Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 10 - 16 January 2019 Issue 1749

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Gay Pride founder dies

PIONEER: Julia Grant (pictured in 2014) staying in her beloved Benidorm and (inset) on BBC’s A Change of Sex.

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NEWS EXTRA Extra space to park THE plan to expand public car park spaces in the municipality of Jalon has seen three new areas built. This means there are now approximately 100 new parking bays available, with 20 opposite the Health Centre.

Water deal FOLLOWING lengthy negotiations, Benissa Council has managed to close a deal that will significantly improve the quality and quantity of the water supply to the entire municipality.

Airbnb rise A REPORT by Hotel Organisation HOSBEC has revealed that Airbnb now has 1,347 available apartments in Benidorm. This equates to the Airbnb offering one bed for every six hotel beds, and a yearly increase of 23 per cent.

Hospital attack... two men sought OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil are on the hunt for two men who allegedly carried out a sexual assault on an employee of the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa.

According to reports, the woman was assaulted late on Monday evening as she walked from the main hospital building to an area used by members of staff to park their cars.

An urgent staff meeting was called on Tuesday morning and as a result they have asked the Villajoyosa Council for increased police surveillance and extra lighting installed on the site itself and on the road leading to the hospital. A number of the hospital workers also staged a protest demonstration during Tuesday lunchtime.

As the woman approached her parked car, the alleged attackers came towards her with their heads and face covered by two motorcycle helmets. They stole her purse, was struck a number of times and

PROTEST: Members of the Villajoyosa Hospital staff demonstrating. after throwing her to the ground they attempted to sexually assault her.

The fact she resisted so forcefully meant the men rushed away from the scene. She called the 112 emergency number and when members of the Guardia Civil arrived at the scene she told them that even though she had no way of recognising her assailants, she did spot a tattoo on one of them.

The woman was treated at the

scene by some of her colleagues and also underwent a psychological examination in the hospital.

The investigating officers have begun to search through CCTV images to see if the alleged attackers left the area via the hospital building.

The victim had to park her car on a road a short way from the main car park as there was no space when she arrived for her shift.

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Gay Pride founder dies

by Darren Parmenter ONE of the founders of the increasingly popular Benidorm Gay Pride celebrations, Julia Grant, has died after a short illness. She was 64 years old.

A pioneer of transgender issues, Julia was the subject of one of the first ever TV programmes which highlighted and brought to the attention a subject to the masses that had previously been taboo.

She was featured in the BBC 2 documentary, ‘A Change of Sex,’ which followed her transition over a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999. The series detailed her surgery and the hormone replacement therapy she received using the NHS. Julia Grant was born in Preston in 1954 where she was brought up alongside five sisters and two brothers in Fleetwood. During the course of her early career, she worked as a chef, a sex worker, writer, ceramics teacher, NHS adviser, bar and hotel owner and an organiser of festivals. She spent time living in France, the Netherlands and Spain, and it was in the latter that she used her experience in the festival business to help set up the original Benidorm Gay Pride back in 2011.

As news of her untimely death spread, a good friend of Julia’s said: “She gave many people the courage, like she had, to become the butterfly they wanted to be.”

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First born in 2019

THE BIG PICTURE Nº 48

THE first baby born in the Valencian C o m m u n i t y in 2 0 1 9 took place in Denia Hospital.

Her name was Lola, and she weighed in at 3.8 kilos at exactly six minutes past midnight.

Between January and November 2018, the number of births in the Alicante Province was 11,369.

Safer access CAMPELLO Council has installed an alternative access road to Urbanisation La Porxa, ending the area’s five-year isolation caused when the junction with Coveta Fuma was altered in 201 4 . T h e wo r k , co s tin g €400,000, involved asphalting 20 roads - many of which were in poor condition - from the 2017 budget surplus.

Turtles turned TWO loggerhead turtles that were a c c i d e n t a l l y c a u g h t in fishing nets in waters off Oliva and Gandia are now back and swimm i n g f r e e a g a i n in th e Mediterranean. The pair was released by the Oceanographic Foundation from the Arenal Beach in Javea and they now carry identification chips.

Sunny lights IN an attempt to increase security and safety at certain points in the municipality, Benidorm Council will be installing sets of lights and signs that work thanks to solar energy. They will be placed close to schools, parks and pedestrian areas at a cost of €48,000.

GREAT YEAR: Almost 1,265,760 visited the Guggenheim in 2018.

Museum visits THIS futuristic-looking modern art museum in the Basque Country had one of its best years for visitor numbers last year.

Almost 1,265,760 people visited Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum last year, the third highest in the gallery’s history according to its own figures.

The figure comes behind that of 2017, the 20th anniversary of its opening, and its first full year of operation in 1998.

The Guggenheim sits next to the

Nervion River and is one of the largest museums in Spain. It cost almost € 78.4 billion to build.

It was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry and named after the businessman, art collector and philanthropist Solomon R Guggenheim.

It houses modern and contemporary works from Spanish and international artists.

The building is famous around the world for its design, with its unusual curves designed to appear random to re-

Drugs trio TWO men aged 38 and 50 and a 3 6 - y e a r- o l d w o m a n h a v e been arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with alleged drugs offences in Calpe and Villajoyosa. The alarm was raised by residents who became suspicious of their actions from a building close to a local school.

Centre trap TWO p e o p l e h a v e be e n released by the fire service after being trapped in their car following an accident on the AP-7 in Benissa. The car flipped over twice before becoming embedded between the crash barriers on the central reservation. The pair didn’t suffer any serious injuries in the incident.

Hospital bed crisis FOR the first time in this winter season, the Alicante General Hospital was forced to place a number of emergency beds in the corridors.

According to reports, there are usually 19 such beds used but the cold snap which hit the area during the early part of this week has resulted in a sharp increase of elderly people with respiratory problems using the hospital. An extra 18 beds have therefore been deployed.

Emergency medical personnel have been stretched to their limits over the last few days to cope with the extra demand.

Those initially going to the hospital with breathing difficulties can often end up with more serious conditions and so the extra admissions adds to the build up and need for beds.

All the patients have undergone a series of tests to see if the extra numbers are due to a possible flu epidemic.

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flect sunlight. It frequently features in rankings of the best buildings designed in recent years.

The Basque Country’s regional authority decided to fund the museum as part of efforts to regenerate Bilbao’s port area which was run down by the 1990’s.

Other cities around the world have since taken cues from the idea of extensive building projects to revitalise an area. The trend has even been dubbed the ‘Guggenheim effect’ after the Bilbao museum.

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Local British honoured THREE British residents in Spain have been awarded honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the New Year Honours List 2019.

Mr Ricky Garland, Volunteer of HELP Vega Baja, Mrs Elaine Mary Horton, President of HELP Jalon Valley and Mrs Candida Jane Wright, President of HELP Denia and Marina Alta who also received a Points of Light award two years ago, have been honoured with a Member of the British Empire (MBE) award for

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their services to British nationals in Spain.

The (MBE) is awarded for an outstanding achievement or service to the community.

The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, said: “I am delighted that the commitment and compassion of Ricky Garland, Elaine Mary Horton and Candida Wright have been recognised by Her Majesty The Queen in this way, after so many years of service to British nationals in Spain.”

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1748 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 179 local stories.

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Alicante province population growth CENSUS data issued at the start of the New Year shows that the municipalities along the coast of the Alicante Province has recovered 10,000 inhabitants after having lost 80,000 in the last four years. The way the figures are calculated, the numbers reflect the population on January 1, 2018.

One of the main reasons behind this increase has been due to the campaigns launched by a number of town halls to encourage their foreign residents to register on the local Padron.

Since 2013, the official numbers of people had declined significantly in almost all municipalities, especially

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REGISTERED: Torrevieja was among a minority where Padron numbers fell. those with a greater proportion of foreign residents who had almost overnight stopped appearing in the official numbers.

IN early January, most Spanish children look forward to the arrival of the Three Kings (or Tres Reyes) who are far more important than Father Christmas, as these are the gift bringers that the children most want to see. None look forward more eagerly than the children of the Per Ells day care centre in Turis.

Fortunately for them, this event has been sponsored by the local Freemason’s White River Lodge for the past nine years.

Each year two or three Masons dress up as Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar and make the journey to the day care centre to give the children a treat.

The centre currently caters for around

Brexit has also pushed more people into registering as the official advice from the British Consulate has always been to make yourself

Three Kings arrive in Turis 20 severely disabled children who are able to attend, usually on a daily basis; this allows them to meet with other children and also gives their parents a short respite

as legal as it’s possible to be if you wish to continue with your current lifestyle choice when the UK leaves the EU. The figures are used to determine the numbers of councillors that can serve at the forthcoming local elections at the end of May. However, all the councils can breathe a sigh of relief as none of the 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 thresholds have reduced and so there will be the same number of councillors as 2015; even in Alfaz del Pi where the 2017 number of 18,394 is now back over the 20,000 level.

Bucking the almost universal trend, Torrevieja saw its inhabitants drop by 653.

from their children’s constant care needs.

Last Sunday, over 50 parents and guests arrived to join in the fun and the children were very excited. They became even more excited as the Three Kings arrived and filed into the assembly hall ready to greet them. The Three Kings took their places at the front and one by one the children came up to meet them to be given a small gift, some sweets and often a big hug as well. It was both humbling and motivating to see how these children reacted and it is obvious that they are very well looked after and loved by the carers at the centre, many of whom are the parents of the disabled children.

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Carry on giving in 2019 GIVING for Giving (G4G) has started off the New Year in exactly the same way as the last one finished by donating to a number of local charities and good causes.

Gary, from G4G, has presented €500 worth of toys and €700 in cash to the Red Cross in Altea for the less fortunate families.

A few days later, G4G donated a wonderful amount of €1,200 i n vouchers from sports store Sprinter for the children’s home and they plan to make further donations later on in the month.

The total donated by G4G has now reached a remarkable €116,000 and people are always sought after to carry on with the excellent work

by Gary and a superb team of volunteers.

For more information, please contact Gary on 603 137 697.

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NEWS EXTRA All square in Denia AS a result of a unanimous vote at a recent plenary meeting, Denia Council has signed an agreement to buy the site of the old clinic and reform it into a public square at a cost of €990,000.

Donors up AS the 2019 calendar for blood donation sessions was unveiled, it was announced that Javea increased its number of donors by 57 during last year. The first session, on January 2, took place earlier than usual.

High temps NEW Year’s Day swimmers braving the Mediterranean in Benidorm were greeted with air temperatures of 20 degrees C , which also encouraged more people to visit the beach and to take a midmorning stroll to walk off the previous night’s excesses.

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Benidorm works ‘ready for Easter’ ANYONE making their way through Benidorm - either as a pedestrian, driver or a bus passenger - would have noticed a major set of road works where the busy Avenida Mediterraneo ends and the old town starts.

The thousands of extra visitors over the AN organised gang of thieves have stolen around 5,000 kilos of artichokes from a farm in Muchamiel. At the same time, they have allegedly caused a serious amount of damage to the area, and have prompted the company affected by this vandalism to ask for increased vigilance from the local Guardia Civil.

The theft of almost five tons of artichokes took place at night last week from a farm close to the Riodel Industrial Estate close to the CV-800 road that leads to Jijona.

What the thieves may not have realised was that they had only just been treated for their consumption by the farmers, and such treatment means that between three and seven days have to pass be-

Christmas and New Year holiday were certainly affected with many of the familiar routes and short cuts temporarily unavailable.

The main phase of these works is being carried out on Calle Puente (known locally as ‘Chicken Bridge’) and Plaza de la

Hispanidad where much of the Benidorm water supply and drainage converges. It is hoped that the programme of works will be completed and ready for Easter at the end of April.

During a recent visit to the area, the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez, has as-

Stolen artichokes

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SECURITY: Robbers used their own boxes to steal the vegetables (File image). fore they can be eaten. Therefore there could have been issues of food safety should any of the artichokes had made their way into the food chain.

The company affected, Ole, and the Union for the Irrigation Community of Alicante consider it vitally important to reinforce the

security in the region to stop these robberies that not only cause distress to the producers but put customers at risk.

Since this latest theft, the company has hired a private security company to cover the farm at nights but the fact it occupies some 65 hectares of land made up of artichokes and broccoli, it is complicated if there is no collaboration with the local authorities.

According to reports, this isn’t the first time this company - the largest exporter of artichokes in Spain - has experienced robberies.

On this occasion, the artichokes stolen were collected in boxes brought to the farm by the gang and it’s understood their value is in the region of €7,000.

sured that this first stage of the work is ‘the most complex’ since the replacement of all the infrastructure must be carried out ‘without affecting the normal day-today functioning of the water network’ that even in the low season can see high volumes using the system. The problems are exacerbated by a very low water table with the sea water being found at just three metres underground.

Mayor Perez said that the team are meeting the deadlines and the work is going along at the expected pace with no setbacks so far in the project.

During this first phase of work, parking spaces along Avenida Mediterraneo will be kept open as much as possible and following collaboration between Benidorm Council and the company responsible for the project, pedestrian access to all shops and businesses will be maintained.

This current project has seen an investment of €11.4 million that will result in a complete renovation of that particular section of Benidorm.

Even when this programme of works continue, phase two - affecting the central reservation and the inside lanes between Avenida Mediterraneo and the Plaza de Hispanidad - will get underway and overlap by a couple of weeks. Any future work on the roads and the pavements will be undertaken on a block-by-block basis.

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NEWS EXTRA Tax falls this year RESIDENTS of Villajoyosa will pay 4.8 per cent less this year for their annual IBI (Local Tax). This comes as a result of a recent extraordinary plenary meeting and will see a fall of €282,000 of income.

Charity toys THE CHUMS (Friends of Charity) organisation once again donated a large amount of toys which were distributed among local children who come from poorer families in Finestrat and La Cala, during the Three Kings parades.

Eco success DURING the first two months of operation, a mobile eco-park collected three tons of waste material from 37 municipalities in the Marina Alta. Items included TVs, electronic devices and batteries and saw more than 2,300 schoolchildren visit the park.

Bike death A 75-YEAR-OLD cyclist died after being hit by a car on the CV-675 road in Gandia. According to reports from the emergency services, the cyclist was killed instantly.

Double drug success FIVE people have been arrested by the National Police in Benidorm in connection with alleged drug trafficking.

The detentions came as a result of two anti-drug operations during which the authorities seized large amounts of cocaine, cannabis and marihuana.

The investigations got underway at the end of November when National Police were tipped off to the possibility that an apartment in Benidorm was being used by its occupants to distribute various kinds of drugs.

Before the raids, it was established that three people were responsible for selling the drugs to a number of people who constantly visited the apartment 24 hours a day. Spending just a few minutes inside the property, it’s alleged they later left with supplies of the drugs.

After the suspects were arrested, the police continued with their searches of both the individuals and the apartment and found €400 in cash, more than 50 grams of cocaine and two grams of cannabis, all of which one of the men were about to sell.

In total, 621 grams of cocaine, three kilos of marihuana and

HIDDEN: The marihuana plantation in the apartment.

€9,000 in cash were discovered.

In the second operation just before Christmas, National Police raided a luxury two-storey villa with a hidden marihuana plantation inside. On this occasion, they found 370 plants, 50 halogen lights and a large number of fans to aid the production.

In addition, and a practice which is increasingly common in

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such cases, the property was also illegally hooked up to the electricity supply.

Across the Christmas holidays, National Police intensified their control and monitoring of drug trafficking in Benidorm, with a number of plainclothes officers carrying out a number of surprise inspections of bars and clubs in the municipality.

FIGHTING strong waves, members of the Guardia Civil with the help of a privately owned boat were able to save a diving instructor and two young Russians who became trapped in the sea and unable to make their way back to the shore.

The divers and their instructor couldn’t have picked a worse time to go diving in the Cova dels Arcs and the Cala del Moraig, in the Poble Nou de Benitachell.

The water was already rough when they began their dive, and immediately regretted their adventure and tried to get back to the beach. However, at this point the strong waves started to throw them against the nearby rocks and made their escape virtually impossible.

Now becoming increasingly exhausted they decided to make their way to the Playa Moraig, and it was then that someone sunbathing at the time spotted their plight and called the emergency services.

The Guardia Civil and the Local Police rushed to the scene, and needed assistance of a boat moored in the Moraira Yacht Club to reach the divers and attempt to get them on board.

The task was hindered by the lack of energy experienced by the divers and their heavy diving equipment.

According to witnesses, the combined efforts of the Guardia Civil and the owners of the boat most certainly saved the diver’s lives as without them they would have perished.

The authorities are now investigating whether the diving instructor has broken any law, especially by allowing inexperienced divers to enter the sea when it was not safe to do so.

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New Year ‘abusers’ arrested

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NEWS EXTRA Moving on up

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FOUR people have been remanded in custody in connection with alleged abuse and sexual assault of a 19-year-old girl on New Year’s Eve. According to reports, the four - aged between 19 and 24 - appeared in court in Alicante after being arrested in Callosa de Ensarria in connection with the incidents.

The teenage victim was found half-naked in the basement of a property with the alleged attackers, and was allegedly drunk and possibly under the effects of drugs. She also complained of pains and said that she was unable to remember what had happened to her in the previous hours.

She was immediately taken to the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa where she underwent a thorough medical examination and the attention of a psychologist.

As the investigation took place, it appeared that the attackers knew the victim after they’d met her in Benidorm during the end of year celebrations.

With the excuse of carrying on with the party, at around 5am they suggested the girl go

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NEW official data released by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows that the Marina Alta has reversed its recent trend of falls in population. Latest figures for the region show the population standing at 171,826.

Europe’s best DENIA has been chosen among the six cities across Europe to boost their cultural heritage - especially the gastronomy - and will be part of a special map drawn up and funded by the European Union.

Park boost BENIDORM Council will be carrying out a number of improvements in the La Cala district with an investment of €44,522. Announced by Mayor Toni Perez, these will include the beachfront and the Tarmarindos Park.

HISTORY: One of the arrested men has a violent history. with them to a property belonging to a family friend in Benidorm and she agreed.

Once there and after having several more drinks, the abuse began and one of the group decided to end the party there and then when they realised what was going on.

The four men then decided

to go to Callosa de Ensarria where one of them lived - taking the young girl who was in such a state that she couldn’t walk unaided.

One of the men detained, aged 22, already has a history of violence against women and sexual abuse toward a child, and even during the in-

vestigation of this case the Guardia Civil discovered another woman who also allegedly suffered sexual abuse from the same man in October.

The arrests took place after a local resident of Callosa de Ensarria called the authorities and the Guardia Civil and Lo-

cal Police quickly arrived on the scene.

The investigation continues as it’s believed that those arrested may have been involved in two similar situations, with two other women, so police are not ruling out that others have been affected by this group in the past.

Droning on...

BENIDORM Council has initially approved the formal regulations which will enable the Local Police to use drone technology in their fight against a number of different crimes. The updated rules cover official airspace and staff training.

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Speed cuts demanded GROUPS of local residents and shop owners in San Vicente del Raspeig are asking for increased measures to control speeding in a popular area of the municipality.

The current speed limit in Calle Pintor Picasso is 20kph - reduced from 30kph back in October 2016 - but scant regard is taken of it by drivers as cars pass through one of the busier roads which essentially gives priority to pedestrians.

San Vicente del Raspeig Council cut the limit in order to reduce the noise caused by vehicles using the paved thoroughfare, but more than

two years later the levels haven’t been affected and according to many of the locals, road safety concerns have increased.

One of the local traders’ representatives, Pedro Gomez, has already held three meetings with the council but it seems nothing has been solved.

Urgent measures are now being demanded. “I don’t know what can be done,” said Gomez. “That’s for the technicians to decide, but if it means more ‘sleeping policemen,’ radar control or even a fully pedestrianised zone, then so be it.”

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Repeat drug offender arrested OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil working in Calpe have arrested two men in connection with drugs offences.

According to reports, one of the me n de ta ine d w a s know n to the a uthoritie s having previously trying to smuggle seven kilos of coc a ine into Spa in from Colombia.

One of the arrested is a 50-year-old Spaniard and the other a 38-year-old from C olombia , a lthough both have been released on police bail.

The operation goes back to la s t O c tobe r w he n the

Guardia Civil became aware of a potential cocaine seller in Calpe. The main suspect was the Spaniard who made re gula r trips to M a drid w he re it’s unde rs tood he pic ke d up pure c oc a ine which he then converted into doses for selling on his return.

His previous experience of being arrested made him even more cautious when he sold the drugs in Calpe and he also took on an accompl i ce t o hel p hi m sel l them.

However, despite all the measures he took to ensure he wouldn’t get caught, he

was found, and during the search of his home, police sei zed 100 gr am s of cocaine, 15 grams of marihuana, sever al m obi l e t el ephones, a set of precision scal es and a sel ect i on of chem i cal s and pr oduct s used for adding to the raw cocaine.

CAUGHT: Man with previous drugs offences arrested in Calpe.

NEWS EXTRA Cleaner beach A NUMBER of volunteers including Councillor Kika Mata - based in Javea took part in a very successful waste-removing project at the Calaine de la Sardinera. The beach is now much cleaner.

Fire squat FIREFIGHTERS were called to an abandoned property in San Vicente del Raspeig to extinguish a small blaze. A number of mattresses and other belongings were found in the building, suggesting someone had been squatting.

Concert joy THE New Year Day Concert held in Calpe with the ADDA-Simfonia was declared a success, with 2,600 people (600 more than last year) enjoying the entertainment... despite the cold.

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Pursuing a dream to help others A personal message from Darren Parmenter IT was a tough decision to make to leave the Euro Weekly News, but I have the chance of a lifetime and the opportunity to fulfil a dream and an ambition.

Since the age of 13 (yes, almost 45 years ago) I’ve been very interested in politics and parliament, and that interest continued w hen I c a m e t o l i v e in S p a in a lmo s t 3 0 years ago.

Three years ago, I became involved with a local political party where I live called the PIPN. They presently have two seats on San Fulgencio Council - as members of the opposition - and are fighting to gain a majority in the forthcoming elections in May 2019 in wh i c h t h e y h av e an e x ce lle n t chance. I have now been offered the opportunity to be on the PIPN list as a potential councillor and it’s something I couldn’t refuse. This meant that it wouldn’t have been possible to fight a campaign and work full-time for the Euro Weekly News between

now and the end of May. It has been my pleasure to work for the E u ro Wee kly N e w s M e dia G roup s inc e April 2017, and it’s been a great experience for someone like me who’s a self-confessed newshound. Despite being in Spain all these years, the past 18 months have been an eye-opener on many aspects of Spanish life that have shown me the professionalism and effectiveness of their emergency services - sadly something we often have to report on - and the wonderful work done by many volunteers up and down the Costa Blanca and beyond. An emotional highlight for me was undoubtedly having to report on the opening of the new MABS Cancer Centre and seeing the results of a dream and sheer hard work and dedication.

