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Expat discovers tax rebate a fraud
A New Year scam alert
A NEW YEAR alert has gone out over an ongoing online UK tax scam! For while email seasonal greetings and cards were being exchanged by thousands of expat families in Spain, fraudsters were once more circulating messages purporting to be from the UK tax authorities to trick expatriates into revealing their bank details. What Costa del Sol resident Rita Arnold thought might be a tax rebate bonus has since been confirmed as a huge scam. She received an email that looked totally authentic from what she thought were the tax authorities stating that she was owed £300 (€372). They requested she fill in a form with her account number, how much money was in her credit card account, and also passwords. Clearly had she provided the details as requested, instead of receiving a £300
(€372) payment to her account, she would have found it rifled by the scam originators. Mrs Arnold decided to check the email with her lawyer son and he immediately identified it as a fraud. She is not the only British expatriate to have received such scam attempts. Six months ago Siobhan Hutton* of Benalmadena received an email seemingly carrying an HM Revenue and Customs letterhead with the subject ‘Unclaimed Tax Refund Notification’. But something did not seem quite right with the email, even though at first glance it appeared authentic. So Mrs Hutton phoned the British tax authorities with regard to the possible £239.41 (€300) rebate. And she was immediately warned it was a scam. “They asked me to forward the email Turn to Page 4
Oh baby! CRISTIAN DIAZ BAS was the only baby born on Christmas Eve in the region’s two hospitals of Vega Baja and Torrevieja. *** TORREVIEJA has given grants totalling €35,400 to 118 of the town’s pensioners. *** THE ‘112’ phone line handled 291 incidents in Alicante Province on Christmas Eve.
FLASHBACK: Shoppers out seeking bargains at last year’s winter sales.
All geared-up for the winter sales
TRADERS are now gearing up hoping for a business bonanza when the annual winter sales open on Monday. Shoppers able to splash the
Police probe death of mother and son POLICE are awaiting the post-mortem examination results to determine how a 10-month old baby and his mother died at their home in San Javier. The baby’s father, separated from the mother, alerted the emergency services after failing to get an answer even though the lights were on - when he called at the property after not hearing anything from them for several days. The baby’s grandmother was found still breathing and taken to Los Arcos del Mar Menor Hospital. Early indications lead investigators to believe that the two died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a heater.
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Costa Blanca South BEFORE: Ancient wall is targeted by graffiti artists.
AFTER: The town hall paid experts to remove the graffiti from the historical old city wall.
A €1,647 bill for graffiti clean up
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REMOVING graffiti from one of the old city walls of Orihuela Castle has cost the town council €1,647. The graffiti was painted in May 2012 on part of the wall which dates back to the 12th and 14th centuries. Heritage Councillor, Nuchi Belchí, is pleased it has
been removed and urges more to be done to highlight such important historical sites, such as installing signs or fencing them off so people know their relevance. The councillor said: “Police are investigating who painted the
€5,000 help for local food bank THE charity HELP Vega Baja has donated €5,000 to the food bank of the neighborhood association San Miguel Arcangel in San Miguel de Salinas to buy food for the needy.
*** EXPONADAL at the IFA centre in Alicante has opened and is expecting 40,000 visitors. The family fun exhibition is open until tomorrow (Friday). Visit
www.feria-alicante.com for tickets. *** A COFFEE morning will take place on Monday at St Nicholas’ Church, Mazarron from 11am. All welcome.
graffiti and when found they will have to bear the cost. “I appeal to the public to become involved in the reporting of incidents like this and people who exercise the art of graffiti to refrain from doing it on heritage elements, many of which are declared of cultural interest.” To remove the paint from the ancient stone STUDENTS from Rafal was not easy. Restorer visited the Vega Baja Maite Gilabert Montero Hospital over the used a “dry microChristmas period to projection aluminium cheer up the patients silicate and then applied with their carol a stone consolidate to singing. give greater strength to the original material.”
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Shops hope for sales cash-in
SHOPS throughout Spain are hoping to cash in when the winter sales start on Monday. But many traders predict a similar pattern to buying as last January’s sales when shoppers generally sought bargains at leading High Street brands - including Zara and Mango - while many smaller local traders found it difficult to attract extra business. Discounts ranging from 20 per cent in some stores up to half-price buys, and even 70 per cent off some items, can be found, and some shops even put up the sales stickers immediately after Christmas.
ALMOST €32 million was won through El Gordo Christmas lottery tickets bought in Alicante, Alcoy, Benidorm, Elche and Gata de Gorgos.
Big losses THE regional government lost €500,000 a day through large projects in 2011, with the City of Light film studios, Terra Mitica theme park and Valencia’s Gran Prix circuit all accumulating losses.
Burglars beware THE Ministry of Security is launching a plan to combat burglary following a 24.5 per cent nationwide increase in the third quarter of 2012.
Phone scandal ALICANTE’S Public Prosecutor is to open proceedings on the Torrevieja Council mobile phone scandal to investigate whether there was any misappropriation of public funds.
Over the limit! AN Ecuadorian national was arrested in Alcantarilla for driving when four times over the legal limit.
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Jaime Lissavetzky, Socialist opposition spokesman in Madrid City Hall referring to the Mayor, Ana Botella (pictured) and the Madrid Arena tragedy.
predict the sales to boom as they did last year.” Meanwhile, Zara shop assistant Maria Gonzales said she and colleagues expect next Monday’s two-month-long sales to be similar to those a year ago. “We should be very busy, especially with most of our customers in the 16-35 age bracket.” But Pepe Torres from a nationwide electrical store was not too optimistic. “Family budgets continue to be hard hit. While some will have saved to make one-off buys, in general we do not expect business levels to be the same as the good old days five or six years ago,” he said.
ALL 135,000 copies of the Euro Weekly News are from this week onwards being printed on recycled newsprint. In keeping with many major publishing houses, EWN has now switched to the use of recycled paper, adding to increasing global efforts to further safeguard the environment by reducing the amount of trees felled to produce paper of all forms. Changing to recycled paper has in no way affected the quality of printing, or picture reproduction, with many readers not realising recent trials carried out prior to the now complete full switch.
Three Kings...bearing gifts and ‘naughty’ black sweets
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OUNG and old throughout Spain will flock to see the Three Kings on Saturday evening. This is the highlight of the local non-expatriate festive celebrations as the Three Kings - the Three Wise Men in UK Christian tradition - their pages and cartoon characters, accompanied by floats and music, parade through villages, towns and cities. And annually, wide-eyed children look on as symbolically the Kings distribute thousands of sweets to onlookers, with some youngsters even holding opened umbrellas to catch the goodies as the floats pass. Traditionally Spanish children believe that the Kings - Melchior, Gaspar and Balthasar - deliver presents on January 5 night, leaving their shoes on window sills to be filled with gifts which they have asked for. Those who have not behaved might expect to find a sack of ‘coal’, represented by black, sugary sweets, which can be found in many shops. On January 6 morning, when the children receive
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One Costa del Sol commercial centre trader said she had started her sales offers early “to catch business before the Christmas visitors and tourists returned home.” And Dunnes Stores, an Irish brand with outlets on the Costa del Sol and Axarquia, began small reductions before Christmas “to encourage customers to part with their last bit of cash,” explained Beatriz Garcia. “And on Monday, our main sales of up to 50 per cent will take effect. The past week has been a little quiet. It seems as though people are waiting for the sales before spending any more. We
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School boost from market SUPPLIES and €300 have been donated to San Fulgencio school from money raised at an Urbanisation La Marina Christmas craft market. SMILING KING: Letters to ponder from children. Rosco de Reyes (left). their presents, many families enjoy the traditional ‘Roscon de Reyes’, a large, ringshaped cake, filled with cream and covered with candied fruit, representing the Kings’ crowns.
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the maximum price of a €16.1 isbutane gas bottle, which will
remain the same in 2013, while electricity bills will increase by 3 per cent, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism has announced.
Room for 260 THE Casa de Cultura in Benijófar has inaugurated a €507,500 auditorium which can seat 260.
and finally... A MAN, 61, was arrested at Sevilla Airport upon arrival on a flight from Brazil, after police detected 11 kilos of cocaine in his luggage. It was hidden in a sound system which officers noticed was unusually heavy.
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PAWS to shut after 7 years PAWS Animal Rescue is closing after seven years. Founder Linda Scales has announced they will no longer continue rescuing and neutering the feral cats of La Marina and San Fulgencio due to lack of registration
From Front Page to phishing@hmrc. gsi.gov.uk so that the matter could be investigated further. “They told me they never make contact by email, which immediately alerted me that it was clearly a total fraud and scam.”
as a charity and funding problems. Linda admitted the centre had never been fully registered but had enjoyed the silent acceptance of the town hall through her detailed book-keeping which proved money was used for the cause.
However, a clamp-down by the council has meant Linda would have to register Paws as a charity. “We were fighting to keep our heads above water and I work so don’t have time to go and get registered.
Expat tax scam alert A pensioner, Mrs Hutton has been in Spain for the last nine years, and lives in semiretirement. Sadly, her husband Reginald recently died, but this has not put a
stop to the scam attempts to trick her. “Since last August I have received four or five more emails, advising that I still have time to claim the rebate due to me,” she said days after
Christmas. “The original, and all subsequent correspondence, at first glance looks authentic, and is in generally good English, though there were minor errors in them, including
“We faced having to pay seven years back tax and we simply can’t afford it.” Councillor for the Urbanisations, Jeff Wiszniewski, confirmed that charitable groups need to register according to national law in order to protect both themselves from potential tax and the public from individuals trying to ‘receiving’ incorrectly collect money on behalf spelt twice. of a non-existent charity. “No doubt the scam He said: “I have spoken attempts will continue with Linda and offered throughout 2013. our full help and support “All expatriates should to her. It is a relatively be very cautious and not simple process to become be tricked,” Mrs Hutton registered and we regret added. she has chosen to end *Name changed upon Paws.” request to retain privacy.
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No solution over business licences
By Keith Nicol keith@euroweeklynews.c om UNCERTAINTY is still rife among bar and club owners on the Orihuela Costa regarding their business licences for 2012. During the summer, most local bar managers and staff had tales to tell of visits from police demanding they stop their entertainment and turn off their sound systems because of complaints about the noise. Meanwhile, other pubs, sometimes a neighbour with an adjoining wall, were allowed to continue blaring out music into the small hours of the morning. Seven months ago, Monica Lorente’s Conservative PP were ousted and the present ruling coalition came into power. They had partly fought for votes on the platform of promises to sort out the problems and concerns of business owners, and hopes were high that the playing field would be
IN LIMBO: Bars in Orihuela are waiting for a definite solution to licensing problems.
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Women are happier than men! News watch
WOMEN in Spain derive more happiness from family and friends than their male counterparts. In addition, teenagers are generally happier than their parents, with 71 per cent satisfied with life opposed to 66 per cent aged 40 or older. Retail therapy is confirmed as a female phenomenon with 25 per cent surveyed shopping when they need cheering up. Only 10 per cent of men made the same admission.
€1,150 raised CARITAS in Elda has received €1,150 in the past few days as a result of two fundraising campaigns by local businesses in December. Butcher ‘Gombao’ raised €650 and café ‘Le Ore’ €500.
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These findings are part of a Happiness Index designed by Complutense University of Madrid for the Coca Cola Happiness Institute in Spain. The barometer surveyed 12,500 consumers in 16 countries: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, France, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the UK and United States. The three happiest are Mexico,
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Philippines and Argentina. Nationally in Spain, the happiest people live in Asturias, La Rioja and Navarra and the unhappiest in Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla-Leon and the Basque Country. The people who have provided the Spanish with the most happiness include footballer Lionel Messi, tennis star Rafael Nadal, Colombian singer Shakira, the Duchess of Alba, Formula One driver Fernando Alonso and actress Penelope Cruz.
Rescued horse CLEAN UNDIES: More important to ladies it seems.
THE latest horse to be rescued by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre is Arisco II, a purebred Spanish military horse which was rescued from Formentera.
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Dogs urinating THE municipal ordinance in regards to domestic animals defecating in public areas in San Vicente del Raspeig has been relaxed. Dogs are now allowed to urinate on trees and the base area surrounding them.
‘Burglar’ caught A 27-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante) for allegedly burgling two homes and also stealing a car
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need to provide them with live entertainment, bar owners had hoped that this matter would be well on the way to being resolved. Although a couple of meetings have been held with council officials, it seems the Orihuela Costa is not one step closer to sorting out the mess. What has come to light is the possibility that almost every pub, club and restaurant on the Orihuela Costa does not have the correct licences to operate.
Boss spent €140,000 Harley cash in casinos ONE of the owners of a company that imported Harley Davidson motorbikes confessed during his trial that he spent more than €140,000 of clients’ money at casinos in Alicante Province. This money was paid to import bikes that never arrived. A total of 13 clients were affected by his admitted ‘compulsive gambling’
between December 2001 and March 2003. These clients had paid out between €6,000 and €23,000 each for Harley Davidsons that never arrived. The prosecutor has asked for an eight-month prison sentence. During his trial, the accused told how every time he left the Vida y Motor SL business premises on Avenida Conde de Soto Amenco in Alicante, he would head straight for the casino. He would often go days with just two hours sleep a night as he gambled without being able to stop. His addiction was so great that he reportedly gambled 364 days a year, with the exception of Christmas Eve.
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2 ETA suspects face 1,180 years Mother of dead girl, aged 6, comes face-to-face with ‘killers’ By Jennifer Leighfield
JUSTICE: Antonia Santiago looks back at her daughter’s alleged killers in court.
THE trial against two ETA terrorists who detonated a car bomb in Santa Pola began this week in Madrid. The 2002 explosion detonated outside the Guardia Civil barracks killing Silvia Martinez, aged 6, and Cecilio Gallego, a 57-year-old resident of Torrevieja, as well as injuring 55 people. In court on Tuesday, her mother, Antonia Santiago, looked the terrorists in the face and called them “murderers, cowards and sons of
Elche measles cases spark outbreak fears A VACCINATION campaign against measles was carried out on Tuesday and yesterday (Wednesday) in Elche’s Los Palmerales neighbourhood. This is due to three new cases of the disease detected in children, who
are being treated at Elche General Hospital and Vinalopo Hospital. They bring the total number of cases detected since the end of January to 11, according to health sources. Two of the three latest cases were found in
students at the Los Palmerales school and the third in a hamlet. Six of the 11 cases registered so far this month were also in Los Palmerales. Health officials are treating these cases seriously because measles
is one of the most frequent causes of child mortality in the world. For this reason, the Health Ministry decided to bring forward the vaccination period for the virus from 15 months of age to 12. Following the recent
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Given the above, the extent of the tragedy 40 pups abandoned in 4 weeks ews was not N as bad as Cortés out of step it could and headline news have been, he February 16 Issue 1389 also said. Before committing the attack, the alleged terrorists stayed at a local campsite, just 400 metres from the target location, and hired a moped to get around the town. The explosion of the Ford Escort loaded with 100 kilos of explosives caused a four metre wide crater and outbreak, the Public damaged 20 homes inside Health Department held the worst affected building. various meetings with Silvia Martinez was inside representatives from one of them as she was the various neighbourhoods to daughter of a Guardia Civil inform them of the officer. situation and to roll-out The terrorists were the vaccination drive in a arrested in France in September 2002. They bid to halt further contagion. refused to testify in court.
b**ches.” The public prosecution is asking for 1,180 years in prison for suspected terrorists Andoni Otegi and Oscar Zelarain. The head of the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola who investigated the attack said in court on Monday that the time and date chosen by ETA, August 4 at 8.15pm, were proof of their intent to cause ‘devastating effects’ not only to the Guardia Civil station but the bus stop opposite, and any passers-by in the busy coastal area on a summer evening.
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By Nicole Hallett only just been born. IN the past four weeks, This is the first time there has been that reproduce, although an ‘alarming’ increase so many animals they later leave the have been puppies in cases of abandoned abandoned dogs to die, according to at this time of the year, in Baix Vinalopo, the society. says The society believes the society according to the area’s it is animal and plant implement a campaignnecessary to If dog owners protection society. understood the to raise awareness importance of sterilising During this period their pets, these sterilisation. of the importance of nearly 40 puppies kinds of situations could were abandoned, many be avoided. in rubbish bins. Meanwhile, there are Many people do not Around a dozen of currently some do this due to 40 them died from ‘economic reasons’ dogs and 10 cats hunger and cold or at or because they because they had kennels. See www.protectothe society’s believe that the dog should be able to rabaix.org if interested in adopting.
Three brothers arrested
THREE brothers were arrested in Daya Nueva for allegedly scrapping stolen cars whose parts had previously been sold. A luxury car and four other cars that had been stolen in Alicante
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JOAQUÍN CORTÉS is idolised by thousands of ballet and flamenco lovers. But as he prepares to celebrate his 43rd birthday next W d d
THE removal of 287 prefabricated classrooms in 13 schools in the Valencia Region will save €316,130 a year, according to Education Councillor M
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THREE people were arrested in the area of Miradores de Juan XXIII in Alicante City, for allegedly being involved in a fight. One of the detainees reportedly approached two brothers with a knife and a machete. They defended themselves with a crutch and managed to inflict a head wound on their assailant.
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23 held in money laundering operation By Linda Hall POLICE have uncovered a network which laundered almost €60 million in black money earned by Asian businessmen. The alleged head of the group used a string of companies and front men to conceal the money from the taxman while accumulating an €18 million tax debt. A total of 23 people were arrested in Benidorm, Alicante City, Elche, Elda and Petrel as well as Los Alcazares in Murcia. Police searched nine properties and impounded extensive paper-
SEIZED: Cash, jewellery and cars. work detailing the companies’ accounting systems together with €200,000 in cash, seven top-ofthe-range vehicles and jewellery.
They also found a carefullyhidden computer hard-drive with genuine records of the black money and transactions.
Police were first alerted to the network six months ago, while investigating the violent robbery of a large sum of money, followed by an abduction and another robbery with violence. The victims were all found to be
Violent robber targets expat in broad daylight ‘I honestly thought I was going to die. I thought he was going to kill me’ By Keith Nicol READERS are warned to be cautious after a British woman was robbed in broad daylight in the Playa de los Locos area of Torrevieja. After a relaxing drink in the sunshine on the seafront, Dave Clarkson and his partner of 22 years, Patricia Roach, were walking back to their holiday home in Calas Blancas urbanisation when the incident happened. Pat is still very distressed about the attack and fought back the tears and the obvious shock when telling her story:
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A MAN arrested for the murder of a person found in a well at a rural property in Elche has confessed to the crime. The 40-year-old Spaniard, Victor, told officers he killed the victim, Ernesto by hitting him over the head while he was sleeping because he believed the victim was poisoning his food, Spanish newspaper Las Provincias reported. Victor had first met Ernesto a few
More surgeries THE number of surgeries carried out at Vega Baja Hospital in Orihuela increased by 19 per cent last year from 8,889 in 2010 to 10 594 in 2011
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Man confesses to Elche murder weeks before in the Caritas soup kitchen and for 15 days had been staying with him at the Peña de las Aguilas country house belonging to Ernesto’s family. The morning after the murder took place, a police patrol was passing by the house when they noticed the ‘strong smell of plastic burning,’ so they stopped to investigate. Victor told them he had been living at
the property for 15 days and that the owner of the property was burning plastic. Upon entering the property to meet with the owner they saw that in the pool a mattress with its sheets and pillow which were covered in blood were being burnt. After a search of the property, the body of the victim was found inside a four metre deep well covered with stones.
jobs of those civil servants who retire or whose contracts expire, Spanish newspaper ABC reported.
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watch News Wife attempted to kill husband A 55-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested in Alicante City for allegedly trying to kill her 82-year-old husband the same month they married. She reportedly tried to pour water into the sleeping man’s throat through an hole made by a tracheotomy operation so that he could breathe. The man woke up and
March 8 Issue 1392 “We were just walking along when this man came from behind me. He put one hand over my mouth and reached around my neck to rip off my gold necklace. “It all happened in a
VICTIM: Patricia Roach with partner Dave Clarkson. couple of seconds and although Dave was right beside me, he didn’t know anything had happened until the attacker removed
his hand from my mouth and ran off. “I honestly thought I was going to die. I thought he was going to kill me.”
Pat and Dave are widowed and retirees and although Dave gave chase, the younger man made a quick getaway. On hearing the disturbance, local residents came to their aid and knew of a police patrol checking cars just one street away. Pat and Dave told the Guardia Civil what had happened and two officers jumped in their car and sped off to apprehend the thief. But he got away and is still at large. He has been described as dark-skinned and dressed in black.
connected and, working closely with Alicante customs and excise officials, investigators soon linked the crimes to the alleged network which laundered Asian businessmen’s undeclared sales. Cross-referencing their findings with another investigation by the tax authorities, police discovered that the organisation specialised in false accounting and provided bogus bills for tax avoidance. Investigators finally unravelled a complex structure for fraudulently transferring huge sums of money. It was supposedly headed by a Spanish businessman and his close associates who organised and coordinated the complex scam. As well as running the front companies and transferring the businessmen’s undeclared profits, they sought new projects for further investment, administrated properties owned by the organisation and advised on further acquisitions. They also had contacts amongst lower and middleranking customs officials in Alicante who dealt with the paperwork for importing container-loads of Asian goods - real and fictitious to justify the cash transfers. As a precautionary measure, the bank accounts and financial assets of all the businesses and individuals involved have been blocked.
