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Tasha Appeal reaches crisis point T HE LOCAL COMMUNITY has been supporting the ‘Tasha Appeal’ since the 24 year old was struck down by four separate life threatening conditions. Tasha’s father, Andy Lynch, is desperately trying to raise over €200,000 to get Tasha to the US for specialist treatment for her rare mitochondrial disease. However, the fundraising has become top priority for Andy and Tasha as yet another medical crisis struck down the youngster this week. Tasha’s condition is

deteriorating quickly and if Andy doesn’t raise the money soon, her condition will be too far gone to be reversed. Tasha isn’t eligible for UK benefits as she is not a UK resident. She has applied for help from the Spanish Social Security Department and has been waiting for two years for a definitive answer. While it is hoped her official situation can be resolved, the fundraising must continue. Andy explained, “I don’t have time to wait for someone in an office to decide to stamp a form in a few months’ time – my daughter

could be dead by then. It’s an awful thing to say, but that is the reality.” Last week, Tasha had another attack which ended up in a hospital stay and an operation carried out without anaesthetic (anaesthetic could cause massive problems to Tasha’s other conditions and treatment). The operation saw the medical team at Torrevieja hospital insert a PICC line (a peripherally inserted central catheter) into a main vein in the arm and run it up towards Tasha’s heart. This will stay in place permanently and will provide constant IV

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access for infusions as once again, Tasha’s veins had given up on her. She found out how dangerous this could be during the summer when she was unable to receive IV antibiotics for an infection and needed to be resuscitated when her heart stopped. Dad Andy had to watch as a crash team worked frantically to save her. No parent should ever go through that and Tasha now needs that treatment and fast. Over the last 2 years Tasha’s life has been devastated by these rare life changing illnesses – the mitochondrial being the primary disease but complicated by other rare secondary illnesses. She has gone from being the life and soul of the community, to fighting the biggest battle anyone of us could ever face – the battle for life. Since her diagnosis the family has discovered information from a research hospital in America about a treatment of specialist tailored medication that could improve quality of life and possibly extend Tasha’s life expectancy. However, due to the treatment being tailor made for the patient, it is very expensive. The disease has struck Tasha in such a devastating way that she is currently paralysed from the waist down, unable to breathe unaided and relies on a ventilator

and tracheotomy, 24 hours a day. She is unable to swallow, and is fed through a tube. Blind in her left eye and light sensitive in her right eye, Tasha is even unable to support her own head unaided. But with Continued on page 3

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A man suffered third degree burns on 40% of his body following a house fire on 21st November. It happened on the ground floor of a four-storey building. The injured man has been transferred to La Fe hospital in Valencia. The incident happened a little before 9.30am in the premises in calle Argolidas in the urbanisation ‘Balcón de Torrevieja’. The fire brigade attended the premises where they found the injured man inside. He was taken urgently on life support by ambulance and then helicopter to the hospital. Two fire engines were needed to put out the fire. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A Christmas Concert On Thursday 14th December at 3pm the Cantabile choir presents a Christmas Concert in Los Balcones Church in Torrevieja. The title is ‘Joy To The World’ and everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy this festive celebration. This is an additional service to those already publicised by the Anglican Chaplaincy of Torrevieja.

Clean seas in Torrevieja The Councillor for beaches, Javier Manzanares, is pleased to announce that Torrevieja has an excellent record when it comes to the quality of the water during the peak holiday season from 1st June to the 15th September. The statistics allow comparison between previous years back to 2014. Continued on page 5

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To bolster the funds, there are a number of campaigns running this week. Keep an eye out on Social Media for a Christmas Song for Tasha Challenge and please join in if you dare! Also on Sundays 3rd, 10th and 17th December from 2-6pm, Alfonso’s in Playa Flamenca is hosting a series of fun days with live entertainment, Christmas stalls, carol singers, food, drink and more. For the last event on December 17th, Andy Lynch (Tasha’s dad) is planning to cycle from La Marina to Alfonso’s and is looking for cyclists to join him to raise sponsorship. If you think you can help save Tasha’s life, please give what you can by following the above instructions or call Andy, Tasha’s dad, on 674 125 926.

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THE ‘BALLENA’ EYESORE TO BE DEMOLISHED

It has been an eyesore in the middle of Torrevieja and has been declared a ruin since 2006. Now, finally, the demolition of La Ballena (The Whale) on calle Pedro Lorca, can go ahead. The process had been held up due to complications with the demolition firm who had been awarded the contract. Councillor Fanny Serrano has been overseeing the issue including the awarding of the contract to a new demolition firm. On the 21st November she at last signed permission for the demolition to take place.

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your help, she could possibly be given a new, better and longer life. The Orihuela Costa Community Care Association has agreed to manage the fundraising on Tasha’s behalf and are helping Andy by organising fundraisers and lobbying politicians both here and in the UK. To help simply make a donation of whatever you can afford: Online via the Go Fund Me Page (incidentally, you can see the total raised so far here too): https://www.gofundme.com/w48entashas-mitochondrial-treatment Online via PayPal: tashasmitofund@outlook.com – Andy then logs each payment with the Go Fund Me page so that everything is accounted for.

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This will now mark the end of a long administrative process which saw both the first and second company awarded the contract ruled out due to not meeting solvency requirements. Eventually the contract has been awarded to the third business to present their estimate who come from Navarra. The demolition process must be completed within four months bringing to an end the eleven years that the building has been considered in need of knocking down. Suzanne O’Connell

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Eight points of the town are monitored for water quality including Cabo Cervera, Los Locos, El Cura, the swimming pools of Paseo Juan Aparacio, Los Náufragos, Mar Azul and Cala Piteras. ‘Our beaches are one of the fundamental attractions of the town,’ explained Councillor Manzanares. ‘In addition to having a high quality of water we can also be proud of the lifeguard service and the sand cleaning.’ This is in spite of the fact that Torrevieja experienced two major storms that left the beaches devastated. All of the eight areas measured recorded excellent water quality.

Mare Nostrum students plant trees Students who are taking the gardening module at IES Mare Nostrum school in Torrevieja have begun planting trees with the help of the forest department at the natural park. The programme they are participating in is called ‘Mare Natura’. It included around 20 pupils accompanied by their teachers who initially heard a talk about the benefits of the natural park and then went to Lo Albentosa, near to the cemetery, where they began to plant a variety of different trees. This is part of a programme of awareness raising of the natural environment that includes the conservation of bats, the monitoring of nesting boxes and the reintroduction of native species of plants into areas where their numbers have been reduced.

Defence classes Twenty women were given tuition in how to protect themselves at Torrevieja hospital on 25th November. The objective was to increase security of patients and to mark the International Day of Eliminating Domestic Violence. Altogether there were 201 cases of male violence in the first ten months of this year in the Vega Baja. The workshop was aimed at improving the security of patients and was delivered by Jorge Conejo. The women taking part learnt some personal security techniques that they can use to defend themselves in violent situations.

Hackathon success For 36 hours, from 10am on Saturday 25th until 4pm on Sunday 26th students and young people congregated in the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre in Torrevieja to create new apps to support the tourist trade. Altogether 74 students, mostly from the fields of engineering, multimedia, IT and tourism, took part. The students formed teams of between three and six people and were closely watched by potential sponsors ready to offer grants as well as prizes for those apps considered to be most likely to be developed at a professional level. The students continued working Continued on page 6

Torrevieja might be head to toe with video surveillance but a lot of it isn’t working. It’s being claimed that 70% of the cameras in Torevieja aren’t actually currently functional. The claim was made following the discovery that authorities were not able to identify the cause of an accident even though it took place in an area that was supposedly being recorded. In addition it is claimed by the police union Sipol that there is only one officer who is authorised to read number plates and he only works in the mornings. The union has made a denuncia to the effect following the incident when a vehicle avoided an alcohol and drugs check and in its flight caused damage to another vehicle. However, in spite of the area being declared a ‘zona videovigilada’ they could not identify the vehicle as the cameras weren’t working.

Although there are vehicle licence plate readers on different major roads into the city, the person who can use this information is only available on weekday mornings. The union is arguing that whilst the police force in Torrevieja is constantly being criticised for its practices, the resources that they need to work efficiently are being denied to them. In response, the mayor, José Manuel Dolón, has declared that they are already in the process of authorising more officers to read the number plates and the repair of the cameras is an item on the 2018 budget. However, the budget has been held up by lack of agreement between the coalition government and the opposition parties. The video and radar system in Torrevieja was launched in 2011 and cost 1.7 million euros. It consists of 192 cameras and it is claimed by the town hall that many of these have not functioned for a while. Suzanne O’Connell

Torrevieja hospital commemorates its eleventh year The university hospital of Torrevieja has been very busy over the eleven years it has been open. 180,000 operations have been recorded there and now operations done on a day admission basis have risen to 74%. The hospital opened to the public on 21st November 2006 and represents a private/ public arrangement that has allowed it to remain a leader in innovation. There have been 800,000 emergencies and 14,000 births, over two million x-rays and over two and a half million outpatient appointments. Those running the hospital are proud

of its record. They state that the waiting time for an operation is 41 days in comparison to 103 in the community as a whole. The hospital has a good reputation as a teaching hospital and over the past 11 years it has developed and matured, according to its manager Dr. José Antonio Velasco. The hospital was built to cover the demand from the area at a time when the nearest hospital was in Orihuela. To mark the occasion of its 11th birthday patients were given a commemorative cookie and a card wishing them a speedy recovery. Suzanne O’Connell

New Leroy Merlin store on the coast On Thursday, the Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, opened the new Leroy Merlin store that has just been purpose built in Orihuela Costa. A sister store to the main DIY superstore at Zenia Boulevard, the new branch in La Regia specialises in building supplies. Bascuñana stressed that "this opening is another example of the fact that the trade in Orihuela is a living sector in full development, and that it also brings new jobs to our city." The Oriolan Mayor was accompanied by the Councillor for Commerce, Miguel Ángel Fernández, and the deputy mayor, Rafael Almagro. There were also several senior representatives from Leroy Merlin including: the manager

of Leroy Merlin La Zenia , Gonzalo Rodríguez, the regional director of the Southeast zone, José Luis Ramírez, the director of Development of Leroy Merlin

Spain, Juan Sevillano, the head of Expansión, Borja Arambarri and the director Leroy Merlin also attended. La Zenia, Antonio Javier Camacho.

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International child’s day celebrated The participating children

Six schools took part in Torrevieja’s celebration of the international day of the child on Monday 20th November. Primary schools Cuba, Alpe, Acequíon, Salvador Ruso, Ciudad del Mar and IES Mediterráneo performed at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre. The mayor reminded everyone at the end of the performance that although there has been progress, on this day we should remember those children who are still denied their rights and remain disadvantaged. ‘We must work every day for their welfare and development.’ Altogether there are 54 children’s rights recognised by the Children’s Rights Convention. The evening’s entertainment was opened by children from Cuba Primary school who sang a song about some of these rights. The Alpe school includes children with disabilities and thirteen boys and girls from here danced and used sign language to protest against

discrimination. Five pupils from IES Mediterráneo became ‘doctors’ for the evening to provide advice on living a health life. Their performance, based on article 24 of the convention, reminded the audience of the rights that all children have to receive healthcare. Acequión Primary School had constructed a magic machine to provide solutions to problems and representatives across the age range from five years old offered ideas for making the world a better place. The fourteen pupils from Salvador Ruso Primary School sang about discrimination to a piano accompaniment from one of their teachers. Finally, Ciudad del Mar closed the event with a shadow theatre production with nine students portraying the fear and anguish in which victims of bullying can live their lives. Suzanne O’Connell The mayor addresses the audience

It’s that time of year again and we’d like to give our readers notice of the very important annual carol concert on Friday 15th December. The concert will be held in Torrevieja’s town square, Plaza de la Constitución. This yearly event is one that’s enjoyed by many different nationalities and brings Torrevieja residents and visitors together before Christmas. We are delighted to announce that once more the Phoenix Concert Band will be playing along with their guests. Gloria Grimshaw from the band has been organising the event this year; ‘Joining us we already have several choirs including the Rascals, Studio32, Cantabile and Crescendo. However, if you are a member of a local choir and would like to take part too, then please do let us know.’ The evening will begin at 5.30pm once the road in front of the church is closed, and it is anticipated that the carols will begin at 6.00pm. The backdrop of the church, La Inmaculada Concepción, and the palm trees is one that is very special to the town. The Belén or nativity scene, will

also be out on display and this is a perfect opportunity to take a look round this whilst getting in the festive mood. The carols will be the same popular mix as last year, so hopefully everyone should be getting familiar with the lyrics. If not, The Costa Blanca People will have its usual pull out pages to make sure that you can sing along with the choirs. There will be a number of stalls out in the square and refreshments will be available. Last year the laser show proved to be very popular and it is hoped that this will take place again. ‘It was a good evening last year,’ says Councillor Carmen Morate, ‘and we really appreciate those who play and sing at this wonderful international event.’ During the evening there will be a collection for charity with Reach Out/ Extiende la mano being the beneficiary. Reach Out provides support, food and a warm sanctuary for those on the streets of Torrevieja. The carol concert is a great night and one that Costa Blanca People hope to see supported as much as ever. Suzanne O’Connell

Torrevieja port – in need of a plan On 21st November a meeting took place between regional and local government representatives to discuss how the port of Torrevieja can best be integrated with the town centre itself. Anyone who has visited the area recently may have been surprised to note that the port car park is now free for use and the fair has been dismantled. The two combined making the area look quite abandoned. Although the meeting was not directly linked to these issues, it does highlight how the area needs a plan in place to make sure it is both functional for fishermen whilst also attractive for tourists and those practising water sports. The mayor, José Manuel Dolón,explained; ‘The integration of the port and the town is one that we must get going on. We are meeting to bring

together key people and ensure that the concerns of the different groups are addressed.We will meet with the nautical sector, the fishing sector, the tourism sector and all the people who have an interest in this initiative and its impact in the coming years.’ There are concerns that the different sectors have not always been sufficiently prepared to take each other’s needs into consideration. This is something that the mayor wants to see addressed, along with the political differences that can sometimes get in the way of what’s in the best interests of Torrevieja. Planning is still in the early stages but let’s hope that something concrete comes from this and helps Torrevieja’s port area become the thriving space it should be. Suzanne O’Connell

Continued from page 5 through the night on their designs. These included an app which could show which beach would be most suitable for you, including the type of beach, quality of water and availability of parking. Another app recommends tourist routes taking into account the weather and accessibility at different times of the year. The day finished at 4pm with each team explaining to the judges in five minutes what their app does to convince the jury of its suitability as a prize winner.

Man sentenced to prison for abuse A man has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison for sexual abuse of a work colleague after a business dinner and a night out in Torrevieja. The incident happened in July 2013. After going out for a party several work colleagues decided to sleep at the accused’s parents’ house. Taking advantage of the victim being asleep, the accused, touched the victim inappropriately. The penalty of two years for this crime was reduced due to the accused admitting the crime and the fact that four years has passed since it took place. As the penalty is less than two years, the man will not have to go to prison. He will, however, be required to pay €4,000 for the damage caused. A restraining order has also been issued which means that he must move away from his place of work and change residence.

