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Reporting The News Helipads planned for Alicante Province

THE PROVINCIAL FIRE CONSORTIUM is studying the build of a dozen helipads to allow easier intervention in difficult to access areas across the Alicante Province.

The objective is to decrease the time it takes for firefighters to arrive in areas where road access is difficult.

The project will be included in the Plan de Infraestructuras 2017 – 2019, considered an essential

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measure to optimise the security of small municipalities, forest areas and the natural environment.

At present, there are helipads in the north in Benidorm and Denia and in the south in Elche and San Vicente del Raspeig.

The Provincial Fire Consortium has already planned where some of the new helipads will be built – on the Marina Alta in Javea, Pego and Vall de Gallinera.

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Javea’s Councillor of Environment Doris Courcelles is presented with the Iglu verde award

Raise your glass

by Tahnee Wright Javea recycled 678 tonnes of glass this summer and has received the ‘Iglu verde’ award for its commitment to the environment.

A total of 65 bars and restaurants joined residents in this year’s initiative, which saw a 3 per cent increase on glass recycled in the same period in 2016.

But just how heavy is 678 tonnes?

• It’s about as heavy as the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • It’s about six times as heavy as a blue whale • It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower • It's about 90 times as heavy as an Elephant • It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge Ecovidrio, the not-for-profit organisation behind the initiative, presented Javea’s

Councillor of Environment Doris Courcelles with the Iglu verde award.

The igloo shaped award is made to imitate the recycling ‘igloos’ themselves.

36 new igloos were delivered to the municipality this year to adapt to the needs of local businesses and the collection frequency was also increased.

There are now 242 recycling igloos in Javea - a ratio of 1 igloo for every 113 residents.

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Doctor do-good BENIDORM’S City Hall awarded the seventh edition of its ‘Vecino Ejemplar’ (Exemplary Neighbour) award to Dr. Eusebi Chiner I Vives last week.

Dr. Chiner heads up the Pneumology Department at the San Juan Hospital in Alicante and expressed his greatest thanks for the award before adding: "Benidorm is a shining example of coexistence,". The award-winner has described the city as a place where "free time coexists with the hard work of its neighbours.”

Dr. Chiner is also a professor in the Department of Medicine at the Miguel Hernández University, a researcher and a citizen very personally linked to the traditions of Benidorm.

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Deadly disease continues to spread

by Rose Holmes The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed a new case of Xylella fastidiosa on the Marina Alta.

The disease has been found to have infected four almond tree plots in Benissa – three in la partida de Pinos and another in Berdica.

Benissa Councillor Domenec Miralles, visited the infected fields earlier this week and stressed that the spread of the disease is "worrisome, both by the devastating effect of the

bacteria on the tree and by the visual effect it causes across agricultural plots.”

In September, the European Commission said in a statement that Spain is “losing the battle” against the disease that is “officially out of control” Xylella Fastidiosa is one of the most dangerous plant bacteria worldwide, causing a variety of diseases, with huge economic impact for agriculture. It was previously confined to Guadalest, where emergency action has been taken, but it then

Remembering them on There are various services being held across the Marina Alta for people to come together, remember and honour the fallen next week.

SATURDAY A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados Church in Moraira next Saturday November 11 at 5.00pm.

With the kind participation of the Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir.

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BENISSA: Where Xylella fastidiosa has now spread spread to 26 almond orchards in Balls in El Comtat and Alcalali before making its way to Benissa.

The current protocol, in line with European Union regulations, dictates that a plant found to be infected by Xylella fastidiosa should be eradicated, along with all plants within 100 metres of it, even if they are not infected: “Strict eradication measures apply, consisting in a clear cut of all host plants of the specific subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa, irrespective of their health status, in a radius of 100 m around the infected plants.”

The European Union recogn-

ises these regulations impact on the local agro-economy: “Although these measures impact on the local agro-economy, they are needed in the interest of the Union as whole in order to preserve EU agriculture, as well as public and private gardens.”

Regional Councillor of Environment Elena Cebrian has met with the mayors of the affected villages in order to try and calm local farmers and put compensation plans in place.

She did however confirm that biologists have not as yet identified which insect species is carrying the disease to new areas.

the Marina Alta SUNDAY A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the La Merced Church in Calpe next Sunday November 12 at 10.30am.

Both ceremonies will be led by Father Marcus Ronchetti, Senior Chaplain of the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy.

All are invited to attend.

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by Fabio Delucci A 26-year-old man was arrested after going on a rampage at the health centre in Calpe - destroying equipment, fixtures and fittings and attacking a doctor.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning when the detainee – who is known in Calpe for his violent outbursts - arrived at the health centre with another young man.

He had quarrelled with the young man outside a nightclub on La Fossa beach and

bit his ear, leaving a large wound. He then convinced his victim to go to the health centre with him to receive medical attention.

Appearing at the entrance of the health centre, the detainee did not ring the doorbell, instead forcing open the door and shouting for medical attention. Staff at the health centre told the Spanish press he was “totally out of control.”

He began to break everything he found in his path - destroying computers and phones and breaking the glass door of the emergency room.

Denia mayor says goodbye to dad ON MONDAY, family and friends of Sebastia Grimalt Garces - father of Denia Mayor Vicent Grimalt – said their goodbyes as he passed away peacefully at Hospital Marina Salud de Denia. 91-year-old Sebastia had been in hospital for a few days before his death.

He was well-known in Denia and was the first of the Grimalts to try his hand at local politics – he was a socialist councillor under Denia Mayor Jaume Sendra between 1983 – 1987.

R.I.P. Sebastia.

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Man arrested after trashing health centre and attacking doctor

CALPE HEALTH CENTRE: The detainee forced open the door One of the doctors at the health centre tried to stop the detainee, but he attacked him and fractured one of his elbows. Staff at the health centre said the doctor also suffered a fracture to his other arm.

A nurse at the health centre ran to the police station some 100 metres away and the police arrived at the scene and arrested him.

The detainee remains in custody under psychiatric supervision.

Pay up A SPANISH RESTAURATEUR is on trial at Alicante Provincial Court in connection to non-payment of charges linked to his restaurant in Benidorm.

The accused is claimed to owe over €20,000 in management charges

after the restaurant - located on Levante promenade - was abruptly closed in April 2016.Speaking to the Spanish press, the restaurateur opposed the claims, maintaining that he has no debts and "everything was

paid." The trial of the accused - who owns several restaurants all over Spain - has caused a stir amongst legal professionals in the province and is yet to reach a verdict at the time of printing.

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More security measures introduced MEASURES to increase security have been introduced on the Levante promenade in Benidorm, including various traffic restrictions. The restrictions came into force late last week on Avenida Alcoy, between Avenida Bilbao and Avenida Europa. Vehicles are prohibited from accessing certain areas and must instead reroute via Calle Mallorca and Calle Murcia. These measures come after, in light of, the terrorist attacks in Barcelona in August.

Huge ‘anti-terrorism plant pots’ were strategically placed at entrances to plazas and streets where large numbers of people congregate.

A different type of bank IN its bid to encourage owners of abandoned agricultural land to lease it to a third party, Teulada-Moraira’s Department of Environment recently presented its ‘BANCO DE TIERRAS’ (land bank) initiative.

The Department of Environment hopes to mitigate the problem of abandoned agricultural land and at the same time preserve old customs and educate the younger generation on the traditional ways of farming.

In the medium/ long term the land bank will help to solve agri-environmental problems such as abandoned agricultural land, erosion, the dispersion of plagues and rodents as well as the danger of fires.

The project will also play a role in maintaining the traditional agricultural aspect of the municipality.

Anybody interested in leasing or renting land should contact the Department of Environment at Teulada-Moraira Town Hall for more information.

Jalon against bullies JALON COUNCIL has joined the project ‘No mas vidas robadas ni personas anuladas’ (No more stolen lives or people excluded) – a programme to prevent bullying and cyberbullying, launched by the Alicante Province Department of Education. The project was born in April 2016 by Oscar Sanchez Ruiz of Elche’s Local Police force.

Oscar has fostered the programme entirely altruistically, in his own time with his own means and has toured the province’s municipalities raising awareness of bullying and cyberbullying, at the hands of which more and more young people are suffering.

Alicante Province Councillor for Education Jana

Gonzalez said: "It is important to provide both young people and their parents with the information and tools necessary to recognise and prevent cases of cyberbullying."

She said the programme is part of a set of strategic actions to promote respect and nonviolence both at school and at home.

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ALICANTE’S Provincial Council recently unveiled a new €240,000 well – Corralet II – in Benigembla.

The well will ensure the supply of water in the municipality and neighbouring Benissa and Senija, where residents have faced restrictions for several hours each day during the high summer seasons.

The well will pump a maximum of 100 litres per second at peak times however it has been ecologically built to operate at a reduced

capacity at off-peak times.

President of the Diputacion Cesar Sanchez said the well "is very important for the people of Benigembla, Benissa and Senija - especially for farmers in the area who will now be able to water their fields safely.”

He added that the well also provides reassurance to the tourism sector, bringing an end to the droughts suffered in previous years, especially during the high summer seasons.

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HERE’S ONE I MADE EARLIER: President of the Diputacion Cesar Sanchez at the inauguration of the new well

in Alcalali and will cost nearly €400,000, financed by the Provincial Council.

The two wells will form part of a series of €2 million worth of actions approved by the provincial government as they invest to ensure the supply of water - €800,000 is being spent to fix leaks in Beniarbeig, Benimeli, Gata de Gorgos, Jalon and Lliber and €140,000 is being spent to expand the Parcent plant that services Alcalali, Jalon and Lliber.

IN A meeting earlier this week, President of hotel association HOSBEC Toni Mayor encouraged the building of more towers blocks in Benidorm, saying that the capital of the Costa Blanca must maintain its “commitment to skyscrapers.”

Mayor also called for the "urgent" revision of Benidorm’s General Plan for Urban Development, "which has been exhausted for a long time.” He defended the

tourism sector, which he said, "cannot be delocalised," continuing to say it cannot "replaced by multinational giants like Amazon." He gave the overnight collapse of Britain’s longest-surviving airline, Monarch - which left all flights grounded with 110,000 passengers abroad as an example in that Monarch’s services were soon replaced by other companies with little to no effect to tourism.

Arsonists arrested POLICE IN GANDIA have arrested two men as alleged perpetrators of two arson attacks in the Beniopa neighbourhood. The men – both Spanish, aged 19 and 35 – are said to be members of one of the gypsy families involved in the fight in Gandia last month that left one person dead and four people in hospital. Both fires were started within days of each other – in empty houses belonging to the opposing gypsy family.

The police think the perpetrators burnt the buildings down as revenge on behalf of their deceased family member. The police think the men are also behind the torching of a car in Beniopa that happened in the same week.

Local town a nightmare to navigate A RECENT diagnosis detected endless architectural barriers in areas of Ondara.

The diagnosis was commissioned by the Town Hall as part of its Municipal Accessibility Plan. A local architect studied four areas in the town and assessed the ease of access for people with mobility conditions.

The areas studied were as

follows: 1. From the Les Marjals building on Calle Mestre Serrano, passing through Calle Manuel Sanchis Guarner, the park on Avenida de L'Oest, Calle Pintor Murillo and calle Ramón y Cajal, until you reach the Sanchis Guarner building.

2. From calle Lepanto, where the Sanchis Guarner building and the school is located, down calle Denia, turning down Calle Alfatares until

Ronda de la Generalitat and the Plaza del Convent.

3. Calle Denia itself.

4. From the Les Marjals building on Calle Mestre Serrano, towards calle Hernan Cortes, through Calle Salvador Cabrera until calle Ramon y Cajal.

Amongst many issues, architectural barriers such as narrow pavements, poorly located pedestrian crossings and uneven

kerbs were identified.

The local architect noted that steps lack signalling bands for the blind and waste bins were poorly located on pavements making access difficult for people with mobility conditions.

Ondara Town Council will use the diagnosis as part of its Municipal Accessibility Plan to improve access for all throughout the municipality.

Improving access on the country lanes Teulada-Moraira councillor Raul Llobell went to see for himself how the municipal clearing of the country lanes is going.

The council will clear 52 country lanes - especially the gutters – to improve accessibility.

The clearing will take approximately one month and the following country lanes are affected: Assagador de Canor, de la Miquela, de la Serra, de la Berdica, de Canor, del Camp de Tir, de Valéncia, del Pontet de la Via, Gravetes, de la vía, del Fondo, Abiar Baixa, Abiar Alta, de l’Ombria, dels Cas-

tellons, de les Capelles, de les Comes, de les Moraires, Assagador de les Forques, del Mas, de Baidal, del Blanc, de les Bases, de les Aigües, del Pouet del Moro, de la Font de l’Horta, del Boticari, de Diego Caldo, de Borino, de Pau, del Pi, de Ferrando, de Perles, de Buseit, de les Rotjetes, de la Sisca, de Benirrama, camino viejo a Moraira, de la Font Santa, de la Borda, de la Pajarera, del Rey, Pont de la Sabatera, del Calvari, de Sant Miquel, del Pas, de Churra, del Canali, de la Felipa, dels Ollers, d’Assagador de la Torre and de l’Abiar Baixa.

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THREE PEOPLE were injured in an accident involving four cars on the Gandia ring road. The accident led to nearly three kilometres of traffic backing up at 8.00am rush hour as the emergency services attended to the injured. An 85-year-old man suffered multiple traumata, a 33-year-old man

suffered several injuries as well as severe bruising and a 29-year-old woman suffered cervical whiplash.

The injured were taken by ambulance to Hospital Comarcal Francesc De Borja in Gandia. The cause of the accident is still being investigated at the time of printing.