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changing their number-plates for those of cars of the same AN elderly man who make and model. POLICE dismantled a gang nearly burnt his doctor The group used additional with which stole cars in Alicante and gasoline and premises in Callosa de Segura, matches has been sent to Murcia and broke them up for where the most spare parts. a psychiatric valuable spare parts Six premises were searched in prison for 18 were hidden. and around Orihuela (Alicante) months. Those of little and nine people detained. The L RI value and most of The arrests also allowed police incident took P A the chassis were to solve 30 outstanding thefts, place in dumped in an said sources close to the case. September abandoned depot The gang came to the last year on a Crevillente European choirs perform in Torrevieja News attention of the police in when the (Alicante) industrial September last year after three 81-year-old estate. Moroccans were found stealing Spanish man SEARCH: Officers examine vehicles in the Vega Baja. Many Police also walked into papers. Inset: Stripped intercepted a large April 5 Issue 1396 were parked vans, with the keys Alicante vehicles dumped. van in Lorca left in the ignition while drivers General (Murcia) and arrested the driver, Hospital with a matchbox made deliveries. Investigators found that the invoices from scrap dealers to a Moroccan, heading for in one hand and a bag Algeciras. It was loaded with filled with medications thieves were stripping down They then took the spares by confirm their origin. vehicles at a country house in road to North Africa via the Entire vehicles were also taken spares, including Mercedes, and a can of gasoline in Los Miras, near Los Montesinos. Algeciras ferry, using faked to Morocco on false papers after BMW and Volkswagen engines. the other. He went to the fourth floor where the doctor worked and asked colleagues as to his whereabouts. Nurses called the EWN EXCLUSIVE police, and he was A BRITISH expat says he was the victim of arrested. carjacking in Rojales. At his trial the Victor Paul Scerri, 63, pensioner confessed to retired to Rojales in the Costa the crime. He believed Blanca 11 years ago with his that the doctor was Y A Norwegian wife. responsible for the M At the end of last month symptoms of his illness. they prepared to drive to The pensioner pleaded their summer cottage in with the court to let him Illegal dumping reported in three spots Norway. go free as he needed the News Scerri packed the 4x4 car STOLEN: The missing silver three-door Land Cruiser. Inset: Victor Paul Scerri. ‘company of his family’ with his luggage the night and he promised he Works to proceed As it was a 10-minute drive away and it was before, leaving his wife’s 500 metres away, parking below would never do it again. dark, Scerri agreed to drive them home, luggage to be packed the May 17 Issue 1402 some restaurants. He has been convicted next morning outside their While he sat close to his car, two curious to see the ‘bargain villa’. of attempted murder, but Norwegian men started talking to him saying After not finding the house, Scerri stopped Rojales home. sent to the Fontcalent That night Scerri had trouble accessing the they had bought a villa in Benimar-Benijofar the car so he could look in the back for a map. psychiatric hospital in While they were all out of the car one of the internet so he drove to a WiFi hotspot located for €100,000. Alicante as it was deemed men sat in the driver’s seat he was suffering from while the other told him to paranoia. A restraining get in the car or they would order has also been put leave him there. in place for two-and-aHe got in the vehicle but A MAN has been jailed of April 4, 2009, after ransacked the house not been loaded half-years and the a short distance later they for 18 years for killing their parents had left and broke the front before the attack, and pensioner must pay all stopped the car and his sister. for work. door lock to make it he had aimed it legal bills. attacked him, taking his The 25-year-old He loaded a hunting look like a robbery. directly at her. The pensioner already watch and driving off with shot his 17-year-old rifle, then went into The defence claimed The defence said the had been given a the car. sibling while she was his sister’s room and he had not meant to anabolic steroids he restraining order in which The car contained all his sleeping at their home shot her twice, hitting kill his sister, just was taking may have he was not allowed to go in Alfaz del Pi. her in the shoulder scare her. This was affected his mental belongings, including within 300m of the doctor The murder took and head, killing her rejected by the court state but the court clothes, mobile phone, two two months before, after place on the morning instantly. He then because the rifle had rejected this. laptops, passport and other he was reported for an documentation. act of aggression towards the doctor. By Linda Hall
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By Keith Nicol CHOIRS from Italy, Germany, Valencia and the Canaries are all set to perform in Torrevieja from Friday April 13 to Sunday April 15. Torrevieja’s Councillor for Culture, Luis Maria Pizana, accompanied by the president of the Coral Francisco Vallejos, Gabriel Samper, and the director of this Coral, Aníbal Cano, on
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dumping areas. They are in the Camino El Rincon in Orihuela by the N340 Alicante-Murcia motorway; in Torrevieja there are various spots in the area from the San Jaime Hospital roundabout to the urbanisations El Chaparral and La Siesta, and the third is near the sports centre in Benjuzar Items dumped include furniture, glass, and old televisions, among other items.
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A PLATFORM dedicated to protecting green areas in the Vega Baja says the solution to the illegal dumping problem is to build more eco-parks. This way people can recycle their unwanted items. This comes after residents in three towns in the Veja Baja contacted a platform created a few years ago to defend green areas, to report illegal
THE recent HELP Vega Baja fundraising night, the Charity Extravaganza, was an outstanding success and raised more than €1,000 for the HELPCare programme. It is a scheme which helps people both in and recently discharged from hospital.
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Monday presented the 26th edition of the International Choral ‘Ciudad de Torrevieja,’ will be held at the Municipal Theatre and will include, the Children’s Choir and the Choir ‘Francisco Vallejos’ of Torrevieja. On Friday April 13 at 9pm, the Municipal Theatre will host the Opening Ceremony Concert, involving the Children's Choir ‘Francisco
Vallejos’ The Coral Francisco Vallejos, and The Blossomed Voice (Italy). On Saturday April 14 at 9pm, the Dómisol Sisters (Valencia), Camerata Lacunensis (Canary Islands) and Niniwe (Germany) are on stage. While on Sunday at 9pm the closing Gala, with the participation of the four invited choirs, will take place.
WINNINGS SMILE: But Arantxa has faced many challenges.
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PATROLS on beaches and roads in the Alicante Province have been doubled during the Easter festivities.
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A MINOR was arrested at the weekly market in Guardamar del Segura on robbery charges. He reportedly stopped people asking them to sign in favour of an association for the handicapped as a distraction technique to pickpocket.
Collecting tax
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Crackdown on street traders leads to fracas By Keith Nicol TORREVIEJA’S ‘looky-looky’ men were once again the target for the Local Police on Monday. This task force has been assigned to tackle the growing number of counterfeit goods on sale in tourist areas. In similar fashion to the raid two weeks ago, when tempers
ran high on the waterfront area, the Guardia Civil were once again called in to calm the situation resulting in them detaining five people suspected of assaulting law enforcement officers. The incident occurred at about 1pm on Torrevieja’s Juan Aparicio promenade when a patrol proceeded to identify themselves
ROAD BLOCK: Senegalese supporters staged a peaceful sit-down protest following the arrests. to a group of Senegalese men who were offering goods for sale. According to the police, much excitement ensued, resulting in the pushing and shoving of the officers, and apparently two
pedestrians also stepped in to try and calm the situation and help defend the officers. After arresting the assailants, two other Senegalese citizens then began to ‘rebuke and attack
Brit faces 20 years for stabbing ex A BRITISH man faces 20 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend in Orihuela. Alan Mathew Daulby allegedly stabbed the Irish woman 53 times, killing her. The prosecutor has also asked for €80,000
and €35,000 compensation for the victim’s parents and brother respectively. The incident took place in May 2009 in an aparthotel on Urbanizacion Aguamarina in Orihuela. Twenty-four-year-old
Avril Louise Flanagan had gone to the property where her ex-partner lived to ask him to stop pursuing and bothering her, which he had allegedly done since she broke up with him. Alan Mathew Daulby,
now 27, allegedly stabbed her 53 times with a knife in the head, neck, torso, arms and leg. The prosecutor said in the days leading up to the murder, Daulby called Flanagan repeatedly, and tried to follow her.
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PROVIDERS have stopped selling medications to 17 pharmacies in Alicante Province. This is due to the pharmacists not being able to pay pending bills as the regional government has not paid them, according to Jaime Carbonell, the president of the Alicante pharmaceutical college COFA. The debt owed by the Valencian Government to pharmacies in Alicante,
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17 pharmacies not getting medicine Valencia and Castellon provinces is around €460 million for pending bills from February, March, April and May. Of this, €160 million is owed to Alicante establishments. “We want to continue dispensing medicine, but we do not have any money. We have to pay the Social Security and the Tax Agency, the banks and our employees,” said Carbonell.
“Each month, the Valencian health sector receives €110 million from the state to pay the pharmacies.” However, this money is possibly used to pay ‘the banks or the debt of the Generalitat’. Carbonell has insisted that Regional Health Minister Luis Rosado establish a ‘genuine and acceptable’ payment plan.
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the officers’, according to the police report. The detainees were taken to the Guardia Civil barracks in Torrevieja to await an appearance in court. News of the arrests soon spread among the Senegalese community and friends and family, numbering about 80 in total, made their way to the front of the courthouse where they blocked the street by staging a peaceful, sitdown protest. The Guardia Civil called for back-up, but it was not required.
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Beaches all set for summer By Keith Nicol Q FOR QUALITY flags are now flying high on all of Torrevieja’s beaches. The town was awarded 27 different flags
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‘Most wanted’ caught in Torrevieja THE National Police have put an end to the search for one of the 30 criminals most wanted by Interpol. Swedish drug trafficker, Donald Roskic, was found in Torrevieja where he had been hiding since 2005. Police informed the public that the fugitive, aged 36, had an international order of extradition for drug trafficking after he bought 11 kilos of drugs with the intent to sell them in Sweden in 2004 and 2005.
Roskic’s name was put on the ‘black list’ along with 29 other criminals who were wanted worldwide. Apparently the drug trafficker was living a normal life in Torrevieja where he worked for a security company. Roskic was not deterred from travelling and even made a trip to Holland, which only helped the investigation. In an attempt to throw off the authorities he adopted his
brother’s documentation as his own. Torrevieja’s numerous housing developments and large foreign population made it a difficult place to locate a fugitive like Roskic. According to police sources, Roskic has already appeared before the high court in charge of his extradition to Sweden. Once he arrives in his home country, he will be tried for drug trafficking.
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CALA PITERAS: One of Torrevieja’s 27 beaches awarded Q for Quality flags.
that certify the quality of services provided in each and every one of the resort’s beaches. Councillor for Beaches, Antonio Boix, said that in recent years Torrevieja has become
watch N ews Back to school NINETEEN schools in Alicante will open from 9am to 2pm during July and in some cases, August. Families can choose from a wide variety of classes including sports and cultural activities.
Scholarships FORTY-THREE scholarships have been made available to
A FIRE claimed a significant portion of the vegetation of the Finca de La Marquesa in Los Montesinos. Although there were no personal injuries, 14,500 square metres were destroyed in the blaze; this included dozens of
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one of Spain town’s with the highest number of flags which certify the proper care and maintenance of its beaches, 365 days a year. For 2012, Torrevieja has 27 flags, one
more than in 2011, which is an additional quality flag for La Mata. Over the past two weeks Torrevieja’s beaches have also received a boost from the Beach Renovation Plan. A total of 600 tons of sand was added to the city’s beaches. Fifty trucks brought sand to boost the quality of the beaches even Residents of Los further on Los Locos, Los Montesinos are known to Naufragos (Naufragos visit the estate once a year South San Roque) and in honour of the Virgin of Cabo Cervera. Rosario. Currently the All the services are now town is working for the in place for the summer property to be officially season, which started on recognised as a Point of Monday, July 2. Cultural Interest by the These include Lifesaving, Culture Council. Surveillance and Response along the Torrevieja coast.
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varieties of palm and pine trees. The blaze began some time before 7am and was reported by passers-by and construction workers on the property. Firefighters and numerous Guardia Civil officers responded.
It was not until 10am that the fire was considered under control. Although the cause was not determined, authorities have not ruled out arson, especially since this was the second fire on the property in the last month.
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ELECTROMAR: Thousands attended the biggest festival of Techno and Indie music.
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NON-SPANISH tourists who visited the Valencia Region during the first half of this year spent €1.9 million, which is 2.1 per cent more than last year. The improvement in the British market may be to thank for the combination of more tourists and higher spending in the region. On average, each tourist spent an overall 6.6 per cent more and their daily expenditure increased by 11.6 per cent, according to a poll
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Tourists spent 2.1% more this year by Egatur. Nationwide, €23.64 billion was shelled out by tourists visiting Spain in the first six months of this year. Outstanding spenders were Germans (a 4.4 per cent increase from last year, at €3.9 billion), Britons (3 per cent, or €4.5 billion) and Nordic tourists (€3.3 billion, or €4.5 billion) while the spending habits of other nationalities including French and Italians decreased 7.3 per cent and 8.1 per cent respectively. Despite the Nordic
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countries’ decreased average expenditure per person, the group experienced an overall increase in spending due to the higher volume of tourists from this area. Valencia was not far behind other regions that experienced the greatest increase from January to June. First was Cataluña with €5.4 billion spent and 14.3 per cent growth, followed by the Balearics with €3.4 billion and 3.8 per cent growth.
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By Keith Nicol THEY came, they saw, they partied, they danced. Electromar Day attracted more than 15,000 people from all over Spain, and officially inaugurated the Arturo Soria Park concert venue on Saturday. It wasn’t just hot, it was the hottest day of the year in Torrevieja and thousands came to the city for the biggest festival of Techno and Indie music that the city has ever seen. Three separate music
ALICANTE police have arrested a man, 51, for violent robbery. He allegedly stole €240 and 300 lottery tickets from a sales point. He allegedly stabbed the seller in the thigh before fleeing, according to police.
No escape TWELVE Algerian immigrants kicked
August 2 Issue 1413 stages offered something for all tastes. Lasting more than 14 hours, from Saturday evening until breakfast time Sunday, they came
and went at will, returning to the park, to party all night long. Split into three areas, the main Coca Cola Stage, and two other DJ zones, the three areas at times competed with each other to see who could be loudest. Antonio Soria Park easily accommodated those attending, and all bodes well for the new zone as a major concert venue for the future and possibly for a return of ELECTROMAR Day for 2013.
Vega Baja fire stations to be left unattended VEGA BAJA fire brigade will be leaving three of its stations unattended for 14 hours a day, to be on call in Pilar de la Horadada until mid-September. The Provincial Fire Brigade Consortium opted against manning the Vega Baja fire stations located in Orihuela, Almoradi and Torrevieja because of the cost of paying overtime to the firefighters needed. Instead, they will tend to Pilar de la Horadada, which requires assistance an average of 50 times per year, while the
Almoradi municipality calls on the brigade 400 times annually. Until September, the Crevillent brigade will be responsible for fire-related emergencies in Almoradi. The temporary change was made to protect the forests of the Sierra Escalona and the Dehesa de Campoamor national park, which stretches through Pilar de la Horadada, Orihuela and San Miguel de Salinas, the society explained to the mayors of Rojales, Almoradi and Callosa de Segura. Each of these towns spends €50,000 annually on fire services. Almoradi Mayor Antonio Angel Hurtado reminded the public that the current situation is temporary and will be back to normal at the end of August, despite the Fire Brigade Society announcing September 15 as the end date.
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Residents oppose new terrace rules MORE flexible regulations for bar terraces in Alicante city are meeting opposition from 11 neighbourhood associations. Bars can now put out tables and chairs at 8am and occupy pavements in streets consid-ered too narrow in the past. The city council hopes business will improve for premises formerly barred from serving customers – and smokers – outside. The new
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Vegas odds no worry to ONCE lottery ONCE - which holds daily lotteries throughout Spain - is unworried that it might lose out through plans for the EuroVegas casino complex in Madrid. “It does not affect us one way or the other,” said ONCE chief, Angel Sanchez. “EuroVegas’s arrival in Spain is a further example of the increase in operators and how more of us have
to share out the cake.” ONCE, Spain's organisation for the blind, has in recent weeks launched a new Euro-jackpot lottery in eight European countries with €10 million to €90 million prizes. This is its first step outside Spain in a move to cut its dependence on the national market. Looking back, Sanchez said that for ONCE, the crisis began at the
beginning of the century when we had a share of more than 10 per cent of the market. Now it has dropped to 7.4 per cent." Since then ONCE has reinvented itself with new types of lotteries. “We went to petrol stations, “estancos” (state tobacco shops) and street kiosks not previously clients of ours,” said Sanchez.
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watch N ews Footing the bill TRANSPORT costs of an extra €400,000 for 720 scholars in Torrevieja will be paid by the City Hall.
Nurse attack A MAN who attacked two nurses at Elche healthcare centre has been jailed for one year and fined.
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regulations should increase both trade and turnover, prompting bars, cafes and restaurants to hire more staff. The council also expects to earn more from its levy on each table. Residents living in areas affected by the changes are up in arms and complain they had no inkling of the new regulations until they learnt about them in the media.
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MORE FLEXIBLE: Tables and chairs are now allowed on pavements. They should have a greater say, the neighbourhood associations claim, and the bye-laws should be suspended until consensus is reached amongst all concerned. “We want more employment,
but we need to be considered, too,” said a spokesman. They are also calling for police patrols or town hall inspectors to ensure that establishments keep the new rules.
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public yesterday (Wednesday) with stores including Leroy Merlin, Decathlon, Alcampo, H&M, C&A and Primark opening their doors for the first time. A large food court as well as a casino, gym and bowling alley also make up part of Zenia
Boulevard’s 24,000 square metres of retail park space. ZENIA BOULEVARD, the largest The shopping mall, which has taken shopping centre in Alicante Province, some years to come to fruition, is is open for business. owned by Immochan, one of the The official inauguration took place leading European companies on Tuesday before opening to the developing, owning and operating ZENIA BOULEVARD: Preparations under way. shopping centres. They have 12,000 retail partners with 300 shopping centres in 12 different countries. Their commitment to the THE Lorca earthquake region, despite the which killed nine people economic crisis can only be ER B and devastated the seen as a positive thing, TO southern Spanish town providing 1,800 direct jobs C O could have been caused on the Orihuela Costa with by drilling for water. more than 1,000 other Scientists looking into employees having already Alert after shopper stabbed N ews the cause of the worked on the construction earthquake on May 11 of Zenia Boulevard. last year have suggested The first stone was laid in the tremors may have March last year and the been triggered by years of October 11 Issue 1423 project has a reported pumping water from an investment of around €200 underground reservoir for may have been sparked million, but will bring much human consumption. by the low lever of water revenue to the region. A study published in in the reservoir, creating AFTERMATH: Work on clearing the rubble in Lorca in May 2011. Immochan’s Managing the journal Nature pressure at the Earth’s Director Valentin Serrano Geoscience and compiled surface. 50 years due to provide water for after striking at a depth of said the company is proud by scientists from the The area lies on the extraction. livestock. just 1km. of the shopping mall and University of Western Alhama de Murcia The groundwater was As well as the fatalities, Lines of cars lay has worked hard to design Ontario says the earth- faultline and the report removed by digging hundreds of people were crushed under tons of a centre sympathetic to its quake, which measured states that the level of deeper wells to irrigate affected as the tremor rubble and a hospital evasurroundings, which will 5.1 on the Richter Scale, water had dropped over fruit and vegetables and toppled several buildings cuated as a precaution. be a meeting point and leisure space as well as a shopping centre. Committed to the environment, Immochan is A CLUB doorman accused of closed doors in Elche and was accused had not raped her. doorman admitted, but it was using ambitious state-ofraping a British girl in Torrevieja the third attempt at bringing On July 7, 2003, the consensual and work the-art technology to nine years ago was acquitted the alleged rapist to trial. unnamed young woman went colleagues could back up his ensure sustainability. last week. Without evidence or visible to a Torrevieja club where the story. They had heard nothing For those wanting to visit The young woman was due proof of physical harm and in accused worked as a doorman. untoward, the defence lawyer Zenia Boulevard, it is easily to give evidence via video link the absence of a statement During the evening he allegedly said, and saw the young accessible from the AP-7 from the UK but failed to do so. from the presumed victim, the raped her in the toilets. woman leave with her friends motorway at La Zenia and The hearing took place behind court concluded that the The couple did have sex, the later that night. has 5,000 free parking spaces.
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Visitor treat
VISITORS will receive a free tapa and beer at the Ramon Gaya Museum and the Palacio Almudi Arts Centre, Murcia City Hall has ruled.
Concert date
AN orchestral concert marking Alzheimer’s Day will be held at 7pm on Saturday at the Municipal Theatre, Torrevieja.
Book treat
A CHILD’S book festival will be held from October 16-30 at Casa de la Cultura social centre in Callosa de Segura.
German cheer
VIOLENT robberies in several large Costa Blanca stores and supermarkets have led to a warning from police. The most recent at the Mercadona supermarket in San Luis, Torrevieja, saw a woman stabbed in the arm by one man while another seized her handbag. The woman had been approached by a man heavily laden with shopping who pointed to an
item on the floor. Keeping her handbag in one hand, she picked up the item, and was then stabbed and robbed. Both men ran out of the supermarket leaving their groceries on the floor. Police stress that shoppers should beware of being distracted and if in doubt, walk away even if someone appears to be seeking help.
