Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 16 - 22 January 2014 Issue 1489

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False fronts ALICANTE PROVINCE’S Work Inspectors detected 48 fraudulent companies last year. Many were set up so that illegal immigrants could receive work and residence permits.

Special tariff BENIDORM COUNCIL has refuted Opposition claims that its €775,000 annual telephone bill was higher than Valencia’s. The regional capital spent €4.5 million, said New Technologies Councillor Ruben Martinez.

Life-givers VALENCIA hospitals carried out 410 organ transplants in 2013, equalling the record set in 2007. The region’s residents donated 180 organs.

New product GREEN Romanesque cauliflowers are an increasingly popular crop with Elche growers, although still little used in Spain. Most are exported to Germany, France and Italy.

Denia Hospital bed closures cause fury MARINA SALUD has rejected claims that it closed an entire ward at Denia Hospital.

Closing 37 beds was nothing more than ‘a regrouping of beds’ according to the company which provides the Marina Alta’s outsourced Social Security health service. Another 21 have been reopened elsewhere, it added.

The regrouping was undertaken

with the object of obtaining ‘maximum efficiency’ from resources, Marina Salud maintained.

But the Intersindical Salut health professionals’ union has contested these claims.

Despite giving in to popular protests and restoring night-time emergency services in Pedreguer, Gata de Gorgos, Vergel and Ondara, Marina Salud was once again

compromising the area’s health-care, claimed a union communiqué.

Longer waiting lists would be an inevitable outcome of the bed closures, Intersindical predicted.

“Twenty-one beds have closed on the surgical ward in recent months, creating a wait of more than 70 hours for admission to the ward from the A&E department. With 16 fewer beds the situation can only get worse,” it claimed.

Not only would patients suffer, Intersindical warned, but also staff on the affected wards, who would have to modify their duty rosters in order to reconcile their professional and personal lives.

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Letters VILAMUSEU: Competing for international design award.

Minimalist design says it all

VILLAJOYOSA’S Vilamuseu logo is in the running for a design prize.

The Avanti-Avanti Studio design for the archaeological museum has been nominated for a Brandemia 2013 prize in the ‘Best Spanish or Latin American trademark’ category.

Vilamuseu is competing with 20 others, including Iberia, Levante Union Deportiva and Federopticos, the town hall revealed.

In the design, the words ‘Vila’ and ‘Museu’ are preceded by their Braille

versions, emphasising the museum’s commitment to inclusion, the designers explained.

Those unfamiliar with Braille will instead relate the dots to the monuments sited on routes set out by Vilamuseu, they said, as the logo conveys that Villajoyosa is an easily-accessible museum in itself.

Archaeologically speaking, Villajoyosa is the Marina Baja’s most outstanding town, pointed out Culture councillor Pepe Lloret.

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NEWS Happy campers BENIDORM campsites had an average 67 per cent occupation last year, an increase of 2.8 per cent on 2012. Seventy per cent of the campers came from the UK. Stolen bargains THIEVES are stripping window frames, kitchen appliances, bathroom fittings and cables from the Valencian Community’s 100,000 unoccupied and unsold new properties. Almost half are located in Alicante Province.

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OAMI needs bicycle a lane ALICANTE City’s Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM) needs better communications.

The trademarks’ agency, usually referred to by its Spanish initials OAMI, is in the Aguamarga district on the outskirts of the city.

“We are very happy where we are,” said Antonio Campinos,

OAMI’s Portuguese president during a reception attended by the regional president Alberto Fabra, Alicante City mayor Sonia Castedo and other dignitaries. “We are strategically placed between Alicante and Elche, near the airport and IFA trade fair centre.”

Nevertheless, the Office needs better connections with Alicante,

Campinos maintained “There are no pavements or a bike lane and employees have no alternative but to drive to work,” he pointed out.

Fabra agreed “projects had to be thrashed out” without committing himself, although Sonia Castedo said, “It’s true that we have created kilometres of cycle lanes, but not here.”

Back to nature JUAN COTINO, the regional parliament’s Speaker, no longer wants to receive a fulltime salary, he announced.

He wishes to spend more spare time cultivating persimmons, he explained.

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ELCHE created more employment than any other municipality in the Valencian Community in 2013. There are now 2,314 fewer jobless than a year ago.

ALICANTE City has installed 200 new recycling points for cooking oil. The €2.5 cost of treating a litre of wastewater rises considerably when oil is tipped down drains, a council spokesman said.

Good deal

Rescue okayed THE national government authorised a €27 million bailout for Alicante city hall.

This will be used to pay approximately the 50 suppliers it owes and cover the municipal deficit.

Official pledge NONE of the region’s 7,137 users of residences or day centres for the disabled will find themselves on the street through new co-payment regulations, the Generalitat promised.

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Chopper chopped AS predicted, eliminating the Alicante Province fire brigade’s helicopter has affected rescues.

A recent mountain rescue in Elda was delayed while emergency services waited for a Valencia-based helicopter.

Smart move BENIDORM Town Hall has launched a new smartphone and tablet App. Residents can now submit complaints and report environmental infringements in real time accompanied by photographs and GPS positioning.

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FIVE urban projects in Villajoyosa will be funded with €6.4 million obtained by rezoning the old BBVA residence site. This will be developed by Taylor Wimpey.

Census shrinks

TOLEDO: The painter lived in the city until his death.

It’s the year of El Greco

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N Saturday, the simultaneous chiming of 25 church bells in Toledo will announce the start of the Greco 2014 year.

The year will include a set of unique events to commemorate 400 years since the death of the famous painter from Crete, who lived in Toledo prior to his death on April 7, 1614, and left the city a legacy of paintings which has inspired artists ever since.

One hundred people will coordinate the bells of the 25 churches in a unique symphony directed

by Valencian musician Llorenc Barber, the President of the El Greco 2014 Board, Gregorio Marañon, announced.

It has taken three years and €15 million to organise the activities and exhibitions organised in Toledo, Madrid and Valladolid focusing on the

Quote of the Week I don’t know of any law that hasn’t been modified during parliamentary procedures, otherwise it would be a decree,’ Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, regarding the draft abortion law, which he said would have some “improvements.”

artist, which hope to attract approximately one million visitors.

They include two exhibitions in the city, the first starting on March 14 with 80 works of art from the world’s main collections, and the second on September 8, which will focus on how the artist worked.

There will be another exhibition at the National Sculpture Museum in Valladolid from June 5, and from June 24, at the Prado Museum, Madrid, an exhibition will focus on the influence El Greco had on modern painting.

The presentation of the complete programme of activities was held at the Prado Museum.

For more information, visit www.elgreco2014.com.

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THE birth-rate plummeted in Alcoy with 559 deaths but only 428 births last year. The inland industrial town’s population of 60,125 is the lowest since 1996.

per cent of internet users in Spain are on Facebook, according to yearly data released by the social networking site, which claims to have 1.19 billion users worldwide.

Facebook has 12 million daily users in Spain and 18 million monthly users.

Long wait THERE are now only two buses an hour from Villafranquez to Alicante City.

During rush hour they often have to wait up to 45 minutes, residents complained.

Cars lose out A THIRD of Tram passengers own a car but preferred the train, they told researchers. It was faster and more comfortable they said, although only 3.1 per cent found it cheaper.

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A BARCELONA company director has been sentenced to three-and-a-half-years in prison for accessing the e-mails of two employees and telling his superiors that they were homosexuals.

He told his superiors that the men were “infirm.”

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Comeback A COUPLE robbed the same country house in Castellon eight times, taking objects worth €9,000, to sell in flea markets. Police have now recovered some of the items.

Favours asked DESPITE changes in the Coastal Law, Villajoyosa and Denia still have buildings close to the shoreline that risk demolition.

They have now applied to the national government for exemption.

Loyal clients A TOTAL of 9.6 million passengers used Alicante Airport last year. Of the 90 per cent who arrived on international flights, 4.4 million were from the UK.

Mast crash A LIGHT aircraft that crashed in Castalla last March was trying to avoid a 43.5-metre communications mast, an official enquiry found. All three occupants were killed in the accident.

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CATS THREATENED: Urbanisation residents split over future.

FIVE feral yet cared-for cats in a Playa de San Juan urbanisation face being put down.

“The community wants to capture and kill the five cats in the shelter here,” a Garden urbanisation resident revealed.

The cats are looked after, vaccinated and neutered, she protested. Furthermore, Playa de San Juan belongs to Alicante City, whose by-laws expressly

To skate or not to skate YOUNGSTERS like skateboarding and some locations are too tempting to ignore, whatever the prohibitions.

Two Denia squares Plaza de la Constitucion and Plaza de Consell are perfect for the pastime but off-limits for skates, skateboards and scooters. Ignoring the

ban could now mean a €200 fine.

Wheels are damaging the surface of the remodelled Plaza del Consell, Denia Town Hall explained.

Local Police have already fined several skaters, including one youngster last month, but Mayor’s Office councillor Javier Ygarza

SKATEBOARDERS: Portal defended the ban.

Skating and playing ball in public places damages property, he said. Javea, meanwhile,

refer to cat colonies, she told the local Spanish press.

These recommend avoiding their ‘useless slaughter’ and recognise that they do not spread disease.

Residents continuing to feed the cats have been told to expect retaliatory measures, the Garden resident claimed: “A lot of people are frightened and feel threatened.”

Others living in the Garden’s nine apartment blocks maintain the sheltered cats, looked after by Block One residents, foul the urbanisation’s public areas.

Worse still, cats come in from outside, attracted by the food put out for the lucky five, explained Community Administrator Eduardo Luis de España. del Clot, Javea.

Cat colonies in urbanisations are always has taken a different a source of friction, approach by setting agreed Raul Merida of aside the Portal del Clot Alicante City’s Animal square for skaters and Shelter. But killing cats is BMX bikes. illegal, he stressed.

Empty houses that don’t prevent evictions THERE are now three homes in the Marina Baja for every four inhabitants.

There are 35,320 empty houses in the area as well as a further 46,123 properties that are used

as second homes.

These are empty for much of the year, converting some districts and urbanisations into ghost towns in the winter, the EUPV political party claimed.

All local parties were responsible for over-development in the Marina Alta towns when they governed during the boom years, according to EUPV. The PSPV socialists and the Bloc

were as guilty in this respect as the PP, the far-Left party claimed.

It was also a paradox that there could be evictions in an area with so many empty houses, a spokesman said.

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New arrival SONIA CASTEDO, mayor of Alicante City Council, uploaded an ultrasound of the baby she is expecting on Facebook. She is in the 24th week of pregnancy and expecting a girl.

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Police nab ‘funny money’ gang TEN members of a counterfeiting gang were arrested recently in several Costa Blanca locations.

Police also seized €8,000 in false notes as well as a pistol,

marihuana, cocaine and substances used to cut it.

The network habitually passed the money in shops in the area, with a specific route allotted to each member to avoid

duplications and escape identification.

The enquiry began in March last year, when an Alicante shopkeeper lodged an official complaint after he found that clients had paid the

Minor scare FIREMEN were called to the Smurfit Kappa cardboard factory in San Vicente after a forklift caught fire outside the building.

The fire was rapidly smothered before it could spread.

Governor dies PEDRO VALDECANTOS, former civil governor of Alicante Province at the time of the Muchamiel ETA bomb attack in 1991, died recently in Cadiz. He was 80 years of age.

Extra flight BARCELONA-based budget airline Vueling has added a 10th destination to its Alicante airport flights and until March 28 will link twice a week to Oran (Algeria).

JOSEF LAMMERZ: Honorary citizen of Teulada.

It’s a sad loss for Teulada residents TEULADA resident Josef Lammerz died on January 8, aged 83.

Born in Bonn (Germany) in 1939, Lammerz came to Teulada in 1989. In 2000, in recognition of his artistic and civic contributions to the local community, he was named Hijo Adoptivo - honorary citizen - of Teulada.

He was a member of the Coral Teuladina and well-known for musical compositions that included a Te Deum,

Cantata a Xativa and Misa Romantica.

In September last year the Club Costa Blanca Aleman, the Coral Teuladina, town hall, the Teulada-Moraira auditorium, friends and neighbours paid tribute to Josef Lammerz with a recital attended by more than 400 people.

Expressing his condolences to Lammerz’s family, Teulada Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu emphasised his generosity and commitment to the town.

deposit on a purchase with a false €50 note.

Police soon linked the episode to others that had been reported in the province and initiated an investigation that lasted several months and involved the Bank of Spain’s Investigation Brigade. The operation concluded with raids on four homes in Villajoyosa and another in Benidorm.

The searches also revealed evidence that the detainees could be linked to two robberies in Benidorm and another in Santa Pola.

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More hours for studying THE public library at Caravana in La Nucia will remain open 12 hours a day throughout January.

Usually the library opens at 9am each weekday, closing at 2pm and reopening at 4pm until 8pm.

Until January 31, the doors will open at 9am and not close until 9pm so that university students can study for their winter exams, explained La Nucia town hall’s Culture department.

The 9am to 9pm opening hours will also be repeated in June and July.

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Vote-catcher DENIA’S mayor Ana Kringe has been appointed to the PP’s provincial and regional campaign committees, now preparing for next May’s Euro-elections. She will be responsible for the foreign residents’ vote.

Ancient history SERVIGROUP hotel chain is sponsoring the short entitled ‘Bikini.’ The film relates how Benidorm mayor Pedro Zaragoza persuaded the government to allow bikinis on the resort’s beaches in the 1950s.

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Javea’s past drawn in hidden sketches SIX centuries ago, someone drew pictures on an interior wall in Javea’s Casa Candelaria.

They outlined boats, two dancing figures, a man carrying a round shield and a sword and were discovered during restoration of the municipallyowned house last year.

The drawings have been traced and the originals covered while restoration of the property continues. Once this is finished, they will be suitably protected and left on public display. Tests carried out indicate the sketches

REVEALED: Old drawings relate Javea history. were made during the 15th century, confirmed by Javea’s municipal archaeologist Joaquim

Bolufer. As well as providing graphic information, they give a spontaneous vision of popular life.