As well as reporting on the news of the day, it’s also been a bonus to have met some genuinely lovely people, who choose the Euro Weekly News to advertise, when I’ve occasionally interviewed them for special features.

Yes, it’s hard work but at the same time rewarding when you see your writing in print and online... and my understanding of the Spanish language has improved no end thanks to researching news content and related stories. This has no doubt prepared me for the hoped-for challenges ahead in local politics.

In his time at the Euro Weekly News we have been proud to work with Darren Parmenter. From the start those of us who have spent a lifetime in journalism recognised a kindred spirit who although he came to the job later in his career brought everything a journalist needs - an enquiring mind, a sense of duty, and a sense of humour chief amongst them.

Not only that, but he also brought an inspiring work ethic that put many people half his age to shame. While sorry to see him go, we wish him all the best in his budding politic al c are e r. We k now t hat vot ers wi l l recognise in him the personality and strong

DARREN: Fulfilling an ambition. beliefs that have made him an asset to the EWN and will make him an equally big asset to the community should he realise his political dream.

In the meantime we have the problem of replacing him. Darren has proven you are never too old to learn a new trick. So if you think you have what it takes to be our new Darren, drop us a line at recruitment@euroweeklynews.com.

We are waiting to hear from you!

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Manhunt ends in Spain FORMER owner of one of Chicago’s top restaurants, Attila Gyulai, has been arrested in Spain following a worldwide manhunt.

Ten m o n t h s o n t h e ru n due to a wire fraud scandal came to an end when Gyulai was finally handcuffed at a private home in Valencia, having t r a v e l l e d f ro m Equador.

The fugitive’s former restaurant, Embeya,opened in 2012 to rave reviews. But in 2016, Gyulai and his wife reportedly shut it down out of the blue, abandoned their car, and fled the country.

According to reports, a judge ruled that same year that Gy u l a i d e c e i v e d h is former restaurant partners, Thai a n d Da n i e l l e Da n g , and le f t t h e m wi t h mo re

HELD: Attila Gyulai was on the run following a fraud scandal. th an € 1 millio n in lo a n debts.

A year later, the FBI issued a warrant for his arrest and he has been on the run since.

The process of extraditing Gyulai to the US from Spain could take some time, and no court dates had been set at the time of going to press.

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Off target LESS than a third of the waste generated in Spain is currently recycled, with more than half ending up in landfills.

An average of 443 kilos of waste per person is discarded annually, but just 29.7 per cent is recycled, according to Eurostat. The bulk of the rubbish, 56.7 per

cent, goes to landfill sites, while 13.6 per cent is incinerated. The recycling figures are way off the European Union target of 44 per cent, which will be increased to 55 per cent in 2025, with a view to rising to 60 per cent in 2030 and up to 65 per cent in 2035.

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Drunk driver A MOTORIST who drove the wrong way along the AP-7 motorway was found to be three times over the drink driving limit.

The 49-year-old drove into the path of several drivers who alerted Catalan police force, Mossos d’Esquardra, which had to close the highway southbound to intercept and arrest the offender.

Snow show HIGH temperatures have led to a shortage of snow meaning two ski resorts in Asturias have not been able to open so far this season.

Winter Fountains and Valgrande Pajares remain closed as the Picos de Europa is merely dusted in snow, a stark contrast to this time last year when the area had one its best ever winter seasons.

Bargain Loving Brits returns AN observational series charting the lives of Britons who swapped high prices in the UK for a new, cheaper life on the Costa del Sol returns.

Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun is back on Channel 5 for a six-episode run beginning today (Thursday) at 8pm UK time, and shining a spotlight on the many expatriates who choose Spain to pursue a low-cost lifestyle, especially in the country’s thriving static home communities.

The season’s first episode will follow pensioners Jo and Jan who moved to Spain to set up a dog rescue centre, as well as Welsh couple Ben and Kate, who are hoping to live the dream and run a bar in the sun with just €30,000 to fund the entire move.

The first few series concentrated on the Costa Blanca, but this new series has moved on to the Costa del Sol in what promises to be a must watch for anyone who loves following expat life in Spain.

BIG MOVE: Pensioners Jo and Jan have rescued 40 dogs.

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Train crash anniversary

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S PA I N m a r k e d t h e 7 5 t h anniversary of one of the worst rail accidents in its history last week.

T h e To r r e d e l B i e r z o railway accident happened on January 3, 1944 after a passenger and freight train crashed into one another in a tunnel in Castilla y Leon.

The passenger train, which was travelling from Madrid to La Coruña in Galicia, was carrying an estimated 900 people in 12 carriages.

The then Franco regime claimed the death toll was 78. Later studies placed the figure anywhere between 200 and 800, with the regime believed to have concealed the true number to avoid criticism over its management of Spain’s railways.

The crash was the subject of Tunnel Number 20, Ramon de Fontecha’s documentary short which won a Goya Award in 2002.

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TWO teenage girls have been praised for saving the life of the father of one of the 13-year-olds after rescuing him from a fire at the family home in Guadalajara.

The cause of the blaze is believed to have been a stove in the living room on the ground floor of the 52year-old’s home at Las Castillas urbanisation in Torrejon del Rey.

Dad rescued from fire by daughter and friend A spokesperson for Azuqueca de Henares Fire Service said the girls’ quick actions in getting the man out

of the property and calling emergency services, ‘saved the man’s life’.

He was then taken to the University Hospital of Guadalajara, where he was stabilised and kept under

observation for smoke inhalation.

The rescued man’s daughter was also treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.

Guardia Civil, Azuqueca de Henares firefighters, an emergency doctor, a mobile ICU and a basic life support ambulance were involved in dealing with the emergency.

First gender-violence death of 2019 A WOMAN aged 26 has been killed in the first genderviolence death of 2019.

Tomas SMR, her 29-yearold boyfriend, has been arrested, accused of fatally stabbing Rebeca ACS in the Cantabrian town of Laredo, despite the best efforts of two of her friends who tried to stop the attack.

Official sources said a ‘discussion’ between the accused and the victim - who were in the process of separating - quickly degenerated to ‘extreme violence’.

The two flatmates, who had

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tried to stop the assault, ‘could do no more than take refuge to protect their own lives’ in the incident on January 3, according to an official statement.

After stabbing her, the alleged aggressor turned himself in to the Guardia Civil. He has since been

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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez expressed his solidarity with the family and friends of the victim.

In a Twitter message he said: ‘My condolences and solidarity with the family and friends of the young woman murdered in Laredo. We will never abandon the commitment to eradicate #ViolenceMachist.

Loud and clear, all united to end #GenderViolence. #Not One Less. We want you alive.’

Dog bites its owner A WOMAN needed treatment after one of her three ‘dogs of dangerous race’ turned on her while out walking. The 23-year-old was reportedly exercising the animals in Guadalajara, when they began to fight amongst themselves.

It was while trying to separate them that one of them bit the woman’s hand.

Emergency services were called and Guadalajara City Hall confirmed the female was taken to the University Hospital and discharged after being ‘treated for superficial injuries’.

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THE ’Hannibal Lecter’ of Spanish prisons and most dangerous criminal in the country, Fabrizio Joao, may be transferred due to overcrowding and safety fears.

Currently serving a 50-year jail term in total isolation at Coruña’s Teixeiro prison, the convicted murderer is rumoured to be moving to A Lama, also in the Galician community.

Two-metre tall Joao is convicted of murdering his girlfriend and a cellmate. He also attacked eight prison officials at a jail in Cadiz, all of whom were hospitalised with two ‘almost losing their lives.’

Most feared inmate moving He now lives an ‘isolated existence’ without any contact with staff or inmates. The Penitentiary Institution was forced to design a ‘careful plan to avoid contact’ with everybody else in the prison.

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He eats and showers in his cell, and when he goes into the yard, he goes alone and the doors open automatically. He is ‘controlled through screens.’ Teixeiro is designed to house 1,000 inmates, but currently holds almost 1,800. And staff are concerned about their ability to protect themselves from dangerous prisoners.

According to Spanish press, wardens have requested control weapons, such as laser guns, and claim ‘there are quarrels almost daily to the point they are no longer new, but we put our integrity at risk.’

Explosive find GUARDIA CIVIL bomb experts have diffused an artillery shell which Spanish naval personnel dredged up in the port of Valencia City.

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Unit of the Special Group for the Deactivation of Expl osi ves ( GEDE) wer e despatched to Valencia City f r om Car t agena af t er t he pr oj ect i l e was f ound on

Thursday. The 105 millimetre shell became lodged in a dredger the Spanish navy was operating in the port.

The origin of the projectile remains unknown but some speculated on social media that it may have dated from the Spanish Civil War. The shell was diffused in Valencia’s port before being t aken t o Car t agena t o be disposed of.

Cave closed VISITS to Altamira cave, renowned for its primal paintings, have been suspended to safeguard the public after exceptionally high levels of carbon dioxide were detected.

Through its Twitter account, the Altamira National Museum and Research Centre said the increase is ‘natural and seasonal’ and is determined by the weather situation abroad.’

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Presidents’ top salary THE president of Cataluña’s Generalitat is the highest paid of Spain’s regional leaders, according to government data.

Quim Torra is paid €146,925 a year for his role as Catalan President. Angel Garrido, the head of the Madrid region, is the second highest paid at €100,090 a year while Basque Country lendakari (leader) Iñigo Urkullu came third with €94,494.

Valencia’s president Ximo Puig was the sixth highest paid at €78,536. Murcia’s president Fernando Lopez Miras takes home €68,257 a year, while Balearic Islands leader Francina Armengol earns €66,240 a year.

Junta de Andalucia president Susana Diaz was the second lowest paid at €66,230 a year.

Javier Fernandez, the head of Asturias, was the lowest paid, earning €64,985 a year.

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Flag handout row

By Joe Gerrard A LEFTIST party has accused a local branch of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) of divisive behaviour after it handed out thousands of Spanish flags in Granada City.

Podemos’ Granada branch said the handout, organised for the anniversary of the conquest of the city from the Moors in 1492, was designed to sow hatred and xenophobia.

The Granada PP said it was to commemorate an event of historical significance peacefully and out of respect for tradition. Around 4,000 flags were handed out on Tuesday, January 2.

Podemos said on Twitter the move was a ‘textbook’ example of ‘dogwhistling.’ The term refers to the use of subtle language or gestures to appeal to nationalists, xenophobes and the far-right.

‘In principle the idea sounds normal. But to certain ears it is equivalent to a message of rejection. The flag which would unite us is used to create division and confrontation,’ the party said.

Sebestian Perez, a senior member

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DIVISION CLAIMS: Podemos accused the PP of being confrontational with the handout. of the Granada PP, said Podemos and other critics had ‘misinterpreted’ the gesture and the day.

“The Day of the Taking of Granada is history and cannot be ignored. We simply ask that it be respected, maintained and celebrated in peace and freedom,” Perez said.

The Fall of Granada was one of the last battles fought in the Christian Reconquista of Spain from the Muslim Moors.

It led to the Alhambra Decree which saw Jews expelled from Spain.

Persecution against Muslims also followed.

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Population figures MORE than half of Spain’s provinces saw their populations fall in 2018, according to new data from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE).

The INE’s annual Municipal Register Review showed A Coruña lost 843 people, Albacete 1,246, Asturias 6,716, Avila 2,202, Badajoz 3,508, Burgos 1,101, Cantabria 66, Caceres 3,549 and Cadiz 721.

Ciudad Real lost 3,478 people, Cordoba 2,979, Cuenca 1,496, Granada 863, Huesca 357, Jaen 5,385, Leon 4,570, Lugo 2,307, Ourense 2,387, Palencia 1,355, Pontevedra 959, Salamanca 2,130 and Segovia 842.

Soria saw a decline of 303, Teruel 990, Valladolid 1,279 and Zamora 2,855.

Madrid saw its population increase by 70,895, the highest rate of increase in Spain.

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Igloo hotel WHILE some countries may be able to boast of ice hotels, one Spanish company is offering the ‘unique’ opportunity to spend the night in an igloo. Tena Park, in the Spanish Pyrenees, has been awarded the best tourist experience in Aragon, and one company, Yumping, is offering travellers the chance to spend the night in their own personal ice hotel.

For info, call 693 695 580, or visit www.tenapark. com.

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Mayor sorry for fascist salute TH E ma yor of a tow n in northe rn Spa in ha s a pologis e d a fte r be ing caught on camera making a Francoist salute in front of the flag Spain used while under fascist rule.

The left-leaning Partido Socialista in La Rioja called for the resignation of Miguel Angel Gomez de Pedro, the mayor of Gallinero de Cameros, after the video was posted to YouTube. He was delivering a Christmas message to residents of the town.

Gomez de Pedro, of the conservative Partido Popular (PP), said he was parodying the salute but added he now recognised the gesture was made in bad taste.

“I want to publicly apologise to all those people who have been offended.

It is clear that the issues addressed and the symbols used can annoy and offend those who watch the video without understanding the context,” the mayor said.

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‘BAD TASTE’: Gomez de Pedro has since apologised for making the salute.

PSO E’s La Ri oj a br anch sai d no politician should make such a gesture in Spain today, even if it is intended as a joke.

“The PP of La Rioja should ask the mayor to resign. If they do not then they will be accomplices in an apology for Francoism,” PSOE said.

Gomez de Pedro called for the unity

of Spain in the video before claiming foreigners and immigrants were “destroying” Spain.

He ended the video with the salute and said: “Long Live Spain!”

The salute, which resembles that used by the Nazis and Fascist Italy, was adopted in Spain under former dictator Francisco Franco.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Spanish PM’s expat pledge SPAIN’S Prime Minister has said he told his British counterpart Theresa May that Madrid will guarantee that the rights of British expatriates living in Spain will be protected after Brexit.

Pedro Sanchez added the passing of the current Withdrawal Agreement was in Spain’s interests.

The Prime Minister said Spanish officials have begun working with the EU to prepare contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit.

The government was also preparing a royal decree to give it powers to respond in the event of a no-deal scenario, Sanchez added.

Separately, Britain’s ABTA travel agents association said British travellers would be able to fly between the country and the EU regardless of whether a deal is passed.

If the deal passes, travellers will enjoy the same rights as they did under EU membership during the transition period due to end in 2020.

The European Commission (EC) has also said flights between Britain and the bloc could go on as normal if no-deal is passed.

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Deal vote looms

By Joe Gerrard BRITISH government sources have confirmed that the postponed parliamentary vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal will go ahead this Tuesday as doubts over MPs’ support continues.

Many including hard-line Brexiteers in Theresa May’s Conservatives and the Northern Irish DUP, which props up the Prime Minister’s minority government, have ruled out supporting the current Withdrawal Agreement.

May has sought to bolster support for the deal and said last week she was working to extract more concessions from Brussels.

There have been some moves from the EU since December, she added.

EU officials have repeatedly stated that the deal agreed at the last bloc council meeting is not up for renegotiation. May said the real danger lay in Brexit not happening at all.

Brexit Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said he was ‘very hopeful’ that the deal would be voted through.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said

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Heckling probe LONDON’S Metropolitan Police is investigating whether public order crimes were committed after pro-Brexit protesters called Conservative MP Anna Soubry a ‘Nazi’ and ‘scum’ whilst being interviewed outside parliament.

Farm fears

CRUNCH TIME: May (inset) faces the deal vote in the Commons on Tuesday.

May was attempting to breathe life into a ‘Frankenstein Monster’ of a deal and was attempting to ‘blackmail’ Britain into backing it.

“The public has a right to know what, if anything, has changed since she dodged the meaningful vote nearly one month ago.

“We need a guarantee that the vote will not be delayed again,” the Labour leader said. Corbyn’s comments come after a cross-party

amendment was proposed to curb government tax and finance powers if Britain leaves the EU without a deal and without Parliament’s approval.

Labour sources said their MPs would back the amendment.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said the move was ‘irresponsible.’ If May loses, she will return to Brussels or resort to drastic alternatives after it was confirmed she could not stage repeat votes if defeated.

BRITAIN’S Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said that farms and food industries would be disrupted in the event of a no-deal Brexit due to additional customs checks, in a call for backing for the proposed Withdrawal Agreement.

Ship row CHRIS GRAYLING, Britain’s Transport Secretary, made no apologies for supporting a new British business after coming under fire for awarding a €13.8 million no-deal contract to Seaborne Freight, a company which has never run a ferry service.

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BREAK-IN: Police have since placed locks and chains outside Bernardo Montoya’s (inset) home.

Suspected killer’s home broken into MURDER suspect Bernardo Montoya’s neighbours allegedly broke into his home in El Campillo, Huelva, where he lived before being arrested in connection with Laura Luelmo’s death.

The Guardia Civil were alerted after passers-by heard noises coming from inside

the property.

Spanish police have now placed locks and chains outside the house to prevent further break-ins.

Montoya’s home, located just in front of the house Laura had recently moved in to, is actually owned by his farther.

According to Spanish press, neighbours are ‘afraid’ that the killer’s brother, Luciano Montoya, who is currently in prison, will live at the house once released.

Montoya is in a prison unit which holds some of the most dangerous criminals in Spain.

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Flu rates rising

by Sally Underwood IN FLU EN ZA ra te s ha ve reached epidemic levels already this winter.

According to the Carlos III H e a lth Ins titute , the number of people who have contracted the flu virus in the Basque Country, northern Spain, means the outbreak has now been classified as ‘epidemic.’

Elsewhere in Spain, leve ls ha ve re ma ine d muc h lower, however, with an average of 35.8 cases reported per 100,000 people during the last week of 2018. Expe rts s a y the re ha s e ve n been a significant decrease in infection rates in children aged under-15.

Fewer women than men have been hospitalised with the virus so far this winter,

with 54 per cent of hospital admissions being men. The age group most likely to enter hospital for flu was the over-65s, who made up 50 per cent of admissions, followed by those aged 45 to 64, who m ade up 27 per cent.

Of those hospitalised with t he f l u, 80 per cent had a pre-existing health complication, including heart disease (36 per cent), lung disease ( 33 per cent ) , and diabetes (16 per cent). Foll owi ng t he vi r us, 79 per cent of patients went on to develop pneumonia.

The mortality rate from flu so far this winter is 15 per cent, with 80 per cent of those dying from the virus aged over- 64, and 20 per cent aged 45 to 64.

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Lifeless corpse on Spanish beach A BODY was found at Luna de Calahonda beach in Mijas, Malaga, at 8.15am last Friday morning.

The 112 Emergency Services were called by a local citizen reporting that they had found a body on the beach.

The Guardia Civil and Local Police were notified immediately and confirmed a washed up corpse had been found.

Sources from the government’s sub-delegation said the body appears to be a male who was wearing a life jacket.

An autopsy is to be revealed and an investigation into the circumstances has begun.

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ON STRIKE: Security staff too are cold to work.

Frozen security staff AROUND 300 staff at one of Spain’s biggest airports have staged a month-long walk-out because it’s too cold to work.

Employees with the company Eulen, based at Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas airport, claim they are not being provided with warm enough clothing during ‘extreme weather’ and won’t return to

work until January 21.

The move spells travel chaos for British holidaymakers and coincides with three days strike action by Ryanair’s cabin crew across Spain which started on Tuesday, with further action planned for today and Sunday, over pay and working conditions.

The strike at Madrid’s main

airport was called by union Alternativa Sindical and affects all security officers who patrol inside and outside the building, as well as the borders.

Representatives claim Eulen is contravening ‘the law of prevention of occupational hazards’ by not offering adequate enough clothing for the winter months.

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Car scam claim A BRITISH couple has alleged to Euro Weekly News that they were the victims of an attempted scam whilst driving in north-eastern Spain.

Jeff and Bernadette Williams claimed a car sounded its horn at theirs while they were driving from Figueres to Barcelona in Cataluña.

Two men in a new white Volkswagen Golf pointed at their roof box and they pulled into a lay-by a few hundred metres up the road, they added.

“The car followed us in but we didn’t think it was anything strange,” Bernadette Williams said.

Mr and Mrs Williams got out of their car and the two men got out of theirs. One of them then came over and began pointing at one of their tyres.

“He crouched down asking me to look underneath the wheel arch. At this time my

SCAM CLAIM: The couple claimed the incident took place on eastern Spain. and at that second she started husband realised there was to bark viciously, sensing something wrong and told me something was wrong,” Mrs to get into the car,” Mrs Williams added.

Williams said.

The two men then got in “Our two German Sheptheir car and left, according to herds had woken up and one the couple. man walked by me and said: “We drove off shocked at ‘Dog friendly?’ what had just happened and “I told him she would bite

a motorway in northstunned to think we had almost fallen for the scam,” Mrs Williams said.

The couple said the men were well dressed and that one was bald.

They added they did not speak Spanish and they may have spoken Arabic.

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Pets sex abuse law call THE case of a sexually abused dog in Spain could change EU law to protect domestic animals After the horrific story about Pincho went viral via Facebook animal lovers all over the world have taken action to try to change animal welfare laws in the EU. A petition is currently running to achieve more rigorous animal welfare laws across the EU by amending the 1998 Animal welfare directive, 98/58/CE, to include domestic pets. The petition started shortly after Pincho’s story emerged in May 2018 in Spain.

Pincho’s new owner, Yvonne West, launched a campaign to try to cover the dog’s vet bills as he needed three operations.

The response was monumental, receiving over $15,000.

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PINCHO: The petition aims to achieve a change in the current EU laws to protect pets as well as farmed animals.

Pincho was used as a ‘sexual slave for’ over five years by his owner’s brother in Spain.

The dog still suffers with chronic injuries due to the sexual abuse he endured since he was a puppy.

The ‘Rescue Group for Spanish Animals” (RGSA), who fight for animal rights in Spain, helped Pincho find a new home

in the United Kingdom with Yvonne.

Pincho’s new owner had stated that the dog experienced nightmares after arriving to her home. According to the ‘RGSA’, the abuser did not get charged for his actions due to lack of evidence, despite the police having received numerous complaints from neighbours.

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Police murder attempt A POLICE union in Cataluña has accused protestors of attempting to murder two of its officers.

T h e M o s s o s U S PA C union has filed a complaint against members of the CDR - a Catalan i n d e p e n d e n c e g ro u p who they say tried to kill to police According to the union, two officers of the Mossos d’Esquadra were

left seriously injured after protestors allegedly left a wall of tyres in the middle of the N-240 in Lleida. The police, who were travelling in a privately-owned vehicle, reportedly crashed into the wall as they travelled along the road on December 21.

The report filed with police claims the officers were left with ‘serious injuries of varying gravi-

t y, ’ a s w e l l a s ‘ n e c k sprain and whiplash.’

