in the pink T
O R R E V I E J A’ S campaign to encourage more people to recycle glass has been taken to a new level... and will benefit a very popular cause in the process. Councillor Fanny Serrano explained that from now and for the next few weeks, six pink ‘igloos’ will be located across Torrevieja in places such as the Plaza de la Constitution, Paseo de la Libertad and Paseo de Vista Alegre. For every kilo of glass deposited in these special containers, the operators - Ecovidrio - will donate €1 to the Sandra Ibarra Solidarity Against Cancer Foundation. The pink containers
BENEFITS: Two of the six pink glass recycling containers in Torrevieja.
were unveiled by Councillors Manuela Osuna and Paqui Parra, and both have overcome breast cancer. They were very keen to point out the importance of such campaigns and have encouraged more companies to undertake similar initiatives that
raise money for vital research into the condition. This current campaign has been launched across more than 60 cities in Spain, that include Sevilla, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, and more than 250 pink igloos have been installed.
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Community effort MORE than 70 photographs feature in the 2019 Torrevieja Solidarity Calendar, produced every year by Andy Ormiston to help charitable organisations raise cash. Photographers Phil Friar and Nicolas Garcia, among others, donated work for the 14th edition of the calendar, of which 2,500 were produced and given to charitable groups to sell
on and raise much needed funds. Local businesses, Aroca Sequier Abogados, Alamo Costa Blanca Real Estate, MAPFRE Seguros, Currencies Direct, Atlas Insurance Brokers and Cambridge Global Payments, covered the cost of printing and design. More than 20 charities were represented at the launch of the calender last week, in the land-
scaped gardens of ArocaSequierAbogados, during which a number of donations were made. A cheque for €30,000 was presented to the Yayasan Sahaja Sawah Foundation in Bali, where local volunteer Bernard Van Helmt is building a school, and three donations of €3,200 to AFE Cancer, AEIDM and The Butterfly Children.
Creating safer roads DOZENS of residents took part in a bike ride through the main streets and parks of Murcia to raise awareness abou troad safety. The 15km cycle route was organised by the City of Murcia and the region’s Association of Driving Schools, as part of a week-long programme of activities including workshops, simulations and driving lessons for people with disabilities. The Guardia Civil, Local Police, firefighters and health professionals were also involved in the initiative, carrying out demonstrations and drills relating to road traffic accidents.
Visitors were given the opportunity to experience tilt stimulators as well as goggles that recreate the effects of alcohol, drugs and fatigue driving. And free classes for cyclists in the correct use of roundabouts, changing wheels and chains were also given. And on Wednesday, a blood donation campaign was expected to take place, to highlight the importance of the vital service in saving lives after serious crashes. Information points were set up in various locations for traffic accident victims’ associations, and companies that develop instruments to improve road safety.
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BACK in July 2012, Spain was in the middle of its third straight year of recession since the start of the financial crisis in 2008. A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) composed a report describing the outlook for the eurozone’s fourth largest economy as ‘bleak’. But, according to reports, the final document instead used the more neutral ‘very difficult’. It is understood that some members of the Executive Board of the IMF were critical of the changes to the report, saying they went against their usual policy of transparency. However, another one denied that the changes were substantial, and said was justified so as not to cause alarm in the markets. Records of the meeting where the decision was made show that Brazil’s Jose Pedro Fachada - an executive director at the IMF - said: “The Board insists on the importance of warning countries about the risks, but these warnings have been considerably reduced.” Another executive director, Thanos Catsambas, disagreed with Fachada and said, “our chairman thought the corrected
WARNINGS: IMF officials disagreed on report changes. version was more appropriate.” Martin Mühleisen, director of the Strategy, Policy and Review Department, added that “the goal was not to change the report’s message. The text is
honest about the risks.” He said that the changes were justified because of the market’s sensitivity, and warned that the original wording could be misinterpreted by the public.
The records of the meeting also show officials of the IMF talking the possibility of a full bailout for Spain, and similar to that experienced in Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
New law stops electric cut-off
ACCORDING to the text of a new Royal Decree approved in the Spanish Parliament, utility companies will not be allowed to cut off electricity supplies due to non-payment if there are children involved. Electricity companies will also be required to make their bills easier to understand and to inform customers on them how their costs can be reduced. In addition, the Royal Decree also bans door-to-door salespeople who visit householders in an attempt to convince them to sign up to different gas and electricity companies. The new law attempts to ease the blow to customers following the large increases in the wholesale market and with the coldest months of the year around the corner. Discounts for customers on low-incomes have been raised to 15 per cent, and will be backed up with a ‘heating bonus’ paid directly to those families already receiving a reduction if their household brings in earnings below the minimum wage. The heating allowance will be tailored according to customers’ ‘level of vulnerability’ in financial and other terms - such as health conditions or disability - and also to average temperatures in their part of Spain. Single parents are now included automatically in the description of those who are likely to be eligible.