Six people to be tried for kidnapping The alleged crime took place when the victim agreed that two of the suspects, a man and a woman, could live in his house for a while. The man then asked the two to leave after a few days at which point they locked him in one of the rooms for a period of thirteen days. The kidnappers are also accused of inflicting bodily harm, including breaking the victim’s rib. The other defendants are accused of visiting the house and taking turns to ensure that he did not escape. Suzanne O’Connell

Oh, what a night for Age Concern On November 11th Age Concern held one of their fundraising events at Coopers Arms in Dona Pepa. Altogether 95 people attended and enjoyed a tasty meal followed by entertainment from the Reef Band. Altogether €315 was raised through a raffle which now goes to support Age Concern and will help to provide the services needed by so many. Age Concern would like to thank Chanade Cooper and all the staff at Coopers Arms who made everyone feel welcome. They’d also like to thank them for their continued support raising money for Age Concern. The Reef Band are a supporter of Age Concern and are also to be thanked for leading the fundraising challenge. For more information about how Age Concern might be able to help you through the provision of personal aids, welfare and support you can visit their centre on Calle Paganini, La Siesta or call 966 786 887 between 10.30-1.30pm. Suzanne O’Connell

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Santa Walk 2017 Time to dust off those Santa suits and put your best foot forward for charity...yes it’s time for the Maria and the Pink Ladies Santa Walk in aid of the AECC. The popular annual fundraiser will take place on Sunday 3rd December, with registration open from 11am and walk starting around 12noon. This is the eighth Santa Walk organised by Maria and the Pink Ladies and Panthers and the fourth held and supported by Zenia Boulevard. Each year hundreds of walkers have helped to raise thousands of euros through the 5 euro

registration fee, sponsorship money from friends and family and through individual donations. It’s Christmas fancy dress, festive jumpers and onesies galore and really is a sight to be seen. Walkers and supporters of the event are being asked to be a ‘Clause with a Cause’ and bring along dry goods, tin stuffs and toiletries as Maria and her volunteers will also be collecting food for needy local families registered with Reach Out and hygiene products for the children of Elche Children’s Home.

More immigrant boat rescues The occupants of another boat were brought to shore at Marina Salinas in Torrevieja. The 11 immigrants were from Algeria and they included three children. The rescue took place on Tuesday 21st November at night and was conducted by the maritime Guardia Civil. The Cruz Roja were there to assist the people as they landed early in the morning. Since last Friday Cruz Roja (Red Cross) have assisted more than 80 people who have arrived in small boats on the Alicante coastline. This latest boat was seen at around 10 o’clock at night by radar. They detected a vessel of around five metres long that was approaching the shore of Cala Ferri in Torrevieja. Alicante alerted the Maritime branch of the Guardia Civil who intercepted the boat at around 11 at night in the area of Cabo Roig and determined that there were 11 people on board. According to the police the boat was overloaded and the occupants had been drifting for several days. The boat had also taken in water. The Guardia Civil rescue boat took the occupants to the Marina Salinas in Torrevieja where the eleven immigrants disembarked and were given a medical examination but none of them showed any major health problems. One was treated for a burn, another for severe pain in his hand, a third for high blood pressure and a fourth for hypothermia. There was no need for hospitalisation and they were all able to be treated at the Guardia Civil Barracks. Suzanne O’Connell

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kilometres per hour. Similar measures are in place in Valladolid, where parking has been temporarily banned in the city centre, and in Lleida. As well as the two provincial capital cities, a further 222 towns in the provinces of Lleida and Barcelona are on air-pollution alerts this week and traffic authorities are keeping a close eye on the situation. The smog is partly due to an anticyclone bringing higher daytime and lower night-time temperatures and practically no wind or rain, meaning toxic particles in the atmosphere are tending to hang around rather than disperse. Air pollution is directly responsible for six million deaths every year on the planet, and Spanish pneumologists have recently warned that the health risks for those who live in areas of high atmospheric contamination caused by traffic and industry are exactly the same as if these residents were heavy smokers.

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Controversy continues over Orihuela Costa beach bars Councillor Luisa Boné has announced that Orihuela Town Hall will not extend the beach bar services contract with the Company Chiringuitos del Sol when it comes up for renewal next year. The contract was awarded in 2014 but a court investigation now suspects that the adjudication may have been rigged under the previous council. Ex-Councillor Martina Scheurer, Los

Verdes (Greens), who was in charge of the Beaches Department at the time, along with the Manager of Chiringuitos del Sol and a municipal technician have all be accused of corruption and misuse of funds. The judge thinks the contract was “made to measure” for Chiringuitos del Sol meaning that the other companies that entered into the tender process had no chance of actually winning the contract,

given the stipulations made. Luisa Boné has made it clear that there is no chance of the council taking the option to extend the contract for another two years when it expires after Easter 2018. She said: “The contract is being judicially investigated for alleged fraud during the time of the last council of the PSOE-Los Verdes so we are not going to extend it. Luisa Bone said: “This government will not allow any doubts to arise in this regard and therefore we will not renew the contract. I have already given instructions for drawing up of new specifications that will not contain any restrictions on free competition. At the same time, we guarantee the minimum quality standards for the seasonal services on our beaches. “This government will not allow any doubts to arise in this regard and therefore we will not renew the contract. I have already given instructions for drawing up of new specifications that will

not contain any restrictions on free competition. At the same time, we guarantee the minimum quality standards for the seasonal services on our beaches." The judge investigating the supposed rigging of the contract for the beach bars in Orihuela in 2014 in favour of the company Chiringuitos del Sol has “well founded and rational suspicion” that the conditions were “made to measure” for the company to win. This is what it says in a judicial decree issued by the court on 11th July, one month after the arrests of the exCouncillor, the Manager of Chiringuitos del Sol and a Town Hall technician for their alleged involvement in the corruption. All three made declarations to the National Police Financial Crimes Unit (UDEF). According to the court document, “suspicions exist” that the actions of the three could have a “criminal nature” so they are accused of corruption and misuse of public money.

Complaint The complaint that spurred the investigation was made by the three competitor companies in the sector Rojuser and the partnerships formed by Belgica Spain Invest SL and Chiringuitos Piratas del Mediterráneo, Gestión y Restauración Punta Prima SL and Pemar Urbanizaciones y Proyectos SL - who were excluded from bidding for the contract because one of the requirements was to have the quality certificates ISO 1400 and Q de Calidad Turística. They complained that this was a new requirement that was included knowing that Chriringuitos del Sol was the only company to hold both of

these certificates. The court believes that the Q certificate was the key for Chiringuitos del Sol to win the contract because it was impossible for the others to obtain in time due to the lengthy process. “The competitors were excluded for not meeting the Q requirement. However, the only company that continued, Chiringuitos del Sol, did not comply with another of the requirements, which was to not have debts with the Town Hall, but this was ignored. Not only did it by-pass this stipulation but continued to be the contract winner,” explained the magistrate. Chiringuitos del Sol obtained the beach bars contract in 2006 and it was extended in 2012 despite owing more than half a million euros in fees to the Town Hall. In 2013 the contract was renewed and in 2014 it was awarded the contract again despite owing about a million euros to the Town Hall after a payment plan was approved. “At the time of entering the process Chiringuitos del Sol was not up to date with its payments and despite this being known by the Town Hall it was given the contract,” said the judge. The judge’s other suspicion is why in 2013 the company had to pay the Town Hall just €363,000 for the service when in previously it had paid €528,000. The witnesses called by the judge include various councillors from the last council, including Carolina Gracia (PSOE), Víctor Ruiz (PSOE), Manuel Gallud (PSOE), Pedro Mancebo (CLR), ex mayor Monserrate Guillén (Los Verdes) and the ex auditor Fernando Urruticoechea. Mireille Toddington

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Bumper catch of bream A fishing boat from Torrevieja caught a record catch of sea bream of 13,000 kilos in one day. Altogether there were 1,946 boxes of fish on 21st November delivered by boat to the fish market in Torrevieja. The boxes had a market value of €3 each. The catch was landed by the boat the Samuel Ruso which arrived early in the morning in the town port with its load. The boxes of fish were sold by auction, as is usual, and were soon snapped up by the fishmongers and major supermarkets. Sea bream is not caught all year round here but they are prevalent at this time of year as sea temperatures begin to lower. There has been a recent fall in the temperature this November from around 20 degrees in October. As the sea cools so the bream comes closer to shore looking for warmer water and the shores around this area provide a warmer sea than they can expect further out. It’s not only Torrevieja boats that like landing their catch here. The market is also favoured by some fleets from other ports including San Pedro, Águilas, Mazarrón and even from Almería. Up to 30 boats operate around the port but when a large shoal is spotted boats can come from as far away as Catalonia. Suzanne O’Connell

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The swimming pool is open

Councillor Victor Ferrández was delighted to announce on 22nd November that the indoor swimming pool in the Palacio de los Deportes in Torrevieja is now open again to the public. The pool was closed in June 2016 and since then a number of improvements and repairs have needed to be carried out. Now, the final chemical checks have been made and the pool is ready to be used again. The opening of the pool is accompanied by a new timetable that includes an increase in its opening times. Now the pool will be open to the public during the middle of the day and on a Sunday morning. The opening hours are: Monday morning closed for maintenance Monday afternoon open from 3pm until 9.30pm Tuesday to Friday open from 8.15am to 9.30pm without closing Saturday and Sunday open from 8am until 2pm There is a possibility that the hours could be increased even more if the personnel

become available to do so. The new hours will be welcomed not only by the public but also by the five swimming clubs that use the facilities and the schools which also usually bring students here. The swimming pool will have at least three lanes guaranteed as open to the public throughout the week except from Friday at 5.30pm until 6.30pm. It is expected that hundreds of people will be able to use the swimming pool every week. The repairs to the pool have included replacing the central air conditioning unit which was in such a bad state of repair that rust was falling in the water. There are still some remaining improvements that need to be made but they will not mean that the pool needs to be closed again. Over the years the pool has suffered from constant leaks both from outside and within the pool itself. Hopefully this heralds a new era of a cleaner and safer pool for the public to use. Suzanne O’Connell

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE EUR weekly currency update

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This week I will change the subject generally from flowering shrubs/plants to vegetables and talk about some particular varieties that flourish here in the Costa Blanca climate

One of my favourite ways of baking this is as a bread and as this is not a cookery article but a gardening one, you could always google up a recipe yourself and give it a try! Marrow (chiefly British name referring to any of the various smooth-skinned elongated summer squashes with creamywhite to deep green skins). The first known use of vegetable marrow was circa 1816. Its edible shiny skin can be any shade of green and its flesh tender with a subtle flavour. If they grow too big then they can tend to have a watery, bitter-tasting flesh which isn’t so nice. One way to cook it is to cut it in half, scoop out the fleshy pips in the centre, replace with vegetables, fish or sausagemeat, bake in the oven and just before it is ready sprinkle on some cheese... delicious... again look up a recipe to be exact.

he seeds that you planted from Mid-February to April should now have been planted out in the garden itself and of these seeds I am going to discuss the cucurbita species, which is a genus of the gourd family, especially the edible ones! They were first cultivated in the Andes and Central American region. These include:

Zucchini/Courgette, Marrows, Squash and Pumpkin Zucchini/Courgette (in the Cucurbita pepo species) is a type of summer squash which can grow to almost one meter in it’s length but the average size for harvesting is normally about half a meter. They can be either long or round. It has been used to treat rheumatism, swelling, cactus scratches and other ailments. The normal zucchini is a light or dark green colour, but the hybrid is a golden colour (these have a lighter,sweeter flavour). Although it is treated as a vegetable it is actually an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower.

Pumpkin (family Cucurbitaceae - which also includes gourds) The word pumpkin originates from the word “pepon”, which is Greek for “large melon”. The French adapted this word to “pompon”, which the British changed to “pumpion” and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, “pumpkin”. This is native to North America, with the oldest evidence being pumkin-related seeds dating between 7000 and 55000 BC, which were found in Mexico. They range in size from less than one pound to over 1,000 pounds! It is popular and used in many different culinary dishes as well as being carved out for a display at Halloween time with a candle inside it which are known as Jack o‘lanterns. This comes under the category of winter squash due to it being ready to harvest in the autumn generally. It is also popularly eaten at Thanksgiving time either as a pie or a soup, which are both equally tasty. It can also be used as a soup thickener or bread made out of it (similar to the zucchini). They have a thick, orange/yellow shell/skin, creased from the stem to the bottom, containing the seeds and pulp. Marc Vijverberg

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Logroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the province of La Rioja.

The population of the city in 2008 was 153,736 while the metropolitan area included nearly 197,000 inhabitants. The city is a centre of the trade in Rioja wine, for which the area is noted, and produces wood, metal and textile products. Logroño is located in the northern region of La Rioja, on the river Ebro, 384 metres (1,260 feet) above sea level. The Camino de Santiago passes through the city. The city lies 152 km (94 mi) from Bilbao, 172 km (107 mi) from Zaragoza, 336 km (209 mi) from Madrid and 468 km (291 mi) from Barcelona. The weather in Logroño —mostly due to its peculiar location, both in terms of distance to the Atlantic coast and in the situation along the course of the Ebro river, is characterized by values ranging from those typically found in temperate oceanic climates to the warmer and drier ones observed in southeastern mediterranean regions of the river's valley. The average annual temperature is 13.9 °C (57 °F).

Although much infrequent, unusually low temperatures during the winter can drop to −5 °C (23 °F), and as low as −10 °C (14 °F); while daily high averages may exceptionally exceed the mark of 35 °C (95 °F) in a particularly hot summer. The average annual precipitation is about 400 mm (15.75 in), regularly spread over the whole year: from 20 mm (0.79 in)–25 mm (0.98 in) in drier periods to the 45 mm (1.77 in)-50 mm (1.97 in) range in the rainiest Logroño was an old settlement, first of the Romans, under the name of Vareia a commercial port, and then of the Celts From the 10th century, possession of Logroño was disputed between the kings of Navarre and those of Castile; the region was finally annexed to Castile. The name is a combination of le and Groin, mashed together as Logroño over time. Alfonso VI of Castile granted Logroño in 1095 a charter of rights that served as a model for other Spanish cities. In 1609 and 1610 Logroño was the main seat of the Basque witch trials, part of the Spanish Inquisition.

Famous people from Logroño include Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Fausto Elhúyar, Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Rafael Azcona, Ramón Castroviejo, Pedro J. Ramírez, Navarrete "El Mudo". Logroño is the shopping and financial capital of La Rioja. Its economy is heavily reliant on wine. It is twinned with Dunfermline, Darmstadt, Libourne, Dax, Rancagua, Ciudad de La Rioja, Brescia, Hagunia. The new airport LogroñoAgoncillo connects the city with Madrid and Barcelona. There are over 50 taperías (tapas restaurants) located within a four-block area near the town center. The traditional tapas restaurants often serve only one tapa [such as seta (mushroom), served as pincho - pintxo in Basque - meaning one serving, or media ración ("half portion"), a small plate of tapas], but offer the Rioja D.O.. Calle del Laurel, known as "the path of the elephants" and Calle San Juan are typical streets where various restaurants and tapas bars offer some of the best pinchos and tapas in northern Spain. Calle Portales is the main street in the old town, where people like to walk and sit in the terraces to eat a meal or drink wine. Calle Marqués de San Nicolás (otherwise known as Calle Mayor) is the main area where people spend weekend nights.

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More wine tasting with a difference Due to popular demand not one but two ‘Wine tasting with a difference’ tours are being offered in the New Year, one on Thursday 18th January 2018 and the other on 26th January 2018. The first tours after the summer break sold out within days and with so many people calling to book places more trips have quickly been organised to avoid disappointment.

As part of her desire to help the expat community to discover the real Spain, local Spanish lady Begona Josa del Portillo is offering a range of tailored trips and tours that aim to provide something completely different to those organised by large tour companies. These aim to discover the hidden gems of Spanish heritage and culture, with traditional food and wine weaved in for good measure.

