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The beginning of the road for the N-332 Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja

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AGREEMENT: Central government assumes responsibility for N-332 works

by Glenn Scott TORREVIEJA Mayor José Manuel Dolón has said that the Ministry for Development will now be designing the project that will at long last see the widening of the N-332 as it passes by the city.

Making the announcement, he said that it will once and for all put an end to the ‘fabrications’ that the previous Partido Popular (PP) administrations have used to explain why nothing has been done over the years.

Dolon said that he has received a letter from the Ministry stating that they will be taking full responsibility for the proj-

ect and the construction work. “The public has been conned; they [the PP] have played games with the interests of Torrevieja and have done tremendous damage to the life of the municipality and the area,” he said, before publicly displaying all the letters that he had sent to a number of different institutions and a list of ‘phone calls made to get this problem sorted once and for all.

Dolon expressed his thanks to the ministry for all their help in attempting to resolve the matter and has placed at their disposal all the necessary technical and human resources at the town hall.

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HOPEFUL: Guardamar pupils are hopeful that construction of their school will start soon

by Lynn Whittaker GUARDAMAR will be getting a new school and work could begin on it before the end of this year. The project was announced by the Mayor José Luis Sáez after the council approved the use of a brown field site in the SUP-7 sector of the town. All the plans are now in place and a full technical study has been carried out.

The school – to be called Dama de

Guardamar – will, should everything go to plan, open in time for the start of the 2018/19 school year next September, announced councillor Pilar Gay. “This is thanks to almost all the local council who have shown that the most important thing our children can receive is a quality education, and for this they need suitable educational infrastructures,” she commented.

The new building will be constructed on a council-owned piece of land on the

Avenida del Puerto measuring 15,265m2.

The budget set aside for the new school is around €5,000,000 and will replace the present school that is made up of portacabins.

The school will have 12 classes for primary aged children and six for the infants, catering for 450 pupils in total.

The completed two-storey building will feature and assembly hall, kitchen, canteen, offices, a library, laboratory, and a dedicated music room among others.

Reduced priced homes initiative ANIDA, the estate agency branch of the BBVA bank has launched an initiative in the region of Murcia to help first time homebuyers in particular.

As part of a campaign

across the country 198 homes are being offered for sale for less than €50,000.

A total of 2,500 homes are available throughout Spain with Valencia (357), Tarragona (227), Barcelona (214) and

Autumn arrives overnight PEOPLE across the region of Murcia should already be noticing a welcome drop in temperatures, and are warned to be prepared for a sudden decrease between today (Friday) and tomorrow.

According to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the maximum temperatures for the city of Murcia are due to plummet from a hot 36ºC on Thursday to a maximum of 23ºC on Saturday. The levels on the coast won’t see such a

noticeable drop but they will fall to around 22ºC. The fall in temperature is due to coincide with further bout of rain and heavy showers forecast for this afternoon and tomorrow (Saturday) and as a result, maximum temperatures are expected to remain around 25ºC and are not expected to return to levels seen in recent days and during the summer heat waves of July and August.

Lleida (205) topping the list.

The properties range from apartments in blocks of flats to a number of semidetached homes.

According to the commercial director of ANIDA,

Pablo Lafarga, the company is looking to take advantage of the current state of the Spanish economy with the improvements in growth, increases in employment and relaxations to credit access.

Lighter airport AIRPORTS authority AENA has continued its investment in the Murcia-San Javier Airport.

The latest improvements have been to replace traditional and increasing outdated lighting equipment with new LED devices that reduce energy consumption, need less maintenance and reduce Co2 emissions.

The new lighting elements that account for more than 800 bulbs and tubes have been placed in all the facilities of the terminal building and illuminate an area of more than 11,000m2. Equipped with LED technology, they should have a longer life and also generate more light. It’s been estimated that the energy saving will be over 126,000 kilowatt hours and it the equivalent of more than 20 tons of Co2 emissions per year.

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Disaster payouts may need returning ALMOST 400 families have so far been contacted by the local organisation in Lorca that is responsible for distributing money to those most seriously affected by the 2011 earthquake.

They are being asked to justify the amount of money they have been given over the years to repair their homes and get their lives back on track and will need to prove where the previous handouts have been spent.

The local council said that they have financially helped those in need as soon as they registered in the aftermath of the devastating quake, but in recent days it has been announced that public money must be justified as it’s alleged that some families have been receiving aid from both the state and the local

Photo credit: Sol Times

by Steve Collins

Off-duty arrest

DEVASTATED: Parts of Lorca still need rebuilding after six years area for the same purpose which was not the original plan.

The 396 families possibly affected by this are being judged on a case-by-

case basis but it is understood that a number may be asked to return certain payments that have been made in the past.

Driving offences down overall FIGURES released by the traffic department of the Guardia Civil in Alicante show that 189 people were detained for driving and road safety violations during August.

Of that number, 137 were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol, 51 driving without insurance

or a driving license and one for speeding.

The latter offence related to a driver that was caught speeding at 179kph in an 80kph limit Overall, driving offences have seen a drop of 16 per cent in the province compared to the same month last year.

AN OFFICER of the National Police has arrested a man while he was trying to rob a woman in the street in Elche.

The policeman, off-duty at the time, witnessed the attacker trying to snatch a bag from a woman and immediately shouted across that he was a police officer and told him to stop. However, the attacker fled the scene and was chased by the off-duty officer through the streets where he was eventually

caught a few minutes later.

The officer called 091 and back up patrols were on the scene immediately.

The attacker was arrested and taken to the local police station where he was charged with robbery with violence. The victim suffered some scratches and a couple of bruises during the struggle to remove her bag from her shoulder; everything contained in the bag was later recovered and returned to the woman.

Pupils on strike for more teachers SIXTY children at a school in BenejĂşzar went on strike in protest after a teacher was cut from the staff numbers.

They were supported by their parents who joined them in a protest in the school playground before going home.

The school has been told that this will happen on a daily basis until the school replaces the missing teacher.

The dispute began when the Antonio Sequeros de BenejĂşzar School decided to merge three classes that contained 60 pupils into two classes of 30 and parents believe this is something they consider excessive.

Parents have said that they have contacted the education authorities with their concerns and until adequate solutions have been offered the strike will continue and their children will not start school.

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by Steve Collins DELAYS have been announced on the plans to reduce the amount of time taken on the Alicante to Barcelona AVE high-speed train service.

The section of line between ValènciaCastellón will finally be transformed and on completion will reduce the overall time it takes to travel between Alicante and Barcelona by as much as 90 minutes...but not yet. It was originally planned to be in 2019 but the current four and a half hours journey will not be reduced to three hours until 2022.

Works on the affected line will now

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Train delays ...for three years start at the end of 2019 and with a cost of €1.17 billion the 62 kilometres stretch will allow the high-speed trains to move at 350kph rather than the current 300kph.

The delay has been due to studies undertaken to redevelop what is referred to as the Mediterranean Corridor and a culmination of a series of linking projects that are all due for completion in 2022.

The current journey between Alicante and Madrid takes just over two hours but with the same distance between the two cities; it takes twice as long to reach Barcelona.

WAITING: High-speed trains but slow-speed implementation

Parking row drivers fined A COURT in Murcia has issued a number of fines to two drivers involved in a fight due to a parking row.

The incident happened back in November last year

when a driver couldn’t get out of his parking space as another car had parked close alongside him on the southern ring road of Murcia. What started off as an

argument then descended into a fight which ended up with both men sporting injuries that took as long as two months to heal.

One of those involved has

been fined €150 and the other €300, both for causing injuries to each other.

The man with the major injuries has also been awarded €2,800 in damages.

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Major infrastructure investment A-7 closed for 6 hours TRAFFIC on the A-7 Alicante-bound

lane

between exits 563 and 559 was blocked for a total of six hours a following an accident involving a truck.

The

accident

hap-

pened in the early hours of the morning on the main A-7 motorway between two trucks and a car at a petrol station close to the exit that leads to FortunaMonteagudo

on

the

border of Alicante and Murcia.

All three sections of the emergency services – Guardia Civil traffic division, firefighters and the paramedics - were in attendance and were greeted with a scene of trapped and injured drivers who were believed to be aged between 40 and 50.

Once rescued from the vehicles, the two were stabilised at the scene

before

being

taken to the Reina Sofia and Virgen de la Arrixaca Hospitals.

The police reported that after being closed for a number of hours overnight, the A-7 reopened at 7.40am in time for the usual morning traffic.

ALMORADÍ is to benefit from a series of investments due to total more than €2,000,000 spent on a number of infrastructure schemes.

Top of the list are the improvements to the Las Maromas and Eralta industrial areas, the CV-912 and better access for cyclists and pedestrians. Plans are also on the table to prevent further flooding in the neighbourhood of El Saladar and to repair pavements and improve signage in the town centre. The amount of investment is made up of a number of subsidies as well as a significant amount of money saved from last year’s budget.

One project that is already at an advanced level is the access road into Almoradí at the turn off from the AP-7 motorway, known locally as the “furniture route” due to the number of showrooms on that particular stretch of highway.

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Fiestas cause major traffic and parking issues AHEAD of the major Carthaginians and Romans festivals getting underway today (Friday), the local police announced a series of security measures aimed at ensuring the 10 day spectacular passes of without incident.

Most of these concern significant restrictions on parking and diversions of traffic, and from now until September 24 only authorised vehicles will be allowed to enter the dedicated festival areas. Any other vehicles will be totally prohibited.

Parking adjacent to the Cartagonova Stadium will also not be permitted in the afternoons at any time after 4.30pm except at the weekends and on Friday Septem-

ber 22. These restrictions do not apply to mobility scooters, emergency vehicles or taxis.

Alternative parking will be available in the area behind the stadium, in the Eroski supermarket car park and in the underground areas on Alameda de San Antón and Plaza de España.

Drivers have also been advised that on September 15, 21, 22 and 23 they will not be able to park on Puerta de Madrid, Plaza de España, Alameda de San Antón, Calle Soldado Rosique and the Cartagonova bridge after 2pm. Police have advised that any cars left in the restricted zones will be removed and taken the car depository.

General arrangements for vehicles loading and unloading in the town will also be affected.

Photo credit: Pixabay

by Glenn Scott

CARTAGENA: All change for car parking during festivals

It’s been worth the wait

FOLLOWING a wait of more than 10 years, and a series of demands and demonstrations from both parents and children alike, Rojales has finally got its new school.

A task force of around three dozen cleaners and other workers from the town hall were hard at work to make sure that the new building was ready to open its doors without any issues at the start of the new school year.

A number of local councillors were at the formal opening and inspected the premises thoroughly to confirm that all the planned work had been carried out to the highest standard.

“Today is a very exciting day and thanks to the work of many people the term has started normally,” said Councillor Tatiana Cañizares.

She also passed on her thanks to all the

teachers and to the members of the town hall staff that had worked so hard to make the opening of the new school a reality, and made special mention of the Valencian government for their investment in the new premises of €2,785,000. It has taken almost exactly a year to build.

Councillor Cañizares also said that everything was also ready for the Infant School term

to start at Los Pasos School. Throughout the

summer holidays, a number of improvements

and repairs have taken place such as repainting, a change of logos and the installation of new awnings.

A planned open day will be held in the near

future so that members of the public can see all the facilities at the new school for themselves.

My Burger Kingdom for a horse

IMAGINE the scene. People are quietly enjoying their lunch of a burger and chips in a local Burger King and they casually look outside the window and see a horse joining the queue of the drive-through service. Yes, a horse.

At first, it was believed to be a publicity stunt, a practical joke of the kind the late Jeremy Beadle would carry out, or even part of a film set. But it was simply a case that the rider wanted a take-away from the

popular fast-food chain based in Pilar de la Horadada and took their place in the line.

A selection of images found their way onto social media outlets and have since gone viral.

Official information supplied by Burger King says that this particular outlet can seat 132 diners, but says nothing about horses.

It’s not known what the horse ordered but whatever it was, onlookers said the horse and its owner were served at a gallop.

Photo credit: Twitter

FOOD OF KINGS: Hungry rider stuns customers.

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What a load of rubbish

by Tahnee Wright DURING the month of August, Torrevieja exceeded its normal capacity of the amount of rubbish collected by almost 200 tonnes.

