Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 25 February - 2 March 2016 Issue 1599

ISSUE NO. 1599

25 Feb - 2 March 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

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Sabotage hits railway track HUNDREDS escape injury in attack on line

By Linda Hall Investigators are scouring the terrain in Calpe searching for clues that might lead them to uncover the culprits behind a dangerous sabotage of the train from Denia to Alicante.

Screws and stones were viciously lodged between two lanes of the railway track in a

sadistic attempt to wreak maximum damage.

Luckily the driver had his wits about him and stopped the train after he noticed it quite literally jumped off the tracks for a split second. Experts have concluded that, if not for his preventative action, the train quite possibly could have derailed causing significant casualties or worse.

Investigators quickly realised this might not be an isolated event and issued a full scale search of adjacent rail lines and tracks. To their horror they discovered further sabotage on the Benissa-Teulada-Calpe-Ferrandet line.

Teams were dispatched to remove the threat and now the search continues for those responsible.

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LOCAL NEWS

All fired up VALENCIA’S parliament voted unanimously in favour of the Ciudadanos party’s proposal to make June 24, the culmination of Alicante City’s Hogueras, a public holiday in

the Valencian Community.

The fire fiestas, classed as an event of tourist importance, have a €37 million economic impact on Alicante City hotels and businesses.

Light fantastic CAMPELLO has chosen LED technology to replace streetlights that in some cases were more than 40 years old in several areas of the town and Playa Muchavista. The new system, whose €120,000 cost was entirely met by the Alicante Diputacion, comes under the council’s programme to reduce greenhouse emissions and save on energy bills.

Home truths MORE than half the properties sold in Alicante Province last year were acquired by foreign buyers, found a survey

by Valencia’s College of Notaries. Most were on the coast

but others were located in modest urban neighbourhoods with prices ranging from a Moroccan buyer’s €23,000 average to the €200,000 outlay by Dutch purchasers.

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No more mopping up in Calle Ruzafa STORM drains to be installed at last

By Linda Hall ROADS are up in the centre of Benidorm as water pipes are replaced and storm drains installed.

Hidraqua, the concessionary company that provides Benidorm’s water supply and drainage system, is financing the €600,000 project through its Investment Plan.

The work is absolutely necessary, emphasised Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, councillor for Water and Public Works.

Calle El Pino, Calle Los Arcos and the lower section of Calle Ruzafa do not have storm drains and this, as residents know and tourists discover during periods of heavy

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BENIDORM: Time for new water pipes to avoid risk of cuts in supply. rain, causes flooding at the bottom of Ruzafa.

Water pipes in the area are very old and in need of replac-

ing, De Zarate said: “Some go back several decades and there are constant problems with leaks and filtrations.” Renew-

ing them is vital, he added, to avoid the risk of cuts in the supply for the 200 or so apartments in the area.

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FEATURED NEWS

From an expatriate to an illegal immigrant Credit World Economic Forum

HOW broomstick Boris combs his hair could sway the future of Brits in Spain

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views and concerns on what the outcomes of the referendum could mean to the expat community on our website.

To join the discussion log on now and have your say.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are just a few of your comments:

Federalisation “In the past 25 years we have seen a ‘federalisation’ process, something which the electorate have never voted on nor been asked to vote on. There is nothing the UK can achieve in the EU which it can’t achieve alone.” Drew

Care concerns “If the UK quits Europe or even worse if the EU collapses, we will have to find the money for my wife’s health care (and mine) from elsewhere. It is unlikely we would be able to afford private health care or even be granted private health insurance in the first place, because of my wife’s pre-existing condition. Ergo, if we quit the EU my wife and I will be forced to return to Britain.” Brian

Don’t upset us “Spain could ill afford to upset expats in Spain as without them their economy would suffer and they know it.” Noel

We should vote

BORIS JOHNSON: The mayor of London is backing the Brexit campaign.

By Emily Chettle WITH the bombastic Mayor of London backing the Brexit campaign, the referendum hangs on a knife edge. The Prime Minister is right to be worried as his friend turned foe has huge influence to sway the vote.

More than 100 Conservative MPs have declared they want to leave the EU - including five cabinet ministers.

A huge worry for those concerned by the referendum and the possibility of the UK leaving the EU is the unknown status of large numbers of expat communities, wantonly dismissed by Westminster as the ivory towers threaten to collapse under a bruised collective ego.

A mass exodus of both British residents and Europeans from each other ’s respective nations, could easily be the result of rampant bureaucracy gone mad in the wake of an exit from Europe.

In a chilling statement, Dominic Grieve, former attorney general, has

23/6/2016 is the date when David Cameron has announced the UK referendum on whether to remain in the EU or leave will be held

said: “An EU exit would instantly make two million Britons living abroad illegal immigrants.”

The UK referendum bill failed to even guarantee a vote for British people living abroad for more than 15 years, leaving a vast amount of expats barred from a process that directly relates to their future living in Spain.

Fewer Brits relocating to Spain in the future would also have devastating consequences to expat businesses, reliant on British communities,

as the flow of British expats diminishes.

Unadulterated ignorance defines any grasp of the future relationship between Spain and the UK if Britain does indeed vote to leave the union, as the real details are about as settled as Boris’ hair in the wind.

Will established British people living in Spain be forced to sell up and relocate back to the UK when faced with mammoth amounts of red tape and excessive taxes? What happens to healthcare charges for those of us in Spain? Will Sweden also go its own way? Will the EU collapse under the weight of its own ambition? If Scotland votes differently from England, is this the end of the United Kingdom?

This isn’t a case of elephants in the room, there’s an outright zoo on the loose, and the arrival of another bumbling ape with a shock of exotic white hair shouldn’t make a damn of a difference.

Forget the hype, follow your heart, educate yourself.

Gibraltar can vote IN June’s referendum ALTHOUGH Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey are not part of the EU and have no right to vote in the referendum, Gibraltar is (although it uses its membership through the UK selectively) and therefore all registered voters in Gibraltar will be eligible to vote in the referendum as part of South West England.

Quote of the Week There is only one way to get the change we need, and that is to vote to go, because all EU history shows that they only really listen to a population when it says no.

Boris Johnson

“Of course people who are British and have left the UK should have the right to vote on this, they still are British.”

Mike

Immigrant crisis “We need the right to say who can come and live in Britain, and who cannot, and not be dictated to by Brussels. Few of these subjects are even open for discussion, which is why we need to leave.” Roy

Funds will shrink “If we leave and let the Union collapse then we’d better prepare to leave our comfort zone too. As our money shrivels, our economy shrinks.” Brian

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Featured News 3

Indoor Market 14

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Town hall showing its human side RESIDENTS will have direct contact with councillors and police town hall

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Newsdesk 36

Russian News 38

Finance 39 - 46

Stocks 40

Leapy Lee 47 GETTING TO KNOW YOU: Denia councillors and Local Police officers prepare to pound the beat.

Daily TV 60, 62, 64, 66,

68, 70, 72

Colin Bird 63

Our View 63

Time Out 73 - 76

Letters 77

Health & Beauty 78 - 81

Social Scene 82 - 85

Homes & Gardens 86 - 87

Pets 89

Services 92 - 95

Classifieds 96 - 98

Motoring 99 - 101

Sport 102 - 104

By Linda Hall DENIA Town Hall intends to forge direct links with all residents.

In order to bring the corporation closer, the town has been split into neighbourhoods with a councillor assigned to each.

The councillors have visited their patches for the first time, introducing themselves to residents, shopkeepers and business owners.

“Councillors are there to channel complaints, suggestions and proposals,” said Citizens’ Participation councillor,

Oscar Mengual, whose department will pass these on to the corresponding town hall section, Mengual explained.

Councillors are visiting their districts on foot each month, keeping up with the neighbourhood’s needs and letting residents know how the issues they

have raised are progressing.

Local Police officers are also going to be out there on the streets in the same neighbourhoods. “They are there to ensure public safety and help residents with whom they will be in daily contact,” said Public Safety councillor Javier Scotto.

A self-defence course for Alfaz women ALFAZ Town Hall is again offering a free Aikido self-defence course for women. This is one of many events programmed for the International Women’s Day on March 8.

The course entitled ‘Violencia 0’ teaches

women how to defend themselves in a potentially dangerous situation, without allowing anger or fear to dominate their minds.

“Aikido is a martial art that favours harmony, not aggression,” explained Roque

Hueso, president of Alfaz’s Sakura Aikido Association.

The course will be held this Saturday February 27 from 5pm to 8pm in the gymnasium at the L’Arabi Instituto.

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Baby almost dies from marihuana overdose A BOY of 14 months was admitted unconscious to Alicante General Hospital’s intensive care unit, affected by marihuana.

The baby is now out of danger, doctors said, although earlier they had feared for his life.

He was taken from his grandmother’s home

to A & E by a family friend, sources close to the case revealed. Already suspecting that his condition was caused by drugs, medical staff immediately contacted the National Police who opened an investigation.

No addresses were revealed to the media al-

Benidorm benefits as tourists shun hotspots BOOKINGS for summer and winter visitors are up

TOURISTS’ CHOICE: Benidorm is first choice for Brits.

By Linda Hall AS predicted, the popularity of Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt as holiday destinations has plummeted as instability soars.

Benidorm is receiving more visitors than ever and 105,000 of the 186,000 UK tourists who visited Spain this winter headed for the

Costa Blanca resort.

So far 135,000 holiday packages have been sold to UK clients for this summer, a 35 per cent increase on the same period in 2015.

Bookings already taken for winter 2016-2017 are 62 per cent up on this time last year.

In contrast, Tunisia has seen an 88 per cent reduction in

British tourists this winter, with summer bookings 83 per cent down on 2015.

Forty-two per cent fewer Britons are visiting Egypt in the off-season, while summer reservations have fallen by 53 per cent. Turkey has seen 31 per cent fewer UK tourists this winter and will receive 27 per cent fewer in the summer.

though police sources described the family as dysfunctional “and having problems.” The boy’s parents are separated and the mother is thought to have custody.

When questioned by the police, the child’s relatives claimed not to know what had hap-

pened to him or where the marihuana had come from. The baby will remain in hospital for some days but an Alicante court ordered that the baby should not be returned to the family until a police investigation reveals exactly what happened.

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Extensive repairs are New fire hydrants needed for Callosa’s parish church BENITACHELL makes some firefighting improvements

THE Dome of Callosa’s parish church is 20 centimetres out of kilter.

The structure of the 18th century building is dam a g e d i n so m e p lac e s , to w n h all sources confirmed, although this does not pose a danger to the public. Initial investigations suggest that the dome has shifted owing to defects in one of the columns that support it.

The dome is double-layered and the inner lining which supports the dome is in perfect condition, the town hall found. It is only the

five-centimetre thick outer layer that has defects where rainwater has been absorbed because tiles have slipped, producing dampness inside the church.

Repairs expected to last 10 years began three years ago, when the first phase on the north front of the church was completed th a n k s to €50,000 from the A lic a nte Diputacion.

A total of €1 million is required and Callosa residents are fundraising with concerts, sporting events and donations.

BENITACHELL has installed 12 new fire hydrants to assist in the constant battle to prevent and fight forest fires.

The Local Police, Civil Protection and the Volunteer Fire Brigade have been provided with maps pinpointing the new hydrants, so that they can be located quickly in the event of a fire.

“Benitachell’s distinctive geography with its many wooded areas make rapid in-

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By Linda Hall

HYDRANTS: Dirk Rheindorf (centre) inspects the work. tervention essential when quelling any threat of fire,”

said the town’s Public Safety councillor Dirk Rheindorf.

From English Train to a new green route THE old Alcoy to Gandia railway will soon become a green route.

The line , w hic h c los e d i n 1969, was called the English Train as it was built in 1893 by a B ritis h c ompany t o t ake coal from the Gandia docks to Alcoy factories.

Eventually the service was extended to

passengers, agricultural produce and general merchandise.

Most of the old route, which crosses countryside of outstanding beauty remains, but detours will be made where bridges have been removed or the track has been obliterated by development.

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End of an era for Benidorm performer STICKY VICKY has announced her retirement

By Linda Hall MARIA VICTORIA ARAGUES recently announced her retirement.

Put like that, the news would produce little more than a bemused shrug in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’. However, explaining that Maria Victoria Aragues is really Vicky Leyton would produce an entirely different reaction.

Nicknamed Sticky Vicky, she has been on the Benidorm scene for

35 years with a number that combined stripping and conjuring, her uniqueness residing in the part of her anatomy where she concealed her props.

Following a hip operation and recently diagnosed with cancer 72year-old Vicky, who has two children and two granddaughters, has decided to take life more easily.

She was born in the Canary Islands but lived as a child in Barcelona, where she trained in

classical and Spanish ballet at the Liceo de Barcelona. She toured Europe with a dance company but life was tough, Vicky told an interviewer in the Spanish provincial press.

After Franco died and the old taboos were relaxed, life became tougher as no one wanted dancers.

At this stage she developed her act, eventually settling in Benidorm.

And here she intends to stay: “My home is here and now I want to enjoy the town,” she said.

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AVE shuttle solution no longer shrugged off THE chances of a Benidorm shuttle to the AVE railway station in Alicante City improved once Sonia Castedo resigned as mayor.

She bitterly opposed a regular bus service, insisting that this would bring chaos to the city centre. Her successor Miguel Valor was more receptive, and the three-party coalition that took over after the May elections is looking for a workable solution.

City hall’s Transport department is now considering the viability of constructing a vehicle entrance between Avenida de Aguilera and the AVE sta-

tion. This option would ensure that heavy traffic in adjoining busy streets like Oscar Espla and Salamanca would not collapse under the pressure of more buses, city hall sources said.

Benidorm has been calling for a direct link with the AVE station since the high speed rail link with Madrid first began operating in June 2014.

The resort is a favourite destination for Madrid tourists who have responded massively to the reasonable AVE prices, but are faced with the problem of reaching their ultimate destination once they arrive in Alicante.

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Non-hospital health services in Alicante ALICANTE Province has the Valencian Community’s most saturated non-hospital emergency services.

These centres are vital both

for residents and taking pressure off hospitals’ A&E departments.

A Ministry of Health report listed 55 centres in Alicante

Province, that provide medical attention for non-life threatening emergencies when health centres are closed.

This works out at one centre for every 34,000 inhabitants, the highest ratio in the Valencian Community.

In contrast Valencia Province has a centre for every 30,345 inhabitants, while there is one for every 15,878 inhabitants in Castellon.

Alicante Province is at the bottom of the list compared with Cuenca, where there is an emergency centre for every 5,500 people or Caceres with a centre for every 6,500.

Nationally there is a centre for every 24,000 inhabitants, meaning the province needs another 22 to bring it up to the national average.

Worst off are Alicante City and Elche, where there is only one non-hospital emergency service for their respective populations of 330,000 and 228,000.

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A memory is being kept alive WATER supply giving its name to a roundabout Photo town hall.

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SEQUIA MARE: How many knew this gully’s significance?

By Linda Hall THE principal channel of Benidorm’s centuries-old water supply is giving its name to the roundabout at the top of Avenida de Europa.

From now on it will be called the Sequia Mare

Roundabout, given its proximity to an inconspicuous section of irrigation channel opposite the petrol station.

The channel was inaugurated in 1666, bringing in vital water from Polop via Alfaz, ‘refounding’ the village which was practically

depopulated at that time, explained Benidorm’s Mayor Toni Perez.

Although other sections remain, all are on private land and it was important that the long-forgotten irrigation channel should be both appreciated and protected, the mayor said.

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El Agarrobico is still standing PROPERTIES on the illegal urbanisation are empty

By Linda Hall ALMERIA Province has El Algarrobico and Denia has El Greco.

El Algarrobico is an illegally-built hotel in Carboneras (Almeria) in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar national park on the shores of a beach of the same name.

After years of court cases, appeals and counter-appeals, Spain’s Supreme Court recently ruled that the hotel should be demolished as it occupies land not zoned for development and invades the 100-metre maritime exclusion strip.

Denia’s eyesore is an urbanisation named El Greco that goes back considerably further than El Algarrobico.

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properties are still there 17 years later granted in 1973 and developers Valcomar built 111 of a planned 616 properties on 60 hectares of land in Lloma del Castanyar. This is now inside the 2,500-hectare Montgo national park, declared a protected area in 1987.

In 1993 Denia Council invalidated El Greco’s planning permission, and six years later the Valencia Upper Court (TSJ) rejected the developers’ appeal against the town hall’s decision.

The urbanisation was illegal, the TSJ ruled, but 17 years later the 111 properties are still there.

“This is a long-standing problem for Montgo,” said the president of the national park’s board of governors, Joan Sala. He confirmed that, like El Algarrobico, the El Greco properties are destined for demolition: “The question is, who will pay?”

Some years ago when €400,000 plans were drawn up to raze El Greco, the regional government batted the problem back to Denia Town Hall.

The administration which granted planning permission should meet the demolition costs, it claimed, prompting the council to seek out the developers. It failed to locate them and the graffitiscrawled buildings remain, as they have for decades, empty and forgotten.

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The mayor changes his mind again ALICANTE City Council backtracked over its ruling that all shops may once again open on Sundays and fiesta days.

New city bylaws introduced in January barred big stores in Avenida Maisonnave from opening in a bid to protect smaller businesses but the plan met opposition, and not only from national chains like El Corte Ingles.

Many shops complained that without the draw of the big names, there would be fewer people around and takings would drop. Others would prefer all shops to close regardless of size.

“This business model can never go well for small businesses or the self-employed,” claimed the president of the Colectivo por Alicante shop-owners’ association.

Gabriel Echavarri, mayor of Alicante City, recently announced a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with the big chains, who pledged to create 625 non-permanent jobs.

This would ensure that their permanent staff will not have to work more than 13 Sundays or fiesta days each year.

Province is promised good quality water DROUGHT in Alicante is now in its third year

By Linda Hall

THE Generalitat has created an Interdepartmental Water Committee to monitor the drought that has Alicante Province in its grip.

Regional president Ximo Puig recently visited Alicante City to preside over the first meeting with the participation of regional government departments of Agriculture, Territory and Transparency.

The committee will meet periodically in the city to follow the evolution of the drought which is entering its third year, and take steps to ensure that the province has good quality water.

Puig revealed that the regional government will ask Madrid, regardless of who finally forms a government, for a series of improvements to the province’s water supply.

These include enlarging wastewater treatment plants in Rincon de Leon, Monte Orgegia, Elda and Pinedo (Valencia) to produce an additional 70 cubic hectometres of water for agricultural use.

Valencia will also ask for

ALICANTE DROUGHT: Is the worst in living memory. an increase in the electricity supply at the Torrevieja desalination plant so that production can be raised to an annual 60 cubic hectometres.

Puig described the continuing drought as “structural,” and said that the province was in a situation that was occurring 35 years earlier than had been anticipated.

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Recycled clothes help

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LA NUCIA received a €1,739 donation for Social Services from the Texlimca recycling firm.

There are 13 textile and footwear recycling points in La Nucia, and Texlimca pays the town hall €0.8 for every kilo that it collects. This amounted to 21,747 kilos last year, a 14 per cent increase on 2014.

Texlimca is a Valencia-based company that carries out every recycling stage, ensuring that 100 per cent of deposited clothes and shoes are used without resorting to intermediaries.

This also helps reduce town hall overheads for collecting and disposing of items that would otherwise be put out with household rubbish.

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Complaining police FIVE National Police officers in Benidorm are accused of revealing reserved information.

In 2014 the five men lodged an official complaint against the head of the local Judicial Police unit, equivalent to the CID, through the SUP police union, linking him to five cases of illegal detention.

While deputising for the police chief who was on holiday, he allegedly issued verbal instructions ordering Benidorm officers not to transfer detainees to the courts after 11am.

In doing so he infringed the fundamental rights of at least five detainees by keeping them at the police station longer than was necessary, the SUP said.

Anyone who did not comply was threatened with disciplinary action, the union also claimed.

One of the five officers was interviewed under caution last June, and the other four will be called before an investigating judge later in the spring.

The charges they face stem from supplying information to the SUP by irregularly accessing details of the five arrests.

The current police chief, who was a witness, emphasised to the provincial Spanish press that there have been no illegal detentions at the Benidorm station.

“In fact, the judges congratulated us last year ,” he said.

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Drawing red lines for social networking PROJECT is aimed at helping young Europeans make the best use of technology

By Linda Hall ALFAZ DEL PI is hosting a meeting between Spanish and Italian students between March 21 and April 1.

Entitled ‘We Generation’ the encounter between 15 young people from Alfaz and 15 from Caserla (Italy) is backed by the Erasmus European study programme. It is aimed at improving the use made by the young of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and will focus on disproportionate use and abuse of social networking sites.