For many years Begona has been an integral link between the local Spanish and ex-pat communities offering Spanish language and Spanish cooking lessons. It is the popularity of these courses and the influence of her students that has led to Begona organising tailored trips and tours. The vineyard and wine tasting tours take place at Bodega Florentino Perez in La Mancha and they are a day-trips like no other – and at just 23 euros per person are excellent value. Located in La Finca ‘El Cercao’ and nestled among its 18 hectares of vineyards and surrounded by a totally natural environment, the Bodegas Don Florentino are located between vineyards, with a large garden and outdoor patio in front of the impressive main facade. The bodega celebrates an entire family dedicated to the cultivation of the vine for several generations. The land of Don Quixote offers a unique place to relax and enjoy the best gastronomy of the local country side accompanied by some of the finest wines

of the region. The tour, which Begona hopes to run at least monthly, will begin with a typical Spanish breakfast en route and before the afternoon tour, the group will head to Chinchilla for a morning tour of this picturesque village courtesy of an official local guide. You will discover the hidden gems nestled in this beautiful location before heading to the bodega. The group will then begin its extensive guided tour of the vineyard and wine producing facilities. The tour will cover all aspects of wine production from the type of grape, how it is grown, nurtured and harvested to the wine making process and storage. The group will then experience an eatall-you-can traditional five-course lunch of typical Spanish fayre, accompanied by wines of the bodega. There is then the opportunity to visit the official bodega store and buy any of the wines produced. At just 23 euros per person this tour is expected to sell out fast, so speedy booking is advisable; to do so please call Begona on 622 188 772. As always with Begona’s trips and tours several local pick up and drop off points are available for passengers and range from Los Alcazares to Torrevieja. Mireille Toddington

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'Adopt a retired police dog' campaign The National Police, the Guardia Civil, Armed Forces and the fire brigade in Spain have launched their second 'Adopt a Pensioner' campaign – a scheme seeking loving forever homes for retired emergency service dogs. The campaign, which carries a Twitter hashtag #AdoptaUnJubilado – includes the launch of a 2018 calendar with pictures of emergency service dogs to raise money for the charity Héroes de 4 Patas ('Four-legged heroes'). According to the charity, in the first 10 months of 2017, a total of 40 retired police, army and fire brigade dogs have been adopted in Spain – 20 pensioned off from the National Police, 14 from the Armed Forces, two from the Guardia Civil, one from private security companies and one from specialist security centres. In fact, since Héroes de 4 Patas was set up in 2015, a total of 125 dogs retired from the forces due to old age, illness or disability or reduction in faculties such as eyesight and hearing have been re-homed. This means every single four-legged forces veteran pensioned off in that time has

found a home. The calendar, which features the cartoon dog Jubi – short for Jubilado, or 'retired' – created by graphic designer Antonio Fraguas Forges, has been put together with

forces’ dogs, under the hashtag #DileAlMundoLoQueValgo ('Tell the world how much I'm worth') calling for the United Nations to declare a World Working Dogs Day. The Héroes de 4 Patas calendar

the help of reporters, musicians, artists and sports personalities, many of whom have posed with dogs seeking adoption to raise the charity's profile. Celebrities include MotoGP riders Álvaro Bautista and Toni Albacete, members of the legendary boy band Hombres G, TV presenters Jacob Petrus and Raquel Sánchez Silva and the chef Chicote. The charity has also launched a campaign to raise awareness of

costs €10 and can be purchased via the charity's website, Heroesde4patas.org, where animal-lovers can also find details of dogs seeking new families – such as the ex-National Police dog Yoda, pictured above. Some of the great advantages of adopting ex-service dogs are that they are generally calmer, especially due to their age, live and interact very well with humans, and are exceptionally well-trained and obedient.

usual, and were soon snapped up by the fishmongers and major supermarkets. Sea bream is not caught all year round here but they are prevalent at this time of year as sea temperatures begin to lower. There has been a recent fall in the temperature this November from around 20 degrees in October. As the sea cools so the bream comes closer to shore looking for warmer water and the shores around this area provide a warmer

sea than they can expect further out. It’s not only Torrevieja boats that like landing their catch here. The market is also favoured by some fleets from other ports including San Pedro, Águilas, Mazarrón and even from Almería. Up to 30 boats operate around the port but when a large shoal is spotted boats can come from as far away as Catalonia. Suzanne O’Connell

Refurbishing the nest boxes On November 23rd the volunteers of La Mata park and natural lakes took down the Great tit nest boxes,

cleaned them out and returned them to the trees. There are 12 boxes altogether each with a

number at the base which is used to help monitor the birds. The coordinates of each boxes are also recorded so that they can be found more easily. The volunteers are engaged in many different activities to promote the parks and lakes of La Mata and Torrevieja. This included on Sunday 26th November the intercambio/ cleaning day with 80 people signing up to take part in a morning of picking up litter whilst also practising their language skills. The preservation of the parks is an area that brings together a number of nationalities and demonstrates Torrevieja at its multi-cultural best. Suzanne O’Connell

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Poppy Totals head toward new high Christmas Fair Raises a Massive The Poppy Appeal was aiming to raise a record £43 million in UK this year. To help reach that target, over 150,000 volunteers were out on the streets, markets and in shopping centres across the UK and many European countries including here in Spain. Although local branches have been busy raising funds for those ‘needy’ exservicemen and their dependants since the beginning of the year, their activities

have increased dramatically in recent weeks as they set out on their final fundraising ‘efforts’ of the year with the ‘Poppy Appeal’ here in District Spain (North). In Spain the members from 30 branches, 12 on the Costa del Sol, and the remainder from the areas that make up Spain District North, predominantly the Costa Blanca, Calida and Almeria, have also been busy during recent weeks, collecting your thousands of donations. With poppies and collection boxes distributed to over 550 bars, restaurants and other locations across the region, the three local branches mobilised their

‘armies’ of volunteers, in Mid-October. They were active at Alicante airport, as well as pounding the streets at local markets, many supermarkets and shops, and dozens of other venues and collection outlets. Last year the Branches in La Marina/Gran Alacant, Torrevieja and the Orihuela Costa, raised over 73,000 euro, an amount which they will be hoping to surpass when totals are tallied up in the

coming days. Although the appeal was launched by District Chairman Don Cubbon and the mayor of Benidorm, Antonio Pérez, rather later than is usually the case, boxes had been out and about some days earlier. On the Orihuela Costa the appeal was boosted by the presence of two Chelsea Pensioners, Wayne Campbell and Skippy Teasdale, who were collecting at Zenia Boulevard and in the Plaza at Villamartin. Neither of the two venues have been used for some years but the amounts collected in both locations suggest that they will, in future, be added to the

Presentation to the Butterfly Children

Vincento Antonio Mansi joined Rascals about 14 years ago. He was a well know vocalist who delighted many who came to see the shows that Rascals put on for local charities. In his memory Terry Roebuck made CDs of songs he sang in the shows and these were sold for charity. His wife Sheila wanted to thank all who purchased a disc and decided that D.E.B.R.A (the Butterfly children) was the charity she wanted to donate the 350 Euros that was raised. Vince performed for many years in West End musicals.

Rascals are also performing their Christmas Singalong on 14th December at La Marina the Consum Square at 6pm where donations will go again to the Butterfly Children. Another worthy children’s cause that Rascals are supporting is the Elche Children’s Care Home and San Jose Obrero Orphanage (Mattress Appeal) Dates and venues for their performances of the Christmas Singalong are

Thursday 30th November, Sacko’s Bar El Limonar at 12.30 Wednesday 6th December, Carmens Bar La Siesta, 2pm Saturday 9th December, San Luis Square, 2pm Please help these worthy causes and get in the mood for the festive season.

annual list. In some branches many of the poppy collection tins are still to be emptied and the monies counted, so the final figure for the District will not be released for some time, however the major Orihuela Costa and District count took place yesterday, Sunday’ at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras. When speaking to the Leader, local appeal organiser Eddie Coleman seemed in buoyant mood. “We have done most of the counting but we still have the banking to do. I hope, nevertheless, that we will have the final figure in time for our Annual General meeting this coming Thursday,” he said. “Our volunteers have been amazing and I know they will all be at the meeting on Thursday for the announcement. We raised just over 40,000 euro last year so anywhere close to that amount will be an excellent achievement. Watch this space!” Spain District North has 19 Branches and all of them arrange regular and varied social events, as well providing support to our beneficiaries. Local Branches meet in Gran Alacant, Torrevieja and on the Orihuela Costa. New members are always welcome and you do not need to have an Armed Forces background to enjoy all the Branch has to offer. Locations and details of all the Branches can be found on the website: www.britishlegion.org. uk/counties/spain-north. For support and information, please email: assistance.rbl.dns@gmail.com or call 676 451 780.

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The recent 'Reach Out' Christmas Fayre on Sat 18th November at the Marina Bar Torrevieja exceeded all expectations by raising a massive two thousand three hundred and twenty two euros. Organisers David and Lorraine Whitney of Reach Out shop 2 were over the moon with the result and of the support shown by all who attended.

Velvetones charity Christmas concert Velvetones contacted the Costa Blanca People this week to ask for help publicising their Charity Christmas Concer. A spokesperson said, “We know it is early but we are trying to raise more funds for our lovely Charity ALPE for the disadvantaged. They have recently been burgled and it is heartbreaking!” So come and enjoy The Velvetones with guest act Peter Gray, tickets only €5, on November 29th doors open 7.15pm at Restaurante El Paraiso, Jardin del Mar, behind Carrefour, Torrevieja. If you cannot join in on the night, feel free to come along for a coffee at rehearsals every Wednesday from 10 am till 12.30 at the above venue. They are a friendly bunch of ladies who love to sing in four part Harmony a Capella (no musical accompaniment). Last rehearsal December 13th. Call Mary-Anne 966 714 973 to reserve tickets.

IN HARMONY Chamber Choir conducted by Nigel Hopkins The annual Christmas concert, "CHRISTMAS STARTS HERE", will be held in La Zenia church on Sunday 10th December at 7.30pm. It will feature the Costa's leading chorus, IN HARMONY - conducted by Nigel Hopkins. This year's concert will be extra

Rita and Dave Monaghan of the Marina Bar together with their trusty staff gave their usual fantastic support to the event, one of them, namely Nick even had his beloved beard shaved off to raise money for the charity. Raffle,Tombola, many stalls and 'The Rascals' providing Christmas songs all contributed to the success of the afternoon and with a surprise visit from Santa himself the children were also involved in this Christmas event. Thanks must go to all those who donated saleable items and a special thanks to the following: Bev Jones for her wonderful Cake Donation. David Hicks of 'Razorsedge' for shaving off Nick's beard. Dima Arte Torrevieja; for Portrait Voucher. El Patio Restaurant for meal voucher.

special as included in the programme will be the Christmas music from Handel's Messiah. This all-time favourite work has thrilled audiences for more than two and a half centuries and will be a special feature of this concert. Included in this Christmas

celebration will be many Christmas songs and carols heard in the best cathedrals around the world, and will include many favourite carols especially for audience participation. This year Nigel Hopkins' choirs reached a charity fund-raising total of €50,000, and a substantial donation from this concert will benefit La Zenia church. Tickets are €10 each, and are available only from La Ponderosa Gift Shop at La Zenia C.C. (next to Consum). Places are limited so you are advised to book early to avoid disappointment.

Smile Charity Group The picture shows Smile Charity Group presenting a cheque for €500 to Luis Rodriguez, the Mayor of Benijófar, for cash raised in favour of the Benijófar Crisis Appeal, in the past year. In addition we have donated €500 each to ‘AECC’, the ‘Stroke Association Spain’ (formerly ‘Torrevieja Stroke

Support’) and Elche Children’s home. This brings the total charitable donations we have made since our inception 4 years ago to €17,684. Our next fundraising effort will be a music night at the Catorce Restaurant in Benijófar on the 13 December with the fantastic duo “Diverse”. Tickets are available from Restaurant Catorce,

The Card Place Benimar, The Post Room Benijófar or the Benijófar International Library. The cost per ticket is €12.50 which will include a buffet meal. Or Call : 665 222 974 or 639 447 529. If you would like to join us or find out more information email us at smilecharitygroup@gmail.com.

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Devastated

I hate Christmas

My husband and I haven’t been getting along for years. Last week he left me a note saying ’I’ve had enough and I’m leaving’. That was it, and I’ve heard nothing more from him. His phone is disconnected, and his family and employers haven’t heard from him either after he didn‘t turn up for work. He took everything including his passport, so he might have just got on a plane. I don’t know whether to try and track him down, or report him as a missing person to the Police. We’ve got kids.

I don't like to be a scrooge, but I absolutely hate this time of year. I lost someone very dear to me on Christmas Eve 3 years go, so it brings back very sad memories for me. And the fact that it’s all thrown in your face on the TV with happy families gets me down. Friends have invited me for Christmas Day this year, and they are very kind but all I want to do is stay in bed until it’s all over.

This must have been a terrible shock to you, and it looks like he planned it. Depending on how old the children are, he may still have a duty to maintain them, so you should report his absence to the Police if the children are young. Not having had the chance to talk things through with him before he left must be upsetting to you because you won’t have any answers. Get some support from a support group like runawayhusbands.com.

I am not going to advise you to embrace Christmas if you don’t want to. There are a lot of people out there who won’t be enjoying Christmas this year for one reason or another. You can of course stay in on your own and politely decline invitations, however I am going to suggest you do something like go for a walk, and order a takeaway - watch some of your favourite DVDs. Do things to comfort yourself until Christmas has passed.

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Enjoy this excerpt from our book Rebecca Serwotka Your favourite local property expert, of Inmobiliaria Real Estate Agents in Ciudad Quesada & published author of “Moving Forward – 25 Essential Rules For Buying & Selling Real Estate Without Going Crazy.” Request your FREE copy today!

Enjoy this excerpt from our book- Rules 5 & 6: RULE #5:The market is always right! A home seller often thinks they know their home and its value better than anyone. The truth is, it’s the market that decides a home’s value. I have yet to find a home to which this rule does not apply. It doesn’t matter if it is a dilapidated shack or a glamorous estate. Regardless of the property’s condition, there is a “low-ball” buyer who will come along, (they usually call themselves “investors”) and say the “price is right” and offer a contract for sale. The market will decide when the price of the house matches the product. Is your home priced accordingly? Is it updated and in proper repair? Is reluctance to complete repairs going to force you out of the retail market and into the wholesale market? Do not invite investors or buyers in unless the repairs have been made. The buyer and other agents will compare your home against its competitors in the marketplace. If you have no source of liquid or borrowed funds to make these changes, then lower the asking price, reflecting its present “as-is” condition. The property will entice someone solely on value. Conversely, as we saw before, when a house is overpriced the

market will respond with a lack of interest and fewer showings. Price fixes everything. RULE #6:Preparation is the key Abraham Lincoln said, “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I would spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Prepare the house and your emotions for the long haul. A home sale involves viewings, cleaning, lifestyle, and process flow. Be prepared for everything. First, you and your entire family, including pets, need to be able to easily vacate the house for a showing with an hour’s notice without an ounce of stress. If there’s stress involved, it is less likely you’ll say yes, and more likely you’ll avoid showings. The goal is to say yes to showings —every time. Don’t miss an opportunity. Sharpen your axe and make sure you’re prepared for last- minute showings. Don’t be so strict in your boundaries that it becomes a pain to show the house. Have a plan to execute quickly. And just as important— get everyone in the family on the same page. When a buyer walks in, how will they see your home? The condition of your property will be inviting, repellent, or neutral. Neutral means nothing special. We want the buyer to KNOW your home is something special when they first set foot inside. Remove, fix, paint, or patch anything that makes the house look as if it isn’t ready to be sold. In Sales and Marketing 101, product positioning (the placement of your home, in this case) will make or break the sales experience and profitability. Present your home in its best condition, competitively priced with the best For more information and guidance on buying and selling, please contact us and we will send you our FREE ebook or log on to: www.homes4u.es/new-kindle-e-book to request the link. Think property? Think us, because life’s complicated

Annette English received Domestic violence up honours from Her Majesty 50 percent in Orihuela The Queen HMA Simon Manley presents honours by Her Majesty The Queen to British residents in Alicante Two British residents in the Alicante province received this week the honours awarded by Her Majesty The Queen in the Birthday Honours List 2017. British Ambassador Simon Manley attended the ceremonies and presented the honours. Annette English, resident in Alicante, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to child welfare. Mrs English has dedicated her retirement to improving the conditions of the Elche Children’s Care Home, close to where she lives. Sylvia Tatnell, resident in Teulada-Moraira, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to British residents and the wider community in Alicante, where she was a local councillor for 25 years and Head of Social Services. Mrs Tatnell also supports local charities in the area to help the most vulnerable residents. Honours lists are published twice a year, on the Queen’s

official birthday in June and at New Year, and recognise extraordinary achievement and

service to the UK. Following a nomination process, an honours committee reviews all the submitted nominations. The Queen then awards the honour. In the cases of Sylvia Tatnell and Annette English, their outstanding achievements ensured they stood out amongst the many nominations received for this year’s Birthday Honours list. Annette English said: “I feel

very honoured to have received this award. Fundraising for the children keeps me active and I receive so much back from them! I want to give a special mention to my husband, Dave, without whose support none of this would have been possible. Never would I have imagined I would be receiving an award from the Queen.” Speaking after the award ceremonies, Ambassador Simon Manley said, “I was delighted to present these two honours to Sylvia and Annette this week, for their work in Alicante. Their outstanding dedication and commitment to making others’ lives better are an inspiration. There are some 300,000 British residents in Spain, and there are many examples of how British people, like Annette and Sylvia, are working hand in hand with Spanish people in their local communities to improve the lives of others, a testimony to the strong people to people links between our two countries.”

