Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 5 - 11 December 2019 Issue 1796

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5 - 11 December 2019

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ALICANTE GANG BUST

MODUS OPERANDI: Police reported the gang would cruise round a chosen area looking for properties or individuals to target.

A POLICE investigation into a robbery in Denia led to the bust of a crime gang operating across Alicante.

Police have linked the organisation to more than 30 cases of house break-ins and violent thefts in several areas, including La Nucia and Javea, as well as in Murcia.

In the Denia robbery the thieves got hold of a credit card, among other items, which they used to withdraw a large amount of money

from a cashpoint.

Police reported the gang would cruise round a chosen area in three vehicles looking for properties or individuals to target, using violence to steal what they wanted if necessary.

To access homes the thieves broke front door locks, forced their way through, or used credit cards or a piece of plastic to get in.

When it came to vehicles they concentrated on

touristy areas, looking for cars with foreign plates or rentals to smash the windows and take items from inside.

According to police the gang sent the stolen items abroad by road or sea hidden among baggage.

In searches of four properties police seized large amounts of stolen goods, including jewellery, cash, electronic devices and designer clothes.

The operation resulted in seven arrests. The detained

individuals, who are aged from 30 to 59, face charges including membership of a criminal organisation, breaking into properties and vehicles, and violent theft and intimidation.

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HARD LABOUR: Guardia Civil drill the marble blocks.

Crystal meth rocks hidden in boulders AN anti-drugs operation that began in September 2018 recently culminated in five arrests and the discovery of 750 kilos of methamphetamine.

The crystal meth reached Spain from Mexico, hidden inside giant blocks of marble that were shipped to Valencia and delivered to quarries in Novelda and La Romana.

Guardia Civil officers later used jackhammers to break open the travertine blocks to reach metal cylinders that were crammed with the drug.

This is Europe’s largest-ever haul of synthetic crystal meth, which sources close to the case said is exceptionally pure and worth “tens of millions of euros.”

The manager and owner of a commer-

cial company were amongst those arrested although a quarry-owner and his son were released without charges after telling police they stored some of the blocks as a favour.

The case is ongoing and further arrests are possible, as more of the Mexican marble is currently en route to Valencia, the same sources revealed.

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Sick dogs packed into apartment THE Alicante Local Police Canine Unit rescued 36 sick dogs which they found packed into a small apartment in Calle Pintor Gaston Castello.

The animals, all small and medium-sized mongrels, and including two five-day-old puppies, reportedly had eye ulcers, skin conditions and long, uncut claws. One had a fractured paw and two of the females had to be operated on due to uncertainties their pregnancies could go to full term.

The dogs were also extremely wary of people.

The discovery followed a neighbour’s complaint to the council about the dogs’ barking and the smell, also reporting the animals were never taken out of the property.

The dogs were taken to the municipal shelter.

Alicante City Security councillor Jose Ramón Gonzalez said the dogs would be put up for adoption. He also reminded residents to call the Local Police or 112 to report suspected cases of animal mistreatment in order than an investigation could be opened.

“Complaints are critical when it comes to detecting and putting an end to animal mistreatment, which is a crime,” the councillor commented.

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THE BIG PICTURE Nº 96

BENIDORM 26-27 ALBIR/ALFAZ 28-29 ALTEA 30

ONLY one company has presented an offer to take on the contract for building the first approximately one-kilometre section of the Alicante seafront promenade. The full project is for a 21-kilometre long walkway, which once completed will be the longest of its kind in Europe.

Subsidy help THE Alicante provincial government has given the nod to a €190,000 subsidy for councils, municipal entities and local authority associations for projects, activities and programmes aimed at foreign residents. The help will be allocated according to factors including the number of registered foreign residents in a locality.

Drug bust POLICE in Gandia have arrested a 40-year-old woman on suspicion of selling drugs at her home. A search of the property resulted in the seizure of various illegal substances, including hashish and cocaine, as well as €1,300 in cash and precision scales.

HIV cases A DOZEN new cases of HIV infection have been detected in the Marina Alta region over the last year, the Denia Health Department’s head of Internal Medicine Patricia Martin Rico reported, warning also of an annual increase. The department is treating 300 identified HIV patients.

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A TOTAL of 8,225 kilos of nonperishable food items were donated in La Nucia at the five participating supermarkets over three days of the special Spanish Food Bank federation collection. This was more than 1,000 kilos above the amount collected in last year’s campaign.

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ALICANTE’S General Hospital comes in at 51st in the rankings for Spain’s public health centres with the best reputation, according to figures from the MRS Health Reputation Monitor. This is 18 places above last year’s position, while the San Juan Hospital dropped 33 spots to number 70.

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CALPE 32-33 MORAIRA TEULADA 34-38 INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE: Magical illuminations.

LET THERE BE LIGHT Madrid’s Botanical Gardens will shine brightly with magical illuminations for the festive period.

FROM November 19 to January 6, the Royal Botanical Gardens open its gates to reveal a glittering wonderland.

The Christmas Garden project, which has been running in London for six years under the name C h r i s t m a s a t K e w, w i l l f i l l t h e botanical gardens with Christmas lights and figures which complement the beautiful and varied plant life. A 1.5km-long twinkling trail awaits children and adults of all ages and is the perfect way to kick

off the Christmas season.

The innovative initiative has already featured in other European cities for example in the Botanical Gardens of Berlin, Stuttgart and Dresden.

“Celebrate Christmas in a beautiful environment. Away from the burdens associated with other activities of these days of hustle and bustle,” explains Itxaso Barrios, general director of the production company Letsgo When winter twilight falls, the

Mob tack on cops

A MOB attack on two plain clothes police officers in an Alicante City street resulted in five arrests.

The two officers were driving in a camouflaged vehicle on Calle Periodista Francisco Bas Mingot in the Juan XXIII Segundo Sector neighbourhood of the city when they beeped a car which had stopped in the road to get out the way. There was a verbal altercation, prompting the officers to get out of their car to identify the individuals who have since been detained.

That’s when it got violent. A number of others appeared. They kicked the officers to the ground, grabbed their walkie-talkies, and even stole a mobile phone.

One of the officers suffered injuries to his face from the blows.

The detainees now face charges for attacking a police officer, causing bodily harm and violent robbery.

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Botanic’s lights will come on creating a fairytale landscape. A show that highlights an impressive flora and original figures in a magical place.

“Some trees and other species will be decorated with lights. In addition, we have decorated the promenade with some structures.

And all accompanied by music.” A soundtrack that moves away from the traditional Christmas carols but that will help to achieve that floral Christmas atmosphere.

Bank hold up AN employee was slightly hurt when a Banco Santander branch was held up at gun point in Alicante City.

Police have launched a hunt for the robber who fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from the branch in Plaza Galicia in the Costa Blanca city.

The attack happened at 9.30am on November 28. Police say the robber was wearing a wig and carried a revolver, although they do not know if the gun was real or fired blanks.

He threatened staff then seized money. As he made for the exit a bank maintenance worker entered and confronted the man.

In a brief struggle, the employee was slightly injured and was unable to hold on to the robber who made his get away.

Judicial police and the forensic officers combed the bank for evidence that might help them identify the robber.

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Marketing actions Director of the Provincial Board of Trustees, José Mancebo, announced that the programme will be held from January 22 to 26, 2020 in Madrid.

Costa Blanca will participate, as in previous editions, with a the Turisme CV stand located in Hall 7 of IFEMA. In addition, the Provincial Board will have two exhibition points in other rooms of the fair, specifically in Fitur Gay and Fitur Cine.

In the first, they will present what is on offer regard-

ing LGTBI demand and in the second, they will promote the Costa Blanca Film Commission, where it will focus on Alicante municipalities that have a Film Office, through their specific proposals.

José Mancebo has pointed out that, “The Board has organised a series of marketing actions to conquer not only

IFEMA, but Madrid,” and added that “the Madrid market is one of the main suppliers of visitors to the Costa Blanca, therefore, we increasingly take advantage of appointments at fairs to perform less conventional actions that differentiate us and allow us to explain other attractions of our destination.”

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THE Costa Blanca Board has held a meeting including mayors, councillors and tourism technicians of the province to outline the calendar of actions that will be carried out in the next edition of the International Tourism Fair FITUR.

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TOURISM FAIR: José Mancebo (centre), the Provincial Board of Trustees’ Director.

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USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS: Beaches affected by regression.

SERVICIO PROVINCIAL DE COSTAS for Alicante take care of their shoreline even going as far as to replenish the sand on the beaches of Denia most affected by regression, sometimes even twice in a year as in 2015, for the few months or weeks before the storms will take it back again.

At the moment residents may notice large spreading machines on the sands of Blay Beach and Les Deveses working on the shore refilling the sand again. This was also confirmed by the councillor of Beaches, Pepe Doménech, who verified that the money that Costas is investing is €45,000, as

shown in a poster placed in Blay Beach.

However, there is a debate as to whether this is a good use for public funds. Especially when they have chosen to do this in November when there are still many months susceptible to storms. If they return through the impending winter period, it is quite possible that all that effort has been in vain.

The other question is where the sand has come from. In previous years it was extracted from the Port or Estanyó, but in March 2018, Denia Council said there were no available sources for sand on their coast.

Now it seems they have been obtained from a plot of the town that has been urbanised and whose sand was reserved by Costas.

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CAUGHT RED-HANDED: Seen fleeing from police.

HOLE IN THE WALL N AT I O N A L P O L I C E have arrested a 55y e a r- o l d Alicante man after catching him red-handed when he was seen fleeing from the vicinity of a bar which he had allegedly accessed after making a hole in the wall.

A call from the security

centre alerted Room 091 of the National Police of Alicante informing that there was an alleged break-in of an establishment in the northern area of Alicante and that they could see a person on camera forcing the slot machines.

Once the officers arrived at the scene they carried out an external inspection of

the premises which seemed to be secure but to prevent any possible escape, they formed a fence around the b a r. T h e y s o o n f o u n d t h e entrance the supposed perpetrator had made and saw him run away.

After a chase on foot, they caught the man and discovered tools and some money taken from the bar.

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OPERATION IS NECESSARY: The service of this tram line will be interrupted.

Tram service ALICANTE Council has unanimously approved a proposal for an institutional declaration submitted by the two formations that make up the Local Government, Popular Party (PP) team and Citizens (Cs), f o r w h i c h t h e G e n e r a l i t a t i s re quested to continue the operation of Line 5 of the Tram.

The service of this tram line will be interrupted at the end of this month, until the hiring of machinists is formalised and improvements are made in the layout.

The line was launched on June 10 in time for the summer to reinforce the transport service between Playa de San Juan and the centre of Alicante.

All political groups have agreed that its operation is necessary to expand the possibilities of travel between the beach district and the centre through a sustainable transport system.

The mayor of Transport, Manuel Villar, has stressed that the maintenance of Line 5 of the Tram would increase the investments of the Generalitat in Alicante.

Sporting Paradise

LUXURIOUS: The hotel will be a four-star establishment.

WORK advances mechanically in Pedreguer as builders hurry to finish one of Spain’s first hotels dedicated specifically to elite athletes. The hotel is being built on 7,700 square metres and is located at the entrance of exclusive urbanisation La Sella.

Five bulldozers are on site as they drill into the mountainside. The amount of work is so sizeable that there are two excavation companies

from both Calpe and Albatera on the job.

The four-star hotel called ‘Elite Sport Point’ will have 46 rooms, with 16 of them boasting hypoxia chambers that simulate high altitude conditions. The project will be finished in 18 months, as stated by Russian promotor and ex-professional cyclist Aleksandr Kolobnev. He also wrote to owners at La Sella asking for patience with all the inconveniences and assured that the hotel will generate ‘mutual benefits.’

Down to business CABARET bar ‘El Quijote’ on the N-332 is put on sale for €2.5 million in Pedreguer. The famous establishment, commonly referred to as a brothel has been put on the market by a real estate agency.

Officially, ‘El Quijote’ was a cabaret bar that offered ‘shows’ and the option to rent a hotel room. The police has carried out operations in the premises, including a series of arrests in September 2006, when they discovered people on the premises who lacked legal documentation and were residing in Spain illegally.

Now the establishment is on sale as an ‘aparthotel’ and is listed as having 3,616 square metres distributed over 50 rooms, a dining room and a kitchen.

The estate agency highlights that the building is bright and boasts of a good location, close to the school and medical centre.

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Hidden help COUNCILLOR for Citizen Protection, Equality and Diversity, Javier Scotto, presented information regarding a pilot project focusing on uncovering acts of gender violence by creating a fake magazine camouflaging messages of help.

The project was carried out by the Artemis Unit of the Local Police of Denia two years ago but, for the safety of the victims, it has been kept secret until now following the recent International Day for the Elimination of Violence

A stitch in time VILLAJOYOSA’S Environment department has begun treating pines to prevent plagues of processionary caterpillars next spring.

The concessionary company responsible for La Vila’s gardens and green zones is now spraying or injecting trees in parks and public gardens, schools, sports installations and municipally-owned land.

The caterpillars can injure humans or animals that come into contact with them and can also produce serious allergic reactions.

against Women and since the removal of the magazines from the establishments.

Scotto led the presentation accompanied by the chief commissioner of the Denia Local Police, José Martínez Espasa, Eva Gadea, police officer of the Artemis Unit and Alfred Pavia, partner and creative director of the Sapristi advertising agency that developed the campaign material.

The ladies’ magazine camouflaged telephone numbers, interesting information, advice and testimonies from other women that can help victims of abuse.

MESSAGES OF HELP: Women called police encouraged by the information.

As the Artemis Unit found that many women are reluctant to take home leaflets in which to find these tips for fear of reprisals from their partners, it was decided to hide all the information in a format that could go unnoticed as another magazine. Photographs, headlines, typefaces, design, everything is designed so that, at first glance, it looks like another publication.

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Appalling vandals strike Rules for dogs large metal panels. The three affected sculptures belong to a series referring to erotism in ancient Greece. The alleged attack consisted in the vandal twisting the metal parts on the sculpture, resulting in the distortion of the final piece.

Councillor for Culture, Aurora Serrat, visited the Guardia Civil to file the relevant complaint on behalf of the town hall. Serrat said: “We are very worried because we do not understand to what extent a work of art can be damaged so senselessly.”

The councillor highlighted the international recognition of the artist and said: “Antoni Miró exhibits contemporary Valencian art and is a dedicated creator who is Chairman of Contemporary Art at the University of Alicante.

She continued by denouncing the vandal acts: “Miró al-

ways seeks constructive criticism and on many occasions his art has caused controversy, but at the town hall we defend the freedom of artistic expression and nothing justifies aggression and vandalism towards a work of art.

The damage done is intolerable.”

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VANDALISM on Altea’s promenade has damaged three sculptures

by Antoni Miró. The town hall condemned the hateful acts after the artwork placed a l o n g t h e s e a f ro n t suffered serious disfigurement. Local Pol i c e o ff i c e r s v i s i t e d the sculptures to corroborate the damage after a resident called to complain.

Antoni Miró’s work, called ‘From Sea to Sea’ in English, is composed of 26 large sculptures made out of

DAMAGED: The metal has been forcefully twisted.

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE: Regulations for dog beaches and dog parks.

ALICANTE Council recently approved the Municipal Ordinance on Tenure, Welfare and Protection of Animals which consists of 15 chapters, 112 articles and for the first time, regulations for dog beaches and dog parks.

With regard to animals on the beaches, it points out that “except for those expressly authorised for dogs, access of all kinds of animals to the sand of the beaches throughout the year is prohibited.”

However, it goes on to stress that “dogs will be able to access in the period between November 1 a n d M a rc h 1 , a l w a y s respecting safety and health measures, that is, with muzzle if necessary, and droppings must be

collected.”

Dog walkers are obliged to collect and remove the excrement and must proceed to immediate cleaning. “Urine that affects street furniture, buildings, sidewalks or any other element will be cleaned by pouring clean water on them. Those accompanying the animal will be obliged to carry a bottle, filled with water should they need it.”

The second section regulates dog parks and includes rules to ensure that these spaces are not close to homes, will be easily accessible, adapted to the environment, exclusively for dogs and with space that allows them to run at least 1,000 square metres.

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New police wheels CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Finestrat

Parking remains free PARKING in Finestrat will remain free during the daytime.

The council approved a modification to the by-law which regulates the public parking service at a council plenary meeting.

The modification includes a reform to adapt tariffs to public prices in accordance with municipal technical reports. As a result, the tariff for parking space overnight will be €33 + VAT, with a 15 per cent discount for the retired, the unemployed and under-35s.

“Municipal parking will continue being free for all residents and tourists who visit Finestrat.

Only those people who take out a rental contract for night-time will be charged,” Mayor Juan Francisco Perez made clear.

The mayor also maintained the council’s tariffs are “very competitive” for those people in Finestrat who need overnight parking for their vehicles.

Perez explained that one floor of the car park would be reserved exclusively for the use of people who rent spaces “while the other will be available for the people who come to Finestrat to work, to run errands or to visit our old town.”

The municipal car park, which opened its doors in 2007, is located just below the Casa de Cultura in Finestrat old town. It has 202 spaces

DISCOUNTS: Overnight parking will be 15 per cent cheaper for the retired, unemployed and under35s. on the ground floor and on an underground level, where resurfacing works are currently being finished off.

The council said the new tariffs would be ap-

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plied once the works have been completed and at the end of the requisite 30-day time period following publication informing of the by-law modification in the BOP Official Provincial Bulletin.

VILLAJOYOSA Local Police has two new patrol cars.

The vehicles are automatics and low contaminating gas emission in compliance with the new Valencia regional government regulations.

Both vehicles are equipped with a flashing light, siren and megaphone. One also has a kit for transporting detainees with a partition and plastic covering on the back seat.

The Public Safety councillor explained the new wheels would replace two more basic, old vehicles, pointing out that it was necessar y bearing in mind they are being used 24 hours a day ‘with the wear and tear this means.’

The Villajoyosa Local Police force currently has seven patrol vehicles and eight mopeds.

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DIFFERENT: The council has planted fake doggie poos around the town to get the message across to residents.

Doggy doo campaign ‘TODAY is a day full of s**t’ was the slogan Benissa Council chose for a distinctly original campaign to get the message across to the pooch-owning public they must pick up their doggies doo.

Residents woke up to find 300 fake doggie poos next to campaign messages stickers distributed around the municipality in what the council said was “a creative marketing action.”

The idea is that the fake poos, which the council stressed are made from reusable, environmentallyfriendly materials and were produced by a local company,

stay in place on Carrer La Purissima, Carrer Sant Pere, Plaza Jaume I and the streets around the old town for several weeks.

The stickers alongside the doo-doos feature the new BenissaNeta logo, which the local authority said will be used in a series of broader projects aimed at raising public awareness about keeping the municipality clean.

This quirky initiative was prompted by an increase in the problem of dog faeces on Benissa’s streets and pavements and the council’s decision to take action on the matter.

The communication cam-

paign is one strategy. At the same time, the council will adhere to the relevant by-law under which pet owners can be sanctioned for not picking up their dogs’ deposits.

A report by the municipal authority revealed €35,000 is spent every legislature in cleaning up dog faeces.

“Benissa is for all residents and we have to look after it as if it were our own home,” commented Health councillor Isabel Bou. Mayor Arturo Poquet stressed the value of the campaign, maintaining keeping the town clean was one of his administration’s main concerns.

THE Rural Surveillance service of Gandia will step up its work in order to prevent fires, thefts and dumping of illegal waste in the sea and beach of l’Auir and in nearby mountainous areas.

Local officers will pay special attention to the urban areas of Marxuquera, where there are several private urbanisations, all with the purpose of carrying out prevention work on forest fires.

The field and mountain guards will not enter residential areas, but will closely monitor the entire perimeter, as indicated by the mayor of Responsible Management of the Territory of Gandia, Alícia Izquierdo. The councillor explained that the Rural

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Gandia guards

PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTS: Guards detect fires several times a week.

Surveillance team has prepared a report to maximise work times and “be able to reach more places” over different shifts.

Izquierdo explained that this team consists of four

officers, who patrol by car and motorcycles through different areas of the city.

“The group is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and handles dozens of cases a week.”

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Xmas extra sailings THE Balearia ferry company will operate an extra daily high-speed service between the Costa Blanca and Ibiza for the Festive Season.

The Jaume III ‘smart ship’ will do two trips between Denia and Ibiza from December 13 to January 12, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

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BREXIT BRIEF

UK entry requirements after Brexit

by John Smith IN the event that the Conservative party wins the forthcoming General Election and Brexit does happen, current Home Secretary Priti Patel intends to introduce new legislation which will affect EU citizens wishing to visit the UK. In her opinion, the introduction of a visa waiver which will need to be completed online at least three days before travel (at a cost to be announced) will help to improve border security.

In fairness, UK travellers to Spain have been required to complete an online declaration before flying as A FORMER Prime Minister of Latvia and now European Commissioner with responsibility for financial stability has confirmed that Britain has the opportunity to have access to the EU through a special dispensation for banks and brokers.

This will be the same system of ‘equivalence’ as enjoyed by Singa-

PRITI PATEL: Visited London Bridge following the terror attack.

Britain is not part of the Schengen Group, but currently EU travellers simply need to show an ID card or passport when arriving in the UK.

