Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 12 - 18 March 2020 Issue 1810

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TAKING A STAND

COSTA ALMERIA took a firm stand to mark International Women’s Day. All over the province there were events and actions leading up to and on the actual day itself on Sunday March 8 to celebrate women and their contribution to society, but also to call for greater rights and gender equality.

In Huercal-Overa women, and men, of all ages turned out for the March for Equality on Sunday. It was a similar story in Vera, where locals hiked from the Plaza Mayor to the Espiritu Santo hill in a show of solidarity with the gender equality cause.

In Almeria City some 5,000 people took to the streets waving placards with clear anti-inequality messages for a Coordinadora Movimiento Feminista de Almeria-organised protest.

“We’re not princesses, we’re warriors,” the marchers declared.

On the same day in the provincial capital, a record 1,700 runners took part in the Race of the Women under the banner ‘today and every day, equality is our goal.’

MARCH FOR EQUALITY: Women, and men, of all ages turned out.

Under the slogan ‘On equality, not one step back,’ Cuevas del Almanzora Council was just one

of the many local authorities and institutions commemorating International Women’s Day with the

reading out of a manifesto.

“Fighting for equality” and “empowering women in all areas of society must

be a priority objective on political agendas at all levels,” argued Equality councillor Melchora Caparros.

They were sentiments echoed by Almeria City mayor Ramon FernandezPacheco. He called for “true equality” and “a fairer society” in an act at the City Hall during which he presented recognitions to eight women from different fields of Almerian society for being an example of the fight for equality.

Fernandez-Pacheco said men and women need to advance together “to continue reaching goals, overcoming obsta-

cles and breaking glass ceilings.

“There will be no true equality while men and women do not have the same opportunities in access to the labour market, while they earn less for the same job, while female unemployment is greater than masculine, while women have higher rates of temporary employment or while they continue to die at the hands of their partners or ex-partners.”

See page 5 to find out how EWN marked International Women’s Day with the Dames in Spain (Mojacar).

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CREDIT: Guardia Civil Almeria

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POOR PUP: The Guardia Civil issued a reminder to the public to report any suspected cases of animal abuse.

A DOG owner who tried to get on a bus in Huercal-Overa with their pet stuffed into a suitcase found themselves in trouble with the authorities.

Guardia Civil went to investigate the situation after a call to the 062 emergency service reporting someone at the bus station was trying to travel with a

Dog in case

large dog shut into a smallish bag which had no ventilation.

Officers discovered the owner

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did not have the relevant health card for their animal. Nor had it been micro-chipped or registered on the council census.

The Guardia said the owner had violated the 2003 Andalucia Animal Protection law.

The Guardia also asked the public to report any suspected cases of animal abuse.

ROCK FALL THE section of the N-340 coast road between Aguadulce and Almeria City which has been closed to traffic since a nearly four-tonne rock crashed down onto the highway on New Year’s Eve started reopening intermittently to traffic on Friday.

The stretch of the ‘El Cañarete,’ as the road is more commonly known, was immediately cut off to vehicles in both directions following the giant rock incident and the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda is currently carrying out repair works so it can be safely reopened.

Last week the Sub-delegate of the Government in Almeria, Manuel de la Fuente, announced the first phase of the repairs has now been completed, and the second phase is due to start.

Meanwhile, as the Subdelegate predicted last

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Roquetas de Mar Facebook @AytoRoquetas

CUT OFF: The road has been closed to traffic since a giant rock crashed down on New Year’s Eve. month would be possible, now that rocks have been cleared from the roadside embankment it can be opened at certain times to traffic.

Vehicles are allowed to use the road from 7pm on Fridays to 9am on Mondays. It is closed off again to traffic from 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday while the works are being carried out, and open again at the weekends without restrictions.

In the second phase of the nearly €640,000 road

repair project holes will be created in the embankment and steel cables will be introduced plus a cement filling to keep them in place with a view to ensuring large rocks remain anchored.

In the third phase antilandslide barriers will be installed to intercept any rocks which do come down and a ‘curtain guide’ to prevent falling rocks away from the barriers.

The job is expected to be completed by mid-May.

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Siberia triumph GARRUCHA resident Carlos Garcia has become the first ever Spaniard to walk alone across Lake Baikal in Siberia.

The 672-kilometre arduous trek took him 14 days and seven hours, during which he suffered the beginnings of frostbite in nine fingers, Spanish press reported.

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On track CONSTRUCTION of a new section of cycle track in Almeria City’s central Avenida del Mediterraneo is underway. The more than €270,000 works are expected to take two months to complete, Safety and Mobility councillor Maria del Mar Garcia Lorca apologising for any nuisance to pedestrians and traffic.

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Bus back SOME bus services between Aguadulce and Almeria City are running again as works on repairing the road following a giant rock fall continue. Buses are operating 7pm Friday to 9am Monday, but the road is closed to traffic on working days from 9am to 7pm.

Pay gap ALMERIA has the lowest gender pay gap in Andalucia. The average provincial annual salary for men is €15,488, 14.1 per cent more than the typical salary for women of €13,258, according to a Comisiones Obreras report. The Andalucia average is 23.1 cent higher earnings for men.

Least elderly ALMERIA has the lowest percentage of elderly relative to youngsters of any province in Andalucia.

Figures from the Andalucia Institute of Statistics and Cartography put the proportion in Almeria at 88 over-65’s for every 100 under15’s, compared to a regional average of 105.08 per cent.

Chess event YOUNGSTERS of 20 different nationalities from primary and secondary schools in Turre, Vera, Carboneras, Garrucha and Mojacar competed in the third InterSchool Chess Tournament. The event was organised to promote intercultural education and learning Spanish.

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45-48 HEALTH & PROMOTION: The provincial government wants to boost Almeria as a holiday destination among European markets.

THE provincial government’s tourism service has launched a competition to find a company to take charge of a campaign aimed at luring more than 100,000 visitors from 11 European countries.

The campaign will run from May to November and is aimed at breaking the seasonal nature of tourism in the province and at consolidating markets in the UK, Scandinavia, Iceland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the Netherlands

and Portugal.

This is the Diputacion de Almeria’s eighth European initiative of this kind to increase visitor numbers and extend the tourism season.

Among the conditions for the company chosen this time are that each visitor’s stay should be for a minimum of five nights. The company will have have to organise excursions, routes and guided visits around the province with a view to tourists visiting different areas.

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FUGITIVE ARREST A ROMANIAN facing a prison sentence in the UK for causing an accident in Staffordshire which left a driver seriously injured has been arrested in El Ejido.

The British authorities issued a European arrest warrant for 32-year-old Romanian MA on February 15. The document registered with INTERPOL Central National Offices orders his detention and return to the UK to serve five years behind bars for dangerous driving which put the lives of others at risk in relation to an incident in December 2018. He is accused of driving the wrong way down a street and colliding head-on with another vehicle. The driver of the second car suffered internal bleeding, bowel rupture and a broken knee and breastbone.

A police patrol detained the fugitive earlier this month in the hours of the morning when he was driving on Calle Manuel Fernandez Arriola.

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tions in the visitor countries of origin.

Diputacion Tourism deputy Fernando Gimenez described the campaign as the most important of 2020 and said it would “guarantee the arrival of a minimum of 109,000 tourists up until the end of the year.

“We are going to make a major investment which will have a major return and which is going to allow for breaking seasonality, increase average tourists stays and reinforce the image of our destination in Europe.”

Jobless drop

UNEMPLOYMENT in Almeria has dipped over the last year.

Government figures reveal there were 1,595 less people registered as out of work in provincial Public Service Employment offices in February than in the same month of 2019. This represented a 2.76 per cent decrease and put the jobless total at 56,111.

Unemployment in the province last month was also down on January, by 152 people, or 0.27 per cent.

The number of men out of work fell by 185 between the first month of the year and February, while the number of women looking for employment went up by 33; 56 per cent of Almeria’s jobless are women.

By sector, the biggest drop was in services (-163), followed by agriculture and fishing (-72), construction (-42), and industry (-19). Of the total 23,452 work contracts formalised in February, 2,372 were indefinite, representing 10.1 per cent of the total.

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Fostering appeal THE Almeria Red Cross took the provincial ‘Mojate’ child fostering campaign to Adra this week.

The humanitarian organisation set up a marquee at the entrance to the town hall in order to raise awareness about the campaign.

The aim is to get the 22 new foster families Almeria needs “with the idea of being able to offer a temporary home to boys and girls of different ages who are staying in reception centres,” explained programme expert Maria Leticia Cabello.

She said the aim was to provide the children with “a normal life, like any other child,” and for them to receive “all the care and affection they need while their personal situations are being sorted out.”

Visiting the Red Cross marquee with several other council members, Adra mayor Manuel Cortes pledged to publicise the fostering campaign and to help “in every possible way so that no child lacks the warmth of a home.”

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AIM: The idea is to provide children staying in reception centres with a normal life and for the care and affection they need.

He called on Adra residents and Almerians in general to get informed about the campaign and “to help the Red Cross in any way possible to find these 22 foster families they are looking for.”

Foster families take children temporarily into their homes to avoid youngsters separated from their parents under difficult circumstances from being stuck in reception centres until matters improve. During the children’s stay the families have the support of a specialised team.

Fostering is seen as an alternative form of care as laid out in the Infancy Protection System based on public solidarity, which allows children taken away from their parents for one reason or another to be in a stable family environment.

For more information about the fostering campaign contact the Spanish Red Cross Provincial Assembly located in Parque Nicolas Salmeron, 28, in Almeria City, telephone 950 257 166 or 900 701 104, or email almeria@cruzroja.es.

Dolphin death reported CREDIT: Asociacion Equinac Twitter @Equinac_org

SAD FIND: Equinac said it was possible the dolphin had been unable to keep up with its pod.

A DEAD dolphin with a broken jaw washed up on a beach in the Cabo de Gata natural park last week. The Andalucia 112 emergency service alerted the Equinac marine life rescue association after a young man contacted the authorities about the sad find.

Equinac said the creature was extremely thin with clear signs of weakness. The association put forward the theory it had been unable to keep up with its pod, the signs indicating it had an interaction with a group of bottlenosed dolphins.

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Canteen coming HUERCAL-OVERA’S Virgen del Rio infant and primary school will have a canteen starting from the next school year.

The local council reported the service will be possible thanks to its commitment to the Junta de Andalucia Education department to adapt the necessary infrastructure.

The municipal authority said it had been working with the Education department on getting the canteen up and running since the beginning of the legislature given that providing the service was a request from the school’s parents’ association.

The council included the proposal in a July report for the Junta department’s Almeria delegation on the municipality’s education centre needs, and in January the local administration informed the delegation of its commitment to the infrastructure works to allow for a canteen in the Virgen del Rio, and also in the Tierno Galvan school.

The council pledged it would include the works to be carried out in accordance with APAE Andalucia Education Agency’s criteria in this year’s municipal budget. The idea is for the local authority to do the works over the summer.

Huercal-Overa mayor Francisca Lourdes Fernandez said her administration would be meeting parents’ demands in its contribution to the provision of a service which allows for a family and work life balance, “even though it is not an obligatory responsibility for the council.”

The mayor also revealed that the 2020 municipal budget will allocate significantly more to municipal school conservation and maintenance than the €14,000 last year.

She further said the council has told the regional government’s Education department that providing a canteen for the Tierno Galvan and Principe Felipe schools is an urgent need.

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Euro Weekly News marks International Women’s Day with Dames in Spain (Mojacar).

THE Euro Weekly News marked International Women’s Day in excellent company.

EWN was proud to be invited to the special Dames in Spain (Mojacar) lunch at the Lua restaurant in Vera Playa alongside fellow guests Mojacar mayor Rosemari Cano and councillor Maria Luisa Perez to celebrate sisterhood and women’s achievements and contribution to society.

Dames Chairman Carol Threlfall welcomed the ladies by noting the origins of International Women’s Day go back over a century and continue to go from strength to strength, as demonstrated by the number of women attending the lunch.

As well as superb food and great company, guest speaker singer Ellen Turner, who performs under the name ‘Lady Ellen,’ gave a very personal insight into her ‘life in a man’s world’ and how she stood up for what she wanted to do.

In a particularly moving moment Ellen gave a special thank you to all her women friends for

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tions kindly gifted by the restaurant.

Commenting on why she believes coming together on the occasion of International Women’s Day is important, the Mojacar mayor told EWN, “It provides a reason for celebration of all the achievements throughout history, because also in the background it is to remember all those women who in difficult times were those who struggled to achieve ‘equality’ we haven’t got to full equality yet!

“But yes, to remember them and to pay tribute to them, and to ourselves.”

GUESTS: (From top left) Mojacar councillor Maria Luisa Perez and Mayor Rosemari Cano join Dames Secretary Jenny Trask and Chairman Carol Threlfall, along with Cheryl Woods, Ann Marsh and Ellen Turner. their invaluable friendship and support since her beloved husband Colin was diagnosed with dementia.

There was also an important fundraising side to the event. All

the money raised from the afternoon’s raffle went to the Dames’ charity fund.

What’s more there was a draw to take home one of the delightful table floral decora-

EXCELLENT COMPANY: Dames in Spain (Mojacar) members and guests gather to celebrate women’s achievements.

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UK GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES £3 MILLION TO SUPPORT UK NATIONALS IN THE EU • CHARITIES and organisations that support UK nationals living in the EU have been awarded a share of the funding • The £3 million fund will assist UK nationals to apply to protect their residency rights • Residents in Spain, France, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, and several other EU countries will benefit Charities and organisations will receive government funding to provide practical support for UK nationals living in the EU with their residency applications. This includes potentially atrisk groups such as pensioners and disabled people.

The organisations will each receive government funding to support those who may find it harder to complete all the paperwork required for residency applications. This includes pensioners, disabled people, those living in remote areas or who have mobility difficulties, and those who require help with language translation or interpretation.

One of the beneficiaries of the fund

is Age in Spain - a charity that helps older British expatriates. They will be working across Cataluña and the Balearic Islands, while Asociación Babelia will be providing support in Alicante.

Now that the UK has left the EU, some UK nationals living in certain EU member states will need to take actions to secure their residency rights, so that they can continue to live and work in their host country as now.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “These organisations are doing vital work to support UK Nationals in the EU and this funding will help secure their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, so that they are given the security and stability they need.”

