Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 17 - 23 November 2016 Issue 1637

ISSUE NO. 1637

17 - 23 November 2016

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Hotel death fall

By Sam Croft A young British tourist has died after plummeting from the ninth floor of a Benidorm hotel.

Authorities have named the

woman as Danielle Hall.

The 21-year-old Newcastle resident had recently arrived in Benidorm with her boyfriend Jordan Bevan.

It is thought they had been

intending to take part in the town's annual festival when she fell to her death in the early hours of Sunday November 13.

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LOCAL NEWS

Bully cowboys A BIZARRE theft in Benissa has left police and residents scratching their heads, after the owner of La Fustera bakery, near the beach, reported a blue cow sculpture which decorated the front of his

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Arrested for rape attacks

premises had been snatched.

The resin rustlers smashed the iron chains that held the 100-kilo bovine in the early hours of Sunday, November 13, before making off with the effigy.

The dark is safe SPAIN is one of the countries where people most feel safe walking alone at night, with 85 per cent of the population agreeing the streets after dark are generally safe. This information sparks a sharp contrast to Venezuela, where only 22 per cent of the population deem the streets safe after dark.

TWO ATTACKS: One took place in Altea and the other in Calpe.

Local heroes CALPE Town Hall has asked that the government award three local heroes, including one Brit, the Police Merit Cross.

Earlier in the year two Local Police officers, Ben Nicolas Wilson and Rafael

Climent Triguero, along with Guardia Civil officer Antonio JesĂşs Jurado selflessly risked their own lives to rescue a swimmer being dragged out to sea by strong currents.

By Caroline Tyszka GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested two men, both are charged with raping women in a car on separate occasions.

The first attack occurred in Altea. A 22year-old woman was in a local bar with a friend where she met a 25-year-old Spanish man. She later left with the man in his car, before he stopped the vehicle in an unlit

area and became very aggressive towards her and then proceeded to rape her.

The girl was found distressed and described as in a state of emotional shock.

Fortunately the officers were able to match the victim and witness descriptions to the Spanish man, who was visiting from Galicia for the local fiesta.

The second attack occurred in Calpe. The victim, a 20-year-old girl from the town,

had asked a friend of her ex-boyfriend if he could give her a lift to the beach area.

The accused, a Columbian man aged 34, attacked the girl once they were inside his car. Following this attack officers began searching for the man and because he was known to the victim he was arrested within the hour and taken to the police station.

The man was released on bail, having been charged with rape.

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What does a Donald Trump presidency mean for you?

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views about the new president-elect Donald Trump.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are a few comments some of which have had to be cut due to size. We are always happy to hear from everyone.

Death warrant TRUMP may bring us into uncharted territory but the status quo was unsustainable. You can’t have millions of immigrants without some kind of backlash and here we are. The EU signed its own death warrant with the open border system. People just aren’t ready for it.

April

Last hurrah I AM Dutch and many of my countrymen and women don’t consider themselves to be of any nationality. If humanity is to ever reach the stars then nations and nationalism will have to disappear. Trump is the last bark of a dying dog.

Jasper

Interesting times TRUMP VICTORY: Spells upheaval for the EU and globalisation.

By Matthew Elliott DONALD TRUMP and Barack Obama may be polar opposites but Americans voted for them for essentially the same reason – change. The difference is that, while Obama represented change in the colour of his skin and a message of hope, Trump spells upheaval for the EU and globalisation itself.

Projects like the European Union are anathema to the Trump message of ‘America First.’

In this sense the US has arrived a little late to the party. There is a tide of nationalist populism sweeping across Europe, coming in different guises but with fundamentally the same message: ‘make your own country great again.’

Trump is prone to exaggeration but he wasn’t being indulgent when he described his victory as ‘Brexit plus plus plus.’ It’s no coincidence that Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party was the first foreign politician to meet the new president-elect.

Trump’s election was met with outrage and panic in Brussels. By contrast France’s anti-immigration, antiIslam, anti-EU party, the Front National, celebrated with the message ‘Their world is crumbling...Ours is building.’

Who are ‘they?’ The target is clear. Anyone involved in international projects and trade deals. Brussels bureaucrats, the jet-setting corporate class, politicians, those seeking to transform the world ‘the people’ grew up in.

Brexit and Trump’s victory lend credibility to the idea the EU project has been a catastrophic failure; the

Questions of cross-border healthcare, pension plans and tax will take a backseat as the EU and Europe is forced to confront its very identity.” continent is heading in the wrong direction; immigration, neo-liberalism, single currencies, open borders, and multiculturalism have been terrible mistakes.

Whether or not you supported Brexit, it was striking that during the campaign the pro-EU message was lacking in hope and positivity. The Remain campaign was based on warnings; that it was stupid, backwards, racist, dangerous economic suicide to leave the EU. In a world dominated by advertising that was sheer folly. People needed to hear a message of self-empowerment, strength and positivity; that things are going to get better, not for African immigrants or gay couples, but for them, and their community.

The new battle in Europe will be over who can best express that message. Will it be the anti-establishment socialism of Podemos in Spain? Or the ethnic nationalism of Alterative for Germany?

Either way the picture doesn’t look good for the EU. What Trump’s success means is that expats hoping for a ‘soft-Brexit,’ or even a reversal of the referendum result, shouldn’t hold their breath.

The question is no longer ‘what kind of deal will Britain sign with Europe?’ It is ‘will the EU survive?’

The rules of the game have changed because the entire post-war consensus has broken down.

Instead of two dozen countries with shared values forming an ever closer union, we have powerful antiEU movements in England, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Slovakia, Austria, and Holland.

The same strain of nationalist populism has been unleashed by Putin’s Russia since the turn of the millennium, and has now seized the greatest prize of all - the White House.

That’s not to say World War III or 21st century fascism is upon us. Clearly things had to change. Perhaps we really were sleepwalking into the abyss. But in this brave new world the old priorities no longer hold sway.

In a populist climate the interests of expats are about as important as those of illegal immigrants.

Questions of cross-border healthcare, pension plans and tax will take a backseat as the EU and Europe is forced to confront its very identity. EU civil servants will go into survival mode as movements across the continent actively try to cut down its infrastructure.

That will be music to the ears of millions of people who will think they are slaying the beast. But for expats it could mark the demolition of decades of essential legislation that underpins their life abroad.

Expats are at risk of becoming stateless people with no polling booth to go to, no body of law to point to for help. Post-passport souls adrift in a world where identity suddenly counts more than ever.

Trump’s victory shows nothing should be taken for granted. A grand sentiment to be sure, but a very dangerous one for the EU.

SAY what you like about Trump. He’s a charlatan and a fraud but at least he will shake things up a bit. Of course that will probably be at the expense of us all but eight years of Clinton? How very dull!

Kerry

Plan B TRUTH is that the EU is great for expats and cheap travel but not much else. We can’t expect the gravy train to continue if the majority of people in England, France, etc. are sick of it, whatever their reasons. Time for a backup plan methinks.

Mark

Art of the deal I FOR one welcome our new American overlord. As long as he doesn’t go around invading countries I’m sure we’ll get along just fine. Clinton was all set to go to war with the Russians but ‘The Donald’ seems like a man who can strike a deal and let Europe get on with it.

Kev

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Red Cross link-up to improve health THE Spanish Red Cross and the British Embassy are behind a pilot project aimed at reaching out to the expatriate community to help improve their health now and in the future.

Aimed initially at people living in the Valencian Community, the hope is that it could be extended to all areas of Spain where there are foreign communities, especially if they are around retirement age or older.

Spanish Red Cross technician Pedro Dominguez met the representatives of different charities and agencies at meetings in Torrevieja and Calpe.

He was joined by British vice consul Sara Munsterhjelm.

“We want to reach out to

PILOT PROJECT: Reaching out to the expat community. the British community in case they need any help,” said Snr Dominguez.

“They are integrated but many are getting older and some do not speak Spanish.”

The aim is to make them aware of the health care agencies that are already operating and to offer help

when it is needed.

The scheme has already attracted the attention of the French government who have asked Snr Dominguez to meet their consul.

“I think Brexit has made it worse and a lot of people are worried, but the Spanish Red Cross is an international or-

Sara Munsterhjelm and Pedro Dominguez. ganisation that exists to help people regardless of politics or religion,” he said.

If anyone is concerned or wants to find out more about how the link-up will work, they can contact Snr Dominguez at pdominguez@cruzroja.es

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Reports have indicated that Ms Hall had been drinking with her 23-year-old boyfriend just before her death in the fall from a room at the Bermudas Apartment Hotel.

She apparently moved to answer the door when a relative came to the room, but lost her balance and plunged over the

balcony railing.

Medical workers have indicated that the impact from the fall killed her almost instantly.

Sources have stated that both guests and employees of the hotel, on Avenida de Estocolmo, have been profoundly affected by the tragedy.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office

said in a statement: "We are providing support to the family of a British national who has died in Benidorm, Spain.

"We are in contact with local authorities."

Police in Spain have spoken to a number of witnesses, and although they have declined to release much information, a spokesperson has indicated that foul play is not suspected.

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Court order for residents A JUDGE has halted work at the Rincon Español in Benidorm’s Calle Ruzafa.

Owners of the building’s 120 apartments obtained a court order stopping alterations and excavations to convert two premises into a supermarket. Party walls and foundations have been affected, they claim.

“But they are still digging because we can hear the machinery,” one owner insisted.

“We’re afraid of what this could do to the building,” added the president of the Community of Residents, who admitted that she was losing sleep over the cracks that are appearing.

The three-sided apartment block was built in the late 1960s and the excavations are what worry them most, residents said, especially as the building has needed repairs in the past to guarantee its stability.

The company responsible offered to pay the Community €20,000 compensation if it withdrew the court order that halted work on the sections affecting the building. This was turned down and Rincon Español residents also alerted the town hall to what was going on.

Memorial bench for keen walker LOOKOUT POINT: A memorial bench has been installed. lookouts along the way.

The bench was inaugurated last month by his family A STONE bench has suddenand friends who completed ly appeared at the Cabo de la the unfinished walk in his Nao lookout point in Javea. honour. They have also sugIt bears a small plaque gested that future editions of with a photograph of British the Challenge could bear his resident Michael John Balname. lantine and an Memorials inscription that of this kind are ends ‘Your common in the family does not UK, but acforget you’ in cording to the lookouts feature along the Spanish. walk from Granadella S p a n i s h John’s family to Plana de Montgo. provincial chose this spot press, some locals find the for a reason, as he died on concept a little disturbing. here of a heart attack on The Spanish media also April 3. He was taking part pointed out that Cabo de la in the Mirador Challenge, an Nao is an environmentallyannual walk that starts in protected area and queried Granadella and finishes at whether the bench had rethe Plana de Montgo windceived official approval. mills, visiting Javea’s 15

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Deadline for discounted water is approaching fast RESIDENTS of La Nucia have until Friday November 18 to apply for a subsidy on their water and sewerage bills. The grant is aimed at helping financially those considered to be disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed, pensioners and those with large families.

The funding will be awarded based on income levels, with an allocation of €40,000 set aside in the 2016 town budget. The maximum funding per application will be €150; this highest grant will be for anyone receiving less than €7,456 annually. Anyone receiving above this but below €14,910 will be entitled to a grant of €75.

The council highlighted funding for this grant has been raised solely from an increase in the rates for sewage and drinking water throughout the year.

This is the third year that the town has offered a subsidy to those on low incomes with 295 families benefiting in 2015, of which 202 grants were awarded the full amount.

To submit an application, residents can go directly to the town hall or the extension offices located in Bello Horizonte and Calle Barbados. Applications can also be made online at www.lanucia.es.

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Police union rejects new shift pattern changes By: Caroline Tyszka POLICE union representatives have spoken out about new shift changes which have been proposed without proper consultation.

Local Police officers in Villajoyosa have been told that their three shift patterns need to be adjusted to meet the changing hours for local schools.

The authorities presented the proposals to the union at a meeting designed to allow an opportunity for negotiation, however the unions have criticised the process saying that a lack

of dialogue and communication prior to reaching the negotiation table was grossly unfair and lacked proper representation.

The unions demanded that their members received financial compensation for the changes and when this was refused they in turn rejected the proposed shift adjustments, which the council say they will approve this month.

Jaime Ramis, councillor for security in Villajoyosa, said: “we have been forced to look at adjusting the shift times to meet the changing needs of

our schools but unfortunately we do not have any additional funding, we will implement the necessary changes later this month.”

Other issues raised on behalf of the local officers included the poor standard of police vehicles, with the unions stating that most have poor tyres, lights that don’t work and are generally lacking a maintenance programme.

The unions also highlighted that the absence of officers at the weekly market and other areas of the town must be addressed for the safety of its residents.

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Museum opens to protest A MUSEUM that was inaugurated a year ago has opened its doors to the public for its first exhibition whilst protestors outside complained about school funding.

The Vilamuseu in Villajoyosa welcomed its new exhibition ‘Tresors Villajoyosa’ with dignitaries Ximo Puig, the Generalitat president, César Sánchez, president of the Provincial Council, the town mayor, Andreu Verdú, and museum director Antonio Espinosa.

Espinosa said: “this museum is for everyone and will become an economic engine of local tourism for the town.”

The exhibition consists of a collection of pieces that summarise the history of the town.

Andreu Verdú thanked everyone who had contributed to not only the exhibition but to the new museum. “This is now a reality, a place where you can learn, teach and live history, science and art,” he said.

The grand opening gave local parents and students an opportunity to protest to Ximo Puig about the lack of funding for their schools and buildings.

Fences keep squatters out UNFINISHED properties in Alcoy’s Serelles urbanisation have been fenced to prevent robberies and discourage squatters.

Serelles is another of the ghost developments halted by the economic crisis and is legally inhabited by only 16 families although squatters have

now tried to move in.

Alcoy City Hall has passed on the cost of enclosing the plots of half-built properties to their owners, principally the banks, while the Local Police have moved on the illegal occupants.

The contract to complete infrastructure which includes a bridge connect-

Laptop to help problem kids

By Linda Hall THE Rotary Club in Calpe presented Social Services with a laptop for its Educational Care Programme (PAE).

This belongs to the town hall’s Social Welfare department and assists pupils with problems, including those who have been expelled from the town’s state schools.

The PAE programme which is supervised by two teachers and a childcare expert, usually attends to between 15 and 20 pupils in this situation. In addition it monitors the absenteeism that affects 150 children from approximately 100 Calpe families. Pupils with some type of addiction come under the municipal programme although these cases, and sometimes

their families, are also referred to municipal programmes led by educational psychologists The Rotary Club paid for the laptop through fines, explained the association’s president.

DONATION: Miguel Diaz and Social Welfare councillor Ana Perles.

ing the residential area with Cuesta de la Salle, is to be put out to tender.

This will be financed by the deposit le ft by t he or i gi nal devel oper, announced Alcoy’s Town Planning and Territory councillor Manuel Gomicia.

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Streetwise squib SAN JUAN residents dismissed plans to name streets solely in Valenciano as “ludicrous. Not everyone who lives here understands Valenciano,” a woman pointed out: “Names should be written in both languages because nearly everybody speaks Spanish.”

On the buses PLANS for municipal buses in Benidorm have been shelved. The resort is currently served by two concessionaries whose contracts are about to expire. Acting on a suggestion from the Ciudadanos party (Cs) the council brought in outside consultants to evaluate the benefits of taking over the local service at a cost of between €2 and €3 million.

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Wading through the doom and gloom BREXIT PAGE

By Matthew Elliott and Simon Firth

STEERING a path through the doom and gloom is getting increasingly difficult.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, not one to shy away from speaking up, talked of the UK making a “Titanic success of Brexit.”

“We are taking the machete of freedom to the brambles of EU regulation,” he told his audience at The Spectator magazine awards in London.

Catching himself when reminded this was one ship that sank, he said: “We are going to make a colossal success of Brexit.”

Where to start? An expert in electoral law has now complained to the Crown Prosecution Service that the British public was misled by the campaigners from Leave.EU and Vote Leave.

Professor Bob Witt believes “undue influence” was exerted on the electorate by groups who “knowingly” misled voters, principally

FINANCIAL HEARTLAND: Will the city of London withstand the winds of change?

£350

were lying and knew it. with statements such as the The argument, beyond March 2017 at UK was paying £350 million least, appears to be who will win on the a week to be a member of the million paid weekly to the ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ Brexit options?

EU. EU said Vote Leave.

One area of the economy the governWould that render the Refment will be counting on to withstand the winds erendum result null and void? The answer is no. of change, whether they blow hard or soft, is But it would signal to many people that senior the financial heartland of the city of London. politicians on the side of the Leave campaign

How much Paris or Frankfurt will grow in power two years after Article 50 is triggered will be of great concern.

Foreign firms invested in the UK because its skilled workforce would not have to be paid as much as their German counterparts and because their goods would sail through any tariffs imposed on goods from countries outside the EU. One of the biggest of those foreign firms is Nissan which has been building cars in Sunderland since the mid-1980s. So alarmed were they that they demanded, and were granted, a special audience with the British government.

A deal was struck to keep them happy but only a select few know what it was.

Presumably, a UK government suddenly unhindered by EU fair trade rules has simply pledged sufficient ‘grant aid’ to offset any tariffs imposed by the EU on Nissan’s cars.

The Japanese government admits openly now that it has not been able to discuss the consequences of the Brexit deal with anyone inside the EU who is not British.

While Nissan may get the assurances it needs, foreign banks in the city of London are known to have at least half a finger on the eject button.

The attitude of one D Trump to the UK could be the key to London’s continued status as a global financial city or its demise into a clearing house off the coast of France.

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By Caroline Tyszka ANIMAL rights groups, who have repeatedly denounced a bear owner and been told that there was no cause for concern, have finally been heard.

The brown bear, kept in a small cage on a lorry trailer at a farm in Finestrat, has been the subject of condemnation from the general public as well as animal welfare organisations.

Bear kept in appalling conditions Until recently SEPRONA (Guardia Civil Nature Protection Service) maintained all the paperwork was correct and the conditions were adequate.

When a neighbouring resident became aware of the bear’s captivity animal rights groups - including the Al-

teana Somos Gos and the Provincial Fedanimal Federation – were called and immediately took action by contacting Seprona.

On the first Guardia Civil visit the owner was told whilst everything appeared to be in order they must walk,

Generalitat Valenciana

Puig’s thoughts on US election shock

XIMO PUIG: Is concerned Trump’s election is bad news.

DONALD TRUMP’S victory in the US elections left Ximo Puig “in a state of shock.”

Valencia’s regional president admitted that at 4.45am on election night he was afraid to look at his mobile: “I had a bad feeling and my hunch was right.”

Although he disagreed with what they had decided, American citizens had made a democratic decision, Puig continued. As far as he was concerned, Trump’s election was bad news and he had asked the president-elect not to go through with his promises.

He could only hope, Puig said, that once he takes office Trump will change and shoulder his responsibilities “in a fitting manner.”

Asked about possible repercussions on the region, Puig said there were economic grounds for anxiety as

the Valencian Community is an exporter that needs specific trade policies. Trump’s

election raised a great deal of uncertainty in this respect, he said.

clean and feed the bear to ensure it had no health or hygiene problems.

