Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 24 - 30 September 2015 Issue 1577

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24 - 30 September 2015

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British Embassy enlists Red Cross NATIONWIDE agreement signed in Valencia

British people living in Valencia are to get easier access to the services and support of the Red Cross.

This is thanks to a nationwide agreement signed by the British Ambassador, Simon Manley, and the National Vice President of the

Spanish Red Cross, Javier Gimeno.

The new agreement aims to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable UK expatriates, and their ability to access Red Cross services. It also seeks to enTurn to Page 4 courage

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Man jailed for killing his wife A 48-YEAR-OLD man named as Oumar Fofana has admitted in court to killing his wife at their home in Paiporta, Valencia, tragically in front of their 11-year-old son and was subsequently sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for murder.

Police intercepted the brutal aggressor as he attempted to flee the home after he had physically assaulted his wife by throwing a kitchen stool at her and then proceeded to stab her repeatedly with a kitchen knife.

He then turned on his 11-

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Respect for the victims of domestic violence BENIDORM observes a minute of silence for the latest female victim

year-old son, who witnessed the entire act, telling him to go and stay with his aunt.

The man confessed to police in a statement and later in court, doing so in order to prevent his own son having to testify against him. He was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for murder. The victim had previously lodged complaints with the police about her husband for violent behavior towards her, but they were shelved. She had also recently consulted a lawyer to begin divorce proceedings.

Gas prices drop THE price of the butane gas cylinder has been set at 12.76 euros, including taxes, from Tuesday September 15, representing a decrease of 5 per cent compared to 13.42 euros set in the previous bimonthly review. This represents a 27 per cent reduction since the beginning of the year.

WITH RESPECT: Representatives of the town hall in Benidorm took part.

By Buster Smith REPRESENTATIVES of the town hall in Benidorm, headed by the Mayor, Toni Perez, and the mayor of Equality, Angela

Llorca, and Neighbourhood Council members have observed a minute of silence for the latest case of domestic violence in Valencia, where a 42-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her partner.

So far 30 women have been killed by partners or former partners since the beginning of the year.

For the Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence call 505 864 3202.

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SPAIN marks the day when Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas

Drink water improved

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Partnership agreement CEU Jesus Maria School in Alicante and the University of Cambridge have signed a partnership agreement making the school an official Cambridge English School, a bilingual educational process from primary to high school.

Calpe to invest CALPE Town Hall are investing 230,000 euros to improve the drinking water in the urbanisation of La Cometa and El Tossal.

The municipality will begin work to reduce leakage and improve drinking water supply and pressure.

Castellon airport open First flight early

King at match TRIBUTE: Colomares Castle Benalmadena, Malaga, is dedicated to Christopher Columbus.

By John Smith OCTOBER 12 is said to be the day that Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas and the Day of the Hispanics is a public holiday which celebrates his fantastic achievement.

A special parade is held in La Plaza de Colon in Madrid, led by the Spanish military attended by the King and Royal Family. Foreign diplomats and the presidents of the autonomous governments are invited to attend.

The King watches the raising of the Spanish national flag in the cen-

500 million is the estimated number of Spanish speakers throughout the world. Whilst the majority are in Latin America, there is also a sizeable population in the USA and the Philippines as well as a small number in Equatorial Guinea.

tre of Madrid and he and the prime minister plus the other invited guests view a march-past of military units and vehicles.

The air force performs aerobatics above the route and displays yellow and red smoke to represent the Spanish flag. All of this is covered nationally on TV and through the internet.

Different versions of the event with different names take place all over Latin America and the second Monday in October is Columbus Day, a national holiday in the USA. In Spain, it is also the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of Spain’s Guardia Civil.

Basketball triumph The King, wearing a Spanish scarf, travelled to France to watch the Spanish king of basketball Pau Gasol score 25 points as Spain won the gold medal at EuroBasket on September 20 automatically qualifying them for the 2016 Olympics.

Quote of the Week We don’t need an apprentice in the White House, we have one already.”

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker on Donald Trump

Costa Blanca ready for the refugees THE Costa Blanca based company Balearia has made available to the Valencian Generalitat a boat with capacity for 1,100 people, to bring Syrian refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos to Valencia.

This journey is expected to take place in the first week of November and is awaiting authorisation from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Consell is also working on the possibility that the boat can

leave loaded with humanitarian supplies, working in collaboration with NGOs. President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, and the vice-president of the Consell, Monica Oltra, with the President of

Balearia, Adolfo Utor, said this was an opportunity for Valencia to be “back in the news for a good thing in the whole of Spain and Europe.”

Puig also thanked the President of Balearia for his “will-

ingness to put the company at the service of humanity.”

Vice-president Oltra also pointed out all health and educational facilities, lodging and foster families were prepared to receive the refugees.

THE first flight in the history of Castellón airport arrived 15 minutes early, the first recorded scheduled flight, nearly four and half years after the airport was officially opened. The now operational airport may finally stop costing taxpayers money.

Man falls from roof Serious injuries A 72-YEAR-OLD resident of La Plana, Javea, Alicante has suffered serious injuries after falling from the roof of his house.

He fell after attempting to make some repairs and was admitted with serious injuries to nearby Denia hospital.

Mobile ITV inspections For motorcycles ON October 7 there will be a mobile ITV inspection station located at the Placa Union Europea, Finestrat, Alicante for agricultural vehicles and motorcycles. For information call 965 107 977.

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Britons to get access to support from Red Cross NATIONWIDE agreement signed with the British Embassy

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AGREEMENT: From left, Elena Ferrando, Director of Social Inclusion of the Generalitat Valenciana; Vice-president of Cruz Roja Javier Gimeno; British Ambassador Simon Manley, and Consul Sarah-Jane Morris.

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people within the British community to volunteer for Red Cross activities and promote collaboration with other British community associations.

The partnership, which was signed on Monday, September 21, at the Red Cross headquarters, will be piloted in Alicante. The aim is to then extend it nationwide, enabling British communities across Spain to access Red

Cross services.

Simon Manley said: “People in the British communities have a wealth of experience and I really hope that this partnership with the Red Cross will encourage more people to volunteer their talents and support.”

Javier Gimeno added: “We have identified a large number of British people in our province who, because of their age and health, may require Red Cross services such as adapted transport, ac-

companiment and home telecare. We aim to inspire the British community to volunteer for the Red Cross and to encourage those who require assistance to use of our services.”

Pamela Twissel-Cross, Welfare Officer for the Royal British Legion, commented: “I’m really looking forward to working more closely with the Red Cross as it will give me a chance to help British nationals get additional support if they need it.”

The signing ceremony was attended by representatives of numerous English language associations from Alicante including: Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, the Royal British Legion, the Samaritans, the Royal Airforce Association, Help at Home, International Residents Daya Nueva, AFA Torrevieja, MABS Cancer Support, Help at Home Mar Menor, and the HELP groups in Denia, Benidorm, Jalon Valley, Vega Baja and Mar Menor.

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PROTEST: Radicals take to the streets in the Maldives to demand Sharia law.

Two radical Islamic groups detected REPORT alerts to the presence of Muslim Brotherhood and Aldawat Al Islam in province

By Buster Smith A REPORT from the Interior Ministry Office has highlighted two Islamic organisations that have an increased presence in the province of Valencia and whose members are known for their radical religious extremism.

Police are concerned about the Islamic League for Dialogue and Coexistence, which they believe is the Spanish name for the Muslim Brotherhood since it is known as a fundamentalist organisation that emerged in Egypt and was declared a terrorist group in 2013. It is thought that they may also have a presence in Catalonia.

Police have also raised concerns over the group Aldawat Al Islam, which advocates an

intense religious orthodoxy, believing the West has corrupted the Muslim faith and preaches the return of Islam to its essence or salafist roots The league was created by the Islamic cultural centre in Valencia and has an office in the district of Monteolivete.

The two organisations have jointly organised conferences and other activities.

The Interior Ministry report points out that the groups advocate an ideology that is common to those of terrorist groups like Hamas and Al Qaeda, and that funding is coming out of countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Aldawat Al Islam does not operate from a fixed base in the region, or at least this information is not known, and the group is believed to be

Aid for refugees THE Red Cross and Calpe Town Hall have set up a joint committee to raise funds for displaced Syrians. Taking advantage of the recent World Mobility Day they also erected a tent to offer residents information about the conflict and their initiative as well as to raise funds that will be channelled by the Red Cross to those in desperate need of aid. They have also started collecting names of families who are willing to become hosts for some of the refugees.

composed of individuals of Indian and Pakistani origin.

Agents noted the presence of about 100 members in Valencia. Men from the group are said to hold extreme ideological views of their religion, requiring their wives to wear the full burka, while they wear entirely white clothes. It is considered an Islamic radical movement with influences from Islamic countries, espe-

cially Pakistan.

The group is harder to detect since their presence on the internet is virtually non-existent.

The other four radical Islamic organisations identified by Interior Ministry are the Islamic Party of Liberation, Justice and Charity, Faith and Practice and the Salafiya Movement.

However, their presence has so far only been detected in Catalonia.

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VICTIM: Peter David Tarsey was a former British Olympic diver, who died along with his wife.

Moroccan confesses to Jalon double homicide THE man shot the retired British couple following an argument

By Buster Smith A DISPUTE seems to have been the motive for the double homicide of a retired British couple who lived in the small rural town of Jalon, by a 63-year-old Moroccan man A concerned friend discovered the bodies of former Olympic diver Peter David Tarsey and wife Jean Ellen, at their home

on March 29 this year.

The Moroccan man confessed to the murders citing a dispute with the husband, and admitted to killing the wife as she was the only witness to the crime.

The gun used in the double murder was seized along with the detainee at his caravan in Jalon along with ammunition and marihuana. Investigators believe that the

criminal must have been known to the victims since there were no signs of forced entry at the home.

The lack of evidence made the task of investigating the crime difficult but eventually suspicions centred on the Moroccan man after it was discovered that he was known to the couple and had carried out a number of jobs for them.

No holidays for pensioners SCHEME cancelled after two years HUNDREDS of Valencia pensioners asking about holida ys a t c ounc il offices this week have been coming away disappointed after hearing that the Valencia provincial council will not be running its holiday scheme this year.

The scheme, which the provinc ia l c ounc il ha d been running for the last two years, was launched with the aim of offering loc a l s e nior c itiz e ns c he a p holida ys a nd boosting hotel occupancy and tourism in the quiet s e a s on a nd ha d prove d extremely popular.

In fa c t, more tha n 40,000 pe ns ione rs ha d ta ke n a dva nta ge of the

schem e si nce i t was l aunched and anot her 35,000 were on waiting lists to get away to areas including La Safor and l’Horta.

Yet disagreements between the organisers, the counci l r epor t ed, have led to the scheme being cancelled, which Valencia council’s seniors’ representative Jose Pelegri has declared as a catastrophe, complaining that the elderly always end up suffering.

Meanwhile, the provincial council said it regrett ed t he si t uat i on and promised to study ways to create another similar scheme for next year.

Woman suffers burn attack in Valencia A 41-YEAR-OLD man was arrested on Sunday (September 20) by National Police in Valencia City after he allegedly poured alcohol on his partner and set the woman on fire.

The brutal attack took place at the property they both shared in Avenida Burjassot at around 3am, according to a statement released by police, who were alerted by neighbours that claimed they were hearing loud screams.

As a consequence, the 37year-old woman sustained severe burns on her neck, shoulder and chest and was taken to the La Fe Hospital immediately.

The detainee had a restraining order which forbade him from going near the woman.

She is currently still in hospital in a stable condition.

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BENIDORM: Seen as the tourist capital of the Costa Blanca.

Hotels improve turnover THE SECTOR grew for the first time since in eight years

By Buster Smith FOR the first time in eight years there has been a positive development in terms of turnover in the hospitality sector, recording an increase of 5.2 per cent.

This is according to a study

by Valencia Business Federation of Hotels (FEHV).

The figures for 2015 put an end to seven consecutive years of decline in the Valencia Region, with companies accumu-

lating significant losses of over 30 per cent during the period.

The positive results are said to be mainly due to the excellent month of August, which recorded an average increase in turnover of over 10 per cent from the previous year.

However, the month of July recorded a 5 per cent decline, something that was not predicted and did not correspond with the positive expectations in the sector due to the good weather and early arrival of

tourists in June.

However, these figures are not representative of the entire province. An uneven performance has been recorded; while many of the coastal tourist establishments were recording positive figures and increases, many including in the city centre’s chose to close during August.

Another significant fact emerging from the study is the continued drop in average spending per customer, with an

average of €21 this year compared to €22.8 per customer in

2013 and €23.9 per customer in 2012.

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Game of Thrones to shoot sixth series in Peniscola than170 countries and it has been said that when the show moved to Northern Ireland, it added £65 million into its economy.

Four hundred and fifty hotel rooms are being organised those involved in the filming.

Modern elements of the town such as metal plaques in Plaza Santa Maria will be covered with wood until the filming is over.

The filming is scheduled to run from October 2 to 6.

For the first time in the show’s six season history, Game of Thrones secured the title of Best Drama Series at Sunday night’s Emmy awards in Los Angeles. The show collected a recordbreaking 12 awards from its 24 nominations, the most any series has won in a single year.

Local wins National Tennis Masters LUCIA LLINARES from La Nucia, Alicante, recently won the Female TTK National Tennis Masters in Villena.

Her win classifies her for the European Masters TTK to be held in November in Italy, where she will represent Spain.

ONLINE DANGER: Social media sites were used to entrap children.

Sports coach imprisoned SENTENCED to seven years for soliciting sex from minors

By Buster Smith A FOOTBALL sports coach from Gandia has been sentenced to seven-and-ahalf years in prison on several counts of corruption of minors, indecent exposure, and promotion of prostitution and for soliciting sex from minors.

Posing as a fictitious teenage girl named Lorena, the man used social media sites such as facebook to find and contact his victims. Using webcams he sought out children and began conversa-

tions with them. Gaining their trust, he eventually asked for pictures of the children without their shirt or naked.

During a search of his home and computer, detectives uncovered a number of naked images of children aged between 11 and 13 years old.

Proposals of prostitution were even made to some of the children, where the man offered €50 if they agreed; however, his proposals were repeatedly rejected by many of the victims.

According to data retrieved, the illicit activity began in late 2010 and continued until he was arrested in 2012.

The 33-year-old Gandia man admitted to the charges, while his defence argued that he suffered from a mental disorder, which resulted in his sentence being reduced from 10 to seven-and-a-half years.

However, once he leaves prison he will be on probation for a further seven years.

Valencia bomber suspect arrested in France TWO of the Basque terrorist group ETA’s leaders, one believed to be behind an attack on Valencia’s El Corte Ingles in 1995, were arrested in France on Tuesday, September 22.

In a joint operation between French and Spanish police, Iratxe Sorzabal Diaz and David Pla were detained at a rural property in the town of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, in the southwestern PyrénéesAtlantiques region of France.

Sorzabal was reportedly a member of the Ibarla commando unit, believed to have been behind the 1995 bombings which killed Josefina Corresa and injured another 10 people, and at least another 20 attacks and three murders.

She is also suspected of being one of the masked ETA members who recorded statements including the one dur-

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THE picturesque town of Peniscola in the province of Valencia is preparing for the latest film crews to arrive in the area.

Council staff have started working on local historical monuments to make sure they are perfect for the filming of the sixth season of Games of Thrones.

Peniscola is a popular location amongst film crews, as many TV programmes and films have used the town as a setting, including El Cid in 1961.

Local Mayor Andres Martinez is more than happy to welcome the Game of Thrones film crew and the financial benefits, publicity and tourists it will bring with them for the medieval town.

Game of Thrones has over 100 million viewers in more

SOLIDARITY: A wall mural in Belfast expresses support for the ETA cause.

ing which the group announced the end of its armed activities.

After fleeing to France with the rest of the unit, Sorzabal was arrested in Pluzunet on November 26, 1997, and jailed for two years before being thrown out of France and returning to Spain to give Basque language lessons.

She was once again arrested in 2001 suspected of being part of a commando unit believed to have planted the car bomb which killed a police officer in Roses (Girona) but was released after complaining that she had been abused by the Guardia Civil.

After taking part in peace talks in Oslo with other ETA leaders including Josu Urrutikoetxea and David Pla, she was thrown out of Norway in 2013 due to a lack of real progress in the negotiations.

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Montgo regeneration problems after fire PINE beetle plague and drought slow recovery of the iconic mountain

By Buster Smith A YEAR after a wildfire destroyed 444 hectares of forest area on the iconic Montgo Mountain in Denia, Alicante, there has been little regeneration.

The plague of the pine beetle, that bores its way through the trees to lay its eggs and dry weather leading to soil erosion are said to be to blame for the slow recovery

of the protected area, prolonging the natural disaster.

The fire broke out on September 11 shortly after 4pm; however, the cause still remains a mystery.

More than 1,400 residents were evacuated at the time with the flames threatening a number of homes as strong winds and the presence of dead trees helped the fire spread down the mountain. The temperature of the fire, aided by

the dry ground conditions, was said to have reached in excess of 2,000 degrees, literally burning the ground through to the roots, which has resulted in some areas still appearing blackened and scorched, very much unchanged from the days immediately after the fire.

On the Javea side of the mountain the town hall has acted by planting olive trees, an endemic species that have already started

The Montgo wildfire threatened numerous homes and took a number of days for firefighters to get under control. strongly. The hope is that this species will dominate in the new

forest and will not suffer as many issues as the pine trees did.

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Internet messages that support Jihadist terro JIHADIST terrorism is seen as the most serious threat to Spanish society

By Buster Smith THE Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that they have detected about 30 messages on the internet that support Jihad after the recent arrest in Gandia of a woman accused of supporting a terrorist organisation and spreading its radical views.

Police are attempting to detect and prevent the spread of lone wolves operating in the province and throughout Spain, however this is becoming more difficult as messages and accounts on social networks are being encrypted to avoid detection.

It is believed that some 100,000 tweets are sent on Twitter each day by radicals

ONLINE THREAT: Potential ‘lone wolves’ are using the internet to promote terrorism. linked to ISIS. Interpol suggests that Jihadist terrorism is one of the gravest threats to Spanish society today, with many experts

from Guardia Civil and National Police now focusing their efforts on combatting the danger.

The Ministry for State

Security in Spain says that around 500 internet users are being monitored by the security forces for their support of

SAFE HAVEN: Young refugees receive support.

Villajoyosa to offer refugees shelter VILLAJOYOSA town hall has unanimously approved a motion to join the Valencian network of cities that are now committed to providing shelter for Syrian refugees.

They also intend to request the development of an asylum policy in an attempt to prevent the emergence of racist and xenophobic attitudes.

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t rism Jihadism. Arrests have increased from 36 in one year to 38 in three months of people accused of having ties with Islamic terrorism, with 30 of those from the region.

Agents monitor messages on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, like those that appeared after Jihadist Raja Aasemy was arrested in Gandia, many of which were aimed at the police forces.

The main fear is that many of those recruited by Islamists via the internet can become lone wolves and police say they then become more difficult to detect and control The Attorney General stresses that the high level of terrorist threat requires an increase in the number of specialised prosecutors available in Spain.

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Cocaine trafficking gang dismantled NATIONAL Police arrest four at property

ELDA-PETRER: A house was located where drugs were growing.

By Buster Smith THE Commissioner of the National Police of Elda-Petrer has dealt another blow to smallscale drug trafficking after dismantling an alleged drug trafficking gang selling cocaine.

A police raid at a house located close to the cemetery of

Santa Barbara has discovered two plantations of marihuana hidden in the back garden as well as a quantity of marihuana and cocaine at the premises.

They have arrested two men and two women aged between 20 and 30 years old who on top of the drug charges will also be charged with alleged theft of

electric power after an illegal connection was also discovered at the premises connected to the mains network.

The house was heavily fortified with tight security, with double gates at the entrance and high fences. The four are currently being held in prison waiting for a court date.

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Strong, confident, fair and just Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports.

Patti Senker makes a lasting impression on everyone she meets.

IT’S not very often in our lives that we are privileged enough to meet somebody that makes a lasting impression on us, a person whose genuine, delightfully modest character shines through, to make you reassess what life is all about. Patti Senker is one such person.

Patti came to live in Spain with her husband Michael some 11 years ago. Originally from Berkshire in England, she and Michael had travelled extensively and ran their own business before falling in love with Mijas Costa, near Malaga, and the Spanish way of life.

“I love many things Spain has to offer: the food, the climate, people, but not least the Spanish bureaucracy; that’s a constant source of entertainment,” she said with a knowing smile.

Patti has a wonderful downto-earth sense of humour. She is amused by the little things in life that make her laugh, and her Libran values of justice and balance in her day-to-day life ensure that she, and everyone around her, enjoy theirs.

That’s not to say by any stretch of the imagination that this lady’s days are full of nonsensical merrymaking, far from it. Patti has devoted the latter half of her life to easing the suffering and making the lives of those around her, and the less fortunate, better.

