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Issue 994 23rd - 29th November

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Smirking suspect by Dilip Kuner CREDIT: Google Maps (main)

A SMIRKING suspect has been remanded in custody after a 27year-old man was shot to death with six bullets. The defendant - who was seen smiling and waving as he was driven away from court has denied all knowledge of the events, claiming he was asleep after taking four or five trankimazin tablets, before going to bed at the time of the shooting on Sunday. A body was found when residents in Alicante reported that a man was lying in the street covered in blood. It is reported he had suffered three shots to the back of the

REMANDED: An Alicante court remanded the man amongst heavy police security. head, two in the shoulder and one more in the chest area. T he victim, it is claimed, had a criminal recor d and was known to the police. Officers are investigating whether the shooting was a set-

tling of accounts. Prosecution sources say the defendant is being investigated for homicide, although it is not clear if he will be charged with murder until fur ther inquiries and a forensic report are made.

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DECREASING: Numbers of smokers have dropped over a 25-year period.

One in five still regular smokers by Glenn Scott CCOR DING to a r ecent s t udy, ther e is still a habitual smoker in 22 per cent of households across the Valencian Community. The figures produced in a report by the Department of Health, with the cooperation of medical experts, citizens associations and scientific societies, shows that 23.4 per cent are men and 20.3 per cent are women. Commenting on the findings, Health Minister Ana Barcelo said that “this strategy is an example of the effort

being carried out by the Department of Health to coordinate and develop all the necessar y measures to reduce smoking, create more smokefree zones and, in shor t, to protect the members of the Valencian Community from the harmful risks that accompany smoking.” The last Health Sur vey of the Valencian Community took place in 2016, and pr oved that the number of people who smoke on a daily basis has been decreasing over the years. As an example, 19.5 per cent of people over 14 years old declared themselves as

ha bitual smoker s in 2016 compared to 35.4 per cent in 1991. Over the same 25 year period, the number of occasional smokers dropped from 13.3 per cent to 6 per cent. On the occasion of World Lung Cancer Day, Ana Barcelo said that the number of people being diagnosed with tumours related to smoking accounted for 38.9 per cent of men and 17.7 per cent of women. “Therefore, we must continue to emphasise to members of society about the impor tance of giving up smoking,” she said.

They have been warned AS the winter season continues to welcome a different set of tourists to Benidorm, members of the National Police are giving securit y t a l k s eve r y w e e k t o t h e t h o u s a n d s o f Spanish visitors who come under the IMSERSO scheme. The aim of the talks is to warn the elderly members of the programme organised by IMSERSO of some of the danger s and scams operating in the area, and to prevent their br eak not tur ning into a nightmar e. T hey particularly concentrate on warnings about the notorious ‘pea scam’ and those that continually pester people into taking free excursions which are illegal. “Do not under any circumstances stop and play - or even watch - the pea or potato game. It’s a scam and a trap,” the National Police state. “Even if you don’t play, while you’re standing around you could be liable to pickpockets.” The IMSERSO visitors are also advised not to be tempted by those offering free excursions as, apart from the fact they are illegal, they are not insured and so if something wer e to happen to them, they wouldn’t be covered. One of the people in the audience actually admitted, in a low voice, that they were once the victim of this par ticular scam.

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Most-wanted drug Briton sentenced by Ray Chadwick BRITISH dr ug trafficker Brian Charrington has been sentenced by a cour t in Alicante to 15 years and six months in prison for smuggling 192 kilograms of cocaine from South America into Spain

b e t we e n 2 0 1 2 a n d 2013. Originally from Teeside in the nor th east of England, Charrington was high up on Europe’s mostwanted list when one of his many Costa Blanca homes was raided by police in 2013. He is well-known in Spain as ‘el narco de

la Wikipedia’ because he allegedly updated his own Wikipedia biography, which listed his prolific criminal career after star ting out as a car dealer who ‘ eve n t u a l l y b u i l t a criminal empire with l i n k s t o G e r m a n y, Fr a n c e , S p a i n a n d Austria as well as connections in South

America and the United States.’ Char rington, who has previously served time for drug trafficki n g i n b o t h Fr a n c e a n d G e r m a n y, h a s n ow been fo u n d guilty of crimes against public health and money laundering, and ordered to pay more than €31.2 million in fines.

Five arrests in one day

IN the space of just 24 hours, National Police officers have arrested five people in Denia. Coincidentally, the victim of the theft of his moped was in Denia National Police Station for mally repor ting the incident when he spotted someone passing nearby riding the stolen bike.

T he of ficer s car ried out a search and found the moped badly damaged, although they only took a few hours to find the person behind the theft. Two other men were arrested after allegedly stealing a bicycle from inside a home. In this case, they were spotted by neighbours who raised

the alarm and they were later arrested. And finally, two teenagers were caught in the act of robbing a house, again with the owner inside. National Police were quickly on the scene after the boys fled, but were able to find and arrest them.

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PROLIFIC CRIMINAL: Brian Charrington (inset) shortly after his arrest in 2013, was jailed in Alicante.

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3 arrested for iron theft THE Guardia Civil has arrested three men in Alicante in connection with the theft of 62 tons of ir on. T he h a u l i s v a l u e d at around €60,000 and in addition, the lorr y i t wa s o n wa s a l s o s t o l e n a n d i s wo r t h €30,000, with both the material and the vehicle having been recovered. T h e i nve s t i g at i o n star ted a month ago when the Guardia Civil became awar e of three people trying to sell a large quantity of iron which was transpor ted in an equally large lorry. T h e o f f i c e r s we n t to the place where the lorry’s occupants we r e l a s t s e e n a n d fo u n d i t h i d d e n i n a countr y lane near to Bacar ot. During the inspection of the veh i cl e , t h e y d i s c ov -

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by Darren Parmenter

e d a n d wa s n’ t eve n a wa r e o f t h e t h e f t . H e t h e n a r r i ve d at the scene and had to organise three trips back and forth to his warehouse with the stolen iron, such was the amount stored in the discovered lorry. Subsequent investi-

A GROUP of alleged racist extremists have badly beaten up two young African boys in Denia. The teenagers - both aged 14 - were kicked and punched all over their bodies and such was the extent of their injuries that they were both taken to hospital. According to reports, the first stages of the investigation suggest that the attacks were planned and were carried out by about 15 people with their heads and faces covered with hoods and dressed in dark clothes. Both boys are now being cared for in a juvenile centre.

Cat colonies under discussion

OVERLOAD: Sixty-two tons of iron in one broken truck. ered that the excess load it was car r ying had broken the axle a n d d a m a g e d t wo w h e e l s , a n d wa s probably the reason the men - aged 22, 28 and 43 - a bandoned the lorry. T h e ow n e r o f t h e vehicle was contact-

Racist attack on teenagers

gations over a number of weeks led the Guar dia Civil to the thr ee Spanish men, with one of them having p r ev i o u s l y wor ked for the comp a n y a n d k n ow i n g h ow t o o p e r at e t h e cranes to load the lorry.

ALFAZ’S Health department and the APPA animal protection association recently organised a seminar on ethical management of cat colonies. This centred on the CER L’Alfas project to trap, neuter and return local street cats to their colonies and prevent feline over-population. The CER project was incorporated in a local by-law in 2016, since when 68 colonies have been registered and more than 700 street cats sterilised.

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No laughing matter c u s t o m e r. T h e 2 8 - y e a r - o l d was detained after discovering she had a number of the capsules with her, as well as €400 in cash suspected to be from earlier sales. T h e n i t r o u s ox i d e g a s i s known to cause serious damage to those that inhale it, and isn’t always a laughing matter.

Give us a new health centre demand RESIDENTS of Pedreguer will shor tl y be of f to Valencia to demonstrate about the continued delay of building their new local Health Centre. The council will be laying on a number of coaches to take the protestors to the Ministr y of Health next Wednesday to take their message direct to t h e Va l e n c i a n C o m m u n i t y Government.

According to repor ts, there is no pr ovision in the Valencian budget for 2019, and the local people - with the suppor t of the council - are not going to sit idly by and do nothing. The construction of the new Health Centre has been promised since the year 2000, and the project has been left in limbo since 2008.

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O you intend to stay in Spain after Brexit? Want to understand what you need to do to protect your rights here in Spain before March 2019? Can you make it to The International Club in El Campello on Wednesday, December 5 at 10am? If your answer is ‘yes’ to all three then you should go to see Richard Hill, the Vice President of BREXPATS in Spain, who will be joined by the 'Let’s Infor m You' team of legal and financial experts for a very special seminar. Fresh from a series of meetings all over the Valencian Community with the British Consulate, Richar d will provide an update on all the advice currently being offered by

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LOCAL POLICE ar rested a yo u n g B r i t i s h wo m a n fo r a l legedly selling laughing gas in capsules to fellow UK citizens during the famous Benidor m fancy dress party. She was spotted in Calle Gerona around 6pm acting suspiciously outside one of the busy bars in the area and passing the gas container to a

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Youth council meets HE third meeting of the Teulada youth council took place in the town hall plenar y ch a m b e r at t h e s t a r t o f November. T he next one is scheduled for May and is one of the few youth councils in the Valencian Community. Children from the 5th and 6th grade and the 1st ESO grade are part of the council and they discussed topics that inter-

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FUTURE: Members of the youth council with their diplomas.

est them in the company of Mayor Car los Linar es and Councillor Daniel Ibanco. Some of the suggest i o n s t h e yo u t h c o u n c i l have presented in previous year s were to imp r ov e s t r e e t l i g h t i n g , basketball nets and goals in unused areas, better public transpor t and bus connection between Teulada-Moraira and Benitatchell.

Two speed Benidorm and it came to the fore recently when the limit on the CV-70 that l i nks La N u cia a n d Be n ido r m wa s reduced from 70 to 50kph. Such was the outrage, that a 5,000 signature petition was produced within a few days of its implementation. Councillor Jose Ramon Gonzales de Zarate said

that “we must make people aware that these measures are for safety reasons and to allow pedestrians, cyclists and drivers to coexist on our roads.” Photo credit: El Mundo

OVER the past couple of years, the number of streets in Benidorm that have seen their speed limit reduced to 20 or 30kph has been increased... but these restrictions are still being ignored by many drivers. They have been complaining that having to travel at such speed adds time to their journeys,

SLOW: The centre of Benidorm now has lower speed limits.

Pothole repair demand JAVEA’S Councillor Juan Ortola has held a meeting with people living in the La Plana area about the state of the Cami del Cuartel road. Local residents have complained their requests for solutions that have been requested for several years have not been actioned. The major problems surround the aftermath of heavy rains which create large potholes that make access to people’s homes more and more difficult.

Jackknife driver trapped THE driver of a lorry involved in a s e r ious a c c id e n t on the AP-7 motorway has been freed after getting trapped in the front cabin. The incident happened around 9.30am close to the Villajoyosa exit and, according to reports, the lorry probably jackknifed in the wet conditions after losing control on breaking. However, the cause is still being investigated. Three fire engines were deployed from Benidorm where firefighters freed the man from the vehicle after his cab, in effect, collided with his own truck after spinning on the road, leaving him unable to get out. There were no reports of the man suffering any injuries.

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Play and sports area underway

Celebrating Christmas in song

WITH the star t of December just a r o u n d t h e c o r n e r, many residents and visitors to the Costa Blanca will be looking forwar d to celebr ating the season by attending a traditional Carol Ser vice, and the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy has a number of events planned so that no one needs to be disappointed. T he main events are listed below and fur ther infor mation can be obtained by visiting: costablan ca-anglicanchap laincy.org or by calling 966 482 467 or 607 706 904 . D e c 1 - 6 p m at E r m i t a S a n Jo s e p, L a F u s t e r a , ‘A Fe s t i ve

Photo credit: Costa Blanca Anglian Chaplaincy

THE La Capella district of Benissa has already seen work star ting to build a new sports centre in the area. The object of the investment is to expand facilities that can now include football, basketball and a skate park as well as meeting point for the local people, and should be completed within two months. At a cost of €18,000 the current sandy space will be replaced with a suitable surface measuring 16m wide and 27m long and have a security fence erected, as well as new lighting, giving a play area that was missing from this part of Benissa. The times the area can be used will be restricted and agreed by the local people.

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READY TO SING: The Chaplaincy Singers will be performing on December 1 and 15. Noel,’ songs and carols for Christmas by the Chaplaincy Singers. Tickets are €10 from 966 482 467 or 607 706 904 . Dec 5 - 6.30pm at

the Bor ja Palace, Gandia. Carol Service Dec 8 - 4pm at Bonalba Golf Resort, Muchamiel, Alicante. Carol Service

Dec 10 - 3pm on Albir Beach. ‘Carols for Christmas’ Dec 10 - 3.45pm at Er mita San Josep, La Fustera. Nine Lessons and Carols Dec 11 - 6pm at La Merced Church, Calpe, Nine Lessons and Carols Dec 11 - 4pm at Ermita del Popul, Javea, Nine Lessons and Carols Dec 12 - 6.30pm at Las Rotas Chur ch, Denia. Carol Service Dec 15 - 6pm at Ermita del Popul, J a v e a , ‘A F e s t i v e Noel’ with the Chaplaincy Singers. Tickets €10 from 966 482 467 or 607 706 904 Dec 17 . 5pm at Albir Church, Carol Service.

Teenage pizza lessons CONTINUING with its varied programme of events and activities for young people in the municipality, PlayJove in Javea has offered something different. Following a suggestion made by those that attend the centre, PlayJove put on a c o o ke r y wor kshop in which they all lear ned to prepare a pizza. Around 20 teenagers between 12 and 18 year s old took par t in the scheme in collaboration with El Raconet who took the ‘students’ through the making of the popular Italian dish and a l s o p r ov i d e d a l l the necessar y ingredients.