The city generated 6,300 tonnes last month which was 4 per cent more than in 2016 and so much was collected that Torrevieja had to ask neighbouring areas of Elche, Murcia and Xixona if they could use their rubbish dumping facilities on an almost daily basis.

Torrevieja has no official landfill and this has led to potential serious problems during the summer months. The company that collects the rubbish has an agreement with a plant in Elche to take the waste on a daily basis, but that pact is subject to a daily limit of tonnage received. Almost each day during August, that limit was exceeded and

Devastated city continues its rebuilding LORCA have announced that 100 per cent of the buildings considered to be of a major cultural interest damaged in the 2011 earthquake have been completely rebuilt or restored.

The remaining buildings that suffered in the 5.1 quake over six years ago are approximately 80 per cent completed, according the culture department in

the municipality, and they hope to restore everything to the pre-disaster levels as soon as possible.

The investment from the European Investment Bank of â‚Ź23,000,000 has enabled much of the work to be undertaken and includes such iconic buildings as the Fuente del Oro, the collegiate church of San Patricio and the church of San JosĂŠ.

Mother and son trapped in car crash

TO THE DUMP: Torrevieja still without its own official dumping ground. they were forced to look for alternative sites that would take the extra amounts.

This recent experience has highlighted the fact that an

area as large as Torrevieja needs its own municipal dump which was originally planned up to ten years ago but was stopped due to legal

reasons. At that time, it was the only area in the Valencian community without an authorised landfill...and that is still the case.

FIVE people were injured in a traffic accident in La Union.

The incident happened on the N-345 at La Esperanza heading towards Portman and the emergency services received a number of calls as a result of the collision between two vehicles. In one of the cars, a woman and her 5-year-old son were trapped.

After being rescued by

members of the fire service, the patients were stabilised at the scene and all five – two women aged 16 and 23-years-old and a 23-year-old man were transferred to the Santa Lucia Hospital. The trapped mother and son were also taken to the same hospital where the young boy had only suffered bruising to his body.

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Salt and plastic on the table

by Lynn Whittaker

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DISCOVERY: Microparticles of plastic getting into the food chain How much plastic can a person safely ingest in this way? This study suggests that if the maximum salt intake recommended by the World Health Organisation of five grams per day at most is respected, the Spanish consumer eats each year a theoretical amount of 510 microparticles.

That amount is not high, they explained, since other marine foods have been discovered to have much higher concentrations. A single mussel can contain up to 178

microparticles of plastic.

Scientific societies and environmental groups around the world have long warned about the thousands of tons of plastic that are thrown daily into the sea, with consequences such as those just observed in a Spanish study. It’s estimated that there is between 4.8 and 12.7 million tons of plastic in the world’s seas and oceans, making it the largest ‘landfill’ of this particular type of waste.

THE EROSKI supermarket located within the l’Aljub centre in Elche has seen its floor space reduced by two thirds.

Of the current 9,000m2 it occupies REDUCED: it will only be left The future with 3,000m2 and of the a consequence will popular be that the Eroski Eroski workforce will be cut store in by at least 20 people. doubt

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Jim McAllister “ ... perhaps the Mayor could start on the simple aesthetic issues around Marbella like keeping the pavements free from two meter high weeds that grow out of them so we can walk on them at least ... “

ORIHUELA city council has, for the first time, awarded a contract for the maintenance and repair of its vehicles.

The government of Orihuela wants to control the amount of money it spends every year on the vehicles that provide the street cleaning and rubbish collection and has set a budget of €314,642. The contract will last for one year and will be renewed after that point.

The reason for this decision is due to the fact that since the rubbish and cleaning services were taken over by the municipality in 2012 the spending has been uncontrolled.

The situation is not helped with a good part of the fleet of vehicles being old and in constant use which causes many of the breakdowns; subsequent repairs couldn’t be carried out due to a lack of funds. The regular maintenance contract aims to solve this issue.

All change for local supermarket Photo credit: Twitter

No bail for drunkdrugged N-322 cyclistkiller

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RESEARCHERS from the University of Alicante have made a significant discovery that has added to previous concerns about the amount of plastic products found in the sea.

Analysis of samples taken from many Mediterranean coasts of Spain – including those of the Murcia region – have shown that microscopic pieces of plastic have found their way into table salt.

The authors of this latest report analysed a number of samples taken from salt works along the coast at Barcelona, Gerona, Valencia, Murcia and Menorca between September 2016 and June of this year. Their conclusions are very clear. They all contain plastic in different concentrations, ranging from 60 to 280 microparticles per kilo of salt, mostly polyethylene terephthalate (found in many fibres used in clothing), polypropylene and polyethylene.

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The space that will no longer be controlled by the supermarket – although still owned by it - will be offered to other companies to occupy.

Over 100 people worked in Eroski at the start of this year, with 70 of them on permanent contracts, and in recent months they have begun to reduce the numbers of

staff that included some departmental heads.

At this stage, it’s not clear which company will take over the available new areas or whether Eroski will continue with the overall management.

For the present, they will continue to run the discount petrol station close to the l’Aljub entrance.

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A day without cars Picture Credit: Public Domain

by Ray Chadwick ORIHUELA’S COUNCILLOR for the environment, Miguel Angel Fernandez, has announced the activities that have been organised for the upcoming ‘Mobility Week’.

The announcement was made alongside Ricardo Sigüenza, owner of the Sigüenza bus company, and José Manuel Torres, representing the BBT Cycling Club who are the principal collaborators of the programme.

As part of the special week, Friday September 22 has been declared as a ‘Day Without Cars’ and will involve an agreement with Bus Sigüenza similar to that undertaken last year that will allow free use of buses that run through the municipality on that day only. “We encourage all drivers to leave their cars at home and only use public transport to get around and make their contribution to the project.”

The bus services taking part in the free scheme are routes that lead to Orihuela from La Aparecida and Raiguero de Bonanza, Molins, La Murada, La Matanza and Virgen del Camino, and from Arenva and Hurchillo.

Other initiatives during the week include a 6.5 kilometre family bike ride on Saturday September 23 through the town of Orihuela where all children taking part will be presented with a person-

Town hall on the move

CREVILLENT TOWN HALL has moved to new premises.

Its new headquarters is in the annex that was previously occupied by the local police in a space that has been refurbished. The works have cost a total of €191,389 which was entirely paid for by the Alicante provincial council.

The municipality of Crevillent covered the costs of new and renovated furniture was amounted to

€55,750.

The building, dating from the early twentieth century, has had several uses during its time being originally used as a school before its conversion into a police station and now its new use.

Users of the new town hall location will notice the new double glazing throughout the entire building which aims to reduce the energy costs of heating and airconditioning alike.

Three zeros added to cheque fraud

NO CARS ALLOWED: Friday September 22 has been declared as a ‘Day Without Cars’

al souvenir.

Also, there will be a speed reduction to a maximum of 30kph introduced on

the Avenida Teodomiro and Los Andenes with the aim of reducing accidents and Co2 emissions.

A MAN has been arrested

by National Police in Alicante after trying to cash a cheque at a bank.

Suspicions were raised by the cashier when they noticed that cheque made out for €150,000 had three extra zeros added...the original amount was for only €150.

The bank contacted the police when they saw the strange amount and also knowing it wouldn’t be the kind of money

that this particular customer of the bank would be associated with.

Investigations were subsequently made as to the origins of the cheque and it was issued by a well-known distribution chain who confirmed the amount on the cheque was €150 and picked up in Valencia.

The man who attempted the fraud has been arrested and his bank account blocked.

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Airport numbers flying higher and higher

Thousands use emergency medical services

Photo credit: Twitter

RECORD: Nothing seems to stop people flying to the Costa Blanca

by Ray Chadwick PASSENGER numbers at the AlicanteElche continue to break records.

The month of August 2017 was the best month ever recorded in the history of the airport with 1,600,000 people of whom passengers from the UK continue to make up the over-

whelming majority.

According to figures announced by airport authority AENA, AlicanteElche Airport ended the first eight months of the year with a total of 9.5 million passengers, representing a growth year-on-year of 12 per cent.

As the final quarter of the year begins, it’s predicted that the terminal will

exceed 13 million users which will be the best year in the 50 year history of the Costa Blanca airport.

Broken down by nationality, passengers from the UK accounted for 714,726 people in August, followed by Spain itself with 141,747, Germany (102,512), Netherlands (96,956), Norway (80,069) and Belgium (66,015).

TORREVIEJA’S health authority registered close to 60,000 emergencies during the months of July and August 2017.

They also announced that the average waiting time for these emergencies was 36.45 minutes, a figure well below national standards.

These figures have been achievable thanks to the advanced planning put in place in all the emergency departments under the

control of the Torrevieja health authority that have enabled them to respond quickly and efficiently to increased demand during the busy summer months.

Analysis of all the emergency cases during the two month period showed 120 different nationalities used the service of which 65 per cent were Spanish, 6 per cent from the UK, 2 per cent from Morocco and 1 per cent from Ireland.

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Crossing by light at night

The goal of this pioneering invention is to lessen the amount of accidents at night when drivers are less likely to see pedestrians crossing the road.

This new system, which is linked into the public lighting network, functions thanks to a sensor that illuminates the pedestrian crossing when someone is about to cross or when a car is approaching.

Tourist attraction record Photo credit: Flickr

PEOPLE CROSSING the road in a part of Orihuela have witnessed an example of modern technology first hand.

At a cost of €7,500 Avenida Teodomiro, close to the taxi rank in the main street has seen the third example in Spain of an intelligent pedestrian crossing. Similar technology has been installed in the Catalan towns of Vic and Cambrils.

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Organ donations and transplants up

ALICANTE GENERAL Hospital has beaten its previous record of the amount of organ donations and transplants.

Figures recently released show that from January to August this year the hospital performed 58 kidney transplants, 27 liver transplants and 52 corneas, numbers that have far exceeded activity in previous years.

A hospital spokesman

said: “We want to thank all the professionals at the hospital for their fantastic collaboration which has led to us being able to perform more such procedures. We also couldn’t have achieved such success without the generosity of the population of Alicante.”

Throughout 2016, the Alicante Hospital received a total of 16 donations; a figure that has already been surpassed and stands at 27 already this year.

Caption: NUMBERS UP: Cartagena’s ancient site increases popularity.

by Lyn Whittaker THE ROMAN amphitheatre in Cartagena has reported increased visitor numbers for August 2017.

Compared to the same month last year, the theatre and the accompanying museum welcomed 14 per cent more, and with 31,000 resulted in the best month since the attraction opened almost ten years ago.

For the first eight months of the year, a total of 151,163 visitors have

visited the Roman amphitheatre which represents a growth of almost 5 per cent.

Director of cultural heritage, Juan Antonio Lorca, said: “The figures prove that this exceptional attraction is the most visited in the region and one of the most popular in Spain.”

Since the museum opened in 2008, it’s been visited by almost a million and a half people, and last year was given the ultimate accolade by the Trip Advisor website by receiving a rating of 4.5 out of a maximum of 5.

“The programme of enhancements

to the museum have no doubt attracted the extra visitor numbers and have resulted in these more favourable opinions of the public,” added Lorca.

Of those that have visited the attraction so far this year, 47 per cent are Spanish nationals with the majority coming from within the Murcia region. Others have also come from Madrid, Valencia, Andalucia and Catalonia. The remaining 53 per cent of foreign visitors consist of almost half of British citizens followed by Russians, French and Germans.

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Birds, bats and bees to get council homes A TOTAL of 31 wooden nesting boxes have been installed around the municipality of Rojales. Councillor Inmaculada Chazarra announced the initiative to make it easier for a variety of species of wildlife found in the area to reproduce.

The boxes will be distributed in both urban and agricultural zones which include the large planting fields in the town, along the banks of the River Segura, the Museo de la Huerta and in the town hall.

These new spaces have been especially designed in a selection of sizes to cater for the large variety of birds, bats and insects.

Potter wasps and bees will also be given special status as they combat the regular plagues of insects, help to pollinate plants and benefit local agriculture in general.

Councillor Chazarra said

Photo credit: Pixabay

by Glen Scott

Friends after bereavement – a F.A.B group

F.A.B. – Friends After Bereavement are a group that have been set up to help and support people who have lost their loved ones, either recently or some time ago.

They meet on Saturday afternoons between 1.45pm and 4pm at the La Laguna Hotel – just off the Lemon Tree Road and the entrance to Urb Doña Pepa – and are a very friendly and cheerful bunch who are far from being downhearted.