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6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am This Morning at the Royal Wedding 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder's Crime Stories 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 Royal Wedding: A Family Celebration 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Big Audition 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London
10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:10am Celebrity Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Coast v Country 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 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 Last Leg 12:05am First Dates Hotel 1:05am The Real Football Fan Show
9:25am Floogals 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 2:05pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Mommy be Mine 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 The Gadget Show 9:00pm The Great Model Railway Challenge 10:00pm Walking Britain's Lost Railways 11:00pm Big Brother
Roman J. Israel, Esq Legal drama about a brilliant but reclusive LA civil rights lawyer whose moral compass takes a hit. 9:10am Dear Dictator 10:45am Permission 12:30pm Black Panther 2:50pm Downsizing 5:10pm Roman J Israel, Esq 7:20pm Dear Dictator 9:00pm Black Panther 11:20pm Downsizing 1:40am Permission Settled New York couple Anna and Will decide to play the field before finally settling down. 3:25am Habit
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5:05am Screamers 6:30am Black Panther: Special 7:00am Permission Settled New York couple Anna and Will decide to play the field before finally settling down. 8:50am Downsizing 11:15am Zombillenium 12:50pm Black Panther The newly-crowned Black Panther must defend his kingdom from a powerful enemy. 3:10pm Dear Dictator 5:00pm Downsizing 7:25pm Zombillenium 9:00pm Black Panther 11:20pm Roman J. Israel, Esq 1:25am Habit 3:15am Screamers 4:55am Two Lottery Tickets
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8:35am Gardeners' World 9:35am Countryfile 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Food and Drink 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 2:00pm Pal Joey 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Meet the Moose Family 5:30pm Rugby League 6:30pm NFL 8:00pm Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary 9:00pm Mediterranean with Simon Reeve 10:00pm Last Chance Lawyer Nyc 10:45pm Mock the Week 11:15pm No Activity
8:50am Ben 10 9:10am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:30am The Haunted Hathaways 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Love Your Home and Garden 11:30am Midsomer Murders 1:30pm Emmerdale 1918 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:10pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm The X Factor 4:00pm Back to Mine 4:30pm The Big Audition 5:30pm The Chase 6:30pm Tipping Point 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm Regional News and Weather 11:00pm ITV News 11:20pm Caught on Camera
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9:40am Shimmer and Shine 10:00am Pirata and Capitano 10:15am Noddy: Toyland Detective 10:30am Floogals 10:50am Paw Patrol 11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:05pm Police Interceptors 1:00pm Friends 5:55pm Jack the Giant Killer 6:55pm 5 News 7:00pm Jack the Giant Killer 8:00pm World's Most Vicious Beasts 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Viking Burial: Secrets Reveled
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SATURDAY 1:50am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well 1:00pm Football Focus 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:15pm Money for Nothing 4:00pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Frozen 6:30pm BBC News 6:40pm BBC London News 6:50pm Pointless 7:40pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:35pm Casualty 10:25pm Killing Eve 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm This Country
SUNDAY 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Money for Nothing 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Points of View 4:00pm Songs of Praise 4:35pm Lifeline 4:45pm Eat Well for Less 5:45pm Pointless 6:30pm BBC News 6:45pm BBC London News 6:55pm Countryfile 7:55pm Doctor Who 8:45pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:30pm Still Open All Hours 10:00pm The Cry 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm New Tricks
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7:45am Chase the Case 8:30am Back in Time for the Factory 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm For What It's Worth 2:45pm Restoration Home 3:45pm Wartime Farm 4:45pm The Blue Planet 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Letterbox 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Family Cooking Showdown 9:00pm Autumnwatch: New England 10:00pm Black Earth Rising 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm 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
9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:10am Celebrity Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Coast v Country 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
9:25am Floogals 9:40am Shimmer and Shine 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Peppa Pig 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm The Gadget Show 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm NCIS 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Broken Promise 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 Sinkholes: Swallowed Whole 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Paddington Station 24/7 11:00pm Big Brother 12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side
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9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Coast v Country 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:15pm Celebrity Hunted 11:25pm 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 2:05pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Tiny House of Terror 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 The Dog Rescuers: Best in Show 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:15pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
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10:30am UEFA Nations League Highlights 11:00am Play Off Final Highlights 12:00pm One2eleven 12:15pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm UEFA Nations League Highlights 1:30pm UEFA Nations League Highlights 2:00pm Soccer Am Best Bits 2:30pm EFL Greatest Games 2:45pm EFL Greatest Games 3:00pm Championship Season Review 3:55pm Football 6:00pm Football 8:00pm Football 11:30pm The Debate- Live 12:30am One2eleven
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The man with nine lives
by Michael Walsh
keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com YOU only live once; live it properly and once is enough but I decided to add other lives to mine. As a consequence I accompanied my African friend as she made her epic odyssey from African kraal to university followed by much travel. I lived life in a Fijian idyll, enjoyed a ringside seat at the Pacific region’s best boxing bouts, and lived in Franco Spain when a visa was required of Britons wishing to live here. One doesn’t need to experience reincarnation to suffer in war-torn Hamburg, explore shipwrecks, or share the bedroom of one of the most prolific hookers on the Spanish Riviera. My key to living extra lives was to use my ghost-writing skills to help those who have great stories to tell. I currently have 52 books with my name on their covers. I did learn that it is impossible to be unemotional when sharing the lives of others. The best compli-
IDYLLIC: Anyone can experience Fiji - or anywhere else! ment I ever received was, “this is exactly how it was but I couldn’t express my feelings as you have.” Many people experienced traumas that are gut-wrenching in their telling. As I described ordeals suffered by an Irish youngster in a
remote penal institution there were times when I had to put my pen to one side and take time to compose myself. There’s an upside too for there’s not many who stayed in Sammy Davis Junior’s hotel suite in Las
Vegas, or played the tables in the gambling city’s casinos accompanied by Joan Collins and Burt Reynolds. To hold one’s book is a lifetime experience and for those in the entertainment industry a ‘This is
my Life’ book makes a bigger impression than does turning up in a limo. Getting one’s book on conventional or online bookshelves can be problematic. Publishers are reluctant to add new authors whilst Amazon rarely delivers. DIY (Distribute it Yourself) did bring success, a method further enhanced by the onset of cost-effective, low-cost, book printing. It is now possible to have printed as few as 200 books at less than one third of each book’s selling price. What do I do with the books delivered by the carrier? My practice was to visit stores, not necessarily bookshops, and offer reasonable quantities at 35 per cent discount on a sale-or-return basis. When doing my rounds the shopkeeper pays only for the books he sells. Alternatively, offer a commission and others will do it for you. The advantage is that you get the chance to place your books where they will most likely be seen by customers. Does the strategy work? I shifted 3,000 copies of my books in six months; neither Amazon nor conventional publishers can beat that.