“We want to create a space for dialogue and reflection that produces guidelines to help young Europeans make the best use of technology,” explained Jose Antonio Madrid,

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SOCIAL NETWORKING: Antonio Madrid explains project to Alfaz Mayor (third right). who will be in charge of the Spanish group.

“Next month’s meeting will be a gathering of young people for young people,

that results in a project and conclusions which draw the red lines not to be crossed in social networking,” Madrid said.

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The beach is not for anyone

Despite the residents getting regular days off and the fact that a beautiful grade one beach is on their doorstep, incredibly the average was less than three days. Ten per cent of those surveyed admitted they never visited the beach at all.

IN a recent survey, working residents of Benidorm and the surrounding area were asked how many days they visit the beach over the summer period.

Know your Benidorm history BENIDORM gives the appearance of a relatively modern town, with a lot of people believing it was purpose built for tourism. They couldn’t be further from the truth with evidence of settlements in the Benidorm area as far back as 3000 BC. Granted, the settlements in the area were small and it was not until the arrival of the Moors in the 8th century that the local population began to grow.

It was the Moors who gave the town its name. Beni Dorm, literally ‘Son of Dorm’ named after a prominent Moorish leader of the time. The Christian King James I of Aragon reconquered the region in 1245 allowing the Christians to resettle around Benidorm once again, but for the next few centuries Benidorm was plagued by attacks from the sea by Ottoman and Barbary pirates.

Moorish influence can be seen in abundance. The Moors introduced new crops to Spain including the orange, lemon, peach, apricot, figs, dates, ginger and pomegranate as well as saffron,

and other cosmetic care, as well as cleaning products and sun creams for tourists and local residents.

Her main clients are tourists, predominantly British but other nationalities come into the market too. She sells many English products that Spanish shops don’t sell and which are hard to get a hold of.

Many of the local Spanish residents like the English products too, and her clients include the Dutch, French and several Norwegians. sugar cane, cotton, silk and rice, which remain some of Spain’s main products today.

Fina lly, the wor d al cohol can be traced right back to Arabic origins.

That’s a sobering thought when you take your first alcoholic beverage of the day.

Benidorm’s Levante Beach RATED as one the best beaches in Europe, long and safe, with beautiful clear blue waters, Playa Levante stretches for more than two kilometres and is just 150 metres from the Indoor market.

There are plenty of beds and parasols for hire to keep you cool and a wealth of water sports if you feel you have the energy. It’s a popular myth that the beautiful sands were shipped in from Morocco, they weren’t, they are all natural to the coast.

You can also read the daily papers and borrow books on Levante Beach, at the beach library towards the southern end. It’s run by the local council and it’s free.

After sunset the Levante Beach comes to life with lively bars and live bands and singers, even tea dances for those of you who remember what a tea dance is. It might be known as the sunrise beach, but there’s even more going on at sunset and into the night on the broad promenade that runs parallel to it.

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Calpe Rock drama TWO climbers were injured, one seriously, after falling from the landmark Calpe Rock. The first climber fell five metres after he lost his grip on a rope when descending. He suffered hip and back injuries but firemen and ambulance workers were quickly on the scene. He was air lifted by helicopter to hospital where he was admitted to intensive care.

Soon after, in an almost identical accident a man from Madrid fell seven metres, but wasn’t so seriously hurt. Guardia Civil were the first on the scene and made the man comfortable before he was taken to Denia hospital.

Benidorm confirmation NOT everyone’s idea of good publicity for Benidorm, but nevertheless series nine of ITV’s hit comedy ‘Benidorm’ has been confirmed and goes into production this month following the eighth series averaging 5.8 million viewers.

Our favourite holidaymak-

ers will be appearing throughout the new series with the ever-resourceful Solana staff that includes Joyce Temple Savage (Sherrie Hewson), Les/Lesley (Tim Healy) and Mateo (Jake Canuso) who are all back to ensure everyone’s holiday goes to plan.

Barn Dance farewell CHECK shirts and jeans were the dress of the evening when 50 revellers attended the St Valentine’s Barn Dance at the tiny church of San Josep in La Fustera. The evening raised over €600 for charity and gave everybody the chance to say farewell to Father Steve and Ruth who will be retiring from the Chaplaincy in March to return to Yorkshire for a well-earned rest.

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Man arrested sending drugs through the post POLICE monitored and tracked the packages for two months

By Ken Mackenzie A BRITISH man, living in Calpe was arrested this week when it came to the notice of police he was using the Spanish Postal system to send marihuana to a contact in Ireland.

Police were tipped off by a transportation company as the same man was sending similar parcels via their transit system but used different names each time. The police monitored and tracked the packages for two months and eventually located and arrested the man in Alicante.

He was found in possession of two parcels, 10kg of marihuana in total, once again destined for Ireland. He had used a false identity to send the parcels across the water. Marihuana has double the street value in England and Ireland.

TIPPED OFF: Police found two parcels at the post office.

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How Does Spanish Succession Tax Affect You? If you live in Spain, the chances are that your heirs, or perhaps even yourself, will be hit by Spanish succession and gift tax. Many British nationals also remain in the UK inheritance tax net – being nonUK resident alone is not enough to escape this tax.

While they are both taxes on inheritances and gifts, there are significant differences between how the taxes are applied, and the Spanish tax rules can come as a surprise to some.

Spanish succession tax is due when – (1) the assets being inherited/gifted are located in Spain (even if the recipient lives abroad), or (2) the recipient of a gift or inheritance is resident in Spain (even if the assets are outside Spain).

Here are the key considerations of Spanish succession tax.

By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks • Tax is paid by each recipient, rather than by the estate.

• Spouses are not exempt.

• Allowances under the state rules are very low. The highest is just €15,957. There is a 95% allowance against the main home (maximum €122,606 per inheritor) when inherited by a spouse or descendant, but only if they keep it for 10 years.

• Under state rules, tax is applied at progressive rates from 7.65% to 34%. Multipliers

depending on the relationship between the two parties and the recipient’s pre-existing net worth can take the tax much higher, up to 82% in some cases.

• Currently, in Cataluña, Andalucía, Islas Baleares and Islas Canarias unmarried couples registered as ‘pareja de hecho’ benefit from the same reliefs as spouses; in other regions they are treated as not related so tax can be much higher.

• If you leave assets to your spouse, who passes them to children when he/she dies, tax will be due again on the second death.

• Succession tax also applies to pension funds.

• Tax is paid at the time of the inheritance, even if the funds are not accessed at the time.

• Succession tax is governed by both state and local autonomous community rules; each community has the right to amend the state rules.

So, for example, unless

exempted by local rules, if you own a property in joint names with your spouse, succession tax will be due on the part they inherit from you.

If you leave your Spanish property to UK resident children, they will pay tax on it.

If you are resident in Spain and receive an inheritance from parents in the UK you have to pay Spanish succession tax on it.

Many autonomous communities have amended the state rules to make them more beneficial.

In Comunidad Valenciana spouses and children receive an allowance of €100,000 each. They can also benefit from a 75% reduction in the amount of succession tax payable. In Murcia, the taxable inheritance for children under 21 is reduced by 99%, while older children and spouses get a 50% reduction.

UK inheritance tax If you are a British expatriate living in Spain you could easily

be liable to UK inheritance tax as well as Spanish succession tax. If inheritance tax is paid in the UK the amount is usually deductible against the Spanish liability. You need to consider what the best solutions are should the surviving spouse remain in Spain or return to the UK. You need specialist advice to understand the intricacies of the two tax regimes, and how to potentially save your heirs a considerable amount of tax.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change.

Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

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No reminders of the ex-mayor THE new council at Calpe Town Hall has requested the removal of all reminders of former Mayor, Javier Morato who was mayor of Calpe from 1995 to 2007.

He was found guilty of corruption, fraud and prevarication surrounding the contracts

for rubbish collection in the area, and is also waiting for another court case relating to payments that went through the town hall for an apartment that never existed.

Morato was part of the PP Party at the time.

AFA receive €650 donation LOCAL residents are helping worthy causes

FUNDRAISER: Money was raised from ‘The Liverpool Band’ show at La Senieta.

THE owner of Magnum Productions PA, Peter Johnson and Collin Lilley, organiser of the fundraiser ‘The Liverpool Band’, which took place at La Senieta on February 13,

handed over a cheque for €650 to the AFA (Association of Alzheimer Families).

The concert made €1,000 in profit and the difference went to various charities.

Carlos Linares, mayor of Teulada-Moraira, and Pepe Buigues, president of the AFA, commented on how satisfying it was to see residents help worthy causes.

Update on AWOL Bob Fisher LAST week the Euro Weekly News carried an article about a group of British ex-servicemen looking for a Mr Bob Fisher.

They are having a 40-year reunion and despite their best efforts they could not find the last member of their old team.

It was known that Bob had retired to Spain, hence the request to the EWN for help.

As the article went viral Bob was quickly found safe and well in Brize Norton in the UK. He had moved back some years ago. All’s well that ends well and the EWN wishes the squaddies a great time when they all get together later in the year.

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Denia town hall to pay damages COMPANY blame administration failure

By Ken Mackenzie D E N I A To w n H a l l h a s been ordered to pay an additional €250,000 to an arc h i t e c t u r e c o m p a n y, E A Estudio de Arquitectura, for work undertaken and carried out.

Denia To w n Hall claimed the company overc h a rg e d t h e m f o r a n amount that had not been agreed upon but this was disputed. The company

counteracted that all estimates and invoices had been correctly submitted for the work completed and after Denia Town Hall refused to pay in full, they took the town hall to court for the remaining amount of the €800,000 invoice.

The company won the case, but after the town hall failed to settle the account in full, they took them to court again and on top of the original €250,000 set-

tlement the town hall have been ordered to pay an additional €250,000 in damages. The town hall claim this is scandalous and the only reason they failed to pay the difference first time around was due to administration failure in the court.

Denia Town Hall are not happy with the decision by the Valencian judge and say they want further proof of all the billing and each statement made by the company.

Road to beauty spot in a state SEVERAL complaints have been made to Altea Town Hall about the state of the single track road leading to the picnic spot half way up Sierra Bernia. The

route, accessed just outside Altea La Vella is popular with walkers and can now only be accessed by four wheel drive, high ground clearance vehicles.

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New book A YEAR after releasing their debut album, two Benidorm authors have announced the sequel to ‘The Genesis Chamber’ will be released by the end of the year. Watch out for Rebound, by Paul Devlin and Simon Beighton.

Snake bites TERRA NATURA, in association with the Institute of Medicine in Valencia are undertaking new joint research into treatment for snake bites. The students from the Institute visited Terra Natura this week to take samples from various poisonous snakes.

Music acts THE Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, Muse and Disclosure have confirmed their presence this year at the Benicassim International Music Festival.

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Credit car suspected

MOTORISTS are being warned to pa

By Ken Mackenzie IT has been brought to the attention of Euro Weekly News that credit cards are once again allegedly being cloned on the motorway network in and around the region and further beyond.

Motorists are being warned to pay for their toll fees in cash or with the electronic recognition system provided by the banks.

A resident from Albir reported having paid motorway tolls by credit card during a ski trip to Andorra. He said he had used the card at Valencia and Castellón and at the same two pay stations on the return trip. Within 24 hours of his return, his bank

CREDIT CARDS: Are being c had notified him by text of a suspected compromise of his card. When he checked his bank statements, there were several

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rd fraud on roads

ay for their toll fees in cash

compromised at the motorway tolls. small amounts he hadn’t recognised as legitimate purchases.

There were two mobile phone card top-ups and a payment to

an unrecognised mail order company totalling â‚Ź133. The bank stopped his card immediately.

Charity shop for Finestrat AS a growing charity, Gary, the charity co-ordinator for Giving4giving is delighted to announce an additional charity shop will be opened in March of this year in Finestrat. Situated in the heart of the village, the shop will provide additional income for the charity, and raise awareness in the local community to the vital work and people it supports.

Donations are urgently needed to fill the empty shop, ready for the grand opening. They require clothing, footwear, bric a brac, electrical goods, household linen, furniture, coat hangers etc. Donations can be dropped off at the new premises or at any of the other Giving4Giving shops situated in La Nucia or Altea.

The charity is also appealing for volunteers to join the team running the shop; if you enjoy meeting new people, please get in touch. Contact Gary on 603 137 697 or visit Facebook page Giving4giving charity.

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New fire station THE new fire station facility in Benissa is scheduled to be finished before the end of summer and can’t come quick enough according to locals.

It will bring a muchneeded quicker response to the area that has to rely on fire services from Denia and Benidorm. Residents in Benissa, Teulada, Moraira and Calpe are happy as the area is very much a high-risk rate.

It will also bring 20 new jobs for firemen.

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New veterans football team formed in Albir SINCE the notice went up in the pub there has been a healthy amount of interest

By Ken Mackenzie A NEW Veterans Football Club has been formed, operating from The Local Pub just off the sea front in Albir. The landlord of the pub, Kenny McLaren told EWN it had always been his intention to run a football club from the pub, but surprisingly it was some rather elderly

veterans who posed the question first.

The founder of the new club is Jim Nevin, brother of former Scotland, Chelsea and Everton winger, Pat Nevin. Since the notice went up in the pub interest has been healthy, but surprisingly there is no one under the age of 50 years who has registered yet.

This poses a slight problem because veterans’ football in Spain starts from age 35. Jim said he went along to watch the Friday night veterans’ league in Albir and was surprised at the youth on display. “I think we are going to struggle,” he laughs, “as our players are in their 50s and 60s. Still, it’s about fun and exercise at our age, nothing more than that.”

However, EWN has secretly

VETERANS FOOTBALL CLUB: Has been set up in Albir. been told there are quite a few useful players in The Local Pub Vets team. Jim himself has played at high level and there

are rumours of one or two exprofessionals including Steve Nash, once of Newcastle United. The gallant Vets had their

first workout on Friday, courtesy of Orange FC in Albir.

Anyone interested please call in at The Local. Open from noon.

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Altea high school way over budget THE construction of high school IES Bellaguarda went over budget by nearly €1 million and is only one school that is part of the corruption scandal of money spent on school buildings in the province.

The new mayor of Altea Vicente Arquez has said the construction of Bellaguarda and the money spent is an embarrassment to the administration side of the Valencian Parliament and forms part of the massive corruption scandal of the PP government party.

The initial cost predicted for the school was €7,389,322, but the final cost amounted to €8,147,159. The mayor claims the extra money has been paid by the Valencian taxpayers.

The mayor has said that this is unacceptable, the Valencian people should not have to pay for these schools as it is the people’s right to have their children schooled free until they are 18 years of age.

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Robbers cut

FISH recovered including squid and DENIA police surprised two fish thieves operating on the Cala Blanca beach in Denia.

The two men were acting suspiciously according to Local Police as they watched them enter the water in the early hours of the morning. At first glance they looked like normal divers with wetsuits, torches and other diving equipment.

H o w e v e r, a f t e r a s h o r t time they exited the sea and were found with more than 30 kilos of fish including squid and mussels. The investigation showed that they had swam out around 200 metres and stolen the fish from legal fish nets put out by local fisherman.

The fish recovered had a shop value of €500. The robbers had no fishing licence and it is believed that the nets were cut open with a knife.

THIEVING DIVERS: Cut legal ne

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d mussels had a shop value of €500

ets belonging to local fishermen.

HELP at hand THERE are many elderly, lonely and vulnerable people amongst the residents of the Marina Alta, but help is just a phone call away.

If you would like someone to ta lk to or pe rha ps have someone visit you in your home, HELP is at hand and coordinators are available all along the Marina Alta.

If you fe e l you might benefit from the services H ELP c a n offe r, ple a s e don’t be afraid to contact them on one of the numbers below. Their friendly staff a re a va ila ble M onda y to Friday from 10am - 2pm.

Benitachell: 664 573 360, Calpe: 616 237 135, Denia: 634 309 442, J a ve a : 634 388 446, Teulada/ Moraira: 634 318 819, Parkinson’s Support: 634 301 677, Dia be tic Support: 634 349 240, Office & Equipment: 966 427 044.

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Marina Baja Possible disaster movie nisperos scenario for Alicante need rain THE sea could rise by at least 80 centimetres

THE Alicante City beaches, the port, Avenida de Elche and the new bus station will be engulfed by the Mediterranean if global warming continues.

Alicante University lecturer David Garcia has used mathematical modelling to create this disastermovie scenario for the end of the century.

A two-degree rise in temperature will produce a 50-centimetre rise in sea levels said Garcia, who described the objective agreed at the Paris climate summit last December as “barbarous.”

Garcia believes that it will be impossible to peg the rise at two degrees: “For that we would need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by between 50 and 80 per cent.”

The 195 experts who attended the Paris summit proposed containing global warming within this limit, as though it were little to ask, David Garcia said.

“If emissions continue as they have for the last 30 years it will be impossible not to exceed these figures,” he warned.

Even if carbon dioxide emissions w e r e t o c e a s e t o d a y, s e a l e v e l s would rise for 150 years before the

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By Linda Hall

THE warm winter brought on Marina Baja nisperos but the cold snap could set them back.

Some early varieties were picked last December in and around Callosa d’en Sarria, the first time he had ever known this to happen, said the local cooperative’s agricultural expert Esteban Soler.

Approximately 10,000 kilos have already been picked, although this amount is negligible compared with the 17 million kilos that will be produced this year.

February has brought colder weather and if this persists it could hold up the nisperos’ growth and ripening process, Soler warned.

“What is really needed is rain, independently of the heat and the cold. If it doesn’t rain but the weather is cold, growth will be halted. If it’s warm and there is no rain, the fruit will grow quickly but will lose out on size,” Soler said.

“Rain is the important thing for the crop to be good.”

The storm subsides over San Vicente director appointment PREDICTION: Alicante coast could be engulfed. process began to slow down, he said.

Mathematics say it all, Garcia declared: “By the end of the century the temperature will not have gone up by two degrees, but four, produc-

ing a rise in the sea level of at least 80 centimetres.”

Today’s children could witness the huge wave that finally engulfs the Alicante coast, and it will happen in 80 years’ time, he predicted.

THE recently-named director of San Vicente hospital, Dr Rosa Mora, has been removed from the post.

The decision to sack her stemmed from “loss of confidence,” according to an official announcement from the regional Health department headed by Carmen Monton.

Mora, together with her husband, owns a cosmetic surgery clinic where she also worked until her double role emerged. This is vetoed by Spain’s conflict of interest regulations, which state that administrators of public institutions may not work for private companies or bodies in activities that directly relate to their official roles.

The sacking came shortly after the regional government

announced that it would study the case to determine whether Mora had breached the rules.

The circumstances of the doctor’s appointment were condemned by the unions representing medical staff and hospital employees. The Consell (equivalent to a regional Cabinet) needed to be more scrupulous, the CCOO union said.

Victor Pedrera, secretary of the Sindicato Medico union criticised the present Health department for following the same guidelines used by the previous regional government. “It is appointing people because of their affinity and links instead of turning to professional managers,” he maintained.

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Not so batty NESTS were installed in Playa de San Juan’s floodable park, following complaints about mosquitoes attracted by the stagnant water. It is hoped the nests will encourage the insects’ predators to nest there.

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No hotel TABARCA ISLAND’S lighthouse will not be turned into a hotel. The board of the Port Authority of Alicante decided to reject the request, as well as another for a hotel in Cabo San Antonio in Javea.

Road plans CALLE San Bartolome, Campello’s principal shopping area bordering Carrerlamar beach will close to traffic one day a month from April. The initiative plans to organise activities for adults and children.

JOB DONE: Teulada-Moraira Mayor Carlos Linares visits the Cap d’Or site.

By Linda Hall MOON TREFOIL is a plant usually found in Baleares and the Mona, a small island off Cabo San Antonio in Javea.

The regional government’s Environment department is now introducing the plant – officially known as Medica-

go Citrina - in Moraira’s Cap d’Or area, a small protected wildlife area.

Moon trefoil is listed in Spain’s National Catalogue of Endangered Species and protection measures include propagating it in areas outside its natural habitat.

This is the first time that it has been

transplanted and experts from the Generalitat’s Environment department will now wait to see if the 70 specimens can take root and colonise the Cap d’Or area.

The chosen site where the moon trefoil has been planted overlooks the El Portet beach.

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Pensioner has to prove he is alive A 66-YEAR-OLD El Verger resident was astounded to learn that his pension had been cancelled following his death.

He had to read the letter that arrived from the Ministry of Employment and Social Security three times before it sank in, the pensioner said later.

