Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 3 - 9 December 2015 Issue 1587

ISSUE NO. 1587

3 - 9 December 2015

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Local hospitals in Top 20 for patient care TORREVIEJA and Vinalopo recognised for their standards of excellence

By Gemma Quinn Torrevieja University Hospital is now the most awarded centre in the Valencia Region.

It has received four awards in the renowned Top 20 by IASIST Consultants, who compared healthcare data from more than 150 participating centres throughout Spain.

The hospital was recognised in the 16th edition of the awards for Best Global Hospital Management in the category of large hospitals and was also awarded in the Best Area of Musculoskeletal, Best Area of Heart and Best Area of Kidney/Urinary Tract categories.

The University Hospital of Vinalopo, Elche, has also been recognised in the categories of

Best Global Hospital Management, Best Department of Women and Obstetrics and Best Area of Digestive.

With these new awards, the two centres now have more than 30 awards that recognise the good work and excellent

performance since their opening. The management teams of both centres have welcomed their inclusion in the prestigious Top 20 list and have valued the recognition of the efforts of professionals to provide care of the highest quality.

“We thank the IASIST board for this recognition and the Health Department for its confidence in our work that allows us to move forward together, improving patient care in our health departments,� they said in a statement.

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24hr ambulance CREVILLENTE is looking as restoring the 24 hour emergency ambulance service.

The PP is studying the motion filed by citizens in calling for the return of the SVB ambulance service in the town,

some eight years after the economic crisis resulted it in being reduced to operating only during the day.

It is believed the situation is now possible for the service to return around the clock.

Man dies in fall A MAN died after falling from a bridge over the N-332 in Torrevieja.

The 50-year-old fell from a height of around 5 metres. He suffered a strong blow to the neck with emergency crews trying to resuscitate the injured man on the roadside for an hour. He fell from the road that connects sector 25 with Avenida Cortes Valencia.

The circumstances of the accident are being investigated.

Doll petition ALICANTE toy manufacturer Famosa is taking one of its popular Nancy dolls off the market.

Famosa are making the changes after receiving a petition. The ‘SOS delfines’ group complained that the bucket, ball and hoop that came with one of the dolls, were typical of those in dolphinariums.

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TABARCA HOUSES: Island off the coast of Santa Pola previously had houses in the 1930’s.

Houses gone but controversy continues OWNERS still claim the land was zoned for building

By Linda Hall THE homes deemed illegal on Tabarca Island may have been demolished a few weeks ago, but the controversy continues.

As reported in last week’s The Euro Weekly News, six homes were pulled down as they encroached the strip of land between the shore and high water mark,

which must be left free as a public right of way. However, the owners still claim the land they stood on was zoned for building.

Developer Pascual Orts insists that the plot on which the terrace of six houses were built was classed as urban land when planning permission was granted by both Alicante city council and the regional government in Valencia.

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Maps and photographs confirm there were houses on the island in the 1930’s, Orts said.

The ongoing controversy has now entered another phase with the owners now talking about compensation. Although the Supreme Court has condemned the Generalitat for allowing homes to be built, they maintained they are the principal victims.

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FEATURED NEWS

This year’s El Gordo lottery TV advert launched THE draw has been so popular it even continued during the Civil War

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Where to buy lottery tickets SOME places ‘lucky’ AS well as from lottery offices in Barcelona, the internet, hypermarkets, on high streets and many tobacconist shops. Some of the places that sell El Gordo tickets are considered ‘lucky’ for one reason or another, and people stand in line for hours to buy their ticket there.

What are the odds?

CHANCE is one in 10 YOUR chances of winning the El Gordo jackpot, worth €4 million is about one in 100,000! It doesn’t take a mathematician to see why so many people like those odds, and the chance of winning a prize of any sort is one in 10 even though that may only be a refund of the ticket cost.

Who can play?

SPANISH laws changed

ADVERT: Justino and colleagues after winning El Gordo, in the advertisement by Leo Burnett Madrid.

By John Smith ALTHOUGH tickets for the Christmas EL Gordo (the Fat One) lottery have been on sale for some time, it is about now that the organisers launch TV advertisements in an effort to persuade an already willing public to participate.

This Christmas lottery has been organised every year since 1812 by an arm of the Spanish Government now called Loterias y Apuestas del Estado.

It has been so popular that the draw even continued during the Civil War, but not only does the government benefit by keeping 30 per cent of the total spent on the tickets but also now charges a ‘profit tax’ on winnings over €2,500.

There is only a limited range of numbers, but more than one ticket with the

2.24bn Euros is the total value of prize money to be distributed in the 2015 El Gordo draw

same numbers is offered for sale, and most of the outlets only have two or three different numbers which means that there could be say 500 big winners within the same town.

There have been some fairly boring adverts for the lottery, but this year the organisers and their advertising agency Leo Burnett have excelled themselves by creating an up to date and very amusing animated story.

It features Justino, a lonely night watchman in a mannequin factory who spends his nights alone but decides to lighten his daytime colleagues’ lives by placing the mannequins in amusing situations which they see every morning when they come to work. There is of course a happy ending when they ensure that he is included when they buy a ticket and then win El Gordo.

Christmas lottery El Gordo is first prize ALTHOUGH referred to mostly as El Gordo, the correct name for the Government Christmas Lottery is ‘El Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad’ sometimes shortened to ‘Loteria de Navidad’.

El Gordo only refers to first prize and should be used for that prize in every lottery during the year.

Quote of the Week I’ll pay the debts I have and try to buy an apartment with my husband said a happy Joana Lizcano one of the El Gordo winners in 2014

AN estimated 75 per cent of Spaniards purchase tickets and many hold lottery parties on the night of the draw.

Thanks to a change in Spanish laws, people from overseas can purchase tickets within Spain or through internet sites although there is a slight risk of scams with internet clubs.

How much does it cost?

FULL tickets or tenths EACH full ticket costs €200 but it is possible to buy in 10ths (decimo) at €20 for each decimo. A full ticket will win the full prize of €4 million whilst each tenth will win €40,000, if you have a ticket which contains all of the correct numbers.

Televised draw AT San Ildefonso school

Some lotteries raise funds for charity LOTTERIES have become more and more popular around the world as many countries now use them to raise funds for charity, although equally, some governments also see them as a

ready source of income.

When premium bonds were introduced into the UK in 1956, they were intended to act as a relatively cheap loan for the British government which pays

a varying rate of interest to cover the prize fund. This was an early form of lottery for British participants which guaranteed the refund of the original stake at any time.

Since then the UK has seen the introduction of a plethora of lotteries including the national lottery, euromillions, national health lottery and post code lottery with varying amounts

passed to charities of all kinds.

The Spanish lottery donates around €75 million (about 2 per cent of net income) to a range of charities including the Red Cross.

ON December 22 every year, children from the San Ildefonso School sing a three-hour long Gregorian chant in which they pick and announce the winning numbers in a televised programme, which is avidly watched by those holding tickets.

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CARITAS estimates around 40,000 people homeless in Spain

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CARITAS assisted 1,664 people with its resources for the homeless in Alicante province last year.

Volunteers from the diocesan charitable entity serve an average of 200 people each week who are sleeping on the street in the province, providing warm clothes, hot food, and support.

Caritas has residential facilities in the cities of Alicante, Elche, Orihuela and Petrer and equipment that serve the homeless on the streets in the towns of Benidorm, La Vila, Calpe and Alicante.

Caritas released the figures to mark the homeless campaign of 2015 which this year is titled ‘Because it is possible. No homeless’.

The initiative calls for the most basic rights for people who are in a situation of severe exclusion and committed social policies that offer people protection and security of access to basic rights such as health, housing or social protection.

Caritas estimates that there are around 40,000 people homeless in Spain with five million people ‘suffering severe exclusion and 7 per cent of the population lives in conditions of severe overcrowding.’ Caritas added that a home is not just having a physical space.

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HOMELESSNESS: Caritas assists around 200 people every week in the province.

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China’s richest man could be investing in Marina d’Or (photo by Jesus Perez Pacheco, www.fotonazos.es)

ACQUISITION of shares may cost €1.2 billion

INVESTMENT: Marina d’Or could see Chinese investment.

By Gemma Quinn THE richest man in China is in negotiations to acquire 75 per cent of the Valencian holiday resort, Marina d’Or. It is understood that Wang Jianlin, founder of the Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate and China’s biggest private property developer, has already visited the resort in Oropresa del Mar, just north of Valencia and could acquire the shares at a cost of around €1.2 billion.

Wang Jianlin announced in July that the company would make at least three major acquisitions abroad in the next six months, after expanding its entry into the sports sector with the purchase this year of Triathlon Corporation, which owns the rights to events such as the Ironman competitions.

The Chinese giant landed in Spain in 2014 with the purchase of the Edificio España located in Madrid, for €265 million and this year has acquired a 20 per cent interest in Atletico Madrid.

The tourism resort of Marina d’Or, established in 1983, has increased its bid to attract tourists from the international market after confirming regular flights to Bulgaria and work in other European destinations, and connections with China, es-

tablished through the Valencia airport.

In March the company also announced it was working on packages specially designed for each country, as well as having native staff able to speak the language of the tourists.

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Makeshift animal cemetery in Torrevieja CITY warns that it is illegal practice

By Gemma Quinn ‘NELA’, ‘Nemo’ and ‘Lucas’. Names marked with crosses, stuffed animals and plastic flowers in honour of lost pets.

These epitaphs of memory have spontaneously appeared in Torrevieja marking the burial of pets that have been loved by their owners for years.

The nature park in La Mata and other areas of the Lagunas have become a popular place to bury dogs and cats and show respect for pets, but the practice is not regulated or legal.

Proper and controlled cremation at a vets can cost around €50, and in excess of €200 to have the ashes returned in an urn.

As a result of the high costs, many have taken to burying their pet. However, the town hall warns the soil and conditions are not appropriate and simply throwing away pets can become a public health problem.

Councillor of Animal Protection, Carmen Morate, warns the practice is totally illegal and posed health risks: “The bodies of the dead animals can be a source of

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MAKESHIFT: There is currently no proper animal cemetery for pets. contamination of both soil and water, and can cause poisoning of people and animals. There is also the danger that the bodies could be dug up by scavengers that spread infection and disease. That prohibition, in theory, applies to private plots also.”

There has been 15 recent burials near the cemetery of La Mata and Lo Albentosa park amongst the vineyards and pine trees.

There has been a proposal made by a local businessman for a pet cemetery to be created in Torrevieja due to the lack of such facilities in Spain.

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More tourists for Murcia Region Photo by Terri Oda, Flickr

INDUSTRY optimistic about this year’s figures

By Gemma Quinn “THE domestic market is consolidating as the Spanish economy is slowly recovering and it shows in the occupations of our hotels,” according to Soledad Diaz, president of the Federation of Employers of Hospitality and Tourism of the Murcia Region (Hostemur).

The industry is optimistic about this year’s tourism figures with the region expected to exceed over five million tourists, up 4 per cent on 2014, representing more than 200,000 travellers.

The increase in international visitors, reinforced by an increase in tourists from Austria and the Czech Republic after years of continuous decline, further add to a positive year for the tourism industry.

TOP TOURISM: Bags are packed with more tourists headed for the Murcia Region.

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Bollards to be taken off the streets DAMAGE to vehicles and pedestrians result in compensation having to be paid

By Gemma Quinn

BOLLARDS in Torrevieja are to be removed after damage to city vehicles including the mayors own vehicle.

Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon described the bollards, which are located on the cobbled streets of the centre and in Calle Caballero de Rodas, as an “outrage of the PP.” He added that they “are not approved and do not meet the requirements of accessibility and mobility.”

He stressed that there has also been cases of them causing falls, especially in older residents, some resulting in serious injury forcing the city to pay compensation and to vehicle owners whose cars were damaged.

The town hall said they are now working on removing them and are working with APANEE disabled association to find alternatives and work on better mobility and accessibility.

CAR DAMAGE: Bollards to be removed from Torrevieja streets.

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Water plan AGAMED is to improve the infrastructure in Torrevieja. A plan for 2016 to improving the water system and flood drainage has been presented to the mayor.

The project may cost of €2.7 million.

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Protest to take place for emergency services centre RESIDENTS and associations want action to complete abandoned project

By Gemma Quinn A PROTEST will take place on December 12 over the delay in completing the Emergency Services Centre on the Orihuela Costa.

The Centre was inaugurated in 2010. Construction started but was stopped, allegedly because of the bankruptcy of the contractor. The contract has not since been retendered by the Valencia Regional Government which will finance the project.

The CLARO party said: “The shell of a partially completed Emergency Services Centre behind Consum supermarket, near the La Zenia Roundabout, has now stood for several years as a symbol of the neglect of interests in Orihuela Costa, by the local government of Orihuela and the regional

ABANDONED: Protest planned expressing anger at the Emergency Services Centre. and provincial governments.”

Orihuela Costa has a population at least as big as Orihuela City, and bigger than neighbouring Pilar de la Horadada.

CLARO, who are organising

the protest said: “A population of registered residents of some 35,000 is more than sufficient to justify a locally-based, police station open 24 hours plus an efficient ambulance and fire

brigade service. Orihuela Costa has none of these basic services. What is more, in the summer, the population increases to over 200,000. Plus the fact that for the last two

years we have in the middle of Orihuela Costa, La Zenia Boulevard Commercial Centre which attracts millions of visitors each year.”

Some recent reports say there was delays of 40 minutes in the arrival of ambulances which have contributed to the deaths of local residents, so the public is calling for an efficient ambulance service and also fire brigade.

The crews responsible for Orihuela Costa are located in Torrevieja and also subject to delays since the fire crews are not familiar with the ever growing, sprawling spread of Orihuela Costa. The Local Police do not have an office open 24 hours because the Playa Flamenca office of the town hall closes when the town hall officials finish their day at 3pm.

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Alicante city sees Maritime Local Police unit costs too much an increase in 2013 most crime areas HOWEVER provincial figures have dropped MOTOR theft in Alicante has risen almost 30 per cent so far in 2015.

The city has gone from 362 robberies reported to the security forces last year to 468 in the first nine months of this year.

The increase is considerable compared with the data recorded at the provincial level, where the theft of vehicles has fallen slightly, from 1,624 in the first three quarters of the year to the current 1,608.

It has been a bad year for the province’s capital as the city has seen an increase in almost all types of criminal offences.

Thefts in Alicante have grown by 12.9 per cent from 5,083 in 2014 to 5,739 in the period from January to September this year, but across the province, have fallen 1.4 per cent.

Drug trafficking has increased by 1.7 per cent in the city, compared with a fall of 9 per cent in the province.

Misdemeanors in the city did decrease, but only by 1 per

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THEFTS: City crime increased in Alicante. cent compared to 5.3 per cent across the province.

Burglary and theft from homes also fell by 5.6 per cent, against a provincial fall of 11 per cent.

Data on homicides and mur-

ders in the first three quarters of the year doubled in the city of Alicante from two to four, while the total in the province also soared, from 12 to 23 recorded in the same period this year.

Accident blackspots double in a year ACCIDENT black spots on roads in Alicante province have doubled in just one year. That’s according to the major accident figures of 2014, just released by the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT).

A total of 20 sections of the road network in the province recorded throughout last year at least three accidents with victims, a figure from which the DGT uses the classification of ‘black spot’.

In 2013 it had recorded 11 conflicting sections, of which 10 have again been included on the list with a dozen other points added for their high accident rate.

In total, the 20 black spots of the province

recorded throughout last year 92 traffic accidents, resulting in 141 people being injured.

Alicante, Benidorm and Torrevieja have the largest number of black spots.

In Torrevieja, the main problem areas are at kilometre 57.6 of the N-332, at the variant of Torrevieja, and at several roundabouts on the CV-905 in the areas of Rojales and Benijofar.

Of the 20 most controversial sections of road in the province, the highest accident rate was recorded on the Orihuela Costa at kilometre 50 of the N-332. Here, 10 accidents were recorded throughout last year, in which 22 people were injured.

THE Maritime and Beaches Unit of the Local Police in Santa Pola is to be reduced.

The town hall and all political groups except the PP, have unanimously decided to suppress the unit created in June 2013.

The PP voted against the motion claiming the unit ‘w a s e s ta blis he d to im prove service to tourists, as during the summer it was responsible for the super-

was when the Maritime and Beaches unit was created

vision of bathers, and has a long history of rescue.’

Mayor of Santa Pola, Yolanda Seva, argues that since its creation ‘police unions have expressed their discomfort with the way this unit works, which

was not considered appropriate.’

Among other issues was that the service was provided from Monday to Friday with a lot of overtime i n oper at i on dur i ng t he summer ‘at a high cost’ to the town’s coffers.

The t own hal l i s now proposing the creation of a new unit based on different criteria and consensus with the unions of the Local Police.

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Tram crash TWO people were slightly injured in a collision between a vehicle and a tram on line four in Avenida Miriam Blasco in Alicante. The car crossed in to the path of the tram and the driver was taken to hospital.

No date yet MINISTER for Education, Vicent Marza said there is still no date for when portacabins will be removed from Elche’s schools. On a visit to the city he said: “In the coming weeks we will present a plan.”

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Expensive desalination plants are temporatily saving the day CUTBACKS in Tajo-Segura pipeline mean province has had to look elsewhere for water supply

By Linda Hall THE Segura basin will miss out this year on a total of 160 cubic hectometres of water from the Tajo as a result of the 2014 decision to increase statutory reserves from 240 to 400 cubic hectometres. Once levels drop below this amount, transfers will cease.

It was agreed that there would be a four-year transition-

al period bur reserves are diminishing. With these now standing at 333 cubic hectometres, only six-cubic hectometres are reaching Alicante province each month.

The six-cubic hectometre water transfer that was authorised by the central government in Madrid last month is clearly insufficient, said Herick Campos, an MP for the PSOE socialist party in the Madrid parliament: “Presumably we have less right to water in Alicante province,” he complained.

The current situation is obliging the province to turn to desalinated water to guarantee, at a cost, the domestic water supply. The agricultural sector is equally thirsty, said Alicante growers, who have had to acquire water from the Torrevieja desalination plant. It will answer their needs only until the

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TRANSFER: Water arrives via Tajo-Segura pipeline end of January and it costs eight times as much as TajoSegura water, they said.

“If the province had to rely on water from the pipeline alone, we would have to close

the taps in each and every home in the Alicante province,” Campos said.

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EURO WOMEN PAGE

Changing things for the better 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.

Lyn Baines ‘retired’ to Spain in 2002, but is now busier than ever.

AFTER a busy working life in Marketing and PR, Lyn Baines was worried she would be bored after retiring to Spain in 2002. Now, 13 years later, she is anything but bored, juggling numerous hats in the social, animal welfare and charity worlds.

Lyn has always had a passion for singing and was in a barbershop group in the UK. It was one of the biggest things she missed in Spain so she set about doing something about it. “Barbershop was almost non-existent here,” said Lyn: “So with my friend Anthea we put an advert in the paper and Spangles was formed with just five women.”