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Cave quotas expected for 2019

Council plans for children TEULADA-MORAIRA Council held a meeting to deal with the municipality’s recent nomination as a CAI (Child Friendly Municipality). During the meeting, councillors came up with a plan of action for children and adolescents and explained the processes laid down by UNICEF in respect of children’s rights. Councillors will organise a series of meetings with local organisations that have connections with young people, and will report back at a full council meeting.

by Darren Parmenter THERE has been a big shout out to get as many expats to join in with the local Spanish people and suppor t one of the countr y’s annual food bank charity events. Jenny Dodd, who lives in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca, came up with the idea that foreign residents could also get involved with the annual Gran Recogida (Big Collection) after she saw a report on Spanish TV. Jenny said: “I am trying to bridge the gap between British people and the Spanish.” During the event, volunteers hand out plastic bags in supermarkets, with the idea being for people to buy something extra to donate to the food banks. Jenny explained: “It can be any-

Photo credit: Gran Recogida de Madrid/Facebook

FIGURES recently released show that visitors to the Cova (Cave) Tallada in Denia have shown that they have reached potentially dangerous levels. Experts have recommended a maximum number of 355 people should be able to visit the cave in any one day, 71 at a time. However, studies carried out between July 15 and August 15 this year show an average of 437 people visited the area... and on one day 129 in one hour. The visitor limits have not yet been formally implemented but those responsible for the Cova Tallada are expected to establish a quota system for next summer.

Food bank appeal

GIVE GENEROUSLY: It’s for a good cause. thing you can afford - a bag of rice or a can of food.” She added: “T he problem is I think a lot of expats don’t know what is happening and as many don’t speak Spanish they get a bit uncomfortable. I have seen people shooing away the volunteers and looking slightly embarrassed by it all.”

She said: “But really I know British people are ver y generous when it comes to charity and if they know what it is all about I am sure they would be all too willing to help.” T he annual Gran Recogida is a significant event in the calendar and for this year runs from Friday, November 30 to Satur-

day, December 1 with many collections organised by volunteers in super mar kets across the countr y… so keep an eye out for it in yours. This year the target is to collect 22 million kilos of non-perishable food, with 130,000 volunteer s helping at a total of 11,000 collection points.

Casa Gadea to get a facelift

MAYOR of Altea, Jaume Llinares, has announced the start of the bidding process for the rehabilitation works of the iconic Casa Gadea. “Last Friday we r eceived the good news from the Ministr y of Culture, which will allow the work

on Casa Gadea to be carried out,” he said. The total budget allocated for the project is €202,000 - none of which comes from the Altea Council coffers - and the deadline for completion is five months. Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Altea

RENOVATION: Budget of €202,000 approved for the Casa Gadea.

www.rtnnewspaper.com Multicultural initiative for Benissa

IN a pioneering initiative across the Marina Alta area, Benissa Council is aiming to promote ‘inter-culture’ schemes in the municipality as a means of the local people getting to know each other better. The aim is to get the various nationalities and cultures to share experiences and good practices that can only add to the neighbourly spirit. Before the scheme was announced, a series of interviews were held with a number of foreign residents from a range of nationalities that represent different sectors of the local society.

Facelift for old N-332 businesses TWELVE years since Ondara was by-passed by the N-332, the local council has announced that it is looking to revitalise the commercial area along the old main road through the centre of the municipality... something that was promised at the time. Now, Ondara Council is promoting a project called ‘Active Locals’ with the aim of improving the image of the area and thus encouraging new trade. There are a number of properties along Avenida Doctor Fleming which have been empty for some time and a facelift is hoped to increase their sale or rental possibilities.

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Rental costs prohibitive in Javea MORE and mor e young people ar e leaving Javea in the hope of tr ying to find chea per homes and a par tments to rent. The attraction to the area of the s u m m e r t o u r i s t m a r ke t h a s i n creased rental char ges and so restricts the number of places avail-

able for longer term rents for those looking to be more independent. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to find anything available for less than €500 per month; a price that many young people and families are finding it impossible to af for d in their own local ar ea.

Those that are available are either ver y expensive or in a poor condition. Accor ding to repor ts, one of the cheapest on of fer was €460 per month for a one-bedroom apartment that was only available for seasonal or holiday rental.

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Midnight drugs raid A SHOP owner in Benidor m has been ar rested for suspected drug trafficking in the area known as ‘the British zone.’ According to rep o r t s t h e L o c a l Po lice - with the help of sniffer dogs - carried out an inspection of the establishment at midday after receiving a number of complaints that they were alle gedl y selling alcohol beyond the 10pm limit, and they could also be dealing in drugs. T h e d o g s d i s c ov ered a number of items in the store w hich included a large metal beer can which contained a fa ke b o t t o m u n d e r which 13 bags of marihuana and 37 black plastic bags of cocaine were found; a total of 40 grams.

Speed reductions from January

MEASURES: Number of deaths on Alicante Province roads is increasing.

by Darren Parmenter THE Spanish Traffic Department (DGT) has announced that it will be lowering the speed across 2,000 kilometres of roads across the Alicante Province. The reduction from 100kph to 90kph across secondary roads is part of a packa ge of measur es which will be implemented in Januar y 2019 with the aim of curbing the amount

of deaths. Accor ding to the latest data from the DGT, in 2016 a total of 947 traffic accidents wer e r ecor ded acr oss the Alicante Pr ovince in w hich ther e were 27 fatalities, 91 serious injuries and 1,330 minor. The number of deaths shows no sign of slowing down as in 2013 there were 17. The limits will not only affect cars and motorbikes, since vans, buses and lor-

ries will also have to r educe their speed fr om 90kph to 80kph when the Royal Decree comes into effect. It was also announced that the speed limit signs could be amended using adhesive metal plates, and similar to what was implemented back in 2011 when the then PSOE government reduced limits from 120kph to 110kpm as an ener g y saving measur e... w hich lasted for four months.

One man and his dog... found A YOUNG man and his puppy have been found unharmed after their car ended up in a ditch in Callosa d’en Sarria. The alar m was raised after a car was spotted at the bottom of a ravine on the CV715. However, when the fire brigade arrived they discovered there was nobody inside the vehicle and so alerted the helicopter rescue ser vice to scour the area. All the firefighters could find was a small dog cr ying and they suspected it was connected with the crash, although its owner was nowhere to be seen. However, he was found around two hours later safe and well by the Local Police and the Guardia Civil after going to get help and confir ming that he’d left the dog in the car.

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FULL STAGE: All the choirs join together for the finalé.

Choirs raise the roof VALLEY VOICES Mixed Choir were pr oud to open the r ecent ‘You Raise Me Up’ show raising funds for Jalon Valley HELP (JVH), and finished by joining 'Caprice' and the Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir on sta ge for the final two numbers. Their next public concert is the Christmas cava, mince pie and mulled wine evening on Saturday,

December 15 at the Pensionistas building in Jalon, where a donation of €10 is asked for at the door. The Choir rehearse ever y Monday between 4pm and 6pm in the Centro Civico, Alcalali where the JVH is based, and new members are always welcome. For mor e infor mation, please contact 966 480 062 or valleyvoic eschoircb@gmail.com.

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MOFTAG announce Christmas Fayre

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MOFTAG (M i g h ty Oaks fr o m T iny Acor n s G r ow ), th e Calpe-based Ladies’ Social Club that has now be e n i n o p er ation for over 30 years, is ple a s e d t o an nounce their Christmas Fayre on Saturday, De c e m b e r 1 at 10.30 a m in P ub Delf in , D a m ar a, Calpe. It truly is the festive place to be to find a number of stalls selling home-made cakes, sausage rolls, pickles and chutney, jams and marmalades, a bottle stall and much, much more. There will also be a super r a f fl e w it h some great prizes to be won alongside other competitions. All p r o c e e d s fr o m the Fayre go to local charities, so please

Expats Guide to

WINNERS: Last year’s Christmas Fayre raised €1,500.

c om e a nd s up po r t M OF TAG an d m a ke sure you come early as everything on sale t e nd s t o g o ve r y quickly.

All English-speaking ladies ar e welcome to MOFTAG’s monthly meetings ever y second Wednesday in the month.

Sponsored by Blevins Franks For more information about the sponsors go to www.blevinsfranks.com

What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. made, claimants have 48 hours to HERE in Spain there is a general check and sign their statement at number for all emergencies, 112. the police station of their choice. No area code is needed and the In the case of robbery, where number can be called from any threat or force has been used, phone, including mobiles without victims should call 091 at the a Spanish SIM card. time, then go directly to a police The responders speak a numstation to make a report. ber of languages, and you can alThe Guardia Civil is a military so fax or SMS 112. In addition, there are individual force which operates mostly in emergency numbers, depending rural areas and is responsible for on the type of assistance you drug offences, fatal car accineed. It’s a good idea to keep a dents, robberies and murders, printout of them and can be conhandy, in your tacted on 062. Local Pobag or wallice (Policia let, in the municipal) home and in cover their the car. And local town or it can’t hurt from 9am to 2pm city area for to have a few traffic offences helpful Spanish and control, lost property and medical/emergency terms written crimes such as theft and neighdown, just in case you don’t get bourhood disputes. You can an English-speaking member of reach them on 092. staff. And a special helpine, 016, has National Police, also known as been set up specifically to report National Police Corps (Cuerpo instances of gender violence. Nacional de Policia, CNP), deals For an ambulance (ambulancia) with criminal offences and public and health emergencies, call 061 order in towns and cities, and can or 112, and in the case of a fire be contacted by calling 091 or 902 102 112. call the fire brigade (cuerpo de The latter was set up for nonbomberos) on 061 or 112. Spanish to report burglaries, car For problems at sea, the Martheft or a break-in when docuitime Rescue Service (Salvamenments and belongings are lost or to Seguridad Maritmo) can be stolen. Available in English from contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 9am to 2pm, all week long, the 902 222 292. There is also a Red ser vice is also available in Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 French, German and Italian. 333. Once the telephone report is

091 or 902 102 112

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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Dancing at the palace

T'S been a busy few months for the students o f M a r c i a ’s D a n c e Centre and Stage school. For the first time in their 40-year histor y they performed in the Moors and Christians Sunday parade, entertaining the cr owd with their pirate routine. With barely time to catch their br eath the students were back in the studio and ar e har d at work rehearsing for the Spotlight production, ‘A Time to Shine,’ to be shown

Photo credit: Marcia's Dance Centre

READY FOR BENIDORM: A wonderful chance to showcase the work of Marcia’s Dance Centre.

at T he Benidor m Palace this Sunday. T h i s g i ve s t h e young dancer s an exciting opportunity

to showcase their talents alongside other dance schools from the Costa Blanca region.

School run traffic flow improvements BENITACHELL Council is looking at ways to avoid the amount of traffic that has to go to the summit of the Cumbre del Sol. I t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h at m o r e than 1,200 cars use the route, with many of them people taking their children to the Lady Elizabeth Inter national School and tr ying to avoid the traffic lights that cross the main road. Mayor Miquel Gar cia, along

with other councillors and the ch i e f o f L o c a l Po l i c e , Jo s e Mayans, has already met with r e p r e s e n t at i ve s o f t h e L a d y Elizabeth School to discuss the situation. T h e a i m i s t o h ave a r o u n d about to replace the traffic l i g h t s t h at w i l l s p e e d u p t h e flow of traffic and thus encourage more cars to use this route in future.

Just in case these events weren’t keeping them busy enough both the childr en and adult

students are putting time aside to pr actice a few song and dance r outines for C a l p e ’s C h r i s t m a s fair and will be perfor ming in the old t o w n o n S a t u r d a y, December 8. Te a c h e r and ch o r e o g r a p h e r, P h a e d r a Va u g h a n , stated how pr oud she is of her students and praised them for their commitment. After the Christmas break rehear sals will be gin fo r t h e p o p u l a r a n nual charity show scheduled for Februa r y, a n d t h e s t u -

Foreign students in town DURING the middle of this month, a number of foreign students and teachers visited Pedreguer as par t of the Erasmus exchange project. Under the banner of ‘Read, Imagine, Create’ more than 120 students and 60 teachers from schools in Lithuania, Italy, Poland, Greece and Romania were in Pedreguer to promote relations with European countries. The 12 to 15-year-old students took time to meet each other, learn about each other’s cultures and language, and about respect and the dangers of xenophobia.

dents have alr eady been booked for the Moors and Christians main Saturday Parade next year. If you are interested in joining in the fun please contact Marcia’s Dance Centre on 607 290 896 or 965 830 980 or f i n d t h e m o n Fa c e book. Aspiring dancers and perfor mer s of all ages and abilities are all welcome; absolutely no ex p e r i e n c e n e c e s sary.

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Croatia experience for the CBYA Photo credit: CBYA

THIS past autumn, 15 members from the Costa Blanca Yacht Association (CBYA) char ter ed two yachts in Croatia. The two Bavaria 46 sailing yachts, entitled ‘Malbec’ and ‘Bar dolino’ were chartered out of Trogir, Croatia, and a cruising itinerary of five fabulous islands was enjoyed during the one week’s voyage. T he cr ew tr avelled to Split and spent a couple of days touring the land and noting historical places. The Diocletians Palace was a must see in Split, and the crew indulged in the local Cr oatian cuisine w hile preparing for their passage to various islands along the Dalmatian coast. After 13 wonderful days in an exciting and interesting area of the world, all 15 crew members had left the ar ea, with a penchant of wanting more. The Costa Blanca Yacht Association has already begun pr eparing for next year’s char ter cr uise, retur ning to Cr oatia in a slightly more northerly direction of the Kor nati Is-

CHEERS: Members of the CBYA enjoying their Dalmatian adventure. lands National Park. With 89 islands, islets and rocks scattered around Croatia’s Adriatic coast, Kornati National Par k will cer tainly please all sailing levels and abilities of those members who wish to participate. Whether you are an experienced sailor, or wanting to lear n, there's plenty of oppor tunity to hone your skills. A nautical lecture is held once a month, plus

various other social events. T he CBYA par ticipates in regular regattas along the Costa Blanca throughout the year using both the TOMs and larger cruising yachts. There are activities or ganised at Les Basettes (Hobie Cats and kayaks), regular day cruiser char ter s out of Denia, as well as social raft-ups a r o u n d J a ve a b a y w h e n motor craft are welcome

to join in the fun. CBYA member ships include Belgians, British, Dutch, Ger mans, Norwegians, Ar gentinians and Spanish, and there are special family memberships offered. Owning a boat is not a prerequisite for membership, although obviously desirable. For more information, log on to www.cbya.org.