Mike Walsh’s opinions are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of the publishers advertisers or sponsors.
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Falken Tours... making travel plans easier ily holiday of a lifetime and, despite the growing trend for cheap internet bookings, Olaf says a lot of people still prefer to deal in person: “There are people who do not feel comfortable buying over the internet, they do not have that personal contact or someone to ask and advise. We also have people that come in, find what they like and then look for it online but come back saying we are actually cheaper, so the internet is not always the cheapest option.” DISCOVER SPAIN: Trips to some of the country’s most famous sites.
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As members of IATA, the trade association representing and serving the airline industry worldwide, Falken Tours has access to a wide range of flights and packages. As well as Spanish clients, they have a lot of international customers from Scandinavia, Germany and Britain and the travel agency is pleased to be able to offer trips and tours with guides in your own language. Falken Tours are cruise specialists and have everything from high end around the world cruises, to week long Mediterranean experiences. However, if you want to stay closer to home, Falken Tours also do tickets for Benidorm theme parks and the Benidorm Palace and offer travel insurance.
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More direct object pronouns Basic Spanish for everyday needs
by Jane Cronin
WE are moving forward with our explanation of ‘direct object pronouns’, so let’s take as our starting point the sentence we looked at last week: ‘El niño lee el libro’. - The boy reads the book. ‘El niño lo lee’. - ‘The boy reads it’. This sentence demonstrates what we have learnt so far. That is, that a direct object pronoun replaces the direct object (the thing that directly receives the action of a verb). In other words, in English ‘it’ replaces ‘the book’. We also saw that in Spanish, the equivalent of it goes in front of a verb. There are in fact three instances when the direct object pronoun can be linked to the end of a verb itself, but we will look at those later.
In English we have several direct object pronouns and here they are: me, you, him, her, it, us, them We need to be clear in our minds that we are talking about object pronouns specifically here, because two of them are also used in English as subject pronouns (you and it) and one of them doubles up as a possessive adjective (her). If you didn’t understand that last sentence don’t worry too much, just remember that some of these words can have other uses. We tend to complain when Spanish words have duplicate uses and meanings, but in fact English is just as bad, it’s just that we don’t have to think about it so we
don’t usually realise. We can illustrate the use of these words in English with the verb ‘love’. For example ‘I love you’ (‘I’ is the subject pronoun, and ‘you’ is the object pronoun). ‘You love me’ (‘You’ is the subject pronoun, ‘me’ is the object pronoun). From this example you can see that the word ‘you’ has two uses, as subject and object, whereas ‘I’ has to change to ‘me’ when used as an object. You can go through all the different permutations yourselves to see how all of these words work, so I won’t clog up the rest of this article with examples. You may find it has the added benefit of making you feel all
nice and loved. So, I hear you ask, how do we do all this in Spanish? Well, here are the basic direct object pronouns: me nos te os lo los la las
me us you you it /him them (m) it/her them (f)
I would be lying to you if I didn’t admit straightaway that there are one or two complications here regarding the difference between people and things in the third person, but that deserves a longer explanation and will have to wait for now. In the meantime, here are some simple examples for you to cogitate on over the next week. Hopefully you’ll still be with me then! ‘El niño me ve’. - ‘The boy sees me’. ‘El niño te ve’. - ‘The boy sees you’. ‘El niño lo ve’. - ‘The boy sees it’ / him’. ‘El niño la ve’, - ‘The boy sees it / her’. ‘El niño nos ve’ ‘The boy sees us’. ‘El niño os ve’. - ‘The boy sees you’(familiar plural). - ‘El niño los ve”. ‘The boy sees them’(m); ‘El niño las ve’ ‘The boy sees them’ (f).
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ON DUTY: The lost Chihuahua in the police patrol car.
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WHENEVER you think of a police dog, you immediately conjure up images of an Alsatian or a German Shepherd. So you can imagine the reaction when the Local Police in Murcia were accompanied on one of their patrols by a... Chihuahua. The patrol car came across the toy dog after it was wandering around lost in the Murcia village of El Puntal. They took pity on him and rather than leave him all alone in the middle of the night, they picked him up and placed him on the
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back seat of the car where he spent the rest of the patrol looking out of the window. Needless to say, he also attracted the attention of other motorists and pedestrians as they spotted the cute and small dog surveying his manor. However, he didn’t stay lost for long as, thanks to the co-operation of the Zoonoses Centre in Murcia, the Local Police were able to find where the little Chihuahua lived and reunite him with a very grateful family.
