Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 30 January - 5 February 2020 Issue 1804

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30 Jan - 5 Feb 2020

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A MESSAGE from British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris to UK nationals in Spain The Withdrawal Agreement which sets out how the UK leaves the EU has now passed into UK law, which, once the European Parliament has ratified it this week, means that the UK is leaving the EU with a deal on January 31.

This is positive news for UK nationals who are resident in Spain, as the Withdrawal Agreement contains some really important protections for your rights: • You will be able to continue to live and work in Spain • UK state pensioners will continue to have lifelong healthcare as long as they remain living in Spain. This also applies to residents who claim a UK state pension in the future • Your UK state pension will continue to be uprated • You will be able to exchange your driving licence until the end of 2020 without taking a driving test and your Spanish licence will be accepted in the UK when you visit.

Those rights will be protected for as long as you

A MESSAGE: From British Consul, Sarah-Jane Morris. live in Spain, provided you are legally resident here by the end of 2020.

The Withdrawal Agreement also provides a Transition Period (from January 31 to December 31) during which nothing will change for UK Nationals in Spain.

Sarah-Jane Morris said: “The approval of the Withdrawal Agreement is a very important step for UK nationals living here. It provides reassurance on key rights, such as being able

to continue to live and work here, and for pensioners to have lifelong healthcare and uprated pensions. Alongside those rights, you have obligations - the main one being to make sure you are registered with a green residency certificate. This remains a valid document after January 31 and we will communicate any details on future residency processes once we have them. For further informa-

tion visit the Living in Spain Guide on gov.uk.”

To view the latest video message from HMA Hugh Elliott to UK nationals visit: https://www.facebook.co m/BritsInSpain/videos/1352 265428277649/ To put your questions to HMA Hugh Elliott and Regional Consular Policy Adviser Lorna Geddie join our Facebook Live Q&A on Friday January 31 at midday (CET) on facebook.com/ britsinspain.

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CANCER CARE JAVEA p re s e n t e d t w o v i t a l pieces of equipment to aid the fight against cancer to Denia Hospit a l ’s O n c o l o g y D a y Centre this week.

Nurse Maise, said the microscope and ultrasound machine, worth a combined €23,000, will benefit both patients and nursing staff immeasurably, and thanked the charity, its volunteers and donors.

Explaining how chemotherapy can make it difficult to find patients’ veins, Nurse Maise said the ultrasound machine allows nurses to do just this quickly and painlessly. The machine can reach up to 8 cm in depth, and so has immense possibilities.

“We are very, very happy that Cancer Care Javea has provided us with these pieces of equipment. The ultrasound machine is the best option for this purpose, and we are going to use it a lot, most definitely.”

The charity also purchased special creams to treat skin affected by

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WELCOMED DONATION: Cancer Care Javea representatives and volunteers hand over new equipment to Denia Hospital Oncology Day Centre. cancer treatments.

“These have been very gratefully received by our patients,” added Nurse Maise, together with Head of the Oncology Service, Joan Manel.

President Helen CotterillClark was present during the official unveiling. “On behalf of Cancer Care Javea, I would like to say

how great it is for all of us that work tirelessly, to be able to see something like this, words can’t describe it,” she said, adding: “It’s an absolute pleasure working with Denia Hospital, long may it continue.”

Cancer Care Javea is dedicated to supporting local people and beyond, who are affected by can-

cer and have community nurses who work directly with patients and their families, organise appointments, translations and much more.

Founded in 1998 by Irene Ellis MBE, the charity works with professionals and experts to deliver care and meet the needs of people throughout their

cancer journey.

They are also dedicated to raising vital funds, distributing them where most needed, and collaborate with other cancer charities wherever possible.

Janette Missons, public relations, explained that they have joined forces with MABS Cancer Support Foundation to share the

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cost of a respite room at the Ferris Hospital Fontilles.

She said: “This room will be available to both MABS and Cancer Care Javea patients who are unable to leave hospital and go directly home, due to further care requirements.

“The room was previously only funded by MABS but Cancer Care Javea agreed to pay half towards the yearly rental.”

The charity has two shops in Javea, holds regular fundraising activities and receives generous donations to help them continue their valuable work.

“Despite most of our volunteers being British expats, we aim to help anyone from any nationality and we welcome you to call in to our shops or telephone us on the numbers provided.

“Our services are not restricted to Javea alone; we work in the surrounding regions of Alicante and Valencia,” added Janette.

To find out more, visit https://cancercarejavea.o rg/ or email cancercare javea@outlook.com.

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Remedy needed FIFTY-EIGHT Alicante Province pharmacies in remote villages joined a regional association that is calling on the regional and central governments to guarantee their economic viability. This will allow those that are struggling financially to continue providing a basic service for areas increasingly threatened by de-population, where many residents are elderly.

Life savers LOCAL POLICE officers from Pedreguer saved the life of a 46-yearold woman who collapsed in the early hours of the morning. Alerted by the emergency services, they found her without a pulse but restored her heartbeat with a defibrillator, keeping her stable until a lifesupport ambulance arrived to take her to hospital.

Dogs shot ALICANTE’S High Court confirmed seven-and-a-half-month prison terms for two hunters in Murla who shot two Brittany dogs that were household pets. One dog died and the other survived and the men, aged 78 and 74, deliberately attacked them with ‘predatory intent’ as the shooting was not accidental, the court ruled.

Beach outlay CAMPELLO will spend €245,000 on the town’s 23 kilometres of beaches and coves this year, principally on improvements and additions to infrastructure and services.

Replacing beach walkways and installing buoys in swimming zones will account for €50,000 and €8,000 respectively while the lifeguard service will rise to €186,000.

Cash needed VILLAJOYOSA is challenging a €15,000 allocation from the provincial council for rehabilitating the Roman baths. The remains are one of the town’s largest and most important urban archaeological sites, said mayor Andreu Verdu, and the council should be prepared to meet at least half of the €400,000 cost.

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Dark doings JAIME LLORET, former Villajoyosa mayor, criticised lack of street lighting in some neighbourhoods. Residents were ‘worried and upset’ by the lack of security, said Lloret, calling for the resignation of Infrastructure councillor Pedro Alemany, adding: “They are leaving many parts of the town in darkness like Venezuela, without explanations.”

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ALTEA 31 CALPE 32-33 IN MEMORY: The millions of Holocaust victims were remembered in Alicante on Tuesday.

TRIBUTE TO HOLOCAUST VICTIMS A TRIBUTE to the victims of the Holocaust was held at Alicante’s Seneca building on Tuesday, January 28, with a clear message that society should lear n from the horrors of the past.

On the day on which the General Assembly of the United Nations officially proclaimed the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the City Hall sounded sirens before a minute of silence.

This was followed by an emotional performance in collabora-

tion with the Oscar Esplá Higher Conservatory of Music.

Mayor, Luis Barcala, wanted to remember “the six million people of any condition, age, sexual tendency or belief who were simply and vilely killed in one of the most dramatic episodes of our contemporary history as Europeans.”

He added: “Unfortunately, there are people or countries that suffer that unjustified hatred today. Let us denounce any attempt to break the coexistence between human beings, let’s fight against totalitarian ideas, clearly and emphatically.”

The councillor for Culture, Antonio Manresa, also spoke of the need to learn from the past.

“There are no words to express the horror, but we must look for them because we do not want to forget that terrible episode in the history of Europe, so that it never returns to repeat itself. “ An exhibition ‘In Memory’ will be in place in the Seneca building until February 27, organised by Alicante Council’s Department of Historical Memory. Places on guided tours can be reserved at cmemoriahdalicante@gmail.c om or by phone 965 596 296.

Parents help others ‘ New mum’ held KIRSTY MAXWELL’S parents plan to help families having to cope with foreign legal and police systems after a death abroad.

Denise and Brian Curry’s 27-year-old daughter Kirsty plunged to her death from a 10th floor Benidorm apartment only hours after arriving at the popular resort with a hen party in April 2017.

The couple, who have fought to clarify the circumstances of their daughter’s inexplicable death fall, have now set up a charity kirstymaxwellcharity.co.uk to help others who are faced with having to deal with a death in a foreign country. Lack of help not only exacerbated their grief, they said, but with more assistance they might have known how to exert pressure instead of missing opportunities in what they have called the ‘shambolic’ Spanish police investigation into Kirsty’s death.

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A 35-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby on a porch in Alicante. The child was left with its umbilical cord attached in various layers of clothing.

The newborn, found by a local walking his dog at 4.30pm on January 17, was in good health and unharmed. Police said it was shocking that no witnesses had come forward considering the area is a busy pedestrian thoroughfare near Plaza Nueva in the city centre.

Upon analysing security cameras in the area, they managed to gather images, potentially identifying the woman.

The suspected woman has four daughters and appears to have hidden her pregnancy. She reportedly gave birth to the child in a bathtub alone. Due to her economic situation and lack of knowledge of adoption procedures, she decided to abandon the child. She will appear at Orihuela court charged with child abandonment.

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Could be third time lucky VILLAJOYOSA Town Hall will try, for the third time, to sell almost 8,000-square metres of beachfront building land.

The site of a former residence for BBVA bank employees overlooking the Paradis beach has a reserve price of €3.09 million that failed to attract buyers in 2016. A second attempt in 2017, with the price reduced to €2.8 million, attracted three offers, all of which fell through.

The residence was demolished in 2012 and the site’s owners, Taylor Wimpey, intended to construct 40 apartments in exchange for building a promenade, cycle lane and widening the former main road.

Instead, Taylor Wimpey and the then-town hall came to a different agreement in 2013 and the plot on the Paradis beach became municipal property.

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Official advice taken THERE has been a 1,163 upsurge in the number of residents on Benidorm’s Padron.

A total of 811 Britons living in Benidorm registered between January and November in 2019, which municipal sources attributed to Brexit.

As the UK prepares to shut the door on Europe at the end of this month, many British residents have taken the insistent advice of the British Embassy and Consulate and registered on the municipal Padron in order to retain the same rights as before.

The introduction of parking permits for several Benidorm neighbourhoods has also prompted residents of all nationalities to register, as permits are issued only to those who appear on the Padron.

Benidorm now has an official population of 68,721 although the town hall hopes eventually to increase this to 75,000, a figure that will put it in line for more cash from the central government in Madrid.

INCREASED POPULATION: More Benidorm residents registered on municipal rolls.

Marina Baja hospital strapped ex-soldier to bed DIANNE WINTERBURN and her husband John had a “holiday from hell” after he fell at their Benidorm hotel.

John, an ex-soldier who in the past had a quadruple heart bypass, was taken to the Marina Baja hospital.

Although his speech was slurred, her husband was in good spirits, Dianne later told the Yorkshire Evening Post but once in hospital,

he was strapped to his bed and made to wear a nappy for no obvious reason.

“I couldn’t believe it when I went to see him,” she said, adding that he was given a drug only prescribed for psychotic patients.

“How degrading was this for him?” she asked. “It was disgusting.”

Worse was to come as the couple found that only Dianne had travel insurance and for

10 days she had to run up huge taxi bills, travelling to and from the hospital.

Finally, their son Craig flew out to help them return home where John was taken first to Leeds General Infirmary and later to St James hospital where is slowly recovering.

“But please everyone, do not fly to Spain without the right travel insurance or you could end up like John did,” Dianne warned.

Tough ‘booze’ line BRITISH owners of Benidorm businesses backed calls for a crackdown on drunken tourists.

They applauded Mallorca’s recently-announced measures that include €60,000 fines for ‘balconing’ and limits to drinks on all-inclusive holiday packages.

“This is a step in the right direction,” declared Karen Maling Cowles, president of the Benidorm British Business Association.

“I totally agree with what they’re doing in places like Magaluf and would like to see something similar here,” she said.

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SENSATIONAL: Benidorm Palace rocked as Tina Turner tribute wowed the crowds.

Tribute to the best FIFTY years of incredible music was packed into an amazing live tribute to the legendary Tina Turner at Benidorm Palace on Sunday.

Celebrating the musical career of one of the most popular ‘Rockers’ of our generation, ‘What’s love got to do with it’ is an energetic theatre show featuring the powerful voice of Elesha Paul Moses.

Within seconds of hitting the stage, ‘Tina Turner’ wowed the capacity audience with her phenomenal voice and her wellpractised moves. The brand new touring theatre show, in Benidorm for one day only, promised ‘a night of high energy, feelgood rock-and-roll featuring Tina’s greatest hits,’ and they did not disappoint.

The fantastic vocal talent of Elesha (Whitney - Queen Of The Night, The Voice in 2013, X Factor in 2010) was put to the test as she belted out Tina’s most-loved classic hits, including Private Dancer, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Proud Mary, River Deep, Nutbush City Limits, Simply The Best and many more.

Supported by a full 10-piece live band,

the musical arrangements were stunning, enhanced by brilliant lighting and breathtaking choreography.

It’s no surprise the performance was the work of the award-winning producers behind the hugely successful Whitney Queen of The Night.

Elesha, told Southend Theatre Scene that she began singing at 13, mimicking others and listening to the likes of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

“Funnily, I didn’t really listen to Tina Turner when I was younger, my parents played her music in the car, but it wasn’t what I took to at the time.

“I didn’t know I could sound like her (Tina) until I just gave it a go. It wasn’t perfect straight away but I’ve progressed the sound over the years.”

Adding that it’s practically impossible to pick a favourite, she admitted if pushed, it would have to be Proud Mary - and judging by the audience’s reaction at the weekend, Tina fans were in agreement as the majority of the Benidorm Palace guests jumped to their feet in appreciation.

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Soaring population A RECORD number of people currently live in El Campello, according to official data from the town hall.

As of December 31, 2019, a total of 28,349 inhabitants were registered, a record in the history of the town.

The growing population is accredited to ‘the growth of vegetation and the increasing interest of foreigners to settle in El Campello’ which is just 12km from Alicante City.

Mayor Juanjo Berenguer said: “These figures confirm that we are the ideal place to live, with good temperature and quality of life, good safety levels and enviable public services.” The population is made up of 23,730 Spaniards and 4,619 foreigners (16.3 per cent), with a reported ‘significant growth in the latter.’

However, during the summer period, the population triples, reaching

RESIDENTS ON THE RISE: The population of El Campello has grown by 35 per cent in 20 years. more than 80,000 residents distributed in second homes, tourist accommodation, hotels and campsites.

In 2018, El Campello had 27,893 inhabitants,

up 500 in 12 months. In 2000, the town officially had 18,366 residents, which means that in just two decades the population has grown by 35 per cent.

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Dog poisoning MEASURES to prevent the poisoning of dogs in Benissa is just one of a number of issues which will be discussed at a meeting of the town’s Local Security Board next week.

Also on the agenda is citizen security in the wake of a number of thefts in rural areas, as well as issues relating to gender violence. It is also expected representatives of the local Guardia Civil will be asked to increase current police resources.

The meeting at the town hall on Wednesday, February 5, has been called by Benissa mayor, Arturo Poquet, the municipal secre-

MEETING SUMMONED: A range of security and preventative measures will be discussed in Benissa next week. tary, Matías Gomis, the subdelegate of the government, Araceli Poblador, councillor for Security, Ximo

Nadal, representative for Local Police, Guardia Civil and National Police, the head of the unit against

Injection of cash ONE of Benitachell’s most important connecting roads, which links public spaces and a school, is to be given a €90,000 facelift.

The aim is to improve the image of Carrer Llebeig and make it more accessible.

A council spokesperson said: “This is a fairly busy road that connects the central Carrer La Pau with the Plaza de les Pesqueres and with municipal spaces such

as the School of Music or the Social Centre. “Llebeig Street is an important connector between the Old Town and one of the most important squares in the municipality. It has never been urbanised or improved aesthetically, so this action is necessary.”

The Provincial Government has allocated the cash as part of its aid for ‘financially sustainable investments.’

gender violence, Mode Salazar, and the representatives of the rest of the political groups.

Good practice TEACHERS from Oliva will visit schools in Poland, Sweden and Norway to observe educational practices elsewhere in Europe.

The visits are part of the IES Gregori Maians school’s Erasmus+ KA1 project ‘Working on diversity’ which will also involve students.

School director, Joan Escrivà, said: “There will also be training courses, all with the main purpose of getting proposals and activities to improve our educational centre and our community.”

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THE scrapping of tolls on the AP-7 between Alicante and Tarragona is a reality and benefits general motorists, but public transport passengers are still feeling the pinch.

Ticket prices for the intercity bus service that connects the Marina Alta with Valencia and Alicante,

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Just not fare managed by the Alsa company, remains the same, despite the firm not having to pay to use the road.

The regular price from Denia to Valencia is still €11.50 excluding any of the occasional discounts - and to Alicante, €11.80. From Javea it’s €12.45 and €10.55 respectively.

The company increased these prices in the middle of last year by 1.5 per cent. But now, the savings on the AP7 is not reflected, claims a report by the Court of Defence of Competition.

It states that the elimination of tolls has ‘simply brought a benefit for the

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SAME PRICE: Alsa bus passengers are not feeling the benefit of the scrapping of the AP-7 tolls.

company but not for the passenger.’

