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29 Oct - 4 Nov 2015

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100 years of train service THE train line that operates between Altea and Denia celebrates its 100 years in operation and a commemorative plaque has been placed at the

station in Teulada. The Marina Alta train line connects Altea and Denia and has stops in Teulada, Calpe and Benissa.

3rd Duathlon Cross THE third Duathlon Cross in la Nucia organised by the local triathlon club Los Lobos took place on October 25 with 136 competitors running a total of eight kilometres and cycling 17 kilo-

metres in rough terrain. José Carlos Nuñez won the men’s in a time of 1:07:40 and Mª Jesús Sánchez was triumphant in the women’s category with a time of 1:27:30.

Molinar park rescue FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a 16-year-old boy who suffered a knee injury while walking in the Molinar park in Alcoy. The park boasts waterfalls at 570 metres altitude and is difficult to access for the rescue services. The boy was immobilised and carried out to an ambulance that took him to the nearby hospital.

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Benidorm hotels get ready for Halloween EVERY day will be devoted to demons, ghosts, zombies, monsters and witches By Buster Smith HOTELS in Benidorm, Alicante are preparing for the Halloween celebrations with elaborate programsme, mainly aimed at children and families. The hotel chain Magic in particular have organised a special contest with the aim of seeking the ugliest Halloween fancy dress and has organised other activities including dead or alive and interactive cinema. The most extensive programme of events will be held at Natura Magic Aqua Rock Gardens. Every day of the week will be devoted to demons, ghosts, zombies, monsters, witches and vampires with games, entertainment, scary decorations, craft workshops

HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS: Will include fancy dress and an interactive cinema. and many more activities besides, with the aim of filling the hotel with terror. The interactive cinema is a novel idea, which will count

on live actors unrepentantly appearing to frighten the guests during the movie. There will also be the monster catwalk contest, the

winners of which will be the scariest and ugliest dead or alive couple who will win themselves a free weekend at the hotel.

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Benidorm Indoor Market GOOD old British favourites from Phillip the Pie Man By Buster Smith PHILLIP THE PIE MAN has been in Benidorm for over 16 years serving up good old British favourites such as steak and kidney pies and Cornish pasties. The shop also makes fresh baguettes, sandwiches and baked jacket potatoes. It has been open in the market for four of those 16 years and Phillip says that he is a big fan. “I love meeting all of the different people in the market and since I have been here it has definitely changed for the better. It is very clean and there is a lot of choice.” Phillip typically gets British customers, looking for the taste of England, but notices that they love the market in general. Many people come in asking for the paper. He said: “The Euro Weekly News does a great job promoting the market, and many people come in asking for the paper, to sit and have a read while they enjoy a pie or pasty!”

Benidorm enjoys Oktoberfest BENIDORM has enjoyed a successful Oktoberfest, which was held in La Calle Santo Domingo and La Plaza de la Constitución. A typical German beer festival, its origins lie in the Bavarian city of Munich since 1810, and is considered an important international event. German beers, typical Bavarian food and traditional music were on

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Italian triumphs at Oceanman THE Italian Federico Tamborrino has been proclaimed Oceanman European champion after the recent open water event in Benidorm, which saw more than 400 competitors take to the sea. The event in Benidorm was the fourth and final stage of the circuit, which saw the Italian claim victory with Spaniard Francisco Jose Garcia Diaz coming in third place. The competition is a distance of 10.5 kilometres, leaving from the Mal Pas beach, circulating Benidorm Island and returning. The women’s category winner was also an Italian, Lucrezia Casu. The competition also welcomed participants in the half Oceanman distance of five kilometres, won by Valencian Marques Valencia.

Countdown to major festival THE countdown to Benidorm’s major festival in honour of its patron saint, the Virgen del Sufragio, is on. Festivities will be held

from November 7-14, and the town is already in full swing since this year the festival will be celebrating its 275th anniversary. Recently groups have been battling it out in the ‘concentración de peñas’, with the winners walking away with €1,000. Music and dance was the favourite theme this year, with 11 clubs participating.

Business exhibition shares ideas THE Valencian Institute of Tourism Technologies (Invat.tur) has hosted the ‘Get Involved Benidorm 2015: Business Meeting and Networking’ exhibition, in an effort to promote and strengthen networking among entrepreneurs and companies in the region. The event was aimed at business and entrepreneurs that are interested in finding out about the opportunities that exist in the market throughout the region, to share experiences, to promote themselves and expand their network of business and professional contacts, and has been hailed a success. Among presentations made at the exhibition were local businesses explaining various successful trading strategies as well as sharing different marketing projects. The ‘Menus for Innovation’ feature, new this year, saw many companies share their particular business management models, brand development strategies, tourism opportunities and how to improve internet marketing. The event was a precursor to the forthcoming events, Focus Innova SMEs, to be held in Valencia on November 4 and Alicante on November 11.

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Alicante airport offers four million seats this winter COMPANIES reinforce existing routes to the UK, Germany and Norway

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Bumpy ride THE Department of Transportation in Benidorm, are improving road safety at Els Tolls with the installation of more than 20 speed bumps.

Car plunge A CAR plunged down a flight of steps leading to the Arenal beach in Calpe, leaving the driver with a broken leg, the other occupant suffering minor injuries and one pedestrian also suffering minor injuries. Apparently the brakes failed.

Rain alerts A TOTAL of 11 provinces in Spain including Valencia and Alicante activated the yellow alert (risk) for rain on October 13. The state meteorological agency (AEMET) predicts heavy rains may persist sporadically until November.

BEST PERFORMER: Norwegian Airlines in terms of number increases. By Buster Smith AIRLINES operating at Alicante-Elche airport have scheduled a total of 3,905,948 seats for the off season which begins at the end of October, continuing these services until March 26, 2016. This represents an increase of 17 per cent more available seats compared to last year. Vueling has already started operating its new route between Alicante and Sevilla, and Ryanair has connections between Rome and Copenhagen. There will be new routes introduced from the airport, with flights to Kiev, Warsaw, Antwerp, Santiago de Compostela and Copenhagen. In total airlines at Alicante are providing more than 24,000 scheduled flights throughout the period, increasing its air traffic with the rest of Europe by 19 per cent. Routes to the

24,000 scheduled flights throughout the off-season period

UK absorb the largest amount of passengers, with 1,450,000 seats and 8,000 scheduled flights, representing a 16 per cent growth. The Alicante to London Gatwick route is the most commonly used link with 230,000 passengers expected to be arriving over the low season period until March 2016. Germany and the Netherlands also see an increase in passenger numbers. Norwegian Airlines is now offering routes between London, Hamburg and Munich

competing directly with British and German airline companies, flying to 14 destinations and offering a total capacity of 318,000 passengers until the end of the season in March. This is an increase of 2 per cent over last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s figures, while the six routes to Norway have seen a far more significant increase in passenger numbers, growing 15 per cent, with a total of 19,000 seats. Indeed Norwegian is currently the best performer in terms of increase in numbers, with the route from Bergen seeing an incredible 64 per cent rise and Trondheim also seeing a 14 per cent increase in business, as Norwegians escape the cold winter months.

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PM drops in on Calpe IMPORTANT visit for Moors and Christians festival SPAINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Secretary of State Antonio Belata visited Calpe during its 30th year celebrating the Moors and Christians festival.

Belta stated that the festival should be included as a feature of national interest; the exceptional parade is already considered of regional interest.

ONLINE HARASSMENT: Under the spotlight.

Internet safety STUDY will investigate habits among young people By Buster Smith ALICANTE Town Hall has launched an initiative to aid in the prevention of internet harassment through social networks, especially aimed at young people.

Educational aspect will involve communication with both parents and adolescents on responsible use of social media

The Department of Trade and Consumer M a rke ts , le d by the ma yo r of Al i cant e, Gabriel Echavarri, has decided to initiate the scheme to investigate habits among

young people. It will cover information technology, researching and monitoring the use of the internet, mobile phones and television, with a focus on harassment via social networks of young people and children. The organisation that is being set up will also encourage responsible use, help provide information to families with regard to safe and responsible use and prevention of addictions, and continue research on the subject. Anonymous surveys will be used and regular reports, recommendations and proposals issued. The educational aspect will involve communication with both parents and adolescents on the responsible use of these types of media, internet, mobile phones and television, and the mayor hopes to involve the University of Alicante, Local Police and parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; associations in the project.

Department of Health launches cancer campaign THE Department of Health in Teulada-Moraira is participating in a cancer prevention initiative launched by the public health centre hospital in Denia, which will run throughout November and December. Both men and women of between 50 and 69 years old throughout the municipality are being asked to participate as part of a preventative measure.

Sample collection kits and invitation cards have been sent out to residents, who are being asked to return the kits to the health centre and attend for their results within the next two weeks. For more information or for those who have not received the invitation and sample kit, consult your health centre by calling 96 642 96 09.

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MAYOR of Denia Vicent Grimalt has signed an agreement with the Open University in Denia to allow students studying for an undergraduate or masters degree to finish their theoretical training at the town hall.

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AVERAGE waiting times at Denia Hospital are less than half national average

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NGO for mental health in the Marina Alta, AMADEM, is to provide support workshops for patients and their families at the psychiatric ward, to be held the first Wednesday of every month.

By Buster Smith THE average waiting time for surgery at Denia Hospital, managed by Marina Salud, is just 32.9 days for the first half of 2015, according to data released by the Ministry of Pub-

lic Health. Throughout the province of Valencia the average waiting period is 57 days, while nationwide the time that patients had to wait, on average, stood at 87 days. The hospital has won numerous accolades recently for its

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WAITING TIMES CUT: Professionals at Denia Hospital praised. excellent managerial and operational procedures. Average

waiting times for a number of surgical procedures are well below the average, including Thoracic Surgery, with just six days. Vascular Surgery and Dermatology both had 19 days; Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic-Reconstructive Surgery had 20 days; Urology and Ophthalmology, 30 days, and General and Digestive Surgery, 32 days. Health Department Manager Denia, Angel Gimenez, expressed his satisfaction with

these indicators and thanked the professionals working at the hospital. He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without their constant effort and desire to improve, these figures would not be possible.â&#x20AC;? He added that with new techniques Marina Alta residents would not have to wait an unreasonable amount of time before being given a date for surgery. Denia Hospital is rated as one of the very best in Spain and is operated through a joint private/public initiative.

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Bioparc holds three days of celebrations for Ebo FIRST gorilla born in Valencia reaches his third birthday By Buster Smith BIOPARC in Valencia dedicated October 24, 25 and 26 to mark the birth of Ebo, the first gorilla born in the Valencia Community. He is an icon of the conservation of species in danger of extinction. The park held three days of promotion and free entry for children and pension to enable families to visit the park and celebrate the special occasion with them. The park also donated â&#x201A;Ź1 for each ticket purchased to aid conservation of the species through its Bioparc foundation. Ebo is housed in the African nature space, and has grown considerably over his first three years. Ebo is the name of a small, valuable forest in Cameroon, inhabited by these gorillas, which belong to the subspecies Cross River gorilla, a relative of the Western gorilla, which is at serious risk of extinction. Living on the border of Cameroon and Nigeria there are only about 200 of this subspecies remaining in the wild. They are separated from the Western gorilla popu-

BIRTHDAY BOY: Ebo is now three years old. lations by about 300 kilometres. The Cross River gorilla, like many other gorilla species, prefer a dense forest habitat

that is uninhabited by humans. Due to the Cross River gorillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body size they require large and diverse areas of the forest to meet their living requirements. As with most endangered primates, their natural habitat lies where humans are often using it for natural resources. The population of Cross River gorillas declined by 59 per cent between the years 1995 and 2010, a greater decline over that period than in any other subspecies of Great Ape. Apes like the Cross River gorilla serve as indicators of problems in their environment and also help other species survive. The decline of this species started 30 years ago and has since continued to fall at an alarming rate. The danger of hunters has led these creatures to fear humans and human contact, so sightings of the Cross River gorilla are rare. The Ebo Project aims to study the African forest, protect its inhabitants, particularly a small group of about 25 gorillas that have been isolated and are struggling to survive.

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Instructors on indefinite strike STRIKE creates a loss of over €600,000 and suspends tests for over 7,500 people By Buster Smith

2016. In the whole of Valencia, strikes have caused over 7,500 suspended tests, according to the union CSI-F, who are demanding an imTHE indefinite strike of the group of driving provement of working conditions for examinschool examiners that started last September ers. 14 in Spain has already led to the cancellation Between 92-95 per cent all of the examiners of more than 3,000 exams in the province of are currently on strike Alicante, and the strikes with regular stoppages have generated a delay of throughout the working up to one month between day, usually between examination and review. 12pm and 3pm. Driving schools, of The union has stated which there are 288 comthat in principle unless panies employing over exams have already been cancelled in the conditions change they 500 workers, have province of Alicante will continue their strikes warned that the strikes and also organise demonhave already caused a strations at the regional headquarters in Aliloss of €600,000 to the industry and that encante, Castellon and Valencia, and that they rolments have dropped significantly, resulting are also considering reverting to full day in each teacher losing on average €800 per strikes. The union has criticised the DGT for month. It is believed that unless action is takits ambiguity in addressing the problems en quickly that the examinations will not be raised by the examiners. able to run as normal again until January

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Alicante evaluates the 2015 tourist season DATA reveals a 6 per cent increase in visitors compared to last year By Buster Smith ALICANTE has released data for the 2015 tourist season and as with many other regions throughout the province has noticed an increase of approximately 6 per cent in tourists this year compared with 2014. The increase was mainly noticed in July, which saw a rise of over 10 per cent on average compared with last year, recording a 73.48 per cent occupancy level in touristic accommodation. August saw an increase of 6 per cent, reaching 87.37 per cent occupancy and September rose by 2 per cent,

with 54.84 per cent of accommodation full. The rise in September can be partly attributed to the fact that the school year started a little later this year. Hotel occupancy in the municipality exceeded 90 per cent for July and August. Camp-sites have also seen a stark rise in occupancy levels this year, up by 20 per cent on last year and also standing at 90 per cent occupancy for August. Tourist apartments have fared the best, recording a 97 per cent occupancy level through the peak season month of August, 90 per cent in July and 69.09 per cent in

September, again another increase this time by 16 per cent on last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s figures. Tourist offices in the municipality served 5,953 people, noting that the vast majority of domestic visitors were from Madrid, while international tourists were mainly of French and British nationality. With respect to regulated apartments, they reached 97 per cent in the second half of August, but the rise has been noticed throughout the summer, especially in July when it touched 90 per cent; in September with 69.09 per cent, a 16 per cent increase over the previous year.

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Keep it down ALICANTE hoteliers and the town hall have launched a campaign for responsible entertainment in an effort to avoid negative social impacts on residents, aimed at reducing late-night noise and other aspects.

Police award THE Artemis Group of the Local Police in Denia, which specialises in the fight against gender violence, has received the award for good police practices from the National Union of Heads and Managers of Local Police (Unijepol).

Bug spraying THE Environment Department in Denia has advised that as of October 23, aerial spraying will be taking place in agricultural areas to control the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly.

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Denia selected to be part of the European Culture project THE municipality is a candidate for its tourism and gastronomy By Buster Smith THE city of Denia has been selected to join the European project Culture for Cities and Regions. It is being driven by Eurocities and KEA-European Affairs in collaboration with European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) funded through the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The initiative illustrates the importance of culture as an essential factor in the strategies of urban and regional development. Its main objectives are to conduct an analysis of European cultural practices that have been a key element in development strategies, promote the exchange of knowledge on these successful practices and discuss the specific planning and implementation of policies. The project presented by Denia has been selected from more than 240 other candidates including cities like Brussels, Porto, Sofia and Utrecht.

L to R: Bati Bordes from restaurant El Marino, Councillor for Tourism Vicente Grimalt, Federico GonzĂĄlez from restaurant El Raset and Ximo Puig, President of the regional Valencian Deniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal revolves around the role of cultural industries in developing local economies, especially in the field

of tourism and gastronomy. The scheme is supported by Eurocities and from October 27 to 30, Denia,

along with the rest of the cities that have been selected, will visit Bologna in Italy to seek areas of co-operation in the field of creative cultural industries. This also coincides with the start of the Creative Cities Network project set up by UNESCO, which Denia is also bidding to become a part of. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote co-operation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. The 69 cities which make up this network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and co-operating actively at international level. The initiative is fully funded by the Creative Europe programme. The meeting in the Italian city will be attended by a delegation from the town including the mayor of Denia, Vicente Grimalt, and the local development technician, Floren Terrades.

IMPRESSIVE: More cruise-liners visting Alicante but more work needs to be done.

Alicante cruise ship numbers boom EIGHTY-SEVEN per cent rise over last year By Buster Smith ALICANTE Port has received 87 per cent more cruise visitors than the same period in 2014, according to data from the state ports. This represents a total of 35,247 visitors compared to 18,838 passengers in 2014, but much work is still to be done. Although the growth statistic is impressive and puts Alicante at the top of the list in terms of percentage growth, the figures

are misleading. Competitor ports including Valencia and Cartagena, who experienced a 7 and 9 per cent growth respectively, receive many more passengers annually with Valencia taking in 87,631 and Cartagena 218,419. The figures indicate that Alicante is still at the bottom of the ladder, and the figures have not met with the port authority estimates that predicted some 90,000 cruise passengers would be arriving in Alicante by

the end of 2015. Overall, Alicante is just a drop in the ocean for the cruise traffic in Spain, which up until August had already received over 5.14 million cruise passengers, also an increase of 11.53 per cent on the previous year. Barcelona, Palma, Las Palmas, Tenerife and Cadiz Bay were the main areas of attraction, which between them account for over 83 per cent of cruise traffic.

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44 in dock for benefit fraud UNEMPLOYMENT benefits amounting to €325,000 obtained fraudulently By Buster Smith A JUDGE in Alicante has implic a t e d 4 4 p e o p l e fo r their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain social security benefits. The a m o u n t o f t h e a lleged fraud e x c ee d s €325,000, and involved a ‘ghost’ company, which in reality d i d n o t h a v e a n y commercial activity and had apparently discharged over 155 supposed employees. The workers are reported to have paid the ringleader of the sc h e m e i n o r d e r to become eligible for unemployment benefits or gain residential permits in Spain.

The prosecution is seeking penalties for social sec u rity crime s in c lu d ing forgery and fraud for the alle g ed rin g lea d er o f t he scheme and the courts have processed 43 of the workers for alleged offences of forgery. Three of the accused have b ee n d is mis s ed a s no grounds were discovered of th em co mmittin g a ny c rime s o r b e in g in v o lv e d with the scheme. Police investigations began in 2013 after police received a tip-off about the reputed ringleader, which p o in ted to a fictitio u s or front company selling con-

tracts of employment. This e na ble d e mploye e s to be seen to be making contributions to social security, with the objective of obtaining unemployment benefits or achieving residency status in the case of foreign nationals. The scheme took advantage of people who were already in a precarious economic situation, especially those who were unemployed and not eligible for social s e c urity be ne fits , ta king money from them to pay for social security so that they were eligible to claim benefits a fte r the c ompa ny ‘fired’ them.