The group now has more than 44 regular singers and associate members and is marking its 11th year by preparing to go to Cork in Ireland next year to compete in an international competition.

Spangles is renowned on the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida for their polished and fun performances and these have stood out at competition level. They have been crowned Spanish champions every time they have competed in the national barbershop championships organised by SABS, the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers, of which Lyn is a founding member and now president. “In 2008, I was contacted by a guy in Madrid who had been introduced to barbershop singing on the internet and was looking for like-minded people, so I met him in Gandia,” Lyn recalled. They got the ball rolling and began spreading the barbershop word and building their membership, which currently stands at over 200, comprising men’s, women’s and mixed groups from all around Spain and Portugal.

RINGING THE CHANGES: Lyn is now working to bring improvements to animal protection and welfare.

A lady determined to make a difference We also need to be in schools, educating future generations”

Fact file Name: Lynda Baines Age: 64 Married to: Billy

Singing offered a break from her charity work, which Lyn has been involved with since 2007: “My friend was diagnosed with cancer and I would go to hospital and translate. We went through a rocky journey. There was no help or support and we did not know the system.” Lyn continued: “I was going to start something up myself when I discovered MABS and so after speaking with Jacqui, the president, she agreed I could set up a MABS branch in Murcia.”

Being prolific in founding MABS Murcia Mar Menor, Lyn used her determination and marketing and organisational skills to successfully open the first such charity shop in the area. “The shop was and still is very successful and brings in vital money for MABS.” Lyn organised the Race for Life and Party in the Park events, which were big fundraisers each year but

Profession: Formerly in Marketing and PR, now retired Children: Daughter, grandson and granddaughter Nature or nurture: Nurture Originally from: near Bournemouth, UK Now lives: Los Alcazares, Murcia Pets: French bulldog Books or TV: Books but I don’t really get chance to read much Favourite book: Gone with the Wind

the shop brought in essential daily funding for the cancer support group.

Lyn has helped raise tens of thousands of euros for MABS. But after six years she felt she had given it all she could and

stepped down as director of the Murcia branch. “Dealing with cancer every day takes it toll on you,” she explained, but within a few weeks she was already planning her next charity challenge, this time

with animals. Along with Sue Thomason, Cruz Azul was formed, which Lyn hopes will be pivotal in helping to change laws and attitudes towards animal welfare.

Working along the lines of the PDSA in the UK, Cruz Azul exists to provide veterinary care for the sick and injured pets of people in need and to promote responsible pet ownership. They also form part of PAES (Protección Animales España) which aims to bring together associations, government, authorities and professionals or companies interested in animal welfare so they can make a difference, something which is the main driving force behind Lyn’s many hours of dedication.

“I have just met with a councillor in Murcia in the hope of getting the law changed. There are European laws coming in, saying how animals should be treated, and some regions in Spain have already passed laws so that no dog can be put down. There are changes and developments being made, just very slowly. We also need to be in schools, educating future generations, ” said Lyn. In the next five years Lyn hopes they will see even more changes and improvements in animal protection and welfare.

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Black Friday attracts Alicante shoppers SHOPPING event is now second behind the UK in terms of spending

By Gemma Quinn BLACK FRIDAY arrived in Alicante with discounts available at some of the major department stores.

Many saw the discounted prices continue throughout the weekend as they took advantage of the recovery in consumption after the recession.

In Alicante, El Corte Ingles offered discounts of up to 60 per cent to kick start Christmas shopping, with the travel department offering €100 discount on holiday bookings. Carrefour was offering discounts and special offers on food items as well as household items, clothes and electrical appliances. Redder offered discounts on many small and large appliances from hair-dryers to washing machines and refrigerators, from ovens to mixers, all at heavily discounted prices.

Black Friday originated in the US and is the day after Thanksgiving that officially marks the start of the festive holi-

BLACK FRIDAY: Discounts extended over the weekend at many stores.

day shopping, where stores put on sale many of their products to stimulate consumption at the start of the Christmas season.

Online sales during the campaign of Black Friday and the following Cyber Monday were expected to reach €1.172 billion in Spain, according to a study by the Spanish Association of Digital Economy.

The Black Friday phenomenon arrived in Spain a few years ago and this year for the first time extended the range of sale items to include food and beauty products. Its growth and popularity is now second in Europe after the UK in terms of the impact of sales, although this year, British shoppers showed more calm on the high streets than in 2014 when scenes of long queues and physical fighting for bargains were seen. This year, more shoppers seemed to remain in the comfort of their own home and purchased online.

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Cheaper AVE RENFE is offering up to 70 per cent discounts on the AVE train between Alicante and Madrid. A total of 48,000 seats are discounted on travel until February 29, 2016, with prices as low as €15.90 each way.

Freight train PRESIDENT of the Port Authority of Alicante has announced the recovery of rail freight traffic in the centre of Spain thanks to the reopening of the railway terminal that will have a weekly freight train with Madrid.

Peace toys ALICANTE'S Plaza del Toro hosted a toy collection campaign as part of the ‘Toys for Peace’ programme. Donated toys will be sent to countries where the Spanish military are operating peace missions.

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Bank supports school sports COLLABORATION has saved town hall €3,000

SPORTS KIT: Councillor for Sports, Damaso Aparicio thanks the Caja Rural Central for their support and sponsorship.

By Gemma Quinn ORIHUELA has now completed the sports kits for the Sports Schools programme for this year.

Councillor for Sports, Damaso Aparicio, and President of the Caja Rural Central, Nicanor Bascuñana presented the new kit which has been sponsored by Caja Rural Central.

Councillor Aparicio said “We have this new kit thanks to the collaboration of Caja Rural Central, with more than a thousand to be shared among children from next week.”

Support from the bank and companies and organisations this year for the municipal sports programmes have saved the town hall more than €3,000.

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Postman didn’t knock once 10 YEARS’ worth of letters not delivered

MAINTENANCE: Contract to be extended to cover more green and park areas of Torrevieja.

Gardening and maintenance to be extended AREAS previously not covered are now included

By Gemma Quinn TORREVIEJA is to extend the maintenance contract for municipal parks and gardens by €456,000.

This increase to the contract, which already costs €2.3 millions per year, aims to cover the 26 parks and green areas that were not specifically covered under the

contract which was implemented in March 2008. The current contractors have been awarded the work until 2018, and is then renewable annually for up to four years.

Under the town hall’s new ‘Local Green Plan’, green areas now covered under the extension include the Plaza de Oriente, Calle Azorin, Paseo Vista Alegre, the recre-

ational area of La Mata, Plaza de Encarnacion, Puchol de La Mata, La Manguilla Clavel, Villa Amalia, Avenida de Baleares, Avenida Monge and Bielsa near the new market area and urbanisation La Veleta.

Torrevieja has 280 gardens and park areas, not including the protected areas of the natural parks.

A POSTMAN sacked in April for ‘irregularities’ has now been arrested for hoarding more than 3,200 letters.

The 42-year-old Valencian postman was arrested following a police investigation which was triggered by a tip-off that a storeroom at an Alcoy property he owned was crammed full of undelivered post.

National Police investigators found letters dated between 2004 and late 2014 that should have been delivered to residents in Alcoy, Alicante City, Ibi and Cocentaina.

They included official letters from the national and regional governments, town halls, banks and law courts.

Investigators also found driving licences, doctors’ prescription pads and voting cards. Some envelopes containing cheques had been opened but much of what the postman had amassed was of little or no cash value.

Police enquiries are now directed at establishing whether the former Correos employee acted from malice, personal gain or a compulsion to hoard.

POSTMAN SACKED: Correos worker had 3,200 undelivered letters at his property.

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Bag theft A WOMAN was arrested in Alicante for stealing a bag during a police canine unit display in the Plaza del Toro. The bag was snatched from an audience member but was spotted by officers.

Partridge fair PATRIDGES were the main feature of the 15th edition of the Fair of the Partridge in Pilar de la Horadada. The exhibition was dedicated to the bird with many up for sale.

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Big switch on in Torrevieja NORDIC community shows it’s festive spirit

By Gemma Quinn T H E trad itio n al lig h ti ng of the Christmas tree in the Plaza of the Constitution of Torrevieja has taken place.

Mayor, Jose Manuel Dolon, along with the sponsor of this event, Erick Persson, officially switched on the lights on the large fir which, for several years now, has been donated b y th e N o rd ic co mmu nity to the people of Torrevieja, through the partnership with the association ‘Mas Amigos’.

A plaque in the Plaza reads: “The Nordic citizens deliver this Christ-

mas tree in gratitude to the city of Torrevieja and its people for the warm welcome, gratitude, tolerance and friendship we have always been shown.”

The Mayor was joined by fellow councillors and the Consul for Sweden in Torrevieja, Björn Sandström.

Just before the lights were s w itc he d on c hildre n from the Nordic Choir sang several carols in the s qua re a long w ith the a dult members of the group. The Christmas atmosphere was completed with the traditional Nordic mulled wine prepared every year for this event.

MAYOR: Joined Nordic community to turn on the Christmas lights.

Counterfeit products earn €3 billion a year ALICANTE’S Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) has said the sale of counterfeit products in Spain could reach €3 billion a year.

CEO of the Association for the Defence of Trademarks (Andema), Jose Antonio Moreno, said the real cost of spending on forgeries is to the whole

economy ‘which creates jobs, renting premises, paying taxes; all of which encourages the virtuous cycle of wealth.’ By contrast, he said the money spent on counterfeit goods ‘is off’ and ‘out of the loop of wealth, which means that we are all poorer.’

Ahead of the festive period when

consumers are more likely to spend, the Andema director has appealed to the responsibility of the consumer because ‘their 20, 30, 40 or 50 euros spent in a shop on legal products is moving the economy and enabling jobs in trade and industry.’

Moreno insisted on responsible con-

sumption, which also allows the purchase of local products of unknown brands which can be ‘as good or better’ than others.

According to data from two online surveys of 500 Spanish families, 25 per cent said they could not recognise a counterfeit product whilst 37 per cent

admitted they knew they bought a forgery, and 83 per cent said they knew that buying these products affects the country’s economy.

Valencia has now launched a public awareness campaign about the risks involved in purchasing and using counterfeit products.

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ALL CHANGE: Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon explains the Acequion project will have to be modified.

Coastal project needs to be changed

By Gemma Quinn THE planned walkway destined for El Acequion beach in Torrevieja will not go ahead and the project will need to be modified.

Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon (Los Verdes) said the plan had originally been submitted by the previous PP gov-

ernment, with a walkway to run from the Muelle de la Sal to the Marina International, but said: “It cannot be executed as planned because it violates the coastal legislation approved by the PP itself in 2013, who then in 2014 published the development plan.”

The project included a

concrete walkway but the Coastal Act prevents the use of concrete on the beach.

The plan will now have to be modified by the town hall so that ‘the project can resume as soon as possible, with a performance that is viable.’

The project had a budget of €3.4 million.

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CHARITY CALENDAR: Lovable pooches star alongside Torrevieja’s firefighters.

By Gemma Quinn FIREFIGHTERS fromTorrevieja have participated in a charity calendar with the municipal dog shelter to help raise funds to cover the veterinary services needed by animals living there.

The calendar shows images of the firefighters with the animals from the shelter including

cover star Miller who has been at the kennels for six years, still waiting for a new home.

The calendars can be purchased for €5 from the San Esteban veterinary clinic, El Arca and Marta’s Dog Grooming.

Councillor for Animal Protection, Carment Morate, said the money will cover the vet's services not included in the current veterinary contract Torrevieja has signed.

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The rules of the road THE rules of the road change constantly. Currently, the trend is about creating safer, shared spaces on the roads, where all different types of vehicles can move in a harmonious manner, whilst still maintaining safety for all.

In Spain, some of those changes have already come into force, for example restricting children to travelling in the back seats, others will come into force in the future.

In order to help with the transition, the popular N-332 Driving In Spain website team, headed by a group of Guardia Civil officers in Torrevieja, have created an eBook.

Titled ‘The New Rules of the Road’, it details the changes in full and how the future of traffic management and flow is geared more towards those shared spaces.

New niche TO keep up with demand, the new cemetery in Elche will be equipped with 200 new simple niches, which can hold urns and ashes.

The work will have an investment of €276,000 and be completed by May 2016.

The overall aim of the publication is to provide the information that may make the roads safer for all.

The eBook costs €4.95 and all proceeds from will go the Elche Children’s Home for those who are in need, facing the daunting time of Christmas without their natural family environment.

Francisco Morales from the N-332 Facebook page and website said: “With your help, we can all do our bit to help give them a very special Christmas, whilst you also benefit from the knowledge and information in the eBook.”

To purchase visits http://n332.es/2015/11/30/the-newrules-of-the-road-for-elche-childrens-home/ and click on the 'buy now' link. Payment is via Paypal and you will get a pdf file of the eBook.

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NEW eBook will raise funds for the Elche Children’s Home

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New record OVER 9,500 people took part in Elche’s breast cancer walk organised by the charity AMACMEC. It is the largest number of people ever to attend the city’s annual event.

ROAD BOOK: Proceeds of eBook will go to Elche Children’s Home.

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Beaked whale washed ashore in La Manga EXPERTS say the animal is a rare occurrence in Murcia

By Gemma Quinn A WHALE was found stranded on the beach in La Manga.

The animal washed ashore at the weekend was a young female of 3.80m in length with no signs of external injuries. Veterinary experts are now taking samples to try and establish the cause of death.

The mammal was a Cuvier beaked whale, a species not commonly found in the area.

Director of the environmental association ANSE, Pedro Garcia, who assisted on the scene, said this was an ‘exceptional case’ to be analysed. Samples from the whale will also be sent to veterinarians in the Canary Islands to study.

Garcia stressed that in the last two decades there have

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BEAKED WHALE: Veterinary experts are now taking samples to try and establish the cause of death. only been a few sightings of this species in deep waters south of the Murcia Region, and this is the first documented stranding on the Murcia coast north of Palos.

Although it lives in deep waters and remote land, the Cuvier beaked whale is the animal most affected by underwater noise such as ship traffic, military and seismic sonar.

“It is documented the simultaneous stranding of animals as a result of the action of military sonar, in the Canary Islands in 2002 and Almeria in 2006,” said Garcia.

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Park security TWELVE security cameras are to be installed in San Javier’s Parque Almansa to increase security both at the gates of the park and inside.

The town hall is budgeting over €17,000 for the cameras.

Sea rescue FIFTEEN specialist divers took part in a Guardia Civil training exercise off the coast of Mazarron. The simulated sea rescue and air lift exercise saw officers joined by others from Algeria, Ecuador and Mexico.

Festive slide ALICANTE has installed it's 35m slide and track for tobogganing in the Montañetasqaure. The attraction will be there throughout the Christmas period and costs €4 for three goes.

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Unforeseen circumstances scu kayak challenge at Algorfa

KAYAK challenge cut short due to safety concerns but the intrepid pair hope to continue in the coming wee

By Gemma Quinn THE Kayak Challenge Part Two is coming soon. It comes after the weekend’s charity challenge had to be unfortunately cut short.

Dave and Mitch Bull planned to row from Murcia to Guardamar along a river course of 52km to raise money for cancer research and raise awareness of the Samaritans.

However, due to circumstances beyond their control, they set of 90 minutes later than planned and were unable to make up this time. When they finally got to Algorfa at 6.15pm, the support team made the decision to pull the boys out of the water, as it was dark and there was a big weir to negotiate at Rojales, as well as chains.

These sorts of obstacles are bad enough to negotiate in the light and dangerous and silly to attempt at night when the father and son team had al-

ready spent almost nine hours in the water.

Dave said: “It didn’t quite go as planned but then that’s the idea of a challenge, to throw up the unexpected and present us with obstacles to overcome.” He added: “What we hadn’t anticipated was the unfortunate sequence of events that delayed us getting into the water and ultimately cut short the adventure...for now.

“We will get back in the kayaks one day in the next few weeks and finish what we set out to do. Although we are both extremely disappointed not to have finished on the day we accepted the team’s advice reluctantly but understand that it was the right thing to do as we were in no position to think rationally by that point I think, and safety was utmost. What a job they did all day.”

Apologies are sent to anyone who was waiting for the team at the finish-

CUT SHORT: Safety reasons forced Dave and Mitch to stop at Algorfa.

Valencia and Murcia get less funding for employment VA LEN C IA is the a u tonomous region to receive the least amount of funding from the central government

to try and boost employment policies.

The cent r al gover nm ent has approved the regional aid

and Valencia is once again at the bottom of the list in terms of t he am ount of m oney i t will receive.

Madrid is to transfer a total of €150.5 million to the region. Of this, €134.1 million will be for active policies, while the remaining €16.4 million will go to the activation programme for creating new employment.

According to Servef, the number of unemployed registered across the region in the provinces of Alicante, Valencia and Castellon, at the end of Oct ober st ood at over 476,000.

This means that the funding equates to an average of €315 per unemployed person, €70 less than the Spanish average, despite the regi on havi ng one of t he highest unemployment rates in the country.

Murcia is the second worst region, receiving €327 per unemployed person.

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IN TRAINING: Mitch and Dave before setting out on the kayak challenge.

For further updates on when the final part of the challenge will take place, follow the ‘Rowing for Cancer Facebook page.

Nudist and dog-friendly beaches for Aguilas A GUILAS To wn Ha l l is alread y l o o k i n g f o r w ard to next summer as it examines encouraging alternative forms of beach tourism.

They a r e l o o k i n g a t provid i n g b e a c h e s fo r both n u d i st s a n d d o g s and wo r k wi l l n o w b e g in to draw up a list of possible beaches t h a t wo u l d b e suitable.

Plans will take into account all the practicalities and legalities involved as well as potential opposition from local residents.

For those earmarked for the nudist beaches they will have to comply with recommenda t i o n s f r o m th e S panish Na t u r i st Fe d era tion; being easily accessible and p r o t e c t e d b y so me kind of natural barrier to offer a b i t o f p r i v a c y a n d seclusion.

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Rojales gets festive with lots going on this weekend

eks ing point at Guardamar, messages were sent in advance saying they would not be having their planned welcome gathering but later contact was impossible as mobile signals were lost and batteries dead.

The pair have spent the last 90 days training in preparation for the epic kayak down the River Segura, receiving what they described as “almost torturous” training from Bea Cota: “Both of us admit it was a lot harder than we thought it would be but still believed we could do it on the day. Lots of people came together to make this challenge possible, and for us, them and everyone who has supported us and for the charities we support, we will finish what we started and soon.”

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must have easy access for b o th w a lk ers an d b e a c h cleaning services. Currently,

Mazarron is the only town w hic h ha s a dog-frie ndly be a c h in the M urc ia

ROJALES hosts its annual Christmas market this weekend.

The official inauguration takes place tomorrow (Friday) at 6pm in the indoor market next to the town hall.

The festive market will then be open every day until Tuesday December 8, closing at 8pm.

The town hall also invites residents to donate a gift to the toy stand which will be distributed to local children who may otherwise go without this Christmas, as well as non-perishable food parcels that the

social services department will distribute.