According to Spanish press reports, Alsa responded by saying it has ‘strug-

gled’ but endeavoured to provide at least the main towns in the region with more direct services to the big cities.

Safe after the storm STORMS Gloria and DANA both took their toll on the Cristóbal Zaragoza Municipal Library in Denia, but the council has reassured users the building is safe despite flooding issues.

The main area affected is the building’s new staircase and the assembly hall, the usual rehearsal room for the Art Teatro theatre group, which was flooded.

Water entered mainly through the staircase, gathering at the basement, where the theatre hall is located. It was closed until the problem was solved.

The new staircase was built in 2010 with money from the Generalitat’s Confiaza Plan, with which €683,000 was invested in the remodelling of the Municipal Library.

But council officials fear the work was carried out ‘without taking into account

the correct insulation of the walls.’

Councillor for Education and Library, Xente Sebastià, visited the facilities to monitor the state of the building.

He said: “The water filtration has been caused by the lack of waterproofing in the back of the walls that make up the staircase, which, when the water falls on them, allows the water to enter the interior. Once the water is inside the walls, by gravity, it ends up in the basement, precisely in the room where the theatre is located,” he explained.

“Those who wish to can come and study without any problem and without danger.

“The town hall has requested a report on what needs to be done to resolve the problem permanently.”

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BREXIT BRIEF

The Irish question remains DESPITE assurances from Prime Minister Boris Johnson that there will be no check points for goods in Northern Ireland, the European Union has produced a map showing examples of where they should be!

In essence, goods being sent from British ports to Belfast will be subject to EU rules and will need to be checked by British customs and the same will be true of goods coming from Northern Ireland to the UK. Meanwhile in an interview with WITH the avowed intention of making Britain a ‘global science superpower’ top scientists, researchers and mathematicians will be granted fast-tracked entry to the UK after Brexit.

The decision was announced

by Boris Johnson as he invited the ‘most talented minds in the world’ to make their way to the UK. The current ‘Global Talent’ visa which will have no limits to the

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TRADE DEALS: Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson at Downing Street.

Boffins invited to UK numbers granted will replace the existing ‘Exceptional Talent’ option and applicants will be judged by the UK Research and Innovation organisation.

Applicants will not need to have a pre-arranged job and those

who qualify to enter the UK will receive assistance in finding work.

More money will also be made available for research into advanced mathematics and PhDs in the same subject.

Whilst some academics have welcomed the move, the Liberal Democrats have called it a ‘marketing gimmick’ saying that the old visa system had never hit its limit.

the BBC, Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar claimed that UK politicians didn’t understand Ireland at all and that the future of the Irish border was central to trade deal negotiations.

He went on to confirm that it was clear in the agreement with the EU that there will have to be some checks on goods being transported between the UK mainland and Northern Ireland.

Although there is to be a general election in Ireland on February 8, Mr Varadkar is quite buoyant about being re-elected and being involved in ongoing trade negotiations and is meeting EU negotiator Michel Barnier in Dublin.

Mr Varadkar believes that the British prime minster is greatly mistaken in believing that a trade deal will be possible to agree during 2020 and sees it taking longer.

He explained that Europe is in the driving seat with a population of 450 million people and 27 countries against the UK and 60 million and therefore as in the FA Cup, the EU will field a much stronger team.

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BREXIT EXTRA Open waters ACCORDING to Irish leader Leo Varadkar, if the UK wants British banks to be able to continue to have access to the EU financial services market after Brexit, it is going to have to let EU boats keep the rights to fish in British waters.

Party poppers HAVING switched from UKIP to the Brexit party a few months ago, three Burnley councillors have now decided to become Conservatives which has seen them accused as ‘political opportunists’ who should do the right thing and resign.

Brexit party EVEN though Big Ben will not ring out, a pub in Bridport, Dorset has decided to encourage customers to either celebrate or commiserate Brexit by arranging a Brexit Party starting at 9,30pm with a live band, food and drink.

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Body found in the rubble THE lifeless body of a 75-yearold woman was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in Alcoy.

A landslide destroyed part of apartment blocks 8 and 10 in Calle Sant Agusti at around 10am last Wednesday morning, January 22.

Emergency services were called and after locating one of the tenants, a dog patrol was brought in, finally discovering the body of the woman who lived on the fourth floor of the number 8 building.

The family of the victim, who has not been named, received psychological care.

The property is owned by several owners, including the victim, and number 10 by a single person. According the City Council,

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SEARCH: A dog patrol found the woman’s body beneath the rubble.

there were ‘no open files indicating problems’ with the authority or the Technical Building Inspectorate (ITE) relating to either property.

Pending the relevant investiga-

tion, it has been reported that the back of the buildings collapsed as a result of a landslide.

The City Council evacuated further properties in Calle Sant Gregori Street as a precaution.

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Declaration of overseas assets Expatriates living in Spain who are considered Tax Residents are required to submit Form 720 to the tax authorities listing assets held overseas if their value amounts to €50,000 or more in certain categories.

There are three groups which are relevant and you only need submit the declaration for any group where your assets exceed the €50,000 limit.

THE three groups are: • Bank Accounts which are already open, or for which you are already an account holder during the year which corresponds to the declaration. The valuation should be based on whichever is the highest the balance as at December 31 or the average balance for the last quarter of the year.

• All types of financial assets which includes information on securities, assets, shares or amounts representing the capital stock of all types of companies, or the transfer of capital to third parties held abroad, as well as life insurances for which the individual is the beneficiary and annuities or temporary income of which they are the beneficiary. The valuation should be based on the value on December 31 of the year being declared.

• Real estate of all types

Completing and submitting Form 720 is important.

based on either cost of acquisition or current value, depending on which is higher.

If this is the case, you need to submit Form 720 which must be completed and presented no later than the end of March list-

ing assets owned in the previous year and you do not have to submit further forms unless: • Any of the three groups

have increased in value by €20,000 or more.

• You are no longer the owner of the assets due to sale or transfer (even if disposed of at a loss).

• You previously didn’t have assets to the value of €50,000 in any one or more of the three groups, but an increase in value during the year has taken the asset value over the €50,000 threshold.

There are quite heavy fines for those who knowingly or unknowingly don’t submit this form to the authorities and the form itself is relatively complicated, so in the first instance it may be advisable to take professional advice concerning completion.

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

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Nearing completion

A NEW facility for higher education students and young people in Gandia is a month away from opening.

Work is reportedly progressing well on the future Casal Jove del Grau, located in the university residence hall at Gandia’s UPV. The 270 sqm space will provide students and other young people in the neighbourhood, with a space of their own where various activities and initiatives can be held.

The municipal government has invested around €120,000 in the project.

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Green schemes ALMOST 100 native trees of a variety of species have been planted in an Alcoy neighbourhood to enhance the local environment.

The council has completed the repopulation scheme in Calle Doña, having first pruned the existing olive trees and white pines, which have been conserved.

The selected species were integrated, both for their esthetic appeal and their suitability to the soil.

In total, 95 trees have been planted, made up of linden, larch, pine, ash, Valencian oak, sorbus and ivory varieties, combining deciduous and evergreen species.

In addition to this project, the rural access roads between the

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PLANTING PROJECT: Ninety-five trees have been introduced to an Alcoy neighbourhood.

Font del Quinzet, Racó de Sant Bonaventura and Via Verda have also recently been refurbished and the neighborhood associations have been equipped with projector, screen and public address system.

As we already reported, solar panels have also been installed in municipal

buildings.

Councillor for Participatory Democracy, Teresa Sanjuan, said: “With participatory budgets we carry out initiatives that are a priority for our citizens, we continue to move forward in the implementation of projects, and soon we expect to announce the completion of others.”

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AFTER six years searching for the perfect location, MABS Cancer Support Foundation has relocated its Costa Blanca shop in La Cala to a new set up in Alfaz del Pi, and last week held a coffee morning to recruit volunteers to help run it.

Welcoming more than 20 people to the spacious, two-storey charity shop and support centre in Avenida Pais Valenciana, MABS Founder and President, Jacqui Phillips MBE, said: “Today is all about getting new volunteers so

that we can continue helping and supporting anybody with cancer.”

Jacqui set up the charity almost 22 years ago after finding herself with nowhere to turn to having been diagnosed with breast and throat cancer.

Volunteers provide practical help and support to people who have been diagnosed with cancer, as well as providing transport and a translation service where needed.

She told Euro Weekly News: “When I was diagnosed there was nobody

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New chapter for MABS

NEW VENUE: MABS’ new shop and support centre in Alfaz del Pi.

there to help me, so once I was well enough I decided to set something up myself and called it the Marina Alta Breast Cancer Support Group.”

There were initially five people involved, and while it was aimed at women with breast cancer, people with other types of cancer began contacting Jacqui, and she decided to rename the group MABS. “We were getting calls from everywhere, Torrevie-

ja to Murcia, where we have a Hospice, and the Costa del Sol, so my husband and I decided to open a branch down there. Then we stopped off at Camposol in Mazarron, and it just kept going growing. We now have eight shops and will continue to do our utmost to help people and their families through cancer.”

Jacqui went on to say: “We need to get this shop up and for that we desperately need new volun-

APPEAL: Jacqui Phillips MBE, Irene Bodnerac and Sue Reula are looking for volunteers to help run the new shop.

teers. We have been at La Cala for six years and it has taken that long to find this place, I think it’s beautiful.”

Director for Costa Blanca South, Sue Reula, added: “Today is to welcome some old volunteers and hopefully new ones. The aim is to open this new shop Monday to Saturday, 10am to 2pm and Friday evenings from 4pm to 7pm, so we want to get enough volunteers to do that.”

A raffle was held to cov-

er the cost of putting on a lovely spread of sandwiches, nibbles and hot and cold drinks. Sue added: “The raffle will cover the cost of this morning, which means we can open up with zero deficit.”

Director for the whole of the Costa Blanca, Irene Bodnerac, explained the new two-storey shop will mean MABS - which became a Foundation in 2017 - can now expand.

“Downstairs will be the shop, and upstairs is going to be a treatment room and counselling suite, as well as rest room for staff.

We’re really happy with the turn out today, there are some old faces and plenty of new ones too, hopefully they will sign up.”

Shop manager, Sheila Fearon, added: “It has been hard going getting the shop up and running but worth it. In terms of volunteers, the more the better, and cover for Friday evenings and Saturdays would be great.”

To find out more about helping out, contact Sue on 633 324 061.

Meanwhile, a charity golf tournament in aid of MABS Costa Blanca will take place at Meliá Villaitana in Benidorm on Sunday, January 26 at 9am.

There will be prizes and a raffle, with the chance to win a 60-inch television.

Tickets cost €65 which includes a buggy and buffet (MV members €40). To register, contact Caddy Master on 966 813 013.

For info visit https://mab scancerfoundation.com/ or MABS Facebook.

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Fundraiser for fiestas THE community of Finestrat held a fundraiser at the weekend to raise cash for the town’s August fiestas yet.

Residents and visitors gathered at Plaza La Torreta de Finestrat to enjoy the festival of Sant Antoni del Porquet, the first event of the town’s calendar during which an auction was held.

Organised by the Llampuga Comissió 2020, with the support of the Department of Large Public Parties, the fundraiser began the blessing of animals by the parish priest, D Vicent Castaño.

Councillor for Fiestas, Héctor Baldó, thanked for the massive attendance and support, and congratulated the Llampuga “for the organisation of this event that was postponed last weekend because of the storm.”

It’s not yet known how much was raised.

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Finestrat

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Homer’ s IIiad THE next Xabia Book Circle meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 4, at 6.45pm in the social Centre in Xabia.

This will be followed at 7.30pm by The Influential Iliad, presented

by Huw Griffiths A spokesperson for the discussion group, said: “Homer’s Iliad, and its sister epic the Odyssey, are among the great foundation stones of western literature. We will look at

them and at their descendants, from ancient times right down to the present day, trying to understand where their power comes from.

“As always, we welcome contributions from members and guests and, after the meeting, there is the opportunity to continue an informal discussion over wine and tapas in the cafeteria.”

The circle normally meets on the first Tues-

day of each month at 6.30pm for 6.45pm at the Social Centre in Xabia, close to the car park in the Plaza de la Constitucion Española.

New members are always welcome; for further information contact Nina Davies on 965 791 782 or email: ninam davies@yahoo.co.uk. https://www.xabia bookcircle.com/ Facebook : Xabia Book Circle

Easier council access COMMUNITY SUPPORT: The town of Finestrat held a fundraiser for its August fiestas.

ELDERLY residents living in the Old Town of Calpe will have their own dedicated council office from February 5.

Councillor responsible for the Revitalisation of the Old Town, Pilar Cabrera, said: “The objective of this new office is to approach people living in the Old Town to listen to their demands and requests in a close and direct way.

“We are aware that the majority of

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people living in the Old Town are elderly people for whom travelling to the town hall can be a problem. With this office we want to be closer to them.”

Appointments can be made in advance either in person at the offices of the House of Culture; or by calling 965 839 123 from 8am to 2pm, or by sending an email to infocultura@ajcalp.es indicating briefly the matter to be discussed.

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SAMPLES of discharges entering the sewage network in El Campello will be taken and analysed regularly over the next two years to ensure industries and users in general are adhering the

government regulations.

The council has awarded €20,000 to Aguas Municipalizadas de Alicante Empresa Mixta SA, to carry out the project.

Deputy mayor and councillor for the Environ-

ment, Julio Oca (Cs), said: “The objective of the provision of this service is to control discharges to the sewage network, to verify the degree of compliance of industries and other users in

general, with respect to the Municipal Ordinance of Discharges to the Municipal Sewer.”

He added that it will also allow for the proper functioning of the purification processes to thereby comply with the discharge restrictions.

Last December, the first phase of the project began with the whole network identified and mapped.

Last Wednesday, January 22, an extraction system was set up which will extract 200 samples over a 24-hour uninterrupted peri-

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INSPECTION: Technicians will take samples to analyse sewage discharge.

od. Samples from 44 sewer network stations, from Muchavista Beach to Ven-

ta Lanuza, will be taken and analysed over the next two years.

Room for discussion THE San Vicente Ferrer primary school’s Equality and Coexistence Coordinating Committee (CIC) has organised a new round of talks.

The initiative, which also has input from the town hall’s Equality department, is open to all members of the public wishing to discuss all aspects of education based on articles and news items.

The next session, announced by teacher Isabel Rodenas and CIC delegate, will examine new masculinity and its influence of gender equality as well as bullying.

The discussion takes place today, Thursday January 30, at 4pm in the ABP room at the San Vicente Ferrer school and those interested in attending should ring 617 489 528.

Although these talks are rarely crowded, they continue owing to demand from parents and are attended by parents with children at Teulada-Moraira schools and members of the teaching community, the CIC explained.

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WARM WELCOME: Barry and Helen with Nico Dekkers.

BARRY and Helen Chapman were recently welcomed as the newest members of Teulada Moraira Lions by the club’s President Nico Dekkers.

The couple, who are newcomers to the area, said: “We wanted to get actively involved in charity work here as a way to integrate into the community.

We went along to Lions initially because of the concerts they regularly hold in Moraira.

“These are excellent quality, cater for a range of musical tastes and at a very reasonable price - plus all the profits go to good causes.”

Teulada Moraira Lions Club is part of Lions Clubs International, (LCIF), the world’s largest service organisation, having some 1.4 million members.

Lions have served their local, national and international communities since 1994 giving help, support and welfare to those in need. Lions are men and women of all ages with many individual talents and experience who give their time freely to help others.

Every euro raised by Lions is used to support people and organisations in need.

If you are a visiting Lion or are interested in becoming a Lion, check out www.tm lions.com for details of how to join.

Or, pop into the Lions Den shop situated a couple of doors away from Letters R Us and beneath the Pepe La Sal supermarket on the Centro Comercial, Moraira, just past the fountain roundabout on Ctra Moraira-Teulada. Opening Hours are Monday to Saturday 10am - 1.30pm.

Drive through ITV THE mobile ITV vehicle campaign 2020 has been launched in EL Campello.

As announced by the Department of Public Safety and Traffic, led by Rafa Galvañ (PP), the mobile unit means that anybody whose vehicle needs the compulsory technical inspection only has to go as far as the EL Mesell Industrial Estate between now and February 29.

Anybody interested in having the mandatory review carried out should make an appointment through the Applus Iteuve website https://itv.com.es/empresas-itv/applus-itv.

Vehicle owners can choose a day and time that best suits their needs, dependant on the extent of the service availability. The site includes details of how to make an appointment, price guidelines and information about the other stations in the region.

The mobile ITV unit will be open from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 8.30pm, and on Saturday from 8am to 1pm.

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INFORMATIVE TALK: Social worker, Ángela Seva and councillor for Senior Citizens, Beatriz Pérez Hickman.

Law of dependency ALMOST 40 people attended an informative talk on the Law of Dependency given by social worker. Ángela Seva, and hosted by the Third Age at La Casilla senior centre in La Nucia.

Some of the basic issues as well as general and particular requirements necessary when applying for dependency recognition were discussed.