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Getting hitched on the beach ARRIVING to say “I do” by jet ski or powerboat becomes the latest trend By Buster Smith EVERY two or three days the wedding bells are sounding in Javea. The Mediterranean resort town has become a fashionable place to get married in the Marina Alta, however the alter is no longer in the church, but on the beach instead. Civil ceremonies are the order of the day, with those tying the knot swapping the church for views over the sea and surrounding cliffs. So far this year, there have already been 122 weddings

officiated in Javea, more than the 104 in 2014. The boom in marriages on the beaches has created a mini-industry, with the creation of companies specialising in organising them. Popular places are the Calata of La Siesta, on the beach of Benissero, in the gardens of the Parador hotel and on the beaches of Barraca del Portitxol and Granadella. The latest trend is the groom arriving by jet ski or powerboat, while understandably the bride chooses to opt out of this form of transport to the ceremony. Civil registries at the magistrate’s courts have been the overwhelming favourite means of getting married too, with 95 out of the 122 ceremonies being held as civil weddings. Church weddings, while not as popular, have increased this year also, with 27 marriages taking place compared to 20 the previous year, using

RESORT TOWN: Javea has become a fashionable place to get married. churches such as the Sant Bertomeu, located in the historic centre and the chapel of Calvari, while some choose

more modern Loreto Duanes de la Mar church and Mare de Deu dels Angels in the Montgo.

Javea wedding tourism is growing and is forming a part of the towns touristic offering.

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Rajoy vists local festival in Calpe THE Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, visited Calpe and wandered through the streets enjoying the local Moors and Christians festival. Accompanied by the leader of the CPAP, Isabel Bonig, and mayor, also from the partido popular (PP) César Sanchez, the president walked the streets and was greeted by the people. The president signed the traditional book of honour before finishing the parade in the historic centre of Calpe, where a row of steps is patriotically painted with the colours of the Spanish flag. The president is said to have visited a local restaurant to enjoy lunch before heading back to Madrid.

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Hotels cheaper AVERAGE price is down by 18 per cent

OCTOBER DEALS: The cost of a hotel in Alicante is among the cheapest in Spain. By Buster Smith THIS October, hotels in Alicante have been placed among the cheapest in Spain after prices fell by 18 per cent compared to the same month in 2014. According to the latest study by the travel website

trivago.es, hotel prices in Valencia are an average of €86 per double room, representing an increase of 8 per cent compared to the price in October 2014, and a decrease of 7 per cent compared to September this year. Among the Spanish cities with the lowest rates were

Castellón at €54, Huesca €61, Murcia €62, Tarragona €64 and Santa Cruz €68. In contrast, Barcelona prices at €173, Palma de Mallorca at €148 and Madrid at €146, were the most expensive, with rates above the national average of €133.

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Sheltered housing scheme looks after La Nucia’s elderly PIONEERING level of care for older residents By Buster Smith LA NUCIA’S sheltered housing programme operated by the Department of Social Welfare continues to do good work with the provision of another apartment for one of the town’s needy residents, who had completed the application and met the criteria. The scheme, operating since 2006, offers a pioneering level of care for the elderly. La Nucia has 36 specially adapted units for the elderly, each with floor space of 40 square metres and equipped with living/diningroom, bathroom, kitchen and a small balcony. The properties are rented to pensioners or retirees on low incomes who live alone or are married.

HAND-OVER: Local resident moves into new home.

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Nurses finally able to prescribe GOVERNMENT has approved decree which will enable nurses to prescribe certain drugs By Buster Smith THE government has approved a royal decree that regulates the prescription of drugs and position of nurses. The new legislation, known as nurse prescribing, is a long-standing demand from health care professionals. According to estimates from the Nursing Council of Valencia, CECOVA, there will be about 100 drugs that may be prescribed by nurses. The Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Alfonso Alonso, said yesterday that nurses did not even have legal authorisation to be able to prescribe drugs readily available with-

out prescription in the pharmacies, leaving them in almost a lawless situation with regard to the issue. The new legislation assures full legal coverage and security for patients and nurses and reinforces the care that can be offered. The new law, which will authorise nurses to prescribe certain medicinal products, will come into affect once the implementation of clinical practice protocols, guidelines and care have been developed. This will be done jointly with the relevant regulatory bodies for nurses and doctors and will be validated by the department for health. The process will be con-

tinually monitored by the department, to ensure that the process delivers safe and effective treatments. The inter-territorial council of pharmacy for the national health system will be responsible for deciding which drugs are to be included. Nurses with a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree as a Sanitary Technical Assistant, university diploma in Nursing or Nurse Specialists now have a maximum of five years to acquire the skills to enable them to authorise and dispense drugs and medical devices for human use, established by Royal Decree by the government health department.

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Heavy downpours slow beach repair project BUT works still on schedule for summer completion

SLUDGE REMOVAL: Works on Altea beachfront aimed at draining water. By Gemma Quinn ALTEA Mayor Jaume Linares and Councillor for Urbanism, Imma Orozco, yesterday visited the beachfront, along with the project director Auxiliadora Jordá from the company Tragsa, to check progress. Currently the works being carried out are aimed at draining the water from the beachfront and removing the sludge that builds up there.

The councillor stressed that although they would like the works to be carried out at a faster pace, the recent weather conditions, which have seen extreme heavy downpours, are hindering efforts. However, they were satisfied that the project was moving at a reasonable and manageable pace, stating that they believed the project was still on target to ensure that the area is ready in time for the

tourist season next summer. Although the project affects many nearby establishments including restaurants and bars, the mayor reiterated that the process was necessary and better to be carried out during the low season to ensure that all is in order for next year’s summer season. He added that the mud extraction process currently under way should hopefully be completed within the next few weeks.

Setting the scene for Halloween BENIDORM Town Hall is promoting a Halloween competition for shops and businesses. Organised with the Asociación Independiente de Comerciantes of Benidorm (AICO) and the Department of Trade, the initiative was presented by AICO President Raul Parra and Councillor for Trade Ana Pellicer in an effort to help boost local trade.

Stores are encouraged to take part by decorating their windows with a Halloween theme, to draw locals out to see the different showcases and enjoy the ‘spooky’ atmosphere. On October 30, the town hall will also install a children’s play area in the town centre, with Halloween themed stalls, arts and crafts, and a lot of frightening fun.

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New project aims to promote Benidorm TOWN seeks financial support to develop the project THE mayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez, has asked for technicians to finalise the project for intelligent and sustainable tourism for which the town will request 4.7 million euros from the ministry of industry, energy and tourism and will include projects within the Red.es involving tourism, water management, mobility and access to new technologies. The project aims to promote Benidorm as a smart

city with sustainable tourism. It is expected that the Red.es will finance up to 80 per cent of the budget for the proposals. The mayor has explained that the project aims to enhance the quality of life as well as the economic, social and environmental lives of residents, visitors and businesses of the city through the deployment and use of modern information technology and communication which will impact all areas including tourism, water management and innovation. Proposals include improving the operational efficiency of the integral water cycle, with the aim to achieve lower costs, controlling discharges, failures and to be able to reduce network abnormalities through video surveillance systems.

The town also is looking to achieve more efficient and sustainable lighting and increase security and improve traffic conditions. The project also includes the implementation of a WiFi network, and the creation of a Tourism Scorecard to seek statistical information in real time; something which will study the profile of visitors and know what type of accommodation they are choosing. The city proposes to fund 20 per cent of the cost, amounting to â&#x201A;Ź479,508 per year to implement the projects to turn Benidorm into a smart tourist destination and is hoping that in doing so will also attract further outside investment from sectors involved in innovation, new technologies, accessibility and sustainability.

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SURVEY reveals re By Buster Smith RESIDENTS in Javea have shown their disapproval of traditional fiestas in particular the Bous al Mar, an event which sees Bulls enclosed in a square chasing participants into the sea, with many of the bulls ending up in the sea. An online survey has revealed that residents no longer see the sense in these types of fiestas, which falls in line with the national consensus and has seen many town halls prohibit bullfighting and similar types of fiestas, which are seen as senseless acts of animal abuse, and deciding to use the money usually funding these for more worthy causes, including education. A third of residents who took the survey saw this fiesta as very bad for the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image. Residents have however shown their approval for other traditional fiestas, including the fiesta de San Joan, Moors and Christians and

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esidents prefer the ‘baret’ to ‘Bous al Mar’

‘Bous al Mar’: Many residents see it as very bad for the town’s image. the Nazarene. They have expressed their delight at the return of the fireworks displays in the port of Javea, after the suspension last year due to the council refusing

permission due to safety concerns. It has returned with 41.5 per cent of the residents rating the fiesta as very good. Lastly the figures of the Baret fiesta speak for them-

selves, although the fiesta was closed four out of the six days due to bad weather, only 6,000 bottles of beer were left unsold out of the 52,500 purchased for the entire fiesta.

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A roller-coaster ride for bike race entrants ON Sunday October 18, the seventh Polop Mountain Bike Race was held, part of the Marina and Safor Mountain Bike circuit, with more than 170 competitors. All of the entrants managed to complete the race, which included successive climbs and technical descents and was accompanied by perfect weather conditions.

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Environmental education centre hosts new initiative SPECIAL NEEDS students spent the day learning about gardening By Buster Smith ELEVEN students from the special needs school Secanet D’Educació of Villajoyosa were invited to the environmental education centre, La Captivador of La Nucia, on Thursday October 22, by the town hall to take part in a new initiative organised in collaboration with the school and town hall. The students, aged between 16 and 21 years old, all with different special educational needs attended the event, along with centre professionals, for basic qualification in auxiliary activities for nurseries and garden centres. The purpose of the programme is to train students to obtain a gardening specialty, and to integrate them with the other students participating in the employment workshop.

DAY OUT: Students from Secanet with Pedro Lloret, Councillor for the CEM Captivador centre, and Sergio Villalba, Councillor for Education in La Nucia. Among the activities carried out on the day were maintaining the environmental education centre’s gardens and conservatory as well as various other gardens in the local area. The Secanet Villajoyosa centre is a regional school that

serves children and young people with special needs from municipalities in the Marina Baixa. These include Altea, Benidorm, Callosa d’en Sarria, Finestrat, La Nucia, Polop de la Marina, among others.

Established by the Ministry of Education in 1982, it employs a number of professionals to provide students with the level of personal attention that is necessary, and its infrastructure is adapted to meet the needs of the students.

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Doctors may be able to continue working after 65 NEW proposal to change mandatory retirement age By Buster Smith THE Department of Health has declared that it will allow, in c e r t a i n c i r c u mstances, physicians to work up until and over 65 years of age. The department, headed by Carmen Mont贸n is currently negotiating with major unions to develop a new decree t o e n t e r i n t o la w with regard to retirement. P rev i o u sl y t h e l a w re quires mandatory retirement at the age of 65 for physicians and those working in the s e c t o r, b u t t h e n ew framework hopes to be able to lay out new terms allowing them to continue their

working career after the age of 65, effectively reversing th e d ec is io n ma d e b y the p re v io u s ad min is tra tion h e a d ed b y M an u a l L lombart. The new head of the department, Carmen Mont贸n believes that it is important in some cases to retain the staff as there may not be experienced or suitably qualified staff to replace them, es p ec ia lly in th e ca s e of specialists or they may also be in the middle of important clinical studies, so the new law will enable them to complete their work. The mandatory retirement of doctors began to be implemented in 2013, through

an order of the Ministry of Health, which was included into law and the budget in 2014. They faced opposition from the unions including the TSJCV who attempted to annul the decree. However, the health department e ns ure d tha t it w a s e nforced, effectively demanding a ll e mploye e s took mandatory retirement at 65. Therefore the first steps required for Monton and her department is to attempt to undo the entire legal framework of the mandatory retirement law and negotiate w ith the unions the ne w proposal to determine when it would be suitable for doctors to retire.

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Bull running without the bulls in Huercal-Overa SOME 500 children took part in the event which was run for the second time and is sure to be repeated A HIGH spot in Huercal-Overa’s recentlyconcluded town fiestas was the bull running event for children. There was no blood, no gore, no suffering or peril involved because neither were there any bulls. Some 500 children took part in an ‘encierro’ that set out from the Plaza de la Constitucion, pursuing - and sometimes being pursued by - huge inflatable bulls. This was the second time that this vegetarian version of bull running was held during the Huercal-Overa fiestas and is sure to be repeated next year, said mayor Domingo Fernadez.

INFLATABLE BULLS: Fun for the children in the town’s fiesta.

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ALICANTE’S Business School is joining with the University Isabel I, an online educational institute, to work together and assist students enrolled in online or blended studies.

PALMA is once again part of a network of cities which aims to boost the use of bicycles, the councillor for Mobility, Joan Ferrer, announced. He attended a meeting of representatives of the cities in the network which was held in Murcia.

A HAMBURG court has found in favour of an Axarquia company which was wrongly accused of being partly responsible for an E.Coli intestinal bacteria outbreak in the German city which caused many deaths in May 2011.

THERE were 3,709 applicants for the 3,126 places at Almeria City’s Official School of Languages. Of the 583 who were not admitted, 470 had hoped to study English.

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REQUESTS for financial aid for the disabled destined to care for specific problems have risen by 55.59 per cent over the past three years to 277, according to the Mallorca Institute for Social Affairs.

THE DGT traffic authority has launched a new surveillance campaign on secondary roads in Malaga Province due to the number of accidents recorded.

THE former mayor of Albanchez Francisco Martinez was injured after being involved in an accident when driving a tractor in the area of Rambla de Los Gomares.

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MOTRIL was flooded with visitors on Thursday (October 22) when Holland America Lines’ 14-storey Nieuw Amsterdam, the biggest cruise-liner to ever dock in the port, stopped off for a visit.

THE popular ‘Brits in Spain’ Facebook page (www.facebook.com/BritsLiving inSpain) by the British Embassy and Consulate, are carrying out the lighthearted, fact-finding and totally anonymous survey via the Facebook page.

Migrants collected

Man dies in crash

FIREMEN and Guardia Civil, with the use of a helicopter, rescued a boy of 12 who injured his ankle while he was hiking in the Cala Murta area of Formentor with his father and other adults.

THIRTY African migrants, all men in good health, were found in a dinghy 11 miles west of Alboran island off the Granada coast on Thursday (October 22) and taken to Motril port by Maritime Rescue’s lifeboat Hamal.

A MAN died and a woman was injured last week in a car crash in Seron. A Seat Toledo and a Nissan Kuvistar met in a head-on collision on the A334 road near Hijate and the Nissan driver, a 59-yearold man from Baza was killed.

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CALVIA Town Hall has approved changes to rubbish collection taxes by which bars, cafés, restaurants and shops will see bills drop by 7 per cent.

FORTY-SIX youngsters took place in the Third Junior Fishing Competition on La Herradura beach, which was open to children aged 14 and under.

PUBLIC areas in Albox are to receive some TLC over the next nine months thanks to a regional government rural employment scheme.

Cat poisoning A CAT association has denounced the alleged mass poisoning of cats detected in the area of Cabo de las Huertas of Alicante. The group has reported to the city the alleged poisoning of around 30 cats.

Midwife help A MIDWIFE from Guardamar has left for Greece as a volunteer member of the teams in the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Spanish Red Cross, to help support the refugees flocking to Greece.

Study hall THE PP has criticised the closing of the study room in the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre by the new Government team. It was previously open 24 hours for students but now closes at 9.30pm weekdays and at 1.30pm weekends.

Carbon footprint THE Miguel Hernandez University in Elche has been awarded a certificate of recognition of the university’s work to reduce its carbon footprint; the first Spanish university to receive same.

More flights AIRLINES operating to and from the Balearic Islands have increased the number of available seats by 1.1 million compared to last winter, according to airport authority AENA, while increasing the number of flights by 26.1 per cent.

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Deposit lodged QATAR Investment Authority, which back in May presented a project to build a luxury five star hotel in Malaga port, has paid €2 million as a guarantee, the group’s lawyers have announced.

More licences MALAGA City’s Town Planning department has dealt with 6,020 applications for building or works licences over the first nine months of this year, almost 4 per cent more than the same period in 2014.

Drugs group TWO Italian men aged 55 and 42 suspected of forming part of a large-scale cocaine trafficking group have been arrested in Torremolinos by the National Police under European Arrest and Extradition Orders issued by the Italian authorities.

Health centres COSTA DEL SOL Si Puede political group has complained that the laws on health centres are not being met in Marbella. The city, the group has declared, should have six health centres to cover its population instead of just three.

Noisy car wash A PETITION signed by 22 residents of Calle Madreselva in Las Lagunas (Mijas Costa) has been submitted to the town hall to complain about the excessive noise they claim is coming from a car wash which runs from 8am to 11pm.

Driver caught A DRIVER has been reported after Guardia Civil officers stopped him on the A381 motorway in Los Barrios and found he was carrying 3,010 packets of smuggled tobacco.

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Marina Salud launches flu vaccination THE department of Health in Denia has launched their flu vaccination campaign which will run until January 31. The department has distributed 27,800 vaccines in more than 50 centres throughout the region in-

cluding health centres, surgeries, private clinics and residential homes, the target is prevention for the elderly and includes those with occupational risk. There are two types of vaccine. Vaxigrip which is supplied in over

90 per cent of the cases which has minimal side effects and is claimed to be highly effective and Optaflu, which is suitable and safe for people who are allergic to egg protein. The campaign against influenza

targets those most at risk which includes patients of 60 years of age and over or those with chronic illnesses as well as health professionals, pregnant women and special emergency service workers including police, firemen and civil

Dedicated to providing excellent patient care PALLIATIVE care unit treats people in hospital and their own homes

PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospital of Denia treats more than 400 patients a year. By Buster Smith THE Palliative Care Unit of the Hospital of Denia treats more than 400 patients a year. Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illnesses, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain. It deals with the physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual issues. Many patients receive care at home while others may be treated in hospital. In 2014 the unit treated 400 patients, with 36 per cent of those patients being treated in their own homes. Dr Xaro Baydal has stressed that there are two key moments in a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, birth and death and that the hospital is dedicated to providing the same excellent care at both stages, by ensuring that their professionals are fully qualified in the rel-

evant areas and can approach patients from a clinical and human point of view. Both patients and relatives as well as health care professionals receive care from the psychological unit at the hospital, a vital part of the health department. For the patients it provides

them many things and importantly with support and dignity. The Palliative Care Unit and home care unit of Marina Salud in Denia, along with the hospital in Alcoy has been distinguished and honoured countless times for its quality and comprehensive patient care.

protection. Among the main objectives is to achieve a vaccination rate exceeding 60 per cent of those over 60, and that immunisation rates among healthcare workers reaches at least 45 per cent.

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No room SWEDEN: The Prime Minister has said the country is close to reaching maximum capacity for accepting refugees. So far 99,000 people have launched asylum cases in 2015.

Church to home SWEDEN: A man is about to start renovation on a church in Landskrona, south Sweden, that he purchased for just one Swedish krona, less than one euro, after officials said they would rather give it to him than demolish it.

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HOW to win an argument AN Oxford-based professor has written a book called ‘How to Argue’ on how to always win an argument with your partner.

GERMANY may use military aircraft to repatriate migrants whose requests for asylum have been rejected, but only in the event that all civilian transport capacities are exhausted.

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Art house ARTIST Damien Hirst has won a planning battle to build a large subterranean basement under his London mansion which will house his art collections. The plans were initially rejected for the number of trees that would have to be chopped down.

Stowaways POLICE found 28 migrants stowed away on two Tesco delivery lorries in Essex trying to enter the UK from Calais. They were hidden amongst boxes of Christmas stock for the supermarket.

Football bribery

JEREMY CLARKSON: Can say what he wants.

Internet regulated REGULATOR Ofcom has announced it will extend its watchdog remit to internet TV shows, such as those on Amazon Prime; home of the new car show hosted by Jeremy Clarkson who previously said he was looking forward to being able to say what he wanted.

No to homework

DANISH toy giant Lego has warned it may be unable to deliver all European orders in the run-up to Christmas due to strong demand.

Tougher laws DENMARK is preparing harder residency and immigration laws, targeting those who want to obtain permanent residency in the country.