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THE El Valle Golf Resort Charity Fashion Show has raised thousands for the ‘Lorca Re-Build Relief Fund’ following the earthquake in May 2011 that left 8,000 people without homes. It is the fifth year that this small golf resort and community has organised such events and has raised over €10,000 for various charities.
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Police patrol catches two in the act SAN FULGENCIO Local Police have arrested two people on suspicion of robbing homes on La Marina urbanisation. Police were patrolling the Vugavillas urbanisation when they spotted a suspicious vehicle. A search of the area found 10 homes had been damaged. Then the officers saw two men who were allegedly preparing to take doors, aluminium and other materials of value out of a property. The two fled as officers approached and one suspect got away in a vehicle at high speed. The other man was arrested immediately and the man who fled was arrested in Catral after the van’s number plate was traced.
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Parents warn of child snatch fear COSTA BLANCA parents have warned of a man who could be a potential child snatcher. Police have been alerted about the man, who was seen acting suspiciously near children and then tried to grab a youngster at the weekend. Anyone seeing the man, believed to be of Moroccan origin with a slim build, about 5ft 10ins tall and with dark brown hair and a grey fringe, should contact the police.
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Jobless stats revealed LATEST unemployment figures in Alicante state 3,359 more jobless were added during October making a total of 225,796, according to the Ministry of Employment
Fiscal reboot A €30 million budget surplus during the 2011 fiscal year was approved by the Alicante regional government. This brings the province’s economy closer to stability, the Treasury has said.
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CATALUÑA’S independence-seeking president Artur Mas was apparently disappointed by his recent visit to Moscow. He was courteously received but offered no high-level meetings. What did he expect? Mas’s independence credo is unlikely to win him new friends in Russia, which never did back Kosovan independence. And Moscow now has too many problems with some of its own autonomous regions to want to start messing with someone else’s.
SPAIN blocked Yves Mersch’s appointment to the European Central Bank (ECB), claiming this prevents a woman’s presence on the board until 2016. The sentiment is admirably gender-aware but Finance Minister Luis de Guindos gave the game away by commenting that Mersch is ‘unsuitable’. And so he is, to Spain at least, who no longer has anyone on the ECB board. There is more than one way of saying “So there!”
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EIGHT new towns from a total of 80 from all over Alicante have been included in the
FOUR kiosks with room for a café -bar, including one in the
Nov 8 Issue 1427 The man was originally spotted in Entre Naranjos on Saturday watching children for an hour as he sat nearby with his
phone. On Sunday, he returned and grabbed Donna and Martin Veryard’s eightyear-old daughter around her wrist and collar. She kicked, fought back and ran off, and the man then sped off in a white Peugeot Partner van. “I have three children and I have sat them down and gone through what to do if anyone should try to grab them. Luckily Ronnie fought back and ran off. We are very lucky she is still here and we now
urge all parents to be cautious and look out for this man.” Donna’s children had been staying at a friend’s in Entre Naranjos on Saturday night when they joined youngsters playing outside. They all ran off chasing a ball leaving Ronnie on her own. The man grabbed her. Another boy saw what happened and chased the man who had left the van running and had the back door open.
Sold! Torrevieja property hot spot of Spain TORREVIEJA is Spain’s property hot spot. More than 3,000 properties have been sold this year, making it the leading national sales area.
A huge 83 per cent of properties bought have been re-sales, with only 17 per cent new-builds. According to the National Statistics Institute, the municipality of Torrevieja
TOP FOR SALES: Torrevieja leads the Spanish property market. locally has the most home sales this year anywhere in Spain. Prices have never been so attractive, with windows of local
real-estate agents indicating twobedroom properties available from €40,000. Councillor for Urbanism Paco Moreno (PP), welcoming the sales figures, said they were favourable mainly due to the low prices. death-trap and a serious Planning applications for the accident just waiting to construction of new housing happen.” are still low The local compared to the last council is decade when a R E behind the record 6,000 B M parents and licences were requCE E their calls for ested, but Moreno D a new school said the situation but funding was positive, Alicante energy first ews needs to adding: “There is a N moderate increase come from in productive sectors Valencia. in these very difficult Photographs Dec 13 Issue 1432 times. Throughout of the state 2013 it will continue of the school to grow, which is a guarantee are on display in the Rojales of stability to prospective theatre and AMPA has organised a protest march investors in Torrevieja,” he through the town on Saturday. said.
Action plea on ‘death-trap’ school PARENTS are calling for action after a 20-kilogramme lump of concrete fell onto a school playground. They want the regional government to finally fulfil its promise to build a new school in Rojales after branding the present building a ‘death-trap’. The Colegio Público Príncipe de España has been in a state of disrepair for more than a decade. Renewed protests by AMPA, the parents’ association, come after the piece of concrete fell off the crumbling school and landed on the patio play area. “Does someone have to be hurt before action is taken?”
DILAPIDATED: One of the classrooms. asked parent Tracy BurnsAhmet. “The AMPA has been fighting for years but it is just getting worse. Door frames are non-existent, there is lead in the pipes in the drinking fountains and when it rains
the pupils huddle in corners as the roof leaks.” Leidy Auburn agrees: “It is horrendous. It is unsafe even for animals and has been condemned by architects and the fire brigade. My eldest is due to go there in September and I am panicking about it.” Rachel King provided photos to the EWN showing serious cracks in the gymnasium walls, classrooms with cracked tiles and rusty, broken pipework and ‘temporary’ buildings placed on top of the septic tanks, causing damp to rise. Rachel said: “To say it is dilapidated is too kind. It is a
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All change for 40 workers
AROUND 40 Alicante City Council workers will be relocated next month following the dissolution of the Planning Department and a return of the former Department of Planning.
Training boost
THE regional government is to receive €2.01 million to improve vocational training and procedures for skill recognition through work experience or other training.
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ALICANTE UNIVERSITY is at the forefront of a project to develop clean energy from waste water treatment. A team of Spanish and foreign researchers headed the research, co-ordinated by the Director of the Institute of Electrochemistry at the University of Alicante (UA), Juan Miguel Feliu. He led them to design a prototype for industrial use that generates energy during the water purification process with
the help of a bacterium. Funded with €3 million from the European Union, the project is applicable primarily in companies engaged in water treatment. The water cleaning treatment will lead to huge energy cost savings. The micro-organism used in the prototype has the ability to grow on an electrode, allowing electricity to be harnessed while eliminating polluting waste. In the first phase of the
research, the scientists studied, at a very basic level, the physiology of this bacterium and its ability to “communicate electrically with different metals to optimise conditions for electricity generation,” said researcher Ví ctor José Climent. Although the project has ended, the researchers believe that they can further enhance the results of the prototype designed and therefore increase the electrical power.
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MORE than 70 merchants and artisans filled Santa Pola’s castle fortress for the annual Christmas market.
Saintly parade
A MOORS and Christians parade started in Luceros Square in honour of St Nicholas in Alicante.
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January 1: New Year January 6: Three Kings March 29: Good Friday May 1: Labour Day August 15: Assumption Day October 12: National Day November 1: All Saints Day December 6: Constitution Day December 25: Christmas Day
January 1: New Year January 6: Epiphany March 29: Good Friday March 31: Easter Sunday April 1: Easter Monday May 1: Labour Day May 9: Ascension Day May 19: Pentecost June 6: National Day June 22: Midsummer Day November 2: All Saints Day December 25: Christmas Day December 26: Boxing Day
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Germany January 1: New Year March 29: Good Friday April 1: Easter Monday May 1: Labour Day May 9: Ascension Day May 20: Whit Monday October 3: German Unity Day December 25: Christmas Day December 26: Boxing Day
Norway January 1: New Year March 24: Palm Sunday March 28: Maundy Thursday March 29: Good Friday March 31: Easter Sunday April 1: Easter Monday May 1: Labour Day May 9: Ascension Day May 17: Constitution Day May 19: Whit Sunday May 20: Whit Monday December 25: Christmas Day December 26: Boxing Day
Denmark January 1: New Year March 28: Maundy Thursday March 29: Good Friday March 31: Easter Sunday April 1: Easter Monday April 26: Common Prayer Day May 9: Ascension Day May 19: Whit Sunday May 20: Whit Monday June 5: Constitution Day December 25: Christmas Day December 26: Boxing Day
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Business plan for women A BUSINESS initiative for women to help them get back into the work place and create their own company has been set up, organised by the Economic Development Consortium of de la Vega and Benferri Town Hall.
Cheap night ELCHE hotels are offering 1,000 rooms for €24 each as part of the tourism campaign Elche24. The prices are available from February 22 - 24.
DONATIONS: Torrevieja street was lined with food and money donations. DONATIONS of food and money lined Calle Concepción in Torrevieja as part of a local food drive. The New Generations of the Partido Popular held its traditional food and coins collection for Alimentos Solidarios Torrevieja, which distributed all the food collected to the needy. Also raised was a total of €1,156.12.
Woman escapes jail after killing husband A WOMAN, 66, originally sentenced to prison for killing her husband, has been acquitted. Maria Pilar Marcos, from Navarra, northern
Murcia taxi fares are ‘pricey’ TAXI fares in Murcia are some of the most expensive in Spain, according to a study by Facua-Consumers in Action which compared day, night and weekend rates in cities.
Spain, was a victim of domestic violence who had been abused by her husband for more than 40 years. The couple had five children.
In November 2009, during an argument, the man hit her, causing her to lose her balance and fall against a table from which she picked up a knife. When he lunged at her, she held out the knife and injured his arm. He grabbed her and pushed her against the sink, where she allegedly turned and stabbed him in the which the workers are chest and neck, which carrying out their tasks.” led to his death. She The councillor underattempted to revive him lined the importance of and called emergency the Avenida being services. spruced up due to it In October 2010, she being the main access was acquitted of road to the Las Ramblas manslaughter charges Golf Course which on grounds of self attracts many golfers defence. and tourists to this area. However, the Supreme A further task to be Court ordered that the carried out by the council trial be held again, and will be the building of an she accepted three years ornamental fountain in prison in a deal which near the main entrance. meant she could avoid a The installation of trial. street lighting in Calle Now, the government Cipres in Lomas de Cabo has issued an acquittal Roig has also been which means she will completed after not see the inside of a residents highlighted the cell. need.
Makeover for Orihuela Costa MAINTENENCE work has started on Avenida Las Ramblas, Orihuela Costa. The Councillor for the Coast and Beaches, Pedro Mancebo, together with the Environmental Department, authorised the work which has seen the pruning of 300 palm trees that line the road. Councillor Mancebo said, “The workers have been brought to the coast to carry out this type of work and to keep up with maintenance. “As everyone is aware, there are many jobs to be done and the list is long, but I am very pleased with the efficiency and speed in
Prize giving EL CORTE INGLES is presenting prizes to the winners of its Christmas Drawing competition tomorrow (Friday) at 11.30am at el Rotor, Elche.
Job training POLICE officers in Santa Pola have taken part in training activities during 2012 thanks to collaboration between the City of Santa Pola and the Comprehensive Centre for Police Studies.
Annual ride THE Tsunami Team bikers took part in their annual ride from Gran Alacant and Santa Pola to distribute toys and sweets to children at the General Hospital of Elche.
Church grant SAN JAVIER council is to give €16,000 for the restoration of the church of the Virgin of the Rosary of El Mirador, starting with emergency repair work to the leaky roof.
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Festive fun for a few more days IF you are still feeling festive head to Alicante and make the most of the last few days of the city’s celebrations.
An outdoor ice rink has been installed in the Town Hall Square and is this year accompanied by a Christmas market, to
Charity shop wins town’s window competition THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre Charity Shop has won first prize for the most colourful window display in Guardamar. And the €200 prize from the town council organised competition has boosted the charity’s coffers. Diane Pickering and her team of volunteers have made the store a part of the local community since it opened just two months ago. “The good people of Guardamar have really taken us to their hearts and we would like to
thank them for making us feel welcome and a part of their town,” said Diane. Co-founder of the Rescue Centre in Rojales, Sue Weeding, added: “This award shows you not only how hard Diane and her volunteers have worked but also how much the local Spanish community support and care about our rescue centre, animal welfare and what we are trying to achieve. “We would like to thank everyone who voted online for the window display. The Foundation would
struggle to pay for all the specialised care our animals receive without the contributions made by the wonderful people of Guardamar who visit our shop, to donate and buy our goods.” Easy Horse Care is looking for people who are willing to share their time, skills, enthusiasm and professional experience. If you are able to volunteer some time each week, either at the Rescue Centre, or the Guardamar shop, contact Sue on 652 021 980 or Diane on 693 930 737.
combine leisure, sport and tradition in one area. Both are open until Sunday. The Christmas market has costume
jewellery artisans from across the province of Alicante and Murcia. There are a total of 13 stalls and in them you can find a host of gifts and food items. For the second time, Alicante has opened its Santa Clause House, situated in the park of La Ereta. This play space is aimed particularly at children aged between three and 12 years. With trampolines, bouncy castles, human table football and a pool of water with floating spheres, there is plenty to entertain them. It is open from 10am-2pm and 4pm9pm weekdays and from 10am-10pm weekends. The ice rink is open from 10am-2pm and again in the evenings from 4-10pm, except on Saturdays when it closes at midday. Admission to the ice rink is €4 for half an hour and €4 for TO THE RESCUE: Volunteer Erica Latham (left) and entrance to Santa Clause manager Diane Pickering outside the winning shop. House.
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Festive drivers ONLY 3 per cent of 550 drivers breathtested in Benidorm over Christmas exceeded the drink-driving limit, an improvement on last year, said Local Police.
Splashing out JUCAR Water Board should include another dam in flood defence plans near the River Gorgos, additionally providing crop irrigation, Javea Council has said.
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CAMERAS have been installed at some San Vicente traffic lights to catch drivers ignoring red signs, but offending drivers photographed during initial tests will not be fined.
Not so happy BOAT OWNERS have complained that following removal of the public gantry at Denia’s Mollet d’Espanya marina during construction work they have had to pay to launch and beach boats.
Scaled down FOR the Mediterranean Corridor to become a reality, Spanish railways tracks will need to be modified from 1.668 metres to the narrower European 1.435metre gauge.
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Third slice A THIRD Serrano Ham slicing training course is being planned at the Virgis Formadores academy in Berja following the success of the second.
300 celebrate THREE HUNDRED people attended the 523rd anniversary celebrations of the capture of Almeria City by the Catholic Monarchs.
Accident theory THE 41-year-old Adra man found dead in Adra port may have accidentally slipped off a boat and hit his head, a post-mortem examination has ruled.
Prison threat A MOROCCAN who stabbed his brother to death last January in Almeria City faces a possible eight-year prison term, according to the Almeria Public Prosecutor.
Wife sentenced A WIFE has been sentenced to six months
CLASSIC: Moscow Ballet Company’s performance of Swan Lake was a sell-out.
Ballet in Teulada
THE Moscow Ballet Company brought Swan Lake to Teulada’s Comunitat Valenciana Auditorium recently. Demand was so great that it was necessary to stage two performances of what is probably the
most classic of all classical ballets. In all, 1,200 people saw the production directed by Timur Fayziev, with Cristina Terentiev, Alexei Terentieve and Andrey Shalin in the respective roles of Odette, Prince Siegfried and the sorcerer Von Rothbart.
in prison by an Almeria court for a €7,478 unpaid phone bill she registered in her estranged husband’s name.
dearest in Andalucia with average fares of €3.36 per kilometre.
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On the buses FROM February, Estepona is to have an urban bus service. It is the only town in Andalucia with more than 50,000 inhabitants which doesn’t have one.
Fire damage plan THE Sierra Parda Restoration Group will channel funds and activities to repair the effects of the fires which devastated the coast from Coin to Ojen last summer.
War tribute WORK to erect a monument to remember the victims of the Spanish Civil War at the San Rafael cemetery in Malaga City has begun. It will be in the shape of an eight-metre pyramid.
Patrol car plea LOCAL POLICE in Marbella have complained that the 20 patrol cars they use are damaged and old, which endangers the safety of local citizens.
Highest fares TAXI FARES in Malaga City are amongst the most expensive in Spain, and the
AXARQUIA A GROUP has been set up to demand that the planned Sugar Museum go ahead at the site of the old sugar factory instead of the Innovation and Business Management Centre proposed more recently by the local Conservative Partido Popular party.
Tasty crumbs TORROX celebrated the 31st edition of its ‘Crumbs Day’, which was attended by 30,000 people with a love for the traditional dish called ‘migas’, which is made with wheat flour, water, olive oil, garlic and salt.
Home read RINCON DE LA VICTORIA’S Antonio De Hilaria Public Municipal Library has launched the province’s first virtual readers’ club called Noctiluca, which uses the Facebook social network for members’ meetings.
What crisis? VELEZ-MALAGA COUNCIL’S 2013 budget amounts to €90,215,282, the highest-ever and comes as a result of a predicted increase in income earned from the municipal property tax (IBI).
Red Cross aid FOR a sixth consecutive year, VelezMalaga Socialist Youngsters (Juventudes Socialistas) have donated 82 toys and 120 kilograms of food to the Red Cross Regional Assembly to help people in need.
MALLORCA
Lay-off halved AFTER 15 hours of negotiations between CBM and IB3 Radio and Television, the planned lay-off affecting 34 IB3 workers throughout the Balearic Islands was reduced to 16 staff.
Poor grades ONLY 1 per cent of tourism sector companies in Ibiza, 5 per cent in Mallorca, 8 per cent in Menorca and 14 per cent in Formentera have gained the SICTED quality certificate.
Lucky town THE National Lottery’s El Gordo prize left €90,000 in Es Mercadal, as 900 tickets each with a €100 reward were sold in the town.
Animal rescue A DISORIENTED one-year-old baby dolphin which ended up stranded on a Palma beach was rescued just before it was about to die.
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14.4 per cent fewer mortgages were granted in Spain in October this year than the same month last year, amounting to 19,105, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
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Vineyards need to box clever FORGET the Christmas cheer that festive sales annually bring to Spanish wine producers globally. National producers exporting to the UK may have to reassess their long-term marketing strategies following a report that shows just how price sensitive
British consumers are becoming. The traditional stigma against wine in a box or with a screw-top cap is lessening as UK tipplers decide that price is more important than a cork. As many as four in 10 wine users agreed that wine in a box or a pouch is equally as good quality as bottled wine. Just a quarter of wine users thought of boxed wine as inferior. Meanwhile, screw tops are even less of an issue for wine lovers, with just 17 per cent less-than-favourable re- claiming not to trust possession stock and screw cap quality wine. developers who have Chris Wisson, of glocal properties that literally media analysts Mintel, nobody wishes to buy,” said said: “Recent years Nick Stuart, a Marbella- have seen many wine based real estate company drinkers reappraising director. their perceptions and Stuart, of Spanish Hot use of wine in differing Properties, was also quoted formats and packaging as adding: “The Belgians, styles. Dutch, Russians and “Boxed wine has the Scandinavians are hot on added advantage of the Marbella as they realise wine keeping longer, that prices are at their allowing more flexible lowest and represent usage and encouraging incredible value for money.” moderate drinking.”
CHEERS: Spanish vineyards need to closely monitor their export markets.
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PARTY TIME: But just beware of colleagues.
SIX out of 10 Spanish women say they have been unfaithful to their partners following a Christmas work or New Year party. In a recent study - not just reflecting on parties this festive season - but also in previous years, 57 per cent of men admitted seasonal infidelity, with 42 per cent blaming alcohol. When it came to the women, 84 per cent said their actions were due to alcohol. Also, 94 per cent of men and 98 per cent of women claimed to have fantasies about colleagues. While the figures will surprise many, it should be noted they were gathered from a website specialising in extra-marital relationships with more than 800,000 users in Spain and 16 million throughout the world.
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Ignore taxman’s cash demands at your peril Q. I HAVE seen several alarming adverts from Spanish tax consultants and others which state that the Spanish Tax Agency can now take money directly from the bank accounts of people who have not paid their taxes. I think this refers mainly to non-resident property owners and they refer to December 31 as a deadline. In my own small building I know several non-resident owners who say they have owned their property for years and have never paid any taxes at all. Can you clear this up? M O (Costa del Sol) A. YES, we can. First, You and the Hacienda, which is properly known as the Tax Agency, Law in Spain By David Searl can indeed take money from bank accounts. They have always been able to do this, but only after various notifications to pay, leading finally to the seizure and embargo of assets. There is no deadline of December 31, except that another year has passed. Nevertheless, we have a real situation here. These adverts refer to a series of letters which the Tax Agency is now sending out. There are three in the series. The first letter simply states that the recipient is a non-resident property owner and that there is no record of his paying the non-resident property owner’s tax. The second letter describes in detail the total tax owed, and the third letter offers a payment plan. If a non-resident property owner who has never filed a form 210, formerly 214, declaring for Non-Resident Property Owner’s Imputed Income Tax, receives the first letter, then they have been found out. They will receive the second letter, and the third letter. If all the letters are ignored, the Tax Agency will proceed to seize their assets. At the law office I work with, several owners have come in after receiving the first letter. Our advice is always to talk with the Tax Agency and pay what you owe, the sooner the better. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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A truly festive fling for John Lewis! DEPARTMENT store John Lewis shrugged off the economic crisis with a record festive period, taking £157.8 million (€192 million) in the week up to Christmas, 26.5 per cent up on a year ago.