From military hospital to war games A DENIA mansion that was an Inter national Brigades hospital during the Civil War, is now a setting fo r p l a y i n g v a r i o u s war games. I t i s a c e n t r e fo r Airsoft, a competitive team spor t where par ticipants shoot opponents with round plastic projectiles that are launched using replica guns. Uninhabited fo r m a n y ye a r s , V i l l a Candida’s owners put i t o n t h e m a r ke t some time ago but h ave ye t t o f i n d a buyer. Fo r m e r l y o p u l e n t but now rundown, Villa Candida which was built in 1890 had its own chapel and oratory and is surrounded by 48,000 square metres of gardens which have retur ned to nature.

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Politically incorrect? I plead guilty by Barry Duke

THERE are countless vinta ge comedy r ecor dings lost to new generations because they are now considered far too politically incorrect for today’s snowflakes and ar e r ar el y r eissued. Well, not totall y lost, because many titles do wash up on YouTube. W hen I discover ed that Ruth Wallis, one of my favourite singer s of the 1940’s and 50’s, had a presence on YouTube, I recently beseeched a Benidorm bartender to access the Internet and play a couple of her best known numbers, Queer Things and De Gay Young Lad from Trinidad. As a teenager I was smitten by Wallis because she was the first entertainer I’d

ever heard who tackled the issue of homosexuality in a risqué but far from offensive manner. She was way ahead of her time and was a major influence in my teena ge ‘coming out’ years because her lyrics made me understand my ‘condition’ was absolutely no cause for concern. None in the bar had heard Wallis before and they loved her. But one humourphobic gay g r ump asked me whether I understood how ‘objectionable’ Wallis - who died aged 85 in 2007 - was. I r aised an eyebr ow and asked ‘how so?’ ‘Well, he replied, one song used the word ‘pansy’ and the other used ‘fairy’ and ‘queer’.’ I rolled my eyes and tried to explain that Wallis used the terms in an affectionate rather than a nasty way. Indeed millions, I would say, were helped out of the closet with her humor ous boundary-breaking songs. Queer Things , for example, ends with the line: We have decided it cannot be / I’m not for him and he’s not

SPEAK UP: Don’t let political correctness go too far.

for me / He can do what he wants and I’ll do what I can / But the both of us have gotta get a man. Nothing offensive there, but he wasn’t buying it and accused me of bigotry. Today, there are no witty w r i t e r s l i ke W a l l i s b e cause the PC brigade would destroy their careers with accusations of ‘hate speech,’ a tactic which all too often now is

used to suppress good oldfashioned humour. Was Oxford student Sam Br own guilty of ‘hate speech’ when, in 2006, he asked a mounted policeman: ‘Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?’ Yes, was the initial reaction. His ‘homophobic’ question was deemed likely to cause ‘harassment, alar m or distress’ and he was arr ested under section 5 of

the Public Order Act. To its credit the Crown Prosecution Service recognised the idiocy of the char ge and dropped it. In 2009, Flintshire County Council’s canteen changed the ‘offensive’ name of spotted dick to ‘spotted Richard.’ A year before Tunbridge Wells Borough Council instr ucted staff to drop the wor d ‘br ainstor ming’ and suggested ‘thought showers’ instead. It argued that brainstorming might offend mentall y ill people and those with epilepsy. And in 2015 an unnamed UK school banned a pupil from using a Wonder Woman lunchbox. It told the kid’s parents: ‘We have defined ‘violent characters’ as those who solve problems using violence. Super heroes certainly fall into that category.’ It’s a cliché now to say ‘political cor rectness has gone mad’ but it really, REALLY has! I want no part of it, and to hell with the consequences.

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SAUCY: The members of Banana Drama featured in ‘Fruity Frolics.’

Fruity and risqué in Ondara BANANA DRAMA is one of the many societies and associations in the Marina Alta continually raising money for good causes, and in their case gave €6,732 to Cancer Care Javea from last year’s show. This year’s production is, to say the least, somewhat different in that it’s a revue and most definitely for adults only as it contains a degree of somewhat risqué humour. Called ‘Fruity Frolics,’ it’s taking place at the Auditorial Municipal Ondara on November 30 and December

1, with tickets on sale for €12. The Poco Loco Steel Band will also be on hand to play pre-show, so there’s guaranteed entertainment from the moment you take your seat. Ever yone involved with Banana Drama - and that’s cast, crew and suppliers - give their time for free, and this time they’re raising funds for HELP in Denia. For more information, log on to the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Bananadrama427240621056031/

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Gender violence guide issued

Medieval market rescheduled THE Medieval Market that was due to take place in Ondara over last weekend was cancelled due to the poor weather forecasts, and has been rescheduled to Saturday and Sunday December 1 and 2. Despite the new arrangements, the market will still be held in the same location between the Prado and Plaza de Toros on Avenida General Bosch and Plaza Vicent Andrés Estellés.

Santa’s on his way ANTA CLAUS has already been very busy and in just a few weeks he will be on his way to the Raquel Paya School for children with special needs. These youngsters are already very excited and looking forward to Santa’s arrival and all the presents he has in that bag of his. But first, the Original Charity Shop in Javea needs your support by buying lots of raffle tickets in their Christmas Raffle. The tickets are now on sale in the shop and librar y and there are fabulous prizes to be won. This year there is a 127cm (50”) TV; a magnificent hamper filled with Christmas goodies; restaurant vouchers, beauty treatments, hairdressing; wine, chocolates; and many other great prizes. A strip of five tickets

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BENISSA Council has recently presented a new guide aimed at both preventing and dealing with the aftermath of gender violence. The announcement was made by Paula Sanchez de Pazos from the Department of Equality along with representatives from the Women’s Centre who have collaborated to produce the guide in several languages, namely Spanish, Valencian, Arabic, English, Romanian and German. One purpose is to offer a message of trust to possible victims and to explain that all municipal buildings - such as the town hall, health and sports centres - are regarded as ‘safe spaces’ where members of staff have been specially trained to deal with gender violence issues.

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SUPPORT: Volunteers at the Original Charity Shop waiting to sell the raffle tickets. will cost you only €3, giving you the opportunity to win one of the fantastic prizes and at the same time support the campaign to fill Santa’s sack with all those presents for the children. Your generous contribution to the Christmas Raffle will ensure that they are not disappointed.

The draw takes place on Friday, December 21 at 12 noon in the Original Charity Shop on Carrer de Nancy 1, in Javea’s Arenal. Looking for gift ideas this Christmas? Why not pop into the shop and have a look in the jeweller y cabinet where they have lots of beautiful pieces on sale. You could also

buy a €10 gift voucher, or if you are looking for something ideal for a book wor m why not consider giving a library membership for €30. For more information please see the web page: www.charityshopli brary.com or email: in fo@charityshoplibrary.c om.

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ACCESS: Monthly voucher from December for buses and TRAM.

Flat fares from December by Darren Parmenter COMING into effect from December, Alicante is offering a flat rate for €40 a month to use all the buses and the TRAM service. The new 30-day voucher will allow unlimited trips on both services, and was announced following an agreement between Alicante Council, bus and TRAM operators, drivers and representatives of local business. The €40 ticket will cover the entire TAM (Alicante Metropolitan Transpor t) system

which integrates the buses and TRAM across Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, San Juan de Alicante, Muchami el and Campello. Councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez said that “the commitment to provide access to all users is met without age limits and will benefit everyone in Alicante who uses the public transport system.” He went on to say that such a measure of a flat fare subsidised by the council was a promise when the new government team ar-

rived. “We are convinced that it will be a success,” said Councillor Gonzalez. In addition, a new package of measures were agreed for the introduction of a free bus during the Christmas period that will go around the city centre of Alicante and encourage drivers to leave their cars at home. Plans were also announced for the introduction of five new buses next March four of which will be hybrids - as well as the installation of WiFi in all public transport.

Mirth, mayhem and merriment at the U3A

JAVEA U3A members can be sure of a real Christmas cracker at the November monthly meeting at the Parador hotel next Wednesday. It is time for the annual extravaganza, when fellow members let their hair down and entertain the audience with fantastic fun and f r o lic s, a n d t h is year’s show p r o mise s t o b e a s hi l ari ous as ever with a few surprises in store. The cast have been rehearsing over the last few weeks in order to put on the best show possible. Preparations have been veiled in secrecy so far, but we can be sure

of a mi xtur e of madca p mi r th, merriment and music as the various sketches unfold. Doors open at 9.30am and after a shor t busi ness meeti ng, the show will begin at 11am. Member s shoul d be awar e of how impor tant it is to get there early to ensure a seat as it is always a full house for the extravaganza. Afterwar ds ther e will be fr ee mince pies and sherry on offer to members of the audience. All fully paid up members of the Javea U3A are welcome.

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around the regions COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Fake porn profiler arrested NATIONAL POLICE in Elche have arrested a 42-year-old Spanish man for allegedly using a fake identity in order to exchange pornographic images on social media. According to reports, the detained man used both the name and a photograph of another person to create his false online profile, understood to be the name of someone the female victim knew. Once the friendship was accepted on Facebook and gaining trust with her ‘friend’ the arrested man then began to send and receive images. His real identity was discovered by investigators who followed the digital trace left by the messages and was able to identify the WiFi network from where he sent the images. The man was arrested for crimes associated with identify theft and privacy issues.

Police injured in car chase THREE policemen have been injured following a car chase on the road between Alicante and Monforte del Cid after a vehicle was stolen in Elche. The incident resulted in two people a 34-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman - being arrested after being suspected of stealing fuel and batteries from the Las Atalayas industrial area. However, before their arrest the couple tried to ram the police officers in the stolen car and had earlier failed to stop at a check point when requested. During the high-speed chase, the car drove through a number of red traffic lights and narrowly missing other vehicles.

COSTA DEL SOL

Burial of Brit holidaymaker THE funeral for a British motherof-two who died of a suspected heart attack a day after arriving on the Costa del Sol is set to take place today (Friday). Jackie Lee, 57, from Senghenydd in Wales, had been having dinner with her husband Colin last month, when she told him she could not breathe. She told her husband: “I’m dying, tell the kids I love them,” before passing away just one day into the couple’s holiday in Benalmadena. Jackie’s husband Colin said his first thought was that she was having a panic attack. He added: “Within minutes of that we think she’d passed away. It was devastating.” Jackie’s family had to pay for her body to be repatriated back to Britain as the couple did not have holiday travel insurance. “Jackie always made a point of getting insurance as she had a pacemaker, but getting ready for the holiday was a little bit more rushed than normal as we only knew we were going about a week or so earlier,” Colin said. A Go Fund Me page subsequently set up by family members to pay for the repatriation raised more than €14,850, exceeding the more than €11,210 goal. Jackie’s family said they would donate the difference to the Aber Valley charity which helps families in similar circumstances.

Gunned down POLICE continued to search for a man yesterday (Thursday) who shot another dead in a Marbella

CREDIT: Shutterstock (main), Lee family, via Go Fund Me (inset)

SUDDEN DEATH: Jackie Lee (inset) was staying in Benalmadena. urbanisation and remains at large. The shooting is said to have taken place on the Sierra Blanca urbanisation, one of the most affluent in the city, at around 8.30pm last Tuesday. Police believe the killing may have been gang-related. Initial investigations suggest the shooter approached the victim while the latter was stood in a private garage between Calles Pizarro and Zabalea. The gunman then opened fire, shooting the victim several times before riding away on a motorcycle. Some reports claimed that the gunman had used an AK47 assault rifle but police have not yet confirmed this. The National Police’s UDYCO homicide squad was called in after the killing and they have now taken over the investigation which remains ongoing. The shooting follows a spate of similar incidents on the Costa del Sol this year. Many of them are believed to be connected to organised crime.

Drugs group bust AFTER working on it for 15 years, Benahavis now has a new PGOU master urban plan, which is expected to come into force in the next week, once minor alterations have been made. The Junta de Andalucia approved 92 per cent of the plan this week, and the council is convinced that it can put the few changes the Junta demanded into effect within a fortnight. Benahavis will now be able to build about 2,000 new homes, which will increase the present total by more than 10 per cent. Most of them will be luxury properties, making the municipality a leader of such accommodation in Andalucia. With the new PGOU plan, Benahavis becomes one of the areas in Malaga Province with the most land for public facilities and green zones, as 30 per cent of the total has been reserved for this purpose.

Multi-identity criminal arrested A 39-YEAR-OLD Polish national has been ar r ested in San Fulgencio in connection with alleged fake documentation. Accor ding to r epor ts, the man used six false identities to car r y out a series of crimes, and ther e wer e war r ants out for his ar r est fr om thr ee cour ts in Castellon and Denia - in Alicante - and Tor r ente in Valencia. The detained man is also believed to be a member of a dr ug tr af ficking gang and had been living in the Valencian Community for at least 10 year s. T he number of fake identities used enabled him to comm i t h i s c r i m e s a n d ev a d e j u s t i c e . . . u n t i l now.

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CAUGHT: Suspected faker produced fake ID when arrested.

The end of the road for the man began in J u n e t h i s y e a r, w h e n t h e G u a r d i a C i v i l based in Javea wer e suspicious of the documents pr esented w hen he opened a bank account and wanted to rent a car. Collaboration with the Polish authorities showed that the per son didn’t exist, and so the effor ts of the Spanish investigators concentrated on finding out his real identity. Once they’d uncovered who he was and where he was, the arrest took place in San Fulgencio, but even then the man of fered fake ID when stopped. The man has been sent to prison without bail and awaiting trial.

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Signature dishes on show

SUCCESS: Denia mayor Vicent Grimalt (far right) with local and regional dignitaries. THE success of the recent Gastronoma Food Fair in Valencia was confir med with the more than 17,000 people who visited, and the municipality of Denia had a ver y impor tant part to play. Designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy back in 2015, Denia was one of

eight similar communities from other European countries and Asia present at the fair. It was agreed that some of the high spots of the prestigious international event were the demonstrations by Denia chefs Br uno Ruiz and Frederico Guajardo. Ruiz presented two

signature dishes, Prawn below zero and his own version of the famous regional red pepper, aubergine and fish dish, Espencat. Guajardo produced cured squid with slowcooked confit leeks as well as mojama - cured tuna - and cured blue whiting with vegetables of different textures.

