Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 19 - 25 September 2013 Issue 1472

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A big thank you!

Therapy cash raised for little Keira

By Dilip Kuner A LITTLE girl who desperately needs intensive therapy will get her treatment thanks to a local expatriate charity shop.

Last week the Euro Weekly News reported how the family of fiveyear-old cerebral palsy sufferer Keira faced a race against time to raise €2,500 after a disappointing turnout at a fundraiser.

After reading of her plight, John Griffiths of the Moraira Charity Shop was so moved he got in touch with the family and pledged to pay the full cost of the treatment.

That has left Keira’s mother Debbie delighted.

She said: “I want to thank them a million times.

Thank you so much to everyone there, and thank you to the Euro Weekly News for

publishing the story.

“One minute I was lying in bed with a migraine trying to think what

I could do to raise the money, the next an email popped up from John with the offer. You can imagine the relief I felt.”

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Keira was booked in for intensive therapy not available on the NHS due to start in October. It was timed to start six months after an operation on her legs she underwent on May 14, the optimum time for the best results.

Debbie also paid tribute to the expatriate community on the Costa Blanca. “Over the years they have given us 95 per cent of the help we have had.” With the therapy bills paid any extra money raised will go for accommodation costs and living expenses as the therapy sessions are held in Barcelona.

John said: “When I read about Keira we just had to help. Everyone on the ruling committee felt it was a very deserving cause.

“We have a large pot of money for deserving causes. People who need help can get in touch and we will consider their application.”

More information: www. morairacharityshop.com.

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Low spend on jobless SERVEF, the region’s Employment body, had a budget of €153 million to help get the region’s employment back into work. However, only €41 million of the fund has been used to date.

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LES COPLETES: Dancing in Alfaz’s streets.

Alfaz couples up with its past

ALFAZ’S Copletes celebration for Our Lady of Sorrows exceeded all expectations.

The Church square was packed with people on an occasion that Fiestas councillor, Juan Carlos Casiano described as “the most multitudinous ever.”

Although their origin is undocumented, the Copletes celebrations are one of the oldest fiestas in Alfaz del Pi. Traditionally the singers are not required to have good voices although the Copletes are now considered difficult to perform.

Once the recital ended there was dancing, followed by ‘mistela’ to drink and ‘coca’ to eat.The Copletes died out in the post-war years but were revived in 1986 with the help of elderly Alfaz residents who sang them in their youth.

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Free art in Albir FRUTOS MARIA’S latest exhibition, ‘Eclosion de la Forma III’ is displayed at Fundacion Frax in Albir.

Entrance is free and is open until December 1.

Change of plan PUPILS in La Jara have been taught in prefabs since 2009, awaiting a new school. The old building, closed since then, will be renovated instead, the Education department announced.

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Three-kilometre bus impasse LA NUCIA is subsidising school buses for pupils ineligible for free transport under Generalitat regulations.

Many live just under the threekilometre limit set by the regional government, but not all Valencian Community town halls go to the same lengths as La Nucia.

Parents must often drive children to school or walk with them, sometimes along narrow

country roads without pavements.

Distances are measured as the crow flies but their actual journey is often winding and exceeds the stipulated three kilometres.

This is the case in Montserrat (Valencia) where mothers took matters into their own hands last year.

They raised money for a school bus by posing naked for a calendar, satirising the

hazards posed by their twice-daily trek.

They earned enough to provide a bus service until the end of June but they will not need to get their clothes off this year.

Two Montserrat mothers won €25,000 on a television game show, enough to pay for a bus from October until next June.

Until then, though, it will again be a case of Shanks’s pony.

Buried treasures MINERALOGISTS found fluorite for the first time in the San Vicente and Alicante city areas. They also discovered the much rarer strontianite near Busot.

Mystery solved A BODY in diving gear found off Javea last July belonged to a young Moroccan. He had no problems or reasons for trying to reach Spain, his family said.

Ahoy me ‘earty!

Spaniards left facing a pirate lingo problem

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VAST there! If you hear a refrain of ‘shiver me timbers’ and are accused of being a landlubber, it is because today (Thursday) is ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day.’ From small beginnings it has swept the world and is now entrenched in 40 countries worldwide.

The holiday was created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy) of Albany, Oregon, initially as a private joke.

The native English West Country dialect is considered the origin of the ‘pirate accent.’ That has led to difficulties for Spaniards wanting to join in the fun.

No one can figure out what a Spaniard would say for shiver me timbers, shake-a-leg or bilge rat. There are whole web pages discussing the thorny problem. But they all agree that ‘aaaar’ is

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Drugs shooting

A COLOMBIAN man was shot outside an Elda discotheque but escaped with a minor leg wound.

Police suspect a settling of accounts over drugs.

False alarm

Fair prospect

FRUIT growers want a ban on imported South African citrus fruit. Some have highly the highly contagious Black Spot fungus, they claimed, and could affect local fruit.

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GEORGE CLOONEY, Pierce Brosnan, David Bowie, Coldplay and Charlize Theron are all promoting Bodegas Vicente Gandia. The winery has pledged part of its profits to Valencia’s Casa Caridad charity.

PASSERSBY in Benidorm were invited to line up euro coins in Paseo de la Carretera.

They finally covered a distance of 53 metres, raising €3,000 for the November fiestas.

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ALTEA is reviving its traditional Michaelmas Fair. It will be held from September 27 to 29, with the main shopping street, Jaume I, closed to traffic.

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POLITICIANS should not be expected to speak good English, but to be transparent and know how to manage public resources’

Union, Progreso y Democracia spokesperson, Rosa Diez, who admits that she does not speak English.

the same in all languages. Some of Spain’s most famous pirates include Alonzo Bosco, who according to folk tradition on Inishbofin, Galway (a small island off Ireland), settled there in the 16th century and built a castle from which he raided passing ships.

Jose Gaspar, ‘Gasparilla’ (supposedly lived c.1756 - 1821), the last of the Buccaneers, claimed to have raided the west coast of Florida during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Benito de Soto (1805 - 1830) who was Captain of the ‘Burla Negra’ and the most notorious of the last generation of Atlantic pirates.

He was one of the most bloodthirsty pirates of any age, murdering crews and sinking their ships.

The Burla Negra was wrecked off Cadiz. De Soto and his men headed for Gibraltar, but were recognised and tried. De Soto was hanged and his head stuck on a pike.

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million is looking for an owner.

La Coruña City Hall has launched a search for the owner of a winning ‘Loteria Primitiva’ ticket which was left on the counter at the kiosk where it was sold. The owner has two years to claim the money.

ELCHE firemen were called as smoke billowed from an apartment window. They found the ‘fire’ was caused by melted feeding bottles put to heat and forgotten by a tired mother.

Taken short PARENTS with children at La Hispanidad infants’ school in Villajoyosa threatened to keep them at home.

Portaloos installed while washrooms are repaired are too high for them, they complained.

City grouches NINE Alicante City residents’ associations want dogs banned from squares, parks and gardens in their neighbourhoods.

They also called for Hogueras bonfires and fiestas’ hospitality pavilions to be sited elsewhere.

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Term-time help HYPERMARKET shoppers gave €14,145 in school materials for the province’s needy families.

Carrefour added a further €6,480 and the final figure will be higher once all donations are collated.

Con-men TWO fake gas inspectors were arrested in Alicante City. Police searching their car found phony gas credentials, cash and jewellery stolen from elderly victims.

Time called RINCON ESPAÑOL residents in central Benidorm complained about bar tables under their balconies. The terrace is private and the bars pay a ‘pittance’ to use it, they said.

Over limit TRAFFIC police, suspicious of a lorry’s ‘strange behaviour’ on the A-31 in Villena, breath-tested its 41year-old Spanish driver.

He was six times over the limit, they found.

Fabra did his F1 best REGIONAL president Alberto Fabra almost succeeded in saving the Valencia Grand Prix.

He met Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula 1 supremo, in London and negotiated a 25 per cent reduction in the hosting fee. In view of the region’s shaky finances, Ecclestone

agreed to reduce it from €27.6 million to €21 million.

Allegedly, Ecclestone also told Fabra that he would have preferred just one Spanish Grand Prix race and he would have liked it to be held in Valencia.

Fabra returned to Valencia and

suggested splitting the hosting fee between Valencia City Hall and the Valencian Diputacion.

Sadly for F1 fans, Mayor Rita Barbera and Diputacion president Alfonso Rus gave the plan the thumbs down and there will no Valencia Grand Prix in 2014.

Marihuana crops come a cropper BARELY a week goes by without the discovery of another clandestine marihuana plantation.

Close police surveillance has complicated the usual smuggling routes along the coast. This, coupled to the Alicante climate, has persuaded small-time traffickers to start growing their own marihuana.

They are frequently foiled by regular police operations throughout the province, the most recent of which centred on the towns of Ibi, Castalla and Sax. More than 1,000 marihuana plants were seized in separate but coordinated operations as Guardia Civil acted on suspicions that there were several plantations.

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CAREFULLY NURTURED: Guardia Civil officers impound marijuana plants.

Four people were In Ibi, where 304 plants arrested for drugs’ offences were seized, some were and another three face planted out of doors while charges. All have Spanish others were in pots. The Castalla haul of 342 was nationality.

The confiscated plants found inside greenhouses were all at different stages but in Sax the Guardia Civil of growth and had been investigators found 359 grown using different plants growing outside an isolated rural property. cultivation methods.

THE regional government is negotiating straightthrough AVE tickets from Madrid to Benidorm.

Since the high speed train service began in June, Benidorm has pushed for a regular bus link between the station and the resort.

Alicante City Council opposes a bus-stop there, alleging traffic problems, although the Generalitat is known to back a seamless connection at the station.

Three-way talks are in progress between the regional government, Renfe and the Alsa busline in hopes of a service next season.

Meanwhile, Benidorm is not holding its breath and is exploring the possibility of a bus link with Villena, one AVE stop before Alicante City.

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Escaped dog bites two joggers TWO men were savaged by the same dog in separate incidents in Campello.

The attacks occurred in an area popular with walkers and 200 metres away from a school.

Jose Luis Trasobares, a fireman, was out on his daily run when the dog, a Pyrenean mastiff weighing around 60 kilos, launched itself at him.

He was bitten on the thigh and arm, and his injuries were severe enough to keep him off work for 10 days.

At the Health Centre he encountered another runner who was badly bitten an hour earlier by the same dog.

Local Police traced the animal and found that it had escaped through a hole in a fence without its owner’s knowledge.

It has now been registered as dangerous.

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Human remains unearthed in Villajoyosa WORKMEN in Villajoyosa have uncovered centuries’ old human remains while renovating a private house.

The building is located in Plaza de la Iglesia de Nuestra

Señora de la Asuncion in the Old Town, an archaeologicallyprotected area.

Work has been supervised from the outset by the municipal Archaeology Department and

the discovery was made while the workers were digging a trench to lay water pipes.

The site where the bones were discovered was the former parish cemetery located inside

TAPEO DAYS: A wide choice was on offer in Javea.

A taste of tapas at Javea festival

THE rain held off for Javea’s three-day tapas event.

The date was brought forward for two reasons, explained Economic Incentives Councillor Juan Luis Cardona: many highseason tourists are still in the area and the Tapeo Days were a perfect opportunity for them to sample local food; and there was less chance that autumn rains at the end of September would spoil the occasion as

they had done last year, Cardona said.

For the first time ever, the tapas event was part of the Gastroxabia project, an additional guarantee of quality, added Xabia Historica President, Sisco Valles.

Seventeen bars and restaurants provided food and drink in Plaza de la Constitucion, with each item costing €1.50. According to provisional estimates, around 35,000 tapas were served.

Two drown on city beaches TWO people have drowned recently on Alicante City beaches within 24 hours of each other.

They were the only deaths through drowning in the city this summer, although there were 15 deaths on other beaches in the province.

The first involved a Spanish tourist swimming at Alicante’s El Postiguet beach.

A lifeguard saw his lifeless body floating headdown near to the Hotel Melia breakwater.

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The green flag was hoisted for the Postiguet in general but a red flag flew near the breakwater where the body was discovered.

Attempts to revive the 68-year-old from Segovia were unsuccessful. His body was bruised, possibly through contact with the breakwater rocks, sources said later.

The second drowning occurred less than a day later when the body of an 80-year-old man was found near the shore on the beach at Playa de San Juan.

the perimeter of the churchfortress, the town hall said.

It was in use between the 14th and 18th centuries, after which burials were carried out at the Nuestra Señora de la

Salud church. It is too soon to give accurate details of the remains, which are being examined by the town hall’s Archaeology Department and anthropology experts.

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Little by little FIVE Romanians were arrested shoplifting from Calpe supermarkets. They stole small quantities of quality products at a time, the Guardia Civil said.

Robot prize HUMANOID robots designed by Alcoy students took first prize for the second year running in a Terrassa (Cataluña) national competition.

625 enrol A TOTAL of 625 pupils enrolled at the Teulada’s state secondary school as the school year began.

Forty-five per cent are non-Spanish, the Instituto revealed.

IMSERSO holiday cuts threaten local jobs CUTS to the central government’s subsidised holiday scheme affect local trade, not only pensioners.

One in every three Spanish pensioners will not have a holiday this winter owing to a 20 per cent reduction in the IMSERSO programme, pointed out Vicente Arques.

Mayor of Alfaz del Pi, Arques is also an MP in Valencia’s regional parliament, Las Cortes.

The goverment’s stance is “incoherent,” Arques claimed, and is particularly damaging to Benidorm,

VICENTE ARQUES: Alfaz mayor and regional MP.

although it also affects the Marina Baja and the Costa Blanca.

The reduced Imserso programme

means there will be 20,000 fewer tourists visiting the area and this is turn means around 2,000 jobs could disappear, according to Arques.

For every euro it invests in the holiday scheme, the The AFA is non-profit- state receives €1.5 in social making, the president said, security payments from and depends on donations employed workers and the IVA (value-added tax), the from members.

Formerly 30 per cent of mayor said.

He would continue to call its income came from public or private sources, for adequate IMSERSO and the crisis has reduced funding in the Valencian parliament, he promised. this by 28 per cent.

Crisis hits Alzheimer’s centre ALICANTE City’s Alzheimer’s centre needs help.

Reduced public and private funding has deprived it of €100,000, explained Teresa Pumarega, president of the Association of Family and Friends of Alzheimer’s

Patients (AFA).

With World Alzheimer’s Day just two days away on Saturday the centre is in trouble, Pumerega said.

The AFA would welcome any type of help, like nappies or a help with maintenance work.

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Gandia tough on drivers IN the space of six days 1,640 people committed traffic offences in Gandia.

Red-light cameras fixed to street lights at three traffic black spots sent back “chilling information,” according to Public Safety councillor Javier Reig.

Drivers regularly jumped red lights and failed to obey ‘Stop’ signs, he revealed.

The town hall carried out a six-day survey to estimate how often motorists commited infractions. The results were announced to raise local drivers’ awareness, Reig explained.

The period of grace while testing the cameras is now over, the councillor warned, and drivers face €300 fines for ignoring a red light or stop sign.

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Fine to-do over costly rescues

Plea for a ‘new station’ NATIONAL POLICE officers in Benidorm need new headquarters.

The premises in the centre of town are inadequate, they complained, and they must use the corridors as changing rooms.

Detainees are obliged to enter the station under the gaze of tourists in adjoining hotels and once inside they are taken past victims reporting crimes.

The steps at the entrance are also an insurmountable problem for anyone with impaired mobility, the SUP police union said.

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NO-ONE has yet been charged for rescue in situations arising from negligence.

The Generalitat warned in 2010 that victims would have to pay if they needed the emergency services’ assistance through carelessness or disregarding official directives.

Fines of up to €150,000 would make people more careful, the Generalitat said.

None have been imposed, however, even after three climbers were rescued from the Barranco del Infierno last winter. “We shall have to see if recklessness was involved,” Serafin Castellano, head of the Interior department said at the time.

Although the regulations have not been applied, costly rescues including helicopters are currently under review, Castellano said.

Malaga’s loss is Alicante’s gain AN Antonov-124 from Tripoli (Libya) is currently parked at Alicante airport.

