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Toy fee for cave entry VISITORS who take a toy to the Cueva del Tesoro in Rincon de la Victoria will have free entry to the cave until Christmas Day.

Drug boat TWO men have been sentenced to four years and four months in prison each for stealing a boat and using it to transport 590 kilos of hashish worth €986,000 to La Caleta in Velez-Malaga.

Mourning day TUESDAY was an official day of mourning in Almuñecar after a civil servant, aged 43, died in a motorbike accident on the Avenida Costa del Sol.

Xmas taste THOSE who pop into Salobreña’s Plaza del Antiguo Town Hall on Saturday from 6pm will have the chance to taste traditional Christmas sweets and hot chocolate for free.

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Policeman badly hurt in motorbike chase A MOTRIL Local Police officer needed emergency surgery on Tuesday evening after he was seriously injured in a chase with

a suspected motorbike thief. The condition of the 24-yearold man remains serious as he suffered internal injuries.

The chase began when the victim, together with a colleague, spotted the rider of a motorbike carrying out dangerous stunts in

Calle Cartuja in Motril. On checking the motorbike’s numberplate they found it did not match the model of bike, so suspected it may have been stolen. A chase along the streets of Motril ensued which ended up in Calle Santisimo. When the victim tried to block the way with his own motorbike the suspect kicked him over. The officer fell onto a milestone which caused internal injuries including broken ribs and a suspected perforated stomach. At the time of going to press, the culprit was still at large.

Demolition demo

MORE than 100 people, many of them expatriates, took to the streets to demonstrate against a move which they fear could lead to 17 homes being demolished. An anonymous complaint has led Alcaucin Town Council to revoke the permits of 17 houses built on non-urban land between 1997 and 2004. It did so during a meeting held on Tuesday evening and at the request of the Directorate General of Land Planning. The regional government body had received an anonymous report complaining about the houses. The mayor of Alcaucin, Domingo Lozano, explained that the council was only complying with the regional government’s request.

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AT RISK: Homes may share same fate as this property in Cantoria. “I’m against this measure because it’s an atrocity,” he added. “It’s surreal. These people bought their houses in good faith. They spent all their savings and some of them have been living here for 20 years,” said Councillor Elena Fernandez. Some 100 people, most of them expatriates, demonstrated in front of

the town hall to protest against the measure which could eventually lead to the demolition of the houses. They were summoned by Save Our Homes in Axarquia (SOHA), an organisation set up in 2008 to fight for properties in a similar predicament. According to SOHA, this situation has arisen as the result of a lack of

intelligence on the part of the regional government (Junta de Andalucia) to propose viable solutions to the urban planning chaos that has developed in the last decade. “The Junta has the law by its side,” SOHA President Philip Smalley, told local newspaper Malaga Hoy, adding: “We have justice.”

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Letters The victims were forced to work in brothels in Torrox and Torre del Mar.

Forced on game by own mother

A ROMANIAN woman arrested in Velez-Malaga in 2011 for allegedly forcing her twin daughters into prostitution is facing 39 years in prison. The woman, who was arrested after her own daughters reported her, has been charged with alleged human trafficking, prostitution and document

falsification. Six others also face prison sentences. According to the Malaga Prosecutor’s Office, the woman signed an agreement with a couple from Romania to bring the girls to Spain. Once here, the teenagers were made to work in a brothel in Gerona (Cataluña). Once a week, the 16-

year-old victims were taken to Figueras (Cataluña) where they were forced to consume alcohol and drugs and have sex with the couple that brought them from Romania. The girls sought help from another couple who took them to Malaga Province and made them work in brothels in Torrox and Torre del Mar.

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NEWS Local art LOCAL artist Margaret Riordan has two art exhibitions currently running until April 2014 at Bar Choto Playa at Peñoncillo beach (Torrox Costa), and in Restaurante Sevillano in Calle Gloria in Nerja. Residents behave NERJA COUNCIL has asked local residents to behave after planting more than 1,500 poinsettia plants in the town for Christmas. These plants have been the object of vandalism in previous years. Logo proposals FIFTY-SIX proposals have been submitted to the contest organised by the Almuñecar Tourism Board to find a new logo for the town. The winner will be announced during the 2014 International Tourism Fair in Madrid. Fast internet SIXTY per cent of houses in Rincon de la Victoria will have access to super-fast fibre-optic internet connection in 2014, Mayor Francisco Salado and New Technologies Councillor Maria Jesus Almazor have announced. Paying up NERJA COUNCIL and Malaga Provincial Government will co-fund the fire station first planned for the town seven years ago. They are still waiting for the Junta de Andalucia regional government to come up with the promised cash. Nativity scene VELEZ-MALAGA’s municipal nativity scene can be visited in the town hall’s main courtyard. It is made up of more than 1,000 figures and it took more than three months to build.

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Stepdad beaten for car A MAN, 30, has been arrested in Salobreña after he reportedly beat up his stepfather in order to steal his car. The alleged attacker was found by Guardia Civil officers hiding in a reedbed in the town. According to sources, the

suspect had asked his stepfather for the keys to his car and attacked him when he refused to hand them over. He grabbed the keys and fled the scene, leaving the victim with injuries to his thigh and arm, sources added. The 30-year-old went to hide in an area of tall reeds, where he

was eventually arrested after he abandoned the car when the Guardia Civil stopped him. He has been charged with robbery with violence and intimidation. Meanwhile, his stepfather, who is recovering from his injuries, has his car back after it was recovered from the scene.