It appears that a similar scheme to that proposed by the Home Secretary is to be introduced by the European Union for all non-EU visitors who

Warning to British financiers pore, the USA and some 40 other countries around the world, but Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has warned that the EU will be keeping an eye on the UK after Brexit as if there is any sign of

deregulation, then the option could be withdrawn.

Britain had hoped to have a permanent deal to allow financial access but this was rejected in the Brexit negotiations and therefore

are currently entitled to enter the Union without a visa and Britain post Brexit will fall under that category.

The Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott responded by saying that it would be much safer to remain within the EU security and justice system as this would mean continued access to such important data bases as Europol and also the ability to apply for European arrest warrants.

She went on to suggest that by leaving the safety of the EU system, police and border departments will find it more difficult to identify potential terrorists and Britain could become a safe haven for those evading the justice systems in the 27 European Union States. currently only this temporary measure appears to be likely to be available in the short term at least.

In the past year, a number of countries including Canada have lost their ‘equivalence’ option, so this is a genuine warning from the European Commissioner.

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BREXIT EXTRA No Trump BORIS JOHNSON has indicated that he wants Donald Trump to keep off the topic of the UK election when he visits London for a NATO conference. Experts believe that Trump is so unpopular with voters that he could hurt the Conservative Party.

Down under THE Brexit Party candidate for Tynemouth constituency in the election has only recently returned to the UK and his address as shown on voting papers is in Australia. He has tweeted that he is not taking electors votes for granted.

Pot shot ALTHOUGH Nigel Farage has withdrawn Brexit Party hopefuls from standing against sitting Conservative MPs, he does not appear to be 100 per cent behind Boris Johnson and has taken a pot shot about the number of children he has fathered.

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GANDIA will expand its tourist capacity with three new hotels planned for the next few years. Three companies have presented projects for the construction of tourist establishments on the beach and in the town centre.

Mayor of Gandia, Pep Alandete, has announced the companies have already sent in their ideas to be reviewed for planning permissions, with proposals focusing on modern and environmentally friendly business concepts.

The new tourist accommodation will include a hotel inspired by Marjal de Gandia, located on the Gandia beach near the border with the famous marshes. A high-quality tourist apartment complex will also be built, as well as a hotel for seniors, where pensioners can have long stays and enjoy the charms of Gandia.

Alandete said that he believed the new projects would mark the way forward, with quality projects that will provide services to successfully expand the capital of La Safor.

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OBRA SOCIAL CAIXABANK: Enhances the employability of residents.

EMPLOYMENT HELP THE councillor for Enterprise, Donna Rebecca Plummer recently met with Toni Marqués, director of the Caixabank office in Benidorm; and Juan Mayor Marcet, manager of the Business Area Management and head of the Obra Social Caixabank to thank them for the recent donation of €1,500 aimed at improv-

ing the employability of Finestrat residents.

At the end of this meeting, councillor for Enterprise, Donna Rebecca Plummer explained that “The help from Obra Social Caixabank will allow us to organise more training activities next year which will continue to help our citizens increase their chances of finding a job.” Among the courses promoted by the Finestrat Employ-

ment and Local Development Agency (AEDL) are food handling, commercial English, butchery, swimming pool maintenance and sales strategy. “These are courses that are oriented to the personnel needs of Finestrat companies and also throughout the region. This, undoubtedly, enhances the employability of the residents who participate in this training because then they find it easier to apply for that job.”

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Plastic bottles no EL CAMPELLO Council has voted out plastic water bottles.

A majority of councillors voted to substitute the plastic bottles currently used for local authority meetings.

The motion, which was brought to Thursday’s plenary session celebrated in the municipal library’s Ramon Lllul hall by Esquerra Unida spokesman Pedro Mario Pardo, had the support of all the local political groups (Partido Popular, Ciudadanoss, PSPV, iEU, Podem and Red). The only exception was the far-right Voz party.

“A gesture as simple as this, the replacement of plastic bottles which the council uses at meetings, commissions and plenary sessions for reusable bottles, would reduce consumption by more than 10,000 bottles in this legislature,” the EU councillor pointed out.

“The best recycling is to reduce consumption, and we have to set an example,” he added.

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Biggest spenders

HIGHEST OUTLAY: The study found Germans spend notably more in Benidorm than in other places in Alicante Province.

THE Germans are the biggest spenders while holidaying on the Costa Blanca, acc o rd i n g t o a n e w re port.

Average daily spending by German visitors is above that of all other nationalities, a survey of 600 German tourists at Alicante-Elche airport in August, September and October revealed.

The study also concluded Germans spend notably more in Benidorm than in other locations in Alicante Province, typically adding up to €127 a day per person compared with just €88 elsewhere.

The survey of the German

tourist market was carried out by recent Alicante startup Likert for the Pedro Zaragoza Orts University of Alicante Tourism Studies department as part of the work carried out this year for the sponsors: the HOSBEC hospitality association, Visit Benidorm, Invat.tur and Benidorm Council Toursm department.

The research found that Germans like to plan holiday family holidays, without going through tour operators, and that most who visit the Costa Blanca come from the west of Germany.

The top reason for going to the Costa Blanca is leisure

and holidays, although the report also identified a growing tendency in congress tourism.

German tourists certainly seem to like the Costa Blanca, giving the region an average 8.8 out of 10 satisfaction rating, although they do not represent the Costa Blanca’s biggest tourist market.

Speaking at the presentation of the findings last week, Benidorm mayor Toni Perez commented that while the town does not have a huge German presence, the study had served to show that Germans who have been were happy with their stays.

He also made it clear the

council is keen to attract a greater slice of the German tourist market, “especially those with the greatest spending power.”

The mayor added that with the study results there is now better data available helping to boost German visitor numbers and orientate promotional initiatives.

HOSBEC secretary general Nuria Montes described the German tourist as “complicated” for the Costa Blanca, but said the sector had already planned promotion strategies with the aim of “sowing to later reap” and gain a 5 per cent market share in the medium-term.

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Costs to rise RESIDENTS of Denia may notice a rise in their water costs at the beginning of next

year.

The spokesman of Gent de Denia, Mario Vidal, revealed that the local government, of

the PSPV, will approve the increase. Water supplier, Aqualia, has stressed that after seven years without touching the rates, the time has come to apply an increase that residents will see from February when they receive their first bill (in Denia water is paid every two months).

Meanwhile, councillor of the Treasury, the socialist Paco Roselló, said that an average family will only have to pay €1.60 more every two months. The total at the end of the year should be around €9.60. The mayor said that

INCREASE FOR RESIDENTS: Seven years without touching the rates. now that inflation must be approved by the Comisión de Precios of the Generalitat Va-

THE provincial government in Alicante has shown its support for Orba’s community of irrigation users and promotes the improvement of hydraulic infrastructures in the municipality.

Representative, Ana Serna, met with the president of the Irrigation Community, Rafael Bañuls, to talk about undertaking the improvements the entity requires.

lenciana. He warned that if the council turned a deaf ear to Aqualia’s claim, the com-

Irrigation solution During the meeting, Orba irrigators requested help for the remodelling of a reservoir with capacity for 9,000 cubic metres of water. Industrial engineer

pany could, on its own, transfer the increase it deemed appropriate to the Generalitat.

Francisco Sapena, was also present as the irrigators stated work on the reservoir is of the utmost importance due to its poor conditions and different breakages. Ana Serna was keen to help the situation and has encouraged the organisation to request a subsidy that has been opened for 2020 and is aimed at improving the efficiency of irrigation.

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Sad farewell to David the Dogman Costa del Sol dog legend and much-loved member of the Euro Weekly team, David the Dogman, sadly passed away last Friday, after a lengthy illness.

David boasted an avid fan base as an EWN columnist, sharing a lifetime of experience in the dog training industry.

ORIGINALLY from Nottingham, he was an acknowledged leading behav­ iourist and people canine educator.

An Honorary Life Member of the British Police Services Canine Associa­ tion, he was the administrator for the Association’s Forum.

“Dogs have always been my life,” he once confessed.

David started his career in Israel in 1953, with the Israeli Border Police K9 Section. He was involved in all forms of dog training, including air­sea res­ cue, air scent work, and drug and ex­ plosives detection. When he returned to England, he joined the family busi­ ness.

The name ‘dogman’ comes from the police as they always say: “Get the dogman,” David revealed during an interview. “That’s how the name de­ veloped.”

At 48, he retired to Spain and with the support of his devoted wife, Susan, dedicat­ ed his full attention to the second love of his life, dogs.

The Dogman used all his experience and invented the silent dog training system that centres on what he called ‘silent socialisation.’

His unique style carried an effective, time­tested approach. “It takes 10 min­ utes to have any dog un­ der my complete control, and this includes showing its owner how to handle it.”

David emphasised that the biggest difference be­ tween his style and those used by others was his passive approach.

“Too many trainers use aggressive training methods that are out of date. I delve into the psy­ chological side of train­ ing.”

David was a guest on Spanish sport radio sta­ tion, Onda Cero Radio and Gibraltar GBC for many years, appeared on many TV shows, and wrote for publications around the world, as well as a weekly column for EWN. Ill health forced him to retire from giving lessons in 2008 after 50 years of pio­ neering work in the dog training industry ­ although he continued running his ra­ dio show on Talk Radio Eu­ rope and writing for news­

DAVID THE DOGMAN: “Dogs have always been my life,” he once said.

CANINE EDUCATOR: He was involved in all forms of dog training. papers and magazines world­ wide.

On his retirement, he gave a special mention to EWN Media publishers Michel and Steven Eu­ esden: “I wish to thank Michel and Steven for their support they, and others at Euro Weekly News, have given me over the years. I consider them as friends and it is rare to find friends like Michel and Steven. I have one word for Michel: Boss. She always called me ‘The Boss’.”

David’s interests also included playing the piano and organ. In the 1970s he appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records for non­stop playing on the organ to raise money for charity ­ an im­ pressive 51 hours.

He was given Civic Receptions in Nottingham and Mansfield in recognition of his charity work.

And in December 1973 he was presented with an illuminated Scroll by Commander Sir Philip Franklin Lord Lieutentant Of Nottinghamshire on behalf of the people of Nottingham and

Nottinghamshire.

Four years later, David founded The Nottinghamshire Hospice, after being approached by medical members of a Freemasons Masonic Lodge to head a group to establish a cancer hospice in Nottingham.

He later became founder of a Ma­ sonic Lodge in Spain having been in­ volved in Freemasonary in London and Nottingham for over 40 years.

He also helped form an action group to help retired people on the Costa del Sol who had been ripped off by con­men purporting to be licensed Financial Advisors.

“Sincere condolences.

Our thoughts and prayers are with David’s beloved wife Susan and his son Mark. Rest in peace David, you were a big part of people’s life on the Costas.”

*At the wishes of David and his family, a funeral service will be held in the UK.

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DENIA will finally expand local bus routes as local authorities hire a private company to start the project.

The company will analyse the current situation to remedy the city’s historic shortcomings. The process will include local participation with 150 surveys to be completed and will also address issues with current bus stops and rates.

The company Consultrans has been hired by the PSPV government to provide technical assistance for the development of the public transport project. The improvements will be seen in the city centre, la Xara and Jesus Pobre.

Meeting and interviews will be held with the Federation of local residents and a survey will be available on the city’s website partic ipadenia.es and on the Denia App. Once the study is complete and the information is collected, new routes and frequencies will be proposed, as well as the improvement of existing services.

CREDIT: Diputacion de Alicante

Buses to improve

NEW FACES: The service now has 668 personnel working out of 13 fire stations located in eight different areas of the province.

New firefighters on board TWELVE new recruits have joined the Alicante provincial firefighting team.

The Provincial Consortium of Firefighters has a new sergeant, a new captain, nine additional firefighters and a new communications operator.

Speaking at the presentation of the new team members, Alicante provincial government deputy Javier Sendra commented, “We are making a great effort to update our operational personnel team, increasing the number of firefighters and improving staff num-

bers at fire stations.”

The deputy also highlighted the professionalism and dedication of all the personnel on the consortium.

Fire service chief inspector Jose Francisco Rubio took the opportunity to talk about the excellent work of the Diputacion de Alicante fire service, describing the personnel as “highly qualified professionals who risk their lives every day to help others.”

Three of the additional firefighters will be based at the Denia fire station, two in Almoradi, one in Orihuela, one in

Elda, one in Sant Vicent del Raspeig and one in Cocentaina.

The sergeant and the captain will be based at the Cocentaina station, while the communications operator will work at the Emergencies Coordination Centre.

The Provincial Consortium personnel now number 668 in total at the 13 fire stations located in eight different areas of the province, including a service chief inspector, three officials, 11 sub-officials, 47 sergeants, 81 captains, 504 firefighters and 21 communications operators.

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Dolphin therapy fundraiser

A MUSICAL gala to raise money for dolphin therapy for children with disabilities is set to be staged at Finestrat’s Casa de Cultura on Friday December 13.

Ti t l e d ‘ A s i S o y Yo ’ (This is how I am), the show will feature performances by children with disabilities as well as by various guest artists under the artistic direction of Pascalle Bruens.

The aim of the event is to raise money for the Dolphin Therapy Foundation in Mundomar, Benidorm, which is aimed at children with disabilities.

All artists have worked hard make the event an unforgettable evening in which the children are the absolute stars.

For more information on tickets contact Pascalle on 677 070 890.

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SOURCE: Cadenaser

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A bug’s life THE concessionar y company that battles the cockroach infestations in Denia held an unannounced fumigation in the historic centre of Les Roques, much to the dismay of the town’s residents.

Tons of bio waste

THE Department of Environment of Sant Joan d’Alacant reported that in the first s i x m o n t h s o f t h e ‘ q u i n t o c o n t e n e d o r,’ the brown waste container for recycling, 123 tons of bio-waste were collected in the town.

Department director Esther Iborra ( P S O E ) , e m p h a s i s e d t h a t “ To d a y, w e have a total of 232 registered users in this programme, of which 59 are establishments and 173 homes in Sant Joan.”

The pilot project, which has been well accepted by residents, began with the objective of separating the organic matter produced daily both in public or private establishments through the use of

the brown container.

From that moment on, 50 per cent of organic matter that a family or establishment produced daily and would normally be put in a bin bag was deposited in the waste container.

Iborra praised all participants of the initiative “From the Department of Cleaning and Waste Management, I want to thank each and every one of the establishments, businesses and individuals for the effort they make day after day to properly separate the organic matter and for bothering to deposit it in the containers enabled for this purpose.”

COCKROACH INFESTATION: Thousands of them escaped.

SOURCE: Facebook

PILOT PROJECT: Council appreciates efforts.

Some were upset at the unusual timing of the cleaning, at five in the evening, but most shared their horror at the actual number of insects, especially in streets closest to the Castle, thousands of them escaped to the surface.

It is reported that they could even be seen from the windows of houses, crowds of brown dots jumping on the pavements and roads.

Some cockroaches, of course, got into the houses.

And there were residents who sprayed the street with insecticide from the doors of their homes.

PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL ACTS: Guards detect fires several times a week.

GUARDING GANDIA THE Rural Surveillance service of Gandia will step up its work in order to prevent fires, thefts and dumping of illegal waste in the sea and beach of l’Auir and in nearby mountainous areas.

L o c a l o ff i c e r s w i l l pay special attention to the urban areas of Marxuquera, where there are sev-

eral private urbanisations, all with the purpose of carrying out prevention work on forest fires.

The field and mountain guards will not enter residential areas, but will closely monitor the entire perimeter, as indicated by the mayor of Responsible Management of the Territory of Gandia, Alícia Izquierdo.

The councillor explained

that the Rural Surveillance team has prepared a report to maximise work times and “be able to reach more places” over different shifts. Izquierdo explained that this team consists of f o u r o ff i c e r s , w h o p a t r o l by car and motorcycles through different areas of the city.

“The group is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and handles dozens of cases a week.”

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CREDIT: GuardiaCivilAlicante Twitter @GC_Alicante

HEARTBREAKING: The dogs were kept in appalling conditions.

Starving dogs rescued THE Guardia Civil have rescued seven seriously malnourished and dehydrated hunting dogs from a property in Penaguila.

Officers from the Alicante Guardia’s SEPRON A N ature Protection Service found the dogs were kept in appallingly unhygienic conditions with hardly any food or water and very little light or ventilation, as a video of them going into the property clearly illustrates.

The Guardia inspection of the kennels, carried out with the assistance of a vet, also revealed the dogs were tied up on such short leads it was hard for them to lie down. On top of that the seven were covered in injuries and fleas.

Checks showed there were no identification documents for four of the dogs, and their vaccination and parasite prevention records were not up-to-date.

SEPRONA put the dogs in the care of the Ibi Animal Protection society. At the same time, they filed a report against the 62year-old property owner for a number of violations of the Valencia region pet animal protection law.

Potential fines for breaking the law run from €30 to €18,000.

Posting on Twiitter, the Alicante Guardia Civil reminded the public to report any similar cases of animal mistreatment by calling 062 or emailing seprona@guardiacivil.org.

ALCOY Council is taking action against processionary caterpillars.

The local authority has been using biological control methods in the areas of the municipality where the caterpillars are found, putting down traps and taking prevention steps like spraying.

Throughout the summer, 34 traps were placed in different locations to trap the males. The result was the capture of 287.

As the council pointed out, given that for each male trapped this prevents between 500 and 1,000 larva, this adds up to stopping the appearance of more than 200,000 more caterpillars.

In addition, in the last week of October and in November, 29 zones with pine trees have been treated.

Tree tops have been sprayed with biological insecticides of low toxicity to humans, birds and mammals. In addition, active insecticides have been injected into pine tree trunks in order that this is transferred

CREDIT: Stock photo

Action to halt caterpillars

TREATMENTS: Areas of pine trees have been sprayed with biological insecticides. to the leaves. Hence when caterpillars chomp on the leaves it kills them.

Among the areas which have been treated are the San Roque, Santa Ana and San Vicente Paul schools, the Joan Canto Music and Dance Conservatory, a number of parks and green areas, municipal sports centres and

swimming pools, the municipal fairground, several streets and plazas and the cemetery.

Public Works and Services councillor Jordi Martínez said the caterpillar prevention campaign had focused on the areas used by large numbers of people, also taking into account requests

from local residents.

The council pointed out there are outbreaks of processionary caterpillars every year in Alcoy due to the favourable climatic conditions for their development, hence actions against them have to be taken continuously, employing different techniques.

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What to do in the Connecting the town event of an emergency in Spain CONNECTED: All public spaces will offer free Wi-Fi.

ELDA is keeping up with times and will be installing free WI-FI in all of the town’s public spaces. The initiative is part of the WiFi4EU programme by the European Union that seeks to offer a free quality connection to the internet for residents and visitors alike.

The installation will include spaces like parks, squares, official buildings, libraries, health centres and museums.

Jesus Sellés, councillor for Modernisation, has explained that the possibility of accessing the internet from public spaces in Elda is a big breakthrough.

More than 11,000 towns all across Europe were consid-

ered, with 1,780 of them selected for the €15,000 bonus.

The criteria used to grant the assistance was by order of submissions and the first 2,000 applications were received in the first two seconds.

The aid will be used for the installation of connection points, while the town hall will cover connectivity costs and maintenance.

LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.

In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws.

Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place.

National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc.

Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.

The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 - health emergencies 080 - firefighters.

By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian.

Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm

Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice.

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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CARLOS BAOS WE CAN HELP YOU AS we have pointed out in a previous article, it is pos­ sible that after the sale of a property, some building defects, or other problems

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Major problems with a property How to claim against vendor may come to light that could affect the use of the property or its value.

This is generally known as a hidden defect and in

such cases, it is possible for the buyer to lay a claim against the vendor, but to comply with the law (arti­ cle 1490 of the Civil Code) such a claim must be made within six months of the completion of the purchase of the property.

There are however some exceptions to this and in a scenario where the problems that are discovered or ap­ pear in the property are ma­ jor and considered extremely serious, then the deadline to claim could be much longer, ranging from five to 15 years depending on the date of the agreement to purchase the property made between the parties.

This is known as ALIUD P R O A L I O, ( o n e t h i n g f o r another).

Such an option arises in a

case (excluding hidden de­ fects) where the problems or defects are of such im­ portance, that it can be considered that the con­ tract has been breached completely, for example, should the property prove to be unstable or unfit to be used for the purpose for which it was purchased and is therefore to the detri­ ment of the buyer.

In these cases, the buyer will have the protection provided in the Spanish Civil Code (article s1101 and 1124) and may claim against the seller for essen­ tial breach of the contract.

In essence the difference between a case of hidden defects (where there are only six months to claim) and a claim for different reasons (ALIUD PRO ALIO

with a much longer period to claim); in that it would be considered a hidden de­ fect matter, when a service or thing made or delivered is defective or incomplete, or when the deterioration, damage or irregularity makes its use or utility more difficult.

The situation would be considered as however ALI­ UD PRO ALIO, when a ser­ vice or thing is made or de­ livered which is completely different to that agreed, or the defects, problems, etc make the thing completely inappropriate and useless for its purpose.

Helpful in differentiating between these two cases, is the decision of the Provincial Court of Barcelona Section: 1, dat­ ed: 02/11/2004, number

783/2004.