Street torched four times

IN THE past few weeks, firefighters in l’Alfas del Pi have been called out to control arson attacks on calle Gregal no less than four times. Calle Gregal is a street of uninhabited, new-build houses and in each case, furnishings inside the properties such as doors and sofas have been set alight. As well as arson, the houses on Calle Gregal have fallen victim to vandalism – elements such as cables, windows and doors have been taken from the properties. The investigation continues.

SLOGAN: Sumate al Rosa’ (Join the Pink).

by Fabio Delucci MORE THAN 800 people took to the streets of Calpe last Sunday in the ‘Marcha Rosa’ (Pink March) against breast cancer.

The march was organised by the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) and Calpe’s Department of

Health and bore the slogan ‘Sumate al Rosa’(Join the Pink).

All participants wore the commemorative pink t-shirt, some going all out with accessories including tuts and deely-boppers as they marched from plaza del Mosquit through the streets to the Paradero de Ifac before returning to plaza Colon where a manifesto was read.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Symptoms include a lump or thickening of the breast and changes to the skin or the nipple.

Risk factors can be genetic, but some lifestyle factors, such as alcohol intake, make it more likely to happen.

A range of treatments is available, including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy

Chulvi climbs career ladder

JAVEA MAYOR Jose Chulvi is climbing the career ladder once again as he prepares to become General Secretary of the PSPV of Alicante. The only other candidate for the position, Mayor of Elda Ruben Alfaro decided not to present his candidacy, making Chulvi the only runner in the race.

Chulvi, who became mayor in 2011, has long

supported the PSPV and has an excellent working relationship with President of the Generalitat Ximo Puig. It is not the first time that he has been encouraged to stand for General Secretary, the first being in 2012 with the support of Leire Pajin, but Chulvi decided to focus his efforts in Javea and David Cerdan was elected.

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by Tahnee Wright Members of STOP Bous a la Mar Denia (STOP) gathered at Denia Town Hall last Thursday as local politicians met for October’s plenary session.

STOP members congregated peacefully, in another bid for the politicians to review the use of bulls in the town’s annual Bous a la Mar event.

A short manifesto was read in Spanish, Valencian and English as STOP members held banners and signs: “From STOP Bous a la Mar: We denounce the continuous animal abuse that the council here allows, failing their own bylaws and ignoring the general guidelines on animal welfare established by the European Commission.

We ask the government in Denia to review the 'Bous a la Mar' fiesta, where bulls and cows suffer year after year and even sometimes die.

A ‘party’ in which the animals are chased through the streets, surrounded by people and tricked in to falling into the sea. It has been proven by several specialists that the animals suffer, both in the activity itself and during transportation.

We will not let the politicians in this town forget their responsibilities, we will peacefully remind them that bulls and cows are suffering year after year. Denia is actively investing money and efforts in this poor excuse for a fiesta, which tarnishes the reputation of this city.

This is why and until Denia stops mistreating the animals: STOP Bous a la Mar!”

Cemetery gets makeover BENIDORM’S Urban Scene Advisory Council has given the go ahead for a €210,000 project to open up the space next to the Virgen del Sufragio cemetery. The plot, which was home to a fast food restaurant demolished a few months ago, will be transformed to “open the cemetery to the city.” The project, drafted by municipal architects Jose Manuel Escobedo and Rafael Landete, provides a “space of transition”, with gardens and a new entrance to the cemetery. Benidorm Mayor Toni Perez expressed his greatest thanks to Escobedo and Landete and confirmed the project will form part of the city’s 2018 budget.

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Not giving up A PEACEFUL REMINDER: STOP members outside Denia’s Town Hall Off the back of demonstrations held whilst the event took place in the summer, a petition on change. org for Denia to call time on the use of bulls in its Bous a la Mar event has racked up nearly 13,500 signatures.

STOP member and activist Zoe Gumm said: “Last Thursday, STOP

No more searching for a space

members decided to meet outside the Town Hall before the monthly plenary session. We did this to show the politicians that we will never stop demanding for a cruelty-free alternative to Bous a la Mar. There are often demonstrations against Bous a la Mar during fiesta season but then

PAVAPARK together with Calpe City Council has implemented a smart parking solution to optimise the management of the city’s ‘zona azul’ (blue zone).

A new smart-sensor system has been installed on 34-space Calle Alemania.

The system will allow real time transmission of the availability of free spaces in a signalling panel at

it all goes a bit quiet. Given the success of our most recent demonstration, we thought that it was important to keep the momentum up.

Surprisingly all the politicians were very friendly, chatty and happy to see us. We even got a few thumbs-up.”

the end of the street.

The smart-sensor system aims to reduce the volume of vehicles circulating the streets in search of a space.

The system, together with ‘Moviltik’ - an app which allows users to pay for parking in the blue zone on their mobile phone - are paving the way as Calpe aims to achieve ‘smart city’ status.

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Local artist hosts exclusive exhibition

by Tahnee Wright L’OM BAR & RESTAURANT on calle Ramon y Cajal in Pego will play host to an exhibition next week as local artist Jenny Anne Morrison presents her works.

Inspired by the gift of the camera, Jenny has travelled the world and seized the opportunity to interpret on canvas vibrant flamenco dancers, ballerinas, horses, landscapes, seascapes, sunsets, skies, people, places, feelings, faces; and indeed, anything that has captured her eye and imagination.

She commutes between Spain, Canada and London, and has a global list of clients who love her colourful collection.

Jenny’s main objective as an artist is to inspire hope, to lift the spirit, to elevate the soul and to give inner peace, joy and happiness.

The Grand Opening will be

JENNY ANNE MORRISON: Generous Jenny will donate 20 per cent of all sales of her works to APAC

held this Saturday November 4 from 7.00pm. Tickets are priced at €5 and include tapas and a glass of wine.

A charity luncheon will be held at the restaurant on Friday November 10 where Jenny will auction one of her paintings with the total proceeds going to APAC. Tickets are priced at €15 and entertainment will be provided

by Tony.

For tickets, get in touch with Jenny - 694 412 409 / info@jennyannemorrison. com.

Jenny will also generously donate 20 per cent of all sales

Cultural cluster MUNICIPAL WORKS to refurbish a nineteenth century house on Denia’s calle Sant Josep were resumed this week after coming to a halt in June due to discrepancies.

The house will be refurbished and transformed into a €1.5m cultural centre with a new municipal library of nearly 700 square metres. Some of

the hallways will also be used for exhibitions and there will be a small assembly hall for conferences and presentations. Denia Council plans to create a “cultural cluster” in the town’s historic centre – once works on Calle Sant Josep are finished, the Casa de la Marquesa on Calle Cavallers will be also refurbished.

Interns arrive

of her works to APAC. APAC is a Spanish horse charity, set up to defend and protect horses and offer them a second chance through adoption.

Based in La Xara – run entirely by volunteers and funded solely by donations – APAC saves horses from poor living conditions and distress, an issue ever more prevalent throughout Spain due to the economic crisis.

The horses APAC rescues are: • Older horses who need to retire from working in riding schools – with bad

legs and having served their purpose, they are no longer needed by the school.

• Horses whose owners have fallen on hard times and cannot provide the food and care needed.

• Many horses who are neglected, left in stalls on private land to starve to death, unseen by the public.

APAC aims to rehabilitate the horses, easing them into a new life of relaxation, freedom of a paddock and lots of food.

For more information contact apacprotectora@gmail.com.

23 STUDENT NURSES arrived at Hospital Marina Salud de Denia this week on internships. The students will complete a 62-day internship – a rotation of three 20day assignments in different departments of the hospital. Denia’s Department of Health has training agreements with several centres across the Alicante Province and Valencia and every year welcomes many interns to Hospital Marina Salud de Denia to train and support them in their studies. The students who arrived this week come from centres in Javea and Gandia.

Swanky restaurant expands JAVEA’S most prestigious restaurant has revealed plans to open a second premises together with accommodation. BonAmb opened its doors in July 2011 and has since earned two Michelin Stars (2013 and 2016) and two Repsol Suns (2013 and 2015). The restaurant offers a range of tasting menus, starting with seven-courses

for €86 per person. Michel Vriens of BonAmb Inversores took great pleasure in announcing the company’s plans for expansion at the Mediterrania Xabia Forum last Friday, saying: “We want many people to visit us and enjoy Javea and its gastronomy and for this it is necessary to offer them accommodation.”

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Masonic members visit local firefighters

CALLE MARQUES DE CAMPO: Denia’s main street

Pedestrianisation dilemma

by Rose Holmes FIGURES have been released from a survey carried out on Denia’s Calle Marques de Campo as to whether or not it should be pedestrianised.

The survey was commissioned by the Town Hall and carried out on the town’s main street between April 3 and April 4, coinciding with the Holy Week holiday.

In total, 51.6 per cent of respondents said that it should not be pedestri-

anised, whilst 48.4 per cent supported cutting vehicular access.

Those who said calle Marques de Campo should not be pedestrianised were asked why - 38 per cent cited work reasons, 34 per cent because “there is not enough parking”, 22 per cent said it was “not necessary” and 6 per cent liked to be able to park up and quickly nip into one of the shops.

Of the respondents, 67.74 per cent live in Denia, whilst 20.9 per cent were tourists and 11.29 per cent live in neigh-

bouring municipalities.

Amongst those who live in Denia, 54.76 per cent were against the pedestrianisation whilst 45.24 were in favour of it.

Itzel Rivas said on local Facebook group ‘Denia Connect’: “We used to live on calle Marques de Campo and loved it when it was pedestrianised. It should stay like that all-year round. There's plenty of parking in nearby areas and the on-street parking just causes traffic.”

What do you think?

SEVERAL members of the Board of the Masonic Homes of Valencia were recently invited to the Autumn Fiesta of the ISVH Bomberos Voluntarios de Balcon Al Mar in Javea.

The volunteer fire service is based at Balcon al Mar and the board members visited to check out the new equipment purchased from the donations made to the firefighters by the Masonic Homes of Valencia, following the fires of last September.

A lot of the firefighters’ equipment was lost or badly damaged in the fires and needed replacing.

Board members were shown around the fire

station and firefighters demonstrated the new equipment, including the new fire engine.

WBro William Turney said: “These fire fighters, everyone a volunteer, do a fantastic job to protect and save all of us. Remember, as we run away from fires, these brave people run in to them.

We would be lost without them and the thanks of all of us must be given humbly and gratefully to each and every one.”

Should you wish to donate to volunteer fire service and/ or find out more about freemasonry, please email prensa@glpvalencia.com.

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News from around Europe NETHERLANDS

Bridging the gap The first 3D-printed concrete bridge has been completed in the Netherlands as a crossing for cyclists. The 8-metre long bridge is made from pre-fabricated concrete blocks which took robots 3 months to 3D-print. It forms part of a new ringroad being constructed around Gemert in the Dutch province of Brabant.

Happy, healthy and safe Noord-Drenthe is the most prosperous region in the Netherlands, according to the Broad Prosperity Indicator by Rabobank and Utrecht University. Residents of Noord-Drenthe are happy, healthy and feel safe.

Gooi also scored very well. People living in the Randstad are much less satisfied, the Dutch press reports.

Play that song In a report by Discogs, The Netherlands has been revealed as the most record store dense country for larger countries. The country boasts an impressive 178 record stores for its 16,800,000person population, resulting in almost one shop per every 100,000 people. The UK came second with about .84 shops per 100,000 people.

Red terror trial A man faced war crimes charges in connection with the “red terror” at a

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Dutch court on Monday.

63-year-old Ethiopianborn Eshetu Alemu is accused of ordering the killing of opponents of former Ethiopian leader Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1978 and of being responsible for the incarceration and inhumane treatment of more than 200 people.

Too much traffic Too much traffic in the Netherlands is costing the economy billions of euros. According to a report, traffic will increase 1.7 per cent next year and 1.2 per cent in the years after that. Travel time is predicted to increase by 28 per cent over the next five years, costing up to 3.7 per cent per year.

TV celeb vs Putin Russian television celebrity Ksenia Sobchak will run for president. Recognisable to 95 per cent of the Russian public and with more than 6.5m followers on social media, she has suggested she is in a unique position to challenge the president. “There are only two people in this country with that kind of recognition: me and Putin,” she said.

Sin selfies Russian soldiers may soon be unable to snap a quick selfie with their brothersin-arms. A new draft law from Russia’s Ministry of Defence bans contract soldiers and military personnel from posting on social media over fears it could reveal their location to the enemy while deployed on the battlefield, the BBC reports.

Hard facts An official document has revealed that at least 131 Russian citizens have died in Syria this year, including private military contractors - although the presence of Russian contractors in Syria - and the cas-

SCANDINAVIA Calling all Camilla’s IF YOU’RE a Danish woman named Camilla, you might want to keep an eye out for newborn baby discounts in the near future. That’s because, on average, Danish women are 29 years old when they have their first child, and Camilla was the most popular name in 1989.

Interrupted journey A MAN who was attempting to sail solo from Sweden to Spain has been rescued after a huge search and rescue mission.

The man, a 30-year-old Russian citizen, had bought a sailboat in Stockholm and had planned to sail it solo to Spain, but unfortunately he didn’t make it that far.

Shooting scene RESIDENTS of Nacka in Stockholm raised the alarm over a shooting just after 9pm on Monday. A man with gunshot wounds was found outdoors and taken to hospital by an ambulance, but later

died. An examination of the crime scene took place during the night, followed by a detailed forensic operation.

Olympic ambitions NORWAY’S Telemark County wants to host the Winter Olympics in 2026.

