Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 31 December 2015 - 6 January 2016 Issue 1591

31 Dec 2015 - 6 Jan 2016

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Multi-million plan to save local lives GREEN light for ambitious airport agenda Photo by ECISA via wikipedia

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By Matthew Elliott Approved proposals to widen the access route to Alicante airport will see €29.3 million pumped into impassioned plans to temper one of the nation’s deadliest ro ad s a n d en h a n ce Alicante’s formidable reputatio n as th e h e a rt o f t he ‘Mediterranean corridor.’

T h e b o ld ca mp aig n ha s now officially been given

the go-ahead by the Ministry of Public Works and will see 4.75 kilometres of road overhauled.

A crucial part of the N338 will double in width to promote traffic control and completely eradicate a notoriously dangerous stretch of road that has been the tragic site of numerous devastating crashes.

As the road is the critical access point to the airport

the news will be well received by the wider community which has reaped the rewards of Alicante’s re s tora tion a s a c ritic a l Mediterranean transport hub.

Alicante-Elche airport is now the fifth la rge s t in Spain and has surpassed the 10 million mark for annual passengers as its local and global reputation continues to shine.

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Concert deal ORGANISERS of big events staged in publicly-owned installations or on public land in Benidorm could be charged 50 cents for every entrance ticket sold. Hourly rentals of up to

€230 made the cost prohibitive because some venues required days to prepare and charges were habitually waived in the past, the town hall said.

On the beat MORE than 3,000 Local Police officers in Valencian Community municipalities aged between 55 and 64 no longer go out on patrol but attend to paperwork. The SPPLB union

which represents police and firemen calculate that this situation will deteriorate still further and by 2020 at least half will be occupied with administrative tasks.

Gender violence A VILLENA man, aged 37, was remanded after allegedly battering his ex-wife to death with a stone after they recommenced their relationship. They quarrelled while dining out, he admitted, but denied killing the 36-year-old mother of two and claimed that she fell and hit her head on a stone while they were arguing.

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Roman tower regains its former magnificence IMPORTANT private burial ground has now been reconstructed

By Linda Hall AN article in Lucentum, an Alicante University science journal, sheds more light on Villajoyosa’s San Jose tower.

The Second Century monument marks one of the most important private burial grounds in Roman Spain, experts say. Now reconstructed, it can be seen as its builders intended after centuries as part of a normal dwelling.

Archaeologist Ana Maria Charquero and Diego Ruiz Alcalde - resident archaeologist at Villajoyosa’s Vilamuseu - established that the precinct was reached via a turning off the principal road into the town the Romans called Allon.

The person buried there was likely to have been a person of some importance and the owner of a rural villa east of Villajoyosa.

They clearly chose to be buried on their own land, rather than in one of the public cemeteries that have been excavated on the outskirts of the town, the archaeologists said.

FUNERARY TOWER: Once part of a normal building.

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Bethlehem Light of Peace

For parents THE first Marina Baja baby was a girl born at 12.45am on Christmas Day, followed by a boy at 8.18am, Villajoyosa hospital announced.

Photo Credit DyziO Shutterstock.

A CANDLE is lit at the eternal flame and placed in a special lantern

Food bills Figures released VALENCIAN Community residents spend an annual average of €1,418 a head on food. The Basques spent the most with €1,830 a head, and Castilla-La Mancha the least, with €1,248.

Red alert Bargain prices EXPENSIVE red prawns from Denia are fetching €102 a kilo over the holiday season. “They’re a snip,” said a fishing-boat owner recalling pre-crisis prices of €260 a kilo.

Uni budget Extra funds THE Social Council of the University of Alicante (UA) has approved the €187 million budget for the educational institution next year, an increase of 6.5 per cent.

ETERNAL FLAME: At the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

By John Smith EVERY year, a child from Upper Austria goes to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem where Jesus Christ is traditionally believed to have been born and a candle is lit at the eternal flame and placed in a special lantern.

Many local people, including scouts and guides from Palestine and Israel, accompany the ORF Peace Light to Tel Aviv airport from where it is flown to Austria and is distributed at a service of dedication to delegations from across Europe and North America who take it back, with a message of Peace, to their own countries for use at ecumenical services throughout the Continent.

The campaign was originally organised by the Austrian Broadcasting

69 is the number of church bells that rang in Bethlehem on December 5 this year to mark the start of peace celebrations in the lead up to Christmas.

Company ORF (Linz) in 1986 and was part of a large charitable relief mission Light into Darkness, for children in need in Austria and abroad with scouts and guides involved in its distribution.

When Austria joined the European

Peace Babies Union in 1995, the Austrian Member of the European Parliament Paul Rübig initiated the tradition to bring the Peace Light of Bethlehem to Strasbourg to hand the flame over to the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the city itself.

Since 1986, Austrian Airlines has been responsible for transporting the light of peace from Tel Aviv to Vienna and since 2000 it has also delivered it to New York from where it is sent via Scouts and Guides to Canada and Latin America, with one lantern being delivered to Ground Zero in New York.

Once the light arrives in each receiving country, a multitude of candles are lit and distributed by Scouts and Guides to various destinations and supporters of the peace concept.

Renamed in 1953 Jelly Babies were launched in 1918 in Sheffield, UK as ‘Peace Babies’ to mark the end of World War I. Production was suspended during World War II due to wartime shortages. Since1953 they were relaunched as Jelly Babies and would make a good accompaniment to the flame.

Quote of the Week For me it is quite clear, you have to help when others need help regardless of where they come from.”

Niklas Dumhart the 10-year-old Austrian Light of Peace child.

Return tickets needed for emigrants A WELL-REMEMBERED turron advertisement urged the Spanish to ‘come home at Christmas.’

These began in the 80’s when Spain was gearing up for prosperity and returning for

Christmas entailed a journey across Spain at most.

Now festive homecomings involve much longer journeys as the economic crisis pushes the newly-qualified further afield.

Spanish emigrants were a source of mainly unskilled labour in the past but in 2015, many whose families awaited them at Alicante-Elche were architects, engineers, scientists, nurses, doctors and journalists.

Most of them have jobs in Europe but others flew in from the US, Latin America, South Africa, Russia, Japan and China.

Approximately 32,000 Alicante residents work outside

the country, and despite the economy’s modest upturn 3,504 people left the province between January and July, compared with 5,647 throughout 2014. In contrast only 910 returned here to live.

Bottled out No tap water NINE out of every 10 Alicante City residents never drink tap water. They claimed that it tasted and smelled of chlorine, found a survey by the Hidraqua water company.

Bull running Mayor speaks out VALENCIA City Mayor Joan Ribo compared street bull running to gender violence, the Inquisition, slavery and female genital mutilation. The PP opposition party reacted by pronouncing Ribo’s statement ‘barbaric and inappropriate.’

No contract Offers rejected BOTH offers to run the barrestaurant at San Vicente’s municipal swimming pool and football ground were rejected. Neither was financially nor technically viable and the contract will again be put out to tender.

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The Sunday opening controversy rumbles on NEW ruling means habits will change

By Linda Hall ALICANTE CITY stores denied Sunday opening are still deliberating how to fight new regulations.

Their counterparts in Valencia City have decided to take a firm stance on a similar ruling and plan to fight the measure through the courts.

The regional government’s Consell, equivalent to a Cabinet, gave the go-ahead to Alicante City Council’s decision to exclude big Avenida Maisonnave stores from opening on Sundays and national holidays.

Alicante Mayor Gabriel Echavarri said he was keeping his election promise, and had the backing of most members of the Commerce Committee.

The move is designed to promote smaller stores and familyrun shops although not all back the city hall initiative.

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ALICANTE CITY: Move to promote businesses away from Maisonnave.

ANGED, Spain’s national association of big stores whose members include El Corte Ingles, described the measure as ‘a backward step.’

Although ANGED respected the decision, a spokesman said the association stressed it does not support the Maisonnave exclusion. El Corte Ingles has not

expressed an opinion yet.

The new regulations will not benefit shoppers and are going to change spending habits, ANGED warned.

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EWN’s 2015 - A year in review AT the risk of extreme understatement, 2015 has been an eventful year. Rather than bring you the usual rundown of global trends and excitements, we thought our readers might appreciate

some of the local highlights that their community has experienced over the past year. The following pages will be devoted to a recap of some of what we considered to be the defining tales that 2015 brought

to our papers. Some were of immense local significance, while others have touched all of our hearts, we hope you find time for both reflection and joy in this trip down memory lane.

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A REVIEW OF 2015

Reserve hopes for UNESCO award DENIA hopes to have the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

To achieve this, the town hall intends to enlist the collaboration of Denia Marina and neighbouring Javea, as well as the regional and national governments.

“We’re quite clear that the request must be backed by consensus of all concerned, because Javea also has much to contribute,” said Councillor Vicente Chelet.

The 620 biosphere reserves in 117 countries have been established to promote sustainable development based on local community efforts and ‘sound science’, according to the UNESCO site.

Although it is already an officially protected site, this recognition would be very important from the point of view of environment, landscape and tourism, Chelet added.

The Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve covers an area of more than 800 hectares and extends from the southern pier of Denia harbour down to the Javea coast.

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Fiesta bulls are firmly in the sights of activists Y AR U N JA

January 8 Issue 1540 ‘BOUS a la mar’ are inseparable from fiestas in the Valencia Region’s coastal areas.

In the Marina Alta they are one of the most popular features of Denia’s and Javea’s fiestas but their days could be numbered. Actyma, a Spanish association opposed to the illtreatment of animals, plans to lodge a formal complaint against ‘Bulls in the sea’ events held anywhere in the Valencian Community’s three provinces.

What Actyma president Lluis Altes described as “a minor battle” has already been won in

CALL FOR BAN: Days could be numbered for Bous a la mar.

Cataluña after a 10-year struggle.

The regional government there began legal proceedings against the towns of Cases de’Alcanar and L’Ampolla in Tarragona for holding ‘Bous a la mar’ events during local fiestas. This ruling will now hold good throughout Cataluña, Altes said.

The association, whose headquarters are located in Alfaz del Pi, is turning its attentions to the Valencian Community. Three-quarters of all the popular fiesta events in Spain that involve bulls take place in this region, Altes remarked.

He was aware that the

Generalitat regional government would throw out Actyma’s formal complaints but said the association would start legal proceedings to ensure that ‘Bous a la mar’ were eradicated.

“They can start preparing,” Altes warned in reference to local fiestas. “This is a tradition that has to be abolished.”

Jobs promise from regional president ALBERTO FABRA, President of the Valencian Community, is committed to creating between 75,000 and 100,000 jobs this year. In his traditional end-of-year speech he thanked the region’s families for their

forbearance in coping with the financial crisis and promised more employment opportunities throughout the community.

His term in office has been characterised by the four basic pillars of a good example, good

management, participation and transparency, Fabra claimed.

He also indirectly attacked up-and-coming political party, Podemos. “This is the moment for evolution, not revolution,” he said.

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All systems go for Line 9 update THE €11 million contract has now been awarded for modernising the Line 9 ‘trenet’ between Altea and Calpe.

Work will take 12 months and involves totally renovating the railway line and bringing infrastructure up to date.

More headroom will be provided in tunnels and improvements are to be made to the trackbed and drainage system.

Steps will be taken to lessen the risk of rockslides and other complications that have routinely affected some sections of the line, including its many cuttings and embankments.

Stations, too, will be restored and improved.

All this work is in preparation for electrifying the line to accommodate the trams which currently go no further than Benidorm. At this point diesel trains fitted with tram bodywork take over the 50.8 kilometre route to Denia.

Between now and 2020, the regional government is committed to investing €43 million in Line 9.

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Honouring the Paris dead RY A NU JA

January 15 Issue 1541 MARINA BAJA’S Frenchspeaking association took to the streets in memory of France’s victims of terrorism.

They congregated in

CIRCLE OF SOLIDARITY: Remembering Paris victims.

Benidorm’s Plaza de Sus Majestades los Reyes de España to denounce terror-

ism and show support for the staff at Charlie Hebdo magazine.

More than 300 people formed a circle and observed a one-minute silence in honour of their fellow countrymen who were slaughtered in the two Paris attacks.

A manifesto was read out in defence of democracy and freedom of speech.

The solemn event concluded with the singing of ‘La Marseillaise’ (French National Anthem) with ‘Je suis Charlie’ placards held aloft, together with outsized pencils symbolising freedom of speech and the press.

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Lighthouse and villa big draws MORE than 180,000 people visited Albir’s lighthouse in 2014.

The road through the Sierra Helada natural park makes visiting the lighthouse much easier than when it was built in 1853, and is a favourite walk with residents and visitors.

The light itself is still vital to the area’s shipping, but the Faro de l’Albir has been a small museum or interpretative centre since 2011. At present it houses an exhibition of photographs reflecting how lighthouse-keepers lived and worked in the past.

Villa Romana, an open-air archaeological museum just behind the Albir seafront, is an even older link to the area’s past. The excavated ruins of a Roman villa built between the third and fifth centuries AD received 7,000 visits last year.

It is one of the principal features of the ‘We love Sundays Albir’ campaign with its gastronomic, environmental, commercial and sports offer for weekend visitors.

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Rights explained to San Vicente women SAN VICENTE Town Hall has a specific section that assists women with legal advice.

The free guidance helps them to avoid situations - particularly when separating or divorcing - where they sign away or fail to claim rights because they did not consult a lawyer.

Last year the town hall’s women’s legal advice service helped to solve problems that included custody issues, domestic abuse, nonpayment of maintenance and threatened eviction.

The service, part of the welfare department, assisted 98 San Vicente women last year, a report

by Welfare Councillor Maria Angeles Genoves has revealed.

“Their ages, backgrounds and employment situation were all different,” she said, although 70 per cent were jobless and had only basic education.

The most common worry was non-payment of child maintenance, rights and obligations regarding the family home and how to go about seeking separation or divorce, Genoves said.

The free service is part of the town hall’s welfare department’s network created to help more vulnerable citizens.

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Tenants sought for Calpe nests Y AR U BR FE

February 5, Issue 1544.

CALPE’S mayor Cesar Sanchez has asked residents’ permission to install ceramic nesting boxes on their Old Town rooftops.

The initiative has a practical side because the sparrows, swifts and other birds encouraged to use the nests will keep down mosquitoes and other insects during the summer.

The nests resemble boats, windmills, churches, towers and minarets and even one that is based on Calpe’s emblematic Muralla Roja building, the

NESTING BOX: Inspired by Calpe’s Muralla Roja building. creation of architect Ricardo Bofill.

Designed by ceramic artist Esteban Juarez, they are decorative as well as environmentally important, Sanchez pointed out.

Town hall staff have now evaluated houses in the Old Town and taken photographs of roofs, eaves and cornices.

Twenty-five owners whose homes have traditional curved roof-tiles have now received letters from Sanchez, asking

for permission to install the nesting boxes.

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A REVIEW OF 2015

Leisure is a ‘dam’ good idea Photo Amadorio plans

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March 5, Issue 1548.

Euro Weekly News’s oldest reader (probably) paid a visit to its head office to give staff a piece of his mind!

February 12, Issue 1545.

A NEW role awaits the area just behind Villajoyosa.

For more than a year Villajoyosa Town Council has been deliberating how best to complement the town’s economic and tourist development.

It has now come up with the idea of capitalising on a readymade tourist attraction, the area around the Amadorio reservoir.

The dam is closer to the sea than any other in Europe; it is situated in a zone of remarkable natural wealth with sports facilities literally next door in the town.

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AMADORIO RESERVOIR: Is situated in a zone of remarkable natural wealth.

These three factors make it an ideal location for sporting, adventure and environmental activities, said the sports department at Villajoyosa Town Hall.

New life will be injected into the surrounding area with multi-adventure cultural and leisure opportunities for all ages, with the accent on environmental and sports

tourism. The reservoir itself will come into its own with boat trips and cable-skiing as well as other boating facilities.

The project will create jobs but would not involve sizeable

construction, the town hall said. Any building that might be needed would be in line with environmental requirements and respectful of the existing ecosystem, it stressed.

WORKSHOP: Denia’s foreign residents state their views.

Airing their views MADRID FUSION: Denia mayor Ana Kringe, second from left, announces shortlist.

Red prawn challenge A LOCAL chef is amongst the finalists in the Denia Red Gamba international cookery contest.

Federico Guajardo from Denia’s Hotel Los Angeles will compete with seven others selected from 72 contenders to create a dish using Denia’s red prawns as the main ingredient. Denia mayor Ana Kringe announced the shortlist while visiting the Madrid Fusion gastronomy ‘summit’.

Alvaro Abad, chef at the El Plantio Golf resort in Alicante City will be another local representative present at Denia’s municipal market on February 24.

Guajardo also competed in last year’s Red Gamba challenge, coming second with salted Denia prawns accompanied by citrus creamed almonds, toasted garlic meringue and olive oil.

As before, the local fishing guild will provide locally-caught prawns for the event which is backed by the municipal market, Denia Tourism Centre, the Aehtma hoteliers and restaurateurs’ association and local businesses.

There is a €2,500 first prize this year, with €1,500 for the runner-up and €1,000 for the third-placed chef.

MEMBERS of Denia’s foreign residents’ associations have attended a workshop explaining the town’s new General Structural Plan (PGE).

It was led by Denia’s Town Planning Councillor Vicente Chelet, who outlined future development plans. The residents related their own experiences and contributed ideas for new projects.

The site of the new railway and bus station was a principal concern, as was substituting the ‘trenet’ diesel trains for trams inside the town. More green zones, easing traffic inside the town centre and

fluid links to the port area were amongst other points raised.

Another PGE workshop was held in Jesus Pobre, which has its own council but is administered by Denia Town Hall.

Residents here agreed that the town centre of Jesus Pobre needed to extend as far as its southern limit, setting aside land for public use and reducing the maximum number of new homes to 100.

They also suggested vehicle-free paths linking Jesus Pobre with nearby towns and the Montgo national park.

NINETYS I X YEAROLD Bob Mitchell, who has been a regular contributor via our Letters page, sent a touching note of thanks to columnists Leapy Lee, Mike Walsh and the former Mrs Ed, (see Letters page) who remembered having a few run-ins with him over the years.

Bob, originally from London, has been a regular visitor to the Costa del Sol for 30 years, and always picks up a copy of EWN. We believe he is our oldest reader.