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SPOTLIGHT ON CALPE

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CALPE, the only municipality in the Marina Alta to benefit from aid from the European plan known as EDUSI, has been given the keys to the future... in this case literally. Thanks to a EDUSI subsidy of €185,378, Calpe Council has been able to buy a house in the old town - on Calle Llibertat and will convert it into a socalled ‘21st Century Tourist Office’. The existing owner of the property, Josefa Vives Mengual, officially handed over the keys to the Councillor

for Planning, Bernardo Moll, earlier this week. It is still not certain how this home will be m i r a c u l o u s l y transformed into a space for new technologies which will offer tourist information 24-hours-aday, seven-daysa-week... but that doesn’t mean that it will be physically open for all those hours. H o w e v e r , thanks to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) the office will never sleep, although maybe in the virtual sense.

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Keys to the future

IMPORTANCE: The Baños de la Reina in all its glory from the air.

Cleaning contract for historic site CALPE Council has allocated €14,989 for the contract for the maintenance and conservation work of the archaeological site situated at the Baños de le Reina. In addition, the successful bidder - Alebus Patrimonio Historico - will be required to keep the paths and access routes clean and tidy, as well as collecting and disposing all the r ub bish and waste. T he period of the contr act

will last for four months. The work will continue what has been carried out by a number of volunteer bodies in recent times - from the IVAJ and Amicitia often supported by municipal workers - and is all part of the Basic Action Plan drawn up to preserve this ancient site. It’s the first time that the Baños de le Reina will have an officially dedicated service to carry out such tasks and shows the importance Calpe Council

place on this part of the municipality’s heritage and their commitment to continue with the ongoing research which may unveil even more of the area’s history. The archaeological site occupies an area of about 10,000 square metres, with around 600 metres of fencing - which must also be maintained as part of the contract awarded - and around 200 metres of pedestrian areas.

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Advertising Feature

Balearia Port to host international Christmas charity fair

FESTIVE DISPLAY: Will be officially opened by a surprise celebrity! BA L E A R I A Po r t i s getting into the fe s t i ve s p i r i t i n style by offering itself as the centrepoint of an international Christmas charity fair. T h e eve n t w i l l take place on November 29, 30 and December 1, at the maritime station of Denia, with the active par ticipation of four charities. The city of Denia is located between Va l e n c i a a n d A l i cante with a popul at i o n o f a p p r ox i m at e l y 41,500 (2016 census). On Thursday November 29, and the mor ning of Friday N ove m b e r 30, there will be an exhibition of highend, luxur y cars provided by Design Cars of Jávea. On the after noon of Friday November 30 and the morning o f S at u r d a y D e c e m b e r 1 , Re t r o mania VW Club will be exhibiting a selection of classic Vo l k sw a g e n c a r s and vans. Visitors to these eve n t s a r e a s ke d to make a charitable donation of €1 per per son, which will be distributed b e t w e e n t h e fo u r eve n t ch a r i t i e s : Make A Smile, Help Denia, AMADEM

and Aprodeco (Sindrome Down). The Christmas Fair will be held in t h e Ju a j a eve n t ve n u e o n t h e t o p floor of Baleária Port over the three days from 11.30am to 5.00pm. There will be a total of 36 stalls selling lovely ar tisan products and original Christmas gifts. D u r i n g t h e Fa i r, fundraising events will be held fo r t h e fo u r eve n t charities. There will also be a choir singing Christmas carols and, amongst sever al activities for ch i l d r e n , Santa Claus will be at the Fair on Saturday. Baleària por t comes alive ever y Christmas with lights and decorat i o n s t h at c o nve y the Christmas spirit. T h i s ye a r, t h e lights will be of ficially tur ned on at 6pm on Thursday November 29, and fo r t h e f i r s t t i m e , Balearia will have i t s ow n n at i v i t y scene on display throughout the Christmas season, t o b e u nve i l e d at 6.30pm. T h i s i m p r e s s i ve festive display has been designed and

installed by Emilio Mar tínez Mestre, who has been creat i n g N at i v i t y scenes for over 40 years. Access to the Int e r n at i o n a l Fa i r will be through the Baleària Port main entrance, and it will be officially opened by a surprise celebrity! Eleven countries will be represented and each will host a stand to promote the culture, gast r o n o m y, drink, fashions and music of their home nation. B a l e à r i a ’s ch i l d r e n’s p l a y a r e a will be open throughout the w e e ke n d o f t h e fairs, and the highly popular skating rink will also be operating througho u t t h e fe s t i v a l weekend. S k at i n g p r i c e s : Monday to Friday: €3. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: €4. This event is likely to attract several thousand visitors and there are a limited number of oppor tunities to promote your products or ser vice to this audience, to lear n more visit baleariaport.com or call 902 787 693.

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Reasonable doubt? Photo credit: Phil Mansell

THE stor y so far : well-known TV presenter of British Justice? fame, James Highwood, dashes to A&E one night with his young, disabled bab y. T h e r e ’s a n o u t pouring of sympathy for the couple when the baby is pronounced dead and they ask for privacy during their grieving. Then comes the shock, the father is ar rested by the police, accused of killing his ninemonth-old son. Rough Justice opens in a cour troom with James in t h e d o ck fa c i n g a n increasingly hostile judge and a formidab l e p r o - l i fe Q C . We are almost the jur y, in whom he places the utmost tr ust to agree with his view of events, that noth-

LEGAL: The answers to the plot will soon be revealed by the Javea Players. ing was pre-meditated and he was not being cruel. Seen from the judicial per spective, h oweve r, t h e f a c t s can be inter preted otherwise.

Don’t be concer ned that there m i g h t b e t o o m u ch legalese jargon: thanks to the accused representing h i m s e l f, i t ’ s v e r y clear to the lay per-

son w hat he’s tr ying to say. Meanwhile a renowned specialist in brain-damaged childr en gives her f o r c e f u l ev i d e n c e , possibly compound-

ing his case. W hat will the jur y decide…? Guilty or not guilty? Come a n d m a ke u p yo u r own mind. Book now! Rough Justice will be at Javea Players’ Studio Theatre. It is p r ov i n g s o p o p u l a r that N ove m b e r 2 6 t o December 1 has sold out and an extra night has been added for Saturday, November 24... and those seats are selling quickly too. T i cke t s a r e € 1 0 and available on www.javeaplaye r s . c o m , email: boxoffice@ja veaplayers.com or call 634 330 915 . La Cocina will open specially to o f fe r a p r e - t h e at r e dinner fr om €17.50 e a ch n i g h t . D i n n e r bookings on 965 795 140.

Free Valencian classes in Denia DENIA Council has once again launched free classes in the Valencian language aimed at the adult population. The registration period is now open and will remain so until December 14. The classes will run from January 14 until June and all levels from A1 to C2 will be taught, with the A1 level being the most basic and will allow those completing the course to know and understand the day-to-day language needs. This is the only level that no exam will be taken, with the rest requiring an exam. Anyone interested in registering should go to the Citizens Service Office or via the website at https://oac.de nia.es Alternatively, call 966 467 007.

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money AS the Spanish government considers ways in taxing the profits people make when investing in Bitcoins (the cryptocurrency) or in cracking down on money laundering, an article keeps appearing on Facebook which is essentially a scam. According to this article, the Spanish government has spent €500 million in purchasing the Bitcoin Code and it forecasts that by 2020, the Spanish economy will have earned so much money from the investment there will be no poverty in the country any longer. Naturally, lucky investors who have received this announcement (which is repeated by a number of different posters) are invited to get in at the ground floor and take advantage of this new opportunity. No sooner does Facebook remove a post than it appears under a differ-

Don’t be fooled on Social Media

BITCOIN: Don’t get burnt ent name and with a different picture. Sadly, this is just one of a number of scams which appear on social media and so bad was

the use of Facebook to promote Bitcoin cons that earlier this year, Martin Lewis, the British consumer advisor, who runs Mon eySavingExpert.com, ac-

tually sued Facebook. He blamed the company for allowing and even promoting scam postings on its social network, with many featuring Lewis himself. Lewis contended that Facebook allowed paid adverts to appear without making any attempt to check the background of any of the promoters and he claims that he will share any court settlement among the victims of the fake bitcoin investment scheme ads if he wins the case. At its height, one bitcoin was worth €17,500 and now it is worth less than €4,000 which tells a story in itself.

(Sm)All change ONE of the effects of inflation over the years has been the withdrawal of low value coins in different countries around the world. Many who were brought up in the UK can still remember the farthing, halfpenny, thruppeny bit and sixpence, but with the introduction of decimal currency in 1971, all disappeared except for the half ‘p’ and that didn’t last too long. The simple fact is nowadays, the cost of production of low value coins often exceeds their face value and governments have tended to keep the low value coins simply because their disappearance would indicate gathering inflation for which the government in power would be blamed. As metal prices have escalated, it has also been necessary to effectively devalue the low denomination coins by changing their metal content and plating them. It now seems likely the UK will phase out the 1p and 2p coins within the next few years and may even consider introducing a £5 coin as its life expectancy is much greater than the equivalent note. Now Belgium has indicated it intends to restrict the use of 1c and 2c coins and could pass a law requiring shops to round up or down prices to the nearest 5c. The European Central Bank has said it does not wish to see these two coins disappear from circulation, but if the worst came to the worst, Italy could return to the days of giving matches and sweets as change.

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FOOD Focus

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Monroes festive bookings now open

MONRO ES, a p o pu lar we ll-kn own car ver y r e s t a u r a nt in Mo nt e Pe dreguer, has unveiled its festive offering for this Christmas with lots of food and events on offer. The Irish establishment, run by Heidi and Sam for 14 years since it first opened, is set to put on a month of festive food on three dates in December. T he D e c e m b e r m e nu feat u r e s a Christmas carvery every Wednesday from 12.30pm to 9pm. There are also two and three-course meals available on December 5, 12 and 19. Christmas Day is set to see a fivecour se m e a l a n d win e o f fer e d for â‚Ź45. It i s d u e t o b e followe d b y a White Winter Wonderland Party featuring an 80â€™s disco. Monroes is on Avenida Garrofer in Monte Pedreguer. Call 965 761 731 to book.

MONROES: The carvery restaurant has lots of Christmas food and events on offer.

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Worth a wooky WOOKY HOLLOW’S unique blend of traditional and modern decor is the perfect setting for a car ver y meal and classic pub lunch. Of fering an impressive selection of star ters, mains and delic i o u s d e s s e r t s , t h e r e ’s s o m e thing to suit everyone’s palate. Alongside Wook y Hollow’s menu of pub favourites, a car ver y is ser ved daily, and diners can select from three superbly-cooked meats, or opt for their veggie option.

WOOKY HOLLOW: The local’s living room.

T he meats ar e ser ved with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, stuffing, veg, and gravy to ensure nobody leaves hungry. The Benidor m bar and eaterie management believe that great tastes should be at the hear t of ever y meal and strive to offer a m e n u t h at r e f l e c t s t h e p r e fe r ences of the whole family.

Calle Gerona, 19 Benidorm, Spain 03503 649 603 660

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Traditional and modern mix SOME of the finest native food available in Denia can be found at El Raco Del Mar, an authentic Spanish bar and restaurant which oozes the appeal that establishments in metropolitan cities strive to achieve. El Raco del Mar offers a rustic dining experience for couples, groups of friends and families, and its Spanish paella with a socarrat, a lightly crusted rice layer on the bottom of the pan, is a must try. And the delicious paella is just one of an array of Spanish dishes on offer. There is a huge contemporary furnished outside terrace with rattan lounge sets and plenty of indoor seating, perfect for relaxing and having a chat in a maĂąana-maĂąana stress-free zone. Car retera Marinas a los Racons Denia El Verger 03770 965 755 332

A MUST: Try their paella with a lightly crusted rice layer.

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What’s On FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23

24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - Avda. Montecarlo, 11 Ed. Loixana, Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12. Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Alfaz Del Pi - Camí Vell De Altea, S/N. - Albir Center Ii La Nucia - Avda. De La Marina Baixa, 35 Altea - C/ Pont De Moncau, Nº1 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - Avda. Conde De Altea, 32 Markets: Moraira Alfaz del Pi CASTALLA - Tapas Route every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in November. There are 28 different bars, cafes and restaurants offering a tapa and a drink for €2.50. JAVEA - Until November 25, a total of 13 restaurants in Javea will be offering specially created menus inspired by locally caught seafood. TEULADA - Fiestas in honour of Santa Catalina over the weekend until November 25. During the weekend there are a number of parades, children’s fun fair, concerts, a mobile disco and a firework display. 2pm Parade followed by fireworks and bangers. 9.30pm - Fiesta Dinner followed by a Disco.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24

24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12. C/. Juan Fuster Zaragoza, 1 Loc. 27, Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Pati Fosc, 31 Alfaz del Pi - Avda. País Valencià, 44 La Nucia - C/. Rembrandt, 2 A Altea - Plaza Ayuntamiento, 22 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - Avda. De Los Almendros, 15 Markets: Benissa Calpe ONDARA - Annual Fira de Fires during every weekend until the end of November, and in a number of different locations. This weekend, tasting locally produced products, fairground rides in the public park, and a Mediaeval Market. JAVEA - Until November 25, a total of 13 restaurants in

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DO NOT MISS Teulada celebrates Santa Catalina OVER this weekend, and until Sunday, Teulada are honouring their local patron saint, Santa Catalina, with an extensive programme of events that culminates with a pr ocession in her honour. A par t fr om the usual select i o n o f p a r a d e s , a ch i l d r e n’s fun fair, music and enter tainment, and the ever-pr esent f i r e w o r k d i s p l a y, t h e r e i s a

Javea will be offering specially created menus inspired by locally caught seafood. TEULADA – Fiestas in honour of Santa Catalina over the weekend until November 25. During the weekend there are a number of parades, children’s fun fair, concerts, a mobile disco and a firework display. 8am - Wake-up parade with the firing of rockets. 10am - Children’s and Big Heads parade setting off from the Ermita de Sant Vicent Ferrer. 11am - Children’s Fun Fair in the Plaza de la Constitucion. 2pm - Giant Paella. 4.30pm - Concert by ‘La Pato’ followed by a disco.