The Catalan government, the Generalitat, has avoided accusing the CDR for the incident, however, instead saying the incident should be investigated.

Protestors took part in a series of demonstrations across Cataluña on December 21 in the campaign for Catalan independence.

Sweet treat S PA I N h a s c o n s u m e d around 30 million traditional cakes during the Three Kings celebrations.

Spaniards consumed 3 per cent more ‘roscones,’ a donut-shaped cake topped with fruit and often filled

with cream, than last y e a r. A b r e a d a n d p a s t r y association, Asemac, carried out the research, to highlight the popularity of the treat, whose roots go back thousands of years to pagan festivals.

Felipe Ruano, the associa t i o n ’s president, claimed, “manufacturers of roscones have been given a great advantage because the period for buying them has extended.”

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A FRENCH soldier who was arrested trying to enter Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral in possession of ammunition has been released by a judge.

According to the Minister of the Interior, Miquel Buch, the corporal was arrested for

an alleged crime of illegal possession of weapons, and for not having the permits to carry such items in Spain.

An anti-terrorist mobile unit was despatched, but Buchlater pointed out that ‘there is not much ground for the possibility that there is an imminent danger with this person.’

A judge at Court 21 in Barcelona freed the accused on the condition he appears before a French judge, on a date yet to be set.

The soldier, who was with his partner when he was arrested, had reportedly gone to the cathedral with five ammunition clips and several small

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Cathedral soldier released

arms in a backpack, and was intercepted at security.

Catalan police force, the Mossos d’ Esquadra, was alerted and a weapon was al-

legedly later found in his car.

The man assured police he was a French military officer, which was later confirmed.

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FOILED: Two migrants are discovered inside mattresses.

TWO migrants were found hidden inside mattresses strapped to the roof of a lorry in an attempt to make their way into Spain at the Morocco-Melilla border.

A video recorded on a mobile phone, which has gone viral, shows the Guardia Civil lowering the two mattresses and cutting

them open, revealing a young man in each.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene when officers asked to inspect the cargo.

The two migrants, of sub-Saharan origin reportedly told the authorities they had paid the equivalent of €4,500 each to try to enter the country.

Killer wave A WOMAN was killed after being hit by a wave in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

The victim was reportedly dragged underwater by the wave on Los Molinos beach in Puerto del Rosario.

A rescue helicopter later located and recov-

ered the woman’s body around 500 metres from the coast before transferring it to the Fuerteventura Hospital.

Health workers also assisted a man who tried to rescue the woman, taking him to hospital with minor injuries.

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La Manada ruling Court upholds defendants’ bail

By Joe Gerrard A NAVARRA court has upheld a decision to bail five men cleared of rape but convicted of sexual assault last year ahead of Supreme Court appeal hearings.

Judges at the Second Section of Navarra Provincial Court voted two to one to allow the men, dubbed ‘La Manada’ (The Wolf Pack in English), to remain on bail.

It comes ahead of an appeal against sentences of nine years for the men filed after the Provincial Court convicted them of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman. The assault took place during Pamplona’s San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival in 2016.

The latest ruling follows an appeal lodged by the victim, Pamplona City Council and Navarra’s regional authority against a previous decision to bail them ahead of Supreme

RULING CONTROVERSY: Last year’s ruling led to mass protests.

Court hearings. The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case next year at the earliest, according to judicial sources.

Protests were held across Spain last year after the decision to clear Alfonso Cabezuelo, Angel Boza, Antonio Manuel Guerrero, Jesus Escudero and Jose Angel Prenda of raping the woman.

The court ruled the five men

had not used violence or intimidation to subdue the 18-yearold after leading her into the basement of a block of flats in Pamplona. A sexual assault is classed as a rape under Spanish law if violence or intimidation is used.

Feminist groups claimed the ruling was a sign of institutionalised sexism in Spain’s legal system.

Rubella cases A DOZEN workers at ‘The Pink Pig’ slaughterhouse in Zarragoza have contracted rubella, the highest concentration of cases in Spain since 2012.

The Aragon government and abattoir

company Grupo Jorge, said there is no ‘risk to the population due to the consumption of meat,’ adding ‘the outbreak has coincided here simply because it is a space of coexistence.’

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Internet first THE fourth largest telecommunications operator in Spain and the fastest growing operator in Europe, MasMovil Group, has reached one million broadband customers in record time.

In doing so, the group has achieved a new commercial milestone by surpassing the figure in just over two years, making it the alternative operator to do so in the shortest time.

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Fewer drowning deaths

By Tara Rippin

SPANISH waters claimed the lives of 372 people last year, 109 fewer than in 2017.

The National Drowning Report (INA) prepared by the Royal Spanish Salvage and Lifeguard Federation attributes the 22 per cent reduction ‘to the delay in the use of Spanish beaches as a result of the bad weather which lasted during the first months of the year, including the Easter holidays.’

Last year ’s death rate by drowning is the lowest since the Royal Spanish Salvage and Lifeguard Federation began performing the INA in 2015.

The most deaths occurred in 2017 with 481, followed by 2016 with 437 and 2015 when there were 415 fatal incidents.

When broken down, the figures show that last year 55 people drowned in the Canary Islands, which represents 14.8 per cent of the total.

In Andalucia, 52 people lost their lives in Spanish waters fol-

DROP: Almost a quarter fewer deaths by drowning in 2018. lowed by Galicia where there were 49 deaths, the Balearic Islands 42, Cataluña 41,Valencia Community 37, Castilla y Leon and Pais Vasco 14 in both, the region of Murcia 12 and Asturias 11.

Nine people drowned in Cantabria and Aragon, eight in Castilla-La Mancha and Community of Madrid, four in

Navarra, two in Ceuta, Extremadura and La Rioja and one person lost their life in waters in Melilla. According to the report, the most deaths occurred in August, with 65 registered.

Together with the 60 fatalities in July and 52 in September, the summer months saw 47.6 of the total number of drownings.

The fewest tragedies were

recorded in February, with seven.

The Royal Spanish Salvage and Lifeguard Federation released a profile of those who lost their lives in aquatic spaces.

It shows that 77 per cent were male, 75 per cent of Spanish nationality, 65.9 per cent were over the age of 45 and 44 per cent died on Spanish beaches.

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Cinema goers opt for football over films SPAIN’S box office took a slight knock last year with the number of cinema goers dropping by 2 per cent and overall revenue by 1.9 per cent.

Nationally, the box office grossed €585.7 million, with 97.7 million tickets sold.

David Rodriquez, managing director of Comscore Spain which compiled the statistics, said the ‘dip in figures in not alarming’ given that the football World Cup was held in 2018, which kept Spaniards glued to their television sets.

Topping the chart of popular movies was Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom from Universal Pictures International, which premiered in Madrid and has a Spanish director, JA Bayona.

Rodriquez, said the Spanish connection ‘undoubtedly helped’ the film achieve its number one ranking.

In close second place is Fox’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

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More die from choking CHOKING asphyxia is the third largest cause of unnatural death in Spain, behind accidental falls and suicide.

Some 2,336 people died after a piece of food or other object prevented them from breathing in 2017. Accidental falls accounted for 3,057 deaths and suicide, 3,679, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).

The data revealed that the majority of those who died of choking (2,112) were aged over 65.

A spokesman for the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society puts this down to ‘dysphagia,’ which is a difficulty to swallow, and appears as a symptom of many diseases such as Parkinson’s.

But the INE states that of the total deaths due to suffocation, only 21 were due to food choking. The rest were caused by other objects such as pills and fragments of teeth.

In the case of children, toys and marbles are the most common elements.

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By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S prime minister has caused controversy after the government claimed his use of a private ministerial jet to travel to Valencia’s Benicassim festival cost €282.92.

Government officials revealed the figure, following a request made under government transparency rules from Luis Salom, a Valencia-based member of the conservative Partido Popular (PP).

Sanchez flew to and from the festival in Valencia’s Castellon Province aboard the Falcon armed forces private jet in July.

‘The total expense calculated by the Protocol Department was €282.92,’ said the release, which was signed by Prime Minister’s Office official Maria Hilda Jimenez. Salom said the response

JETSETTER: Sanchez (inset) flew to Benicassim in July. was ‘a joke.’

Spain’s Transparency and Good Government Council (CTyBG) ruled the information could be released after details on the trip were previously declared an official secret.

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The CTyBG has since called on the government to release details of the total cost of the trip, including of the opening of Castellon Airport so the plane could land. The €282.92 figure is believed to refer to fuel costs.

SPAIN has come 11th in a ranking of countries which use robots the most in day-to-day economic activity.

The Spanish Association of Robotics and Automation’s data showed there are 34,000 robots working at full capacity in large companies.

Around 90 per cent of multinational companies use robots in some form in their operations, according to the Association.

The Association found robots were being used in industries including car making, railways and vending. Robots are also used in microscopic ‘nano’ surgery and to diffuse suspected explosives.

The Vocational Training at a Distance group (CEAC) said robots provided a ‘golden opportunity’ for workers across a variety of sectors.

Some economists and technology experts claim the increasing use of robots in the workplace, known as ‘automation,’ is leading to job losses as machines replace staff.

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Imposter kicked out of the Catholic Church

DISMISSED: A bogus priest in Spain has been ordered back to Colombia.

A FAKE priest who was never ordained has been dismissed from the Catholic Church in Spain after 18 years carrying out weddings and taking confessions.

Miguel Angel Ibarra was reportedly found to be an imposter after a complaint was filed in his native country of Colombia, alleging

that he had forged his documents.

A ‘thorough investigation’ was carried out and it was found he had never been ordained. Ibarra, who moved to the town Medina-Sidonia last October, has since been ordered to return to Colombia.

A spokesperson for the local diocese told British press

that events such as this could ‘overshadow the work of parishioners and ordained priests, who serve the church every day in an exemplary way.’

The Church confirmed weddings and baptisms will still be recognised, but not the communions or confessions which Ibarra heard.

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Record year for hotels

POPULAR: Benidorm overcomes the drop in UK tourists.

DESPITE earlier worries as to the decline of the British tourist market, Benidorm finished the year with a historic high of 11.7 million overnight stays recorded.

The annual figures have been helped with the increase in the number of home-grown Spanish visitors to the tourist capital of the Costa Blanca.

The overall growth in visitor numbers is 11 per cent and throughout the year, hotels were able to boast that

eight out of 10 beds were occupied.

The first half of the year was marked by a degree of uncertainty across the hotel sector, but as soon as the traditional summer season got underway in June, the second half put all the worries of a potential poor year to rest.

This was especially the case when the UK enjoyed their hottest summer for over 40 years and people didn’t look for the usual last-minute bargains in the Spanish sun.

President of the hotels association HOSBEC, Antonio Mayor, was so pleased with the figures, he said these are the kind of numbers ‘any businessman would sign up to and have them guaranteed for the next 10 years.’

Detailed data showed the hotels had 84.3 per cent occupancy during 2018, which is the second best return since 2003.

Only 2017 closed the year with a higher figure at 84.5 per cent.

Hotel Poseidon adventure AROUND 200 people were evacuated from a major hotel in Benidorm following a fire on the top floor of the 17storey building.

According to reports, four people - two working at the hotel and two Local Policemen needed to be treated for the effects of smoke inhalation.

The fire broke out at the Hotel Poseidon around 2pm in

one of the rooms which had guests staying at the time but weren’t in when the blaze started.

The flames have completely gutted the rooms and large amounts of smoke spread through the corridor.

As soon as the fire brigade arrived at the scene, the decision was taken to completely evacuate the hotel, and as a re-

sult no injuries have been reported.

It took just over an hour to control the flames and the firefighters stayed at the hotel until around 4pm to make sure everything was safe.

Guests were allowed to return to their rooms, though it’s understood those staying on the floor where the fire broke out were allocated to other rooms.

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THE Spanish Sports Federation for the Blind (FEDC) again chose Alfaz’s sports installations for a training course for eight athletes who are either blind or have grave visual impairment. They and others will be returning in late March when Alfaz hosts Spain’s Juvenile Winter Games and Absolute Control championships organised by the FEDC.

ALTEA now has its fiesta queens for next September ’s town fiestas.

Sofia Jimenez Cortes will preside the celebrations in honour of the Santisimo Cristo del Sagrario while Ainhoa Gonzalez de Zarate Such was chosen as the junior queen.

The Palau auditorium was packed for the event which was compered by Paco Lloret from Radio Altea and organised by the Fiestas Committee with the collaboration of the local town hall.

Seven young women and six girls were hoping to be selected for this year ’s celebrations and

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FIESTAS QUEENS: Sofia Jimenez Cortes and Ainhoa Gonzalez de Zarate Such with their predecessors.

the 2017 fiestas queen, Elena Salvador Cortes, and Irene Hidalgo Llinares who was the junior queen in 2016, drew Sofia a n d A i n h o a ’s n a m e s f r o m t h e ballot box.

Also present were Altea’s mayor Jaume Llinares and the Fiestas councillor, Vicent Ripoll, who congratulated the two girls, together with the Clavarios (fiestas leaders) Vicente Such Selles and Flora Ferrandiz Selles.

The event also saw the presentation of the logo for the Santisimo Cristo celebrations, whose significance was explained by the parish priest Fr Jose Abellan.

Protection from abuse ALFAZ Town Hall renewed its collaboration agreement with Sweetie, an association for the defence of children and adolescents.

Sweetie, which received a €3,000 grant, was created to protect minors from physical, psychological or sexual abuse.

The association also develops projects to raise awareness in adults while teaching children how to defend themselves from abuse.

Sweetie’s principal objective is to ensure all schools in the Valencian Community adopt Kiko’s Rule, a children’s book written specifically to prevent sexual abuse.

The book was promoted by the European Council so parents and teachers can help children between the ages of three and seven to identify and avoid inappropriate physical contact.

Through Kiko’s Rule and other books in the series, children learn that their bodies are their own, there are good and bad secrets, and good and bad examples of physical contact.

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Playground trees lopped TAKING advantage of the Christmas break, trees were pruned in the playgrounds of Alfaz’s Infants and Primary schools.

As well as lopping the trees, these were also treated to remove insects at the Racio de l’Albir, Veles e Vents and Santisimo Cristo del Buen Acierto.

“We did this at the request of the schools to improve day-to-day life for pupils and teachers,” said Education councillor Isabel Muñoz.

The pruned branches will be taken to the local plant where they will be shredded and reused as protective cover and natural fertiliser in local parks and gardens.

Girls trapped by work promise THREE young Nigerian women, forced into prostitution by people traffickers, were freed from clubs in Alfaz and Alicante.

The married couple who own both clubs are now remanded and a third person was later released on bail.

A search of three properties revealed more than €91,000 in cash as well as valuable jewellery hidden in the couple’s luxury villa.

The girls, lured by promises of work, made the perilous sea crossing from Libya to Italy before reaching Spain.

Once here, they were sent to the clubs in Alfaz and Alicante and forced to work as prostitutes to repay the cost of their passage.

Jobs throughout the government ALTEA Town Hall has employed six workers under the Generalitat’s Avalem Experiencia (Endorsing experience) programme.

By providing funding, this programme helps town halls to find work for the under30’s as well as the long-term unemployed.

Five of the six new employees are working in administrative positions and another as a draftswoman in the municipality’s Urban Development, Education, Infrastructure, Contracts, Human Resources and Citizens’ Ser-

vices departments.

After the six-month work contracts were signed, Altea’s mayor JaumeLlinares welcomed the five new employees.

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Play time THERE is a free Dia de la Familia theatre session at the Auditorium on Saturday at 6pm when the Siete Comediantes Theatre Company present their version of Sleeping Beauty. Invitations can be collected from 5pm onwards at the Box Office on the day of the performance but are limited to the auditorium’s legal capacity.

Cheaper parking for local card-holders CALPE residents can now apply for new parking cards to replace those that expired on December 31.

This permit entitles residents to a discount in the three zones where there is a time limit on parking.

The Azul (Blue) zone functions year round from 9am-2pm and between 5pm and 8pm from Monday to Saturday.

In the Verde (Green) zone, parking must be paid between 9am and 2pm.

The Naranja (Orange) zones affect streets that give access to the beaches and it is nec-

essary to pay from 10am-2pm and between 5pm and 8pm although this system operates only in July and August.

To obtain a permit, which formerly needed renewing in July, applicants need to be registered on the Calpe Padron and pay the local registration fee.

They should go to the Citizens’ Attention Office (OAC) with their Identity Card (DNI), passport or resident’s permit as well as their driving licence and the last receipt for Calpe’s Impuesto de Vehiculos de Traccion Mecanic (Road Tax).

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ARENAL BEACH: Seaweed is regularly removed and sand replaced.

Sifting the sand from seaweed CALPE’S Environment Department recovered 1,083 cubic metres of sand from Posidonia seaweed removed from local beaches last summer.

The better quality sand will be returned to the beaches to assist regeneration but the remainder will be used to restore eroded areas in the Salinas.

Accumulated Posidonia (Neptune grass) is taken from the shore only in the summer months so that swimmers are not inconvenienced as the banked seaweed helps to prevent erosion during storms and high seas.

Removing the posidonia inevitably scoops up its same weight in sand and Calpe’s Environment councillor Jan Van Parijs said that in the past both were taken to the municipal dump.

He went on to explain that for the last three years this sand has been extracted from the seaweed and returned during the low season to the local beaches to replenish the sand that is stripped away during bad weather.

“We believe in sustainable management of Calpes’ beach and re-use this sand rather than bring in sand from gravel pits as they do in many other municipalities,” Van Parijs said.

Road works begin RESURFACING three Calpe streets began earlier this week.

Calle La Niña, Avenida Gabriel Miro and Avenida de Ifach were cordoned-off and traffic signs announcing this were installed prior to moving in the heavy machinery which will be used to repair the three roads.

Work will be carried out over the next three months in 150-metre sections along each road, beginning in Plaza Colon and progressing towards Avenida de Ifach.

At present the cobbles in all of the streets have subsided and cracked in places, the result of periods of intense rain.

The cobbles will be repositioned in Calle La Niña, which is less steep than the other two streets, where the cobbles will be removed and replaced with asphalt conglomerate.

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Safer crossing for hazardous road

N-332: Pedestrians will no longer need to dodge traffic to get across.

CALPE will finally have a footbridge over the N-332 main road. One of the busiest roads in Spain with a high proportion of heavy lorries, it separates the town from the Line 9 railway station as well as the urbanisations on Sierra Olta.

“This is a historic day,” said Calpe mayor, Cesar Sanchez, who is also president of the Diputacion Provincial Council, when the news was announced.

The footbridge, which has been much requested for many years, will be built and in use this year, Sanchez revealed.

The project was included in

the national government’s 2018 Budget by then-president Mariano Rajoy, and confirmed by his Minister of Public Works Iñigo de la Serna when he visited Alicante Province.

Following an unexpected change of government at the beginning of June, Sanchez met the Director General of Highways last September to find out how the project was progressing.

Two months later he had an informal meeting with the current Minister of Public Works, Jose Luis Abalos, who promised that the €1.3 million

contract to build the footbridge would be awarded before the end of 2018.

Sanchez expressed his gratitude, both to Rajoy’s previous government and to Abalos for his commitment to ensuring that the much-needed project would be carried out.

The mayor also thanked the owners for their willingness to cede the necessary land for building the bridge.

“This is a historic landmark which together with the access roundabouts on the N-332 has made it safer to enter our town,” Sanchez said.

Warm welcome on a cold night CALPE’S free New Year concert started punctually at 6pm to a packed outdoor audience in the Plaza Mayor.

The music was provided by the ADDA orchestra, resident orchestra at Alicante City’s Diputacion auditorium, and the evening finished with a fireworks display.

Detailed arrangements ensured that there was direct access for people with disabilities as

well as pregnant women, and blankets and hot chocolate were given out to combat the cold evening.

Plans had been made to accommodate 2,600 people, 600 more than in 2018, but even this increase was insufficient and many had to be turned away to ensure that the event complied with the Emergency Plan required by health and safety regulations.

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Problem that can’t be parked MORAIRA’S El Portet beach has lost its only car park.

This was closed by the town hall on the orders of the Confederacion Hidrografica del Jucar (CHJ), the public body that controls waterways in the Jucar basin.

For years the town hall rented the piece of land which is actually a section of the Portet stream, a usually dry watercourse that becomes a flood risk only during episodes of heavy rain.

A prominent notice warned drivers that the car park was liable to flooding but this was insufficient, according to the CHJ. The town hall would face heavy fines if it continued to allow part of a streambed to be used as a car park, the CHJ warned: ‘This use is neither adequate nor justified.’

Complying with the CHJ’s orders, the town hall has cordoned off the car park and put up ‘No entry’ signs, but must find a solution now that there is nowhere to park adjoining the El Portet beach.

This is one of the Marina Alta’s most popular beaches and unless an alternative can be found, the streets of the residential

NO PARKING: Solution sought at El Portet. area on the slopes of Cap d’Or will soon be blocked by cars.

Javea faced a similar problem when the CHJ notified the town hall that cars could no longer park in a dry steam bed at the

Up for tender TEULADA-MORAIRA Town Hall invited sealed bids for a €472,243 contract to provide local beaches with a life-saving service for the next four years.

The envelopes containing the bids will be opened on January 23 and in keeping with regulations, the contract for the concession will go to the most economical offer.

Granadella cove.

The lack of sufficient parking space was solved by ferrying beachgoers down to the beach, an option that would not be feasible for El Portet.

Junior councillors speak up THE Children’s Council of Teulada-Moraira held their second session at Moraira’s Agencia de Lectura library.

Accompanied by the advisers who are helping them with participatory procedures and decision-making, the children learnt more about each other through short interviews.

Their adult advisers also reminded them of their responsibilities now that UNICEF has recognised Teulada-Moraira as a child-friendly town.

Many of the goals set out in the Local Children and Adolescents’ Plan (PLIA) were brought up during the junior Council Meeting.

These included shady areas in the parks and school playgrounds, basketball hoops in play areas, athletics’ tracks and parks with petting zoos. The young councillors would also like to see more traffic regulation in both town centres, they said.

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RAUL DALMAU, Teulada-Moraira councillor and recently designated the Partido Popular’s provincial coordinator, called for more Marina Alta health centres.

This was more viable than returning Denia hospital and the area’s health centres to the public sector by spending €100 million on buying up Marina Salud shares, Dalmau declared.

Deprivatising the Valencian Community’s health care was an election promise that Ximo Puig, now regional president, made while campaigning in the 2015 elections.

Instead of buying out Marina Salud, Dalmau maintained that the Generalitat should use the €100 million to build new health centres, reopen those that are closed and build an auxiliary hospital for the south Marina Alta.

Dalmau pointed out that the contract between the Generalitat and Marina Salud needed to be reviewed because it was Marina Salud’s responsibility to invest in new infrastructure and not the regional Health department.