The market weekend will also see a range of activities and tasting for residents and visitors to enjoy.

On Saturday December 5 at 10am there is a Christmas sweet-tasting followed by a family yoga workshop to work off all those sweet treats. At 11am there is a dessert preparation display and a gardening workshop at 5pm. From 6pm there is a family puppet show.

On Sunday December 6 a Christmas Skewar workshop for children is offered from 10.30am followed by

crafts for youngsters from 11am-1pm. More tastings and demonstrations run from 6pm.

A recycling workshop at 10.30am starts the programme on Monday December 7, and at midday there is the prize-giving of the ninth tapas route of Rojales. Children’s games and face painting is from 6-7pm and a talk on healthy, organic living takes place at 6.30pm.

On the final day, Tuesday December 8, there is storytelling at 11am and a performance by the municipal dance school at 12.30pm.

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Tribute to gastronomy in Murcia M U R C I A’ S g a s t r o n o m y h a s b e e n recognised as the Regional Federation of Hospitality (Hostemur) held their annual awards ceremony.

President of Hostemur, Soledad Diaz, said the event was “a day for the reunion and discussion about Murcia gastronomy and it is a great example of what the region offers.”

The president hoped that the region’s food offerings would attract more visitors. He remarked: “We want to attract more Swedish people, British, French and Germans, and they will come when Corvera airport opens and the AVE high-speed railway line arrives, because this region needs to continue growing.”

Entrepreneurs José Maria Rubiales and Antonio Martinez Barba were amongst those honoured at the event for their lifetime work, and a special mention was given to the school of tourism.

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Digital training courses roll out to the villages BRINGING the districts into the 21st century

By Gemma Quinn ORIHUELA aims to bring the municipality’s villages into the 21st century by offering a free digital literacy course.

Councillor for Agriculture and Rural Development, Victor Valverde, and Councillor for Citizen Participation, Sabina Galindo, announced the course in digital literacy in villages and said the training “is directed to those Oriolanos who, maybe for generational reasons, have not had access to new technologies.”

They added: “This is the first time Orihuela has offered this service and it has been highly demanded by residents in the district.”

The 20-hour course, covering Windows applications, emailing and internet use, will be available in Molins, Los Desamparados, San Bartolomé and La Murada.

Those interested can register at the civic and social centres of the districts.

DIGITAL COURSE: Launched in Orihuela’s rural districts by Councillors Victor Valverde and Sabina Galindo.

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Spaniard receives Queen’s award for work in Falklands SERVICES to the fishing industry recognised

AWARDED: Jose Antonio Cordeiro Otero (left) receives his award from British Ambassador Simon Manley.

BRITISH Ambassador Simon Manley has presented the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour to a Spanish citizen for his services to the Falklands.

Jose Antonio Cordeiro Otero received the award during a ceremony at the Ambassador’s Residence in Madrid in recognition of his services to the Falkland Islands and particularly for his work in the fishing industry.

Antonio arrived in the Falkland Islands in 1988 and lived there until he returned to his native Galicia earlier this year. He worked for the Falklands fishery from its creation and also

supported the establishment of The Mission to Seafarers in the islands’ capital Stanley, which provides support and welfare during times of crisis or need to the men and women who work on the high seas.

However, his most important achievement was in developing and fostering relationships between the Spanish and the Falkland Islands’ fishing industries.

Simon Manley said: “Previously the relationship between the two fishing industries consisted of little more than simple licence arrangements. Today joint ventures between the two fisheries

are not only commonplace but essential to the islands’ economy.

It is safe to say this would not be the case had it not been for Antonio’s tireless work in this area. As a result he enjoys widespread respect amongst his peers, not an easy thing to achieve in such a tough and demanding industry.”

Jose Antonio Cordeiro Otero said: “I have had the privilege of serving two countries I feel I belong to.”

The ceremony was attended by Antonio’s family and friends as well as by the British Embassy’s Defence Attaché Paul Lemkes.

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GALA EVENT: Launched by Councillor for Social Welfare Sabina Galindo (centre) along with President of Adis Josefina Valero and Director of the Oriol Centre Lola Fabregat.

Day of the Disabled ORIHUELA hosts gala concert

By Gemma Quinn A GALA is being held in Orihuela on the occasion of International Day of Disabled People.

The event at the Teatro Circo takes place today (Thursday) with participation from the Adis and Oriol Centres for the Disabled.

Councillor for Social Wel-

fare, Sabina Galindo, presented the gala along with the president of Adis, Josefina Valero, and the director of Oriol Centre Lola Fabregat, who invited people to “enjoy the action of the boys and girls from the centre and the association.”

The groups thanked the town hall for its support and for putting all the necessary tools in place for both groups to contin-

ue their work with and for those with disabilities.”

Lola Fabregat said: “It is the first time that we have joined forces to host this gala, and will work together in future activities.” Adis and Oriol said they invited all residents to attend the free show at 8pm and “join us in this special day in which we promote the integration of people with disabilities.”

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Food parcel campaign HELPING those in need celebrate the festive period

By Gemma Quinn

DON QUIXOTE: Exhibition is on in Orihuela until December 23.

Orihuela remembers Don Quixote ORIHUELA is remembering famous author of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes.

As the city held a marathon reading of Don Quixote at the Maria Moliner library, there was participation from students from the Thader IES school, as well as members of more than 20 local associations reciting his work.

An exhibition was also opened to commemorate the fourth centenary of the second part

of Don Quixote, of engravings by Gustave Dore, consisting of 22 pieces representing the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho. The exhibition will be on display at the Maria Moliner library until December 23.

Cervantes was a playwright, novelist and poet and his major work, Don Quixote, is often considered to be the first modern European novel and is a classic of Western literature.

THE AAN charity have seen almost €2,000 raised in recent weeks, that will be used to provide food parcels to those struggling in the San Fulgencio municipality.

A charity night at the sports centre raised approximately €620, followed by a Christmas Fayre at the Posh Club which raised €725. A Race Night raised a further €530.

The charity also has a shoe box campaign. People are invited to donate a shoe box of items for children, with the lid left open if possible.

The boxes have to be labelled with the sex and age of the child and include items such as toys, sweets and clothes etc.

They should be given to the AAN charity shop situated in La Marina underneath the launderette in Plaza Sierra Castilla.

The charity desperately

FOOD PARCELS: AAN charity is collection. needs volunteers to help out in the shop once a month. If you

can spare a few hours a week call Pauline on 660 934 615.

Christmas market success THE annual HELP Vega Baja Christmas Market raised over €3,700 on the day for the charity.

This year the venue was changed to the La Zenia church where the charity holds its weekly Friendship Centre.

Michele Masson, President, said: “Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time and this was

all due to the tremendous effort that had been put in by the great team of volunteers and friends of the charity who made the day possible.”

For more information on HELP or to become a volunteer, contact their San Miguel office on 966 723 733 or email office@helpvegabaja.com.

Donate your toy, win a smile DONATE your toy, win a smile, is the new campaign launched in Orihuela.

“The goal of this campaign is to promote solidarity and help children who need it most,” explained Councillor for Youth, Sabina Galindo.

Ocopia and Zenia Boulevard shopping centres are supporting the initiative and are collection points for toys. Donations can also be made until December 28 at the Town Hall in Playa Flamenca and the Casa de Juventud.

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Portrait of John Lennon helps boost funds for Help At Home charity THE organisation offers support and care following illness and hospitalisation physiotherapists, counsellors, chiropodists, etc, can continue to help so many people in the Mar Menor/Los Alcazares area following illness and hospitalisation.”

Last year alone, 2,400 hours were worked by the charity’s fundraising and care teams of 35 active volunteers.

By Gemma Quinn THE Help At Home (HAH) Christmas Dinner Dance was another sell-out event and helped raise more than €1,500 for the charity.

It was the second such Dinner Dance for HAH at the 525 hotel in Los Alcazares, and with tickets selling out so quickly, there was a waiting list for people wanting to attend and those who did were not disappointed.

The Campoverde Reef Band, who do so much for charity, soon had lots of people up dancing the night away before a raffle was drawn with prizes donated by local businesses.

A portrait photo of John Lennon, taken by the wellknown celebrity photographer Bill Zygmant was auctioned

DINNER DANCE: Helped raise over €1,500.

CRAFT FAYRE: Brought out the shoppers. and raised €310 with the raffle bringing in a further €1,280.

Lesley Eburne, HAH founder and organiser, said: “We have such a great following for our events, great venues, music and value, and we at HAH are all so proud of

what we achieve.” Thanking the Reef Band, Manuela Lopez (525), the hotel staff and the fantastic hard-working HAH volunteers, she acknowledged that the success was also made possible due to the continued support of local businesses and supporters.

Following the dinner dance, the charity held their craft fayre at the Oasis Bulevar.

With a strong turnout and lots of stalls to choose from, a total of €989 was raised on the day.

Lesley Eburne said: “I can’t thank all the stall-holders and businesses on the Oasis enough for their support and the volunteers. These volunteers work tirelessly to

raise the funds so our care team and professional nurses,

For more information on HAH or to volunteer, email helpathome@gmail.com

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Rescued mare now at peace DOLORES was thought to be 30 years old and had suffered abuse

By Gemma Quinn AN abandoned mare rescued by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre more than two years ago has passed away peacefully.

Dolores, who was thought to be about 30 years old, arrived at the rescue centre in January 2013, suffering from pneumonia and with a mouth full of painfully rotten teeth.

She was also traumatised after being tied to the back of a van and forced to run behind it.

Her Spanish owners, who had moved away to look for work, had left Dolores in the garden of a Spanish farm worker, who could not afford to feed her. The farm worker did care about the horse’s well-being but unfortunately did not realise the cruelty of making a horse run behind a van.

“She was in a hell of a state and we had to fight to save her life,” said rescue centre co-founder Sue Weeding: “But she was such a fighter that we felt we could never give up on her after everything

DOLORES: Happily lived out her days at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. she had survived.”

During the years that Dolores lived at the rescue centre in Rojales, she was given a range of specialist treatment to manage her

poor lung condition.

A specialist horse nebuliser was ordered in to help her breathe more easily and this summer air conditioning was installed in her stable to

help her cope with the stifling Spanish heat.

“But in the past week we noticed she was really starting to struggle, so we made the heartbreaking deci-

sion to put her to sleep.” Sue said: “She really was a lovely old girl.

Everyone loved her and she was very spoilt. We feel happy to have given her a few good years of love and kindness.”

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre relies entirely on donations to fund its important animal welfare work, including the feeding and care of the centre’s more than 90 horses, ponies and donkeys rescued from abuse, neglect and abandonment.

Donations of cash or items for the centre’s network of eight charity shops across Alicante Province are gratefully welcomed. A pick-up service is available to collect large donated items.

Anyone interested in making a donation, becoming a long-term sponsor, or volunteering at the rescue centre or in the charity shops can call Sue on 652 021 980 or visit www.easyhorsecare.net.

The next open day is on Sunday December 6 from 1-4pm with free horse tours and refreshments available.

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15 years of world heritage PLANS to safeguard Elche’s palmeral are needed ON November 30, 2000, Elche began to occupy a privileged place on the world map. The city’s Palmeral was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which served to add value to the landscape, preserved over the centuries and enriched by its traditional irrigation system, with its revolutionary hydraulic culture.

Now, 15 years later and the oasis that makes up the largest palm grove in Europe cries out for a change of course in management, conservation and exploitation. Experts and local groups involved with the World Heritage Site want action to enhance the value of palm groves, improve pest control and avoid the feeling of abandonment that they claim currently exists.

Professor of Human Geography and Tourism at the University of Alicante, Jose Antonio Larrosa, said: “It is vital to get a project to intervene in the Palmeral, as since the declaration of World Heritage it seems nothing has been done to keep it alive.” He added “We perceive a certain void, a landscaped Palmeral lacking agricultural values.”

Carlos Ortiz, a palm scholar and author

Photo by Andre Skibinski

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WORLD HERITAGE: But there are further calls to protect Elche's Palmeral, recognised by UNESCO. of a thesis on its environmental landscape, also refers to the ‘erratic’management of the World Heritage Site. He said: “No sooner had the recognition been achieved, but since 1998 we have been waiting for

the approval of the special plan for the Palmeral.”

Researchers say there is not only carelessness when it comes to caring for the palm grove but also in exploiting one of

the greatest assets of the city and local platforms say it should be used more for tourist promotion. “A plan of use and management is missing, because this is a farming system that has worked since the Mid-

dle Ages but has lost its meaning, and is being attacked by the palm weevil,” remarked Vicent Sansano from the Volem Palmerar group.

The Association Palmereros Elche (APELX), has also launched an SOS to demand more resources with which to combat the weevil and lamented: “This is a problem, moving forward and we need more tools and personnel to inspect the palms and fine those who do not remove the affected palms. Today, Elche has fewer than 150 workers to cover the 90 orchards in the municipality.”

Despite the shadows that glide over the UNESCO World Heritage Site, applause has also been given to the initiative of the new administration to restore dialogue with the associations involved.

The new ruling council has proposed setting up a management plan for the Palmeral, which will serve to address this symbol of the city as a whole. The project will include a plan to combat the weevil in the historic palm grove, on which work has already begun and Councillor for the Environment, Antonio Garcia, explained they want to “create a sphere of protection” around the Palmeral.

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By Sam Croft THE botanical garden Detunda, located next to la Cueva de Nerja and the Maro District, will shortly be ready to open its doors to the public. Work on the gardens began in August 2014 and has cost more than €3 million. The town council yesterday held a meeting with the architects who designed the gardens.

The mayor of Nerja, Rosa Arrabal, and the Environmental Councillor, Jorge Bravo, welcomed the park designers, Isabel Amores and Modesto Garcia, who have been awarded the Premio Ateneo (Ateneo Prize) from the University of Malaga for their work on the project.

Local authorities expressed their satisfaction with the recent push the project received after previously spending too much time at a standstill.

In the botanical garden there are 200 species of plants, 42 of which are classified as threatened. It occupies a space of 26,000 square metres.

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Pregnant swimmers Recycling tyres

CALPE town hall is publishing a magazine aimed at older residents, listing events being held at the Third Age civic centre. It also gives details of businesses participating in the Targeta Majors discount scheme.

THE collection of food and other items organised by the Food Bank last weekend was a great success, with approximately 120 tonnes donated.

BEGINNING on January 11 the Nerja Sports Complex will offer classes for pregnant women for the first time. In addition, a new round of swimming lessons for beginners will kick off on the same date. Both activities will take place every Monday and Wednesday from 8 to 9pm.

Clean sweep ALCOY street-cleaners are battling to sweep fallen leaves from the city’s tree-lined streets. These must be cleared to prevent flooding after leafclogged storm drains recently failed to cope with heavy rain.

Benidorm buskers STREET entertainers have until December 18 to apply for prime Benidorm sites. Contenders for a Paseo de los Artistas pitch on the network of streets where busking is permitted should be over 18 and listed on the local padron (town register) for at least six months.

In the clear ADRIAN BALLESTER, head of the Diputacion provisional government’s Governance Department, visited Benissa Town Hall to detail the resources available for adapting its website. This will enable the council to comply with official transparency regulations at a local level.

Driver flees THE driver of a black Seat Leon who crashed into four other vehicles fled the scene before the arrival of the emergency services. The street was closed for nearly an hour.

Parking blues NEARLY 17,000 residents of Palma have until 31 January to renew their parking permits. For those using the ORA parking areas, the permit cost will remain the same for next year at €24.

More bike stations THE bicycle rental service operated

by Palma City Council will open five new stations and include 150 more bikes from next year with a service extending to Portixol.

Manacor blaze MANACOR and Felanitx fire services were called out to a blaze in Manacor, which took some hours to put out. One woman was taken to hospital as a precaution and treated for shock.

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Missing money EX-MAYOR of Algarrobo and PP representative Natacha Rivas claimed last Friday that a cash discrepancy detected by the town council was the result of an administrative error and that councillors began to return the missing money last September.

Christmas evictions RESIDENTS of the Carmenes del Mar de La Herradura Urbanisation in Granada are worried that they will have to spend Christmas ¨under a bridge¨ after receiving eviction orders for safety reasons. The urbanisation is gradually moving downwards as a result of the shifting of the ground.

Fishing bonanza THE fishing port of Caleta de Velez reigns supreme for yet another year. The Axarquia port is one of the most productive in Andalucia and all of the Mediterranean. Part of the port’s extraordinary success in 2015 can be attributed to its huge catches of sardines.

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THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has removed 485 tonnes of used tyres which had been abandoned in Velez-Rubio. They will be classified, reused and recycled where possible as part of a project partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Man overboard LIFEGUARDS in boats and helicopters took part in a rescue drill in Almeria recently. The ‘man overboard’ exercise aimed to improve their skills insearching for people missing at sea, one of the hardest rescue missions.

Fortress fire FIREFIGHTERS were called to put out a fire on the northern side of the Alcazaba (Arab fortress) in Almeria which started at around 9am. They reported that it destroyed approximately 100 metres of bushes.

Fatal crash A MAN, 34, died and two others, aged 31 and 24, were injured in a collision between two vehicles in the Cuesta de la Perla area of El Ejido, at Kilometre 0.4 of the A-1050 road.

They victims were trapped inside the vehicles and had to be cut out by firefighters.

The Dutch connection EASYJET will be flying between Malaga and Amsterdam next year, general director of the airline in Spain Javier Gandara has announced. The airline aims to carry more than 13.5 million passengers to or from Spain in 2016.

Better kit SAN ROQUE Council has included €406,000 in its 2016 budgets to provide the Local Police force with vehicles, bullet-proof vests and other equipment.

Less skiving ABSENTEEISM cases reported by schools in Estepona have dropped by 36 per cent, the municipal absenteeism commission has reported. While there were 106 cases reported during the 2013-2014 school year, these fell to 67 last year.

Beach flag A MIJAS beach has once again been received acknowledgement from an independent quality assessor. This time it was Calahonda beach’s turn to receive an award, the Ecoplayas flag from ATERGUS environmental association.

Native species THE farm school and public country grounds in Entrerrios, Mijas, are undergoing maintenance and improvement work which is currently focusing on planting native vegetation.

Malaga beer VICTORIA beer, created in Malaga almost 90 years ago, is finally moving home due to a successful local level campaign running since 2007 to relaunch it at restaurants, bars and supermarkets in its hometown.

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Christmas pizza SWEDEN: A fast food restaurant in Karlstad has created a unique Christmas twist on the traditional pizza by combining Swedish favourites such as meatballs and pickled herring with Italian pizza.

Refugee ships SWEDEN: Refugees could be housed on cruise ships in a bid to ease the urgent asylum accommodation shortage as winter sets in. The Swedish Migration Agency said several shipping companies have been in touch with the agency to offer ships.

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Tax rise over five years MONEY needed to help town halls pay for elderly care COUNCIL tax bills could rise by an average of £250 (€356) over the next five years to help cash-strapped town halls raise more money to pay for elderly care.