This doctrine of ALIUD PRO ALIO, has no specific regulation in the Spanish Civil Code, although it is based on article 1,166 CC, that states that it is not possible to expect the cred­ itor (in this case the buyer) to receive something dif­ ferent from what had been agreed.

Based on the information detailed above, if you have bought or sold a property in Spain and serious de­ fects and problems have appeared and you want le­ gal advice from expert lawyers, contact us and we will advise you.

The information provided in this article is not intend­ ed to be legal advice, it simply transmits informa­ tion related to legal issues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) Email carlosbaos@white-baos.com C/Diana 19, 2º D, 03700 Denia (Alicante) Spain Tel. +34 966-426-185 Fax +34 965-784-471 Please Like Us: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteBaosAbogadosLawyers

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OPENING: The mayor of l’Alfas attended the big event.

Dealz in town BRITISH company ‘Dealz’ has arrived in l’Alfas del Pi and set up shop in a centric position on l’Albir Avenue.

The opening is part of a big expansion strategy that the British chain has undertaken in the Valencian Community.

The company is owned

by Poundland and offers over 4,800 products of popular brands at unbeatable prices.

During the official

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inauguration, Mayor Vicente Arques congratulated Mark Elliott, general director of the company in Western Europe.

He highlighted that the municipality warmly welcomed the business as it meant a better commercial offer for residents.

He also stated that large businesses of this type also help the community by creating work, which in this case has been 15 jobs. With this new establishment, Dealz has 12 shops in the Valencian

Community and employs a total of 232 people.

According to director Mark Elliott, the company has doubled the amount of direct jobs they offer in the Valencian Community in just six months.

He also expressed their commitment to customers and providing families with the best brands at affordable prices.

Dealz in l’Alfas del Pi is located at number 146 on l’Albir Avenue and boasts 1,312 square metres of commercial area.

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Benidorm NEWS

Castillo is ‘living history’

EXCATIONS: On view behind glass.

Entertaining fundraisers for RBL Photo credit: Benidorm and District Royal British Legion

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POPPY APPEAL: Fundraisers on Remembrance Sunday.

THE Benidorm and District Royal British Legion received donations totalling €2,500 from two Benidorm bars following Remembrance Sunday events.

Diane and Gary from the Showboat Cabaret Bar raised €1,200, with several artists giving up their time to perform on the day to support the Benidorm and Dis-

trict Royal British Legion.

Bar Why Not raised €1,300 with a Karaoke charity event with DJ Ian and manageress Leeanne and an auction.

“Many thanks to all who supported these events,” Maggy Slane, secretary of the Benidorm and District branch.

For further information about the local RBL, contact secrblbenidorm@outlook.com.

BENIDORM’S emblematic Castillo is open once more to the public.

The archaeologists who looked for - and found - the remains of the castle that gave the headland its name, have finally finished their work.

At first glance the res o r t ’s most-photographed beauty spot has regained its former appearance although visitors are also able to appreciate the results of t he excavat i ons.

Part of the 14th century walls are now visible, together with the water cistern and a section of an 18th century stairway that once led to the cast l e ’s u p p e r f l o o r s . O t h er vestiges of the past include part of the towe r o n t h e c a s t l e ’s e a s t ern, Levante side.

All of these and more can be viewed through reinforced glass put into the ground, which has been repaved to mark out the floorplan of the castle as it was in t he 18t h cent ur y.

“This site is the living history of Benidorm,” said Benidorm mayor To n i P e r e z a s h e v i s i t e d the reopened site with Historic Heritage counc i l l o r A n a P e l l i c e r, P u b l i c Wo r k s c o u n c i l l o r Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate and other members of the corporat i on.

“This project has allowed us to know and r e c o g n i s e B e n i d o r m ’s origins and the moment when it was founded,” Perez said.

It cost €1.2 million to carry out the Castillo excavations, of which €500,000 was covered by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).

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Benidorm NEWS Optical chain joins the campaign to collect food for those in need S P E C S AV E R S Ó P T I CAS has t o d a y, Thursday December 5 launched a campaign to collect nonperishable food for those in need across all six stores on the Costa Blanca.

It has j o i n e d t h e O p eración Ki l o C a m p a ig n , which i s o rg a n i se d b y Spain’s Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL) and operates nationwide through a network of 55 food banks.

FESBAL distributes food via charities and associations to help the most vulnerable people in society and is currently supplying food to 1.5 million people.

Specsavers Ópticas will be collecting food for them until the end of the year.

The Specsavers Ópticas stores on the Costa Blanca are collaborating with the food bank for the Alicante Province (Banco de Alimentos Alicante) to ensure the food donations get to those people who really need them.

They are particularly in need of the following nonperishable foods and toiletries - oil, tinned foods, baby food, nappies, formula milk, toothpaste, deodorant, bath gel, shampoo and soap.

These products can be dropped into Specsavers Ópticas in Javea, Calpe, B e n i d o r m , To r r e v i e j a , Guardamar and La Zenia u n t i l t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r.

Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store.

The directors of these six opticians are asking for donations of food and toiletries in return for their free eye test and encouraging anyone who recently had a free eye test to also join the collection and bring in some food to donate between November

FOOD CAMPAIGN: Non-perishable items and toiletries are particularly required.

25 and the end of the year.

Find out more about the important work the Spanish Federation of Food

Banks is doing on their website www.fesbal.org or follow the Banco de Alimentos de Alicante on

Facebook to keep up to date with all their campaigns @bancodealimen tosdealicante.

Crossing delays levelled out THE barriers at the Avenida de Beniarda level crossing are now down for only two minutes instead of seven.

This is where the AlicanteDenia railway line crosses an always-busy section of the CV-70 after leaving Benidorm station and causes frequent traffic holdups, explained Mobility councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate.

The General Directorate of Public Works, Transport and Sustainable Mobility has now authorised the regional rail operator, FGV, to introduce new software that reduces the wait at the level crossing from seven to two minutes.

As well as obvious improvements to road safety, traffic flow will improve considerably, De Zarate said.

Until now there have been chaotic periods during the day when the level crossing has to close three times in 20 minutes for the arrival and departure of Line 1 and

Line 9 trains.

Meanwhile, the daily traffic jams and the ‘despair’ of the 26,000 drivers who use Avenida de Beniarda each

day have been temporarily solved before a definitive answer to the problem is announced next year, the councillor said.

Medals for medical lifesavers THE town hall will award Dr Estefania Gomiz Ortiz and Jorge Navarro Roldan with Corporate Medals for saving a woman’s life.

Under Spanish regulations, Dr Gomiz, was chosen at random to preside an electoral table at the La Torreta social centre which was used as a polling station for the November 10 general election.

Shortly before 5pm a woman, an assistant at another electoral table, was taken ill and collapsed.

Dr Gomez immediately went to her aid, assisted by Navarro Roldan, a medical student who was about to cast his vote.

Together they carried out CPR on the woman until she had regained consciousness and kept her stable while waiting for an ambulance to transfer her to hospital.

Councillors of all parties voted unanimously in favour of the awarding of the medals, which will be presented to Dr Gomiz and Navarro Roldan during the official Constitution Day ceremony at the Castillo tomorrow, Friday December 6.

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Self-defence for local women A P P R O X I M AT E LY 5 0 women took part in the recent, and free, course in Aikido selfdefence.

This was timed to coincide with the International Day for the Abolition of Violence against Women and w a s orga nis e d by A lfa z tow n ha ll’s Equa lity a nd Sports departments.

Instruction was arranged by the local Club de Aikido Sakura, and held at the Alfaz del Sol sports installation.

Equality councillor Rocio Guijarro thanked Club de Aikido Sakura and particularly Aikido Master, Santiago Lopez, and Roque Lopez from the club, for their help in orga nis ing the s hort course.

Each year it has attracted

Photo credit: Alfaz town hall

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AIKIDO: Learning how to react in dangerous situations.

a larger number of women of all ages, Guijarro pointed out.

This ma rtia l a rts te c hnique originated in Japan

and is designed to overcome the differences between the strongest and the weakest individuals, employing basic skills to react adequately

in a dangerous situation.

Physical strength is not essential in Aikido and can be practised by people of all ages.

Nine migrants intercepted THE Guardia Civil detained a total of nine Algerian immigrants who had attempted to make landfall in Albir.

Two were found in Alfaz and received attention

from the Red Cross at the G u a r d i a C i v i l h e a d q u a rters in Altea, although another seven men travelling in the same boat had disappeared.

Although not immedi-

ately located, five were later found by the Guardia Civil and later airlifted in the Maritime Rescue service’s helicopter base in Manises (Valencia).

Hours afterwards another person was rescued from the sea off the Sierra Helada in Albir along with another who was trapped on the cliffs.

Their rescuers initially assumed that they were the victims of a mishap, but it was soon apparent that they were two more of the irregular migrants and taken to Alicante port, Guardia Civil and Red Cross sources revealed.

All nine were males in good health apart from mild symptoms of hypothermia and scratches and grazes from the rocks.

Assuming that there were no more than nine people in the boat, a total of 549 migrants are known to have reached Alicante Province by sea this year.

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Cricket lovely cricket THE Cataluña-based Pak-i-Care team were proclaimed Spanish champions in Alfaz in Spain’s National Cricket League final.

The Catalan side beat the Levante team with 355 to 85 runs on the scoreboard.

The next day it was Levante’s turn to face Minhaj Cricket Club from Barcelona a selection of the best players from different Catalan teams in a best-of-three Ten Over series.

Levante got off to a slow start and were finally defeated

ALFAZ CRICKET: Competing teams in recent encounter.

by Minhaj who now go on to represent Spain in next sum-

mer’s European Cricket League competition which will

be played in La Manga (Murcia) in May 2020.

Alfaz’s Sports councillor Oscar Perez congratulated all the participating teams and Pak-iCare in particular, as well as Alfaz Cricket Club for being able to bring some of the best cricket players of the moment to the municipality.

The club, which has strong roots in Alfaz was founded 30 years ago, and its president Virginia Muñoz took over from her father 23 years ago. She has also passed on her love for the sport to her son, Christian Muñoz, who plays for Sporting Alfaz Cricket Club.

Telling the town that Christmas is here KJELL NERGAARD, mayor of Kristiansund (Norway) and his local councillors wished Alfaz a Happy Christmas and sang Feliz Navidad.

They did not do this in person but instead contacted the municipality via a video link on a giant screen set up in the town centre.

As they do each year, Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques, accompanied by members of the local government, participated in the time-honoured fiesta that underlines the uniqueness of multicultural Alfaz, which is home to residents from almost 100 different countries.

The Norwegian Christmas celebration is traditionally the first of the town’s Christmas events and includes the switching-on of the illuminations in Calle Teniente Segui with Julenissen (Santa Claus) himself, assisted by one or two elves.

Siri Lund, a member of the Julegate Noruega committee, now lives in Alfaz but comes from Kristiansund, hence the annual linkup with her home town.

Together with local businesses and residents she helps to organise the festive celebrations which are now a local tradition telling the local population that Jul, la Navidad and Christmas have arrived.

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CHRISTMAS: Has arrived and the lights are switched on.

Think positive for empowerment ALFAZ hosted a workshop e n t i t l e d I t ’s e a s i e r t o gether - Women and Men building an Equal Future.

The workshop at the Hogar del Pensionista in Alfaz was organised by Memba, the Association of Women Entrepreneurs in the Marina Baja, with the cooperation of the town hall’s Equality, Emp l o y m e n t , Tr a i n i n g a n d Commerce departments.

“Here at the local government we intend to provide the basis for continued promotion of training, enterprise and of course, generating equality in this particular case,” Employment councillor Dolores Albero said.

“The It’s easier together workshop proposes working as a team with a programme that emphasises personal and social empowerment, inspiring a g o - a h e a d m e n t a l i t y, ” explained Memba president Maria Jose Tent.

“This in turn helps to turn our lives around through motivation and a positive attitude.”

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Christmas Fair in town hall square AMATA’s Christmas Fair begins today, Thursday, in Altea, where it remains until this Sunday, December 8.

The craft fairs that Amata organises feature real craftspeople who only sell what they make themselves.

Thirty craftspeople have set up their stall in the Town Hall Square in Avenida Jaime I, parallel to the main N-332 road.

They sell pottery, glasswork, wooden and soft toys, leather goods, patchwork, handmade jewellery and all the other items that the public expects of an Amata fair.

Of course, all the typical Christmas delicacies are there, too, including

cheeses and sausages.

There will also be a small tavern with a barbecue and a stall offering waffles, crepes, hot chocolate and mulled wine.

With workshops, soap bubbles, table games and a merry-go-round there is something for the children, too, including a lady juggler who is also a stilt-walker and tells stories.

At 12 noon, tomorrow Friday, the U3A Calpe choir will be singing Christmas carols.

The Christmas Fair is open each day from 11am until 9pm and does not close for lunch, although the stalls will close a little earlier on Sunday.

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Altea NEWS An evening of Zarzuela THERE will be a fundraising performance of Zarzuela Alive! at 8pm in the Palau on Saturday, December 13.

Tickets cost €30 each at the Palau box office or €25 if bought in advance.

The evening of Spanish operetta is organised by the Corazon Expres association, the Aslipo poetry group, the cast of Vocemmus and the Jose Soriano Dance Company with the cooperation of the town hall’s Culture department and Palau Altea.

“On behalf of the municipality I’d like to thank Corazon Expres for the great work that it is doing,” said Culture councillor Aurora Serrat, who also expressed her gratitude to Vocemmus’ artistic director Jovita Gomez, the Jose Soriano Dance Company and the Palau for their involvement.

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FUNDRAISER: Aurora Serrat, Jovita Gomez and Magdalena Lopez.

tive, glowing and entertaining’ focus on the still-popular music tradition which features Montserrat Marti Caballe daughter of the late opera star and Ignacio Encinas, finalist in

La Voz (The Voice) Senior.

Thanking everybody involved, Corazon Expres president Magdalena Lopez explained that the association was created five years ago and, as

its name implies, it is characterised its rapid economic and human response to families.

“We cannot change the world, but we can change the world of people,” she declared.

Encouragement for fledgling businesses THE winners of the first edition of Altea Emprende (Altea Starts Out) have now been announced.

The joint project by the town hall and the Miguel Hernandez University aims to link local entrepreneurship and innovation with the office that is dedicated

to both projects in the Parque Scientifico located in the university’s Altea campus.

The €2,400 prize money was split equally between projects presented by Alba Alcaraz (Cup Canvas) and Pau Urios and Adrian Gualde (Play Guia) while Is-

abel and Genoveva Cardona took one of the Business categor y’s prizes with La

Buena Juanita with the other going to Nelly Figueroa for Spanish Courses.

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ALTEA EMPRENDE: Prizewinners with Altea’s mayor, University officials and local councillors.

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A lot of bottle ECOVIDRIO’S ‘glass conquest’ initiative during Calpe’s Moors and Christians fiestas collected 7,200 kilos of glass.

The 950 members of the different Moors and Christians comparsas (groups) put 27,400 bottles into the recycling bins that Ecovidrio in-

stalled near each clubhouse during the celebrations.

The miniglu prize of a miniature recycling container went to the Contrabandistas for using and recycling more bottles than any other group.

RECYLING PRIZE: Contrabandistas receive their miniglu.

Teacher’s shock death at local school CLASSES were suspended at Calpe’s Ifac secondary school after a teacher collapsed in a corridor at 8am before lessons began.

Colleagues attempted to come to his aid and quickly took him outside so that

pupils were not aware of what had happened.

Ambulances arrived almost immediately, but paramedics were unable to revive the 50-year-old teacher who is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

Christmas the Adagio way ADAGIO is the perfect Christmas show for those not wanting to listen to endless carols.

The six-part harmony group perform an Adagio Christmas at Camping La Merced in Calpe on Saturday, December 14 at 4pm.

They give another performance at the Black Apple in Jalon on Thursday December 19 at 7.30pm.

The show is full of Adagio’s own brand of music and humour and looks at various seasonal traditions that we all love (or hate).

Although the show is not a carol concert, every song is connected to Christmas in

some way and the group will keep the audience entertained with famous hits, funny songs, Christmas film music and maybe a medley of carols to round everything off.

Both shows include light refreshments during the interval.

Tickets cost €12 for the Camping La Merced performance in Calpe on December 14. Tickets for the Black Apple show in Jalon on December 19 cost €15 and include cava on arrival.

Tickets for both shows are available on 965 581 483 or at http://www.philipashley.com/b oxoffice.php Space at both venues is limited, so booking is essential.

They were called on to assist a woman teacher who had fainted on witnessing the episode and the Red Cross mobilised a counselling team of psychologists and nurses for pupils and staff.

Advent carols THE Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy announced early Service of worship, praise and the story of Christ’s birth on December 10.

This will be held at the Nuestra Señora de la Merced church in Calpe at 6.30pm.

The Chaplaincy also announced that Christmas Day Eucharist will be celebrated at all churches at the usual times of worship.

For locations and times consult the http://costablanca-angli canchaplaincy.org website, and click on the chosen church.

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YVONNE WOODHAM: Sadly-missed Moftag member

Moftag bids a sad farewell to Yvonne Woodham IT was with heavy hearts that the Moftag Club of Calpe paid tribute to their dear member, Yvonne.

Sadly, she passed away on N o v e m b e r 2 0 , a g e d 72.

Yv o n n e m o v e d to Calpe in 2010 and joined Moftag a year later. She had a huge heart for giving, but tragically it was her h e a r t t h a t l e t h er dow n i n t h e l a st few weeks of her life.

She was incredibly talente d a n d k n i t t e d th e most b e a u t i f u l to y s , which she raffled to raise extra money for Moftag’s charitable causes.

Yv o n n e l o v e d t o s o ciali se a n d wa s e v en

known to entertain Moftag members with a song on the odd occasion. She w o rk ed h ard o n th e club’s committee, helping to plan and organise e v en ts fo r me mb ers to enjoy, too.

In a d d itio n to all o f this, she was a dedicated w ife to h e r h u s b a n d , Bob, for almost 52 years and was a proud mother to one daughter and two sons.

She idolised her seven grandchildren and leaves a huge void in all of their lives. “ S a d ly mis s ed , b u t never to be forgotten,” the club said. “We are grateful that you could share a part of your life with all of us at Moftag.”

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Somewhere to rehearse at last CALPE’S mayor Ana Sala presented Miguel Pastor, Unio Musical Calp-Ifach’s president, with the keys to the band’s new centre. Culminating a long wait for the band’s own premises, Pastor was handed the keys during a concert on the feast-day of Santa Cecilia, patroness of musicians.

The town hall and Unio Musical Calp-Ifach first signed a memorandum of understanding in 2006 although it was not until 2016 that the town hall budget included a €250,000 allocation for the municipally-owned building.

This was followed by a further allocations in successive years thanks to credit extended by Alicante’s provincial council, the Diputacion.

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Stop gender violence before it starts TEULADA-MORAIRA high school recently held a talk on preventing gender violence situations during adolescence.

Mamen Botija, the town hall’s Equality councillor and the chief of TeuladaMoraira’s Local Police tog e t h e r, w i t h a w o m a n lawyer and a psychologist from Social Services, recently visited the Teulada Instituto with advice and information.

T h e y w e r e t a rg e t i n g fourth-year ESO pupils with an average age of 16 who are now in their last year of compulsory education.

The young audience first learnt how the VIOGEN monitoring system assists and protects victims of gen-

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Ever y week, we will be offering an opportunity for readers to pose questions to this firm of professionally qualified experts in their field. We will print your question, and professional answer in subsequent editions.

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GENDER VIOLENCE: Talk targeted 16-year-olds. der violence by coordinating the different public institutions that are involved in their cases.

They also discussed the legal issues and psychological aspects of gender violence and perceptions of this type of abuse during adolescence.

Summing up afterwards, the team of experts agreed that it was essential to continue providing instruction

and advice on gender violence if abusive situations are to be prevented in this age group.

Beat the post-Christmas blues THE Teulada-Moraira Lions proudly present Ges Rogers Union Gap on Sunday January 19 at 7pm in Espai La Senieta, Moraira.

This promises to be a very special show featuring all of the Union Gap’s greatest hits including Lady Willpower, Woman Woman, Young Girl and many more songs from the 60’s right up to the 90’s.

This year’s show opens with a special tribute to the one and only Buddy Holly performed by Gary Woodward with his Woody does Buddy tribute, which should be a real treat.

To book tickets for this great show and shake off those postChristmas blues, call 966 498 493 or email tmlions. concerts@gmail.com.

Tickets are priced at €15 and there will be a donations bar and raffle.

Further information about Teulada-Moraira Lions club and all concerts is available on the www.tmlions.com website.

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A nicely spicy evening U3A MORAIRA-TEULADA: An evening of lively conversation and laughter.

APPROXIMATELY 50 members of the U3A Moraira-Teulada Spicy Dining Group made their way to Javea.

They were there for an evening of conversation, great food and a drink or two.

The food was amazing, with a choice of starters followed by a selection of curries ranging from sirloin steak to king prawns in a Thai green curry followed by dessert.

The whole evening stretched over almost four hours with lively conversation, lots of laughter and some very happy and full members making their way home.