£££ BRITONS suffered the biggest fall in their finances in seven months in December with a third of respondents to a survey by Markit Household Finance saying their
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£££ BRITAIN moved up to sixth in the global economic league table during 2012, overtaking Brazil. The
value of the UK’s national output overtook that of Latin America’s biggest economy following a fall in the value of the Brazilian currency, the real, a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research found.
£££ BIG companies paid £21 billion (€25.6 billion) in corporation tax in 2011/2012, down 21 per cent in 10 years.
Introspective Europe should look to rest of the world THE EU summit a few weeks ago focused mainly upon the structure and management of a banking financial regulator to control, in the first instance, the eurozone’s national banks. The aim is to form them into a single entity that would, in theory, mean that every eurozone bank Jim would, at least in Collins part, be responMONEY MARKET: UK Government looking to safeguard sible for the fiscal Costa Blanca City of London’s status as European financial hub. integrity of all. If, Would China have say, the Bank of France As a respected financial more demanding, requirefound itself moving into a correspondent puts it: “Mr ments of overseas achieved the supereconomy status it now danger zone, the Noyer appears to be more customers. if it had regulator would ensure concerned with underIn an article published enjoys that the entire eurozone mining the City of London in the Daily Telegraph on concentrated its efforts December 17, Professor towards developing only would act to protect it. than anything else.” A good idea perhaps, Clearly, urgent Klaus Schwab, Executive its home market? Of course not; and yet but one riddled with measures are required if Chairman of the World economists pitfalls. Germany, sus- the eurozone is to be Economic Forum, lauded European the ‘success’ of the euro, seem to be, even now, picious of anything that stabilised. the EU’s smells even faintly of There is growing stating that “it has promoting ‘debt mutualisation’ has evidence of economic provided major economic internal market, almost to exclusion of already expressed doubts, recovery in the USA, rewards, and increased the and this plan, raising China and even in Britain, trade within the eurozone everything else. The European problem Berlin’s hackles as it does, where car production and and the more tightly European lies of course in the drear appears to reek quite sales worldwide are up 15 integrated fact that the euro was, strongly. per cent on those of a financial markets.” It makes one wonder if and still is, a political Britain is already year ago, in contrast to threatening to veto the France, where both these experts ever bother project. It is said that entire project unless it Renault and Citroén have to see how other ‘nothing is so bad that political tinkering can’t economies are doing. includes inviolate clauses crashed 19 per cent. Would the USA have make it worse’, and yet, that will protect the City Both companies have of London’s status as made efforts to turn these become one of the richest unfortunately for the most powerful ordinary people of the EU, an independent European figures around, but having and financial hub, thus concentrated for so long nations in the world if it politicians continue to raising the blood-pressure on the European internal had closed its frontiers, fumble and ‘tweak’, of Christian Noyer, markets, they have failed leaving the separate attempting, more in hope Governor of the Banque to recognise the states to trade only with than expectation, to save the euro. de France. changing, and perhaps one another?
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www.euroweeklynews.com Here we are at the beginning of another year again, a time when many people reflect on the previous 12 months and look ahead to what they can improve over the coming year and beyond. Do you already have a considered, strategic wealth management plan in place? If not, this is a good time to stop and review your investments, pensions and tax planning to evaluate if they are ready for what 2013 may have to bring and, importantly, if they are designed with a long-term view to preserving your wealth and meeting your objectives. For the most effective results, and peace of mind that you have considered everything and have the most up to date information to hand, you should discuss your current financial planning, objectives and circumstances with a professional wealth manager like Blevins Franks which specialises in providing wealth management and tax planning advice to expatriates. Tax planning One of the key trends over recent years - and which is set to continue is tax rises. Taxpayers across Europe, including here in Spain, are paying more and more tax. Higher earners have been hit hardest, though most people are affected in one way or another. Are you sure that your assets are structured in the most tax efficient manner for Spain, and that your tax
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planning takes all the latest tax changes into account? You should ask a locally based tax planning specialist like Blevins Franks to review your current arrangements and establish if you can lower your tax liabilities on your savings and investments and protect your wealth from capital taxes where possible. At the same time you should consider what you can do to reduce the inheritance tax liabilities for your heirs, both in the UK and here in Spain. Many people intend to review their estate planning but never quite get round to it. Make 2013 the year when you get it sorted, to ensure you leave as much of your estate as possible to your heirs rather than the taxman. Probate can be a lengthy and complicated process, especially when you have assets in a few different countries. You may be able to make
life easier and cheaper for your heirs by using financial arrangements whereby the assets can be passed directly to your chosen beneficiaries. Your wealth manager should advise you on this. In tandem with tax rises, governments across Europe have been clamping down on tax evasion over recent years, and we will see much more of this over the coming years. Whether you are looking to lower your personal tax liabilities or those for your heirs, it is essential to only use arrangements that are fully compliant in your country of residence as well as, in the case of inheritances, where your heirs are based. Here in Spain the new reporting law comes into effect this year, and you have to declare all your overseas assets, from bank accounts to property, worth over ₏50,000 by 31st March. Failure to do so would incur very costly penalties. This is part of Spain’s latest efforts to recoup unpaid tax and prevent further tax evasion, and is one of the
measures included in its new anti-tax fraud law. Savings and investments Successful investment is about managing risk versus return and having a well thought out portfolio strategy specifically based on your personal circumstances, needs and objectives. Consider the following: Did you buy your current investments according to a strategic overall plan, or have you bought shares and funds here and there over the years? If the latter, it is time for an overall review. Your portfolio may be riskier than you realise, and riskier than it need be to meet your objectives. Are you confident that you have adequate diversification and the right balance between assets to reduce risk? Is your portfolio specifically targeted to your needs? For example, if you require income, do you own assets which produce a natural income so that you do not have to withdraw capital?
Have any of your circumstances changed over the last year or so? If so your portfolio may need adjusting accordingly. Has your portfolio been reviewed over the last 12 months to see if it needs re-balancing to remain in line with your risk profile? Re-balancing helps to control risk and tends to have a positive effect on portfolio performance. Finally, going back to tax planning, how tax efficient are your current investments? You will not want to lose any more of your income and gains to tax than you have to, but are your savings and investments tax efficient here in Spain? What matters are after tax returns. Ideally tax planning and investment planning should be tackled together. The two are inextricably linked and you want to find a wealth manager who can provide both investment expertise and tax expertise. Blevins Franks, for example, have specialised in providing integrated tax and wealth management to British expatriate for decades, and would review all your current financial planning, along with your needs and objectives, and recommend the best way forward for you for 2013 and beyond. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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CORREOS plans to sell newspapers from its 2,300 offices throughout Spain. The Spanish post office network will sell papers, office equipment, stationery goods and computer equipment. The company has presented a plan which is to be completed within 1,500 days, and aims to increase the commercial capacity of its offices and make them the ‘best provider of physical and electronic communication services on the Spanish market’. The measures it plans include providing postal services at ‘competitive’ prices and promoting courier and online services. The president, Javier Cuesta, presented the project before the Ministry of Public Works and the Tax Ministry.
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Luxury sector on the rise THE Spanish luxury sector has ended 2012 with €4.79 billion in sales.
This is 15 per cent more than in 2011, when the sector sold 20 per cent more than the previous year
thanks to many products being sold internationally. The upward trend is expected to continue in 2013, with a further 15 per cent improvement. Forty per cent of the money made by Spanish luxury product companies is thanks to international sales. However, 55 per cent of tourists visiting Spain purchase international brands which can be acquired here at lower prices and many can also get them tax-free. Meanwhile, according to consultants Bain and Company, Spanish clients buy fewer products but of better quality. The favourite products are those related to food and beauty. Most luxury products are WINNING SMILES: Philip sold in Barcelona (32 per and Vanessa. cent) and Madrid (27 per cent), followed by Marbella, the cake to our exceptional Ibiza and Mallorca, year!” according to Luxury Spain.
Winning ways for PLC COSTA DEL SOL based PLC Advertising and Marketing Agency Managing Director Philip Langley proudly holds the Expatriate Agency of the Year Award he received at the Euro Weekly News (EWN) Annual Party held in Mijas. Also pictured is Senior Account Director Vanessa Alvarez. After being presented with the award by EWN Publishers Michel and Steven Euesden, Philip commented: “We work hard year round to meet clients’ objectives, which means much planning, a high level of creativity and true dedication, so to win this against such strong competition is the cherry on
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Amazon tops AMAZON has been voted the best US website for online shopping for the eighth year running.
Sales soar DAIMLER, the world’s biggest truck maker, saw global sales of its six brands - MercedesBenz, Fuso, Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, and BharatBenz - rise to 424,000 vehicles from January-November.
Ford invests FORD plans to invest more than $773 million (€583 million) on new equipment and updated facilities in six factories in the United States as part of a plan to invest $6.2 billion (€4.67 billion) in US plants by 2015.
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Hard work trying to buy local in a Chinese dominated world IN our house over the last month we set ourselves a challenge to try and buy Spanish, or European, if possible. Boy, has it been hard! First off we needed to buy a fan heater for the bathroom. Every model in our price range came from China. And in the end we couldn’t stand shivering in the shower any longer and settled on a Chinese heater. Next was a form of heating for the sittingroom. We wanted a gas heater and once again nearly every one was made in the People’s Republic of China. Only by chance on the way to the cashier did we spot a heater made in Italy. It was a little more expensive, but the delight of finding something made
Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. com
TOO EXPENSIVE: Locally made wooden toys to die for. in Europe was enough to make us buy it. Next were Christmas presents. My husband needed a leather messenger bag for his iPad and bits and bobs because he cycles. Lots of nice and reasonably priced bags are
available online, but what about in Spain? Not a chance! Numerous shops I entered could supply a bag, but at triple the cost of those online. Also, while the leather
was nice, for some reason the bags couldn’t be made with the same secure zipup inside pockets and quality lining. Not wanting to make it any easier for pickpockets, I was forced
to buy online, rather than locally. Then came the task of buying Christmas toys for all the kids in the family. The biggest problem is that anything made locally is much more expensive than what’s available online. A lovely toyshop near us sells beautiful, oldfashioned toys including quality picnic baskets for little girls and lovely, handmade wooden toys. They are to die for, but so are the prices. And while I would love to support this shop, I just can’t afford to. So once again the toys came from Amazon and after opening all the packages, guess what? Made in China! At least the food we ate over Christmas was locally sourced.
Seafood prices soared as Christmas neared THE price of seafood products rose sharply over the Christmas period. Products including eels, sea bream and oysters rose as much as 30 per cent, according to the User and Consumer Organisation, OCU. The report was based on prices at Alcampo, Carrefour, Eroski, Mercadona, municipal markets and other stores
in Madrid and Barcelona in November, early December and on December 21. It showed that to avoid high prices, products should ideally be purchased 15 days before the start of the Christmas period. Baby eels cost €1,660 per kilo in November, whereas by the end of December they had risen to €1,775, while sea
bream rose from €30.12 per kilo to €38.81 and oysters from €24.53 for a dozen to €31.48. Other fish, including bass and hake also rose considerably, as did suckling lamb, barnacles, langoustines, purple cabbage and pullets. The price of clams, beef, pineapple and Iberian ham fell over Christmas.
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Pay more MERCADONA will pay €0.01 per litre more to the 2,000 plus Spanish farmers who supply their stores with milk.
Bank deal BANCO SANTANDER has sold the Canalejas Complex where its headquarters were located in Madrid to the Villar Mir construction group for €215 million.
Salary rise THE Spanish Ministry of Employment has proposed increasing the minimum salary by 0.6 per cent in 2013 to €645.3.
Share surge STOCKS of Spain’s major cosmetic surgery companies, Corporacion Dermoestetica, surged by 16 per cent after announcing it was leaving the stock exchange.
Tourism up SPAIN received more than 55 million foreign tourists between January and November 2012, which was 2.9 per cent more than for the same period in 2011.
Financial crisis puts golf in a bunker... THE financial crisis is hitting Spanish golf hard, with the number of PGA professional tournaments plummeting to just the Spanish Open. In 2011, Spain hosted seven European Tour tournaments. SEAFOOD DISHES: Prices of fresh fish shot up.
But now in deep recession, putting up enough prize money to attract golf’s big names is an unaffordable luxury, said Javier Gervas, CEO of MatchGolf, which promoted the former Iberdrola and Castello European Tour events.
Tourist boards that once bankrolled tournaments and companies that provided sponsorship either no longer have the money to do so or do not want to be seen spending it on golf when Spaniards are so hard up, he added.
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YET again I have been rejected. After my fantasy of a romantic Christmas Day liaison had been firmly dashed by Crispin, I excitedly asked him to put aside New Year’s Eve for just him and me. But he turned me down. While I accepted him spending Christmas with his parents,
COMMENT Splendid isolation
As I see it... Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a singleton expat in Spain sharing the entire festive period with family seemed far-fetched seeing as from what I had
gathered recently he is a social butterfly throughout more normal times. If he was as committed to
‘us’ as I am, surely he would have made more effort to see me and spend time with me. Christmas and New Year have always been a time for loved ones... and in my book I wanted to be among his loved ones on New Year’s Eve, and not once more left on the touchline with
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CATALUÑA President Artur Mas is obsessed with going ahead with his independence plans. If every Catalan shared this obsession he would have won the November regional elections with an overall majority. Instead he and the CiU party lost seats. There is a message here, but Mas either does not hear it or prefers to ignore it. Instead of heeding the electorate he is listening to a delirious inner voice.
A healthy attitude THE Constitutional Tribunal (TC) validated the Basque Region’s refusal to cancel illegal immigrants’ health cards. Humanitarian motives apart, assuring them of healthcare will help check the spread of the contagious and infectious diseases that immigrants often bring with them, said the TC. Health Minister Ana Mato does not see it this way and intends to appeal, demonstrating yet again that politicians only accept verdicts that they dictate themselves.
Island vanishes into thin air A SOUTH PACIFIC island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and Google Maps for at least a decade does not exist. Australian scientists went to inspect the supposedly sizeable strip of land midway between Australia and New Caledonia but found only ocean. *** CHINA’s rich are paying up to £200,000 (€245,000) for rare
JUST FANCY THAT... bottles of whisky at The Johnnie Walker House that has opened in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. *** AN American dental assistant - fired for threatening her boss’s marriage after his wife complained about his infatuation for her - has lost her discrimination lawsuit.
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PLANE engineers have been using sacks of potatoes as stand-ins for passengers while working to eliminate in-flight wireless signal weak spots as their water content and chemistry absorb and reflect radio wave signals much the same way as the human body does. TWO
*** South Africans
have been arrested for ‘borrowing’ a corpse and creating a fake woman in order to complete a $11,000 (€8,300) life insurance scam payout. *** RANDI ZUCKERBERG, the sister of Facebook co-founder Mark, has tripped up on the social network’s privacy settings, displaying a family photo showing Mark in a kitchen with family members to the public, and not as intended just for friends.
room only for his parents. Anyway, having sat alone at home on Christmas Day, to cheer myself up, I decided to go out with the girls on New Year’s Eve, many of them returning to the coast for the Christmas period, and many of whom I had partly neglected after Crispin first bounced into my life. I wanted to take my wandering mind off him and enjoy myself. That’s what New Year’s Eve is all about. So in true Marbella style, five of us donned our sparkliest frocks, skyscraper Louboutins, longest lashes, and drank Champagne. Some of my favourite moments have been spent with my girlfriends. There was the night we all watched British rap-star Tinie Tempah in a Puerto Banus club and then tried to sneak into his VIP area. And the countless hours gossiping about our latest male encounters, giggling about our conquests. Plus, of course, the hopping from Louis Vuitton to Dior, and from Hermes to D&G, overladen with shopping bags filled with the latest styles and planning when next to show them off. Meeting Crispin was another highlight, although New Year’s Eve wasn’t the time to reflect on that. Instead as the celebrations wore on, we all drunkenly stumbled the night away, until the final destination brought a sense of familiarity over me. For there, in the car park, was Crispin’s Porsche. If he was supposedly spending the evening with his family, why was his car in Puerto Banus? My heart raced as I sheepishly entered the discotheque, unsure of what I would encounter. Limited space means... more anon.
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5:10am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Cowboy Trap 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook 3:45pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country.
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7:00am Pingu 7:05am Timmy Time Stop-frame animation series about the adventures of a lamb at nursery school. 7:15am Rastamouse 7:30am The Large Family 7:40am Andy's Wild Adventures 8:00am Naomi's Nightmares of Nature 8:30am Four O'Clock Club 9:00am M.I. High 9:30am Hero Squad 10:00am The Sword in the Stone 11:15am Coast 11:45am The Great British Bake Off 12:45pm The Great British Bake Off 1:45pm Great British Food Revival 2:15pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Inside Claridge's
5:55am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Dinner Date Daters try to find romance as they enjoy three meals, cooked for them by three blind dates.
4:25am Destination Moon 6:05am Deal or No Deal 7:00am The Hoobs 7:25am The Hoobs Nothing makes a Hoob laugh like a hoobledangler. 7:55am Will and Grace 8:20am According to Jim Andy starts dating Ruby's piano teacher. 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray buys Debra an elaborate Christmas present so that she will let him go on a golfing weekend. 9:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:50am Frasier 10:20am Frasier 10:50am The Big Bang Theory 11:20am The Big Bang Theory 11:50am The Simpsons 12:20pm The Simpsons 12:50pm The Last Mimzy 2:40pm Von Ryan's Express
7:20am Jelly Jamm 7:35am Peppa Pig 7:40am Olive the Ostrich 7:45am Little Princess 8:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:10am The Mr Men Show 8:25am Thomas and Friends 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:50am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:00am Peppa Pig 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:20am Roary the Racing Car 9:35am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:50am Tickety Toc 10:05am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 10:10am Castle Farm 10:25am Mist: Sheepdog Tales 10:40am Looney Tunes 10:50am Meerkat Manor 11:20am Emergency Bikers 12:25pm CSI: Miami 1:25pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:30pm The Mentalist 2:25pm Meals in Moments 2:35pm Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
4:45pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show. 5:30pm Flog It! Antiques series. 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Waterloo Road School-based drama. 10:00pm DIY SOS The Big Build Home renovation series. 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:35pm Summer in Blackpool
4:20pm Confessions of a Shopaholic Romantic comedy. 6:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm University Challenge It is the last of the semi-final matches in the University Challenge Christmas quiz. 8:00pm Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight 9:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events Documentary series exploring bizarre and extraordinary natural events on the planet. 10:00pm Queen Victoria's Children Princes will be Princes... In a 60-year family saga this three-part series explores the reign of Queen Victoria through her personal relationships with her husband and her nine children. The series uses a wealth of written material and photos left by Victoria, Albert and their children, including letters, diaries, memoirs and journals, to bring the subject and characters to life. This final episode focuses on Victoria's relationship with her sons and how, after Albert's death, they struggled to live up to his model of purity. 11:00pm Mrs Brown Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories.
4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Rachel and Rishi worry that Jai is struggling to cope with not seeing Archie. 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale Charity's hand is forced when an argument between Jai and Rishi explodes. 9:30pm Nursing the Nation 10:00pm Trouble Abroad 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm Gary Barlow and Friends Gary Barlow is joined by some superstar friends including Peter Kay, James Corden, Mark Owen, JLS and Nicole Scherzinger for a musical spectacular at the Manchester Apollo.
5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Restoration Man 11:00pm Millionaire Boy Racers
4:15pm Out of the Woods 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Emergency Bikers Action-packed documentary series following the work of emergency bike crews. 7:30pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 8:00pm Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers Observational documentary series. 9:00pm Great Northern Cookbook 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother
12:35am Have I Got a Bit More News for You An extended compilation of the popular news quiz, looking back at the big news of 2012. 1:20am Skiing Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:25am Natural World 2:25am Countryfile 3:25am Antiques Roadshow 4:25am Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:25am BBC News
12:40am I'm a Pop Star! In the final part of the series it's all about the solo artists as we delve into the psyche of the men and women who go it alone. What drives them into pop single combat... braving the baying hordes armed with just a microphone, some songs and an unquenchable belief that what they have got to say is worth hearing? 1:40am Hebburn 2:10am Twenty Twelve Comedy series. 2:40am BBC News
12:50am The Golden Rules of TV 1:10am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:25am Pushing Daisies 5:10am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service.
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BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Britain on Film 9:00pm Operation Mincemeat For more than 60 years, the real story behind Operation Mincemeat has been shrouded in secrecy. 10:00pm Defiance Thriller based on a true story. 12:05am Survivor Stories 1:05am The Treasures of Ancient Rome 2:05am Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau 3:00am Sonny Rollins 4:00am Arena: Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!