While representatives from the departments of Senior Citizens and Social Welfare, who organised the talk, outlined the legal processes, resources and services available. These consist of financial aid, home help, day centres, telecare etc.

After the talk earlier this month, those present were given a chance to look around the centre, see first-

hand the facilities as well as meet the occupational therapists, nurses, doctors and socio-cultural technicians.

The centre boasts a gym, rehabilitation room, multifunctional TV room, meeting room, among other facilities.

It is open from 8am to 8pm and has a public transport service for those registered in La Nucia.

Replacing a lost or expired British passport from Spain W I T H B re x i t p o s s i b l y a ro u n d t h e c o r n e r, i f y o u h a v e l e s s than six months life left on your passport it would be a good idea to renew sooner rather than later.

Quite often when different official forms are digitalised, it becomes more rather than less confusing and you need to have a degree in programming in order to proceed.

For once however, the British government has made things much easier and far less complicated in applying for a replacement passport if yours has been lost or is about to expire.

No longer do you need to supply lots of forms including birth certificates and to have a photograph physically signed on the back by someone who knows you and it really is now quite easy if you have access to a computer.

Very simply visit https://www.gov. uk/overseas-passports and you’re taken through the whole process step by step and the only drawback is that there isn’t a single page detailing everything including costs as you have to go through a page at a time.

There is however a passports link which does give quite a lot of information on the website, but not everything.

Even if you have lost or had your passport stolen, you are not precluded for applying online for a replacement, but you have to declare it lost in advance also online.

As a real bonus you can now use digital photograph and there are quite explicit rules about what is acceptable as you navigate the website and whilst it may take a couple of attempts, provided you remove any glasses and stand in front of a

white background, a selfie taken with a phone will probably work ok.

If you are not happy using a phone camera, then most towns have at least one print shop where they can photograph you and give you a digital image on a memory stick or card.

As you progress through the procedure you will be best served by having access to details of your previous passport, but it isn’t actually essential and the site does report back to a human in the UK who can check.

When you post your photograph, you will be asked to give details (including email address) of a person of standing who can confirm that they know you and that the photograph is of you.

The whole process can take up to six weeks from start to finish and this will include delivery via courier to your address in Spain and you have to pay with a debit or credit card for the cost of the passport (depends upon number of pages) and courier fee at the time of submitting the application online.

You will be sent a special code which will allow you to track your passport through all of its stages.

In the event that you have lost your passport and need a temporary replacement, that can also be done online. It is more expensive than a normal passport, is usually good for one round trip only and will normally be issued by the British Consulate in Malaga.

For those without computers, it is still possible to apply through the post and there are even different shops with English-speaking staff scattered around Spain where for a fee they will help you complete the forms and send them off for you.

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 IN many countries, it is possible to recognise civil partnerships between couples but if you don’t wish to take

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Register de facto unions in the Valencian Community As there are benefits for Inheritance Tax that step, there are still certain opportunities within parts of Spain.

A de facto union of an unmarried couple can be defined as that sentimental relationship between two

persons of legal age or two emancipated minors and is similar to marriage, in the sense that there is a marital coexistence and intention to remain, but the relationship has not been confirmed by complying with the legal and registration formalities required for the marriage.

Such unions are not expressly defined in Spanish national law, but some administrative regions of the country have passed regulations with different legal observations in order to try to legally assimilate some of the marriage rights into de facto unions.

How can such a union be formalised or registered?

In the case of the Valencian Community, only de facto unions registered in the appropriate Administrative Registry of the Valencian Community are considered valid and can only be entered into by two persons of legal age or emancipated minors, who are not married

to another person or maintain a sentimental bond with another person and are not relatives in a straight line, or related by second grade (such as siblings).

In addition, at least one of the two must have the status of being a resident of any municipality within the Valencian Community.

To access the registry, a registration application must be submitted, which will be accompanied by the padron certificates of the applicants together with other appropriate documents.

If the documentation submitted is correct, the official responsible will confirm a day and time in which the interested parties must appear personally before the Administration in order to formalise and record the union.

The administration has a

period of three months following the interview to either accept the application or reject it.

Assuming that it is accepted, the union will be recorded in the Registry and those so recognised will be able to enjoy the rights granted by the law in this regard.

What rights do the members of de facto unions have?

As mentioned above, each Autonomous Community recognises de facto unions, according to its own criteria and in the Valencian Community, the effects of the union are regulated in article 15 of Law 5/2012, which tries to ensure that de facto unions enjoy similar conditions to those granted to married couples in certain areas, with one of the most important being the right to obtain public aid.

It also should be similar for tax purposes which fall within the competence of the Autonomous Community.

For example, in the case of Inheritance Tax, the deceased’s partner could enjoy the same tax benefit as a widowed spouse, which is currently €100,000 before tax is levied.

The law also speaks of the right to receive widows’ pensions, although in this case it depends upon the specific pension regulations of the State.

If you wish to obtain such tax benefits (or for any other reason) and want to register as an unmarried couple and de facto union, contact us and we will help you.

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

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A smart health move NEXT spring sees the i n t ro d u c t i o n of Benidorm’s Protection and Smart Technical Tourist Attention (PATTI) scheme.

Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez announced the project at the FITUR tourism trade fair in Madrid where he introduced the scheme to Spain’s Tourism minister, Reyes Maroto.

Perez explained that the health assistance initiative is particularly directed at elderly tourists with a chronic illness, those wanting round-the-clock communication with a health centre or simply wishing to ensure that they are not alone while on holiday.

The scheme, expected to begin operating in the spring, will provide greater

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MADRID DEBUT: The Benidorm delegation with Tourism minister at FITUR. protection for visitors, especially those from outside Spain, the mayor said.

PATTI’s coordinators have now signed agreements with two private hospitals which are cooperating with the scheme, municipal sources revealed.

The initiative created by

the Visit Benidorm tourist board, the town hall and Wellcomtour, was announced last September, Perez said.

Following the testing phase, PATTI is practically ready to launch, he added.

Users are provided with

an electronic device incorporating a geo-locator and intercom with an SOS emergency button providing immediate assistance in their own language.

There is also a fall detector that will mobilise assistance at the location indicated by the geo-locator.

Snowed in thanks to Gloria

BENIDORM residents Ana and Edgar were snowed in after Storm Gloria brought a metre of snow to their Mariola home.

“On the Sunday we went to Bocairent for bread, but the supermarket was closed so we went to the Camping Mariola shop,” they told the local Spanish media.

That was their last contact with the outside world until firefighters and Guardia Civil officers on skis brought them two sacks of food the following Tuesday night.

The couple had moved to Sierra Mariola near the Pinatell urbanisation two weeks previously but although they knew bad weather was

coming, nothing prepared them for hurricane-force winds and blizzards.

They were frightened, she admitted, owing to patchy mobile coverage, but stayed warm at the fireside.

Thanks to a generator they also had light, unlike the neighbouring urbanisation which had no electricity after pylons were blown down.

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Benidorm Lower emissions EIGHT Alicante Province municipalities have been ordered to create ‘low emission zones,’ Benidorm one of them.

Spokeswoman for the central government in Madrid, Nadia Calviño, announced the measure, which applies all over Spain, after the last Cabinet meeting.

Ministers approved a Declaration of Climate and Environmental Emergency, committing the government to 30 priority measures, five of them during the first 100 days of Pedro Sanchez’s new government.

Municipalities with populations of more than 50,000 must take steps to reduce emissions.

Protected from worst FIVE days after Storm Gloria blew itself out, Benidorm’s seafront had returned to normal.

Waves whipped up by the storm had covered the Levante and Poniente beaches as far as their promenades but receded once the storm remitted, thanks to the currents on this part of the coast, Beaches councillor Monica Gomez explained.

The beaches’ orientation also contributed to their quick recovery, the councillor said, as both face south and Storm Gloria did little damage inside the town.

The Sierra Helada also bore the brunt of the wind and rain, protecting the town and its beaches Gomez added.

AGILITY COURSE: Recent addition to the Benican park.

Given what they want THE dogs-allowed Benican zone adjoining the Foietes park has been extended to include a canine agility course.

The Benican zone is now four times larger, after residents in the nearby Colonia Madrid requested part of Benidorm’s 2020 Budget should be given to this.

Other suggestions are still being assessed, said Citizens’ Participation councillor Ana Pellicer at a working meeting held in Colonia, Madrid just before inspecting work carried out in recent months.

Also present were Public Works councillor Jose Ra-

mon Gonzalez de Zarate and Teresa Garrido and Manuel Sanchez Notario who were there to represent the neighbourhood’s Residents’ Associations.

“We implement everything the residents ask us to do,” De Zarate declared, detailing the work carried out by municipal employees or concessionary companies contracted by the town hall.”

The town hall solved problems caused by loose paving stones and cracks caused by the settling of an embankment in Foietes park as well as controlling traffic with speed bumps.

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Save the date COMPANIANS, the English-speaking social club, hosts Alzheimer’s Charity Day at the Rober Palas hotel in Albir on Thursday, February 27. There will be stalls, raffles, a tombola and auctions as well as a bar and live music, with free entrance to the public between 11am and 3pm. Stalls are €10 each. Contact 666 921 972 or topsyanddavaid@hotmail.com.

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Albir - Alfaz NEWS Retracing Albir’s past THE first of the free walks organised for young people from Alfaz, Altea and Polop took place last weekend.

Organised by the Youth departments of each municipality, all the chosen routes will illustrate the culture, history and roots of the three towns involved.

The Albir conducted tour was led

by Richard Barreno from Alfaz’s town hall who, before they set out, explained what the participants would see on their way to the Lighthouse inside Sierra Helada national park.

This included 100,000-year-old fossilised dunes, the ochre mine that was still worked in the 19th century and the Bombarda tower, part of the coast’s 16th century defence system against pirate attacks.

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ALBIR WALK: Participants learn what to look for.

Barreno also reminded participants it was important to understand the route’s intangible heritage of legends and oral traditions still in the memories of Alfaz’s oldest residents.

As well as the three towns’ Youth councillors, Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques also took part in the conducted tour.

He pointed out that it was now exactly 15 years since the Sierra Helada was given protected status as a national park.

Back to normal IN the five days of Storm Gloria and its aftermath, Alfaz’s Local Police was called out 122 times.

The town hall’s Technical Services department were even busier, as they were needed on 143 occasions as the virulent storm buffeted Albir, Alfaz and the entire Costa Blanca.

Summing up after, town hall spokesman Toni Such applauded the efficiency and coordination of the Security Forces, Proteccion Civil, Technical Services, the SAV streetcleaning service and water supply company, Hidraqua.

“I don’t want to leave anybody out, they all worked untiringly from the early hours of Sunday morning until the following Friday to repair storm damage,” Such said.

Thanks to Alfaz’s Flood Plan, all those involved were able to work more proficiently, the spokesman explained.

“This identifies the places where water is likely to accumulate in emergency situations like those of the past few days,” he said.

“It was a period of intense work with incidents throughout the town requiring removal of fallen branches, collapsed walls and rocks from roads and private property on the seafront, inside the town and out in the countryside,” Such continued.

The effects of the storm were particularly dramatic on the Albir seafront, he said, with rocks and pebbles flung onto roads and the promenades and even as far as shops and bars.

Playing the game(s) ALFAZ Town Hall’s Youth department has acquired new board games organised by the Youth Information Centre (CIJA).

A workshop for the 12 to 35 age group is held each Friday between 5pm and 8pm at the multipurpose room at the Hogar del Pensionista, said Youth councillor Laura Sevilla.

As this is more and more in demand amongst Alfaz’s young people, her department has extended its supply of games with new acquisitions after first consulting the CICA users.

These include classic games like Cluedo, Risk, Party & Co, chess and Parchis similar to Ludo - along with newer ones like Imploding Kittens, Dixit, Secret Code, Seven Wonders and Black Stories.

These will supplement those already in use each Friday, which include Trivial Pursuit, Carcassonne, Jungle Speed and The Gathering.

The CIJA initiative, which is free of charge, sets out to promote healthy fun by encouraging participation amongst Alfaz’s young people and helping them to make new friends via the board games, Sevilla said.

“Any young person interested in taking part can sign up at the CIJA but places are limited,” she added.

Seat 600s on display THE European Car Club Los Antiguos announced its activities programmed for the second edition of the Classic Car Meeting.

This begins tomorrow, Friday January 31, continuing on February 1 and 2.

Classic car enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to admire at first-hand more than 50 impressively well cared-for Seat 600s that are taking part in the meeting.

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Albir - Alfaz NEWS Record turnout DESPITE Storm Gloria, a record number of more than 300 mountain bikers entered the recent Cronoescalada (Mountain Bike Time Trial).

Although this is only the Time Trial’s second edition, the race is now established on the Alicante Province BTT mountain bike circuit, said Alfaz’s Sports councillor Oscar Perez.

This year’s Cronoescalada included eight different, and spectacular heats, with the prizes being later presented by Spanish cross-country mountain biker Sergio Mantecon who competed in the 2012 Olympics.

Perez afterwards thanked by Jose Alfonso

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NATIONAL CHAMPION: Paola Zahonero during the Time Trial.

Espinosa, president of Alfaz’s Club BTT for organising the time trial as well as the participants who competed over a 13-kilometre Sierra Helada circuit which, he said, “noone was indifferent to.”

For the organisers “the jewel in the crown” was

Paola Zahonero Abril, national and regional BTT champion, Espinosa said.

“She is the best, not only for what she has won, but because she is approachable, pleasant and passionate about this sport that is so exacting but also so rewarding.”

Supporting role in series SPANISH television series Paraiso will be partly filmed in Albir and Alfaz, production company Globomedia revealed.

Not only Alfaz but also Benidorm, Altea, Calpe, Javea and Santa Pola have been chosen as Alicante Province locations.

Other sequences will be shot at the Albufera freshwater lake near Valencia City as well as in Oliva, Sueca and Requena amongst other municipalities.

The Movistar+ series will be directed

by Fernando Gonzalo Molina whose films include Palmeras en la nieve (Palm trees in the Snow) and Tres metros sobre el cielo (Three metres above the sky).

The series stars Macarena Garcia, who won a Goya award - Spain’s equivalent of an Oscar - for Best New-

comer Actress for her role in Blancanieves (Snow White).

Filming in the province is expected to take approximately 15 weeks, with scenes shot in the Sierra Helada national park and inside Alfaz.

The mystery-adventure series set in Spain in 1992 will have seven 50minute episodes and is due to air later this year.

This will not be Alfaz’s first time as a film location, as Luis Gamboa shot his film, La Estatua (The Statue) in Alfaz in 1956.

Juan Luis Iborra, director of Alfaz’s annual Film Festival, chose Alfaz for Tiempos de Azucar (Sugar Times) in 2001 and shot some scenes there for his 1997 film.

Alfaz was also used for some location scenes for the comedy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Art at the Casa de Cultura THE Belgian artist Frans Vogels is currently exhibiting his work at the Casa de Cultura in Alfaz.

Born in 1963, Vogels is self-taught and defines his style, which ranges from realism to the abstract, as “hilarious.”

Vogels has also explained that his art has been inspired by the late Herman Brood, the Dutch musician, actor and poet who later embarked on a successful career as a painter.

The exhibition can be visited until Tuesday, February 11.

ALFAZ Town Hall’s Health department recently urged the local population to become blood donors.

Alicante’s Transfusions Centre urgently needs to improve the stocks in its blood bank, explained Health councillor Marisa Cortes, who called on habitual and potential donors to attend local sessions.

To donate it is necessary to be aged between 18 and 65, weigh more than 50 kilos and be in good health.

Women may give blood three times a year, and men four times.

Anybody who lived continuously in the UK for a minimum of one year between 1980 and 1996 will not be eligible to donate in Spain.

Ideal setting ALFAZ presented its Welcome l’Alfas brand and this year’s Film Festival poster at the Fitur tourist trade fair in Madrid. Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques explained that the Welcome l’Alfas initiative is based on sustainable and healthful urban development in a municipality where 52 per cent of the population come from 102 different countries and live in a town with an incalculable natural heritage.

Fitur also provided the ideal occasion for presenting the poster publicising Alfaz’s Film Festival, converting the Madrid tourism fair as the first official event in the festival’s 32nd edition, Arques said.

“This is the ideal setting for it,” the mayor added.

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It could have Putting the drones to work been worse COMPARED with the Marina Alta, Altea was spared the worst of Storm Gloria.

But this was still the worst weather experienced in many years, Public Safety councillor Diego Zaragozi declared, leaving considerable damage to be repaired, fallen trees removed and promenades to be cleared of debris.

“The sea was especially virulent,” he added. Eight-metre waves with winds averaging 83.5 kilometres an hour and gusts of 132 kilometres left the seafront and beaches in a condition that locals had never witnessed, Zaragozi said.

Municipal employees worked double shifts to return the town to normal, clearing the Paseo Maritimo promenade and roads so that residents and vehicles were able to leave their homes, the councillor added.

With the help of the fire brigade, Proteccion Civil, the Local Police and power company Iberdrola, the town hall had been able to solve the most pressing problems once the storm had died down, the councillor explained.

ALTEA’S Local Police has acquired another drone.