Readers wishing to join the Spicy Dining group who are

members of the U3A MorairaTeulada should drop an email to John and Elaine at u3tms dg@gmail.com with contact details, food allergies and U3A membership number.

They will be added to the list and receive information regarding future events.

Make a Nativity Scene TEULADA-MORAIRA Town Hall expects a large number of entries for the Nativity Scene competition.

This year sees the 29th edition of the ‘Concurso de Belenes Vila de Teulada’ and participants may register until 2pm on December 13 at the SIT office and the Agencia de Promocio del Valencia office.

Those registering at the Public Library in Teulada or the Agencia de Lectura in Moraira have until 7pm on December 13.

The Nativity Scenes may be installed in private houses, schools, parish churches, shops or business offices.

Members of the jury, nominated by the town hall and chosen from members of the municipal corporation and experts, will visit the Nativity Scenes between 1pm and 2.30pm on December 16 to choose the three best entries.

The names of the winners, who will receive prizes worth €150, €100 and €75, are to be announced at 10pm on December 20 in Teulada’s Santa Catalina parish church during the interval of the traditional Christmas concert.

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TEULADA-MORAIRA Town Hall is part of a regional campaign to promote local commerce.

Together with the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and the Generalitat’s Commerce department, the municipality is promoting its own shops with the slogan, ‘Local commerce at Christmas.’

Teulada-Moraira, as well as other municipalities supporting the initiative, is now distributing posters and uploading messages on the social media aimed at promoting local businesses while encouraging residents and visitors to do their Christmas shopping in the town.

Marina Alta talent THE Xarxa Jove Marina Alta youth network announced the second edition of its Jovenes Promesas (Young Promises) contest.

The association’s president, Teulada-Moraira’s Youth councillor Aitor Llobell and its vicepresident Melani explained that this year’s competition would have singing, street dance, monologues, micro-theatre, short films and conjuring categories.

There will be a €250 prize for the best performer in each category, and rules and conditions are available at Centro de Informacion Juvenil youth centres throughout the Marina Alta.

These can also be consulted at the central office of the Mancomunidad Cultural de la Marina Alta (MACMA).

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YOUNG PROMISES: (left to right) Melani, Aitor Llobell, Majo Puig and Jovi Seser.

Xarxa Jove Marina Alta called on the area’s young people to put their names down for this edition of the competition before the January 31 closing date.

MACMA director Jovi Seser congratulated the youth network for the way in which it has con-

solidated initiatives like the talent contest in its three years of existence.

Seser also highlighted the need to introduce policies focusing on all young people throughout the Marina Alta.

Majo Puig, the Xarxa’s technical expert, pointed out the first

edition of Jovenes Promesas had been very successful but added that it was necessary to encourage participation in the categories that had attracted no contestants.

It was essential to develop the original project while energising the area’s young people and giving them a platform for their talents, Puig said.

Join the town hall WhatsApp group ONE HUNDRED people joined Teulada-Moraira Town Hall’s WhatsApp and email scheme in its first 10 days.

This is a ‘do not answer’ one-way link, that connects directly and immediately with the public, explained Communications councillor Aitor Llobell.

“When we took over at the town hall we were quite clear informing the local population needed to be direct and fluid,” he said.

“Many people use mobile phones and this way we can be in touch with people immediately, informing them about municipal activities or passing on important announcements,” Llobell commented.

“We are very satisfied with the way this has been received and hope that in time we can reach most of our residents.”

To join the scheme it is first necessary to fill in the form that is available at the SIT offices in the town hall in Teulada and Espai la Senieta in Moraira.

It can also be downloaded from http://www.teulada moraira.com.es/ayttm/up loaded/NOTICIAS/autoriza cion.pdf ) and then emailed to alcaldia@teulada moraira.org.

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WORK has finally finished on Calle Calderon.

Pavements have been added, storm drains installed and the road itself has been resurfaced with the same materials as adjoining Calle Cervantes which was renovated last year.

The €19,000 project is included in the Public Works scheme that comes under the heading of ‘Minor Developments’ and is designed to improve the safety and comfort of pedestrians.

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IMPROVEMENTS: Pavements, storm drains and a new surface.

Crafty ideas for presents AMATA is organising a craft fair at Javea Port this weekend (December 6, 7 and 8).

Twenty stalls will be set up around an enormous Christmas tree in a beautiful setting along the seafront.

Every stall is offering something different as

all the participants in the fair are real craftspeople who bring their tools with them so that they can make small changes or personalise a chosen item. The fair opens each day continuously between 11am and 8pm but closes on Sunday evening at 6pm.

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Javea NEWS NEW regulations require villas and houses outside Javea’s town centre to plant trees at 50-metre intervals.

The measure was included in the Provisional Emergency Regulations in place until a new General Development Plan (PGOU) is approved.

Septics tanks will also be temporarily allowed for homes located more than 100 metres away from the main sewage system, the town hall announced.

Helicopter must stay ALL political parties on Javea’s council backed a proposal asking for the Helimer helicopter to remain in the Valencian Community.

The national government’s Ministry of Public works announced recently that the helicopter operated by the Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima (Rescue and Maritime Safety Society) will no longer be based in Manises (Valencia) but moved to Ibiza in the New Year.

The municipality considers the helicopter

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Leafy suburbs

UNANIMOUS: All parties voted to keep Helimer helicopter (inset)

is vital to the area, as Javea’s coastline is extremely busy, registering many maritime incidents and accidents, often involving tourists.

There is also the relatively new problem of irregular immigrants making landfall in the area in flimsy boats after leaving the motherships that have brought them from North Africa.

Often the speedy arrival of the Helimer helicopter from Manises can be a matter of life or death and transferring it to Ibiza will complicate rescues, the council agreed.

Lots to do this weekend FOR shopkeepers’ and business-owners’ associations in Javea’s Old Town and Port area, Constitution long weekend is their Christmas curtain-raiser.

Both groups are providing an atmosphere and activities that they hope will prompt clients to get in the mood for Christmas.

Tomorrow, Friday December 6, sees the

start of the Christmas craft fair at the Port and from 6pm a magician will perform conjuring tricks in for shoppers.

In the Old Town, the weekend activities start today, Thursday, with the Art i Nadal fair in Calle Celestino Pons which offers everything from Christmas sweetmeats to activities for the children.

Saturday has been declared a Shopping

Day with discounts and bargains for shoppers and a children’s Treasure Hunt that sets out from Church Square at 11.30am.

Batuxanga music has been planned for the afternoon, with a new edition of Mercatap, the tardeo tradition of Saturday afternoon tapas and drinks that will continue at the covered Municipal Market through to midnight.

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Javea NEWS OFFICERS from Javea’s Local Police force attended a short course on reconstructing the scene of a serious road accident.

The session hosted by Javea Town Hall was also attended by officers from Benitachell, Gata de Gorgos and Campello.

Javea’s mayor, Jose Chulvi, and Public Safety councillor Pepa Gisbert visited the closing minutes of the course that demonstrated to officers how to carry out an advanced investigation, particularly in accidents with a grave outcome.

The town hall has also acquired new technical equipment designed to assist this type of investigation, together with computer software enabling officers to process all the information that has been gathered at the scene of an accident.

The mayor applauded the conscientiousness of all the officers attending the course and their desire to add to their knowledge while providing a better service for the local population.

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POLICE COURSE: Advanced investigations.

Gisbert also stressed the municipality’s efforts to make the best possible material resources and training available to the Local Police, enabling them to carry out their duties in optimum conditions.

“After all, Local Police officers are the closest to hand and are usually the first to arrive at the scene of most emergencies,” the councillor pointed out.

Official tribute to Los Bradmis EARLIER this week, Javea Town Hall paid homage to one of the municipality’s most successful and enduring groups, Los Bradmis.

The tribute at the Casa de Cultura was included in the recent presentation of 150 years of music and dance in the Marina Alta by Antoni Reig.

There was no better occasion to pay tribute to the group that was founded in 1965 by Juan Torres, Pedro Andres, Pepe Mayor and Pepe Buigues, municipal sources said.

The four musicians achieved their greatest popularity during the 70’s, when they featured in photo-

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Latest techniques

LOCAL GROUP: Los Bradmis at the height of their fame.

comics and appeared on the state television, TVE. Los Bradmis, who were responsible for songs like ‘Mañana mi Javea’ that still echo in the town’s collective memory, continued per-

forming until 2015.

On celebrating their 50th anniversary, Los Bradmis officially retired although they do not hesitate to perform once more during fiestas and family celebrations.

Safety netting no longer so safe STEEL mesh safety netting on the Granadella cliffs is no longer sufficient to contain

breakaway rocks.

The netting, installed five years ago on Granadella’s

south-facing cliffs, is bulging in some places and torn in others.

The same problem also exists in other coves and bays in Javea, as the steel mesh that was installed at the Tango cove began to split some time back while steel cables fixed to the cliffs at the Ambolo beach have slackened.

Rockfalls are so frequent at the latter that it was closed in 2006, although beachgoers consistently continue to ignore the town hall’s warning notices and barriers.

Meanwhile hikers have reported ‘huge’ potholes in the path leading down to the Granadella beach.

This path skirts the wooded area that escaped the fire of 2016 which devastated 812 hectares of protected land although its surface has suffered from the most recent bouts of torrential rain.

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Abuse survivor writes a book

CLIFF JAMES (right): With partner, Alvaro Gallegos.

WHEN he was in his teens, Cliff James set his heart on becoming an Anglican monk, and joined a monastic community in the UK. He was taken into the home of Bishop Peter Ball, former Bishop of Lewes, then Gloucester, who, together with his twin brother Michael, established a monastic community - the Community of the Glorious Ascension in Stroud, Gloucestershire where Peter Ball came into contact with boys and young men.

It was while Cliff was living in Peter Ball’s home that he was sexually abused by the priest, who was later jailed for 32 months for sexual assaults on youngsters. Ball died on June 21, 2019, at age 87.

Writer and photographer Cliff said: “Mine was one of the two cases of indecent assault against him. There’s a BBC documentary about all that, which I was interviewed for, coming out in January, 2020.”

Cliff was awarded compensation by the Diocese of Chichester for the suffering he endured. The money he received enabled him to travel extensively, but he did not return to the UK because of the rising intolerance and xenophobia unleashed

by Brexit. Instead he took out Irish citizenship and two years ago settled in the Spanish city of Cadiz with his Spanish partner Alvaro Gallegos, who is also a writer. The couple met in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Cliff has now written a book ‘Life As A Kite’ - that details his travels and tells of the stressful experience of having to relive

the abuse he suffered when he gave evidence to the British Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).

The back cover of the book says: ‘The world feels increasingly volatile and polarised. Millions of people are displaced or alienated by abuses of power.

Our lives are cluttered, stressful and unsatisfying. Our sense of who we are and where we belong is more fragile than ever.

‘Following political and personal upheaval at home, Cliff James emigrated from England and travelled the globe in search of an ideal society. In his quest for Utopia, he sought enlightenment in Himalayan temples, joined ecological and peace projects in Israel and Palestine, and served at refugee camps and organic farms from Europe to Asia, Australia and South America.

‘Against a backdrop of global instability, he depicts the intricacies of daily life around the world, the challenges of social and environmental injustice, and the resilience of the human spirit. ‘Life As A Kite’ is a philosophical as much as a geographical journey, a personal narrative of loss and hope, a manifesto for a future without frontiers.’

When in the UK, Cliff, who’d completely abandoned religion, served for two years as secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) - an organisation that Euro Weekly News columnist Barry Duke, a founder member of the association, wrote about last week.

• If you would like to write a review of Cliff's book, email barry@freethinker.co.uk, marked ‘review request.’

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ON Sunday December 1 a fundraising event was held at the drop in centre run by HELP of Denia in La Xara and was well attended by diners who enj o y e d a f o u r- c o u r s e lunch.

A r a ff l e w a s h e l d w i t h first prize being a fourcourse meal for two that had kindly been donated by the Denia Republic restaurant and was won by a very happy Chris Whitehead.

Many other prizes had been donated therefore many lucky people went home with some goodies.

The charity raised €440 which will be used towards purchasing a special Christmas present for each of the 20 children who live at the residential care home in Denia. These children are not orphans but children who, through no fault of their own, have had to be taken into the care of our local authorities.

This in itself must be quite traumatic for these

Happy memories SOURCE: Pamela Rowlinson

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FUNDRAISING EVENT: Helping vulnerable children. children therefore a very small group of volunteers try to organise various events to raise money to

provide ‘Happy Memories’ for these young members of our society.

They do this by provid-

ing a special Christmas present for each of the children and a shoe box full of little surprises

which are handed out by Papa Noel at a party organised by the staff at the home.

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Children’s charity MAKE A SMILE return with their annual Christmas Bag Appeal. The charity based in Calpe has been gathering items for local children in care with the hope of bringing a smile to their faces over Christmas.

They ask that you donate vital items for the vulnerable and unfortunate children and their dedicated carers without whom they would lead very different lives.

Some ideal items people can donate may be ones that we take for granted such as much needed school supplies like pens and pencils or comfortable items to see them through the colder months like dressing gowns, slippers, socks and pyjamas. The children could really benefit from t-shirts, jumpers or even clothing vouchers so they can pick things themselves and items to allow them to relax like games and the batteries to go with them.

There are lots of drop off points listed on their website www.makeasmile.es based in many places like Calpe, Moraira-Teulada, Benidorm, Javea, Jalon Valley and Benissa.

DEDICATED TEAM: Almond Court celebrated 30 years’ service.

Anniversary lunch THE Community of Owners of Almond Court in Muchamiel celebrated the 30th anniversary of its foundation with a great lunch and a surprise raffle on November 28.

The prizes were donated by local suppliers.

President, Gillian D’Freitas, marked 30 years’ service by Pepe Blasco, and the rest of the staff were given tokens of appreciation for their service over the years.

Vice president Pat French said: “We look forward to more celebrations in the future.”

Terrace inspections EL CAMPELLO Council has launched a campaign to check bar and restaurant terraces comply with regulations and local authority authorisations and have the relevant permits.

The Public Streets department overseen by Francisco Javier Martin has taken on an inspector,

who the council said is doing the rounds of establishments in the municipality to check that everything is in order.

According to the council, of the 170 bars and restaurants operating in the municipality, 65 are not up-to-date with their payments and around 30 have not

even applied for authorisation.

Businesses of this kind are required to request and obtain the pertinent authorisations for putting out chairs and tables, but the local authority said it had detected a number taking up space on public streets without complying with legal requirements.

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NETHERLANDS

Cat flap DUTCH researchers have declared that allowing cats to roam outside without human supervision is a breach of European rules for the protection of na­ ture. Domestic cats are considered to be a potential danger to more than 350 threatened species.

No uniforms LAST year, members of the Dutch Army were given €1,000 each to buy winter clothes as the Ministry of Defence had used up its clothing budget and they were going to Norway. This year the increased uni­ form budget has also run out.

PET CAT: Getting ready to roam.

BELGIUM

Royal Park

Drunk driver

THE 180­hectare area known as Laeken Park in Brussels accepts a €1 million annual payment for its upkeep but is only open to the public three weeks a year as it is part owned by the Belgian Royal Family. Politi­ cians argue that it should be open to all.

ALTHOUGH parents of children from a pri­ mary school in Limburg had repeatedly claimed that a school bus driver had a drink problem, it was only recently that he was stopped with a full bus, breathalysed and discovered to be over the limit.

GERMANY

DENMARK

Jewel heist

Fine art

THIEVES broke into Dresden’s Grünes Gewölbe Museum and stole 100 pieces of jewellery said to be worth millions of euros which had been collect­ ed over the past centuries and had been kept safe during the East German communist regime.

A PAINTING by Copenhagen artist Vilhelm Ham­ mershøi, ‘Interior from Strandgade 30,’ has broken the record for the highest price ever paid for a piece of art on Danish soil. The hammer price was 30.5 million kroner (€4,083,000).

NATO change

Robots sacked

NOW in its 70th year, funding for NATO will change from 2021 as the US contribution will be reduced and the German contribution increased by €33 mil­ lion so that it matches the amount charged to the American defence department.

THE hospital in Herlev og Gentofte purchased a number of robots which were to undertake simple tasks such as delivering medicines, food, bedding and waste. The expensive experiment has been scrapped as the robots were confused by people walking by and often stopped.

FRANCE

Tractor trouble

Iran deal

MORE than 1,000 tractors were driven across France to Paris in order to block roads as French farmers protested against government policies and international trade agreements which they say are hurting their businesses and living standards.

FOLLOWING the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, Britain, France and Germany have attempted to keep it on track, but now France is warning that as Iran is regularly breaching the agreement it may trigger new UN sanctions.

SWEDEN

NORWAY

Green light

Wrong way

THE data protection authority (Datainspektio­ nen) has approved a request by Swedish police to use facial recognition to speed up crime inves­ tigations. There will however be a need to be careful that this doesn’t cause an invasion of citi­ zens’ privacy.

EMERGENCY lines were inundated by calls re­ porting that a foreign lorry was driving the wrong way on the E6 motorway. The Lithuan­ ian driver realised his mistake and drove slow­ ly until he was able to change lanes, but was stopped and fined by police.

Football fan

Climate change

FOOTBALL legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic who it is ru­ moured may still return to the Premier League has purchased 25 per cent of the shares in Stockholm club Hammarby and has promised that he will help it become the best club in Scandinavia.

AN opinion poll has revealed that for the first time, climate change heads the list of the most important issues in Norway with 49 per cent of respondents placing it above health in second place and immigration third.

FINANCE

Green funding

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has offered what is known as a green loan of €50 million to a consortium made up of Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Navarra.

The money is intended to fi­ nance the building of four new windfarms in Navarra which will be built between Cadreita and Valtierra.

The work should see the employment of around 200 people and be completed in the first quarter of 2020 as part of an ongoing EU plan to increase renewable energy.

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is the amount earned by Spain’s STAT OF companies in the second half €6.215 billion telecommunications of the year but shows a drop of 2.2 per cent.

WEEK

Bags for life not working

IN an effort to reduce plastic waste, the concept of bags for life was in­ troduced and charges were made for normal plastic bags at supermarkets.

The idea was that people would be persuaded to purchase the bags for life and keep using them, but this hasn’t actually been the case in the UK. Latest research by Greenpeace and charity the Environmental Inves­ tigation Agency suggest that UK con­ sumers are buying more of these bags and treating them as if they were disposable and as they are

By John Smith made from stronger plastic the ef­ fect on the environment is getting worse.

To become effective and hurt the environment less, a bag for life needs to be used four times but with 1.5 billion sold last year, that’s clear­ ly not happening.

One alternative that many suggest is to bring back paper carrier bags but the reality is that they can be more harmful to the environment as large tracts of forest need to be cut

down, the process of manufacture produces a higher concentration of toxic chemicals and they take up more space for transport In actual fact, you need to use a paper bag three times to reduce the effect on the environment and this is far less likely as bags split or become wet.

Another factor is cost, as the su­ permarkets are encouraged to charge more for their bags, it is as­ sumed that profits will go to charity but this is not mandatory and they decide what the ‘profit’ amount is.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they buy derelict house?

We have had our property in Torrevieja for 30 years. The house next door has been emp­ ty for 20 years since the owner passed away and is now derelict. We have had squatters and oth­ er problems. When the last squatters left we paid to have it bricked up and put a new door on the roof.

The house was left to five grandchildren who are not interested and have never visited. We have tried for 20 years to buy the house, but we get no proper re­ sponse. There is about €10,000 debt on the property.

Have you any advice?

J E (Costa Blanca)

There are p r o c e ­ d u r e s i n S p a n i s h YOU AND THE l a w f o r a t h i r d LAW IN SPAIN party to obtain ti­ tle to an abandoned property, but these depend on the registered owners being deceased. If you have five living owners, you certainly face compli­ cations. The only suggestion I can offer is to in­ struct a lawyer to act for you and to make a seri­ ous offer to the five heirs.

DAVID SEARL

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

Netflix nasty AN apparently new scam has ap­ peared in the UK which could spread here into Spain concerning Netflix and hijacking of customer informa­ tion.

A number of former subscribers to that platform have complained that once they have cancelled their subscriptions hackers have stolen their information to renew their ac­ counts (often upgrading them) using their details but with brand new lo­ gins.

The scammers then sell the login details to others users at discounted prices and the old customers sud­ denly find themselves being charged on a monthly basis.

BUSINESS EXTRA

All that glitters ONE of the most luxurious superyachts to have been built in the past five years, the Khalilah which is made with gold coloured fibre has just been sold for a reported €28.5 million to an unnamed buyer.

Market review SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica has made a radical change to its company strategy and will be reducing its exposure in an unstable Latin America in order to concentrate on its major profit centres in Spain, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Xmas jobs IT is estimated that major retailers in Spain such as El Corte Inglés and Media Markt will create 25,000 new temporary jobs from the start of the gift buying season on Black Friday until Three Kings Day.

Electric shock UNLIKE its US parent, Tesla Spain is do­ ing well financially as turnover for 2018 was €32 million and profits doubled when compared to 2017.

It has high hopes for this year and 2020 as the new model Tesla 3 which was only released in February has be­

come the best­selling electric car in Spain.