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24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12, Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Pati Fosc, 31 Alfaz Del Pi - Avda. País Valencià, 44 La Nucia - C/. Rembrandt, 2 A Altea - Plaza Ayuntamiento, 22 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - Avda. De Los Almendros, 15 Markets: Benidorm Albir ONDARA - Annual Fira de Fires during every weekend until the end of November, and in a number of different locations. This weekend, tasting locally produced products, fairground rides in the public park, and a Mediaeval Market. CASTALLA - Tapas Route every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in November. There are 28 differ-

more serious side with the final procession to the parish chur ch w h i ch b e a r s t h e n a m e o f t h e patron saint. It was built as a chur chfor tress with the aim of safeguarding the local people in case of attacks by Berber pirates, and is well worth a visit t o d i s c ov e r i t s h i s t o r y t h a t

ent bars, cafes and restaurants offering a tapa and a drink for €2.50 JAVEA - Until November 25, a total of 13 restaurants in Javea will be offering specially created menus inspired by locally caught seafood. TEULADA - Fiestas in honour of Santa Catalina over the weekend until November 25. During the weekend there are a number of parades, children’s fun fair, concerts, a mobile disco and a firework display. 8am - Rocket wake-up call. 2pm - Loud bangers and air bombs along Avenida Santa Catalina. 6pm Closing procession in honour of Santa Catalina followed by a Firework Display.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 26

24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - C/. Almería, 4, Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12, Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Barranquet, 14 Esq. Avda. Benidorm Alfaz del Pi - C/. De La Ferrería, 19 La Nucia - C/. Carretera, 2 Altea - Paseo San Pedro, 36 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - Urbanización El Tosal 2 J Markets: Denia 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.

Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Teulada TRADITION: The final procession of Santa Catalina to the church. g o e s b a c k ove r 4 0 0 y e a r s t o the mediaeval times. It was restored in 1979.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27

24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12, Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Colon, 72-74 Alfaz del Pi - Avda. Del Albir, 44 Ed. El Llobarro La Nucia - C/. Aladroc, 1 Urb. Holiday Club Altea - C/. La Sequía, 17 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - C/. Benidorm, 12 Ed. Perlamar L-12-13 Markets: Altea

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28

24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12, Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Canalejas, 1 Alfaz del Pi - C/. Federico García Lorca, 19 La Nucia - C/. Alicante, 8 Altea - C/. Beniardá, 2 Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - C/. Corbeta, 10 Ed. Apolo Vii, L-4 Markets: Benidorm

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29

24 Hr Chemists: Benidorm - Avda. Ibiza, 6 Esq. Avda. Europa, 12, Avda. Mediterráneo, 29 Ed. Coblanca 41 Loc. 1 Villajoyosa - C/. Colón, 39 Alfaz Del Pi - C/. Pau Casals, 5 L2c Pd. Albir Ed. Sta. Barbara La Nucia - Avda. De La Marina Baixa, 35 Altea - C/. Cap Negret, 18 Bajo G Benissa - C/. Padre Melchor, 8 Calpe - Avda. Rosa De Los Vientos, 4 L-14-15

www.rtnnewspaper.com FOOD, like clothes has fashions. Albeit in the last few years I haven’t seen any really definitive changes in either food or clothes fashion. It’s not like the 1970’s or 1980’s where you could easily identify and remember the trends. Having trained at The Savoy in London, my food has always been based on classics with a modern twist. I have an underlying traditional French/ English heritage with an inter national edge after working in Asia and the Middle East. I was excited to meet up with some chefs that I had worked with and trained years ago and eat in a variety of London and UK restaurants. So off on my travels I went with the first stop my daughter Serena, who runs a beautiful boutique hotel called Sheene Mill in the village of Melbourn near Cambridge, dating back to the 1700’s. Some of you may have seen the Channel 4 documentary ‘The Wedding Day.’ After months of them filming our family,

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This week Celebrity Chef from Ready Steady Cook & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala visits the UK to investigate the latest food trends.

Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella

www.thelittlegeranium.com it turned out to be a story of Serena, myself and my ex-wife Sally and how we all got along (or not!) along with life’s antagonistic twists. It was more like a comedy than a documentary! Sheene Mill was always my dream place. I owned The Pink Geranium, a thatched restaurant next door to it, and I always promised that I would buy the competition! Sheene sits on about three acres of landscaped gardens with the River Mel running under the building. All the rooms and most of the restaurant tables have views of the mill pond with swans and ducks playing in the

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fountain, it is very beautiful. In 1996 I bought Sheene after falling out with my first wife Sally. I think that I saw it as a solution, you run The Pink Geranium and I will run Sheene I said! But when I got under the skin of the proper ty I soon realised what a monumental task I had undertaken. Sally and I were back together by now and so with her interior and management skills and my kitchen skills we tur ned it into a great success, that was until we split up again 10 years later! In 2012 my daughter Serena was all grown up and we had an oppor tunity to lease Sheene to her and her husband to be, Jordan. Serena would have only been 24 then and we could instantly see that her focus and determination to get Sheene back on the map again

was succeeding and this beautiful hotel was being restored through their passion. I know the struggle she has been through, the staff causalities and the dramas but then recently, out of the blue Serena, Jordan and their fabulous team (headed up by Serda and Emma) won Restaurant of the Year award (A Her tfordshire Life award ). I flew in to see her and celebrate the award as well as tasting and writing about the food and the restaurant. I had dinner at Sheene with my best man David, we had the eight-course tasting menu cooked by Chef Simone, starting with canapés which included smoked haddock beignets with chorizo mayo, goats cheese churros, truffle and ham hock ter rine with granny smith puree. Followed by pumpkin

veloute with chestnut puree then a fantastic mackerel boudin with chicor y jam and then wood pigeon with pick-

led girolles and toasted hazlenuts. The fish course was stone bass with vegetable nage, spring onion and celeriac, the main was venison loin with bean cassoulet and blackberries.

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Get festive at Seasiders

WITH December fast a p p r o a c h i n g , Seasiders Albir is getting in to the festive spirit with an excellent Christmas lunch offering. Fr o m S u n d a y, De cember 2, they are offering a three-course Xma s me n u eve r y day. It is great value at € 1 7 .9 5 , c ava in clu d e d a n d t h e p e r fect venue for an office party, family gettogether or a meal for two. An d if yo u fa n cy

SEASIDERS A fantastic place to enjoy good food and have fun. yourself as a bit of a baker, w hy not take

par t i n thei r mi nce pi e tasti ng chal lenge? Every Wednesday, before their popular quiz, people are i nvi ted to bri ng a dozen of their finest mince pies. Customers are then sol d the pi es for €1 each, which goes into a pot. Points are then awarded for texture, pastry, taste and filling, with the winner (to be announced on December 19) scooping the pot. The quiz star ts at 8. 30pm, with people asked to bri ng thei r pi es around 7.30pm. It is an example of the fun on of fer at thi s fri endl y esta blishment, which has ear ned an excellent reputation for its food and service.

A s wel l as thei r flavour some br eakfasts - from a full Engl i sh to smal l br eakfasts, sand wi ches and ba ps - you can j oi n them on Fri day for fi sh, chi ps and mushy peas wi th lashings of bread and butter. Sunday roast is served with all the usual favouri te accompaniments, and you can wash i t al l down wi th your favourite beer, wine or spirit. Highlight for many are the excellent after noon teas, for which they are justifia bl y famous. T hei r sumptuous afternoon cream teas are a real treat and are ser ved on three-tier stands together with pots of their hand selected fine leaf teas. Their food is full of flavour, created and ser ved by chefs who l ove w hat they do. T hey bel i eve that g r eat tastes should be at the hear t of every meal, and they strive to bring you a menu that r efl ects the pr efer ences of the w hol e fami l y. Fr om tr adi ti onal roasts, to more moder n options, healthy eaters to vegetarians, there’s plenty on their menu to sati sfy everyone. Seasiders is behind the Kaktus hotel Albir and hol ds r e gul ar meetings for the Golf Society. Avda O scar Espl a 16 Albir 03581 Call: 603 168 360

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Help save a doggy life…

B E N I D O R M PA L AC E is a part of the city’s business elite and a success stor y that has spanned many decades. Owner and philanthropist Chris makes no secr et that a c a u s e cl o s e t o h e r hear t is the welfare of animals and, in p a r t i c u l a r, abandoned and abused dogs left to the care of Benidor m Dog Homing. She also strives to help the caring and compassionate volunteers from Manos y Patas, with support f r o m t h e H e l p S ave Spanish shar pei and the Tigger foundation. This is why on Sunday December 9 The Benidor m Palace is holding the Save My Life 2 show in aid of abandoned dogs. There are many charities helping worthy causes several of which Chris also suppor ts. They do, thankfully, have a lot of backing, but the dogs don’t seem t o h a ve s u c h a strong voice and that i s w h y s h e fo c u s e s on them especially b y w o r k i n g cl o s e l y with Donna who is a vo l u n t e e r at Benidor m Dog Homing. Chris, using her vast knowledge and skills as an event organiser soon tapped into her many contacts to organise the s p e c t a c u l a r s h o w, S a ve M y L i f e 2 , w h e r e eve r y o n e i s more than glad to g i ve t h e i r t i m e f o r fr ee to this wor thy charity show. People are flying in from the UK to be part of this fantastic day of enter tainment. Local company CP signs has produced all the banners for free and h a ve n o p r o b l e m when they are asked to print more. Other local businesses too

ALL SET: Donna and Chris at the Palace. have donated prizes for the raffle. Donna speaks with such passion a bout the welfare of m a n / w o m a n ’s b e s t friend. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge about these dogs and the challenges of tr ying t o ke e p t h e m a l i ve and well. T his nonprofit charity shows where ever y cent is spent. The amount of wor k that goes into the welfare of these poor creatures from adver tising them for adoption, organising tr anspor tation to building new kennels seems never ending. The best method to help strays is to stop the problem occurring through neutering programmes. Fe w e r p u p p i e s a n d kittens mean fewer cases of suf fering and mor e help for those on the streets. W i t h o u t ch a r i t i e s going in to private shelters and sterilising these animals, the situation will never change. The problems have

built up for the last 50 years, when flats were constructed in the cities and people left the mountains and countr yside to g e t w o r k a n d l i ve there. Since the ‘70s things have become more difficult and a r e n ow t o t a l l y o u t of contr ol. We need to focus on addressing the root problem, w hich is neutering both stray and private owned dogs. Fa c t : O n e f e m a l e dog can have around 12 pups in one year : t h at ’s ove r 6 0 d o g s in her lifetime. Multipl y that by all the pups that her pups will have, and we are looking at least 50,000, just from one d o g ! Ye s , O N E d o g can produce well over 50,000 dogs. They are still a long wa y o f f g e t t in g t h e answers they want to h e a r a n d se e b u t mustn’t give up hope. They must remember there are some wonderful people doing a ma zin g wo r k like Ch r is a n d Do n n a . Please help by bring-

ing along a donation of food, blankets, flea collars, tick and mosquito collars are very important and money donations are always welcome to help pay of f vet bi l l s or food bills. Another special menti on shoul d go out to the vets La C r eu i n A l faz D el Pi and La Nucia they really are animal lovers and gi ve the dog' s home massi ve di scounts. Volunteer s ar e always welcome and needed to walk the dogs between 10am and 1pm Monday to Saturday. The doors will open at 12 (tickets €10) with a host of acts lined up for your entertainment. Don’t forget Father and Mother

Christmas will be there and Chris has asked if ever yone could get into the seasonal spirit by wearing something Christmassy like a Santa hat or reindeer antlers. T he show will be c o - h o s t e d b y D av i d James and Tom Kidd (Cool FM) and include act Mark Ellis, Destr y Spigner, Guy Melidoni, Pablo B l o o m , K i m Pe t e r s , Ar lington Road, The Blues Brothers, She's Pink and Benidor m Palaces ve r y o w n T i t o t o name a few. Yo u c a n b u y t h e t i c ke t s a t t h e d o o r on the day but at the last show they had t o t u r n a w a y ove r 400 disappointed people, so it is best to book tickets in advance.

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Anti-white Europe

by Michael Walsh

keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com RACISM is widespread throughout the European Union, it is institutionally anti-white and the worst culprits are whites themselves. Spain currently tops the list of Mediterranean countries by the number of migrant sea ar rivals. Over 47,500 migrants arrived here since the beginning of the year. As soon as migrants set foot on Spanish soil they high five each other and frolic on the red car pet laid out for them. Undocumented migrants will be protected and enjoy access to the public purse. Very few migrants are refugees in the accepted sense of the term: they are economic migrants. However, self-sufficient ethnic-Europeans are obliged to jump through bureaucratic loops to acquire right of residency without guarantee of success. Is this not anti-

IMMIGRATION: Is there a level playing field? white racism? The British Home Office said ‘it cannot be satisfied’ that Inga Lockington, a former mayor of Ipswich Office is per manently resident in England. She has lived in the UK since 1979. (Editor’s note: Inga won an appeal against the decision ear lier this year). Why do self-sufficient married ethnic-Europeans who relocate to other parts of Europe face onerous bureau-

cratic challenges when applying for resident status without guarantee of success? Many whose British forebears emigrated to the Dominions are denied resident status and sent back to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Simon Milne MBE, 58, ser ved in Northern Ireland and Bosnia. He is one of 27 Gentlemen at Ar ms who guard the Queen on royal oc-

casions. His French-born wife Francoise, 50, applied for resident status but was refused as she could not prove she was ‘self-sufficient.’ A couple of Dutch and Spanish bir th has lived in Britain their entire adult lives. They have told of their ‘devastation’ after the Home Office refused their application to have their English-bor n children recognised as permanent residents of the country.

Jan-Dinant and his wife Monica, 49, found themselves in a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’ when told their 15-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter had to provide evidence that they lived permanently with their parents. “What evidence are they supposed to have? They don’t have council tax bills or proof of where they live. They are children; they have gone to school here all their lives, English is their mother tongue. I was just so shocked when we got the refusal letters.” (Editor’s note: The couple won an appeal earlier this year). Imagine the racket and media uproar if such cases as these, and there are hundreds of similar refusals, were applied to non-whites. If we are going to root out racism then let it begin at home and let us look instead for anti-white prejudice. It isn’t hard to find.