The officers decided no further action was required but animal protection groups feared for its well-being and continued to report the owner with further official checks made.

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A recent visit by Seprona has ruled the bear’s living conditions were ‘appalling’ and the owner was not meeting the stipulated requirements.

Conditions for the bear have not been the only issued raised. Concerns for the safety of the general public have also been reported as the bear, although caged, was not being kept in a fenced off area.

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Driver found THE San Vicente Local Police finally located the hit and run driver who injured a 14-year-old last month. He was run over as he returned home from school but instead of coming to the boy’s aid as he lay on the ground, the driver fled the scene.

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Swanning around on the marsh

Love it or hate it A STUDY revealed that Marmite’s famous slogan ‘You either love it or you hate it’ was almost factually correct, with 33 per cent of Brits polled saying they loved it and 33 per cent saying they hated it.

The remaining 32 per cent were undecided.

Tourism stays put CAMPAIGNING in the 2015 regional elections, Ximo Puig pledged a separate Tourism department located in Benidorm. Puig announced he would base this at the underused Invattur building on the outskirts of town, but he failed to obtain an overall majority when votes were counted on May 24 last year.

TWO days after invasive non-native water plants were removed, swans returned to the River Racons inside the Pego-Oliva marsh.

“We’ve more than enough, what with exotic plants, blue crabs and cannibal turtles,”

A FIRE which broke out during strong winds meant many residents had to be evacuated from their properties whilst firefighters battled the blaze.

Two urbanisations in Alcalali, the Solana and Cumbre, were affected by the

commented Pego’s Agriculture councillor Andru Dominguis. “So the return of the swans is heartening,” he said.

The Racons, which together with the Bullent feeds the marsh, was cleared to eliminate the invasive water primroses that practically covered it in recent months.

Fish were dying owing to lack of oxygen in the clogged water and waterfowl had deserted this part of the marsh.

Removing the plants was funded by Pego Council and the local Fishing Club while the Generalitat’s Environment department assigned the Marsh Brigade to do the work.

Fuel to the fire evacuation despite a firewall being in place.

Three water carrying aircraft were supported by

THE courts will decide the fate of the seven dogs responsible for the death of Jose Selles in Pinoso.

They attacked the 74year-old so ferociously he later died in hospital but the Staffordshire-Boxer crosses remain under guard at their owner ’s home in the rural El Faldar district.

They have escaped in

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COMFORTABLE AGAIN: Swans are returning to the Racons.

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ers informed of its progress.

Fortunately, despite the high winds, firefighters soon had the blaze under control and the residents, who were evacuated as a precaution, were able to return to their properties.

dogs attacked man in Pinoso.

the past and neighbours fear this could happen again.

Pinoso’s Local Security Committee composed of Pinoso councillors and officers from the Local Police, Guardia Civil as well as National Police seconded to the Generalitat met recently to find a solution.

Acting on local and regional laws, Committee members agreed the dogs should be confiscated and the Novelda judge handling the case informed.

“We want to guarantee neighbours’ safety but we don’t want to get in the way of the court investigation,” said Pinoso mayor Lazaro Azorin.

Snr Selles was pruning vines when he was attacked. His daughter had tried to go to his assistance but was forced to flee when the dogs turned on her.

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GRANADELLA: Fighting the September fires.

Raking over the ashes

By Linda Hall A FORESTRY engineer claimed that the September fires could be the result of official negligence.

He called on the Public Prosecutor for Environmental offences to investigate the Generalitat and Javea Town Hall for a possible infraction or crime.

He had examined maps of Granadella and the urbanisations devastated by fire in early September as well as public infrastructure, the engineer said.

Firebrands and hot embers flew from Cumbre del Sol in Benitachell to Granadella and from here to neighbouring ur-

FIRE PREVENTION: Failure to enforce is widespread. banisations where more than 1,400 people were evacuated.

“Clearly there were no firebreaks or fire-prevention plans for the affected urbanisations,” the forestry expert maintained.

The Valencian Community’s fire-prevention laws go back to

1993 but failure to enforce them is widespread, putting thousands of lives at risk both recklessly and unnecessarily, he insisted. “The town halls and the Generalitat do not respond with sufficient vigour to these serious and frequent fires.”

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BENIDORM has once again honoured its patron saints - La

Virgen del Sufrage and San Jaime the Apostol - offering something for everyone, from religious processions and cultural events to football and live music. Bonfires and fireworks also featured heavily, of course.

More than 3,500 members of the 185 peñas, or clubs, took part in the parades, demonstrating how important these fiestas are to the town.

Each November they run from the second Friday to the following Wednesday (11th to 16th this year), and in recent years have been followed on the Thursday by a huge fancy dress party in the British zone.

Pool open later THE swimming pool at Palau d’Esports l’Illa de Benidorm is to extend its opening hours as of next Monday, November 21. Its new opening times will be 7.30am to 10.30pm. That means opening half an hour earlier in the morning, and closing half an hour later in the evening. The decision was made following requests from users.

From December, there will also be more activities available, as the council endeavours to react to requests to reinstate classes that were previously available before the failure of the former management company.

A new market BENIDORM has had its profile raised in Iceland, thanks to its tourism department ‘Visit Benidorm’ which has been using a street-marketing event in Reykjavik to tempt tourists to the Costa Blanca town.

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Sweet street THE streets of Paterna (Valencia) smell sweeter than formerly because they are now cleaned with perfumed water. A deodorising cleaning product is added to the water in the cistern lorry that municipal workers use when they sluice down the streets.

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Load of bull POPULAR opinion about bullfights is changing in Spain, with 35.5 per cent of Spaniards against the blood sport and 33.8 per cent in favour.

CALA MORAIG: Soto’s film will feature Benitachell landmarks.

Weeded out POLICE in Alcoy are trying to trace the person who dumped 17 bags of marihuana plants in rubbish containers. The Local Police were advised after the bags were spotted near the old Preventorio sanatorium in Sierra Mariola.

By Linda Hall BENITACHELL will become Torretachell for Alicante director Paco Soto’s next film.

A 14-times candidate for a Goya Spain’s equivalent of an Oscar - Soto was selected for the CineFest in Hollywood and directed the opening film at the Torremolinos International film festival.

Like his Soto’s earlier films ‘Operasiones espesiales’ and the short ‘Tonico el Munisipal’ it will be a police-comedy, as Soto is not only a director but also a Local Police officer. He spent six months collecting anecdotes and yarns from the police and the Guardia Civil for the film, whose location scenes will all be shot in Benitachell aka Torretachell.

Benitachell Town Hall has now signed

a collaboration agreement with Cafetico Films, Soto’s production company in partnership with Carol Colomer, and is contributing €10,000 towards overheads.

“The film provides an excellent opportunity to promote our lovely coast and its cliffs, hidden coves, vine terraces and Benitachell’s traditional architecture,” said Communications councillor Myra van ‘t Hoff.

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Remand for violent ex-partner A NOVELDA man carrying an axe was arrested after threatening to kill his former partner and her two children.

With a criminal record and a history of gender violence and despite a restraining order, he approached the woman and the children while they were in a park in Plaza San Lazaro.

Showing her the axe he told her that if the three of them did not go home with him, he would cut their throats.

The woman fled with the children to the local Guardia Civil headquarters located very near the park.

He was found several hours later near the family home but although he was no longer carrying the axe, this was discovered amongst bushes nearby. He has now been remanded.

As well as the restraining order protecting his most recent partner, this was preceded by two others issued against him during failed relationships in 2011 and 2015. This was his seventh arrest and in the past he faced charges of gender violence, robbery, threatening behaviour and causing bodily harm.

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DEAR lawyer, For reasons of age, my husband and I are going back to the United Kingdom, after living in Spain as tax residents for the last 15 years. We want to go back and sell our house in Spain. We have received conflicting advice on whether to sell the property before we leave Spain or not. Could you please inform us about what is the best thing to do? Thank you very much for your help.

Dear reader, Thank you for your enquiry, although each case is different and we cannot advise you without studying the case, it is interesting to note: • If you are going to reinvest in another main home.

The rules of income tax for tax residents in Spain specify that profits from the sale of the habitual residence are excluded from capital gains tax, provided that the proceeds are reinvested in the acquisition of another habitual residence.

Fortunately, now this exemption is also recognised for non-tax residents in Spain, and recently the Law on Income Tax for

Non-Residents was amended, adding the additional seventh provision, stating that tax residents in a Member State of the European Union who sell the property that has been their main residence in Spain, will be exempt from capital gains tax, if they reinvest the proceeds in another residence, even if it is not in Spain.

Therefore, in principle, you could return to your country, and before the time fixed by the law, sell your residence in Spain, reinvest in another residence, and not have to pay Capital Gains Tax. • If you are not going to reinvest and you are over 65 years old.

More doubts exist if you are not going to reinvest the money and you are more than 65 years old.

If this is the case, Law 35/2006 of Income Tax of Individuals, applicable to tax residents in Spain, says that the profits resulting from the sale of the principal residence of a person over 65 would be exempt from capital gains tax, without the need to reinvest, etc. Understanding that it would be considered as main residence, the ones that are at the time of the sale, or anytime during

the two years preceding the date of transmission.

Unfortunately non-residents tax rules have not included this exemption for people who are over 65 years old and non-tax residents in Spain, even if the person in question is a European resident and sells their main residence located in Spain. We believe this is a legislative error and causes a clear discrimination.

Therefore, given the above, if this is your case and you are over 65 years old, it would be advisable to sell the property while you are still tax resident in Spain, to benefit from the exemption.

If you want to buy or sell in Spain, please contact us and we will help you.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

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In a year’s time, the Spanish tax authority will have started receiving information on its taxpayers’ offshore assets and income, under the new global automatic exchange of information regime. The UK is already being handed details of hundreds of thousands of offshore accounts held in its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories.

Common Reporting Standard Over a hundred countries have committed to the Common Reporting Standard for the automatic exchange of information for tax matters. 54 jurisdictions began collecting information on financial assets in January 2016, ready to pass the information onto the owner’s tax authority in September 2017. A further 47 countries start a year later.

This will provide tax administrations with timely information on noncompliance where tax has been evaded, particularly where they have had no previous indications of noncompliance.

UK dependencies and territories The Common Reporting Standard was published in July 2014. Prior to that, the UK government had reached automatic exchange of information

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UK Receives New Information On Offshore Accounts funds, certain insurance policies and offshore trusts.

The Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories have also signed up to the Common Reporting Standard and so will be sharing information with Spain from next year.

By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks agreements with its Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man) and Overseas Territories (including Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda). In this case, information relating to calendar years 2014 and 2015 had to be provided to HM Revenue & Customs by 30th September 2016.

The data provided includes bank accounts, investment management accounts, private equity funds, hedge

HMRC warning letter The UK tax authority is sending letters to UK taxpayers, warning them that HMRC will find out their money and assets overseas, as from 2016 it is getting new financial information from more than 100 jurisdictions.

It asks the reader if they are confident their UK tax affairs are upto-date, pointing out that personal circumstances can change – for example, they may have recently inherited overseas assets. Tax laws also change and previous planning could be out-of-date.

Penalties for those who are not paying the correct tax on offshore

assets are increasing, “resulting in potentially life-changing circumstances.”

New disclosure facility HMRC launched its Worldwide Disclosure Facility on 5th September 2016, giving uncompliant taxpayers one last opportunity to regularise their affairs. It does not offer any special terms. HMRC advises that, when calculating penalties, it will consider the quality of the information disclosed as well as how long it took the individual to put their affairs in order.

Once it closes in September 2018 tougher sanctions will be introduced.

Plans are for taxpayers to then pay up to three times the tax evaded.

The UK government is also introducing a “Requirement to Correct” obligation to compel errant taxpayers to put their offshore affairs in order ahead of the widespread adoption of the Common Reporting

Standard. Failure to do so could make individuals liable to a new set of legal sanctions for “failing to correct.”

Jennie Granger HMRC’s Director General of Enforcement and Compliance, said: “Our message couldn’t be clearer: there are no safe havens left for UK tax evaders and noone should be in any doubt that the days of hiding money offshore with impunity are gone.”

Cross-border tax mitigation can be a minefield for expatriates and those who own assets in more than one country. Specialist wealth management guidance is necessary these days to have peace of mind – both that you are not paying more tax than necessary and that your arrangements are fully compliant in Spain and the UK. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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Dogs are to get their fenced off playgrou

By Caroline Tyszka THE first of three dog parks has been officially opened in Villajoyosa.

Many town councils have concluded that having dog parks is beneficial, not just for dogs but also the owners and the public in general, as they aim to reduce fouling on the pavements, create a safe area for dogs to play and hopefully reduce the number of unleashed dogs.

The department of Environment for Villajoyosa sited the first park at the Amadorio river with the second scheduled to open in the next few weeks at Censal park.

The third doggie zone will be in La Cala de Villajoyosa with the council stating it will open sometime during December.

The mayor Andreu Verdu, councillor for Urbanisations

DOG PARKS: Create a safe area for dogs to play in and is ben Jaime Ramis and councillor for the Environment Pedro Alemany attended the grand opening with local residents and their dogs.

Taking full advantage of the new park the dogs ran freely, exploring the new area and mixing with other dogs, whilst their owners were able to socialise without worrying.

Alemany said: “These parks meet the needs of our residents, a relaxed way to enjoy time with their dogs in a specially designed compound, the three areas are hopefully the first of many that we can place within our boundaries.�

The parks are in a fenced off area and provide seating for dog owners as their pets run around

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neficial for owners also. and enjoy the free space. Shelter from the sun is provided by the many trees in the park with plans to install a drinking fountain very shortly.

Rules and opening times in Spanish for the dog park are displayed on an information board by the entrance to the park.

For further information please go to www.villajoyosa.com.

All good, clean fun in Benidorm BENIDORM Town Hall’s Equality department is determined that this year’s loc a l fies ta s w ill n o t be blighted by sexual violence.

U p p ermo s t in E q u a lity councillor Angela Llorca’s mind was the brutal gangrape of an 18-year-old girl in Pamplona’s San Fermin fiestas last July.

The alleged perpetrators are now remanded but Llorca’s department was anxio u s to p re v en t a n y th i ng s imila r fro m ru in i ng Benidorm’s week-long celebrations. Shortly before the s ta rt o f th e fies ta s , the E q u a lity d ep artme nt launched an awareness campaign with leaflets, stickers and badges declaring ‘If it’s diversion it’s not aggression.’ Posters with the same theme have been distributed to the temporary clubhouses of the ‘peñas’ or fiestas associations.

The initiative is aimed at

‘peña’ members and tourists a like , Llorc a e xpla ine d.

The stickers have also been tra ns la te d into Englis h, ready for the Fancy Dress Party that will take over the resort’s ‘British Zone’ today, Thursday.

The campaign focuses on three issues, the councillor said. It is vital to impress on potential aggressors that certain kinds of conduct are aggressive, and at the same time help potential victims to deal with dangerous situations. Thirdly, it is necessary to ensure that the gene ra l public re fus e s to tolerate this type of behaviour. “ In too ma ny pla c e s , some people act offensively towards women during fiestas and this happens repeatedly on too many occasions throughout the country.

Benidorm does not want to ha ve to la me nt s imila r episodes,” Llorca added.

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Couple’s generosity benefits children

A GIFT: Barbara and Ray with Laura, a representative of Emaus.

A COUPLE who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary decided that someone else should benefit from their happiness and the generosity of family and friends.

A party was staged for Barbara and Ray Turner at Puerto Blanco in Calpe to mark this wonderful occasion. Guest entertainers were Paola Delgado

and Hector Gibert who make up Duo Intermezzo.

But presents were not on the agenda for this couple’s diamond wedding anniversary.

Barbara said that “over 60 years being married, we have everything we need.” So the couple decided instead to ask for donations.

To their delight this raised

the sum of €240 but the question was how best to use it?

Barbara and Ray decided they would contact a local children’s home to see how their funds could best help.

After much deliberation the couple bought 16 coloured bath towels and nine hand towels which they said “gives each child something of their own.”

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Activist raises plight of climate AN environmental activist has been cycling through Spain to highlight the damage mankind is doing to the natural world.

Martin Hutchinson has spent nine years walking, cycling and making his case to

whoever will listen, much of it in Latin America.

He wants to galvanise ordinary people into putting pressure on their governments to stop the dumping of waste in particular.

The starkest example, he says, is the unprocessed rubbish being tipped by the truckload into the Amazon River.

“They are just dumping rubbish into the Amazon four times a day and this has been going on for 20 years and nobody’s doing anything about it,” he said.

“We live on a most incredible planet but we’re not doing enough to protect it.

“For instance, everyone talks about protecting the Amazon but nobody’s doing anything to stop the damage.”

Martin says his journey has not been without hardship and he has been attacked three times, one of those with an axe, but he is not put off and is determined to continue.

He has set up a petition at https://goo.gl/Wm2JV7 in the hope of raising awareness and pressurising government bodies to act, and hopes EWN readers will join the campaign.

“We all need to be aware

MARTIN HUTCHINSON: Been cycling through Spain. the impact we have on the natural world. If we don’t the long-term consequences will be very severe,” said Martin.

After Spain, he plans to take in most of the rest of Europe before taking his cleanup campaign to Australia.

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Drought conditions continue TOWNS in the Marina Alta have been evaluating their water supplies and continue to maintain that much more rain is needed to replenish them.

Juan Bautista Rosello, mayor for Benissa, has voiced his concerns that one of the main supplies to the town, Benigembla, is not operational and that another is at a very low level. He has described the region’s water reserves as being at ‘critical levels’ due to the lack of rain so far this year.

The council has announced that they will open a new and deeper supply well in Benigembla to help increased the availability to its 500 residents.

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Looking after the coastal land

CAMPELLO: One of the Pavitel-protected areas.

By Linda Hall THE regional government plans to protect 34 locations on the Valencia Community coast from further development.

The Generalitat’s Territorial Action Plan for Green Coastal Infrastructure (Pavitel), due to be introduced next year, will affect 6,400 hectares of frontline land. This includes undeveloped areas in Gandia, Tavernes, Oliva, Javea, Altea, Benissa, Villajoyosa, Alicante, Campello, Santa Pola, Guardamar, Elche and Torrevieja.

No construction will be allowed on the first

500 metres measured from the shore in these locations. Sole exceptions will be non-residential installations - sailing schools, for instance - that need to be close to the sea.

Campsites that blend into their surroundings and golf courses without housing will be permitted on the next 500-metre strip. Small boutique hotels occupying very little land could also be allowed “but to a very limited extent” said Maria Jose Salvador, the regional Territorial chief.

Land inside this one-kilometre strip may not be reclassified as urban or zoned for development, Salvador announced.

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The outlook looks sweet for turron

By Linda Hall TURRON manufacturers in Jijona are preparing for increased turnover this Christmas.

Last year’s sales of 20 million bars of the Protected Designation of Origin traditional sweetmeat were 3 per cent up on 2014 and this year promises to exceed this figure by another 3 or 4 per cent.

N o one e xpe c ts a repetition of 2012, a bleak year when sales plumme te d a fte r the cash-strapped government s uppre s s e d public s e c tor employees’ Christmas bonus.