Although there is still not a huge mar­ ket for electric here, it managed to sell 589 cars which was the equivalent of 89 per cent of the company’s total sales for the previous two years.

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C LOSING P RICES D ECEMBER 2

COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.070,50 Admiral Group 2.140,00 Anglo American 2.054,50 Antofagasta 877,60 Ashtead Group 2.363,00 Associated British Foods 2.567,00 AstraZeneca 7.485,00 Auto Trader Group Plc 572,20 Aviva 404,65 BAE Systems 573,60 Barclays 171,80 Barratt Developments 666,40 Berkeley 4.599,00 BHP Group 1.740,60 BP 485,90 British American Tobacco 3.123,16 British Land Company 577,20 BT Group 191,73 Bunzl 2.129,00 Burberry Group 2.106,00 Carnival 3.270,39 Centrica 80,40 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.581,0 Compass 1.901,89 CRH 2.971,00 Croda Intl 5.005,00 DCC 6.644,0 Diageo 3.177,00 Direct Line Insurance 307,20 DS Smith 386,30 EasyJet 1.352,01 Experian 2.560,00 Ferguson 6.714,00 Flutter Entertainment 8.846,00 Fresnillo 560,40 GlaxoSmithKline 1.755,2 Glencore 248,40 Halma 2.116,82 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.872,50 Hikma Pharma 1.927,00 Hiscox 1.327,00 HSBC 577,91 IAG 553,47 Imperial Brands 1.736,58 Informa 800,00 InterContinental 5.026,00 Intertek 5.536,00 ITV 146,85 J Sainsbury 214,50

CHANGE(P) -0,50 0,00 +28,00 +9,60 +13,00 -2,00 +27,00 +10,00 +0,45 +0,20 +0,11 -0,40 +13,00 +30,60 +5,70 +65,48 -1,60 +0,18 +6,00 +2,00 +13,90 +0,18 +2,0 -2,56 +21,00 +25,00 +6,0 +12,00 +1,80 +4,40 +8,51 -3,00 -8,00 +46,00 -17,20 +1,2 +4,50 +9,70 +17,50 +12,00 -36,00 +1,41 -2,73 +36,58 +8,60 +19,00 +6,00 +1,02 +0,20

% CHG. -0,05% 0,00% +1,38% +1,11% +0,55% -0,08% +0,36% +1,78% +0,11% +0,04% +0,06% -0,06% +0,28% +1,79% +1,19% +2,14% -0,28% +0,09% +0,28% +0,10% +0,43% +0,22% +0,08% -0,13% +0,71% +0,50% +0,09% +0,38% +0,59% +1,15% +0,63% -0,12% -0,12% +0,52% -2,98% +0,07% +1,84% +0,46% +0,94% +0,63% -2,64% +0,24% -0,49% +2,15% +1,09% +0,38% +0,11% +0,70% +0,09%

NET VOL 29,37K 4,80K 13,16K 174,03K 73,45K 24,13K 5,60K 90,64K 302,52K 121,93K 673,79K 169,15K 13,82K 348,79K 1,67M 49,29K 13,24K 576,26K 33,45K 36,11K 0,77K 1,65M 141,42K 42,99K 39,81K 10,16K 35,14K 164,30K 62,45K 20,72K 34,34K 59,95K 33,85K 59,81K 450,31K 201,16K 3,75M 4,95K 21,66K 27,14K 281,26K 63,73K 80,55K 77,47K 221,58K 9,10K 0,35K 67,40K 224,59K

COMPANY Johnson Matthey Just Eat Kingfisher Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Marks & Spencer Micro Focus Mondi Morrison Supermarkets National Grid Next NMC Health Ocado Pearson Persimmon Phoenix Prudential RBS PLC Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B RSA Insurance Sage Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Smurfit Kappa Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

PRICE(P) 2.904,79 766,20 211,10 951,20 282,10 61,18 6.876,00 195,00 1.129,00 1.690,00 199,25 885,90 6.752,00 2.518,60 1.258,00 651,80 2.571,00 748,60 1.379,00 226,20 6.132,00 1.871,50 447,20 625,40 4.302,50 719,00 2.235,25 2.216,50 553,60 753,60 3.294,00 532,50 883,73 2.236,00 1.740,00 1.673,00 2.758,00 8.970,00 1.297,00 1.079,50 700,00 316,60 175,00 229,36 1.053,50 4.599,52 857,20 153,04 4.577,00 1.006,66

CHANGE(P) +19,79 +1,60 +1,20 -7,20 -0,45 +0,03 +4,00 -4,80 -1,69 +14,50 +0,66 -3,80 -6,00 +9,60 -88,49 +5,20 +13,00 +3,10 +2,50 0,00 +66,00 -1,50 +0,30 +1,80 +101,00 +7,40 +24,25 +27,00 +2,20 -0,20 -5,00 +3,50 -10,27 -7,00 +9,00 +12,00 +28,00 +45,00 -3,00 -9,00 -0,69 -0,30 +0,75 -0,84 -10,00 +21,52 +3,80 -0,16 -24,00 -2,88

% CHG.

NET VOL

+0,69% +0,21% +0,57% -0,75% -0,16% +0,05% +0,06% -2,40% -0,15% +0,86% +0,33% -0,43% -0,09% +0,38% -6,57% +0,80% +0,51% +0,42% +0,18% 0,00% +1,09% -0,08% +0,07% +0,29% +2,40% +1,04% +1,10% +1,23% +0,40% -0,03% -0,15% +0,66% -1,15% -0,31% +0,52% +0,72% +1,03% +0,50% -0,23% -0,83% -0,10% -0,10% +0,43% -0,36% -0,94% +0,47% +0,45% -0,11% -0,52% -0,28%

1,94K 84,51K 193,04K 152,30K 70,02K 7,55M 16,73K 98,33K 1,52K 161,38K 43,69K 324,87K 20,11K 160,81K 48,11K 45,24K 81,91K 57,64K 300,62K 629,47K 81,64K 192,61K 11,77K 37,74K 13,08K 271,01K 10,08K 238,88K 94,32K 126,34K 6,91K 287,42K 5,10K 28,01K 88,21K 19,73K 12,37K 4,87K 96,11K 240,44K 6,06K 126,33K 525,88K 242,99K 60,08K 5,59K 75,09K 383,12K 18,14K 12,74K

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US dollar ................................................1.10173 Japan yen...............................................120.832 Switzerland franc ...................................1.10189 Denmark kroner .....................................7.47133 Norway kroner........................................10.1247

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COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Exxon Mobil Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Pfizer Procter&Gamble Tesla United Technologies UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney

PRICE 169,77 1.304,96 1.800,80 267,25 366,18 144,73 117,13 45,31 53,40 68,13 201,64 221,35 220,51 134,45 58,05 137,49 131,76 194,48 87,18 151,38 93,49 38,52 122,06 329,94 148,34 279,87 60,24 184,51 119,09 151,58

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) -0,84 -0,49% 942,52K -8,03 -0,61% 586,98K -17,71 -0,97% 1,92M -0,59 -0,22% 11,65M -1,82 -0,49% 1,39M -0,96 -0,66% 1,65M -0,94 -0,80% 3,27M +0,07 +0,15% 9,81M -0,15 -0,28% 7,22M -0,57 -0,83% 7,98M -0,36 -0,18% 7,99M -0,35 -0,16% 770,44K -2,49 -1,12% 2,95M +0,68 +0,51% 1,83M -0,46 -0,79% 9,48M -0,26 -0,19% 3,28M -0,30 -0,23% 5,71M -0,57 -0,29% 2,82M -0,43 -0,49% 4,66M -0,94 -0,62% 11,98M -0,41 -0,43% 2,54M -0,11 -0,28% 9,29M +0,30 +0,25% 2,93M -1,35 -0,41% 2,47M -0,48 -0,32% 991,51K -0,80 -0,29% 1,52M +0,14 +0,23% 6,79M +0,14 +0,08% 3,14M +0,33 +0,28% 3,16M +0,10 +0,07% 6,28M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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CHANGE NET / %

Most Advanced Tech Data Corp.

NextCure Inc. Blueprint Medicines Corp.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Sage Therapeutics Inc. Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Galapagos N.V. ADR CRISPR Therapeutics AG Cancer Genetics Inc. Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp. ADR Peloton Interactive Inc.

144.89 47.81 82.04 73.01 154.77 46.56 195.81 71.65 8.81 11.61 35.23

+12.32% +16.78% +6.37% +5.78% +2.56% +8.99% +1.93% +5.20% +58.17% +36.55% +9.55%

1,801 1,157 580.58 1,304 1,305 430.46 128.14 150.86 270.16 360.53 612.86

-0.97% -1.00% -1.50% -0.61% -0.61% -1.26% -3.89% -3.10% -1.75% -1.21% -0.70%

Most Declined Amazon.com Inc. Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A MercadoLibre Inc. Alphabet Inc. Cl A Alphabet Inc. Cl C Credit Acceptance Corp.

Cimpress N.V. Coherent Inc. Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. LendingTree Inc. CoStar Group Inc.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday

Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.86 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.11 to $1.10 The euro closed October on a high as Brexit optimism and widespread USD weakness helped to buoy the single currency.

However the euro has struggled to hold its ground so far in Novem­ ber as the increasingly fragile out­ look for the Eurozone takes its toll on the single currency.

The bloc’s industrial sector contin­ ues to be a sore spot for EUR in­ vestors, with a slowdown in manu­ facturing starting to spread to other sectors.

It’s not all been doom and gloom however, with the news that Ger­ many unexpected avoided a reces­ sion in Q3 offering some consolida­ tion for the single currency.

Looking ahead, the euro will re­ main vulnerable to further losses

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Currency outlook: Brexit headlines and election speculation keeps GBP investors on their toes

TAKING ITS TOLL: The euro has struggled to hold its ground. this month if Eurozone data contin­ ues to underwhelm.

Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.15 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Up from $1.28 to $1.29 The pound fluctuated over the past month, amidst a flurry of Brexit and political developments.

In terms of Brexit there has been

plenty to keep GBP investors busy after Boris Johnson surprised every­ one by securing a new withdrawal deal, but subsequently failed to get this deal through parliament, result­ ing in the Brexit deadline being ex­ tended until January 31.

Domestic politics proved to be equally tumultuous, with Sterling

being infused with further volatility as a snap election was called.

So far in November we have also seen the pound face some head­ winds after two members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee shocked markets by vot­ ing for an immediate rate cut.

Looking ahead, the pound will grow increasingly sensitive to UK po­ litical headlines in the build up to the election on December 12.

GBP investors generally favour a Conservative victory on hopes that a majority will help Johnson break the Brexit deadlock in parliament, so ex­ pect to see Sterling remain support­ ed so long as the Tories continue to poll well.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from £0.78 to £0.77 USD/EUR: Steady at €0.90 The US dollar traded in a wide range over the past four weeks A persistent selling bias hung over

the ‘greenback’ through the last half of October as a risk­on mood and Federal Reserve rate speculation both limited the appeal of USD. However the US dollar’s fortunes improved in November, rallying hard through the first half of the month.

This has been partly due to risk sentiment souring again amidst re­ newed US­China trade uncertainty.

Some surprisingly resilient domes­ tic data and indications that interest rates are likely to remain on hold for some time also lent the US dollar support.

Looking forward, the US dollar is likely to maintain its upwards mo­ mentum as global risks continue to build.

On the other hand domestic poli­ tics could weigh on USD in the com­ ing weeks depending on how Don­ ald Trump’s impeachment inquiry plays out.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST scribing this in the aftermath of the latest London terror atrocity. At least this particular toe rag complied with the specific criteria required to be classed as a terrorist. These days the authorities are actually petrified to label acts of vio­ lence ‘terrorist attacks,’ in case of ‘back­ lash’ or causing ‘offence.’

Well they couldn’t wriggle out of this one. This individual had already been jailed for terrorist offences, wore a sui­ cide vest and screamed Allah Akbar as he slashed people to death. Yep, bit diffi­ cult to call that ‘a random non terrorist linked incident.’

Oddly I was going to write that it probably wouldn’t be long before the snowflakes began to crawl out bleating that he shouldn’t have been shot. Lo and behold the first to pop up was Cor­ byn. This man, who has no shame at all in his quest to appease just about any­ one whose votes may help his party, im­ mediately released a statement con­ demning the ‘shoot to kill’ policy.

Oh really? Perhaps they should have ‘shot to injure,’ thereby giving this ani­ mal time to set off his suicide vest (the

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Shoot to kill?

LONDON TERRORIST ATTACK: Latest atrocity in the capital. fact that it was fake is irrelevant) to in­ jure and murder a few dozen more in­ nocent victims. Give us a break. Shoot­ ing to kill is actually too good for these sub humans.

What I found even more disturbing was the fact that the other members of the Al Qaeda cell incarcerated with this

individual have also been released! Have we totally lost our senses? Are the au­ thorities truly naïve enough to think these people have actually been deradi­ calised by what to them must appear to be a mere slap on the wrist? These are religious fanatics who are convinced they will reach Shangri­La by killing as

many ‘infidels’ as they can. These mon­ sters are not going to have their minds changed by a few years in a cushy lock up, being ‘interviewed’ by psychiatrists and do gooders while they dine on halal repasts. Their fellow Jihadists torture, behead and burn their prisoners alive.

They don’t understand decency or

‘fair play,’ they interpret this as weak­ ness. Watch my lips. They hate us. They want to wipe us all out. They are our en­ emy in a war that, if we don’t come to our senses, they have a very good chance of winning. All of them should be either deported along with their whole families, or locked up and have the key thrown away. As for our pathetic, utterly out of touch parole boards, although they claim to have had nothing to do with this fanatic’s release, they still have plenty to answer for. Most are made up of tin pot magistrates or tweedy local council members.

These prisoners eat them alive. They have hours and hours banged up in cells, rehearsing the lines they’re going to give these naïve egotists when their hearings come up. Relying on these overpaid in­ competents to decide whether to allow fanatical homicidal maniacs back onto the streets is bordering on pure insanity.

For heaven’s sake get a grip before we all go under.

Keep our faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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My list of super-moans gets longer NORA JOHNSON

BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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

GOOD MORNING, class. No talking at the back, please. I’d like to begin with another few moans.

I did a straw poll among my friends (only the finest of scientific and journal­ istic methods for this column, folks) about their biggest gripes. Top of the list came those rich individuals who like to lecture those less well off on every subject under the sun, but have skins like rhinos when it comes to their own actions.

One of their favourite subjects is cli­ mate change. Take Bono, Sting etc (and yes, you too, Greta von Waffles!) who zoom around the world with masses of aides but never tire of telling the rest of us to drive electric cars while wearing vegan shoes. They’re also associated with some of the biggest tax avoidance schemes, and include rabid socialists who send their kids to posh and pricey fee­paying schools. The list is endless.

Next up, all those over­priced, pre­

SOME GRIPES: Climate change and over-priced restaurants. tentious London restaurants: dimly­lit rooms in sombre shades of Farrow and Ball grey, which make you feel like you’re in an exclusive Swiss clinic, where nurses do all kinds of things to you in all kinds of places with well­lu­ bricated catheters. Plus menus of ‘healthy’ mung beans and hemp seeds.

Make mine a watermelon seed latte.

Not. Then there’s our ludicrous university system. Pointless degree courses spawn useless research and irrelevant

professorial posts. Vice­chancellors keen to maintain the revenue that funds their inflated salaries permit en­ try requirements to shrink while pious­ ly claiming they’re allowing the under­ privileged to enjoy the benefits of higher education.

Finally, there’s the very real danger of getting mugged in London (or any big city). Here’s a hint. I often have a 20 tucked in my, err, underwear, especial­ ly if anywhere dicey. This I learnt from my mother. Many people, especially men, keep a few banknotes inside their socks. It’s enough to get you home in an emergency. And I hate walking with friends who flaunt flashy designer bags or watches worth thousands of pounds. Status symbols often attract the wrong kind of attention at night.

Always happy to help!

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The Consular Business Networking CONSULAR MATTERS REGULAR readers of my column will know that in addition to be­ ing the owner and founder of Just Law Spanish Solicitors in Fuengirola I am also the Danish Consul for Andalucia and Ex­ tremadura. In this role I am re­ sponsible for encouraging and developing trade relationships between Danish and Spanish businesses. Denmark, despite having a relatively small popula­ tion, is an important trading partner for Spain, and both countries being members of the European Union facilitates this.

Recently I was invited to Gourmet Cazorla in Linares, a company which produces liver pate. It was interesting to see the process from the initial raw in­ gredients to the finished product.

FACTORY VISIT: The factory is state of the art and is a credit to its owners.

The factory is state of the art and is a credit to its owners. They

even had a swimming pool for the employees to use, something

that comes in handy during the scorching Jaén summers. This

particular company was interest­ ed in trading with Denmark and of course I was happy to assist in my role. In addition I met with the mayor of Linares and was de­ lighted to hear his plans for the development of the local area.

What made this visit particular­ ly interesting was that at the same premises they had an art gallery and I was asked to open the exhibition of Carline Crabbe, the daughter of Arne Hauge Sørensen, a leading Danish artist living in Malaga Province.

It was a great honour to view all the paintings and attend the event afterwards. There are cer­ tainly some talented artists in An­ dalucia. I have to say that every day is different and I really do en­ joy my work at the Danish Con­ sulate.

I would also recommend this area for a visit as the landscape is stunning, there are interesting villages and a huge number of old castles dating back many years.

Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Lawyer at www.justlaw.es • info@justlaw.es • Tel. 952 666 045 - 336 373 535

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The Art of travel

NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England IN a year that has seen the iconic Thomas Cook travel organisation pretty much roll up its car­ pet it seems to be a most appropriate moment to reflect on travel tourism and its recent histo­ ry. There is a transition sometimes unremarked when travel turns into exploration. Though the definition of exploration might some times be more aptly categorised as ‘travelling rough.’

It may help us all to stay on safer ground over dinner with our nearest and dearest to take a closer look at Sotheby’s, the auctioneers are hosting an online themed auction this December on the subject of the Art of Travel. Bringing to­ gether nine categories under this umbrella theme the auction is designed to explore the ap­ peal of travel. Thomas Cook latched on to the possibilities of ever more affordable, safer and more convenient travel and transport systems.

The period covered the last several centuries which saw the rise of steam power. Railways and steam ships, global travel which is now tak­ en for granted was just beginning as the 19th century dawned. International travel was fre­ quently the preserve of the very rich, traders and leaders of business and politics as well as of course soldiers and sailors. People rarely trav­ elled for leisure and pleasure. The Grand Tour much made of in retrospect was largely the pre­ serve of aristocrats, the very idea of a ‘gap year’

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1. Lot 40 Willem and Joan Blaeu, Le Theatre du Monde, an atlas in four volumes estimate of £60,000 - £80,000.

2. Lot 52 A Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk early 20th century estimate £15,000 £20,000.

3. Lot 57 A Louis Vuitton Limited Edition 1998 World Cup Football estimate of £3,000 - £5,000. would have been considered as ludicrous.

The production of straightforward works of art as well as utilitarian items like travel trunks

a n d m a p s 3. flourished as travel for leisure grew and has be­ come normalised. What was extraordinary is now not. Sothe­ by’s has gathered together a diverse range of travel objects including photographs, maps, paintings , saddles, even elephant eggs.

Though for me a photograph that captures the era is Norman Parkinson’s 1951 photograph ‘The Art of Travel,’ a silhouette of a lady wearing a sun helmet carrying a jewel case and sensible handbag walking and framed by the blades of a

propeller of an aircraft in the foreground, moun­ tains in the background. A collection of maps is an atlas, one is from the 17th 2. century William and Joan Blaeu and ‘Le Theatre du Monde’ created in Am­ sterdam 1643­1645 in four volumes, estimated at £60,000 ­ £80,0000.

Simple luxury is also represented in this eclectic auction. A Louis Vuitton Limited edition 1998 World Cup foot­ ball is estimated at £3,000 to £5,000.

Before the Airbus and the Boeing the steam ship and the railway many trav­ ellers walked, the rich rode horses and a Gucci Tan Leather saddle of the late 20th century is estimated to make £2,000 to £3,000.

Hardly earth shattering prices though what is travel about if not accumulating memories and experiences? Belmond le Manoir Aux Quat’­ saisons created by celebrated chef Raymond Blanc is one of the most highly regarded manor house hotels with two Michelin stars since 1984 is offering an experience including a stay in a suite at the hotel as well as exquisite meals, se­ lect wines and the chance to participate in a course at the Raymond Blanc Cookery School.

An experience expected to make £4,000 to £5,000. Bidding opens on December 2 until De­ cember 12. www.sothebys.com.