The Russian-built aircraft is 69 metres long and has a wingspan of almost 74 metres, making it one of the world’s largest aircraft. It weights 405 tons when loaded.

The Antonov-124 arrived last week and has remained in the area

reserved for private aircraft.

Airport charges will amount to around €18,000, according to airport sources. Nevertheless it was cheaper for Antonov Airlines, which owns the aircraft, to pay Alicante airport than have it return empty from Tripoli to the Ukraine.

It was unable to continue to its next destination, Malaga, as the

Costa del Sol airport does not have the facilities for such a huge aircraft to park for so long without interrupting its day-to-day running.

An Antonov-124 last landed at Alicante airport in May 2011. It was transporting a 100 ton-cargo and demonstrated the airport was easily able to receive the cargo plane without disrupting services.

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Visiting the past ALMOST l,000 people toured the Almadraba archaeological site in Els Poblets (Denia). The Roman remains, converted into an open-air museum, were visited by 621 adults and 232 children.

Natural gas INSTALLATION of natural gas has now begun in Villajoyosa’s Old Town. The Costera de la Mar is to close and there will be detours to other streets until October 18.

City knifing A 43-YEAR-OLD man was admitted to hospital after a stabbing in Alicante city’s conflictive Jose Antonio neighbourhood. A knife was later found under his alleged attacker’s bed.

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Sorting out Les Sorts TEULADA Town Hall is clearing the bed of the Barranc de Les Sorts stream.

Like so many of the watercourses in the Marina Alta, it is generally dry but in periods of prolonged heavy rain it can barely cope with the increased

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CLEAR-UP: Ensuring Les Sorts can do its job.

flow. Cleaning the streambed as a preventive measure against flooding when the autumn rains arrive is a priority, said Environment councillor Jaime Perez.

It was first necessary to obtain permission from the Confederacion Hidrografica del

White elephant airport in red NEVER-USED Castellon airport lost €7.5 million last year. It now has a negative shortfall of €30.4 million between assets and liabilities. Financial expenses rose from €2.15 million to €2.37 million while €5.05 million went on ‘other running costs’ in accounts made public by the Generalitat-owned Aerocas. Of this, €2.37 million corresponded to ‘independent professional services’ and €2.4 million to ‘other services,’ compared with €918,663 and €129,607 in 2011.

Spending on publicity, propaganda and public relations was drastically reduced from the €5.09 million spent in 2011 to €702.84 last year. Airport expenditure on staff fell from €368,865 to €330,917.

Jucar (CHJ) water board before tackling work on the 500-metre section of the watercourse.

The Les Sorts stream and its banks are in the public domain, Perez explained, and come under the control of the CHJ. The cost of the three-week, €16,000 project has been met

by Teulada Town Hall. Municipal workers are now removing dead trees, debris, reeds and rushes that obstruct the streambed and could prevent torrential rain from draining away.

Ensuring the stream is clear benefits both residents and tourists, added Teulada-Moraira Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeo, enhancing the Les Sorts area visible from the Teulada-Moraira road.

THE owner of 58 dogs living in appalling conditions will be prosecuted.

The Guardia Civil’s nature protection unit Seprona lodged a formal complaint against the 64-year-old man from Font d’en Carros (Gandia).

The Galgos 112 animal charity alerted the Local Police who found the starving, terrified animals chained up in a filthy, airless 15-square metre room.

All have recovered, except one female who died 11 days later.

Four have new homes in Cataluña and another in the Netherlands, but the remainder are being fostered or remain with animal protection charities in Alicante and Valencia province.

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A nice little earner for tram network THE Generalitat hopes to make money through more than ticket sales on its tram network.

The regional government is allowing advertisers to pay to add their names to stations on the Luceros-San Vicente and LucerosBenidorm routes.

The first deals have already been the Prosecutor claimed.

The shore was critically agreed, with the sign eroded owing to the ship’s at the La Goteta stop reading La presence so close to the now beach, dunes disappeared Goteta-Plaza Mar 2, the and cracks appeared in the publicising shopping promenade of a nearby nearby complex. urbanisation.

The Finestrat stop It was later necessary to replace more than 60,000 on Line 1 is now cubic metres of sand and re- called Finestrat-La sow the dunes with 20,000 Marina, owing to the nearby La Marina native plants.

The Prosecution shopping centre.

Alicante City Hall is Department now wants to advertising determine whether the also captain is responsible for Santa Barbara castle with the stop at the environmental offences.

If found guilty he could Marq archaeological renamed face a prison term of up to museum Marq-Castillo. five years.

Law seeks captain IT is almost a year since the Sunrise ran aground off El Saler (Valencia).

Together with another ship, the Celia, the vessel took shelter during bad weather on September 28.

Both remained perilously close to the shore for a month before they could be moved.

The Spanish authorities are still seeking the captain of the Panama-registered Sunrise, after the Prosecution Department started proceedings against him last November.

The decisions he took during the storms seriously endangered the coastline,

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Sleep disturbed ALBUFERETA residents protested about noise caused by night-time repairs to the area’s sewers. Local Police ignored complaints because Alicante City Hall had authorised the work, they said.

Debts cut SAN JUAN has cut its municipal debt by more than €2 million. Unpaid bills totalling €3.5 million in 2011 have been cut to €1 million.

Part-timers MORE than 18 per cent of work contracts in Alicante province are part-time. Only Malaga and Melilla have more, with 21 and 19.3 per cent, respectively.

DONATION: Concert promoters hand over supplies.

THE promoters of Gandia’s summer pop concerts gave 238 kilos of food to a local charity.

Donors of five kilos of non-perishable supplies received in exchange one of the pennants used earlier in the summer to advertise appearances by Pitbull, Pablo Alboran, Melendi and Malu.

Fans of the artistes who

Sea turtle captured A SEA TURTLE captured off Denia is now at Valencia City’s Oceanografic aquarium.

The turtle was caught by a boat from the local fishing fleet, which immediately informed Denia Town Hall.

When the boat reached the harbour, staff from the El Saler wildlife recuperation centre took charge of the

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unplanned catch.

The turtle, a female weighing 54 kilos has been christened ‘Santa Denia.’ Once recovered from the ordeal, she will be returned to the sea by the boat that caught her.

Denia Town Hall now belongs to the Arca del Mar turtle-protection project and this was the first rescue carried out under the programme’s guidelines.

performed during Gandia’s cycle of concerts called ‘El mar donde se unen las estrellas’ came from as far away as Valencia and Barcelona to acquire one of the banners.

“We have launched this solidarity project with a triple objective,” said Maria Luisa Lucas, of Comunicacion Darlata.

“We wanted to help people in need and to give fans the opportunity of obtaining an exclusive souvenir of their favourite artists as well as participating in a social movement that continues to grow in importance.

“Not only do we not throw anything away, but we are benefiting those around us,” Lucas said.

The donations were presented to ‘Buñoleras sin fronteras.’

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Top prize for Alicante olive oil ALICANTE has always been proud of its olive oil and now we know why.

The La Alqueria plant in inland Muro attended the Olivinus competition in Mendoza (Argentina) and walked away with one of the most prestigious prizes.

La Alqueria’s organic virgin extra oil was declared the best in the world at the event, which is considered the most important globally.

A jury of 35 experts pronounced it the best of 500 different oils presented by 500 companies from 21 different countries.

Spain collected a total of 42 awards, the highest number after Argentina’s 86 and well ahead of Portugal with 15 and Italy with 13.

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Modest genius from Gata dies PROFESSOR VICENT CASELLES died last month in Barcelona at the age of 53.

Born in Gata de Gorgos he was a recognised world expert in Image Processing. He led a research group at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University and received an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council.

“The mathematical community loses a strong and innovative scientist and a generous colleague,” said the European Mathematical Society.

“Vicent has left his mark,” said his brother Juan.

“In the summer when he came home we’d bring in the almonds together and talk, although he wasn’t much of a talker and we never spoke of his work.”

Their father died when his brother was 16, and he THE AECC cancer charity is organising a used to work in the ‘Sobaquillo’ dinner this Saturday. cooperative during the This means that people bring their own food, summer to pay for his but more than eating is involved at the charity studies, Juan told the local event in Benissa’s Glorieta Dolores Piera.

Spanish press. “It was There will be traditional dances from l’Esbart really hard work, from Dansaire, music by the Rondalla Cultural and a sunrise to sunset with performance of ‘El color de la Esperanza’ by Rita barely a break.”

Lorenzo. Drinks will be available at popular He was completely prices. unaware of the worldwide Entrance costs €6 and all funds raised will go recognition of his brother’s towards the fight against cancer. Tickets are achievements, Juan available in Papeleria Macavi, Optica Giner, admitted . “He was one of Joyeria Carralo, Bazar el Cup, Peluquería Luisa us when he came back to and the Glorieta on Saturday. his hometown.”

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Alicante waste travels inland VEGA BAJA rubbish will go to landfills in Jijona and Villena.

The Vega Baja towns in southern Alicante generate 270,000 tonnes of refuse each year.

An annual 70,000 tonnes will now go to Jijona and 60,000 tonnes to Villena until the Albatera site is ready in two years’ time.

The remainder will be treated in Crevillente, Alicante and Elche.

Neither of the towns’ mayors back the move but they are outvoted on the two consortiums of local towns to which they belong.

The regional government and Alicante’s Diputacion (provincial government) control 40 per cent of consortium votes.

The remaining 60 per cent are in the hands of the towns involved, most

New bus station opens in Javea

JAVEA has a new bus station in Avenida Palmela.

Alsa, which covers the Valencia to Alicante route, is providing a direct weekend connection with Valencia City for residents who study or work there during the week and return at the weekend.

The new service will leave Javea at 6.20pm each Sunday evening, returning from Valencia City at 3.30pm on Fridays.

Inside Javea, local buses now start and finish at the new bus station.

They follow the same routes as before and still stop at the Olivo roundabout in Avenida de Ondara.

of which back the plans.

Although this solves the Vega Baja’s problems, it increases them in the south of Valencia province.

Towns there await completion of another landfill site at Llanera de Ranes (Valencia) and their councils want to know where their own 140,000 tonnes of rubbish will be sent if Alicante, which has treated it until now, takes on the Vega Baja refuse.

Who is the supporter of Athletic?

A FLOOR tile at Alicante’s AVE station depicts the Athletico Bilbao badge.

There was a race against time to finish the station for the Alicante-Madrid high speed train last June and it was overlooked.

An architect or site manager often leaves his mark like this but neither was responsible for the Athletico badge, station sources revealed.

“Adif is a public company and must remain neutral.

We shall remove it, to avoid conflict,” a spokesman said.

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Lifeline for those with mortgage problems HELP is at hand for Altea families genuinely unable to meet mortgage commitments.

The town hall and the Alicante College of Lawyers have worked out plans to provide free legal aid for families or individuals at risk of eviction.

The arrangement will come into

force on October 1 this year and remain in place until September 30 2014.

This can be renewed annually, said Mayor Miguel Ortiz.

The town hall’s Social Services department is handling the scheme and also providing an office for the legal experts.

“Alteanos will be able to receive information, assessment and support,” said Social Services councillor Gregorio Alvado.

The office will also mediate with the banks, he added, so that people in financial difficulties with mortgage problems do not have to lose their homes.

Listen to live music at Ciudad Patricia CIUDAD PATRICIA near Benidorm is one of the leading senior resorts in Europe, if not the world.

Part of what makes it special, apart from the security, peace of mind, and independent living, is the fact that the team recognises that socialising helps you stay young.

For this reason, residents can enjoy a number of social activities ranging from theatre and movies, to excursions and live music. On September 25, you are invited to come and see for yourself what living at Ciudad Patricia is all about.

At 4pm, Amanda Hobbs will be giving a short

presentation about the resort, and answering any questions you may have.

At 5pm, her dad and well known singer, Johnny Hobbs, will be performing a string of well known songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. You are welcome to come along just for the music though you'll be missing an interesting presentation.

JOHNNY HOBBS: Songs from the 60s to 80s.

You will be able to meet the residents, and enjoy a beer or two (at special prices). If you are wondering what it is about Ciudad Patricia that makes it so special, and often called the best kept secret on the Costa Blanca, come along, you will be made most welcome. Ciudad Patricia can be found on Calle Rumania just outside Benidorm. If you rely on public transport, the nº 11 bus stops right outside our front door.

Charity summer sale HELP of Denia and Marina Alta’s charity shop in La Xara started its summer sale on Monday with 50 per cent off all clothes and shoes.

This is to make way for our new autumn range which is now available.

They would like to thank everyone for their generous donations of goods for sale in our shop which helps to fund our many charity needs and look forward to receiving more in the future.

Help of Denia and Marina Alta’s charity shop have vacancies for volunteer workers in the shop and if you can spare a morning each week please call them on 966 422 988, open weekdays 10am-1.30pm or Sat 10am-1pm.

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Marathon trip ALMOST 100 cyclists took part in the first Marathon Mountain Bike race held in Carboneras at the weekend. The first three on the podium were Jesus Lopez Navarro, Mathew James and Antonio Cegarra Navarro.

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AXARQUIA

Mayor banned FORMER Competa Mayor Leovigildo Lopez Cerezo has been banned for 14 years from public office and fined €4,320 by a Malaga criminal court for illegally granting building permits.

Road race

Fire scare

THE penultimate stage of the Circuito Carreres Populares road race took place in Vera with 140 participants. The last race is in Velez Rubio on September 28.

TWENTY people were evacuated from an apartment building in Torre del Mar as a precautionary measure after a fire broke out in one of the flats.

Velez-Malaga firefighters put out the blaze.

Fewer flights

Tasty interest

AIR NOSTRUM is to reduce the number of flights between Almeria and Melilla from five to three a week at the end of October.

Exodus boost EXODUS, the new film by Sir Ridley Scott, will boost the Spanish economy by an estimated €23 million. One month before the start of filming, the producer already has around 250 people working on the film, mostly on the sets being built in the Sierra Alhamilla.

Rockin’ final THE final of the Rockinlei 2013 music contest in Almeria City will be contested between bands Tyrona Banderas and The Dry Mouths.

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Row your boat THE first International Sea Rowing competition takes place on October 5-6 in Torrevieja. It is expected to attract between 100-150 rowers from across Spain and Europe.

Main attraction MELENDI is to be the highlight of this year’s festivities in Pilar de la Horadada as the town hall confirms the singer will be playing, at no cost to the municipality, on October 8 at 11pm behind the sports centre.

Killed by train TWO people witnessed a man being run over and killed by a train in the San Gabriel area of Alicante. The line was closed for just under two hours while emergency services arrived at the scene and the body was removed.

Prawn ban A BAN on prawn fishing in the Mar Menor has been put into place. The prawns are currently measuring below

CHARITY SHOP: Pocapecunia has been raising funds since December 2010.

By Gabriel Pajares CALLOUS thieves broke into a charity shop and stole cash destined to help children in some of the poorest parts of the world.

Not only was €100 stolen but costume jewellery meant for sale to benefit the Love a Child Foundation was taken from Pocapecunia, a Nerja-based charity shop.

“It’s unbelievable. Maybe it’s the economic crisis, but it’s a pity because this act gives the town of Nerja a bad name,” shop manager Elise Brouwers said.

The Love a Child Foundation helps Tibetan refugee children in India and Nepal, as well as poor children from Burma and Ecuador.

“With the €100 stolen we could have educated a child for one year in Burma, Laos or Ecuador,” said Elise. Now workers at the Euro Weekly News have offered to help out with a €100 donation to make up the charity’s losses. But Pocapecunia still has to replace the stolen goods. Elise is hoping the altruistic citizens of Nerja will step forward with donations of unwanted goods for the shop to replace those stolen.

Anyone interested in helping can pop in to Pocapecunia at 6 Bella Vista street in Nerja.

The shop is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1.30pm.

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the 10cm minimum length allowed under EU regulations with most of the samples taken measuring around 9.7cm.

Cash help ORIHUELA has opened the registration period for financial assistance for parents of young students. The town hall has allocated a budget of €12,000, with grants of up to €300 available for families struggling to fund their children’s education.

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Marihuana seized A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Felanitx has been arrested after Guardia Civil officers seized 40 marihuana plants on his property. The plants seized weighed a total of 20 kilos.