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Protecting those abandoned THE Society for the Protection of Animals and Plants in Murcia - El Cobijo Cañana Hermosa is a non-profit organisation that was founded with the primary purpose of defending the rights of, and protecting abandoned cats and dogs. They are kept and cared for in the El Cobijo shelter and then do their very best to get the animals adopted and into a caring and loving home. The Society continues to promote the subject of the abandonment of animals via a number of local and regional campaigns, especially in the local press and across social media platforms and the internet in general. They also use the same methods to advertise the animals they currently have for adoption.
BUBBLY: One of the many happy dogs at the El Cobijo shelter. A large part of the very necessary funds that are raised go to a sterilisation and castration programme which prevents the animal populations growing even further. The Society is always looking for animal lovers who can spare some time to help and care for the abandoned animals that
are in the El Cobijo shelter. If you’d like to make a donation or are able to volunteer to help the team, please look on the website at https://elcobi jo.net/en/home-animalshelter/ , or e-mail: pro tectoraanim@gmail.com Alternatively, please call 640 179 862.
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What’s On FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 La Bamba’s Dance Group - Paraiso Restaurant, Urb Jardin del Mar III 1a, Torrevieja. Sequence Dance Class 7pm - 7:45pm. Social Dance - Ballroom, Latin & Sequence 8pm 10:30pm. Contact Andrea on 616 478 157 for more details. Cantabile Ladies Choir is a friendly group who take their music seriously but equally enjoy their regular social get-togethers as well. They rehearse every Friday at the La Siesta Church from 3pm to 5pm. Contact Valerie on 966 795 816 for more details. ELCHE - Country Fair taking place over this weekend at the Passeig de l'’Estació (alongside the palm tree park), featuring the rural heritage, gastronomy and the traditions of Elche. There will be something for everyone, with companies selling farming equipment and products, garden centres, traditional cooking, demonstrations, carriage rides, lace making and a farm yard for the children. The fair is open from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. LOS MONTESINOS - Fiestas in honour of their patron saint Virgen del Pilar. 5.30am - Early morning music parade. 8pm - Solemn procession followed by giant firework display. PILAR DE LA HORADADA - Fiestas in honour of Virgen del Pilar. 8am - Church bells followed by the Union Musical de San Isidro in the Plaza de la Iglesia. 7.30pm - Solemn Procession from the Plaza de la Iglesia followed by a giant firework display from next to Barrio San Isidro. LOS ALCAZARES - Surfari Mar Menor, featuring wind and kite surfing, and paddle boarding in the Playa de Carrion. LOS ALCAZARES - Fiestas de Octubre, celebrating when Los Alcazares became an independent municipality on October 13, 1983. 10am - Seafront parade. 12 noon - Mobile Disco in Plaza de la Pascaderia. 5pm - Foam Party in Plaza de la Pascaderia. TORRE PACHECO - Fiestas honouring the patron saint Virgen del Rosario. 12.30pm - Countryside parade from Avenida Juan Carlos I. 10pm - Choir and dance festival in the Recinto de Penas. CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ - Agricultural Fair in the Old Town around the Gran Via. Antique and second-hand market, new and used cars, and plenty of food, drink and music.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 ELCHE - Country Fair taking place over this weekend at the Passeig de l’Estació (alongside the palm tree park), featuring the rural heritage, gastronomy and the traditions of Elche. There will be something for everyone, with companies selling farming equipment and products, garden centres, traditional cooking, demonstrations, carriage rides, lace making and a farm yard for the children. The fair is open from 10am to 9.30pm. LOS MONTESINOS - Fiestas in honour of their patron saint Virgen del Pilar. 6pm - Cultural Exchange in the Plaza Sagrado Corazon and Avenida de La Marquesa. LOS ALCAZARES - Surfari Mar Menor, featuring wind and kite surfing, and paddle boarding in the Playa de Carrion. LOS ALCAZARES - Fiestas de Octubre, celebrating when Los Alcazares became an independent municipality on October 13, 1983. 8pm - Official proclamations to mark the 35th anniversary of Independence in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. TORRE PACHECO - Fiestas honouring the patron saint Virgen del Rosario. 10am - Exhibition of Emergency Vehicles in the Plaza del
DO NOT MISS Surfari Mar Menor EVERY year in Los Alcázares, the famous Mar Menor Surfari takes place, and makes the perfect location. This year’s event starts today (Friday) and continues on Saturday and Sunday. It’s all about having fun and is held in one of the best and safest places for windsurfing across the year. Surfers of all ages, from all around the country (not just from Murcia and Ayuntamiento. 8pm - Grand Carnival and fancy dress parade. 10.30pm - Lo Ferro Flamenco Gala in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ - Agricultural Fair in the Old Town around the Gran Via. Antique and second-hand market, new and used cars, and plenty of food, drink and music.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 Baker Foundation Spiritual Centre - Playa Flamenca. Sunday service with clairvoyance from 11am to 12 noon. For information, contact Linda on 606 990 665. A new rugby club - Bettas Torrevieja RFC trains at the Nelson Mandela Stadium every Sunday between 8.30pm and 10pm. Call Javi on 603 727 179 for details. ELCHE - Country Fair taking place over this weekend at the Passeig de l'’Estació (alongside the palm tree park), featuring the rural heritage, gastronomy and the traditions of Elche. There will be something for everyone, with companies selling farming equipment and products, garden centres, traditional cooking, demonstrations, carriage rides, lace making and a farm yard for the children. The fair is open from 10am to 6pm. LOS MONTESINOS - Fiestas in honour of their patron saint Virgen del Pilar. 9am - Classic Cars and motorbikes on display along Avenida de la Marquesa PILAR DE LA HORADADA - Fiestas in honour of Virgen del Pilar. 12 noon - Classic Cars and motorbikes on display along Paseo Camilo Jose Cela. LOS ALCAZARES - Surfari Mar Menor, featuring wind and kite surfing, and paddle boarding in the Playa de Carrion. TORRE PACHECO - Fiestas honouring the patron saint Virgen del Rosario. 10am - Classic vehicles on display on the Explanada del Centro Civico. 11.30am - Parade of horses around the town. 12 midnight - Grand Firework Display. CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ - Agricultural Fair in the Old Town around the Gran Via. Antique and second-hand market, new and used cars, and plenty of food, drink and music.