Carols cancelled THE headmistress of a primary school in Mackworth, Derby has cancelled two carol concerts saying it was too dangerous for children to cross the road to church. She said she was ‘not comfortable’ with 360 children crossing the A-52 to the church.

Depression death A FORMER BBC journalist shot himself in the grounds of his old Catholic boarding school after suffering from depression and money worries.

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David Prysor-Jones worked for the BBC from the 1970’s to 90’s and an inquest confirmed he shot himself in the head at his former Somerset school.

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Gone girl AN actress from Hampshire was given a suspended sentence at South-ampton Crown Court after she faked her own kidnapping, in a plot reminiscent of the film Gone Girl, to try and win back her ex-boyfriend.

DENMARK: An auction house has dropped its planned sale of two elephant tusks after a social media storm over the sale of the ivory. The auction was criticised by the WWF as ‘immoral.’

Norwegian plot NORWAY: A man, aged 29, suspected of being involved in a plot hatched in Norway to attack a Danish newspaper has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in New York, USA.

A REPORT has shown how Germany’s education system stacks up against the USA and the UK, with it showing German teacher’s salaries are substantially higher and a stronger early education programme.

A WOMAN was shocked to find a scorpion in her bed.

What was more shocking was that it is likely to have been there for three months, stowing away in her luggage from her summer holiday in August.

CROWN COURT: Gave suspended sentence.

Happy atlas THE area of SchleswigHolstein is reported to be the happiest place in Germany according to a ‘Happiness Atlas’ which compared 19 regions on various aspects of life satisfaction including work, free time and healthcare.

German relief GERMANY is to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, to provide some relief to France in its global fight against ISIS jihadists. The move comes in the wake of the November 13 attacks in Paris.

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SWEDEN: A man, aged 22, who was wrongly accused of planning a terror attack in Sweden, has returned to the northern town of Boliden after being freed without charge and cleared of all suspicions. The man said he is not angry at authorities for being falsely accused.

DENMARK: With 10,040 learning hours across 10 years of education, Danish students receive more instruction than pupils in any of the 33 OECD (Convention on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). According to a report, the average hours was 7,570.

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Cleaning fine USER-FRIENDLY: A system which can be built into new and existing cars.

Driver-less cars experiment CENTRAL part of government’s infrastructure police THE Dutch government is leading experiments with driver-less vehicles after making the project a central part of its infrastructure policy. The aim of the Dutch Automated Vehicle Initiative is to develop a user-friendly system which can be built into new and existing cars.

Pigs heads TWELVE pigs heads were dumped at a field near Enschede earmarked to be a new asylum seekers’ reception centre.

DUTCH PRESS Police said “there is little doubt the pigs heads are connected with the arrival of the refugees.”

Plant closure A DUTCH coal-fired power station

has been closed permanently following a string of accidents. The Borssele power plant was due to shut at the end of the year but after the death of a 52-year-old man, it has closed earlier than planned.

New €20 DUTCH banks have started issuing new €20 banknotes which the European central bank says are ‘more resistant’ to counterfeiting. The old €20 notes will be gradually withdrawn.

A TEACHER from central Germany has been ordered to pay a €1,000 fine after he painted over swastikas which had been sprayed on public property. The judge said the fine was related to the cost of cleaning up the damage.

Strike off AIR crew workers union UFO has called off planned strikes against Lufthansa, after the airline made significant concessions in ongoing negotiations. Air crew threatened a week of strike actions which would have affected thousands of passengers.

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No change to Soviet station MUSCOVITES elected against proposed change

VOYKOVSKAYA: Will keep its name.

A METRO station in Moscow which is named after one of the executors of Tsar Nicholas II will keep its name after Muscovites elected against a change proposed by liberal activists. Voykovskaya will retain its homage to Pyotr Voykova amid a wider changing of Soviet era street and landmark titles.

Turkish tours cancelled RUSSIAN tour agencies have cancelled flights to Turkey in the aftermath of the downing of a Russian fighter jet by the Turkish military. The move comes as tensions escalate between the two nations over responsibility for the incident. State tourist bodies have also cancelled trips to Egypt over the recent bombing of a packed passenger jet.

Nuclear gift for Japan ROSATOM, Russia’s state nuclear energy company has offered to help Japan shut down the reactors at

Arctic exploration THE Russian Senate has proposed an Arctic development bill to strengthen Moscow’s interests in the resource rich region.

Industry, transport and territorial rights are high on the bill’s agenda which will draw the attention of the United States, Norway and Canada.

Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan has been struggling to close down the reactors following three meltdowns and a radiation leak in 2011, the worst since Chernobyl.

Scientology banned THE lA Moscow court has agreed with the Justice

DEVELOPMENT BILL: In resource rich region.

Ministry that the Church of Scientology cannot call itself a religious organisation. The decision to ban the church’s activities came after the court ruled that the registering of the name as a US trademark precluded its protection as a legitimate faith.

Sabotage investigation THE FSB is investigating the recent sabotage of a Ukrainian power grid that led to massive blackouts in Crimea. Around 1.9 million people were deprived of electricity and a state of emergency declared after sections of the grid were bombed. Tensions continue after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.

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Jaguar expands in the Midlands CAR manufacturer set to hire hundreds of new workers

By John Smith JAGUAR LAND ROVER is set to hire hundreds of new workers as the car manufacturer announces plans to double the size of its engine manufacturing centre near Wolverhampton to 200,000 square foot.

is the amount that Jaguar plans to spend in doubling the size of its engine manufacturing plant.

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS: Being used to sell fake goods.

Be careful of internet bargains A NUMBER of warnings have been given about the sale of fake goods, whereby sellers use official photographs to show images of a rang e o f p r o d u c t s a n d then supply counterfeit and shoddy items to the buyers instead.

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The plant, in south Staffordshire, employs 700 people and once the expansion is completed it hopes to double the number of employees.

A rise in global demand had led to the centre’s expansion, the company said.

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that their websites are not hacked or have had malw are a d d e d w h ich co u ld steal financial information from clients.

Many of the illegal activities stem from criminals in Eastern Europe, alth o u g h th is ma y d ro p a s the west recruits many of the hackers to combat web terrorists.

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Digital investment BBVA Bank will invest €63 million in obtaining 29.5 per cent of British digital bank Atom, which hasn’t even started trading as yet and will take two seats on the board.

“We’ve been interested in the UK for quite some time,” Teppo Paavola, chief development officer and general manager of new digital businesses at BBVA, said in an interview.

“We studied the market and concluded the way to play here is in a digital fashion.”

Spanish Budget BRUSSELS has again warned the Spanish Government they need to reduce the deficit.

President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, considered the 2016 Budget was not in line with expectations but understood no changes would occur until after the election.

Paris climate change summit MUCH is at stake for the oil and gas industry at the UN organised Paris climate summit which runs from November 30 to December 11.

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UK public finances over the next five years are looking £27 billion (€38 billion) better than they were in July, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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greenhouse gas emissions.

There has been much speculation about the financial security of some of the major oil companies as they may be sitting on too much crude oil in an ever shrinking market.

Sajid Javid said the company’s investment was “further evidence that the British automotive sector can compete with the best in the world.

“More than 10,000 jobs have been created and about £3.5bn has been invested in its Midlands’ manufacturing sites since 2010,” he added.

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Apple acquisition APPLE has purchased the company behind motion-capture technology used in the latest Star Wars film.

Faceshift specialises in software that allows 3D animated characters to mimic the facial expressions of an actor.

Apple has now bought the company, though in keeping with tradition they have not revealed the cost or their plans for the business.

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Time to take a look back at 2015 Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

AS another year comes to an end, it’s time to look back at 2015 and see what clues it gives us to the year ahead. Overall, 2015 has been a positive year for the UK economy, which remains the success story of the G7. With increases in wages, a strengthening job market and steady GDP growth, investors are increasing their bets UK policymakers will start raising interest rates sometime next year.

However, the Bank of England remains cautious in its approach and is closely monitoring inflation, which remains well below its 2 per cent target. The bank is also evaluating global downside risks, as China and the developing countries are facing headwinds.

Despite a slowdown during the summer, the UK still stands to grow 2.5 per cent. After three consecutive quarters of falling manufacturing output, the UK enters its final quarter with growth hitting its fastest rate. It remains to be seen if the manufacturing sector will succeed in

GROWTH: Despite a slowdown during the summer, the UK stands to grow 2.5 per cent. maintaining its momentum.

The recent surge in Sterling poses a real challenge for UK exporters competing in Europe, their main export market. Sterling put in an impressive performance against the euro over the past year, thanks to a substantial improvement in economic activity and the prospect of monetary

normalisation in the near future. The divergence of monetary policies between the UK and the Eurozone is also likely to further support the pound.

The Eurozone’s recovery is finally consolidating, and appears to be on a firmer ground than many analysts had anticipated. However, the

slowing of global economic activity is cause for concern to the Eurozone, especially as Germany’s engine has been making worrying sputtering noises.

The euro has been kept weak by the European Central Bank (ECB), and though it tried to make up for some of its losses after the summer those gains were limited and short-lived. It only took the press conference following the October meeting of the ECB’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting for those gains to disappear.

Interest rates were left unchanged (as was widely expected), but ECB President Mario Draghi managed, once again, to surprise investors during the press conference. ‘Super Mario’ sent a strong message to the market and investors were caught off-guard as they were presented, not only with the very real possibility of more easing in December, but also with a central bank that’s actively exploring lower deposit rates, extending the deadline on its quantitative easing programme and potential increasing the size of the programme.

Investors couldn’t sell their euros quick enough as the implications of Mr Draghi’s speech hit home. The upshot is that, before the pre-Christmas ECB meeting, we could see a market that’s inundated with euros.

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SPANISH renewable energy and engineering firm Abengoa SA said on November 25 that it intends to file for preliminary creditor protection, a step that could lead to the largest bankruptcy case in Spain’s history.

For Abengoa this highlights the problems that a number of companies around the world have experienced when trying to expand whilst carrying heavy debts which have crippled them during the financial crisis.

The company is one of the world’s major builders of power lines, specialising in transporting energy across Latin America as well as being a construction business, making massive renewable-energy power plants in the UK and the US. When Spanish investment firm Gonvarri Corporación Financiera cancelled a plan to lend the Sevilla based company a further €350 million it recognised that it needed to take immediate action to protect itself and its creditors.

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Possible largest bankruptcy

SHARM EL SHEIK: British Airways and easyJet have suspended all flights until at least January 2016.

By John Smith FOLLOWING the decision by British Airways and easyJet to cancel all flights to and from Sharm el Sheikh until January 2016, a number of passengers have been delighted as they are now able to obtain a full refund and make other arrangements.

The budget airline was the first to an-

nounce plans to continue its ban on flights, shortly followed by British Airways, who have suspended flights until January 14.

A BA statement said: “Following advice from the UK Government about the situation in Sharm el Sheikh, we will not be operating any flights to or from the holiday resort up to and including Thursday January 14, 2016.”

This news was not well received in the city as there will be an immediate loss of revenue for the two airlines and the fear of attacks on transport generally may well see a drop in passengers carried on other routes.

The announcements saw the value of their shares drop by up to 5 per cent on November 24 although both finished the day just over 3 per cent down.

UK Autumn spending review has one surprise CONSIDERING the stance the Conservative government took following the voting down of the proposed tax credit cuts by the House of Lords, Chancellor George Osborne has surprised critics by doing a U-turn as well as vowing to protect police budgets in his spending review on November 25.

Low-paid families will not see their benefits cut in April next year, although it is now his plan to phase out tax credits by 2018 and critics insist that the new Universal Credit that will replace them is likely to be less generous.

Rather than phasing the cuts, as had been expected, Mr Osborne said he had decided the ‘simplest thing’ was ‘to avoid them altogether,’ even though it means missing his own target for overall welfare spending.

He was able to make this decision due to higher tax receipts and better public finances.

The top six supermarket chains IN a review released on November 24 by Kantar Worldpanel, a global market research company, they revealed the top six supermarket chains in Spain up until the end of September 2015, which makes very interesting reading with Mercadona dominating the sector by a huge amount.

Actual market share calculated for each of the ‘main players’ is Mercadona with 22.9 per cent, Grupo Dia 8.8 per cent, Carrefour 8.6 per cent, Grupo Eroski 5.9 per cent, Grupo Auchan 3.9 per cent, Lidl 3.6 per cent.

All of the top six with the exception of Eroski have seen slight growths, but they do account for over 50 per cent of all the groceries sold in Spain and although Lidl is leading Aldi in the list, both companies, with their policies of discounted food and fast expansion would expect to be gaining ground over the next year.

The general opinion from the research company is that the growth in supermarket sales is to the detriment of the traditional specialist shops which have been such an important part of the Spanish landscape.

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Beyoncé hopes to conquer the fashion world

By John Smith GLOBAL superstar and style maven Beyoncé is entering into a commercial partnership with Sir Philip Green, owner of the Arcadia group which includes high street brands Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, and Burton.

They have announced that they are planning to start retailing a new athletic street-wear brand across the world in spring of 2016, under the name Parkwood Topshop Athletic which will offer clothing, footwear and accessories to a youngish demographic.

Not only does Beyoncé have her own clothing line House of Deréon already, but she has also been known to model for other clothing companies including H&M. No doubt both she and Sir Philip

will ensure that the new brand stands alone from all that she has done in the past.

“This not a collaboration. This is about building a brand and building a business, a separate, proper business, with separate overheads and a separate office,” Sir Philip Green told Women’s Wear Daily when the venture was first announced.

Taveta Investments, Arcadia’s family-controlled parent company, has announced operating profits in its last financial year of £251.6 million (€352 million) an increase of 5.5 per cent. Although it has indicated that trading has been difficult and it sold the BHS Group for £1 earlier this year.

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Long live The Lord’s Prayer!

CINEMA ban is eroding British values even further LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

IF anything in this short prayer offends anyone, I suggest you either get a life or choose to live somewhere else. (This includes the relevant cinema owners!) OK? Merry Christmas!

So, here we all are again. I think I gave Corbyn six months, or was it a year? With the latest antics of both him and his party (Mao’s Little Red Book, would you believe) I think any length of time is politically long for this bunch. Seriously, folks, how can anyone vote for a man who wants

THREAT: Jeremy Corbyn’s policies put our future at risk. to scrap most of the UK’s defences, allow unlimited ‘refugees’ into the country and considers that ‘negotiating’ with psycho-

pathic scum a more viable option than eliminating them? Give us a break. If this man ever came into power, we, our chil-

dren and (assuming they ever came into existence!) our children’s children would never sleep safely in their beds again.

I still maintain the UK should close its borders completely for at least three years. With no terrorists getting in, we can then begin to root out all those already entrenched. If they manage to escape becoming ‘martyrs,’ bang’em up and then deport the whole lot to one of the MidEast hell holes they all seem to admire so much. If Brussels objects, so what? What are they going to do, declare war? I hardly think they can say too much, considering the state the open border policies have got their own country in.

I also suggest we round up all able-bodied ‘refugees’ between the ages of 18 and 25. Proceed to arm them to the teeth and ship ’em all back to fight for the various countries the cowardly bunch has actually deserted.

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6:50pm Lost in Space 9:20pm Back to the Future Part II 11:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:35am The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 1:05am The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 1:35am Viral Tap 2:20am Crazy Beaches 2:45am Totally Bonkers 3:10am Animal Practice

8:00pm World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:30pm Top Gear 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:15pm Live at the Apollo 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 1:50am Family Guy 2:15am Rent a Cop 2:45am Josh 3:15am Live at the Apollo

8:00pm Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World 9:00pm Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 10:00pm The Bridge 11:00pm The Bridge 12:00am Catching History's Criminals

7:00am 7:20am 8:10am 9:10am 10:40am 11:50am 12:55pm 1:55pm 3:55pm

6:00pm 7:55pm

9:00pm 11:00pm 1:05am

3:00am 3:30am

Judge Judy Where the Heart is Where the Heart is A Christmas Carol The Darling Buds of May Rosemary and Thyme Rosemary and Thyme Carry on Screaming A Touch of Frost Detective drama series.

Columbo Doc Martin Drama series about a GP in Cornwall.

Midsomer Murders Foyle's War A Touch of Frost Detective drama series. Two rich and outwardly successful brothers fall under suspicion of murder.

On the Buses Teleshopping

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7:10am 7:35am 8:00am 8:25am 8:55am 9:25am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 12:55pm 1:25pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 5:00pm 5:25pm 6:00pm 6:35pm 7:05pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:10am

7:00am 7:10am 7:55am 8:40am 9:40am 10:45am 11:50am 12:50pm 1:20pm 1:45pm 2:10pm 2:40pm 3:15pm 3:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:10am

King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Mobil 1 The Grid Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond The Morning Line Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 Racing Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News The Great Polar Bear Feast The World's Weirdest Weather Non-Stop TFI Friday

Football's Greatest Ax Men Ax Men Motorsport UK Bundesliga Alias Smith and Jones The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York The Secret War of Harry Frigg The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Fifth Gear Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas River Monsters Texas Killing Fields We Were Soldiers

8:00am 8:15am 8:30am 8:45am 9:10am 9:30am 9:45am 9:55am 10:30am 12:30pm 2:15pm 4:00pm 5:50pm 7:35pm 7:40pm 8:05pm 9:05pm 10:00pm 11:30pm

7:00am 8:55am 11:15am 1:15pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 12:15am 2:00am

Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy!

Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby's Travelling Circus Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Saturday Show A Christmas Promise Hats Off to Christmas A Snow Globe Christmas The Christmas Spirit 5 News Weekend Fail Army Ultimate Police Interceptors Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

Football League Tonight Live International Boxing

7:45am Rules of Engagement 8:10am How I Met Your Mother 8:35am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Baby Daddy 9:30am Baby Daddy 10:00am Melissa and Joey 10:30am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Goldbergs 11:30am The Goldbergs 12:00pm Made in Chelsea 1:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm Astro Boy 6:15pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Simpsons Movie 10:50pm Gogglebox

X-Men X2 X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: Days of Future Past X-Men X2 X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: Days of Future Past Rage Blade

7:00am Shelby 8:45am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 9:15am Extraterrestrial 11:15am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 1:00pm Shelby 2:45pm Maleficent Special Alex Zane talks to the cast of the wonderfully wicked family adventure starring Angelina Jolie.

3:15pm Cake 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

2:20pm Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 4:00pm Boat Trip 5:40pm Good Luck Chuck 7:25pm The Waterboy 9:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 11:00pm The Opposite Sex 12:40am Borat

SATURDAY TV

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

3:30am

7:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 8:25pm 10:30pm 12:30am 12:45am 1:45am

2:00am

2:30am 3:00am 3:30am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Bpl Legends Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Scottish Premiership Pro 12 Rugby Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Extended highlights of Saturday's matches in the Barclays Premier League.

Fight Night A big bout from the boxing world.

Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Champions Tennis Sporting Greats Sporting Greats Football Football Football Football Cricket Football Real Madrid host Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga.

Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass Cricketing Yorkshire Pace Like Fire

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7:00am Breakfast 8:25am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Fern Britton Meets...

