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Hospitals with least waiting time

La Mata denounces the “danger of collapse” of the Embarcadero Tower According to a new report the Embarcadero Tower is in danger of collapse p4

Stuart Spencer wins half marathon

The University Hospitals in Torrevieja and Vinalopó has come out tops again in a new survey, which shows that in Alicante Province, patients have the shortest waiting time for operations.

Stuart Spencer won the 34th Edition of the Half Marathon “City of Torrevieja” on Sunday p25

Spanish property ownership

WHAT BREXIT could mean for property owners.

Read more with Wincham International Ltd p28

by Keith Nicol

Entertain Me by Sammy Kruz p32

Rosemary Rickman, the new president of Torrevieja U3A

Torrevieja U3A's New President

At the AGM of Torrevieja's U3A Rosemary Rickman took over the mantle of president of Torrevieja's largest International club.

Full story on page 14.

Patients can expect an average of 77 days less to be operated on than in the rest of centres of the province. Plus through the portal YOsalud of the Hospitals of Torrevieja and Vinalopó you can also access your medical history, talk to your doctor and keep track of pregnancies, fr those in that condition.

“We are what we want to be: patient-oriented hospitals. This is not an empty phrase, it is a true declaration of intentions explains José David Zafrilla, deputy director of the Management of University Hospitals of Torrevieja and Vinalopó. From the most complex to the simplest procedures, Zafrilla wants to know who attends to patients at all times; one of the reasons why their medical professionals are required to wear identification at all times. He added: “Patients value cleanliness, comfort, privacy, and so on and we direct our efforts to meet their needs. 2017 is the year of the people’ this is our real big annual project.

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Zapatero spent almost 9 million on failed desalination plants

Torrevieja desalination plant

by Keith Nicol One of the first Anti-Partido Popular acts undertaken by former Prime Mininister Zapatero was to waste almost nine million euros on failed desalination plants. After José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s Socialist party won the elections in 2004, it cancelled a plan backed by its PP predecessor to channel water from the Ebro river in the north to help the dry south-east. Instead, the Socialists chose to invest €2bn in a string of big desalination plants along the coast.

The “Water Program” promoted by the Ministry of the Environment led by Cristina Narbona, was an ambitious program to construct ten desalination plants, four of which are currently still not offering any substantial service. Among them, the desalination plant in the Poniente Almeriense was mentioned as priority, and in Alicante for L’Alancatí and Vega Baja, the expansion of the Jávea plant and the desalination in the Marina Alta. These four planned projects were never implemented during the two government terms of José Luis

Rodríguez Zapatero, as well as another desalination plant on the Costa del Sol (Malaga) and the extension of the saltwater station at Mojón (Murcia).

According to the data of the Court of Auditors included in the “Report on the monitoring of direct management agreements in force between the State Water Companies and the Ministry during the years 2010-2011” involved an expenditure of almost 9 million euros of public funds. Add to this further expenses of 215 million euros for the extra costs that were fully assumed by the state-owned company Acuamed.

Financed with Spanish taxpayers’ money and 55€m of European Union regional development funds, the award-winning €300m desalination plant at Torrevieja is Europe’s largest facility for converting seawater into fresh, and the second biggest in the world. However, the plant still produces only a fraction of its designed output plus the water is seen to be so expensive that nobody wants to buy it.

Respect for heroic policeman AN OFF-DUTY police officer who rescued a woman and her young child from the scene of a fatal traffic accident in Orihuela has spoken about the incident.

Antonio Tenza is a National Police officer working in the immigration unit, and he was riding his motorcycle when he saw a car smash into a van on the CV-930 road.

During a press conference at his station in Sangonera, he explained how he sped to the stricken car and immediately spotted a 27-year-old woman in critical condition.

“Even though it was dark inside the vehicle, I could see that her arm was completely broken,” he said.

After peering around in the gloom a little more, he could see that there was a child in the back of the wreckage.

“I have a six-month-old baby and when I saw that child something broke inside of me,” he explained.

He turned his attention to extracting the 22-month-old youngster from the car, successfully doing so as paramedics arrived at the scene, before turning attention to the injured woman.

She was not breathing and Tenza was forced to revive her using CPR, but her partner, who was driving the car, died at the scene.

The two occupants of the van suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital as a precaution.

Region requires language training for teachers THOUSANDS of teachers in the Valencia Region face losing their job in September for the lack of Valencian language training.

The Ministry of Education is calling on all teachers to meet the linguistic requirement of having a knowledge of the language above the recognised C1 standard.

Data provided by the CSIF and UGT trade unions, suggest that at least 20 per cent of the region’s teachers, more than 5,000, lack the required language training. Among these, the largest amount is concentrated in the province of Alicante.

The ruling means that if qualified teachers without places currently do not have the necessary qualification they will be excluded from the job market and other teachers already with places will not have the possibility of opting for a transfer until they have the necessary Valencian qualification.

Javier Mass from CSIF said teachers are “faced with the possibility of being expelled from their job, living in real anguish, despite working for many years as teachers.”

Gas explosion kills man A GAS explosion killed a resident in Santa Pola.

The explosion occurred in a building in Calle Almansa with neighbours reporting the man jumped from one of the windows of the first floor apartment on to the terrace and then on to a balcony where he collapsed badly burned. Witnesses said they tried to reach him by climbing on top of a car parked underneath the terrace but with a second explosion, they were unable to get to him.

The 45 year-old man died at the scene and was reported to be from Cuenca and worked in the fishing village.

Continued from front page When we talk about people we refer to our patients and their families, but how could it be otherwise, and also to our professionals, who are truly caring for our patients.

Dr. José Antonio Velasco is clear that he works to improve the lives of his patients. Velasco is the Manager of the Health Department of Torrevieja , but above his work in management, he is an orthopaedic surgeon and traumatologist. “I have never considered putting aside my patients, I am convinced that we have an exemplary team that strives day by day to solve the problems of the people.” Every morning, he takes the elevator that takes him directly to the surgical block. The University Hospital of Torrevieja is a pioneering centre in technical and surgical innovation , and has prestige among the scientific community for having been a precursor, worldwide, in the implementation of interventions of maximum complexity; the arthroplasty surgery (shoulder prosthesis) by outpatient procedure is one of its landmarks.

José David Zafrilla

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La Mata denounces the “danger of collapse” of the Embarcadero Tower The Embarcadero Tower in on the La Mata waterfront is in danger of collapse, according to a new report.

by Keith Nicol The Platform Independent Mater(PIM) has publicly questioned the condition of “one of our emblematic monuments” the La Mata Pier. The representatives of this group of neighbours of the hamlet, who have been for more than a year working on becoming a political party, explained that a few months ago “we warned the Councillor of Beaches about the cracks that had appeared in the base The Tower. The council acted with urgency; the technicians of the City Council, took photos and proceeded to make a report on the state and possible repercussions, and we were all happy, since we thought that they would act quickly.

But months later, so clarified the PIM “and with some more high waves and bad weather that upset the zone again”, it has been verified that the cracks are now bigger, therefore, in the opinion of this group, the “danger of collapse is greater and that is what they want to avoid at all costs. The Pier Tower already needs a “solution”. We do not want to regret what could or could not have been.”

The Tower of the Embarcadero of La Mata , next to the Torre del Moro, are the only two Assets of Cultural Interest (BIC), with the maximum range of autonomic protection, within Torrevieja. From the point of view of archaeological conservation, the remains of the jetty that extend to the sea from the tower are also of historical value, on which there has never been an attempt to recover them. Over the last few years that the tower was protected like BIC has not prevented that the place in which it is located is used like summer terrace with chairs and tables, without any municipal control.

Trial for vet accused of butchering wife A VETERINARIAN accused of murdering his wife at his Benijofar clinic has gone on trial this week.

The prosecution is requesting a 15-year prison sentence for the alleged killer, who is suspected of beating his 46-year-old wife to death after the couple stayed behind after hours to attend to a sick animal.

He is then accused of chopping her body into pieces, which were then stored in the boot of his car for a few days, after which he contacted the company responsible for incinerating dead animals, claiming he had a dog for them.

Bizarrely, he then turned up at Almoradi’s Guardia Civil station with her ashes, saying that he had encountered his wife’s dead body at the clinic, leading him to take an overdose of medication when he failed to revive her.

He recounted how he had then dismembered her corpse before cremating her, hanging a ‘closed due to illness’ sign on the clinic’s door.

Prior to the trial, some reports suggested that the victim died during a botched DIY liposuction operation that she had asked her husband to carry out.

The incident shocked locals, who explained how the vet had built a solid business serving foreign clients since opening in 2007.

His wife was responsible for the attached pet shop and grooming service assisted by the couple’s daughter, while their son was also studying to be a vet.

National Police arrest five burglars in Madrid FIVE individuals have been arrested in Madrid known to have been involved in robberies in that city, Barcelona and Denia although it is suspected by the National Police that they may have been involved in other robberies throughout Spain.

The crooks followed the same ‘modus operandi’ during each of five burglaries in their hometown of Madrid and additional robberies in the other cities, whereby they visited their targeted victims, pretending to be technicians employed by companies involved with telephones or alarm systems to allow them to obtain access to and a general idea of the systems in place.

They then returned to their targeted homes or offices at a later time, breaking into the properties, forcing locks, nullifying alarm systems and using acetylene torches to open safes with their proceeds of theft well exceeding €20,000.

Following identification and arrest, officers of the National Police found €2,137 euros in cash, nine mobile phones, two tablets and a laptop, six watches jewellery, skeleton keys and documents giving details of how to pick locks.

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New cleaning equipment for Horadada

by Keith Nicol The company that provides the road cleaning and solid waste collection service in Pilar de la Horadada, STV Gestión, has made an investment of 3.3 million euros for the purchase of machinery to carry out its work in the municipality, As well as in the acquisition of new containers and paper mills., the City Council has extended the contract with STV Gestión for a period of 10 years, hence the investment put towards the renovation of equipment.

At the presentation of these new vehicles on Monday may-

or, Ignacio Ramos, said that they were “faced with a strong commitment by the concessionaire, that after ten years working in our municipality, there have ten more to improve cleaning services. The company and the workers are doing well and I am happy that the renovation of the vehicles improves safety, quality in the environment and are quieter, as well as helping in the daily tasks,” Ramos said.

The manager of the company STV Gestión, Juan Alcántara, reiterated that “the acquisition of new vehicles is due to the great commitment that has been made by the City to offer a quality service for residents”. In addition, he stressed that “it

is machinery that meets the very demanding environmental regulations and Pilar de la Horadada has today the best machinery on the market.”

Among the new vehicles acquired by STV Gestión, is a sixton crane truck, for the collection of pruning and green waste matters, a double cab for other tasks such as picking up of goods, and four truck collector-compactors. Each of these has 24 cubic meters of capacity, and a fourth truck also of 20 cubic meters. “This is a very important improvement over the capacity of waste collection, since the previous trucks were smaller,”. The new equipment is due to be used immediately.

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Gürtel corruption ring leaders slammed with 13-year sentences

by Tahnee Wright Famously nicknamed ‘El Bigotes’ Francisco Correa, Pablo Crespo and Álvaro Pérez were handed their 13-year sentences by the High Court earlier in February for unlawfully securing event organisation contracts from the regional government of Valencia.

The ruling of the court on 10th February was that all of the accused were guilty of manipulating the contracts to design, set up and take down the Valencia region pavilion at Fitur, Spain’s premier tourism fair, as well as at other lesser events. The contracts favored Gürtel businesses for five years in a row, between 2005 and 2009 and the ring misappropriated €5million of public funds.

The trial in February was the first of various to be held in connection with the investigations, with the second now underway at the National Court in Madrid.

Correa and his companions will leave their cells in order to give evidence once again in knowledge that they could well see their jail terms extended considerably as a result.

In order to attend the second trial, the trio were transferred to a penitentiary centre in Madrid after spending nearly a week in the prison of Picassent, the judge having ruled that they should not be allowed to walk free pending confirmation of the sentences as they presented a flight risk.

Lawyers representing both Crespo and Correa disputed this, alleging that public opinion had been allowed to influence the decision. Correa’s lawyer also explained how Correa had offered to deposit bail of €278,000 with the courts where the ban on his Swiss bank accounts to be lifted.

This paled into insignificance when the courts reminded him that a fine of €3.9million has been imposed upon him.

With nearly 200 official suspects, it is the largest pre-trial probe in modern Spanish history and has been broken up into sections to facilitate the investigation.

The trial continues.

Flooding plan too expensive, says council

A HIDRAQUA report commissioned by Orihuela town hall within its coastal storm emergency plan suggests that it will cost at least €17 million to safeguard the municipality against future flooding events.

Unfortunately, the council has admitted that it does not currently have enough money to carry out the project, which involves a 12-point action plan.

The only way that the scheme can be made viable would thus be to apply for national or European funding in order to supplement the meagre municipal cash reserves.

According to the plan, the major issues include modernising the town’s drainage system rather than relying on natural streams and rivers, plus poor planning which has led to buildings being erected on top of natural drainage channels causing water to build up when it rains heavily.

Recommendations include investment in new, large-bore drainage pipes in order to transport water to the sea.

In addition to the financial issues, there will also be a need to liaise with nearby towns such as Torrevieja in order to achieve the desired results, says the plan.

The three men could well see their jail terms extended in further trials

Alicante’s poor benefit from food donation THE European Union has donated two million kilos of food to the Food Bank and Red Cross for distribution to some 200 associations in the Alicante area which will allow for free food to be distributed to up to 55,000 people during March and April.

As the economy continues to improve slightly, the number of people who need help is dropping but there are still plenty who need assistance and as the food is distributed, so reports will be made to the EU outlining the social needs of each recipient.

Many of the possible recipients have been unable to pay their gas and electricity bills and therefore have been unable to cook a number of items but this distribution includes a number of different cooked vegetables such as beans and chickpeas in cans which will help to improve dietary intake, A shipment of frozen rabbit has also been received and at the moment, Juan Vicente Peral the director of the Food Bank of Alicante is consulting all of its associated food banks to see if they can store the rabbit before distribution to those who can cook meals.

This consignment of food is the last one from the 2016 campaign which has seen around five million kilos of food given to those in need and in this distribution, the variety of products has been extended to greater cover the nutritional needs of children.

The programme is co-financed 85 per cent by the European Fund for the Most Disadvantaged and 15 per cent from the Spanish national budget.

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Spain’s Eurovision star for 2017 Song selection scandal.

by Tahnee Wright This year’s Eurovision Song Contest is not taking place until May but is already causing controversy here in Spain.