The county is preparing to make a bid, according to the leader of Telemark’s municipal sporting committee Geir Berge Nordtveit. Telemark allegedly decided to throw its hat into the ring for the event after Austrian city Innsbruck decided not to bid.

Helicopter tragedy A RUSSIAN helicopter that went down at sea with eight people on board has been found on the seabed off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The wreck of the Russian helicopter was located, at a depth of 209 metres. The search has now concluded, and has moved into a search phase for the bodies.

Global success A LAVISH 16-part TV series set between the two world wars is being tipped as the first big-budget German production that could become a global TV blockbuster. Critics are predicting it will compete with the likes of Breaking Bad, House of

Cards and Downton Abbey and cost €38m to make.

Hamburg bears brunt THE German city of Hamburg has been hit by widespread flooding after storms battered northern and central Europe. At least six people have died in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic as a result of the weather, while fallen trees and damage to railway lines have left thousands of travellers stranded.

Nein, nein, nein!

ADOLF HITLER only joined the Nazis after being rejected by another political party.

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Critic couple targeted A couple who were fierce critics of President Putin and who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in June were attacked again on Monday in Ukraine – the wife killed and the husband wounded. The attack was the latest in a string of assassinations and attempted assassinations in Ukraine, which the authorities in Kiev have mostly blamed on Russian special services.

Computer says yes Google says that a Kremlin-linked group spent $4,700 (€4,050) on advertising as part of a misinformation campaign during the 2016 US election. Russian groups also created 18 YouTube channels and uploaded 1,108 English-language videos — some of which were political, some of which weren’t — that racked up 309,000 views during the election cycle.

FINLAND Hit and run examination THE DEFENDANT in the Helsinki hit-and-run trial may undergo a court-ordered psychological evaluation, after both the prosecution and defence teams agreed it would clarify matters. The man faces charges of manslaughter, attempted manslaughter and aggravated traffic endangerment.

Safer traffic THE NUMBER of traffic offences reported to the police between January to September this year fell by 11 per cent from the same period of 2016. Police said this is partly due to the fact that performance targets were reduced for 2017 be-

GERMANY Frankly offensive GERMANY’S national rail provider has come under fire after plans to name a train after the diarist Anne Frank, with the Anne Frank foundation saying it “caused new pain”. Frank and her family hid in secret in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II.

ualties they are sustaining - is denied by Moscow as it wants to portray its military intervention there as a successful peace mission with minimal losses.

of history at the University of Aberdeen, unearthed a previously unpublished document that reveals that in 1919 the newly formed German Socialist party shunned Hitler, telling him that it did not want him.

Stock resignation THE CHIEF Executive of Germany’s stock exchange has resigned to avoid distractions caused by allegations that he has been involved in insider dealing. The Frankfurt-based Deutsche Börse announced Carsten Kengeter would leave at the end of the year just days after a German court refused to back a settlement over the allegations.

cause less working time is available for traffic surveillance.

Passport drop APPLICATIONS for Finnish passports submitted by the foreigners decreased by 9 per cent year-on-year between January to September. On 1 January 2017, the processing of licences and permits for foreign nationals was transferred from the police to the Finnish Immigration Service. Around 420,000 electronic passport applications were made.

Not a real cop FAKE POLICE have emerged as a serious problem in Finland with about 800 criminal

reports concerning people impersonating as police officers and related frauds and attempts at such crimes been filed during the current year.

Criminals posing as fake police officers exploit Finns’ trust in officialdom, targeting old people.

Heavy weight task FINNAIR has confirmed it will begin weighing passengers on a voluntary basis at Helsinki Airport during the first few weeks of this month. The objective, it said, is to collect more accurate data on the average weight of passengers and their carry-on luggage, for determining the need for jet fuel.

FRANCE Wood you?

Spurred by concerns over climate change and the negative impacts of concrete manufacturing, architects and developers in France are increasingly turning to wood for their office towers and apartment complexes. The city of Bordeaux has pledged to build 270,000 square feet of wooden spaces per year for the next 15 years.

Humanitarian hearts The winter treve truce - an annual ban on evictions in France - has come into force and will last until March 31 next year. It is meant as a humanitarian measure, to ensure that people do not end up homeless in the coldest season. Every year in France, between 110,00 and 115,000 eviction proceedings begin when the treve ends.

Family tragedy The bodies of five people, believed to be a couple and their three children were found on a pig farm in the village of Nouvion et Catillon, north eastern France on Tuesday. All five were killed by gun shots. Investigators say they believe a “family tragedy” (drame familial) is the likely cause of the deaths.

Unholy row France’s highest court has demanded that a cross overhanging a statue of former Pope John Paul II be removed from a square in a Breton town, provoking anger among those who believe France’s Catholic heritage is being destroyed. The town of Ploermel in the north-western region of Brittany now has six months to remove the cross.

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Charity News

Any old onions?

There’s lots going on in the Grant a Wish boutique in the Plaza de la Constitution in Javea. If you drop in on a Monday you’ll be invited for a coffee and you can find out more about what this exceptional charity does for both individuals and organisations. On Thursdays, in addition to our usual stock of good new and used clothing, jewellery, books, CDs and greetings cards, you may find some bags of onions and packs of rice and pasta!

Here’s how it works…

We’re a sociable crowd, and our volunteers come from several countries so we speak quite a few languages. Between us we run the boutique to raise funds which help support our causes. We’re all busy people and most of us pop back to our home countries from time to time so we’re always delighted to meet more people who might be able to help in the boutique, or at one of our events from time to time. If that might be you, please come in for a coffee and a chat on any Monday between 9.30am and 1.30pm.

On Thursdays we’re asking you to add a few items to your supermarket basket and bring to our fruit and veg shop. The stalls are exactly outside our shop so could you add a few items to your shopping and drop them in to us. We ask you this because amongst many other causes, we support a men’s shelter in Gandia.

Every week, our volunteers buy, collect and deliver foodstuffs and toiletries without which the shelter could not properly function. The men there depend on the donations

from Grant a Wish for their existence.

Could you, or a business you work for, donate, or even sponsor on a weekly basis, some of the essential foodstuffs, kitchen items and toiletries the men’s shelter needs?

None of the items are individually expensive, so a small donation is as welcome as a sponsored commitment.

UHT full fat milk is high on the list – could a local shop donate a few dozen litres a week? Or how about rice, dried macaroni, vegetable oil, carrots, onions, tomatoes, jars of lentils, Coca Cola, kitchen roll, washing up liquid, shower gel – or boiled sweets! Any of these will be so gratefully welcomed.

On Thursdays – market day – when you’re doing your shopping, could you perhaps put an extra pack of rice or macaroni in your supermarket trolley, or buy an extra kilo or two of onions, tomatoes or carrots the shelter needs? No need to carry them far - you can drop them into the shop.

Our volunteers load up their cars and deliver them to Gandia every Friday.

The boutique is open from 9.30am – 1.30pm and you will be very welcome.

As a charity we try to help as many people as we can. If we can find additional support for some of our existing projects – such as the men’s refuge – we can help others, such as our exciting new project enabling riding for the disabled pupils of Raquel Paya school in Denia at the Lledò stables in La Xara. Come in to the boutique to find out more. We’re there Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30am – 1.30 pm and on Tuesday and Friday from 5pm – 7pm.

Freemasons donate clothes and shoes to children in need

by Tahnee Wright WBro Keith Alcock, the Provincial Charity Steward of Valencia recently visited Gandia Preventorio Children’s Home to deliver several sacksful of clothes and shoes to the children.

The Preventorio receives no government funding and operates entirely thanks to grants and donations.

Caring for over fifty children ranging in

age from three to fourteen, is no easy matter. The children wear out and grow out of clothes and shoes at an alarming rate. It is a never-ending battle to keep them well clothed and shod.

The Preventorio has been supported by various local Lodges over the past few years and now, the Provincial Grand Lodge has also stepped in to help out as much as possible. Earlier in the year they sponsored a large group of children to visit the Masonic summer school in Guadalest.

The children who attended had a magical time being both educated and entertained.

The Provincial Grand Lodge has now designated El Preventorio as one of its chosen charities for this year.

At the recent Provincial Ladies Night, over €1,600 was raised which will also go to the home. On a local level, the home has been supported by, amongst others, White River Lodge, Arenal Deportiva Lodge and Oliva La Safor Lodge. The donation of clothes and shoes was made by White River Lodge and also John Harvey in Quesada.

The Provincial Grand Lodge expresses its greatest thanks to Silvia Barnish who acts as its liaison with the Preventorio, as well as acting as translator where required.

Should you wish to donate to the Gandia Preventorio Children’s Home and/ or find out more about freemasonry, please email prensa@glpvalencia.com.

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA: WBro Keith Alcock and Silvia Barnish Photo credit Provincial Grand Lodge of Valencia

A Virtual Tour of Galicia

NEXT Friday November 10, on behalf of the Anglican Church in Javea, Peter Atkinson will give a presentation entitled ‘Galicia: a Tour of Spain’s Wet, Green, Far Corner’.

The presentation will include a comprehensive exploration of Galicia’s cities, countryside and coastline, interwoven with its history and geography; with plenty of pictures.

It will take place in the Javea Players’ Studio in Javea Old Town, from 12.00pm with doors open from 11.30am for a welcome glass of cava.

A sandwich lunch with beer and wine will follow the one-hour presentation and is included in the €10 donation for admission.

Proceeds will support the work of the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy.

For more information or to reserve a seat, get in touch with Gill Atkinson – 965 757 489 / petergillatkinson@yahoo.co.uk.

One night in Vegas Magnum Charity Production’s next concert - ‘One Night in Vegas’ will take place at the Espai la Senieta, Moraira on Sunday November 19 and will showcase three of the best tribute artists around – honoring Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond and Tom Jones together with the Vegas Show Girls.

With a superb state of the art sound system and a stunning light show, this will be a night to remember.

Tickets are priced at €15 and there will be a free bar and raffle.

All proceeds will be donated to the ISVH Bomberos and Cruz Roja.

For tickets and information please call 966 491 917 or email colinlilley1424@gmail.com.

For information on all Magnum Charity Productions please call 966 499 954 / 618 017 201 or email bunnyjohnson57@gmail.com.

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Entrance costs €12 and includes a carvery dinner with dessert, along with a race card. The fun will start with the first race at 7.30pm. For tickets, drop in to El Cid Bar, Restaurant & Bowls, the S.C.A.N. shelter in El Verger or call Chrissy – 600 646 229 or Pam – 679 042 815.

Let’s dance

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The way I see it...

There are many spectacles in the Spanish culture, soccer has become the primary one, overtaking the non- PC bullfighting. The biggest spectacle of Spanish by football matches is always the game between Barcelona and Madrid, for some months this spectacle has moved from The opinions the soccer pitch to the political volatility published in Harvey’s of the Parliaments of both cities. weekly column are not necessarily Between the 15th and 17th century the representative of those Spanish Conquistador’s with guns and of the publishers, swords colonised South America, changadvertisers or ing the lives of the local indigenous Innewspaper sponsors. dians, they gave them a new language and a new culture, as the centuries moved on, South American and Spanish cultures evolved, the South American culture became more volatile and revolutionary, that failing has now rebounded back, as Spain could be facing a new period of civil and political unrest. I wrote in a previous column about the days in the run up to the referendum in Barcelona, with violent clashes between police and would be Catalan voters.

There was a temporary stand-off between the President of Catalonia and the Prime Minister of Madrid.

The soccer game had changed temporarily into a game of Poker, with Regional President Puigdemont, first deciding to shelve the poll to stave off the central governments takeover of the Catalan government, Puigdemont

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says he dish not received any guarantees from Spain’s Prime minister Rajoy leader Popular party.

But confusion continued as Puigdemont first arranged, then cancelled and re-arranged an official address, then said he would not call a snap election, when no guarantees were forthcoming from Madrid.

The central Government headed by Prime minster Rajoy has said that this government would implement drastic measures does that mean a coup? to take direct control of Catalonia’s devolved government in a bid to quell separatist moves.

Spain has had a few black days in their history before, some of us will remember the 1936-1939 Spanish civil war, between left wing and right-wing factions joined by many foreign fighters some famous, fighting for the sides and politics that they supported.

Many young Catalonians have become more and more angry with President Puigdemont failing to call the vote on democracy, this may endanger his position and his party which would suit Rajoy, on the other hand Rajoy position could also be challenged by the Popular party for failing to take action against Catalonia sooner, is it because of the financial support Spain receives from that region?

Well! all that changed, Puigdemont

did play his card, and told Catalonia that they now were an Independent Region from Madrid, immediately Rajoy played his trump card asking his parliament to vote, this they did and as expected they voted to take over the governing of Catalonia, removing Puigdemont and his government.

Is that the end, now the dust has settled I do hope so, with all my heart, without the hundreds of deaths as the Spanish people over the years have suffered enough, and that the people of Catalonia accept the penalty decision, and direct rule, and don’t take to the street having strikes, and causing disruption.

It was a political football game between Barcelona and Madrid, a game of two halves, I do hope that there will be no extra time when one of the two teams try to score again, in the December elections? Now full time it should be called a draw for peace sake, with one man sent off, ex-Catalonian President Puigdemont, after a yellow, then a red card, (also the colours of Spain).

The man of the match I suppose you could say, was Prime Minister Rajoy. For me it was a nerve twitching spectacle.

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Pride comes before the fall It remains to be seen how long it takes for much of the world to recover from the NATO West’s catastrophic foreign policies. My primary interest in a truly free press is my looking forward to watching wretched former government ministers squirm as they are grilled by TV presenters who aren’t PR apparatchiks for the political elite.