Over one million UK nationals live in EU and EFTA countries; more than 350,000 of them here in Spain. Charities and organisations based in Spain, who are receiving funding from the ‘UK Nationals Support Fund’ include: • Age in Spain • Asociación Babelia • International Organisation for Migration

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott said: “This fund will be a valuable complement to the extensive work that our consulates have been doing over the past three years to prepare UK nationals for our departure from the EU. The chosen organisations will be able to provide one-to-one, specialist support to those citizens that need it most; helping them to register as a resident and secure their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.”

This extra assistance will build on the information and support that British Embassies are already providing.

Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, UK nationals living in the EU at the end of the transition period can continue to live and work in their host country. Anyone who is legally residing in Spain by December 31, 2020 will be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.

As part of the ongoing information campaign, the government is encouraging all UK nationals in the EU to visit the Living in Guide on gov.uk for the country they live in and sign up for tailored alerts to receive the latest information about what actions they may need to take.

Further details on how to contact implementing organisations will be available soon; UK nationals in Spain should subscribe to gov.uk/livingin spain for updates.

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CREDIT: El Bandido Runners

Play in rehearsals

TURNOUT: In all 70 runners, joggers and walkers covered the five kilometres.

Record turnout A RECORD number of El Bandido Runners met on the Mojacar seafront promenade on Saturday to celebrate International Women’s Day. There were 70 runners, joggers and walkers covering the five kilometres, along with several dogs!

This broke the group’s previous turnout record of 43 on New Year’s Day. A collection after the run raised €45 for PAWS-PATAS animal charity, the cause currently benefiting from the voluntary donations made at the weekly runs.

Saturday’s meet was a ‘reverse’ run, starting at

the Red Cross roundabout end of the promenade followed by post-run refreshments at a local cafe.

Ultimately, El Bandido Runners would like to gain official ‘parkrun’ status; at the moment there are no parkruns in Spain.

El Bandido Runners is a local group, set up by Ironman Kevin Rowe in June 2018. It started with a small number of regulars and has grown with runners, joggers and walkers, some permanent residents, other regular visitors and holidaymakers, covering the five-kilometre prom.

The group welcomes all

ages, nationalities and speeds. Anyone interested in joining can go along on Wednesday and/or Saturday at 9am from October to April and at 8am from May to September.

The meeting point is opposite the Best Indalo Hotel, apart from on the first Saturday of each month when they meet at the Red Cross roundabout to be nearer to the monthly post-run breakfast cafe.

For more information contact Kevin on iron mankev08@gmail.com or follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.co m/pg/elbandidorunners.

AMATEUR dramatics company Shoestring Productions is currently in rehearsals for the fourth play in the Hotel la Resistance series.

Titled ‘The Meeting That Never Was,’ writer Jim Grey has surpassed himself with this latest farce.

It will be staged over the evenings of April 2, 3, 4 and 5 at a Mojacar Playa restaurant, the profits from all the performances going to local PAWS-PATAS animal charity.

Ticket reservations can be made online at www.face book.com/Shoe stringproductions mojacar/, and will be available from Tuesday March 17 at the PAWS-PATAS outlets in Mojacar.

Hunter well rescue THE emergency services went to the rescue of a 42-year-old hunter after he fell down a 20-metre deep well in the Gador mountains in Laujar de Andarax early on Saturday morning.

Guardia Civil, Poniente service firefighters, a health emergency team, Local Police and Laujar Civil Protection rushed to the location in the Paraje Caparidan area following an alert called through to 112 just after 7am.

Despite his injuries the 42-yearold had managed to clamber up a few metres, but was exhausted and on the point of falling, the Guardia reported.

The rescue team managed to

CREDIT: Guardia Civil Almeria

SAFE: The team managed to haul the exhausted hunter out with a rope. get a rope round him and haul him out.

He was transferred to the Poniente hospital.

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Computer helping hand A CHARITABLE workshop in Albox is giving a helping hand to local worthy causes.

PIRdA, which is run by several members of the Albox Computing Cub, offers repaired and upgraded donated computers free of charge to charities and non-profit organisations.

The workshop operates on Monday and Wednesday mornings. A small team give up their time to work on the donated computers and other equipment so they can serve a useful purpose for deserving causes.

Naturally they are always keen to take any old IT equipment people no longer want off their hands.

They also welcome assistance from anyone who

CREDIT: Albox Computer Club

BUSY: Members of the team working hard on getting donated computers into good working order. could join them in getting the computers into good working order.

The Albox Computer Club is an officially registered non-commercial and non-profit entity which offers honest and open information on all things connected to computer use.

This is a friendly group which is all about educating members about how to

safely use their computers or tablets and get the most out of them, and keeping up with changes in the computer world.

Members learn from sharing experiences, can advise on recommended buys and can help clear up queries, confusions and niggling problems.

There are also occasional talks and demonstrations

on all aspects of computing, like security and new apps. The club meets in a private room at the Parilla hotel in Albox on Friday mornings from approximately 10am to 12pm. For more information contact ACC membership secretary Yvonne Clark on 639 581 246 or email diana yvonne66@gmail.com.

The PIRdA workshop is at Calle Ramon y Cajal 32 in Albox, (in the El Saliente office). It is open for donations on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 1pm. Alternatively donated items can be handed in to Yvonne at the Parilla on Friday mornings.

For more information about PIRdA email albox computerclub@tutanota.c om.

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BREXIT BRIEF

CURRENTLY Britain benefits considerably from membership of the EU Erasmus+ exchange group which sees students from the UK spend time in European universities and vice versa and it seems that there are no concrete plans in the Brexit negotiations to extend membership after withdrawal.

Currently it costs Britain around £200 (€230) million annually to belong to the scheme, but it is estimated that EU students who come to the UK spend £430 (€495) million on living expenses alone.

Some 85 per cent of all British colleges and universities are currently ALWAYS ready to re-invent himself, now that the Brexit Party has become something of a successful ‘one trick pony,’ it appears that Nigel Farage will be moving on to create the Reform Party.

He wants to see the introduction of propor-

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Education Losses Likely

Research at universities like Imperial College London could suffer.

The Reform Party tional representation into mainstream UK politics and he can use his existing Brexit Party infrastructure to get behind this new campaign with the first target likely to be the House of Lords.

Love him or hate him, there is no denying that he has become an important influencer in the UK and is also a shrewd businessman who has achieved a great deal over the past 10 years.

Having helped to see

Boris Johnson become Prime Minister, Farage is now criticising him as appearing weak and indecisive over both the flooding and coronavirus situations, although he still feels that the PM is the right man for Brexit provided he recovers his nerve.

involved in Erasmus+ and their representatives believe that some 17,000 British students who use Erasmus for work placements and study would lose out, particularly students from disadvantaged backgrounds who would find it difficult to fund their expenses without it.

Although the Conservative government has said that it wants to create a more even ‘playing field’ between the north and the south, this seems to be contradictory as those most likely to suffer could be young students from the north.

The government has indicated it “will consider options for participation in elements of Erasmus+ on a time-limited basis, provided the terms are in the UK’s interests.”

Not only is there a potential loss of European students enrolling in UK places of education, many universities depend upon EU funding for research which can take years to complete and this, which comes through the EU Horizon programme, is also under threat, which would have a knock on effect on UK government national research targets.

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BREXIT EXTRA Don’t rush THE SNP Leader at Westminster, Ian Blackford has warned Boris Johnson that rather than walk away with no deal he seriously needs to consider extending the withdrawal period in order to ensure that a sensible deal can be agreed.

Aviation safety BRITAIN will leave the European Aviation Safety Agency which is responsible for certifying the airworthiness of planes at the end of this year and replace it with Civil Aviation Authority inspections according to Transport Minister Grant Shapps.

Labour leader LABOUR leadership candidate Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out the possibility of campaigning for Britain to rejoin the European Union should he be successful in the party election, although he has indicated that it could be for a future generation to decide.

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‘Plastic beating’ explained AS part of its work with Costa Almeria bars, restaurants and other local businesses to help reduce their environmental impact and ‘be part of the solution not the pollution,’ Coastal Cleaners Andalu-

cia (CAA), will be staging a meeting later this month about its ‘plastic beating’ scheme.

Now in its second year, the CCA Approved Venue Award scheme provides a checklist of 10 ideas and

practices, including returnable glass water bottles, finger bowls not wet wipes, bunting and reusable decorations rather than balloons, and separating packaging for recycling.

Venues achieving seven out of 10 and above are awarded Approved Venue status and are presented with a logo to display for the year to promote their commitment to greener practices.

The gathering at the Neptuno restaurant on Mojacar Playa on Tuesday March 23, from 11am to 1pm, will be an opportunity for CAA to explain the scheme further, answer questions and introduce suppliers of helpful products. CAA says all local eatery owners, suppliers and interested parties are welcome.

For more information email sue@coastalclean ersandalucia.com or call 634 398 465.

HUNTING GROUND: The thief stole two bags from the Torrecardenas shopping centre.

Handbag thief copped A MIDDLE-AGED handbag thief targeting women in bars and re s t a u r a n t s i n A l m e r i a C i t y h a s been copped.

Police said the 57-year-old had pinched the bags from a seafront bar, two eateries in the Torrecardenas shopping centre and an establishment in the Cortijo Grande district. She honed in on bags slung over the back of chairs, or in one case placed in a child’s pram.

Taking advantage of the victims’ attention being elsewhere, she would discreetly take the bag, hide it under her jacket and walk out. In all she got her

hands on more than €800 in cash, a mobile phone and other items of value.

Reports to the police about the incidents all described the suspected robber as a thin woman with brown hair worn in a bun, and always wearing sunglasses.

Police arrested the suspected robber five days after the first reported theft. Officers also recovered some of the stolen personal documents and belongings.

Identified as PPP, it turned out the 57year-old has a lengthy criminal record; she had been arrested on no less than 41 previous occasions.

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RESULTS: The mayor said the project will facilitate traffic flow and improve road safety.

Road resurfacing works going well RESURFACING works on the Añorica road connecting Huercal-Overa districts San Francisco and Las Norias are going well.

Mayor Francisca Lourdes Fernandez and Public Works Services councillor Jose Lopez have been to take a look for themselves.

The mayor said the improvements will benefit local residents and farmers, “facilitating traffic flow and improving road safety.”

The project is being financed by a subsidy from the Junta de Andalucia’s Agriculture, Farming, Fishing and Sustainable De-

velopment department, with support from the European Rural Development Fund, the local authority contributing 40 per cent of the €150,000 cost.

Fernandez promised the council will “continue working on future projects which cover residents’ demands in regard to improvements in the municipal road network.”

She also made the point Huercal-Overa is a large municipality with nearly 30 outlying districts, and that “actions are gradually being taken so that all residents have the same services, wherever they live.”

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THE central government has boosted the budget for the Food Assistance Programme for people at risk of social exclusion in Almeria by 23 per cent to nearly €3.5 million.

Government Sub-delegate in Almeria Manuel de la Fuente said the increase “confirms the Spanish government’s particular sensitivity to the most vulnerable.”

The food programme is a European Commission initiative dating back to the 1980s. The aim is not just to supply food to the needy, but also to promote cohesion and contribute to the social and labour inclusion of the people who receive the help.

The third and final phase of the 2019 food pro-

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Food assistance Budget boost

BENEFICIARIES: More than 14,000 families in Almeria are included in the programme.

gramme distribution is currently underway. Once completed, 3,293 tonnes of food items will have been given out to the more than 14,000 families in Almeria included in the programme, benefiting 43,000 people, and including 2,440 babies.

The families receive items

like olive oil, rice, baby food, tinned fish, pulses, fruit, vegetables, biscuits, milk and pasta.

For the acquisition of the products, which is co-financed by the government of Spain and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD),

an agro-food company is contracted through a public competition.

The Spanish Red Cross and the Food Bank oversee the supply of the items to 135 organisations, which then carry out the distribution to the recipient families.

STILL THERE: The El Algarrobico remains standing 14 years after the works were paralysed.

QUESTION OVER HOTEL DEMOLITION THE Junta de Andalucia is looking at how to go about demolishing the El Algarrobico hotel standing on a beach in Carboneras, the Finance, Industry and Energy regional minister Juan Bravo told press during a trip to Brussels last week.

According to Bravo the regional government is “working to see” how to carry out and fund the cost of the demolition operation and actions for the environmental recovery of the zone.

“There is a sentence which will have to be tackled,” he commented, while admitting that the issue is a “problem,” but one which the administration inherited. He pointed out the cost of the demolition will be high, and will have to be met by the Junta, but also repeated the administration’s commitment to try and return the beach to its natural state.

The El Algarrobico is located within the border of the Cabo de Gata National park.

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THE doors have opened to the new Virgen del Rio Association for the Disabled facilities in HuercalOvera.

Mayor Francisca Lourdes Fernandez, along with Social Well-being councillor Maria del Mar Meca, Virgen del Rio president Mariana Jimenez, and FAAM Almeria Disabled Persons Association Federation president Isabel Valdes, did the honours of officially inaugurating the facilities, which have been provided by the local council.

The mayor highlighted the important work of the association in the municipality since 1982 in assisting the disabled and on “integration and inclusion at all levels.”

Fernandez said the new facilities provided the association with a decent,

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Huercal-Overa

Doors open

ORIGINS: The Virgen del Rio Association for the Disabled was set up to channel the demands of disabled people and to defend their interests.

functional, good sized and central base.

The association president agreed, commenting, “These accessible facilities have sufficient space for the various activities we carry out, and

we hope for the physiotherapy programme, pyscho-pedagogy, recycling activities and courses.”

The new centre located in Calle Juan de Austria in Huercal-Overa town. The

200sqm space includes an administration area and a large multi-uses hall.

First set up 28 years ago, the Virgen del Rio Association for the Disabled began as an initiative set up by a small group of people with a disability, prompted by the demands and problems for this group of society.

They believed there was a need to channel these demands through a legal framework, with a platform to defend their interests, so they set up an entity for people in Huercal-Overa and its outlying areas.

The aim was to contribute to integration in all areas, including the workplace, social and cultural, and to improving disabled persons’ quality of life.

Today the association has more than 360 members.

CREDIT: Puerto de Almeria Twitter @puertodealmeria

PROJECT: The structure is undergoing a €2.2 million restoration.