Profits rise THE Balearic Islands registered a ‘profit’ of €120 million, the equivalent to 0.46 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) up to July 2013.

No hiding place LOCAL POLICE officers have arrested a man and a woman accused of reportedly stealing mobile phones from tourists on Magaluf beach. The woman was reported to be hiding three of the stolen phones down the front of her dress when she was arrested.

Sales up PURCHASES made by tourists on the Balearic Islands between January and August 2013 increased by 13 per cent in relation to last year. This is due to the freedom to establish opening times in shops, according to the National Retailers Association (Anged).

CRUISER-LINE passengers who visit Motril are showing a growing interest in tapas. The snacks came third in an ‘interest list’ which was topped by the town’s beaches and cultural heritage, according to Mayor Luisa Garcia Chamorro.

On the run MOTRIL Local Police officers are looking for a hit-and-run driver who was involved in a collision with a cyclist on the road connecting Gualchos with Motril. The cyclist was admitted to Motril Hospital suffering from multiple injuries.

COSTA DEL SOL

Hot spot MORE than 1,641 houses were sold in Malaga in July, the highest number in Andalucia, where the total number of sales was 4,964.

Sweet success A RECORD chestnut crop of more than 4.5 million kilos is expected in the Valle del Genal, Malaga, this year, thanks to the rains and cooler summer.

Peak rates THE socialist party in Tarifa, Cadiz, has claimed that an unnamed councillor spent €20,000 on calls to erotic phone lines using a municipal mobile phone.

Assault jail THREE men have been sentenced to four years each in prison for sexually assaulting a British tourist in Benalmadena in October 2001. Two of them were facing 31 years each in prison, and the other, 26 years, but the judge has taken into account how long it took for the case to be tried.

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MORE than 90 per cent of Spanish government aid during 2011 went to the finance sector. The €84.19 billion represented 7.84 per cent of GDP, or €1,781 per inhabitant.

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because her government felt that too few consortiums were competing for contracts, explained Manuel de la Camara, Spain’s ambassador to Brazil.

That means Spanish plans to bid for the contract are back on track after fears they would miss the original deadline. Engineering bids will be invited in 2014, followed a year later by bids to supply rolling stock.

The news was welcomed by the Madrid government.

The delay gives it 10 employees, where time to work with the overtime increased by up to companies involved 30 per cent in 2012. and present combined “This imbalance in working offers, De la Camara hours could be countered said. with a greater market The Santiago de penetration by employment Compostela train agencies,” the report stated. crash will not Working with statistics influence the bidding. from the ministry of Labour The Spanish and Spain’s Social Security delegation had system, the study concluded provided the Brazilian if fewer employees worked authorities with overtime, more jobs would information which be available and demonstrated that unemployment would fall. the disaster occurred Employees in the Navarra, on a conventional and Aragon and Cataluña worked not a high speed 3.4 hours of overtime, more track, De la Camara than in any other region. revealed.

Staying late is costing jobs

SPANISH employees worked 38.82 million hours of overtime last year, compared with 43.27 million in 2011.

Despite an 11.5 per cent reduction, this still meant each year every employee in Spain worked an average 2.3 hours more than stipulated on their contracts. While there might have been an overall reduction nationally, some employees worked longer overtime than in the past, found a survey by the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT).

This was particularly evident in business with up to

ITV makes money go around

ITV TEST: Large turnover.

SPAIN’s ITV vehicle inspection system generates €1.7 billion a year.

For every euro that motorists pay for the obligatory test, equivalent to an MOT, they spend another €3.40 on bringing their vehicles up to scratch either before or after the inspection.

The ITV tests account for between 15 and 25 per cent of the total turnover for garages specialising in electrical repairs, found Conepa, Spain’s Federation of Automotive Business-owners. Knowing they must pass the obligatory ITV inspection, vehicle-owners carry out repairs that they might otherwise put off until later, pointed out Conepa’s secretary general Victor Rivera.

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AVE’s Brazil plan on track BRAZIL will renew the bidding process for its high speed train network in 2015.

Tenders for the €13 billion project would be postponed “for at least a year,” announced Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff in August.

Rousseff decided to delay a decision

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Takeover BARCELONA’S El Prat airport overtook Barajas last month as Spain’s busiest airport. It had 3.9m passengers compared to Madrid’s 3.8m.

Online boom

BIDDING: Spain wants train contract.

SPAIN’S internet turnover rose by 15 per cent to €2.8 billion in the first three months of 2013. Travel agencies accounted for 13.8 per cent of sales.

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 118.60 8.08 75.30 34.32 14.49 111.33 87.01 124.14 24.32 58.88 88.40 23.78 22.07 75.11 23.44 192.17 88.57 52.59 97.35 47.79 33.03 28.51 79.05 38.69 83.56 108.39 74.48 47.76

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Most Advanced Lakeland Industries, Inc. $ 5.50 1.35 / +32.53% ViroPharma Incorporated $ 39.13 8.66 / + 28.42% Rockwell Medical, Inc. $ 10.09 1.86 / + 22.60% Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. $ 9 1.46 / + 19.36% Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. $ 13.93 2.11 / + 17.85% Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. $ 117.53 17.37 / + 17.34% Reliv' International, Inc. $ 2.71 0.38 / + 16.31% Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. $ 15.56 1.82 / + 13.25% United Natural Foods, Inc. $ 67.73 7.76 / + 12.94% NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. $ 5.55 0.59 / + 11.90% Sophiris Bio, Inc. $ 5.66 0.59 / + 11.64% Mercer International Inc. $ 7.67 0.74 / + 10.68%

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VOLUME 79.49 184.42 362.99 149.17 1,447.06 464.24 575.20 1,073.32 6,699.12 165.96 62.47 4,189.68 64.74 421.78 88.66 1,842.49 42.42 1,838.86 102.49 1,239.93 269.07 2,306.00 45,002.46 14.82 621.37 233.29 192.68 976.66 73.11 1,005.82 322.35 267.21 97.74 980.85 139.85 165.81 831.18 218.74 110.64 592.25 692.28 1,995.40 851.77 1,992.71 229.34 227.53 722.39 37.32 320.96 33.81 520.40 215.61 152.34 333.46 1,060.50 1,586.75 189.77 1,691.83 49.33 308.26 169.57 463.10 224.63 148.31 13,279.49 142.31 85.22 1,234.36 1,123.99 210.75 67.75 619.57

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READ an article this week written by a woman who says she feels guilty about spending her husband’s earnings.

The woman described how she has always been a hard worker and enjoyed making purchases for herself and her husband using her salary, but since having a baby she now doesn’t feel as comfortable spending as she describes it - ‘his’ cash.

When she was working, she says she wouldn’t have thought twice about buying lunch out or a new top, but since giving birth to a little girl and stepping back from her desk job the writer is hesitant to spend, as she doesn’t see the income coming into the house as her money!

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Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

is something that might enter many women’s heads if they decide to

IT’S YOURS: His money is your money too. stay at home and look after a newborn, but it’s an attitude that makes the 1950’s look progressive and a stop needs to be put to such negative thinking immediately.

A woman looking after a newborn baby is working, and often working long, hard, tiresome days at that.

It’s an important job bringing up a child and it deserves to be valued

in the same way that professions outside the home are valued.

The decision to have a baby is a joint effort, so there is no need for any stay-at-home mum, or dad for that matter, to feel uncomfortable about spending what should be considered as being the family’s money.

Obviously, if one income is lost after having a baby, it’s wise not to be wheeling the new pram around town spending carelessly.

It’s important to be organised and stick to a budget, but a stay-athome mum or dad should never feel as if the worker has the only claim to an income.

In an ideal world it should be shared and spent fairly between the worker outside the house and the worker inside the home.

Compensation within sight AT least half of investors with mis-sold preference shares and subordinated debt in nationalised banks should recoup their money, according to the FROB, Spain’s bank restructuring fund.

Bank deal NATIONALISED bank Novagalicia is selling its EVO subsidiary to Apollo Management, a US investment fund, for €60 million. The new owners pledged to retain jobs at Evo, Novagalicia said.

Inflation dip SPAIN’S inflation rate dipped to 1.5 per cent in August, down from 1.8 per cent in July according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

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Telefonica plotting a comeback…

TELEFONICA, which has been suffering in the domestic market, has predicted better times ahead.

The company has been losing customers to cheaper rivals, particularly from its Movistar mobile brand.

Luis Miguel Gilperez, CEO of Telefónica España, had pinned his hopes on ‘bundling’ together landline, ADSL and mobile products plus TV into one monthly payment under its Fusion banner. Since its launch the Fusion bundles have signed up 2.8 million customers.

But despite its efforts

many cash strapped Spaniards are still moving to budget companies. Many mobile customers do not necessarily want to pay for a landline as well. So it remains cheaper to switch to other providers, many of whom offer free or very cheap data downloads as well as phone calls. Others offer good value ADSL internet deals and landline at very competitive prices.

Movistar mobile lost 248,000 customers during March which brought its loss of customers in the first three months of the year to 700,000.

New chairman for Pescanova

IN CHARGE: Luis Miguel Gilperez, CEO of Telefonica España.

Spain’s mobile virtual network operators companies that offer a service using bigger providers’ infrastructure gained 210,000 customers in March alone.

But Telefonica at a press conference has said that it is confident of an upswing in its fortunes. Gilperez said although not yet back to growth, the company

was close to reversing the trend of losing customers. It is planning to launch some innovative and cost effective products. These include the ability to use data ‘bought’ on a contract to be shared across different devices, negating the need for pricey contracts across all a household’s devices.

And it plans to roll out the most modern and

fastest 4G mobile network across Spain at no extra cost to consumers.

That is in contrast to other countries where customers who want 4G will have to pay a premium, usually around an extra €5 to €10 a month.

It claims that 50 per cent of the country will have access to its 4G coverage by Christmas.

INSOLVENT frozen fish company Pescanova has appointed a new chairman.

Shareholders decided to put Juan Manuel Urgoiti into the hot seat to guide the company through what is expected to be a lengthy insolvency process.

The previous chairman left amid charges of insider trading and falsifying information.

Manuel Fernandez de Sousa who left the post in April denied any wrongdoing.

He and nine other executives are under court investigation.

Urgoiti is a former chairman of Banco Gallego and sits on the board of directors of retailer Inditex, owner of Zara.

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Gibraltar suffered as well!

MR GRAHAM (Issue 1471) is quite right in praising Malta’s George Cross, but totally wrong about everything else. No one in Gibraltar has called for it to be granted to Gibraltar.

The initiative has come from an English MEP. For the record, Gibraltar was bombed during World War 2 by both the French and Italians.

The majority of the population had been removed to French Morocco only to be rounded up at gunpoint when France fell and crammed into ships that were obliged to sail to the nearest friendly port, Gibraltar, as they had no food or water.

A second evacuation settled people in Madeira, Jamaica and, the bulk, in Blitz-torn and V-bombed London!

Worse than that, our Indian community was shipped to India, captured by a German raider, shipped to France, their ship torpedoed by a British submarine and the survivors interned in German concentration camps. Most of the population suffered five or six years of exile but some lingered in makeshift camps in Ireland away from home and family for 15 years. All able bodied persons helped in the war effort, not forgetting those in essential posts in Gibraltar.

Since then, Gibraltar has contributed to the defence of democracy during The Korean War, the ‘withdrawal from Empire,’ the Falklands War and all the recent conflicts in the near and Middle East. Despite all this, no one in Gibraltar has ever asked for the George Cross.

Charles Rosado (by email)

Parking blues I AGREE with Allen Everington (Issue 1469) and Mick Scarles (Issue 1470) with regards to people parking in disabled parking bays without a badge. Just as bad are the people who abuse the parking privileges that come with a disabled badge.

In the past few weeks I have seen four different cars parked in a disabled bay, display a badge and walk away with no apparent disability and there has not been anyone else in the car. A couple from Holland in Moraira parked in a disabled bay next to an empty normal space, put the badge on the dashboard and were quicker than us into the store.

Len Atkinson, Benichembla, (Alicante)

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MR ERIC CONWAY (letters, Issue 1470) refers to Oxford and Cambridge as though the Catholic Church set them up in their present form, when this actually came about gradually in spite of religious control, not because of it.

The early religious academies functioned more as places of indoctrination according to dogma rather than as centres of inquiry and the search for knowledge and understanding.

The non-acceptance by the medieval Church of factual discoveries about the physical world is well known, as is the forced retractions made by men of knowledge under Church duress.

The ‘unprecedented human achievement’ of the Renaissance owed more to the discovery of Arab translations of Greek and Roman

texts and to Gutenberg’s invention of printing with reusable type than to any positive input by the Church.

I have no problem with people following their bliss but I think it diminishes their credence when, in their bliss, they either misrepresent historical facts or erase them altogether.

Eric Robinson, La Herradura (Granada)

Lanes needed I WAS interested to read the report about how poor Malaga’s cycling lanes are (CDS Issue 1471).

The city is not alone. Cyclists in Spain are very badly catered for.

I have read motorists complain about cyclists, but really the majority of us would rather not use the roads or pedestrian paths in town. Well designed cycleways are in everyone’s interests, leaving the roads for cars and pathways for pedestrians.

Samantha Lacalle, Nerja (Malaga)

So sorry!

I WOULD like to say sorry that we had to cancel the paella at the Arts & Crafts Market in Rojales on Saturday evening September 7.

Many visitors complained about that, but I had to make the decision early on due to rain and the

possibility of cancelling the event.

Secondly, sorry I wasn’t able to do demonstrations or portraits due to lack of space.

Thirdly, sorry that the event was severely curtailed with only a fraction of the artists expected, but they didn’t want their precious work ruined by rain.

One visitor said “Is this all there is?” - but at least it went ahead!

But better than turning out to find nothing there, I hope.

The event started at 7pm but at 6pm it was still likely to be cancelled and it was only because I knew the gallery cave - Sala Mengolero - was empty and I suggested we used it, that the event happened.

Thanks go to Rojales Town Hall for allowing use of Sala Mengolero at the last minute.

Also thanks to the artists and artisans and the Funtastic Dixieland band.

Martin, Rojales (Alicante)

Another mystery RE the ‘Mystery Statue in Marbella,’ (Costa del Sol, Issue 1470). I always admire this when leaving Venta Los Pacos, but there is more of his work in Marbella in Carib Playa in the beach restaurant Rama.

It has to be by the same artist as it is nearly identical, and at Rama the trees are alive!

Jamie Stonehewer (By email).

Editor’s note: The Euro Weekly News reported on a mystery statue on Marbella’s Golden Mile, the origins of which are lost in the mists of time.

Thank you I AM writing in appreciation of the article on page 2 (Issue 1470, Costa del Sol) regarding the fire and our horses which have found a new home in Barranco Blanco.

This is very much appreciated especially the accompanying photo... a very big thank you.

Vera Wates (Malaga) Editor’s note: The EWN reported how Equinatural, a charity that looks after abandoned horses, had found a new home after a massive bush fire that swept across parts of Mijas, Coin, Alhaurin el Grande Marbella and Ojen (Malaga) last year.

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Automatic Exchange Of Information As A Global Standard

2013 has seen unprecedented political support for automatic exchange of information. Various multilateral initiatives are being developed, and on 6th September the G20 announced plans to introduce automatic exchange of information as the global standard.

Governments and tax authorities will start to receive much more information than ever before on their taxpayers’ financial affairs.

In 2009, triggered by the financial crisis, the 20 wealthy nations declared that the “era of banking secrecy is over”.

Within four years 119 jurisdictions had committed to the global standard for transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Around 1,100 new bilateral agreements had been signed.

Tax authorities everywhere, including in Spain, have continued to explore more ways to co-operate and prevent taxpayers hiding assets and income overseas. Activity escalated this year, with the EU, G5, G8 and UK offshore centres all making significant

By Bill Blevins, Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks announcements. Even Swiss bankers suggested it is time to change direction, initially by dropping banking secrecy for EU residents.

Tax evasion is a global issue, so a model for automatic exchange of information needs to be developed and used worldwide to prevent people moving money elsewhere. We have therefore seen a move from the traditional bilateral agreements between two countries to multilateral agreements where several countries share vital information.