One recalls the disastrous NATO invasion of Libya in March 2011. Africa’s most prosperous and benign nation was bombed back to the Stone Age. The then Foreign Secretary, William Hague was spoon-fed by media and came up smelling of gold ingots.

A career politician, who hadn’t even held a job as a bank clerk, he has since been appointed as advisor to Citigroup, one of the world’s most powerful banks.

Is anyone joining the dots or have we all got our heads in the sand.

Let’s try the arid sand of Zimbabwe, once the fertile soil of another of Africa’s once prosperous and benign nations. Another fine mess the UK’s selfserving political elite got us into.

Marxist-Leninist Robert Mugabe (93) is unelected life President of Zimbabwe (1980 - ). That is longer than Stalin’s tenure of 36 years.

How sickening it was to watch this leader of the ZANU terrorist organisation feted by Britain’s media, welcomed to 10 Downing Street, drooled over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and

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Michael Walsh

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knighted by Her Maj’.

It seems that in this deceitful world we have good and bad terrorists. Sir Robert Mugabe was another career politician who came up smelling of gold ingots. However, Mugabe is no better at running a country than William Hague is at running Britain’s foreign policy.

Zimbabwe, which until Pigminster’s betrayal boasted a world-class economy, is now destitute. On a par with the Horn of Africa, Zimbabweans today starve in what was once the bread basket of the Dark Continent.

Rewind: Zimbabwe is now begging many of the 4,000 European farmers they forcibly evicted to return and reclaim their farms. This move comes fifteen years after the Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwean government seized large swathes of the farmers legitimately acquired and nurtured ranches.

Before 1979 these prosperous farmlands provided a surplus of wealth, food and employment opportunities. The only problem was the influx of Africa’s non-Rhodesians desperate for a slice of the cake. The evictions and slaying of ethnic-European farmers and their families led to an exodus – and famine.

If this reversal of hapless UK foreign policy is the success I suggest it can be, I would further suggest that renaissance Rhodesia doesn’t appoint William Hague, First Lord of Richmond, as their Minister of Finance.

Just a bit of harmless fun? by

Colin Bird The opinions published in Colin’s weekly column are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or newspaper sponsors.

I have said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t get this obsession with the whole Halloween thing.

My first experience of this weird festival was in Philadelphia in the early seventies, before it was exported on leathery bat wings from America to British shores.

Mini Draculas, wolf men and zombies arrived at the house throughout the evening, demanding treats which were kept in readiness in a bowl by the front door.

However, I never discovered what the consequences would be if candy was not forthcoming.

Regarded as All Saints Day in the Christian calendar, All Hallows Eve is steeped in the pagan belief that the spirits of the dead re-visit the living, and if offerings are not made, then all sorts of dire consequences are forthcoming in the form of extreme bad luck.

Hence trick or treat.

Admittedly there are other interpretations on offer, but the fact remains that its origins are preChristian and a belief that every October 31st, spirits of the dead walk the Earth.

I’m a fun loving sort of bloke and at the risk of sounding stuffy, I don’t see how this sits easy with the church, especially when you consider that October 31st ranks second only in importance to April 30th, or Walpurgisnacht as it is also known, in the Satanist calendar.

Yes but these devil worshippers are just a lot of loonies looking for an excuse to get their kit off and have a party.

Aren’t they?

The vast majority perhaps, but a frightening personal experience in 1971 brought home to me in no uncertain terms, that a small but influential hardcore

element exists that carries out unholy rites under cover of the generally held belief that Devil worship is just a load of hokum, and merely an excuse to indulge in a bit of harmless fun.

I do not intend describing my own experience, but it coincided with a time when I met a man who had been a war time colleague and was still a close friend of the author Dennis Wheatley.

He assured me that the warning Wheatley gives as a preface to all of his books on occultism is heartfelt and a result of meticulous research and experience, and not a marketing ploy.

In essence the author warns his readers “most strongly” that to be drawn into what he terms The Secret Art would bring them into dangers of a very real and concrete nature.

Superstitious nonsense? Maybe. But it should at least give pause for thought.

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Basic Spanish for everyday needs by

Jane Cronin

Changing from “you” to “he or she” sentences (2) In our last lesson we started to look at how we change verbs to refer to “he” or “she”, in other words to put them into the “third person singular” form.

Having established that in all verbs except one we do this by dropping the letter “s” from the end of second person singular (you) form, we can now go back once more to some previous verbs and see how this works in practice.

Let’s look at our original expressions of intention, obligation and need, for example.

Vas a – you are going to Va a – he or she is going to Puedes – you can Puede – he or she can Quieres – you want Quiere – he or she wants Prefieres – you prefer Prefiere – he or she prefers.

You can see clearly from these examples that all that is required is the dropping of the letter “s” to make this change from second to third person, and that is true of

Vas a Prefiere

every single verb in Spanish in the present tense with only one exception, as I mentioned, which is the verb SER (to be). This is an irregular verb and changes from eres (you are) to es (he or she is).

I’m now going to state the obvious yet again, because sometimes it is the obvious that we don’t think about! When we are forming a sentence in the third person we are suddenly at liberty to name the subject of the sentence in a way we cannot do with the first and second person.

To explain what I mean in English, a first person sentence can only start with “I” and the second person sentence can only start with “you”. In Spanish, as we know, these words yo and tú are optional extras.

However, when we come to the third person, we can use “he” or “she” or many other possible subjects – my husband, your friend, the teacher, Mr. Smith, that man over there, the person who lives in that house, Mary, Bill, my cat – I think you’re getting the idea.

So, without further ado, let’s see what new sentences we can form – there are of course thousands of them!

Mi marido va a trabajar mañana.

Tu amiga puede pasar cuando quiere.

(Here the verb pasar means “to call in”) El profesor quiere hablar con tu madre.

El señor Smith prefiere comer pescado.

Remember as well we can form our negatives and our questions from these very easily.

Mi marido no va a trabajar mañana.

Tu amiga no puede pasar cuando quiere. ¿El profesor quiere hablar con tu madre? ¿El señor Smith prefiere comer pescado?

Notice in particular the way we would translate these last two sentences. In English they would start with “Does” – “Does the teacher want to speak to your mother?” “Does Mr. Smith prefer to eat fish?” These words such as “do” and “does” when forming questions are called “auxiliary verbs” and only exist in English.

In Spanish they are not needed. When we are forming simple closed (yes/no) question, we simply make a statement sound like a question with our voice and write it with the upside down question mark. In other words, it is as though we were saying: “The teacher wants to speak to your mother?” “Mr. Smith prefers to eat fish?” It is noticeable as well that some Spanish people speak English in this way, translating directly from their own language, which is actually a lot more straightforward anyway!

¿El professor quiere hablar con tu madre?

Mi marido va a trabajar mañana

Puedes

Come fly with Javea Book Circle

On Tuesday November 7, Javea Social Centre will play host to Javea Book Circle and distinguished poet Robert Archer as he reads from his recent bilingual poetry collection The Naming of Birds /El Nombre de los Pajaros, with translations by the distinguished Spanish poet Guillermo Carnero.

This is the first time this academic and scholar Robert has collected any of his work as a poet and the collection is published by the important poetry journal 21 veintiunversos of Valencia.

Robert Archer has a long standing connection to the regions of Catalunya and Valencia, teaching and researching on medieval and “Golden Age” Spanish and Catalan/ Valencian literature in London, England and Melbourne, Australia.

In recognition of his scholarship, he was elected a member of the Real Academia de Buenas Letras de Barcelona and the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and he is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

At the Book Circle meeting, poems from the collection will be read in both English and Valencian and a discussion

will follow.

A reminder that on Tuesday December 5, to accompany Javea Book Circle’s Christmas supper, Christopher North will read from the works of Jane Austen.

Javea Book Circle meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Javea Social Centre (near the parking in the Plaza de la Constitución Espanola) at 6.30pm for a 6.30pm start.

New members are always welcome, for more information get in touch with Nina Davies on ninamdavies@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 965 791 782.

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by

Kevin Wright Account Manager

Moneycorp

currency Currency questions answered by Moneycorp

The cost savings of using a specialist currency company are attractive but I have been put off as I understand there could be extra work involved. I also have concerns regarding the safety of my money - am I being over cautious?

Specialist currency providers are becoming popular choices for British ex-pats living in Spain or, indeed, those returning to the UK. Opening a trading facility is much easier and quicker than you may think but is necessary to comply with European KYC anti-money laundering legislation. moneycorp offers the option for customers to apply for registration on-line, via our website, which is a short and straight forward process. Alternatively, customers can simply complete a paper registration form. Additional documentation such as proof of identity and proof of address may be required in some cases. For the small amount of effort to apply for an account, there are many potential benefits available. These include potential cost savings and the advantage of having a range of currency services that are not always offered by traditional financial institutions, such as high street banks. Trading is also straightforward and is normally conducted over the telephone. Put simply, you can have access to great rates along with ‘real time’ information on the market which can help you to trade your currency at an advantageous time. Using a specialist currency company means you can arrange to have the rate monitored on your behalf, to help you make the most of market movements and potentially avoid trading when the market is not favourable for you. Purchasing a Forward Contract, means that you can fix the prevailing rate of exchange to buy currency now, to be settled at a determined date in the future, thus avoiding any potential impact from subsequent market fluctuations. A deposit of 10% of the total amount is required for this service.

The question of security is completely understandable and one that any client needs to be comfortable with. There are certain questions that will allow you to choose a currency provider with confidence and should be addressed if you have any doubts: How long have you been in business?

How many staff do you have?

What is your turnover?

How many clients do you deal with each year?

Do you have any other divisions as part of the company?

Do you speculate with the funds?

How do you handle client funds?

Do you have audited accounts at Companies House?

Where are your offices?

Are you Financial Conduct Authority Regulated?

This is how moneycorp answer:

How long have you been in business?

Moneycorp has been dealing in foreign exchange since 1979.

How many staff do you have?

Over 760 last year.

What is your turnover?

The last financial year saw Moneycorp trade over £25.6 billlion worth of currencies.

How many clients do you deal with each year?

We executed over 7 million client transactions in 2016.

Do you have any other divisions as part of the company?

Yes. Retail, wholesale, commercial including an awardwinning online trading platform.

Do you speculate with the funds?

Absolutely not! Moneycorp does not take trading positions and all foreign exchange positions are exactly matched with our panel of liquidity providers.

How do you handle client funds?

All client funds are safeguarded in segregated client bank accounts.

Do you have audited accounts at Companies House?

Yes, we do. PricewaterhouseCoopers have been our auditors since 1987.

Where are your offices?

Moneycorp has its HO in central London and has other offices outside the UK. Details of locations are on our web site.

Are you regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority?

Yes. Moneycorp is the trading name of TTT Moneycorp Ltd. which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the provision of payment services.

For further information about how Moneycorp can help with your particular currency requirement, contact us on +34 902 887 243 or email kevin.wright@moneycorp.com

Moneycorp is a trading name of TTT Moneycorp Ltd. which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the provision of payment services.

TTT Moneycorp Limites, Sucursal en España is registered with the banco de España under the code number 6875 and with the Mercantile Registry of Málaga under volume 5461, book 4638, sheet 7, page MA-131271, inscription number 1. Its registered office address is Centro Comercial Cala Sol, Local 108, La Cala de Mijas, 29649 Málaga and its Spanish tax identification number is W8266051E.

legal

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Getting your affairs in order by

IGNACIO PELLICER MOLLĂ & PEDRO HEREDIA ORTIZ

LAWYERS

Q A

Wills, inheritance tax, funerals and frozen bank accounts. I believe that everything has to be sorted out before I die. I am not planning on dying just yet, but how can I organize all of this?

It does seem a complicated issue to address, but writing a will, getting your tax affairs in order and ensuring that your assets are protected does not need to complicated nor does the language barrier need to get in the way.

The best advice would be to ensure everything is order as soon as possible.

If you need a will revising or writing, would like to calculate the inheritance tax or need peace of mind that your assets are protected, Pellicer & Heredia have a department specializing in this.

Contact us today for further information.

If you have any further questions about this or any other legal matter, please do not hesitate to contact us; we have a team of experts standing by to assist you in any way we can. Call 965 480 737 or email info@pellicerheredia.com Videos at www.pellicerheredia.com

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money

by

Sam Kelly

Managing Partner Chorus Financial

What exactly happened with Continental Wealth Management?

A couple more weeks have passed since the devastating revelations regarding the collapse of CWM, and as each day passes, more people are discovering they themselves were victims.

I’m sure many in my industry would like to brush this under the carpet, and remove it from the public interest, but we must learn lessons from this, and as an industry, we must educate the public to ensure what happened CANNOT happen again.

We are not yet fully aware of the numbers, but early data is showing that as many as 40% of CWM’s 900 clients were affected by this. All of these clients were in a type of overseas pension called a QROPS. I have written extensively in the past as to why Chorus warns extra due diligence with regards moving your pension to a QROPS. With a competent and ethical financial advisor, a QROPS may be a suitable consideration for those looking to transfer their pensions, but ensure you receive properly licensed and qualified advice, as there are also options available where you can leave your pension in the UK with similar benefits. Sadly, QROPS can also be open to abuse, as it is able to hold complex and often high-risk investments that are not suitable for nonprofessional investors.

The CWM losses were all caused by one particular type of product called a ‘structured note’. Notes vary in terms of their level of risk, and in this case incredibly high-risk notes were used. The best way to explain why these notes were so high risk is to compare them to an industry standard multi-asset investment fund.