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VELEZ-MALAGA’s recently opened Contemporary Arts Centre will not host a new exhibition until the end of January next year, the town council has announced.

Pigeon wars DIFFERING TRADITIONS: Far left, El Tio de Nadal. Left, sweet treats.

UP to 214 pigeons were trapped in Rincon de la Victoria in the year up to October. The council is in the midst of a ‘war against pigeons’.

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A Spanish Christmas No gifts, but plenty of food...

lamb, bream, seafood and LTHOUGH nowadays traditional Spanish Christmas many customs have sweets and cakes, accompanied changed to fit in with by cava or cider, depending on other parts of the the region. world, in Spain the tradition is to It is traditional to have a celebrate Christmas Eve rather nativity scene in the home, a than Christmas Day. custom which was introduced by As well as celebrating the birth Saint Francis of Assisi in the of Christ, Christmas Eve has 13th century, when he put a always been an occasion to manger scene in a cave to gather with the family and celebrate mass on Christmas have a special meal. Eve. It was brought to Spain This originates from the times in the 18th century by King when in the run-up to Christmas, Charles III. many Catholics fasted, and Although very rare nowadays, following Midnight Mass on it was customary for children to Christmas Eve, finally broke their ANCIENT CUSTOM: Putting a go from door to door, singing fast. However, other experts nativity scene in the home. and playing instruments in suggest that it dates back to exchange for money and Saturnalia, an ancient Roman sweets. festival in honour of the deity Saturn, held on In Spain, gifts are usually given on January 6, but in December 17, and later extended until December 23. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Cataluña, the Tio de Nadal - a large log - is put in the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum and a public house and ‘fed’ from December 8 onwards, and on Christmas Eve, children are allowed to beat the log, banquet, followed by private gift-giving and partying. In Spain, on Christmas Eve, favourite dishes include which then ‘poops’ gifts and sweets.

Quote of the Week Princess Cristina was a shield against the Tax Office’

Carlos Masia, the notary who signed the creation of Aizoon, the company set up by the Duke and Duchess of Palma, who said in court that he told them not to use her name.

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people are living on the streets in Spain, where there are 3.5 million houses standing empty, and every week, at least one homeless person dies. There are only 16,000 places available in shelters throughout Spain.

NINETY per cent of hotels in Salobreña will pay less in rubbish tax next year. The rest will pay up to five times more, and residents will save €4 per quarter.

Councillor goes THE Councillor for Sports at Nerja Council, Jose Alberto Tome, resigned on Tuesday after he had to cancel a bike race scheduled for Sunday at the last minute. The route went through El Playazo beach, where the coastal department had started work without telling the town hall.

Multi lingual A NEW service in Rincon de la Victoria Tourism Office will attend to queries from foreign residents in English, French, Italian and Spanish from 9am to 2pm.

Charity flamenco THE Salobreña branch of the Spanish Association Against Cancer is hosting a charity flamenco show tomorrow at the Jose Martin Recuerda Auditorium from 9pm. Entrance €5.

And finally... How many EWN logos the same as this one can you find in this week’s paper? Visit www.euroweeklynews.com to enter your answer, for a chance to win €100! All correct answers will also go into a Christmas draw for a gift voucher to spend in local businesses.

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Promotional video IBERIAN COAST ROUTE, a new company in the field of motorcycle touring, has chosen Nerja as the location to film a promotional video.

Living scene THE Juan Paniagua school in Almayate will host its 12th annual living nativity scene on December 27 and 28 from 6pm. Entrance is €1.

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School protest takes to streets THREE THOUSAND people demonstrated on Sunday morning in Rincon de la Victoria to demand a new secondary school in the town. Under the slogan ‘For a fourth secondary school in Rincon’, the demonstrators went along the Avenida del Mediterraneo to the Plaza de la Constitucion, where desks were placed

Turron treat TWO bakers from Velez-Malaga have made the first Malaga wine and raisin flavoured turron (Christmas nougat). It can be bought at their bakery in La Caleta.

in the square to recreate a classroom. Leading the demonstration were children carrying banners with slogans reading ‘New secondary school now! No to crowded classrooms’ and ‘We’re not sheep, we’re the future’. The protest was organised by the Rincon de la Victoria Platform for Education, which was set up in May this year to ask the regional government for a new school to be built in the town to avoid overcrowded classrooms. “We have needed it for several years and we can’t carry on this way,” said one of the organisers of the demonstration, Alberto Martinez.

Sponger jailed SAFE: Guardia Civil, firefighters and Local Police rescued the Polish man.