‘Do It For Your Lover’ by Manel Navarro was selected as the Spanish Eurovision entry as the national final took place at the VAV studios in Leganés in February.

20 year-old Navarro tied with popular choice Mirela who sang in Spanish as opposed to Navarro who sang in English.

Three celebrity judges announced their points before the public vote was added to provide the result. Two of the judges put Navarro first and hot favourite Mirela last, while the third judge placed Mirela first and Navarro third.

Loud booing and complaining could be heard from the audience throughout the broadcast as it was announced that the Spanish public had placed Mirela first and Navarro third, repealing the deficit and resulting in a tie on 58 points each.

Given the tie result, judges cast a vote to decide which act would win and go forward as Spain’s Eurovision entry with Navarro coming out on top.

An abundant number of audience members walked out be-

Manel Navarro at the national final

fore Navarro could reprise his song. He was noticeably shaken by the backlash, gesturing to the crowd before apologising after the show.

As if the disappointment from the Spanish public was not enough, the result has caused further drama after an apparent friendship on Twitter between judges Xavi Martinez and Navarro emerged.

Xavi had given his maximum 12 points to Navarro and put Mirela in last place, enough to prevent Mirela from victory.

While The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (RTVE) stand by the decision, stating that rules were clear before the show, following widespread public backlash across Spain, Deputy for Toledo, Jose Miguel Camacho is now insisting on an inquiry.

Could Spain be forced to reverse the result?

Eurovision 2017 will take place in the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev,Ukraine, following Ukraine's victory at the 2016 contest in Stockholm.

More money for tourism promotion THE Costa Blanca Board of Trustees and the Diputacion of Alicante has increased the money available to help promote tourism and assist municipalities and associations in the province of Alicante.

The 2017 tourism aid budget has been increased by a whopping 58 per cent and now totals almost €1 million with grants available to recognised parties for plans and initiatives that aim to promote the area and help position it as a worldwide destination.

The President of the Diputacion de Alicante and the Costa Blanca Patronage, Cesar Sanchez, and the vice-president and deputy of Tourism Promotion, Eduardo Dolon, announced details of this aid before a packed audience of more than 200 people, including mayors, councillors and representatives of the province's tourism sector at the MARQ Archaeological Museum of Alicante. Sanchez stressed that the provincial government hopes to reach all municipalities, especially those with smaller populations, in order to collaborate with them to improve and assist them to promote their tourism opportunities.

He also pointed out that they want to help promote local festivals: “Many of the celebrations that happen in our area are carried out outside the high season, so we are aware of the importance of working to promote these types of events that allow us to keep the arrival of tourists throughout the year and consequently, to retain jobs” he said.

The budget has been increased so dramatically this year because applications last year exceeded all expectations with 129 municipalities and 160 nonprofit entities presenting realistic projects and applying for aid for tourism, a major source of income and employment for the area.

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Cala Mosca development resisted THERE will be a protest held on Sunday March 5 to oppose the existing plans for the development of Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa.

by Keith Nicol This planned peaceful demonstration has been formally recognised and will start at 11.30am from the Esplanade of Playa Flamenca beside the Post Office. Local associations, including the Federation of Associations of Orihuela Costa and members of Podemos will join supporters of pressure groups CLARO and Cambiemos to walk along the coast in what may be a final attempt to persuade the authorities that this project should not be approved.

The developer involved wants to build 1,500 new houses and apartments on what is said to be the last kilometre of open, green land on the Orihuela Costa and is in the process of trying to get final approval from the Valencia government for the project.

Approval has previously been delayed due to the intervention of CLARO and the support of the European Parliament some years ago, when the developer was obliged to delay building in order to carry out an environmental impact study.

A revised project was submitted for public consultation in

2014 which undertook to safeguard two endangered species, a plant and a rare snail, which are protected under regional and European environmental law.

This proposal however also met with major objections and yet another revised proposal was presented at the end of 2016 but this also received major objections because it contained no significant changes, continued to require the building for 1,500 new properties and still did not satisfactorily explain how the build would protect the two endangered species.

There are also objections to the ability of the local services to deal with the influx of a large additional population in the event that the construction was to be allowed.

Wolverine gets sendoff with Logan Tonight, Friday March 3rd, Logan hits the big screen in Torrevieja. Logan is a 2017 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine, played for the final time by Hugh Jackman. The film is the tenth instalment in the X-Men film series, as well as the third and final Wolverine film following X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and The Wolverine (2013). The film also stars Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen. Logan premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2017, and is scheduled to be released on March 3, 2017, in the United States and here in Spain.

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. The film carries an 'R' certificate. Logan is being shown at IMF Cinema in the Ozone centre every night in English V.O.S.E, at 6pm in Sala 5.

The developer considers that he has now done enough to satisfy the requirements of environmental law and hopes that the regional government of Valencia will ignore the combined protestations of Orihuela Costa residents and now approve the plans.

CLARO’S Bob Houliston and Marta Guillen of Cambiemos will continue to fight the plan and will lobby the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament in Brussels to become involved again and will take all legal actions possible to ensure that this last remaining piece of green land with endangered species is not sacrificed to another mega building project.

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Mount Etna erupts for the first time this year Europe’s most active volcano sends a tower of bright lava into the sky.

by Tahnee Wright Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, is the largest active volcano in Europe and although one of the world's most frequently erupting volcanoes, it has been largely dormant for the past two years.

The minor eruption took place on Tuesday but soon subdued. The authorities have reported no danger to the nearby towns and there has been no disruption to air traffic.

Other minor eruptions occurred in 2016 and 2015 and in 2014, it burst into a spectacular nighttime display. The last major eruption was in 1992 Mount Etna has the longest record of continuous eruption in the world and also made an appearance in ‘Star Wars’ movie, Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The volcano often comes to life in short, violent bursts called paroxysms. Its outbursts produce enough lava each year to fill Chicago's Willis Tower (the former Sears Tower), a 2012 study found. Located near the east coast of the island of Sicily, Mount Etna is 10,900 feet (3,329 meters) tall with a base circumference of about 93 miles (150 kilometers). Mount Etna is a series of nested stratovolcanoes with four distinct summit craters. There are two central craters, called Bocca Nuova and Voragine; the Northeast crater; and the newest Southeast crater, which was formed by an eruption in 1978.

Strombolian eruptions, which produce ash, tephra and lava fountains, are fairly common in these craters. The eruptions of early 2013 were mostly strombolian eruptions. The January 2013 eruption was from Bocca Nuova, and the February eruptions are most noticeable from the Southeast crater.

The normal view of Mount Etna

The eruption on Tuesday was minor, the last major eruption was in 1992

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Admit One Club updated Just over a year ago, a group of enthusiastic film fans, which included myself, spent almost two years working closely with the IMF Cinema group in Torrevieja to have English language films shown in Torrevieja.

by Keith Nicol Two weeks before the cinema was going to start showing films in the original language with Spanish Subtitles, or V.O.S.E,, Version Original Subtitulada en Español (Spanish: Original Version Subtitled in Spanish), they received an announcement that the days of 35mm film was numbered and that cinemas worldwide would be receiving their films on DCP (Digital Cinema Package) and so a year passed while cinemas upgraded their projectors to a digital system.

In the autumn of 2015, once the transformation from film to DCP had taken place, the Admit One Club was pleased to launch with the premier of 007 in Spectre. Since then IMF in Torrevieja’s Ozone Centre have shown at least one V.O.S.E. Film per week, at the moment, showing at 6pm each evening, everyday, weekends included.

While Members of the Club still can see a VOSE films every week, which was the main object if the club and the benefits of five euro admission Monday thru Thursday plus a free admission on your birthday or after ten film credits, some of the other benefits have not been possible. Sadly the person in charge of administration passed away while on the UK and with her all the passwords and member information which has been very difficult to try and recollect. About six months later, it came to light that she had passed away, however, all the club’s records and passwords had gone with her. However, with probate now over with, it’s hoped that the club will be up and running by the Spring. Meanwhile, present membership will go to at least 31st December 2017 while things get back on track.

Hair and Beauty at the IFA The Exhibition season is about to get into full swing at the IFA, the Institution Ferial Alicante in Alicante. Located beside the El Altet airport, from March 4th to 6th, 2017, the 25th National Congress of Aesthetics and EXTETIC, the 26th Salon of Aesthetics, Cosmetics, Beauty and Hairdressing, will be held in the Alicantina JESAL Fair Institution, in addition to HAIR SHOW ALICANTE and the 15th Hairdressing Salon, organized by the Provincial Association of Beauticians of Alicante, the Association of Hairdressers of Caballero (APEPCA), and the Peluqueros Asociados of Alicante.

At the event you will be able to enjoy not only hundreds of products at a unique price, but for those in the trade there are also exclusive offers for professionals specialising in beauty, aesthetics and hairdressing. The show will also present services, courses and innovations in the sector. You can find out more about new makeup techniques, hairdressing, massage and beauty. The already consolidated contests of face, body and character makeup will also be made.

The fair schedule is from 10:30am to 8:30pm on March 4 and 5. On March 6 the schedule will change: from 10.30am to 3,00pm. The cost of entry is free for previously accredited professionals. The price for the general public is 3€. Follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JesalExtetic or visit: www.feria-alicante.com/ferias/jesal-extetic.

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Apymeco develops “Torrevieja Shopping & Tourism Routes”

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Torrevieja’s small and medium business association, Apymeco have announced a number of new projects to make shopping in and around the city easier.

by Keith Nicol With over 100 members making up the association, they are looking to expand their membership and increase the number of International Companies on their books. Apymeco have also taken up the gauntlet and become the city’s self-proclaimed department of commerce to help promote shopping and services throughout the city. Over the years, Apymeco have been involved in a a number of promotional projects, and their latest website and mobile app have been designed to help you find members shopping and services as easily as possible.

The Apymeco project “Torrevieja Shopping & Tourism Routes” has been selected within a plan promoted by the Chamber of Commerce of Alicante, in a program to revitalize urban shopping centres. The project is a commercial and tourist guide differentiated into four

routes: Ruta del Hogar, Bienestar, Moda y Profesionales, whose tours include sectors for businesses and tourist elements of the city, which are published on a new website, that also has a map, that’s available in five Languages.

You can find out more information about the new project by visiting: http://torreviejashoppingroutes.com, their Facebook page, or website: www.apymeco.com. The team from Apymeco will also have a stand at the new International Lifestyle Fair, Expo Torrevieja, which takes place at Salones Bahia Costa over the weekend of March 11 and 12. The fair is open from 10.00an until 3.00pm on both days and admission is free. Everyone is welcome and

any questions you have about shopping and services can be answered by their staff including a free car parking promotion in the centre of town, when visiting certain places.

More information and a list of members of Apymeco can be found at: www.ExpoTorrevieja.com or pick up the show brochure available throughout the region.

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Beware of the processionary caterpillars

by Andy Mansell MOST OF us look forward to early Spring in anticipation of warmer days, shorter nights and nature bursting into life after the cooler winter months. For dog owners the better weather offers plenty of opportunity for long walks in the countryside. Unfortunately a particular menace lies in wait for unsuspecting and curious dogs in the form of the deadly Pine Processionary Caterpillar, which can inflict serious or in some cases fatal injury if merely sniffed or licked by the animal.

The pests are also known as Marching Caterpillars, because of the way they move along the ground in head to tail linear movements. They are responsible for much of the deforestation of pine forest in Southern Europe and lay their eggs high up in the trees and occasionally at lower levels. Look up into pine trees at this time of year and you are likely to see one of the distinctive nests hanging in what appears to be an almost see through gauze. These can contain literally dozens of eggs.

Once the caterpillars hatch and fall to the ground, they move in a procession across paths and roads following a pherenome trail produced by the insect ahead of them. To protect themselves they grow se-

verely irritative harpoon like hairs.

A dogs natural instinct is to lick or sniff anything it comes into contact with. However, just a tiny amount of contact with these caterpillar hairs can induce a severe allergic reaction, causing swelling of the tongue and nasal passages, often leading to deadly breathing difficulties.

Dog owners need to be extra vigilant for the next few weeks as the caterpillars have already begun to drop from their nests and are marching around the undergrowth and footpaths. Should your pet be unlucky enough to come into contact with these nasty insects, get them to the nearest vet as quickly as possible, The vet will administer a cortizone injection and pills to calm the reaction. In some cases part of the swollen infected tongue will have to be removed to help with normal breathing.

It is also advisable for humans to avoid any contact with the caterpillars as we too can develop a nasty skin reaction to the hairs. This can be particularly painful for children, who may try and touch the funny little creatures without being aware of the consequences.

U3A's New President

Above: U3A President Rosemary Rickman and Ambassador Bob Hill

At the AGM of Torrevieja's U3A on Monday, Rosemary Rickman took over the mantle of president of Torrevieja's largest International club from out going president Peter Cameron. U3A Ambassador and former President Bob Hill also entertained the 300 plus attendees with a short talk about the history of the Torrevieja branch and of the ground routes of the world wide organisation. Although the Torrevieja branch, with its almost one-thousand members is the largest in Spain, there are around 15 other clubs all focusing on helping expand the quality of life for those who have the left the world of employment and kids behind them and are enjoying life in the Spanish sunshine.

If you are interested in joining Torrevieja U3A, and you would be very welcome, why not attend one of their monthly general meetings as a visitor, where you will be greeted and introduced to the Association. Their monthly meetings are held at The CMO Building on the road behind the Carrefour Super Store, Torrevieja and usually held on the last Monday of the month. Unless otherwise announced on their website Home page, meetings begin at 11:00am with access available from 10am.

Also 'retiring' was Treasurer Rolf Buerger, who has been keeping count of the annual 5.00€ subscriptions and all the fundraising activities over the past seven years.

Each year U3A chooses a particular charity to support and in 2016 raised €1,723.65 for AFA Alzheimers Torrevieja and the previous year presented ALPE with cash and goods to the value of €2,050.

One of the main attractions for many members are the variety and number of different interest groups run by volunteers within the association. Online, a weekly schedule is available to help you plan your activities for each month. More information available at: www.torreviejau3a.org.

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Through pink tinted specs Barry Duke's view of the Spanish Costas by

Barry Duke

There are some pretty crazy myths about Benidorm. My favourite is that the resort’s “Bird Island” appeared when a chunk of the mountain range called Puig Campana – a backdrop to the city – was kicked into the sea by a giant called Roldan who lost his cool when his daughter married a man he disapproved of.

But some of the true facts about Benidorm – one of Spain’s most important tourist destinations that attracts around five million holidaymakers every year – are far stranger than the bunkum.

One concerns the efforts of Pedro Zaragoza Orts – the man credited with Benidorm’s creation – to get once strongly Catholic Spain to accept the bikini.