“They told me they were taking my pension away because as far as they knew I was dead or had disappeared,” he told the Spanish regional press.

Once he recovered from the shock he rang Social Security but was given an appointment for March. By then the time limit for making an appeal would have expired, so he took the bus to the Social Security office in Denia where the confusion was sorted out on the spot.

Having been officially returned to the land of the living, the El Verger resident now awaits an official letter which, to paraphrase Mark Twain, confirms that the report of his death was an exaggeration.

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RUNNING WATER: Mayor, councillors and historians inspect local heritage.

A flying visit by Heritage chief INSPECTED the former ‘poador’

By Linda Hall FIRST stop in Altea for Jose Antonio Lopez, the Generalitat’s Archaeology, Ethnology and Historic Heritage delegate for Alicante, was the former ‘poador.’

Part of the town’s ancient network of irrigation channels on the outskirts of town, this is where local women would have filled pitchers and water vessels in the past.

Lopez, accompanied by Altea’s Mayor Jaume Llinares,

Culture councillor Diego Zaragozi, council officials and local historians, went from here to the old town, and then on to Los Arcos and the remains of the aqueduct that once took water to the Roman villa in Albir.

Garage predator case could be dismissed CONVICTED serial rapist Francisco Jose Jimenez Camara could be acquitted of one of his crimes on a technicality.

DNA reports were omitted from the documents submitted as evidence to the Alicante High Court in the latest case brought against him. This potentially invalidates the investigation, claimed Jimenez Camara’s defence lawyer Maria Serralta.

Should the court dismiss the case, Jimenez Camara will not walk free as he is already serving prison terms for six rapes, some with sentences confirmed by the Supreme Court.

An acquittal or guilty verdict in the current case will make practically no difference to his

future, as accumulated sentences total more than 60 years.

Jimenez Camara was arrested in 2013, accused of attacking women in underground car parks in Alicante City and San Vicente del Raspeig. Once detained, his DNA linked him to several cases of rape and sexual assault carried out over several years, with one crime going back to 1998.

This is the case for which Jimenez Camara is currently standing trial. The missing DNA reports were the second setback in this case which was adjourned at the end of last year, while the court decided if the statute of limitations had expired.

Warm winter brings chickenpox CHICKENPOX cases in the Valencian Community rose by approximately 20 per cent over the last three years.

Doctors partly blame the increase on removing chicken pox vaccination from the Health system’s immunisation programme, although an un-

seasonably warm winter has also contributed to the increase.

“The situation is more like April or May,” said Dr Fernando Garcia-Sala, national spokesman for Sepeap, an association of primary care paediatricians.

Health centres have been attending chickenpox cases throughout the winter, agreed another Valencian Community paediatrician, Dr Mara Garces, who recommended that all parents vaccinated their children now that the vaccine is available in pharmacies.

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Supermarkets are not the only food waste culprits ONE in four Alicante Province inhabitants live below the poverty line of €7,961 a year.

Although some people must be going hungry the province throws away an annual 30 million kilos of food worth €450 million.

Consumers’ association Facua is calling for the Spanish government to emulate France, by introducing a legal ban on destroying provisions that are still edible. Instead, the big supermarket chains must donate it to food banks or charities.

Supermarkets are not the only culprits and account for only 5 per cent of discarded food. Fortytwo per cent originates in the home, a further 39 per

cent is lost during processing and 14 per cent is thrown away by restaurants.

Pedro Reig, director of the Valencian Community Association of Supermarkets (Asucova) confirmed these figures. “Supermarkets account for 5 per cent of wasted food,” he said.

“They make money through good management, small profit margins and optimising stock so that as little as possible gets thrown away.”

In recent years and owing to the crisis, food retailers have increasingly cooperated with the food banks, Caritas and other charities. “They all help to a greater lesser extent,” said Reig.

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Mace-bearers ask to be excused CEREMONIAL duties infringe their right to religious freedom

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Alicante City Hall beadles take a stand.

By Linda Hall ALICANTE CITY’S official beadles who carry ceremonial maces at official events, asked to be excused from religious processions.

The four beadles maintained that having to participate in religious parades on Good Friday, Corpus Christi and feast days of the city’s patrons, the

Virgen del Remedio and San Nicolas infringed their right to religious freedom.

The mace-bearers stressed they were not refusing to take part in solemn civic events organised by city hall, when they don their medieval-style tunics.

Nor had they any objection to wearing their weekday uniforms when ceremonially

manning the doors at city hall on Saturdays for civil weddings, they said, but they drew the line at religious processions. These have nothing to do with their role and undermined its spirit, they claimed.

Last September they conveyed their concerns to the Mayor Gabriel Echavarri and were informed by the Human Resources department, arguing

that participating in religious processions did not threaten their religious freedom.

Dissatisfied with this reply the beadles sought precedents in ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal. Since these back their claims they have now written once more to the mayor asking him to reconsider the initial decision.

Pupils plant trees in Denia PUPILS from five local schools have been helping to plant trees in Denia, ready for National Tree Day next month.

Before embarking on the tree-planting the children learnt about the importance of trees and how to care for and protect them.

Supervised by staff from the town hall’s Parks and Gardens departments on eight separate excursions, the 223 pupils dug holes and

planted and watered 30 types of saplings and bushes.

These were planted in front of the Number three Institute and the Hacienda building, as well as green spaces in the La Pedrera and Ginjoler areas. They were all native species and included almond, hackberry, olive and carob trees as well as aromatic plants and bushes.

Once back at school, and as they did last year, the children counted up and listed the different types of trees growing in and around their own school playgrounds.

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Snake murder SWEDEN: A teenager who murdered a gay man and wrapped a snake around his neck has been sentenced to four years in a juvenile detention centre. The teenager had been sleeping rough on the streets and claimed the man tried to rape him.

Permit wait SWEDEN: Immigrants who have fallen in love with Swedes abroad are having to cope with ever-longer waits for residence permits. Processing time for permits has risen from 153 days in 2013 to 378 days last year.

Streaming stress SWEDEN: Telecom company Ericsson said video streaming delays generate as much stress as watching a horror film. The average mobile broadband speed in Sweden is 59 megabits per second.

Relaxed rules DENMARK: The Danish Union of Early Childhood and Youth Educators is urging the government to look at relaxing rules on who is allowed to work with children and allow refugee adults to help refugee children adapt to day care centres.

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Told of missing sister MOTHER has kept nothing from them KATE MCCANN, whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal in 2007, said she has told her twins, now 11, all about their missing sister saying she “keeps nothing” from them.

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Teenage suicide SOUTHWARK Coroners Court has heard how a teenager hanged herself in school toilets a week after her uncle pinned her to the floor and put his hands round her neck in a row about how loudly she played her music.

Scottish avalanche A CLIMBER died in hospital after being rescued following a large avalanche in Crea Meagaidh, Scotland. Another person remains in a serious condition as rescue crews continued to search for more people.

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A DRUNK boyfriend assaulted his girlfriend because she would not have sex with him during a Valentine's night stay at The Ritz Hotel in London. The 20-year-old man was thrown out of the hotel.

THE RITZ: Boyfriend was thrown out of the hotel.

Oslo tops NORWAY: Oslo has been named the best region in the Nordics, beating Copenhagen and Stockholm for the first time.

Home attack NORWAY: A British man has been sentenced to eight years in jail for the attempted murder of his neighbour in Oslo over home renovations.

Parrot problem A WOMAN in Geldern has had her cockatoos removed following repeated complaints from neighbours. She has been told she can have two pets in her house, not the nine birds she had.

Breastfeeding campaign A BERLIN woman has started a campaign for a law guaranteeing women’s right to breastfeed in public after she was thrown out of a café for feeding her baby.

Human error PROSECUTORS have ruled that a train crash which killed 11 people in southern Germany last week was the result of human error as there is no evidence of technical problems.

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ACCORDING to a study, 37 per cent of Germans think if they were to put on the sorting hat from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, it would place them in the Hufflepuff house.

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Cut denial THE Government denies plans to cut the number of asylum applications to be processed in 2016, after a newspaper reported that it had set a limit of 500,000; less than half the number that arrived in 2015.

Market rise DENMARK: The Danish C20 Cap Index set a record for the biggest single-day increase with all of the index’s 20 elite stocks rising in value. The C20 Cap Index closed at 925.25 on Monday, 5.1 per cent higher than on Friday.

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CHILDREN’S FARM: Are offering a six-week lease including a cage.

A CHILDREN’S farm in Duiven is offering small pets for hire to prevent impulse buying and children getting bored. They are offering a six-week lease (including a cage) for €15 plus a €35 deposit.

Regional asparagus WHITE asparagus from the Dutch region known as the Brabantse Wal, has been given official European

DUTCH PRESS Commission recognition as a protected regional product. There is a register of over 1,300 regional agricultural products.

More bikers SALES of new motorcycles in the

N e the rlands r ose f or t he second consecutive year in 2015, according to national statistics. In total, 11,000 new motorcycles were sold, a 10 per cent increase on 2014.

Health insurance THE Dutch competition authority ACM has said there is not enough competition in the Dutch health insurance market and there is room for improvement in consumer services.

A VOLUNTEER police officer in Stuttgart had his ear bitten off after spotting that a man in his 30’s had punched someone in the face in front of a bar.

Cash change RETAILERS in the small town of Kleve on Germany’s border with the Netherlands have come together in a movement to end the use of one and two cent coins. Now, prices will be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents.

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Supermarkets make changes for expatriate communities THEY have realised the potential spending power of the foreign market BRITISH expats relocate to Spain to enjoy sunnier climes, a place by the sea and more often than not, a cheaper way of life. Spanish supermarkets are now also changing their products to attract foreign consumers in large expat communities.

A new study reveals that Spaniards spend an average of €198 per month on groceries compared to shoppers in the UK, where spends soar to an average of the equivalent of €463 monthly.

Spanish supermarkets have realised the potential spending power of expat communities, and have adapted their products and layout to attract an increasing foreign market. Spain has about 2,500 establishments which have adapted to the demands of foreigners, this is more pronounced in coastal regions such as Valencia,

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CARREFOUR: Leads the way with the highest weekly spends.

Cataluña, Andalucia, Murcia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, according to data compiled by the

Spanish Association of Distributors.

Now many supermarkets have made shopping more user friendly for

Javea time trial televised WILL be watched by 1 billion viewers THE Vuelta Ciclista a España cycle race will be the Costa Blanca’s cherry on the cake at the end of the summer season.

Javea is already looking forward to the arrival of 1,500 topflight cyclists, team officials and technicians, not to mention a media contingent including 150 accredited journalists.

The time trial will be run on September 9 between Javea and Calpe, and is likely to decide who occupies the winner’s podium in Madrid on September 11.

Javea is especially privileged because it is the starting point for this stage, which will be televised live to one billion viewers worldwide as

the cyclists start out one by one at timed intervals from the Duanes de la Mar port area.

“With the starting line at the seafront and Javea Bay as the backdrop for the first kilometres this is going to provide unbeatable international publicity for our town,” said Javea’s Mayor Jose Chulvi.

€500 sweetener for new baby LIKE many small inland towns, Parcent has an ageing population.

“Just one child was born in 2015 and only one resident is pregnant,” said the local mayor Maximo Revilla.

The town council hopes to reverse this by giving €500 to the parents of each child born or adopted during 2016.

“We realise that €500 isn’t much but together with other benefits like help for school textbooks, that could encourage families to have more babies. We want to correct this tendency and help the town move forward,” Revilla said.

“Parcent’s population has fallen to 997 after 23 people left in 2015,” he added.

the expat communities, with additional signage printed in English and German. Even products are also now in-

creasingly labelled in English to meet the requests of expats.

When looking more closely at the contents of shopping baskets, differences between nationalities in Spain were revealing. The study shows that the average Brit, as well as purchasing local produce, seeks products from home, especially breakfast foods, buns, sweets, fresh milk, juices, and bacon.

German expats also seek products from home however are generally less demanding when compared to Brits.

Leading the way on sales in Spain is Carrefour with an average monthly spend of €140 per household, followed by Mercadona and then Eroski.

The director of the study, Iker de los Rios, of Fintonic revealed that the average monthly expenditure for each shop is influenced by both the type of shop and the variety of products that customers can find.

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COSTA DEL SOL

Facebook page controversy AT Barcelona awards ceremony a parody of Lord’s prayer was read out ALMERÍA

A CHURCH in Albox has used social media to denounce an awards ceremony held in Barcelona.

During the ‘City of Barcelona awards’ last week, a parody of the Lord’s prayer was read out at the request of Mayor Ada Colau.

The poem was said to interpret the prayer from a woman’s point of view and included references to the right to abortion and the fight against genderbased violence.

A statement on the Facebook page ‘Parroquia Concepción de Albox’ accused Spanish members of the Catalonian parliament of “turning their backs on Christ.”

ALBOX CHURCH: Used social media to denounce awards ceremony.

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Councillor targeted Bull run

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CARTAGENA’S Ciudadanos councillor Ana Rama has reported sabotage to her car. After taking part in a march on Mar Menor, Rama said she found the vehicle’s exhaust pipe blocked by a pile of synthetic hair.

A DOG fell into a deep well of more than four metres in Velez-Malaga.

Rescued by firefighters, a vet will now evaluate if there are serious injuries.

A HUNTER who tested positive for significant alcohol levels was arrested by the Guardia Civil in Los Velez, Almeria. Officers spotted a man weaving unsteadily across the terrain and when confronted he was mumbling his words. They confiscated his weapons after he failed the test.

Play money ELCHE Town Hall has agreed to increase the annual municipal contribution to the Misteri d’Elx play by €10,000.

They will now contribute €90,000 to the UNESCO recognised event.

Evil weevil ORIHUELA and Albatera are to join with Elche and Abanilla in requesting an EU grant to help stop the plague of the red palm weevil which threatens to destroy the area’s palm groves.

Bank holiday THE Ciudadanos party is defending a motion to declare June 24, the feast of San Juan, a bank holiday throughout the Valencia Region as the Hogueras fiestas have been declared of ‘International Tourist Interest.’

Anti-hunting mob A FLASHMOB took over the Plaza de las Flores Central Market in Alicante by the Animals Feel association in protest against the practice of hunting.

THE Partido Popular political party wants to declare the ‘correbou’ bull run of Fornalutx as a cultural heritage. This would then exclude the village’s longstanding tradition from the proposed amendment to the animal protection act which will outlaw bullfighting and related activities in Mallorca.

Desalination plant ECOLOGY and Animal Welfare councillor for the city council, Neus Truyol, questioned the government’s annual payment of €3.5 million to Abaqua for maintenance of the desalination plant in the Bay of Palma.

Great beach TRAVELLERS’ Choice Beaches by TripAdvisor ranks Playa de Muro in the northeast of Mallorca as 14th on the list of best beaches in Europe and sixth best in Spain. TripAdvisor compiles the list of rankings based on points awarded as well as comments by clients.

Palma bust THE National Police have arrested a young Spanish woman with a marihuana plantation in the Vivero area of Palma following anonymous complaints from neighbours about the noise of machinery being used during night hours and strong odours emitted from the property.

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Machine accident A MAN, aged 58, was hurt after an excavator turned over in the Velez-Malaga municipality and was transferred by helicopter to the Regional Hospital.

Death of beggar THE National Police are investigating the death of a Swiss beggar whose body was found on February 18 on waste land in Velez-Malaga. The deceased was found to have various traumas to the torso.

Baby payment THE town hall of Iznate has approved a payment of €1,000 which parents of new born babies can receive due to a Birth Plan Development now included in the budget for 2016, payable for children born in 2015 and 2016.

Living with cancer THE first conference about healthy life styles for breast cancer has been held in Viñuela. More than 50 attendees met with the objective of interchanging experiences of this type of cancer, giving information and sharing innovations.

For more local news from our five other regions see www.euroweeklynews.com

Music at Joe Beach MUSICAL duo, The Twilight Shadows will play Joe Beach in Mojacar on Saturday February 27. A great evening of music will start at 8pm with tunes from the 50s, 60s and 70s, including Elvis, Buddy Holly and The Drifters.

Tapas treats LOCAL dishes are on the menu during the Huercal-Overa tapas-trail event.

The gastronomy event will take place every Friday until March 18, to mark Lent. A tapa with a small beer will cost €2.50 in participating bars.

Albox police ALBOX Local Police station is to move to a new location. The new facility will be located near the Huerto de Los Frailes health centre on Calle Amistad. The new modern premises will allow the Local Police force to offer an improved service to the community.

Felled falcon A PEREGRINE FALCON was saved by a retired Malaga man after it fell onto his porch following a collision with an overhead cable. The flighty creature was then taken to the animal health centre to await collection by protected species experts.

Lotto luck A FORTUNATE soul secured €300,000 in Fuengirola by buying the winning national lottery ticket. The winning number was 29630.

It was not the first and shall likely not be the last time the town has enjoyed such a coincidence.

Waste waters PORTABLE waste collecting equipment has been acquired

by Estepona and La Duquesa marinas which will help clear the waters of ships docked in their facilities. They will reportedly make the ports comply with the highest levels of environmental management.

Casino robbed AN audacious, though not entirely unpredictable, robbery took place at a Malaga casino as three hooded men wielding knives managed to swipe €1,600 in cash before escaping. Luckily no one was injured as the attackers swept in and out in under a minute.

Possible jump AN elderly woman suffered serious injuries after falling from her apartment window, located on the third floor. The 72-year-old was sent to a Malaga hospital for treatment and police believe she may have intentionally leapt.

Light fantastic A LIGHT map of Malaga is being produced to gain thorough knowledge of the energy efficiency parameters of the city. The move is being orchestrated by energy companies eager to know how to better invest their resources.

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Typhoon Blackjack TWO Russian bombers in an area of interest

BLACKJACK ALERT: The sixth such incident in a year.

RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled from their Lincolnshire base to intercept two Russian Blackjack bombers in an area of British interest, although not in UK airspace. The ‘quick reaction alert’ saw the two escorted away from the air border in the sixth such incident in just 12 months.

Half shot CUSTOMS statistics show that the Russian vodka industry is feeling the burn of hefty international sanctions with revenue from alcohol exports declining by 40.2 per cent on 2014. Exports to Ukraine have fallen by almost 90 per cent while the British, German and Latvian markets have also cooled significantly.

Polite president THE tense relationship between Russia and Turkey manifested itself on a football pitch when Locomotiv midfielder Dmitri Tarasov unveiled a Putin tank top underneath his shirt after a match in Fenerbahce’s Istanbul stadium. The text below the portrait read ‘most polite President.’

Smoking gun AN image of president Obama dragging on a cigarette with the caption ‘smoking kills more people than Obama’ was discovered adorning a Moscow bus shelter sparking controversy on social media. It was uploaded online by Russia’s sole liberal opposition MP who expressed his disappointment.

Doping death A FORMER anti-doping chief has died just two months after his resignation over the athletics scandal.

Nikita Kamayev reportedly had a heart attack while cross-country skiing and is

RUSSIAN VODKA: Exports have fallen. the second high ranking member of the Russian agency to die this month.

UFO alert LAKE BAIKAL in Siberia was the site of alleged UFO sightings as people took to social media to share their video and photo footage of a mysterious bright object floating through the sky. A research scientist poured fuel on the speculation by being unable to identify the phenomenon.

Penguin patriarch FRESH off his historic meeting in Cuba with Pope

Francis, Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, took a trip to Antarctica to visit the only permanent church on the South Pole, meet with Russian scientists, and take a stroll among the penguins.

Coca-Cola canned A RUSSIAN MP has demanded that Coca-Cola be registered as an ‘undesirable organisation’ for not i ncl udi ng Cr i m ea on i t s Russian map in an online advert. The soft drink company had corrected the ad, before withdrawing it ent i r el y af t er i r ki ng t he Ukrainian authorities.

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Chinese bank raided by National Police COUNTRY’S biggest lender suspected of money laundering

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By John Smith THE Madrid branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), said to be the largest bank in the world and China’s biggest lender, was raided by officers of the National

FREEDOM 251: Indian company launch new smart phone.

The world’s cheapest smart phone launched AN Indian company has launched what it says is the world’s cheapest smart phone.

The aptly named Ringing Bells initially advised their Freedom 251 phone would be priced at under 500 rupees (€6.50), but at the launch it announced the price would be

Police on February 17, as part of an investigation into money laundering.

It is alleged that the bank has been accepting deposits from organised crime groups based in Spain without checking their origin, which is a legal requirement.

The sharp fall in bank equity prices reflected the sector’s higher sensitivity to a weaker-than-expected economic outlook.” Mario Draghi head of the ECB on the recent fall in bank shares.

