Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 30 July - 5 August 2020 Issue 1830

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PM Pedro Sanchez is fighting for Spain and has publicly slammed Boris Johnson’s decision to introduce a quarantine for travellers returning to the UK. “The decision to impose a mandatory 14-day quarantine (10 days was being muted at the time of going to press) on travellers entering the UK from Spain and to warn Britons against travelling to the country is an error based on incorrect epidemiological reasoning,” said Sanchez.

Speaking on Spanish TV on Monday night, July 27, the PM said much of the country, a hotspot for UK tourists, had a lower infection rate than the UK. Last year, British

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tourists made up over a fifth of all foreign visitors to Spain, which relies heavily on tourism.

“The error, in my judgement, and hence the lack of alignment of the UK’s response, is based on considering the cumulative incidence of (the virus in) the entire country.

“The rebound in coronavirus cases is focused in two regions, Catalonia and Aragon,” Sanchez told Telecinco television: “In most of Spain, the incidence (of the disease) is very much inferior to even the numbers registered in the UK.”

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SANCHEZ: Slammed decision.

Sanchez went on to say: “We are talking with British authorities to try to get them to reconsider.”

Hoteliers’ association Hosbec, the Generalitat and Benidorm Town Hall have also urged Britain to

rethink its quarantine demand for Spain.

Generalitat president Ximo Puig pointed out that the Valencian Community, and Alicante Province in particular, have a lower Covid-19 incidence than the UK. Puig was “enormously concerned” by the situation and the conse-

FREE • GRATIS quences that Boris Johnson’s decision would have on this year’s tourist season.

Local government minister Simon Clarke denied the Spanish PM’s claim that Britain has miscalculated the data on the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Spain.

“We obviously continue to work closely with them and we wish them every success in managing this outbreak, but we’ve seen a very sharp increase in cases in Spain.

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Javea takes it seriously

VISITORS to Benidorm’s Levante beach welcomed modifications to booking procedures.

First, Beaches councillor Monica Gomez announced that the reservations could be made from 9am onwards, followed not long afterwards with the news that booked spaces which were still unoccupied by 11am would be freed up for other beachgoers.

Vacated spaces are also re-allocated, she pointed out.

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That’s better! both online and from the promenade kiosks in front of Plaza de Torrejo, at the foot of the Avenida de Europa and in the Rincon de Loix.

This made an additional 360 spaces available on the first day, prompting Gomez to point out that there had been no queues at the Torrejo and Rincon kiosks.

Only the Avenida de

Europa kiosks had queues of around 15 people with an average waiting time of five minutes, the councillor said.

Gomez also said that it was easy to understand why there have been so many complaints.

“People want to enjoy the beach but we are having to deal with a pandemic, and safety has to come first.”

TOWN HALL: Javea’s mayor and councillors met hospitality industry representatives.

OWNERS of businesses linked to the hospitality and leisure industry recently visited Javea Town Hall to discuss health and safety measures.

Javea mayor Jose Chulvi, Public Safety councillor Pepa Gisbert and Health councillor Rita Berruti pointed out that many Covid-19 outbreaks in the Valencian Community and elsewhere in Spain were linked to clubs, pubs and discos as well as family gatherings where protection measures were relaxed.

“It is essential that business-owners take the situation seriously and play their part in preventing the spread of the virus,” Chulvi said.

There could be no repetition of recent inci-

dents that had resulted in town hall fines, the mayor warned, as he called on the local hospitality trade to stem behaviour incompatible with the health crisis that Spain still faces.

Police presence and controls has been increased in Javea’s nightlife zones to help prevent overcrowding outside pubs and clubs and to fine those flouting Valencia’s face mask regulations.

“We have to go hand-in-hand in combatting Covid-19,” Chulvi said.

“Any outbreak would involve procedures that will drag us all down, affecting the local population and the economy,” he declared.

Influx of boat people SEVENTY-NINE migrants reached the Costa Blanca during a 12-hour period between Friday and Saturday last week.

They arrived in six different dinghies, presumably launched from a peopletraffickers’ mothership, and were intercepted by the Guardia Civil in Benidorm, Villajoyosa, Moraira, Calpe, Alicante and Santa Pola.

The six minors aboard the boats included a baby of nine months but all the children and adults - who claimed to be Algerians - appeared to be in good health, said Red Cross sources.

The organisation also carried out PCR coronavirus tests and will transfer the migrants to the field hospital in Alicante City where they will be isolated for two weeks.

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Partying does no favours NIGHTLIFE was responsible for the spike in the Valencian Community’s Covid19 cases during the first month of ‘new normality.’

According to official Generalitat figures, cases originating in pubs, clubs and discos account for 10 per cent of the region’s outbreaks, but practically half of its positive cases.

There are currently 35 outbreaks in the region, with 22 located in Valencia Province, seven in Alicante and six in Castellon.

Fifteen were linked to family gatherings, while four originated in ‘social’ surroundings. Three outbreaks were linked to hospitals, two were classed as ‘imported’ while another in Rotova (Valencia) lacked official details.

Thirty-two of the 35 outbreaks led to 207 positive cases while the three others were responsible for 197 contagions. In other words, the 8.5 per cent of the outbreaks caused 48.7 per cent of the region’s positive Covid-19 cases.

Gandia was responsible for 114 positive cases, Peñiscola for 59 and Santa Pola for 24. The Generalitat’s Health department responded by closing down Gandia’s nightlife venues and carrying massive PCR tests in the two other municipalities.

Epidemiologists explained that tracing contacts at family or social gatherings is relatively easy, but much more complicated in clubs, pubs and discos.

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Going a little further T H E C a l p e - Te u l a d a section of Line 9 between Benidorm and Denia is due to reopen on Friday July 31.

It is almost exactly five years since the line between Calpe and Denia was closed on safety grounds during a €130 million modernisation project that had already made track and signalling improvements as far as Calpe.

Renovating the 11 kilometres of track between Calpe and Teulada has now been completed following a €17 million outlay that included installing monitoring systems on the rehabilitated Quisi and Ferrandet viaducts which were built more than a century ago.

It will still be some time before Line 9 passengers bound for Denia can com-

QUISI VIADUCT: In use since 1915. plete the entire journey by train, but instead of transferring to a bus provided by regional rail operator FGV in Calpe, they will now do so in Teulada.

Javea water re-established A BREAKDOWN at Javea’s desalination plant left some residents without water for days.

The problem originated in a leak in the pipe that injects the desalinated water into the general distribution network although municipally-owned water company, Amjasa, delivered water in cistern lorries while repairs were carried out.

Talking to the local Spanish media, Javea mayor Jose Chulvi explained that at the height of the breakdown in the supply, essential services were maintained in the most-populated areas.

“Only 15 per cent of households were affected,” Chulvi said.

The mayor agreed photos of residents lining up to fill buckets from the cistern lorries did not present an image of Javea at its best and apologised to the local population for the inconvenience caused.

He also commented that had the fault occurred in November “no-one would have been any the wiser,” while calling for a responsible use of water.

“Javea has 1,500 swimming pools and that means brutal water consumption.”

ALFAZ’S Local Taxi Association and the town hall recently discussed plans to standardise drivers’ work clothes.

Association president Javier Mora explained to Mobility councillor Toni Such that while there

The regional government is spending €34 million on work currently being carried out on the 17 kilometres between the Gata de Gorgos and De-

nia stations.

Meanwhile, work on the ‘complex’ Teulada-Gata section is due to start in August, FGV sources announced.

Don’t spoil our view FRONTLINE residents are fighting two new Gandia developments which they claim infringe their rights to their existing sea views.

This is the first time in many years that this argument has been put forward, but it has been resuscitated by opponents to two proposed apartment blocks and a luxury hotel, maintaining they will interrupt their views they have always enjoyed.

One of the two projects on the front line of the Gandia’s Playa Nord has already been approved by city hall while the other has yet to be presented, sources in the provincial Spanish media maintained.

From a legal point of view, however, there are no obstacles to planning permission, the same sources said.

A CAR caught fire in Javea’s Avenida del Puerto in front of the Asilo Hospital Hermanos Cholbi although the occupants escaped unharmed. Flames reached Hemeroscopea, a 19th century property belonging to film director Vi-

Clothes maketh the cabby were no plans to introduce a uniform there will be guidelines to im-

Burn out cente Escriva, where 150 square metres of orange trees were burnt, although the fire brigade and Proteccion Civil prevented the fire from spreading further.

prove drivers’ image and boost competitivity.

Several meetings are planned to hear the differing opinions of the association’s 22 members before reaching an agreement that is acceptable to all.

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A more than OK evening ALCALALI’S bullring hosted its first summer event with a concert by the renowned OK Band for Jalon Valley Help (JVH).

The JVH went to a great deal of trouble ensuring that everyone could have a super night out, even though they had to meet social distancing as well as track and trace requirements.

Elaine Horton, JVH president, said she was impressed by the way that more than 150 partygoers followed the conditions set by Alcalali’s mayor and the charity itself.

This first fundraising night in these turbulent times raised a desperately-needed €2,400 that is vital if the charity is to keep going.

Everyone had a splendid night out and the OK Band were up to their usual high standard although it was a shame that no dancing was allowed.

“Let’s hope the next event with the Entertainers at Los Arcos, Pedreguer, will be equally successful,” JVH said.

Tickets are now available from eventsjvh@gmail.co m.

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Get ’em off

NUDIST BEACH: Now being used by clothed beachgoers.

TEXTILES - clothed beachgoers - are invading the Costa Blanca’s nudist beaches.

As local authorities control popular beaches to ensure social distancing introduced to stop the spread of Covid-19, beachgoers are looking elsewhere.

This is the case with Villajoyosa’s Raco del Conill beach, traditonally a nudist beach.

According to the provincial Spanish press, the

number of ‘textiles’ has multiplied on La Vila’s Raco del Conill, with queues of cars waiting to park at the 160-metre wide beach each day.

Although nothing prevents clothed beachgoers from using Raco del Conill, there is a long tradition of mutual respect that until now has left it to the nudists while ‘textiles’ went to other nearby coves.

No longer. Covid-19 timetables, quotas and prior reservations combined

to encourage beachgoers determined to do their own thing look further afield, even if it means invading a nudist beach.

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1 Number MARINA SALUD is providing one telephone number, 965 648 604, to cover all Marina Alta health centres.

This will eliminate the existing problems of trying to make a doctor’s appointment and never, apparently, being able to get through.

“Members of the public can use the 965 648 604 number to make a doctor’s or nurse’s appointment or to clear up any administration doubt,” Marina Salud said.

The service operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm, but for emergencies it will be necessary to ring each health centre’s Urgencias number,” the health company added.

Denia Hospital’s number to make an appointment or deal with administrative procedures is 966 429 000 from 8am until 8pm, Monday to Friday.

Call for responsibility GENERALITAT president Ximo Puig asked for “extra responsibility” on the part of the public.

It was essential to maximise measures to combat the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, Puig said: “Masks, distancing, hygiene, fresh air. For you and for us all.

“We are at a crucial moment for our region’s present and future,” the president declared.

“The virus is still here, it hasn’t gone,” Puig warned, urging people to return to the same levels of individual responsibility that they demonstrated during the worst moments of the emergency.

“In some cases, we have lost our respect for the virus and that is an error we have to put right,” the president stated.

He also warned that the regional government would not hesitate to adopt stringent measures if necessary.

“We must protect ourselves from the virus and consolidate the reactivation of the economy,” Puig said.

On an encouraging note, he pointed out that the Valencian Community has more trackers and tracers than any other Spanish region. The health authorities can carry out 14,000 PCR tests daily and analysing wastewater to monitor the coronavirus has been extended to more municipalities.

With more medical staff, three auxiliary hospitals and more ICU beds, the Valencian Community is now better prepared to detect the virus, isolate cases, protect the population and attend to those needing hospitalisation, Puig affirmed.

“But we can’t allow ourselves to relax. There is no point in ignoring the instructions of the health authorities and experts, because anyone failing through their own carelessness, makes us all fail,” he said.

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World War II airman reaches 100 JOHN RUSSELL was guest of honour at a celebratory lunch organised by the Aircrew Association Costa Blanca for his 100th birthday.

John, a former RAF aircrew member and a life member of the Royal Airforces Association (RAFA), now lives in Javea.

He was born on July 25 in Sheffield and volunteered for aircrew training in June 1940 when he was just 19. A varied career followed, during which John flew many operations during the Second World War,

including two sorties in support of the famous Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942.

He also flew on one of the last, key operational sorties that dropped equipment and supplies to the Resistance, northwest of Cannes, on September 4, 1944.

After operations in Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia, supporting the partisans, John celebrated VE Day 1945 in Egypt.

Demobilised in 1947, John rejoined the RAF in 1951. After retiring in 1969

Work in progress JAVIER GUTIERREZ, head of Infrastructure at the Diputacion, the provincial council, recently visited sites of Denia’s ongoing and future projects.

These include renovating the Pais Valencia roundabout and adjoining streets as well as resurfacing Calle Marques de Campo, where streetlamps will also be substituted with sustainable LED lighting.

Gutierrez was accompanied by Denia’s mayor Vicent Grimalt and councillors Maria Josep Ripoll and Oscar Mengual, who also has a seat on the Diputacion council.

The €100 million cost of these and other infrastructure projects have been entirely funded by the provincial council.

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he spent some years working as an executive for a company in East Anglia, before moving to Javea in 1986.

John is still going strong and continues to enjoy his retirement participating actively in all Association functions.

Many congratulations, John, on reaching your 100th!

100TH BIRTHDAY: John (seated) with Max Maxwell during the celebratory lunch (left).

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Reaction to new rules A BRITISH bar owner in Benidorm has been left devastated by the news of the new quarantine law announced by Boris Johnson’s government late Saturday night, July 25.

On Sunday, Sharon Price, who runs a pubrestaurant, is gutted a 14day quarantine has been imposed and posted to social media: “As a British business in Spain, we are devastated by yesterday’s news. We genuinely did not see the UK government’s decision coming. Just literally four days ago Scotland told everyone it was now safe to come to Spain, now it’s not according to them.

“We know what this will mean for the summer season here, but we are also now very concerned about the consumer confidence of Brits looking at booking holidays to Spain at all in the near future.

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NEW CONCERNS: Businesses are trying to get back to ‘normal.’

time, the news came with so little notice for tourists and businesses. We only on Friday employed another member of staff taking us up to six, plus us, all relying on a wage from our business.

“We also fully restocked the bar and kitchen as day by day things were improving in our area. There will be

many, many thousands of people in Benidor m alone now who were hoping to be back in work in the near future whose hopes have now been dashed with no idea what comes next.

“Spain is a huge place, and in our area, as we’ve been saying in recent weeks, things are very much back to normal.”

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ACTORS Anna Castillo and Pepe Viyuela took time off from Alfaz’s Film Festival to hoist the Blue Flag on Albir beach.

The winners of this year’s Faro de Plata (Silver Lighthouse) awards were accompanied by the Valencian actress Rebeca Alemañy, member of the jury that selected the Best Short Film, and the town hall’s Beaches and Culture councillors.

The history of the Alfaz

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In keeping with tradition Film Festival, now celebrating its 32nd edition, is inseparable from its coastline, the restored Lighthouse and Albir’s Paseo de las Estrellas promenade where stars inset in the pavement

AWARD-WINNERS: Anna Castilor and Pepe Viyuela with Albir’s 34th Blue Flag.

U3A Vall del Pop pointed out that the nature of the organisation means many members are in the Covid-19 vulnerable category.

“We will be cautious in resuming the ‘new normality’ now in place whilst recognising the benefits of getting out of isolation and meeting friends,” the committee announced.

As group activities resume, the committee has put some thought into guidance in respect of Covid-19 precautions. The intention is simply to help identify legal

Moving out of lockdown requirements and reassure group members that appropriate procedures are being adopted.