The Councillor for Equality of the City of Orihuela, Sabina Galindo was at the forefront of recent events commemorate the International Day Against Gender Violence. The programme began on Friday when a purple ribbon – the emblem of the cause - was tied to the façade of the Town Hall. The weekend saw a march Against Gender Violence from the Town Hall to the Gabriel Miró roundabout, where manifestos were read and a video made by the council was screened, showing all those involved in the fight against Gender Violence across the municipality. A Social Forum and a mass were also held as part of the initiative. The councillor said: “It is not enough just to participate in the commemorative events every 25th November; the awareness of this scourge must be of a permanent nature, and we cannot allow situations of gender violence to occur, not one more. "

Statistics The council also presented the statistics of Gender Violence in the municipality, collected in the last year by the Service of Attention to Gender Violence

(SEMAVIG), which offers comprehensive care to women who are or may be in a situation of gender-based violence and minors under parental authority, guardianship and custody of female victims of gender violence. This year a total of 93 interventions have been registered, which is approximately an increase of 50 percent on the previous period. Of these women, 10 of them requested information and advice, and 83 are part of the multidisciplinary intervention program of this municipal service, through which the victim is assisted and also offered psychotherapeutic care programs. There are 24 women who have accessed this program after having filed a previous complaint, and 9 of them who never have previously done so. In the case of psychological treatment programs, 60 percent of women attended to decided to access these rehabilitation programs, counting a total of 68 women, 18 of whom have joined this year. Likewise, a treatment session has been started in a support group format, which has 6 women participants, in addition to

providing psychological help to 12 children. The majority of these women are Spanish (46), followed by other nationalities: European (19), South American (10), African (7) and Asian (1), which, in the words of the councillor, "shows that Gender violence is something universal, which occurs in all countries of the world, regardless of the economic situation, the level of development and the political regime of the place”. The majority of women helped are from downtown Orihuela (39), followed by districts (25) and the coast (19). The majority of interventions have been carried out for women between the ages of 30 and 50 (49), 22 of whom are under 30 years of age, and two of these are under 18 years of age. Of these, 50 percent have medium-high educational levels (bachelor's degrees, training cycles or university studies), with 63 percent of the women in a situation without resources (unemployed or students), for which the situation of cohabitation as a couple, economic dependence and children in common are an added handicap to getting out of an abusive situation.

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Is Your Car Insured? Life in the insurance business becomes harder and harder every day, mainly due to mis-selling and some people wanting to believe everything they are told. The banks especially are of great concern to me along with other companies. Due to a small surge in house selling, the banks are now able to offer mortgages and loans once more and they are using the same old tactics of persuasion, that clients must take their insurances with the bank to be eligible for the loans, which is not true under EU law. To make it look more attractive, they offer a discount (joke) on the costs when they go ahead with the insurance. The trouble here is that they are not an insurance company but a bank. It takes special knowledge to sell insurance and especially house insurance. Recently, a couple arrived from the UK and went to the bank for a mortgage. They were offered a special discount if they took the house insurance with the bank. I am sure the clients felt that this was quite normal but may also have felt intimidated and went ahead with the insurance. Sadly, they were then burgled and lost everything, including expensive jewellery. As the policy was sold incorrectly and they were not asked any specifics, obviously regarding all risks cover or security measures, when they went to report the claim they were told they were not covered and had not been insured properly, so were unable

to claim for anything. Unfortunately, they had signed the insurance documents without checking thoroughly, plus of course, it would have been in Spanish. Again it comes back to intimidation and never believing that a bank would sell incorrectly. My sound advice is - do not take your insurance with a bank – always go to a specialist because, in the end, there is no such thing as a bargain insurance. Always, always check your policies and please do not be persuaded to go with a policy that is in Spanish, when there are policies in English available. At the same time, do yourself a favour and go with a special ex-pat policy which has been designed and priced specifically for the ex-pat market, with English speaking backup and support available. I was horrified to discover the banks are now offering health insurance. This type of insurance is highly specialised and it would be very dangerous to go ahead with a plan where you could be left in the wilderness due to the lack of correct personal medical information, which could leave you without full cover. Do not do it! Once again, please approach an ex pat expert company for

your health needs as it is specially designed for our needs in Spain. My company has a full time administrator to help you when you need advice and appointments. Both Liberty Seguros and ASSSA are specialists within the Expat market place. Both companies felt the need, years ago to offer special policies to the Expat community and I can assure you that there are many extra benefits. With the

Trafico a letter informing them of their lack of insurance, and for them to resolve the situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, they could receive a fine of €1500. At the same time, speed cameras will also be checking number plates as they estimate that there are over 2 million cars in Spain without insurance. This, of course, effects your

advent of more thorough computerisation, Spain has decided to cross check the information from Direction General de Trafico records with the FIVA list of insured vehicles. This has been carried out in the UK for several years and it is to prevent any registered vehicle being without insurance. All vehicles registered without insurance will receive from

premiums and what a nightmare if you try and claim and discover that the other car is not insured. This Trafico campaign started in 2016 and will continue. Fines will also be applied to vehicles off the road for any reason, that have not been officially baja’d and it makes no difference if the laid up vehicles are on public or private land. The law in Spain is that all

vehicles must be insured at all times. My Renewals Department is continually advising people of this law and still amazed when some clients choose to ignore it and inform my staff that they are not bothered. For those of you who are unaware, Spanish law has recently changed with regard to cancelling your policies. You no longer need to provide two months’ notice of cancellation of any policy. Can I suggest that you read your policy and if you are concerned about your cover, be wise and call one of my offices to check your coverage. If you are thinking of cancelling, diarise the date at least six weeks before renewal date,and contact one of my offices where you will get an honest and informative quotation with policy documents in English and with a bonus of a very efficient claims service carried out by Javea Head Office. Then cancel your old policy and do not be persuaded by price cuts. These lower prices should have been offered in the first instance and you will discover that the policy becomes far more expensive the following year, whilst ours will not. P.S. Liberty Seguros are offering € 60 cashback (conditions apply) on new policies.

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The final concert of this Christmas season is at Plaza Diferente in Benimar on December 16th at 2pm where donations for the local charity will be greatly appreciated. The church in Benijofar is also the rehearsal venue for the choir on Thursday evenings, 7-9pm. New members are welcome to join us so come to our concerts and decide if you would like to help swell our numbers. An ability to read music is not essential but obviously an advantage as is experience of choral singing. Andante International Classical Choir looks forward to performing for you and wishes everyone a very happy Christmas.

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Christmas is time for carols There is a new choir in town that will be singing their first concerts this Christmas. Andante is a classical choir conducted by the experienced musical director, Karen Blagborogh and accompanied by the talented pianist Nataliya Komyak. Restaurant La Vuelta in Formentera del Segura is the venue for the opening concert of the season at its Christmas Market on November 26th at 4pm with a programme of traditional carols sung in 4 part harmony. Get into the Christmas spirit early listening to our carols and browsing the seasonal stalls for those items you might not have thought of. The church in Benijofar hosts the second concert on December 2nd at 8pm. Entrance is free but donations for the local charity would be gratefully received. Sadly it was necessary to cancel the planned concert in the church in Los Montesinos on December 3rd as it conflicted with other arrangements in the town.

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FORMENTERA

LA MARINA

GUARDAMAR

FORMENTERA

Brand new 121m2 townhouse with private pool, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, pre-installed A/C, terrace, solarium, ref KR1441

4 bedroom country villa, 1.048m2 plot, 2 bathrooms, private pool, Jacuzzi, annex, glazed in terrace, A/C, ref 4578

Walking distance to beach, brand new 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartments, communal pool, pre-installed A/C ref KR1338

1st floor duplex apartment, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, A/C, communal pool, solarium, mountain views, u/gnd parking, ref 4374

189.950€

235.000€

148.000€

72.000€

CATRAL

ENTRE NARANJOS

DAYA NUEVA

LA MARQUESA

Unique villa on a 10.546m2 plot with pool, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double garage, A/C, u/flr heating, winter house, ref 4563

Ground floor spacious apartment, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, terrace, garden with open views, communal pool, ref 4562

Bungalow with open views from garden, spacious plot, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, terrace, garden, drive, solarium, ref 4548

202m2 immaculate villa, 735m2 plot, private pool, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (3 ensuite), A/C, solarium, lake views, ref 4438

469.950€

69.950€

78.950€

350.000€

713

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CIUDAD QUESADA

ENTRE NARANJOS, VISTABELLA GOLF

OFFERED AT: €330,000

OFFERED AT: €65,000

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D L SO 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Part Furnished ♦ Home Office ♦ Summer Kitchen ♦ Garage ♦ 700m2 Private Plot ♦ Private Swimming Pool

2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Top Floor Apartment ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Large Roof Solarium with Views ♦ Walking Distance to Vistabella Golf Course ♦ Great Location

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CIUDAD QUESADA

ENTRE NARANJOS, VISTABELLA GOLF

CIUDAD QUESADA

OFFERED AT: €132,000

OFFERED AT: €95,000

OFFERED AT: €69,995

OFFERED AT: €118,000

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D L SO 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom SemiDetached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Corner Plot ♦ Private Swimming Pool + Communal Swimming Pool

2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ South Facing ♦ Off Road Parking ♦ 2 Communal Swimming Pools

2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Top Floor Apartment ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Roof Solarium ♦ Communal Swimming Pool

2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Linked Duplex ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Front Tiled Garden ♦ Immaculately Presented ♦ No Community Fees ♦ Close to Local Amenities

CIUDAD QUESADA

ATALAYA

CIUDAD QUESADA

OFFERED AT: €105,000

OFFERED AT: €240,000

OFFERED AT: €249,950

OFFERED AT: €265,000

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SUPERB VILLA

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3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Roof Solarium with Lake Views ♦ Heated Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Off Road Parking

3 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ 338m2 Plot ♦ Private Heated Swimming Pool ♦ Underfloor Heating ♦ Off Road Parking

4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Including 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Guest Apartment ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ 480m2 Plot ♦ Private Swimming Pool ♦ Garage

3 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Including 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Guest Apartment ♦ 500m2 Plot ♦ Double Garage ♦ Beautiful Golf Views ♦ Private Swimming Pool

CIUDAD QUESADA

ENTRE NARANJOS, VISTABELLA GOLF

DOÑA PEPA II

OFFERED AT: €649,000

NEW LOWER PRICE: €120,000

OFFERED AT: €99,000

ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING

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5 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Inc. 1 Bedroom Independent Guest Villa ♦ 1,185m2 Plot ♦ 12m x 6m Swimming Pool ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Panoramic Views ♦ Best Views in Ciudad Quesada

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom SemiDetached Villa ♦ Part Furnished ♦ Roof Solarium ♦ Off Road Parking ♦ Views to Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Walking Distance to Amenities

2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Linked Bungalow ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Superb Location ♦ 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Extension (Almost Completed) ♦ Opposite Communal Swimming Pool ♦ 2 Minute Walk to Consum Supermarket

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D L O

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom SemiDetached Villa ♦ Roof Solarium ♦ Good Size Garden ♦ Off Road Parking ♦ Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Walking Distance to Local Amenities

3 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Including 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Guest Apartment ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Mains Gas Central Heating ♦ Private Swimming Pool ♦ Off Road Parking

CIUDAD QUESADA

LA FIESTA

EL RASO, GUARDAMAR

OFFERED AT: €77,000

OFFERED AT: €230,000

NEW LOWER PRICE: €139,500

OFFERED AT: €259,000

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GREAT FAMILY HOME

2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Ground Floor Apartment ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Golf Views ♦ Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Off Road Parking

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MONTEBELLO

CIUDAD QUESADA

OFFERED AT: €119,000

OFFERED AT: €122,000

NEW LOWER PRICE: €89,500

NEW LOWER PRICE: €130,000

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D L SO 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ 212m2 Private Plot ♦ Directly Overlooking Communal Swimming Pool

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom SemiDetached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Roof Solarium ♦ Open Front Terrace ♦ Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Priced to Sell

2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Extended Kitchen ♦ Roof Solarium with Mediterranean Sea Views ♦ 214m2 Plot + Hot Tub Room ♦ Communal Swimming Pool

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OFFERED AT: €125,000

OFFERED AT: €79,000

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3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Roof Solarium ♦ Tiled Garden with Room for Private Swimming Pool ♦ CuldeSac Location ♦ Communal Swimming Pool

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4 Bedroom, 4 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Furnished ♦ Gas Central Heating ♦ 970m2 Corner Plot ♦ Private Swimming Pool ♦ 2 Garages

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3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Detached Villa ♦ Fully Furnished ♦ Large Roof Solarium ♦ South Facing ♦ Communal Swimming Pool ♦ Spacious Front Garden

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The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

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Wildlife SOS

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Stargate Atlantis

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This is BBC Four

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Chinese Food in Minutes

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Murder, She Wrote

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Best Laid Plans

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Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

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A Place in the Sun

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Columbo

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Four in a Bed

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Agatha Christie’s Marple 5.45pm

Come Dine with Me

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Santa Claus 8.20pm

Britain’s Wildest Weather

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FYI Daily 10.00pm

The Storms That Stole Christmas

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Santa Claus 11.00pm

Lee Mack

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Midsomer Murders

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Wycliffe

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It Was Alright in the 1970’s

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Barcelona’s European Glory The Protectors The Avengers The Sweeney Motorsport UK ITV Racing: The Opening Show Fishing Impossible Road Racing Series Pawn Stars Storage Wars Superman FYI Daily Superman Nacho Libre FYI Daily Nacho Libre The Nutty Professor FYI Daily The Nutty Professor 16 Blocks FYI Daily 16 Blocks Senna FYI Daily Senna River Monsters ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Fern Britton Meets... Sunday Politics BBC News Flog It! Mary Berry’s Country House Secrets FA Cup Final Score Songs of Praise Blue Planet II BBC News Regional News and Weather Countryfile Strictly Come Dancing Blue Planet II Howards End BBC News Regional News and Weather Match of the Day 2 Ronny Chieng: International Student Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Coast

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Gardeners’ World

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Monty Don’s Secret History of the British Garden

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Countryfile

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Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

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Food and Drink

12.30pm

My Life on a Plate

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MOTD2 Extra

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Snooker

7.00pm

Match of the Day

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Turkey with Simon Reeve

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Robot Wars

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Expedition Volcano

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Snowfall

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Snooker

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Question Time

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Holby City

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Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out You’ve Been Framed! Merry Christmas Mr Bean The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure FYI Daily Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang FYI Daily Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang The Amazing Spider-Man FYI Daily The Amazing Spider-Man Family Guy I’m a Celebrity... Extra Camp Family Guy American Dad! Release the Hounds Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Frasier

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Sunday Brunch

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Paul Hollywood

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F1: Grand Prix

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The Simpsons

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Arthur Christmas

Shimmer and Shine Peppa Pig FIA Formula E: Hong Kong

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Morning Glory

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Football on 5

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Finding Father Christmas

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Trump: An American Dream

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The Christmas Secret

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The Hour of Power

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Gillette World Sport

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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

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Futurama

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KOTV Boxing Weekly

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5 News

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The Simpsons

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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

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Northpole 2: Open for Christmas

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Mobil 1 The Grid

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Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

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Countdown

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Northpole 2: Open for Christmas

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WWE Raw

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NCIS: Los Angeles

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Supergirl

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Call Me Claus

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Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights

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5 News Weekend

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The Paul O’grady Story

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When Reality TV Goes Horribly Wrong

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Lip Sync Battle UK

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Super Casino

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Bargain Loving Brits in Blackpool

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My Mum’s Hotter Than Me!