Nick Horne, London, England

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9:20am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:35pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 11:45pm 12:30am

Wild & Weird Top Class Blue Peter The Amelia Gething Complex Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole Robot Wars Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals MasterChef: The Professionals Talking Pictures Fire Down Below Live Snooker: UK Championship Richard Osman's House of Games Saving Lives at Sea Wales: Land of the Wild Live Snooker: UK Championship QI XL Live at the Apollo Trumbo

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All Aboard: The Great Reindeer Migration 10:00pm The Sinner 11:25pm From Elton John to Gary Barlow: Celebrating 100 Concerts Live at Eden 12:25am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:25am Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth 2:30am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 3:30am Nigel Kennedy at the BBC A compilation of the musician's performances from the BBC archive, documenting the British violinist and violist's development and career, from a seven-year old child on Town and Around

7:00am On the Buses 7:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:35am Inspector Morse 11:55am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 4:00pm Endeavour 6:05pm Endeavour 8:00pm Endeavour 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Endeavour 2:00am The Loch 2:55am On the Buses

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King of Queens Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle 10:05am The Simpsons 10:35am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 4:15pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 6:35pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Christmas 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Titanic: The New Evidence 9:00pm The Royal House of Windsor 10:00pmRed 2 12:15am American Assassin

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Snooker v Darts The Protectors The Professionals The Big Fish Off Monster Carp ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Car Chasers 12:00pm Minder 1:10pm Made in Britain 2:15pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Junk and Disorderly 6:00pm The Train Robbers 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm The Train Robbers 8:00pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 9:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

9:05pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 10:10pmThe Dirty Dozen 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pmThe Dirty Dozen 1:15am The Professionals

SATURDAY TV

10:35am Shimmer and Shine 10:45am Digby Dragon 10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Access 11:30am Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 12:20pm Friends 3:20pm Santa Who? 4:20pm Access 4:25pm Santa Who? 5:10pm Four Christmases and a Wedding 6:10pm Access 6:15pm Four Christmases and a Wedding 7:05pm 5 News Weekend 7:10pm Mingle All the Way 8:10pm Access 8:15pm Mingle All the Way 8:50pm Harrogate: A Yorkshire Christmas 10:20pmCraziest Christmas Lights 11:15pm The Story of 12:40am That's So 1:40am Caught on Camera

7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:15am Moshi Monsters: The Movie 8:50am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 10:50amChristmas at the Palace 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pmWorld War Z 12:15am Gogglebox 1:20am First Dates 2:30am First Dates

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8:00am Street Fighter 10:00amReady Player One 12:25pmFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2:45pm Charlie's Angels 4:30pm Street Fighter 6:30pm Ready Player One 9:00pm Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 11:20pmCharlie's Angels 1:05am Armageddon

7:15am Harvie and the Magic Museum 9:00am Dumbo 11:00am Info not available 11:30amHow the Grinch Stole Christmas 1:15pm Happy Death Day 2U 3:15pm The Top Ten Show 3:30pm Above the Shadows 5:30pm Dumbo A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a troubled circus.

7:30pm Info not availale 8:00pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9:45pm The Top Ten Show 10:00pmHappy Death Day 2U 11:45pmAn Eye for an Eye 1:35am Nobody Leaves

7:00am EFL 10:30am Saturday Social Football show providing an insight into players' lives off the pitch.

11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Reaction 7:00pm Info not available 8:00pm Goal Zone Updates on all of the goals from the latest football matches.

9:00pm EFL Highlights Huddersfield Town v Leeds United.

9:15pm EFL Highlights Millwall v Nottingham Forest.

9:30pm EFL Greatest Games 9:45pm EFL Greatest Games 10:00pm EFL Highlights 11:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:00am EFL Greatest Games 12:15am EFL Greatest Games

8:35am Summer Rental 10:05amAll About Steve 11:45am Johnny English 1:15pm Johnny English Reborn 3:00pm Johnny English Strikes Again 4:30pm The Nutty Professor 6:10pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 8:00pm Sorry To Bother You 10:00pmNobody's Fool 11:55pmDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1:30am All About Steve

Live Golf Live European Tour Golf 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm The Gloves are Off Previewing Andy Ruiz v Anthony Joshua.

5:00pm Joshua v Ruiz - A Heavyweight Upset 5:30pm The Gloves are Off Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua come face-to-face ahead of their rematch.

6:00pm Live Premier League Manchester City v Manchester United ( Kick-off 5.30pm).

9:30pm Goal Zone Updates on all of the goals from the latest football matches.

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BARRY DUKE WHEN they were handing out good looks and tender hearts I was at the back of the queue. I also missed out on getting genes that would ensure a half-way decent height. To make matters worse, a cruel twist of fate saddled me with red hair and freckles.

So it was inevitable I’d be targeted by school bullies. After my uncle Char­ lie saw the results of a beating I took from a gang of young hoodlums he began giving me self­defence lessons.

He also created a make­shift gym for me in the family garage, and I tough­ ened up quicker than I thought hu­ manly possible.

The first test of my new­found abili­ ty to resist bullies came when a vi­ cious ruffian, who once broke my nose, called me ‘Mary, Queen of Spots.’ I hit him so hard that he pin­ wheeled backwards into a cactus bush, then spent hours in A&E having hundreds of thorns tweezered from his butt.

The bullying immediately stopped. I can’t say I was happy that people be­

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DEEP DOWN I’M A BIG SOFTIE

BIG SOFTIE: I was dragged to every tearjerker movie ever made when on my first dates. gan regarding me as a fearsome little thug, but I took great satisfaction knowing I could go about my business without being picked on for being short, skinny, ginger ­ and gay.

Now the gay bit should have en­ dowed me with the sort of mawkish sentimentality I’d later detected among many of my LGBT chums, but it didn’t, even though the first guy I

dated seemed determined to bring out the big softie in me by dragging me to every tearjerker movie ever made.

While Mike kept reaching for tis­ sues to wipe away his tears, I would sit totally unmoved and shove fistfuls of popcorn into my gob.

The relationship was doomed to failure. I threw him over for someone

with whom I could enjoy movies about aliens, giant spiders, serial killers, vampires and the like.

That relationship ended when Gra­ ham howled with laughter when Re­ gan, the possessed girl in ‘The Exor­ cist,’ threw up gallons of pea soup. He laughed even louder when her head began rotating on her shoulders.

My farewell words to Mike were

‘you’re plain weird. You’ve just ruined that movie for me ­ and the entire cin­ ema audience!’

Many years later, to my utter amazement, my stoney­heartedness crumbled when a guy I met in my lo­ cal ­ Company Bar in Benidorm ­ intro­ duced me to a country singer called Tom T Hall. He asked the bartender to access YouTube and play Hall’s song ‘Old Dogs and Children and Water­ melon Wine’ which contains the line ‘Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes; God bless little children while they’re still too young to hate.’

The reason it moved me to tears is that we have an old dog, a terrier called Bijou, who recently begun suf­ fering horribly from rheumatism. He could no longer jump onto my bed and cuddle up to me at night, and I re­ ally missed his presence.

Tears welled up again when Bijou began bounding about like a pup after a marvellous local vet called Natalia Diaz Tejon put him on medication that appears to have completely cured him.

It’s astonishing that it’s taken this long for me to discover that, deep down, I’m just a sentimental old queen.

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SUNDAY TV

11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am Fern Britton Meets 12:30pm Wanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC New 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Escape to the Perfect Town 3:35pm Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 4:55pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 5:55pm BBC News 6:10pm BBC London News; Weather 6:15pm Weather 6:20pm Countryfile 7:20pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm His Dark Materials 10:00pm Elizabeth is Missing 11:30pm BBC News 11:50pm BBC London News; Weather 11:55pm Weather 12:00am Match of the Day 2

7:45am The Instant Gardener 8:30am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 1:00pm Rick Stein's Secret France 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 6:15pm Athletics 7:00pm Inside the Factory 8:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 12:00am Defiance 2:05am Question Time 3:05am Best House in Town 3:50am Holby City 4:50am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 9:00pm James Galway at the BBC The flautist, who turned 80 today, reflects on a career spanning more than 40 years.

10:00pm Ireland with Simon Reeve 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Horizon 12:30am Revolutions: The Ideas that Changed the World 1:30am Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice 3:00am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 4:00am James Galway at the BBC The flautist, who turned 80 today, reflects on a career spanning more than 40 years.

8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:55pm The Simpsons 3:25pm We're Going on a Bear Hunt 3:55pm Father Christmas 4:30pm The Snowman 5:00pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 5:30pm Arthur Christmas 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Live: Britain Decides - The Everything But Brexit Debate 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm Guy Martin's Great Escape 12:05am Caught on Camera 1:05am Alex

11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Access 11:35am Friends 1:30pm Becoming Santa 2:30pm Access 2:35pm Becoming Santa 3:20pm A Shoe Addict's Christmas 4:20pm Access 4:25pm A Shoe Addict's Christmas 5:10pm A Christmas Movie Christmas 6:10pm Access 7:00pm 5 News Weekend 7:05pm Christmas with the Kranks 8:10pm Access 8:15pm Christmas with the Kranks 9:00pm Inside...

10:00pm Inside Sandringham: Holidaying with the Queen 11:25pm When Christmas Goes Horribly Wrong 2:10am The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

6:10am How I Met Your Mother 7:00am Hollyoaks 9:20am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 10:20am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 11:20am The Goldbergs 11:50am The Goldbergs 12:20pm The Goldbergs 12:50pm A Royal Winter 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 9:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm Commando 11:50pm Naked Attraction 12:55am The Big Bang Theory 1:25am The Big Bang Theory 1:55am Rude Tube

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Live Golf The Emirates Australian Open.

Coverage of day four from The Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

9:00am Live European Tour Golf 12:30pm Live EFL 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Aston Villa v Leicester City (Kickoff 2.00pm).

Coverage of the topflight clash from Villa Park.

5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live NFL Coverage of an NFL match.

10:25pm Live NFL Coverage of an NFL match.

1:30am Live NBC's FNIA Coverage of Football Night in America, which looks ahead to the latest live NFL fixture.

11:30am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:30pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm Midsomer Murders 3:35pm Tenable 4:35pm Tipping Point 5:35pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 6:35pm ITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 7:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:00pm Catchphrase 9:00pm Not the Robbie Williams Christmas Show 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:35pm ITV News and Weather 11:54pm ITV London Weather 11:55pm Hatton Garden: The Inside Story 12:50am Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

3:45am 6:45am 7:00am 9:55am 12:55pm

3:30am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot A well-known eccentric contacts the Belgian sleuth when he is haunted by suicidal nightmares.

8:30am Heartbeat 9:30am Heartbeat 10:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:35pm Agatha Christie's Marple 2:35pm Inspector Morse 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Endeavour 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 12:00am Agatha Christie's Marple

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am Football's Greatest: Diego Maradona 7:10am Motorsport UK 8:00am Minder 8:50am The Professionals 9:55am Fishing Allstars 10:25am The Big Fish Off 11:30am Monster Carp 12:35pm Lonely are the Brave 1:40pm FYI Daily 1:45pm Lonely are the Brave 2:45pm Bend of the River 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Bend of the River 4:35pm The Searchers 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm The Searchers 6:55pm The Train Robbers 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The Train Robbers 9:00pm Cannonball Run II 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Cannonball Run II 11:10pm National Lampoon's Vacation 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am National Lampoon's Vacation

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1:15pm Happy Death Day 2U 3:15pm The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen.

3:30pm Bel Canto 5:30pm Dumbo A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a troubled circus.

7:30pm Info not available 8:00pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9:45pm The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen.

10:00pm Happy Death Day 2U 11:45pm Bel Canto 1:40am Above the Shadows

3:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 4:15pm EFL Championship Highlights 5:45pm EFL Highlights 6:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 6:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 7:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:00pm EFL Highlights 8:15pm EFL Highlights 8:30pm EFL Highlights 8:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 9:15pm EFL Championship Highlights 9:30pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 10:00pm EFL Championship Highlights 10:15pm EFL Highlights 10:45pm EFL Highlights 11:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 11:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 12:15am EFL Championship Highlights

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Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen Emmerdale Coronation Street I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

Catchphrase Snow Dogs FYI Daily Snow Dogs How the Grinch Stole Christmas FYI Daily How the Grinch Stole Christmas Disney's a Christmas Carol FYI Daily Disney's a Christmas Carol Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows FYI Daily Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp Family Guy

Batman Batman Batman Begins The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Rises 7:30pm Batman Begins 10:00pm The Dark Knight 12:45am The Dark Knight Rises 3:30am Batman 5:40am Batman

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Just Married A Very Sordid Wedding Super Troopers 2 Wayne's World Wayne's World 2 Pitch Perfect Tropic Thunder Blockers American Pie American Pie 2 American Pie: The Wedding Wayne's World

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7:30am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am Mountain Vets 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:30pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:30pm The Best Christmas Food Ever 3:15pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm The Case of Sally Challen 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream 10:00pm Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey 11:00pm Rome Unpacked 12:00am The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge 1:00am The Art of Japanese Life 2:00am Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream 3:00am Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey 4:00am The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge

7:30am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm The People's Vet 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm My Money Secret 10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am First Dates 1:10am First Dates

Thomas & Friends Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmAngels in the Snow 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pm A Joyous Christmas 4:00pm Reunited at Christmas 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chris Packham: Plant a Tree to Save the World 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pm Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 12:00amRobin Hood

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Photo credit: Falconaummani

A real castle in Spain

SAX CASTLE: Perched high above the town.

THERE is much more to Ali­ cante Province than that rela­ tive newcomer, the Costa Blanca.

Thirty minutes from Ali­ cante City on the N­31 motor­ way to Madrid you’ll find Sax, a town that offers a potted history of Spain.

Controlled by the Moors from the eighth century, Sax is dominated by the 12th centu­ ry castle they built on Bronze

Age, Iberian and Roman re­ mains.

It was taken from the Moors by the military­religious Order of Calatrava in 1240 but was soon the source of ten­ sion between Aragon and Castilla, ending up in the lat­ ter’s possession.

In the early 18th century, Sax castle’s garrison bucked the regional trend by support­ ing the French Borbon pre­

tender to the Spanish throne, not Carlos of Austria who, inci­ dentally, had backing from the English.

Sax Town Hall organises 45­ minute conducted tours of the restored castle each Sunday at 10.15, weather permitting.

It is necessary to register before 8.30pm the previous Thursday on www.sax.es or by emailing ceahmsols @sax.es.

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I am still ‘in the system’ MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS 70 this year so my English dri­ ving licence ran out. I decided I’d kill two birds with one stone and get a Spanish one which I applied for. First­ ly I had to take a test.

Well it’s not really a test as such ­ it’s a bit weird. I had to go to a clinic and play some kind of 1980’s video game which somehow I passed. I then had to go and have my eyes tested. I don’t wear glasses even for reading.

The optician, I’m guessing they were an optician, put me in a room, turned the lights off and told me to put my hand over one eye and read the board which was about two miles away. It wasn’t really but it might as well have been because I couldn’t read it that well. I pointed out I don’t usually drive with one hand over my eye in the dark. I was informed I had passed, but would need to wear glasses and it would be put on my licence and if I didn’t have them in the car I’d get

f i n e d . S o I we nt t o a not he r opt i ci a n and got two pairs of glasses ­ one for day and one for night. Simple eh?

Of course not! These glasses were for distance so when I looked in my rear view mirror or at the dashboard it was blurred. So, I then had to have them made into bifocals. I’m now the proud owner of two pairs of glasses that don’t seem to make any difference.

By the way, this was back in May. My birthday was in July so I reckoned I had given myself plenty of time to get my new licence. I went to a company that sends all the paperwork off to Trafico for you and that’s it ­ job done.

They take your UK licence and give you a piece of paper which allows you to drive in Spain, but not anywhere else. So here’s the problem. It’s now December and I still don’t have my li­ cence. I am ‘in the system’ and we all know that means I’m stuffed ‘til some­ one decides that my application gets attended to. I called the gestor that sent it for me and told them that I had friends that had applied after me who had got theirs back already.

They said it was all to do with Brexit of course! Anyone got any idea how I can speed things up?

mikesenker@gmail.com

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VIP UPGRADE DEAR Euro Weekly, I am so happy to see you are manag­ ing to get away from mentioning the dreaded reality stars of Love Island and TOWIE in your Celebrities section. I mean after all can you really call them celebrities?

You even went so classy as to feature Queen Letizia of Spain! It’s great to see some coverage of relevant pop stars from here and the UK like those who at­ tended the MTV awards in Madrid and Charli XCX last week. Antonio Banderas is back in Malaga and switching on the Christmas lights, will he grant an exclu­ sive Euro Weekly interview?

That would be fantastic. I understand why you feature the UK ‘celebrities’ but it’s good to read about Spain’s own stars who have managed to accomplish Inter­ national fame. I am sure Arg will pop up somewhere singing Sinatra at Christmas, let’s hope there are a lot of celebrities in Spain that week!

By James Kent

Parrot lover DEAR Letters, I was horrified and saddened to hear about the shooting of the Argen­ tinian parrots to decrease their popu­ lation. Surely something else can be done. I am sure we would be up in arms if they started shooting people in overcrowded countries just to keep the numbers down.

Has nobody considered a bird sanc­ tuary or something less drastic? I mean who are they harming? They look beautiful and I suppose are a bit of a tourist attraction. I am glad that they are looking at more humane ways to limit numbers. It would be great to see an update on the progress of the experiment to remove the eggs to see if it works better.

They should hold off on the murdering until they have explored all other op­ tions and have some answers.

QUEEN LETIZIA: Featured in EWN.

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Break the silence #ME TOO might seem like a new movement in the way that it has been brought to the forefront of the media’s attention. With high profile alleged culprits like Weinstein, Polanski, R Kelly and most recently Prince Andrew, it became ‘fresh’ news when actress Alyssa Milano helped kick off the current phase of the movement two years ago, she wanted to ‘give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.’

However, activist Tarana Burke started the #MeToo campaign more than 10 years ago, her goal was ‘to spread a message for survivors: You’re heard, you’re understood.’

As they both made clear, #MeToo has always been about raising awareness of the impact of sexual violence. It’s also about creating change by empowering women through empathy and strength in numbers and visibly demonstrating how many women have survived sexual assault and harassment, particularly in the workplace.

Milano states that a priority for the movement is changing laws surrounding sexual harassment and assault, for example creating protocols that give victims in all industries the ability to file complaints without fear of reprisal.

It has been suggested that barriers to employment must be removed, such as the job requirement by some employers to sign non-disclosure agreements or other agreements that prevent an employee from talking about their employment publicly and legislation should be passed that bans these types of mandatory pre-employment terms.

The movement has done a great job in highlighting this cause but by drawing it into the public eye has it also allowed once respected figures to be tried by the media?

Now we want to hear your views.

By Jenna Lewis

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Gender violence HELLO EWN, I find it very admirable that your paper in print and online has had such good coverage of stories sur­ rounding gender violence. It does shock me that there are SO many cases here, dare I ask if it is part of the culture? I hope not.

However, I do notice that most re­ ported on are male against female violence and as a male victim of fe­ male violence in the past, I won­ dered if there are fewer cases of that in Spain or if it is something that is not talked about due to male pride.

I also attended the Solidarity Race in Fuengirola and was blown away by the number of children in atten­ dance. Let’s hope that it is a good sign and we are teaching our chil­ dren from a young age that violence is unacceptable whether it is against men or women.

Keep up the good work.

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Close the stable door after the horse has bolted!!! A Cobra meeting, and how long is that going to take?

And will it be effective? In the meantime people have to be afraid.

Lilian Benzies

All for a selfie?- poor thing!

Some humans need to learn how to respect animals in general but wildlife really need it even more. This is beyond selfish and tragic.

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Emergency Cobra Committee Meeting

Alex Cox

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OPINION & COMMENT

Hypocrisy?

That flight she took to help Greta would have flown anyway whether or not she was on that plane. Greta’s action is symbolic, highlighting the need for change.

Why don’t you address the real issue at hand and of­ fer solutions??

John Petersen

Andalucia to invest €1m to keep British tourists happy.

Tourism is the lifeblood of the region. Targeting Asia is a sound move ­ China is a premier source of tourists in the West now. Some places are actually making their town Chinese­friendly in the same way a lot of the Costa has signs in English.

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) During at least one part of your week the glamorous Sun comes out to shine, and together with the new Moon in realistic Capricorn, sweeps across your working, home and social life. Go-getters will definitely benefit from whatever moves are afoot.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Trust your instincts about those who chop and change. Chill out on Tuesday, and start planning next year's ideas - with the Sun making friendly aspects with determined Saturn, you should be concentrating on promoting all you have to offer.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Be ready for a refreshing cycle of possibilities, as the Sun is in charge of your short and longterm aspirations. Regardless of what is happening in the background, or whatever thankless tasks niggle you on Wednesday and Friday, your efforts will reward you at work, or wherever you need to improve your situation.

Meanwhile, watch your diet.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You, of all the signs, best know the value of taking each day as it happens. It's the old story of making time to catch up with life's little routines. Spread your efforts, and you'll reach your goals much faster. The tempo is picking up, and what you encounter will confirm that you're getting somewhere.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Both kind-hearted Venus and butterfly Mercury flutter with luck. This week's planetary sound-bites suggest that you widen your social circle and conquer new horizons. Also, the lively Sun is ready to dawn on a positive outlook for any long-term changes. Forget the hassles, and dig deep. Take Thursday and the weekend in your stride.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you cannot avoid conflicting opinions or certain odds and ends, accept them and show just how tactful you can be. You might not hold a winning hand, but at one point you'll be able to teach as well as learn. In your head-to-head discussions, leave things as they are until the signs are right.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Even if you've been feeling out of sorts or confused about a certain person or your future, it won't be long before you get a clearer picture. All things change eventually, so don't apply any unnecessary pressure to yourself or others. You'll be surprised at how much better you feel, especially if you're expecting a gleam of hope.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Considering some of the things that are about to happen, you'll be wise to follow your feelings.