MONDAY OCTOBER 15 Orihuela Costa Community Care - Ramon de Campoamor Civic Centre on Urbanisation Monteznia. Every Monday is Beginners Spanish (12.30pm to 2pm): Flower Arranging (12.30pm to 2.30pm): Crafts (2.30pm to 4.30pm). For information, e-mail: oc.communitycare@gmail.com. Walking Wanderers Walking Football Club - They meet every Monday afternoon between 4pm and 6pm at the Orihuela Costa Municipal
the south of Alicante) get together. In fact, almost 90 per cent of the participants come from other provinces of Spain to take part. A total of 250 people joined in last year. This is about windsurfing with fewer waves and focusing on technique with some spectacular triangular courses that will really catch your attention should you decide to take Sports Centre. There is also a very active social aspect to the club too. For more details, contact Bob Gorrill via e-mail: bobbyg2542@hotmail. com. Pilar de la Horadada Badminton Club meets every Monday at the sports centre between 10am and 12.30pm. Please contact John McGilvray on 868 700 235 or 634 658 506. Email: carolejohn_3@hotmail.com. For people over 50 who find themselves on their own, then Phoenix Solos Club meet every Monday from 11am to 1pm at the Marina Club in the International Marina in Torrevieja.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 English Folk Music Club - Meet every Tuesday at the Madhouse, Urb Pueblo Principe from 8.30pm. It’s an opportunity for acoustic performers of all genres and it’s free entry too. There’s a raffle each week to raise funds to book visiting acts from the UK now and then. Contact Carol via e-mail: divesmith@hot mail.com. Baker Foundation Spiritual Centre - Playa Flamenca. Every Tuesday, an evening of psychic clairvoyance from 7.30pm to 8.45pm. For information, contact Linda on 606 990 665. Help At Home Costa Blanca (Orihuela Costa) - Every Tuesday at the Emerald Isle between 11am and 3.30pm. Funds are currently being raised for a special needs vehicle for disabled persons. Selection of stalls including clothes, shoes, art and crafts and jewellery among others. Pilar de la Horadada Badminton Club meets every Tuesday at the sports centre between 10am and 12.30pm. Please contact John McGilvray on 868 700 235 or 634 658 506. Email: carolejohn_3@hotmail.com. CF Rojales Walking Football - Open to men and women aged 50 and over, they meet at the football pitches on Calle Limonar every Tuesday from 11am to 12 noon. You can just turn up on the day, or for more information, call Pat Stephens on 654 049 388 or e-mail: pat.stephens08@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 La Bamba’s Dance Group - Paraiso Restaurant, Urb Jardin del Mar III 1a, Torrevieja. Ballroom Latin & Argentine Tango. New Beginners Class 11am - 12pm, Intermediate Class 12pm 1pm. Contact Andrea on 616 478 157 for more details. Market held at the Emerald Isle (Orihuela Costa) from 11am to 4pm, raising funds for the 12 to 18-year-olds living at Association Elche Children’s Care Home.
FUN: Hundreds are expected to take to the waves over this weekend.
part or just watch. Surfari has taken place throughout the last 21 years and will once again be organised by the Mar Menor Nautical Club, the Nautical Station - Cabo de Palos, the Murcia Regional Sailing Federation and the Los Alcázares City Council. Orihuela Costa Community Care - Ramon de Campoamor Civic Centre on Urbanisation Monteznia. Every Wednesday is Art, Sketching and Watercolour (2.30pm to 4.30pm): Spanish Beginners (2pm to 3.30pm). For information, email: oc.communitycare@gmail.com. Amigos Friendship Group - Meets at El Bar, El Raso every Wednesday at 3pm for a get-together and a fun quiz. They also arrange a number of activities such as day trips, meals and holidays. Just turn up on the day or call Ann (642 774 399) or Ken (642 703 488) for information. Pilar de la Horadada Badminton Club meets every Wednesday at the sports centre between 10am and 12.30pm. Please contact John McGilvray on 868 700 235 or 634 658 506. Email: carolejohn_3@hotmail.com. Benimar Social Club meets every Wednesday at the Rojales Steakhouse for a variety of activities such as bridge, chess, fundraising quiz, short mat bowls etc. Contact Sue on 685 339 179 or Richard on 660 825 390. A new rugby club - Bettas Torrevieja RFC trains at the Nelson Mandela Stadium every Sunday between 8.30pm and 10pm. Call Javi on 603 727 179 for details.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 Spangles Ladies Harmony Chorus - Meets at the Las Claras Centre in Los Narejos every Thursday from 10am to 1pm. New members are always welcome and the group would love to hear from you. Call 968 334 527 or 968 432 525 or e-mail: info@spangleschorus.com for details. Dragon Riders - Whether you live in the area or just visiting, this is your chance to ride with likeminded people. All makes and models more than welcome. Meet every Thursday at 10am at Waldamars Restaurant, La Florida. Contact is Rob on 671 826 201. Orihuela Costa Community Care - Ramon de Campoamor Civic Centre on Urbanisation Monteznia. Every Thursday is Card Making (1pm to 3.30pm): Sewing and Knitting (2pm to 4.30pm): Exercise to Music (12.45pm to 1.30pm): Drumming / Percussion Workshop (2pm to 4pm). For information, e-mail: oc.com munitycare@gmail.com. Baker Foundation Spiritual Centre - Playa Flamenca. Every Thursday morning, Spiritual healing from 10.30am to 12 noon. Development group from 2.30pm and open to everyone. Animal healing is also available for pets. For information, contact Linda on 606 990 665. The Vivace Choir is a mixed group of around 50 voices from all across Europe. This friendly classical choir meets every Thursday 7.15pm to 9.30pm at Casa de Cultura, San Miguel.