“These will work along with your own common-sense adaptations that meet your particular needs and enable a sensible restart to activities,” the committee said.

“Whilst it is everyone’s sincere

hope that no cases of Covid-19 occur, group leaders should keep a record of who attended any event to assist with tracing in a worst-case scenario should a member test positive.”

The Vall del Pop U3A prides itself not only on providing members with opportunities to learn new activities or visit places of interest, but also facilitating new friendships and a sense of belonging.

For more informationvisit the www.u3avalldelpop.com website.

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bear the names of Faro de Plata winners.

Albir beach’s Blue Flag - awarded for 34 consecutive years since the inauguration of the - two years older than the Festival, and it is now traditional for those linked to the event to run up this year’s flag.

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THE Covid-19 pandemic is making life extremely difficult for Jalon Valley ARC. This small animal charity covers the Vall de Pop towns and the charity tries to answer calls for assistance with abandoned animals, many of which are kittens.

In addition, ARC’s president Matt Curtis-Mason, a well-known Costa Blanca North entertainer, broke his leg just as things were picking up after lockdown.

Unable to work for six weeks, this is affecting the financial support he gives to ARC, leaving his wife Sally to do all the animal care and work.

Currently ARC is looking after 27 cats and kittens, with another four expected for fostering next week.

ARC needs help Photo credit: Pixabay

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RUNNING LOW: Jalon Valley ARC has 27 cats and kittens in its care.

“We have always supported Jalon Valley ARC with our own money and donations but funds

are running low,” Sally said.

“If any reader would like to purchase something from ARC’s

shopping list this would help tremendously.”

They use www.zooplus.es or www.tiendanimal.com (although Zooplus is cheaper).

Felix Fantastic Meat & Fish variety 44x100g €12.99 box or €24.99 for 88x100g Felix fantastic Junior 48x100g €16.99 Royal Canin kitten biscuits, 2 kilos €17.99 or 4 kilo bag €30.99 Ultima Adult with chicken (not sterilised) 7.5 kilos €24.99 Tiend Animal Brand Salvaj Tub of Wild Pate. Chicken or Turkey 60cc tub, 34 tubs €20.19 For more information contact Sally on jalonvalleyarc14@ya hoo.co.uk or via the ARC Facebook Group. Alternatively call Carol Lockhart on 616 103 167 or email carol@eternalhealth.es.

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Girls and boys together VILLAJOYOSA’S Technical Services is repairing and renovating eight washrooms at the Ermita and Poble Nou schools.

Waterpipes, taps, handbasins and lavatories, as well as wall and floor tiles, are being replaced during the €12,000 project.

Sexes are no longer separated at the Ermita primary school, and all washrooms are mixed.

This was done at the request of the school management, which wishes to introduce “coeducation and coexistence” at all educational levels.

Storm Gloria memento VALENCIA’S regional government, the Generalitat, funded repairs to the underwater sewage outlet off Moraira damaged by Storm Gloria last January.

Sewage treated at Teulada-Moraira’s treatment plant (EDAR) is carried far out to sea via pipeline but during periods of torrential rain this also receives excess water from storm drains.

A section of damaged pipeline that was discovered floating on the surface, one kilometre offshore once the bad weather had abated, has now been replaced.

The €466,105 repairs, which began three months ago concluded at the beginning of the month and are now being tested.

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An expensive 1.45-km journey for Maria MARIA, a 65-year-old who lives in Godella (Valencia,) recently received notification of a €601 fine.

The sanction was imposed on March 25 when she took food to her daughter, a doctor and the mother of children aged four and

one, who lives in neighbouring Rocafort and works at the Arnau de Vilanova hospital.

“She had just come off duty so I decided to take them something to eat,” Maria told Levante newspaper.

As she was about to leave the food, the Local Police stopped her and asked what she was doing out in the street.

Her daughter saw what was going on left the house and tried to explain, but to no avail. Maria

must now pay €601 for a ‘serious offence’ and flouting State of Alarm travel restrictions.

She intends to pay up promptly to be eligible for a 50 per cent reduction but is indignant at the “lack of understanding and

common sense.”

Maria’s daughter has been to Rocafort’s Local Police to complain: “But to top it all they told me I should be grateful they hadn’t fined my mother €1,500 instead,” she seethed.

Man, 88, found

THE Guardia Civil located an 88-year-old Dutch national who had been missing for almost 24 hours from his Jalon home.

A friend raised the alarm at 6pm on Friday July 24 after she found that he was not at home and although he had gone out earlier that day, his keys, walker and shopping bags were all there, she told police.

The search by led by the Jalon and Calpe Guardia Civil officers, a handler with a sniffer dog, and an Air Service helicopter, lasted for 20 hours before he was found

RESCUE: Octogenarian was partially hidden by vines. at 2pm on Saturday, approximately 800 metres from his home.

Partially hidden by vines,

the octogenarian was severely dehydrated and had a suspected broken hip, but was in a stable condition

when he was transferred to Denia hospital, Guardia Civil sources revealed afterwards.

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Don’t stop the music in Teulada-Moraira PUPILS at the Teulada-Moraira music conservatoire will not be charged fees for the State of Alarm period.

All parties on the local council voted unani-

mously to waive half of pupils’ March fees and all of April and May’s.

Carlos Martinez, Education councillor and also the conservatoire’s director, explained that the town hall wanted to

support music education, while ensuring that pupils would still have access to their lessons, despite the “difficult” economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Honour for local JAVEA now has a public space that recalls Vicent de Gracia, famous for crafting the locally-quarried piedra tosca sandstone.

The Javea master stonemason (1885-1962) was responsible for the pulpit in Sant Bertomeu parish church, the crest over the entrance to the town hall building, municipal fountains and the Cross whose canopy was recently adapted to comply with Spain’s Historical Memory Law. Fittingly, the Javea Town Hall decided that the little square which houses the Cross and the Loreto fountain will now be known as Plaza del Mestre Tosquer Vicent de Gracia.

“We are duty bound to re-encounter people like Vicente de Gracia and draw attention to someone who personified art,” said Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi at the dedication ceremony.

“He was a modest and honest person who, despite the circumstances, used his talents to do extraordinary things.”

CONSERVATOIRE FEES: Waived for State of Alarm period.

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Canine Bay Watch in Campello Photo credit: Campello town hall

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BEACH PATROL: Random visits to trap alleged poisoner.

CAMPELLO’s Local Police now patrol the dogs-allowed beach at the mouth of the Rio Seco.

Uniformed and plain-

clothes officers carry out random daily inspections, taking care not to follow a set routine after receiving reports maintaining that a person, or

Leak sealed DENIA’S fire brigade stemmed a leak of toxic sodium hypochlorite after a fire started in a chimney at the Caragussos treatment plant.

Firefighters pumped in foam to seal the leak and later confirmed that no-one was injured and subsequent tests revealed there was no leakage at the plant that serves Denia, Ondara and Pedreguer.

persons, are leaving poison-laced bait there.

The town hall’s Public Safety councillor Rafa Galvañ announced earlier that his department has mounted a special operation to “investigate, detect and fine antisocial behaviour towards pets.”

This followed an official complaint from a local woman who claimed that her dog died at the end of June after eating “something toxic or poisonous” on the beach.

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Samaritans in Spain free support service

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SAMARITANS: Open every day of the year to handle your call.

DURING these very unsettling times the Samaritans FREEPHONE 900 525 100 remains open 10am to 10pm every day of the year to handle calls in English from anyone in emotional distress, of any age or nationality, from anywhere in Spain or the Islands.

You do not have to be suicidal to call - whatever you are going through the specially trained volunteers will go through it with you, whether it concerns your health, isolation, work/money, addictions, violence, sexuality, abuse or relationships.

You can also access their email service at pat@samaritansinspain.com

and website at www.samaritansin spain.com.

If you would like to support Samaritans in Spain in funding this vital charity you can do so by donating just â‚Ź1 each month via the secure online payment option at https://www.teaming. net/samaritansinspain?lang=en_UK. Samaritans in Spain (formerly Costa Blanca Samaritans) operates under licence from Samaritans UK and is fully registered as a 100 per cent non-profit organisation in Spain with headquarters in the Valencian Community reference CV-01-042952- A, NIF G54341466 and with National Registration number Valencia 1 - 611253.

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FEATURE

ECJ decision opens door to claim against banks even if you have signed an agreement to waive future actions over floor clause The decision of July 9, 2020, by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the case C452 / 18 has recently been published and opens the possibility to claim in court for the mortgage floor clause, even if some form of amended agreement has been reached with the Bank.

CARLOS BAOS WE CAN HELP YOU AS many of you will know, when the banks began to lose the mortgage floor rates court cases and solid court precedents began to be established, the banks began to contact their clients, offering to change their mortgage loans to fixed rate ones, or even lowering the floor clause, or the minimum interest to pay. Many of these agreements were signed without the advice of a Spanish lawyer and a number of bank clients, who were not legally advised, were not even aware that they had a floor clause, or the thousands of euros that it cost them.

In these contracts (novations or modifications of existing mortgage loans), worded as novation contracts or out-of-court agreements, banks re-

quired their clients to renounce the right to take further legal action after signing the agreement.

What the ECJ says in this judgement, which is significant because it differs from what was stated by the Spanish Supreme Court, is that: 1. It is possible that a null clause (mortgage floor) may be renewed and modified by means of an agreement between consumer and a bank, only as long as the consumer knew that the clause was null and non-binding and that he freely entered into it and informedly consented its modification.

2. The clauses themselves contained in floor clause modification agreement could be considered abusive, if they are not transparent and have been imposed by the bank.

3. In the case of waivers of legal actions that were contained in these agreements, to determine if they are valid, the information

provided by the bank must be considered as well as its consequences, and must be a waiver on an existing dispute only.

4. The CJEU points out that the waivers of legal actions related to future disagreements are simply abusive and do not bind the consumer.

Therefore, if you were affected by a mortgage floor clause rate, and signed an agreement with your bank, to modify your mortgage loan and convert it into a fixed rate loan, or to lower the floor clause, and in the same agreement, you renounced the right to make any later claim against the bank, then in accordance with this ECJ court ruling, you have additional rights.

This means that you could claim for the cancellation of the floor clause and the money overpaid, provided that you can prove that the agreement you reached with the bank is abusive because it is not transparent, and if it was not explained to you that the floor clause could be abusive and not applicable, or the legal consequences of the waiver of legal actions, etc.

If this is your case, and you want to claim for your mortgage floor clause, even if you have signed an agreement with your bank, contact us (www.whitebaos.com) and we will help you.

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

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) White&Baos Tel: +34 966 426 185 info@white-baos.com White & Baos 2020All Rights Reserved.

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Soaring fireball

FIREBALL: Soars over southern Spain.

O N We d n e s d a y, J u l y 22, the detectors of t h e S M A RT p ro j e c t s a w a f i re b a l l s o a r over southern Spain’s sky at over 220,000 kilometres per hour.

The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucia registered the fireball from astronomical observatories of Sevilla and Calar Alto in Almeria.

As reported by the chief investigator of the SMART project, Jose María Madiedo, who is part of the Institute of Astro-

physics of Andalucia (IAACSIC), the fireball was recorded at 3.49am on July 22.

The phenomenon occurs when a rock from a comet enters the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of about 220,000 kilometres per hour.

The collision with the atmosphere at this enormous speed caused the rock to become incandescent and generate a fireball that soared at an altitude of about 120 kilometres above the Gulf of

Cadiz; from there it advanced in a north westerly direction, becoming extinct at about 75 kilometres above sea level.

The detectors of the SMART project operate within the framework of the Southwest Europe Fireball and Meteor Network (SWEMN), which aims to continuously monitor the sky in order to record and study the impact against the Earth’s atmosphere of rocks from different objects of the Solar System.

INTERNATIONAL THERE’S a staycation boom as 14 million Brits have been told to stay at home amid Spain’s quarantine bombshell. Widespread cancellations of foreign holidays have been reported as bookings for UK breaks soar amid fears other countries may follow suit with Spain and be axed from the government’s safe travel list.

Staycations are now booming again as Brits shun overseas trips amid chaos over the quarantine order imposed on Saturday, July 25, for those returning from Spain. Bookings for UK breaks have soared as holidaymakers fear that other countries including France, Germany and Croatia could soon be axed from the safe travel list also. In another blow to Spain’s tourism industry, the Foreign Office last night advised against all but essential travel to the Balearic and Canary Islands, in line with mainland Spain - despite pleas to exempt tourism hotspots such as Mallorca, Ibiza and Tenerife where infection rates are lower.

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has been fined by police for breaching quarantine rules after arriving from overseas, figures from police forces in England and Wales show. Watchdog groups say that the monitoring of quarantined arrivals is a “sham” and authorities just do not have the manpower to enforce the rules.

There was also fury after the government said holidaymakers unable to claim sick pay during the 14-day selfisolation should claim benefits instead.

Tourism chiefs slated that decision and regarded it as “outrageous” as potential holidaymakers looking to book for Spain now would be put off altogether.

TUC chief Frances O’Grady said: “No one should suffer financially for following official advice to quarantine.”

Some 14 million Brits are now said to be playing it safe and choosing a UK break before the schools re-

open in September. An overwhelming amount of holidaymakers when asked by travel agents in the UK where they would rather go on holiday to said Spain.

Tourism chiefs warned

reimposing quarantine would be the “final nail in the coffin” for many in the industry. All hopes are pinned on a quick end to quarantine altogether, otherwise, Spain will take years to recover.

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Benidorm BENIDORM Town Hall’s Social Welfare department promised a 50 per cent increase for the Prestaciones Economicas Individuales (PET) emergency fund.

This will help to cover needs that crop up between now and the end of this year.

“The Covid-19 health crisis has increased the urgent cases that are covered by this kind of help,” Social Welfare councillor Angela Llorca revealed.

“The entire allocation was used up by July, even though this was €75,000 more than we spent in 2019,” she said.

“We have made a Budget modification to inject another €230,000 into the PET fund, which is going up from €450,000 to €680,000.”

Llorca went on to explain that the extra cash has come from funds set aside for the fourth phase of plans to remodel the old Hogar del Camarada building.

“Our priority is assisting vulnerable members of the population,” the councillor said.

“We decided to delay the project and dedicate these funds to social purposes as we did when the municipality launched its aid plan to help ease the effects of Covid-19 on local families.”

Filming creates jobs VILLAJOYOSA was recently the setting for the Antena 3 series Alba, and days later it was Benidorm’s turn.

This time the Atresmedia-Boomerang production company chose the access road to the Sierra Helada national park, prompting Benidorm mayor Toni Perez to comment that this was one of the resort’s most in-demand locations for all types of productions.

“It has a road that is closed to traffic with spectacular views of Benidorm from the heart of the national park,” Perez said.

Benidorm’s contribution to the production was not limited to locations as the

First time BENIDORM corporation held its first plenary session with councillors physically present since the State of Alarm of March. The capacity of the council chamber was reduced and social distancing observed at all times.

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BENIDORM LOCATION: Television series chose the Sierra Helada national park. production company also contacted local audio-visual professionals through the Film Office’s Professional Guide, Perez revealed.

“The guide has grown over the last few months and now contains 250

profiles of the companies, technicians and professionals required in film production,” the mayor said.

“The majority working on the current location scenes were contacted through the Guide,” he said.

Benidorm visit for Generalitat high-ranker REGIONAL Participation and Transparency secretary Antoni Llorente recently visited Benidorm’s auxiliary council offices (EEAAMM) in Avenida de Beniarda.

Llorente was welcomed there by Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez, both substituted the usual pre-coronavirus handshake by rubbing elbows. Also present was Monica Gomez, councillor responsible for Benidorm’s EEAAMM, who showed the high-ranking official round the offices, explaining the services that were provided there for the public.