Landmark works WORKS are now underway to create a pedestrian walkway for Almeria City’s iconic ‘Cable Ingles’ mineral loading platform.

The early 20th century landmark is undergoing a major €2.2 million restoration. Works have already been carried out to reinforce and protect the metal structure.

The project will see the Cable Ingles opened up to the public next year with a raised walkway connected it to the Parque de la Estacion and the old railway station, and turning it into a viewing point offering outstanding views of the provincial capital and the bay.

Almeria Port Authority President Jesus Caicedo said he is confident the Cable Ingles “will finally open up to the public for their use and enjoyment in spring 2021, and will become one of the best viewing points in Almeria.”

Pensioner trapped in snow GUARDIA CIVIL had to go to the rescue of a 75-yearold motorist who walked for 20 kilometres in freezing temperatures after his vehicle got stuck on a forest road covered in snow and ice in Calar Alto.

It was the pensioner’s

son who alerted the Guardia that his father had disappeared between Calar Alto and Bacares.

He reported that his dad did not have a mobile phone with him, but that a passing hiker had got in touch to let him know the

vehicle was trapped in an area known as Paraje Venta Luisa.

They said they had lent the elderly driver their mobile so he could call a tow truck.

Guardia officers set about combing the area to try and locate the 75year-old. It proved heavy going, given that the amount of accumulated snow and ice had made pretty much all roads impassable.

The conditions made the officers extremely doubtful a tow truck would have been able to get through, and the hypothesis the pensioner would have set off on foot to try and get help.

It took the Guardia two hours to find the car, which was completely stuck in the snow. A short time later they finally came across the motorist, by this time in quite a state and with symptoms of hypothermia having tramped for miles in the icy conditions.

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SUPPORT: The foundation has awarded Granada University student Noelia Aguado €3,600 for her postgraduate studies.

Award for dig work THE second Valparaiso Foundation CH Study Scholarship has been awarded to student Noelia Aguado for her study and research on ceramic remains found at the site of the original Mojacar settlement, ‘Mojacar La Vieja.’

The award ceremony took place at the foundation’s Mojacar centre, which was attended by local Tourism councillor and dig project promoter Emmanuel Agüero, Project Director and professor of History and Medieval Archaeology at Granada University, Jose Maria Martin Civantos, and his colleague Julio Roman, a researcher at the Medieval History and Historiographic Technical Sciences Department.

It is under the direction of these academics that Noelia will continue her studies at Granada’s Medieval History Department.

Foundation President Beatrice Beckett, accompanied by members Chispa Lopez Casas and Javier Almagro, presented Noelia with her scholarship.

The foundation’s purpose is to support cultural creation and research and, through the CH Scholarships and collaboration agreements with Mojacar Council and the Granada University, it has given Noelia €3,600 to assist with her postgraduate studies.

The archaeological investigations into the old Mojacar began in 2018 thanks to the local authority’s promotion of the initia-

THE Anglican Church of Costa Almeria and Costa Calida has released details of its March diary.

There will be Eucharist every Sunday at 11am at the San Pascual church in Mo-

tive and involve a research team with proven archaeological and research experience.

Granada University’s MEMOLAB Biocultural Archaeology Laboratory has an expert excavation team with new information technology, teaching and analysis methods and an extensive international network to share their findings.

Given the dimensions and potential of the site, following the first two excavation campaigns the meticulous investigation, dating and cataloguing of the ceramic materials found is needed. Hence the team of archaeologists required a postgraduate graduate student under the supervision of Dr Roman, which they now have.

On the day of the award, the project director led a guided visit of the site, during which he revealed the latest findings stemming from the university’s work over recent months.

It was also an opportunity for the Valparaiso Foundation Board, councillor Agüero and the university excavations directors to put together new work strategies for this year’s Mojacar la Vieja campaign and plans for the future in view of the great relevance of the remains found.

The studies so far, and the possible new discoveries yet to be unearthed, could be key in understanding an important period of Almeria Province’s history.

Anglican Church diary jacar and Eucharist and Morning Prayer

every Sunday in Llanos del Peral. At the Aljambra Chapel in Albox there will be Eucharist at 11am on Thursday March 12 and Thursday March 26. There will also be a Lent lunch on Thursday 26.

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Legion Poppy Appeal trip THE Royal British Legion Mojacar branch is organising a great coach trip to a bodega and a ceramics factory in aid of the Poppy Appeal for Tuesday April 14.

The coach will pick up people from 10am onwards at Los Gallardos, Turre and Mojacar.

It will take an hour to drive to the Per fer Bodega near Uleila del Campo where there will be a tour of the winery followed by a ‘degustacion’ (tasting) lunch of local dishes with wine included.

Following lunch it is only a short drive to Nijar where the trip will continue with visit to a ceramics factory and shop before returning home at about 5pm.

The price for the whole trip is €35 with profits going

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Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com

What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain GOOD CAUSE: All the profits from the trip will go to the Poppy Appeal.

to the Poppy Appeal.

Anyone interested in doing this trip should call Nick Allbeury on 699 953 222 or email Mojacar.Committee1@rbl.com munity for further details.

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

In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’

The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities.

The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws.

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

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

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

card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.

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

By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.

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

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm

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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ADRA is gearing up for what will be the 13th edition of its ‘Urban R a c e ’ t h ro u g h t h e streets of the town.

Participants in the event on Sunday March 22 have the choice of running in the 10-kilometre main race or doing the five-kilometre option.

There will also be a race for young runners aged up to 15, which is free to enter.

The Pago del Lugar seafront promenade will be the start and finishing line, the race getting going at 10am.

“One of the maxims of this government team is to develop sport among local residents, and this event is the perfect occasion to practise sport as a family,” commented Adra mayor Manuel Cortes at the race presentation.

The mayor encouraged locals and visitors to sign up.

Sports councillor Pedro Peña explained the dif-

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Adra

Gearing up

GOAL: The council wants to “give out the message of the multiple benefits of the very youngest practising sport”, Peña said. ferent participant categories for men and women in the main races, which go from over 18s to veterans aged 55 and over.

For the children is an 80-metre run for kiddies aged five and younger, 250 metres for six and seven-year olds, 500 metres for eight and nine year-olds, 800 metres for the 10-12 age group, while 13-15-year olds will run 1,000 metres.

“The aim is to instill healthy life habits in the municipality’s children

and in this way give out the message of the multiple benefits of the very youngest practising sport,” Peña said.

To register for the Adra race see the website www.cruzandolameta.e s. The final date for registration is Friday March 20 at 2pm.

The maximum number of participants in the main race is 350. Under18s will need to present an authorisation from a parent when they pick up their participant number.

Cycling circuit host CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA is all set to host one of the legs of a provincial cycling circuit.

The BTT SsangYong Experience 2020 will be in Cuevas on Sunday March 15.

The Cuevas event is organised by a sports and cultural event company and the Andalucia Cycling Federation, with the collaboration of Cuevas Council.

Speaking at the event presentation, Cuevas Sports councillor Miriam Quintana underlined the popularity of cycling in the municipality, commenting, “hence we are hosting all kinds of cycling events over this year, always with the collaboration of the Almagro Sports Club.”

The BTT SsangYong Experience 2020 provincial circuit starts up in Uleila del Campo this Sunday March 8 and continues with the Cuevas event the following Sun-

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Cuevas del Almanzora

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ENTHUSIASTS: Cuevas Sports councillor Miriam Quintana underlined the popularity of cycling in the municipaliday, and will come to a close in Vicar on May 16.

The event is open to cyclists in various categories: Under-23, Master 30 40, 50 and 60, Cadet, Junior, Elite and Cycle Tourists, for both men and women.

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FINANCE

Crude Oil Prices Drop

RUSSIA has managed to catch the leaders of the oil exporting coun­ tries known as OPEC by complete surprise by refusing to cut oil pro­ duction by 1.5 million barrels a day.

OPEC was looking to have huge cuts in order to keep prices high as demand has reduced due to the Coronavirus crisis, but crude prices dropped below $50 (€44) per barrel for the first time since 2017.

It could be a Russian ploy but petrol and diesel prices at the pump should reduce for a while.

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STAT OF WEEK

€20 billion

is the amount spent annually in Spain alone on business trips and exhibition attendance, much is which is now threatened by cancellation due to the Coronavirus according to IBTA.

The modern obsession

Flybe failure hits Ferrovial IT is not just travellers to Spain who will lose out by regional airline Flybe going into administration, but Span­ ish multinational group Ferrovial will also suffer financial losses by this decision.

Whilst Administrators are trying to find buyers for either the entire Flybe business or liquidate its assets, all flights have been grounded and both passengers and its 2,400 staff have been ‘left in the air.’

Ferrovial some time ago entered into a joint venture with Australian financial group Macquarie to form a company known as AGS Airports

By John Smith and they manage a number of UK airports which were used by Flybe.

The two companies paid Heathrow Airport Holdings (which is itself owned 25 per cent by Fer­ rovial) more than £1 (€1.15) billion in 2014 to take over the manage­ ment of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports.

Although Flybe didn’t operate many flights out of Glasgow, in 2019 according to Cirium data, it account­ ed for 36 per cent of the capacity of Aberdeen airport and a huge 95 per cent of Southampton airport depar­

tures and arrivals with flights target­ ing Alicante, Malaga and Mallorca.

These airports had already taken a hit with the loss of Thomas Cook airlines and traffic had fallen by nearly 8 per cent along with rev­ enue, so this latest news is not en­ couraging.

At the end of 2019, AGS reported that it had debts of £693 (€796) mil­ lion and an operating profit of £94 (€108 million) so it is now impera­ tive that it tries to attract new air­ lines to Southampton in particular or there could be serious financial implications.

THE British obsession with many things American is personified by the amount of money being spent on coffee which according to Mintel research group should reach £4 (€4.6) billion in 2020.

Many consumers purchase their caffeine shot from high street cof­ fee shops with Costa Coffee being the most popular followed by Starbucks and having spotted an­ other market McDonalds is catch­ ing up fast. Since 2015, annual sales have increased by £1 (€1.15) billion and the average drinker has drifted away from the high street café to specialist coffee shops.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they use e-mail proxies?

I read your reply regarding proxy votes in the Euro Weekly of February 27.

When our community was formed it was agreed in our original statutes that a proxy can be sent by email.

This has been the case for the last six years. Surely, if the community statutes allow you to send a proxy by email, then this cannot be illegal.

C H (Costa del Sol) You are quite right.

It is perfectly ac­ YOU AND THE ceptable to send a LAW IN SPAIN proxy form by e­ mail.

This form signed by you grants another person the right to cast your vote at the AGM. However, the proxy is not your vote. It authorises the holder to vote in your place. The person who holds it must cast the vote for it.

This meets the horizontal law requirement that voting at the AGM is by personal attendance or by proxy. The ear­ lier EWN piece to which you refer pointed out that vot­ ing by e­mail does not meet this legal requirement. A vote is not the same as a proxy.

Even if the community agrees to accept e­mail votes and no problems arise, they are not really legal.

DAVID SEARL

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

BUSINESS EXTRA

Too high THE Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that the interest rate of 27 per cent charged on a credit card issued by online bank WIZink is too high and now other Spanish banks not involved in the case may review their rates.

More money NISSAN still feels happy about its decision to build the new Qashqai range in Sunderland despite Brexit and has just announced that it will spend £52 (€60) million on a new press line at the factory which also produces the Juke.

Increased share THE Carlyle Group, which invests money on behalf of Abu Dhabi has raised its stake in Spain’s second largest oil company Cepsa to 38.5 per cent at a cost of €4 billion and has appointed a new CEO of the group.

Controversial Coronavirus HOPING to assist workers and employers to fully un­ derstand their rights and obligations now that Coro­ navirus is spreading, the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Security has published a guide.

It immediately caused c o n f u s i o n a m o n g s t e m­ ployers and argument be­ tween PSOE and Podemos coalition partners which has not helped the situa­ tion.

Lawyers say that the

contents of the document are based on existing laws although there is a sugges­ tion that workers could de­ cide to stop work due to ‘serious and imminent’ risk of contagion which has em­ ployers up in arms.

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Shaken and Stirred

WHEN Aston Martin creators of luxury cars and favourites of James Bond launched on the UK stock m a r k e t i n 2 0 1 8 , s h a re s were valued at £19 (€21.85) and now they are down to £2.97 (€3.42) and the company could go into liquidation.

Their hope of salvation lies with a shareholder meeting on March 16 which includes a Spanish invest­ ment company Torreal Venture Capital.

They are looking to raise a fur­ ther £500 (€575) million and have a commitment from Canadian For­ mula 1 race owner Lawrence Stroll

Four DB5s ready for action in No Time to Die.

New Scottish note FOLLOWING in the footsteps of the Bank of England, the Royal Bank of Scotland is releasing a new polymer £20 note depicting an image of Victorian tea shop owner Kate

Cranston who filled her Glasgow tea room with furniture designed

by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

The note is the bank’s first new £20 in 23 years and a spokesper-

son said “On the eve of International Women’s Day it is fitting that such a figure as Kate Cranston will be celebrated on the face of our most popular note.”

who will invest £182 (€209) million with the balance hopefully coming from existing Aston Martin share­ holders.

The Spanish interest comes from Miguel Abelló who has just re­ placed his father Juan as executive president of Torreal and has re­ moved the group’s investment from Prestige Motors and will be controlling the shares directly.

His commitment already exists to purchase shares to the value of £10 (€11.5) million and he is on record as wanting to keep Aston Martin alive and still building prestige cars.

Former partner in Prestige Mo­ tors, Italian Group Investindustrial has also signified its support for the sale of additional shares but there is even a potential knock on effect from the Coronavirus as currently China accounts for some 9 per cent of the vehicle manufacturer’s sales.

It would appear that with all of this support that Aston Martin will be saved in the immediate future but it is recognised that it needs to invest significant amounts in updat­ ing machinery and launching at least one new model.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Dropping out IBERIA the Spanish Airline owned by the IAG Group has agreed to transfer its internal flight operations to another Spanish Airline Volotea in order to obtain approval from the European Commission to take over Air Europa later this year.

High IQ SPANISH artificial intelligence company Sherpa has great plans for the future and is recruiting top level experts from Silicon Valley. First it took Tom Gruber from Apple and now it has brought in Joanna Hoffman, a former colleague of Steve Jobs.