Her work with the Rhys Daniels Trust in the UK has taken up a good deal of her time for the past 15 years. The trust provides accommodation for parents of seriously-ill children all over the country. “We

DEVOTED: Patti Senker works to ease suffering and making the lives of those around her, and the less fortunate, better.

Helping others less fortunate

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I just want to be the best person I can be and I admire strong people”

Fact file Age: Over 21 Profession: Jack of all trades, Master of none Married to: Michael Children: Daughter Sarah, 27 Nature or nurture: Nurture

Talk Radio Europe (RTE) once a year as well.

I asked Patti what drives her to devote so much to time helping other people. She replied: “I just want to be the best person I can be. The difference between good and exceptional is going that extra mile. I admire strong people. I learned from an experience

The difference between good and exceptional is going that extra mile”

Where from originally: Berkshire work with six major specialist hospitals in the UK that treat babies and children suffering from cancer, bone marrow transplants, major operations and the like.”

Her fundraising helps to pay for the parents’ accommodation needs when the hospital is far from a child’s home, and ensures that families stay close.

When she has a spare moment - not that she has a spare moment - Patti also volunteers for the animal charity PAD locally, taking care of and sourcing homes for, abandoned or abused animals.

Lives now: La Cala hills, Mijas, for 11 years Pets: ‘What-what’ the Dog Languages: English and Spanish Book or TV: Book Favourite title: To Kill a Mockingbird

Her own dog ‘What-what’ can attest to her having an exceptionally big heart, as he is a rescued dog

himself. As if that wasn’t enough, she even squeezes in enough time to help manage a Live Charity Telethon on

years ago when I allowed myself to be forced out of a job I liked that you have to fight for what is right.”

Being strong, confident, fair and just, as well as kind, gentle, with the ability to listen to differing points of view with a great deal of patience are typical Libran traits, something that Patti has in abundance.

However, even with all her superpowers and wonderful personality, she does have her weaknesses: “Chocolate! I can’t resist Chocolate,” she said with a smile.

Do you know a Euro Woman? If you do please drop us a line at eurowomen@euroweeklynews.com giving full contact details and why you feel they deserve to be honoured.

As well as being featured in the EWN a book is being produced for Christmas with all profits going to charitable organisations.

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Benidorm goes electric for cars BENIDORM install two recharging points in the city

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Charging points to be available in two months.

By Buster Smith THE councillor for Mobility, Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, announced that Benidorm would within onemonth have two recharging points for electric vehicles

available on public roads.

Zarate made the announcement after participating in the Day of Clean Vehicles, part of the International Week of Mobility.

The first point will be put into operation in the phone booth located in Calle Ruzafa, oppo-

site the Hotel Vista Oro. The mayor explained that the company is now finalising the works so that the service is available as soon possible.

The second point location, which will be installed in October, is still to be determined.

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Nurseries against education plans UNION claims public schools do not meet necessary conditions

By Buster Smith A NUMBER of nurseries in the region are angered over the government move to offer free schooling for children as young as two years old, warning that many of

the centres proposed by the ministry do not meet with the necessary conditions.

T h e n u rs e ry s ch o ols U n io n o f Co o p era tive s d’Ensenyament Valencianes (UCEV) consider the recent announcement to introduce

free schooling for children aged two to three years old as an unfortunate decision and one that lacked discussion with the Union.

According to the UCEV, the Nurseries cooperative have created a commission

NURSERY EDUCATION: Angry about move to offer free schooling. to evaluate and submit arguments against the proposal to the Ministry of Education.

It claims that it is not appropriate to offer spaces for c hildre n of s uc h a young age at centres that are unprepared to receive them at this stage of education, and w ill a s k the G ove rnme nt that their experience is taken into consideration before settling the initiative.

Warning that some of the selected centres do not meet

the necessary conditions to host such young children, they claim that the measure will also break the pedagogi cal coher ence St age f or children from 0-three years, believing that the quality and teaching experience of the UCEV should be considered and respected.

“We bel i eve t hat ear l y chi l dhood educat i on i s a right for all people,” said Cer vel l er a, and t hat t he state “has schooling in the first cycle to safeguard the

principle of equal opportunities,” but is dissatisfied with the way in which the plans are to implement the measures since they do not fulfil the necessary conditions.

The Uni on of Cooper atives d’Ensenyament Valencianes (UCEV), the represent at i ve body of t he Valencian cooperative educat i on, i s cur r ent l y com posed of 103 member cooperatives, which represent more than 22,000 students.

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VIKKI CATON from Hepburns Hair, Nail and Beauty Salon has spoken to EWN about her business and the Benidorm Indoor Market.

“The market is a wonderful place, virtually everything you need can be found in the market and it has something for pretty much everyone,” said Vikki. Her company has been established in the market for over nine years and has gone from strength to strength, recently acquiring a third unit in the market as well as expanding into a local area of Ciudad Patricia, where they

have opened Hepburns Paradise, also in Benidorm and close to the market.

Hepburns in the market dedicate themselves to hair, nail and beauty and have a wide variety of clientele from locals and long-stay visitors and tourists of all ages. “We do the hair for many of the local entertainers as well as members of the cast of the hit TV show, Benidorm, such as Sherrie Hewson who plays Joyce,” remarked Vikki.

Vikki says that she loves the market: “It’s a

vibrant, lively place and I love it.

There have been improvements over the years making it more accessible but for the most part I don’t think it can get any better.”

Vikki believes that EWN has made great strides recently and is a definite positive for the market .“Now the Euro Weekly has a presence here I definitely think that it is helping business, it’s very positive.”

Appointments can be made by calling 965 866 557 and they are also on facebook.

Cycle lanes double BENIDORM currently has about 10 kilometres of bike lanes for the estimated 10,000 cyclists that currently choose to cycle around the tourist capital, but now the regional town hall has decided it wants to double that.

Mayor of Benidorm Toni Perez has announced plans to connect all of the main parts of the city, which will result in the construction of another nine kilometres of cycle lanes within a year. The move comes after demands from residents and businesses, and the rise in numbers of people preferring to opt for a green, eco-friendly form of transport.

One of the main projects is to create a path that links the two main promenades of Poniente and Levante as well as create links from many of the campsites to the old town and centre, allowing tourists easy access as well as introducing a new path that will lead to the

Give Thermo Casa a call on: 965 741 748.

Contact Telitec today, 902 88 90 70 or 965 743 473

www.telitec.com educational and sports centre’s located at Salto del Agua.

Mountain bike circuit SEVEN cyclists from La Nucia Club participated in the Second Road Trail Race in Callosa d’en Sarria. The race was a qualifier for the National Circuit Mountain Bikes Marathon RFEC (Royal Spanish Cycling Federation). The tough 82-kilometre circuit, which took place on Sunday September 13, included over 2,650 metres of uphill cycling and plenty of technical descents, resulting in only 170 of the 250 participants making it to the finish line.

The cyclists from La Nucia, Victor Nucierso Jumilla, François Leliveld, Miguel Olmedo, Javier and Jose Miguel Ivorra and Yamuza Miñana completed the race with Miguel Olmedo coming in at 86th position with a time of five hours 32 minutes and 49 seconds.

Edificio Benidorm 7, Moraira: Tel: 966 265 072.

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Help for Heroes event CELEBRITIES to raise money for ex-servicemen and women

By Buster Smith

CHESNEY HAWKES: On the bill

ON Sunday October 4 there will be a Help for Heroes variety night at the Benidorm

Palace with proceeds going towards the Help for Heroes charity that has been set up to help ex-servicemen and women who have fallen on hard times.

Further proceeds will go to the Elche children’s home.

Hosting the evening will be the talented Queen of Drag, Stevie Spit and a talented line up including Stacy Solomon who will be flying over from the UK, known for her appearances on TV shows X-Factor and I’m a celebrity Get Me

Out of Here, Chesney Hawkes plus a number of big name comedians including Irishman Jimmy Cricket and Duncan Norvelle.

Tickets are €25 and there are also a limited number of VIP tickets available for €50 which include food, the best seats in the house and entry to the after show party, where you will be able to meet the performers!

Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm – optional chicken or fish & chips is available for only €8 on the night.

THERE´S MORE: Jimmy Cricket

Illegal houses to be demolished THE Ministry of Territorial Structuring says it will proceed with the demolition of six townhouses on Tabarca Island, located just off the coast of Alicante.

Their construction, they say, contravenes the Coastal Act as they have been built on a protected area and on maritime-terrestrial public domain.

The houses were declared illegal in 2003 following a complaint from the Ministry of Environment for violations of the act. However, 11 years later they are still standing.

While the tenants should have

left by January 15, 2013, the technical departments say that they have thus far been unable to access the properties. Many owners are also claiming compensation amounting to €1.2 million from the ministry as they claim that they had purchased the houses with municipal licences and have building permits and certificates of occupancy, as well as water and electricity connected.

The conflict between Costas and the Generalitat is still ongoing but the judge has sided with Costas and ruled that the houses are illegal.

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Arrests made for recent burglaries NATIONAL Police arrest five people for a number of burglaries in the town

By Buster Smith NATIONAL Police in Denia, Alicante have arrested five people who are charged with up to three burglaries in the town and the subsequent sale of stolen belongings.

The police investigations began in August when they received reports of a robbery at a home where the owner surprised a woman in her bedroom. Various jewellery items,

a laptop, mobile phones, a tablet, cash and other effects were stolen on that occasion.

The police managed to identify and arrest a person who sold the stolen jewellery to a jewellery shop located in the city of Denia on September 2, along with the establishment owner who was charged with receiving stolen goods. The following day they detained another person who was accused of collaborating with

the criminals.

Finally, two of the alleged perpetrators of the theft were also apprehended on September 9 and investigations are still ongoing. In total, the pair are accused of three robberies at separate residences and the police have been able to recover some of the stolen goods including jewellery, mobile phones, cameras and televisions The pair remain in custody awaiting sentencing.

Benitatxell hire young jobless SEIZED: Stolen almonds.

Almond thieves held NINETEEN people suspected of stealing nearly 36,000 kilos of almonds and carob in the province have been arrested after an intense campaign by the Guardia Civil, resulting in the reduction of the number of reported crimes by 28 per cent.

POBLE Nou de Benitachell in association with Servef say they have identified a number of possible opportunities for unemployed youth in the area and are now hiring young out-of-work people in the municipality to work in local schools as summer, Christmas and Easter monitors.

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Denia class sizes rise THE new school year began at the three institutes in Denia this September with a ratio of 33 students per teacher in ESO 1.

Many are calling for extra classrooms to be created to cope with the increased demand, which in some institutes has increased by 46 per cent since last year, representing, in real numbers, 560 students, up from 382 students this time last year.

The significant rise has been put down to the fact that it is the first year that students with mild mental or motor disabilities have been accepted into the institute and the education department has not adjusted its planning to take this into consideration. Calls are also being made for facilities to be upgraded since a number of prefabricated classrooms are currently being used to teach the greatly-increased number of students.

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XIC walking for elephants’ future COLLEGE joins walk against extinction

READY TO MARCH: Students from the international college.

By Buster Smith XABIA International College is participating in the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos on Sunday October 4. The school is asking students, parents and anyone else to join the walk from Arenal in Javea to the port.

For more information, please visit: www. march4elephantsandrhinos.org, www.facebook.com/gmferjavea or contact XIC directly on 966 471 785.

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Footwear exports best since 2008 84M pairs sold during the first half of the year

By Gemma Quinn FOOTWEAR exports during the first half of 2015 reached a total of €1.4 billion in sales amounting to 84 million pairs of shoes.

The figures represent a growth of 17.6 per cent in value and 6.6 per cent in terms of the number of pairs over the same period of 2014.

The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (FICE)

said this data ‘was very positive’ adding: “If we look at exports in the first half of the year since 1998, it becomes clear these are the best figures obtained since then.” The FICE noted: “This growth of 18 per cent in the footwear sector is almost four times that of the Spanish exports of goods.”

The Valencia Region, which boasts most of the footwear factories in Elche

and Elda, exported the most pairs of shoes according to the FICE. Among the major EU economies, employers indicated that shoe exports increased to Germany (7 per cent), France (5 per cent) and Italy (5 per cent), while exports to the UK market fell by 2.2 per cent.

Outside the EU, exports to the US fell by 5.2 per cent year on year, while Japan saw a 7.9 per cent increase.

Denia exhibits at Monaco PORT Varadero in Denia, Alicante, will participate in the most important boat fair featuring yachts and mega-yachts in Monaco this year, at one of the world's most important and prestigious boat shows. The Denia Varadero port aims to attract the rich and famous to the Mediterranean town that lies just 90 kilometres

from the paradise and party islands for playboy superstars, Ibiza and Formentera. Denia is planning ahead for the 2016 season, presenting Denia as an interesting and competitive destination.

The port has already invested in a new dock and moorings for mega-yachts.

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More healthcare staff required THE Department of Health plans to employ 934 extra staff before the end of the year. With numbers currently below the Spanish and European average, unions are asking for at least 305 more nurses and say staff are lacking in other departments too.

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International Day for ASHUA VERY rare disease that affects two in every million

By Buster Smith SEPTEMBER 24 is the first International Day for the rare disease Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (ASHUA).

With the aim of increasing public awareness of this very rare disease, several activities, such as the recording of commemorative videos will take place around the world.

ASHUA is a disease that mainly affects the kidneys, although it also can damage other organs or the gastrointestinal system.

A fast diagnosis is vital in order to begin proper treatment and prevent serious complications.

For more information www.ashua.es.

RAISING AWARENESS: Commemorative ribbons.

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Ibex backs Sierra Leone appeal for ebola orphans DIRECTOR to run fourth marathon to raise funds IBEX DIRECTOR, Philip Langley, is all set to participate in his fourth Sierra Leone Marathon and was presented with his race shirt

by Ibex Marketing Executive, Mariana PiĂąero.

The race will take place in Makeni, Sierra Leone, on October 24.

Phil is raising money for the UK charity Street Child and specifically this year for their Ebola Orphan Appeal.

Before the race, Phil will visit several Street Child projects across the country to see how the money raised is spent and meet some of its beneficiaries. Phil will cover all his own expenses for the

trip so that every penny raised goes to the charity.

The ongoing ebola outbreak has claimed more than 4,000 lives in Sierra Leone and has left over 12,000 orphaned.

More than 3,000 children have lost both parents. Their average age is just nine years old.

Without help these orphans face a bleak future as they also face the stigma of being an ebola orphan and are often shunned by the wider community who themselves fear infection. The common practice of Africans welcoming orphans into their family has often not ap-

plied in the case of ebola orphans. Many are left facing a life on the streets, with no prospect of returning to school.

Street Child has already supported over 10,000 orphans, giving them food, finding them safe shelter, providing school uniforms and getting them back to school.

Ibex has supported Street Child’s work since six Ibex staff took part in the first Sierra Leone Marathon in 2012.

Donations can be made at www.virginmoneygiving.com /philiplangley

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Sustainable mobility PUBLIC transport in Benidorm was in the spotlight during the recent Mobility Week with Mayor Toni Perez praising ‘the excellent possibilities of urban transport in our city, that provide another way of looking at mobility which is more respectful to the environment, considerate of the pedestrian and seeks to deliver a flexible and effective public service’.

New initiatives were presented which included four new specially adapted buses to be used for transporting students to and from school that are adapted for people with disabilities. In addition, a new programme called Bicidorm, a bicycle taxi service, is set to take advantage of the new cycle paths that are being developed in the town. The new models run on a combination of petrol and gas and electric motors.

Javea offers jobs to 30 unemployed residents A NEW social plan creates employment in the forestry department

By Buster Smith F O RWA R D - T H I N K I N G Javea Town Hall has developed a pioneering plan to provide work for 30 of the town’s unemployed residents in much-needed areas within the forestry sector.

Applications for the positions are being accepted at the offices of Citizen Services, located in Avenida Amanecer, for 24 labourers and six foremen to strengthen municipal staff, who will form six teams providing forestry work in the municipality. Duties will include cleaning areas prone to flooding such as ravines, rivers, mountain and public roads and fire prevention works.

Mayor Jose Chulvi explained that the main goal of the incen-

JOBS SCHEME: Mayor Jose Chulvi and councillors announce the project. tive was to distribute temporary staff in three shifts, each working three months, until next summer.

The beneficiaries will get a three-month contract with a salary equal to that of munici-

Street-sellers in the firing line OLIVA Merchants Association (ACCO) wants existing legislation prohibiting street vendin g i n t h e c i t y t o b e more stringently enforced by the town hall.

ACCO has made a series of efforts regarding the long-standing issue in recent years with the previous municipal government and the Local Police but without success.

Local trade has suffered in Oliva, Alicante, as with most areas of Spain, in recent years due to the financial and economic crisis.

The association believes that it is vital for the town hall to take action against the growing number of illegal street vendors who peddle counterfeit goods and create illegal competition.

This seriously harms the

sales of legally established businesses, resulting in jobs be ing thre a te ne d in the commercial sector.

After several meetings with the new Councillor for Commerce, Pepe Salazar, the town hall is now taking the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the law, and making efforts to put a stop to illegal traders in the town.

Mega-yacht drama in Denia A MEGA-YACHT measuring about 40 meters in length suffered a major leak in the port of Denia and is on the verge of sinking in the docking area.

Technicians are still unsure as to the cause of a hole that opened up in the hull

which allowed water to enter quickly and saw the stern of the boat start to sink. However, firefighters were quickly on the scene, and disaster has been averted as they managed to pump out a lot of the water. The yacht is said to be badly damaged.

pal employees, and the mayor has allocated €203,000 for the scheme.

To qualify applicants must meet certain requirements such as being registered in Javea for a minimum period of one year

and be unemployed.

The project has a dual function, as well as being an aid to families with economic problems it also serves to improve public spaces. More information mawww.ajxabia.com

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Spanish for foreign residents ALFAZ del Pi has received a grant of €1,200 for offering Spanish courses to foreign residents in an aim to facilitate integration.

“Knowing the Spanish language and culture facilitates the full integration of residents of other nationalities who have chosen Alfaz del Pi as a place of residence,” said the mayor, Marisa Cortes.

The Councillor for Public Relations and Foreign Residents stressed the importance of developing integration schemes, including counselling services, Castellano courses and registration campaigns as a means to provide foreign citizens with the opportunity to fully participate in social and cultural life within the town.

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Elche sea turtles released PLAYA Carabassi beach hosts the first release of Spanish Mediterranean loggerheads

By Buster Smith HUNDREDS of people experienced firsthand the first steps of 25 loggerhead hatchlings that have been released in Elche after a year in captivity. The turtles were kept in captivity in order to increase their chances of survival since the species is in threat of extinction.

The Department of Environment and Oceanographic in Valencia chose the location and optimal time, waiting for perfect conditions before returning them to the nest. It is hoped that some of the 25 young will return within two or three decades as an adult to lay their eggs.

The number of dangers and threats that await them in the wild environment make their chances of survival and reaching adulthood difficult, but their chances are significantly higher due to the intervention scheme.

The eggs were originally discovered at a beach in San Juan, Alicante but were moved to a less crowded

TURTLE EGGS: Were moved to a less crowded beach in Valencia after being found on San Juan beach. location beach in Valencia, with many spending time in an artificial incubator in the Oceangrafic. Statistics show that under normal circumstances only one in 1,000 newborn

turtle hatchlings will survive.

Some of the newborns also have GPS transmitters attached to them to enable specialists from the University of Valencia to monitor them and

learn more about their movements and survival rates.

Biologists are trying to understand why there has been a recent sporadic nesting of turtles on the Spanish

Mediterranean coast, including beaches in Catalonia, Ibiza and Andalucia, although it is believed it may be down to a rise in sea temperatures.

Calls have been made by environmentalists and Biologists to raise awareness and they are asking for the public to report any sighting of turtles by calling 112 and importantly to not bother them should they see one on a beach. Nests are extremely fragile and can be easily destroyed by dogs or beachgoers unwittingly sticking an umbrella into a nest.

Female loggerhead turtles will return up to 20 or 30 years later to nest at the same spot, so the locations where the turtles were released has been specifically chosen to take this into consideration.

The Regional Minister for the Environment, Elena Cebriรก, said yesterday that if turtles do return it would be a good indicator that the Mediterranean is increasingly healthy.

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Benidorm joins UN world clean-up drive ACTIVITIES held to clean up the natural environment

By Buster Smith BENIDORM is promoting the Clean-up World campaign, driven by the Neighbourhood Council. It seeks to educate the public not to litter pine forests and wooded areas.

An initiative created by the United Nations, the Departments of the Environment and Citizenship joined together with the Neighbourhood Council in organising a series of activities to clean the natural en-

vironment of Benidorm, which was held on September 19, 20 and 21.

Councillor for the Environment, Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, stressed that Benidorm was ‘one of the few cities in Spain that has adhered to this initiative,’ a move that it intends to ‘keep active throughout the year’ and in which volunteers play a key role.