At the September G20 Summit world leaders committed to

automatic exchange of information as the new global standard. They “fully endorse the OECD proposal for a truly global model for multilateral and bilateral automatic exchange of information” and will work together to present a new single standard by mid-2014.

They aim to have all G20 members automatically exchanging information on tax matters by the end of 2015, and called on all other jurisdictions to join them by the earliest possible date.

The G20 also pledged to close loopholes that allow tax avoidance by big businesses, and to help developing nations, not part of the international convention, to track funds in tax havens and improve their ability to prevent tax evasion.

The G20 commitment is viewed as a major breakthrough in the global fight against tax fraud. It will provide authorities with much more

power to track down tax evaders and assets hidden overseas.

This will be welcome news for the Spanish authorities who are focusing on overseas assets and increasing investigations.

Expansión newspaper reported in July that, following last year’s tax amnesty, the Spanish tax agency has been asking taxpayers for proof of the source of the funds declared or clarification on discrepancies.

Requests are being sent by both the Department for Administration of Taxes and Department for Investigations. The requests are more numerous and detailed than in the past. Regular taxpayers are being targeted as well as those who took advantage of the amnesty.

As Expansión concluded, “it is clear that offshore assets are being targeted for full investigation.”

The tax authorities will be going through all the 720 forms received

earlier this year, looking for discrepancies between the overseas assets declared and the data they have on file.

All the new exchange of information agreements coming into force will enable them to check the declarations, to ensure that the information reported was correct, and that all overseas assets were included in Form 720 and none were left out.

The consequences for failing to report an asset can be devastating.

The days of financial privacy are long gone. This does not mean that you cannot still arrange your assets in a tax efficient way. There are effective, legitimate arrangements available to Spanish residents which can significantly lower your tax liabilities and in such a way that you need not worry about Form 720.

You should seek specialist, individual advice.

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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2:25am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live James Martin presents another menu of mouth-watering recipes, great chefs and celebrity guests. 12:30pm Home Cooking Made Easy Lorraine Pascale uses her cooking know-how to inspire everyone to home cook the food they love. 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Regional News All the latest local news. 1:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:15pm Football Focus 1:50pm Match of the Day Live

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Inspire: The Olympic Journey 4:30pm Final Score 6:15pm F1 the Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights 7:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:40pm Regional News All the latest local news.

7:43pm Weather The latest weather information.

7:45pm I Love My Country 8:30pm When Miranda Met Bruce 9:40pm National Lottery Saturday Draws The Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws, live from Lottery HQ. 9:50pm Casualty 10:40pm Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow 11:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:50am The Football League Show Highlights from the day's Football League games. 2:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 8:15pm Doctor Who Sci-fi drama. Something ghastly is afoot in Victorian Yorkshire, as bodies are found with their skin a waxy, glowing red.

9:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 10:00pm Streetdance Musical drama. Sparks fly when a street dance crew are forced to unite with a ballet class in order to win Street Dance Championships. Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity and George Sampson feature with exhilarating dance sequences.

11:35pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am Orphan Black 1:40am Orphan Black 2:25am Boom Town 2:55am Bad Education 3:25am Live at the Electric 3:55am Live at the Electric 4:25am Live at the Electric

ITV

4:10am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two. 7:00am Preview 8:25am The Lost Squadron 9:40am Yellowstone Kelly 11:10am Reel History of Britain 11:40am The Private Life of 12:30pm University Challenge 1:00pm The A-Z of TV Cooking 1:45pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast. 1:50pm EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 3:45pm The House That ÂŁ100k Built

ITV 2

5:15am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Cookbook Nadia Sawalha and Mark Sargeant present the cooking series. 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

12:35pm Surprise Surprise 1:35pm All Star Family Fortunes 2:20pm Catchphrase 3:05pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

4:05pm The X Factor 5:05pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 6:45pm Local News and Weather 6:55pm ITV News and Weather 7:10pm You've Been Framed!

7:45pm Stepping Out 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm City Slickers

4:45pm Urban Jungle 5:15pm Flog It! 6:00pm The Wonder of Dogs 7:00pm Dragons' Den 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Count Arthur Strong Sitcom about an outofwork former variety star with delusions of grandeur.

9:00pm The Making of Merkel 10:00pm Mock the Week 10:30pm The Awakening

8:00pm Africa David Attenborough takes a breathtaking journey through the vast and diverse continent of Africa as it has never been seen before. In Africa's ancient south west corner, two extraordinary deserts sit side by side.

Water is in short supply, yet these deserts are somehow full of life because the creatures that live here have turned the rules of survival on their head.

9:00pm 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tsunami's 10:00pm Back to Basics 11:50pm Big in America 12:50am The Beatles' Please Please Me - Re-Making a Classic 1:50am Top of the Pops 1978 2:20am 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tsunami's 3:20am Africa

3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Coronation Street Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 9:20am Emmerdale Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Emmerdale. 12:10pm The X Factor 1:10pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 2:10pm The X Factor USA 3:10pm Girlfriends

5:25am Deal or No Deal 6:20am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am Caterham Motorsports 8:05am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:30am FIM Superbike World Championship 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am The American Football Show 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Undercover Boss USA 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

4:15pm You've Been Framed!

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

4:45pm You've Been Framed!

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

5:15pm You've Been Framed!

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

5:45pm You've Been Framed!

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

6:15pm Johnny English 8:00pm Uncle Buck 10:00pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants.

11:00pm Celebrity Juice Topical panel show hosted by Keith Lemon with team captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton.

11:50pm The Magaluf Weekender

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:10pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:00pm Double Your House for Half the Money 9:00pm Grand Designs You couldn't meet two more different people than Martin and Kae Walker.

10:00pm Iron Man

Matthew Lillard

ITV

12:10am The Ring 1:55am Quatermass 2 3:20am This is BBC Two

BBC4

Channel 4

Sarah Michelle Gellar

5:05pm - Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 12:50am Crazy Beaches 1:20am The X Factor 2:25am The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 3:15am All Star Family Fortunes 3:50am Teleshopping

1:20am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45am ITV

12:25am Man on Fire Denzel Washington stars in director Tony Scott's revenge thriller. 3:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:20am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Sky Sports Game Changers 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Three Kings 12:20am Now That's What I call

History! 12:50am Now That's What I call History! 1:20am Road Wars 2:20am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 3:20am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 4:10am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 5:00am Crash Test Dummies 5:30am Crash Test Dummies

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am Summer Rental 7:00am Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 8:40am Black Sheep 10:20am Anger Management 12:10pm Mr. Deeds 1:50pm The Longest Yard 3:45pm Caddyshack 5:25pm Bedtime Stories 7:10pm Anger Management 9:00pm Mr. Deeds 10:40pm The Longest Yard 12:35am Caddyshack 2:20am The Top Ten Show 2013 2:40am Risky Business 4:35am The Muppets Sky

Movies Special 5:05am Bedtime Stories

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 3:35am Giant 7:00am The Lady 9:15am Gandhi 12:25pm Private Peaceful 2:15pm The Remains of the Day 4:35pm Gandhi 7:45pm The Lady 10:00pm Private Peaceful 12:00am Cold Mountain 2:45am Peace, Love and Misunderstanding 4:30am The Remains of the Day

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:25am Money Train 6:25am The Top Ten Show 2013 6:40am Wrath of the Titans Special 7:00am Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of James Bond 8:40am

Goldfinger 10:35am The Bourne Legacy 12:55pm Gladiator 3:35pm Last Action Hero 5:50pm Goldfinger 7:45pm The Bourne Legacy 10:00pm Gladiator 12:40am Last Action Hero 2:55am Premium Rush 4:30am A Man Apart

TCM 6:40am Gunsmoke 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:40am Apache Territory 10:10am The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend 11:40am Rocky 2:00pm Rocky II 4:20pm Rocky III 6:15pm Rocky IV 8:00pm Rocky V 10:00pm Exit Wounds 11:55pm Navajo Joe 1:40am Exit Wounds 3:30am Take the High Ground! 5:10am Off Set

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BBC2

2:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 8:40am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts.

11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Flog It!

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Points of View BBC viewers share their thoughts, feelings and opinions on the channel's output.

5:15pm Lifeline 5:25pm Songs of Praise 6:00pm F1 the Singapore Grand Prix Highlights 7:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:50pm Regional News All the latest local news.

7:55pm Weather The latest weather information.

8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by any Means 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

12:50am Lone Star 3:00am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Robin Hood Drama series which gives a contemporary feel to the classic Robin Hood legend.

8:45pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 9:30pm Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 11:00pm Family Guy Animated comedy series about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life.

11:22pm Family Guy 11:45pm Bad Education School-based sitcom.

12:20am American Dad! 12:40am American Dad! Stan invites his boss over for dinner, but the Smith family fears getting caught hiding Roger.

1:00am Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular 2:00am Live at the Electric 2:30am Live at the Electric 3:00am Bad Education 3:30am Boom Town 4:00am Fazer's Urban Takeover

ITV

ITV 2

Channel 4

3:20am This is BBC Two 7:00am Preview 7:05am Nocturne 8:30am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:30am Gardeners' World 10:00am The Beechgrove Garden 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 12:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 1:00pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 1:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 2:00pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 2:30pm The Incredible Spice Men 3:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 3:45pm Inspire: The Olympic Journey

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Ade in Britain 11:25am Columbo Mystery drama. 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:30pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 2:30pm The X Factor 3:30pm Big Star's Little Star

3:50am Teleshopping 6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Beauty and the Geek What do you get if you put a Chess club captain in a castle with a page three girl? 7:50am Emmerdale Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Emmerdale.

10:30am Coronation Street Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 1:00pm America's Got Talent Talent show which scours the country in search of the most talented person in America.

2:00pm America's Got Talent 3:50pm Happy Feet

5:20am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 6:15am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 6:20am Deal or No Deal 7:15am Ironman 2013 7:40am The American Football Show 8:35am American Football 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:25pm The Big Bang Theory 1:50pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm The Simpsons 2:50pm The Simpsons 3:20pm Take the Lead

4:15pm Sailing: America's Cup 2013 5:00pm Canoeing Coverage of a Canoeing event.

6:00pm Rugby League The latest action in the Rugby League.

7:00pm The Great British Bake Off Ten passionate home bakers take part in a bakeoff to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battle to be crowned the Great British Bake Off's best amateur baker. Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.

8:00pm Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals 9:00pm The Crane Gang 10:00pm The Story of the Jews 11:00pm QI XL Quiz show. Stephen Fry looks at people whose names start with J. 11:45pm A Single Man

4:30pm Happy Birthday E.T 5:30pm E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 7:35pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Surprise Surprise 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm Perspectives

6:00pm The X Factor 7:00pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants.

8:00pm Evan Almighty Follow-up to the hit comedy Bruce Almighty.

10:00pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants.

11:00pm The Big Reunion: On Tour

5:40pm Location, Location, Location 6:40pm The Spiderwick Chronicles 8:25pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Kevin Mccloud's Man Made Home Kevin McCloud returns with a new incredible Man Made challenge.

10:00pm Big Fat Quiz of the 80s Jimmy Carr is joined by three teams of top celebrities for another fiendishly difficult pub quiz about news, music, telly and fashions of the 80s.

Playing the quiz are David Mitchell, Phill Jupitus, Alan Carr, Sarah Greene, Jack Dee and Jason Donovan. And, as ever, Jimmy is helped by a host of famous question-setters, including Jim Bowen, Kim Wilde, Tony Robinson and Toyah Willcox.

11:35pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man Another chance to see Alan Carr bring some 1980s sparkle in to the studio for this special Alan Carr: Chatty Man, from Friday's 80s Night. This special edition features some superfly guests including Jessie J, performing and chatting, and actor Matthew Fox.

12:00am Pitch Black A deep space transporter crashlands on a desolate planet circled by three suns. 2:10am The X Factor 3:05am The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 3:55am Teleshopping

12:35am The Last Leg 1:25am Paddy's TV Guide 2:10am American Football Live 5:45am Ironman 2013 This edition looks ahead to the 2013 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

5:30pm - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

ITV

BBC1

Heartwarming sci-fi fantasy in which a 10-year-old boy befriends and shelters a gentle alien stranded on Earth.

1:20am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:15am Holby City 3:15am This is BBC Two

BBC4 8:00pm The Golden Age of Canals 9:00pm Fabric of Britain Documentary telling the story of how knitting rose from basic craft to the height of popular fashion in the 20th century. It's a craft that has given us scratchy jumpers, sexy bathing costumes and the infamous poodle loo cover, has sustained Britain through the hardships of war and shown a mother's love to generations of little ones. Today, knitwear has become a staple of every wardrobe thanks to a prince's golfing taste, the Beatles and 1980s breakfast television. Warm-hearted and surprising, this is the story of the people's craft and a very British one at that.

10:00pm Citizen Kane 12:00am Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies 1:00am Joy of Country 2:05am Glen Campbell 3:05am An Evening with Glen Campbell

12:45am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 1:40am The Store 3:40am Motorsport UK All the very latest motor sport action from around Britain. 4:30am ITV Nightscreen

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 6:30am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 1:30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 4:00pm Road Wars 5:00pm Road Wars 6:00pm One Direction: One Day 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Moone Boy 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 10:00pm Chickens

10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm Road Wars 12:00am Road Wars 12:30am Now That's What I call History! 1:00am Now That's What I call History!

1:30am Now That's What I call History!

2:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 3:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 4:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 5:00am Crash Test Dummies 5:30am Crash Test Dummies

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:05am Bedtime Stories 7:00am Big Top Pee-Wee 8:40am Sister Act 10:30am 50 First Dates 12:20pm Happy Gilmore 1:55pm That's My Boy 3:55pm Big 5:40pm 50 First Dates 7:25pm Happy Gilmore 9:00pm That's My Boy

11:00pm Little Nicky 12:35am National Lampoon's Animal House 2:30am The Pool Boys 4:00am Coneheads

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 7:00am Carousel 9:15am Albatross 11:00am Medicine Man 1:00pm Flashdance 2:50pm Shakespeare in Love 5:00pm The Vow 7:00pm Twins 9:00pm Flashdance 10:45pm The Vow 12:35am The Juror 2:45am The Top Ten Show 2013

SKY MOVIES ACTION 8:25am The Dark Knight Rises: Premiere Special 8:45am The Dark

Knight Rises 11:30am Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2:05pm Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 4:55pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 7:15pm The Dark Knight Rises 10:00pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:10am xXx 2:20am Big Trouble in Little China 4:05am Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

TCM 6:00am Rocky 8:10am Rocky II 10:30am Rocky III 12:25pm Rocky IV 2:10pm Run for Cover 4:00pm Alvarez Kelly 6:20pm Arrowhead 8:20pm Good Day for a Hanging 10:00pm The Perfect Storm 12:30am Thunderheart

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BBC1

BBC2

3:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Perfection

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

4:45pm Country Show Cook Off 5:15pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Motorway Cops 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Room 101

12:05am Who Do You Think You Are? 1:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 10:00pm Fazer's Urban Takeover 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life.

12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Fazer's Urban Takeover 2:30am Don't Tell the Bride 3:30am Russell Howard's Good News 4:00am Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes

ITV

ITV 2

Channel 4

3:15am This is BBC Two 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:05am Street Patrol UK 8:50am Claimed and Shamed 9:20am The A-Z of TV Cooking 10:05am Watchdog 11:05am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:35am Click Technological and digital news from around the world. 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm Mastermind 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Great British Menu 3:45pm Oceans

4:30am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal

3:55am Teleshopping 6:55am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale 7:25am Coronation Street 7:50am Coronation Street 8:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:10am You've Been Framed!

9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am The Real Housewives of New York City 11:35am The Real Housewives of Vancouver 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show

5:45am Ironman 2013 This edition looks ahead to the 2013 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. 6:15am Countdown 7:00am The Treacle People 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am According to Jim 8:25am Will and Grace 8:55am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Four Rooms US 12:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm The Hunt for Red October

4:45pm Elephant Diaries 5:15pm Incredible Animal Journeys Nature series about some of the more amazing journeys taken by certain species.

6:15pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Everyday Gourmets 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 10:00pm The Midwives 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks Irreverent pop quiz, with guest competitors from the worlds of music, TV and comedy.

11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap.