This will increase and improve their capacity for surveillance and inspection, said Miguel de la Hoz, councillor for the town hall’s Traffic and Public Safety departments.

The Local Police’s existing drone was equipped with a 20-megapixel camera but could not be used at night, De la Hoz explained, while one of the new drone’s two cameras has thermal vision.

“Thanks to this we can monitor traffic, suspicious situations and crimes as well as assist during emergencies or rescue operations at all times,” the councillor said.

The Local Police are also

organising a course for using drones.

“We have two drones now and need at least one pilot on duty for each shift,” De la Hoz said.

“Until now we have had four qualified officers and we are organising this course because that isn’t enough.”

This will be held at the Local Police headquarters in Altea from March 2-8 and with six officers signed up for the 72-hour course, the local force will soon have 10 drone pilots.

The course, which is open to other Local Police forces as well as members of the public, costs €750 for officers belonging to Spain’s security courses and €900 for others.

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Counting the cost ACCORDING to initial estimates, Storm Gloria caused €1.34 million to the La Foss beach alone.

Calpe’s Governing Board, meeting once the storm had abated, asked the regional government and the national government in Madrid to add the municipality to those listed

as disaster areas.

Calpe also asked both administrations to make funds available for repairs at the La Fossa beach.

Municipal technicians are assessing the damage to the remainder of the town’s coastline and hope by next week to have arrived at a definite amount, explained local

mayor, Ana Sala.

The La Fossa promenade was badly affected with paving stones that were cracked or wrenched loose by pounding waves. Other sections of the promenade collapsed after retaining walls were damaged.

Litter bins, foot showers,

steps and ramps were wrecked, and the Tourist Information hut completely destroyed while several palm trees were blown down.

Although affected by the storm, the Arenal beach suffered less than La Fossa and damage was limited to

Photo credit: Calpe town hall

WRECKED: La Fossa beach after Storm Gloria. loosened stones and a fallen palm tree, although at

one point the sea covered much of the beach.

Introduction to the theatre CALPE’S Culture department launched Anem a l’Auditori (Let’s go to the Auditorium), a cycle of children’s plays.

Each month there will be a different play whose

theme echoes a designated day or event. The date of next month’s play, Oscar the Sleeping Child, on February 15, coincides with International Childhood Cancer Day.

This performance, organised by the Culture and Youth departments, is also part of Calpe’s Family Day programme. The plays are all free, and start at 6.30pm.

The Anem a l’Auditori cycle includes El Sueño de Laia, a free weekly theatre workshop at the Casa De Cultura for the eight-to-12s.

The workshops begin next Monday, February 3.

No longer an uphill slog CALPE mayor Ana Sala confirmed recently that two of the Old Town’s steepest streets will have ramps and escalators. This proposal has been included in the Revitalise Calpe programme that will be carried out with a €3 million grant from Brussels.

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Networking in Madrid natural surroundings, gastronomy, culture and sports opportunities in English, French and German, announced Calpe’s mayor Ana Sala during the municipality’s visit to the FITUR tourism trade fair in Madrid.

These will be shown at all the tourism trade fairs that the municipality visits in 2020, Sala explained.

“Our goal is to demonstrate that as well as excellent beaches, Calpe has much more to offer,” Photo credit: Calpe town hall

ALREADY assured of summer tourism, Calpe Town Hall now seeks to de-seasonalise its tourism.

Four 30-second videos and a fifth of longer duration will highlight Calpe’s

FITUR 2020: Ana Pastor (centre) and the Calpe delegation.

Storm Gloria’s reckless selfies FIVE Dutch tourists taking photographs at the height of Storm Gloria were injured after they were pummelled by violent waves.

They were standing on the breakwater at the Puerto Blanco marina when the wall of water hit, but managed to cling to the rocks to avoid being swept out to sea.

Instead, the mountainous waves flung them into the marina where all were injured to varying degrees.

One of the party broke a leg and had to be evacuated by the Guardia Civil and paramedics who transferred him to the local hospital.

Municipal sources throughout the Costa Blanca agreed afterwards that visitors and residents alike stubbornly ignored calls not to endanger their lives or their possible rescuers and continued to take selfies against the dramatic backdrops provided by the raging storm.

Sala said.

Carlos Mazon, president of Alicante’s provincial council, the Diputacion, who was present at Calpe’s FITUR presentation declared that Calpe was unique.

“It has El Peñon, something given to it by nature that no other municipality possesses,” Mazon point-

ed out.

During the Calpe delegation’s FITUR visit, they had meetings with Cycling Friendly, with whom the town hall is compiling a personalised catalogue of 10 cycling routes in and around the town.

Cycle tourism is of such increasing importance that it will now have its own sec-

tion on the municipality’s website while Calpe is to have a dedicated space on Cycling Friendly’s own website, promoting the town.

Sala and her team also made contact with the Icelandic tour operator VITA which is interested in sending its high-spending tourists to Calpe.

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Belated Christmas donation of €430 TEULADA-MORAIRA’S mayor and councillors have presented the Red Cross with a cheque for €430.

The money was raised at the traditional Christmas market where stallholders, who included business-owners, associations and private individuals, made a Red Cross donation.

This has now been handed over to the organisation’s local president, Pere Pau Buigues i Vila who thanked all involved for their generosity.

TEULADA-MORAIRA Fishing Club’s last outing was to Section B1 of the River Jucar.

This section is on a bend on the river and in winter the draw for places can be all-important, not so much for where the fish might be but for comfort.

One side of the bend receives no sunshine and depending on the direction of the wind it can be bitterly cold, and so it proved that day.

CHEQUE: Donation from Christmas market stallholders.

Like fishing in the Arctic

It was a chill eight degrees and some members were in the shade, directly in the path of a fairly stiff breeze and they said it felt as though they were fishing in the Arctic.

However, everyone managed to catch something and when the

match ended there were no empty nets and several handsome carp weighing over three kilos had been caught.

“We are a very friendly club and are always happy to welcome new members,” the club secretary said.

For further information about the club, contact Frank Povey (966 490 338, email frankpovey1@gmail.com) or call Ray Craig (966 492 083 and 650 069 247).

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TEULADA-MORAIRA launched its 2020 tourist campaign at the FITUR tourist fair with a newlycommissioned publicity spot.

The local delegation that travelled to Madrid to represent the town at one of Europe’s most important trade fairs was headed by Teulada-Moraira’s Tourism councillor, Adrian Ruiz.

He was accompanied

by Lucia Ortola from the town hall’s Tourism department, the promotional video’s creative director Maria Jose Auñon, and its producer and director Ceci Chaves.

They provided the me-

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Promotional video showcased at FITUR

FITUR: Councillor Adrian Ruiz at the Teulada-Moraira stand. dia and visitors with a detailed description of the spot that showcases the town’s attractions and its

tourist landmarks, including Moraira’s beaches and the nearby mountains.

There was also special

emphasis on the town’s wine and gastronomic produce as well as the Auditorium’s cultural offer.

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Javea NEWS

Before and after

Storm Gloria

J AV E A To w n H a l l w o r k e d ro u n d - t h e c l o c k t o re t u r n t h e seafront to normal following Storm Gloria.

As work progressed, the central government’s Science minister, ex-astronaut Pedro Duque, accompanied by government delegate Araceli Poblador, visited the town to inspect the damage first-hand.

Duque’s wife, a diplomat, is Javea born and the couple own a house in the town.

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AFTERMATH: Pedro Duque, Jose Chulvi, Araceli Poblador with regional politicians. and driftwood from the Arenal and La Grava promenades.

Despite the early start elsewhere, work could not begin at Avenida Marina

Española until sea conditions there were calmer, municipal sources explained.

Literally tons of stones and pebbles had to be re-

Too much supply, but less demand MARINA ALTA harbourside markets where the fishing fleets’ catches are auctioned were overwhelmed with fish after Storm Gloria.

Huge tuna and grouper were washed up in some coastal towns but in others, boats returned laden with gilt-head bream and sea bass after hundreds of thousands escaped from the storm-damaged fish farm off Altea. A spokesman for Javea’s Cofradia (fishing guild) told the provincial Spanish press that once the storm had subsided, local boats auctioned off approximately 3,000 boxes of fish in just two days.

Each weighed around seven kilos but despite the high prices usually commanded for bream and bass, they went for the ‘ridiculous’ price of around €2 a kilo.

By the end of the day, the fishermen still had ‘dozens of kilos’ of unauctioned fish even after lowering to the price to 50 cents a kilo.

moved from Avenida Mediterraneo although these will eventually replenish the severely eroded Montañar swimming zones.

Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi personally supervised the clean-up operations while talking to residents and business-owners whose properties have been damaged and, in some cases, destroyed by the storm.

The mayor thanked the public for their understanding and collaboration during the clean-up operation but asked them to respect cordoned-off zones and the areas where heavy vehicles were at work.

“The huge number of people wanting a closer look at the storm-damage and taking photos are making it difficult for the lorries and excavators to manoeuvre,” Chulvi said.

Fair to all ON Sunday January 26, the fair set up for the San Antonio fiestas fell silent for two hours.

Education and Family councillor Montse Villaverde explained that this was done so that children with autism spectrum disorder - many of whom are sensitive to noise or frightened by it could enjoy the fair.

Villaverde later thanked the Penya La Burrera fiestas group who organised the fair for their readiness to contact the carneys and asked them to cooperate with the initiative.

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VALENCIAN Community president Xim Puig called for unity from the Administrations and tourism sector.

Speaking at the Fitur tourism trade fair in Madrid in the aftermath of Storm Gloria, Puig stressed the resilience of the Valencia region but said it was necessary to look ahead.

It was essential to act rapidly, Puig said, so that the sector could recover and ensure that infrastructures were ready for Easter Week.

“The last few days have been very hard for

our beaches and tourist sector,” Puig admitted, but promised that the Generalitat would immediately roll out a government decree to help devastated areas.

Puig also visited Fitur’s Valencian Community stands accompanied by Reyes Maroto, Jose Luis Abalos and Luis Planas, respective ministers for Tourism, Infrastructure and Agriculture and Fisheries.

The regional president highlighted the importance of the Green Infrastructure Action Plan (PATIVEL) approved in May

2018 to ring-fence 7,000 hectares of Valencian Community land of immense environmental, territorial and scenic value to protect it from speculation.

Equally important was the Flood Risk Territorial Action Plan (PATRICOVA), designed to regulate building developments on land susceptible to flooding, Puig said.

“We must continue working on these structural questions as the climate emergency is here and it could be necessary to alter some strategies.”

Researching Javea’ s first inhabitants 30,000 years ago THE third volume of Quaderns del Museu (the Museum Notebooks) will soon be on sale.

The 122-page book is dedicated to Javea and the surrounding area in prehistoric times, delving into 30,000 years of human presence there.

The detailed investigation by archaeologist Ruben Cebrian Miralles starts with the huntergatherers of the Palaeolithic era and ends with the late Bronze Age. This latest volume of the

Quaderns includes three articles by different writers on the Cova Foradada and Cova de Migdia caves as well as the Cap

Prim archaeological site.

All are vitally important to giving an insight into Javea’s earliest inhabitants.

Photo credit: Javea town hall

Puig says ‘need to look ahead’ WELL-ATTENDED: Students learn how to podcast.

Creama gets creative A RECENT workshop on Radio and Podcasting was so successful that it will be continued next Tuesday, February 4.

Organised by the Javea branch of the Marina Alta Consortium for Economic Recovery (CREAMA), and led by well-known podcaster Joan Raez, the workshop showed how to record, edit and improve audio files, create a channel and attract an audience.

Raez explained that podcasting is increasingly important as a marketing tool and can also help businesses to reach clients who would be unlikely to read a blog.

The workshop’s second phase will be more practical and show how it is possible to use modern technology to broadcast live radio or accompany videos with good sound recordings, CREAMA announced.

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BUROLANDSCHAP, in Belgium’s largest Lake District is trying something new for visitors. It’s a haven for wildlife and to make it more acces­ sible, they are introducing new cycle lanes through the water, one of which is built under the water level.

Anti-corruption GRECO, the anti­corruption agency of the Council of Europe has said that Belgian authori­ ties need to reinforce transparency over the actions of Belgian ministers and also review the

UNDER WATER: A unique cycle track. rules concerning activities of police officers when off­duty.

GERMANY

Combat 18

Bus crash

CONSIDERED a neo­Nazi group, the German government has banned Combat 18 which took its name from the A (1) and H (8) of Adolf Hitler’s name. The ban came into ef­ fect to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

A SCHOOL bus carrying more than 20 chil­ dren crashed in eastern Germany resulting in the death of two and serious injuries to a further five children. The bus slid off an icy cobblestone road, flipping over several times before landing in a nearby ditch.

DENMARK

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Feeder service

Gaultier retires

DANISH container shipping company Maersk will, with effect from February 10, open a new feeder service from Huelva port which will then join the company’s international service via the container port in the Bay of Algeciras.

FRENCH designer Jean­Paul Gaultier has an­ nounced that he intends to retire after his next Paris haute couture fashion show. The 67­year­old has been in the fashion business for 50 years and has indicated that he just wants to wind down.

Visit Nepal

Truce agreed

THE Nepalese Embassy in Copenhagen organised a reception to launch Visit Nepal Year 2020 which was attended by Danish political leaders, diplo­ mats, mountaineers, and travel agents who were entertained by Nepalese children in national cos­ tume.

FOLLOWING threats of retaliation by the USA, France will delay its tax on big tech firms like Google and Facebook. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire negotiated a truce with US Treasury chief Steven Mnuchin during the World Economic Fo­ rum in Davos.

NETHERLANDS

Tourist haven

Amazon opens

NBTC, the Dutch National Tourist Board has an­ nounced that last year 20 million foreign tourists visited the country and stayed at least one night. This is an increase of 7 per cent over 2018 with most visitors coming from Belgium, Britain and Germany .

PERHAPS surprisingly, although Amazon of­ fered books online in Holland, all other goods had to be purchased from their German site which had a Dutch language section. Now the company is to allow Dutch sellers to offer goods direct.

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NORWAY

Hunting ban

Extra cost

THANKS to a Supreme Court ruling in the dispute between Girja’s Sami village and the government, there has been an immediate stop to selling hunt­ ing and fishing permits in the area. Only the Sami village may now grant them but does not have the infrastructure.

WITH immediate effect, passengers booking the cheapest fares with Norwegian Airlines will have to pay an additional fee if they take hand luggage on board the aircraft which does not fit under­ neath the seat in front of them or weighs more than 10 kilos.

Arctic Bath

Minke whales

A FLOATING hotel known as the Arctic Bath has been opened on the Lule River offering high quali­ ty accommodation. The building designed to look like a bird’s nest is situated under the northern lights in winter and the midnight sun in summer.

ALTHOUGH the Norwegian government has set a 1,278 quota for the number of Minke whales that can be caught during 2020, it seems likely that the figure of actual catches will be much less as there are currently just 12 trawlers in the fleet.

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is the cost of a new desalination plant to be built in Hong Kong by a consortium which includes Spain’s Acciona.

Public sector corruption

Quantitative easing returns

FOR the second year running, Den­ mark has finished top of the Cor­ ruption Perceptions Index, which is published annually by Trans­ parency International although looking over the last four years, it has dropped at least one point each year.

It is joint first with New Zealand and the majority of good perform­ ers are based in Europe with UK coming in at number 12, but Spain is at number 30, although that is well ahead of the really corrupt nations, many of which are in poverty stricken Africa and Asia.

forum that recent actions by vari­ ous Central Banks represented the “most synchronised monetary eas­ ing since the global financial crisis.”

The European Central Bank (ECB) resumed its programme just to­ wards the end of 2019 by creating a flood of new euros to buy bonds from different member states at a monthly pace of €20 billion and this is not a short term policy.

Since September the US Federal Reserve has been pumping around €50 billion a month into the econo­ my, although it denies that this is

THE phrase quantitative easing became well-known when the banking crisis loomed large and it basically consists of Central Banks printing more money in an effort to bolster their countries economy.

At one time it appeared that this method of creating artificial wealth was a thing of the past, but infor­ mation compiled for the Davos World Economic Forum shows that this is far from the case.

Indeed, Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the Interna­ tional Monetary Fund said at the

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quantitative easing even though it looks suspiciously like it.

The Bank of Japan supposedly never stopped and even the Bank of England admits that it is con­ templating returning to this form of economic support depending on the financial situation after Brexit.

As many of these Central Banks are now independent of govern­ ment direct control, the situation arises whereby a collection of un­ elected public servants are increas­ ingly involved in creating global economic policy in a bid to try to keep economies buoyant but with no real guarantee of success.

Bankinter forecast HAVING decided to hive off its Lin­ ea Directa insurance business by launching it on the stock market, Bankinter expects to see a short term reduction on record breaking annual profits.

It will need to rely on its pure banking business as the income from the insurance firm disap­ pears, but CEO of the bank María Dolores Dancausa is confident that whilst 2020 may not be the best year ever, things will return to growth by 2021.

Apart from Spain, she sees addi­ tional potential in Ireland and Por­ tugal.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he hold many proxies?