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

by John Redfern

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IT was now 1963 and I was 14. My g lass bottle retur n enter prise was ove r, m y d i r t y f a c e a n d scr uf fy clothes became too well known to the offlicences and cor ner shops, so my mind wandered back to the rag and b o n e m a n ! I w a s b r o ke and needed some money. I was picking up l o n g n u b e n d s f r o m t h e gutter and with the aid of a rose thor n smoked this nub end until it bur nt my lips. I needed money and my Mum and Dad were skint! So I made a decision! C O L L E C T R AG S . T h e l o cal r a g mer chants in C ov e n t r y w a s i n H e a t h Ro a d , w h e r e t h e o w n e r sat in a chair next to scales w hich wer e cemented into the g round, w hich had a lar ge platfor m at the bottom and a sliding bar at the top that was slid by his hand and

From rags to riches…

FREE CASH: Rag and bone men became John’s role models! read out stones, pounds and ounces. I star ted to knock on doors and ask for any old rags and the door was shut in my face str aight away. But one night I hit a Br ucy bonus. A lady said to me, give me a minute, I waited and waited then this lady

came out with a bundle of clothes in a couple of old pillow cases. My first hit yippee ! I hit the road and opened this loot. I couldn’ t b e l i eve i t ! A s c o u t ’s jumper with loads of achievement badges on it was par t of this booty and it fit me - so the next

night I knocked on doors with this jumper on and told them I was collecti n g r a g s fo r t h e s c o u t s . Ruddy Nor a! T he r a gs just kept coming in and I took them to the rag man in Heath Road and he put them on his scales and gave me a few bob. He became my mentor.

He couldn’t read or write and he had a head on him like Quasimodo, but I began to enjoy being in his company. He was a wise man and slowl y became my friend. Then one day I put some stones in the pockets of the clothes to m a ke t h e m h e a v i e r h e put them on his scales, h e s l o w l y m ov e d t h e weight bar looked at the pile of rags, then glanced at me and said: “Never for get young man, you can never bullshit a bullshitter!” I left his shop with my tail between my legs without a penny for my effort. But it taught me a lesson w h i ch I n eve r fo r g o t fo r the rest of my life: ‘Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom’ (Thomas Jefferson) And : ‘Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with impor tant matter s’ (Alber t Einstein).

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

6:00am 6:30am 6:45am 7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 4:00pm

SATURDAY 2:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Classic Mary Berry 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm BBC London News 6:30pm The Time it Takes 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm Michael Mcintyre's Big Show 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:45am The NFL Show 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

4:20am 7:40am 8:10am 8:40am 8:55am 9:25am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 4:30pm 5:15pm 6:00pm 8:30pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:45pm

12:40pm 1:10pm 2:10pm 2:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 9:00pm 10:30pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 1:35am

The Powerpuff Girls Toonmarty Robozuna Mighty Magiswords ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Gino's Italian Coastal Escape The X Factor ITV Lunchtime News ITV Racing: Live from Haydock The Chase ITV Evening News ITV News London Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones The X Factor I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News The Mask Jackpot247

Triathlon King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Off the Grid Formula 1 Hamilton v Vettel: The Fight for Five Formula 1 Countdown A Place in the Sun Location, Location, Location Channel 4 News Rugby Union John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky The Other Woman Criminal Hollyoaks Omnibus

10:30am Floogals 10:50am Paw Patrol 11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Make You Laugh Out Loud 11:55am The Secret Life of Puppies 12:40pm A Prince for Christmas 2:25pm Miss Christmas 4:10pm Rocky Mountain Christmas 6:00pm The Family Man 8:20pm Shop Smart, Save Money: Black Friday Special 9:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 10:05pm 5 News Weekend 10:10pm Revealed 11:10pm White House Down 1:45am Mobs and Yobs: Caught on Camera

6:30am Solo: A Star Wars Story: Special 7:00am Mom and Dad 8:45am Game Night 10:40am The Grinch: Special 11:00am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 12:40pm Father Figures 2:50pm Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: Special 3:10pm Bent 5:00pm Mom and Dad 6:45pm Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: Behind the Scenes 7:15pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Game Night 12:45am Corbin Nash 2:35am Thumper 4:25am Top Ten Show, the 2018

8:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:25am Frasier 8:55am Frasier 9:25am Jamie Cooks Italy 10:00am Sunday Brunch 1:00pm Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Live Build Up 1:45pm Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Live 4:25pm Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Live Reaction 5:35pm Back to the Future Part II 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Great Canal Journeys 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm A Very British Country House 11:00pm Tin Star

9:55am Shimmer and Shine 10:05am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:35am Friends 11:05am Friends 11:35am Friends 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Friends 2:00pm Friends 2:30pm Friends 3:00pm Friends 3:30pm Northpole 2: Open for Christmas 5:10pm Deck the Halls 7:00pm San Andreas 8:00pm 5 News 8:05pm San Andreas 9:05pm Britain's Parking Hell 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road 11:00pm 5 News 11:05pm Mad Max: Fury Road 12:20am Homefront

4:45am The Christmas Cottage 6:30am Bohemian Rhapsody: Special 7:00am Game Night 8:45am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 10:20am Father Figures 12:20pm The Christmas Cottage 2:00pm Bent A ruined former cop attempts to bring down the conspiracy that killed his partner and put him behind bars. Crime thriller 3:40pm Sweet Country 5:40pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 7:15pm Game Night 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Sweet Country 1:00am Mom and Dad

8:50am 9:20am 9:50am 10:20am 10:55am 12:25pm 12:55pm 3:45pm 4:35pm 5:35pm 6:40pm 7:10pm 9:30pm 11:20pm 1:30am 3:20am

6:15pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:15pm 10:30pm 10:45pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:00am 1:00am

Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Soccer A.M. SPFL Matters Football Live Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals: Championship One2eleven One2eleven SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games

SUNDAY 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics 12:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:55pm Escape to the Country 3:40pm Shrek 2 5:05pm Dynasties 6:05pm BBC News 6:20pm BBC London News 6:30pm Countryfile 7:30pm Doctor Who 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Dynasties 10:00pm Little Drummer Girl 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Women's Football Show

7:50am Greatest Gardens 8:20am Great British Garden Revival 9:20am The Instant Gardener 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 1:30pm A Cook Abroad 2:30pm Rugby Union 3:30pm Talking Pictures 4:00pm Reach for the Sky 6:10pm Flog It! 7:00pm Colombia with Simon Reeve 8:00pm Britain's Biggest Warship 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Louis Theroux's Altered States: Take My Baby 11:00pm A Great British Injustice: The Maguire Story

8:50am Ben 10 9:10am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:30am Spy School 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Martin Lewis Money Show Live 11:25am Doc Martin 12:30pm Midsomer Murders 2:25pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:35pm The X Factor 4:00pm Paul O'grady: For the Love of Dogs 4:30pm The Chase 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:30pm Tenable 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm ITV News London 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pm ITV News

10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 12:30pm Football 3:30pm Football Countdowns 4:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 5:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 5:30pm One2eleven 5:45pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games 7:30pm Football Countdowns 8:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 8:30pm Best Championship Goals 9:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 9:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL Greatest Games

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MONDAY 12:00pm A Matter of Life and Debt 12:45pm Ill Gotten Gains 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:15pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 5:30pm Make Me a Dealer 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm The Truth About the Menopause 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Tina Turner

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

BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Think Tank The House That £100k Built The Secret History of My Family Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Strictly: It Takes Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Only Connect University Challenge Babies: Their Wonderful World People Just Do Nothing Newsnight

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 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 Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News Midday Summary 2018 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 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 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Liam Bakes 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Emergency

BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Think Tank The House That £100k Built The Secret History of My Family Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands Eggheads Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Strictly: It Takes Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals School I'll Get This Newsnight NFL Made in Great

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 Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Judge Rinder's Crime Stories 9:00pm How to Spend it Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:05pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 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 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Lego Masters 10:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency? 11:00pm Gogglebox

9:05am 9:25am 9:40am 9:55am 10:05am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 4:00pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Paw Patrol Floogals Shimmer and Shine Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Jeremy Vine A Prince for Christmas Neighbours Stealing Christmas A Royal Christmas Ball 5 News at 5 Friends Friends Neighbours 5 News Tonight Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights Police Interceptors Warship: Life at Sea Narcos UK Air Force One

4:35am 6:30am

Corbin Nash Solo: A Star Wars Story: Special 7:00am The Christmas Cottage 8:45am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 10:20am Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 12:05pm Father Figures 2:05pm Bent 3:45pm Sweet Country 5:45pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 7:15pm Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Sweet Country 1:00am Thumper 2:45am Corbin Nash 4:30am Mom and Dad

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

One2eleven SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Countdowns EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games EFL Football's Greatest Football Countdowns One2eleven Football Years Football Countdowns Soccer Am Best Bits Football Countdowns EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns EFL Greatest Games Soccer Am Best Bits EFL Goals: Championship SPFL Round Up Show

TUESDAY 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm A Matter of Life and Debt 12:45pm Ill Gotten Gains 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:15pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 5:30pm Make Me a Dealer 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Mrs Wilson 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News

10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:45pm 5:45pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am 1:05am

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 Miss Christmas 1:45pm Neighbours 2:15pm Coming Home for Christmas 4:00pm Christmas Next Door 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm UK's Strongest Man 2018 9:00pm Our Yorkshire Farm 10:00pm Egyptian Tomb Hunting 11:00pm Inside Russia's Toughest Prisons 12:05am 8 Years Old and Smuggling Drugs

4:30am Mom and Dad 6:15am Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: Special 6:30am Bohemian Rhapsody: Special 7:00am Bent 8:40am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 10:15am Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 12:05pm The Christmas Contract 1:50pm Father Figures 3:50pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 5:25pm Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 7:15pm The Christmas Contract 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Corbin Nash 12:45am Sweet Country

12:00pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Football's Greatest 1:30pm Football Countdowns 2:00pm Football's Greatest 2:30pm EFL Greatest Games 2:45pm EFL Greatest Games 3:00pm EFL 4:00pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football Countdowns 5:00pm One2eleven 5:15pm One2eleven 5:30pm One2eleven 5:45pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm MLS Round Up Show 7:30pm Soccer Am Best Bits 8:00pm Football 11:15pm EFL Goals: Championship 11:45pm MLS Round Up Show

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WEDNESDAY 3:10pm 4:10pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm

The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food Make Me a Dealer Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show Watchdog Live The Apprentice BBC News at Ten BBC London News A Question of Sport

4:45pm

Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Death and Nightingales 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pm Newsnight

5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:35pm 11:50pm 12:50am

Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Paul O'grady: For the Love of Dogs Coronation Street I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Peston Play to the Whistle

2:05pm

Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 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 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Superkids 12:10am 24 Hours in A&E

1:45pm 2:15pm

Neighbours Rooftop Christmas Tree 3:55pm Santa Who? 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm UK's Strongest Man 2018 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Egyptian Tomb Hunting 11:00pm Curvy Girls

12:40pm 120 Bpm 3:15pm Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: Behind the Scenes 3:45pm The Christmas Contract 5:30pm Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 7:20pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm 120 Bpm 1:30am Sweet Country 3:30am Thumper

4:30pm

The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Food Allergies: What's Really in Your Food? Tonight Emmerdale Gino's Italian Coastal Escape I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News ITV News London Frustrated Britain: Caught on Camera

2:05pm

4:00pm

11:00am A Very Sordid Wedding 1:05pm Father Figures 3:15pm Sweet Country 5:15pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 6:45pm Top Ten Show, the 2018 7:00pm A Very Sordid Wedding 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Sweet Country 1:00am 120 Bpm 3:30am Thumper

5:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 5:30pm One2eleven 5:45pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games 7:30pm Football Countdowns 8:00pm EFL Matters 8:30pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 9:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 9:30pm EFL Matters 10:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two

Football Countdowns 5:00pm One2eleven 5:15pm One2eleven 5:30pm One2eleven 5:45pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games 7:15pm EFL Greatest Games 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:00pm Football 11:30pm EFL Goals: Championship

THURSDAY 3:15pm

The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 5:30pm Make Me a Dealer 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm A Hotel for the Super Rich and Famous 10:00pm Ambulance

3:45pm

The Secret History of My Family 4:45pm Hotel Armadillo 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Inside the Foreign Office 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight

6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:30pm 12:05am 12:20am

Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 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 Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 10:00pm The First 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am First Dates 1:00am Random Acts

Northpole 2: Open for Christmas 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Esther Rantzen's House Trap 9:00pm Shop Smart, Save Money for Christmas 10:00pm Oxford Street 24/7 11:00pm Britain's Flashiest Families

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Basic Spanish for everyday needs

by Jane Cronin

WE were looking at ‘possessives’ last week and we haven’t quite finished with them yet. To be more specific, we went through possessive adjectives, and this is what we found out that they look like:

My mi, mis Your (familiar singular) tu, tus His/her/its/your (formal) su, sus

Possessive pronouns

the word ‘my’ describes the book as belonging to me, so is therefore an adjective. However, I could also say ‘This book is mine.’ We ca n n o t sa y ‘T h is is min e b oo k’ a n d n e it h e r c a n we sa y ‘T his book is my,’ so it is clear that the wor ds ‘my’ and ‘mine’ p er for m d if fe r e n t f u n c t io n s. The word ‘mine’ can be used to replace ‘book,’ for example in the sentence ‘It is mine’ (ie ‘It is m y b oo k ’) a n d t h e r e fo r e is called a possessive pronoun.

Now her e ar e the possessive pronouns in English and Spanish.

Mine mío, mía, míos, mías Yours tuyo, tuya, tuyos, tuyas His, hers, its, yours (formal)suyo, suya, suyos, suyas Ours nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras Yours (familiar plura) vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras Theirs, yours (formal)

Our nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras Your (familiar plural) vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras Their/your (formal) su, sus Now, you may or may not realise that we have not yet translated the wor d for ‘mine’ or ‘your s’ w hich ar e also ‘possessives.’ These words are in fact possessive pronouns, not possessive adjectives, and I think this statement is going to require some more explanation.