12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:38pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Escape to the Country 2:45pm FA Cup Final Score 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm The Hunt 6:50pm BBC News 7:10pm BBC London News 7:20pm Countryfile 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Hunt 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:20am Citizen Khan 12:50am The Graham Norton Show 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:00am Big Dreams Small Spaces 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am An Island Parish: Falklands 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 12:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 8:00pm Snooker 12:00am Brooklyn's Finest Crime thriller.

2:05am Countryfile 3:00am Holby City Hospital drama.

4:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 10:25am 10:30am 11:25am

12:00pm The X Factor 1:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

2:35pm You've Been Framed!

3:35pm Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 4:35pm The Polar Express Computer-animated family adventure.

6:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

Ant and Dec present more celebrity jungle action live from Australia.

7:40pm Back to the Future Part III Final instalment in the time-travelling comedy adventure trilogy.

10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm You've Been Framed!

11:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:35am Plebs 1:05am Plebs 1:35am The Faculty

12:30pm 1:35pm 1:45pm 2:50pm 3:55pm 5:30pm

7:30pm 7:45pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:35pm 11:50pm 12:50am

Fish Hooks Fish Hooks Jessie ITV News Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show The Chase The X Factor The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ITV News London ITV News and Weather Jekyll and Hyde The X Factor Results Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

ITV News and Weather Rugby Highlights Off Their Rockers

8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:30pm 8 Mile 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:25am Family Guy 1:45am Josh 2:15am Rent a Cop 2:45am Russell Howard's Good News 3:15am Is This Rape? Sex on Trial 4:15am Josh

8:00pm Concerto at the BBC Proms 8:25pm Pina: Legend of Dance 10:00pm The Golden Age of Steam Railways 11:00pm Easy Money 1:00am Natural World 2:00am Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill 3:00am Horizon

7:35am 8:05am 9:35am 10:40am 11:45am 1:50pm 3:50pm 4:50pm

5:55pm 8:00pm

9:00pm 11:00pm 1:30am 3:25am

4:20am 4:40am

On the Buses A Christmas Carol Heartbeat Heartbeat A Touch of Frost Columbo Rosemary and Thyme Wycliffe Drama series about a Cornish police detective.

Agatha Christie's Marple Sunday Night at the Palladium Rob Brydon hosts the last in the current series of the revived entertainment show.

Lewis The Constant Gardener Till Death Us Do Part Wycliffe Detective drama series.

ITV3 Nightscreen Emmerdale Omnibus

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7:35am Challenge Mallorca 8:05am World Superbike Review of the Year 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:45pm The Big Bang Theory 2:10pm The Big Bang Theory 2:40pm The Big Bang Theory 3:10pm The Big Bang Theory 3:35pm The Simpsons 4:05pm The Simpsons 4:35pm Journey to the Center of the Earth 6:25pm The Jungle Book 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm World's Weirdest Homes 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:05am The Five-Year Engagement 2:15am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 3:10am Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

7:00am 7:40am 8:25am 9:30am 10:05am 10:35am 11:35am 12:35pm 1:35pm 2:35pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:25pm 6:30pm

9:00pm 10:00pm 12:05am 2:20am

Ax Men Ax Men The Professionals Formula E: Sound of the Future Formula E: Sound of the Future Fifth Gear The Big Fish Off Shed and Buried Shed and Buried Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The 'Burbs Blues Brothers 2000 Exuberant sequel to the 1980 box office smash.

Rugby Highlights Kull the Conqueror Daylight Ray Mears' Close Encounters Series in which Ray Mears gets close to some of Australia's most dangerous animals.

7:00am 7:05am 7:15am 7:30am 7:40am 7:50am 8:05am 8:20am 8:30am 8:50am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 9:55am 10:10am 10:40am 11:15am 12:40pm 1:45pm 3:30pm 5:20pm 7:10pm 9:10pm 10:55pm 11:00pm 2:15am

Peppa Pig Bananas in Pajamas Bob the Builder Tickety Toc Zack and Quack Make Way for Noddy Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy!

Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby's Travelling Circus Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football League Tonight The Gadget Show Christmas Mix Call Me Claus Santa Who? Bruce Almighty Bulletproof Monk 5 News Weekend Django Unchained Super Casino

7:00am Lethal Weapon 9:00am Lethal Weapon 2 11:00am The Top Ten Show 2015 11:15am Charlie's Angels 1:00pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 3:00pm Predator 5:00pm Predator 2 7:00pm Lethal Weapon 9:00pm Lethal Weapon 2 11:00pm RoboCop 1:00am RoboCop 2

7:05am 8:45am 10:15am 11:55am 1:55pm 3:45pm 5:30pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

Monkey Business The Harry Hill Movie American Pie Superbad Last Vegas Eight Legged Freaks Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

50 First Dates Superbad Last Vegas The Lost Boys

7:00am Rules of Engagement 7:20am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am How I Met Your Mother 8:00am Baby Daddy 8:30am Baby Daddy 9:00am Melissa and Joey 9:30am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Made in Chelsea 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:35pm City of Ember 3:25pm Couples Come Dine with Me 4:30pm Couples Come Dine with Me 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Rush Hour 3 11:45pm The Inbetweeners 12:15am The Inbetweeners 12:50am The IT Crowd 1:25am The IT Crowd

7:00am Shelby 8:45am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 10:30am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 11:00am Extraterrestrial 1:00pm Cake 3:00pm Shelby 4:45pm Maleficent Special Alex Zane talks to the cast of the wonderfully wicked family adventure starring Angelina Jolie.

5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial Homicidal aliens terrorise a group of friends during a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods.

2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

SUNDAY TV

7:00am 8:30am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 12:00pm 2:00pm 4:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:30am 2:00am 3:00am 3:30am

3:50am 4:50am

SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Football Gold Football Gold The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football Ford Super Sunday Boxing Football League Goals Goals on Sunday MLS Match TBA Ford Football Special Football League Goals Boxing Football Gold A chance to relive some classic matches from English football's top-flight.

Cricket Cricket Day five of the fourth Test from Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi as India meet South Africa.

7:00am Cricket 12:00pm Fight Night A big bout from the boxing world.

2:00pm Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

2:30pm Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

3:00pm Cricket 4:00pm Cricket's Greatest 4:30pm NFL 5:30pm NFL 6:30pm NFL A marquee match from week 13 of the NFL season as the race to reach the play-offs heats up.

10:00pm NFL 2:00am NFL:Colts @ Steelers 5:30am NFL Interview with Dwight Freeney

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Sister Rita to the Rescue 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Oxford Street Revealed 12:45pm Family Finders 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Home Comforts at Christmas 5:25pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Taliban Hunters 10:00pm Tomorrow's Food 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit 12:20am Doctor in the House

8:00am Oxford Street Revealed 8:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Caught Red Handed 9:45am Thief Trackers 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Match of the Day 8:30pm Only Connect 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Simply Nigella 10:00pm London Spy 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Ireland with Simon Reeve

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 Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Las Vegas with Trevor Mcdonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Travel Guides 12:40am Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series about the sleuthing writer.

1:30am Jackpot247

7:35am 8:20am 8:50am 9:20am 9:50am 10:50am 11:40am 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:15pm 2:40pm 3:40pm 4:50pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Cube Psych I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Celebrity Catchphrase The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Through the Keyhole American Pie: The Wedding Two and a Half Men

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Bad Education 12:00am American Dad! 12:25am American Dad! 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 2:30am Bad Education 3:00am Josh 3:30am Rent a Cop

8:30pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 9:00pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm The Quizeum 10:00pm Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 11:00pm Storyville 12:20am Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:55am 9:45am 10:45am 11:15am 11:40am 12:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:15pm 5:20pm 5:50pm 6:25pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:35am 2:35am 2:55am 3:15am

3:30am

On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is On the Buses On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Law and Order: UK Cold Blood Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Jamie's Comfort Food 12:30pm Jamie's Comfort Food 1:00pm Midday News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Turner Prize 2015 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm The Shopper's Guide to Saving Money 10:00pm Hunting the Paedophiles: Inside the National Crime Agency 11:00pm Fargo 12:15am The World's Most Famous Train

7:50am 7:55am 8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:00am

8:00am The Professionals 9:00am Minder 10:05am Alias Smith and Jones 11:10am Gunsmoke 12:15pm The Professionals 1:20pm Minder 2:20pm Pawn Stars 2:50pm Pawn Stars 3:15pm Gunsmoke 4:20pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Kojak 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars New York 9:30pm Storage Wars New York 10:00pm The Sentinel 12:15am Bundesliga 1:15am Rugby Highlights 2:15am Motorsport UK 3:05am Ax Men 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

4:00am Teleshopping

8:45am Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 11:00am Noah 1:30pm 300: Rise of an Empire 3:30pm 3.10 to Yuma 5:45pm Into the Storm 7:30pm Noah 10:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 12:00am War

9:15am 9:25am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:45pm 2:30pm 2:35pm 3:05pm 4:45pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

8:20am 10:10am 12:05pm 1:55pm 3:55pm 4:10pm 5:40pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:40am

Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy!

Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff A Snow Globe Christmas 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours A Perfect Christmas Lucky Christmas 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers On Benefits Danger: Teen Bingers Britain's Craziest Christmas Lights

Bad News Bears Shanghai Noon Tammy Cop Out The Intern: Sky Movies Special South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 The Cable Guy Tammy Cop Out Pretty Woman

8:35am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks A to Z The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Scream Queens Gogglebox

7:00am Shelby 8:45am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 9:15am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 11:00am Extraterrestrial 1:00pm Shelby 2:45pm Cake 4:45pm Bridge of Spies: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails A fearful young boy forms an unlikely bond with a loveable green ghost and tries to help him reclaim his haunted house. Charming family adventure.

MONDAY TV

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

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 12:00am

1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 4:30am 4:45am 5:00am

Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football League Goals Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Boxing Boxing Ford Monday Night Football Boxing Boxing Football League Goals NFL:Cowboys @ Redskins NFL This week's show focuses on Mike Ditka.

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Intl Premier Tennis League Sporting Greats Sporting Greats Sporting Rivalries WWE Raw Cricket Mosconi Cup Pool Cricket Day five of the fourth Test from Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi as India meet South Africa.

SPFL Round Up Fantasy Football Club Highlights MNF Highlights Football Gold Football Gold Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits

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The festive season is under way and 2015 is drawing to a close MAKE realistic plans and set your ideas in motion to make 2016 your best year yet Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

THE festive season is under way and the sun is in the fiery sign of Sagittarius until December 22 so make the most of this sociable energy as the year draws to a close.

On December 9, the new moon in Sagittarius brings a feeling of lightness, expansion, passion and adventure. What feeds your soul? Follow your passions and do activities which are fun and rewarding.

The next important date is the Winter Solstice on December 21. On the shortest day of the year, light a candle and ask to release anything from your mind, body and spirit that no longer serves you. It is the perfect

CHRISTMAS DAY: The Full Moon will light up the night sky.

time to release the old in order to make space for the new next year.

On Christmas Day the Full Moon will light up the night sky. The moon becomes full at 11.11am UK time on

December 25. This is a magical moment so make a wish and ask that your wish may be granted for you.

The Full Moon at Christmas is influenced by the Cancer sign. This is

appropriate as Cancer loves to be around family. Show compassion for yourself and those you love, as Cancer is a nurturing and maternal sign.

It is also a good time to count your blessings, so extend a feeling of gratitude to people you meet this Christmas.

Each astrological sign relates to a part of the body and Cancer rules the stomach so watch out for over-indulgence! You may also feel you want to retreat into your shell at some point on Christmas Day, so give yourself some time alone if you can.

December is the 12th month. In the Major Arcana Tarot deck, the 12th card is the Hanged Man. The image on this card is of a Jester hanging upside down, contemplating life.

The Jester is helping you to lighten up, take a different perspective on your life and be patient. By recognising how to change your thoughts

you may find the solution to what you considered to be a challenge.

You may need to communicate something important over the festive season. Draw on the energy of the full moon to help you speak up.

On the last day of the year, the moon is influenced by the Virgo sign.

This practical earth sign brings focus to your health and well-being. Do something for yourself, to start the new year refreshed and energised.

Begin 2016 by getting organised because that is what Virgo is encouraging you to do. Make realistic plans and set your ideas in motion so you can make 2016 your best year yet!

Sally Trotman is a counsellor, reiki master, yoga and meditation teacher.

She offers one hour Astrology, Numerology and Tarot Readings via Skype. For more information or to make a booking visit www.sallytrot man.com.

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It’s election time eleven years on A woman’s world

Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

IT was never fair to say that Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won the 2004 election because of the Madrid bombings on March 11. He won it because Aznar’s government insisted the bombs were from ETA. The Spanish felt they had already been lied to and manipulated over joining Bush and Blair in Iraq, the 11-M bombs were the last straw.

In the wake of the Paris massacre on November 13, Mariano Rajoy has postponed any decision over relieving the French troops in Mali until after the elections on December 20.

Possibly he is mindful of what happened in 2004 or perhaps he is merely exercising his habitual prudence until he knows if he will still have a job on December 21.

But 2015 is not 2004, and what

CHUNTERING has been heard because women head only 34 per cent of the leading parties’ lists of general election candidates.

Who cares? Women don’t.

They plan to vote for a political party and an ideology, not the gender of its candidates.

not an entirely bad thing.

He’s poaching votes, of course, and has fallen prey to the ‘Liquorice Allsorts Syndrome’. Remember how each different type had its own distinctive flavour?

These days they all taste the same regardless of shape and size and this could be said of Iglesias, whose views are coming into line with everyone else’s. Trying to please everyone satisfies no one, just like 21st century Liquorice Allsorts.

Cloth ears was pointless and reckless then seems the only possible course of action now.

Same difference ZAPATERO: Won the election in 2004.

PABLO IGLESIAS of Podemos no longer wants a reform of the Spanish Constitution and finally admitted that the Transition was

FIFTY per cent of Catalans now want to remain in Spain and 60 per cent reject their regional parliament’s ‘disconnection’ from Spain.

Sixty-four per cent reject independence if this means leaving the European Union.

And Artur Mas, who wants to be president of an independent Cataluña, gets no for an answer time after time but still refuses to listen.

Greed not need, too much or too little, the stories just won’t die LORD PORTER claims it just reflects ‘the way the world is’ Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

THE theme of this week’s column is money. People with too much. Others too little (so they say).

First off, what about UK council chief executives earning six-figure salaries, as much as footballers? This according to the new head of the Local Government Association. Lord Porter ’s ‘not happy’ about it, but claims it reflects ‘the way the world is’. Hmm. Secondly, we learn that health inspectors have spent almost £1 million (€1.42 million) of taxpayers’ money on luxury hotels, spa resorts and stately homes. The Care Quality

SALARIES: UK council chief executives earn as much as footballers.

Commission’s total spending was £4.4 million (€6.26 million) in 2014-15, four times its original budget. In total, £921,279.98 (€1,311,819.77) was spent on hotels

for 36 inspections.

Whether the inspectors needed to be put up at these expensive hotels is open to question, but what isn’t is this: Why didn’t the CQC adminis-

trators who obtained the accommodation negotiate discounts for block bookings? It’s basic business sense.

Even the daftest of Lord Sugar ’s ‘Apprentices’ knows that!

Here’s a suggestion. How about inspectors staying in an apartment as that’s cheaper? Oops! Isn’t it only MPs who are able to claim rental on expenses when away from home? Or alternatively, a fleet of caravans?

They could park in the hospital grounds and inspections could cover the full 24 hours of a hospital’s functioning. Oops again! The NHS couldn’t afford the hospital parking costs...

Thirdly, and fairly familiar territory here. News that the NHS is on course for the worst financial crisis in its history, amid warnings that hospitals could run out of cash to pay staff within a year. This together with warnings from senior police officers that possible budget cuts will mean

they couldn’t deal with Paris-style attacks.

Like the Labour Party, the NHS and socialist-led councils, some think everything can be solved by simply throwing more money at the problem and recruiting more staff.

But the kind of policing needed to tackle ISIS, for instance, isn’t simply the bobby on the beat or more community officers. It’s down to specialist counter-terrorism teams, and extra funding for this has been allocated.

I’ve said this before and no doubt I’ll say it again. Cut overseas aid instead and redistribute it more effectively, for the benefit of the UK! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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Islamic community has nothing to hide and is happy to help Re: Not wanted – but the most sought-after man in Europe AGREE with this editorial, but I must stress that Islamic communities all over Spain have, indeed, been standing up and speaking out in the media and on TV. Some even say they don’t mind if police stop every one of them in the country to check their ID, because they’ve nothing to hide and would be happy to help in the fight against terrorism. One of these was a woman injured in the 11-M attacks.

The problem is that, although they actively want to help, they’re silenced, their words not always reported, and they’re blamed. We should be getting them on our side, because that’s where they want to be.

Not responding to the Islamic community’s attempts to help and speak out, and demonising them instead, is a short-sighted, narrowminded and self-destructive attitude seen all too frequently, mainly among British right-wing tabloid readers with limited education who indiscriminately share ‘patriotic’ posts on Facebook.

In fact, it’s just insane, and is fuelling the issue.

From Kally, via email

Much too late Re: Have we left it too late to stop ISIS? BANG on again, Lee. All is lost unless we come down hard but I suspect, like you, it will be too little, too late (much too late). Paris is just the start, methinks.

You let the migrants in without proper checks and ISIS becomes the world’s oyster. I also liked the front page of Euro Weekly News about the Muslim silence re Paris.

Their silence speaks volumes, don’t you think?

Brian Allen, via email

Smack on Re: Have we left it too late to stop ISIS? HI LEE, smack on again. I can

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Cabopino in our boat.

A man in his early 50s with blonde hair driving a very small light blue car pulled up at our bus stop and told us that the bus in Fuengirola had caught fire and that there were long delays and huge queues so if we wanted a lift, he would be happy to help us out.

Naively we accepted his help and said we were going to Marbella. When we arrived he explained that there would be a charge of €48 which I reluctantly paid. I then reported the matter, together with the registration number of the car to the police who didn’t seem overly interested.

Let others be warned and do not accept lifts from strangers!

Ted at sea, via the telephone

Vote danger

Hit the nail on the head!

Re: Have we left it too late to stop ISIS? Dear Leapy, As ever and sadly once again you have hit the nail on the head!

Oh how I yearn to pour scorn and ridicule upon your opinion this week yet find no grounds whatsoever upon which to do so.

You remind me of Bernard Dineen of the Yorkshire Post fame some years ago who also said it as it was.

Please continue along this vein and perhaps some of what you have to say may make a difference one day!

Robert C, via email

never work out why it is that straight after one of these atrocities, the security services seem to root out all the ones well known to them for some time, as posing a threat, and deal with them immediately.

I’d like to believe that some organisation, albeit MI5 or the likes of, are disposing of these evil people, without the media and everyone else knowing about it. But unfortunately the occasional one slips through.

Bombing a load of sand is never going to solve anything, so where are all these highly paid, highly intelligent, know all the answers type people to sort this problem out.

It’s not as though you’re taking

on the might of Nazi Germany again, just a bunch of yobs, brandishing firearms, who want to cause as much death as they can before they go and meet their heaven full of virgins.