Can a person hold more than one proxy vote? Can one owner hold many proxies and so represent many owners who cannot attend the Annual General Meeting? Can absent owners name the president of the community to be their proxy holder? How many proxies can the president hold?

C H (Costa Blanca)

Yes, one person can hold and vote more YOU AND THE than one proxy LAW IN SPAIN vote. Yes, the pres­ ident can hold and vote proxies. There is no limit set in law as to how many proxies one person can hold. And, yes, this system is open to abuse when one person, or even the president, gathers many proxy votes and runs the community to suit himself. Any single member who feels his personal interests have been harmed can go to court to protest the results of the AGM. In real life, a president who controls many proxies is far more likely to act as a benevolent dictator to run the community effi­ ciently. And that is why members continue to support him.

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BUSINESS EXTRA

E-money BANKS from nine EU countries have sent a request to the European Banking Authority seeking clarification on the definition of e-money transactions and the related fraud reporting requirements as they don’t know which transactions are likely to be fraudulent.

Tech tax AFTER France agreed to hold fire on taxing US tech giants, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has advised Britain to delay implementing a similar tax in April of this year as it tries to resolve the situation globally.

Lighter work AFTER 10 years in development, Rolls-Royce have created robots which can make aircraft engine fan casing and blades from carbon fibre which will reduce engine weights by 20 per cent thus reducing their environmental impact as planes use less fuel.

New cash for Abertis THE Spanish toll­road op­ erator Abertis has to raise more funds by way of bank loans and increased bond issues as it struggles to reduce its operating costs.

Much was made of the takeover by Italian com­ pany Atlantia which is it­ self facing financial prob­ lems with the threat of the loss of a number of its Italian toll­roads.

Abertis is taking action to ensure that the Italian parent doesn’t call on it for additional funding and has also purchased a com­ pany in Mexico which it hopes will help cash flow.

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NET VOL 281,80K 42,35K 1,07M 313,45K 295,84K 106,74K 295,27K 446,81K 2,83M 810,81K 3,31M 328,31K 35,45K 1,04M 4,77M 343,28K 238,62K 5,22M 21,31K 91,07K 58,32K 3,05M 62,11K 309,02K 410,11K 4,94K 28,73K 510,35K 718,68K 632,11K 165,85K 17,51K 22,93K 74,20K 1,63M 9,23M 206,99K 214,44K 2,60K 5,80M 3,73M 219,79K 452,86K 149,07K 86,12K 54,04K 2,01M 1,35M 181,73K

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JSC MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR 33,63 JSC VTB Bank DRC 1,496 Just Eat 853,80 Land Securities 958,20 Legal & General 305,15 Lloyds Banking 57,11 London Stock Exchange 7.872,0 Meggitt 672,60 Melrose Industries 237,70 Mondi 1.577,00 National Grid 1.014,20 Next 7.080,0 Ocado 1.276,00 Persimmon 3.008,0 Phoenix 755,70 Prudential 1.344,25 RBS PLC 220,90 Reckitt Benckiser 6.125,0 Relx 2.014,00 Rentokil 470,90 Rightmove 665,40 Rio Tinto PLC 4.226,1 Rolls-Royce Holdings 620,80 Rosneft 7,51 Royal Dutch Shell A 2.151,00 Royal Dutch Shell A 2.152,0 Royal Dutch Shell B 2.161,0 RSA Insurance 545,20 Sage 750,00 Samsung Electronics DRC 1.245,00 Sberbank 16,56 Schroders 3.194,0 Scottish Mortgage 572,00 Segro 902,40 Severn Trent 2.584,0 Smith & Nephew 1.901,50 Smiths Group 1.697,00 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 8.890,0 SSE 1.504,67 St. James’s Place 1.091,50 Standard Chartered 658,00 Standard Life Aberdeen 305,60 Surgutneftegaz ADR 7,48 Taylor Wimpey 219,60 Tesco 245,00 Tui 810,00 Unilever 4.435,8 United Utilities 994,20 Vodafone Group PLC 154,65 Whitbread 4.215,0 WPP 981,60

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324,86K 215,41K 46,28K 215,50K 3,12M 27,22M 6,11K 189,42K 1,18M 323,07K 884,90K 6,75K 188,42K 174,22K 154,64K 219,65K 3,41M 117,15K 464,82K 243,51K 157,43K 917,31K 1,30M 801,94K 1,10M 1,12M 152,92K 143,29K 303,14K 4,76K 910,74K 2,38K 992,80K 243,33K 12,31K 170,13K 39,50K 2,10K 666,62K 34,93K 91,09K 833,18K 88,04K 1,83M 2,38M 495,37K 571,58K 45,62K 9,29M 105,53K 483,79K

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PRICE 178,15 1.466,71 1.861,64 318,31 323,05 140,38 111,85 48,85 57,68 66,32 217,94 241,92 232,00 140,56 68,47 148,32 133,15 211,24 85,98 165,04 102,03 39,82 125,14 564,82 153,19 292,81 60,28 205,00 114,37 140,08

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) +0,41 +0,23% 2,64M -19,94 -1,34% 1,78M -22,94 -1,22% 3,77M -0,92 -0,29% 36,63M +5,26 +1,66% 17,80M -2,37 -1,66% 2,53M -1,25 -1,11% 6,92M -0,15 -0,31% 14,07M -0,15 -0,26% 8,59M -0,45 -0,67% 18,24M -1,82 -0,83% 11,91M -3,66 -1,49% 2,88M -1,65 -0,71% 4,47M -2,31 -1,62% 5,58M +5,15 +8,13% 84,71M -0,21 -0,14% 9,05M -3,39 -2,48% 15,17M -2,18 -1,02% 3,11M -2,58 -2,91% 14,27M -1,68 -1,01% 24,92M -0,99 -0,96% 3,84M -0,89 -2,19% 32,39M +0,15 +0,12% 9,51M -7,38 -1,29% 14,35M -0,61 -0,40% 3,70M -6,65 -2,22% 3,68M -0,23 -0,38% 10,18M -1,52 -0,74% 7,81M -1,44 -1,24% 4,38M -2,12 -1,49% 13,08M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced eHealth Inc. Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A Atlassian Corp. PLC Cl A 10x Genomics Inc. Intel Corp.

VelocityShares 3x Long Silver ETN VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN Broadcom Inc. CoStar Group Inc. Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

Netflix Inc.

+26.90% +1.30% +10.67% +6.03% +8.13% +5.22% +11.32% +1.36% +0.66% +13.78% +1.02%

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Most Declined Atrion Corp.

Booking Holdings Inc. Intuitive Surgical Inc. Amazon.com Inc. Alphabet Inc. Cl C Alphabet Inc. Cl A Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cl A Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Amgen Inc. Charter Communications Inc. Cl A First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Cl A

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New UK overdraft rates WHEN you consider that the Bank of England Base Rate is just 0.75 per cent and savers are doing well to obtain interest at 3 per cent, consumers must be wondering how the High Streets banks can justify introducing new overdraft rates of almost 40 per cent!

The Financial Conduct Authority instructed the banks to be more transparent with charges for unau­ thorised overdrafts and accepted that there might be some need to increase approved overdraft rates but apparently relied on the expec­ tation that banks would be com­ petitive keeping down costs.

NEW RATES: Banks could be on to another good thing

Unemployment down in 2019 THE latest survey on employment in Spain, published by the National Statistics Institute, showed that by the end of 2019 unemployment had dropped to 13.78 per cent, the lowest annual fig-

ure since 2008.

With the creation of 402,300, the total number unemployed in Spain is now 3,191,900 but the 2019 new jobs total is the lowest since 2014 and a large amount

still encompasses temporar y jobs based on the run up to Christmas.

Andalucia has seen the largest fall in unemployment with 41,900 people finding jobs.

They are now surprised to dis­ cover that the majority of banks have settled on an annual rate of between 39 and 40 per cent and have asked the banks to explain their thinking behind both the charges and the lack of competi­ tion.

In addition, they have asked how the banks will deal with those who are worse off under the new sys­ tem and their response will be awaited urgently by those who may be affected.

When many banks introduced daily charges it was clear that there was an overall increase to the con­ sumer and now if these new rates go through unchanged, an autho­ rised overdraft is likely to be more expensive than using a credit card.

Whilst there may be savings for those who used unauthorised over­ drafts, it is estimated that around 19 million people who have ac­ counts with UK banks have autho­ rised overdrafts and it could mean that they will be paying £400 (€450) interest on every £1,000 (€1,150) they borrow from the banks.

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BUSINESS EXTRA 5G CHINESE telecoms firm Huawei will be allowed to take a limited role in the creation of UK 5G networks despite demands from the USA that they be banned from involvement. Republicans suggest this may hurt potential US/UK trade deals.

Car share SPANISH car share business Emov, which runs mainly electric cars in Madrid has revealed in its latest returns that it lost €2.6 million in 2018, following a 2017 loss of €1.5 million. A new Portuguese venture cost €1 million.

Super saver SAINSBURY’S, Britain’s second largest supermarket chain has pledged to spend £1 billion (€1.15 billion) in order to ensure that by 2040, its net carbon emissions are reduced to zero, but this does not cover the emissions produced by its suppliers.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I F t h e U K d o e s n ’t g ro w some cahonies and get a grip it will drown under a suffocating morass of political correctness from which it will never emerge again.

This latest directive truly does take the whole tin.

The utterly common sense starved British plod, is now encouraging members of the public to report ‘hateful white people, even if they have committed no crime’! They have actually released a short cartoon video, which depicts a number of extreme acts by snarling white thugs as examples of the ‘hate’ they consider unacceptable.

One shows a man pulling off a Muslim woman’s hajib. Another depicts a crew cut individual abusing a black shopkeeper and a further example demonstrates a crestfallen black schoolboy being refused permission to board a bus.

Can’t these naive morons get

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Takes the whole tin

BRITISH PLOD: Have released a short cartoon video.

into their thick, left wing biased mentality, that this ‘cartoon’ is in itself reverse racism at its very worst? Can they also not understand quite how open to abuse a directive of this nature can be? This is an invitation for all ethnic minorities to report

the white population for just about anything they consider not quite to their liking. An opportunity to create a positive tsunami of time wasting frivolous racist accusations.

How long before the complaints begin to pour in that

someone felt they were, looked at in a ‘wrong way’ or ‘bumped into’ purposely? We already had the case of the Muslim person who considered a driver honked his horn aggressively. That accusation could be considered a near homicide compared to the level of nonsense claims that could now almost certainly descend on the authorities.

Can our esteemed snowflake appeasers also not understand that rubbish of this ilk drives even more of a wedge between the beleaguered indigenous population and its ethnic counterparts; pushing them even further apart? And what about the other way around? What about the highly objectionable verbal accusations of being ‘privileged white men,’ publicly voiced by black lady TV panellists of late?

I don’t hear anyone complaining about these blatant racist outbursts. Well of course

not. Can’t upset the minorities can we? Thank the Lord that with my choice of residence I don’t have to put up with it all.

Mind you, only last week I was actually told to ‘go back to my own country.’ Although I am aware that there are recourses in Spain for this type of behaviour, I simply shrugged it off as an ignorant isolated remark. A brainwashed UK citizen would probably have run crying to the authorities and got the perpetrator six months!

Fortunately Spain has got its priorities right. Not a great deal of ‘nanny state’ nonsense over here, I’m delighted to say.

What a shame the country I love has got it all so wrong, and allowed the snowflakes and ‘wokers’ to bring it to its knees.

Live on air Friday 1pm till 3pm. Spanish time. Google ‘ExPat radio.UK.’ And a Happy Brexit to you all!

Keep the 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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PODCASTS & PLAYLISTS FOR POOCHES 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

THE world’s largest audio streaming company, Spotify, has launched five-hour aural experiences to alleviate stress for dogs while their owners are at work. ‘My Dog’s Favourite Podcast’ includes messages of comfort and reassurance (recorded by actors) such as: ‘I’d stay here and stroke you all day long if I could.’ And: ‘It makes me so happy to start the day off seeing your happy face.’ Plus: ‘You just take it easy today.

This is your chance for some well-earned me time.’

Spotify is also launching a Pet Playlists feature based on a user’s musical tastes and their animal’s personality. In other words, users who say their cat is shy and withdrawn will be recommended different songs from those who say their pet is active.

Personally, someone saying: ‘You just take it easy today. This is your chance for some well-earned me time’ is not what I like to hear on podcasts, but I suppose a dog’s tastes are quite different! I’d imagine enthusiastic assurances about how ‘tasty’ their supper will be would be more effective (as long as it doesn’t sound too much like a script for a Donald Trump pep rally.

Talking of whom, considering that my frying pan needs replacing, does anyone know where his Teflon coating comes from?).

And another thought. Wouldn’t natural sounds make lonely dogs feel happier, rather than unfamiliar actors’ voices? A neighbour tried similar stress-alleviation videos for cats on YouTube on their moggies.

After a few minutes they lost interest and sloped off in such a low energy way they could win a climate change award. I wonder what effect playing YouTube has on dogs?

As for my parents’ dogs, leaving Radio 3 switched on worked a treat.

PET PLAYLIST: Based on an animal’s personality.

They (the dogs, that is) preferred that to the endless adverts on Classic FM. But as for the rest of it - aromatherapy, mental health therapy and general canine counselling well, they’d tell you that’s: ‘barking mad. What a load of Shih Tzu.’ And as for me, a few minutes of the Shipping Forecast and I’m out like a light...

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and audiobook.

All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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10:15amCrime - Are We Tough Enough?

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7:30am Antiques Road Trip 8:15am The Farmers' Country Showdown 9:00am MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Get Away for Winter 2:45pm The Best Dishes Ever 3:15pm Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 4:15pm Tennis: Australian Open 5:15pm Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 8:30pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:30pm Winterwatch 2019 10:30pmQI 11:00pm Road to Brexit Special 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories.

8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 9:00pm Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music 11:30pm Buddy Holly 12:30am Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South 1:30am The Story of Pulp's Common People Documentary examining the origins of the indie band's song about class differences in the 1990s.

2:30am Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music 3:30am Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand

6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Grantchester 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:25am ITV News London

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Emmerdale 9:50am You've Been Framed!

10:20am Superstore 10:45am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

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Cheers Cheers King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Escape to the Chateau: DIY Countdown A Place in the Sun A New Life in the Sun Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast Deadwater Fell The Last Leg Naked Attraction Farage: The Man Who Made Brexit

7:00am World of Sport: Footballing Upsets 7:10am Quincy, M.E. 8:00am Kojak 9:05am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 10:10am Minder 11:15am The Professionals 12:25pm The Sweeney 1:30pm Quincy, M.E. 2:35pm Kojak 3:35pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes A houseguest wakes up in dilapidated Wisteria Lodge to find that his host and all the household servants have vanished.

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7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Baby Daddy 10:00am Young Sheldon 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Young Sheldon 4:30pm Young Sheldon 5:00pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Come Dine with Me 9:00pm Junior Bake Off 10:00pm Celebrity Gogglebox 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:10am Rick and Morty 12:40amMr Pickles 12:55am Robot Chicken 1:10am Rick and Morty 1:40am The Big Bang Theory

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3:20pm Escape Room 5:15pm Billionaire Boys Club 7:15pm Eighth Grade Introverted 13-yearold Kayla Day is finishing her final week at a New York public school.

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BARRY DUKE LAST week, at considerable expense and after four days of extreme duress, I acquired a ‘Happiness Engineer.’ He wasn’t an anger management guru, but instead a helpline assistant working for the Wordpress company in America.

Wordpress, for the record, is extensively used by bloggers such as myself, and for reasons best known to the bosses, they chose to saddle their assistants with the cheesy title of ‘Happiness Engineers.’ Only in America, huh?

I was forced to communicate with Wordpress after a site I administer for a UK-based LGBT charity, the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT), went down - just as I was about to post an important item of news concerning a friend, Cliff James, who had just featured in a BBC documentary about paedophile priests in the Church of England. James had been a victim of abuse by the late Bishop Peter Ball.

In a bid to avoid an expensive phone call to America, I tried to get the problem resolved by using

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‘Hi, I’m your Happiness Engineer’

HELPLINE ASSISTANT: As much use as a marshmallow dagger!

Wordpress’s ‘live chat’ page. I was then directed to a site called ‘Just Answers,’ and was informed that I’d have to pay $5.00 before I could get any help. The site looked kosher, but before paying I checked its credentials, and all seemed tickety-boo. So I used my Barclays debit card to complete the transaction.

After my card was declined, I had no option but to call Wordpress. I gritted my teeth when the bloke at the other end of the line said ‘Hi, I’m Ghupta, your Happiness Engineer.’

After Ghupta proved as much use as a marshmallow dagger, DragonStack, a local website development company that designed my site, got onto Wordpress which said the matter would be sorted - after it received payment of $97.36!

When I was emailed the bill, I again used my Barclays card. This payment was also rejected so I used my husband’s card instead. After that, I decided to take a breather and wait until the site was restored.

Then I got a telephone call from Barclays’ fraud team, in-

forming me that, following my attempt to pay the $5, multiple efforts had been made to extract various amounts from my account. These ranged from £250,000 to £5 million.