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Sing your way to happiness HOBBIES have always been known to boost your mood; partaking in some time out of work and responsibilities to do something you enjoy, and joining a choir now seems to be the latest mood booster. A new study in Australia has found that joining a choir can help fight against sadness and boost emotions. The Australian scientists asked volunteers s u ff e r i n g f r o m m e n t a l health conditions such as depression or anxiety to take part in their study a n d t r y d i ff e r e n t s o c i a l arts-based activities. Singing was found to boost the immune system with just one hour of singing increasing levels of the immune proteins that help the body to battle illness significantly. Each activity was undertaken once a week over nearly three months and volunteers were asked to describe how t h e y f e l t a t d i ff e r e n t points of the day to measure the effects of the activity with singing shown
to boost emotions. They found that writing poems in a group also made people happier and the scientists believe their findings could pave the way for more participation in artsbased groups to beat the blues.
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Across 1 Doesn't sit where the dearest seats are (6) 4 Boat seen after short time in capital (6) 9 It's mean to state how old one is (7) 10 Old stringed instruments from hilly resorts (5) 11 Guy entertains Mark and Victor (5) 12 The wrong deep tar is a cause of delays (3,4) 13 Underground building isn’t cleaned (11) 18 Some tennis pros perceptively thrive (7) 20 Small owl, young, somewhat humble (5) 22 Ascend, having registered band (5) 23 Edwin's upset about Lloyd's first fraud (7) 24 Cooked small trout for the coaches (6) 25 Invisible nun wandering around diocese (6)
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Down 1 Formality of a celebrity going to church (6) 2 Near a demolished stadium (5) 3 Inscrutable late Greek god (4,3) 5 Anointed muddled oldie (5) 6 Sure to have new crate at home (7) 7 Has Edward got drunk? (6) 8 Decoration to make the patron saint annoyed (6,5) 14 Warning cry to main watchman (7) 15 Capital city has towering hostelry (7) 16 Peg, drunkard, crossing gorge (6) 17 Heraldic beast with very strange name (6) 19 Scottish player to defeat queen (5) 21 Club gaining advantage after wicket (5)
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weekend bringing love and happiness, with a special emphasis on those friends and family whom you hold dear. Entering the third house Venus brings initial conflict, together with a suggestion that you may be forced to change your mind. However, love will conquer all!
Libra. The midweek opposition of the Sun and dwarf planet Kora allows you to add mystery and illusion to the equation as your connect with your innermost energies. From there you can play it by ear, whilst taking a discerning view of the procedures that are yet to come. Be non judgmental so that advances can be as a compromise.
Taurus. Venus squares up to bring you the support that you need, backing a plan that will benefit from your tender, loving care. Keep your focus and maintain standards, above all. Somebody is about to change the goalposts but they are only testing you, just to keep you keen and to ensure the sincerity of your current motivation.
Scorpio. A week of hard work as you move towards completion of a project that needs your guidance, your love and your expertise to make it work. Though you may have a change of direction on the cards, changes now are rather for the better, and as things currently stand you have everything to gain and nothing to lose!
Gemini. Mercury trining with Mars means that you are advised not to jump to conclusions. Trust your innermost thoughts because, surely instinct tells you that there is more going on than initially meets the eye. Above all, be true to yourself, positive and inspiring energies will combine to show you where to take steps!
Sagitarius. With Mercury conjunctions Venus you are in a dreamy romantic mood, with love on the cards, if you let it be. For some time you have closed your heart, but the present demands that you embrace all aspects of past love issues, and make your true feelings known. Be open and honest because there is no other way!
Cancer. A message needs to be delivered to you, but you are not in any frame of mind to be the recipient of it. Whilst you often thrive under pressure, just lately a conflict of interests has left you emotionally drained and seeking comfort. Nothing can solve all your problems just now, but time will tell
Capricorn. Pluto shakes the foundation of anything concrete that you wish to build on right now. Squaring on the Sun, negativity comes into play, forcing you to look at things from other angles. There may be a delay to all current plans, so whatever you do make sure that you keep a focus, and schedule your escape route, just in case!