People can make new friends and begin to settle into a social life as a solo person. The group organise regular days out, quizzes accompanied by lots of laughter and support when most needed.

So, if you are alone and need to start afresh, contact Joan on 634336103, or via e-mail at coppcj@gmail. com.

You would be so welcome and the first step is always the most difficult.

HAH is a local charity offering a little extra help to those in temporary need.

Perhaps following illness, or a stay in hospital, you may need some help in your own home? Perhaps you are unable to shop, or to visit a loved one in hospital? We also loan out mobility equipment and we make no charge for any of the help we provide.

Instead we rely entirely on the donations we receive and from our own fund raising efforts.

Every Monday morning we are at the La Zona Bar in

Los Alcazares to sell books and DVD’s. These have all been donated to us, more are very welcome.

On the last Friday morning of each month we return to La Zona to sell second hand clothes, bric-abrac and household items, all at amazingly low prices.

Our next special fund raising event is on Wednesday October 4 at 2pm in La Mario Restaurant in Sucina, featuring a Fashion Show, Fashion items for sale and a variety of stalls. All are welcome.

Entry is only €2.

News from Help at Home

REPRODUCTION: Council puts up 30 nesting boxes around town (Stock picture) the plan is to add more boxes soon in parks and gardens.

“The wooden living compartments that have been installed can give cover and

facilitate reproduction for many animals that are beneficial to human beings and fundamental for maintaining the ecological balance of our surroundings,” she indi-

cated.

She also explained that as many as 30 bats can live in one nesting box and each one is capable of eating 2,000 mosquitoes a day.

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FABTASTIC

Benidorm’s yearly Gay Pride Event was a fantastic success last week, with higher attendance levels than ever. The week saw thousands of revellers enjoying the carnival atmosphere and numerous special party events. The main parade last Saturday filled the Levante beachfront for over 2 hours as the multicoloured floats and participants made their way down to the main stage area by the town hall.

Although still in its early years, Benidorm Pride is quickly becoming the destination of choice for many, thanks to the multitude of gay businesses and bars, located mainly in the old town, and the wonderful climate here (Although it did rain on the end of the parade!)

Keep up to date with events at www.benidormpride.com and follow them on facebook.

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Taken for fools by

Michael Walsh

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The $7 billion US-backed overthrow of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014 was not universally popular. Donbass, Ukraine’s most productive province, declared Unilateral Independence (UDI). Today, Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe and its Kiev regime Europe’s most unpopular.

The expansionist NATO was denied Crimea when 96.77% of electors chose to annul their forced marriage to Ukraine and return to Russia. The U.S had drooled over the prospect of occupying Crimea and incandescent at the naval province being snatched from under their noses.

Revenge sanctions imposed on Russia by 2016 had cost the EU $60 billion in lost trade. Russia smiled and took their shopping basket to alternative suitors.

U.S and EU sanctimonious twaddle over Crimea is gut-wrenching. According to Global Research the U.S aka NATO since 1945 has brought conflict to 37 nations leading to the deaths of 30 million people. Again, as the refugee crisis is wholly the responsibility of NATO we are reminded of the adage, with friends like NATO who needs enemies.

Ousting so-called dictatorships and making the world safe for democracy is Western hypocrisy of the first order.

Washington DC is currently allied with 30 authoritarian regimes.

Every photo opportunity of Western leaders in the company of elected Russian President Vladimir Putin shows sullen expressions. It is claimed that American antipathy towards Russia is a resumption of the Cold War. By contrast, stock photographs depict Soviet dictator, Nikita Khrushchev hosting NKVD delegates during their visit to one of the state’s 476 slave plantations. The total death toll of the Gulag Archipelago is estimated at 70 million martyrs. Most victims were transported in Western built railway stock or road vehicles. No sanctions then.

The most prominent of the Khrushchev hosted delegation is Genrikh Yagoda. The head of the NKVD was authoritatively said to be responsible for the deaths of 10 million of those Trotsky dismissed as ´White Negroes´.

Again in contrast to excessively formal events at which Western leaders glare at President Putin, AP photos show Western leaders embracing the Soviet Union’s most blood-soaked tyrants. In my cache of Press (PA) photos are pictures of Nikita Khrushchev being wined and dined by British Prime Minister Harold McMillan and on another occasion Harold Wilson. Many more photographs were taken at Brit-

ish and American soirees.

In high spirits, due no doubt to their being stuffed with spirits, are revealed U.S Presidents and UK Prime Ministers, also Henry Kissinger, grinning like the oafs they are as they smooch with Soviet tyrants Josef Sta-

lin, Nikita Khrushchev, Nicolai Bulganin and Leonid Brezhnev.

Yes, a return to the Cold War would indeed be welcome. Imagine, press photographs of Merkel, May and Macron having a knees up with President Putin.

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Getting hitched, Gibraltar style by

Barry Duke

A few months back, in one of my first columns for RTN, I announced that I was planning to marry my long-term partner, Marcus Robinson – and on Tuesday, September 5, the knot was tied at the registry office in Gibraltar.

I explained that the principle reason for my decision was to ensure our relationship would be recognised by all relevant authorities in the event of some life-changing development in either of our lives.

Married partners, for example, have immediate access to all relationship entitlements, protections and responsibilities.

A marriage certificate also allows married partners to easily prove their legal rights if challenged, for example in emergency situations. The ability to quickly and easily prove one’s relationship status is particularly important for same-sex partners because prejudice against gay relationships can mean legal rights are denied.

Friends and relatives were delighted that we planned to be hitched, but all seemed puzzled as why we chose Gibraltar. The answer is simple: it was by far the easiest option.

I would have liked to have married in the UK as we are both British citizens, but to do so we would have had to provide proof of living there; council tax bills and so forth. Having lived in Spain for almost seven years, we were unable to do so.

Spain was the next option, but the complexities of doing so beggar belief.

Plus, I was given to understand that, in

THE HAPPY COUPLE: Barry and Marcus tie the knot our part of Spain – the Costa Blanca – the waiting time is around 17 months.

After someone suggested Gibraltar, I made contact with a company called Sweet Gibraltar Weddings who were able to provide a basic package, including all legal fees, for under £500. All we needed in the way of paperwork was our birth certificates, passports, and proof of having stayed for at least one night in the British Overseas Territory.

My main concern, of course, was whether our marriage would be recognised in Spain. Yes, but with the proviso

that the marriage certificates were specially certified. Registry office officials did that for an additional fee of £60.

At this point I would like to thank Chamaine Cruz, of Sweet Gibraltar Weddings, for the highly professional manner in which her company dealt with our wedding; the registry office staff who treated us with the utmost courtesy and respect, and seven friends and family who came from Spain and the UK to celebrate the event.

Heartfelt thanks too to Mark Seargeant, of Company Bar in Benidorm

Old Town, for driving us to Gibraltar.

I should point out that registrars in Gibraltar are not obliged to carry out same-sex weddings if it runs against their religious beliefs. On 26 October 2016, the Civil Marriage Amendment Bill 2016 was passed in the Gibraltar Pariament with unanimous support from all 15 members present during the vote.

An amendment to remove a controversial part of the bill, which allowed deputy registrars to opt out of conducting same-sex marriages, was defeated 11 to 4 with only some of the Opposition MPs voting in favour. The law now requires that, in circumstances where a deputy registrar does not agree to officiate a same-sex marriage, an alternative registrar must be assigned to conduct the marriage.

The bill received royal assent on 1 November and took effect on 15 December 2016. The first same-sex marriage in Gibraltar was performed the following day.

The funniest moment of our trip occurred in La Línea de la Concepción, the Spanish town closest to the Gibraltar border. Marcus, Mark and I stayed there for one night before the border crossing, and Mark asked the manager of our budget hotel, Hostal Paris, whether there were any gay bars in the town. He reacted with total shock, and – astonishingly – declared that “there are no homosexuals in La Linea.”

In fact, the two closest gay bars to the town are in Marbella, about 73km away.

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The way I see it...

Harvey Mann

rifle”.

On his own initiative Private Speakman repeatedly counter charged the enemy hurling dozens of grenades ‘I picked up handfuls of grenades and as it was a freezing cold November. I pulled the pins and tossed them, they bounced all over the place causing a lot of damage, when I ran out of grenades I started to pick up beer bottles and throw them”.

A citation to Bill Speakmans action says, During the assault, Private Speakman was hit in the leg, however he held back the enemy giving time for injured Borderers to be evacuated.

Bill Speakman had joined the Black Watch, and served in Germany, Italy and Hong Kong before joining the fighting in Korea.

“His bravery, without a second thought of his own life being in danger, he beat off the attack by the Chinese almost with his bare hands” said colleagues at the time.

Later Bill sold his Victoria Cross to a highly prized medal to a collector, and gave a replica of the medal and nine other medals to the South Korea’s Minister of Patriots and veteran affairs Pak Sung- Choon, during a visit with other veterans from the Korean war.

His final wish is to have his ashes sprinkled over South Korea, “As it is a country that I love, so deeply”.

So, what is happening at the moment between North Korea and the rest of the countries of the world who have voiced their displeasure of Kim Jung Un rocket tests and his latest testing of what has been described as an H-bomb.

If you are like me are biting you're nails and wondering when the radio that you are listening to, or TV programme that you are watching is going to be interrupted by a News flash announcing the outbreak of a war between North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan and the U.S.A. As the tension mounted with Kim Jung Un and Donald Trump hurling schoolboy taunts at each other, and childlike jibes such as, I’ve got a bigger stick than you, or sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me, the Billy Bunters of this playground fiasco must be taken to the headmaster, resulting in both the snotty nosed kids being given some whacks

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

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On September 21 2017, Bill Speakman will raise a glass with fellow friends, some wearing scarlet and others blue uniforms, nicknamed the scarlet and blues, they are all colleagues at the Royal Chelsea hospital and home for military pensioners in London, the toast will be happy birthday Bill, celebrate Bill’s 90th Birthday.

So who is Bill Speakman? You may well ask, Bill was born in Altrincham Cheshire on September 21 1927.

In 1945, Bill Speakman joined the Black Watch, and served in Germany, Italy and Hong Kong. Five years after Bill joined, North Korea lead by Kim Ill Sung attacked Seoul, South Korea on June 25 1950. Bill, then a private had been shipped out to join in an allied forces defence of the Southern Korean Peninsula from the grandfather of the present despot leader Kim Jung Un. Private Bill Speakman, - Big Bill as he is known - is a war hero, his heroism was emblazoned all over the newspapers and radio, for his gallantry and for his bravery. Speakman had the VC pinned onto his chest after heroically defending his colleagues, by a young Queen Elizabeth, this was the first time the Queen was to present the Victoria Cross.

I was just a lad of twelve and had been taken to the cinema (or flicks as we called them in those days) by my mother, in those days they had two films and in between the films they showed Pathé News. It was always in black and white, and better than News at 10 now.

The whole 30 minutes segment on Pathé was dedicated to the towering figure of Bill Speakman who was returning from Korea. Bill was a big man 6 feet 6 inches in his stocking feet and built like a powerful front row forward.

Speakman’s heroic deeds made him famous, as after being injured in the leg during a 15 hour mortar barrage attack from Chinese artillery fire that engulfed his colleagues of the King’s own Scottish borderers on the afternoon of November 4 1951, this prior to a human wave of Chinese infantry who overran the Borderers position, in his own words Bill Speakman said “It was hand to hand; there was not even time to pull back the bolt on my

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Bill Speakman will celebrate his 90th birthday on the backside with a cane.

Who is capable of this act? Of calming the situation, the UN? Not a chance, The United States UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has said “He (Kim Jung Un) is begging for war, and that Washington patience with him is running out”.

The rest of the worlds Ambassadors have not been much help in making sanctions stick against North Korea, than the bunch of idiots that are running the E.U. even Putin has said “it is time to stop talking, as whatever sanctions you impose on North Korea will not change their destiny” (in so many words), as Kim Jung Un threatens further tests this is according to his North Korean UN Ambassador, who said in the UN “You can expect further more packages of gifts”.

China are the main problem although they are unhappy with what

Kim Jung Un is doing, they did support North Korea during the early 50’s by fighting alongside Kim’s Grandfather, and are slightly reluctant to enforce more sanctions.