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Authorisation needed for photoshoots PROFESSIONAL photographers will now need town hall permission for photoshoots on Benidorm’s beaches. While confirming that authorisation is now necessary, the local government refuted claims from Ciudadanos councillor Ana Perez that they would also have to pay.

Beaches councillor Monica Gomez explained that during the “new reality,” complying with health and safety regulations was a priority. Regarding the beaches, it was “fundamental” to respect capacity, social distancing and the use of face masks.

The town hall’s objective was “achieving economic rationality” while complying with norms and procedures, Gomez said.

“Photographers have their most effective mediator in the Beaches department and Benidorm Town Hall,” Gomez declared.

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Junior footer SIXTY-TWO five-to-15 year olds attended Alfaz’s eighth Five-a-Side Football Campus.

Owing to this year’s special circumstances strict health and safety regulations were observed to protect them from possible Covid-19 infection.

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Albir - Alfaz NEWS Alfaz honours Utoya victims A L FA Z re c e n t l y p a i d homage to the 77 victims of the Oslo and

Utoya (Norway) mass a c re s o n t h e n i n t h anniversary of the atrocity.

Local residents, representatives of Alfaz’s Norwegian Community, Alfaz’s mayor and councillors laid red roses at the foot of the immense ‘Utoya’ sculpture by the Basque artist Agustin Ibarrola in Albir’s Johan Galtung

ALFAZ Town Hall and the Huellas Borradas de Mujer (Women’s Erased Traces) association have renewed their cooperation agreement.

Huellas Borradas, a national association based in Alfaz, was created in early 2016 to give visibility to women, highlighting the mark they left on history,

Peace Park. Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques called for a defence of solidarity, diversity, humanity and an “open and diverse” society to counteract terror and injustice.

The choice of the Johan Galtung park was not casual as the Norwegian-bor n mathematician, sociologist and the founder of con-

flict-mediation discipline, is an Alfaz resident.

Alfaz, where half of the local population of 22,000 was born outside Spain, is also home to the largest Norwegian community in Spain.

The town has 2,500 registered Norwegian residents although the true number is probably closer to 8,000.

Making their mark

founder of Huellas Borradas, Raquel Guerrero.

Also present were Alfaz’s Equality councillor Rocio Guijarro, Cooperation councillor Isabel Muñoz, Culture councillor Manuel Casado and Esperanza Duran, the association’s secretary. Huellas Borradas currently sponsors a €500 Film Festival prize for the best short film directed by a woman and collaborates with Klias-Cultura, a feminist book club conceived to create debate and critical thinking while reflecting on the status of women.

Readers interested in learning more about the association should email the huellasborradasdemu jer@gmail.com address.

particularly in the arts and science. The agreement was signed by Alfaz mayor Vicente Arques and the

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CalpeNEWS Dawn swoop on smugglers’ boat

4.3 TON HAUL: More than 130 packages.

MORE than four tons of hashish were seized from a boat as it entered Calpe’s Puerto Blanco marina.

At least six people, including two of the crew, were arrested in the joint operation by the National Police, Guardia Civil and Aduana customs officers.

Four arrests were made on land but two other crew members who jumped overboard had not been located at the time of writing.

The smugglers’ boat was boarded at 3.30am by Customs officers from the Arao patrol boat who discovered that the vessel was loaded with more

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than 130 packages of hashish weighing a total of 4.3 tons.

Parallel to the Customs’ operation, four people were arrested on land, revealed sources close to the case which, although the hashish haul took place in Calpe, is being handled by a San Javier (Murcia) court.

CALPE Town Hall took on average three to15 days to settle suppliers’ bills during the second quarter of this year.

This is one of the best figures since 2014, the town hall’s Audit department announced.

When the economic crisis was at its height this extended to 1,000 days in some cases, although by the third quarter of 2015 this had been reduced to 44 85 days.

The local government is complying with govern-

ment regulations requiring town halls to pay suppliers within 30 days.

This inspires confidence in suppliers, as it encourages more bids when the municipality puts contracts out to tender, pointed out Calpe’s mayor Ana Sala.

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Platgetes is Posidonia-protected TEULADA-MORAIRA Town Hall’s Beaches department is taking action to protect the municipality’s coastline and beaches.

This is particularly important for Platgetes, which is seriously threatened by erosion, and Beaches councillor Carlos Martinez announced that accumulated Posidonia Oceanica seaweed is to be left at the water’s edge this summer.

The seaweed is routinely left throughout the winter, where it forms a natural barrier that prevents waves from eroding the sand, particularly during the inevitable storms and heavy

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PLATGETES BEACH: At risk from erosion. seas.

Neither is the beach helped by daily mechanical cleaning, pointed out Martinez, who announced that leaving the Posidonia will reduce the impact of the machinery.

As Platgetes is listed as a ‘natural beach’ in the Generalitat’s Pativel Plan protecting the region’s remaining unbuilt coastal areas, the town hall intends to prevent further erosion.

“It is essential to under-

Flasher detained TEULADA-MORAIRA’S Local Police recently arrested a man for indecent exposure in a local park.

“Thanks to rapid action on the part of officers from this force and information from witnesses, they were able to identify the person who was presumably responsible for the incident,” a Local Police statement stated.

No further details have been revealed of the alleged flasher or the exact location where the offence took place although Local Police sources revealed that he was sitting on a park bench.

He was detained and then handed over to the Guardia Civil who congratulated their Local Police counterparts for their work “especially as the victims of the indecent exposure were children.”

stand the characteristics of our coast in order to protect it adequately,” Martinez said.

“We are looking for natural procedures that will provide our beaches with a sustainable future. Our aim is to preserve and protect them so that present and coming generations can continue to enjoy them.”

Plea to ‘stop spreading false news’ TEULADA-MORAIRA’S town hall called on the local population not to air unconfirmed reports of Covid-19 in the municipality.

“This is a sensitive subject and rumours create unnecessary social alarm that has a direct effect on the town’s economic life at a complicated time when our principal objective should be absolute, unconditional support,” the statement warned.

“We are asking you not to spread rumours for the good of us all,” the statement continued, advising anybody with doubts to consult the information provided by the regional government’s Health department.

“This is the only official source,” the town hall stressed.

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ADRIAN RUIZ, Teulada-Moraira’s Tourism councillor recently met members of the newly-formed Asociacion de Hosteleria (Hospitality Sector Association).

Together they analysed the new safety measures announced by the Generalitat to deal with Covid-19 outbreaks in different parts of the Valencian Community.

Hospitality is one of sectors that is most exposed to the coronavirus and all present agreed that further measures were needed to avoid contagion while offering safety for clients.

More information in establishments and a greater presence of municipal security officials to

Workshops on the beach THE town hall’s Environment department is holding workshops on the L’Ampolla beach for five to 14-year-olds.

The workshops, which tell the youngsters more about the coast and the need to respect the environment, began last week and continue today, Thursday July 30 and Thursday August 6 between 9.30am and 1.30pm.

Today’s workshop Neptune Grass meadows focuses on the offshore meadows of Posidonia Oceanica (Neptune Grass) and the seaweed’s vital role in maintaining marine life and protecting Moraira’s beaches.

The August workshop is called ‘Let’s stop climate change’ and explains to participants the effects of climate change on the coast’s populated areas and how Posidonia helps to counteract by functioning as a carbon dioxide flow channel.

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The importance of obeying the rules

FIRST MEETING: Adrian Ruiz with the Hospitality Sector Association. provide information and ensure that regulations were complied-with were the first steps that needed to be taken, they said.

It was equally important to make an internal call to bar, restaurant

and café owners to respect the rules and ensure that their clients also did so.

The group had also been in talks with clubs, discos and leisure venues, they told Ruiz.

Periodic meetings will be held with the different sectors to enable all involved to meet these goals, receive and exchange information and analyse the evolution of the situation.

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Javea NEWS Port concession renewed THE Javea port concession is to be extended for another 10 years.

Arcadi España, who head the Generalitat’s Department of Territorial Policies, Public Works and Mobility, announced the decision during a recent visit to Javea.

This would also be a starting point for the reorganisation of Generalitatrun ports where many

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PORT VISIT: Jose Chulvi leads the way.

yacht club concessions

have expired, España said.

The new regime would normalise the situation of yacht clubs, providing them with legal security, while relaunching and assisting the region’s ports as tourist destinations, the Conseller added.

España, who was accompanied by the director general of Ports, Airports and Coastlines,

Emilio Albiol, toured the port with Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi, Fishing Guild president, Moises Erades and the Club Nautico president Arturo Miquel.

He also pointed out that the regional government has reduced by 50 per cent concessionaries’ charges for the State of Alarm period and the following four months, benefiting yacht clubs, fishing guilds, boatyards and restaurants.

Safer driving on CV-734 IMPROVEMENTS to the CV-734 inside the Javea boundaries are practically finished.

The €1.152 million project has involved building two roundabouts on the approach to Javea, designed to ease traffic flow and improve road safety by obliging drivers to slow down on the virtually straight section of road. Left-turns have also been eliminated.

Constructing the twolane roundabouts, each with a 22-metre diameter, was scheduled to take place at night so that traffic was disrupted as little as possible.

Reopening very soon THE surface of the new Triana bridge and Avenida Lepanto has now been tarmacked and work on the connection with the Marina Española promenade has also concluded.

Load tests are currently being carried out and according to municipal sources, the bridge should reopen during the first fortnight of August.

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Benidorm is BEST Exclusive interview with Sherrie Hewson CREDIT: Sherrie Hewson/Halls and Halls

THE fabulous Sherrie Hewson - hit show Benidorm favourite - took time out of an incredibly busy schedule to talk exclusively to EWN about her passion for Spain, her lockdown experiences and plans for the future.

She is a household face having appeared in every popular daytime soap, including Coronation Street, Emmerdale and the relaunch of Crossroads, as well as being part of the Carry On team and a long-standing fixture on Loose Women.

But the iconic British sitcom Benidorm - which ran for 10 series - has a special place in her heart.

“I love Benidorm, and Alfaz del Pi, Albir and Altea, but I haven’t been back since we finished recording more than two years ago.

“There is literally something for everybody in Benidorm. It’s fantastic for children and is home to one of the best beaches in the world. I also find the history and stories about Benidorm fascinating.”

Sherrie’s passion for the resort was shared by her parents who spent a lot of time in Benidorm in the 60’s, and introduced their daughter to Spain’s charms.

“I fell in love with Flamenco when I was 14 while on holiday with my mother and brother in Tossa de Mar. They were practising on huge boards on the beach. That was my first love of Spain and Flamenco and have been fascinated ever since.”

So much so, that while filming in Benidorm, Sherrie and the

SHERRIE: Has enjoyed a long and illustrious career. cast would spend Sunday afternoons hunting out traditional cafes just to watch the traditional dancers.

Another favourite venue of Sherrie’s is Benidorm Palace.

“I used to go all the time, the shows blow your mind. The dancers are from all over the world and are always incredible.”

One of her funniest ‘fame and fan’ moments happened in Benidorm, in the loo of all places.

“We were in Stardust watch-

ing Take That and when I went to the toilet, a woman followed me, right into the loo. She said she wasn’t leaving until she got a photograph and an autograph.

“I had no choice but to do selfies. As I left the cubicle, she was still there waiting, she wanted a picture outside too. I have so many funny and fond memories.

“I can’t wait to go back. I miss opening the curtains in the morning and saying to myself ‘there’s Spain.’ I love the warmth

that wraps itself around you.

“I will probably wait until September. It’s a very difficult time in Benidorm at the moment, well everywhere, and we would all be there if we could to support the businesses.”

Sherrie had a painful and difficult lockdown herself, losing her beloved brother Brett, and having to spend confinement alone at her home in Lancashire - separated from daughter Keeley Boyd and her grandchildren.

“That was so hard, Keeley and I are stuck to each other like

glue. We are always together. If they moved to Australia, I would go too. I hate being apart from them.”

“They are the reason I live. I have had a truly long career and I am very grateful for it, but my family are my reason for living.”

Sherrie has indeed enjoyed an illustrious career, and is showing no signs of slowing down having embarked on a new project online.

Wonderbirds Show is an online chat show which has amassed almost two million views in just 10 weeks, and is hosted by Sherrie and friends Harriet Thorpe, Debbie Arnold and Dee Anderson.

Guests have included Paul O’Grady, Gok Wan, Ann Mitchell and Brenda Blethyn.

“The idea initially came about as something to do during lockdown,” said Sherrie.

“We were talking one day and said ‘let’s do an online show.’ We realised everyone must have been feeling the same as us, lonely, sad and scared. We thought this would be a great way to entertain and include people.

“It’s different to Loose Women, which I’ve been doing for 16 years, as we have no restrictions because we are online. We stay away from politics and keep it light and entertaining.”

A ‘risque’ version aired on Wednesday July 29.

Despite four shows a week, Sherrie still finds time to write for Yours, and together with Dee, created an animated version of Wonderbirds accompanied by a book.

“It’s really exciting, and the feedback from the show has been fantastic.”

Here’s hoping Sherrie finds time to fit in a visit to her beloved Benidorm - we’d love to have her back!

See Sherrie and the Wonderbirds team in action at: https://www.facebook.com/WonderbirdsShow/

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA

Increased bilateral trade AN agreement between Turkey and Spain should result in an increase in bilateral trade from €11 billion to €20 billion according to Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan.

The minister said “We can boost joint trade in various sectors such as automotive, clothing, iron and steel, electronic, furniture and food.”

She also encouraged Spanish companies to submit proposals with regards to railway projects as they have proven their ability and experience in other countries.

In addition, both ministers agreed in a conference call to work together in third party countries.

Spanish Fishing Fleet SPAIN’S fishing fleets don’t just operate in the Mediterranean as there are a number of vessels all over the world, including Seychelles, where they search for big catches of tuna. One company uses West African crew but at the latest change over, 97 out of 207 new crew were tested positive for Covid-19 and their vessels were impounded and used to quarantine the active cases.

This has resulted in lower catches and increased medical, travel and transport costs according to a company spokesperson.

Fire sale ACCORDING to a report in the Sunday Times, Rolls-Royce engines are looking to make a quick sale of Spanish subsidiary ITP Aero which produces engine parts for aircraft, helicopters and ships in order to try to improve financial liquidity.

Cement drop hardens THE Spanish cement industry association Oficemen has revealed that cement sales in the country which was beginning to experience a building boom have actually fallen by 16.5 per cent in the first half of 2020.

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is the price being asked for an 11-bedroom property in La Zagaleta which is believed to be the most expensive house currently on sale on the Costa del Sol.

Undercover Investigation BUSINESSMAN Mike Ashley, owner of the Frasers Group, Sports Direct and Newcastle United is rarely out of the news and this time it is sug­ gested that his company is paying workers at its warehouse less than the minimum wage.

Five years ago, The Guardian newspaper undertook an undercov­ er investigation into the warehouse in Shirebrook Mansfield which it is suggested prompted the company to review its working practices and workers did receive an element of back pay.

Now the newspaper has sent in another undercover team and whilst acknowledging that things have got better, there is an allegation that workers there may once again not be paid the legal minimum wage.

In what is possibly a tenuous ob­ servation, The Guardian reporter has suggested that because the staff are not paid for their 30­minute breaks during the day and allegedly are not allowed out of the ware­ house during those breaks, it could be that they should receive addi­ tional payment.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

A Frasers Group spokesman told The Guardian that its warehouse workers did not have to be paid for the breaks and that the business had “no rule preventing staff leav­ ing the warehouse during a rest break.”

It also acknowledged The Guardian article in a statement to the Stock Exchange saying “We of course take any comments about our workplace conditions very seri­ ously and will investigate them as appropriate, in line with all applica­ ble laws and regulations.”