It’s never too late to learn to write BENITA MARTIN, aged 92, recently visited the children’s Ward at Elche General Hospital.

She gave 22 young patients copies of her book ‘Abuela Benita’s stories’ and read aloud to them.

Remarkably, Benita learnt to write only two years ago, teaching herself on her daughter’s laptop during a spell in hospital.

She always loved to read,

but whenever her mother found her reading at home, she would make her stop and help with housework instead. After leaving school early, marrying and having four children there was never enough time to learn to write.

In the last two years she has written her memoirs, a biography of St John of the Cross, children’s stories and now a book of proverbs.

Everyone wants an Ikea job IKEA, scheduled to open next year in Alicante, launches in Alfafar (Valencia) this summer.

Predictably, the Swedish multinational expected job requests but when the announcement appeared on the Ikea web page on December 2, more than 20,000 applications were received in the first 48 hours.

The website collapsed and after installing more powerful software, the company decided to extend the application period until January 5.

By then Ikea had received 100,000 applications for the 400 posts on offer. It is now contacting hopefuls by telephone for the first round of group dynamics - to gauge how candidates interact within a group - and interviews.

The Alfafar centre, the first in the Valencian Community, will also provide 80 indirect jobs in the cleaning, security and transport sectors.

Keeping fit in Teulada THE enrolment period is now open for Teulada’s Third Age keep-fit and tai-chi programme.

Led by a specialist instructor, the keep-fit classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays, with tai-chi on Saturdays.

The classes have been organised for both their health and social benefits, explained Social Services’ councillor

Sylvia Tatnell. They are open to over60s who are registered on the municipal ‘padron.’

Those interested should apply to the SIT in Teulada or Moraira, Tatnell said.

There is an initial €10 registration fee for the classes, plus €120 for the four three-month periods with a 50 per cent reduction for holders of Tarjeta Ciudadana cards.

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Doing it on the side BENIDORM’S new side-loading rubbish-collection lorries have been pronounced a success.

Changing-over from the existing rear-loading lorries went off smoothly and satisfactorily, maintained Juan Ramon Martinez, the councillor responsible for street cleaning.

There had been one or two complaints, Martinez admitted, but these were being dealt with.

The councillor rebutted Opposition claims that neither the town’s hotels nor Communities of Property Owners’ were correctly informed beforehand.

This was untrue, Martinez said.

Meetings with property administrators and representatives from the Hosbec hoteliers’ association took place a month

NEW: Rubbish bins to complement side-loading lorries. before the side-loaders were introduced.

Those still using rubbish chutes had been given extra time to adapt to the new system, the councillor

added. Nor was it true that the new system would generate ‘more rubbish, more expense and higher bills’ as predicted by PP councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate.

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Pot-bellied pigs threaten natives ABANDONED pot-bellied Vietnamese pigs crossed with wild boars are threatening native species.

The cute Vietnamese pigs become less cute as they grow and many bought as pets are illegally abandoned in the countryside once they are too big to handle.

Hybrids have been identified throughout Spain, including Alicante Province, and were recently spotted in the Sierra de Crevillente by

the Guardia Civil’s Seprona environment protection unit. Experts fear they could oust the wild boar within 20 years.

Hunters also report sighting them in the Sierra de Aitana, at Castell de Castells and even on the coast at Javea.

“We are not exterminators,” said Miguel Angel Romero of the Valencian Hunting Federation, “but we must protect our native boars.”

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RTVV staff seek a payout deal AUDITORS KPMG are to assess how the Generalitat (regional government) is settling RTVV severance payouts.

Regional broadcaster RTVV shut down last November after employees rejected proposed redundancies.

They won a battle when the Valencia Upper Court of Justice annulled the regional government’s redundancy plan but lost the war after the regional government announced that RTVV was unviable without EVERYTHING looked normal as an employee large-scale sackings. at Joyeria Garcia in central Alicante City With 1,700 dismissals opened up. to be agreed, the Then she raised the shutter and found that regional government the jeweller’s had been broken into. The shop ruled out individual deals window and showcases had been smashed and KPMG now aim to open, with only silver and cheaper articles reach a negotiated remaining. settlement between The burglars accessed the jeweller’s from a workers and the rear patio after entering an empty property broadcaster. nearby and breaking down part of the wall, KPMG, one of the Big police said afterwards.

Four international Although sufficiently skilled to deactivate auditors, have also been the burglar alarm, the thieves were unable to brought in to find a crack the safe where the most valuable pieces buyer for Valencia of stock are kept overnight.

Football Club.

Hole-in-wall break-in

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Busot benefit THERE is a musical evening and finger-food buffet at Raco Bar, Busot at 8pm on Friday, January 31. Tickets from The Salon or Raco Bar, also Pat Earle on 965 699 976. Donations to BARC (Busot Animal Rescue Centre).

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Valencia opera house to be stripped CERAMIC facings on Valencia City’s Palau de les Arts are to be removed.

They began to buckle last year and gaps between the cladding and the metal structure beneath it

Head start BENIDORM’S Fiestas Association already has €5,598 in the kitty. This will help the Association to get off to a good start with this year’s first fundraisers, sources said.

Plane hitch A RYANAIR AlicanteBrussels flight was delayed for five hours after the pilot detected a fault before take-off.

Passengers had to wait while a replacement part was flown in from Brussels.

FINESTRAT PENSIONERS: Spa holidays explained.

are now wide enough to insert a hand.

The Palau was closed to the public at the end of last month after gales ripped away some of the tiles from architect Santiago Calatrava’s €478 million construction.

Performances of Manon Lescaut, conducted by Placido Domingo, had to be cancelled.

Removing the cladding will cost €1.1 million and take approximately a month.

It will be finished in time for the February 23 production of Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri.

Sections where the cladding is attached to concrete have not caused problems, said the head of the regional government’s Infrastructure department Applications for holidays Manuel Buch.

“An architect friend between February and August should be made by explained that what’s today, Thursday (January been done at the Palau 16), although the waiting de les Arts is like trying to tile a ship,” he added. list is open until May 16.

Opportunities to ‘take the waters’ FINESTRAT pensioners are being offered the chance of subsidised spa holidays.

The spa holidays are part of the IMSERSO

programme of subsidised holidays organised by the central government, explained Finestrat’s Social Welfare councillor Maria Llorca.

NEWS Calpe’s chapel is vandalised VANDALS recently daubed Calpe’s Salvador chapel with anti-government graffiti.

Spray-painted slogans criticised the national government’s Abortion Bill, with further insults for the Church, the Partido Popular and the PP-IndependentGreen Party coalition that governs Calpe’s town hall.

The Stations of the Cross leading to the chapel near the Old Town had been defaced and the spotlights illuminating the chapel at night were sprayed black.

Although the graffiti was immediately painted out the slogans are still visible and the walls of the chapel, built in 1748, will need further coats of whitewash.

The Stations of the Cross pose more problems, explained the councillor for Services, Bernardo Moll, as the plaques will require thorough cleaning with solvent.

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Drug arrests FORTY people have been arrested following the discovery of a doping racket in Valencia and Alicante.

They are alleged to have been distributing performanceenhancing substances to amateur sportspeople through gyms in the two cities.

Sant Antoni fair THE fair of Sant Antoni in Benissa will take place until January 26 and will run for two weekends.

The children’s attractions have been in operation since January 10.

Drilling quake ANOTHER earthquake in the Gulf of Valencia thought to be caused by the Castor oil platform has been recorded measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale.

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A better life for dogs as new shelter is planned ANIMAL Charity Akira is to get a new animal shelter.

The mayors of Benissa and Teulada-Moraira have both agreed that land can be used on the industrial estate La Pedrera in

Benissa for a shelter, with the town halls providing water, electricity, and the necessary infrastructure.

The charity, which was formed in April 2011 after animal lovers

noticed a need for a shelter in the areas of Benissa and TeuladaMoraira, will build the kennels, offices and the fencing. Up to 60 dogs will be housed, and the charity is now looking for sponsors

to help fund the project. Already they have Brian May from Queen, Clinica Aliaga, Liberty Seguros, Royal Canin, Restaurant Jacaranda, Spectrum FM, Family Charlton, Family Barnett and the Dutch Organisation DZG and others.

The charity shop in Avenida Portet, Moraira is also a major source of EVICTION: Locksmith funding and is open and local police trying Monday to Saturday from to get into the house.

10am-1pm, and donations and volunteers are always Email of the owners, came out welcome. on the balcony to tell info@akira-animals.com. them that what they The next fundraising were doing was an illegal event, Showtime, takes act. place next Friday in Espai la The stand-off continued Senieta, Moraira. until the owners called Tickets cost â‚Ź12.50, call the Guardia Civil. In the 965 744 449 or are end, they have been available at the Akira shop granted a last minute or Panache Hair Salon in reprieve by the Valencian Avenida de Portet. For High Court which has more information visit www.akira-animals.com. stopped the eviction.

Failed eviction of family in Benissa LOCAL POLICE failed to evict a family from their home in Benissa which is due to be demolished as part of works to widen Calle Calpe.

The family refused to leave, saying the town hall was not paying a fair price for the property and refused to open the door. They claimed the police did not have the relevant court order and nobody had communicated the eviction to them.

The police returned later, accompanied by a locksmith to try to pick

the lock and enter the property, when Maria Francisca Arlandis, one

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Last days to register for Sierra Nevada trip THE Youth Department of the town hall of La Nucia is arranging a trip to the ski resort of Sierra Nevada, Granada, from February 21-23.

Registrations should be done at the ‘Centre Juvenil’ before Saturday. The trip costs €175 with discounts available for children aged from 0-five and six-12. The trip is open to all ages and includes return transport from La Nucia to Sierra Nevada, half board accommodation in Granada, transfers from the hotel to the ski resort, ski pass for two days and ski insurance.

Registrations can be done at the Youth Centre in Avenida Marina Baixa, 8 or by calling 966 897 070. Places are limited for this trip.

SKI TRIP: Enjoy a trip to Sierra Nevada ski resort.

Little big artists mix in Benissa THE first creative painting workshop has taken place in Benissa’s ‘Casal del jove,’ conducted by members of Grup d’Artistes of Benissa (GAB) in collaboration with the Youth Council.

Nine children took part in the three hour workshop, with the help of members of the association.

All the artwork made by the young artists will be exhibited along with

works of GAB members on February 14 at the Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars, Benissa, as part of GAB’s next project named ‘Little Art Big Art’ which will mix adult’s and children’s pictures.

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Fewer road deaths THERE were just three deaths on Alicante roads last year, five fewer than 2012, and the lowest figure since the last century.

Cold spell for soldiers THREE soldiers from Alicante City’s Rabasa military base are to spend two months on Deception Island in the Antarctic. They will be taking part in a scientific study of climate change.

Budget plan FINESTRAT Town Hall has allocated almost 70 per cent of its budget to staff costs (€6 million) and the payment of the public debt and bank interest (€3 million).

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Open management for kiosk in Javea’s Parque Pinosol JAVEA TOWN HALL has opened a new procedure to take over the management of the kiosk in the local recreation area Parc Cansalades, known as Parque Pinosol.

The annual fee will be a minimum of €1,460, and the contract will run for two years.

Parque Pinosol has an area of 48,191.56 square metres and is very popular with Javea residents as an outdoor venue equipped with barbecues, street furniture and children’s playgrounds.

Interested parties can ask for information about running the kiosk until next Friday at the Department of Environment and Services, located in the Oficina de Atencion Ciudadana in Avenida Amanecer No. 2.

The granting of the

OPEN MANAGEMENT: Playground at Parque Pinosol in Javea. kiosk, in addition to its management, involves other duties which include: monitoring and general surveillance of the park; opening and closing; facilitating co-ordination and support to municipal services and companies for any activity in the park; controlling the use of fires, barbecues and street furniture; cleaning, opening and closing the

AENA is fined €900,000 for car rental price fixing AIRPORTS operator AENA and its subsidiary Aena Aeropuertos have been fined more than €900,000

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by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC, the Spanish equivalent of

Beatles for the Lions THE Lions Club of Teulada-Moraira is to hold a Beatles themed Charity Dinner Dance on March 29 at the Denia Marriott La Sella Hotel.

It will be one of the first functions to be held within the hotel’s Grand Ballroom following its scheduled reopening in early March, after renovation. Music will be provided by The Liverpool Band, acclaimed as the premier Beatles tribute band in Spain, who regularly perform at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.

the Monopolies Commission) following an investigation into price fixing. The investigation looked at forbidden practices which hinder free market competition in the car rental sector.

As part of the decision, 11 car rental companies have also been fined a total of €2.2 million for taking part in the same practices at airports all over Spain.

Alicante-Elche and Valencia were among the airports named in the list.

toilets and everything concerning the proper use

of the park by all those who come to use it.

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Gardening posers DID you know that wisteria flowers are poisonous, plants can tell the weather, the smallest flower in the world lives in water, and aspirin was once extracted from willow trees?

These are some of the posers put to the Costa Blanca Garden Circle at their annual meal in Teulada.

The circle’s next meeting is on February 4 at La Senieta, Moraira.

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Charity begins at home THE RED CROSS may be well known for the humanitarian aid it gives disaster-hit countries, but in Spain its work starts closer to home.

Since May 2012, the charity has been running an appeal to help the victims of the economic recession which has left thousands homeless, and many more on or beneath the breadline.

It has been spending more than €30 million a year to help people in social difficulties in Spain from 2012 and recently decided to extend this help until the end of 2014.

And it is not just financial help it gives, in Benidorm alone the Red Cross has 202 volunteers who helped 657 people in 2013 by giving them food once a week through the year and three times a week in December.

Volunteers distributed more than 20 tonnes of food to the needy, of which eight tonnes were donations from the general public as well as businesses.

During 2013, the Benidorm Red Cross Assembly also helped pay the electricity bills of 20 families with no incomes and they also helped some

COLLECTED: Food ready for distribution in Benidorm. families to pay their rent.

More than a hundred families were helped with nappies, baby food and

Levante Golf Society gives HELP to its friends LEVANTE Golf Society raised €500 for HELP of Denia and Marina Alta during 2013.