Internationally, the Clean-up the World initiative counts on as many as 135 million volunteers in 130 countries, accord-

ing to data provided by Councillor for Citizen Participation, Maria Jesus Pinto. She emphasised the educational aspect of this campaign, which is to inform the public about of the importance of keeping the surrounding environment clean.

Vice Presidents of the Neighbourhood Council, Fernando Montes and Christian Corraini, have stressed that it is essential for citizens to understand that household cleaning should go beyond the front door and also include the natural environment.

AT THE READY: Volunteers receive instruction.

Volunteers collect 150 kilos of beach rubbish FIFTY volunteers participated in a clean-up operation at Cap Negret and Cala del Soio, Alicante. Organised by the departments of the Environment and Beaches, volunteers conducted underwater garbage collection while others retrieved rubbish from the shoreline.

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Police arrest bogus doctor MAN accused of running fake clinic

ARRESTED: Valencian man, aged 35.

By Buster Smith NATIONAL Police have arrested a Valencian man, 35, who was allegedly posing as doctor in Valencia.

He could face charges in-

cluding impersonating a doctor, falsely claiming to be a doctor and endangering public health.

The accused is said to have moved around hospitals attempting to gain patients for his false clinic and had an elaborate

setup that included professional medical equipment, false prescriptions and other materials used by medical professionals The detainee had been arrested in the past for committing similar crimes.

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Cable ski students close the season INTER school champions named

ALL SMILES: Young competitors show off their prizes.

By Buster Smith CABLE Ski Benidorm, which has been running for nearly 50 years, closed its season by celebrating the inter-school championships, with awards for best water-ski beginner, advanced ski and wakeboard.

Students were awarded medals and gift certificates for theme parks such as Terra Mitica, Aqualandia and Mundomar for their on-water acrobatics

skills and overall performances.

In the category for best water-ski beginner the winner was Agnes Almaraz, followed by Alba and Maria Wardrobe in second and third positions. The advanced skiing winner was Sara Lopez, followed

by Gonzalo Mora and Mark Orts.

In the wakeboard category the winner was Marco Ismael, who beat Fran Villaca単as and Thomas Galera. Finally the mono-skiing category winner was Victoria Serrano followed by Carla Fernandez.

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Don’t stay home alone THE Department of Social Welfare in Javea, Alicante is once again offering a holiday programme for pensioners who live alone in the community and are unable to spend Christmas with family or friends.

The programme proposes spending the festive holiday season at the Hotel Oropesa del Mar from December 23 to 27. Activities and transport can be provided as well as medical services should they be required.

Those interested in participating can register before November 4 at the community centre in Javea or can call 965 794 142, extension 1808 for more information.

Javea U3A general meeting a surprise!

AUDIENCE will be entertained with Funny Stories from 20 Years in the Police Force by guest speaker IF you enjoy funny stories about the police, the next Javea U3A general meeting is not to be missed!

Open to all U3A members, doors open at the Parador Hotel at 9.30am. The meeting will begin at 11am.

The speaker will be Howard Parker, who promises to entertain the audience with Funny Stories from 20 Years in the Police Force. Among his anecdotes will be revelations about The Swearing Vicar and The Fake Body!

Howard is Javea U3A’s membership secretary and has previously amused members with stories about his life as a model-maker, including lifting the lid on secret and sexy trademarks of some of the architects he worked with.

So no doubt he will have lots more surprises up his sleeve when he spills the beans on his police career.

Anyone interested in joining the U3A or learning more about the many activities can visit the website at www.u3ajavea.org.

Calling young entrepreneurs THE Valencian Youth Institute (IVAJ) is offering a free programme for young entrepreneurs under 35 years old that provides training and useful information regarding the process of starting up a new company along with

practical business advice.

The aim is to help young entrepreneurs find the most suitable legal form of incorporation and identify sources of financing.

The programme will also explain how to make a busi-

ness plan, create and design legal forms, manage subsidies, taxation and a lot more.

The course will be held on October 1 at 5.00pm at the classroom located within the Municipal Library, El Campello, Alicante.

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Silent Disco is part of Mobility Week ELCHE held a Silent Disco as part of Mobility Week to raise awareness about noise pollution and to ensure that a positive coexistence is maintained between residents and those who organise entertainment and events.

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Linking road A NEW pedestrian road will connect all the sports facilities of Alfaz del Pi. An investment of â‚Ź240,000 is destined for the development of the complex to include construction of a pedestrian road.

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Funding for our sports EUROPEAN town of sport funds 22 local sports clubs

LA NUCIA: Funds will go towards purchase and maintenance of equipment for local sports clubs.

By Buster Smith THE delegation in Alicante has granted a subsidy to help fund 22 sports clubs based in La Nucia. In total the local council has provided a total of 10,728 euros to the clubs that are based in the European town of sport, La Nucia. The grant will help different clubs to organise leagues, events and to participate in various federal championships.

The clubs from La Nucia that will benefit

from the grants include Chess Club, Athletics Club, Radio Control Club, BMX Club, Cycling Club, Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Paddle Club, Club Deportivo Finisher, Kick Boxing Club, Fitness Club, Muay Thai, Taekwondo Club, Spartans Football Club, Swimming Pool Camilo Cano, Off Road Club, Orientation Club, Petanque Club, Valencian Pilota Club, Squash Club, Tennis Club and a number of others.

These revenues are very important to our

clubs because they can arrange for different competitions and participate in tournaments outside of La Nucia. It also goes towards the purchase and maintenance of sports equipment, supplies, transport, websites, training, trophies, ambulance, signage, first aid kits and more. La Nucia was awarded the prestigious title of the European Sports Village in 2013 and received the National Sports Award thanks to the work of the club and sports schools and investment from local town hall.

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Siesta Group is on the move 2015 has been a very successful year for Siesta Group and as a result we are pleased to announce that our garden furniture range is just getting bigger and better.

We appreciate that customers need to see and sit on the furniture to fully appreciate the quality they are buying and to ensure it is the right product for them and unfortunately, due to lack of display space the Guardamar Del Segura store based inside the Procomobel Home Centre doesn’t allow us to show our full range so our customers are not benefiting from the wide choice available. The decision has therefore been made to relocate this store into the Los Montesinos shop which has been opened for just over two years.

Regular customers of the Guardamar store will be pleased to know that Tracy who has worked for the company for over eight years and has been at Procomobel since the Guardamar store opened is relocating to Los Montesinos therefore, she will still be available to offer you the best service and customer care you come to expect from us.

More exciting news is that we are also expanding our operation by opening a

TRY IT OUT: Customers need to see and sit on the furniture to appreciate the quality. brand new store in Cabo Roig which will be run by Dave, Elena and Heike who currently work at the Los Montesinos Store.

The new store will be on the main N332 in a very prominent position diagonally across the road from the Tony Ellis outlet. This store will have over 1,000m2 of showroom with a full display of all of our garden and patio furniture and accessories which include a range of artificial plants and trees, water features, firebowls,

firepits, patio heaters as well as lanterns, mirrors and pictures.

All of our stores have easy access with free parking and are open Monday to Friday 10.00 to 19.00 and Saturday 10.00 to 15.00 and the Cabo Roig store will hopefully be ready to open at the end of October with some unbeatable opening offers so watch this space...

Stock is carried of all products which means no waiting from other suppliers and

delivery is normally available within a couple of days.

Siesta Group would like to thank all their customers past and present for their continued support and we hope we can carry on serving you for the forseeable future.

You can view our full range of furniture at Gata De Gorgos, Los Montesinos and San Javier and on our user friendly website at www.siestagroup.com.

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Autumn activities start in Altea PALAU ALTEA presents its new cultural programme

By Buster Smith ALTEA has presented its new activity schedule for this autumn. The presentation was attended by Councillor for Culture Zaragozí Diego and the director of Olympia Metropolitana Enrique Fayos.

Diego Zaragozí stressed the high quality and variety of cultural activities on offer, which includes classical music, modern music, theatre, children’s programming, opera, flamenco and much more.

The Palau is set to open its doors in October, with a pro-

gramme that has been designed for and by the residents.

The new schedule will include family shows, dance, opera and music of high quality.

More information and the cultural calendar is available from the town hall website.

Alternative organic fair THE 10th edition of the Benissa Alternative Fa i r h e l d will b e h e ld d u rin g the weekend of September 26-27 at the Glorieta Dolores Piera, Benissa, Alicante.

An event organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs, visitors will be able to purchase organic products and participate in various workshops.

The fair will also feature children’s ac-

tivities, workshops such as ‘Childish Architecture’ and ‘Puppet Factory’ and others aimed at adults including Yoga workshops, Chi Kun, Tibetan bowls and much more.

Stands will be exhibiting alternative, ecological, traditional and organic products and there will also be a children’s petting zoo and Karate exhibition by a local Karate club.

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17th Olympics of the Third Age

RESIDENTS have been taking part in different tournaments

PARTICIPANTS: Were presented with diplomas and medals for the winners.

By Buster Smith COUNCILLOR for Sports, Ana Pellicer, closed the 17th Olympics Day for the Third Age that has been running at the Residence of the Third Age and Day Centre in Beni-

dorm, supported by the Department of Social Welfare.

The Olympian residents have been competing in different tournaments such as wheelchair races, bowling, wheelchair basketball, dominoes, mobility scooter races,

darts and trivial quizzes. Pellicer presented participants and winners with diplomas and medals and congratulated the staff and participants on “a highly fun sports day that was a great pleasure for her to be a part of.�

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Harbour trespassing SWEDEN - Police have arrested two people after they were caught trespassing in a Gothenburg harbour, which is becoming a gateway for refugees hoping to reach the UK on board cargo ships.

Parental leave SWEDEN is planning to scrap its gender equality bonus for splitting the 16 month parental leave saying it costs too much and has had little effect. Under the new proposal, both new mothers and fathers would be required to each take three months off work or lose the leave.

Car sale DENMARK - Henrik Frederiksen, the Danish billionaire became the envy of many as he put his classic car collection up for auction for an estimated 300 million kroner (€40million). It included: 13 Rolls-Royces, three Mercedes-Benz, three Cadillacs two Bentleys, and many others.

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Husband’s horror WIFE stabbed to death by intruder A MAN has told of how he heard his wife stabbed to death on the phone after she phoned him in terror because she heard an intruder in the house.

Nicola Cross, aged 37 and mother of three, was killed at her home in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

MI5 warning FOR the first time in history, a serving head of MI5, Andrew Parker, has given a warning to the public that states: the terror level threat in the UK is the highest it has been for 35 years.

BRITISH PRESS year, according to the Ministry of Justice. Among them was a drone carrying mobile phones and drugs that were intercepted by guards at Bedford Prison.

Harry Birthday PRINCE Harry turned 31 last week and celebrated his birthday on an official engagement in Sussex to mark the 75th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Britain.

HAPPY RETURNS: To Harry.

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New mayor NORWAY - Muslim environmentalist, Shoaib Sultan, who was born in Pakistan, could become Oslo’s next mayor after winning five seats on Oslo City Council. His green party now holds the balance of power.

Land row NORWAY - A Norwegian man faces six years in jail after sawing his neighbour’s outhouse in two on the grounds that part of it went over onto his land.

Resignation in PRESIDENT of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has handed in his resignation for what he stated as “for personal reasons.”

Heavy handed GREEK police have been accused of using excessive force after they attacked Germany’s Bayern Munich fans with batons before a Champions League match in Athens.

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ACCORDING to the British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, UK air strikes have killed around 330 Islamic State fighters in the past year,

GERMAN police were baffled over a case of a missing pilot after discovering a small plane had crashed in woods in Western Germany. The cockpit was empty with no sign of the pilot.

Drones in jail THERE were nine attempts to use drones to break into prisons in England and Wales in the first half of this

Teenage hero A 13 YEAR-OLD BOY in Hamburg has been hailed a hero after helping pupils to get off a school bus after it stopped on a train track due to a technical failure.

Pupils said the boy saw the oncoming train and shouted to everyone to get off.

Dug up DENMARK - An ongoing search of the seabed off the coast of Denmark’s Zealand has revealed many well-preserved objects from the Stone Age period. Marine archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde uncovered a settlement from 6,000 BC.

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Olympic hopeful RECYCLED PLASTIC: Being developed by a Dutch company to build a new sort of road.

Plastic roads more sustainable WILL reduce CO2 output from road building and usage DUTCH company KWS Infra is developing a new sort of road made from recycled plastic. This, the company says, will not only cut down on plastic waste but reduce CO2 output from road building and usage, and make roads more sustainable and safer.

Cybercrime DUTCH police have arrested two men aged 18 and 22, for cybercrime offences. They are suspected of send-

DUTCH PRESS ing a virus to around 10,000 computers and demanding users pay a ransom to have the virus removed.

Police help POLICE are to help register the stream of new asylum seekers arriving

in the Netherlands but the IND immigration service will remain responsible for judging cases.

Syrian passport THE Tass news agency has reported, a Syria-based reporter of a Dutch news magazine has paid just €750 for a Syrian passport with a photograph of Mark Rutte, the prime minister of the Netherlands, in a bid to prove that IS fighters could infiltrate Europe disguised as refugees.

HAMBURG has been announced on the shortlist of cities to host the 2024 Olympic Games, competing against Los Angeles, Rome, Paris and Budapest. The winning city will be announced in September 2017.

Splash diving GERMANY has hosted the world championship ‘splash diving’ competition.

The competition is not an elegant diving event, judging people on their ability to make the biggest splash as they enter the water.

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A great governor HAS helped to stabilise her country’s economy

ELVIRA NABIULLINA: Named top Central Bank governor.

RUSSIAN’S Elvira Nabiullina has been named top Central Bank governor by Euromoney magazine for helping stabilise her country’s economy at a time of collapsing oil prices and Western sanctions.

Hoax call TWO Russian TV hosts have admitted they made a hoax call to singer Sir Elton John, tricking him into thinking President Vladimir Putin had called him to discuss gay rights.

Lower rent THE rental prices for Moscow apartments have dropped 8 per cent this year.

Last year, the average cost of renting a one-room place was between 32,500 rubles and 33,000 rubles (€435 and €445), now it is nearer the equivalent of €400 a month.

Increased crime RUSSIA looks set to see an annual rise in the crime rate for the first time in several years, after reported crimes rose sharply by 6.7 per cent in the first eight months of the

A CAR SHARING scheme has launched in Moscow this week as part of efforts by the City Hall to ease the capital’s infamous traffic jams. The new system, called Delimobil aims to be the biggest car sharing system.

Warehouse sales RUSSIA is experiencing a rise in the sale of warehouse properties thanks to falling prices and increasing demand from discount retailers looking to develop their businesses during the crisis.

HIV drugs RUSSIA’S HIV patients have criticised news that foreign HIV medication will be replaced with domestic alternatives saying these are ineffective and there is a large shortage of drugs available.

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APARTMENTS: Rental prices have dropped.

year, with almost 1.5 million crimes committed so far.

Syrian hub RUSSIAN helicopters have been spotted at a Syrian airfield. The USA said this suggests preparations to establish an air operations hub in Syria, where an Americanled coalition is carrying out air strikes against Islamic State militants.

Hacker’s guilt A RUSSIAN man has pleaded guilty for his involvement in what is being called the largest computer hacking scheme ever prosecuted in the USA, for compromising more than 160 million credit card numbers.

Shorter hours RUSSIAN companies say they are not cutting jobs but instead, to survive the crisis, are shortening worker’s hours or reducing salaries.

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World’s largest clothing retailer keeps growing with 94 new stores 6,777

By John Smith ON September 16, Inditex which owns Zara announced that both sales and profits have increased once again, in part thanks to its expansion into Asia.

Now recognised as the world’s biggest apparel retailer it has grown phenomenally from its founding as re-

NORTHERN ROCK: Had to be nationalised in 2007.

Customers queued to withdraw money THE Spanish bank Sabadell, which purchased TSB for £1.7 billion (€2.3 billion) earlier this year, is now reported to be looking to take over a £13 billion (€17.8 billion) portfolio of former Northern Rock mortgages from the taxpayer.

Currently, a specially created organisation UK Asset Resolution has been managing these and Bradford and Bing-

cently as 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera and it announced net sales of €9.4 billion with profits up by more than 25 per cent at €1.17 billion to September 2015.

Inditex opened 94 new stores worldwide, including 25 branches of its Zara Home house-

The investors and the companies consider that independence is unrealisable and undesirable’ Luis de Guindos Spanish minister on why investment in Cataluña has increased

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the number of stores worldwide which Inditex operates, including Zara Home stores

ley debts but was instructed by Chancellor George Osborne to reduce the business considerably.

For various reasons, the sale which is expected to be by ‘auction’ is unlikely to raise more than a few hundred million pounds, but will go a long way to disposing of the bulk of Northern Rock which had to be nationalised in 2007.

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Suzuki buys back shares JAPANESE car maker Suzuki has bought back an almost 20 per cent stake held by Volkswagen for 460 billion yen (€3.3 billion). Last month, an international arbitration court ordered the German car maker to sell its holding due to a falling out between the two manufacturers.

No charges BANKIA, Euro 600 and Sabadell banks have come to an agreement whereby they will not charge their customers or those of the other banks to use their ATM machines. Between them, they have a network of 17,730 cash machines within Spain.

Oil price static THE chief executive of oil giant Shell, Ben van Beurden has told BBC Radio 4 that a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee.

New €2 coin announced THE Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Spanish Mint) has announced that it will release in March 2016 a new circulating €2 coin depicting the Segovia Aqueduct as part of a Unesco World Heritage site collection which started in 2010.

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wares shop which took its total number of stores to 6,777 and with 141,192 employees, the company has increased its staffing levels by 10,000.

Zara has just launched online sales in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan so that the current number of markets in which the Group sells online is 28.

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New jobs near Cadiz ALTRAN Spain, a subsidiary of a French company has entered into an agreement with the government of Andalucia whereby it will set up an aerospace centre near to Cadiz.