Leo. You would be wise not to make any advanced plans right now. Rest and relaxation are called for, as subtle energies help you to fight losing your temper, releasing stored anger buried within. Whatever you do, leave decisions and any major changes until next week when the Sun square on Pluto completes.
Aquarius. You need to put some space between a current relationship, and your true feelings, to ensure that what you get is really what you want. The rough waves of the past weeks seem to be calmer now, and yet you seem to lack the confidence to make your mark on what seems to be an opportunity far too good to miss!
Virgo. Pluto squares both Ceres and the Sun, shedding new light on something that begs for clarity. When next you speak up there is a chance that you will be heard, giving you the benefit of the doubt. Forewarned is forearmed and nobody knows that your bark can be worse than your bite, though you are not to be messed with!
Pisces. The inner you is calling out for fun and diversion right now, and it comes at a time you should acknowledge the loving care of you many supportive friends; especially those who have been with you at your side through thick and thin! Pausing to reflect on your priorities right now allows you to better see a dynamic way forward.
Aries. Venus sextiles Saturn just before the
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Kakuro Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous American actress and mode: AUTUMN HARM Unscramble the name of a variety of apple (two words): MEAN GOBLIN HERE
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HIGH NOON and Monday’s team game was a ‘Texas Scramble.’ The winning team of ‘cowboys’ were Rod Doel, Dave Pulling, Annemarie Weisheit and Terry Field. In ‘True Grit’ style they took the podium with a fine gross score of three under par, 69. After handicap adjustment this resulted in a net 61.4. Wednesday saw a great turnout of 32 players for the Captain’s Day twoball better ball. Some welcome snacks and a beer awaited each player at the halfway staging post (well done here to our new deputy sheriff, Julia Dobson), and cakes and baked beans for all were provided by Olga and Alan Douglas celebrating their 48th wedding anniversary. Hendrick Oldenziel may have over indulged on the moonshine though, as a little later he came off a green
The Med Bar Golf Society
THE Society had a fun day at Vistabella Golf, which consisted of just four clubs and a putter, and thankfully most of the players remembered to remove their excess clubs before they arrived. With the course in an excellent condition, there was some good scoring and a good day was had by all. The competition just shows that too many clubs make you think more than you should and purely complicates the game... and the mind. The results on the day were: 1st - Tom Gallego (38 points), 2nd - Buck Taylor (35), and 3rd - Dave Capper (34). N e a r e s t t h e P i n s : A n d y Tr e f r y, Alex Bolton and Andrew Drinkall. Nearest the Pin in two on a Par 4: Keith Smith. The ‘two’s’ club was won by Alex Bolton and the football card winners were Tom Gallego, Steve Vaughan and John Goulder. Big thanks as always go to Steve a n d h i s s t a ff a t t h e M e d B a r a n d Bistro, and the next outing is at Vistabella for the Ivie Davies Memorial Trophy on October 16 which is already fully booked. Anyone wishing to join the Society is welcome and they can be contacted via e-mail at: medbar golf2016@gmail.com or pop into the bar for more details.
WINNERS: Some of the members with their prizes.
waving his own pitching wedge in the air asking who it belonged to. The ‘Chuckle Brothers,’ Curtis Collins and Brian Staines, struck again taking first place with a superb 46 points. Brian also managed to claim the runners up place playing alongside Jan Svendsen with 43. The bronze medal, with 41 points, went to the two gunslingers John Shervell and ‘El Presidente’ Dave Pulling. Fourth spot was claimed by Ken Robertson and Benedict Kruse with 40 points. A 1-2-3 Waltz concluded the week. With 86 points, and with the luck of the dice, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were in the winning team yet again, alongside Nigel Price and Annmarie Weisheit, who without doubt, played their parts in the team’s victory.
The Members Golf Society (TMGS) A FULL house of 40 players arrived for the usual 9am start, and it was a beautiful day for playing golf at Campoamor. The conditions were perfect for high scores, but only Natalia Allen was able to make a par-breaking score of 39 points. It’s more than noticeable that the high season has arrived with a vengeance as there were no four-hour rounds; however, even with the early start, the TMGS were still held up by players in front. With five Par 3’s on this course, it was thought more than probable that the ‘two’s’ pot that rolled over from last week would be won... and so it proved, with five players taking home €15 each. They were N Allen (Hole 17), K Huopalahti (4), S Sonesen (15), J Nielsen (17), and E Sheridan (15). Nearest the Pins: P Bradley
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PERFECT: A beautiful day resulted in some fine scores. (Hole 4), N Allen (6), A Rickers (10), P O’Dowd (15), and J Imrie (17). Bronze category: 1st - L Holmberg (35 points), 2nd - P O’Dowd (31), and 3rd - J Nicholls (30). Silver category: 1st - N Allen (39), 2nd - O Rong (36), and 3rd -
D Sullivan (34). Gold category: 1st - J Whittaker (35), 2nd - J Imrie (33) and 3rd - E Sheridan (33). Best Guest: R Smith (35). You can find further info about the Society at www.tmgs.org or www.facebook/tmgsgolf.