Coming clean THE UK City Watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has warned Britain’s top companies that they will have to disclose how their businesses will be affected by climate change or must give an acceptable explanation of why they haven’t alerted shareholders to problems.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

FEATURE

Elections just a ‘glitch’

WHAT the UK society truly needs to do is man up, or woman up, or ‘It’ up whatever is acceptable in this age of minority appeasing lunacy.

I’m sure we are all in complete sympathy and utterly commiserate with the victims of the horrendous flooding that has occurred in the UK of late.

However, early on in the crisis, would it really have helped the situation to have Boris and his entourage disrupting the whole emergency proceedings by sailing up the high street in the bows of a boat like some fortuitous figurehead - merely to appease some of the residents, who I’m sure actually had far better things to do than wring out their problems to someone who could do far more good directing emergency operations elsewhere?

Personally I think the Prime Minister was quite correct to postpone his visit till more recently, when he was able to access the whole situation across the board.

Having a political leader waste valuable time by physically visiting a disaster area to offer nothing more than a damp handshake is an utter nonproductive nonsense. I do of course not include moral lifting visits by Royalty in these situa-

tions. What about Civil servant Phillip Rutland?

Last week this wimp resigned because he was being ‘bullied’ by Home Secretary Priti Patel. ‘Aw diddums.’ Apparently, among other things, she accused her whole department of being ‘F……g useless’! Well, in my experience of these Government civil servants, she’s probably not far wrong. This arrogant bunch of limp wristed egotists, actually do think they run the country - and in many cases they could be right. These shadowy public servants are immensely powerful and manipulative, and consequently suffer from delusions of grandeur that are quite extraordinary.

If you wonder what these unelected lot actually do, I can refer you to the highly successful TV series ‘Yes Prime Minister.’

The two who attended the PM were civil

GOVERNMENT: Servants of the people.

servants and the hysterically funny way they could manipulate their boss was actually not a long way from the truth. It also doesn’t matter what party is in power. Civil servants observe elections as a mere ‘glitch’ - a short period of disruption before they simply carry on in the ‘same ol’ ‘same ol’! One of

them did in fact gloatingly once inform me that many new MPs have no idea how to proceed and actually come to them for advice!

What about that for - a very disturbing - arrogance?

Well, all power to Ms Patel, who is also being accused of creating a ’climate of fear’ and apparently could ‘show unprovoked levels of aggression.’

Good, exactly what this bunch of unelected desk wallahs need. Time to learn that they are not in fact a government within a government, but servants of the people who were actually elected by constituents to run the country.

So, if Preta Patel is wielding the whip, I for one wish all power to her elbow. Actually I’m surprised some of these disgruntled namby pambys don’t enjoy it! Ah well.

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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DATING

GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY AT midnight on New Year’s Eve, I found myself very much single. After months of realising that the relationship was over, the Eureka moment hit me.

Having been asked to spend New Year’s Eve with one special person, only to have plans cancelled last minute, was all I needed to finally wake up. I’d listened to so many excuses and lies for too long.

Myself and my ex, who is based in Italy, had drifted far apart. In fact, somehow I blame social media and such for allowing me to believe that the relationship still had a future, or even a present. The world we inhabit today means we spend much time living online, rather than the real world.

Lines become blurred, and when situations are bad, we search for any sign of light, in the endless late night text messages.

Sadly, it transpired, I was searching for light, he was searching for guys to sleep with. Over time, more important plans were cancelled, always with sim-

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ilar excuses and empty promises. I must admit that I was slow to accept things, and only when I caught him with one of his love interests, did it make me close the door. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t as simple as that. In fact, as 2020 began, I started to believe the hurt and sadness I was feeling would never stop.

To make it worse, I left all avenues of communication between us wide open, so would ineveitably receive WhatsApp messages at 4am, telling me how much he missed me etc.

Eventually he told that me that having met with many other guys, and ‘looked around’ at other options, he believes I am, the ‘best option’ for him, after all. At this point I decided perhaps it was time for me to look around too.

One guy I spoke with at one of the dating apps, was very insistant about taking me to lunch. It’s just lunch, what’s the worst that could happen?

Dressed and ready to go, I began to question myself. What was I doing? I was barely over my last situation and

GAVIN: Decided it was perhaps time to look around too.

now I was heading into the unkown.

Having learned of my exe’s constant infidelities, I clearly now have trust issues. At lunch, my date sure was handsome, in fact more so than online.

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This made me nervous, only soon to be followed by bored.

After telling me about his fabulous life and boasting about his watch, car, travel plans and... Sorry, I can’t recall, I’d zoned out by this point. Within minutes, he was asking if I would like to see some properties he was selling on the far side of Marbella.

Before I could answer, an iPad was produced, complete with a video demonstration for each. This was a sales pitch, and I was trapped. I smiled as I viewed property after property, each one a ‘great investment opportunity.’

Once I explained that I already had a wonder ful home, he made some stupid excuse about his sister needing his help. Before I knew what was going on, he had gathered his things and exited sharply. As I sipped the wine, I realised that he had invited me to a lunch I didn’t really want, and subsequently landed me with the bill. This was a first, but what can you do, but laugh. And order more wine.

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THURSDAY - 12 MARCH

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

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Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Britain's Parking Hell 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Killer Contractor 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Secrets of the Royal Train 9:00pm The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard 10:00pmBritain by Barge 11:20pm The Royals: A Family in Crisis

7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:50pm ITV News London 2:00pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Bradley Walsh presents as four contestants pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser.

7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News Round-up of the main national and international news.

8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Griff's Great Australian Adventure 10:00pmThe Station: Trouble On The Tracks

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 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

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9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmRide Along 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmRide Along 12:10am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am American Dad! 1:35am American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Man About the House 10:25am Man About the House 10:55am That's My Boy 11:25am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmScott & Bailey 12:00am A Touch of Frost Frost has to try and put an end to a series of brutal attacks on senior citizens on his patch.

7:35am Quincy, M.E. 8:25am Kojak 9:20am The Saint 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Minder 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:30pm The Sweeney 2:40pm Quincy, M.E. 3:40pm Kojak Kojak's attempts to convict a teenage murderer are thwarted by the judge in the juvenile court.

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12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up A look ahead to tonight's fixtures.

1:00am Sky Sports News 1:30am Live: Welcome to the Weekend A look ahead to the Australian Grand Prix.

7:00am Good Morning Britain Morning magazine 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News A thorough round-up of this lunchtime's main national and international news.

1:50pm ITV News London 2:00pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Vera 11:20pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:55pmITV 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 Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

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9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmThe Hangover 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmThe Hangover 12:10am Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Man About the House 10:25am Man About the House 10:55am That's My Boy 11:25am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Scott & Bailey 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:20am A Touch of Frost

7:00am Goals of the 70s 7:10am Only When I Laugh 7:35am Quincy, M.E. 8:25am Kojak Kojak's attempts to convict a teenage murderer are thwarted by the judge in the juvenile court.

9:20am The Saint 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Minder 12:35pm The Professionals 1:35pm The Sweeney 2:45pm Quincy, M.E. 3:45pm Kojak 4:50pm The Saint 5:50pm Minder 7:00pm The Professionals 8:00pm Cycling: ParisNice Highlights 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pmFirefox 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Firefox 12:45am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

7:45am My Icon The heavyweight boxer talks about his idol.

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Let’s sing happy birthday twice!

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man

WILD BOAR: Are actually quite docile animals.

FRANKLY SPEAKING I’M a British national living in an urbanisation on the Costa del Sol, and like in many other areas around here, there are a few wild boars about.

They plod around, mainly at night, and are quite docile. I will admit, however, I was terrified when I first saw them.

But after talking to my neighbours, I learned not to be afraid. They are only looking for food, and certainly aren’t here to harm us. They aren’t carnivores, but the Junta has now given hunters authorisation to cull them. And they gave the job to archers, how lovely!

People are horrified, not only for the animals, but they have big concerns for the safety of people and pets. What if one got hit? It has happened before.

Most people agree that hunting shouldn’t happen on urbanisations, and a recent petition to save a tamed family has gained almost 5,000 signatures, so far.

People say Spanish are

“

We are the invaders not them.

cruel to animals. But, ironically, this is mainly the fault of the busy body expats in upmarket urbanisations.

They’re the ones who’ve been moaning for months. Not because someone was hurt, but because their immaculate lawns get ruined.

Aesthetics are clearly their priority. Or did they not realise the constant complaining would make authorities take drastic action?!

For months, people have posted photos on social media with captions like ‘OMG someone is going to get hurt’ too.

I’ve not heard of one person being attacked.

But a man was shot dead by a stupid hunter only a few weeks ago.

He mistook him for a boar! As in most cases, humans end up being more dangerous than animals.

Why can’t people work together as communities instead? They could take waste food from restaurants inland to tempt the animals back up. Instead it goes in the bin! Also, why can’t councils educate people? Give them practical advice? The boar only attack if they feel under attack. If people in Australia can live in har mony with their wildlife, why can’t we?

We did move to their land after all. And we are the invaders, not them! But then, perhaps complaining is easier!

We’re quick to criticise the Spanish when it comes to animal welfare. But we are part of the problem! Animals will now die a horrible slow death, all because people are too lazy to try and come up with a kind solution. The damage is done now though. Let’s just hope our kids don’t see the carnage.

WELL if you haven’t already noticed there is a new virus called 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV. It is, of course, very serious and obviously there are lots of things being said about what precautions one should take so as not to catch it.

The problem is that there is also a ridiculous amount of misinformation too. So, where should you turn for the latest information on a minute by minute changing situation? We know there’s a lot of useful and reliable information online, but there’s also a lot of rubbish, so which is which.

Firstly read the stuff issued by the WHO - not the rock band - the World Health Organisation and other accredited medical sources. Definitely not the red tops or other gutter press.

Just as the number of people and countries affected by this new virus has spread, so have conspiracy theories and unfounded claims about it. Already social media sites, including Facebook,

Twitter, YouTube, and Tik Tok, have seen a number of false and misleading posts about the virus.

This is what causes the panic - people stockpiling food and supplies. Then there are the con merchants who are trying to sell ‘non-medical immune boosters’ which are totally useless. There is always some that want to profit out of misery and vulnerable people.

I don’t know how the virus started. The conspiracy theorists say it’s man-made which, of course, is possible. All I know is apart from the damage it can do to people; the damage to businesses is really going to be catastrophic. Movie premieres, flights, meetings, shows and concerts are all being cancelled. The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed and sporting events cancelled.

I’ve seen people in Spain wearing face masks which, if it’s just a regular surgical face mask doesn’t help at all.

What I’m saying is panic can be more dangerous than anything else. I am now going to wash my hands. Even that advice has contradictions. I read somewhere you have to do it whilst singing happy birthday twice but somewhere else said sing God Save the Queen. I’m sticking to happy birthday as I don’t know all of God Save the Queen.

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SATURDAY - 14 MARCH

TV LISTING

SUNDAY - 15 MARCH

7:00am Breakfast 11:00amSaturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmNadiya's Family Favourites 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather The latest weather information.

2:15pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 3:00pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm BBC News 6:25pm BBC London News 6:30pm Weather 6:35pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:05pmPointless Celebrities 7:55pm Catchpoint 8:25pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 11:00pmBBC News 11:15pmWeather 11:20pmMatch of the Day 12:45amEscape From Alcatraz 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:40am The Dog Ate My Homework 8:10am The Dengineers 8:40am Blue Peter 9:30am Deadly 60 10:00am The Secrets of Your Food 11:00am Nightmare Pets SOS 11:30am Nightmare Pets SOS 12:00pm Spy in the Snow 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 2:00pm Hugh's Wild West 3:00pm The £100K House: Tricks of the Trade 4:00pm Into the Woods: Stage to Screen 6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World 8:00pm Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey 9:00pm Great American Railroad Journeys 10:00pm Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 11:55pmThe Place Beyond the Pines 2:10am The Goob

8:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 9:00pm South Pacific 10:00pmHidden 11:00pmClive James: Postcard from Bombay Clive visits the bustling Indian city, now known as Mumbai.

11:50pmLost Sitcoms A remake of the episode A Woman's Place is in the Home, originally broadcast in 1967.

12:15am Saturday Night Fever - The Ultimate Disco Movie 1:25am Top of the Pops: 1989 1:55am Top of the Pops: 1989 2:25am Slipknot Unmasked: Knot Your Kind 3:25am Rick Stein's Long Weekends

7:00am Mike & Molly 7:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Simpsons 1:00pm Formula 1 2:30pm A Place in the Sun 3:00pm The Dog House 4:00pm Four in a Bed 4:30pm Four in a Bed 5:00pm Four in a Bed 5:35pm Four in a Bed 6:05pm Four in a Bed The B&B owners meet to find out what they have been paid and settle some scores.

6:35pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 7:30pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather.

8:00pm Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed 9:00pm Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim 10:00pmA Quiet Place 11:45pmTrue Lies 2:20am The Last Leg

10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:15am Floogals 10:25am Digby Dragon 10:40am Shimmer and Shine 10:50am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:05am The Loud House 11:15am Access 11:30amWWE SmackDown Highlights 12:25pmFriends 3:20pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 6:10pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 7:10pm 5 News Update 7:15pm Greatest Celebrity WindUps Ever!

8:00pm Cruising with Jane McDonald: Down Under 9:30pm When Double Acts Fall Out 11:00pmThe Two Ronnies: The Unseen Sketches

11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am The Big Questions 12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Garden Rescue 3:20pm Ready, Steady, Cook 4:05pm First Flight 4:15pm Trolls 5:35pm Sport Relief 2020 6:35pm Blue Planet II 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:30am The Heat Is On: Sport Relief

8:45am The A to Z of TV Cooking 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Beechgrove Repotted 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 1:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 2:15pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 3:00pm The Cruel Sea 5:00pm Flog It! 5:45pm Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World 6:45pm Back in Time for...

7:50pm Top Gear 9:00pm Race Across the World 10:00pm Dragons' Den 11:00pm Trigonometry 11:45pm Trigonometry 12:30am Women's Six Nations Highlights 1:00am Flying Blind 2:30am Coronavirus: Everything You Need to Know

8:00pm Natural World The Wyoming Wetlands Society is a non-profit organisation that relocates beavers that have been damaging expensive landscaped areas and flooding yards and roads with their dambuilding activities in Teton County.