At a ceremony attended by Minister José Sánchez Maldonado, Altran’s president announcedhe expects the centre to create more than 150 jobs over the next few years.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group 474.40 7.60 Aberdeen Asset Management 326.40 -4.80 Admiral Group 1,539.00 20.00 Anglo American 716.40 -3.60 Antofagasta 577.75 -1.75 ARM Holdings 957.00 -3.50 Ashtead Group 975.50 -5.50 Associated British Foods 3,187.50 48.50 AstraZeneca 4,418.75 48.75 Aviva 459.80 7.10 Babcock International Group 924.75 13.25 BAE Systems 440.95 0.55 Barclays 255.55 2.30 Barratt Developments 661.25 9.25 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,434.00 39.00 BG Group 995.75 10.35 BHP Billiton 1,097.25 -0.75 BP 335.25 1.80 British American Tobacco 3,591.00 20.00 British Land Co 815.50 3.00 BT Group 415.88 0.88 Bunzl 1,753.50 14.50 Burberry Group 1,380.00 2.00 Capita Group (The) 1,201.50 8.50 Carnival 3,484.50 24.50 Centrica 231.45 3.05 Coca-Cola HBC 1,396.00 22.00 Compass Group 1,035.50 3.50 CRH 1,883.00 10.00 Diageo 1,791.25 26.75 Direct Line Insurance Group 368.10 4.10 Dixons Carphone 424.80 2.20 easyJet 1,746.00 3.00 Experian 1,069.50 14.50 Fresnillo 615.75 5.75 G4S 239.20 2.10 GKN 271.90 -1.90 GlaxoSmithKline 1,301.75 16.75 Glencore 121.95 -4.05 Hammerson 608.75 0.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,224.00 23.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2,486.50 41.50 HSBC Holdings 498.58 7.93 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,345.00 20.00 Inmarsat 1,013.00 24.50 InterContinental Hotels Grp 2,352.50 4.50 International Consolidated Air 596.75 -3.75 Intertek Group 2,466.00 25.00 Intu Properties 317.80 0.80 ITV 249.45 2.75

% CHG. 1.63 -1.45 1.32 -0.50 -0.30 -0.36 -0.56 1.55 1.12 1.57 1.45 0.12 0.91 1.42 1.15 1.05 -0.07 0.54 0.56 0.37 0.21 0.83 0.15 0.71 0.71 1.34 1.60 0.34 0.53 1.52 1.13 0.52 0.17 1.37 0.94 0.89 -0.69 1.30 -3.21 0.12 1.92 1.70 1.62 0.60 2.48 0.19 -0.62 1.02 0.25 1.11

NET VOL 4,539.45 4,389.14 4,239.65 10,093.22 5,713.04 13,520.02 4,937.80 24,850.65 55,221.14 18,315.10 4,595.75 13,934.25 42,478.62 6,490.35 4,639.51 33,653.27 23,190.55 60,970.80 66,570.03 8,293.04 34,601.03 5,826.99 6,129.80 7,922.66 7,478.91 11,361.83 5,006.76 17,135.70 15,382.95 44,368.21 5,460.00 4,866.08 6,923.34 10,427.90 4,495.05 3,678.83 4,512.38 62,530.77 18,378.61 4,768.61 5,696.57 4,862.62 95,741.59 31,823.27 4,444.05 5,544.03 12,246.20 3,938.84 4,194.29 9,930.68

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Johnson Matthey 2,540.00 -6.00 Kingfisher 349.40 -1.70 Land Securities Group 1,239.50 2.50 Legal & General Group 247.70 2.30 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 73.93 1.22 London Stock Exchange Grp 2,452.00 60.00 Marks & Spencer Group 497.15 6.05 Meggitt 479.35 1.55 Merlin Entertainments 377.35 1.85 Mondi 1,404.00 24.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 159.45 2.85 National Grid 860.55 9.35 Next 7,617.50 57.50 Old Mutual 193.75 0.95 Pearson 1,136.00 13.00 Persimmon 2,098.00 21.00 Prudential 1,387.00 18.00 Randgold Resources 3,902.00 39.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,891.00 95.00 RELX 1,079.50 14.50 Rio Tinto 2,315.50 16.00 Rolls-Royce Group 695.75 3.75 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 323.10 4.20 Royal Dutch Shell 1,593.50 11.50 Royal Dutch Shell 1,608.50 9.50 Royal Mail 464.10 4.40 RSA Insurance Group 405.65 -103.85 SABMiller 3,599.00 -1.00 Sage Group (The) 514.25 1.25 Sainsbury (J) 230.80 2.50 Schroders 2,893.00 32.00 Severn Trent 2,124.50 26.50 Shire 4,865.00 120.00 Sky 1,028.50 5.50 Smith & Nephew 1,162.50 18.50 Smiths Group 1,069.50 7.50 Sports Direct International 759.75 -0.25 SSE 1,456.50 28.50 St James's Place 885.50 13.00 Standard Chartered 698.40 -24.30 Standard Life 399.75 -0.15 Taylor Wimpey 202.35 3.45 Tesco 177.90 3.25 Travis Perkins 2,050.50 19.50 TUI AG 1,231.50 6.50 Unilever 2,649.50 33.50 United Utilities Group 892.50 9.50 Vodafone Group 218.43 1.68 Whitbread 4,640.00 -18.00 Wolseley 4,248.00 112.00 WPP Group 1,370.50 15.50

% CHG. -0.24 -0.48 0.20 0.94 1.68 2.51 1.23 0.32 0.49 1.74 1.82 1.10 0.76 0.49 1.16 1.01 1.31 1.01 1.64 1.36 0.70 0.54 1.32 0.73 0.59 0.96 -20.38 -0.03 0.24 1.10 1.12 1.26 2.53 0.54 1.62 0.71 -0.03 2.00 1.49 -3.36 -0.04 1.73 1.86 0.96 0.53 1.28 1.08 0.78 -0.39 2.71 1.14

NET VOL 5,217.21 8,185.16 9,779.02 14,583.12 51,895.84 8,306.95 8,094.62 3,763.19 3,806.62 6,700.64 3,656.75 31,845.22 11,557.24 9,497.63 9,211.84 6,366.88 35,196.80 3,597.61 41,398.31 11,967.80 32,347.69 12,723.07 20,524.58 61,612.33 39,022.17 4,597.00 5,180.38 58,189.72 5,527.05 4,385.47 6,466.50 4,990.29 28,073.88 17,585.55 10,231.84 4,192.54 4,548.33 14,180.98 4,559.68 18,399.63 7,874.78 6,471.14 14,210.40 5,053.78 7,185.89 33,575.30 6,021.08 57,466.28 8,465.41 10,755.95 17,685.93

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Most Advanced Lilis Energy, Inc. TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Qumu Corporation Vascular Biogenics Ltd. Daily 2X VIX ST ETN Velocityshares MACROCURE LTD. Versartis, Inc. Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Daily 2X VIX Med-Term ETN Velocityshares Apigee Corporation Vital Therapies, Inc.

$ 3.15 $ 15.96 $ 5.20 $ 6.85 $ 11.57 $ 4.18 $ 13.14 $ 12.54 $ 18.60 $ 10.24 $ 4.04

2.53 ▲ 408.06% 4.23 ▲ 36.06% 1.22 ▲ 30.65% 1.49 ▲ 27.80% 2.29 ▲ 24.68% 0.70 ▲ 20.11% 2.16 ▲ 19.67% 1.75 ▲ 16.22% 2.58 ▲ 16.10% 1.36 ▲ 15.32% 0.51 ▲ 14.45%

$ 7.56 $ 5.38 $ 9.44 $ 12.11 $ 10.89 $ 10.33 $ 20.19 $ 2.90 $ 4.27 $ 6.25 $ 3.34

1.77 ▼ 18.97% 1.09 ▼ 16.85% 1.67 ▼ 15.03% 2.11 ▼ 14.84% 1.79 ▼ 14.12% 1.62 ▼ 13.56% 3.01 ▼ 12.97% 0.43 ▼ 12.91% 0.63 ▼ 12.86% 0.87 ▼ 12.22% 0.46 ▼ 12.11%

Most Declined vTv Therapeutics Inc. Lantheus Holdings, Inc. Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Invuity, Inc. Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. Unico American Corporation Sientra, Inc. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Pershing Gold Corporation Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc.

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Many angry pensioners could be damaging to government election Peter Scholz shutterstock

By John Smith SPANIARDS who have worked overseas and returned to Spain to enjoy the fruits of their labour are furious about the ongoing demand for additional tax on pensions received from abroad.

2008 when the financial crisis began, prior to then it was simple, but then the government tried to increase income from taxes Before the financial crisis of 2008, the situation was quite simple but the problem has arisen as the government has tried to increase income from taxes.

Welcoming Whopper Wine BURGER King is celebrating 40 years in Spain by launching its own Whopper Wine which is aged in flame grilled barrels! It’s not April 1, but this innovative promotion requires customers to submit their favourite Burger King story or photo and the 40 winners will each receive a bottle of this exclusive cuvee.

Roaming charge MOBILE phone operators in Spain including Movistar, Orange, Vodafone and Yoigo plan to increase their roaming fees which are currently 20 cents per call to 22 cents. One bit of good news is that on June 15, 2017 under EU regulations, all roaming fees within the EU will be abolished.

PENSION PROTESTS: It is estimated that as many as 800,000 people may be affected.

Spanish pensioners are required to pay tax on annual income above €22,000 provided they have only one source for the revenue.

The recent twist is that the tax office now considers a basic pension and any additional pension, even if they are paid from the same country, as quite separate incomes which results in a lowering of the tax threshold.

The Spanish Federation of Returned Emigrants (FAER) estimates that as many as 800,000 people may be affected and they are often required to pay back-tax at very short notice with one man having to take a bank loan to cover a demand for several thousand euros which had to be paid within two weeks.

With an election looming, the current government must be aware that this number of angry pensioners could be very damaging to their hopes.

A healthy work-life balance is key Loose change Jane Plunkett A look at finance for females

HAVING work is a good thing. It gives you financial independence and of course takes away the anxiety of wondering where the money will come from to pay rent or the bills.

But that said - it’s also important to have a healthy work-life balance and have the opportunity to do things you enjoy and spend time with family and friends. If your job dominates your life, it’s not a positive thing - no matter what you earn - because the whole point of work is to earn money so that you can have a life.

Nowadays, however, many workers are spending too much time in front of a screen, jumping from meeting to meeting, eating lunch on the run, or just grabbing a coffee to keep energy levels up, and then, worrying about work at night when they arrive home. Such behaviour can be detrimental, so here are a few ideas to stay healthy at work.

CYCLE TO WORK: A little bit of exercise will do wonders for you.

On your bike: Try to introduce a little bit of extra exercise into your working day by cycling to work. Or, pack your office shoes in a backpack and put on your trainers and take a brisk walk to work each morning.

The mixture of exercise and fresh air will do wonders for your overall wellbeing.

Tune out: Many workplaces nowadays have somehow managed to convince their staff that being on call outside office hours is a normal state of affairs. However, the fact that you are only getting paid for 40 hours though probably working 50 never seems to enter the equation! Remember you’re an employee not a volunteer, so work as hard as you can during working hours and then step out of the office and turn off your work mobile and leave checking work emails until the following day.

Give your eyes a break: Many jobs are computer dependent so employees spend hours on end glaring at computer screens. This is really bad for our eyes and induces tiredness.

So remember to regularly look away from the screen and look into the distance to give your eyes a well-deserved rest.

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By Buster Smith

STILL AFFORDABLE: Easier to get on the housing ladder.

1.2% rise in the average price of housing in second quarter in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period of 2014, to stand at €1,476.8 per square metre.

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The Costa Blanca is increasingly more viable for those who are looking to escape long-term rental and own their own property. The two major airports of Alicante and Valencia nearby make short work of the journey back to UK to visit relatives or for work commitments. In addition a t h i r d a i r p o r t is now op e n i n C a st e l l o n offering incredibly low prices to destinations in the UK. With all this going for it, the Costa Blanca is an excellent option appealing to more and more families and retirees looking for a better q u a l i t y o f l i f e o r to get on to the property ladder.

P rop e r t y o n t h e C o s ta Blanca is still affordable, although currently increasing in value. But it is still relatively cheap compared to what can be found in the UK and other areas of Europe. And with a far better climate and high standard of living it is a very appealing option. All of this combined with the fact that Spanish banks are now offering some of the lowest mortgage rates available in Europe make it an easy choice.

The property market woes of recent years that saw house prices plummet by up to 50 per cent in value has given way to rising house prices. The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Public Works on housing values show that the average pri c e o f h o u si n g in Spain rose by 1.2 per cent

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This is the first year-onyear increase registered for hous ing pric e s s inc e the third quarter of 2008, the beginning of the financial crisis, and follows 26 consecutive quarters of declines, during which time prices have accumulated a reduction of 29.7 per cent.

In real terms, discounting inflation, house prices rose

by 1.5 per cent, their third consecutive quarterly increase.

In the second quarter, prices rose for both new and second-hand homes (those over five years old). The value of new homes rose by 1 per cent (to €1,732.9 per square metre) while second-hand housing prices went up by 1.3 per cent (to €1,467.5 per square metre).

What is more, the most economical town to purchase property remains on the Costa Blanca - Elda in Alicante, a town with a population of a little over 25,000 - where the average price per square metre stands at €540.5.

So for those who are l ooki ng t o escape t he r at race, grey skies and hectic l i f est yl e i n t he UK, t he prospect of a more rustic, rural and tranquil existence is still a reality on the Costa Blanca.

Property price increases predicted WHILE recovery is expected to be slow but sure for the Spanish property market, certain areas including the Costa Blanca are likely to see significant property price increases next year, a new report has concluded.

Acuña y Asociados real estate consulting firm’s Spanish Real Estate Market Annual Report has predicted that prices will now stabilise in most parts of the country yet popular areas including Valencia’s coasts, the Costa del Sol, Madrid and Barcelona are likely to see increases of between 3 and 5 per cent.

Prime coastal areas, the firm predicts, may well see even bigger increases.

Following seven consecutive years of price drops, 2014 saw an inflexion point in the cycle and this year and 2016 will register modestly positive results, Acuña’s report revealed.

Although large international investors, the report said, are waiting to see what this year’s national elections bring before continuing with major projects, 2015 will certainly end with better results in the market.

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Got money to spare? Buy your own hamlet or even a village!

MORE and more Spaniards and youngsters fresh out of university are showing an interest flickr by Miguel Angel Garcia

By Eleanor Hawkins A FEW years ago, Elvira Fafian came up with an idea of how to help out rural hamlets and villages at danger of becoming abandoned by putting them up for sale.

62,000 euros will buy you a small abandoned hamlet

The Aldeas Abandonadas (Abandoned Hamlets) project began in Galicia and Asturias, in northern Spain, but has since spread and buyers on the lookout for something different can find anything from a dilapidated ham-

DILAPIDATED: Abandoned hamlets are now being put up for sale. let to do up, to a castle or palace looking for a new owner.

Although now an estate agency, Fafian explained Aldeas Abandonadas

began as a personal project aiming to help and insists is still the main aim.

With prices starting as low as €62,000 for a small, abandoned hamlet, real rural jewels can be snapped up for renovation by almost anyone with money to spend.

In Teruel, for example, the Aldeas Abandonadas website was recently advertising a village complete with defensive tower, water and electrical supply for just €300,000.

So if they’re likely to be deserted and falling down, who wants to buy them?

In the past, Fafian explained, buyers from abroad with money to spare and a desire to start afresh or retired couples wanting to enjoy rural life tended to be the most interested, yet now more and more Spaniards and youngsters fresh out of university are showing an interest and in some cases payment in instalments over three or four years.

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Buying a house is similar to buying a car HAVE a surveyor check your property as head mechanics do with cars John Graham The property expert

I HAD my car serviced the other day and while I was waiting for the service to be finished I decided to take a look at the car showroom.

The new models took centre stage, with the second-hand cars in a separate area. The sales staff were very helpful and offered a test drive in any car I was interested in.

All new cars include a minimum three-year manufacturer’s guarantee and even the secondhand cars had a one-year guarantee, and finance was available with a small deposit.

The salesman confirmed that all the secondhand cars had been inspected by their head mechanic and any necessary repairs had been carried out, hence the one-year guarantee. I was even offered a discount or some free extras.

As I drove home, I started to compare the car showroom experience with a typical experience of buying a property in Spain; there are some similarities and a few surprising differences.

CAR SHOWROOM: A recent visit led to property comparison.

Let’s start by comparing buying a new car with buying a new property. You order a car to your personal specifications right down to the size of your wheels and included is an average three- to five-year manufacturer’s guarantee.

When you buy a new property you have either had it built to your personal specifications or you have bought a new property which meets all or most of your requirements. And if the property is still under construction you may be able to personalise room designs or fittings

30,000 Britons may still be able to claim compensation FOLLOWING a 2014 ruling by the European Court of Justice that a Spanish law enacted in 2011 was discriminatory against non-residents, the government had to hastily rescind the law and offer compensation to those adversely affected.

In essence, Spanish residents were exempted from paying significant inheritance tax on any property left to them, whilst non-residents were charged up to a third of the value of the property if they spent less than six months in each year in the country. This even affected those whose spouses died and left the property to the survivor.

EU citizens are entitled to make a claim for the refund of inheritance tax paid between 2011 and 2014 and estimates suggest that this may affect as many as 30,000 people. Certain forms have to be completed and presented within five years.

Once the claim has been lodged, the process can take as long as eight months to be finalised and approved.

Whilst it is possible for an individual to complete the documentation themselves, there are also specialist companies who will undertake the work for a percentage of the value of the refund.

To some extent this is old news, but time passes very quickly and readers of Euro Weekly News deserve to be reminded of the existence of this opportunity to reclaim tax paid.

and you will have a 10-year constructor’s guarantee.

So buying a new property is similar to buying a new car; you’re well protected as both come nicely wrapped in long-term manufacturers’ or constructors’ guarantees.

When buying a second-hand car compared to buying a second-hand property, it’s a bit different. The head mechanic checks the car over and if he finds any problems, repairs are carried out before you buy, and you have the comfort of a

one-year guarantee. That’s when it suddenly hit me that most buyers can get more guarantees on the condition of a second-hand car costing around €50,000 than on the condition of a €2 million second-hand property.

When buying a second-hand or resale property you need to know you’re not buying trouble with a capital T, and if there are things that need fixing, the seller should do the work or deduct the cost from the sale price before you purchase.

A ‘pre purchase property check’ carried out by a professional surveyor is the answer; he will check the fundamentals on the property and give you a report on its condition before you decide to purchase, so you should arrange for a surveyor to check the property before you buy, just like the head mechanic checking a second-hand car, you can easily avoid buying expensive trouble.

If you would like further information on buying or selling your property please contact me: John Graham, FASI Fellow of the Architecture & Surveying Institute gk.ipad@me.com Twitter @JohnGrahamFASI

The best places to invest for profitable buy to let THOSE considering investing in a home to rent out are in luck this year as it has been found to be a more profitable exercise in Spain than it was a year ago.

A report by Fotocasa drawn up from August sales and rental prices across the country has revealed that on average buying to rent is this year giving an annual profit of 5.2 per cent compared to 5 per cent a year ago and 4.8 per cent in 2013.

The money invested in the property, the report says, would now take 19.4 years to recover, a year less than was reported 12 months ago.

The best places to invest for this purpose, the report reveals, are the Canary Islands, Cataluña, Madrid and the Balearic Islands while the worst are Galicia and the Basque Country.

PROFITABLE: Canary Island property quickest to recover owner’s investment.

Purchasers in the Canaries were found to need just 18.1

years to recover their investment, whereas in Galicia this

would take 24.8 years, Fotocasa calculated.

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Reducing unsold housing stock INVESTMENT could experience a slight delay due to the Spanish elections due to be held by December

By Maria Jose Fernandez FORTY per cent of Spanish housing stock, which at the end of 2014 sat at 1.6 million properties, will take at least 10 years to be sold, according to property consultants RR de Acuña y Asociados.

The firm highlighted the fact that around 657,000 units were considered ‘problematic stock’ due to features, which make their sale complicated, and may potentially never be sold.

Specifically, the company has calculated that metropolitan areas hold at least 668,000 homes for sale, while coastal regions have 331,000 units.

These figures will be reduced during the next few

112,000 units of unsold stock are expected to be sold between 2016 and 2017 years, according to their forecast, and it is expected that between 2016 and 2017, the unsold stock will have gone down by 112,000 units.

Experts said that the reduction will be observed mainly on brand-new properties; in fact, last year, stock in this sector dropped by 65,570 units. However, they added that prices will tend to stabilise during the next two years, even registering moderate increases in the areas with a higher

spending power and other areas with a lower level of stock. Thus, these areas are expected to register an increase in prices of between 3 and 5 per cent between 2015 and 2016.

The company explained that property investment could experience a slight delay due to the Spanish elections which are to be held

by December.

“The capital does not belong to the right or the left; however, investors do want to know what lines of action will be followed by the government which is to be in control of the country for the next four years, which means that a political change could delay property investments,” the consultants explained.

How many hamburgers would your home cost?

UNIT OF MEASUREMENT: McDonald’s Big Mac Index.

IN an attempt to compare property prices across the world without them being influenced by exchange rate fluctuations, a company has drawn up a list using The Economist magazine’s Big Mac Index to measure house prices in hamburgers.

The index uses the McDonald’s burger as a standard unit, and Century 21 España real es-

tate agency’s Market Pulse Report has converted prices of homes in 81 cities in 45 different countries into burgers per square metre.

London came at the top of the list, with home prices averaging 7,342 Big Macs per square metre, with New York coming in second at 4,123 burgers and Beijing third at 2,898 burgers per square metre.

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Cavemen and hobbits catered for in Andalucia and Granada in particular

By Eleanor Hawkins ALTHOUGH wives and girlfriends can often upset their other halves by referring to them as ‘cavemen,’ in Spain that is actually quite a smart thing to be as, rather like hobbit holes, Spanish cave houses can be some of the most unique, comfortable and spacious places to live.

One of the oldest forms of accommodation known to mankind, caves usually bring to mind a small, dark, dank area to hide out in temporarily rather than a home.

Yet in Spain there are many permanent cave-dwellers, and their holes in the wall are not to be sniffed at.

Andalucia, and Granada in particular, are known for their beautiful cave houses and in Granada city for example the Albayzin and Sacromonte district are liberally spread with caves which, along with the Alhambra Palace, make up a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The mountainous Guadix area is also popular for cave-hunters, with hundreds of chimneys hinting at the amount of underground hidden homes.

CAVE HOUSES: One of the oldest forms of accommodation known to mankind.

Built completely in stone, one of the main advantages of cave houses is the ease at which temperature can be maintained. While outdoors extreme heat (and cold) may be the norm depending on the time of year, inside caves the temperature generally hovers around a pleasant 20 degrees Celsius.

Natural light is used as much as possible, with caves often facing south and ingenious drilling methods used to allow more light in. Builders and decorators also come up with unexpected ways to make artificial light feel natural.

Another good reason to pick a cave is safety. They are unlikely to collapse, catch fire or suffer in the case of earthquakes, experts say.

For those considering becoming cavemen and women, there are many rental agencies and hotels in Granada Region which will give the curious a chance to try before they buy.

There are two options: either hunt for a cave for sale or employ specialist constructors who can create a brand new, unique cave, usually in less time than it would take to build a similar house.

Barcelona property market continues to recover A RECENT analysis undertaken by the Forcadell group reports an increased demand for Barcelona flats and apartments from both Spanish and foreign investors.

It is also apparent that developers are beginning to show interest in buildable land in Barcelona, indicating that they see the possibility of profitability due to increased demand and rising prices.

The Forcadell analysts consider this awakened interest is thanks to the improvement in the national economy, the relative ease of obtaining credit and the falling unemployment rate.

1st property purchase by crowdfunding in Spain

RAISING FINANCE: By asking a large number of people to contribute.