10:00pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Through the Keyhole

4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker Reality series following a matchmaker who caters for wealthy clients.

7:00pm Dinner Date Dating series with a twist.

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

Harry Hill keeps the laughs coming in another episode of the nation's favourite home video show.

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 11:00pm Couples Retreat

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 9:30pm Gadget Man 10:00pm The Fried Chicken Shop 11:00pm Sex: My British Job

12:35am Piers Morgan's Life Stories 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:25am ITV Nightscreen

1:20am Girlfriends Emma Willis hosts the second series of the dating show. 2:20am The Vampire Diaries 3:05am Life's Funniest Moments Series featuring hilarious candid moments caught on camera. 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

12:20am Today at the Conference Political update. 12:50am The Story of the Jews 1:50am The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip 2:50am This is BBC Two 5:00am Fit to Rule 5:30am Pompeii A reversioned series of short science films reveals how the victims of Pompeii died in AD79.

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems.

9:00pm Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching 9:30pm Only Connect 8 10:00pm A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 11:55pm 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tsunami's 12:55am Africa 1:55am Tribe 2:55am Only Connect 8 3:25am Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems.

3:55am A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

Satellite Systems SMD

Keira Knightley

10:00pm - Anna Karenina.

Trapped in a passionless marriage, a beautiful Russian society girl risks everything to begin an affair with a dashing young count.

12:20am Educating Yorkshire 1:25am Random Acts 1:30am Om Shanti Om 4:25am Nashville 5:10am Aquamarine

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 6:30am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Airline USA 9:30am Airline USA 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Stargate SG-1 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Kick Ass Kung Fu 11:00pm Spartacus: Vengeance 12:10am Cop Squad 1:10am Road

Wars 2:10am Nothing to Declare 2:40am Nothing to Declare 3:10am Road Wars 4:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:30am Big Top Pee-Wee 7:00am We're No Angels 8:50am Free Samples 10:30am Salvation Boulevard 12:15pm The Dictator 1:50pm Here Comes the Boom 3:40pm Evolution 5:30pm Analyze This 7:20pm The Three Stooges 9:00pm The Dictator 10:30pm Here Comes the Boom 12:20am Free Samples 1:50am The Out-of-Towners 3:25am I Don't Know How She Does it 5:05am Evolution

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

Park 1:30pm Wrath of the Titans 3:15pm Black Hawk Down

5:00am Twins 7:00am Paradise, Hawaiian Style 8:40am The Decoy Bride 10:15am The Top Ten Show 2013 10:30am When a Man Loves a Woman 12:45pm The Help 3:25pm The Top Ten Show 2013 3:40pm Anna Karenina

5:45pm Stealth 7:50pm Jurassic Park 10:00pm Wrath of the Titans 11:45pm The Italian Job

6:00pm The Next Best Thing 7:50pm When a Man Loves a Woman 10:00pm Anna Karenina 12:15am The Next Best Thing 2:15am Casanova 4:20am Sweet Charity

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:50am Over the Top 7:30am Justice 9:25am Rise of the Planet of the Apes 11:20am Jurassic

1:40am Escape From L.A. 3:25am Death Wish 5:00am The Perfect Weapon

TCM 6:00am Run for Cover 7:50am Good Day for a Hanging 9:30am Arrowhead 11:30am Alvarez Kelly 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Island in the Sky 6:05pm The Unforgiven 8:25pm Hellcats of the Navy 10:00pm The Replacement Killers 11:40pm Operation C.I.A. 1:30am Cleopatra

19 - 25 September 2013

EUROPEAN PRESS OPINION & COMMENT

EWN

www.euroweeklynews.com

Costa Blanca North

Mad to even think of voting for Labour after their squandering HOW could anyone in their right mind even consider voting Labour at the next election? Personally the idea of Miliband, Balls and co. actually empowered to introduce just about anything that even vaguely controls the way we exist, fills me with absolute horror.

Last week’s conference did precisely nothing to change my views. The only thing I agreed with in the whole sorry, uninspiring shambles, was the pathetic smattering of applause that greeted Miliband’s final summary.

As a lifelong Conservative, I am still of the unshakable opinion that the UK is a business and should be run as such. Left wingers, with their ‘everybody out’ and ‘a better deal for the workers’ piffle is just that.

Unadulterated hypocritical claptrap.

Workers only prosper when the business prospers. Wages only rise when profits become healthier.

Keep handing out more than is coming in and there can be only one inevitable result - bankruptcy.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT NEXT ELECTION: Who to vote for.

Which is exactly what happened when the ‘New’ Labour brigade took over. Conned by self-ambitious Tony Blair, they inherited a business that, under the Conservatives, was thriving (with a basically happy and suitably rewarded work force) and proceeded to run it into the ground.

In the end they even sold off our gold reserves - at an absolute pittance I may add. Labour and its

OTHERS THINK IT leftwing incompetence, couldn’t run a tombola at a church hall - let alone a UK INC. In an effort to replace millions of disgruntled voters they then opened the immigrant flood gates. Without a single thought for the decent British hard working men and women, who had sacrificed their time and energy to help put the

country firmly on its feet, they subsequently allowed in a positive deluge of often spongers and grabbers, without a patriotic bone in their bodies, who then proceeded to bleed the country dry.

Our National Health Service, schools and public services, which should have been part of the British people’s reward for their hard work, are now strained to breaking point and will take years to recover - if ever. They squandered even more money by attempting to bribe the masses with handouts and subsequently created a vast army of spongers who consider working for a living a mugs’ game.

They embroiled us in a war which cost billions and brought the misery of death and maiming into thousands of British homes.

And some of you want to vote them back in.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy.

Leapylee.co.uk.

Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

END COLUMN Giant leap into space A FROG was caught by specially designed, remote cameras on the side of NASA’s LADEE rocket during its takeoff from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Bump bust A CANADIAN woman was arrested in Columbia for trying to smuggle two kilos of cocaine using a fake pregnancy bump.

Andes man A MAN who disappeared in the Andes four months ago has been found alive after surviving on rats and raisins. He got lost in a snowstorm trying to cross the mountains when his motorbike broke down.

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EUROPEAN TUESDAY PRESS TV

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BBC1

BBC2

1:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:15pm Perfection

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

4:45pm Country Show Cook Off 5:15pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Girls Behind Bars

12:35am Hart's War 2:35am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm The Insider 9:00pm Motorway Cops Documentary following the traffic police.

10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Bad Education 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:00am Fazer's Urban Takeover 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride

ITV

ITV 2

Channel 4

6:00am History Hunt 6:55am Wonders of Nature 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:05am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:50am Claimed and Shamed 9:20am The A-Z of TV Cooking 10:05am Britain's Big Wildlife Revival 11:05am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:35am HARDtalk Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 12:30pm World News News from around the world.

1:00pm Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm Mastermind 2:30pm Great British Menu 3:00pm Daily Politics Leader Speech

4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them?

3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

7:00am Emmerdale Chas reports the outcome of Cameron's trial. Rhona betrays Paddy's trust once again. 7:25am Coronation Street Eva and Jason try to control their feelings. Hayley's day takes an unexpected turn. 7:50am Coronation Street Stella makes a shock announcement. Hayley wonders if she has done the right thing. 8:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:10am You've Been Framed! 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am The Real Housewives of New York City 11:35am The Real Housewives of Vancouver 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show

5:10am Aquamarine 6:55am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am According to Jim 8:25am Will and Grace 9:05am Frasier 9:35am Frasier 10:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Four Rooms US 12:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Kirstie's Vintage Gems 1:40pm The Devil at 4 O'Clock Spencer Tracy is a whiskydrinking priest on a volcanic South Pacific island.

5:00pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast.

5:15pm Incredible Animal Journeys 6:15pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Everyday Gourmets 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm The Wrong Mans 10:30pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme Sarah Millican returns with her comedy series featuring stand-up and unique interviews.

11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm Aussie Animal Island 9:00pm Ade in Adland 10:00pm Being Paul Gascoigne 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:35pm When Ali Came to Britain

4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker Reality series about a matchmaker who specialises in wealthy clients.

7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

Comedian Harry Hill has saved some of the funniest home videos for this episode.

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

Harry Hill returns with more camcorder catastrophes.

9:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 10:00pm The Magaluf Weekender 11:00pm Crazy Beaches 11:30pm Celebrity Juice Keith Lemon continues the tenth series of the outrageous comedy panel show.

4:10pm Countdown 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 Double Your House for Half the Money 10:00pm My Big Fat Gypsy Ladies' Day 11:00pm London Irish 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Another chance to see 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown's 1980s makeover from Friday's 80s Night, as Jimmy Carr hosts the ultimate 80s words and numbers quiz show, which launched in 1982. Team captain Jon Richardson and special guest captain Lee Mack are joined by celebrity guests Henning Wehn and David O'Doherty. Vic Reeves joins Countdown regular Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley provides the letters and numbers with 'help' from comedian Joe Wilkinson.

CH4 7:00pm - The Simpsons. Animated comedy series following the hilarious adventures of a working class, semi-dysfunctional nuclear family in the misfit city of Springfield.

12:20am Today at the Conference Political update. 12:50am The Crane Gang 1:50am The United States of Television: America in Primetime 2:50am This is BBC Two 5:00am Children at Work Two hundred million children around the world go to work every day. 5:30am Speaking Sport

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems.

9:00pm A Pembrokeshire Farm 9:30pm Britain on Film 10:00pm Lost Kingdoms of South America 11:00pm Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals 12:00am The Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster The Le Mans 1955 Disaster.

1:00am France on a Plate 2:00am Britain on Film Worlds Apart.

2:30am A Pembrokeshire Farm 3:00am Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems.

3:30am Lost Kingdoms of South America

12:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

12:20am Paranormal Activity 2:10am America's Got Talent 2:55am Up All Night 3:20am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

12:35am Rewind the Tube 1:35am Random Acts 1:40am Pokerstars.Com Caribbean Adventure 2:35am American Football 3:30am KOTV Boxing Weekly 4:00am Beach Volleyball 4:55am Caterham Motorsports Caterham Motorsports 2013 highlights. 5:25am Mobil 1 The Grid 5:50am FIM Superbike World Championship

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Airline USA 9:30am Airline USA 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Stargate SG-1 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm An Idiot Abroad 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Cop Squad 12:00am Road Wars 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am John Bishop's Only

She's Having a Baby 9:00am Moonlight Mile 11:00am Annapolis 1:00pm To Rome with Love 3:00pm Awakenings

5:00pm The Karate Kid, Part II 7:00pm The Karate Kid, Part II 9:00pm The Mummy 11:10pm The Karate Kid

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

5:10pm The Lucky One 7:00pm To Rome with Love 9:00pm Annapolis 11:00pm The Lucky One

1:20am The Karate Kid, Part II 3:15am The Karate Kid, Part II 5:15am Casino Royale

5:05am Evolution 7:00am Critical Condition 8:45am Bedtime Stories 10:30am Bean 12:15pm Tower Heist 2:05pm The Full Monty 3:50pm Win Win

12:45am Moonlight Mile 2:50am She's Having a Baby 4:50am About Time: Sky Movies Special 5:10am Blue Hawaii

Joking 2:30am Nothing to Declare 3:00am Nothing to Declare 3:30am Nothing to Declare 4:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 5:00am Stargate SG-1

5:40pm Analyze That 7:25pm Bean 9:00pm The Full Monty 10:35pm Tower Heist 12:25am Jackass: The Movie 2:00am Boogie Woogie

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:20am Sweet Charity 7:00am

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:00am The Perfect Weapon 6:30am The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special 7:00am The One 8:35am The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 10:30am The Mummy 12:40pm Snow White and the Huntsman 2:50pm The Karate Kid

TCM 6:00am Hellcats of the Navy 7:35am Gunsmoke 8:30am Gunsmoke 9:35am The Unforgiven 11:50am Island in the Sky 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Mcconnell Story 6:05pm Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 8:00pm Armoured Command 10:00pm Mindhunters 12:00am Castle Keep 2:05am Mindhunters 4:00am Castle Keep

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EUROPEAN PRESS WEDNESDAY TV

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BBC1

BBC2

2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice.

3:15pm Perfection

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

4:45pm Country Show Cook Off 5:15pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Father Figure 12:05am The League Cup Show All the latest action from the the League Cup. 1:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

1:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 8:05pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 8:50pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 11:00pm Staying in with Greg and Russell 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about US family life. Lois and Peter sail off on a cruise.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy series about US family life.

12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Staying in with Greg and Russell 2:00am Bad Education 2:30am Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular 3:30am Don't Tell the Bride 4:30am Bad Education

ITV

ITV 2

6:00am In My Shoes Plus 6:35am In My Shoes Plus 6:55am Wonders of Nature 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction.

8:00am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:45am Claimed and Shamed 9:15am Inspire: The Olympic Journey 10:00am Inspire: The Olympic Journey 10:30am Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble 11:30am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community. 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 12:30pm World News News from around the world.

1:00pm Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm Lifeline 2:10pm Great British Menu 2:40pm Cycling Coverage of a cycling event.

4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them?

5:10pm Incredible Animal Journeys 6:10pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk.

6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party A party political broadcast by the Labour Party.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain Chef James Martin takes to the skies to explore how the beautiful and unique landscape of the British Isles produces distinct and delicious regional ingredients. He visits the fertile plains and lowlands of East Scotland to understand why Scottish whisky is a true reflection of the landscape in which it is made. He also discovers why the raspberries grown near Strathmore are a class apart and such a sought after ingredient.

8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Everyday Gourmets 9:00pm The House That £100k Built 10:00pm Science Britannica 11:00pm The Culture Show Topical magazine programme which features the best arts and culture stories of the last week.

11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A roundup of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm Whitechapel 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:35pm Great Night Out

12:20am Today at the Conference Political update. 12:50am The Midwives 1:50am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community. 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am One Hundred Years of the Women's Movement 5:30am L8R Youngers 3

12:35am James Nesbitt's Ireland James Nesbitt presents an eight-part guided tour of Ireland. 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Columbo 5:20am ITV Nightscreen

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems. In Australia's red centre, he reveals two-metre-tall kangaroos, the world's most venomous snake and a burrowing toad living among the throng of animals. Parched by the sun, scorched by fire and prone to unpredictable floods, the heart of this island continent is as inhospitable as it gets.

9:00pm Luxury in Ancient Greece 10:00pm Fabric of Britain 11:00pm Grand Prix: The Killer Years 12:00am A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 1:00am Lost Kingdoms of South America 2:00am Luxury in Ancient Greece 3:00am Nature's Microworlds Nature series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems.

3:30am Fabric of Britain

Channel 4

3:20am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Emmerdale Paddy and Rhona's relationship further implodes. 7:25am The Xtra Factor 8:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his daytime talk show. 9:10am You've Been Framed!

Comedian Harry Hill has saved some of the funniest home videos for this episode. 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am The Real Housewives of New York City Reality series following a group of affluent Manhattan women. 11:35am The Real Housewives of Vancouver 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm The Xtra Factor 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show

5:50am FIM Superbike World Championship 6:15am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not SuperScrimper Juliette hosts a money-saving masterclass in turning old clothes into new looks.

7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Will and Grace 8:55am Frasier 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond Robert and Amy convince their families to spend Thanksgiving together. 11:00am Four Rooms US 12:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Eric and Maria have lived in the same Hampshire town all their married life. 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Reach for the Sky

4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker Reality series about a matchmaker who specialises in the wealthy.

7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

Harry Hill narrates a new series of comedy-clips.

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Totally You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Girlfriends 11:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks With her relationship on the rocks, Frankie surprises herself as she seeks comfort in the arms of a family acquaintance.

8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm The Three Day Nanny 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:50pm Bouncers Another chance to see Thursday's new episode from the series that provides an intimate and explosive portrait of Britain by night, through the eyes of the country's bar and club door staff.

Sunderland, once home to the world's biggest shipyards and the deepest coal mines in Britain, has recently seen tough times. But that doesn't stop people from going out for a good time; you can get 'very well refreshed' for less than a fiver.

The club with the latest opening hours is Passion.