It was the second year in which HELP was chosen by Levante’s captain, Rob Westlands. The 2014 captain, Mike Cuerden has chosen to support Cancer Care Javea for this year.

Rob Westlands (pictured right) hands over the €500 cheque to Steve Patton.

The next meeting of the Parkinsons Support Group is on January 27 at the HELP Activity Centre at La Xara at 1.30pm. Subsequent meetings will be held on the last Friday of each month at the usual time of 1.30pm.

other baby products, as well as toys so children didn’t go without over Christmas.

And for those with no roof over their head the charity provides essential basic articles like sleeping bags, hygiene kits, canned food and first aid kits.

It also has an agreement with a local petrol station to provide these people with laundry services.

Although most of those helped are Spanish, people

of many nationalities have been forced to turn to the Red Cross for help - the Benidorm Assembly helped three English people, one Scottish man and an Irish man during 2013.

And the Red Cross does not just give emergency help; in Benidorm it assisted 202 people by teaching them to write CVs and presentation letters, 16 of whom found a job in 2013.

They also have new projects for 2014. They will launch a mobile unit to help homeless people and will also open a children’s centre to teach them English, and they are asking for volunteers to teach English to these children.

If you are interested in helping them, call 965 864 209 or visit them in Glorieta de los Carrascos in Benidorm. Their opening hours are Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 5pm-7pm.

New €10 notes to arrive later this year NEW €10 notes will come into circulation on September 23.

The new notes will be harder to forge and last longer, according to Yves Mersch, a member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Committee.

New €5 notes came into circulation in May 2013, more than 10 years after the euro was first introduced.

The European Central Bank has said that all notes will be changed in ascending order.

The new notes have a hologram and a watermark with the image of Europa, a character from Greek mythology. They will have a number which changes colour from emerald green to dark blue as it is turned.

DONATION: The Red Cross and Caritas both received a cheque for €620.

Good fellows fundraise THE Rotary International Fellowship of Denia recently presented the local Red Cross and Caritas each with a cheque for €620, the proceeds of recent fundraising within the organisation.

The fellowship is made up of current and past Rotarians and other Service

Club members from eight different countries and they meet twice a month at Mapamundi for lunch and fellowship.

Our funds come from a surcharge on the lunch cost plus a small amount of internal fundraising.

For more information call 675 377 473.

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Health chaos REOPENING day at Alicante health centres after the Christmas and New Year holidays saw patients having to wait an hour to make an appointment and up to a week to be seen by their doctors.

Cry babies A GUARDIA Civil sergeant in Alzira, Valencia, called 14 officers ‘tight-fisted cry-babies’ for not issuing enough fines.

He has been the subject of formal grievance procedures for ‘insulting’ the officers via WhatsApp.

Backing wall art ALICANTE’s Councillor for the EU Daniel Simon has put forward a proposal to rescue the Sustainable Graffiti programme, known as Mur-Art.

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All change at U3A in Marina Baixa U3A is planning to make changes to its committee at the Annual General Meeting on Monday January 27 at the Casa de Cultura, Alfaz del Pi. Elaine Mitchell will be handing over the PR to Marie Williams after three years. Elaine will continue editing the newsletter and the website.

Andy Graham is standing down as treasurer after two years and there will be a vote to elect a new one.

Members are urged to attend the AGM in order to register their vote. The votes will be counted by visiting tellers who are not U3A members.

The policy of the U3A is ‘you are never too old to learn’ and the

AGM: U3A Members Liz Parker, Liam and Ann Kelly. meetings comprise talks and workshops on subjects like Spanish history, Spanish culture, sugar craft, painting and philosophy.

Anyone interested in joining should visit www.u3amarinabaixa. com or phone Joan Flint on 965 861 226 or 663 637 167.

Quarterly tickets under scrutiny THE company which operates the public service of swimming and fitness Palau d’Esports L’Illa de Benidorm has become involved in new allegations challenging its management.

The company, Levantina de Servicios Acuaticos SL, is said to be selling quarterly subscriptions to the users of the facilities during the months of January, February and March, even though the contract only allows the company to charge the users monthly, because it is a temporary contract. The local PP

team, through Lorenzo Medina, has publicly denounced the practice.

Councillor for Sports Miguel Llorca said: “If the company is selling threemonth tickets it is because many people prefer to pay cheaper prices for longer subscriptions than just one month. It gives them more opportunities to capture subscribers.”

He added that, in his view, this is not so serious, and that if there is a new contract before the deadline, agreement would have to be reached over the fees already paid.

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A foggy time for Alicante ALICANTE PROVINCE is having a very unusual beginning to the year, with days seeing temperatures reaching highs of 24 degrees and lows of zero.

The atypical weather has brought dangerous and spooky marine fog banks that the breeze has blown towards the coast, forming scenes more reminiscent of a Charles Dickens’ London image than the

usually sunny beaches of the Costa Blanca.

No incidents or accidents have been reported, and while fog skirted Alicante-Elche Airport, it did not affect air traffic.

The San Juan beach and the entire coastline between El Campello and Benidorm were the most affected areas, but the north of the Costa Blanca was also hit.

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Pervert apprehended A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually molesting a sleeping woman in S’Arenal. In addition, he was given a €3,000 fine payable to the victim for personal damages.

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Acquaintance theft

LOCAL business-owners are promoting the Axarquia as a tourist destination at the Vakantiebeurs Tourism and Trade Fair, which is being held in Utrecht (Holland) until Sunday.

Buy local THE Salobreña Trade Department and the local business-owners association (ACESA) have launched a campaign to encourage people to buy from local shops during the sales period.

Flight saved AIR EUROPA has stepped in to take over the threatened Almeria to Sevilla flight route from Air Nostrum. The company began the route yesterday (Wednesday) offering two flights a day from Monday to Friday.

FOUR women hurt in a car crash were taken to Torrecardenas Hospital in Almeria City after two cars collided in the Avenida del Mediterraneo in the early hours of Sunday morning. None of the injuries was life-threatening.

PREVENTION: Pruning palm trees is under way.

Tourist promotion

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Four in hospital

TWO women have been arrested by National Police for two thefts, one in which they stole jewellery from a friend after she dropped it off for cleaning. The victim identified the women, captured on camera, as acquaintances.

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PRUNING of Torrevieja’s palm trees is under way to prevent the spread of the red palm weevil, which can prove fatal to the trees.

Councillor for Parks and Gardens, Carmen Gómez Candel, said pruning will continue until the end of February according to guidelines set by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the control and eradication of the red palm weevil.

COSTA DEL SOL

Rustlers caught GUARDIA CIVIL arrested three people for allegedly stealing pigs from a farm in Farajan, near Ronda. A pig was found dead in their car.

Bar burglaries A MAN has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for breaking into several bars in Fuengirola on the same day in 2008. He stole cash, alcohol and other items from the premises.

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Foreigner frenzy A TOTAL of 107,492 people were registered on the padron of Torrevieja as of January 1, 2014. Over half, 53.1 per cent, were foreign residents.

Toy store raided TWO Toys ‘R’ Us stores were raided by burglars during the Three Kings fiestas.

Two men broke into the safe in Sant Joan d’Alacant, but were disturbed by security guards in the Elche store.

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BRITISH PRESS Priest unaware NORWAY - A German priest on trial in Norway for having sex with a 15-year-old girl claimed he did not know the country’s legal age of consent was higher than Germany’s.

Anthem boob SWEDEN - A review show accidentally used a rendition of the national anthem performed by a Swedish Nazi group to accompany images of US president Barack Obama.

Devil centre DENMARK Copenhagen Zoo hopes to become a centre of excellence in Tasmanian Devil handling with a school where staff from other European zoos can receive training.

Frozen solid NORWAY - An elk was found frozen solid in a lake near Bodo in northern Norway, after the ice apparently cracked beneath it as it was trying to cross.

Super hair

Cautious grocer

A CIRCUS star with ‘superhuman hair’ used her famed locks to pull a four-tonne car in Eastbourne, East Sussex, using a hook woven into her hair.

BRITISH grocer J Sainsbury reported its ‘best Christmas ever’ but warned that consumers were likely to spend less in the early part of 2014.

Running red

Avoiding jail

THE mystery of a stream in Northamptonshire that turned blood red was solved after the Environment Agency found an ink spillage.

GOVERNMENT figures for 2012, revealed by a parliamentary question, show that 53 per cent of paedophiles who abused children younger than 13 were not jailed.

Zombie emergency AN emergency call about a bloody axe attack sent North Yorkshire police to the scene only to discover it was a group of young film-makers shooting a zombie movie.

Fairytale wedding SHREK: A charitable way to get married.

RUSSIAN PRESS Friendly match

Liquids banned

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin roped in his Belarussian counterpart for a friendly match against former ice hockey champions at the host city of the Winter Olympics, Sochi.

RUSSIA’S state aviation watchdog has banned carry-on liquids for flights at all of the country’s airports ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics.

Mystery gift

Adoption ban

Trawler held

SWEDEN - A charity in southern Sweden is rejoicing at the kindness of a stranger who left a one million kronor gift in a milk jar used to collect donations.

RUSSIA’S highest court has reportedly issued a memo that appears to prohibit all adoptions to countries that recognise same-sex marriage.

THE Russian Foreign ministry demanded explanations from Senegal over the detention of a trawler suspected of illegal fishing, despite inspections failing to find any violations.

Better off DENMARK - Women who have occasional alcoholic drink during pregnancy have children who are better adjusted than offspring of those who abstain, Danish research suggests.

AN 18-year-old trainee lawyer from Siberia has won the title of ‘Miss Longest Legs’ in Russia with her 106cm legs in a national beauty contest.

Beer exports AN independent craft brewery in Perthshire, Scotland, Inveralmond, has signed a major deal to export four of its most popular beers to Russia.

PRESS Smugglers mistake POLICE recovered 140 kilos of cocaine which had been shipped in banana crates by accident to Aldi supermarkets in Germany.

Smugglers called it a ‘logistical mistake.’

Doggie diner GERMANY’S first restaurant for dogs and cats opened in Berlin over the festive holidays, drawing criticism that the luxury eatery for furry friends is ‘decadent.’

FORMER German international footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger has revealed he is gay. The 31-yearold told a German newspaper that coming out was a “long and difficult process.”

MARGARET THATCHER’S hairdo took major efforts to perfect, with the late British prime minister having her bouffant reworked every three days on average, records show.

Long legs

GERMAN

Coming out

High maintenance

A COUPLE painted themselves green and dressed as characters from the Shrek film to get married and raise funds for charity in the West Midlands.

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Restrictions lifted RUSSIA and Armenia have agreed to remove all airline restrictions on routes between the two countries this year according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.

SCOTTISH BEER: Exported to Russia.

Dream closer A TEENAGE refugee from Syria is closer to his dream of studying in Germany thanks to an online campaign where donors can pledge money towards his fees to study IT.

War crime GERMAN prosecutors have charged an 88-year-old former soldier over the Nazis’ worst atrocity on French soil, the 1944 massacre in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane.

Still delayed BERLIN’S delayed international airport will not open this year, the city’s mayor said, dispelling hopes the troubled venture could partially begin handling flights in 2014.

Loud UFO AN unidentified flying object which ruined travel plans for passengers at Bremen airport looked like a plane but was much louder, according to witnesses.

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Railways have a record year RAILWAYS OPERATOR Renfe has just finished a record year, principally due to the AVE. Spain’s 1,900 kilometres of high speed track is the most extensive in Europe. In 2013, 25 million passengers used the AVE and long distance trains, a rise of 13.38 per cent, the highest number ever recorded. The European Commission is

not entirely impressed with the AVE’s nationwide performance, nonetheless.

The number of passengers using some AVE stations is “really unsatisfactory” said commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas when pressed by MEP Ramon Tremosa, of the Catalan nationalist party CiU. Money was squandered on constructing some AVE stations, Tremosa argued.

Foreign money is flooding in FOREIGN investment in Spain’s sovereign debt grew by almost €21 billion in November.

Holdings rose to €273.172 billion, the highest figure since 2011 according to Spain’s Treasury.

Forty per cent of Spanish bonds and bills are now in foreign hands, an increase of 3 percentage points on October and a return to the investment levels of mid-2012.

The improvement was prompted by liquidity provided by the principal central banks, complemented by demand for a high-yield debt offering.

This has worked in the favour of eurozone economies like Spain’s,

analysts explained.

Increased confidence notwithstanding, the foreign holding of roughly 40 per cent in Spain’s sovereign debt falls short of the 54.8 per cent recorded in 2010.

In that year, Spanish banks held just 12 per cent of the debt, but the flow of cheap credit from the European Central Bank has turned the banking sector into one of the Treasury’s best clients.

By the first quarter of 2013, banks held 33.8 per cent of all the debt in circulation, the largest amount since the Treasury began to publish their results in 1995.

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Down to earth IBERIA had 16 per cent fewer passengers in 2013, but reported improved second and third quarter results.

IAG, created through BA’s 2011 merger with Iberia, attracted 23 per cent more passengers last year.

Gas deficit SPAIN’S gas sector expects to earn €2.983 billion this year but this will cover only 88 per cent of its €3.796 billion outgoings, producing an €813 million shortfall.

Online compulsive buyers BETWEEN 6 and 7 per cent of Spaniards are compulsive buyers.

Specialists at the Hospital Universitario in Bellvitge (Barcelona) found that males and females are equally affected by the disorder, aggravated by the ease of buying over the internet. A typical patient is around 40 years old and has been in the grip of the

syndrome for six years. On average, he or she has debts of more than €25,000.

‘The influence of publicity and materialism viewed as an indicator of social success’ are partly responsible, maintained Dr Susana Jimenez. Patients often regarded their purchases as providing a sense of identity, she added.

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STAT OF WEEK WIND farms generated 21.1 per cent of the country’s electricity last year, compared with 21 per cent produced by nuclear power stations.

Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 23 per cent.

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Helping develop energy solutions JAPANESE electronics giant Toshiba is joining forces with Spanish power provider Fenosa to test its latest battery power storage systems to even out electricity supply.