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Edward Asner. Jason London. 12:05am The 15Stone Babies 1:05am Catfish 2:45am Frankenstein: A Modern Myth 3:40am When Hell Freezes 5:00am Time Team 5:55am Deal or No Deal
12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:20am Divine Designs Paul Binski examines some of Britain's most fascinating religious artworks and artefacts. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
Satellite channels SKY1 5:10am Don't Forget the Lyrics 6:05am Don't Forget the Lyrics 7:00am A League of Their Own 7:30am A League of Their Own 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am The Middle 9:30am The Middle 10:00am Terra Nova 11:00am Terra Nova 12:00pm Terra Nova 1:00pm Glee 2:00pm Glee 3:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm The Middle 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm A League of Their Own
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12:00am Haywire 1:45am Rambo III 3:35am Money Train 5:35am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers
TCM 6:00am Twelve O'clock High 8:20am The High Chaparral 9:25am The High Chaparral 10:30am The Magic Sword 12:05pm The Man From Snowy River 1:50pm The High Chaparral 2:55pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Kings of the Sun 6:05pm The Big Lift 8:25pm Riot in Cell Block 11 10:00pm U.S. Marshals 12:25am A Show of Force 2:15am City Heat 3:50am U.S. Marshals
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4.00pm - midnight 4:45pm Perfection 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Room 101 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show The award-winning host continues his unique chat show.
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5:10am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.
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Airport helper far from being a lady MY wife and I recently had to meet elderly neighbours returning to Spain from the UK. Due to the husband’s difficulty in walking distances, he requested airport wheelchair assistance when booking his flight. The couple were last off the plane, by which time an airport employee was waiting impatiently with a wheelchair. Once the man sat in the wheelchair he was quickly whisked away, with his wife, also in her 70s, left with both her husband’s and her own hand luggage to manage. She soon lost sight of them and was left to guess where they had gone. By the time she caught up, the wheelchair helper was hassling my wife and I to find out where we were parked, saying: “My shift finished three minutes ago. I want to get home.” She seemed determined to make us feel guilty, and while en route to our vehicle continued to make rude and snide comments. N J, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
Ungodly change! EACH year I make an effort to go to church with my wife at Easter and Christmas. After checking on the Christmas Day service at La Cala Church and noting in advance outside on a board on December 22nd that the service was scheduled for 1pm, we arrived at around 12.45pm for the service, but discovered the church was locked. On re-checking the notice board, it was evident the original timing of 1pm had been crossed out and changed to noon. Instead, the 1pm service was indicated as being at Calahonda, and while we had a car and managed to re-route, not all churchgoers would have been in the same position. Also, from the number of people arriving at the Calahonda service midway through, I suspect many others found themselves scrabbling around. Xmas Worshipper, El Faro (Malaga)
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Costa Blanca South I was operated on at the Hospital Costa del Sol (Marbella) where I was the recipient of a new knee. I can only say the treatment I received and am still receiving by way of follow-up has been fantastic. Maybe it is a language problem as a large number of English people have no Spanish. I am by no means fluent but every single person I have seen has been helpful and efficient. Elizabeth Church, Estepona (Malaga)
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“Christmas morning I went for a walk at the Refugio de Juanar above Marbella. I took this snap. Shame I didn’t wait longer as the sun came out just as I got back home!”
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Religious woe I MAKE a point of lighting a candle in church over Christmas. Imagine my disappointment when, on a visit to Malaga two days beforehand, I was barred from entering the cathedral unless I paid the full tour entrance fee. Having toured the cathedral in the summer - a very impressive building - I had only a desire to enter, light a candle, and briefly pray, but an official said this was not possible. Entrance was only for visitors who paid the full price of a ticket. M Haddon,Torremolinos (Malaga)
Help yourself WE all have a duty to look after ourselves and it is naive to put blame on the medical profession when things go wrong, (Letters Issue 1433). If a person spends years over-
indulging with the wrong food and drink, and sits for hours every day, the body is bound to start breaking down somewhere. Knee joints, vertebrae, shoulders, they all need to be kept moving and, apart from housework, walking is one of the best exercises a person can do. S P Kelly, Los Gallardos (Almeria)
Rubbish issue I FEEL that as a boat owner I must comment on your article (Rubbish washed up at Javea, Issue 1433 EWN Costa Blanca North). I have always found that boaters are amongst the most environmentally-conscious people as we get troubled enough by fouled propellers and blocked water intakes without adding to the problem. Tidal streams and winds bring ashore rubbish that is discarded worldwide by the general public. Plastic is the world’s biggest offender; an island of rubbish known as the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ more than three miles deep and six times the size of England is already established in the Pacific Ocean. Ted Milsom (by email)
Hospital thanks IN reply to the letter (Issue 1433) about healthcare problems. In June
RE UK winter fuel payments (Issue 1432), not every pensioner lives in Malaga. I personally have lived several places in Spain and love it all, but believe me it is very, very cold in winter North of Granada. I worked from the age of 14 to 62 and paid for my pension, such as it is. If the powers-that-be paid a decent pension then they wouldn’t have to give a winter allowance. No matter where I choose to live, I am entitled to the pension I paid for. Jean Ray, Turre (Almeria)
Cash raised AS we start a new year I would like to update readers as to what ‘HELP’ achieved in 2012. We have bought 1,800 litres of milk which is being distributed to 60 needy families in Almoradi (Vega Baja, Alicante). And 35 San Miguel families are being given a box of fruit and vegetables, a box of toiletries and washing products, a box of dry goods and meat or fish vouchers. We have also contributed half the cost of school books to Almoradi and San Miguel underprivileged children and made a donation of equipment to ‘Reach Out’ charity in Torrevieja. On top of that more than €500 was raised from a raffle and donations at a recent event at Portico Mar with thanks to many for their donations to the raffle and all the participants and volunteers. Ron (President) HELP Vega Baja (Alicante)
Editor’s note: HELP is a charity that gives assistance on a wide range of subjects from paperwork to hospital visits in the Costa Blanca area around Torrevieja.
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the next leap year. Who better to save you all from disaster than yours truly in my namesake year? All donations and worldly goods gratefully received. Get ready for the deluge, chaps! Dream on, Leapy. Hopefully, you’re all perusing this in the relative safety of a planet still in one piece. Let’s hope this year is a better one for all. Somehow I’m afraid I doubt it. Never mind.
Positive thinking is what we need. Feel secure in the knowledge that a whole new bunch of X Factor contestants are out there just waiting to entertain you. Makes it all seem worthwhile. Amazin’, ennit?
Happy New Year to all Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com
NEARLY half of New Year’s resolutions are about setting healthrelated goals, and there are plenty of apps to help people achieve them. iPhone applications ‘5K Runner’ helps people to run five kilometres comfortably in eight weeks, and ‘Fooducate’ helps shoppers make healthier purchases by scanning barcodes and getting an insight into how healthy the product is.
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T the time of writing, thousands of people will be wondering why I’m even bothering! I know, I know, so what’s new about that? Cheeky! I’m actually talking about the people who believe the world will come to an end tomorrow. Due to the yuletide holidays all column scribblers need to present their copy at an earlier date. This means tomorrow will be December 21, the day literally hundreds of thousands of supposedly sane human beings will tuck their heads between their legs and kiss the world goodbye. If you’re reading this, of course, then yet another loony load of sad idiots will all be wondering what actually didn’t hit them? (If you’re not‌!) Seriously, what is wrong with these people? This latest bunch are the believers of the Mayan calendar, which has been in existence for thousands of years and goes out of print permanently tomorrow, presumably along with the
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Dating flop A MASS dating event South Korea’s ‘Battle of the Singles’ - organised on Facebook fizzled out with thousands of lovelorn men turning up, but very few women. More than 36,000 people signed up.
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2:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from the Harris Academy in Peckham, south London. 12:00pm Helicopter Heroes Rav Wilding presents the series following the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 12:30pm Bargain Hunt 1:30pm BBC News 1:40pm Countryfile 2:35pm Escape to the Country 3:35pm Old Dogs
4.00pm - midnight 5:00pm Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods 6:00pm Songs of Praise 6:35pm Africa 7:35pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team. 7:50pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Ripper Street Crime drama set in Victorian London. 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:15pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:25pm Bruce Almighty
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7:00am They Flew Alone Biopic. Amy Johnson achieved world-wide fame as one of Britain's best-loved pilots. 8:40am The Yellow Canary 10:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm EastEnders Omnibus Joey returns to Albert Square to support Alice after the death of their father. 1:55pm Darts Colin Murray and Bobby George introduce live coverage from the opening round at Lakeside.
4:15am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am Handy Manny 7:25am The Hive 7:40am Dino Dan 8:05am Fleabag Monkeyface 8:40am Matt Hatter Chronicles 9:05am Rated 'A' for Awesome 9:15am Rated 'A' for Awesome 9:30am Big Time Rush 10:00am The Aquabats! Super Show! Manant! 10:25am FA Cup Highlights 11:40am Dinner Date 12:45pm May the Best House Win 1:45pm Rosemary and Thyme Light-hearted drama series about a pair of sleuthing gardeners. 2:45pm ITV News and Weather 2:55pm Columbo.
5:45am Smallville 6:25am Deal or No Deal 7:20am The Treacle People 7:30am Arctic Tale 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Frasier Niles fights to resist temptation when he is trapped in his home with Daphne during a violent storm. 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory Leonard and Penny try to hang out alone as friends for the first time since they broke up. 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm Clueless
8:55am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:20am Mio Mao 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:45am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Super Samurai 11:35am Batman: The Brave and the Bold 12:00pm Inside Hollywood 12:05pm Celebrity Big Brother 1:05pm Once Upon a Time 2:00pm Are We There Yet? 3:50pm White Fang
5:45pm Coast The Coast team journey around the shoreline of East Anglia. Nicholas Crane discovers how a potentially lethal combination of tides and weather can cause catastrophic floods. 6:30pm Flog It! Paul Martin and experts Adam Partridge and Will Axon are in Darlington. 7:30pm Blackpool: Big Night Out Exploring Blackpool's history as the beating heart of British entertainment. 8:30pm Fawlty Towers 9:00pm Neil Armstrong - First Man on the Moon Biopic of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. 10:00pm Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II In the first of this two part special, historian and former tank commander Mark Urban tells the story of six remarkable men from the Fifth Royal Tank Regiment across World War II. 11:00pm Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth
4:30pm FA Cup 4th Round Draw Live Mark Pougatch introduces live coverage of the draw for the FA Cup fourth round from Wembley. 4:45pm Midsomer Murders 6:45pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather. 7:00pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast. 7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes Vernon Kay presents the first episode of a brand new series. 9:30pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by national and local weather forecasts. 11:45pm FA Cup Highlights
5:25pm Deal or No Deal 6:25pm Time Team 7:25pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Come Dine with Me This brand new culinary competition comes from Wrexham. 9:00pm The Hotel 10:00pm The Iron Lady
5:50pm Stand by Me 7:20pm 5 News Weekend National and international news. 7:25pm X2 Marvel Comics superhero sequel. 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother Catch up with the latest goings on inside the Big Brother house. 11:00pm Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2012
CH4 10:00pm The Iron Lady Director Phyllida Lloyd's biopic recounting the life, rise and fall of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Writer Abi Morgan's script follows Thatcher's rise from modest beginnings to her role as Prime Minister, framed by a contemporary imagining of her later years, largely spent outside public scrutiny.
Meryl Streep 1:00am The Sky at Night 1:20am The Celebrity Apprentice USA 2:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:45am Miniature Britain 3:45am Holby City 4:45am MasterChef: The Professionals 5:15am You've Been Scammed 5:45am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2012 10:00pm Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton fantasy featuring Lewis Carroll's creations. 11:40pm Family Guy Animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:05am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life. 12:25am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life. 12:45am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life. Stewie finds out that his life in the future is miserable. 1:05am Russell Howard's Good News 1:35am Olympics 2012 2:35am Live at the Electric 3:05am Live at the Electric 3:35am Russell Howard's Good News 4:00am Being Human
12:00am Darts 12:50am Darts Rob Walker introduces highlights from the first round at the Lakeside Country Club. 2:50am BBC News
BBC4 8:00pm Britain on Film 8:30pm Britain on Film 9:00pm Time Shift 10:00pm Doris Day: Virgin Territory Michael Brandon narrates a profile of one of the big screen's more enduring legends. 11:00pm I Am Love Thoughtful Italian drama about an haute bourgeoisie family in Milan. 12:55am Top of the Pops In 1978, Top of the Pops began to turn the credibility corner. 1:45am Top of the Pops 2:45am Doris Day: Virgin Territory Michael Brandon narrates a profile of one of the big screen's more enduring legends. 3:45am Britain on Film 4:15am Britain on Film
12:45am Royal Babies 1:40am Rugby Highlights 2:35am The Store 3:55am Pushing Daisies Quirky US drama series about a man who can bring the dead back to life. 4:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
12:05am The Wedding Date 1:40am Venus 3:15am Jennifer Saunders: Laughing at the 90s A two-hour romp through the story of ten years that saw comedy finally arrive centre stage. 5:05am Smallville Drama series following the teenage years of the future Superman, Clark Kent. 5:45am Deal or No Deal
1:50am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am House Doctor Highlights from the home improvement series presented by Californian interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Rough Guide to Short Breaks Highlights of the travel series presented by Julia Bradbury and Toby Amies.
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am The Middle 9:30am The Middle 10:00am Modern Family 10:30am Modern Family 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Glee 2:00pm Glee 3:00pm A League of Their Own 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 9:00pm Glee 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am Brit Cops - Frontline Crime 4:00am Big Trouble in
Thailand 5:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:50am The Fighting Temptations 7:00am Friends with Benefits 8:50am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 9:20am Dunston Checks In 10:55am The Hangover Part II 12:40pm Bridesmaids 2:55pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 3:25pm Team America: World Police 5:10pm Analyze That 7:00pm Friends with Benefits 9:00pm The Hangover Part II 10:45pm Bridesmaids 12:50am Team America: World Police 2:30am Swinging with the Finkels 4:00am No Strings Attached 5:50am Dunston Checks In
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:30am A Valentine's Date 7:00am The Butcher's Wife 8:50am Just Go with it 10:50am The Help 1:20pm The Hours 3:20pm The Conspirator 5:30pm The Art of Getting by 7:00pm Just Go with it 9:00pm The Hours 11:00pm The Help 1:30am Mother and Child 3:40am Take Me Home 5:20am That Thing You Do!
SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:15am Daylight 6:15am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 6:45am Spy Kids 8:20am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 10:05am Movie Special 10:25am The Tourist 12:10pm Transformers: Dark of the
Moon 2:45pm X-Men: First Class 5:00pm Batman Begins 7:25pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon 10:00pm X-Men: First Class 12:15am Batman Begins 2:45am Rambo III 4:35am Your Highness
TCM 6:00am Target Zero 7:40am Marjorie Morningstar 10:10am The West Point Story 12:15pm Many Rivers to Cross 1:55pm The Story of Will Rogers 4:00pm Return of the Seven 5:55pm The Horse Soldiers 8:10pm Crossfire Trail 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:00pm Hell on Wheels 12:00am Deadwood 1:05am Absolute Power 3:10am The Rose 5:15am Off Set
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5:45am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Rip Off Britain 12:45pm Cowboy Trap Clive Holland has help and advice for homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Oswestry Showground plays host to musical bargain hunters. 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Privates
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show. 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Rip Off Britain 10:00pm Miranda 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Have I Got Old News for You
12:05am Room 101 Extended edition of Room 101. 12:45am The Graham Norton Show 1:35am The Celebrity Apprentice USA American version of the business-based competition. 3:00am Weatherview 3:05am Barenboim on Beethoven 4:35am MasterChef: The Professionals 5:35am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes IV 8:30pm Bolt Animated adventure. 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 11:00pm World's Craziest Fools 11:30pm EastEnders The fallout continues in Albert Square. 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:25am Family Guy Animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am World's Craziest Fools 2:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates 3:00am Olympics 2012 3:55am Being Human
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7:35am Homes Under the Hammer 8:35am Saints and Scroungers 9:20am Cowboy Trap 9:50am Swing Time 11:30am The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1:00pm The Daily Politics Jo Coburn with the latest political news, interviews and debate.
4:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Storage Hoarders
5:45am Deal or No Deal 6:40am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Will and Grace 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Australia 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Tobruk 3:40pm Countdown
8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff Matthew Wright hosts the topical debate show. 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:05pm The Looney Tunes Show 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Reza, Spice Prince of India 3:15pm CSI: Miami
2:00pm Darts 5:15pm Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Heir Hunters 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm The Battle for Malta 10:30pm The Polar Bear Family and Me 11:30pm Newsnight
4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Cornwall with Caroline Quentin 9:30pm Coronation Street
4:30pm Face the Clock 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me This brand new competition from Portsmouth begins with Allison Hampshire first to host. 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches Dispatches reveals the secrets of car insurance that all drivers should know. 9:30pm The Horse Hoarder Pensioner Clwyd Davies harbours a compulsion to hoard horses. Squatting in a derelict farmhouse without heating, electricity or warm water, he dedicates his every waking moment to caring for the 52 untamed horses he has collected, and in some cases bred. 10:00pm Embarrassing Fat Bodies 11:00pm What Happens in Kavos...
4:10pm The Perfect Teacher Drama. When teenage girl Devon falls in love with her attractive new maths teacher Jim, she will stop at nothing, including murder, to make sure they end up together. Ingratiating herself with his daughter and making sure his current girlfriend is out of the way, Devon's obsession takes a deadly toll on Jim's life. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Andy Bates' Street Feasts UK chef Andy Bates travels the country to explore the stories behind traditional British street cuisine like Scotch eggs, pies and tarts. 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm World's Craziest Police Pursuits 9:00pm The All New Gadget Show Entertainment show. 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Shane Lynch: Dyslexia (My Secret Past)
12:05am One Born Every Minute 1:10am Random Acts 1:15am Secrets of a Good Marriage with Sharon Horgan 2:10am How to be a Good Mother with Sharon Horgan Being a mother nowadays is tough. 3:05am The Promise Four-part drama from acclaimed writer/director Peter Kosminsky. 4:30am Supersize v Superskinny 5:25am Supernanny US
12:00am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Celebrity Wedding Planner: Eastenders Special 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am House Doctor 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
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10:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The World in Action Years
Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. When Vernon Castle, a vaudeville clown, meets Irene Foote, a dancing legend is born - but tragedy is waiting in the wings.
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12:20am Darts Colin Murray introduces highlights from the night's matches in Frimley Green. 1:10am American Football Matt Roberts introduces highlights from the NFL wild card play-offs. 2:10am Darts 4:10am BBC News 5:00am The Science of Space Dive 5:30am The Code
BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Art Deco Icons 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic 11:00pm Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone 12:00am The Viking Sagas 1:00am When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible 2:00am Only Connect 2:30am Art Deco Icons 3:00am Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone 4:00am Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic
1:05am Monk Crime drama series about a private police consultant with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 2:00am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am River Monsters 4:50am The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45am ITV Nightscreen
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 7:00am Airline USA 7:30am Airline USA 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 11:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 12:00pm Futurama 12:10pm Stargate Continuum 2:00pm The Middle 2:30pm The Middle 3:00pm The Middle 3:30pm The Middle 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Bond's Greatest Moments 10:30pm Road Wars 11:00pm Spartacus: Vengeance 12:15am Cop Squad 1:15am Brit
Cops - Frontline Crime 2:15am Road Wars 2:45am Road Wars 3:45am Road Wars 4:35am Crash Test Dummies 5:00am Stargate SG-1
The Lake Effect 9:00am The Tempest 11:00am One Day 12:50pm The Descendants Special 1:10pm Romeo and Juliet 3:15pm I.Q.
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5:00pm The Magic of Belle Isle 7:00pm Morning Glory 9:00pm Romeo and Juliet 11:00pm One Day
5:50am Dunston Checks In 7:20am Love and Other Drugs 9:15am School of Rock 11:05am The Muppets Sky Movies Special 11:35am A Thousand Words 1:10pm The Dilemma 3:10pm Wild Hogs 5:00pm Shanghai Noon 7:00pm School of Rock 9:00pm A Thousand Words 10:45pm Little Nicky 12:25am The Dilemma 2:20am How Do You Know 4:35am Snow Dogs
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:20am That Thing You Do! 7:20am
1:00am Morning Glory 2:50am Losing Control 4:30am Les Miserables Special 5:00am I.Q.
SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:35am Your Highness 6:30am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 7:00am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 7:30am The Recruit 9:30am Sahara 11:40am Twister 1:40pm Safe House 3:40pm Killer Elite 5:40pm Batman and Robin 7:50pm Sahara
10:00pm Safe House 12:00am Killer Elite 2:00am Rush Hour 3:45am Battle: Los Angeles 5:45am Angel Flight Down
TCM 6:00am My Cousin Rachel 7:45am Crossfire Trail 9:35am The Horse Soldiers 11:55am Return of the Seven 1:50pm The High Chaparral 2:55pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Kings Go Forth 6:05pm Gun Glory 7:50pm Rio Conchos 10:00pm The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 11:55pm Dark City 1:50am The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 3:55am The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set
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Mystery of soulless hotels that leaves me feeling cold IT always mystifies me how I can pay a small fortune for a minuscule room in a trendy hotel in London and feel less at home than in my own home! I dislike the faux environmental concern of: “Washing towels wastes water and is bad for the environment.” It also costs hotels megabucks which I’m sure is their main concern. Just come out and be straight with us about it! Also hotels which are wholly inflexible regarding check-in, check-out times. Surely in this computer age they could manage/match the short stayer with the longer stayer? How about paying by the hour? And no, not what you’re thinking! But most basic of all, please, a comfortable bed! Who wants to end up ram-rod stiff
Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in Nora’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ nora-johnson
after a couple of nights? And if there is a pillow menu, a pillow from it shouldn’t be something I should have to beg reception for, is it? Trust me, it’s invariably mission impossible. Then there are the curtains. A reasonable night’s sleep means not being woken up in the morning by light streaming in at 6am. So, please, provide curtains that do their job first, and are snazzy second. Cushions are another
HOTEL ROOMS: Can be lacking in character. bugbear. I counted 15 in one hotel room. Hoteliers who put cushions on beds should be smothered with them. As should those who describe their place as ‘Boutique’ simply because they’ve put pebblefilled jam-jars in bathrooms, towels twisted into ‘swans’ on
beds and original, ahem, ‘artwork’ on walls. Then there are the satellite/ TV remote controls which require a PhD in technology to operate. Shower mixers which are so clever they’re a nightmare to switch on. First, there’s some massive shower
head in the ceiling you can’t adjust and as soon as you do manage to switch the thing on, it’s either freezing cold, or scalding hot, but never warm! Not to mention tea-making facilities which are tucked away in a low-lying drawer, need to be plugged in somewhere else, filled under a mixer-tap in the bathroom and come with tiny-portioned coffee, sugar and curdled milk. These are just a few practical issues I’d be really grateful if any hoteliers amongst you out there could consider in 2013. Think about it from the client’s perspective! Okay, rant over! Nora Johnson’s thrillers Soul Stealer & The De Clerambault Code (www.nora-johnson. com) from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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5:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Rip Off Britain 12:45pm Cowboy Trap Clive Holland has help and advice for homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Privates
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show. 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. 8:30pm EastEnders The fallout continues in Albert Square. 9:00pm Holby City Hanssen has to face his demons from his past. 10:00pm Death in Paradise 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 11:35pm Parking Mad
12:25am The Rebound 1:55am Weatherview 2:00am Dara O Briain's Science Club 3:00am MasterChef: The Professionals 4:00am You've Been Scammed 4:30am You've Been Scammed 5:00am BBC News
BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 8:30pm Monsters vs Aliens 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Pramface Comedy series about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with parenthood. 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Family Guy Animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 12:50am Family Guy Animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 1:10am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 2:10am Pramface Comedy series about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with parenthood. 3:10am Russell Howard's Good News Extra 3:55am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
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6:00am Little Stargazing 6:25am Stargazing Challenges 7:40am Homes Under the Hammer 8:40am Rip Off Britain 9:25am Cowboy Trap Clive Holland has help and advice for homeowners who have fallen victim to cowboy builders. 9:55am The Sky's the Limit 11:20am Top Hat 1:00pm The Daily Politics Jo Coburn with the latest political news, interviews and debate. 2:00pm Darts
5:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 1:30pm Loose Women More lunchtime chat and fun with the girls. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders
5:25am Supernanny US 6:05am Deal or No Deal 7:00am The Treacle People 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am Will and Grace 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Australia 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 1:55pm Dragoon Wells Massacre 3:40pm Countdown
7:10am Igam Ogam 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:05pm The Looney Tunes Show 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Reza, Spice Prince of India 3:15pm NCIS
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Network laundered €50,000 per day A NETWORK of call centres which allegedly laundered €30 million of drug money has been broken up by National Police. Forty-nine people were arrested in Madrid, Barcelona and Albacete. The police reported that drug dealers used the organisation, which had 12 call centres but attracted hardly any customers, in order to transfer the money made from drug sales from Spain to Colombia. They allegedly laundered some €50,000 per day. Police officers seized €500,000 in cash, utensils for cutting and packing drugs, two guns, 100 pieces of jewellery and luxury watches and moneycounting machines, as well as cocaine and a gun, which were found at the home of the Colombian ringleader.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: A Beniparrell restaurant made sure the needy celebrated in style. SEIZED: Cash and other goods in police haul.
Restaurant puts on luxury Paying for a job banquet for poor families A PRIVATE school in Granada reportedly charges €190 for a job interview. The Maria Nebrera Teaching Company is looking for 90 employees, including teachers, maintenance staff and computer technicians, but aspiring candidates must reportedly pay €190
into an account in order to be considered for the position. Ten people have already submitted CVs and the selection process is open until March. The company has a pre-school and plans to build other centres which will offer studies from Primary to High School.
A FAMILY-RUN restaurant in Beniparrell, Valencia, offered a luxury meal to 350 local families who are having financial difficulties. The families were chosen by Social Services in seven towns on the outskirts of Valencia. The restaurant, run by the fifth generation of the same family and celebrating its 125th anniversary, specialises in weddings and large parties, and wanted to offer the
families the chance to get together over Christmas. The size of the family was not important and there was anything from two to 14 members, of which 115 were children. Forty employees served food at the banquet and did so for free. The menu normally costs €50 to €60 per person. There was a mobile disco and alcoholfree bar, as well as a magician to entertain the children.
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It’s a wimp’s life for me M
Y life has been spent in highly masculine jobs. A risk taker, I was often in situations of some danger. There were many foolish escapades far too reckless to shame myself by telling here. The lighter ones include bare knuckle fights in a Beirut brothel, Mike Walsh paddling a war canoe off the night time African vwww.michaelwalsh.es coast, falling madly in International Journalism Europe Broadcaster love in an Argentine Commentator International Radio Awarded ‘Writer of the Year’ cantina, and having my Mobile 0034 662 067 490 To comment on any of the issues raised in life spared by Afrikaner Mike’s column, go to thugs in Durban. www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ mike-walsh I always got on well with the tough guys of this world; I had no choice for I lived, fought and worked with them. BE A REAL MAN: Classical music soothes They were men who knew war; were educated through the School of Hard European cultures, which include their Knocks or were successful, despite prison literature, history, poetry and dance forms. bar shadows on their characters. I have I am often more comfortable in the hardly lived the life of a saint. company of ladies than with blokes. It puzzled me why contrarily I was always I can’t be doing with prissy footballers or attracted to interests considered wimpish. celebrities, who have their memoirs written I spend happy hours reading and writing before they get the key to the front door. poetry, I prefer classical music, love the My latest theory as to why I am happy in gentle melodies of forgotten ages. the company of women is they don’t run a Fascinated by real art I am absorbed in mile when you talk poetry or the arts. The
the soul. ladies are enthralled by the colourful lives of great composers. Ask a bloke wrapped up in a Premier Division match what his take is on Massenet’s Meditation and I score an own goal; it is time for a quick exit. In truth the great men of the arts were the essence of roguish masculinity. Poets like Wilfred Owen and Pat McGill fought in the trenches of the Great War. Johannes Brahms played piano in
Hamburg’s brothels and Richard Wagner was a serial bankrupt. Furthermore, he shamelessly chased skirt and notoriously bedded the wife of a man who gave him sanctuary. Beethoven enjoyed the attentions of more ladies than you could swing a conductor’s baton at. Puccini was every husband’s nightmare. Mozart’s language would make a trooper blush. Robert Service, the iconic poet and the legendary writer essayist Jack London relished lives in the Yukon that were tough beyond imagination. Charles Dickens was a tough Liverpool cop. Mark Twain was a Mississippi River pilot. Vivaldi had ulterior motives for teaching at a young ladies school. The painters we know of as the Impressionists were the best male company you could wish for. Iconic orchestral conductor Herbert von Karajan spoke several languages fluently; drove fast cars in the company of F1 champions, ocean raced with the best and flew his own aeroplanes. Dare I say it: real men don’t do football or deodorants; they do not ogle barechested vapid schoolgirls or swivel their hips to melodic banality. I prefer being a wimp.
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Expat associations share their padron experience THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has contacted some of the many expatriates’ associations in Spain, in order to know first-hand their opinions and experiences about the municipal register (padron). Since most of those who replied are established residents in Spain, we expect their thoughts will be of great help for newcomers. 1) What is your personal experience with the padron? It is very easy to register with the padron in Coin. There was some confusion as to whether you had to re-register every now and then. We have since found out that it is done every two years; or if you move or if you need to make some major purchase such as a house or car. It is a matter of taking your passport, house deeds if you have them and residence certificate and all is completed in the town hall’s front office, generally in a matter of minutes.
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- Jo Taylor, Chairman, The Royal British Legion, Coin (Malaga). 2) Why did you register? A weekly focus aimed We had made every effort to at keeping expatriate readers become as ‘legal’ as possible once informed on various aspects of we had decided to live here in Life in Spain Spain. Registration was a simple process. By Raul Candela - Michael Rushbrook, The Royal British Legion, El Campello (Alicante). Civic duty. It enables the town hall to qualify for more money for local services. - Richard Rogers, Public Relations Officer, The Royal British Legion, Marbella (Malaga).
Last minute presents? JUST because Santa has been it doesn’t mean there are no toys left to buy. The Spanish traditionally give gifts on Three Kings Day (Epiphany), so most Spanish families will be gathering together on Sunday. Although the first rule for any good present-buyer is to sort it out in advance, some of us still have a nephew or a cousin for whom we still have to buy a last minute present. So, what to buy? In Alicante, there is the Toy Technological Institute (AIJU), a non-governmental foundation that has given expert guidance on toys since 1985. It runs tests on toys before they are marketed by their manufacturers to make sure they meet all safety measures required by EU laws. AIJU’s staff includes experts on child education and psychology.
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A rough guide for toy buyers:
PLAYTIME: Enjoy the look on his face. During the year more than 15,000 children visit its headquarters to have a day-long play. Also, more than 7,000 volunteer families co-operate with the institute. The AIJU publishes a free annual guide reporting on a wide selection of toys, 140 this year. All of them have passed their quality and safety tests, many manufactured by Spanish companies.
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QUESTION: MY wife and I obtained a padron certificate each for residence purposes in November 2010. We had registered with the padron when we purchased our property in October 2005 using our NIE. Do we require to
THE following 10 tips are based on suggestions by the Spanish toy store chain Imaginarium. 1. Buy the toy as soon as possible. Otherwise, the toy you thought of may be sold out. 2. Make a list. It helps with planning expenses and making sure everyone is remembered. 3. Buy quality and safety. Look for quality seals and recommended ages on the box. 4. Go with the child, if possible. It is the best way to get what they want. 5. Look for Special Discount days. Ask the store staff if any sales are coming up. 6. Tell the rest of the family which toy you bought. It avoids repetition. 7. Buy online. It can save a lot of time. But check delivery is not too slow. 8. Buy educational toys. 9. Keep the receipt and check the store is able to replace the toy or refund the money. 10. Ask for advice. Staff at the toy stores can help you decide.
The AIJU also carries out extensive market research to find out the main trends. Children like toys they can play with anywhere; they also like unexpected features to surprise them. Toys based on technology gadgets are popular. Handicrafts and toys like doctor kits, sewing, cooking, and DIY are also in fashion.
Read AIJU 2013 guide at: www.guiadeljuguete.com.
re-register and if so at what period of time? Answer: You may indeed need to confirm your registration. Our advice is that you get in touch with your town hall’s padron office or foreign residents department to confirm that. As for the period of time, confirmation is
GOOD ADVICE: The Royal British Legion is one of the expat associations encouraging foreigners to sign on the padron. 3) How has it helped you being in the ‘padron’? By being able to vote. - Frederick Wallis, Vice president of the International Theatre Studio, San Pedro de Alcantara (Malaga). Provides eligibility for: healthcare, car purchase, transfer of English to Spanish driving licences, establishing ‘domestic’ and ‘fiscal’ residency, registering for town hall Spanish language lessons, membership of our association, Imserso (Spanish Government subsidised holidays). - Michael and Penelope Elliott, Pensioners Association, Los Montesinos (Alicante). I can cast my vote at certain elections, I have access to a doctor when I need to and if we have wildfires, there are firemen to help us. I am also ensuring my future – as should my health deteriorate and I need help – being on the padron ensures that I can at least apply. - Margery Taylor, Chairman, The Royal British Legion, Mijas (Malaga). 4) Where did you get the information about the ‘padron’ from? The original information came from the town hall but we are glad to see that the Euro Weekly is promoting the padron. - Mary Le Corney, District Secretary The Royal British Legion, Torremolinos (Malaga). Our information comes in the main from the media, such as the Euro Weekly. - Ken Davis, Chairman, The Royal British Legion, Zurgena (Almeria). 5) Does your association co-operate in any way to promote the ‘padron’ among foreign residents? How? We give frequent reminders to our members to ensure they and their neighbours are registered on the padron, as this enables the local council to obtain maximum benefits from central and regional government as well as to make purchases or register for a SIP card. - Helen Tudor, Secretary Neighbourhood Watch, Vecinos Cooperando, Rojales (Alicante). We at the RBL strongly recommend that all should register themselves on their local padron and have given the reasons why. I would like to say there are still many expats who have been here for many years and still not registered. - Bill Raford, The Royal British Legion, Algarrobo Costa (Malaga). done every five years if you are EU residents and registered with your Certificate of Residence. But if you are non-EU residents, then it is every two years. For EU non-residents who used their passport, it is also two years.
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INSOMNIACS: Psychological treatment may benefit.
Sleeping pills not effective? RESEARCHERS in the UK and the U.S.A are doubting the effectiveness of sleeping pills, saying insomniacs may get more help from psychological treatments. They carried out a study using sleeping pills and another dummy drug that had no medical benefits for helping sleeplessness. The research found that the placebo effect produced around 50 per cent of the benefits, with the active ingredient in the sleeping pills making up the rest. They conclude that psychological treatment would be just as beneficial for sufferers and would not have any of the side-effects related to sleeping pills such as memory loss and balance problems.
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BOYS: Means more.
Lots of brothers means fertility EASY TEST: The new scan can predict how fast patients could deteriorate.
M.S. eye scan test could be helpful AN easy eye test can help measure how fast multiple sclerosis (M.S.) is progressing. Researchers performed scans on 164 M.S patients that measured the thickness of the lining at the back of the eye. They found that patients with thinning of the retina had both earlier and more active forms of the disease. M.S. affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing problems with muscle movement,
balance and vision. Many sufferers have periods where symptoms are mild, followed by flare-ups making monitoring of the disease difficult for
doctors. It is hoped this new scan, called Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) could be helpful in evaluating the progression of the condition.
WANTING a large family? Well, when searching for your perfect baby-making mate, first count the number of brothers he has. Scientists say the greater the number of male siblings your partner has, the more fertile he is likely to be. The findings were published in the Asian Journal of Andrology.
Unhealthy snacks linked to Facebook USING Facebook could make you more likely to eat unhealthy snacks. That’s the finding by researchers from Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh (USA) who say that regular contact with friends on the social network site left users with higher levels of self-esteem but lower levels of self-control. They found that people were more likely to snack on unhealthy food once they had logged off particularly if they had been chatting with close friends. The team used five experiments on the behaviour of Facebook users to see how it affected them when they were offline. The studies suggested there was a link between the use of the website and poor self-control over what they ate and how much money they spent, particularly when socialising with close friends. SELF-CONTROL: Is poor after using the internet.
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Interpreting red tape not just language Images of Spain I ONCE thought the ability to speak Spanish and one’s own language was enough to earn pinmoney as an interpreter: Fail! The interpreter also has detailed experience and knowledge of many aspects of bureaucracy. The next caller may need to go on the padron, acquire residencia or, having suffered a burglary need denuncia assistance. Many will need passport or driving licence renewals; perhaps experiencing healthcare related issues. Any of these hurdles would daunt even the Spaniards. The interpreter knows the lot; often better than the clerk handling the
matter. A prosperous New Year to all of our wonderful translators.
By Mike Walsh
Alonso still the best I RECALL a cartoon which depicts F1 pit stop mechanics changing the wheels of a racing car. One says to his colleague: “I must be all thumbs today; it took me 2.3 seconds to change that wheel.” Spain’s Formula One world champion, Fernando Alonso, says his Ferrari team must do better in 2013. “We were 2.5 seconds off the pace in Jerez; it is impossible to be worse.”
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We all know how he feels, don’t we? Alonso’s personal rating couldn’t be higher. The UK’s Autosport magazine annual poll reveals the engaging Spanish champion as best driver. There is broad agreement: Eight out of 12 F1 bosses voted him the season’s best. This was the second time in five years he had won that honour. Well done, Spain!
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Dress up not down I WAS recently teased because I had criticised the trend for dressing down. I still find it difficult to have confidence in medicos who might easily pass for the builder’s mate. Was I too oldfashioned? I can live with that. As Oscar Wilde pointed out: ‘anyone who doesn’t judge by appearance is a fool.’ It wasn’t a Spanish thing with me. The worst offenders are UK cab drivers. One doesn’t expect them to be the epitome of sartorial elegance. Nor does one expect them to look more shabbily dressed than refugees. What do I miss the most about my past life? Wearing a suit and tie. Sadly, there is rarely the need on the Costas.
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Time Out The natural way to stop
Mystery and suspense, comedy When 22-year-old drug dealer Chris (Hirsch) has his stash of drugs stolen from him by his mother, he has to come up with $6,000 quick, or he’s dead. Desperate, he goes to see his father, Ansel (Hayden Church), and lays out the plan. Chris’s mother has a life insurance policy. Enter Detective ‘Killer’ Joe Cooper, a hired hit man, who will get rid of her - for an upfront fee - that Chris and Ansel can’t pay. Just as Joe is about to leave, he spots Dottie (Temple), Chris’s innocent younger sister. Joe makes Chris an offer, he’ll keep Dottie as sexual collateral until the money is collected and his fee can be paid. 1h43 Director: William Friedkin Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) A loss of patience with a situation shows this week but is not to your advantage. Whatever you feel, be subtle in your approach. Try to see your position clearly and the result will be that you realise you have more control than you thought.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A feeling that you should totally commit yourself to something or someone this week should be avoided. You will come up against a brick wall if a situation is forced. Time is all that is required to see things change for the better.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: The desire to find an ideal mate brings an edge to the months ahead. It is almost as though you are daring fate to tempt you.
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learn the magic word: no. Know your limits and stick to them.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
There may not be enough time to do everything you want, so why can't you just reorganise your life so there is? Not as easy as it sounds, Pisces, unless you
It incorporates health science, and embraces complementary and nutritional therapy with an accent on biological regulation and the intrinsic healing of the mind, body and soul. It is designed to slowly and
Extra pressures at work leave you feeling less than energetic. Check on your health and don't go overboard
with the physical activities. Set out to become more active, socially, and maximise on relaxation. you?
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
Social activities are likely to change at the last minute. If energy levels are
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Nacho Duato, born January 8, 1957. He is a Spanish modern ballet dancer and choreographer. He was the artistic director of the National Spanish Dance Company from 1990 to 2010. He is currently the artistic director of the ballet at Moscowʼs Mikhailovsky Theatre.
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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although health should be good, energy may be a little low. A bit of a mystery surrounds a close friend and your opinion may be sought. Hold fire until all the facts are known and you are sure a person has been honest with you because someone may try to keep you in the dark to get the right answer. .
The temptation to run round like a headless chicken is strong this week. There seem to be so many demands on your time that things become confusing. Be sure you are getting enough rest because this time of the year can be fraught for you.
LEO (July 24 - August 23)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
A situation could become complicated if you do not plan ahead. With a little thought and planning, matters can be kept simple which is always desirable. Be choosy about the company you keep because a bad character could taint by association.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A lost cause tries to demand your attention, but you must try to see the situation for what it is. Sentimentality should not come into business or be allowed to upset your home life.
1. Which Norwegian explorer was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and, in 1911, the first to reach the South Pole? 2. Who, in February 1979, became the first soccer player to be transferred within the UK for a fee of over £1,000,000? 3. According to the Guinness Book of Hit Singles, what was the title of the Rolling Stones’ first British number one hit single? 4. The Norwegian diplomat Trygve Lie was the first person to hold which position? 5. Which sporting first occurred at the Iffley Road Track, Oxford, on May 6, 1954? 6. According to the Bible (John 20 and Mark 16:9), who was the first to see Jesus after his Resurrection? 7. Which famous horse race, first (officially) run in 1839, was won by Lottery ridden by Jem Mason? 8. What was the name of the world’s first orbiting satellite, which was launched by the USSR in October 1957? 9. What was the name of the first First Minister of Scotland at the head of the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition in 1999? 10. In which south coast resort was Britain’s first nudist beach established in August 1979?
TARGET: Average: 20 Good: 26
Very good: 37 Excellent: 46
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
ambo, bake, bare, bark, barm, beak, beam, bear, bema, berk, berm, boar, book, boom, boor, bore, brae, kerb, oboe, robe, amber, baker, brake, break, bream, broke, brook, broom, embar, ombre, booker, boomer, embark, bookmark, BOOKMAKER
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Word ladder
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)
LOTTERY
UK THUNDERBALL EURO MILLIONS Friday December 28
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)
DUE to the early deadlines for this edition, we are unable to publish the lottery results for the UK National Lottery, Irish Lotto, La Primitiva and El Gordo de la Primitiva, as they had not been drawn at the time of going to Press.