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is the amount estimated by the National Police that just one Chinese gang laundered through the Madrid branch of ICBC.

just 251 rupees (€3.25).

Amazingly, the phone has eight gigabytes of storage and cameras in the front and back to allow for video calls.

At the moment all of the components are imported and the phone is constructed in India.

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Bankia settlement AS anticipated, Bankia has agreed to repay in full small shareholders who purchased their shares at the Stock Market launch together with interest at 1 per cent per annum, without any need for the individuals involved having to go to court. The total set aside to pay these investors is €1.8 billion.

Plane maker cuts jobs CANADIAN aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has announced that it will cut its work force of 6,000 in Northern Ireland by at least 1,000 over the next two years.

According to the company, it is currently the largest employer in the manufacturing industry in the province and produces 10 per cent of the country’s exports.

The company will also be shedding staff at its Canadian headquarters.

Abengoa requires money to continue trading STRUGGLING Abengoa, the engineering company which is in dire straits, has revealed that it requires an injection of €1.35 billion to allow it to continue to trade during 2016, and will need

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a similar amount to see it through 2017.

If this is possible then the restructured company expects to be able to grow and to have a ‘paper’ value of more than €5 billion.

Following the raid five directors were arrested, whilst a spokesman for the head office distanced China from any wrongdoing.

Even the Chinese Foreign Ministry felt that it had to comment on the raid.

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€500 notes in Spain A STATEMENT from a Spanish Treasury Union says that 75 per cent of all bank notes circulating in Spain are €500 denominations.

This is three times more than the amount originally printed in 2001 when Spain joined the Eurozone, and gives credence to the suggestion that high value bank notes are not used by the public at large, but are almost exclusively used in the ‘twilight economy’

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Economic advice for Germany

WHILST many of the British newspapers are talking about a new paper to be issued by Trinity Mirror group, publishers of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror, the group itself is keeping remarkably quiet, neither confirming nor denying the reports.

Assuming however, that the national press has its facts right, this could be quite an astute move by Trinity Mirror having seen that The Independent will stop publishing a paper version and will rely on internet readers. It has also sold its relatively recently introduced i newspaper to Johnston Press for £24 million (€31 million).

According to The Guardian, the paper will be called New Day, and will be aimed at a middle of the road readership and will sell at 20p.

By John Smith ECONOMIC advisors to the German government are recommending that in order to protect its own economic integrity, a decision should be made to move away from the previous underwriting of Eurobonds, issued by the weaker governments in the Eurozone.

According to one dissenting member of the advisory group, this could have a catastrophic effect on the economies of at least three countries, Italy, Portugal and Spain, who currently rely on the issuing of bonds in order to raise funds.

Apart from taxation and ‘handouts’ from the EU, these countries in particular have been obtaining loans by issuing interest bearing bonds, which can be surrendered for their full value on pre-determined dates.

This has been attractive to a number of corporate investors as they knew that the bonds would be protected by the other members of the Eurozone, even in the event that the country issuing is unable to buy back the issued bonds.

Germany, however, is considering the proposal that no government or investor should be protected in this way and that

MEMBER of the advisory group forecasts break up of the Eurozone

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PROFESSOR PETER BOFINGER: Said Italy, Portugal and Spain would be better to flee the Eurozone. if a country cannot meet its obligations, then the investor should effectively receive only a percentage of the value of the bonds it holds rather than the full amount, which is currently the case.

What the dissenter Professor Bofinger believes is that if this appears to be going

ahead, then investors will jump ship as quickly as possible, leaving the governments involved effectively bankrupt and unable to raise any new funds, and they would be unable to control their financial destiny if still within the Eurozone.

He predicts therefore that the three

countries mentioned would be better to flee the Eurozone sooner rather than later and revert to their own currencies which they could control, although they could still come unstuck if they tried to raise too much money or allowed their debt to exceed their GDP.

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Hesitation over interest rates

US FEDERAL RESERVE: Was very bullish about both the US and world economies.

AS recently as December 2015, the US Federal Reserve, which sets the countries interest rates, was very bullish about the future of both the US and world economies and increased the rate to 0.5 per cent, indicating that this was the first of a number of increases due to be made.

The market welcomed this

tiny increase, and unfortunately for the United Kingdom it saw an outflow from sterling into the dollar, which in turn depressed the pound/euro rate as well having a negative effect on the UK stock market.

The committee is now worried that a global economic slowdown could hurt the US, and they agreed that ‘uncer-

tainty had increased’ since the decision to raise interest rates.

The members agreed that it was still too early to decide whether they should look to freeze interest rates rather than increase them, but they plan to continue to consider the situation and it is now predicted that the next rate increase, supposedly due for March,

will be put on hold.

President of the body, Janet Yellen has confirmed that the economic slowdown in China and other countries, together with the continued uncertainty in stock markets and low oil prices were worrying and could damage the US recovery, if the wrong signals were to be given now.

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Is there a safe haven offering growth in these worrying financial times?

WHEN considering any investment, it is important to take qualified independent legal advice INVESTORS will know that we are in worrying financial times with global stock markets fluctuating from day to day by as much as 7 per cent and many indices flirting with bear territory in the past number of weeks.

With no clear end in sight to the market volatility, many investors may be nervous and some will be considering if now is the time to cut and run. Mark Davies at The Fry Group said: “In my opinion, this would be a mistake as any losses will be crystallised, and with cash rates set to remain at or close to historical lows, recovery potential will be lost.

But there is an alternative to high volatility investments while maintaining recovery and real growth potential.

In years gone by, insurance companies provided investments known as With Profits contracts. These smoothed long term investment returns by keeping some profits in reserve for rainy days which consistently provided attractive long term market returns.

However in the last decade or so, in

STOCK MARKETS: Fluctuate from day to day by as much as 7 per cent. a period of lower growth, With Profits investments became unattractive and far fewer are sold today. However, the

concept of smoothing investment returns for investors still remains hugely attractive. In response, a modern varia-

tion of the With Profits concept has been developed whereby investors receive smoothed returns each year, re-

flecting the long term returns from a mixed portfolio of assets.

By way of example, one fund in this sector has delivered consistent returns over the last five years so that £1,000 invested five years ago would have increased to £1,480 today, net of fund management charges. In addition to the peace of mind provided by the smoothing, funds are available to investors seeking the tax efficiency of a Spanish qualifying insurance policy, making it very tax friendly for investors in Spain.

When considering any investment it is important to take qualified independent financial advice. If you would like to learn more about opportunities that may be appropriate to you, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

As Chartered Independent Financial advisers with offices in Spain, The Fry Group can assist with all of your financial planning needs. For further information contact Mark Davies: Telephone - 952 768 450 or e-mail spain@thefrygroup.co.uk.

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Oil is still in the news LOW wholesale price is causing serious problems for producers around the world THE low wholesale price of oil is causing serious problems for producers around the world and there is a clear dichotomy of opinion between producing countries as to how to recover the situation.

As is so often the case with the Middle East, politics and religion are also part of the equation, which doesn’t help resolve the situation which is seeing something of a showdown between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Logically, the way to increase prices is to reduce production, so that the market has to accept higher prices if it is to obtain the volume of oil and petroleum products that it needs.

A recent meeting between the Russian and Saudi governments confirmed that they intended to freeze production, and Qatar and Venezuela met with Iran and Iraq in Tehran to try and arrange a deal for those two countries to restrict their production as well.

Iraq is reported to have agreed in principle but Iran, which has only just been able to sell its oil on a world wide

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By John Smith

No more chip and pin for HSBC WITH the latest announcement from HSBC that it plans to introduce a new system for those using its debit cards and internet banking, the days of chip and pin numbers may well be coming to an end. Hopefully, it will result in not only an easier system, but also a much safer one.

If successful no doubt other big banks will follow suit PETROL PRICES: for the time being it looks as if they will stay low, as far as the consumer is concerned. basis following a withdrawal of sanctions, has taken the position that whilst it thinks it’s a good idea for others to cut their production, it won’t until such time as it has generated the funds that it needs.

Even the freeze isn’t likely to make much difference to the economies of those countries, as the amount they have agreed to pump is

still historically high.

Quoted in the Iranian newspaper Shargh government spokesman Mehdi Asali said: “Asking Iran to freeze its oil production level is illogical. When Iran was under sanctions, some countries raised their output and they caused the drop in oil prices. How can they expect Iran to cooperate now

and pay the price?”

For the time being at least, it looks as if petrol and diesel prices will drop and stay low as far as the consumer is concerned.

Apart from traditional methods of drilling for oil, fracking, which is the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks so as to force open ex-

isting fissures and extract oil or gas, has been in the news.

It is widespread in the USA, has just been agreed in principle in the UK and three proposals sit before the Spanish government at the moment, but it is unlikely that any decision concerning the process will be agreed until the next government is finally formed.

Later this year, starting with its internet and telephone bank First Direct, HSBC will be introducing a system whereby customers will be recognised by fingerprints or biometric voice checking, and this will then roll out to all of its customers.

There may well be teething problems but if successful, no doubt the other big banks will follow suit.

AN influential think tank based in Paris and funded by many of the richer world nations, has taken the step of cutting it 2016 growth forecast by 10 per cent from 3.3 per cent to 3 per cent, and has warned that world leaders need to take urgent action if even that modest growth is to be achieved.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is well respected and has in the past been considered to be an accurate barometer of world trade, but it makes it very clear that the current situation is not conducive to growth and highlights the fact that trade cannot expand if there is a shortage of investment and wages are kept low.

It acknowledges that low interest rates might have helped, but that and other monetary policies have done nothing to encourage world economies to continue to recover.

When considering the USA, it sees an even worse situation with projected growth cut to just two per cent, a reduction of 20 per cent from its original forecast, and suggests that the tiny inter-

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OECD not optimistic about world growth

TRADE: Cannot expand if there is a shortage of investment and wages are kept low.

est rate increase in December was in itself premature and did not help matters.

Whilst reductions in interest rates are supposed to boost borrowing and stimulate investment, the fact is that almost no companies are able to borrow money at anywhere near the low bank rates set by governments, and commercial banks are simply charging very high rates to help pay for the fines they have received for their past behaviour.

Some countries like Japan and Switzerland have even moved into negative interest rates, which means that they charge companies to deposit funds with their banks hoping to encourage commercial investment, but whilst money can be transferred around the world easily, that is having little or no positive effect.

The report says: “A stronger collective policy response is needed to strengthen demand,” and pulls no punches in reducing forecasts for both Britain and Germany, with Germany forecast as having one of the worst growth rates in Europe.

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It’s all going horribly wrong THE political leaders have underestimated the ‘average Joe’ LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

IN out, in out, shake it all about! Here we go again. More months of preening politicians spouting their views on every media outlet available.

Once more their conflicting ideas will be shoved down our throats until most of us are heartily sick of them. I use the term ‘us’ loosely of course, because ‘us’ expats are excluded from the whole shebang.

Surely we are some of the first who should be consulted? Are we not the pioneers of the whole experiment? Are we not the ones who took that ‘leap in the dark’ and decided to change countries and take our chances with the new ‘no border/equal rights’, that we were all promised EU membership would bring?

Wasn’t this the ‘dream’ all those politicians led us to believe would be the epitome of ‘friendly integration’ and ‘economically living together as one’? Well of course it wasn’t.

EXPATS: Should be given the right to vote as they were the first to take that ‘leap in the dark’.

This whole exercise has been a power trip for pontificating politicians. None of the ‘leaders’ have been particularly interested in the well-being of the peasants, (except the UK, who have bent over so far to appease the immigrants, they have sacrificed the country).

This was a scheme, instigated primarily by the Germans, to take over the whole of Europe with them at the helm (sound familiar?). This power addiction spread among Europe’s politicians quicker than a rampant junkie handing out free pipes in a den of opium. Bribes, promises, threats, instigations of envy; just about anything were used to cajole countries into joining the scheme. And now it’s all going horribly wrong. The peasants are revolting.

In their usual arrogance, the political leaders have underestimated the ‘average Joe’. It is the people who have brought about this referendum. If Cameron had any sense he should jump at the chance of giving expats the vote.

We are the ones with most to lose. He must be naïve, or simply stupid, to exclude the thousands who may swing the result in his favour.

Keep the faith. Love Leapy.

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By Matthew Elliott THERE has rarely been a better time to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca, with the northern coast in particular seeing a flourish of international attention.

Denia, La Marina Alta and Benissa featured this winter on the ever popular A Place in the Sun on Channel 4, while British and Scandinavian buyers have cast an envious eye across the area’s unspoilt delights.

Indeed even the BBC caught on early to the news of a powerful recovery sweeping across the region, with The Travel Show bringing crew and camera to capture the prosperity.

Even the Spanish media have cottoned on to the success and local innovators have been keen to capitalise, finally bringing 21st century technology to a market that began booming more than half a century ago.

There are now an incredible array of internet resources, mobile applications, guidebooks and niche expertise services available to the prospective buyer. Britons looking to buy property in the Northern Costa Blanca today have an astonishing arsenal of information, protection and financial security on their side.

Learning from the mistakes of the past, even a casual observer can easily find a brave new world where transparency, legality and fairness are coupled with broad expert advice and experience to truly make the consumer king.

Meanwhile a wider eruption of excellent property news has led to a perfect purchasing storm across the Costa Blanca North, as banks resume lending money to foreign clients and sales see a remarkable increase in the past year alone. Banks are also offering significant discounts on quality properties across the Costa Blanca North due to enhanced market morale, and an instinctive drive to see Spanish property return to its glory days.

Local estate agents proffer a general consensus that, as lower

A wider eruption of excellent property news has led to a perfect purchasing storm across the Costa Blanca North

NORTHERN COSTA BLANCA: Is seeing a flourish of international attention. priced properties continue their remarkable sales, it will become increasingly difficult to replace them. This will have the natural effect of raising property prices as a confident market and encouraged sellers hold out for higher premiums, making now a crucially important time for both buyers and sellers alike to take stock of their desires.

Another key factor contributing to the impressive market is the pound’s strong performance against the euro, which is allowing British buyers to stretch their budget even further. The financial windfall this creates has helped property giants like Britain’s Taylor Wimpey to increase their Spanish sales by more than 50 per cent in 2015.

Of course this state of affairs cannot be expected to last indefinitely, and so many British people looking for a permanent move or a second home in the sun are capitalising on this excellent opportunity sooner rather than later.

While the pound’s strength can be a rather fluctuating variable, as can smaller segments of the market, the good news for those considering buying property in Spain, is that the

property market recovery is progressing on a firm foundation.

The early headlines of 2016 are built on the figures coming through from last year and offer a genuine, and data supported, cause for real optimism.

Record breaking year on year improvements in sales and transactions, healthy measurement across the vast majority of Spanish regions, and solid indicators for related markets, including the rental, construction and legal sectors, all point to-

wards a property economy standing on firm foundations.

These successes are reflected across the Costa Blanca which continues to be one of Spain’s strongest performing regions.

Occupancy rates, yield compression, bank lending, mort-

gage rates, rental increases, massive construction projects and attention from investors beyond Europe, may not be the first thing on the mind of a British buyer focused on improving their lot with a fantastic new home. They are, however, among many of the factors making this an ideal time to make their dreams come true.

So if you are considering purchasing a home somewhere on the wonderful Costa Blanca, you’d be hard pressed to find a better occasion to give the matter serious thought and consultation.

Remember that today you have much more expertise and knowledge at your fingertips and that the prudent course of action is to make the most of it.

With the beautiful climes Costa Blanca North has to offer, why not give it a thought?

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Buyers from abroad THIS month’s data paints a rather rosy picture as Spain’s housing market continues to recover and although house prices are still falling (around 2.5 per cent to the end of 2015), the fall is by far the lowest since the crisis hit in 2007 and experts are forecasting this year’s prices could even show a slight rise.

There’s some good news too, because it appears that property demand has already picked up, and that’s thanks to foreign homebuyers in general. The vibes are that the English, German and Norwegians are ready and willing to dip their toes in the water once more. Buyers are realising that the market truly has hit rock bottom.

For example, the average price of a Spanish property on the Costa Blanca is now €199,000. In 2008 that figure was €259,000.

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Spanish mortgages BANKS are relatively free to set the charges and terms they offer

By Ken Mackenzie THERE is no reason to be frightened in approaching a lender to finance the home of your dreams in sunny Spain.

Mortgages in Spain, just like in the UK, are offered by banks and savings banks and sold either directly by the lenders or through mortgage brokers.

As an added comfort (if you need it) several international banks, like Barclays and Lloyds TSB, offer mortgages in Spain.

However, there are a few words of caution because just like any other developed mortgage market there are big differences in the costs of the Spanish mortgages on offer. Some are downright inflexible and expensive, but there are good products out there too.

The main difference between the average UK and Spanish mortgage is the transparency in costs. In the UK, fees are set in stone and as an added safeguard the bank or building society and the mortgage conveyancer are duty bound to explain to the client exactly what the mortgage product is going to cost.

In Spain, however, banks are relatively free to set the charges and terms they offer. This translates into signifi-

GOOD PRODUCTS: Are available, but there are bad mortgages too. cant differences in costs and conditions. Not only do Spanish mortgages vary from bank to bank, they also vary within the same bank, from branch to branch. All rather confusing.

In a nutshell there are a lot of good products out there, but there are bad mortgages too. It is up to the client to shop around and ensure they get the best deal available. You need to ask yourself about variable and fixed rate mortgages and setting a fixed rate with

a monthly payment, knowing you can afford it, is seen as the more cautious approach. Most mortgages sold in Spain, however, are variable rate mortgages, meaning mortgage repayments vary according to the base rate set by the European central bank.

Borrowers with variable rate Spanish mortgages cannot be certain what their mortgage payments will be in the future. If the interest rate falls they will pay less, but if it rises will pay more.

Spain has most apartment dwellers in the EU EUROSTAT, the European Commission statistics office has released a review of the number of people in the EU living in apartments and Spain comes out far ahead of any other member with 66.5 per cent compared to 33.5 per cent who live in houses.

These figures compare to the UK where nearly 85 per cent of the population live in houses and France, with 70 per cent. The runners up to Spain are Greece, Latvia and Lithuania, whilst the EU average for houses is 60 per cent.

Interestingly, home ownership is very popular with just under 80 per cent of Spaniards owning their own homes, which is 8.7 per cent more than the EU average and conversely, less Spaniards rent their home.

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Could this be the end of normal house building as we know it?

SYSTEM can be adapted to the local surroundings and available materials AT some point after 2030, the world will need 100,000 homes built per day if the world population meets UN projections. If that’s the case, alternatives like the WASP project will be indispensable.

The Italian initiative has created a three-dimensional printer called Big Delta, capable of building a sustainable home in just seven days.

But as if that wasn’t quick enough, American scientists have recently claimed to have developed a revolutionary new giant 3D concrete printer that can build a 2,500-square-foot house in just 24 hours.

The American 3D printer, developed by Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis from the University of Southern California, could be used to build a whole house, layer by layer, in a single day. The giant robot replaces construction workers with a nozzle on a gantry, which squirts out concrete and can quickly build a home based on a computer pattern. It is “basically scaling up 3D printing to the scale of building,” said Khoshnevis.

CONTOUR CRAFTING: Constructed in a single run.

‘Contour Crafting’ is a layered fabrication technology and has great potential for automating the construction of whole structures as well as subcomponents, according to the project website.

Using this process, a single house or a colony of houses, each with a dif-

ferent design, may be automatically constructed in a single run. Embedded in each house would be all the conduits for electrical, plumbing and airconditioning.

The Italian group have aimed their targets at low cost building in remote areas. Using water, dry hay and rocks,

Big Delta mud buildings can be up to three metres high. However, the system can adapt to the local surroundings and available materials depending on where you are going to develop the site. In their statement, the Italian company refers to them as houses ‘zero-mile’ because it does not require transportation of materials from another area, one of the reasons that most prices increase with usual construction.

Property sales up in 2015 THE latest figures released

by Spain’s General Council of Notaries come as good news to most people, especially real estate agents and sellers, as with a total of 401,236 properties sold in Spain in 2015 it shows that the market continues to become more buoyant and the number is actually up by 8.6 per cent over the previous year.

Single family residences show an increase of 11.9 per cent and apartments (the largest number of properties generally available in Spain) lagged behind a little at 7.8 per cent, but with prices also up by 1.9 per cent to €1,277 per square metre, there is quite a lot to smile about.

One statistic stands out however and that is that the price per square metre for new properties is greater than that for second hand properties.

Buying a bank repossession BANKS were generous with their lending during the property boom their mortgage. Many financial experts blamed the banks for what amounted to malpractice and it meant they were left with a mass of properties on their books which they couldn’t sell.