I’m pleased to say that things have so far remained a little quiet but is this the peace before the storm, is Kim planning something stupid? He has threatened to launch some rockets towards the US base military base on the island of Guam, if he did this Donald Trump, who has been equally quiet of recent, will have no alternative but to retaliate.

I do hope that Big Bill Speakman enjoys his glass of bubbly and celebrates his 90th birthday in peace and quiet, he was a hero to a 12-year-old boy, me, after all if ever a person deserves peace and quiet, Victoria Cross hero Bill Speakman does.

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Adjectives describing people Basic Spanish for everyday needs by

Jane Cronin

Well having spent some time talking about adjectives and how they agree with nouns, it would perhaps be nice learn a few more of them. So here are some more adjectives that generally describe people.

Remember that those which end in “o” will change to “a” in the feminine, and they will all take “s” for plural.

Something that is very interesting, but rather difficult to explain, is that adjectives that describe people contain all sorts of cultural nuances and personality types which mean that they are not absolutely identical in meaning. Take for example the last word in the list “serio” which translates as “serious”. This word also contains the idea of reliability and trustworthiness. I remember once slightly taking offence at someone who said that the English were “serios” and started to insist that we did in fact have a sense of humour, until it was explained to me that this was a compliment meaning that the English were reliable and trustworthy!

My favourite adjective is “antipático”.

It is a word that doesn’t exist in English but perfectly describes certain individuals. Be careful with its opposite “simpatico”. It does not mean “sympathetic” but “nice”, which isn’t quite the same thing.

The word “mayor” has a range of meanings including “greater”, “elder” and what we would call “over the age of consent”.

When describing a person though, it is simply a more polite way of saying “old”.

Another tricky, but interesting, point

Alto Gordo Guapo/ guapa Listo Simpático Cariñoso Viejo Mayor Timido Gracioso

tall Bajo fat Delgado handsome/ Feo pretty clever Tonto nice Antipático affectionSincero ate old Joven elderly Tranquilo shy Abierto funny Serio

is to realize that these adjectives alter slightly in meaning in a sentence depending on which verb “to be” is used with them – either “ser” or “estar”.

Without complicating life too much – I’ll try and illustrate this with the word “tranquilo”. If I say of a person “es tranquilo” I mean he is a calm person, that is, he has a calm personality.

However, if I say “está tranquilo” I am

not describing a personality, but just how someone is at the moment – he is in a quiet state of mind right now.

Here’s another example: you may say of a woman “es guapa” she is pretty.

However, if someone just happens to be looking good one day you can say “está guapa”. We would in fact say in English “she’s looking good” that is, on this particular occasion.

short thin ugly silly not nice honest young calm outgoing serious

As you may imagine there are lots of details and finer points here. If you find it too complicated to understand then don’t worry about it for now, put it on the backburner for later on in your studies. However, if you can grasp this point about the use of adjectives with “ser” and “estar” you will find that it opens up all sorts of interesting new ideas and ways of saying things!

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Affluence before freedom by

Colin Bird

WHY HAS life become so complicated within the thrall of the EU? How have we learned to make better livings, but not better lives, and why is it that materially, we are constantly dissatisfied and always expect more.

How much is enough?

I look back at old black and white photographs of my parents and remember how happy they were in spite of their constant struggle to maintain a reasonable standard of living, and the ever present worry of losing work days through sickness, or being able to put in sufficient overtime to provide good Christmases and a summer break by the sea.

Of course it is right that we have moved on from those days and that living standards have risen, but there is a happy medium between a comfortable life style and rapacious materialism. A line in the sand if you will, that has been crossed at the expense of contentment and true happiness.

Perhaps the dictionary definition of poverty needs to be revised: ‘The state or condition of having little

or no money, goods, or means of support.’

Adated description that does not reflect modern society’s view.

The ‘essential’ car in the drive; Sky TV; a new suite of furniture; having a few nights at the pub every week, and puffing through a pack or two of cigarettes every day etc all are deemed to be everyone’s right, even if it has to be provided by others.

And yet the genuinely helpless and needy are often ignored.

Rights before responsibility - the twenty first century EU inspired mindset, and the fundamental difference between generations.

And yet although we have added years to our life span, how much real living do we put into those years?

We seem to have lost sight of traditional values and scoff at the simple pleasures that if we open our minds, are all around us. Pleasures that in effect are denied the very young because the priority is to eliminate childhood as we knew it, and provide them with the perceived high tech essentials, designed to engender gratitude by way of future votes.

Keeping ourselves in the hands of a clique of unelected and unaccountable decision makers – often those with dubious pasts –seems therefore to be an acceptable price to pay for an increasing number

of people.

But to paraphrase the great American, Benjamin Franklin: Those who would sacrifice freedom for security, deserve neither and will lose both.

This is the third of an eight-part mini-serialisation written by author James Hartley specially for RTN readers.

Costa del Sol, a lone shark swimming the human seas along the Spanish coast, is investigating the mid-air theft of a top Hollywood Producer´s jewels. by

James Hartley

BIO James Hartley is an author and teacher who spends his time between Torre del Mar and Madrid.

He was born near Liverpool in 1973 but has lived most of his life abroad, in Scotland, Singapore, Syria and Thailand, among other places. This year The Invisible Hand, the first novel in a new series for Young Adults about children who get mixed up in the plots of Shakespeare´s plays was published. The second book, Cold Fire, based on Romeo and Juliet, will be published soon. He has also just published a book about Napoleon´s exile and death on St Helena, The Napoleon Diaries. James lives in Madrid with his wife Ana and their children Carmen, 8, and Matthew, 6.

exclusive

Reporting The News

PART 3

The Costa del Sol Adventures Stopping halfway up the mountainside under the merciless, mid-morning sun, Costa turned to look back at the blue grin of the ocean. He had boltholes everywhere down there, from Marbella to Denia. That hazy coast was his world.

Another hour´s climb and he reached the spot where Sánchez said the man had come down. It was bare and exposed, rock patches poking from the scrub like dirty kneecaps. Costa found tip-toe boot marks and strands of black cotton snagged on a bush and realised what had happened: the thief had landed and bounced.

He searched the brittle, dry foliage until he found, balled up and half-buried, a parachute.

“Bingo!”

There were no signs of a struggle. No blood. No treasure.

The heat was intense, like dragon´s breath; the sun seemed too close.

Costa, panting hard, looked about, saw broken twigs and followed the route his man must have taken. He found afresh cigarette butt and a keyring label which read, ´Michelangelo´.

There was nothing else. A shadow eagle gyred silently in the bright emptiness above.

Below, fifty metres steep scrabble away, Costa saw the end of a cul-de-sac which led towards a clump of white-roofed houses.Further beyond, in the haze, lay Velez-Malagaand the sea-front blocks of Torre del Mar. Costa clawed his way back up the mountainside on all fours like an ape, dripping sweat.

Reachinghis bike, mildly dizzy, he spotted a dark backpack squashed into the middle of a bush. He noticed a logo through the thorns: one of Levy´s films Sánchez had mentioned.

The thief wasn´t alone, Costa realised immediately.Two people fell from the sky this morning.

illustrations by Ben Hartley

legal

by

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LAWYERS

Can I apply for Spanish nationality? And if so HOW? Have you ever wondered ..

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•What are the fees •Current situation and future perspectives At Pellicer & Heredia we want to resolve your doubts, which is why we offer The Ultimate Guideline on How to Apply for Spanish Nationality, updated with the latest news.

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Bougainvilleas everywhere ALMOST every garden in Spain has one, and if you do in your garden how do you keep and care for it?

1. Water sparingly. Bougainvillea plants weaken with too much watering, ending up with all leaf growth in place of flowers. On the other hand, letting the soil dry out will cause the plant to get stressed out. Find a happy medium - water enough to keep the soil damp, but not so much that you leave the plant waterlogged.

It is important to let the top 2 to 3 inches of soil dry out before watering. To check, stick a finger into the soil up to your knuckle. If the soil is dry to this point, then it is time to water.

2. Fertilise regularly. Feed the plant a fertiliser every few months to keep the flowers blooming. Fertilising too frequently can cause the plant to grow quite vigorously, so if you find that it's getting too large, cut back on fertiliser.

Most bougainvillea

gardeners go with a 1:1:1 or a 2:1:2 fertiliser for regular fertilising, not the high-phosphate fertiliser used at planting. Organic or slow-release fertilisers work best. Be sure to fertilise at least once a year, at the beginning of spring, to help the season's growth get underway.

3. Prune the bougainvillea.

Bougainvillea plants are prolific growers and need good pruning to force blooming and retain a pretty shape. After the bougainvillea has finished blooming for the season, cut it back by a few inches. This will promote healthy growth in the spring. Wear gloves when pruning bougainvillea.

Some people can get a skin rash from pruning bougainvillea, similar to that from poison ivy. This is caused by the sap, not the leaves or stems.

4. Train the bougainvillea.

Bougainvillea plants need support to cover a wall, fence, or other area. If you'd like the plant to grow in a certain vertical spot, you can hang rows of wire or string against the surface that you want covered. Tuck the bougainvillea branches behind these guidance supports at regular intervals. Keep a close eye on growth and adjust as necessary until the bougainvillea starts covering the wall or other surface.

A messy kitchen and weight gain Have you ever considered that neglecting your chores could be part of the reason why you’re putting on weight?

According to research, people with a messy kitchen consume more calories than those with a tidy one.

"The notion that places such as cluttered offices or disorganized homes - can be modified to help us control our food intake is becoming an important solution in helping us become slimmer by design," said Brian Wansink of Cornell University about the study.

"It's important to know whether a food environment can actually cause you to, unknowingly, overeat," Wansink said.

Setting out to examine how clutter affects how much food people consume, researchers enlisted the help of 100 women.

Next, they created two kitchens, one messy and one tidy.

"We brought 100 people into [the] kitchens — just one at a time," Wanskin said.

Each participant was given a writing task; some of the tasks were designed to make the women feel stressed and others

to make them feel in control.

All of the women were given snacks (crackers, carrots and cookies) and told to eat as much as they want.

Participants who wrote about a time they felt out of control while in the messy kitchen ate twice as many cookies as the women in the tidy kitchen, however, there was no difference in consumption of the crackers and carrots.

Backing up the notion that our environment can affect how much we eat, Jane McCartney, a British psychologist says open plan kitchens aren’t doing people any favours either.

"Being able to close the door on food is useful," she told the British press.

Although renovating isn’t always an option, Jane offers some advice.

"When you go into the kitchen to put the kettle on, then leave – don’t hang around waiting for it to boil – it’s danger time," she said.

"When you get up to stretch your legs and clear your head it can all too easily turn into a stroll to the biscuit tin."

Refresh your rug You’ve accepted that autumn is upon us and have taken your rugs out of storage, it’s time to fluff them back up to their prime look. Brushing and vacuuming may be enough for barely flattened rugs, but deep dents need more attention. Try RTN’s vinegar and water remedy: 1. Spray the affected rug areas with vinegar and water. Mix equal parts of water and vinegar in a spray bottle. Make sure to cover the whole area with liquid, but don't saturate the rug so that it’s soaking wet.

2. Let the cleaner sit on the carpet for 10-30 minutes. Give the mixture time to work on the fibres of the rug. Give it at least ten minutes, or wait about half

an hour for deep impressions. Vinegar is often used as a cleaning solution, so the area you spray may end up cleaner than the rest of your rug.

3. Blot up the liquid with a towel. Grab a clean, white towel and gently press it into the wet rug. Blot the rug until the majority of the liquid has been soaked up. Don’t press too hard or you’ll flatten the rug out again.

4. Scrape the rug with the edge of a spoon. Hold a spoon so the edge is against the area of rug you’re fluffing.

Pressing the spoon into the rug, scrape it across it in straight lines. This will cause the rug fibres to spring up straight again.

Allow the rug to dry before you walk or put anything on it.