ON Monday September 14, 49 investors raised €80,500 via crowdfunding to purchase an apartment in Madrid which is the first reported example of use of this internet phenomenon within the Spanish market.

The property actually cost €62,000 but the balance will be used to pay taxes and general renovation to the apartment.

Housers, the platform through which the crowdfunding was organised for the small apartment estimates that over the next five years the yield will be around 68 per cent of investment and each of the investors will receive dividends based on the rental income expected to be in the region of €450 per month.

They suggest that next year the amount of money raised by crowdfunding in Spain will reach €250 million of which about 15 per cent could be property investment.

Crowdfunding is a way of raising finance by asking a large number of people each for a small amount of money with no expectation of return.

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A possible answer to the many unsold properties throughout Spain

By John Smith THE Spanish developer Espacio, which is part of the Villar Mir Group, has raised an interesting point concerning unsaleable new build property in its latest annual report.

“A good part of this stock has no market, fundamentally thanks to its age, deterioration, and bad location,” explains the report, with regards to the number of unsold homes in Spain.

“Part of the new housing inventory is in urban developments built in the heat of the real estate boom far from town centres and tourist attractions, which have been abandoned with the crisis, and now lack the services and infrastructure necessary for living there.”

This may not be all bad news, because a lot of this property is now owned by banks who will already have written off the losses, so they can afford to either reduce prices even more or simply keep the properties on their books without trying to sell them at

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REMOVAL of a number of unsightly or unfinished properties from the market could encourage further investment NEW BLOCK: Due to be completed. this time.

A massive discount of large numbers of these developments could of course hurt the property market in the short term, but could also give some real bargains to those who don’t mind living in out of town developments, provided that the main services are introduced.

One interesting thought is with the influx of refugees into Spain, the government could consider taking some of this property off the bank’s hands at low prices and invest in creating new communities which rather than segregating those refugees could also include a number of Spanish residents who need access to social housing.

The removal of a number of unsightly properties from the market could encourage further investment into new development.

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More people are choosing to holiday in Spain’s luxury homes HOLIDAYMAKERS in this market sector are usually foreign, from Germany or the UK

By Eleanor Hawkins

PARTICULARLY POPULAR: Puerto Andratx in Mallorca.

SPAIN’s luxury home rental market has shown a significant increase this summer compared to the last few years.

Luxury rentals, which bring in between €3,000 and €8,000 per week, have been increasing since 2014 and tourists are mostly choosing between the Balearics, and the Costa Brava for their luxury holiday, according to the estate agency, Coldwell Banker España.

Holidaymakers in this market are usually foreign, coming from countries like Germany or the UK, with French, Italian and Scandinavian tourists also enjoying

more sumptuous surroundings.

In the Balearics, idealista.com says Mallorca is particularly popular for luxury holidays with visitors choosing destinations like Pollensa, Alucida, Soller, Puerto Andratx, Cala d’Or or Arta. While in Ibiza, San Jose, Cala Yundal, Talamaca, Cap Martinet and Roca Llisa are the top resorts with reservations up to 80 per cent occupation in July 2015, 10 per cent more than the same time last year, and 85 per cent

reservations in August.

There is a similar story on the Costa Brava, with reservations showing 80 per cent occupancy in July, being 30 per cent higher than in 2014, and a staggering 100 per cent occupancy rate in August 2015.

Particular destinations seem to attract particular nationalities. For example, Mallorca is the favourite luxury destination for Germans, Britons and Scandinavians while French, Italian and English prefer Ibiza. The Costa Brava is number one with Northern Europeans in general while the Girona coast has seen a drop in the number of Russian tourists.

Student property can be a good investment and an immediate source of income THE number of rented, shared apartments has increased in Spain and a certain percentage of that demand is from students. Europe in general and Britain and Germany in partic-

20% of stock only is privately owned and run by owners

ular have seen a great investment in the ‘buy to let’ market specifically in cities which house universities.

Of the total student properties available in Spain, El Economista reported that only 20 per cent are privately owned and run by their owners, while the remaining 80

GOOD POTENTIAL: Renting to students in prime university towns and cities. per cent of the properties are publicly owned and belong to

universities, or are religious institutions and are managed

on a concession basis.

Although there may under-

standable worries about renting to young and possibly irre-

sponsible scholars, there is no doubt that this could become both an immediate source of income and have some potential for long-term growth if the property is in a prime position for the student market At the moment, the main rental stock available is in the five main university towns of Barcelona, Madrid, Salamanca, Sevilla and Valencia Granada, La Laguna, Malaga, Pamplona and Santiago de Compostela are other cities worth considering and with average monthly rental costs in shared apartments (according to specialist letting company Uniplaces) ranging from €400 in Madrid to €200 in Malaga, there is a wide range of pricing to consider both from a point of income and initial expenditure.

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Catching up on the last 10 years A FAST-GROWING economy, falling unemployment, an increase in bank lending and a re-adjustment of property prices have combined to create unique buying conditions for overseas investors in Spanish property.

The end of the property crisis was confirmed recently by the Bank of Spain and the government has stated that the country’s economy is growing at its fastest rate since 2008 - close to 4 per cent in the first six months of 2015 compared with the same period last year. The Bank of Spain has predicted growth of 6.6 per cent in 2016.

A 10 year report by property analyst Lucas Fox, illustrated the changes in the market since 2005, with prices rising to a peak in 2007, then falling until midway through 2013, stabilising throughout 2014 and now steadily beginning to rise again with a stronger focus on quality properties and a long-term view on both investment and lifestyle.

Construction companies rise THERE was an overall increase in the registration of new construction companies during 2015 with over 10,800 now recorded.

According to a recent Dunn & Bradstreet report, 92 per cent more share capital has been invested in creating new construction companies than during the first eight months of 2014.

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Mortgages are getting cheaper MORTGAGES are becoming affordable again, althugh not as much as before the financial crisis

INTEREST RATE: Has dropped over the last year.

By Eleanor Hawkins THE Euribor fell and fell, banks opened the gates and finally mortgages are becoming affordable again in Spain, although not as much as before the financial crisis.

The latest report from the Central European Bank revealed average interest on new Spanish mortgages was 2.12 per cent, while the European average was reported at 2.22 per cent.

Yet just a year ago Spain was registering an average interest rate of 2.89 per cent compared to a European average of 2.78 per cent.

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Rental prices continue to fall PRICES fell by 0.4 per cent in August, reports the latest Consumer Price Index by the Spanish National Statistics Institute, including property rental prices.

The average price to rent a home in the country was 0.4 per cent lower than in August 2014, meaning year-on-year prices have been falling for 29 months in a row.

Prices fell in all regions apart from CataluĂąa, the Balearic Islands, Galicia and Melilla, and the largest drops were in La Rioja, Valencia, Madrid, Murcia, Castilla y Leon, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalucia and Asturias.

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Is a new Trotskyite giant emerging?

JEREMY CORBYN cops out of Commons confrontation LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT OMG. If the Labour party thought they were up the proverbial creek with Ed Miliband, they are now most certainly right up the tsunami with Jeremy Corbyn.

I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to PMQ quite as eagerly as I did last week. At last the opportunity to see the new champion of lefty politics standing up and facing the opposition he has vilified so frequently in the past.

Would we see a new Trotskyite giant emerge in full media glare, calling on the right wingers to explain their folly and mishandling of, well, just about everything, accompanied by the cheers and roars of his adoring benches? Ha! What we did see was a pathetic, wizened old ‘student lecturer’, neck poking up through the wrong size collar of an obviously new shirt (one of a number I may add!) looking for all the world like the last turkey in the shop, tremulously reading emails, selected apparently from over 40,000 received over the last few

GREAT RED HOPE?: Comrade Jeremy Corbyn.

weeks. What a waste of party funds, time and money that exercise alone must have cost! And it was of course a complete cop-out.

Under the guise of trying to instigate ‘a new approach’ to Commons debate, he managed to avoid just about everything that an almost condescending David Cameron could have actually thrown at him. I couldn’t help but muse on the reaction of Comrade Corbyn should he find himself an elected PM attending a debate of world leaders: “Mr Corbyn, what are your views on sending in the troops to prevent us all being annihilated?” Corbyn: “Well, I do have a letter from Ada Pothwaite of Little Twittering, who would like me to ask you all when are you going to dismantle all your weapons, shake hands and live in peace with each other?” No, I’m sorry, comrade. Refusing to sing the National Anthem, electing an IRA sympathiser as a side kick, sticking prime egotist Diane Abbott beside you on the front bench and chorusing the Red Flag down the local pub?

Frankly, I think I’ve got more chance of being elected PM than you. I give him a year.

Keep the Faith Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Are the good times really over?

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OUR VIEW DIFD

OPINION & COMMENT

AN unrestrained and deceitful US has increased its worldwide military bases to 1,050 Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

IN 1981 country singer, Merle Haggard recorded the hit ‘Are the Good Times Really Over?’ A mournful lament, the lyrics grieved over a lost America. The Korean War was history and the scars of the Vietnam War were healing. On July 12, 1987 US President Reagan at the Berlin Wall challenged Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev: “If you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, come here to the gate, Mr Gorbachev, open this gate, and tear down this wall.”

The USSR did open the gate and we believed we had ushered in an era of peace and stability. No longer were we living in the shadow of mutually destructive annihilation (MDA). Our optimism was ill-judged.

And now, apparently an unrestrained and deceitful US increased its worldwide military bases to 1,050. These now circle and threaten Russia, Iran, and Middle East: US General Wesley

US BASES: Now circle and threaten Russia, Iran and Middle East.

Clark; “We are going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya and Somalia, Sudan and finishing off Iran.”

On Monday September 6 the US told Greece and Bulgaria to deny airspace to Russian aircraft bringing aid, medical supplies, shelter and clothing to assist in the refugee crisis. Iran opened up their air space.

Americans celebrate their July 4, 1776 tribute to US independence. A pity they don’t respect the independence of other nations. Since that date the US has invaded about 70 countries, 50 of them since 1945. Of the 248 conflicts worldwide since the end of WW2 the US has started 201 of them.

The historian who chronicles US Empire, William Blum, issued his 130th Anti-Empire Report. The US is seen by the people of the world as “the greatest threat to peace in the world today.” Only 2 per cent see Russia and 6 per cent China as a threat.

Yes, it seems the good times really are over thanks to the US and EU prostituted political leadership. I don’t regret the collapse of the USSR but bitterly resent the horrors since visited upon humanity by this apparent unrestrained expansionist United States.

The end is nigh (yet again) WHENEVER an official body denies something, then we had better watch out!

Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

I AM finding it very difficult to sleep of late. Some unidentified expert or other, has predicted that the Earth could cease to exist sometime soon - between September 22 and 28 to be more precise because a massive asteroid is heading our way.

NASA has reassured us that this is a load of horlicks, but this is worrying in itself. Whenever an official body goes out of its way to deny anything, then we had better watch out.

Still, we all remember the ancient Mayan prediction of doom and gloom, stating categorically that the world would come to an end on December 21, 2012. Well the day came and went and here we still are.

But it’s an ill wind, because churches saw an upturn in business, beer and spirit sales went through the roof and I had a particularly good single malt

MAYAN PREDICTION: Was one of doom and gloom.

Syrian children in Lebanon.

A drop in the ocean WE make no apologies for writing again about the refugees from Syria and their plight but this week will look at it from a different angle.

Every day there are problems between Hungary and its neighbours with regards to the ‘hoards’ of refugees trying to move into the centre and west of Europe and the 120,000 required to be accepted by 23 member states.

Let’s face it, this is a trickle compared to the number already accepted by other areas.

According to the UNHCR - the UN Refugees Agency there are 2.1 million Syrians registered as refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon and there are a further 1.9 million in Turkey, which makes over 4 million Syrian refugees over whom 56 per cent are under 18.

Lebanon which has a population of just 4.8 million is trying to find the money to give a decent education to 400,000 refugee children.

According to the government of Saudi Arabia it has 2.5 million Syrians within its border and the UAE has just accepted 100,000 to add to the 140,000 already resident.

There are bound to be plenty of economic migrants wanting to find a better life in Europe rather than the Middle East with its own restrictions and prejudices but unless we take notice of where the bulk of refugees have ended up there is the frightening thought of further upheaval and civil war.

whisky on my cornflakes that morning.

But to be honest I did not take the prophecy seriously, because those Mayans were a strange lot who spent their time star gazing but never got around to inventing the wheel.

It would appear that as a body, they just upped and left their great cities one Wednesday morning. A note was left on the door of a stepped pyramid saying ‘Gone to Lunch’ and they simply never came back, and although there are traces of them still in Central America and Basingstoke, to all intents and purposes their civilisation disappeared.

And it was obviously on foot, because rumour has it that a massive fleet of wagons was found intact in the temple car park, propped up on bricks just waiting for someone to invent something circular to go in each corner.

Reassuringly we are told, astronomers have the means to spot the approach of an asteroid well in advance.

Now we We have powerful radio telescopes and want to we have Hubble - although on the down hear your views. side, we no longer have Patrick Moore.

YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE Nevertheless I shall play safe - YOUR OPINION and have that bottle of single malt www.euroweeklynews.com standing at the ready.

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8:00pm F1: Grand Prix 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 12:05am Family Guy 12:27am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:35am Top Coppers 2:00am Fried 2:30am Orphan Black 3:15am Orphan Black 4:00am Girls Can Code

8:00pm Arvo P채rt and Robert Wilson: The Lost Paradise 9:00pm The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King 10:00pm Egypt's Lost Cities.

11:30pm Ilo Ilo 1:05am Britain's Most Fragile Treasure 2:05am Bought with Love 3:05am Britain on Film

7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Marple 9:15am Heartbeat 10:20am Heartbeat 11:20am Sherlock Holmes 1:35pm Agatha Christie's: Sparkling Cyanide 3:30pm Foyle's War 5:40pm Foyle's War 7:45pm Foyle's War 10:00pm Sunday Night at the Palladium 11:00pm Birds of a Feather 11:35pm City Lights 12:35am Wycliffe 2:15am Ooh You are Awful 3:15am FYI Daily 3:20am Ooh You are Awful 3:50am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

4:15am Emmerdale Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Emmerdale.

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7:10am How I Met Your Mother 7:35am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:05am Volkwagen Racing Cup 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pm The Big Bang Theory 2:25pm Beaches 4:45pm St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold 6:50pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 7:45pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Time Crashers 9:00pm First Humans: The Cave Discovery 10:00pm This is England '90 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:10am This is 40 2:40am It's a Weird World 3:40am Come Dine with Me 4:05am Come Dine with Me

7:00am Milkshake!

10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:30am Football League Tonight 1:00pm Police Interceptors 1:55pm Police Interceptors 2:55pm 2012 5:50pm Planet of the Apes 8:00pm The Forbidden Kingdom 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Just Go with it 11:55pm Welcome to the Jungle Bounty hunter Beck is sent to the Amazon to bring back mobster's son Travis.

1:45am Tattoo Disasters: UK Documentary following people looking to erase their tattoo regrets literally.

2:15am Super Casino 4:10am Transporter: The Series 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big

8:00am Ax Men 8:55am Pawn Stars 9:30am Pawn StarsPawn Stars 9:55am Rugby World Cup Highlights 11:00am MSA British Touring Car Championship 7:30pm Goodwood Cars of the Future 8:30pm Goodwood Revival 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Waterworld 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm FilmWaterworld 12:40am Rambo: First Blood Part II 1:40am FYI Daily 1:45am Rambo: First Blood Part II 2:45am Hell on Wheels 3:40am Motorway Patrol 4:00am Teleshopping Innovative, valuefor-money products brought directly to you at home

7:15am The Top Ten Show 2015 7:30am Romancing the Stone 9:30am The Jewel of the Nile 11:30am The Maze Runner 1:30pm Clash of the Titans 3:30pm Godzilla 5:40pm National Treasure 8:00pm The Maze Runner 10:00pm Clash of the Titans 11:50pm Godzilla 1:55am 2047: Sights of Death 3:30am Aftermath

7:20am 7:50am 9:30am 11:30am 1:20pm 3:10pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 10:40pm 12:30am 2:05am

Maleficent Special Liar Liar One Chance Tammy Sex Tape The Top Ten Show 2015 Last Vegas Balls of Fury Tammy Sex Tape Last Vegas Balls of Fury Don Jon

7:00am 7:25am 7:45am 8:05am 8:35am 9:00am 9:35am 10:00am

SUNDAY TV

Rude(Ish) Tube Suburgatory Suburgatory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Hollyoaks Omnibus Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me Bad(Ish) Robots The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Star Trek The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd

6:30am Japanese Grand Prix 9:30am Japanese GP: Paddock Live 10:15am Football Gold 10:30am The Sunday Supplement 12:00pm Goals on Sunday 2:00pm Football 4:30pm Ford Super Sunday 7:30pm FL72 Goals 8:25pm Football David Moyes' Real Sociedad play Athletic Bilbao at Anoeta Stadium in La Liga.

10:30pm Football's Greatest A look at the career of Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard 3:20am Ford Football Special Watford welcome Crystal Palace to Vicarage Road in the Barclays Premier League.

5:30am FL72 Goals

7:00am St. Vincent 9:00am The Top Ten Show 2015 9:15am American Heist 11:00am One Night in Istanbul 12:45pm The Drop 2:45pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E Sky Movies Special 3:15pm St. Vincent 5:15pm Dumb and Dumber To 7:15pm One Night in Istanbul 9:00pm Dumb and Dumber To 11:00pm The Drop 12:50am American Heist 2:30am Stephen King's a Good Marriage A married woman discovers that her husband has been hiding a terrifying secret.

4:15am One Night in Istanbul

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am Ashes Cricket: England's Best Days 10:00am Ashes Cricket: England's Best Days 12:00pm Boxing Gold 12:30pm Major League Soccer 2:30pm Boxing Gold 3:00pm Boxing Gold 3:30pm Boxing Gold 3:55pm Football Deportivo take on Espanyol at the Estadio Riazor in La Liga.

6:00pm Sporting Greats A look back on the career of legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.

6:30pm NFL 10:15pm NFL 1:30am NFL Denver Broncos travel to Ford Field to take on Detroit Lions.

5:45am Super League Gold

10:30am 11:00am 1:30pm 3:15pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Decimate 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home Away From Home 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm All Change at Longleat 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Global Citizen Festival

8:00am Saints and Scroungers 8:45am Break-in Britain - The Crackdown 9:15am Escape to the Continent 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:10pm The Rockford Files 3:00pm Cycling 4:30pm A Taste of Britain 5:00pm Best Bakes Ever 5:45pm Coast 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm This Wild Life 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Countdown To Life: The Extraordinary Making Of You 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Britain as Seen on ITV 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories 12:45am Murder, She Wrote 1:40am Jackpot 247

7:00am 7:10am 7:55am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:20am 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:10pm 3:10pm 3:40pm 4:50pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:55am 1:40am 2:05am 2:30am 2:55am 3:15am

The Hot Desk Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed!

Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed!

The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men The Shawshank Redemption Celebrity Juice Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Mom Mom Teleshopping

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Kkk: The Fight for White Supremacy 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Kkk: The Fight for White Supremacy 2:25am Orphan Black 3:10am Orphan Black

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries 10:00pm The Inca: Masters of the Clouds 11:00pm A Syrian Love Story: Storyville 12:15am Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past

7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:25am 10:35am 10:55am 11:25am 11:50am

2:05pm 3:05pm 4:10pm 5:20pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:50pm 7:55pm 8:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:15am 2:10am 3:00am 3:05am

In Loving Memory Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter's enigmatic chief inspector and his sidekick Sergeant Lewis Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House On the Buses In Loving Memory Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Women Behind Bars Law and Order: UK The Vice Trial and Retribution Trial and Retribution Movies Now ITV3 Nightscreen

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7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Australia 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Deal or No Deal 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm Posh Pawn 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie's Super Food 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm The Catch 11:00pm Sex Diaries: Webcam Couples 12:05am 24 Hours in A and E 1:10am Hunted 2:05am This is England '90 3:00am Cinema on Cinema: Battu's Bioscope 4:10am Grand Designs

7:00am Alias Smith and Jones 7:50am Minder 8:55am The Car Chasers 9:20am The Car Chasers 9:55am The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminalintelligence agents.

10:55am Magnum, P.I. 11:50am The Chase 12:50pm Minder 1:50pm The Car Chasers 2:20pm The Car Chasers 2:55pm Hogan's Heroes 3:25pm Hogan's Heroes 4:00pm Gunsmoke 5:00pm Magnum, P.I. 7:00pm The Professionals 8:00pm Rugby World Cup Highlights 9:00pm MotoGP 10:00pm Goodwood Cars of the Future 11:00pm Benidorm 12:05am Bundesliga 1:05am Motorsport UK 2:05am Ax Men 2:50am Minder

7:00am 10:15am 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm

7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

11:00pm 1:55am 4:10am

Milkshake!