Expansion by absorption

Can he divide his stay?

Can I stay in Spain for 20 days in January, then 20 days in February, then 20 days in March, then 20 days in April and, say, 10 days in May, making 90 days in total. I would then leave Spain for 90 days and start again in August. In other words can you break up the 90 days before getting to the maximum of the 90­day period?

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EL CORTE INGLÉS: Europe’s largest department store chain.

Yes, you can divide your 90 days into smaller YOU AND THE LAW units. Here are IN SPAIN three warnings.

First, the 90­day tourist stay in a 180­day period is a Euro­ pean Union regulation. This means that you must return to your home country or go to a country outside the EU to spend your 90 days outside Spain. Second, you need to count days, not months. If you are making a chart of your complicated plan, list the number of days in Spain and the number of days outside. Finally, be warned that Spain counts your day of arrival and your day of departure as time in Spain.

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.

THE mayor of Toledo, Milagros Tolón welcomed the Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz to the City Hall for the formal installation of Toledo as the European Capital of So­ cial Economy.

Amongst the many guests was the Minister of Economy, Business and Em­ ployment of the Government of Castil­ la­La Mancha, Patricia Franco who was part of the official panel.

THE largest department store chain in Europe, Spain’s El Corte Inglés tradi­ tionally holds its annual shareholders meeting at the end of August, but brought the date forward to Sunday July 26 with the majority of shareholders attending digi­ tally.

Two major matters to be raised will be a reduction in the dividend to be paid to a total of €37.5 million and a decision to incorporate its subsidiary, clothing brand Sfera into the main compa­ ny for strategic reasons.

There is little likelihood of job losses for the brand which operates 71 stores in

Spain and Portugal and has a number of franchises around the world.

Unlike many other Euro­ pean stores, El Corte Inglés follows a policy of running merged companies both within its department stores as well as leaving them as standalone retail units which include Bricor, Hiper­ cor, Supercor plus the new Sfera in order to take ad­ vantage of smaller outlets.

Overall profits for the fi­ nancial year (March 2019 to February 2020) are up by just over 20 per cent and represent the most success­ ful year of trading since 2010.

European Capital of Social Economy Milagros Tolón said that the interna­ tional exposure of the city through this project is an opportunity and an essen­ tial tool, to maintain the recovery of the socio­economic situation triggered by the Covid­19 crisis.

She told the minister that at crucial moments for the economy such as the current one, the council has

made it a priority to carry out a Plan for the Economic and Social Reactiva­ tion of the City, and has made €15 million available to support the self­ employed, SMEs, commerce, tourism, vulnerable people and the culture sector.

Toledo was designated as the Euro­ pean Capital of Social Economy as it

Spanish debt ALTHOUGH the European Cen­ tral Bank (ECB) does not normal­ ly release information on pur­ chase of government debt, former Spanish Finance Minister and now ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos let slip that the bank is likely to spend €120 billion with Spain.

UK Hospitality turmoil SO desperate are people who have been made redundant in the UK hospitality industry that almost regardless of their seniority or experience they are applying for any job to keep them working.

A combination of restruc­ turing, closure and reduction of staff due to social distanc­ ing has seen thousands of people either laid off or given advance notice.

A director of the D&D group told BBC’s Radio 4 that when they advertised for a receptionist at their 20 Stories restaurant in Manchester, they received 963 applica­ tions within the first 24 hours.

Airbus interest rates THE Trump administration has been on the warpath against EU member states giving supposed ‘subsidies’ to Airbus to the detriment of Boeing and has threatened new sanctions by way of im­ port tariffs.

EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan believes that the decision by Airbus to pay higher interest on loans should resolve the situation but has indicated that the European Union is ready to impose its own sanctions if the US does not accept this compromise and reminded America that the EU believes that it subsidises Boeing. was Spain’s turn to take up the rotating presidency of the Luxembourg Declara­ tion which was initiated in 2015 and seeks to strengthen enterprises that are involved in the social sector in the European Union.

This was confirmed by the minister in her speech where she highlighted the importance of the task and be­ lieved that Toledo would fulfil its role perfectly.

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% CHG. 860,40 2.350,0 1.953,0 1.036,00 2.530,0 1.808,0 8.599,0 525,00 275,90 473,10 112,25 512,98 4.460,0 1.717,80 293,93 2.665,0 349,04 109,70 2.225,0 1.264,0 866,4 47,00 2.028,6 1.096,00 2.953,0 5.692,0 6.992,2 2.781,7 274,43 503,01 2.757,4 6.922,0 11.400,0 1.229,00 1.572,20 183,04 2.209,0 1.698,50 2.125,00 353,35 178,16 1.380,00 391,20 3.616,3 1.435,00 5.384,0 59,50 189,20 2.268,0 26,73

NET VOL 6,47K 14,92K 221,30K 77,66K 76,80K 7,41K 17,95K 102,39K 323,16K 367,01K 1,44M 37,59K 19,96K 416,25K 767,97K 160,27K 45,21K 2,27M 20,80K 236,72K 164,80K 912,64K 11,66K 354,92K 48,49K 12,13K 0,90K 21,94K 47,33K 972,59K 7,74K 19,36K 18,29K 109,02K 832,58K 1,31M 27,46K 24,86K 29,02K 3,60M 4,68M 94,60K 357,15K 11,69K 3,00K 4,64K 1,27M 277,66K 31,43K 169,00K

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1,047 530,00 217,00 29,00 8.390,0 279,63 97,70 1.430,50 910,80 113,55 5.105,6 2.049,00 2.430,0 660,60 1.143,50 7.728,0 1.675,00 542,00 570,40 4.756,5 252,30 4,98 1.237,0 1.236,51 1.190,5 437,50 731,30 1.159,00 12,03 2.957,0 874,28 926,80 2.443,0 1.594,00 1.412,50 10.538,6 1.337,50 948,00 421,80 259,50 5,25 128,55 220,09 297,80 4.685,5 888,41 119,42 2.235,0 605,20

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NET VOL

1,051 544,40 218,30 29,83 8.430,0 289,60 103,80 1.446,50 914,20 114,85 5.132,0 2.079,00 2.459,0 667,00 1.150,00 7.782,0 1.678,50 545,60 575,20 4.800,0 267,06 5,01 1.254,2 1.254,11 1.207,8 441,40 745,00 1.162,00 12,10 2.991,0 885,50 932,20 2.450,0 1.611,00 1.441,00 10.590,0 1.343,50 955,40 425,60 260,40 5,28 130,30 220,50 324,71 4.696,0 893,80 121,54 2.300,0 618,20

1,024 529,60 216,33 29,19 8.340,0 279,01 97,56 1.430,50 905,80 113,30 5.054,0 2.019,00 2.425,0 660,20 1.139,44 7.700,0 1.664,50 539,00 570,40 4.745,5 251,50 4,98 1.234,2 1.234,00 1.186,6 437,20 731,30 1.158,00 11,99 2.954,0 872,50 926,20 2.424,0 1.592,50 1.412,50 10.462,7 1.320,83 947,60 418,50 255,40 5,21 128,50 218,80 287,88 4.664,0 882,00 117,82 2.230,8 605,20

231,99K 102,35K 311,32K 10,95M 26,26K 117,99K 1,10M 16,32K 451,35K 1,78M 25,66K 176,56K 46,07K 180,67K 40,09K 85,94K 614,15K 180,35K 6,82K 11,75K 719,39K 47,67K 30,56K 30,21K 105,17K 183,02K 22,54K 3,04K 238,85K 5,11K 534,89K 116,66K 19,71K 47,01K 21,07K 0,45K 22,70K 98,92K 655,95K 386,18K 24,08K 1,45M 256,24K 890,48K 16,18K 9,04K 1,53M 8,71K 387,97K

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PRICE 159,84 1.511,87 3.008,91 370,46 173,76 137,58 90,13 46,40 48,49 43,43 230,71 201,47 265,31 125,79 50,59 148,12 98,28 198,72 77,10 201,30 98,43 37,66 125,96 62,07 1.417,00 300,79 56,85 195,15 131,24

CHANGE 161,60 1.517,64 3.031,58 371,88 181,10 138,69 92,74 47,64 48,80 44,42 233,49 204,93 266,89 127,65 52,18 150,60 99,80 198,91 77,99 202,86 99,36 38,15 127,77 63,97 1.465,00 304,28 57,57 197,48 132,40

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 158,72 2,52M 1.488,40 1,54M 2.888,00 5,63M 356,58 46,36M 173,60 28,55M 136,85 2,04M 89,98 6,62M 46,11 16,98M 48,07 16,20M 43,19 16,42M 226,90 18,33M 201,32 3,19M 262,99 2,98M 125,50 3,53M 49,50 182,27M 147,03 5,41M 97,94 12,74M 195,73 2,20M 76,36 8,65M 197,51 39,83M 97,70 5,64M 37,33 32,14M 125,32 6,01M 61,79 6,06M 1.366,54 19,40M 299,23 2,42M 56,14 17,98M 194,03 7,16M 130,51 4,35M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Calorie Count on UK Menus

by John Smith THE British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to attack obesity, not just in c h i l d re n b u t i n a d u l t s a s well.

He is reportedly planning on pass­ ing a law requiring all places that sell food (including takeaways) and em­ ploy 250 staff or more to display the number of calories in each dish on their menus.

It is possible that this will then be extended to included alcoholic drinks

AZORA, a private equity real estate manager, has raised €680 million for the launch of a new fund, Azora European Hotel & Lodging, FCR. It now has €1.5 billion to invest in leisure hotel opportunities across Europe, despite (or perhaps

at some time in the future.

The rationale behind this is that statistics suggest that those who are significantly overweight represented 8 per cent of those treated in inten­ sive care units for Covid­19 and this was a much higher percentage than other groups of patients.

In addition, it is believed that those eating out consume up to 10 per cent more calories than they would if eating at home, so the de­ cision to make clear the number of calories in each meal would allow diners to make an informed choice

BUSINESS EXTRA Island life AN article in the Financial Times suggest that the extremely rich are purchasing small yet habitable islands around the world in order to allow them to be isolated from people during the time that Covid-19 is still a possible threat.

El Bulli EATING OUT: See at a glance number of calories in each dish.

when ordering.

Understandably the hospitality trade which was so badly affected by lockdown is furious about the likely

Hotel purchases because of) the extended closure of so many hotels and has already proven the success of its strategies by investing €1.3 billion in

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hotels in the past few years.

Spain will be the main target but Azora also invests in other European countries.

cost of implementing this plan as it will require that all dishes are analysed for calorie content and then all menus will have to be reprinted.

This will then make it more time consuming and expensive for these outlets to offer daily specials to their customers or indeed to take advan­ tage of locally grown and sourced produce from small suppliers.

Representatives of the restaurant industry, suggest that it would be more appropriate to teach nutrition at school rather than increase the fi­ nancial burden on their members.

FAMED Spanish restaurateur Ferran Adrià closed his three Michelin starred restaurants in 2011 and is now about to make a return with El Bulli 1846 which he calls an “exhibition lab” where he hopes to share his knowledge with young chefs.

Ryanair plans DESPITE the fact that Ryanair lost €185 million in the April to June quarter and the re-imposition of 14 days quarantine for travellers from Spain, the airline intends to continue its Spanish scheduled flights unless forced to stop.

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FEATURE

BUSINESS IN THE Almeria Property Finder, Albox “WE are busier now than before lockdown, and sales are good,” Almeria Property Finder owner Cathie Saunders told EWN. Even during the lockdown period, the agency had plenty of work and sales continued.

The only changes as a result of the health crisis have been the social distancing, mask wearing and sanitising procedures, and viewings are now “a little different.”

Demand from buyers is currently so buoy-

ant that Cathie’s main concern is having enough new properties on the books to meet that.

In fact Cathie puts the boom in business down to the Covid-19 situation.

“Buyers are more focused and more determined to find a property than at the beginning of the year.

“A lot of people who were on the fence due to Brexit have now had time to think about it and have decided to just go for it.”

Furniture World Estepona

Costa del Sol by the demand for both flooring and furniture and from their point of view people are visiting with the intention to buy rather then just to look around.

Their biggest problem is obtaining stocks as many of their suppliers are not working at full capacity, but apart from that, they have no reason to complain.

CORRINNE GREEN and partner Richard run Furniture World Estepona and were closed all during lockdown although they still operate a mail order barbecue business which boomed as the weather got warmer.

They opened their main store, unsure as to likely demand, but they have been overwhelmed

Fishy Fishy, Moraira

Almeria

Costa Blanca North

CRAIG LONGSTAFF and his wife Nicola from Fishy Fishy, in Moraira, have a positive take on the situation “Although our terrace has been cut to 50 per cent capacity, allowing only six tables, we have seen a drop from being 50 or 60 per cent down to 20 per cent.

However, I don’t think this summer will get back to normal,” said Craig who also pointed out that “It’s not too bad, one change is that Nicola and I have had to go from only working three or four hours a day to now working eight to 10 hours a day. Our staff are now all off ERTE, but down to the only hours we are able to pay them.”

When asked about the news of quarantine for UK travellers he said “We haven’t seen the effects of it yet, but friends from other businesses have already had cancellations,” and added, “We will get by as we are a family business, but unfortunately some businesses will not survive.”

Pedro Salvat, Toldos Guardamar THE lockdown had a very significant impact on Toldos Guardamar, the company’s director Pedro Salvat told EWN, especially because a good many of their customers are British, Belgian or other foreign nationalities.

The many orders they had before the State of Alarm came into force had to be held on “standby” due to the restrictions.

Now however the team is twice as busy as before lockdown.

Not that they were idle during the lockdown. In fact far from it. Paid for out of its

own pocket, the company produced face masks, which the team delivered to people’s houses, not only to their customers, but to anyone who got in touch with them. Some 6,000 in all,

completely free of charge.

They also took people items like gloves and hydroalcoholic gel.

It was the company’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19, Pedro

Costa Blanca South said.

Yet another gesture during lockdown was offering anyone working in law enforcement, firefighters and medical staff a whopping 50 per cent discount on all their products.

One difference for Toldos Guardamar in the new normal has been the decision to offer the special offers it would normally have run earlier in the year now in the summer months so that customers can take advantage. Their usual top quality service remains the same as ever.

MORE than a month after Spain’s long, and for many tough, State of Alarm came to an end and the lockdown was lifted, the Euro Weekly News has been speaking to businesses to find out how they are getting on in the ‘new normal.’

We wanted to know what is different. How does the situation for businesses of all kinds now compare with how things were going before the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on pretty much every aspect of daily life?

Have companies had to make a lot of changes to how they operate, or are things rolling along much as they used to?

Olive Properties, Bedar

Almeria

BUSINESS for estate agency Olive Properties is different now from February, says company coowner Joanne Desmond, but the current situation seems really positive.

“We are having a huge volume of enquiries,” Joanne told EWN. “Obviously not all clients can travel yet. However, things look very promising and clients are keen to get here. We are seeing an increase in people visiting and the demand is high.”

In terms of changes which Olive Properties has undergone as a result of the pandemic, again it is all for the good.

“We were quieter, but it gave us the time to do the jobs we were too busy to do before,” Joanne said.

“We have fine-tuned the business over the last three months and organised things. We feel more efficient as a team as a result.

“We did virtual viewings and videos, which resulted in sales during lockdown, and we are still offering this service and will continue to as a new avenue.”

Joanna is optimistic about the rest of 2020.

“As a business we are now ready for a positive and busy second half of the year. We are experiencing a lot of interest from foreign buyers, and Spanish also. We feel the end of the year will be very busy and will make up for the quieter months we experienced. We are full of energy and already busy!”