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television

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friday

BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

E4

Sky1

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Council House Crackdown 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Celebrity Money for Nothing 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Comedy Playhouse 12:05am Room 101

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am Council House Crackdown 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am Gardeners’ World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm For What It’s Worth 2:45pm Coast 3:00pm Glorious Gardens

From Above 3:45pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:45pm Great British Railway

Journeys 5:15pm Human Planet 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman’s

House of Games 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm This Farming Life 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Gardeners’ World 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Dragons’ Den

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 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 Teach My Pet to Do That 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Tonight at the

London Palladium

7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Formula 1 Singapore

Grand Prix Practice 1 Live 12:05pm Coast v Country 1:05pm Channel 4 News 1:10pm A Place in the Sun 1:40pm Countdown 2:25pm Formula 1 Singapore

Grand Prix Practice 2 Live 4:05pm Cheap Cheap Cheap 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Crystal Maze 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats

Does Countdown 12:05am Married to a Celebrity:

The Survival Guide

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist 4:15pm Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Secrets of the National Trust

with Alan Titchmarsh 9:00pm Celebrity Five Go

Motorhoming 10:00pm Cruising with Jane McDonald 11:00pm Maurice Gibb:

In Life and Death 12:05am The Greatest Ever

Pop Families

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 8:00am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 9:30am Melissa and Joey 10:00am 2 Broke Girls 10:30am 2 Broke Girls 11:00am Baby Daddy 11:30am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm 2 Broke Girls 5:30pm 2 Broke Girls 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip 9:00pm Mirror Mirror 11:00pm Celebs Go Dating 12:05am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Hawaii Five-0 8:00am Hawaii Five-0 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am Nothing to Declare 11:30am Border Security 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Supergirl 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Zoo 11:00pm The Force: North East 12:00am Ross Kemp

SATURDAY CHANNEL 5

E4

Sky1

7:10am Motorsport 7:40am Triathlon 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The Big Bang Theory 11:55am Formula 1 Singapore

Practice 3 Live 1:25pm F1 Meets... Jackie Stewart 1:55pm Formula 1 Singapore

Grand Prix Qualifying Live 4:45pm World’s Most Expensive Cars 5:45pm A Place in the Sun 6:35pm Location, Location, Location 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Dunkirk 9:00pm WWII’s Great Escapes 10:00pm Super 8 12:20am The Mortal Instruments:

City of Bones

7:00am Childrens TV 11:55am Animals Make You

Laugh Out Loud 2 12:20pm Columbo: Grand Deceptions 2:15pm Columbo: Murder, Smoke

and Shadows 4:10pm Nightmare Tenants,

Slum Landlords 5:10pm The Nightmare Neighbour

Next Door 6:10pm The Nightmare Neighbour

Next Door 7:05pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

8:00pm Can’t Pay Special:

Big Family Bust-Up 9:00pm The Great Fire: In Real Time 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:30pm The NCIS Movie: Legend 1:05am Cricket on 5

7:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 7:50am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:50am Coach Trip 9:25am Coach Trip 9:55am Coach Trip 10:25am Coach Trip 10:55am Coach Trip 11:30am Robots 1:15pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm Streetmate 3:30pm Streetmate 4:00pm Don’t Tell the Bride 5:00pm The Great British Bake Off 6:15pm The Great British Bake Off:

An Extra Slice 7:05pm The Big Bang Theory 7:35pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:35pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Bad Teacher 11:50pm Naked Attraction 12:55am Celebs Go Dating

7:00am Ashley Banjo 8:00am Modern Family 8:30am Modern Family 9:00am F1 Show 9:30am Soccer Am Best Bits 10:00am Premier League Prediction Show

10:30am Premier League

Preview Show 11:00am Soccer A.M. 12:30pm The Next Jamie Vardy 1:30pm What’s Up TV 2:00pm Funniest Moments 3:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:15pm Barclays Premier League 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm Modern Family 8:00pm Modern Family 8:30pm Modern Family 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Green Zone 1:15am Hawaii Five-0

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

E4

Sky1

7:35am Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 8:00am Mission Employable 8:05am Oddbods 8:10am The Oddbods Show 8:20am Super 4 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am Mr. Bean 9:10am Ben 10 9:30am Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

Mystery 101 10:05am Adventure Time 10:25am ITV News 10:30am James Martin’s

French Adventure 10:55am Problem Child 12:30pm Robson Green’s Coastal Lives 1:30pm ITV News 1:40pm Bear Grylls Survival School 2:10pm Catchphrase 2:50pm The X Factor 4:00pm Never Say Never Again 6:35pm Victoria 7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News 8:00pm Tipping Point 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Victoria 11:05pm ITV News 11:20pm Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 12:20am Liar

6:55am Last Man Standing 7:20am Last Man Standing 7:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Sunday Brunch 1:00pm Formula 1 1:35pm Formula 1 Singapore

Grand Prix Live 4:10pm Formula 1 5:15pm The Crystal Maze 6:15pm The Great British Bake Off 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Amazing Spaces:

Shed of the Year 9:00pm Speed with Guy Martin 10:00pm Electric Dreams 11:10pm Lee Mack 12:05am Slumdog Millionaire

7:00am Childrens TV

7:00am Kevin Can Wait 7:25am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:20am Couples Come Dine with Me 9:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00pm Don’t Tell the Bride 1:00pm Streetmate 1:30pm My Hotter Half 2:05pm My Hotter Half 2:40pm Confessions of a Teenage

Drama Queen 4:25pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Home Alone 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am Gogglebox

7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am WWE Raw 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 10:00pm The Last Ship 11:00pm The Force: North East 12:00am Zoo

BBC1

BBC2

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers’

Comfort Food 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm PDC Champions League

of Darts 5:30pm Final Score 6:25pm BBC News 6:35pm BBC London News 6:40pm Len Goodman’s

Partners in Rhyme 7:10pm Pointless 8:00pm Even Better Than

the Real Thing 9:00pm Who Dares Wins 9:45pm Casualty 10:35pm Mrs. Brown’s Boys 11:05pm BBC News 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:55am People Just Do Nothing

7:00am The NFL Show 7:30am How We Won the War 8:00am My Favourite Wife 9:25am Talking Pictures 10:05am Hotel Reserve 11:30am Railways of the Great War

with Michael Portillo 12:00pm Coast 1:00pm Len and Ainsley’s

Big Food Adventure 1:45pm Triathlon World Series Grand

Final: Rotterdam 6:15pm The Big Family

Cooking Showdown 7:15pm Dad’s Army 7:45pm PDC Champions League

of Darts 11:15pm The A-Z of Later...

with Jools Holland:

From Adele to ZZ Top 12:45am The White Countess

7:00am Sooty 7:10am Grizzly Tales for

Gruesome Kids 7:35am Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 8:00am Mission Employable 8:05am Oddbods 8:10am The Oddbods Show 8:20am Super 4 8:30am Scrambled!

8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am Fangbone 9:10am The Powerpuff Girls 9:30am Star Wars:

The Yoda Chronicles 10:05am Adventure Time 10:25am Saturday Morning

with James Martin 12:20pm The Hungry Sailors 1:20pm ITV News 1:25pm The X Factor 2:30pm ITV Racing:

Live from Doncaster 5:00pm Bean 6:35pm ITV News London 6:45pm ITV News 7:00pm The Family Chase 8:00pm Cannonball!

9:00pm The X Factor 10:15pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:20pm ITV News 11:35pm The Nutty Professor

ITV1

BBC1

BBC2

7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Fake or Fortune?

3:15pm Money for Nothing 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Points of View 5:00pm Songs of Praise 5:35pm How to Stay Young 6:35pm Invictus:

Battle to the Start Line 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Fake or Fortune?

10:00pm Strike 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am Fugitives

7:05am Great British Garden Revival

CHANNEL 4

SUNDAY 8:05am Gardeners’ World 9:05am The Beechgrove Garden 9:35am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Lorraine’s Fast,

Fresh and Easy Food

12:30pm My Life on a Plate 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm PDC Champions League

of Darts

5:30pm Tribes, Predators and Me 6:30pm Top Gear 7:30pm PDC Champions League

of Darts

11:00pm Risk 12:25am The Devil’s Double

11:40am Football on 5 12:30pm Football on 5 1:00pm Police Interceptors 2:00pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm Police Interceptors 4:00pm Open Season 5:45pm Annie 6:45pm 5 News 6:50pm Annie 8:05pm Before They Were Stars 9:00pm Aviva Premiership

Rugby Highlights

9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm How Magic Changed TV 12:05am When Magic Goes

Horribly Wrong

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MONDAY BBC1

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Celebrity Money for Nothing 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 Rellik 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Professor Green:

Is it Time to Legalise Weed?

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

E4

Sky1

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am Council House Crackdown 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am The Big Family

Cooking Showdown 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm For What It’s Worth 2:45pm £100k House:

Tricks of the Trade 3:45pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:45pm Great British Railway

Journeys 5:15pm Human Planet 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman’s

House of Games 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Upstart Crow 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm W1A 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am The Search for a New Earth

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 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 Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Liar 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm 100 Year Old Driving School 12:45am The Jonathan Ross Show

7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay’s Kitchen

Nightmares USA 12:00pm Coast v Country 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm French Collection 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Cheap Cheap Cheap 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food 9:30pm Superfoods: The Real Story 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am The Wedding Day

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist 4:15pm Seduced by Lies 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm FIA World Rally

Championship 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Paddington Station 24/7 11:00pm Caught in the Act:

Dumb Builders 12:05am Drive Angry

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 8:00am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 9:30am Melissa and Joey 10:00am 2 Broke Girls 10:30am 2 Broke Girls 11:00am Baby Daddy 11:30am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm 2 Broke Girls 5:30pm 2 Broke Girls 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm All Star Driving School 9:00pm Mirror Mirror 11:00pm Celebs Go Dating 12:05am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Hawaii Five-0 8:00am Road Wars 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am It’s Me or the Dog 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Supergirl 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Wanted 12:10am Karl Pilkington:

The Moaning of Life

Eamonn What to watch... and Ruth:

Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Live Sunday, Channel 4, 1.35pm

Join Steve Jones, David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Eddie Jordan as they present live coverage from the Singapore Grand Prix.

Doc Martin

Wednesday, ITV1, 10pm

Martin Clunes stars as the grumpy GP in the picturesque village of Portwenn in Cornwall.

Seven Year Itch Thursday, Channel 5, 11pm

Eamonn and Ruth investigate different ways to add some zing back into a relationship.

TUESDAY BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

E4

Sky1

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Celebrity Money for Nothing 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Doctor Foster 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Panorama 12:30am Ambulance

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am Fake Britain 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am Fake or Fortune?

10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Super League Show 2:45pm For What It’s Worth 3:30pm The Daily Politics 4:30pm Hairy Bakers 4:45pm Great British Railway

Journeys 5:15pm Human Planet 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman’s

House of Games 7:30pm Match of the Day Live 10:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 11:00pm Quacks 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am NFL

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Save Money 9:00pm Robson Green’s

Coastal Lives 9:30pm Call the Cleaners 10:00pm 100 Year Old Driving

School 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Safe House

7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay’s Kitchen

Nightmares USA 12:00pm Coast v Country 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm French Collection 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Cheap Cheap Cheap 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:15pm Celebrity Island

with Bear Grylls 11:20pm Gogglebox 12:25am Britain’s Benefit Tenants

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can’t Pay?