Caleta cliff fall victim rescued A MAN in his 50s was rescued in Nerja after he fell from the cliffs near La Caleta beach in Maro. The accident took place at night, but it wasn’t until midday the following day that friends of the victim, a man of Polish origin, called the emergency services. They did so after noticing the absence of their friend, Nerja Town Council said. The Guardia Civil, the Provincial Firefighters Consortium (CPB) and Nerja Local Police officers managed to rescue the man from the hard-to-reach area normally frequented by fishermen. The victim suffered chest injuries and was first taken to Nerja Health Centre and then to Axarquia Hospital in Velez-Malaga. He was finally transferred to the Regional Hospital in Malaga City where he was kept under observation.

A GRANADA resident has been sentenced to 22 months in prison after staying at a Motril hotel for more than a month and leaving without paying. The man will also have to pay the hotel, based in the Calahonda area, €749 compensation for the accommodation and food he ordered. A Motril court considered it proven that the man, who has other convictions for this type of crime, stayed at the hotel for more than a month and left without paying in the summer of 2007. He also made use of the hotel’s catering service by ordering several meals, the court said.

Man dies after car overturns A MAN, aged 60, died after the car he was travelling in overturned in the Motril area of Torrenueva. The accident took place in the early hours of Monday morning, the 112 emergency services said. For reasons unknown the vehicle overturned and the victim was trapped

inside as a result. Guardia Civil, as well as Motril firefighters and Local Police officers were sent to the site of the accident to assist. An ambulance was deployed as well, but medics could only confirm that the 60-year-old victim had died as a consequence of the accident.

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Legal threat over police uniforms RINCON de la Victoria Council could take legal action against the regional government if it keeps saying the town’s Local Police uniforms are illegal. That is according to Mayor Francisco Salado, after getting a notice from the Junta de Andalucia

asking the force to remove two elements from their uniforms. A cap and a jacket ‘substantially modify’ the image of the Local Police as outlined in the regulations, the Justice and Interior Department claims. These regulations state that extra

elements can be added as long as they do not change the overall look of the uniform. “These elements follow the regulations as they’re only used for nighshifts in order to help officers during their surveillance tasks,” said Mayor Salado to defend his stance.

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Rural tourism boost THE regional government is to spend €163,000 on five projects to promote rural tourism in the Axarquia.

Tasty treat MORE than 400 kilos of cold meats and 600 litres of wine were served to the 12,000 people who visited Colmenar during the ‘Must and Cold Meat Day’ on Sunday.

New book THE second volume of the complete works of Velez-Malaga philosopher Maria Zambrano will be published in February 2014, the Maria Zambrano Foundation manager, Antonio Garrido Moraga, has announced.

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Care charity ends 2013 on high note A TOTAL of €1,273 was raised for the benefit of palliative care charity Acompalia at an event to celebrate the Christmas season. The festive concert was hosted by Anne and Glynn Snelling at their home in Los Secanillos, where 94-year-old singer Agnes Cook-Bainbridge performed a programme of piano solos. Local musician Cat Jary led her band Al Barroco in a selection of early music classics and carols in English and Spanish. The evening also featured an array of nationalities reflecting the diversity of residents in Granada Province, with guests attending from Scotland, Sweden, Holland and the United Kingdom, among other countries. “With an event of this size, we owe a huge thank-you to

WARM WELCOME: 94-year-old Agnes Cook-Bainbridge is greeted by guests. the people who made it possible by giving their time and talent as well as financial support,” remarked Lesley O’Brien, Acompalia’s committee member in charge of fundraising. Lesley welcomes further

enquiries about Acompalia’s fundraising. If you would like more information about the charity, please get in contact with Lesley at lesleyobrien87@ yahoo.co.uk or call her mobile 687 289 200.

NEWS U3A’s Ian is prize-winning photographer A MEMBER of the El Morche branch of the University of the Third Age (U3A) photography group has won a competition organised by Velez-Malaga Town Hall. Ian Atkinson won first prize with a photograph showing singer Rosi Campos along with a guitarist accompanist. The competition was to take a photo that could be used for the poster promoting the XXXVI Juan Breva Flamenco Festival, which took place on Saturday. Commenting on his success, Atkinson said: “I feel honoured that my photograph was chosen to promote this year’s Juan Breva Flamenco Festival. “I tried to capture the passion of flamenco through the camera lens. I was able to capture of one of those magic moments when I had a beautiful, visually expressive singer Rosi Campos performing in front of me,” he added.

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STAT OF WEEK SALES over the Constitution holiday weekend were 8 per cent up on last year. Sunday opening helped to boost turnover, said retailers’ chain, Anged.

Inditex milestone Foreign foray that turned to gold ZARA opened its first shop outside Spain 25 years ago. The chain is at the heart of the Inditex empire that made Amancio Ortega the richest man in Spain and the third-richest in the world. The Leon-born businessman was then and still is - based in Galicia and did not go far for his first venture abroad in December

1988, choosing Portugal. After expanding throughout Galicia and taking on Portugal, Zara arrived in New York in 1989 and Paris in 1990. Next came Europe, Latin America, the Near East and Asia. If Inditex, now present in 86 countries and with 20 online outlets, has weathered the storm it is thanks to the international market.