Keep up the good work!

From Fred, a agrumpy old git, via email

Daft TV Re: Just a bunch of prattling females!

HI Leapy, you are so right, as usual... These women really are an embarrassment to the rest of us. As a female, I could never stomach watching this daft programme, after having switched it on out of cu-

riosity ages ago.

And, just to see if I’d imagined how idiotic they are, I’ve passed by to make sure I was right.

However, why do these men go on as guests? What does that say about them? Could it be for the money?!

Patsy, via email

Bus scam I READ with interest your recent article about a scam whereby drivers stop at bus stops, advise that the bus is not coming, offer a lift and then charge for it. This is exactly what happened to me and my wife when we were visiting

Re: Podemos plan to enable voting for foreign residents I BELIEVE this is too dangerous in today’s world. Imagine a commune with a large immigrant popul at i on - l i ke Sal t i n Cat al oni a with 40 per cent of its population or i gi nat i ng f r om Mor occo and Muslim.

A Muslim mayor could be elected and introduce islamic laws or have an influence which is not in the interests of Spain.

Podemos and the Socialists are only in favour of this since the majority of immigrants tend to be at t he l ower end of t he soci al scale.

Only members of the EU should be allowed to vote as at present.

Other foreign residents should either choose to become Spanish or keep their own nationality.

Peter Fieldman, via website

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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Barack Obama

in history 43 BC Cicero, considered one of the greatest sons of Rome, is assassinated on the orders of Marcus Antonius.

1492 Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Santo Domingo in search of gold.

1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia.

1660 The first Shakespearian actress to appear on an English stage (Ms. Norris) makes her debut as Desdemona.

1791 Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna.

1877 Thomas A Edison makes the first sound recording when he recites ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’ into his phonograph machine.

1914 The German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Nurnberg, and Liepzig are sunk by a British force in the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

1941 Japanese planes raid Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a surprise attack, bringing the US into WWII. 1947 Tennessee William’s play A Streetcar Named Desire premieres on Broadway starring Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy.

1952 Killer fogs begin in London, England; ‘Smog’ becomes a word 1954 The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, USA. 1975 A Provisional IRA unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London, and a six-day siege begins.

1984 Toxic gas leaks from a Union Carbide plant and results in the deaths of thousands in Bhopal, India.

1987 US President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1989 Presidents George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev announce the official end to the Cold War at a meeting in Malta.

1992 A test engineer for Sema Group sends the world’s first text message, using a personal computer and the Vodafone network.

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“All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.”

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World of English

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The expression to ‘knuckle down’ originated from playing marbles: players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots.

‘ SCOTLAND YARD? THERE IS A MARKET HERE IN SPAIN WITH A BLOKE CALLED BASIL SELLING EMPTY BANK SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES!’

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Unscramble the name of an award-winning novel, first published in 2005 (three words): OF THE HOT BIKE

Amy

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: THE BOOK THIEF, MICHAEL FARADAY.

Hexagram

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

AERATE ASSERT AUNTIE BAMBOO BODIED BOVINE (10) COYOTE DEVOUR FAULTY GLOOMY

Amy Winehouse was one of the most important musical figures of her generation and before she would tragically join ‘the 27 club’ she created some of the best music in recent years.

This film features neverbefore-heard tracks and never-before-seen footage as her demons and her music take centre stage.

David Villa, December 3, Footballer.

Spanish born Villa played for Barcelona and became Spain’s alltime leading goal scorer.

He scored five goals while leading the Spanish national team to their first ever World Cup Championship in 2010.

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Tyra Banks, December 4, Supermodel and TV presenter, 42 As one of the original Victoria’s Secrets models she has gone on to create a multi-million dollar business with programmes such as America’s Next Top Model.

Ronnie O’Sullivan, December 5, Snooker Player, 40 Known as The Rocket, due to his quick style of play, he has been in the forefront of international snooker for many years, winning numerous championships.

Nick Park, December 6, Director, 57 Acclaimed stop motion animation filmmaker best known for his work on the Wallace and Gromit series as well as Shaun the Sheep. He has also co-directed a number of full length animated features.

Noam Chomsky, December 7, Educator, 87 Regarded by many as one of the most accomplished educators alive, he is a linguist, philosopher, political activist and educator.

Sinead O’Connor, December 8, Singer, 49 Irish singer-songwriter whose cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ brought her commercial success although she has something of a controversial past with four marriages and ordination as a priest of an independent Catholic group.

Judi Dench, December 9, Actress, 81 Considered by many as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she was made a Dame and has received six Laurence Olivier Awards for her contributions to the stage as well as playing M in several James Bond films.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Cloudy 2 Ruckus 3 Fallow 4 Auntie 5 Coleus 6 Fluffy 7 Shrunk 8 Bureau 9 Turnip 10 Hurley 11 Ramble 12 Sherry 13 Illume 14 Magnet 15 Diesel 16 Scream 17 Father 18 Direct 19 Sprite

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

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

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year.

Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high.

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

Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential.

Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking.

SAGITTARIUS

(November 23 - December 21)

Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn’t be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others?

Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once.

We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works.

Have patience when looking to improve your possessions.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be

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Unscramble the name of a famous 19th century English physicist and chemist: I AM HARDLY A FACE

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2. Chapter one of which famous 1865 children’s novel opens with a young girl sitting on the riverbank and asking her sister ‘what is the use of a book without pictures or conversation’?

3. First published July 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by which famous Irish author, playwright and poet?

4. Pictures of Lily was a 1967 UK Top five hit single for which rock group?

5. Released in 1971, which singer’s third album was entitled Every Picture Tells a Story?

6. The 10-movement suite Pictures at an Exhibition is which Russian composer’s most famous piano composition?

7. Which 1971 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and his friend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges)?

8. Which 1972 movie musical has the distinction of winning the most Oscars (eight) without winning the Best Picture award?

9. Which 1975 musical comedy horror film featured Tim Curry as Dr Frank N Furter, Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss, Barry Bostwick as Brad Majors and Richard O’Brien as Riff Raff?

10. Which 1998 British-American romantic comedy-drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), and Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench)?

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gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental well-being. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over.

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

TARGET: Average: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 16 Excellent: 19

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION amid amir balm barm beam bema berm brim dame dime dram emir iamb idem lama lamb lame limb lime made maid mail male mare marl mead meal meld mild mile mire ream rime abeam aimed aimer alarm amber amble ameba amide armed bedim blame bream derma dimer drama dream embar imbed lamed lamer lamia limed maria medal media miler mired ramie realm rimed admire ambled ambler amelia bedlam beldam blamed dermal lambda lambed limbed limber mailed mailer marble medial medlar milder ramble admiral alarmed amiable balmier barmaid marbled rambled ADMIRABLE

SOUND OF THE WEEK A Head Full of Dreams

By Coldplay Record Label: Parlophone - Atlantic The latest album from Coldplay, their seventh, will be released on December 4 and the record features collaborations with Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher, Tove Lo and Merry Clayton. The band previewed the album on Instagram recently, sharing almost eight minutes of new music which finds the group in liberating form.

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Cryptic Across 1 Disturbed fish surrounded by poles (6) 4 Property in England, say (6) 9 Cared about a group of activists (5) 10 How old is bird in Dorset seaside resort? (7) 11 They curb characters involved in slaughter (8) 12 Talent is present (4) 14 From and to Kensington for souvenirs (6) 16 Virginia rents out the servants (6) 19 Plenty of land in tarmac resort (4) 20 Save joints of meat for private quarters (8) 23 Effect of comet crash after half an hour (7) 24 Saint gets drink that’s not fresh (5) 25 Note heard by male singer (6) 26 Refuse to accept awful jeer at court (6) Down 1 Dismiss reported target of humour, old music-maker (7) 2 Check the accounts of German car trader first (5) 3 The plane might be a Jumbo (8) 5 Remain for support (4) 6 Greed displayed by girl taking pudding (7) 7 Choose the chosen? (5) 8 Take over and use Earp from the sound of it (5)

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Across: 1 Tarzan, 4 Banger, 8 Snare, 9 Okapi, 11 Eerie, 12 Sterile, 13 Secure, 15 Ladies, 19 Swansea, 21 Staid, 23 Akela, 24 Erect, 25 Tables, 26 Hearts.

Down: 1 Tenders, 2 Riser, 3 Amateur, 5 Atone, 6 Raise, 7 Dense, 10 Alibi, 14 Crate, 16 Austere, 17 Saddles, 18 Cadet, 19 Scant, 20 Skate, 22 Alter.

QUICK Across:

13 Game makes the French angry with English (8) 15 Material for nails a tinker ordered? (7) 17 Mistrust American priest in church faction (7) 18 Came with nothing but a piece of jewellery (5) 19 A boxing match, roughly (5) 21 That’s enough of the cold comfort! (5) 22 Fiasco deep in computer instruction (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents B and 21 represents Z, so fill in B every time the figure 14 appears and Z every time the figure 21 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Put down by force or authority (8) 7 Remains (5) 8 Flying machine (9) 9 Hot beverage (3) 10 Short musical composition with words (4) 11 Right to enter (6) 13 Arranged by type (6) 14 Overtakes (6) 17 Made afraid (6) 18 Own (4) 20 Hole in the earth (3) 22 Saying or performing again (9) 23 Footwear (5) 24 Worried and uneasy (8)

Down 1 Official stamps (5) 2 Associate (7) 3 Ready for harvest (4) 4 By no means plentiful (6) 5 Cobblers’ equipment (5) 6 Frees oneself from (7) 7 More than two but not many (7) 12 Mends (7) 13 Assume (7) 15 Coast (7) 16 Place of worship (6) 17 Arose (5) 19 Borders (5) 21 Lure (4)

1 Pines, 4 Shower, 9 Restore, 10 Slips, 11 Says, 12 Octopus, 13/18 Bow tie, 14 Thou, 16 Turn, 20 Realise, 21 Bait, 24 Crime, 25 Sausage, 26 Stress, 27 Sends.

Down: 1 Phrase, 2 Nasty, 3 Shoe, 5 Hesitate, 6 Whisper, 7 Resist, 8 Below, 13 Business, 15 Heavier, 17 Cracks, 18 Tense, 19 Others, 22 Again, 23 Buys.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across:

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

1 Paint, 4 Swans, 7 Ahi, 8 Azulejo, 9 Shepherds, 13 Cremosa, 15 Sea, 16 Obras, 17 Sueca.

Down: 1 Pray, 2 Irish, 3 Teaspoons, 4 Saucepans, 5 Age, 6 Slow, 10 Desde, 11 Ocho, 12 Baya, 14 Ear.

CODE BREAKER

Down Across 1 Waiters (9) 1 To marry (5) 2 Royal (4) 3 Goat (5) 3 Which (4) 5 Thousand (3) 7 Wire (metal) (7) 4 Olives (fruit) (9) 6 Monday (5) 9 Frog (4) 8 Cervezas (5) 10 Cinturón (4) 11 Expensive (4) 13 Rescue (7) 12 Alquiler (de inmueble) (4) 14 Hijo (3) 15 Sacred (5) 16 Gemelos (5)

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1. Italian Supercar day For the big boys who need big toys, how about treating him to an ‘Italian Supercar Experience’? Available from Virgin, it’s a sure winner. The recipient will get giddy over driving two of the latest models to be launched from rivals.

THE new offering from Dean Koontz is a thriller sure to keep you up all night.

Bibi Blair is a young woman who has escaped death and now finds herself on a mysterious mission which will uncover the reasons for her survival.

She is approached by a stranger who tells her that she has survived because she now has to save a girl identified only as Ashley Bell.

Brilliantly paced, an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious storyline.

2. Marc Jacobs Decadence This new floral perfume has everyone talking, and will have her talking about you! It’s bound to be an instant classic and will surely put you in her good books this Christmas.

Decadence is more sophisticated than Marc Jacobs’ other iconic fragrances and will be compatible with most tastes. This bottle itself is also quite the statement, taking its cues directly from Jacobs’ fashion with its handbag shape and opulent detailing. Sure to look good on any dressing table.

3. BOSS Hugo Boss has always had that ‘something special’ as a gift, but the new fragrance from Hugo has been flying off the shelves. It’s a scent designed for seduction: a heady mix of spicy ginger, intense leather and softer fruit and lavender notes. The result is something

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4. Eva Tote Gym Bag If she loves the gym, you can’t go wrong with this stylish gym bag that nobody will ever believe holds her training kit. A must for avid gym goers and yoga enthusiasts, the Eva Tote gym bag has special places for her phone, water, dirty clothes and yoga mat. Who knew you could give the gift of style and practicality in one bag?

5. Game of Thrones Monopoly If board games are his thing, or hers come to that, then settle in for the only game more bloodthirsty than the battle for the Iron Throne itself. In this brilliant spin on the classic board game, the hotels are keeps and the Chance cards are labelled Valar Morghulis. You even get to play as a little dire wolf. All men must die, but not before they’ve passed Go. 6. Olloclip 4-IN-1 Photo Lens This ideal gift is for the gadget-loving, snaphappy girl who can’t be bothered to carry around a bulky camera. The Olloclip 4-in-1 photo lens will fit in her pocket and offers a selfie function, fisheye (180° view), wideangles (double that of the normal iPhone), and two macro lenses. For every extra like she gets on Instagram she’ll think of you.

7. Tom Tom The latest incarnation and most cutting-edge sat nav yet, proves Tom Tom have lifted the

bar again. They now offer you lifetime extras like real-time traffic updates, speed camera alerts and map updates, all for free. The big bonus is the unlimited data roaming which means, through the built-in sim card, you’re always connected, no matter which country you’re driving in.

8. GoPro HERO4 Session For the action film maker in your life: Whether they are filming themself skiing down a mountain, or just recording their cycle ride to work, this is the camera to do it with. The new Session is GoPro’s highest performing, and smallest, camera made to date, featuring ultra-high speed capture and the ability to shoot fancy 4k video, meaning your wipeout will be a viral sensation in no time.

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9. Harrods Champagne Bar Treat her the way she deserves by making your way to the Champagne Bar and share a bottle of chilled Champagne exclusive to Harrods. Established in the Champagne region for over three centuries, the Hostomme family uses only premium quality pinot noir grapes. A taste of luxury she will remember.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

10. Personalised Ring Necklace The classic version of this gift for her is the three ring design but you can order one with four or five rings and of course add a personalised message to make it special. The circle pendants with your personal message look great on the chain making this the perfect accessory to any outfit, night or day.

TARGET: Average: 22 Good: 28 Very good: 40 Excellent: 50

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

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9.

There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

that smells light or even sweet at first, before settling down as something deeper and intoxicating.

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No not the new Starwars film… It’s time to go shopping for Christmas presents! But as always; now you face the age old problem of what to buy for your loved ones. We have been scratching our heads and scouring the web to give you a few ideas and save you some footwork this holiday season. Here is our Santa’s list for him and her this year.

App of the Week Fotoswipe This handy app allows you to share photos and videos instantly across multiple smart devices whether you have an iPhone, iPad, Android or any tablet. Simply select photos, videos or even an entire album, swipe a finger and the exclusive FotoSwipe technology allows you to send them on to a chosen device. It takes away the need to text or email photos and can be downloaded for free.

AWAY BACK

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

WORE WIRE WIRY AIRY AWRY AWAY

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OPINION & COMMENT

DON’T you get the feeling that there is an underlying ‘something’ being kept from us all?

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.

THE papers are full of it, the politicians hold endless rounds of talks about it, and each of us has an opinion on the subject. In the meantime, the situation becomes increasingly dangerous.

The escalating refugee problem, with tens of thousands more entering Europe every single day and the growing threat from the subhuman monsters of ISIS, continue unabated and effectively unchallenged.

Those who believe that Europe’s borders should be closed to the Syrian refugees are labelled racist by those of the opposite persuasion, with

INTEGRATION: England is already the most densely populated major country in Europe. the accusation of a blinkered and irresponsible attitude being thrown back by the other side (actually only 40 per cent of the influx is of Syrian origin, so why is there not a selection procedure in place at the very least?).

Ordinary, caring, but gen-

uinely concerned, members of the public have for years been saying that uncontrolled migration into the European Union in general, and Britain in particular, needs by necessity to be strictly controlled.

Not for any xenophobic reasons, but because vital in-

tegration, a term that we rarely hear these days, cannot take place with this continuous flood of humanity reaching our shores, coupled with the fact that England is already the most densely populated major country in Europe.

All that and the very real prospect of the collapse of our creaking public services, along with the rape of the countryside in the quest for more housing. Housing crisis? It is clearly a population crisis we are dealing with here.

But, shock horror, this all seems to have come as a complete surprise to the politicians. Or has it?

By their very actions and dubious decision-making on a host of important issues, it seems that our so-called leaders are at best complete morons incapable of coherent thought processes, and at worst criminally inept sociopaths.

But don’t you get the feeling that there is an underlying ‘something’ that is being kept from us all and that the fat cats of our political elite have always had a quite different agenda of their own?

Tales of Hans Christian Walsh THE allegory was anti-Soviet Cold War satire Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

IT was tough going for the Russian hunter as he made his way through the tundra. Suddenly, stopping in his tracks, he noticed a baleful bear staring at him. Instinctively, the stalker raised his rifle. As he was about to pull the trigger the bear called o u t : “ W h o a , n o t s o fa s t.

Let’s talk this through, brother.”

At the bear’s suggestion that he show some goodwill, the hunter placed his rifle against a nearby tree and took the proffered seat.

The bear and the tracker chatted amiably. “The way I look at it,” the bear smiled, “I need a square meal and you need a fur coat.”

The outcome was that the bear got its square meal and the hunter got his fur coat. The allegory was anti-Soviet Cold War satire. This was in response to the peace initia-

SIBERIAN TUNDRA: Tough going for the Russian hunter. tive waged by the USSR at a time when Moscow was amassing a nuclear arsenal.

Aware of Russia’s rapid moderni-

sation of their military resources there are signs that the European Union’s political elite are acutely aware that the US wants Europe to

Ban Ki-Moon in Paris

Life has to go on DESPITE the terror attacks on Paris, life has to continue and the city is now host to the UN Climate Change Conference which runs from November 30 to December 11.

Whilst people around the world are still mourning the 130 who died in Paris and thousands of others who have been killed in terrorist activity, leaders (or their deputies) of 142 different states were due to speak on the first day of the meeting to consider ways of combating climate change.

There have been a series of public demonstrations calling for direct action to reduce the risk to the environment of greenhouse gases, and it is clear that all those leaders will publicly espouse the cause. Poorer countries will call upon the ‘developed world’ to take action to reduce emissions from industry and household activity whilst the response will be that those in less developed countries will need to introduce more efficient ways of handling their waste.

Every country will pay lip service to the concept of change and then many will return to their countries where voters will continue to demand ever increasing standards of living whilst industrial and financial interests will ‘lean on’ those politicians who need support to stay in power.

The one encouraging sign is that despite the size and power of the oil companies and despite the drop in the barrel price of crude, much is being done to find new and sustainable sources of power.

provide a battleground for their anti-Russian aggression. However, there is no way the EU democracies can hope to emerge other than as a glass-strewn parking lot much as the US left Germany in 1945.