The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News The Yorkshire Vet Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: New Orleans Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress 5 News Neighbours Australian soap which follows the daily lives, romances and problems, of several families who live in the fictional Ramsay Street Home and Away 5 News The Gadget Show Police Interceptors Autopsy: The Last Hours of Amy Winehouse Most Shocking Moments in Pop Super Casino The Hotel Inspector Returns

9:05am Behind Enemy Lines 4: Seal Team Eight 10:45am Rage 12:35pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2:25pm Alien: Resurrection 4:25pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 6:40pm The Transporter 8:20pm Transporter 2 10:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

7:15am Shaun of the Dead 9:00am About Time 11:05am A Million Ways to Die in the West 1:05pm City Slickers 3:00pm Patch Adams 5:00pm Never Been Kissed 6:50pm About Time 9:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 11:00pm City Slickers 1:00am Shaun of the Dead 2:50am American Pie 4:35am Risky Business

7:00am 7:25am 8:10am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 1:10am 1:40am

Hollyoaks Charmed Revenge Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Baby Daddy The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Young, Free and Single Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am St. Vincent 9:00am The Top Ten Show 2015 9:15am One Night in Istanbul 11:00am American Heist 12:45pm The Drop 2:45pm St. Vincent 4:45pm Everest: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Dumb and Dumber To 7:15pm One Night in Istanbul 9:00pm Dumb and Dumber To 11:00pm The Drop 12:50am American Heist Two brothers with troubled pasts set their sights on one last bank job.

Action-packed crime drama.

2:30am Stephen King's a Good Marriage 4:15am One Night in Istanbul

MONDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:30am 12:30pm 12:45pm 1:00pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:30am 2:30am 5:30am

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm

2:00pm 3:00pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:30pm

10:30pm 11:00pm 12:00am 2:00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Football League Goals Football Gold Football Gold Ford Football Special Goals on Sunday NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits FL72 Goals Ford Monday Night Football FL72 Goals SPFL Round Up NFL Hard Knocks NFL Sporting Greats A look back on the career of legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.

Cricket Classics Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Classics NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Denver Broncos travel to Ford Field to take on Detroit Lions.

NFL Highlights World Cup of Pool Darts Gold Darts Gold WWE Raw Darts Gold Darts Gold Elite League Speedway A meeting from Elite League Speedway.

Super League Fulltime La Liga Goals Elite League Speedway Ford Monday Night Football

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10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Decimate 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home Away From Home 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm A Syrian Love Story: Storyville

8:45am Thief Trackers 9:15am Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:30pm My Life in Books 3:00pm Daily Politics Conference 5:00pm Best Bakes Ever 5:45pm Coast 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It TakesTwo 8:00pm This Wild Life 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure 10:00pm The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Today at Conference

9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Parking Wars 10:00pm Britain's Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Through the Keyhole 12:40am Benidorm

7:00am 7:10am 7:55am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:30am 11:20am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:40pm 3:40pm 4:50pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:15am

The Hot Desk Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Dinner Date Psych The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta Emmerdale Coronation Street Dinner Date The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Derailed The Job Lot

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Fried 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA 2:30am Kkk: The Fight for White Supremacy

8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 9:30pm Hive Minds 10:00pm The Search for Alfred the Great 11:00pm Treasures of the Anglo Saxons 12:00am The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King

7:00am In Loving Memory 7:25am Heartbeat 8:25am The Royal 9:25am Where the Heart is 10:35am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:30am Judge Judy 11:55am Inspector Morse 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:10pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Doctor in the House 5:50pm On the Buses 6:20pm In Loving Memory 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Law and Order: UK Crime drama based on the hit US series Law and Order.

12:00am The Vice 1:05am Trial and Retribution 2:55am Judge Judy

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7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Australia 12:00pm A Place in the Sun 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Deal or No Deal 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm Posh Pawn 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 10:00pm Educating Cardiff 11:00pm The Changing Room 12:05am Bodyshockers

7:00am 7:50am 8:50am 9:55am 10:25am 11:00am 1:00pm 2:05pm 2:35pm 3:05pm 4:10pm 5:15pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:05am 1:55am

Gunsmoke The Professionals Minder The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Magnum, P.I. Minder The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Gunsmoke MotoGP Rugby World Cup 2015 Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Goodwood Classic Cars The Day of the Jackal FYI Daily The Day of the Jackal Ax Men

10:15am 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:55am

1:45am

The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Finding a Family 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Police Interceptors The Yorkshire Vet Body Donors CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

True Crimes: The First 72 Hours

8:35am I, Frankenstein 10:10am Edge of Tomorrow 12:05pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2:40pm Chain Reaction 4:30pm Twister 6:25pm Gladiator 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm RoboCop

10:15am 12:10pm 2:00pm 3:40pm 5:20pm 7:10pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:50am

Grudge Match The Other Woman Bad Neighbours Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Dragnet Think Like a Man Too The Other Woman Bad Neighbours The Top Ten Show 2015

7:00am 7:25am 8:10am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am

Hollyoaks Charmed Revenge Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Baby Daddy The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Bad Robots How to Pull the Date of Your Dreams The Big Bang Theory

7:00am St. Vincent 9:00am The Top Ten Show 2015 9:15am One Night in Istanbul 11:00am American Heist 12:45pm St. Vincent 2:45pm Everest: Sky Movies Special 3:15pm The Drop 5:15pm Dumb and Dumber To 7:15pm One Night in Istanbul 9:00pm Dumb and Dumber To 11:00pm The Drop 12:50am American Heist 2:30am Stephen King's a Good Marriage A married woman discovers that her husband has been hiding a terrifying secret.

TUESDAY TV

7:15am Football Gold 8:00am WWE SmackDown!

9:00am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 10:00am Ford Monday Night Football 12:30pm SPFL Round Up 1:00pm FL72 Goals 2:00pm Premier League 100 Club 2:30pm SPFL Round Up 3:00pm Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 4:00pm Ford Monday Night Football 6:30pm MLS Round-Up Show 7:00pm Barclays Premier League Review 8:00pm Boxing 10:00pm Sky Sports Originals - Luke Campbell-the Golden Boy 11:00pm Boxing 1:00am Barclays Premier League Review 2:00am SPFL Round Up 2:30am La Liga World 2015

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am

11:00am 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am

NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Green Pay Packers host Kansas City Chiefs at Lambeau Field in the NFL. Elite League Speedway Darts Gold Darts Gold NFL Highlights Elite League Speedway NFL Highlights Darts Gold Darts Gold WWE SmackDown!

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Decimate 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home Away From Home 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Pound Shop Wars 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm Doctor Foster 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport 12:05am Room 101 12:45am Sliding Doors

8:45am Thief Trackers 9:15am Pound Shop Wars 9:45am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Rockford Files 2:45pm Cash in the Attic 3:30pm A Taste of Britain 4:00pm Best Bakes Ever 4:45pm Africa 5:45pm Coast 6:15pm Flog It! 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Food and Drink: Keit Simple 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Welcome to The Mosque 10:00pm Face of Britain by Simon Schama 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Midwinter of the Spirit 11:00pm UEFA Champions League Highlights 12:00am ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:45am UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 1:15am Goodwood Revival

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:20am Psych 8:05am Emmerdale 9:10am You've Been Framed!

9:35am Dinner Date 10:35am Psych 11:25am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:20pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Judge Rinder 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm The Faculty Teen horror.

1:00am Two and a Half Men 1:35am Two and a Half Men

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Bangkok Airport 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Asian Provocateur 11:30pm Bad Education 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Asian Provocateur 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride 3:00am Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride

8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past 10:00pm Dark Side of the Greens 11:00pm Horizon 12:00am Woolly Mammoth 1:00am Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past 2:00am The Inca: Masters of the Clouds

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's.

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2:30am Stephen King's a Good Marriage A married woman discovers that her husband has been hiding a terrifying secret.

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Kamikaze software AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

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In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man

NEW software has been created by Bosch which aims to alert so called ‘kamikaze’ drivers, who either intentionally or accidentally drive the wrong way down the road.

This software will be available through smart phones or integrated into the vehicle’s technology such as GPS systems.

Once an alert has been activated to say the driver is going the wrong way and the driver fails to respond to the warning, the equipment is capable of forcing the vehicle to stop within a few seconds, simultaneously sending an alert to approaching vehicles of the potential hazard ahead.

Bosch aims to put the technology into production in 2016, although the ability to actually stop the vehicle will only be available in those cars which have computerised assistance built in.

Police checks All drivers in Spain should be aware that the Guardia Civil traffic department will be carrying out intensified checks on the wearing of seatbelts and child restraints in cars.

The use of a seatbelt is mandatory for all occupants of a vehicle in both front and rear seats. There must be no more passengers in a vehicle than the number of seatbelts. Children less than 1.5m in height must use the appropriate restraints for their height and, in some cases, weight and children under the age of 12 cannot travel in the front seat, unless using a properly fitted and approved restraints. The only exception is if the child is tall than 135cm, in which case they can use the normal seatbelt.

According to the DGT, 70 per cent of children are not properly protected with the correct form of restraint.

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Can Spain charge extra tax on property?

Have you heard of an extra tax on purchasing a house in Spain if the government thinks the house is more valuable than the price you actually paid for it? My brother has just purchased an apartment and his soliciYes, it is legal.

Your solicitor has done well to warn you about the upcoming extra tax bill.

The Spanish Tax Agency has tables of value, based on the official rateable value of properties, which is the ‘valor catastral’ used to determine the annual property tax, ie rates. These tables give the minimum value

tor has told him he may have to pay a few thousand euros more in taxes because he got the property at a low price.

Is this legal in Spain?

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

For many years the official value was lower than market value.

R.R. (Costa Blanca) that can be declared for a property. For many years this official value was lower than the real market value.

However, in today’s depressed market, the official value is often higher than the price actually paid. This means the Tax Agency must apply the transfer tax to this value. It has happened to many purchasers.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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I’m upgrading to a lion as a pet!

Mike Senker

POLICE CHECKS: On the wearing of seatbelts and child restraints in cars.

EWN

I LOVE DOGS. In fact, I like most animals but my preference for a household pet is a dog, but after today I might upgrade to a lion. I have this problem - you see my dog gets walked three times a day.

He is a mutt, a soppy adorable mutt who wants to eat, sleep, have his belly rubbed (partial to that myself) and a nice walk.

So why do people decide that it’s OK to let their, and I’ll use today as an example, dogs run about off the lead? Admittedly, if it’s a tiddly little thing or a soppy sausage like mine it’s usually manageable, but if it’s a pit bull, or like today a Rottweiler and a Doberman that are by nature hunting or attack dogs it’s a problem. I live up in the hills but it’s highly populated and lots of people walk their dogs.

It’s not some remote place where you don’t think you are going to run into people. Anyway I’m coming home and my neighbour is out walking his dog and I see this young Spanish lady let both her dogs off the lead.

The Rottweiler does not do much but the Doberman flies across the road and starts going for his dog. She manages to get it under control and this is where the fun starts.

The dog owner tells her what he thinks.

Then I tell her that dogs of certain size and breed have to be muzzled and on the lead and she goes potty telling us that her dog wouldn’t hurt anyone. I’ve heard this from so many people that insist their ‘pets’ wouldn’t hurt anyone. She was not interested and didn’t even offer any kind of apology; she put her dogs on the lead and went off muttering.

Owners - your dogs are not the problem - you are! If you own a dog that by law is classed as dangerous keep it on a lead or at least put a muzzle on it. Or I'm upgrading to a lion and they can sort it out themselves.

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still have a lot of wear in them but someone is suggesting that you should buy some new shoes and throw the old ones away. They are no longer shiny.

They are no longer fashionable. They do, however, provide all that you need.

the praise and the satisfaction.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Just imagine for one day that you have achieved everything your heart has desired. When you wake up in the morning believe it is so. Feel how your spirits lift and your heart sings. Carry that feeling through the week and beyond. If you believe that you are a success you can be. Why stop when it feels so good?

ORIHUELA

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aced, ache, acid, acne, cane, cedi, chad, chid, chin, cued, dace, dice, duce, each, iced, inch, nice, ached, caned, canid, chain, chide, china, chine, dance, dunce, nicad, niche, canine, canned, inched, induce, nuance, chained, chinned, echidna, enchain, nuanced, unchain UNCHAINED

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you looking for guidance? Maybe you are thinking that a recent acquaintance will be able to provide it.

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle?

Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice).

Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case P) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Madrid

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A way opens up before you that can bring wealth. Branching off from that is a path to certain happiness. Which will you take? If having that money means changing your nature (or trying to) is that going to make you happy?

On the other hand, if you sidestep the money can you still be happy? Keep things simple. You know where you are.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Sometimes, when we are making a journey, it is not the usual route that is best.

Something has changed in your sphere and there is a need to adjust to it. There are other options that will bring the same result and maybe even a more convenient one.

You will need to do two things. The first is to open your mind to the possibilities. .

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your old shoes are comfortable and

Alicante TODAY:

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) That little bit of extra cash has made you realise something. Not everything is as simple as you would wish it to be, and throwing money at a problem will not make it go away entirely. There are some things that you need to come to terms with. It is much easier to incorporate the uneasy into your life if you take a more relaxed attitude.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Yours is a big ship. You are able to take a lot on board but you don’t have to. In this special week, when you see things so clearly, be selective. Allow into your life only that which is valuable and worthwhile. This is not selfishness, it is providing a source of inspiration for the present and the future.

Nonagram

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone needs to learn to stand on their own two feet. It isn’t you, but it’s close. Finding a balance between helping and idly standing by while mistakes are made is necessary. It’s not easy but it has to be done. You may break into a sweat this week and it won’t suit your nerves, but you’ll get through.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Getting a creative project started has opened your eyes to many things.

Perhaps you question why you did not do it before. The fact is that it doesn’t matter. You are where you are right here and not because that was where you were heading. Enjoy the feeling,

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WHAT’S COOKING? 1. What name connects a former English rugby union tight head prop who was a member of England’s World Cup winning squad in 2003 and a TV chef who is married to television presenter Fern Britton?

2. Which celebrity chef, born in Renfrewshire in 1966, had a trial with Rangers, the club he supported as a boy, in 1984?

3. Which celebrity chef and former barrister, who died in March 2014, had the middle names: Theresa, Philomena, Aileen, Mary, Josephine, Agnes, Elsie, Trilby, Louise, Esmeralda?

4. Which celebrity chef has four children, named Poppy, Daisy, Petal and Buddy Bear?

5. Which celebrity chef opened the world-famous, Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire in 1995?

6. Which comedy performer starred as the choleric chef Gareth Blackstock in the 1990s television comedy series Chef!?

7. Which English chef and entertainer is best known for presenting cooking shows such as Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook (1995 to 200) and Ready Steady Cook (2000 to 2010)?

8. Which family-oriented comedy-variety television series features the Swedish Chef, who wears a toque blanche and has bushy eyebrows that completely obscure his eyes?

9. Which famous chef had friends to help him out whenever he was cooking called Suzie and Percy?

10. Which seafood chef was awarded the OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours list for services to tourism in Cornwall’?

Not a lot of people know that… 60 per cent of British meals are eaten in front of the television.

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CLARISSA DICKSON-WRIGHT, 4. JAMIE OLIVER, 5. HESTON BLUMENTHAL, 6. LENNY HENRY, 7.

AINSLEY HARRIOTT, 8. THE MUPPET SHOW, 9.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’ve been working hard, maybe in the dark some of the time. This week someone shines a torch on your situation and you see exactly where you are. Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be.

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‘OHHH! WHAT A GREAT GOAL THAT WAS!’

It appears at times that you are in the middle of a play. The lights are on you, the mike’s wired, your audience awaits, then nothing. Not that you are lost for words. You know exactly what to say and do. What you are wondering is why you are there in the first place. Maybe where you are was not intended.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) There’s a lot of buzzing going on in your head. No, it isn’t tinnitus, it’s something quite different. You know it’s a great time to get ideas and act on them. However, trying to act on too many at once is causing some confusion. Maybe there’s too much going on.

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Quick Across 1 Casual footwear (7) 5 Combine into one (5) 8 Additional (7) 9 Thoughts (5) 10 Place where some action occurs (5) 11 More irate (7) 12 Undergo (6) 14 Twist together into a confused mass (6) 17 Educator (7) 19 Enclosed armoured military vehicles (5) 22 Large gregarious predatory felines (5) 23 Disperse (7) 24 Wait on (5) 25 Meet the requirements or expectations of (7) Down 1 Chairs, benches, saddles etc (5) 2 Nobody (2-3) 3 Gain with effort (7) 4 Disperse widely (6) 5 Fetch (5) 6 Night time (7) 7 Be entitled to by merit (7) 12 Agrees on (7) 13 Taste (7)

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Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents W and 23 represents L, so fill in W every time the figure 3 appears and L every time the figure 23 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Recast, 4 Hovels, 9 Tendril, 10 Seine, 11 Abode, 12 Nothing, 13 Prospecting, 18 Transit, 20 Clear, 22 Taint, 23 Nearest, 24 Enters, 25 Batter.

Down: 1 Ritual, 2 Congo, 3 Sorbets, 5 Onset, 6 Edition, 7 Sleigh, 8 Clandestine, 14 Realist, 15 Toccata, 16 Statue, 17 Crater, 19 Sitar, 21 Event.

QUICK Across:

15 Cause to approach be means of unseen forces (7) 16 Rubs out (6)

English - Spanish

18 Urgency calling for speed (5) 20 Brief written records (5) 21 Wander away (5)

Down: 1 Pipes, 2 Examine, 3 Spent, 4 Resist, 6 Argue, 7 Pirates, 8 Beggar, 13 Chooses, 14 Errors, 16 Corners, 17 Seldom, 19 Stern, 20 Fifth, 21 Tasks.

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

Across 1 Stools (seats) (9) 7 Silver (metal) (5) 8 Queen (5) 9 Lago (4) 10 Hormigas (4) 13 Beret (5) 14 Aeroplane (5) 16 Diamonds (9)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across:

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Chess, 3 Casas, 5/15 Red Sea, 7 Chapter, 9 Once, 10 Pais, 14 Surname, 16 Talla, 17 Small.

Down: 1 Carro, 2 Sick, 3 Coal, 4 Ser, 6 Decir, 8 Toads, 11 Snail, 12 Raza, 13 Pegs, 14 Sit.

Down 1 Grifo (de agua) (3) 2 Mirlo (9) 3 Leer (4) 4 Neumático (4) 5 Científico (9) 6 Cangrejos (de mar) (5) 9 Etiqueta (5) 11 Race (racial origin) (4) 12 Face (part of body) (4) 15 Us (direct/indirect object) (3)

Hexagram

1 Pleasure, 5 Damp, 9 Prayers, 10 Eager, 11 Shift, 12 Suggest, 13 Clever, 15 Prices, 18 Observe, 20 First, 22 Swear, 23 Differs, 24 Send, 25 Emphasis.

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

AGREED

FEEBLE

ANNEAL

HUNGRY

BUFFER

INHERE

CREATE

KINDLE

CYCLED

MICRON

DELETE

PEANUT

EASIER

SEAMEN

EITHER

TRIPOD

EMBALM (10)

UMPIRE

FECUND

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Desire 2 Olimen 3 Eureka 4 Dreary 5 Sacral 6 Huddle 7 Agleam 8 Cockle 9 Threat 10 Groove 11 Cached 12 Baleen 13 Smooch 14 Bereft 15 Devour 16 Ascent 17 Tendon 18 Trauma 19 Oracle

Across 1 Honest American didn’t hide (6) 3 Infuriates French city (6) 8 Declare man to be turned off (7) 10 Power of Government head in control (5) 11 Standing up before court (5) 12 Specific recipes in a mess (7) 13 Providing some collateral afterwards (5) 15 I sped in confusion when caught sight of (5) 20 Originate from an Eastern team now disbanded (7) 22 Roam with a stove (5) 24 Crackpot, going back, is getting capital in Africa (5) 25 Keep demonstrating reticence (7) 26 Tent or building is very bad (6) 27 Not here, as bent out of shape (6) Down 1 Small house appears in such a letter (6) 2 Nice embracing an oriental relative (5) 4 Never change will (5)

5 Not entirely bothered if I certify large building (7) 6 The vocalist is awful, resign (6) 7 Girl with gym to remodel (5) 9 Bird chasing the man for rent (5) 14 Anti-anti-gas-explosion? (7) 16 Harbours sweet wines (5) 17 He ate rack of lamb, including a

stove (6) 18 Looks intently at aristocrats (5) 19 Throw away badly written Crete journal (6) 21 A lie’s made up on the way to the altar (5) 23 This language is from either the Amazon or Senegal (5)

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Hospital staff so insensitive at a time of great sadness I WOULD like to bring my recent experience to all the expatriates who live on the Costa del Sol. My husband was a patient at Hospital Clinio Malaga. On August 31, he sadly passed away.

Within seconds of this happening I was approached by a member of staff asking if he had death insurance. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

That was bad enough but then I was taken into a side room by a member of staff from Interfunerarias Malaga who wanted to know if I wanted my husband cremated or buried.