One man’s misfortune is another man’s gain they say and

By Ken Mackenzie A LOT of people shy away from a bank repossession, assuming the property is somehow defective or the previous owners have handed over the keys because of some major structural defect or legal issue.

Whilst this can occasionally happen it’s very rare and most of the time it’s a simple question of negative equity, in that the owners have refused to pay a mortgage on a property worth substantially less than the loan attached to it.

During the property boom the major banks were very generous with their lending, with some banks willing to lend up to 110 per cent in relation to the valuation, meaning buyers could purchase a property with virtually no deposit.

The practice was also common place in the UK, with one lender even offering a 130 per cent loan to value. When the recession or crisis hit, combined with the general drop in property prices, it meant many owners fell into negative equity and had no option but to default on

110 per cent in relation to valuation was what banks were willing to lend

NEW OWNERS: Should ensure they do their homework.

as with buying a new build or resale property in Spain, buying a bank repossession can be straightforward and hassle free.

Recent months have seen a surge in the amount of bank repossessions being sold throughout Spain, the main reason being their affordability, as banks were eager to offload these properties for a price way below the true market value.

As with all properties, the new owners should do their homework.

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IN the bigger picture, the trend towards lower mortgage rates continues

By Ken Mackenzie IS the time now right to sink your hard earned euros into Spanish property?

That’s a question a lot of us are now asking and if we do take the plunge, what is going to happen with the interest rate over the next 20 to 30 years?

Historically it’s been a tough ask of the forecasters to tell us what’s going to happen with long term interest rates, but not now it seems.

Lenders appear to be a little more confident and are now in the habit of quoting 25 year fixed term mortgages from as little as 3 per cent.

In general, the attractive rates are taking cues from the big economic picture and the turmoil in global financial markets together with historically low oil prices and volatile stock markets have been helping.

Yes, it does appear that the time is right to sink your money into bricks and mortar, even Spanish bricks and mortar. And there are

REAL ESTATE: There are many bargains to be had, which are casualties from the financial crisis. many bargains to be had, especially with the number of bank repossessions on the books of the bigger real estate agents. These, as you are aware are the casualties from the financial crisis several years ago.

25 year fixed term mortgages are now available

In the bigger picture, the trend toward lower rates continues, but it’s worth bearing in mind that the merest hike upwards of mortgage rates can mark the end of that trend.

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Bank sales in smaller towns A STUDY carried out by property portal, idealista.com, reviewed all 38,595 homes in Spain advertised for sale on its site during January being offered by various financial institutions which had presumably repossessed the properties.

They found that the majority of these residences were situated in small or medium-size towns, with some 66 per cent coming from towns with less than 50,000 inhabitants.

Towns which had between 5,000 and 20,000 inhabitants accounted for 29 per cent of the total number of repossessed homes for sale, whilst those with between 20,000 and 50,000 inhabitants accounting for 22 per cent formed the two largest sectors.

Overall, there were fewer properties available in large cities, whilst very small towns and villages had few properties for sale.

By a significant percentage, the majority of properties being offered for sale by banks and other financial institutions were priced at less than €100,000 and the number reduced as the price increased, with only 2 per cent priced at over €300,000.

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Small is good! Around 25 per cent of buyers are investors buying in Spain John Graham The property expert

WHEN we think about the stock markets and investors we tend to think about the big multinational investors and billionaires buying and selling millions of shares with one phone call.

It’s the same with the banks, most of us think about millionaires moving their money around the world looking for the best interest rates and currency exchange.

The property industry is very similar, when we think about property investors in Spain, we see on TV or in the newspapers the big property investment funds and wealth funds buying up big developments all along the Spanish Costas and the Balearics.

A recent study shows that around 25 per cent of property buyers are investors.

PENSION FUNDS: Now give access to large sums of money.

Small is good! and you maybe surprised to know that there is a big increase in small property investors buying property in Spain and the trend will increase during 2016, which is excellent news for those of you looking to sell your property.

So why are we seeing this increase? Well the reasons are many and a lot depends on which country the investor is from, let’s take an ex-

ample of my customers, who are mainly from the UK. Traditionally my customers have had savings in the bank for many years, but over the past few years the interest rates offered are so low that it’s almost zero, so my customers are not making money and are looking for a low risk way of making their money work hard for them.

The stock markets have been in

turmoil and oil prices have hit the market values very hard, so my customers are not keen on investing their money on the stock market and in some cases they have already sold their shares.

Some of my customers have invested in one of the great property successes in the UK which is the buy to let scheme, but that will no longer be as attractive in the future due to new tax legislation which comes into effect this spring.

Another interesting fact is that due to the recent pension legislation changes, pensioners now have access to large sums of their money and they are using their lump sum pensions and savings to invest in one or more properties and they are looking to buy on the Costas and the Balearics.

One point worth mentioning is that when I bring my small investor customers to Spain from London in particular, they find the property prices in Spain are exceptional value for money, when they compare similar properties on the Costas and the

Balearics to properties in London.

Obviously the other added advantage small investors from the UK have is the excellent currency exchange rate of the pound sterling against the euro.

Official statistics in Spain confirm that property prices in late 2015 and in 2016 show prices have bottomed out, making this the best time for my small investors to buy a property, while prices are still around 50/55 per cent below 2007 price levels.

For those of you selling your property don’t be surprised if you see more buyers in their late 50’s or 60’s looking to buy your property as an investment and the good news is that they tend to be cash buyers.

If you add up all the current economic advantages for small property investors, there’s no doubt property sales along the Costas and Balearics will continue to grow in 2016.

If you are selling your property contact me, John Graham, Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. Email gk.ipad@me.com.

Smart money flowing back into property MANY will consider the investment worthwhile

By John Smith THANKS to the political situation in Spain and the dramatic drop in the wholesale price of oil, investing in stocks and shares in Spain is becoming increasingly more complicated and risky, which

is why there appears to be a determined effort by a number of investors to return to both gold and property for a mix of short and long term growth.

Some will be put off by the new registration process required for rentals through the internet, but there is little

Second-hand prices are creeping up THE average price of second-hand housing in Spain registered a month-on-month increase of 0.3 per cent in January, to stand at €1,623 per square metre, according to data published by property portal, fotocasa, and although prices are still well below 2007 prices, Andalucia has seen a rise of 0.9 per cent.

The same site has also indicated that rental prices rose by 3 per cent overall in Spain during 2015 although again, they are well below 2007 levels, which for many renters is a good thing.

doubt that even with a reported slight drop in annual rental charges, many will consider the investment worthwhile, especially if the number of houses sold in the coming years increases as forecast with the resultant increase in prices.

In addition and according to data collated by the Spanish Government’s Ministry of Public Works, during 2015, the number of building permits authorised for the reform or restoration of homes in Spain amounted to a total of 23,534 permits, which represents an increase of some 13 per cent.

Although a large number of these licences will have been issued for people who simply wish to improve the properties in which they live, a reasonable proportion are likely to be for improvement in investment properties.

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Where the answers lie PP Madrid on Wikimedia Commons

POLITICIANS are answerable to voters as well as judges Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

ESPERANZA AGUIRRE, a former president of the Madrid region, maintained her overall majority in three elections, which is more than can be said for Mariano Rajoy.

She recently resigned as president of the regional Partido Popular, now targeted in a corruption investigation, accepting responsibility. That, too, is more than can be said for Rajoy, who hides behind claims of leaving attribution and retribution to the ‘competent institutions’.

Politicians are answerable to voters as well as judges, as astute Aguirre perceived. Rajoy, lulled into a false sense of security by his 2011 majority, forgot all about voters once he walked through the front door of the Moncloa Palace. That’s why he’s

We know who it won’t be POLITICAL commentators agree that they don’t know who will be the next president of the Spanish government. They also agree that everyone, except Mariano Rajoy, knows who it won’t be.

going to be a one-trick pony.

Finding favour

ESPERANZA AGUIRRE: Recently resigned as president of the PP.

AGUIRRE, who survived an attack on her hotel during the Bombay massacre of July 2008, told interviewers immediately afterwards that she wouldn’t make much sense as she wasn’t wearing high heels.

That, of course, accounts for Aguirre’s success. During her nine years as regional president, she appealed to a huge number of people who weren’t her natural voters and to a few who abhorred her politics.

She managed to make herself like-

able, a huge asset in a politician. Are you listening, Pablo Iglesias?

Name changes MANUELA CARMENA, who snatched the Madrid mayoralty from under Esperanza Aguirre’s nose, is a former communist and retired Supreme Court judge.

Unsurprisingly, she and her supporters want to obliterate all traces of Franco’s military and political regime from Madrid street names.

Now they want writers, artists and public figures deemed not to have opposed the regime sufficiently.

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It’s a load of old horlicks

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EXPERT advice in the dietary department can be bad for your health 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.

JUST when you think you have it cracked in the dietary department, out comes another report telling us that what we had hitherto been told about the health benefits from this food or that, is now a load of old horlicks and moreover is doing us great harm.

Conversely, foods that we have been told to avoid like the plague are now being seen as not only free of danger, but positively beneficial t o o u r h e a l t h an d well-being.

There was a time when we were urged to cut down on the number of eggs we ate in a week, because they are high in cholesterol and should b e c o n su m e d in moderation. I have looked

HIGH CHOLESTEROL: There was a time when we were urged to cut down on eggs. at the information available, which at best is contradictory and have continued to maintain my intake.

It’s the same with butter.

I s imp ly lo v e th e s tu ff.

Nevertheless I was gradually persuaded long ago, to give up this fat-saturated poison for the health benefits of vegetable sludge of one brand or another.

Although I was forced to believe the hype that this would make me a leaner, more robust individual able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, there is no

advertising executive alive who was ever going to convince me that it tastes like the real thing.

Can’t believe it’s not butter? I sure as heck can!

But f i ve year s ago, on the basis of my own feelings, I reverted back to good old English slightlysalted butter.

Then anot her r epor t came out, announcing that perhaps butter was not the vi l l ai n i t had been m ade out to be after all and that in fact, some saturated fat was necessary for good health.

I saw this as vindication for my stance on the subj ect and di d back f l i ps around my living room, but soon stopped when I began to wheeze and require oxygen.

I came to the conclusion a l ong t i m e ago, t hat m y reasoning when deciding which foods to embrace or to give the boot, should be: If in doubt, think natural.

Apple shaken to the core Photo credit: flickr by Mike Deerkoski

US court ruled the company must help the FBI access an iPhone belonging to a terrorist John Smith Random thoughts...

ONE of the largest corporations in the world is facing a major crisis of conscience following a decision made by a US court, which ruled that Apple must help the FBI to circumve n t t h e e n c r y p t io n o n a n iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernadino Daesh terrorists, in the hope that it will find information about others in their network.

In simple terms, Apple and network providers were criticised in the past for allowing the US government access to observe data being sent through their phones, and they have spent a great deal of time and m o n e y i n d e v e l o p in g n ew methods of encrypting their phones to stop them from being hacked.

In this particular case, the FBI doesn’t know the passcode which would a l l o w t h e m a c c e s s to th e phone and its contents, but if they

APPLE: Have been criticised in the past, along with other network providers. try too many random codes they will be locked out and the data may be erased.

What they want Apple to do is to unlock the phone so that they can try random numbers until they hit

DONATIONS: Clothes.

Thank you for caring IT is very heartening that no matter what happens in the world or how bad the economy may be, people still do care for others and do what they can to help.

Governments can fight and argue but individuals, knowing that they can’t affect international events, do at least take the trouble to make sure that their neighbours and those suffering receive some help.

The British have a reputation of being both reticent and undemonstrative, but here in Spain the expat community seems to thrive on becoming involved and helping others, whilst also making people aware of problems that exist.

The number of charities that are able to raise funds and help other expats and local people is quite amazing, and they seem to fall into three main categories namely, age, animals and health. The way they undertake fund raising is really quite impressive.

At the ‘top end’ there are expensive dinners with raffles and auctions which can raise significant amounts and for some charities, a single night can raise enough to allow it to help people all through the year.

Others are much less audacious and can be as simple as sponsorship or a coffee morning but every little helps, and with very few exceptions 100 per cent of the funds raised go directly to the cause itself.

We have also seen a definite growth in the number of charity shops that exist, and they do have a number of positive advantages other than just raising funds. Many of the volunteers enjoy meeting other volunteers and customers whilst feeling that they are offering a service.

the right combination, but Apple is against this and is possibly going to argue that the encryption is so complicated that even they don’t know how to bypass it, so will have to have new programmes to allow them to break in themselves.

If by agreeing to this and the authorities do find terrorist contacts, then Apple should feel they have done t he r i ght t hi ng, but i f t he phone is innocent, what happens when there is a similar request now the government knows it can be done, and where do you draw the line?

Speaking as an innocent in the tech world, it strikes me that if a 15-year-old can hack into a global corporations website from a home computer, anything is possible. If Apple don’t do it openly, the US government will find some way of doing it clandestinely and then we Now we will never know. want to If ‘Big Brother’ is watching, then hear your views.

I would prefer to know about it than not, but equally in the YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE words of a number of reac- YOUR OPINION tionaries ‘if you have nothing to www.euroweeklynews.com hide why worry’?

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4:50am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

8:00pm How Earth Made Us So far in the series Professor Iain Stewart has looked at how four geological forces have shaped human history. In this final programme he explores a completely new force, humans.

9:00pm The Inca: Masters of the Clouds 10:00pm Trapped 10:50pm Trapped 11:40pm The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse 1:10am Neil Sedaka: King of Song 2:10am Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need is the Music 3:00am The Joy of the Single 4:00am Top of the Pops: 1981 4:50am This is BBC Four

7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am Frostgun Invitational 8:30am Freerider World Tour 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Superhumans Show 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:25pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:25pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Great Canal Journeys 9:00pm Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages 10:00pm Taken 2 11:55pm Braveheart 3:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am Milkshake!

9:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am The Saturday Show Live 12:30pm Fail Army 1:00pm Police Interceptors 2:00pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm 87 Stone: Fat Chance of Work 4:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 5:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 6:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 7:00pm Can't Pay? Benefits Special 8:00pm World War II in Colour 9:00pm The Gadget Show 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm The Championship 11:00pm Goal Rush 11:30pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 12:20am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Bamma 24

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10:40am Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 1:00pm Avengers: Age of Ultron 3:30pm Gone in 60 Seconds 5:40pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 8:00pm Run All Night 10:00pm Avengers: Age of Ultron

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The Four Musketeers FYI Daily The Four Musketeers Where the Heart is Where the Heart is Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders A Touch of Frost Blue Murder Detective drama series.

Judge Judy Movies Now The latest movie news and reviews.

ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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Ax Men Ax Men Bundesliga The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Storage Wars Blues Brothers 2000 FYI Daily Blues Brothers 2000 Superman FYI Daily Superman Police Academy 5 FYI Daily Police Academy 5 Tremors FYI Daily Tremors Raw Deal FYI Daily Raw Deal

10:30am Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 12:15pm The Wedding Singer 2:00pm The Inbetweeners 2 3:40pm Four Weddings and a Funeral 5:40pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 7:25pm Johnny English 9:00pm The Wedding Singer 10:45pm The Inbetweeners 2 12:25am The Cable Guy 2:05am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

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Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Jump Maid in Manhattan The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Knight and Day Tattoo Fixers

7:00am Unconscious 8:30am Far From the Madding Crowd 10:45am Chappie Special 11:15am Barely Lethal 1:00pm Unfriended 2:30pm Last Knights A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt ruler in order to avenge his dishonoured master.

4:30pm Mad Max: Fury Road 6:45pm Far From the Madding Crowd 9:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road 11:10pm Zulu Two Cape Town cops discover that a recent death is linked to a mysterious new drug.

1:10am Unconscious 2:40am Unfriended 4:15am Barely Lethal Action comedy about a special ops agent who just wants to be a normal teenager.

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

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League 100 Club Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Football Gold Football Gold The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Live FL Boxing Boxing Boxing Boxing Live Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Premier League 100 Club Premier League 100 Club

Rugby Classic Live Super Rugby Live Super Rugby Live Super Rugby Rugby Classic Live Super Rugby Live Super Rugby Live Super League Rugby Classic Darts Gold Cricket's Greatest Sporting Heroes Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Pro Kabaddi League 2016 Adam Gilchrist Masterclass Darts Gold Darts Gold Sporting Heroes Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Cricket Classic Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Adam Gilchrist Masterclass Adam Gilchrist Masterclass

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7:00am Breakfast 8:40am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:15pm The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm Pointless 6:35pm Nature's Miracle Orphans 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The Night Manager 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Other Man

7:20am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:05am Great British Garden Revival 9:05am An Island Parish 9:35am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm James Martin: Home Comforts 12:45pm The Best Dishes Ever 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Apache Territory 3:10pm Hollywood's Great Directors Talking Pictures 3:50pm The Philadelphia Story 5:40pm Tron 7:10pm Flog It! 8:00pm Six Nations Rugby Special 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Let's Play Darts for Sports Relief 2016 11:00pm The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 11:40pm The Reluctant Fundamentalist 1:40am The Black Balloon

8:00pm Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing Irish dance teacher Deborah Anderson leads the Zephaniah Dance Ministry in Portadown as they spread the good news of the Gospel through Irish dance.

8:30pm Northern Ballet: 1984 10:00pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.

11:25pm Populaire 1:10am Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami?

2:10am Crime and Punishment: The Story of Capital Punishment 3:10am Sounds of the Eighties 3:35am Singer Songwriters at the BBC 4:55am This is BBC Four

7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am King of Queens 8:05am King of Queens 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:35pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4:25pm The Simpsons 4:55pm The Simpsons 5:25pm The Simpsons 5:50pm Channel 4 News 6:10pm Finding Nemo 8:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 9:00pm The Jump 10:00pm The Wolverine 12:35am Attack The Block 2:05am Embarrassing Bodies 3:05am Come Dine with Me 3:30am Come Dine with Me 4:00am Come Dine with Me 4:25am Come Dine with Me 5:20am Location, Location, Location

7:00am Milkshake!

10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am The Championship 12:30pm Goal Rush 1:00pm Fail Army 1:30pm Police Interceptors 2:30pm The Reef 4:00pm Made of Honour 6:00pm Monster-in-Law 7:55pm Now That's Funny!

8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm Capital One Cup 10:00pm Grown Ups 12:05am The Switch 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Holiday Airport Sun, Sea and Scousers.

5:00am Wildlife SOS Documentary series about the work of dedicated animal lovers who save injured and orphaned wild animals.

5:25am Wildlife SOS 5:50am The Great Artists

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am 11:25am

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:15pm Take Me Out 1:30pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 2:35pm Beethoven's 2nd 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm Beethoven's 2nd 4:20pm Despicable Me 2 5:20pm FYI Daily 5:25pm Despicable Me 2 6:20pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 7:50pm Back to the Future Part II 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Back to the Future Part II 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Meet the Family Guys 11:30pm Shaun of the Dead 12:30am FYI Daily 12:35am Shaun of the Dead 1:30am Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2:30am FYI Daily

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CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder The Chase The Man with the Golden Gun Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Planet's Got Talent Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Churchill's Secret ITV News and Weather Perspectives Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights Jackpot 247 Nightscreen

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Movies Now Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Death Becomes Her FYI Daily Death Becomes Her Heartbeat Heartbeat Wycliffe The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple Midsomer Murders Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India Mrs Biggs Changeling FYI Daily

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Ax Men Ax Men The Sweeney Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Counting Cars Counting Cars The Classic Car Show Nevada Smith FYI Daily Nevada Smith Blues Brothers 2000 FYI Daily Blues Brothers 2000 Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach FYI Daily Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach Rugby Highlights Texas Killing Fields FYI Daily Texas Killing Fields How I Spent My Summer Vacation

The Da Vinci Code Reign of Fire The Matrix Sword of Vengeance The Last Samurai Reign of Fire The Matrix Sword of Vengeance Chaos Air Force One The Comancheros

8:25am City Slickers 10:20am South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 11:45am The Other Woman 1:35pm Pitch Perfect 2 3:35pm The Waterboy 5:10pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 7:10pm The Other Woman 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 2 11:00pm White Men Can't Jump 1:00am Tammy 2:40am My Man is a Loser 4:20am Plastic

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SUNDAY TV

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 Couples Come Dine with Me St. Trinian's The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tattoo Fixers Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube

7:00am Football Gold 7:30am SNF: Match Choice 10:30am The Sunday Supplement 12:00pm Goals on Sunday 2:00pm Live Ford Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Capital One Cup Final 8:00pm SSO: City Slickers 8:30pm Football League Goals 9:30pm Capital One Cup Final Highlights 10:30pm SSO: City Slickers 11:00pm Ford Football Special 12:30am Capital One Cup Final Highlights 1:30am Goals on Sunday 2:30am The Sunday Supplement 4:00am Premier League 100 Club 4:30am The Premier League Years As Sky Sports celebrates 23 years as the home of the Premier League, a look at memorable moments.