As I listened aghast to what Barclays was telling me, the conversation was suddenly terminated, and I had to call back for further information. For 35 minutes I was kept on hold, listening to annoying muzak. Then Barclays’ equivalent of a ‘Happiness Engineer’ asked me to log onto my online banking account, without saying why.

When I tried to do so I found I was locked out. ‘Ah, that would be because your debit card has been blocked,’ said the assistant in an inappropriately cheery tone.

When I said I needed to draw cash that day, she said ‘no worries, just pop into any branch with your card and a passport.’ I barked that this wasn’t an option as I live in Spain.

Her reply? ‘Oh, that’s nice. What’s the weather like there?’ I screamed ‘it’s p***ing down stair rods! We have thunder and lightning and gale force winds!’ When she said ‘well, it’s lovely over here,’ my phone went flying across the room.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Garden Rescue 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Eddie Butler's Six Nations Preview 2:40pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score 6:25pm BBC News 6:35pm BBC London News; Weather 6:40pm Weather 6:45pm The Hit List 7:30pm The Greatest Dancer 9:30pm First & Last 10:15pm Casualty 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:55am The NFL Show 1:25am Keeping Rosy 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:55am BBC News

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Mr Magoo Mr. Bean The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Thunderbirds are Go Craig of the Creek ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Living on the Veg Save Money: Lose Weight ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather Dancing on Ice ITV News and Weather ITV News London Live Six Nations Rugby Union The Masked Singer The Voice UK Shopping with Keith Lemon ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather

7:45am Wild & Weird 8:00am Top Class 8:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 9:00am The Dengineers 9:30am Blue Peter 10:00am Deadly 60 10:30am How Earth Made Us 11:30am Robot Wars 12:30pm Britain's Best Home Cook 1:30pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:00pm Tennis: Australian Open 3:30pm The World's Most Extraordinary Homes 4:30pm Spy in the Wild 5:30pm Coast 6:00pm Pipers of the Trenches 7:00pm Whisky Galore!

8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Great American Railroad Journeys 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Snowfall 12:20am Snowfall 1:00am Up in the Air 2:40am This is BBC Two

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Rick Stein's Long Weekends 9:00pm Yes, Prime Minister 9:30pm Dangerous Earth 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano 11:45pm Clive James: Postcard from Berlin 12:35am Frantz A German woman mourning her fiance's death in the First World War is slowly drawn to the French soldier who also visits his grave.

2:25am Top of the Pops: 1989 2:55am Top of the Pops: 1989 3:25am Rick Stein's Long Weekends

8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:50am Dress to Impress 11:50am Dress to Impress 12:50pm Supermarket Sweep 1:50pm Supermarket Sweep 2:50pm You've Been Framed!

3:20pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 5:30pm Shrek 6:30pm FYI Daily 6:35pm Shrek 7:20pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy

7:00am Lewis Hathaway and Lewis struggle to determine whether a death during a college-based clinical trial for a new antidepressant was murder or suicide, and receive little assistance from the institution's evasive psychiatric professor.

8:45am Agatha Christie's Marple 10:45am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street.

1:45pm Foyle's War 3:55pm Foyle's War 5:55pm Foyle's War 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Law & Order: UK

6:05am The Great Hotel Escape 6:55am Mike & Molly 7:20am Mike & Molly 7:40am Cheers 8:10am Cheers 8:35am Frasier 9:00am Frasier 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:55am The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm Come Dine with Me 4:30pm Come Dine with Me 5:00pm Four in a Bed 5:30pm Four in a Bed 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:35pm Four in a Bed 7:00pm Four in a Bed 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Royal House of Windsor 9:00pm The Queen's Lost Family 10:00pm Hidden Figures 12:25am X-Men: The Last Stand 2:20am The Last Leg 3:40am Hollyoaks

7:00am Football's Greatest: Johan Cruyff 7:15am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 8:20am Fishing Allstars 9:25am Fishing Allstars 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1:40pm River Monsters 2:15pm Goals of the 70s A selection of classic goals from the 1970s.

2:30pm ITV Racing Live Coverage of today's race meetings.

5:00pm Red River 6:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

6:10pm Red River 7:40pm Football's Greatest: Bobby Charlton 8:00pm Darts: The Masters Live 12:00am Inglourious Basterds

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11:15am My Icon 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL Hull City v Brentford (Kick-off 12.30pm).

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4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Live Premier League Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Kick-off 5.30pm).

9:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf The Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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Final Score: Special Billionaire Boys Club Eighth Grade Radioflash The Favourite Escape Plan 3 Dolittle: Special Eighth Grade Free Preview Joker (2019) Billionaire Boys Club Led by their financial expert friend Joe Hunt, a group of young men in 1980s Los Angeles hatch a plan to get-richquick with a Ponzi scheme.

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Football Years EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Football Countdowns Football Years EFL Greatest Games The Fantasy Football Club SPFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Saturday Social Soccer A.M. Live EFL Gillette Soccer Saturday Gillette Soccer Saturday: Reaction Goals Express Goal Zone EFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games EFL Highlights EFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games The Fantasy Football Club

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Advertising Feature

Internet Safety Corner What you need to know about ‘IoT’ and how it could affect you

INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) devices and gadgets are increasingly creeping to the top of the wish lists for Christmas presents, birthday gifts and others are simply saving up to get some of these great devices.

IoT devices cover a massive variety of primarily ‘connected’ devices from Laptops, Home Automation, TVs, Speakers, Health & Fitness gadgets and Sensors to drones or even connected toys. Many of us love the idea of having cool gadgets we can connect to the internet, but do we all know how they work or what vulnerabilities we could be exposed to?

IoT (Internet of Things) devices.

It is impossible to list the

amount and variety of IoT devices available today in the marketplace.

From wearable gadgets, connected fridges, home automation sensors, cameras, smartphones, tablets to media players and all kinds of gadgets we can connect to the internet. Each one of these IoT devices is engineered and designed to somehow ‘make life better’ and the chances are their good intentions are 100 per cent legitimate.

The problem is that in this price competitive field, there are thousands of different electronic components that can be chosen by the manufacturers to build their devices. Some have huge budgets to run se-

curity checks but others do not.

The bottom line is that our IoT devices may have electronic components which may or may not have known vulnerabilities. Once your cool gadget is ‘connected’ to your network it may perform just as expected, but if you are unlucky, it could also be a ‘trojan horse’ inside your network!

What damage can this do?

No matter how much effort you have put into building yourself a nice and secure network, it takes just one ‘cool gadget’ to create a vulnerability which could be harmless or become a serious problem.

For example, you buy a nice and cheap smoke sensor online for your home and you

connect it to your WiFi so it can alert you anytime. If you are unlucky, this smoke sensor could have exploitable electronic components which might be known to hackers and keep a ‘door open’ to your network.

This could allow a hacker to access your home network through the smoke sensor to then have access to files on your computers or even view video footage of your webcam. If you have home automation devices, a hacker could disable alarms or sensors.

The damage ranges from loss of privacy to stealing data or access to your property.

What can you do to reduce the risks?

As usual, the chances are

very low that you could be a target for any kind of ‘hacking’ even if you did have an IoT device with a security vulnerability, but it is important you have at least some kind of idea of how they work and how it could affect you.

We would recommend you purchase IoT devices from manufacturers you feel you can trust, companies who have cutting edge safety and security procedures and invest heavily in production.

The truth is this is all still too new to know for sure, so think about what you buy, if you really need it, if they really need to be connected and if you feel you can trust the company who manufactured it!

We sincerely hope this information was useful and we look forward to sharing some more tips with you in due course.

Article by: Mike from Direct Telecom

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8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm Iolo's Snowdonia 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pm Art on the BBC 11:00pm Horizon 12:00am Fig Leaf: The Biggest Cover Up in History Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith explores the history of the fig leaf's use throughout 2,000 years of Western art and ethics.

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7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am You've Been Framed!

8:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:35am Dress to Impress 11:30am The Masked Singer 1:00pm Supermarket Sweep 3:05pm You've Been Framed!

4:05pm Richie Rich 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm Richie Rich 6:00pm Hotel Transylvania 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm Hotel Transylvania 7:45pm Pan 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Pan 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Ibiza Weekender 12:05am Family Guy Peter suffers kidney failure after drinking kerosene and is told he needs a transplant.

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Royals in Wartime Inside Iceland: Britain's Budget Supermarket The Wonderful World of Chocolate When... Goes Horribly Wrong Access

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Fast and Furious 6 The Fast and the Furious 11:30am 2 Fast 2 Furious 1:30pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 3:30pm Fast and Furious 5:30pm Fast and Furious Five 7:45pm Fast and Furious 6 10:00pm The Fast and the Furious 12:00am 2 Fast 2 Furious

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5:40am Don't Tell the Bride 7:00am Hollyoaks 9:15am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 10:10am Epic 12:10pm The Goldbergs 12:40pm The Goldbergs 1:10pm The Goldbergs 1:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:10pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:10pm The Big Bang Theory 3:40pm The Big Bang Theory 4:10pm The Big Bang Theory 4:40pm The Big Bang Theory 5:05pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Night at the Museum 10:00pm Star Trek: Discovery 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:10am Gogglebox 1:15am The Big Bang Theory 1:45am The Big Bang Theory 2:10am Tattoo Fixers 3:15am Star Trek: Discovery 4:05am How I Met Your Mother

12:00am Live Rugby 7s 7:00am Live Rugby 7s 8:00am Live International T20 Cricket 11:30am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Goals on Sunday 2:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Burnley v Arsenal (Kick-off 2.00pm).

5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City (Kick-off 4.30pm).

8:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf The Waste Management Phoenix Open.

11:00pm Live NFL Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers (Kick-off 11.30pm).

4:30am 6:30am 7:00am 8:50am 10:45am 12:30pm

11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 2:15pm EFL Championship Highlights 2:30pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 3:00pm EFL Championship Highlights 5:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 5:45pm EFL Highlights 6:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 6:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:15pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:30pm EFL Highlights 8:45pm EFL Highlights 9:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 9:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 11:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 12:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 12:30am EFL Greatest Games

12:45pm 2:55pm 3:10pm 5:15pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 11:10pm

1:00am 3:00am 5:00am

Radioflash 1917: Special Eighth Grade Escape Plan 3 Never Grow Old Dolittle: Special A look at the new Robert Downey Jnr movie, directed by Stephen Gaghan.

The Favourite Free Preview Joker (2019) Billionaire Boys Club Radioflash Escape Plan 3 The Favourite Never Grow Old Irish undertaker Patrick Tate profits when outlaws take over a peaceful American frontier town.

Rabid Beats The Cleanse

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Brexit Update What does the future hold?

BREXIT: Things won’t change for now.

Christina Sharp GLOBELINK INTERNATIONAL christina@globelink.co.uk.

PARADOXICALLY, the arrival of Brexit seems underwhelming after the tumultuous months that have preceded us.

Now the UK is on course for Brexit on January 31, 2020, are we any closer to knowing what this means for your Travel and Travel Insurance?

It’s refreshing that we can bring you some firm news of what to expect.

The UK now enters an official transition period until the end of December 2020. Guidance from Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) is things won’t change during this time - so Brits can continue travelling as you do now until December 31, 2020. Respite indeed given the potential chaos of previous ‘no deal’ scenarios.

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Until this date, trains, planes and coaches will still operate; rules on taking pets abroad don’t change; you won’t need a VISA, nor International Drivers Permit or Green Card for car insurance; the EHIC remains valid.

The sad fact is, we still don’t know the impact of Brexit on travel and travel insurance after the implementation period. It’s well worth buying your travel insurance before it ends to lock-in reliable cover.

Globelink products are underwritten through Lloyds, who’ve already confirmed they will ho-

nour all commitments, including paying valid claims.

The UK offers more Travel Insurance choices than any other country with products among the best in the world. If you’re an EU resident, you may have less options after December 2020 because of changes in trading rules. Limiting choice is never good for consumers, so buy your travel insurance, or renew your Annual Multi Trip Policy in good time.

What travel insurance should I buy?

Everyone’s needs are differ-

ent, but always look beyond the eye-catching headlines so you get what’s right for you.

Everyone needs essentials, like Emergency Medical Expenses including Repatriation and a 24-Hour Helpline.

If travelling twice or more a year, opt for Annual Travel Insurance - it’s cheaper. Travel as often as you like on a Globelink Annual Policy.

Think about luggage value.

You’ll be surprised how it adds up. Beware of Insurance ‘single article limits’ - you may have items worth more. Check the ‘total valuable limit’ - your accumulated valuables could exceed this.

Think about special requirements like pre-existing medical conditions. It’s imperative you comply with the Travel Insurers declaration requirements to avoid the risk of your policy being invalidated.

What do get up to while away? Whether snorkelling, hill

walking, golfing, sailing or horseriding, check you’re covered.

You’re more at risk of injury while participating. Globelink covers 100 Adventure Activities free.

Considering a cruise?

Don’t miss a trick when searching for insurance. Tour operators inevitably charge the earth, while others make you pay extra for the privilege. Look for providers who offer Free Cruise Cover as standard, like Globelink, so you’re covered if tempted by a cruise trip.

Already travelled? Forgotten travel insurance?

If you or your loved ones have travelled without insurance, never fear. Globelink are one of the few companies offering Already Travelling Insurance. That’s another good reason why it’s worth investing in Annual Multi Trip cover, so you don’t have to worry whenever you travel!

Wherever you chose, check FCO’s travel advice.

Globelink: for people living in Europe. www.globelink.co.uk, or call (UK) +44 1353 699 082 or our Spanish link line 966 265 000. Hiring a car?

Visit www.globelink.co.uk/collision-damage-waiver-insurance

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7:00am Wanted Down Under 7:45am Antiques Road Trip 8:30am MasterChef: The Professionals 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Women's Six Nations Highlights 2:30pm Get Away for Winter 3:15pm Talking Pictures 4:05pm The Red Shoes 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Twinstitute 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude 11:00pmInside No 9 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am NFL This Week

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8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage 9:00pm A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook 11:00pm This Life 11:40pm This Life 12:30am This Life 1:10am Art of Germany 2:15am Treasures of the Indus 3:15am Tales of Tudor Travel: The Explorer's Handbook 3:45am A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

7:30am Cheers 8:20am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Australia on Fire: Climate Emergency 10:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency?

11:00pm Baghdad Central 12:00am Emergency Helicopter Medics

9:30am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Paddington Station 24/7 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Twin Sister's Obsession 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Premiership Rugby Cup Highlights 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm M1: Keeping Britain Moving 11:00pm Busted in Bangkok 12:05am Extraordinary People 1:05am Bad Girls Behind Bars

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8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Coronation Street 9:50am Coronation Street 10:20am Superstore 10:45am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Love Island: Aftersun 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Rising Damp 10:25am Rising Damp 10:55am Man About the House 11:25am Inspector Morse 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm The Durrells 5:55pm Heartbeat 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Maigret 11:00pm Law & Order: UK 12:00am Inspector Morse

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The Protectors Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Return of Sherlock Holmes 10:35am Minder 11:40am The Professionals 12:45pm The Sweeney 1:50pm Quincy, M.E. 2:55pm Kojak 3:55pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 5:00pm Minder 6:05pm The Professionals 7:10pm River Monsters 7:45pm Snooker: World Grand Prix 12:15amSafe House 1:15am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

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Armageddon Cliffhanger Van Helsing Déjà Vu Cliffhanger Armageddon Van Helsing The Punisher Punisher: War Zone Paradox

7:30am Tag 9:15am You, Me and Him 11:00am The Royal Tenenbaums 12:55pm Made of Honour 2:40pm An Actor Prepares 4:25pm Juliet, Naked 6:05pm About Time 8:15pm Tag 10:00pm The Royal Tenenbaums 12:00am Brüno 1:30am 30 Minutes or Less

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Billionaire Boys Club Escape Plan 3 Dolittle: Special In Fabric Free Preview Joker (2019) The Favourite Never Grow Old The Cleanse Escape Plan 3 The Favourite In Fabric A lonely divorcee visits a London department store to find a dress.

Never Grow Old Irish undertaker Patrick Tate profits when outlaws take over a peaceful American frontier town.

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Live ICC Under-19s World Cup Cricket 4:45pm My Icon Boxer Ramla Ali looks at the personalities that have inspired her.

5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 11:00pm The Debate 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up A look ahead to tonight's fixtures.

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Wanted Down Under 8:15am Antiques Road Trip 9:00am MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Super League Show 2:50pm Get Away for Winter 3:35pm Coast 4:05pm Talking Pictures 4:35pm Black Narcissus 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Cornwall: This Fishing Life 10:00pm Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State 11:00pm Better Things 11:25pm The Archiveologists 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?

1:15am Monty Don's American Gardens

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

8:30pm Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon 9:00pm Life Drawing Live!

11:00pm This Life Anna reaches the end of her tether and tries to drive bulimic Delilah out of the house.