9:00pm Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI 10:00pm The Royal Ballet: Mayerling 12:15am Darcey's Ballet Heroes 1:15am Ballet's Dark Knight - Sir Kenneth Macmillan 2:15am Mary Magdalene

6:15am A Place in the Sun 6:40am Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 6:55am King of Queens 7:20am King of Queens 7:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:25am Jamie's MeatFree Meals 9:55am Jamie's MeatFree Meals 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:35pm The Simpsons 2:10pm The Simpsons 2:40pm The Simpsons 3:10pm Formula 1 5:40pm Ice Age: Collision Course 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:00am Before We Die 1:20am Charlotte Gray

10:50am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:00am The Loud House 11:10am Access 11:15am WWE Raw Highlights 12:15pm Friends 12:45pm Friends 1:20pm A Marriage Made For Murder: Hailey Dean Mysteries 3:05pm Death On Duty: Hailey Dean Mysteries 4:45pm Pride & Prejudice 5:50pm 5 News Update 5:55pm Pride & Prejudice 7:05pm Inside...

7:55pm 5 News Update 8:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 9:00pm Inside...

10:00pm Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday 11:00pm The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship

8:35am Mighty Mike 8:50am Mr. Bean 9:10am Ben 10 9:30am Robozuna 10:05am Hotel Transylvania: Enter The Nose Picker/Hide & Shriek 10:25am ITV News 10:30amSaturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pmLiving on the Veg 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:44pm ITV London Weather 1:45pm Love Your Garden 2:45pm Midsomer Murders 4:35pm ITV News and Weather 4:50pm ITV News London 5:00pm Six Nations Live 8:00pmAnt and Dec's Saturday Night Take Away 9:30pmThe Voice UK 11:30pmITV News and Weather 11:44pmITV London Weather

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:40am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:35am Dress to Impress 11:35am Dress to Impress 12:35pm Catchphrase 1:40pm You've Been Framed!

3:15pm Uncle Buck 4:15pm FYI Daily 4:20pm Uncle Buck 5:10pm Minions 6:10pm FYI Daily 6:15pm Minions 6:55pm Jurassic Park 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm Jurassic Park 9:30pm Fast & Furious 8 10:30pm FYI Daily 10:35pmFast & Furious 8 12:10am Family Guy

7:00am That's My Boy 7:25am Midsomer Murders 11:05am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street.

2:00pm Lewis A visiting American academic delivers a controversial speech, with many audience members worried his ideas could be used to target ethnic minorities.

4:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders

8:30am Monster Carp 9:25am Giant Lobster Hunters 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Euro 2020 Preview Show 12:00pm The Professionals 1:00pm Minder 1:55pm River Monsters 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Rooster Cogburn 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Rooster Cogburn 7:10pm River Monsters 7:40pm World of Sport 8:00pm Cycling: ParisNice Highlights 9:00pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pmPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment 10:50pmNational Lampoon's Vacation 11:50pm FYI Daily 11:55pmNational Lampoon's Vacation

8:30am The F1 Show 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:30am Saturday Social Football show providing an insight into players' lives off the pitch.

11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm The Players Championship Live Coverage of the third day's play of the tournament, taking place at TPC Sawgrass.

6:00pm Live Premier League Aston Villa v Chelsea (Kickoff 5.30pm).

Coverage of the top-flight clash from Villa Park.

9:00pm The Players Championship Live 12:00am MLS Live

11:30am Living on the Veg 12:30pmGriff's Great Australian Adventure 1:00pm ITV News and Weather 1:04pm ITV London Weather 1:05pm The Voice UK 3:05pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Take Away 4:35pm Peter Pan 6:40pm Catchphrase 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News London 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The Good Karma Hospital 10:00pm Belgravia 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:14pmITV London Weather 11:15pmJoanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti 12:15am Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:35am Dress to Impress 10:35am Dress to Impress 11:45am Dress to Impress 12:45pm You've Been Framed!

1:20pm Step Up 3 2:25pm FYI Daily 2:30pm Step Up 3 3:30pm Fame 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Fame 5:40pm Dr. Seuss' the Lorax 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Dr. Seuss' the Lorax 7:25pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad!

7:00am That's My Boy 7:30am That's My Boy 8:00am Coronation Street 11:00am Emmerdale 1:55pm Midsomer Murders 3:55pm Midsomer Murders 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm Britain's Favourite Dogs: Top 100 10:00pm Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:05am The Syndicate 1:25am Scott & Bailey 2:25am Scott & Bailey 3:20am The Halcyon 4:10am Emmerdale Long-running soap following the ups and downs of village life amid the rolling scenery of the Yorkshire Dales.

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am Football's Greatest: Johan Cruyff 7:15am Auto Mundial 7:35am The Car Chasers 8:20am The Motorbike Show 9:15am Minder 10:15am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:35pm The Sweeney 1:40pm The Professionals 2:40pm Monster Carp 3:45pm Rooster Cogburn 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Rooster Cogburn 5:55pm Cahill, US Marshal 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Cahill, US Marshal 8:00pm Cycling: ParisNice Highlights 9:00pm The Incredible Hulk 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm The Incredible Hulk 11:10pm Blade: Trinity 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Blade: Trinity 1:25am Giant Lobster Hunters 2:30am The Protectors

5:00am Live Grand Prix Sunday 6:05am Live Formula 1 The Australian Grand Prix (Start-time 5.10am).

Coverage of the opening round of the season at Albert Park, Melbourne, as Lewis Hamilton begins his quest to retain his title.

8:00am Live Formula 1 9:00am Formula 1 11:15am Formula 1 11:45am Formula 1 12:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:30pm Live Scottish Premiership 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm The Players Championship Live 11:00pm Live NBA: Oklahoma City @ Washington

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TV LISTING

TUESDAY - 17 MARCH

MONDAY - 16 MARCH 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Ready, Steady, Cook 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out London 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather

3:30pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 5:45pm The TV That Made Me 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Coastal Path 8:30pmMastermind 9:00pmOnly Connect 9:30pmUniversity Challenge 10:00pmMiss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage 9:00pm Dynasties 10:00pmAge of the Image 11:00pmEngland's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey 12:00am Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau 1:00am The Making of King Arthur 2:00am The Secret Life of Books

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pmFood Unwrapped 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmOn the Edge 11:30pmOn the Edge 12:00amOn the Edge

3:15pm The Daughter Stalker 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 8:30pm When Demolitions Go Wrong 9:00pmPolice Interceptors 10:00pmKing Donald: Henry VIII and Trump 11:00pmNeighbours 11:35pmSoap's Most Controversial Storylines Ever!

3:15pm Five Bedrooms 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pmMoney for Nothing 5:30pmReady, Steady, Cook 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pmHolby City 10:00pmThe Split 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather

3:30pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 5:45pm The TV That Made Me 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Race Across the World 9:00pm Back in Time for...

10:00pmCops Like Us 11:00pmBetter Things 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Gareth Edwards' Great Welsh Adventure 9:00pmDigging for Britain 9:30pm The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak 10:00pmIan Hislop's Olden Days - The Power of the Past in Britain 11:00pmLost Sitcoms 11:30pmTime Shift 12:30am TOTP2 1:15am James Galway at the BBC 2:15am The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pmThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer 10:15pmFive Guys a Week 11:15pmThe Windsors 11:45pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

12:15pmNightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Britain's Parking Hell 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmForbidden Secrets 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pmWild Britain 9:00pmThe Yorkshire Vet 10:00pmPenance 11:00pmNeighbours

7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm St Davids Britain's Smallest City 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Liar 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

3:45pm 4:50pm 5:50pm 7:00pm

11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pmScott & Bailey

3:35pm 4:40pm 5:45pm 6:55pm 8:00pm

1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Dr Ranj: On Call 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London

3:45pm 4:50pm 5:50pm 7:00pm

11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders

9:25am Kojak 10:25am Minder 11:35am The Professionals 12:40pmThe Sweeney 1:45pm Snooker: Tour Championship Live 5:30pm Giant Lobster Hunters 6:35pm River Monsters 7:35pm Snooker v Darts 7:45pm Snooker: Tour Championship Live 11:30pmWorld Rally Championship Highlights

11:00am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 The latest sports news and updates.

8:00pm Live EFL 11:15pmThe Debate 12:15am Sky Sports News

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Man About the House 11:00am That's My Boy 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pmScott & Bailey 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:20am A Touch of Frost 4:10am ITV3 Nightscreen

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am World Cup Rivalries 7:20am The Chase 8:20am Quincy, M.E. 9:25am Kojak 10:25am Minder 11:35am The Professionals 12:40pmThe Sweeney 1:45pm Snooker: Tour Championship Live 5:30pm Minder 6:35pm The Professionals 7:45pm Snooker: Tour Championship Live 11:15pm Heartbreak Ridge 12:15am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

12:20am Heartbreak Ridge 1:55am The Sweeney 3:00am The Americans 3:55am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

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

Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmFamily Guy 10:30pm American Dad! 11:00pm The Stand Up Sketch Show 11:30pmFamily Guy 12:00am Family Guy

The Saint Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Giant Lobster Hunters Skipper Squizzy is fatigued after working around the clock to fill a new 200kg order.

11:00pm Pale Rider 12:05am FYI Daily

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live MNF Everton v Liverpool (Kick-off 8.00pm).

Coverage of the top-flight clash from Goodison Park.

Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Plebs 11:30pm Plebs 12:05am Family Guy

WEDNESDAY - 18 MARCH 12:00pmDom Does America 12:45pmClaimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Five Bedrooms 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Ready, Steady, Cook 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm The Repair Shop 10:00pm MasterChef 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather

10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 12:15pmPolitics Live 2:00pm Hardball 2:45pm Best House in Town 3:30pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 5:45pm The TV That Made Me 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 8:30pm Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs 9:00pm Great British Menu 10:00pm Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story

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

8:30pm Handmade on the Silk Road 9:00pm The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts 10:00pmSteve McQueen: Le Mans and The Man 11:35pmHunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals 12:25am Sir Chris Hoy: From Velodrome to Le Mans 1:25am Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 2:25am Virago: Changing the World One Page at a Time

11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pmRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm Feel Good 11:35pmThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer

9:40am Little Princess 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmNightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Britain's Parking Hell 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Deadly Lullaby 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm A Year in the Wild 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Penance 11:00pm Neighbours 11:35pm70 Stone: The Man Who Couldn't Be Saved

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's Crime Stories 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 Kate & Koji 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmThe Trouble with Maggie Cole 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmPeston 12:45am Tenable

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

10:20am Superstore 10:50am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pmDress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed!

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

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmFamily Guy 10:30pmFamily Guy 11:00pmCelebrity Juice

7:00pm 8:00pm

11:15pm 12:15am

2:30am

Sky Sports News Total Goals Total Goals Total Goals Total Goals Football Centre Football Centre Sky Sports News Drive Time USA Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Live EFL Leeds United v Fulham (Kick-off 7.45pm).

Coverage of the Championship clash from Elland Road.

The Debate Live NBA: Toronto @ Philadelphia Sky Sports News

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DAVID WORBOYS WHO of the most significant humans in the history of art and science appreciated each other’s greatness? Within the same field there are plenty of examples.

The rivalry between Leonardo and Michelangelo, the influence of Copernicus on Galileo and the awe in which Schubert and Brahms held Beethoven are well documented. The fields crossed in some cases. Works of Verdi and Mendelssohn were obviously inspired by Shakespeare as was Debussy by the symbolist poetry of Baudelaire.

Beethoven (‘Egmont’ Overture) and Gounod (‘Faust’) are indebted to Goethe; Schubert to Schiller. Plays of Beaumarchais were adopted for operas by Mozart (‘The Marriage of Figaro’) and Rossini (‘The Barber of Seville’).

Virgil provided ideas for Dante’s masterpiece ‘The Di-

NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England RARE and luminous glittering on just a very few select wrists Swiss Luxury watch m a k e r s G i r a rd - P e r re g a u x have released a highly limited edition of just 18 examples of the Quasar Light.

Named to recall one of the brightest of all astronomical objects, the Quasar. A sapphire crystal case and movement the Quasar Lights’ movement bridges are also sapphire crystal, making the watch already skeletonised almost a full sapphire construction giving it a unique visual appearance. Girard-Perregaux say that more than 200 hours of work and hundreds of operations with techniques perfected over two centuries went into creating this extreme level of transparency.

The watch glitters with a starry lustre when light radiates across its movement and Ruthenium barrel.

Selected for its diamond like brilliance, Ruthenium is a rare platinum metal in extremely limited production. It forms dazzling crystals that burst with sparkling light in

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GREAT HUMANS TWO WHO STAND OUT: Beethoven (left) and Shakespeare (above).

vine Comedy,’ which was in turn the subject of several paintings of the high renaissance. Darwin took credit for many of Alfred Russel Wallace’s theories of evolution.

I can think of four names that stand out from the rest.

Alphabetically they are Beethoven, Einstein, Leonardo and Shakespeare.

We forget that Einstein was more than the most brilliant

mathematician and physician. He was also a spiritualist, philosopher and humorist. He declared: “Only two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity. And I’m not sure about the former.”

He had deep insights into human nature and, with his understanding of the reality of time and space, he expounded on Henri Bergson’s theories of time.

The other three are artists.

Beethoven and Shakespeare are frequently compared with each other as each took his art form to its summit. This is not merely because of their understanding of the human spirit and human thought, but also with their ability to express it. They each presented it in sublime language, while providing enduring entertainment.

Beethoven transmits human emotions such as love, despair and joy through the Violin Romances, Fuer Elise and the Ninth. One of the ‘minor’ symphonies, the Sixth (Pastoral), depicts the countryside so that a blind person can see and enjoy it. The listener can picture the landscape on arrival, imagine the fresh babbling brook and share the gratitude of the shepherds after surviving the storm. Each listener will have a different perception, different images.

Shakespeare created living characters in numerous different periods and settings, showing the effect on them of tragedy, comedy, romance and history. All of us can identify with the insanity and suffering of King Lear and the torment of Othello, for example.