With 21.1 per cent of Spain’s electricity now supplied by wind turbines, and with solar power and other sources making the renewable electricity production capacity in Spain 49.1 per cent of the total, the big problem is what to do when the wind is not blowing or the sun not shining.

Traditionally that meant coal or oil burning power stations had to be kept on standby to produce electricity when the wind dropped or at peak times.

Energy storage systems have been developed, but at varying degrees of efficiency and expense.

Toshiba hopes that its latest generation transportable lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will help provide an efficient, reliable and stable power distribution network.

The programme was launched in

December 2013 and will run for five years.

It is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development organisation (NEDO), under its programme for ‘Development of Large Scale Energy Storage System with High Safety and Cost Competitiveness.’

The demonstration will initially be located at the Alcala de Henares distribution substation in the suburbs of Madrid, but it

WIND TURBINES: Now supply 21.1 per cent of Spain’s electricity. is planned to carry out demonstrations at several sites to fully assess various case studies.

The scope of the testing programme will include the evaluation of the BESS’s

When the wind blows SPAIN saves money on windy days, according to the Wind Business Association.

The sector reports that 2013 was, in general, a good year for generating energy thanks to the wind, with a production of 49.5TWh in the first 11 months, 16.1 per cent more than the same period in 2012.

However, the anticyclone which passed through Spain in December led to a fall in production and a rise in prices on the electric market. That month, 15.4 per cent of energy needs were covered by wind production, and the average market price was €80/MWh. The windiest month was November, when 6,471GWh were produced and the least windy month was July, covering 13.4 per cent of demand.

effectiveness in managing the electric supply at specific sites with seasonal or temporary high electricity demand.

Fenosa manages electrical power supply with seasonal and occasional electrical demand fluctuation. In addition, the rapid increase of renewable energy and distributed generation will demand more flexibility in the electric system. For those applications, storage technologies are the promising solution that can be integrated in the different electrical systems.

Through the demonstration programme, Fenosa and Toshiba aim to demonstrate the BESS solutions that will contribute to the establishment of highly reliable metropolitan distribution networks that can ensure stable electric power supply for those with large amounts of renewable energy sources.

Confidence rising amongst consumers SPAIN is leading the way as consumer and industry confidence continues to grow about the future.

In December the Economic Sentiment

BUSINESS EXTRA

Hema arriving NETHERLANDS chain Hema will open shops in Spain and the UK during the first six months of this year. It has not revealed were the Spanish stores will be located.

Still buying MEXICO’S Sigma Alimentos owns 45 per cent of Spain’s Campofrio following its Shuanghui International deal. It has acquired 547,391 more shares since the December transaction and will continue buying, a spokesman said.

Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.6 points in the euro area (to 100.0) and 1.4 points in the EU (to 103.5).

Sentiment in the euro area is thus back to its long-term average for the first time since July 2011.

In the EU, the average had already been passed in September.

In the euro area, the marked improvement resulted from rising confidence among consumers, as well as managers in services, retail trade, construction and, to a lesser extent, industry.

Economic sentiment improved in three of the five largest economies, namely Spain (+4.0), Italy (+2.3) and the Netherlands (+1.5), while remaining virtually unchanged in Germany and France (both +0.3).

Industry confidence increased moderately (+0.5), driven by more positive assessments of the current level of overall order books and the stocks of finished products, which were

somewhat counterbalanced by deteriorating production expectations.

Of the survey questions not included in the confidence indicator, managers’ assessment of the current level of export order books remained unchanged, while it worsened in the case of past production.

Services confidence rose (+1.1) as a result of significantly improved assessments of the past business situation and past demand, which contrasted with slightly deteriorating demand expectations. Consumer confidence picked up (+1.8), thanks to more optimistic views of households on the future general economic situation, their unemployment expectations and, to a lesser extent, their savings over the next 12 months.

Consumers’ opinions about the future financial

EU: On a sector basis, industry confidence remained unchanged. situation of their households remained broadly unchanged. Retail trade confidence increased substantially (+2.7), driven by managers’ surging optimism about the future business situation and, to a lesser extent, improving appraisals of the present business situation and the volume of stocks.

Also sentiment in construction improved significantly (+3.6), fuelled

by managers’ improved appraisal of order books and less pessimistic employment expectations.

Financial services confidence (not included in the ESI) increased by 2.0 points, driven by an improved assessment of past demand, which more than outweighed managers’ grimmer views on the past business situation and demand expectations.

In the wider EU, the improvement in sentiment was only slightly less pronounced than in the euro area (+1.4). On a sector basis, developments in the EU deviated from the euro area insofar as industry confidence remained unchanged and the surge in sentiment was higher in retail trade, while lower in construction.

On a country basis, the main reason for the slightly weaker improvement in sentiment was a virtually unchanged confidence level in the largest non-euro area EU economy, the UK (-0.1).

Social policy dirty money MALLORCA Local Government has decided that the money recovered in corruption cases should be destined for social policies.

The motion was presented by the socialist party, and proposed that any money recovered thanks to sentences in corruption cases should be used to promote social policies which improve the resources and quality of life of the neediest members of the society.

The conservative Partido Popular agreed to the proposal, which they say is in line with their plans to “help the island’s neediest citizens.”

It is estimated that the Mallorca Council could receive some €15 million in the coming months from such cases.

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Modern technology isn’t always that supportive WHEN was the last time you looked somebody in the eyes? If today’s modern technology has anything to do with it, it’s probably been a while.

At the train station recently a gang of us sat waiting for our carriage to arrive. For 20 minutes there was complete ‘human’ silence in the station (the station’s TV was blaring of course!) as each and every passenger gave themselves a sore neck endlessly glaring down at their smartphone.

Have you also noticed how any spontaneous doubt within a conversation is immediately shut down with the words “let’s Google it and see”? Even little children no longer seem to be interested in toys, but rather their

Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

HUMAN SILENCE: Everyone prefers to use their smartphone. parent’s mobile phones.

Technology is a good thing; but like everything else in the world it’s best enjoyed in moderation.

The amount of money spent these days on gadgets is incredible and a lot of the time the gadgets we flock to buy are completely unnecessary.

For example, Microsoft has launched a ‘smart bra’

to try and stop women eating too much. That’s right - rather than just making a stern conscien-

tious effort to go on a diet and stick to it, apparently nowadays it is necessary to splash out on high-tech

bras to achieve a slimmer figure. The new fancy bra is embedded with physiological sensors that monitor a woman’s heart activity to measure stress levels and combat emotional eating.

The sensors can send an alert to the wearer’s smartphone, which then flashes a warning to help the wearer step away from the fridge and make better diet decisions.

It does seem a little farfetched in order to resist the cookie jar a woman needs to be equipped with a high-tech bra that can talk to the smartphone in her pocket. It seems a lot to invest in, surely plainand-simple will power can achieve the same results without fleecing your savings account!

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Not paying THE Panama Canal rejected a proposal that it pay $1 billion to continue work on expanding the waterway, and warned the building consortium behind the project, led by Spanish builder Sacyr, it could bring in others to finish the job.

Cafe closure CAFES and restaurants at the Ifema fairground in Madrid may remain closed from January 22 to 24, while Spain’s most important tourism fair, FITUR, is being held, if a strike by union Comisiones Obreras goes ahead.

€8m coins TWO of the USA’s rarest coins, a 1787 gold doubloon and a 1913 five cent piece sold for almost €8 million during an auction in Orlando, Florida.

The doubloon was first minted in the US.

Bank account emptied for tax Q. I was very upset to discover that my bank account was empty. The bank told You and the me that the account was embargoed and I had no previous warning. The Law in Spain Traffic Department had placed the

By David Searl embargo for unpaid vehicle tax on a car which I had sold several years before to a local mechanic. He had promised to handle the paperwork but he had not done it. The Town Hall kept issuing the tax bills to the name of the registered owner, which continued to be me. Since I did not have a standing payment order at the bank, I had received no notification. At the Malaga traffic department, several people were not very helpful.

Finally a friend told me that there is indeed a form to de-register the car without any papers. The next time I went to Trafico, I simply asked the guard where I should go. He pointed to a window with only two people in line. They gave me the form, a sort of sworn declaration. I filled it in, presented it, and they said that was all that needed to be done.

Is this true?

G G (Costa del Sol) A. In theory, yes.

However, take your copy of the form to your town hall and make sure they know you have deregistered the vehicle.

This is because they issue the municipal tax bills.

Someone at Trafico should have steered you to the right window in the first place. In ‘You and the

Law in Spain,’ on pages 327-328, you can find out about the form.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952-667090

PREPARATION: Doesn’t guarantee that a good job will be found.

A lost generation…

EIGHTY per cent of Spanish youths are convinced that they will have to depend upon their families in the future.

A study carried out amongst 1,000 young men and women between 18 and 24 by the Reina Sofia Centre for Adolescence and Youth shows that they are pessimistic about their future.

Amongst the so-called ‘lost generation’ who studied to prepare for the future but now find themselves without work amidst the financial crisis, 60 per cent think it unlikely they will find or keep a job that they like within the next three years.

Fifty per cent see the chance of becoming financially self-sufficient, renting

or buying a house or having a family as ‘very difficult.’

Most of them are overwhelmed by a feeling of self-sacrifice, saying that they will have to live off their parents, without the chance of becoming independent or having their own children in the future.

According to experts, many are frustrated, because they have made an effort to prepare themselves, but have found that this doesn’t guarantee they will find a good job.

More than 80 per cent of them believe that Spain will be in the same situation or worse off than it is now within a year’s time.

OPINION & COMMENT

Just not the place I fell in love with AS we all know, many expat Brits have decided to move back to the UK since the ‘crisis’ began.

We assume that this is mainly for economic reasons and homesickness, but I wonder if there is another underlying reason – how Spain itself has changed.

Because the Spain we moved to 10 years ago is virtually unrecognisable.

Part of our decision to come and live here permanently was to enjoy the laid-back lifestyle and laissez-faire attitude to life, but so much of that has now gone.

Apart from the fact that the Spanish taxman is out to squeeze us for every centimo – as in the declaration of worldwide assets – so much else has changed, not necessarily for the better.

No doubt much is down to Euro regulation, but we now have things like the smoking ban, which is soon to be followed by an e-cigarette ban, intensified ITV checks on the car, the intimidating Guardia Civil Trafico, etc, etc.

I wonder if any of your other readers agree?

John Edwards, Denia (Alicante)

A better way REGARDING the recent article about a pro-abortion collective painting graffiti on the justice minister’s house in Nerja (Issue 1488), I would like to say that, although I agree with their cause, in no way do I agree with their action.

If it is about defending the right for women to make choices about the circumstances in which they give birth, there are better ways to do it.

Covering the house of a member of the government with graffiti and, what is worse, insulting the Christian faith by mocking its symbols, does little favour to women.

Instead of giving biological, ethical or even religious

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European Union. Jim refused to be taken in by the duplicity of that unelected cabal and its winsome, worrisome ways.

International finance is a hot potato. It and the European Central Bank’s smoke and mirrors is designed to confuse we ordinary plebeians. Not with the likes of Jim Collins around.

He showed us the EU magician’s tricks.

Enjoy those beautiful meadows, Jim, where you now sing to lyres. ‘Death is the starlit strip between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow.’

Mike Walsh (By email)

Gas charges

We stopped for a coffee at the Hotel Lake Vinuela. This was the serene scene that greeted us from the lawn.

By David Worboys, Nerja (Malaga) reasons, those who want to abolish abortion would turn to these acts to defend their position, claiming whoever goes against them is a radical.

Abortion is too important an issue for disrespectful action which, despite the initial intention, makes people focus on other things.

It’s about time for both proand anti-abortion groups to sit down and discuss the topic in order to reach an agreement which would result in a law that lasts more than a government’s term in office.

John Westgate, Torremolinos, (Malaga)

What crisis?

IT’S good to see that the Spanish reportedly intend to spend more in the sales this year.

Although they won’t spend as much as before the start of the financial crisis, it will help to boost the economy.

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However, is it just me, or does it seem that some people have never really stopped spending?

Or maybe I just didn’t pay as much attention before.

Almost every weekend I go to a local mall to do my grocery shopping in the supermarket, but all of the boutiques seem to be swarming with people; they come out loaded down with shopping bags, and they then go for a meal in one of the restaurants in the mall.

Admittedly it’s quieter on weekdays, except for the evenings, but I’m talking about

a normal area, not somewhere like Puerto Banus.

It seems that while the financial crisis has hit some people so hard they are forced to go to charities for help, others seem unaware of its existence.

Not only that, but despite the constant reports of falling birthrates in Spain, there seem to be people with young children and babies everywhere.

Great news, but it makes me wonder how it is possible, and what will become of them in the future if the current climate does not improve.

Jane Standish, Fuengirola (Malaga)

Sad farewell I WAS much saddened on hearing of the passing of columnist Jim Collins. The EWN has a reputation for good communicative writers and Jim was certainly one of the best.

He had a cynical eye on the

I SAW on your website an article entitled ‘What can we expect from 2014’. You refer to butane gas bottles remaining at the set price of €17.50.

Do you know if it is legal for outlets to sell ‘butanos’ at a higher price? My local petrol station in Pizarra charges €19.10, while at the other local petrol station it is €18.50. Friends who live in the nearby town of Cartama only pay the official price of €17.50. By the time I drive further afield for cheaper gas bottles, I have spent the difference in petrol!

I don’t understand these huge differences and have been led to understand that they can only be sold at the official price. However, arguing with the employees at the local petrol station gets me nowhere; they say that is the price that they charge. Full stop.

Also a big ‘thank you’ to the Euro Weekly for keeping us informed with so much local news and handy tips.

Jane Peopleton, Pizarra (Malaga)

Film help wanted I AM a writer living in Roquetas and trying to make contact with film-makers in the region.

Despite letters and emails to various people in the cultural office at Almeria and Roquetas, not a single one has replied.

Can you help?

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The Notebook (Film, 2004) Rich girl Allie is swept off her feet by carpenter Noah, but her mum disapproves of the match.