The outsourced health provider had not complied with some of its investment obligations included in the original concession agreement, Dalmau claimed.

Marina Salud had also failed to comply with the obligation to carry out a new investment plan every five years. Bearing in mind that Marina Salud took over the Marina Alta’s health care in 2009, it should now have undertaken the third, he said.

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Out of the blue zone TRUE to his word, Teulada-Moraira mayor Carlos Linares has not renewed the Blue Zone parking concession.

“The town hall does not intend to renew its contract with the company which oversees the parking service,” Linares said early last year during a meeting with local residents.

He revealed that the council would later start taking steps to eliminate the Blue Zone.

These began last September and on January 1 all parking meters throughout Teulada-Moraira bore stickers announcing ‘Blue Zone parking suppressed’ in Spanish and English.

According to municipal sources, the town hall is putting the finishing touches to a new system which will encourage the turnaround of parked vehicles without involving payment.

WORK FINISHED: Carlos Linares and Nieves Rodriguez at the new park.

TEULADA-MORAIRA mayor Carlos Linares signed off the completion certificate for the Portitxol Park in Moraira.

The project was finished inside the announced five weeks and, accompanied by Environment councillor Nieves Rodriguez, Linares recently inspected the finished green zone.

Undergrowth was cleared from the plot of municipal land and pines were thinned out to landscape the area and create the small park.

There is also a workout area with shock-absorbing flooring as well as benches for the less energetic.

The unused land was transformed in coordination with the provincial council, the Diputacion, Linares explained.

“Without haste but without pausing we are carrying out the €5 million investment programme for Teulada-Moraira agreed with the Diputacion,” he said.

Mini population explosion AFTER five consecutive years of a shrinking population, the number of registered Marina Alta residents has increased.

According to Spain’s statistics office INE, the area’s total Padron had grown to 1761,826 by January 2018, compared with 169,327 the previous year.

Despite the overall increase, some smaller inland villages lost inhabitants but coastal towns were buoyant, including Teulada-Moraira, where the Padron grew from 10,097 in 2017 to 10,722 in 2018.

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New Year... new culture line-up AS 2019 gets underway, the municipality of Javea has unveiled a major cultural programme for the first few months of the year.

The diverse programme was presented by Mayor Jose Chulvi and Councillor Quico Miralles and includes theatre performances, literary presentations, concerts and children’s activities.

Among the highlights of the detailed programme are performances of early music from Jordi Savall and the Capella dels Ministrers, an opera staged in the Sant Bertomeu Church, the contemporary duo Viktorija Pilatovic and Joan Soler, gyp-

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DIVERSE: Jose Chulvi (left) and Quico Miralles announce Javea’s spring programme. sy group Nacho Belda and the Eva Fernandez Trio (formerly part of the Sant An-

dreu Jazz Band).

Also in the music section, the Javea Folk Festival will

Caring until the end TWO members of the Guardia Civil and a number of volunteers spent most of New Year’s Eve trying to save the life of a dog after it had been knocked down by a car.

Despite all their efforts, the dog died as they were caring for her.

The German Shepherd bitch, believed to be five years old and called Kora, was knocked down on the road between Javea and Jesus Pobre by a driver who didn’t stop after the incident.

According to reports, the events leading to the death of the family pet began around 10pm on New Year’s Eve. For the first time ever, Kora - usually a docile and faithful dog - rushed outside its house to join her owners. However, she ran straight out into the road and was struck by a car which was followed by a British couple in another vehicle, who put the injured dog in their car and rushed it to the municipal kennels for treatment, but there was no vet there at the time.

The couple called the Guardia Civil and two of them left their New Year celebrations to help the seriously injured animal and take it to their barracks.

They refused to leave Kora alone until they could do nothing more for her.

be held at the end of April and will feature Xavier de Betera, Korrontzi, Rascanya, and Aljibe.

There will also be a selection of films shown in the Valencian language, focusing on adolescent life.

Among the movies screened will be La Pell Freda and Pride o M’esperaras.

The spread of the cultural programme - a total of 2,500 brochures - have been produced and will be distributed across the municipality.

Information on all events can be found across social media run by Javea Town Hall.

Successful 2018 for charity shop ONCE again, The Original Charity Shop and Lib r a r y, J a v e a , i s v e r y pleased to announce that it can look back on a very busy and successful 2018.

Since their move to the new shop on Carrer de Nancy 1 in Javea’s Arenal area, they have been busier than ever, enabling them to make a total of €40,335 in donations to various charities.

These include Caritas: €11,100, The Franciscan Refuge for homeless men: €10,700, The Red Cross: €1,600, the Raquel Paya School for special needs children: €3,996, MABS Cancer Care: €4,035, TA P I S J a v e a : € 1 , 9 3 5 , Make a Smile: €1,147, the Javea Feral Cats Association: €2,235, and the Javea Autism Association: €500.

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Future of lighthouse discussed MAYOR of Javea, Jose Chulvi, has announced that he will be meeting the president of the Alicante Port Authority, Juan Antonio Gisbert, to formalise the agreement made to transfer the ownership of the iconic lighthouse in the municipality.

It will then be down to the Javea Council to draft a project which will turn the Cape Sant Antoni lighthouse building into a cultural and historical centre.

The buildings and their final use have been subject to a degree of speculation for a num-

ber of years.

A businessman originally asked for permission to turn the lighthouse into a hotel complex, but the council refused.

They did so, believing that the history of the lighthouse was important - it was first lit in 1855 - and it would be better for tourists who could benefit from tours around the building.

HISTORIC: Lighthouse to become a tourist centre, not a hotel.

Paving the way in Javea JAVEA Council has completed the final procedure in the process to reform the pavements located along Avenida Juan Carlos I. As explained by Mayor Jose Chulvi: “Today we unlocked a situation which had been dragging on for a number of years. With this agreement we will be able, at long last, to carry out the necessary work which will benefit everyone but especially those who live in the area.”

He went on to say that the process has been complex because the land was partly private.

‘I am delighted that my government team has been able to bring the situation to a successful conclusion.’

According to reports, the owners of the land will receive €22,186 for the outstanding 126m2 which has remained in private hands.

The tender for the programme of works is expected to be launched in the next few weeks.

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Monthly Monday is blood day DENIA Hospital has announced their programme for blood donations for 2019.

From now onwards, people will be able to donate their blood on the first Monday of the month during the morning and in the entrance hall to the hospital’s out-patient area.

This Monday saw the first session of the year that saw 16 people turn up, of which 14 of them were able to donate.

Denia Hospital has accepted the challenge to attract more donors than they had in 2018, when a total of 148 donations of

vital blood supplies were collected. This figure was down on the previous year when 166 donations were taken from the 196 people who offered to donate.

Blood can be donated by any healthy person between 18 and 65 years old who weighs more than 50 kilos, although restrictions apply if you lived in the UK from 1980 to 1996 due to BSE (mad cow disease). Unlike a blood test, when people make a blood donation, it’s not necessary to arrive on an empty stomach. In fact, the advice is to have a normal meal beforehand.

For both the safety of the donor and the potential recipients, a full medical history is taken and a series of mini tests are carried out on the blood before it’s analysed.

Be aware that people can also donate blood if they have high cholesterol or are taking some regular medication. You can donate blood three times a year if you’re a woman and up to four for a man.

Across the Valencian Community, around 700 units of blood is used on a daily basis, 230 units in the Alicante Province alone.

House fire ‘deliberate’ A BLAZE which broke out in a house in Urbanisation Mirador de la Pedrera in Denia is alleged to have been started deliberately.

The fire started around 5pm on Monday afternoon and the alarm was raised by neighbours who noticed smoke coming from the house which, accord-

ing to reports, was empty at the time. Before the Local Police arrived at the scene, around 20 people from the adjoining houses had already made their way into the street.

According to witnesses, the woman who lives in the house was due to be evicted in the coming days.

Three Kings blaze A TOTAL of 24 apartments had to be evacuated on Avenida Marquesado in Denia due to a fire which broke out on the fourth floor of the block.

The reason for the blaze that began around 9.30am on the morning of Three Kings’ Day on Sunday is still under investigation.

Many of the neighbours were forced to leave their homes dressed in their pyjamas.

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Calle Loreto, Denia’s gastronomic heart THE Marina Alta enjoys a long and individual gastronomic tradition. The Mediterranean is the cradle of the area’s cuisine, a cuisine that has always benefited from the proximity of farms, vineyards, orchards and the shores of the Mediterranean.

What really characterises Marina Alta cuisine most is the quality of the product, its freshness. All ingredients must be fresh or seasonal, because only then can the nature of our dishes be duly appreciated.

The town of Denia is the capital of Marina Alta. In it’s gastronomic heartland, in the historic quarter, lies Calle Loreto. The street is a clear example of Marina Alta cuisine. Whilst there may be restaurants of greater renown in other areas of the town, such as Las Marinas or Las Rotas, Calle Loreto has become in recent years one of the most effervescent areas at the gastronomic level. Its large number of bars and restaurants, its wide gastronomic offer, and the excellent level of service offered, have turned this street into one of the biggest tourist attractions of Denia.

One example restaurant that encompasses all of the aforementioned is restaurant Ca Pepa Teresa, on Calle Loreto 23, located in the heart of Calle Loreto. It is a perfect place to enjoy the culinary tradition of the Marina Alta. There you will find paellas, stews, meats, fish and a constant hallmark: the daily purchase of the best fresh produce in the traditional food markets of the area. Conditions that other s i m i l a r r e s t a u r a n t s l i k e E l s To m a s s e t s (C/Loreto 35), share.

All have a wide selection of tapas and traditional dishes of the Marina Alta. Cocas, tapas, marinades and seasonings: a whole range of authentic and homemade starters. The Cocas de la Marina are seasoned with different ingredients, so you can try different aspects of our gastronomy. Always with products from the area, fresh and seasonal vegetables.

Restaurant La Seu is one of the Calle’s essentials. In addition to working with the freshest fish, and La Seu (C/Loreto 59) make their own salted fish themselves.

What clearly denotes a respect for their product and a love for work well done. La

Seu could be characterised as recovering the traditional recipes of our gastronomy and reinventing them in a contemporary way.

The experiences proposed in La Seu pivot on concepts and designs based on the attachment to the land and the eternal learning, which emerges from the admiration for other cultures and procedures: “The construction of our dishes has a harmonious order that reconciles tradition and innovation,” says Diana Cervera, its Chef and manager.

Mediterranean spaces, authentic and unique, configured diaphanously. The light and transparency are the main features, communicating kitchen and dining room, to establish a direct communication between the kitchen and the diner.

Its interior courtyards are fresh and cheerful, full of light and vegetation, one of the most outstanding spaces for its diners.

The fresh and local product, together with the influence of traditional cuisine, make a restaurant that combines the attractiveness of its different rooms, with the quality and presentation of its dishes. All an experience for the senses.

RESERVE YOUR TABLE: Ca Pepa Teresa www.calapepateresa.com info@calapepateresa.com facebook: @capepa.teresa instagram: @capepateresa C/Loreto, 23 Dénia Tel. 965 78 45 47 Els Tomassets Calle Loreto, 35 Denia, Valenciana, Spain @elstomassets.denia Tel: 966 43 25 60 Restaurante La Seu www.laseu.es Tel: 96 642 44 78 Calle Loreto, 59 (Dénia) Alicante restaurantesendenia@gmail.com

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Keep calm and don’t panic

Affordable energy concerns ELECTRICITY prices in Spain are among the highest in Europe, and the Ombudsman has expressed concerns about the ‘continuous’ hikes which affect ‘people in a situation of greater vulnerability’.

In his annual report, Francisco Fernandez Marugan said the largest number of complaints in 2018 related to economic and social issues, and said ‘energy poverty’ remains a ‘worrisome problem’.

He reiterated the need to safeguard consumers, particularly the most vulnerable, in light of the ‘continuous and recent rises in the price of electricity, one of the highest in Europe.’

Marugan pointed out that electric power is a basic necessity and essential in the provision of other fundamental rights such as education, health or decent housing.

For these reasons, the Ombudsman considers it necessary that ‘the regulation of the electric sector sets the objective of achieving a more affordable energy.’

He asked that the formula used to determine energy prices ‘be clarified with a version which is understandable to the public.’

NATIONAL

RED CARD: Bars in trouble for illegally screening matches.

La Liga bar raids

By Dilip Kuner NATIONAL POLICE have raided more than 2,000 bars, cafes and restaurants in a clampdown on the illegal showing of Spanish football matches.

Approximately 60 per cent of the establishments inspected were found to be showing televised La Liga matches without paying broadcasters the appropriate fee.

The most common method was to use a ‘vitamised’ decoder which bypasses the security fea-

tures of TV broadcasters.

The investigation began at the end of November 2018 when legal representatives of La Liga denounced the owners of various hostelries in different parts of Spain for alleged crimes against intellectual property.

The Central Cybercrime Unit of the National Police coordinated the operation to check that ‘pirated’ broadcasts were not being used.

Any ‘illegal’ decoders were disconnected and owners of the establishments summoned to a police station for a statement to be taken.

PEDRO SANCHEZ, president of the Spanish government, sent a message of calm to the 300,000 Britons living in Spain.

Spain has Europe’s largest community of expatriates, and they are the biggest users of Spain’s state-funded health system amongst foreign residents. Sanchez reassured them the government was working on measures to ensure British expatriates would maintain their current rights even if the UK crashes out of Europe with a hard Brexit and no-deal.

The measures were nevertheless conditioned on Spanish nationals obtaining the same rights in Britain, he added.

Tourist figures A STAGGERING 78.4 million holidaymakers visited Spain between January and November last year, with the majority travelling from the UK. Newly released figures released by National Institute of Statistics show that while tourist figures were up 0.7 per cent nationally compared to 2017, the number of British holidaymakers, 17.641 million, represented a 2 per cent fall on the previous year.

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‘Extremism’ warning

By Joe Gerrard EXTREMISM driven by ‘irrational hatred’ is driving Spain and could lead to distrust in institutions and a failure to work for the comm o n g o o d , t h e c o u n t r y ’s leading Bishop has claimed.

A r c h b i s h o p o f To l e d o Braulio Rodriguez, who addressed a Mass of Peace in the city’s San Julian parish, said ‘partisan struggles’ were leading to a slide to extremes at all levels.

Spanish people were growing tired of such struggles which are dividing families, towns, regions and the country itself, the Bishop added.

“Politicians should be aiming for an eminent form of charity which seeks goodness in humanity and a respect for life, freedom and the dignity of the people,” Bishop Rodriguez said.

“We are tired of not seeking the common good. We

NATIONAL

Passengers stranded for hours RAILWAY authorities have been slammed by the regional government of Extremadura, in western Spain, after more than 160 ‘angry and cold’ passengers were left stranded for hours in the middle of the night.

Regional chief of transportation, Jose Gonzalez reportedly said that if Renfe ‘lacks the ability to manage transportation they should stop doing it’. The region has long complained about poor railway infrastructure compared with the rest of Spain.

Renfe has since issued an apology and launched an internal investigation into the ‘journey from hell’ which saw travellers depart from Badajoz at 5.18pm on New Year’s Day destined for Barcelona, a journey which took 10-anda-half hours after a series of breakdowns or malfunctions.

It should take six hours and 37 minutes.

CONCERNED: Bishop Rodriguez (inset) said ‘irrational hatred’ was dividing Spain. already know where partisan struggles lead to from the past; simplification, two Spains and irrational hatreds,” the Bishop added.

Bishop Rodriguez went on to say upcoming European elections and a future national ballot offered the chance to return politics to

the roots which inspired strivings for justice and law.

“When the exercise of political power aims only to protect the interests of certain privileged individuals, the future is then in danger and young people may become distrustful,” the Bish-

op added.

R o d r i g u e z ’s c o m m e n t s follows the far-right Vox recent electoral breakthrough in Andalucia, ongoing divisions in Cataluña over independence and growing concerns these and other tensions may impact on upcoming votes.

Choking warning DOCTORS have urged parents to cut grapes in half before giving them to children after a toddler choked to death while seeing in the New Year in the traditional Spanish way of eating a fruit for each stroke of midnight.

The three-year-old, whose family are believed to be migrants from Ecuador, was

rushed to a hospital in Gijon, on the Bay of Biscay, where doctors tried unsuccessfully for an hour to revive him.

Health professionals claim that eating grapes poses a choking hazard for young children as the smooth surface of the fruit can form a ‘seal’ that prevents air from getting in. Their advice is to cut the fruit in half.

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TRAIN RESCUE: El Escorial station where Sergio (inset) had a narrow escape.

Train track rescue AN off-duty National Police officer rescued a 79-year-old man who was trapped between a Cercanias train and platform in El Escorial, Madrid.

The incident reportedly occurred as the pensioner, known as Sergio, accompanied by wife Teresa, was getting off the train at the El Escorial station.

He reportedly stumbled and fell on to the train tracks as he was trying to step off the train carriage.

His wife began to panic as Sergio was trapped between the platform and the train, and started shouting at the driver to ‘not start the train.’

According to a statement given to Spanish

media, Teresa said ‘no one was there at that time, only security and I panicked.’

A group of people tried to help the elderly man unsuccessfully as he ‘weighed around 100 kilos.’

Teresa told press an ‘angel’ appeared in the form of the off-duty police officer, who managed to get her husband out safely.

Sergio was then moved to Puerta de Hierro Hospital in Madrid with multiple injuries a n d b ru is e s , a nd he ha s s inc e be e n dis charged.

T h e h us ba nd a nd w ife a re ‘e xtre me ly thankful’ for the officer’s heroic actions and said they ‘have no words to thank him for what he did that day.’

Drugs probe after driver kills boy THE driver of a car which hit and killed a 14-year-old British boy in Ibiza on New Year’s Day is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs. The teenager was allegedly struck while ‘in the middle of the road,’ according to Spanish police.

The incident occurred at about 10.30pm in Calle Santa Eularia, just hours after the boy had celebrated his birthday on New Year’s Eve. The driver was initially believed to be a man travelling with his family in a Ford Fiesta, who later tested negative for alcohol and drugs. However, it was soon proven that the driver was actually his partner, a 29-year-old Spanish woman.

The man had allegedly incriminated himself knowing that his drug and alcohol test would be negative.

According to the Guardia Civil, the woman had consumed drugs before the tragic incident, and investigating officers are currently waiting for the final results to be confirmed.

If the drug and alcohol test results are proven as positive, the woman will be charged with a ‘crime against road safety and reckless homicide.’

Taking a toll A TOLL road in Galicia is the most expensive in Spain and in Europe, according to government figures.

The AP-9 motorway, which runs from Ferrol on Spain’s north western coast to south of Albelos near the Portuguese border, charges €16.40 to travel between A Coruña and Vigo.

It comes as road management agency Audasa announced a 3.51 per cent hike in the toll which came into force on Tuesday January 1. The average increase of tolls across Spain was 1.67 per cent.

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Gun factory shut down FOUR ‘traffickers’ who allegedly acquired parts of weapons and ‘cannibalised’ them for sale, have been arrested in Sevilla.

The procedure involves using ‘fundamental parts of different firearms, which are subject to strict legal control in Spain,’ to create complete weapons.

As part of Operation Armstrong, National Police officers seized two automatic sub-machine guns together with several specific pieces for rearming, an active calibre 5.56 bolt action rifle, an active 22 bit calibre rifle, two 22 calibre rifles, an active Glock short weapon, 14 Glock weapons, different ammunition of war of the calibre 5.56, more than 2,000 cartridges of the calibre 9mm as well as several other pieces; firing needles, silencers, and

Law changes to tackle child abuse THE statute of limitations for cases of physical or sexual abuse of children could be extended after a draft law was approved by the Spanish cabinet.

Under current Spanish law, the limitations begin at 18, but if the proposed changes to the criminal code are upheld by parliament, they will come into action when a victim turns 30.

For some time, campaigners have argued that it can take years for somebody to digest and report the abuse, meaning that in many

SEIZED: Huge haul of ‘cannibalised’ firearms were recovered in Sevilla. tools to assemble firearms.

The parts are believed to have been bought from suppliers across Europe. The investigation is ongoing under the operational action plan 2018 of the so-called Empact

Firearms (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats), which leads and promotes the co-ordinated action of the countries of the EU against the illicit traffic of weapons.

NATIONAL

A HIGH speed water chase ended in the arrest of three suspected hashish smugglers on Malaga’s Sabinillas beach.

The Guardia Civil used a helicopter to hover overhead and a speed boat to intercept the suspects who attempted to escape during the dramatic pursuit.

The detainees, a Spaniard and two Moroccans, were arrested after

cases offenders cannot be prosecuted.

The amendments would affect sexual crimes, physical abuse, human trafficking and attempted murder, as well as including new crimes committed online such as incitement to commit suicide, sexual crimes or encouraging eating disorders.

The government also intends to tighten the rules granting conditional or temporary release from prison for offenders serving time for sexual assault against children.

Drama at sea their high-powered vessel was rammed by police, putting an end to a chase which covered several kilometres.

A video of the events shows the suspects attempt-

ing to flee on foot, despite the helicopter landing on the beach first. They reportedly became ‘extremely violent’ and began throwing stones at the police.

Guardia Civil sources claim a shipment of hashish was recovered on board the vessel, and a vehicle loaded with gasoline, thought to be waiting to refuel the boat, was seized nearby.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

Naming their price

By Joe Gerrard A FAR-RIGHT party which looks set to be the kingmaker in Andalucia has set out its demands for its support of a proposed pact to run the region’s Junta.

Vox, which won 12 out of 109 seats in last month’s snap regional election, has named immigration and changes towards gender-violence laws as among its top concerns.

Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-right party, said the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos should listen to Vox’s 12 members because that is ‘logical’ in a democracy.

The PP and Ciudadanos are currently in talks over a pact which could see them share power in Andalucia.

They require the support of Vox because their members do not have a majority in the region’s assembly.

Abascal said initial PP overtures including amending gender-violence laws to make them apply equally to male and female victims were a ‘good start.’

Vox claims gender-violence laws are unjust because they only protect women, but critics say their stance is borne of a wider hostility to

MAKING DEMANDS: Abascal has set out Vox’s priorities. feminism. The far-right party’s stance on gender-violence is one of a host of issues which has caused the PP and Ciudadanos in particular to keep Vox at arm’s length.

Ciudadanos, which pitches itself as a progressive political force, feels uneasy about working with a party opposed to the EU and regarded as racist and even fascist in some quarters. It has therefore let the PP do most of the talking to Vox. The PP’s reservations are more political.

Party members are concerned about accommodating what they regard as an electoral opponent, particularly as leader Pablo Casado has pulled the PP to the right since his

election last year.