Factories turn out turron throughout the ye a r but the y s e ll 80 pe r cent of their production between late October a n d t h e e n d o f D e c e m b e r, s a i d

Federico Moncunill of the Alicante and Turron Regulatory Council.

Production is split equally between the Designation-Protected soft Jijona variety and the crunchy Alicante version, which although less popular inside Spain is long-lasting and preferred for export, especially to the US and Latin America.

Factory owners from Tol edo and Est epa (Sevilla) who respectively produce m ar zi pan and polvorones, shared local optimism, Moncunill said.

“We are all looking forward to a peaceful campaign with no unpleasant surprises. There is a cer t ai n degr ee of st abi l i t y and econom i c cal m ,” he added.

TURRON: Soft or crunchy.

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Caroline Tyska: meet our newest reporter HELLO, my name is Caroline Tyszka and I’m a 1966 World Cup baby born in Westonsuper-Mare.

Most of my life was spent growing up in Bedfordshire until I moved to Spain with my husband and daughter in 2004 to live the dream, which on the whole we do.

The majority of my working career has been spent in the administration field, from credit control manager to office manager but my passion for writing comes from being an editorial assistant many moons ago on an engineering publication.

Until recently, I was a reporter for another local newspaper where I worked for almost two years.

Working for them enabled me to form strong community links and bring to the attention of the expats many local and

GOT A STORY?: Get in touch with Caroline who’ll be happy to help.

national news stories.

I felt I needed new challenges and goals so I was happy to become the newest reporter for the Euro Weekly News.

If you’d like to contact me with a story for the Costa Blanca North region edition you can contact me via email on caroline.tyszka@gmail.com or caroline.t@euro weeklynews.com.

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Nurses defend long shifts SIMMERING discontent over plans to reorganise shifts at Denia’s La Pedrera hospital has finally reached boiling point.

The hospital cares for chronically ill and long-term Social Security patients from all over the Marina Alta and Marina Baja.

It has won several awards and nursing staff there have always worked 12-hour shifts. The management now plans to introduce seven-hour shifts, a move that nurses oppose and which will affect more than 60 of the hospital’s 220 employees.

To demonstrate their lack of enthusiasm, 40 off-duty members of staff demonstrated outside the hospital entrance.

Later they went to the rear of the building where the hospital manager Jaume Morera’s office is located, calling for his resignation.

The nurses cannot understand what prompted the decision to introduce shorter shifts. “People are very happy, the hospital is very well run and the patients are satisfied,” said a staff member.

“More people will be needed with sevenhour shifts, so they’ll have to pay overtime or take on more staff,” she pointed out.

“Worse still, in a hospital that usually functions so well everyone is upset and the atmosphere is more and more tense.”

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Pizzeria scooter fleet destroyed in fire

By Caroline Tyszka GUARDIA Civil are investigating a fire which destroyed 15 mopeds belonging to a pizza business in San Vicente del Raspeig.

Officers believe that the fire, which started in the early hours of

the morning, could have been an act of arson.

Telepizza, who owned the scooters stored that were parked in an adja c e nt unde rground ga ra ge , a ppeared to be the sole victim of the fire which caused damage worth €35,000.

The calle Portugal de San Vicente rapidly became the scene of intense smoke as firefighters battling to get the blaze under control had to evacuate the top four floors of the building due to the thick black smoke gus hing ou t of ai r vent s and t he main entrance.

Fortunately the rapid intervention of both the police and firefighers prevented the fire from spreading to other vehicles kept in the garage.

As dawn broke the fire had been completely extinguished enabling the investigation team to enter and gather evidence.

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ANIMAL BAN: Dog owners protested as horse riders ignored the ban.

On their high horse

By Linda Hall PET-OWNERS wanted to know why horses are allowed on Denia’s beaches but not dogs.

After continued requests the town council finally allocated a controversial stretch adjoining the port’s Moll de la Pansa quay earlier this year. With this exception, local bylaws state that all animals are barred ‘from walking or remaining on the beaches.’

Despite this ban riders have exercised their horses at the water ’s edge during a month-long international showjumping event

that is held each year in nearby Oliva.

Les Deveses was the beach of choice for many of them where their presence prompted a spate of protests in the social media.

Many came from owners who drew attention to their struggle to obtain permission for dogs to occupy just one section of the Punta del Raset.

Most posters on the Facebook site wanted to know who cleared up the horses’ droppings although others pointed out that once the high season was over dog-owners regularly used Denia beaches without problems.

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Expats reme the fallen in

By Caroline Tyszka

DONATION: Dolores Alvarez with the cheque

Generous donation ALFAZ DEL PI’S Food Bank has received a €1,000 cheque from the local Solgruppen company.

The money was raised at Solgruppen’s annual charity dinner held recently at the Albir Playa hotel. It was formally presented to Dolores Alvarez from Alfaz’s Food Bank who was accompanied by Alfaz’s Social Welfare councillor, Vicenta Baldo.

Footlights are back!

FOOTLIGHTS hit the stage last week with two performances of their ‘Variety Showcase,’ in Alfaz del Pi and Calpe. The crowds were entertained as the cast performed a wide range of musical theatre pieces, pop songs, dances and poetry.

Footlights are recruiting new members for the new year, in the hope of putting on another show. If anyone is interested in joining or would like any information, please contact them at foot lights.secretary@gmail.com or calling 634 347 937.

AS many expatriates around the world gathered together to mark Remembrance Sunday, two events in Albir offered local residents their opportunity to say thank you.

Hepbur ns bar and The Pi neappl e bar bot h hel d fundraising days with Drew the Piper (Drew Wilson) in high demand and playing at each venue.

Hepbur ns st ar t ed wi t h a special music video followed by per sonal t r i but es m ade through readings and poetry.

The Cenotaph proceedings were then shown on the television before a wreath was laid and a final prayer heard.

Those attending were able t o enj oy a f r ee buff et and help raise around 500 euros

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: He for the Royal British Legion through a raffle and an auction.

The event at The Pineapple bar followed a similar pattern and after some moving readings Stan Jones laid a wreath.

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elping to raise funds. raised over 100 euros with his paintings which were auctioned during the afternoon.

The generosity of many of the local businesses for raffle prizes meant that the Pineapple bar raised over 1,500 euros for Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion

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Stay-at-home language exam YERAY PEREZ who lives in Albir and Maria Isabel Berenguer from Altea recently took Norwegian language orals in Alfaz del Pi. Nurse and music therapist, Yaray, accompanied by chemical engineer Maria Isabel, were the first students to take the Bergenstesten, the most widely known and accepted Norwegian proficiency exam, without leaving Spain.

They were able to do so following months of work on the part of Alfaz Town Hall that resulted in an agreement between the Folkeuniversitet in Norway and UNED, Spain’s Open

University.

“Until now anyone wishing to take the Bergenstesten had to take the written exam in one of the Norwegian consulates and then go to Norway for the oral,” explained Rocio Guijarro, Mayor’s Office councillor.

“Thanks to the agreement organised by the town hall with the collaboration of the Den Norske Skole Costa Blanca, the long and expensive journey is no longer necessary.

“This pioneering move means that anyone learning Norwegian can take the exam and obtain their certificate

TESTING, TESTING: Exams on home ground in Alfaz. through UNED,” Guijarro continued.

Yeray and Maria Isabel took their orals via video-conference with the examiners in Norway in a process supervised by UNED and a Norwegian

teacher, Miguel Lozano.

More information about the next Bergenstesten scheduled for the first three months of 2017 is available from the UNED campus in Denia.

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Floral demo open to all THE Marina Alta Costa Blanca Floral Club is to present a demonstration this afternoon at the Salon de Actos, La Senieta, Moraira, when ‘Antonio and Friends’ will present ‘Wedding Belles.’

A fun afternoon is promised, with a ‘surprise or two’ in store. All the exhibits will be raffled at the end of the afternoon.

Doors open at 2pm. Entrance costs €5 for members and €8 for visitors.

All are welcome.

Contact Tina on 965 833 197.

Cliff path made safer

By Linda Hall ACCESS to the Cala Cap Blanc in Moraira is now quicker and safer.

The cliff pathway down has been completely rebuilt and resurfaced since last September while work began on the cliff itself last June.

Increasingly prone to rockfalls, the cliff-face has been stabilised and covered with 125 square metres of metallic mesh so that those on the path or on the cove below are no longer at risk.

The €45,272 cost was covered by the Coastal Authority

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CAP BLANC: Access is now easier and safer. attached to the national government’s Ministry of the Environment.

J ua n C a rlos M ora gue s , government delegate to the

Valencian Community, visited the finished path acc ompa nie d by Te ula da M ora ira ’s a c ting ma yor Raul Llobell and Coastal

Authority officials.

“The government is committed to protecting the coast and preventing its deterioration, protecting coastal systems, improving the marine environment and promoting tourism,” Moragues said.

Improving tourist zones which created both employment and wealth was a priority, he added.

Thanking Moragues, Raul Llobell expressed satisfaction at the cove’s new image and encouraged residents and visitors to visit Cala Cap Blanc and enjoy “such special surroundings.”

People get to choose TEULADA-MORAIRA’S population were given the chance of deciding how €300,000 of the local budget should be allocated.

All residents aged over 16 and registered on the municipal ‘padron’ were invited to choose from a shortlist of projects suggested by the town hall’s ‘You decide too’ initiative.

The majority of participants opted to buy the privately-owned El Pinaret in Moraira and turn it into a green zone.

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APASA festive activities THE Asociacion Protectora de Animals de San Antonio (APASA) have a series of fun events lined up in the run-up to Christmas.

On Saturday December 3 the group have their annual Christmas fair at the APASA Dog Shelter in Javea.

Events get underway at 12.30pm and will run until 6pm, with a variety of stalls set up for the Christmas market, plus food, drinks and mulled wine.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a home-made cake.

O n Wed n e s da y D e c e mbe r 7 the APASA Christmas quiz takes place at Quo Vidis in Javea from 7pm.

A full three-course Christmas dinner will be on offer, plus seasonal raffle prizes and a special prize for the best Christmas outfit.

Tickets cost €18 and pre-booking is essential via Sue on 965 741 668 or

PEPA charity EGM ANIMAL charity PEPA are holding an extraordinary general meeting at Bar Irlandes in Catellon de Rugat on Tuesday November 29, in order to propose and vote Des Smith for the post of treasurer, plus current PEPA board members.

All members are invited to attend this short but important meeting that is scheduled to begin at 1pm and will be followed by the group’s regular monthly lunch.

Menu choices can be made on the day and the full three courses plus

€10 is the cost for the three-course meal plus drinks and coffee available at the meeting. drinks and coffee cost just €10.

For further information call Pat Taylor on 962 833 325 or 605 460 828, or email p.e.p.a.animalchar ity@gmail.com before Friday November 25.

606 588 197.

Finally, on Friday December 9 the APASA Christmas tombola rumbles into action at Mr Punch’s, Javea Park, from 10am.

You are invited to join the group for mince pies and mulled wine, with a host of great prizes on offer.

Proceeds from these events will be donated to the APASA dog shelter.

Little Pod’s Christmas fair THE Little Pod Animal Association in Benidorm have their Christmas fair on Sunday, November 27 at the Civic Centre on Calle Mandarino in the Entre Naranjos urbanisation.

Doors open at 11am and attendees will be able to purchase a wide range of Christmas crafts and gifts plus enjoy cakes and savouries, mulled wine and mince pies, gifts for pets, and Little Pod goodies.

There will also be a ‘guess the weight of the cake’ competition, a raffle and tombola, ‘name the teddy,’ ‘guess how many sweets in the jar,’ plus tarot and palm reading.

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JAVEA - XABIA Javea U3A pay respects JAVEA U3A members showed their appreciation to firefighters for their efforts in tackling the recent blazes that devastated the area. More than €1,300 has been raised and donated to Balcon al Mar Bomberos to replace equipment lost in the recent fires.

The next Javea U3A meeting, on Wednesday November 30, will be the annual Christmas extravaganza. There will also be a performance by the Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir. See the website www.u3ajavea.org for full details.

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Costa Blanca Hollywood angels GUARDIAN ANGELS is a Costa Blanca-based charity supporting single parents, and they recently held a fantastic Hollywood Glamour Ball at the Parador Hotel, Javea.

The sell out evening began on the red carpet with a glass of bubbly, with photographer Kirstin Dale on hand to catch the moment. Studio 23 Javea students entertained guests with dance and song routines.

The night was an outstanding success.

Michelle Lawrence, master planner of the event, managed to give the evening the ‘Hollywood’ feel.

Gill Somers , GA’s experienced event organiser was also

HOLLYWOOD BALL: A glamourous fundraising affair enjoyed by all. a great help and Debbie Evans did a sterling job organ-

ising the ‘Find the Celebrity’ game. Andre Le Masurier, the MC, kept the evening flowing and the Parador provided an excellent service and food. Gatecrash had everyone dancing and got the party going, followed later by DJ Claire. An incredible €4,000 was raised.

Tricia Barr, founder and President, said “It never fails to amaze me how generous our sponsors and supporters are!”

For more information contact tricia@ guardian-an gels.es.

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Businesses support Make A Smile plea AT the end of October local businesses rallied together to transport 22 tons of food from the Alicante Food Bank to Altea.

Tony Grande from Make A Smile sent out a plea for help on local radio and seven businesses came to the rescue including Movers International, Breakwells, Masterclass Removals, Grant A Wish Building team, Solmar Rentals, Tony Sims of Neater, Dennis and

This is lifesaving for the group and will give us milk and basics for some months to come.”

Barbara Carrier of MAS Recycle and The Bed Centre.

The group of volunteers met up in Benissa, drove up to Alicante in convoy and managed to load all the vans with the supplies which had

been earmarked for the Emaus group who were unable to pick them up because their vans had all broken down.

One of the carers said: “This is lifesaving for the group and will give us milk and basics for some months to come.”

For more information on volunteering email info@makeasmile.es or visit www.makeasmile.es.

MABS dinner dance MABS Costa Blanca are holding their Anniversary Dinner Dance on Saturday December 3 at the Showboat Restaurant on Avinguda Dr. Severo Ochoa in Benidorm.

The event gets underway at 7.30pm and there is to be a scrumptious four-course

meal plus a series of singers and entertainers will wow the crowd.

Tickets cost just €13 and can be booked by calling Sheila on 628 783 398 or Sue on 664 266 991.

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Defending world champ

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NORWAY’S chess champ Magnus Carlsen, aged 25, is defending his world champion title and taking on the Russian grand master Sergey Karjakin at the championship event in New York.

CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has congratulated Donald Trump in his US presidential election win reminding him of their ‘shared values.’

Other German politicians expressed their shock at the result.

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OUTRAGE has erupted over a wall built as a sound barrier in Munich between a refugee shelter and a residential estate. Some are calling it a symbol of division and against the city’s ‘welcome culture’ dividing residents and refugees.

NEARLY 3,000 homes in Agder were facing their third day without power after a heavy snow storm brought down trees and power lines.

Over 9,000 homes lost power at some point.

Going green GERMANY has pledged to double its renewable power by 2030.

The country’s new target is to have 70 per cent renewable energy by 2030. Currently around 30 per cent of Germany’s electricity needs are from renewable sources.

Water complain GERMANY is under fire from the EU for failing to clean up high nitrate levels in the water table after being warned about levels in 2012.

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NORWAYS’ PM has said Donald Trump’s surprising presidential election victory will not affect the country’s relationship with the US, saying Norway has “common values” with the US.

MAGNUS CARLSEN (left): The winner receives €600,000.

A PRISONER was beaten and attacked by Islamist inmates at the Ittre prison. It came just days after he had spoken about prison radicalisation on RTL-TVI.

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Compensation for victims LAWYERS representing the victims of the November 2015 Paris terrori st a t t a c k s a r e c allin g fo r compensation for the victims from an ins u r a n c e f u n d se t u p b y th e government for the ‘emotional distress’ they suffered.

Online database P LANS t o c r e a t e a d a ta b as e compiling the biometric informa-

tion of some 60 million people in France raised concerns over privacy with the French Digital Council saying it would open the door to misuse.

Suicide stresses NURSES across France took to the street in protest against their working conditions. It comes follo w in g a n u mb e r of s uic ide s of

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nurses which were believed to be related to the stresses of the job.

M&S closure BRITISH store chain Marks & Spe nc e r ha s a nnounc e d it w ill c los e s e ve n of its 18 s tore s in France as part of plans to close 100 stores worldwide. Around 500 jobs a re a t ris k from the c los ure s in France.

Early leavers THE number of children dropping out of school early is decreasing in Belgium according to a ne w r epor t . The f i gur e f el l from 12 per cent in 2012 to 10.1 per cent in 2015. This is below the European average of 11 per cent.

Polar issues The first Belgian to reach the North Pole, 63-year-old explorer Alain Hubert, arrived at the International Polar Foundation’s station in Antarctica but found it in disrepair and on the verge of collapse.

Eyes out A MAN was arrested for allegedly tearing out a person’s eyes in Ixelles. The two men are believed to have been having a political disagreement when the fight broke out.

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STOCKHOLM has recorded its snowiest day in Novem b e r i n m o r e t h an 1 0 0 y ea rs . T h e s u d d e n downfall is known as a ‘snow cannon’ in Swedish.

COPENHAGEN is hosting an anti-Islamic State meeting with representatives from the United Nations and the European Union, to discuss the military effort against the Islamic State.

Clinton choice SWEDEN’S Prime Minister has admitted he would have preferred it if Hillary Clinton had won the US presidential election, but has said he will congratulate Donald Trump. He said he wanted to continue good relations with the US.

Footie films DENMARK is hosting its first film festival dedicated to football. Running from November 16-19 there will be 20 films about football shown at cinemas across Copenhagen.

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A REGION in Sweden is trialling digital appointments with GPs in an attempt to reduce waiting times. The appointment takes place via a smartphone, computer or tablet with patients logging in to a secure site.

THE number of bicycles now exceed the number of cars in Copenhagen city centre for the first time s inc e re c ords be ga n in 1970. So fa r this ye a r, 252,600 cars and 265,700 bikes entered into the centre of the city.

ONE in seven family carers in the Netherlands spends around 28 hours a week looking after a sick relative or friend. Last year, reports showed that around 15 per cent of the population over the age of 16 was involved in caring.

Bird flu POULTRY farmers have been advised to keep their birds indoors.

The warning comes after bird flu was detected in Germany, Poland and Hungary. The avian flu outbreak in 2003 cost the Dutch poultry and egg industry around €300 million.

Secret filming A MAN, aged 34, has been jailed for 18 months for secretly filming people showering at a campsite in the Utrecht province. A police raid also found thousands of images of child and animal porn at his home.

Inflation rise INFLATION reached 0.4 per cent in October according to the national statistics office, the highest level for six months. The rise is due to the increase in petrol and diesel prices.

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Caviar crooks

MASSIVE BLOW: To the business as New Year approaches.

THIEVES stole more than 10 tons of caviar from a Moscow business worth more than €300,000 by sneaking through a fence and funnelling the packages back underneath.