Fishing boats are steaming back THE European Parliament has approved a new fisheries deal between the EU and Morocco. This comes two years after it blocked a previous agreement with Spain. There was concern over its terms and the legal position of the Western Sahara, formerly Spanish and now controlled by Morocco. Rabat retaliated by banning all EU fishing boats from Moroccan waters. A total of 126 licences will now allow boats from 11 EU member states to fish off the 1,000kilometres of the Morocco coast for the next four years. One hundred licences are to go to

Spanish boats. Brussels will make a €30 million annual payment, of which €14 million is destined for developing Morocco’s own fishing industry. The EU will also require Morocco to provide periodic proof that the Saharawi population in the Western Sahara benefits from this help and the employment it generates. “This is an excellent deal for both sides. It fulfils all the conditions requested by the European Parliament in 2011, ensuring both environmental sustainability and a decent return for the EU budget contribution,” said Spanish MEP Carmen Fraga Estevez.

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Bottling out COCA-COLA Iberian Partners plans to close four of its seven Spanish bottling plants. Relocations and other ‘voluntary’ measures will affect 1,200 employees, representing 20 per cent of its staff.

Job lot WITH a €30bn budget and 20,000 staff, government labour exchange INEM places only 2.6 per cent of the unemployed. Between April and July it mediated in 98,775 jobs, mostly on temporary contracts.

Mind the gap! DESPITE equality laws, Spain’s women executives earn unequal pay. On average they receive 10 per cent less, even when carrying out the same jobs. A survey by market consultants Randstad found that a female manager or director earns an average yearly salary of €33,851 compared with a male’s €37,793. Equality only exists on entering the labour market, found Randstad’s

managing director Maria Angeles Tejada Barrio. As she advances, however, a female’s salary does not keep pace with a male’s. The sector also makes a difference. The biggest wage gap exists in transport and logistics where there can be a 28 per cent disparity in salaries. Banking is little better, with women earning 26 per cent less even though 56 per cent of managerial positions go to women and 44 per cent to men.

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Austerity is not the way forward – CEPR AN EWN SPECIAL REPORT A NEW paper from the American Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR, no connection to the British CEPR) proposes alternatives to austerity that could restore full employment to Spain by 2018 or even sooner. The paper: ‘Policy Alternatives for a Return to Full Employment in Spain’ by economists David Rosnick and Mark Weisbrot describes how, contrary to claims by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that ‘there is no other alternative’ to austerity, there are feasible policy changes that would allow Spain to increase growth and put people back to work, without increasing debt levels. “This paper shows that Spain’s 26 per cent unemployment is an unnecessary human tragedy,” said Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the CEPR. “It can be reduced dramatically with or without the co-operation of the European Central Bank (ECB). “The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called for the ECB to engage in quantitative easing. As our paper shows, this would make Spain’s return to full employment much easier.” Quantitative

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easing is the process of printing more money. The paper models alternative options that would bring the economy to its potential GDP by 2018, with generally less debt as a share of the economy. One of these options shows what would result if the ECB were to buy some of the debt with the intent of rebating (or forgoing) interest payments, which the paper finds would lower Spain’s debt levels. As it is a money-creating central

bank, there would be no true cost to the ECB. “The European Central Bank should act as other central banks such as the US and Japan have done, and help put the unemployed back to work,” said David Rosnick, the lead author of the paper. The paper argues that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ‘misdiagnosed’ the nature of Spain’s loss of output as structural rather than cyclical, leading to analysis and growth

projections that suggest that Spain’s economy is not far from its potential. In comparison to the IMF’s estimate that Spain’s economy is running 3.6 per cent short of potential, the OECD estimates the 2014 output gap to be minus 9.4 per cent. The paper notes that if output is well below potential, this means that the economy is full of qualified workers left unemployed because business does not foresee sufficient sales to make the hiring of these workers profitable. Only increasing demand for goods and services will return the unemployed to work, and this usually means that the government itself must step up by purchasing domestic goods and hire the unemployed. Normally a recession-hit country can boost growth by lowering the value of its currency, but since Spain shares a common currency with its main trading partners, a nominal devaluation is not possible, making government spending even more important. “The IMF appears to have given up on the idea of many of Spain’s unemployed ever returning to work, and apparently so has the government,” said Rosnick. “But this is a costly mistake.”

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Don’t get sucked into bad debt this Christmas WARNING! There is a new cream on the market. It claims to miraculously slim you down to the size of a salad-dependent supermodel as you sleep. That’s right – no exercise, no gym membership, no balanced diet, simply apply the weight-loss cream before bedtime and you’ll wake up inches slimmer. When something sounds too good to be true, it often is. And in the case of this type of cream, I imagine the only thing it will slim down is your wallet. Scientists have labelled the product, which costs about €90, a complete con and accused manufacturers of ‘preying on vulnerable people’. And at Christmas-time vulnerable people seem

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to be everywhere! Right now, advertisers, manufacturers, shop owners and sellers of things everywhere are dreaming up every trick in the book to encourage us to buy, buy, buy! Hence, a magic cream that makes you lose weight as you sleep has suddenly appeared on the market. The all-too-common lackadaisical ‘sure it’s Christmas’ mentality is fatal to our finances and it’s something that we need to put in check before smart advertising

Borrowing down IN November Spanish banks borrowed €223.8 billion from the European Central Bank. That was down from €237.4 billion in October, the 15th consecutive month of falls, according to Bank of Spain figures.