Zaragoza, Benidorm’s mayor for 17 years who died in 2008 aged 85, had seen pictures of the two-piece swimming costumes in magazines. He liked what he saw, and knew that – in northern Europe – they had become enormously popular.

But in Spain the skimpy beachwear horrified the Church, and was banned by the Franco regime.

In 1953 – on the principle that “you simply couldn’t stop it” – Zaragoza allowed bikinis in Benidorm. No one in the country had attempted this before, and there was outrage.

As members of the Civil Guard scuffled with scantily-clad girls on Benidorm’s beaches, the local archbishop threatened to excommunicate Zaragoza, who then decided to appeal directly to the dictator Franco.

At 6am one morning he reportedly set off for Madrid on his Vespa motor scooter, arriving in the Spanish capital eight hours later. “I changed my shirt but I went in to the General with my trousers spattered with motor oil,” he later claimed. “He backed me, and the bikini stayed”.

If bikinis put a frown on the faces of diehard religious traditionalists, imagine their fury when Benidorm actively began promoting itself as a gay “Mecca” – today the city’s gay scene is on par with many of much longer-established world resorts.

Regular visitors – and I was one until I settled here more than six years ago – all agree that it’s friendlier and

less expensive than, say, Sitges, Gran Canaria, Mykonos or Brighton.

It is home to a brilliant network of gay bars and clubs, literally situated minutes from each other in the picturesque Old Town, which is also crammed with a variety of restaurants offering cuisines ranging from traditional Spanish to Indian, Chinese and Thai.

Another myth about Benidorm: the city has to import sand from Morocco to maintain its fabulous golden beaches.

This “fact” apparently originated when a tour rep told this to a coachload of tourists heading from Alicante airport to their hotel in Benidorm in the early 70s. His comment passed into media history, and many still believe it is true.

The truth is that the resort’s seven kilometres of silky soft sand are absolutely natural, and the city is actually an exporter that supplies high-grade sand to a number of nearby resorts.

Fake news – don’t you Photo from Flickr just love it!

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When a stand means not standing The term football stand probably dates into a way back era when spectators actually stood to watch a football game.

by Keith Nicol Now thanks to the concerted efforts of the CD Montesinos supporters club, The Full Monte, the new Stand is almost completed at the Municipal ground.

According to the club's website the work continues at the Campo municipal in Los Montesinos, otherwise known as “The Cauldron�. The town council recently announced that work was due to start updating the facilities at the football ground including both changing rooms, the picnic area just to the right as you enter the ground, the toilet block, create wheel chair access to all areas of the ground, including the stand area, and to put a new roof on one of the storage rooms. which has been without a roof and therefore un-useable for years.

But what has most of the supporters excited about is the building of a complete new stand at the ground. The new stand is sited behind the dug-outs and has four tiers of seating. An area 40 meters wide was cleared for the construction in that space and is in the process of being adapted to fit the stand.

Work is expected to be concluded soon, before the end of the season along with the other improvements to the ground.

The improvements all came about after continued meet-

ings that the Full Monte have been holding over the past 18 months or so between representatives of the Club, the town hall; which have involved both the Mayor and the Sports Councillor who have been true to their word in getting the

corresponding finance needed to fund this exciting project and the Valencian Football Federation, who are funding the project. More news will follow about when the Stand will be finished and special announcements will be made.

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Euro Weekly News bags national prize

by Matt Ford THE EWN MEDIA GROUP is delighted to announce that the Euro Weekly News was named Best Free Publication at the 2017 Spanish Periodical Association (AEEPP) Awards on Tuesday 28th February.

EWN publishers Michel and Steven Euesden were on hand to collect the award at the glittering gala event, which took place in the Auditorium of the famous Royal Post Office building in Madrid.

The AEEPP event is now in its 11th year, and it is considered to be among the most prestigious press awards in Spain.

According to the organisers, the winner of the Best Free Publication award demonstrates “the most impressive knowledge of the publishing world alongside the greatest imagination, sense of originality, innovation and risktaking.”

The jury featured Francisco Hortigüela, communications and marketing director for Samsung Spain, MatildePelegri, president of Senda Group, and Elia Mendez, director general of the Spanish Mobile Marketing Association, among others.

The AEEPP comprises around 100 publishing firms which together produce more than 900 titles covering both online and printed media, with an estimated annual readership of almost 130 million.

After collecting the award, a thrilled Michel said: “What an incredible achievement to be recognised by a major Spanish Press Association as the best free newspaper in Spain.

“This has come after 21 long hard years for the brilliant EWN family past and present who never fail to deliver.

“We were so proud to stand on the podium and collect the award for these dedicated professionals.

“We also want to thank all of our loyal clients and dedicated readers who have supported our six publications of the Euro Weekly News over the years.

“This prize has come at the most exciting time in our journey as we have just purchased the RTN newspaper in Costa Blanca North and South.

“We are also launching EWN Algarve and arejust about to complete a purchase on another title.

“Therefore it leaves me nothing more to say but a very humbled thank you to all the fantastic people we are privileged to work alongside on a daily basis - you made the award possible and for that we are eternally grateful.

“So all it leaves me to say is Viva España y Gracias!”

Steven added: “Wonderful to receive this recognition of all the hard work that the EWN team put into the paper week in week out. We know how hard we all work, nice to see that a Spanish press association also recognises it.

“We are so proud of everyone.”

The full list of winners was as follows: Category A – Editorial.

Best Professional Publication: Sobremesa magazine.

Best Free Publication: Euro Weekly News Best General Publications Editor: Fernando Yarza Lopez-

Madrazo for his transformation of the former Heraldo publishing group into the Henneo group, which includes the Spanish national newspaper ‘20 Minutos.’

Best printed publication: Amante magazine.

Best Digital Publication: Director TIC, part of TAI Editorial.

New Publication of the Year: The Evooleium Olive Oil Guide

by EdimarketEditores SL. Internationalisation Award: Editorial MIC. Professional Growth Award: Senda Media Group and Nexo Media Group.

InnovationAwards: JP Media, Movewoman and Las Mujeres nos Movemos digital apps, Habla Humano de Elocuentpodcast, Principia magazine.

Honorary Award: Miguel de Haro, creator of IPMark magazine and nationally renowned editor.

Category B – Advertising Campaign of the Year: ‘Inclusion’ by ONCE. Advert of the Year: ‘Victoria50’ by Procter & Gamble.

Best Media Agency: GroupM. Outstanding Communications Professional: Juan Ramon Plana, Director of the Spanish Advertising Association.

Category C – Special Awards Outstanding Public Institution: National Archaeology Museum, Madrid.

Solidarity Award: The Aladina Foundation, for their work with young cancer sufferers.

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Sex in the gritty

by

Michael Walsh

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WE ARE all familiar with the terms, slap an’ tickle, hanky-panky or a little bit of how’s your father. Such colourful expressions amusingly suggest that we are more comfortable with alternatives to the taboo three-letter word.

There is much eccentricity about the British approach to human congress. Yet, amorous activity between humans is as essential to life as is eating, breathing, drinking beer and sleeping. But, we smile as we recall the name of the theatre production, ‘No Sex Please, We’re British’.

Maybe the stork did deliver us.

Unable to recall the event, I have to trust those who tell me when my 0 birthday party was held. I was hungry at the time and had other things on my mind. Strangely enough the same attractions still appeal and have held my attention ever since.

As a ghost-writer it occurs to me that romantic novels and movies have lost the plot. On the one hand there is the Mills and Boon

type of romance. Apart from a little heavy breathing, whispered endearments and the tearing sound of a bodice, the rest is left to the imagination.

Then, from the sublime to the ridiculous, the alternative is animalistic artificial couplings. These fantasy encounters are salaciously narrated in a way that would make a trooper blush.

There is an elephant in the room and we seem to be blind to it. As a professional writer of other people’s books I am convinced that fantasy or real life amorous activities can and should be beautifully and romantically portrayed without the necessity of sordid titillation.

One’s choice of novel doesn’t have to be maiden aunt or tasteless depravity. Amorous encounters can be written, read and enjoyed in such a way as to arouse empathy. The act of lovemaking then becomes what it should be; the fulfilment of a romantic relationship in ways that we actually yearn for, identify with and are actually achievable.

This is what is missing and we can be certain that novelists and biographers, skilful and imaginative enough to reset romance will discover a profitable market.

Victors Vision

My word Victor, you certainly don’t look your age Yes. I know I should be flattered when getting a remark like that from someone I’m meeting for the first time.

Well, just between you and me – I am. But it does get a bit irritating and embarrassing, and just occasionally I become all coy and gawky. The fact is my age is no secret. And why should it be? Most of my friends know that I am in my eighth decade, and have not noticed any great difference from a good few years ago, except that I get tetchy more times than I should!

However, it all depends on how you cope with the ageing process when you get there. If you think old then old will take over. I mention all this because age seems to have become a hot topic over the years, not only in the UK but also here in Spain. The prejudice that has existed for so long has given way to a greater understanding that as soon as you reach retirement age you are not ready for the garbage bin.

Of course age prejudice is no problem for the angels of HELP, that wonderful organization set up more than thirty years ago by Jill Porter Smith and her husband to assist expat patients at local hospitals who were unable to speak Spanish. But over the years HELP has become more than just a vehicle for language assistance. It consists of a group of compassionate people, some of them of ‘advanced age’, all of whom are dedicated to making the lives of expat patients more comfortable and less anxious. For instance, take Carol Valente.

Although born in England, Carol went to school in Switzerland and then went to live with a Spanish family in Madrid where she learnt to speak fluent Spanish.

Some years and a couple of husbands later she came to live in Denia where she joined HELP. Over the years Carol has not only embraced her translator skills with vigour and determination but she has also given comfort to those who were unaware that they were dying.

Carol Valente is now 83 years old. Most days you will find her striding energetically along the corridors at La Marina Hospital at Denia meeting expat patients and taking them off to keep their Consultant appointments. You probably wouldn’t even notice her, a slight diminutive figure wearing quite ordinary clothes but with a pleasant smile that would reassure any doubting soul. At the age of 83 Carol Valente has as much energy and stamina as someone half her age. But she is also no man’s fool. I remember a time when I failed to turn up for an appointment and that sweet welcoming voice turned into a block of stone: ‘You should have let me know,’ she said, scolding me like a school matron. ‘This is a hospital and we all have to stick to time.’

The look I got convinced me not to be so negligent in the future!

Carol Valente is what the difference between young and old is all about. Aches and pains maybe, but the brain is as active as ever and anyone who underestimates its potency, its potential, is making a grave error. However, age must be treated with as much respect by the old themselves as by the young.

In my range of vision retirement is a dirty word. In fact, whoever coined the phrase, ‘Old age isn’t for cissies,’ got it just about right.

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Stuart Spencer wins Half Marathon

Stuart Spencer won the 34th Edition of the Half Marathon "City of Torrevieja" on Sunday in a time of 1 hour: 09 minutes. He was followed in second place by Noe Romero and Jesús Vidal. Hanza Chetoui won the 10 kilometre race.

The first woman home was Marthe Katrine Myhre.

by Keith Nicol On Sunday morning at 10am more than a thousand runners readied themselves for the off for the 21 kilometre and 10 kilometre races. The participating runners came mainly from the province of Alicante and Murcia but the races also had an international character to them. As in the previous years, many of the participants are not there to better their times or try and beat other runners to the finish line, but to challenge themselves and many, fundraising for charity.

The race created a good atmosphere around the city centre and along the coastal route, with hundreds of spectators sanding on route and cheering them along. The run was also tinged with humour with many runners wearing carnival costumes, pushing prams, wheels chairs, in-line skating and even 'walking the dog'.

Stuart Spencer's winning time of 1:09, was far from the record that was set back in 2003 by Óscar Fernández, with one hour, two minutes and twenty-one seconds. The race started and finished on the promenade of Juan Aparicio, next to the Monument to the Man of the Sea. The prizes were presented by the mayor Jose Manuel Dolón and the Councillor for Sports, Víctor Ferrández.

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Dangerous zebra

I walk my children every day to school. At the top of the main road in our town there is a bus stop. In front of the bus stop there is a zebra crossing, which I have to cross with my young children to get to school. There are no traffic lights. Where the zebra crossing is situated and the top of the main road which leads to a roundabout with signs for two different towns. The traffic is horrendous and cars do not stop at the crossing because they are not looking, they are only looking at the town signs for where they want to go. How do I get in touch with the local town hall or council about sorting out a pelican traffic light there? I live very close to the crossing and have seen and heard many accidents that have happened there. I am worried for the safety of myself and my children when we cross the road.

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I suffer with a bad back and visit the Chiropactist at least once a week for treatment. My argument is the humps in the road, do they have to be so steep?

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I travel to and from Moraira to Calpe every day along the coast road. My friend told me when she overtook a group of cyclists they pulled out on her. Causing her to nearly have an accident. Are they meant to be cycling in a single line because every time I drive behind them they are cycling next to one another.

There will be a fatality at some point. But which one has the right of way, the cyclist or the driver? What are the rules about overtaking cyclists?

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Monte Carlo or Bust by

Colin Bird

It’s a world of the have’s and have not’s, but if you want a real sight of the former, get yourself over to Monaco.

Until we disembarked the luxurious Queen Victoria, we had felt pampered and special, but once ashore we were like Victorian ragamuffins with our noses pressed up against the toy shop window.

Two super cruisers were moored near to us and Mr Google informed us they had cost $120 million and $150 million to build and were owned by Russians.

I express no opinion on Russian oligarchs and how they might have made their billions. The last thing I need is a knock on the door at three in the morning and being confronted by seven foot Yetis with muscles in their spit.

But these gin palaces are small fry compared to some of the stuff that floats into Monte Carlo, we were told.

Super duper expensive cars are everywhere and plonking ourselves in a smart cafe in the Place du Casino, we were given a continuous display of mouth watering automobiles in a meandering stream as they traversed the square.

True, there was the occasional Renault or Volkswagen (peasants) but they were always sandwiched by yet another McLaren, Bentley or Lamborghini.

Monte Carlo has more Rolls than a Sainsbury’s cafeteria. We settled the €90 bill for our six beers and having applied CPR to our friend Adrian and his ravaged wallet, we decided to enter the hallowed halls of the casino. Except me.

I was dispatched to the nearby Hotel de Paris to enquire about room rates. Just for a laugh they said.

So, adjusting my slightly scuffed plastic rain jacket, and pleased that my Primark chinos were clean on that day, I entered the Foyer that resembled a Liberace wet dream.