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9:40am Chronicle 11:15am The Mummy 1:25pm The Mummy Returns 3:40pm The Scorpion King 5:15pm The Darkest Hour 6:50pm The Mummy 9:00pm The Mummy Returns 11:15pm The Scorpion King 12:50am Commando 2:25am Underworld: Awakening 4:05am K-19: The Widowmaker

SkyMoviesDrama/ 5:00am Evita

BBC3/ 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 8:30pm Doctor Who 9:15pm Doctor Who 10:00pm Sherlock 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am Live at the Electric 1:15am American Dad! 1:40am American Dad! 2:00am Uncle 2:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:30am Live at the Electric 4:00am Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2011

Doctor Who (Science Fiction Series) BBC 3 from 8:30pm to 9:15pm The Doctor gets a stetson and a gun, and finds himself the reluctant marshal of a Western town under siege by a relentless cyborg, who goes by the name of the Gunslinger. But who is he, and what does he want? The answer seems to lie with the mysterious Kahler-Jex, an alien doctor whose initial appearance is hiding a dark secret.

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9:50am The Decoy Bride 11:25am Best Man Down 1:05pm Return 2:50pm Sparkle 4:50pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin 7:00pm Trouble with the Curve 9:00pm The Notebook 11:10pm Ruby Sparks 1:00am 10 Years 2:45am Against the Ropes 4:45am Hello, Dolly!

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Proms Chamber Music 9:00pm Paul Tortelier at the BBC 10:00pm Born to be Wild: The 11:00pm Alice Cooper: Brutally Live 12:30am Guitar Heroes at the BBC 1:30am Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock

2:30am Alice Cooper: Brutally Live 4:00am Guitar Heroes at the BBC

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7:00am Preview 7:45am Sodom and Gomorrah 10:10am Life on Earth 11:05am Life on Earth 12:00pm Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain 12:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 1:00pm The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 2:00pm The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 3:00pm The A-Z of TV Cooking 3:45pm Ensign Pulver 5:30pm Masters Snooker 7:00pm Flog It! 8:00pm Masters Snooker 11:30pm QI XL 12:15am Howl 1:35am Snooker

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9:30pm Take Me Out 10:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:45pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am Burn after Reading 1:45am Jackpot247 4:00am Ladette to Lady Australia 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

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6:20pm You've Been Framed!

6:50pm You've Been Framed!

7:20pm You've Been Framed!

7:50pm The Incredible Hulk 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm The Incredible Hulk 10:00pm The World is Not Enough 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The World is Not Enough 12:35am The Magaluf Weekender 1:35am Duplicity 2:35am FYI Daily 2:40am Duplicity

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6:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 7:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 7:55pm The Simpsons 8:55pm Jumanji 11:00pm The Kumars 12:00am Road Wars 2:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Inside Gatwick

SkyMoviesComedy/ 7:05am National Lampoon's

Christmas Vacation 8:45am Scary Movie 3 10:15am Ghostbusters II 12:05pm Identity Thief 2:00pm Dark Shadows 3:55pm Snow Day 5:30pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 7:10pm Ghostbusters II 9:00pm Identity Thief 11:00pm A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas 12:35am Dark Shadows

• Jason Bateman • Melissa McCarthy

2:30am Scary Movie 3 4:00am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas 5:30am Snow Day

SkyMoviesDrama/ 7:15am Black Gold 9:30am Moonlight Mile 11:30am Beautiful Creatures 1:40pm Dark Horse 3:15pm Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 5:30pm Darling Companion

Identity Thief (Film, 2013) (Jason Bateman) plays luckless accountant Sandy Patterson, whose life is turned upside down when he learns a woman named Diana (Melissa McCarthy) has stolen his identity - cleaning out his bank account and getting him mixed up with the law. In an effort to clear his name, Sandy travels down to Florida to apprehend Diana, but pinning down the slippery swindler is even trickier than he expected.

7:20pm Midnight in Paris 9:00pm We Bought a Zoo 11:10pm Beautiful Creatures 1:20am Tootsie 3:20am Oka! 5:10am The Remains of the Day

SkyMoviesAction/ 6:30am Prometheus Discovered 7:00am The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 10:00am The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

1:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 7:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 10:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 1:50am Crank 3:25am Anaconda 5:00am The Avengers Special 5:30am Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

BBC3/ 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth 8:15pm Top Gear 9:20pm The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:21am Family Guy 12:42am Family Guy 1:03am Family Guy 1:24am Family Guy 1:45am Family Guy 2:06am Family Guy 2:27am Family Guy 2:55am Uncle 3:25am Live at the Electric 3:55am Russell Howard's Good News 4:25am Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Film, 2005) BBC 3 from 9:20pm to 11:30pm An antique wardrobe proves the perfect hiding place for Lucy, the youngest of four Pevensie children evacuated during WWII. But the hidey-hole has a secret... it is the entrance to a wintry wonderland where a white witch rules and a courageous Lion waits to fulfil a prophecy. Fantasy adventure based on the book by C.S. Lewis.

BBC4/ 8:00pm Wild China

9:00pm A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm The Bridge 11:00pm The Bridge 12:00am Slade at the BBC 1:00am Top of the Pops

1:40am Big in America 2:40am Wild China 3:40am A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

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8:00pm Countryfile Winter Special 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The Musketeers 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather.

11:25pm Match of the Day 2 12:25am The Revolution Will be Televised 12:55am Shifty 2:20am Weatherview 2:25am BBC News

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7:00am CITV 10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal 11:20am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Inside the National Trust 1:25pm The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 2:25pm Catchphrase 3:10pm Splash!

4:40pm Dr. No 6:50pm Local News and Weather 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 9:30pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm Birds of a Feather 11:45pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories 12:45am River Monsters 1:10am The Store 3:15am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

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7:00am Beauty and the Geek 7:45am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:00pm Take Me Out 2:10pm Dinner Date Australia 3:10pm You've Been Framed!

4:10pm Free Willy 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm Free Willy 6:30pm The Perfect Storm 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm The Perfect Storm 9:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous!

10:00pm The Magaluf Weekender 11:00pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 1:10am Harold and Kumar Get the Munchies 2:10am FYI Daily 2:15am Harold and Kumar Get the Munchies 2:55am Totally You've Been Framed!

3:45am Teleshopping

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SATELLITE CHANNELS/ Sky1/ 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Sinbad 2:00pm Jumanji 4:05pm Kingdom of Plants 5:00pm Oscar Nomination Show 5:30pm The Simpsons

6:00pm Ashley Banjo's Big Town Dance 7:00pm The Kent Divers 2 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

12:00am Banshee 1:00am Wolf of Wall Street Movie Special 1:30am Nothing to Declare

SkyMoviesComedy/ 5:30am Snow Day 7:00am Wanderlust 8:40am Cool Runnings 10:20am Ted 12:10pm This is 40

•Tommy Lee Jones •Will Smith •Linda Fiorentino •Vincent D'Onofrio •Rip Torn

2:25pm Stuart Little 3:55pm Stuart Little 2 5:20pm Runaway Bride 7:20pm Cool Runnings 9:00pm Ted 11:00pm This is 40 1:20am Wanderlust 3:05am How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 5:05am Runaway Bride

Men in Black (Film, 1997) Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith (pictured) star as the titular characters with a mission to protect the Earth from the scum of the universe in this hilarious sci-fi comedy adventure, based on the cult comic book series.

The MIB is a top-secret agency set up to monitor and police alien activity on Earth, which has been designated an apolitical "neutral zone" - the galactic equivalent of Switzerland. Agents who work for the MIB have no identity and there is no record of their existence, while funding for the agency comes from patents it owns on technology confiscated from aliens: Velcro, microwave ovens and liposuction are just a handful of luxuries unthinkable without a little help from extraterrestrials.

SkyMoviesAction/ 7:15am Alexander 10:15am Men in Black 12:00pm Men in Black II 1:30pm Men in Black 3 3:20pm Bad Boys II 5:50pm Men in Black 7:30pm Men in Black II 9:00pm Men in Black 3 10:50pm Bad Boys II

SkyMoviesDrama/ 11:05am The Wolf of Wall Street Special 11:25am The First Time 1:10pm My Girl 3:00pm The Wedding Video 4:40pm The Magic of Belle Isle 6:40pm J. Edgar 9:00pm The Bodyguard 11:10pm Hyde Park on Hudson

BBC3/ 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth 8:15pm The Voice UK 9:35pm Monsters vs Aliens 11:00pm Family Guy 11:22pm Family Guy 11:45pm Uncle 12:15am American Dad! 12:37am American Dad! 1:00am Bad Education 1:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 2:30am Underage and Over the Limit 3:30am Uncle 4:00am Live at the Electric 4:30am Bad Education

Monsters vs Aliens (Film, 2009) BBC 3 from 9:35pm to 11:00pm Computer animated sci-fi thriller about young Susan Murphy who is turned into a giant monster after being struck by a meteorite. She's taken to a secret government compound where she finds she is not the only one... and they're all being lined up for a battle against invading aliens.

BBC4/ 8:00pm The Man Who Discovered Egypt 9:00pm Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses 10:00pm Point Blank 11:30pm Me and Me Dad 12:25am Nelson's Caribbean Hell-Hole: An Eighteenth Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered 1:30am The Man Who Discovered Egypt 2:30am Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock 3:30am Alice Cooper

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7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:50am Real Lives Reunited 9:20am Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 10:05am Britain and the Sea 11:05am Britain's Empty Homes 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Bowls 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Winterwatch 10:30pm Russia on Four Wheels 11:30pm Newsnight 12:18am Weather 12:20am Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow 1:20am Bowls 2:20am Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

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7:00am Emmerdale 7:25am Coronation Street 8:25am You've Been Framed!

8:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:30am Dinner Date 10:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30am The Real Housewives of Orange County 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Orange County 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm M.O.M. 10:30pm M.O.M. 11:00pm The Job Lot Sitcom set in a job centre.

11:30pm Plebs 12:00am Fake Reaction 12:50am Two and a Half Men 1:20am Two and a Half Men 1:45am Take Me Out

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BBC3/ 8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Sun, Sex and 11:00pm Uncle 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Uncle 2:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:00am Underage and Over the Limit 4:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

Family Guy (Animation, 1999) BBC 3 from 12:00am to 12:22am Animated comedy series about family life. After discovering she has a brother named Patrick whom she never knew about, Lois takes the family to meet him, only to discover he's in a mental institution. Patrick seems sane, so Lois checks him out of the asylum to live with the Griffins. Peter, urged to lose weight by his doctor, starts a Society for the Acceptance of Fat Men. But when a fat man is strangled in Quahog, Peter and his Fat Society live in terror, and fingers point to Patrick.

Step Up 4: Miami Heat (2012)

3:40pm

A street dance crew that specialise in spectacular flash mobs tries to save its neighbourhood from a ruthless developer.

Dance drama.

SATELLITE CHANNELS/ Sky1/ 7:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Modern Family 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm A League of Their Own 4:30pm Futurama 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family

7:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Modern Family 10:00pm Mad Dogs 11:00pm Banshee 12:00am Spartacus: Vengeance 1:15am Spartacus: Vengeance

SkyMoviesComedy/ 8:45am Deuce Bigalow: Male

Gigolo 10:20am The Mask 12:05pm Mr. Deeds 1:50pm The Three Stooges 3:25pm Boat Trip 5:05pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7:15pm Mr. Deeds 9:00pm The Mask 10:45pm Deuce Bigalow: Male

• Cleopatra Coleman • Misha Gabriel Hamilton • Ryan Guzman • Michael ‘Xeno’ Langebeck

Gigolo 12:25am The Three Stooges

SkyMoviesDrama/ 8:40am Intersection 10:20am Return 12:00pm Lola Versus 1:30pm Anna Karenina 3:40pm Step Up 4: Miami Heat 5:25pm Under the Tuscan Sun 7:25pm The Decoy Bride

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9:00pm Forces of Nature 11:00pm Amistad 1:40am The Oranges 3:20am Go for It!

SkyMoviesAction/ 7:00am The Grey 9:05am The Karate Kid 11:20am The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 11:40am The Bourne Legacy

2:00pm Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows Special 2:20pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 4:35pm xXx 6:50pm The Karate Kid 9:00pm The Bourne Legacy 11:20pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 1:35am Remember the Titans

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Elephant Diaries 9:00pm King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 10:00pm Project Nim 11:35pm Storyville 12:50am Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses 1:50am King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 2:50am Project Nim

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7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am The Sheriffs are Coming 8:50am Helicopter Heroes Down Under 9:20am Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 10:05am Antiques Roadshow 11:05am Britain's Empty Homes 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Bowls 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm Winterwatch 10:00pm King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight 12:18am Weather 12:20am Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow 1:20am Bowls 2:20am The Midwives 3:20am This is BBC Two 4:55am I Never Said Yes 5:45am Lizard Girl

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8:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:30am Dinner Date 10:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30am The Real Housewives of Orange County 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Orange County 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The World is Not Enough 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The World is Not Enough 12:35am Two and a Half Men 1:05am Two and a Half Men 1:35am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

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SATELLITE CHANNELS/ Sky1/ 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm A League of Their Own 4:30pm Futurama 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons

8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm Ross Kemp: Extreme World 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am A League of Their Own 1:00am A League of Their Own 2:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 5:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter

SkyMoviesComedy/ 5:35am Bed and Breakfast:

Love is a Happy Accident 7:10am The Man with Two Brains 8:45am Last Holiday 10:40am Mr Woodcock 12:10pm Liar Liar 1:40pm The Five-Year Engagement 3:45pm Anger Management 5:35pm Last Holiday 7:30pm Mr Woodcock 9:00pm Liar Liar 10:30pm The Five-Year Engagement 12:35am Anger Management 2:25am The Man with Two Brains

SkyMoviesAction/ 5:45am Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 7:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 8:05am King Kong 11:20am The Karate Kid, Part II 1:20pm Battleship 3:35pm Taken 2 5:15pm xXx2: The Next Level 7:00pm The Karate Kid, Part II 9:00pm Battleship 11:15pm Taken 2 12:50am Fire with Fire

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Winter Wipeout (Game Show, 2011) BBC 3 from 8:00pm to 9:00pm Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram present as 20 brave and chilly Brits face a new obstacle course in a snowy, winter wonderland setting.