We’ll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist 4:15pm Garage Sale Mystery:

The Deadly Room 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Tony Robinson:

Coast to Coast 9:00pm The Dog Rescuers

with Alan Davies 10:00pm Alaska: A Year in the Wild 11:00pm The Hotel Inspector:

Checking in, Checking Out 12:05am Cruising with

Jane McDonald

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Rude(Ish) Tube 8:00am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 10:00am 2 Broke Girls 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm 2 Broke Girls 5:30pm 2 Broke Girls 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm All Star Driving School 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Tattoo Fixers 11:00pm Celebs Go Dating 12:10am My Hotter Half

7:00am Road Wars 8:00am Road Wars 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am It’s Me or the Dog 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Supergirl 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Micky Flanagan 11:00pm A League of Their Own:

US Road Trip 12:00am The Last Ship

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24 feb - 2 march 2017

wednesday CHANNEL 4

BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Celebrity Money for Nothing 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Rip Off Britain 9:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 10:00pm How to Stay Young 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Live From the BBC

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am Fake Britain 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am World’s Busiest Cities 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Coast 2:30pm £100k House:

Tricks of the Trade 3:30pm Cycling 5:45pm Great British Railway

Journeys 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman’s

House of Games 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm This Farming Life 9:00pm World’s Busiest Cities 10:00pm The Detectives 11:00pm Famalam 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Giselle

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Political Broadcast

by the Liberal Democrats 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Bad Move 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Paragon 12:35am Goodwood Revival

BBC1

BBC2

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:38pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Celebrity Money for Nothing 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Without Limits: Vietnam 10:00pm Ambulance 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Question Time 12:45am This Week

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am Fake Britain 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am Nadiya’s British Food

Adventure 9:30am Great British Menu 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm For What It’s Worth 2:45pm £100k House:

Tricks of the Trade 3:45pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:45pm Great British Railway

Journeys 5:15pm Human Planet 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman’s

House of Games 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm This Farming Life 9:00pm The Big Family Cooking

Showdown 10:00pm Tribes, Predators and Me 11:00pm The Premier League Show 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am The Detectives

CHANNEL 5

7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay’s Kitchen

Nightmares USA 12:00pm Coast v Country 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm French Collection 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Cheap Cheap Cheap 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Back 11:35pm Fugitives 12:35am Educating Greater

Manchester

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm The Mentalist 4:15pm My Mother’s Secret 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour

Next Door 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

11:00pm Undercover Benefits Cheat 11:35pm Football on 5 1:05am Caught in the Act:

Dumb Builders

ITV1

CHANNEL 4

CHANNEL 5

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Jewel Raiders: Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm James Martin’s

French Adventure 10:00pm Safe House 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Sports Life Stories 12:40am Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay’s Kitchen

Nightmares USA 12:00pm Coast v Country 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm French Collection 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Cheap Cheap Cheap 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm Educating Greater

Manchester 11:00pm The Great British Bake Off:

An Extra Slice 11:50pm The Undateables 12:55am Gogglebox

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist 4:15pm My Husband is Missing 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm Nightmare Tenants,

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Life A youthful point of view

by Glenn Scott MENTION Urbanisation La Marina to many people outside the area and it immediately conjures up an image of an area full of British retirees and the oft-use and offensive to many phrase of ‘God’s waiting room’.

Without doubt, there are a significant number of over 50s but there’s also an increasing number of younger members of that society been raised in that part of the Costa Blanca and are concerned about their present and future lives.

RTN recently spoke with Danielle Hull who, at 17-years old, most certainly carries her very mature head on young shoulders. She was only 18-months old when she was brought to start a new life with her parents in the sun and so, having gone through the school system is, to all intents and purposes Spanish despite being born in Burton-on-Trent.

Danielle has recently taken an interest in local politics when she realised the lack of facilities for people of her age.

“There is nothing here except bars and a large number of houses, and I believe there is no motivation for people, especially the youth of the area,” she said. “Out of sheer boredom, many kids are spending all the time addicted to their ‘phones and many have slipped into taking drugs. They are leading a monotone life.”

I put it to Danielle that many think a youth club is the answer? She was quite definite that it wasn’t the solution.

“The majority of kids in the present time wouldn’t go to a youth club. Clubs aren't “cool” anymore; besides which, it

was attempted a few years ago and didn’t succeed. We shouldn’t make the same mistake again.”

Danielle thinks that there are other priorities on the Urbanisation that the town hall should be investing in when it comes to the youth.

“There is a social centre on the Urb that is hardly used. It should be open every day to everyone – not just the kids - and should be a place where people should be encouraged to meet and to include a library, free WiFi, and even a selection of sockets to let the youth charge their ‘phones. It’s the only way in the modern world that we can keep in touch with our families.”

Danielle would also bring in a youth bus pass card which would allow travel off the Urbanisation and visit nearby places such as Guardamar, Elche, Torrevieja and Alicante without having to rely on family members to transport them everywhere. “It would also help young people look for work or enable them to travel that little bit further to their jobs without the extra expense of bus fares,” she said. “We could even go the beach on our own in the summer!”

In passing, I mentioned the word ‘Brexit’ to Danielle and was keen to find out what she and her friends thought of the debate that is concerning many.

“Nobody really understands what it is or what it implies,” she said. “It's not something they seem to talk about. We’re also not taught anything in school about the way that local politics works and it’s something I believe should be addressed for the future.

Everyone should be made aware about how

I would like to have the chance and maybe even one day become councillor for youth or education to have the chance to improve the lives of the young people of the municipality

to register to vote and the importance of doing so” Danielle certainly has ambitions to take her political opinions to the next level and, if allowed to after the Brexit negotiations, will be old enough to stand at the municipal elections in 2019. “I would like to have the chance and maybe even one day become councillor for youth or education to have the chance to improve the lives of the young people of the municipality. I'm not the kind of person that will sit with her arms crossed and her eyes closed and I just hope there is a chance to help build a future for the kids that currently have little or no ambition other than to get a job in a bar or restaurant.”

THE FUTURE: Danielle hopes to be one of the youngest ever local councillors

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Last Weeks Solutions on page 42

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents Q and 23 represents X, so fill in Q every time the figure 3 appears and X every time the figure 23 appears.

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

Code Breaker

Horoscopes and Puzzles

Kenny’s Mystical Postbag Kenny, I am getting strange feelings in my home. It is a new build so it can’t have any ghosts of the past, but the energies do seem to be changing all around me!

Carmen P.D. Carmen, you can experience the energies of the past even in a newly built home. It depends greatly on what was on the land before your home was built. You are probably also tuning into energies that you were unable to access before. This suggests that your own powers of perception are also increasing. It may help to wash the floors of the house with a bunch of fresh mint steeped into a bucket of cold water overnight.

Sprinkle a line of salt across all entrances of the home too. Walk barefoot and declare that this is your home and that nothing is going to change that! Then let me know how you do, and I will give you further instructions should they be needed!

If It’s Your Birthday This Week Time was when you were unable to see clearly your way ahead. Now things are getting better, it is time to allow fate to see you safely through an Astrological year of change and re-adjustment.

Mercury comes to the rescue this week, as spreading the word really does help things along. Conjuncting with Mars at the start of a busy week, Mercury inspires you with the skill of saying the right thing at the right time; thus making everybody happy and relieving you of some of the onus of responsibility too!

Favourable aspects of both Saturn and Neptune bring a new aspect to the Venus sextile of Jupiter this week. Generally bringing good fortune, ease and comfort to the table, you are in the right frame of mind to evaluate the current situation and make magic, as you are so enabled to do. Making a difference to others is high on the agenda!

Somebody appears to have lost the plot.

They are certainly not supporting you this time around, or appreciating that you have gone out on a limb just to smooth things over. You are in an ebullient mood, and nothing should be raining on your parade; but at least now you know exactly just who your real friends really are!

Call it telepathy, but this week you finally hear a message that is being sent to you subtly, and yet you receive it loud and clear. Others are somewhat afraid of asking you something directly, as a straitforward approach would always be your preference. See if you can kill two birds with one stone right now, and have an end of all this!

Venus enters this week. Love is all around and especially in your acts of good intention, which serve to have an influential effect just where they are needed right now. Making the difference and lending your support embraces all the positive actions that you generally do so well, whilst highlighting whatever now needs to come next.

Congratulations for having a stab at what you have to deal with right now. This is a time to get your life back in order, especially since for you there are some new openings out there in the horizon. You are very much a creature of habit, just that the same old, same old, is what is really preventing you from moving on right now.

Mercury is in opposition to Neptune this week. You are sorely tempted to spill the beans, because what you know and keep secret, greatly affects somebody you have developed much respect for. Hard to keep silent, but do you really want to be the bearer of bad news? Sadly, you won’t get any thanks if you stick your neck out right now.

Ceres squares up to Uranus this week, thus expanding the need for innovation and change within your own personal parameters. Ceres sets the standard and emphasises subtly the timetable involved in this call for change. Uranus remains in place to see that you take on that which you now need to do, regardless of your past.

It seems that you take a step forward and then a couple of steps back. Progress is what is needed and it is painfully slow. Emphasise your priorities this week and start to ask for just what it is you really need right now.

Times have changed, you have changed, but until you see things differently there will be a few hurdles to jump over!

The Full Corn Moon is imminent, and it is time to harvest that which you have sown and nurtured. This week, however, centres on the New Moon which heralds a week of activity and preparation. The entry of Venus brings a fresh outlook on life in general, and is the spur that sees you tackling domestic issues hands on, with tenderness.

The conjunction with Mars sees you leaping to defend, as ever protecting those who have problems supporting themselves.

Mercury spreads the message, very strongly, that you are determined this time, and not to be messed with; not now that you have a bee in your bonnet, and there is work to do.

You get the backing you need too.

Neptune is overshadowed by the current Mercury opposition, and yet this Cosmic process has led to you taking stock, as you are inching towards the many changes that need to come to bring you some much needed peace of mind. Something you dread will not be as bad as it seems when it comes to it, and may just work for you!

Cryptic Crossword

35 ACROSS 1 Stone encountered in hasty scramble (8) 6 Scrooge’s comment before a holiday starts? (3) 9 Musical heroine joining Laurie in a song (5) 10 Old murderer holding suitable officer (7) 11 Present flower (7) 12 Roman date to take in Caesar’s second thoughts (5) 13 Worthless attempt to hug tree (6) 15 Sex object in Germany briefly (6) 19 Expert in garden centre didn’t linger (5) 21 Right animals? Wrong’uns! (7) 23 Escape trouble during fight (4,3) 24 No crazy wanderer (5) 25 Boat from Portugal (3) 26 Prize in college for flowers (8) DOWN 2 Child caught on a Spanish island (7) 3 Subject of article — Simeon’s heart (5) 4 Cathy’s new boats (6) 5 Deposit collected for a cut of meat (7) 6 Support for a couple (5) 7 Crew members from Yarmouth and Sheringham (5) 8 Lucky charm Mark found on racecourse (6) 14 Fish a theologian steeped in wine (7) 16 Conceive, having new pram due (5,2) 17 Journey to get quarters in lodge (6) 18 Nectar ordered for islander (6) 19 Artist’s club in African capital (5) 20 Many fish hold on (5) 22 Garment cut in pieces (5)

Quick Crossword ACROSS 1 Hearsay (6) 4 Be present (6) 8 Go red (5) 9 South London cricket ground (3,4) 10 Sauce (7) 11 Nativity (5) 12 Dissimilar (9) 17 Tall building (5) 19 Breathe (7) 21 Omitted (4,3) 22 God-fearing (5) 23 Dead body (6) 24 Voice box (6)

Art Quiz 1 In 1914 Georges Braque painted his most famous piece “Man with a…”? Violin, Guitar, Piano, Drum 2 In 1929 Dali painted a picture entitled “The Engima of…..”? Desire, Persistence, Memory, Love 3 In 1929 Robert Delaunay painted “Triomphe De….?

Paris, Cannes, Berlin, Nantes 4 In 1939 Marc Chagall produced a painting based on which Shakespeare play? Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice, A Midsummers Nights Dream, Tale of Two Cities 5 In the name of LS Lowry what does the S stand for? Simon, Samuel, Stanley, Stephen 6 In the name of the art group COBRA, which of the following cities is not mentioned? Copenhagen, Brussels, Oslo, Amsterdam 7 In the name of the painter MC Esher, what does the C stand for? Corningstone, Cornvert, Cornelis, Cornelius 8 In what century did Ford Maddox Brown live? 20th, 17th, 18th, 19th 9 In what country was Ford Maddox Brown born? England, France, America, Italy 10 In what country was Francisco Goya born? Italy, Spain, Germany, France

DOWN 1 Reprimand (6) 2 On horseback (7) 3 Yes, slangily (2-3) 5 Quiver (7) 6 Young eel (5) 7 Oracle site (6) 9 Highly confidential (3,6) 13 Extremely angry (7) 14 Story in three parts (7) 15 Sloping script (6) 16 Thomas Hardy country (6) 18 Thin crisp biscuit (5) 20 Brown pigment (5)

Word Wheel

There is 1x9 letter word and 88 others!

Make as many 3 or more letter words as you can using any letter combination just once and you must use the central letter in every word!

Fill the grid so every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9

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whats on

Royal Naval Association do lunch...again ONCE again, members of Torrevieja branch of the Royal Naval Association have been out and about enjoying themselves. For the latest get-together the venue was the Restaurante Rendezvous on Urb. Altos de Limonar in Torrevieja where everyone tucked in and enjoyed an excellent, tasty and well presented three-course meal efficiently served by the friendly waiting staff.

This Association is always very welcoming and friendly, organising their monthly socialising lunches at a number of different restaurants in the area.

Their regular meetings however are held at the Restaurante El Paraiso near Carrefour in Torrevieja on the first Wednesday of every month at 5pm.