It is a massive blow for the business ahead of New Year’s celebrations where many Russians splash out in style on the delicacy.

Self-immolation THE mother of a Russian pilot imprisoned by the Americans has threatened to set herself on fire unless he is soon sent home. Konstantin Yaroshenko was arrested in Liberia accused of drug trafficking and taken to the US without any formal extradition procedure. His lawyers maintain his innocence and claim he was effectively kidnapped.

New world order PRESIDENT Putin was chuffed with the election of Donald Trump. He was among the first to congratulate the new president-elect on his victory, while a Russian nationalist party popped champagne bottles in the Duma. Trump is perceived as being more favourable to Russian interests, especially over Ukraine and Syria.

Sunshine clown THE world famous ‘Sunshine Clown’ and circus artist Oleg Popov died in Germany and has been buried in Bavaria where he lived. The 86-year-old Russian had performed with the Moscow Circus across Europe from 1955 as a clown, juggler, tightrope walker and mime, following the tradition of Russian folklore characters.

Purity politics A REFERENDUM may be called on a special law on ‘the Russian Nation.’ The vague legislation would serve the symbolic and political purpose of defining the orthodox and racial core of the Russian people in a bid to clamp down on ethnic tensions while pacifying nationalists and the Church.

Graveyard rock A POLITICIAN from Irkutsk raised some eyebrows when she posted a video of herself performing exercises in a mortuary. Anastasia Myakina of the ruling United Russia party quickly took the video off Instagram when people wondered why she chose coffins and gravestones as the backdrop.

Bogus caller A PRANK call to Petro Poroshenko, the president of Ukraine, is thought to have been the work of cheeky Russians. He talked for an hour with who he thought was president of Kyrgyzstan until intelligence services realised it was a fake call.

FAMOUS CLOWN: Oleg Popov has died.

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By John Smith A PRIVATE trader from Hounslow has pleaded guilty to a number of charges concerning his part in starting what is known as a flash crash in the US stock market in 2010 in which he earned $12.8 million (€11.7 million).

Flash crash, also known as spoofing, involves manipulation of the computerised market by putting in

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$1 trillion (€918 billion) is the amount estimated to have been temporarily wiped off the value of US shares thanks to the rogue trader’s actions on a single day in 2010.

ECONOMIC MINISTER: Luis de Guindos.

THE Spanish Economic Minister Luis de Guindos appeared before the European Parliament in order to explain the actions being taken to bring the economy back in line with Union expectations.

Although Spain has escaped a direct fine for missing targets, there is the small matter of €2 billion in funding which the EU is threatening to withhold as a form of punishment.

In his presentation, the minister made it plain that he believed that it would be

large orders for stock and then cancelling them at the last minute.

Whilst there is no crime under UK law for this action it is illegal in the USA and his actions resulted in an enormous drop in the value of the Dow Jones index.

Navinder Sarao, aged 37, worked from his parent’s house near Heathrow Airport and despite putting up a fight against extradition he was returned to the USA to face

I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation” announced Shervin Pishevar a major investor in hitech companies following the election of Donald Trump as American president.”

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counterproductive for the funds to be withheld and it would send the wrong signal to Spanish residents and to members of the Union as well especially with the current uncertainty over the Brexit vote.

Much was made of the fact that the Spanish economy had shown more robust recovery than other countries within Europe and therefore it would convey a negative message and would be damaging to the economy as well.

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UK housing A REPORT from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) issued just prior to a government review of the situation suggests that the volume of housing available within the UK is insufficient to meet demand.

There had been a slow-down in interest at the time of the referendum and immediately after the result but buyers have returned. As there is little property available prices around most of the UK, with the notable exception of Central London, are starting to rise again.

Better terms ACCORDING to the leader of Ciudadanos Albert Rivera, he and his party are already pressurising coalition partners, the Partido Popular, to honour the agreement signed between the two parties whereby the former agreed to vote in favour of the latter taking up the reins of government.

The very first piece of legislation likely to be presented to the Spanish Parliament (Cortes) will concern better conditions for the three million self-employed in Spain and this is expected to be enacted within the next month.

India replaces high value notes IN an unexpected move by the Indian government, all high value Rupee notes have effectively been demonetised overnight. The Rs500 (€6.87) and Rs1,000 (€13.74) notes were withdrawn in order to try to crack down on the ‘black economy.’

This decision is similar to actions taken by other governments around the world in the past in order

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to devalue money that has either been improperly exported overseas or is held but undeclared for tax.

Limited exchange of these notes will be allowed through Indian banks and new Rs500 and Rs2,000 (€27.48) notes are being printed and distributed throughout the country which relies so heavily on cash payments.

22 charges and spent several months in detention as he could not meet bail conditions.

He has agreed to repay all of the profits he made by way of a fine and has been warned that he could face up to 30 years in prison.

As his parents were able to raise sufficient securities to cover his $750,000 (€690,000) bail, he will be allowed to return to the UK whilst awaiting sentencing.

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State of the euro PROFESSOR Otmar Issing, a former adviser to Angela Merkel and retired chief economist to the European Central Bank has said in an interview that he believes that in view of the current state of the finances of a number of the members of the euro-zone, it was a big mistake not to have built in an exit strategy for those countries who are now struggling.

Although the currency appears to be performing well, there were negative public views on the euro and the way some countries appear to be bullied by those better off, thus threatening the independence of their Central Banks.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group PLC 616.25 8.75 Admiral Group PLC 1904.00 18.00 Anglo American PLC 1183.25 34.50 Antofagasta PLC 720.25 14.00 Ashtead Group PLC 1424.50 39.00 Associated British Foods PLC 2590.00 -8.00 AstraZeneca PLC 4412.25 85.50 Aviva PLC 462.60 10.90 Babcock International Gr 986.50 19.00 BAE Systems PLC 596.75 6.50 Barclays PLC 207.85 6.10 Barratt Developments PLC 483.30 11.32 BHP Billiton PLC 1340.75 41.00 BP PLC 437.85 2.50 British American Tobacco PLC 4333.00 26.00 British Land Co PLC 589.25 2.50 BT Group PLC 358.10 -2.90 Bunzl PLC 2019.00 5.00 Burberry Group PLC 1423.00 28.00 Capita PLC 568.50 18.00 Carnival PLC 3928.50 19.00 Centrica PLC 202.90 -0.70 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1657.00 17.00 Compass Group PLC 1340.50 12.00 CRH PLC 2812.00 53.00 Croda International PLC 3111.50 38.00 DCC PLC 6472.50 440.00 Diageo PLC 1981.25 -1.00 Direct Line Insurance Gr 359.80 4.20 Dixons Carphone PLC 338.10 11.70 easyJet PLC 1039.00 -16.00 Experian PLC 1411.50 10.00 Fresnillo PLC 1416.00 -19.28 GKN PLC 306.10 6.50 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1549.75 15.00 Glencore PLC 286.27 6.85 Hammerson PLC 550.25 -0.50 Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 1207.50 4.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 1678.50 26.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 629.95 10.00 Imperial Brands PLC 3453.50 21.50 Informa PLC 642.25 4.00 InterContinental Hotels Gr 3086.00 33.00 International Consolidated 443.85 3.10 Intertek Group PLC 3074.50 -7.00 Intu Properties PLC 263.05 -0.10 ITV PLC 171.35 2.19 Johnson Matthey PLC 3314.00 55.00 Kingfisher PLC 364.10 5.00 Land Securities Group PLC 990.50 3.00

% CHG. 1.44 0.95 3.00 1.98 2.82 -0.31 1.98 2.41 1.96 1.10 3.02 2.40 3.16 0.57 0.60 0.43 -0.80 0.25 2.01 3.27 0.49 -0.34 1.04 0.90 1.92 1.24 7.29 -0.05 1.18 3.58 -1.52 0.71 -1.34 2.17 0.98 2.45 -0.09 0.33 1.57 1.61 0.63 0.63 1.08 0.70 -0.23 -0.04 1.29 1.69 1.39 0.30

NET VOL 179.31 33.18 1,211.49 514.81 166.40 112.51 274.16 1,084.95 69.23 874.48 9,510.90 1,090.43 1,568.16 3,121.19 328.36 318.13 2,358.02 99.37 336.58 295.64 30.25 4,753.02 57.89 594.68 241.69 34.96 87.25 431.41 357.01 454.54 479.70 262.47 245.88 880.63 804.65 8,773.81 316.71 80.48 87.03 4,853.16 315.75 231.69 35.00 1,047.97 44.40 404.23 1,634.44 24.96 876.96 130.85

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Legal & General Group PLC 236.30 6.40 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 59.56 0.06 London Stock Exchange Gr 2847.50 46.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 339.65 12.40 Mediclinic International PLC 749.00 -11.50 Merlin Entertainments PLC 431.70 2.40 Micro Focus International PLC 1976.00 14.00 Mondi PLC 1546.50 30.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 213.25 0.40 National Grid PLC 935.10 -20.60 Next PLC 5090.00 50.00 Old Mutual PLC 186.65 1.00 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 8807.50 15.00 Pearson PLC 749.25 8.00 Persimmon PLC 1738.00 51.00 Polymetal International PLC 832.00 -4.50 Provident Financial PLC 2838.50 61.00 Prudential PLC 1515.25 37.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 5832.50 -120.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 6898.00 27.00 RELX PLC 1297.50 0.00 Rio Tinto PLC 3153.00 84.50 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 757.75 17.50 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 206.70 5.00 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2039.75 2.00 Royal Mail PLC 485.55 4.20 RSA Insurance Group PLC 541.75 5.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 656.75 6.00 Sainsbury (J) PLC 238.15 2.90 Schroders PLC 2902.00 42.00 Severn Trent PLC 2134.50 -43.00 Shire PLC 5098.50 99.50 Sky PLC 775.25 -12.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 1089.00 14.00 Smiths Group PLC 1401.50 28.00 SSE PLC 1479.50 -4.00 Standard Chartered PLC 626.35 9.10 Standard Life PLC 369.10 5.40 St James's Place PLC 953.50 16.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 151.35 5.70 Tesco PLC 204.22 5.76 Travis Perkins PLC 1431.50 30.00 TUI AG 1019.00 9.00 Unilever PLC 3166.75 3.00 United Utilities Group PLC 865.50 -13.50 Vodafone Group PLC 205.17 0.55 Whitbread PLC 3470.00 -3.00 Wolseley PLC 4612.50 114.00 Worldpay Group PLC 269.70 2.00 WPP PLC 1657.00 14.00

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NET VOL 2,384.21 33,209.55 7.34 1,898.58 309.29 68.23 69.90 175.24 2,373.33 1,474.28 62.53 1,549.38 4.58 138.23 224.40 137.40 21.06 690.83 200.62 97.24 343.03 582.57 667.72 2,708.50 578.76 270.65 79.44 334.49 1,162.89 25.01 89.57 161.30 1,226.20 386.57 181.76 672.10 1,761.66 932.27 89.58 6,095.66 5,020.90 154.33 34.88 176.47 322.56 11,120.27 43.08 109.80 292.39 242.42

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Changes afoot but knickers are safe ALTHOUGH respective chief executives of Marks and Spencer (M&S) have been fighting flagging sales for years, they have always found some comfort in the fact that food sales were good and ladies liked to buy their underwear from the store as it was long-lasting, unlikely to break at an embarrassing time, good value for money and some ranges were quite sexy.

As long ago as 2008, volatile and voluble TV journalist and host of University Challenge Jeremy Paxman made a public complaint about the lack of support in the gusset of his M&S underwear and there seems to have been a been a downwards spiral ever since.

Now it has been announced that the company will close 30 of its UK stores and convert a further 45 into food only establishments and other stores will see a massive reduction in

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By John Smith

M&S UNDERWEAR: The Autograph range is to be kept. the amount of space devoted to both clothing and homewares which are proving to be a drag on the overall business.

This could be the start of a major sea change at M&S as

their new CEO Steve Rowe has made it clear that he wants to increase the number of outlets offering profitable food lines and reduce by perhaps as much as 100 the number of

stores selling non-food items.

It follows that this will then probably spell an end to expensive Christmas TV promotions which have matched celebrities such as Twiggy and

Myleene Klass with glamorous young and old models. Put simply, younger consumers are attracted to cheaper clothes from brands such as H&M, Matalan,

Primark and Zara where they can often buy two or three outfits for the price of one in M&S and older customers seem to be drifting away from buying their clothes in-store, preferring internet purchasing and their furniture is really very expensive.

Some clothing brands will be phased out and it is intended to make a strategic withdrawal from its overseas shops which have not performed as well as hoped or expected in a number of countries although successful stores in Hong Kong, Ireland and for some reason the Czech Republic will be kept.

It is estimated that all of these changes could cost up to £200 million (€228 million) but will be needed if the company is to reverse the regular drop in quarterly profits that it has seen for a number of years.

HAVING postponed a number of official journeys overseas due to the fact that there was only an interim government in place, King Felipe VI travelled to Saudi Arabia between November 12 and 14 ostensibly to discuss the situation with regards to the construction of the Medina to Mecca high speed train line which is due to open at the beginning of 2017.

When a consortium of Spanish businesses, including OHL, Talgo, Adif and RENFE, won this contract worth more than €6 billion after much lobbying by the government and former King Juan Carlos, this seemed like a shot in the arm for Spanish business and prestige, but all of the planners overlooked one little problem that any British train expert could have warned them about: sand on the rails!

In a c o u n t r y t h a t i s c o v e re d in s a n d , which often blows around, when it settles on rails, especially those laid on ballast which settles and shifts, the performance of the trains is reduced and in some cases they simply don’t run.

€1.5 billion is the estimated cost to fix the shifting sands problem on the Medina to Mecca high speed train line that is due to open in 2017.

There are containment walls but they are not actually stopping the sand and it is estimated that it could cost as much as €1.5 billion to fix the problem and OHL have made it clear that they contracted to build the line, not maintain it.

The consortium is hoping that the Saudi’s will agree to pay this extra despite the fact that the contract allows for no overruns and includes a €1 million a day penalty for any delay in operating the trains over the 125 kilometre distance between the two cities, hence the visit from the king.

Spain has recently been very successful in

obtaining major overseas contracts but as was recently shown with problems with over-runs in the Panama Canal expansion, Spanish companies are not yet too clever at meeting deadlines and negotiating contracts which include penalties for non-performance.

Also up for discussion is the provision of five corvettes for the Saudi Navy at a cost of €3 billion which are to be produced by the Spanish company Navantia and if the previously agreed contract is signed during the visit there will be guaranteed work for 2,000 staff over a five year period in two of the company’s Spanish yards.

This deal has not been without criticism due to the actions of Saudi Arabia in Yemen but the potential financial gain for the country is too much to ignore, assuming that the Saudi’s still have enough money to pay for the corvettes.

KING FELIPE: Visit was to discuss construction of the high speed train line.

Photo Credit: United Nations Pasqual Gorriz

King Felipe on official visit to Saudi Arabia

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Black Friday is fast approaching

BARGAIN HUNTERS: Black Friday draws in large crowds of shoppers.

By John Smith AS the American economy began to recover slightly following the Great Depression of 1929, some enterprising businesses in 1932 decided that in order to try to boost business, they would offer special sales on products on the Friday following the Thanksgiving public holiday which is always the fourth Thursday of November and this year, that date will be November 25.

In America, that day has popularly become known as Black Friday and whilst it may give the impression of being a negative title like Black Wednesday of 1992 in the UK - when Britain had to withdraw from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism – it was simply coined back in 1961 as a comment on the number of people and cars that appeared on the streets on the special discount day and then became synonymous with store accounts moving into the Black.

Many people, take the Friday as a ‘Puente’ (bridge) that we recognise here in Spain in order to ensure a four day weekend and be-

Spain has come a little late to the party, but major chains and even some local stores are likely to participate but often simply offering percentage discounts rather than some juicy cuts on individual pieces seen elsewhere.” cause of the number of people who are at something of a loose end, many take the advantage to go shopping and start their Christmas present buying.

For decades, this phenomena was kept the other side of the Atlantic but as more and more US corporations became involved in owning businesses in Europe and the UK in particular, so the concept of Black Friday moved over and now it is yet another excuse for sales in the UK. Amazon, the online multi store group are launching their version on November 14 and their Black Friday runs for a whole two weeks.

Walmart which owns ASDA makes sure that there are a number of bargains in store but in previous years there has been chaos as consumers arrived hours in advance of opening, pushing and fighting in order to grab the relatively small number of real bargains in store.

There has actually been quite a lot of negative reaction to the concept of people literally fighting each other in order to get cheap consumer goods and some stores have turned their back on the concept.

However there is always someone ready to dream up a bright alternative and now we also have Cyber Monday where other companies offer their goods at discount online with the down side being your computer might crash but at least you won’t be crushed.

Spain has come a little late to the party, but major chains and even some local stores are likely to participate but often simply offering percentage discounts on items of clothing and electrical goods rather than some of the juicy cuts on individual pieces seen elsewhere.

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US election was a‘no-brainer’ LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT I DON’T think I need to say how relieved I was to see Trump elected last week. What puzzles me is why, with my favouring of Trump and also the ‘Brexit’ vote, I received a virtual Tsunami of ‘scoff ’ mail, (some most unpleasant) but letters of support were extremely thin on the ground?

My point is, that with both my parties of choice obtaining a substantial majority, why did I not receive at least a reasonable amount of mail agreeing with my views?

Was it because the ‘pro’ voters were ashamed, or even a little afraid to vent their true feelings in public, or was it yet another glaring example of the silent majority hiding its light under respective bushels?

Whatever it was, for heaven’s sake, if you feel strongly enough about a subject, even though it appears unpopular, shout your views

NO DOUBTS: At least Trump wasn’t reading from an idiot board full of empty rhetoric. from the rooftops. This is why favourable results are so laborious, it’s also why the polls get it so

wrong. It’s always the whiners and gripers who shout the loudest.

Never be worried that your views

may not be looked on favourably by friends and colleagues. Speak up, you may find that there are far

more supporters of your opinions out there than you ever imagined.

And so to Trump. To me the selection was a no-brainer. The choice between a proven arrogant liar, supported by an equally proven lying spouse (‘I did not have sexual relations with that woman’), backed by an incompetent president, who helped Islamise the planet more than anyone since the Umayyads, (and ironically gained a multitude of votes for the Trump camp every time he opened his mouth), left me with no doubts at all.

Sure Trump made a whole host of questionable statements in his orations but at least he wasn’t reading from an idiot board, full of clichés and empty rhetoric supplied by scriptwriters.

And don’t worry, they haven’t elected another ‘Spectre’ figure with his finger hovering over the red button. Congress and the Senate will have far more influence over his decisions than they would have had over Clinton.

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Disaster on the cards Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I AM lucky enough, in addition to this column, to have a grumpy half hour on Talk Radio Europe every other Friday at 11.30am. I sometimes do Viewpoint too, a more sensible phone-in discussing current events like Brexit and the USA elections.

After this week’s results in America I’ve got the hump. Not because Trump won, I didn’t think either were any good, but because yet again the so-called ‘experts’ got it wrong.

All the opinion polls said Hillary would win.