A well-balanced portfolio should consist of a number of well-known, long established, multi-asset funds, managed by household names such as The Prudential, Investec, HSBC, Fidelity, Rathbones, Legal and

General, Blackrock etc. Each of these funds will have diversification criteria set out by their regulator (in the case of Chorus, we only recommend UK FCA regulated funds, unless our clients specifically request otherwise, which is usually only the case with experienced investor clients).

A diverse fund will hold a mix of assets such as shares, property, fixed interest securities and cash deposits.

Within each of these types, there will be many different holdings. These are exactly the same funds that would be used by financial advisors in the UK for their investment and pension clients.

In practical terms this should mean that an individual holding represents a tiny fraction of the overall portfolio, so no single asset can add unnecessary risk to the portfolio.

Rather than using a number of highly regulated multiasset funds, the CWM advisors were being paid high commissions (something else I warn about in regularly in my articles) to recommend a product that could literally fail based on the performance of a single holding. These products are wrapped up and sold in a way that can, on the surface, make them look low risk, but they also clearly state on the literature ‘For Professional Investors Only’.

What happened to the victims of CWM would be impossible in a correctly structured portfolio, which is why week after week in my articles and radio interviews I try to spread this essential message.

Financial advisors in Spain are still selling structured notes, and indeed certain non-FCA regulated funds, that are paying them commissions to recommend them. This practise is illegal in the UK, but currently the only way we can stop it happening in Spain is through education.

There is a way to approach investing in a prudent and

secure manner, and you should never be afraid to ask your advisor very detailed questions before signing any paperwork. If you have doubts or feel certain questions are being avoided, then perhaps it would be better to seek advice elsewhere.

What the victims of CWM are going through right now is devastating, and the actions of those advisors is simply unforgivable. There is a support group set up for anyone who may have been affected by CWM at www.pension-life.com or contact them via email on angiebrooks@pension-life.com.

Anyone who may be considering a new investment or pension transfer here in Spain should consider attending The Finance Tour on November 7th, 8th & 9th in Calpe, Javea, Oliva and Orihuela Costa. I am very proud to say that as of this week, I have been asked to join the prestigious panel, and will be available to answer all your questions on the day, alongside speakers from The Prudential, Rathbones, London & Colonial and a local tax and law firm. Attendance is free, so visit www.thefinancetour.com or call 693 107 044 today for bookings and information.

Chorus Financial is a trading style of Tourbillon Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission (Gibraltar), Licence Number FSC1118B and registered with the UK FCA as an EEA Authorised firm, reference 539348.

Deposit contracts when buying a property

by Gonzalo Blanco Blanco Abogados available across the Costa Blanca and inland with offices in Denia and Xativa

Mr Blanco, I have signed a "deposit contract" to buy a house in Denia (I am English). I wanted to know if the money I have given goes to the real estate agent or to the seller and what guarantees do I have that they will sell the house to me?

Mr Williams Thank you for your email. Your question refers to the “contrato de arras“ or deposit agreement in the sale of a property, and refers to the amount of money paid in advance to the signing of the Escritura. When the private contract of purchase is signed, you have signed a contract with two different agreements on it: the agreement of purchase “acuerdo de compraventa” and the deposit

agreement “acuerdo de arras”.

Any amount that the buyer delivers to the real estate agency in the form of a deposit must be destined to the seller, and the agency may only have these amounts for the sole purpose of depositary and always being authorized by the seller to receive them on their behalf (Notarial power). It is highly recommended to ask for a certificate from the bank account holder.

There are three different types of deposit agreement, otherwise known as Acuerdo de Arras 1: CONFIRMATORY Arras (arras confirmatorias).

The Supreme Court has established that Confirmatory arras are those aimed at reinforcing the existence

of the contract by constituting a signal or proof of its execution.

If you sign this type of deposit you will receive the same amount delivered plus any damages for cancelling. If the buyer decides not to buy he will lose the deposit.

2: ARRAS AS DAMAGES COMPENSATION (arras penales).

The difference in this case is that the economic compensation has already been established in the contract and it will be the amount given as “arras”. For normal is the double of the deposit amount.

3: CANCELLING ARRAS (arras penitenciarias).

The “arras penitenciaries” is a legal way to break the contract.art 1454 CC.

The most common, the difference with the previous two other types of arras is that if the seller decides not to sell, he will have to return to the purchaser the deposit amount paid as arras and pay again the same amount as a penalty; if the buyer decides not to buy, then he loses the amount paid as deposit / arras.

The indispensable requirements for the application of arras Penitentials are: - There must be a contract and an agreement between the parties.

- That one of the parts rescinds the contract.

For more information contact us without commitment blancoabogados@icaalmeria.es

Gonzalo Blanco Legal Lawyers registered at Icaalmeria nº 2717 Marques de Campo 58, 5º Denia. Alicante Reina 21,1 Xàtiva. Valencia. www.blancolawfirm.com Website: http://lawyerblanco.blogspot.com.es/

Friday 3rd November - Thursday 9th November

Pick of the Day

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

Breakfast Countryfile Autumn Diaries Homes Under the Hammer Getting the Builders in Fugitives Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show Sounds Like Friday Night EastEnders Porridge Have I Got News for You Tracey Breaks the News BBC News BBC London News The Graham Norton Show Josh

7:00am 7:30am

8:15am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:15pm

5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:05am

The Hairy Builder Countryfile Autumn Diaries Getting the Builders in See Hear on Tour Caught Red Handed Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code The Planners Family Finders The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track Back in Time for Dinner Flog It! Strictly - It Takes Two Mastermind Match of the Day Live QI Newsnight Snowfall

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

9:30pm 10:00pm

11:00pm 11:30pm 11:40pm 12:15am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears Coronation Street Bear’s Mission with Rob Brydon ITV News and Weather ITV News London After the News Tonight at the London Palladium

7:20am 8:35am

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

7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 8:55pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Hotel Hell Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me My Kitchen Rules Countdown A Place in the Sun Coast v Country Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World Stand Up To Cancer Food Unwrapped Travel Man Gogglebox The Last Leg First Dates

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

1:10pm 1:15pm

2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

10:00pm

11:00pm

12:05am

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Returns Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Paper Angels 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show The World’s Greatest Bridges Eight Days That Made Rome: The Spartacus Revolt Shrunken Heads of the Amazon Jack the Ripper: The Missing Evidence

7:00am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am

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

Monkey Life It’s Me or the Dog (UK) It’s Me or the Dog (UK) The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Dogs an Amazing Animal Family Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Sing: Ultimate a Capella Sing: Ultimate a Capella The Simpsons

Animal Park Summer Special Naomi’s Nightmares of Nature Deadly 60 Rugby League World Cup Coast Rick Stein’s Long Weekends Nigella Natural World Escape to the Continent Italy Unpacked Mastermind Flog It! The Big Family Cooking Showdown Britain Afloat Front Row Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands Dad’s Army Josh Widdicombe QI XL Later... with Jools Holland Red Tails

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am

12:25pm

12:55pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 2:30pm 4:30pm 4:55pm 7:00pm

7:25pm 7:35pm 7:50pm 8:15pm 9:20pm 11:05pm 12:10am 12:25am

Childrens TV ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape The Hungry Sailors The Harbour ITV News The X Factor Thunderbirds are Go Father of the Bride Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs ITV News London ITV News You’ve Been Framed!

Ninja Warrior UK The X Factor The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News Forgetting Sarah Marshall

7:25am 7:50am

8:45am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 10:55am 11:20am 11:50am 12:20pm 12:50pm 1:20pm 1:50pm 2:25pm 2:55pm 3:25pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:30pm

7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:10am

Adventure Racing Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Best Laid Plans Location, Location, Location Channel 4 News Volatile Earth Pearl Harbour The Other Woman Unknown

7:00am 10:50am 11:45am 12:45pm

Childrens TV The Gadget Show Police Interceptors 2 Gifts of Christmas

2:25pm 4:10pm 5:10pm 5:15pm 6:00pm

Christmas Card Christmas in the City 5 News Christmas in the City

7:00am 7:55am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:25pm 2:20pm 3:20pm 4:15pm 6:15pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:05pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:45pm 12:45am

Wild Things Sing: Ultimate a Capella Supergirl The Flash Soccer A.M. NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles Gillette Soccer Saturday Gillette Soccer Saturday Gillette Soccer Saturday Sing: Ultimate a Capella The Simpsons The Simpsons Agatha Christie Living the Dream Bounty Hunters The Russell Howard Hour A League of Their Own

Tracey Breaks the News, 10.30pm, BBC1

Saturday 7:00am 11:00am 12:30pm

1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm

3:45pm

5:10pm 6:10pm

6:40pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 7:50pm 9:20pm 10:10pm 11:10pm 11:30pm 12:50am

Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Live The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food Football Focus BBC News Rugby League World Cup Highlights Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Final Score Len Goodman’s Partners in Rhyme BBC News BBC London News Pointless Strictly Come Dancing Casualty Gunpowder BBC News Match of the Day The NFL Show

7:45am

8:30am

9:00am 9:30am 12:30pm 1:00pm

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

8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:45pm 12:50am

7:00pm 7:05pm 7:45pm 9:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:55pm 12:50am

How Sarah Got Her Wings 5 News How Sarah Got Her Wings Rio Lobo 5 News Weekend Football on 5 NCIS: New Orleans NCIS: New Orleans Lip Sync Battle UK

Grease 6pm, Channel 5

Sunday 7:00am 8:35am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 5:00pm 5:35pm 6:35pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

8:15pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 11:30pm 12:45am

Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show Sunday Morning Live Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Points of View Lifeline FA Cup Final Score Songs of Praise Blue Planet II BBC News BBC London News Panorama Countryfile Autumn Special Strictly Come Dancing Blue Planet II The Last Post BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 Ronny Chieng: International Student

Volatile Earth, 8pm, Channel 4

7:05am 7:35am 8:20am

9:20am

10:30am

12:00pm

12:30pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm

6:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:35pm 12:20am

How We Won the War A to Z of TV Gardening Great British Garden Revival The Countryfile Ramble for Children in Need Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking My Life on a Plate MOTD2 Extra Natural World Wild Brazil Flog It! Rugby League World Cup Highlights Match of the Day Top Gear Robot Wars My Scientology Movie Snowfall The Ring

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am

11:00am 12:00pm 2:00pm 2:10pm 3:50pm 4:35pm

5:35pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 7:10pm

8:05pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:20pm 12:15am

Childrens TV ITV News Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears Peston on Sunday Columbo ITV News The X Factor Catchphrase Ball and Boe: Back Together A Very Royal Wedding ITV News London ITV News The Chase: Celebrity Special The X Factor Sheridan ITV News Peston on Sunday Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am

9:05am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:30pm

2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm

5:45pm 6:15pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Kevin Can Wait Kevin Can Wait Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Great British Bake Off: The Final Channel 4 News Paddington Escape Great Canal Journeys Unspeakable Gogglebox The Railway Man

7:00am 11:25am 12:10pm

12:40pm 2:25pm

4:05pm 5:05pm 5:10pm 5:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:05pm 8:15pm

9:15pm

10:00pm 11:30pm

Childrens TV Football on 5 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud A Husband for Christmas Coming Home for Christmas Let it Snow 5 News Let it Snow 5 News Weekend Grease 5 News Grease Grease: Before and After They Were Stars Rugby on 5: Anglo Welsh Cup Highlights The Grease Story All New Most Shocking Moments in Pop 2

7:00am 8:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm

2:00pm

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

The Hour of Power Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons WWE Raw Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family Landscape Artist Supergirl The Flash Modern Family The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Duck Quacks Don’t Echo Strike Back The Force: North East Ross Kemp

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Pick of the Day

monday 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am

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

12:30am

Breakfast Women at War Homes Under the Hammer Getting the Builders in Fugitives Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Flog It! Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Would I Lie to You? Panorama BBC News BBC London News Have I Got a Bit More News for You The Graham Norton Show

7:00am 7:30am

8:15am 9:00am

10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:15pm

5:15pm 6:15pm

7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm

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

The Hairy Builder Countryfile Autumn Diaries Getting the Builders in The Big Family Cooking Showdown Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Code The Planners Family Finders Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow Back in Time for Dinner Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads Strictly - It Takes Two Match of the Day Coastal Path University Challenge Nigella Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents Live at the Apollo Newsnight Exodus: Our Journey Continues

7:00am 9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:40pm

12:40am

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street The Harbour Coronation Street Truly, Madly, Deeply ITV News and Weather ITV News London Ross Kemp Behind Bars - Inside Barlinnie The Jonathan Ross Show

7:20am 8:35am

9:00am

9:35am

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

7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm

10:00pm

11:00pm 12:05am

King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Hotel Hell Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me My Kitchen Rules Countdown A Place in the Sun Coast v Country Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches Tricks of the Restaurant Trade 999: What’s Your Emergency?

First Dates Celebrity Hunted

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

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

11:00pm

12:05am

Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

5 News Lunchtime The Gadget Show Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: New Orleans Defending Santa 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Car Crash TV All New Traffic Cops Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys The Last Days of Steve Mcqueen The One

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

Modern Family Modern Family Monkey Life Monkey Life It’s Me or the Dog (UK) It’s Me or the Dog (UK) The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Zoo Tales Zoo Tales Modern Family Modern Family NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Supergirl A League of Their Own Bounty Hunters The Simpsons The Simpsons

tuesday 7:00am 10:15am 11:00am

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Breakfast Women at War Homes Under the Hammer Getting the Builders in Fugitives Bargain Hunt BBC News BBC London News Doctors Impossible Escape to the Country Money for Nothing Flog It! Pointless BBC News BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Holby City The A Word BBC News BBC London News Hotel for Refugees Generation Screwed?