Leonardo died 500 years ago. He excelled in most of what he attempted. There are arguably greater renaissance and classical painters, but he is right up there. And he was much more. He was inventor, engineer, scientist, mathematician, anatomist, musician and poet. In a pre-industrial and pre-technological age his inventions foresaw the motor car, air travel, the machine gun, the armoured tank, the suspension bridge and the robot. As he knew that, one day, we should be enjoying air travel as he invented the parachute! His genius is surely the greatest in human history.

Extreme Transparency all directions on the watch face.

The arrow shape of the Aerial Neo Bridges, a Girard-Perregaux signature were inspired by the architectural marvels in the world’s greatest cities. Finished in Swiss made sapphire the bridges reveal the smallest details of the mechanism with a light and powerful presence on the wrist. The tourbillon cage is powered by a unidirectional automatic winding system featuring a micro-rotor made of white gold. Visible through the sapphire crystal box, the micro-rotor is engraved with an eagle, instantly recognisable hallmark of the Swiss Manufacture.

The Quasar Light is a brilliantly bold expression of the technical mastery, contemporary design and rich heritage of the GirardPerregaux manufacture. A close to astronomical US$ 300,000 for each of just 18 www.girard-perre gaux.com .

Nick Horne, London, England

Dazzling crystals Sculpted curves a limited series of just 18 examples.

The reverse of the Quasar Light, seen only when removed from select wrists.

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HIGH PRAISE DEAR Euro Weekly, Yesterday I read the first piece by your new columnist Miss Bipolar and I have to say thank you so very much.

As a long-term sufferer of depression and anxiety it really made a difference to my day reading about somebody here in Spain who has similar feelings and how they cope.

She wrote about things that are constantly on my mind and made me feel at ease and took a little bit of weight off my shoulders that day.

As a Brit abroad, I often find it hard to discuss my feelings with health care professionals here as my Spanish is not perfect and some things can be lost in translation, important things.

I will definitely be reading the column every week. Thank you, Miss Bipolar for brightening up my day.

Kind regards Damian Wood

Striking a chord Dear Leapy Lee, Thank you for saying what we think, every week.

This week’s article struck a chord.

A while back, I contacted the Race and Equality Board or whatever they now call themselves? It seemed a trivial subject, but I wanted to prove a point, especially as my taxes are going towards all these Anti-White organisations.

I told them that I was offended by the Meerkats adverts on the TV. I pointed out that even though they were puppets, they were given human voices. As the Meerkat is native to the Kalahari Desert, which is in the south of Africa, I asked why they all had Russian accents?

The silly little girl ‘working’ for this government office, wanted to know what made me think they were Russian? I replied that names like Alexander, Sergei, Oleg etc and the using of Rubles were a bit of a giveaway. She wanted to then know why I was offended?

I said that I descended from Grandparents that had fled the Russian Revolution and that these ad-

MISS BIPOLAR: Thank you for brightening up my day. verts were racially taunting my heritage.

Many emails, over many weeks, were exchanged between us only for me to be told that basically, if you’re white, you don’t count. You can’t be Racially Abused.

The sound of Heroes turning in their graves is deafening!

What frightens me is that today’s children actually believe this nonsense that is now the norm. They have been brainwashed by the Leftie teachers.

These teachers have been told to teach it, or be sacked. The children have been told to listen and repeat it, or fail your exams. The school leavers have been told to practise it or be refused work.

They complain that North Korean children are brainwashed!

I’m sure that I read that you were

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going to host a Radio Show. Where and when will it be broadcast, please?

Keep on keeping the faith

Gary Turness PS Letters. I’ve heard that it’s now illegal to use the word Bitch. Any ideas how I can refer to my female canine in future!

All letters by email or post should carry the writer’s address, NIE and contact number though only the name and town will be published.

Thank goodness someone reported the cruelty. Lovely to see how the cat is now getting all the TLC that kittens need ­ and deserve. Too easy for sick people like this to ever own an animal, ob­ tained just for them to abuse. Twelve weeks doesn’t sound long but he could come up against it and have other inmates bite his ear?

Sandi Oakley

Mother & Daughter ‘Bit and Scratched’ Pilot in Cockpit after Row with Cabin Crew Remove passports. No fly list, lifetime flight ban. Two years in prison. Airline to recover costs. Pas­ sengers take them to court for compensation. Too harsh?

Trev Vennard

Spain Risks Recession as Covid-19 spreads around Europe Have been indicators for about a year now. Trade war US vs China. Conflict in the bay of Arden could both pressure a recession through. Spain on top had political problems which made peo­ ple wonder on the home sales. Andalucia then freed 300,000 homes so they could be sold. On

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Speech that is lawful offline will be regulated online, stifling free expression and influencing online censorship internationally.

Online speech regulations inscribe limitations on the everyday communications of billions of people.

Government has designed the plans not only to deal with crime online, but to explicitly target lawful speech.

Internet and social media companies are the public squares or the town criers of the modern day. They allow people to communicate, politically organise, expose corruption and build new communities on a scale never seen before.

Social media platforms are censoring views and deleting accounts haphazardly, often in response to political tides rather than rule breaches, effectively playing judge and jury with our rights.

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COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK top imf have past two to three years warned that Spain is heading for a housing bubble again.

Now on top comes Coronavirus. Yes I would say there are enough indicators to take precau­ tions, mind you if China and US solve their trade deal and if Corona gets contained two of the big three will be gone, that leaves Iran. And right now a huge part of the government there is down with Corona one plus of that virus. So if lucky the world might recover but if just one fails recession is a big possibility.

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Ryanair launch rescue fares for Flybe customers starting from £19.99 as easyJet offer Free Flights home for Flybe Staff #Ryanair and others should be congratulated for this move (rather than criticised) however a better move may be to plug the gap permanently on some of the gaps left by FlyBe, Thomas Cook. Monarch etc. Without route competition, prices will go up and consumers will lose out.

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You realise this week how liberating it is to share your thoughts and feelings with someone close. It is not always easy to do this, until you realise everyone has them. Some hopes and dreams are more attainable than others, of course, and someone has to find out which are which.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Time is precious this week because you are in demand.

A chance lost in the past presents itself again but won’t be too easy. Holding back just a little makes you more desirable. A want to travel could be cramped by financial considerations. If making extra money is too difficult, consider sharing something of value with someone else.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) After a relaxed weekend, it might prove difficult to take up the reins of work again.

However, midweek sees you trotting along happily and minding your own business when someone stops you in your tracks.

When a challenge is issued, your natural stubbornness comes to the fore.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) With a mind as sharp as a needle, you spin through the week, weaving your own charming spell. A bit of extra confidence works wonders for your mood. Something that you read sets you thinking about doing some writing or creating something artistic, perhaps even a musical.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although energy is not high, there is the need to have some kind of challenge. With the brain active, it is an ideal time to plot and plan your next moves.

Maybe something that has been delayed might now be advanced. You find it hard to choose between opportunities.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The imagination stirs and the heart races at a suggestion

this week. Your strong intuition tells you it is the right thing to do.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Reading the small print or being sure what is offered in a personal encounter is most important this week. Leave nothing to chance or you could be out of pocket.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Being over-generous with cash midweek could see you making a poor move.

Perhaps someone needs to be more hardworking or perhaps less of a spendthrift.

Propping up a bad habit would be doing them no favours.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A suggestion made by you recently did not seem to be taken seriously. This week, however, negotiations could be opened. Circumstances change and it may seem someone gave up too early.

Bide your time and even hold your tongue when someone in a strong position spouts rubbish.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Confidence in a close relationship should be maintained.

Possibly someone who envies your position would like to see discord. A matter of spiritual or religious faith is questioned, but the answer comes more clearly and sharply than you would have thought.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) An investment made recently is built upon and brings peace of mind. Finances do need consideration but more in the long than the shortterm. Much is happening in the background that does not require your attention but, all the same, be aware.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) An emotional cut-off from the past is not as bad as anticipated.

Indeed, it confirms in your mind who you are and what your place in the world is. Inherited traits knit easily with your present life and bring contentment.

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Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.’

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Women’s wit

‘I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.’

Florence Nightingale

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 No crop is damaged by this arachnid (8) 4 Dry air circulating over Delta (4) 8 Thomas points to the big books (5) 10 Valiant sort of European (7) 11 Model to lightly hit seabird (7) 12 Letters at the beginning of each fairway (4) 14 Continue returning the addict to me (6) 16 Anchor designed for Greek ferryman (6) 19 Calm seas have something for the needy (4) 21 Address the French version of truce (7) 24 Track not kept in a good state of repair (3,4) 25 It's open and it's in Andover, Terry!

(5) 26 It smells when my boy returns at this point (4) 27 The dreadfully drab cook goes to the rear entrance (8) Down 1 Put aside a pet rat's bananas (3,5) 2 Former Eastern adhesive (5) 3 Outcome of one-nil available over the internet (6) 5 Rubbish emptied in English river (5) 6 Depression in olden times (4) 7 To do some sewing can be a pain (6)

9 Friends forming teams (5) 13 Some dances to rejuvenate forerunner (8) 15 Ma's baby's bed is a charm (6) 17 Rogue tuned red (5)

Code Breaker

18 Composer making connection in Georgia (6) 20 Labour leader ends loans (5) 22 Criminal's staff (5) 23 Bird that's new coming up over river (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents Z and 17 represents V, so fill in Z every time the figure 11 appears and V every time the figure 17 appears.

Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Utter a sudden loud cry (6) 4 Rain gently (4) 8 Not used up (9) 9 And nothing more (4) 10 Wreckage (6) 13 Black eye (6) 15 Woodwind instrument (4) 18 Person's child or children (9) 19 Fixed (4) 20 Being very thin (6)

English - Spanish

Across 1 Béisbol (8) 4 Juego (4) 8 Spider (5) 10 Vultures (7) 11 Glass (7) 12 Asiento (4) 14 Enormous (6) 16 Bocas (6) 19 Crane (machine) (4) 21 Scanner (7) 24 Anchovies (7) 25 Corto (longitud, distancia) (5) 26 To plough (4) 27 To pull up (8)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Down 1 Seafarers (7) 2 Countryfied (5) 3 Money or goods contributed to the poor (4) 5 Earlier in time (5) 6 Earlier in time (3) 7 Small, cat-like animal (5) 11 State definitely (7) 12 Entice (5) 14 Reason by deduction (5) 16 Originate (5) 17/18 Commence officially (4,3)

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

Down 1 Ramas (de árbol) (8) 2 Alardear (5) 3 Etiquetas (6) 5 Sour (f) (5) 6 Fácil (sencillo) (4) 7 Risk (6) 9 Friend (5) 13 Writer (8) 15 Prado (6) 17 So much (5) 18 To think (6) 20 Gust of wind (5) 22 Coast (5) 23 Cream (4)

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Hexagram

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

ADRIFT APPEND CARTON DAINTY DEARTH ELICIT FAULTY FIDGET FUNGAL KITTLE MAIDEN MARTYR POLLEN (10) PUFFIN SLUDGE SPURGE STUPID SWINGY TARIFF

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Petrel 2 Resort 3 Choose 4 Dugout 5 Street 6 Famous 7 Clause 8 Omelet 9 Tablet 10 Create 11 Arrear 12 Edible 13 Rental 14 Relief 15 Letter 16 Teeter 17 Logged 18 Potent 19 Assort.

Nonagram

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

Kakuro

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case M) 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: 20 • Good: 28

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

• Very good: 40 • Excellent: 52

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

Average: 7 Good: 10 Very good: 15

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 19

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aeon amen ante anti elan enol etna into lain lane lean lent lien limn line lino lint lion loan loin lone loon main mane mean mien mine mint moan mono mont moon nail name neat noil note omen onto tine tone toon alien aline alone ament amine amino amnio anile anime anole atone inlet leant leman lemon lento limen matin meant melon monte oaten talon tinea tonal anomie entail inmate lament loonie lotion mantel mantle melton menial mental molten motion oilman oilmen toonie ailment aliment amniote elation emotion moonlit telamon toenail motional EMOTIONAL

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QUICK Across: 1 Scarab, 4 Hunt, 8 Buttercup, 9 Trek, 10 Assess, 13 Rascal, 15 Fear, 18 Overdraft, 19 Film, 20 Always.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Scatter, 2 Amble, 3 Alto, 5 Uncle, 6/18 Tip off, 7 Cease, 11 Surpass, 12 Handy, 14 Smell, 16 Extra, 17 Hail.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Plus, 4 Charter, 9 Embrace, 10 Cross, 11 Germs, 12 Shatter, 13 Snatch, 15 Scrape, 18 Romance, 20 Locks, 22 Pence, 23 Spatial, 24 Swollen, 25 Anna.

1 Prosper, 5 Tocar, 8 Under, 9 Mirrors, 10 Bonfire, 11 Acera, 12 Cajón, 14 Mayor, 19 Heads, 21 Caravan, 23 Runners, 24 Amuse, 25 Enter, 26 Release.

Down: 2 Liberia, 3 Slaps, 4 Crease, 5 Archaic, 6 Trout, 7 Reserve, 8 Berg, 13 Stripes, 14 Congeal, 16 Auction, 17 Lets in, 19 Mango, 20 Lhasa, 21 Sale.

Down:

1 Prueba, 2 Orden, 3 Perdido, 4 Romper, 5 Tarta, 6 Close to, 7 Raspar, 13 Against, 15 Air mail, 16 Charge, 17 Acusar, 18 Sneeze, 20 Swear, 22 Viuda.

App of the week weWake This is an interesting idea for people who dread, or at least have trouble waking up. weWake is a collaborative alarm clock that lets you set an alarm with friends and tackle mornings together. You can program its alarm function to call you with a fun fact, random joke, or of course conference you in with a friend or family member!

QUIZ: SENIOR MOMENTS 1. According to Merriam-Webster, the term ‘senior citizen’ was coined as a euphemism for ‘old person’ during an American political campaign in which decade: 1920s, 1930s or 1940s?

2. Born in Huddersfield in 1976, with which sport would you principally associate Keith Senior?

3. Founded by King Edward III in 1348, which is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross?

4. Founded in 1937, the Senior PGA Championship is a high-profile tournament for golfers over what age?

5. James Lawler Booth (1875-1921) was the real name of which English music hall comedian and singer who was nicknamed The Wigan Nightingale? His son, born George Hoy Booth (1904-1961), was also a famous entertainer.