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Viking sword

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GERMANY was accused of bribing its way to secure the right to host the 2006 World Cup but now Adidas is feeling the heat over claims thousands was paid by Adidas’s former boss to the German Football Federation (DFB).

AS the world celebrated ‘Back to the Future Day’ German news broadcast show Tagesschau produced a fake news programme, reading the headlines seen in newspapers in the 1989 movie Back to the Future II.

NORWAY: Oslo’s new city council plans to trial abolishing homework for tens of thousands of students and is looking into alternatives methods of assessment.

NORWAY: A hiker walking an ancient route between western and eastern Norway found a 1,200-year-old Viking sword. An archaeologist has dated the artefact from around 750-800AD.

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OVER €1 million is likely to have been lost after hackers stole from dozens of people across Germany after finding a way around the security ‘mTan’ systems that text a code to confirm transactions to online banking users. NEW BIKES: Over one million were sold in the Netherlands last year.

Bike business earns big profits 223,000 electric bikes sold OVER one million new bikes were sold in the Netherlands last year; 223,000 of these were electric bikes generating a turnover of €414 million.

Illegal agreement THE tax agreement struck between the Netherlands and coffee company Starbucks is illegal. That’s according to the European Commission who said: “Tax rulings

DUTCH PRESS that artificially reduce a company’s tax burden are not in line with EU state aid rules.”

Worst performers THE Netherlands is one of the

worst performers in Europe in terms of reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy efficiency and is not on track to meet renewable energy and energy efficiency targets.

Sporty nation AROUND one in four people in the Netherlands are members of sports clubs. Football clubs topped the list with 1.2 million members, followed by tennis and fishing. The biggest growth was in hockey.

Start ups BERLIN and Munich has ranked seventh and 10th for the best places for start up businesses according to a study by a UK-based innovation charity.

Town in mourning GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the town of Haltern am See to mourn with the parents and other relatives of the 16 schoolchildren and two teachers killed in the Germanwings plane crash in March.

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EDF Energy has reached an agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, Somerset. It was confirmed at a news conference by Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The mainly state-owned EDF said the final cost would be £18bn (€24.6bn). State-owned CGN will pay £6bn (€8.2bn) for one third of it.

By John Smith THE European Union has been investigating a number of ‘sweetheart’ deals between multinational companies including Amazon, Apple, Fiat and Starbucks and various member states.

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is the amount that the EU is seeking for Fiat and Starbucks to pay in back taxes

LEGOLAND: A typical scene in the German park.

New Legoland park for China MERLIN Entertainments PLC, a British company and part of the FTSE 100 index, has signed an agreement with China Media Capital to establish a Legoland park in Shanghai. This is part of a deal between the two companies to explore opportunities to build visitor attractions throughout China. Merlin already has five attractions in China, with another three due to open in the next 18 months, including a Legoland Discovery

So far a ruling has been made which declares that a Fiat agreement with Luxembourg and Starbucks agreement with the Netherlands are not appropriate and that additional taxes will need to be paid by

In some respects, the UK is the leading beneficiary of the famous Four Freedoms first set out in the 1957 Treaty of Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of England

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Figures down THE number of unemployed Spaniards fell by 298,200 in the third quarter of 2015, according to the National Statistics Institute. The rate is now 21.18 per cent, and the total number of unemployed fell below five million for the first time since the third quarter of 2011, to 4.85 million.

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Centre in Shanghai. The existing attractions are Madame Tussauds in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing and Wuhan, as well as Chang Feng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai. One of the concepts they have is the Kung Fu Panda adventure in co-operation with film maker DreamWorks, which would join the 124 attractions, 16 hotels and three holiday villages in 25 countries in which they currently operate.

AFTER sacking a member of staff who had told a customer that a particular product was only fit for the bin, a court has ruled that Mercadona should either reemploy or compensate the person who was fired.

Spain’s budget THE Spanish government approved its budget for 2016 without addressing calls from the European Commission to revise the plan to ensure the country meets its deficit target. It is said to be designed to ease some spending restrictions after years of austerity, ahead of the general election.

The end of 1c and 2c coins? SIX members of the European Union - Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden - have already decided to phase out 1c and 2c coins, and now Ireland has announced that it will follow suit with effect from October 31. Although the coins will remain legal tender, these countries will no longer produce any new

versions. Apart from the saving to each Treasury, it is considered likely that with a rounding up or down to the nearest 5c consumers will be happy to see these coins less and less in circulation, although those countries still producing the lowest value coins may well find that they are subsidising those which have stopped manufacturing them.

both corporations. Unsurprisingly, companies and countries disagree with the ruling and intend to appeal, the results of which will be of particular interest to the others still being investigated.

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Most Advanced Horizon Pharma plc NETGEAR, Inc. athenahealth, Inc. Vital Therapies, Inc. Concordia Healthcare Corp. Arctic Cat Inc. QLogic Corporation Akorn, Inc. Celyad SA Relypsa, Inc. Quality Systems, Inc.

$ 17.06 $ 41.85 $ 163.37 $ 6.87 $ 33.20 $ 19.90 $ 13.25 $ 25.92 $ 39.91 $ 13.80 $ 15.05

3.94 ▲ 30.03% 9.15 ▲ 27.98% 35.28 ▲ 27.54% 1.36 ▲ 24.68% 5.56 ▲ 20.12% 3.26 ▲ 19.59% 2.10 ▲ 18.83% 3.86 ▲ 17.50% 5.91 ▲ 17.38% 2.04 ▲ 17.35% 2.19 ▲ 17.03%

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Most Declined Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. Westmoreland Coal Company Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Addus HomeCare Corporation Huron Consulting Group Inc. Sientra, Inc. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Stericycle, Inc. Fortinet, Inc. Acacia Research Corporation

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Dyson takes competitors to court over the misleading of consumers TH E v a c u u m c l e a n e r c o mp a n y Dyson is taking rivals Bosch and Siemens to court around the EU after accusing them of misleading consumers about the power rating of their cleaners. Sir James Dyson, founder of the company said “Consumers purchasing these machines on the basis of their widely advertised stated AAAA rating are being misled.” “Dyson has issued proceedings against Siemens in Germany and Belgium and Bosch in the Netherlands and France.” “Their behaviour is akin to that seen in the Volkswagen scandal,” he added. The company claims that independent testing had shown that the S iemen s Q8 . 0 a n d B o s c h GL80/In'Genius ProPerform models contained a sensor which in-

Steel industry in meltdown THE last three months have seen dire news for those involved in Britain’s steel industry with potential job losses of up 5,000 in an industry that employs just over 20,000. Thai owned SSI was unable to pay all of its wages and was forced to lay off 2,200 people and this was followed in October by Indian owned Tata steel announcing 1,200 redundancies and Caparo Industries, also with Indian connections, going into administration with the possible loss of a further 1,700 jobs in the future. The British steel industry blames the poor economy of China which has seen a drop in local demand for steel products, meaning that not only have exports disappeared, but Chinese manufacturers are now resorting to exporting their own steel at knock down prices to generate more income.

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SIR JAMES DYSON: Accuses competitors of acting like Volkswagen.

creased power when dust was detected - more than doubling their power output. It argued the testing demanded under European rules, designed to root out and outlaw electricity-

Consumers purchasing these machines are being widely misled by the advertising.

hungry vacuums, failed to pick up on the device as no dust is present when models undergo their official checks. A joint statement on behalf of the brands involved strongly denied that consumers were being misled.

Take the boy out of career choices Loose change Jane Plunkett A look at finance for females THE other day the topic of children’s toys came up in a conversation. We were discussing how society has dictated what is considered a girl’s toy and what is considered a boy’s toy. So much so that some parents freak out if their little toddler boy picks up a doll or pushes a toy pram, or vice versa if their little girl happens to love playing with a train set or cars. These are ridiculous prejudices that we adults put on unassuming innocent children. And it really isn’t a healthy practice in this day and age. The whole conversation got me thinking about a related issue. That of jobs - and how our pre-conceived and conditioned ideas of what a man’s job is and what a women’s job is actually do nothing but hinder personal progress and close doors on both men and women when it comes to job opportunities and making choices about a future profession.

MORE WOMEN: Being encouraged to work in the field of engineering. Even to this day, some (silly) people will smirk at the idea of a man wanting to become a nurse, whereas a woman working in the field of engineering is a rare sighting. It is well documented that Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) industries are not greatly populated by women. According to the Women’s Engineering Society in Britain, just 6 per cent of the engineering work-

force is female. And this has negative effects on the engineering industry. For example, a successful bicycle manufacturing company in the UK says it wants to hire more females but struggles to find women engineers to employ. At the moment they have one in a team of 17 - something they are keen to change, as it makes no sense to have a workforce that is predominantly made up of men

catering for a consumer base made up of both sexes in equal parts. Some women may not instinctively want to work in areas like engineering, and that’s fine, but we need to be more proactive in encouraging the women that might like to be engineers. This starts with education, and breaking down discriminatory ideals of what a girl’s job is and what a boy’s job is!

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Unsolicited testimonials Using testimonials is an excellent way to enlist customer goodwill

Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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IMAGINE you receive an enquiry from a potential client. Beaming from ear to ear you arrive and prepare to set out your stall. With you are several former clients. This of course is not going to happen. There is an excellent way to enlist customer goodwill. Simply turn up armed with customer testimonials. Sadly, unsolicited customer recommendations take time to gather. A satisfied client can show appreciation in several ways but rarely does it occur to them to set their thanks down in writing. You can invite a client to recommend you in writing. However, a requested testimonial is worthless for good reasons. Although your client likes you and wishes you well he may be merely satisfied with work carried out. This does not imply he feels strongly enough about the quality of your work to compose a written recommendation. Your request poses a dilemma for your buyer. Does he cause offence by refusing you? If inclined towards setting down his thoughts, he might lack

TRIBUTE NOTE: Rarely does a satisfied client show appreciation in writing.

the finesse to do so in a way that is both honest and helpful. For this reason the unsolicited testimonial is worth its weight in gold. Occasionally clients anticipate your desire to use their note of satisfaction. They might head a tribute with ‘To whom it may concern’. If it does not, then you are on the horns of a dilemma; do you request permission to publish his recommendation or do you presume you can. If you request permission, which is granted, it can hardly be described as unsolicited. Therefore, it’s as bent as a dog’s back leg. You have no right to describe the tribute as unsolicited. You are perfectly entitled to publish unless the client has specified that the tribute is for your eyes only. If you do presume the sender is happy for you to publish, there is a small risk that such was not their intention. As far as I can recall I caused offence only on one occasion. The solution is simple: apologise and remove the unsolicited tribute.

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Costa Blanca North is one of the healthiest places to live

CALPE: Renowned for its rock.

MORAIRA: An attractive town.

By John Smith STRETCHING from Gandia to Benidorm, the area known as Costa Blanca North has a beautiful coastline, fantastic scenery, very temperate weather and according to the World Health Organisation, it is is one of the healthiest places in the world to live. Apart from the climate, which is considered beneficial to those suffering from arthritis and asthma, the Mediterranean diet, coupled with the generally laid back attitude of the region makes for an idyllic area to live. It is a less commercially developed area of Spain as large scale tourism tends to be centered around the Costa Blanca South and the Costa del Sol. The whole area offers a real mixture of long sandy beaches, spectacular mountains and verdant valleys, although there is plenty for those who enjoy sports, particularly golf and water sports as well as classic architecture and good restaurants. Although all parts are attractive and have their positive points, the main towns which attract the most visitors as well as purchasers of both retirement and holiday properties are:

Altea which is close to Benidorm and has been described as the artists’ capital of Costa Blanca North. It is a fairly affluent resort, with a picturesque harbour boasting some fine restaurants and is a town which attracts visitors all year round although it has retained much of its former charm as a fishing village.

45 minutes is all it takes to drive from Gandia to Valencia

Benidorm is the largest and best known resort in the Costa Blanca. Formerly a small fishing village, Benidorm was developed during the 1960’s and 70’s into one of the largest resorts in Spain with its large number of high rise hotels which attracted cheap young visitors in the 80’s and 90’s. Although hardly a peaceful resort, it has calmed down considerably and offers good value for money. Calpe, which is further north from Benidorm is renowned for its rocky peninsular which stretches into the Mediter-

ranean and its surrounding national park which appeals to walkers and climbers. Although the sea-front area of Calpe has been heavily developed it is a safe environment particularly for children as the sea never gets too deep near to the shore. Denia, which is much further north, is popular with the British particularly as it boasts nearly 20 kilometres of high quality beaches. There is a historic castle with an archaeological museum containing items which have been uncovered in the surrounding grounds. Gandia the furthest point north of Costa Blanca of significance is just a 45-minute drive from Valencia and although not perhaps as picturesque as Calpe and Denia, it has a large sandy beach and attractive harbour. Javea is another town of real note as it offers a combination of great scenery, exclusive accommodation and the opportunity to see the rich and famous. The town is effectively split with the village inland, the port, and the main Arenal beach which has become the tourist area of Javea Moraira is an attractive and not so heavily developed town which can be busy in the summer.

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€24 billion worth of Spanish residential property sold in the first half of 2015 THE gradual recovery of Spain’s property real estate market is reflected in figures published by the Ministry of Development at the end of September which illustrates that residential property sales generated a turnover of 24,196 million euros in the f i r s t h a l f o f t h e y e a r, which is an increase of 8 per cent on the same period in 2014. This is the second consecutive six monthly period to show an improvement, following the downward trend experienced over the past three years. According to the figures released by the Ministry, between January 1 and June 20 this year there were 181,071 transactions recorded, 10 per cent more that in the same period in 2014, the ma-

jority of those involving second hand properties, accounting for a turnover of €20,844 million, which is 11.6 per cent more than in 2014. However new build turnover fell by 10.2 per cent to €3,352 million. Encouraging signs were shown in almost all of Spains 17 regions, with the most significant movements being recorded in La Rioja with a 30 per cent increase, Balearics with 25 per cent, Cantabria with 15.8 per cent, Andalucia with 12.8 per cent and the Comunidad Valenciana with 11.6 per cent. The only decreases in turnover were recorded in Navarra with -21 per cent, Extremadura with –14 per cent and Castilla la Mancha with -12 per cent.

Alicante house prices rising after property slump LATEST figures published by the Ministry of Development show that the average price of residential property in the Comunidad Valenciana was €1,139.90 per square metre during the second quarter of 2015. This means that residential property in the region is now worth 1.5 per cent more than the previous quarter, which reflects the picture in general across Spain which has seen a 1.2 per cent increase. The Comunidad Valenciana is the fifth largest annual regional increase, coming behind Canaries (4.1 per cent), Madrid (3.5 per cent), Aragon (3.5 per cent) and Extramadura (2.9 per cent). At its highest point in 2007, the average price in Valencia rose to €1,698 per square metre, falling by up to 33 per cent, now standing at approximately the same level as in 2004. In the province of Alicante the situation appears to be even better. Increases of 1.8 per cent during the second quarter and 2.6 per cent over the last 12 months have brought the average price up to €1,237.90 per square metre. The highest price reached in 2008 was €1,764.30 per square metre, but also experienced an accumulated fall of 29.8 per cent, now returning to levels last seen in 2003.

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Increased interest in new build properties CLIENTS can choose exactly what they want in design, size and layout By Buster Smith BUYERS are increasingly turning to new build properties throughout the Costa Blanca North as a preference over more traditional older properties and for many good reasons, explains Helen, the sales and marketing manager at Hamiltons of London in Moraira. “The main reason their popularity is increasing is that clients can choose exactly what they want, from the design, size and layout, to the technology incorporated into the home. We are seeing a lot more clients interested in new build construction,” she explains. New build properties have several advantages over the more traditional and older houses, not just because of the choice and flexibility it offers investors over the design and

NEW BUILDS: Can now be made fully automated, incorporating high end technology. layout of their house, but because of the type of technology they can now include, much of which was not available before, making them more energy efficient and therefore more environmentally friendly. From solar energy powering the

property, from the electrical supply to heating the water, under floor heating and improved insulation, air conditioning, the property can literally be made fully automated, incorporating high end technology. , which enables owners to be

able to control and monitor their home from their iPhone or smartphone, wherever they are, even being able to detect water leaks. The new build properties for many are also stunning to look at and are efficient investments that work for the owner.

Stock of unsold property fell by 5 per cent in 2014 THERE is doubt over the exact number of unsold and unoccupied residential properties in Spain, with different sources producing significantly different estimates, however the latest data supplied by the Ministry of Development suggest the number fell during 2014. At the end of 2014 there were still 535,734 unsold or unoccupied residential properties, a high figure creating an excess in supply to demand as a result of the construction boom, however it does represent a 5 per cent decrease on the total from the previous year. The boom and bust scenario can be illustrated effectively by looking at the actual number of unoccupied or unsold properties; In 2005, there were 195,000 homes waiting to be sold, but by 2009 this figure rose to a staggering 650,000, more than three times as many, as interest from buyers decreased sharply as construction

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: Now seeing signs of life. projects were being finalised. This resulted in the construction industry grinding to a complete standstill until now where we are seeing signs of life once again in some areas, with the total falling by 17.5 per cent to its current level. The report also shows that the pool of available new prop-

erties has also decreased in size throughout the 17 regions in Spain, amounting to over 20 per cent in regions such as Extremadura, Cantabria and Navarra, however, these regions were barely affected by the speculation of the boom, and in fact in Extremadura and Cantabria there are currently no

new properties left on the market at all. This contrasts sharply with the situation in the Comunidad Valenciana where there remains 98,087 unoccupied properties, Andalucia with 85,081, Catalunya with 82,753, Castilla La Mancha with 45,126 and Madrid with 41,450. These five regions account for almost two thirds of the national total. Most of the highest totals are located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, including Barcelona, Alicante, Castellon, Valencia, Murcia and Almeria. In all there are still one in 50 or 2.1 per cent of residential properties left unsold or unoccupied throughout the country. The highest percentages in regions are in Castilla La Mancha with 3.57 per cent, Murcia with 3.18 per cent and Valencia with 3.1 per cent, with some regions enjoying a 0 per cent figure such as Extremadura and Cantabria.

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Benefits of buying a property on the Costa Blanca SPAINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Costa Blanca offers many advantages, from the pleasant sunny climate and the associated health benefits to its outstanding natural beauty. It offers a lower cost of living and the far more relaxed lifestyle in comparison to many other EU countries, and a far lower cost of property relative to what is available in the UK. As a result the possibility of future income for those investing in Costa Blanca property is enticing, whether it is to sell it later, or to use as an ideal holiday home, owners can take advantage of the increasing tourist market and rent the property while it is not being used. Areas within the Costa Blanca, in particular the peninsular of Javea and Moraira and surrounding areas have been cited as environmentally near perfect by the World Health Organisation, making the Costa Blanca one of the healthiest areas in the world to live. The popularity of the Costa Blanca for tourists and the sustained growth of the Costa Blanca property market for buyers have led to a continuous increase in prices for both those wishing to buy property and rentals, therefore purchasing Costa Blanca property is an ideal choice as an investment.

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Second homes under the spotlight as Spain fifth on the European list SPANISH people were found to favour rural areas and villages

SECOND HOMES: Choice of location is found to be influenced by age, location and income. By Eleanor Hawkins ONE in five people in Spain own a second home according to a study by RE/MAX Europa, which has placed the country fifth on the list of European countries for ownership. Greece came first on the list with almost one third of the popu-

lation found to own a second home, followed by Poland and Turkey. At the opposite end of the scale came Germany, where just 5.4 per cent of the population were found to have a second or holiday home. In Europe in general, one in six people were found to own second homes. One third of them use

them for holidays, while 24 per cent spend their weekends there and 9 per cent use them for work. Location-wise, people in Spain were found to favour rural areas and villages the most (44.1 per cent and 37.3 per cent respectively) with 59.8 per cent of owners spending holidays and 35.3 per cent spending weekends there,

while just 2.9 per cent use them for work reasons. The choice to buy a second home was found in Spain to be influenced by age, location and income. The Spanish residents most likely to invest in a second or holiday home were found to be in their 40s, live in cities and earn more than â&#x201A;Ź4,000 per month.