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson’s Real Deal Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Countrywise The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards 2017 ITV News and Weather ITV News London On Assignment Lethal Weapon

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King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Hotel Hell Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me My Kitchen Rules Countdown A Place in the Sun Coast v Country Four in a Bed Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds Grand Designs The Fight for Mosul How to Get a Council House

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Childrens TV The Wright Stuff Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Returns Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: New Orleans I’m Not Ready for Christmas 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild The Yorkshire Vet Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Most Shocking Reality TV Moments

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Modern Family Modern Family Monkey Life Monkey Life It’s Me or the Dog (UK) It’s Me or the Dog (UK) The Dog Whisperer The Dog Whisperer Zoo Tales Zoo Tales Modern Family Modern Family NCIS:Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Flash Strike Back Sicknote The Simpsons

The Last Days of Steve McQueen, 11pm, Channel 5

The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards 2017, 9pm, ITV1,

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WEDNESDAY 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Women at War 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Getting the Builders in 12:45pm Fugitives 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm DIY SOS 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Junior Doctors

7:30am Women at War 8:15am Getting the Builders in 9:00am Britain Afloat 9:30am Caught Red Handed 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Easy Virtue 2:30pm Lifeline 2:40pm Grand Tours of Scotland 2:45pm Permission Impossible:

Britain’s Planners 3:45pm Family Finders 4:15pm Operation Gold Rush

with Dan Snow 5:15pm Hebrides: Islands on the Edge 6:15pm Put Your Money Where

Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly - It Takes Two 8:00pm Meet the Lords 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Big Life Fix 11:00pm The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Bear’s Mission with Rob Brydon 12:45am Road Rage Britain:

Caught on Camera

7:20am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm My Kitchen Rules 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Steph and Dom’s

One Star to Five Star 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm The Truth About Slim People 11:00pm Man Down 11:35pm Homecoming 12:35am 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 Returns 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:15pm The Christmas Note 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Traffic Cops 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Big Family Values:

More Kids Than Cash 11:00pm Shannon Matthews:

The Mother’s Story 12:05am When Kids Kill: Catfish Killer

7:00am Modern Family 8:00am Monkey Life 9:00am It’s Me or the Dog (UK) 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am Zoo Tales 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Modern Family 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 10:00pm Inhumans 11:00pm Bounty Hunters 11:45pm The Simpsons 12:15am The Simpsons

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Acid Attacks: How Scared

Should We Be? Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Paul O’Grady:

For The Love of Dogs 10:00pm The Murder of Becky Watts:

Police Tapes 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:40pm Undercover

7:20am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm My Kitchen Rules 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Steph and Dom’s

One Star to Five Star 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Ugly House to Lovely House 10:00pm Tru An American Dream 11:00pm Angry, White and American 12:05am 999: What’s Your Emergency?

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 Returns 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:15pm All I Want for Christmas 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm All New Traffic Cops 9:00pm Bargain Loving Brits

in Blackpool 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Bad Habits, Holy Orders 12:05am Borderline

7:00am Modern Family 8:00am Monkey Life 9:00am It’s Me or the Dog (UK) 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am Zoo Tales 11:30am Zoo Tales 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Egg Drop 1:00pm NCIS 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Living the Dream 11:00pm The Russell Howard Hour 12:00am The Simpsons

Masterchef: The Professionals, 9pm, BBC2

thursday 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Women at War 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Getting the Builders in 12:45pm Fugitives 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Sam Smith at the BBC 10:00pm The Week the Landlords Moved in 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Question Time

7:00am The Hairy Builder 7:30am Women at War 8:15am Getting the Builders in 9:00am Council House Crackdown 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2:45pm Permission Impossible:

Britain’s Planners 3:45pm Family Finders 4:15pm Operation Stonehenge:

What Lies Beneath 5:15pm Hebrides: Islands on the Edge 6:15pm Put Your Money Where

Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly - It Takes Two 8:00pm Meet the Lords 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Exodus: Our Journey Continues 11:00pm Match of the Day 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Trust Me, I’m a Doctor

Arrow, 9pm, Sky 1

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Puzzles Code Breaker

Mercury sextiles Pluto and it would seem that you are coming to terms with recent events, and beginning to understand why things have worked out the way they are. Your own willpower will allow you to probe any field that takes your attention right now. You are emotive and original and working towards the real truth of the matter.

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Jupiter continues to ignite your third house of communication and will do so for over a year. This is a great time to get a good deal or take a stab at something that you have always wanted to do. Rarely will you have had the backing that allows you to explore what is out there for you! Jupiter is expansive and full of blessings!

WORD fit

Using just logic, can you make all the words fit correctly into the grid?

Pay attention to those subtle messages which seem to be coming to you all ways right now. Some secrets of others really are a network of lies and you knew this all along. Influences of Jupiter bring growth and good fortune, but also things can get exaggerated. Be smart, play cool and be careful not to embellish any information!

Jupiter is in Scorpio, a compatible water sign, ruling your ninth house of travel and global connection. Time to take a very well deserved break away that charges your batteries and prepares you for some hard work just ahead! Linking up with others from other cultures you will greatly energise a common and highly spiritual cause.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents Y and 16 represents J. 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.

Your psychic energies are charged and ready for action this week with the backing of Sun energy and the guidance and benevolence of Jupiter to light your way too. Do what feels good for you and it will have a positive effect on others. Some of the answers you have sought will allow you to take a turn along the pathway, opening new doors!

You may be up for a fight if you want to get your own way right now. Authorities may test your patience but will bring solutions to a nagging problem in their response. Compromise will see you taking control sooner than later, but it also serves to show you just who your friends really are, and how strong and determined you really can be!

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Word Wheel

Take a long hard look at whatever holds you back this week.

Eliminate that fear which holds you back from the main event; which you should be a part of! Saturn squares on Chiron on November 2nd and this day allows you to break those chains and take a forward look at just what it is that you really want, and need to happen now.

Mars moves comfortably into your tenth house of achievements, rewards and bonuses. Keep your CV up to date as new horizons seem to be beckoning you onwards and upwards! Your skills are required on all levels too as you volunteer or join a new group quite unexpectedly; finding new friends who are just on your wavelength.

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There is 1x7 letter word and 165 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!

Mercury continues to transit your sixth house. This is an excellent time to do some sorting out and to start some of those projects that you may have listed but have failed to put into action. Whether it is paying the bills or de-cluttering your home, it is time for you to give this attention a priority to put all that you need to in order!

This may very well be a testing time, as minor problems with authority see you scrambling to prove just what you are fully capable of right now. A compromise may very well be the best solution, though you will find it harder to get your own way. This may be time to reflect and to just wait and see what the best offer really is!

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Start at a letter and spell out a 10-letter word by moving to adjacent letters. Each letter will be used at least once, but no letter will be used twice in a row.

Emotional involvements become more intense and this reflects on all aspects of a romantic nature; which may not be allowed to interfere with your personal happiness. Venus squares Pluto, and both inspiration and the power of expression will serve to soften some of the pressure you currently feel as karmic energies find a way!

Jupiter is ensconced in your fifth house of true love for almost a year. This means that attachments will become stronger and it will be a great time to share memories with loved ones with travel and shared experiences on the cards.

The Universe knows how hard you have worked, and it is high time now for some fun.

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6 letter words EASILY KARATE SWERVE UNTRUE

WORD FIT

7 letter words EARNEST

Mystical Postbag Kenny, I have noticed that there is a changed atmosphere in my home over the past weeks.

Nothing seems to be wrong but I have noticed that things are not as they were.

What can I do?

Sophie W. Sophie, your levels of perception may be changing. You could be feeling something that you were not able to connect with before. If nothing seems wrong then this could be a deepening of your personal aware-

ness. I would open all the windows and doors in the house and ask if anything present would like to leave right now, because they are not welcome. Burn some sage oil or a fluxo incense such as Sai Flora and clean all floors and washable surfaces with sea salted water.

These actions show your strength and power as you ascertain that this home is yours and will be full of your powerful energies now and in the future! Keep in touch with me please!

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For Birthday Celebrants Expect to be able to contribute your good ideas to motivate others. You are energised and blessed with good fortune, and if that is something that you can share then it will also benefit others who come your way too, in the astrological year ahead.

More Puzzles

Cryptic

ACROSS 1 Clergyman has clay thrown out? Precisely! (10) 7 Sewing implements not quite unnecessary (7) 8 Carpenter is to go in without fish (5) 10 North-east race, after deductions (4) 11 I can roam about for pasta (8) 13 A group of directors on a ship (6) 15 A game with nets in? (6) 17 Meant to be at home, getting looked after (8) 18 Help with a Verdi opera (4) 21 Never-failing courage (5) 22 Make up your mind to do the puzzle again (7) 23 Agree to write (10) DOWN 1 Proficient in a small department (5) 2 It’s a little higher than the ankle - or a little lower! (4) 3 A little mischief-maker, a scallywag, a rogue (6) 4 Green tea brewed for a youngster (8) 5 Not lewd, wild or disappointed (3,4) 6 Swirling in and out in flood (10) 9 Part of the harness said to be put back (10) 12 Magnificence makes Edgar run (8) 14 Part of Canada - and parts of Iran too! (7) 16 Thirteen cards for eleven players in Scotland? (6) 19 I had been first but didn’t work (5) 20 Norwegian capital in Czechoslovakia (4)

Word Ladder

Can you by changing 1 letter at a time, get from the first word to the last word in the given number of moves?

SCARY

1 2 3 4 5 THING Soduku

Quick

Futoshiki

The purpose of the game is to discover the digits hidden inside the board’s cells; each cell is filled with a digit between 1 and 6. On each row and column each digit appears exactly once; therefore, when revealed, the digits of the board form a so-called Latin square. The board may also contain some inequalities between the board cells; these inequalities must be respected and can be used as clues in order to discover the remaining hidden digits. ie > is greater than and < is less than.

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Quiz 1 The Latin prefix ‘dino’ (as in dinosaur) means: Giant; Terrible; Noisy; or Old? 2 Approximately how much Francium (the rarest metal on the planet) exists on Earth: 1000 tonnes; 10 tonnes; 50 kilos; or less than an ounce?

3 Argan oil, chiefly from Morocco, used in cooking and cosmetics, is extracted from a: Seaweed; Cactus; Tree nut; or Camel?

4 Mocha is coffee with added: Alcohol; Chocolate; Cream; or Tea? 5 According to The Bible’s Book of Genesis in which God created Heaven and Earth in six days, on the first day God created: Man and Woman; Fire and Air; Darkness and Light; or The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea? 6 A ‘cricket box’ is a: Painted batting zone; Safe area for spectators; Chest for stumps, balls, bats, etc; or Batsman’s groin protector?

7 Paraguay, Bolivia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Nepal, and Lesotho have no: Coastlines; Armies; Cathedrals; or McDonald’s?

8 What Greek word meaning ‘upon/additionally’ prefixes these words to create different words and a rock’n’roll brand: Centre/Center, Cure, Dermis, Gram, Tome, and Phone?

9 The area of a circle with a radius of 56.5cms is approximately how many square metres: 1; 3; 5; or 10?

10 Italian clothier Emilio Ceccato redesigned/provided the traditional striped shirts in 2016 for: Venice’s gondoliers; Vatican guards; Inter Milan soccer club; or Segregated Mafia prison inmates?

ACROSS 1 Imperial measure (6) 4 Three-legged stand (6) 8 Discovered (5) 9 Redeemer (7) 10 Sanction (7) 11 Takes a break (5) 12 Remember (9) 17 Rowing crew (5) 19 Roman sea god (7) 21 Beasts (7) 22 Continuing pains (5) 23 Bits (6) 24 Required (6)

DOWN 1 Blunders (6) 2 Wash and iron (7) 3 Command (5) 5 Daydream (7) 6 Conspiracies (5) 7 Constraint, force (6) 9 Young plants (9) 13 Humble dwelling (7) 14 Slightly crazy (7) 15 Abscond (6) 16 Came to an end (6) 18 Engrained dirt (5) 20 Location (5)

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Benidorm food & drink

Benidorm’s Old Town has an enormous amount to offer in terms of atmosphere and tradition.

Known for it’s huge array of Tapas Bars, there is also a huge expat community providing cosy bars and restaurants in the heart of Old Benidorm. From a tasty snack to a full blown A La Carte menu, cocktails and shots, English and local beers and wines, there is something for everyone! All these venues are within a 5 minute walk of each other, so try them all...

Make sure you tell the owners you saw their advert in RTN!

BBQ Cauliflower & Chickpea Tacos with a Creamy Lime Slaw Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower 1¼ cup of cooked chickpeas 1 teaspoon olive oil 10-12 corn tortillas sliced jalapenos, if desired

Twice baked potatoes A great side dish for entertaining, these mitt–warming potatoes can be made sev-

eral hours or even a day in advance. After filling, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Try a variation with mushrooms and truffle oil or chives.

DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350°F and bake the potatoes directly on the oven rack until tender, about 1 – 1 1/4 hours. Cool 15 minutes.

2. Laying the potatoes on their sides, cut off the top 4 and reserve, and gently scoop out the flesh with a spoon, leaving 1/4” thick shells.

3. Force the scooped flesh through a ricer, or mash with a masher in a mixing bowl.

Add the remaining ingredients, and gently mix with a fork or a wooden spoon. Taste to adjust the seasonings.

4. Spoon the filling back into the potato skins, and dot with butter. Replace the cut–off tops and gently wrap with aluminium foil in a way that signals the right–side up. Place on upper rack of a pre–heated barbecue and bake until heated through and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes.