Michelle Johnstone Costa del Sol THE last time we spoke with Michelle who with husband Tony operates Ace of Shades, she was a bit worried about the future as there were a number of restrictions of the work that the company could undertake.

Now however she says that they are extremely busy thanks to the heat, mosquitoes and sadly some burglaries and they can’t install screens, awnings and shutters quickly enough.

There will be fewer holiday home owners arriving from the UK, but Michelle is very optimistic about the future and the fact that there is still a large potential market for the company.

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And what specific changes have businesses had to introduce?

Has the effect of the coronavirus situation simply been negative, or have there in fact been some positives, prompting businesses to look at how they could be doing things better?

We also asked businesses where they think we go from here.

Covid-19 has thrown the world into uncertain times, but what’s clear is that the business community here in Spain is resilient and motivated to move forward.

Harris Furnishings, Pedreguer Costa Blanca North JAYNE HARRIS who owns Harris Furnishings, a furniture retail and reupholstering business in Pedreguer with husband Dave, said, “We have been extremely busy since reopening. I think because people have been stuck indoors critiquing their homes so when they could get out they were ready for a change.

“Everything here is working fine, we are following health measures which is reassuring to customers as they know that they are in a safe place. Our retail side has been quieter but this is actually the quietest time for that sector each year, so there is not much change,” said Jayne.

She added, “I do think that the news over the weekend will affect business as 50 per cent of our customers are people travelling here from the UK who have holiday homes.”

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Paul Garrod, Solar Solutions Costa Blanca South Spain “EVERYONE has been affected by the three-month lockdown,” Solar Solutions Spain’s Paul Garrod says, but the main issue for his company after the State of Alarm came to an end was getting hold of stock.

The restrictions on transport and movement meant shipping came to a halt.

The situation is now getting back to normal, Paul explained, and Solar Solutions Spain is busy and working the same way as before the pandemic.

But Paul admits that recent fresh outbreaks of the virus have got him concerned another lockdown could happen.

“If there’s a second wave it will be worse than the first,” he believes, adding, “people need to adhere to the rules.”

Policlinica Omega, Campello DUSTY ATKINSON from Policlínica Omega, in Campello, was keen to point out that “as we are in healthcare we have been very much in demand as our clients wish to see their psychologist or nutritionist. Also, we offer Covid testing so that people can see if they have been infected with the virus and this has understandably been extremely popular.”

She added, “We were very well prepared when we opened and put in place all the health measures required. People were nervous at first but once they realised they were in a

Steve Brooks, Swift Removals Costa Blanca South SWIFT REMOVALS was very busy pre-lockdown, the company’s Steve Brooks told EWN. When the State of Alarm came into force there were two weeks when the company wasn’t allowed to operate, but then government authorisation as a transporter of essential items allowed the firm to continue working.

The problem, Steve explained, was that while clients’ belongings could be moved, people themselves had to stay put. The result was very crowded Swift Removals’ warehouses until the restrictions were eased.

Business is now 80 per cent back to normal, Steve reported. “We’re very lucky. We have a lot of local work, moving people around Spain.”

Steve says the recent outbreaks make the future an unknown. “You can’t control the future, so you just have to see what tomorrow brings.”

Samantha Bayley SAMANTHA runs her own business The Painted Kitchen where she renovates existing kitchens and also works with husband Joe who supplies completely new kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms.

Her feeling is that generally, business is quite good as during lockdown people fell out of love with their kitchens and are now looking for a change.

Martyn Wood

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Costa del Sol

THE name Big M Promotions is synonymous with Martyn Wood who has been promoting live events on the Costa del Sol for many years.

Speaking to him about the new normality highlights a problem that has affected so many promoters and entertainers in Spain as basically, his diary which was originally full for the spring and summer of this year is empty.

He has one event, the Celtic Night in the Mijas Pueblo Auditorium on August 8 and then nothing at the moment until November, but he is keeping cheerful and hoping things will get easier soon.

Costa Blanca North safe environment they felt more assured.”

When asked about the weekend’s news that has changed the quarantine rules for UK travellers Dusty said “this will be a boost as we are able to provide people with the results as if they have already had the virus and it can give them a sense of relief.

“Personally, I feel that if people see businesses, shops etc following the health measures, a security guard enforcing masks and supplying hand gel they feel more at ease and safer to shop or enter those premises.”

Costa del Sol Some however, especially those who live overseas, are a bit nervous and are postponing work for a few months to see how travel develops.

Whilst in lockdown, the couple were eventually able to be in the workshop which meant they could prepare material for installation which they are now doing subject to strict hygiene rules.

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You, Me and Him The Longest Yard Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 3:35pm Little Monsters 5:20pm Grand-daddy Day Care 7:10pm Bridget Jones's Diary 9:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 11:00pm The Longest Yard 1:00am Little Monsters 2:50am Grand-daddy Day Care 4:40am You, Me and Him

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7:00am The Goldbergs 8:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 9:00am Don't Tell the Bride 10:00am Married at First Sight Australia 11:30am Melissa & Joey 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm Young Sheldon 1:30pm Young Sheldon 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa & Joey 3:30pm Melissa & Joey 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks Favourites 8:30pm Married at First Sight Australia 10:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:30pm The Big Bang Theory 11:00pmThe Good Place

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7:00am Babysplitters 9:15am The Top Ten Show 9:30am The Angry Birds Movie 2 11:15amGood Boys 1:00pm The Kindness of Strangers 3:00pm Otherworld 4:45pm Babysplitters Two couples with mixed feelings about having kids hatch a plan to share one baby.

7:00pm The Top Ten Show The top ten animation franchises by box office.

7:15pm The Angry Birds Movie 2 9:00pm Good Boys Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey while carrying stolen drugs.

10:45pmOtherworld 12:30amThem That Follow 2:15am Sea Fever 3:55am Becoming 5:40am Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past

8:00am Football's Greatest Players 8:30am Football Countdowns 9:00am Football Years 9:30am EFL Greatest Games 10:15am SPFL Greatest Games 10:30am Football's Greatest Players 11:00am Football Countdowns 11:30am Football Years 12:00pm EFL Goals 1:00pm EFL Greatest Games 1:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm EFL 5:00pm EFL Greatest Games 5:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 5:30pm Football's Greatest Players 6:00pm Football Countdowns 6:30pm Football Years 7:00pm EFL Goals 8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm SPFL Highlights 12:00am EFL Greatest Games 12:15am EFL Greatest Games

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Sky Sports News Live Anz Premiership Netball My Icon The darts star speaks about the individuals that have inspired her.

My Icon Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live European Tour Golf The Hero Open.

Live One-Day International Cricket England v Ireland.

Live EFL The second leg of a play-off semi-final from the Sky Bet Championship.

Live World Golf Championships The Fedex St Jude Invitational.

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If it quacks like one ....

IT’S been a, ‘just when you think you’ve heard it all’ week! Cressida Dick (yep!) the Met Police Commissioner, has announced they are considering dropping the terms Jihad and Islamist from the description of acts of terror and will instead refer to these atrocities as - wait for it.

‘Faith claimed terrorism’! In other words, in the event of a terrorist attack, they are presumably going to have some form of brain dead meetings to decide what religion or cult is responsible. What a load of lily livered, intelligence insulting humbuggery. Listen up, you PC riddled bunch of utter clowns. If some toe rag attacks or blows up a bunch of innocent civilians screaming ‘Allah Akbar, ‘or ‘death to the infidels’ the perpetrator is an Islamist involved in the execution of Jihad.

OK? You don’t need any high level expensive board meeting to work out some way of renaming them out of existence simply because the less militant members of a religion may be ‘offended.’

When our adversaries screamed Heil Hitler as they bombed and ravaged innocent countries during the Second World War did you see Churchill and his War

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HOMELESS: PC ‘morons’ recommend referring to people living on the streets as ‘outdoor urban dwellers.’

Cabinet holding a meeting to discuss whether the less militant Germans may be offended if we referred to the perpetrators as Nazis? If it quacks like one and walks like one it is one, ok? We’re in a war here and the sooner our pathetic naive leaders come to terms with it, the sooner we may have just a chance of finishing up with our culture and heritage intact.

Political Correctness will be the death knoll of the West. Just recently a children’s

entertainer friend of mine was instructed to no longer refer to his audience as Girls and Boys! What the hell does he do when he wants audience participation from different genders? Ask for the ‘not sures’ to come up on stage!? I believe we’ve confused our youngsters quite enough already, without turning their light entertainment into some adult LGBT conflict. I personally think it’s a form of child abuse.

If I were at the helm I would seriously be

pursuing some form of prosecution. At this point I’d just like to throw in a few more PC changes recommended by similar morons. Homeless people should be referred to as ‘Outdoor Urban Dwellers.’ Bisexual prostitutes become ‘Equal Opportunity Sex Workers.’ The poor are ‘Economically Marginalised.’ Being drunk is ‘Chemically Inconvenienced.’ Criminals are ‘Behaviorally Challenged.’ Fat people, ‘Metabolic Overachievers.’ Housewives, ‘Domestic Engineers.’ Illegal aliens, ‘Undocumented Migrants.’ And so on. Makes you lose the will don’t it? Excuse me while I go off to get severely chemically inconvenienced!

Said my final goodbye to my dear friend Geoffrey Kenion this week. The ceremony was held in the picturesque tranquility of Soller cemetery and was attended by many of his close friends and family.

His loving wife Sallyann oversaw the whole occasion with a wonderful dignified serenity and children Simon, Joseph, Rachel and Ella, all delivered moving tributes to their Dad. A fitting send off to a much loved and respected local icon.

RIP Geoff. They did you proud.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com

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FRIDAY TV

10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00amMurder, Mystery and My Family 11:45am Homes Under the Hammer 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm The Heights 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home is Where the Art is 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm British Academy Television Awards 9:30pm Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation 10:00pm Peter Kay's Car Share 10:30pmThe Young Offenders 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather

7:05am Pointless 7:50am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:35am Meerkat Manor 9:00am A Wild Year 10:00am Lost Land of the Jaguar 11:00am Snooker: The World Championship 1:00pm BBC News 2:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 7:55pm Snooker: The World Championship 9:00pm Gardeners' World 10:00pmMiriam Margolyes: Almost Australian 11:00pm I Love 11:30pm State of the Union 11:45pm Newsnight Mark Urban present analysis of the day's national and international events.

12:15am Weather 12:20am Snooker: The World Championship 1:10am Snooker: World Championship Extra

8:00pm Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World 9:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 Mike Read and Paul Gambaccini present the edition first broadcast on 28 December, featuring performances by Kim Wilde, Aswad and Band Aid II. 10:00pmGospel According to Mica - The Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs 11:00pm The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel Djs 12:00am Classic Albums 1:00am BBC Proms Classics 2:35am I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock 3:35am The Defiant Ones Drama, Documentary

7:25am Cheers 8:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:05am The Big Bang Theory 11:55am Live Formula 1 1:35pm Channel 4 News 1:40pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun 3:05pm Countdown 3:55pm Live Formula 1 5:35pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Travel Man: 48 Hours In 10:00pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pmThe Heat 1:25am Brotherhood 3:15am Come Dine with Me 3:40am Come Dine with Me

10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Countdown to Murder: A Morning Show Mystery 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Celeb 5 Go Caravanning: Back on the Road 10:00pmQE2: The World's Most Luxurious Hotel 11:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 12:00am Access 12:05amBridget Jones's Diary 1:05am Greatest Ever Movie Blunders

7:00am The Goldbergs 8:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 9:00am Don't Tell the Bride 10:00am Married at First Sight Australia 11:30am Melissa & Joey 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm Young Sheldon 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa & Joey 3:30pm Melissa & Joey 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks Favourites 8:30pm Married at First Sight Australia 9:35pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1:00am Buffy the Vampire Slayer

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 9:40am 9:50am 10:00am 11:55am 1:50pm 1:55pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm

7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:20pm ITV News London 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News Round-up of the main national and international news.

8:00pm Emmerdale Dan is left hopeful, Charity and Sarah overhear something, and Amy forms a plan.

8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pmSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am You've Been Framed!

10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am Supermarket Sweep 11:25am Ellen's Game of Games 12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:25pm You've Been Framed!

1:55pm Catchphrase 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Supermarket Sweep 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Superstore 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pmPitch Perfect 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmPitch Perfect 12:15am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 8:00am Classic Emmerdale 9:00am Heartbeat 10:05am Rising Damp 10:35am Rising Damp 11:05am That's My Boy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat PC Steve Crane takes an urgent phone call, and is shocked to discover Peter Pyke's warehouse has gone up in smoke 8:00pm Downton Abbey 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Law & Order: UK 12:00am Scott & Bailey

7:00am 7:25am 8:15am 9:10am

8:25am The Matrix 10:45am The Matrix Reloaded 1:05pm The Matrix Revolutions 3:20pm 300 5:20pm 300: Rise of an Empire 7:05pm The Incredible Hulk 9:00pm The Matrix 11:20pm The Matrix Reloaded 1:45am The Matrix Revolutions

7:15am The Kindness of Strangers 9:15am Babysplitters 11:30am The Top Ten Show 11:45am The Angry Birds Movie 2 1:30pm Charlie's Angels 3:30pm Good Boys Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey while carrying stolen drugs.

5:15pm Sea Fever 7:00pm The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen.

7:15pm The Angry Birds Movie 2 9:00pm Charlie's Angels 11:00pm Good Boys 12:45am Otherworld 2:30am The Beast 4:45am Them That Follow

11:30am Football Years 12:00pm Carabao Cup Highlights 12:30pm EFL 1:00pm EFL Greatest Games 1:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm EFL 5:00pm EFL Greatest Games 5:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 5:30pm Football's Greatest Players 6:00pm Football Countdowns 6:30pm Football Years 7:00pm Best Moments From The League 1 & 2 Play-Off Final (1993-2019) 7:30pm Best Moments From The Championship Play-Off Final (1993-2019) 8:00pm Championship Retro 10:00pm Championship Season Review 11:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:00am EFL Greatest Games

Only When I Laugh The Saint Robin of Sherwood Dempsey and Makepeace 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Professionals 12:20pm The Sweeney 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Robin of Sherwood 3:40pm Dempsey and Makepeace 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm World Cup Top Goalscorers 6:00pm European Cup 10:00pmWindtalkers 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmWindtalkers A battle-weary American soldier is assigned to help protect two Navajo Indian code-carriers during the invasion of Saipan in the Second World War, and must overcome personal trauma to prove his courage.

8:20am Arizona 10:00am Action Point 11:40am Good Boys 1:25pm Drunk Parents 3:15pm You Don't Mess with the Zohan 5:20pm Twins 7:20pm Family 9:00pm Good Boys 10:45pm Drunk Parents 12:35am Arizona 2:15am You Don't Mess with the Zohan 4:15am Family

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Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Fighting Fit 2020 Fit In 5 Fit In 5 Fit In 5 Live NRL Live NRL Super League Gold Super League Gold Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live European Tour Golf The Hero Open.

Live World Golf Championships Live World Golf Championships Live NBA: Boston @ Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics (Tipoff 11.30pm).

Live NBA: Houston @ Dallas Dallas Mavericks v Houston Rockets (Tip-off 2.00am).

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pmThe Great Food Guys 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Snooker: The World Championship Coverage of today's action at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

5:10pm BBC News 5:20pm BBC London News 5:25pm Weather 5:30pm Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 8:55pm Pointless Celebrities 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 11:50pm ODI Cricket Highlights England v Ireland.