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Year to end with increased sales PROPERTY SALES: Costa Blanca is leading the way.

Sales stimulated by foreigners THE Costa Blanca is leading the way in property sales, however, supply still exceeds demand throughout the province and although there is a widespread feeling among real estate agents that the property market has bottomed out after falling sales and plummeting prices, a paper published by a leading valuation firm, Tinsa, suggests the downward spiral is not quite over yet for the entire coastal region of Valencia. However, there are encouraging signs on the Costa Blanca, heightened interest from British and Scandinavian buyers is stimulating activity at the lower end of the market, while Russians continue to move in on the higher priced homes in areas such as Altea, Moraira, Javea and Finestrat. As well progress is being made on moving unsold properties throughout the region. PROPERTY SALES: Three bedroom flats will be most in demand. BY the time 2015 ends, the property market will register an increase of more than 25 per cent in sales according to a new report by Servihabitat. In its Spanish Residential Property Report, the agency predicts that by the end of 2015 there will have been more than 400,000 sales, a 25.6 per cent increase on figures from last year, and the tendency is expected to continue in 2016 reaching an estimated 460,000 sales by the end of the year. As a consequence, Servihabitat expects prices to have gone up by 2.6 per cent by the end of this year and 6 per cent by the end of 2016. This, the agency reports, shows that the sector is gradually returning to normality

with increased numbers of sales and recovering prices. The report predicts that most demanded main residences will be three bedroom flats with a size of between 90 and 100 square metres, while the holiday homes most in demand will be one or two bedroom, 50 to 65 square metre flats. Average sale prices are expected to range from €79,000 to €167,000 depending on location, although the lowest sale price the agency predicts seeing is €15,000 and the highest €3.5 million. By region, the Canary Islands, Madrid, the Basque Country and La Rioja are where the greatest increases in sales are expected with more than 20 per cent increases predicted for this year and next. The holiday home market, will be particularly active on the Alicante coast, the Costa del Sol and the Balearics. Price recovery will be most apparent this year in Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y Leon, Servihabitat predicts, while for 2016 increases of particular note are expected in Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Aragon and Extremadura.

Footballer sells his love-nest BUYER is rumoured to have plans to demolish it CLARENCE SEED O R F, w h o p l a y e d with Real Madrid football team from 1996 to 1999, has sold his love-nest in Madrid for around €3 million. Built as a wedding gift for his wife, the house was designed as a hideaway in the woods, with a unique 260 square metre three-storey design. The design, ordered ad hoc by the footballer and signed by Nodo17 architect studio, made the sale a complicated, drawnout one, explained luxury estate agency Promora, which has finally sealed the deal between Seedorf and the director of a successful IBEX company. Boasting a vertical garden on one side, the home is open plan with hardly any inside walls and glass facades that let daylight flood in. With a single bedroom and terrace on the top floor, dressing room, sauna and Jacuzzi on the middle floor and living-dining area and kitchen with a central fireplace on the ground f l o o r, t h e h o m e w a s designed as a lovenest and is perfect for a couple but is impractical for anything else. Although it was finished just months before the footballer left Spain to join Inter Milan meaning the house has hardly been used, the buyer is rumoured to have plans to demolish it and build something else on the prize plot in La Moraleja.

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Park homes for Spain WYLDECREST PARKS is one of the largest park home operators in the UK with 43 residential and holiday mobile home sites across 22 counties in England, Scotland and Wales, and it’s also the only company within its business sector which is ISO 9001 accredited. The residential parks are specifically aimed at those over 50 who want to ‘downsize,’ release capital from traditional housing and enjoy a lifestyle away from busy towns and cities. The Essex-based nationwide company beat Zoopla and Hello Fresh to win the title of best Retail & Property business in the 2015 LondonlovesExcellence awards and they are looking to expand to Spain and Portugal.

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Property prices are now looking up in Spain HISTORIC low interest rates are helping with increased sales SINCE the crisis property prices have fallen by up to 50 per cent in some regions of Spain. But don’t worry things are now looking up, with Spain showing a return to growth and is now doing better than the Eurozone average growth. In the second quarter of this year, property prices rose by 4 per cent, the fastest rate since the crisis began and prices for new homes increased by almost 5 per cent. A combination of historically low interest rates and the banks willingness to offer credit to buyers is helping with increased sales of property throughout Spain and Europe. Recently, Spanish banks have highlighted several positive trends in the housing mar-

SPANISH BANKS: Are now willing to offer credit to buyers.

kets of most of the 19 Eurozone countries, which suggest the corner has been turned and recovery is under way. Property prices were at their lowest at the start of 2013, since then house prices have progressively recovered and in the fourth quarter of 2014 various economies in Europe, including Spain moved back into positive growth. This is good news for property owners in Spain who are looking to sell their property. If you need advice on how best to sell your property please contact me. John Graham Property Advisor Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute Email. Gk.ipad@me.com twitter. @johngrahamFASI

People saving money and helping the environment THE government treasury has announced that homes throughout Spain that are classed as ‘energy efficient’ will be able to qualify for a 20 per cent rebate on their local council IBI tax as of next year. Although the final decision as to whether to reduce the rates will be decided by town councils, the controlling Party Popular has now changed the law in order to allow them to make the discounts. Properties with no energy certificate or with a poor energy consumption level (rated F and G) will not qualify for a discount; however, they should not see their IBI rate increase either. Those properties which fall into the bracket ‘most energy-efficient’ (rated A,) will be entitled to 20 per cent reduction from their bill, but only if their town council agrees to accept the programme. The proposed scale of

discounts depending on how efficient your home is will be calculated as follows: Homes rated ‘B’ for energy usage will attract a reduction of 16 per cent, while those which fall into category ‘C’ can expect to see a 12 per cent cut. Category D will attract an 8 per cent reduction, whereas rating ‘E’, can only expect a 4 per cent drop. Below this, only F and G categories remain. They will continue to pay IBI at the standard rate. The law change will come into effect on January 1, 2016 and will remain effective indefinitely. ENERGY EFFICIENT: The law change will come into effect on January 1, 2016.

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Is wood the new brick? PEOPLE in Spain are reluctant to discover the advantages of wood TRADITIONALLY a country of bricks and cement-lovers, Spain is slowly starting to catch on to the advantages of wooden houses. Although the Spanish Association of Wooden House Makers and Builders has no official register, it has estimated that there are currently around 22,000 wooden homes in Spain, which are proving to be more energy efficient that their traditional counterparts. The largest in Spain at 650 square

22,000 the number of wooden homes currently in Spain

metres has electricity bills of just €140 per month, which includes heating and hot water. Found in Torrelodones, Madrid, the massive home cost just €800 per square metre to build. In a similar way, a 180 square metre wooden home in El Escorial, Madrid, is expected to save its elderly owners Pepe and Carmen about €7,000 a year in heating and hot water costs, 100x100madera specialist wooden home company reported. “They sold their old house, which cost them almost €1,000 per month to heat, and built a wooden one for €194,000,” a company spokesman explained. Although they are made to measure and pieces numbered for easy assembly, the wooden homes are put together on site, the company explained.

WOODEN HOMES: Can be built much quicker than a traditional house. Another house built by the company in Guadalix de la Sierra has become the first in Madrid Region to receive the German Passivhaus certificate. After it was completed in autumn last year its energy consumption has been constantly monitored and bills for heating and hot water have averaged

just €18.5 per month. Meanwhile in Barcelona’s De Gracia district a young couple are currently having a five storey, 346 square metre home built, which will become Barcelona’s tallest wooden structure, and they expect to spend €62 per month on heating, air conditioning and

water heating. These homes are cheaper to heat thanks to the resistant, insulating qualities of their wooden structures, which are combined with insulating materials including cellulose, wood fibre or recycled cotton, treble-glazing and renewable energies to bring up to 90 per

cent energy savings. Wooden homes, studies have found, need between eight and 13 times less energy than their traditional concrete equivalents. Yet Spain remains prejudiced against wood. “People think wooden houses are not resistant and don’t last long, yet with good prime materials such as red pine from Finland they are higher quality than traditional buildings,” said 100x100madera, which has built more than 200 homes in Spain and has another 44 currently in the pipeline. “In Finland we’ve seen 310-year-old houses made of wooden trunks and our Finnish makers Kuusamo tell us the average lifespan for the materials we use is 150 years,” the company explained. Lower electricity bills, however, are not the sole advantage to wooden houses, House Habitat has reported. A 150 metre house takes about four months to build, whereas a traditional equivalent would take between 12 and 18 months, and the cost works out at about €1,100 per metre, much cheaper than a passive, but traditional home. “Homes with wooden structures cost between 10 and 15 per cent less to build. Including the 10 per cent tax, a 120 metre freestanding family home would cost between €130,000 and €190,000,” said Emilio Lauro from Canadian Nordic House Catalunya, which has been building Canadian style homes in Cataluña since 1978. The houses have to meet the same legal and safety requirements as traditional ones, Lauro explained.

More are holidaying in luxury homes SPAIN’S luxury home rental market has shown a significant increase this summer than in the last few years. Luxury rentals, which bring in between €3,000 and €8,000 per week, have been increasing since 2014 and tourists are mostly choosing between the Balearics, and the Costa Brava for their luxury holiday, according to the estate agency, Coldwell Banker España. Holidaymakers in this market are usually foreign, coming from countries like Germany or the UK, with French, Italian and Scandinavian tourists also enjoying more sumptuous surroundings. In the Balearics, idealista.com say Mallorca is particularly popular for luxury holidays with visitors choosing destinations like Pollensa, Alcudia, Soller, Puerto Andratx, Cala d’Or or Arta.

PORT D’ANDRATX: Popular for luxury holidays with visitors.

While in Ibiza, San Jose, Cala Yundal, Talamaca, Cap Martinet or Roca Llisa are the top resorts with reservations up to 80 per cent occupation in July 2015, 10 per cent more than the same time last year and 85 per cent in August. There is a similar story on the Costa Brava, with reservations showing 80 per cent occupancy in July, being 30 per cent higher than in 2014, and a staggering 100 per cent occupancy rate in August 2015. Mallorca is the favourite luxury destination for Germans, British or Scandinavians while French, the Italians and the English prefer Ibiza. The Costa Brava is number one with Northern Europeans in general while the Girona coast has seen a drop in the number of Russian tourists visiting the shores.

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Catching up on the last 10 years A FAST-GROWING economy, falling unemployment, an increase in bank lending and a readjustment of property prices have combined to create u n i q u e b u y i n g conditions for overseas investors in Spanish property. The end of the property crisis was confirmed recently by the Bank of Spain and the government has stated that the country ’s e c o n o m y i s growing at its fastest rate since 2008 - close to 4 per cent in the first six mo n t h s o f 2 0 1 5 compared with the same period last year. The B a n k o f Sp a i n has predicted growth of 6.6 per cent in 2016. A 10 year report by property analyst Lucas Fox, illustrated the changes in the market since 2005, with prices rising to a peak in 2007, then falling until midway through 2013, stabilising throughout 2014 and is now steadily beginning to rise again with a stronger focus on quality properties and a long-term view on both investment and lifestyle.

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2,000 more properties set aside for social housing in Spain BANK is also considering making some of its commercial premises available By Declan Scanlan SAREB, the so called ‘bad bank’ in Spain has announced that they will double the original amount of properties which were to be made available for social housing across Spain. The Management Company for Assets Arising from the Banking Sector Reorganisation (Sareb) is a private entity that was created in

55% of share capital owned by 14 banks and 10 insurance companies November 2012, in order to help clean up the Spanish financial sector, and more specifically the institutions that have been experiencing issues as a result of excessive exposure to the real estate sector. The majority of Sareb’s share capital is private, with 55 per cent (mainly represented by 14 national banks and 10 insurance companies), whilst 45 per cent is owned by the Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring (FROB), the public entity created in order to manage the banking sector restructuring process. Sareb’s managing director Jaime Echegoyen made an appearance before the Senate’s Economic Commission to present the bank’s results for the first half of 2015 and he took

UNFINISHED PROJECTS: Work is under way on a further 11 at an estimated cost of €5.2 million.

the opportunity to make the housing announcement at the same time. The number of properties to be made available for social housing is now 4,000. Since its inauguration the bank has made social housing deals with such regional governments as Catalonia, Galicia, Aragon, the Balearics and the Basque Country. They have reported that agreements are due to be signed shortly with the Canaries and Castilla y Leon. Sareb are also looking to finalise

agreements with Castilla La Mancha, Valencia, Cantabria and Madrid. They have begun to discuss making similar deals with regional governments in Andalucia, Asturias and Exremadura. Echegoyen added that as collaborations are ongoing with town halls across the country, the bank is also considering making some of its commercial premises available for new enterprises so that properties are not being left empty when they could be put to use.

He went on to make it clear that the main thrust of the business however is to reduce the stock of property that it holds and to that end, it has been selling an average of 30 properties per day in the period under review and had reduced its debt by €5.7 billion. In addition, the company had completed construction of six unfinished projects inherited from other banks and work was under way on a further 11 at an estimated cost of €5.2 million, with others to follow.

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A little research into schools and transport will help your choice THE more time you take to look into details of where to buy, the more time you will have to enjoy it By Declan Scanlan

LOCATION may be the number one factor when you are about to buy a property in Spain, or anywhere else for that matter, but a little research into transport and schools goes a long way if you want to find the right place. One of the first things to check out in the region you are looking for properties in is public transport. Even if you have a car yourself it’s a good idea to know what the buses and trains are like in the area and how easy it is for visiting friends and family to reach you from the airport. Do a little investigation into the reliability of the services that connect with your location and decide if the timetables and distances are realistic for your situation. If you are working don’t just look at the commute on a map, do a couple of dry

CHILDREN’S SCHOOLS: Important to decide whether you opt for a Spanish state school or a private international one. runs at different times of the day and check into any construction works that may be planned along your way. It’s a good idea to find out how far away the nearest airport is and how long it takes to get there. Also check that the nearest shops are good for what you need and if not calculate the distance to the closest suitable supermarket so you’ll know how long it’ll really take to do your food shopping. You may know what the local amenities are if you’ve been looking into the district, but are they in walking distance and if so how safe is the walk if you have children? You’ll also want to consider not just the distance to school for children, but also how far away the local af-

ter-school activities are. Speaking of schools, it’s important to know if you want to send your children to a Spanish state school or enrol them in a private international school in the area. If you choose a British school ensure it has teachers with the relevant qualifications which would be recognised in the UK. These schools have licences too which should be immediately visible inside. The Junta de Andalucia for example issues an official BOJA (Boletin official de la Junta de Andalucia) once the facility has been approved. In state schools check if such options as the canteen and an early morning drop off (Aula Matinal) are available and if so if they are at an extra cost. In short, the more time you take to look into the details of where you buy the more time you’ll have to enjoy all of the great things about living in Spain once you’re settled.

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Spanish property back in fashion SPAIN is the third most popular choice for real estate investors in Europe according to organisers of the international real estate exhibition held at Barcelona Meeting Point (BMP) from October 21 -25. BMP boss Enrique Lacalle said that Spain is officially “back in fashion” for property investors as Barcelona opened the doors to 280 companies from 15 countries. Lacalle added that a lot of the high end properties in the country have already been taken and investors should act soon if they are interested in premium sites. This 19th property fair was held in a 20,000sqm space. Almost 90 speakers took part in 19 events as signs for the future of the Spanish property market look bright. Among the international companies represented at the fair were JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Merlin Properties and Banco Sabadell.

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Spain is reported to have the cheapest mortgages in Europe PRICE of credit is falling both for companies and for private owners DOES Spain have the cheapest mortgages in Europe? The number of foreclosures and evictions seen during the recession would seem to prove otherwise, yet Bankia claims it to be so. Bankia bank spokesman Jose Sevilla reported that Spain has since 2009 been the European country where homeowners pay the lowest amounts for their mortgage loans and these low prices have forced banks and moneylenders to rethink their strategies to help increase their profits. In this respect, Sevilla declared that the price of credit is falling both for companies and for private owners, forcing banks to lower their differentials. The bank has, over the first nine months of this year, lent a total of €12.6 billion, 40 per cent more than last year. Yet the latest report from the General Council of Notaries re-

MORTGAGE LOANS: Homeowners pay the lowest amounts in Spain. vealed that although more mortgages are being taken out, they

are for lower amounts. The average amount lent was

revealed to be €129,894, 5.1 per cent lower than a year ago.

Score 100 for a low energy cost home with an Energy Efficiency Certificate John Graham The property expert

AS a qualified surveyor and professional property advisor I represent homeowners and investors in selling their properties. I find many owners do not fully understand the importance of the Energy Efficiency Certificate and how it could make their property more attractive for sale by having a home that is more energy efficient. So this week I would like to give you a very brief overview on the important points of the Energy Certificate in the hope it will help you understand the energy rating system better and help you to improve your energy efficiency. The first thing to know is that the Energy Certificate contains information about how energy is used in your

EFFICIENT?: Rate your home. home or your business premises, this includes details of how much energy is used and the costs. An Energy Certificate is a legal requirement in Spain when a new property is constructed, when a property is sold or rented out. If you own a commercial building

you will also have to provide an Energy Certificate when you sell or let your premises. Once you have an Energy Certificate, it is valid for 10 years and the fee charged by our official assessor for the certificate will depend on the size and location of your home, for more details contact me. You can apply for an Energy Certificate simply because you want to know how energy efficient your property is, and make your home very energy efficient by carrying out the improvements suggested in the report. The Energy Certificate will rate your properties performance as follows. 1. Energy use per m2 of floor area 2. Energy efficiency based on fuel costs 3. Environmental impact based on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This information provides an ener-

gy efficiency rating and an environmental impact (CO2) rating of your property and there are seven bands for both of these ratings, from A to G. The energy efficiency rating is colour-coded from green to red, with the green end of the scale indicating the home is very energy efficient, with lower running costs, the red end of the scale indicating it is not energy efficient and higher running costs. The numerical rating runs from one to 100. The bigger the number the more energy efficient your home is and the lower the fuel bills will be. Again, there is a numerical rating, from one to 100, and the bigger the number, the less impact the house has on the environment. I hope you now understand the Energy Certificate better and if you would like to have an Energy Efficiency Certificate or know more about how to improve your homes energy efficiency, please contact me. John Graham Email: gk.ipad@me.com

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Estate agent and surveyor a perfect partnership A SURVEYOR guarantees a happy buyer and creates confidence WITH the increase in political, economical and social problems in the world today, buyers are looking for safe havens to buy their dream home. Spain is viewed as a safe haven due to the country’s economic recovery, safe environment and hence has experienced a positive turn around in property sales over the past three years, with the future for the real estate market looking very good. As more and more buyers head to Spain to buy their dream home they will find they will be spoilt for choice when looking for an estate agent. Due to the continuing increase in property sales hundreds of new estate agent showrooms and offices have and will continue to open up along Spain’s coastal areas, islands and major cities, they all want a piece of the action and who can blame them. There has been a substantial increase in major real estate brands opening new offices throughout Spain,

DREAM HOME: Buyers are looking for safe havens. particularly from the UK, Germany and the USA offering real estate franchises or partnerships to business people who want the benefit of a name. The benefit of having a big brand name attached to the real estate agent is obvious, the name is instantly recognisable and creates confidence.