5. If made ahead and refrigerated, bake for 35–40 minutes.

6. To Serve: Open foil, discard tops and garnish with a little extra grated cheddar and crumbled bacon.

INGREDIENTS d 6 Medium baking potatoes, scrubbe ly light and pierced 1/4 cup Butter, at room temperature ture 1/2 cup Sour cream, at room tempera ture pera tem room at 1/4 cup Buttermilk,

1 tsp Kosher salt minced 2 Scallions, green and white parts, plus se, 3/4 cup Grated cheddar chee more for garnish 1/4 cup Grated parmesan cheese n, 1/4 cup Cooked and crumbled baco plus more for garnish Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Butter, for dotting the tops

BBQ Rub: 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon coconut sugar ½ teaspoon smoked paprika ¼ teaspoon black pepper Creamy Lime Slaw: 1 14 ounce bag of cole slaw mix or 6 - 7 cups of thinly chopped cabbage and carrots A scant ½ cup of veganasie, or mayonnaise ½ teaspoon dijon mustard ½ teaspoon maple syrup 1½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar ¼ teaspoon celery salt 1 pinch black pepper 1 teaspoon water Juice of one lime Instructions 1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. 2. Make the slaw: In a medium sized bowl add all of the slaw

dressing ingredients. Mix ingredients together until a creamy sauce has formed. In a large bowl, add the cabbage mixture and pour dressing over. Mix until everything is combined. Place in the refrigerator until ready to use.

3. In a small bowl or jar, add all of the BBQ rub ingredients and mix together.

4. Separate all of the cauliflower florets and chop them into bite size pieces. Place florets and chickpeas onto a large sheetpan and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with BBQ rub. Depending on the size of your head of cauliflower you may not need to use all the rub. Toss everything together with your hands so that cauliflower and chickpeas are coated with the rub. Place the sheetpan in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes, flipping once.

5. If desired, warm up corn tortillas on the stove or in the oven. Add about ¼ cup of cauliflower and chickpeas to each taco and top with a few tablespoons of slaw. Top with sliced jalapenos if desired.

6. Enjoy!

Recipe type: Entree, Gluten Free, Vegan Serves: 4 - 6

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Last chance to book

CASA SANTONJA: The Christmas Fayre promises fun for all the family

Casa Santonja 2 day Christmas Fayre

Casa Santonja is a beautiful 19th century building in Beniarbeig, catalogued among the ‘55 most illustrious buildings’ in the province of Alicante.

Its lush gardens with centuries-old trees extend over an area of 20,000 square meters.

Casa Santonja rarely opens its gardens to the general public but has made a special exception in aid of local

charities Make A Smile, HELP Denia and Marina Alta, Red Cross, Tanamera, Dusty’s Homestead and Hope Restoration Centre.

Next Saturday November 11 from 12.00pm – 6.00pm and Sunday November 12 from 11.00am – 4.00pm, everyone is welcomed to enjoy the stunning gardens at the Christmas Fayre.

The Christmas Fayre promises fun for all the family, with delicious homemade

food, Christmas entertainment and Carol singing and over 50 gift stalls.

The chapel will be open and families can light a candle for their loved ones whilst the children visit Santa in his grotto.

Entry is €1.

Casa Santonja is situated only five minutes from Ondara shopping centre, in Beniarbeig (there will be signposts).

For more information, get in touch – 680 673 871 / kidskitchen@outlook.es.

Bored young teenager up against an octogenarian: recipe for disaster? More like an opportunity for great comedy with slick oneliners!

Norman Thayer is approaching his 80th birthday so he and his spirited wife Ethel know time is against them in their twilight years.

Like all families, they have had their ups and downs, lingering tensions from the past and unspoken, unresolved quarrels.

Norman is as tarttongued as ever and enjoys needling everyone within sight.

He's not always likeable, but Ethel adores him.

This summer they are visited on their summer vacation on Golden Pond, New England by their divorced, middleaged daughter and her uptight dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his

rebellious teenage son behind.

On Golden Pond is a heart-warming story about revisiting the past and forging new bonds across generations and remains an inspiring celebration of the universal challenges we all face: the ultimate triumphs of life, love, and family.

There are plenty of laughs, but with some bittersweet undertones.

BOOK NOW - ‘On Golden Pond’ will run from next Tuesday November 7 to Saturday November 11 at 8.00pm each evening at the Union Musical de Gata.

Tickets cost €12.50 and can be purchased via www.javeaplayers.com.

Group bookings of 10 or more will be offered a free drink in place of the previous discount.

For more information or assistance, get in touch – 865 528 551 / boxoffice@ javeaplayers.com.

IKEA and Primark shopping trip SPACES are still available for a Christmas shopping trip to IKEA and Primark in Murcia next Wednesday

October 4.

The coach will leave Javea’s Arenal at 9.00am and tickets cost €16.

There will be a free raf-

fle on the coach, offering the chance to win health and beauty vouchers.

For more information or to reserve your space,

get in touch with Sam Littlewood – 649 239 498 or email samanthalittlewood@ gmail.com.

Norman (Mike Martin), Billy (Luke Holmes) and Ethel (Rosemary Brown)

Dinner and dancing on the Arenal FANCY some light relief from the Halloween hubbub and Christmas crackers?

Then join Durga, Prem and their friendly team at Restaurante Kathmandu on Javea’s Arenal next Thursday November 9 from 7.30pm.

The restaurant is offering a special evening menu for just €16, including mixed starters, a choice of main course and sides, plus dessert or coffee.

Entertainment will be provided by ‘Out of the Blue’, with music to suit all taste, so be sure to have your dancing shoes on!

A grand charity raffle will be held and funds raised will go towards supporting the Wijesinghe Girls Orphanage Project in Sri Lanka – covering the cost of craft /basic IT and Sinhalese lessons for the next 3 months.

To book your table, simply telephone Restaurante Kathmandu on 966 471 684 or 633 308 407.

For more information get in touch with Helen Davis on 684 455 099.

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health

Sciatica – it gets on your nerves SCIATICA is the name given to any sort of pain caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in your body, running from the back of your pelvis, through your buttocks, and all the way down both legs, ending at your feet.

The severest pain of sciatica is usually felt in the buttocks and legs, and most people find it goes away naturally within a few weeks, although some cases can last for a year or more.

Symptoms When the sciatic nerve is compressed or irritated, it can cause pain; numbness; a tingling sensation that radiates from your lower back and travels down one of your legs to your foot and toes, and weakness in the calf muscles or the muscles that move the foot and ankle. The pain can range from being mild to very painful, and may be made worse by sneezing, coughing or sitting for a long period of time.

While people with sciatica can also have general back pain, the pain associated with sciatica usually affects the buttocks and legs much more than the back.

See your doctor if your symptoms are severe, persistent or getting worse over time.

Your doctor can usually confirm a diagnosis of sciatica based on your symptoms and recommend appropriate treatment .

Causes In the vast majority of cases sciatica is caused by a slipped disc. A slipped disc occurs when one of the discs that sit between the bones of the spine (the vertebrae) is

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damaged and presses on the nerves. It's not always clear what causes the damage, although as you get older your discs become less flexible and more likely to rupture.

Treatment Most cases of sciatica pass in around six weeks without the need for treatment.

A combination of things you can do at home – such as taking anti-inflammatory painkillers for any back pain, staying active and exercising, and using hot or cold packs – may help reduce the symptoms until the condition improves.

Beauty tips Bye, blisters!

As the winter weather draws in, save your soles from blisters in your new boots or party shoes with a green tea home remedy.

Green tea has anti-inflammatory properties that aid healing.

First, brew three tea bags in boiling water, then toss in a teaspoon of baking soda (for its antiseptic properties).

Allow the brew to cool, then soak your blister in it.

You can use gauze to apply the home remedy to the area if the blister is in an area too difficult to soak.

Also, if your blister hasn't popped, you can speed up the healing process by soaking it in warm water to help it soften up and drain the fluid inside.

Organic papaya mask Many exfoliants contain abrasive ingredients that scratch your skin which can damage your skin and speed aging.

Instead, it’s better to use an enzymatic exfoliant. Papaya contains the natural enzyme papain and pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which helps naturally exfoliate the skin, leaving it smooth and soft. Greener (unripe) papayas have higher amounts of papain, so opt for these to get the best exfoliation. If you have sensitive skin, use

ripe papayas because they’re less likely to trigger an inflammatory reaction.

Scoop out a ¼ cup raw papaya flesh, mash or blend with 1 tablespoon fresh pineapple until smooth. Apply to your dry face and leave on for 5 to 15 minutes. Then rinse with cool water. If you have sensitive skin, do a patch test on your arm before applying to face.

The alpha hydroxy acids and the enzymes in this recipe dissolve dry, dead skin. You only need to do this once or twice per week.

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African mango A natural way of controlling weight.

The fruit of African mango (Gabonensis Irvingia) is native to Western Africa, especially to Cameroon.

Natives have used it traditionally with healing purposes, apart from being a food sta¬ple. The difference between African mango and other types of mangos lies in its seed. African mango’s seeds are rich in protein and beneficial substances for health.

The seed extract of the African mango referred to as IGOB131 is particularly interesting. Several studies about this extract have proved its efficiency in weight control, particularly in overweight people.

The success of African mango in weight control is due to its content in leptin and in adiponectin.

Leptin plays an important role in regulating appetite. It is produced mostly by fat cells. When the storage of fat increases, leptin is released, sending a satiety signal to the hypothalamus, who at its turn interprets that there is a sufficient energy reserve, so appetite needs to decrease.

The problem of many overweight people is that they have a resistance to leptin, so their appetite or feeling of hunger does not decrease. It is believed that the extract of African mango seed acts against this resistance, thus reducing the feeling of hunger to normal levels. The action of African mango as inhibitor of the resistance to

leptin is the key to reduce body fat.

Adiponectin works inversely to leptin.

The thinner a person is, the larger amount of adiponectin is released by that body. Adiponectin plays an important role in the metabolism of glucose and fatty acids. It is known that levels of adiponectin in the human body are inversely proportional to the Body Mass Index (BMI), that is, to body fat. This is why the concentrations of adiponectin are reduced in cases of obesity or diabetes.

The function of adiponectin is to maintain the sensitivity of cells to insulin and glucose. This control is an important achievement when it comes to fighting diabetes and obesity and speeding the consumption of energy, glucose, and fat.

African mango increases the levels of adiponectin and it is estimated that this fact has an impact on the weight reduction process.

African mango is also efficient for expanding

the body’s capacity to burn fat and for controlling cholesterol, according to research carried out by American specialists in nutrition and dietetics.

African mango reduced LDL cholesterol of the participants in the study. Let us not forget that bad cholesterol is the cause of multiple cardiovascular, coronary, and circulatory disorders.

The extract of African mango is a discovery that can help in controlling weight in an efficient and natural way, when combined with a healthy and balanced diet.

What time is it?

The time of day of your surgery could have longterm impacts on your health. That’s according to researchers who looked at the way circadian rhythm - the body’s internal clock - affects the outcomes of a patient recovering from a complex heart procedure.

Patients who underwent open-heart surgery in the afternoon experienced better health outcomes compared to those who were operated on in the morning, study authors found after six years of observing nearly 600 patients who underwent heart valve replacement.

In the subsequent 500 days after surgery, researchers found, those patients who were operated on in the afternoon had half the risk of a major cardiac event - for instance myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, or death - as those who underwent surgery before then.

The team also conducted a randomised controlled trial of 88 different patients who underwent the same surgery, half in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. They found that

afternoon surgeries resulted in lower levels of myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury - tissue damage that occurs when blood flows again through the repaired portion of the heart - than did morning surgeries.

Experts say that sort of heart tissue injury can lead to higher risk of short- and long-term mortality.

University of Lille-France professor David Montaigne, the study’s lead author, suggested that the study’s findings indicate that scheduling changes could decrease injury or death.

“There are few other surgical options to reduce the risk of post-surgery heart damage, meaning new techniques to protect patients are needed,” Montaigne said in a statement. “Our findings suggest this is because part of the biological mechanism behind the damage is affected by a person’s circadian clock and the underlying genes that control it.”

The findings are the latest in a growing body of evidence suggesting that time of day plays an important role in how well various medical treatments work. Studies show that the efficacy of some vaccines and cancer treatments may be affected by the time of day when a therapy is administered or medicine is taken. For example, research has found that patients who received a seasonal flu vaccination before 11.00am produced more antibodies than those who received a vaccination after 3.00pm.

Fillers

Injectable wrinkle fillers can give you a more youthful look for a fraction of what a traditional facelift costs. And what is more important than the cost is that the face doesn’t change as it does with a facelift. The treatment is done in less than 30 minutes, and you get the result at the same time!

Most will fill hollows, lines, and wrinkles with results that can last from 6 months to more than 1 year. Wrinkle fillers can also be used as "volumizers," plumping and lifting cheeks, chins, jawlines, and temples; filling out thin lips, and even plumping sagging hands. It can also stimulate your own collagen production.

Not every wrinkle-filler is right for every type of wrinkle. The least risks and best results come from using the right one correctly. That's why you should only have fillers injected by a boardcertified dermatologist or plastic surgeon with ongoing, specialist training. The most popular category of wrinkle fillers is hyaluronic acid.

Each type works in a slightly different way with varying results.

At Derma Clinic Spain, we always recommend the patient to go for a natural look.

You and your doctor should decide what look is best for your face.

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Ultimate stain-removal guide Because saving your favourite clothes is always worth the extra elbow grease!

• Dye stains: Fresh dye stains are the easiest to remove but very hard to get out once they've set in. If possible, right when the stain happens, run it under cold water and then wash it on the hottest possible setting for the fabric. Dye stains are naturally occurring vegetable dyes found in many plants and acidic foods. If you can't get the stain out yourself, try the dry cleaner. These same cleaning methods should work for coffee, tea and ink stains — which are also dye stains.