With characteristic humour, he decided to thank the EWN ‘while he still had time.’ We invited him into the office to see behind the scenes, and gave him bottle of brandy and a ‘front page’ to mark his visit.

A man of forthright opinions he was - and still is - a communist, a stance that got him into trouble in his younger life. He was blacklisted as an ‘agitator’ from several jobs before ending up at the Post Office for 30 years before retiring.

Bob may be frail but his mind remains as sharp as a tack. “It is because I have never stopped thinking. It’s kept my mind active. When I was young, I thought I could change the world and everyone would live happily ever after, but here we all are and nothing has changed.

“That’s a disappointment, but I never stopped trying!” remarked Bob. And we believe him.

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PUIG CAMPANA: A long way up but what a view!

3 kilometres of vertical challenge SPAIN’S best mountain runners will get the measure of Puig Campana on April 19.

They will be competing in the seventh edition of the Kilometro Vertical, one of the hardest competitions in this category in Spain. Over a distance of a little more than three kilometres, the runners must climb to an altitude of more than 1,020 metres.

“It is a source of pride that Finestrat should be a benchmark for mountain races,” said the town’s councillor for Sport, Tomas Selles.

Last year’s race was won

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March 19, Issue 1550. by the Spanish runner Iñigo Lariz who finished in 39 mins and 26 secs. The women’s category was won by Vanesa Ortega, who is also Spanish.

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British couple murdered RIL P A

April 2, Issue 1552.

FORMER British Olympic diver and retired engineer Peter David Tarsey and his wife Jean, both 77, were found shot dead, lying in each other’s arms in their Jalon villa on Sunday. The couple had not been seen for several days.

A British friend of the couple, a local estate agent who prefers not to be named, had gone to the house when she was unable to contact them by telephone. She said she was still in a state of shock after finding their bodies. “The Tarseys were my closest friends,� she said, “I still can’t really believe it.�

JALON VILLA: The bodies of Peter Tarsey and his wife Jean were found inside.

A Guardia Civil spokesman said the Tarseys appeared to have been shot with a small calibre weapon and were lying on the sofa in their lounge, shell casings scattered on the floor. The deaths are being treated as homicide subject to postmortem examinations yet to be carried out at the time of going to press. It is possible the couple had been dead since Friday March 27. No gunshots had been heard. A

television was missing from the house and the safe had been unsuccessfully tampered with; inside there was no money, only documents.

A computer was found in the swimming pool. The Tarseys’ pet dog, Domino, was found wandering about the house.

Jean Tarsey did a lot of work for local charities, including a dog shelter. David Tarsey (he preferred to use his middle name) was a fa-

miliar face in Jalon’s popular Alleluya Bar. His absence since the end of last week was put down to having some dental work carried out.

Their villa, on the market for â‚Ź260,000, had been a target of burglars in the past.

The couple were hoping to move to Mallorca to be closer to one of their grown-up sons.

The family has been informed of the deaths.

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Bank account holders in Spain face identity crisis RIL P A

April 23 Issue 1555 MANY bank customers have until the end of the month to prove who they are or face having their accounts frozen.

A law first passed in 2010 aimed at preventing money laundering and funding of criminal and terrorist organisations is finally coming into force from April 30.

It requires banks to hold digital ID of their customers to pass on to the authorities. But despite having had five years to get their act together some

BANK CUSTOMERS: Face having their accounts frozen. banks have only recently started notifying their customers to provide identification. For many it has come via a message in Spanish when withdrawing money from cashpoints, something that may have left English-speaking expats in the dark.

Those who have opened accounts since 2010 may not need

to take action as the information should have been recorded when they signed up. Many more, however, who have held accounts longer may face having their accounts frozen without receiving any notice, leaving them unable to honour direct debits, pay bills or withdraw cash.

That is because accounts

opened years ago before digital information was filed are likely to need clarification of identity.

A valid NIE (or DNI for Spanish nationals) or a valid passport will be necessary. In addition you could be asked for a contract of employment, an income tax return, an IVA receipt, a utility bill, a recent payslip or a DAE, which is a statement of economic activity.

One bank employee told Euro Weekly News: “You wouldn’t believe the chaos this has caused, both for the bank and for our clients. We face so much anger and criticism from our customers but the freezing of accounts is conducted by the Bank of Spain and our hands are tied. We cannot legally delay matters while clients collate their documents.”

Anyone unsure of their position should check with their bank.

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Police cracking down on beggars MORE incidents in the last few months Photo Flickr.com, Ivan Niznicki

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May 14, Issue 1558.

THE incidence of children begging on the streets has increased in the last few months.

Some children can be confined to a few square feet of pavement for an entire day, begging for cash. At midday on Wednesday May 6, the temperature was 30ºC+ in some areas, yet a gipsy sat begging with a young baby.“There is no one at home to look after her,” she said: “If I stay at home there will be no money for food.” She knows the police will move her on but she can probably stay long enough to feed herself, her five-year-old daughter and her baby.

This particular instance was in Alicante City but the problem of begging with children

BANNED: Begging with children.

616 number of police interventions related to begging in Alicante last year.

is worsening in other large towns, including Benidorm and Gandia as well as throughout the Northern Costa Blanca.

Alejandro Novella, from Foundation Secretariado Gitano, said: “Our organisation provides a service for such people. We can take them to centres where they can eat and wash. Most of them know they are not allowed to have a child with them while begging. But perhaps not all are familiar with the law, and such incidents can occur.”

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Views from the Market BEING at the heart of the communit y, B e n i d o r m I n d o o r M a r k e t h a s much to offer its patrons.

We s p o k e t o P a q u i a n d R o b e r t , who have worked in the market for s i x y e a r s a t C a s a R o b e r t o ’s , a n d a s k e d t h e m w h y t h e y t h i n k i t ’s s o popular.

“There is a bit of everything in here,” Paqui said. “Previously it was only food stalls but now you can find lots of things here, including leisure.”

S h e c o n t i n u e d : “ We h a v e m a n y clients who come for our cream cakes, mainly British, but there are more and more people coming to the market every day.”

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Costa hosts antimine manoeuvres NAVAL anti-war exercises are taking place off the coast of Alicante and also La Manga del Mar Menor.

A total of 11 ships and four aircraft from six countries with around 500 military personnel are participating in the ‘Advanced Naval War Measures Against Mines’ that will continue until May 28.

The ‘Spanish Minex’ exercise is organised annually by the Spanish Armada in order to implement common procedures against the threat of naval mines. Participating units are tasked to keep the water free from the threat of mines and assist in security for merchant traffic.

The mines used are completely harmless and safe for the environment and will be collected at the end of the exercise.

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Green shoots are set to sprout in Benidorm ALLOTMENTS to be allocated so residents can grow their own Y MA

New recharging point ALCOY has launched the second point for recharging electric vehicles, a service launched two months ago. So far the recharging point, located in Zona Norte, has had three users, according to municipal sources.

The first point on the Ramon y Cajal Plaza, has attracted a great deal of interest from motorists trav-

elling between Valencia and Alicante that need recharging half way.

Councillor Manolo Gomicia said the electric vehicle charging points were “an exciting step into the future.”

There are already more than 1,500 public charging points in the UK with numbers steadily increasing.

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FROM the seeds of recovery will sprout urban gardens in Benidorm.

An initiative that had to be shelved in 2011 due to the economic crisis has now been passed and will see 2,000 square metres turned into around 50 individual plots.

Outgoing Socialist Jose

GROW YOUR OWN: Plots available for budding home produce enthusiasts.

Marcet stated that the stability in the current economic climate made it possible for the council to allocate €10,791.69

to fund the preparation of land at Avenida Nicaragua next to the Xixo ravine.

The plots have proved popu-

lar amongst growers, many of whom opt for organic methods to produce the healthiest of fruit and vegetables.

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Therapy with sea lions SEA LION therapy has commenced at Elche’s Rio Safari animal park. The Rio Safari Foundation programme is believed to be unique in Spain, and is aimed at enhancing the capabilities of people with different problems and disabilities through interaction with these animals. The College of Special Education Miguel de Cervantes and the seniors centre, both in Elda, were first to get into the pools with the animals during the sessions.

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By Gemma Quinn THE number of doctors in Alicante Province is amongst the lowest in Spain. In relation to the number of doctors by proportion of the population, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), shows there are 351.10 physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in the province; the ninth lowest in the country.

Through the past few years demonstrations have been held calling for an end to cuts in the health service as our photo shows. That may have had

DOCTORS: The number of doctors increased in 2014 compared to previous year. some effect as despite the low national placing, the figure is an improvement on 2013. At the end of 2014, there were 6,560 registered doctors, slightly more than the 6,376 registered at the end of 2013.

Along with this increase of

almost 200 doctors, the demographic decline has to be taken into account. The official population figure of Alicante is lower than that of 2013 by 77,000 people, which has helped the proportion of physicians.

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New Year Financial Planning Review The New Year is an excellent time to carry out a “wealth-review” to make sure your money is working as well as it can for you.

Spending a little time now will help you preserve your wealth over the long term to meet your financial objectives. Are you up to date with the latest developments in Spain and internationally that affect you? Do you have a considered, strategic tax and wealth management plan in place? Has there been any change in your circumstances since you last reviewed your affairs?

Once you have assessed your investments, tax planning, succession planning and pensions, you will then be able to discuss any necessary adjustments with your financial adviser.

Savings and investments Are you sure your investments, and the mix of them, is suitable for your life in Spain – and for your circumstances, needs, time horizon and risk tolerance? This is such an

By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks important element of protecting and growing your wealth, yet many people do not have an investment plan in place, or have neglected one they set up years ago.

You may have built up a portfolio of shares and funds over the years, without really considering how they work together or whether they suit your aims. Consider the principles for successful investing below.

• Your appetite for risk

Obtain a clear and objective assessment of your appetite for risk, or your portfolio will not be suitable for you.

• Match your risk profile to the optimum portfolio Make sure your investment portfolio matches your attitude to risk.

• Diversification It is critical to ensure your investments are suitably diversified, so you are not over-exposed to any given asset type, country, sector or stock.

• Yearly review Your portfolio can shift away from the one designed to match your risk profile and objectives, and your circumstances may have changed.

Tax planning Get advice to make sure your investments and wealth are arranged in the best, most up-todate way to limit your tax liabilities. Choose someone who is well-versed in the nuances of both Spanish and British taxation.

The right tax-efficient arrangement can keep most of

your investments in one place and help you legitimately avoid paying too much tax.

Estate planning The first step is to establish your goals: • Who would you like to benefit from your estate?

• Do you want them to have control over the money or not?

• How quickly would they need to be able to access the money?

• What impact will tax have?

• Would you like to try and avoid probate on some of your assets?

You then need to obtain specialist advice to ensure that your estate planning is specifically set up to achieve your wishes for your heirs.

The new EU succession regulation allows you to choose between Spanish or UK succession law to apply to your estate on death. You need to ensure your will is up to date for your wishes,

or your estate may be distributed according to the restrictive Spanish law.

The EU succession regulation does not allow you to opt out of Spanish succession tax, which can be costly in certain circumstances.

This is due on death if the asset being inherited is located in Spain or if the recipient is resident in Spain. Tax is paid by each recipient, not by the estate, and the rate depends on the relationship between the benefactor and the recipient.

Whether it is investments, pensions or tax planning, seek specialist advice to ensure you do what works best for your personal situation. Use an adviser who can guide you on all these aspects and provide holistic solutions so you can enjoy a healthy, wealthy 2016 and beyond.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Strike causes airport chaos 30,000 affected passengers were delayed at AlicanteElche

AIRPORT AFFECTED: By air traffic controllers’ strikes.

ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport has been assessed as one of the worst affected b y t h e a i r t r a ff i c c o n trollers’ strikes.

An estimated 30,000 passengers were delayed by the action that took place on Monday June 8 when air traffic controllers walked out from 10am to 12pm and again from 6pm to 8pm.

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strikes are now causing maximum disruption and inconvenience.

Air traffic controllers are complaining about working conditions but have little support as some can be paid up to 50 times the average wage.

More strikes are planned for tomorrow (Friday) and Sunday June 14 from 10am-12pm and from 68pm.

In celebration of San Juan

BLAZING SPECTACLE: The fogueres in Alicante.

TOWNS and cities across the province have been transformed with the sights of papier mâché, wood and plaster creations, depicting everything from cartoon characters to political personalities as the area came alive with the celebrations.

Mayor of Valencia Joan Ribo also visited the Bonfires of San Juan in Alicante - the first time a

Valencia mayor has been in over 30 years.

Red Cross volunteers on duty in Alicante for the celebrations had a busy Saturday night on June 20, answering 62 calls for assistance and making 12 hospital transfers. A spokesperson confirmed that 50 people were treated near Postiguet Beach for minor injuries and bites.

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SQUEAKY clean and summer ready for the visitors

BIG prizes and strange number combinations draw gasps from the crowd

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Benidorm to get a large scale clean-up

National Lottery is drawn on Poniente beach

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BENIDORM is to be spruced up ready for the summer visitors. Councillor for Cleanliness for Benidorm Jose Ramón Gonzalez de Zarate announced that the city is going to be subjected to a large scale clean up.

Particular attention is to be paid to removing litter with increased attention to popular

BENIDORM: Is to have a big clean-up ready for summer including the removal of litter. tourist zones and the parks and gardens concessionaire La Generala is to tackle unsightly weeds.

The councillor reminds citizens that they can have large

items removed by the council by calling 965 855 116. “The service is free,” he said: “Pick up the phone and let us know items need to be collected.”

He also commented: “Now

residents know they can have their large items disposed of free of charge there is no excuse - we will punish those who violate the city Ordinances.”

THE Nat i onal Lot t er y wi t h a t ot al pr i ze haul of €140 million was drawn in Benidorm on Poni ent e Beach on Sat ur day Jul y 4 by f i est a queens and their attendants, dressed in traditional costumes.

The hol i day l ot t er y dr aw t ook pl ace at 1pm and l ast ed f or about hal f - an- hour, br oadcast l i ve by RTVE. The strange sequence of number drew gasps from the crowd; the first set of numbers were two and seven, followed by the second set, also two and seven!

The third prize of €200,000 was won on all fours and sevens - the numbers 44747. Second prize winning €1 million was eights and zeros - 08081, with winners in the neighbouring town of Villajoyosa which prompted a round of applause.

And first prize with a hefty €2 million was won with nines and zeros – 90190.

Benidorm was chosen for the draw marking the 275th anniversary of the discovery of the Virgin of the Suffrage, the city’s patron saint.

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Forest firefighters on strike as Spain burns LITTLE MERMAID: Emma brought her special outfit with her on holiday.

FIRE risk is extremely high AN INDEFINITE strike by Spain’s elite forest firefighters started on Monday July 27 as fires raged out of control in various parts of the country.

The forest firefighting force, Las Brigadas de Refuerzo en Incendios Forestales (BRIF) are striking over working conditions and low pay, receiving a salary of €16,000,which they say they cannot survive on.

Earlier in July, they held a three-day strike and they have been negotiating with TRAGSA, their employers and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment but no progress has been made.

Fires were raging across Spain as the strike began, with a large wildfire in Odena, Catalunya, which had already destroyed more than 1,000 hectares, still active and several more in the north of the country leading to evacuations, de-

stroyed property and farmland.

Another two fires were burning in Galicia, with the army called in to help in Navia, and on Sunday July 26, there were 11 fires burning across Spain, including in Andalucia, Catalunya and Galicia. The abnormally high temperatures in Spain in July this year means the fire risk is extremely high with no significant drop in temperatures forecast in the near future.

FIREFIGHTERS: Have once again been forced to strike for their rights.

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Littlest Mermaid Emma makes a splash in Javea SWIMS like a fish JAVEA residents Peter and Elizabeth Emmett were surprised to discover an apprentice mermaid relaxing in their swimming pool this week!

Their 10-year-old granddaughter Emma Taylor brought her special mermaid kit with her on holiday, complete with professional diver’s fins, enabling her to swim like a fish!

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Chickenpox jab for children included in Valencia schedule HEALTH authorities in Valencia have agreed to include the chickenpox vaccine on the immunisation calendar for children.

The cost of vaccination will mean an expenditure of around €6 million, with children receiving a first dose of the vaccine at between 12 and 15-months-old and a second between three and four-years-old.

The move follows continuous calls by paediatricians to include the vaccine in the schedule, considering it is a disease with a high risk of contagion. Chickenpox most commonly causes an illness that lasts about five to 10 days with the classic symptoms including an unpleasant itchy rash of blisters showing on the face, chest, and back, spreading to the rest of the body including inside the mouth and eyelids.

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Taxi-drivers call off August strikes

THE move comes following meeting with authorities

By Gemma Quinn

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August 6, Issue 1570.

THE taxi industry in Valencia has decided to suspend the strikes that were to be carried out in August.

Following a meeting, the strikes have been called off to give a vote of confidence to the new Department of Transport.

Secretary of the Association of Alicante Radio Teletaxi, Jose Francisco Ferrandiz, said they had decided to see how the new department works and how to respond, with the planned strikes for August 15 being cancelled for now.

The industry’s main demands are to eliminate the intrusion and piracy in the sector by unregulated taxis, and members want more control, a measure which they note “is already being felt in Alicante” since the change in government after the last municipal and regional elections: “There is more presence of the Local Police at the train station and at the airport and drivers are being required to produce documentation,” said Ferrandiz.

STRIKES OFF: Pending outcome of talks with Department of Transport.

Skydive raises thousands MORE than €2,500 has been raised for the Costa Blanca Dog Homing charity.

Three ladies took to the skies and jumped out of a plane to raise money for the charity

which works hard to find new homes for dogs, not only on the Costa Blanca, but also from other areas of Spain.

Sandra Hamnett, owner of Siesta Group Spain, her niece

Shona Wheat and teacher Amanda Willett took on the challenge and raised an impressive €2,515. It was the first time any of them had done a sky-dive, but maybe it won’t be the last after enjoying the experience with Skydive Murcia.

Sandra said: “The instructors were fantastic, they made us laugh and feel relaxed.”

Becky Sweetman from the charity said: “We really cannot thank you enough, ladies. How many doggies will that money save! We are so proud of you.”