The logos, exterior and interior design of the franchised real estate agency are identical to all the other offices in Spain, and usually offer a very modern high tech environment. Combined with reputable, individual, well established real estate agencies with good local knowledge and

many years of experience of selling property, the buyer is well catered for in choosing a dream home in Spain. However, regardless of being a big brand or local experienced estate agent, all estate agents have one thing in common, they are in business to sell property and their staff are highly trained sales people. As salespeople they can give buyers a description and photos of the property they are selling, but they are not qualified to give the buyer a professional report on the condition of the property they are selling, that’s the job of a qualified surveyor. Reputable estate agents know that it gives the buyer peace of mind that the property being sold is in good condition, he won’t find any hidden costly problems later and it actually helps the estate agent with the sale. The buyer is very happy knowing he has had a very professional service from the estate agent and surveyor.

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Continued growth in property sales THE latest data released on October 27 by the Statistical Information Centre of Notaries, concerning commercial, real estate and mortgage transactions authorised by a notary of the different regions during the second quarter of 2015 makes very encouraging reading. Home purchases and sales during this period showed that all regions recorded increases except Navarre. Some regions such as La Rioja, Cantabria and the Balearic Islands recorded annual growth rates above 25 per cent. In terms of price however some regions continue to show slight reductions, compared to others and it is difficult to see a pattern between the growth of housing transactions and the price per square metre, although, a slight increase of 1.0 per cent per year was noted, following four consecutive quarters of decline.

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Health and safety gone mad again! SCOUTS and Girl Guides banned from marching in Remembrance Sunday parade LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT BIT of a pot-pourri this week. First out of the ‘pot’ is my thanks to everyone for a veritable avalanche of mail re the Tom Jones piece. Most were extremely positive; a number truly mind-boggling and some disturbingly sad. I think it’s now a case of ‘nuff said’. Something that truly made my blood boil was the report that the Scouts and Girl Guides had been banned from marching in a Remembrance Sunday parade, for ‘health and safety’ reasons. The organisation apparently made the decision in case the event was ‘disrupted by protest groups’! Oh? And who might they be, I wonder? I don’t think we have to look too far for the answer to that. When are we going to stop kowtowing to these people, who are hellbent on changing our whole heritage and culture? Ha! Don’t hold yer breath! What a veritable feast of rugby we have experienced over the last few weeks! And what a refreshing change from the pontificating, minc-

POT-POURRI: A hotchpotch of offerings this week. ing minnows of the footballing fraternity. Proper men, broken-nosed and bloody, playing on with injuries that would have the round ball

brigade carried off on stretchers. Plus, through all the courage, blood and muddy gore, still retaining the utmost respect

for the referee and his officials. What an example to our young people! Instead of the message of disrespect, whinging and egotistic narcissism delivered by the simpering soccer brigade. Well done, all of you, it has been a real blast. The X factor (what I could watch of it) has to my reckoning hit an all-time low. Classic this week was their interpretation of one of Judge Nick Grimshaw’s statements, when he was referring to the number of seats he was allocated. ‘I wanted to have sex like everyone else,’ it stated. ‘So we had to bring somebody out!’ Headline of the week: ‘England treated my lad like a horse, nags Klopp’. Brilliant! And the biggest revelation of the week. The meaning of Freddie Mercury’s mysterious lyrics for his Bohemian Rhapsody. Despite what they appeared to be, they were in fact a reference to his coming out, his misgivings, and an apology to his mum. Listen again. What a genius! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Drifters New Girl The Mindy Project Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory

The Seventh Dwarf Burying the Ex Whiplash Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League The Seventh Dwarf Project Almanac A group of teens discover blueprints for a time machine, but things soon start to get out of control. The Penguins of Madagascar Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League The Seventh Dwarf The Penguins of Madagascar Whiplash An ambitious young jazz drummer enrols at a cut-throat music conservatory. Burying the Ex Project Almanac Burying the Ex

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Football Gold WWE SmackDown! Bpl Legends Premier League 100 Club Capital One Cup Highlights Barclays Premier League Review NFL Capital One Cup Highlights The Premier League Years Bpl Legends Premier League 100 Club La Liga Show 2015 Premier League 100 Club Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League World Fantasy Football Club Highlights Capital One Cup Round Up Football NFL Pre-Game Show NFL: Miami @ New England

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am The Ashes: Best Days 11:00am Adam Gilchrist Masterclass 12:30pm Best of ICC WT20 1:00pm Ashes Modern Classics 1:30pm Ashes Modern Classics 2:00pm Brian Lara Masterclass 2:30pm Brian Lara Masterclass 3:00pm Brian Lara Masterclass 3:30pm Brian Lara Masterclass 4:00pm Sports Unlimited 5:00pm Watersports World 6:00pm WWE Raw 8:00pm The World Rugby Show 8:30pm Ashes Modern Classics 9:00pm Red Bull Air Race 2015 10:00pm Time of Our Lives 11:00pm Cricket Classics 12:00am Sporting Heroes: Gary Newbon interviews 1:00am Cricket's Greatest

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Housing Enforcers 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm My Life on a Plate 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:30pm Citizen Khan 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm The Kennedys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Asian Provocateur 12:50am Hollywood Homicide 2:40am Weather for the Week Ahead

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 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Pick Me! 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Coronation Street 8:30pm Rugby World Cup 11:15pm ITV News 12:00am Rugby World Cup Highlights 12:45am The Chase 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the explosive US version of his popular talk show. 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

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My Life on a Plate The Edge Gardeners' World Great British Menu Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Coast Bergerac The Box The Great British Bake Off Nature's Weirdest Events Natural World Flog It! Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Gymnastics Great Continental Railway Journeys QI Newsnight Artsnight Later... with Jools Holland Witchfinder General Question Time Brett: A Life with No Arms This is BBC Two

You've Been Framed! Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale Coronation Street Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Scary Movie 4 Educating Joey Essex House of Wax Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

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Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Rent a Cop Russell Howard's Good News EastEnders Russell Howard's Good News Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy The Fear Asian Provocateur Together Rent a Cop

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Sounds of the 70s 9:00pm BalletBoyz at the Roundhouse 10:00pm Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp 11:00pm Girl in a Band: Tales From the Rock 'N' Roll Front Line 12:00am Girls in Bands at the BBC

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Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Doctor at Large Rising Damp In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order: UK Marchlands Angela's Ashes Where the Heart is Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Emmerdale Omnibus Zak and Lisa tell Belle the truth about Kirin. Pete puts an end to things with Ross. Nikhil returns...

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Posh Pawn 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Sarah Millican Hijacks Deal or No Deal 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter 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 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm TFI Friday 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:05am First Dates 1:05am Rude Tube

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Gunsmoke The Sweeney Minder Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Darts The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminal intelligence agents The Sweeney Darts Fire Down Below The Football Mavericks Ax Men Series following the work of North American lumberjacks as they risk their lives to cut timber. Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Lunchtime Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Oliver's Ghost 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Police Interceptors Conspiracy NCIS: New Orleans NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles Access

Three Kings Drive Hard Wild Wild West Captain America: The Winter Soldier The Equalizer Shanghai Noon Wild Wild West Captain America: The Winter Soldier The Equalizer Con Air

Dragnet Bad Neighbours The Lego Movie Sex Tape The Wedding Singer Romy and Michele's High School Reunion The Lego Movie Bad Neighbours Sex Tape The Wedding Singer Superfast National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

7:00am 7:45am 8:35am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:50pm 12:20am

7:00am The Seventh Dwarf 8:45am Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 9:45am Extinction 11:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 12:00pm The Seventh Dwarf 1:45pm Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 2:45pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4:45pm Into the Woods 7:00pm Extinction 9:00pm Into the Woods 11:10pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) A washed-up movie star tries to launch a comeback on Broadway. Multiple Oscar-winning drama. 1:15am Let Us Prey 2:55am Extinction

FRIDAY TV

7:00am Football Gold 8:00am WWE Main Event 9:00am Barclays Premier League World 9:30am Premier League 100 Club 10:00am NFL: Miami @ New England 11:00am Capital One Cup Round Up 12:00pm Sky Sports Originals - Hard Times Fernando Ricksen 1:00pm NFL: Miami @ New England 2:00pm Capital One Cup Round Up 3:00pm Barclays Premier League World 3:30pm Premier League 100 Club 4:00pm Football Gold 5:00pm Capital One Cup Round Up 6:00pm Game Changers 6:30pm Barclays Premier League World 7:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 8:00pm Football 11:15pm Barclays Premier League Review

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:25pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am

Cricket Classics Best of ICC WT20 Best of ICC WT20 Ashes Modern Greats Ashes Modern Greats How the 2015 ICC World Cup Was Won Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Best of ICC WT20 Best of ICC WT20 World Pool Masters How the 2015 ICC World Cup Was Won NFL: Miami @ New England Premier League Ashes Modern Greats Ashes Modern Greats NFL Highlights Football NFL: Wembley Games Review Cricketing Yorkshire Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm James Martin's Home Comforts 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:30pm Gymnastics 5:15pm Final Score 6:25pm BBC News 6:35pm Regional News 6:40pm Weather 6:45pm Pointless 7:35pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:15pm Doctor Who 10:05pm Casualty 10:55pm The National Lottery Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:50am The Apprentice 1:50am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:10am Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon 9:05am The Man in the White Suit 10:30am Homes Under the Hammer 11:30am Animal Park 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Animal S.O.S. 1:00pm My Life on a Plate 1:45pm My Life on a Plate 2:30pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 3:00pm Talking Pictures 3:35pm Lucky Jim 5:10pm Whisky Galore! 6:30pm Escape to the Continent 7:30pm Flog It! 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm The Dresser 11:45pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 1:00am Fright Night 2:40am Horror Express 4:05am This is BBC Two

7:00am CITV 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:15pm ITV News and Weather 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm Downton Abbey 2:30pm The X Factor 4:00pm Rugby World Cup 2015 7:45pm Local News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 11:25pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:30am ITV News and Weather 12:45am Rugby World Cup Highlights 1:40am Jackpot 247

9:15am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:45am The X Factor 1:15pm The Xtra Factor 2:20pm Tricked: Fright Night 3:20pm You've Been Framed! 4:25pm The Little Vampire 5:25pm FYI Daily 5:30pm The Little Vampire 6:20pm Scooby-Doo 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm Scooby-Doo 8:10pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 10:00pm Scary Movie 5 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Scary Movie 5 11:45pm Celebrity Juice 12:35am Release the Hounds 1:30am Tricked: Fright Night

8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 8:15pm Top Gear 9:15pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:15pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:45pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:15pm Hannibal Rising 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 1:50am Family Guy 2:10am Family Guy 2:30am Family Guy 2:50am Family Guy

9:00pm Lost Kingdoms of Central America 10:00pm Arne Dahl 11:00pm Arne Dahl 12:00am Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC 1:00am Girl in a Band: Tales From the Rock 'N' Roll Front Line

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Rising Damp Where the Heart is Where the Heart is The Three Musketeers FYI Daily The Three Musketeers Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Marple Lewis Doc Martin Midsomer Murders Lewis Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter's enigmatic chief inspector and his sidekick Sergeant Lewis ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

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7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am How I Met Your Mother 8:05am How I Met Your Mother 8:30am Ben Nevis Braveheart Triathlon 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 4:55pm Come Dine with Me 5:25pm Come Dine with Me 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Grand Designs 9:00pm How to be Queen: 63 Years and Counting 10:30pm It Was Alright in the 1970's 11:30pm TFI Friday 12:35am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8:30am Pip Ahoy! 8:50am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:15am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:30am Wanda and the Alien 9:45am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am The Saturday Show 12:30pm The Gadget Show 1:30pm Ice Road Truckers 3:25pm The Ghost of Greville Lodge 5:15pm Fail Army 5:40pm Now That's Funny! 6:40pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:40pm Superman III 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Football League Tonight 11:25pm The Cabin in the Woods 1:15am White Noise 3:00am Super Casino 5:00am Secrets of the Scammers

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Highway Patrol Ax Men Ax Men Motorsport UK Bundesliga World Rally MotoGP Rugby World Cup Highlights Darts Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Darts Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning FYI Daily Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning The Cycle Show A new series for cycling enthusists. Highway Patrol

7:25am 9:25am 9:55am 11:55am

Poseidon Stealth Lucy Armageddon Underworld Shanghai Knights Gladiator Lucy Batman Batman Returns Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man

Dumb and Dumber To Maleficent Special Gremlins Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1:55pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 3:40pm The Monster Squad 5:10pm The Lost Boys

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:10am 8:40am 9:05am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:35pm 2:35pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 10:00pm 12:00am 12:50am 1:40am

Suburgatory Suburgatory Suburgatory Suburgatory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Made in Chelsea Come Dine with Me Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother Aliens in the Attic Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Big Bang Theory Salt Gogglebox Gogglebox The Inbetweeners

7:00am The Seventh Dwarf 8:45am Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 9:45am Extinction 11:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 12:00pm The Seventh Dwarf 1:45pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 3:45pm Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 4:45pm Into the Woods 7:00pm Extinction 9:00pm Into the Woods 11:10pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 1:15am Let Us Prey 2:55am Extinction 4:55am Let Us Prey

SATURDAY TV

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Freestyler Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League World The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football The F1 Show Mexican GP: Practice Darts Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice Football Freestyler Bpl 100 Club A celebration of some of the finest goalscorers in Barclays Premier League history.

Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Brian Lara Masterclass Brian Lara Masterclass Brian Lara Masterclass Brian Lara Masterclass How the 2015 ICC World Cup Was Won Football Boxing Gold NFL NFL Viral Videos of the Month Football Football Football Football Football Darts Gold

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7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Eat Well for Less 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Points of View 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm Pointless 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Hunt 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm F1: Grand Prix 1:00am Citizen Khan

7:00am This is BBC Two 7:30am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:15am The Big Allotment Challenge 9:15am Countryfile 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45am My Life on a Plate 12:30pm My Life on a Plate 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm F.A. Cup 2:30pm Gymnastics 5:45pm Rugby League 8:00pm Caribbean with Simon Reeve 9:00pm Earth's Wildest Waters 10:00pm Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 11:00pm Match of the Day 2 12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am Top Coppers 1:15am NFL 2:15am The Abominable Snowman 3:40am Countryfile 4:35am Holby City 5:35am This is BBC Two

7:00am CITV 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm ITV News and Weather 12:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 3:25pm The X Factor 5:50pm Everything or Nothing: The Untold Stories of 007 7:35pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Jekyll and Hyde 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Bond Girls are Forever 12:20am The Chase 1:15am Jackpot 247 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:20am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm The X Factor 2:30pm The Almost Impossible Gameshow 3:30pm Totally You've Been Framed 2! 4:35pm Scooby-Doo 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm Scooby-Doo 6:20pm Space Jam 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm Space Jam 8:05pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm The Ty and Ky Show 11:30pm All About the Bants 12:00am The Faculty 1:00am FYI Daily 1:05am The Faculty 2:10am The Ty and Ky Show

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Halloween Resurrection 12:25am Russell Howard's Good News Extra 1:10am Family Guy 1:32am Family Guy 1:55am American Dad! 2:15am Rent a Cop 2:45am Russell Howard's Good News

8:30pm Jacobi on Garrick: Godfather of the British Stage 9:00pm The Dresser: Ronald Harwood in Conversation with Richard Eyre 10:00pm Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC 11:00pm Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life 12:00am Arena

7:00am Rising Damp 7:25am The Three Musketeers 8:25am FYI Daily 8:30am The Three Musketeers 9:30am Heartbeat 10:30am Heartbeat 11:35am Rosemary and Thyme 12:35pm Rosemary and Thyme 1:35pm Inspector Morse 3:50pm Lewis 5:50pm Midsomer Murders 7:55pm Sunday Night at the Palladium 8:55pm Wycliffe 10:00pm The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song 11:30pm Birds of a Feather 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:10am The Rebel 3:10am FYI Daily 3:15am The Rebel 3:55am Doctor at Large 4:20am Doctor at Large 4:45am ITV3 Nightscreen 5:00am Emmerdale Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Emmerdale.

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7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am Cycling 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Legend of Zorro 4:00pm The Core 6:40pm Channel 4 News 7:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 8:00pm Restoring Britain's Landmarks 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:10am Warm Bodies 2:00am Grand Designs 2:55am Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 3:50am Come Dine with Me 4:15am Come Dine with Me 4:45am Come Dine with Me 5:15am Come Dine with Me 5:40am Food Unwrapped

7:00am 7:05am 7:55am 8:55am 9:55am 10:55am 11:25am 11:50am 12:20pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 1:45pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:05am 1:55am 2:30am 2:55am 3:50am 4:00am

Football's Greatest Ax Men Ax Men The Cycle Show The Cycle Show Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Darts Rugby World Cup Highlights Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Darts Tremors FYI Daily Tremors Whisker Wars Whisker Wars I Want That Car ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:45am 9:00am 9:20am 9:40am 9:55am 10:10am 10:30am 10:55am 11:30am 1:00pm 1:55pm 2:55pm 3:55pm 5:30pm 7:15pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 11:05pm 12:55am 2:55am 5:00am

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

Make Way for Noddy Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy! Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby's Travelling Circus Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football League Tonight Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers Haunted Honeymoon High Spirits 5 News Weekend The Addams Family Values Arachnophobia The Haunting of Radcliffe House Poltergeist Super Casino House Doctor

Air Force One Spectre: Special Into the Storm Gravity Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Spectre: Special Noah 3.10 to Yuma Gravity Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Air Force One

9:40am Bad News Bears 11:35am Trainwreck Sky Movies Special 12:05pm 50 First Dates 1:55pm Last Vegas 3:50pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles 5:30pm Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 7:20pm 50 First Dates 9:00pm Last Vegas 10:50pm Wedding Crashers 12:55am Better Living Through Chemistry

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SUNDAY TV

Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Made in Chelsea Hollyoaks Omnibus See Spot Run Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marley and Me The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd Scream Queens Drifters Chewing Gum

7:00am SNF: Match Choice 8:30am SNF: Match Choice 10:00am The Sunday Supplement 11:30am Goals on Sunday 1:30pm Ford Super Sunday 4:30pm Ford Super Sunday 7:50pm Mexican Grand Prix 10:30pm Bpl Legends 11:00pm Ford Football Special 12:30am FL72 Goals 1:30am Bpl Legends 2:00am Goals on Sunday Chris Kamara and Ben Shephard present a round-up of the latest football news and goals. 3:00am Ford Football Special Everton face Sunderland at Goodison Park and Southampton play south-coast rivals Bournemouth at St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stadium 4:30am FL72 Goals 5:30am The Sunday Supplement A discussion of the latest football stories.

7:00am The Seventh Dwarf 8:45am Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 9:45am Extinction 11:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 12:00pm The Seventh Dwarf 1:45pm Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 2:45pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) A washed-up movie star tries to launch a comeback on Broadway. Multiple Oscar-winning drama. 4:45pm Into the Woods 7:00pm Extinction 9:00pm Into the Woods 11:10pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 1:15am Let Us Prey 3:00am Extinction

7:00am Cricket Day one of the third and final Test between Pakistan and England Cricket at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. 3:00pm NFL: Detroit @ Kansas City The week eight NFL match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium. 6:45pm NFL 10:15pm NFL 1:30am NFL: Green Bay @ Denver The Green Bay Packers head to the Denver Broncos' Sports Authority Field at Mile High. 5:45am Sporting Greats A tribute to Muhammad Ali. The American, famed for his pre-fight antics, won 56 of his 61 professional bouts.