The polls were not just wrong but so wrong it’s a joke! If I was anyone that had commissioned a poll I’d say I want my money back because they hadn’t done their job properly. Millions are spent on opinion polls what a total waste of money. Right up to when the first results came in they were still saying Hillary would win.

How do they get it so wrong? I’ll tell you how. People lie! It’s not rocket science. Lots of people don’t want to admit they are sympathetic to the rubbish Trump sprouted or believed the lies Boris and Farage sprouted.

Opinion polls said the UK would vote to stay in Europe. Well guess what, they got that

wrong too. In my opinion all opinion polls should be banned. Let whatever happens, happen. What purpose do polls serve other than speculation? The whole idea is so Joe public know how the country is thinking and may be voting. It might even influence you.

Well folks, it is all a load of bull****. I sat for hours watching CNN, BBC and Sky News programmes, listening to all these socalled experts and pollsters saying that this was going to go this way because 53.6 per cent were going to vote this way. But they didn’t did they you useless bunch of idiots? If anyone asked me I wouldn’t tell them the truth. It’s nobody’s business how I vote. If I want to tell anyone, I’ll tell them in private.

I don’t think Trump will last four years and he’ll get booted out or will quit because he’ll get bored once he realises he can’t run America like his companies and bark out orders.

He’ll break laws because he doesn’t care.

What I do find funny is Melania Trump, 24 years younger than her hubby, most likely thought: ‘He’s not the best looking bloke and his hair’s ridiculous but he’s a multi-millionaire!’ She must now be thinking how the hell has he gone from sugar daddy to President of the USA? I only wanted a few handbags!

This is one of those times when someone says to you, ‘What do you reckon?’ and you say, ‘I’m sure it will be fine.’ What you really mean is this can only finish in disaster!

Any comments email me at mikesenker@gmail.com.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

First responder AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news 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.

CALL FOR HELP: Then stay with anyone injured and keep them calm.

THE PAS is a system based on the first response to a situation. ‘Proteger, Aviso, Socorrer’ or ‘Protect, Advise, Assist.’

In the event of witnessing a traffic accident it is important to know what to do. This cannot only save others lives, but also your own and it is based around the emergency response steps of Protect, Advise and Assist.

Protect: Protect yourself first and foremost. If stopping following an accident, park your vehicle in a safe place and wear your reflective vest before getting outside your car. Protect the accident site as you would if you broke down, and place warning triangles around to make other drivers aware. If a vehicle is on fire or has signs that it is transporting hazardous goods, keep away.

Advise: Call 112 immediately and give them as much information as possible to ensure the emergency services are on their way.

Locate the place of the accident by street, house number, kilometre point number and briefly let them know what has happened.

Try and inform them, to the best of your knowledge, the number of people injured, the number of vehicles involved and if there are any special circumstances such as a person trapped in a vehicle, or if it has fallen into water.

Wait for the controller to confirm the details before hanging up. 112 responders speak multiple languages including English.

Assist: Assist as much as you can but if you are not a trained first aider, try not to move the injured as this could add to injuries. Do not give them food, drink or medication or allow them to move on their own, simply stay with them and keep them calm.

You should always remain at the scene until the emergency services say it is ok to leave.

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Extra hire car insurance?

I AM a Belgian resident and my car insurance allows anyone with a valid EU licence to drive my car. Why then, when I hire a car in Malaga, do we as a married couple, with the same address, have to pay more than five euros per day for additional driver insurance? We have hired cars in Spain and elsewhere for over 30 years and it is only in recent years that this has become compulsory. Is this just another trick by the car hire companies to get yet more money from holidaymakers? What is the law? Would it be legal to refuse to pay this?

E. W. (Mijas Costa) There is no Spanish law which prohibits this annoying practice by car hire firms.

If you refuse to pay the extra charge for an additional driver, the car rental company can refuse to

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

rent you the car.

It is not exactly a ‘trick’ by the car hire firms to get

more money.

The companies allege that additional drivers sometimes cause additional problems and only by these extra charges can they provide cheap basic rentals.

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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Brace, brace, brace... there is severe turbulence ahead of us Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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A NEW reality has dawned. To the east, a hostile Russia. Now to the west, an isolationist USA, seemingly uncommitted to NATO or free trade (inasmuch as can be gathered from Trump-speak). And yet, in such extraordinarily challenging times, the UK is turning its back, for good, on the EU...

As far as Brexit is concerned, once the UK government has decided what its approach will be, surely it needs to get a mandate from the whole country to take this forward? Theresa May would demonstrate true leadership by swallowing her pride and not triggering Article 50 until she has this. And one simple way to accomplish this? Call a snap general election.

While referendums leave many voters feeling robbed, general elections not only clear the air, but also force all parties to

2017 (ie. March 15). Nothing like celebrating the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC to drive the message home. Better still, how about April Fools’ Day?

draw up manifestos and make pledges on which the winner would be held to account.

So, Mrs May, never mind your promise not to go for an election before 2020, break it for the sake of the people and welfare of the country. To deliver the Brexit that people voted for, you need both your own mandate and, given your tiny majority, more parliamentary room for manoeuvre. Go for an election and shut them all up. It may even get rid of Corbyn, shut that windbag Clegg up permanently and stop Blair sticking his oar in.

With a national consensus behind you, you would then be free to start divorce proceedings with the EU. With one proviso, however. A senior EU official involved in the Brexit negotiations has warned the UK about spoiling the EU’s grand 60th anniversary bash next March: “ T h e B r its ha ve be e n w a rne d NOT to send the Article 50 letter to o clo se to the big pa rty on March 25.”

Good to know they have their priorities right, eh? Maybe Article 50 should be sent by DHL courier on the Ides of March

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12:40pm 1:15pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:35pm 4:40pm 5:50pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm

Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street Psych Catchphrase I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

You’ve Been Framed!

Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

100% You’ve Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

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

The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier A New Life in the Sun Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Countdown Deal or No Deal Coast v Country Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World Jamie’s Super Food Food Unwrapped Gogglebox The Last Leg First Dates

8:20am Thomas and Friends 8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:00am Wissper 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm House Doctor 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Road to Christmas 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Secrets of Great British Castles 10:00pm Britain’s Greatest Bridges 11:00pm Live Boxing 1:00am Super Casino

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

The Professionals The Chase Quincy, M.E. Ironside The Professionals The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Quincy, M.E. Ironside Cash Cowboys Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special GoldenEye FYI Daily GoldenEye Born to Raise Hell FYI Daily Born to Raise Hell The Big Fish Off The Car Chasers Teleshopping

9:20am The Day the Earth Stood Still 11:10am Furious 7 1:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4:30pm Twister 6:30pm The Da Vinci Code 9:00pm Furious 7 11:20pm Taken 1:00am The Day the Earth Stood Still

7:00am 9:00am 11:15am 1:00pm

10:15am 1941 12:20pm The Bad Education Movie 2:00pm When Harry Met Sally 3:45pm Bruce Almighty 5:35pm The Wedding Ringer 7:25pm The Simpsons Movie 9:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 11:00pm The Bad Education Movie 12:45am Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Charmed Hollyoaks Rude(Ish) Tube Black-Ish Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Young and Hungry Young and Hungry Charmed Charmed The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Young and Hungry Young and Hungry The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Black-Ish The Day After Tomorrow 11:25pm The Big Bang Theory 11:55pm The Big Bang Theory 12:20am Tattoo Fixers

1:30pm

3:30pm 5:10pm

6:55pm 9:00pm

10:45pm 12:30am 2:05am 4:00am 5:40am

Strangerland Concussion Dad’s Army Doctor Strange: Special Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer.

Android Get Santa Santa Claus enlists the help of a father and son after crashlanding his new sleigh in London.

Concussion Dad’s Army The Walmington-onSea Home Guard have to contend with the visit of a glamorous female journalist.

Ride Along 2 Android Strangerland The Squeeze Get Santa

FRIDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 5:40pm 5:50pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 11:15pm 12:15am 12:45am 1:15am 1:25am

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

2:30am

2:45am 3:45am 4:45am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Main Event NFL Highlights The Premier League Years Premier League Match Pack Football’s Greatest Live ATP World Tour Finals My Fight: Kovalev/ Ward Premier League Gold Premier League Gold Premier League Gold Game Changers Premier League Match Pack The Fantasy Football Club Football The Fantasy Football Club Barclays Premier League Preview My Fight: Kovalev/ Ward Premier League Gold Premier League Gold

Cricket Cricket NFL Highlights Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket Live Grand Slam of Darts Cricket Cricket Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold NFL Highlights Carolina Panthers host division rivals New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium.

Cricket Classics A chance to relive another classic ODI match between South Africa and Australia.

Cricket Cricket Cricket

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score 6:25pm BBC News 6:35pm BBC London News 6:45pm Children in Need The Best Bits 7:55pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm Michael Mcintyre’s Big Show 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm The National Lottery Live 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:00am Asian Provocateur 1:30am The NFL Show 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:05am BBC News

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

CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Wild Australia with Ray Mears Judge Rinder ITV News and Weather Cash Trapped This Time Next Year Big Stars Little Star Thunderbirds are Go The Chase Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Tipping Point Meet the Parents The X Factor I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

ITV News and Weather American Gangster Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote Nightscreen

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7:35am The Tuttles of Tahiti 9:05am Letter from an Unknown Woman 10:30am Talking Pictures 11:00am Secret Britain 12:00pm Natural World 1:00pm The Good Cook 1:30pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:00pm The Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 3:00pm Tennis 5:30pm Rugby Union 8:10pm Rugby Union 9:10pm Coastal Path 9:40pm Dad’s Army 10:10pm Sold!: Inside the World’s Biggest Auction House 11:10pm Artsnight 11:45pm Boyz ‘n’ the Hood 1:30am Dirty Pretty Things Acclaimed drama about a Nigerian doctor and a Turkish maid who find themselves embroiled in the violent trade of human body parts while working in a London hotel.

8:00pm India’s Frontier Railways Series about the international trains crossing borders in ndia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

9:00pm Penny Blacks and Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps 10:00pm Deep Water Australian crime drama series inspired by true events.

10:50pm Deep Water 11:45pm The Undiscovered Peter Cook 12:45am Neil Diamond: Radio 2 Electric Prom 1:50am ...Sings Neil Diamond 2:20am Top of the Pops 2:55am John Denver: Country Boy 3:55am Country at the BBC 4:55am This is BBC Four

7:10am Gillette World Sport 7:35am Motorbike Racing: Sunflower Trophy 2016 8:35am Frasier 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Deal or No Deal 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Jamie’s Super Food 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:35pm A Place in the Sun 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm China Between Clouds and Dreams 9:00pm Britain at Low Tide 10:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard 12:00am The Rolling Stones 2:05am Side Effects 3:50am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:55am Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am 11:25am 12:20pm

7:00am 7:10am 7:35am 8:00am 8:55am

7:50am British Touring Car Championship Review 9:40am Motogp Highlights 10:40am Cash Cowboys 11:35am Pawn Stars 12:05pm Pawn Stars 12:30pm The Cimarron Kid 1:30pm FYI Daily 1:35pm The Cimarron Kid 2:20pm The Man From the Alamo 3:20pm FYI Daily 3:25pm The Man From the Alamo 4:00pm Every Which Way But Loose 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Every Which Way But Loose 6:15pm Fishing Impossible 7:15pm Storage Wars 7:45pm Storage Wars 8:15pm The Scorpion King 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm The Scorpion King 10:00pm Waterworld 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Waterworld 12:35am First Blood

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

CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Wild Australia with Ray Mears Judge Rinder ITV News and Weather Cash Trapped This Time Next Year Big Stars Little Star Thunderbirds are Go The Chase Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Tipping Point Meet the Parents The X Factor I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

ITV News and Weather American Gangster Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote Nightscreen

10:00am 11:05am 1:05pm 2:35pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 9:00pm

10:00pm 12:00am 2:10am 3:10am 3:30am

Movies Now Doctor at Large Doctor at Large Where the Heart is Where the Heart is Drama series following the lives of community nurses in a small Yorkshire town.

Wycliffe Agatha Christie’s Marple Columbo: The Most Dangerous Match Inspector Morse Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Doc Martin Drama series about a curmudgeonly country doctor and his patients in Cornwall.

Endeavour The Blonde Bombshell Wycliffe ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

8:10am 8:25am 8:40am 8:55am 9:15am

Fireman Sam Pip Ahoy!

Little Princess Paw Patrol Blaze and the Monster Machines Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles House Doctor Married by Christmas Christmas Child Christmas in Conway The Christmas Spirit 5 News Weekend The Christmas Spirit NCIS NCIS: New Orleans 5 News Weekend Football on 5 Football on 5 That’s So...1982 Impractical Jokers UK

7:00am How I Met Your Mother 7:20am How I Met Your Mother 7:45am Baby Daddy 8:05am Baby Daddy 8:35am Melissa and Joey 9:00am Melissa and Joey 9:30am Made in Chelsea 10:35am Couples Come Dine with Me 11:35am How I Met Your Mother 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm Black-Ish 1:00pm Black-Ish 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm Scrooged 5:30pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Rise of the Planet of the Apes 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am Tattoo Fixers 1:10am Rude Tube 2:20am The Inbetweeners

1:15pm Night at the Museum 3:10pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 5:45pm xXx2: The Next Level 7:45pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 10:00pm Ant-Man 12:00am Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2:35am RoboCop

7:30am The Squeeze 9:15am Get Santa 11:15am Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie 1:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service Special 1:30pm Dad’s Army 3:15pm Ride Along 2 5:15pm Strangerland 7:15pm Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie 9:00pm Dad’s Army The Walmington-onSea Home Guard have to contend with the visit of a glamorous female journalist.

10:45pm Concussion 12:50am Ride Along 2 A pair of odd-couple crime fighters head to Miami to take down a drug dealer.

Comedy sequel.

2:35am Strangerland 4:30am Android

9:40am 10:00am 10:10am 10:35am 10:45am 10:55am 11:10am 11:45am 12:45pm 2:30pm 4:25pm 6:20pm 7:20pm 7:25pm 8:10pm 9:00pm 9:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:30am

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

Romancing the Stone Sister Act Trainwreck Notting Hill The Top Ten Show 2016 Sister Act The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Entourage Notting Hill Trainwreck The Interview Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

SATURDAY TV

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

3:00am

7:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:10pm 2:20pm 2:30pm 2:40pm 2:50pm 3:00pm 6:00pm 9:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am 3:00am 3:30am 4:00am

4:30am 4:45am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Game Changers Boxing Gold The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football Gillette Soccer Saturday Football Boxing Nissan Game of the Day Nissan Match Choice Football Football Football Football Football Watford host Leicester City at Vicarage Road in the Premier League.

Live Fight Night International

Cricket Cricket Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Live International Rugby Union Rugby Union Live Grand Slam of Darts International Rugby Union Highlights International Rugby Union Highlights International Rugby Union Highlights Football Football Cricket Classic Cricket Classics from the Sky Sports archive: England v India in the sixth ODI, 2007.

Cricket Classics Cricket

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7:00am Breakfast 8:25am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:15pm BBC News 2:30pm Songs of Praise 3:05pm Rugby League Four Nations Final 5:45pm Planet Earth II 6:45pm BBC News 7:05pm BBC London News 7:15pm Countryfile 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Planet Earth II 10:00pm My Mother and Other Strangers 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:15am Sunny D 12:35am Getting High for God? 1:05am Once 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:35am BBC News

7:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:00am Glorious Gardens From Above 8:45am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 9:15am Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys 9:45am Countryfile 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm The Good Cook 12:45pm Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Rugby Union 3:00pm Dial M for Murder 4:45pm Escape to the Continent 5:45pm Heir Hunters 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Tennis 10:00pm Life and Death the Pentecostal Way 11:00pm Black is the New Black 11:30pm Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy 12:10am QI XL 12:55am Eight Minutes Idle

8:00pm Yehudi Menuhin at the BBC 9:00pm Young, Gifted and Classical: The Making of a Maestro 10:00pm Henry VIII’s Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell has a reputation as one of the most notorious thugs ever to hold power in England.

11:00pm Storyville 12:25am Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution 1:25am Impact! a Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes 2:25am Beautiful Equations Artist and writer Matt Collings takes the plunge into an alien world of equations.

3:25am Wild Burma: Nature’s Lost Kingdom 4:25am This is BBC Four

7:15am King of Queens 7:40am Snowdonia Triathlon Festival 8:05am The Big Bang Theory 8:30am The Big Bang Theory 8:55am Inspector Gadget 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:55pm Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 6:05pm The Aristocats 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm 0 to 60mph: Britain’s Fastest Kids 9:00pm The Lost Lotus: Restoring a Race Car 10:00pm Humans 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am Tower Heist 2:05am The Last Leg 3:00am Flying to the Ends of the Earth 3:55am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 4:50am Location, Location, Location 5:45am The Common Denominator

9:30am Noddy in Toyland 9:45am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:05am Shimmer and Shine 10:25am Peppa Pig 10:35am Peppa Pig 10:45am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Football on 5 1:00pm The Gadget Show 2:00pm The Perfect Holiday 3:50pm Window Wonderland 5:30pm A Puppy for Christmas 6:30pm 5 News Weekend 6:35pm A Puppy for Christmas 7:15pm The Christmas Note 8:10pm 5 News Weekend 8:15pm The Christmas Note 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever?

12:05am 20 Moments That Rocked Pop 1:35am That’s So 1985 2:30am Super Casino

7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Bear Grylls Survival School 11:00am Peston on Sunday 11:30am Gino’s Italian Escape 12:25pm Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:35pm The Chase 2:35pm The X Factor 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Tipping Point 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm Off Their Rockers 8:00pm The Next Great Magician 9:00pm The X Factor Results Live 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Peston on Sunday 12:20am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights

7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Bear Grylls Survival School 11:00am Peston on Sunday 11:30am Gino’s Italian Escape 12:25pm Let’s Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:35pm The Chase 2:35pm The X Factor 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Tipping Point 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm Off Their Rockers 8:00pm The Next Great Magician 9:00pm The X Factor Results Live 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Peston on Sunday 12:20am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights

7:00am 7:25am 9:25am 10:25am 11:25am

7:20am The Professionals 8:10am Fifth Gear 9:00am The Classic Car Show 10:00am The Big Fish Off 11:00am Cash Cowboys 12:00pm Storage Wars 12:30pm Storage Wars 1:00pm Storage Wars Texas 1:30pm Storage Wars Texas 2:00pm Pawn Stars 2:30pm Pawn Stars 3:00pm Pawn Stars 3:25pm Pawn Stars 3:55pm Pawn Stars 4:25pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Every Which Way But Loose 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Every Which Way But Loose 7:10pm The Scorpion King 8:10pm FYI Daily 8:15pm The Scorpion King 9:00pm Rugby 10:00pm The Keeper 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm The Keeper 12:00am Ransom 1:00am FYI Daily

12:20pm Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 2:45pm The Dark Knight 5:20pm The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 7:15pm Poseidon 9:00pm Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 11:20pm The Dark Knight 1:55am Armageddon

1:25pm 3:25pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:05pm 7:05pm

9:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 1:05am 3:00am 3:50am 4:45am 5:35am

Doctor at Large Inspector Morse Heartbeat Heartbeat Agatha Christie’s Marple A Touch of Frost Columbo Forever Young FYI Daily Forever Young Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

Lewis A Mother’s Son A Mother’s Son Agatha Christie’s Marple May the Best House Win May the Best House Win Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe

7:15am The Jewel of the Nile 9:10am Mamma Mia! 11:10am Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 1:20pm Magic Mike XXL 3:20pm Pixels 5:15pm Mamma Mia! 7:15pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 9:00pm Magic Mike XXL 11:00pm Pixels 12:50am Bad Bromance 2:40am Lost in Karastan

7:00am 7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:00pm 2:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:20am 1:25am 2:00am 2:35am

New Girl New Girl Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus Made in Chelsea The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 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 Unknown Tattoo Fixers on Holiday The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners Crazyhead

7:45am Strangerland 9:45am Get Santa 11:45am Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie 1:25pm Dad’s Army 3:10pm The Night Before 4:55pm Kingsman: The Secret Service Special 5:25pm Get Santa 7:15pm Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie 9:00pm Dad’s Army 10:45pm The Night Before 12:30am Concussion 2:35am Living is Easy with Eyes Closed A Beatles-obsessed English teacher picks up a pair of hitchhikers as he travels across Spain in the hopes of meeting John Lennon.