Some Europeans hold vivid recollections of the British and US incineration of Europe during the latter half of the 1940s.

The Spanish have a maxim: ‘Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.’

European reconstruction, peace and security lie in good relations based on trade with Russia and the CIS. Russia is by far the world’s largest country.

The economy is based on huge natural resources upon which the world depends. It is going to have a solid future.

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Some things in Spain just wind me up!

Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I HAVE to start this by saying I love living in Spain. I’ve been here for 11 years now and a regular visitor for 35 years before that. But there are some things that just wind me up and that I don’t understand.

Let’s start with pedestrian crossings on roundabouts. As we all know it’s a life threating event navigating the darn things as it is, as nobody would ever dream of giving way. In fact it’s time for most to accelerate at you!

So what do they do to help? Yup, stick a pedestrian crossing right on the exit so you have to stand on your brakes as the pedestrian strides out in front of you in a total act of challenge and defiance. They never even notice you have a car hurtling up behind and your front wheels are already on the crossing.

Then there is the act of trying to join the main road via its 12 inch slip road. You try and edge out and jockey for position but of course no one will slow down to let you out.

However, Lewis Hamilton behind has decided there is enough space to overtake and pulls out in front of you just to prove how macho he is and fears nothing in his probably uninsured heap.

Red tape and rules could drive you nuts.

How about the paying of bills? You know the ones you have to pay at a certain bank on a certain day between certain hours. Whoever heard of anything so daft? And get there five minutes late, not a chance! Come back next week...oh but not that date because it is a bank holiday that day on that side of the street!

Mrs S goes to the post office, not a person in there and one counter open. So up she strides and goes to speak to the lady behind the counter who looks up and says ‘you have to take a ticket’.

‘Are you joking? There is no one here except you and me?’

‘You have to take a ticket.’ So off she goes and gets her ticket, sits down and as her bum hits the seat her number lights up and she now gets served by Señora Jobsworth.

My list is actually much longer but I’ve used up my word allocation for this week so I might add more soon and, by the way, I never realised how grumpy I was!!

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Breakdowns are on the increase 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.

BREAKDOWNS INCREASE: Indicative of a worrying lack of maintenance of vehicles.

ACCORDING to the Real Automovil Club de España (RACE), breakdowns have increased by 8.4 per cent in the last two months, with more than 104,000 vehicles assisted during September and October.

RACE believe that the upward trend is indicative of a worrying lack of maintenance of vehicles, stressing the importance of properly maintained vehicles at all times, especially during the winter months.

During September and October the RACE attended 23,640 flat batteries, an increase of 2 per cent, 10,276 tyre related incidents, an increase of 13.2 per cent, and 4,889 engine problems, an increase of 2.5 per cent.

To reduce potential problems a regular check of the battery, tyres, liquid levels and windscreen and lights is recommended.

Indicating Whether you call it signalling, using the

indicators, turning on the blinkers, or something else, letting other road users know what you’re doing is an essential part of road safety. Signals warn and inform other road users, including pedestrians, of your intended actions. You should always: Use them to advise other road users before changing course or direction, stopping or moving off.

Cancel them after use.

Give clear signals in plenty of time, having checked it is not misleading to signal at that time. If you want to stop after a side road, do not signal until you are passing the road. If you signal earlier it may give the impression you intend to turn into the road.

Your brake lights will warn traffic behind you that you are slowing down.

Use an arm signal to emphasise or reinforce your signal if necessary. Remember that signalling does not give you priority.

For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.

Neighbour’s video cameras My neighbour has installed five long-range wide-focus cameras that video and record over almost half of my property, as well as public roads.

He can see everyone that calls to my property and the areas around

No, he is not allowed. Spain has strict regulations about the use of security cameras.

They are limited to the owner’s property and a minimum of its surroundings.

You can report him to the

my garden and pool. Is he allowed to do this?

I feel very stressed to know that he is watching me and my family. What can I do about it?

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

Data Protection Agency.

If your neighbour has

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cameras that view the public way, he should be registered with the Agency. If he is not, he could be fined.

Visit the Agency’s website www.agpd.es, or call 901 100 099 and 912 663 517 for more information.

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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Falken Tours are specialists in cruise travel. Established in urbanisation La Marina for over 18 years and in La Zenia for 11 years, they aim to take the hassle out of any holiday planning. Working to find the right break for you and your budget, the team are on hand to answer any questions and open up a whole new world of travel for you.

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CRUISE SPECIALISTS: Speak with the team to discuss your cruise. able to disembark from Alicante Port, your cruise has now become closer than ever, avoiding any unnecessary travel to Valencia or Barcelona.

Costa Magica has confirmed their first 12-day cruise will depart from Alicante on July 3 with destinations including Savona, Marseilles, Tangiers, Casablanca, Cadiz and Lisbon

before returning to port in Alicante: “With cruises now from Alicante, we are expecting even more of an interest in cruise holidays, particularly maybe for those who have not cruised before; they can take advantage of it now being possible so close to home. You step on board the ship and your holiday has begun.” said

Christopher Fischer from the La Zenia branch of Falken Tours.

Having been on seven cruises himself, he is somewhat of a cruise expert and is able to advise customers on the best cruise for them, the ships and the procedures: “We give you as much information as possible and explain all the prices and what is includ-

ed, and can arrange for the different drinks and food packages and sort everything out so it is all done beforehand.”

Cruising, once considered more the pastime of elderly travellers, is now for everyone. With modern ships and a range of activities, restaurants and entertainment to rival any fivestar hotel, cruising is now for the young, old, couples, families and friends alike.

For more information, speak to a friendly travel specialist in either the La Marina office, close to the Lidl supermarket just off the N-332, or in La Zenia close to the Deutsche Bank.

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Varicose veins are not just unsightly, they can lead to further complications UNFORTUNATELY medicine does not have a pill that rids you of the condition immediately SUFFERS of varicose veins can find their self-esteem severely damaged by the unsightly problem, which can also endanger your health.

If left for a long period of time without treatment, they can cause a range of complications such as skin changes; apart from stains caused by the deposit of red blood cells, changes occur in the skin and the tissues under the skin. As a result of these changes, the skin hardens, is dry and scaly intense itching.

Varicose ulcers; most often appear as a result of scratching due to the itching of skin disorders. They mainly happen on the inside of ankles, are painful and quite difficult to heal and become infected easily.

Bleeding is another complication produced by the rupture of varicose veins, as the skin wall is very weak.

Inflammation, infection and varicose vein thrombosis can also occur and in some extreme and rare cases, can lead to a pulmonary embolism.

Unfortunately, medicine does not have a pill that rids you of varicose veins immediately, but treatments are now available from Qupa, the centre of research and study in the prevention of vascular diseases. Now available in Los Montesinos and Altea through the Clinic Mejoarate Pysiotherapy and Osteopathy Centre, owner Trinidad

VARICOSE VEINS: Before and after treatment.

The most effective treatment for varicose veins with aesthetic significance is generically known as sclerosis, and involves the direct injection of medicinal agents into the vein

Sanchez Fuentes, said: “All effective treatments we know need to act directly on the diseased vein and cause an alteration that needs time to heal.”

She added: “Of all the treatments available for removal of varicose veins (surgery, sclerosis, laser, radio-frequency, etc) the most effective for varicose veins with aesthetic significance is generically known as sclerosis, and involves the direct injection of medicinal agents into the vein we want to heal.

The best agent for this purpose is the technique called Polidocanol (only authorised in Spain) for its excellent results and low complication rate. We use it in combination with vitamins and nutrients through a method we call ‘Blastogenesis’ which achieves optimal aesthetic result and a lower incidence of recurrence of new varicose veins.”

The procedure opens up the vein allowing blood to flow through, improving the appearance of varicose veins. There is no surgery and no anaesthetic and therefore no overnight stay in hospital or post-operation pain. It is a simple and quick procedure that does not affect your daily routine.

The varicose vein which is subjected to treatment should greatly reduce its diameter to be similar to that before becoming ill, but with a much tougher wall that will prevent re-expansion when it recovers the passage of blood through it For more information on how the treatment could help you, contact the clinic now.

QUPA Altea and Los Montesinos Tel: 966 721 687 or 650 409 877 Visit www.clinicamejorate.com Email info@clinicamejorate.com

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THIS week we’ve asked the doctor about obesity, which has been said to be the plague of modern times. ventable cardiovascular What is obesity? risk and it has virtually beObesity is a chronic illcome the epidemic of the ness characterised by an 21st century. It is not just excessive accumulation of an aesthetic problem, it is a fat in the body, both on an real health risk. external level (under the Also, type two diabetes skin) and an internal level is usually associated to (between and entering vital obesity and almost all paorgans). This causes an intients with this type of diacrease in bodyweight and betes are obese. volume which affects peoWhat can I do to conples’ lives. trol obesity then?

What’s the difference There are various differbetween being overence causes but most are weight and being obese? down to an imbalance beThere are different levtween the amount of enerels of excess fat and obesigy we put into our bodies ty. (what we eat) and how The easiest way to difmuch we use each day (the ferentiate and classify the base amount of energy problem is known as the needed to keep us alive, corporal mass index, physical activity, intellecwhich is calculated by ditual activity etc). viding weight by the Therefore the best way square of height in metres. to control obesity and lose If this gives a number weight is to reduce the enbetween 25 and 29.9 then ergy going in (by followthe person is overweight, if ing a balanced, low calorie the result is more than 30 diet) and increase the they are considered obese. amount used with moderIs obesity dangerous? ate, daily exercise.

Why? There are many safe, efObesity is considered to fective types of diet that be a major cardiovascular can help obese people to risk, meaning people with control their weight. Also obesity are more likely to these days there are treathave heart attacks, strokes, ments that can help lose etc. weight and even surgery Today it is considered as for extreme cases. the most frequent preThe Coast’s Home GP service - wherever you are - at home - in the office - in the car - on the golf course your GP will get to see you any time, anywhere.

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Is weight loss surgery really the best option?

Looking Good, Staying Trim

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte.

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WE live in an age where many of us are managing our waistlines. Let’s face it, we are a far cry from the days of our great grandparents, when food was rationed and stew made from leftovers was a treat.

It wasn’t going to take long for food companies to exploit the fact humans love to eat, and what was once deemed a physical necessity to stay alive has now become a full-time leisure pursuit. Count how many different cafes and restaurants there are on the high street.

Is it any wonder food for many has become an obsession? So what can you do? SURGERY: Will not fix the mind.

First option: The Gastric Band nects to the small intestine, bypassing the This is an operation costing around rest of the stomach and bowel. €3,600, in which a silicone band is fitted You simply cannot eat anywhere near to shrink the stomach, or alternatively a the volume of food that you were before gastric bypass, in which a small pouch is as your stomach cannot cope. The ability created at the top of the stomach and con-

Child has breast cancer AN American girl, aged e ight, is thought to be the youngest ever to be dia gnos e d w ith bre a s t cancer.

Chrissy Turner, from Utah, discovered a lump on her chest last month.

Tests showed she was s uffe ring from a ra re form of bre a s t c a nc e r called secretory carcinoma , w ith jus t one in a million people being dia gnos e d w ith the dis ease.

She now faces surgery a nd he r pa re nts a re fundra is ing to pa y for the large medical bills.

The youngster’s mother has previously battled cervical cancer while her father is currently battling non-H odgkin’s Lymphoma, having been diagnosed when Chrissy was a baby.

to only be able to eat small portions of food will certainly reduce your appetite.

The problem with option A is it will not solve any emotional problems you have with food. I had a client that was fitted with a gastric band but she was still heavily overweight. She told me she still had huge cravings and knew how to cheat, by liquidising Mars bars, etc. People have also been known to suffer with depression due to the effects it has on relationships and lifestyle.

The better option: Nutritional Therapy This would consist of several sessions with a qualified practitioner to help identify when, where and why you formed a habit of over or obsessive eating. Human beings are emotional creatures and many things affect us in ways that form habits we would prefer not to have.

Weight loss surgery appears to be the easiest option to combat obesity, but is it really? From my experience nothing will work unless the client has the ability to fix their mind, as well as their body.

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Warning against buying sperm online

WEARING HEELS: A look which is both loved and loathed by women.

Tricks to make high heels more comfortable AVOID unnecessary pain during the Christmas party season WEARING heels is a look both loved and loathed by women.

Whilst they add glamour to an outfit and lengthen the legs and figure, giving a slimming effect, they can also cause problems in your feet and when walking. However, there are some things you can do to

limit the damage.

Heel height Heels don’t have to be skyscrapers to get the same effect and the varying height will have varying degrees of discomfort. It is recommended heels should not be higher than 7cm to be able to be worn all day.

Prepare your feet Think ahead and help prevent any discomfort by putting cream on your feet first or use padded silicone insoles to make them more comfortable.

Put in freezer Some say by wrapping shoes in a plastic bag and putting it in the freezer 15 min-

utes before use will smooth the shoe and prevent chafing and friction of the feet.

Use talcum powder If you sweat a lot add talcum powder inside your shoe or directly on to the foot to help control your sweat and make walking in heels more comfortable.

SPERM BANKS: Buying on the internet is illegal in Spain.

THE Spanish Fertility Society (SEF) has warned about the risks of buying sperm on the internet for self-insemination.

Dr Rocio Nuñez, coordinator of the Interest Group on Ethics and Good Clinical Practice, said of home sperm banks: “They threaten the Spanish rules of assisted reproduction and deprive patients of the essential health guarantees to undergo assisted reproduction.”

Among the necessary guarantees to be followed by a treat-

ment of assisted reproduction are medical management, assessment of semen quality before insemination and the existence of liability insurance in case of damage.

In addition, Dr Nuñez indicated such sites are illegal in Spain because they violate the condition of anonymity guaranteed in Spanish legislation.

The Spanish Fertility Society is working in collaboration with other associations to end this practice.

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Boosting your brain power is now more important than ever QUICK tips to help ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s

By Gemma Quinn WORLDWIDE, 47.5 million people suffer from dementia, with the World Health Organisation saying each year there are 7.7 million new cases diagnosed.

With dementia and Alzheimer’s disease now some of the leading killers, taking care of our brains is more important than ever. But what can you do to improve brain health and be more alert?

Avoid medication Overuse of taking over the counter and prescription drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, asthma medication and steroids, can deplete stores of B vitamins, which are essential for boosting mood and energy.

Have house plants These are an easy and effective way to purify the air in your home and are known to have soothing and calming properties.

No electronics at night Bodies and brains are programmed to sleep at night. When it’s dark the pineal gland releases more melatonin to signal that it’s time to wind down and go to sleep.

When it’s light the pineal gland slows down melatonin production, signalling that it’s time to wake up. With electronic devices, they emit a blue

TAKE CARE: There are some simple ways you can improve brain health and stay more alert.

light which slows the melatonin production and triggers the production of a hormone that keeps you awake.

This leaves bodies no longer know-

Cot bumpers pose risk to babies THERE are calls for cot bumpers to be banned for the safety of babies after they were linked to infant deaths.

A study published in the Journ a l o f P a e d i a tr ic s , found that 48 infant deaths betw e e n 1 9 8 5 a n d 2 0 1 2 were specifically linked to cot bumpers, and an additional 146 babies were involved in accidents where they nearly choked, suffocated or were strangled by the bumpers.

As a result, experts are now calling for them to be bann e d . T h e p ad d e d

bumpers are widely available and are tied to the inside of cots to stop babies from getting their limbs stuck between the railings, but in the study, it found that of all items inside a cot, such as blankets, pillows and cuddly toys, the cot bumper was the most lik e ly to c a u s e in fant death, potentially by suffocation and strangulation.

The UK’s NHS has also s aid th e y d o n o t rec ommend cot bumpers, warning parents that their baby may become ‘tangled’ in the fastenings.

ing when to produce melatonin as they no longer know when they are supposed to be asleep, so turn off electronic devices a few hours before bed.

Meditate Meditation not only helps you feel at peace but practising for 12 minutes a day improves focus and memory.

Maintain sugar levels For the brain to work properly it is necessary to sustain blood sugar levels to keep brain chemistry balanced. Increased blood sugar levels can lead to type two diabetes, which can lead to Alzheimer’s.

Stimulate the brain Like other parts of your body, the brain needs exercising. Try new activities that stimulate and improve your brain function.

Eat more omega three Eating healthy fats, such as omega three fatty acids, can help preserve the health of your brain. They are known to prevent inflammation, the key to preserving cognitive function and warding off depression, stress, and anxiety.

Socialise Loneliness has been linked to depression, amongst other things, so it is important to feel connected and supported in reality, not just on social media. A 2013 study showed that checking Facebook actually made people feel worse.

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Taj Mahal anniversary celebrations ESTABLISHED now for 11 years and looking forward to the next 11 AS the Taj Mahal prepares to mark its 11th anniversary, this popular Indian Restaurant is also celebrating being awarded in the recent local Benijofar tapas routes.

Their tapas dish was voted the best in the first edition of the town’s ‘I love aubergine’ tapas route and in the sixth ‘Benijofar tapas route’ event. Owner Dilbag Singh said both events were well attended as the restaurant produced three different tapas dishes on each day of the tapas route and gave local residents who may not have visited before, the chance to see what the Taj Mahal has to offer.

“On the Saturday we had over 600 people come and since then we have seen a lot come back, which is great,” he said.

Being given these awards, with customers voting for their favourite dish, are the best type of praise Dilbag said they could receive; being voted for by the people that mean the most, their customers. He hoped the town hall would organise more tapas routes as they bring people and businesses together and attract hundreds to try different venues and cuisines they may not have done before. In the meantime, it won’t be the end of tapas for the Taj Mahal. Seeing how

ENTERTAINMENT: Bhangra dancers. popular the tapas dishes were, Dilbag is looking to develop a special tapas menu in the New Year.

Hot on the heels of the popular Diwali celebrations last week, Taj Mahal is now taking bookings for its special anniversary party night on December 12. For just €23 diners can enjoy

AWARD-WINNING: Owner Dilbag. a full Indian feast in the form of an unlimited buffet, with unlimited draught beer, Rioja wine and soft drinks. There will also be a welcome glass of champagne and Indian Bollywood and Punjabi Bhangra dancers entertaining the crowds. The Diwali night sold out quickly and the anniversary celebrations are expected to fol-

low suit, so reserve your table now.

The Taj Mahal is open as usual over the Christmas and New Year period, without any hefty price increases or special menus; simply enjoy the same great food at the same great low prices as at any time of the year. So whether you want a private table for two or a place to enjoy a night out with friends or family and get in the festive mood, then make Taj Mahal your first choice. Established now for 11 years and looking forward to the next 11.

Taj Mahal is open every lunch-time from 124pm and this is the perfect time to sample their cuisine at highly affordable prices with their three-course daily menu costing €8.95 including a drink. The restaurant reopens at 6pm where, as well as the complete and extensive menu, a three-course menu night menu is available for €9.95.