9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 1:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:35pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 11:20pm 11:55pm 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:35am 3:10am

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The People Remember 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Housing Enforcers 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm My Life on a Plate 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Hugh's War on Waste 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You

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 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Pick Me! 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm The Job Lot 12:15am Murder, She Wrote 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45am Nightscreen

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My Life on a Plate The Edge Flog it! Trade Secrets Escape to the Continent Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics A to Z of TV Gardening F1: Grand Prix The Great British Bake Off Nature's Weirdest Events The Wonder of Animals Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Only Connect University Challenge Simply Nigella Autumnwatch Mock the Week Newsnight Weather

The Hot Desk Psych Coronation Street The Cube Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Coronation Street The Cube Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men The Fast and the Furious FYI Daily The Fast and the Furious The Comedy Basement

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Is This Rape? Sex on Trial 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm The Fear 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Is This Rape? Sex on Trial 2:30am The Fear 3:00am Professor Green: Suicide and Me 4:00am Is This Rape? Sex on Trial

9:00pm The Secret Life of Books 9:30pm The Quizeum 10:00pm Billy Elliot 11:45pm Lost Kingdoms of Central America 12:45am Horizon 1:45am Arena 2:45am Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess 3:45am The Quizeum

7:00am In Loving Memory 7:25am Heartbeat 8:25am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 9:20am Where the Heart is 10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:50am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Wild at Heart 4:05pm Where the Heart is 5:10pm Doctor at Large 5:40pm Rising Damp 6:15pm George and Mildred 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:50pm Murder, She Wrote 8:50pm Wycliffe 10:00pm Executed 11:00pm Law and Order: UK Crime drama based on the hit US series Law and Order. 12:00am Like Father Like Son 1:35am Inspector Morse 3:25am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:30am Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Benchmark 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm SAS: Who Dares Wins 11:00pm Fargo 12:05am It Was Alright in the 1970's 1:10am Ramsay's Hotel Hell

8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:45am 8:50am 9:00am 9:15am 9:35am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Milkshake Monkey Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Ice Road Truckers 5 News Lunchtime Ice Road Truckers Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Deadly Revenge 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Police Interceptors On Benefits: 26 Kids and Claiming Britain's Horror Homes Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

7:00am 7:45am 8:35am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:50am 1:20am 1:45am

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Scream Queens Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine

MONDAY TV

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

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Gunsmoke The Professionals Minder Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Minder Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Gunsmoke Magnum, P.I. The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminalintelligence agents. The Sweeney Rugby Highlights Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Benidorm Bundesliga Rugby Highlights Motorsport UK

9:45am The Package 11:25am 300: Rise of an Empire 1:15pm Guardians of the Galaxy 3:30pm I, Frankenstein 5:15pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 7:30pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier 10:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 12:00am Guardians of the Galaxy

9:45am Boat Trip 11:25am Dragnet 1:20pm Hector and the Search for Happiness Special 1:35pm Life 3:25pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 5:25pm Me, Myself and Irene 7:25pm The Waterboy 9:00pm Pretty Woman 11:00pm Mean Machine 12:45am A Million Ways to Die in the West

7:00am The Seventh Dwarf 8:45am Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 9:45am Extinction 11:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 12:00pm The Seventh Dwarf 1:45pm Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 2:45pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) A washed-up movie star tries to launch a comeback on Broadway. Multiple Oscar-winning drama. 4:45pm Into the Woods 7:00pm Extinction 9:00pm Into the Woods 11:10pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 1:15am Let Us Prey 3:00am Extinction

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Football League Goals Bpl Legends Football Football Football League Goals Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Game Changers Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits FL72 Goals Ford Monday Night Football FL72 Goals Football Gold NFL Hard Knocks NFL: Indianapolis @ Carolina Bpl Legends

7:00am Cricket 3:00pm Ram Slam T20 Cricket Highlights The opening match of South Africa's domestic T20 competition, Ram Slam. 3:30pm Ram Slam T20 Cricket Highlights The Unlimited Titans take on the Sunfoil Dolphins at SuperSport Park in Centurion in the Ram Slam. 4:00pm World Cup Classics 5:00pm Ram Slam T20 Cricket Highlights 5:30pm Ram Slam T20 Cricket Highlights 6:00pm Cricket 7:00pm Cricket 8:00pm World Rugby Awards 9:00pm Cricket 10:00pm Cricket 11:00pm La Liga Goals 12:00am Cricket 1:00am Top 14 Rugby Highlights

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12:00pm The Housing Enforcers 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm My Life on a Plate 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm River 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Imagine... 12:45am Blackthorn 2:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:25am BBC News

9:15am Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:25pm Bergerac 3:15pm The Box 3:45pm The Great British Bake Off 4:45pm Wild China 5:45pm The Wonder of Animals 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 9:00pm Autumnwatch 10:00pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

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 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Pick Me! 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Deals, Wheels and Steals 9:00pm Eternal Glory 10:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:50am Benidorm

7:00am 7:10am 7:55am 8:30am 9:30am 10:30am 11:20am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:15pm 2:40pm 3:40pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am

The Hot Desk Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Tricked Glitchy The Job Lot Release the Hounds

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Britain's Biggest Sexists? 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Together 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Together 2:00am Britain's Biggest Sexists?

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm An Island Parish: Falklands 9:00pm At Home with the Georgians 10:00pm The Stuarts in Exile 11:00pm Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession 12:00am The Epic of Everest 1:20am Madness in the Desert: Paris to Dakar Rally

7:00am Movies Now 7:10am George and Mildred Comedy series following George and Mildred Roper. 7:35am Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's. 8:40am Murder, She Wrote 9:35am Where the Heart is 10:40am Judge Judy 12:00pm Inspector Morse 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:10pm Wild at Heart 4:15pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Doctor at Large 5:55pm Rising Damp 6:25pm George and Mildred 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm Rosemary and Thyme 10:00pm Carry On Forever 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Like Father Like Son

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TUESDAY TV

7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:30am Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Benchmark 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Catastrophe 11:35pm Tattoo Fixers 12:35am Bodyshockers 1:30am Pokerstars.Com Shark Cage

8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Ice Road Truckers 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Ice Road Truckers 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Burden of Evil 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Now That's Funny! 9:00pm Pets Who Hate Vets 10:00pm How the Other Half Live 11:00pm CSI: Cyber 11:55pm The Mysteries of Laura 12:50am The Mysteries of Laura

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Revenge Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory Empire Chewing Gum How to Become Filthy Rich Rude Tube

7:00am Football Gold 8:00am WWE SmackDown! 9:00am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 10:00am Football Gold 10:30am Sporting Greats 11:00am ATP Tennis: Paris Masters 11:00pm La Liga World 2015 11:30pm MLS Round-Up Show 12:00am Football Gold 12:15am Football Gold 12:30am Premier League Legends 1:00am Sportswomen - Week 1:30am MLS Round-Up Show 2:00am La Liga World 2015 A focus on all the big stories from Spain's La Liga, including interviews, features and more. 2:30am FL72 Goals 3:30am The Premier League Years 5:30am La Liga World 2015

4:00am 7:00am 7:55am 8:50am 9:50am 10:20am 10:45am 11:50am 12:50pm 1:50pm 2:50pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

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9:45am Extinction 11:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 12:00pm The Seventh Dwarf 1:45pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) A washed-up movie star tries to launch a comeback on Broadway. Multiple Oscar-winning drama. 3:45pm Into the Woods 6:00pm Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 7:00pm Extinction 9:00pm Into the Woods 11:10pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 1:15am Let Us Prey

7:00am Cricket 3:00pm Cricket's Greatest 4:00pm Sporting Greats A look at the career of multiple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt. 4:30pm Top 14 Rugby Highlights 5:00pm Barclays Premier League Review 6:00pm Cricket 7:00pm Cricket Reaction and analysis to day three of the third Test between Pakistan and England Cricket. 8:00pm Cricket's Greatest 8:30pm Great Run 9:00pm Cricket 10:00pm Cricket 11:00pm Sportswomen - Week 11:30pm Cricket's Greatest 12:00am Cricket

10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:10am 1:10am 1:15am

Teleshopping Gunsmoke The Sweeney Minder Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Minder The Big Fish Off Gunsmoke Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Fire Down Below FYI Daily Fire Down Below Above the Law FYI Daily Above the Law

5:45pm 8:00pm 10:30pm 1:15am

12:15pm 1:50pm 3:45pm 5:40pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:45am

The Top Ten Show 2015 Batman Begins Superman Returns Aliens: Special Edition Batman Batman Begins Superman Returns 2047: Sights of Death

Balls of Fury Grudge Match Stir Crazy My Big Fat Greek Wedding Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles About a Boy Grudge Match Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The People Remember 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Housing Enforcers 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm My Life on a Plate 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Cuffs 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport 12:05am Film 2015 12:35am Thirteen Days 2:55am Weather for the Week Ahead

9:15am See Hear 9:45am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:25pm Bergerac 3:15pm The Box 3:45pm The Great British Bake Off 4:45pm Wild China 5:45pm The Wonder of Animals 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 9:00pm Autumnwatch 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Len Goodman's Dancing Feet: The British Ballroom Story

9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Pick Me! 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me 11:00pm UEFA Champions League Highlights 12:00am ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:50am UEFA Champions' League: Extra Time 1:20am Jackpot 247 4:00am Ejector Seat 4:50am Nightscreen

7:20am Psych 8:05am Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:35am The Cube 9:35am Dinner Date 10:35am Psych Comic detective drama series in which a novice sleuth convinces the police he is psychic. 11:25am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm The Cube 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Judge Rinder 8:00pm Paving the Way 9:00pm The Mobo Awards 2015 11:00pm Release the Hounds 12:00am The Vampire Diaries 1:00am Tricked 2:00am Two and a Half Men

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Barely Legal Drivers 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Asian Provocateur 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Asian Provocateur 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:00am Britain's Biggest Sexists? 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride

9:00pm Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield 10:00pm Colour: The Spectrum of Science 11:00pm Wild Weather with Richard Hammond 12:00am The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank

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George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Doctor at Large Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order: UK Crime drama based on the hit US series Law and Order. 12:05am The Vice 1:10am Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter's enigmatic chief inspector and his sidekick Sergeant Lewis 3:10am ITV3 Nightscreen

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8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:30am Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Benchmark 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter 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 Restoring Britain's Landmarks 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm My Psychic Life 12:00am 24 Hours in A and E 1:00am Blink: Music on 4 1:30am Fashion 4:15am Edge of Eternity 5:40am Location, Location, Location

7:05am 8:00am 8:50am 9:50am 10:20am 10:50am 11:50am 12:50pm 1:55pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:55pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:05am 12:55am 1:55am

Gunsmoke The Sweeney Minder Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Minder Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Gunsmoke Magnum, P.I. The Professionals The Sweeney Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas The Football Mavericks Out for Justice FYI Daily Out for Justice Ax Men Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama.

8:35am 8:45am 8:50am 9:00am 9:15am 9:35am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

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Thomas and Friends Milkshake Monkey Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Ice Road Truckers 5 News Lunchtime Ice Road Truckers Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Los Angeles The Good Witch's Destiny 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Secrets of the Scammers GPs: Behind Closed Doors Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! The Gift of Life Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Chaos Drive Hard Alexander The Equalizer Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle The Top Ten Show 2015 Chaos The Equalizer Dracula Untold

Maleficent Special Analyze This Analyze That The Other Woman Tammy Trainwreck Sky Movies Special City Slickers Analyze This Analyze That The Other Woman Borat Tammy

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WEDNESDAY TV

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Supernatural The Big Bang Theory

7:00am The Seventh Dwarf 8:45am Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 9:45am Extinction 11:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 12:00pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) A washed-up movie star tries to launch a comeback on Broadway. Multiple Oscar-winning drama. 2:00pm Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League v Bizarro League 3:00pm The Seventh Dwarf 4:45pm Into the Woods 7:00pm Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 9:00pm Into the Woods 11:10pm Extinction 1:15am Let Us Prey 3:00am Extinction

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Experience Fantasy Football Club Highlights Football's Greatest Sportswomen - Week ATP Tennis: Paris Masters Football Gold Football Gold Relive the eastLancashire derby between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley at Ewood Park in April 2001. Premier League Legends A profile of former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher. Premier League Legends Cricket's Greatest Cricket Day one of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba.

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Word Ladder

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put

Excellent: 44

JAVEA CALPE CALPE ALTEA ALTEA BENIDORM

BENIDORM

ALICANTE

‘WHO WANTS VINEGAR ON THEIR CHIPS?’

ALICANTE

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ORIHUELA

become sloppy in their approach because this is not going to affect you.

(October 24 - November 22)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks, it is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed. However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air. Any thought of joining a walking club or health group should be pursued.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people. Some of those people prove to be quite fascinating.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past. There is, however, a balance to be found. Don't be put off by people who have

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly

Alicante TODAY:

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone’s gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk who you are willing to mix with. Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement? Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.

picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends.

out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

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

JAVEA

DENIA

Having put in extra effort to bring a zing into your life, it is important that you keep the impetus going. This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked.

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Good: 25

TOMORROW

DENIA

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.

Very good: 36

TODAY

LOTTERY

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter.

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Across 1 Be present at (6) 4 Not wide (6) 9 Disperse (7) 10 Happen (5) 11 Come or go into (5) 12 Larval frog or toad (7) 13 Substitute (11) 18 Supposes (7) 20 Person who tends the sick (5) 22 Refrain from harming (5) 23 Easily agitated (7) 24 Eating dinner (6) 25 Finishes (6)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents F and 18 represents Z, so fill in F every time the figure 1 appears and Z every time the figure 18 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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Scared, 4 Stays, 8 Abode, 9 Adamant, 10 Everton, 11 Bone, 12 Set, 14 Used, 15 Edam, 18 End, 21 Apse, 23 Remorse, 25 Reasons, 26 Aware, 27 Sieve, 28 Deceit.

Down: 1 Scales, 2 Avocets, 3 Eventide, 4 Slap, 5 Alamo, 6 Setter, 7 Pains, 13 Teammate, 16 Acreage, 17 Bairns, 19 Dress, 20 Newest, 22 Shake, 24 Bore.

QUICK Across:

Down 1 React verbally (6) 2 Make brown and crisp by heating (5) 3 In accordance with nature (7) 5 Using the voice (5) 8 Finding fault with (11) 6 Smallish American carnivore with 14 Make plain and comprehensible black-striped tail and face (7) (7) 7 Notified of danger, potential harm or 15 Inorganic substance that is risk (6) essential to nutrition (7)

English - Spanish

1 Starts, 4 Plates, 9 Attract, 10 Scale, 11 Exciting, 13 Bets, 14 Scare, 17 Trust, 20 Sink, 21 Accurate, 25 Leave, 26 Private, 27 Single, 28 Recent.

16 Stopped (6) 17 Banquets (6) 19 Free from dirt or impurities (5) 21 Public acts of violence by unruly mobs (5)

Down: 1 Shared, 2 Attic, 3 Tractor, 5 List, 6 Travels, 7 Steps, 8 Stun, 12 Get, 15 Contain, 16 Era, 18 Routine, 19 Defeat, 20 Sells, 22 Copy, 23 Awake, 24 Deal.

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

Across 1 Desayuno (9) 7 Influenza (5) 8 Letter (mail) (5) 9 Six (4) 10 Camas (muebles) (4) 13 Friend (5) 14 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 16 Maíz dulce (9)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across:

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Jewellery, 8 Isles, 9 Above, 11 Tyre, 12 Fist, 14 Este, 16 Owls, 19 Arder, 21 Oveja, 22 Carpenter.

Down: 2 Ellas, 3 East, 4 Liar, 5 Rio, 6 Disfraz, 7 Recetas, 10 Bee, 13 Toe, 15 Siete, 17 Wrap, 18 Soon, 20 Día.

Down 1 Bolsa (para llevar algo) (3) 2 Buildings (houses, offices etc) (9) 3 Rodilla (4) 4 Arch (4) 5 Earthquake (9) 6 Habas (5) 9 Bufanda (5) 11 Cuerda (4) 12 Último (final) (4) 15 Still (even) (3)

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APLOMB

HELMET

ARMADA (10)

LECHER

CHALET

MARTIN

CREATE

MUTTER

CURLEW

STRESS

DEEPEN

TABLET

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TEASEL

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Search 2 Cheesy 3 Strain 4 Spring 5 Nectar 6 Hoyden 7 Depend 8 Teasel 9 Stored 10 Dredge 11 Denial 12 Rudder 13 Tanned 14 Tissue 15 Emerge 16 Animal 17 Adhere 18 Tenant 19 Dreamt

Across 1 Post the money for a bet (5) 4 Light fog, by the sound of it, is left out (6) 9 Worry when it’s in a barrier (7) 10 Line dancing can go wild (5) 11 Middle East location: a place for thieves? (4) 12 First Lady taking break on mountain (7) 13/23 The result of a Serbia landing field (3,4) 14 The French with Norway produce fine linen (4) 16 Stop me backing on to street (4) 18 In the direction of the east, an extremity (3) 20 White ant is a form of emitter (7) 21 Dejected Cambridge sportsman (4) 24 Claim a goal for partially or fully developed insect (5) 25 Fasten particle over water creature (3-4) 26 A choice of one in two, or possibly one in three (6) 27 Turn out little Susan after the nurse (5) Down 1 Spurious article required by medicine man (6)

2 Albert and I have become animated (5) 3 Use a converted Old Testament character (4) 5 Additional pay for a sincere sort (8) 6 Evil church about to become free of hypocrisy (7) 7 Note the world shortage (6) 8 Lifting device found in the cleverest hiding place (5)

13 Remedy into date order (8) 15 Bats are arranged side by side (7) 17 Bar’s rubbish after first of September (6) 18 Irish following Troubles, initially laconic (5) 19 Making a scene, in which spirits might be produced (6) 22 Haunts bad liars (5) 23 See 13 Across

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It wasn’t unusual to find Tom’s wife all alone in a hotel room Re: Tom Jones FOLLOWING Leapy’s comments in EWN, I just have to write to confirm every word he says about Tom’s behaviour away from the public eye. Before my retirement I worked as a legal secretary in London and became very good friends with a girl who worked part-time for my firm, but also worked part-time at a hotel in Mayfair - 47 Park Street. The same hotel where Tom Jones and his entourage, and wife Linda, would stay in a suite of rooms when he was performing in London. My friend would tell me that Linda would just be left there, alone, bored and with nothing to do whilst Tom carried on doing whatever he wanted. Linda was also a little agoraphobic and seemed shy and frightened to go out. My friend felt so sorry for Linda and became very good friends with her over time and to cheer her up would go up to her room, tell her to dress up, and then my friend would pretend to take Linda out. She would take her arm and walk her along the corridors pointing out things like paintings as if they were going to an art gallery, or going out to tea (but would have it sent to her rooms), but all the time pretending they were out and about on the town. Apparently Linda loved this and it really brought her out of herself. I doubt if Tom ever knew about their ‘outings’ or even cared! So you see there are others out there who believe you, and others who should check their facts before they put pen to paper. It is good to have people in this world like you who have the courage to actually say what many of us think, myself for one. Keep writing your great articles and as always... keep the faith! Pam, Duquesa and Kent, UK (Via email) PS: Please send me details on how to obtain a copy of your autobiography which has got to be a real must read! Thanks in advance.