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Legends of the Fall (Film, 1994)

•Brad Pitt •Anthony Hopkins •Aidan Quinn •Julia Ormond •Henry Thomas

4:00am How to Make Love to a Woman 5:35am Ernest Saves Christmas

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Though the destinies of the boys are very different, two forces impact on each of their lives: the Great War in Europe and the love of a young woman.

Covering several decades, the action ranges from Montana to the battlefields of Europe and adventure on the high seas.

2:30am Lockout 4:15am The Delta Force

SkyMoviesDrama/ 5:00am The Cup 7:00am Anastasia 8:50am Legends of the Fall 11:10am Losing Isaiah 1:05pm 13 Going on 30 2:50pm First Night 4:50pm Sparkle 6:50pm Rock of Ages 9:00pm Now is Good 10:45pm 13 Going on 30 12:30am Black Gold 2:45am As Cool as I Am 4:25am Giant

9:00pm Re-Meet the Ancestors Iron.

10:00pm Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness 11:00pm The Man Who Discovered Egypt 12:00am Wild China

TCM/ 8:25am Gunsmoke 9:30am Good Day for a Hanging 11:05am The Last Stagecoach West 12:25pm The Forty-Niners 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Oregon Passage 5:35pm Gunfight at Comanche Creek 7:20pm The New Frontier 8:25pm Hellcats of the Navy 10:00pm Kiss of the Dragon 11:55pm Full Metal Jacket

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3:00am The Man Who Discovered Egypt

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Missing global-warming con men LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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SEE the global-warming bunch of state-funded con men have been conspicuous by their absence of late!

With temperatures plunging to all-time lows all over the Northern Hemisphere they must be kicking themselves for not choosing global freezing as their vehicle for squeezing taxpayers’ money into their own conniving coffers. Why don’t we all get real?

I’m no astronomer but even I know the world spins on a slight tilt, which over time creates environmental changes. Hence the Ice Age, oceans turning into deserts and so forth. If you’ll pardon the pun, it is global spinning, not global warming that causes the problems.

The only environmental damage to our existence has

POLLUTION: The real Armageddon. been caused by pollution, smog, acid rain, etc.

Above all, and I say it again, the downright criminal release of radiation into our atmosphere is the real Armageddon. This toxic noose has spread all around the planet, trapped under the layer of ozone for another thousand years or more. The results of this global disaster can be seen by the vast increase in tumours now sprouting like mutating mushrooms on ever-increasing numbers of our human race.

It is a disgrace that charities have to be set up to pay for research into cures for this abominal disease. The countries responsible for this outrage should be centrally funding all research into possible cures and spending whatever it takes.

Even if it costs billions, the money is a drop in the ocean compared to the vast reserves held by these countries. But that’s not the game, is it? Of course it isn’t. The money men who run our planet, those that

can buy and sell countries if they so wish, want us all to think that if it wasn’t for our efforts nothing would be done. Keeps us all occupied, ya see. These secretive people want us to think we’re all doing a wonderful job, which of course we are.

The problem is it’s all totally unnecessary. They could fund the whole operation and not even make a dent. Makes ya sick, dunnit? We’re all at the mercy of a few multi-trillionaires. They don’t care who are elected as presidents or prime ministers, or to any other governmental office, for that matter. They simply shift their money to where it is most beneficial to them. You never see them; they make their decisions in secret. The rest of us minions are merely taking part in a game.

Pawns scuttling around thinking that anything we do really makes a difference. Sorry, folks we’re all expendable. Have a nice day!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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LEAPY LETTERS

Back on full form…

GREAT to see you back in full form this week, Loopy - sorry, Leapy with your vitriolic rhetoric about immigration (Issue 1488).

I was becoming concerned that, in your dotage, you were losing your touch. I had even found myself almost agreeing with you on the odd occasion over the past few months.

Worrying days indeed!

It must have been a great disappointment to you when the floodgates opened and only an insignificant number of Romanians and Bulgarians trickled in.

Keep up the venom, Leapy. I enjoy a good laugh every Thursday.

And don’t lose the faith.

David Bayliss, Rambla de Oria, (Almeria)

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American Dad! (Animation) BBC 3 from 12:45am to 1:07am Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. Stan spends some quality father-son time with Steve at the local zoo, but things go horribly wrong when Steve slips into a gorilla exhibit. Roger bets Hayley that he can become a great country singer and sets out to write the most heartbreaking song of all time.

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1793: French King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.

1901: The longest reigning queen in British history, Queen Victoria, dies aged 81.

1919: The ban on the sale, production, importation and transportation of alcoholic drinks in the US comes into force after the ratification of the 18th Amendment.

1950: British author George Orwell dies in London after battling three years against tuberculosis.

1953: A prototype Chevrolet Corvette is unveiled at the General Motors Motorama auto show in New York City.

1958: Members of a joint Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition who set off from opposite ends of the continent join up at the South Pole.

1961: John F Kennedy becomes the youngest ever elected president of the US. 1966: Indira Gandhi becomes head of the Congress Party and thus prime minister of India.

1966: A B-52 bomber returning to its base in North Carolina (US) accidentally drops three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the Spanish town of Palomares after colliding with a KC-135 jet tanker.

1970: Muammar Gaddafi becomes Libya’s Prime Minister four months after a bloodless coup d’état.

1979: Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran and his wife, Empress Farah, flee into exile after months of protests against his regime.

1991: The Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Storm, starts in Iraq.

1993: American actress Audrey Hepburn dies near her home in Lausanne, Switzerland, aged 63.

1994: 54 people die after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles (US).

1996: Yasser Arafat is elected leader of Palestine.

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.’

Ingrid Bergman (1915 – 1982), Swedish actress who starred in European and American films.

World of English Seen in an Indian maternity ward:

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Starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skasgard and Joana Vanderham. Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Run 98 mins. Rated 15.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. People change their minds, technology doesn't work, phone calls don't come. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don't. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. What is needed now is a comfort blanket and someone to put it around you.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of last year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point.

Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking.

Although you will need patience in abundance as the week progresses, take one thing at a time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark.

They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating.

Altogether, this week is for the generations to come together and find a common cause. Teenagers seeking answers should ask grandparents.

H ex a g r a m

SUSANNA and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo and the much younger bartender Lincoln, the shuffling of Maisie from household to household becomes more and more callous, the consequences more and more troubling.

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Trust your instincts when making judgments in the months ahead, particularly when meeting new people. Should you feel concern, then sidestep and look ahead.

DARTED

SETTLE

DRINKS

SPEEDS

INTEND

STATES

MELTED

STEEDS

MENDED (10)

STITCH

MUSTER

TESTED

REELED

THRUST

RESENT

TRAMPS

RETAIN

TUCKED

SCREWS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Elapse, 5 Turret, 9 Behave, 13 Tracer, 17 Addict,

2 Rascal, 3 Neater, 6 Fixate, 7 Warmth, 10 Muscle, 11 Bureau, 14 Reveal, 15 Dilate, 18 Strand, 19 Bodies

4 Swerve, 8 Estate, 12 Ideate, 16 Statue,

Your Stars

January 16: Kate Moss, 40. English supermodel.

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

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only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying. Should you be thinking of taking on a commitment, have clear ideas of how it will be managed.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when.

Taking charge of your own time is liberating. Someone has to make the decisions, why not you?

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counter-productive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea.

Staying in the same old rut has not served you in the past and will not do so now. Get a few days away and it will help to free your thoughts.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to

1. Who were Cynthia Powell, Mary Cox, Patti Boyd and Linda Eastman?

2. What was the title of the Beatles’ first UK number one hit single?

3. What is Sir Paul McCartney’s real first name?

4. Premiered in the UK in July 1964, what was the title of the Beatles’ first film, a black-and-white comedy directed by Richard Lester?

5. Released in August 1968, what was the title of the Beatles’ first single on their record label, Apple Records?

6. What were the names of (a) the original regular drummer with the Beatles who was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962 and (b) the Beatles’ original bassist who left the band in 1962 to pursue his career as an artist?

7. Which Beatle co-wrote, with Eric Clapton, and played electric guitar on the Cream’s 1969 hit single Badge, under the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso?

8. Which order of chivalry was (controversially) awarded to all four members of the Beatles in June 1965?

9. What was the title of the book by John Lennon, first published in March 1964? It was the first solo Beatle project in any form, consisting of short stories and poems and line drawings, often surreal and always nonsensical.

10. What was the name of the Texan-born musician who joined the Beatles on keyboards from January 1969, having been recruited by George Harrison, partly with a view to deter bickering among the band?

Nonagram

January 17: Betty White, 92.

American actress. She is the only actress surviving from the cast of TV series Golden Girls.

January 19: Logan Lerman, 22.

American actor.

10-Star Quiz THE FAB FOUR

Pep Guardiola, born January 18, 1971. He is a Spanish football manager and former player. As a player, he spent most of his career in FC Barcelona, winning one Championsʼ League among other titles. In 2008, he signed in as Barcelonaʼs manager winning 13 trophies during the four seasons in charge. He is currently the manager of German club Bayern Munich. entertain is sure to be successful after the sixteenth. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential. Do not assume that all will go according to plan. Having been forewarned, you will have plan B ready. Take a suggestion to make fast money with a pinch of salt.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental well-being. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip.

Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong. There is no soft option when it comes to self-control but the rewards are amazing.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be

TARGET:

January 20: Gary Barlow, 42.

English singer-songwriter, frontman of British pop group Take That.

Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 14 Excellent: 17

January 21: Emma Bunton, 38. British pop singer and member of girl group Spice Girls.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION January 22: Linda Blair, 54.

American actress who played the role of possessed child, Regan, in the film The Exorcist. heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over. Eye contact, simple speech, humour, a smile: all will help to oil the wheels of achievement.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn't be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. Someone who is supposed to help you proves more of an irritation than a saviour, and you may wish that you had stuck with the manual. This is a week to try to keep life simple.

cope, corp, coup, crop, deep, dope, dorp, drop, dupe, peer, pore, pour, prod, puce, pure, purr, rope, coped, coper, coupe, creep, crepe, croup, doper, drupe, duper, epode, pedro, perdu, pored, proud, prude, puree, purer, repro, roped, roper, rupee, creped, poured, pourer, pureed, purred, recoup, proceed, procure, produce, prouder, procured, producer, recouped, PROCEDURE, REPRODUCE

Word Ladder LIFE

BELT

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

You must only change one letter at a time.

LIFE WIFE WILE WILT WELT BELT

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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 (MENDED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

1. THE BEATLES’ FIRST WIVES, 2. FROM ME TO YOU (Please, Please Me only reached number two), 3. JAMES, 4. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, 5. HEY JUDE, 6. (A) PETE BEST, (B) STUART SUTCLIFFE, 7. GEORGE HARRISON, 8. MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE), 9. IN HIS OWN WRITE, 10. BILLY PRESTON

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Unscramble the name of a famous Greek philosopher: GRAPH’S A TOY

Across 1 Transport needed by Santa, his leg is broken (6) 4 Missouriʼs cattle is in Russia (6) 7 Eccentric saved rope for spy (9) 9 Arab state within Romania (4) 10 Move at once for the butter (4) 11 Where boats may be seen made of tin and aluminium (5) 13 Chemical tester finding uranium in illuminated manuscript (6) 14 Tone down safety first repeatedly (6) 15 Saint carrying tungsten alloy (6) 17 Making a big effort with 10 dismissed (3,3) 19 Flower is found within 24 hours (5) 20 Fish swallowing end of anglerʼs line (4) 22 Back-seat model displayed grief (4) 23 Iʼm sure ten became insurgents (9) 24 Animals made to rest (6) 25 Cooked small trout for the coaches (6)

Unscramble the name of a type of confectionery (one word): CUTHBERT’S COT FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: PYTHAGORAS, BUTTERSCOTCH

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characters (9) 8 Stops open for a change, then schedules for a later date (9) 11 Better crude compound (5) 12 Small owl, young, somewhat humble (5) 15 Famous actor in a cop flick (6)

16 Incursions outside quiet but turbulent area of a river (6) 17 Just one facet of the view (6) 18 Sums for children, including a little algebra (6) 21 Expected to carry piano for cheat (4) 22 Underwriter reveals legal document (4)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents H and 25 represents C, so fill in H every time the figure 3 appears and C 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.

Across 1 Become separated (6) 4 Has confidence in (6) 9 Wear away (7) 10 Award (5) 11 File a claim against (3) 12 Small parrot (8) 14 Belonging to the stars (6) 15 Chief (6) 18 Result (8) 20 Donkey (3) 23 Hospital worker (5) 24 Last (7) 25 Discover (6) 26 School work (6)

Down 1 Joins in space (5) 2 Unbearable physical pain (7) 3 Wooden shoe (4) 5 Recurring again and again (8) 6 Beam (5) 7 Refuge (7) 8 Wild (5) 13 Most distant (8) 14 Arms depot (7) 16 Journals (7) 17 Domineering (5) 19 Words to a song (5) 21 Austere (5) 22 Incite (4)

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

Answers: A kick in the teeth, Nothing on Earth

Down 1 An educational institution for lots of swimmers (6) 2 Russian czar who features in Gilbert and Sullivan operetta (4) 3 Has Japanese money in African animals (6) 4 Hot curry creating dramas (6) 5 Toil, thatʼs what lumberjacks do after the Sabbath (4) 6 Building a new town, itʼs immoral (6) 7 Soil burrowers or the warm

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Deflated, 5 Kilo, 9 Curious, 10 Extol, 11 Saint, 12 Tussock, 13 Munich, 15 Dampen, 18 Seminar, 20 Adore, 22 Nylon, 23 Glacier, 24 Yarn, 25 Kestrels.

Down: 1 Ducks, 2 Foreign, 3 Aloft, 4 Ersatz, 6 Intro, 7 Oilskin, 8 Persia, 13 Masonry, 14 Canine, 16 Promise, 17 Brogue, 19 Molar, 20 Abaft, 21 Earls.