Unconscious Maleficent Special Unfriended Barely Lethal Far From the Madding Crowd Mad Max: Fury Road Last Knights Far From the Madding Crowd Mad Max: Fury Road Zulu Unconscious A man suffering from memory loss begins to suspect his wife might not be who she claims to be.

Unfriended A group of school friends videochatting online notice that an unknown presence has joined their conversation Barely Lethal

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

Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricketing Yorkshire Cricketing Yorkshire Cricketing Yorkshire Cricketing Yorkshire Cricketing Yorkshire Cricket Shorts Cricket Classic Live Spanish Football Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Classic Spanish Gold Live Spanish Football Live Spanish Football La Liga Live Spanish Football Spanish Gold Cricket's Greatest Pro Kabaddi League 2016 Cricket Classic La Liga La Liga Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Countryside 999 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Moving On 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Holiday of My Lifetime 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Inside Story 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Cuckoo 12:15am Have I Got Old Election News for You

8:45am Claimed and Shamed 9:15am Emergency Rescue Down Under 9:45am Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Coast 2:05pm The Pallisers 3:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:00pm A Place to Call Home 4:50pm The Life of Mammals 5:50pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 6:20pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Too Much TV 8:00pm Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking 10:00pm The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 10:45pm QI XL 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 9:00pm World War Two: A Timewatch Guide 10:00pm The Renaissance Unchained 11:00pm Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

12:00am The Great War 12:40am The Great War 1:20am I Was There: The Great War Interviews 2:20am Britain on Film Throughout the 1960s, the Rank Organisation produced hundreds of short, quirky documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain.

2:50am Fabric of Britain 3:50am The Renaissance Unchained 4:50am This is BBC Four

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King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Car S.O.S Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Deal or No Deal Countdown A New Life in the Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Supershoppers Royal Navy School Fresh Meat 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: New Orleans Killer Among Us 5 News Neighbours Home and Away Police Interceptors Caught in the Act The X Files Gotham Hummingbird Super Casino Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun Wildlife SOS HouseBusters House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

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Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement New Girl New Girl Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Mission: Impossible II Rude Tube The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

MONDAY TV

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

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 Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room 4:00pm Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Further Tales From Northumberland 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Davina Mccall: Life at the Extreme 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm The Agenda 12:25am The Jonathan Ross Show 1:20am Jackpot 247

7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:35am Catchphrase 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm Judge Rinder 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Bordertown 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am American Dad!

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Wycliffe Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House In Loving Memory On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme The Bletchley Circle Series based on a group of four former Bletchley Park code breakers.

A Touch of Frost Wycliffe Where the Heart is ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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7:00am 7:10am 8:00am 8:55am 9:55am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:35pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:05am 1:00am 2:05am 3:05am 3:10am 3:35am 3:55am

Movies Now Minder The Chase Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney The Professionals The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Magnum, P.I. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ax Men Tremors FYI Daily Tremors Bundesliga Rugby Highlights The Hitcher FYI Daily The Hitcher Highway Patrol ITV4 Nightscreen

10:15am Into the Storm 12:00pm The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2:00pm Furious 7 4:20pm Guardians of the Galaxy 6:25pm Into the Storm 8:00pm The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 10:00pm Furious 7

10:00am The Top Ten Show 2016 10:20am Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 12:05pm Nacho Libre 1:45pm Dumb and Dumber 3:40pm Dumb and Dumber To 5:35pm Never Been Kissed 7:25pm License to Drive 9:00pm Dumb and Dumber 11:00pm Dumb and Dumber To 12:55am Superfast

7:00am Unconscious 8:30am Far From the Madding Crowd 10:45am Maleficent Special 11:15am Unfriended 12:45pm Barely Lethal 2:30pm Last Knights 4:30pm Mad Max: Fury Road 6:45pm Far From the Madding Crowd 9:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road 11:10pm Zulu Two Cape Town cops discover that a recent death is linked to a mysterious new drug.

1:10am Unconscious A man suffering from memory loss begins to suspect his wife might not be who she claims to be.

2:40am Unfriended 4:15am Barely Lethal

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Capital One Cup Final Highlights Ford Football Special Football League Goals Capital One Cup Final Highlights Ford Football Special Goals on Sunday Football League Goals Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Football League Goals Football Football League Goals SPFL Round Up Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Football League Goals SPFL Round Up

10:00am ATP 500 Masters Tennis Highlights 11:00am Sporting Greats 11:30am Sporting Greats 12:00pm Cricket's Greatest 12:30pm Cricket's Greatest 1:00pm Time of Our Lives 2:00pm ATP 500 Masters Tennis Highlights 3:00pm Cricket's Greatest 3:30pm Cricket's Greatest 4:00pm Cricket's Greatest 4:30pm Game Changers 5:00pm Cricket's Greatest 5:30pm Cricket's Greatest 6:00pm Cricket's Greatest 6:30pm Cricket's Greatest 7:00pm ATP 500 Masters Tennis Highlights 8:00pm Sporting Greats 8:30pm Sporting Greats 9:00pm Sporting Greats 9:30pm ATP 500 Masters Tennis Highlights 10:30pm Cricket's Greatest 11:00pm Super League Fulltime 11:30pm Pro Kabaddi League 2016 12:00am Sporting Greats

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10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Countryside 999 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Moving On 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Holiday of My Lifetime 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Happy Valley 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Life and Death Row 12:45am Film 2016

9:15am Emergency Rescue Down Under 9:45am Great British Railway Journeys 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Super League Show 2:45pm Coast 3:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:00pm A Place to Call Home 4:45pm The Life of Mammals 5:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Too Much TV 8:00pm Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm Back in Time for the Weekend 10:00pm Who's the Boss?

11:00pm Scrappers 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

4:50am This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney Documentary 9:00pm The Taff: The River That Made Wales Documentary 9:30pm The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams 10:00pm The Last Seabird Summer 11:00pm Life of a Mountain: A Year on Scafell Pike 12:00am The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment 1:00am The Last Seabird Summer 2:00am Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere 3:00am Fonteyn '59: Sleeping Beauty 4:00am World War Two: A Timewatch Guide Documentary 5:00am This is BBC Four

7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Car S.O.S 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 2:10pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pm Born to be Different 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live

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7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:35am Catchphrase 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm Judge Rinder 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Shaun of the Dead 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Shaun of the Dead 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy

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11:00am Die Hard 2 1:10pm John Wick 3:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 5:00pm Bloodsport 6:40pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier 9:00pm John Wick 11:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire

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

This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh Tipping Point The Chase Local News and Weather ITV Evening News Emmerdale The Inspectors are Coming It's Not Rocket Science Frustrated Britain: Caught on Camera ITV News at Ten and Weather On Assignment Davina Mccall: Life at the Extreme Jackpot 247

Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Wycliffe Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House In Loving Memory On the Buses This bold, bawdy and brash sitcom hit British screens in 1969.

6:55pm Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's.

8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders

11:00pm 11:05pm 12:40am 1:40am

Goals of the 80s Minder The Chase The Professionals The Sweeney Magnum, P.I. The Chase Pawn Stars The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Magnum, P.I. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas The World is Not Enough FYI Daily The World is Not Enough Raw Deal FYI Daily

9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:55am 4:10am 5:00am 5:25am

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Police Interceptors Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Abducted 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Britain's Horror Homes The Great British Benefits Handout Age Gap Love The Woman with No Face Botched Up Bodies Super Casino GPs: Behind Closed Doors Wildlife SOS Divine Designs

11:15am Three Amigos!

1:10pm The Top Ten Show 2016 1:30pm You've Got Mail 3:35pm Analyze This 5:30pm Analyze That 7:10pm Father of the Bride 9:00pm Think Like a Man Too 11:00pm Superbad 1:00am Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

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

Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement New Girl Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Tattoo Fixers Virtually Famous The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Unconscious 8:30am Far From the Madding Crowd 10:45am Fast and Furious 7 Special 11:15am Unfriended 12:45pm Barely Lethal 2:30pm Last Knights A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt ruler in order to avenge his dishonoured master.

4:30pm Mad Max: Fury Road 6:45pm Far From the Madding Crowd 9:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road 11:10pm Zulu Two Cape Town cops discover that a recent death is linked to a mysterious new drug.

1:10am Unconscious

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

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 Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room 4:00pm Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm Grantchester 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm When Ant and Dec Met the Prince 40 Years of the Princes' Trust.

1:10am On The Road 1:35am Jackpot 247

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am The Cube 10:35am Catchphrase 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed!

2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm Judge Rinder 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Quantum of Solace 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Quantum of Solace 12:10am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am American Dad! 1:40am American Dad!

4:00pm 4:55pm 5:55pm 6:25pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:10am 12:15am 1:15am 2:15am

Heir Hunters Countryside 999 Claimed and Shamed See Hear Great British Menu Victoria Derbyshire BBC News The Daily Politics Coast The Pallisers Who Do You Think You Are? A Place to Call Home The Life of Mammals Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip Bargain Hunt Eggheads Too Much TV Great Interior Design Challenge ÂŁ100k House: Tricks of the Trade One Child Live From the BBC Newsnight Weather The Story of China See Hear The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 9:00pm Ultimate Swarms Zoologist and explorer George McGavin goes in search of some of the world's most impressive swarms.

10:00pm The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment 11:00pm The Lady Who Flew Africa: The Aviatrix 12:00am Life of a Mountain: A Year on Scafell Pike 1:00am Ultimate Swarms 2:00am The Lady Who Flew Africa: The Aviatrix 3:00am Crime and Punishment: The Story of Capital Punishment 4:00am The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment

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Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Wycliffe Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House In Loving Memory On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme Love Your Garden A Touch of Frost Wire in the Blood Where the Heart is Drama series tells the ultimate stories of the loves and lives of families living in the small Yorkshire Town.

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Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Car S.O.S Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Deal or No Deal Countdown A New Life in the Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Posh Pawn 24 Hours in A and E Raised by Wolves Secrets of the Sauna How to Get a Council House

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

Minder The Chase The Professionals The Sweeney Magnum, P.I. The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Magnum, P.I. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Lethal Weapon 4 FYI Daily Lethal Weapon 4 Death Race FYI Daily Death Race Ax Men The Car Chasers ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

8:45am Bad Asses on the Bayou 10:20am Seventh Son 12:10pm Rage 2:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 4:15pm Battle of the Bulge 7:00pm Seventh Son 9:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 11:15pm Rage 1:00am Brick Mansions

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The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Police Interceptors Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Los Angeles Hit and Run 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door GPs: Behind Closed Doors Documentary taking a look at what goes on in the consultation room.

Inside Buckingham Palace Person of Interest Person of Interest NCIS True Crimes: The First 72 Hours Super Casino Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

Mr Woodcock Father of the Bride II Stir Crazy The Heartbreak Kid King Ralph The Top Ten Show 2016 The Waterboy Father of the Bride II A Million Ways to Die in the West The Heartbreak Kid Cheap Thrills

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Made in Chelsea Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement New Girl New Girl Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The 100 Supernatural The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Unconscious 8:30am Terminator Genisys: The Future Reborn 9:00am Far From the Madding Crowd 11:15am Unfriended 12:45pm Barely Lethal 2:30pm Mad Max: Fury Road 4:45pm Last Knights 6:45pm Far From the Madding Crowd 9:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road 11:10pm Zulu 1:10am Unconscious A man suffering from memory loss begins to suspect his wife might not be who she claims to be.

2:40am Unfriended A group of school friends videochatting online notice that an unknown presence has joined their conversation

7:00am Football Gold 8:00am WWE Experience 9:00am Fantasy Football Club Highlights 9:30am Premier League 100 Club 10:00am Ford Football-Match Choice 11:30am Football Gold 11:45am Football Gold 12:00pm Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 1:00pm La Liga World 2015 1:30pm Fantasy Football Club Highlights 2:00pm Ford Football-Match Choice 3:30pm Ford Football-Match Choice 5:00pm La Liga World 2015 5:30pm Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 6:30pm Sporting Triumphs 6:45pm Sporting Triumphs 7:00pm Football Gold 8:00pm The Mavericks 8:30pm Live Coppa Italia 11:00pm Ford Football-Match Choice 12:30am Ford Football-Match Choice

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Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

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in history 45 BC - The first Leap Day was recognised by proclamation of Julius Caesar.

1066 - Westminster Abbey opened its doors to parishioners for the first time.

1570 - Pope Pius the Fifth excommunicated England’s Queen Elizabeth I. 1848 - Karl Marx and Frederick Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London.

1904 - Glenn Miller, big band leader during the 1930s and ‘40s was born.

1910 - The Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.

1912 - The first parachute jump was made, over Missouri, USA. 1932 - The infant son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from his home in New Jersey, USA. 1952 - Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb.

1954 - The first American hydrogen bomb was ‘officially’ detonated at the Bikini Atoll.

1958 - The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition, led

by Dr Vivian Fuchs, completed the first surface crossing of the South Pole.

1964 - Cassius Clay dethroned world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston.

1969 - The French-built Concorde made its maiden flight.

1988 - South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen.

1993 - A gun battle erupted at a compound near Waco, Texas, beginning a 51-day stand off.

2002 - The peseta lost its legal tender status in Spain, and is replaced with the euro.

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Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Trujillo and Victor Garber.

Just Joking

Unscramble the name of a piece of gym equipment (two words): REMAINING CHOW

Hexagram

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (JOYFUL) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

AFRAID ALLELE ASTRAY BEYOND BRANDY DEFEAT DIESEL FLUENT INDOOR JASPER

IN Mexico, SICARIO means hitman.

In the lawless border area stretching between the US and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs.

Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.

Julio Iglesias jr, Singer Model, February 25 Julio Jose Iglesias Preysler was born in Madrid, Spain, the son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and elder brother of Enrique Iglesias.

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Fats Domino, Pianist, February 26, 88 Rock ‘n’ roller and rhythm and blues artist who found his thrill on Blueberry Hill. He amassed five gold records before 1955.

Peter Andre, Pop Singer, February 27, 43 Pop singer who became known for his hit singles Mysterious Girl, Flava and Behind Closed Doors which reached #3 on the UK Singles Charts in 2009.

Ainsley Harriott, Chef, February 28, 59 Celebrity chef who hosted the British television show Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook. He also served as resident chef on Good Morning with Anne and Nick.

Tony Robbins, Self-Help Author, February 29, 56 Motivational speaker and author of Awaken the Giant Within. His popular four-day seminar, Unleash The Power Within, includes an exercise in which audience members take their shoes off and walk over a bed of hot coals.

Justin Bieber, Pop Singer, March 1, 22 Pop star who was propelled to fame after his 2010 YouTube single Baby became an international hit. His debut album My World 2.0 debuted at number one on the U.S. Daniel Craig, Actor, March 2, 48 Actor who was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his debut as James Bond in Casino Royale in 2006. He then went on to portray Bond in three more films: Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.

JOYFUL (10) LANDAU LUMBER MUTATE RABIES RUEFUL SERIAL SPLEEN STRAND

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Update 2 Ensure 3 Dither 4 Hereby 5 Inhere 6 Server 7 Freest 8 Linden 9 Fierce 10 Shimmy 11 Ransom 12 Entity 13 Umlaut 14 Retire 15 Demure 16 Detour 17 Kindle 18 Oxcart 19 Leaden

YOUR STARS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn’t it? Or is it more?

This is something only you can answer. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now it seems that circumstances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace.

Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you.

The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination.

PISCES

(February 20 - March 20)

So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way.

Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is… talk.

Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you. Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear. Show others that you are firmly taking the lead in your future.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting. Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace.

What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple.

Perhaps, by being too easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.

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10-Star Quiz

A pickpocket was up in front of the judge who said, “Sir, you are hereby fined €100.”

The lawyer stood up and said, “Thanks, your honour, however my client only has €75 on him, but if you’d allow him a few minutes in the crowd...”

Unscramble the name of a famous play by William Shakespeare (three words): RARE FAROESE MUSEUM

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ST DAVID’S DAY 1. From the Welsh for ‘session,’ what name is given to any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers and musicians compete for recognition?

2. On which race course is the Welsh Grand National normally run?

3. The Welsh village of Portmeirion was the setting for which 1960s ‘spy fiction’ television series starring Patrick McGoohan as an unnamed British agent?

4. ‘To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bibleblack, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters’-and-rabbits’ wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea’ are the opening lines of which famous radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas?

5. To mark Prince Charles’s investiture as the Prince of Wales, which Welsh town was granted city status in 1969?

6. What is the Welsh name for Wales?

7. What name is given to a piece of wooden furniture with cupboards and drawers in the lower part and open shelves in the upper part?

8. Which Welsh flanker was tour captain of the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia?

9. Which Welsh singer was born Gaynor Hopkins in June 1951? Her UK hit singles include Lost in France (1976) and It’s a Heartache (1977).

10. Ynys Mon is the Welsh name for which island to the northwest of Wales?

Not a lot of people know that... Britain’s very first lager brewery was opened in Wrexham in 1881 by German immigrants 1. EISTEDDFOD, 2. CHEPSTOW, 3. THE PRISONER, 4. UNDER MILK WOOD, 5. SWANSEA, 6. CYMRU, 7. WELSH DRESSER, 8. SAM WARBURTON, 9.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person.

An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.

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

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this.

They say that forewarned is forearmed.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question. The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.

TARGET: Average: 16 Good: 22 Very good: 32 Excellent: 42

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SOUND OF THE WEEK Late Nights: The Album By: Jeremih EVEN though this album hit the streets a year ago, three quarters of the way through Late Nights, Jeremih’s long-awaited, appearing-out-of-nowhere new album is still a gem. Jeremih dropped Don’t Tell ‘Em at the beginning of summer 2014, and it went on to become a big crossover hit, one of the highest-charting of Jeremih’s career.

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Across:

1 Bushel, 4 Brunei, 9 Spain, 11 Sheet, 13 Speed, 15 Leather, 16 Elgar, 17 Donor, 18 Pasta, 20 Poles, 21 Ignites, 22 Tosca, 24 Reeve, 26 Sacks, 27 Prefix, 28 Castro.

Across 1 Holy Island could be in Friesland (11) 9 No night shift for sweet Fanny Adams (7) 10 Good man gets beer, but it's flat (5) 11 A shivering fit in Prague (4) 12 Line across English game (8) 14 Steam-cooked foodstuffs (5) 15 Poet gives King fare (5) 20 Plea to dine in the entrance (8) 22 Big cheese that is after British Rail (4) 24 Work unit of weathermen (5) 25 Opposed to a giant’s organisation (7) 26 Was Mr Clooney annoyed when he received this award? (6,5)

Down: 2 Sole, 3 Easter, 5 Rinsed, 6 Node, 7 Mantelpiece, 8 Osteopath, 10 Addressee, 12 Elastic, 14 Propose, 19 Agassi, 20 Persia, 23 Sore, 25 Edit.

QUICK Across:

Down 2 Interrupt Ted and ruin production (7) 3 American lawyer is on the platform (4) 4 US soldiers come back, initially not a large wave (6) 5 Took in broken orbs in a bed (8) 6 Advances made by listeners after end of audition (5) 7 Stated demand before having massage (5)

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8 Hold off being freed in error (5) 13 Flag of current Queen (8) 16 Shorten damaged royal seats (7) 17 Bad-tempered trial at end of July (5) 18 Collected a badger (2,4) 19 Bighead lets out cuffs (5) 21 Paper is in on the menu (5) 23 Just a bazaar (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents V and 16 represents J, so fill in V every time the figure 1 appears and J every time the figure 16 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 Enthusiastic (5) 4 Strips of potato fried in deep fat (5) 9 Confidential (7) 10 Separated (5) 11 Doze (5) 12 Enigma (7) 14 Mislay (4) 16 Frequently (5) 18 Quarrel (5) 21 Feel concern or interest (4) 24 Moved fast (7) 26 Grab hold of (5) 28 Lapses (5) 29 Safeguard (7) 30 Smaller in number (5) 31 Cures (5)

Down 2 Similar (5) 3 Instance (7) 5 Makes hotter (5) 6 Relatively flat highland (7) 7 Appears (5) 8 Remains (5) 9 Move with force (4) 13 Twelve month period (4) 15 On a single occasion (4) 17 Pardon (7) 19 Make like new (7) 20 Pursue (5) 22 Adjust (5) 23 Highest quality (4) 25 Publication (5) 27 Perfection (5)

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

1 Peaks, 4 Career, 9 Realise, 10 Needs, 11 Tiny, 12 Leaving, 13 Sky, 14 Here, 16 Last, 18 Cry, 20 Unaware, 21 Fast, 24 China, 25 Looking, 26 Eleven, 27 Songs.