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House Doctor

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BBC 4

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Modern Family

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Great Continental Railway Journeys

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The Simpsons

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University Challenge

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Inhumans

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Classic Quartets at the BBC

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Natural World

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Strike Back

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The Force Manchester Ross Kemp

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Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

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Mull: Eagle Paradise Shearwater Island

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Taxi Tehran

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Natural World

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Wildlife SOS

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Chinese Food in Minutes

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Football’s Greatest The Sweeney The Big Fish Off Storage Wars Pawn Stars Superman FYI Daily Superman The Dam Busters FYI Daily The Dam Busters British Touring Car Championship Season Review Nacho Libre FYI Daily Nacho Libre The Dictator FYI Daily The Dictator Hot Tub Time Machine 2 FYI Daily Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Mars Attacks! FYI Daily Mars Attacks! ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Murder, She Wrote

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Walks with My Dog

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Heartbeat

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Vet on the Hill

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Made in Chelsea

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Santa Claus

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Don’t Tell the Bride

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Come Dine with Me

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FYI Daily

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Santa Claus

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Four in a Bed

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Columbo

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Come Dine with Me

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Agatha Christie’s Marple

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999: On the Frontline

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Midsomer Murders

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24 Hours in A and E

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Endeavour

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999: What’s Your Emergency?

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Lewis 12.05am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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The Knock 2.15am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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Louis and Luca and the Snow Machine

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The Goldbergs

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Mine

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At the Devil’s Door

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Ted

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First Dates

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Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

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The Night is Young

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At the Devil’s Door

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Rude Tube

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Judge Judy

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Ramsay’s Hotel Hell

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8 Out of 10 Cats

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Olly the Little White Van

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Fireman Sam

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Noddy: Toyland Detective

Winter Wedding

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Paw Patrol

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Coastal Railways with Julie Walters

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Peppa Pig

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Paw Patrol

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Collateral Beauty

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On the Buses

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Milkshake! Bopping About

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Shrek

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Little Princess

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I, Frankenstein

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Kevin Can Wait

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Breakfast Island Medics Homes Under the Hammer Claimed and Shamed The Sheriffs are Coming Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Armchair Detectives Escape to the Country The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas Money for Nothing Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Panorama EastEnders Would I Lie to You? The Real Marigold on Tour BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Have I Got a Bit More News for You Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

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Claimed and Shamed

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BBC Newsroom Live

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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Strictly - It Takes Two

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Match of the Day

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Wild Cameramen at Work

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Employable Me

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Insert Name Here

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Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Planet’s Got Talent Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You’ve Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy Ghosted American Dad! I’m a Celebrity ... Extra Camp Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! Scorpion Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

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Burn Country

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The Top Ten Show 2017

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special

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My Icon

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SPAIN AND PORTUGAL STRUGGLE WITH EXTREME DROUGHT Spain and Portugal are grappling with a devastating drought which has left rivers nearly dry, sparked deadly wildfires and devastated crops - and experts warn that prolonged dry spells will become more frequent. The national weather office says 94 per cent of Portugal is enduring what it classifies as an “extreme” drought. “The country has never experienced a drought like this in the sense that it worsened significantly in October, a time of the year when the situation normally improves,” a climatologist with the weather office, Fatima Espirito Santo, said. Two-thirds of Spain has received considerably less rain during the last three years than it normally does. “It’s a ruinous situation,” said Jose Ramon Gonzalez, a small rancher in Spain’s normally rainy north western region of Galicia. Due to the scarcity of grass, Gonzalez was forced to spend thousands of euros to buy fodder for his cattle in July, four months earlier than normal. “There are rivers, springs, which nei-

ther I, at the age of 45, nor my parents, nor my grandparents, have seen dry which have dried up,” he said. About 1.38 million hectares (3.4 million acres) of grains, sunflowers and olive trees have been affected by drought or frost in Spain as of the end of October, according to Spanish farming insurance agency Agroseguro. It has dished out more than 200 million euros ($236 million) in compensation this year. “You feel helpless like when you are sick, you can’t do anything. This sickness is called drought,” said Vicente Ortiz, a farmer and rancher in Spain’s central Castilla - La Mancha region, whose endless plain is depicted in “Don Quixote”, the famous work by Miguel de Cervantes. Ortiz said his grain harvest has plunged 70 per cent from last year and he expects to harvest half as many olives. The situation is just as dire for farmers across the border in neighbouring Portugal. “All crops are suffering from this lack of water in our region, from olives to grains

and grapes,” said Fremelinda Carvalho, the president of the association of farmers on Portalegre in central Portugal. The dry fields and forests have fuelled wildfires, which killed 109 people this year in Portugal and five in Galicia, many dying in their cars as they tried to flee the flames. Water reservoirs are at abnormally low levels. In Portugal 28 of the country’s water reservoirs in October were at less than 40 per cent of their storage capacity. Last weekend about a hundred fire trucks began transporting water from one dam in northern Portugal to another that is running dry and supplies water to Viseu, a city of around 100,000 residents. In Spain the water reservoirs along the Tagus River, which empty into the Atlantic near Lisbon, were as of Monday at just 39.3 per cent of their capacity. The levels were even lower in the Douro River further north and the Segura River, which is used to irrigate crops in southeastern Spain. Spain’s largest power company, Iberdrola,

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saw its hydroelectric power production plunge 58 per cent during the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period last year, pushing up electricity prices. The drought is also fuelling conflicts among regions over the use of water. One source of tension is a massive aqueduct built in the 1960s during the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco to siphon off water from the Tagus River to the smaller Segura River. The Tagus River “cannot support” this aqueduct, said Antonio Luengo, head of the agency that regulates water in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region. The water diverted from the Tagus had been used to massively develop fruit and vegetable farms in south-eastern Spain and now water from the Mediterranean must be desalinated to support these crops, he said. Climate risks Experts warn that droughts are likely to become more frequent and severe in the region.

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“Spain has since 1980 shown signs of climate change, which have increased since 2000,” said Jorge Olcina, who heads the University of Alicante’s climate institute. The country’s climate “tends to have more subtropical characteristics. Higher temperatures and rarer and more intense rains. So climate-related risks -- heatwaves and rain and droughts and floods, will increase in the coming decades,” he added. Spain has managed water “very badly”, said Julio Barea, spokesman for the Spanish branch of Greenpeace. He cited as examples the use of water to irrigate trees that do not normally need much water, such as olive and almond trees and the planting of water-intensive crops that are not suited to Spain’s Mediterranean climate. Both governments have promised financial aid to farmers, who still anxiously wait for rain. “We are constantly looking at the sky,” said Ortiz, the rancher in Castilla-La Mancha.

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The Prestige oil spill cost the State 1.5 billion A Galicia court says that Spain could be eligible for more than €1.57 billion in compensation for the Prestige disaster in 2002, when the ship sank in the Bay of Biscay and its 77,000-tonne cargo of fuel caused an oil slick large enough to reach from Barcelona nearly to the Scottish border. The magistrates Juan Luis Pía, Salvador Sanz and Dolores Fernández evaluated that the losses for the Spanish State an amount which includes already paid compensations for some of the 18,000 affected. The amount fixed by the Court corresponds to the recycling of some 10,000 tons of residue which remain untreated. Smaller amounts already granted have gone to individuals via a State compensation scheme, as other bodies and town halls. Of this amount, more than 10 per cent, or €1.8 million, would be destined for the regional government of Galicia for its costs in clearing and recycling the spilt fuel, says the court in A Coruña which handled the Prestige case in 2013. A further €61m would be payable to the State of France. Jointly and severally liable are the ship’s captain, Apostolos Ioannis Mangouras, The London Steamship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association, and the ship’s owner, Mare Shipping Inc. Mangouras and the insurance company have to pay up to at least 1 billion US dollars(850 million euros). The captain would have been insured for public liability as part of his profession, as would Mare Shipping. Insurance companies involved would be able to reclaim some or all of the money from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds), up to the limits the organisation imposes. The oil tanker capsized 15 years ago on 13th November during a storm about 250 kilometres off the stretch of shoreline known as the Costa de la Muerte – eerily, ‘Death Coast’ – in the north-western

region of Galicia. It sank completely several days later despite major efforts on the part of the regional government to refloat it or, at least, to manoeuvre it as far away from the coast as possible. One of the worst environmental disasters in navigation history, the Prestige’s sinking caused an oil slick affecting three countries – Spain, Portugal and France – and 2,000 kilometres of coast. The huge fuel stain spread from Portugal’s north to the Départementof Landes in what is now the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Cordoning off and removing the wreckage of the tanker, and the clean-up operation – which took until well into 2003 – cost over 12 billion US dollars (10.2 billion euros at today’s exchange rate), more than the Challenger explosion and only beaten by the disintegration of the Columbia and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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Flu season

There’s a big difference between cold and flu – one is a winter annoyance, the other can floor you for days. While a cold slowly builds over a few days, symptoms of the flu typically come on suddenly and you’ll start to feel ill within a few days of becoming infected. You will usually be most infectious from the day your symptoms start until around three to seven days later. Some of the typical symptoms include severe aches in muscles and joints, pain around the eyes, weakness and extreme fatigue, and warm or flushed skin. These symptoms can also be accompanied by cold-like symptoms such as a headache, sore throat, runny nose and cough. Children may suffer from diarrhoea and vomiting with flu, but adults generally will not have this symptom. Under most circumstances, you won’t need any medical attention with flu. Getting plenty of rest, drinking lots of fluids, and avoiding contact with other people is generally the best course of action. However, the NHS says you should consider visiting your doctor if you meet any of the following categories: l You are over 65 l You are pregnant

l You have a long-term medical condition, such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease or a neurological disease l You have a weakened immune system, for example because you are having chemotherapy or have HIV. l You develop chest pain, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or start coughing up blood. l Your symptoms are getting worse over time or haven’t improved after a week However, if you have any trouble breathing, severe vomiting, pain in your chest or sudden dizziness then it’s advisable to seek urgent medical help. In some cases, the doctor may give you prescription medications known as anti-viral drugs. They’ll work best if taken within 48 hours of symptoms starting. Sometimes such drugs are given if the patient has a risk of flu causing complications with other ailments or conditions. There is such a thing as ‘flu season’ – the period between autumn and spring is when you’re most likely to catch it. But it’s important to know that you can be struck down by it at any time of year. And while you’ll feel horrible for a few days, take

comfort from the knowledge that in most cases it’ll soon pass. If you’d like to try your best to avoid it, then washing hands and surfaces is key, as the virus can survive on surfaces for up to 24 hours.

jab such as muscle aches and even a mild temperature for a day or two. If you do get flu after a flu jab, it is likely you were already coming down with it before the jab or you picked something up in the doctors’ waiting room.

Flu jab As we are just getting in to flu season and it’s important that we know how to protect ourselves, or limit our chances of getting the influenza virus this year. One way of doing so is getting the flu vaccination. This is offered free here in Spain to those at risk such as those who are 65 and over, are pregnant, live in a residential care home or are the main carer for an elderly or disables person, or if you have certain medical conditions. Alternatively you can pay for the vaccine at your local medical centre if you wish to. Despite the clear benefits of getting a flu jab, there are lots of misconceptions. Here, I bust five flu vaccine myths ...

3. Children are only vaccinated to protect others Over the last few years, the UK has followed other countries and started to recommend routine flu vaccinations to all children. We now have school-based programmes offering the children the vaccine from Reception to Year 4. Younger children can have it at their GP surgery. For all kids this is not an injection but thankfully a nasal spray that most children don’t mind. It is true that children are considered to be ‘super-spreaders’ of the flu virus – they pass the infection around their families and communities because of the way children play so closely, their touchyfeely behaviour with family and their hand hygiene – or lack of! So, by vaccinating children, you are stopping them spreading it around particularly to the more vulnerable people such as grandparents. However, it is not just for the community benefit; children under five years are more likely to be hospitalised due to flu than any other age group. In 2016-17, the nasal flu vaccine reduced the risk of flu by 66 per cent in children which is a very significant benefit. Flu is a serious illness and children are one of the vulnerable groups: the vaccine is protecting them as well as others. 4. I'm allergic to eggs so I can’t have a flu jab There is some truth in this, but not completely. The flu jab that is usually used is made using eggs in which they cultivate the virus parts. That does mean that

1. Flu is just a bad cold so the vaccine is not important Last winter, 133 people died from flu in the UK and over 1,000 were admitted to intensive care or high dependency units in hospital. Flu is not simply a bad cold; we wouldn’t go to the trouble of a national vaccination programme for just a bad cold.’ Flu is a serious viral illness causing fever, muscle aches, fatigue and illness for around 10 days. In vulnerable groups it can be life-threatening as the figures from last year show. 2. The flu vaccine gives you flu People have told me that they’ve contracted flu from the vaccination. This is a common myth that circulates. The truth is, you can’t catch flu from a flu jab and there is a very simple reason for this: there is no working virus within the vaccination. Some vaccinations are indeed ‘live’ – they have tiny amounts of the active virus in them which your body recognises encouraging your immune system to create the protection against that virus. However, the flu vaccine is not a live vaccine but rather it contains inactive parts of the flu virus; this is enough for your immune system to recognise and effectively be tricked into making the protective antibodies. But the inactive virus is not capable of actually giving you the illness flu. People can have side effects from the

5. Adult flu vaccines contain toxic mercury They absolutely do not. This is a common myth often perpetuated online and is quite simply a misunderstanding of the science and the facts. There is a preservative called thiomersal which is mercury-based which has often been used in the manufacture of certain vaccines. Thiomersal contains a substance called ethyl mercury which has been shown not to accumulate in the body, even in babies, and is passed out via your bowels. The toxic mercury we talk about is actually another type of mercury called methyl mercury which is known to accumulate in our food chain, for example in fish, and in human bodies. Both the World Health Organisation and the European Medicines Agency have stated there is no evidence of any risk from thiomersal. And to add to this, the simple truth is the current flu vaccines used annually in the UK do not contain thiomersal anyway – it is occasionally used in flu vaccines for outbreaks such as swine flu.

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Target Spanish Properties Buying a home is very exciting but can also be very challenging, especially when in a foreign country. Target Spanish Properties is based in La Marina Urbanisation, San Fulgencio and offer comprehensive advice that only a locally based Spanish real estate agent with experience of over 15 years can provide when buying a property in Spain. Starting from the selection of your ideal property to the negotiations and through to the conveyancing process, they make sure that everything flows with speed and efficiency, ensuring a smooth and stress free buying process in Spain. Their network of locally based agents have specific knowledge in sought after areas within the Costa Blanca South, such as Guardamar del Segura, La Marina, San Fulgencio, Ciudad Quesada, Rojales, Santa Pola, Alicante, Orihuela Costa, Torrevieja and other locations, all in close proximity to some of the best beaches in Spain.

people who are genuinely allergic to eggs may react to it. However, there are eggfree and low-egg content vaccinations available for those who need it. If you are recommended a flu vaccination and allergic to eggs ask your GP surgery to arrange this for you. We know that around 60,000 kids in the UK have an egg allergy – however the safety committee for vaccinations has advised that all children with an egg allergy can safely have the nasal flu vaccine because the egg content is known to be very low in this one. The only exception is children who have had such a bad anaphylactic reaction to eggs that they needed intensive care treatment.

With special guest Peter Gray on 29th November 2017 at 7.30pm (doors open 7.15pm) at El Paraiso Restaurant, Urb. Jardin del Mar III. Price 5 euros. For tickets or further details see one of our ladies or telephone: Ena 965 707 598 or Mary-Anne 966 714 973. Visit our website www.velvetonesharmonytorrevieja.com

This puts them in a strong position when it comes to finding the potential ideal home for you. Target Spanish Properties have managed to nurture the best professionals, able to offer the best service and give the same advice they would give to a family member. A sign of this has been reflected in a large

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Welcome to the Costa Blanca People Gig Guide! Your comprehensive guide to live entertainment on the southern Costa Blanca. Artists and venues, if you would like your live entertainment listed here for free, please email gigguide@costablancapeople.com and subject to space availability, we will include your live entertainment listings and gigs for FREE. Deadline for new listings is Thursday, 12 noon.