Lo Crispin Golf Society FORTY members and one guest tee’d off at Font del Llop to compete for the Jose Trophy. This is in commemoration of Jose, the founder and former owner of the Lo Crispin Tavern, who died suddenly in September 2014. This was the third time the Society has staged this event to play for the Trophy that has been donated by the Lo Crispin Tavern... the sponsors. The overall consensus of the members appeared to be that the course was generally in a good condition, and with fine weather accompanying the players and the sun shining all the time, it made for a fine day. The conditions undoubtedly contributed to the good scores achieved which were:
1st place, and the winner of the Jose Trophy, Charlie Robertson (40 points off 19), 2nd place Martin Baker (34 off 16) and 3rd place - Alan Hunt (34 off 12). Nearest the Pins: Rob McDowell (Hole 3), Bob Berry (8), Mike Johnson (12) and Paddy Shea (16). The ‘two’s’ pot was shared by Nick Capasso, Mike Johnson and Rob McDowell. As in the previous two years, the Lo Crispin Tavern provided players, families and guests with a meal in the evening, which was preceded by the distribution of prizes. The next main game is at Vistabella on October 17.
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Peugeot 508 SW unveils First Edition Photo credit: Peugeot Press Room
WHEREAS the new Peugeot 508 SW will be meeting the public for the first time at the 2018 Paris Car Show, Peugeot has presented a limited edition called First Edition. Based on the high-end GT finish, the Peugeot 508 SW First Edition limited edition has new exterior attributes: shiny black grille surround, Augusta twintone 19” alloy wheels with Grey Dust varnish. It will be available in three colours: Dark Blue, Pearly White and Amazonite Grey. The Peugeot 508 SW First Edition will be available in PureTech 225 S&S EAT8 and BlueHDi 180 S&S EAT8 engines, which are approved according to the WLTP certification protocol. The interior of the new Peugeot 508 SW First Edition is adorned with Zebrano essence wood trim and black or red Sellier leather. This limited version of course includes the Peugeot iCockpit consisting of a compact full-grain leather steering wheel, a configurable head-up digital panel and a 10” HD capacitive
HIGH TECH: The Limited Edition is full of the most modern enhancements.
touch screen. The new Peugeot 508 SW First Edition features the complete arsenal of driving aids featured on the new Peugeot 508 and Peugeot 508 SW. As the only one on the segment, the Night Vision function makes it possible to detect living beings in front of the vehicle at night (up to 200m, beyond main beam). Induction smartphone charging is available, as well as the digital radio and the 10” HD capacitive touch screen. The latter includes connected 3D navigation with voice recognition and access to the TomTom connected services package (real-time traffic, fuel prices, parking, weather, local searches). In order to enhance your journey, the Peugeot 508 SW First Edition is equipped with the Focal high-fidelity sound system. For this limited version, Peugeot has teamed up with Focal to offer an exclusive wireless headset, designed by the Peugeot Design Lab, so that you can continue your Focal audio experience outside the vehicle.
Jaguars on the prowl to Paris A UNIQUE convoy representing the past and present of the Jaguar XJ has journeyed from the Jaguar Castle Bromwich plant in the UK to the Paris Motor Show to celebrate 50 years of the
flagship luxury saloon. The line-up features all eight generations of XJ produced since 1968. The special collection was led by the car that started it all, the Series I, and finished with the most recent XJ50
special edition, which was revealed earlier this year. The convoy will also include significant models such as the Series II Coupé and X350 XJR. Starting at Castle Bromwich, where the luxury saloon is produced, the 839km (521-mile) drove past a series of important locations, including Jaguar Classic, Bicester Heritage Centre and the Goodwood and Le Mans race circuits, which have played a significant role in the life of Jaguar and the XJ. The Paris Motor Show ends this Sunday, October 14.
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Porsche 911 Speedster special edition
THE concept study, presented during the 70th birthday of the sports car manufacturer, will be produced as a limited special edition: Porsche has decided to start producing the purist Porsche 911 Speedster in the first half of 2019. Exactly 1,948 units of the open-top two-seater will be built. The number acknowledges the Porsche 356 ‘Number 1’ that received its operating licence on June 8 back in 1948. In Paris, Porsche presented
t h i s y e a r ’s s e c o n d S p e e d s t e r Concept study. Its Guards Red paintwork is a reference to the 1 9 8 8 9 11 S p e e d s t e r o f t h e G Model generation. The new cross-spoke 21-inch wheels in cross-spoke and the black leather interior create a tasteful and sporty appearance. T h e f u t u r e 9 11 S p e e d s t e r, based on the 991 range, will be t h e f i r s t c a r t o b e o ff e r e d w i t h the new Heritage Design Packages. This exclusive accessory line by Porsche Exclusive alUPGRADED: The number produced, 1,948, will reflect the original year.
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lows for an even higher degree of personalisation for the 911. The tinted day-time running lights were also inspired by raci n g , a n d m a t c h i n g t h e s t u d y ’s paintwork, they are kept in red. The two ‘Talbot’-shaped exterior mirrors as well as the fuel tank cap - centrally positioned on the bonnet - shine in black-chrome and platinum. In contrast to the previously shown ‘Heritage’ version, the interior is using partly perforated black leather upgraded with red highlights. The concept car ’s body is b a s e d o n t h e 9 11 C a r r e r a 4 Cabriolet. The fenders, as well as the front and rear bonnet are made from lightweight carbon fibre composite while the chassis was taken from the 911 GT3. Furthermore, the GT development department provided the exhaust system with its titanium tailpipes and the drivetrain including the manually operated six-speed gearbox. The same goes for the centrepiece of the limited special edition: The Speedster Concept is powered by a naturally-aspirated flat-six engine developing more than 500 hp and capable of engine speeds up to 9,000 rpm.