12:50am Hot Property 1:20am Hot Property 1:50am Spike Island

The Dengineers Deadly 60 Mountain Gorilla Snooker: The World Championship 1:00pm Nigellissima 1:30pm Beechgrove Repotted 1:40pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 2:25pm Info not available 4:10pm The Great British Countryside 5:10pm Snooker: The World Championship 6:30pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 7:00pm New Forest: A Year in the Wild Wood 8:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 10:40pmApocalypse Now 1:30am Snooker: The World Championship

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Mr Magoo Mighty Mike Buck & Buddy Mr. Bean Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Ben 10 Drop Dead Weird Drop Dead Weird Saturday Morning with James Martin John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen ITV News and Weather Riding a Dream ITV Racing Live Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals The Masked Singer US ITV News and Weather ITV News London Catchphrase The Voice Kids On Her Majesty's Secret Service ITV News and Weather

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9:00am 9:45am 10:40am 11:45am 12:45pm 1:50pm 2:35pm 3:35pm 4:05pm 5:10pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 7:00pm 7:35pm 8:45pm 8:50pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:40am 1:10am

Teleshopping The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dress to Impress Dress to Impress Take Me Out Catchphrase You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

The Flintstones FYI Daily The Flintstones Chicken Run FYI Daily Chicken Run Jurassic World FYI Daily Jurassic World Furious 7 FYI Daily Furious 7 Family Guy Family Guy

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Snooker: The World Championship The Last Wave The Last Wave Aretha Franklin: Respect A tribute to the singer known as the Queen of Soul, featuring contributions from Tom Jones, Beverley Knight, Clarke Peters and Trevor Nelson among others.

Gospel According to Mica - The Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs Mahalia Jackson in Concert TOTP2 Top of the Pops: 1989 Gershwin's Summertime: The Song That Conquered the World

7:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30am The Big Bang Theory 7:55am The Big Bang Theory 8:15am The Big Bang Theory 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Simpsons 9:30am The Simpsons 10:00am The Simpsons 10:25am The Simpsons 10:55am The Simpsons 11:25am The Simpsons 11:55am Live Formula 1 1:30pm Info not available 2:00pm Live Formula 1 4:30pm The Supervet 5:30pm A Place in the Sun 6:30pm Grand Designs: Living in 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm How to Build...

9:00pm The World's Most Famous Train 10:00pmPoirot: Murder on the Orient Express 12:15amMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials 2:30am Formula 1 3:25am This is Us 4:15am Undercover Boss Australia

9:50am Nella the Princess Knight 10:05am Wissper 10:15am Pirata & Capitano 10:25am Shimmer and Shine 10:40am Floogals 10:50am Peppa Pig 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:25am Access 11:30am Friends 1:30pm Police Interceptors 2:30pm Police Interceptors 3:30pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

5:30pm The Nightmare 6:30pm The Nightmare 7:30pm 5 News Weekend 7:35pm Escape to Greece 8:30pm Cruising with Jane McDonald 10:00pm The Real Life of Princess Grace of Monaco 11:30pmWhen... Goes Horribly Wrong A selection of disasters from children's TV.

7:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 7:55am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 8:50am Don't Tell the Bride 9:55am Don't Tell the Bride 10:55amFlushed Away 12:55pm The Goldbergs 1:25pm The Goldbergs 1:55pm The Goldbergs 2:25pm The Goldbergs 3:55pm The Big Bang Theory 4:25pm The Big Bang Theory 4:55pm The Big Bang Theory 5:25pm The Big Bang Theory 5:55pm The Big Bang Theory 6:25pm The Big Bang Theory 6:55pm The Big Bang Theory 7:25pm The Big Bang Theory 7:55pm The Big Bang Theory 8:25pm Ice Age 12:05am Celebrity Gogglebox USA 1:05am Gogglebox 2:10am Gogglebox 3:15am First Dates 4:15am First Dates 5:10am Don't Tell the Bride

7:00am 8:55am 9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 11:25am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 12:45pm 2:10pm 2:20pm 2:30pm

Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

That's My Boy Agatha Christie's Marple Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Marple Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Marple Lewis A professor is found dead on Halloween with a stake through her heart and Hobson reveals she shared a house with the victim in her university days.

Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Law & Order: UK

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7:00am Cliffhanger 9:05am White House Down 11:30amMen in Black: International 1:40pm The Last Castle 4:05pm The Patriot 7:00pm Cliffhanger 9:00pm Men in Black: International 11:00pmWhite House Down 1:15am Beyond The Law 2:50am Street Fighter

7:00am The Angry Birds Movie 2 8:40am Stardog and Turbocat 10:20amOtherworld 12:00pmThe Kindness of Strangers 2:00pm Charlie's Angels 4:00pm Good Boys Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey while carrying stolen drugs.

5:40pm The Angry Birds Movie 2 7:20pm Stardog and Turbocat 9:00pm Charlie's Angels 11:00pmGood Boys Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey while carrying stolen drugs.

12:40amOtherworld 2:15am Them That Follow

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Teleshopping World Cup Top Goalscorers Only When I Laugh Dempsey and Makepeace Dempsey and Makepeace Dempsey and Makepeace ITV Racing: The Opening Show The Big Match Revisited River Monsters Columbo The Towering Inferno FYI Daily The Towering Inferno Spartacus FYI Daily Spartacus Jaws 3 FYI Daily Jaws 3 End of Days FYI Daily

11:45amStanding Up, Falling Down 1:30pm Sister Act 3:20pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 5:10pm Night School 7:10pm Palm Beach 9:00pm Standing Up, Falling Down 10:45pmThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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12:00am Live NBA: New Orleans @ La Clippers Los Angeles Clippers v New Orleans Pelicans (Tip-off 11.00pm).

2:30am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Football Countdowns Football Years EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Championship Season Review Carabao Cup Highlights Championship Retro EFL Greatest Games Championship Season Review Scottish Premiership Scottish Premiership Live EFL Cup Retro SPFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games

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Ciudad Patricia Open for Personal tours

By Amanda Hobbs - Sales Advisor - Ciudad Patricia PEOPLE that decide to come and live at Ciudad Patricia mainly consider three things: not feeling lonely in their senior years, coping with a large villa and garden becomes more and more difficult and of course, the health safety net. Now with the current global health situation it has made a lot of people think about their living arrangements, especially the more seniors amongst us.

These things are all taken care of plus other facilities to give you peace of mind.

People living here say that they felt ’safe’ during lockdown, secure in the knowl-

ARRANGE A TOUR: For easier senior living. edge that a team of people, including the on-site Doctor, were looking out for them and taking every step possible to keep them safe. Since lockdown has been eased, they are able socialise in the Ciu-

dad Patricia ‘bubble,’ adding to a sense of staying safe.

Residents are starting once again to socialise in safety with lunches with music, paella day with flamenco show and live music (including and Elvis trib-

ute) to name but a few.

People are asking us if they can visit to take a look at their options for moving to Ciudad Patrica and I’d like to re-assure everyone that we have taken extensive measures and intro-

duced new protocols to do everything we can for a safe visit. We have hand sanitisers throughout the building, we insist on masks and physical distancing, we meet outside on our lovely terrace, and more.

If you’re thinking it’s time to take a look at easier senior living with peace of mind, then call me to arrange your own personalised tour and find out for yourself why so many residents say how glad they are to be living here.

Amanda Hobbs Sales Advisor Ciudad Patricia +34 673 064 288 ahobbs@ciudadpatricia.com

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7:00am Breakfast 10:00am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 10:30am Sunday Morning Live 11:30am Wanted Down Under 12:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Escape to the Country 3:50pm Money for Nothing 4:35pm Garden Rescue 5:20pm War Horse 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm A Suitable Boy 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Dangerous Liaisons 1:25am Looking for Alaska

4:15am This is BBC Two 7:20am The Edible Garden 7:50am The A to Z of TV Cooking 8:35am Countryfile 9:30am Gardeners' World 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Snooker: The World Championship 1:00pm The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years 2:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 7:00pm Greece with Simon Reeve 8:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 10:00pm The Edge 11:35pm Heroes 12:15am Heroes 1:00am Snooker: The World Championship 1:50am Snooker: World Championship Extra 3:50am Once Upon a Time in Iraq 4:50am Holby City 5:50am This is BBC Two

11:20am Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 12:20pm Inside Britain's Food Factories 12:50pm Wonders of the Coast Path 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:30pm The Voice Kids 3:00pm The Masked Singer US 4:00pm You've Been Framed!

4:30pm Coronation Street: Stories That Gripped the Nation 5:00pm The Man with the Golden Gun 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News London 8:00pm The Durrells 9:00pm Downton Abbey 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:05pm ITV News and Weather 11:19pm ITV London Weather 11:20pm Inside the Ritz Hotel 12:15am Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace

8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:00am Dress to Impress 11:00am Dress to Impress 12:00pm Dress to Impress 1:00pm The Masked Singer US 1:55pm Catchphrase 2:55pm You've Been Framed!

3:55pm Dr. Seuss' the Lorax 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Dr. Seuss' the Lorax 5:45pm Minions 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Minions 7:30pm Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 10:00pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am The Cleveland Show

8:00pm BBC Proms Classics 9:30pm Canal Boat Diaries 10:00pm Alex Higgins: The People's Champion 11:00pm Chas and Dave: Last Orders 11:55pm What We Were Watching Grace Dent explores the sights, sounds and schedules of the Great British Summer 12:55am Ibiza: The Silent Movie 2:30am Classic EastEnders 3:00am Classic EastEnders 3:30am Classic EastEnders Roxy struggles to make the right decision, but can't bring herself to confide in Ronnie, and a shocking discovery makes Shabnam realise she and Tamwar must find work.

4:00am Classic EastEnders

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:20am 8:50am 9:20am 9:50am 10:20am 11:30am 1:40pm 3:50pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am 3:00am 4:05am 5:10am 5:35am

That's My Boy Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street Emmerdale Emmerdale Emmerdale Agatha Christie's Poirot Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Long Lost Family Joanna Lumley's Japan Sanditon Vanity Fair Law & Order: UK Law & Order: UK Davina Mccall: Life at the Extreme Agatha Christie's Poirot That's My Boy Emmerdale

6:50am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00am The Big Bang Theory 8:30am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am Bake Off: The Professionals 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm Live Formula 1 2:45pm Live Formula 1 5:15pm Live Formula 1 6:00pm Speed: World's Fastest Tractor 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Escape to the Chateau 9:00pm Egypt's Great Pyramid Uncovered 10:00pm X-Men: Apocalypse 12:45am Formula 1 1:45am Raw 3:30am Couples Come Dine with Me 4:25am Undercover Boss Australia 5:15am Fifteen to One

10:25am 10:40am 10:50am 10:55am 11:00am

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11:35am 7:15pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:05pm 10:05pm 10:10pm 11:10pm 12:10am 12:15am 1:30am 2:40am 3:45am 4:00am

Football Rivalries Only When I Laugh Auto Mundial The Professionals The Professionals The Big Match Revisited Live British Touring Car Championship World of Sport ITV Sport Stories ITV Football Classics Smokey and the Bandit II FYI Daily Smokey and the Bandit II Metro FYI Daily Metro Minder The Sweeney British Touring Cars Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

11:15am 11:25am 11:35am 12:35pm 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:05pm 3:05pm 4:05pm 5:05pm 6:05pm 7:00pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

1:40pm 3:45pm 5:50pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 12:15am

SUNDAY TV

Shimmer and Shine Floogals Peppa Pig Peppa Pig SpongeBob Squarepants Ryan's Mystery Playdate Access WWE Raw Highlights Friends Friends Friends Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Our Yorkshire Farm Our Yorkshire Farm Our Yorkshire Farm 5 News Weekend Rich Kids, Skint Holiday Dirty Britain Rich House, Poor House Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun

6:00am Don't Tell the Bride 7:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 7:50am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 8:50am Supernanny US 9:50am Don't Tell the Bride 10:55am Don't Tell the Bride 11:55am Kubo and the Two Strings 2:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 2:25pm The Goldbergs 2:55pm The Goldbergs 3:25pm The Goldbergs 3:55pm The Goldbergs 4:25pm The Big Bang Theory 4:55pm The Big Bang Theory 5:25pm The Big Bang Theory 5:55pm The Big Bang Theory 6:25pm The Big Bang Theory 6:55pm The Big Bang Theory 7:25pm The Big Bang Theory 7:50pm The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 10:00pm Batwoman 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:00am Naked Attraction 1:05am Supernatural 2:00am The Big Bang Theory 2:30am The Big Bang Theory

6:00am 7:00am 7:55am 8:00am 8:05am 10:00am

Sky Cinema Preview The Mummy The Mummy Returns The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Robert the Bruce The Mummy The Mummy Returns The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Glass Wanted

5:40am Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past 7:15am Stardog and Turbocat 9:00am Otherworld 10:35am Good Boys 12:15pm Charlie's Angels 2:15pm Them That Follow 4:00pm A Guide to Second Date Sex 5:30pm Stardog and Turbocat 7:15pm Good Boys Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey while carrying stolen drugs.

9:00pm Charlie's Angels 11:00pm A Guide to Second Date Sex 12:30am Babysplitters Two couples with mixed feelings about having kids hatch a plan to share one baby.

2:45am Sea Fever 4:30am The Kindness of Strangers

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am

9:10am The Party's Just Beginning 10:50am A Serial Killer's Guide to Life 12:25pm Instant Family 2:25pm Superbad 4:25pm Big Daddy 6:10pm American Pie 8:00pm Instant Family 10:00pm The Party's Just Beginning 11:45pm A Serial Killer's Guide to Life 1:20am Superbad

11:00am 12:00pm 1:05pm 2:30pm 4:05pm 6:00pm

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8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:45pm 12:15am 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am

Live NRL Live NRL Super League Gold Super League Gold Live NRL The Women's Football Show Football series looking at the biggest issues in the Women's game.

Sky Sports News Formula 2 Championship Live European Tour Golf Live Formula 1 Live Formula 1 Live Formula 1 Updates and interviews from the paddock area following the British Grand Prix.

Live World Golf Championships LPGA Tour Golf Live NBA: Milwaukee @ Houston Sky Sports News

EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Football Countdowns Football Years EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games The Women's Football Show Football Countdowns Football Years Carabao Cup Highlights League One Retro EFL Greatest Games Scottish Premiership Scottish Premiership Live The Women's Football Show EFL Cup Retro SPFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Carabao Cup Highlights

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2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:35pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm The Heights 3:15pm Celebrity Eggheads 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue: Top of the Plots 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama 9:00pm EastEnders: Secrets from the Square 9:30pm Ghosts 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Enterprice 12:10am Canada's Drag Race 1:10am Have I Got a Bit More News for You

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 Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 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 Birds of a Feather 9:30pm Coronation Street: Stories That Gripped the Nation 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures 12:45am ITV Sport Stories 1:15am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2:05am Ideal World

5:50am This is BBC Two 7:20am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:05am Meerkat Manor 8:30am Great Asian Railway Journeys 9:30am Westminster in Review 10:00am Lost Land of the Jaguar 11:00am Snooker: The World Championship 1:00pm BBC News 2:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 8:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 9:00pm Our Friend Victoria 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Once Upon a Time in Iraq 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Mandy 11:45pm Newsnight 12:25am Weather 12:30am Snooker: The World Championship 1:20am Snooker: World Championship Extra 3:20am Countryfile

8:00pm Snooker: The World Championship The evening session on day four focuses on the first-round matches featuring Mark Selby and Jack Lisowski, with Lisowski's clash against a qualifier scheduled to reach a conclusion.

10:00pm Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise Exploring the forests, plains and bustling cities of Central Thailand, an area known as the nation's rice bowl.