Debt level MAKE A LIST: Do as Santa does.

and two-for-one offers empty out our piggy banks. Just because it is Christmas doesn’t mean we have to lose all control over our spending. It should be quite the opposite. At this time of year we need to be much more aware of our budget and really analyse what we buy. Do as Santa Claus does -

make a list. Check it twice. And then stick to it. For those budgeting this Christmas, find out what family members really want and buy presents accordingly. If Mum wants a nice scarf, then that’s the job done. There really is no need to also grab the new celebrity perfume pack that’s on offer at the pay

point. It’s an extra afterthought that isn’t necessary and will probably end up collecting dust in the gift box anyway. You won’t see Santa’s name on the black list at the local bank. He doesn’t get into debt. He makes do with what resources he has – and so should we all.

Luxury tourism is the way forward LUXURY tourism is the way forward for the Balearic Islands as the region has seen a big rise in the numbers of British visitors. With up-market hotels recently opened and more on the drawing boards there is optimism about big-spending visitors. Now the regional government’s Councillor for Tourism and Sports, Carlos Delgado, has expressed his optimism towards British tourism. He said the UK market is on an ‘upward trend’ and ‘good’ forecasts are in place for the Balearic Islands for next year. Luxury tourism is largely to thank for this. Daniel Chavarria Waschke, Managing Director of Balearics Sotheby’s International Realty, agreed. “Whilst other markets such as Greece, Egypt, Turkey, may have lowered their prices to attract more tourists, the Balearics have taken the bold decision to target the high end. “Levels of quality, the calibre of hotel stock and prices have all gone in an upward direction

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GOING UP-MARKET: Balearic tourism offer. and the plan has worked. Comprising 26.16 per cent of the total Balearic tourist market, Brits have spent 8.5 per cent more in the Balearics in the first nine months of 2013 over last year and flight arrivals from the UK are also up 7.9 per cent to 3,046,681 for the same period.” Serious hotel operators are now in action on the Balearics. Jumeirah chose Mallorca for its

first foray into Spain, opening the five-star Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa in 2012. Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel has just reopened after a nine-month, €13-million refurbishment, and the golffront Park Hyatt Mallorca is set to open in 2015. They join existing five-star establishments including the St Regis Mardavall and La Residencia by OrientExpress.

Across in Ibiza the upmarket Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel opened in 2011 and the Ushuaia Tower this summer, joining such establishments as the five-star boutique hotel Hacienda Na Xamena and Ibiza Gran Hotel and Casino in Ibiza Town. Melia Hotels International, founded in Mallorca in 1956 and now with 350 hotels in more than 39 countries, has also announced grand plans for the Balearics. Speaking this month at an event at ME London, a hotel within the ME by Melia premium range, Chief Executive Gabriel Escarrer said it would open ME Mallorca (formerly the Beach House on Calvia Beach Resort) and ME Ibiza (formerly Sol S’Argamassa in beachfront Santa Eulalia) for 2014. Escarrer said: “We are reaffirming our commitment to the Balearic Islands, investing in the transformation of two products that will be drivers of change to enhance our position as a holiday destination of quality.”

BY the end of September Spanish debt stood at 93.4 per cent of gross domestic product. The government’s target for the end of the year is 94.2 per cent.

Not happy TWO major investment funds are taking the Spanish government to the World Bank’s arbitration service over cuts to renewable energy subsidies. RREEF Infrastructure and Antin say the cuts are an unfair retroactive change that will cost them millions of euros.

Bleak outlook RATINGS agency Standard & Poor’s has said that the Spanish unemployment rate will not improve significantly for at least two years. The agency predicted the jobless figures would stand at 26.7 per cent at the end of 2013, fall to 26.4 per cent in 2014, before dipping to 25.5 per cent in 2015.

Full steam IBERDROLA Ingenieria signed a €66-million contract with Mexican oil company Pemex. It will construct a pipeline to channel steam between the Salamanca co-generation plant and the Riama refinery.

No prospects EMIGRANTS from Spain outnumbered immigrants by just over 160,000 in 20012, according to the National Institute of Statistics. Poor job prospects were to blame.

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Stayed in for delivery then took cash hit HOW about this for price manipulation? I ordered five large gas bottles from my regular supplier, Cepsa in Javea, on Tuesday, December 3, for delivery on Wednesday. I stayed in all day but alas no delivery. So I rang Cepsa to be told that they had a problem and a delivery would take place on Thursday. Again I stayed in all day but again no-one turned up. As Friday was a bank holiday I had to wait until Monday to speak with Cepsa who said the gas would be delivered today (Tuesday). Initially I had been quoted €312.50 and my wife made out a cheque for the driver. But on arrival he said that the price was now €335 and that the gas had gone up on Friday, a rise of €22.50, and my delivery was classed as a re-order. Cepsa are not interested. Way to go, Cepsa! Ken Ward, Sagra (Alicante) Bob Mitchell’s letter calling for a ‘democratic Marxist State’ (Letters, Issue 1483) drew this response from readers...