11:40pm This Life 12:20am This Life 1:00am Britain and the Sea 2:00am Jigs & Wigs 2:30am Jigs & Wigs 3:00am Carved with Love: 4:00am Art on the BBC

6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Metro: A Rail Life Story 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm White House Farm 12:40am Tenable 1:30am Ideal World 4:00am The Home Game 4:50am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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Teleshopping The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Superstore Superstore Dinner Date Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

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Cheers Cheers King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Escape to the Chateau: DIY Countdown A Place in the Sun A New Life in the Sun Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Crazy Delicious 24 Hours in A&E Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency Caught on Camera Australia on Fire: Climate Emergency

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Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Paddington Station 24/7 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm Erasing His Past 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Canada: A Year in the Wild 9:00pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 10:00pmBen Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:00pm Bad Girls Behind Bars 12:05am Murdered by My Daughter

8:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Baby Daddy 10:00am Young Sheldon 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Baby Daddy 3:30pm Baby Daddy 4:00pm Young Sheldon 4:30pm Young Sheldon 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks Drama following the lives and loves of a group of teenagers and young adults in Chester.

8:30pm Come Dine with Me 9:00pm Junior Bake Off 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Irreverent panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr.

11:00pm Sarah Millican 12:05am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Live ICC Under-19s World Cup Cricket 11:30am Live One-Day International Cricket South Africa v England.

8:30pm Sky Sports Tonight This evening's leading sports stories.

9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 11:00pm The Debate 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Live One-Day International Cricket New Zealand v India.

Football Rivalries The Chase Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Return of Sherlock Holmes Minder The Professionals Snooker: World Grand Prix The Professionals River Monsters Snooker: World Grand Prix Sudden Death FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

Sudden Death Lethal Weapon A man wrecks a jewellery store and puts a security guard in hospital.

The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

11:15am Big Trouble in Little China 1:00pm 300 3:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 4:50pm Jason and the Argonauts 6:50pm King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 9:00pm The Equalizer 2 11:15pm 300 1:25am 300: Rise of an Empire

7:00am Never Grow Old 9:00am Eighth Grade 10:50am 1917: Special A preview of the First World War drama, featuring interviews with director Sam Mendes, actor George MacKay, cinematographer Roger Deakins and co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns.

11:20amNovember Criminals 1:00pm The Favourite In early 18th-century England, a sickly Queen Anne occupies the throne while her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country.

3:15pm Radioflash 5:15pm Never Grow Old 7:15pm November Criminals 9:00pm The Favourite 11:10pmEscape Plan 3 1:00am In Fabric A lonely divorcee visits a London department store to find a dress.

12:30pm Football's Greatest Players 1:00pm Football Countdowns 1:30pm Football Years 2:00pm EFL Greatest Games 2:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:45pm The Fantasy Football Club 3:00pm Championship Season Review 4:00pm Football's Greatest Players 4:30pm Football Countdowns 5:00pm Football Years 5:30pm EFL Highlights 6:30pm EFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 7:30pm Football Countdowns 8:00pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 8:30pm EFL Highlights 9:30pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 10:00pm EFL Championship Highlights 11:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm EFL Greatest Games 12:00am The Fantasy Football

7:05am Death Do Us Part 8:55am Identity Thief 10:55amHappy Gilmore 12:40pmStuck on You 2:45pm The Wedding Guest 4:30pm The Ladykillers 6:20pm Super Troopers 2 8:05pm Identity Thief 10:00pmThe Big Lebowski 12:00amHappy Gilmore 1:40am Slaughterhouse Rulez

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Too much choice of everything MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’VE never been much use at DIY. In fact, I can just about spell it!

One of the reasons is all the tools you need.

A perfect example of this is screwy things and my major problem is why can’t there be just one type? Let me explain. One of the folding handles on my wheelchair became loose and fell out. I found it, put it back in and went to get my Swiss army knife which is my entire tool kit. I then found it needed something called an Allen key which was obviously invented by some geezer called Allen. I just googled it and it was!

Anyway, I didn’t have one or anything that would tighten up this thing.

Which made me think, why do we have to have so many different heads on these bolts and screws? There is Phillips, posidrive, flat head, Allen what’s the point? Why not just have one? Do we really need bugle heads, round head, pan head, button head and, of course, my personal favourite

the flange head. I’m sure some expert will tell me it’s all about torque, but la la la la I’m not listening. There is too much choice of everything. Take coffee - all you need is black or white not 12 varieties that Starbucks do. And, for sure, why do we need a coffee called Kopi Luwak which is made from... wait for it cat poo! All the poncey names too.

All of a sudden Doris the tea lady has become a Barista. I thought that was someone who defended you in court when you have been knicked.

I don’t know what’s happening with government run stuff here. I still haven’t got my Spanish driving licence which I applied for last May. So technically I can’t drive anywhere except Spain.

Tried to book my car in for ITV and was told it might get done in March even though it runs out end of January. Surely it can’t all to be to do with Brexit?

I’ve been watching the Trump impeachment on TV and find it fascinating. I also listen to him speak and read his Twitter rants. And that’s what they are - Fox fed rants. I still can’t understand how anyone can really believe he is the greatest POTUS ever, but they do. Just remember whether Trump is found guilty or not - he’s guilty!

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SCOOTER MADNESS DEAR Euro Weekly, I am writing to you regarding electric scooters, which are all the trend right now. They are dangerous things that shouldn’t be allowed. If you allow them on the pavements you get people with serious injuries and the drivers facing jail time. If you allow them on the roads, you get accidents and people on scooters getting killed. It’s a lose-lose situation either way.

I don’t think bike lanes are a good idea either, apart from the fact that people on scooters seem set on disobeying the law. The only viable solution is a lane specific to scooters, and I can assure you tax payers don’t want to finance that!

For now, the simplest resolution is to ban them completely. Of course, they aren’t our biggest problem, but they are a problem. Let’s get rid of them once and for all, please!

Tony Richards Torrox Costa

No need for weed EURO WEEKLY, There is an issue that needs to be addressed by all of us. Marihuana is a powerful drug that is absolutely rampant in most countries. In the UK it’s also a big problem, although maybe its consumption is more private than here in Spain. I live close to the centre of Alicante and I smell it almost every time I’m out and about. I’m not condemning the use of marihuana in any way, and I believe that it can be good for things like Parkinson’s. But there needs to be control over the use of this powerful drug. At what point did smoking marihuana become normalised? It’s not the same as smoking a cigarette and we need to remind the younger generation of this.

Governments need to step their game up and put laws in place that can control the situation. In this day and age, it should be possible to stop the crime and devastation surrounding this drug.

Frustrated, Alicante

ELECTRIC SCOOTERS: Let’s get rid of them once and for all!

Joining together DEAR EWN I’m glad that as a mostly British community we are also getting stuck in with our Spanish compatriots. In Costa Blanca in Orihuela we are now battling the new multilingualism laws that have been approved for the upcoming school year.

As parents, we are pretty worried how this will affect our children. My wife and I have two children in school who speak Spanish almost

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fluently, but barely any Valencian.

Classes in Valencian would be very hard for them, and me and my wife already discussed moving them to a British school.

Despite these struggles, the recent protests have been really nice for us in the community.

As we all joined together to fight this ludicrous law, my family and I felt very much part of the Orihuela community!

Ed Thomas, Orihuela

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Awards season THIS week, Deborah Dugan, the former CEO of the Recording Academy, the body that oversees the Grammy Awards, filed a discrimination lawsuit against her former employer days ahead of the annual ceremony. It included allegations of gender discrimination, and corruption, casting a shadow of doubt and mistrust on the award system revered as music’s highest honour. Dugan mentions in her claims that huge worldwide artists of colour such as Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Mariah Carey, were snubbed in previous years, and that the biggest awards tend to go to rock, country, and pop artists.

She then outlined how the Grammy voting process is allegedly tainted. Submissions for awards are initially voted on by members of the Academy, however, once these nominations are whittled down, the board promotes artists they have relationships with, and ‘manipulates the nominations process’ to include artists they want to perform during the ceremony.

In her legal filing, Dugan blamed the ‘boys’ club’ mentality of executives as influential factors that were ultimately reflected in the voting process for annual Grammy nominations.

During Dugan’s short time as CEO of the Academy, she was adamant about making changes to address public concern that the Grammys were becoming outdated and failed to showcase a more diverse pool of musicians.

The Recording Academy denied the rigging accusations in a statement saying, “Spurious allegations claiming members or committees use our process to push forward nominations for artists they have relationships with are categorically false, misleading and wrong.” With shadows cast over many of these long-running awards ceremonies can they ever go back to awards for pure merit?

Now we want to hear your views.

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It’s all going to get messy because their will be lots who have it and not showing the symptoms yet, it’s scary stuff.

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BREAKING NEWS: Africa’s richest woman, Isabel Dos Santos accused of Fraud and Embezzlement I lived in Angola for 14 years, nobody knows how much money this family and their friends have ripped out of that country, it will amount to several billion USD. John Grieve

Watch: Horrifying undercover footage exposes extreme animal cruelty in Spanish Slaughterhouse Am unable to watch the videos as I know would become very upset, however, it quite rightly needs to be exposed and hopefully something done about it, terribly and unnec­ essarily sad, going vegan springs to mind.

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X FACTOR STAR JAILED FOR 9 YEARS: PAEDOPHILE PESTERED YOUNG BOYS FOR NUDE PHOTOS Do the judges give out these sentences in the hope that they, or indeed their crimes will become accepted?

Terence McGahan

Piers Morgan slams Hugh Grant and calls him a ‘disgusting, arrogant twerp’over General Election comments He didn’t slaughter Hugh Grant, he’d like to think he did. Just more vain attempts to in­ crease his popularity to help his irrelevant TV persona.

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POLL OF THE WEEK With the CoronaVirus seeming to spread quickly, do you think that they should have taken faster precautions in China?

• Yes, too slow • No, they are in control

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

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don't. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing.

Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical.

This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking. Although you will need patience in abundance as the week progresses, take one thing at a time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking.

Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others.

You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea.

Staying in the same old rut has not served you in the past and will not do so now.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing.

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

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 13 Excellent: 17

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Barns, 4 Char, 7/18 Ask for, 8 Centaur, 9 Nosy, 10 Hunted, 12 Racket, 14 Just, 17 Another, 19 Need, 20 Enter.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer?

Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn't be surprising this week.

As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. Someone who is supposed to help you proves more of an irritation than a saviour, and you may wish that you had stuck with the manual.

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.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental well-being.

Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip.

Having sorted out any problems that sidetracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.

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2 Rakes, 3 Sect, 4 Concur, 5 Adapt, 6 Predator, 7 Abnormal, 11 Method, 13 Close, 15 Unfit, 16 Urge.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Hose, 3 Nail file, 9 Shadows, 10 Riser, 11 Treks, 12 Scales, 14 Neared, 16 Peddle, 19 Berate, 21 Argot, 24 Loose, 25 Outrage, 26 Eventual, 27 Lags.

Down: 1 Hesitant, 2 Stake, 4 Assist, 5 Larva, 6 Instead, 7 Earn, 8 Mousse, 13 Restless, 15 Awesome, 17 Exalts, 18 Fedora, 20 Agent, 22 Ghana, 23 Blue.

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Across: 1 Basil, 4 Puertas, 8 Abrigar, 9 Chain, 10 Shoot, 11 Encinta, 12 Cantar, 14 Faldas, 17 Capullo, 19 Tired, 21 Inept, 22 Strange, 23 Glasses, 24 Sueño.

1 Brass, 2 Sirloin, 3 Light, 4 Purses, 5 Escocia, 6 Train, 7 Sandals, 12 Cycling, 13 Atletas, 15 Durante, 16 Houses, 18 Presa, 19 Tyres, 20 Dueño.

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ALMOST half of the children admitted to hospital for asthma are passive smokers, according to a study conducted at the Gregorio Maraùón Hospital in Madrid. The information coincides with data given by the World Health Organisation, that states 40 per cent of children are exposed to passive smoking at home.

In Spain, the prevalence of childhood asthma is estimated at around 10 per cent. Up until now, it was known that babies born of smoking mothers had diminished lung function and that children exposed to passive smoking also suffered an alteration of their lung capacity.

The study analysed the situation of 365 children who, at some time between 2011 and 2015, were admitted to hospital due to an asthmatic crisis. It revealed that 41 per cent of children who had severe asthmatic crises were subjected to passive smoking at home.

The average age of patients in the paediatrics ward was five and the dura-

tion of their admission was four days.

Doctors observed that children exposed to smoke had lower oxygen saturation at the time of admission, as well as more severe crises and worst lung parameters. It was also noted that the asthma was more acute when the father was a smoker, compared to the mother.

The information from the investigation was presented in a scientific letter, published in the journal of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Pulmonology. Doctors explain that asthma and passive smoking are a worrying combination. Children who suffer from bronchial hyperreactivity are more sensitive to environmental pollutants, including tobacco smoke, that increases airway inflammation and causes a limitation of air flow.

AT RISK: Children who are passive smokers lose lung capacity.

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By Clinica Britannia

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 supported 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 supporting paper also suggests that you may need more than one or two adjustments if you want to train yourself out of poor postural habits.

3. It’s good for your brain function. There is evidence to suggest that getting adjusted may help improve vision, 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 tissue.

5. It’s good for your overall. Health measurement of ‘serum thiol levels’ reveal the higher the level the healthier 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 uses 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 flexible. Quite an in-depth explanation into why getting adjusted can improve neurological control and muscle strength.

9. It can improve your co-ordination. Significant improvement to hand-eye co-ordination are noted in this article following a series of adjustments.

10. It is an effective treatment for back pain. Chiropractic came out on top in this article relative to hospital out-patient physiotherapy treatment.

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CYCLISTS: Must take an echocardiogram as a mandatory test.

Sudden death in sportsmen (cyclists) Simple echocardiography study Echocardiography can help to detect serious heart problems and avoid sudden death AN echocardiogram is a mandatory test for the cyclist, especially when beginning, and participating in a professional manner or also, popular in various sporting events.

An echocardiogram is a fundamental diagnostic test, as it offers an image of the movement of the heart, and provides information about the shape, size, function, strength of the heart, movement and thickness of the walls and the function of its valves.

Furthermore, it can provide information of lung circulation and its pressures, the initial portion of the aorta, and enables you to see if any liquid exists around the heart (pericardial effusion).

It involves a simple and non-invasive technique for the patient, which allows you to detect cardiomyopathy, artery anomalies, or diseases of the valves and of the aorta, in other words, the main causes which may provoke a sud-

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den death.

As a stress technique, physical exercise may be used (an exercise echocardiogram or strenuous echocardiogram) or, various pharmaceuticals may be administered which modify the contractions of the heart, and the cardiac frequency (pharmacologic echocardiogram).

An echocardiogram can help detect serious heart problems and avoid sudden death.

Come and visit our specialist cardiologist in Clinica Britannia.

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NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England YOU have only 100 very special ‘special edition’ cars, its January. Where and when do you launch them? Obvious really; St Moritz on ice of course, playing a Polo match, where else?

January 20, 2020 and the Snow Polo World Cup 2020 is holding its 36th edition.

An elite and fun occasion making use of the lake which has frozen solid. Well solid enough for a Polo match or two and certainly solid enough to drive a car on. This year’s winners the St Moritz team after beating Team Azerbaijan 4 to 1 ½ in the Snow World Cup Final, Official Sponsor Maserati the Italian car maker.

Maserati took the opportunity to launch the new Levante Royale Special Series. Limited to just 100 examples across the range of V6 engines including the Quattroporte, Levante and Ghibli Royale. A talking point in the village besides the Polo of course was the presentation of the Maserati Levante Royale. The SUV took pride of place in the Polo Village with guests admiring its elegant yet dynamic lines.

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Maserati Presents the Royale Special Series

Maserati Levante Royale in St Moritz for the Snow Polo World Cup 2020 (above).

Maserati Quattroporte Royale ZEGNA Pelletessuta interior (right).

Maserati has created exclusive series, amongst them the 1986 Royale version of the third generation Quattroporte.

Styled with exclusive blue and green interiors, soft leather seats and extensive wood in the dashboard and door panels. Just 51 examples were produced.

Acknowledging and paying tribute to its heritage, the launch of the current series bearing the same name Royale is available in two exclusive colours ‘Blu

Royale’ and ‘Verde Royale’ and featuring the 21” bespoke Anteo Staggered Anthracite wheels and silver brake calipers.

The interiors are based on the GranLusso version; elegance and exclusivity of the Levante Royale through its materials; Pelletessuta Cuoio [tan] leather by Ermenegildo Zegna or the two tone leather in Black/Tan, high gloss metal net finishes and the distinctive

‘One of 100’ plate as well as a Bowers & Wilkins Sound System, electric sunroof and tinted windows. The Royale Special Series also benefits from a full package of driver assistance packages fitted as standard. Its advance driving assistance systems actively responds to potential road hazards and improves comfort and safety of driver and passengers.

As does the rest of the range the Royale Special Series features the Maserati Touch Control Plus [MTC+] unit.

An 8.4” touch screen interface placed in the centre of the dashboard and is very straightforward to use. The MTC+ controls all of the key vehicle functions including the front seat heating ventilation and steering wheel heating.