11:00pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 12:00am Games Britannia 1:00am Storyville 2:25am Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture 3:25am Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am Supermarket Sweep 11:25am Ellen's Game of Games 12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Supermarket Sweep 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Superstore 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy

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9:40am 10:10am 10:40am 11:10am 11:35am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 1:35pm 2:05pm 2:40pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:55pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

12:00am 1:05am

Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Countdown A Place in the Sun Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 News The Political Slot Devon and Cornwall Curing Corona Jurgen Klopp: Germany's Greatest Export 24 Hours in A&E Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 9:50am 10:00am 10:10am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

7:25am 7:55am 8:25am 8:55am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:35am 1:40pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 3:50pm 4:20pm 4:55pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Emmerdale Emmerdale ITV3 Nightscreen Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Heartbeat Rising Damp Rising Damp That's My Boy Agatha Christie's Marple Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Agatha Christie's Marple Heartbeat Agatha Christie's Poirot Endeavour Law & Order: UK Scott & Bailey

7:00am 7:25am 8:15am 9:15am 10:20am 11:25am 12:30pm 1:35pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:40pm 5:50pm 6:50pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:05am 1:05am 1:10am 2:10am 3:10am 3:40am 3:50am 4:00am

Only When I Laugh The Saint Robin of Sherwood Dempsey and Makepeace Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Saint Robin of Sherwood Dempsey and Makepeace Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Tenable ITV Football Classics Jaws 3 FYI Daily Jaws 3 Rocky Balboa FYI Daily Rocky Balboa Minder Only When I Laugh World of Sport ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7:00am 8:45am 10:25am 12:10pm 1:45pm 3:25pm 5:05pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 10:35pm

10:50am 1:05pm 2:45pm 4:20pm

Pirata & Capitano Paw Patrol Paw Patrol The Secret Life of Puppies Wissper Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Access Home and Away Neighbours I Do Or I Die Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Traffic Cops Ultimate Police Interceptors The Deceived Bridget Jones's Diary Access

Resident Evil: Apocalypse The Scorpion King Poseidon Red Sonja First Blood Rambo: First Blood Part II Enemy of the State The Scorpion King First Blood Rambo: First Blood Part II

Head Full of Honey Buffaloed Holmes & Watson Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 6:25pm Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls 8:00pm American Pie 2 10:00pm Holmes & Watson 11:35pm Buffaloed 1:25am Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

MONDAY TV

9:00am Don't Tell the Bride 10:00am Married at First Sight Australia 11:00am Melissa & Joey 11:30am Melissa & Joey 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm Young Sheldon 1:30pm Young Sheldon 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa & Joey 3:30pm Melissa & Joey 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks Favourites 8:30pm Married at First Sight Australia 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Supernanny US 11:00pm Celebs Go Virtual Dating 11:30pm First Dates 12:30am Buffy the Vampire Slayer

6:00am 7:00am 8:00am 9:00am

6:30am 6:45am 7:00am

11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:45pm

The Top Ten Show The Top Ten Show Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past 8:45am The Top Ten Show 9:00am Babysplitters 11:15am Otherworld 1:00pm The Top Ten Show 1:15pm The Kindness of Strangers 3:15pm Charlie's Angels 5:15pm The Top Ten Show 5:30pm Stardog and Turbocat 7:15pm The Top Ten Show 7:30pm A Guide to Second Date Sex 9:00pm Charlie's Angels 11:00pm The Fanatic 12:45am Sea Fever 2:30am Them That Follow 4:15am Babysplitters Two couples with mixed feelings about having kids hatch a plan to share one baby.

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

2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm

8:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live Anz Premiership Netball Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News NBC's Profootballtalk Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live NBA: Toronto @ Miami Scottish Premiership Live Sky Sports News Sky Sports News NBA: Memphis @ New Orleans 03.08 Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

Football Years EFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Football Countdowns Football Years EFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Football Countdowns Football Years SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Best Moments From The League 1 & 2 Play-Off Final (19932019) Scottish Premiership Live SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games

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Keep calm, dear, he’s only a drag queen BARRY DUKE DECADES ago a London gay bar staged Sunday afternoon tea dances that attracted a sizeable number of fellas in extravagant frocks who showed how waltzes and tangos and jives REALLY ought to be done.

The London gatherings so enthralled me that I asked a friend to come along one Sunday. He reacted as though I’d invited him to superglue his butt to a toilet seat. ‘Noooo!’ he exclaimed. ‘I’m terrified of men in drag.’

What reminded me of those deliciously camp Sunday afternoons was a message I received via Facebook from UK-based friend Alice Williams. She drew my attention to a man I’d never heard of - William Dorsey Swann, a pioneering gay liberation activist.

Born into slavery in 1858, he was

DRAG QUEENS: Strutting their stuff. the first person in the US to lead a gay rights group - and the first known American to embark on legal and political campaigns in defence of his community’s right to gather.

During the 1880s and 1890s, he organised a series of balls in Washington, DC. Most who attended were former male slaves who loved strutting their stuff in satin and silk dresses. (You can read more of his history at https://tinyurl.com/v5k3h8q) It was only after I received Alice’s message that the thought

ACTIVIST MOMMY: Hates drag queens. occurred to me that there has to be a term for an irrational fear of men in women’s clothing.

After all, there’s chorophobia (fear of dancing), consecotaleophobia (fear of chopsticks), arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth), koumpounophobia (fear of buttons) and, most bizarre of all, hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (fear of the number 666). But nothing to describe drag queens jitters.

Maybe, you’re thinking, that’s because people aren’t panicked

by drag queens. Wrong! Many have posted accounts on the Internet of their personal dread of transvestites and transexuals. Virtually all freely admit their fears are irrational.

But some people actually detest drag queens with such passion that they actively promote hatred and violence against them. Perhaps the most ghastly of these is deranged American Elizabeth Johnson who uses her ‘Activist Mommy’ blog to identify drag events and exhort fellow Christian sociopaths to disrupt

such gatherings.

Covid-19, with its accompanying social distancing rules, have more or less shut the woman up because right now there are no drag events to attack.

But once things get back to normal, she will no doubt be back on her soapbox, shrieking about drag queens, gay marriage and all the other things that run contrary to her vile faithbased beliefs.

Roll on the day when a cure is found for the brain-destroying virus they call religion.

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

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10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Murder, Mystery and My Family 11:45am Homes Under the Hammer 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm The Heights 3:15pm Celebrity Eggheads 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue: Top of the Plots 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm How's Your Head, Hun?

5:05am

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 Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

10:00pm Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Anne: The Princess Royal at 70 1:05am Ideal World 4:00am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

4:30am 7:00am 8:00am

6:05am 7:20am 8:05am 8:50am 9:15am 10:15am 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:45pm 12:25am 12:30am 1:30am 2:20am 4:20am 5:05am 5:50am

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

Celebrity MasterChef This is BBC Two Garden Rescue: Top of the Plots Murder, Mystery and My Family Meerkat Manor Gardeners' World Super League Show Snooker: The World Championship BBC News Snooker: The World Championship Eggheads Meerkat Manor Saving Lives at Sea Natural World Cuba: Castro vs the World Live at the Apollo Newsnight Weather Cricket Highlights Snooker: The World Championship Snooker: World Championship Extra The Repair Shop Home is Where the Art is Celebrity MasterChef

8:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 10:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 11:00pm The Treasures of Ancient Rome Alastair Sooke explores the artistic achievements of the Romans.

12:00am The Last Wave 12:55am The Last Wave Supernatural French drama about surfers who acquire exceptional and inexplicable powers after being engulfed by a huge wave.

1:45am The Riviera: A History in Pictures 2:45am The Treasures of Ancient Rome Alastair Sooke explores the artistic achievements of the Romans.

3:45am Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

7:55am Cheers 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 10:10am Frasier 10:40am The Big Bang Theory 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm How to Lose Weight Well 10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm The Talk 12:00am Curing Corona

9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am

Teleshopping Teleshopping The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed!

Supermarket Sweep Ellen's Game of Games Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen's Game of Games Supermarket Sweep Dress to Impress You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Superstore Superstore Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 10:00am Rising Damp 10:30am Rising Damp 11:00am That's My Boy 11:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law & Order: UK 12:00am Scott & Bailey 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:15am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:25am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

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Only When I Laugh The Saint Robin of Sherwood Dempsey and Makepeace Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Saint Robin of Sherwood An old man and his beautiful daughter live alone in the ancient castle of Caerleon.

Dempsey and Makepeace Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Tenable ITV Football Classics Caught on Camera End of Days FYI Daily End of Days Minder Lethal Weapon Only When I Laugh ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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TUESDAY TV

Pirata & Capitano Paw Patrol Paw Patrol The Secret Life of Puppies Wissper Floogals Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Access Home and Away Neighbours The Neighbourhood Nightmare Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly This Week on the Farm The Deceived The Best of Bad TV The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

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OUR VIEW Knee jerk reaction

THE weekend brought a shock, sharp turnaround in the decision the UK government made about lifting quarantine measures by an action to reinstate them, leaving British travellers and Spanish businesses reeling.

The decision was made due to two days of high numbers of infection across Spain that were mainly seen in Catalonia. As Monday arrived and the UK had firmly put their foot down Spanish authorities reassured that these outbreaks were under control.

Just as Brits were becoming accustomed to following the health measures in Spain and their panic began to dissipate, Boris Johnson’s own panic set in and a decision seems to have been made without sufficient time to allow people to even take in what is happening.

Sure, he could be making the right decision, he could be protecting his people. If this is the case we should definitely be giving him a virtual pat on the back instead of shooting him down or attacking him.

Some might also see an ulterior motive in that the government made the decision to protect themselves from any further derision with the way they handle the virus in the early stages.

In making this decision have they added another nail in the coffin for Spain’s tourism industry? If so, will this drag the UK’s travel industry with it?

Spain’s Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol were understandably seeing lower numbers than recent years gracing their beaches and bars, but companies had begun to find ways of working round that. Many had sunk the last of their money into remodelling to cover for safety measures in the gamble that it would pay off and lucky for some it had.

Maybe we should take a little time and ask that if our governments are just as confused as we are and can make such urgent and overreactive decisions, is there a chance they could easily lift it again before the week is through?

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DEAR Euro Weekly News, I have to say that I entirely agree with Kevin Park (Issue 1827) about visitors not bothering about wearing masks or social distancing. They march down the middle of the pavement crowded together and we have to move out of the way, very often into the road.

Twice this week, I have gone into the centre of Fuengirola for shopping purposes. I was truly shocked and angered that so many people are simply not taking this virus seriously. Not only young people but older couples and whole families with no protection at all. And unfortunately, KP is quite right: they were all foreign tourists. Nearly all Spanish people, including visitors, were wearing masks and staying apart.

This was mid-morning: what on earth must it be like at night when folk have had a few drinks?

How many more deaths do they need in order to realise that this virus is still around? We, who live here, have abided by the rules for over three months. We didn’t go out except for essential shopping, we didn’t meet up with friends or family and so many businesses couldn’t survive and went bust. We didn’t go through all that for some uncaring, irresponsible visitors to come along and ruin it all again. Just imagine if the Costa del Sol had to

BREAKING NEWS: Spanish Municipality Forced Back into Lockdown as Cases Surge Spain’s political elite seem hell bent on destroying the economy for all private sectors !!

Whilst all the public sectors are just about to take August off as a holiday !!!

Socialism at its finest .

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Yet Another Spanish Region Makes Masks Mandatory at All Times Totally agree. Government is doing all of these things for us.

SK WE CARE: Are you wearing your mask? go into another lockdown.

I know the coast needs tourism, but there must be a balance between business and health. Perhaps the rules in their home countries are different, perhaps they simply don’t know the rules here regarding masks and social distancing or perhaps they just don’t care. They are on holiday... it doesn’t apply to them.

Kind regards, Lynn Hopkins Fuengirola

Defend your right HI Leapy, I am a frequent visitor to Spain (I have an apartment in Fuengirola) and a regular reader of your EWN column. I do not necessarily agree with all that you write, only about 95 per cent of it, but defend your right of freedom of speech to say it. I remember you as a pop singer in my youth (that dates me) but you have excelled yourself as a journalist, controversial at times, but always writing what some people are afraid to even think. I must put you on the same pedestal as Richard Littlejohn of the Daily Mail, both of you reaching a far greater audience than me just talking to my mates. It’s time more people listened to the pair of you and said enough of this BLM, woke or whatever minority group (aided and abetted by rent-a-crowd) is shouting the loudest. There should be a national poll as per the one carried out by EWN re your column. Do the British public want to put up with this rubbish?

Keep up the good work, the mouthpiece of the majority of us.

Alan Goddard

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I do them every week but during this time we were unable to go out since we are over 70.

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Spain’s Epidemiologists Demand No Smoking on Beaches and Terraces And I demand Spain’s Epidemiologists stop driving diesel cars and riding buses spewing out thousands of tons of toxic carbon monoxide fumes I have to breathe in. Getting a bit sick of these nobodies from useless organisations coming up with sensationalist crap just to justify their existence.

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“I felt safer in Spain than I do at home in Hull,” said holidaymaker We used to live in Spain for 12 years, and I would definitely feel safer in Spain, their regime is so much stricter than here. Every thing about Spain is head and shoulders above anything the UK could do and their health service is second to none.

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PC Harper: Three Teenagers Found Guilty of Manslaughter - Wife “immensely disappointed” with the Verdict An absolutely shocking outcome. Heartfelt sorrow for PC Harper’s family and the evil scumbags who were laughing on camera, they knew exactly what they did. I hope they get life sentences, even that wouldn’t be enough! And before any ‘do gooders’ respond... Don’t bother! They are not fit to be called Human!

BJ

BREAKING NEWS: Quarantine chaos for tourists!

Surely this should just be Brits who want to go to Barcelona or the affected areas, the Costa del Sol is better than the UK. This is getting ridiculous.

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Stranded in Spain - ‘Devastated’ Newlywed Couple React to UK Quarantine Rules Both my March and May holidays were cancelled. I didn’t bother booking another one as I knew all this uncertainty would continue. In addition, the health risks either way have yet to be proven.

Of course I feel sorry for those affected. However, the writing has been on the wall for some time and people continued to book. I’d leave overseas travel until next year if it is non-essential. The uncertainty is unhealthy. Time to fold and leave the table.

BG

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Cryptic Across 1 Plot is about a weapon (6) 4 Fish going round in bowls (6) 9 Capital's reported ranges (5) 10 Hide pal out in West End theatre (7) 11 Eccentric led super introductory pieces (8) 12 From Cairo, Derek travelled by horse (4) 14 One who has to sample various treats (6) 16 Give in about fast time (6) 19 Policeman has the right to cut back (4) 20 Leading seamen point to fish (8) 23 One veal pie when having a break from the army (2,5) 24 A halo used as a greeting (5) 25 Cleans up when diet is knocked into shape (6) 26 Worship always in religious classes (6) Down 1 Soldier has dog as protection? (7) 2 Discredit fake Earl (5) 3 Outside broadcasts are better in secret? (8) 5 Unusual case for experts (4) 6 Pick up Rome VIP for a change (7) 7 A bad shot with the wedge (5) 8 Wise men taking a long time on Sunday (5) 13 Transport black tool (3,5) 15 Rotten, rotten old pies (7)

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17 Having a will set out in gallery (7) 18 Downhill racer complicated risk with energy (5) 19 Influence cool-headed yob (5)

21 The First Lady touring Oklahoma will awaken memories (5) 22 Adapt gear to the latest fashion (4)

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Across 1 Unsullied (4) 3 Not easily bent (5) 8 Watchfulness (9) 9 Pugilist (5) 10 Coloured part of the eye (4) 14 Elaborate song for solo voice (4) 15 Make higher (5) 18 Lasting or intended to last (9) 20 Strong emotion (5) 21 Chief or leader (4)

Down 1 Set of two things used together (4) 2 Pasta dish (7) 4 High in stature (4) 5/19 Uncompetitive, often sponsored road race (3,3) 6 Be in accord (5) 7 Banquet (5) 11 Italian rice dish (7) 12 Joyous (5) 13 Strongly wanting to do or have something (5) 16 Seldom encountered (4) 17 Large number or amount (4) 19 See 5

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is as sharp as a razor this week, so woe betide anyone who tries to trick you. It's a great time to use your talents fully, particularly in regard to a business venture. It is possible that your strengths are a little unrecognised so don't be afraid to try something entirely new. A strong urge to take control keeps others on their toes.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is easy to both save and make extra money. Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air. Your need to know exactly where you stand brings with it a danger of putting someone off romantically right at the start.