Renée Zellweger

ITV2

11:00pm - Bridget Jones’s Diary

1:00am Fake Reaction Matt Edmondson hosts the second episode of the brand new comedy panel show. 1:50am America's Got Talent 3:20am Teleshopping

12:50am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly shortform arts strand asks: what happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? 12:55am Itunes Festival 2013 1:50am Shameless USA Fiona starts to plan for a more exciting future now that Monica is back at home. 2:50am Chaudhvin Ka Chand Guru Dutt's story of two friends, Aslam and Nawab, who fall in love with the same girl, Jameela.

5:25am Deal or No Deal

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Stargate SG-1 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Airline USA 9:30am Airline USA 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Stargate SG-1 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Chickens 11:30pm Cop Squad 12:30am Road Wars 1:00am Road

Wars 2:00am Nothing to Declare 2:30am Nothing to Declare 3:00am Road Wars

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am Bedtime Stories 7:00am Wanderlust 8:45am A Thousand Words 10:30am Boat Trip 12:15pm Horrible Bosses 2:00pm Roxanne 3:50pm What's Your Number?

5:40pm One for the Money 7:25pm A Thousand Words 9:00pm Horrible Bosses 10:40pm Wanderlust 12:20am Boat Trip 1:55am What's Your Number? 3:45am Orange County 5:10am Roxanne

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:10am Blue Hawaii 7:00am

Roustabout 8:50am The Guardian 11:20am The Bodyguard 1:30pm Shakespeare in Love 3:45pm The Rum Diary 6:00pm Step Up 4: Miami Heat 7:45pm Elizabethtown 10:00pm Coach Carter 12:30am The Guardian 2:55am Step Up 4: Miami Heat 4:45am About Time: Sky Movies Special 5:05am Roustabout

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:15am Casino Royale 7:30am The Next Karate Kid 9:25am The Grey 11:25am Wrath of the Titans Special 11:40am The Scorpion King 1:15pm The Mummy Returns 3:30pm Taken 2 5:15pm The Next Karate Kid 7:10pm The Scorpion King

8:45pm The Mummy Returns 11:00pm Taken 2 12:40am Speed 2:40am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 4:30am Money Train

TCM 6:00am Armoured Command 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 9:55am Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 11:50am The Mcconnell Story 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Darby's Rangers 6:15pm Rio Conchos 8:15pm Waco 10:00pm Hard to Kill 11:50pm Barquero 1:50am Hard to Kill 3:30am Barquero 5:15am Off Set

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It’s just not cricket

ANGELA MERKEL: Livid.

Cassandra Nash

A weekly look and not entirely impartial reaction – to the Spanish political scene

Olympics were a luxury neither Madrid nor the country could afford.

Treasury minister Luis de Guindos had vowed that cash would be available. So spend it on Health or Education, comes the call now. De Guindos could explain at length why he cannot but few will listen. Social wellbeing is currently the country’s biggest preoccupation, not sport.

Except football, of course.

War games SPAIN had little stomach for international wars until Aznar trotted after Bush and Blair into Iraq, doing himself no good at all.

And then along came Rajoy, present at the G20 meeting and staunchly adding Spain’s name to the joint resolution

from Britain, France and Italy supporting Obama on Syria.

This went down well with the US but badly in Spain where 96 per cent oppose military action.

Still worse, Angela Merkel was livid. It was wrong, she said, to sign the statement without knowing where other EU members, absent from the G20 meeting, stood.

Rajoy afterwards hastened to clarify that Spain was not “expressing support for a specific military action.”

The suspicion remains that the rectification was for the German chancellor’s benefit, not Spain’s.

Main undoing A RECENT POLL showed the PP and PSOE neck and neck. If there were elections tomorrow, Rajoy might not squeeze home.

His huge parliamentary majority has been his undoing because the government’s disdain for consensus is alienating potential voters.

Rajoy could not keep his

election promises regarding the economy and unemployment, but he has been able to carry out election threats.

Labour reforms designed to combat austerity and create more jobs went through parliament like a dose of salts but created more austerity and fewer jobs. This has lost him the support of first-time PP voters.

Unpopular abortion reforms have been delayed for almost two years although Justice minister Alberto RuizGallardon plans to resuscitate them in October. This one is likely to cause concern even to women (and men) who usually vote PP. A popular slogan with women’s groups translates as “Keep your rosaries out of our ovaries” and Rajoy must lose the PPChurch alliance image if he hopes to attract non-PP voters.

PRINCE FELIPE: Desolate.

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SPAIN’S Olympic Committee set off so hopefully to Buenos Aires.

This was going to be third time lucky, wasn’t it? It wasn’t.

“This isn’t sport, it’s politics,” said a committee member after suffering defeat in the first round.

It was politics although a few high-profile doping scandals didn’t help. The desolation visible in the faces of the Spanish delegation from Prince Felipe downwards on being eliminated in round one was less evident back home.

Many felt the

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1565: The first European battle on American soil takes place when Spanish forces capture the French Huguenot settlement of Fort Caroline, near Florida.

1598: Jacobean playwright Ben Johnson is accused of manslaughter after a duel.

1792: Monarchy is abolished in France after the Legislative Assembly votes to establish the First Republic.

1828: Shaka, founder of the Zulu Kingdom of southern Africa, is murdered by his two half-brothers.

1875: American outlaw William H Bonney, also known as Billy the Kid, is arrested for the first time.

1893: New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant national voting rights to women.

1943: Benito Mussolini reestablishes a fascist regime in Italy.

1946: The first annual Cannes Film Festival opens in Cannes on the French Riviera.

1948: The Honda Motor Company is founded in Japan by motorcycle builder Soichiro Honda.

1952: The US Citizenship and Immigration services prevent actor Charles Chaplin from returning to his Hollywood home until he undergoes an investigation.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) By showing confidence in your own way of doing things, you inspire others. This is chiefly because you are at last finding a balance between work and home life. In the past you may have felt stressed and equated that with working - not so now.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be used. You may be feeling that a business idea does not stand a chance and, in any case, you donʼt want to risk any money. .

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A juicy bit of gossip comes your way this week and it is hard to keep it quiet. You must do so, however, because there is a lot riding on it.

When people trust you, they are saying much about the relationship. In this particular case, the person may well be able to progress you socially at some time in the future.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The rather more serious side of your nature needs to take over this week. Someone in a higher position is keeping an eye on you.

This may be because they are considering you for promotion, so be on your best behaviour. It is important at the moment to stick to any rules and regulations or your reputation (and pocket) could be hit.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Letting life get too tame will eventually irritate you no end.

Your social life needs a boost which, in turn, helps romance blossom. It is easy to be a bit lazy when things are going smoothly but we all need constant stretching. With an active mind such as yours, the important thing is to keep making progress. This may be in a physical way or in some kind of business.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A chance remark alluding to your past brings a flashback.

This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Mutter, 2 Girdle, 3 Extort, 4 Deeper, 5 Reader, 6 Intent, 7 Plants, 8 Barons, 9 Afresh, 10 Neatly, 11 Coarse, 12 Eighty, 13 Breast, 14 Agrees, 15 Panels, 16 Streak, 17 Marine, 18 Sparks, 19 Grease

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: The chance to help in a charitable manner or as part of a committee sees you at your best. Responsibility is something that you relish. This month it is possible for you to shine and show your very best.

Your Stars

September 22: Nick Cave, 56.

Australian singer frontman of rock band Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

September 19: Jeremy Irons, 65. BAFTA and Academy Award winning actor.

September 20: Sophia Loren, 79.

Italian actress known for her roles in ‘It Started in Naples’ and ‘That Kind of Woman’.

September 21: Stephen King, 66.

American horror, suspense and science fiction writer. patterns, but this time you are being forewarned. It is in your experience and power to make a different choice of action this time.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone will most certainly come to the rescue when your situation changes. Well, they will, won'ʼt they? Have Plan B ready just in case. In continuing to think in the short term you do yourself no favours. Think now of a ʻ10- year planʼ and be determined to reach your goal. Bit by bit and day by day you will progress. You donʼt have to rush ahead and get stressed.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An exciting project is bubbling away in your mind but may need

Pedro Almodovar, One of Spainʼs most prolific film directors.

He has directed more than 20 films, including Academy Award-winning All About my Mother and Talk to Her. He was a member of parody glam-punk rock duo Almodovar & McNamara in the 1980s.

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financial backing. Take advice from a professional or someone with successful experience in these matters. Remember that any idea has to grow, so consider what you need to see happen in five yearsʼ time. There is little time for romance and you may decide to put that on hold because of complications.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) During your social encounters this week you meet someone who offers to help. That is great, but do ask yourself if you would be prepared to give anything in return.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Some exciting suggestions make you think twice about a current business matter. However, it may not be necessary to

September 23: Bruce Springsteen, 64.

American singer-songwriter nicknamed ‘The Boss.’

September 25: Mark Hamill, 62. Portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy. change anything but to consider the new suggestion as a sort of ʻadd onʼ to a current project.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The moment that you have been waiting for has arrived. A colleague has made a decision that is long overdue. Perhaps you are a little shocked and speechless because there has been such a time lag, but this will pass.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) You work hard for your money.

Make it worthwhile by trying to hold on to as much of it as possible. Someone who is charming and plausible may try to get you involved in a fast-track money making scheme.

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All the answers contain a colour

1. Which British crime film released in early 1950 by Ealing Studios, starred Jack Warner as PC George Dixon?

2. Which series of comedy films featured the bumbling French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, played by Peter Sellers?

3. Which 1961 American musical romantic comedy film starred Elvis Presley as Chad (Chadwick) Gates?

4. Which 1971 British film written, produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, was adapted from a 1962 novella by Anthony Burgess and starred Malcolm McDowell as Alex?

5. Which 1982 award-winning novel by American author Alice Walker was adapted into a film directed

by Steven Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris Johnson?

6. Which 1985 American Western film produced and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, featured an ensemble cast, including Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum Linda Hunt and Brian Dennehy?

7. Which 1990 thriller film based on a 1984 novel by Tom Clancy, was directed by John McTiernan and starred Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan?

8. Which 1992 American comedy drama sports film starred Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as ‘street basketball hustlers’ Sidney Deane and Billy Hoyle?

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter 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 (GRAVEL) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

1. THE BLUE LAMP, 2. THE PINK PANTHER, 3. BLUE HAWAII, 4. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, 5. THE COLOR PURPLE, 6. SILVERADO, 7. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, 8. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP

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daft, deaf, deft, fade, fane, fate, feat, feed, feet, fend, feta, fete, defat, faded, fated, feted, deafen, defeat, defend, enfant, fanned, fended, DEFENDANT

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

Word ladder HOME

BIRD

Move from the start word (HOME) to the end word (BIRD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

HOME HONE BONE BOND BIND BIRD

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CRYPTIC Across 7 Mean in attitude, not extravagant (6) 8 Eveʼs first refuge outside paradise (6) 9 Gripped right and proper (4) 10 Pet cried about being infirm (8) 11 For a calming break, takes the full three quarters (7) 13 Big insect that follows an American soldier (5) 15 Trained, grew round a stake (5) 17 Stone implement in hotel, very odd (7) 20 Happy helper with a less than sincere grip (4,4) 21 Advanced and fast! (4) 22 Immediately make amends, admitting crime initially (2,4) 23 Made amends for style used in commercial (6) Down 1 The French entrance an emissary (6) 2 A big snake, time for craft (4) 3 End fuel upset, thatʼs necessary (7) 4 Investigate American Bill (5) 5 Stuff that is relevant (8) 6 Reginald and I take on district (6) 12 Trampling on garden, it gets damaged (8) 14 Inscrutable late Greek god (7) 16 Divides hidden atolls (6)

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Across 1 Exit (place, act) (6) 4 Island (4) 8 Desván (5) 9 Where (5) 10 Desayuno (9) 13 Cisnes (5) 15 Young girl (5) 16 Bosque (terreno con árboles) (4) 17 Poetry (6) Down 1 Jabón (4) 2 Más tarde (5) 3 To have a shower (8) 5 Hijo (3) 6 Bird (large) (3) 7 Building (house, office etc) (8) 11 Barcos (de grandes tamaños) (5) 12 Berry (4) 13 Sierra (herramienta) (3) 14 Garlic (3)

18 Bike straddled by Rupert and Emma (6)

QUICK Across 1 Notice (4) 4 Not very warm (6) 8 Orange-yellow food flavouring (7) 9 Tremble (5) 10 Wild animal's home (4) 11 End of the line (8) 13 Surprising (9) 17 Outside (8) 19 Formerly (4) 21 Less (5) 22 Look at closely (7) 23 Delicate (6) 24 Look for (4)

Down 2 Seabirds (7) 3 Revolve (4) 4 Sweets (13) 5 Sleep disorder (8) 6 Discover (5) 7 Stop (5) 8 Nurse a grievance (4) 12 Fort (8) 14 Authentic (7) 15 Rays of light (5) 16 Surrender (4) 18 Friendly Islands (5) 20 Excludes (4)

19 Sharp English drink left out (5) 21 Nil nil in the return game (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Blanket, 5 Scar, 8 Lyres, 9 Hunters, 11 Cash, 12 Restless, 15 Queen, 16 Tower, 19 Absorbed, 21 Stir, 23 Rackets, 25 Pious, 26 Cent, 27 Intense.

Down: 2 Larkspurs, 3 Ness, 4 Echoed, 5 Set, 6 Acres, 7 Slice, 10 Nation, 13 Electrons, 14 Dear me, 17 Season, 18 Press, 20 Blake, 22 Apse, 24 Kit. QUICK Across: 7 Voyage, 8 Leader, 9 Rose, 10 Prepared, 11 Scatter, 13 Maybe, 15 Grips, 17 Bizarre, 20 Virtuous, 21 Lift, 23 Saline, 24 Teeter.

Down: 1 Yo-yo, 2 Latest, 3 Perplex, 4 Alter, 5 Banana, 6 Remember, 12 Cardigan, 14 Hirsute, 16 Putrid, 18 Asleep, 19 Boxer, 22 Feed.

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Unscramble the name of a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion: LOVELY HEAD, FRIEND

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Unscramble the title of a popular British television detective drama series, first broadcast in 1997 (two words): MUD MESSED MIRROR

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sells, 4 Ataud, 7 Primavera, 8 Casa, 10 Raya, 13 Sweetcorn, 15 Susto, 16 Hands.

Down: 1 Suitcases, 2 Lip, 3 Suit, 4 Abad, 5 Abeja, 6 Diamantes, 9 Sheds, 11 Otro, 12 Moth, 14 Nun.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 19 represents B and 25 represents K, so fill in B every time the figure 19 appears and K every time the figure 25 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

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MAGIC has evolved considerably in the last century; today’s magicians are a daring breed who routinely put their lives at risk in order to shock audiences. Magnificently exciting, unnerving and totally unpredictable, the magicians of this century are taking tricks to another level.

Love conquers all

2 Derren Brown

The British ‘psychological illusionist’ uses a combination of suggestion and misdirection in his outlandish performances to exploit how the brain fills in the missing gaps. His victims do the majority of the work by absorbing the subliminal messaging he plants. His most famous stunt to date involved playing Russian roulette with a loaded gun and a member of the public.

3 David Copperfield

The world’s foremost illusionist, David Copperfield - described by Forbes magazine as the most commercially successful magician - has wowed audiences around the world with enormous, eye-popping stunts that have included levitating over the Grand Canyon and walking through the Great Wall of China.

4 David Blane

Famous for tricks based on mind over matter the mesmerizing New Yorker has made headlines around the world

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How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

Very good: 36 Excellent: 45

Last week’s solutions near, earn, erst, tear, terra, abet, arts, bean, bear, bane, bairn, bait, barren, barn, birr, bitt, bran, brae, brit, rear, strait, stria, striae, rift, tret, trait, tribe, fiber

MOST people go to the Canaries expecting to find sun, warm sea, black sand, parrot parks and bananas. Laura Reid, however, goes to teach children but gets shot at, kidnapped and thrust off a cliff! While all this is going on she falls in love - but is it with handsome Andrew or the enigmatic Felipe? That’s just one of the hooks Morton dangles in front of the reader.

Without ever falling into the trap of being a tourist guide of Tenerife, Morton’s book offers the reader a visual feast, a detailed view of the island, its scenery, its people and its culture.

It’s a well-constructed love story and thriller with plenty of suspense, false trails and action.