Your ability to analyse and understand other people is one of your supreme assets. The links between your job, personal and family lives suggest that you need to be a jot more flexible.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Regardless of the weather or other mixed blessings, you should try and get off the grindstone.

Although the emphasis seems to be on home, family and practical property tasks, you'll be running true to Libran form, trying to help everyone around you. Don't forget that the planets are positively geared towards fresh steps and new projects.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Your workaday, family and financial trends offer little respite from ironing out a variety of comings and goings. This is partly because not everyone is being co-operative, but it would be a big mistake to rock any boats close to you.

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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday November 30

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your ambitious streak will be in full flow. Stay glued to what you do best, and it will be much easier to get others on your side.

The new Moon in Capricorn will heighten your chances of making the right contacts or receiving some useful advice. If you're tempted to buy home-related items or useful gadgets, budget with care.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you're single, get out and about, and if you're job hunting or working towards a particular result, stay on course. This is definitely a phase to follow your instincts. With the spotlight on your social, home and selfmotivated activities, you could be in for some unexpected surprises.

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Famous quote

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.”

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Women’s wit

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A woman is like a tea bag: you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 Look for fallen arches (6) 4 Worsen new proprietors (6) 9 Jump over arched roof (5) 10 Olga won, unfortunately, through wrong score (3,4) 11 Eve's late, perhaps, but gives a lift (8) 12 Tie up in the rubbish container and finish (4) 14 Shaken spearhead and raced off (6) 16 Five lodged in shocking holes, positive slums (6) 19 Fuel is nothing in California (4) 20 All too human a story in which evil is overthrown (8) 23 Associate with a regal spouse (7) 24 Hammer costing a quid? (5) 25 Taking food, for example, out of a can? (6) 26 He takes a chance on being restored to health (6) Down 1 So six aliens are elected by the Russians? (7) 2 A quaintly pleasing French accent?

(5) 3 Get a Scot to build homes (8) 5 Pale old penny that’s used by a magician (4) 6 Eastern cause arousing intense feeling (7) 7 South African boy's food mixture (5)

8 Pigeon poet? (5) 13 In a wood everyone must rise and fall (8) 15 Opposed to a giant’s organisation (7) 17 Slim person loaning shilling first (7)

Code Breaker

18 Celebration for political group (5) 19 Money, we hear, in hidden store (5) 21 Straight to the point, though it's dull (5) 22 Some editor needlessly in two minds (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 9 represents Z and 26 represents B, so fill in Z every time the figure 9 appears and B every time the figure 26 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 Secured (8) 8 Once more (5) 9 Bellows (5) 10 Cipher (4) 11 Round, red fruit (6) 13 Traditional story (6) 15 Footwear (4) 18 Impart skills or knowledge to (5) 19 Be in accord (5) 20 Catch off guard (8)

English - Spanish

Across 1 Candado (7) 5 Prawn (5) 8 Cadete (5) 9 Calf (animal) (7) 10 Parade (procession) (7) 11 Mouse (5) 12 Bug (insect) (5) 14 To hunt (5) 19 Yemas (de huevos) (5) 21 Tracks (not asphalted) (7) 23 Often (1,6) 24 Leather (5) 25 Sabroso (5) 26 Symptom (7)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Down 2 Accolade (5) 3 Very small (4) 4 Not wide (6) 5 Play (5) 6 Found out (10) 7 Carefully thought out in advance (10) 12 Fix firmly and stably (6) 14 Seizes suddenly (5) 16 Damages (5) 17 Two items of the same kind (4)

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

Down 1 Choppy (sea) (6) 2 Fingers (of hand, glove) (5) 3 Avestruz (7) 4 Gatito (6) 5 To spin (5) 6 Sample (7) 7 Alrededor de (6) 13 Enfermedad (7) 15 Warehouse (7) 16 Tirano (6) 17 A través de (6) 18 Broom (brush) (6) 20 Estudio (5) 22 Grandson (5)

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Hexagram

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

BEYOND CLUMSY COMEDY CRINGE FUNGAL GAIETY GUNMEN HURTLE (10) LIABLE MANAGE MOTLEY NAUSEA OMELET ORANGE PAYOUT SHIMMY SYLVAN TENNIS VENOUS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Clergy 2 Burden 3 Jumble 4 Anther 5 Debtor 6 Bounce 7 Heater 8 Moment 9 Ethane 10 Honest 11 Nimbus 12 Netted 13 Teeing 14 Redden 15 Strict 16 Fennel 17 Decree 18 Emerge 19 Series.

Nonagram

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.

Kakuro

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 L) 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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 21 • Good: 29

• Very good: 42 • Excellent: 55

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

Average: 11 Good: 16 Very good: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 29

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION adit ante anti atom date dent diet dint dote edit emit etna into iota item mate meat mint mite moat mont mote neat note omit tame team tend tide tied time tine toad toed tome tone admit ament anted atone dated demit doted mated matin meant monte noted oaten tamed tided timed tinea tined toned atoned detain diatom donate inmate iodate mantid minted moated tandem amniote donated mediant oddment toadied dominate DOMINATED

SOURCE: Pocketcoach

QUICK Across: 1 Stable, 4 Duet, 8 Buttercup, 9 Even, 10 Unless, 13 Scarab, 15 Boar, 18 Overdraft, 19 Fate, 20 Tennis.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Success, 2 Amble, 3 Late, 5 Uncle, 6/18 Tip off, 7 Jeans, 11 Surplus, 12 Handy, 14 Alert, 16 Often, 17 Bare.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Infanta, 5 Storm, 8 Cease, 9 Roister, 10 Turnips, 11 Glide, 12 Cadge, 14 Ashen, 19 Acres, 21 Agitate, 23 Tangent, 24 Prose, 25 Relay, 26 Ratings.

1 Anger, 4 Multa, 8 Amistad, 9 Voice, 10 Creer, 11 Cerca de, 12 Rosado, 14 Escape, 18 Cerilla, 20 Shout, 22 Paper, 23 Presión, 24 Dance, 25 Trono.

Down: 1 Incite, 2 Flair, 3 Needing, 4 Afresh, 5 Sling, 6 Outline, 7 Marvel, 13 Adrenal, 15 Snippet, 16 Batter, 17 Banter, 18 Deters, 20 Seedy, 22 Acorn.

Down:

1 Atascar, 2 Gripe, 3 Retired, 4 Médico, 5 Lover, 6 Ahijada, 7 Piece, 13 Striped, 15 Suspect, 16 Estanco, 17 Magpie, 18 Capaz, 19 Lirón, 21 Olivo.

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QUIZ: WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE 1. According to the Gospel of John, what was the first miracle performed by Jesus 2. According to USGS (United States Geological Survey), what percentage of the Earth’s surface is water-covered: (a) 51 per cent, (b) 61 per cent or (c) 71 per cent?

3. In a game of water polo, how many players are allowed in the water from each team at one time?

4. Set in Baltimore in 1962, which award-winning 2017 American romantic dark fantasy film tells the story of a mute cleaner at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature?

5. The Watergate scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice led to the resignation of which US president in 1974?

6. What name is given to a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air?

7. What was the name of the British female comedy duo, particularly remembered for their contribution to film and radio entertainment during World War II, created by sisters Elsie and Doris Waters?

8. Which alcoholic beverage is created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops?

9. Which American country singer topped the UK singles chart in May 1958 with Whole Lotta Woman?

10. Which famous actor starred as the dockworker Terry Malloy in the !954 US crime drama film ‘On The Waterfront’?

Not a lot of people know that… a leaky tap that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year.

Answers: 1. TURNING WATER INTO WINE at the marriage at Cana, 2. C – 71 PER CENT, 3. SEVEN - six players that play out and one goalkeeper, 4. THE SHAPE OF WATER, 5. RICHARD NIXON, 6. GEYSER, 7. GERT AND DAISY, 8. MEAD, 9. MARVIN RAINWATER, 10. MARLON BRANDO

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

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Weather

Costa Blanca

TOMORROW

TODAY

DENIA

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CALPE

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ALICANTE ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA

Sn: Snow

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• Little Richard, Musician, December 5, 87 that is intoxicating, gravelly and mellow. Along His flamboyant style, sexy lyrics, and dynamic with singing and acting, he also composes music music defined the rock and roll music in 50’s and writes songs.

America. He revolutionised the music world by • Mary, Queen of Scots, December 8 Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. She was introducing a certain kind of freedom characterised by the open expression of sexuality and rebellion. the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Little Richard.

• Andrew Flintoff MBE, Cricketer, December 6, his second wife, Mary of Guise, and was the 42 only surviving legitimate child of the king. Mary was AKA Freddie Flintoff, an English television presenter and beheaded in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, on February 8, 1587. She was 44 years old. former international cricketer. He played all forms of the game and was one of the sport’s leading all rounders, a fast • Judi Dench, British actress, December 9, 85 bowler, middle order batsman and slip fielder.

Best known for her role as ‘M’ in the 007 James Bond • Tom Waits, Singer, December 7, 70 movies. She made her professional theatre debut at the Royal Court Theatre as Ophelia in ‘Hamlet.’ In the course American singer and actor blessed with a distinctive voice

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.

of her career she has won over 50 awards with more than 200 nominations which include a Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award, for her role in ‘Shakespeare in Love.’

• Sir Kenneth Branagh, British thespian, December 10, 59 Actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, he is well known for his film and TV adaptations of a number of Shakespeare’s plays. In 2015, he became the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. • Marco Pierre White, Chef, December 11, 58 Influential British chef and restaurateur dubbed the first celebrity chef of the UK restaurant scene. Popularly known as the Godfather of modern-day cooking, White became the youngest chef to win three Michelin stars.

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Solution TEXT TEST BEST BELT BELL BULL or

A FABULOUS insight int o the golden age o f 1970s and 80’s rock and roll told through the eyes of legendary Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden.

The story of a smalltown boy who dreamed of pl aying the guitar and ended up a rock n’ ro l l star.

Fr om tours in Co l d War Germany and Franco’s S pain, to meetin g and befriending George Harrison and touring Europe with AC/DC. It’s a story of hard graft, life on the road, writing iconic rock songs and being in one o f the bigges t rock bands of all time.

Packed with anecdotes and encounters with the likes of Ringo Starr, Elton John, Ozzy Osborne and B B King. Where ’s My Guitar?: An Ins id e Story of British Rock and Roll is a remarkable look into the highs and lows of being a true mus ic leg end.

ORIHUELA

This week in history

Here I go again

ORIHUELA

1921 - Eire The Irish Free State is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from Britain.

It later severed ties with Britain and was renamed Eire, and is now called the Republic of Ireland.

1941 - Pearl Harbour A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes descended on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the US Pacific fleet and drew the United States into the Second World War. 1978 - Lufthansa Heist Half a dozen masked robbers raided the Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at JFK Airport in New York, making off with more than five million dollars in cash and almost one million in jewellery.

1980 - The Beatles John Lennon is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.

The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range.

1992 - Royal split British Prime Minister John Major announces the formal separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Diana.

2009 - Science-fiction epic Avatar makes its world debut in London and goes on to become the highest-grossing movie in history. The box-office megahit was praised for its state-ofthe-art technology and earned nine Academy Award nominations.

ONE of the most anticipated films of the year, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles. The movie industry is changing for fading TV Western star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt) as they struggle to land major parts in a business they once ruled. The comedy-drama is a love letter to Hollywood’s bygone era with beautiful scenery, a fantastic musical score and a shocking twist. Be prepared for the usual Tarantino gore.

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Sport around the world DAVID WORBOYS FOOTBALL and tennis are as close to being global sports as any.

There have been top tennis players from all over the world and from nu­ merous different countries. The sin­ gles matches generate the most in­ terest and the greatest prize money, which makes it primarily an individual sport. Of the team sports, cricket is confined to English­speaking nations while rugby’s strongholds are in Eu­ rope, Oceania, South Africa and Ar­ gentina.

For cultural reasons, women’s gymnastics has limited appeal in Sau­ di Arabia, while the climate precludes Trinidad as a venue for downhill ski­ ing. Baseball is primarily of interest in North America and Japan whereas basketball is most popular in North America and Australia. None of these sports has a global popularity compa­ rable to football.

THE GREATEST EVER: Messi (left) and Maradona (right).

Although competitive football is played by so many countries, howev­ er, the highest level of success has been achieved in only two regions of the world.

The 21 World Cups to date have been won exclusively by Western Eu­ rope (12 times) and South America

(9). The ‘tie­break’ was finally broken as the Europeans went two points clear (11­9) in 2014. Until then nei­ ther region had led the race by more than one point. Moreover, only three ‘outsiders’ have even reached the World Cup Final ­ all from Eastern Eu­ rope.

Is it a coincidence, then, that prob­ ably the eight greatest ever foot­ ballers are also from these two parts of the world?

South America gave us Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo and (cur­ rently) Messi ­ all from Argentina and Brazil. From Western Europe we had

Cruyff, Zidane and (again currently) Cristiano Ronaldo ­ none from Italy, Spain or Germany. If there is an ‘out­ sider,’ it is possibly Puskas ­ from Eastern Europe.

As the World Cup has been hosted in many countries not known as foot­ ball nations (such as South Africa, the USA and Japan), it has been anticipat­ ed for many years that an Eastern Eu­ ropean, an African, a Central Ameri­ can or even an Asian country might one day prevail. The likes of Croatia, Senegal, Mexico and South Korea, however, continue waiting as the du­ opoly continues to this day.

In the 50’s, the great Hungarian team lost only one match in seven years. This was the 1954 World Cup final when they lost to West Ger­ many, whom they had, a few weeks earlier, beaten 8­3 in a group match.

Only one of the eight World Cup winners (three from South America; five from Western Europe) has failed to reach a final ‘away from home.’

This is England. The Netherlands, on the other hand, have reached three finals but were never winners.

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REGULAR CARE: Stay well for the rest of your life.

Why Chiropractic care is good for you!

THE following 10 statements explain why getting a spinal adjustment by a Chiropractor can help you to get and stay well for the rest of your life. Each statement is sup­ ported by some great peer reviewed articles which backs up the benefits of regular chiropractic care.

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1. It’s good for your nervous system. This is the system that controls and regulates every single function in your body.

2. It’s good for your posture. The author of the sup­ porting paper also suggests that you may need more than one or two adjustments if you want to train your­ self out of poor postural habits.

3. It’s good for your brain function. There is evidence to suggest that getting adjusted may help improve vi­ sion, reading ability, memory, alertness, energy.

4. It keeps your joints young and well lubricated. An adjustment can help restore normal joint movement and mechanics and help remove joint adhesions or scar tis­ sue.

5. It’s good for your overall. Health measurement of ‘serum thiol levels’ reveal the higher the level the health­ ier you are or the less chance of disease. People without pain or symptoms and were getting adjusted had high serum thiol levels.

6. It’s good for your family. Especially babies with colic as it may stop them crying and this makes mummy and daddy happier.

7. It can make you more flexible.The article by Fox us­ es hamstrings as an example of how being adjusted and stretching can help your muscles to relax.

8. It can make your muscles stronger and more flexi­ ble. Quite an in­depth explanation into why getting ad­ justed can improve neurological control and muscle strength.

9. It can improve your co­ordination. Significant im­ provement to hand­eye co­ordination are noted in this article following a series of adjustments.

10. It is an effective treatment for back pain. Chiro­ practic came out on top in this article relative to hospital out­patient physiotherapy treatment.

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The power of kindness A NEW study by Penn Medi­ cine at the University of Pennsylvania has resulted in some curious results.

They found that kind ges­ tures from strangers could boost well­being even more than a romantic relation­ ship. Small gestures from strangers, work colleagues and friends have been found to have a powerful effect on people.

Researchers at the presti­ gious academic medical cen­ tre followed the lives of 212 people with questionnaires at various times a day. The study found that people who feel loved every day are healthier and happier, whilst also being better at expressing their feelings.

Love that is not romantic was seen to have just as much positive influence on people’s lives.

Simple acts such as help­ ing someone with their bags, smiling and greeting a stranger or sending some­ one a supportive text, trig­ gers deep emotions of feel­ ing loved and valued.

Because these gestures come from different people and they are unexpected, it seems they have a stronger overall impact on happiness versus love from just one person.

One researcher from Penn Medicine explained that feeling every day love is ac­ tually a much broader spec­ trum than what we tend to believe. Short, quick mo­ ments when you feel a con­ nection and resonance with someone creates emotions of well­being.

The study was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences and consisted in daily sur­ veys to find out how peo­

ple’s emotions fluctuated throughout their day. At first, a group of 52 people of varying ages were studied for one month, then anoth­ er group of 160 undergradu­ ate students for two months.

Participants would receive questions via text six times a day at different intervals.

They were asked about their mood, any notable mo­ ments and their daily ac­ complishments. Generally, it was seen that feelings of love rose for participants as their day went on, and peo­ ple reported feeling happier after experiencing what they considered to be kind­ hearted gestures.

Most surprising, was that these feelings of love didn’t depend at all on the partici­ pants’ romantic relationship status, with single people feeling just as happy. The findings could mean new techniques for mental health care and support.

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Holding out hope S C I E N T I S T S at UConn Health in Connecticut have made an im­ pressive step that could lead to a breakthrough in the most dread­ ed form of breast cancer. Re­ searchers at Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine were able to stop triple negative breast can­ cer from spreading in animals.

A new drug being developed at UConn Health consists of a block­ ing p ro t e in t h at e d i t s D N A a n d stops the cancer from spreading.

It stopped the spreading process, called metastasis, in animals and petri dish tumours.

Triple negative breast cancer is the most aggressive form of the disease and has the highest risks for spreading and proving fatal within a time frame of five years.

A drug that targets defects in genes is already used to treat muscular atrophy in children. The FDA approved the treatment in 2016 and scientists at UConn say that their findings could mean the

expensive drug could be repur­ posed to treat cancer.

Around 10 to 20 per cent of women with breast cancer are di­ agnosed with the triple negative form. This subtype doesn’t re­ spond to standard treatments due to a molecular difference in the tumour. Chemotherapy is effec­ tive, but on most occa­ sions the cancer comes back.

The uncontrollable growth of tumours involves splicing factors, that are able to edit specific genes in the cells.

They ‘cut’ some of the informa­ tion out and replace it with faulty DNA. The team in Connecticut fo­ cused on the splicing factors, tar­ geting the bad editor that causes tumorous cells to grow.

T h e y f o u n d o n e , T R A 2 B, t h a t was especially dense and prac­ tised blocking the defective splic­ ing factor.

Blocking TRA2B prevented the

breast cancer from spreading in both animals and petri dishes with this tumour. Currently, there isn’t a drug that can be used on hu­ mans, but doctors can use the model as a base for developing a treatment faster.

T he drug use d t o t rea t chi l d ­ hood muscle wasting disease fixes defects in splicing factors and now, doctors hope the same can be done for can­

cer. However, doctors high­ light that the process of de­ veloping a new drug can take anywhere from five to 15 years.

PROGRESS: Doctors hope to develop a drug that blocks the cancer.

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Katie’s woes FREQUENT Marbella visitor Katie Price has the weight of the world on her shoul­ ders at the moment after being dealt several devas­ tating blows in a short pe­ riod of time.

Businesswoman and for­ mer glamour model Katie, 41, was declared bankrupt at a court after facing fur­ ther legal action over her spiralling debts and discov­ ered that not only is her toyboy ex Charles Drury, 22, considering suing her, but she has received court orders prompting her to pay her ex­husband Alex Reid £140,000 in legal fees As if that wasn’t enough Ka t i e ’ s o n / o f f b e a u Kr i s Boyson split from her again following concerns about ‘all the pressure she’s under.’

MADRID BORN MODEL: Elsa Pataky, the star of Fast and Furious 6.

Flying visit KATIE PRICE: The businesswoman and former glamour model has concerns about pressure.

Rubbing salt in the wound, it looked like her other ex­husband and fa­ ther of two of her children Peter Andre was in very good spirits as he enjoyed a free trip to Spain.

Forty­one­year­old Pete bagged a lucrative gig play­ ing to VIP guests at Jet.2’s travel conference in Calpe

on the Costa Blanca and managed to keep his social media updated with photos from the fun­packed event.

After wowing fans with a performance of his greatest hits the first night, Peter was back on form the fol­ lowing night as he attend­ ed a fancy­dress party dressed as a Pharaoh.

MODEL and actress Elsa Pataky spent a whirlwind 24 hours in her native Spain to promote the lingerie brand Women’s Secret, of which she is the face of, and their Kissmass Collection.

The beauty, who is married to Thor star Chris Hemsworth, revealed that their daughter India Rose has been bitten by the acting bug. “She has her first lines in the end of year school show,” said Elsa.

Her daughter’s debut was the reason the trip to her homeland was such a brief one as she wanted to be back in Australia in time for seven-year-old India’s big moment. “I can’t miss it. I don’t want to create a bad memory for her - these are the things that stick with you for life.”

Elsa said her daughter was desperate to come on the trip to Spain. “She told me: ‘take me, I want to go to Spain - without boys - just you and me.’ It broke my heart,” and added “She loves Spain. She speaks Spanish very well and she went to a summer camp and made Spanish friends and she’s desperate to see them.”