4:30am Android

SUNDAY TV

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

Football Football Football Football Football Football Football The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football Live Nissan Super Sunday Live Grand Slam of Darts Goals on Sunday Football International Rugby Highlights ATP World Tour Final Highlights Football Live NFL Football Middlesbrough host Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium in the Premier League.

7:00am Cricket 1:00pm Cricket 2:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts 5:00pm International Rugby Highlights 6:00pm Cricket Gold 6:10pm Cricket Gold 6:20pm Cricket Gold 6:30pm Live NFL 10:00pm Live NFL 2:00am Cricket Day four of the second Test between India and England at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

3:00am Cricket 4:00am Football Middlesbrough host Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium in the Premier League.

4:30am Cricket Classics A look back to the classic Karachi Test between Pakistan and England in 2000.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Ill Gotten Gains 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 12:45pm Rip Off Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Coroner 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm The Last Miners 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm America’s Hate Preachers 12:30am Getting High for God? 1:00am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:15am My Life in Books 7:45am Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 8:30am Junior Bake Off 9:00am Animal Babies 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Coast 2:05pm Just Good Friends 2:35pm Just Good Friends 3:05pm Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 3:45pm Open All Hours 4:15pm Jungle Atlantis 5:15pm Earthflight 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Back in Time for Brixton 11:00pm Two Doors Down 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Life and Death the Pentecostal Way

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.

8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Monkey Planet 10:00pm Infested! Living with Parasites 11:00pm Photographing Africa 12:00am The First World War 12:50am Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture 1:50am Visions of the Valleys 2:50am Fighting for King and Empire: Britain’s Caribbean Heroes 3:50am Young, Gifted and Classical: The Making of a Maestro 4:50am This is BBC Four

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 2:55pm Local News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 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 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Local News and Weather 11:45pm The Agenda 12:30am Fierce 1:25am Jackpot247

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 2:55pm Local News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 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 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Local News and Weather 11:45pm The Agenda 12:30am Fierce 1:25am Jackpot247

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am On the Buses 7:50am Heartbeat 8:50am Where the Heart is 9:50am Wild at Heart 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Murder, She Wrote 1:05pm Wycliffe 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:10pm Wild at Heart 4:15pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Man About the House 5:55pm You’re Only Young Twice 6:25pm George and Mildred 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:05am Blue Murder 1:40am Inspector Morse Police drama series featuring Colin Dexter’s enigmatic chief inspector and Sergeant Lewis.

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A change: for better or worse?

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

I HAVE so far resisted the temptation to become involved in the debate regarding the run up to the Presidential Election in the United States.

It’s not really my brief and besides, there are others writing on the subject who are far more erudite than me.

However, with the result now in and the flood of angst and hostility that we are witnessing on social media and in the press, I am experiencing a déjà vu moment.

Although the circumstances are somewhat different, we are again witnessing the hysterical outpouring that occurred, and is still occurring, over Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

The tyranny of the minority is once again in full vigour, accusing the majori-

Trump who has come across during the long campaign as coarse, boorish, vulgar and insensitive in the extreme.

But as with Brexit, it illustrates yet again how utterly sick to the back teeth ordinary people are with the present corrupt political system.

When somebody like Trump can be elected

Pho to C redi t Wi kim edia .

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ty of being racist, uneducated, ill-informed and ignorant, along with other more savoury language.

Once again we have a democratic vote being savaged by those who, whilst professing to love democracy, are happy to stamp it under foot in order to get their own way.

I have no particular liking for Donald

PRESIDENT TRUMP: If he learns to temper his language he may just surprise us all.

to the highest office in the world, it tells us in no uncertain terms how desperately in need we are of a complete sanitising of the present political systems in the US and Europe.

The domination by vested interests over our everyday lives and their influence on political decisions, is what Trump is referring to when he talks of ‘draining the swamp’ when he reaches the White House.

One of the biggest criticisms of the man is that he is not, and has never been, a politician. But isn’t that a plus?

Trump may be the answer to the concerns of the average American and he may not, but once he has his feet firmly established in the Oval Office, it is to be hoped that with the right people around him, he will learn to temper his language and acquire a smattering of diplomacy.

If he can do this, then just possibly he will surprise us all. Because one thing that he represents and resonates with many is change, and change is what we need.

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Smuggling: a way of life John Smith Random thoughts...

WHILST I was waiting for a Grua to come to my assistance when my car broke down on the sea front the other week in La Linea de la Concepcion, I witnessed an incredibly slick smuggling operation which was over in the blink of an eye.

At 4pm precisely on November 5, a small boat with an outboard motor carrying two men and some packages shot up to the sea wall and immediately a young man on a motorbike wearing a helmet and a scarf around his face drove onto the promenade, leant over and took three la rg e p a c k a g e s fro m th e hands of the man not steering the boat.

He then drove straight across four lanes of traffic, over a low reservation into a large housing estate made up of blocks of flats with narrow paths by them and promptly disappeared. Whilst this was happening, the boat turned around and

LA LINEA: The seafront near where the package exchange happened. shot off at high speed towards Algeciras.

One can only surmise as to what the three parcels contained, but it is unlikely that they held a few cartons of cigarettes from Gibraltar rather they almost certainly would have contained drugs smuggled

over from Morocco or even South America.

Some could argue that I should have photographed all of this and the n c onta c te d the polic e but it happened so quickly there was little I could do and in hindsight, I don’t think that I would have done

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OUR VIEW

Dirty election campaign.

Photo Credit: Olya Steckel Shutterstock.

OPINION & COMMENT

The American election battle SOMEONE said there could be a terrible person elected as President of the United States but failing that, someone even worse could be elected.

This has probably been the dirtiest presidential election since the 1800 Jefferson v Adams election when incumbent vice-president Thomas Jefferson accused fellow signatory to the Declaration of Independence and incumbent president John Adams of being a “hideous hermaphroditical character” whilst Adams said “Great God of compassion and justice, shield my country from destruction.”

Pollsters seem surprised that Hillary Clinton wasn’t elected.

They have overlooked the fact that people may have been embarrassed to admit they like Donald Trump and many legal immigrants agree the illegals who could steal their jobs should be thrown out.

The Clintons are branded as heads of a crime family, with the Foundation being a useful way of laundering money whilst Trump’s critics suggest he has made money at the expense of others and when it suits him declares bankruptcy.

The initial indication of how this affects Spain and our readers is quite well. The dollar has fallen which has helped the pound and at the time of writing sterling has risen 5 per cent against the euro which suits those with funds in pounds which need transferred over.

Hillary Clinton has a reputation as someone who believes in a strong defence policy and was likely to increase tension with Russia whilst Donald Trump seems to admire Putin and should bring tension down.

Time will tell but the result is unlikely to be a disaster for Europe.

anything anyway.

Simply put, I was with my wife and had I taken a photograph of the small boat and the men in it on my phone, how am I to know that they didn’t have guns or could easily have turned round and attacked us?

It‘s not that long ago that the soc a lle d ‘ Wi nst on Boys’ used t o stand on the beaches of La Linea waiting for boats to bring in contraband tobacco and if the Local Polic e t r i ed t o st op t hem , t her e were so many locals on the beach that they would simply beat the police officers up.

In a small town where effectively everyone knows everyone else, especially where there is great deal of poverty, people have a tendency to mind their own business and just let things happen without getting involved.

It may not be t he m ost her oi c thing to do, but family will often come first and heroes tend to be Now we few and far between. want to One thing is for sure however, hear your views. whoever planned this audacious piece of smuggling must have YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE done it many times before in - YOUR OPINION order for the actions to be so www.euroweeklynews.com meticulous.

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Enjoy it while you can Rajoy Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

MARIANO RAJOY dispensed with the services of oh-so-pious Jorge Fernandez Diaz, Minister of the Interior, who despite daily Mass planned to trap, frame and shame Catalan Secessionists.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margallo, with some very strong feelings on Gibraltar, was clearly another goner. It was also on the cards that Minister of Defence Pedro Morenes would leave the Cabinet.

Apart from these changes and some younger faces, Rajoy remains in his comfort zone. He should enjoy it while he can.

Albert Rivera, leader of Ciudadanos whose votes enabled Rajoy to return to the Moncloa, has already predicted that this legislature will be ‘short and bad’ unless the president keeps the 150 promises in their pact.

Erring knight errant IT’S usually the US cavalry that gallops to the rescue at the eleventh hour, but this time it was the other way round. The PSOE’s defenestrated secretary general Pedro Sanchez rushed to the other side of the Atlantic to assist heroine Hillary Clinton against dastardly Donald Trump.

Trouble is, Sanchez’s own election record isn’t stunning and the downhill racer, not satisfied with putting the mockers on the PSOE, did for Hillary too.

Since this looks impossible, Ciudadanos would also be outside their comfort zone according to the latest polls. Rivera might be Spain’s most-highly regarded leader, PEDRO SANCHEZ: but the party does less well Rushed to assist than it deserves and in anothHillary Clinton. er election would slip still further.

Quick march VASTLY ambitious Dolores de

Cosped, Partido Popular secretary general, former president of CastillaLa Mancha and no friend of the vastly powerful vice-president Soraya Saenz de Santamaria has her ministry at last and is Minister of Defence.

Unfortunately for her this gives institutional clout but no political power and will be so hard to combine with her role as secretary general that she’ll eventually have to relinquish the post. Round one to Saenz de Santamaria as usual.

Ricocheting stones PODEMOS senator Ramon Espinar bought a protected apartment in Madrid for €140,000 and months later sold it for €175,000 without ever occupying it. He sought permission for the sale as regulations require but implied that he was not making a profit. Peanuts compared with other politicians’ mega- scams but Podemos, the scourge of the corrupt, now occupies the glasshouse of the public eye and needs to stop throwing the first stone.

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pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk whom you are willing to mix with. Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past. There is,

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the

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something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Seashore (5) 4 Well liked (7) 8 Making of maps and charts (11) 9 Roomy (8) 10 Run away quickly (4) 12 Informal (6) 13 Strikes hard of heavily (6) 16 Revolve (4) 18 Single-reed woodwind instrument (8) 21 Psychic (11) 22 Inexplicably strange (7) 23 Provoking fear or terror (5)

Down 1 Endorses (5) 2 Unpaid overdue debt (7) 3 Ruffian (8) 4 Chase after (6) 5 Young dogs (4) 6 Faithful (5) 7 Set right (7)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents X and 15 represents Q, so fill in X every time the figure 6 appears and Q every time the figure 15 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.

1 Rhine, 4 Confess, 8 Belligerent, 9 Sweetpea, 10 Fail, 12 Rasher, 13 Cannes, 16 Sock, 18 Pleasant, 21 Right as rain, 22 Suspend, 23 Adage.

Down: 1 Robes, 2 Illness, 3 Epistles, 4 Clever, 5 Need, 6 Extra, 7 Samples, 11 Malaysia, 12 Resents, 14 Niagara, 15 Elated, 17 Cards, 19 Tense, 20 Ogle.

QUICK Across: 11 Gigantic (8) 12 Pirate's sword (7) 14 Musical composition based on text (7) 15 Relating to flowers (6)

English - Spanish

Down:

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

Across 2 Gust of wind (5) 6 Taboo (4) 7 Rezar (4) 8 Barato (económico) (5) 9 Espalda (4) 10 Lion (4) 11 Sonrisa (5) 12 Eyebrow (4) 13 Cola (de animal, avión, cometa) (4) 14 To quote (writer, line, passage, source) (5) 15 Yema (de huevo) (4) 16 Age (of person, animal, building) (4) 17 Estilo (manera) (5)

1 Cloudy, 2 Risky, 3 Soccer, 4 Strip, 5 Fragile, 6 Runner, 8 Stink, 13 Imagine, 15 Annoy, 16 Stains, 17 Accept, 18 Fasten, 20 Small, 22 Sects.

ENGLISH-SPANISH

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across: 1 Other, 4 Guapo, 7 Igual, 8 After, 9 Aun, 10 Team, 11 Inch, 13 Paz, 15 Reina, 16 Ahora, 17 Enero, 18 Avena.

Down: 1 Odio, 2 Housewife, 3 Relampago, 4 Granizada, 5 Artichoke, 6 Obra, 12 Free, 14 Lata.

Down 1 Passengers (9) 2 Mochilas (9) 3 Química (9) 4 Manzano (5-4) 5 Popcorn (9)

Hexagram

1 Curious, 4 Safer, 7 Oasis, 9 Certain, 10 Daytime, 11 Prize, 12 Picks, 14 Eager, 19 Traps, 21 Canasta, 23 Imitate, 24 Yacht, 25 Steal, 26 Treason.

17 Happen again (5) 19 Cheap and tawdry (5) 20 Enclosure for animals (4)

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

CENSUS FRENZY GIBBET GRATIS HASTEN HITHER LEGATE POTENT RABBET RUSTLE

SENIOR SERIES SLATER SORTIE (10) SPARSE STRAFE STRAIN TEETER TREBLE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Phrase 2 Ersatz 3 Sheave 4 Anyone 5 Course 6 Sleety 7 Sultan 8 Touchy 9 Astray 10 Lounge 11 Thwart 12 Stereo 13 Origin 14 Oxcart 15 Urging 16 Liable 17 Exeunt 18 Angled 19 Fungal.

Across 1 Girdles for small trees (6) 4 Weapon that can demolish, or rebuild (6) 9 The new rate of the play area (7) 10 Agreements for the first queen with a woman’s title (5) 11 Part of the play is witnessed, we hear (5) 12 Warn of Le Havre boundary (7) 13 Sacred ruin is yellow (6) 15 Hack is awfully chesty (6) 18 Book the substitute (7) 20 Fish in corner (5) 23 To lower a root (5) 24 Shocked if I celebrated in the building (7) 25 Kindling can turn red (6) 26 Change one’s mind about period of fasting (6) Down 1 Set is back in places (5) 2 The bourgeoisie generally take part in a blockade (5) 3 Fanatical former lover has a faulty meter (7) 5 Further change of route (5) 6 High rocky hill split by heavy rain (7) 7 Rest of rise is incorrect and now owing (7) 8 Part time worker has nothing like the rhythm 17 Hilaire Belloc uncovered protestor (5) (5) 19 It concerns Adam’s wife and a local official 13 Tavern’s crazy retainer (7) (5) 14 Refrain from crab’s tainted meat (7) 21 Manual for a director (5) 16 Poison found in any iced cocktail (7)

22 Maintain river, right? (5)

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Healthcare access for pensioners I AM a pensioner resident in Spain for many years living on my military pension taxed at source in UK, but also now having to be declared here, and my state ‘old age’ pension.

Whilst I would miss any future increases it would not make much difference as last year the state pension raise was paltry and my military pension received zero raise.

Of more concern is what to do if the reciprocal health agreement for pensioners was cancelled as private medical companies will not take on existing conditions, which many pensioners have, even if they can afford it.

At present I could enter the Spanish system via the ‘conveno especial’ and pay my way but will that change with Brexit?

Should all this fail my last hope would be the Vienna Convention on the Law of treaties 1969 in which it states that individuals have acquired rights built up over time and hold, despite any changes in future treaties enacted by their nation. Would this apply to the above in the case of Brexit?

Brian, Javea

Raw nerve IN my opinion the EWN is a very good read but the content of the letters page does sometimes provoke two strong opposing urges, one is to laugh and the other to cry. This week is one of those times. The letter I refer to is the one entitled ‘Emigrants vs Expats’ written

by Gerald in Alicante.

Gerald gets off to a good start by gratuitously insulting Marian of Gloucester. Then he erroneously states that a British subject moving from Britain to any member state of the EU is the equivalent of a Texan moving to Florida. Unfortunately, he’s completely wrong.

The Texan when he gets to Florida will still be a US citizen whereas the Brit who moves to Spain will always be a foreigner here.

I know, I came here in 1982 with my Spanish wife and 34 years on I’m still a foreigner although I’m totally integrated into Spanish society.

He goes on to ramble a bit about giving up British citizenship and ‘their obligation under British law’ then says their taxes are still paid in the UK on their pensions. Well, they’re not.

That may be the case for some but certainly not for all. I ceased to be liable to pay tax in the UK the day in 1983 when the Inland Revenue accept-

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to get rid of them? The stink from the food, urine, faeces, etc. is terrible.

Admin have said we need to go to court or the police but advised we would need to pursue it, not him. The president says it’s not her problem. We are at our wits’ end!!!

B Dyer, Mallorca

Brexit retort

Country’s true colours NOVEMBER 11 is the day every year when millions of people pay just lip service to ‘the fallen,’ completely forgetting the ones that came back with body parts missing and minds somewhere else...

For months I have been emailing, tweeting and phoning to try and get something done about the 90 per cent of borough councils that rob ‘our heroes’ of their compensation for war wounds, to pay for their care. Just scum.

All my communications to royalty, the Prime Minis-

ed that I’d EMIGRATED. Then it gets worse. Gerald tells us that we have a right to vote in British elections for a Member of Parliament.

Sorry Gerald, that is not the case for a huge number of Brits resident in Spain. At this point I started to wonder how long Gerald has been in Spain and when he started to read the local press, he has certainly touched a raw nerve with that comment.

Ed, Manilva

Shock and awe WELL, it’s finally happened, along with the shock of Brexit, Trump, trumping Clinton, and finally, having something in common with Leapy Lee. My goodness, after all his crackpot

ter and MPs, celebs, county and local councillors and many institutions, have mainly fallen on deaf ears.

These are people that wring their hands in public, get paid ‘holidays’ to fly around the world supposedly ‘raising awareness of our boys’ but behind closed doors raise a digit to the real memory. Shameful!

The Local Government Ombudsman has said that injury compensation should not be taken to pay for care.

Once again a digit is raised as the LGO has no way of forcing this. Shameful!

Keith, Blackpool

ideas, he’s finally wrote something which I totally endorse, the demise of comedy and sitcoms on TV. The thought of spending more than 10 seconds watching McIntyre makes me yearn for the sight of Eric Morecombe sat down in giant khaki shorts, Rene (Allo Allo) in the cafe, conversing with Gruber about his little tank, Ted from Hi-de-Hi! scheming about his next scam and the unforgettable Two Ronnie’s in the quiz sketch answering questions in the wrong order, brilliant memories.