Both the PP and Ciudadanos’ tepid attitude towards Vox could prove to be the undoing of their coalition pact.

Vox officials have previously threatened to allow the left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) to remain in power in Andalucia if they are not given a seat at the negotiating table. The party is likely to use its position to extract as many concessions from the PP and Ciudadanos as possible and may even find itself part of a coalition.

Andalucia Parliament members are due to choose the region’s next president next Wednesday.

Budget offer A LEFT-LEANING party in Cataluña has offered to support the ruling pro-independence administration’s budget in exchange for backing for national spending plans.

Partit dels Socialistes Catalunya (PSC) head Miquel Iceta, whose party is affiliated with Spain’s ruling Partido Socialista (PSOE), said backing the 2019 budget would keep ‘reactionary’ forces at bay.

Quim Torra, Cataluña’s pro-independence president, rejected the trading of support over the ongoing detention of politicians from the region in connection with the 2017 push for secession.

Iceta said a triple alliance of what he termed the forces of ‘conservatism and reaction’ could take power if the budget failed to pass in Congress. His comments come as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos look poised to take over the Junta de Andalucia with the help of the far-right Vox. Iceta’s analysis is backed up by new Centre for Sociological Investigation (CIS) research which shows Vox’s breakthrough in Andalucia and Ciudadanos’ gains were largely at the left’s expense.

The leftist Podemos, which backs PSOE in Congress, was particularly hard hit.

Progressive and leftist parties may soon have to band more closely together to face down their rightwing opponents.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 22.6 per cent, 101 seats Partido Popular (PP): 22 per cent, 90 seats Ciudadanos: 20.5 per cent, 71 seats Unidos Podemos:15.2 per cent, 51 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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EUROPEAN PRESS

DENMARK WATER levels in parts of southern Denmark and North Zealand rose to up to 1.5 metres above normal heights, according to the country’s Meteorological Institute (DMI) while sandbags were put out in towns in those areas to keep flooding at bay.

Floods strike

Train crash SIX people have died and a further 16 were injured after debris from a freight train fell onto a passenger service as the two were travelling past each other on the Storebaelt Bridge between Funen and Zealand.

RISING: Floods struck parts of Denmark.

BELGIUM

Vote alert

Budget boost

THE head of Belgium’s state security and intelligence Committee R agency has said its officials are preparing to watch out for any outside interference in the country’s general election which is set to go ahead on Sunday May 26.

BELGIUM’S National Bank has estimated that the treasury will have a budget deficit of €3.6 billion, around 0.8 per cent of the country’s economic output (GDP), which would be the lowest figure since 2007.

SWEDEN

FRANCE

Storm hits

Ride rescue

FALLEN trees blocked roads, ferries were disrupted and more than 100,000 people saw their power cut after Storm Alfrida struck Sweden last week, with the southern regions of Svealand and Gotaland the hardest hit.

A HELICOPTER was despatched to Rennes in Britanny to airlift eight people from the top of a 52-metre-tall fairground ride after they became stuck on New Year’s Eve, with the rescue from atop the BomberMaxxx metal arm taking several hours.

Robbery trial A COURT in Kristianstad has found a 38year-old defendant guilty of committing multiple burglaries in Tollarp and Landskrona and has ordered him to pay more than €1,760 in damages and undergo a drug rehabilitation programme.

Boat arrest POLICE in Boulogne in northern France have arrested 14 suspects in connection with the alleged attempted theft of a boat by migrants who are believed to have been trying to cross the English Channel to Britain.

NETHERLANDS

Fire outbreak

More people

FOOTAGE has emerged online of several blazes which broke out in the Netherlands resort of Scheveningen after revellers lit bonfires there, with winds creating a ‘fire-nado’ phenomenon which resulted in emergency services call outs but no injuries.

THE population of the Netherlands grew by a net total of 104,000 in 2018, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics which showed the difference between births and deaths was 16,000 while net migration stood at 88,000.

NORWAY

GERMANY

Record sales

Poverty fears

ELECTRIC vehicle sales in Norway have broken world records with almost a third of new vehicles sold in 2018 not powered by petrol or diesel, while fossil fuel model sales fell by 31.2 per cent compared to 2017, according to industry figures.

INCREASING numbers of Germans are worried about potentially facing poverty or financial hardship when they reach old age, according to a study from Ernst & Young on consumer trust ahead of 2019 which found retirement concerns were the fastest growing for buyers.

Female deaths

Car ramming

EIGHT out of the 27 murder cases in Norway last year saw the partner or ex-partner of a woman kill her, according to police figures which also showed 13 men and five children were killed during 2018.

ESSEN police arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with two attempts to deliberately hit pedestrians with a vehicle which left eight people injured, and officers claiming the suspect showed signs of mental illness.

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NEWSDESK COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

COSTA DEL SOL

Royal appointment THE King of Spain, King Felipe V I , w i l l o ff i c i a l l y o p e n t h e Corvera airport next Tuesday.

Royal sources confirmed the attendance of the King at the opening of the Murcia International Airport via a communiqué sent to the president of the region of Murcia, Fernando Lopez Miras, just after Christmas.

Diego Conesa who is the general secretary of the PSOE party in the region, confirmed via his Twitter account that the King would be in attendance.

With less than a week to go until the airport officially opens, the final touches are being made to the airport which has been a long time coming.

When the airport opens there will be 12 initial destinations and as the airport gains popularity, it is expected that new routes and airlines will want to have a base at Corvera in the coming months and years.

ALMERIA

Population on the up THE provincial population stood at 709,340 at the beginning of the year, 2,668 more than at the start of 2018, representing a 0.38 per cent increase.

The National Institute of Statistics figures showed Almeria experienced the second highest population growth among the eight Andalucian provinces last year.

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TWO shootings took place and several rubbish containers were burned in a Malaga City neighbourhood shortly after locals celebrated the New Year.

National Police have launched an investigation into the shootings, one of which took place near homes in the La Palmilla area of Malaga City at 1.45am on New Year’s Day. ABLAZE: Arsonists torched 17 containers in La Palmilla Around 50 police officers were (file photo). despatched to the area after a second shootout broke out at around 5.30pm.

Officers were tracing suspects who remained at large last week. A sub-machine gun is believed to have been used by one of the gunmen.

Videos posted online appeared to show one man walking down a street in the neighbourhood before pulling a gun out of his jacket and firing it through a flat window.

Separately, 17 rubbish containers were torched throughout La Palmilla between 2am and 6am on the morning of Thursday January 3. Malaga City Council estimated the fires caused around €10,000 worth of damage.

The number of inhabitants went up in nearly 40 Almerian municipalities in 2018. These included Partaloa, where total population increased by 7.58 per cent, going from 975 to 1,055.

In Nijar total residents jumped up by 1,126 people to 30,122, and in Roquetas de Mar by 1.562 to 94.925.

At the same time, 64 municipalities in Almeria saw a drop in their populations. Most have less than 5,000 inhabitants, but

there was also a decline in resident numbers in more populated municipalities, notably Carboneras, El Ejido, Macael, Olula del Rio, Velez Rubio and Mojacar.

AXARQUIA

Cops shopped TWO police officers in Axarquia were among 18 people found guilty of drug trafficking.

A third former policeman was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined €8.5 million after the group were found to have helped a drugs gang smuggle a ton and a half of hashish into Nerja.

One man, a serving Guardia Civil officer from Algarrobo, received an eight-year prison sentence and was banned from the force for 15 years after he helped traffickers land safely in Spain, advising them to arrive on the shore on days

he was on duty.

A municipal policeman from Nerja received the same sentence after renting a cortijo on the coast which the gang used to store the drugs before moving them on. A third former officer, who had been a member of the National Police, was tasked with keeping an eye on the section of coastal road where the drugs were due to land.

MALLORCA

Fatal bridge crash THE first casualty of 2019 on M a l l o r c a ’s r o a d s w a s a 2 9 year-old Spanish man who died after his car collided with the pillar of a Genoa bridge.

An investigation has been launched into how the crash occurred at 12.45pm last Friday night.

When emergency services arrived at the location on the Ma-1044, they discovered the ‘totally deformed’ car under the bridge.

Two ambulances, one basic and one equipped with advanced life support apparatus, attempted to save the life of the ‘very seriously injured’ driver, but he died at the scene.

A Palma firefighter, who released the man’s lifeless body from the vehicle, told press the ‘accident was very violent as the car hit the column at very high speed.’

There were no witnesses to the crash and the Guardia Civil’s traffic department is working with Palma’s Local Police to determine the cause of the fatal crash.

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Data science training plan BILBAO based bank BBVA is set to train up 2,000 staff members in data science to help improve products and services, according to internal company documents.

Documents relating to The Transcendence Project and seen

by Spanish media detail moves to use trained analysts to help clients with some products and services.

BBVA’s target is to have 2,000 such analysts. It has already trained 220 and a further 252 are in the programme this quarter.

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Manufacturing growth slows

Minister on growth outlook SPAIN’S Economy Minster has said this coming year will be full of challenges as officials prepare to update predictions for 2019’s output.

Nadia Calviño said economic output (GDP) would be difficult to predict due to uncertainties abroad including Brexit and the ongoing trade war between China and the US. Job creation data was very positive but Spain’s unemployment rate of 3,202,297 was still too high, the minister added in an interview with Spanish media.

“We are seeing a moderation in economic growth but we are in a positive sit-

By Joe Gerrard uation to face challenges,” Calviño said.

“We continue to expect higher growth rates than those of neighbouring countries,” the minister added.

Calviño said ministry officials were still calculating 2018’s GDP growth but added current estimates placed it at 2.6 per cent.

Growth in 2019 is predicted to be 2.3 per cent. Calviño did not say whether forecasters would revise the figure up or down in their update.

The minister’s comments come as

concerns over a possible slowdown in growth continue. Data from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) found that the economy grew by 2.4 per cent year-on-year during the third quarter of 2018.

The growth rate was one 10th less than the previous two quarters. It was also the lowest level of growth since 2014, when Spain began recovering from the eurozone debt crisis.

Data showed the construction sector continued to drive economic output but that investment slowed during that quarter.

THE growth in output from Spanish factories slowed to its lowest rate of increase since mid-2016 last November and December, according to an industry index.

The IHS Markit Factory Purchasing Index stood at 52.6 in November and 51.1 in December.

Input prices slowed to their lowest rate of growth since September 2016 and output prices almost stood still, the index showed.

The slowdown comes amidst concerns over the economy’s performance and a slowdown in the car making sector.

Catalan state debt highest of regions

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SPAIN and Portugal are better prepared than Italy to borrow from financial markets when the European Central Bank (ECB) stops buying government bonds as part of its Quantitative Easing (QE) programme, according to the Moody’s rating agency.

Asset sale INDEBTED: Cataluña’s Generalitat is the most indebted.

CATALUÑA’S regional authority owes the Spanish treasury €57.5 billion, €4.5 billion more than a year ago and the highest debt of the country’s autonomous communities according to government data.

Almost three quarters of the Catalan Generalitat was borrowed from the Spanish government’s Autonomous Liquidity Fund (ALF).

The fund was created in July 2012 during the eurozone debt

crisis to help Spain’s Autonomous Communities plug gaps in their books without having to borrow from financial markets.

Cataluña’s debts to the fund grew from more than €53 billion on September 30, 2017 to more than €57.5 billion a year later, according to the latest treasury data.

The Generalitat has also announced plans to begin borrowing from the government’s Financial Facility Fund (FFF) and to cease borrowing from ALF.

THE Adveo office supply company has sold assets in France, Italy, Belgium and some of its global services to the Sandton Capital Partners fund for between €13.3 and €15.5 million to secure a bridge loan worth €5.5 million.

Take out AN offshore investment company, Fidelity International Limited, has reduced its stake in Spanish pizza chain Telepizza from 3.45 to 1.89 per cent following speculation of a takeover bid from private equity firm KKR, according to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).

Blockchain club buyout A DUTCH cryptocurrency company has placed a down payment of €4.3 million on the Elche CF football club, according to its founder.

Libereum’s buyout comes as part of moves from the firm and other blockchain companies to increase demand for cryptocurrency by investing in sports.

The firm reportedly hopes to make its currency, the liber, part of the club’s financing system and offer it to

fans as a payment option. Cem Kumlar, founder of Libereum, said: “The purchase of Elche CF, a beautiful football club that shares our vision of a cryptocurrency future and is willing to actively communicate it to its supporters, is fantastic news.”

It comes as investment platform Etoro struck deals with British clubs including Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur paid for with bitcoin corn (BTC).

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Coal mine closures WORKERS in unprofitable coal mines hung up their hard hats for the last time at the start of this year as plans to shut down their pits came into effect.

A total of 26 mines have shut down under the EU directive which required member states to close state subsidised mines making losses as part of the bloc’s wider environmental agenda.

Grupo Lamelas Viloria, the owner of a Castilla y Leon mine which closed on Tuesday January 1, said it would fight against the closure.

The firm has presented plans to dig for coal at nearby sites which it said could yield profits without the need for state aid.

The previous government unveiled a €2.13 billion spending package to help soften the blow of the closures with the backing of Brussels in 2016 when plans were announced.

The current left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) government reached a deal with trade unions in October which included an offer of early retirement for workers. Officials have also earmarked €250 million to help repurpose disused mines.

The €2.13 billion government

PITS SHUT: A total of 26 mines closed at the start of this year.

spending plan also includes measures to retrain miners so they can take jobs in Spain’s growing green energy sector.

Any coal mine which failed to close before the end of 2018 had to return its share of the €2.13 billion. The EU has also announced punitive measures including fines for member states which failed to make mines close.

Around 60 per cent of miners in the 26 closed pits are expected to opt for early retirement, according to government sources.

Spain’s coal mining industry is largely based in the northern regions of Aragon, Asturias and Castilla y Leon.

There were around 2,000 pit workers in Spain prior to the closure, down from roughly 100,000 in the 1950’s.

Mines have been closing down since the middle of the last century due to the rising costs of getting coal out of the ground.

Less than 10 per cent of Spain’s energy is sourced from coal. The country is aiming to have 20 per cent of its energy come from green sources by 2020 in line with EU targets.

The current figure is 17 per cent.

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Good start for index STOCKS on Spain’s index of its largest listed companies traded at the highest average level of any in Europe, according to market data.

The IBEX 35 index closed at 8,550 points on the second trading day of this year. It fluctuated throughout that day and Wednesday January 2, dipping to 8,488.1 before recovering.

The index’s results come as the Euro Stoxx, Germany’s DAX, France’s CAC and Italy’s MIB all closed with losses at the start of the year.

London’s FTSE 100 stood at 6,703.38 points at midday on Wednesday January 3, down from its closing position of 6,733.97 on December 31.

Gains from Telefonica and Santander of 0.2 per cent and 1 per cent respectively helped to drive positive results for the index.

The IAG airline group also made gains of 1.5 per cent in the middle of the first trading week of the year.

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Where the true problems lie

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT a jumped up little pipsqueak this present mayor of London has turned out to be.

This arrogant individual has not only managed to take a large chunk of lighthearted pleasure from the lives of Londoners by banning bikini ads, (Ed: from TFL premises) which previously brightened many a misty morning as residents of both sexes went about their daily affairs, but he has consistently stuck his oar into political matters by airing his views on Brexit at every opportunity.

This latest escapade surely took the whole tin.

As a confirmed remainer (we won’t go into his motives for that!) on New Year’s Eve he had the audacity to misuse lord knows how many thousands of taxpayers’ money, by turning the London eye into a gigantic EU flag!

This huge fireworks display, not only cost a fortune, but was blatantly contrived to send a message of support from ‘remainers’ to the members of the European Union. Just how much of an undemocratic, utterly arrogant and totally unacceptable action was that?

This man, who was undoubtedly elected by his peers, has also informed Londoners that they must be prepared to accept acts of crime and terror as part of the trials of living in a big city! Well I’ve got news for this distasteful little man.

London didn’t used to be like that. Rather than

LONDON: Many problems in the capital. poke his nose into the political arena, he would do better to begin delving into where the true problems lie. The ghettos which have been allowed to fester in rapidly expanding areas of the City.

The ‘no go’ areas, which are hives of religious and cultural unrest. He should publicly recognise the fact that many stabbings and muggings are

carried out by young black members of mainly deprived areas, and create elite police units which are free to take action without worrying they may be accused of racism or political incorrectness.

Put your own house in order Mr Khan, before you enter into areas best left to the unbiased politicians that, for better or worse, have been elected

by the public to run the country.

If ever there was an example of Britain being considered a soft touch, this latest spate of illegal immigrants is certainly it.

One ‘young’ man was asked why he and his companions hadn’t asked for asylum in France, before crossing the channel in a blow up boat. Almost unbelievably he said it was because they didn’t like the French police, who he said were rough and squirted them with pepper spray!

Another couple, who were asked the same question, said they came to Britain because their nine-year-old daughter had insisted that she wanted to go to school here. You really couldn’t make it up. There’s only one way to handle illegal immigration; zero tolerance.

No one, without exception, who enters Britain illegally should ever be allowed British residency or citizenship. Immediate incarceration and deportation should follow, preferably on large boats.

Too dangerous by air. Rules should be simple and straightforward, thereby giving no chance for opportunistic lawyers to tie up individuals in the courts for years and rake in vast sums of taxpayers money in the process.

Keep the faith Love, Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID I RECENTLY endured one of those movies where the special effects work better - and harder - than the actors.

But soon today’s action heroes won’t even have to pretend to do their stunts. Nor indeed will their stuntmen.

Chinese TV recently aired a robot weatherman, hot on the heels of YouTube videos where the very latest lip-sync technology made it almost impossible to tell a computer-generated Obama from the real one (tip: nonhuman Artificial Intelligence actors don’t blink. Yet).

We’ve long been familiar with animated movies, right back to Disney’s very first Snow White film which traumatised me against eating red apples for years.

These days CGI (computer-generated imagery) special-effects films, are gaining a growing foothold, and the day can’t be far off when expensive - not to mention temperamental Hollywood actors themselves become surplus to requirements, just as plots did in the 70’s when helicopters

Lights, camera, action Why cast Tom Cruise or The Rock when a Dalek will do, asks Terence Kennedy ROBOT DE NIRO: You talkin’ to me?

would do.

Sadly, because computer-generated actors can perform and survive anything, a little bit of the magic will also go.

The magic of suspending our credulity watching heroes being beaten to a pulp which would put the rest of us in Intensive Care with imminent last rites, yet managing to struggle up and carry on regardless.

The magic of being asked to be-

lieve that fists on flesh resound with an explosive bang. Or face-slaps sound like the crack of doom. All with expensive hairstyles intact.

The magic of having to accept actors picking locks in seconds which would take a trained locksmith and a vanload of unphotogenic equipment several hours.

Or being asked to believe every hero has a built-in and infallible sense of direction: ‘Quick, head north!’

shouts Tom Cruise in the desert or jungle at midnight and doggone if he doesn’t. Go on, try it, I defy you.

What woman will never have questioned why film heroines always manage to wake up looking like several million dollars, immaculately made-up and groomed? Don’t they use cold cream in Hollywood? Or hair curlers? Come to that, how come no-one on film ever does what we lesser mortals do: goes to the loo? Or actually eats the food on the table?

CGI will also, finally, draw a curtain on physically having to stage the meticulously-choreographed ballet which is the staple of so many movies: the car chase.

Doing it exclusively with computers will at least stop us having to believe that innocent bystanders, despite being scattered in every direction as the vehicles plunge through crowded markets or malls, are never, ever hurt. Try telling that to the Red Cross.

Switch off your brain MOVIE computing suspends belief for even the most feebly geeky among us.

At a time when infants already knew the difference between Enter and the Backspace key, even a decade ago could we still be expected to believe in computer consoles which put huge letters on their screens; to the accompaniment of a beeping sound as each letter appeared?

Or computers which never needed to be booted-up? Or nerds keying-in complex codes which would save/destroy the world while holding highly intelligible conversations at the same time?

Perhaps we shouldn’t take it all too literally.

Perhaps, as an ardent moviegoer suggested to me recently, these days before entering the cinema there is indeed something else you should switch off along with your mobile phone: your brain.

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

LOOK left, look right, look left again. The old recommendation on crossing the road must be on Albert Rivera’s mind as Ciudadanos, the party he leads, prepares to look right in Andalucia.

Before December 2 the party looked left, shoring up Susana Diaz’s PSOE government although Rivera vowed that there would be no repetition this time.

Thanks to extreme right-wing Vox’s 12 parliamentary seats, the still-acting regional president cannot form a government although hers was the most-voted party.

Meanwhile, this gives Ciudadanos the opportunity of entering a Partido Popular government enabled by Vox. Ciudadanos campaigned to oust the PSOE and Susana Diaz from the regional government but voters know that political promises are piecrusts meant to be broken.

Long-term for centrist Ciudadanos, and when seen from outside Andalucia, that might be one promise it would be better to break.

The three-card trick AFTER 36 years of PSOE governments, the PP’s Juan Manuel Moreno will almost certainly be invested president of Andalucia, and Ciudadanos will enter his government.

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Change of direction Political journalist Ruben Amon recently described Rivera and Cs as Pablo Casado’s Shabbos goy, the gentile paid to do what an Orthodox Jew cannot carry out on the Sabbath.

In Andalucia, that means the horse-trading and negotiating with Vox which Casado is reluctant to be seen doing.

Not everyone trusts a horse-trader, especially those not in on the deal. Seen from outside allying a centre party to the right and the extreme

right will look more like a three-card trick where the punter never wins.

Naming no names DESPITE the destabilising presence of ETA, internationally classed as a terrorist organisation, the pro-independence group never did destabilise the Basque region.

ETA happily killed civilians and politicians from all parties, taking the lives of 829 people

Creating problems MEANWHILE, back in Barcelona, Quim Torra, Cataluña’s regional president delivered his own New Year’s message.

He dances to the tune of the self-exiled former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, who scarpered to Belgium after an aborted UDI in October 2017 and Torra called on the population to ‘rise up against injustice and tear down the walls of oppression.’

In other words, the same old secessionist litany of grumbles, wrongs and resentments.

Most human beings and - according to Jane Goodall - primates love a good grouse but politicians are paid to solve problems and not, like Torra and Puigdemont, to create them.

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LOOK RIGHT: Albert Rivera may be better off breaking his pledge. between 1968 and 2010 before finally dissolving all its structures in 2018.

In his New Year’s Eve speech, the Basque region’s president Iñigo Urkullu did not mention Cataluña but emphasised Euskadi’s ‘different type of reply’ to problems, disagreements and divisions, practising a model based on ‘respect, moderation, dialogue, trust and agreement.’

A former president Javier Arzalluz once provoked indignation outside the region by claiming that the Basques’ predominant RH-negative blood group identified them as Europe’s oldest inhabitants.