The same cannot be said for her hunky hubby, “At home, I talk (to the kids) all the time in Spanish, and when I do, Chris doesn’t understand a thing,” she explained.

Tournedos Rossini The most decadent, luxurious, voluptuous, steak you can get.

THIS dish is really both simple, and crushingly luxurious at the same time.

Take a good quality piece of fillet steak. It should be cut thick and flash fried both sides and come out pink if not rare, but you can tell your restaurant how you want it done.

Meanwhile, some toasted Brioche is prepared and the steak is placed upon it and topped off with a TOURNEDOS ROSSINI: Making a gentle comeback. slice of Foie Gras pate. It is then put under a grill and grilled until the Its invention has several chefs vying for the pate starts to melt. accolade, French chef Marie­Antione Careme, Finally, a rich Madeira sauce is usually Adelphe Duglere, or Auguste Escoffier from added with truffles and mushrooms, and cas­ the Savoy Hotel. caded over the top.

Tournedos Rossini became very fashionable All of this varies with every restaurant so in the 70’s, before fading away, but as it is so while they agree in basics there may be chef’s mouth­wateringly delightful, it is making a alterations, there is no ‘official’ way to make gentle comeback in first class restaurants. this dish. Cheaper versions might not be so In Javea, you can try it at Le Gourmand on well made either. the Carreteria Jesus Pobre, 966 289 686. Ask It is generally accepted that Tournedos for Benjamin and do tell him you saw this in Rossini is a French steak dish, though the Swiss Euro Weekly News. Benjamin speaks English and Alsace Germans might argue this point. It French and Spanish. was named after 19th century composer John Le Seuer Gioachino Rossini.

Live ballet from London IF you went to the Roy­ al Opera House in Lon­ don to see the Royal Ballet perform Ninette de Valois’ choreo­ graphed Coppélia set to a score by Delibe it could cost as much as £120 (€133).

Happily if you are in Calpe, you can watch a live performance on a big screen at the Casa del Cultura for just €12 on Thursday December 10 starting at 8pm.

If you want to enjoy this story of love, mis­ chief and mechanical dolls then you need to make an advance reser­ vation by visiting http://cultura.calp.es/e s/info­cultura or calling 965 839 123.

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Chocolate bowls BOWLER’S PRIVATE DINING

!!Christmas tip!!

A FEW ideas for your Christmas table this December. These chocolate bowls are really easy to make and fun. You can use what­ ever chocolate you want. Fill them up with ice cream, fruit, whatever you like. Talk about im­ pressing your guests! This is a great family project to make with the kids, talk about a giggle when you pop the balloons and the bowl is left and definitely goes with a glass of mulled wine!

Have you got the right equipment for the job?

Make sure you’ve got plenty of oven trays, pots and pans and serving dishes. Oh, and not forgetting a new roll of extra­ long tin foil!

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Chocolate bowls Ingredients 1 cup melted chocolate (dark, white or milk) 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil (this will help chocolate melt smoothly) Method Blow up the balloons with air. Melt about half a package of your favourite chocolate in a saucepan or microwave on 50 per cent, mixing every 30 seconds until smooth and melted.

Carefully dip your balloons in the chocolate, which will create a half­circle.

Drip or wipe off (on the side of the bowl), the excess chocolate from the bottom and place it on a piece of wax paper or non­stick baking tray.

Once you have dipped all your cups, place them all in the fridge for at least an hour to set. When they are ready, pop your balloons with a pin and carefully peel the shrivelled up balloon out of the chocolate shell.

Five spice Mulled wine Bring half a cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.

Remove syrup from heat and reserve. Com­ bine red wine, port, star anis, cinnamon, cloves, orange skin, fennel seeds, pepper in to a saucepan. Bring mixture almost to sim­ mer. Reduce heat to medium low, cook just below simmer for 10 minutes. Strain into a

CHOCOLATE BOWLS: A great family project.

four­cup measuring jug, discard spices. Pour two tablespoons of Cognac and one table­ spoon of syrup into each of eight punch glasses. Add 1/4 cup hot mulled wine to each glass. With making the sugar syrup separate you can custom how sweet you would like your mulled wine to serve guests!

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PORSCHE has launched its first ever all­electric emissions­free, su­ per­fast sports model offering typ­ ical Porsche performance with everyday usability.

The new flagship battery­pow­ ered Porsche Taycan Turbo S four­ door sports saloon is the first of a family of electric vehicles from the German car­maker and marks a ‘new era’ for the brand.

The first models in the new se­ ries, the Taycan Turbo S and Tay­ can Turbo are at the cutting edge of Porsche E­Performance and are among the most powerful produc­ tion models currently in its product range.

The flagship Turbo S version of the Taycan can generate up to 560 kW (761 PS; Taycan Turbo S: com­ bined power consumption 26.9 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emis­ sions 0 g/km) overboost power in combination with Launch Control, and the Taycan Turbo up to 500 kW (680 PS; Taycan Turbo: com­ bined power consumption 26.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emis­ sions 0 g/km). The Taycan Turbo S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, while the Taycan Turbo completes this sprint in 3.2

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Taycan control ONE STEP BEYOND: Leatherfree interior option. seconds. The Turbo S has a range of up to 412 kilometres, and the Turbo a range of up to 450 kilome­ tres. The top speed of both all­ wheel­drive models is 260 km/h.

With its clean, puristic design, the Taycan signals the beginning of a new era, but retains the unmis­

takable Porsche design DNA. Fea­ turing innovative elements such as the glass­effect logo integrated in­ to the light bar at the rear.

The cockpit is of a completely new architecture with a freestand­ ing, curved instrument cluster forming the highest point on the

dashboard. A central,10.9­inch in­ fotainment display and an optional passenger display are combined to form an integrated glass band.

The number of classic hardware controls such as switches and but­ tons has been greatly reduced. In­ stead, control is intelligent and in­

tuitive, using touch operation or the voice control function. With the Taycan, Porsche offers an en­ tirely leather­free interior for the first time. Interiors made from in­ novative recycled materials under­ score the sustainable concept of the electric sports car.

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by Nick Fletcher FIAT’S cute 500 model has been a style icon since first created back in the 1950s and the current version still has plenty of charm which gives it a distinct advantage in the city car sector.

While you can pay around €23,000 (£20,000) for the top­specification versions of the 500 with lots of kit and more sporty engines, the entry­level Pop version starts at a more accessible €14,695 (£12,615) and while at that price you don’t get too much standard equip­ ment, you still get the cute cachet of the car and its cool retro­image.

The featured model is the entry version with a 68 hp 1.2­litre petrol engine and five­speed gearbox.

Standard kit is limited to remote locking, electric windows and door mir­ rors, a radio/CD player and a USB socket, though

Fiat 500 Pop CITY CAR: A style icon with plenty of charm.

there are a variety of op­ tions which can be added at extra cost. It also has seven air­bags as stan­ dard.

The 500 can seat four adults in reasonable com­ fort and while the boot­ space of just 185 litres is tiny, it is adequate for lo­

Facts at a glance Model: Fiat 500 Pop Engine: 1.2 litre petrol Transmission: 5-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 12.9 seconds, top speed 186 kph (116 mph) Economy: 18.9 kpl (53.3 mpg) Emissions: 116/gkm

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

cal shopping and can be expanded to take larger items by folding down the rear seats. The retro­style cabin is simple, unfussy and functional.

The car has good all­ round visibility and its small stature and light steering make it an ideal

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city car, agile in narrow streets and tight parking spaces. Out on the open road it can cruise at mo­ torway speeds without too much engine noise in­ trusion and although the seats may look basic, they are comfortable on longer journeys.

Top speed of 1.2­litre petrol model is 186 kph (116 mph) and the 0­ 100 kph time 12.9 seconds which in such a small and nimble car doesn’t actually feel as slow as the time may suggest. Aver­ age fuel economy is 18.9 kpl (53.3 mpg) and emissions 116 g/km.

There are many rivals in the city car sector, includ­ ing the Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10 and SEAT Mii and while some may offer a little more in terms of standard equipment or better fuel economy, when it comes to sheer vi­ sual charisma the Fiat 500 still leads the way.

Volvo in disguise THE new Polestar 1 is not a pure electric car but a plug­in petrol­electric hy­ brid linked to an eight­ speed automatic gearbox with manual override paddles.

On looks alone it is eye­ catching with a sophisti ­ cated sporty GT silhou­ ette made possible by its carbon­fibre construction which has given designers more flexibility to create crisper, more elegant lines, allowing for a lower roofline and vast panoramic glass roof let­ ting light flood in.

Each rear wheel has its own electric motor that allows for both stability and acceleration, known as ‘torque­vectoring’ when entering a curve helping keep you secure and solid on the ground when accelerating around a bend.

Boasting rocketing ac­

PETROL-ELECTRIC HYBRID: Eye-catching with a sporty silhouette. celeration from rest to 62mph in just 4.2 seconds and an active rear spoiler lifts up into place at speeds from 62mph and retracts again when it drops to 44mph, though it

can be manually adjusted.

Power for this smart plug­in hybrid electric car comes in two main parts working seamlessly to­ gether. Firstly, there’s a 2.0­litre inline four cylin­

der supercharged and tur­ bocharged petrol engine developing 309 horse­ power (hp) and sitting on the front axle.

This is linked to two 85kW electric motors on

the rear axle which in turn generate 232hp/170kW. Adding to the mix a ‘crank integrat­ ed starter generator’ which sits between the crank­shaft and the petrol

engine and develops 69 horse­power.

It both acts as a starter motor and gives addition­ al electric torque when the combustion engine is in use allowing the petrol engine to charge the on­ board batteries up to 80 per cent capacity while on the move if required.

The Polestar 1 can be driven as a fully­electric vehicle at speeds of up to 100mph ­ even at full throttle ­ without the need for the petrol en­ gine to kick in.

It has an electric­only range: 78 miles. Providing the power are two high voltage lithium ion bat­ tery packs totalling 348 volts 34kWh ­ one over the rear seats and the other in what would be a transmission tunnel.

Great claimed fuel econo­ my of 403mpg with CO2 emissions of 15g/km.

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Sporty and efficient VOLKSWAGEN’S T­Cross gets its most powerful engine yet.

The compact SUV is now available to order with a 1.5­ litre TSI with 110 kW/150 PS. The new power unit adds a unique, sporty option to the existing T­Cross engine range.

The T­Cross converts its power into traction both dy­ namically and efficiently to boast combined consumption figures of 5.2 litres per 100 kilometres.

The new engine provides a

maximum torque of 250 Nm between 1,500 to 3,500 rpm.

The SUV accelerates from 0­ 100 km/h in 8.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 200 km/h. The most powerful power unit is exclusively avail­ able with the seven­speed dual­clutch gearbox (DSG).

For almost a year now, Volk­ swagen’s T­Cross SUV has been a highlight of the compact seg­ ment in the company’s model range. And this compact model is hugely versatile, be it in terms of more legroom for pas­

AVAILABLE TO ORDER: Seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox as standard. sengers or more space in the luggage compart­ ment ­ the rear seat bench can be moved by 14 centimetres so any plan can be put into action with no hassle. This expands the loading volume of the small SUV from 385 to 455 litres and, if you completely fold down the rear seat back­ rest, even up to 1,281 litres.

The T­Cross is well connect­

ed too. It features wireless charging so you can keep your phone fully charged without the need for any cables. You can use the four USB ports (two up front, two in the rear) to connect your smartphone to the car with ease. The op­ tional digital cockpit featuring a latest­generation, eight­inch Infotainment touchscreen

a n d Active Info Display sets new standards in connectivity.

The model also comes with a range of assist systems which were previously re­ served for higher vehicle cat­ egories. Standard features in­ clude ‘Front Assist’ Autonomous Emergency Braking with ‘Pedestrian

Monitoring’ and City Emer­ gency Braking System, the ‘Lane Assist’ lane­keeping sys­ tem, Hill Start Assist as well as the ‘Blind Spot’ Monitor lane change system which warns the driver about vehi­ cles located in the blind spot, with integrated Rear Traffic Alert.

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WEST HAM: Victory means they are now four points clear of relegation.

Hammering on CHELSEA suffered a shock 1­ 0 defeat to struggling West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in the West v the East Derby.

Aaron Cresswell scored the winner in the second half to condemn Chelsea to back­ to­back Premier League de­ feats.

Chelsea remain in fourth place but Tottenham re­ duced the gap to seven points with a win over Bournemouth.

West Ham thought they had doubled their lead after 67 minutes through Michail Antonio, but VAR disallowed the goal for handball.

The victory sees West Ham

steer four points clear of the relegation places and eases pressure off manager Manuel Pellegrini.

Frank Lampard’s side host Aston Villa in midweek, while West Ham visit Wolves.

Lampard told reporters that he still believes in his squad and thinks they have shown some great things this season. But he pointed out that ‘we played below par today, it’s time for a bit of character and see our reac­ tion for Aston Villa on Wednesday.’

The manager went on to say ‘we did not do enough in the final third I think that’s been the story in the last

three games.’

Before the game, Chilean Pellegrini had looked in dan­ ger of becoming the third London Premier League manager this month to lose his job after Tottenham Hot­ spur dismissed Mauricio Pochettino and Arsenal sacked Unai Emery.

Pellegrini said that “for me the most difficult thing this week was not about my fu­ ture or about the job, it was to convince the players not to change, that we were do­ ing the right thing.”

West Ham goalkeeper David Martin, whose father Alvin played for the club for many years, made his debut on Saturday aged 33 and was in tears at the end.

After his fine debut, he told British press that “it still doesn’t feel real” and that he was just pleased he got through it without letting anyone down, adding “actu­ ally I enjoyed it in the end.”

“My dad didn’t say much ­ I think we were both in tears.

For my dad to play for the club for 21 years and see it, and for me to make my de­ but, keep a clean sheet and get a win for the boys, it is so pleasing.”

West Ham fans were in full spirit having not won at Stamford Bridge for 17 years but they are still in doubt re­ gards their manager who needs a successful winning run to relieve the pressures currently on his shoulders.

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A LAST­MINUTE Charlie Austin penalty helped West Bromwich Albion return to the top of the Sky Bet Cham­ pionship with a fifth­succes­ sive victory on Monday night.

Despite a dominant perfor­ mance Slaven Bilic’s side found themselves heading in­ to the final minute level at 0­ 0, with Leeds having taken top spot over the weekend but when Kyle Edwards rushed through on goal he was unfairly tackled by Declan Rudd, and referee Oliver Langford had no hesitation and pointed to the spot.

Charlie Austin scored, send­ ing Rudd the wrong way be­ fore side­footing his penalty into the bottom­right corner ­ creating scenes of jubilation in the away end amongst Bag­ gies fans!

Bilic named an unchanged side after a 4­1 victory against Bristol City last Wednesday.

The early stages of the game saw Albion dominate possession, but it took until close to the 45th minute mark to create the first shooting opportunity of the evening to excite their vocal away follow­ ing.

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LEADERS: West Bromwich Albion. the ball up in his own half and beat his man. The young full­ back powered forward and Preston’s backline parted, al­ lowing him to rifle a shot at goal, which Rudd managed to tip over the bar.

Preston went close next.

Sean Maguire found himself unmarked in the Albion penal­ ty box following a throw­in and hit a shot which Sam Johnstone had to turn around at his near post.

Bilic’s side bounced straight back, though. Matt Phillips found a yard on the edge of the Preston box and hit a curl­ ing left­footed effort just wide before whipping in a superb free­kick to the back post

which Kyle Bartley couldn’t quite turn in.

Phillips continued to be at the centre of the Baggies’ at­ tacking intent, hitting a shot onto the turn straight at Rudd.

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Albion continued to control the ball as they searched for a way past the hosts’ resolute defence, and once again Phillips found space on the edge of the box and hit a low effort, which Rudd again got his hands to and tipped wide.

Plenty of possession even­ tually paid dividends though when Baggies’ Kyle Edwards burst through on goal and went around Rudd, who tripped the Albion winger, with referee Langford point­ ing straight to the spot.

Austin stepped up to tuck the penalty into the corner, adding the perfect ending to a convincing away performance from the Baggies.

West Brom went back to the top of the table leav­ ing their many travelling fans with a cheery trip home.

We the Euro Weekly News spoke to Julian Dicks (West Brom Coach) after the game Dicksie said “Tough game, very tough game but we knew we had to win it to get back on top of the table ­ Preston are a very good side and it was tough to break them down but we got there in the end to take away the three points.”

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JAVIER TEBAS, president of the Spanish premier league, resigned from his post on Monday, but will stand for re-election.

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Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi IT was never in doubt. Brit Lewis led every lap. Hamilton had done it ­ his 11th race win of 2019, with the drivers’ title already wrapped up. It was a phenome­ nal performance. Some py­ rotechnics fired up on the final straight as the celebrations of the season came to an end in Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton finished first, Ver­ stappen second, Leclerc third, Bottas a brilliant fourth having started last on the grid.

Someone on the radio from the Mercedes pit lane summed it all up “Get in there Lewis, what a drive … you didn’t even break in­ to a sweat with that one.”

Hamilton replied: “I can assure you I am sweating. What a race, what a weekend. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone here, and back home. I gotta say … this one’s for the fans.”

This was the first December held Grand Prix since 1963 and after a long season Mercedes and

VICTORIOUS: Lewis Hamilton put on a phenomenal performance.

Lewis Hamilton celebrated in style spinning doughnuts on the track in front of race fans.

When he eventually got to the podium he threw the trophy aloft

in pure celebration spirit.

It’s been an amazing achieve­ ment by Hamilton and his Mer­ cedes team. Can the Briton win another one next year, and draw

Photo credit: Benidorm town hall

Rowing regatta fills the bay

FALUCHO REGATTA: Heading for the Rincon de Loix.

THE Liga Suma Falucho regat­ ta recently filled the Bay of Benidorm with rowing boats.

This was the third edition of the regatta organised by Benidorm’s Yacht Club, the Valencian Community’s Row­ ing Federation and the town hall’s Sports department, but the first regatta devoted to faluchos.

The long­distance rowing competition was divided into separate categories for juve­ niles and veterans who had to cover a distance of nine kilo­ metres, setting out from Benidorm port.

After rowing past the Lev­

ante beach as far as the Rin­ con de Loix, the faluchos ­ a version of the traditional felucca ­ headed out to Benidorm Island before re­ turning to the starting point.

“The Club Nautico is rowing at home,” pointed out Benidorm’s Sports councillor Marilo Cebreros as she wished the local teams good luck before the first race.

Thirty­five teams with 315 oarsmen and oarswomen took part in the regatta which began at 9.30am with the Women’s Veteran category, where the team from Benidorm’s Club Nautico

yacht club eventually took third place with a time of 44.10 minutes.

First past the line were Tor­ revieja’s Royal Yacht Club, fol­ lowed by a crew from the Al­ tea Yacht Club.

The local Men’s Veteran team came sixth in a race that was dominated by the Denia Rowing Club, followed

by Torrevieja in second place and Altea in third.

The female Juvenile cate­ gory was won by a team from Calpe’s Royal Yacht Club while the male Juvenile race went to the Alicante Rowing Club.

level with Michael Schumacher on seven drivers titles is now the big question?

Meanwhile Vettel was in sar­ castic mood when asked: “How

do you feel about the season?” he replied “I feel like I want to go and get changed now, but instead I have to stand here and answer your questions. I’m only being honest.”

Whilst Bottas was pleasantly pleased with himself after start­ ing at the back of the grid in the other Mercedes. He said “It was a pretty tough race, I was giving everything I could, but I have to say it was pretty good fun, com­ ing from the back. It wasn’t the easiest, without any DRS in the first 20 laps … but I feel I couldn’t have done anything more, I gave it everything and that’s what matters.”

Speculation was rife all week­ end though that Lewis Hamilton was off to join Ferrari after he ad­ mitted he wants to join the Ital­ ian giants before he ends his ca­ reer ­ Totto Wolf admitting at this stage there was a 25 per cent chance it could take place before next season.

Messi wins his sixth Ballon d’Or IT’S official, Lionel Messi is the winner of the 2019 Bal­ lon d’Or and makes history by becoming the first player ever to have won the trophy six times.

Messi was level with Cris­ tiano Ronaldo, with five Bal­ lon d’Ors, and now he has moved onto his unique level.

At a star­studded cere­ mony in Paris on Monday evening, the FC Barcelona star was crowned the world’s best player for the first time since 2015, seeing off strong competition from the likes of Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk.

Cristiano Ronaldo finished third in the voting.

At the ceremony, Luka Modric presented the Barcelona captain with the trophy, after the Croatian’s year of holding it in 2018 came to an end.

Messi was accompanied

TROPHY RECORD: Messi is first player to win the Ballon d’Or six times. by his wife and two children, in addition to some of the club’s senior staff as he col­ lected the trophy at the France Football gala.

Messi later posted on Facebook: ‘Thanks to France Football and the journalists who vot­ ed for me. I couldn’t have

won this award without the help of my teammates, both those at FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team, and that’s why this prize is theirs too. Of course, it also belongs to my family, who I dedicate it to, and who give me such great support every day.’