Tuesday 28 November La Herradura, Los Montesinos SpanishSoul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Mumbai Blue, La Florida Richie Alexander

Thursday 7 December La Herradura, Los Montesinos Gypsy Tears – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander

Wednesday 29 November

Friday 8 December

La Herradura, Los Montesinos SpanishSoul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Karaoke with Elly – 9 pm

Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander –9pm St James Gate, Torreta Motown Show with Pid - 8pm The Club, Quesada Greg Bannis xlead singer with Hot Chocolate

Thursday 30 November La Herradura, Los Montesinos GyspyTears – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander Wee Rock Café, Villamartin Paul Castle – 9pm Laurels, Quesada Paula Molina Emerald Isle, La Florida Stevie Spit –9pm

Saturday 9 December Emerald Isle, La Florida Rick & Mick Party Night The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 10pm

Sunday 10 December Emerald Isle, La Florida Johnny Dillon – 1.00 pm

Friday 1 December La Herradura, Los Montesinos Puro Flamenco – 9pm Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander – 9pm St James Gate, Torreta II Motown Show with Pid – 8 pm

Pat Coyne – 9.00 pm

La Herradura, Los Montesinos Flamneco Experience– 8.30 pm The Fairways, Villamartin Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm

Tuesday 12 December Saturday 2 December La Herradura, Los Montesinos Andalusian Roots – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 10pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Rick & Mick Party Night The Club, Quesada Shirley Bassey Tribute plus Phil Collins

La Herradura, Los Montesinos SpanishSoul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm

Wednesday 12 December The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm

Sunday 3 December La Herradura, Los Montesinos Flamneco Experience– 8.30 pm The Fairways, Villamartin Richie Alexander – 9.00 pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Johnny Dillon – 1.00 pm Pat Coyne – 9.00 pm

Tuesday 5 December La Herradura, Los Montesinos Spanish Soul – 8.30 pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm

Wednesday 6 December The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 7pm-9pm

*All information is correct at the time of going to press

Thursday 14 December La Herradura, Los Montesinos GyspyTears – 8.30 pm Yolo, Cabo Roig Richie Alexander

Friday 15 December Celtic Isle Richie Alexander Pool Party 4pm Emerald Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander – 9pm St James Gate, Torreta II Motown Show with Pid – 8 pm

Saturday 16 December Emerald Isle, La Florida Johnny Dillon – 1pm The Local, La Florida Richie Alexander – 10pm

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Mr Singh’s, a touch of class Mr Singh’s is situated through the arches on the high street in Quesada. This is a family run restaurant and has been established on the Costa Blanca for 10 years. Mr Singh’s has won the Costa Blanca People Culinary Award for “Best Indian Restaurant” for the last two years. I was lucky enough to be invited to sample their culinary delights. The air conditioned restaurant is traditionally decorated with well dressed tables and a bright and airy place to enjoy a meal with family and friends whether you are in a small or a large group. Traditional Indian decoration also adds to the ambience of the restaurant. When entering this delightful restaurant you are greeted by Jackie, the head waitress who is extremely friendly, accommodating and is always on hand to attend to your every need and share in a laugh and joke with your table. The menu is extensive offering a full

range of options, salads and raita, starters, soup, tandoori and biryani, traditional curry dishes such as rogan josh, korma, pasanda, dansank, balti, vindaloo to name but a few ….. with a choice of chicken, lamb, prawn,king prawn or vegetable, Mr Singh’s mouthwatering specials which include south Indian garlic chilli, garam masala fish and butter chicken, Indian breads and rices and a fabulous choice for the vegetarian option. Mr Singh’s will cater for individual tastes and will amend any dish to suit your taste whether you prefer the hotter or milder curries. If you don’t see a dish of your choice on the menu then all you have to do is ask one of the helpful waiters who will gladly speak to the kitchen and organise. There is also a children’s menu available. Once seated our drinks order was taken and we were presented with popadoms and a pickle tray. Promptly

after arrived our starters, onion bhaji and vegetable pakora both served with a salad garnish. For main course we chose chicken madras and chicken dopiaza. Each dish was served in traditional Indian bowls. To accompany the main course was a selection of pilau rice and garlic naan. Each curry was cooked to perfection with exactly the right amount of herbs and spices in each dish to meet our individual tastes. If you love traditional Indian food then

this restaurant is a must to visit. To reserve your table tel. 966718613. The restaurant is open every day 12.00 to 15.00 and 18.00 until 11.00 pm

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Inspiration and life learning from local author Local author Paul Lowe has published his latest book - ‘Speaking from our Hearts: Mastering The Game of Life’ - and is already seeing sales soar, but unlike most budding authors Paul’s book isn’t a fictional novel but an inspirational look at people´s lives. Paul had an extremely violent, abusive and challenging childhood which resulted in deep-rooted psychological problems leading to a battle against depression and alcohol abuse. Paul´s experiences inspired him to share his own life’s struggles in the hope that they might alleviate other people’s pain and suffering. This then became the catalyst for wanting others to share their inspirational journeys from pain to prosperity – hence the recentlypublished ‘Speaking from our Hearts: Mastering The Game of Life’. The book is a compilation of Paul’s own remarkable transformation; expertly supported by sixteen global co-authors and their amazing stories. This includes chapters by ex-professional footballers Frank Clark and Paul Hart and the former military career of local fitness expert Trainer John. The book is available now on Amazon priced at £14.99. However there is a current 99 pence Kindle special promotion on the book – which is heading rapidly towards best-seller status with more than 300 copies sold since its publication at the end of October. This promotion will run for a 48-hour window starting from 00:01am on 30th November, through to 11:59pm on 1st December.

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All about Botox Emotions and everyday gestures such as chewing or smoking entail the movement of the facial muscles and with it the development of expression lines around the mouth, eyes or the most used areas. Non surgical interventions are popular for the face and are very effective for skin depressions, wrinkles, furrows and scars. These interventions also allow the

remodeling of certain facial areas such as cheekbones, chin, lips or nose. The interventions consist in the introduction of different substances in the desired areas, only local anesthesia is applied and its duration is short. After the treatment, specific creams are usually used and a medical check is carried out for several weeks.

Among the most well-known substances used in facial interventions is botulinic toxin (popularly known as "botox", although this is a registered trade name that should not be used generically) that has been approved by the health authorities for aesthetic medical use. This toxin is used especially in the eyebrows and wrinkles of the forehead. Vitamins can also be infiltrated. The face is the area most exposed to external aggressions (solar rays, temperature changes, etc.) and therefore it shows the most ageing over the years with the appearance of wrinkles. The wrinkles of expression are a consequence of expressive facial movements. Their most frequent locations are: Forehead • Brow (between eyebrows) • External area of the eyes: crow's feet • Around the mouth

• Nasogenian grooves • Mouth commissures Botulinum toxin acts by relaxing the muscles that cause these wrinkles, so they disappear giving the face a relaxed appearance without wrinkles. It acts selectively on the predominant area of the muscle, relaxing the expression of the face since it avoids the formation of the wrinkle without losing the personal expression. This effect manifests itself approximately three days after being injected. Its duration is 4-6 months, being recommended to perform 2-3 treatments per year to maintain a youthful appearance. The side effects that can appear, always of local type, are: • Pain at the injection point. • Local edema and erythema. • Small bruise in the injection area. • In some cases there may be slight

transient headache that goes away with a basic painkiller. In very rare cases, adverse effects due to the dissemination of the effect of the toxin have been observed in places far from the place of administration, and patients treated with therapeutic doses may experience exaggerated muscle weakness. The laws around administering cosmetic injections in Spain are very strict. You need to be a qualified doctor registered with the Ministry of Health. In addition, doctors undergo specialist training and gain specific qualifications. The clinic where the treatments are given must also be licensed. At Clinica Mejorate, botox is administered by a qualified, trained doctor with a free assessment two weeks after the initial treatment. See Clinica Mejorate’s advert for more information.

Cala Cerrada tidy up The city council’s Department for Beaches, which is led by the Councillor Luisa Boné of the Ciudadanos party, is currently carrying out construction work on the beach Cala Cerrada and as part of the regeneration programme is planning the relocation of the municipal waste containers.

"These containers are currently located on the seafront of La Zenia and we intend to relocate them to the nearby garden area to enhance the landscape and the aesthetic look of the seafront promenade, whilst still facilitating the work of the municipal garbage collection. Once

Councillor Bone oversees the improvements

relocated, these waste containers will then receive a wooden panelled screen, so that they aesthetically fir better into the landscape," the Councillor said. She added that with these works, the pedestrian pavements and walkways and the landscaping and overall look of a beautiful beach like Cala Cerrada will improve as will the overall perception of Orihuela Costa. With a cost estimate of 5,000 euros plus VAT, these works are expected to be completed by the end of next week.

Luisa Bone

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Pat via email asks: I'm wondering if you can help with this problem. Since doing a Windows 10 update I have had quite a few problems which have escalated and left my laptop unusable. These included loss of sound, problems starting games in the App Store and really slow internet. Everything was fine last week until I had a message that Windows was installing updates and that seems to be when the problems started. Now on start up I get this error message: "The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in. And I can’t use my computer. Aunty Says: These kind of problems seem to be more and more common at the moment Pat and I can only assume that Microsoft have released some seriously flaky Windows updates. Make sure you have a copy of all of your personal documents and pictures on an external disk or USB stick and try the Reset Windows option. Click in the search bar by the Windows icon (bottom left) and type RESET. Click on “reset this PC” and the “get started” button. Chose the “keep my files” option and follow the step-bystep instructions. If you’re not confident doing this let me know and I will point you in the right direction.

Bill from La Marina asks: Hi Aunty. I bought a laptop which is nearly a year old and Has Windows 10 and I was “advised” by the man in the shop that I pay extra to have McAfee antivirus installed for 1 year and now have to decide

whether to pay €40 to continue with it for another year. Do you think it would be worth the expense or should I subscribe to an alternative or maybe a free one? Aunty Says: Hi Bill. I’m not a big fan of McAfee mainly due to the overhead it has on your computer, plus there are a huge number of good freebies available, and as always I recommend sticking with the Windows Defender that comes bundled with Window 10. You will need to uninstall McAfee from “settings” “apps” and Defender should automatically kick in. Also Install the free Malwarebytes for adware and spyware protection and you should be fine.

More than 15,000 November 2017 migrants reach set to be driest in Spain in 2017 36 years More than 15,000 migrants have been rescued attempting to reach Spain this year, far exceeding the total of 13,246 of last year, according to the International Migration Organisation (OIM). This weekend, 470 sub-Saharan Africans in 45 small, overcrowded boats were attended to by the coastguard when they reached the shores of Murcia, and a fortnight ago, over 600 reached Andalucía in the space of three days. As at 31st October, the coastguard had coordinated the rescue of exactly 13,533 migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, arriving on 824 boats, and in the last three weeks this has increased by over 1,500. Major arrivals include 29 Africans in four boats off the coast of Tarifa (Cádiz province) on 8th November and, two days later, another 20 on one boat who reached the shores of Adra (Almería province). Also in Andalucía, the following day brought 195 migrants in four boats to the province of Málaga, and the day after, 60 were rescued 10 kilometres south of Barbate (Cádiz province).

Coastguard officials in the Canary Islands attended to 36 migrants on one boat in the port of Los Cristianos in Arona, Tenerife, and two days after this, three boats carrying 102 sub-Saharans were rescued near Alborán Island, about halfway between Almería and Morocco. These do not include those migrants who arrived overland, managing to cross the border fences from Morocco to the Spanish city-provinces of Ceuta and Melilla on its coast. Other than Ceuta and Melilla, the main entry routes are via the Strait of Gibraltar heading for the coast of the province of Cádiz, and towards Almería via the Alborán Sea. The 15,000-plus who made it to Spain would have been placed in migration internment centres, from which they can apply for asylum and will be held until either they are granted refugee status, or they are deported. The process can take months, or even years

If it does not rain in Spain in the next few days, this November will go down on record as being the driest in 36 years, warns the State meteorological agency, AEMET. And this is likely to spell impending disaster for water supplies – although agricultural minister Isabel Tejerina has assured that on-tap water across the country is guaranteed until at least the end of the year, reservoirs are currently at an historic low of 37 percent - the worst in 22 years. Autumn usually brings monsoons to the Mediterranean lasting several days, and between October and December heavy rain is a regular feature, but the last four or five years have seen the rain dry up with few downpours and showers only appearing briefly every couple of months. Parts of the Mediterranean and south coast have had serious trouble providing on-tap water in summer over the last two years, with record numbers of tourists and historically-low rainfall – only coastal towns with desalination plants to extract salt from sea water have had no problems in meeting demand. Although temperatures have dropped considerably since the start of November, they are expected to rise next week – reaching as much as 23ºC to 25ºC for a few hours a day in some parts of the mainland - and AEMET predicts that the current anti-cyclone, with warm midday climates and chilly nights, will continue for the foreseeable future. December is expected to be much warmer than usual,

meaning little hope for rain next month, either. If less than five milimetres of rainfall – or five litres per square metre – is recorded before the end of November, it will mean the final quarter of 2017 becoming the driest since records began in 1941. For November itself, the driest on record was in 1981, and 2017 is likely to be somewhere near this if there is little or no rain in the next couple of days. The driest November so far this century was in 2009, when temperatures were also higher than usual. Cold nights have so far felt extremely bitter and uncomfortable this November, given the stark contrast with daytime temperatures – whilst on the Mediterranean, they have fallen to around 10ºC to 12ºC, the coldest night this month was on November 15, at 3.9ºC, and the night before – when the mercury plunged to -1.6ºC – brought the first frosts to the mainland of autumn 2017.

Joan from Torrevieja asks: Dear Aunty. How easy is it to replace or upgrade the speakers and microphone on my old HP laptop with Windows 7? I regularly use Skype to chat with my family in the UK but quite often the sound quality isn’t great and the calls frequently get disconnected. Aunty Says: Hello Joan. This is easiest with a headphone/mic set which you can pick up for around €20 for a good brand. They will plug into the two small inputs on the side/back of your laptop (which should be marked with a small headphone and mic symbol) or for a few Euros more you can get a USB set. This will definately improve the sound quality but if you are getting regularly disconnected or your calls/video breaks up, then you may find you have a slow or unsteady internet connection. Try using Skype with the video off and see if this improves the quality and also visit www.speedtest.net to check your download and upload speeds. Any questions then email me at auntyvirus@costablancapeople.co m See you all next week.

US increases import tax on Spanish olives The United States has imposed import duties on ripe Spanish olives, claiming that preliminary findings indicated they were subject to unfair subsidies that harmed producers in California. The action is part of President Donald Trump's aggressive defence of US trade interests, with anti-dumping and countervailing duty actions up 61 percent since he took office, according to the Commerce Department. Following a complaint from California producers, the agency found that Spanish exporters benefited from impermissible subsidies of between 2.3 percent and 7.2 percent. US customs agents will now collect cash deposits on olive imports based on those rates, according to the Commerce Department. In 2016, the US imported an estimated $70.9 million worth of ripe Spanish olives, principally from producers in Seville. "We will continue to review all information related to this preliminary determination while standing up for American workers and companies," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement. A final decision on the case is due in May. The Commerce Department maintains 412 anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders to protect American companies from trade practices that Washington deems to be unfair.