6. Prior to the reforms in the 1990s, what title was given in the UK to a hospital doctor undergoing specialist training, who was one grade below that of a consultant?

7. Which actor has portrayed senior charge nurse, emergency nurse practitioner and clinical nurse manager Charlie Fairhead in the BBC British medical drama Casualty since 1986?

8. Which of the UK’s armed forces is nicknamed the ‘Senior Service’?

9. Which Shakespeare play features the character Duke Senior, whose daughter Rosalind flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden?

10. Who was US president George W Bush Senior’s vice president, from January 1989 to January 1993?

Not a lot of people know that… the Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady in the UK royal household. Formerly responsible for the queen's clothes and jewellery, the post now has the responsibility for arranging the rota of attendance of the ladies-in-waiting on the queen, along with various duties at state ceremonies.

Answers: 1. 1930s (1938), 2. RUGBY LEAGUE, 3. The Most Noble ORDER OF THE GARTER, 4. 50, 5. GEORGE FORMBY SENIOR, 6. SENIOR REGISTRAR, 7.

DEREK THOMPSON, 8. ROYAL NAVY, 9. AS YOU LIKE IT, 10.

DAN QUAYLE

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Pete Doherty, Musician, March 12, 1979, 40 this inability which made the band’s music A promising musician, poet, singer and lyricist who popular. Apparently, Clayton’s alleged shines on the horizon of British music industry. From inability produced weird sounds on the bass his childhood days, he had developed passion for which made the band’s music seem exotic!

Michael Caine, Actor, March 14, 1933, 86 guitar and poetry. Being visionary, he perfectly combined his passion, enthusiasm and hard efforts to Distinguished actor renowned for his Michael Caine. form three successful bands: Libertines, Cockney accent and powerful depiction of Babyshambles and Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres. roles. In a career spanning almost 60 years, Caine has Adam Clayton, Musician, March 13, 1960, 59 appeared in around 115 films and earned numerous awards and nominations. In spite of such adulation, he One of the most widely remembered bass guitarists in international music. Currently the lead bassist of still remains a family oriented private person much popular band U2, he’s also been part of bands like interested in charity work.

Bono. Though Adam was considered to be a bad Mark Hoppus, Singer, March 15, 1972, 47 American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer as guitarist, members of the band Bono agree that it was

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.

well as a TV personality. He became popular as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the pop punk band Blink-182.

Theo Walcott, Footballer, March 16, 1989, 30 English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the English national team.

Walcott is a product of the Southampton Academy and started his career with Southampton before joining Arsenal for £5 million in 2006.

Justin Hawkins, Musician, March 17, 1975, 44 English musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of the Darkness.

Heavily influenced by classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s, Hawkins is noted for his falsetto singing voice and onstage persona

Word Ladder READ

FARM BACK

Move from the start word (READ) to the end word (FARM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

1930 - India March Mahatma Gandhi and his followers begin a 200-mile march to the salt beds of Jalalpur to campaign against British tax on salt beginning the fight for Indian independence from Great Britain.

1938 - Hitler and Mussolini Hitler rode into Vienna triumphantly. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain made a speech in the House of Commons on the Austrian situation, saying the government ‘emphatically’ disapproved of Germany’s deed.

1938 - Spain Bombing Nine air raids took place in Barcelona. About 300 lives were reported lost as a result. One of the bombs was dropped near the US Embassy, which Francisco Franco’s troops were responsible for.

1961 - UK Spy Ring Five people went on trial at the Old Bailey, charged with plotting to pass official secrets to the Russians, breaking the Official Secrets Act. 1965 - Space Walk Soviet cosmonaut Lt Col Alexei Leonov exited the spacecraft Voskshod II for a short ‘spin.’ He completed a somersault, then proceeded to take pictures of space. He became the first man to walk in space.

1976 - United Kingdom Underground Train Bomb The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead while chasing a gunman who detonated a bomb on his train.

1976 - UK Harold Wilson British Prime Minister Harold Wilson shocks the political world by announcing his resignation after being the Labour leader for 13 years and prime minister for almost eight years.

This week in history

Flack: Storm in a C cup IN December 2014, Caroline danced her way into the nation’s hearts when she raised the BBC’s coveted Strictly Come Dancing glitter ball. Known for her throaty laugh, edgy humour and quick-fire wit, showcased on some of Britain’s most popular reality TV shows, she was thrust into the mainstream, hosting ITV’s flagship talent show, The X Factor, with Olly Murs.

Storm in a C Cup, reveals the laughter and pain behind the TV persona, from a sheltered Norfolk childhood shared with her twin sister, through her madcap student days, to the challenging career ladder leading to eventual TV success, not forgetting its dark shadow, when intrusive media attention turned the dream into a nightmare. She takes us behind the cameras at some of TV’s most successful reality shows, including the tensions, stresses and unlikely friendships of the threemonth adventure that was ‘Strictly.’

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Make a Cuppa Special YOU will probably be aware of the ‘Great British Coffee Morning’ in England, which raises fantastic sums of money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Following that theme, we have decided to do something similar for MACS! As many of us have joined clubs or a variety of groups, or just enjoy the company of a good group of friends, we think that we have the potential to raise some serious money for MACS. Living in this beautiful sunny country of Spain, your group doesn’t have to go for a coffee and a cake, it could be a vino and a tapa. The choice is yours!

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DIONE LOCKYER COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (also known as CBT) is a type of psychotherapy intervention that aims to improve mental health.

Based on the CBT triangle of thoughts, feelings and behaviours, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on challenging and changing distortions that are led to believe to be causing problems and then to reevaluate them in the light of reality. It can be used for a range of problems such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, relationship concerns and many mental health illnesses.

With extensive research Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is proven to lead to significant improvement in both functioning and quality of life!

So, how can it help you? We all want to be happy in life don't we? The definition of happiness differs from person to person but happiness is something that is universally pursued. Most people fixate happiness with physical aspects of their life for example or changes in their current situation such as, I will be happy

HEALTH & BEAUTY

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, HOW IT HELPS when if I am slimmer, I will be happy with more money, I will be happy in a different job. Do these statements ring true to any of you? This may surprise you but richer people are not always happier, slimmer people are not always happier and neither are those who have more money. In fact, physical and material objects have no impact on how happy it makes an individual. So what is the difference? It all comes down to perspective or thoughts in our own situations!

There is an over used expression that is used yet is extremely important and actually gets to the heart of CBT. Is your glass half full or half empty? This is the difference between happy and unhappy people. The glass of water is seen as the person’s situation or their life’s circumstances. We tend to think that by filling the glass with materialistic objects such as a new job, a new house or more money will sufficiently fill the glass but physical objects actually have no impact at all. It is all about the thoughts, feelings and be-

haviours you have. Here is an example

by Dr Michael Sinclair to give you a full understanding of how this works.

Two friends, Emma and Sarah both have job interviews on the same day.

Emma is feeling very nervous and can feel her heart in her throat. In contrast Sarah whilst slightly nervous, is actually a little excited. Although she is aware of the unusual feeling in her chest, she refers to it as butterflies rather than the pounding of her heart. These two women are in identical situations but are experiencing very different physical and emotional reactions. This is down to one fundamental difference... THEIR PERSPECTIVE! Whether one is more qualified than the other is irrelevant, as is all of the external factors. It all comes down to how we view the situation. CBT refers to two core aspects of psychology; 1. Thinking Cognition refers to all of our thoughts, which include memories, images and words etc. Everything that goes through

our heads fall into this category.

2. Action Behaviour refers to whatever we are doing with our body at any particular moment. Quite often, when people ask what we are doing, we respond with ‘nothing’. This is actually impossible! We are ALWAYS doing something, even sitting down staring out of the window is considered an action.

Here is an exercise for all of my wonderful readers. Sit in a quiet comfortable place with no distractions. Answer the following questions without too much thought.

1. How would you like to feel?

2. What do you like best about yourself?

3. What changes are you willing to make?

4. How do you feel physically?

5. How do you feel emotionally?

6. How do you behave?

7. Can you see the connection between the last three questions?

By answering these questions openly and honestly, you can retrain your thoughts which will then have a completely different impact on your feelings and behaviours. If you would like to learn more about your answers or information regarding CBT, please email me at coachingwithdione@gmail.com.

Fight that feeling SO many vitamins and minerals promise improved health, but which ones deliver?

If you’ve ever stepped foot inside a health food store, then you’ll know

how many supplements are out there. Now choice is great but it can be overwhelming. In fact, it seems like there’s a supplement for almost everything now.

So how do we know

which supplements to take, and why?

Taking Vitamin C supplements will help you ward off coughs and colds, by maintaining a healthy immune system. Vitamin C is a great antioxidant, meaning it can hoover up the toxic chemicals our cells naturally produce, called free radicals.

Most of us don’t get enough Vitamin D from the sun, so supplements are crucial. Great for fighting bugs and strengthening bones and teeth.

We need magnesium to relax our muscles, which in helps us relax body and mind. Combine magnesium with meditation and massage or take in the evening to improve sleep.

Take Vitamin B complex supplements for energy as this group of vitamins work as an energising team.

Zinc helps white blood cells do their job fighting infection and healing cuts and bruises.

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Hair type, care type N O W t h e re ’s n o u n i v e r s a l l y c o r re c t a n swer for ‘How often should I wash my hair?’ because every single scalp and hair type is unique.

So even though you’ve probably heard that it’s best to wash your hair as infrequently as possible, that may not exactly be true.

Your ultra-fine, greaseprone hair won’t follow the same rules as someone with combination curls because depending on your hair type, not washing your hair enough can cause dandruff, irritation and even hair loss.

Also, washing too frequently can lead to stripped, straw-like hair and scalp inflammation.

So, although it’ll still require some testing to figure out how often to wash your hair, here is a basic starting fre-

quency for some hair types to help you wash your hair with less stress.

Fine hair shows grease and oil more than other hair types do. It may be tempting to shampoo every day, but you’ll just end up stripping your hair and potentially leading to even more oil. Instead, wash your hair every other day with a gentle, volumising formula and blast your roots with dry shampoo to curb day-two grease.

Thick, dense hair follicles tend to disguise oil better than thinner hair, which means that if your hair isn’t very oily, try to wash it only once or twice a week. If you’re prone to buildup or itchiness, try a shampoo filled with the pore-clearing and inflammation-zapping tea tree oil to will your roots clean without feeling stripped.

Wa v e s a n d l o o s e r curls can get weighed down by the butters and oils in curl-specific shampoos, especially if your hair is fine.

To keep them voluminous and defined without the straw-like dryness - wash every other day or every two days (with a sulfatefree cleanser that’s formulated with lightweight moisturisers.

When you damage your hair it roughs up the cuticles, leaving your strands dry, dull, a n d b r i t t l e . To h e l p counteract the damage, try sulphate-free, colour-safe shampoo that uses plant-based proteins and lightweight oils to gently cleanse and hydrate.

Then, once a week, douse your hair in a treatment that uses keratin to repair the broken bonds in your fried hair.

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Laughing is the best medicine MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED “HAVE I gone mad?” Asked the mad hatter.

“Sadly, I’m afraid so” said Alice...

“You’re entirely bonkers, but shall I tell you a secret?

“ALL the best people usually are.”

Alice in Wonderland Personally speaking, laughter is really the best medicine, getting to laugh about something that is otherwise so hard to deal with in your own head is such a gift. It can be used as a healthy defence tactic to master an unpleasant situation...

If you can laugh at the matter; you gain the power to control bipolar rather than let it control you, which automatically makes you feel better.

Don’t get me wrong, a mental illness is not a joking matter but it can be a laughing matter.

When we laugh, our brain is stimulated, we take ourselves less seriously and we are better equipped to overcome future challenges.

Part of my recovery is learning to look back and laugh at past situations.

There was this one time, I had gone for a routine check-up with my psychiatrist, and Dad was waiting outside in the car.

I had been quiet all the way there, appointments always made me very angsty and Drs running late would only make my anxiety worse! The Doctor called me in, I told her how I

was feeling at the time, no alterations to my medication this time wohooo!!

I came out and got in the car, and Dad asked me “How did it go, still a fruit loop?”

To which we both laughed at all the way home.

Being able to laugh at yourself can have such a positive effect on your mental health, knowing from experience it can make life a little easier and a little brighter.

The only times I take offence at someone joking about mental illness, or generally anything, is when it’s disrespectful. Other than that, it’s healing and the best therapy.

Laughing can turn a negative experience into a positive one.

It’s also contagious, so reach out and try and make someone laugh!

I hate bipolar - it’s awesome!

If you have any experiences you would like to share or questions you would like to ask feel free to email me.

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Committed couple SPANISH actress and model, Elsa Pataky and her husband, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, have always been very environmentally conscious. So, it comes as no surprise that the couple feels very strongly about recent fires that ravaged the land where they live with their three children, Australia. The couple’s commitment to helping with the cause is so strong that they have donated almost a million euros to help different organisations.

Such as the NSW Rural Fire Service, County Fire Service in South Australia and to the County Fire Authority in the State of Victoria.

“We have a position that allows us to contribute to

ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS: The stars have made large donations to emergency services. the fight for the environment and influence people so that each one contributes their grain of sand,” said the actress.

“Never before have there been fires of such magnitude. The heat and drought, together with the fire, have left this country in a very vulnerable state,” she declared. “The money

we have donated will be used both for forest recovery and wildlife rescue, and will also contribute to the repair of roads and telecommunications infrastructure and to help people directly affected by fires,” she added.

The Hollywood stars live in Byron Bay with their three children, India, seven, and the twins Tristan and Sacha, five. The children take great care of the environment and live in an authentic farm surrounded by animals.

According to Elsa, it is completely normal for them to recycle correctly or dispense with plastics.

"Living here has allowed us to lead a life very committed to the environment and for our children to grow up with those values."

Affleck hones Spanish skills RUMOUR has it that Hollywood superstar Ben Affleck is heading back to school to polish up on his Spanish after realising his 14-year-old daughter, Violet, has a better command of the language.

The Batman star perfected his Spanish skills while living and working as a child actor in Mexico and has always taken pride in being able to help her with her homework - until recently.

“She’s right at the point where I think she might be passing me,” he said during a recent TV appearance. “I was like, ‘Nope, this is not happening! I don’t mind that I can’t do your math homework... but you are not gonna be better at Spanish than me.’