Since Basque is not an Indo-European language, who’s to say he’s wrong?

What’s more, respect, moderation, dialogue, trust and agreement aren’t every region’s reply to disagreements and divisions. Naming no names, naturally.

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REGARDING Leapy Lee’s reference to Henrietta Lacks, ‘she was a black American lady who died in the early 1950’s and is still alive today’?!

When she was diagnosed with cancer of the cervix, tissue samples were taken (for researching her illness).

At that time, cancer research was hampered by the fact that no matter how hard they tried, the other cultures died in a short time. Henrietta’s cell went to a medical research lab. After some time, it was noticed that her cells hadn’t died and were in fact reproducing. This was immediately realised to be a breakthrough for the researchers, no longer having a time limit imposed on their efforts.

More samples were taken from Henrietta’s body, both before and after her death, without her or her family’s permission. Those cell cultures now known as Henrietta Lacks, were passed out to research establishments across the world and became a multi-million dollar business, and so many millions of people around the world are alive because of Henrietta. Her family have fought long and hard for recognition of her violated rights.

Colin Pike

Plastics solution ALL these problems with plastics and the new ‘tax’ upon plastic bags. Here’s a couple of thoughts that the ‘intellectuals’ don’t seem to have thought of: a) Why not go back to using paper bags/carriers (a la Primark), using sustainable wood and which would be more easily recyclable. b) I remember seeing on TV a couple or so years ago a Japanese inventor who had come up with a table top machine that seemed to take all types of plastic (none of ‘the wrong sort’) and converted it back to oil. If this is feasible on a small scale, then why not produce some commercial size machinery that could be used by councils and other government agencies and get rid of the mountains of plastic and revert it to oil?

John

Cross words I WAS trying to complete the cryptic crossword in the December issue (1747). The clue for 19 down is ‘No Clue.’ Now I can’t find an answer that fits so is this clue just very devious and beyond me and my mother or a typo!

Paul Andrews Editor’s note: With apologies, but it was indeed an error. The clue should have read ‘Sound made by sheep overturning table.’ You can look up the answer online in our 1748 e-edition!

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Recognition for violated rights Landmark disgrace I WALKED the other day into Albir and then walked to the lighthouse and was very disappointed to see the lighthouse was closed, as we were hoping to pick up a lighthouse calendar.

We went again on Sunday thinking as long as we got to the office prior to 1.30pm we would get a calendar - but it was not to ALBIR LIGHTHOUSE: Needs to be more visitor friendly. be once again. To make matters worse both toilets had no toilet paper. It is a bad day when old and young alike are going around asking one another for hankies. What a disgrace for a public place landmark.

SPAIN’S leading Bishop has hit out at ‘extremism’ which he claims is dividing the country.

Archbishop of Toledo Braulio Rodriquez’s comments come as both sides on Cataluña’s independence debate continue to harden their rhetoric and after the far-right Vox of 12 seats in Andalucia.

The Bishop’s remarks are also timely in light of news from Britain that pro-Brexit protesters called Conservative MP Anna Soubry a ‘Nazi’ and ‘scum’ while giving interviews outside Parliament. Soubry supports Britain remaining in the EU. Trends towards the use of divisive and insulting language in political discussions should disturb anyone who supports rational debate in democracies including Britain and Spain.

The more such language is used, the more it becomes normalised within politics and wider society. And the more that happens the worse off a country and its citizenry becomes.

Such language merely fuels cycles of hatred and resentment for those on the other side of an issue. It ultimately leads to both sides distrusting one another and those caught in the middle distrusting the political system itself, as Bishop Rodriquez pointed out.

The only way to guard against this is to strive for respect and civility in political discourse.

We are all entitled to express our views. But we should remember that if someone has an opposing opinion it does not make them ‘scum,’ merely different.

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‘Pink Pig’ workers infected with rubella What comes around goes around, and probably become worse with time…

Felipe

Hike in illegal immigrants entering Spain, despite dramatic drop across Europe I wonder how many have managed to gate crash Spain by landing further up the east coast. There are reports in the local papers about abandoned dinghies being found on the beach as far north as Valencia.

Asking for trouble Spain - check out your prison population already and your own citizens struggling to make ends meet.

Annie The significant fall in the number of migrants using the Libya route is purely due to the removal of the ships which were operating the ‘ferry service.’ “The last fully operational fake charity invasion taxi ship, the Aquarius, has had its operations finally cancelled and there are no longer any major. . . vessels picking up Africans off the Libyan coast and shuttling them to Europe. “ Until illegal immigrants are immediately and very publicly deported the message will go out that Spain is now the safe haven, and the gateway to Central London via the underside of a lorry or an inflatable dingy from Calais.

PM

Spain’s council is asked to not use animals in the Kings Parade Roquetas de Mar had a flock of geese walking the parade.

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE We saw them at the very beginning and they seemed OK, but goodness knows what they were like later, walking on the roads for three hours. There was also a police presence with a harnessed alsation type dog which looked underweight as his ribs were clearly visible, he was muzzled and on an extremely short leash and looked distressed.

Sandy

Priors finally receive payout for illegal house demolition Why English and other northern European people still support the Spanish economy? This theft based sun trap is ridiculous. People should not go there on holiday and not buy houses. Spain is full of retarded white collar thiefs that have no other way of making money than by stealing it from northern Europeans. Simple as that. Spain was doomed to be a third world country and then the colder western Europeans came with their hard cash. Such a pity these thiefs received so much wealth by just stealing and lying.

Ritzi

For God’s sake give us a break Little Englanders are racist to the core and not just about blacks and Asians, you also hate the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish, the disabled or anyone else who’s not your idea of

English and you wonder why we Scots want independence?

Well your racism has brought the country to its knees. Brexit was a racist agenda started by Nigel Farage and Ukip then Cameron running scared of losing the election decided to have a referendum which has brought the country to near ruin. The Tories have created a hostile environment against immigrants, the sick and disabled, the homeless, the unemployed. Attacks against the disabled rose significantly after Osborne’s hate speech at the party conference in 2012 declaring the disabled as scroungers, then attacks against French, German, Polish, Spanish living in the UK rose significantly after the referendum followed by the deplorable Windrush scandal of the deportation of British citizens, all in the name of appeasing the far right in the Tory party. We are fast becoming a fascist state, the Tories were found to be in contempt of parliament which was the first time ever in our history for this to happen. Leapy you might say minorities complain about being hard done by, but when most of the country finds itself in a minority group, we are being denied our human rights by a government that has no shame.

Bill

May deserves all she gets Very true Brian no one knew the outcome of Brexit when we voted, now we are faced with a no win situation we need another vote, now we know how bad things will be if we leave, its strange how Leapy wants us to leave while he lives in Spain, while leaving will deny myself and many others from retiring there this year if we leave without a deal, even Leapy might find he will have to return to the UK if he’s not a Spanish citizen.

Bill

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Didi is a dark horse Richard Shanley DANCING ON ICE’S professional skater Dan Whiston has singled out Grease star Didi Conn as having the edge over her female counterparts in the competition, and could wow viewers with a ‘Debbie McGee moment’ on the ice.

Three-time Dancing on Ice champion Whiston - who has been promoted to associate creative director for this year’s series - predicts the 67-year-old actress will go far on the show, telling Digital Spy: “The girls are great this year.

I think there's a bit of an undercut with Didi.

“I think she may give us a Debbie McGee moment because she’s very good on the ice. She’s more of a mature lady, but people like to

GO FAR: Didi could capture the public’s hearts says Dan Whiston (inset).

It’s a farce Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man IT’S now a couple of weeks or so since the Gatwick airport debacle and it’s turned into a total farce.

I will declare now that I have a personal interest in this as it was on December 20, the day that our daughter was flying from said airport to spend Christmas with us on a trip to Portugal.

The thing I want to know is what happened? I mean, what the hell really happened?

The whole place closed down because an overgrown toy was allegedly seen in the restricted airspace. Now, as I’m not totally stupid, if there was a drone buzzing about, they obviously had to close the airport until it was found and forcibly got rid of it.

But they couldn’t find it, and as of now,

there are no official pictures of the said drone, and in fact, they are now saying that there may not have even been a drone at all!

The UK police have zero, none, nada proof that there were any drones at all which led to over 1,000 flights being cancelled.

Not to mention the couple who were arrested, named, and then freed because they had nothing to do with the non-existent drone and were charged with nothing; well how could they be if it never existed?

I’m not a big conspiracy theorist, but there is something not quite right here.

My phone can tell me where my car is parked when I can’t remember where I left it in the car park.

Technology knows if I don’t have a TV licence and I’m watching EastEnders in my bungalow in East Cheam.

If all that is possible, surely the might of the police and military should be able to get at worst case, a picture of this drone, and dare I suggest, find a way so this type of hoax never happens again.

mikesenker@gmail.com.

see that.

“They like to see not necessarily a dead cert, but someone unexpected. She’s such a lovely lady and I think she’s going to surprise a lot of people.”

Whiston also divulged which celebrity contestant is the most competitive, and it’s a close call between Love Island’s Wes Nelson, Brian McFadden and, yep, former Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan. “I’m really excited this year because the standard is good,” the pro-skater continued. ”It’s a really strong competition between the boys, which is exciting. James Jordan, Brian McFadden and Wes Nelson have this really competitive edge.”

The choreographer recently defended Gemma Collins from rumours surrounding her diva reputation, claiming the TOWIE star doesn’t want to be laughed at on the show, and is keen to do well.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Athletics 4:15pm Bargain Hunt 5:00pm Final Score 6:15pm The Time it Takes 6:50pm BBC News 7:00pm Regional News 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Pointless 8:00pm Michael Mcintyre's Big Show 9:00pm The Greatest Dancer 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:45am The NFL Show 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

8:15am Wild and Weird 8:30am All Over the Workplace 9:00am Show Me What You're Made of 9:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:00am Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds 11:00am Natural World 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Nigel and Adam's Farm Kitchen 2:00pm Info not available 4:00pm Info not available 4:30pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Attenborough and the Giant Egg 6:30pm The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts 7:30pm Back in Time for School 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Manchester by the Sea 1:05am Spaceship

8:00pm Hidden Kingdoms 9:00pm Wild Arabia Few places on earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia.

10:00pm Black Lake 10:45pm Black Lake 12:30am The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA 1:00am TOTP 1987 1:30am TOTP 1987 2:00am On Drums...

Stewart Copeland!

3:00am Hidden Kingdoms 4:00am Wild Arabia

8:00am Mission Employable 8:05am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:20am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am The Powerpuff Girls 9:10am Toonmarty 9:30am Ultimate Spider-Man v the Sinister Six 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers 1:10pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:15pm Dancing on Ice 3:15pm Evan Almighty 5:00pm The Chase 6:00pm Info not available 7:00pm To be Announced 9:00pm The Voice UK 10:30pm Info not available 11:30pm ITV News 11:45pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 1:30am Cold Feet

6:55am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:05am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:05pm You've Been Framed! Gold 2:05pm Babe 2: Pig in the City 3:05pm FYI Daily 3:15pm Babe 2: Pig in the City 3:55pm Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 6:55pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 10:00pm Clash of the Titans 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Clash of the Titans 12:10am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad!

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Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Lewis A rape case appears to be solved when the chief suspect is murdered.

Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Endeavour Crime drama series about young detective constable Endeavour Morse.

Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Vera Detective drama series based on the novels by Ann Cleeves.

Rising Damp Classic sitcom.

Rising Damp Classic sitcom.

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6:50am Triathlon 7:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Simpsons 10:30am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Big Tackle 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Heineken Champions Cup 4:10pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:30pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Princess Diana's 'Wicked' Stepmother 9:00pm Hidden Britain by Drone 10:00pm Central Intelligence 12:05am The Last Witch Hunter

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

World of Sport Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ITV Racing: The Opening Show World of Sport Ironside Columbo ITV Racing: Live From Warwick Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind The Scorpion King FYI Daily The Scorpion King Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol FYI Daily Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Sudden Death FYI Daily Sudden Death 8 Mile

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

House Doctor The Great Artists Wildlife SOS Milkshake!

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Access Make You Laugh Out Loud Chimp Island Disney's Snow Dogs Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

Chris Tarrant: Red Arrows: Kings of the Sky 5 News Tony Robinson's Time Travels Digging Up Britain's Past Great British Ships Wallis: The Queen That Never Was Kate v Meghan: Princesses at War Teleshopping

7:00am Rocky Balboa 8:45am Braven 10:25am The Karate Kid, Part II 12:25pm Green Lantern 2:25pm The Dark Knight 5:00pm Sucker Punch 7:00pm Dunkirk 9:00pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 11:00pm The Dark Knight 1:35am Braveheart

8:30am Airplane!

10:00am My Best Friend's Wedding 11:50am Mamma Mia! 1:45pm Sleepless in Seattle 3:35pm Airplane!

5:10pm Sweet Home Alabama 7:10pm My Best Friend's Wedding 9:00pm Mamma Mia! 11:00pm Sleepless in Seattle 12:50am Sweet Home Alabama

SATURDAY TV

10:35am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 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 12:20am 1:20am 2:20am 3:20am 4:20am 5:20am

The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon 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 Info not available Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube Gogglebox Gogglebox How I Met Your Mother

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2036 Origin Unknown Freak Show A Wizard's Tale Red Sparrow Life Itself: Special Life Itself 2036 Origin Unknown A Wizard's Tale Red Sparrow Life Itself Truth or Dare Wildling An Actor Prepares Jeremy Irons stars as an ailing actor forced into a crosscountry road trip with his estranged son in order to attend his daughter's wedding.

Comedy with Jack Huston.

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

Live NBA: La Lakers @ Utah 6:30am Sporting Records 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Cricket 12:30pm Football 4:15pm Info not available 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games Relive some classic matches in English football.

6:15pm Football Millwall host Blackburn Rovers at The Den in the Sky Bet Championship.

9:00pm Info not available 10:00pm Live NFL Divisional Play-Off A match from the NFL Divisional round.

2:00am Live NFL Divisional Play-Off A game from the NFL divisional round.

10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:15am 3:30am 3:45am 4:00am 5:00am 5:15am 5:30am

EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Live - Soccer Am EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Info not available EFL Greatest Games Football EFL Goals: Championship EFL EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Years Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Countdowns SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games One2eleven One2eleven EFL EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns

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9:35am Match of the Day 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics 12:30pm The Big Questions 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Bargain Hunt 3:50pm Money for Nothing 4:20pm Puss in Boots 5:40pm Pointless 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Les Misérables 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:35am The Women's Football Show 1:10am When in Rome 2:35am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:20am The Maggie 8:45am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 9:15am The Instant Gardener 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure 2:00pm Masters Snooker 6:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 11:00pm Drinkers Like Me Adrian Chiles 12:00am Insert Name Here Panel show exploring the greatest person to own a particular name.

12:30am Masters Snooker Highlights 1:20am Masters Snooker Extra 3:20am Question Time

8:00pm Indian Hill Railways Three-part series looking at the little trains have climbed through the Indian clouds for a hundred years, from the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south.

9:00pm Woolly Mammoth: Secrets From the Ice 10:00pm The Eyes of Orson Welles 11:40pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy.

12:10am The Bridge: Fifty Years across the Forth 1:10am Treasures of the Ancient East 2:10am Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain 3:10am Indian Hill Railways

8:20am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am Ben 10 9:10am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:30am Spy School 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Martin Lewis Money Show Live 11:30am You've Been Framed!

12:00pm The Voice UK 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:40pm Tenable 2:40pm Tipping Point 3:40pm The Chase 4:40pm Finding Nemo 6:35pm ITV Evening News 6:50pm Regional News and Weather 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm ITV News 11:15pm Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 12:10am Cold Feet

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:15am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:40am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:40pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 2:45pm The Voice UK 4:15pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 5:20pm FYI Daily 5:25pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 6:55pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 10:00pm Info Not Available 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad!

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Teleshopping Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Heartbeat The Queen's Garden Lewis Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders The Durrells The Durrells Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather Land of the Midnight Sun Wire in the Blood Wire in the Blood Joe Maddison's War Specially commissioned drama penned by the late award-winning writer Alan Plater.

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SUNDAY TV

Come Dine with Me King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Night at the Museum Channel 4 News World's Weirdest Homes George Clarke's Amazing Spaces SAS: Who Dares Wins 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Tin Star Hunted

7:00am Milkshake!

11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Make You Laugh Out Loud 11:55am Police Interceptors 12:40pm Police Interceptors 1:40pm Friends 2:10pm Friends 2:40pm Friends 3:10pm Friends 3:40pm Friends 4:10pm Friends 4:40pm Friends 5:10pm Friends 5:40pm Friends 6:10pm Friends 6:40pm Secrets of the World's Busiest Airport 8:00pm DHL: Delivering the World 9:00pm Chocolate Dreams Inside Hotel Chocolat 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Do the Right Thing 11:00pm Horrible Bosses 12:00am Access

5:50am Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too 7:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 9:20am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 9:45am Moshi Monsters: The Movie 11:20am Charmed 12:25pm The Goldbergs 12:55pm Young Sheldon 1:20pm Young Sheldon 1:45pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:15pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:45pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:15pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:45pm The Big Bang Theory 4:15pm The Big Bang Theory 4:40pm The Big Bang Theory 5:15pm The Big Bang Theory 5:40pm The Big Bang Theory 6:15pm The Big Bang Theory 6:45pm Miracle on 34th Street 9:00pm Ride Along 10:55pm Gogglebox 11:55pm Gogglebox 1:05am The Big Bang Theory 1:35am The Big Bang Theory 2:00am Tattoo Fixers 3:10am Rude Tube 4:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Total Goals Enjoy all the goals from the world of football.

9:00am Cricket 2:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Everton take on Bournemouth at Goodison Park in the Premier League.

5:15pm Live Renault Super Sunday Tottenham Hotspur take on Manchester United at Wembley in the Premier League.

8:00pm Live NFL Divisional Play-Off 10:30pm Live NFL Divisional Play-Off A game from the NFL divisional round.

2:00am Live PGA Tour Golf 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Protectors The Professionals The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind Columbo Mr. Bean Mr. Bean Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol FYI Daily Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol The Scorpion King FYI Daily The Scorpion King Jaws 2 FYI Daily Jaws 2 Swordfish FYI Daily

9:25am Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 11:30am Rampage 1:20pm The Dark Knight Rises 4:05pm Independence Day 6:40pm Rampage 8:40pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 11:00pm The Dark Knight Rises 1:45am Alien: Covenant

4:50am An Actor Prepares 6:30am Aquaman: Special 7:00am Black Panther: Special Sky Movies takes a special look at Marvel's superhero adventure, starring Chadwick Boseman (Captain America: Civil War) and Creed's Michael B Jordan.

7:30am Moana: Special 8:00am A Wizard's Tale 9:40am Life Itself 11:40am The Senator 1:30pm Red Sparrow 3:55pm 10x10 5:30pm A Wizard's Tale 7:10pm The Senator 9:00pm Red Sparrow 11:25pm Truth or Dare 1:10am Life Itself 3:10am An Actor Prepares 4:55am Wildling

9:30am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:00am EFL Goals: Championship 11:00am Sunday Supplement 12:30pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 1:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 2:00pm Football 4:45pm EFL Greatest Games 5:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 5:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 6:30pm EFL Greatest Games 6:45pm EFL Greatest Games 7:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:30pm Football's Greatest 9:00pm Football's Greatest 9:30pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 11:00pm EFL 12:00am EFL Greatest Games 12:15am EFL Greatest Games

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

Groundhog Day Singin' in the Rain The Wedding Singer Cool Runnings Made of Honour Groundhog Day Pretty Woman Made of Honour Cool Runnings Pretty Woman The Wedding Singer The Breakfast Club Cool Runnings Singin' in the Rain

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Just like Swipe I AM constantly bewildered by the television commercials promoting certain brands of liquors which I have often never heard of.

Bearing in mind the cost of TV advertising campaigns, it puzzles me how they are paid for, because in all my years of socialising and experience of bars and restaurants, I have never once heard anyone order these concoctions.

You will see them on the top shelf behind the bar, and judging by the contents they are obviously barely used. Which is of course why they are placed out of the way on the top shelf.

So who actually buys this stuff?

These television ads increase in intensity around the Christmas and New Year period for obvious reasons, and I can only surmise that having been tempted by the blurb, people go out and buy a bottle to give it a try, and then having done so decide that it’s not to their liking and tip the rest down the toilet.

Or perhaps having thrown a party and found that nobody touched

Colin Bird the stuff, it’s bunged in a cupboard and there it remains indefinitely.

I personally have one or two of these alien bottles which people have brought to our parties, but who have then ignored them and proceeded to dispatch my wine unashamedly.

There is one efficient way to rid yourself of this unwanted liquor, and you only have to look at the prizes in a charity raffle to know where that is.

But that’s simply redistribution, because then some other poor devil is lumbered until the next raffle.

There is an oblique parallel here with the pyramid selling phenomenon in the 1960’s and in particular a cleaning product called Swipe.

You bought into the business by purchasing at least a case of the product which then enabled you to

advance by recruiting others in the same way.

This would mean that you not only made the profit from the recruitment, but now you had another individual in your ‘line’ who would go out and repeat the process, so you were also making a commission on his or her sales and all the other people they managed to recruit under them and infinitum.

The problem was, at a quid a bottle, there were hardly any end users, because in the late 60’s this was at least four times the going rate for a domestic cleaning product.

Consequently the whole pyramid imploded when new recruits were difficult to find and thousands of people who had signed up were left with garages full of Swipe.

Likewise, it makes me wonder just how many bottles of those exotic sounding but barely imbibed brands of booze are lurking out there in the back of drinks cabinets.

LIQUORS: Have you tried any weird drinks lately?

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MONDAY TV

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm I Escaped to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12:30am The Graham Norton Show

7:45am The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:30am Family Cooking Showdown 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Masters Snooker 6:00pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast.

6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Canadian Railroad Journeys 8:00pm Politics Live Special 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Icons 11:00pm Two Doors Down 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Masters Snooker Highlights 1:05am Masters Snooker Extra

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Weird Nature 9:00pm Fake or Fortune?

Intriguing series.

Fiona Bruce teams up with an art expert to look at paintings.

10:00pm Art of America 11:00pm Russia's Lost Princesses Combining interviews with leading historians 12:00am Venice 1:00am Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British 2:00am Pugin: Gods Own Architect 3:00am Fake or Fortune?

4:00am Art of America

7:55am King of Queens 8:20am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:45am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm How to Lose Weight Well 10:00pm Prison 11:15pm 999: What's Your Emergency?

12:20am Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back 1:15am SAS: Who Dares Wins

10:05am Secret Life of Puppies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm The Yorkshire Vet: James Herriot Special 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Deadly Queen 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Dead or Alive?