Visit their Facebook page, search Costa Blanca Dog Homing, for more information.

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A record month for visitors JULY was a record-breaking month for Valencia with almost one million visitors from abroad coming to the sun.

For the first time ever the region welcomed 911,315 people from overseas, 8.9 per cent more than in July 2014, tourism department representative Francesc Colomer has reported.

Over the first seven months of the year 3.6 million tourists from abroad have been to Valencia, 4 per cent more than between January and July last year.

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Terrace trouble for Benidorm cafés PROPRIETORS feel harshly treated by the council IT is the old, old story. Street cafés and restaurants with large terraces do a roaring trade throughout the summer, generating lots of revenue to tide trade over through the winter.

In Benidorm, however, inspections on the number of chairs and tables permitted have caused a great deal of resentment amongst owners who feel they are being treated unfairly by the council as they are told to cut down the number of covers they can serve on their terraces.

In many cases owners have had to clear only one or two illegal tables and chairs but in one or two instances restaurateurs have lost half their seating.

One café owner said: “I had to halve the 36 tables I had and now I have had to lay off staff because there just aren’t enough customers to warrant keeping them.”

Calle Alameda was targeted for inspection first and other streets followed, with Department of Trade representa-

PENALTY: There are fines of up to €1,500 for too many tables on terraces. tives warning owners of impending inspections.

According to the proprietors most affected by the clampdown on terrace tables, the stringent checks being carried out at present are counter-productive to trade, with changes made regardless of

whether the street furniture disturbs other bars or the flow of traffic and pedestrians.

The fine for exceeding the number of tables ranges between €1,200 and €1,500, although for now none has been levied.

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Please mind the gap!

BEACHGOERS occupying Benidorm’s crowded shoreline might not know it but they are breaking the law.

Coastal Laws state that a six-metre strip measured from the water’s edge must be left clear to provide access in case the emergency services are required.

The previous town hall attempted to enforce this regulation last year after receiving a warning from the Coastal Authorities. Police tried unsuccessfully to move the public back from the shoreline but their attempts were discontinued within days.

The new council is taking a softlysoftly approach, with police explaining to sunbathers the need to leave enough space for emergency access.

“It would be impossible with the number of police we have at present to spend time ensuring the six-metre strip is respected,” municipal sources said. “Right now our priority is pursuing illegal vendors selling drinks, food and clothes on the beach.”

The same sources maintained that few beaches respect the six-metre rule although the town hall is conscious of the need to safeguard the people.

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Tourism strategy is a success MORE than a million tourists visit the city

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September 10, Issue 1575.

THE strategy of promoting Valencia as an international destination for tourists seems to be working, once again posting record occupancy in hotels and tourist apartments, the home to the now worldfamous Ciudad de Las Artes is emerging as a Mediterranean tourist hotspot.

More than one million tourists visited the city up to July this year, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE),

TOURIST DRAW: Valencia’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y Las Ciencias).

which monitors the number of visitors and overnight stays, and if the trend continues, the record of 1.61 mil-

lion tourists that visited last year will be once again beaten.

The statistics also show

that the vast majority chose to stay in a hotel, recording hotel occupancy of 990,811 while just 58,557 stayed in

rental apartments. However, this figure could well be slightly misrepresentative since the figures only show

legal, registered and licensed market activity and do not account for apartments that are not registered.

The facts and figures speak for themselves. There have been 2.19 million overnight stays registered with tourism establishments in the city and 1.04 million visitors have stayed at a hotel or apartment in Valencia up until July.

The increase in tourism may be due to the wave of terrorist attacks and political uncertainty that has made traditional Mediterranean destinations like Tunis, Cairo and Istanbul unattractive.

The Valencia Tourism Foundation’s strategy has set out to specifically attract more international visitors; with a greater presence at international fairs they are now recording a greater interest from Italian, French and English tourists.

Compensation for storm damage THE Insurance Compensation Consortium (CCS), a public body working under the Ministry of Development will allocate between three to four million euros to compensate those affected by the 1,200 disasters caused by floods in recent weeks throughout the province of Valencia.

So far, the CCS has received 606 compensation

claims in Valencia, of which 344 come from Valencia and 283 from Alicante with just nine from Castellón.

The most affected municipalities in the province were Torrevieja, Alicante airport, Benidorm and Denia, together with the towns of Gandia, Alzira, Algemesí and Xeraco.

Of the 606 applications for compensation 284 corre-

sponding to homes and a flats; 202 to cars; 110 to shops and offices; and 10 to industrial properties.

The agency notes that claims after the recent torrential rains was significantly lower than that caused by the floods in the same area in September 2012, which saw over 32,000 claims and more than 210 million euros in compensation.

In Alicante, the storm dumped 41 liters per square meter in just 40 minutes. Despite the intensity of the rains, the sewer system held up well with floods restricted to San Blas, next to the railroad AVE. By contrast, the city of Torrevieja collapsed under the sheer volume for three consecutive days, in which more than 110 liters per square metre was recorded.

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

Hotels improve turnover THE sector grew for the first time in eight years FOR the first time in eight years there has been a positive development in terms of turnover in the hospitality sector, recording an increase of 5.2 per cent. This is according to a study by Valencia Business Federation of Hotels (FEHV).

The figures for 2015 put an end to seven consecutive years of decline in the Valencia Region, with companies accumulating significant losses of over 30 per cent during the period.

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

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

June. However, these figures are not representative of the entire province. An uneven performance has been recorded; while many of the coastal tourist establishments were recording positive figures and increases, many including in the city centre’s chose to close during August. Another significant fact emerging from the study is the continued drop in average spending per customer, with an average of €21 this year compared to €22.8 per customer in 2013 and €23.9 per customer in 2012.

However many establishments had taken on extra staff during the summer months,

Benidorm goes electric for cars THE councillor for Mobility, Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, announced that Benidorm would within one-month have two recharging points for electric vehicles available on public roads. Zarate made the announcement after participating in the Day of Clean Vehicles, part of the International Week of Mobility.

The first point will be put into operation in the phone booth located in Calle Ruzafa, opposite the Hotel Vista Oro. The mayor explained that the

company is now finalising the works so that the service is available as soon possible.

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

Zarate explained that with the increase in the number of electric cars and vehicles on the road, the number of re-charging points available in the city will also be increased.

The mayor also added that the plans include a study to reduce road tax for electric vehicles.

with up to 50 per cent of employers surveyed stating that

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Illegal gambling uncovered NATIONAL POLICE have dismantled an illegal gambling den in Calpe.

The illegal poker games were being played by up to 11 people, including the bar owner and an employee, and police seized €4,345 during a surprise raid.

The case has been referred to the Gaming Department at the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration.

FORMER X-Factor, I’m a Celebrity and Iceland star Stacey Solomon (pictured) is co min g to th e Cos ta Blanca to perform in a very special charity gala at the Benidorm Palace on Sunday, October 4.

With p erfo rman ce s by Stacey, Chesney Hawkes, host Queen of Drag, Stevie S p it a n d a n u mb e r o f b ig name comedians including Irishman Jimmy Cricket and Duncan Norvelle, everybody is guaranteed a great time.

Tickets are just €25 and th ere are als o a limit e d number of VIP tickets available for €50, which include food, the best seats in the house and entry to the aftershow party, where you will be able to meet the performers.

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Daesh TEN suspects have been arrested throughout Spain including one young woman in Xeraco, Valencia, for allegedly being linked to the terrorist organisation Daesh.

The suspects were rounded up on October 4 as part of a joint operation between police and security forces in Spain and Morocco.

According to the Spanish Interior Ministry: “The detainees were part of a recruitment and indoctrination network sending foreign fighters to join the ranks of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.”

Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz stated that the detainees in Spain were two women, both of Moroccan nationality, and two boys, one Spanish and the other a Moroccan-born Portuguese who had converted to Islam.

The 20-year-old woman detained in Xeraco apparently lived with her parents for more than nine years in the municipality, but the network had been under surveillance for some time Fernandez Diaz added that the operation “demonstrates the extraordinary level of relations with Morocco,” with the two nations sharing intelligence and synchronising responses. However, he stressed that the country remains on high alert, Level Four, which signifies a high risk of possible terrorist attacks.

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Paedophile ring arrests made MEN from 28 Spanish provinces are being held NATIONAL Police have arrested 81 people in 28 Spanish provinces on suspicion of being part of a paedophile ring which has been exchanging explicit videos and pictures featuring minors.

Six of the arrests were carried out in Alicante, another six in Valencia and 14 in Madrid, 11 in Barcelona, five in Sevilla, four in the Balearic Islands, four in Pontevedra three in Cadiz, two in Girona and the remainder in Albacete, Valladolid, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga, Navarra and Las Palmas, Guipuzcoa, Vizcaya, Zamora, Tenerife, La Coruna, Cantabria, Tarragona, Lleida, Almeria, Murcia, Asturias and Zaragoza.

All of those detained are men, including two minors and two people said to have intel-

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Many of the detainees were using keywords to search for images of abused children. An officer from the National Police Technological Research Unit has stated: “Those accused include married men with children, singles, and minors. In paedophilia there is no fixed profile and offenders stem from

all socioeconomic levels. We have witnessed dramas unfold at some homes, with mothers worried about whether the father had done something to the children.� He added there was no evidence the accused had physically abused any children.

The common elements were that their computers held videos and photos depicting children being abused, including handcuffed babies, images that police have described as brutal.

Apparently the majority of children in the videos and photos are not of Spanish nationality, and some have already been identified. Many of the images circulate through countries where laws and controls over such activities are non-existent or very low, such as South America and Southeast Asia.

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Drones are used to capture landscape INNOVATION to promote tourism in the region LOCAL artist and photographer Luis Montolio and aeronautics company Sincratech have created an innovative video using drones in order to promote tourism in the Marina Alta.

The radio-controlled unmanned miniature aircraft house video cameras and have been used to capture unseen perspectives of the region, using footage of the stunning Marina Alta region.

The artist has teamed up with Sincratech, a company formed by students from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, to work on the project which he believes will help to capture the real po-

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In their first attempts at taking footage they took to the area of Moraira and Benitachell, filming the impressive Cova dels Arcs, a

natural sea cave located at Cala Moraig.

The footage gives the viewer a bird’s eye view of the journey out of the cave and up the impressive cliffs that lie just outside, a tricky and risky manoeuvre since the rocks block signals to the drone. However, the skilled team, who also use drones for search and rescue operations at sea - which has earned them the Galileo Masters prize for best European satellite navigation initiative - managed to pull it off. Once completed the videos will be used by tourism boards, and interest is being shown by estate agencies.

Holidays for the elderly proposed REGIONAL Tourism Secretary Francesc Colomer has reported that the regional government is considering setting up a programme similar to Imserso, which provides low-cost holidays to pensioners nationally.

This would be on a regional level and in collaboration with the hotel industry in Benidorm and the province, with a committee composed of hotel associations and the different administrations involved such as the Valencian Tourism Agency (AVT) and the three councils in the community.

Speaking after a meeting with the Asociación Empresarial Hotelera de Benidorm y la Costa Blanca (Hosbec), the idea has been proposed after severe issues and delays in the launch of the Imserso scheme this year, which is promoted by the Ministry of Social Welfare, causing money hotels to close for the

period. Colomer stated that in the case of launching a regional scheme it would be necessary to obtain at least 100,000 customers in order for it to be viable; the Imserso scheme usually brings around 180,000 elderly tourists to the region throughout the low season. He also explained that the scheme, if introduced, should be more profitable for the hotels, raising the cost by at least €3 or €4 per day to a price of around €25 in order to be attractive for pensioners and viable for hotels at the same time.

Despite the problems faced by the hotel industry in Benidorm with national programmes at this time of year, international tourism, notably from the UK continues to perform well, bringing in much needed revenue in the low season months, with overall tourism during this season expected to rise 126 per cent this year.

€2m is to go back to expats A COURT in Alicante has condemned the Banco Popular, demanding they repay over €2 million to more than 60 Britons who had invested in a housing

plan at a development project in Fortuna, Murcia, which was never completed.

The residential complex, Fortuna Golf, promoted by the

trade of Orihuela and developer Promotions Eurohouse 2010 SL was left uncompleted and the company filed for voluntary bankruptcy in March 2010.

The court found the bank had signed with the promoter a line of guarantees and cited consumer protection laws, which protect buyers on advance payments in the sale of homes.

The ruling, which is not final, requires the bank to pay the applicants amounts ranging from €34,000 to €88,000, totalling about €2 million.

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British Airways to offer new flights between Valencia and Gatwick BRITISH AIRWAYS has resumed its flight connections from London Gatwick to Valencia with four weekly flights scheduled until summer 2016, when the number will be increased to six weekly flights.

The product manager for British Airways covering Spain and Portugal, Ron Sachs, has stated his satisfaction with the recovery of the route, which he considers to be “a great service between the two cities.”

The direct flights between London and Valencia will be useful in allowing worldwide traffic to come into Valencia using the global network of British Airways, offering travel beyond London and Valencia, opening the possi-

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The President of Turismo Valencia, Joan Calabuig, underlined the importance of travellers coming from the UK to Valencia. He said: “International tourism, with Britain as one of the major countries, is essential to the progress of tourism and con-

nections such as this are the good news to grow the number of foreign visitors.

“With about 167,000 overnight stays between January and October, UK cumulative increase over last year has been around 9 per cent, figures that will improve with routes such as British Airways London to Valencia,” he added.

He also announced that BA and Tourism Valencia have organised promotional activities to promote the route including a press trip to increase the visibility of Valencia throughout the UK. Various marketing activities have been planned for 2016 to strengthen and increase the tourism from this important market.

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December 10, Issue 1588.

THE British Embassy in Madrid has announced that Sara Munsterhjelm has been appointed Vice Consul at the Consulate in Alicante.

She replaces Lloyd Milen, who has taken over as ConsulGeneral for north-east Spain and the Balearic Islands, based in Barcelona.

Sara has been working there for more than six years, assisting vulnerable British nationals.

SARA MUNSTERHJELM Previously she was on the Department of Health team, also in Alicante. Both roles have given her an insight into many of the challenges and benefits experienced by those visiting or living in Spain.

She said: “I am really excited about the opportunity to take a lead in the support we offer

British nationals in this area of Spain.

“My experience means I have a good understanding of the needs of residents and tourists and I’m looking forward to working with the local Spanish authorities and the voluntary sector to ensure Brits can access the support and information they need.”

Sarah-Jane Morris, Consul for Alicante and Madrid, said: “I’m very glad that Sara is taking over in Alicante. Her experience puts her in a great position to make sure we continue to offer a high-quality service to all our customers.”

Sara has lived in Alicante for nine years with her family, having moved to Spain shortly after completing a degree in Spanish and German at Manchester University.

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Our voices are finally heard €750,000 for Villajoyosa Hospital expansion MASSIVE renovation works are finally in the pipeline for Villajoyosa Hospital which will see €750,000 ploughed into a much needed expansion plan.

Residents have asked for extensions to the incredibly important resource for locals for years, but their requests fell on deaf ears as the regional gov-

ernment shelved the original plans.

Now the much-needed project is back on the table with full commitment to bringing residents the service they deserve. A new hospital management team, led by Rosa Louis, met with Altea Mayor Jaume Llinares and Health Councillor

Veronica Lopez to unveil the budget allocation for next year.

Thirty more rooms and 17 extra haemodialysis stations are planned, according to the hospital manager, who said: “These extensions are a necessity and have been requested not only by medical staff but Marina Baja users as well.”

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Denia a UNESCO Creative City IMPECCABLE gastronomic credentials ER B M CE E D

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DENIA has achieved its ambition of becoming a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.

The international body recently revealed the 47 municipalities worldwide that now belong to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the fields of Gastronomy, Literature, Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Cinema, Media Arts and Music.

The network was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with, and amongst, cities and towns that identify creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.

All those belonging to the UCCN work together with the common goal of

DENIA SPECIALITY: Authentic dish Arroz a Banda.

placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans both locally and internationally.

Denia’s mayor Vicent Grimalt congratulated all those involved in the project since 2011, when the organisers made preparations to put forward the town as a candidate in 2014.

The bid was unsuccessful, despite Denia’s impeccable

gastronomic credentials that include Arroz a Banda, saffron rice cooked in a rich stock made from fresh local fish that is served as a separate course.

There was better luck this year, however, and Denia joins two other Spanish cities - Burgos for Gastronomy and Barcelona for Literature – as part of the UNESCO network.

Police nominated CALPE Council has recommended six Local Police officers for the Police Cross of Merit.

The policemen rescued a man of 90 trapped in a fire at his family’s home in the Soliva area. They had to enter the blazing building repeatedly owing to poor visibility but finally succeeded in locating the man and carrying him out in their arms.

The town hall is asking the Generalitat Valenciana regional government for the six men to be decorated for acting above and beyond the call of duty and risking their own lives.

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We have taken such comments to heart and are opening three more local offices now, and a total of six by Easter, showing we are firmly at the heart of the community. From Marbella to Mojacar, Albox to Benissa, Benidorm to Mallorca, Benalmadena to Albir and Benijofar, we will have your local area covered – guaranteed.

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The 18-year-old Motocross fan said: “I wouldn’t make any changes to the company because it is perfect as it is.”

Murphy, who is out and about on his bike constantly, has worked for Almeria Homes for the past 18 months but is thinking about returning to the UK to continue his studies, so his iPad will prove invaluable.

Costa del Sol Eveline Kleyngeld, from Estepona, took home the prize for the Costa del Sol. She likes the puzzles section. “I always turn to them first, so that gave me the idea that the index was very important, so I could find them easily. Then I look at the news, there is always so much to read.”

to us, so early in 2015 we asked our readers what they thought of the EWN. With a winning prize for the best comments of an iPad mini being given away in each of our six regions we asked: “If you were in charge of the EWN for a day, what is the one thing you would do to make it even better than it is?”

ing events be published in advance so readers can participate and enjoy, and not report after the event.”

She was annoyed she missed an event that happened at 3.30pm on the day of publication and she read about it that evening, thus missing it.

This is a very valid point, which the whole editorial team has taken on board. We pledge to strive to print as many upcoming events as possible, although for reasons of space we cannot always do so.