QUICK Across: 1 Scheme, 4 Optic, 8 Relic, 9 Partner, 10 Endorse, 11 Bore, 12/18 Dry ice, 14 Hymn, 15 Espy, 21 Once, 23 Narrate, 25 Piccolo, 26 Inept, 27 Ready, 28 Ignore.

Down: 1 Screen, 2 Holiday, 3 Macaroni, 4 Ogre, 5 Tango, 6 Cornet, 7 Speed, 13 Yearning, 16 Placebo, 17 Cooper, 19 Enjoy, 20 Gentle, 22 Cocoa, 24 Copy.

Across 1 Salvia (4) 3 Used (second-hand) (5) 8 Housewife (3,2,4) 9 To be (changeable or temporary state) (5) 10 Silver (metal) (5) 12 Artichoke (9) 14 Latón (metal) (5) 15 Dentro de (4)

Down 1 Cacerola (8) 2 Gigante (5) 4 Perro pastor (8) 5 Day (3) 6 Factories (8) 7 Shoemaker (8) 11 Otra vez (5) 13 Coche (automóvil) (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Amigo, 3 Sauce, 5 Eat, 7 Evening, 9 True, 10 Both, 13 Nublado, 14 Sol, 15 Siete, 16 Sapos.

Down: 1 Aceitunas, 2 Oler, 3 Shed, 4 Eggshells, 6 Thumb, 8 Idols, 11 Vale, 12 Logs.

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1. Prince George of Cambridge (Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) Little needs to be said about the pregnancy watched ‘round the world. After his grandfather Charles and father William, little George Alexander Lewis of Cambridge (born July 22, 2013) is third in the line of succession to the throne of his greatgrandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

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2. Leonor de Borbon (Felipe and Letizia, Prince and Princess of Asturias) Leonor’s birth goes a few years back, but Spaniards and foreign residents alike will remember her birth on October 31, 2005. Now eight-years-old, Leonor is second to succeed to the Spanish throne after her father.

According to the 1978 Constitution, she will eventually become Queen of Spain if her parents do not produce a male heir.

3. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) The Associated Press called her “the most anticipated baby since Jesus Christ.” The frenzy surrounding baby Shiloh’s birth in May 2006 prompted Pitt and Jolie to escape to Namibia for her to be born. Shiloh’s first photos were sold for a reported $7.6 million (€5.58 million) to Britain’s Hello and America’s People magazines.

4. Martin Casillas Carbonero (Iker Casillas and Sara Carbonero) Little Martin Casillas Carbonero is the first Spanish celebrity baby of 2014. He was born on Friday, January 3, to the Real Madrid goalkeeper dad and sports journalist mum at the celebrityfavoured Clinica Ruber Internacional hospital in Madrid. He is the couple’s first child.

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Posh and Becks’ first son was born Brooklyn Joseph back in March 1999 in Westminster, London.

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Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty. To Abdullah, Pari is everything. More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her.

In this tale revolving around not just parents and children, but brothers

and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honour and sacrifice for one another.

And especially how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most.

Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe - from Kabul to Paris to

ever win an Academy Award and to be given a star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was a bit of a smack in the face, then, when Cruz gave birth in the United States and not in Spain.

Leonardo Bardem was born in January 2011 in Los Angeles.

San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos - the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful.

into the world a year ago in January 2013. The young Pique was born in Barcelona where the family lives.

10. Baby girl Andre (Peter Andre and Emily MacDonagh) And finally, the world welcomes British TV personality Peter Andre and Emily MacDonagh’s daughter born on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset. She is Andre’s third child and MacDonagh’s first.

6. Louise Brown (World’s first test-tube baby) The birth of the planet’s first ‘test-tube’ baby in 1978 reverberated around the globe. Little Louise’s birth enabled infertile couples to have children for the first time through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Robert Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his IVF research.

Most anticipated: Shiloh JoliePitt (above) and Third in line: Prince George (above left).

5. Milan Pique Mebarak (Gerard Pique and Shakira) Barcelona footballer Pique, 26, and Colombian pop singer Shakira, 36, welcomed their son Milan

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7. Suri Cruise (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes) With Holmes conversion from Catholicism to Scientology before her wedding to Cruise, there was significant speculation surrounding the birth of the couple’s first (and only) child, born in April 2006. Of special interest was whether Holmes would stick to the controversial religion’s ‘silent birth’ philosophy where physical movements and sounds are restricted.

8. Leonardo Bardem (Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz) Penelope Cruz is the first Spanish actress to

Brooklyn Beckham: Born in 1999.

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Boggled 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.

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Average: 18

Just Joking

Good: 23 Very good: 34

My wife is never satisfied. Yesterday she complained that I never make breakfast in bed. Today she’s complaining because I put our bed in the kitchen.

Q: Why don’t they play poker in the jungle?

A: Too many cheetahs.

Excellent: 42

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

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Electricity prices going up again?

With electricity bills already up 60 per cent in five years the power companies threatened another 11 per cent rise. Do you think that was justified and would you be able to cope? Would you have to make savings elsewhere, or keep the heating down? Was the government right to peg the rise at 2.3 per cent?

CAROL DEAN, aged 66, lives in Albox (Almeria). She has a good handle on her own energy usage, saying, “I have got a white meter so I do all my washing and ironing or use anything that uses a lot of electricity in that time period.”

Her opinion is that the government did the right thing by keeping the increase low: “They should have stopped any rises altogether.” For her part, she does what she can, saying that “it is a question of turning off lights to save energy.” Using alternative energy also helps.

The opinion of Keith Roberts in Arboleas (Almeria) is that “we are part solarpowered so our power bills are quite low compared to other people.” The 63-yearold retiree states, “I don’t think 2.3 per cent is extortionate, I wouldn’t say we would have to cut STEVE BALL: Everything is going up.

STREET TALK back on any luxuries.”

Then there are those on the other side of the spectrum. Any price increase on electricity would affect retirees Steve and Jennie Hollarn from Los Dolses (Alicante), but Steve thinks the proposed 11 per cent would have been disastrous for consumers: “It’s too high and out of most people’s reach.

“A lot of people are struggling at the moment anyway.”

He also thinks the government should step in to prevent such steep rises: “The problem is that Iberdrola has the monopoly and there is little competition.”

Steve Ball, aged 61, also from Los Dolses

(Alicante), said rises in electricity price, no matter how big or small, affect everyone: “I’ve just gone and bought a gas fire because bills are so high.

Everything is going up but wages haven’t gone up to match all these price increases. I’ve been here 11 years so I don’t know about UK comparisons, but they are maybe trying to stay in line with the UK. It’s definitely not as cheap now to live here.”

The solution, according to Mariasun Uribe in Alhaurin de la Torre (Malaga), is to “pursue alternative energy sources as much as possible. The government will always make decisions people are not in agreement with.

“The best thing to do for oneself is to go with wind or solar power, which we haven’t done yet, but maybe one day we will.”

CAROL DEAN: Government should stop rises. KEITH ROBERTS: Doesn’t think increase is extortionate.

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Get juicing this winter JUICING is a great way of getting essential vitamins and nutrients in to your body and with so many different combinations and options to try, there is a taste to suit everyone For maximum health benefits, make sure you include the some of the following: Kale: a low-calorie vegetable that is rich in antioxidants and vitamins A, C and K. It is a good source of potassium and aids in muscle and heart health.

Ginger: adding ginger to juice recipes can reduce nausea and stomach distress and can improve the body’s ability to absorb nutrients.

Lemons: rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, lemons also contain beta carotene which supports eye health and helps protect bones from osteoporosis.

Blueberries: often described as a ‘super food’ they are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C and juicing with blueberries can help the body overcome urinary tract infections.

Cinnamon: helps the body fight off colds and mild bacterial infections. Adding cinnamon may JUICES: There is a taste to suit everyone. also help control blood sugar levels and reduce joint pain.

Smoking food - list updated THE European Union has updated the list of wood and materials that can be used for smoking food.

These include oak, walnut, maple, ash, birch and cherry-wood, with beech being the basis for this type of food flavouring.

Thought to have originated in prehistoric times to preserve food, smoking today is a technique used to flavour mainly fish and meat.

Other ingredients that can be smoked are cheeses, sauces, bread, cereals, pasta, snacks, desserts and even beverages.

The list drawn by the European Union shows how to smoke food, shedding light on this interesting but often unknown process.

It has a validity of 10 years, after which the European Union will have to reappraise and update it to guarantee it complies with the highest safety standards.

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BEER TYPES: Lager is the most popular.

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Sales of British beer on decline THE British beer market has found itself to be in a state of flux.

Although the amount of people drinking beer has remained broadly the same in 2013 compared to the previous year, the actual amount being consumed has decreased.

According to a survey carried out by market researcher Mintel, some 31 per cent of beer drinkers in the UK claim to be drinking less beer than they were a year ago.

This downturn is also reflected in volume sales, with a year on year decrease of 3.4 per cent in 2013.

This means beer went from 4.24 billion litres sold in 2012 to 4.09 billion in 2013.

Lager is the most popular type of beer, with 58 per cent of adults drinking it in the last six months of 2013.

It is also the only type of beer to be drunk more at home than outside, with 47 per cent of people enjoying the drink at home.

However, craft beer is experiencing a boom in the British market.

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Ten recommendations of the Mediterranean diet

TYPICAL DISH: Only of the Valencia region.

Paella myths

MANY tourists that come to Spain for holidays think that ‘paella’ is a typical Spanish dish and that it is served everywhere in Spain with the same quality.

Go to Valencia and the local population will disabuse them of their ‘misconception.’

The locals insist that paella is in fact a dish that is only ‘typical’ of the

Valencia region, not Spain as a whole. And, they will claim, that paellas cooked in other parts of Spain, unless in a restaurant specialising in Valencian dishes, will never be the same quality as paella ordered in any village of the Valencian Community.

But whether a matter of regional pride or not, paella is worth trying everywhere in Spain!

1) Use olive oil as your principal additional oil. It is rich in vitamin E, beta-carotene and monounsaturated acids that have cardio protective properties.

2) Eat plant foods in abundance: fruits, vegetables, legumes, mushrooms and nuts. They are the main source of vitamins, minerals and fibre in our diets and give us at the same time, a lot of water. They can also prevent cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer.

3) Bread and food from cereals (pasta and rice) should be part of the daily diet. They are essential for its carbohydrate composition and provide the energy for our daily activities.

4) The less processed, fresh and seasonal foods are the most appropriate. This allows us to consume them at their best moment, both in terms of nutrient intakes and for their aroma and taste.

5) Consume daily milk products, mainly cheese and

VITAMINS: Rich in olive oil, fruit and vegetables. yoghurt. They are a good source of calcium, high quality protein, vitamin B2, retinol and vitamin D.

6) Red meat should be consumed in moderation and better as part of stews and other recipes. Processed meats only in small amounts as an ingredient in sandwiches.

7) Eat lots of fish, but eggs in moderation. Oily fish consumption is recommended at least once or twice a week because its fat has properties against cardiovascular diseases. Eggs contain high quality protein, fats and many vitamins and minerals, it is recommended to have three or four eggs a weeks as a substitute to meat.

8) Fresh fruit should be the usual dessert. Sweets and pastries should be eaten occasionally.

9) Water is the quintessential drink in the Mediterranean. Wine must be taken in moderation and with meals.

10) Physical activity every day, because it is as important as eating properly to maintain health.

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ONTH by month from now until June the various seasonal varieties of citrus fruits will be coming

ripe enough to pick.

Sometimes one wonders what to do with all the fruit as often neighbours have good crops as well.

So here are some ideas.

• Lemons, oranges and grapefruits - extract and freeze the juice in plastic beakers or by the jug full in plastic bags.

• Ecological tangerines are not only contaminant free but they are also

sweeter and have thinner skins than other citrus fruits. One can therefore chop and freeze whole fruits for using for tangerine jellies or mixing into trifles or cheesecake mixes.

• Marmalades can be made, a kilo of sugar to each kilo of fruit, using individual types of fruits oranges, tangerines, mandarins, lemons,

limes, kumquats or grapefruits - or mixtures of two or more types.

• That old fashioned treat of lemon curd is also easy to make if you have a good crop.

• If you enjoy curries and are lucky enough to have a productive lime tree, make lime chutney.

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From desserts to different salads From Page 53 can be easily made and both can be attractively stored and served in hollowed out oranges and lemons.

• Reflecting back into the far past, my grandmother used to make a lemon and orange syrup and also candied orange and lemon peel.

• If you have a tray drier then dried citrus slices can be made as inexpensive snacks. Dried tangerine, mandarin and orange slices can be half dipped in chocolate to make a tasty after dinner offering with infusions, coffee and liqueurs.

• Thinking of liqueurs, brandy, whisky, anise and

WATER ICE: Make using orange or lemon and top with ice cream.

aguardiente can all be interestingly flavoured by adding a few thin slices of peel into the bottles.

Likewise bottles of white wine if treated and drunk within two days.

• Prepare orange or tangerine, tomato and dried salt cod salads as a change from just green salads or tomato, lettuce and onion salads.

• The small fruits of kumquats and limequats can be bottled in brandy or rum for adding to desserts.

• Make and freeze an orange sauce for later use when cooking a duck.

• Give all your silver a spring clean if not done for

Christmas by rubbing the surface with the cut face of half a lemon, then leaving for a few minutes before rinsing off and drying.

• Start to have a refreshing lemon or orange infusion, perhaps with ginger and honey, first thing in the morning in place of a first cup of coffee or tea.

If anyone has other uses we would be pleased to hear from you. Please send them to gardening inspain@hotmail.com.

If you have yet to have good crops of citrus fruit, review the practical guidelines for selecting and planting, pruning, feeding, spraying, and watering citrus trees given in Chapter 4.2 of ‘Growing healthy fruit in Spain - from strawberries to oranges and water melons.’ © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain. com January 2014.

MARMALADE: Can be made using oranges, tangerines, mandarins or a mixture.

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An Energy Certificate is essential ENERGY Performance Certificates (EPCs) were introduced in Spain in June 2013.

From that moment on, having a home energy certificate has been compulsory in order to sell or rent it, or if it has been recently refurbished.