“May I help you sir?” enquired Al Pacino as he and three extras from Godfather VII closed in on me.

“Just came in to get a brochure”, I stammered.

“I am sorry sir, but only registered guests at the Casino are permitted to stay here”.

How did he know that I was not a high roller?

Taking another step towards me as if to emphasis the point that I should leave, I caught a whiff of his exclusive after shave, probably ‘Macho Platinum’ by Chanel.

And as I slunk away, I left him with a whiff of mine: ‘Abject Humiliation’ by The Pound Shop.

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Spanish Property Ownership by

Mark Roach

Company Director and Spanish Tax Consultant

What BREXIT could mean for property owners in Spain The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has raised important questions in regards to how such a move will affect British buyers of property in Spain or current Spanish property owners.

As a member of the Association of International Property Professionals, Wincham is made up of qualified Lawyers, Tax Consultants, Accountants, Gestores (qualified Legal Assistants) and Economists.

Using the skills and experience of its staff, Wincham is monitoring the situation very closely and will continue to be at the forefront of events as they develop, offering support and expert advice to new and existing clients. It must be noted that Spain has a long history of welcoming overseas buyers, so Brexit is unlikely to impact the rights of British citizens. Spanish property remains excellent

value for money. What’s more, trade treaties have operated between the UK and Spain for many years and existed long before the UK’s entry into the EU during 1973. With offices in the UK and Spain, Wincham specialises in helping clients purchase, own, inherit and sell Spanish property either privately or within a UK limited company structure.

Purchasing Spanish Property within a UK Limited Structure can provide a number of benefits including:• Possible reduction of the 8-10% Property Purchase Tax on Resale Purchases.

• Spanish Inheritance and Wealth Tax savings.

• No 3% annual Off-Shore Company Tax. • No Spanish Will and Probate required.

• Reduction in potential future Capital Gains Tax Wincham can provide a range of services to make the process easier, including 24-hour UK Company

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formation, and couriered documents to the UK and Spain. Wincham can also act as your Spanish lawyers to complete due-diligence and searches on the property or land.

Visit www.winchamukcompany.com if you’re a buyer looking for more information on Spanish property. Visit www.winchamiht.com to receive a free Spanish Inheritance Tax illustration, demonstrating the potential liabilities to your Beneficiaries when inheriting Spanish assets. You can also watch the Wincham four minute online video regarding tax efficient property ownership.

If you have any questions regarding privately buying or selling a property, or have any Legal, Accounting, or Taxation requirements, visit the Wincham website www.wincham.com or call one of our trained Wincham Consultants +44 (0) 1260 299 700 (UK), or 0034 965 830 991 (Calpe, Spain).

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Spanish inflation rate at more than 4-year high Well above the ECB target of just below 2 percent The Spanish inflation rate rocketed to 3 percent year-on-year in February, up from 2.9 percent in January and the fastest growth rate since December 2012.

The rate was lower than the expected 3.2 percent by analysts in a Reuters poll but has nevertheless fuelled criticism in Germany of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) quantitative easing programme, which is aimed at taking price growth back to the central bank’s goal of just below 2 percent.

Surging prices across the euro zone have caused debate over the ECB’s next move and whether it will scale back its monetary policy stance now, given that an economic recovery across the bloc also appears to be picking up steam.

Inflation rate is based upon the consumer price index (CPI) and in Spain, the most

important categories in the consumer price index are food and non-alcoholic beverages (20 percent of the total weight), transport (15 percent), housing and utilities (13 percent) and hotels, cafés and restaurants (12 percent).

The index also includes: Recreation and culture (9 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (7 percent); and clothing and footwear (7 percent). Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house; health; communications; alcoholic beverages and tobacco; and education account for the remaining 18 percent of total weight.

Inflation rate in Spain averaged 6.84 percent from 1955 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 28.43 percent in August of 1977 and a record low of -1.37 percent in July of 2009.

Preliminary inflation readings for Germany are due on March 1, while data European Central for the euro zone as a whole will be Bank in Frankfurt, Germany released on March 2.

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Working people die before qualifying for state pension Pension age to rise to 70.5 years?

MPs in the UK have warned that further increases to the state pension age could mean many working people die before qualifying for it.

In The Commons work and pensions select committee report on intergenerational fairness, published on Tuesday, it was claimed that financing the current “triple lock” guarantee on pensions in the future will not be possible without increasing the state pension age to 70.5 years.

Making the triple lock sustainable would mean pushing the state pension age over average life expectancy in poorer areas of the UK. It would leave men in London, Blackpool, Bradford and Manchester dying on average before they receive their state pension. Current male life expectancy is lowest in Blackpool, at 67.5, while it is 68.7 in parts of Bradford and 70.2 in much of Manchester. Tower Hamlets in London’s East End has a male life expectancy of 69.1.

The committee, citing figures from the Institute of Fiscal Studies recommended that the triple lock be replaced from 2020 by a smoothed earnings link. This would benchmark the state pension to a fixed proportion of average earnings whilst also protecting its purchasing power in times of inflation.

Ministers have rejected suggestions that the triple lock be replaced. A government spokesperson said: “The government wants to ensure economic security for people at every stage of their life, including retirement. The triple lock has protected the incomes of millions of pensioners and we are committed to it for the duration of this parliament.”

Retirees who have an occupational pension, own their own home and may also still be earning (gains from property etc.) are £20 a week better off than working households on average –according to research published last week by the Resolution Foundation.

Men in London, Blackpool, Bradford and Manchester are less likely to receive their state pension.

It’s electrifying!

The cost of electricity varies hugely from country to country and further differences can be seen between localities within any particular country.

There are many factors that account for these price differences. The cost of power generation depends on local weather patterns, government and industry regulation, government subsidies and of course, largely on the type and market price of the fuel used.

In the European Commission’s third Quarterly Report of 2016 on European electricity markets, the EU average household electricity price (inclusive of taxes) was 20.90 c€/kWh. The report was taken across 28 countries and shows Spanish electricity costing above average and more than that of its neighbouring countries at 21.35 c€/kWh whilst residents in the UK pay 19.47 c€/kWh and those in France enjoy 16.90 c€/kWh. If you’re a business owner, you would also pay less for electricity to run your shop, office or warehouse in France, with the Commission’s report on industrial consumers electricity prices (without VAT and non-recoverable taxes) showing average prices of 9.99 c€/kWh in France in comparison to 13.74 c€/kWh in England and 10.20 c€/kWh in Spain. The EU average for industrial consumers being 11.80 c€/kWh. There are an array of price-comparison sites allowing you to keep check that you’re receiving the best rates for your electricity along with other utilities – gas, water etc.

Gas and electricity market reports along with the third Quarterly Report can be found on the European Commission’s website here - https:// ec.europa.eu/energy/en/data-analysis/market-analysis.

How electricity costs in Spain shape up versus countries across the EU

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Your questions answered by

IGNACIO PELLICER MOLLĂ & PEDRO HEREDIA ORTIZ

LAWYERS

Can I refuse to accept an inheritance?

If so, who would inherit my part?

A Yes‌Depending on the last Will and Testament and the applicable law of the inheritance, the property and assets could be distributed among the other heirs or they could be divided among the children of the person who renounces the inheritance. They, like the person who renounced the inheritance, are also entitled to reject it.

When and where should I renounce the right to inherit?

A In Spain you can do so in front of the Public Notary.

Are there other cases where you may lose an inheritance?

A There are cases that an inheritance is difficult to deal with as a result of the debts of one of the co-heirs, since the creditors will make things more difficult for all the beneficiaries. If there were many debts, you might not be able to inherit anything.

You also may lose your inheritance if the deceased Will was improperly drawn up or the Will was not clearly in your favour.

How I can avoid these problems in the future for my heirs?

A ALWAYS seek legal advice before making your last Will and Testament (Spanish will or international Will), In addition, it is advisable to do a study to minimize inheritance taxes payable by the heirs (implication of residency of people involved). Your lawyer can help you with all these steps to protect the future of your loved ones.

If you have any questions regarding this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact us our team our experts will be happy to assist you.

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On everyone’s lips

The Sound of Music This week, fellow Brit, Ed Sheeran is still dominating the UK Charts. His album “X” currently sits at number 4, more incredibly, the singles charts are something else to behold!

Ed, has 3 singles in the top 5, “Shape Of You”, “Castle On The Hill” and “How Would You Feel” and next week these same tracks are going to be released as remix versions, which will surely secure his chart domination for the foreseeable future! Good on you Ed!

It’s all about the girls this year! Female artists having been cashing in their chips and taking home some truly unbelievable pay packages during 2016, according to recent figures published.

Here are a few sickly salaries that will make your eyes water!

Rihanna - $75 million - Her album "Anti" was another No. 1 hit, and she boasts endorsement deals with Dior, Puma and Samsung.

Madonna - $76.5 million - The Material Girl's Rebel Heart tour grossed more than $170 million; she also has successful clothing and perfume lines.

Adele - $80.5 million - In addition to sell-out arena concert performances, the British singer sold a record 3 millionplus copies of her album "25" in its first week of release last November.

My favourite moment of the month has to be the Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show, and it seems I am not the only one to have been blown away. Garnered as the most watch musical event on earth, this year’s extravaganza did NOT disappoint! Global superstar Lady Gaga took to the humungous stage in Housten’s NRG Stadium on the 5th of this month, and what a show. An unbeatable aerial display, killer dance routines combined with her signature vocals certainly cemented Gaga as the Queen of the concert. The show received 117.5 million viewers upon its initial broadcast, and over 150 million viewers across all platforms, making it the most viewed musical event in history according to NFL. P.S. Commercials costs peaked this year at a cost of $5 million for a 30 second broadcast!

Money Talks

Silver Screen

Epic movie: Check it out this week, The Great Wall.

Starring Matt Damon.

Next week will be all about the Oscar’s. The event was only held this Sunday, so I will have the Nominees, winners and drama for you guys in the next edition!

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friday 3rd March BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00am 12:45am 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:35pm 12:25pm

7:00am The World’s Most

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

Breakfast The Housing Enforcers Homes Under the Hammer Heir Hunters Dom on the Spot Bargain Hunt BBC News Doctors The Coroner Escape to the Country Farmers’ Country Showdown Flog It! Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Room 101 Not Going Out Tracey Ullman‘s Show BBC News The Graham Norton Show Meet the Fockers

Photographed 7:30am Heir Hunters 8:15am Big Dreams Small Spaces 9:15am Athletics 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm Beat the Brain 3:00pm Natural World 4:00pm Athletics 8:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm The Secrets of Your Food

9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

12:05am Imagine...

11:30pm 11:00pm 12:15am 1:15am

1:05am Taboo

1:40am

11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Judge Rinder The Home Game Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Schofield’s South African Adventure Coronation Street New Lethal Weapon The Nightly Show with David Walliams ITV News ITV News London Play to the Whistle The Nightly Show with David Walliams Jackpot247

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

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7:00am 7:45am 9:00am 10:05am 11:05am 12:00pm

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm

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

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

Countdown King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast Gogglebox The Last Leg 8 Out of 10 Cats Rude Tube Zero Dark Thirty

2:15pm 2:45pm 3:20pm 4:20pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff GPs: Behind Closed Doors 5 News Lunchtime Ice Chaos: Winter Road Rescue Home and Away Neighbours NCIS The Front 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Happy Campers: Caravanning Celebrity Carry on Barging Cruising with Jane McDonald The Best of Bad TV: The 70s Super Casino

E4 You’ve Been Framed!

Who’s Doing the Dishes?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed!

Psych Scorpion Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Emmerdale Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You’ve Been Framed!

You’ve Been Framed!

You’ve Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men American Pie Family Guy Family Guy

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

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway Take Me Out The Voice UK Paul Blart: Mall Cop FYI Daily Paul Blart: Mall Cop Kindergarten Cop FYI Daily Kindergarten Cop Scorpion American Pie 2 FYI Daily American Pie 2 Family Guy Family Guy

7:00am 7:20am 8:05am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:15pm

Made in Chelsea Game of Clones Hollyoaks Rude(Ish) Tube Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Game of Clones Men in Black 3 Celebs Go Dating Tattoo Fixers The Big Bang Theory

8.30am Hollyoaks

SATURDAY 4th March BBC1

BBC2

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7:00am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 3:45pm 5:10pm 6:10pm 6:40pm 7:00pm 7:45pm

7:25am 9:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm

7:00am 9:30am 10:05am 10:25am 11:20am 12:20pm 12:25pm 2:30pm

9:00pm 9:40pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 12:45am

Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Live Mary Berry Everyday Football Focus BBC News Bargain Hunt My Life Monsters vs Aliens Final Score Celebrity Mastermind BBC News Pointless Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Who Dares Wins Casualty Mrs. Brown’s Boys BBC News Match of the Day This Country

2:00pm 2:30pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 4:45pm 5:15pm 9:15pm 9:45pm 10:15pm 11:00pm

7.45pm Let’s Sing & Dance for Comic Relief 11:30pm

North West Frontier Athletics Natural World Homes Under the Hammer Two Greedy Italians: Still Hungry The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo Escape to the Country Celebrity Mastermind University Challenge Only Connect Athletics Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Dad’s Army Live at the Apollo Martin Scorsese: True Confessions Mean Streets

5:00pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 9:30pm 10:45pm 11:00pm 11:55pm

Childrens TV Bear Grylls Survival School Adventure Time Alphabetical Guess This House ITV News and Weather The Voice UK ITV Racing: Live from Doncaster You’ve Been Framed!

ITV News London ITV News and Weather Despicable Me 2 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway The Voice UK ITV News and Weather Lethal Weapon First Blood

9.30pm The Voice UK

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

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7:20am 8:35am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am 12:30pm 1:00pm

7:00am Childrens TV 9:25am Noddy: Toyland Detective 9:40am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:00am Shimmer and Shine 10:25am Peppa Pig 10:35am Peppa Pig 10:45am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Access 11:35am Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 12:35pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 1:35pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 2:30pm Dance Moms 3:25pm Dance Moms 4:20pm Dance Moms 5:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away: Final Demand 7:10pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

8:05pm NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00pm NCIS 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:30pm Conspiracy: Pearl Harbor Cover-Up 12:30am Criminals Caught on Camera

7:00am

2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:35pm 6:35pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:25am

King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun Location, Location, Location Grand Designs Channel 4 News Escape to the Chateau Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service The Wolverine Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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

E4

6.45pm Kindergarten Cop

Rude(Ish) Tube Young and Hungry How I Met Your Mother Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Young and Hungry Young and Hungry Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm Black-Ish 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm Mission Impossible 8:10pm The Big Bang Theory 8:35pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Red 12:10am Gogglebox

SUNDAY 5th March BBC1 7:00am 8:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 5:00pm 5:35pm 6:35pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 11:30pm 12:35am

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Homes Under the Hammer Flog It! Escape to the Country Songs of Praise Shop Well for Less BBC News BBC London News The Big Painting Challenge Countryfile Call the Midwife SS-GB BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 American High School

BBC2 7:30am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:15am An Island Parish 8:45am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:45am Countryfile 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day 12:45pm Nigellissima 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Triathlon World Series 3:30pm Athletics 8:00pm Robot Wars 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Special Forces 11:00pm London Road 12:30am Papillon

ITV1 7:25am 7:45am 7:55am 8:00am 8:05am 8:30am 8:35am 8:50am

Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures Sooty Share a Story Oddbods Thunderbirds are Go Scrambled!