A big welcome is always extended not only to current and former members of the Royal Navy, but landlubbers too who take the values of the Royal Navy to heart as well as enjoying the social side.

A date for the future is Saturday October 21 – the anniversary of Admiral Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 – when the

Association commemorate the event with a Dinner and Dance.

For more information on this event or to enquire about membership, contact the Chairman Paul Edwards on

618 644 934, Vice-chairman Danny Kay on 966 716 274 or the Secretary Margaret Forshaw on 966 921 996.

Don’t forget there’s a tot waiting for all new members!

Torrevieja U3A back after the summer Now that the summer recesses are finally over the Torrevieja U3A are looking forward to a new, busy season getting underway.

Preparations are well in hand for this year's "Groups Fair" to be held on Monday September 25. This is an annual event that always kicks off the autumn season that gives all existing group activities, old and new, the chance to showcase their individual group activity to members. The event starts at 11am in the Torrevieja CMO building (behind Carrefour).

Everyone - old, existing and potentially new members are welcome to come along, browse the tables and ask about individual groups. It is possible to join as many

or as few groups as you wish although there is absolutely no obligation whatsoever to join.

There are plenty of activities for all ages and social trips away are being planned for the coming year. Past events have included white water rafting, a walking holiday in Germany and even a Mediterranean cruise.

Perhaps you fancy a trip to Benidorm with lunch or a visit to Cartagena and the Licor 43 factory? What about a concert or theatre? If you simply want to socialise and meet new friends then this is also possible.

The Torrevieja U3A is simply in the business of making memories.

Check out the website www.torreviejau3a.org for further information.

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health

Big breakfasts help weight loss

Fixing a broken nail with a tea bag Nothing ruins a manicure like a weak or chipped nail. At last, those days are over because there's an ohso-simple trick to fix that pesky nail tear in a snap.

Here's what you need: a tea bag, tweezers, scissors, clear nail polish, and a nail buffer.

Photo credit: Wikimedia

One thing many people do is skip breakfast in order to lower calorie intake.

While this may seem like a good idea to lose weight, research proves otherwise.

In fact, eating a big breakfast followed by smaller meals throughout the day is the best method for weight loss.

A new study in The Journal of Nutrition investigated the relation between meal frequency and timing and changes in body mass index (BMI).

The study found that "eating less frequently, no snacking, consuming breakfast and eating the largest meal in the morning may be effective methods for preventing long-term weight gain."

Beauty tip

IMPORTANT: Perhaps not such a big meal to begin the day...

“When you eat your meal matters," says Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner. "The best way to eat for energy and weight is to eat a big breakfast, smaller lunch and light dinner because it mimics our days' activities."

Blatner explains that people are typically most active in the beginning of the day and so need the most fuel then.

They slow down as the day progresses, and by dinnertime they need less fuel.

"But it’s not just about eating anything in the morning," she cautions.

"It’s important to pick nutrient-dense foods to fuel your day right."

1. After thoroughly cleaning your hands and removing any polish from your nails, cut a small piece off of the tea bag, making sure it's big enough to cover your nail.

2. After you've gotten the size just right, apply a coat of clear nail polish, and—with nails still wet—use tweezers to apply the tea bag patch onto the brittle nail. In seconds, you'll notice the tea bag is already barely noticeable.

3. Next, apply a second coat of clear polish and give it a few minutes to dry.

4. As a last step, buff the nail to smooth the surface. At this point, you shouldn't be able to see or feel the tea bag and your nails are ready for a coat of polish.

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Height, waist and prostate risks A NEW study suggest that the larger a man, the greater his risk of getting and dying from aggressive prostate cancer.

Researchers found that every additional 4 inches of height increased a man’s chances of being diagnosed with highrisk prostate cancer by 21 per cent, and their odds of dying from prostate cancer by 17 per cent.

The same held true regarding the size of a man’s waist. Every 4-inch increase in waist circumference increased the odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer by 13 per cent and the risk of dying from prostate cancer by 18 per cent.

“I definitely think these results encourage men to have a healthy weight, and to have more public health policies that prevent obesity,” said lead researcher Aurora Perez-Cornago, a nutritional epidemiologist with the Oxford University.

Perez-Cornago and her colleagues came to their conclusions based on data from nearly 142,000 men in eight European countries who participated in a largescale study of cancer and nutrition.

Among these men, just over 7,000 developed prostate cancer during an average 14 years of follow-up, including 728 diagnosed with aggressive cancer and 1,388 with advanced-stage cancer.

Of those diagnosed, 934 died from their cancer.

Previous studies have suggested a potential link between prostate cancer

and a man’s height or weight, but this is the first to assess whether those factors influence the risk of being diagnosed with either a slow-growing or aggressive cancer, Perez-Cornago said.

Height by itself was not linked to a man’s overall risk of developing prostate cancer, nor was it associated with risk of being diagnosed with low- or intermediategrade prostate cancer, researchers said.

However, height did influence a man’s risk of being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and of dying from prostate cancer.

Similarly, body-mass index and waist circumference both were shown to directly predict risk of developing high-grade prostate cancer.

The study only found an association between height, weight and aggressive prostate cancer risk; it couldn’t prove a cause-and-effect link.

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food & drink

Chicken satay with peanut sauce

INGREDIENTS

This recipe can be great for a starter or main meal.

Prepare the chicken in a curry and peanut marinade overnight.

Grill the chicken skewers and serve with a warm peanut sauce to add to this rich flavour.

DIRECTIONS 1. Combine the brown sugar, curry powder, peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic and crushed chilies in a shallow dish, or in a heavy-duty resealable bag. Marinate strips of chicken for 2 hours or overnight. Meanwhile, soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning at the time of cooking.

2. Thread the chicken pieces on the skewers in a serpentine pattern.

3. To make the peanut sauce, combine the peanut butter, coconut milk, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and cayenne pepper in a saucepan over moderate heat, and cook until the sauce is thick, about 15 minutes. Purée briefly in a blender or a food processor. Add the chicken stock and cream and blend again until smooth. Reserve, and bring to room temperature before serving.

4. Preheat barbecue on HIGH and brush grids with vegetable oil to prevent sticking. Place chicken skewers on the grill and reduce heat to MEDIUM. Cook, turning several times and basting with the marinade, for 6 - 8 minutes or until no longer pink on the inside. Sprinkle with chopped corriander leaves.

Serve with room temperature peanut sauce.

Ratatouille on a skewer

Now is the time to enjoy late summers with this bounty of veggies, this dish gives just that and also is easy to make

INGREDIENTS

5 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tbsp tomato juice 4 dashes Tabasco sauce 2 tsp oregano 1 tsp fresh thyme salt and pepper to taste 6 cherry tomatoes 1 small aubergine, peeled, cut in 1” cubes 1 green pepper, cut in 1” chunks 1 courgette, cut in 1” cubes 1 red pepper, cut in 1” chunks 1 red onion, cut in 1” sections

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat barbecue on MEDIUM. If using bamboo skewers, prepare them by soaking in water for 30 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, whisk together marinade

ingredients and prepare the vegetables.

Alternately thread vegetables on skewers, and place in a flatbottomed dish. Drizzle

with the marinade.

3. Grill skewers 4 - 6 minutes per side, turning once and basting with the marinade.

1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp curry powder 2 tbsp peanut butter 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup lime juice, freshl y squeezed 2 cloves garlic, minced pinch chili peppers, crush ed.

6 boned and skinned chick en breast halves cut in 1/2” strips 2/3 cup peanut butter 1 1/2 cups coconut milk 1/4 cup lemon juice, freshl y squeezed 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated 4 cloves garlic, minced pinch cayenne 1/4 cup chicken stock 1/4 cup heavy cream sprig corriander

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food & drink

Try these recipes to impress friends and family.

Fruited curry chicken salad This is a great starter to serve any time of the year.

Courgette lasagna A great twist on an Italian classic.

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Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 1 hour

Ingredients 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves cooked and diced 1 stalk celery, chopped ½ onion, chopped 1 small apple - peeled, cored and chopped 1/3 cup golden raisins 1/3 cup seedless green grapes, halved ½ cup chopped toasted pecans 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon curry powder ¾ cup mayonnaise

Directions

In a large salad bowl combine the chicken, celery, onion, apple, raisins, grapes, pecans, pepper, curry powder and mayonnaise. Mix all together, tossing to coat.

Salad is ready to serve!

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.

2. In a frying pan over a medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly brown. Drain juices. Mix the onion, green bell pepper, carrots, garlic, and tomato sauce into the skillet. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

3. In the bottom of the prepared baking dish, layer half the courgette strips. In a bowl, beat together the cottage cheese and egg, and spread over the courgettes. Scoop half the beef mixture over the cottage cheese and egg mixture, and sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese. Layer with remaining courgettes, beef mixture, and mozzarella. Top with Parmesan cheese.

4. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to sit 10 minutes before slicing to serve.

Rum bananas

Preparation time – 5 minutes Cooking time – 15 minutes Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, 2/3 cup dark brown sugar 3½ tablespoons rum 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 3 bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise and crosswise, ¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Method

In a large, deep frying pan over a medium heat, melt butter. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.

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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.

Alcoholics anonymous Our meetings currently are held on Wednesday evenings in Cañada de Gallego, near Mazarrón. From next week (w/c 3rd September) they will be moving to Thursday evenings. So the first Thursday meeting will be on 7th September at 5.30pm. Meetings are one hour.

Your readers (visitors or others who think they may have a problem with alcohol) can obtain details by calling our helpline on 646 290 420.

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.

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.

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meets First Monday of the month 18:00 at “La Taberna next to Monte & Mar Restaurant & Bowls Club, Plaza Mayor (MASA Square) Gran Alacant. granalacant.secretary@ gmail.com

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.

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.

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188 CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 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

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Marla Marla is around 2 years old and was found on a busy road in a terrible state. She is sterilized, vaccinated and negative for Mediterranean diseases, Marla is good with other dogs and weighs around 6 kilos.

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Fabialous Monte Carlo

SALE - SALE - SALE -SALE

THE CITY of Monte Carlo has had a long association with motorsport, ever since the Monaco Grand Prix was founded in 1929 using the city streets as part of the challenging circuit.

A circuit that has seen some of Britain’s finest racing drivers clinching victory such as Graham Hill and more recently Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

Why am I talking about this famous French Formula One race? Because I happen to be behind the wheel of a Skoda Fabia… Monte Carlo. It’s a racy little number that reminds me of a plush bachelor pad, as I cast my eyes over the striped seats. There’s definitely a hint of sportiness about this five-door family hatchback.

There’s a liberal smattering of leather on the gearstick, handbrake and steering wheel. But somehow it’s more staid than a typical hot hatch.

Yes, it’ll reach 60mph from standstill in under 11 seconds and will go on to over 110mph. But such figures can be found in a plethora of similar vehicles. This is more of a design statement than a blisteringly fast GTi, greatly helped in my opinion by the classic meteor grey finish and contrasting black radiator grille and wing mirrors. While lovers of the old vRS might be disappointed by the performance its efficiency might compensate. It’s a real pleasure to just sit and admire the colour which is offset extremely well by its 16” Italia black alloy wheels. It’s generally comfortable to drive too, with a good driving position although I find there is a lack of

lumbar support on the driver’s seat. I am a fan of panoramic glass roofs and I am delighted to see one in the Fabia; it really does lift the levels of light in the cabin. It is good to see a traditional handbrake instead of an electric switch, which so many manufacturers seem to prefer these days. And a five speed manual gearbox.

I do question whether six speeds are actually necessary. Skoda clearly doesn’t think so. The Monte Carlo is a responsive little mover, the gearbox is decisive and the brakes are decent. I am surprised that on a vehicle of this price that the wing mirrors are not power folding and that there are not electric rear windows but luxuries do include heated front seats and touchscreen navigation. After hard driving there is a distinctive ‘click clicking’ sound from the car as it cools down, which I haven’t heard so clearly from a car before. Valves or brakepads I suspect. The quiet raspy note to the exhaust is certainly attractive.

At the end of the day this is a well made, good quality hatchback that has had an injection of understated character. It generally goes by unnoticed from the outside world and does not prevent an erratic driver of a white Mercedes Benz van from undercutting me on the motorway.