Are you suffering from winter blues? Although it is a common feeling at this time of the year, keep optimistic. There is so much to look forward to, in fact, that you are spoilt for choice.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Recent events have perhaps left a gap in your social life that is hard to fill. Patience is needed because it would be foolish to rush into something new if your heart is involved. Concentrating on work and other people will alleviate any loneliness. This may seem a short-term solution but it is all that is needed for now.
RACK
Move from the start word (COAT) to the end word (RACK) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
COAT COOT ROOT ROOK ROCK RACK
Ruts are awful things to get into but even more difficult to get out of. Being cosy is one thing, but getting bogged down, mentally and physically, is another. All you need is to keep your optimism alive and use your imagination.
Just joking • What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. • Why did the man with one hand cross the road? To get to the second-hand shop. • I’ve always wanted to be a doctor but I’ve never had the patience.
FIRST QUIZ OF 2013
not as high as normal, use this week for planning. With holidays in mind, the summer seems far away but maybe a weekend trip will fill the gap.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
10-star quiz
Nonagram
Killer Joe
1. ROALD AMUNDSEN, 2. TREVOR FRANCIS, 3. IT’S ALL OVER NOW, 4. SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 5. SUB-FOUR MINUTE MILE by Roger Bannister, 6. MARY MAGDALENE, 7. GRAND NATIONAL, 8. SPUTNIK I, 9. DONALD DEWAR, 10. BRIGHTON
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Crosswords CRYPTIC
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Across 7 Cooking instructions: pierce bananas (6) 8 Plundered devastated Toledo (6) 9 Being in April, if everything is OK (4) 10 Sounds like this princess is timid when it comes to facing a tribe of Indians (8) 11 Wren set off for action movie (7) 13 Guide one through the story line (5) 15 Fast, first class railway sprite (5) 17 Twelve inch high chaps used as servants (7) 20 Iʼm done, so change the game (8) 21 To incite a dog is naughty (4) 22 Partly taking the reins in this place (6) 23 Actorʼs remarks not for B teams (6) Down 1 Catty remarks from your lifeline (6) 2 Excavation belongs to me (4) 3 Piggy comes from gym class and gets a couple of hundred a year back (7) 4 Football team in the dumps (5) 5 Nationalist opposition leader against
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Soup (thick) (4) 3 Hierbas (5) 6 Cebolla (5) 8 Pears (5) 10 Nail (on finger, toe) (3) 11 Serious (problem, danger, illness, mistake) (5) 12 Baile (pieza, arte) (5) 13 Mar (3) 14 Hoja (de papel) (5)
the Spanish is Middle Eastern author (8) 6 Shelter is on late broadcast (4-2) 12 Insects are, perhaps, emitters (8) 14 Lassie from Sirius? (3,4) 16 Shore bird at cove flying
around (6) 18 Paint two women (6) 19 Illegal stash of meat cut for roasting (5) 21 The way I walk gets an immense titter at first (4)
23 Horse barn (6) Down 2 Accomplish (7) 3 Goddess of love (5) 4 Department (7) 5 From that time (5) 6 Desert (7) 7 Irritable (5) 13 Hearten (7) 14 Own (7) 15 Particular (7) 17 On oneʼs own (5) 18 Backhander (5) 19 Shinbone (5)
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Workload, 7 Flute, 8 Nostalgia, 9 Sow, 10 Herb, 11 Wet rot, 13 Gimlet, 14 Lanark, 17 Purdah, 18 Wasp, 20 Leo, 22 Astronaut, 23 Nippy, 24 Teaspoon. Down: 1 Wench, 2 Rostrum, 3 Lead, 4 Angles, 5 Quest, 6 Network, 7 Fairway, 12 Hearsay, 13 Gallant, 15 Arapaho, 16 Castle, 17 Poppy, 19 Piton, 21 Eons.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Book, 3 Blind, 8 England, 9 Tea, 10 Ruler, 11 Broma, 12 Oro, 13 Ciruela, 14 Goose, 15 Sopa. Down: 1 Beetroot, 2 Orgulloso, 4 Ladybird, 5 Nitrogeno, 6 Fabricas, 7 Calabaza.
Play on Words
TUC Answers: Four poster, Cut back
1.Unscramble the name of a famous children’s television programme, first broadcast in 1969 (two words): SEES TEAMSTER 2. Unscramble the name of a retired English rugby union player: TWO MAD ANTS
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 20 represents J and 21 represents W, so fill in J every time the figure 20 appears and W every time the figure 21 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK - Across: 1 Twisted, 5 Bliss, 8 Baked, 9 Startle, 10 Obstinate, 12 Gap, 13 Smudge, 14 Escape, 17 Lea, 18 Senseless, 20 Amiable, 21 Trade, 23 Abhor, 24 Torment. Down: 1 Taboo, 2 Irk, 3 Tidying, 4 Dismal, 5 Brave, 6 Integrate, 7 Steeple, 11 Squeamish, 13 Sultana, 15 Sweater, 16 Insert, 18 Sober, 19 Spent, 22 Ape.
Funagram
Down 1 Esponjas (7) 2 Spring (season) (9) 4 Swords (7) 5 Aubergine (9) 7 Our (7) 9 Más dulce (7)
Co d e B r e a ke r
QUICK Across 1 Fabric used for clothing, chairs, sails or tents (6) 5 Look for (6) 8 Slim (4) 9 Aromatic bark used as a spice (8) 10 Sweat (8) 11 Rush (4) 12 Area (6) 14 Penalise (6) 16 Overtake (4) 18 Infatuated (8) 20 Convinced (8) 21 Simmer (4) 22 Calm (6)
15 Sudor (transpiración) (5) 16 Heat (warmth) (5) 17 To fall (4)
Quote
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Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.’ Jim Rohn (1930-2009) American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (BELLOW) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
AGREES
EVENTS
SPIRES
ANGERS
GAITER
STATUE
BEARDS
GREASE
TWEEDS
BELLOW (10)
LETTER
WELLED
BREAST
MILLET
WRITER
CHARMS
PATROL
CHOSEN
PLEDGE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Longer, 2 Dinner, 3 Wilder, 4 Borrow, 5 Noises, 6 Shrunk, 7 Metres, 8 Wheels, 9 Booths, 10 Mellow, 11 Barest, 12 Writhe, 13 Taller, 14 Lusted, 15 Patrol, 16 Mortar, 17 Either, 18 Sparks, 19 Hasten.
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. SESAME STREET 2. MATT DAWSON
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World’s largest pizza FIVE chefs in Italy have baked the world’s largest pizza. The world-record pizza is a 130ft wide margherita and was created in Rome, Italy. The dough was baked in over 5,000 separate batches. It was then covered with 19,800lbs of mozzarella and 8,800lbs of tomato sauce. The pizza smashed the previous world record set in 1990 in South Africa which measured 122ft in diameter. Slices of the pizza were donated to local food shelters in Rome.
PIZZA: Anyone for a slice?
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Donkey cheese is most expensive in the world
DIFFERENT: The cheese may soon be available at Harrods.
Superior taste buds enjoyed by women A STUDY on 8,900 schoolchildren in Denmark has found that women have a better sense of taste than boys. The findings showed that girls recognised taste much better than their male counterpart, and boys need 10 per cent more sourness and 20 per cent more sweetness to be able to recognise the taste of something. Also, boys have a sweeter tooth than girls.
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THE most expensive cheese in the world comes from the Serbian donkey. The average dairy cow can produce more milk in six weeks than the entire farm of 130 donkeys, outside of Belgrade, Serbia, can produce in a year and 25 litres of donkey milk are needed to make one kilo of cheese. This could account for its price tag ÂŁ1,000 (â‚Ź1,219) a kilo. The cheese is not commercially produced at present, but there are hopes it could soon be on the shelves of Harrods department store.
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TASTE SENSATION: Girls can recognise taste better than boys.
Carried out by the Danish Science Communication and The
Faculty of Life Sciences, each child was supplied with a kit of taster samples. The tests were designed to recognise the ability of the children to discover sweet and sour tastes and to find out what they prefer when each sensation varied in intensity.
The magic of apples APPLES have more uses than for simply consumption. Store cakes with half of an apple and it will retain its moisture. The same with chicken, when cooking one whole, stuff it with an apple to keep it moist. If brown sugar goes hard in the larger, place an apple wedge in the bag, tightly sealed, and a day or so later, the sugar will be soft once more. They also have the ability to ripen bad tomatoes and soak up excess salt in a stew, simply add apple wedges for 10 minutes.
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RYING to think of a common set of new year resolutions for the EWN readership is not easy as some have large and others small properties, some have long matured gardens and others are just starting to develop new gardens and of course some live in apartments with small storage balconies or elegant roof top gardens. However we hope the following makes sense: • Aim to make all spaces more usable, productive and enjoyable. • Be adventurous but cautious with your plantings. Adventurous in recognising that an enormous range of flowering and evergreen plants and trees, fruit, vegetables and herbs can be grown in all situations in Spain. • Cautious in focussing on planting mainly drought and frost resistant plants to minimise the cost of losses. • Recognise that in all gardens the predominant colours will be the multitude of
Plan a colourful garden for 2013.
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green tints and hues so add to the assortment of leaf colours for interest. Even at Christmas we had getting on for forty types of plants in flower. For ideas for
new colour schemes read the chapter on ‘Painting with plants’ in our book ‘Your Garden in Spain – From planning to planting and maintenance’. • Finally go eco and avoid using potentially dangerous chemical gardening products. A bottle of neem oil insecticide now widely available since Flower launched two neem products, a bottle of propolis as a fungicide which if not in your
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A multitude of green tints and hues add interest. your neighbours to do likewise. • Start to grow a few vegetables even if only in large size builders’ buckets or window boxes or on a growing table. The illustrations in ‘Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style’ and ‘Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain’ will give you plenty of ideas. If you like freshly harvested mushrooms, a spore impregnated sack from a local garden centre, agricultural co-operative or animal feed warehouse
is a very easy and productive way to start. If you can’t trace a sack contact info@cultisett. com or cultisett@ hotmail.com. • Add some additional fruit trees bushes or plants for fresh seasonal fruits ranging from peaches to redcurrants and straw-berries. With home grown fruit you can harvest when really ripe and if not sprayed or spayed ecologically one can eat directly from trees. • Get out and enjoy the first sunny
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days of the new year and progress the annual winter clean up and cutback early to create a neat garden and give plants plenty of time to bud up for spring and early summer flowering. • If you don’t have room for a veggie plot take on an allotment. • Encourage the next generations to take an interest in nature and gardens beyond growing cannabis. From what we have heard when running question and answer stands at village fairs and flower festivals many youngsters are experts at that and the skills are there to grow healthier crops. Whatever your new year plans for the garden and apartment terraces do enjoy them to the full this year. (c) Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com January 2013
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TAXIMAN on the coast for 12 years, Juan Pedro Gomez believes the meter system is better for the driver, but prefers the old system of prices set out in books. “This way is much fairer to the customer as the rates are set at a fixed price, regardless of the route taken or whether there is traffic congestion,” explained Juan. Palma taxi driver Elena Borras also says meters make journeys easier: “There are no problems, no confusion and it’s more legal; otherwise people think we could cheat them.” In Mallorca, meters have been in operation since last January with two tariffs within Palma City, one for weekends and holidays and another for weekdays. But for Michelle Hollins from Suffolk in the UK using taxis to and from Pilar de la Horadada to Alicante Airport on the Costa Blanca too often is not overly favoured. She says: “Prices frequently change for the same route and journey. It puts me off when I see the fare
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STREET TALK BY the end of this month, it will be mandatory for all Costa del Sol taxis to have meters, similar to rules on the Costa Blanca and the Balearic Islands. But are
metered taxis or ones that operate with set price tariffs fairest to passengers? EWN went out and about to find what people think.
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increasing each minute on the meter.” Melodie Dean de Michael of Mallorca agrees: “Fixed prices are better. You do not pay extra if stuck in traffic and drivers do not take you on a detour to accumulate a higher cost.” Dean Withers, a carer in Altea on the Costa Blanca, believes the fixed charge used by taxis is fairer than the meter, but usually takes the bus when travelling to Alicante’s El Altet Airport, a journey of 58 kilometres that costs approximately €80 by taxi, but just €10 by bus. “The taxi
charge is steep for someone travelling alone, although it works out cheaper for a family,” he said.
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Retired teacher Maggy Young also of Altea often uses taxis, though, she says: “Rarely to the airport because of the cost.”
First time visitor to Costa del Sol, Claire Jamison, spending the holidays in Marbella with her husband, used a taxi from Malaga Airport, but having since heard about the €5 bus service for the 40-minute journey from Marbella Bus Station, will not use a taxi for the return journey. “We have spent more using taxis as it’s our only form of transport than we did on our return flights from Birmingham,” she said.
Aad van Munster Robert Keedwell
Aad van Munster from Bar Amsterdam in La Marina on the Costa Blanca often calls taxis for customers but doesn’t find the experience too easy: “They often don’t turn up or leave clients waiting a long time. However, they are better than the public transport system.”
Another Southern Spain resident who rarely uses taxis is Robert Keedwell, who moved from South Wales to Mijas three years ago. “Being a pensioner, my wife and I don’t have a lot of spare cash, so I drive. Also, not being a drinker, it makes sense to take the car,” he said.
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Stop small dog syndrome A TERM given to the bratty behaviour of small dogs, small dog syndrome is when the animal will bark at their owners continuously until they get what they want. Because small dogs appear innocent and harmless, some owners forget that they are dogs and not little humans. To stop the syndrome developing into something that could end with a lawsuit, or a trip to the hospital, follow these simple rules. Act as the alpha dog. Have black and white rules that everyone can follow. But don’t hit, put it in a small dog crate for several minutes. Don’t condone the behaviour, just because the dog is small and cute. Do not make the mistake of letting bad behaviour go unpunished. Set limits in the house. No eating on the counter or table, no jumping on the couch if uninvited, no jumping on people’s laps if uninvited, no barking to get what it wants. Reward good behaviour with a toy or treat. Let a small dog be a dog. Treating them like a baby by feeding them by hand, carrying them continually, or yielding to their whining will surely develop the small dog syndrome.
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Cats that can land on their feet CATS do have a ‘righting reflex’ that operates when they fall. First, the brain commands the head and neck muscles to put the head ‘square’ with the ground. Then the rest of the body aligns itself with the head and, hey presto, the cat ends up in a perfect position for a soft landing. Newborn kittens don’t have this reflex, as it depends on a combination of eye and inner ear messages It might seem reasonable to assume that the greater the height of the fall, the worse the injuries. This is, however, only true up to a level of seven storeys; after that the fracture rate actually decreases. This is because after dropping for a distance of about five storeys, the cat reaches maximum speed, the so-called terminal
FALLING: Cats have a reflex to help them land upright.
velocity of a falling body. At this point, the speed is constant and thus the inner ear is no longer aware and stimulated by acceleration. So the cat relaxes and spreads its legs out just as a freefall parachutist does when he is stabilising his descent. On landing, relaxed bodies are much less likely to fracture, which is also true of infants, and adults who are drunk.
Moggies make the most of light IN a totally blacked-out room, a cat can see no better than you or I. What it can do, however, is magnify the faintest quantities of light in its surroundings, and it needs only one-sixth of the light we need. It’s eyes possess a lightintensifying screen made up of 15 layers of cells containing glittering,
iridescent crystals, the tapetum lucidum, set behind the retina. This screen reflects every speck of light after it has been processed by the retina, doubling the effect. It is this that makes cats’ eyes flash in the dark, and probably inspired Willliam Blake’s famous lines: ‘Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright, in the forest of the night.’ Though cats can’t see colour as well as we do, their black-and-white vision is better and they can distinguish up to 25 different shades of grey. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.
Chino Getting it in the neck CHINO, my two-year-old pug, was given a new scarf from Father Christmas, and now won’t take it off. Luckily for him, he looks super cool in it. Steve Matthews, Almeria WRAP IT UP: Chino loves his new accessory. Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible. Please include name of the pet, your full name, where you live and if relevant a couple of lines to explain the circumstances of the photo. Due to space restrictions not all submissions will be used.
Brain activity DO NOT underestimate your slow, unassuming pet. Goldfish have sharp memories, often remembering the person that feeds them. Unlike the archetypal saying that goldfish only have a three second
memory, their minds can in fact recognise a person after a three-month separation. Also, all varieties of goldfish can see beyond the violet; that is to say they can see ultra violet and infrared lights.
NO SHORT MEMORY: Goldfish have complex minds.
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DESPITE the economic crisis, foreign companies are investing in the Valencia Region. The volume of international business grew last year by 33.28 per cent, according to the National Statistics Institute INE. Many of the companies are household words, like Ford, which has extended its Almussafes plant, and Ikea which is opening centres in Alicante and Valencia provinces. The UBE Group is now installed in Castellon and the Chinese company Hareon Solar is present in Elche. Of 8,620 foreign firms with subsidiaries in Spain, 387 are located in the Valencian Community. They generated approximately €12,700 million in the last year, a 33.28 increase on 2011.
Cancer fighter is an inspiration Maria Wilson is a triple cancer survivor and whilst undergoing treatment she is spearheading her Pink Ladies’ drive to When did you start fundraising? I started in June 2010 and then I set up the Pink Ladies to raise money, particularly for cancer charities as I have suffered cancer three times in the last 17 years. How much money have you raised? I have raised over €58,000 with the Pink Ladies and a further €19,000 from the AECC cancer charity office in Torrevieja since becoming President of the local branch in June of this year. What are your future plans for the Pink Ladies and within your role as President of Torrevieja AECC? I intend to continue raising funds with the Pink Ladies for the AECC early detection programme and
raise thousands for AECC cancer charity and helping others battle the disease. Gemma Quinn went along to meet her...
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even though some of the personnel have changed I will continue to raise even more than in previous years. As the President of the Torrevieja branch of the AECC I want to raise awareness of the importance of early detection. Early detection saves lives. The early
• Name: Maria Wilson • Age: 65 • Originally from: Birmingham, UK • Lives in: Campoamor, Orihuela Costa • Profession: Retired • Hobbies: Keeping fit, dancing, fashion and generally enjoying life
detection of my breast cancer in 2010 probably saved my life. What advice would you give to anyone currently battling cancer? If someone is currently battling cancer here on the Costa Blanca then you are in the best hands as the treatment and care are second to none. And at the
• Biggest achievement to date: Surviving cancer three times • Would most like to meet: Gok Wan (fashion guru) • Ambition: To help beat this horrible disease, cancer
AECC we have an in-house psychologist and I can arrange an appointment with him for patients and their loved ones. This can be a great help to people having to deal with this terrible disease. I also believe that even with all the help and treatment available one needs to keep a positive attitude at all times.
Wasted trips to Campello EVERY bin lorry turned away from Campello’s landfill plant costs Calpe Council €2,000. The town hall terminated its contract with Colsur to treat and transport rubbish in 2011 and lorries from Acciona now make the 120-kilometre trip to and from Campello. Since the Campello plant rejects organic rubbish combined with paper, cardboard or garden waste, up to three lorries are sometimes turning around each day and heading back without being unloaded. Services Councillor Jan van Parijs called on residents to separate rubbish carefully before placing it the assigned bins. Doing this will save the town hall many thousands of euros, Van Parijs said.
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The secret to buying easy re-sa THE key to buying easily re-saleable property lies in making sure that a property has as few obstacles as possible for potential future buyers.
By obstacles, I mean serious things that would put people off buying and that, unlike the colour of the walls or type of furnishings, cannot be changed. Let me illustrate what I mean, by taking an example of, say, a villa. Imagine our villa is on a popular, high density foreigner-owned estate, situated on a hillside with lovely views of the sea. The pool is at the bottom of the property and the villa has been cut into the hillside (along with its neighbours). It has two bedrooms, dedicated parking at roadside level and has some 10 or so steps
RE-SALEABILITY: Choose a property that will attract the widest range of future potential buyers. Nick Snelling Web master www.culturespain.com and author of 5 books including: ‘How to Buy Spanish Property and Move to Spain – Safely’ and ‘The Laptop Entrepreneur’
down to the villa entrance. It is reasonably new and in good condition with the nearest village a five to 10 minute drive away along a wellmade road that snakes down to the bottom of the estate. The villa is being sold for a price within your budget and is, in fact, a reasonably common
Most buyers will choose safety and ease of life.
type of villa found in many areas along the coastline of Spain. So, what are obvious obstacles to a future buyer? Well, firstly, many steps up or down to the entrance of a villa are a minus and are likely to put off anyone old or infirm or someone with very young children or grandchildren. Secondly, a two-bedroom villa will rarely be sufficient for anyone considering buying the villa for fulltime life in Spain, whether a Spaniard or international buyer. Thirdly, because the
villa is on a high density foreigner-owned estate (quite far from a village) any prospective buyers are likely to be only
foreigners not Spanish. Fourth, the snake-
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aleable property like road will put off some drivers, particularly older drivers unused to continental driving. What does this mean? It means that the potential number of buyers for this villa is probably quite small. Indeed, you may be left looking for a buyer who is from outside of Spain and who is reasonably fit, has no small children (or grandchildren), who is a confident driver (as well as their partner) and who wants the villa only for holiday use. Clearly, that would not be easy! By comparison imagine, for example, buying an almost
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identical villa that lacks steps to the entrance. All of a sudden, the villa will be suitable for many older people, those who have some infirmity and anyone with young children. The obstacles to finding buyers who are not nervous drivers and who are Spanish have not been removed but at least you will have the chance of selling to a much wider range of buyers than before. My point, of course, is that buying a property should always be about re-saleability and that, for a wise buyer, is about assessing a
property carefully (and objectively) to ensure that the maximum number of future buyers will find it desirable. Location (that old clichÊ!) is vital but far from everything. Of course, it is important that a property looks lovely but that is often very subjective and not the most important element. After all, where the safety of young children is concerned or when someone is elderly and infirm then buyers will (even if only at the last moment!) almost certainly tend to choose safety and ease of life over everything else‌
As few obstacles as possible is best.