The opinions published in Colin’s weekly column are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or newspaper sponsors. IT’S that time of year again when we are reminded of the onset of winter and the need, for some of us at least, to get our jabs to ward off the dreaded gripe, aka flu. Having suffered a very bad bout of influenza some years ago which left me permanently with asthma, I am fully aware of the seriousness of the disease. But in spite of that and after much research and soul searching, I decided five years ago that I would forego the annual injections and concentrate on prevention in other ways. This was a personal choice and I do not advocate others necessarily following my example. But that aside, I have been reflecting on the wonders of medical science today and how once fatal diseases can now be alleviated routinely. And having recently reread The Great Plague in London by Walter George Bell, a fascinating and often gruesome account of a ravaged 17th century London, it for cefull y br ought home to me

If you run your eye over these lists you will see that there are some overlaps between the two for ms in both English and Spanish. English gener all y adds an ‘s’ to the possessive adjective to m a ke t h e p r o n o u n , e x c e p t i n ‘his’ and ‘its’ which already have an ‘s’ in the adjective for m, whilst all the for ms of ‘nuestro’ and ‘vuestro’ are the same as adjectives and pr onouns in Spanish. T h i s i s w h y i t ’s ve r y h a r d t o tr anslate these wor ds singl y without seeing them or hearing them in the context of a full sentence. Yo u m i g h t f i n d the following a good way of remembering exactly how we use possessive pronouns. W hen you listen to small children fighting over a toy you may well hear: ‘¡Es mío!’ ‘No, es mío,’ ‘No, es mío’ and after a lot of pulling and tugging, one of them bites the other one, and the other one screams.

We saw that we can say, for example ‘This is my book,’ in which case

by Colin Bird

suyo, suya, suyos, suyas.

A shot in the arm for flu

what precarious lives our ancestors lived. It is estimated that at least 100,000 people succumbed to the plague in London alone - a quarter of the population. And no wonder that the disease developed and took hold so rapidly considering some of the less than hygienic practices of the residents, and the complete absence of a sewage disposal system. Well, not quite tr ue, because slops and human waste were disposed of by simply tossing the contents of chamber pots and other rubbish into the streets or the River Thames. My dad used to call chamber pots Jerries, because they resembled a German soldier’s helmet, or gazunders, because they gazunder the bed. But I’m rambling . . . T he stench alone must have been dreadful and imagine the truly appalling job of driving a horse and cart through the streets, calling for the dead to be brought out for transpor tation to the plague pits for mass burial. And the plague was not limited to the towns and cities alone with great swathes of countryside vil-

DEADLY TIMES: Plague headstones are a reminder of precarious lives. lages and hamlets also laid low by the disease, mostly contracted fr om the city r efugees w ho believed that they were safer in more rural surroundings.

In my village in Suffolk there is a broken headstone that sits in the church porch and depicts a carved skull and crossbones, the common symbol denoting a victim of the Black Death or plague. Whether it was an isolated case or just one surviving tip of an iceberg, nobody knows for sure as the script on the stone has been eroded away with age. Who knows, there may have been a plague pit in the village and if the pathetic appearance of my carrots and leeks were anything to go by year on year, it was probably under my vegetable garden. Bell Alley was a poor area on the banks of the Thames and stood in what is Westminster today. It is one of the many areas mentioned in documents from the time and was a depressing slum of crumbling timber houses in a stifling cul-de-sac, separated only by a narrow pavement. Infection was rampant, with the locked doors of plague sufferers marked with red crosses along with the supplication: ‘Lord have mercy upon us.’ Some might say that a pestilence still thrives in this area. It’s called the House of Commons.

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Around the world in a bottle by Sandy Shore A MAN never forgets his first drink, hence his lifelong interest in the female décolleté. Later on, I could never under stand the appeal of beer. Of course I sipped a little to test the brew but far preferred Sarsaparilla. Sailors, so they say, have a preference for rum, but it did little for me when I began to wear bellbottoms. Nevertheless, it was par for the course for sailors to head for the bar s when mooring at foreign ports. By the way, the question sometimes arises as to why ships are known as ‘she’ rather than ‘he.’ Surely it is obvious; on approaching a port, a ship keeps its bottom hidden, paints its topsides, and heads straight for the buoys. But, that is another story to those I reluctantly tell lest my sons read of their dear father’s dalliance with alcohol in its many forms.

CLASSIC: Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront. Older readers might recall the 1954 movie On the Waterfront which starred Marlon Brando. High drama, the movie puts the spotlight on the mobsters who infest New York’s Hoboken waterfront. Fast forwar d just five year s and I was in those same joints. Much to my

shame, I was a teenage leader of a gang recruited from the crew of one of the great ocean liners moored at the Hoboken piers. By this time, I was knocking them back; doing so was the unavoidable culture of the seafarer’s calling. Being British, there was

lofty disdain for American beer but beggars can’t be chooser s, ‘when in Rome’ and all that nonsense. The best, or rather the worst was yet to come. I first tasted Anis, which is aniseed-based liquor when we called in to Beir ut, Lebanon. Never forgotten,

the unseemly r uckus in a brothel that occurred later left me with bruises and a hangover of such severity I grimace as it is recalled. Lessons will be learned? Well, not quite. My first taste of Saki occurred naturally in a Japanese por t. Oh, the contempt was writ large on my handsome visage as my taste buds came into contact with what we Jack Tars describe as virgin’s pee. I later had little recollection of keeling over like a ship in dr y dock whose suppor ts have collapsed. Let’s not go there, Nigeria I mean. Britain’s Elder Dempster and Palm Line fleets regularly sailed up the creeks of West Africa, venturing deep into the Dark Continent’s jungles where the natives are fond of a tipple too. Palm Gin is sap from the palm tree so don’t try this at home. It is called gin because it looks like the stuff, but is more potent than Saki and Anis combined. I really should have stuck to Sarsaparilla.

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health Health for your feet: come to visit our podiatrist Stefanie Aarnes in Clinica Britannia

What are the benefits of Collagen? D O yo u h ave fo l d s a r o u n d t h e m o u t h and nose, sunken cheeks, facial scars, deep acne scars or loose skin? In our 20’s, our skin is the epitome o f y o u t h . Fr e s h , p l u m p a n d w r i n k l e free. T his is mainl y because our bodies are producing an abundance of collagen at this stage of our lives. For those of you w ho ar e not in the know, colla gen is a pr otein pr oduced by our cells that help to ‘hold’ the s k i n t o g e t h e r, k e e p i n g i t l o o k i n g young, fir m and baby smooth. Unfor tunately, this high level of collagen production does not last as we get older. In fact, it star ts to decline once we hit our 30’s. Collagen is one of the impor tant suppor t str uctures found naturally in our skin, helping to maintain the a ppropriate tightness, elasticity and suppleness. Over the cour se of time, our skin g r aduall y loses its natur al colla gen, leading to facial laxity and the for mation of wrinkles and folds. As the ageing skin loses its structur al pr oteins (colla gen and elastin), it becomes lax and begins to sag, which contributes to a tired and aged look. Ellansé is an injectable der mal filler that cor rects lines and wrinkles, and a l s o s t i m u l at e s t h e b o d y t o p r o d u c e collagen. The results last from one to four year s, depending on w hich product is chosen. T he first of a new class of der mal filler s, Ellansé natur all y r e gener ates volume and r estores.

Call for an appointment on: 674 255 579 Camino del Pinxo 2 L'Alfàs del Pi 03580 674 255 579 www.dermaclinicspain.com Alternatively see our Facebook page facebook.com/DermaClinicSpain.

OBVIOUSLY the foot plays a crucial part in the process of walking, and often suffers as a r esult of poor function. T his inef ficient function can result in foot conditions such as cor ns and calluses, painful toe nails, pain in the ball of the foot, the arch, the ankle, or in the heel. Less obvious, but very important, is the fact that inef ficient foot function has an influence on other par ts of the body. A small str uctur al or functional imbalance in the foot may often cause no foot pain at all. It may however have an ef fect that

can cause problems in the ankles, knees, hips and back, essentially all par ts of the body that ar e connected to the feet by the skeleton. T his may show itself as pain, instability, r estricted movement, or in some cases just fatigue. Podiatrists can also often detect serious health problems that may otherwise go unnoticed, because a number of diseases manifest first through symptoms of the lower extremities (ie diabetes, arthritis, neurological disor der s, heart disease, kidney disease and liver disease). Re gular foot car e

Mrs Stefanie Aarnes, Podiatrist. can make sur e your feet stay healthy. W ith pr oper detection, intervention, and

car e, most foot and ankle pr oblems can be lessened or pr evented.

Clinica Britannia Avda Ejercitos Españoles 1st Floor (Not ground Floor) 03710 Calpe Tel: 965 837 851 24h: 607 255 755

How to ‘ get along’ with anxiety ANYONE can have anxiety, but lear ning to live with it is possible. Anxiety is a br oad condition, where fear and worries do not go away. This can affect school, work and relationships. For some anxiety means feeling nervous before attending a meeting. For other s it is a feeling of

constant wor ries or panic, not allowing to feel safe anywhere. It is nor mal to get ner vous before an upcoming event, going to the dentist, buying a house - most people wor r y a bout major events. However someone who will not leave their home for a long period of time because

ANXIETY: Yoga releases negative emotions.

they are afraid of being out ther e, that is not a normal feeling. Anxiety is caused by a variety of factor s. Some may include: a received threat, previous trauma, losing of a loved one unexpected-

ly, car or violent accident. Meditation and mindset helps with anxiety. Yoga releases stored emotions, relaxes both body and mind and enables to see things for what they are.

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Intellectually gifted children

by Inmaculada Rodríguez

info@psicologainmarodriguez.com INTELLECTUALLY gifted children show a high level of intelligence, creativity, imagination and curiosity that provide them with the ability to learn autonomously. These children are special, especially when regarding their needs and demands in comparison with other children. These special features can be a problem if they are not adequately addressed. I strongly recommend these children to be assessed by a trained professional. However, I would like to share with our readers some of the features we can observe in these children so parents can identify if their child is intellectually gifted. It is not difficult to identify an intellectually gifted child. We should observe some behaviours and emotional reactions that differentiate them from other children while being at school or at home. Either way, we should remember that a professional diagnoses is

HIKING outdoors is good for the body and mind, and gives you the chance to explore the world while you’re at it. While jogging remains a popular form of exercise among fitness enthusiasts, many don’t realise that walking in the outdoors may actually be better for you. This powerful cardio workout puts less pressure on the bones, joints, and heart and is a proven mood booster - especially if you trek around somewhere particularly scenic. Going on regular hikes could lower your risk of heart disease as it reduces blood pressure and blood sugar levels. It helps to build strength in your quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, as well as muscles in the hips and lower legs. Rambling over a rocky terrain also, unsurprisingly, improves balance by strengthening the core - which will come in handy if you find yourself stumbling down a particularly steep slope. Hiking is as good for

needed in order to fully meet their needs. Some of the characteristics are: 1. Do not sleep much. 2. Learn to read in a short time. 3. Say his/her first word at six months. 4. Say his/her first sentence at one-year-old. 5. Able to maintain a conversation between 18 and 24 months, with an unusual vocabulary for his/her age. 6. Learn the alphabet and count to 10 at two and a half years. 7. Able to solve sums and straights up to 10 at three years. 8. Ask exploratory questions at early ages. 9. High creativity. 10. Shows sensitivity towards the world around them. 11. Worries about moral and justice issues. 12. Energetic. 13. Open to unusual situations. 14. Critical with himself/herself and others.

15. High attention and concentration. 16. Prefer to interact with older children. 17. Get bored at school because his/her abilities are higher than the school programme. 18. They seem to be distracted. 19. Their thinking is highly productive. 20. Lack of motivation towards the teacher. 21. They feel misunderstood and apart at times. 22. They are independent and introverted. What can families do in the case their child is an intellectually gifted child? Linda Kreger Silverman, a specialist at the US Department of Education, says that parents have very important work to do when helping these children to develop properly. Parents and families are the ones to be in contact with the professionals and the school.

If you have any questions about family therapy or any psychological issues, please do not hesitate to email your comments to info@psicologainmarodriguez.com, Tel: 722 254 848 • www.psicologainmarodriguez.com

If you think your child could be an intellectually gifted child, make sure this is addressed as soon as possible. Specialists recommend to have a full diagnoses between three and eight years old because they usually have social SPECIAL CASE: problems when not Gifted children treated properly. may have differKenneth Shore, ent needs. psychologist and an expert working with gifted children, says these children show diferent interests to their friends so they might feel not understood. They should have an education fully addapted to their needs. Even some gifted children might appear to have learing difficulties when is totally the opposite. If you consider your child is intellectually gifted, you can get professional help for your child.

Take a hike

HAPPY HIKERS: Walking outdoors is proven to boost both fitness and happiness.

the mind as it is the body, as research has proven that it is effective at combating the symptoms of stress and anxiety. The president of the American Hiking Society claims this is because nature is ingrained in our DNA, and hiking helps us to escape from the noise and chaos of towns and cities. There are several ways you can make the most of your hikes, whether you’re an experienced stroller or setting off for the very first time: Tackle a few hills along the way as even a small hill will burn extra calories and intensify your heart rate. If you carry some extra weight in your pack, such as extra water reserves, this can help to build muscle strength in your back. Invest in a decent pair of hiking boots and dress according to the weather. Finally, always familiarise yourself with the route before you go and take a map just in case.

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Are you too stressed?

WHILE feeling stressed can sometimes be a good thing it can help to conquer fears or motivate you to get things done - it can also have a negative impact on your physical and mental health. A staggering 90 per cent of all disease and illnesses are stress-related, according to the Centre for Disease Contr ol a n d Pr eve n t io n. T h e body gives off a few tell-tale signs when stress is starting to get you down and recognising the symptoms in time could help to prevent them fr om l e a d i n g t o an y th ing more serious. Chronic cold If it feels like you can’t go a we e k w i t h o u t h av ing a cough or a runny nose, this could be a consequence of your workload rather than allergies or germs. Our bodies produce the stress hormone cor tisol w hen under pr essure which is needed to help fight i l l n e s s e s a n d it c an quickly get used up. Troubled mind

If you have trouble concentr atin g d ur in g t h e d a y, o r switching off at night, this is als o a b ig i n d ic at io n t h at yo u’ r e un de r t o o mu ch stress. Excess amounts of co r t is o l ca n c a u se yo u r br ain’s memor y centr e to shrink which makes it harder to focus. If you feel tired but have a hard time shutting off, this could mean you have stressrelated fatigue. Throbbing head A co ns t a n t , t h r o b b in g headache is often a sign of mounting stress, and can be dif f icu lt to t r e at . M a k in g small lifestyle changes can help but always see a doctor if the headaches become severe. Aches and pains If you suffer from a lot of unexplained joint, neck or back pain this could mean you’ r e spending too much time in a stressful environment. High stress levels can ca us e m us cle s t o t ig h t e n and leads to spasms.