Bill Mullaney, from Alicante Province, would like to see some travel features. He said: “I’d include travel features on

some interesting places in Spain to visit.”

This is something that we have thought about and are delighted to have persuaded travel writer Kevin Pilley to start contributing.

Although he will be writing about some Spanish destinations, we took it a stage further and he will give witty and informative reports from spots all round the world.

Robert Walford from Campoverde (Alicante) came up with an excellent suggestion, shared by several readers. He said: “I would bring in a feature called Parish Pump News bringing input from correspondents

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Our winners Costa Blanca North Over in Javea on the Costa Blanca North, Brian Moreland showed his humour when asked what he would do if he was editor for a day. He quipped: “Immediately sack myself as I’d be useless.”

Looking forward to checking out the iPad, he said it was the first thing he’d ever won, “apart from a turkey we won once on Christmas Eve!”

Axarquía Marcel Van den Huevel from Nerja’s suggestion was to do with team work, something we all recognise as vital at

of local news and items of interest from their village or town.”

We thought it was such a good idea that we are actively recruiting volunteer local correspondents to report on their patch, and are inviting Mr Walford to be one of our first correspondents.

If you would like to have a go then email us at newsdesk @euroweeklynews.com.

Other ideas included increasing the number of distribution points, something we have done.

Should you have any trouble finding a copy of the EWN drop us a line at distribution@ euroweeklynews.com.

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“I have always liked working for happy companies and I think that as the Euro Weekly News is the best English-language newspaper available, they need to make sure that everyone who works there is positive, upbeat and happy in their work.”

Joyce Gallagher from Catral would like to see recipes in the paper. “I always read the paper but I am a keen cook and there are no recipes, so I thought that was a shame and would invite people to send in their favourite recipes.”

Mallorca Congratulations to John Griffiths from Mallorca, who was forthright in his answer: “I would not change anything as I think that you have got things right.” Mr Griffiths, 66 years old, had been coming to Mallorca for 38 years, but retired to Son Ferrer 14 years ago.

His parents had an apartment in Peguera so he had many opportunities to visit Mallorca over the years while he was working for a foreign royal family.

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A temporary reprieve for Abengoa SPANISH banks and HSBC have agreed to lend further funds

By John Smith SPANISH Banks and HSBC have agreed in principale to continue to support Abengoa by lending further funds which will allow it to pay December wages.

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is the amount of money that a consortium of Spanish banks is prepared to lend to Abengoa to allow it to keep going until mid-January.

PLANS: To reduce price differences between regions.

Prada sales are suffering in Asia

By John Smith ALTHOUGH the Devil may wear Prada, people in Asia seem to have turned their backs on the Italian designer brand, and profits for the nine months to October 2015 dropped by an alarming 26.4 per cent to €235 million, compared to €319 million for the same period last year.

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company to put up shares in its US subsidiary Abengoa Yield by way of collateral.

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exactly facing hard times, they are clearly worried, especially as for the last quarter profit fell by 38 per cent. In accordance with tradition, the company will be looking to cut costs.

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Another Ortega purchase AMANCIO ORTEGA, owner of Inditex, has extended his real estate empire by purchasing the historic and protected Haughwout building in New York, just off Broadway at a cost of €133 million.

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Electoral goodies JUST before the country went to the voting stations, the Spanish Government announced that in January, the cost of electricity would fall by 0.7 per cent and natural gas by 3 per cent.

Minister Jose Maria Lassalle confirmed that if reelected and the economic climate was right, his government would reduce some IVA rates to 10 per cent.

Starbucks finally pay up IT has been revealed that Starbucks UK, which is an arm of the world’s largest coffee chains, has stuck to its word and has started to pay significant amounts of tax after averaging just over £500,000 (€700,000) per year over a period of 14 years.

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Stung by widespread criticism and possibly suffering from a customer backlash from its lack of payment, it has seen a jump in profits and has paid £8 million (€11 million) in the past 12 months.

consider their positions if, as appears likely, there is no ‘white knight’ on the horizon to rescue the company and protect their investment.

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Competitor for Amazon THE Spanish department store El Corte Ingles has launched a new online rapid delivery operation in order to try to combat Amazon, which is seeing a steady rise in its business within Spain.

The new service from El Corte Ingles offers two-hour delivery on a series of items in six of the largest Spanish cities, with categories including, computers, and cosmetics.

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BA considers taking off to Spain Photo Credit NATS Press Office flickr

By John Smith ALTHOUGH the Davies Commission concluded in July of this year that a third runway at Heathrow was probably the best option for expansion of flights in and out of London, the government announced in December that a decision had been postponed until the summer of 2016 whilst further analysis is to be undertaken.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said that there was a ‘clear’ case for airport expansion “but it’s vitally important we get the decision right so that it will benefit generations to come.”

This lack of decision has angered a number of British industry leaders, none more so than Willie Walsh, the chief executive of IAG, which owns British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, and has its registered office in Madrid.

He has now warned the government that if it does not make a decision about a third runway at Heathrow soon, then he will look to

AS widely forecast, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on December 16, which was its first increase since 2006.

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expand his business in either Ireland or Spain where the other airlines are based.

Any decision to expand the business in that manner will be to the obvious detriment of the British economy and to the benefit of the Irish and/or Spanish economies.

Writing in the Daily Mail he did not mince his words, saying: “We’re a small island, and this Government looks set to make us even smaller on the world stage. Our leaders bestride the world saying the UK is open for business, but their actions do not match the rhetoric.

“If the Government continues to dither over a new runway, then I’ll move my business elsewhere. We now have airlines in Dublin and Madrid, and can expand our business there, supporting the strengthening Irish and Spanish economies.”

Takeovers continue in the pharmaceuticals sector

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AIRLINE BOSS: Willie Walsh at the controls of a flight simulator.

IT h as b e e n a n inc re dibly bus y year for takeovers in the drug sector, with the latest announced being GlaxoSmithKline taking over HIV drug development assets from Bristol-Myers Squibb for $1.4 billion (€1.3 billion).

GlaxoSmithKline to take over HIV drug development assets from Bristol-Myers Squibb for $1.4 bn

According to financial software company Dealogic, which assists in many of these takeovers, global deals in the pharmaceutical industry have reached $677.5 billion

DRUG GIANT: GlaxoSmithKline headquarters UK.

(€625 billion) which is an increase of 64 per cent over 2014 and is much greater than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of many countries around the world.

At the same time, 32-year-old Martin Shkreli, former hedge fund manager turned CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals and said to be the most hated man in America, was arrested on securities fraud charges.

Shkreli, described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as being responsible for a ‘trifecta of lies, deceit and greed,’ is accused of running a Ponzi scheme.

He is, however, perhaps best known for increasing the price of Daraprim, the HIV drug marketed by the company he took over by more than 5,000 per cent.

Shkreli did reduce the price of t he dr ug sl i ght l y af t er m ass protests but then complained that he should have actually charged more than his original price.

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No more round pounds as they will be withdrawn from circulation DECEMBER 16 saw the production of the last ever British round pound by the Royal Mint. It will be introducing a new pound coin, which it claims is the ‘most secure coin in the world,’ in 2017.

Whilst there will be considerable expense involved in producing and using this new coin, bearing in mind the number of vending and other machines which accept coins, the government was disturbed by the ease with which the old pound could be counterfeited. Conservative estimates suggest that there are 45 million forgeries in circulation.

The new pound coin is based on the design of the old threepenny bit (3d), which was 12-sided, and it is intended that this new coin will be produced in bi-metal format (like the existing £2 coin) in similar size to the existing pound coin but incorporating special technology to combat counterfeiters.

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By John Smith

The obverse will continue to carry the effigy of the monarch and the first reverse design has been chosen from a nationwide competition with the winner being a 15-year-old boy from Walsall.

It is estimated that the introduction of the new coin and the withdrawal and destruction of the original round pound will cost the government something in the region of £20 million (€28 million) and judging from past experience there are

Current pound coin is too easy to be counterfeited 45 million fakes are in circulation

CURRENCY CHANGE: Round pound coins will be replaced with 12-sided ones.

likely to be delays and teething troubles before the coin is accepted throughout the country.

Ironically, the original project title for the new pound coin was iSIS, which was still in use as recently as 2014.

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What the hell have we done?

WE’VE brought people into our society who are totally alien to the Christian celebration LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

AND so this is Christmas and what the hell have we done? What we’ve done, is to bring hundreds of thousands of individuals into our society who not only couldn’t give a damn, but are totally alien to the whole Christian celebration.

Instead of the normal warm feelings of unity and goodwill, we have now managed to introduce into our midst a bunch of aliens, most of whom would prefer to see the whole event banned altogether. And you can feel it. Something is missing.

Great chunks of our towns and cities are not only ignoring the whole joyous occasion, but are no doubt decrying it. And still they arrive in droves.

Yet another section of our western culture and lifestyle is being eroded by immigrants, many of whom are at best cowardly deserters and at worst Islamic terrorists

TRAVELLING EXPERIENCE: The whole thing is now a security-blighted nightmare. infiltering our society with a view to spreading death and destruction among us.

Slowly but surely the Islamic extremists are bringing more and more gloom into our existence. Flying used to be great fun.

How many can remember when the plane reached cruising height the pilots would open the door and invite all and sundry into the cockpit for a magical treat?

The whole travelling experience is now

a security-blighted nightmare. Tubes, buses, even music concerts and sporting occasions, are overshadowed by the possibility that some of its attendees may never see their loved ones again. Is this what our forefathers gave life and limb for? We’ve insulted their memories.

In our complacency, we have wasted the precious sacrifices they gave to ensure we would live in a democracy, not afraid to speak out, free and safe from danger in the sanctuary of our homelands.

Our leaders have betrayed them all.

And for those of you who still feel we should let all these people in regardless, I’ve just read a report of 52 tonnes of arms and ammunition, found by the Greek border control in imported containers meant to be holding furniture to ‘make life bearable’ and ‘ease the discomfort’ of the ‘refugees’.

Well I hope this ‘offends’ all of them.

Happy Christmas Keep the faith Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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The best of Cassandra Nash JUNE VOTERS demand exemplary behaviour from those they elect.

Once politicians are in office they must be Caesar’s wife, not Cleopatra. Edition 1564

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

JANUARY JIHADISTS claim that Spain was originally theirs, conveniently forgetting that the Romans were here first. Thankfully Italy has so far refrained from cla i m i n g t e r r i t orial rig h ts .

Edition 1542 FEBRUARY THE Partido Popular (PP) should examine its unswerving loyalty to its high-ranking politicians linked to scandals. Double standards are self-indulgence in an election year. Edition 1548 MARCH “I ’ M h e r e t o g i v e ex p la n ations, not affection,” Finance minister Cristobal Montoro said.

It’s an oxymoron, but that’s one sincere politician. Edition 1553

JULY PODEMOS second-in-charge Iñigo Erejon called Greece’s ‘no to austerity’ vote a triumph for democracy in the birthplace of democracy. Fitting, then, that this will be only a Pyrrhic victory.

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CRISTOBAL MONTORO: One sincere politician.

APRIL PODEMOS regional election candidates were democraticallychosen by party members, yet only two are women. Is gender equality less important to voters than political leaders believe?

Edition 1556

MAY ARTUR MAS, who wants to guide Cataluña towards indepe nde nc e , routine ly forge ts that Catalan nationalism does not automatically entail separatism.

Edition 1561

AUGUST NATIONAL MPs claimed €2.6 million in travel expenses between January and July. The parliament chamber usually looks empty so how do they manage to spend that much getting there? Editon 1572 SEPTEMBER CHURCHILL said that ‘to jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.’ Sixty-one years later

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UK and EU citizens recover money from Spanish taxman PUNITIVE Inheritance Tax charges can be reclaimed THE Spanish government has started to repay millions of euros to British holiday homeowners who were hit with punitive Inheritance Tax charges.

The tax charge – which in many cases was as much as a third of the property’s value – has been levied on up to 30,000 Britons inheriting a holiday home in Spain, according to research by the Spanish solicitors Spanish Legal Reclaims.

The Spanish government has now hastily changed its Inheritance Tax law after the European Court of Justice ruled the legislation - which exempted residents from the charge - was discriminatory.

Under the law, Spanish residents were exempted from up to 99 per cent of the tax charge, while homeowners living abroad had to pay the full amount within six months of inheriting.

With more Britons owning holiday homes in Spain than any other nationality, UK citizens were disproportionately affected.

The average repayment is €25,000, according to Spanish Legal Reclaims, a Barcelona-based law firm which specialises in helping non-residents to reclaim overpaid tax.

Spain’s president, Mariano Rajoy and Artur Mas could give that a try. Edition 1577 OCTOBER CIUDADANOS are creeping up on the PP and PSOE in the opinion polls. Appropriately the general election is set for December 20 and the pantomime season with its cry of ‘He’s behind you!’ Edition 1582 NOVEMBER DOES being a paid-up PP or PSOE member impair a judge’s impartiality? Opinions and prejudices are a mindset, not a standing order at the bank.

Edition 1586 DECEMBER SIXTY-FOUR per cent of Catalans prefer EU membership to independence. And Artur Mas, who wants to be president of an independent Cataluña, gets no for an answer time after time but won’t listen. Edition 1587

About Spanish Legal Reclaims Spanish Legal Reclaims S.L. is a law firm specialising in legal reclaims from the Spanish tax authorities. Founded in 2011, its legal team are experts in Spanish and European tax law, and act on behalf of clients from across the EU. It offers its services on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis to non-residents of Spain who have paid Inheritance Tax on a Spanish property. It currently has a 100% success rate, with all clients receiving a tax refund (plus interest) within six to eight months of making a claim.

residents who inherited a Spanish property during the past five years can claim back the tax they paid – but doing so is a complex and daunting task, as there is no single form to fill in.

“Inheritors can only claim once and there are time limits for claiming, so it’s essential they seek expert legal advice to ensure they get it right first time.”

TAX REFUND: Consult an EU tax expert to find out if you have a claim.

Luis Cuervo, CEO of Spanish Legal Reclaims, comments: “Losing a loved one is hard enough, but to then receive an unfair tax bill rubs salt in

the wound. Yet for years this is what happened to thousands of Britons inheriting holiday homes in Spain. Spain’s authorities have agreed that non-

For more information about claiming back your inheritance tax contact: Donna Knight Spanish Legal Reclaims Tel Spain: (0034) 936 804 563 UK: 0845 680 3849 Email: info@spanishlegalreclaims.com www.spanishlegalreclaims.com

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Inspector Morse Midsomer Murders Endeavour Crime drama series about the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse.

Corrie: The Road to Coronation Street 6.53pm, December 9th 1960, Granada Studios, Manchester.

Inspector Morse A Touch of Frost Set in the town of Denton, this police drama series focuses on Detective Inspector Frost and his long-suffering Superintendent Harry Mullett.

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Poseidon The Maze Runner Jupiter Ascending Taken 3 Cloverfield Everest: Sky Movies Special Poseidon The Maze Runner Jupiter Ascending Taken 3 Cloverfield

Alien Autopsy Road Trip: Beer Pong The Waterboy Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Dumb and Dumber To The Waterboy When Harry Met Sally Mrs. Doubtfire Dumb and Dumber To Road Trip: Beer Pong The Rocky Horror Picture Show When Harry Met Sally Stir Crazy

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4:50pm Avengers: Age of Ultron The Avengers reassemble in order to take down terrifying new enemy Ultron.

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Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

9:05am A Grizzly New Year's Tale 9:35am Almost Naked Animals 10:10am Horrid Henry 10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal 11:30am Judge Rinder 12:30pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

1:25pm Celebrity Squares 2:10pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:25pm Dr. No 4:35pm Midsomer Murders 6:35pm Wild River with Ray Mears 7:40pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Gino's Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Big Quiz 11:00pm ITV News 11:15pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:20am American Pie: The Wedding

7:35am Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 8:50am Natural World 9:50am Viva Las Vegas 11:15am Darcey's Ballet Heroes 12:15pm New Year's Day Concert Live From Vienna 2016 1:45pm Little Women 3:40pm The Eagle Has Landed 5:50pm Gorilla Family and Me 6:50pm The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message 6:55pm The Terminal 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm The Many Faces of Ronnie Corbett 10:30pm The One Ronnie 11:20pm Catch Me If You Can 1:30am Shadow of a Doubt 3:15am Top Gear 4:15am Hugh's War on Waste Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall is on a mission to find out why the UK wastes so much food.

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A Good Day to Die Hard Bruce Willis returns to his role as wisecracking cop John McClane.

Rude Tube Damien: Omen II Friday Night Dinner You Deserve This House Location, Location, Location

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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Milkshake! Bop Box Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat Milkshake Monkey Wanda and the Alien Thomas and Friends Carry on Cabby Harry and the Hendersons Dracula: Dead and Loving It Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes World's Strongest Man Final 2015 Christmas with the Double Acts An Audience with Ken Dodd Britain's Favourite Stand-Up Comedian Super Casino Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild House Doctor

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What is the key to keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Ignore them!

A LIST of ideas that should be smashed to smithereens and avoided at all costs Nora Johnson

5. Product placement on TV, in books. (Oops. In one novel in my own thriller series, one cigarette brand is named, I don’t smoke. Honestly!)

6. Slebs. All those sanctimonious ‘celebrities’, who tell us how to run our lives whilst failing to realise just how dysfunctional their own are.

7. Spam. Got spammed by a message purporting to be anti-spam but which came from a site advertising, yes you guessed it, Viagra, fake Rolexes. So please, anti-spam software that works. Just get it done.

8. Wish lists that are never, ahem, fulfilled. Ah, well, there’s always next year’s … it’s being so cheerful that keeps me going! Happy New Year!

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

I LOVE lists. Especially lists in alphabetical order. In fact, I love them so much I’ll share with you my latest for 2016. About New Year’s resolutions that should be smashed to smithereens, and what you should avoid at all costs.

1. Cookery shows on TV. Cook a gourmet meal in 30 minutes? Well, with superb knife skills, zillions of exotic ingredients and a professional kitchen/chef at your disposal. Simples!

2. Kids’ carol concerts. Maybe I’m in a minority but I can’t stand carol concerts with five-year-olds singing tunelessly and one little brat taking over as if auditioning for the X Factor.