The bad people get their comeuppance, the good find

for stunts including staying in an ice enclosure for two days and suspending himself above the Thames for 44 days in a transparent, Plexiglas case.

5Lance Burton

Hailed as ‘the most brilliant magician of this century,’ this two-time Magician of the Year has performed his tricks in front of presidents and foreign royalty.

Lance’s speciality illusion includes levitating anything from body parts to cars.

6 Penn & Teller

The American illusionists and entertainers have performed together since the 1970s, and are renowned for their numerous stage and television shows. Their tricks are shocking yet comical and contain fantasy violence including Teller being submerged in a huge container of water or being run over by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer.

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the justice they seek, and love conquers all. And there’s a final twist in the tail to tantalise the most critical reader. Well written, this is a must read!

7Steve Wyrick

American magician and Vegas showman Wyrick has won the prestigious Merlin Award as Magician of the Year from the International Magician’s Society for his signature trick ‘Blades of Death.’ The illusion sees him effortlessly walk through the blades on the turbine of a 747 airplane.

10 The Amazing Jonathan

This American stand-up comedian and magician is also known as the ‘Freddy Krueger of Comedy’ for the level of gore incorporated in his Vegas shows, which often include him apparently sucking on his own eyeball, cutting his wrists and skewering his tongue.

8 Siegfried and Roy

Although they may not necessarily be modern, considering their careers ended 10 years ago, Siegfried and Roy are certainly worth mentioning for their flamboyant and extraordinary shows involving wild animals including tigers and lions. One of their most memorable acts included making an

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King is a wholesome, family friendly comedian and magician, entertaining audiences with his quick wit and boyish charm. One of his more famous acts involves him playfully devouring a carrot and then spitting up a goldfish.

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On the phone by the age of 5 Nearly one in 10 UK children get their first mobile phone by the time they are five years old, according to a survey by price comparisons website uSwitch.

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S more and more children are being given phones we asked readers how young was too young to have a phone. At what age should children own a mobile phone?

Do you see any danger in younger children using mobile phones?

Five years is too young for children to have a mobile phone, said Mick and Janet O’Hanrahan, 68, both retired and now living in Arboleas.

“Around the age of 12 is when they start to get independent and is a good age to start. We can’t see any real danger if they use a locked mobile phone.”

Tania Hanks, 42, a part time supermarket worker on holiday in Almeria, lives in Norfolk, England. She said: “My eldest daughter had a mobile phone at 10 years old.

We live in a small village and

VICTORIA: Absolutely not. she walks or bikes up to the next village to see friends so it is handy to keep in touch. “I had to cancel internet access on the phone because it is easy to view inappropriate content and phones can easily get damaged.” She added that her two younger children do not have a phone.

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MICK AND JANET: Around 12.

STREET TALK business man from Marbella, saw no problem in young

TANIA: Good to keep in touch. children having a phone. “They are a lot more than just a phone these days.

My grandson has one, he is seven, and he uses it to play games, listen to music, take photos and even read books. He has the internet turned off on it though.”

Mothers we spoke to on the Costa Blanca thought a child

having a phone by the age of five was ridiculous. Children under 10 were too young to have a phone, said mother of three Victoria Vasey, aged 31 from La Marina.

“They should not have one, absolutely not. My eldest was 13 when she got one. It is OK from when they are a teenager at high school and they start going out by themselves a bit.

I do know someone who just bought her six-year-old an iPhone.”

Sheena Parkington, 34, a mother of one, agrees it is not necessary for a young child to have a phone but believes it is more a British thing she said: “I think in the UK it is more about peer pressure. Spain isn’t so gadget orientated or into having the latest items or designer clothes, so I don’t think Spanish children would have a phone so young.”

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The agony and the ecstasy TO my knowledge a question that has never been asked or answered. Was your marriage better than that of a society wedding?

My recent marriage to my Ukrainian bride, Nadezhda (Nadia) could hardly be bettered.

I would say that wouldn’t I. However, what made it special was the euphoric enthusiasm of multi-national friends and officials in their Mike Walsh determination to make our tying the knot special.

Mike Walsh. Based in This was in sharp contrast Mediterranean Spain, is an international to killjoy Spain giving our journalist, author and betrothal the big thumbs professional writer. down.

Before the Spanish legislature would consider us marrying, we were obliged to FLICKR_THEJCGERM live in provable sin for 12 months. That JUST WED: But not in Spain. INSET: John and Yoko. is rich coming from a Catholic country.

Besides, Nadia would have to be notarised from USSR Russian to It seemed 30,000 Gibraltarians resident in Spain for 12 months, which is Ukrainian and then to English. had decked out every building with flags not possible on a three-month visa.

The UK’s Madrid visa department and bunting in our honour. However, I Gibraltar beckoned and from there on called to wish us well. The staff at concede that might have something to Spanish ‘Can’t do’ was exchanged for Gibraltar’s marriage registrar could not do with a diplomatic dispute.

British ‘Can do.’ do enough to help us.

The Bristol and Queens hotels The hurdles were formidable as On reaching the Gibraltar border we provided exceptional service. As a Nadia’s multiple documents, by two blithe spirits sailed through and prelude to our signing the register, Nadia necessity, had been translated and what a welcome we received. delicately played Ukrainian, French and

Russian melodies on the hotel’s grand piano.

Without a trace of Spanish bureaucratic inflexibility, we two were happily married.

Our betrothal was made possible by an office that had in the past brought together ‘in holy matrimony’ Sean Connery, Roger Moore, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Lawrence Harvey and similar romantics.

What can be said of our entourage?

The practical support and well wishes poured in from Russia, the Ukraine, France, Britain, Spain and the Baltic States.

On our return we stayed at a friend’s Sotogrande villa where we received a celebratory call from a country’s EU representative.

In my idle moments, I reflect on the enormous wealth that international marriages bring to Gibraltar.

Each such marriage, including an entourage of 100 people, could easily add £100,000 (€118,500) to the local economy. A diplomatic spat over an artificial reef costs a lot of money; so does turning away besotted couples intent on marriage.

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What to buy, see and do this season SINCE life seems to be so gruesomely serious at the moment, I thought I would redress the balance with a totally trivial piece this week.

So, let’s talk about shopping.

For clothes, for trips and new hairdos - all those trimmings that can add a hint of rose-tint to our glasses.

It may still be balmy here on our southern shores, but the posh ladies in the fashion media have decided that we all need to wear a pink woolly coat this season.

You don’t even have to remortgage the house to buy one as the High Street is teeming with pink hues; powder, baby or salmon all pass the grade.

Still, you should expect a heftier dry cleaning bill and you may need to invest in matching pink socks for your faithful dog, Rex, who may otherwise put some

unsightly paw prints on your new purchase.

While paw prints have yet to hit the fashion radar for anyone over the age of five, leopard and zebra-prints are still going strong, so feel free to go wild this autumn, too.

They are, however, best avoided in male couture unless your name is David Gandy, (the model who was voted the sexiest man alive by a recent YouTube survey, and fronts several advertising campaigns including Dolce & Gabbana,) in which case, you can wear anything at all. Or nothing, come to think of it…

Anyway, back to the fashion dictators, I mean directors, we should all be shopping for some injection of tartan to your wardrobe - be it a beanie (yes, really) hat, skirt or shirt. Any clothing in emerald green is also

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recommended, a colour which even crosses the barrier into cosmetics, with models recently seen donning green lips on the catwalk. Follow this trend at your own risk. Ask your hairdresser to add a fringe when you next go; ‘bangs’ are very this season, apparently, and they also hide any pesky wrinkles on your forehead. Doing so is certainly

SHOPPING TRIP: We all need a pink woolly coat this season. cheaper than resorting to the new breakthrough procedure of freezing your skin cells so they can be used in rejuvenating surgery - yours at a mere £40,000 (€47,300) and available now.

Forget about trimming your eyebrows, though; sales of tweezers are allegedly falling due to the ‘Cara Delevingne’ effect the model with the bushy brows.

Again, best treat this trend with caution as she also inspired the recent ‘Onesie’ craze…

If all this sounds far too much like hard work, why not invest in

a little ‘me’ time instead - perhaps a weekend break in Lisbon, which has just won the Best City Destination in Europe title at the World Travel Awards. It boasts the largest aquarium in Europe and, for more historically-inclined visitors, there is a 16th century Moorish castle. Or why not get ahead of the curve and head East to Tokyo and learn Japanese so that you can chit chat with the locals come the 2020 Olympics.

Until next time, wishing you a very fashionable fall season and sayonara.

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Lift your salad with dressings SALADS are a versatile dish. Served warm or cold, as a side or as the main meal, they fit in every occasion.

Almost any ingredient is suitable for a salad, and they can elevate them into a fine cuisine dish when the produce is good and seasonable.

Equally varied are salad dressings, although people usually stick to the classic French, Caesar or ranch dressings.

In Spain olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper make up the traditional dressing, but there are a whole lot of possibilities to make salads stand out.

A good variation of the traditional dressing is the lime honey mustard dressing.

Honey softens the lime’s sour acidic flavour, while a sprinkle

of coriander gives an earthy fresh touch.

Unusual in savoury dishes, cinnamon can be used in dressings to bring new flavours to salads.

Combined with olive oil, vinegar and a bit of hot pepper sauce this dressing will give any salad a little kick.

Any vegetable salad can turn into an Indian dish by adding curry vinaigrette.

Apart from adding a wonderful flavour, this spice provides many

health benefits.

A feta cheese dressing adds an extra creaminess and Greek flavours to any salad.

With plain yoghurt as a base, this dressing arouses Mediterranean flavours using dried oregano and garlic.

Those looking to give their salads an Asian touch will find the zingy wasabi dressing their match.

It is made up from olive oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar and wasabi to taste.

Salmon and rheumatoid arthritis EATING fish rich in omega 3 fatty acids can reduce the risk of having rheumatoid arthritis in women. A study carried out by the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Sweden) on 32,000 women has confirmed eating a portion of oily fish per week can prevent this illness.

SALMON: Rich in omega 3 fatty accids.

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Record figure for Idiazabal cheese A CHEESE has been auctioned for €7,500 in Ordizia, in the Basque Country.

The intense flavoured snack was the winner of this years’ edition of the Idiazabal Cheese Contest, in which 53 producers presented their cheeses.

The Idiazabal is a pressed, hard cheese made from whole, raw ewe’s milk from the

Latxa and Carranzana breeds typical of the Basque Country and Navarre.

It is the third time the jury, presided by Basque chef Juan Mari Arzak, awarded cheese producer from Navarre, Ricardo Remiro with the prize.

An auction held after the contest saw

the cheese sold for €7,500, a figure that breaks the record reached last year when a cheese was sold for €7,400.

INTENSE: The Idiazabal cheese is made of ewe’s milk.

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EGGS: Are the star on the menu.

Eggs-only restaurant open A RESTAURANT in Barcelona is offering a menu completely made up of eggs.

Whether fried, poached, scrambled or in an omelette, eggs are the star in L’eggs restaurant.

Its head chef, Paco Perez, uses innovative techniques from the award winning molecular gastronomy restaurant elBulli to create new dishes with eggs as

the main ingredient.

Traditional recipes have also room in the 20-dishes long menu with prices that range between €7 and €13.

An alternative menu called ‘Hasta los huevos,’ a Spanish saying meaning ‘to be fed up with something,’ is available for those customers looking for something extra.

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The challenges of a Spanish Mediterranean garden SPANISH gardens in all areas with Mediterranean climates present challenges compared to gardening in the UK. That is something purchasers of properties on the coast, in the sandy desert areas and, particularly in

winter, in cold inland hills will have discovered.

Firstly, like most of Spain much of the soil is not very fertile unless enriched before planting and many of the plants are very different to those planted and cared for previously.

Secondly, the real climatic conditions are not the average temperatures and rainfalls described in publicity material issued by

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tourist boards and international estate agents.

Thirdly, most of us came to Spain for a more outdoor lifestyle throughout the year, so you need a garden that is pleasant to wander around, sunbathe and siesta in, cook, eat and drink in.

Fourthly, you may be short of water during the hottest summer months, so the number of plants you can support may be limited.

Fifthly, many people purchasing properties are coming to Spain for their retirement and not to work and therefore may not initially be fully fit to take on the challenge of a Spanish garden.

We suggest the following things to be helpful.

Build up fitness and strength before tackling the heavy jobs.

Get used to wearing a sunhat on the hottest days.

Design the garden to match the type of lifestyle you envisage in Spain.

Take account of the maintenance required when you start to design, construct and plant up the garden.

Yes you can employ a gardener, but the more maintenance required, the higher the cost and some garden landscaping companies are in reality more interested in the annual maintenance contract rather than the one-off design contract.

Whatever you do, improve the soil before you plant anything, whether these be perennial or shrub beds, areas of flowering and fruiting trees and space for a vegetable plot etc,.

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Ensure your garden suits your lifestyle From previous page Start a compost heap for kitchen and garden rubbish as soon as you move in so that within six months you will have compost to mix into the soil.

Select plants that are reasonably drought resistant and frost resistant if inland - we indicate these in Part Four of our book ‘Your garden in Spain.’

Plan to grow at least some of your own fruit and vegetables.

Tropical fruits are possible on the coast and the winter cold inland locations can be good for temperate fruits.

In mild winter areas it is possible to harvest a good selection of vegetables 365 days a year, but in frost pockets this will be restricted from November until April without a poly tunnel.

Our vegetable and fruit growing books were written to help you in getting going and avoiding the problems that we had in our early days.

If you plan a pool for the hot summer months consider covering it with a sliding roof and installing solar

THE FUTURE: Make sure you take into account any future maintenance required when designing your garden.

water heating.

With these you will not only be able to make rather better use of the pool, but the cover can also be used as a greenhouse for early and late vegetable crops in containers.

‘Growing healthy vegetables in Spain’ has a special section on growing vegetables in containers.

These warnings and guidelines are based on combined 40 years of

experience in creating gardens in Spain.

I wish you well in ensuring your own garden enables an outdoor lifestyle and delicious harvests on most days of the year.

After all these are the best reasons for living in Spain. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com gardenspain2@yahoo. com September 2013.

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Foreign buyers help boost house sales LATEST figures released by the Government indicate that the fall in house prices could be slowing down.

On June 30 this year, prices were an average of 12 per cent lower than the previous year, although this figure varied with Murcia’s prices on average being 16.6 per cent lower, while Ceuta’s was 7.6 per cent.

This decline had slowed by around 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year. Between April 1 and June 30, over 80,000 residential properties were sold across Spain according to Government statistics.

Homes to be saved by the new coastal law MORE than 7,900 homes built on the Basque Country coast will be saved due to the new Spanish coastal law.

These homes, built when the 1988 coastal law came into force, were in danger as their authorisation was expected to expire in 2018 allowing their demolition.

Now these homes are safe under the new coastal law passed by the Spanish Parliament in May. But this new law is no amnesty.

According to Environment Secretary, Federico Ramos, sentences already handed down ordering the demolition of any of these houses will have to be obeyed. “The Spanish Government is optimistic as most of these houses fell in a legal grey area.”

Also affected are 21 hotels, 78

OUT OF DANGER: Properties will be saved by paying a tax on their value. beach bars and restaurants and 39 factories as well as the 7,992 homes soon to be saved.

Together they generate more than 2,500 jobs and have a turnover of

nearly €42 million.

These homes and businesses will be allowed to stay on the coast by paying a tax depending on their value.

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Costa Blanca North THIS Sunday sees the International Charities Fair return to Benidorm’s El Cisne Antique and Rastro Centre for the third year.

From 10am until 3pm in the area adjoining El Cisne you can come along and meet representatives from the many charities and support associations in the area.

They will tell you about their work, the services and the opportunities for volunteering.

Most of the stalls will be offering a variety of items on sale to fund their work.

International Charities Fair The day is also about fun and in this, the biggest event to date, there will be live music and other demonstrations, in addition to a bar and refreshments area.

The Mayor of Benidorm will officially inaugurate the event at 12 noon, in the presence of representatives of the

British Consulate in Alicante.

The International Charities Fair is supported by the British Consul, Paul Rodwell, who said, “I strongly recommend this initiative for charities to network at this year’s International Charities Fair.