With first deliveries scheduled to begin in March 2020 with the series Limited to just 100 examples, orders may still be placed with prices starting at £79,000 for the Ghibli , £85,000 for the Levante and £103,000 for the Quattroporte.

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Just glory MALAGA’S favourite son Antonio Banderas won the award for his interpretation of Pedro Almodóvar’s alter ego in ‘Dolor y Gloria’ at the Goya film awards on Saturday.

The Goya for Best Leading Actor is recognition for his role as Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker suffering from emotional and physical pain and the award was dedicated to the film’s director Pedro Almodóvar.

“It is four decades since we met, we have made eight films together and I have never had the opportunity to meet an artist or filmmaker with the loyalty you have to your cinema. You have never betrayed yourself. I have learned so much from you. There have been extraordinary lessons for what I do, like abandoning myself, ” said Banderas, who is convinced that he owes a lot to the Manchego filmmakTHE 62nd edition of the Grammy Awards has concluded with good news for Spanish music with two artists of Spain’s nominated artists leaving with awards on Sunday.

Alejandro Sanz received the award for the Best Latin pop album, ‘ElDisco.’ It is the fourth Grammy of his career and he still remains the number one Spanish

MADE EIGHT FILMS TOGETHER: First award of his career specifically for a film. er “to get here. I have done the best jobs with you.

You have understood me better than anyone, I hope we continue working in the future.”

It is the first award of his career specifically for a film, although the Academy recognised him with the Goya de Honour in 2015 to celebrate his entire career. “Today, January 25, three years have passed since I suffered a heart attack and you have rewarded me to celebrate this birthday. Not only am I alive but I feel alive,” announced Banderas emotionally.

Spanish wins artist who has received the most awards of this kind.

Rosalia, meanwhile, made history by becoming the first Spanish female soloist to win a Grammy. The singer won the award for Best Alternative Latin music album for ‘El Mal Querer,’ an album that has

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taken her to the top of international music after a year full of successes.

In addition, Rosalia performed her latest single Juro Que live, followed by one of her most iconic songs, Malamente. A flamboyant performance, in which the Catalan combined an intimate part of the show with another full of action, strength, and choreography.

ACTRESS Belén Cuesta has won the award for Best Leading Actress for her role as Rosa in ‘La Trinchera Infinita.’

In the film the actress gives life to Rosa, a ‘mole’ during the Franco regime that has to live hidden, trapped in her own home when her husband is captured by the Guardia Civil. It is the actress's third nomination and her first Goya Award. Cuesta took to the stage brimming with both excitement and pride, especially for having received the award in her hometown, Malaga.

Although born in Sevilla, her childhood and adolescence were spent in the coastal town of Fuengirola. She trained as an actress at the Cimera d’Arte Drama School in Malaga, in addition to receiving classes in interpretation from other schools.

On accepting the award she thanked her classmates: Penelope Cruz, Greta Fernández and Marta Nieto. Also showing gratitude to the producers of the film and the directors “for giving me this wonderful character, for giving me the role of my life.” She didn’t leave out her cast partner, Antonio de la Torre, whom he thanked “because my Rosa without your Higinio would not have been the same.”

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MANY people get a certain image in their head when they hear the term ‘Fast Food.’ A burger, Chinese take away, chips, kebabs.

They are deemed ‘Fast’ because the only time and effort you’ve had to make was ordering it or waiting for it to be delivered. This week I fancied something fast.

I set myself the challenge of cooking two tapas dishes in five minutes. Add in the two minutes of preparation and I had two delicious dishes on the table for lunch in a total of about seven minutes.

Gambas (Prawns) Al Ajillo and Padron Peppers made a very tasty lunch.

Have ready two garlic cloves chopped, a red chilli deseeded and chopped and some parsley finely chopped.

Put the peppers in a small bowl and cover with water.

That’s it, the prep is done.

Get two pans on a high heat, when hot add olive oil to both pans. Take the peppers out of the water and shake excess water off, put carefully in the pan, they will spit a bit, but it’s the dampness of the peppers that will make them blister.

Put the garlic and chilli in the other pan, leave a minute then add the whole prawns. A minute or two on each side, sprinkle in the parsley and remove to your serving dish. Cover with the juices from the pan.

The peppers are ready when they have started to collapse in the middle.

Sprinkle both dishes with sea salt. Enjoy!

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SOCIAL SCENE BOWLER’S PRIVATE DINING TO start off this week we have ‘meatballs,’ a very Spanish dish you will find in tapas bars all over the Costa, you can use beef or lamb mince for this recipe.

This dish is nicely spicy, a little bit sweet and fragrant and will go well with pasta or even better with my second recipe ‘couscous.’

Consisting of many tiny granules made from steamed and dried durum wheat, couscous has become a popular alternative to rice and pasta.

‘Meatballs in sauce’ 500gm beef or lamb mince 1 onion diced 1 garlic clove crushed a pinch of dried chilli flakes (optional) 1 tsp ground cumin salt and pepper for seasoning olive oil for frying Sauce: 1 onion finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic crushed 2 x 400gm tins of chopped peeled tomatoes 200 ml chicken or lamb stock 1 tsp cumin 2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp chilli flakes (again I used smoked) salt to taste fresh coriander / cilantro to garnish Place all the meatball ingredients in a bowl and using your hands mix to combine roll into meatballs, heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the meatballs in batches or six until nicely browned all round, set aside. Lightly fry the onions, garlic and spice ingredients for the sauce in the meatball pan (with a drizzle more of olive oil) until softened about five minutes. Add the tomatoes and the stock, bring to the boil and then

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It has a light fluffy texture which is a little bland in flavour but which readily soaks up the flavours of other ingredients. For my kids’ corner this week I

have chosen the good old toffee apple. Nothing beats the crunch of a toffee apple, a big hit for Halloween and Guy Fawkes time.

350ml chicken stock 1/2 bunch parsley chopped 1/2 bunch coriander chopped 1/2 onion diced finely 1/2 pomegranate seeds

MEATBALLS: Nicely spicy. reduce to a simmer, cook for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened, add the meatballs back into the sauce and allow them to finish off cooking about eight minutes depending how big the meatballs are.

‘Herb couscous’ First heat your stock in a saucepan until it boils. to prepare the couscous add the herbs,onion, olive oil, salt and pepper to a bowl, then add the boiling stock and cover and allow to stand until all the water has been absorbed, about three minutes. Scatter over pomegranate seeds to bring the sweetness and freshness when ready to serve. Couscous goes well with any meat or fish dish!

200g couscous drizzle of olive oil

Kids’ corner ‘Good old toffee apples’ • 250g sugar • 110 ml water • ½ a teaspoon of vinegar • 25 g butter • 6 apples • 6 wooden skewers or ice cream sticks Heat the 110ml of water in a pan on a medium heat and before it starts to boil add sugar in the water so it dissolves. Bring the water and sugar mixture to a boil and cook without stirring. You will notice the mixture will start to thicken into a syrup.

While the syrup mixture is cooking, pierce each apple with a wooden stick leaving enough stick out to be used to hold. Once the syrup mixture is ready, dip each apple into the mixture whilst turning the stick around so the syrup fully coats each apple.

Place each coated toffee apple on a baking tray to cool before serving. The toffee apples should be able to keep for up to five days.

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Many of us find that our pets are social creatures often enjoying the company of their fellow house mates.

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Bold and elegant evolution THE all-new SEAT Leon is almost here. The brand’s latest vehicle arrives with a strong design evolution that keeps the soul that any Leon generation stands for. Its design philosophy connects perfectly with the values of the SEAT brand.

The next-generation SEAT Leon stands out thanks to its improved overall dimensions, its more determined face, smoother lines and more sculpted rear end.

The basis for the vehicle’s strong design language is its advanced MQB Evo platform, which provided the flexibility and adaptability the design team required, while the all-new Leon’s increased dimensions for both the five-door and Sportstourer brought an improved sense of proportions to the next generation vehi-

cle’s design.

“The all-new SEAT Leon has been designed by our team with the courage of simplicity and executed with strength and determination. Simplicity because at SEAT, we believe that most things can be said with just a few lines. Determination and strength because those are some of the attributes that make our cars recognisable and seducing at first glance,” said Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, Director of Design at SEAT. The sur faces of the model have evolved, with stronger shapes, giving a more elegant design treatment, with more changes and nuances in the colour and tone of the vehicle as the light hits the paintwork and shifts across the body. It means a vehicle with a greater three-dimensional ap-

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Lexus ‘ lectric THE Lexus car brand will start sales of its first electric model, the UX 300e, in the fourth quarter of this year in the European market. As reported by the director of Lexus in Europe, Pascal Ruch, the brand of the Toyota group aims to go ‘further’ in reducing the impact on the environment of its vehicles and start deliveries of its first electric model, since the 96 per cent of Lexus registrations in Europe are hybrid.

As the first production model under the Lexus Electrified banner, the all-electric UX 300e was developed for excellent on-road performance. Lexus engineers kept the distinctive design and the utility characteristics of the UX crossover intact, and focused on the opportunities to build on the performance advantages unique to EVs. The UX 300e’s high-output motor provides a natural-yet-brisk acceleration character, and the high-capacity batteries located directly underneath the floor of the cabin deliver a low centre of gravity and 400 km-driving range. Combined with the newest connectivity technology, the UX 300e maximises the advantages of EVs while realising driving performance and convenience in a single package.

Lexus has always focused on providing exhilarating performance, and the case is

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Billic knocks out his old Club West Ham IT was an afternoon to cherish for Slaven Bilic as his West Brom side claimed the first Premier League scalp of the FA Cup fourth round weekend, beating former employers West Ham 10 at the London Stadium.

The Baggies had several early chances before they took an early ninth minute lead. Issa Diop failed to clear his lines and the ball fell to left-back Conor Townsend, whose rasping 20-yard strike from the edge of the box sailed past Darren Randolph into the far right corner.

Charlie Austin should have made it two for the JASON CUMMINGS scored a second-half double off the bench as Shrewsbury Town came from behind to earn a surprise 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.

Within 15 minutes of replacing Callum Lang on the hour mark, Cummings converted from the penalty spot and guided a cool finish past Adrian to earn League One side Shrewsbury a replay against the Premier League leaders at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp made 11 changes to his team and saw them move 2-0 up when Donald Love followed up Curtis Jones’ opener with a comical own goal.

Klopp responded to Cummings’ brace by calling for Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino from the bench, but Liverpool were unable to salvage a victory despite some huge late chances and now have another fixture to add to their busy

energetic visitors before the interval, but he glanced a header wide from six yards despite being left unmarked.

West Ham were sloppy, lacked creativity and failed to muster a shot on goal in the first half - Declan Rice’s long-range efforts all they could come up with.

The Hammers made a triple change at half-time and fared slightly better after the break, thanks to the sense of urgency brought by Michail Antonio. The visitors offered further hope that West Ham could get back into the game, after Semi Ajayi was given his marching orders for two yellows with

just under 20 minutes remaining.

But Manuel Lanzini and Mark Noble failed to capitalise on opportunities late on - the Hammers captain guilty of blazing over from 12 yards out - and West Brom saw the game out to hand Bilic a well earned win against the side that sacked him in late 2017.

West Ham failed to provide a real threat towards the West Brom goal, lacking any kind of cohesion in their forward play. Sebastien Haller, again, was isolated up top, though Michail Antonio’s introduction at half-time did inject some much needed dynamism.

But ultimately, things

WEST BROM: Claimed the first Premier League scalp of the FA Cup fourth round.

weren’t good enough from the home side. Considering West Brom made a number of changes, Moyes’ side should have been on the front foot but they were tentative, lacking in ideas and looked like a team fighting a relegation battle.

To sum up the performance, West Ham failed to register a shot on target in the first 70 minutes.

West Brom looked far

more effective in possession throughout the game. They moved up and down the pitch with a real sense of purpose, and created a host of chances to test Darren Randolph in goal.

Even after Antonio’s introduction, the Baggies were largely comfortable in dealing with the limited attacking threat posed by West Ham. West Ham fans really

Scare For Liverpool In Cup schedule.

Liverpool took 15 minutes to move in front, with Pedro Chirivella threading a pass to Jones that the midfielder slid beyond Max O’Leary.

Adrian made a great save with his leg to deny Shaun Whalley, who scuffed another opportunity wide after being played through by Lang.

Shrewsbury were two down just 27 seconds after the restart, Love inexplicably stabbing Neco Williams’ delivery past a

bemused O’Leary despite being under no pressure.

The hosts reacted positively, and although Adrian made a great save to keep out Lang, he could not stop Cummings converting from the spot in the 65th minute after Yasser Larouci sent Josh Laurent to ground.

Cummings doubled his tally 10 minutes later, beating Dejan Lovren making his first appearance since December on the edge of the box and picking out the bot-

tom-left corner.

The Shrews had an appeal for a penalty turned down when Love’s cross struck Fabinho’s arm, before Ro-Shaun Williams made a crucial block to stop Jones slotting home on the follow-up after O’Leary denied Firmino at the other end.

Salah headed a cross from Firmino wide in second-half stoppage time as the hosts held on for a result that was followed by a pitch invasion from the jubilant Shrewsbury fans.

JASON CUMMINGS: Scored a second-half double.

Jordan Henderson had to play at centre-back during the Club World Cup due to the enforced absences of Joel Matip who returned from three months out with a knee injury at the New Meadow and Lovren.

have had enough now, they want the board out as well as the new current manager already.

Out of all cups and heading to relegation whilst hard core fans continue to organise demonstrations - moved from their spiritual home on the promise of top flight football - now playing in a soulless bowl and scrapping to stay in the premiership.

Their returns will no doubt be welcomed by Klopp, but the duo failed to impress against Shrewsbury. A replay against the League One side may be welcomed by the defenders, though, as it provides another opportunity for minutes ahead of an important stretch of the season.

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Arsenal Still Have FA Cup Insight ARSENAL’S youngsters led the side to an impressive 2-1 victory over Bournemouth in the fourth round of the FA Cup, setting up a tie with Portsmouth on the week commencing March 2.

Eighteen-year-old Bukayo Saka lashed the Gunners into an early lead as he found space on the left-hand side of the box, before sending a thunderous strike through the fingertips of Mark Travers and into the roof of the Cherries net.

A quick turn of pace saw Joe Willock go through one-on-one with the Bournemouth shotstopper, but the angle proved too tight for the youngster, who poked his effort into Travers’ midriff.

The home side’s reprieve didn’t last long,

ARSENAL: After their victory, they are now set to meet Portsmouth in the next round. however.

Willock’s measured ball picked out the onrushing Saka, giving the left-back the perfect platform to

pick out a teammate. He duly obliged, sliding in a low cross to Eddie Nketiah, leaving the unmarked striker with the simplest

of tasks as he swept home to put Arsenal two ahead.

Bournemouth gained a foothold after the break, with Eddie Howe’s men

showing more composure and showing greater care in possession.

Their best opportunity came when Emiliano Martinez charged into no man’s land in a vein attempt to clear a loose ball, the Argentine and Shkodran Mustafi combing to cause havoc in the Arsenal defence.

Fortunately for the pair, Bournemouth couldn’t capitalise on the chaos, Ryan Fraser misdirecting a header at the back post, with that the Cherries last chance of note until the 94th minute, Sam Surridge ghosting into the box and sliding past Martinez as the hosts grabbed a consolation.

There are two ways of looking at this for Howe.

On the one hand, Bournemouth’s performance was disappoint-

ing, to say the least. Their first-half display was unacceptable, with the south coast outfit struggling to keep pace with Arsenal’s intelligent off-the-ball movement.

Howe’s worries were compounded by the strength of the lineup he fielded. This was an experienced group of players, yet they looked like rabbits in headlights against Mikel Arteta’s youthful Gunners team. There’s clearly some cause for concern.

Nevertheless, this was an FA Cup fixture, and it’s plainly obvious which competition Bournemouth are prioritising.

Several stars will be restored to the side once Premier League action resumes. That’ll give Howe a better chance to assess where his team are at mentally.

Big donation for Norway Cup team ALFAZ’S Cadetes junior football team are already in training for t h i s y e a r ’s N o r w a y Cup next summer.

The Norway Cup is the world’s largest youth football tournament, a six-day festival for players aged between 10 and 19 that has been held annually in Oslo since 1972.

Last year’s Alfaz team did very well in the tournament, winning five matches until they were finally defeated in the sixth during extra time with a last-minute penalty from their opponents.

Each year Alfaz’s size-

able Norwegian community raises money to ensure that the municipality’s junior team can take part.

When one of them, Tormod Seljevoll, celebrated his 80th birthday

he told his friends and family that instead of presents he would prefer cash that he could donate to the Alfaz club.

Tormod raised a grand total of €2,400 that he presented to the club

DONATION: Torod Seljevoll with the grateful team.

earlier this month at Alfaz’s Polideportivo sports stadium.

In return the grateful players presented him with a photograph of the team that will be competing in Oslo this year,

as well as a club shirt printed with his name and the number 80 in honour of his birthday.

The Alfaz team, composed of residents of all nationalities who were born in 2004, play in the

Primera Regional division where they are currently the leaders.

They have won all 12 of their official matches so far this season and are likely to go up to the Preferente division.