3. Loudmouths. Who immediately comes to mind? Trumpeting his own

LISTS: I love them, especially in alphabetical order. loudmouth? Well, Donald Trump, naturally. Not to mention his ego, enough of that to make topless calendar boy Vladimir Putin look self-effacing.

Talk about dumping Trump from the UK, how about some others, too? Like

Jean-Claude Juncker, who’s forever pontificating to Brits how they should run their country, when he’s made such a shambles of running the EU. Who would you ban? Feel free to add your own names either online un-

der this piece, or in the newspaper.

4. Piped muzak in stores, especially Christmas jingles. Stores spend millions on what customers see but zilch on what they hear. Poor assistants have to endure it all year long.

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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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pm BBC News 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm Darts 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm Mastermind Celebrity Special 6:40pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 7:00pm Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong 8:10pm Iron Man 3 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm The National Lottery Live 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents highlights from the first Premier League matches of 2016.

1:00am Black Death 2:35am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:10am Race to Super Bowl 50 8:00am The Valley of Gwangi 9:35am Merrill's Marauders 11:10am Animal Park 12:10pm Natural World 1:00pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:30pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 2:15pm Talking Pictures 2:55pm Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4:40pm Coast 5:30pm Darts 6:40pm Natural World 7:40pm Flog It! 8:40pm The Many Faces of Ronnie Corbett 9:40pm Dad's Army 10:10pm Leningrad and the Orchestra That Defied Hitler 11:40pm QI XL 12:25am Darts 1:15am Darts 3:15am Horror Hospital 4:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

9:30am Thunderbirds are Go 10:00am The Tom and Jerry Show 10:15am The Tom and Jerry Show 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:15am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:30pm Catchphrase 3:15pm Off Their Rockers 3:45pm From Russia with Love 6:00pm Panda Babies 7:00pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm Ninja Warrior UK 9:00pm Take Me Out 10:00pm The Dark Knight 11:05pm ITV News and Weather 11:25pm The Dark Knight 1:15am Jackpot247

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:55am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50pm The Big Quiz 1:50pm Catchphrase 2:30pm The Little Vampire 4:30pm Horrid Henry: The Movie 6:25pm Liar Liar 8:05pm Evan Almighty 10:00pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 1:00am American Pie 2:50am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3:15am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Matt Edmondson narrates a funny selection of TV and home video clips featuring Guinness World Records.

3:40am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

8:00pm 8:10pm 9:15pm 10:10pm 11:45pm 12:10am 12:30am 12:50am 1:15am 1:35am 2:00am 2:20am 2:50am 3:20am 3:50am 4:20am

Great TV Mistakes Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Sherlock Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Together Together Together Together Together

9:00pm Castles: Britain's Fortified History 10:00pm The Young Montalbano 11:50pm The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill 12:50am Kate Bush at the BBC 1:50am An Evening with Glen Campbell 3:10am Country at the BBC 4:40am This is BBC Four

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In Loving Memory Where the Heart is Where the Heart is The Royal The Royal

By Royal Appointment Emma Foyle's War Columbo Midsomer Murders Foyle's War Lewis Feature-length drama following on from the Inspector Morse series.

Marchlands Chilling drama about three families who live in the same remote house in different time periods.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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7:10am How I Met Your Mother 7:30am The War of the Worlds 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am True Grit 12:40pm Thunderbirds 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Channel 4 News 5:20pm The Simpsons 5:50pm Mission: Impossible 7:50pm Mission: Impossible II 10:00pm The World's Greatest Spy Movies 11:35pm Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2:00am Marley Kevin Macdonald's documentary explores the life, cultural influence and legacy of Bob Marley.

4:30am TFI Friday: New Year Special Chris Evans welcomes in the new year with an exciting mix of features, raucous stunts and top guests.

9:15am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:30am Wanda and the Alien 9:45am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am The Saturday Show 12:30pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 1:30pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 2:25pm Columbo Goes to the Guillotine 4:20pm Columbo: Candidate for Crime 6:15pm The Hunt for Hitler's Missing Millions 7:10pm World War II in Colour 8:00pm Ben Fogle in Winter Wonderland 9:00pm Building the Ice Hotel 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Football League Tonight 11:30pm 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows 12:55am Access 1:00am Super Casino

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

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Tommy Cooper Ax Men Ax Men Formula E: Sound of the Future Kojak Kojak Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Storage Wars Spartacus Stanley Kubrick's critically acclaimed historical epic, set in 73 BC, about a violent slave rebellion Superman Oscar-winning fantasy based on the classic comic strip, portraying the early years of the Man of Steel.

Space Cowboys Magnum Force Inside Man The Store

Stealth Executive Decision Air Force One Top Gun Snakes on a Plane Executive Decision Air Force One Top Gun Snakes on a Plane Turbulence Stealth

12:40pm Superfast 2:25pm Blazing Saddles 4:10pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 5:45pm The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 7:20pm Top Secret 9:00pm Hot Shots!

10:30pm Hot Shots! Part Deux 12:00am Superfast 1:45am Jackass: The Movie 3:25am Jackass: Number Two 5:05am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

7:00am 7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 9:05am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:25pm 5:00pm 5:25pm 7:30pm 10:00pm 12:15am 1:05am 1:55am 2:25am 2:55am 3:30am

Rude(Ish) Tube Bad(Ish) Robots Troy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Made in Chelsea Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me Rude(Ish) Tube Toy Story of Terror Toy Story Toons Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Casper The Big Bang Theory The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Gogglebox Gogglebox The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd

7:00am The Loft Five married guys use a penthouse loft to live secret lives, but things get badly out of hand.

9:00am Home A loveable alien on the run from his own species makes friends with an adventurous young girl.

10:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 11:00am Big Hero 6 1:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 3:45pm Top Five 5:30pm Big Hero 6 7:15pm Home 9:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 11:15pm Top Five 1:00am The Loft 3:00am The Marine 4: Moving Target 4:45am Chappie Special 5:00am I Origins

SATURDAY TV

6:00am Premier League Legends 6:30am Sporting Triumphs 6:45am Sporting Triumphs 7:00am Fantasy Football Club, the 22 Merse Meets Tony Adams 8:30am Barclays Premier League Review 9:00am Game Changers 9:30am Fantasy Football Club, the 22 Merse Meets Tony Adams 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Scottish Premiership 3:45pm Pro 12 Rugby 6:00pm Ford Saturday Night Football 9:00pm World Darts Championship 12:30am SNF: Match Choice 2:00am SNF: Match Choice 3:30am SNF: Match Choice 5:00am Sporting Triumphs 5:15am Sporting Triumphs 5:30am Sporting Triumphs 5:45am Sporting Triumphs

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

Cricket The opening day of the second Test between South Africa and England at Newlands in Cape Town.

Cricket's Greatest Pro 12 Rugby Sporting Rivalries Series profiling some of the greatest sporting rivalries of all time.

SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice Cricket

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Breakfast Match of the Day Wanted Down Under Homes Under the Hammer Money for Nothing Bargain Hunt BBC News Britain's Muslim Soldiers Eat Well for Less Escape to the Country Billionaire Boy Songs of Praise Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough BBC News BBC London News Countryfile Still Open All Hours Antiques Roadshow War and Peace BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 The Road Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

9:15am Countryfile 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45am Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 12:30pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Darts 6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm The Great History Quiz: The Tudors 8:00pm The Millionaire's Gift Guide 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm My Mediterranean with Adrian Chiles 11:00pm Charlie Brooker's End of Year Review 2015 12:00am Abz on the Christmas Farm 12:30am Darts 1:20am Darts 3:20am Countryfile 4:15am Holby City 5:15am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

9:05am The Aquabats! Super Show!

9:30am A Grizzly New Year's Tale 10:00am The Tom and Jerry Show 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Murder, She Wrote 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:40pm Catchphrase 3:25pm Ninja Warrior UK 4:25pm Goldfinger 6:35pm ITV News London 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Ninja Warrior UK 8:00pm Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure 12:20am Rugby Highlights

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am You've Been Framed!

7:35am Emmerdale Omnibus Aaron's alibi falls apart. Cain's plan backfires. Ross comes under suspicion.

10:25am Coronation Street Omnibus Liz advises Johnny to come clean. Carla and Robert's worlds collide. Who is kissing who at midnight?

1:25pm Take Me Out 2:30pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 3:30pm Evan Almighty 5:35pm Jurassic Park 8:00pm Nanny McPhee 10:00pm The Shawshank Redemption 12:55am The Faculty 2:55am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3:20am The Hot Desk 3:30am Teleshopping

7:00am 9:00am 10:30am 11:15am 12:15pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:55pm 3:55pm 4:25pm 5:25pm 6:00pm

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8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:25pm 11:55pm 12:20am 12:40am 1:05am 1:25am 1:55am 2:25am

Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Shrek The Third Russell Howard's Good News Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! Russell Howard's Good News Russell Howard's Good News Footballers, Sex, Money: What's Gone Wrong?

7:15am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:30pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:55pm 4:55pm 6:40pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:30am 1:30am

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Treasures of Heaven Westminster Abbey Citizen Kane Talking Pictures The Richest Songs in the World Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia Westminster Abbey Britain on Film This is BBC Four

On the Buses Fresh Fields Emma Heartbeat Heartbeat Columbo The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Foyle's War Midsomer Murders The Cruise Ship The Cruise Ship The Royal Variety Performance Lewis And Then There Were None Where the Heart is Drama series following the lives of community nurses in a small Yorkshire town.

Heartbeat Drama series set in a Yorkshire village during the 1960s.

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The Parent Trap Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Jungle 2 Jungle A Monster in Paris Channel 4 News Fantastic Four Walking the Himalayas Deutschland 83 Gogglebox The Rich Kids of Instagram How the Rich Live Longer Hollyoaks Omnibus Peri fears that she's being lied to by her family again, and searches for the truth.

Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me

9:10am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:40am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:55am Wanda and the Alien 10:10am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:20am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Football League Tonight 1:00pm Fail Army 1:30pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 2:30pm Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 3:30pm The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep 5:35pm 5 News Weekend 5:45pm Snow White 7:25pm Cinderella 9:00pm Legally Blonde 11:00pm Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2015 1:40am Super Casino 4:10am World's Strongest Man 2015 5:00am House Doctor

Ax Men Ax Men Ax Men Legacy! The 2015 Rugby World Cup Minder Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Destry Cheyenne Autumn Rio Bravo Rugby Highlights The Krays Public Enemies Ax Men Series following the work of North American lumberjacks as they risk their lives to cut timber.

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5:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 8:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 11:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2:30am The Condemned 4:30am The Anomaly

8:40am Son of the Mask 10:20am Baby's Day Out 12:05pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 1:45pm The Wedding Ringer 3:30pm Life 5:20pm Baby's Day Out 7:05pm Get Smart 9:00pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 10:45pm The Wedding Ringer 12:30am Better Living Through Chemistry 2:05am Revenge for Jolly!

3:35am Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

7:00am 7:20am 7:40am 8:00am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am

SUNDAY TV

Rude(Ish) Tube Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Hollyoaks Omnibus Space Chimps Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back Toy Story Toons Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Big Bang Theory Johnny English Reborn Tattoo Fixers The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd Gogglebox How I Met Your Mother

7:00am SNF: Match Choice 8:30am SNF: Match Choice 10:00am The Sunday Supplement 11:30am Goals on Sunday 1:30pm Ford Super Sunday 4:30pm Ford Super Sunday 7:30pm World Darts Championship The final from the PDC William Hill World Darts Championship.

10:30pm Sporting Triumphs 10:45pm Sporting Triumphs An in-depth look at one of Joe Calzaghe's career defining moments.

11:00pm Ford Football Special Action from the Barclays Premier League as Crystal Palace host London rivals Chelsea.

12:25am Cricket Day two of the third Test between Australia and the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

7:00am The Loft 8:50am Avengers: Age of Ultron 11:20am Home 1:00pm Top Five 2:45pm Avengers: Age of Ultron 5:10pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 7:20pm Home 9:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 11:15pm Top Five 1:00am The Loft 3:00am The Marine 4: Moving Target 4:45am Chappie Special The stars of Neill Blomkamp's latest sci-fi thriller talk about the making of the film.

5:00am I Origins A biologist studying the evolution of the eye makes a potentially lifechanging discovery.

7:00am Cricket 8:30am Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

9:00am Cricket The second day of the second Test on England's tour of South Africa.

5:30pm Cricket Australia and West Indies meet in the opening day of the third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.

6:30pm NFL New Year American football from week 17 of the NFL. 10:00pm NFL New Year American football from week 17 of the NFL. 2:00am NFL New Year American football from week 17 of the NFL. 5:30am Football Gold

10:30am 11:00am 1:30pm 3:05pm 4:45pm 5:10pm 5:40pm 6:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:40am 1:15am 1:50am 2:20am 3:10am

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Holiday 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Father Brown 3:30pm For What It's Worth 4:15pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 12:45am The Graham Norton Show

7:15am Homes Under the Hammer 8:15am Escape to the Continent 9:15am Stick Man 9:45am Thief Trackers 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm Britain's First Photo Album 1:30pm My Life in Books 2:00pm Darts 5:15pm Coast 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 11:00pm Insert Name Here 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Darts 1:05am Darts 3:05am Darcey's Ballet Heroes 4:05am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip

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 Griff's Great Britain 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm When Ant and Dec Met the Prince 11:30pm ITV News 12:10am Emergency! Trains v Weather 1:10am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am 7:10am 8:00am 9:05am 9:35am 10:05am 10:35am 11:20am 12:20pm 1:10pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 4:40pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 7:50pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:55am 1:25am 1:55am 2:30am 3:25am

The Hot Desk The Cube Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Richie Rich The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out The Hot Desk You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men FHM American Pie Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Safeword FHM Teleshopping

10:00pm I Know What You Weighed Last Summer 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Siblings 12:00am American Dad! 12:45am Family Guy 1:30am Siblings 2:00am I Know What You Weighed Last Summer 3:00am Young, Trans and Looking for Love 4:00am I Know What You Weighed Last Summer

8:30pm Sorry!

9:00pm The End of the World?

A Horizon Guide to Armageddon 10:00pm To Boldly Go 11:00pm Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks 11:55pm Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 1:25am The First World War From Above

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

3:30am

Rising Damp Inspector Morse Wycliffe Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Wycliffe Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Man About the House Rising Damp On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Law and Order: UK Case Sensitive And Then There Were None ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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7:20am How I Met Your Mother 7:45am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:30am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pm Four in a Bed 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Four in a Bed 1:40pm Four in a Bed 2:10pm Four in a Bed 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Food Unwrapped Diet Special 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm Rich Kids Go Shopping 12:05am Tattoo Fixers 1:10am What Britain Bought in 2015

9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Snow 2:15pm Fail Army 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:20pm A Trace of Danger 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

7:55pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm Sinkholes: Buried Alive 10:00pm World's Toughest Prison 11:00pm 14 Years on Death Row 12:00am The Next Three Days Super Casino Challenge

7:00am Football's Greatest: Ronaldo 7:05am The Big Match Revisited 7:55am Minder 8:50am The Professionals 9:50am Magnum, P.I. 10:55am Alias Smith and Jones 12:00pm Duck Dynasty 12:30pm Duck Dynasty 12:55pm Ax Men 1:50pm Minder 2:55pm The Professionals 3:55pm Magnum, P.I. 4:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm Minder 7:00pm The Professionals 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Storage Wars Texas 10:30pm Storage Wars Texas 11:00pm Passenger 57 12:50am Rugby Highlights 1:50am Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey 3:35am Nitro Circus

7:00am The 6th Day 9:15am The Longest Day 12:20pm Bad Asses on the Bayou 2:00pm The Terminator 4:00pm Clash of the Titans 6:00pm The Longest Day 9:00pm The Terminator 11:00pm Clash of the Titans 1:00am Bad Asses on the Bayou 2:30am The 6th Day

7:00am 8:45am 10:25am 12:10pm 1:40pm 3:30pm 5:30pm 7:05pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

Jack Frost Arthur Brewster's Millions Idiocracy Dumb and Dumber To Superbad The Waterboy Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Dumb and Dumber To Superbad Shanghai Noon

7:00am 7:50am 8:35am 9:30am 10:35am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Made in Chelsea Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rude(Ish) Tube Bad(Ish) Robots Troy Charmed Charmed The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Scream Queens The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Big Hero 6 Special 7:30am The Marine 4: Moving Target 9:15am The Loft Five married guys use a penthouse loft to live secret lives, but things get badly out of hand.

11:15am Top Five 1:15pm Home A loveable alien on the run from his own species makes friends with an adventurous young girl.

3:00pm I Origins 5:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 7:15pm Home 9:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 11:15pm Top Five 1:00am The Loft 2:50am The Marine 4: Moving Target 4:25am I Origins

MONDAY TV

7:00am Cricket 8:30am IPL Greatest Catches 2015 8:45am Cricket Classics 9:00am Cricket's Greatest 9:30am Big Bash League 1:00pm Football League Goals 2:00pm Football Gold 2:15pm Football Gold 2:30pm Goals on Sunday 3:30pm Football League Goals 4:30pm Football Gold 4:45pm Football Gold 5:00pm Goals on Sunday 6:00pm Fantasy Football Club Hlts 21 (Tony Adams Special) 6:30pm Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 7:30pm Football's Greatest 8:00pm Boys of 9:30pm Ford Mnf: 1966 Special 11:00pm Boys of 12:30am Football's Greatest 1:00am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 2:00am Fantasy Football Club Hlts 21 (Tony Adams Special)

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 5:30pm 6:30pm

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Cricket Cricket Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time.

Cricket's Greatest Cricket Day three of the second Test between South Africa and England at Newlands in Cape Town.

Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket Day three of the third Test between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground.

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GLOBELINK have been providing specialist travel insurance policies for many years and offer a unique combination of personal service, sensible cover and security including a 24-hour multilingual emergency service. This enables you to relax and enjoy your holiday with the comfort of knowing that you will be looked after by experts if things go wrong.

Travel insurance cover used to be a problem for Brits living in Spain. Most UK insurers will only offer cover if you live in UK, and Spanish insurers provide very restricted cover at an enormous premium. That’s all changed. Globelink International is a UK based travel insurance specialist, authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and approved by EU Regulators.

Globelink have become the leading provider of annual multi-trip policies and also single trip cover for people living in all EU countries. The policy is written in English and the premiums are the same irrespective of which country you live in. It is not necessary for you to have formal residential documents.