What we have now is a Geordie female who couldn’t get a smile out of playdoh along with a host of unfunny funnymen?

Oh for the dulcet tones of the sergeant (Windsor Davies) in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum calling for ‘Mr Bloody La De Da Gunner Gra-

hame.’ Classic.

Philip, San Fulgencio

Feral felines I HAVE an apartment in Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca. Our community has 18 apartments. I am on the middle floor and below me is an English woman tenant who has been feeding and is now breeding feral cats.

At our AGMs in 2015 and 2016 the matter was brought up and she said she would do something but she hasn’t.

More kittens arrived in March and again in September so there are now 12+ cats. One neighbour discovered a cat had given birth under a cover on their furniture!

Does anyone know what we can do

IT was disappointing to see such a one-sided and unbalanced view of Brexit in last week’s edition of EWN. I refer, of course, to the views expressed by the owner of Pimlico Plumbers whose main argument seems to centre around the increased cost of boiler parts, supplies and other matters which affect his business. “The writing’s on the wall,” “the pound is falling,” he states.

As I write it’s rising and was a good deal lower in value three years ago, long before anyone had heard of the word ‘Brexit.’

“The disadvantages of leaving outweigh the benefits,” how does he know, nothing has been decided yet, apart from the people’s decision that we must leave the EU. He speaks about ‘lies’ espoused by Brexiteers but makes no mention of the lies of ‘project fear’ broadcast by those who wished to remain; he asserts that “a 52/48 per cent majority wasn’t really the will of the people,” it’s a helluva lot more when expressed in millions and as a university study later revealed, expressed on a constituency basis such as in a general election, it would have been 60/40 and resulted in a landslide victory.

He states 650 MPs didn’t get involved but seems to be unaware parliament voted 6/1 in favour of a referendum, whereby the people of the UK would decide whether the country should remain in or leave the EU! The referendum was not about what was best for the expat community and people who have chosen to leave the UK for a ‘better’ life abroad, it was about what was considered to be best for the UK going forward.

Ken, San Fulgencio

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There are several different types of chemical peeling depending on the chemical agents used: Superficial: Used to treat fine wrinkles, oily skin and dilated pores, nonuniform colour, dehydration, lack of luminosity and dark circles.

Medium: Used to treat wrinkles, spots, scars and stretch marks.

Deep-flaccidity: Used for severe spots and deep scars.

What can you notice during and after the peeling?

During the application of the products, it is normal to feel a tingling or itching sensation that returns within a few minutes of removing the peeling.

After the treatment you will feel your skin become slightly tight and red but very smooth and soft.

During the first week is when the skin undergoes the process of cellular renewal that results in a slight exfoliation. You shouldn’t worry because it is a beneficial

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made throughout the year using products that protect and prepare the skin against solar radiation.

Consult with the specialist doctor at Derma Clinic to find the best treatment for your skin type and problem, as every individual patient’s treatment is different.

You can get in touch with Derma Clinic for more information or to book an appointment by calling 674 255 579 or sending an email to info@dermaclinicspain.com.

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A winter boost for

By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THAT natural, healthy summer glow has long faded and our thoughts turn to wrapping up for the winter months.

Everyone sheds hair everyday but for men, and sometimes women, it can become noticeably thinner the older you get.

4 drops of peppermint oil mixed with one egg should bring a shine to your hair.

There are also genetic or hormonal reasons why some people may lose more hair than others or why some experience a sudden increase. It can also become more apparent during the change of season but experts say they are not 100 per cent clear on the reasons why. But there are some things you can do to try and minimise hair loss and give your locks a boost.

Try an essential oil massage

CHANGING SEASON: Hair loss can become more apparent.

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r hair that can be done quickly and easily at home. Massage boosts the circulation in the scalp and keeps follicles active.

Lavender oil in an almond or sesame oil base is a good natural choice.

If oils are not to hand, egg is also believed to be a good treatment. Massage in the egg oil and leave overnight before washing off with a mild shampoo.

Continued weekly use can help prevent hair fall and some even believe it helps prevent greying. Aloe vera and coconut oil is also a good choice.

Lifestyle choices will also play an impact on how healthy and vibrant your hair is. Protein rich foods and foods high in Vitamin B12 will provide nutrients to strengthen hair and help prevent hair loss. Hair buddha.net say mix one egg with four drops of peppermint oil to give a more pleasant smell.

It is also important to look after the hair you have so, even though we are more prone to blowdrying in the winter, try and avoid excess heat on your hair or brushing it when too wet and never rub your hair vigorously with a towel as this can cause brittleness and dry ends.

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Increased number of children are surviving cancer MORE and more children are fighting, and beating, cancer. With advancements in research into the disease, the news is welcomed, but a report said up to one in four survivors of childhood cancer still report health

SURVIVAL RATES: Have improved dramatically.

1 in four survivors of childhood cancers still report problems later in life. problems later in life.

This figure, according to the report of researchers in the Annals of Internal Medicine is almost identical to the rate in the 1970s. The objective of the report was to compare the health a m o n g childhood

cancer survivors across three decades, as they looked at 14,566 adults aged from 18 to 48 who were treated for cancer and had survived for more than five years after the initial diagnosis.

The report concluded that survival rates had improved substantially over the past 30 years but the health status among survivors has not seen the same improvement.

Survivors are still at risk of developing secondary cancers and cancer treatment can leave many infer-

tile. Radiation therapy to the brain is also reported to affect development.

It comes as singer Michael BublĂŠ confirmed his three year-old son Noah, had been diagnosed with liver cancer and has started chemotherapy treatment.

BublĂŠ and his wife, Luisana Lopilato, announced their heartbreak on social media as their eldest son was taken to the doctors thinking he had mumps. After tests in Argentina he was taken to the USA where further tests revealed cancer.

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Digestive matters under the spotlight THE number of patients going to see specialists in search of treatment for digestive problems has increased almost 40 per cent over the last decade, the Spanish Group of Digestive Motility (GEMD) has reported.

More than 200 gastroenterologists have taken part this week in the GEMD’s annual meeting in Barcelona, where the marked increase was noted and discussed.

Around seven million people in Spain are affected by some sort of digestive problem caused by alterations to digestive motility or other functional disorders such as irritable intestine syndrome or chronic constipation, doctors have said.

“Over the last 10 years we’ve seen a progressive increase in the number of visits to specialists for this type of problem,” said Dr Fernando Canga, GEMD secretary and gastroenterologist at Madrid’s 12 de Octubre Hospital. “The marked increase shows people are becoming more concerned about this type of problem, which stops them leading a completely satisfactory life and can cause depression,” Canga explained.

Check-ups for men are important too

VITAL HORMONE: Low levels of testosterone is detrimental to men’s health.

by Matthew Elliott TESTOSTERONE has something of a bad reputation. Blamed for violence and war the very word has connotations with our prehistoric cavemen days, and nobody except the occasional jihadi is calling for a return to the stone age.

But low testosterone levels are hugely detrimental to men’s health. Men need optimum testosterone levels to properly function (as do women). The levels of the hormone in the blood begin to decline when a man reaches his 30s and environmental pollution has also caused a concerning drop.

So what can be done to increase

Sugar ban in hospitals A BAN could be imposed preventing hospitals in England from selling fruit juices and fizzy drinks.

The proposals would see the sugary drinks banned from cafeterias and vending machines in a bid to tackle the growing obesity problem.

The plans were outlined by NHS chief executive Simon Stevens who wants the country to be the first to introduce and enforce such a ban. Another option being looked at is a sugar tax for selling the drinks.

Obesity rates in Britain are reported to have doubled since the early 1990’s.

30 second spurts of fast explosive exercises that push you to your limit help boost testosterone levels.

testosterone? Firstly, if you’re overweight, lose weight, cut out all sugars and refined carbohydrates. Fat is your friend. Not deep-fried pizza but healthy fats including nuts, coconut oil, salmon, olives and avocados.

Begin exercising differently. No more long ambling runs for countless miles, or hour long stints on the bike.

Fast explosive exercise that pushes you to your limit in 30 seconds alongside weight training.

Vitamin D deficiency really shouldn’t be a problem in Spain but try to get outside at least once a day, or take supplements if you’re working the night shift or are allergic to garlic and crucifixes.

Finally try to reduce your stress levels. Psychological tinkering is much harder than making physical changes but has a greater pay off. Chronic stress releases cortisol which blocks the good effects of testosterone. Try yoga, meditation, or deep breathing to calm down and relax.

PROSTATE cancer is the second most frequent type of cancer amongst men, with almost 900,000 new cases diagnosed in the world each year, meaning prevention and early detection are vital.

While the majority of cases are detected in men aged between 60 and 80 and especially between the ages of 70 and 75, doctors report a significant number of men are diagnosed with prostate cancer as young as 50. This, they stress, means all men should undergo prostate check-ups from 50 onwards, or 45 if there is a family history of the disease.

Annual check-ups should include a detailed examination of symptoms, a rectal examination and blood and urine tests including specific PSA checks. For good prostate health, doctors also recommend avoiding obesity, following a healthy, low fat diet rich in fruit and veg and cereals, reducing alcohol consumption and stopping smoking.

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Staying well this winter ACCORDING to the Influenza Surveillance System in Spain, each year episodes of flu hit their peak between December and February, but already, with the drop in temperatures, cases are being reported.

As a result, it is essential to protect yourself from catching the flu, but many people still do not know the difference between the flu and the common cold.

Although the symptoms can be similar, they are not the same and do not require the same medication.

Flu is caused by the influenza virus and has an incubation period of one to two days. Its symptoms are stronger and more intense than a cold with fever, muscle weakness, coughing and letharg y.

A cold is not normally symptomatic with a fever.

For most, simple bed rest and drinking lots of fluid is the best and only remedy for flu and as it is caused by a particular virus, antibiotics will not be effective. You can however take medication for the fever such as ibuprofen.

After the incubation period, symptoms of the flu generally last three to seven days but any longer and you should seek medical advice.

Remember to try and prevent the flu, always wash your hands thoroughly and regularly as this is the most common way it is transmitted and eat plenty of fruit and vegetables to keep up your natural defences.

The Spanish Government has now also launched the flu vaccination campaign and those in high risk groups in particular, are encouraged to speak to their medical centre about having the jab.

FIGHT FLU: By drinking lots of fluid and getting plenty of bed rest.

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WHAT is frozen shoulder?

Frozen shoulder is a condition in which the muscles and ligaments of the shoulder hurt and lose movement due to inflammation.

What can cause it?

The capsule of the shoulder joint has ligaments attaching the shoulder bones to each other. When inflammation of the capsule occurs, these bones are unable to move freely in the joint.

Most of the time, there is no cause for inflammation. Risk factors include: diabetes, thyroid disorders, menopause, previous shoulder injury, previous shoulder surgery, cervical disc disease, etc.

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When any type of injury occurs in which joints such as the shoulder are affected due to the injury of the surrounding muscles and tendons, it is necessary to visit a specialist in the human musculoskeletal system as well as consulting with a physiotherapist.

Adequate and timely treatment can often prevent complications such as full limb stiffness, which limits mobility, as well as avoiding more aggressive treatments.

Physical therapy is one of the most important elements in this disease since the strengthening of the shoulder joint helps a prompt and successful recovery.

If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com

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Piano playing Naughton twins are aiming to wow

By Matt Ford THE Auditori Teulada Moraira is to host a virtuoso display of piano playing by sisters Christina and Michelle Naughton on Thursday, November 24.

The sisters have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their ‘stellar musicianship, technical mastery, and awe-inspiring artistry.’ They made their European debut at Herkulesaal in Munich, where the Süddeutsche Zeitung proclaimed them ‘an outstanding piano duo.’

During the 2015-2016 season the Naughton’s have performed with the Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Netherlands PO at the Concertgebouw, Orchestra of the

TALENTED SISTERS: Will tour Spain and Portugal.

State of Sao Paulo (Osesp), Royal Flanders PO, and the Strasbourg PO as well as touring South America (Mexico, Sao Paulo, Lima and Bogotá).

In Europe they have appeared as soloists with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Kiel Philharmonic, Solistes

Europeens Luxembourg, and the Royal Flemish PO. In autumn 2016 they tour Spain and Portugal (Porto, Madrid, Teulada and Ourense).

Christina and Michelle now have an exclusive contract with Warner Classics (EMI) and in February 2016 released

their first recording called Visions which was the ‘Editor’s Choice’ of Gramophone magazine in May. Born in Princeton, New Jersey to parents of European and Chinese descent; Christina and Michelle are graduates of Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, where they were each awarded the Festorazzi Prize. Their teachers include Evelyne Crochet, Gary Graffman, Joseph Kalichstein, Jerome Lowenthal, and Robert McDonald. They are Steinway Artists.

Doors open at 7pm and tickets cost €15 from the Auditori box office, Ayuntamiento building, or the Espai La Senieta theatre, or online at https://www.instanticket.es /recintos/. For more information contact Willy Hardee on 639 371 625 or willyhard ee@gmail.com.

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Celebrating success IT was two years in the planning, and constructing the set took 420 man-hours, but it all paid off when Javea Players presented Our Man in Havana last week.

The adaptation by Clive Francis of Graham Greene’s book was well received by a full house on each of the five nights.

The set design, by John Reynolds, was clearly appreciated by the audience. In particular, the clever ‘car ’ that was driven by Wormold, the main character, would flip to become the police car that

was following him. Each time the ‘car’ flipped the audience expressed their delight with applause and laughter.

This is the 40th anniversary year of the Javea Players, and the cast of nine (playing 69 characters) did them proud, as did the army of backstage talent.

Their next presentation is Sand Castles by Bob Larby. It takes place March 27 to April 1, 2017. Put that in your diary now, and keep an eye on w w w. j a v e a p l a y e r s . c o m .

Bookings open February 1, 2017.

Music is in the air THERE are ambitious plans for Torre Ansaldo in San Juan, the town’s only Asset of Cultural Importance (BIC).

The dilapidated 16th century tower is destined to become a music centre as well as a conservatoire with installations for practice and study where musicians can train for professional qualifications.

“As a meeting place open to all musical associations the entire municipality will benefit at the same time,” said San Juan mayor Jaime Albero.

Modifications are to be made to the General Urban Development Plan (PGOU) so an adjoining 4,800-metre plot zoned for education buildings can be reclassified for multi-purpose community use.

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Free art exhibition

By Keith Baker A SELECTION of paintings

by South Korean artist Cho Sang-Hyun is being exhibited at the Llevant Room at l’Auditori de la Mediterrania in La Nucia. The only other location in Spain that has hosted this collection is Alcoy.

Named A Delicate World, the 38 paintings are of different landscapes, scenes, and details from different parts of the world, especially South Korea. The technique used in his paintings is mixed with paintings and monotypes.

The exhibition can be visited free of charge until January 2017.

Cinema for senior citizens A NEW season of free cinema for senior citizens starts tonight, Thursday November 17 at the Centro Social in Denia.

El Becario (The Intern) starring Robert de Niro and Anne Hathaway, and directed by Nancy Meyers, will be screened (in Spanish) at 6pm. The comedy/drama is about a 70-year-old widower who, dissatisfied with retirement, decides to become a senior intern.

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A different point of view Benitachell Bowls

By Keith Baker TH E Co n t e m p o r a r y A rt S p ac e L a Barberain Villajoyosa is hosting an exhibition entitled Oniris: La Realidadcomo Collage (The reality of Collage) by Roberto Cabezas.

Cabezas presents his point of view

about the reality in which we live, which he conceives as a mixture that is difficult to limit.

He believes that in this game of appearances, we are objects, subjects and observers and he perceives that reality is a collage formed by chance.

The exhibition is open until No-

vember 30 Monday to Thursday from 10am to noon, and 6.30pm to 8pm.

On Fridays it is open 10am to noon only.

It w ill be c omple me nte d w ith a recital of poetry and musical performances on November 24, December 1 and December 28.

Club host high standard ‘Bankia’ competition

WORTHY WINNERS: Nick, Lynne and Derek.

THE ‘ Banki a’ sponsor ed open competition played on Thursday and Friday, Novem ber 3 and 4 i n gr eat bowl i ng weat her saw 32 teams from clubs across the

Northern Costa Blanca play in two days of very competitive bowling of the highest standard.

In the end four teams had separated themselves from the rest. The teams in 2nd, 3rd and 4th places finished on t he sam e num ber of points and were only separated by shot difference.

Deserving of a mention in 4th place was the team of Mick Adams, Linda and Jeff Ri char ds. I n t he m oney t hough i n 3r d pl ace was Lynda and Rod Warnes and Greg Sperring.

Runners-up were Yvonne Browne (BBC) Chris Evans and Clive English (Javea) but two points ahead of the rest and the only team to go t hr ough t he t wo days of competition unbeaten were the worthy winners of Nick Cole (Javea Green) Lynne Eldon and Derek Eldon (El Cid).

The winner of the special dr awn pr i ze of a coff ee making machine, donated

by Euronics of Benitachell, was Mal Chamberlain.

Our t hanks m ust go t o Dudley Davies and his team for a very well run competition.

Thanks al so t o al l t he competitors, visitors and spectators.

The Beni t achel l Bowl s Club once again offer a big t hank you t o Banki a of Moraira for sponsoring this tournament for the last 11 years.

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By Caroline Tyszka THE 17th national reading campaign has rewarded Villajoyosa library with free books, recognising its good work in promoting the use of libraries.

The campaign, which is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport alongside the FEMP (Spanish Foundation of Municipalities

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Library receives award and Provinces) and the Coca Cola Foundation received 605 entries and selected 300 libraries to award prizes to.

Each of the winners received 150 books to add to their public lending collections, including the Villajoyosa library for their ‘here is your library’ pro-

motion. They are one of only three other Alicante towns (Agost, Algorfa and Callosadel Segura) to earn such a distinction.

The committee took into account the clarity and interest libraries made for reading promotion, planning and

feasibility along with originality and use of technology.

The ‘here is your library’ campaign includes activities to encourage reading, help on how to use the library and the new services continually being added as well as ICT activities and facilities for all ages.

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Aspects you need to take into account when buying off-plan

OFF-PLAN PURCHASES: Can be completely customised to your taste and needs. ment to the future owner with all the information on the construction that includes the final price plus the corresponding VAT, in addition to the date of completion of construction.

Construction plans and quality report Once you have signed the contract you should be given a copy of the construction plans and the quality report.

In them you will have all the necessary information to ensure the exact characteristics of your future home.

In addition, the document must reflect the quality of the materials to be

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One of the main advantages of buying off-plan is that you can build your house according to your tastes and needs, customising it completely.

At Construcciones Marva we are aware of the concern about the possible losses involved in this type of purchase. Therefore, here are some recommendations that can be of interest to you if you are thinking of taking the plunge.

What is important to know before buying off-plan?