Utter unreality HOW unknowing, unread and untravelled Bob Mitchell must be to write such an utter unreality as Marxism giving up power! I was born and grew up in China with the communist regime. Once Marxists are in place nothing and no-one will ever be allowed to replace them. It just goes to show what nonsense someone can believe in. I would prefer having nothing in a Capitalist state than having it all with the Marxists. I wish Mr Mitchell all the best for his journey to a Marxist state knowing that once he is there we will never hear from him again; he will be in some labour camp to be taught how to be a good Marxist. V Nedelec, Neuva Andalucia (Malaga)

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outside of marriage as adultery and fornication, and only rent rooms to legitimate couples, as there is no variation of wrong within the Ten Commandments. Furthermore, unless they refuse to rent rooms to any two people of the same sex, how can they be sure which ones are gay, unless they are told? They are well within their rights to advertise their establishment as a Christian B&B, the same as gay-friendly businesses do. I suspect they don’t as it would not only put off nonChristians but also those of us who abhor bigotry in any form and try to live by Christ’s words: ‘Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers is what you do unto me’. Herrison Sharpe (by email)

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I WAS fortunate enough to be at the old Estepona (Malaga) bus station and managed to photograph this graceful Griffon Vulture which had lost its direction.

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Good point BOB MITCHELL certainly has a point. Capitalism and democracy are failing the vast majority of people and it should not be like this. But there does not seem to be any legal means to change things. Blair and his ilk of selfserving toffs destroyed any semblance of a socialist alternative as the gap between the poor and mega-rich became a chasm. The French are attempting to restore fairness by taxing the super-rich, so Cameron completely undermines their efforts by saying ‘come to Britain’. Switzerland recently tried to enact a law which limited top earners’ pay to no more than 12 times that of the lowest paid. What a wonderful ideal! Unfortunately, it failed. Senior judges, police officers and politicians lie (e.g. Hillsborough), bankers are still filling their pockets. Why should anyone have any respect for authority? I certainly haven’t. Why can’t we have a government with integrity that

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acts in the best interests of the majority? Isn’t that what democracy should be all about? Why can’t we have the kind of government we deserve? Paul Whitfield, Murla (Alicante)

Pointless holiday WHAT is the point of bank holidays if staff are then forced to work on a Sunday to make up for it? I am referring to the recent holidays for Constitution Day where, around where I live, most of the supermarkets were open on the Sunday following,

before having the Monday off as well. I do hope the staff on duty were paid a decent bonus, otherwise they have simply lost their day off. While convenient for the public, it would not have taken people much planning to make sure there was enough food in to last until the Tuesday. Then staff could have had a long weekend off with their families like the rest of us. Jeanie Macmillan, Fuengirola (Malaga)

Truly devout? IF Leapy Lee had chosen the argument that registrars should have the right to opt out of presiding over gay marriages on moral grounds, in the same way doctors may decline to perform abortions, I might have agreed with him. I do not agree, however, that people should be discriminated against by a commercial business. If this couple were truly devout Christians then they are obliged to consider ALL sex

A WARNING to everyone who lives in Dona Pilar (Mijas, Malaga). I have spotted the gypsy ladies around the area again. Last time they were around it coincided with a string of robberies and attempted robberies from properties. With Christmas around the corner and many homes filled with expensive presents I would suggest people are extra careful with security and keep their doors and windows securely locked. Name and address withheld

Religious freedom TO celebrate the festival of Chanukah, the Southern Costa Blanca Jewish Community recently held its third annual public lighting of an eightbranch candelabra (Menorah) at Playa Flamenca Beach. Through your pages I should like to thank Martina Scheurer and the council of Orihuela Costa for their help and support in this annual event. During the course of the evening, which was attended by more than 100 people, Councillor Scheurer spoke of her pleasure in being able to participate, and also said how important it is that people of all religions are free to practise their religion here in Spain. Alan Harris (by email)

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The fight-back has started! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

E’RE fighting back! At long last, after all the complacency, which has been basically a simple yearning for a quiet life, the British public is finally on the offensive. And doesn’t it feel great? For years, proper-thinking Brits have meekly accepted all the bull**** presented by the predominately left-wing hypocrites, with their PC, environmental jobsworth opinions, directives on ‘global warming’, ‘green’ eco products, gigantic bloody propellers that blight our countryside and couldn’t light my pencil torch. Holes in the ozone layer and Labour’s army of welfare and equal rights scroungers. It also came as no surprise that it didn’t take long for the jobsworth mob to come out and blame the

Lux Mundi Ecumenical Christmas Carol Service A TOTAL of €659 was raised at the Lux Mundi Ecumenical Christmas Carol Service held on Saturday at the church of San Andres in Torre del Mar. Christians from different traditions, as well as friends and residents in the Axarquia area, came together to pray and enjoy the traditional carols. The prayers were led by Parish Priest Don Miguel Alonso, Pastor Mads-Bjorn Jorgensen from the Danish Church, and Reverend James Tayler from the Anglican Church. The carols were performed by the choirs of Coro Santa Ana, Los Cantadores German Choir and Tapas English Choir, among others.