In view of recent events, we believe that our clients should be insured for emergency medical expenses and repatriation should they be injured as a result of a terrorist attack, and our underwriters have agreed to include this cover.

Cover for many pre-existing medical conditions are included, others may require you to make a quick telephone call to ensure you will be insured in the event of a reoccurrence, or in case it causes you to cancel a pre-booked holiday. If you have a pre-existing medical condition you can either accept that the policy will not cover you for claims related to that particu-

GLOBELINK: The leading provider of multi-trip policies. lar condition, or you can speak to Globelink’s Medical Screening Service who may or may not agree to include additional cover for an extra premium, depending upon their assessment.

Most hazardous activities are covered as standard and higher risk activities can often be

included for an extra charge.

Globelink annual multi-trip policies give cover for an unlimited number of trips with a choice of cover Worldwide or for Europe only.

You can select from policies giving a maximum individual trip duration of 17, 31, 45, 60, 90 or 120 days. This is reduced to a maximum of 60 days for people aged 66 to 71 and 31 days if you are aged between 71 and 74.

Policies for single trips are available for periods from one day to 15 months, but only up to six months for people aged from 66 to 84.

Remember, if you live in Spain your travel insurance might be invalid if it does not cover the entire duration of your return trip from the date you leave Spain, until the date you arrive back in Spain.

For an instant quote and to arrange cover securely online, enabling you to print your policy documents immediately, by visiting www. globelink.co.uk or you can telephone Globelink on 0044 135 369 9082 or their Spanish link line on 966 265 000 or 951 242 434.

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870 - Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army.

1066 - King Harald of England crowned.

1431 - Joan of Arc handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon.

1640 - Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule.

1642 - King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament.

1651 - Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland.

1762 - England declares war on Spain & Naples.

1776 - Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag.

1781 - Bank of North America, the first US bank opens.

1818 - Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’ is published.

1833 - Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic.

1835 - Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first book of fairy tales.

1907 - For first time a ball drops at Times Square to signal the new year.

1913 - Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm in Transvaal, South Africa.

1946 – US President Harry Truman officially proclaims the end of WWII. 1958 - BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7h 57m.

1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland.

1965 - Martin Luther King Jr begins a drive to register black voters.

1968 - Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar’s Palace Fountain.

1969 - Australian Rupert Murdoch gains control of the News of the World'.

1979 - Sid Vicious’ trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen begins.

1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM. 1999 - Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President.

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Loic Remy, January 2, Footballer, 29 French striker who joined Queens Park Rangers in 2013 after spending three years with Marseille and is now part of the Chelsea FC set up. He has also played for the French national team.

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Michael Stipe, January 4, Singer, 56 Former front man and singer of American independent rock group R.E.M. Also known for his political activism.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you. Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change. It is possible that a change is not required so much as a different approach. It is not essential to put all your eggs in one basket.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A conversation with a colleague brings insights into how others live and it is quite an eye-opener.

Friendships are particularly important this week.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet. Perhaps you would like to write a book: memoirs, for instance, take up a craft or paint.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Being very much in demand for your talents this week means less

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(December 22 - January 20)

It’s a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings.

Consider raising some money and having fun by indulging in a garage or car boot sale.

time to spend socially, so it’s important to make time for loved ones at the weekend. Someone seeking your advice may simply be seeking your approval for an action they will take anyway.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There may be some opposition to your ideas as Pluto turns this week. Perhaps your natural charm just doesn’t seem to be working.

As you have helped others in the past, make it clear that you expect a bit of co-operation.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is a week when progress is fast and plans run ahead. Try new ideas and seek information to hone your knowledge. An organisation that is new to you offers insight and social involvement. An offer that thrusts you into the limelight would be to your advantage.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been

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2. David Dinkins was sworn in as which US city’s first black mayor on January 1, 1990?

3. Entertaining Mr Sloane (1964), Loot (1965) and What the Butler Saw (1969) are all plays written by which English playwright and author, who was born in Leicester on January 1, 1933?

4. Euro banknotes and coins became legal tender in 12 of the European Union’s member states on January 1 in which year?

5. Riga is the capital of which Baltic republic that became the 18th member of the Eurozone on January 1, 2014?

6. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Joseph Allen McDonald, who was born in Washington DC on January 1, 1942, was the lead singer of which 1960s psychedelic rock group?

7. Which British cricket journalist and a past President of the MCC, who died on January 1, 2013, was known as CMJ? 8. Which central midfield player, born in Stevenage on January 1, 1992, made his Arsenal first team debut in 2008, becoming the club’s youngest ever league debutant at the age of 16 years, 256 days?

9. Which French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer, best known for his signature songs, including Louise, Mimi, Valentine and Thank Heaven for Little Girls, died on January 1, 1972, aged 63?

10. With what type of music would you principally associate Milt Jackson, who was born in Detroit on January 1, 1923?

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YOUR STARS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Spirituality seeps right through the week. As you are feeling particularly sensuous, invite someone special to dinner or on a trip. Visit garden centres and plan ahead. The colours and perfumes will be particularly pleasing.

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looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A strong and exciting romantic feeling flows through the week, which is fitting as Valentine's Day comes round again next month. Someone returning from a trip makes you smile and boosts your spirit. People who have been a little bossy finally realise that you will not rise to the bait.

1. J EDGAR HOOVER, 2. NEW YORK, 3. JOE ORTON, 4. 2002, 5.

LATVIA, 6. COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH, 7. CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS, 8. JACK WILSHERE, 9. MAURICE CHEVALIER, 10. JAZZ

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

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 13 Excellent: 16

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION echt etch hens hues hunt huts shun shut such tech then thus tush chess chest chute hunts shuns shunt shuts tench tenth thens chests chutes shunts stench tenths tushes chestnut CHESTNUTS

Vulnicura Björk Released January 2015, by One Little Indian Records.

Although Vulnicura, the ninth studio album

by Icelandic musician and singer Björk has been out for a year now, it gained widespread acclaim from critics and is well worth listening to again. It was produced by Björk, who said, “The album expresses my feelings before and after the breakup with Matthew Barney and the healing process.”

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1 Custard, 5 Bards, 8 Elation, 9 Ladle, 10 Scrub, 11 Elegant, 12 Sacred, 14 Master, 17 Avocado, 19 Stall, 22 Loads, 23 Narrate, 24 Scent, 25 Clarets.

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Cryptic Across 1 Christmas visitors can include one conjuror (8) 5 Fiasco deep in computer instruction (4) 8 Roman emperor confined in one room (4) 9 End a hotel employee strike (8) 10 Got better after the morning was over (7) 12 A novice gets a large amount of grant (5) 13 British capital held by vigilant prince (6) 15 Discovers escapism in poetry (6) 17 Calls the conditions (5) 18 Land transformed into sea (7) 22 Actress Gloria comes to German capital for final appearance (4,4) 23 Depressed plumage (4) 24 The last word in a team entry (4) 25 Words of condolence may be expensive, darling (4,4) Down 1 The state of a man not getting upset (7) 2 Wolf in ravine (5) 3 Is little Susan having children? (5) 4 None can alter this element (4) 6 Wise words they utter could be so clear (7) 7 Maintain former monarch’s car (5) 11 Female resident of island or isthmus? (5)

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1 Chess, 2 Stair, 3 Amiable, 4 Dancer, 5 Belle, 6 Radiant, 7 Shelter, 12 Stables, 13 Chorale, 15 Austria, 16 Cognac, 18 Asset, 20 Awake, 21 Leeks.

QUICK 12 Proficient in a small department (5) 14 It obstructs gunners in a boat (7) 16 You’ll turn nuts if you use it (7) 17 A Scot translating one of Puccini’s operas (5) 19 A letter for Socrates (5) 20 Putting one’s head in this may make one so wretched (5) 21 Brave, we hear he’s out in cricket (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents H and 7 represents Q, so fill in H every time the figure 4 appears and Q every time the figure 7 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 Influences (7) 5 Farm buildings (5) 8 Proceeding in small stages (7) 9 Loans (5) 10 Additional (5) 11 Projectile (7) 12 Not open or public (6) 14 Implored (6) 17 Item (7) 19 Somewhat fat and rounded (5) 22 Reaches the highest points (5) 23 At a previous time (7) 24 Is compliant (5) 25 Decreases in size, range or extent (7)

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Down 1 Discuss with reasoning (5) 2 Ceremonial dinner party for many people (5) 3 Bravery (7) 4 Serious (6) 5 Written accounts of money owed (5) 6 Sprinting (7) 7 Hang freely (7) 12 Hair cleansing agent (7) 13 Small house with a single story (7) 15 Male ruler of an empire (7) 16 Precious stones (6) 18 Court matters (5) 20 Marriage (5) 21 Components (5)

7 Parade, 8 Images, 9 Here, 10 Creation, 11 Whisker, 13 Treat, 15 Smile, 17 Reaches, 20 Organise, 21 Snow, 23 Funnel, 24 Skates.

Down: 1 Bake, 2 Camels, 3 Peaches, 4 Given, 5 Fatter, 6 Lemonade, 12 Humorous, 14 Release, 16 Learns, 18 Casual, 19 Bills, 22 Oxen.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across:

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

1 Sled, 2 Pesebre, 6 Fir, 7 Pan, 8 Zorra, 9 Poinsettia, 13 Gift, 14 New. Down: 1 Sleep, 2 Prizes, 3 Spirit, 4 Baya, 5 Early, 6 Fun, 10 Oro, 11 Elf, 12 Inn.

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Across 1 Chantaje (9) 7 Good-looking (5) 8 Sleeve (5) 9 Train (railway) (4) 10 Tazas (4) 13 Pala (para cavar) (5) 14 Derecha (5) 16 Motorway (9)

Down 1 See 15 2 Housewife (3,2,4) 3 Nudo (en hilo, cuerda) (4) 4 Soul (of a person) (4) 5 Lenguajes (9) 6 Latón (metal) (5) 9 Gusto (sentido) (5) 11 Ordenado (habitación, escritorio) (4) 12 Goteo (de líquido, grifo) (4) 15/1 Bolsita de té (3,3)

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NEW YEAR RESOLUTION: Have a healthier 2016.

IT’S that time of year again, partying away the old year, Old Lang Syne and the chimes at midnight. Lots of drink, dancing and waiting for somebody to ask you what your New Year’s resolution will be. If you haven’t given any thought of which one you would like to break this time.. here’s a few ideas!

1. Lose Weight and Get Fit Losing weight isn’t the hard part. Sure, you may swear that you will lose 10 kilos by the end of January, but can you keep it off? If so, are you really healthy? If you just make the resolution, you are already 10 times more likely to follow through than those who don’t make the resolution.

2. Quit Smoking People vow every year to quit. It’s hard. It’s difficult. Most people can’t stop forever. Only 4 to 7 per cent of smokers actually quit on any given attempt. Being so challenging, creating a New Year’s Resolution to quit smoking adds an extra incentive for many out there that can’t do it at any other time.

3. Learn Something New They say knowledge is power, and learning something new can be as simple as picking up a new hobby, sharpening a skill or developing your career goals. For those looking to broaden their academic horizons and shy away from the expense of physical courses, there are thousands of free online and virtual tutorials to keep you busy.

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one month more per year than they were in 1970. Can you imagine what the numbers are today? With a fluctuating economy and a society in which being ‘on time’ is late, it’s no wonder we feel so stressed out.

8. Travel to New Places If you're looking to break out of your everyday routine and explore new places next year, booking some new travel experiences may be the best way to broaden your horizons. In 2014, around 78 per cent of all trips booked in the Europe were for leisure, so you won’t be the only one searching for the perfect getaway.

Seeing new sights doesn’t mean you have to travel far, or spend lots of money doing so.

9. Be Less Stressed A 2015 study conducted by the American Psychological Association showed that 42 per cent of adults believe that their stress levels have increased over the past five years. Stress levels among adolescents have almost doubled since last year, with 31 per cent reporting higher levels of stress. Relieving stress and finding balance can be an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

10. Volunteer Honestly, most people focus on themselves when choosing their New Year’s Resolutions.

But, the statistics show that a large number of people out there set out on January 1 to help others in need. There are many ways to accomplish this, such as giving moral support to your friends and lending a hand to those who are less fortunate.

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.

TARGET: Average: 33 Good: 43 Very good: 62 Excellent: 76

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION gnome goer gore gores goon goos goose gooses gorse noose norm nose noise honor horse hose hoses ores moron morose more mores mono moon moor moors moos moose mere meres merer merest errs rose roses rest room song some soon sore sores sorer sorest sermon sere croon crest broom bison berm best seem seer sperm perm peso pest skis specs

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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.

4. Drink Less Letting loose on the weekends can often mean kicking back with a cold beer or curling up with a glass of wine, depending on your preference. But if you’re thinking about removing alcohol from your life, you should know that you’re not alone. Fifteen per cent of adults in Britain abstain from alcohol, with 43 per cent of those who abstain saying they used to drink alcohol but have given up. Cutting back on alcohol consumption could also mean a fitter lifestyle (an average beer has 154 calories) and a fuller wallet.

5. Eat Healthier and Diet Did you know that worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980? That’s not that long ago, and it’s a frightening prospect to think about.

Luckily, there are many clubs, programmes, and support groups that can help you lose weight and stay fit and healthy. But choosing healthier food is a good start.

6. Get Out of Debt and Save Money The New Year arrives, and we often realise our wallets are empty. Or, maybe they aren’t as full as we’d like them to be. With a new year comes a chance for a fresh start, and many people try to crack down on their spending. It’s easy to do…for a while. However, around the end of January or maybe into February, we forget our vows to stop eating fast food.

7. Spend More Time with Family In this busy world of ours, finding time to spend with our loved ones is difficult. Even back in 1990, the British were working an average of

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

WORM WORE WIRE WISE WISH FISH

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‘For a lot of years, I’ve answered a lot of questions, but have never told my story.’

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Robert & Marie Barnes.

Campoverde, Costa Blanca.

We need to look no further than our own doorstep I DON’T expect you to agree with m e 100 pe r c e nt but the re is no avoiding the fact that by definition we are immigrants.

While I agree many are coming in to take advantage of our benefit system, there are also those escaping war, famine and other hardships in their own country.

When it comes to sponging we need to look no further than our own doorstep in the UK. Not only working class layabouts but politicians, people fiddling expenses and people with more money they can spend in several lifetimes avoiding tax.

We all use Amazon, Starbucks and McDonald’s etc, all of whom reputedly avoid paying tax in UK. By doing so we encourage the practice because it suits our needs.

Ian via the website on Enoch Powell

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would collect them before Christmas, which will now mean I can navigate through my living room without tripping over the boxes or bags.

This has certainly encouraged me to k e e p o n colle c ting, but hopefully I can pass them on to the charity every month or so.

Anne Lee, Coin, Malaga

Bottle tops Failure to find new home comply I JUST can’t believe how influential the Euro Weekly News must be. Wh e n I c o n t a c t e d y o u la s t week about what to do with the bottle tops and ring pulls that had been c o l l e c t e d , I d i d n ’t e x p e c t such a fantastic response.

Within just five hours of the latest Costa del Sol edition appearing, I h a d r e c e i v e d a ca ll fro m your head office saying somebody wanted to contact me and when we spoke she confirmed that she

Decimation of Asturias

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SHOULD these jottings reach your home internet base, before Christmas Day, then sincere good wishes f o r t h e d a y, t o y o u a n d yours.

If received later, very best wishes for 2016!

I enjoyed your splendid article on Enoch Powell MBE. In 1968, prior to my attending a speech to be giv e n b y E n o c h P o w ell, a t Birmingham’s Rag Market building, long now demolished, I decided to visit the Burlington Hotel, just off New Street, to firstly make use of the rather excellent toilets (too much information, I know) and the n t o t a k e a d r in k at th e Burlington lounge.

Takin g m y b e e r t o a w in d o w seat, it was something of a shock to find that my companion on the couch was the great man himself.

There appeared to be no security personnel in attendance, or perhaps it was their professionalism at work!

Mr Powell at once stood and introduced himself. I explained that I would be meeting him again in about two hours, and was looking forward to his speech. We talked of his upbringing in Stetchford, and shared thoughts of how we saw the United Kingdom in the future. I felt privileged to spend just over 30 minutes in his company, a memory I will never forget.

Very best regards sir.

DEAR Sir, In 2013 the PP Government in Madrid passed the Law of Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance, perhaps in response to the wave of corruption scandals involving both main parties.

This law required that local authorities at all levels publish on their website all information relating to their financial affairs, such as the levels of debt, full budget

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information, cost of public services, details of public works, contracts and also full disclosure of councillor’s assets and salaries paid to elected members of the council.

Most local authorities, whatever their political complexion, have voted for this... So why not Estepona? Over the past year opposition PSOE councillors have asked in vain for this information to be made public.

Frustrated by the lack of response, the PSOE opposition group, he a de d by C ounc illor Manuela Benitez, has formally denounced the Estepona local government for its failure to comply with this law.

Since coming into office in May 2011 the PP has undoubtedly made improvements to the town. So why the failure to provide the citizens of Estepona with information as to exactly what is being done with their tax money?

It just doesn’t make sense, especially as this law was a measure

which was passed by their own government.

Yours Mary Page Cancelada, Estepona

Expatriate voting rights FOR sure, we as expats, having no more property in our homeland, who live all year round and pay taxes in Spain, would need to be able to vote in the national elections, especially if we don’t vote anymore in our homeland.

It’s here in Spain that we will endure the decisions not only of the politics of our town, but as well the general decisions taken by the main government.

Let us vote please!

Thank you!

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IF they ever find the people who started these fires (I understand there were about 150), they should be tried for manslaughter.

I am surprised there haven’t been more reports on the decimation of Asturias by arson - it’s a national disgrace.

Annie Via the website

La Siesta worries DEAR Sir, It is now 10 years since work in an area of La Siesta was left in a terrible state with rubbish just all owed t o r ot . Mysel f and m y nei ghbour s have wr i t t en t o t he town hall but without any positive response.

This is particularly upsetting when you consider that the local council has been promoting the fact that it is spending millions of eur os on bui l di ng a par k at La Siesta, yet does nothing to remove this eyesore.