Saying sorry! Re: Jeremy Corbyn OH, MR LEE, an apology is most needed. Happy to oblige. I apologise

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Plans in place to fight caterpillar invasion? FOLLOWING last week’s article in the Costa del Sol edition regarding Mijas Council’s plans for a fumigation scheme, do you know if Malaga Council has a similar system? I have found one or two in my house. Should I be worried? I don’t have any animals. If I find the odd one, what is the best way to dispose of it please? Barbara (Via website) Editor’s Note: Further advice on how to deal with infestations in the Malaga area may be sought from: www.malagaturismo.com/en or: www.malaga.eu

sincerely for misinterpreting your comparison of Mr Corbyn to Charles Manson. So you are actually comparing his AUDIENCES to those of past cult leaders, including Charles Manson Those AUDIENCES being the ordinary people of Great Britain who are sick and tired of a government which makes sure that the wealthy thrive more than anyone else, and want a compassionate leader who genuinely wants to help the needy in GB. I am not a great supporter of him but I believe him to be sincere. Cut the comrade bit, communism is no more. Once again you should be

ashamed of yourself to come out with statements like that. Please, please change the name by the way, it’s so childish. Philip, San Fulgencio

preferred you to him. As TJ gets older the less acceptable and seedy he becomes. My heart goes out to his wife Linda. May my god be with you. Tom, (Via website)

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Re: Tom Jones I AM presently reading Engelbert Humperdinck’s autobiography ‘What’s in a Name?’. He speaks fondly of Gordon Mills and his wife Jo. I have to wonder did he help Jo out or attend her funeral. As for TJ, never been a fan. I even

Re: Migrants on British sovereign soil I MUST confess to being really confused. When I ‘retired’ in 1997, my wife and I decided to have a look at the wider world and drive right across Europe, to end up in Cyprus.

While there, we took the opportunity to look up a friend who was serving at RAF Akrotiri. We tried to visit him there, but were denied entry to the base ‘for security reasons’ despite our having UK passports and my establishing that I was ex-RAF. So we had to meet up with our friend at a (Greek) bar down the road at Zakaki. Then, when we drove back to the UK, on arrival at the Greek border at Ipsala, we were told by the very aggressive officials that, notwithstanding our UK (thus EU) passports, we would not be admitted into Greece because our passports revealed that we had journeyed via the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. We were seen off, literally at gunpoint, and had to re-route via Bulgaria into Yugoslavia. Happily in both countries we were made more than welcome. So I now wonder how it is that hordes of people - mostly without passports or provenance of any sort can so easily be welcomed into Greece, and now Cyprus - the ‘UK’ part of it in particular? Should we perhaps have rounded up a few hundred down-and-outs to accompany us, in order to secure admission, in both cases? John, Alicante (Via website)

No provision Re: Tom Jones LEAPY, couldn’t agree with you more re Tom Jones not looking after Jo. I was Tom’s pianist in The Squires along with Vernon whom you know. However, Gordon Mills was rich so not quite sure why he didn’t look after her. Vic Cooper (Via website)

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TOUGHER visa regimes will prevent millions from visiting EU nations Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel, who by the way, heads an unconstitutional regime, encourages hundreds of thousands of faux refugees to Germany and the European Union. At the same time she backs sanctions against Russia. The burden to the 28 EU nations of this decrepit copy of the USSR is said to be €100 billion each year. The EU has rebuilt the Berlin Wall. Brussels have now brought in a tougher visa regime that makes it impractical for millions of Russians to visit the EU. New Schengen rules now require biometric data, fingerprints and digital photographs. A visa application involves a personal visit to the embassy of the destination country. The geographical size of Russia excludes millions wishing to visit Europe from doing so. In my opinion, the EU economic

ANGELA MERKEL: Head of an unconstitutional regime. war is conducted by an invisible and accountable cabal. Its purpose is to apply pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. It fails to do so but such is their hubris the clique never listens.

Russian tourism abroad has falle n by 40 pe r c e nt. R e me mbe r when UK Prime Minister David Cameron urged Britons to holiday at home; keep their money in England. Well, idiot, Russians have

taken your advice. Expect ‘wish you were here’ postcards from Russia’s Costa Crimea. There, tourism has increased by 32 per cent and guess where the profits are going? They are going to Russia. The Americans have a saying; ‘you can’t fix stupid.’ Well, they coined the expression and the EU appears to be Washington’s dupe. Each time the EU sanctions Russia, the Russians despise us more. Worse, Russian trade worth hundreds of billions is redirected to the EU’s rivals. Simultaneously, EU nations are burdened by a refugee crisis. As far as I’m concerned, desire for ethic protection swings Europe towards xenophobic nationalism. As a direct consequence of treacherous EU leadership, future generations of Western Europeans, long after Merkel and her henchmen are departed, will carry the burden of their treachery. “Those whom the gods would destroy, the gods first make mad.” There is uncertainty as to who coined this expression. May the unfortunate citizens of the EU now claim it their own?

We have won something! BRITAIN surprisingly rated as the best place to die Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

A GLOBAL survey by The Economist, recently placed Great Britain as the best place to die, beating the Ozzies into second place and New Zealand into third. Germany was seventh. Yeah, that’ll teach ‘em. The reasons according to Ros Taylor of Hospice UK are simple: Good knowledge of pain control and conversations about things that really matter. Huh? Pain control I can understand, but the only conversation that would matter to me, would be to learn that I was going to live a lot longer. But I know what she means. I just find it hard to believe that we have actually come top of this poll although I suspect that The Economist researchers have simply

CARE: Britain tops global survey on palliative care. taken only the very best that Britain has to offer and this is what we have been judged on. Which is great of course. The Hospice system and organi-

sations such as Macmillan Nurses, Marie Curie and others are simply wonderful and do an amazing - no, stupendous - job. But the fact remains that we still

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Readers raise funds for charities WORKING in a busy newspaper office, not only do we see breaking news from around the world, much of it quite depressing, we also see local news coming in from the six areas we publish for. What is very heartwarming is to see the number of people, many of them British although by no means all, who devote so much time to raising funds for charity. There are charity shops, fundraising dinners, music events, bake offs, balloon launches, walks and even sponsored sky dives. The range of causes is as diverse as the way in which money is raised, and apart from the animal support our expatriates are often associated with, every type of charity is represented especially, but not exclusively, those connected with ill health. In the week this article is being written, we have seen fundraising events for the fight against Butterfly skin, cancer, injured ex-servicemen as well as leukaemia and homeless families, with Remembrance Day and poppy appeals still to come. Considering world economy has been difficult since 2007, it is most heartwarming to see so many people care enough about those worse off than themselves that they spend so much time and money on supporting an incredibly wide range of charities. We at Euro Weekly News try to do our bit by sponsoring some of the events and devoting as much space as we can to charity fundraisers.

have the reality of people dying alone and in squalor. And the unforgivable situation in hospitals where people die through lack of care, a shortage of compassionate staff, or simply left alone in corridors. No comforting words, no proper palliative care and no dignity. It’s a disgrace and if we had been told 30 or 40 years ago that these sorts of instances were to happen on a daily basis in British hospitals in the 21st century, we simply would not have believed it. And if even one such case had been reported back then, it would have elicited a massive public outcry prompting immediate action. The fact is we have become almost immune to such reports in our newspapers which often only involve a column or two on an inside page. Now we The sick and elderly in the UK are want to increasingly regarded as a damn nuihear your views. sance and when society endorses projects like the sweetly YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE named but deeply sinister Liv- YOUR OPINION erpool Care Pathway, then it is a www.euroweeklynews.com slippery slope indeed.

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Whisky in the Jar does not just serve up whisky but has an excellent range of cocktails too, an equally extensive menu lovingly created by experienced bar manager Marcel. “All of our cocktails are handmade and we do not use syrups or mixes,” explains Iain, and for those that may fancy a bite to eat they offer a great traditional tapas menu, simple good food that is really well done, including classics you would expect to find on a typical Spanish tapas menu. The bar runs regular special promotions throughout the week such as the Whisky of the Week every Wednesday and Cocktail of the week on Fridays. Playing rock and blues music Iain stresses that whisky is a drink to be enjoyed, “typically whisky should be served in a whisky flute, a glass kind of similar to a brandy glass and should be served with a little water. Normally it should not be mixed with ice, but since this is Spain I suppose I can understand that,” explains Iain and jokes “but if anyone comes in and asks for a single malt and coke, then they will be asked to leave!” The bar has a number of events in the pipeline, including Whisky monthly testings that will take place on the last weekend of

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Marina d’Or will again become the capital of the ballroom dance ENJOY and have an unforgettable time ON Friday 6 and Saturday November 7 at 18.30, the Palace d’Or, the hub of the emblematic holiday city Marina d’Or, will get all dressed up in order to hold the second edition of the regional Dance Final Championship of the Valencian Community and also Catalonia. The event is organised by the Torremolinos Council and Hoteles Marina d’Or SL. During these two days you will be able to enjoy a marvellous spectacle of different types of dance, like the combined dance (waltz, tango and paso doble) or salsa and chachacha, performed by dancers of all ages, from dancers over 60 years old to children under 12 years. You will have an unforgettable time! This is one of the many Dance Finals organised by the Torremolinos Council, which organises these kinds of dance championships throughout the year, all over Spain and France. The winners are invited to participate in the European Dance Championship which has been held for the past 27 years in Torremolinos (Malaga) during the last week of February. For more information call 952 40 92 10, email them at info@torremolinosbailando.com, or follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torremolinos bailando?sk=wall

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Elvis - is in the building SIMON PATRICK is back as Elvis on November 6, at La Senieta, Moraira. Simon is one of the very best Elvis Presley tribute acts around who frequently plays Las Vegas - his previous concerts for TM Lions have been known to sell out by word of mouth alone and his many fans in this part of the world will be keen to book their seats for another fantastic evening of great rock ‘n roll as Simon pays homage to the legend that is Elvis Presley. Appearing with Simon are Mills & Boone, a duo of sassy lassies from Wales. So get your hips geared up to swivel, look out them blue suede shoes and leave your inhibitions at home for this one - it’s going to be a tremendous night. Tickets are €15 from the TM Lions Ticket Hotline 966 491 917 or email colinlilley1424@gmail.com. To obtain details of future T.M. Lions fundraising events, follow Teulada Moraira Lions Club on Facebook, or join the Lions’ mailing list by sending an email to mailinglist. tmlions@gmail.com.

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Composer invited to UN 70th anniversary DARIO is well known for his compositions By Declan Scanlan COMPOSER and friend of the Euro Weekly Dario Poli was honoured to be invited to The Hague over the weekend to attend the International Gala celebrating the 70 years anniversary of the founding of the UN. Dario was earlier invited to write a new music composition for The Peace and Justice Foundation, a newly established venture at The Hague. The new composition will be presented at an exclusive gala event in September 2016 and Dario took time out from writing and his other projects to attend The Peace Palace building at The Hague. Upon his arrival he was driven from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to meet Florence Olara of the Hague Justice Portal who had issued the formal invitation to the UN event. He was then introduced to a range of officials and personalities and heard several speeches during the memorable evening. The 70th anniversary of the founding of the UN was marked around the world and Dario told us that he will be returning to The Hague again for further meetings as he continues to prepare the composition for the The Peace and Justice Foundation. The gala next year for the Foundation is ex-

DARIO POLI: Creating new music. pected to assemble International and Dutch celebrities and personalities from the worlds of film, music, sports, business, international politics, justice, NGOs and international society. Dario will be formally presented at the gala as will the music he is creating especially for the event. Among his other ongoing projects at the moment is Amsterdam, a new musical he is planning to launch in Holland. Dario is well known for his compositions including ‘Marbella Marbella,’ a song celebrating all of the best things about the area.

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U3A new gardening group A NEW gardening group has been created at the U3A Teulada-Moraira, which will be run by Eileen Brown. Eileen trained and worked as a garden designer in the UK and ran her own business designing and maintaining gardens. Eileen has a great wealth of experience with UK gardens and since being in Spain has learnt quite a bit

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Mediterranean Coast Challenge By Buster Smith THE first open water race to be held in the bay of Altea - Alfaz del Pi has been organised for 2016. The mayor of Alfaz del P i , Vi c e n t e A r q u e s a n d councillor for sports have presented the new race which is being organised by

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ish at the port, running parallel to the coast of the bay of Altea and Alfaz del Pi. The organisers have created a website, which contains rules and regulations for participation and information for those interested in competing is at www.mediterraneancoastch allenge.com.

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First Mediterranean roots festival THE festival is in support of the United Nations HeforShe Campaign BERKLEE’S Mediterranean Music Institute and Berklee’s campus in Valencia have joined forces to create the first ever Mediterranean Roots Festival (Festival Raíces del Mediterráneo), a two-day event celebrating the musical heritage of the Mediterranean region, its influences and fusions and supporting the United Nation’s HeforShe campaign. The event, featuring worldclass artists, takes place on October 29-30, 2015 at the Teatri Martín I Soler at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences. For this first edition, the opening concert of the festival will celebrate the United Nation’s HeForShe campaign a worldwide solidarity movement which seeks to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of gender equality for the benefit of all - supported by celebrities and ambassadors, including English actress, model and activist, Emma Watson, best known for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter movies. Through the power of music, our commit-

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Roots Festival will close on October 30 with a tribute to the flamenco artist Paco de Lucía featuring flute and saxophone player Jorge Pardo and flamenco singer Pepe de Lucía, performing with a group of Berklee students. Accompanying the band will be singer Genara Cortés, flamenco guitarrist Antonio Sanchez and percussionist José Manuel Ruíz Motos ‘Bandolero.’ The concert is presented in collaboration with Universal Music Spain, El País and Casa Limón with the Paco de Lucía Tribute album Entre20Aguas. Tickets cost €15 and are available from www.berkleetributo pacodelucia.eventbrite.es or alternatively for more information email infovalencia@berklee.edu or call 963 332 802.

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The end of the world and judgement day - or just a silly error of judgement? FOOD scares and doomsday stories are becoming weirder and more contradictive hurry up a bit: Bruce Willis mightn’t be around that long to save us. Then, there are all the food scare stories. Recently, we were warned to avoid sugar. Earlier, there were the horrific carb-and-saturated-fat threats, fruit is ‘unhealthy,’ potatoes too. Plus bread, white rice, pasta, red wine, dairy, milk, cheese, cream, butter. Yet other ‘scientific’ studies claim cream and butter should be eaten heartily, red wine prevents heart disease and baked potatoes are an excellent source of vitamins. Convinced? Well, next week the government’s awarding research grants to figure out if water is wet. After that, a study of Scotland’s favourite health snack: deep-fried Mars bars. Followed by a major research project to pin down the date of Christmas. But are all these scare stories just red herrings? Are they leading us

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IT’S the silly season - you know, that time of year when MPs buzz off for their summer hols and the papers are plastered with silly stories - still with us and merging with Halloween? Especially about food scares and doomsday scenarios. For instance, a few weeks ago were reports of a gargantuan asteroid hurtling towards Earth, with enough power to wipe out life as we know it. That was, we learnt, the belief of an online community of biblical nutters who predicted our collective demise. It’s estimated in the 40 millionth century the galaxy of Andromeda will collide with ours. Well, could it

SCARE STORIES: Contradicting advice about what is ‘healthy.’

No through road Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

ARANTZA QUIROGA had to resign as the Partido Popular ’s secretary general in the Basque Region and has now left her seat in the regional parliament. She put forward a proposal for a cross-party peace process without demanding that the Bildu radicals specifically condemned ETA. The outcry from her own party forced her to retract and later throw in the towel. Mother-offive Quiroga who is conservative with a lowercase ‘c’ and close to the ultra-Catholic sect Opus Dei saw that everyone must be included in any peace process. The bitterness of victims and their families is justified and understandable but the inability to cooperate - if not forgive and forget - is an obstacle that blocks every route on the search for peace.

The worst thing KING JUAN CARLOS, who abdicated last year in favour of his son Felipe, saw Letizia

Mas the masochist PROSECUTING Cataluña’s regional president Artur Mas for organising a mini-referendum in November last year will bring the government only passing satisfaction. Mas embraces martyrdom with masochistic relish, aware that this will do more for the independence cause amongst unconvinced Catalans than any amount of haranguing at the hustings.

Ortiz as the worst thing that could have happened to Spain’s royal family. When the couple announced their engagement he predicted that she would destroy the monarchy, or so Spanish journalists Daniel Forcada and Alberto Lardies claim in a newlypublished book. They’re probably right because Spain is as class-ridden as Britain and Juan Carlos was unlikely to welcome a divorcee with a taxi-driving grandfather. Of course that was before his son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin was found si-

phoning off public money, and before he broke his hip while shooting elephants in Zimbabwe in the company of his mistress, when the recession was at its height.

Pantomime season ALBERT RIVERA’S Cs continue to creep up on the PP and PSOE in the opinion polls. It’s appropriate that the general election is set for December 20 at the start of the pantomime season with its cry of “He’s behind you!”

ARANTZA QUIROGA: Resigned after an outcry from her own party.

down dangerous dietary paths? For example, we’re advised that a mixed, varied and balanced diet is healthy. No miracles required! Fine, but not everyone knows what that means. If you believe the advertising, you’d be having Coco Pops for breakfast, white sliced bread with Flora margarine, Pot Noodles, burger and chips later on. This makes me wonder if all these health stories that are regularly trotted out aren’t belated April Fools jokes. They’re certainly getting weirder. Fact: tall, thin men are more likely to lose their hair. I made this last bit up but you get the idea. Trick or Treat deep-fried Coco Pops, anyone? Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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LAST week we looked largely at where one can buy plants with an initial look at how plants can be obtained for free. That concept is expanded on in this week’s column. For simplicity of text we include small plants, shrubs and trees in the term ‘plants’. In practice free sources include the following. - Seeds dropped by birds. - Self seeded from existing plants. - Self seeded along the roadside or on vacant plots. - Propagation from cuttings. - Splitting of perennials. - Splitting of bulbs, corms and tubers. - Splitting of oversized plants

purchased from garden centres. - Collection of seed and sowing. - Overhanging plants from next door or along the pavements. - Swaps with neighbours and friends. We comment on each below. Seeds dropped by birds. From the day we took over our piece of mountainside we adopted and nurtured many plants that have grown up where birds or strong winds had dropped their self-fertilized seeds. Sometimes they were dug up and moved to a more convenient situation but in general they were left where they happened to be as they had often started to put down strong natural root systems. Self seeded from existing plants. Among those plants that regularly self seed are freesias,

hollyhocks, marigolds, alyssum, laurel, and lavender. Self seeded along the roadside. Unmade earth pavements, especially with road edging blocks that cause water to be retained after rain, can be a good harvesting area. Look out for saplings growing under overhanging trees. We have two tall acacias that came this way. When 60cm high they were pulled gently out of the pavement. To survive they had put out the same length of roots in only four centimetres of soil. Propagation from cuttings. Cuttings can be taken and successfully rooted at almost anytime of the year in Spanish gardens. The most productive time is during the winter/early spring cutback. Splitting of perennials. Many perennials such as

CUTTINGS: Can be swapped with friends and neighbours. leonotis, sages, succulents and gazanias can be easily split. Splitting of clumps of bulbs, corms and rhizomes. Every few years dig up and split established clumps of daffodils, crocuses, lilies, irises, agapanthus and monbretia. Splitting or taking cuttings from oversized plants purchased from garden centres. Sometimes the potted plants purchased from garden centres are too large for convenient

planting out in the garden. Collection of seed and sowing. Try collecting ripe seed heads or pods of marigolds, poppies, and the Devils tongue tree. And in the vegetable plot seeds such as peas, onions, garlic, leeks, pumpkins, peppers and melons are easy to collect and store. Overhanging branches. Often the branches of one’s neighbours flowering trees and climbers can be trained to add interesting touches to one’s

boundary screens. Swaps with friends and neighbours. Rarely do keen gardening visitors leave our garden without a few cuttings and we likewise when we visit them. It is possible to add interesting cacti, succulents, sages, shrubs etc in this way. It is also possible to swap surpluses of plants. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com October 2015.