An extra 9,783 move in THE population of Alicante province increased by 9,783 inhabitants to 1,943,910 in 2011. This represented a modest 0.51 per cent increase, but comfortably higher than the 0.16 per cent national average, according to the latest official statistics. Increases in the province population has been slow since the economic crisis, though between 1998 and 2008 numbers annually soared by up to 5 per cent. Non-Spanish immigrants, particularly those employed in construction, have been amongst those hardest hit by unemployment, with many returning to their home countries.
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Your weekly music news with Melissa Jayne
Azealia Banks: “Rap is tacky” HIP hop star Azealia Banks has admitted that she thinks that rapping is “kinda tacky” and a little “unladylike”, and is reportedly getting bored by the genre of music that shot her to fame. Speaking to online music site Hypetrak, Azealia said: “Rapping is easy, but I think it’s kind of tacky. I think it is unladylike. I like it... but I think I’m going to get tired of it. I want to get two albums of the urban and rap stuff out the way then maybe I’ll go back to school, take voice lessons again and do something different like contemporary jazz
Hot Gossip or something. I don’t know. I definitely will stay loyal to music though.” Speaking about her future, Azealia hopes that her latest upcoming album Broke With Expensive Taste, which is to be released in
2013, will be a success and that she wants her music to be challenging. She also praised underground rapper Mykki Blanco for sticking to obscure material and has claimed that he’s an inspiration: “I’m very excited by anything that looks like the future, like transvestite rapper Mykki Blanco... He’s real and cool and I can relate to it. I think he raps better than a lot of the main stream guys out there. I think they are trying to find something new, but he actually does it, and that’s something I try to do with my music.”
Azealia Banks.
Adele’s album is most unwanted Xmas gift . ears y Sp e n t Bri
SINGER Adele’s multi award winning album 21 has been named as the most
unwanted gift this Christmas, according to a recent survey carried out by trading company musicMagpie. The study revealed that around 47,500 copies of the album were traded in after Christmas Day; and making number 2 on the unwanted list was Emeli Sandé’s album Our Version Of Events with around 41,000 CDs being traded back. Spokesman for the cash for goods website Eren Ozagir said in a statement: “It’s sad to see, and what’s worse is that many of these items being traded in have been presents given by mum and dad.” Boy band One
MUSIC NEWS Direction’s album Up All Night didn’t go down a treat, while the most unwanted DVD this Christmas was Twilight, with just over 36,000 copies being handed back.
Paternity claim for Britney is a hoax THE recent headline that saw Britney Spears’ ex
brother-in-law Christopher Federline claim paternity for her son Sean Preston has been exposed as a hoax claim. According to US gossip site The Smoking Gun, a fake lawsuit was filed by convicted criminal Jonathan Lee Riches who was posing as Christopher, claiming Britney ‘stole’ his credit card and was seeking a restraining order against her. In the claim, he alleged that she ‘blackmailed’ him by threatening to reveal the father’s true identity of Sean Preston if he ever reported her to the police. According to UK newspaper The Daily Mail, this isn’t the first time that Mr. Riches has faked his identity, as he recently posed as the uncle
Vibe’s top tip Daley ft. Jessie J – Remember Me: is the debut single to be released from British singer-songwriter Daley, and features vocals from Jessie J. The track is a funky pop song which samples Mica Paris’ smash hit Should’ve Known Better, and is to be taken from Daley’s debut album Alone Together. The single has received positive feedback from critics praising Daley’s soulful voice and the harmonising between Jessie and Daley. Remember Me is currently available for digital download and was officially released earlier this month.
of crazed Newtown gunman Adam Lanza. Mr. Riches has since been rearrested after violating his probation.
“One Pound Fish” Man deported MUHAMMAD Shahid Nazir, or One Pound Fish Man as he is better known, has been sent back to his home country of Pakistan after it was reported his visa expired. The 31-year-old market trader reached number 29 in the Christmas charts with his single One Pound Fish, and is expected to return to the UK in January. According to UK newspaper The Mirror, Muhammad’s agent Samir Ahmed said: “He will return to Pakistan and will be celebrating New Year with his family. His return to the UK is pending approval of a working visa. We fully expect him to return in coming weeks.” Muhammad was originally filmed selling fish from a stall in East London and singing to attract customers before being on X Factor.
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THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Mike Wright, Chairman 966 722 895 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) HELP VEGA BAJA. We help anyone, any age and any nationality, 24hr helpline. Offices based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega and in Torrevieja on Rambla Juan
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•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY of St Peter and St Paul in Torrevieja. Services in six locations. www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com. •BAKER FOUNDATION for Spiritual Awareness, Playa Flamenca: Sunday Service 11am; Clairvoyance Tuesdays 7.15pm; Healing Thursdays 10.30am-12pm. 966 760 665.
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Churches 11am. 966 799 273 / 660 127 276. •ORIHUELA CHURCH SERVICES: 966 733 093.
•ST NICOLAS ECUMENICAL CHURCH, Calle Sobrija 2248, D20, Urb. Camposol. Sundays 10.30am; first Songs of Praise, second Holy Communion, third Morning Prayer, forth Holy Communion and fifth service by church members. 968 138 952.
•CHRISTIAN CHURCH (inter-denominational) English language. Alpha Centre, Los Nietos Viejos (Mar Menor) Sundays 10am: 968 133 724 or www.losnietoschurch.es.
•PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas 3, Pilar de la Horadada: Sundays 11am; Thursdays 5pm Bible study and Prayer; weekday home groups. PilarChristian.CommunityChurch@gmail.com or 966 769 300.
•HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sundays 11am. Avenida de Antonio Quesada. Pastor Dave 622 919 604.
•PINOSO VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Calle Veintiocho de Marzo, Sunday 11am. www.pinosovcf.com or 667 049 647.
•TORREVIEJA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68: Services Sunday 10.30am with Communion and children’s Sunday School plus Wednesday 6pm. 966 788 771.
•INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Torrevieja: Sunday service and children’s church 11am; Ladies meeting Thursdays
•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES in Orihuela Costa. Don Joaquin Carlos. Fridays 5.30pm6.30pm.
•JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS (Mormons) meet Sundays 10am Torreaguas building, Torrevieja. 667 533 597.
•VELVETONES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS rehearses at El Paraiso Restaurant, Torrevieja, 10am-12.30pm. 965 327 446.
THURSDAY •FRIENDS UNLIMITED Quesada: 966 719 862 or www.helpvegabaja.com.
•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 5pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, Torrevieja. 966 722 895 or 966 921 996.
•LADIES Card making and crafting group, Torrevieja, 2pm-5pm. 966 789 977. •MABS Cancer Support Group meetings: sue@mabscancersupport.org.
• MABS MURCIA Volunteers meeting, Las Claras, Los Alcázares, 11am. More information: 693 362 823.
•SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Torrevieja, a f t e r n o o n s a t Re s t a u ra n t e L o s Ro s a l e s , Guardamar. 966 783 508.
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•CANTABILE SINGERS rehearse at La Siesta C h u r c h , 2 . 1 5 p m - 4. 1 5 p m . 9 6 6 7 9 6 8 6 6 . www.cantiblesingers.es. •CHESS CLUB Daya Vieja. 660 825 390.
SATURDAY • MABS BOOK SALE - The Arches Restaurant, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm (weather permitting). The MABS Book Stall is a regular feature at The Arches Restaurant on a Saturday and is popular with book-lovers from Los Alcázares and the surrounding areas. Browse the stall and enjoy a coffee or bargain breakfast while you choose your books.
PLEASED AS PUNCH: Liz Price with one of the raffle prizes from a recent event, where more than €370 was raised for the Paul Cunningham Nurses charity.
• LADIES WHO LUNCH meets first Wednesday of each month at various restaurants.
96 691 9000
Guardia Civil
96 592 1100
Municipal Police
96 510 7200
Red Cross
96 525 2525
MURCIA Airport
96 817 2000
ORIHUELA Guardia Civil
96 530 0139
Red Cross
96 530 5151
96 577 0118
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•CAMPOVERDE THEATRE GROUP. Mondays and Thursdays, 2pm at Rendevous, La Zenia. 966 774 127.
96 541 1103
Red Cross
96 541 6936
TORREVIEJA
•COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS: d i ffe r e n t d i ff i c u l ty wa l k s . www.cbmwalkers.org.
Guardia Civil
96 571 0113
•CRIME WATCH SPAIN: Torrevieja: 966 786 266. Catral: 965 992 838. Montesinos: 685 444 335. colaborando.crimewatch@skynetlink.com.
Municipal Police
96 571 0154
Red Cross
96 571 1818
TUESDAY •FREE KNITTING CLUB Mazarron. 619 493 183.
•FAST emergency number 968 970 626.
•SEEKERS LADIES CLUB Torrevieja meets every other Tuesday, 2pm at Bar Sacko’s, El Limonar. 966 784 033.
Municipal Police
96 541 1290
•LA BAMBA’S Ballroom/Latin/Sequence Dancing, Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar. Mond ay S e q u e n c e c l a s s 7. 3 0 p m . S o c i a l D a n c e 8.30pm. Friday Social Dance 7.30pm-10.30pm. Wednesday New Beginners 2pm. Improvers 3pm. Intermediate 4pm-5pm. 616 478 157. •PEPA Charity Shop Gandia. 650 304 746 or www.pepaspain.com.
MONDAY
•BADMINTON at Pilar de la Horadada 10am1pm. 966 786 774.
•SAMARITANS emotional support helpline 8pm-12am. 902 883 535.
•SAMARITANS Drop-in Café. 902 883 535.
•COMPUTER CLUB Torrevieja. 966 700 041 or www.torreviejacomputerclub.com
•TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL. 966 798 036 or www.toastmasters.org.
• M A B S A R T W O R K S H O P C a fé G o l f, S a n Javier 10am-12. €2 donation. 968 192 768.
•NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH. www.nhwinspain.com or 620 417 777.
• COFFEE MORNING St Nicolas’ Church, Urb Camposol, Mazarron, from 11am. Everyone welcome.
Airport
Local Police
•A1 DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: 966 722 897.
•3A MARINA BAIXA general meetings fourth Monday of month, 10.30am at Alfaz del Pi Culture Centre. www.u3amarinabaixa.com.
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Guardia Civil
•PRACTISE SPANISH FOR FREE: Saturday 10am-12pm. Sunday 11am at Athenea bar, Pilar d e l a H o ra d a d a . 9 6 6 7 6 2 3 0 8 o r rogeames@hotmail.com.
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Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356
96 541 1100
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Town Hall
• PATIENCE LODGE No 2177(GC) RAOB meets 10.30am-12.30pm at Algorfa Hotel near La Finca golf in Los Montesinos. 966 188 105.
•SEWN SOs Sewing mabsmurciane@gmail.com.
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• A L - A N O N F A M I L Y G R O U P To r r e v i e j a d o n ’ t s u ffe r a l o n e t h r o u g h a n o t h e r p e r s o n drinking. 692 799 318.
•DROP-OFF POINT for non-perishable food items to help the needy at Benijofar Town Hall, Monday to Friday, 8.30am-3.30pm.
•SEWING CRAFT CLASSES Torrevieja. 966 708 199.
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FRIDAY •TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets 2.45pm-5pm in The Annex Municipal Buildings on Calle Paganini. www.torreviejastrokesupport.com.
Useful numbers
VILLAJOYOSA Guardia Civil
96 589 1143
Municipal Police
96 589 0050
Red Cross
96 589 1400
EMERGENCIES Emergencies
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National Police
091
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CB. North
648 169 045
CB. South
625 912 078
The Samaritans
902 883 535
British Embassy : www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com
•STRICTLY SOCIAL friendship club Punta Prima. 966 730 569. •VELVETONES CHOIR rehearses at Windsor Bar, San Luis, Torrevieja, 10am-1pm. 966 785 313.
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HIS weekend 32 teams will be participating in the third round of the FA Cup and, as always, there will be a handful of surprises as many top-line clubs play banana-skin ties against inferior opponents. There are four all-Premiership encounters. Seven-time winners and holders Chelsea visit Southampton, Manchester United travel to West Ham, there’s a repeat of the Boxing Day
SPORTS SCENE By Tony Matthews A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
clash between QPR and WBA at Loftus Road while Swansea play Arsenal at The Emirates. Potential giant-killing acts could be performed by Brighton (at home to Newcastle), Bournemouth (v Wigan), Crawley Town (v Reading), possibly Burton Albion at Leicester and Luton at home to Wolves. And with Aston Villa conceding goals left, right and centre, they will certainly be tested by Ipswich. Sunderland won’t find it easy at Bolton, neither will Norwich at Peterborough nor Stoke at Crystal Palace, and I must wish Hastings United, the lowest-ranked
team left in the tournament, good luck at Middlesbrough. Elsewhere, Everton (v Cheltenham), Liverpool (v Mansfield), Manchester City (v Watford), Fulham (v Blackpool) and Tottenham (v Coventry) should all go through, but you never know; anything can happen in the third round of the Cup and invariably it does! FA CUP: Upsets could happen in the third round ties.
Festive action
* Manchester United delivered another ‘Fergie Time’ Boxing Day knockout to beat Newcastle 4-3. It was the ‘12 goals of Christmas’ for Aston Villa who lost 8-0 at Chelsea and 4-0 at home to Tottenham in the space of five days (Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick for Spurs). A goal by ex-Manchester City star Adam Johnson gave Sunderland a late Christmas present-win over Roberto Mancini’s men and WBA have now attained their best half-season points tally since 1982. * The big game in the Championship over the festive season saw leaders Cardiff beat Crystal Palace 2-1. Second-placed Hull drew 0-0 with Leicester (5th) and after losing 1-0 at second-placed Middlesbrough, Blackburn sacked their manager Henning Berg. * Sean O’Driscoll was also dismissed as manager of Nottingham Forest just two hours after the Reds had whipped Leeds 4-2. It’s a precarious job, managing a football team, unless your name is Ferguson, Wenger or Moyes! * Also last week, lowly Peterborough stunned Wolves 3-0 at Molineux in the Championship while League Two strugglers Barnet caused an upset by winning 1-0 at table-toppers Gillingham. * Former World Cup referee Graham Poll has effectively told PL managers to ‘learn the rules’ of the
game and to stop blaming match officials! This followed the remarks made by ranting and raving Sir Alex Ferguson after Newcastle were awarded a ‘fair’ own-goal at Old Trafford on Boxing Day. I know he’s 71 but that’s no excuse. He’s been in football since he was 16 and should know the rules by now. * Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the 11th batsman in cricket history to score 11,000 Test runs, reaching the milestone against Australia on Boxing Day. And in the same match, Australia’s captain Michael Clarke became his country’s highest run-maker in a calendar year, scoring 1,545 in 2012, to beat Ricky Ponting’s 2005 tally of 1,544. And staying with cricket, Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has retired from limited over matches. * Scot Colin Montgomery has emerged as favourite to captain Europe’s 2014 Ryder Cup team in his home country. * Rafael Nadal, who hasn’t played a serious game of tennis since Wimbledon last June, had hoped to take part in a tournament in Abu Dhabi last week but withdrew due to a stomach bug. However, he hasn’t ruled out playing in the Australian Open later this month.
Did you know? Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is married to the daughter of Diego Maradona. And Aguero’s striker-partner at The Etihad Stadium, Mario Balotelli, once had a trial with Barcelona
SHAKY COMEBACK: Rafael Nadal had to withdraw from Abu Dhabi tournament due to a stomach bug.
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Holiday high for Saints CF Sporting de San Fulgencio 3-0 FC Jove Español San Vicente ‘B’ SAN FULGENCIO finished the first half of the season with an impressive victory over a hardworking San Vicente side. Well-worked goals from Braulio, Juan Antonio Fernandez and Gary Williams were enough to ensure a happy Christmas for everyone involved with the club as it climbed to fourth in the league. There were a few nervy moments in defence in the early minutes of the game for the Saints, but some last-ditch clearances and blocks kept San Vicente out.
The visitors, who beat San Ful conquerors Monforte last weekend, had a great opportunity to open the scoring but the striker saw his header float wide. Braulio then had a chance of his own, bit his header flew way over the bar. The talismanic striker would get his goal a few minutes later, after a neat touch by Jose Bonmati. Fernando Mora’s quick free-kick was chested down into Braulio’s path by the tall midfielder and the recent acquisition smashed the ball into the bottom corner to
open the scoring. San Vicente continued to play some attractive football after the break, but they couldn’t find a way past the home defence. That was until they hit the post from a free-kick! Jose Navarro was well beaten. A few minutes later the Saints doubled their lead through Juan Antonio Fernandez’s rocket. Alexander Lee Hall did brilliantly to evade a challenge on the wing before whipping in a low cross which Juan Antonio converted convincingly, blasting
the ball in off the underside of the bar from the edge of the area. As the visitors frantically sought a way back into the game, the Saints finished the contest with a lovely team goal. Marco Aurelio played in Jairo Sousa who in turn touched the ball through to Gary Williams and the substitute couldn’t miss. Fernando Mora came close to adding a fourth with a crisp half volley, but with the keeper stranded the ball came back off the post.
Spanish footballing trail-blazers from days gone by By Tony Mathews THERE is no shortage of Spanish stars in English football. The big money-earning stars at clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are household names. But before the big
names, a few intrepid Spaniards had already made the trip to England and Wales. And they are far from well-known. Here is a selection of some of the early trail-
blazers who have been registered with clubs in England/Wales since the Second World War. The first Spaniard WIGAN BOSS: Roberto Martinez.
to play in England was Emilio Aldecoa. Born in Bilbao, he was 14 when, along with 4,000 refugee children, he fled Spain in 1937 to escape from General Franco’s fascist regime. A winger with the Basque Boys club, he played wartime football for Wolves and appeared in 29 League games for Coventry City in the 1946-47 season before heading back to Spain. Five years later, he returned to England as Birmingham City’s assistant manager. Emilio died in 1999. Brothers Jose and Antonio Gallego were the second and third Spanish players to join Football League clubs and they, too, were refugees from the Spanish Civil War who arrived in England in 1945.
Jose, an outside-left, played for Zaragoza and played for Brentford, his home town club, Colchester United and Balaguer before making Southampton. He spent over 200 senior 30 years of his post- appearances for Wigan playing days working for (1995-2001). the gas board in Afterwards he assisted Cambridge. Motherwell, Walsall, Antonio had only a Swansea City and brief playing career Chester City, retiring in compared to 2007 with 416 that of Jose. League He was a appearances Before the big reserve (28 goals) names a few goalunder his intrepid keeper belt. He is with now boss Spaniards made Norwich of Wigan. the trip to City, Isidro Britain making one Diaz was League born in Valencia appearance. in 1972 and played, in After them there was a turn, as a right-winger long wait before the next for Teruel, Zaragoza, three Spanish players to Balaguer, Wigan (1995enter the Football 97, making 73 League were taken on appearances and scoring by Wigan Athletic in 16 goals), Wolver1995. hampton Wanderers Jesus Seba played for (one outing in 1997), Villarreal initially and Wigan again (three later assisted Zaragoza, games in 1998), Chaves, Belenenses Rochdale, Cartagonova, (Portugal), Orihuela, Leça, Chaves, Barakaldo Palencia, Andorra CF and and CF Laredo. CD Oliver. A winger, he All these names lack gained two Spanish U21 the glamour of their caps. more modern superstar Roberto Martinez counterparts, but they was a useful midfielder, can still be counted as born in 1973, who trail-blazers.
A late goal deprives Monte CD Montesinos 1 – 1 Sporting Saladar IN front of nearly 250 fans, CD Montesinos entertained Sporting Saladar who are in second place, one place above Monte. Both sides gave their all and only a late own goal deprived Montesinos from taking all three points. The game was fought out mainly in midfield where neither side gave an inch. The tackles were flying and Dimitry won his fair share of those, much to the delight of his ever growing fan club at the Campo Municipal. Monte drew first blood with a goal after 39 minutes of the first half. Chulo threaded the ball through to team-mate Edu and the forward made no mistake as he slotted past the visiting goalkeeper. The second half saw both sides step up a gear. But the home fans started to get wary as Monte gave away too many free kicks around their own penalty area and one of these free kicks, with just five minutes left on the clock, brought about the equaliser. Monte defender Sergio headed in an own goal as he tried to clear the free kick and this gave the visitors a share of the points. For information about CD Montesinos and their supporters club ‘The Full Monte’, visit www.cdmontesinos.com