There were workers in the area earlier this year but they disappeared as the funds ran out, and we are still left with an area that not only looks bad but could attract vermin and fly tippers.

Hopefully, when I return to Spain from my annual holiday in Holland, I can start to work with Euro Weekly News to try to apply pressure for this issue to be resolved.

Fred de Jong, La Siesta

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Client relationships become close, as a fitness coach I teach them to recognise their physical appearance is much more a counter product of their mental state and attitude than they realise. When a client who generally leads an extremely busy life, juggling career and family, visits me twice a week for their hourly session, this becomes

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Why is this?

Over recent years allergies have started to appear a lot more often and can cause discomfort. This may be due to modern lifestyles, exposure to contamination and various substances.

We now have allergy specialists who can diagnose them whereas in the past this wasn’t possible and anyone with signs of a possible allergy should see their doctor.

How can I tell if I have an allergy?

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Although cases vary, they are usually unable to ‘get used’ to these foods. These allergies are important and require attention from a specialist in paediatric allergies.

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Dry skin can lead to flaking and cracking, leaving you vulnerable to infections.

There are ways to ensure your skin remains hydrated.

Lip balm: cracked lips are uncomfortable and painful so invest in a lip balm.

Drink water: try and consume at least two litres per day.

Moisturise more: your skin care regime should adapt with the weather changes and you need a different moisturiser to the one you use in summer.

Find a moisturiser that is oilbased, rather than water-based, as it will give your skin a protective layer and retain more moisture. Avocado, primrose, or almond oils are all suitable for your face.

Treat feet: buff away calluses with a pumice stone and then apply a thick moisturiser, put a pair of socks on and wear them overnight.

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ROYAL Air Forces Association receives cheque from Masonic Home

(from left to right) Keith Hart and Hugh Parker from the Masonic Home of Valencia presenting their cheque for €1,000 to Gaby Ferenczy and Bob Hunt, RAFA Branch President and Chairman respectively.

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€1,000 Donation for RAFA DEMANDS on the resources of the RAFA are increasing as members and ex-RAF personnel age and will need additional support over the coming years.

This increasing demand was highlighted at this year’s 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, hosted by the Costa Blanca branch of the RAF Association, and moved Hugh Parker from the Masonic Home of Valencia so much that he addressed the Council of the Masonic Home with a request for a donation to be made to the Association. A request that was unanimously approved, and res ulted i n t h e p r e se n tatio n o f a cheque to the value of €1,000.

Financial demands on the Association are already high, and are expected to rise to over £15 million by 2020. New projects are being considered all the time, but these will cost money. Consequently, the fantastic donation made by the Masonic Home o f Va l e n c i a rep res e n ts much needed funds that will be used in support of the RAF Association’s charitable work.

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2014. Moreover, the Association ma d e over 2,000 gr ant s t o t hose in f i nanci al di ff i cul t y, pr ovi ded over 2,200 service and ex-service pe opl e wi t h t he oppor t uni t y t o take a much needed break at one of the Associ at i on’s Wi ngs Br eak Hotels.

Fu r t her m or e, and par t i cul ar l y imp or t ant as once m or e our R A F Ser vi ce m en and wom en a re pl aced i n danger i n t he skies above Iraq and Syria, 2,600 fa mi l i es wer e hel ped t hr ough the St or ybook Wi ngs i ni t i at i ve, where mums and dads can professionally record a bedtime story to be read to their children whilst the parent is away on operational duties.

If you are interested in supporting the ai m s and wor k of t he RAF A s soci at i on pl ease cont act our Branch Secretary, Brian Flowers, on 966 430 215 or for more information regarding the activities of the N ort h Cost a Bl anca Br anch of the Associ at i on vi si t www.raf ancb.org.

Benidorm businesses work for charity BUSINESSES in and around Benidorm’s Calle Santo Domingo organised a day during which they would raise money for the charity Anemona, which is a self-help association for women with breast cancer.

From midday until closing, bars and restaurants offered patrons a ‘tapa concreta,’ or ‘tapa solidaria’ for two euros, which would be donated in its entirety to the cause.

Anemona president, Maria Botella, thanked the bars and restaurants for their generosity and said that “it is very special to us because the initiative has come from the businesses in the area themselves, demonstrating the solidarity that exists in Benidorm.”

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Roy Heaton, a founder member of Javea U3A FAMILY and friends gathered for a celebration of his life on December 8

By Keith Baker J AV EA U 3A is mourning the loss of popular member R oy H e a ton. R oy a nd his wife Jackie were founder me mbe rs of the group 10 years ago.

At his funeral service and c e le bra tion of his life a t J a ve a C re ma torium on Tuesday December 8, family and friends packed the room, de mons tra ting the high regard with which Roy was held.

Roy and Jackie married in 1966, and have two daughters, Julia and Lorraine, and two granddaughters, Leili, aged eight, and Ezre, aged four.

Leili described him as a “lovely grandad who told terrible grandad jokes and loved girlie musicals like A nnie a nd M a mma M ia ,

ROY HEATON: Was always bright and cheerful.

and liked winning like crazy ...”

Roy was born in Dudley, West Midlands, England in 1941. He and Jackie moved south to Exmouth, Devon and set up a successful greetings card business before moving to Spain in 2004, where they settled in Javea.

A positive and active guy, Roy was always bright and cheer f ul . He was det ermined not to let his illness stop him from enjoying his favourite activities.

The family requested no flowers at the funeral. Instead a collection raised approximately €700, which will be shared between Help and MABS in recognition of the support Roy received in his last days.

Roy passed away at home in Javea with his wife and family around him.

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Looking after one-another.

THE less fortunate folk of Finestrat have not been forgotten by their neighbours.

Local neighbourhood associations Puig Campana and La Barreta have once a g ain s h o w n th e ir g ene ro u s ity to th e n ee d ies t in their town by donating non-

pe ris ha ble food a nd toiletries.

C ounc illor for Soc ia l We lfa re , M a ria Llorc a thanked all those responsible and urged them “to continue this line of social support for the mos t disadvantaged families.�

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Winnie’s Bar and Restaurant FRESH, locally sourced food five minutes’ stroll from the beach in La Cala Finestrat WINNIE’S Bar and Restaurant is a relative newcomer to La Cala Finestrat. It was started under three years ago on Avenida Marina Baixa, and very quickly became popular with residents and holidaymakers alike.

So much so that owner Kevin Noble took the decision to move to much larger premises just next door. Now four times bigger, fully heated and air-conditioned, this smart and friendly location is the place to be.

Kevin comes from a brewery background, having been a European brand development manager for a brewery for eight years, based in the UK, but travelling throughout Europe Kevin discovered La Cala whilst making visits to his father, who moved there some 10 years ago. He simply fell in love with it.

He attributes his success to careful research before starting up, as well as his insistence on fresh, local produce. He also believes that you don’t have to be greedy to be successful.

Having been brought up in a close community in Yorkshire, he was surprised and delighted to find a similar community atmosphere in La Cala, with help and support readily available from day one.

WINNIE’S: A friendly welcome is guaranteed.

So why is it called Winnie’s? Kevin’s face lights up as he explains that it is named

after his late grandmother, as a tribute to a woman who had a huge influence on his

life. He attributes his success, not only in business, but throughout his education, and in life generally, to her inspiration. “She’s done me proud!,” he says.

Clearly with this much passion and enthusiasm Kevin isn’t going to rest on his laurels. He has plans for expansion, but he doesn’t intend to plant a carbon copy of Winnie’s elsewhere. With his strong family ties apparent it was no surprise to learn that he intends his next project to be in honour of his grandfather, who died recently. This will be completely different, though. On the basis of what his grandad was - a big man and the life and soul of the party - a rib steak shack will be appropriate and most likely located in Albir or Altea. Fresh, local produce will, of course, be compulsory.

Talking of his patrons, Kevin stressed how supportive they have been. There’s a real mix of nationalities too, with Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian, German and Spanish regulars as well as British. Kevin has a love of languages, which no doubt helps all nationalities feel at home here. So, the many draws of La Cala Finestrat have been joined by another - Winnie’s Bar and Restaurant!

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Standing ovation for La Nucia jazz A JAZZ concert held in Teatre El Sindicat in La Nucia by the Sindicat del Dixie Whiskyland Band de la Unió Musical La Nucia, or ‘Dixie,’ as it is popularly known, was a great success. Their renditions of songs such as Tiger Rag, Muskrat Ramble and Little Rock Get Away prompted a standing ovation.

Currently Dixie consists of Ximo Cano (tuba), Juan Marcos Cano (trombone), Francisco Cano (trumpet), Josep Cano (clarinet), Pep Aznar (drums), Manolo Cordero (piano), Pepe Vives (banjo) and Ximo Garcia (saxophone).

In this concert the band played 17 songs plus a final encore. The concert was part of the events planned within Santa Cecilia 2015 Musical Union of La Nucia. The Dixie was born in 1994 with various musicians from the brass and percussion band Union Musical La Nucia. After the trials, the band began to play different pieces of sheet music for New Orleans Jazz.

The name Sindicat is because the Local Teatre The Sindicat is the birthplace the band.

Their next performance is on Friday, February 26, 2016 in Benidorm, in the auditorium of City Hall.

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Football club visits children PLAYERS made an effort to bring some joy to them at a difficult time

By Keith Baker CHILDREN having to spend Christmas in Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital were given a boost when they were visited by footballers bearing gifts.

The players, accompanied by club directors, took the toys and sweets to the children in an effort to bring some joy to them at a difficult time.

Mayor of Villajoyosa, Andreu Verdu, and the councillor for Sports and Social Welfare, Jose Ramon Ucles, also accompanied the players.

“We want to thank the players and directors of Villajoyosa CF as each year they remember the children who have to spend Christmas in hospital,” said the mayor.

HOSPITAL VISITORS: Football club took toys and sweets to the children.

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End of year gardening thoughts A FEW general observations... from Cox’s Orange Pippins to ecological weedkiller Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner

By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

1. I HAVE a bowl of very juicy and tasty eco-grown tangerines from the garden on the sideboard but miss the box of Cox’s Orange Pippin apples that were less tough and tastier to eat than the packing station apples that are mostly available in Spain. Has any reader been able to grow good Cox’s in Spain? If so I would love to have a photo via yourgardeninspain@ hotmail.com.

2. Early this year I obtained a carton of the then new Neudorff’s ecological citrus fertilizer, Fertilizante Citricos, to trial.

My Christmas oranges, tangerines and lemons have been of an exceptionally excellent size. The micro-organisms in the product have worked well and should continue to do so.

They do not exist in organic chemical fertilizers; yes, those often referred to as those little blue granules.

3. More and more Spanish magazines are including articles about the steady increase in the

MISSED FAVOURITE: Cox’s Orange Pippins are less tough and tastier than packing-station apples in Spain. number of people growing vegetables in urban areas in containers, on growing tables and in gravity watered hydroponic units as well as in small vegetable plots. This is probably not so in the British community. At a recent talk on the Costa Blanca I discovered that just 3 per cent did so. It was significantly higher at a talk the following week in Andalucia.

Incidentally, I had a last

tomato, aubergine and several peppers at Christmas-time from plantlets planted last spring.

4. The researchers developing the early lie detector machines in the US found that plants had feelings. When they connected the machines to plants and then took out secateurs to prune them, even before actual cuts were made, an off-scale response could be detected. So do ensure you use

sharp secateurs during the winter cutback to reduce the pain.

5. How can some supermarket lettuces stay crisp in the fridge for a month when freshly-harvested ones from the garden never exposed to chemicals of any sort wilt in a couple of days? A search of the internet makes for interesting reading!

6. An international study of birdlife in urban areas including Valencia City concluded that

the noisy urban environment favours birds that sing shrill and highly pitched with tenor versus baritone tones.

My observation is that the same applies to country gardens for there are more of those types of birds. How do such studies get funded?

7. Remember that ecological home-made garlic, thyme and soapy water insect sprays are easily prepared if your local

horticultural shop or agricultural co-operative refuses from January to serve you with your traditional chemical sprays if you do not have a new EU stimulated certificate to prove that you have been on and passed a spraying course.

I wonder if the UK is introducing this new requirement as enthusiastically as the Spanish authorities?

8. Some years ago I managed to obtain a bottle of Neudorf’s ecological weedkiller from outside Spain to trial. It was very effective except on well-established perennial weeds which need to be dug out. Unfortunately, it is still not available in Spain although it is now in the UK. However, I have been informed that it may be authorised during 2016.

When I hear anything more I will let you know in my weekly column.

As tomorrow is the first day of 2016, may I wish you all a happy and productive gardening next year. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com December 2015

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Be smart Potted blueberries and give for your delight iDIY a try!

SMARTPHONE apps aren’t just for sullen teenagers, there’s actually an excellent variety out there full of useful tips and tricks for a spot of Sunday DIY that will soon have you wondering how you ever managed without them.

Best part – most of them are completely free. Take the Handyman Calculator app, for example, which has 125 tools which cover all your calculating needs from lumber and concrete to baluster and asphalt.

With Homestyler you can take a photo of a room, upload it, then use thousands of editing techniques to mix things around by painting, laying new floor-

ing, placing new furniture, etc, to get a free feel for how your big idea will pan out in reality.

The Family Handyman DIY Tip Genius is an incredible resource full of advice and information that you can consult on the spot without coming unstuck in the middle of a job.

Other apps include basic tools such as flashlights and spirit levels, and if you really want to go overboard (or take a sneaky break), there’s even the Construction Sound Effects app,which can have you hammering nails, sawing wood or drilling holes while you pour yourself a cold beer and admire your handiwork.

New Year tricks WITH 2016 upon us, here are a few tricks to use in your gardening endeavours over the next year.

To prevent your fingernails absorbing a thick layer of dirt, draw them across a bar of soap in order to seal your nails. Once you’re done, use a nailbrush to sweep out the soap and voila clean nails.

Leftover tea and coffee grounds can help keep the pH of your soil on the acidic side, with a light sprinkling each month for acid-freaks like camellias, blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons.

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ENJOY fresh berries with your porridge every morning

EXPENSIVE TREAT: Growing your own will bear fruit.

By Matthew Elliott BLUEBERRIES are considered one of the healthiest fruits around, full of anti-oxidants and low in sugar. Caught at the right time, they’re also delicious, with a plump juicy exquisiteness that has pies, cakes and sauces named after this punchy blue delight. But let’s face it, blueberries are shockingly expensive.

You’re often faced with a bitter choice of paying more than €3 for a decent organic pack, or less for some disappointing rejects only good until the end of the day.

Well, without further ado, here’s a quick run-down on how you can avoid being ripped off and enjoy a fresh batch of blue-

berries for your morning porridge every day. First, blueberries need to grow in an acidic pH zone of 4.5-5.5 so if you have alkaline soil then it’ll be best to cultivate yours in a pot or container.

You can control the pH level by using organic acid fertiliser (blood or cottonseed meal are perfect) and be sure to top up the acidity levels with a small helping of fertiliser every month.

Consider it your blueberry rent. Use a large pot of around 18 inches and also ensure that your blueberries get full sun for at least six to eight hours.

Be sure to grow at least three plants close together and preferably of different varieties as they will bear fruit at different times and extend your blueberry season.

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A FEW subjects paraded through my Sauvignon Blanc-ed mind, then I fell asleep 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.

DURING the winter months, there is nothing I like more than a good long soak in a hot bath. Well that’s not strictly true, there are other things that I like much more, but space and modesty prevents me from enlarging on that.

I regard it as pure luxury to lie back with a nice glass of Sauvignon Blanc, up to my neck in soap suds, listening to the honeyed tones of Nat King Cole or Deep Purple on my iPod. I have eclectic musical tastes.

It’s a place where I can formulate new world shattering wheezes, compose brilliant pieces for my column, and reminisce about times gone by and people I have known.

I can also play submarines with a half empty shampoo

MARINA: I pondered writing about the expensive boats you see in the Costa Blanca. bottle and a water pistol I purchased from our local Bazaar Chino, as I did yesterday before the Princess came in and

took them off me. She can be so childish at times. The rug would have dried out eventually.

Anyway there I was wondering what to write about next week.

I pondered about the

amount of expensive boats you see in any marina along the Costa Blanca, and the fact that some of them never seem to move from one month to the next.

I also thought that maybe I should do one more piece about Christmas, but then decided that the subject was about done to death.

The Syrian crisis, mass immigration, the latest Strictly Come Dancing series, and the HM Revenue and Customs self assessment website that makes Einstein’s theory of relativity look like Play School , all paraded through my Sauvignon Blanc-ed mind as possibilities.

But then I must have fallen asleep.

I woke up in water that was so cold, I would not have been surprised to see icebergs bobbing around my extremities.

Then resembling a giant raisin on legs, I hopped from the tub and realised that I was no closer to any firm ideas for next week’s EWN.

Another Spanish election probable WILL take place if no stable government is formed to take power DESPITE the fact the election results have only been out for a few days, there is little doubt that Christmas won’t be a time of peace and goodwill for all men as politicians try to review all of the combinations which could allow for a stable government to take power.

The options however are very limited and in theory, although the PP will have the first opportunity to form a government, even with the support of Ciudadanos, the two parties would have to pick up another 13 supporters in order to have a one-seat majority.

The left is in a slightly stronger position and could command a strong majority, if the PSOE combined with Podemos and all of the nationalist members, but even that doesn’t seem very likely or if attempted, very workable.

In times of war, true coalitions have been seen to work and work well, but in times of peace, they tend to be unworkable with individual parties unable to agree to a common theme, and withdrawing if they disagree with any law that the party with the largest number of seats tries to put through.

When you consider the number of seats that Podemos won and the fact they won on an anti-austerity manifesto, it seems highly unlikely that they would be able or prepared to agree to any government which does not espouse their basic policy.

Apart from policies, there are also personal differences between the leaders of the various parties, most appearing to consider Mariano Rajoy a stumbling

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PP GOVERNMENT: Mariano Rajoy and Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo. block to power-sharing for various reasons including his personality, and support of various members of his government who have been caught up in a range of scandals.

The surprise emergence of previous PP leader Jose Maria Aznar soon after the election where he called for an immediate meeting of the party, suggests that he has a plan. Although he has indicated he won’t stand as leader, it is possible he may be about to suggest that Mr

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WISH: A prosperous 2016.