BLOT ON THE LANDSCAPE: Wind turbines. recent storms, apparently the worst for 60 years, on ‘global warming’. What were we doing to the environment 60 years ago? Allowing too much horse dung on the streets? Almost every day there now seem to be common-sense announcements from more and more politicians. Basically because they have at last come to their senses and, fearful of being slung on the scrapheap next year, are finally listening to the people who will ultimately decide their fate. What does worry me, however, is the lack of commitment as to when all these new initiatives will

be administered. It’s all very well to keep announcing popular moves, i.e. benefit capping, deporting foreign criminals, restricting welfare payments for more than two children, only allowing offshore wind turbines, making squatting illegal, restricting access to free NHS and benefits to immigrants, and so forth, but when are we going to see all these goodies put into practice? Many are already being promised ‘after the next election’. My question is when ‘after’? Six months? A year? Or will they start to promise them again in time for ‘after’ the 2020 ballot?

We need to see some positive action now, not Miliband’s Santastyle promises, which will mysteriously fail to materialise once their vote-catching usefulness has served its purpose. Just a quick ‘told ya so’ this week. Those who peruse this blurb on a regular basis will know I’m no big fan of the ‘X Fracture’. But you may remember, some weeks ago, I predicted the final would be between the young Scots lad and the housewife. Dah da! All requests for me to appear on the judging panel next year on the back of a postage stamp, please. Finally, after yet another disgraceful exhibition at this year’s comedy awards, may I suggest that it’s not ‘Comic Relief’ we need, it’s a bit of relief from these so-called comics. Come back, Max Miller, all is forgiven. Have a good week, and whatever ya do - always keep the faith! Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Pat on back THE comments that you make each week are always spot on. It’s a pity that the hierarchy in the UK do not think as you do. As you say others only think it, you say it, and I must admit that you say it with heart and passion. Your column is the first item that I read every week. Keep it going, mate! Dave Marks (by email)

Wrist slap YOUR piece about the B&B owners was not particularly logical. But then I would not expect any logic from you. Your thinking seems somehow strained at times. But I do enjoy reading your column! J Brigs (by email)

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4:30pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Great Train Robbery 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Royle Family

4:30pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Citizen Khan 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am The Matt Lucas Christmas Awards

BBC2/ 4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:00pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Christmas Party 9:00pm Alex Polizzi's Christmas Fix 10:00pm The 12 Drinks of Christmas 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Utopia

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm Educating Yorkshire 11:00pm What Happens in Kavos...

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Xtra Factor 6:15pm The ITV2 Panto 7:45pm You've Been Framed! Kids Special 8:30pm You've Been Framed! Christmas Special 9:00pm The Xtra Factor 10:00pm MC Hammer's Big Shot Academy 11:00pm Celebrity Juice

BBC2/ 4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:05pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Kangaroo Dundee 10:00pm 2013: Moments in Time 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Tamara Drewe

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CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Gordon Ramsay's Festive Home Cooking 10:00pm Big Fat Gypsy Christmas 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:05am Stand Up for the Week

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Xtra Factor 6:10pm The Iron Giant 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Xtra Factor 10:00pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Film, 2002)

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Joel Zwick's Oscar-nominated comedy, based on Nia Vardalos' stage play, stars Vardalos herself as Toula Portokalos, a Greek woman who's 'approaching a certain age', as her family are more than happy to remind her. But when she falls for Ian Miller, who's definitely not Greek, her family are in uproar.

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4:05pm Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death 4:35pm Snow Babies 5:35pm Big Sing: The UK's Top 10 Carols 6:15pm Alice in Wonderland 7:30pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Whale 11:30pm BBC News

5:30pm A Christmas Carol 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm John Bishop's Christmas Show

BBC2/ 5:00pm Are You Being Served? Christmas Crackers 5:30pm Flog It! 6:25pm The Young Victoria 8:05pm University Challenge 8:35pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 9:20pm Dad's Army 10:00pm The World's Most Expensive Stolen Paintings

ITV/ 5:05pm Harry Potter: Behind the Magic 6:05pm ITV News London 6:15pm ITV News and Weather 6:30pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:30pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 10:10pm The Illusionists 11:15pm ITV News and Weather

CH4/ 5:00pm Gadget Man 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:05pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Come Dine with Me 7:35pm Come Dine with Me 8:05pm Channel 4 News 8:15pm Deck the Halls 10:00pm Four Christmases

ITV2/ 4:50pm The Only Way is Essexmas 5:50pm Peter Andre: My Life 6:55pm You've Been Framed! 7:25pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story

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BBC2/ 4:25pm Nativity! 6:05pm Ski Sunday 6:50pm The 12 Drinks of Christmas 7:50pm Porridge 8:30pm TOTP2 10:00pm The Choir: Sing While You Work 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme

ITV/ 4:35pm Midsomer Murders 6:35pm Harry Potter: Behind the Magic 7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Coronation Street 8:30pm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 11:30pm Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat

CH4/ 4:25pm A Great British Christmas with Sarah Beeny 5:25pm Channel 4 News 5:30pm Scrooged 7:25pm The Snowman 7:55pm Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian 10:00pm Homeland 11:25pm Never Let Me Go

ITV2/ 6:25pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 8:15pm You've Been Framed! Christmas Special 8:45pm Miss Congeniality 11:00pm Utterly Outrageous Reality TV Moments 2013