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Energy efficiency The law stipulates the regulation of the energy efficiency certificate. You can find out your house’s energy rating and its necessary energy consumption even when it’s still to be built. This data will influence energy saving and, of course, indicate a greater or lesser expense in electricity. By carrying out preliminary studies before construction, we managed to reach the key aspects in the design to achieve sustainable and adequate energy

consumption.

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Spectacular house sales SALES in Spain continue to break new ground as the number of properties changing hands in September leapt more than 13 per cent on last year.

The news shows the Spanish property system to be in rude health, despite the total volume reducing slightly from August.

September is the latest month full figures are available for. Just shy of 35,000 homes were sold, the vast majority of them second hand, although the gap is being slowly closed by new builds. It marks eight consecutive months of yearon-year growth and a new era of maturity for the Spanish market.

It now seems certain that at least 400,000 properties will change hands before the year is out. A strong performance by any standard but analysts are at pains to point out that the twospeed market continues to bedevil more concrete analysis.

Spectacular sales in the costal hotspots of Andalucia, Valencia and Catalonia, as well as the Madrid metropolitan area mask a weaker interior market which is lagging seriously behind.

That has been a continuing problem for experts keen to paint a complete national picture but is of little concern to those riding the coastal wave to property prosperity.

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By using advanced programming technology and

swapping human analysis of the markets for computer si m ul at i ons, r eal est at e agents can now identify local market trends in more detail than ever before.

Technology has democratised many facets of the human world, especially media as is seen in the spread of news via social networks.

The same is happening in the property world as online analysis affords people a deeper analysis of market interactions.

Thi s br i ngs t he i nvest ment motive behind buying a home to a whole new level. People sitting in Stockhol m or Manchest er can digitise the results of their buying a home in Valencia or Seville with the correct t echnol ogy, essent i al l y pl ayi ng a pr oper t y gam e and checking their winnings before actually viewing future homes or neighbourhoods.

Planning new homes A BUSINESSMAN from Galicia who was one of the very few real estate developers in Spain to come up smelling roses after the financial crisis has partnered with BBVA’s crack real estate squad to build new housing developments right across the country.

Manuel Jove, owner of Inveravante, has locked arms with Anida, the real estate arm of the huge Spanish bank, and together they pledge to transform the real estate sector for the better.

The partnership has already identified sites in Malaga and Madrid for the first stages of their development plan. Several hundred homes will be built on each site before the pilot programme is rolled out in other cities across Spain.

Residential development is slowly but surely taking off in the country after a rocky survival period.

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Natural Mediterranean soil is often semi arid with low organic content due to the hot dry summers rapidly breaking down the organic content. To grow healthy plants in the Mediterranean climate you must have healthy soil.

Most plants we like to grow require healthier soil than nature provides. Indigenous plants have adapted to this environment and can thrive here but if you want a vegetable garden, fruit trees or exotic ornamental display, im-

proving the soil expands the range of plants that you can grow.

Adding compost and manures to the soil will greatly improve the structure, texture, water holding capacity and the drainage of excess water in addition to the nutrients they provide.

Protecting the soil from excess sun exposure is also equally important. The hot drying effect of the sun heats exposed soil to extreme temperatures literally sterilising the top layers of the soil killing shallow roots, worms and other soil surface ecology.

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soil at the start of summer. This works well for its purpose to keep areas weed free but has a long-term detrimental ef-

fect on the soil health and has the risk of erosion in high winds and heavy rain.

For gardeners it is better to develop strategies to protect the soil.

Deciduous trees provide shade in summer over the garden but permit winter sun and the bonus of autumn leaves for mulch. I have a large Hackberry (Celtis australis) on the edge of my vegetable garden that gives midday shade over much of the garden in summer, drops its leaves into the garden in autumn for mulch and allows sufficient sun for the winter crops. The berries are edible and were often used during periods of food shortages as a supple-

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Another planting design that gives soil protection is a high planting density. Placing plants closer together gives shade over most of the soil areas of the garden just from the plants you want to grow.

There is a balance to be found with nutrient and water availability to support dense plantings but without good soil cover, evaporation of soil moisture is much higher and water holding, nutrient rich organic matter breaks down faster when exposed to the direct summer sun. Water loss occurs without the benefit of garden plants shading the soil and the plants add organic matter to the soil.

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PEOPLE embarking on their first puppy rearing experience must realise patience is vital to successful dog training, it can be a time-consuming challenge. However, the time you put into training a puppy will pay off in the end.

There are different methods and not all puppies learn at the same rate. There are many helpful guides available. Breeders and vets are good sources of training information.

Remember puppies will best respond to positive reinforcement. There are some things you just shouldn’t do and the following should be avoided: 1. Inconsistency with Commands: This will set you and your puppy up for failure. Choose

PUPPY REARING: Can be a time-consuming challenge but pays off in the end. command words and use them. For example, if you use ‘off’ to keep your puppy off of the furniture, don’t confuse the dog by sometimes telling him to ‘get down.’ Using the same words consistently will make training a lot easier.

2. Don’t shout or yell at the puppy: Keep your cool and address the dog in a calm manner.

You will get its attention without making it afraid of you.

3. Avoid long training sessions: Puppies have short attention spans, so a short lesson is better.

Start with five-minute intervals and slowly increase the minutes you spend in a training session. Try to aim for a maximum of 15 minute

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4. Avoid rubbing the puppy’s nose in messes: When potty training or housebreaking, forget the old advice of rubbing the puppy’s nose in the puddle of urine. This is a form of negative reinforcement and will only confuse the puppy.

5. Avoid training when in a bad mood: Be aware that puppies can pick up on your mood.

Avoid training when in a bad mood. Whether or not you realise it, your foul temper is catching and the puppy can easily become afraid of you.

6. Don’t overuse the crate: Crate training can work well for housebreaking because dogs do not like to soil the area they play and live in. Howev-

er, don’t use the crate because you feel like forgetting about them for a period of time. The crate is a tool, not a canine prison. Overuse can cause anxieties. The crate is a place your puppy should feel comfortable. Make sure to avoid using the crate for punishment purposes or you will end up confusing him!

7. Don’t forget to praise the puppy for doing things right: Praise and positive reinforcement are very effective. Never underestimate the power of a rub on the belly or a nice treat.

8. Never hit the puppy: Physical abuse will only make the puppy neurotic. Gently correct them and repeat the correction until the puppy learns a specific action is undesirable.

9. Don’t punish a dog that doesn’t come when called: Punishment only makes the dog fear you and continue to avoid you. Instead, reward with praise or a treat when they do come. For safety reasons don’t remove the leash until you know your puppy responds consistently to the ‘come’ command.

10. Don’t correct puppies for something in the past: Even after just 5 minutes don’t correct puppies after they have done something bad like chew a shoe or have a bathroom accident in the house. Puppies have a very short memory. It is best to only reprimand them when you catch them in the act.

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VALENTINA READS: The winning photo competition entry.

THE 2016 Euro Weekly News and HouseSitMatch funny pet photo competition winner is Berron Marca for her submission ‘Valentina reads.’

As many of you who have been following this and David the Dogman’s column for a while now will know we get to know and love many of the pets you tell us about, their stories and antics.

Once a year we love to ask you to share your pictures with us in our competition.

This year we had a wonderful selection to review and the team in our office very much enjoyed making our shortlist. The winner and runners up were selected by the international body of HouseSitMatch members. So thanks to all of you who responded.

This year’s winner Berron Marca is a reader of the Euro Weekly News from Malaga in Spain. Berron’s prize for winning is a premium membership for HouseSitMatch

who look forward to helping her throughout the coming year.

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BMW 330e Sport: road test

by Nick Fletcher PETROL-ELECTRIC hybrid cars have been around for a while, but technology keeps moving on and there are now an increasing number of plug-in hybrids, re-chargeable at home or at public charging points.

BMW is well-established in this expanding market with models such as the i3 and i8, and now there is also a version of its icon-

ic 3-Series, the 330e.

It is a plug-in hybrid with all the cachet of a BMW but the environmental credentials of a supermini. Base price is £34,235 (€37,991) including UK Government grant, but with a variety of options my Sport test model was £42,350 (€47,108).

It was lavishly equipped and included a premium satnav system, reversing and wing-mirror cameras, leather upholstery, elec-

trically adjustable and heated sports seats, cruise control, automatic dual zone climate control, auto lights and wipers, and M Sport suspension.

Powered by a 2-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine, an electric motor delivers 87 hp of the 249 hp. It is mated to a superb 8-speed automatic transmission with well-spaced ratios and a smooth shift action.

Running in electric mode wherever possible the 330e switches to internal combustion seamlessly, and you can run the PLUG-IN HYBRID: Charging takes between two to three hours.

car in electric-only mode for up 25 miles at city speeds at the touch of a switch. Domestic recharging takes just two hours with a special wall box, or three hours from a home plug-socket.

Plug-in hybrid it is, but don’t expect it to be slow, the 0-60 mph time is a searing 6.1 seconds, top speed 140 mph. Official fuel economy is 134.5 mpg combined but in real-world driving expect about half that but still impressive for

such a fast, powerful car and emissions are just 46g/km.

The car has elegant styling which complements its prestige persona. The cabin is beautifully designed for both comfort and driver-focus. The dashboard is laid out for ease of use and seating is very comfortable, with ample room for all occupants.

Boot space is smaller than a normal 3-Series but still substantial at 370 litres.

Motoring shorts

Stagnancy at Silverstone JAGUAR will not be buying the legendary Silverstone circuit from the British Racing Driver’s club. The motoring industry had been waiting with bated breath since formal negotiations were announced earlier this year.

The anticipation has come crashing to a halt with a declaration from Jaguar Land Rover that they will no longer pursue the ambitious plan.

The British brand had hoped to open an exhibition centre to show off its classic car collection at the hallowed racing ground, which has held the British Grand Prix on and off since 1948.

Despite its fame and reputation Silverstone is in trouble. A history stretching back to the Second World War hasn’t spared it the necessity of modern investment and its losses are growing with alarming pace.

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OLD SCHOOL: The Shogun still shines through.

Road testing the Mitsubishi Shogun WHEN the Mitsubishi Shogun f i r st cam e on t he scene in the early 1980s, it made a big impact with its wi nni ng bl end of l uxur y l ooks and t ough off - r oad ability.

Back then the competition was less intense than it is today, where the likes of the Volvo XC90, Land Rover Di scover y, Toyot a Land Cruiser and Audi Q7 all slug it out in the sales battle.

Yet despite the younger arrivals, the Shogun’s old school char m st i l l shi nes through and its potent visual presence and outstanding rough-terrain ability allow it to score a few points over its rivals.

It’s not as smooth nor as ni m bl e on t he t ar m ac as some, and it doesn’t have the engine options either, but show it a mountain or a river crossing and it compares with the best.

Pr i ces st ar t at £29,634 (€33,362) but whichever

Shogun you choose, it will have a 3.2 litre diesel engi ne – i t s t he onl y one available!

My mid-range test model was in SG3 trim and 7-seat format, priced at £36,244 (€40,781) and well-kitted with luxury features such as l eat her uphol st er y, wood trim, climate control, alloy wheels, keyless entry, reversing camera, automatic lights and wipers, rear aircon controls and a premium satnav.

The cabin is straightforward in design, with a pract i cal dashboar d l ayout , acres of space front and rear for five adults, and a huge boot ar ea when t he t wo rearmost seats – best just for children - are folded away. Total load space with all seats down is 1,760 litres.

Off-road, the Shogun is al m ost unst oppabl e but most will use it mainly on t he t ar m ac and her e, i t i s rather less at ease. However, while the ride is less settled than rivals and the body roll more noticeable on the corners, many will still find it perfectly acceptable.

The 187 hp di esel uni t performs well in hauling along such a heavyweight vehicle, and the 0-60 mph time of 10.4 seconds is pretty good by class standards.

Top speed is 112 mph and the fuel economy figure is 30.4 mpg combined.

It is really hard to deny that the Shogun is now begi nni ng t o show i t s age compared with its main opposition which offer more life-focussed style. However this elder statesman comes across as formidable and dependable and it still has plenty of presence and panache.

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Man City smell blood at Messi’s indecision

England win f Tony Matthews

PEP GUARDIOLA will s ure ly be a s king M a nchester City’s oil-sheik owners to dip into their very deep pockets after reports surfaced that Lionel Messi will not sign a ne w c ontra c t w ith Barcelona.

Spa nis h da ily Marca has claimed that the Argentine star told president J os e p B a rtome u in the summer that his current de a l, w hic h e xpire s on June 30, 2018 would be his last.

If the talismanic for-

ward sticks to his guns then the Catalan club will want to offload the player before then to secure the €250 million re le a s e c la us e e tc he d into his deal.

The re is , how e ve r, room for a c ha nge of heart, and it may well be tha t one of footba ll’s finest players to ever lace up his boots is s imply sick and tired of speculation, money and business and is enjoying keeping the c lub’s hie ra rc hy on edge.

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FOOTBALL: • In recent World Cup qualifying games, unconvincing England beat Scotland 3-0; Northern Ireland walloped Azerbaijan 4-0; Wales were held 1-1 by Serbia; the Republic of Ireland won 1-0 in Austria; Spain crushed Macedonia 4-0; France edged out Sweden 2-1; Germany (with a debut hat-trick for Serge Gnabry)

defeated San Marino 8-0 and Mexico pipped the USA 2-1.

• On Tuesday England played Spain in a friendly.

• This weekend’s PL games include Crystal Palace-Manchester City, Manchester United-Arsenal, MiddlesbroughC h e l s e a , Southampton-Liverpool and Spurs-West Ham. I’ll be att endi ng t he WBA- Bur nl ey game on Monday.

• In the Championship we have Brighton-Aston Villa, Ipswich-Nottingham Forest and Leeds-Newcastle. The big games in Leagues 1 and 2 are Rochdale-Swindon, Scunthorpe-Oldham, Carlisle-Exeter (a 780-mile round trip for City)

CHILLY CONDITIONS: For the members who played at Bonalba.

Orba Warblers report LAST week the warblers travelled to Bonalba to find the course in good condition but the weather quite cold and windy making scoring on the whole difficult.

Thirty five members played a stableford competition and all were trying to improve their eclectic score of the year.

There were two divisions with places 1st - 3rd up for grabs. Winning division 1 and top score of the day was Tony Young (Hcap 14.7) with the only par scoring round of 36pts, second was Dave knight (Hcap 9.3) with 35pts and Steve Robinson (Hcap 5.6) came third with 32pts.

The second division winner was a popular one with Stafford Pemberton (Hcap 21.8) finding some form with a good 32pts, Paddy Kenmore (Hcap 21.4) came second with 31pts and winning on countback from Sheila Dindar (Hcap 25.7) also with 31pts.

The four winners of the nearest the pins were Fran Dickinson on hole 4, Sally

Marsden on hole 8, Steve Cliffe on hole 11 and lastly Dave Knight on hole 14. Two of these prizes were donated by birthday boy Keith Tickner “Thank you Keith.” There was only one two and that was achieved

by Dave Knight on hole 14 making it a good day for the Captain.

Only one doubles match was played and saw Michael Morley and David Edwards win three and one against Steve Davis and John Allen. The football card this week was Luton and won by Graham Bush back with us after a lengthy break away. Well done to all the winners.

Next week Wednesday, November 23, the Warblers are at Alenda for a stableford competition. With a first tee of 10.48am please arrive by 10.00am for registration.

Guests are welcome subject to availability and current handicap certificate. To book contact please David at dr.knight1207@googlemail.com or phone 634 307 407.

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football qualifier but lose rugby battle and Plymouth-Grimsby; in t he S PL, Ce l t i c v i si t Ki l marnock and Rangers play Dundee and in La Liga, it’s Barcelona-Malaga, Deportivo-S evilla a n d At l e t i c o Madrid-Real Madrid.

• QPR have re-appointed Ian Holloway as manager 10 years after his first spell.

• On Tuesday, it was Leicester-Brugge, MonacoSpurs, Seville-Juventus and Sporting L-Real Madrid in the Champions League, followed last night by ArsenalPSG, Celtic-Barcelona and Borussia MonchengladbachManchester City.

• Tonight we have Dundalk-Alkmaar, Manchester United-Feyenoord and Sparta Prague-Southampton in the Europa League.

CRICKET: • The first Test in Rajkot between India (488 and 1726) and Eng l a n d ( 5 3 7 a n d 260-3 declared) was drawn.

Ben Stokes (128), Joe Root (124) and Moeen Ali (117) hit centuries in England’s first innings and Alastair Cook scored his 30th Test

century in the second innings while Haseeb Hameed scored 82 on his England debut. The second Test started in Visakhapatanam on Tuesday.

FORMULA ONE: • Lewis Hamilton won last Sundays wet and wild Brazilian Grand Prix to keep alive his hopes of retaining the world driver ’s crown.

Nico Rosberg was second and Max Verstappen third.

R o s b erg tak es a 1 2 p o in t le a d in to th e las t rac e o f 2016 in Abu Dhabi on November 27. The Brazil GP was Felipe Massa’s last drive on his home track.

MOTOGP: • Home favourite Jorge Lorenzo, on his last ride for Yamaha, beat fellow countryman Marc Marquez in last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP in Valencia… the final race of 2016.

TENNIS: • In the ATP World Tour finals in London (which end on Sunday) Andy Murray

started off with a game against Marin Cilic.

RUGBY UNION: • Results of last weekend’s internationals were: England 37 South Africa 21 (it’s now 10 wins in a row for Eddie Jones’ team and their first over the Springboks for 10 years); Scotland 22 Australia 23; Ireland 52 Canada 21; Italy 10 New Zealand 68 and Wales 24 Argentina 20.

• This weekend’s fixtures include England-Fiji, Ireland-New Zealand, ScotlandArgentina and Wales-Japan.

RUGBY LEAGUE: • Recent Four Nations battles saw Scotland draw 18a ll w ith w orld c ha mpions New Zealand and England lost to Australia 18-36.

• The final is at Anfield (Liverpool) this weekend.

GOLF: • There are three ‘big’ tournaments this week: the PGA G/T in the USA (1620), the DP World Tour championship in Dubai (1720) and the PGA RSM Clas-

sic, also in the USA (17-20).

C H A M P I O N GOALSCORERS IN SPAIN: La Liga currently boasts four of the world’s most prolific goalscorers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) and Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez (Barcelona).

Since August 2002, these deadly strikers have netted a total of 1,750 goals in 2,545 games for club and country.

• Ronaldo has scored 560 times in 820 appearances for Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Portugal.

• Messi has bagged 552 goa ls in 714 appearances for B a rc e lona a nd Argentina.

• Suarez’s goa l ta lly is 362 in 563 outings for Nacional, Groninge n, A ja x, Live rpool, Barcelona and Uruguay.

• Neymar has netted 276 goa ls in 452 ma tc he s for Sa ntos , B a rc e lona a nd

Brazil.

Ronaldo has scored 50+ goals for Real Madrid i n each of t he l ast six seasons with a best of 61 in 201415.

Messi has topped the halfcent ur y m ar k four times since 2010 with a high of 73 in 2011-12.

Ney-

mar ’s best is 43 goals with Sant os i n 2011- 12, whi l e Suarez struck 59 for Barcelona in 201516.

LEWIS HAMILTON: Won the Brazilian Grand Prix.