“In these difficult times, the role of the

Costa Blanca mountain walkers’ programme FOR the full programme of walks this autumn season, which will commence on October 2, please see www.cbmwalkers.org/walks-programme which will be updated sometime between September 24 and October 1.

volunteer sector in helping the vulnerable is primordial and it underpins the support that the British Consulate can offer.

“The need for more volunteers and funds is more acute than ever and it is also a great opportunity for charities to work more closely together helping those in most need.”

The International Charities Fair is being organised by Pamela Dawson-Tasker of AECC, the Spanish national cancer charity and Steve Ashley of Samaritans in Spain.

More information: steveinaltea@gmail.com and pdawson802t@cv. gva.es

Is your pet really insured?

RECENTLY I wrote about my dog Boy Boy who, whilst at Cat and Dog World Kennels, suffered a stomach torsion also known as bloat.

When this occurs most dogs die.

But the wonderful Amy who was on night duty noticed Boy Boy had a problem and he was rushed to the vet and immediately operated on. His life was saved.

Over the years, both in my columns and on my radio shows, I have always very strongly recommended pet insurance.

But now I know you have to be careful and read the small print.

I presented my claim and was informed that my dog was not covered whilst in kennels. I was lost for words.

Furthermore, I was informed that due to him being a large breed this condition was genetic.

The company does not pay-out for genetic conditions.

To me that means it need not pay for most illnesses since they can easily claim it was genetic and no payment will be made.

Do we read the small print? I think not. Obviously, being in the industry I am concerned not just

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that they do not give cover whilst a pet is in kennels but they also state that as your pet gets older you might not be paid.

They give no ages and guess what? You are not covered for older pets.

Nowhere could I find a graph giving an indication of what is the definition of the word ‘older.’

I have cancelled my insurance with this company.

I am of the opinion that all pet owners should check out the terms and conditions, keeping in

INSURANCE: Check the details. mind they may not be covered for injuries and ‘illnesses’ that the insurance company may call hereditary or congenital.

If you are lucky to get a pay out then you might not be covered for that illness in future, and they often knock off an excess of between €20 and €100.

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DON CHIMENEA, chimney sweep. Denia to Calpe and beyond. Tel 647 897 710 www.donchimenea.com (217837)

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Surge protectors. 20 yrs experience on the Costa Blanca. ELECTRICS GOODMANS. Follow us on Facebook. Mark tel. 608 669 165 / 965 831 082 (217766)

Floor Polishing FLOOR POLISHING, all marble types. Excellent professional, excellent service.

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627 103 412 (209237) THE TEAM Gardening Maintenance. Pool and Jet Cleaning. Quote Euro Weekly News for 10% discount. Call Stephen 650 984 348 (217949) ALL palm tree services. Please call Lee 618 146 228 or Thomas 699 524 934 (97547)

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LANDSCAPER - trained and registered. Do the right thing!

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BEAUTIFUL land (27,000sqm) with small log cabin for sale.

Guadelest Valley. €63,000 contact naturemoves@ gmail.com (217823)

APARTAMENTOS PLAYA ALBIR SL. Quality rental accommodation with reception, 2 beds, 2 bath.

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Gold Wanted ALEXANDERS Antique Jewellers pay top London prices. Est 2003, Open MonSat 10am-2pm. Javea port seafront. 965 792 595

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GOLD WANTED. English jeweller will buy broken, unwanted jewellery and coins. 664 890 990 (219021)

Locksmith LOCKSMITH/ELECTRICIAN/ CARPENTER for emergency safe opening Altea area. Call Calpe area, Sean Gannon 667 507 630 (206181)

Metal Works

RENAULT 19. ITV until February.

1996. 750€. 966 856 114

Handyman PURELY MAINTENANCE For all your maintenance needs - big or small, contact Carl on 965 878 866 or 669 218 928 email purelymaintenance@hotmail. com (217916)

Health & Beauty CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST, Philip Mann, clinics in Benissa, Moraira, Javea, Calpe and Albir.

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MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now!

Kitchens KITCHEN cupboards looking tired/outdated? Reface/repaint instead of replacing. See examples www.repaintit.es 678 179 346 (217935)

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1994 RENAULT SAFFRON 2.5D. Tyres like new and new battery. ITV Sept 2014 €750 ono. Tel 965 793 481 or email joki@hotmail.co.uk (218729)

Pet Insurance

DISCOUNT TYRES, Call 966 875 600 (216579)

WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail.com (207499)

MOTORHOME, Adriatik 2006 model, 5 berth, length 6m, Fiat Ducato 2.8JTD, 38,500km, cruise control, A/C cab, extras, one owner, excellent condition, €21,500. 965 835 975 or 636 208 693 (218691)

Motoring Painter/Decorator W. D GILMOUR. Painter & Decorator. Established 35 years in Moraira. Estimates FREE. Call William on 609 691 776 or 966 197 170. (217855) www.decorlux.es painting, decorating, renovation. Covering the Costa Blanca and inland since 1996. Estimates free. Tel 649 181 526 (217755) FOR the Perfect Finish and Fastest in Villa painting (average villa three days) speak to The Airless Paint Spraying and Machine Hire for a quotation for us to paint, or to hire you a machine. Instruction is free. 965 846 620 / ehohara@gmail.com.

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WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyanycar@hotmail.com

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PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. www.protectapet.eu (216721)

Piano Tuning PIANO TUNING and repairs.

PIANOMAN 607 346 658 + 608 191 616 pianoman@piano man.es (217980)

Plumbing www.100percentplumbing.com Call for a free quotation 965 835 939 (87006) PAUL FAULKNER - PLUMBER. Dripping tap to complete kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, including tiling. Fully legal. 965 792 134 / 676 861 963.

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M100 - BENITACHELL, top floor apartment of a 2 storey block, 2 bedrooms, quiet location, stunning panoramic views. 420€ pcm - 965 745 969 (89468) M141 - Second floor, 2 bed, 2 bath apartment in the sought after Port Xabia complex, Javea, walking distance to beach and all amenities 600 € per month plus bills. 965 745 969 (89468) GANDIA MARXUQUERA 4 bed villa - sleeps 8 furnished.

Tennis court, pool, games room.

6-8 months let - immediate vacancy. References required €595 per month. Tel 0044 7976 722 351 (219864) GANDIA MARXUQUERA 60 metre sq flat furnished. Tennis court, pool. Negotiable with caretaker responsibilities €300 per month. Tel 0044 7976 722 351 (219864) JALON VALLEY. Quality villas and apartments to let. Long and and short term. All facilities. Tel 605 231 331 (217907) ANYBODY that has a 3/4 bedroom villa with private pool and garden for long term rent, unfurnished in Moraira, Montemar or La Fustera.

Telephone 966 497 224 (217917) APARTMENT for rent in BENIDORM. 1 bedroom, sunny terrace, long term, no pets, no children. Available for 2 people.

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HOUSE FOR REFURBISHING. Gata de Gorgos, 160m2 area, 825m2 plot, 2.5km from Gata, 10kms from beach. 965 832 658 / 629 991 543 (217990)

Property Maintenance QUALIFIED plumber, building, painting, tiling, villa maintenance and key holding. Moraira 690 738 650 (209238)

Pool Services YES YOU CAN HAVE A POOL - We design & install Wooden Above-Ground Pools. Pools installed from 1,185€. With above ground pools there is “No Planning Permission Required”.

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VAN SPAIN-UK-SPAIN leaving every 2 weeks. Great rates.

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REPAIRS, cords, slats, winding mechanisms, motors. Calpe + 40 kms. Tony Bowers 659 464 992 www.toldosalchemy.com (219022)

COAST 2 COAST TRANSPORT. Spain-UK Removals. Covering all of UK. Fully legal, fully insured including European. Also pets carried. 617 500 876 / 0044 772 277 9062 coast2coasttransport @hotmail.com / www.coast2 coastremovals.com

TOTAL POOL CARE. Leak detection, structural repairs, regrouts and retiling, replacement pumps, lights, sand filters etc. Tel 654 687 536 (215238)

LOOKING for hairdressers. Full time and part time. Call Elin 606 569 924 / 965 888 688 (97532)

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MADE TO MEASURE loose covers. Choose from a wide range of materials in your own home. Javea area 686 453 827 (216679)

LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS ETC. Made to Measure. Choose from a wide range of beautiful fabrics in your own home. Tel: 965 771 397 or 686 453 827 (206585)

FREE accommodation in Spain this winter in return for handyman work. For further details email: oasisparks@yahoo.co.uk or 696 090 776 (218521)

Tiling JUST TILING, all floors terracing, kitchens, bathrooms.

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SCRAP VEHICLES wanted for cash. Call 646 726 377 (219836)

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FURNITURE VAN FOR HIRE with driver. Careful local moves, Costa Blanca & UK. Hourly rate or fixed price. Call 676 644 014

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UNVEILING: There are more than 1,000 stand s.

THE 65th Frankfurt Motor Show is being held until September 22.

The international exhibition could not come at a better moment for the Spanish industry, which recently ousted Russia from 11th place in the International Organisation

of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers ranking.

The Spanish car industry registered a profit of €6.3 billion during the first half of the year, according to the Spanish Car and Lorry Manufacturers Association (Anfac).

In Spain 210,581 cars

were manufactured in July, an increase of 15.36 per cent in relation to 2012 said Anfac.

Many of these cars, including the Ford S-Max soon to be produced in Valencia, are being presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The show gathers all the segments of the car industry together on a 230,000 m2 site and more than 1,000 stands.

Two themes are being highlighted at the show; electric cars and so-called car connectivity, that is technology that aims at connecting the driver with the car and the environment.

German manufacturers will unveil 16 electric cars, with many more produced

by Chinese, French, British, Japanese and American manufacturers.

This is proof that this technology has ceased to be just a concept but has become a reality, according to the organising German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA).

Car connectivity is being planned to change the driving and safety of cars, with technology capable of assisting the driver in the most dangerous situations.

Experts claim 210 million of these ‘connected cars’ will be on the roads in 2016, four times more than today.

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Renault’s triumphant first day at show FRENCH manufacturer Renault was presented with five awards at the award ceremony held on the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show.

A jury, made up of 10 independent members who are all design experts, presented awards in the ‘Exterior Volume Brand’ category to the Clio, Captur and ZOE. These three models have been on the market for less than a year and spearheaded the Renault brand’s new design policy.

Developed to mark the 50th anniversary of the Alpine A110, also known as Berlinette, the Alpine A110-50 also took an award at the ‘Concepts’ category.

Renault’s stand concept, dubbed ‘The Bump’, also won an award in the Automotive Brand Contest after taking a Red Dot Award earlier this year.

Renault’s ‘The Bump’ stand concept, which was inaugurated at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, won an award in the ‘Architecture’ category.

The concept takes its inspiration on

movement, recreating that feeling on the stand.

The vehicles are exhibited in concentric circles around one or two ‘hills’ with turntables at the top.

This way, the cars can be viewed from every angle depending on where the visitor is standing.

The impression of movement created by this three-dimensional layout is enhanced by the floor covering and the lighting in the ceiling, which features balls of light moving up and down while changing colour.

AWARD CEREMONY: The Clio, Captur and ZOE all won awards.

James Bond submarine car sold for €643,500 A SUBMARINE car used

by James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me has been auctioned in London for £550,000 (€643,500).

The Lotus Esprit, also known as Wet Nellie, was used in an underwater scene in which agent 007, played by Roger Moore, escapes with Russian spy Ana Amasova, actress Barbara Bach.

Although the auctioned vehicle cannot be driven on the road, it is said to be fully functional underwater.

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The car was bought by a telephone bidder for £550,000 (€643,500), a lower figure than the initially estimated price of between £650,000 and £950,000 (€760,000 and €1,111,500).

Classic car auction company RM Auctions representative Peter Haynes claimed to be very happy.

HEIR: The all-new Mazda 3 inherits the lines of the larger Mazda 6.

All-new Mazda 3 to hit the stores in October MAZDA’S new generation Mazda 3 is to go on sale in Spain in October following its European premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The all-new car features Mazda’s SKYACTIV powertrain, with a standard power of 100ps at 6,000rpm and 150Nm at 4,000rpm for the 1.5litre version.

Multi-hole injectors for enhanced fuel spray, special piston cavities and dual sequential valve timing make up a fuelsaving 4-2-1 exhaust system.

Every Mazda 3 will come with Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) which helps to reduce or prevent low-speed collisions by automatically

applying the brakes if the driver fails to act.

With a starting price of €17,750, the new Mazda 3 features MZD Connect, the company’s brand new in-vehicle connectivity concept.

Designed for straightforward and safe operation, users can access Facebook and Twitter or reap the benefits of personalised location-based services.

The cabin is split into separate driver and passenger zones designed for fun, non-stressful driving and a secure, relaxing passenger atmosphere.

Complementing this layout is a humanmachine interface (HMI) which enables the driver

to control the car’s infotainment features without taking their eyes off the road.

On the outside, the Mazda 3 inherits the lines of the larger Mazda 6.

The extended wheelbase and shorter front and rear overhangs suggest performance, enhancing safety and stability while at the same time offering more room in the cabin, and boot.

The signature front grille flows into the lines, while minimal gaps between the body panels provide exceptional build quality with doors that open with ease.

Headlamps feature a cleanly-structured lighting signature with LEDs and a light-guiding ring.

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Improving the standard BENITACHELL BOWLS CLUB is holding a series of six coaching sessions as part of an integrated programme of development and training for all members.

The club says the main aim of the coaching is to help improve the standard of bowling at all levels within the club.

This initial series of coaching focuses on developing improver and experienced player skills.

The sessions, which are already said to have

THE TEAM: Iain (sitting) with some of the 2013/14 BBC Winter League squad. been highly successful and extremely well

received by participants, were led by former

Spanish National Coach, Iain Donaldson.

Montgo at Oliva Nova

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Geoff Willcock, Ros Fletcher, Gordon Gleeson, Jan Jones, Bob Tucker & Bob Marsden.

THE Montgo Golf Society played a game of golf on Friday September 13, sponsored by Bob Tucker at Oliva Nova.

Jan Jones came out on top with 39 points followed by Geoff Willcock (37) and Gordon Gleeson.

Nearest the pins were won by Ros Fletcher, Bob Marsden and Gordon Gleeson, and Shaun O’Gorman and Neil Carter won the Twos.

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Alenda course visited by the Orba Warblers THE Orba Warblers Golf Society played at Alenda, sponsored by Signature Villas.

First place in Division One went to Steven Robinson with a score of 35, second to Chris Field (33) followed by Steve Cliffe (33) in third.

Paul O’Gorman (34) was the winner for Division 2, followed by Jack Bell (34) and Peter Gibson (32) in third.

Nearest the pins winners went to David Knight, Richard Muse, Margaret Wheatley and Steve Cliffe.

The Orba Warblers said goodbye to Pat Kenmore this week, they say their thoughts are with Paddy and his family.

The Society play again on September 25 at Oliva Nova, the first tee is said to be at 12.40pm and the society asks players to be present at noon.

The Orba Warblers welcome guests.

To play, book in at www.orbawarblers.com

FINALISTS: Closely contested sessions which served up some cracking bowls for spectators.

Javea Green results SIX finals were closely contested at Javea Green last Thursday and some absolutely cracking bowls were served up for the spectators.

The first session saw the two Rinks Finals played in some torrential rain with Matt Taylor, Greg Sperring, Alan Phillips and Tony McKenna defeating a BBC team.

The Ladies Rinks was a much tighter affair with just 10 shots being shared over the first 10 ends.

However the team of Olive Lutz, Jenny Rich, Carol Davey and Jo Morris picked up a five and were able to hold on to the lead.

The next session saw Mary and Bob Cockell race into a seven shot lead and then narrowly hold on for a one shot victory.

The Mixed Triples match finished all square after 18 superb ends before the team of Jo Morris, Carol Davey and Ken Davey won the

deciding 19th end. The final session was the two singles matches with Christine Mawson playing brilliantly to win her match, while the Men’s Singles went to the last wood and despair for Greg Sperring who thought he had won the match when he took the jack from the holding shot, only to see it drift to another wood which belonged to Trevor Neale who was duly crowned Champion.