Mr. Bean Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors 9:20am Horrid Henry 9:45am Teen Titans Go! 10:05am Adventure Time 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Countrywise 11:00am New: Peston on Sunday 11:55am Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:25pm Chopping Block 1:25pm Who’s Doing the Dishes?

2:30pm ITV News and Weather 2:35pm The Voice UK 3:50pm Little Big Shots 4:50pm The Chase 5:50pm Tipping Point 6:50pm ITV News London 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 7:40pm 5 Gold Rings 8:45pm The Voice UK 10:00pm The Good Karma Hospital 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm The Nightly Show Best Bits 11:50pm Peston on Sunday

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

itv2

7:15am King of Queens 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 4:00pm Location, Location, Location 5:00pm Channel 4 News 5:30pm Fantastic Four 7:30pm The Jump 9:00pm Rivers with Jeremy Paxman 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

7:00am Childrens TV 9:20am Noddy: Toyland Detective 9:35am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:50am Shimmer and Shine 10:20am Peppa Pig 10:30am Peppa Pig 10:40am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:50am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Football on 5 12:20pm Football on 5 12:50pm The Fifth Element 3:10pm Spies Like Us 4:30pm 5 News 4:35pm Spies Like Us 5:10pm Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh 6:10pm Cruising with Jane McDonald 7:05pm Inside Windsor Castle 8:00pm Inside Windsor Castle 9:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm The Bruce Forsyth Story 11:30pm An Audience with Bruce Forsyth 12:35am Bruce Forsyth’s Comedy Heroes

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am You’ve Been Framed!

7:35am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:10am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:45pm The Voice UK 2:00pm New2awesome 2:05pm Guidance 2:40pm Fame High 3:05pm Third Wheel 3:15pm Third Wheel 3:30pm L.A. Story 3:50pm You’ve Been Framed!

4:50pm Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 6:25pm King Kong 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm King Kong 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad!

3pm George Clark’s Amazing Spaces

E4 7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:20am How I Met Your Mother 8:05am Melissa and Joey 9:00am Baby Daddy 10:00am Black-Ish 10:30am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:00pm The Jump 2:40pm Step Up 4:40pm The Goldbergs 6:05pm The Big Bang Theory 6:35pm The Big Bang Theory 7:05pm The Big Bang Theory 7:35pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Unstoppable 10:00pm New: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm The Grey

6.05pm The Big Bang Theory

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MONDAY 6th March BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The Housing Enforcers 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Dom on the Spot 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:15pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Crimewatch 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Imagine...

7:00am The World’s Most Photographed 7:30am Heir Hunters 8:15am The Farmers’ Country Showdown 9:00am The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm Beat the Brain 3:00pm Building Dream Homes 3:30pm Channel Patrol 4:15pm Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones 5:15pm Madagascar 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Mary Berry Everyday 10:00pm Meet the Lords 11:00pm Cradle to Grave 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am The Secrets of Your Food

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

7:00am 7:45am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:35am 11:05am 12:00pm

7:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm

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

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder The Home Game Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street The Kyle Files Coronation Street Broadchurch The Nightly Show with John Bishop 11:30pm ITV News 12:00am ITV News London

1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:50pm

Countdown King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Food Unwrapped Travel Man Mutiny How’d You Get So Rich?

Tattoo Fixers

2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:20pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 12:05am

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff GPs Behind Closed Doors 5 News Lunchtime The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Her Dark Past 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Cars That Made Britain Great Winter Road Rescue The Railway Britain’s Biggest Cash Grab G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

E4 You’ve Been Framed!

Who’s Doing the Dishes?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Psych Scorpion Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You’ve Been Framed!

You’ve Been Framed!

You’ve Been Framed!

You’ve Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy The Great Indoors American Dad! American Dad! Family Guy

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

Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Made in Chelsea Games of Clones Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Game of Clones Mirror Mirror Celebs Go Dating First Dates Abroad

Pick of the Week The Secret Chef

Britain’s worst cooks surprise their loved ones when they are turned into culinary masters who have been taught in secret by a top chef.

9pm ITV1, Tuesday 7th March

TUESDAY 7th March

BBC1

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7:00am 10:15am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:45pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:25am

7:00am The World’s Most Photographed 7:30am Heir Hunters 8:15am The Farmers’ Country Showdown 9:00am The Big Painting Challenge 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Super League Show 2:45pm Countryfile 3:00pm Building Dream Homes 3:30pm Channel Patrol 4:15pm Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones 5:15pm Madagascar 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Kate Humble - Back to the Land 10:00pm 1066: A Year to Conquer England 11:00pm Inside No 9 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Imagine...

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

7:00am 7:45am 9:00am 10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:00pm

7:00am 8:35am 8:50am 9:05am

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

Breakfast The Housing Enforcers Homes Under the Hammer Heir Hunters Dom on the Spot Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Flog It! Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Holby City The Replacement BBC News BBC London News Panorama The Big Painting Challenge

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder The Home Game Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Britain’s Busiest Motorway The Secret Chef Play to the Whistle The Nightly Show with John Bishop 11:30pm ITV News 12:00am ITV News London

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

Countdown King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot The Secret Life of the Zoo Mutiny Catastrophe This is Us4 Gogglebox

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

Childrens TV Noddy: Toyland Detective Paw Patrol Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Digby Dragon Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Wissper Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff CGPs: Behind Closed Doors 5 News Lunchtime Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: Los Angeles Shoot to Kill 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Winter Road Rescue Inside Windsor Castle Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh Adolf and EvaAdolf and Eva

E4 You’ve Been Framed!

Who’s Doing the Dishes?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Psych Scorpion Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You’ve Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Hell’s Kitchen Plebs Family Guy Family Guy

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Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Made in Chelsea Game of Clones Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks NewGame of Clones The Goldbergs Black-Ish Tattoo Fixers Celebs Go Dating Naked Attraction

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7:00am The World’s Most Photographed 7:30am Heir Hunters 8:15am Money for Nothing 9:00am Sicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 12:30pm The Budget 4:30pm Channel Patrol 5:15pm Madagascar 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm The House That £100k Built 10:00pm Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Casebook 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Meet the Lords

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:20pm Chancellor’s Budget 2017 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm The Home Game 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 Little Big Shots 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm The Nightly Show with John Bishop 11:30pm ITV News 12:00am ITV News London

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7:00am Childrens TV 9:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:40am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Great British Benefits Handout 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:20pm Two Wrongs 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Killer Landslides 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Climbing the Property Ladder 11:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

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7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:10am Made in Chelsea 8:00am Game of Clones 8:30am Hollyoaks 9:00am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Baby Daddy 11:00am Charmed 1:00pm How I Met Your Mother 2:00pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:00pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Game of Clones 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Timeless 11:00pm Celebs Go Dating 12:05am Supernatural

Breakfast The Housing Enforcers Homes Under the Hammer Heir Hunters Dom on the Spot Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Flog It! Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show Who Do You Think You Are? The Real Marigold Hotel BBC News BBC London News Peter Kay’s Car Share

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Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Hidden Restaurants with Michel Roux Jr The Royal House of Windsor A Killing in My Family 24 Hours in A and E

Who’s Doing the Dishes?

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed!

Psych Scorpion Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You’ve Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm The Home Game 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening New 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Buy Today, Pay Tomorrow?

9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 10:00pm Prime Suspect 1973 11:00pm The Nightly Show with John Bishop 11:30pm ITV News

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7:00am Childrens TV 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:40am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm News Lunchtime 1:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:15pm Perfect Life, Perfect Lies 6:00pm News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 9:00pm Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pm Great British Benefits Handout 11:00pm Celebrity Sex Pod

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Breakfast The Housing Enforcers Homes Under the Hammer Heir Hunters Dom on the Spot Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Flog It! Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Would I Lie to You? EastEnders Britain on the Fiddle BBC News at Ten BBC London News Question Time

Flog it! Trade Secrets Heir Hunters An Island Parish Great British Railway Journeys 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm Beat the Brain 3:00pm Building Dream Homes 3:30pm Channel Patrol 4:15pm The Hunt 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Great Pottery Throw Down 10:00pm Brexit: Britain’s Biggest Deal 11:00pm Match of the Day 11:30pm Newsnight

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King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Fifteen to One Crufts 2017 Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot Crufts 2017 A Very British Hotel Extremely British Muslims: Boys to Men

You’ve Been Framed!

Who’s Doing the Dishes?

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

Psych Scorpion Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Emmerdale Coronation Street You’ve Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Judge Rinder You’ve Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Release the Hounds Family Guy Family Guy

Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts Made in Chelsea Game of Clones Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Game of Clones The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gap Year Celebs Go Dating Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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Life

Classics Cars On The Go With a return to sunny blue skies on the Southern Costa Blanca, more classic car owners are bringing out their classics to display at a variety of local car shows.

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Cartagena's Ninth Night of the Museums programme is launched

by Keith Nicol One of the most interesting, educational and fun events that takes place annually in Cartagena is their Night of the Museums. It's planned to coincide with the worldwide event that takes place each May and in Cartagena it grows in stature and substance each and every year. This year's event is dedicated to the Year of Enlightenment, with the poster to publicise the event being presented on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, while on April 27 the full program of events will be announced.

This week, the mayor of Cartagena, José López, accompanied by the councilman of the Culture and Heritage, Ricardo Segado, held a coordination meeting for the ninth edition of the Night of Museums, attended by munici-

pal technicians, directors of the participating museums, responsible for the museum spaces, tourist centers and entities that collaborate in this cultural proposal.

Among the main agreements reached during the meeting is that on 17 March the presentation of the poster, the new routes and the new image of the web: www.nochemuseoscartagena.es, will take place. On the same day they will open the registration period to participate as a volunteer. During the meeting, José López and Ricardo Segado presented an assessment of the last edition of the Museum Night, calling it "very positive". Last year around 85,000 people visited the different museums and museum spaces and enjoyed the more than one hundred and fifty

events scheduled on the night of May 21, 2016, highlighting the figures in the Naval Museum (9,826 visits) or in the Museum of the Roman Theater (6,450 visits).

The Night of Museums, offers the opportunity to thousands of people to enjoy the evening and entre all the museums completely free of charge. With more than thirty museums and museum spaces ranging from the Roman Theatre, to the chapels of the cofradías of Holy Week or the Glass Museum of Santa Lucía, all are offering free entry.

In addition, there will be, among other activities, performances, exhibitions and concerts, which will complete the wide cultural and artistic offer that will flood the streets of Cartagena throughout the day.

Little Pod Association Dog Show Little Pod Association are holding their 4th Dog Show on 12th March 2017. They have a new venue at El Rancho, Avenida La Marquesa, Km2, Los Montesinos. Registration is from 10.30am or you can pre-book by getting forms from Little Pod Shops in La Zenia. The First Class starts at midday and icosts 10€ per dog to enter as many classes as you like!

The order of the show is Class 1. Best puppy under 12 months (sponsored by Ibex Insurance ) 2. Perkiest Pensioner (sponsored by The IT Place) 3. Dog most like it's owner (sponsored by JML) 4. Prettiest girl (sponsored byVilla Martin Plaza) 5. Most handsome boy (sponsored by Tradewinds) 6. Egg & spoon race (sponsored by Chemise) 7. Most waggiest tail (sponsored by Auto Direct) 8. Most beautiful eyes (sponsored by In the Sun Holidays) 9. Best pedigree (sponsored by Dehavey) 10. Best condition (sponsored by San Anton) 11. Musical mats (sponsored by The Orange Tree) 12. Best rescue (sponsored by Home Espana) The winner of each class provides the line up for Best in show. Rosettes, trophies and goodie bags will be awarded for the winners of each class.

San Anton Animal Hospital have kindly agreed to do the judging and the

Special Guest host is The Fabulous Nikki G with her amazing sensitive dynamic vocals. Nikki is generously giving up her time to compère and entertain.

Delicious food and drinks will be available from the bars and restaurant and there is also be a BBQ. A Little Pod Stall will be selling raffle tickets and doing a Tombola for lots of fabulous prizes.

They will be selling delicious homemade jams and marmalade.

Buddie Rescue Buddy's join us with their stall to raise funds for their own rescue dogs as well as having 10 craft stalls attending with a wide variety of goods such asjewellery, crochet and knitted items, dog treats home baked including wonderful ‘Pup Cakes’, Vintage homeware and clothes, handmade toys, crocheted blankets, bags and floral accessories, draught excluders and door stops, dog and cat beds, wine bottle charms and cushion covers, pebble art and handcrafted cards. Also there will be stalls with Ibex Insurance, Avalon and Seagate Wealth Management that have donated very generously.

Go along and have fun, fun, fun

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents Q and 13 represents Z, so fill in Q every time the figure 10 appears and Z every time the figure 13 appears. Now using your knowledge of the English language work out which letters should go in the missing squares.

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Kenny, People have been telling me about the New World Order. Can you explain what this is because I am finding it hard to accept the reality of it!

Carmen A. Hi Carmen. The New World Order can be seen in many ways. It is in effect a need to Globalise the World and to establish a Government that is responsible for the administration of it.

Though this may have a sinister repercussion it is important to say that if such an action improves the life we all lead then it will iron out all the poverty and misery, and offer enhanced facilities that the entire World can benefit from directly.

There are those who feel that such a globalisation may be detrimental to those very people who are at risk, as the World cannot, or will not, be able to support such a burgeoning population, with a negative result ensuing.

If It’s Your Birthday This Week

Be sure that you are that voice to be heard; and fully accept that time for you, right now, is just an illusion. With all the will in the World there is only so much you can take in, but if anyone can do a lot with a little...then that is you, for sure!

Kenny Corris For Readings, Consultations and Castings email: kennycorris@hotmail.com / www.kennycorris.net Mobile: 686 361 594 / Tel: 965 878 424

Look to your opposing sign of Libra this week because it really is a time when the scales have to balance and you must maintain equilibrium, even if others seem to be losing theirs! Midweek the Sun sextiles Pluto and this will see the truth being widely known; and some apology due to you. Unfortunately for some, you were right all along this time.