UNDER PRESSURE: Too much stress can lead to health problems like headaches, depression, and heart disease.

HAPPY TEETH: Flossing every day could save your life.

String theory WHILE many people make a point of brushing their teeth every day, less people make the effort to floss. This small chore can sometimes feel like an unnecessary burden, and it’s easy to forget to do it. Dentists have a point when they emphasise how important flossing is as it actually plays a vital role in dental health. Flossing gets into the spaces between the teeth that a toothbrush can’t get to, and removes the stubborn bits of tartar and food that can get stuck in these places. The main risks of not flossing include an increased risk of developing cavities and gum disease, as dental plaque can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria that destroys the enamel between teeth and irritates the gum tissue. There is also evidence that taking good care of your teeth and gums does much more than give you a flashy smile. A healthy mouth can also help to prevent some serious illnesses which can be life threatening, such as diabetes and heart disease.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this weekâ€™s puzzle, 4 represents C and 6 represents R, so fill in C every time the figure 4 appears and R every time the figure 6 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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Kenny’s Postbag My Father died last Christmas and everyone in the family is going to find it hard to celebrate this year. There is a mixed blessing of the love that he had for anything Christmas, and the remembering that his life ended last Boxing Day. The whole family does not know what to do for the best? Rachael V.

Down 1 Partly open (4) 2 Soft white precious metal (6) 3 Heavily armoured fighting vehicle (4) 4 Existing or coming before (9) 5 Dislike intensely (6) 7 Restore friendly relations between (9) 11 Unequivocally detestable (6) 12 Playing in opposition to (6) 15 Young male horse under the age of four (4) 16 Covetousness (4)

I know how you are all feeling Rachael. Guilty to enjoy yourselves! If your Father was actually with you this year how would you celebrate? The clue to me is that your Father loved to celebrate Christmas, and for him you have to carry on the traditions that he loved. The first Christmas is the most difficult, I know that because my Mother died one Christmas Morning. Ever since her passing I have celebrated a time of the Year she always loved. I like to think that if she looks down that the Christmas tree is decorated for her. Have a toast to your Father this year and you will feel as I do, that those we love come through when we are happy and celebrating, though you may shed a tear, as I have done many times too!

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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.

Abundance has always been your goal, and this astrological year needs to see you afloat, and at the helm where finance is concerned. Test the water and be unafraid to rock the boat!

Sudoku

Funagram Unscramble the name of a term used in tennis (two words): RECORDER OF RUN Unscramble the name of a popular British television detective drama first aired in 1997 (two words): OR MISSED DRUMMER

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

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FELINE FRUSTRATED: Ken-chan and Go-chan trying to gain access to the museum.

THE activities of two cats have gone viral after they have mysteriously spent the past two years attempting to get into an art museum in Japan. I t a p p e a r s t h at Ken- chan - a black cat - first tried to get into the Onomichi City Museum of Art back in 2016 during an exhibition of cat photography, but wasn’t allowed in by a very polite security guard. T he museum’s cur ator, Shinji Umebayashi, said: “I’m guessing that Ken-chan spotted some of the exhibits through the glass, a n d sin c e t h e p h o t os i ncl uded those of black cats, he must have

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thought he had found a new fri end. . . and then he j ust kept coming back.” Not to be deter r ed, Ken-chan then began to arrive with a ginger cat which staff named Go-chan, but they’re still turned away in the most friendly way and prevented from getting caught in the automatic front doors. Photographs and video clips of their exchanges have gone viral. Some people on social media have i mpl or ed the museum to al l ow Ken-chan in. Most, though, ar e just char med by the interaction between the guard and his feline friend.

SPAMA

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Looking for a loving home SPAMA is an animal shelter based in Gandia on the nor ther n Costa Blanca on the beautiful Costa de Azahar. T hey are a re gistered Spanish charity and the shelter currently has close to 450 animals, made up of 300 dogs and 120 cats. However, like so many shelter s and other homes up and down the Costa Blanca, they are overcrowded and full to bursting point. Their other problem is that being outside the popular tourist and residential areas, it’s ver y difficult to find people that are able to offer their help. A lar ge number of the dogs in the SPAMA kennels are around five to eight years old,

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NEW HOME: Some of the dogs have been in kennels for many years. with many of them never knowing life outside of the animal shelter. They’ve never experienced the real world and simply want a loving home with an owner that will treat them as one of the family. SPAMA has continued to fight against the law to put down animals after a certain period of time... they believe ever y animal

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Range Rover Vogue: Still leading the way THERE was a time w hen you could onl y d r i ve a R a n g e Rove r if you were par t of the landed gentry. T hings have moved on, and Range Rover owner ship now star ts at about €34,000 for the Evoque, and mor phs through myriad hotels to this, the R a n g e Rove r T DV 6 Vogue. This full-fat version is now in its four th incar nation and is still re gar ded as the pinnacle of luxur y SUVs. Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce have fashioned expensive rivals but

the Range Rover has lost none of its cachet. Even populating the brand with new models such as the Velar, Spor t and Evoque, hasn’t dented the desirability of the biggest Range Rover o f t h e m a l l . I t ’s o n e of the best luxur y cars money can buy. T he entr y level TDV6 version is powered by a 258bhp d i e s e l e n g i n e w h i ch blasts 0-60mph in 7.5 seconds, and the official fuel economy now tops 40mpg. If you demand more diesel grunt, the cheapest 4.4 litre V8 is another €19,000,

roughly the same as the a l l - n e w, s u p e r e c o n o m i c a l P400epetrol-electric PHEV version. The crazy 5.0 litre V8 petrol star ts at €133,000 and is somewhat behind the times in the new, environmentally-friendly Land Rover fleet.

IN VOGUE: Range Rovers are still the SUV market leaders.

An eight-speed automati c g e a r b ox i s n ow standard on the Rangey, with a raft of adaptive driving aids for ever y type of condition on and of f the

road. T hese include the now ubiquitous Hill Descent Contr ol and modes for snow, rock, or any of f-road ter rain you can think of.

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motoring THE British land speed record (LSR) attempt has run out of financial road and gone bust. Supersonic land vehicle Bloodhound requires another €28 million to guarantee funding for future record attempts, up to and including eventually going for 1,000mph on an 11.8-mile track at Hakskeen Pan in South Africa’s Nor ther n Cape. The administrator is FRP Advisor y LLP and Andrew Sheridan, its joint administrator, acknowledges the ground-breaking nature of the Bloodhound project. “Administration provides some breathing space to identify an investor who will bring the guaranteed funding, impetus and expertise required to drive the project,” he said. “The €28 million the Bloodhound requires to break the land speed record is a fraction of the cost of, for example, finishing last in a Formula 1 season or r unning an America’s Cup team.” It was always going to be an uphill task, both technically and financially. The project to build the 14-

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metre 135,000 thrust horsepower jet and rocket-powered car has been overseen by Richard Noble, team founder and for mer LSR record holder. He and his co-founder and Bloodhound driver, W ing Commander Andy Green, have been full-time fundraisers since 2007 when the project was launched. Yet through endless public appearances, speeches to industr y leaders and schoolchildren, meet and greets at

conferences and endless press rounds, neither of them have flagged or been anything less than supremely enthusiastic. Many were called on in that time but few stepped up, though they have had crucial sponsorship and partnerships with Rolls-Royce, Castrol, Rolex, Cisco, Oracle and Geely, as well as the Ministry of Defence, which loaned expert staff and provided the EJ200. The public too, have been

inspired by the project, donating millions to have their name on the tail fin or to watch the first runs of the car at Newquay aerodrome last autumn. It was actually Paul Drayson, businessman, amateur racing driver and the then British Minister of Science back in 2009, who encouraged the duo to push on and try to break 1,000mph. With major skills shortages hindering UK manufacturing companies, Drayson was also

looking to inspire a new generation of scientists and engineers with the ‘Apollo Effect.’ To that end, education was always key to the Bloodhound project and in its role as a contributor to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) campaign, it has reached more than two million children since launch, including 120,000 UK schoolchildren a year. Even the low-level air-speed record, which is no longer contested, stands at ‘only’ 994mph. Unlike Formula 1, there are no restrictions on design, besides the stipulation for four or more wheels, two of which are required for steering. The rest is down to the imagination and creativity of the team, as well as the skill and bravery of the driver. Mar k Chapman, Bloodhound’s chief engineer, has kept the team plugging on in the face of adversity, and said: “With the right support we have no doubt that the project will achieve its aims and could be racing for the record in as little as 10 months.”

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sport

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THE Javea International Tennis Club (JITC) have had mixed fortunes in their two recent matches. Firstly, the JITC (La Sella) A team visited Sol Par k, Moraira and they made one change to their normal team with Nick Eley making his first team debut replacing Andre Trublet. Both Sol Park teams started strongly and were both 4 5 up. However, the JITC first pairing of Hans Hoekstra and Alan Gibbs managed to hold their service game to level at 5 - 5 and went on to finish 8 5 winners. The second pairing of Peter Jones and Nick Eley were always one game behind but kept fighting back to win 8 - 6. In the second round Hans Hoekstra and Peter Jones were against Miijndert Bloos

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MIXED FORTUNES: The JITC had a comprehensive win and a draw (File image). and Gerard van Banthem and it went right to the wire. The JITC pair won the tie break 8 - 6. Alan Gibbs and Nick Eley won 8 - 4 against Leo Marg de Berg and Rob Shot.

This gave JITC an unassailable 4 - 0 lead and they won the remaining two sets 8 - 7, 8 - 4. Final score: JITC 6 - Sol Park 0.

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KIND: The weather kept clear for the last outing of the Orba Warblers.

Those lucky Warblers THE Warblers were extremely lucky with the weather this week. It rained heavily on Tuesday and has continued in that vein since Thursday, but Wednesday was lovely, the sun always shines on the Warblers... well nearly always. Division One set the pace this week with some great scores. Reaffirming his division one status was John Daniels who led the division with 40 points, and establishing himself as a category one player now was Steve Smith with 39 points. In third place with 34 points was Bob Edwards. Division Two was topped by two competent rounds of golf with Paddy Kenmore taking the

top spot from Rosemar y Edwards on count-back, both with 36, and third place went to Arthur Sullivan scoring 32. The Nearest the Pin prizes were won by the irrepressible Rosemary Edwards on hole 8 and Chris Hoare on hole 14. There was also a ‘Warbler ball’ for guest player, Bill Mackenzie for a ‘two’ and for his score of 33. The next game will be at Alicante next Wednesday (first tee at 10.30am) so players need to be there for 9.45am. Guests are always welcome with a current handicap certificate. For more information or to book in, contact Michael Taylor on 639 242 896.

JITC travelled to the newly improved cour ts at Altea Hills for their next fixture where they found the playing surfaces immaculate as is new netting and surrounding gardens. Both teams started under a glorious blue sky, with JITC’s second couple of Hans Hoekstra and Ann Goodsell recording an impressive 6 2, 6 - 0 win, in ver y quick time. Altea’s first pair, Martin Wagstaff and Britta Silcock, began well and won the first set 6 - 3. They were 3 - 0 up in the second set when Julia Hall had to stop playing due to injur y. This made the score 2 - 2 in sets. JITC had to concede the Ladies doubles but won the Men's Doubles 6 - 3, 6 - 2. Final score:- Altea Hills 4 JITC 4

Dull conditions, but some bright scores A GLOOMY day at O l i v a N ov a s a w 3 3 players of the Pego Golf Society playing a Stableford match. Fo u r g u e s t s w e r e war ml y welcomed, and they were George Smith, Graham Wise, Ben W ilcock and Mar k Onwal. Re s u l t s f o r t h e day: Division One: 1st Shaun O’Gorman (38 points off 4.7), 2nd S t ev i e P a t t o n ( 3 4 off 11.4) and 3rd Steve Crosan (33 off 15.6). Division Two: Fiona Sankey (36 off 3 1 . 5 ) , 2 n d - Pe t e r Cornes (34 off 26.3) and 3r d - Patrick Lynch (34 off 25.1). Best Guest was Ben Wilcock with 28 points on count-

back. Near est the Pins: Adrian Mar sh (Hole 5) and Ben Wilcock (Hole 16) T here were no ‘two’s’ on the day so t h e c a r d d r a w wa s won by a very happy Pe n n y Barden. However, the ‘Balls in the Water’ was cor rectly guessed by Peter Brown with 81. In the final of the ‘Plate Match Play,’ Penny Bar den beat Stella Fox one up on the 18th hole in a very tight match. T he next game is the Blacktower Challenge and a medal competition. Any guests wishing t o p l a y, s u b j e c t t o handicap, should contact Penny Barden on pegohandi capsec@gmail.com.

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THE Club Championships in all Bowls Clubs should be considered the most important competition of the year and at Javea Green it is taken ver y seriously by the members judging from the number of entries across all the disciplines available to play in. These range from Rinks (four players/team); Triples; Gents, Ladies and Mixed

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Important club event in full swing

BUSY SEASON: Almost half way through the 200 matches to be played before March 2019.

Pairs and the ever popular Drawn Aussie Pairs where there is a random draw for your playing partner. There are also the Gents and Ladies Singles, Mixed Singles, Veteran Singles for the senior players over a ‘certain’ age and lastly a Novices Singles for the newer, inexperienced members. The great thing about Club Championships is that it

gives the ‘newer’ bowlers the oppor tunity to create some upsets and this year has been no exception; naming no names to spare the blushes of those experienced bowlers who have fallen by the wayside. Between the beginning of October through to the Finals mid-March over 200 matches have to be fitted in, and to date 90 have been

completed. Banco Sabadell is sponsoring the 2018/19 Javea Green Club Championships by providing the full cost of the 40 engraved Trophies to be presented in March. The Club would like to take this opportunity to thank Banco Sabadell for their very generous support. On Tuesday, November 13 they were delighted to welcome Steven Uyttenhove,

manager of both Teulada and Benitachell branches, who met with competitors and other club members present on the day. Steven wished all the players good luck in their endeavours, and was able to stay and watch some of the matches as well as taking time out to offer advice and information on the services offered by Banco Sabadell.