During my research I note that Chevrolet

Tim Saunders Motoring journalist www.testdrives.biz

named its coupe Monte Carlo between 1970 and 1988 and from 1995 to 2007. It was clearly successful for Chevy and I am sure Fabia Monte Carlo prices from: €12,700 Skoda is hoping to 1.0 TSI, 110CV, 0-60mph: 9.8 secs replicate this with its DSG 7 speed Auto Economy: 4.6 l / 100 km own smaller more Petrol, 3 cylinder.

Power: 81 kW / 110CV perfectly formed Top speed: 196 km/h Emissions: 106 g/km version.

Watch the video at www.testdrives.biz

At a glance

LE CRAZY SUMMER SA

WAS NOW 2015 SEAT IBIZA 1.6TDi air-con, CD/radio with aux plug-in, only 44,000kms.

Was 10,995€ 9,995€ 2015 SEAT LEÓN 1.2TSi REFERENCE one owner, full service history , climate control, cruise control , CD/radio USB WAS 12,495€ 11,500€ 2015 FIAT 500 1.2 SPORT air-con, CD/radio with USB & Aux plug-in, city steering, 56,000kms.

SOLD MORE ARRIVING 2015 NISSAN NOTE 1.5DCi 90 TEKNA In silver metallic 40,000kms Cruise control USB plug in and more WAS 9,995€. 8,995€ 2015 HYUNDAI i10 1.1 ADVANCE air-con, CD/radio with USB & Aux plug-in, cruise control, 19,500kms. SOLD 2014 CITROEN DS4 STYLE PLUS 1.6i with Park assist, Auto lights/wipers Climate Cruise ONLY 3000kms. NEW PRICE 23.449€ 16,995€ 2014 VW POLO TSi air-con, CD/radio with USB & aux plug-in, alloy wheels, 41,000kms.

SOLD 2014 FORD FIESTA 1.25 TREND in black 52,000kms Climate control, USB media music system.

Was 9,995€ 8,295€ 2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2.0 AUTOMATIC in Cherry red paintwork 28,000kms like new condition A/C 6 CD 12,995€ 2010 VESPA 125cc SUPERSPORT immaculate condition in Rosso Ferrari, 17,000kms, FSH, guarantee & transfer.

Was 3,500€. 2,800€ 2006 FORD FIESTA 1.4i NEWPORT In silver paintwork Aircon 5-door 106,000kms nice tidy car 3,200€ 2005 RENAULT MEGANE CABRIO 1.9 DCI 115 6-speed 104,000 KMS CD Radio Electric hard top Convertible.

Was 5,995€ 5,495€ 2004 FORD FOCUS 1.6i TREND nice clean Holiday home car 5-door Aircon etc in Silver metallic paintwork 2,895€ 2003 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE finished in Gleaming black coach work. Very clean motorcar ready for summer Was 13.995€ 11,995€ 1999 FORD MUSTANG 3.8L V6 AUTOMATIC 35th anniversary edition, Crystal white paint work with special 19” alloys Was 9,995€ 8,995€ 1997 CHEVROLET CAMERO 3.8 V6 finished in arctic white paintwork with 18”alloys Targa top !!

REDUCED 6,995€ 1994 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STi ACROPOLIS edition, no 20 of 100 hand-built cars, 68,000miles.

Was14,995€ 12,995€

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Volkswagen E-Golf powers into showrooms It’s the all-electric car that looks like a regular Volkswagen Golf. Since its launch in 2014 the e-Golf has been at the forefront of the German manufacturer’s electric vehicle offering.

In its latest guise the zero emission e-Golf has new battery technology, revised styling and a host of connectivity features both in the car and in the customer’s hand via their mobile smartphone.

Volkswagen has enhanced the efficiency of the zero emission e-Golf and the result is a real driving range increase of 50 per cent compared to the outgoing model. A range of 186 miles is quoted from the official New European Driving Cycle, while with driving style and other parameters considered the range is effectively 124 miles. This is achieved thanks to an increase in the energy capacity of the e-Golf’s lithium-ion battery from 24.2 kWh to 35.8 kWh. Power is increased to 100 kW, or 136 PS. This is up 15 kW in comparison to the previous generation eGolf. That means the performance figures are improved too, with the 0 to 62 mph time now 9.6 seconds and a top speed, where the law permits, of 93 mph.

Torque is boosted from 270 Nm to 290 Nm. As before, drive is via a singlespeed gearbox.

That 124-mile range ensures the e-Golf is practical for the vast majority of commuter journeys. When the e-Golf needs charging the battery can go from empty to 80 per cent full in just 45 minutes when a 40 kW DC rapid charger connection is used.

Alternatively, charging from empty to full from a wallbox charging takes approximately 5 hours 20 minutes, which opens the opportunity to charge the car conveniently during the working day or overnight.

For more details on the e-Golf and on the comprehensive Golf range – together with brochures and pricing – and to use Volkswagen’s online configurator, please visit www.volkswagen.co.uk

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BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton now holds the record for the most pole positions in Formula 1 history, having qualified first on 69 occasions. Michael Schumacher is second with 68 and Ayrton Senna third with 65.

Senna holds the record for the most consecutive poles; when he qualified in first place eight Grand Prix in a row from the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix to the 1989 United States Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel is the youngest person to lead the grid, when he was 21 years, 72 days old when qualifying for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. The oldest person to qualify in pole was Nino Farina, who at the time of the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was 47 years, 79 days old.

As at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix, to date 98 drivers have been on pole position in the 969 Formula 1 Grand Prix since the first World Championship race, the 1950 British Grand Prix. From 2014 onwards the driver who achieves the most pole positions in a season is awarded the Pole Trophy which has so far been

Photo credit: Wikpedia

Lewis Hamilton – top Rockets Golf Society of the poles won by Nico Rosberg (2015) and Lewis Hamilton (2016).

Out of 969 completed Grand Prix, the driver that has qualified on pole position has gone on to win the race 407 times.

TOP TEN POLE MEN 1. Lewis Hamilton – United Kingdom - 69 2. Michael Schumacher – Germany - 68 3. Ayrton Senna – Brazil - 65 4. Sebastian Vettel – Germany - 48 5. Jim Clark - United Kingdom - 33 5. Alain Prost – France - 33 7. Nigel Mansell - United Kingdom - 32 8. Nico Rosberg – Germany - 30 9. Juan Manuel Fangio – Argentina - 29 10. Mika Häkkinen – Finland – 26

OFF they went to the Vistabella for their September home game and with a full complement of players.

Peter Daggatt continued his run of high scoring coming in with 37 points to take the Gold Category. Second spot went to Ron Chambers with 32 and Geoff Wild was third with 28.

Honours in the Bronze Category went to Andy Billings in first place with 33 points, followed by Harry McKinnon in second with 29 and Paul Mutter, with 25 points, taking third place.

Nearest the Pins: Hole 4 Larry Lambe, Hole 15 - Peter

Hayes Longest Drive went to Rodney Smith and the ‘Best Guest’ was Wilson Hogg with 28 points.

The next game for the Rockets Golf Society is an away day with a change of venue. Rather than playing at Alenda, they will be playing at Vistabella with the first tee at 8.15am and players are asked to be there for 8am with the correct green fee to hand.

If you would like to join the Rockets, please call Ron on 678 849 142 or via email on sanmigron@gmail.com

WELL AHEAD: Hamilton likely to remain top pole man for the foreseeable future.

It’s third time lucky for Paris THE CITIES of Paris and Los Angeles have been named as hosts of the 2024 and 2028 summer Games respectively by the International Olympic Committee. For Paris, it’s the third time lucky in recent years having missed out to Beijing in 2008 and to London in 2012 and the 2024 games will mark 100 years since the French capital last hosted the event.

In the case of Los Angeles, it’s the third time they’ve hosted the summer games after doing so in 1932 and 1984.

Paris and Los Angeles had been the only two candidates for the 2024 Games after Hamburg, Rome and Budapest withdrew from the race.

The Californian city were keen to stage the earlier Games because of its readiness to host while Paris said its prospective site for the Games would not be available for redevelopment after 2024.

IOC President Thomas Bach said the votes

for both cities were “unanimous”.

2024 In Paris, the famous Olympic rings were wheeled into position in front of the Eiffel Tower before this week’s announcement, and those behind the bid made the most of one of the world’s most famous landmarks – let alone in France – in their logo.

When the action gets underway in seven years time it will be the scene for the triathlon, marathon and open-water swimming.

The athletics will take place at the Stade de France, which staged football’s 1998 World Cup final and Euro 2016 final, while the gardens of former royal palace Versailles will host the equestrian events eventing, showjumping and dressage.

2028 The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which hosted

athletics at the 1932 and 1984 Games, is planned to have the same role for 2028.

Games organisers plan to use Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy’s StarHub Centre for rugby and modern pentathlon events, while using the popular Santa Monica beach for volleyball.

San Miguel Golf Society

THE society played its latest round of the President’s Trophy at La Finca where 31 members and three guests found themselves baking under the very oppressive heat of the day. The greens were also very testing and slow as a result of some recent hollow tinning and sanding which left many putts short. Even given these difficulties, the scores across the board were of a high quality with nine players making par or better.

Playing under the Stableford rules, the results of the day were, in reverse order: Bronze Category: 4th Paul Fisher (30 points), 3rd Chris Hamblett (32), 2nd Ron Stenhouse (34), and 1st Norman Padmore (36).

Silver Category: 4th Alan Macdonald (34), 3rd Brian Mulligan (35), 2nd Norman

Cahill (37), and 1st Nick Spicer (39).

Gold Category: 4th Jamie Rorison (36 on CB), 3rd Kenny Reddington (38), 2nd Gerald Harwood (39 on CB), and 1st John Osborne (39).

Nearest the pins on the par 3’s (open to all) went to Brian Mulligan (Hole 3), Brian Mulligan (6), Phil deLacy (13) and Dave Watson (16).

The Abacus was won by Norman Mcbride.

Grateful thanks were passed on to the staff at La Finca golf course for their contribution to an enjoyable day.

You can keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to the website www.smgs.org or call Theo on 694 494 824 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers.

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Photo credit: Flickr LONG DISTANCE: Winning the London Marathon will cement Mo’s amazing career.

Hodgson returns to the Palace

CRYSTAL PALACE have appointed former England manager Roy Hodgson as their new boss following the dismissal of Frank de Boer.

De Boer departed on Monday, only 77 days into a three-year contract, after Palace became the first team in England’s top division to lose their opening four league fixtures without scoring since Preston 93 years ago.

Hodgson, who was also approached when Sam Allardyce was appointed to succeed

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Alan Pardew at Palace in December, takes on his first managerial role since resigning from the England post after Euro 2016.

The 70-year-old last worked in the Premier League with West Brom in 2012 before leaving to become England manager.

Between his time at Fulham and West Brom, Hodgson had an unsuccessful spell at Liverpool that lasted only six months.

Born in Croydon, Hodgson spent three years on Palace’s books as a young defender in the 1960s before leaving without making an appearance.

He told the official Palace website: “This is very much the club of my boyhood, and I remember in my youth watching the club from the terraces at the Holmesdale Road end which gave me such fond memories.

“In those days I had dreams of playing for the team, then as a coach you think about coaching the team, and a lot has happened in between times.

“It is very rewarding to find myself here now, in different times, as the Palace manager at a club that I have always loved and admired with a huge potential.

“We are the club of south London, with an enormously large fanbase. The ambitions here are realistic, there is an enormous potential for growth and I hope we can achieve our goals.”

Sir Mo aims to become marathon man BRITAIN’S Sir Mo Farah will run in the 2018 London Marathon next April in his first event over the distance since switching his focus to road racing.

The four-time Olympic champion, 34, retired from competing on the track earlier this year and won the Great North Run for a fourth successive time at the weekend.

“I can’t wait to start a new adventure, starting with the world’s greatest marathon,” said Farah.

“The London Marathon is my home race and it is so special to me.”

It will be the third time that Farah has competed in the London Marathon after he took part in the event in 2013 and 2014 but on both

occasions never finished the course.

Farah won the 10,000m at the World Championships in London in August - his sixth world gold - before losing his 5,000m crown to Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris. He then won his final British track race - the 3,000m at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting - and was also first in the last track race of his career at the Diamond League event in Zurich.

“When I decided to concentrate solely on the roads from 2018 I knew that I wanted this to be my first marathon,” added Farah. “The London Marathon has been a great supporter of me over the years.”

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