A full take-away service is available and with every order over €20 you receive a free bottle of wine.

Taj Mahal Commercial Centre Benimar, Benijofar Tel: 966 712 645 or 606 017 950.

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Ladies who lunch LUNCHES for the networking group Women of Fire are almost at the end of 2015 with one more to go.

The Christmas lunch is on December 11 at Market Street, San Miguel. Attendees are also invited to bring a secret Santa gift for the value of around â‚Ź5 and feel free to wear something glittery to get in the festive spirit.

At the Women of Fire lunches, you will find many things; new customers, the answer to business or work issues that you may have been worrying about, the chance to network and simply enjoy good food and company in nice surroundings.

Ladies who arrange events or are involved in charities are also welcome to join the group.

To confirm your place and select your lunch choices, email Christine at christine@womenoffire.org or bodyharmony@tiny world.co.uk before December 8.

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SPECIAL events are lined up at each restaurant throug BOOK now to guarantee your table at the award-winning Punjabi Palace this festive period.

With a range of special events confirmed at each restaurant, places are filling up quickly and Christmas Day at La Marquesa, Quesada, is already sold out.

However, La Marquesa does still have places for New Year’s Eve with Punjabi Palace promising a party like never before.

There will be live music, a Bollywood dancer, free bottle of cava per couple and grapes at midnight as the fireworks are set off.

There is a choice of any starter, main with rice or naan bread and unlimited draught beer, Rioja wine and soft drinks, all for €45.

There is also a choice of any starter, main and unlimited draught beer, Rioja wine and soft drinks at Los Montesinos and La Murada where entertainment will include Bollywood dancers and Karaoke, with tickets costing just €35.

Enjoy Christmas Day in Los Montesinos and La Murada for

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just €35 per couple. There is a mixed starter then choice of two mains with rice and naan bread, two large beers or bottle of house wine, coffee or ice cream.With La Marquesa already fully booked, book Los Montesinos and La Murada now.

The recent Diwali night was fully booked and enjoyed by all customers, with Christmas expected to follow suit. So make sure you reserve your table now.

As always, if you miss out on these fantastic fun nights, Punjabi Palace’s top food can be enjoyed every day, open for daily menu from 12-3pm costing €8.95 to include three courses plus a drink and the usual extensive menu is available every evening from 6pm until late.

Take-away food is also available with a free bottle of wine for every order over €20.

Punjabi Palace Los Montesinos: Tel: 966 720 383 La Marquesa: Tel: 966 714 963 La Murada : Tel: 966 779 169

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ON SONG: Velvetones Christmas Concert is on December 9.

A charity concert with the Velvetones AN EVENING of Christmas carols and popular songs GET in the mood for a seasonal sing with Velvetones’ Carols and Christmas songs along with many new repertoire harmony numbers.

The concert is on December 9 at Restaurant El Paraiso, behind Carrefour in Torrevieja

with doors open at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.

‘Dodgy Diva’ aka Caroline Hughes, is back by popular request with her fantastic voice and comedic humour, giving guests an extra special treat.

Tickets cost just €5 for the

evening’s entertainment. Call Jean on 693 727 218 or see a chorus member for tickets. Visit the website www.velvetones harmonytorrevieja.com for further details.

Money raised will be donated locally.

SANTA is back at Casa La Pedrera, the Grand Design House, San Miguel, on Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6.

The popular Santa’s Treasure Hunt will be on once again where the children are able to meet the animals, follow in the footsteps of Santa’s reindeer, pick up some treats and clues and solve some Christmas puzzles as well as climbing aboard the tractor ride on the way up to meet Santa.

The treasure hunt can be teamed up with an activity either in the form of a quad bike or ride a pony.

Full details can be found at www.thingstodoin spain.info or call Jenni on 660 816 620 for more information and to book.

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Santas at the ready for fun run RED suits will be taking over the Boulevard on Sunday

By Gemma Quinn CHRISTMAS is coming and to start the whole thing off Maria and the Pink Ladies are holding their annual ‘Holy Run’ or ‘Walk’ to raise funds for the AECC cancer charity and it's early detection programme and research to help find a cure for this heinous disease.

The Santa Walk is on Sunday December 6 and once again the management of Zenia Boulevard in La Zenia have invited Maria and the Pink Ladies and Panthers to start and finish the event from the shopping centre.

The route will be approximately 5km leaving from the Boulevard at around 10.30am, going locally around the area, finishing back at the shopping centre.

So dig out your Santa suit, pay your €5 registration fee and have a truly great festive morning. Bring all the family and even the family pet as this is a day for

FUN RUN: Hundreds took part in last year’s Santa Fun Run. the whole family. There will be a special appearance by TABBS, performing a whole host of festive songs and once again Sunshine FM will be in attendance to play all of your favourite Christmas tunes.

As this is the time of year to think of

those less fortunate, Maria and her team are requesting donations of non-perishable food items which will be given to Reach Out Torrevieja charity. They will use the food to help the homeless and those on the brink of social exclusion in Torrevieja.

Free children’s concert in Torrevieja THE choir of the University of Murcia are in Torrevieja tomorrow (Friday) performing their ‘Music of Broadway’ concert.

The show is at 8pm at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre and entry is free.

It is targeted at youngsters and is an edu-

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A royal night out THIS week’s film in English at the cinema in Pilar de la Horadada is ‘A Royal Night Out’ showing today (Thursday) at 7pm and on Saturday December 5 at 5pm.

Tickets cost €5 and the cinema is located in the Duplex Espacio Cultural in Calle Canalejas, 4.

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Spaniards must raise large sums of money to buy homes SURVEY reveals that Spanish buyers must put aside 32.55 per cent of their monthly salary

By Sam Croft S PANI AR DS n e e d t o s p en d u p to fo u r years’ worth of wages more than other Europeans if they want to purchase their own homes.

At least this is the data revealed in a study carried out by real estate website Pisos.com revolving around the comparative ability of Spaniards and foreigners to purchase property within Spain. The findings indicate that Spaniards must put aside 32.55 per cent of their monthly salary in order to buy a home, while foreigners who buy a home in Spain only need to pay 22.68 per cent.

According to the Real Estate Statistic Registry, of the houses sold in Spain in the last quarter, 13.52 per cent were the result of forei g n d e m a n d . O f a ll o f th o s e, th e British are those responsible for the most purchases, 32.12 per cent of the total.

BUYING SPANISH PROPERTY: It is easier for many foreign buyers than native Spanish.

British, Danish, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss, German, Irish, French and Italian buyers all have it easier than Spaniards when it comes

to buying a home due to di ff er ences i n salary, whereas Poles, Russians, and Bulgarians have to allocate an even greater per-

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Most live in flats THE vast majority of Spanish citizens live in apartments (66.5 per cent), over single family homes (33.1 per cent), thus making them the leading flat-owners in all of Europe.

However, residents of other European countries tend to opt for houses (59.3 per cent) over flats (40 per cent): UK (84.7 per cent), Croatia (80.8 per cent), Belgium (77.6 per cent), and Holland (77.1 per cent) lead the rankings when it comes to single family homes, according to Eurostat data.

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STUDY claims building will soon start again.

IN Spain there are about 389,000 new empty homes, according to a new report by Tinsa real estate assessment company.

The study revealed that since 2008, when the property bubble burst, 1.56 million new builds have been completed but 24.9 per cent of them remain empty. Tinsa has forecast that they will take an average

of two and a half years to sell, meaning they will not be filled until 2018.

Although at a slower rate than in the past, construction continued during the critical years, leading to excess remaining empty particularly across Madrid, Valencia, Murcia, Barcelona and Alicante.

Yet at the rate property is currently selling, the assess-

ment company has reported that it will soon be time to start building again in earnest in Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Granada, Gerona, Oviedo, Santander, Vigo, Pontevedra, San Sebastian, Gijon and Aviles, as bearing in mind complexes take at least two years to build there is likely to be high demand by the time they are finished.

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EXCESS PROPERTY: Emphasis being put on selling property.

Banks shift surpluses SPANISH banks are in possession of a huge amount of excess property.

The group International Finance Analysts (Analistas Financerios Internationales – AFI), claims that the banks own property worth an estimated €90 billion.

Due to the surplus, increased needs to find profits in a low interest-rate climate and imminent arrival of new regulations have led Spain’s largest six banks to change their strategy.

Rather than concentrating on helping devel-

opers they have provided with financing to sell their property, banks are placing priority on moving their stock of repossessed homes.

In fact, over the first nine months of this year, Santander, BBVA, Popular, Bankia, Caixabank and Sabadel have between them shifted more than 40,000 properties, meaning they have sold 300,000 since 2012.

Although last year the six banks aided the sale of 68,000 homes, this year their strategy has been to sell less for developers and move their own properties to ensure more profits.

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Although this option, faculty dean Reyes Pla explained, has always been there, in the past just one in 10 owners decide to donate the remains of their beloved pets, which since a ban on putting abandoned animals down in Cataluña kicked in back in 2008 means more than 140 student vets are often stuck for anything to practice on.

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When one puts a random group of any species together artificially, these animals will naturally compete with each other and eventually form a type of dominance hierarchy. In such cases, it is appropriate to refer to the top-ranking individuals as alphas, implying that they competed and fought to gain their position.

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DURING the next three months there will be plenty of opportunities for taking cuttings to propagate new plants to extend your plantings and fill in gaps. Unfortunately most plant pots kept from purchased plants and those available for sale in garden and horticultural centres are shallow and do not allow deep roots to be developed. This is a great pity as probably a new plant with 20 centimetre deep roots will be twice as easy to establish in the garden than one with only 12 centimetre long roots.

The simple solution is to retain all 1.5 litre and five and seven litre water and soft drink plastic bottles and use them as deep plant pots. If the top is cut to leave a hinge, rather than being totally cut off, one can use this as a cloche over your cutting which will protect it during the winter.

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PLASTIC BOTTLES: One can use the partially cut top as a cloche to protect your plants during winter.

1.5 litre bottles and up to six in the larger bottles. If possible over winter place the planted up cuttings in a greenhouse or cold frame. The mini versions sold most Springs by Lidl stores are useful in this respect.

We also noticed the new Aki store on the Ondara Commercial centre site sells inexpensive green houses. On a smaller scale, one can cut off the

base of plastic bottles and invert them over plant cuttings in a same diameter bottle. Fix with tape and you have a mini greenhouse with a constant moisture level. These can be kept at the back of a frostless greenhouse or on a shelf in a conservatory or greenhouse, or in a cold frame protected with fleece.

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are also useful for raising cuttings from Oleanders and Bignonias.

If you have never raised plants from cuttings do read Chapter 6.12 in the book ‘Your Garden in Spain - From planning to planting and maintenance.’ This describes, as does also Chapter 4.9 of the book ‘Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style’ how to

propagate various types of plants from stem, side, root, air, and leaf cuttings. Once you are hooked, propagating becomes an interesting and absorbing hobby for all ages from school children to the aged.

Once you have proved you have green fingers, take every opportunity of planting up cuttings from your own garden and those of friends. The result

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If you produce too many the excess can be passed on to friends and neighbours still developing new gardens or sold at Gardening Club meetings.

To improve your success rate obtain a pot of hormone powder to dip the end of cutting in before planting. Unfortunately some cuttings can be prone to rotting off especially during winter months so spray the surface of the compost with a mild fungicide.

By the way a great advantage of plastic bottles is you can write the name of the plant being propagated on the outside of the bottle with a waterproof felt pen.

Happy propagating next year! (c) Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com.

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San Miguel Golf Society at La Finca GOOD OUTING: Gold category winners.

Club de Golf El Paraiso (Rojales) at Roda Golf GOLD Division members scored well AS the 24 members and guests made their way down the AP7 t o R o d a , b lac k clouds could be seen on the horizon. The golf course was in pristine condition.

Although there were some good score from our Gold Division, the members in the Silver seemed to find scoring a little more difficult.

Norwegian Sverre Sonnes en h a s b e e n i n g rea t form lately with his handicap be i n g c u t o n t h e las t three outings and he managed to better it again this time but his 38 points was

only good enough for second place. Swedish member Ove Cederberg had never played this course before and even blobbed the first hole but still returned an incredible score of 40 points playing off handicap15.

However a Brit did manage to make third place with Vernon Brown returning 34 points. Vernon’s putting had improved since his previous game on Wednesday at Villama rtin w h ere h e c omplained severely at losing his ‘cherry’. Vernon marks his balls with a ‘cherry’; don’t think that I should ex-

pa nd on tha t a ny furthe r.

Silver category results were: third place Kai Krog w ith 25 points on low e r handicap; second went to Alex Alm a point better on 26, and the winner of this category was Dutchman Fred Kras with 29 points.

The NTPs went to Joe Dean hole 2, Benedicte Kruse hole 7, Alex Alm hole 11 and Vernon Brown hole 13.

The next competition is at La Serena on Sunday December 6 so if you fancy a game call 661 524 101 or visit www.clubdegolfelparaiso.com

THIS week’s play at the beautiful La Finca in Torrevieja saw 43 members and six guests take part in the society’s monthly stableford.

Though the course was in good condition, a stiff breeze became a mild gale throughout the round making scoring difficult. Several tricky pin positions and some confused reasoning had the men playing off the white tees on what are supposed to be the two easiest holes on the course. A fair number of holes saw men teeing off alongside the reds, great for gender relations but making it tougher for the ladies to score the main competition prizes. Nobody broke par, with the best round of the day being scored by new Order of Merit leader Robin Eastman with 35 points.

At prize-giving Barry Roehrig announced that the amount handed over by SMGS to the Royal British Legion at last week’s gathering following its poppy appeal collection had now been counted and amounted to the princely sum of €250.

The day’s stableford competition results, by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 4th Norman McBride (28 on CB), 3rd John Sorenson (32 on CB),

2nd Norman Padmore (32 on CB), and 1st Brian Mulligan with 34 points.

Silver Category: 4th Ken Flaherty (30 on CB), 3rd Glen Rapley (32), 2nd Phil Birtwistle (33 on CB) and 1st Keith Wraithmell, also with 33 points.

Gold Category: 4th Ivan Hanak (33 on CB), 3rd Norman Cahill (34 on CB), 2nd Steve Higgins (34 on CB), and 1st, yet again at the top end of things no matter how often he gets cut, Robin Eastman with 35 points.

Nearest the pins on the par 3’s (open to all) went to Dave Stewart (3), Theo Boelhouwer (6), Marg Birtwistle (13) and Norman McBride (16).

Nearest the pins in 3 went to Jack Simpson (Gold, hole 7), Dave Gibson (Silver, hole 11) and Brian Mulligan (Bronze, hole 10) The Abacus was won by Tommy Boyle.

The best guest prize was won by Kyree Skarsmoen with a very good 34 points.

Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to their website www.smgs.org or simply give Barry Roehrig a call on 966 731 033 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers. Next week they will be at Villamartin.

El Raso Golf Society at La Marquesa

Quesada Golf Society LAST Wednesday members of the society played at the course on their doorstep, La Marquesa.

With a late first tee-time members had plenty of time to prepare themselves for the game. The course was in reasonable condition with the greens being firm and generally quick.

When play commenced the sun was out although as the day progressed the wind got stronger with the final hole, the monster par 5 playing more like a par 7 with the wind blowing.

Twenty five players, in two divisions, contested an individual Stableford competition.

The winner of the Gold Division with 33 points was Roy ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ Kavanagh, who despite suffering a bout of sciatica triumphed in adversity. In second place on 29 points was ‘Diddy’ Dave Winchcombe and in third place on C/B with 28 points was the colourful Ron Perkins. The winner of the Silver Division was ‘Smokin’ Tony Patterson with 26 points. In second place with 25 points was ex-firefighter and Yorkshireman Graham Butterworth, who pipped third placed Sheila McSweeney on C/B. Best Guest was Dave Gordon, who returned the second best score of the day with a very creditable 30 points. The winners of the Nearest the Pins were Terry ‘Tel’ Rogers, Dave Gordon, Gra-

ham Burtterworth, Big John Featherstone and Tony Patterson.

Last but not least it was also the final of the annual singles knock-out competition which was contested between two super-heavyweights, Manc John and Scouse Roy. They both went into the game with injuries but Roy appeared to overcome his and was the ‘golfer of the day’ winning the final 4 and 2 and also returned the best stableford score of the day. Roy, Terry Rogers and Brian Smith got 2s and shared the 2s pot but won’t be leaving the country.

After the game the players returned to the Quesada Country Club for a drink or two and a hot and cold buffet kindly laid on.

The next game is on Wednesday December 9 at the course with the island green on the 18th, Lo Romero.

The annual Society Christmas dinner and presentations evening is today, Thursday December 3, at the Quesada Country Club.

Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966716723. Memberships run from January to December.

Members played in ideal conditions at La Marquesa.

ON Friday, November 27, 20 members of the El Raso GS played the monthly Stableford competition at La Marquesa golf course.

With ideal conditions, some good golf and scores were expected and, with an excellent score of 38 points, the winner of the day was Stan Low.

John Barraclough came in second with 35 points and Robin Richards in third place also with 35 points on count back. Best front nine, Bob Shorley 18 points and best back nine Ken Brett 20 points.

Nearest the par 3 pin winners were: hole 5 Gordon Bourne, hole 11

Stan Low, hole 17 Malcolm Foskett. Congratulations to all the winners.

After the game we returned to the Olde Ninth for presentations and a welcome meal of chicken curry prepared by the bar.

Our next fixture is at the popular course of Alenda on Friday December 11.

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Eurogolf Chuck Martinez Memorial Medford ON Thursday November 26, Eurogolf played their annual memorial to past captain Chuck Martinez.

The Medford means the first 9 is played as a medal and the second 9 as a stableford and then you deduct

one from the other to get your score. The results in the Bronze Division: 3rd Chris Stanley 22, 2nd Frances buckeridge 22 c/b, 1st Mary Sanderson 9. Silver Division: 3rd Ray Porter 24, 2nd Tony Stanley 23, 1st

Marylin Eckersall 22. Gold Division: 3rd David Gregson 23, 2nd Pino Perito 22, 1st Sue Gillett 20. Overall winner Mary Sanderson.

O n Tue s da y N ove mbe r 24, Toffs played their weekly stableford and the results were as follows: Bronze Division: 3rd Phyllis Venables 33, 2nd M a ry Sa nde rson, 1st Chris Stanley 38.

Silver Division: 3rd Bruce Gordon 32, 2nd Colin Hobden 32, 1st Alan Venables 33. Gold Division: 3rd Sue Gillett 30, 2nd Colin-Gretton 30, 1st Dave Curtis 32.

ANNUAL EVENT: Members at the memorial match for Chuck Martinez.

Overall winner was Chris Stanley Best front 9 Joy Gray 18.

Best back 9 Sue Pegg 18.

NTPs 5th Dave Curtis, 11th

Chris Stanley, 15th Colin Hobden, 17th Morag Turner.

Football: Pino Perito, Ian Stewart, Debbie Weedon and Ian Turner.

If you are interested in playing with Eurogolf at La Marquesa please go to the website www.eurogolfquesada.co.uk