Although your no-nonsense approach normally serves you well, in love you need more subtle methods.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket. Holding on to it is your best bet. Trying to change someone close is so obviously not going to work that it is surprising you tried for so long. What you may be able to do, however, is to spend less time in their presence.

Make sure that you get out with friends, if only for a few hours. It will brighten your spirits.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A summer social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer. Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support.

Certainly, it will be through others that real progress will be made. It is easy at this time of the year for someone of your intelligence to become bored. Through making a start on a long-term plan, it is possible to feel inspired.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel that they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised. Continue with any check-ups on your health, eating sensibly if you overindulged during the holiday. There is no better time to make that special effort.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed.

You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas. Although you are not inclined to listen to silly whims, some things crop up time and again and have to be dealt with at some point.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born home-maker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful.

This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice.

This time it is on more of a personal note and you could end up helping with appearances.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure. It may be worth cooling off a new relationship until your social life is more settled.

An urge to move around could be caused by your not facing a problem straight on.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive.

The best-laid plans can need adjustment, so don’t beat yourself up over that. Spending extra time alone gives pause for thought and makes the next step so much clearer.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The pleasure you will get from helping in the home this week should not be underestimated.

What you have been thinking of as a chore turns out to be a great ball of fun. Youngsters may be involved at the weekend, so plan ahead to give them a big surprise. Appreciation is all around you at the moment and should be sending a nice glow through you. It's best not to overspend on something that could mean no return for you.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your relationships to others linked to the home environment are going well. Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up. Comfort is top of your agenda and the continuing sales give scope. Restlessness can be channelled into an energetic response when others seek help.

Taking on a small charitable task which makes you smile and brings satisfaction.

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Nonagram 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 T) 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: 6 Good: 8 Very good: 12 Excellent: 16 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Someone close has ideas about how things should be at home this summer. Although you wish to show an interest, and should, they may be more 'hands on' than you. Do whatever your talents allow to help because this will not be forgotten. Your other half may be feeling sensitive, so tread carefully. What is at the root of it is likely to come to light as the week progresses.

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QUICK Across: 1 Duvet, 4 Cites, 7 Newspaper, 8 Swap, 9 Gentle, 12 Seesaw, 13 Lamb, 16 Otologist, 18 Cuffs, 19 Terms.

Down: 1 Dregs, 2 Vintage, 3 Tows, 4 Copies, 5/17 Tip off, 6 Surge, 10 Tractor, 11 Famous, 12 Stoic, 14 Bogus, 15 Gift.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Lists, 4 Teacher, 8 Acreage, 9 Hoard, 10 Stove, 11 Epistle, 12 Sashay, 14 Stocks, 17 Cascade, 19 Manic, 21 Inlet, 22 Gondola, 23 Gladden, 24 Scree.

Down: 1 Leaps, 2 Sermons, 3 Scale, 4 Thebes, 5 Atheist, 6 Heart, 7 Reddens, 12 Sacking, 13 Adapted, 15 Contour, 16 Reagan, 18 Salsa, 19 Minus, 20 Crate.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:

Across: 1 Charcos, 5 Depth, 8 Paths, 9 Lobos, 10 Readers, 11/19 Bin bag, 12 Bleat, 14 Cheek, 20 Collars, 22 Tumba, 23 Teach, 24 Tarro, 25 Shyness.

1 Ciprés, 2 After, 3 Castaña, 4 Silver, 5 Debts, 6 Pesebre, 7 Harina, 13 Lighter, 15 Healthy, 16 Absent, 17 Cleans, 18 Fechas, 20 Campo, 21 Shave.

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UNMASKED: Hacks to prevent specs steaming and slipping Specsavers Ópticas shares top tips for wearing glasses with face masks FACE MASKS are now as important an item as our keys and wallet when we’re leaving the house, as they must now be worn in all public spaces, even when social distancing can be respected.

These new rules require increased mask use, but for glasses wearers they can create unexpected challenges.

Between March and May, there was a 640 per cent increase in online searches in Spain for how to tackle the problem of glasses steaming up. That is why Giles Edmonds, Specsavers clinical services director, is sharing his simple advice to keep vision clear while staying safe.

Specsavers Ópticas’ top tips when wearing glasses and

FACE MASKS: Keep your vision clear while staying safe.

face masks: 1. Stop slipping by wrapping the string of the face mask around the sides of your glasses, rather than your ears - just make sure you’re careful when

taking off your glasses as your mask will be attached.

2. If you can (and it’s comfortable), pull your mask further up your nose and place glasses on top. This will help seal the

mask around your nose, stopping the warm air from your breath escaping and steaming up your lenses.

3. Try using a piece of surgical tape to hold your mask in

place on the bridge of your nose and give your specs additional grip.

Mr Edmonds says: “There are a few difficulties people face when it comes to wearing a face mask while also wearing glasses. One of the most common complaints is that glasses can get steamed up, making it more difficult to see. Wherever possible, particularly for healthcare staff and other key workers, our advice is to wear contact lenses. But we appreciate this is not the best option for everyone.

“If that isn’t an option, you need to make sure the face mask fits tightly around your nose and cheeks as this reduces the amount of breath escaping and causing condensation on the lenses.”

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30 July - 5 August 2020 ALTHOUGH summer in Spain has many things going for it, when it comes to getting a decent night’s sleep three out of four people have problems according to a recent survey.

The higher temperatures and longer daylight hours change circadian rhythms within the body and this

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Sleep tight can cause difficulty getting to sleep or broken nights.

When we go to bed our body temperature drops to encourage sleep, and extreme temperatures whether hot or cold can make it harder to get to

sleep or wake us up in the night. To avoid this, it is recommended the temperature in the bedroom should be between 18 and 22 ºC with humidity levels of between 50 and 70 per cent.

Use air con to cool the

room down before bed time but don’t leave it on.

Other tips include drinking at least 1.5 litres of water per day to stay hydrated, having dinner two hours before bedtime, taking a cold shower before going to bed, sticking to normal routines and avoiding alcohol and caffeine before bed.

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Anti-ageing and Revitalising treatments ARE you looking for a fresher and more youthful look or just want to enhance your features?

Then make an appointment at Clinica Britannia with our Antiageing specialist Dra. Irina Artemenko for her professional advice on what treatment would best suit you.

We offer an extensive range of treatments using Restylane fillers to treat fine lines and wrinkles on the face, neck and around the lips, also used for accentuating the cheeks and jawline or to give your lips that perfect pout.

Botox treatments are

Professional advice.

also available, this involves a small amount of a purified protein being injected into the small muscles of the face helping to eliminate facial wrinkles, particularly those on

the forehead, between the brows, and beside the eyes.

New to the Clinic is the PRX-T33 peel which rejuvenates, illuminates, and cleanses the skin and is the only peel that is safe to use in the summer months.

The peel also aids with the elimination of blemishes, wrinkles, scarring caused from chicken pox, acne, melasma or stretch marks and is also used as a revitalising treatment to the hands, neck, and décolleté area.

Contact your Health Adviser for further information.

Clinica Britannia Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm · Av. Ejércitos Españoles 16 BIS, 1st Floor, Calpe www.clinicabritannia. com • Tel: 965 837 553 / 965 837 851

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Fishy Fishy dishing up delicious meals to your door W I T H a re c o rd o f e i g h t years ser ving up awardwinning fish and chips, Fishy Fishy in Moraira is delighted to announce it is branching out and has launched sister company Hungry Jacks - Food 2 You. This new venture offers a range of delicious homecooked meals which can be delivered to your doorstep or collected from Fishy Fishy.

All of their meals are made using the finest ingredients sourced locally wherever possible, and are delivered in individual portions which are frozen to lock in the delicious home-made flavours.

"We will deliver to your door and all you need to do is defrost and cook in your oven or microwave - it’s all about making your life easier in these diffi-

TRADITIONAL: Fishy Fishy will continue to serve up the tastiest fish and chips. cult times," explained owners Craig and Nicola Longstaff.

It couldn't be easier to order as you can either message directly from Facebook, where the full menu is displayed, or collect a menu and order form from Fishy Fishy itself.

Another option is to call or send a WhatsApp to Hungry

Jacks - Food 2 You on 634 360 415 and you can even place orders for weekly or monthly delivery if you prefer.

Currently delivery days and areas are Monday - Javea and Denia areas; Wednesday - Moraira, Benissa, Benitachell, Jalon areas; Thursday - Calpe, Albir, Altea areas but don’t

hesitate to check to find out if they can deliver to your door.

The minimum order for deliveries is a very reasonable €20 and you can get a lot of fantastic food for that amount, or

you can collect from the Fishy Fishy restaurant in Moraira.

Delicious meals which are available include: Thai green chicken curry, roasted vegetable lasagne, beef in red wine stew, chilli con carne, shepherd’s pie and much more with prices for main dishes starting at €4 per generous portion.

Side dishes and desserts are also available at even lower prices and check out the current menu at the Hungry Jacks Food 2 You Facebook page with a new website due to follow.

Craig and Nicola believe this to be a great new venture but say “Fishy Fishy will of course continue providing you with our award-winning fish and chips and look forward to welcoming our customers old and new.”

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Full of joy THE Chaplaincy Singers are putting the finishing touches to their concert that promises to be uplifting and full of joy on Friday, August 21.

The concert, entitled ‘Glorious - An Invitation To Joy,’ will be performed at the San Josep Church in La Fustera, on the road between Benissa/Pedramala and the coast.

The gates will open at 7.30pm with the concert itself beginning at 8pm.

The choir are singing while socially distancing and during the evening will be performing from the steps at the entrance to the church, with the audience sitting under the trees so they can enjoy the warm summer evening accompanied by beautiful music.

Tickets are priced at €10 and are available by telephone on 965 581 483, or online at www.phili pashley.com/boxoffice.php Pre-booking your tickets is essential as spaces are strictly limited.

Don Giovanni OPERA lovers who may have enjoyed the various performances online during lockdown will be delighted to know that Opera 2001 will be presenting Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Teulada Moraira Auditorium on Sunday October 4.

Based on the story The Stone Guest, the libretto which is sung in Italian with Spanish captioning is set in 17th century Sevilla and follows the misadventures of Don Giovanni, an unscrupulous seducer who too late discovers the hatred and desire for revenge that he has created in powerful enemies.

Tickets are available online from the auditorium website and cost €46.

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by Mark Slack S E AT ’ S A r o n a m a y be mainstream comp a r e d t o l a r g e r, more upmarket SUVs but is perfectly suited to smaller ro a d s a n d c i t y c o m mutes. Its more compact size allows for the best of both worlds, SUV practicality and driving feel while compact enough to be parked without too much hassle in our inc re a s i n g l y c ro w d e d cities.

Built around the Ibiza supermini, it is SEAT’s smaller SUV and joins the larger Ateca and Tarraco SUV models. The crucial selling point of any SUV is looks, in other words, image is all. Or nearly all. Give your car the right looks (the right badge helps too) and you’ll sell lots of them to people happy

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SEAT Arona to pay for the way their car makes them feel at the wheel. SUVs also make people feel safe because even in smaller form they maintain a loftier driving style than a conventional car.

How does the new Arona fair on style? Pretty well, you’d have to say, with a chunky stance enlivened by crisp lines and hints of the no-nonsense solidity common to most cars produced beneath the VW Group banner.

There are seven trim levels with the range kicking off at a reasonable looking

€15,980 (£14,299). My higher trim UK specification SE model costs €20,484 (£18,330) and has the three-cylinder 1.0 SE model with a 95 horsepower/cv three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and five-speed gearbox.

It performs in perky enough fashion, with a 172 kmh top speed and reaches the benchmark 100kmh in 11.2 seconds. Not the fastest of times but on the road it doesn’t feel slow.

The same 1.0 litre-sized engine is also available with 115 horsepower/cv and is in my view a better choice.

Facts At A Glance • Model: Model: SEAT Arona SE • Engine: 1.0 TSi Gasolina/Petrol • Gears: 5-Speed Manual • Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 11.2 seconds/Maximum Speed 175 kmh (107mph) • Economy: 4.9 l/100km (45.6 mpg) Combined driving • Emissions: 112 g/km

The petrol range is topped by a 1.5 litre unit with 150 horses/cv. There is also a single 1.6 litre diesel engine option.

Inside there is plenty of space for driver and front seat passenger and for a rear seat that won’t set adults complaining about legroom. The tailgate lifts to reveal a practical sized luggage area made better with fold-down rear seating.

Specification levels are competitive with the lead in model having Bluetooth, auto headlights, a 16.5centimetre colour touchscreen, cruise control, auto dimming rear view mirror, air conditioning, DAB radio and alloy wheels. So little to complain there.

It all adds up to a very competitive, well-built and rather stylish addition to your garage.

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LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp awarded League Managers Association Sir Alex Ferguson Manager of the Year trophy.

Klopp guided Liverpool to their first-ever Premier League title and the first title in England’s top flight in 30 years this season, after leading the Reds to a Champions League crown in 2018-19.

Sir Alex Ferguson said: “It was thoroughly deserved. The performance level of your team was outstanding. Your personality runs right through the whole club. I’ll forgive you for ringing me at halfpast three in the morning to tell me you had won the league - thank you!”

Klopp’s side gathered 99 points as they won the Premier League title by 18 points from secondplaced Manchester City.

“I’m absolutely delighted to be named the winner of the League Managers Association manager of the year award, for this wonder-

JURGEN KLOPP: Guided Liverpool to their first-ever Premier League title this season. ful Sir Alex Ferguson trophy, named after a man that I admire so much,” said Klopp.

“I know it’s not 100 per cent appropriate as a Liverpool manager - but I admire him. He was the first British manager I met and we had breakfast together. It was long ago and I’m not sure if he remembers it still, but I remember it forever because it was for me in this moment like

meeting the Pope if you want!

“It was absolutely great and from the first second, we really clicked. I wouldn’t have thought in that moment that one day I would hold the trophy in my hands which is named after him.”

He added: “It feels extra special to win this award because it is voted for by my fellow managers.

“It’s an honour to be in the company of so many managers who have been named as LMA manager of the year before, including of course Liverpool managers like Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Sir Kenny Dalglish and, in recent years, Brendan Rodgers.

“I am here on behalf of my coaches. I’m OK as a manager but they make us a real special bunch of football brains and I love to work with them together. To work together with Pep Lijnders, Peter Krawietz, John Achterberg, Vitor Matos and Jack Robinson it’s a pleasure.”

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THE whole of the next football season in England could be played in front of reduced capacities says a senior government adviser.

The first pilots for the return of crowds to sporting events in England took place with a cricket friendly at The Oval on Sunday, July 26, and additional test events are taking place at Edgbaston, the World Snooker Championship and Glorious Goodwood in the next week.

Professor Calder said: “We need to know, actually, does it matter if you’re shouting, how far will those droplets spread?”

But the Professor, who has chaired the cross-sport working group with government and health officials on the return to sport - has said that events are highly unlikely to have full capacity crowds this year.

“I would be very surprised if we could get full stadia back this year,” he said. “Realistically I think it probably will need a vaccine and also a high take-up rate of that vaccine before we can really see full capacity stadia.”

He also revealed that experiments are underway to assess whether droplet spread is increased by chanting and singing, and therefore whether there may be a greater risk of coronavirus transmission.

“At a football or a rugby match, the fans are going to be shouting and chanting and singing, I hope, and we need to be sure that the people in front of them are as safe as possible.”