Down: 1 Pirate, 2 Again, 3 Slim, 5 Annually, 6 Enemies, 7 Resign, 8 Reply, 13 Separate, 15 Examine, 17 Muscle, 18 Cells, 19 Stages, 22 Alien, 23 Toys.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Casar, 4 Peach, 7 Rio, 8 Soldier, 9 Terremoto, 13 Peasant, 15 But, 16 Nieto, 17 Sheep.

Down: 1 Cura, 2 Stone, 3 Resfriado, 4 Palomitas, 5 Ahi, 6 Harm, 10 Table, 11 Open, 12 Step, 14 Ace.

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Across 1 Codo (5) 3 Health (5) 6 Muy (mucho) (4) 7 Image (6) 9 Slow (vehicle, music, progress, pulse) (5) 10 North (side, part) (5) 11 Door (6) 12 Fig (4)

13 Sombra (zona sin sol) (5) 14 Latón (metal) (5) Down 1 Sobres (para cartas) (9) 2 Aubergine (9) 3 Week (6) 4 Small lizard (9) 5 Peligroso (9) 8 Botella (6)

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New species discovered in the last year

IT has been said that 99 per cent of all species that ever existed are now extinct.

That doesn’t mean to say we know them all, moreover, new species of life on earth are being discovered every year. Here are the top 10 new species discovered in the last year.

1. Homo naledi South Africa Human Ancestor Remains of 15 individuals found in South Africa revealed in September 2015 are evidence of a species with hands, feet and opposable thumbs. The human-related species also appears to have buried its dead - which had been thought to be something pre-humans did not do. But Homo naledi is no human. The species roamed the planet millions of years ago, and it’s unclear exactly how it’s connected to present day homo sapiens.

2. Kermit the Frog (Hyalinobatrachium dianae) The glass frog, Hyalinobatrachium dianae, found in Costa Rica. The resemblance is nothing short of uncanny. This new nocturnal species is found in the Costa Rican rain forest. Images of ‘Kermit’ quickly went viral after it was reported for the first time earlier this year. But, unlike the actual Kermit, Hyalinobatrachium dianae unfortunately cannot sing.

3. The carnivorous plant discovered on Facebook: Drosera magnifica Drosera magnifica has it all. The big, fivefoot plant seems Little Shop of Horrorsworthy in the way it uses sticky leaves to trap bugs. It may not be the first plant to grab its dinner this way, but it’s one of the first ones that could practically look you in the eye when it does it.

4. Torquigener albomaculosus (pufferfish) Twenty years ago scientists discovered elaborate seven-foot circular patterns on the seafloor off the coast of Japan that seemed to appear out of nowhere. This year, investigators finally have the answer in the Torquigener albomaculosus pufferfish. Despite their small five-inch bodies, male fish create the patterns on the seafloor as a mating call for females.

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App of the Week BookWhiz BookWhiz rewards children for reading with custom prizes.

Getting children to read amidst distractions like TV and the internet can be tough. But a new app from Bellevue, Wash.-based BookWhiz Media lets parents set up rewards for reading, and helps children keep track of books, too. BookWhiz, a free iPad app, presents a virtual bookshelf of all the physical books in your house and lets you set up rewards which can be from a toy car to choosing what to have for dinner.

Play on Words HOMO NALEDI: Remains found.

5. Bone house wasp (Deuteragenia ossarium) The Bone house wasp, Deuteragenia ossarium, lives on the forest floor.

Mothers of most species do a lot for their children, but the bone house wasp mother may top the list. The animal creates a nice home before its young are born complete with dead spiders and ants. The spiders will be the new-born’s first food source.

6. Nose-less monkey (Rhinopithecus Strykeri) This animal, found in the remote Eastern Himalayan, does have a nose really, but it’s inconveniently turned upward. On rainy days, many will sit with their heads between their knees to avoid having to sneeze.

But they’re not always successful, earning them the local nickname ‘sneezing monkey.’

7. Vampire crabs: Geosesarma dennerle and Geosesarma hagen There’s nothing quite like vampire crabs.

The Indonesia natives have piercing yellow eyes and purple or orange bodies, making them both scary and pretty - and altogether bizarre. The new species designation for the crabs comes years after they first appeared in pet stores in Singapore. While the crabs appeared to be unlike anything seen before, scientists needed to discover their origin before a peer reviewed journal would grant them a new species tag.

8. Tiny frogs of the Brachycephalus genus These cute South American frogs look just

like any other you might find in the Peruvian Andes - except that they’re probably smaller than any frog you’ve seen before.

In fact, at 0.3 inches, they’re about the size of a human fingernail. The discovery of Brachycephalus couldn’t come soon enough. Like many other amphibious species around the world, these tiny frogs face a deadly fungus that endangers survival of the species and may disappear just as suddenly as they were discovered.

9. Hog-nosed rat Hyorhinomys stuempkei At first glance, Hyorhinomys stuempkei looks somewhat like a charming cross between a mouse and a pig. It has large mouse ears, whiskers and a button nose. But then there are the enormous vampire teeth that extend from its tiny mouth. Not as cute.

The animal - found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi - was actually discovered back in 2013.

10. Blue dwarf ‘walking’ snakehead fish If you’re wandering around Nepal and you see a fish walking near your feet, don’t worry. A newly discovered species of snakehead fish found near the Himalaya mountain range can survive up to four days on land. And, while it’s there, it’s often moving. Scientists say the fish can wriggle its way on land for nearly a quarter of mile, typically to move from one body of water to another. When it’s in the water, the blue dwarf is much like other snakehead fish - an aggressive predator and prolific breeder.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET: Average: 12 Good: 17 Very good: 24 Excellent: 31

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

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

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DEAL DELL DOLL DOLE DONE ZONE

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There is no excuse for a lack of pension information When forming opinions about such serious and unfortunate crimes, we should base them on objective scrutiny and not on demonising rhetoric.

Mike via the website

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YOUR article on women’s pensions suggested that as early as 1995 the government decided to look into the idea of bringing into line the retirement ages for men and women, and that there should be a transition period of 15 years for women to make alternative arrangements.

While one of the arguments for increasing the pension age may be that women live longer, it may however, have more to do with the current movement for equality between the sexes.

It has to be said the rules relating to the UK state pension are changing all the time and with people living longer and the government’s finances deteriorating from one year to the next, it is likely to continue. With many people living off the state pension only, the government does make an effort to help people improve their record.

There is no excuse for a lack of information and it is incumbent on everyone to be aware of the situation regarding their UK state pension.

Peter from Estepona

A haze of lies IT’S the lies from both sides that bug me. We need the TRUTH so we can make an informed decision. Not lies.

Two cabinet ministers on the 6 o’clock news, the pro ‘in’ man says we’ll lose sharing of intelligence by security services if we leave. Liar! Sharing security intel against terrorists rises way above mere politics. Of course that will continue!

The pro ‘out’ man says we have no control over the UK border while in the EU. Liar! The UK is not in the

DO accidents mean we should ban cars, planes, swimming pools, amusement parks, jet skis, motor boats, water parks, walking in the street.

Common sense tells us care should be taken with everything we do and accidents do happen but that doesn’t mean things that give us fun should be banned! Nor does it mean that contracts that have been made and pushed people to invest a lot of money should just be torn up because some officials decide to renege on it.

Mike via website

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Ban on floating waterparks

IT’S reassuring to read a sympathetic article about the Mijas donkey’s plight, thank you. As a participant in recent demonstrations in favour of the abolition of the ‘burro taxi’, I am saddened and frustrated at the lack of any inclination on behalf of Mijas Town Hall, to even consider the possibility of change. PACMA’s petition, backed up with a veterinarian’s report on the poor condition of the donkeys, also seems to have been ignored. Bev via the website It’s a disgrace, for goodness sake build a donkey park/sanctuary, a refreshment area, walkways and let the donkeys be free for all to visit, just don’t ride them! People can walk around, look at them, a little shop where children can buy all sorts of donkey toys surely that would bring an income for the owners and happy donkeys.

Janice via the website

Schengen zone and requires passports for EU entrants and additional visas for non EU entrants. If that’s not control I don’t know what is. The Scottish referendum was identical - lies, lies and precious little truth.

Brian via the website

Brexit bull SO much for an EU reform that would make the union ‘more open, closer to the people, competitive...’ etc.

It’s just been a petulant request to move further away from the rest of the

team, keep out the pesky foreigners (because we all know that if you’re not British, you MUST be rubbish. Leapy thinks so, doesn’t he?) and was aimed at kow-towing to UKIP voters and eurosceptic Tory backbenchers.

But it’s made us the laughing stock.

And guess what? If our lives are screwed up by an ‘out’ vote, we won’t get any sympathy from our neighbours in our adopted countries, because they’ll say we’ve asked for it. (Except ‘we’ didn’t, the UK government did).

Our Graham still won’t admit he’s an immigrant, but I think he’d be a bit miffed if he became an ILLEGAL im-

migrant. Karma is hilarious, isn’t it?

Kally via the website

Rape of Europe THIS is idiotic stereotyping. Misogynistic male behaviour, sexual assault and rape are not the product of one country or culture, such behaviours are a worldwide problem, also with frequent occurrence in places such as Poland (which has virtually no Muslims).

HARKING back to a, now rather outdated, column piece by Mr Leapy Lee, which I’ve only now read, I find it incumbent upon myself to write in to the EWN to take issue with his language.

Referring to young black presenters as ‘articulate’, describing the wider black (and I suppose ‘inarticulate’) population as ‘hordes’, and making sweeping generalisations to fit his parochial narrative makes the man a subtle racist, and either wilfully ignorant or worse.

If he would like to provide any concrete evidence for his damning racial claims that have a grounding in fact, not simply regurgitating his reading of tabloid media, or using allegories from his sheltered life, that would be much appreciated by this reader.

James from San Pedro

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One of those weeks when you can’t make it to the gym?

FitFoxy Looking Good, Staying Trim

WE are almost two months in to the new year and hopefully all good intentions to take care of yourself and get back into some sort of steady fitness routine is now in full force.

However, there are days

when no matter how organised your schedule planner is, the children are off school sick or your husband has been called away, the babysitter is unavailable to help this week, you have no spare hours in your day, any gym workout would be virtually impossible.

FitFoxy’s solution: Set up your own quick HIIT Workout for these occasions All you need is:

• You, complete with a workout kit and trainers.

• Water and workout towel.

• 20 solid minutes.

• A small, clear workout space (push the sofa and chairs aside).

• Some of your favourite upbeat music.

• Smartphone – Stopwatch timer.

• The following plan typed or written out in large print, right

in front of you WORKOUT: next to the A 20-minute countdown quick fix. timer.

Set phone stopwatch for five-minute warm – up, 30 seconds each move, no stopping.

• Jog on the spot .

• Jumping jacks.

• Jog on the spot.

• Jumping jacks.

• Jog-heel to butt kicks.

• Wide leg scissors.

• On the spot sprint.

• Jumping jacks.

• Jog-heel to butt kicks.

• Wide leg scissors.

Take one to two minutes rest, no longer, grab some water, set your timer for 15 mins and get ready for your workout.

Main workout: Repeat each of the following four moves twice for around 30 seconds (two minutes) then 30 seconds

rest.

• Sprint – Jump jacks – scissors – jog high knees (to belly button).

• Sprint – Low jump squats wide to narrow – jog-heel butt kicks – alternate jump lunge.

• Sprint – wide scissors sprint – floor burpee to jump ups.

• Sprint – jog high knees – floor crawl out to two press ups and back – Jump jacks.

Now you are finished!! If you have followed this exactly to plan, you should be really feeling it, this is a great fat burner and you can complete it in 20 minutes.

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Wildlife experts’ test could detect SCIENTISTS at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a test that they claim can accurately spot aggressive tumours before they spread.

Initial trials of the test were able to spot women at the highest risk of dying from breast cancer, and it is hoped the test could now be used to tailor treatment for women at the highest risk.

Scientists modified methods initially developed by wildlife experts to identify ecological diversity in the natural world, and adapted the ecologists’ computer algorithm to use it on tumour samples.

Tumours with a greater diversity of types of cell tend to be the most aggressive.

The Institute of Cancer said in the future, they hope that by combining cell diversity scores with other factors that influence cancer survival, such as genetics and tumour size, they will be able to tell apart patients with more or less aggressive disease and be able to administer different types of treatment.

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Tricks to make you healthier A HEALTH psychologist who has studied eating behaviour and obesity for 25 years, believes there are simple tricks to making you a healthier eater: Accept the hunger Hunger pangs are not a sign to snack, it simply means you are getting hungry and so try and avoid the urge to snack and just enjoy your next meal.

Three-minute cravings Hunger isn’t just a physical process to do with how full or empty the stomach is, essentially hunger comes from the mind. Cravings are not necessarily about the food, but what it represents and they usually

COOK: From scratch to avoid hidden sugars and fats.

only last a few minutes so go and distract yourself for three minutes to avoid the need for

reaching for that chocolate bar.

Anticipated regret Many who are trying to lose

weight and eat healthier feel guilty when they eat a naughty treat and wish they hadn’t, so next time you want that cake remember and imagine how you might feel afterwards.

Even better, think about how good you will feel if you eat an apple instead.

Cook from scratch You will be in more control of what you eat and avoid hidden sugars and fats in pre-prepared meals and sauces.

If you are short on time, a quick pasta dish with a tin of tomatoes and diced vegetables is a healthier choice than putting a ready meal in the microwave.

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- WHAT should my blood pressure levels be? I’m a man in my 50s.

They should be under 140/80.

- Is high blood pressure dangerous? How can I lower my blood pressure?

You should see a specialist after checking your blood pressure every morning. High blood pressure over an extended period of time can be very dangerous.

Medication and a healthy, salt-free diet can help get it down.

- Is low blood pressure dangerous? What happens if it’s too low?

If it is always under 90/40 but you have no other symptoms it probably isn’t anything to worry about, but a check-up with a specialist in internal medicine is recommended as a precaution.

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There can be some side effects depending on the medication prescribed. If unsure about any symptoms you should see your doctor. Treatment is usually for life but medications can be swapped for more effective ones or to reduce side effects.

- If my blood pressure is ok now, how can I make sure it stays that way?

There are no guarantees as blood pressure can change for many different reasons, but sticking to a healthy diet, regular exercise and taking your medication will give you the best chance of keeping it under control.

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Possible help for cancer treatment VIGOROUS exercise could help those going through treatment for cancer.

Whilst it may be the last thing patients feel like doing, a group of researchers at the University of Copenhagen said it could be beneficial in the long term.

They have been studying tumours in mice and discovered that intensive physical activity can help the body’s own defences shrink the growth of tumours by up to 50 per cent, and believe there could be a similar ef-

fect to human cancer patients.

Researchers found ‘natural killer’ cells were directed towards tumours during exercise, and they believe the shot of adrenaline produced by a high-intensity workout helps move these immune cells towards lung, liver, or skin tumours.

Meanwhile, Macmillan Cancer Care found 77 per cent of cancer patients had not received any advice from their physicians on the benefits of exercise.

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National Opera premieres in the Auditorium Teulada Moraira WITHIN only five years the product Auditorium TM has made its mark and become a high grade product for culture TH IS we e k e n d Ve r d i’s Rigole t t o wi l l o p e n th is year ’s o p e r a c y c l e i n th e A udito r i u m Te u l ad a Moraira with two performances.

The municipality of Teulada and Moraira are proud to present yet another season of high quality opera.

Seven thousand five hundred people have enjoyed the cult u r a l e v e n t s i n th e Auditorium TM since February 2012.

Most of the operas have been national premiers such as ‘La Bohème’ from Puccini, Carm e n , Na b u c c o , L a Traviata, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Masked Ball and Madame Butterfly.

Carlos Linares, mayor of

Teulada-Moraira commented that the recently developed brand ‘Petit Auditori’ will target the younger generation. “It’s important that they learn all about opera,” he said, “and in turn get to k n o w th e p ro c e d u re s a nd complications of running a large auditorium.” Tickets fo r th e p e rfo rman ce s are available from Auditorium Teulada Moraira or further information can be found on th e ir F a c e b o o k p ag e M y Teulada Moraira.

Within only five years the product Auditorium TM has made its mark and has become a high grade product fo r c u ltu re a n d to u ris m.

Furthermore it has become an important and interesting social meeting point.

VERDI’S RIGOLETTO: Will open this year’s opera cycle in the Auditorium Teulada Moraira.

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Javea securing the area A SECURITY forum will be held in the Social Centre Cafeteria (the building above the Salud, near to the Plaza which houses the Thursday market) in Javea, on Tuesday March 1 at 11am.

Jose Antonio Monfort, head of the Javea Local Police, and a senior officer of the Guardia Civil, will be joining the Javea Neighbourhood Watch and their members to explore ways of improving security in the area.

The senior police officers will update the meeting on the measures their police forces are implementing and will be pleased to answer questions and discuss ideas for security improvements.

The forum will also provide residents with the opportunity to discuss latest home security equipment.

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First anniversary for Giving4Giving shop THE GIVING4GIVING charity shop in Altea will be celebrating its first anniversary at the end of this month.

Located in the heart of Altea, at Local 2, Conde de Altea 6, the shop opened its doors for the first time last year and has enjoyed a busy

first 12 months trading. The community members of Altea and surrounding areas have been very supportive, donating items and buying from the shop, helping to make the first year a tremendous success. Incredibly Giving4giving has donated a whopping €42,000, supporting local

cancer charities and other worthy causes around the Costa Blanca. It truly is a huge success story that Euro Weekly News is delighted to share with our readers.

To celebrate the first anniversary, there will be a massive sale of all clothing, footwear, bags and

accessories for just €1 each for two days only Friday and Saturday February 26-27, from 10am - 2pm. The shop is open every day, including weekends, 10am – 2pm. For further information, ring Gary, the charity shop manager on 603 137 697or visit their Facebook page.

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Altea Rowing Club is simply oarsome

THE next meeting of the Javea Book Circle will take place on Tuesday March 1 i n t h e So c i a l Centre i n Ja v e a Ol d Town a n d st a r t s a t 6.45pm.

The m e e t i n g t h i s month is entitled ‘500 words wh i c h m a d e a lasting i m p r e ssi o n o n me.’ Participants are invited to submit part of a novel, a story, a poem, a play, a so n g , a j o k e , a letter, a piece of journalism, a speech, a sermon ... anything, and share them with the group.

BAY OF L’OLLA is an undiscovered paradise

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The brainchild of Dutchman Rutger Berntsen, the club was formed last year and operates from El Portet, in L’Olla, Altea. Rutger, himself a keen rower, started the club as a hobby with a few friends, but it quickly mushroomed and he had to add to the fleet!

The bay of L’Olla is an undiscovered paradise with flat calm conditions throughout the year. Rutger commented that it is very rare that they postpone a club day and even if they do an IRCA rowing app notifies them on their mobile phone. He adds, “It really is a sport for all and as far as exercise goes it’s one of the best around.”

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ROWING: A sport for all and good for exercise. of the boat dry, hence why IRCA members can row all year round. With a chiringuito beach bar down at El Portet, a real social scene is developing.

Rutgers’ youngest rower is 13 and the oldest approaching 80 years of age and of

course there’s always room for more. The row boats are fast and light, with the latest technology and the club membership is free.

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WINTER in Spain is a good time to grow vegetables along the Mediterranean Costas and nearby inland valleys before one reaches the zone of heavy rains, frosts and snow falls.

Firstly there are many varieties that can be sown and started by buying plantlets in the autumn that will give winter and early spring harvests.

Secondly if grown sheltered from the heaviest winds and some of the winter sun they do not require constant watering and mature slowly and not all at once. Thirdly if lettuces are treated as cut and come again plants they will not form mature lettuces that need to be cut but will give months of salad leaves.

There is also another benefit of just keeping soils damp and not wet and that is that plants develop larger and deeper root balls and stronger growth well able to survive heavy frosts and days under a coating of snow.

I well remember the heavy

BROCCOLI PLANTS: Leaves can add an extra taste to salads.

freeze up of early march 2005 when we lost many tender plants in the garden, but when we visited the large, 833 square metre allotment after a couple of days cocooned in the house, we found that we had lost nothing except for a row of peas sown with seeds from Mali, while nearby Spanish allotments over-watered and fertilised even in the winter were black and most plants never recovered.