I was in a state of shock and did not realise what was going on.

Within about 20 minutes forms were filled in and the funeral was arranged. How insensitive can someone be?

I wanted to warn others of what happened as it was obvious that one of the hospital staff was tipping off the funeral service. It shouldn’t be allowed.

MT, Torrequebrada, Malaga

Car advice SO sad for the elderly victim of the runaway car in Calle Neptuno, Torrox, Malaga last week.

This incident could so easily have been avoided by turning the steering wheel to full lock, with the front wheels pointing into the kerb.

This simple manoeuvre works whether facing up or downhill no matter which side of the road you park on. If the handbrake lets go, the car cannot roll very far. It can still cause hurt or damage but much less severe.

Even on a slight slope the kinetic energy of a ton or so of metal can rapidly build up to devastating proportions.

It can also help to leave the car in gear when parking but it’s not foolproof, if the handbrake let’s go the torsion can pop the gear out of mesh, particularly in older vehicles.

Keith Hallam (By email)

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It was interesting to note today that the threat of further Russian intervention in Syria has given the Western imperialists pause for thought.

Kerry wants to open negotiations which would leave Assad in control.

The role for the UN would be to insert their presence into the region once factions agree to a cease-fire and to abide by the terms mutually agreed upon.

More violence, which you seem to continually encourage, does absolutely nothing but cause more destruction and death.

Is that really what you want to see?

Jonathan, (Via website) .

Teach them

Concorde flying again I DOUBT this will ever happen. Virgin wanted to take on Concordes to continue with the service but my guess is British Airways made sure the authorities would not let them so I would doubt they would get an airworthiness certificate.

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EU chaos IN RESPONSE to Nora Johnson’s column in last week’s Euro Weekly News, Germany turned off the tap when it became obvious that only a relatively limited number of the surge were Syrians fleeing war while huge numbers were just Afghans, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and other economic migrants.

As for the UK, there’s already a housing crisis and a lack of wellpaid jobs that provide enough to live on. Homeless on the streets

with mental health problems plus the elderly are hardly treated as they should be.

Robotics and automation in the coming years will mean many jobs will disappear overnight.

So how can the UK can possibly cope with a large influx of economic migrants/refugees that want to stay there?

The answer is that it can’t. The problems in Syria, etc, must be sorted at the root cause.

Back to you, Mr Juncker!

Chris, (Via website)

Take action I HAVE a message for Mike Walsh: why don’t you get off your **** and lead a posse to wipe out the ‘terrorists’ in every country of the world?

For your information, the mandate of the UN is to try to bring peace to areas in conflict, not form armies to go out and ADD to the problem.

Unlike you, they are not sitting on their *****, they are in fact in many countries already, trying to hold the opposing groups apart.

EVERY day we wake up to a new case of the so-called gender-based violence.

In reality, this is just plain old violence against women, and children, as they are often used as weapons to threaten and keep women trapped in their nightmare relationships.

This is not an issue unique to Spain, but I find that the frequency of the cases reported and the way in which they are dealt with by the authorities is in all honesty appalling.

It is not about punishing after the damage is done. The difference has to be made before, through education, when men are boys who can be saved from the awful power of violent masculinity.

Janet Majors, Fuengirola, Malaga (By email)

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OSTEOARTHRITIS is caused by wear and tear of cartilage, making joints painful

By Gemma Quinn YOGA can ease symptoms of arthritis.

Studies have shown that regular yoga sessions; around twice a week, lessened pain suffered by those with osteoarthritis

20 per cent improvement in pain, energy, mood and physical function

and rheumatoid arthritis as well as boosting energy levels and making it easier to carry out everyday tasks.

Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of cartilage, making joints painful

and causing difficulties for sufferers to bend, lift and grip. Rheumatoid arthritis is linked to the immune system attacking the joints making them painful and swollen. There are no cures for either.

In the study, US researchers said all participants had osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Half did two yoga classes a week, plus a practice at home, the others went about life as usual. After two months, those who had done the yoga reported around a 20 per cent improvement in pain, energy levels, mood and physical function.

For arthritis sufferers looking to take up yoga it is always advisable to check with your doctor first, find a reputable yoga teacher and start with gentle classes.

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WANT to boost your wellbeing right now? Experts say there are some simple steps you can take to immediately give you that feel good factor and help you gain control during your hectic schedule.

The top five tips are: Read real life: Reading biographies rather than self help books can help you get a sense of the shape of life by reading about what others have done and achieved and how they have overcome problems.

Drink vinegar: A cup of lukewarm water with a bit

of apple cider vinegar first thing can help boost your digestive system and control hunger and cravings.

Digital detox: Turn off phones and electronic devices for an hour each day to enjoy some quiet time.

Walk: Taking a brisk walk will boost energy levels and help release tension in your body, particularly for those with desk jobs.

Take a cold shower: A cold shower in the morning will boost energy levels and aid circulation and immunity. It can also speed up muscle soreness and recovery.

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Whilst many people choose anti-bacterial soap products expecting to be better protected from germs, a study has found them to be no more effective. The Korean scientists said there was “no significant difference” between the effects of plain soap and its anti-bacterial counterparts under normal ‘real-life’ conditions.

They examined the effect of triclosan, the active antiseptic ingredient commonly used and tested 20 strains on how well it killed bacteria.

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LOWER BACK: Exercises will help to relieve lower back pain.

Is it safe to exercise through pregnancy?

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I’VE just received the exciting news that one of my clients is 13 weeks pregnant, so it seemed relevant for this week’s Fitness Topic.

My priority for pre-natal clients is that they get safe and relevant exercises they can cope with working towards and beyond their third Trimester.

First trimester is the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and providing your doctor has examined you and confirmed everything is fine, you can pretty much continue with the exercises you have been doing. Even running will do you no harm at this stage providing again

you have been running prior to pregnancy.

Second trimester is 13-27 weeks. Now you may feel more comfortable to move to low impact choices of cardio exercise such as the bicycle, cross trainer or low impact aerobic style classes. She is able to use the cross trainer and the rower as long as I watch her technique and it is not uncomfortable for her. We did a class yesterday using light weights with low impact cardio.

Third Trimester 28 weeks to birth. Your body will tell you how much it can cope with at this stage, I would not recommend that you train on your own especially with weights, as it is important you are able to adapt to the moves correctly and comfortably, and that you avoid flat lying exercises. No over stretching, however certain lower back exercises will help to relieve lower back pain.

IT is feared that antidepressants could make people violent.

A study by Oxford University found that men and women in their late teens and early 20’s were almost 50 per cent more likely to be convicted of violent offences such as assault when taking drugs such as Prozac, Seroxat, Lustral, Cipralex and Ciprimil, known collectively as SSRIs. One in eight Britons take these commonly prescribed antidepressants, with the number of prescriptions doubling in the last decade.

According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in the USA; around 11 per cent of people aged 12 and over take antidepressants.

The tablets already carry a warning that the drugs are linked to suicidal thoughts in young people and it was suspected they were also linked to violence, but researchers have now carried out more studies in this area and have found links between the drugs and violent crime.

The scientists said youngsters are particularly at risk as the adolescent brain may be particularly sensitive to pharmacological interference.

The young people studied were more likely to get drunk when on antidepressants and it could be the alcohol that drove them to violence.

Scientists say more research is needed.

Put the phone down in front of children CHILDREN could be picking up a technology obsession from their parents and experts believe it could be affecting their mental health and school work.

Child health education specialist, Dr Aric Sigman said parents need to act as good role models for youngsters which means leaving the phones behind when interacting with and being around their children as youngsters are also reporting they feel ‘ignored’ when their parents are on their phones.

The fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, believes areas of family life need to be protected from ‘intrusions by entertainment screens’ and urges parents to reduce their child’s recreational screen time outside of school hours to just two hours a day; the level recommended by health bodies around the world.

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Garden party concert AFTER a week of torrential rain and high winds, the organising team for the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy’s garden concert breathed a collective sigh of relief last Friday as the day dawned warm and sunny, and above all, dry!

Over 200 music lovers made their way to the fabulous Finca Jacaranda in Pedramala with their cool boxes and chairs to enjoy a top class concert performed by the classically trained husband and wife team, Duo Intermezzo.

As first the sun set and then the stars appeared, the Duo entertained the enthusiastic audience with a range of well-known pieces from opera and stage musicals. During the interval, everybody tucked into their picnic suppers, with the candlelight adding to the romantic feel of the evening.

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Moors and Christians Benidorm THE traditional festival that has its roots in the conflict and lives of the people that l i ved dur i ng t he 13t h t o 15th centuries during the Moor i sh occupat i on of Spai n i s com i ng t o Benidorm this October celebrating its 26th year.

With colourful, elaborate costumes, parades, live music bands, late night parties and fireworks, spectators get t o wi t ness t he r eenactments of the battles bet ween t he t wo war r i ng factions.

This year the fiesta starts on Thursday October 1 and cont i nues t hr ough unt i l Monday October 5.

For more information on the parade routes, times and complete schedule contact the Benidorm town hall www.portal.benidorm.org

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IT’S not just the good food and great prices, it is also the relaxed and informal atm

By Buster Smith GAMBRINUS is a traditional Spanish brewery and restaurant chain owned by Cruzcampo. Although a restaurant and brewery chain, each restaurant offers diners a unique experience.

The quality of their products, impecc a ble pre s e nta tion a nd unbe a ta ble prices make these breweries some of the very best places to enjoy a variety of fre s hly ma de ta pa s , good home made Mediterranean and international food.

A Gambrinus brewery is the mark of high quality and delivers an authentic brewery atmosphere.

Gambrinus in La Nucia is a large restaurant that is no exception to the high standards expected from the tapas and brewery specialists.

Located in between the fourth and fifth rounda bout a s you he a d from Benidorm to La Nucia on the Centro

Comercial Pinar de Garaita, 17, in La Nucía it boasts an exceptional menu inc luding ta p as, bar becue m eat s and freshly prepared fish dishes.

They have a menu del dia that includes three courses and drinks for just €9 and each and every week have a s pe c ia l prom ot i on, one of t he m ost popular being the mixed grill barbecue for an amazing €4.50 per person.

Domingo, the hands-on restaurant owner and operator has been working within the hospitality industry his entire life and at 62, and for 14 years with his Gambrinus restaurant in La Nucia adding that he still enjoys it just as much today as when he first started out.

Just as well since the restaurant is open seven days a week from 7am until midnight, offering tapas, a selection of good beers and a great variety of delicious foods to suit all tastes.

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Award-winning US author to give presentation in Albir DR JACK PRANSKY PhD, international speaker, author and consultant, will lead a potentially life transforming evening presentation entitled Free Yourself by Looking at the True Source of Problems in Albir on Friday October 2, the fourth time he has visited the area to give such talks.

Dr Pransky has been in the field of prevention for over 40 years, dealing with prevention in crime, addictions, and family dysfunction and community problems.

His book Modello: A story of hope for the inner city and beyond, received the Martin Luther King Storyteller’s Award for the book best exemplifying King’s vision of “the beloved community.”

Dr Pransky has been sharing these principles via his trainings, books, counselling and consulting for over 20 years now and is an expert in the field. He will be delivering a six-month professional training course that begins in Albir on October 3 and ends in April 2016.

The majority of the participants attending the professional training are flying in from the UK, the US, France, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

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mosphere that people really enjoy too mixed clientele, a lot of English locals, but also French, Belgian and Germans. We do get tourists but the majority of our clientele are regular locals, which shows we are doing something right. It’s not just the good food and great prices, I think it is also the relaxed and informal atmosphere that people really enjoy too.”

“What is very popular are the weekly specials, it changes every week but for example the barbecue mixed grill at €4.50 per person is unbeatable, no matter what your budget that’s an outstanding price,” says Domingo.

The restaurant has a capacity for over 200 people with a large outside terrace and can cater for parties such as wedding receptions, communions and birthdays.

ucts and impeccable presentation.

Reservations can be made by calling 966 875 725 Contact Gambrinus Centro Comercial Pinar de Garaita, 17 La Nucia Alicante

Endless Summer THE Museum Boca del Calvari in Benidorm presents the Endless Summer exhibition.

A collection of fine arts from the students of San Carlos.

The art exhibition is free and is open from Tuesday to Friday from 10.30am to 1.30pm and again in the afternoons from 5.00pm to 8.00pm and weekends from 10am to 1.30pm until October 25.

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A Blues Showdown SPAIN’S top blues performers will face off in the ultimate showdown organised by the Costa Blanca Blues Network. The first ever Harp Attack will be taking place this forthcoming Sunday September 27 at the Bar Mediterraneo in Teulada, Alicante.

The harmonica players will be challenging each other in a showdown of blues, boogie, jive, grind, shuffles and everything blues. Artists including Valenciano locals Danny Boy and Daniel Tena as well as UK expat Buddy Paul will show off their talents accompanied by gifted keyboard player Hermes Waits and drummer Alvaro Diez as well as a number of surprise musical guests.

Reservations must be made by phone 648 156 066 or online at www.CBBlues.com.

Entry fee is 10 euros per person and the matinee show starts at 2pm. Hostal Bar Mediterraneo is located at Avenida del Mediterráneo, 36, Teulada, Alicante.

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Gourmet walking tours for typical food and wine AUTHENTIC Mediterranean cuisine on a two hour journey through Alicante City

By Buster Smith DISCOVER the very essence of authentic Mediterranean cuisine on a two-hour walking tour of Alicante City. The tour provides you with the chance to experience typical food and wine from the region while learning about Alicante’s history and culture.

Experienced guides introduce you to the history of Alicante, while strolling the streets to enjoy some of the region’s delicacies. The itinerary takes in some of the most traditional food shops and market stalls in the city and storeowners will explain the delights of Alicante’s gourmet products, which include fine delicatessen, olive oils, fish, cold meats plus fruits and wines.

Reservations must be made to participate and the tour is available in Spanish, English and French, Mondays to Fridays 10am to 7pm. It is recommended to

REGION’S DELICACIES: Itinerary takes in some traditional food shops.

bring comfortable walking shoes and water.

The tour costs €20 per person and €10 for children (from four to 12 years old) and lasts about two hours. The meeting point

where the tour will begin is Explanada de España, 1, 03002, Alicante For information call 965 927 715 or email

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Benidorm celebrating World Tourism Day SIXTEEN local restaurants will be taking part

By Buster Smith BENIDORM celebrates World Tourism Day that falls on September 27, with one of the most delicious culinary events, the Semana de la Brocheta or Skewer Week.

From September 25 to October 5 visitors will be able to enjoy a gastronomic treat for just â‚Ź2 from any one of 16 local restaurants that will be serving up their own unique variations and creations of the typical Brocheta or Pinchos.

To foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism.

The purpose of World Tourism Day is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.

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Buddy Paul Blues Workshop AN intimate and interactive workshop has been organised for Blues fans with Buddy Paul this coming Saturday September 26 at the Darocas Media Classroom in Benitatxell, Alicante.

The workshop aims to help aspiring blues musicians with their timing, blues runs, licks, phrasing and teaches about the soul of the blues harmonica. All you need to do is bring your own harp. The workshop costs 10 euros and starts at 6pm. Registration is required prior to October 25 to attend.

Visit the webpage for more i n f o r m a t i o n www.cbblues.com.

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PEPA 10th anniversary lunch for a fun day

FEATURES battle re-enactments, spectacular parades and lots of noise

P.E.P.A. the Helping Hands Charity for Animals have organised a 10th anniversary lunch for Sunday October 18.

An informal event that will take place at Des and Estelle’s home in La Drova, there will a delicious lunch and opportunities to take place in a fun day in aid of raising much needed funds for PEPA charity.

Please feel free to bring along a home-made salad, dessert or if you would like to run a stall on the day, any help is always more than welcome.

For more information contact Des or Estelle on 962 807 086 des.smith68@gmail.com

Festival of Contemporary Dance in Denia THE contemporary dance company Nomada and Victoria Theatre from Santa Cruz de Tenerife present ‘Los Zuecos van hacia sus buenos habitos Los Zuecos’ on Saturday September 26 from 8pm at the social centre auditorium theatre, Admission is €6 and tickets are available at the box office.

On Sunday October 27 the Denia Choreographic Centre presents ‘Occident’ from 8pm, again tickets at the box office a few hours prior to the event.

Contact www.denia.net.

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STREET CARNIVAL: One of the major celebrations on the Costa Blanca.

THE Moors and Christians Festival in Altea is one of the major celebrations for towns on the Costa Blanca, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival it features battle re-enactments, spectacular parades, impressive costumes and of course lots of noise with live bands parading through the streets and fireworks.

On Tuesday September 29 it is Altea’s turn to celebrate this much loved annual fiesta in honour of the patron saints Santísimo Cristo del Sagrario and San Blas.

On Friday September 25 at 1pm is the official announcement of the fiesta with

the traditional ringing of the church bells and firework rockets. That afternoon from 6.30pm the spectacular parades will start in Calle Benidorm and movr into Avenida de la Nucia, the Plaza de la Creu, Avenida Jaume I and ending in Plaza dels Sports.

The music bands follow from 8.30pm starting from Plaça de la Creu to Pont de Moncau then onto the Plaça Jose Mª Planelles. The fiesta contiues on into the evening with the entrance of the Moors and Christians at just after midnight and following the route from Avenida La Nucía along Plaça de La Creu, Pont de

Moncau, Avda. Jaume I, finishing at C/ Garganes.

There is an early morning parade on Saturday September 26 with more parades from 8.30pm, this time the turn of the Christians.

Sunday sees another early morning parade with the Moors. The day finishes at 12.30am with the grand firework display and a live music concert starts at 1.00am in the Cami de l’Algar car park.

For more information and a complete schedule of events contact the Altea tourist office or town hall www.altea.es.

Biker Party BLA-BLA Bar and Grill Ecke have organised the second annual Biker Party in Benissa on Sunday October 11, a repeat after last year’s success.

The biker get-together will have live music from Don Dimo and food and drinks are available all day. The party starts at midday and goes on all day.

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The largest technological event in the province IT IS hoped to attract young people from across the country FROM Thursday October 8 until Monday October 12 Altea, Alicante will host the third edition of the LAN Party.

A 5,000 square metre technological exhibition, the largest alternative technology event in the province, it hopes to attract young people from across the country to enjoy the long weekend fiesta in a virtual reality.

There will be around 500 exhibitors and stalls dedicated to everything PC and gaming along with competitive tournaments for popular games such as Hearthstone, CS Go: Counter Strike, Ghost Call of Duty, FIFA and League of Legends.

In total there will €1,600 in cash prizes distributed to the winners of the tournaments.

The five-day event will be open 24 hours a day and if that is not enough then there is also Oktober Con 2015 to keep you amused and entertained. Starting on October 9 and finishing on October 11 participants can enjoy lectures, presentations, workshops and activities and more themed competitions based around pop

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TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION: Will include popular games. culture such as manga, alternative entertainment, zombies, movies, and cult TV series.

This zone is open to everyone; a full day pass costs €3 or passes for all five

days costs €5. Admission includes all day access to all activities, workshops, lectures and contests cost.

All information and tickets are available at www.altealanparty.com.

The Original Charity Library support a number of good causes.

The Original Charity Library ON Saturday October 3 from 10am to 1pm the Original Charity Library will be holding an open day. An opportunity to look behind the scenes and find out how the Library functions. On the day there will be a grand raffle with prizes including a year free membership as well as €25 gift vouchers for the Library.

The prize draw will take place at 12.30pm.

Wine and cava will be on offer along with other goodies for guests to enjoy. Book sales mean you can pick up five books for just €1 and they have an extensive selection of greetings cards as well as Christmas cards, calendars and diaries on sale.

Memberships are available from €30 per year.

They are located at Javea Park, open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Visit www.charityshoplibrary.com.

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German-made MARKILUX awnings are another product offered by the company. The market

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Their showroom is located at 9F, Camí Les Alquerías, Denia, Alicante, and their production facility is located in Pedreguer.

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Extend the season for your pool PISCINAS TORRES ALVADO provide a range of options from Alicante to Valencia ANGEL has been running his company in Alfaz del Pi for close to 30 years. Dedicated to swimming pool maintenance and services the company provides a variety of services and covers the entire region from Alicante to Valencia.

They provide a range of pool heating solutions, from pool covers to installation of pool water heating systems that help to keep water temperatures comfortable for swimming and extend the season in which your pool can be used.

Underwater pool lighting, filtration and pump systems as well as saunas and spas can be repaired or installed and they provide year-round swimming pool cleaning and maintenance services.

“We are working a lot with a new form of advanced filtration system at the moment,” says Angel, “it is one that replaces the sand system. It is composed of recycled glass and functions extremely well. The benefits are that it provides excellent water quality and offers significant savings in consumption of chlorine, water and energy.”

The new system is environmentally friendly and effectively extends the life of the pool, helps to reduce chemical usage and simplifies the maintenance since purification actually occurs within the system, delivering purified water back into the pool.