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2:30pm The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 4:40pm Toy Story 2 6:10pm Shrek the Halls 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 6:55pm Finding Nemo 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm Not Going Out 11:45pm Outnumbered 12:30am BBC News

4:00pm The Queen 4:10pm BBC News 4:20pm Toy Story 3 6:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 7:15pm Call the Midwife 8:30pm Doctor Who 9:30pm EastEnders 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:05pm Michael Mcintyre's Showtime 12:05am BBC News 12:20am On Christmas Night 12:25am The Vicar of Dibley

BBC2/ 2:50pm Guys and Dolls 5:15pm Fantasia 7:15pm Carols from King's 8:30pm The Perfect Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special 9:00pm Victoria Wood's Mid-Life Christmas 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Mel Smith: I've Sort Of Done Things 11:45pm Comedy Connections 12:25am The Awakening

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4:05pm Secretariat 6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Great British Bake Off 8:30pm The Good Life 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Jane Eyre 11:20pm QI XL

3:45pm Gary Barlow: Journey to Afghanistan 4:45pm Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me 6:15pm The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm Christmas Carols on ITV 12:15am Couples Retreat

ITV/ 6:30pm You've Been Framed! 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Gary Barlow: Journey to Afghanistan

CH4/ 4:40pm Deal or No Deal 5:40pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me Christmas Special 6:45pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm 4thought.tv 7:05pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Nigella Bites Christmas Special 9:00pm Food Unwrapped's Christmas Dinner

ITV2/ 5:15pm The Xtra Factor 7:15pm You've Been Framed! 8:45pm Ant and Dec's Christmas Show 10:00pm Peter Andre: My Life at Christmas 11:00pm Celebrity Juice

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CH4/ 4:50pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:25pm Hollyoaks 7:55pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm 4thought.tv 8:05pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 8:30pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 9:05pm Big Fat Gypsy Christmas 10:00pm The IT Crowd 11:00pm The IT Crowd Manual 12:05am The IT Crowd 12:35am The IT Crowd

BBC2/ 4:00pm Doctor Who at the Proms 5:15pm An Adventure in Space and Time 6:45pm The Queen 6:55pm Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty 8:40pm Christmas Night with the Two Ronnies 9:30pm Morecambe and Wise in Pieces 10:30pm The Tractate Middoth 11:05pm MR James: Ghost Writer 12:05am QI XL 12:50am Hebburn

ITV/ 3:00pm River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt 4:00pm HM the Queen 4:10pm ITV News and Weather 4:20pm Tangled 6:15pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 7:15pm Emmerdale 8:15pm ITV News and Weather 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Downton Abbey 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm Love Actually

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4:15pm Deal or No Deal 5:15pm The Alternative Christmas Message 5:20pm Channel 4 News 5:30pm 4thought.tv 5:35pm The Muppet Christmas Carol 7:15pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 9:30pm Bear's Wild Weekend with Stephen Fry 10:30pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 11:35pm Man Down

2:45pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 4:45pm The Lost World 7:15pm Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 10:00pm The Bourne Supremacy 12:10am Celebrity Juice 1:10am A Celebrity Juicemas Carol 2:10am A Celebrity Juicemas Carol

4:20pm The Xtra Factor 5:20pm The Xtra Factor 6:20pm You've Been Framed! 6:50pm New You've Been Framed 7:20pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 9:30pm Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 12:15am Shaun of the Dead

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

5-Star Quiz YULETIDE POSERS 1. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, which is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide? 2. First broadcast on Christmas Day 2003, Sleepless in Peckham was the title of the 18th and final Christmas ‘special’ of which famous television sitcom? 3. If you arranged the (traditional) names of Santa Claus’s eight ‘flying reindeer’ into alphabetical order, which would come first and which would come last? 4. The start of which novel, first published in 1868, is set at Christmastime, where Jo, the second eldest of the March sisters, grumbles: “Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents”? 5. Normally eaten during the Christmas season, what is the name of the traditional German cake containing chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts and spices and often marzipan and covered with sugar, powdered sugar or icing sugar?

Taking the goat by the horns can prove tricky because you are not going to put up with being restricted. Anyone who tackles you head on may be either brave or stupid. You, however, are brimming with confidence and raring to go.

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

December 20: Elena de Borbon. Born December 20, 1963. She is the elder daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. She owns the titles of Her Royal Highness Infanta and Duchess of Lugo. She is fourth in the line of succession to the throne.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk who you are willing to mix with.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement? Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action.

Sudoku Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Having put in extra effort to bring a zing to this year it is important that you keep the impetus going. This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked.

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Nonagram 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 P) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: 29

Average: 10

Very good: 19

Good: 13

Excellent: 23

atop, capo, carp, corp, crop, pact, pair, para, part, pica, pita, port, rapt, tapa, tarp, topi, trap, trip, apart, aport, atrip, carpi, copra, optic, patio, picot, tapir, topic, atopic, capita, captor, picaro, tropic, apricot, tapioca, CAPACITOR

Word Ladder SOFT

Move from the start word (SOFT) to the end word (TOYS) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis.

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

Alicante TODAY:

TOYS

BOYS TOYS

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:

SOFT SOOT BOOT BOOS

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better.

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