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Keep your home safe TIPS to help you stay in control of fire dangers ARE you doing all you can to ensure your home is as safe as it can be? Take a look through these top tips, collected by realsimple.com, and find out. To stay ahead of fire dangers make sure you turn off heaters when you aren’t in the room and keep them away from anything flammable. If your home has security bars on the windows make sure they are easy to open or have quick release devices. In the kitchen the simplest things can make the biggest difference. Don’t leave pans unattended on the stove. Don’t

use wet oven mitts, even if you’re in a hurry. Have a lid close to the stove to deal with any fires and never use water. If the oven catches fire switch it off and keep the door closed. If you have a fireplace you will need to organise an inspection each year to see if a cleaning is needed. For those of you like to keep your home entertainment system up-to-date remember not to lay electrical cables under rugs or carpet. When you are tackling the laundry remember to clean the dryer’s filter regularly and don’t

leave it on when out of the house. Don’t overload electrical outlets. If your home doesn’t have smoke alarms get them installed and put them up high

on walls or on ceilings. Lastly have a practised plan in place so you have two ways to get out of each room, usually one door and one window.

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Such bad service! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS in retail for all of my working life and the thing I was most concerned with was customer service. So the moan of the week is the lack of it and what happened? I purchased a new car a couple of years ago and it had a three year guarantee and three year free servicing so when the second service came up I took it to the dealer that it came from and took in my ‘Gold’ service book only to be told that they aren’t agents for that make anymore and, in fact, Chevrolet don’t sell cars in Spain anymore! “So what shall I do?” I asked. And I got the ‘shrug’. You know the one - the shoulders go up, head sinks in twisty smirk and then he walks away to go answer the phone! Now I’m peed off enough as it is but to top it off he’s now left me because the thing on the desk that makes the noise is more important than the person in front of you. Doesn’t matter where you are – bank or store - you might have been in line for 30 minutes, you get to the counter and the person who is serving you just stops and talks to the person on the phone! The person who has just got instant bloody service after I’ve been waiting

for 30 minutes!! Well me being the patient understanding person that I am said, “Oi I haven’t finished talking to you”. He puts his hand over the phone and says “Phone GM in Madrid they will have to sort it out”. And that was it! Not the slightest bit interested. And what about this for customer service? The ever suffering Mrs S and our daughter Dr S went to Hong Kong for a wedding. She goes online to check something about the flight and right across the top in red it says Madrid to London leg has been cancelled and therefore the London to Hong Kong leg has been cancelled too. She phones BA immediately and they just say sorry. Sorry? Is that all? If she hadn’t had a look online they would have got to the airport only to find their whole holiday had been messed up. I have been in touch with BA. Are they interested? Not one iota. They just keep sending the same BS emails saying absolute corporation nonsense and absolutely no explanation as to why she wasn’t notified or what would have happened if she hadn’t checked. Customer service departments need to learn one lesson. Get off your backsides and step out from behind your desk. Look at the problem from the customer’s point of view and pretend it’s you with the problem. And ask yourself would you be happy with an answer that is about as useful as a chocolate teapot!

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Traffic fine details now in English AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

MORE information is now available in English online. THE DGT Spanish traffic department is now offering more information in English. Some of the information on their website is now in more languages other than Spanish, namely English, French and German. On the main page of their website, http://www.dgt.es/es/ information is now available in English which tells you what to do if you receive a traffic violation ticket. Once you click on the link in English, the sections are presented in five topics, detailing what to do if you have received a traffic violation ticket, how to identify the offending driver if it was not the vehicle owner, and details of how to appeal against and pay a fine, as well as their contact details. Each one of the topics then explains, in detail, the procedures to follow. You can read the information at any time, whether you

have received a fine or not. BTP being removed from licences From January 1, 2016, the ‘btp’ classification on Spanish driving licences will be removed, in line with EU legislation. The ‘btp’ classification is already only valid in Spain and the removal is part of the Single European Driving Licence standardisation programme. The classification is a specific category for drivers of certain types of vehicles, such as priority or emergency service vehicles, taxis and school transport, with a maximum weight not exceeding 3,500kg mass and the number of seats, including the driver, not exceeding nine. Drivers of these vehicles will still be permitted to drive them as their standard licences will cover the validity, namely category ‘B’ so long as all other criteria is met.

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Where do I get a Minutes book? Last year I was elected President of our small Community and I am learning as I go! I have two questions. First, is there any publication that might help me? Second, where does one purchase a new Libro de Actas, the official If your local bookstore does not carry books for accounting and registry, they are available from Amazon or Google shopping, under Libro de Actas, for less than 20 euros. It has been a normal practice to take this official book with the Com-

Minutes book of the AGM? The Notary sent me to a newsagent, the newsagent sent me to the bank. The bank copies the Minutes for their legal department but does not know where you get a new book. S.S. (Costa Blanca)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

munity stamp on it to the bank in order to change the signatures on the Community bank account when new officers are elected. Now you should

have the Administrator or President produce a stamped certificate instead. Spain’s Data Protection Agency has ruled that giving the bank access to the entire book violates members’ privacy. For a helpful book, you might try You and the Law in Spain by David Searl.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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MANY people have different opinions on muzzles. Of course anyone that sees a dog with a muzzle automatically assumes the dog is dangerous. There are many types and when choosing one make sure that the dog is able to breathe. The muzzle that I recommend is the Baskerville which is marketed by the eminent Roger Mugford. This is a basket design and allows near unrestricted mouth opening for panting and drinking. These are available at most good pet shops and many vets stock them too. They come in 12 sizes to ensure that a good fit is available for most breeds of dogs. Available through The Company of Animals, PO Box 23 Chersey, Surrey KT16 OPU UK. I encourage all owners to train their dogs to wear a muzzle, the earlier in the dog’s life the better. Most young dogs are destructive; a muzzle will protect your home from being eaten. It will ensure that your dog is unable to eat any rubbish or

ENCOURAGEMENT: The earlier a dog wears a muzzle the better.

poison on the ground and that alone is worth training for. Wearing a muzzle is another way of preventing them from licking wounds. In the

event of an emergency, if you do not have a muzzle then you can always tie the leash around the dog’s mouth to prevent it from biting.

AUTUMN is one of the times of year cases of the blues tend to be more common and experts have revealed this is also the case for pets. The return to routine after holidays is the most common cause for humans to be down in the dumps, and this also upsets household pets along with worsening weather and fewer hours of daylight, animal rights and environmental writer Carolina Pineda reported. Miguel Ibañez, a veterinary professor at Madrid’s Complutense University, explained that animals are just as prone to depression as a result of anxiety and emotional conflicts as humans are. Pets suddenly cooped up in-

doors and left alone for hours after a long summer break with their families and plenty of fresh air can get upset over the lack of company and space. “The same could happen to a human stuck in a flat with little chance of socialising or leaving the house,” Ibañez said.

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Electric DeLorean TO coincide with the ‘Back to the future’ special date of October 21, staff and students at Queen’s University Belfast revealed their own high tech electric DeLorean. Dr David Laverty was in charge of the project and quoting Doc Brown from the film said “if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” He went on to say “we are very proud of our students.”

New Saab for Turkey WHILST biting back the comment that we hope ‘they haven’t been sold a Turkey’, we can report that the owners of the Saab brand have agreed to assist in the development of a new national car for Turkey.

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Driving the Audi R8 Driving most supercars is like trying to manhandle a cow up a back staircase. . . this is like smearing honey onto Keira Knightley.

Some might say...

New and cheaper way you can own a piece of Ferrari CHRYSLER put 10 per cent of the company up for sale By John Smith APART from purchasing the Ferraris owned by former King Juan Carlos, there is a somewhat cheaper way to own a piece of Ferrari as majority owner Fiat Chrysler put 10 per cent of the company up for sale through the US stock market on October 21. Enzo Ferrari started his company to produce racing cars in 1929 and it wasn’t until 1947 that Ferrari produced its first road car, the 125S. The iconic prancing horse symbol of the firm was originally used by Italian World War 1 pilot, Francesco Baracca, who had it painted on the fuselage of his aircraft. In 1969, Ferrari sold a 50 per cent

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Ferrari 458 Spider.

stake in the company to the Fiat group, which was increased to 90 per cent in 1988. The shares were launched at $52 (€46) each raising $893 million (€790

million) for Fiat and finished 15 per cent up on the day. Fiat continues to own 80 per cent of the Ferrari business whilst the Ferrari family own just 10

per cent. The company currently only produces 7,000 cars each year, as this classifies it as a specialist maker in the USA so does not have to meet some of the stringent requirements that mass market manufacturers have to comply with. It has however indicated that it will increase production to 9,000 cars. The company is unlikely to make investors enormous profits if it is to remain a manufacturer of exclusive and sought after cars, but with the worldwide popularity of the brand, shareholders are likely to be enthusiasts in for the long term.

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Toyota and Vauxhall set to recall certain models DEFECTS could cause cars to burst into flames

VAUXHALL is said to be considering recalling some of its Zafira models after a problem with the dashboard caused dozens to burst into flames. Drivers of more than 130 of the cars, made between 2005 and 2014, have reported the issue. Japanese carmaker Toyota has said it will recall 6.5 mil-

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FAULTY MODELS: Cars have been sold worldwide.

lion vehicles globally over a faulty window switch which could short-circuit potentially lead to a fire. The defective window switch affects cars produced between 2005 and 2010 including the Corolla, Camry, Yaris and others. Of the total, about 2.7 million cars were sold in North America, 1.2 million in Europe, and 600,000 in Japan.

PRODUCTION: New lines will begin this year.

BMW invest in UK plant A LARGE investment programme to develop the BMW Hams Hall engine plant near Birmingham is complete. The production of new three and fourcylinder engines is already being ramped up on brandnew production lines, and over one million components will be machined at

the plant for the first time this year as supply extends to other plants in the Group. The investment project, part of £750m (€1bn) that has been spent across BMW Group’s UK manufacturing sites, has ensured the Hams Hall site remains a state-of-the-art facility, capable of producing the next generation of engines and securing a long-term future for the plant. Engines, as well as machined components manufactured at BMW Plant in Hams Hall, contribute to a range of cars across BMW Group’s product portfolio. This includes MINI as well as the new BMW 7 Series.

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Take a bow Lewis Hamilton three-time World Champion ONLY the second Brit ever to achieve this feat, Jackie Stewart being the first in the 1970s Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

LEWIS HAMILTON, with some great driving skills, won last Sunday’s terrific and watchable US Grand Prix in Texas to become a three-time F1 World Champion. Only the second Brit ever to achieve this feat, Jackie Stewart being the first in the 1970s, Lewis is also the first to win back to back titles after this, his 10th victory

of 2015. Top man, top driver. Miserable Nico Rosberg was second with Sebastian Vettel third. The next race is in Mexico on Sunday. SOCCER ROUND-UP Last weekend, the UnitedCity showdown at Old Trafford ended all square at 0-0… Sunderland made it six Tyne-Wear derby wins on the trot by beating 10man Newcastle 3-0… Spurs, with a Harry Kane hat-trick, hammered Bournemouth 51… West Ham edged past Chelsea 2-1, thus inflicting more misery on José Mourinho who was sent off along with his coach and midfielder Nemanja Matic…

VALENTINO ROSSI: Finished third in Malaysia.

Arsenal topped the PL for the first time in 20 months (albeit briefly) with a 2-1 win over Everton who had Gareth Barry red-carded… The Ayew brothers, Andre (Swansea) and Jordan, scored against each other in the Welsh club’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa who then sacked manager Tim Sherwood… WBA registered their fourth 1-0 victory and kept their sixth clean sheet of the season with victory at Norwich… Jamie Vardy’s goal earned Leicester the points over Crystal Palace… Watford ruined Mark Hughes’ 100th game in charge of Stoke by winning 2-0 in the Potteries… and Southampton drew 1-1 at Liverpool. At the start of this week, undefeated Brighton headed the Championship from Hull, Derby and Middlesbrough who inflicted upon Wolves their second successive home defeat. Gillingham and Plymouth led FLs 1 and 2. • This week there have been eight fourth round League Cup-ties: Everton-Norwich, Hull-LeicesterSheffield Wednesday-Arsenal and Stoke-Chelsea on Tuesday and LiverpoolBournemouth, Manchester CityCrystal Palace, Southampton-Villa and Manchester United-Middlesbrough last night. • The Champions League continues next week with Sevilla-Manchester City, Manchester United-CSKA and Real Madrid-PSG on Tuesday followed by Bayern MunichArsenal, Barcelona-BATE and Chelsea-Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday. Celtic, Liverpool and Spurs compete in the Europa League next Thursday. • The PL games this weekend are: Chelsea-Liverpool, Crystal Palace-Manchester United, Everton-Sunderland, Manchester City-Norwich, Newcastle-Stoke, Southamp-

ton-Bournemouth, SwanseaArsenal, Tottenham-Aston Villa, Watford-West Ham and WBA-Leicester. The top Championship match is Birmingham-Wolves; Walsall play Gillingham in FL1 and it’s Plymouth-Morecambe in FL2 while Celtic meet Aberdeen in the SPL. RUGBY WORLD CUP Tomorrow South Africa meet Argentina in the third/fourth place play-off game while on Saturday at Twickenham, New Zealand play in their fourth final against Australia. MOTOGP - Valentino Rossi ‘kicked’ Marc Marquez off his machine when finishing third in Malaysia. Dani Pedrosa won the race from Jorge Lorenzo who is seven points behind Rossi in the rider ’s championship with one race left, here in Spain on November 8. Handed a three-point penalty, Rossi will start at the back of the grid.

LEWIS HAMILTON: Great driving skills.

CRICKET - Pakistan (378 and 354-6 dec.) beat England (242 and 312) by 178 runs with 6.3 overs remaining. The third and final Test starts in Sharjah on Sunday. GOLF - GB’s Justin Rose won the Hong Kong Open by one stroke from Den-

mark’s Lucas Bjerregaard the eighth tour victory of his career. And Lydia Ko clinched the LPGA Taiwan to become the women’s world number one. AMERICAN FOOTBALL - Last Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Buffalo Bills 34-31 in front of 84,021 fans at Wembley. The Kansas City Chiefs play the Detroit Lions at the same venue this Sunday. EVENTS - The World Artistic Gymnastic Championships are taking place in Glasgow; the WTA Tennis tournament is underway in Singapore and the famous Melbourne Cup horse race will be run in Flemington.

DID YOU KNOW? The lowest attendance ever for a single day’s play in a Test Match is just 54 - on day one of the Pakistan-England game in Abu Dhabi earlier this month. The full five-day total was 717, while under 1,000 turned up to watch the last five-day Test in Dubai.

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Lester Piggott - Champion Jockey By Tony Matthews ON November 5, 2015, former champion jockey Lester Piggott will celebrate his 80th birthday. Born in Wantage in 1935 into a family who worked in farming who also ran the Crown Inn pub in Nantwich, Cheshire for at least 40 years from the early 1870s - Lester’s grandfather, Ernie Piggott (1878-1967) owned a racing stable in Letcombe Regis and his father, Keith Piggott (1904-1993) ran a similar establishment at South Bank, Lambourn, where he lived till 1954. Ernie Piggott rode three Grand National winners (in 1912, 1918 and 1919) and was related to two other jockeys, Mornington and Kempton Cannon, who were both successful with Derby winners, in 1899 and 1904 respectively. Ernie was also three-time champion jump jockey (in 1910, 1913 and 1915) while Keith Piggott won the Champion Hurdle as a jockey in 1939 and the Grand National as a trainer in 1963.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Celebrating 80th.

Lester has two daughters and a son, Jamie. Lester began riding out of his father’s stable when he was 10 years old and won his first race in 1948, on a horse called The Chase at Haydock Park. He went on to win another 4,492 flat races (4,349 in the UK) and 22 over hurdles. He rode in his first Derby in 1951, finishing 13th on Zucchero, and as a teenage sensation in 1954, he claimed his first Derby winner, Never Say Die. Eight more successes in this annual classic followed:

Crepello (1957), St. Paddy (1960), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977) and Teenoso (1983). In fact, Lester completed the unique triple crown on Nijinsky in 1970, adding the 2,000 Guineas and St Leger to his Derby triumph. Stable jockey to Noel Murless and later to Vincent O’Brien, Lester certainly had a glittering career of unparalleled success. He rode for the Queen for the first time in 1955 and became known as the ‘housewives favourite.’ Surprisingly tall for a jockey (5 ft 8 in/1.73 m), Lester was nicknamed ‘The Long Fellow’ and for most of his career rode at eight stone (112lb/51kg), being champion jockey 11 times. Retiring in 1985, Lester became a trainer at the Eve Lodge stables which housed 97 horses

Alenda Golf October 16 ERROL HEATH wasted no time in making his presence felt when he made his first appearance as a member of Levante Golf Society at Alenda. As well as winning Division 1 with 38 points, Errol also took one of the nearest the pin prizes. His tee shot at the short par 3 fifth hole covering the flagstick all the way and coming to rest where it landed, just 0.93 metres beyond the hole. Errol holed out to claim a share of the 2s pot, with other ‘birdie baggers’ Ian Mackenzie, Levante’s captain Alan Turpin and guest Alyson Wood. Alan’s birdie two helped him card 37 points, and finish second in Division 1, with Jeff Morrow, third on 35 points. In Division 2: Ian Mackenzie had 32 points, two more than Dick Temperton. Terry Saville was third with 29 points. The other nearest the pin prize was up for grabs at the 15th hole and was won by David French with a tee shot finishing 3.17 metres from the hole. Mike Harding and Brian Norbury, chose to play their

Syd Smith Trophy Plate knockout final at Alenda, and it was Mike who triumphed winning a close fought match two up. RESULTS: Division 1 First, Errol Heath (13) 38 points; Second, Alan Turpin (18)

37 points; Third, Jeff Morrow (11) 35 points. Division 2 First, Ian Mackenzie (24) 32 points; Second, Dick Temperton (33) 30 points; Third, Terry Saville (23) 29 points.

who won 34 races between them. However, he was convicted of tax fraud in 1987 and sent to prison for three years, of which he served 366 days. And because of his conviction, he was stripped of his OBE which he received in 1975. On his release from prison, Lester returned to riding and immediately won the Breeders’ Cup Mile on Royal Academy, adding another Classic winner to his list on Rodrigo de Triano in the 2,000 Guineas of 1992. He rode his last flat race winner in October 1994 and retired, second time round, in 1995. Lester unfortunately suffered with a heart problem for many years after that but still attended several race meetings.

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Imanyo ‘Keep It In The Family’ RALPH Cup, October 21 at El Plantio THIS is the first time this cup has been played for, and thanks were given to Alan and

Wendy Ralph for sponsoring the day. They all arrived early at Imanyo’s, where the day started with the traditional full English breakfast. The format was pairs full handicap stableford, but a blind draw was done for four holes at double points after the games were complete. Winners of the ‘Keep It In The Family’ Ralph Cup, was the Scottish pairing of Alan

Rodger and Graeme Forrest with 67 points. Runners up were Alan Byrne and Graham Rumsey with 60 points. Best single score was Ian Chetwynd, with 42 points, (with doubles included and 35 without). The Endeavour award went to their photographer Harry Goldsmith. Only three nearest the pins were won, hole 9 Dave Goldsmith, hole 14 Chris Baillie and hole 18

WINNERS: Alan Rodger and Graeme Forrest with a score of 67 points. Alan Rodger. The presentation was held at Imanyo’s and was followed with the usual good food and drink, where the football card was won by Donald Main

(Birmingham City) who donated all the winnings back to our Parkinson’s charity. To see all future competitions, which vary over different courses, visit

www.imanyogolfsociety.com and then all you need to do to join this new society is email your full name and handicap to imanyogolfsociety@gmail.co m.