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When choosing your insurance cover, let your broker advise you! Nowadays, comparison web sites are a very popular choice for anyone searching for insurance. But is that really the best way forward? Sure, if you are buying only on price, maybe that’s good for you but if you want to find something that is not only a good price but also a good product that will provide the right cover and is tailored to your exacting needs, then a comparison site might not be the best idea. The policies on comparison sites are normally quite generic, only offering the basics of cover and do not take into consideration your personal circumstances. They may have a high excess when you make a claim, for example, so in the end you are not really saving money.So what’s the answer? The simple answer is to use a professional, dedicated broker who you can sit down with for a face-to-face conversation when they will give you unbiased advice on the best product/cover to meet your personal requirements. Liberty Seguros has an extensive network of over 300 brokers who are trained and very experienced to offer the friendly, expert advice that you deserve.In

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So, to sum up, what are the advantages of using a broker: • You don’t pay anymore for using a broker, their services are free and they’ll give you the best deal possible. • They will give you the best options for the cover you need. • They will find the right product for you and they’ll also be able to tell you if you’re already covered by your existing insurance policies, so you don’t overlap, and they will often get you a better deal. • If the unexpected happens and you need to make a claim,

your broker will take care of the whole claim for you, as they have their own claims department who specialise in this area and will ensure everything is handled as smoothly as possible. • You can be sure of professional and unbiased advice. With insurance, not only for car and home, but also life, pet, business, commercial, leisure, public liability and personal injury, Liberty Seguros is considered the expat’s number one choice in Spain. To find out more or to receive a no obligation quote, visit www.libertyexpatriates.es or to find out the location of your nearest broker, simply call 91 342 25 49.

The V-2 Signal Did you know it is allowed to use a rotating flash orange light in your vehicle in certain situations? Drivers of private cars may use a rotating flashing device in their vehicle to effectively signify an emergency situation, such as an accident or a breakdown, and thus avoiding further accidents in the case of poor visibility. Besides the compulsory kit composed of “1 reflective jacket and 2

warning triangles”, drivers of private vehicles may add a V-2 type light device, which may have one or several "yellow auto" coloured lights (traditional yellow colour for front, rear and indicator lights on Spanish vehicles), which should be visible in all directions from a distance of 100 meters. The V-2 will be installed above the highest direction indicator lights, without affecting the driver's visibility or

the vehicle’s structure protection. Do not forget that whether or not you have a V-2 type light device, the proper way to signal an emergency situation is by using the direction indicators (hazard lights) along with the warning triangles. By Mark Nolan

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Motorbike Focus Ahead With an apparent alarming growth in the number of serious and fatal incidents involving motorbikes, which is greater than the growth in the number of vehicles being sold, the Director General of the DGT, Gregorio Serrano, has announced several measures that will help improve the safety of motorcyclists. Among them, the implementation of an 'INVIVE' plan for motorcycles in collaboration with the different owners of the roads, to identify those sections of the road network with high incident rate, where special measures to reduce incidents could be adopted. In addition, the plan will involve the installation of new complementary information signs on some roads which will provide more information of dangers along the route for motorcyclists. Serrano also announced the continuation of the progressive implementation of the emergency call system ('eCall') in motorcycles and the connectivity between vehicles and the road, with the imminent start-up of the platform DGT 3.0, which will also benefit motorcyclists. During the conference where these plans were announced, participants highlighted the importance of making progress in road safety education, driver training and awareness. With this objective, the DGT and ANESDOR will collaborate in a plan for the training of motorcyclists. ANESDOR has highlighted how the technological advances in motorcycle manufacturing have accelerated over the last two decades, and so the importance of renewing the fleet on the roads is crucial in order to take advantage of these

developments not available in older vehicles. On average, the motorcycle fleet on the road is 15 years, and so far older than those motorbikes with the latest technology installed. In addition, to improve the training of motorcyclists, ANESDOR proposes granting quality certificates to training centres, incentives for conducting driving courses (obtaining driving licence points for example) and has designed the 'Viva la Moto' initiative, to reduce the number of incidents where motorcyclists have been involved. On the other hand, the DGT themselves have been monitoring statistics of motorcycle related incidents since 2012, where 46% of incidents occurred without the intervention of any other vehicle. The DGT also concurs that the

progressive aging of the vehicle fleet in the last decade is a factor for consideration, however, more worrying is the data regarding the consumption of substances among deceased motorcyclists: 26% of all motorcyclists killed in incidents in 2016 would have tested positive for alcohol, and 17% for drugs. During the conclusions, patron of the Pons Foundation and former director of the DGT, Pere Navarro, said that “the bike is not a problem but a reality that must be managed” and has predicted that “2017 will be the first year in the that the number of vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists) who are victims of traffic accidents will be greater than that of the users of the four wheels”. By Mark Nolan

The Hidden Problem of Drugs and Driving Young people on a Saturday night, going out, taking drugs, then getting behind the wheel of a car, yes it might be a situation that we all have an awareness of, but it´s not the full story when it comes to drugs and driving. The idea of using drugs may well conjure up a certain image of people using often illegal substances for recreational use, but there are also many legal drugs that also pose a danger to road users, without the person taking them even considering their might be a problem. Of course there is a problem of some young people taking drugs and driving, but in reality, there is also a problem with older people doing so too. There have been many cases when drivers have proved positive in the drugs test, and often it is due to the fact that prescription medication may contain substances that act as a relaxant, and so impair the ability to drive. Similarly, some prescription drugs interact with other

medications, and can combine to cause problems that also reduce the driver´s ability to correctly control the vehicle in a safe manner. It is of course possible that the user is unaware of the problems that the drugs

might cause. Every medication that is sold in pharmacists has an instruction leaflet accompanying it. The leaflet is also often very long, and in Spanish, so may not be the first consideration of a foreign driver. You can of course ask your pharmacist about interactions and if drugs may affect your ability to drive.

On some drugs, a warning symbol is printed on the box, depicting an image of a car inside a red warning triangle. If you are taking drugs and this symbol is present on the box or information leaflet, then it is forbidden to drive whilst you are taking the medication, and sometime immediately after a course too, as the drugs can remain present in your system. It is almost impossible to say how drugs can affect driving ability, as it depends on the drugs and how they interact with the body. There could be loss of awareness, motor skills, balance and coordination, perception, attention, reaction time, and judgment, all of which will make driving particularly hazardous. Recent figures from the DGT showed that 11% of all drivers tested positive for drugs, but now with strict penalties in place, it is hoped that those figures will reduce. The advice, always check your prescription medication and if there is any doubt, don´t drive. By Mark Nolan

Overtaking tractors "What are the rules regarding overtaking a slow moving vehicle such as a mechanical digger or agricultural tractor on a road like the N332 where normal overtaking is not permitted?" The Traffic Law says that when there is a solid line, you may overtake the following vehicles so long as their speed is low and you can overtake them in a safe way - Bicycles, mopeds, pedestrians, animals, and animals towing trailers. There is no reference to agricultural

tractors or mechanical diggers in the law, so in these cases you will have to wait behind them, although the drivers of these vehicles know that they have to pull over their vehicle when there is a traffic jam caused by their vehicle. Reglamento General de Circulación Art.88 1. "Se podrá adelantar a conductores de bicicletas, ciclomotores, peatones, animales y vehículos de tracción animal, cuando por la velocidad a que circulen

puedan ser adelantados sin riesgo para ellos ni para la circulación en general." (Read other new traffic matters on our Facebook Page: "N332", please share this information) By Mark Nolan

Risks of crossing in an inappropriate place We are all probably aware of the mixture of road users that modern pathways have to share. Even the most restrictive of roads such as motorways still have vehicles of different size, shape and speed, but one of the characteristics that should always be at the forefront of our mind, whatever type of road we might be on, might be the more vulnerable road users. A lot of attention has been given to encourage drivers to slow down near areas of high risk, such as near schools, parks or playgrounds, where children may enter the road without thinking, but pedestrians in general pose one of the biggest risks on the roads, not necessarily for the damage they can cause to vehicles, but the damage that vehicles can cause to them. Although drivers reducing their speed will inevitably lead to fewer incidents, pedestrians themselves must also share some responsibility, as all road users have not only the right to movement, but also the responsibility to safety. According to a study by the Centro de Estudios Ponle Freno-AXA, 60% of pedestrian collisions on Spain´s roads occur when the pedestrian is crossing in the wrong place. The report released this week analyses data from 2014, also shows how 80% of all pedestrian fatalities are men, and almost half are over the age of 65. Of those pedestrians who lost their lives on the roads in 2014, 90% are over the age of 30, and 49% of the total are over the age of 65. Just 6% of fatalities are under the age of 15, whereas 4% are between 15 and 29. Of all road fatalities, a total of 54% occur when crossing in an inappropriate place. However, more than half of the over 65 age group were killed whilst on a crossing, as did 58% of people aged between 30 and 64, and 67% of all children under 15. In 26% of all cases, the driver was deemed responsible for the incident when the pedestrian was crossing in the correct place, whilst performing revering manoeuvres also resulted in a high number of deaths, 20% of the total. According to the report, the national average is 1.75 violations per 1,000 insured vehicles, although the Community of Madrid has almost double the national rate, with 3.33 violations per 1,000 vehicles, followed by Murcia with 2.37, and Andalucía with 2.14. By contrast, where pedestrians are safer are Castilla-La Mancha with 0.86 per 1,000), and Aragón and La Rioja with 1.1 in both cases. Along the N-332 near Torrevieja there have been numerous pedestrian related

incidents in the past, some with fatal consequences. In fact, the road planners were forced to build barriers and fencing along most of the revised and widened section, to try to prevent pedestrians from crossing in inappropriate places. It is also a fact that there are locations along the N-332, and other roads too, where pedestrian bridges are needed but have not been built. Some of these may well be in the planning stage already, others will remain a risk for evermore, but there are also places were bridges have been built, and yet some pedestrians would sooner take their own lives, and the lives of other road users, into their own hands and risk crossing the road without using the bridges. It is inevitable that some of these pedestrians may well get injured, or worse, and become a hazard to road users who may have to deviate from their course or direction to avoid a collision. Anything which forces a vehicle to “deviate from its course, speed or direction” is defined as being a hazard, and so there is a law which aims to protect all road users, which in turn sometimes leads to action by the law enforcers who are trying to keep the roads safe. Article 124 of the Reglamento General de Circulación is where the information relating to crossing the road can be found, and the requirements of pedestrians. In summary, the law dictates that in areas where there are pedestrian crossings, you must use them. If those crossings are protected by signs or signals, you must observe them. If a crossing is controlled by a crossing guard (police officer or otherwise) you must heed the instructions given. As a pedestrian, you must also be aware of traffic already on the road. Stepping out in front of a vehicle that may be unable to stop is both foolish and does not give the pedestrian an automatic right to cross. You, the pedestrian, are responsible for ensuring you can do so without undue risk. When you are crossing the road, don´t cross in a diagonal manner, unless the crossing path takes that course, always cross in a manner which is “perpendicularly to the axis”, and do so without causing delay or blocking the path of others. Finally, you are not allowed to cut across roundabouts or similar structures, but where it is safe and appropriate to do so, if you are crossing at such an intersection, you must follow the path of the structure and go around it. By Mark Nolan

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Imanyo Golf Society “Dave Rotchell Trophy”, This is the first time this competition has been located at our base, Imanyo Pub, as they normally close in November. It was the fourth year this trophy has been played for. Sixteen players met at Imanyo’s for the traditional English breakfast. The format was pairs Texas Scramble scoring Stableford points, for those in the UK the weather was wall to wall sunshine, the holiday players even played in shorts and T-shirt but the locals donned the more sensible trousers and T- shirt. Winners of the ”Dave Rotchell Trophy” were “I Want My Handicap Cut” Andy Godfrey and Tony Whyatt with a credible 44 points, runners up were Ian Bell and “The Joker” Mick Billins with 39 points. There was a three way tie for third place

but on count back with 34 points it was Judy Evans and “Mr St Patrick” Ronnie King beating Rick Wood and Terry Fitzgerald, and Martin Gadney and “Ave A Go Golfer” Steve Day. Only two nearest the pins were won, hole 2 in two shots by John Mcmillan and “Watch my Ball” Dave Rotchell and hole 7 in two shots by “The wine Collector” Brian Court and “A 10 From Ken” Ken Walker. The presentation was held at Imanyo’s bar, many thanks to Dave Rotchell for sponsoring and presenting the prizes, thanks to Antonio, Norma and staff for looking after us. The football card was won by “Miss Charity Collector” Dons Ralph with Manchester Utd winning €20 and raising €20 for our charity Caritas Daya Nueva.

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Your Week in Sport ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

By the time you get round to reading this sometime on Tuesday, England will already be 1-0 in the Ashes Down Under. We’d better get used to that fact as if the 1st Test is anything to go by, Australia are likely to ease their way through to a comfortable series win. It is difficult to find too many positives as I write this with Australia needing 60 off with ten wickets remaining on the last day. James Vince looked alright in the first innings, driving the ball with the confidence of a man that needs a Test

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career on a flat track. Stoneman started well but that was about it. Stuart Broad bowled alright, but lacked support. Would it have been different if Moeen Ali has slightly longer studs or if the groundsman had the ability to paint a straight white line? Probably not. After one Test it looks pretty simple. Australia have the better team and home advantage. England have gone from batting deep to calling it a day at 7 since the summer and do not have an obvious solution to the fact that Broad and Anderson cannot bowl all the overs. Shall we call England home now to save the pain and late nights?

20-0 with ten minutes to go. The game finished 20-18 as Tonga blitzed England with a late rally and then, very controversially, had one last try (which would have won them the match) disallowed. England progress through to Saturday’s final against, of course, Australia. At times the 2017 F1 season has been decent to watch. Some races have even been thrilling. The final race of the season in Abu Dhabi was not one of these races. Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton into second in an anticlimatic finally. They’ll be back next year folks, try not to miss it too much.

England are a little bit better at rugby, thankfully. They notched up seven tries against Samoa, winning 4814. Australia are currently better at cricket than they are rugby, losing to Scotland. The Scottish have had a great autumn, beating the Wallabies and nearly beating the All Blacks. Ireland won their final Autumn International, beating Argentina whilst New Zealand’s clinical finishing was the difference against Wales. Tonga came very close to completing the comeback of all comebacks against England in the Rugby League World Cup. They trailed

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La Siesta Bowls Club ABBEY ANGLING Along with fishing the 9th and penultimate round of the Winter Series, we also incorporated fishing for the annual Memorial Shield on the 7th November at the El Bosquet Complex. It was quite a good turnout considering the colder days have suddenly arrived. Bill Cannon making the best of a good draw to take top honours to win the match along with the Memorial shield. Neil McBirnie after a late start had a final flurry of good fish to take 2nd place, with myself pushed into 3rd spot; although I had taken thirty plus fish they were a lot smaller than the other two had caught. 1st and also winning the Memorial Shield was Bill Cannon with 19.520kgs fishing the pole using pellet 2nd Neil McBirnie with 17.020kgs fishing the pole using bread 3rd Terry Screen with 15.400kgs fishing the pole using pellet There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our new website abbeyangling.es or from me on 965328368

RODS & REELS This weekâ€™s 9th round of the Summer Series was fished on the river Segura at Murcia on the 8th November. With a cold northerly wind blowing down stream and temperatures down to 9 degrees first thing, we guessed the fishing was going to be hard, and to make matters worse there was a vibrating roller working on the opposite bank making a lot of noise.

Dave Hoare opting for the Bleak approach to take the dayâ€™s top spot, with Bill Reade running a close second on the feeder and Marlene once again coming in third 1st Dave Hoare with 8.640kgs fishing the whip and maggot 2nd Bill Reade with 7.700kgs fishing the feeder using corn 3rd Marlene Hutchinson with 4.720kgs fishing the pole using maggot There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Bill Reade on 966790416 joining please contact Bill Reade on 966790416 TIGHT LINES Terry Screen

In the Enterprise Division the Apollos entertained Quesada Pearls and had a disappointing result losing by 120 shots to 95 winning on the rinks of Ann and Robert Heath with John Ball by 2113 and Jo Elkin with Norman Adcroft and Jenny Bowman 18-13 the points being 4 to La Siesta and 10 to the Pearls. The Pioneers entertained El Rancho Raidersand in a close match won 8-6.Wins for the Pioneers came from Sue Mahomet,Sheila Millward and Pat Reilly39-7, Jean James with Trish Reilly and Vic Mahomet 27-11. The closest of matches saw Molly Russell with Joe Kocsis and skip John Porter pulling of victory on the final end by 13-12.The overall shots in the match going to the Pioneers by 119-93. The rearranged match away at Mazarron

Mariners saw the home team winning on all but a single rink. The good news for the Pioneers being the win by Hilary Clarke with Joe Kocsis and Vic Mahomet winning 19-14.So just 2 points to the Pioneers with the overall shots being 84-149. Our Winter League team wore their new shirts sponsored by Casas Espania ( see picture below) for the visit of Bonalba and depite good wins for the rinks of Barbara Cooper, Rod Edgerton George Richardson and Sue Jordan and that of Ann Edgerton,Bill Jordan,Pat Harman and Jenny Bowman the eventual result saw a defeat by 8 points to 4 with the shots going to Bonalba by 76 shots to 89. The Blues at home to Emerald Isle Claymores had a good 10-4 win by 120 shots to 92.Dawn and

John Taylor with Brian Harman had the best result winning by 3311 whilst Ann and Robert Heath with John Ball won convincingly 20-9.Further wins came from Ramsay Sinclair with Val Dalton and Alex Morrice and Pat Moore with Dave Blackie and Jenny Bowman were the other winners. The Golds away at Vistabella Conquistadors and had a narrow victory by 101 shots to 96.The rinks were shared three each giving The Golds a victory by 8 points to 6.Best winning rink for the Golds came from Hilary Clarke with Trish Reilly and Vic Mahomet 34-7 whilst Ken Stringfellow,Tom Heaslewood and Gordon Dall won 23-13. The closest winning rik for the Golds came from Dennis Andrew,Tony Campbell and Pat Reilly who with 3 shots on the final end won 17-14.