The showroom has a number of demos and is also an outlet for swimming pool maintenance supplies, from chemicals and replacement parts to complete systems and the team are on hand and happy to provide sound expert advice and solutions, ensuring you get the most out of your swimming pool.

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How to make a small bedroom feel bigger HOMES are getting smaller, meaning bedrooms in particular have seen their sizes reduced in modern-day flats and houses.

To avoid a cramped feel, ways must be sought to make the best use possible of the limited space available and give an impression of space.

Colour is very important in this case as it can affect the visual impression of size and space. Ceilings, decorating experts say, should always be painted white and smaller rooms should have light coloured walls. Dark paint should be avoided at all costs and if a warmer colour is used it should be limited to just one of the walls.

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Raised beds ideal for gardens with poor soil FILL raised beds with a mix of good topsoil and compost

BLOOMING GOOD: Since you will be starting off with fertile soil there will be little need for fertilizers.

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By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

FROM 2000 to 2007, Spain apparently built some 35 per cent of all the residential properties built in the entire European Union.

So it is no wonder that many owners of those properties have found that they have only a shallow depth of soil and that the soil is of poor quality.

If you are in this situation, it is futile to expect to develop a long-term sustainable garden by planting directly in the garden soil. It would be far better to build areas of raised beds with 30 to 50 centimetres of a rich water retentive soil mix from day one and cover the areas between with stone slab, tile or stone chipping terraces and paths.

The benefits will be eightfold: 1. Fewer plants will die within a few weeks, months or years.

2. Raised beds can be used for hedges, flowering plants, shrubs and trees, culinary and medicinal herb beds, a rockery, succulent or bulb collections, rose collections, vegetables and fruit plants, bushes and trees, an asparagus bed, etc, etc.

3. You can work them without walking on them and do so standing up or sitting on a seat or stool.

4. Since you don’t need to walk on the soil you can work raised beds immediately after heavy rains.

5. Watering needs will be less.

6. Easy to work if you fill with a good soil mix.

7. Provided the raised beds are on a good draining base or have low water

draining holes they will not become waterlogged even after heavy rains.

8. Less continuing frustration.

Walls of raised beds can be brick, stone, aggregate blocks, wood, old doors, railway sleepers, welded or bolted sheet metal, and peat blocks, etc. They are easily built by a handyman or local odd-job man. Make the width no more than a metre.

We suggest that you fill the raised beds with a mix of good top soil, homemade or purchased inexpensive natural compost from a local composting yard or ecopark, and well composted horse, sheep, goat or poultry manure. If you use all the topsoil from the areas that you are going to cover with chippings you may have sufficient soil.

Since you will be starting off with fertile soil there will be little need to use addition-

al fertilizers in the first year even if growing vegetables.

In subsequent years top up the surface of the soil with five to 10 centimetres of good compost and well rotted manures.

To use the raised beds most productively plant trailing plants around the sides to hang down the walls as well as maximising the top of the beds.

For watering we suggest you install a drip irrigation system on the raised beds controlled by a simple battery operated timer or install a water tank above the raised beds and water by gravity.

If you are bothered by a neighbour’s pet cats or feral cats cover the top of vegetable beds especially at sowing and planting times with a removable wire mesh tunnel. This can be covered with clear plastic sheeting to protect overwintering and early spring crops.

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Which windows do I choose?

THE use of ultra Polyvinyl Chloride or uPVC has grown in popularity and is now one of the most recommended and most widely chosen materials used by the biggest double glazing companies. Below the advantages and disadvantages to using uPVC over its alternative of aluminium, are outlined and explained.

Value for money uPVC is usually the cheapest material on offer after things like aluminium and timber. This is far from uPVC’s greatest attraction, but its relative cost effectiveness is certainly a bonus.

Low maintenance Aluminium is resilient, but still needs attention every now and then; uPVC never rots, flakes, rusts or fades. Apart from a quick wipe with a cloth to keep it clean, uPVC requires virtually no maintenance making it very convenient and time-saving.

Durability Aluminium can pick up rust whereas uPVC is strong, tough and resilient. It is highly unlikely uPVC will need to be changed and some companies even offer up to 10.year guarantees on uPVC double glazing.

Security Due to its resilient and robustness, uPVC is very reliable and trustworthy when it comes to security.

Their frames are constructed to the utmost

hardness making it extremely difficult to break through or damage. Aluminium is similarly if not more secure, however, and is considered to be almost totally burglar-proof due to its strength.

But uPVC is not far behind.

Insulation/sound Proofing Insulation is another feature of the uPVC material that surpasses aluminium. uPVC was created to be a very competent insulator and provides the best heat and energy insulation available. It is a very good insulator compared to the alternative of aluminium and this ability to keep heat in and sound out is largely responsible for its popularity.

Visual appearance The major shortcoming of uPVC is undoubtedly its aesthetic value. In many people’s eyes, it’s simple, white plastic look is far from attractive and some consider uPVC frames to look unstylish or plain when compared to aluminium. With some larger companies, different colours of uPVC are now available, but when replacing windows whilst trying to keep the character of the home, uPVC may not be ideal. In fact, for listed buildings and those within conservation areas, local planning councils would be likely to insist on timber or aluminium frames.

Information courtesy of mybuilder.com

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MANY years ago dog forums were the place to meet on the internet. I met many wonderful trainers from around the world including Grant Teebone over 30 years a police dog handler and instructor from Australia and Dick Russell running Dog Training in Baton Rouge, LA who trained dogs professionally for over 50 years.

It was his craft and his life. For more than 30 of his last years, Dick helped Baton Rouge Metro Area dog owners turn their animals into the pets they dreamed of. Dick was aware through my writings that I did not believe in anything other than teaching dogs to walk to heel, sit and stay and most important to come back when called.

I was also letting dogs off leash to sniff and play and go on walks. Dick bless him used to call me the ‘Mad Dog Man’ until he received a video from me showing him my free socialisation. From that moment on he changed his complete approach and was

DOG HARNESS: Originally designed for working dogs. ‘then’ the first dog trainer in the western hemisphere to offer Large Field Socialisation. Dick came on my radio shows and always claimed I changed his life. Unfortunately Dick died a few years ago and I lost a great friend I had never met.

Any form of aggression used towards aggressive animal results in a negative causing so many problems. Now another new approach is the Tedlington Touch known as the TTouch. Sarah Fisher a friend and expert in all sectors of the Canine and Horse world uses this and can be seen on the Inter-

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In conclusion lately a term being used in the USA, UK and Spain is ‘Force Free Training.’ This literally means passive training which a number of trainers have been using for over 30 years. Over the past few years harnesses in all shapes and colours have been appearing. Harnesses were designed for working dogs, tracking, the blind and handicapped air sea rescue etc. In my opinion the harness needs to be fitted by an expert and then shown how to use it but of course owners do not go down this street!

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Recall of Toyota RAV4 RAV4 models, 423,500 of them, from 2009-2012 have been recalled in the USA due to a fault with their windscreen wipers.

According to Toyota, water can corrode the link between the wiper and the motor crank arm over time which could cause the two parts to separate, meaning the wipers would stop. There have been no reports of injuries.

New electric speedsters AS the concept of electric performance cars becomes more acceptable, the Frankfurt Motor Show, on until September 27, has seen announcements of quality developments from Audi with their e-ton Quattro and Porsche with Mission E which promises speed, distance and quick recharging.

Speed queen EVA Håkansson is the world’s fastest female motorcycl e r i d e r h a v i n g reached a speed 241.9mph driving a n e l e c t r i c b i k e she designed herself.

Her target is to reach 300mph and she is participating in a speed trial in the US in October.

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The exciting new F-Pace, billed as Jaguar’s first family sports car HIGH hopes for this new car inspired by the F-Type which has the DNA of a sports car

By Steve Walsh JAGUAR’s exciting new F-Pace has been billed as the company’s first family sports car and has already set tongues wagging at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where it would appear the theme for this year’s event can be summed up in one word: Crossover!

Jaguar has set the tone early and has high hopes for the new car inspired by the F-Type: The new Jaguar F-Pace is a performance Sports Utility Vehicle that has the DNA of a sports car.

It looks like the F-Pace breaks with convention and drives the Jaguar brand in an entirely new direction. This exciting sports crossover concept vehicle extends Jaguar’s portfolio by entering the fastest growing segment in the global automotive market. Based on Jaguar’s all-new aluminium monocoque architecture, the F-Pace adds to the existing Jaguar range and provides a vision of potential, technical innovation, and progressive design.

Jaguar tell us that the F-Pace combines the refinement and dynamics of saloon car-like handling with superb all-weather, all-road, performance thanks to all-wheel drive and increased ground clearance.

The range of engines on offer will include the 3.0 litre V6 380 PS Super-

charged Petrol, and the new 2.0 litre four cylinder 180PS Turbocharged Diesel Ingenium engine, which can achieve 4.9l/100km and CO2 emissions as low as 129g/km.

As Jaguar say themselves on their website: The F-Pace keeps you safe, connected and entertained. It has the capability for every road and the capacity for every day. The F-Pace is a Jaguar for you, a Jaguar for your family.

For more information, go to: www.jaguar.com/jaguar-range/fpace/index.html

F-PACE: Combines the refinement and dynamics of saloon car-like handling.

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FIAT 500: An iconic car.

First update for Fiat 500 to keep it fresh IT was eight years ago that the Fiat 500 returned to the busy streets of Italy and then the world and there have been no significant changes to this iconic car since then, although there has been the launch of the raunchier 4x4 version.

Now, however, even though they are not apparent at first glance, Fiat have announced a number of updates for the model, with some claims that there are 1,800 changes, even if some of them are difficult to see or are only available on the more expensive models.

The interior sees an updated console with an

infotainment centre transplanted from the larger models within the group. The exterior sports changes to the layout of the lights and grille with some additional chrome fittings but the most important difference is that the engine has had an overhaul aimed at reducing both consumption and emissions.

The car has always been highly popular but these tweaks are obviously aimed at keeping the model fresh and appealing to a younger market that needs to have all of the latest communication hard and software.

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Smart choice THREE cars in one: At the touch of a button the new Smart ForTwo cabrio is transformed from a closed two-seater into a car with a large sliding canvas sunroof, or a fully-fledged cabriolet with the soft top completely open.

This enables the fresh air driving experience to be adapted to the weather or the driver’s mood and flexibility is offered by the ‘tritop’ folding soft top and the removable roof bars. At the same time, the new smart cabrio is the only ‘true’ cabriolet in its vehicle class.

“Our new smart cabrio really exudes ‘joie de vivre’ in the city - which is what

our brand stands for,” says Dr Annette Winkler, Head of Smart. “I am sure that we will delight our 220,000 cabrio customers to date and win lots of new fans with this successful lifestyle icon.”

The cabrio will initially be available with two state-of-the-art three-cylinder engines rated at 52 kW/71 hp and 66 kW/90 hp.

Both can be combined with the five-speed manual transmission or the fully automatic twinamic dual clutch transmission.

The new Smart cabrio will be available for ordering from mid-November. Prices will start at €14,305 and the first models will reach dealers in the spring of 2016.

Maserati lines up latest model range in Europe

MASERATI: At Frankfurt Motor Show.

IN the run-up to the launch of the Levante SUV scheduled for 2016, Maserati lined up its complete Model Year 16 (MY16) product range at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

With the MY16 range, Maserati upgrades all cur-

rent engines to the Euro 6 standard and with many other improvements the Maserati sedans, Quattroporte and Ghibli will be more than able to meet the needs of their demanding customers more effectively.

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Tennis glory for the Murrays as Europe blow golfing lead ANDY MURRAY and brother Jamie help GB beat Australia in Davis Cup From Page 110

GOLF - Europe blew an 84 points lead in the Solheim Cup allowing the USA to regain the trophy with a narrow 14½ to 13½ victory in Germany.

Jason Day has now gone top of the world rankings but Tiger Woods has dropped down to 283rd after another back operation. He will not play any more golf this year.

His last major win was back in 2008.

TENNIS - At The Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain beat Australia to reach the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978.

Andy and Jamie Murray set up victory with a memorable

DID YOU KNOW? FIFTY years ago, in December 1965, Norman Hunter (Leeds United) became the first substitute to be used by England in a full international when he replaced Joe Baker in a 2-0 win over Spain in Madrid.

DYNAMIC DUO: Jamie and Andy Murray set up victory for GB to reach the Davis Cup final.

and thrilling doubles triumph over Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth before Andy went out on Sunday to sew things up with victory over

QUIZ - Tomorrow afternoon, I have a charity quiz at Bar La Montana on the Bedar/Lubrin Road (2.30pm). From 12 noon there is a special menu available for those who want to have an early lunch.

Bernard Tomic.

GB will now play Belgium, away, in the final in November.... and the last time GB won the trophy was back in 1936 when Fred Perry was at his best.

CRICKET - Jade Dernbach’s hat-trick for Surrey was all in vain as Gloucestershire won the Royal London Cup final at Lords by six runs (220/214). And Worcestershire have been relegated

from Division One of the County Championship.

TRIATHLON - In the World Championships in Chicago, the GB duo of Non Stanford and Vicky Holland finished second and third in the women’s event and so qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but in the men’s event, Jonny Brownlee could only manage 12th place and is not guaranteed a place in Rio, yet!

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Vettel seals victory in Singapore From Page 111

Unfortunately Lewis Hamilton’s brakes failed but he still leads the driver ’s championship by 41 points from Nico Rosberg with Vettel eight worse off.

The cars, drivers and crews stay in Asia for this Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix while the riders on two wheels will participate in the Spanish MotoGP at Aragon.

FOOTBALL - Last weekend, a record Etihad Stadium crowd of 53,545 saw West Ham surprisingly beat Manchester City 2-1 - the latter’s second home defeat in four days. Chelsea, aided by the niggling and arrogant Diego

Costa, beat nine-man Arsenal 2-0 (also the Gunners’ second defeat in a row); Manchester United (with two goals from teenage sensation Anthony Martial) won 3-2 at Southampton and WBA edged Aston Villa 1-0 in the Midlands derby. There were also PL wins for Bournemouth (v Sunderland), Spurs (with a ‘Sun’ goal v Crystal Palace) and Watford (at Newcastle).

Brighton (Championship), Burton Albion (FL1), Leyton Orient (FL2), Aberdeen (SPL), Rangers (SCL) and Barcelona (La Liga) lead their respective Divisions.

Lionel Messi missed his 15th penalty out of 65 in Barca’s latest 4-1 win over Levante.

Earlier this week, 16 third round League Cup-ties included Arsenal v Tottenham, Aston Villa v Birmingham, Leicester v West Ham, Liverpool v Carlisle, Manchester United v Ipswich, Norwich v WBA, Sunderland v Manchester City and Walsall v Chelsea. And this weekend the top PL games are Leicester-Arsenal, Manchester United-Sunderland, Newcastle-Chelsea and Spurs- Manchester City, while two founder members of the Football League, Preston and Wolves, meet in the Championship. * Former PNE, Aston Villa and England forward Tommy Thompson has died, aged 85.

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Benitachell Bowls Club MASTERS Competition comes to a close

PESCADORES: Benitachell Bowls Club’s winning line-up.

THE BBC 2015 Masters Competition came to a close after four excellent days of bowling with sunshine throughout.

This competition is arguably the best format on the Costa Blanca with teams of five playing all four disciplines over four days – the first two days were singles and rinks followed by the last two days of triples and pairs.

Pictured are the winning team, being

‘Pescadores’, from left to right: Brian Doggett (President BBC) Clive English, Chris Evans, Alex Fisher, Gail Chick, Sponsor Salvadore from Vives Pons, and Harry Chick.

For a full update and further information about forthcoming games and results, please visit them online at: www.benitachell bowlsclub.com

Thank you, readers, for your support CAMPBELL LAMONT expresses his appreciation on behalf of the whole team Getting in the swing with Campbell Lamont

By Tony Myles THOUSANDS of EWN readers have played a major role in helping Campbell reach his market leading position and on behalf of his whole team, he wants to convey his sincere appreciation for that support. The business has grown beyond all expectations.

Here are a few highlights and comparisons.

Just a few years ago, Campbell was operating from a single office suite with limited space for product displays. The main thrust of

SUCCESS STORY: Campbell’s business has surpassed expectations. the business was based on securing discounted green fees for his clients. This was an extremely difficult task as, at that time, the mindset of the clubs was that green fees should not be discount-

ed but should be retained at an ever increasing high level. How times have changed!

Today there are no popular courses that do not undertake to provide Campbell with the very

lowest possible rates, which he passes on to a burgeoning client base. This year, you will book more than 40,000 green fees with him. The process will be handled efficiently and smoothly.

Move to the mall This single office was replaced by one of the largest Golf Stores in Spain based alongside the busy shopping mall in Ondara * Here Campbell has 650 square metres of space and incorporates a driving range and a putting green. *You will also find all the major brands on display and available for you to try before you buy. * The clothing part of the business has also grown significantly from a few caps just a few years ago to a full range of all the latest fashions for men and women.

With this amazing success to build on, Campbell has now undertaken to supply six additional

stores in the North Costa Blanca where you will have access to the full range of goods and services offered by the company.

Leagues One of the biggest successes for the Campbell Lamont team has been the meteoric rise in the number of players in the International Campbell Lamont Golf Leagues.

From a handful of society members, who were early participants, this now attracts over 10,000 competitors and with expansion into other countries this will quickly become the European number one amateur golf competition.

There are so many other success stories but space is limited and so we confirm our gratitude to those who have made this possible and our commitment to continue offering the very best prices for everything you need in order to enjoy the very best sport in the world.

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Shock defeat for South Africa JAPAN stun two-time champions in Brighton

Sebastian Vettel wins the Singapore Grand Prix. Right: England overcome Fiji.

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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RUGBY WORLD CUP England got off to a ‘decent’ start on home soil, beating Fiji 35 points to 11 in their opening game, Mike Brown scoring two tries. But 24 hours later we had the biggest shock ever in World Cup history when Japan beat South Africa 34-32.

The pick of the other first group matches were: France 32 Italy 10, Ireland 70 Canada 7, New Zealand 26 Argentina 16, Samoa 25 USA 16 and Wales 54 Uruguay 9 before a record 89,000 crowd.

England play Wales on Saturday (9pm) followed by Australia-Uruguay, ScotlandUSA and Ireland-Romania on

Captains Day at La Sella

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Normally 39 points would secure most trophies here at La Sella but not on this occasion and after wiping his feet on the podium last week, the winner Tim Harrison decided to go two steps better with a fantastic score of 42 points (Handicap 16.9), and become the ‘2015 Charity Cup Champion’.

Best Lady, outside the top six, went to Jan ‘Mum’ Wilson with 32 points, and Best Scratch score went to the captain, Bob Edwards.

One singles match today, Chris Williamson getting the better of the much fancied Steve Smith 3&2 and in the one doubles match, Glyn Walters and Roger Vicars knocked out one of the favourites Arturo Sullivan and Andy Loeber 4&2.

The next game for the Warblers will be on Wednesday October 7 at Oliva Nova for the playing of the ‘Paul Kellaway Plate’, a Stableford competition. First tee at 10.48am, please arrive by 10am for registration. Bookings for this game can be made by calling 639 242 896.

Sunday.

Twenty countries are playing 48 games in the tournament which ends on October 31.

MOTOR SPORT - Sebastian Vettel won last Sunday’s eventful Singapore F1 Grand Prix; Daniel Ricciardo was second with Kimi Raikonnen third.

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Warblers Golf Society CAPTAIN’S Charity Day held at La Sella FORTY-THREE players competed for the Charity Cup at La Sella which is now in its 15th year.

Jenny and Nick Berry initiated this competition back in 2000 and continue to support this event, which is al-

ways a popular day out with the society.

The day was governed by varying, sometimes strong, winds and glorious sunshine, with the whole group finishing in the early evening sun after a later than usual start.

The Warblers welcomed five guests on the day: Ken Perkins, Richard Vass, Leslie Vine, David Finch and birthday boy Brian ‘Nobby’ Norbury, all from Levante Golf Society.

Captain Bob Edwards scored a ‘hole-in-one’, which started a drinking frenzy creating what can only be de-

scribed as a carnival atmosphere in anticipation of their auction, raffle and presentation.

The day was the peak of their campaign to raise funds for the Men’s Hospice at Fontilles, the captain’s chosen charity this year.

The Warblers, as usual, dug deep into their pockets to provide not only many of the prizes but also to buy raffle tickets and bids to secure many of the auction items.

With spirits still rising and the bar staff coping admirably, the place was buzzing as they moved on to

the presentation.

In sixth place on her return to Spain was Vicki Loeber with 34 points (Handicap 16.6), in fifth place on countback also with 34 points (Handicap 17.2), was John Stent, with fourth place going to Deryck Williams on 35 points (Handicap 19.4).

Captain Bob Edwards took third spot with 39 points (Handicap 8.8), losing out on countback to defending champion Glynn Braidley also on 39 points (Handicap 11.1).

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