9:00pm Police Interceptors Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Essex.

10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pm Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 12:05am Grand Theft Auto: Undercover Criminal

7:30am Hollyoaks 8:00am Extreme Cake Makers 9:00am Mike and Molly 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Celebrity Coach Trip 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too 11:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory 1:05am Gogglebox 2:10am First Dates 3:15am Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too

8:00am

9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder's Crime Stories 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm The Paras: Men of War 12:45am Play to the Whistle

7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Totally Bonkers 8:10am Dress to Impress 9:00am Emmerdale 9:25am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm You've Been Framed!

7:20pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 10:00pm Family Guy 11:00pm American Dad! 11:55pm Family Guy 12:55am The Cleveland Show 1:25am Plebs

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Nora Johnson

Drones bring Gatwick and common sense to a standstill

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

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SUSSEX Police recently admitted that its own drones launched to investigate the first sightings may have caused the ‘confusion’ at Gatwick which closed it for three days before Christmas, disrupting 1,000 flights and delaying 140,000 passengers.

This, then, the latest embarrassment for the force which earlier admitted it was ‘possible’ there had been no drone at Gatwick at the time.

Finally, the truth (possibly). Sounds like Sussex police’s Monty Python’s Flying Circus of total chaos and confusion meets April 1! (Maybe it was four pigeons in ra-ra skirts in formation - formation pigeon dancing? Or, like a few years ago, when a suspected drone at Gatwick turned out to be a plastic bag?)

Police should have attached blue flashing lights to their drones going ‘Nee-naw, neenaw!’ so the public could tell which ones belonged to the good guys.

Joking aside, police have the flight logs for their own drones. It should therefore take nothing more than some basic cross-referencing of those with the witness reports to determine which of the reported sightings were or could have been - the force’s own equipment, and in turn, which were suspect.

Barry Duke A COUPLE of years back, I was horrified to read a piece written by a columnist in an English newspaper in Spain.

In it, he praised General Franco, claiming that when the dictator was in power, women knew their place and kept their mouths shut, and homosexuals would never be allowed to shout ‘we’re here and we’re queer’ in the streets.

When the paper got wind of the outrage he caused, it invited me to write a rebuttal, which I gladly did.

But, to my amazement, the murderous tyrant was again praised by some imbecile called Gualberto Garcia Jones Esq, on a religious website, LifeSiteNews.

In a ghastly example of historic revisionism last December, Jones applauded the result of recent elections in Andalucia which saw the the farright, anti-abortion Vox party make significant gains.

In celebrating the ousting of Andalucia’s Socialist party, the happy little fascist wrote that Franco, after containing ‘the marxist threat… focused on creating a prosperous Span-

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DRONE: Causing panic in the airport.

In other news, it was reported that the suspect craft had buzzed the Gatwick control tower enabling airport staff to positively identify the brand and type. Err, what happened to that lead?

But don’t worry! We were assured ‘there’s a really large-scale police operation going on behind the scenes.’ Yes, undoubtedly there was... trying to find a way to mop up this dreadful PR mess.

News flash: earlier today police made a major breakthrough when they found a cache of drones in a secret warehouse location. “We believe they belong to a major new terrorist cell. “ A large number of ‘foreign persons’ were

detained. Our intelligence leads us to believe this new splinter group is called Am Azon.

We believe this discovery represents a major contribution to public safety,” said a retired chief constable.

Now we’re moving into 2019. Ever get the feeling we need to tighten our seatbelts a bit?

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There are problems with the lift in our building. A recent report from the administrators states that if repairs are not carried out by early March the lift will be closed down. I live on the fifth floor and I am 78 years of age so it will be almost impossible for me to negotiate a climb of 80 steps. Judging by the administrators’ report it seems that there is a very strong possibility that the community will not have the funds in place by March to carry out the works. I need your advice as to what can be done.

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The communi t y of property own- David Searl You and the Law ers is obligated by law to in Spain maintain the building in proper worki ng order and they are also obligated by law to ensure accessibility for elderly persons and those with mobility problems. In your situation I would contact other residents of the upper floors and either write or visit the president of the community to remind him of these obligations and to discover what action is being taken. A special assessment may be necessary to fund the repairs.

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

Twisting history

GENERAL FRANCO: Claimed to be guided by God.

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ish nation unified by Catholic traditions.’ He was right about the ‘Catholic traditions,’ one of which was appalling treatment of women.

This is from a review of Paul Preston’s The Spanish Holocaust: ‘Tens of thousands of women had their heads shaved and were force-fed castor oil (a powerful laxative), then jeered as they were paraded through the streets soiling themselves.’

In the same era, homosexuals were jailed or locked up in sinister mental institutions known as ‘correction camps.’ Between 3,000 and 5,000 were jailed, and a number - including the poet Lorca - were murdered.

General Queipo del Llano once said: ‘Any effeminate or introvert will be killed like a dog.’

But Jones was dead wrong about Franco’s raising the country out of poverty. In fact the opposite is true.

He brought the country to the brink of bankruptcy.

So incensed was I by Jones’s piece that I blogged about it on my Freethinker site, under the title ‘Op-ed calls Franco and the Catholic Church a force for good for Spain.’

This prompted Spanish-born Geoff Benson to write: ‘I’m delighted that someone has posted about Franco.

We regularly get the posts about the ‘evils of atheism’ citing Stalin or Hitler, but Franco is ignored. Whilst in terms of sheer numbers Franco’s genocidal tendencies (he ‘only’ murdered and caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands) his motivations are far more sinister than those of Hitler or Stalin.

‘Whilst the latter were tyrannical in a strictly ideological (admittedly horrific) way, they were straightforward in their murderous ways. Franco, on the other hand, always claimed to be guided by God, and was a fervent Catholic. When he acted, he did so in the name of his church.

‘He tethered Spain to the Catholic yoke for decades, preventing it from developing, effectively rendering it a third world country as recently as the 1960’s.

‘He was probably, to some extent, a victim of ‘small man syndrome,’ something he was able to channel effectively (though perhaps unintentionally) as a military leader, but as a country leader he was a disaster, literally.’

If I read another piece praising Franco, I’ll hunt down the writer and shove his face into a large dish of paella!

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*** The sea holds 94 per cent of all life, with life on land only representing a tiny minority of all organisms. *** There is around 20 million tons of diluted gold dispersed throughout water in the sea. Even the ocean floor has undissolved gold embedded in it. *** While sea water is undrinkable, sea ice is able to be consumed as brine drains out as ice ages, allowing it to be melted down and drunk. *** At its widest point, the Pacific Ocean is wider than the moon, measuring 12,300 miles from Indonesia to Colombia, more than five times the diameter of the moon. *** In the Mariana Trench, the Earth’s deepest point at 35,802 feet below the water surface, water pressure is eight tons per square inch, and would crush a human. *** Under the sea there is a landscape much like on land, including mountains, trenches, volcanoes, as well as lakes and rivers. Some lakes even have shorelines and waves.

DID YOU KNOW? While the tallest waterfall on land is the Angel Falls in Venezuela, offering a drop of 3,200 feet, there is a far larger one under the sea.

The Denmark Strait Cataract is an underwater waterfall formed between Greenland and Iceland by the temperature difference on either side of the strait.

ANGEL FALLS: The tallest waterfall on land at a drop of 3,200 feet is in Venezuela.

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Spirituality seeps right through the week. As you are feeling particularly sensuous, invite someone special to dinner or on a trip.

Visit garden centres and plan ahead. The colours and perfumes will be particularly pleasing.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you.

Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change. It is possible that a change is not required so much as a different approach. It is not essential to put all your eggs in one basket.

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

Friendships are particularly important this week.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been looking to moneymaking ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident.

Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way.

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

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A strong and exciting romantic feeling flows through the week, which is fitting as Valentine's Day comes round again next month. Someone returning from a trip makes you smile and boosts your spirit.

People who have been a little bossy finally realise that you will not rise to the bait.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It's a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays.

Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings. Consider raising some money and having fun by indulging in a garage or car boot sale.

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Cryptic Across 1 Popular leader and Irish-American legendary hero (7) 5 Supply for Tom Queen (5) 8 Goblin right in charge (5) 9 Graduate has object of having a dip (7) 10 It's less pleasant to insert a roundabout (7) 11 Despised bad date at hotel (5) 12 Get water on small Prince's whip (6) 14 Items in the armoury of the crossword setter? (6) 18 Row about grand striped cat (5) 20 Fit it out in the shed and have it moved (7) 22 In the past, had enough, for instance (7) 23 Unusual cut in garment (5) 24 Movement at sea is wonderful (5) 25 Having no time to wrap the presents for Edmund the poet (7) Down 1 Official documents, one's disregarded by people in hospital (7) 2 Areas in the house for wild moors (5) 3 Cakes mix-up is clear (7) 4 Residential district initially summed up by ‘upmarket, rather busy’ (6) 5 Lay hold of a fly in the ointment (5) 6 Swindler having dance with monarch (7) 7 Stiff outfit I had (5)

13 Small sailing ship almost loaded with silver bags (7) 15 Shrill sound from the French after card game (7) 16 Mixed cider as a cocktail (7)

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17 Head start in user's guides (6) 18 Around the weekend, disturbed rest to make long trips (5) 19 Drive off a returning social outcast (5) 21 Units destroyed for an African capital (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents X and 11 represents M, so fill in X every time the figure 7 appears and M every time the figure 11 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Annoyed and irritable (5) 3 Fake (5) 6/18 Glacial epoch (3,3) 8 Not strict (7) 9 Aim at (5) 10 Persuade (4) 13 Feeling of intense anger (4) 14 Burial chamber (usually underground) (5) 17 Spectacles (7) 18 See 6 19 Of them or themselves (5) 20 Something is necessary (5)

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Across 1 Rama (de árbol) (6) 4 A menos que (6) 9 Mattress (7) 10 Daughter-in-law (5) 11 Egipto (5) 12 Inspirar (7) 13 Three hundred (11) 18 Almirante (7) 20 Shoe polish (5) 22 Badger (animal) (5) 23 Remolque (de camión) (7) 24 To lose (6) 25 Solitario (6)

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Down 1 Child’s bed (4) 2 Showing a brooding ill humour (6) 3 Something that binds (4) 4 Member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment (9) 5 Small sofa (6) 7 Large, shallow lake or marsh (9) 11 Having striking colour (6) 12 Dark purple plum (6) 15 Russian ruler (4) 16 In smaller quantity (4)

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

Down 1 Cubo (balde) (6) 2 Callejón (5) 3 Rockets (fireworks) (7) 5 Girls (young) (5) 6 Enemy (7) 7 Báscula (6) 8 By bicycle (2,9) 14 To soak (7) 15 Cloudy (sky, day, weather) (7) 16 Ordenador portátil (6) 17 Energía (6) 19 Enjuagar (de ropa) (5) 21 Waist (of a dress/skirt) (5)

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

ANYHOW APLOMB BEYOND BRAINY CASTLE COBALT ENSURE FAMILY INDUCE (10) NATION NIMBUS PAUNCH PIGPEN POTION SEAMEN TIPPED TUMULT TYPHUS WISDOM

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Scream 2 Pariah 3 Redact 4 Fixate 5 Retain 6 Spread 7 Infest 8 Tracer 9 Serene 10 Firsts 11 Marrow 12 Cheese 13 Attest 14 Heater 15 Teeter 16 Pitman 17 Recent 18 Martin 19 Rental.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

TARGET: • Average: 23 • Good: 32

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• Very good: 46 • Excellent: 59

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

Average: 10 Good: 14 Very good: 21

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QUICK Across: 1 Advanced, 8 Hides, 9 Flair, 10 Need, 11 Detect, 13 Submit, 15 Spot, 18 Olive, 19 Again, 20 Snapshot.

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Down: 2 Dodge, 3 Also, 4 Coffee, 5 Drake, 6 Irritating, 7 Rhinestone, 12 Cinema, 14 Bliss, 16 Piano, 17 Taps.

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1 Aden, 3 Migrates, 9 Citadel, 10 Blade, 11 Rinse, 12 Erects, 14 Ticker, 16 Untrue, 19 Facile, 21 Carve, 24 Ideas, 25 America, 26 Suspense, 27 Mere.

1 Marchar, 5 Forks, 8 Menor, 9 Partner, 10 Rosca, 11 Viaje, 12 Estas, 14 Oruga, 19 Bambu, 21 Ancla, 23 Justice, 24 Tides, 25 Stars, 26 Arrears.

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1 Accurate, 2 Eaten, 4 In lieu, 5 Ruble, 6 Traitor, 7 Sues, 8 Adhere, 13 Relegate, 15 Chalets, 17 Nicked, 18 Medals, 20 Issue, 22 Rhine, 23 Kiss.

1 Mimado, 2 Ranuras, 3 Horns, 4 Repeat, 5 Forever, 6 Renta, 7 Screen, 13 Alubias, 15 Grandpa, 16 Abejas, 17 Pareja, 18 Blusas, 20 Mosca, 22 Citar.

App of the week Spring clean According to its makers, Magic Cleaner is a ‘free and powerful’ Android app and cache cleaner.

This new app can also boost your phone’s speed, which is often slowed by redundant programmes running in the background. Magic Cleaner promises to improve phone speed by up to 60 per cent, as well as freeing up storage space, boosting RAM, and saving battery life. The app can even detect programmes working your phone’s central computer (CPU) the hardest and subsequently heating up your device. With one tap, the app can help cool down your phone.

QUIZ: THAT WAS 2018 THAT WAS (PART 2) 1. Who replaced Boris Johnson as UK foreign secretary in July?

2. In which country is the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system, where, in July British divers rescued 12 boys and their coach after being trapped for nine days by monsoon flooding?

3. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's population reached how many in August: (a) 20 million, (b) 25 million or (c) 30 million?

4. What is the name of the lead singer of the US rock band Aerosmith who sent a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump demanding he stop using the band’s songs at rallies in August?

5. Which rapper announced on Twitter in September that he was changing his name to Ye? 6. Which English bowler took his 564th Test wicket in September to become the most prolific fast bowler in cricket history?

7. Jodie Whittaker made her debut in her first full episode as the 13th and first female what in October?

8. Which team beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win their ninth baseball World Series in October?

9. What is the one-word title of the autobiographical memoir of former US First Lady Michelle Obama, which was published in November?

10. Which English painter’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold for $90.3 million in New York in November, a record for a living artist?

11. What was the name of the 41st president of the United States, who died in December, aged 94?

12. A Dutch court rejected 69-year-old Emile Ratelband's request to be how many years younger in December?

Not a lot of people know that… in August, the world’s first floating dairy farm opened in Merwehaven harbour, Rotterdam, with 40 cows milked by robots.

Answers: 1. JEREMY HUNT, 2. THAILAND, 3. B - 25 MILLION, 4. STEVEN TYLER, 5. KANYE WEST, 6.

JAMES ANDERSON, 7. DOCTOR WHO, 8. BOSTON RED SOX, 9.

BECOMING, 10. DAVID HOCKNEY, 11. GEORGE Herbert Walker BUSH, 12. 20

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Euro Weekly News strives for accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for any errors in published forecasts • Rod Stewart, Singer; January 10, 74 Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Sir Rod Stewart recently released his 30th solo • Jeff Bezos, Businessman; January 12, 55 album following more than 50 years of chart Born in New Mexico and raised in Texas, the success. Born and raised in London, the rocker world-famous founder of online retail giant Amazon began his career with a degree in is one of the most successful artists of all time, selling more than 100 million records engineering and computer science from Rod Stewart. worldwide, and achieving an impressive 62 UK Princeton University, United States. Bezos hit singles. The singer was knighted in 2016. founded Amazon in 1994 and has since been named the, • Mary J Blige, Rapper; January 11, 48 ‘richest man in modern history.’

• Orlando Bloom, Actor; January 13, 42 This singer, songwriter, rapper and actress began her career as a backing singer in 1989. Blige has since gone The English actor found international fame after starring on to release 13 studio albums, as well as winning nine in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, before cementing his Grammy awards, and three Golden Globe nominations. status in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Bloom has since gone on to become known for his anthropological Multi-talented Blige has also received an Academy

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

work, becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2009.

• Jason Bateman, Actor; January 14, 50 This actor, director, and producer has been acting since the early 1980’s, before becoming known for his role in the Arrested Development sitcom on American television in the 2000’s. Bateman currently stars in and directs Netflix crime series Ozark.

• Claudia Winkelman, Presenter; January 15, 47 One of the later presenters to Strictly Come Dancing, Claudia Winkelman has been a familiar face on British screens since the 1990’s. The daughter of journalists Eve Pollard and Barry Winkelman, Claudia is the highest paid woman at the BBC.

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Solution GULP GULF GOLF GOLD (GOOF) GOOD FOOD

WHEN Detective Inspect or J es s ica Daniel r e ceives call from a seaside payphone from her friend B e x, who s ays jus t on e word, ‘Jessica,’ she becomes concerned.

B y the time J es s ic a reaches the beach, there is no one there any more, l ea ving her with mo r e questions than answers.

O ne man tells her he ca n help, but is s oo n found stabbed to death on t he s hore. Growing i n creasingly worried for her friend, Jessica is beginni ng to become co n ce rned s he is bein g framed.

With both her caree r and friend’s life at stake, Je ssica turns to a bo y whose tattoo matches that of the missing Bex. Will t hi s clue help her clea r her n ame and s ave h e r fri end before it is to o late?

Silent Suspect, by author Kerry Wilkinson, is t he 1 3th in the J es s ic a Daniel detective series.

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• 1128 - Knights Templar Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction declaring the military group known as the Knights Templar to be an army of God. • 1559 - Elizabeth crowned Two months after the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I of England, Elizabeth, the 25year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is crowned Queen Elizabeth I. • 1842 - Khyber Pass Following the massacre at the Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, one British army doctor reaches the British post at Jalalabad, the only survivor of 16,000 Anglo-Indian expeditionary soldiers who were massacred in their retreat from Kabul.

• 1879 - Zulu war Lieutenant General Frederic Augustus leads British troops into Zululand from the southern African republic Natal, beginning the BritishZulu war.

• 1920 - International group The League of Nationals formally comes into being after the Covenant of the League of Nations was ratified by 42 countries.

• 1928 - Trotsky banished Joseph Stalin banishes Leon Trotsky, a leader in the Bolshevik revolution, to Alma-Ata in a remote area; Soviet Central Asia.

• 1935 - First flight Amelia Earhart takes the first flight of its kind, flying from Honolulu, Hawaii to California.

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AFTER spending 40 years sacrificing her own ambitions and talent to support her husband Joe’s writing career, Joan Castleman begins to turn the table.

Having spent years ignoring his indiscretions and unpredictable behaviour, Joan finally reaches a breaking point. As Joe is awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature, Joan considers all the sacrifices she has made and begins to confront some long-standing secrets.

The Wife, starring Glenn Close as Joan and Jonthan Pryce as Joe, is based on the bestselling book by Meg Wolitzer.

Also starring Elizabeth McGovern, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Annie Starke, and Harry Loyd, this funny and emotional DVD explores a woman’s journey of selfdiscovery and freedom.

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by Sally Underwood NO longer just good for our bodies, vitamin C is now one of the hottest products offering to give us glowing, firm skin.

While we all know vitamin C is good for us on the inside by improving our immune systems, a new host of vitamin C-enriched skin care products promise an array of benefits, helping us to look healthy on the outside too.

This natural ingredient contains a chemical, L-Ascorbic Acid (LAA), thought to contain high levels of antioxidants which can protect us from free-radical damage, including UV rays, smoke, and pollution.

This in turn may help to slow down some of the ageing we experience caused by environmental factors, and could be particularly beneficial for those living in sunnier countries, including Spain.

The benefits don’t stop there, however, as there is some evidence to suggest products using vitamin C can actually reverse some signs of ageing.

Experts claim the chemical can help lighten dark spots, such as those left over after sun damage, as well as inhibiting melanin production - the chemical responsible for hyperpig-

VITAMIN C: Products may help to reverse some ageing. mentation - preventing further dark spots from forming.

Scientists also believe vitamin C may help to boost collagen levels in the skin, creating a plumper, firmer effect, and helping to reverse the look of fine lines and wrinkles. It is thought vitamin C achieves this by increasing cell turnover ensuring newer cells are always at the surface of the skin and sloughing away old ones, which may even help to fade scars.

There is a large variety of vitamin C skin care products available, and before choosing one, it is important to

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take some factors into consideration.

The active chemical in most of these formulas, L-Ascorbic Acid, is unstable when exposed to sunlight, meaning your product may cease to be effective after several weeks if not stored properly.

This means choosing a product ideally packaged in brown or blue glass, which helps to keep out UV rays and protect your product.

Next, it is important to think about what concentration of LAA you would like to use. Higher concentrations of around 15 to 20 per cent are most effective but can cause sensitivity in some people, so it may be best to start off with a lower concentration, around 10 per cent.

Finally, as ever, don’t forget to protect your skin by using a daily SPF of at least factor 30 to protect your skin from further damage.

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by Sally Underwood

Reduce the appearance of facial ageing, wrinkles, scar tissue, stretch marks with a Dermapen treatment!

THE Dermapen is the latest in pen needling technology, a motorised instrument which uses a disposable needle tip to create small ‘wounds’ in your skin. But don’t worry - it’s not painful. Superficial treatment levels are tolerable with nothing more than some topical numbing gel.

When a person hurts themselves, the skin will generally initiate skin repair by stimulating growth factors which will, in turn, lead to the generation of collagen and elastin.

Therefore, when the punctures are made using the Dermapen, the skin will treat the punctures as wounds and therefore initiate healing. This means that micro-needling tends to trick the skin to produce collagen and elastin to promote ‘healing’ and the effect will be rejuvenated skin. We also put a rich serum on, containing vitamins, minerals and amino acids. This is to give the newborn cells the best cocktail to develop in.

Dermapen is used mostly for face wrinkles, scars, stretch marks and facial lines. For wrinkles and face lines, basically, the produced collagen and elastin will cause the skin to thicken and also tighten, leaving the skin looking youthful.

Generally, Dermapen has been effective and quite advantageous over other skin treatment procedures.

This has seen to it that its popularity keeps growing by the day.

At Derma Clinic Spain, our team of medical professionals take pride in providing expert care to help you achieve a healthy, natural, rejuvenated appearance.

If you’re interested in learning more about DermaPen Micro-Needling or any of our other skin rejuvenation treatments, please give us a call.

Call for an appointment on: 674 255 579 Camino del Pinxo 2 L’Alfàs del Pi 03580 674 255 579

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Alternatively see our Facebook page facebook.com/DermaClinicSpain.

WHILE many of us may normally have oily, normal, or dry skin, even the least skinsensitive can suffer from red, easily-irritated skin during winter.