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Tale from the Top Flight ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

Thirty years ago this month Manchester City beat Huddersfield Town 10-1 back when neither team was really very good. Of course, most of Pep’s Army won’t remember this as they’ve only been interested in the club since switching from Chelsea in about 2009 but the kind of City fan that was in Yorkshire on a cold Sunday afternoon was fully aware of the fact, especially when Huddersfield fans politely enquired, “where were you when you were ****?” Er, “beating you 10-1 folks, that’s where” was the reply in not so many words. Another nostalgic fact - Manchester City had not come from behind at half time away from home to win the in the Premier League since 1995. Well, scoring 60 seconds after the restart helps and taking off a centre back and throwing on Gabriel Jesus helps too. Other teams from Manchester have lost in Huddersfield this season, don’t forget. The 2-1 win, City’s 11th league win in a row, leaves Pep’s team eight points clear at the top of the table. Jose practically beamed, his eyes saying “the fans wanted more attackers, so I played more attackers and look what happened!” Mourinho loves being right he has manufactured the perfect reason for United to go back to playing the type of football that he knows is best for him and maybe Manchester United. Brighton deserved more from Old Trafford, but

deserving a point doesn’t always lead to a point. Having made one of the best double saves of the season, Mathew Ryan can feel particularly hard done by as Ashley Young, of all people, managed to score via a massive deflection of Dunk. “I’m happy with a point,” said Jurgen Klopp wearing very much the expression of a manager that has zero confidence in his team holding on to a lead. Having managed to draw from 30 up against Sevilla in the week, nobody was really convinced that Liverpool could keep Chelsea out for 90 minutes at Anfield. Mo Salah scored and celebrated in a mark of respect for the people who lost their lives in Egypt over the weekend. Willian scored and celebrated in a way that made it pretty clear that it was a cross. Still, Chelsea “dominated” the game according to Antonio Conte. Eh? Anyway, enough of that Antonio - what happened to your beard? The “Greatest Team in the World” haven’t really been that great since taking the title off Real Madrid in that famous night at Wembley. Sure, Tottenham beat Borussia Dortmund in the week but what are Dortmund these days? They threw away a 4-0 half time lead to Schalke this weekend after all. Gary Megson might be unsure as to what “banter” is as he returned to the dugout after what feels like three decades away, but he will have been delighted to have left Wembley with a point tucked under his arm. He claims not to be a ginger version of Tony Pulis, which is a good thing we believe.

Pilar Badminton Club Pilar Badminton Club in-house Tournament finals took place on Wednesday 22nd November. The mixed doubles final was on court first and was contested by Grant Meekins and Sophie Reed against Stuart Denham and Amanda Carter. Grant and Sophie ran out winners by a score of 21-7/21-12. Next final on court was the ladies doubles between Sue Genders and Sophie Reed versus Amanda Carter and Carol Winstone. Two closely contested games, especially the second, were eventually won by Sue and Sophie 2113/21-19. The third final, mens singles, was a much awaited clash between two very

experienced players, Grant Meekins and Nico Nicolay, Grant won the first game 2113, before a late comeback by Nico in the second game saw him win 21-15. In the third and deciding game Nico overcame a tiring Grant 21-13 to emerge the victor and retain the title he won last year. Last, but certainly not least, was the mens doubles final between Ken Genders and Stuart Denham playing Grant Meekins and Spencer Smith. Ken and Stuart won the opening game 21-15. In the second, excitement mounted as the game swung one way then the other before Grant and Spencer squeezed through 24-22. In the crucial deciding game Grant and Spencer managed to prevail 21-17 to lift the trophies. Umpiring duties were shared by Brian Nash and John Cox to their usual high standards. All the games were played in the competitive yet fair spirit for which the club is renowned. If there are any players out there who have played Badminton before and feel the urge to renew their interest in this most exciting of Racquet sports then contact:John McGilvray on 0034 868700235 Mob. 0034 634658506 or email carolejohn_3@hotmail.com We play Mondays 10.00 to 12.30 (experienced players using feather shuttlecocks) 3 euro Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10.00 to 12.30 (Social Badminton using nylon shuttlecocks) 2 euro We also provide racquets at no extra charge and play in a friendly, social environment. We usually get together for a coffee and chat after sessions and also organise 3 dinner dances a year.

Either way, Harry Kane saved Spurs and Alan Pardew will be in the WBA hotseat before long. Megson did say after the match that this “has whetted the appetite” so maybe he can be added to the shortlist of managers to call in a crisis, especially as Big Sam Allardyce doesn’t seem to be too bothered to get back into work. Sean Dyche can now be ruled out of “all the big jobs”. He let English managers down the world over by going for broke against Arsenal, throwing on a second striker with ten minutes to go. How dare Burnley believe they can push hard for a win against Wenger’s men? They were duly punished with a controversial last minute penalty which Alexis Sanchez slotted home. That’s two pretty big Premier League wins in a row for Arsenal though, both of which being matches you could have seen them losing. What odds on them losing to Huddersfield on Wednesday? With all Liverpool’s defensive woes, they could do worse to look at Crystal Palace centre-back Mamadou Sakho as a potential saviour. Only joking, of course. Klopp decided having a heart attack every time the opposition gets a corner is a better way of life than forgiving Sakho for being late to a team meeting and the Frenchman is pivotal once more to any hope Palace have of staying in the Premier League. It was he who scored very, very late in their 2-1 win over Stoke City in a match that completely sums up the present day Stoke. Yes, Shaqiri scored an excellent goal but excellent goals don’t

guarantee points. Ruben Loftus-Cheek equalised almost immediately, meaning the wondergoal was even less relevant and Palace deserved the three points they got. Could they get out? They could, especially with how some of the other sides are playing. If Swansea City are having to point at a 0-0 draw with Bournemouth at home as a plus point, then Swansea City are in big trouble. Yes, it stopped four defeats on the bounce becoming five but is that what people live for? Swansea are horribly out of form, and when you are out of form you don’t get goals like Wilfried Bony’s. Sure, it wasn’t a foul but that is what happens when you are down there. Newcastle United’s players are currently doing everything they can to drive the value of the club down so someone might buy it. There is an offer on the table but it has more clauses than Santa and is far from guaranteed to go through. In the meantime, Rafa is sitting there looking at a team getting bullied 3-0 by Watford knowing that every week nearer the transfer window that the club remains unsold equals one less player he is going to be able to bring in in January. Newcastle are not in league crisis at all (yet) but another couple of defeats in the next few games and they might be. As for Watford, they like losing a manager after a short spell but normally they get to make that call. Can they keep Marco Silva? The way things are going at Everton, they should try and get a refund on

Gylfi Sigurdsson and throw the money at the Portuguese manager. Everton lost 5-1 in the Europa League and headed to Southampton knowing that the Saints don’t score too often at St Mary’s. Well, until they face Everton that is. The question is, other than the obvious answer of a bucket full of cash, why would Silva want to leave a Watford side doing very well to take over an Everton side that are, frankly, woeful right now? Southampton are not even the best side on the South Coast currently and they strolled past the Toffees who really do need to call time on the Unsworth period if they are to have any hope of turning this round before Christmas. Losing 5-1 with a reserve team in the Europa League you are already out of is one thing, getting done 4-1 by Southampton is something else entirely. David Moyes managed to avoid defeat in his first home game as West Ham manager and, as hard as this is to type, West Ham looked like they improved as the game went on against Leicester City. Sure, there was the usual comical defending that led to Leicester taking the lead but the Hammers actually rolled up their sleeves, dug in and went about getting an equaliser and not throwing it away. Could this be the beginning of a Moyes revival? We are all lucky so and so’s this week as we get a midweek dollop of Premier League action. Who says Christmas cannot come early?

EL RASO GOLF SOCIETY On Friday 24 November 28 members travelled to Saurines to play the monthly Stableford competition. Saurines is an interesting and challenging course renowned for its links course characteristics and undulating fairways. Some found this course more favourable than others resulting in some good scores being recorded. However, a good number of us found it tricky to judge the speed of the greens! A special mention must go to super hero Robin, who came to the rescue of John Hill, whose ball had landed in one of water hazards. Unfortunately, on trying to retrieve the ball, Robin slipped in and went up to his knees in the water, however the ball was recovered!

After the game we returned to the Olde 9th in Quesada for refreshments and prize giving. The final results were as follows: N.T.P´s 6th Robin Richards 10th Ian Turner 14th Kevin Bosner 18th Terry Sharley. Best front nine Robin Richards 18 pts and best back nine went to Gloria Manning with 16 pts on count back. Third

place went to Jeff Lynch with 32 pts, second was our new member, Arty Crammon with 36 pts and the overall winner with an impressive score of 37 pts was our Captain Steve Sayers. Thanks to Grant and is staff at the Olde 9th for their continuing hospitality after the game.

FINAL SAMM RACE DAY OF 2017 The final race day of the SAMM Autumn Series 2017 attracted a good turnout of competitors and 9 boats came to the start of the first race, five single handers and 4 with crews of two or more. Due to a timing error by the race officers the boats had to be recalled and re-started, the first time this has happened in many years. Unfortunately the SW 4 to 5 knot early wind gradually faded to virtually nothing and the uneventful race, so uneventful that it looked as if one competitor had fallen asleep, had to be shortened to just two laps, which some boats took nearly 2 hours to complete. By the time the 10 boats started the second race at 2.30 the wind had gone to the forecast Easterly at 5 knots with some gusts a little stronger. This was still a problem for a couple of boats who had difficulty with the up-wind leg. As in previous weeks the lead was

being contested by the dinghies led by Julian in the Topaz, Tug in a Laser 2000, John in his Quba, Norman in the Laser Radial and Di/Tom in a Gamba, with the bigger boats and the diminutive Sea Hopper bringing up the rear. The dinghies took between 51 an 66 minutes to finish the 4 laps and the fastest bigger boat the Sailfish 18 of Julian/Jane/Ernie 71 minutes. The race officer decided that the slower boats were going to take too long to finish so shortened their race to 2 or 3 laps. Rather than record a “Did Not Finish” it was agreed that their average lap time would be used to calculate their total time over 4 laps. The results after

handicaps, in both races were: 1st Julian, Topaz Duo. 2nd Tug, Laser 2000. 3rd John, Quba. That’s five straight first’s for Julian, five seconds for Tug and 4 thirds for John in the last five races. A brilliant achievement by all of them. The SAMM Spring 2018 Series is scheduled to begin in March.

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sudoku

logic puzzle Logic puzzles require the solver to deduce the relationships between different people, places and things based on a limited number of clues given in the puzzle.

quick ACROSS 1. Flavour (5) 4. Demanded (7) 8. Credit (7) 9. Son of God (5) 10. Cupid (4) 11. False belief (8) 13. Cow-house (4) 14. Formerly (4) 16. Usually (8)

17. Foundation (4) 20. Farewell (5) 21. Sailor (7) 22. Child's room (7) 23. Distinguished (5) DOWN 1. Cape Town Landmark (5,8) 2. Volleys (5) 3. Always (4)

4. Gifted (6) 5. Postpones (8) 6. Huge (7) 7. Impartial (13) 12. Animal (8) 13. Obstruction (7) 15. Awkward (6) 18. Distribute (5) 19. Stupefy (4)

cryptic

DOWN 1. Fixed rule deciding priority in a queue? (8,5) 2 It dies at the end of three months (5) 3. Close in and attack (4)

4. Convincing company man (6) 5. Goes for profits (8) 6. Insect swallows fruit for nourishment (7) 7. When working he won't spend the time of day with you (13) 12. He travels overseas to get home (8) 13. Dashing fellow whose cheek has an extotic tan (7) 15. Didn't enjoy quiet retirement (6) 18. Possibly cares for some land (5) 19. A major land-mass in every atlas, I assume (4)

SOLUTIONS 712 QUICK Across: 3 Surrender; 8 Lack; 9 Territory; 10 Envied; 11 Elder; 14 Canoe; 15 Rear; 16 Tepee; 18 Tied; 20 Abeam; 21 Relay; 24 Server; 25 Notorious; 26 Bill; 27 Aggrieved. Down: 1 Altercate; 2 Scavenger; 4 Used; 5 Rural; 6 Nether; 7 Earn; 9 Tenet; 11 Empty; 12 Reservoir; 13 Primarily; 17 Eaves; 19 Detour; 22 Alive; 23 Long; 24 Sure. CRYPTIC Across: 3 Digestion; 8 Laud; 9 Time-cards; 10 Choirs; 11 Asset; 14 Awful; 15 Sawn; 16 Lease; 18 Germ; 20 Beech; 21 Merge; 24 Instep; 25 Nonentity; 26 Spin; 27 Metronome. Down: 1 All change; 2 Out of form; 4 Iris; 5 Evens; 6 Traces; 7 Odds; 9 Troll; 11 Awake; 12 Take steps; 13 In the pink; 17 Ebony; 19 Meteor; 22 Get on; 23 Lore; 24 Item.

Solution for Logic Puzzle Janiya

November 9

Nathanael

October 2

Yasmin

August 8

Michael

July 13

Bloody marys Pina coladas Black russians Whiskey sours Tequila sunrises

Cingular NTelos T-Mobile Sprint Verizon

Sudoku Solution

Javon

1. The person with the Cingular cell phone drinks bloody marys. 2. Of the person who drinks whiskey sours and Janiya, one has an anniversary on August 8 and the other has always used nTelos. 3. The person whose anniversary is on November 9 is Janiya. 4. The person with the Sprint cell phone has an anniversary after the person who drinks tequila sunrises. 5. The person with the nTelos cell phone has an anniversary after the person with the Verizon cell phone. 6. The 5 people were the person whose anniversary is on November 9, Michael, the person who drinks black russians, the person with the Sprint cell phone, and the person whose anniversary is on December 17. 7. The person with the T-Mobile cell phone is not Michael or Javon. 8. The person who drinks whiskey sours is not Javon. 9. Either the person who drinks whiskey sours or the person who drinks bloody marys is Yasmin. 10. The person who drinks whiskey sours has an anniversary after the person who drinks tequila sunrises.

bathroom shelf (4) 20. American lawyer without force or emotion (5) 21. Stand for the speaker (7) 22. Turned to trade that's new (7) 23. A clergyman lost his head for this crime (5)

December 17

Remember: every item on the board belongs to one and only one person, no item will ever be shared. Using only the clues provided and simple deductive logic and reasoning, fill in the grid with Xs and Os to determine the solution.

ACROSS 1 Absolutely diaphanous? (5) 4. Bridge expert! (7) 8. A doctor going to fish is taking gentle exercise (7) 9. It's due to love taking wing (5) 10. She comes out of the road (4) 11. It could be simple curiosity (8) 13. Willing to have fun? (4) 14. Prepare to put out with the turn of tide (4) 16. Compellingly kind (8) 17. Dust one may well find on the

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