It is very hard for your pride to accept that you could be at fault this time around. Accept that things were meant to be and remove any blame which will enable you to see what lies beneath, and deduce what is important or not. Believe in your inherent abilities to predict, and accelerate to the real source of the problem to enable a quicker and better solution.

Jupiter brushes up to Mercury and this trasnsmutes distinctly positive possibilities, though it could be perceived as sugaring the pill somewhat. Whilst you take on the true meaning of life and its eventualities, you are using your psychic energies to predict, with protection in mind. There may very well be some tears before bedtime!

It is all change and change around this week as your schedule widens to cope with a drastic situation; but one which allows you to show others just how far you have gone and what you are now prepared to do. Taking control means just what it says, and you are in fine form to see things through to the satisfactory completion that you had in mind.

Your mutable and sometimes negative views are a result of your deep concern and your dedication and determination. However ther are time such as now when others misinterpret what you are saying, and maybe deliberately! Mercury conjuncts with Neptune, planetary leader of your opposing sign of Pisces, to bring closure.

Hard work should bring good results, but it doesn’t have to be your total focus right now. This would be a good time to reward friends with hospitality, especially since you have been neglecting them as of late. Letting down your hair and getting down to basics would be a smart move. Mars trines Saturn at the start of a busy week, so make time!

Somebody surely has their wires crossed this week and what is needed is clear communication right now. All this could be blamed on the poignant sextile between Pluto and Mercury later this week.

Though it may seem to be slow progress, much good comes from conservation and determination in a situation where ignorance now is no bliss.

Lighten up about something! You are losing sleep and seem to have just one focus at present, whereas a satisfactory solution is in the hands of others right now. Fear travels the body in the nervous system and so, taking time to look within and calming yourself is on the cards. The Sun sextiles with Pluto which allows for deep calm and resolve.

You are not going back on a promise, but you are wiser to someone who seems to be being manipulative and controlling. Beware of just what is behind a simple request! Jupiter opposes your planetary leader, Uranus, and this is not a matter of the reversal of fortune, but it is time for the rightful settling, at last, of an ongoing financial matter.

Moon magic may just come to your rescue this week as you are faced with a decision that really nobody should have to make. You seem to be empowered and have gone beyond anger, which allows you to see things from both sides! You are learning from all this, but remember as a Water sign you are instinctive, as you go with the flow!

Bite your tongue just a little longer, because it will be well worth it. Allow others to entangle themselves even more and then they will be calling for you to help. Allbeit that this is a difficult situation and that you are feeling prickly, somebody isn’t cutting the mustard, but will learn the hard way, and that isn’t your fault; wait and see and be prepared!

Neptune is ebullient and fixed, with Mercury calling the shots at the very start of the week. Aspects of communication are your contact with the World, and clearing to send a positive message is done this week with a knowledge that this time at least you will be heard! Now be sure of exactly the message that you know you have to send!

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Cryptic Crossword

Across 1 Not as light as the remodelled red ark (6) 4 Contracted in meagre education (6) 9 Instrument comes in all the Olympic colours (7) 10 Sort out the charge (5) 11 Repatriated partly back to Wick (5) 12 Overwhelm the confused Bee Gees and me with no energy (7) 13 PS, did splice turn out to be a lumber problem? (7,4) 18 Unpaid morning at European Union’s railway (7) 20 Charade is noted, more’s the pity (5) 22 Connections on the golf course (5) 23 Slid new concoction in Dodge (7) 24 Vicar Peter hides rug (6) 25 Bride’s make-up is rubbish (6)

Down 1 Assistant put in the wrong dye (6) 2 Pacer runs backwards for a review (5) 3 To gripe about self-aggrandisement (3,4) 5 Polish disguise (5) 6 Some boyfriend lessons are eternal (7) 7 Ran quickly and threw an arrow (6) 8 Betray two exes (6,5) 14 An ‘ell of a driver! (7) 15 Hate rude kid’s lie (7) 16 The budgerigar licence contains Dracula’s worst fear (6) 17 Break the depression (6) 19 Turn out little Susan after the

Quick Crossword Across 1 Outer covering (4) 3 Spires (8) 9 Become inflated (7) 10 Male singing voice (5) 11 Agent provocateur (12) 13 Crushed rock (6) 15 Badinage (6) 17 Home of Royal Opera House (6,6) 20 Keyboard instrument (5) 21 Tablet (7) 22 Appalling (8) 23 Person in charge (4)

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Who was the 4th child on “Growing Pains?”

Name 3 Strawberry Shortcake characters (besides Strawberry Shortcake) What, according to GI Joe, was “Half the battle”?

What was the name of the Bjork-fronted 80’s band?

Who lamented about “No chocolate-covered candy hearts to give away and no wedding Saturday within the month of June”?

What famous Wham! frontman went on to record a multiplatinum record in 1987?

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Millions affected by lack of iron Females suffer deficiency more than men

Yoga and arthritis RECENT STUDIES conducted by an American research team have shown a significant improvement in the health of arthritis sufferers who take part in regular yoga sessions. The twice weekly sessions helped to reduce the pain endured by those with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, whilst also boosting energy levels and making it easier to carry out everyday tasks.

Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of cartilage, making joints painful and causing difficulties for suffers to bend, lift and grip. Rheumatoid arthritis is linked to the immune system attacking the joints making them painful and swollen. There are no cures for either.

All participants in the study had either osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Half of them did two yoga classes a week plus a practice session at home, whilst the other half continued life as normal. After two months, the yoga participants reported around a 20 per cent improvement in pain relief, increased energy levels and better mood and physical function.

Anyone with arthritis intending to start yoga should always consult their doctor before their first session.

There are a number of well qualified yoga instructors in our area who will help you choose the most suitable classes for your current fitness levels.

We can often dismiss our tiredness and low energy levels as pitfalls of a busy and stressful lifestyle, but these symptoms may be hiding a far more serious health issue. We could actually be suffering from Iron deficiency.

Millions of unsuspecting people, particularly women are getting far too little Iron though the foods they eat. Even female athletes can suffer with some getting up to 60% less than their dietary needs. Severe deficiency can occasionally lead to clinical anaemia as the mineral is a building block for healthy red blood cells.

Less common symptoms are frequent headaches, palpitations, hair loss, itchy skin and an altered state of taste.

Some simple diet changes can help us increase our Iron intake. Lean red meat contains three times as much Iron as chicken and 250 times more than brocolli. Adding some leafy green vegetables such as kale plus a glass of fresh fruit juice to your meal will greatly increase your iron absorption too.

Instant wellbeing APPARENTLY, EXPERTS have recently released a list of tips to help us combat the stresses of modern life. These are designed to help us gain control of our hectic schedules and bring back the Feel Good Factor (a bit like the X Factor without Simon Cowell).

So if you enjoy lists of simple steps that may make a difference immediately, here are the experts top 5 tips: 1. READING Read autobiographies instead of fiction or self-help books. Reading about other people's achievements and the obstacles they have overcome in life can help us get a shape of our own. However try to avoid the autobiographies of serial killers.

2. Drink vinegar Yes a big glug of cider vinegar added to a mug of luke warm water every morning can boost your immune system and help with hunger cravings. Even though it would probably taste better poured over a plate of chips.

3. Digital Detox Turn off all phones, tablets, laptops and digital devices for an hour every day to enjoy some quiet time. It might help to put a muzzle on the neighbours dog too, if you crave complete silence.

4. Take a brisk walk It will help to boost energy levels and release tension in the body, particularly for

those with desk jobs. Taking the desk with you for company might cause back pain, so leave it in the office.

5. The benefits of a cold shower Taking a cold shower in the morning will boost energy levels, aid circulation and help the immune system stay healthy. It will also ensure you wake your neighbours with the loud screams you emit as the freezing water hits your nice warm, senstive body.

I’m guessing these experts were almost certainly forced to do National Service in an earlier life.

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Workout with the housework DON’T have time to exercise?

No need to worry, just do the housework.

By Gemma Quinn A new study has found that you can burn off more than 2000 calories a week by doing the household chores such as cleaning the bath, doing the washing and hoovering the house which is the equivalent of doing a gym session.

The findings also researched which chores are best for working out certain areas of the body.

So what jobs around the house are the most beneficial to burn calories and tone up?

Scrubbing the bath 100 calories can be burned off by using a bit of elbow grease when cleaning the bath for 15 minutes which is roughly the same as thirty jumping squats. This chore is great for toning arms and shoulder muscles.

Laundry Factoring in loading and unloading the washing machine, hanging up the clothes and putting them away, doing the laundry can burn 78 calories which is the same as doing 100 sit-ups.

Washing up Spending 15 minutes a night scrubbing away at the dishes can burn more than 500 calories over a week, around the same as swimming 2,500m.

Hoovering Giving the carpets a good clean can burn 90 calories in half an hour, which is the same as 15 minutes of kick-boxing.

Depending on the size of your house, hoovering can also get you nearer to the daily recommendation of walking 10,000 steps.

Mopping and sweeping Cleaning the floors for 30 minutes can burn 145 calories, Gardening Half an hour of pottering around in the garden can burn 213 calories, which is same as 45 minutes of cycling on flat terrain.

Digging works your shoulder and abdominal muscles.

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Looking to an early Spring COLD winter days used to be my least favourite time of year, now I love looking through seed catalogues and planning this year’s spring’s veggie or flower garden. I guess that’s where the expression “gardeners are the forever optimists” came from. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing that new growth sprouting up out of the ground in the spring!

The first official day of spring is March 20th, but the effects of warmer weather and brighter days this winter means spring could be early.

Go outside and hunt for signs of spring as part of your daily Green Hour this month. Here are some “spring things” to look and listen for: budding trees and flowers, crocuses, daffodils, newly arriving bird species, nest building, caterpillars, ducks flying overhead, rainy days, worms on the pavement.

As soon as you see them… get planting!

For the veg growers amongst us, it time to look at planting: Tomatoes, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Melons, Onions, Peppers and Herbs that love the heat: basil, oregano, thyme and sage.

For the flowery persons, spring means plants like: Lungwort ‘Diana Clare’, Bishop’s hat ‘Sulphureum’, Wallflower ‘Bowles’s Mauve’, Eastern cyclamen, Downy clematis, Daffodil ‘Jetfire’, Tulip ‘Spring Green’, Dog’s tooth violet ‘Pagoda’, Magnolia ‘Leonard Messel’ and Grape hyacinth ‘Valerie Finnis’.

Tips for the newbie Spanish gardener WHETHER you are new to Spain or have just moved to a new area and were wondering how to go about your garden, here are a few tips to help you on your way.

Try to use available natural material to build your flower beds. Local rock and stone will look much nicer than brick or other fabricated material.

If your garden is on a mountainside, don’t make a path which goes straight from top to bottom. A winding path will be easier to build and easier to negotiate.

If you don’t want bare concrete but are on a budget, cement the odd flat stepping stone in place and fill the gaps with gravel – it’s much cheaper than paving.

If you don’t want to spend your whole life with a hosepipe in your hand, then install a watering system (or three).

Prune Lantana, Oleander and Hibiscus any time from November through February.

Wear gloves to prune Lantana, Oleander and to cut cacti as many people suffer allergic reactions to these.

Lantana seeds and Oleander leaves are highly poisonous to animals.

English bulbs will grow here, but plant them early as they’re likely to flower far ahead of when you might expect.

For winter colour, use bedding plants in pots; you can buy petunias and other common bedding plants all the year round.

There are often high winds on the Spanish Costas. If your garden is exposed don’t plant tender plants but go for hardy ones which don’t mind the wind.

Don’t overwater citrus trees once they have become established. They don’t really need any additional water once they’ve reached full size.

A rustic touch that serves a purpose DRY-STONE walls can be a beautiful addition to your garden, and unlike bricks, the materials can be found readily available cheaply, or even for free if you’re lucky enough to live in the Spanish countryside.

The list of materials you will need to build any size or shape of dry-stone wall are: No 1, Stone. That’s it! Nothing more is needed well apart from your imagination that is.

Dry-stone walling is made by stacking stones without (wet) mortar to hold them together. Stone walls are strong and attractive and can last hundreds of years.

But if you decide you don’t like them, you can just take them down and build them up again somewhere else. Let’s take a closer look at how they work: A brick wall is made from regular stacks of identically shaped blocks locked together with a gritty adhesive called mortar. A drystone wall is much more natural: it’s little more than a vertical stack of stones laid together slowly and carefully so they lock together under their own weight. Brick walls need mortar to hold them up because they often reach high in the air, whereasdry-stone walls are used mainly for fencing in animals or marking out the edges of a garden, so they seldom need to go higher than 1–1.5 meters.

By choosing the stones carefully and packing them tightly together with very thoughtful design, you can make a really strong structure that’s completely selfsupporting. Apart from looking great, it will provide excellent shelter for livestock and habitats for rock plants.

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How to avoid DIY disasters DIY can be full of pitfalls for the inexperienced amateur, and mistakes can be both expensive and time consuming to solve. Here are the most common problems amateurs stumble across and how to avoid them.

1. Use a Spirit Level Simple tasks such as fixing a shelf to a wall may seem like a five minute job. But, time saved by not establishing a level, could later mean ornaments and books fall over or slide straight off. The extra minutes taken to establish a level edge and pencil a guideline to work by will prove worth the effort when your books stay aligned.

2. Always use primers Watermarks can prove a nightmare to concealand painting over stains with water-based emulsions won’t help. First apply an oil-based primer to seal it, and then paint over the top as normal.

3. Think practically Sudden inspirational ideas are wonderful, However, it’s always worth pausing to consider their future practicality. To give an example, panelling bathroom walls around baths and toilets makes fo an attractive, clean finish but may well cause future issues, when inevitable leaks occur and pipes need to be reached. If removable panels or concealed doors were included in the planning stage, the problem would not occur.

4. Avoid choosing the quick fix After wet weather, wooden doors often swell and stick in their frames. The problem can be quickly fixed by

planeing the wood, but unless it is then painted over and sealed it will just swell again the next time it rains.

5. Don’t always go for the cheaper option Buying expensive paintbrushes for just one job is pointless. However try to steer away from using budget brushes as they have fewer bristles, leading to an untidy finish. In addition, they may moult more than midrange brushes leaving single residuel brushes in your finished work. Synthetic brushes work perfectly for DIY projects and rarely lose their shape, unlike the natural alternatives.

6. Protect edges Masking tape and old sheets are your friends and the five minutes you use putting them in place will save hours of cleaning up paint stains after the job is done.