Cold weather and central heating force can simultaneously over-stimulate and dry out our skin, which in turn can act up.

While it may not be necessary to buy a whole range of specialist products to deal with your newly-sensitive face and body, there are some simple substitutes you can make to help deal with the problem.

First, it’s important to diagnose that sensitive skin is in fact what you are dealing with. This can present itself in the form of redness - or even rosacea - flaking, irritation, or bumps under the skin. Skin types which feel a burning or tingling sensation when using gentle products may also suffer from sensitivity.

Next, you need to discount whether your sensitivity is caused by an allergic reaction. This could be the case if

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WINTER SKIN: Colder weather can leave skin sensitive. your skin changed suddenly, and could be caused by eczema, psoriasis, or another allergy, and you should speak to a pharmacist or doctor who should be able to help.

If your redness and irritation is something you normally deal with however, or suffer from every winter, you can lessen the symptoms and calm redness by taking extra

Kate Broadhead Health and Lifestyle coach I LOVE January. Everyone has New Year resolutions to shift the Christmas pudding pounds which we all know will be broken

by February.

‘Dieting’ as we all know, is not sustainable long-term. To lose weight, we first need to know what our body needs as an individual. This depends on weight, height, age and fitness levels. Then, we can start to look at a long-term way of eating which is enjoyable and sustainable.

If not, we will simply give up!

The method of carb cycling is a concept which has been around for some time. For years after having my son I had still never found a way to return to a weight I was comfortable with, and this method has totally changed my attitude towards food.

Carb cycling means you can still eat carbs, as long as you eat the right ones, and on certain days. You have low-carb days (max 50g) for five days a week and moderate to high carbs for two days.

A spike of carbs triggers metabolism whereas other diets don’t keep your body guessing, and your body settles comfortably into its new routine.

My typical breakfast would consist of

care with your skin this season.

Firstly, cut out any products which contain harsh chemicals. While your skin may be able to handle them at other points in the year, it will respond better to simpler, gentler formulas now.

This includes your cleanser and toner, which should not contain alcohol or any foaming agents which

will strip your skin’s natural protective layer.

Instead, stick to a cold cream or balm formula which will soothe and protect your face, while also removing dirt and oil.

Depending on the severity of your sensitivity you may also choose to cut out your normal exfoliator completely.

Certainly it is wise to stick to a gentler chemical exfolitant containing fruit acids, rather than using a harsher physical scrub. Alternatively, simply using a clean, damp towel to remove your cleanser which will gently slough off dead cells.

Next, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Try to stick to a natural or gentle formula, and temporarily steer clear of any harsher retinols, peels, or ceramides you may be using.

Finally, if you do introduce new products, take care of your skin by using them slowly or first carrying out a patch test.

Introducing carb cycling

HEALTHY: A low-carb breakfast means you are less tempted to snack. eggs, spinach and tomatoes; a fantastic combination for the first meal of the day.

The protein from eggs keeps you fuller for longer and spinach provides tons of vitamins, more so if cooked rather than raw.

Add tomatoes for a further vitamin boost with antioxidant powers, or you can

also have as an omelette, adding your favourite cheese!

Next week, low carb lunches and the different types of carbs.

Visit Kate’s successful Facebook group on www.facebook.com/groups/carbcy clingforbeginners or follow on Instagram @carbcyclingqueen

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The doctor emphasises the benefits of being a British dentist in an area where so many expats live: “Al-

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though patients can go to any clinic they want to, I think British people feel more comfortable talking to someone from their own country in their own language. There is much less risk of misunderstandings.” His dental nurse Katia is also British, so there is never any trouble calling and arranging appointments.

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Slimma Gemma in Marbella REALITY star Gemma Collins showed off her trimmer figure while seeing in the new year in Marbella, accompanied by friends and ‘future husband’ James ‘Arg’ Argent.

The TOWIE diva, 37, has reportedly lost two stone since she began training for Dancing on Ice.

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And she made sure everybody knew it as she donned a chic black silk number with bejewelled sunglasses, classy headband adding a touch of ‘Essex glamour ’ with full make-up and accessories.

She and Arg, who dressed down in an open collar black shirt and trousers, were joined by TOWIE’s Bobby Norris and Saffron Lempiere, as they enjoyed lunch at Mar-

SLIMMER: Gemma Collins with Dancing on Ice partner Matt Evers. bella’s Olivia’s restaurant.

The blonde favourite shared snaps on Instagram captioned ‘we’re having a nice little lunch, me and Arg are more in love than ever.’ They later hit the beach to catch some winter sun.

Golden gong ACTRESS Penelope Cruz is one of 21 personalities from the world of entertainment and culture to be awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts for 2018 by the Spanish government.

Singers Ruben Blades and Fatima Miranda also picked up the prestigious award which recognises those who have exCRUZ: Gold Medal for Merit. celled in the field of artistic and cultural creation.

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Hassel-free Hoff BAYWATCH star David Hasselhof, 66, and his new wife Hayley, 39, looked smitten as they casually strolled through the streets of Marbella.

Sporting a t-shirt with his famous sl ogan ‘ don’ t hassl e t he hof f ’ and black aviators with matching baseball cap, the actor showed off his beautiful blonde wife, who he had been dating for six years before marrying in July.

The pai r m et i n 2012 whi l e Davi d was a j udge on Bri t ai n’s G ot Tal ent and f orm er ret ai l worker Hayley asked hi m f or hi s aut ograph.

She looked stunning in a pinstripe m i ni dress whi ch showed off her incredibly toned legs and tiny waist.

LOVED UP: David Hasselhoff and new wife Hayley.

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This week Celebrity Chef from Ready Steady Cook &Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala makes a fantastic Vietnamese curry using up some turkey.

Good Morning Vietnam!

Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella

www.thelittlegeranium.com YEARS ago I was at The Savoy for lunch (where I had trained in the 70’s) and I was delighted to be a guest some 25 or so years later.

Tony the doorman remembered me and as he parked up my nice car on the front he said wow… you’ve done good! I felt proud and so happy to be back at The Savoy. I wandered into the bathroom to put on a tie (no tie, no entrance to River Restaurant) and the r e wa s R o b i n Willia ms h a v in g a pee!

I w a s t a k e n a b a c k , I lo v e d Ro b in Williams but I was a bit dumbstruck. Not known to be ever short of words however, I

came out with… Good Morning Vietnam! (I really don’t know where that came from!)

It was of course a Robin Williams’ film made in the 80’s set in Saigon in the 60’s during the Vietnamese war.

Robin played a controversial radio DJ. He laughed out loud at my comment and said something back in a funny voice which I didn’t hear because I was too star struck!

Later that day we had a drink together, he was one of the most natural, funniest and least pretentious of all the stars that I have ever met.

He seemed more interested in my training at The Savoy than telling me his stories. It’s so very sad that he is not with us any more, he was a fantastic actor, comedian and exceptional guy, RIP Robin.

I have never been to Vietnam, but I used to employ a Vietnamese chef and her food was amazing. She came to me to learn how to cook western style food, but I think that I learned more from her!

Vietnamese cuisine always combines fragrance, taste, and colour. It always has five elements. For example it includes five fundamental taste senses - spicy, sour, bitter,

ROBIN WILLIAMS: Least pretentious of stars.

salty, and sweet, apparently corresponding to five organs (gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, and urinary bladder).

Vietnamese dishes also include five types of nutrients - powder, liquid, mineral elements, protein and fat - and Vietnamese cooks try to use five colours, white, green, yellow, red and black in their dishes. The five flavours of Vietnamese food makes it unique and appealing, but it also makes it more complex.

In other words when I make an Indian curry its far simpler, but the taste buds are never satisfied like they are when you cook a Vietnamese curry.

My Vietnamese chef was a bit bossy to all my other chefs and she fell out with them all the time.

One day I coul d f eel t he st r ess i n t he kitchen and I turned to her and said firmly binhtinh (which I think means calm down).

She col l ect ed her kni ves and l ef t t he kitchen.

I never saw her again. I hope that I said the Vietnamese words correctly and that I did not offend her!

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Careline Theatre in pantomime mood A MESSAGE in a bottle... shipwrecked on a tropical island, Young Robinson meets

new friends and finds treasure too. His mother Mrs Crusoe never gives up on him. Setting

sail for the distant island along with the motley crew and the saucy Captain Cuttlefish and his dragon lady wife, adventures are to be had. This promises to be another hilarious fun-packed Careline Panto for all the family, so why not come along and join in the fun.

It’s being staged at the Careline Theatre in Alcalali from January 17 to January 20 with curtain up at 8pm. Saturday and Sunday will also hold matinee performances at 3pm too.

This year’s pantomime funds

are being put towards the muchneeded replacement theatre seating. President Candida Wright said; “Unless we find replacement seating soon we will all be sat on cushions on the floor!”

Careline Theatre has raised and donated thousands of euros over the years to good causes. However this year they are themselves in need to be able to continue with their work.

For tickets and more information, contact the Box Office on 605 181 726 or via e-mail at carelineboxoffice@gmail.com.

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Invest time before cash when buying a property ANALYSING the market and being aware of the possibilities and opportunities are vital when buying a new property.

There are essential points to take into account before signing a mortgage to ensure that the joy of purchasing a new home is long-lived.

One of the most relevant factors is the location, and not just the area itself but also roads and public transport as well as the proximity to schools, supermarkets and health centres.

Whether to buy secondhand or new may depend on the location you choose. If you want to live in the centre of a city, the option is probably largely second-hand, in which case, consider there might be costly changes to be made.

ESSENTIAL POINTS: Consider everything from location to taxes.

If it is a new build, the expenses can come from factors such as community charges for any pools or communal gardens.

Everybody has a budget, but if you stumble across a ‘real bargain,’ it’s important to investigate the area, the possible need for refurbish-

Spanish ‘ghost towns’ back to life

TEN years after the economic crisis whch hit Spain particularly hard - especially the housing construction market it has been the norm to see a number of unfinished building sites or empty blocks of apartments up and down the country.

However, after years of neglect some of these ‘ghost towns’ have been brought back to life. One worthy of note is Valdeluz, near Guadalajara, located around 60 kilometres north-east of Madrid.

It was planned to be a stateof-the-art town for 30,000 people linked to Madrid by the high-speed train line stopping at a new station, but the crisis hit and left the developer bankrupt.

Over time, the handful of owners and residents has increased to around 4,000 as the banks have been able to sell the apartments from the original developers.

REVIVED: The once deserted Valdeluz now has 4,000 residents.

As well as being in a strategic location, Valdeluz has seen new life being breathed into the town since the country’s economic fortunes changed in 2014.

A primary school which had closed five years ago, reopened in 2017 and now has around 300 pupils; reflecting the number of families which have chosen the area to make their home.

“It’s not as isolated as before,” said Luis Miguel Cobo, who in 2015 founded a foot-

ball club in Valdeluz. This would’ve have been virtually impossible before with a complete lack of players. You also had to go for miles to buy anything, whereas now there is a supermarket, two grocery stores, a chemist, a vets and three bars.

Next on the list for Valdeluz Council is to open up an industrial park during this year with the aim of attracting a major company to the area and increase employment opportunities... and residents.

ment, and to what extent.

Choosing a mortgage is just as important as selecting the house, and while getting to grips with the options is exhausting, it’s imperative.

Experts recommend that the monthly payment of the mortgage does not surpass more than 40 per cent of the salary, while many banks may require a tighter threshold, even below 30 per cent.

Consider the savings needed to obtain a home, which can be 20 per cent of the value of the property, and if possible support this with a kitty for management and legal expenses.

The taxes subject to the sale - VAT, AJD and IBI - are numerous and it’s vital to get advice to avoid misunderstandings or last minute surprises.

CHANGE LOCKS: Every 10 to 15 years is advisable.

The key to a safer home HOMEOWNERS are being urged to change door locks every 10 to 15 years to ensure better security.

According to the National Police it is ‘very important to renew house locks to avoid burglary.’

A Twitter warning read: ‘You have to keep in mind that the older the lock, the easier it will be for a thief to open it. In addition, old keys are easier to copy than current ones.’

Locksmith experts claim they are always working to ‘stay ahead of the criminals’ in terms of door safety knowledge, and agree that the best option is to install two locks to further reinforce security.

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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England A ‘PRAETOR’ was a step on the political path in the days of Roman Republic, a civil magistrate. A Praetor might also have been appointed as a commander of an army by the civil authorities. A Praetor was clearly a VIP. In short, the Praetor was a man of action and responsibility, in the language of today, an entrepreneur, a businessman or woman.

Embraer, the Brazilian airframer, presented the Praetor 600 at the NBAA Airshow in October 2018 and deliveries to customers are to start in the second quarter of 2019. Some will no doubt make their way to Spain’s Costa del Sol airports and perhaps select Balearic airports during the coming summer.

“Inspired by our Brazilian heritage, the Bossa Nova interior will delight the Praetor customer with its distinctively elegant ambiance,” said Jay Beever, VP Interior design, Embraer Executive Jets.

“With personal comfort a key design driver, the Embraer DNA design will render unparalleled passenger experience in the Praetor jets. Upon the foundation of ergonomics and superior craftsmanship, each customer’s personal design style will be reflected throughout the cabin.”

Not only are the interiors of the jets beguiling, the performance of the Praetor 600 is up there too.

Expected to be the super-midsize jet with the greatest reach, the Praetor will allow nonstop flights between London and New York, with an intercontinental range of 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 km).

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Praetor 600 does the Bossa Nova

LUXURY: The interior cabin offers comfort and technology.

Luciano Froes, SVP of Marketing commented, “Different by design and disruptive by choice, these new aircraft will deliver the ultimate customer experience with an unparalleled combination of performance, comfort and technology.”

At night, flying with four passengers plus two pilots to New York from London in a full six foot tall, flat floor cabin interior, the eight fully reclining club seats transform into four beds for complete rest. The cabin includes a refreshment centre at the entrance to the cabin and a private lavatory at the

rear as well as an inflight accessible baggage area.

During the day, an optional three-seat divan features what has been described as a perfect 105-degree seating angle. Most aircraft divans are like a park bench with straight backs. Not this, which offers the perfect seating angle.

The cabin is saturated in technology, and inflight information and cabin management features are also accessible on personal devices through the Honeywell Ovation Select system.

It offers passengers high-speed high-capacity connectivity for all those on board, at speeds up to 16mbps, while an optional inflight entertainment system offers high definition video, surround sound and multiple audio and video options. Netflix as you cross continents anyone?

With an expected price of just $21 million, the Praetor 600 will excite not only pilots, but the owners who will start taking deliveries as well as their guests who are fortunate enough to travel in magisterial luxury with them.

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Spain reducing speed limits on secondary roads

By Dilip Kuner SPAIN is in the process of lowering the speed limit on secondary roads from 100kph to 90kph.

The Council of Ministers has approved the measure, which is designed to cut the death toll from road accidents.

At the moment 66 per cent of road fatalities occur on secondary roads, about half of which are due to cars leaving the road, usually due to excessive speed.

Spain joins other European countries which have lowered the speed limit on their secondary roads, in the case of France to 80kph.

The Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Cyprus and Malta also have an 80kph limit while Sweden’s is the lowest at 70kph.

There are four countries in Europe with a higher limit; the United Kingdom at 96kph (60 miles per hour), while Germany, Aus-

WATCH OUT: Don’t get caught by the new speed limit. tria and Romania keep the maximum at 100kph.

In these three countries, the limit on motorways is also higher than Spain’s 120kph limit, at 130kph.

The lowering of the speed limit on Spanish secondary roads is part of the battery of measures of the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) for 2019.

Fines for not wearing seat belts will also be tightened, and the use of other vehicles such as bicycles and scooters will be regulated.

The reduction in the maxi-

mum limit will affect around 7,000 kilometres of roads. Drivers of vans, lorries and buses which until now could reach a maximum of 90kph on these roads will have to keep to an 80kph limit.

Trafico roads department is planning to make the new limit effective by the end of this month.

It is in the process of adapting existing signs using stickers, as was done when speed was temporarily reduced on motorways to 110kph in 2011.

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ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher CITROEN’s C4 Cactus hatchback has extrovert SUV styling and puts the emphasis on its ultra-comfortable ride, generous equipment levels and very competitive pricing to give it a distinct edge in a hard-fought market sector.

The Cactus will appeal to those seeking a stand-out image in what can sometimes be a rather dull hatchback class, and with prices starting at €20,517 (£18,505) for the entry level Feel models, it certainly grabs the attention.

While there are petrol and diesel engines in the lineup, the popular choice is the 1.2-litre 110hp turbo-petrol unit which combines perky performance with very good fuel economy.

Top speed is 196kph (122mph), the 0-100kph time 9.2 seconds and average fuel consumption 21.7 kpl (61.4mpg).

Emissions are low at just 106g/km.

The Cactus has an elegant yet robust look with an eye-catching front end.

Inside, the unconventional appearance continues with a chic

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Citroen C4 Cactus dashboard which includes a roomy storage box with a lift-up lid.

Most controls are via a central touch-screen which is easy to understand though can be a little slow to respond.

Deliberate use of soft materials for the seating, combined with specially-cushioned suspension makes the Cactus unbeatable for day-to-day driving comfort, especially over longer distances.

Four adults get good head and legroom, though five would be a squeeze. Oddly, the rear passenger windows do not conventionally roll down; they push slightly open on a retaining clip.

The boot space is large at 358 litres and while the rear seats do

fold, they do not drop fully flat.

Standard equipment on the upper-range Flair test model priced at €22,624 (£20,405) - includes digital radio, Bluetooth, sat-nav, reversing camera, connectivity features, climate control, auto lights and wipers, and tinted rear glass. Safety features include lane departure warning and auto emergency braking.

On the road, the Cactus revs eagerly and the light-touch steering provides good feedback.

On harder corners, there is a little more body roll due to the softer-set suspension though it still feels perfectly stable.

The driving position is very good, as is all-round visibility and overall the Cactus provides a very pleasant driving experience.

STATS PANEL Model: Citroen C4 Cactus Flair Engine: 1.2-litre turbo-petrol Transmission: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100kph 9.2 seconds, top speed 196kph (122mph) Economy: 21.7kpl (61.4mpg) Emissions: 106g/km

Model tested is UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

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La Liga Preview

Welsh winger ‘bales’ early INJURED: Real Madrid felt the absence of sidelined Gareth Bale.

REAL MADRID suffered their sixth defeat of the season on Sunday with a shocking 0-2 loss to Real Sociedad.

Los Blancos obviously felt the absence of Welsh winger Gareth Bale who is currently sidelined through injury, and was snapped leaving the Bernabeu with 12 minutes to go, missing Sociedad’s late strike in the 83rd minute.

The two goals were scored by Willian Jose (P) and Ruben Pardo (83 minutes).

It’s not known why he snuck out early, but the ex-Tottenham star wasn’t obliged to attend the game against Imanol Alguacil’s side, he’d only turned up to support his teammates.

Madrid have now lost a third of their top clashes, and are currently sitting in fifth place in La Liga with 30 points and 18 games played. Meanwhile, Barcelona’s dangerous duo, Messi and Suarez, ensured a 2-1 win over Getafe. James Mata narrowed the 2-0 gap after 43 minutes to give the Getafe fans a little to smile about as the point allowed the team to creep to seventh place in the league, 15 points behind leaders Barcelona on 40 points. Atletico Madrid’s Griezmann scored on the stroke

of half time to seal a draw of 1-1 against Sevilla, as the battle between the two teams continues with Atletico sitting in second place with 35 points, two points ahead of Pablo Machin’s squad.

Closer to home, Valencia are 11th in the league with 22 points after a 2-1 defeat to Alaves on Saturday. Despite Dani Parejo’s early goal in the 14th minute,

Alaves’ Borja Baston and Tomas Pina went on to score two goals before the second half. In the second division, Malaga was thrashed 0-3 at the hands of Reus Deportiu on Sunday, and Almeria beat ECD Mallorca 2-0. UD Las Palmas drew 0-0 against Rayo Majadahonda, while Tenerife beat Elche 2-1.

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Red Bull’s Sainz on Dakar THREE drivers on the BMW and Red Bull rally team have spoken about their progress and their ambitions for the Dakar rally which is now under way in Peru.

Spain’s Carlos Sainz and Frenchmen Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres are all competing in MINI buggys in the Peruvian desert.

Sainz, who is defending his Dakar ti-

tle this year, came second following the end of Stage One of the rally. He reached Pisco from Lima in a time of 1:03:40.

That stage saw Sainz and partner Lucas Cruz, of the MINI JCW Team, journey some 331 kilometres across the desert. All eight MINI crews completed it without incident, according to BMW. Sainz said there had been no major

problems.

“We knew more or less what we were going to find and we stuck to our plan,” he said.

Speaking previously ahead of the tournament, Sainz said the crew had “very good” team spirit.

“From my point of view, we have the strongest team that will be competing at Dakar 2019. I believe and hope MINI is proud of this crew,” Sainz said.

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driver added the main draw to Dakar for him was the mental and physical challenge of the race.

“There are days when it’s just not going well and you ask yourself why you are doing this. But at the end of it all, those are the days that motivate you to come back the following year.

“The Dakar rally is just something special,” Sainz said.

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JCW Buggy is a ‘great and strong’ car and the team did everything it could to prepare for the race, the driver added.

Sainz said winning the rally was a ‘rare event’ and required several months of hard work.

“To start with, you can’t be sure of winning the Dakar until you really have crossed the finish line.

Anything can go wrong, right up to the final metres, but when you have

m a d e i t , i t ’s j u s t a g r e a t day,” Sainz said.

The Dakar rally continues until next Thursday January 17.

TEAM SPIRIT: Sainz (right) with crew members Cyril Despres (left) and Stephane Peterhansel (centre).

Eyes on Open BRITISH tennis player Andy Murray is gearing up for the Australian Open as Spanish rival Rafael Nadal also hopes to compete.

Murray, 31, did not compete in the tournament last year due to a hip injury.

Nadal’s place in the Open was left in doubt after his thigh was strained, leading

HOPEFUL: Nadal still wants to compete in Australia. him to drop out of the Brisbane International.

Murray played six tournaments in 2018 which led his world ranking to drop to 230.

He is using his protected ranking to enter the first of this year’s Grand Slams.

He has not been seeded meaning he could be set against any player in the draw which takes place today (Thursday).

Nadal, 32, won the 2009 Australian Open and played

in an exhibition match in Sydney last week. He said he did not feel pain while on the court.

“Of course it would be better if I had the chance to play a full tournament, but the most important thing is that I am feeling good with the ball,” Nadal said.

Seperately, Spain’s Roberto Bautista bested opponent Tomas Berdych in Doha last Saturday. His emirate trophy is the ninth of his career.