• Protein stains: Organic in nature, protein stains include things like vomit, sweat and blood. Treat them with alkaline stain removal solutions, which will digest the proteins. Enzyme pre-soak products can break down protein and help dissolve fats. Most detergents contain enzymes and can be used to clean protein stains.

• Combination stains: Combination stains are stains from things like sauces (barbecue sauce, ketchup, hot sauce), makeup (lipstick, foundation, eye shadow) and crayons. They are a

combination of the other types of stains. First, rinse off any excess from the stain with cold water.

Gently rub a detergent into the stain. Rinse out the detergent, apply a stain stick and wash.

• Ice cream and other dairy product stains: Dairy stains are protein stains because they are organic in nature (i.e., from an animal). Fresh stains should be soaked and agitated in cold water before washing. If the

stain has dried, scrape or brush off any crusted matter. Soak for up to several hours in cold water with a detergent or an enzyme pre-soak (which breaks down protein-based stains like egg, grass and blood so your detergent can work more effectively). Wash in warm water.

If the stain remains, soak for an additional 30 minutes and rewash.

If a coloured stain remains, launder with a bleach safe for the fabric.

• Fruit and fruit juice stains: Fruit stains are a dye stain. Launder with detergent in the hottest water safe for the fabric.

Do not use soap (bar, flake or detergents containing natural soap) since soap-based products could make the stain permanent. Soak tough stains for 30 minutes in 1 litre of warm water and 1 teaspoon of enzyme pre-soak product.

Removal of old or set stains may require washing with bleach that

is safe for that particular fabric. If all the sugars are not removed, a brown stain will appear when the cloth is heated in the dryer or is ironed as the sugar is caramelized.

This effect is great for crème brûlée... not so wonderful for your favourite white blouse.

• Coffee stains: A coffee stain is a dye stain, but the cream or milk in the coffee is a protein. Therefore, you will want to treat the stain as both if you like a little cream in your morning brew. If the stain is fresh, immediately rinse with cold water. If you are at home (or once at home), remove the clothing and add laundry detergent directly to the stain and rub the cloth together with cold water. Soak in the water for 30 minutes, rubbing the cloth together every five to 10 minutes.

Next, wash clothing on the hottest setting. Ensure the stain is out of the clothing prior to placing in the dryer. If the stain has not been removed, try repeating the steps.

For older stains, apply white vinegar directly to the stain and mix with cold water. Rub stain with a sponge until removed. You may also use baking soda as an alternative solution, applying with a wet cloth to scrub away the stain.

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pets

Why do cats scratch in the house?

Some cats may tear chair arms with their claws, scratch patches of wallpaper off the wall or shred carpets. Most cats do not cause this type of damage, so why do others feel the need to behave like this in our homes?

Scratching has several functions – one of the most important being to keep a cat’s hunting weapons sharp.

Scratching also leaves scent marks in a territory. Secretions of watery sweat from between the cat’s pads leave a scent message in addition to the physical marks.

Cats usually scratch outdoors, choosing trees or posts. Wood is just the right texture to allow claws to dig in and be drawn down, pulling off the old claw sheath to reveal the sharp point of the new one.

If you look at a regular scratching place you will find these pieces of sheath embedded in the surface.

Exercising the claws Indoor cats with no access outdoors still need to perform this natural behaviour. If nothing suitable is provided, they find something in the house that has an appropriate surface.

In the wild, a cat’s claws are an excellent climbing aid as well as a hunting tool. Keeping them sharp is obviously essential but this can cause a problem if it is undertaken indoors instead of out.

Why do cats scratch in the house?

There could be several reasons why your cat is scratching furniture, carpets or wallpaper.

Boredom or curiosity A fascination with wallpaper may occur after a loose piece encourages play, or an accidental grab at the wall results in an exciting game of paper

Habit or enjoyment Some cats may have developed the habit of sharpening their claws indoors.

Others enjoy the texture of carpets or furniture coverings and the shape of furniture may make it inviting as a scratch point. Some cats seem to enjoy the act of scratching and it can sometimes be a precursor to, or part of, excited play.

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removal with the bonus of chasing all the little pieces that fall off. It may have the additional benefit that the owners suddenly start to take notice and give the cat attention, albeit angry attention.

Communication with other cats Some cats will scratch more when in the presence of other cats. Exactly what they are trying to convey is not well understood, but this type of scratching may be done as a display and to leave a scent mark to communicate with other cats in the vicinity.

Increasing their feeling of security When cats feel vulnerable, they will try to rub their own scent on prominent places in a room to feel more secure.

While they may not resort to spraying (using urine as a scent mark), they may use the scents produced by scratching to do this instead. If the cat is trying to increase feelings of security, many surfaces may be scratched, particularly those in strategic places such as edges of chairs which are nearest to doorways.

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Rabbit and guinea pig winter survival guide Wintertime can be lots of fun for all the family but only if you’re prepared for the hazards that come with it. Read our advice to help keep your rabbit and/ or guinea pig warm, happy and safe from danger during the cold spell…

• Hutches should be positioned so that wind, rain, snow or sleet can’t blow in. If the weather’s particularly bad, move the hutch into an unused garage or shed if it’s possible. For guinea pigs, it’s better to keep them inside in winter, in a conservatory or unused garage.

• If your pets need to stay outside, help keep them snug as a bug in their hutch by covering the front with an old blanket or sacking and adding extra bedding. Don’t forget you need to change their bedding regularly.

• Check their water bottle regularly because the little ball freezes easily. Press the ball every few hours to keep it moving – you can get specially made bottle covers but you’ll still need to do regular checks.

• Your pet still needs to have access to their run during the day so they can get their regular exercise.

• Cold pets need more calories to keep warm so give them lots of good quality hay to nibble on.

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Royal Decree amends Spanish MOT rules Photo credit: Wikimedia

THE council of ministers have approved a Royal Decree that amends certain requirements and regulations in respect of the Spanish MOT (ITV).

Until now, if a vehicle failed an inspection it was mandatory to return to the same inspection station for the second test within a maximum period of one month. The new regulation now permits the vehicles to

All ITV stations ordered to have diagnostic tools for accessing the on-board computers be taken to a different station but within the same time scale of one month.

For those vehicles that pass the ITV test, the mandatory date for the next revision will not be changed if the vehicle passes the inspection in advance, provided it’s not more than one month in advance. That

means that, for example, if the ITV expires on a vehicle in January 2018 and you pass the test in December 2017, the next date will be January 2019. If you were to take the same vehicle in November 2017, it will expire in November 2018.

The Royal Decree also forces all ITV stations to have the

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Mitsubishi has delivered ambitious cars to ambitious drivers for 100 years, pioneering vehicle genres with seminal products such as Pajero, Lancer Evolution and i-MiEV, while creating cutting-edge technology to deliver breakthroughs all the way to the bestselling Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi’s drivers have explored new frontiers and conquered breathtaking terrains. From the toughest rallies to building a robust reputation in demanding emerging markets, MMC delivers vehicles that enable Drivers to move forward with full confidence.

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Mitsubishi Motors celebrates this year the 100th anniversary of Model-A, the first Mitsubishi car and the first Japanese car designed with series production in mind.

The Model-A paved the way for Mitsubishi’s ambition to explore new automobile territories and push engineering boundaries for the 100 years to come, which included the pioneering 4-wheel-drive PX33 in 1936, to the start of electric mobility R&D in 1966.

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ON TOP: The Rhythmic Gymnastics Club of La Nucia’s children’s team

Going for gold The Rhythmic Gymnastics Club of La Nucia competed in the autonomous phase of the Campeonato de Espana de Conjuntos Absoluto 2017 in the Valencian town of Burjassot last Sunday. After qualifying at the provincial phase at La Nucia’s own Camilo Cano municipal sports centre the weekend before.

The children’s team (Emma Yusupova, Julieta Dobromirova, Maria Cerdan, Nuria Baeza and Tania Juez) came first in their category and will continue to the Spanish Championship in Valladolid, north-western Spain from

November 28 – December 3.

The first team (Celia Cuevas, Daphne Romero, Marina Moreno, Marta Curtis and Patricia Riera) came third in their category and will also continue to the Spanish Championship.

Both teams were led by coache sIvka Ivanova and Sveti Mineva.

Also competing at the Spanish Championship will be La Nucian gymnast Maria Victoria Morillas. Morillas is on loan to the Club of Calpe whose first team finished runners-up in their category and qualified for a place in the final.

JITC score surprise win

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A former player, Tony Matthews is now the world’s most prolific author of football books with 150 published since 1975. He has also been a PE teacher, policeman, radio correspondent and is now a quiz-organiser and fund–raiser, for various charities.

Round Up There are hearty congratulations all round this week.

Lewis Hamilton is now GB’s most successful F1 driver ever after winning the 2017 championship for the fourth time in Mexico. Although he only came ninth, his nearest challenger, Sebastian ‘bumper’ Vettel, had to finish second at least to keep in touch but managed only fourth.

Anthony Joshua successfully defended his IBF & WBA titles by stopping Carlos Takam in round ten before 75,800 fans in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Aidan O’Brien saddled his 26th Group One winner of 2017 – Saxon Warrior in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster – to become the most successful trainer in a calendar year, taking over from American Bobby Frankel (25 wins).

Caroline Wozniacki beat Venus Williams in the Singapore’s WTA tennis tournament final and Justin Rose won golf’s WGC Champions title in Shanghai after world number one Justin Johnson let slip a six-stroke lead.

England’s teenagers stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Spain 5-2 to win the World U17 championship in Kolkata before the largest-ever crowd for a football match in India: 79,395. This is the first time England has won two World titles in the same year, having lifted the U20 trophy in June.

Andrea Dovizioso won the Malaysian MotoGP ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez. The latter is 21 points clear of Dovizioso and is favourite to win his fourth world title in Valencia this Sunday. Meanwhile, England’s women cricketers beat Australia by 20 runs in game three of their Ashes series Not such good news for England, Scotland and Wales who lost their opening Rugby League’s World Cup games: England 18-4 to Australia, Wales 50-6 to Papua New Guinea and Scotland 50-4 to Tonga. Ireland did win, however, beating Italy 36-12.

Javea International Tennis Club: left to right - Rolf Busse, Andre Trublet, Alan Gibbs, Peter Jones JITC (Javea International Tennis Club) Men’s tennis team had a surprise win in an away match against Buena Vista, last year’s champions, last Saturday.

The format consists of different combinations of pairings from each team playing against each other.

Six sets are played with the first pair to eight games winning each set.

JITC’s pair of Rolf Busse and Andre Trublet got off to a flying start, winning their close fought match 8:5.

JITC’s second pairing had a very tough first set with the lead changing many times.

However, Alan Gibbs proved to be a pivotal player with a series of drive volley winners.

Peter Jones served out the second set with a love game to win it 8:6. The players then

changed partners and the next two sets went the way of JITC. Buena Vista made a late comeback by winning the fifth and sixth sets but it was too late and JITC won the match four sets to two.

JITC’s Andre Trublet said afterwards, “the opposition made it hard for us but our team played consistently.

We’re very pleased to get such a good start to the season,”

Local athletes can apply for funding

Javea’s Council of Sports will welcome applications from local athletes for sponsorship until Wednesday November 22.

Councillor Vicent Colomer presented the sponsorship initiative, which has a total budget of €12,000.

Sponsored athletes will receive funds to go towards expenses such as training and entry to competitions.

Javea athletes aged between 9 and 35 who have belonged to a local club for at least two

years can apply for sponsorship, providing they practice a sport aimed at achieving provincial, regional, national and international titles.

Local athletes should be federated or have the status of ‘deportista’ (athlete) with JocsEsportius de C.V. Application forms have been sent to local clubs and can also be found on the municipal website - www.ajxabia.com. For more information, get in touch with the sports coordinator on 965 790 500 (extension 2001).

Back to football and after beating WBA 3-2, Manchester City (28 points from 10 games) lead Manchester United (1-0 victors over third-placed Tottenham) by five points at the top of the PL. Chelsea (4th) won 1-0 at Bournemouth; Arsenal (5th) beat Swansea 2-1; Liverpool (6th) conquered Huddersfield 3-0; Crystal Palace (bottom) drew 2-2 with West Ham and Leicester (under new manager Claude Puel) beat Everton 2-0.

Sheffield United (2-1 winners at Leeds) top the Championship, Shrewsbury and Notts County lead Leagues 1 and 2; Celtic are now unbeaten in 62 domestic games and Barcelona are eight points better off than Real Madrid in La Liga.

Events Calendar Tuesday’s/Wednesday’s Champions League matches included Manchester UnitedBenfica, Celtic-Bayern Munich, Roma-Chelsea, Olympiakos-Barcelona, Liverpool-Maribor, Napoli-Manchester City and Tottenham-Real Madrid and it was Arsenal-Crzvera Zvezda (Red Star) and Lyon-Everton in Thursday’s Europa League.

Top PL games coming up: Chelsea-Manchester United, Manchester City-Arsenal, Tottenham-Crystal Palace and West Ham-Liverpool; Middlesbrough-Sunderland, Sheffield United-Hull and Wolves-Fulham in the Championship and Barcelona-Sevilla and Real Madrid-Las Palmas in La Liga.

Rugby League’s WC continues with England-Lebanon and New Zealand-Scotland (Saturday) and Fiji-Wales and Papua New Guinea-Ireland (Sunday); the world diving championships are taking place in Singapore (2-5 November); it’s the New York Marathon on Sunday; the Turkish Open and Toto-Japan Classic golf tournaments are underway and the Barbarians play New Zealand in Saturday’s RU international at Twickenham.