7. Buy enough materials It’s always better to have a little paint left over than to end up with patches exposing the need to stop halfway through the job and rush to the shop for more.You will always use it in the future. This works opposite when cutting materials such as wood, wallpaper or carpets.

Check every measurement before making cuts and remember less is more, you can always cut off a little extra but if you cut too short you will end up wasting time and money.

8.Prepare in advance Always vacuum thoroughly before painting. Dust left floating in the air will surely to stick to any wet paint ruining your finish. Leave dust sheets down until the paint has completely dried.

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Tech

Mattel Aristotle Mattel’s Aristotle is like a smart baby monitor and Amazon Echo rolled into one.

The smart voice-activated speaker works with a companion camera and is intended to help with tasks like soothing a crying baby, buying more diapers, encouraging kids to mind their manners, or helping them learn a foreign language.

What can it do?

• Automatically recognizes when babies wake up, and soothes them to sleep with a lullaby, white noise, a favorite song or a night-light.

Logs wet diapers and feedings via voice commands or a phone app.

• Automatically orders more diapers or formula from Target, Babies R Us and other participating retailers.

• Automatically looks for deals and coupons on consumable baby supplies.

• Actually recognizes and answers young kids’ questions after a brief voice recognition

training session • Answers questions until your child falls asleep.

• Plays guessing games with kids based on animal noises (say the name of the animal) or shapes held up to the camera (say the name of the shape), then lights up with the correct answer.

• Reads aloud from a selection of dozens of children’s books, accompanying them with sound and light effects that match the stories.

• Hosts sing-alongs and teaches ABCs and 1-2-3s.

• Recognizes specially designed kids’ toys with embedded NFC chips, or with its camera, and provides sound effects when kids play with them (an upcoming Hot Wheels racetrack was one example).

• Optionally requires kids to say “Please” when they ask Aristotle for things, to help teach manners.

• Helps kids with homework.

Razer Project Valerie One Screen Not Enough?

When you’re using a laptop for doing work, playing video games, and streaming Netflix, one screen isn’t always enough. So why not include three?

Razer’s Project Valerie concept does just that by adding two foldable displays that expand out

Plume Plume is a wearable device that tracks pollution around you – kind of like a Fitbit for air quality if you will. It tracks particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, ozone, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), temperature and humidity.

It can be clipped to a bag and is designed for people who live in big polluted cities.

from the primary screen in the center. Each display is 17 inches diagonally and supports 4K resolution, and Razer says they can be used independently or together as one giant display. The downside: it weighs 12 pounds, which isn’t unacceptable for a beefy gaming laptop but is way more than the average notebook.

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Mashitup!

When it comes to DJ Mixing these days, traditional vinyl decks don’t cut the mustard!

With many Software DJ and Mixing packages available, it’s easy to start up your own mixing station, you just need some rythmn!

You can use the software to reproduce, loop, mix, speed up tempos and much more. Some even offer voice pitch control. Add a hardware controller and you can add in keyboards, drum machines, samplers and more. Many modern software packages even offer upto 4 mixing decks if you can cope with it.

Will.I.Am eat your heart out!

Virtual DJ is one of the best known, and very affordable.

Here’s what Virtual DJ says about it’s product Go: https://www.virtualdj.com/products/virtualdj/ for more info and current prices VirtualDJ is a DJ software for PC and MAC. It is used by DJs to replace their turntables and CD players, and use digital music instead of vinyl and CDs. In the same way that the CD players used by DJs have more options than a regular Hi-Fi CD player, VirtualDJ has more options than a simple media player like iTunes. It lets you “mix” your songs, by playing two or more tracks at the same time, adjust their relative speed so that their tempo will match, apply effects like loops etc, and crossfade from one side to the other. It also lets you scratch your songs, set and recall cues, and all the other regular features DJs expect to find to be able to mix.

It will let you organize your collection of tracks and group them easily in a DJ-friendly way, using filter to find the hot songs, or find compatible bpm or key, access your previous playlists, etc. And if you’re missing a track, VirtualDJ will automatically find it on the Internet and stream it directly (*requires an additional subscription). And, using the millions of automatic reports we get every day from other VirtualDJ users

around the world, it will give you meaningful advices on which songs other DJs consider to go well after what you just played.

It comes with a plethora of effects, ranging from traditional flanger, echo, etc, to more modern “beat-aware” effects like beatgrid, slicer, loop-roll. And if you mix videos, you’ll also find a lot of video effects and transitions to play with. Its built-in sampler will let you spice up your mixes with a broad range of drops and loops, or you can go creative and merge live performance and production by creating remixes on-the-fly by using the sampler like a sequencer.

VirtualDJ is plug-and-play compatible with most of the DJ controllers that exist on the market. Just plug yours and you will be ready to go. And if you want to change any of the default behavior, VirtualDJ has a powerful “VDJScript” language that will let you easily tweak any functions exactly to your liking. Same for the interface. If you want to change it, our website hosts hundreds of user-made interfaces to replace the default one, or you could easily create your own.

VirtualDJ is used by tens of millions of people every day, ranging from bedroom DJs to international superstars. It is used to play live in clubs and big stadiums, at weddings, private parties, or just to train at home.

And in addition to being used live, VirtualDJ can also be used to record mixtapes, podcast, or to broadcast to Internet radios.

VirtualDJ can play not only audio tracks, but also video or karaoke, if you connect your computer to a projector or the club’s screens.

Last Weeks Puzzle Answers (Issue 905) Cryptic solutions to week 905 Across: 1 Tabard, 4 Crying, 9 Amnesia, 10 Piece, 11 Erode, 12 Ladders, 13 Cutting Edge, 18 Abstain, 20 Taste, 22 Traps, 23 Embrace, 24 Stereo, 25 Deters.

Down: 1 Teases, 2 Bingo, 3 Respect, 5 Rapid, 6 Iceberg, 7 Grease, 8 Fallen angel, 14 Upstage, 15 Eatable, 16 Faiths, 17 Recess, 19 Aisle, 21 Shake.

Quick solution to week 905 Across: 1 Shiver, 4 Ethics, 9 Affairs, 10 Apple, 11 Corgi, 12 Austere, 13 Blunderbuss, 18 Ranking, 20 Zebra, 22 Press, 23 Narrate, 24 Runner, 25 Deceit.

Down: 1 Search, 2 Infer, 3 Edition, 5 Traps, 6 Impress, 7 Skewer, 8 Estate agent, 14 Lantern, 15 Bizarre, 16 Proper, 17 Lament, 19 Issue, 21 Blame.

Pop Quiz s ’ 0 8

1 What was the British equivalent of “We Are The World?”

“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by BandAid, founded by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof.

It also occured before “We Are The World” 2. Name six members of the Brat Back Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore 3 What Liverpool band popularized the Doors’ “People Are Strange?” in the 80’s?

Echo and the Bunnymen, from the 1987 movie, “The Lost Boys.”

4. Who had the trademark saying “Nanoo Nanoo?”

Character: Mork from Ork. Actor: Robin Williams 5. What was the original name of Duran Duran?

They were called RAF, short for Royal Air Force. Some people have said Barbarella, but that was the name of the Jane Fonda movie in which they got their name from the character, Duran Duran. Some have said Arcadia, but that was the band formed by

Simon, Nick and Roger after D2 broke up.

6. What was the name of ET’s favorite candy?

It was supposed to be M and M’s, but for whatever reason Spielberg was not able to work out something with them, so ET’s favorite candy was Reese’s Pieces.

7. What did people desperately tried to avoid getting on “Press Your Luck?”

The Whammy!

8. Name 3 books by Judy Blume or Beverly Cleary Judy Blume: Superfudge!, Are you there God? Its me Margaret, Then again, maybe I Won’t, Blubber Beverley Cleary: Ramona the Pest, Beezus and Ramona, Ramona Quimby, age 4 9. Who was the leader of the Transformers?

Optimus Prime The Decepticon’s leader was Megatron.

10. Where did the Superfriends congregate and watch the latest happenings on a big screen TV? Hall of Justice

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Torrevieja - Orihuela Costa and surrounding areas. Tel: 650 363 159 (244772) ALL types of construction services, reforms, reconstruction: kitchens, bathrooms, roofs, tiling, floors, plasterboard, bricklaying, plumbing & facades.

Reasonable Prices. Torrevieja & surrounding areas. Call 672 929 913 any time (250584) BUSINESS FOR SALE

SMALL property rental business for sale. Potential to build and grow or add to an existing portfolio. Plug and play operation. Email: managedpropertymurcia@ hotmail.com (250577) CARAVANS

WE BUY, sell & transport all makes of static caravans 630 055 418 Elsyd7@hotmail.com (249246) CHARITIES/CHURCHES

LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH on Urbanisation La Siesta, Torrevieja is a friendly, English speaking Church. We hold services each Sunday and everyone is welcome. Our 11.00 am Services are held every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the month (and 11.00 am on the 5th Sunday, if this applies.)

On the 1st and 3rd Sunday’s our Services are at 9.30 am.

Our choir sings at our 11.00 am Services and there is also a Sunday School, called Stepping Stones, on these Sundays. We welcome residents, visitors and children. For more information see our website www. lasiestaevangelicalchurch.org or telephone Pastor Keith on 666 180 108.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. Englishspeaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia.

Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078* or Costa Calida *679 385 105*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence. AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 679 212 535; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. www.aa-costablanca.org (93323)

ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric a brac.

There is usually something there for everyone --- but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop.

(93325) THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier.

The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on

3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl.co.uk.

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CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462)

HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a nonprofit making organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282). Both offices are open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and the Helpdesk at La Marina is open every Thursday (10 am to 1.30 pm) at the Hope Fellowship Church (opposite the Thursday Market site) at Avda de Justo Antonio Quesada, Urb. La Marina (Tel 615770145).

We are online at www. helpvegabaja.com and also on Facebook. You can email the San Miguel Centre at office@ helpvegabaja.com We also have a 24 hour Emergency helpline which is available to both members and non-members on 966 723 733 (95456)

PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3.

Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information www.pilarchurch.org Reg No: 2009-SG/A (95463)

THE BAKER FOUNDATION for SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. 16 Nicolas De Bussi Ave, Playa Flamenca. Sunday Service every week 11am to 12 noon, everyone welcome. For further details please phone/fax 966 760 665 (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information.

(95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue.

More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 (95461)

TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183.

Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am. We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www. acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JAVEA BRANCH meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month @ Scallops Rest on the Arenal at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to attend as a visitor and join the branch if they wish. Anyone needing any help or advice on welfare, or any information regarding the branch can contact either Sheila on 965 791 270 or Roger on 965 790 123 (95472) TORREVIEJA STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets each Friday 2.45pm to 5pm in The Annex, (behind Age Concern Centre), Calle Paganini, Urb. La Siesta.

Our aim is to support stroke

survivors and their carers by a range of facilities from speech therapy, rehabilitation exercise, group discussion etc. For info: Louie 966 718 964 or 965 071 920, e-mail: strokesupportgroup@ hotmail.com Donations and further voluntary helpers are needed and guest speakers with relevant knowledge or experience are very welcome.

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meets 1st Monday of every month (except July and August) at Bar Sioux , Avda Escandinavia GA at 7pm for 7.30pm prompt.

For further info contact Brian, Branch Secretary on 639 917 971 / email secretarybr3606@ gmail.com (95474) CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc, and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display.

Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone. Please stop by at the shop. Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@ hotmail.com (95475) INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Calle Urbano Arregui 23, Torrevieja Evangelical non-denominational Sunday services 11am Children’s church 11am House groups in Torrevieja, Los Balcones, San Javier Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am. Pastor, Rafael Restrepo All nationalities welcome 966 799 273 / 660 127 276. (95476)

ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca). The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines.

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at Casa Ventura, San Luis Urbanisation, at 6.30pm.

For further details Hon Sec 965 724 652 FREEMASONRY Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.quesada@yahoo.co.uk (95477) ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja.

The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association which supports the welfare of the RAF family and provides a social hub for ex RAF members and their friends. For further information about the Association and its activities please contact the Chairman on 692 508 916 or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892 or visit our website: www. rafacb.com.

MEETS at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. Also, every alternate Thursday from 23rd February, there is an Development/Awareness Circle where you can develop your skills commencing at 6.30 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service.

The Divine Service with Mediumship on 19th February will be taken by Ray Bailey.

3rd - 9th march 2017 Len Cox will take the Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday, 14th February. The Divine Service with Mediumship, on Sunday, 26th February will be taken by Anna Marie.

Contact Wendy on 965323028. www.spiritualistcentrebenijofar.com New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail.com or info@spiritualistcentrebenijofar.com Identificacion Fiscal G54713789.

CHIMNEY SWEEP

PROFESSIONAL CHIMNEY SWEEP. Family Business established over 60 years. 660 478 881 (247324) DAMP

www.dryzone-espana.com - We are the longest established Damp Proofing company in Spain. We can cure Rising Damp, leaking Flat Roof or Terrace problems quickly & safely. We can make your Underbuild Dry. Villa Paint Due! We can protect your villa & stop PENETRATING DAMP with a Protective Coating. Call us for a survey now; Tel: 634 322 672 (250384) ELECTRICIAN

MR FIXIT. For all your electrical, plumbing, general & appliance & boiler repairs. No call out charge. 698 320 434 (245706) INSURANCE & iNVESTMENTS

SOS <http://www. sosinsuranceinspain.com> Insurance in Spain. Best prices available. CALL US FIRST for all your insurance needs, including best deals on Funeral plans.

Buildings and contents cover from just 82 euros per year and cars from 120 euros. Tel 966 787 123 / 622 275 561 / 686 116 297 / email info@ sosinsuranceinspain.com (250254) INTERNET

GET YOUR business noticed online! Make sure that expats in Spain can find your product, service, restaurant, bar or shop. Contact Spain’s newest and brightest online directory TODAY. Call 952 561 245 or email mark.w@euroweeklynews.com for more details.

METALWORK

MOBILE Metal Work Any welding or plasma cutting work carried out. For a free quote call 639 487 503 (250579) www.eriksmetalwork.com.

ALL METAL WORK UNDERTAKEN. Costa Calida. stan@ eriksmetalwork.com. 636 050 008. (248027) MOBILITY

MOBILITY equipment wanted. Cash paid. Scooters, wheelchairs etc etc Phone Will´s 602 547 878 (250705) MOTORING

WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance.

Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English,

call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726) WANTED

WANTED Cars, vans, caravans, 4 X 4’s British Spanish 600 781 873 ibuyanycar@hotmail.com (249193) MUSIC TUITION

PIANO, Keyboard, Organ, Qualified Teacher. Please call 606 984 535 (240072) PERGOLA COVERS

TAILOR made, durable canvas, sails, umbrella, spa and BBQ covers. Mazarron based, and at Procomobel Market, Guardamar Saturday mornings. 667 879 399 krugercanopies@yahoo. co.uk (247317) PET CHARITIES

EASYHORSE CARE RESCUE CENTRE. We aim to rescue HORSES. If you would like to DONATE please call 965 967 033 or sales@easyhorsecare.net www.easyhorsecare.net or call Sue 652 021 980 (95706) SPAMA GANDIA SHELTER. Dog and cat rescue registered charity, La Safor area. 500 animals awaiting re-homing.

Shelter open 7 days a week 12noon - 2.00pm & 3.30pm - 7.00pm. (Spanish speaking staff) or phone Gail 962 896 118. Visit our website for directions. www.spama.org and view our new blog at www.spama-safor.blog.com.es PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM (95707)

P.E.P.A. VOLUNTEERS & FOSTER HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED. By fostering an abandoned dog, or spending a few hours each week on our telephone helpline, you could help save the lives of many animals.

Please call: 650 304 746. For more information browse our website: www.pepaspain.com EURO WEEKLY NEWS CLASSIFAX AGENT (95708) GATAMI ORGANISATION, to help kittens and cats, looking for good homes, also spaying wild cats in the community.

Kittens require adoption, fully vaccinated, de-wormed, defleed. We also need volunteers to help Car boot sale in Polop on Sundays Tel Anna: 966 806 976 / 654 729 977 (95709) PET TRANSPORT

PET TRAVEL UK Family pet transporters Spain/UK. Travel with your pets for free. All air conditioned vehicles (no vans) www.pettraveluk.co.uk.

Removals also arranged in other vehicles. Tel UK 0800 612 4922 or Spain 960130537 (250330) PLUMBING

MR FIXIT. For all your electrical, plumbing, general & appliance & boiler repairs. No call out charge. 698 320 434 (245706) POOLS

POOL MAINTENANCE Repairs, Spares and Leak Testing. Call 965 725 565 / 676 945 360 www.pooltechspain.com (248286) Pool Maintenance, Repairs, spares and leak testing. Call 965725565 / 676945360 www. pooltechspain.com

PROPERTY FOR SALE

CIUDAD QUESEDA Villa 500m2 plot, 4 double bedrooms, large bathroom and shower room.

Large Balcony, Cloakroom, lounge dinner, large kitchen (white goods included). Oil central heating though out.

Double glazed conservatory, car port. 10x8 solar heated pool. Screened BBQ area, plus much more seeing is believing.

340,000€. Contact 688 486 752 private sale (250716) REMOVALS AND STORAGE

MAN AND VAN UK - Spain. 2 vans travelling twice a month, Murcia - North / South UK. Storage in Spain. Tel 610 846 260 or 0044 751 918 6355 email van.man@hotmail.co.uk (249229) UK - SPAIN -Anywhere Europe!

Masses of experience. New clean vehicles. Insured with Royal Sun Alliance. Genuinely CARING service. FULL and / Part moves. ONLINE QUOTES!! www.bmceuropean.com Tel: UK 08456 443 784 / ES 634 344 787 FIND US ON FACEBOOK! (243375) UK-SPAIN-IRELAND. Removals with the personal touch. Pets carried with care 965 696 750 / 0044 (0) 7447 918 589 e-mail chrisyounge73979@aol.com (249024) SPANISH MOVES Small removals and deliveries.

Spain/UK Budget prices. Last minute jobs undertaken.

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www.spanishmoves.net. Pet transport also arranged in our air conditioned pet/people carriers. Telephone UK 0800 612 4922 or Spain 960130537 (250330) SEWING

QUALIFIED SEAMSTRESS 40 years experience, turn-ups to tailoring patterns taken from your favourite cloths, reasonable prices. Torrevieja, Sandra: 966 799 188 / 680 486 336 (248315) SITUATIONS VACANT

DO YOU CARE? If so, why not join our team of carers who work in the UK. Earn from £952 - £1,456 for 2 weeks. Good written/ spoken English, British or EU Passport required. Contact Sandra on 658 965 204 or email s.field@consultuscare.com (253024) EARN 300€ to 2,500€ per month working with a reputable British PLC. Flexible Hours.

No Selling. Local Training & Support. For more information go to www.the-vista-group. com (250266) FIELD SALES positions available.

Must have own transport, English and Spanish preferred, but not essential, must have local knowledge of the area and be smart and presentable.

Applications by email with full CV should be sent to recruitment@euroweeklynews. com.

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SWIMMING POOLS

WOODEN POOLS LIMITED. Manufacturers & installers of wooden above ground pools.

Take the plunge with one of the above ground pools. Best of all “No Planning Permission Required” Tel: 634 322 672.

Phone or email for a FREE COLOUR BROCHURE & PRICE LIST NOW. www.woodenpools. limited info@woodenpools. limited (250384) TELECOMS

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By Mathew Elliot

Look, don’t touch LONDON’S Classic Car Show was a cracking success. Tens of thousands of people swarmed through the showcase event at the city’s Excel centre from Feb 23-26 gawping at the legendary cars on display and catching a glimpse of motoring heroes in the flesh.

By Matthew Elliott Legends of LeMans Emanuele Pirro and Derek Bell kicked off the proceedings, while Dario Franchitti was drafted in by Ferrari to cut the ribbon on 21 tribute cars with a total worth of roughly €150 million.

As for the classic cars, well there was a terrific variety.

Spectators could find a heavily guarded €50 million plus Ferrari 250 GT parked just metres away from a 1970 Ford Escort designed to grind through the torturous 25,000km London to Mexico rally.

There was also a 1973 Ford Capri 3000 GXL that had less than 5,000 miles on the clock, a gorgeous Jaguar E-Type and a Lotus 21 Climax formerly raced

by Jim Clark

Bzzzz It’s a Vespa!

The scooter was invented in 1947 as a low cost alternative to the automobile in warravaged Europe – it was designed as transport for the masses and it caught on so quickly that it became one of the great transport phenomena to sweep the world in the 20th century.

The Vespa (which means “wasp” in Italian) was the result of Enrico Piaggio’s determination to create a viable alternative to the automobile for the masses. As the war drew to a close, Enrico studied every possible solution to get production in his plants going again.

Piaggio was founded in Genoa in 1884 by twenty-year-old Rinaldo Piaggio.

The first activity of Rinaldo’s factory was luxury ship fitting.

But by the end of the century,

Piaggio was also producing rail carriages, goods vans, luxury coaches and engines, trams and special truck bodies. World War I brought a new diversification that was to distinguish Piaggio activities for many decades.

The company started producing aeroplanes and seaplanes.

At the same time, new plants were springing up. In 1917 Piaggio bought a new plant in Pisa, and four years later it took over a small plant in Pontedera which first became the centre of aeronautical production (propellers, engines and complete aircraft) and then, after World War II, witnessed the birth of the iconic Vespa.

The war, a radical watershed for the entire Italian economy, was equally important for Piaggio. The Pontedera plant built the state-of-the-art fourengine P 108 equipped with a 1,500-bhp Piaggio engine in passenger and bomber versions. However Piaggio’s aeronautical plants in Tuscany (Pontedera and Pisa) were important military targets and on August 31, 1943 they were razed to the ground by Allied bombers, after the retreating Germans had already mined the pillars of the buildings and irrevocably damaged the plants.

Vespa means “wasp” in Italian

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Superbike Champ

By Matthew Elliott KAWASAKI rider Jonathan Rea kicked off his World Superbike defence by winning both races at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit. The Northern Irish-man won a thrilling Race 1 on Saturday February 25, edging Chaz Davies by barely a metre, following up with another flash finish victory on Sunday’s Race 2.

The 30-year-old has now opened up a ten point lead in the rankings over Welshman Davies, and Tom Sykes of England. Marco Melandri of Italy came in third place in the weekend’s race. Rea is now gunning to win the Superbike World Championship for a record third consecutive time, having stormed to victory in 2015 and 2016.

Ferrari have unveiled the car with which they will contest the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The SF70H was uncovered at the Italian team’s Fiorano circuit on Friday.

With it, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will be bidding to improve on Ferrari’s third place in last year’s constructors’ standings, as well as their own respective fourth and sixth places in the table.

With 2017’s new rules set to make cars significantly quicker than in 2016, Ferrari have concentrated their development efforts on finding the right compromise between downforce and aerodynamic resistance, or drag, on the SF70H. Its lengthened nose and arrow-shaped front wing are a consequence of the regulations, as is the obvious fin on the engine cover and the more complex aero appendages ahead of the air intakes on the sidepods, whose unusual shape was designed in harmony with the front crash structure.

Visible at the front is a duct that has an aerodynamic role, while behind the driver, the roll-hoop, which incorporates the engine air intake has been completely redesigned. Also updated is the suspension layout, which still retains a push rod design at the front with pull rods at the rear.

The hubs and wheel nuts have been redesigned to facilitate the work of the mechanics when changing wheels during the pit stops. Finally, also as a function of the expected increase in performance this year, the power-steering and braking systems have been upsized.

Drive Relax Mode

By Matthew Elliott

PEUGEOT are setting the bar high for estate cars with their new concept design. What makes this car, set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show, different is its incredible driving modes on offer.

It can be driven manually or in autonomous mode by the car computer. Drivers who prefer being behind the wheel can choose two modes, Drive Boost and Drive Relax.

The car, dubbed ‘Instinct’, uses artificial intelligence to ‘learn’ the drivers behaviour and adapt accordingly. So the car might read your diary and see that you’ve just come out of the gym. It’ll then change its operating system to ‘Relax’ which is a form of joint driver and computer driving which allows you to relax on the way home.

For instance the car might take over navigation, allowing you to focus purely on manoeuvers. The car can also read traffic conditions and send warnings to your phone encouraging you to leave the meeting or bar before the roads are congested.

There is also a virtual passenger who can order cinema tickets or buy shopping online through voice instructions. Or offer a bit of company, or someone to shout at after a rough day.

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A walk in the park With more than 800 clubs in the UK alone, the phenomenon known as Walking Football has finally started to gain respectability as a real sport.

By Keith Nicol Last week the FA published their first draft of official rules for Walking Football and it's hoped that a version of these will soon be incorporated by the Spanish Football Federation also.

The sport came to wider public attention in July 2014, when Barclays Bank aired a television advertisement featuring walking football to promote their services. Walking football is aimed at keeping people aged over 50. Walking football was devised, during 2011, by the Chesterfield F.C. Community Trust and has quickly spread throughout the UK and gaining a strong following here in Spain.

The new official rules are designed to allow older players an opportunity to play once again, with the main differences being that players cannot run, but only walk, meaning one foot mus be on the ground at any one time, otherwise a free kick will be given. If you are caught running three times, you receive a Blue Card and two minutes sitting in the Sin Bin. This restriction, together with a ban on sliding tackles, no kicking the ball higher than six feet high, a semi-circle penalty area that only the goalkeeper can enter, and no heading of the ball, is aimed at avoiding injuries and promoting cardiovascular fitness and helping maintain an active lifestyle.

Keeping in mind the age of the players, many clubs in Spain are now adding a defibrillator to their standard first add kits. The latest club to do so is the Monte Monte Mentals whose coordinator Stan Dibble demonstrated the unit to both the players and the press on Tuesday. The Monte Mentals play in Los Montesinos very Tuesday and Friday at 10am. Those who would like more information can contact Stan at: MonteStan@gmail.com.

Eurogolf Toffs

Captains Day at Lo Romero

On Tuesday 21st February, 74 players took part in the weekly Toffs stableford competition. The conditions were perfect for golf which made way for some good results.

Cat 1 (0-14): 1st Malcolm Foskett 38, 2nd John Barraclough 35, 3rd Bill Martin 34. Cat 2 (15-19): 1st Gary Grierson 35, 2nd Clive Peck 34 c/b, 3rd Bert Lawson 34. Cat 3 (20-25): 1st David Horne c/b 35, 2nd Geoff Evans 35, 3rd David Valentine 34. Cat 4 (26-36): 1st Lauraine Walker 36, 2nd Ed Silvester 32, 3rd Franco Gentili 31.

Overall winner: Malcolm Foskett. Best front 9: John Kirkwood 19. Best back 9: Ken Enever 19.

The Plaza Golf Society NTP’s: 5th Malcolm Foskett, 11th Clive Horne - hole in one, 12th in two George McCallum, 15th Alan Venables, 17th Clive Peck. Football draw: Colin Daye-Gretton, Monique Reeve, Ken Brett, Debbie Weedon and Robin Richards.

Unfortunately there was no Eurogolf competition on Thursday as it had rained heavy during the night.

People using buggies would have had to stick to the paths plus the weather forecast was for thunder and rain so a lot of people cancelled but those who went out and played found the conditions perfect!

The entertainment secretary would like to remind members that the list for St Patricks day at Laurels is up so to please book your tables as soon as possible. If you would like to play with Eurogolf at La Marquesa on Tuesdays and Thursdays please visit the website www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk.

A GREAT day was had by all at Lo Romero, a very popular course with The Plaza Golf Society members.

There was a great turnout and the ‘two’s’ pot was looking very healthy at €168 after last week’s rollover. Even with all the great golfers not one person took the pot, meaning the next game at La Torre is looking good for a €200 pot.

The nearest the pin was sponsored by The Alehouse, GF Villamartin plaza. The spice took hole 5, John ‘one’ Eyre hole 7, Chris Caswell hole 12 and Mick the Grip hole 15. Phil Sully took the nearest the hole in two on hole 9 and hole 17 in three was taken by Kenny McPherson. Winners received a €10 bar tab at Alehouse, golf balls and Cava.

The lowest scorer of the day was Lee Williamson with an impressive 17 points!!! Taking a bottle of wine home to drown his sorrows. The best lady was Linda Ottaway with 29 points collecting a bottle of wine. Guest player Richard Smith came in with 37 points from his handicap of 18 and Wayne Biggs scored an impressive 39 points from his handicap of 22. Both received wine and golf balls.

The members category paid out four places for Captains Day with Ron Temple scoring 33 points from his nine handicap. Kenny McPherson claimed third place with his handicap of 14, scoring an impressive 36 points, Kevin Rose scored a great 38 points and coming second on countback with his handicap of 14.

Dave Lethaby scored a magnificent 38 points from his handicap of 13.

The next event is at La Torre on March 10. There are limited spaces left so please book early for this event. Email theplazagolfsociety@gmail.com or visit the Facebook page.

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