What about the future?

FIRST of all, the publishers and staff at the Euro Weekly News would like to wish all of our readers a very happy and prosperous 2016.

Most of us want to have a peaceful and stress-free life where we are healthy, don’t have to worry about our financial position, can enjoy a pleasant life here in Spain and where appropriate watch our children and grandchildren grow into well-rounded and happy adults themselves.

Life isn’t always kind and sometimes it deals us fairly unpleasant surprises, but generally people are able to cope with difficulty and move forward. Even illness is being conquered, with cancer less likely to be the guaranteed killer it was just 20 years ago.

What we can’t prepare for are the totally unexpected. We know that there has been an increase in natural disasters over the past few years, but who expected the Tsunami of 2004, or some of the devastating attacks by nature that have claimed so many lives over the years?

There is now, not a new worry, but a much extended one with the reappearance of terrorism undertaken by Daesh in the so-called name of religion. Nowhere is safe but equally, we have to live our lives as normally as possible and not be afraid of being caught up in what would be an ill chance in millions by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Life doesn’t come with any guarantees so we need to enjoy it the best we can, try to protect those close to us and do no deliberate harm to those who aren’t.

Rajoy steps down in favour of his deputy Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, who is likely to be a more acceptable Now we partner to the other leaders. want to Whatever happens, some decision has to be made by hear your views.

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Chocolate danger IT is made for human consumption and dogs are sensi-

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CHOCOLATE made for human consumption can cause death in dogs.

Dogs are sensitive to a class of chemicals called methylxanthines. Caffeine and theobtomine are members of that family. Dogs simply cannot metabolise and excrete methylxanthines as efficiently as humans. The half life of those compounds in the human body is in the order of two to three hours, in the dog it is more like 18 hours.

In a dog the compounds are taken up by the liver and transmitted via the bile into the intestine. They are then converted back into the original methylxanthines for another circuit through the animal.

This repeats itself a number of times and instead of getting rid of the substances the dog

MISTAKE: It is tragic to encourage a dog to eat chocolate. keeps repoisoning itself.

There are many formulations of chocolate with varying amounts of caffeine and theobromine. The lethal dose of sweet milk chocolate for a dog is 2oz per kilogram of bodyweight. For a five kilogram dog this would be about 280 grams. A lethal dose of milk chocolate for a 25 kilogram dog would be about 1.4 kilograms.

Dark chocolate is at least 10 times as lethal. A 25 kilogram dog could die from the methylxanthines in five ounces.

Symptoms include vomiting, hyperactivity, restlessness, hypersensitivity to touch, a dog will jump when touched, very rapid heartbeat and rapid breathing rate. A loss of control of leg muscles, muscle tremor seizures, general weakness, coma and finally death.

It would be a tragic mistake to encourage a dog to develop a taste for chocolate. A small dog left alone in a house with a box of chocolates might well follow his nose to the goodies and commit suicide by poisoning.

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EARLIER this year, the Ministry of Development announced the nation’s first quarterly increase since 2008, when house prices went up 1.3 per cent, while the overall market was bolstered by a 13.9 per cent rise in sales. Murcia had an impressive 25.7 per cent increase, which has developers turning their attention to the south-east region.

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Noise within the home is a very Spanish problem AROUND 80 per cent of homes in Spain have inadequate sound insulation SPAIN is officially one of the noisiest countries in the developed world when it comes to decibel levels within the home.

Around 80 per cent of Spanish homes have inadequate sound insulation, according to a survey by building company Danosa.

Typical decibel levels in Spain are at 65 or above, while the World Health Organisation recommends a healthy background level maximum of 55 during the day and 45 in the evening.

Part of the problem lies in the fact that Spain has built so few homes since 2009, when EU regulations came into force demanding safe levels of sound insulation.

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The year 2015 was a good one BANK mortgages have become more available and interest rates remained at a record low John Graham The property expert

CELEBRATING New Year’s Eve in Spain is a wonderful experience for English-speaking homeowners.

We dress up for the occasion, join in the Spanish tradition of eating 12 grapes while the Puerta del Sol clock in Madrid counts down to 2016, and enjoy Spanish cava while watching the spectacular fireworks’ display.

We sing the traditional Robert Burns ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and some of us will stay up to watch the Vienna Philharmonic New Year Concert or party on into the first day of 2016, enjoying some of Spain’s excellent wines.

This is also the time of the year when you look back and reflect on what happened in 2015 and start to

FUTURE: Now is when you start to make plans for 2016. make plans for 2016 and hope for a good year.

Some of you will be planning to buy a new home, and some of you

will be planning to sell your property and move into a smaller or bigger home in Spain in 2016.

These are big decisions and you will need the best qualified help available to ensure that your plans go as smoothly and efficiently as possible, and as a qualified senior surveyor and property expert, I’m here to help you in 2016.

I have the advantage of being qualified with many years of practical experience in buying and selling property in Spain on behalf of my customers.

Let’s be honest there are enough problems in the world without creating any more, so my job is to make sure that you avoid having problems when buying or selling your home.

If you do happen to have a problem it’s my job to advise you on how best to solve the problem.

The year 2015 was a very good one for non-Spanish property buyers and sellers on the Costas and Balearics, where demand has been

growing over the past two or three years.

Bank mortgages have now started to become more available to buyers and not surprisingly readily available on all properties owned by the banks.

Interest rates in 2015 have remained at a record low so mortgage costs are a real bargain, which is good news for buyers and will help you in selling your home in 2016.

In 2016, I will continue to write articles which I hope will be helpful when buying your dream home, selling your property and maintaining your property, plus I will give you regular updates on the Spanish property market throughout the year.

I’m here to help, so if you are planning to sell or buy a property in Spain please contact me.

I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.

John Graham Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute.

Property Advisor.

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N332 team alert of potential scam 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.

ADVICE: Check around your vehicle before you enter it.

A WARNING has been issued regarding a new scam warning that is being spread through social networks around the globe.

The instigator of the scam places a cash note on the windscreen of the car, affixed by the windscreen wipers.

The idea is that once inside the vehicle, the driver will see the note and, thinking that their luck has just come in, exit the car in order to retrieve the money. At this point, with the engine still running, the scammer would rush into the vehicle and drive off, leaving the victim holding a note, which is actually a fake.

Although there are currently no reported cases of this happening in Spain, it is only a matter of time before somebody attempts it, and succeeds.

The advice is always to check around the

vehicle before you enter it, not only looking for things placed on your windscreen or back window, but also checking for obvious damage and that your tyres are inflated.

It is highly unlikely that anybody would leave money for you in this way, so if you do see such an occurrence, don’t build your hopes up and stay alert.

E-Book Don’t forget the E-book ‘The New Rules of the Road’ is still available which details some of the changes to traffic laws in Spain, some already implemented and some due in the near future. It can be downloaded via www.n332.es/ebook/ with all proceeds going to the Elche Children’s Home based on the Costa Blanca.

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Can the President act alone?

Q. At our AGM in January an item on the Agenda was eventually withdrawn by the President after a debate with every speaker opposed to what he wanted to do. Coming forward to August, the very same Agenda item has been If the action included the spending of substantial Community funds or if it altered elements of the Community property, the President should have called an extraordinary general meeting to seek authorisation.

However, there are many minor actions that lie within

implemented. Other than a health or safety issue, is this in order, or should there have been a special general meeting to discuss the merit of the issue again?

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

the President’s power to act on his own accord, even if they are not immediate issues of health or safety.

R.D. (Mallorca) We observe that the item was never put to a vote, so the members cannot say they denied it officially, even though they spoke against it.

An opponent with his wits about him should have called for a vote on the Agenda item at the time.

That would have made it official.

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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It’s time for my last grump of the year Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man WELL that’s Christmas out the way and you already know my feelings about that so obviously my last grump of the year has to be about New Year’s Eve. When I was younger, much younger, it was OK to go out with the wife and a few friends to celebrate. (Yeah I know, smart ass, I do have some!) To be honest it used to be fun but as I’ve got older it’s just another day.

If you actually want to go out to a restaurant you have to be prepared to get a second mortgage, because for some reason most places find it necessary to charge ludicrously high prices for extremely average food.

I remember a couple of years ago we went to a local four-star hotel for New Year’s Eve and, as is usual these days, we had to pay up front and choose our menu in full in advance.

Now, when you are a bit grumpy like me

this gives you nowhere to go when, after ordering what you want, you find that they have changed the menu and the dish you ordered was no longer being served!

Of course, I was just about to have a ruck but Mrs S said to leave it so as it was New Year’s Eve I just had a mini moan to the waiter who just said sorry but couldn’t offer a reason for the change.

At the end of the meal we were meant to have a plate of cheese and biscuits which turned out to be a slice of sweaty cheddar and three Ritz crackers. By this time my red knickers were really chaffing and I’d had enough.

The 12 grapes were all spotty brown with pips in. The flashing fairy lights all around the room were giving me a migraine. Midnight came and everyone ran around kissing each other which, at any other time of the year, would be seriously frowned upon and would finish up in a mega punch up. Everyone then sat there on their mobile phones shouting, “I can’t hear you, you’re breaking up. Happy New ... what? You’re breaking up …. Year.” And that was it, another New Year’s Eve out the way.

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Already synonymous with professional, highly personalised customer service at its best, Park and Go, based at Alicante-Elche airport, offers a first class service for people wanting safe and secure premises to leave their vehicle whilst going on holiday or returning to their home country.

This month, work also begins on resurfacing 5,000 square metres of land on their site with tarmac, to allow for a better parking facility for customers. There will also be around 100 covered spaces created. A €288 annual pass for parking now has a 5 per cent discount, and to celebrate the opening of their new covered spaces, an annual pass in this area for your vehicle will be €550 for a

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This [Ferrari F60 Enzo] isn’t just uncool, it’s seriously uncool. Think of it this way, if you walk into the bathroom and see a man standing suspiciously close to the urinal, he probably owns one of them.”

Some might say...

Zero hour THE engine is dead… Long live the motor!

By Steve Walsh THE jury is out and the future of motoring has been decided; the internal combustion engine has been found guilty of pollution and has been given its execution date… 2050.

Following the COP21 conference this month, the UK, as well as many other countries, has reaffirmed its commitment

to an agreement that all new cars sold by 2050 will be zero emissions vehicles, and it’s likely only a matter of time until everyone else follows suit.

The ZEV Alliance has already received the signatures of five countries including Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, as well as eight US states, who have pledged to kill off the car as we know it and continue to support zero emissions’ technology while promoting the cleanup of vehicle-produced pollutants.

By signing the agreement, the government has effectively signed the death warrant for petrol and diesel driven cars,

and agreed to strive for all passenger vehicle sales in the UK to be zero emissions vehicles as soon as possible, with the 2050 date being the final deadline.

ZEV Alliance members also have to provide incentives to purchase zero emissions vehicles, and use policies such as tax breaks and government grants to promote cars producing no emissions. That means cheaper vehicles!

Like with any transition, moving from cars with engines to transport with motors will be in stages. Today’s hybrids will be seen in the future as our first steps to that end. Although hydrogen power-plants are coming to the fore with Toyota and Honda investing heavily in development, battery electric hybrids look imminent to be taking over the roads. So with that in mind, which are the best hybrid cars you can buy today?

Toyota Yaris Hybrid: Boasting 60mpg and 75g/km of CO2 emissions, the supermini has running costs to match its diminutive size, and a price to match. At around €17,000 new, a two-year-old Yaris can be bought for as little as €11,000.

Toyota Auris Hybrid: Big brother of the Yaris, the

CLASS ACT: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Hybrid.

1.8-litre petrol hybrid achieves 78.5mpg and emits only 79g/km of CO2. Approximately €22,000 new, a two-yearold might be found for €16,000 Lexus IS300h: The near-silent electric-only is ideal for zipping around town, and its 67.3mpg at a mere 97g/km of CO2 doesn’t break the bank to run. The IS300h SE being the best edition starts at £29,000 in the UK (€40,000) Mercedes-Benz C-Class Hybrid: The rain-sensing wipers, reversing camera, climate and cruise control, plus a plethora of other toys as standard makes the Mercedes a class act and always a quality choice. Starting at £36,765 (€50,000) in UK.

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Villa stay bottom and Watford battle hard for a draw I ALSO give you my New Year’s Almanac for 2016 From back page

and long to earn a point at Chelsea (2-2), bottom of the table Aston Villa were held 1-1 by West Ham and Bournemouth played out a 00 home draw with Crystal Palace.

In the Championship, leaders Derby County accounted for Fulham 2-0, Hull City comfortably beat Burnley 30, and Brighton drew 0-0 at Brentford. Ipswich

JAMES TAYLOR: Scored 85 runs in the first test in Durban.

and Sheffield Wednesday kept in touch with the top six by beating QPR 2-1 and Birmingham 3-0 respectively.

Bottom club Bolton lost again, this time 4-0 at Rotherham In League One, with Burton’s game postponed, Walsall (1-0 at Millwall) and Coventry City (1-0 vs Port Vale) continue to lead the way while in League Two there were wins for the top

two, Oxford 3-0 v Exeter and Plymouth 1-0 v Yeovil.

North of the border, Aberdeen could have gone top of the SPL but were held 2-2 at home by Inverness CT. Over the New Year, all 20 PL clubs are in action, the fixtures being LeicesterBournemouth, Arsenal-Newcastle, Watford-Manchester City, West Ham-Liverpool, Crystal Palace-Chelsea, Manchester United-Swansea, Everton-Spurs, NorwichSouthampton, WBAStoke and a real sixpointer at the bottom between Sunderland and Aston Villa.

It’s Burnley-Ipswich, Middlesbrough-Derby and QPR-Hull in the Championship, while Coventry visit Crewe and Plymouth have to go 385 miles north to play Carlisle (somewhere).

GEN-

ERAL ROUND-UP • My tip Cue Card (9-2) won the King George V Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. • England, 303 all out with Nick Compton 85, James Taylor 70 and Jonny Bairstow 41 top-scoring, had South Africa on 137-4 in the early stages of the first Test CRICKET: Nick in Durban.

Compton out for • Exeter Chiefs beat Sale 3385 in the early stages 17 to go top of Rugby’s Aviof the first test in va PL and Ospreys scored Durban. England were late to win the Welsh derby all out for 303.

27-26 against Scarlets.

SAD NEWS Former 1950s Wolves centre-forward Roy Swinbourne died on December 27 in a Kidderminster nursing home, aged 86. The scorer of 114 goals in 230 appearances, he gained a League championship winner’s medal with the Molineux club in 1954.

CLAUDIO RANIERI: MY NEW YEAR’S ALHis Leicester team MANAC FOR 2016 lost their first away (tongue in cheek but you never know) match of this season, • Jamie Vardy to leave but stay top after Leicester City for ManArsenal lost. chester City or even United!

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er at Old Trafford by Jose Mourinho – or will Pep Guardiola or even Ryan Giggs take charge!

• Alan Pardew to become England’s head coach, despite Roy Hodgson and his team having an excellent Euro 2016 Championship in France.

• Aston Villa to register the lowest ever PL seasonal points tally which currently stands at 11, achieved

by Derby County in 2007-08.

• Arsenal and Manchester City to reach the Champions League final.

• GB to collect 50 medals at the Rio Olympics.

• Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes to become F1 world

driving champion again.

• Rank outsiders to win three of golf’s majors.

• Another ‘unknown’ wins the World snooker crown.

• A teenage Filipino rides to glory in the Tour de France.

• The Aintree Grand National goes to a 100-1 shot – the first since Foinavon in 1967.

• Andy Murray to win three Grand Slam tennis titles, Djorkovic claims just one.

• And England’s cricketers win three Test series against South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

And with all that, I wish everyone a very happy and prosperous 2016.

ROY SWINBOURNE: Has passed away aged 86.

Winter League Bowls Squad win away to end the year in second place BENITACHELL Winter League Bowls Squad went away to La Marina.

La Marina had only lost once at home this season when they were up against the team leaders.

Top rink on the day went to Skip Maggie Lawley, Jacquie Roberts, Mary Cockell and Tim Woodcock.

The game started slowly but the 8th end saw them take a 5 giving them a 1 shot advantage. A tough game but with a great deal of determination they went on to dominate the game winning 21-11.

Terry Corner with John Coates, Iris Gardiner and Bert Mclean were evenly matched, and the first 9 ends saw them with a 1 shot difference. A strong second half saw the team take 4 of the next 5 ends and with a fabulous 6 on the 14th end enabled them to finish with a 21-15 win.

Jeff Richards, Tony Lawley, Mike Smith and Linda Richards battled hard against a tough La Marina team. The team took a single shot on the last end managing to achieve a deserved draw 14-14.

Skip Dudley Davies with his tram of Clive Langan, Carol Davies and John Avey

were up against it right from the start trailing by 7 shots at the 3rd end.

A great fight back and on the 10th end they lead by 5 shots. It was not to be though and they finished the game 18-22.

Brian Doggett, Bob Cockell, Derek and Christine Mawson found themselves adrift by 8 points on the 5th end but managed

to reduce the deficit to 8-10 on the 10th. The opposition Skip was awesome though and prevented Brian’s team from getting back on level terms. The final score was 12-20.

A very satisfying 7-5 away win and well deserved achievement for BBC making sure that they ended the year consolidating 2nd spot in the league table.

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the chance to go top when they crashed 4-0 at Southampton, Manchester United lost 2-0 at Stoke, their fourth defeat in a row (the first time this has happened since 1961).

Everton netted a dramatic late winner at Newcastle (10), Manchester City eased past struggling Sunderland 4-1, Swansea got back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over inconsistent WBA, Spurs defeated Norwich 3-0 with Harry Kane striking his 26th and 27th goals of 2015, thus beating Teddy Sheringham’s previous club record by one, Watford battled hard

AS all sports-minded people know the annual Christmas/New Year period is packed full of action with events all over the country.

This recent one has been no different to any other, and we haven’t finished yet… In fact who knows what happened earlier this week – we could have seen more managers lose their jobs, some sensational results, a few personal achievements and without doubt, many disappointments.

FOOTBALL – On Boxing Day, leaders Leicester City lost away for the first time this season, beaten 1-0 at Liverpool, Arsenal missed

HARRY KANE: Scored his 26th and 27th goals of 2015.

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