Broccoli plants now have harvestable heads, but smaller sprouting broccoli heads have been harvested since before Christmas.

Incidentally there are two other benefits for planting broccoli in the open garden or in builder’s tubs. Firstly young leaves add an extra taste to winter salads and any heads that go to seed can be used for making healthy breakfast omelettes.

Another useful year round salad leaf is rocket and again if the plants are cut back, but not taken out of the ground in the autumn when past their best, you will have a crop of young leaves for another year or two.

I finally took the last of the summer’s pepper plants out of

the ground last week as no flowers were forming even with our extremely mild winter.

They were replaced by some early tomato plants covered with cut-off five litre water bottles as cloches. Incidentally the last tree tomatoes from plants planted last March were harvested last week.

If you are tempted to start to grow vegetables this year do recognise which vegetables are most beneficial in terms of the vitamins and minerals which they harbour. A useful summary of these is provided in my book ‘Living well from our garden Mediterranean style.’ © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com February 2016

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Literally translating as ‘planted in a container,’ Bonsai has historically held fascination among a western audience, having been exported from the Orient at the turn of the last century.

The horticultural practice has been around for a thousand years and involves growing a miniaturised version of a plant in the form of a tree. Plenty of species can be grown this way with the right conditions and skilled grower.

Pruning, clipping, wiring and pinching all enable the artist to cultivate the strength, health and aesthetics of the plant.

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The truth is “ The EU is like the orchestra playing on the titanic” Ververidis/Shutterstock.com

WHAT happens when the million plus migrants in Germany get their travel papers? Where will they move on to?

Nora Johnson

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

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

GREECE has come closer to an effective suspension from the Schengen free-travel zone (‘our greatest achievement’ according to Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president), after being handed a three-month ultimatum to control the influx of migrants. The EU has increased pressure on Greece by ordering it to remedy ‘deficiencies’ in its border controls.

Now, let’s see if I’ve understood all this correctly. Firstly, Mrs Merkel announces that all ‘refugees’ are welcome. Secondly, this promotes the inevitable influx from the most direct route via Turkey. Thirdly, the Greek border with Turkey is overwhelmed. Fourthly, this is obviously Greece’s fault so it’ll be punished. Am I missing something?

I’m losing track of German, I mean EU, policy towards migrants. Perhaps there will be a differ-

JUST WHAT is Greece supposed to do with Mrs Merkel’s invitees? ent one tomorrow. Hasn’t €3 billion already been offered to Turkey (plus the prospect of visa-free travel to the Schengen zone for its citizens) to stop all this? Or maybe Germany’s changed its mind on that one too.

No wonder David Cameron’s finding it hard to keep up with the plot.

What this in fact demonstrates is that the EU is failing disastrously to deal with a migrant influx, mainly unilaterally instigated by Mrs Merkel but, incomprehensibly, subsequently endorsed by it. It then tried to parcel out to member states tiny numbers of migrants - an attempt that’s totally flopped. What happens when the million plus mi-

grants in Germany get their travel papers? Where will they then move on to?

And what are the Greeks supposed to do with Mrs Merkel’s invitees? Build camps for the three million expected by the end of 2017? With what?

They must be wondering what benefit they get from the EU. Their economy’s been wrecked by the euro and the austerity programme, and the country’s officially back in recession. And now, thanks in no small part to Germany’s generous invitation, they might be kicked out of the Schengen area for failing to control their borders.

Well, let’s leave the final word to two people who should know the truth about the state of play in the EU. For European Council president Donald Tusk, the current climate is “like the day before World War One.” For Italian PM Matteo Renzi, “the EU is like the orchestra playing on the Titanic.” ‘Nuff said.

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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Toll charges have got me steaming Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DON’T know if any of you have been back to the UK recently, but there have been some changes in paying for parking, and the one that has got me steaming is the Dartford toll.

There is a bridge and a tunnel and the charge is £2.50. You used to just chuck coins into a big bucket thingy. But now, the powers that be have decided you have to pay online or by phone, or buy a voucher from some shop that you can’t park outside of unless you phone or pay online or get a voucher... get it?

Anyway, I hired a car from a well-known company, who I have been a gold member of for more than 20 years, and as I had to get from Gatwick to Essex, it meant I had to use the Dartford crossing which I did twice and paid twice online.

So you can imagine my surprise when checking my credit card bill and I noticed a random £42 (€54.60) charge. I called them and asked what it was for and they told me it was a fine and admin fee for not paying a

Dartford toll. I pulled up my bank statement and saw that two payments had gone out on the days I’d used the toll.

The lady said this new system was causing problems. I told her I had proof I’d paid and thought I would just send them copies of my statement and that would be that. WRONG! Anyway I hung up, looked and couldn’t find it so called back and got the operator from hell. Remember, 20 years as a gold member. She just kept quoting terms and conditions saying I’d signed them and if I wanted the money back I’d have to get gov.co.uk toll department to tell them I had paid. I asked to speak to a supervisor only to be told one wouldn’t be available till next Wednesday.

“What? It’s Thursday today!” I told her what I thought of their system and hung up. I then expressed my disgust on Twitter and did get an instant reply. I explained the problem again, but still got no help.

All I want them to do is, if a fine comes through, at least notify me first and tell me they have taken money rather than just take it and hope I might spot it on my statement. After all, they are sending me emails every other day telling me what a great customer I am!

So now I am dealing with gov.co.uk… I’ll keep you posted!

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Common offences TRAFFIC laws are there to make the roads a safer place 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.

ANIMALS: Are unpredictable and must be properly secured in a vehicle.

ALL traffic rules and laws are aimed at making the roads a safer place. The penalties associated with infractions are mostly intended to be a deterrent, which is why repeat offenders sometimes face harsher penalties.

Here is part three of some of the most common traffic offences, and the fines and sanctions for committing them.

Offence: Failing to carry the correct emergency equipment Failing to carry the correct emergency equipment in the car will result in a fine as in the event of an emergency you must be prepared. The mandatory equipment you must carry are two warning triangles, a reflective vest and spare wheel, along with the tools to change it. It is no longer mandatory for you to carry spare bulbs or a spare set of spectacles if you wear them, although it is advised.

Fine: €80 Offence: Using your mobile whilst driving

Using your mobile phone when driving carries a fine, even if it is on ‘speaker’. It is also not permitted to wear any kind of headphone or headset, even the single-ear Bluetooth headsets are not permitted.

The police, and others besides, communicate by Bluetooth headsets when they are patrolling on their motorbikes, but these headsets are built into the helmet.

Distractions are one of the main contributing factors to road traffic collisions.

Fine: €200 and the loss of three points Offence: Insecure animals in the vehicle Animals are unpredictable, especially in environments they are unsure of. If loose in a car they could interfere with the driver’s ability or visibility. Therefore, having an animal in the vehicle that is not properly restrained can result in a fine. Animals in cages and boxes must also be properly secured.

Fine: €80

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Who needs car booster seat?

I HAVE two granddaughters coming out for a holiday, one is six-years-old and the other one is 11years-old. Do they require car booster seats to travel around?

There is no specific time limit on tyres used in Spain. Tyre tread is checked when a vehicle is inspected, which is required when a car is more than four years old.

This is done at the ITV, the vehicle inspection station.

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Also, someone told me that car tyres in Spain have an age limit (five years) before they must be changed. This I find hard to believe but can you enlighten me?

M.D. (Costa Blanca)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

Traffic Code, a child under three-years-old must ride in the back, using a special child seat.

A child from four to 12-

years-old and under 1.5 metres tall may ride in the front seat using either a child booster seat or a special system of belt restraints.

A child 12 or more and over 1.5 metres tall can ride in the front seat using the normal adult seat belt.

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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Barry Sheene on the silver screen MOTORCYCLE legend Barry Sheene and his ragsto-riches story will be brought to the big screen, in a feature-length biopic by the writers of Porridge and The Likely Lads.

The intrepid cockney rebel’s rise from delivery driver to two-time world motorcycle champion is the subject of the new screenplay Sheene by Ian La Frenais, and Dick Clement.

Lovable Londoner Sheene, who lived a playboy lifestyle and famously survived two major crashes in the 70s, is credited with taking the sport into the mainstream.

One of the most daring and distinguished riders in its history, he died aged 52 after a short battle with cancer in 2003.

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The Mazda MX5: A worldwide star IF Superman were a car, he would be the Mazda MX5.

The new mighty midget is bold, strong, quick off the mark and does exactly what is expected of it, even though it doesn’t wear its pants outside its tights!

Carrying on the tradition of its predecessors, the allnew Mazda MX-5 racked up another nine awards in 2016, including several in Europe. Launched in summer, the new edition of the roadster has now won more than 15 prizes – and counting.

What Car? magazine chose the fourth-generation MX-5 as best convertible overall in the UK, ahead of premium contenders like the Au-

di A3 and BMW 4 Series, as well as best convertible under £25,000. Mazda’s brand icon also made The Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Cars 2016’ list, winning the two-seater roadster category against the likes of Jaguar, Ferrari and Porsche.

In mainland Europe, the all-new MX-5 won the import convertible category of German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport’s ‘Best Cars 2016’ reader’s choice awards. It also captured ‘Best

Cabrio of the Year 2015’ from Portuguese magazine Turbo, and was the topranked model of 2015 in the GEOM Index, which examined almost 800,000 entries from motor vehicle-focused websites, blogs and forums in Spain.

In Australia, the MX-5 was named ‘2016 Wheels Car of the Year’ for the third time in the model’s history from a field of 25 premium vehicles. And it is also US News & World Report’s ‘Best

Sports Car for the Money 2016’, and TSN Motoring TV’s ‘Sports Car of the Year 2016’ in Canada.

These latest honours come on the heels of two major accolades in the home country late last year, Japan Car of the Year 2015-16 and the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame’s 2015-2016 Car of the Year – as well as ‘Best Drop Top’ at the Scottish Car of the Year 2015 contest, and number one convertible at Drive magazine’s Car of the Year awards in Australia.

“In terms of fun per

pound, this little roadster has the market cornered,” wrote What Car? and Auto, Motor und Sport concurred: “Offering superb agility and a pure driving experience thanks to its modest dimensions and weight, the fourth-generation of the timeless MX-5 roadster shows the automobile royalty from Aston Martin, Ferrari and so on where it’s at.”

The Sunday Times Driving supplement’s editorial team, chose the Top 100 and category winners and were likewise inspired. “On the road the MX-5 changes direction like a featherweight boxer, revs freely and allows you to use all the power without troubling the traction control.”

MIGHTY MIDGET: The Mazda MX5.

Charged, not pumped THE intensifying trend for electric and hybrid vehicles saw a major boost, with the news that Aston Martin is collaborating with Chinese consumer group LeEco to develop the luxury British brand’s first electric car.

Known as the RapidE, it will be based on the Rapide S model, and will be built in England. It is expected to be on the market in 2018.

A prototype edition was released in October and the news released on February 17 marks Aston Martin’s first significant foray into the electric market.

LeEco is a huge company focused on offering branded content online, and claims to have around 300 million regular visitors, an enormous potential market for Aston Martin.

The legendary car maker

could tap into both the luxury environmental market in the west, and also the more practical necessity faced by wealthy Chinese buyers who need to cut down on smog.

An alliance between automakers and internet megaliths is emerging in consumer affairs, as they look to combine their distinct expertise to expand their markets.

Research companies including Google see vehicles as the next outlet for their tech savvy, with smart cars possessing higher degrees of independence and flush with wifi systems on the agenda.

RAPIDE S: Is the model the new RapidE will be based on.

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Four London clubs still in FA Cup as Six Nations Rugby continues ENGLAND’S men lose while the women win in cricket Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre.

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FOOTBALL • Reading were the FA Cup 5th round giant-killers, beating WBA 3-1 to reach the last eight for the fourth time in seven seasons. Hull drew 0-0 at Arsenal for whom it was manager Arsene Wenger’s 100th game in the competition; Watford ko’d Le e d s 1 - 0 ; E v e rto n won 2-0 at Bournemouth, West Ham ousted Blackburn 5-1, Crystal Palace were 1-0 w inner s a t To t t e n h am, Chelsea blitzed an inexperienced Manchester City side also by 5-1 and Manchester U nited a c c o u n t e d fo r Shrewsbury.

• The draw for the quarter-finals, to be played on 12/13 March, is: Arsenal or Hull v Watford, Everton v Chelsea, Reading v Crystal P alace a n d Ma n c h es te r United v West Ham. • In the Champions League t h i s we e k we h a d Arsenal-Barcelona and Juventus-Bayern Munich on Tuesday and Dynamo KievManchester

City and PSV-Atletico M a d rid las t n ig h t, w h ile Liverpool (0-0 with Augsburg), Spurs (1-1 with Fiorentina) and Manchester United (1-2 down to Midtjylland) play the return legs of their round 32 Europa League ties tonight.

• Liverpool play Manc h es te r C ity in S u n d a y’s League Cup final at Wembley, while the weekend’s top PL games are LeicesterNorwich, Manchester United-Arsenal, SouthamptonChelsea, Spurs-Swansea and West Ham-Sunderland; it’s Hull-Sheffield Wednesday and Wolves-Derby in the Championship; BurtonWals a ll in th e F L 1 and Hartlepool-Northampton in FL2.

• The Italian Cup semi-finals (March 1/2) are AC Milan-Alessandria and Inter Milan-Juventus.

• Lionel Messi has now scored a record 301 La Liga goals for Barcelona and says his target is 500. Also in Spain, Gary Neville’s Valencia have now won three games on the bounce.

• PSG lead French Ligue 1 by 24 points; Bayern Munich have an 11 point advantage in the Bundesliga; Juventus top Serie ‘A’ and Celtic head the SPL. • The FA could scrap FA C u p rep lay s an d ma ke

MO FARAH: Won the 3,000m at Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix.

Le a gue C up s e mi-fina ls one-off ties.

• Sources say José Mourinho has had talks with Manchester United.

RUGBY UNION • The Six Nations tournament continues tomorrow w he n Wa le s pla y Fra nc e , followed on Saturday with England v Ireland and Italy v Scotland.

RUGBY LEAGUE • In the annual UK-Austra lia World C lub C ha lle nge , Le e ds R hinos crashed 38-4 to North Queensland Cowboys, Sydney Roosters beat St Helens 38-12 and Brisbane Broncos crushed Wigan Warriors 4212.

CRICKET • South Africa (135-7, with 15 runs coming off the la s t ove r) be a t Engla nd (134-8) in the first T20 ma tc h. Engla nd (171 a ll out) lost seven wickets for just 14 runs in the second game which South Africa (172-1) won comfortably.

“It was men against Lions,” said one player.

• England’s women, with wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor striking three successive half-centuries, won their T20 series against the Proteas by 2-1.

• New Zealander Brendon McCullum

riding at Cheltenham next month.

• Last week, jockey Tom Scudamore rode his 1,000th winner (990 over jumps, 10 on the flat) and so emulated his father, Peter, who did likewise during his career.

hit the fastest-ever Test Match century against Australia last weekend in 54 balls, scoring off only 27 of the m… be a ting Viv R ic ha rds ’ re c ord 56-ba ll hundred in 1986. McCullum has now struck the most sixes in Test Cricket - 106.

SNOOKER • Ronnie O’Sullivan turned down the chance of winning £10,000 by recording a maximum 147 break in the recent Welsh Open.

H e s a id the priz e mone y w a s n’t big e nough! The ‘Rocket’ nevertheless went on to win the title for the fourth time , be a ting N e il Robertson in the final.

HORSE RACING • Ex-GB Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton competed over the jumps for the first time at Fakenham last Friday, but was unseated when Pacha Du Polder stumbled. ‘VP’ is now looking forward to

SHORTS • Mo Farah won the 3,000m at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix, his first victory of 2016 and three Brits finished in the top four in the men’s 100m.

• Lindsey Vonn (USA) won a record 20th downhill skiing title in Italy.

• Bubba Watson won golf ’s Northern Trust Open i n Cal i f or ni a af t er Ror y McIlroy ‘blew up’ in the final round.

• Boxers Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg fight for two Bantamweight titles on Saturday.

• And Freddie Goodwin, a former Busby Babe footbal l er and m anager of Bi r m i ngham Ci t y who gave Trevor Francis his League debut as a 16year-old, has died, aged 82.

JOSÉ MOURINHO: Has had talks with Manchester United.

FA CUP: Reading beat WBA 3-1 in the fifth round.

GOLF CHAT A reporter told Phil Mickelson: “You are superb; you really know your way round this course.” The American replied: “I do… all the holes are numbered.”

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Warblers at El Plantio LAST week 22 Warblers travelled to the picturesque El Plantio for a stableford competition.

There was one guest today Nick Townroe. The course was found in reasonable condition, but it was good to see work continuing.

In Division One this week first place went to Fred Cooley with a very good 35pts off 12.6, runner up was John Daniels with 34pts off 16.7 and third came Shaun O’Gorman with 33pts off 4.8.

Division two this week had the top player Margaret Hoare with a great 36pts off a handicap of 23.0, second was Barbara Pollitt with 35pts off 21.7 and in third was Sheila Dindar with 31pts off 25.5.

ORBA WARBLERS: Played a stableford competition.

There were two nearest the pins on hole nine won by Margaret Hoare and hole 14 went to Michael Morley. Only one two was achieved and that went to guest Nick Townroe.

The football card was won

by Chris Hoare with his

beloved Southampton. Well done to all winners this week.

One of the ladies came up with a quote which everyone was intrigued by ‘Women are angels and when someone breaks our wings we simply continue to fly on a broomstick,

A bright future for the Benitachell Bowls Club SOME impressive performances THE future of Benitachell B o w l ’s c l u b i s i n s a f e hands. A number of the c l u b ’s n e w e r b o w l e r s fought off stiff competition to reach the semi-final stages of this year ’s Club Championships.

Some impressive performances in the early stages of the competition secured semi-final places for Tim Woodcock (Presidents Sing l e s a n d M e n ’s S i n g l e s ) Joyce Pope (Ladies Singles), Tim Woodcock and Steve Griffin (Men’s Pairs), Sheila Fairbairn (Mixed Pairs with Bert McLean), Angie Bouttell (Drawn Pairs with Clive Langan).

The Rinks Final will be contested this year by a team of new bowlers, Trefor Evans, Dave and Angie Bouttell, and Sheila Fairbairn, who have already secured their place and will be battling with the highly experienced team of Maggie and Tony Lawley, and Yvonne and David Browne for a place on the honours board.

The success of these new bowlers is thanks to the structured beginners programme, and the on-going encouragement and constructive advice given by the clubs more established and experienced members.

The Club Championships

Finals weekend on March 19-20 promises to be an exciting climax!

If you would like to take advantage of the free beginners course, please contact Terry Setford (club Instructor) on 965 740 066 or visit www.benitachell bowlsclub.com.

BBC Lions v Javea Quarts The Lions faced a strong team from Javea Quarts, being placed second in the northern league only eight points behind the Lions.

Final score BBC Lions 10 points and 105 shots Javea Quartz no points and 46 shots.

Winter League Report Benitachell Bowls Club Winter League Team were away to San Luis Belugas this week and were hoping to carry on the same as last week where they claimed 11 points out of 12.

The top rink this week with an impressive result w a s J e ff R i c h a r d s , To n y Lawley, Derek Mawson and Linda Richards with a final score of 28 - 8.

A brilliant success for the BBC team as they gained 11 points, maintaining their challenge for the league ho-

nours.

‘New Mavericks’ win t h e B B C Wi n t e r R i n k s League The BBC Saturday Winter Rinks league sponsored

by Prudential (Dragon Insurance) and Direkt Optik came to a close today with ‘New Mavericks’ winning the league from ‘Los Agentos Secretos’ in second place two points behind the winners, and in third place was ‘Shamrocks.’

‘The New Mavericks’ included, Trefor Evans Club Captain, Rod Warnes, Mick A d a m s , Ly n d a Wa r n e s , Chris Evans, Clive English, Linda Richards, Mary Cockell, Jeff Richards and Bob Cockell.

This excellent competition had 105 players from 13 teams (a number of them mixed teams from different clubs) competing over 13 weeks for the title of league champions.

Once again the work of the Competition Secretary Derek Mawson and his team showed in the organising of this event which went very smoothly throughout.

For a full update and further information about forthcoming games and results, please visit www.ben itachellbowlsclub.com.

we are flexible like that.’

Next week’s game for the Warblers will be at Alenda on March 2 for a stableford competition. First tee is 10.48 so arrive by 10am for registration.

Phone David on 634 307 407 or email to David Knight.

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