With the growing desire for energy-saving and sustainable housing, it is essential to show potential buyers and tenants this certificate before signing a contract. In this way the best information is always provided.

The document has its origin in a directive from the European Union, and thus it must be used in Spain as well as in the remaining member states.

Having an EPC doesn’t necessarily imply that a house is energy efficient, but it provides valuable information in order to improve this aspect.

An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), and in fact could have an

BANESTO PREMISES: One of the latest purchases by Amancio Ortega.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: A certificate could influence the price of a property. influence on the price of the property.

The more energy efficient a house is, the higher its value will be in the market place.

Apartment buildings will have to have a Building Assessment Report from 2019.

The new Urban Refurbishment, Regeneration and Renovation Law established that this report must inform about the building’s energy efficiency.

This document will be valid for houses and commercial premises alike.

Inditex owner buys emblematic buildings SPAIN’s richest person, Amancio Ortega, has expanded his property portfolio by buying two emblematic buildings in Barcelona and Valencia.

The co-founder of clothing giant Inditex has bought the former headquarters of Banesto bank on Barcelona’s Plaza de Cataluña, and a building in Calle Colon in Valencia.

Both buildings serve as premises for two stores selling devices from computer giant Apple Inc, otherwise known as Apple Store.

Coincidentally, or maybe not, Amancio Ortega also bought a

building hosting an Apple Store in Paris’s Carrousel du Louvre.

Ortega bought his Barcelona building from Sareb, a company responsible for managing assets transferred by the four nationalised Spanish financial institutions, for €44 million.

A bargain if taking into account that Madrid-based real estate Monteverde bought it for €110 million in 2006.

For his Valencia building, located opposite an El Corte Ingles department store and next to

several of his own clothes shops, Ortega paid a reported €23.5 million.

The third richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of €47.7 billion, Amancio Ortega is said to have been interested in expanding his property assets in Valencia for months.

In recent months, he bought a 5,200 m2 commercial and office building in New York for €70 million, as well as the Devonshire House building in London’s West End for £400 million (€480 million).

Building row closes top restaurant ONE of Spain’s Michelin star restaurants has been closed down over ‘building irregularities’.

Culler de Pau de O Grove is located on the beachfront

of San Vincente in Galicia.

It has been closed by owner and chef Javier Olleros following a complaint by a businessman which sparked a

judicial process that resulted in an order of closure and partial demolition of the building.

Olleros said he hopes to reopen in March with the

Property insurance cover in Spain LANDLORDS and tenants have different obligations under the law with regard to home insurance.

Indeed, the only one who incurs a liability is the owner

who must at least have fire insurance.

Home insurance plans cover both the building and contents and can cover one and not the other.

Under the policy, the value of the building must be set at the actual value of construction, not the current market price.

In terms of contents, it is the owner of the insured items who

chooses what he wants to insure. It is a must to keep receipts for objects covered, as well as a description, and it is recommended to provide a photograph of covered objects.

complaint being “political revenge that has nothing to do with me or my restaurant business.”

The urban illegality of the building dates back to the 1980s long before Olleros bought it and opened his award-winning restaurant.

He added: “What I do is not politics, it’s cooking but I’ve been a victim of this person who was dedicated to shoot anything that moved in the council. The result is grotesque, a nightmare for me.”

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Welcome to your forecast for January 2014 and your abilities. Believe in your goals and draw on your inner strength to become who you truly are.

By Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

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ACH month I write about how you can make the most of the month ahead, using astrology, numerology and the tarot as a unique tool to help you confidently create the life you desire and deserve. Read on to learn more about how you can create what you want this month...

Jump into January! With the new moon on January 1, this month promises to bring much-needed change. Look inside to discover your true heart’s yearning and act on your inner wisdom. This year is about becoming who you really are. Throughout January you will be given the opportunity to re-evaluate every aspect of your life, and decide whether to maintain the status quo or boldly break free. On January 14, the full moon ruled by the watery sign of cancer, brings the focus to home. Where do you feel most comfortable? How do you nurture

A NEW YEAR: Take one step at a time towards fulfilling your vision. yourself? These are questions to ask yourself around the middle of the month. The month ends with another new moon, this time ruled by the airy sign of Aquarius. Let your mind fly free and imagine your ideal life. Then take action to make this your reality.

You are number 1: January is the first month of the year and the number 1 is enabling you to empower yourself to follow your dreams. The energy of this number is helping you to put your needs first, support yourself and trust that you will be provided for when you follow your own truth. It is the number of new starts, adventure and optimism. Focus this

month only on what you want, and let the rest fall away. You may feel like you are walking your path alone at times, but know that the universe fully supports you and the changes you are making. Follow your intuition, and take one step each day towards fulfilling your vision.

Draw an ace: The number 1 relates to the ace cards in the Tarot deck. Each ace signifies a new beginning in all areas of your life. The Magician in the major arcana tarot deck reminds you that you have all the tools for success.

With the lessons learned in 2013 it is now time to move forward with your plans and know that you are capable of achieving whatever you want. You have the experience and knowledge now to create your destiny. Trust yourself

What do you want to create in 2014?

Discover how the numbers in your date of birth, and placement of the planets at your time of birth, influence your relationships, career, health and home life. With over 13 years experience of working as a Counsellor and Numerologist I can help you to become clear about what you want and how to attain your desires. I hold one-hour sessions in Palma, Mallorca. Sessions can also be held via Skype and telephone. Thirtyminute sessions cost 30€ and a one-hour session costs 50€.

Please contact me on 674 405 464 or at sally.trotman@btinternet.com Visit my website for more information: www.sallytrotman.com Here’s a testimonial from one of my clients: ‘I want to say a really big thank you for everything you have done for me whilst I have been in Palma. I can’t tell you how much you have helped me and what it means to me. You really have changed my life and the way I view myself. I feel like I have a new perspective on things and the tools I need to go forward. Thank you Sally!’ written

by Emily Harris from New Zealand.

Notice to press officers EURO WEEKLY NEWS appreciates receiving press releases from local charities, sports clubs, associations and organisations.

We realise that it can be frustrating not to see them used, but this is often because the format in which they are sent doesn’t give us time to prepare them.

While we can never guarantee publication as we receive dozens of press releases every week, following these simple guidelines will make life a little easier for us and gives press officers a better chance of seeing their work published.

• Tell us where you are to ensure your copy goes in the right edition. We have editions in Costa Blanca, Almeria, Axarquia, Costa del Sol and Mallorca, but our newsroom, where your press releases are received, is on the Costa del Sol. We do not necessarily know where bars, urbanisations or towns are located, and do not have time to look them up.

• Clarify what you are sending in the subject line of your email and which edition it is for, i.e. €3,400 donation to PAWS dog shelter – Almeria.

• Send text in a Word Document (.doc) or

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Send as an attachment, do NOT write the text you want printed in your email.

• Write your press release as a news story, using simple, concise English and don’t forget: who, where, when, what, and why.

• Use the third person and avoid comment and adjectives describing the event, unless they are in quotes. We won’t print comments like “a great time was had by all” as we can’t confirm this.

• We will only promote events which are for charity, but don’t assume that we or our readers know what your charity does. Send a BRIEF explanation each time.

• Photos should be in high resolution (300dpi+), and larger than 500kb (ideally more than 1MB).

When emailing do not reduce the photo in size.

• Do NOT include photos in a Word Document, PDF, or any other file. Send as an attachment to your email.

• Tell us who is in the photo or we won’t use it.

• When you are contacting us about a future event, DO NOT send in poster format (jpg, pdf, scanned) as we will not print a poster. Send as a Word Document with ALL the information we need written into paragraphs in a readable font, a single colour, no formatting, no photos or images.

• Remember, we come out on Thursday, but we send the papers to the printer on Tuesday (Costa Blanca North and South, Almeria) and Wednesday (Costa del Sol, Mallorca, Axarquia), so our deadline is Monday noon.

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An insight into the history of the FIFA World Cup tournament WITH the FIFA World Cup coming up in Brazil later this year, Tony Matthews looks at every World Cup tournament ever played in this series of articles THE inaugural FIFA World Cup took place in Uruguay from July 13-30, 1930.

Uruguay was selected as host nation as the country was celebrating the centenary of its first constitution. Also the national team had successfully retained the soccer title at the 1928 Olympics.

Thirteen countries entered the initial tournament - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay from South America; Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia from Europe, plus the USA.

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo. Inset: First logo.

Several European teams (including the four from Great Britain)

Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers step into the new year THE Costa Blanca mountain Walkers met again at Lleus for their annual January 1 morning walk, taken at a gentle pace.

More than 40 people assembled at 11am for a meander around the foothills of Bernia and Olta. Bernia looked as striking as ever, silhouetted against bright blue, cloudless skies.

At 2pm they arrived back at the village and set up picnic tables and chairs for a feast of goodies left over from the festivities. Several hours passed very quickly eating, drinking and chatting.

They look forward to many a good time in the

mountains this coming year with walks arranged every Wednesday and Saturday.

There are up to four walks on offer every Wednesday and Saturday of varying standards.

There are a number of easy and moderate walks of three to four hours duration and mostly on good tracks with fabulous mountain views.

You will discover quaint mountain villages, ruined castles, ice houses, Mozarabic routes and much more.

Check their website for details of the walks on offer and information about the group: www.cbmwalkers.org

refused to participate because of travelling difficulties to South

America. The 13 teams were divided into four groups (three of three,

one of four) with the winner of each group moving into the semifinals.

All the matches were played in the capital, Montevideo, the majority at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament.

The first two World Cup encounters took place simultaneously, and were won by France and the USA who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. Lucien Laurent (France) scored the first goal in World Cup finals history while USA’s goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas posted the first official ‘clean sheet’.

Argentina, Uruguay, the USA and Yugoslavia reached the semi-finals and the first two named by far the best teams in the competition qualified for the final which was won by Uruguay who defeated Argentina 4–2 before 93,000 fans in Montevideo to become the first country to lift the World Cup. One of Uruguay’s goals was scored by Hector Castro who had only one arm following an amputation when he was a 13-year-old schoolboy.

The USA took third place. *Next: The 1934 World Cup in Italy

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EVER wondered what your cat spends its time doing when you’re not around? Where do our purring pets go when they disappear through the cat flap? Armed with GPS tracking devices and micro-cameras, a team from BBC Two’s Horizon programme in collaboration with the Royal Veterinary College set off to a Surrey village to find out.

TERRITORIAL: Most cats timeshare territory to avoid confrontation.

The result? Scientists discovered the cats appeared to timeshare territory to avoid confrontation with neighbouring felines, visiting each other’s houses. Entering through the

cat flaps most would eat any food they found left in the bowls. With food around there is no need to hunt.

It appears that most cats timeshare territory with cats who live on the opposite side of the road.

They appear to avoid being out at the same time as one another, say researchers. However, the cat camfootage taken by the show also revealed squabbles over territory remained. There was also an incident with a fox and with a nest of fledglings. Cats are very territorial.

A cat behaves totally differently when leaving the cat flap. In a multi cat household they are inclined to stay together and do not go far from home. The female decides who is going to mate with her and it was found they have a broader sense of sounds than any other mammal.

Kittens not handled between four to eight weeks became feral and went out hunting. Fascinating stuff, and I look forward to more shows on similar subjects.

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Audi leads luxury segment in 2013 AUDI was the leader of the luxury car segment in Spain in 2013.

The German manufacturer led this sector for the 20th year in a row with 34,973 units sold.

This is 31.6 per cent of the Spanish luxury car market, and means that one out of three cars sold in this segment belong to Audi.

The A3 was the most sold model by Audi in 2013 with 8,736 units, followed by the A1 (6,786 units), the Q3 (4,396 units) and the Q5 (3,455).

The Q3 is manufactured in the factory Seat (currently a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group) has in Martorell (Barcelona).

Guillermo Fadda, head of Audi Spain, said 20 years of leadership of the manufacturer proved their strength in the market.

AUDI A3: Sold 8,736 units in 2013.

Car sales are showing signs of recovery CHINA led car sales in the year the Spanish market slowly started to improve.

A staggering 17.2 million

cars were sold in China during 2013, with a yearon-year increase of 17 per cent.

This placed the Asian country as the world’s top car market, ousting the United States with 9.3 per cent more in sales.

These figures are far from those registered in Spain, which present much more humble results.

In Spain, 722,703 cars were sold in 2013, according to the Spanish Car and Lorry Manufacturers Association (Anfac).

This is 3.3 per cent more than the 699,589 cars sold in 2012, and the first time sales have increased since 2010.

Back then, the Plan 2000E incentive programme helped boost car sales. And it seems sales have once again improved thanks to incentive programmes, as the PIMA Aire and PIVE ones have proven decisive to sales in 2013.

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DARTS - And Steve Bunting is the new WBD World Darts Champion. He beat Alan Norris 7-4 in the final at Lakeside to collect a cheque for £100,000 (120,000 euros).

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Grand Slam tennis back and tight at top of premiership Tony Matthews

International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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THE first Grand Slam of the year - the Australian started on Monday and Andy Murray, aiming to win his third major title - is in the top half of the draw with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

This weekend’s Premiership matches include

Arsenal-Fulham, ChelseaManchester United, Liverpool-Aston Villa, Manchester City-Cardiff and Swansea-Tottenham.

There are also full programmes in the Championship and Leagues One and Two. Next Tuesday/Wednesday the second legs of the League Cup semi-finals take place... and there is a strong possibility it could be an all-Manchester final.

FOOTBALL - There were two huge bottom-ofthe-table six-pointers in the Premiership last weekend which saw 10-man West

Ham win 2-0 at Cardiff, while struggling Fulham were hammered 4-1 at home by Sunderland for whom Adam Johnson scored a hat-trick.

Also, leaders Arsenal won 2-1 at Aston Villa on Monday. Hull lost 2-0 at home to in-form Chelsea whose goalkeeper Petr Cech made it a club record 250th clean-sheet and Manchester City won 2-0 at Newcastle, Stoke and Liverpool were involved in an eight-goal thriller where Stephen Gerrard celebrated his 650th appearance for the Merseysiders.

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FEDERER: Playing in first Grand Slam of the year.