“I’ve decided I’ve gotta take classes, I’ve gotta do something to keep up... she’s like, ‘That sounds ridiculous. You’re not using the perfect tense!’”

However, Ben is beginning to realise that because he studied Spanish in Mexico, he struggles with the language when he visits Spain.

“You go to Spain and they’re like, ‘No,

BATMAN STAR: Enjoy’s helping his daughter with homework. that’s not Spanish!’” the 47-year-old raged. “I’m like, ‘What are you talking about, that’s not Spanish?’ and they’re like, ‘I’ve never heard that word in my life... in Mexico, they don’t speak real Spanish!’”

Another reason Affleck may be keen on swotting up on his Spanish could be his new girlfriend, Bond girl Ana De Armas, as the two seem to be inseparable since they recently finished filming the movie ‘Deep Water’ together in New Orleans. The pair have been spotted enjoying dinner and shopping in the actress’ native home of Cuba and confirmed their romance when they were seen sharing a passionate kiss before boarding a private jet off the island.

Rock on to Queen A SPECTACULAR new show will be bringing the rocking sounds of Queen’s greatest hits to Roquetas de Mar later this month.

The creators of Symphonic Rhapsody of Queen, a spectacular seen by well over half a million people, will be presenting its latest offering Rhapsody of Queen at Roquetas Teatro Auditorio on Saturday March 28. Anyone expecting a straightforward tribute band and Queen lookalikes is going to be disappointed. No one is trying to be Freddie Mercury and his fellow band members: the performers don’t dress like them and don’t try to sound exactly like them. It features a brilliant rock band and a line-up of talented international singers, each performing their own thumping versions of Queen classics. We will rock you, Another one bites the dust, Crazy little thing called love, Somebody to love, and of course, Bohemian Rhapsody, are just some of the songs which Ines Vera-Ortiz, Diego Valdez Kenny Leckremo and Thomas Vikström belt out.

Along with 160 minutes of some of the best rock tunes ever there is a powerful visual show, ensuring the show adds up an evening of unforgettable entertainment.

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Belgian beer stew I WAS doing some research into Belgian bar food (as you do!) and as well as the moules-frites, I found a very appealing dish called Carbonnades Flamandes. It’s a slow cooked stew of large chunks of stewing beef braised in Belgian Trappist dark beer. After successfully getting the butcher to cut me some large chunks of stewing beef I had more trouble obtaining the Trappist beer.

In the end I settled for Guinness. So my Belgian dish had now become a Belgian / Irish affair.

Marinate the beef in the beer along with four

APPEALING: A slow cooked beef stew using dark beer. crushed garlic cloves and a couple of bay leaves for 24 hours.

When ready to cook take the beef out of the

marinade and pat dry with some kitchen towel.

Dust with some seasoned flour and brown in some olive oil in a deep

pan. Remove the beef and set to one side. Fry some lardons of pancetta in the same pan (add a little more oil if necessary) and then remove with a slotted spoon and put with the beef.

Add chopped onion, carrots and leek. Soften for a few minutes then pour in the marinade through a sieve. Top up with about 300ml of beef stock. Stir in a couple of squeezes of tomato puree, some thyme and stir. Bring to a boil then turn down to a low simmer and leave for two or three hours.

It’s done when the beef is completely tender. Scatter with fresh parsley. Enjoy.

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Cultural spring THERE is a spring of culture in Albox as this year’s national and international arts festival gets underway.

Between now and the end of May there are a series of classical music, poetry and theatre competitions and performances as part of ‘Albox-Primavera 2020,’ which over the last 50 years has grown to become one of the most important annual cultural events in the Almanzora Valley The festival got underway on Saturday with the first event, the National Chamber Music Competition. Musicians from all over Spain playing different kinds of instruments offered a free concert at the Federico Garcia Lorca hall.

On the evening of Saturday March 21 the Federico Garcia Lorca hall will be the venue for the National Recital Competition, in which more than 40 participants have registered to take part. Again the event is free to the public.

The following Saturday March 28 there is the sixth international competition of ‘Lied’ (poetry set to classical music) and concert song. Sopranos, mezzosopranos, tenors, counter tenors and baritones will be performing accompanied by a pianist.

The gala for the 19th edition of the Martin Garcia Ramos International Young Poetry competition will be staged on the evening of Saturday April 25 at the Agua y Salud municipal centre. The judges have to decide on the best from more than 200 original and unpublished poems from Spanish-speaking countries around the world. The poet of the winning poem will will €6,000 and have their work published.

The competition is considered one of the most important for under-30’s in the Spanish-speaking world.

In the second fortnight of May, the festival focus will be on theatre for the 50th anniversary of the National Amateur Dramatics competition. The best theatre companies in Spain will be chosen from among more than 50 taking part.

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GREAT CAUSE: Put your best foot forward for a great cause.

Fun walk fundraiser for MACS charity THE Piedra Amarilla Walkers and Talkers group is holding a fun walk to raise funds for Mojacar Area Cancer Support (MACS).

The event is billed as an easy, level nine-kilometre walk from La Hoya to Cantoria, which is dog, wheelchair and buggy friendly, and open to all.

There will be a refreshment stop along the way.

The group asks everyone taking part to dress in pink, ‘the zanier the better,’ dogs included.

There will be fun prizes for the best or worst dressed people and pooches. There will also be a raffle to win a whole host of cleaning products, all pink, and all donated by members of the group.

Entry is €3 per person, all of which goes to MACS. The walk will take place on Thursday April 2, meeting at Lorena’s Bar, Piedra Amarilla, and setting off at 1pm. Raffle tickets are available from Lorena’s Bar.

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Festival host

FINES will host the 21st edition of the Music Band Provincial Festival, Diputacion de Almeria, Culture and Cinema deputy Manuel Guzman has announced.

The event will take place this summer, and will, the deputy said, make the municipality the “epicentre of municipal music.”

Guzman made the announcement during a recent visit to Fines to inaugurate a new 300sqm base for the local Music Band Cultural Association’s meetings and rehearsals and a 600sqm multi-purpose space.

The projects were carried out under the PFEA Rural Employment Development Plan with a €155,000 investment, creating 1,283 working days for Fines residents.

The deputy referred to the provincial government-managed plan as “an effective tool for the

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NEW BASE: The provincial Culture and Cinema deputy inaugurated a new space for the municipal bands meetings and rehearsals. councils to fight against depopulation and create equal opportunities.

“The PFEA contributes to modernising and improving the public services which the councils offer their residents and visitors, generates employment and boosts the local economy,” he added.

The Fines municipal band, which this year cel-

ebrates its 25th anniversary and currently has some 40 members, marked the occasion with a concert for those attending the inauguration of its new home.

Guzman told the band members they represent “part of the municipal history and take the name of Fines throughout the province.”

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A new legend is born

THE Alfa Romeo brand renews its myth with a retur n to its origins, resurrecting one of the legends of motor racing and a milestone in its history: the Giulia GTA. The new Giulia GTA is technically and conceptually inspired by the 1965 Giulia GTA developed by Autodelta starting from the Giulia Sprint GT which collected sporting successes all over the world.

The Giulia GTA is immediately recognisable thanks to an exclusive characterisation not only aesthetically but also functional to per formance. Alfa Romeo engineers have worked to improve aerodynamics and handling, but above

all to reduce weight.

Active aerodynamics were specifically designed to increase the aerodynamic load. Handling has been improved by widening the front and rear tracks by 50 mm and developing a new set of springs, shock absorbers and bushings for the suspension systems. As

far as per for mance is concer ned, the Alfa Romeo 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo engine, made entirely of aluminium and capable of delivering as much as 510 bhp in its standard configur a -

RETURNING TO THEIR ORIGINS: Power alone is not enough.

tion, reaches 540 bhp on the Giulia GTA, thanks to the meticulous development and calibration work carried out by engineers, who are also able

to optimise the positive impact of the adoption of the new Akrapović titanium central exhaust system with its unmistakable sound.

Power alone is not enough to guarantee extraordinary per formance. Extremely accurate work on lightness has been taken to

the extreme: the weight reduction amounts to around 100 kilograms thanks to the adoption of lightweight materials.

The result is a weight of 1,520 kg, which, thanks to the increase in power to 540 hp, brings the weight/power ratio to an excellent level, 2.82 kg/hp, making Giulia GTA best in class and able to express extraordinary performance. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is lightning fast. The result is a supercar for everyday use.

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA will be built in a limited series of 500 units in total, numbered and certified, ready to flank its 1965 ancestor among the most desired collector’s items.

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BMW has revealed the Concept i4 an allelectric saloon, which previews the German brand’s forthcoming i4 rival for the Tesla Model 3 due to enter production in 2021.

Underneath, the Concept i4 (and the upcoming production-ready i4) shares its body-in-white with the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. A handful of styling tweaks, such as a larger radiator grille, updated headlamps, a tweaked rear end and a range of blue styling elements feature, in a bid to distance this electric saloon from BMW’s conventionally powered line-up.

BMW has also fitted a range of aerodynamically conscious design revisions, such as a set of widespoked alloy wheels and blanked-off ducting for the front bumper. The lowered side skirts also conceal the battery pack, while the reworked rear diffuser masks the space that would normally be occupied by an exhaust system.

Inside, there’s a new curved infotainment screen/digital gauge clus-

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The i4 features a 523bhp electric motor, which provides a claimed 0–62mph time of four seconds and a top speed of 124mph. The powertrain is fed by an

80kWh battery pack, which provides a maximum range of 373 miles.

The sprint from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) takes ‘approximately four seconds,’ while its top speed will be ‘over 200 km/h’ (124

miles). It’s powered by a single 530 PS (522 horsepower) electric motor.

The driving qualities of the BMW Concept i4 cannot be expressed in figures alone. The virtually silent delivery of power creates an entirely new sensation of dynamism. “The design of the BMW Concept i4 shows fantastic proportions,

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a powerfully expressive character and, of course, a lot of attention to detail,” adds Domagoj Dukec, Head of BMW Design.

The electric motor, power electronics, charging unit and high-voltage battery are all-new developments enabling the BMW Group to take another significant step forward.

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West Ham Should Have Beaten Arsenal

Arsenal started with Eddie Nketiah as a lone striker but his secondhalf replacement Alexandre Lacazette scored the winner against West Ham. Alexandre Lacazette came off the bench to score the winner as Arsenal extended their unbeaten Premier League run to eight games with a 1-0 victory over West Ham. The France international scored only his second league goal of 2020, converting from close range in the 78th minute to clinch three points for Mikel Arteta’s side, who struggled to break down a battling West Ham team before Lacazette’s second-half introduction.

The best chances of the afternoon before the goal fell to Hammers striker

ARSENAL: Extended their unbeaten run.

Michail Antonio, who misfired from close range either side of half-time, and Hammers boss David Moyes will be disappointed his side failed to hang on for a precious point towards their battle against relegation.

Arteta started with Eddie

Nketiah as a lone striker and failed to capitalise on what little possession came his way, while Gunners top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had an uncharacteristically quiet afternoon as he chased his 50th Premier League goal.

The result means Moyes is still without a win in 16 top-flight away games against Arsenal - no manager in Premier League history has taken charge of more winless away games against a single opponent.

West Ham’s Jarrod

Bowen hit the post with a bobbling 20-yard drive in the second minute amid a slow start from Arsenal, whose first chance came when Mesut Ozil took aim from the middle of the box and drew a good save from Lukasz Fabianski.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos hit the top of the crossbar with a header after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang teed him up as Arsenal began to turn the screw on a West Ham side content to sit back.

But the Gunners were found lacking in the final third and five minutes before half-time Issa Diop’s knock-down to Antonio should have led to the first goal, only for the Hammers striker to fire wide from close range when it looked easier to score.

West Ham continued to press after the interval, and

it took a one-handed reaction save from Bernd Leno to keep Antonio from scoring with a free header before Arteta sent on Lacazette in an attempt to inspire his side.

The change did not immediately lift Arsenal, who breathed a sigh of relief after Bowen broke clear only to fire straight at Leno, but moments later came the breakthrough.

Aubameyang’s drive looped up into the air and Ozil headed it gently down to Lacazette, who gleefully tucked it home from close range and celebrated after a lengthy VAR check for offside.

Leno made a superb save to deny Sebastien Haller from close range as West Ham sought a quick response, but the hosts survived the scare and closed out the victory.

CABRERA Lawn Bowls Club dominated the podium places at the recent Barry Woods Open Mixed Pairs competition, which it also hosted.

As the title of the competition suggests it is open to all other clubs to enter.

The competition was played on a round-robin basis with two groups of 10 teams. Each team played nine matches over the weekend and the winners of each group played in the final. Each match was over eight ends and played against a timer. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and also a point for every end won.

CREDIT: Dave Cowling

Cabrera Lawn Bowls Club triumph

CREDIT: Cabrera Lawn Bowls Club

CHAMPIONS: Top players Malcolm, Ian, Janet and Jean.

The winners of group A were Ian and Janet Jackson from Cabrera LBC and the winners of group B were Malcolm and Jean Smallwood, also from Cabrera LBC. After eight ends the score was level at 6-6, so both teams got one point for a draw. However as Ian and Janet had won five of the eight ends and Malcolm and Jean won three, the final score was 6-4 to Ian

and Janet making them the winners.

Barry Woods, a founder member of Cabrera, who was for many years club president, sponsored the competition.

Cabrera LBC put out a big thank you to all the organisers and spectators who made this event the great success it was.

The weather also played an important part as it was absolutely fabulous.

COMMISERATIONS: Runners-up Tony Freeman, Graham Downing and Hazel Pearson.

Mojacar Bowls’ 6th anniversary MOJACAR Bowls Club celebrated its sixth anniversary on Friday with a ‘friendly’ competition against other clubs.

The Mojacar club was joined at its green at the Hotel Servigroup Marina Playa by teams from Zurgena and Indalo Bowling: in all there were 18 teams of three players.

For the first time ever both teams in the final were from Mojacar BC. Izzy McKay, Donnie Rosie and Chris Gill emerged the winners, and were presented with the trophy by Servigroup Hotel Marina Mar Sub Director, Marta Astilleros.

Tony Freeman, Graham Downing and Hazel Pearson were the runners-up.

This means that for only the second time since its inception, the trophy will be kept at Mojacar Bowls club.